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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-02

The street c1r strike which paralyzed
traffic throughout the Ohio Valley yes
terday is over. Through the efforts Of
the Wheeling Chamber Of Commerce.
which was instrumental IN bringing the
warning factions together. an agreement
TO arhitrate the conditions in dispute
was decided upon. the agreement to arbi-
trate being ratified by the referendum
vote Of the members Of the various
unions at a special meeting held at the
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly
hall after midnight.
Tho cars on all divisions will be op
Grated on the regular schedules, starting
this morning, and all platform men. IRE
men. engirtasEs, -Ga.n.s.I AZ. iSctrieians
will returH 10 work this moste.ns IN their
regular jobs
Afree on Arh4trsslon-
Tho mat4er OF arbitration will be
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This preliminary was tho handing 10
tho representatives Of the allied and as
sociatrd powers by the Germans Of their
CREDENTIALS certifying their right to act
for Germany in accepting the peace
treaty. which later is 10 b., given them.
outlining tho terms which inc peace co.,.
fercnce in Paris has dccrced Germany
shall meet in order. to secure that peace
and a. return Of normal conditions which
Germany hns professed she desires SO
ardcntly. Similar credentials OF the al
lied and associated representatives were
then handed to the Germans.
Scarcely five minutes were taken.u up
with the procedure. The fornalty OF ad-
dresses was entirely dispensed with
When the brief ceremony ended tho
Germans mediately left the Tr.ce"n
hotel for their place Of residence. es-es
President wilson did not attend the
function. Neither .did NJ. Clemenceau.
French Premier. nor David Lloyd George
the British prime minister, who repre-
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Saturday afternoon a victory loan
playlet will be staged on a platform on
Twelfth street. now being erected. Mrs.
". II. Schaefcr, we'll known elocutionist.
will be in charge. She Is chairman Of
the women's speakers committee
Pass Million MARX.
The local bond quota was given a big
boost yesterday when c. a. House pur-
chased $4,000 worth OF Victory bonds
and tho Wheeling Fire Insurance COM
peny took $4,000. John Wenzel- South
Side meat packer Sot in tho $4,000 list
last evening. Total sales to date are
Sl.l4S.95G.
Ohio county's SIS. moo club added four
teen new members. the list Of members
now being:
W. T. Stone. $4,000
iContuued on Page Twelve)
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|UP-RlVI STREET
CAR NTROVERSY
TO IARBITRATED

/: STEUBENEE. O.. May 1.-WaEe
demands Of Employees OF the Steu-
benyille- -East,erpool and Beaver YAH
ley Traction pany will Be arbttrated.
it was annou here today. following
a conference ween union and COM
pany official. East Liverpool
The old wacale expired today and
the companyused 20 sign the new
one which pied for Increases from
forty-hve toty-nve cents an hour
for trainrnen forty percent increase
for other enlees.
The men Uttered to arbitrate and
the companyto name it's arbitra-
tor within ffays. The union w7A
name one aEtor and Judge Carl
Smith. Of con pleas court will name
the other thnembers Of the board
that will ad:the new scale.
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Rx TIE AssocIArrD Y1xsx.

The Japanese question having beeE,
settled. and neither side 10 the contro-.
versy over Italys claims to Fiume' ana
the Dalmatian coast having .evinced any
Intention of seeking to continue dtScuSi
sion Of them. Thursday in pence con-
ference circles was relatively quiet
Numerous small details Of the, pcacs.
treaty. including the disposition Of the
German cable lines. were discussed by
the council Of three in tho morning.
while in the afternoon there. was o
meeting at tho French foreign ministry
Of the council. the foreign ministers and
members OF the war council ~
Both houses OF the Chinese pArlia-
mcnt have protested against the award
Of Kiao-Chau to- the japanese and re-
qucsted the unconditional return Of this
strategic seaport to China. and likewise
the ahrogation Of concessions on; tho
Shantung peninsula China's delegates
/, to the peace conference have asked Tor
an official statement Of the Kiao-Chan
decision by the council Of three. ~
An appeal has been made by the Hun
garian government for cessation: OF
hostilit!cs by the Rumanians, who 70:
Gently have been making their way
rapidly toward Budapest" "A siIntill
proposal has been made to the JuEoS
Slavs with an offer of territorial con-
cessions for acQuiescence. g.
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MAY DAY RIOTS
FRUSTRATEDB BY
DISCOVERY Of
VAST BOMB PLOT
DISORDERSRAGE IN
MANY LARGE CITIES
Ex-Soldiers Aid Authorities In
Quelin, the Radical

PARIS, May .-(By The Associated
p-ssx>-Serious disorders occurred 10
dav IN Paris on 10 occasion Of the celc-
brat1on Of Ma, Day" French blood
noved in the st>cts and weapons that
en- lately had ben used against the t"c
zero turned asinst friends. brothers
and sisters.
It Is 2rovidcnal that indeed num-
her Of details di not follow the attacks
and eounter-attsSs by the moos on the
one hand and u police and cavalry on
the other.
particular ctfts were rade By the
n,obs to invadehe Place De La Con-
,,,de and reachhe chamber OF deputies
and the war rSstry where demonstra-
,ton. had been AIMED. 1t was in these
attempts that le. casualties occurred.
"IonS live the ,ilu." the crowd shout
I'd .at the Madee. and In the Place De
Ia concorde a.hey surged toward the
soldiers and wi pate. drawn faces the
infantry withdT and allowed the mob
;, to reach the Pc Dc la Concorde and
erainst a. we'll pitiless policemen and
determined caS.
Then shots :g out. Ono policeman
feu slightly ounded. The cavalry
charged and ag the Rue Royale the
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CARS ARE RUNNING;
WINS
Release of Debs Demanded by Radicals

testing against the further inpr1son-
ment Of Eugene Y. pebs, who Is trn-
prisoned at the state pen1tentiary nt
Moundsvtl1e-
Attorney r. h Camp, Of Charleston,
was the principal speaker. 10 ex-
blamed that thore were only two ways
Of getting Debs ont Of prison, by the
presidents pardon or by tearing the
jRn down.
A. stranger from New Jersey who
refused to disclose his name presided
A further meeting will BIO held Sun
dny 1t the Odd Fellows hail, when q
petition viii be drawn up.
Fhis afternoon Mayor B. L. Walk
OF r. L. Kelly, district attorney. nnd
a. E. Hayes, special agent Of tho de-
partmeut Of Justice met with Mr.
Camp In Mr.. Keny's ofnoe to discuss
the meeting. Tho ofhc1als opposed
It, and advtDed that 1t be held behind
closed doors In o private hall
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scented respectively by Jules Cambon md.
Lord Hurding. Henry White representedl
the United States and ambassador MAI
SUI. Japan. The Italians were unreprss
scented. - .z4ItT5l
No official information has yet beep,
YOU chsafed as to the exact date Tor tenit
dering the peace treaty to the Germank4
Friday. Saturday and even Monday h2Te
bsen unofficially mentioned as the prob
able momentouS day. -. - .s.sS
VERSAILLES. May 1.-tBy tbe AZ
sociated Press)-1n a session beginning
Mt $40 o'clock this afternoon and last-
ing barely fvc .. minutes. the German;
pleni potcntiaries of the peace confer
cnce presented their credentials. ss,ss:; -;
1t was the first step in the peace mo-.
gotiationS. TT = German credentinu;
-vcre presented to representatives OF .thtl
'o1,.cs and the United States. s.'t.,:'-ES4ssiE ~:
Pale and almost faintins from emo
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tudc to the naval transport service and
TO all concerned in the embracing ana
discmha rking Of the enpedltionary
force. Every move was carried out ex-
actly 10 time. and the concentration or
tho British army on the left OF the
French was effected in such manner
as to enable every unit to obtain the
requisite time to familsarize troops with
active service conditions before II Dc
came necessary TO make severe demands
upon their strength and endurance.
My discussion with the corps COM
nanders was based upon the following
brief appreciation Of the situation on
that day. This was as follows:
Between Tirlemont Ito the cast Of
Louvain) and Metz the enemy has some
thirteen to fifteen army corps and seven
cavalry divisions, A certain number OF
roserye troops are said to. be engaged
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GENEL VOLLRATH, Of THE 41sT
DIVDN, COMES HERE SUNDAY;
.LOI SUBSCR|PT TONS S1,148,950

Geuvolrath, of the Fortyhrs division overseas Will
speak atday evenings Victory loan rally at the auditorium
Sunday ing. General Volath will to the city Sun
day attn from Pittsburgh with Hon. Charles W. White
hair Bnen speakers of national fame. MI Whitehair
was ove1fcr long time correspondent General Vol
rath waander of Of the braves divisions in the
An1ercapediionary Forces
Ho1nn J. Coniff has been chosen chairman Of the
unsetngAe 135th Field Artillery band viii play Sheriff
Howard stings and Hon. j. B. Handlan members Of the
speakernttee in charge Of decorating the auditorium
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MANY HURT IN
MAY DAY RIOTS
BY THE FRENCH
TROOPS ARE PASSIVE
DURING OPERATION
Many Shots Fired and Bodies
Lying in the Streets
Numerous Arrests

PARIS. May 1.-Many persons werc
injured In clashes with troops resisting
the passage Of crowds toward tho Place
dc La Concordc during attempts at May
day celebrations here this artcTnoon.
Some thirty persons were injurco
carly this evening between the Place
Dc La Rcpublique and the Place DE La
Bastilc when the police with drawn
sabrcs charged, crowd which had torn
down tho newspaper kiosks. The
troops in this district the Fifteenth
chasscurs. remained passive during the
melee Tho injured were members OF
both the opposing parties.
During the course OF the day eighty
policemen were rounded in riots and
ffty arrests were made. Among those
slightly Injured were Leon Jouhaux.
general secretary Of the Federation OF
Labor and Deputy Poncct.
A Young man was killed in the opera
district. Fifteen persons were wound
cd. several Of them seriously in the
ncighborhood OF tho Care Dc LEST.
when crowds stoned the cavalry and
many shots were fred.
3:37 D. mat this hour dcmonstra-
tors arc being held In packed masses
along the Grand Boulcvards between the
Mndrlainc and the Opera
Some shots have been heard. aPPar-
emily coming from the crowd. 4 num-
Der Of persons can bn seen lying in the
streets 1t Is not known whether they
were shot or were ridden down by the
trnons. Arhulanccs are arriving IN
this. vicinity.
4:o5 p. m.--Scvcral speakers have ad-
dressed the asscmblascs in the l'oulc-
wards and advised them that they were
the weaker party and suggested that
they rrturn to the Place De La Re-
puhliouc and the Place De Lc Bastilc,
your own part of Paris"
The crowd then began to move slow
" In that direction and the situation
seemed to he quictinG.
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lcss ono oriGad"). supported by some
infantry. is north of the River Sambrc
between Charlcroi and .Namur. Tbss Is
the nearest French force TO the Belgian
army. and do not know If and where
they have established communication
with them. nor do the French. ,
One French corps. with an added in
fantry brigade and cavalry brigade. Is
guarding the River Mouse from t3iVct
TO Namur The briggs arc mined and
ready to be blown up.
In rear Of the corps two rpore corps
are moving-one on Philippeville. tho
other on Beumant. Each OF these two
corps is composed Of three divisions. In
rear OF them a. fourth corps assemblies
tomorrow west OF Beaumont. Three re-
serve divisions. are already in waiting
!. between ycrvine and Hirson. Another
reserve division is guarding the almost
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torcd this morning 70 Rethcl. the hcaa
quarters Of General Lanrczac. command
er Of the NTH French army. had a
long talk with him and arranged for
cooperation in all alternative circum-
stances.
then came ON to my hcadcuartsrs at
this place. where found everything
proceeding satisfactorily and up TO
time. | was, much. shocked tn hear OF
Gricrsons sudden death near Amiens
when arrived here had already
wired asking you to appoint Plumcr in
his place. when your wire reached me
and also that OF Ian Northumberland
Cd as understand. by you. I very
much hope you will send me Plumer;
Hamilton is too senior to command an
army corps and Is already engaged in
an important command at homo.
I. Please do as I ask you in this matter.
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NOTICE TO TEE PUBLIC.

An cars viii regurne On all Lines
this morning. It may not be possible
10 start regular schedules en- each
Line promptly, owing to tho dtrar-
ranSeneut, but VIC VIII do the beSt
we can 70 get them running properly
and ask tne Indulgence Of tho public
until We are able to do so.
Respectfully,
Wheeling Traction Co.
". Va Traction b Electric co.
City Railway Co.
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impassaSie country between Givrt and
McZicrcS.
Finally. other reserve formations are
guarding tho frontier between. Maubcugc
and Lille.
left Paris on Sunday morning u6th)
by motor. and reached the headquarters
Of General Jofrre (French commander in
chief at twelve. They are al Eitry-lc-
Francois. He quite realizes the impcrt-
ancc end value Of adopting waiting -
titudc. In the event Of 4 forward move
ment BY the German corps in the Ad-
'dennes and Luxembourg. he is anxious
that should act in echelon on the fert
OF tn NTH French army. whose present
dispos Non have stated above. Tho
French .avalry corps now north OF the
Sambrc will operate on my left front
and keep ouch with the Belgians.
! spent the night at Rheims and mo-
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needn't assure you there WAS no prom
isc' of any kind. Yours sincerely,
CSigned) J. d. =. FRENCH.
i. S.-I am much impressed by all l
have seen Of the French general stah
They arc very deliberate. calm and con-
fdent There was total absence OF
fuss and confusion. and n determination
to give only n just md proper value to
any reported successes. So far there
hos been no conflict Of first rate import
ance, but there has been enough fight
ing to Justify n hope that the French
artillery la superior to the German.
1t was on Tuesday. August 1S, that
was first able to assemble the >S~pA
commanders and their staffs. Their re-
ports as to the transport Of their troops
from their mobilizing stations to France
were highly satisfactory.
The nation owcs deep debtof graft
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NEW YORK, May l.-CaTying
banners with the texts I'VE demand
the Freedom Of our comrade, Eugene
v. Debs," and 1--WE demand the free
dom Of our comrade. Tom Mooney"
several thousand working people pa
raded in the Brownsville section OF
Brooklyn today. Labor organization
members, children of Socialist sun
day school, Industrial workers Of the
world, and representatives Of league
protesting against high rents were In
line, many wearing red bands around
their shoulders. Policemen were held
In reserve In the event Of trouble, but
tho demonstration was orderly.
DENVER, Colo, May l-Nearly six
Thousand worlmen OF the Federated
Railroad Shop Crafts Of Denver, de-
clared q one-day strike today, ns
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Mha French Takes Command OF the British Army in France

in the offensive of Licge, the fo1tl a
which place are believed to be still ID.
tact, although some Of the cnemIa
troops hold the town. .fEs,:ESs.
These German corps are In two main
groups seven to eight corps and -four
cavalry divisions being between Tfrle:
mont md Givet. Six TO seven corps and
three cavalry divisions are In. Belgian
Luxembourg. :;s - II
"Of the northern group. It IL believed
that tho greater part-perhaps nye cofp1
arc either north and west OF stha.
Mouse, or being pushed ACROSS h3
bridges at Huy and elsewhere. 5:. ;3iss5:s. aiss
The general direction Of The 0oG1A4
advance is. by WRremme on Tt1lG ont
Two German cavalry divisioa1 WA1eA
crossed the Meuse some dAyJs1Gn$h heSl3
u fCoatt11a ~ on 2AnnN p
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Determinedut the local Victory
bond loan ovtop the wonen's exec
utive commit al the Y. ". c. A.
lsat night aimed To place women
bond worKerach OF the city's big
stores. Vicboths will be estah-
lished and who gets past th"m
will have a cncc OF doing so with
out buying bond. Different
churches andu's rraternal orSanI-
xations will charge Of III" booths
on designates. The selling OF
bonds in storshops will begin Sat
urday and coall OF next week.
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WILL BE ExrmGUIsHED.

DUBOIS. Pa. May 2.-Thc fire which
has ragged in the Sabula tunnel on the
low grade branch of the Pennsylvania
railroad for the past 80 hours following
a dcrailmcnt Of freight train. will prob
ably bn nxtinguishcd within III" next Tow
hours. After the Dubois fire department
had unsucccssfully fought the fire for
more than day. n dam was built last
night and ono end Of the tunnel flooded.
This is expected to check the blaze. One
ond Of the tunnel has cavcd in. The loss
is estimated at about $250,000.
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SOLDIER ARRESTED
FOR STEALING COW

Special Dispatch to The IntelliGencer.
rCMBJGRLAND. Md. May l.-Charg-
cd with stealing and selling COW In
F'airmont scverLs days ago, r p. Stew
art an honorahly discharged soldier.
was arrested hcrr and locked up pend
ing the arrival Of the West Virginia au-
thoritics. fIc drove tho animal twelve
miles
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protest against the "failure Of the
government to keep It's faithful prom
ises TINT ample government would be
furnished" and as q demonstration In
behalf Of Eugene v Dees and other
radicals now serving prison sentences
Only enough mon were left In the
shops to assure that trains could be
kept running.
At a mass meeting OF tho men this
afternoon, resolutions were adopted
urging recognition OF tho Russian 80
Wet government, demanding the TO
lease Of Eugene Y. Debs and other
radicals, and declaring for notion
wide strike Of all railroad employees In
case of return Of the railroads to pr1-
vatc management.
CHARLESTON, W. Va May l.
Some $50 persons, mostly Socialists
gathered at tho county court house
hero tonight for tho purpose Of pro
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STRIKE CALLED OFF.

BY special agreement, pending ar
ottration, the street car strike IN tho
Ohio Valley has beeu called or and
all employees are ordered to return 30
work.
CLYDE BARTLEBAuGH-
President Local no. 1oa, Electric
Railway Employees of America
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Try THE ASSOCIATED PRESs.)

The congress Versailles has formally begun its
The evenu dy which world has awaited since the
be arnistce on November year has at last arrived
The German have met the representatives OF
allied and associated the baize table
out the first preliminary which probably will return
I'M The distant future.
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PARIS May 1By the Associated Press -nfornaton coming
from French sources tonight that secret nar session OF
nsce conference probably held Saturday. and the meeting
he Germans for the handing Of the treaty will be
Monday afternoon 80.
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TIE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, may 1-Porecast:
West vlrgtnta-Partly cloudy nnd
coolor Friday; Saturday folr.
Ohio and waEtern Penn sylvania-
Clearing Rnd cooler Friday, preceded by
rain In carly morning; Saturday, fair
with rising temperature.
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HUNGARIAN
RED REGIME
THROWN OUT

BERLIN, May 1.-(By the As
sociated Press. )-Thc Hungarian
government has been overthroWn,
according TO Vienna reports pub
lished in the Berlin newspapers.
The Hungarian foreign, war and
food commissions have arrived at
Vienna with their families, and
arc supposed to have fled from
Budapest.
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remove their uniforms or the.
they wore on their breasts.
The Street Bottle


they wore on their breasts.
The Street Bottle
The soldiers refused and c. f.. Ruth
cnberg. scheduled as the principal So
cialist sneaker, intcrccded for tho So
cialists.
Lieutenant Bergen. followed by Lieu
tenant John Hardy Of Detroit there
upon mounted the platform and tore the
red insignia from tho khaki uniforms.
The act was the signal for grand rush
by thousands of Socialist sympathizers'
Mounted police who had rushed away
to other riot calls. dashed back 10 the
Public .Souarc and rode down the night
ing mob using their clubs right and
left. Several shots were fired by So
clalist ~ym7athizcrs. Mounted police
and soldiers. manning an army tank
and Two trucks. charged pcll-Inell into
the battle. dispensing the mob.
Fresh riotinG broke out here lonigh
during May Day cclcbgations. addtni
eight more tu tuday's list OF wounded
Police Lieutenant Nelson q. Meckrr wa:
shot in the shoulder and patrolmai
severely cut when they charged Grove
Of alleged radicals AT East EiEhtJ-nint
street and Buckley" road. Other o1hccr:
then dispersed the mob.
Six persons were injured-one scrious
ly--whrn police, soldiers and civilians
charged \ crowd at West Twcnty-hltl
street md Lnrajn avenue. -
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ITALY THROWS.
MORE TROOPS To.
THEADR|AI1G.
FEELING AT ROME IS.
QUlIETNG QlE DOWN O \ !:
Chinese, Parliament Protest {
Against Award Of Kaio- !.
Chau 10 Japan: 81. il s5sTs

COPENHAGEN, May 1.-ItAIiAn
troops and war material arc being land,$
nr1 Mt. Sebcnico and Tara on the eastern
coast Of the Adriatjc' according to san-f
vices from Spalato. The troops arc ad-t
'vancing eastward. and the Italians afe; !;
bringing UP reinforccmcnts to the de-;
barkation line. 5..+::s:S,i 5.+:::5,ii
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HEAD .0F GERMAN DELEGATION
NEARLY FA|NTS WHEN FORCED
TD0RDEAL MEETING V|C10R5

Peace Congress at Versailles Begins Sessions With n'a
Gathering That Lasted Only Five Minutes = President
Wilson Not in Attendance-Peace Treaty to Be lender
ed Before Monday Ss&s
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BY Yield 1nv1seornt frunch Of
xpus, K /, etc. Copyright 1913
ny tho NE Herald Co. Regis
%srSd IN IN accordance with
tho oopyact. Copyrighted In
Great BEaopyr4Snted 1913 BY
Honxnton-. Co.
. Lord Kitchd asked me TO send
him d statei the French DISPOSE
tions west oeusc. l sent him this
in the follottcr:
Hears, Lc Cateau.
August II, 1874.
Ny Dear With reference to
your wire aor information as 70
the poSitiolench troops west OF
the line Observation-Disclosures, I
have already by. wire in general
Terms I ndfull details.
A corps dry ,tthree divisions
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WASHINGTON. May 1.-Dtspatchcss
from Rome to the State department to-
day indicated that feeling among the:
italians was quieting down and that the:
italian statesmen were considering the
E'iumc question with q greater degree
OF sobcrncss than has been manifest iu
tho last few days a:Ss;s:.5;st
Officials here feel that the situation
shows A decided Improvement. 90