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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-13
MARKED BILLS TRAP
THREE BLACKMAILERS
Davenport Police Believe Two Men
and Woman Arrested For Extor-
ton Guilty Of Numerous Threats to
Business Men Recently,

Davenport, Feb. 13.-The series ef
blackmailing pots which has been
threatening Davenport merchants of
late. Is believed to be brought to u
climax in the arrest tins morning of
Fred Kendall, a woman claiming to be
his wife aud Richard Rico. q Greek.
All tlssee wcr. arrested after they had
accepted $500 IN marked money from
E. A. Horrigan, a local undertaken.
Recently 5-other OF the Kendalls
died at Newport News, soon after ar
rival f.om overseas Mr. Horrigan
took charge Of the body on arrival
here.
Wednesday Mr.. Horrigan was sum-
moned 10 the Kendall nome, presunl-
ably to collect his account. At the
time Mrs. Kendall threw her arms
around the undertaken, whereupon the
husband and his Greek accomplice
spraug from g closet. With a huge
knife welded over his head and with
the threat that he and his family
would be carved to bits if he faileu
to comply, the schemers demanded
$500 Under the pretext that he had
no money with him. Mr.. Horrigan ar
ranged to meet the parties at his Of
fce ta1s morning. AS soon as they
had accepted the money. both men
were placed under arrest. The woman
was arrested several blocks from the
scene where she was in waiting for
the men to return with the money.
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soIshevi.ts Menace Poland.

Warsaw, Feb. 12.-Bolshevists have
occupied Zeliva, between Bilystok and
Brest- -Litovsk. They have attempted
to advance thru the Polish lines. using
uniforms of Polish officers. but those
who tried this ruse failed and 100
have been brought to Warsaw in motor
trucks.
The bolshevist forces are estimated
to number between two and twenty
divisions. but it is believed that the
actual figures will show that the latter
estimate is the more correct.
General Bartelmy is attempting to
arrange an armistice between the
Ukra inians and Poles which the for
mer are willing to negotiate, providing
they are given the Drohobycz oil fields
pending decision by the peace con-
ference. The American Red Cross has
sent a car load of condensed milk to
Lemberg.
Isnace Jan Paderewski Is alarmed
over the situation at Posen.
He said to the Associated Press to-
day:
'',rhe Germans are counting upon
the United States and foreign press
to spread the impression that the
Poles are inca pable Of self-govern-
ment. Refugees bringing in Russian
rubles find that values Of their money
is very low, the exchange rate having
dropped 20 per cent"
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EXPORTS soARo DISCARDED.
Business OF Bureau to 6s Taken Over
By One Man.

Washington, Feb. 1s.--Direction of
the nations export business will be
transferred March / from the govern
ment exports control committee to
Conrad E. Spens. whose appointment
as assistant director Of traffic in
charge Of export and import traffic
was announced today by the railroad
administration. The permit system for
exports will be continued until further
notice.
The exports control committee. ap-
pointed last year by the secretary Of
war. the secretary Of the navy and the
director general OF railroads when the
congestion of export traffic was very
great, will go out of existence at its
own suggestion.
It was announced that Mr.. Spens
would Cooperate with business inter
ests in the development of foreign
trade. with the shipping board in the
establishment OF new steamship lines,
and with the port and harbor i'm
provement commissions In the Develop
ment Of port facilities. He will con-
tinue his duties as manager of in
land traffic for the fod administration.
Mr.. Spens Is native of Princeton.
III. Before joining the railroad admin
istration, he was vice president of the
c.. B. & @.
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TWELVE SERVICE MEDALS.
Awards Made to Three Civilians and
Nine Army Officers.

Nine Army Officers.
Washington. Feb. 13 - Secretary
Baker today personally presented to
nine army officers and three civilians
distinguished service medals awarded
them by direction of President Wilson
for exceptionally meritorious and con-
spicuous service durings the war.
The civilians are P. S.. A. Franklin,
chaisnaTs u.sfhe shipping control com
mittee: Edward r. Settinius,~ Second
assistant secretary of war. and Guy Z.
Trip. assistant chief or ordnance.
The army officers are:
Maj. Gen. Frank Mcintyre executive
assistant to the chief of staff; Mai.
Gen. John l.. Chamberlain, inspector
general of the army; Maj. Gen. Jesse
Mel. Carter, chief of the militia bu-
reau; Maj. Gen. Peter c. Harris, on
duty in the adjutant generals depart
ment; Brig. Gen. William S. Pierce. as
sistant chief or ordnance; Brig. Gen.
Richard c. Marshall. construction di-
vision Of the army: Brig. Gen, Robert
l. Rees, department for training en-
listed men; Brig. Gen. William II. Rose,
IN charge of purchase of supplies and
Col. Constance Cordier, liason officer
of the general staff.
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HAS ARMY OF $4,000
Germany Has Demobilized Large Par
OF Old .0rqAnization.

Germany HAS Demobilized Large Part
OF Old Organization.
Lonndon, Feb. 13-Demobilization of
Germany's old army is almost COM
pleted, according to authoritative in
formation here. After Saturday, when
the 1915 and 1917 classes will be dis
banded. 1t will consist of about 100, 900
men on the eastern front and the 1918
and 1919 classes, numbering about
10000 men. who will be kept as a
standard army.
Efforts by the German authorities to
recruit volunteers have been unproduc-
tive but the official view here is that
they may be more successful later.
Many former soldiers are staying at
home to protect the home community
rather than Join the national force.
The British general staff does not
view as dangerous the possibility of
Germany making military effort. but
is taking cognisance Of the situation
which the staff believes exists. It is
pointed out that the German general
staff continues in existence and that
doubtless much artillery is still in
hand.
The Germans. It is believed. could
get plenty Of men quickly il necessary.
but the problem Of stores would fore
stall any quick ambitious attempt to
renew fighting. a
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Paris. Feb. 13.-In a written rsply.
TO a delegation Of the French aAeocia-
ton Of the society of nations witch
recently called upon him President
Wilson made known formally FOR the
first time his intsption to rstusn -
France after going to WsshingtsR for
the closing session Of the AmsrscaA
congress. ,,..,s,.. ss.stss
In this reply the president aay1s ~
accepts the suggestion that after hio
return to Paris a great public meet
Ing be arranged in celebration q the
conclusion of the work Of the peace
conference.
The arrangements have been com
pleted for President Wilson's prog
pective departure from Paris on FYi-.
day night and his embarkation from
Brest on Saturday. II Is known he
plans to return to France on March
Is.
There Is belief in official circles the
peace conference will be able to COM
plete it's work by June /.
New Arrristice Delegate.
Maj. Gen. William Thwaites, direc-
tor OF military intelligence At the
British war office. has been appointed
one OF the British delegates on the
committee Of eight named by the SUI,
preme war council to deal with the
armistice problems. The other British
member is Lord Robert Cecil.
In n Paris dispatch on Tuesday Il
was enormously stated that Maj. y.
G. Thwaites was the British member
Of the committee.
Completing League Of Nations Draft.
The commission on the society Of
nations resumed its sessions AZ 1880
o'clock this morning with a full at
tendance Of the members to receive
the report Of the drafting committee.
1t was hoped to reach hnal adjust
ment at today's setting.
II this hope is realized 1t may 6d
possible to submit the plan Of . plen>
airy session If the peace conference
Friday. 49,
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BoI,hexiks Short Of Food.

London, Feb. lS-The bolshevtk
forces fighting the allies In northern
Russia comprises $4,000 men. with Isl
machine guns, sixty-six field guns ana
nine six-inch guns. according to an
authoritative statement here. An at
tempt is being made to standardise the
organization and equipment OF the 50
Wet armies. and schools for officerS
and aviators have been opened. n,
General Vetritis, has been app -
commander in chief of all tho q 4
armies.
The bread rations Of the y has
been reduced from two poy one
pound daily, the inform |, shows.
and there are other ir ,ne that
the bolsheviki suffer aortage.
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but this has been refused because the
American commission insists that the
German government be responsible
for the protection OF food shipments
and that Germany be obliged to make
good any losses.
The situation Is complicated ty the
failure OF French or American troops
to arrive. which will make necessary
the policing Of the entire railway line
from Danzig to the Polish frontier.
The Danzig railway administration
therefore has sent an urgent appeal to
Berlin for the prompt dispatch Of an
adequate number OF troops.
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Taft at Lsaaus M.etina.

Minneapolis, Feb. 13.-"Religion,, So
ciai progress and a league Of nations
was the general subject discussed by
speakers at the forenoon session Of the
northern congress for league of ma
tions here today Former president
William H. Tai. and Henry Morgen-
thau, former ambassador to Turkey,
were both on this forenoon's program
Responsibility Of the American
democracy for establishing league OF
nations" being the subjest under dis,
cussion.
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Commission of Peace Con-
ference Dealing With
Problems Agreed.
DELEGATES WILL
NOT VOTE AS UNITS
Representatives At international Con.
ference to Be Permitted to Act as
Individuals and Not As Represent.
atives to Recognize Rights Of Work.
men to Organize and Strike and 20
Engage in Politics. o-

Paris, Feb. 13.-The agreement BY
the commission on international labor
legislation Of the peace conference
yesterday to accept article " Of the
British draft Of measures to settle the
future status of international labor
marks the passing over safely Of an
obstacle which the labor leaders ex-
pected would provoke a bitter contest
for the reason that II is the most
radical Of the projects organized labor
is seeking to draft upon the constitu-
ton of the society of nations.
This article provides that at the pro-
posed international labor conference
the representatives of the govern.
ments. the employers and working
people shall be entitled to speak and
vote Independently without regard to
the views expressed by the other
representatives Of their nation, and to
have the power to draw up conven-
tions binding on the nations repre-.
sented. ~
The rapid progress made up on the
balance of the British draft. into
which will be Incorporated certain TEA
lures of the French labor plan, appea rs
to warrant the belief that essential
aims OF the delegates Of both nations
will be accepted JIM their entirety by
the commission.
British Draft Liberal.
The British draft covers wide field
including the following provisions:
Uniformity Of the rights of work
men employed abroad.
Prevention of unemployment thru
distribution Of orders for public
works
The relief of the unemployed thru
a system to meet fuctuating labor de-
mands.
The protection Of children. yolths
and women with educational opport uni
ties and the regulation of night work
for Che youths.
Recognition of the rights Of work
ingmen to combine and the right to
peaceful picketing.
Recognition of the right Of work
insmen to combine politically and the
right of trades union to participate in
politics.
Working hours to be fixed with an
international standard as the minimum
The regulation of home work in
small workshops, or in sweatshops, to
be attended to by each state.
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Hot Dsbate on Russian Policy

Washington, Feb. 13-The American
policy in Russia was the subject Of
another hot debate today in the senate.
Senator johnson, of California again
failed to obtain a vote on his resolu-
ton to accord the senate in favor Of
immediate withdraw Of American
troops from Russia the measure going
to the calendar. It will require a ma
jority vote for further consideration.
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Disarmament Will Be Made
One Of Conditions of
Final Peace Terms.
MUST CEASE WAR
AGAINST POLES
Renewed Arrnisties Terms Drafted and
Are 70 Hold For srisf Psriod-oan-
ssr Of Rsnswal Of hestilitiss Fore
..en and stops Taksn>to Prevent
Premier clsnsneeau's Views Adopt
ed-Prssidsnt Wilson Approves.

Paris. Feb. 13-The supreme war
council has decided, says . Havas re-
port, that the armistice with Ger
many win bs renewed on Feb. II for a
very brief period. with the allies re-
serving the right to suspend It at any
time in the event that Germany fails
70 carry out new clauses or those which
hitherto have not been executed.
1t Is said the terms will provide the
Germans must cease hostilities against
the Poles and maintain their FORCES
within fixed limits.
During the brief period Of the re-
newed armistice special commission
will definitely draft the conditions OF
an armistice which will last till the
signatures are affixed to the peace
agreement.
Huns 70 Be Disarmed.
Peace conditions which the supreme
war council is said to have approved
in a rough form yesterday have In
view, It il said, the rehabilitation of
the German army and the disarmament
,<f the enemy under the supervision OF
J, the allies these terms. 1t is UNDER
/ stood, VIM be communicated to Ger
many. so that the national assembly
at Weimar will have time to deliberate
upon them until the provisional arm
istiee expires.
Marshall Foch who leaves for Treves
today, will interview Premier Clemen-
ceau this morning and will begin
drafting the armistice terms. which
the supreme council probably will eX-
anime this afternoon.
clemsneeau Wow Adopted.
It u reported that NJ. Clemenceau
made an impressive speech at yester-
days sitting Of the council. showing
the necessity Of taking all desirable
precautions against Germany. At the
afternoon sitting President Wilson is
declared to have adopted the same
viewpoint affirming that all the allies
were agreed upon that point and that
contingencies which cropped up during
previous discussions bore solely on the
most suitable methods Of obtaining the
necessary guarantees.
Danger Of Renewal Of War.
Mr.. Wilson, according to the re-
port. is understood to have declared in
conversations that a resumption Of hos
tillties was grave eventuality to which
he would agree only on the most alb
solutely essential considerations, and
not for any secondary motive. The re-
port states that in Mr.. Wilson's opin-
ion the non-execution of terms Of the
armistice- by Germany would be an in
cident of such nature as to Justify
the resumption Of war and he said he
would not hesitate in that case to order
the American army to take up arms
again.
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ASSIGN NEEDLES to siberia.

washington. Feb. 49, Orders assign
ing fifty-two medical officers for duty
with the American forces in Siberia
were issued today by the war depart
ment. The party including seven
majors, nineteen captains and twenty
six lieutenants will sail from San
Francisco.
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crowdsr Rsnominassd,

Washington. Feb. 1a.-Maj. Gen.
Enoch II. Crowder, Judge advocate
general Of the army, was nominated
today by President Wilson to sue
ceed himself for another term Of four
years beginning Feb. is, 1919. with
rank as major general from Oct s.
1917.
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RsIisf ships Unprot,et,d.

Berlin, Feb. II THE railway admin
istration at Danzig has notified the
government that the military authori-,
ties are not In position to furnish
the necessary number OF troops to
protect the first three Polish relief
ships which are due at Danzig early
next week. according to the Kruz
Zeitung
The commander Is said to have re-
questcd that American troops be sent
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BAR GERMANY Fk tEo CROSS

Violation Of All Principles Grounds
For Exclusion Of Central Powers.N
Geneva. Feb. 13.-The movement to
exclude the central powers from the
international Red Cross was debated
at a meeting OF that organization held
here today. President Ador OF Switz-
erland was chairman OF the meeting
which was attended by delegations
from allied countries which preferred
charges Of violations OF Red Cross
privileges by Germany.
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lnauranea Had piss.

New York. Feb. 13--Joseph 9. Ken
DALI president OF the Missouri State
Life Insurance Company. OF st. Louis.
formerly Of Dallas. Tex. died OF bronI,
chial- pneumonia at Belleveue hospital
here today after four days illness
from influenza. He was 81 years old
and leaves. besides his mother Wild
ow and three children.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-13
Special to Tinles-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City. Feb 13.-Rain which fell
thruout last night over this territory
turned to snow at daylight this morn
Ing. The fall since that time till noon
has been very heavy and has been
driven by a high north wind. The
temperature is not above the freezing
point, so mucn of the fall Of several
inches has melted
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T.-R. BULLETIN
NEWS OF THE DAY
1hA WAathAe

1oWa-Snow and colder tonight; Fri
day partly cloudy and colder, with
snow furries in east potion; strong
shifting winds afternoon, becoming
westerly gales tonight. .
Range of temperature at Marshall /
town: Wedn osday, ~ and %; Tues
day, 81 and %; Feb. IL, 1918. A and
2S. Rainfall, SO of an inch.
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Karl Radek. the Russian bolshevfk
emissary, who has been accused by the
German authorities Of being an in
stigator Of numerous radical outbreaks
in German, territory, has been dis
covered and arrested by the Berlin po-
lice, according to Berlin dispatch
today. His whereabouts have been a
mystery for some time.
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COB IS HEIR TO MILLION $.
Jackie at Great Lakes lnherits A,ooo,
600 From Loan Shart.

600 From Loan Shart.
Chicago, Feb. 13-Daniel H. Tolman,
1s years old apprentice seaman at
Great Lakes naval training station,
has been identified as the missing heir
to the fortune of Daniel III. Tolman,
millionaire loan agent who died lust a
year ago today. The Red Cross is
helping the bluejacket in his fight for
fortune estimated at $4,000, 00O, a
statement made public today says At
the time of Daniel Fl. Tolman's death
the estimated value of his estate was
100000 and there is said to be a
widow and daughter. Tolman operat-
ed sixty three loan offices in the
United States and Canada, it was
brought out.
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YANks RESCUE ALLIES.
Reinforcements Sent to Relief Of Brit
ish and Russians.

Reinforcements Sent to Relief Of Brit
ish and Russians.
(By Associated Press.)
Archangel, Feb. 13-American rein
forcements marching over thirty miles
on Il forest trail reached the hard :
pressed British and Russians in the
region Of Sredmakrenga yesterday
The result was that the bolsheyiki,
who had been launching strong attacks
in this region. retired to the south
ward, apparently abandoning their Of
fensive move. ..
The bolsheviki evidently feared they
would be cut off in the rear and they
withdrew before the Americans reach
ed Sredmakrenga. ......
Conditions on other sectors of the
northern Russian front were unchang-
ed today.
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ton there with a staff. of fifty officers
and 400 men. Captain Flood, formerly
detective in the New York police
force where he obtained fame as
hunter OF criminals returned today on
the transport Santa Teresa.
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Hun. Not Aware Of RsvoJution.

Geneva, Feb. ia trainload Of Ger \
man officers being brought back from
Palestine arrived here yesterday. All
OF them were ignorant Of recent events
in Germany and did not know OF the
revolution or the former emperor's
flight into Holland.
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Baby Blizzard
Due to Arriue
In Iowa Tonight

Des MOines Feb. l3-lowa Will ex-
periencc strong gales and light snow
late toddy and tonight, the federal
weather bureau here predicted, but the
temperature probably will not drop to
more than "a degrees above zero In
the central part Of the state. with Is
above i'm the northwestern section. Not
much snow is in sight it was said,
but the driving wind which will be
northerly and westerly, will give the
full effect Of regular blizzard.
Chicago. Feb. 13-Heavy SHOWS, ac-
companied by extremely high wind,
demoralized telegraph and telephone
communication from Chicago to the
Pacific coast Railway traffic also suf-
fered much delay from points west OF
Omaha and Kansas City.
The storm originated in the north
west and spread as far south as Okla
homa. The heaviest snow storm re-
ported was from Nebraska, where
business in some towns was at COM
plete standstill and railway traffic had
been practically abandoned. So far. as
reported temperatures have not fallen
much below the freezing point and
live stock has not suffered to any
great extent. The storm today is GEN.
tered In North and South Dakota, Ne
braska and Kansas.
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TELLS OF sULeAR ATROCITIES.
Lieutenant Drayton 'of Serbian Army
Describes Tortures inflicted on People

Describes Tortures inflicted on People
[By the Associated Press.I
Paris, Feb. 12.-Lieut. William A.
Drayton, OF the Serbian artillery, who
, Ave times was rejected by United
States army examiners for physical
disability and who is son of J. Cole
man Drayton, of New York. a member
of the interallied commission on Bull
garlan atrocities. arrived in Paris to-
day.
Lieutenant Drayton described tor
lures inflicted by the Bulgarians on
the Serbian civil population. Aged
women. he declared, were branded
with red hot irons. while in one Ser
bian county the whole population was
crippled by the Bulgars in systematic
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Esthonia Cleared Of Reds,

Copenhagen, Feb. ia I.ibau dis
patch reaching here by way of Berlin
says the entire territory of the Esthon-
ian republic has been cleared of the
bo;sheviki thru the Esthriau and Fin
nish advance movement
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st,,m,r Min.d-crsw Saved.

Christiana, Feb. 1s-The Dutch
steamer Rick. Rotterdam to Bergen,
struck q mine and sank three miles
on the Norwegian coast on Wednesday.
The crew was saved and has landed
ct Christians. Az
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DRAFT PACKING BILL,

Senate Agricultural Committee Look
For Favorable Report This Session.
Washington. Feb. 13.-Favorable re-
port on bill to regulate the meat in
dustry at this session of congress is
planned by the senate agriculture
committee. Chairman Gore announced
today at the conclusion of several
weeks of open hearings. at which rep
resentatives of all interests testified.