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The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
GERMANY WOOS
U.S.COOD WILL
First Billet Doux" for
Economic Aid Issued
Bv Count Rantzau.

Berlin. April 14.-CBy Radio via
ondon.)-Germany would a-wooing
go. The young Teutonic republic,
just over sowing her Spsrtacan oats.
proposes to be steady hereafter -
and as the object OF her serious
courting. she has selected America.
Count Won Brockdorfr- -Rant1au, the
democratic foreign secretary with
blue blood, sent out the first billet
doux" today. II was in the form OF
a statement, which he said was Ger
many's message to the American
people" Here it is:
1T is my conviction that in the
future Germany will require Amer
ica's mental and material support to
the greatest extent in the recon
struction of our economics which
have been driven 10 the verge Of
ruin by the war and the revolution.
Germany will accept this support
willingly because she has no political
detriment to fear from America
America is not making territorial de-
mands from Germany, nor loading US
down with political mortgages.
I'VE must reach an understanding
with America on colonial questions.
The American people are capable OF
giving us more than economic benefits.
The new German constitution contains
parallels to the American Constitution.
American statesmen and jurists may
give US important assistance by guild
ing us in the execution Of that con-
stitution."
who will represent Germany at
Washington after peace is signed?"
he was asked.
That has not yet been finally de-
cided," he answered. Il am not dis
posed to forestall President Eberts
decision"
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
WOUNDED YOUTH
DRIVES 10 MILES
Shot Above Heart, He
Speeds Auto to Head
Off Assailants.

With blood streaming from a bullet
wound just above his heart and with
his left hand useless. John Metzerott.
Is years old, son OF DIR. J. H. Metz
croft, The Northumberland. drove a
machine from Berwyn. Nd, to the
Emergency Hospital. where he faint
ed on the doorstep from loss Of blood.
Young Metzerofr was carried into the
Hospital and then began a heroic fight
for his life.
Three negroes, Elmer Cox, q, Of IS II
street southwest; his wife Elsie, y,
and Wilbur Neal, p, of 10 Second
street southwest, are charged with
shooting the lad. They were arrested
late last night by Policemen GaIpIn
and Rout at Bladensburg road and
Mills avenue northeast while bringing
into the District a machine loaded
with fifteen cases of liquor and locked
up at the Ninth precinct station house,
charged with violating the bone-dry
law. They will be turned over to the
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15

Paris, April 14-President Wilson to-
night gave out the following state
ment:
TN view Of the fact that the oues-
uons which must be settled in the
peace with Germany have been
brought SO near TO complete solution
that they can now be quickly put
through the final process Of drafting.
those who have been most constantly
in conference about them have de-
cided to advise the German plenipo-
tentisries be invited TO meet the rep
resentatives Of the associated beIIiser-
ent nations at Versailles on April 3.
Problems to Censider.
This does not mean that the many
other questions connected with the
general peace settlement VIII be in
terrupted or that their consideration.
which has long been under way, will
be retarded.
-on the contrary it is expected that
rapid progress will now be made
with those questions. so that they
may also presently be expected TO
be ready for final settlement
1T is hoped that the questions
mostly directly affecting Italy. espe-
cially the Adriatic questions can
now be brought to a speedy agree
ment.
The Adriatic agreement win be
given for the time precedence over
other questions and pressed by con-
tinual study to it's final stage.
The settlements that belong espe-
pecislly to the treaty with Ger
many will in this way be got out
of the way at the same time that
all other settlements are being
brought to a complete formulation.
1T is realized that though tht,
process must be followed all the
questions of the present gree. set
tIement are parts Of single
whole"
President Wilson'S statement did
not come as a surprise. II had been
officially foreshadowed since last
night. But as regards its nature, that
was a profound surprise Pessimists
had predicted all sorts OF thunder
bolts" their pet prophecy being that
the President would announce that
he was done" with the Peace Con-
ference and would move out
Then, too, it had been generally ex-
pected he would touch on the Jap
anese situation, the refusal OF the
league of nations commission to adopt
the japanese race equality amend
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15

naent hzvfnt produced an infznzky
charged atmosphere rns-1oed by nai
threats that the Japanese dalsrziss
would quit the conference
Into this atmosphere President
wilson's lucid and clearly optimistic
statement came like a refreshing
hsrbinger Of new hope II dispelisd
the mare Of gloomy specuIations
Mr.. Wilson's ection in making th.
statement is unique and marks IN.
breaking Of another precedent Bss
II dealt with a purely American
question, there would have been
nothing unusual In his step. In
TACT however. IL fs general ,tzts-
ment dealing with general r,att,r.
OF interest 70 all Ii means thar tn.
PRESIDENT acted-znd prsrurn, bl,
VIII continue TO Ict-ss tn. .pogs.-
man for the big four who's. soi,..
had been hitherto entirely secret
The public had becon. eYtreu.I,,
impatient at this secrecy. and Nr
"uson Is known to have chsfed f,,r
weeks under the method insisted ur--
oy his associates. Of telling the peop,,
nothing whatever Of the work which
anects the destinies OF the world
whether he took matters IN bj, or-
hand and simply told his couferss,
mat ne was soing to break the sile,r,
OF hao their unanimous consent m
ooins so is matter Of rucsswo-t
only.
Al American headquarters her. th,
iI peoictlon had been frequent OF Is,.
MAJ Ihat one Of these days" Mr.. WiIson
~ould on his own initiative and re-
90 ..,SII INT the curtain Of secrecy
and tel the world what's what
CONT1NUED on PAGE 7-rn
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
GREAT OVERSEAS
FLEET is HOME
New York Throngs Cheer
As Mayo Returns With
Warships.

New York, April 1I-The great At
lantic feet of the [. S. Navy, some OF
the vessels of which still bear scars
made by submarine torpedoes. arrived
in New York waters today and to-
night until the spectacular gathering
of 1oS warships in one gigantic group
was complete. The city was taken by
surprise. the feet arriving sooner than
It was expected.
A score of destroyers, accompanied
by the cruiser. Columbia, were first TO
pass Sandy Hook. And scarcely were
the destroyers of quarantine than no
tice was received that the big fe!-
lows" the great dreadnoughts of the
battleship divisions, were rounding the
hook.
The first big warships up the bay
were the Mississippi, Nevada Okla
homa and Wyoming. Soon there
after Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo's
flagship, the Pennsylvania, hove
into view, followed by the New
York. Texas. Arizona and Utah. then
after another interval, the North
Dakota Florida and Delaware.
Not long after the arrival of these
ponderous floating forts. the second
division of destroyers was arriving,
thirty-two strong. The dcstroyers
steamed up the bay at top speed.
Thousands of the spectators never
before had realized what a destroy
ers top speed meant. The long,
sharp nosed craft Glove through the
water like knives.
The fleet will be at anchor in the
Hudson River until April so, and for
the convenience of the visiting pub
lie seven landing places have been
designated between Fifty-eighth and
2o3rd streets. Visitors will be car
ried from and to the shore in pri-
yate launches.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
HURLEY BACK FROM
TWO-WEEKS' VACATION
Health Improved. Shipping Board
Chief Returns to Duty.

Chairman Hurley, of the United
States Shipping Board, again is in his
ONCE after a two-weeks rest in
Florida.
His health was reported to be i'm
proved. The chairman expects, here
after, 70 divide his time between the
Shipping Board offices here and the
offices of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration in Philadelphia The change
in organization of the Fleet Corpora
ton will necessitate more of hs per
sonal attention, officials said.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
MORE WAR TO COME
GERMAN CRITIC SAYS
Does Not Expect Lasting Peace
From Present Conference.

Basle, April 14.-Count Won Revent-
low, former military expert of the
Berliner Tageolatt, in an interview
teiegraphed here today. declared he
favors restoration OF a liberaiized
monarchy.
The militarist spirit does not ex-
list in Germany" he was quoted as
saying. ut is a spirit of defense,
natural everywhere. II we had a
national spirit as strong as the French
we would have won the first battle
Of the Marne.
y do not believe the present con-
ference will make a general and last
ing peace. Further war is inevitable.
Peace cannot be just unless Germany
is considered a beIliserent. and treat
ed as such"
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
ARMY SECURES
PAPERS WHICH
|NC|TED MUT|Ny
Propaganda Among Ameri-
can Soldiers Questions
Motive of Invaders.
COUNSELS REBELLION
Declares Troops Should
Ask Why They Were
Sent to Russia.

A mass of Bolshevik propaganda.
believed responsible for undermin-
ing the morale of American troops
in Russia, has been received at the
War Department and was issued last
night.
The propaganda was taken by
army authorities from letters for
warded by soldiers to their relatives
in the United States.
Information Valuable.
Much of the propaganda was di-
rected at British troops. All de-
clares that allied troops are in Rus
sia as part of the conspiracy to re-
store the czar to power.
One leafiet, under the heading "All
Lies" declared that allied troops are
in Russia against the will of the
people and that except for a
few hungry peasants" Immediately
around ArchangeI the Russian peo-
pie wish to be left alone to work
out their own destiny.
knowledge of the nature of the
Bolshevik propaganda is expected to
be valuable to the War Department.
1t has been hard to fight the propa-
ganda because of the difficulty Of
finding the nature of attacks. The
propaganda was circulated only
where Bolshevik agents were GER
tain they could make an impression,
OF the Bolshevik leaflets two are
signed 'Lenine. president Of the coun-
Gil of peoples commissary," and
-Tchitcherine. peoples commissary OF
foreign affairs
The first is headed, DO you realize
what you are doing, fellow worker"
and continues:
-Do you thoroughly realize what
you are doing when you advance
against US?
Have you asked why you have
been brought here?
Yours is rot only to do and die
you also hSt a right to reason why.
Questions Motive.
you have not come here to fight
for liberty. "ou nave come here TO
crush it. You have not come here TO
establish the rule of the people. You
have come here to overthrow it.
You know that Russia was. up till
last year, ruled by the most brutal.
tyrannical and corrupt autocracy
known to history. You have known
CSDNTT SI-En on ETN.,
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
Law CAN LIMIT
BOOZE HOARDS,
SAYS BRANDEIS
Supreme Court Decision
Hits Blow at Plans
To "Stock-up.'
CAN CROSS DRY STATE
Travellers Have Right to
Carry Liquor Through
Arid Sections.

Persons who have been arranging
to stock up'' with considerable ouan-
titles OF liquor before the wartime
prohibition and constitutional amend
ment 60 into effect may be brought
to grief by a decision which the Su-
preme Court handed down yesterday
The court held that stocking up" will
be unlawful If a law should be passed
limiting the amount which any in
dividual may have in his possession.
1t is believed here that as a result
of the decision Anti-Saloon League
leaders will attempt to have Congress
pass a law fixing the limit which
may be kept On hand. II this were
done it would strike an effective blow
at all efforts to lay a large supply
in store against the day when the
prohibitory measures are enforced.
Another decision. also handed down
yesterday, brings a slight ray Of joy
inasmuch as it holds that the Reed
bone-dry law does not prohibit trans
portation through. but only into a dry
State.
Some hope also is seen in that at
torneys about the court pointed out
that the decision on stocking up''
was made on Georgia case and con-
tended that case dealt with the exer-
else of a States police power while
the arrests under national prohibition
would come under authority OF Fed
eral enactment.
Made Unusual Plea.
The stocking up decision was
rendered by Justice Brandeis and
upholds the validity of the Georgia
law which restricts the amount
which may be feld on hand to one
gallon. The defendant, Andrew D.
Barbour, was convicted for having
in possession more than .bis
amount. In his plea to the court
he set up the unusual defense that
the purchases of liquor had been
made after the law was passed and
before it went into effect, the law
having been passed November IS,
1915. and becoming effective June
10, 1916; the purchases were made
in May, 1916.
Justice Brandeis set aside this
plea by holding that it was unlaw-
ful to make such purchases with
the knowledge that as soon as the
law went into force the possession
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The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
BOSS OF DEMOCRATS
HOPEFUL FOR PARTY
Homer Cummings Returns From
Western Trip Full of Enthusiasm

Homer s. Cummings, chairman of
the Democratic national committee,
returned to Washington yesterday
from trip to Indiana, Ohio and Mich
isan, with unlimited confidence in the
future outlook for party success.
The tour was the first extended Jour-
ney Mr.. Cummings had made since
his election to the chairmanship of
the Democratic organization some
weeks ago.
He declared that he found the Dem
oerats IN the Central West, particu-
iariy IN indiana and Ohio. in mill
tant frame OF mind and determined
hpon victory in 1870.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
Glass Confers in New York.

New York, April 14.-Secretary OF
the Treasury Glass arrived here to-
day and conferred with Benjamin
Strong, governor OF the New York
Federal Reserve Bank and Other
bankers and liberty losn oficisIs or
questions relating TO the comm
Victory Liberty loAA
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
BOLSHEVIK FORCES
RETREAT FROM UROD
Military Situation in Northern Rus
sia Appears Optimistic for Allies.

forces on the Murmansk front have
retreated from the Urod district. a
Moscow wireless message picked up
fere admits.
This gave rise to optimism with
regard to the military situation On
the front in Northern Russia where
the allied forces have been in con-
siderable peril of late.
In some quarters it is presumed
that troops sent for the relief OF. the
beleaguered forces have reached the
front in time to improve the situa-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
Red ENJOYS Leave Moscow.

Zurich. April h-The Deutscne
Tagszeitung reports that Bolsheyik
eu,issaries have left Moscow 10 begin
.'the first semioficisl pour-psrlers
with the entente governments"
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
Harden Declares Headway
Impossible Until Truth
Is Known.
IGNORANCE PREVAILS
Populace Has Yet to Learn
That MIlitarism Was
Thoroughly Humbled.
BY MACMILLAN HARDEN.

Berlin Cvia Copenhagen. April 12-
A double disappointment dims the
eyes that seek to gather material for
judgment regarding Germsny's con-
dition and state Of sou-disappoint-
ment without and disappointment
within
The eye seeking clarity finds 1t even
more difficult to pierce the fog aris-
ing from this double disappointment
than the smoke that swirls out of
the propaganda pots In the mursy
kitchens Of both camps To blow
away these vapors Of every kind is
the purpose of my attempt. says
Macmillan Harden, the famous Ger
man journalist, IN a special cable az
dcls to the New York World
Must Have Truth
Without truth we cannot make head
way. Human dignity and reason,
whose joint harmony becomes the
voice of duty, admonish Us to uncon-
ditional updghtnes
The vanquishers of Prusso-German
milltarism promised that with the fall
of the Kaiser everything would vanish
from the foreground Of German life
which openly or secretly had propped
up the hoary shtmmering ruins of
feudalism; that under the new leader
ship Of men not compromised by the
war a civic-social reformstory republic
would separate itself with the thick
est OF dividing lines from imperial
Germany and not only admit Ger
many's blame but would illuminate
it with the most glaring rays, in order
that the German people might recog-
nize how immoral and how out OF
keeping with the times. how harmful
to the Will of humanity and. conse-
aucntiy. in the last analysis, to our
own nation. had been the regime from
which the German people had now
freed themselves.
People Were Deceived.
This expectation was disappointed.
Around the wellspring OF German rev.
olution, poisoned by the agents OF
Bolshevism, there foregathered men
whose places in the parliament in the
war period had given to them a van
tage that could not be affected by the
treacherous brutality OF the military
censorship. and it was possible for
them to bear witness. through brave
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The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
WOOLWORTH FAILED
TO COMPLETE WILL
Wealthy Five and Ten Cent Mer-
chant Left Estate of SIS. 900, 900.

New York, April 1.-THE will OF
Frank W. woolworth, the million
aire merchant who died last week.
was not completed. it was announced
today. r.
1t was officially stated by his at
torneys that his daughters and sons-
in-law will see that the provisions
of the tentative VIII. at which he
was at work when he died. will be
carried out
The will to be filed in a week or
ten days was dated July 81. 1893, be-
fore Woolworth amassed his fortune
and left everything to the widow.
II is estimated woolworth left a
fortune of between s25,ooo,ooo and
s4o,ooo,ooo-
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
INVITE GERMANY
TO TALK PEACE
TERMS APRIL rs

PRESIDENT Wilson Issues Official Announce
ment Extending Invitation, But Declares
That Many Questions Connected With
General Settlement Have Yet to Be Solved,
Including the Adriatic Problems of Italy.
Big Four Resolved Into Council of Two"
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
Martial Law in Saxouy.

Copenhagen. April 14.-Martisl law
has been proclaimed throughout Sax
ony. according 10 a dispatch from
Dresden today.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
AMERICA PROBES:
JAPANESE RIOTS
Ambassador at Japan Un-
dertakes Investigation
Of Trouble.

United States Ambassador Morris
at Tokyo has undertaken to investi-
gate the arrest of American mission
aries in Korea and is expected to re-
port on the causes of. and RESPONSE
bility for the riots at Tientsin, Chi
ma, in which American soldiers and
Japanese police and soldiers were in
volved.
The views Of this government on
both questions are expected to be-
come known in Washington early
this week. AS to the Tientsin disturb
ances, it became known yesterday
that the United States will show that
the japanese contention that the
American soldiers had no right on the
French grounds at .Tientsin is not
founded in fact.
1t is stated here that the Ameri-
cans had permission to be there and
that therefore one of the bases Of
the Japanese official decision against
the Americans is knocked out.
Unofficially it is known that almost
Immediately after the Tientsin riot
the japanese government allowed a
statement to so out that the case had
been Investigated and that the Ameri-
cans were to blame.
This government was not inclined to
act hurriedly and has been for several
weeks endeavoring to get all the facts
before making a public statement.
The investigation. so far as the local
acts were concerned. is being conduct
ed by officials designated by Mr..
Reinsch. the American Minister at
Peking.
Raises Serious Question.
The special interest in this case is
in the fact that if Japan should. after
the American statement. stand on its
report that the Americans were to
blame. and Ambassador Morris and
Minister Reinsch find that the Jap-
anese were to blame. the question of
which nation should make the amends
would become acutely interesting,
In the cases of the arrest of Rev
Samuel A. Moffatt, Ansell w. Gilis
and the Rev. NJ. Mowry at Pyonr
Yang, the circumstances appear IN
be serious.
The two, other than Mowrv. are
new arrests. 1t has been known
to the department that in the case
of Mowry he had simply allowed
Koreans to print stuff on his little
press, but there was not the slight
est connection known then or now
as to his favoring the cause of the
Revolutionists.
These arrests and the riot at Tient-
sin took place after widespread
publications in Japan to the effect
that Maj. Gen. Graves, in command
of the Americans in Siberia, declined
to assist the Japanese when they
were being beaten by a Bolsheyik
army.
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The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
The Net Circulation Of Washington Herald Yesterday Vas 6IO7
THE WEATHER.

Today-Rain. Tomorrow-Clearing ar
colder. Highest temperature yesterday,
lowest, A.
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-09-18

by A. J. Van Sise, county engineer,
pursuant to Section 1527-Rl of the
Supplemental Supplement- of the
Code of Iowa, recommending GER
tain changes on Section B of the
Audubon, Dedham and Coon Rap
ids highway, in, Leroy township,
Audubon county, Iowa the same be-
ing a part of the county road sys-
TEN, now therefore be it resolved
by the board of supervisors of Au-
dubon county, Iowa, in regular ses-
sion assembled that the said coun-
ty engineer be and is hereb,, order
ell to make a survey and report on
the said changes as proposed and
recommended by him in his said PEE
tition.
September 8, 1919.
J. H. MAHARG,
Chairman
Al. MILLER,
SOREN MADSEN.
Report and Survey.
In the matter of additional right
of way on the Audubon, Dedham
and Coon Rapids highway, Section
b in LEROY township Audubon
county, Iowa.
To the Board of Supervisors of
Audubon County, Iowa:
Pursuant to order heretofore
made and entered by your board for
a survey and report on the pro-
posed changes of a part of Section
Of the Audubon, Dedham and
Coon Rapids highway in Audubon
county, Iowa. / hereby beg leave to
submit the following report to-
gether with survey.
The above road under consiCera-
ton has for a long time been in a
dangerous condition on account of
the number of sharp turns on same
and in view of this fact / recon-
mend that the property be purchas-
ed as recommended in the petition.
Signed this 25th day of August,
1919
A. j. VAN SISE.
County Engineer.
(See sketch on file.)
Order
In the matter of changing part of
the Audubon, Dedham and Coon
Rapids Highway, Section B in Lee
roy township, Audubon county,
Iowa.
Whereas the board of supervisors
of Audubon county, Iowa, BY reso-
luton heretofore made and enter
ed, has ordered A. ] Van Sise,
county engineer, to make a report
and survey on the proposed change