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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
SUPREME COUNCIL
CONSIDERS PLANS
0F DISARMAMENT
Action OH Military and
Naval Terms Deferred
Until Monday.
PRESIDENT is DETAINED
AND SENDS COL. HOUSE
Polish Frontier of Germany Was
Subject Slated for Con-
sideration.
SEAT OF LEAGUE UNDECIDED
Declare Treaty Now Being FRAMED
Will Be Definite, and Not Pre-.
lininarY, Document.
SEAT OF LEAGUE UNDECIDED
fRy Associated Press.


PARIS March 15.-The Supreme war
council resumed its session this after
noon c'witn distinguished array OF
military anG civilian chiefs. expecting
that President Wilson would be pres.
ent for the final consideration of the
military. naval and aerial terms OF
the German disarmament
The President did not attend. how
ever. Colonel House taking his place
as the draft of the terms in treaty
form had not been completed In time
to permtt! of study before tho meet
Ing. The President received the full
draft late today, and went over it to-
night article by article with Genera,
Bliss ndaAdmiral Benson at the Paris
White House.
with the President absent the coun.
Gil deferred the military and naval
terms until Monday. =
me next subject on the program, but
the British Prime Minister was not
99aeeparegi5tq proceed. SO this also was
Gil-room. soon after learning that
President Wilson would not attend. and
proceeded to the White House" for '. a
conference, on the situation.
NO DECISION MADE
s0SfbtAti lE HIsADQ UARrERs
SafaaSo dccision has yet been made CON
corning the seat OF tho league of ma.
tiona buts chs GS!itfstei. of ForoiEn AZ.
fairs of Belgium has written, Offering
one ,ofst he {histot palaces or Brussels
as the nome OF the league, if Brussels
IS chosen. The prevailing American
sentiment continues to be favorable to
Leon Bourgeois, French delegate on
the league of nations, will hold a con-
terence with Colonel House tomorrow.
concerning two proposed amendments
20 the covenant The amendments deal
W.h investigations by the league of
the military status of all the member
Frank Hitchcock accompanied NJ.
BOURGEOIS and the American delegates
VINO attended the league of nations
congress atLondon, but Is now back in
Paris taking an active interest in the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
SOLDIERS OF VIRGINIA
D0CkAT NEWPORT NEWS
Battlcship New Jersey Brings Home
Men Who Saw Hard Ser
vice In France.
FIVE RICHMoNDERs In LIST
Many Are Unfit for Further Duties
of War, but Declare That They
Never Felt Better in All Their
Lives.
FIVE RIcHMoNDERs IN LIST
Especial to The Times-Dispatch. I

tspecial to The Times Dispatch1
:, NE WPORT NEWS, VA. March 15.-
veterans Of the old Virginia infantry
ana other troops from the Old Domin-
ION, who saw hard service over there.
arrived here this morning on the bat
tieship New Jersey after eighteen
days on the water. Many of them
had peen wounded in action, and were
lhFalioed home as physically unfit for
turther duty, but they declared they
never felt better in their lives, and
swung their heavy packs up the street
ana out to the casual camp with the
ease OF the hardened war veteran.
Ihey were In the. st. Afghan en-
barkation camp for several weeks and
declared that was the worst experi-
encc of their lives. .s.s
Amohg those included in the NAG.
senger.l ist We're the following Il CLAY,
Eusssti. W!nehesteA e. L. Lewis,
SMea1 H a9s aTs & Hi nls wsssaws
Boothe,' Brewster j. r. Foitz. Grab.n,.
!; L. Martin. Chester Gabc Hughes
Money G ga Richard king. Lonceville;
Richmond; James H. Neal. Graham;
Booker, Buuch, Lynchburg; Franlsin
0 0r Bedford; Flarence Fincham.
~ 's''ihS eoh, NeOEBeas heetOn, Ken
bridge: Sergeant Thomas Fl, Slasie,
EN- Eimporia; Sergeant Albert b. Carroll,
Eliot; Sergeant Harvey j. Pleasant
Basic; Salon Hausenfook, Harrison
burg; Sergeant George G. Sbold,
Roanoke; Sergeant Samuel e. Bonsack,
Nv.inton; Sergeant Carl e. Dooley,
ewartsville; Sergeant James W.
Miller stanton; Henry. r. Daniels
charlotte Courthouse: Harry v. Dan,
lei. Lynchburg: Vernon l.. Parsons.
P z Erederiek Morrison, Salt
ROCK: Edgar Smith, Tacoma; James
B; Golding, Chase city; Lewis A.
cha ndier, Black Water: Jennings Nc
Galtands: Ray X. Byers, Roanoke:
Carroll Disc. Daugier; Emory Bowden,
Chincoteague; Walter L. Davis. Lynch
burg; j.. L.. Jefferson, Pocahontas;
Clifford Schab,, Waynesboro; Robert
Parker, TIC Pine Street, Richmond:
George Caldwell. Roanoke: Raymond
Roach. 12s West Fifth Street, South
mouth: Herbert Brinkley, Portsmouth:
Andrew Mahoney, Eli North Vine
Street. Richmond; David Blankenship.
Petersburg; Charles b. Miller, sol Sec,
ond Avenue. Richmond;s William Gar
rett, Lynchburg: William Kenneth, !
Boone Mill. -. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
State CHARITIES BOARD
TO INVESTIGATE PRISON
Governor Davis Orders Probe OF
Floggings and Alleged Cruel
Treatment.
CHARGES DENIED BY WARDEN
Virginin's Chief Executive to Make
Personal Inspection Of Pcniten-
acknowledgements Follow Whip
ping OF Aged DIR. Chamberlin.
CHARGES DENIED BY WARDEN

Charges made against the State
prison management in connection with
alleged cruel treatment OF DR.. Asa w.
Chamberlin, serving life sentence
for the murder Of his brother. Judge
Albert p. Cham berlin. have been re-
ferred by Governor Davis to the State
Board OF Charities and Corrections. DR..
Joseph t. Mastin. secretary OF the
board. will head a committee 10 begin
at once an investigation OF treatment
accorded prisoners generally. it was
announced yesterday.
The charges grew out OF the logging
or DR.. Chamberiin following his at
tempt to escape from the central prison
when the doctor. now nearly sixty four
years old. stole civilian clothes which
we're MANUFACTURED in the building and
IN ms escape He was detected and
CLAIMS PRISONER WAS
LEFT TO SUFFER AGONY
:, This was brought TO the attention OF
ers' Relief Society. OF WASHINGTON,
Mr; budding brought the. case 10. the
as.e.atsoS * Governor Davis in a letter
atrocious. inhumane and Brutal rntai, The he
+ letter also said that DIR. Chamberlin
mad been dashed TO e cross and left
Il
Major j. y. Wood. superintendent Of
the prison. made no denial OF the
charge that the doctor had been nog-
ged. He said he had not been given
as much punishment as he deserved
concerning the Gross" however. Major
wood laughed. 1t developed that the
cross was mattress 10 which
intractable prisoners were some times
iashed as punishment for minor Of
iehses There was no suffering at
superintendent said
GOVERNOR WILL PROBE
PRISON CONDITIONS
Governor Davis has also determined
TO visit the institution soon for the
purpose OF investigating general con-
DR.: Cham berlin is the man who was
convicted OF murder Following the
Hnding OF his brothers dismembere
body buried under fence posts in his
yard in Goochland County He was
convicted con in Gooehland Court in Janu-
Judge John E. rutherford to serve
life sentence in the penitentiary.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
HIGHT HUN. SHIPS
/ ARE APPORT|ONED
/ TO UNITED STATES
mperator, With $4,000 Ton
Capacity, Is Among
\ the List.
VESSEL NOW IN MUD
WILL SOON BE FLOATED
Peven Hundred Vessels Arc
Divided Among the AL
lied Powers.
WILL BRING HOME q. S. TROOPS
)thcr Nations Take Cargo Craft in
Neutral Ports to Garry
Food Supplies.
WILL BRING HOME q. s. TROOPS
)thcr Nations Take Cargo Craft in
Neutral Ports to Garry
Food Supplies.
Icy Associated pre.s1

PAR1S, March 15.--Under the agree
lnent which the Germans made az
brussels. the United States will re-
b;eive eight German ships, which will
pc ready to go TO sea within four days
me vessels are the Zeppelin, of 49,
100 tons; the Prinz Friedrich wilhelm,
|S't l7.000 tons: the Graf WaIdcrsce, OF
$4,000 tons: The Patricia, OF l4,466 tons;
FHe Cap Finistcre, OF 1860 tons; the
pretoria. of 1920 tons: the Cleveland.
kof 5000 tons. and kaiserin Augusta
Victoria, of $4,000 tons.
The giant Impcrator. of $4,000 tons.
Also VIII SO to the United States. AT
nc present time the Imperator is stuck
IN tho mud. blu. II is believed she can
The total ships made available 10
nc aillcs under the agreement NUM-
Geo more more than 700. approximately L.
PLAN TO USE SHIPS
TO RETURN SOLDIERS
The vessels going to the United
ke 81 ti are passenger ships. on account
s yr ,, INC y. desire TO use for
cargo vessels IN neutral ports In South
10 Sas ,c, indies ss;., They viii be permitted
|ilh German crews. but under allied
aags. When ships put out from Ger
man M ports 10 be handed over they will
IN allied Ports tho crews will be
replaced by allied crews and the
Germans returned. There is available
70 Germany approximately 10000 tons
81 pork products. 5000 tons OF beans.
1000 tons no Of rice; and $1,000 tons OF
Rotterdam and on the way there an.
prosinateiy $4,000 tons OF 'breadstuffs
a summary OF the agreement elbows
hise aeeqaing T sas pc gaas by
t t the use of the shipping. and part
IRON s ss,is.h o germany may continue
countries; part from German exports:
part. from the sale of German-owned
foreign securities. and part by tho
use OF. German gold.
post Of gold in the National Bank
Of Belgium at Brussels for use as
collateral
TRANSFER OF SHIPPING
MOST FORMAL AFFAIR
The German delegates TO the confer
snee regarding the taking over by the
allies of the German mercantile fleet
and the provisioning Of Germany def
nitely accented the conditions imposed
by the allies.
The German representatives sat on
one side of long table. while on the
other side were en- equal number of
Sitieu representatives.. There were no
greeting SITUATIONS or amenities Of
any sort. The whole proceedings were
marked by impersonal rigidity. The
chairman OF the German delegation
stared at spot on the table and ad-
ticular.
Several hundred American officers
and seamen attached to the cruiser
and transport forces are already in
French ports to take over the German
ships as they are delivered. 1t was
learned here today. They are to be
supplemented with men from naval
FORCES stationed here. The first of the
German ships is expected to arrive here
shortly after April l.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
TAX-PAY|NG HORDE
CLIMBS OVER TOP
More Than $4,000, 100000 in In
come Levies Paid to
Collectors.
THOUSANDS STAND IN LINE
Many Pay Full Quota of Great
est Single Tax Ever I'm
posed on Nation.
THOUSANDS STAND IN LINE

WASHINGTON. March 15.-The army
OF American taxpayers went over the
top today and, according to reports
mashed back to the headquarters Of
Revenue Collector Roper, early reached
the s1.50o,ooo,o0o objective It was
scheduled to roll up.
Late tonight the wires brought the
news that thousands of revenue clerks
were up to their elbows in piles of
the income tax returns which show
cred Into the district Offices like snow
makes before North Dakota December
zephyr The clerks will remain at
tneir posts until midnight tonight and
~ there remain persons In line at that
ho9r' the clocks will be turned back
ana the grind of collection Will con-
tinuc until every one has an opportun-
n a,S , TO pay In fun or the, oneauarter
requires TO be paid at this date.
Although many Americans put Off the
wore or payment until almost the last
nour. me reports show that the returns
are tuiiy up to expectations that few
siackers Will have to be rounded up.
anu that there will be no necessity
LOT further extension OF time when
returns can be made.
GREATEST SINGLE TAN
IN WORLDS HISTORY
AZ the Treasury Department no one
could attempt a clear summary or what
tthba a innt throughout the country on
me iast DAY set for the initial payment
or tne greatest single tax any nation
ever levied upon It's citizens. But the
uGnel Is general among government
9inciais and revenue experts that.
despite the difficulties and the mazes
OF the modern income tax blank. Amer
lca5 taxpayer has totaied his assets
ana liabilities and has set his hand To
q pledge which viii result in the coli
lection of 6.000,000,n00 for aiding in
meeting the war cost :
Under the law, one-fourth of This
amount was to be turned in today, but
many Americans decided to have the
asHNhy over at once, and paid up IN
iuli. SO many took this course tthat
X ls confidently asserted the treasury
Hnn from s2,oo6,ooo.o06 to $4,000, 900, :
RETURNS IN. MAIL TO BE
ACCEPTED by OFFICIALS
Many returns are in the mail to
night, but 1t is stated that no per son
whose return shows that 1T was in the
mails on March Il will be subject to
prosecution. There Is Il feeling in
Washington, however. that this year
VIII see, far greater care, taken in
ehheeking Of the income rag returns
~ 1t is known that the Treasury De-
partment has organized the greatest
machinery for tax collection ever
vision. ~ -
Thousands of. clerks and investi-
gators have been given special train
ing courses to fit them for mulIinE
Officials say no siackers will escape,
as they are prepared to cross check
on the source of every ones earn
ngs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
TRIO OF TRANSPORTS
WITH T. 900 SOLDIERS
EN- ROUTE FOR STA TIES
Casual Company From South
Carolina viii Land at
NeU York PORT.

WASHINGTON, March 15-Departurc
about 1000. officers and men was an
nounced today by the War Department.
They are due at New York and New
The Noordam carries, for New York
a detachment of the Thirty-seventh
Division headquarters company for
Camp Sherman, the headquarters ord
nance and medical detachments and
machine gun company of the One Hun
dred and Forty-eighth Infantry, Thirty
seventh Division. also for Camp Sher-
man, and several casual companies, in
ciudtng1None for South Carolina. The
transport Konigen Derlandenen, bound
Tor Newport News. has aboard the One
hundred and Fifteenth Field Artillery
less Battery a, Thirtieth Division. two
thirds of which goes to Camp Lee, and
Companies a, b. c and D attachments
OF the. One Hundred and Fifteenth Am
munttion Train, Thirtieth Division, the
Dulk OF which also goes to Camp Lee.
The transport Matsonia, sailing for
New York, carries the One Hundred
and SiNtieth Infantry practically COM
plete, but showing only about half of
Its full strength and with detachments
Of the One Hundred and Fifty-ninth
Infantry, both regiments being of the
Fortieth Division.
The ship carries also detachments of
the Twenty-siXth Engineer Regiment,
majority of the men meing scheduled
for Camp kearney, two casual COM
panies and number of sick, wounded
and caSualS.'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
SECRETARY DANIELS SAILS
FOR FRANCE ON LEVIATHAN
Wife OF Naval Chief Accompantes
Party OF Experts to study
Skip Problems.
TBy Associated Press. ]

NEW YORK. March 15--Secretary
Daniels. and party of naval experts
sailed for France today on the trans
port Leviathan' to study naval and
aviation problems. They will visit
Great Britain and Italy also. and will
be absent until about May 1. The
secretary was accompanied by Mrs.
An army guard of honor, an army
pand, Vice Admiral Albert Gleaves,
representing the navy; Major-General
David r. Shanks and Brigadier-General
George MchIanus, representing the
army, and Admiral Grout, of the French
navy, met the secretary and his party
when they arrived at the pier. and a
naval guard of honor and navy band
"piped" them on board, the ceremony
corresponding with those accorded
President Wilson on his first trip to
France. The Leviathan fired a nine
teen-Sun salute rs she started on her
voyage at 4:3o p. III, flying the sec
rctary's flag.
we are going to Europe to study
naval and aviation problems which
have been brought about or made pos
sibie by the war;" said Mr.. Daniels
before sailing. we are going to pay
particular attention to types Of capital
ships and aviation"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
GERMAN AND ALLIED
ARPLAIKES TO STAGE
SHAM BATTLES HERE
Three Flying Circuses Land at
Newport Neps to Aid
Victory Loan.
lBy Associated Press.

w WASHINGTON March 15.-Thrcc fly
ing circuses OF American. French and
British aviators in American and cap
tured German Fokker planes will tour
the United states in connection with
the Victory Liberty loan campaign,
giving aerial sham battles and aero
battles over nifty leading American
cities. The demonstrations will be un-
der the management of the Victory loan
publicity bureau, OF which Frank r..
Wilson Is director. and the actual
flights will be under the supervision Of
the military aeronautlcs branch Of the
War Department. Fourteen captured
German Fokkers were landed today Mt
Newport News and will be shipped at
once or to Wa, washington. The best types
the war will be demonstrated
The tours will start April 10, al
though the loan-selling campaign does
not open until April 81. Each squad
ron Will be carried In a special train
or eleven cars, travelling at night. Nine
end door baggage cars will be re-
CURED to carry the seventeen airplanes
in each squadron.
The schedule OF eastern squadron in
cludes Richmond, Va. and Charleston.
S G ' 'NSNoi''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
Pittsburgh Of England
Making Bid for Trade

She field Il known as the Pitts
burEh OF England. During the yynr
the din OF It's sledEe hammcrs; the
roar OF Its furnaces md. the rat
of It's wonderful mechanical con-
trtvnnces never were absent, for not
ductiOn OF this great steel center
was devoted to man-kilIing instru-
ments. Today 1t IL just ms busy,
but 1t II engaged In turning out
pence-tlme pursuits. 1t has lost no
time In converting it's vast output
from war to peace, and 1t IL maxi
ing bid for the trade OF the world
tion OF It. Fl. M, Forbes recently
made nm inspection OF this EnEiish
Pittsburgh. and he has written an
account of his visit there, which
VIII he printed In The Times
Dispatch on Monday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
PEACE TREATY TO INCLUDE
LEAGUE OF NATIONS PLAN
President Wilson Wires Denial OF Re-.
ports to Contrary in
America.
[By AssocIatcd Prcsa

NEW YORK. March 15.1Joseph p
Tumulty, secretary to President vii.
son. announced here to-day that he
was in receipt OF cablegram from
the PRESIDENT stating that tho pien-
AIRY council has positively decided that
the peace treaty." VI
This cablegram was sent in response
70 one sent by MIR. Tumult~ inquiring
whether there was any trSth in Ger
tain newspaper stories that the league
treaty. 80 80 P"dSc
~ cabled direct to the President ~,
Paris, asking If there was any truth
IN these reports" said Mr. Tumulty.
ana am this morning in receipt OF
cablegram from the President Stain q
that the plenary council has positively
decided that the league of nations is
70 be part of the peace treaty; that
there is absolutely no truth in any
report to the contrary" 80
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
CHARGES SOLDIERS WENT
HOME IN CATTLE CARS
Senator Chamberlain Also Declares
Treaty Would Admit OrientuIs
TO American Shores.
IRy Associated Press. l

WASHINGTON. March discharges
that American soldiers from Western
States were moved from an Atlantic
port of debarkation TO their homes
in cattle cars were made by Senator
Chamberlain. of Oregon, chairman of
the Military Committee In the last
Senate. in an address here tonight be-
fore the Mississippi Society.
The right Of racial discrimination
is purely a domestic question" said
ternational question. Now. however,
Japan wants to make it an intcrna-
tional question. If the clause that
Viscount Ishil insists shall be in the
constitution OF the league Of nations
is permitted to stand il means that
we must let down the bars to the adj
mission of Orientals. That would mean
the ruin Of the West"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
HUSBAND DENIES CHARGE
OF NUMBERING HIS WIFE
DIR. Walter *. Wilkins, of aIineoIa. n
u. Asserts, burglars Shot Woman
49, and Hfmsclf

5iINEOI.A, N. Y, March 15.-"As true
as there is a God above me, had alb
solutely nothing to do with the death
of my. wife. She was murdered by
burglars, and 7 am as innocent Of any
connection with her death as one who
Thus DR.. Walter X wilkins. former
Californian, concluded a repetition OF
the story of the murder Of his wife
and an alleged assault on himself In
the rear OF their country home at Long
Beach to Nassau County authorities
today The search for a second will
of the dead woman continues. The
only will found was drawn in 1903
and disposes of an estate valued al
$4,000. DR.. Wilkins does not benefit
nnder that will =
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
ASKS CLARK's STATEMENT
Representative Mays Would Hnv,
Speaker Explnin Attitude on
World League.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Champ
Clark was asked to declare his position
on the League of nations. in tele-
Representative Mays. Of Utah. who re-
peated his assertion that the former
Speaker had said In his presence tho
league constitution has as much
chance of being ratified as you have
of being Pope of Rome"
Mr.. Clark had publicly denied maxi
ing such statement. Mr. Mays mes
sage was made public tonight by the
organisation of Democratic members
or the House to oppose the selection
Of Mr.. Clark as minority leader in the
next congress 1t said the former
made on the day Senator Reed. Of
Missouri, spoke against it in the SEN
ate. and that Mr. Clark had declared
anSwerable."