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ZI0NISTS' CLAIMS
URGED BY DR.. WISE
New York Rabbi COnferS With
Col. House and Will Sec
Wilson.

PARIS. Jan. 5.-Dr. Stephen s. WISE
rabbi OF the Free Synagogue OF New
York. is in Paris as the chairman OF
the Zionist Organization Of America. OF
which Supreme Court Justice Brandies
is honorary president and Federal Judge
Julian W. Mack president.
Or. Wise has recently been in confer
ence with Arthur J. Balfour, the British
Foreign Secretary, and other BRUSH
politiCal leaders. He ia now holding
conferences here with Col. +. NJ. House
and will see President Wilson on the
latt-r's return from ITALY. He has also
conferred with representatives of the
French Government. who have just noti-
ned him that In appreciation oi mis-
eminent services 10 the French cause
he will receive tho decoration OF an
officer OF the Legion Of Honor
DR. Wise, who with Mrs. Joseph Fe!s
OF the Zionist deputa;ion conferred
with Col. House to-day. said AT the
conclusion OF the conference:
LAS for the Jewish interests, whether
general or specific, we feel they are
safe in American hands The political
religious and civil equality in all lands
which alone can assure Jewish rights
must and will be achieved at the Peace
Congress as the result Of what President
Wilson in his Manchester address nobly
called the oompulsion of the con-
science
A Zionist delegation headed by DR.
Wizeman. the British leader Of the move
mcnt, has arrived here to present tho
plans Of the organization relative &c
Palestine TO the peace delegates.
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SCENTS DANGER IF
BOLSHEVISM GAINS
London Times" Believes In
ferUention Necessary.
SPECIAL Cd6'c Despatch to THE srS from, the
london Times Scrricr

Special Cable Despatch to Tar srS from, tho
london Times Scrrice.
Copyright 1912: al rights roserucd.
LONDON, Jan. 5.--The Times prints a
significant editorial entitled "Bolsheyist
Imperialism" saying:
"of all the problems of the peace con-
ference none Ia quite so urgent as that
OF our relations with the new imperial
ISM RUSSIAN Bolshevism, and in none Is
oeiay 20 dangerous and so injurious to
the we'll being of our friends. An idea
Is prevalent in this country and doubt
less elsewhere. however, that pestilent
as bolshevism may be, the Russians are
the sole sufferers and We should be well
advised not to meet its troubles. Just
as the Germans before the war used to
place the fear of enlightenment as an ex-
cuse for the Indulgence of their ambi-
tons. 20 the Russian Bolshevists. real
izing the isolation as IL means to an end
Tor their tyranny. have begun an ac-
lively aggressive campaign outside their
own borders with the object of Extend
ing the frontiers of Russia and estab-
fishing communications with their Ger
man sympathizers.
I'VE do not share the exaggerated
fears Of an extension of Bolshevism
to England, but an extension to the
cO'hci btl"etl anu pe'
many is very serious danger. II II
matured 1t would deprive Eastern
Europe of the advantages of peace for
which the Entente and American troops
fought. The last but one of Mr. Will
sons fourteen points Ia that an indie
pendent Polish State should be erected
whose political and economic independ-
ence is guaranteed by an international
covenant
IF the Bolshevists have their way
that object in our policy will be defeated
we merely shall have exchanged Ger
man imperialism for Bolshevism and
first for. whereas German Imperialism
at any rate in peace time did not seel
10 subvert tie political order. this sub
version Is the whole object of the new
| Russian imperialism and all protest,
| against interfering in internal affair,
| in Russia are beside the mark.
In resisting the campaign of thu
Russian Bolshevists We would he actu
| ated by precisely the same motives a.
made us go to war with Germany. w,
| did not go to war with Germany in orde,
| to overthrow Kaiserism but I'm order {,
save the world from falling a victim I,
its political philosophy, and similaril,
| If We now come to conflict with Boil
shevism in Russia 1t is not because W,
presume to dictate what form of Gov
| eminent a Russian shall have. but be
| cause II has become an imperialistic ag
gressive force. subservient of liberty an,
Of the ideals for a Just peace"
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RIGA BOMBARDED
BY A BRITISH SHIP
Bolshevik Quarters Reached
by Shells-Fighting Re-
ported in Streets.
10000 REDS IN TOWN
Refugees Brought From Port
to Copenhagen Include
Five Americans.

COPENHAGEN, Jan. British war
ships to-day returned to Riga. The
Rival bombarded successfully the Boil
shevik quarters in Riga Officers esti-
mate that there are 10000 Bolsheviki in
Riga and that the total inhabitants OF
the city number 100000
A British warship has arrived in
the free port on the western side OF the
outer harbor of Copenhagen. with 392
refugees from Riga. The refugees are
of various nationalties, including Ave
Americans. Prince Obolcinsky and his
family and four Russian Princes and
Processes are in the party.
Riga is hi the hands OF the Lithuanian
Soviet troops, according 10 a wireless
despatch from the Russian Bolshcvist
headquarters received here,
Fighting has been raging In the streets
of Riga. according to the Lokdl AH;rigCi
Of Berlin, which says the German thea
tire has been set on fire. The German
steamship Lucie Woermann is reported
to have left Riga yesterday with several
hundred fugitives on board.
PARIS. Jan. 5.--The United States
cruiser Chester the destroycrs Wicke and
Aylwin are at Danzig for the purpos,
of ascertainng whether there are ani
destitute Americans there. and bringing
away any Americans affected by tn,
disturbed conditions otherwise. 1t Is
said, the visit has no connection witt
the political situation
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RHODE ISLAND WILL
TAKE UP DRY BILL
Legislature Meets Tomorrow
-Reuision of Finances.

NPnovrpENcE, r. l.. Jan. 5.-Extenson
OF suffrage to all men who may partici-
pate in war, the Federal prohibition
amendment, remedial legislation for the
Rhode Island Company, with the possl-
blity of State control and possibly re-
adjustment of the financial system OF the
State are among the important measures
which will come before the Rhode ISL
and Legislature. which will convene
Tuesday.
A proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition, passed at the last session of the
legislature, and read to the electors at
the polls on November 5. will again come
before the Legislature. and If ratified
will go on the ballot for approval or re
lection at the next state election in No
vember, 1920. This amendment would
extend to the soldier or sailor all the
rights of suffrage that he would enjoy
were he at home in civilian life at the
time of the election.
The present soldier voting law. con-
fined to the period Of the war with Ger
many and other Central Powers, allows
soldiers and sailors to tote for United
, States Senator, members of Congress
and the 1--WE general officers of the state.
The proposed extension would allow the
soldiers and sailors, in time OF any war,
to vote for town, city and ward officers.
A resolution to ratify the Federal pro-
hibition amendment, defeated at the last
session. will again come UP for action.
Relief for the Rhode Island Company
from it's financial situation. which has
caused 1t to forfeit the payment Of state
and municipal taxes. and to reduce pay
mcnt of rentals under Leases, will also be
considered. state control being advocated
for This traction company. which oper-
ates virtually all of the trolley lines in
! the state.
While nothing definite has been agreed
upon, agitation is being made Tor the
! adontiou OF a new financial system Tor
the state
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Admiral's Report Of Great Sea
Battle Likely to Stir
Naval Storm.
IT NAY BE SUPPRESSED
Sea Fighter Plans Reply to
Damaging Story by
Arthur Pollen.
ep,riol cable Desp1fch 10 The sus.


JoSpox. Jan. 5.--Admiral Lord Jel-
licoe's revelation in regard TO the great
naval battle off Jutland which are coz
tanned in a book he intends to publish
soon, are likely to provoke the greatest
controversy every known in British Of
fetal circles unless the admiralty, which
contemplates the publication OF very
full and detailed narrative, Intervene.
Cassels. the publishers. announce th9t
they have in preparation and arc aboit
10 issue Admiral Jellicoe's defence ot
his administration % tho Grand FEC
and his conduct OF the battle OF Iui-
land. Tue book Is understood to be tho
joint production OF Admiral Jcllicoe AMI
Archibald Hurd. the naval expert, ara
forms the reply to the very damaging
story Of the battle which appeared IN
Arthur Pollen's Navy in Battle" pull
llshel month ago.
It is far from certain that the Jc.-
-liurd book will be allowed by thn
Admiralty to appear Admiral JelllcOs
siil Is on full pay and the strict servic"
regulation that no naval officer on fnIl
pay may publish anything may be found
10 apply just as much to an officer who
nas been Commander in Chief OF tho
Grand Fleet and First Lord Of the Adj
miralty as to an ordinary Lieutenant.
Should the Admiralty refuse special PEI
mission for the publication OF the boo.1
the world will have to await Admiral
Jellcoes retirement before learning h.S
version of the battle.
admiral 1ellicoe does not question tho
accuracy Of Follcn's account Of the hat
tie So far aS il iS liu1ite ed to statement
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director-general of the interallied or
ganization to feed allied, neutral and
enemy peoples Is considered in high
American circles here as indicating
programme far more important than ar
ranging for supplies OF food and ship
ping. 1t Is looked upon in these circles
as involving the first practical showing
OF what a league OF nations may be able
to do.
1t is the first time since the signing OF
the armistice that the Allies have come
together in any united effort and 1t IL
considered In the quarters mentioned
that the chief advantage in this united
effort lies in the fact that 1t demon
strates how the nations can work to-
gether to benefit directly the peoples OF
European countries.
One of the leading figures of the
peace conference remarked that the So
ciety of nations thus far had been
known mainly as highly ideal and theo-
retical This was particularly true
among the plain people of the smaller
Eastern countries. But the extensive
plans for food relief. he said. would give
them visible evidence of what could be
accomplished when the nations were
working together II is this larger pur-
pose of showing how the society of ma
tons could accomplish humane ends, he
added. that the American delegates re-
gard as being one of the useful tests OF
the results of the relief work Mr.. Hoo
yer has inaugurated throughout Europe
Mr.. Hoovers statement that it would
danish the spectre of Bolshcvism
shows one OF the larger purposes of the
relief aims. President Wilson has al
ready urged the Allies to complete their
plans for relief in order to check Boil
shevism. and American delegates to the
peace conference take the view that ir
, this he is correct. While the Bolshevil
movement has taken "A political form, re-
! ports show that it's spread from Russia
through the smaller Eastern countries
1 as well IA Germany and Austria. has
been largely due TO a lack OF food there
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-06
REDS ESTABLISH
STREET UNIVERSITY
Everybody Can Pick Up
knowledge as H Walks in
Petrograd.

London Tunes Serlf"e.
Copyright. 1919; al rights reserrcd.
LONDON, Jan. 5.-while the position
of the Russian Bolshevists is becoming
more and more precarious, their prop
uganda activities show no sign OF
diminsh ins. In November the Russian
official telegram agency under Bolshe-
visit management introduced a new type
OF newspaper for the masses. 1t is
printed in large type on one side OF the
paper only and is pasted on bill boards,
walls and houses at every street corner.
IN order 10 popularize the Rolshevist
leaders. their methods and slogans, Boil
shevists have begun "A systematic re-
naming OF Moscow streets and squares
Kudrinskv street is TOW the street az
Barbados. St. Georges Square becomes
the Soviet Square. Alexis Peoples Pal
ace becomes the Karl I.iebknecht Palace,
Shtukinm becomes the Lenine House and
Georgian street becomes Communist
Street.
Not content with notwithstanding tho
whole social and political system Of
Russia, the Bolshevis,s are busying
themselves with crazy experiments in
education. The T=vestyrd describes the
new system. street university. invented
nv Polshevists Of the Municipal Coun-
ell OF VoroneZh. Each principal thor
oughfare Of this town is described as
a faculty of laws, economies, history.
literature science. &c.
Walls OF streets are placarded with
posters containing portraits and brief
biographies of men distinguished in one
branch of knowledge and brief items
Of information concerning a given OBJ
ject.
The organ of the Bolshevist Govern
ment commenting on this says: Every
citizen instead OF spending years at a
university, can pick UP general knowr-
edge OF the principal education sub
jects as he goes along"
This and similar innovations receive
the serious attention of the Boshevis'
| press. in which whole columns are de
! voted to their discussion while the paper
shortage is growing more acute. Since
November newspapers have reduced
their size 10 four small pages. with the
| exception of the three Government or
gans, the Moscow Issrestyrd. the Prdrdo
Petrogrud and the Sererndy Commnnd
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DEATHS 4 TIMES THE BIRTHS.
Poland suffers From Lack of Nedi-
cines. Food and Fuel.

WARSAW. Jan. 3 tdclayed) Poland
is in need OF vast quantities Of medi-
cine. besides food and coal said pr.
Caodz<o. Minister Of Public Health,
to-day.
1--WE must have quinine morphine,
camphor. vaseline. oils, cotton. wool and
gauzes tuberculosis is fourfojd as
menacing as other diseases. since the
Germans refused to Civ" patients med:-
cines" ne declared AT LODI there
were in 1913 IL 00O births and 1000
deaths Al present there the annual
rate is 1000 births and 5000 deaths,
The Germans not only reQuisit!oued
food hut cut down the forests and
deprived the people Of fuel"
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SHIP FREED IN DELAWARE
Tjisondnri. which Carried Troops.
10 tndRmREed.

PHILApELPEIA. Ian, 1.-THE steam
ship Ttisondari, which went aground in
the Delaware River on Fort Du Pont
last "Wednesday when there We're on
board eighty officer and men from the
American Army IN France, was pulled
of the sand bar to-day md arrived
here Tonight apparently unchanged
The soldiers, most Of whom were i'll
were taken of the ship by naval tugs
"Wednesday ui-ht and brOuEht to hos
lifnls hnrn-
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Charles Edward Russell and William
Log.ls5 Walling, delegates of the Social
l'"in"cratic League Of America TO the
.ilclual onal Conference. January 20, AT
..iu,auAe. switzerland, cabled to Euro
rean socialists yesterday asking them TO
I'd1IDlc their support of President VIII
son At the forthcoming peace conference.
tn" message says the democratic Social
Jets Of al countries are opposed to Boil
5ae'Ism and Imperialism and asserts thai
u"lr position in this respect Is Identical
With that Of President Wilson.
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Rumunin Helps jews.

Rights Of citizenship have been grant
cd ny Rumauia 20 al, Jews born in that
country. II was announced in a letter
written by Y Antoussco, Ruman.an
Minister t. France. to r R0thschild,
head of the Central Jewish committee
in France Premier Bratiano hal 80 in
formed him 10y telegram. the Minister
wrote
The Ministers letter was written in
reply TO al appeal ny the committee
that he ask his Government TO bring the
Jewish question in Rumania 20 salts
factory solution. Al the same time the
Minister advised the committee Of an
other decree Of the Rumanian Govern
mcnt expropriatiug lands OF tie large
landowners for the benefit Of the peas
ants
1t Is thus" writes the Minister, that
az one and the sane moment the Coy
eminent grants justice TO our peasants
and 10 our Jews, showing that in future
the equality before the law OF all Ru-
manians, whatever their origin. will he
recognized"
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The Petrograd road leads southwark
to Plesetskaya. a large village on the
Vologda railway, which is the enemys
base of operations at the kadish and
Omega fronts.
Allied positions on the Omega front
near the village OF Pechura We're at
tackled by the enemy yesterday. This
attack was centred on Russian naval
brigade, which held its positions, inAict-
ing heavy losses without apparently los.
lng man. On the Eologda railway
the Bosheviki for the last three days
ma. Kept up strong artillery fire and
have o-ought an armored train into
action Little damage apparently was
done to the allied positions. on the
other hand an allied shell struck an
enemy barracks. doing great damage.
IN this sector allied forces advanced
on sEowshoes over soft snow a few days
ago. Beneath the snow was an I'M
frozen swamp and the men often sank
~ their Arctic footgear. The battle
7!th the elements makes the fighting
here ~ the utmost difficulty.
Further evidence that the Bolsheviki
a-e nutilating allied wounded and dead
zane to headquarters to-day In a report
rom Lieut.-Col. Corberly who was In
command of American forces in the vi
r.0lly OF SnenKuISk on NONen lIer 2y,
Americans were the victims, according
- the report A patrol Of sixty Ameri-
ran soldiers and two officers was sur
nr!sed early on September 20 by a force
~ about 700 Bolshevsts. Seven Ameri-
cans were killed and seven others were
missing after the fight Following Is
'hs report OF Lieut.-Col Corberlv 3 70
re condition of the bodies found after
re engagement, the names Of the men
being omitted:
No, Lieutenant, head smashed
with axe.
No. 2-CorporaI. head so smashed
With axe that only parts of the face
.ema!ned
No. S-Corporal, head smashed in
Nth axe and arms and legs broken
w blows. apparently from blunt side
4 axe
40. 4-Private. head smashed with
aSr.
No 5-Private, head smashed and
'Aroat cut open, apparently with axe.
Americans Arc Fighting Mad.
IN the meantime the Bolshevik ar,
rarry,ng on propaganda endeavoring II
7'ove they treat prisoners kindly. Lat
us week an enemy patrol In the vicinit,
- kadlsh shorted across No Mans Lane
Vat they had prisoners to exchange
Nrerican officers went, forward to in
"--'iEate, and at a safe distance from
American troops the Bolsheviki pro
ID two men, one an American ant
other a Scotchman. Instead OF of
Ing them for exchange. they sal,
.y would "fa'ten and treat kindly" an,
"r Americans or Scotchmen VIII
.'d them. Then they whisked tn
20 prisoners back into the woods.
re discovery of mutilated bodies a
euhursk has brought a new sn'"'' E
Americans, who are now fightin
ID
Today the fighting about Kadish ap
r"rntlv had ceased, except for spas
ollie artillery action. The headquart
'-s report said: The situation Is un
oHugod IN all sectors"
\ new government. has been forme
30 Belgrade by representatives OF a.
90 Jugoslays. Serbia. Montenegro
bosnia, Herzegovina. Dalmatia. Croati
.l Niovenia' The Entente Powers an
30 trial Governments, according to IN
I''rddl Dcs Debdts, have been II
-'.u'd that the Kingdom of Serbia
'" The United Serbian-Croatiai
"''"ue Kingdom.
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other utilities Involved.

Despite Secretary McAdoo's declara-
ton that his tendencies are against Gov
eminent ownership Of railroads and that
he believes Ave year extension may
present another solution OF the prob
lem. Congress generally views the pro-
posal as an irretrevable step in that
direction not only for the railroads but
for all interstate public utilities as well
II is said the successful advocacy Of
this plan would be followed by similar
proposals involving telephone. telegraph
and cable properties looking to ultimate
and certain Government ownership for
all such utilities
Before the conclusion of the hearings
railroad executives. railroad security
holders. representatives OF railroad en-
ployees. members of State railroad COM
missions and big shippers all will he
heard, and the committee expects 10
have before 1t all possible information
before acting. Then it hopes to act
promptly and deCisively and. If necos-
sary. appeal for support to the country
generally during the brief recess be-
tween the expiration ot the present ses-
SION and an extra session. which the
legislative situation at that time Is prAI'
t'cally certain to max" imperative.
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On Tuesday the Eolshcviki opened a
terrific fire from three and sin inch guns
md launched n counter attack against
the buildings held by Americans in
ttadtsh So hot was the artillery hrc
,oat the Americans were withdrawn
,emporari lv from the village. The line.
however. was not taken back very far
and the new positions were firmly held.
The enemy did not occupy Kadish be-
cause the barrase fire from the Ameri-
can guns made the place untenabic.
shells falling on the frozen ground
elrrad their zones Of destruction twice
as Tar as they would under normal con
Gitions
Later. under the protection o: artillery
fire. American detachments again swept
forward ana reoccupied the town The
mon engaged in the advance were from
infantry and trench mortar units.
This morning word came from head
quarters that the American positions are
now 800 meters approximately 2S .
niles) south of the village. which is
the line marking the furthest advance
made ny Americans late In October be
fore ;hty retired to the north of kadish
Hero and there are graves where are
buried Americans who fell In the strug-
gle that went on during the first adj
vance. They are not many in number
hut for the troops involved. they give
evidence that the Americans have beer
IN the hardest fighting that has beer
going on here The Bolsheviki are
lighting more savage,y here than else
where to hold their positions.
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Five Year Proposal Unpopular

Furthermore, in view of Mr.. McAdoo's
announcement that he has no other sug-
gestion to make IN the way Of a solu-
ton of the problem, several members
Of the Senate Committee believe the
present hearings will be concluded and
legislative proposals prepared for ma
tionwide discussion before the end of the
session and that an extra session to con-
slider such proposals will he forced II the
Administration makes such action nee
essary.
So far as the five year proposal ia
concerned. some members of the com
mittee already have made UP their
minds to have none Of II. and. with two
exceptions. II is believed the remaining
members are in no mood to accept t..
Edgar F. Clark Interstate Commerce
Commissioner, will appear before the
committee tomorrow. II Is stated on
excellent authority that not only Mr..
Clark but all other members Of the
commission, with one exception. strongly
oppose the Administrations extension
, plan Friends of Mr.. Clark said TODAY
that this would he brought out in ms
testimony tomorrow.
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BRUTALITY OF
REDS AR0USES
FURY OF YANKS
americans Withdraw From
Kadish, but Regain
Town Later.
NLIED LINE ADVANCED
More Evidence of BOlshevik
Atrocities Discovered; Ar
tillery Now Active.
ALLIED LINE ADVANCED
By tho Associated Press.

WITH THE ALLIED ARMY OF THE
DyfNA. Jan. (delayed) - American
troops, hghting desperately near Kadish.
Rave driven back Bolshevik troops which
MAD. an advance there. The Bolsheviki
olso launched attacks on the Omega sec
,or and bombarded the allied front. The
americans came into battle along the
petrosrad road and in the frozen
swanrs that border It, The battle was
fought in snow from two to four feet
in depth.
American forces captured kadish last
Monday after display of gallantry that
evoked the admiration of the allied COM
handlers Special care has been taken
Of the American wounded, and the body
o.; an American officer was taken back
100 miles by sledge and then sent 10
Archange for burial. There were some
casualties on Monday. but they were
small in comparison to those inflicted
u7ou the enemy.