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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
.DEBS MAKES
STRIKE THREAT
Declares That Unless He Is Re-
leased He VIII Tie Up
Industry
TINE HAS COME
FOR SHOW DOWN
Law Abiding People Should Not
Tenporize With Criminal La
Dor Agitators.

Washington, March 3l.-Eugene
Y. Debs' application for a rehearinS
Of his appeal from conviction and
sentence to ten years Imprisonment
for violating the espionage act was
denied today by the supreme court
In filing his motion for a rehearlng
Debs who claimed the courts opinion
amounted to the trial Of a person Tor
an undisclosed state Of mind" that
he had been denied the privilege OF
showing his motive in making the
speech for which he was convicted
and that the court mad failed to de-
eide all Of the questions presented to
it for review.
The prosecution resulted from
statements made by Debs in a speech
in Canton, Ohio, last June. The su-
preme court affirmed the conviction
on March 10. Unless executive clem-
ency is obtained Debs must serve his
sentence. He is at liberty on bail.
Akron, Ohio, March 31.-Eugene
". Debs. Socialist leader, today
threatened to call a general strike Oh
his party throughout the country UNI
less he is granted q rehearing in the
courts on charges upon which he was
convicted under the espionage act.
Debs was confined TO bed with a
bad attack of lumbago at the home
Of Mrs. Margaret Prevey here when
notified the United States supren'
court had refused him rehearlns.
He refused TO see newspaper men,
but through Mrs. Prevey issued the
following statement to the press:
The matter is in the hands OF my
attorney, Seymour Stedlnan Of Chi
cago. / do not know what legal ac-
ton he will follow as have received
no word from him rs yet.
Unless something can be don" the
program Of the party to tie up the
country in q general strike will be
fulfilled. / ara prepared to fight to
| the end"
Mrs Prevey said Debs' condition is
| not serious and that he will be able
to be out within a few days.
When shown the report Of the de-
cision Of the supreme court, Deps
said:
That means that by May l, the day
on which l begin my sentence, a
general strike will have eliminated.
1t must not be forgotten that that
day is the labor day Of the world.
On that day had been assured that
if the supreme court had not ruled
by that time more than 5000 labor
meetings would have teen held ask
ing for my release.
sThe miners of my own State Of
Indiana will start the Strike. These
men came to me at my home in Terre
Haute before I started on my last
speaking tour and told me that from
the day went 10 the penitentiary
there would be no more coal mined
IN Indiana. until the day was re-
leased.
The movement VIII undoubtedly
begin at once"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Bolsheviki Renews
Attack
Severe Fighting Continues on
Archangel Front

Archansel. Tuesday, April 1.-The
Bolsheviki again attacked allied po-
sitions along the railway near Oder
sk.iia. and also made an assault
again on the Lines east Of Rolsheoia
OZera yesterday but at both places
were repuised
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Disorder in Frankfort
All Available Troops Rushed to
Scene

Frankfort, Tuesday, April Riot
ing broke out here again this after
noon, and mobs plundered provisions
stores. All available military forces
were rushed to the scene. AS this dis
patch waS sent the fighting was con-
tinung.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

Paris. April (Ey the Associated
Press The German financial COM
mission arrived today at Pont-Sainte
Mayence. about 5 miles southwest
Of Compicene The members Of the
commission nlotored 10 the Chateau
plessis Vil!ettc, where they will STA.
Access 10 the chateau is strictly for
bidden. Guards are mounted at al
:ts entrances.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

DIFFERENCES APPROACH
A SETTLEMENT
French Economic and Political
Authority May Be Continued
Temporarily in Mines.

Paris, April ely the Associated
Press ).-The Franco-German from
tier, which is still the foremost sub
iect before Pren1iers Lloyd George
Clemenceau and Orlando, and PrcSi-
dent Wilson. is being presented fTon:
a new standpoint which Offers some
prospect Of agreement.
The first plan was to give france
economic control Of the Saar coal
fields so as offset damage to the
coal mines If Northern France.
France was not 20 have political con-
troll over tho large German popula-
ton in the Saar Valley which would
remain with Germany. This proved
Objectionable and one Of the chlel
causes Of the council Of four,s mac
ton. The main objection was the
divided control, by which France
would be unable to operate the mines
effectively, prevent strikes and en-
force authority when the Germans
were exercising political control.
The new plan, therefore, seeks to
combine French economic and poll-
cal authority for n temporary period
until the productive capacity OF the
mines in Northern France is restored
industrial production revived and the
prostration due to the war, ended. II
is estimated that five years will be
required to restore the mines to nor
NAL and this probably gives an ldea
of the length Of the proposed JOINT
control by France.
90 oOnfCo1 wOIlld be
temporary would overcome the obJec-
ton Of annexation similar to the
German annexation Of Alsace and
Lorraine in 1870.
The proposal was first advanced as
concerning the Saar region only but
it is regarded now as equally appll-
cable to the left bank Of the Rhine
as a possible basis Of agreement.
A new phase Of the :yQuestion OF
-epa rations is also being presented in
The proposal to avoid stating in the
treaty any specific total. and thus es-
cape controversy over the larsencsS
or smallness Of the amount. Il IS
said that this is possible b$' defining
! he character Of the payments over 4
oeriod of years. without precisely de-
fnil.g what the total would reach. and
efforts are being made TO find
formula which would express this
idea. ;.
1t is understood that the plan is
considered advantageous chiefly for
friendly countries where expectations
have been aroused Of a total much
larger than is likely to be allowed.
TIL, impression is gaining ground
chat formula will be found covering
reparation without naming a figure,
the suggestion being made of COM
mission 10 determine the losses Of the
different countries. Marshal Foch at
tended the early session OF the coun-
Gil before leaving for Spa to meet the
German plenipotentiary regarding the
landing Of Polish troops at DanZiS.
The foreign ministers met today
and disapproved the proposal OF
George Nicoll Barnes. the British
delegate, for a plenary meeting OF the
conference on Saturday.
King Albert Of Pelgiuna. who ar
rived today, win probably see Prcsi-
dent Wilson regarding Belgian IN
terests.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

Los Angeles, March 31.-The own
ers of the California Mexico Land
Cattle Company's property in Lower
California still adhere to a deciara-
ton made to the state department in
1917 that they will not under any
circumstances make any lease Of any
kind to Japanese, where colonization
is proba BILE, until we are first author
itatively informed that such an ar
1angement will be entirely agreeable
TO the government Of our own coun-
try
This was announced here today BY
Harry Chandler, president Of the COM
pany.
In his statement Mr.. Chandler also
said:
7 desire to call attention TO an err
ror in the statement made by the
Mexican assistant secretary Of To-
mento. General Amado Aguirre, as
reported in the Associated Press dis
patches dated March 20 TO the effect
that the California Mexico Land &
Cattle Company's titles came through
a concession from the former Mexican
government.
Neither the California Mexico
Land & Cattle Company nor It's
grantors ever asked for or received
any concessions for any portion Of the
lands now held by our company from
the government of Mexico.
The lands our company owns and
controls were acquired by direct pur-
chase. for cash at the full price asked,
from the Mexican government and no
concessions of any Kind were ever
asked for or received in connection
with the purchase Of our landed
property"
The property of the California
Mexico Land & Cattle Company,
known on both sides Of the border
as the c. N. Ranch. now comprises
100000 acres running from the in
ternational boundary to the Gulf OF
California 1t was originally 862.0oo
acres. but $4,000 acres was sold TO
John Cudahy about seven years ago.
The whole tract comprises the Mex
lean portion OF the Imperial Valley,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

Paris, April 1.-An agreement on
at least one point seems TO have been
reached in the peace conference dis
cussiops. according TO The Temps.
Germany is not to be permitted 70
keep Sarrisons. fortitications or war
factories not only on the left bank
of the Rhine but also along a strip
Of 1T least 80 miles on the right
bank
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Fruit Crop Ruined
Cold Weather Has Practical,
Destroyed Virginia Peach
Crop

Washington. Apr;! 2--Crcat dam
age to fruit and vegetables in the
Southeast BY the cold the last few
days IS reported in advices. received
here today. The Virginia peach crop
is Virtually ruined.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Casualties in Frankfort
Eleven Killed and Twenty-Five
Wounded

Paris, April "a Zurich dispatch
saws that in the Frankfort riots on
Monday eleven were killed and TWEEN
ty-iive wounded. The police made
four hundred arrests.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

Paris. April 1.-The council Of for
eign ministers at their meeting this
afternoon received the report OF the
peace conference commission on
Czecho -Slovak territorial claims and
discussed the advisability Of holding
a plenary session OF the conference
fcr . discussion Of the report on in
.crnational labor legislation. Tho re-
por. was made by the commission
Designated by the full conference and.
consequently it probably will be re
ceived at plcnary session.
The foreign ministers also consid-
cred the questions of holding busl-
ness sessions at Versailles when the
German delegates arrive there. Be
cause Of the inadequate heating ar
rangments anC, its inconveninet loca-
ton, there is some doubt whether
Versailles would be satisfactory for q
business session. although historic
reasons make il Imperative that the
peace treaty by signed there.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

Archanse} Monday. March 81
Bolsheviki artillery subjected the al
lied railway front and positions south
of Odozerskai to the heaviest bonn
hardment in many weeks yesterday.
In the meantime the enemy is NOV
ing considerable forces through The
woods, indicating that an attack may
follow soon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

San Francisco, March 31.-Direct
diplomatic representations to Mexico
and Japan to prevent the establish
nlent Of land grants TO japanese
within Mexican borders because OF
their military and industrial menace
are 10 be urged on the floor of con-
sress by United States Senator James
y. Phelan. according TO an announce
ment by the senator here today. he
viii make a direc, plea to the state
department also, he announced.
while Mexico is we'll within her
constitutional rights in granting this
land. it will form a little Japan
right on our borders" Senator Phe-
land said This will increase the
danger Of a japanese invasion in
California, which is a very attractive
country for them 1t would create q
base Of supplies and would be a
propaG1ting ground.
Already we know that the Jap
anesc are coming over the border
from Mexico The fishermen at San
Pedro and San Digo maintain a
large feet of high powered motor
boats, and it is suspected that the
japanese are coming IN also by that
means.
so q large Japanese colony in
Mexico would be a military and in
dustriaa menace and I believe that
the policy of the government IS to
prevent such a settlement near our
doors
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

which is practically Ill under irri-
cation and susceptible to intensive
cultivation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

States becomes disseminated and as
tho Victory Liberty loan campaign
proceeds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Tell Conference That the World
is Waiting on Conclusion
of Peace 7
..~-ss7
NO MORE TIME
SHOULD BE WASTED
Suggestion Comes in Conference
After More Than Usual Ora
tory Had Been Heard.

Paris. April l (By the Associated
Press).-What is construed as a
warning that the world: could not.
Ions countenance further delay.in the
adjustment Of peace was delivered to;
the allied premiers and military rep
resentatives of the associated powers.
by President Wilson yesterday.
II is learned that a late hour son
Monday he arose during the confer
ence taking place in Premier Glenn
enceau's room at the French war OF
flee, and solemnly assured the con-.
ferees Of his belief that they should
do III in their power to bring togeth-
er the loose ends in the debate in an
effort to unite on peace terms upon
which a treaty might be presented to
Germany.
It is understood that the president
pointed out frankly the delays that
have occurred in the work OF peace.
making. He declared that the world
was awaiting the conclusion Of the
task of the conferees and that it had
right to expect early results.
The presidents appeal for an eI-s
pelt1leO e11OTC IOllO"eQ d .tO1lS SSSSAON
in which there had been more than
usual oratory. 1t came at the close
Of day when financial experts had
been called before the president and
the prenaiers. They had explained the:
different points of view that had
arisen during the consideration Of the
question Of reparation. Military ex-
perts likewise had been consulted at
length regarding the reparation. X
Military experts likewise had been.
consulted at length regarding the dis.
position Of the Saar Valley, the left
bank of the Rhine, the problem OF
DanZig and other questions in which.
strategic issues were involved.
President Wilson explained that he
was willing to accept his share OF re-
sponsibility for the peace conference.
delays. He was careful to point out
that the slowness of the negotiations
was not due to any single country or
it's representatives He declared en-
phatically, however, that the time
for talk was virtually finished and
that now was the time to show re-
suits.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

Paris. April 1.-Settlement Of tt
aly's frontier question contemporan-.
eous!y with that of France was insist
ed upon today by Premier Orlando
at a conference with President VIII
son just before the council Of four
convened to discuss the Italian from
tier question.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

Paris, April 1.-The Italian prem
ier asked the president whether he
did not think it advisable to have an
informal exchange of views on the
Italian problem. especially as regards
the .idria1ic, before it. is presented to
the council. The president replied
that he shared this view, but owing to
pressure Of work, had been unable
TO personally study the Italian ques-
ton However. he promised to 90
SO.
Premier Orlandos suggestion at a
simultaneous session of the frontier
question involves a joint peace with
Austria. a plan which is favored by
the american delegation provided
that it docs cause too much delay. In
this connection with American boun-S
dar;cs commission expects this week
TO conclude all boundaries, including
those OF Austria. Bulgaria and Turkey.
Paris. April lit was stated au-
.horita lively tonight after the meet
in2s between President Wilson and
the nremiers that the prospects for an
accord were more hopeful.
Distinct progress was made at the
and afternoon session, par
ticuiarly regarding the Saar River.
The indications are that the French
Will get coal from the Saar valley
which will be charged against their
share in the reparations. There was
some discussion Of the advisability Of
cav;ng the eventual disposition of the
Saar valley to 4 plebiscite.
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-07-03
MUST RATIFY
THE TREATY
BLOCKADE WILL NOT BE RAISED
UNTIL AFTER RATTLE
CATION.
y. S. BEHIND FRANCE
FINAL PROVISIONS MADE FOR
Fl ENFORCING OBSERVANCE
OF TERMS. f ~

Paris, June 3O.-Conditioning the
missing of the blockade upon Ger
many's ratification Of the treaty Is
regarded in conference circles as q
sure plan for securing speedy ratifi-
cation because of Germany's food and
raw material needs. AS Russia was
practically blOckaded as result of
the blockade against the central pow
ers, the opinion is held that when the
blockade of them ceases there will lie
no blockade against Russia. -t
Paris.-The official notification to
Germany that the blockade will not
be raised until the treaty is ratified
by Germany was in the form Of a
resolution adopted by the council Of
egation before its departure for Ber-
lin. The resolution follows:
1.-THE superior blockade council II
instructed to base its arrangements
for resembling restriction upon trade
with Germany on the assumption that
the allied and associated powers will
not wait to raise the blockade until
the completion OF ratification, as pro-
vided for at the end Of the treaty with
Germany, but that 1t Is to be raised
Immediately upon receipt Of infOrma-
ton that the treaty Of peace has been
ratified by Germany"
The Franco-American convention
has been signed on behalf of the two
governments, according to the news
papers. 1t Is said that the covenant
includes several articles and specifies
that violations Of the peace treaty by
Germany will give France the right
to request American and British as
sistance.
One paper says the coincidence in
the signing Of the convention and the
peace treaty the same day Is part OF
the spirit Of union among the nssOci-
ated powers to see that the treaty Is
carried out.
The peace treaty was taken from
Versailles to Paris and deposited at
the protocol office. Marshal Joffre
was unable to attend the ceremony,
and Marshal FOch and Marshal Petain
also we're unable to be present.
A note will be sent the Turkish
delegation by the council Of four i'd
wishing the members to return to Con-
stantinOple.
The message will say there Is NO
reason to believe an agreement can
be reached In the near future, be-
cause of the great difference between
the demands of the Turks and the
concessions the allies are willing to
grant
The council of four have reached an
agreement on the economic terms to
be imposed on Austria.
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-07-03
Guns Thunder News.

New York-The guns Of thirty war
ships anchored in the Hudson river,
the blare of sirens Of hundreds OF
other craft, pealing bells from scores
of church spires and the strains OF
1.-The Star-Spangled Banner" carried
the news to New York that Germany
had at last faced the dotted line and
that peace had brought to close the
greatest war of history. The words
peace treaty signed" flashed from
government wireless stations to the
super-dreadnOught Pennsylvania, Ad-
miral MayO's flagship, was the signal
which let loose the guns. BY flag and
semaphore the news flew from ship to
ship Of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets
at anchor here, and was answered
with the crash of salvos repeated
twenty-one times in the national
salute.
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-07-03
STILL FAITHFUL TO sTUARTs7
Pretender Of that Line to Britain's
Throne 10 Now Prince Rupert
Of Bavaria.

There was once to be found in Brit
ain q little group Of romantic senti-
mentalists who remained faithful to
the Stuart line. and celebrated on JAN
uary 80 a kind Of Jacobite feast day.
A writer in Living Age remembers
seeing postage stamps bearing the like
ness Of the ''pretender," who happened
to be a princess Of Bavaria. These
were attached to the envelope by the
tside Of the Official postage stamp. thus
constituting a source Of annoyance to
the serious minded Victoria.
Since the death of his mother. Maria
Theresa Of Bavaria. q few weeks ago.
ex-Prince Rupert Of Bavaria is now
the official Stuart pretender to the
throne of Great Britain. The muse of
history has ever had q leaning toward
irony.
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-07-03

New Haven, Conn.-One of the most
famous of the college institutions Will
disappear when Morey's hangs out the
sign. mo Alcoholic Beverages Sold
Here The traditions of nearly three
quarters of a century will be shattered
when this old English tavern, probably
better known than any similar refec-
tory in, the country. closes. Morey's
was discovered by the class of 1868.
From that time on Morey's has been OF
Yale as literally as one Of the build
ines Of the campus itself
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-07-03
MEANS DEATH OF GRAMMAR
New Rule Which Has Abolished Fee.
NAL and Elaborate English style
Of Former Days.

English as commonly written today
certainly seems to have lost the purity
and strength that 1t had a century ngo
observes the Spokane Spokesman Re.
view. Then such masters Of the Ian
gunge as CObbe, Coleridge, DeQuincey
or Hazlitt were journalists as well az
poets or essayists. and their leading
articles lost nothing Of effect on thu
public from being literature.
The arrival Of the age Of steam. cleo
tricity and cheap postage was followed
by a change, not for the better, In the
popular style Of speaking and writing
''Say what you have to say as briefly
and quickly as possible. and don't
bother about nneness Of expression
became the general rule and practice
The new millions of readers demanded
that their reading be expressed in the
language Of everyday speech The
Obligation Of comprising conclusions
about Important matters into 1,OOd
words. or fewer, is death. in the end,
to style. The literary form favored ID
in touch with the turned-up-trouserx
fashion Of wearing ones clothing. II
Is free and easy and crammed with
linguistic atrocities. Plural subjects
are polygamously welded to singular
verbs, and Lindley Murray turns in his
grave on account Of the death Of gram
mar.
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-07-03
Want. Blame for War.

Berlln.-Dr. Theobald Won Bethmann-
Hollweg, former German chancellor,
has asked the allied and associated
powers to place him on trial instead of
the former emperor. The former chan
cellor says that he assumes responsible
ity for the acts Of Germany during his
period of office and places himself at
the disposal Of the allies. The request
Of the former chancellor was made
June 25 In communication to Pre-
mier Clemenceau, president Of the con-
ference.
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-07-03
Wilson Coming Home.

Brest.-Presldent Wilson has salseI
from Brest on his return to the United
States. The United States steamship
George Washington, carrying the pres
idential party, steamed from the har
Dor Sunday at 2 20 O'Clock. The de
parture of the President from France
caused little excitement at this port
There was only distance Of fifty
feet from where his special trair
stopped to where q motor 'launcb> wal
waiting to convey him to the Georgs
Warrington
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-07-03

Some years ago some genius intro.
duced a bill compelling everybody to
qualify physically and mentally for
marriage. Unfortunately, 1t was lost
in committee; 1t should have gone
through. The necessity of it was dis
closed in a Main street car last eve
ming when seven or nine of us heard
a prospective bridegroom coyly con-
fess he was indeed "about to become
benedictine."-B News.