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COL. KEMY MAsaeAH)

Maj. Gen. william q Kenfy. dIssctor
of military aeronautics. was relievet
Of that post today and. in his perrha-
nent grade Of colonel, was ordered to
report to the chief OF field artillery
for duty. Brig. Gen. William Mitch
ell will be. detailed to command the
Army aviation service
The change in command OF the bu-
reau of military aeronautics, Il was
said at the War Department today.
was a natural development of the: re-
duction in that branch OF the serv-
ice. Very large cuts have already
been made in the personnel of the
aviation service. and 1t was consid-
cred that an officer in the grade of
major, general was no longer needed
to supervise the operations Of the
bureau
Col. Kenly is, by special training.
an artillery officer. and his new de-
tail will take him to the work for
which he is particularly fitted. He
was called to the dictatorship of mill
tary aeronauticS when the air service
was reorganixed and divorced from
the Signal Corps.
Gen. Mitchell has been in charge of
the flying service of the American
the senior pilots of the American air
service. Before his departure for
France he was in charge of the ny-
ing section of the Signal Corps, and
had spent his entire time in the Army
as a Signal Corps officer.
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G. o. P. MEN PICKED FOR
HOUSE D. C. COMMITTEE

The republican membership on the
House District committee in the next
Congress was practically completed to-
day. 1t is possible that one more name
may be added.
The republicans who have left the
committee are Representatives CAREY of
Wisconsin. Tinkham of Massachusetts,
Mason of Illinois and Fairchild of New
York. .1
The holdover members are Represent
atives Mapes of Michigan Chairman;
Focht of Pennsylvania. Wheeler of Hill
nois. Gould OF New York and Reed of
West Virginia
The new members are ReprAsenta-
tives Wason of New Hampshire,
Hayes of Missouri, Walter of Pennsyl-
vania, Murphy of Ohio. Burdick of
Rhode Island, Lampert of Wisconsin
and Rowe of New York. -
Representative Hills of New York
was placed on this committee yester-
day, but was shifted yesterday after
noon Representative Zihlman of
Maryland, who was expected to be
member of the District committee.
Yesterday received a craftsmanship of
the committee on expenditures in the
Post Office Department.
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Representative Frank w. Mondeli Of
Wyoming was elecssd today by the re-
publican COMMITTEES on committees as
floor leader in the next Congress- The
vote was $50 in favor OF Mr.. Mondeil,
So absent and % voting present.
Mr.. MondeIl is hfty,eight years old
and was left an orphan before reach
ing his sixth year He was brought
up on a farm in Iowa. He has been
engaged in stock raising, mining and
railway construction. He also took
conspicuous part in the establishment
and building Of the town of Newcas-
tie and in the development Of the
Cambria mines. He has five children
and has been member Of eleven
Congresses.
The election of Mr.. Mondelf came
after Representative James R. Mann
of Illinois had been nominated for the
position and had declined to accept
To hurry the work of the commit
tee on committees. subcommittee,
of which Representative Mann Is
chairman. has been authorized to pre-
pare a slate filing in the vacancies
on the minor committees. This sub
committee is to report to the full
committee on Thursday.
The vote on. the Mann nomination
WAS 154,S Mondeli, 5, and Long
worth, 2.
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Mr.. B0RAH, AFTER TRIP,
SURE LEAGUE UNPOPULAR

Strengthened in his opposition to
the proposed league of nations, Sena-
tor Borah Of Idaho returned to Wash
ington today after delivering num-
ber of addresses on the league in Bos-
ton, Brooklyn and other places He
will leave Washington again very
soon to deliver more addresses in op-
position to the league. of nations
From the reception which his
speeches received and the great
crowds that assem- bled to hear, Sena-
tor Borah said he was. convinced that
the American people are strongly in
favor of adhering to the time honored
policy of avoiding entangling foreign
alliances and in favor of the retention
of the Monroe doctrine.
"The greatest thing that confronts
the republican party right now is that
IL may seek to compromise on this
question" said Senator Borah. IF 1t
does the party will destroy itself
What the people demand 10 an imme-
diate peace. withdrawal from Europe
and from, European Affairs. intend
to do some plain talking to my re.
publican colleagues Z who appear -
think the way to meet this Queotfe0
Is to corSromiSe."
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SECRETARY BAKER INVITES
cONGRESSMEN ABROAD

Several members of the House
military committee will accompany
Secretary Baker to Europe at his in
vitation to inspect the American
Array OF occupation and American
camps. They expect to sail from New
York or the George Washington soon
after April 1.
Representatives Dent of Alabama.
Fields, Kentucky; Olney, Massachu-
setts; Nichols. South Carolina; Har-
rison, virginia: Anthony, Kansas. and
Hull, Iowa, have accepted the invita-
tion. Representatives Quin, Missis-
sippi; Caldwell, New York; Wise OF
Georgia; Greene. Vermont, and NORM
ana Crago. Pennsylvania, who are ab-
senf from Washington, also will be
tive KAhn dk California, who WIN be
eoufMittee chairman IN the next Com
Efesa. IL already on his way abroad.
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U. S. AVIATOR MAY MAKE
FIRST OVER-OCEAN TRIP
Claimed the Chances, Flying East.
ward, Are Better Than When Pro-
ceeding in Opposite Direction.
By JUNTUs b. WoOD.
CabIegram to The Evening" Star ar
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1919

n JSSACS 6s "OODs
Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyrixht. 1919.
CoBLENz, Germany, March 1e.-The
chances Of an American aviator fly
ing eastward from the shores of the
United States and winning the honor
of the first American transatlantic
flight are considered better than those
of a European flyer attempting to
come westward. according to Ameri-
can Army aviators. The proposed feat
is the principal topic of conversation
in aerial circles here. The proba-
biIity that number of lives will be
lost in the attempt is not considered.
so accustomed are present day avia-
tors to facing death.
Flying conditions are favorable for
a start from the American side since
the prevailing winds are toward the
east" said Brig. Gen. BENJAMIN d.
Fou1ois, head of the American expe-
dition aviation service. Another big
factor is that of the fog banks along
the shores of America. A flyer leav-
ing the fog behind at the start OF
voyage has great advantage over
flight is. almost completed with a
possibility of losing his bearings and
perishing almost when he had reach
ed his destination.
"An ideal condition is to make the
longest leg of the voyage at night, as
it is easier for an aerial mariner to-
find his bearings by the aid of the
north star than II is in the day time
have no doubt that such flight is
possible. The Navy is now back of
its flyers and the Army probably will
do likewise, though there is the possi-
bility that some outsider will win the
prize. However. 1t will be a former
in the war"
Aviators here say that the flight
could be attempted tomorrow and
scores are willing to make the at
tempt were the right kind of plane
only ready.
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FAvoRs LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
Senator Spencer Suggests Needed
Amndments to Present Covenant.

ST. LOUIS. March 11.-United Statea
Senator SeIden P. Spencer Of Mis-.
souri,, one of the thirty-nine rspub.
lican senators who signed Senator
Lodges resolution declaring the pro..
posed covenant of the league Of na-
tions unacceptable in its present
form, said on his arrival here from
washington that he was heart ana
soul in favor of a league OF nations,
and believed such a league is certatn
to be formed. and did not see how any
one could oppose such league
He said certain amendments to the
proposed covenant can be made. 0ne
Of the amendments he proposes IL =:
definite recognition of the powers e3
the United States Constitution. ah4S
another u that our tradittonal sci
Dronacr Of things Amerfean must ~
SoecgnlaoA. 4hfs, he eaiA. meASE
mainly the Monroe 4ectrine-
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FORMER KAISER ARCH CRIMINAL.
TOBE CONFERENCES BRANDING

PARIS. March lot will be the
fate Of former Emperor William to
be branded for all time as an arch
criminal by the solemn declaration
of all the nations assembled at the
peace conference. to which even his
own country may be called upon to
subscribe in the peace terms, accord
ing to the present plans of what is
believed to be majority of the COM
mission on responsibility for the war.
The report of this commission will
be ready within a few days, and the
indications are that the members
are harmonious on the main points.
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There are likely TO be differences,
however, regarding subordinate Ger
man officials. although at present a
majority of the commission is under
stood to hold that they can be pun
ished for orders given or acts per-
mitted by them in violation of the
national laws of Germany or the
rules of war. Such rule would ap-
ply to the officer who put to death
Capt. Fryatt, but not to the execu-
TONER of the death sentence upon
Edith Cavell, who. It is pointed out,
might have been technically guilty
of espionage. No doubt is felt as
to the liability to punishment of a
German officer taken prisoner OF war
and found guilty of atrocities.
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<'Mittel Europa's" New Frontiers, as Fixed
at Paris Conference, Reduce Germany's
Area to Less Than That of SPANS.
FORMER REALM OF KAISER WILHELM
WILL HEREAFTER STOP AT THE RHINE
Measure Of the Nations Loss However Is Not Expressed in Miles
But in Iron and Coal Deposits-Amy Cut to 100000, Navy
Seized and Restrictions Against Armaments Laid
By FRANK II. SIMONDS.

Special Dispatch to
PARIS, March 1O-During President Wilson's absence in
America the lines treaty Versailles have been
the larger side drawn and substantially agreed to.
fourth of the great European settlements counting the
treaty of Wephaa and the treaties of Utrecht and of Vienna
outline, and if may judge from past great
settlements larger the which being
peted will endure and give form and character Europe
and to the world for century come.
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May Cause a Split.

Senators feel also that bringing into
the question the Monroe doctrine In
connection with the league of nations
may be. the rock upon which the whole
project may split. 1t, is, believed that
this country will never adopt a policy
which runs counter to the Monroe doc
tripe and at the same time it is fhought
that insistence by Japan upon setting up
another Monroe doctrine" will assured
" provoke resistance from EuropeaB
nations.
5 President Wilson is expected to re-
sist proposed amendment of the plan
upon the ground that it win open the
door for amendments which in the emo
might imperil the carrying out of what
seems to be the desire of all the world
some kind of concert among nations t.
prevent wars. He will, il is thought
here, cite the proposed Monroe doctrine
amendment as striking example Of the
danger Of amending in any way.
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W. P. Borland's Body at Coblenz

COBLENZ. March 10 (by the Asso-
ciated Press). - The body of Repre-
sentative w. p. Borland OF Missouri.
who died several weeks ago OF in
fusnza while Visiting the American
Coblen5 on the way to the United
States In charge of the tr1nsporfa- &
ton department of Fthe Army. The
body viii be taken down the Riiine
to Rotterdam, there to be placed On
steamship.
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Blow Theater Safe in Aisle

NEW YORK, March 11.-Burglars
who probably hid in the Adelphi Thea
ter on upper Broadway. after Sunday
nights performance. later moved the
safe from the box office to the center
aisle. blew it open and stole $1,000 in
cash and $2.500 in liberty bonds.
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Funeral Of Edward F. Kearney,

ST. LOUIS. March 11.-Funeral serv-
| Ices for Edward r.. KeaYney, president
OF the Wahsh railroad, who died
yesterday. win be conducted in New
Orleans Thursda-.
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15O-M|LE TALK BY RADIO
Secretary Daniels and Ensign in
Navy Flying Boat Make New
Wireless Record.

Secretary Daniels talked today by
radio telephone with, Ensign Harry
Fagenwater in a Navy flying boat
en- route from Washington to Hamp-
ton roads. Contamination was es-
tablished at distance of more than
$50 miles. by TAR the longest trans
mission of rhdio telephone signals
with an ahplane in flight ever
achieved.
Uses Desk Telephone.
The Secretary used the ordinary
desk teI4phone on his desk at the
Navy Department. .Oficers in charge
OF the deyelopment aof radio sig
mailing including Rear Admiral GrIf-
.ffx~ ghfef ofAfhe bureau of-&t6aW en-
ginSering, were grouped around the
7dr. Daniels spoke OF his pleasure
iY making a TEST of the constantly
Improving Navy apparatus and asked
the ensign how far away his machine
was. After a moments delay the Of
;ficer replied that he was then more
than $50 miles from Washington and
flying at high altitude.
Call It Extreme Range.
The officer's voice came very in
distinctly toward the end of the con-
yersation, as the distance Increased.
The experts at the department said
the $50 miles was practically the ex-
treme range Of radio telephonic COM
munication with an aircraft with
present equipment, and more than
double any previous distance. COW
cred in a similar test.
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Purpose of Lloyd George.

One of Premier Lloyd Georges maiE
purposes in substituting voluntary
1seryice for the conscription systGm
was to pave the way for the diysp-
pearance of the conscription syi,tem
thFoughout Europe. as it was lI1ved
that the effect OF the abolition OF the
system In Germany would be thai the
other European countries would gem
orally follow 1t, thus ending tn : men
ace OF large standing armies and
their provocation of warfare
The council already has adopted the
pavai terms OF the treaty Sexcert for
q few reserved provisions, which viii
be discussed tomorrow.
The progress that has been made
with the work of framiJIg the peace
treaty insures the comIdetion Of the
task by March 20. TLe first rough
draft will be in readiny,ss when Presi-
dent Wilson arrives iH France Thurs
day, and the revisiqn win be CON
ciuded before the 2Gth.
Soon to Gail Germans.
1t is the present. purpose of the
peace conferees to call the Germans
to Versailles s(oon after March 20
probably from March % to March 25'
The document then will be
es,ss and ths case easgan tasg are dsle ne,
prepared to sign it at once they will
be given the opportunity to return
to Germany to consider it and re-
turn for Ehe formal signing at Yer
This plan obviates the necessity of
holding sessions for debate at Yer
sailles and restricts the functions to
be conducted with the Germans to the
deltveJy of the document and their
return for its signature or such other
actiqa as they desire to take
Bernstorf Not to Serve.
IT is known definitely that Count
Vj,n Bernstorff. former German am
hassador to the United States will not
Joe one OF the German delegates at
Versailles.
The presence of Premier I.loyd
George in Paris is permitting of daily
conferences OF the premiers of the
powers as sort of steering commit
tee to direct the course of the main
wosk of the conference. The session
this morning was attended by Pre-
miers Clemepceau and Lloyd George
and Col. House, representing President
Wilson.
Premier Orlando of Italy will join
the other premiers tomorrow and
when President Wilson arrives it is
expected that these conferences of the
government heads gradually will take
the place of the council of the great
powers. which experience has shown
to give too much time to speeches.
The conferences of the premiers on
the other hand. are providing an ef-
fective executive organization for the
rapid discharge of business. This rap
idity insures the drafting of the peace
within the limit fixed, week from
next Thursday.
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Had $5. .1S in Purse.

81 had s5.1S in my purse she, said,
land was absolutely alone in the battle
of life, but confident that God and
Amelia Barr were a multitude
She turned to literature for living.
Henry Ward Beecher employed her on
the staff of his new journal. the Chris
tian Union This led to an acquafn-
tance with many of the leading liter
airy men of the day. Working day and
night to support her family. she soon
established market for her literary
wares.
MY expenses at the time." said Mrs.
Barr. were $50 a week l had to
make this. Sometimes / made less,
sometimes more"
When fifty years old. and confined to
her home with illness, she began to
elaborate short story into a novel.
The result was her first novel, Jan
Vedder's Wife" From that day until
her death Mrs. Barr wrote novels.
short stories, poems and magazine and
newspaper articles constantly. and, as
she once said: Il never wrote a story
which / was unable to SELL"
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Mr.. Taft's Fears Not Shared.

Mr.. Taft's apprehensions lest the re-
publican party lose favor by opposing
the world league covenant is not shared
by all the republican senators. Some of
them are rather inclined to think that
Mr.. Taft has narrowly escaped an en-
barrassing political situation for him-
self by coming out with indorsement
of the proposed amendments to, the
Presidents plan which he at first sup
ported unreservediy,
Senators are following with deep!
est interest suggestions which are
creeping into discussions of the
league Of nations that II the plan Ii
amended specifically to exclude nuiii.
fication of the Monroe doctrine. Japan
is to ask for recognition OF her
claimed preponderance OF interest ~
eastern Asia
If the United States is to have =
Monroe doctrine for the western hemts
sphere. Japan, it is being suggested
may claim a Monroe doctrine of her
own for eastern Asia Senators feel
sure that such demand, IL made, Will
be resisted by some of the European
nations, although 1t would not be par.
ticularly objectionable to the United
States.
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MRS. AMELIA BARR,
AUTl|()RES, DEAD
Success Won by Pen After
Many Misfortunes in y
Early Life.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 11.-Ame1ia z.
Barr, the authoress. died last night at
her home in Richmond Hill, this city.
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Wrote sixty-Three Books.

a
Mrs. Amelia e. Barr passed the lrst
half of her life in comparative OBJ
scurity. She ventured upon her first
novel when she was fifty years of age.
During the following thirty-three
years she produced her books at the
rate of about two year, until she
had sixty-three to her credit. In ad-
dition she had written hundreds of
short STORIES poems and magazine
articles. For fifteen consecutive years
she supplied an average of a poem
and short story a week to one pub
| licatfon.
''rhe first time / tried my hand at
/ literature" she said. was when / was
six years old. l amused myself by
putting one of the Psalms into verse.
The reward for my first literary yen-
ture was a sound whipping. That
kept me quiet until I was twelve. At
that age l perpetrated crude and
turgid tragedy on the life Of Seneca
It is the only tragedy / have ever
written. have lived all my tragedies
since then In my booksf have put all
the happiness that / could imagine. !"
Native of England.
Tragedies came early in her life She
was born IN ulverstone. Lancaster Eng
land, in 1881, with the name of Amelia
Huddleston. As little girl, she lost
three young brothers in quick success
sion by death. Then came straitened
finances for the family. Shes set out as
a teacher to earn her own livelihood
Finally settling in Scotland she met and
married at the age of nineteen Robert
Barr, young Scotch mill owner Barr
soon lost his mills and money.
The young couple came to America
in 1853 to start life anew. They lived
and worked in Chicago. Memphis. Har
risburg (Tex.), Galveston and Austin.
Mrs. Barr helping out by teaching
school. slt-
They were living in comfortable cir
cunstances in Galveston in 1857. when
yellow fever swept the city, and during
the epidemic Mrs. Barr lost her hus-
band and three sons-all the male mem
bers of her family.
She faced life anew for the third time
with three daughters and little money.
Her attempts at self-support proved
fruitless in the Texan city At the age
of forty she arrived in New York.
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Hun Ability to Pay.

] 10 fact little mentioned but
widely perceived here that the pay
nne1t which Germany can make even
m Ae remote future will hardly cover
IL cost Of restoring tn devastated
43ooSotA win . esnaller payment for
- dettrNyeA mseclhnAt marine Of urs
ante9'ns<teaS. YET he fact - obvt(us
Aud on1i5sDus thsk colossal debts wzAch
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Mr.. TAFT'SPOS|1|ON
ON LEAGUE PUZZLES
Republican Senators Discuss
the Effects of His Sugges-
tion of Amendment.
NOT AFRAID OF ISSUE

Cabied advices from Paris that
former President Taft's suggestions Of
amendment of the league of nations
constitution are receiving the attens
tion OF the peace commissions were
read with interest by. senators today.
The naive admission in the dispatch
that everything is in allegiance pending
the arrival of President Wilson, who
will decide the question of amend-
ments, was not overlooked.
Republican senators are somew hat
puzzled by Mr.. Taft's position. They
say he seems to be toting water on
both shoulders." He announces him-
self to be in sympathy with the de-
mands for amendment of the plan
demands FIRST presented by republican,
senators--and then admonishes res
publicans not to make opposition to-
the league a party question, He
thinks that labor. the clergy, the cob
iegians and intellectuals generally are
In favor of a league of nations to pre-.
vent war, and he fears that the res
publican party will lose by opposing
it.
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classsd as Administrators Policy

The league of nations eonstftutips
is an ADMINISTRATION policy rather
80 ~ 4emQcfatic policy. as t3te GO
st9nds now, Aess senators derlafeE
Ptkejdept Wilson and his cAbfnafs
an4 - most devoted partfsan fn3l4V4us
stz1n4 hy the league constitution without
qu6sti1Di1fg 1ecarse the 'Presiderit pHlzte
1t Ia suflicfent Tor the othsrA and -:
Gauss he says IL is all right thsy seeek.
no further, but take it on hts saysGb&
Bhf some other democrAts--men sncaRs
as, Champ Clark, William J. Bryan and
q group of democratic senators-wanf
the league plan amended and are not
going to indorse it unqualihedly.
: So. the senator's think. there is 2
difference between the republicans
making a party issue out Of opposi-
ton to the administration's scheme OF
a constitution and opposition to -
general leaf ne of nations plan. There
is not republican, senator who fear9
inability to draw the distinction and
make it plain to the country, and
many of them are in favor of going
the limit" In putting the Republican
party in resistance to the draft as II
is now presented by the President.