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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
HUN TRADE CONGRESS
OPENS AT NUREMBERG

BERLIN, Tuesday, July 1.-The
tenth German trades union congress
was opened at Nuremberg today with
an address by Carl Rudolph Legion,
president of the German Federation of
Trades unions and one of the German
commissioners, who went to Versailles
to receive the terms of peace from the
allies.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
PUBLIC PLACES ARE
Z CLOSED TO GERMANS

VERSAILLES. July 1.-The attaches
OF the German peace delegation re-
naming here will be permitted to cir,
culate in the town accompanied by
They will not be allowed, however. to
enter cafes and other public places.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02

Socialist Jean Bon, who, shouting, de-
clared that the bill, according to the
constitution, should be a message from
the president. NJ. Bon was called to
order by President Deschanel of the
Chamber and the Premier proceeded
with his speech.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
BOSTON FARES 10 N

will be established by the Boston Ele-
waited Railway company July 10, the
public trustees of the road announced
tonight. The present rate il eight
cents. 1t was five cents when the road
was placed under public control last
year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
FIVE BILLIONS
IN APPROPRIATIONS
CONGRESS BUDGET
tcontinued IRON First PsEe)

sides. we want to be bach here so that
We can shake hands with the president
when he returns"
I would rather shake hands with
my constituents" Nj. ClRTi: replied
The vote In the house In favor Of
the recess was 1873 to 50. while only
half a dozen senators were in their
seats when the session ended In the
upper branch.
Mr.. Mondell in a statement inserted
tn the Congressional Record just be
fore adjournment declared there had
been a saving Of approximately $500
900, coo in the six great supply bills,
which were passed In the special ses-
sion OF the 66th congress as compared
with the amounts carried by the same
bills which failed in the closing hours
Of the 65th congress, and q saving
of $3.50. O00, 600 on the railroad def
cheney bill as compared with the esti-
mate Of the railroad administration or
a total reduction OF 81, $50, 600, 900"
Mr.. Mondell said the principal saving
other than the reduction in the rail-
road fund request were $343, 600, 900.
in the army appropriation bill, $22l,-
ono 900 in the naval bill, and S247 900,
600 in the sundry civil appropriation
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
Much Work Done.

Pointing out that congress had been
in session rs days. MI. Mondell said
that In addition to the reduction that
congress had adopted the women's
suffrage resolution, repealed the day
light saving law, passed the bill end
ing wire control, and a bill appropriat-
ing IS, 600, 600 for the rehabilitation Of
disabled soldiers and sailors, He also
pointed out that the judiciary commit
tee had reported legislation for en-
forcing wartime and constitutional
prohibition. and announced that as
soon as the house convenes on July
3 this legislation would be given i'm
mediate consideration.
The record up to date is all that
could nave have been hoped for or
expected concluded Mr., Mondelrs
statement. The members will return
from their brief vacation prepared 10
carry forward a program of construc-
tive legislation"
The measure provides for the lease to
states, municipalities or corporations
water power cites on n~avigable rivers,
public lands and public reserves not
to exceed so years. The right to re-
capture the site at the end of that
period on payment of reasonable COM
%pensation is reserved to the govern
ment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
Baker Defended.

The Georgia senator in discussing the
reduction In army personnel from the
400 900 figure provided in the senate
bill, declared that 1t was a blind lack
of intelligence or vision"
AT least we ought to keep 400, 900
men said Senator Smith, adding that
this action practically scraps the
American army.
Senator Smith defended Secretary
Raker's action In ordering the construc-
ton OF Camp Benning, saying that 1t
wag done on the advice Of the general
staff and that the enate amendment
which would prevent the war depart
ment from purchasing the land upon
which the camp is located would pre-
vent the "a department from carry
ing out obligations incurred at the time
the armlsti@e was signed. He said that
politics was in no way responsible for
the selection Of the camp site, but that
it was made purely because Of mill
tary reasons.
Replying TO the Georgia senator, SER
ator Benroot, Republican, of Wisconsin,
said hat in ordering this Construc-
ton to proceed II was very evident that
The war department had taken 81, 900, =
600 appropriated by congress for war
purposes for the peace uses and said
that the defense that the secretary Of
war had acted upon the advice Of the
| general staff was gr~oundless. The gen
eral staff, he said, had no more author
ity to make use of this money thar
the secretary OF a
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-02
Army Bill Cut.

Representative Raker, Democrat, OF
California, demanded u separate vote
on an amendment to the bill providing
for the repeal of the provision of the
rivers and harbors act creating a com
mission to investigate the water re-
sources of the country. The amend
ment was carried by a vote OF 1872 to 3.
The senate late Tuesday night adopt
ed the conference report on the army
bill and the measure now goes to the
president carrying a total Of SITS, 000.-
900, a decrease of STA, 000, 900 from the
amount carried in the senate bill, and
providing for maintenance Of an aver
age army Of 1926. 900 men during the
fiscal year which began today. The
conference report was approved in the
senate without a record vote and after
brief debate during which Senator
Smith. Democrat, Of Georgia, criticized
the reduction in the army and the
amendment inserted stopping construc-
ton work on Camp Benning, Ga, and
Bragg, n. G.
Theh ouse accepted the conference
report on the sundry civil bill, includ-
ing the senate increase of appropriation
for the United States employment SER
vice from 5000, 900, the house total, to
$500 600, which was voted in by the
senate.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-04-12

Attention Turned to Tractor.
Lord Lee It was who suggested the tractor
scheme for breaking up the soil OF farms 'heh
suffering from the shortage In horses ioo per
cent Of farm horses were in the army ana lor
blowing up the grass lands of the big estates
1t was in the minds of all those men connected
with the food production department to make
1918 the banner Crop year In Englands history.
Originally it was planned to adopt small
tractor as a standard and turn them out by the
thousand in British factories standardized Some
5000 would be needed to do the job thoroughly.
it was thought. Sudden urgent demands on the
factories for increased supplies of munitions
caused the abandonment Of the first plan, and
the next step to order the first shipment OF
small tractors from America.
Weeks and months were lost testing out the
initial lot of machines and then, after desirable
model had been developed. came the terrible win
ter of 1918 In America tying up railroad trans
portation and preventing the shipment OF ma
chimes that should have been at that very moment
engaged in turning over the soil Of some ducal
estate perhaps.
Actual shipment Of 1900 tractors was made in
America. No more reached England in time to
be Of service in preparing for the 1918 crop. So
every possible kind Of mechanical power was
modified to haul pows. Some giant machines
built for hauling heavy artillery in Russia were
trunded out to the English fields and performed
excellent service.
Ancient sets Of steam tackle were inspected,
ouicky repaired and put to work. Sometimes
two engines are used on a field, one at each end
az the furrow. The idea is to keep the heavy
weight Of the engine off the ground that is to
no nut under cultivation for the reason that, past
experence had shown the engines weight acted
as a press on certain kinds Of chalky, sticky
English SOIL causing the pow to turn up large
solid square chunks Of earth that were absolute
Axtures IN the field week on end These chunks
when struck by sledge hammer. gave forth
dnll kind Of thud aid the hammer left small
indentation.
Sometimes in the dry days Of May usually
one month after the planting season IS over, the
chunks automatically crumbe overnight leaving
A perfectly level field that has apparently been
cultivated into dust.
The "steam tackles" worked all fall and winter
making ready for the 1918 crop, and. all told
plowed up million and a quarter acres Of soil.
The tractors. that is the gasoline rigs small and
large plowed up something like a million acres
last year.
Approximately two-thirds Of the land in Eng
land Is held in the big parks and estates. 1t IL
In the remaining third that the war marvels Of
food production were ACCOMPLISHED.
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home land with the aid of the older men. the bows
thousands OF women educated and brought up to
Pity life and above all other things with tractors.
The situation was saved. But the lesson Of un-
productive farm lands has been learned. Hence
forth there will be department of food production
In the British government charged with the duty
OF maintaining and without doubt lettering the
wartime crop record, record Of which England Is
Justly proud because In the midst Of a period
where the services Of every hand was needed in
munition making, the country went from '12
weeks food production" to point where the
land Of England was producing enough food to
last 40 weeks. Sir Charles Fielding the director
of food reduction, believes that eventually.
possibly sooner than the werld expects, England
will be harvesting enough food to last through
every one of the So weeks in the year, barring,
perhaps, some additional cattle food that will be
needed when the British herds increased to
100000 head, the number that will be required to
properly supply the population with milk.
Back in 1914 the English were importing four
ffths of all cereals consumed and onehalf of the
meat supply. The new program will certainly put
1914 into the place 1t deserves-the low-water
mark In English farming.
Will Guarantee Prices to Farmera
Success with the national latter the farm
scheme" depends largely on what kind OF price
guarantee the government will be willing to give
the farmer for his principal crops. The depart
ment Of food production has 1t in mind to ask for
certain fixed prices that will run through term
of at least ten years 1t Is believed that at least
q decade will be required to firmly establish the
new era, and In the meantime give the farmer a
fair deal.
1.-THE farmer Is not greedy" Sir Charles Fielding
himself q farmer, declared the other day. 1--WE
must remember the farmer has his living to make
and he has right to reasonable security. and to
the assurance that he will &c. fair return for his
work and his expenditure. ! believe that the i'm
portance Of agriculture Is being realized In this
country at last If it had been realized in the first
wear of the war we should never have known such
nertlous times as those through which have
nassed But we got through somehow and the
nrospects are better now
Sir Charles is constantly pointing out that big
rrop production here in England is going to be
npe az the factors in settling the nations war debt
HI has warned that England must not 60
hack TO her old ways and spend three hundred
,o,,lions a year for imported food. Our exports
would have to pay for that food before they paid
Cor ANYTHING else, and it would be an utterly I'M
necessary expenditure. The food Is here In our
avn country. only waiting to be taken out OF the
soil"
= vas In March, 1e17. Just before America
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-04-12

declared war on Ger
many, that the British
government foresaw
grave difficulties with
the food 81 ia t | on
should the war last
much longer. And 1t
was quite evident t
the war would last
quite some time" as
the British phrase it.
American strength on
the battle front, and In
ship building. could
not be expected for
many months.
About that time the
war-food progra m
started in real earnest.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-04-12

)NDON.-England had sucn a mar
row escape from famine while
German submarines were sinking
food ships right at her very doors
that a national movement is well
under way to prevent the recur-
renee of any such danger. Not
that the English people expect
another war. It's simply case
where war called the attention
of everyone here to the fact that
the nation was producing only a
II weeks supply Of foodstutfs;
the country had moved to town,
and the nation was depending on
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-04-12

farm boy and girl migra-
ton from city to the soil
and correct. almost over
night. a food shortage
that threatened to engulf
the British empire. While
the flower of British
manhood was fighting in
France the agricultural
balance was turned in the
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-04-12

ships bring In food that might well enough have
been raised in the British isles
Right in the middle of the worlds greatest war
It was necessary to suddenly turn back the great
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-04-12
Profiting Blu War Lesson.
SheProposesNeverAgain
10 Be Confronted Blu the
Danger of Famine~
BY LLOYD ALLEN,
Special staff Correspondent.

Copyright by Western Newspaper unionD
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-09-05
U. S. FLYER KILLED BANDIT
Mexican Outlaw Who Held TWO Amer
lean Aviators for Ransom Is Shot
to Death From Airplane.

Maria, Tex, Aug. 27.-American av-
iators made Jesus Renteria, bandit
leader, pay in full for his treatment Of
Lieut.. Harold G. Peterson and Lieut..
Paul FL. Davis, held for ransom by the
Mexican, when Lieut., r. III. Cooper
killed Renteria from an airplane. ac-
cording to statements made by Mai
James P. Yancey, commander of the
United States punitive expedition,
Capt. Leonard M. Matlack and Lieu
tenant Peterson, who returned from
Mexico last night with the force that
had been. pursuing the outlaw gang.
Lieutenant Peterson reported that
Renteria was the man killed from the
air by Lieutenant Cooper who with
Lieut.. Frank Estill, his pilot, returned
the fire of three Mexicans who shot at
their plane while the Americans were
on scout patrol last Tuesday.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-09-05
U. S. TO OPEN STORES
TO SELL HOUSEHOLD COMM DBL
TIES OF WAR DEPARTMENT.
Will Start Retail Business September
rs as Part of Campaign
Against n. c. of L.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-Retafl stores
TO- the sale of household commodities
included in the surplus stocks of the
war department will be established
September %, it was announced here.
The stores will be in depot centers
and large cities and they will accept
and fill mail orders. Continued pur-
Chase by the department of certain
necessaries so that these stores may
be continued indefinitely as part of
the government. campaign against the
high cost of living is understood to be
under consideration.
Huge quantities Of socks, under
wear, shirts, raincoats, blankets.
gloves, tobacco, soap and other arti-
cles will be sold at the stores.
Prices on all commodities offered
for sale will be fixed to prevent dis
elimination between the purchasers
who buy over the counter and those
who purchase through the mail.
All mail orders will be delivered by
parcel post. but the policy Of making
these sales through the post office
department is to be discontinued. All
such orders will go directly to the
stores.
To expedite the mail order sales the
post office department has been asked
to establish substations in each store.
Catalogues quoting prices and giving
the location of all stores are being
prepared, and will be available at
every post Office in the United
States.
The present plan is to open stores
in the IA zone supply cities-Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, At
lanta, Jeffersonville, Chicago, st.
Louis, New Orleans. San Antonio,
Omaha, Ell Paso, San Francisco and
Washington. The chain will be ex-
tended to additional cities as rapidly
as possible.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-09-05
CURBS BRITAIN
IN BIC LEAGUE
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee Wants Equal Voice
in Treaty.
AVOIDS MENTION OF ENGLAND
U. S. Voted Equal Power When Body
Rules to Alter Peace Pact to End
Majority Of Britain and
Colonies.

Washington, Sept IAN amend
ment to the peace treaty providing
that the United States shall have as
many representatives as the British
empire in the League of Nations as
sembly was adopted by the senate
foreign relations committee.
The vote was 8 to 8, Senator Nc
Cumber, Republican, North Dakota,
standing with the Democrats against
the amendment. The amendment
would not reduce the six votes held
by Great Britain and its dominlons,
but simply would provide the United
States have equal representation.
The amendment was the first to be
adopted by the committee relating to
the league covenant. 1t was presented
by Senator Johnson, Republican. of
California.
The amendment also contains the
same provision regarding the league
council, the effect of which would be
to offset the possibility that Great Bri-
tain and one of her dominions might
be represented in the council at one
time.
In the council there are to be nine
members, one from each Of the five
big powers and the other from
smaller states to be selected from time
to time,
Under the amendment the following
proviso would be inserted in the cove
nant:
"That when any member Of the
league has or possesses governing
dominions or colonies or parts of en-
pire which are also members of the
league, the United States shall have
votes in the assembly or council of
the league numerically equal to the
aggregate vote of such member of the
league and it's self-governing domin-
ions and colonies and parts of empire
in the council or assembly of the
league
The committee also adopted two
other amendments, providing that the
American representatives on the rep
arations commission shall vote only
when specifically instructed to do so
by this government and that none of
the British dominions may take part
in deciding dispute under the league
to which one of them is a party.
The PREPARATIONS amendment was
proposed by Senator Fall, Republican,
New Mexico, and the other by Sena-
tor Moses, Republican, New Hamp-
shire. The vote in each case was
to s, the Democrats and Senator Nc
Cumber voting in the negative.
The Moses amendment followed a
suggestion made by former President
Taft, and was considered necessary
by the Republican members to pre-
c1ude any possibility that the British
dominions could act together to pre-
vent any one of them from being over
thrown in a decision by the league
The reparations commission, which
will have charge of collecting Ger
many's PREPARATIONS bill, is one of the
few which would have an American
representative under the amendment
adopted earlier in the week to reduce
American representation on such
commissions
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-09-05
PUTS BAN ON UNIONS
GARY TELLS LABOR CHIEFS
STEEL MILLS BAR CLOSED
SHOP.
Declares Big Corporation Will Refuse
to Treat With Organizers on
Their Demands.

New York, Aug. 29-Elbert 81.
Gary, chairman of the board of the
United States Steel corporation, made
public communication sent by him
tc committee of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, which is organizing
workers in the iron and steel indus
try, asserting that his corporation
would decline to discuss business re-
latlons with trades unions as such.
Mr.. Gary's letter was addressed to
John Fitzpatrick, chairman of the
committee, and his assistants, in reply
to request for an interview to dis
cuss hours Of labor, working cOndi-
tons and trade recognition. It said:
I'VE do not think you are author
lied to represent the sentiment of a
majority of the employees of the
United States Steel corporation and
its subsidiaries. We express no opin-
ion concerning any other members of
the iron and steel industry.
AS heretofore publicly stated and
repeated, our corporation and sub
salaries, although they do not COM
bat labor unions as such, decline to
discuss business with them. The cor
poration and subsidiaries are opposed
to the closed shop.
"They stand for the open shop,
which permits one to engage in any
line of employment whether one does
or does not belong to a labor union.
This best promotes the welfare Of
both employees and employers.
I'm view of the well-known attitude
as above expressed, we respectfully
decline to discuss with you, as repre-
sentatives of labor unions, any mat
ters relating to employees. In doing
so, no personal discourtesy is in
fnndnd
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-09-05
TWO KILLED; 10 HURT IN RIOT
of Strike Sympathizers at
Car Barns. :

Charlotte, N c., Aug. 28.-Two men
were killed and ten injured, four prob
ably fatally, in battle between police
guards and mob Of strike sympathiz-
ers at the car barns of the South
ern Public Utilities company soon af-
ter midnight, when at least hundred
ST OTIS were fired. The guard had held
the mob at bay for several hours,
when, the police allege, brother of
Glenn Wilson, who had been knocked
down and taken to a hospital earlier
iii the night, fired at Chief of Police
Orr The shot missed.
The guards fired volley in return.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-09-05
u. S. AvIAToRs ARE FOUND
Colonel Baranco, Mexican Officer, Re-
ports Two Yank Airmen Alive
in Lower California.

FL Centre, Cal, Aug. 28.-Col. Hip
otto Baranco reported that Captain
Trujillo of his forces had found the
missing American aviators, Lieuts. F.
p Waterhouse and c. n. Connolly,
both alive, between Ojas Negras and
Gale de la Trinidad, in Lower Califor-
MIA.
The message from Captain Trujillo
i'll the field brought no details. Colonel
Baranca placed full credence in the
report.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-09-05
Take Citizens as Moonshiners.

Hot Springs, Ark, Aug. 29.-''Greasy
Cove" community in the hill coun-
try of Montgomery county and regard
ed by federal officers as the strong
hold of moonshiners in Arkansas, was
raided. Virtually the entire popula-
ton was arrested Later all but six
men were released.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-09-05
THRIFT SIGN IN STAMP SALE.
Ten Per Cent Increase in July Held
to Show Saving" Idea Through
out the Nation.

Washington, Sept. 1.-Officials who
have urged that the surest way to
bring down the cost of living was to
increase the saving and lessen the ex-I
penditures of the people have taken
hope in the treasury reports that the
sale of Savings stamps in July showed
an increase of more than 10 per cent
over June, while for the same period
the conversion of stamps into cash de
creased 16 per cent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-09-05
British M. P. Sails for u. S.

London, Aug. 29.-James G. Gould,
M. P. from Cardiff, Wales, and chair
man and director Of a large number of
mercantile concerns, sailed for the
United States at the head of an impor-
tant business mission. 1t is the pur-
pose of the mission to endeavor to
stimulate trade between Great Brit
ain and the United States and intro
duce American capital into British in
duStrY
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-09-05
FIGHT DENKlNE
BoIsheviE<i Report That Anti-Red
Forces Clash With Natives
in the Caucasus.

London, Sept. General Denikine's
forces in the Caucasus are having
trouble with the native population, it
is reported by the bolsheviki. A
soviet wireless message declared that
the town of Vladikavkaz, in the cen
trail Caucasus, north Of Tifis, has been
captured by Ingush troops after five
days of fighting with Denikine