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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
NEW ENGLAND IS STILL WITHOUT PHONE SERVICE
Day Without COmmunica- tiOn Bring Home Serious ness of Strike of Thou
 sands of Hello Girls
By Associated r'rcss

Boston, April 15.---New England set tied down tonight to the uncomfort- able realization that telephone serv- ice in this section except in Connec- ticut, had been almost completely tied up by the strike of several thousand operators of the New England Tcle- phone and Telegraph company and the Providence Telephone company, The girls walked out at a. m. and day without facilities for quick commun- ication brought home to every one the seriousness of thes ituation,
 Business men found their transactions greatly hampered In homes, where there was illness, the deloy in sum moning physicians caused much an~i- ety Newspapers had considerable diff ficulty in gathering the news of the day including that of the strike it. self as there was no telephone con nection either with the company's of- fees or with the strike headquartel &.
 No move toward a settlement had been made tonight. The operators seek wage advance and the opportunity of bargaining directly with the oiti- cials of the companies. They declare that since the operation of the wires was taken over by the postonice de- partment they have been unable to oo- tain proper consideration of their de- mands. Postmaster General Burleson has insisted that he has provided machinery for the handling of wdse questions and that the operators have failed to take advantage of it.
 The strikers maintained DlCketS about every exchange of the two com panies. In the larger cities they also watched the railroad stations for tho possible bringing in of strikebreak- CTS. The tie-up was complete in Bos- ton, but in some smaller places par tial service was restored by putting clerical employees on the switchboards and hiring former operators or inexpe- rienced workers.
 The telegraph companies were swamped with messages, the managers said and did the greatest volume of business ever transacted in snS.e day in Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
Summary of the News

1-German delegates called to Ver-
 sailles.
 No radical change i'm military jus
 tice system needed, says General
 NenOher.
 New York harbor strike to he re-
 sumed Thursday.
 sTO hell with flag" shouts dinner
 guest. :@1he cOnstruetvc legislature.
 sion. :s-She constructive legislature. 4-EditoriaI comment. %Executive body on entertainment
 of 165th meets.
 To foster sheep and murder dogs
 object of bill. 6--SpOrts. 7-AdditiopaI units of 56th division on
 WDy home. S-SOcial. a--( Otton'" knapp reports to Dobhs. Of day at state capital.  4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
By Al.oeIated Pres.

By AHoeIated Press
 sharp forward stride toward an early peace, has been taken. The council of four in Paris has for maIIy invited IGcrmany to send delegate. to Versailles April 25. there to hear the verdict of the en- tentc allies and associated powers and the sentence they have imposed upon her for having set the world afIame.
 The general opinion in Paris seems to he that Germany may en- deavOr to haiEeie over the hard terms and try to secure n dilninu- tiOn in their severity. hut that within q relatively short time the delegates will bow to the inevit- able and si,-n the compact. Ad- vices from LOndOn are to the ef- feet that the terms of the peace treaty will not be made public un- til they have been delivered to the Germans.
 The expectation in the French capital is that President WilsOh will remain lin France until the peace treaty is signed ana Dfihs back the eomp mpleted document to the United States. The Adriatic situation as it affects Italy ana JugO-Slavia is now the chief point under consideration by the coun- ell of four. Arthur J. baifour' the British foreign minister is acting as alternate on the councd for David LlOyd George. who IS on . visit to Eng land.
 Pending the conclusion or the peace agreement Germany is 10 DC permitted by the allied govern mcnts to purchase surplus stocks of their raw Tpatcrials. This has been decided dCn by the economic council.
 The decisiOn will permit Oer- naany to comm rnce manufacturing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16

This was the view of the Presidents intimates today when their attention was called tD the reports in French papers that his departure had been fixed for April 2S. It was declared that no such intention had been formed, and that the progress on the main ques- tions now gave promise that the Pres ident would not only attend the open ing of the congress at Versailles, but would remain long enough to see it's work carried through, though pro- longed delay by the enemy delegates would, of course, prevent such action.
 Precise details of what is to be done on the arrival of the German dele gates is being worked out. Prelim- mary to their arrival a plenary ses- sion of the peace conference is to be held at the foreign office for deterIn inatior of the final course to be pur- sued by the allies before entering into relations with the German plenipoten- tiaries.
 Whether the treaty and covenant both will be presented has not yet been decided, but it is probable that the treaty portion of the document will not be made public until after its de- livery to the Germans
 The procedure with the enemy pleni- potentiaries is also receiving atten- ton. One plan under consideration Is for the council of four to hold the first meeting with the Germans and deliver the document. This would not be a public session, and it's main pur- pose would be to arrange effective dis posal of the business without pro- longed discussion.
 An alternative plan is for the en- tire membership of the peace confer- ence to proceed to Versailles for for mal session, at which the treaty would be delivered. President Wilson, Colonel House, the members of the council and officers of the protocol arc work ing out these details.
 Premier Clernenceau on Sunday and President Wilson last night gave out statements showing the progress real zed and voicing their first official as- surance that the end was in sight.
 It is noted that the Clemenceau and Wilson statem&nts were very general, lacking specific details.
 And there is every reason to be- 1ieve that the statement which the British prime ! minister, MT. Lloyd George, is expected to give out tomor row, will be of the same general char acter. Premier Lloyd George also has made it known to those close to hin that he will resist heckling concern ing specific details of the negotiations, being satisfied that parliamentary cor fidence will not be withheld at the mo- ment the Germans are about to arrive for the consumlnation of the peace set tlement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
Sensation Is Sprung
 at Close of Inquiry
 of Slush Fund Charge
By Associated Press

Albany, N. Y, April 15.-A sensation
 was sprung at the close of today's in
 uuiry before the senate Judiciary com
 mittee into the s5O0,0OO "slush fund.- all
 legations of Senator Thompson, when
 Richard H. Burke, the man Thompson
 said suggested the money, charged the
 Niagara senator with having admitted
 he had been "short s15,ooo in some Lock
 port school or church funds. senator Thompson later said he had no knowledge of what Burke was talking about and that the whole affair was one of Burke s imagination"
 This development followed denials by former Governor Whitman and President Theodore P. Shonts and James l.. Quaken- bush, general attorney of the lnterbor- ough Rapid Transit company of Thomp- sons testimony duplicating them in the slush fund story. The hearing will be resumed tomorrow at 2;30 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
WOODS ATTEMPT DEFERRED
y Associates rrss

by HSsogIAttu Crss' '
 Limerick. April 15.-Heavy squalls O. wind. rain and hail this evening damp ened the expectations of the people O. Limerick that Major Wood would arrive here in his airplane from East Church to prepare for an attempt to cross the At latic.
 Unless the weather conditions improve soon, Wood will lose the advantage or the full moon. The prospect tonight is tha the unsettled weather conditions will con- tinue for sometime. Petrol is here await ing Wood, but it will not be sent out 10 the aviation field from which he is ex- pected to start until he arrives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
.HAWKER'SATTEMPT
 !. ID FLY ATLANTIC AGAIN POSTPONED
British Flyer Now Has Even Chance to "HOp Off" at Same Time Austra-
 lian Makes Start
By Associated Press

St. Johns, N. F.. April 15.-Un-
 favorable weather conditions again
 held up today the attempt of Harry
 G. Hawker, Australian aviator. to
 make the first flight across the
 Atlantic, and gave his rival, Capt.
 Frederick F. Raynham. the British
 flyer, virtually an open chance to
 "hOp Off'' mt the same time.
 While Hawker chafed at the elements which have held up his Sopwith two- scatter for five consecutive days, Cap tain .Raynham's hastily assembled Martinsyde went up for trial flight and upon it's return was pronounced ready for the long trip.
 Captain Raynham, apparently con vinced that despite his late arrival here he would start on even terms With Hawker, discussed with the latter to- day the question of which should carry the first official Atlantic aerial mail which was turned over to Hawker sew eral days ago when it appeared certain that he would first attempt the flight
 It was virtually agreed that in the event of simultaneous start the two aviators would toss a coin to determine which should carry the mail.
 Lieut. Lawrence Clements, R. A. F.. submitted weather charts indicating the weather would not De propitiouS iot flying for several days.
 The weather charts, compiled from reports received from both shores and from vessels at sea. indicated that IT addition to the local Snowstorms there were areas of low atmospheric pressure on both sides of the Atlantic and belt of crosswinds in between.
 Although both flyers are ready for the hop off, it was learned tonight that plans for the flight of a large Handley Page bombing plane from Harbor Grace are being made. The plane was report ed to be either on the way. from Eng lang or about to be shipped. Maj. Ar thur Partridge, R. A. F., referee of the flights. said he had received no notif- cation of the entry of the Handley Page and was not informed as to who its pilot would be.
 Dispatches from Harbor Grace, ', miles from here, stated that the fielo selected for the Handley Page takeofi was being carefully prepared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
Associated Press Summary
 Of International Situation

and begin the accumulation of the money that is to he required of her to settle the financial claims of the allies. The reparatiOn commission Is Investigating the financial situa- tiOn of Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey and their ability to pay war claims.
 TrOublous times continue in Ba- varia. The communists in Munich again hold the upper hand. ac- cerding to reports. There has been further heavy fighting in the streets of the city. Reinforced loyal troops of the Hoffman gov ernment used artillery against the communist stronghold. hut are de- clared to have been defeated. Many persons are reported to have been killed or wounded.
 The strike in Danxis, which has been in progress for several days has ended. The strike of the bank clerks in Berlin, however. is in full swing and thee lerks in Mannheim and Chemniiz have joined in n similar movement.
 Considerable fighting has taken place on the Russian fronts. The b0Isheviki have suffered severe de- feats on the Archangei and Mur- manxk coast sectors at the hands of the allies. hut In the south the Rumanians have been compelled by the bOlsheviki to retreat over . wide front into Bessarabta. Pet lura, leader of the Ukrainian Peas- ant army, also has been forced to cede ground to the bOlsheviki.
 Secretary of War Baker. who has arrived in Paris. in a statement tells of the plan, that are afOot for the rapid repatriation of the American soldiers in Europe. Dur ing the present month :so.0O0 of them will come home and in May 25O. .OOO more. In June ft is expected to transport 30O.0OO men. and this number Is to he lnaintafned month ly until the 100000 soldiers are back In the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16

is composed of advertising men. searched the hotel lobby and bar-roon for the disturber, but learned he had been spirited away in d taXicab.
 That fellow is mighty lucky he is not in jail" said MT Gibbs. "whl.s Chanberla was speaking l heard the fellow making remarks ridiculing the address. I went over and remonstrat- ed with him, but his friends seemed to be in belligerent mood and left rather than create a scene. It is the first time such a thing has happened
 in the 23 years the club has been giv- ing dinners"
 Senator Chamberlain, who is chd-r-
 man of the committee on military af- fairs declared the victory of America and the allies was the result Of organi- zation of man power and of indus trial power We did not realize at first. he said just how big the task was to be He asserted that even the President had contemplated volun- teer army of 4oO.00O men He charac- terized the selectiye service law AS the greatest piece of democratic leg
 islation eVer enacted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
Former German Liner
 Here From Canal Zone
By Associated Press

New York, April lo.-The steamship Calfao formerly the North German Lloyd liner Sierra Cordoba, arrived here today from the Canal Zone. where she has been undergoing repairs, to enter the Amer- can transport service. The Callao was in Peruvian waters when that country broke off diplomatic relations with Ger many and the vessel was seized. She was operated for time by the Peruvians and then turned over to the United states gov ernment. She registers s22t tens gross and was built in 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
HoTE L IS READY

The German delegates to the peace conference while at Versailles will re- side in wing of the Hotel Des Res ervoirs, adjoining the prefecture of po- lice, according, to arrangements an- nounced today by Paul Dutasta, the general secretary of the peace confer ence. French delegates or members of their staffs will occupy the rest of the hotel. which was at one time the home of Madame De E'ompadour.
 Most of the French delegates and the delegates from the other countries probably will SD to Versailles daily to attend the meetings with the German delegates at tho Trianon Palace hotel. where the supreme war council has had
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
CHANGE ELNIAILI7AR YJUST7CE SYSTEM NEEDED, SA YS GENERAL MENOHER
Rainbow Division Commander Declares That For More Easily Understandable Regulations There Is No Necessity For Changing
 COurtmartial Procedure.
By hsscciated Press

Washington April 15-The present system of military jus tce needs radical alteration in the opinion of Mai Gen Charles T. Menoher commander of the Fortysecond Ran- bowl division throughout active service during the Appearing today before the committee of the American Bar association which conducting inquiry General Menoher said that with elaboration of regulations to make the officers serving only for emergency he speaking from experience sity of changing martial practice and procedure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
POST IS WIPED OUT BY
 RUSSIAN TROOPS
By A..eeiated Pres.

London, April 15.-On the Arch angel front south of Seiotskee on April l3 detachment of the Rus- sian national army raidcd . bo,she- vik post, virtually wiped out the garrison of 60 men and captured two machine guns. an official state nent from the British war office says.
 Only six men out of the garrison of tho post succcrded In escaping. The Russian casualties ~re two killed and five wounded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
German Delegates Are Called To Versailles
Formal Invitation Sent By Council of Four To Ger man Government To Send Representatives For Meeting of Peace Congress
 On April p.
By Associated Press

Paris April 15A formal invitation by the council of four tddav o the German government taves to Versailles meeting of the congress April 25 No reply had been received up tonight but is expected that the German delegation will reach Versailles about April 24 complete mission probably will number about two hundred delegates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
Man and Wife Indicted

Indianaola Miss April 15--Mr. and Mrs steven Tanner today were indlet- ed jointly by the grand jury on cnarsea If murderinc sol R. Vim of Starf-
 vile salesman for an Atlanta, i'i--.
 firm. 4 special venir~ has been drawn
 and rrlal was set for Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
Government Troops
 Defeated in Fight
 for Munich Station
By Associated Pres,

By Assoeisted Press
 Berlin, April 1o.-tvia COpenha- gcnD-Thc battle in Munich for the Genital railway station ended in the complete defeat of the govern ment troops, according to Nurem- burg advtces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16

ITO hell with the American flag.
 Diners from several other tables started towards the man who had denounced the flag. hut Edward ". Mitchell. vice president Of the Texas and Oklahoma Oil company, was the first to reach him. With a swing with his arm, Mr. Mitch ell landed a clean blow on the chin of the disturber and knocked him down. several friends seated with the man attempted to interfere and and there was a lively scrimmage' in which Mir. Mitchell himself was struck in the face.
 The disturber was rushed out siu' door before any serious damage WI done however. Edmound D. Gibbs, Tor mer president of the club, and Rooei' S. Scarborough, treasurer. who imme diately began an investigation. 1e clared they had been unable to de termine the mans iden,ity. but thd they, would not rest until they ha cone so.
 several members of the club. whi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
Italy Short of Coal

Paris, Aprilu 15.--The serious de- ficiency in coal in Italy today led ths economic council to appoint q commit tee to devise means for an immediate increase of the supply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
MISSION TO NEAR EAST

by hSs0ci1leu fIoSS Paris, April 5.-(Havas. )-The council Of four appears to have decided to send an inter-allied commission to the near east, the Temps says.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
PRESENT SYSTEM ADEQUATE

Col Charles D. Heron, who commando ed the 3l3th field artillery and later was chief of staff of the Seventy eighth df- vision also told the committee that the present military system was adequate. | intelligence of the officers. Courts mar {; tial he said, were much like whippings | for children, at times they might be nec- esssary, but often they reflected upon | the intelligence and ingenuity of the | parent"
 Army officers felt it essential that ! justice be given the men, Colonel Heron said, but the morale depended upon 1t | and morale was what won battles Some cases of seemly excessive sentences with | in his experience, he added, were easily | explained by the facts. Ten or 15 years, 1 Imprisonment for a weeks absence with | out leave certainly appeared heavy, he asserted. but cases of this kind he had noted in France were those of men whose week of absence kept them out of fight into which their unit was going. | The rear lines of all armies, he said were l filled with men wandering up and down 1 in search of their companies, but never quite finding them. These were "skulker'' l cases which formed a separate problem, { he thought. General Menoher said he l believed the number pf these cases ac- tualy small.
 ! "We had practically none of them in 1 the Forty-second divison,' he added. | Colonel Heron told of another heavy
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
WILSON MAY REMAIN FOR SIGNING
Associated Press

Paris April 15-Now that the Germans called Versailles April 25 the indications that the pro ceedngs may move dispatch President Wilson the signing of the treaty and thus be able take back the completed document.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16
*<To He'll With Flag, ,"
 Shouts Dinner Guest; !
 Nose Is Mashed Flat
Lively Scrmmage Results When Guest at Sphinx Club Dinner DenOunces Flag Following Speech By Senator George E.
 Chamberlain.
By Associated Press

sensational incident marked the close of ad United dinner of tonight His peoraton American A. the the and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-16

T do not recall" he said, that in this controversy it has ever been claimed that any innocent man was found guilty. With regard to the length of sentences. how ever, it is another matter.
 We always felt that adjustment of sentences would be made after the war; that final adjustment so that every man got the same deal was in the hands of
 higher authority"
 General Menoher was asked what ob jection he saw to creating system of enlisted juries to try cases of enlisted men.
 q believe it would work" he said adding that he had never heard the suS- gestion before and was not prepared to
 present a studied reply.
 q have great confidence in the enist-
 ed man. but I should not want to see
 any bolsheviki ideas get into the minds
 of the enlisted men. We have some evi-
 dence now in Russia of what happens in that case"
 The officer also approved a sugges- tion that offenses of a common law character might be referred to the fed eral courts except in actual war zones, but was positive that no such transfer of strictly military cases should he made. The army would be glad to be rid of all trials for anything but military otfenses, he thought.
 So far as the existing military justice svstem goes. General Menoher said there is no escape from tho personal element among the officers applying 1t. It Is so bound up with the question of gen eral discipline, he added there are no means Of divorcing authority over courts martial from the functions of mlitay l command.
 r General Mcnoher told of his own eS- perience in sending cases back to tho ! courts for reconsideration. It was the | rule in these circumstances. not the ex- ] ccption he said, for the courts to ad F l here to their original findings and sen tences.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-18
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Special to The Chieftain
William Garrett went to Holly
saturday.
Lea Kelley was . Holly visitor
Monday.
-OAsey" James called on H. c.
Zimmet Thursday.
DON Heath Of Wichita Kas.. is
working for George Owens.
III. and Mrs. virgel Kelley spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Irwin.
Mn Ed Duplee and little daugh-
ter called at the Zimmet home
Sunday afternoon.
Ar. and Mrs. Aaron Neal and sons
went to Lamar Friday after Miss
Katie HuddlestOn.
4ys. Clifford Cunningham from
Kansas IL visiting her mother,
Mrs. Carrie Hughes
Mrs. Margaret Eheneman and
daughter Lillian are visiting at Mr..
and Nrs. Ray LAdd's.
The dance at Butte Ridge Eatur-
day night was very well attended
considering the cold weather.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-18
IT'S ALI N fns STATE OF MIND

II you think you are beaten. you
are.
II you think that you dare not.
you don't.
II you'd like to win, but you think
you can't
It's almost @cinch" you won't.
II you think you'll lose, you've lost.
For out in the world You nnd,
Success begins with . fellows will,
It's al In the state OF mind.
Full many Q race is lost
Ere many step is run,
And many q coward fails
Ere even his work begun
Think big. and your deeds will
grow,
Think small and you'll fall behind
Think that you can and you will.
It's all In the state of mind.
II you think you're Outclassed, you
ale,
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure OF yourself
You can ever win q prize,
Lies battles don't always 60
To the stronger or faster man
But soon or late the man who wins
is the fellow who thinks he can.
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