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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
Pershing Leads Way.

Gen. Pershing, followed by his picked
composite regiment which he led in the
victory parades in London and Paris,
was at the head of today's marchers.
1t was estimated nearly half million
people saw the spectacle, Every train
from surrounding towns and cities added
to the mass of humanity that poured
into the capital.
Washington was gay with flags and
bunting. All the way up the first is
block stretch of the parade route from
the tree shaded grounds OF the capitol
to the pillared front Of the treasury
building, were solid walls of color. At
the treasury, bestriding the wide reach
of Upper Pennsylvania avenue, stood
the triumphal arch at the entrance to
the court where the reviewing stand
was placed under the old trees that
shade the sidewalks before the White
House.
Setting aside military customs, Gen.
Pershing and his staff arranged not
to turn out of line until the last stand
had been passed. when the program
was to turn back to join Vice President
Marshall and the group OF government
and diplomatic officials on the official
stand before the White House.
There was nothing lacking to make
the parade an epitome of the whole vast
army American skill and indomitable
will had created to meet and beat the
enemy at his own game. There were
guns Of all the types used in France
that could be moved through the streets.
Machine guns, big and little, bristled
among the riflemen: squat mortars to
hurt bombs from the trenches: high
mounted rifles which peered skyward
as though still in search of enemy fly
ers Some Of the guns were horse
drawn, some trundled behind motor
trucks or tractors. The show was as
complete as the ingenuity of the war
department could make it, cross sec
tidn OF the American expeditionary
forces.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
BRITISH STEEL MEN TO
TRY TO GET HOME TRADE

LONDON, Sept. 17--Britsh iron and
steel manufacturers are seriously Won
dering whether they will be able to re-
tain their home trade, not to speak
of extending their export business In
the face OF steadily increasing prices OF
materials and labor, Americans who
have looked over the situation. declare
the British need not worry II they will
adopt modern methods, for wages In
the industry are much higher in Amer
lea than they are in England.
Anxiety Is chiefly confined to makers
of railway materials, tools, machinery
engines and those things which go tC
fit out the completed ships power
plant.
The British workman not only de-
mands high wages, but he is charged
with refusing to give its equivalent In
labor. thus cutting down production and
making IL impossible for his employer
to fill contracts on time.
America, awakening TO the demands
of Europe, is getting the bulk of the
business, while Japan Is close second
according to high trade authorities
Even Germany with its riotng work
men and lack Of raw materials, Is after
trade. and II report can be believed, Is
getting ii,
As an instance of the trials which be
set British manufacturers II is pointed
out that one company whose products
had a world wide sale before the wal
have been able to obtain only one con
tract out Of 20 in competition witt
German and United States bidders.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
BY ALFRED Won TIRPITZ,
Grand Admiral of the German
NAVY

Germany was forced into the world
war prematurely Bethmann- Hollweg
precipitated the war after Austria
had gained diplomatic victory which
would have enabled the central powers
to postpone the crash until Germany
was really ready.
OF course II was finally Russian du-
phcity that forced Bethmann- Hollweg' 4
hand, The emperor also made a mis-
take when he believed Prince Henry
who, on his return from England. re-
ported that King George had told hln
England would remain neutral. The
kaiser erred In accepting this state
I frankly questioned this report to
the emperor, and he promptly re-
THE word OF king is good enough
for me-"
| deny that ruthless autocracy and
a bellicose military caste let loose this
war. The emperor, In particular did
not want war and our misfortune did
not proceed from the acquisition of
power, but from our weakness which
did not know how to use that power
either for the purpose of preserving
or concluding peace. In addition, we
were stepped in Illusions about our
enemies, the nature Of their war aims,
their conduct Of the war, and the ma :
ture OF the economic war.
/ regret I will be compelled to sneak
the truth In these memoirs about per-
sons still alive, although, in speaking
that truth, / do not desire to Impute
to them ignoble ends.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
M'NAMARA GIVEN
SHORT RESPITE TO
PREPARE MOTIONS
Continuance Granted Until
Thursday Afternoon With
Concurrence of States At
torney.
BABE TURNS FROM
FATHER IN COURT
Touching Scenes Enacted as
Wife and Child See Youth
Face Bar for Crime for
Which Death Is Penalty.

The first skirmish In Allen j. McNa-
mara's battle for his life with the law of
tennessee was fought Wednesday morn
ing in the First criminal court room of
Shelby county, when McNamaras 8 case
was called to trial.
And the first victory-if what trans
pred can be termed -victory-went to.
Mcnamara, when his attorney, Ralph
DAVIS, won continuance until 3 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, after Judge ]. Ed
Richards repeatedly said he would give
Davis only until Wednesday afternoon
at to file motions which he declared he
wished to prepare. The first of these
will be motion for change Of venue.
sam .. Bates, states attorney, won
the continuance for Mr.. Davis when he
added request from the state that Mr..
Davis be granted the time he asked to
prepare the motions.
In granting the respite Of slightly
more than "a hours, Judge Richards
made plain that no further delay would
be tolerated. The machinery of the law
will begin to grind out the case of Nc
Namara Vs. the State Thursday after
noon.
Mcnamara, on trial for his life, ac-
cused Of eriminally assaulting a 17-year-
old girl, sat before Judge Richards in a
courtroom that was crowded to the very
limit with spectators. Most Of them
were in the courtroom when court
opened at $3.50 am.
Situation Tense.
The plea for more time was granted
after Mr.. Davis, who at first frankly
stated to the court that the fee he de-
manded had not been met, after he had
examined the sheriff and several depu-
ties on the treatment accorded McNa-
Nmara in jail; of the alleged denying of
his rights to have his wife and mother
visit him in jail, and after Davis had
capitulated on the matter of IA fee. be-
cause, he said, of the opportunities of
the accused mans mother, whose plea
he was going to grant, because OF his
memory Of his own mother, long since
dead.
The situations created were tense,
nervesstretching. The big crowd plainly
showed this, and the usual whispering
and shuffling of feet was absent, be-
cause every PERSONS attention VAS riv-
eted on what transpired in the court
room.
The opening of the trial was dra-
maic, Allen Mcnamara, looking like
boy, not more than feet inches
tall. and weighing not more than 120
pounds, and this year only In his 21st
summer, came up the steps from the
lock box under the courtroom, after
Judge Richards had called his name
from the docket.
With a look half defiant, half fear
Continued on Page 20, Column ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
PERSH|NG LEADS
YANK HEROES|N
VICTORY PARADE
Streets Of Washington Echo
to Tread Of First Division
and Din Of Cheering Voices
Applause of Nation,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17,-Amid a
roar Of welcome Gen. Pershing led the
First division of the American expedi-
tionary forces up Pennsylvania ave-
nue. today to receive the nations hom-
age 1t was the last grand review of
the wartime armies, its victory parade,
the last chance for the hundreds of
thousands of men, women and children
1ammed along the route to voice appre-
citation of the Valor and daring of that
army, and they made the most of il,
The procession reached its climax as
the man who captained all the fighting
forces of the nation in the great strug-
gle passed through the victory arch to-
ward the reviewing stand where Vice.
President Marshall stood representing
President Wilson, to receive the gem
erals salute.
Behind Gen. Pershing the picked
thousands of the composite of Per-
shing's own" formed a wall of bronzed
faces as they swung into line with ma
chine like precision. The din was
deafening as they passed. rank on
rank, the First division swinging along
with veteran stride, through the great
archway,
! Marching in mass formation and
equipped with all the guns, gas throw
ers and countless other death dealing
devices of front line service, the First
division moved along the broad ave-
nue., living tide of sunburned fighting
manhood that filled the street from
curb to curb, In their khaki and olive
drab uniforms, the men swung by as
resistlessly as the spring floods of the
Mississippi. Above each solid block
of infantry rose the grim line of bayo-
nets, the blued steel glinting duly as
1t caught the light, Farther back came
the long lines of field guns. French
"75's," to which French officers have
said France owes her salvation and,
after all the trains and wagons had
rumbled by, came. a battalion of tanks,
streaked and yellowed with paint to
conceal them from enemy eyes, but
now growing and clanking their way
behind the troops in noisy response to
the cheers that eeted them.
Wasldr on I1ia, holiday today to
welcome home Cen Pershing and the
First division. Every government de-
partment and commercial house was
closed Hours before the parade was
ready to start, every street was pour 4
ing its thousands to line the sidewalks
and fill reviewing stands
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
PRESIDENT ARRIVES
IN SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.-Presi-
dent Wilson arrived here at $3.50 O'clock
today on a special ferry boat from the
Oakland mole.
President and Mrs Wilson came off
the gaily decorated boat into square
formed by detachments of soldiers from
the Presidio, the usual presidential cav
larry escort being conspicuous Seated
in an open automobile, Mr. and Mrs
Wilson were driven along Market street
to the civic auditorium, the cheering
throngs that lined both sides Of the
thoroughfare giving him an uproarious
welcome.
The civic center where the president
greeted San Francisco's school children
was gaily bedecked After a brief stay
there the party went to their quarters
at the st. Francis hotel
AS the ferry passed Yerba Buena ma
val training station presidential sa-
lutte of 81 guns was fired as the first
note of San Francisco's official celebra-
tion, Several companies Of enlisted ma
val men were drawn up at attention
on the slope Of the island and the presi-
dent waved in acknowledgement Of their
salute.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
BIG INCREASE IN
GAS RATES ASKED
FROM MEMPHIS
Hearing on Petition Of Local
Company Resumed at Nash
vile, Mecca for All Public
Service Corporations.

Nashville Is rapidly becoming the
mecca for all the public service cor
porations Of the state. since the new
law was passed giving the old railroad
commission jurisdiction over rates and
the regulation Of all public utilities in
Tennessee
The hearing on the petition OF the
Memphis Gas and Electric company for
an increase In gas rates in Memphis was
resumed Wednesday at Nashville be-
fore the state utilities commission
All the public service corporations OF
Tennessee seem to have Joined In the
movement to promote thrift and saving
among the people of the state, There
is no longer any urgent demand from
the federal government to buy war
bonds, and fearing presumably that
without that inducement to save the
people will reCSlessly squander their
earnings, the public utility companies,
with one accord have caused their at
torneys and officials to raise their
voices in u demand for such increases
In rates as WILL II granted effectually
prevent any waste OF the peoples money
In any but the necessarles of life,
The demand OF the Memphis Gas ana
Electric company followed close upon
the heels Of similar demands from the
Memphis Street Railway company ana
the Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph
company An the similar corporations
In the other cities OF the state are also
holding out their hats at Nashville with
the plea that they will have to o,be grant
ed higher rates to avoid bankruptcy
The utilities commissions time seems
| likely to he occupied for some months
in hearing these arguments.
| The gas company asks ostenalply TOT
merely 25-cent flat increase. in the
| local rates, or from 81 per thousand
cubic feet to St25, ,---,-
But by adding what 1t humorousIS
| terms "A ready to-serve' charge or oU
cents on every bill, large or small, or
seeking to add that charge, II really
increases tho charge against the small
| consumer OF 500 to, 1000 cubic fee'
monthly, by from Al TO 1877 per cent
| Which il can be easily Figured, with
about 20, 900 families using gas either
for cooking or lighting, means nice
| little additional pickup for the com
pany .,.,.
! A, G. King. gas expert OF Chicago
employed by the city has been guinl
over the mass OF figures submitted by
the company during the. past week, Mr
King will testify for the city y y
Livingston and Joseph Hanover, OF TN
city legal department, VIII argu'
| against the proposed increase and Wi
| make a speclal effort TO prevent the
addition Of the extra 5O-cent ready
| to- seryen charge,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
Appointed to Supreme
Command of German Army,

In June, 1892, when appointed to the
chief supreme command the kaiser
personally charged me to develop the
tactics of the high seas fleet. / had
at that time gone through better
strategical apprenticeship than any
other officer In the German navy. The
task, which had been set me in 1877,
OF developing the possibilities of the
torpedo and torpedo attack, confined
me for time to a purely technical
field Of action. The stiff. minutely ex-
acting work of developing this branch
OF the naval service was dry material,
and little in my line then, though, like
mathematics, 1t trained me to proceed
methodically, and little did | appre-
ciated of what use II would be to me
in the years to come.
| soon realized, however, how i'm
portant it was to master the laws OF
this new naval weapon since it opened
out great prospects for the warlkt
virtues Of the German people who,
saw, In the future would be forced tC
combat thu larger navies of the older
and then richer, countries. The precise
method OF procedure that had learned
in previous training soon proved o
great advantage to me In the technica
experiments required in this branch o
the service. During the period of thil
assignment in the torpedo service,
spent the II happiest years of my life.
After l had been placed In suprem,
command Of the German navy the Eng,
CONTINUED on Page q Column ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
SITUATION UNCHANGED
OFFICIAL NEWS SAYS

PARIS. Sept, l7-Tatest official ad.
vices report the situation at Fiume as
without material change The necessary
measures, It is stated, have been taken
to prevent all communication with the
city from the outside.
or the Italian sailors who landed in
t1ume only 100 remained IN the city
at hast advices, the others having
Joined their ships, the official advices
state. II is announced however that
Rear Admiral Casanova who landed
yesterday in an attempt to restore or
GER, has been Illegally detained" on
shore,
German newspapers print long edlto-
rails on the occupation of Fiume by
Capt. dAnnunzio, pan n-Germanist jour
nails limiting that a similar raid Is pos
sible at Danzig,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17

drenching rain began falling this
forenoon handicapping relief workers
and adding to the suffering Of the home
less
A trainload OF army supplies arrived
at Corpus Christi early today under
command OF Lieut. Col. John A, Porter,
quartermaster's corps, who directed re-
lief work In Galveston following the
great 1900 storm and who recently re-
turned from overseas where he was In
charge OF Belgian relief work. Col por-
ter Immediately assumed complete
charge as relief officer here.
Maj. l., p. Chambers, army air SER
vice, provost marshal under the military
rule In force here, today frightened mil-
itary discipline and began rounding up
every available man to work In clearing
the streets, searching for storm victims
and effectlng sanitary measures , No
lettering will be permitted and every
person on the streets must have Il mill
tary pass to establish his business.
Lieut.. Col. Porter published an order
today officially taking charge OF the ait
| hatlon In the Corpus Christi district
| which Includes Aransaa Pass Port
Aransas, PORTLAND Gregory, Flower
| Bluff, Rockport and the immediate vi.
| clnity, lie Immediately dispatched Capt
| X. G. March 10 RockDort, Aransas Pass
| and Portland TO report on conditions
there with a view to extending reliei
work to every needy section OF the gull
| coast,
Resumption Delayed.
CITY officials expressed the belief to.
| day that tMu weeks would elnnaa hp
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
ROCKPORT AND PORT
ARANSAS HARD HIT

"The city Of Rockport is under three
feet of water, most Of business houses
and bank, rs per cent OF dwellings com.
pletely wrecked. The city liz under mar
tial law. Cnulltary rule?) with no pro-
visions here to feed the people, Please
eall on the state to send us aid. Three
lives lost 30 far as known. Worst
storm and highest tide ever known
The appeal from Mayor John c. Nc
keon, Of Port Arkansas, reads:
Terrible tropical hurricane since
Sunday morning Only abated daylight
today (Tuesday) Awful destruction;
one death ,Aransas Pass, several MISC
ing; four deaths at Port Aransas, and
town Of Port Aransas practically de-
stroyed. Aransas Pass badly wrecked
and over half population homeless. Need
outside aid. Town under martial law"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
Slals SSNX| ASlsEiERl 1

-Temperature
Hour. Dry Bulb. Wet Bulb. Humid'y y
7p.m. yes day rs a II
lam. today..74 66 70
Noon today. 30 72 IL
Maximum temperature, 93 minimum,
a. Sun sets today 6:44 pm; rises to-
MORROW 7:04 am, Moon rises 1903 am.
Precipitation, none.
Tennessee--Showers probable except
generally fair in east; warmer In GEN.
tral and east.
Mississippi--Probab showers.
Arkansas-Partly cloudy.
Alabama--Probable showers.
Kentucky--Probable showers, warmer
in central and east.
L,ouisiana--Party cloudy.
Oklahofna--Cloudy in cast, rain in
central and west
East Texas-Partly cloudy, probable
local showers in southwest.
West Texas--Probable rain.
North and South Carolina-Fair.
Georgia. Partly cloudy. probable
showers except fair, in southeast.
Florida Probable showers except fair
In northeast.
Kansas-Showers Thursday unset
tied 3
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17

CORPUS CHRISTI Texas, Sept 17.-Fifteen additional
victims brought the temporary morgue here early
today bringing the known death list in this city 81
result Of the tropical hurricane which swept this section last
Sunday bodies had been recovered here last
night The known dead exceeds l60 including so at
Portland White Point and IA Rocport according to
reports here.
The reliable estimates here today place the loss Of lite
Corpus Christi Port Aransas and Aansas Pass at about ESQ.,
The bodies being recovered today in such condition that
Identification will be almost impossible.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
STEEL STRIKE DELAY
DEPENDS ON GARY

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept, 1.-THE
national committee for organizing iron
and steel workers went into session
here shortly before noon today to take
definite action on the matter Of post
ponng the strike of iron and steel work.
ers, called for Sept. %.
Before goino into the meeting John
Fitzpatrick Chicago, chairman of the
national committee. said that unless
there was last minute" telegram
from Elhert n, Gary chairman of the
board of the United States Steel cor
poration. no postponement OF the strike,
as requested by President Wilson, un-
til after the industrial conference at
Washington. Oct. 6, would be consid-
cred. Fitzpatrick said the men were
fully organized and prepared to walk
out next Monday.
The meeting Of khe national commit
tee today was called primarily to make
preparations for the proposed strike.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17

AUSTIN, Tex, Sent. 17.--Rockport
ana Port Arkansas suffered tremendous
damage and need, outside assistance i'm
mediately, according to delayed ap-
peals from those cities received today
by Gov w. =, Hobby Three lives were
known TO have been lost at Rockport
one at Aransas Pass and four at Port
Aransaa, The governor announced that
q relief train will be started from Aus
TIN within the next few hours.
The appeals came TO the governor in
two kilograms dated 3 am. Sept l6, and
said rs per cent bf the dwellings at
Rockport had been completely wrecked,
Port Aransas practically destroyed and
Aransas Pass badly wrecked, with half
the population homeless.
The appeal from Rockport, signed by
Mayor A. II, Brice, follows.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
STORM DEATE TOLL NOW PUT AT $50
D'AnRlInziO Still
Master At Fiume;
Censorship Strict

GENEVA, Sept iT.-Gabrlele dan
nunzio is still master OF the situation
at Fiume, Of which he took possession
recently at the head of insurgent Ital-
ian forces refusing to obey the italian
governments order to return with his
troops according to advices which have
reached here despite the extreme rigor
OF the censorship set up
British and American Contingents m
the city were jeered and Missed by the
population as they marched to their
warships, advices state, but embarked
safely on their vessels without further
incident, The French contingent is said
to have remained in Fiume. barricaded
in its barracks.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
new YORK DIOCESE
VOTING FOR BISHOP

NEW YORK, Sept 17,-The Protest
ant Episcopal diocese of New York met
in special diocesan convention here to-
day to elect bishop to fiji the vanoan-
cy caused by the death OF Bishop David
H. Greer. This is the first time In 81
years that the diocesan convention has
voted directly for bishop. no provision
having been made for a coadjutor SO
that place also became vacant at the
death OF Bishop Greer Bishop Charles
S. Burch, suffragan, Is the presiding
officer
The four candidates mentioned are
Bishop Burch, the Rev DR.. Charles H.
Slattery, rector Of Grace church; the
Rev. William T. Manning rector of
Trinity parish, and the Rev DR.. Eernest
N. Stlres, rector Of st, Thomas church.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
AUSTRIA EXPELS ALIENS
T0,SAVE FUEL AND FOOD

VIENNA, Sept H. (By the Associated
Press).-In an effort 10 cope with food
and fuel conditions the Austrian gov
ernment has just issued a decree ex-
pelling from the country all persons
who do not claim a legal residence
here. This decree which becomes ef-
fective on Sept, 20, will affect large
number of Galcians and many Hun
garians remaining in Austria after they
were ordered to leave the country some
time ago.
Notwithstanding this decree, the min
ister- of finance has forbidden aliens
to remove money from the banks and
thus thousands Of people find them
selves expelled within a few days and
unable to secure their money.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
BLIND AND ARMLESS
SOLDIER WRITES LETTERS

LONDON, Sept, l7.--Blind and de-
prived Of both hands. Sergt Alan NJ
Nichols OF the Second Durham Light
Infantry refused to be classed as an
''unemployable" and today can write
letters as proficiently as any normal
stenographer. Nichols restoration TO a
self supporting basis was accomplished
through patient training specially
constructed typewriter. a pair of artifi-
cial aluminium hands, and his own In
domltable spirit. Recently he passed a
writing test of Two hours and fifteen
minutes, his copy necessitating only
two corrections