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5OOU.S. RAIDERS
DUE HERE JULY1
Flying Squadron of Revenue
Agents to Enforce Prohibi-
ton in New York.
DRASTIC WORK PLANNED
Experts in Hunting Illicit
Stills in Mountains Will
Seek City Offenders.
Speeia. Despatch 10 THE sux.

WASHINGTON. March 14.--Five hun
dred of the best special officers of the
Internal Revenue Bureau are being
organized by Daniel L. Porter, Assist
ant Chief of Revenue Agents, 70 op-
crate in New York upon the day pro.
hibition becomes effective. Mr. Porter
has just returned from a series OF iy-
ing raids in the hill counties of the
Carolinas and Tennessee, where he has
put virtually every Illicit still out OF
operation. He is regarded as the most
thoroushgoing still hunter in the Gov
crnment employ, and makes public an
nouncement that what has been done
In the untrammelled haunts Of the
mountaineer can be done with even
more precision in the Broadway can
yon.
Chief Porter Will direct all Of the law
Enforcement in the Second Rsvenea dis
tTic5, with full authority to build up Ills
owh organization. lie announces that
he VIII personally take charge of the
mort important, or high class raids
Rumors of secret stiIIs.
There is nothing said about the source
from which the information that New
FORK was to be deluged by the coils
that maize liquor grow out Of its ma
tive state, but in Congress circles II
has been reported that the brewing in
terests, In between their campaign for
the extinction of the pernicious smoking
habit, have drawn up a constitution and
bylaws for the evasion OF the law. II
has been reported that thousands OF
little stills arc TO be manufactured to
lend what comfort they may to the
family homes OF New Workers who will
have no place to go when the town
closes its barrooms.
Il has been reported also that fore
sighted persons of that city have been
gathering unto themselves after the
manner of kings. wine cellars of respec-
liability. Chief Porter will not have the
right to search unless the neighbors all
flock in to enjoy the particular wine
cellar of any particular persons. but
his presence in the city with his flying
500, III just the measure of the chief
agents personality, siIod gloom where
there was a ray of s;mmcrng sunshine.
skilled Raiders in squad.
Chief Porter .s a native of-Virginia
and has been in the revenue service for
many years. lie was appointed to his
present post in 1917. and Is being hon
ored BY assignment to New York for
what is officially called his genius for
investigation" In his detachment of
plain clothes men who will present TO
New York Tor the frst time the "reve-
nooers' OF the border States he has
chosen a number of the secret service
men who accompanied him on his last
raids.
All are men tried and true, having
been shot at in Kentucky. the Carolinas,
Tennessee. Mississippi, Arkansas and
even in Missouri, but they are scatholess.
They are ordered TO track down the
hidden caches in New York with the
same vigilance, and expect there will be
enough doing on and after July to
keep all 500 of them busy.
The agents also will have something
10 do with chasing tax dodgers,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-15
WILSON MEETS
TWO PREMIERS
WITHOUT DELAY
Finds Lloyd George Wait
ing When Delayed Train
Reaches Capital.
JOIN CLEMENCEAU LATER
President Expected to Return
in June, Calling Congress
That Month.
JOIN CLEMENCEAU LATER
By a star Correspondent Of THE SUN.


PARIS, March 14.-For the second
time President Wilson has arrived in
Paris, but his welcome to-day was
quite different from the first time.
Several thousand persons were at the
Inyalldes station when his train drew
in, and the first hand stretched out
to greet him was that of Premier
Clemenceau, who appeared as lively
as ever, despite the fact that since
he last saw the President he had re-
ceived an anarchists bullet in his
body. The two conversed earnestly
for several minutes.
The President plunged into work
at once. lie had an appointment at
, O'Clock to-day with Premier Lloyd
George. but the latter was waiting
for him at his new home when he
arrived there. and the conference
began at once. The President was
looking exceedingly we'll and fit for
the hard work ahead of him. in
fact. Rear Admiral Grayson. his per-
sonal physician, says that he is in
grand shape.
Some Of the friends of the Presi-
dent learned from him that he ex-
poets to he in Paris this time until
June and probably will call an extra
session Of Congress just before he
sails. The Congress will meet in
June.
Immediately on his arrival the
President became the central figure
of the Peace Conference. After his
meeting with Premier Lloyd George
at his house there was long con
ference at the Hotel Crillon. the
American headquarters, in which the
President, the British Prime Minister
and the French Premier participated.
This was to enable him to get their
latest ideas in regard TO speedy
pe;sce treaty.
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BERLIN, March - delayed .-Twen-
ty-four members of the defunct Peo-
pies Marine Division were summarily
executed yesterday as the result Of
their attempt TO make an armed at
tack on Government troops in the
building in a downtown section OF
Berlin, where the offices OF the divi-
sion's paymaster were located. In
addition, $50 members OF the former
Sailors Guard were arrested and i'm
pris0ned to await the action OF mill
tary court
The whole procedure was the result
OF a coup by men under Gustave
Noske. the Minister of Defence. When
he was informed OF the location of the
treasury of the Marine Division and
OF the fact that Tuesday was pay day
for II he proceeded TO occupy the quar-
ters in the early morning hours. The
marines, who had been in hiding for
several days previously, soon began TO
put in an appearance for the purpose
OF drawing their back pay. They were
promptly arrested, searched and con-
Quoted under heavy guard to the
Moabit Jail. Two dozen OF the men
who attempted armed resistance were
promptly shot.
The paymaster's quarters were found
stocked with munitions dunn dun cart
ridges. machine guns and hand gren-
AIDES. The funds in the treasury were
seized The identity of the marines
waa- fully established. as all of them
carried time books.
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EBERT NEAR END
UNLESS HELPED
Fall Within Fortnight Feared
if Allies Do Not En-
tend Aid.
AMERICA URGES ACTION
British Join L. S. Delegates in
Stand and Outlook Seems
Promising.
Special Wireless Despdfck 10 THE SuS.
Copyright 1873; aR RIGHTS reseypsd,

PARIS. March 14.-Never since the
first armistiee With Germany was
signed four months ago has the situa-
ton in that country been so critical as
it is now. Never was the need for far
sighted, clean cut. united action by the
victorious Allies so urgent. If they
would save themselves from the double
menace Of the new born Bolshevism on
the one hand and the reborn autocracy
on the other.
Unless that action Is taken within
the next fortnight the present German
Government Is likely to fail. With all
its shortcomings, II is more promising
and embodies more of democratic
ideals than anything that is likely to
succeed it. Upon its stability depends
the stability OF whatever peace may be
made at the DUAL d'Orsay. and perhaps
Of the Governments that make It.
This is the conclusion reached finally
by the American commission. which
has been inclined in that direction for
some time The British now have
come solidly into line, and the two
combined are eXertlng pressure upon
the French. so that the outlook now is
more promising than at any time since
the Peace Conference first met.
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DR.. MICHAELIs LOSES JOB.
Former Chancellor to Quit POM
eranian rost.

BEEI":;, March, 12 delayed DIR.
Georg Michaelis the former Imperial
Chancellor. Is the latest German states
man slated to join the ranks OF the of.
ticially unemployed.
The Prussian Ministry OF tho Interior
has requested his resignation from the
rost Of over President OF the Province
o. Po'nerania. to which he was an.
pointed after his retirement from the
Chancellorsh!p.
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Tsfng-tno Is Problem.

No attempt it is understood, will be
made at present TO render decision
az to the ultimate possession Of Ger
manys rights, which Is now the SUB
ject OF a controversy between the Jap
anese and Chinese delegations in Paris,
The former holds that Japan acquired
the leasehold by right OF conquest over
the German forces there, although she
IS willing to permit the ultimate status
Of the Shartung peninsula to be de-
term'ncd by the Peace Conference.
China contends the lease was automat-
Ically cancelled by the expulsion OF the
Germans, who originally acquired it by
force. and that the property reyerts TO
China,
1t is expected that the final adjust
ment will be made in the deAni;ive peace
treaty or by the League OF Nations, un-
less IN the meantime the principals 10
the controversy reach a mutually sat
!sfactory agree ment.
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II is held that T. the decision OF the
majority OF the commission we're upheld
1t would of necessity carry with II af
hrmation OF Italy's claims 10 almost all
the eastern shore of the Adrlatic. as we'll
as of other agreements for the disposi
ion of colonial possessions which have
been regarded as proper subjects for &C
ton OF the Supreme Council and the
Peace Conference itself.
A point OF especial interest is that the
action was taken by the commission
through n combination OF votes of Great
Britain. France and Italy.
The Supreme Council virtually has de-
cided to include in the preliminary
treaty OF peace n requirement that Ger
many shall relinquish her leasehold OF
Tsing-tao and all properties and con-
cessons on the Shantung peninsula.
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HARBOR STRIKE
MAY END TO-DAY
IN COMPROMISE
Crucial Negotiations Begun
by Federal Conciliator
for Adjustment.
COAL FAMINE Is FEARED
Both Sides Ask Enright for
PrOtcction-Crew Recruit
inr Is Conducted.
COAL FAMINE Is FEARED

The strike Of marine workers of the
. rt Of New York, which for almost
t|o weeks hF led up all harbor traffic
save that Ct he railroads, the army
and I, may. reached a crisis last
night. and to-day will decide whether
negotiations begun yesterday between
the boat owners and James L. Hughes
Commissioner OF Cancellation of the
United States Department OF Labor,
will be successful, or whether II is to
be fight to a finish between employ
ers and employees, with an attempt of
the former to import strike breakers
and operate boats with on-union
crews.
The possibility OF a coal famine,
which vas thought to have been
eliminated by. the return of the rail
roads marine workers to their jobs,
again began to bulk big yesterday in
the situation created by the harbor
strike. 1t was learned that coal has
been merely drtbbling in and that
many factories are on the verge of
being compelled to close.
The coal carrying railroads have
depended always to an important ex-
TENT on independent owners of tugs.
lighters and scows for transporting
coal across the river No one of the
roads ever has maintained anywhere
near enough boats of It's own to satisfy
the demands OF this traffic. For in
stance. the Pennsylvania Railroad on
enc recent day had as many as eighty
privately owned boats under charter
for various purposes.
Virtually all Of the great quantities of
cosl Dumped by the Pennsylvania, the
Lehish Valley and the Reading at the
terminals at Perth Apboy and South
Amboy always have been brought to
New York by private boats. This coal
has bean piling up within sight OF New
York during the strike.
rhe dependence OF the railroads on
outside boats has operated also TO cause
congestion of general freight at tho
piers. This constitutes another factor
o. the situation that has possibilities OF
serious trouble.
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TROTZKY NEAR ASSASSINATION
bullet Passes Through Hat and
kiIIs Member Of star.

LONDON, March 15.--Leon TrotzNy. tie
Bolshcvik Minister Of War and Marine
escaped assassination by an inch last
Sunday. according to a despatch to the
Daily Mail from Helslngfors.
1rotzky was returning to Petrogrsd
from visit to the Red Army on the
Riga front When the trai stopped at
small station three members Of the
Red guard fired several shots at him
n he was leaving 4 sleeping car
The same evening Trotzky related tho
incident to the PetroErad So:iot and he
showed a bullet hole in his hat less
than an inch above his head. lie added
that one member Of his STAFF was killed
by the shots an danother slightly
wounded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-15
Troops Think About
Tobacco Many Hours

THOUSANDS of soldiers over
seas spend many hours think
ing about tobacco and wonder
ing whether their supply will hold
out until new stores arrive. Many
are without smokes for days.
then, when the much needed to-
bacco is distributed, how the
doughboys shout for joy,
Read the extracts from cards
sent to fund donors. These
thanks, some almost wistful ap-
peals, are printed on page 10.
WARNING! THE sun TO-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
tion or publication. 1t employs
no agents Or solicitors.
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REDS BATTLEIN
BERLIN SUBURBS
Clashes Continue. Many Per-
sons Being Killed and Hurt
at Lichtenberg.
MORGUES OVERLOOKING
Spartacans Bomb Numerous
Buildings and Inflict Con-
siderable Damage.

LONDON. March II. Spartacan
forces still retain part OF the Berlin
suburb Of Lichtenberg and are stub
bornly resisting the Government
forces, an Exchange Telegraph des-
patch from Copenhagen says, Fight
ing is continuing in Lichtenberg and
also in the Karlshorst district
Numerous persons have been killed
and wounded in the fighting. Many
buildings have been destroyed by
bombs.
The despatch says that only a few
messages are reaching Copenhagen
from Berlin and that these are de-
layed
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New strike Is Threatened.

In connection with the situation as it
Affects the railroads, II was reported
yesterday that deck hands, firemen and
oilers were not satisfied with the terms
o: :He settlement made, for them by the
union leaders and were talking OF caus-
inE 4 new strike.
Tho railroad marine workers have
protested asaia,t handling freight di-
veIted from tho Jay street terminal.
BrooslyR. This terminal is private on
terPrjsa with It's own boats for carrying
Height 70 the Jersey terminals for ship
ment West. Many important industries
Including big sugar refiners made uso
Of It's facilities. The railroad men said
they went back TO work TO handle rail-
road freight only and .tgat II thoy
worked on f,e;sht from private ter
ninHls they would be helping to break
the strike Of the unions against the pri-
Sa.e boat owncrC
'Nns conference yeEterday afternoon
mc-c nearly nnnroarh"d an aulicabla ad-
iLs.n"ut OF The dispute than any other
s,0cA the port workers quit Because
OF ;hc intense cnnlty existing between
the labor leaders and the boat owners
t. was useless To bring them together
Concliator IFuynss saw that while this
condition held there was little chance of
SUCCESSFUL ncSotiatton tpWard n settle
Ineut. 80 he met with lhe strikers com
'nittee yesterday morning and r%Geived
tdeir last word Os terms upon which
they would return 10 work. Then he
tcl&phoned Paul Bonyngs. counsel for the
boat owners. and askol for a meeting
with their executive committee.
Hundreds or strikers were waiting al
union headquarters in tho Ordway
Building. Newark, at . o'clock last night
when william Wepner, strike leader.
-.nd fIarry Jones, president of. the Pat
c"son local go; back from Washington.
Nepner and Jones said there would be
nothing 10 say until after meeting Of
tle Joint conference board of union rep
Tesontatlvos this morning. Certainly
lie strikers viii! not return to their cars
before noon, and there was nothing In
no attitude of the leaders to Indicate
that they would yield anything unless
The company recognized tho union.
For two hours he argued with
Bonyngc, Joseph ]. Glatzmeyer. presi-
don't OF tho New York Boat Owners AS
ISOLATION; Harry NJ. Lee, president Of
the Lighterage Association. and Joseph
H. 'oran, president of the New York
Tow Boat Exchange. The meeting was
held in the Lawyers Club. l15 Broad
way.
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WILSON INSISTS UPON LEAGUE OF NATIONS AS NOW DRAWN;
WANTS 1T INCORPORATED AT ONCE IN THE PEACE TREATY.
HE PURPOSES TO IGNORE MONROE DOCTRINE IN COVENAN
Supreme Council to Set
Military Terms To-day

paris, March 14.-The Su-
preme War Council will meet
tomorrow at P. NJ. to consider
the definite military and naval
conditions to be imposed upon
Germany.
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Hope. Britain VIII Keep Sea Rule

LoNpoN, March 14,-Sir Edgar Bow
ring, the Newfoundland High Commis-
sioner~i London. at a luncheon tendAred
him by the British Empire League ex.
pressed the hope that Great Britain
would never hand over her maritime
rights to any League OF Nations.
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Poincare at station.

The Presidential party was met d.
the station by President poiucare and
Nine. Poincare, Premier Clemenceau
Foreign Minister Pichou. Andre Tardieu,
Gen. Berdoulat. the Military Governor
of Paris Major-Gen. Mordacq. head Of
the Military Cabinet of the Ministry of
War; Secretary OF State Lansing, Gen.
Bliss and Henry White. American repre-
sentative OF the Peace Mission: Ambas-
ssdor Sharp and Admiral Benson.
President Polncare gave President
Wilson a cordial greeting during a brief
Continued on Second Page.
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American Bark destroyed by Fire

bUESos AfREs, aiarlh 1.-THE Amer
lean auxiliary bark City OF Gulfport.
bound from Port Arthur, Texas. FOR
Mo1tevideo. was burned carly to-day in
La T'lata roadstead.
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Paper Club Against Britain.

When all OF these facts became
known there was a storm OF protest. 1t
looked to Republicans in the Senate and
House alike TO be nothing more than a
paper club TO try to force England to
agree to limiting national naval arma-
ments rather than engage in another
battleship building race, this time with
The army appropriation bill will not
be rushed because there is more than
likely to be a complete upset Of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-15
PICKWICK PAPERS BRINGS Ss25
First Edition of Famous Work IL
sold In London.

I"pyTIDHT IFIF' AT FDN.S rcEfrrff.
LoNpo%, March IA copy of the
first edition OF the Pickwirk Papers
Gs7S) has been sold at Solhc1y's cor
sS?5.
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Morsues All Overcrowded.

CoPESHAGEN March l4-The number
of victims OF the latest Spartacan dis
turoance in Berlin. according to the
ZoitpuO am Mutd1 OF that city, is so
great that it is difficult to find accom-
dations for the bodies In the BFflin
morgues. The paper reports that there
are 1876 bodies in the norgue in Han
overstrasse. OF which forty-two have
not been identified. The capacity OF the
morgue Is exhausted.
BASEL, March 1S (delayed). - The
Berlin insurrection may be considered
as suppressed. Gustavs Noske, the Min
lister OF Defence, announced in the Ma
tional Assembly al Weimar yesterday, Il
German despatch reports. Only one
suburb remained to be cleared OF the
Spartacans, the Minister stated.
The disarmament OF the population
must be fastened, Herr Noske said.
at is especially the fault OF certain
newspapers. notably the Frcihoit and
the Red Flag" continued the Minister.
that acts OF pillage. brigandage and
murder have been committed In Berlin,
as they have been melting the people for
months past. The Independent Social
lists did all they could to support these
disgraceful, shameless actions. The
great mass OF the workmeH OF Berlin
are honest men, but. as in all great
movements, ..npure elements <>seem 70
have crept in among the loyal, thoughts
f:;, workers The hyenss ~ the revc-
luton began to intrigue before martial
Law wos proclaimed and before the
troops had been ordered TO advance upon
Berlin."
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Need for Haste shown,

All the information that comes to
Paris from many sources concerning
Germany shows the need for haste. One
well Informed specialist said to-day {:
Events in Germany are rushing toward
crisis" Although, according to re-
ports from Berlin, the Government forces
have gained a victory over the Sparta
cans this is believed here 10 be only
a lull IN the storm.
On the one hand It is predicted that
the Spartscans are only scotched and
will break out again, while on the other
the reactionary elements are becoming
Increasingly bold. Between these two
millstones the German Government is
losing influence daily. Most Of the peo-
pie seem to have decided that It is a
failure because 1t promised food and
work gnd has produced neither and so
far II has failed entirely 10 blum the
Allies and gain some advantage for Ger
many
Americans who have just returned
from Berlin say the atmosphere there
indicates an approach TO desperation ::
tire people are losing hope and are
ready for almost anything. The time
will come soon when they will support
or at least tolerate, either the Sparta
cans or the reactionaries, If either make
a strong effort TO seize power.
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The ch!of subjec, OF the discussion was
the determination OF body Of arbitra-
ton which ,sould have Jurisdiction over
this and any future harbor disputes.
The sew Yorl; Harbor Wage ADJUST
nisn: Board IL now defunct. being alb
soibea by the National Adjustment Com
ialss.on when the boat owners ignored
'kat beard. and Mother sido will have
any thing further to do with the National
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Ready TO Rescue Kaiser.

The activity of the reactionaries Is
attracting particular attention. although
It is not 70 spectacular as that OF the
Spartacans. II is pretty well established
that army officers and others Of tho
old regime have attempted to make secret
arrangements to spirit the former Kaiser
out OF Holland. certainly II the Allies
decide 10 arrest him and probably in
any event, IL conditions for his return
to Germany are believed to have he
come favorable.
The Psn-German League has become
active again in circulating its prera-
ganda. 1t Is highly significant that this
league is distributing circulars advocat-
ing the return of the former Kaiser 10
"seclusion' in Germany. attacking those
who blame him FOR the war and lauding
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg and es-
peciAly Gen. Ludendorff. who rs far
more popular than the OH Field Marshal.
Onicers or the oid army OF all ranks
remain faithful in the main 10 the old
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