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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-05-17
ITALIAN PROBLEM
NEAR SETTLEMENT
Rome ENJOYS Showing Willing
ness to Make Concessions
in Peace Treaty.
FAIL TO HEAR FROM GERMANS
Council of Four Has Received No Fur.
ther Communications From Enemy
Delegates at ersailIes-Work
on the Austrian Pact.

Paris, May 14.-The italian problem
seemed nearer to solution when to-
days conference began among the al
lied representatives here, and 1t was
thought, probable that basis Of uns
tlerstaHding aTealda'be rearileti #HFing
the day.
The italian representatives are re-
ported to be evincing more of a will
iEgness to make concessions.
The discussions began when Pre-
mier Orlando called in the afternoon
upon e. NJ. House of the American del.
egation
No Word From Germans.
The council of four held no meet
ing during the morning No further
communications had been received
from the German representatives at
Versailles, and the experts to whom
the last notes from Count Brockdorff-
Rantzau had been referred had not yet
reported.
No meeting of the council being con-
sidered necessary, President Wilson
and the allied premiers devoted the
forenoon to Individual work.
This afternoon President Wilson will
receive Thomas Nelson Page, the
American ambassador to Italy, in con-
nectlon with the Italian question.
The council of four passed the great
er part of Monday on the Austrian
boundaries and completed the task OF
defining them in session with the
foreign minister Such progress was
made that the members of the council
believe that the Austrian treaty may
be completed this week.
President Wilson passed some time
with the American commissioners. 1t
was pointed out that there are so many
points of similarity between the Aus
TRAN and German treaties that an
enormous amount of time would be
saved by preparing the documents re
lating to Austria at once.
No Middle Treaty Ground.
The first exchanges between Count
Brockdorff- Rantzau and the allies was
considered a preliminary skirmish to
| the main battle and as disclosing the
allied positions as, in effect: accept
the treaty as it stands or reject it, one
or the other, as there is no middle
! ground"
This was the prevailing view in the
| American delegation and in confer
ence circles generally after the -four
notes had been analysed. The head
of the German delegation also was
| thought to accept this construction, as
reports were that he was giving his
chief attention to the formulation OF
a complete treaty, which he would
present as counter project in about
| five days.
! This counter treaty would be treated
/ the same as the German plans for 8
league Of nations, neither of which will
be considered, the only question beins
the acceptance or rejection Of the al
lied treaty.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-05-17
TO RELEASE NAVAL OFFICERS
Those Who Entered Service for War
Period Only Will Be Replaced
by Reservists.

Washington, May 14.-All temporary
officers who entered the navy for the
war period only will be released with
in the next few weeks, Acting Secre-
tary Roosevelt announced. There are
more than 1000 officers in this status
and they will be replaced by reserve
officers who are accepting temporary
commissions with the agreement to re-
main in the service until six months
after peace is declared.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-05-17
Secret Plans to Keep Power
Over Poland Are Barred by
Seized Papers.
JUNkERS ARE BEHIND MOVE
Allies Seize Documents Showing Few
erish Moves to MobiIize-Munition
Plants Spurred to Utmost
Production-6oO, 900 Men
Called.

Zurich, May IA German prOpa-
ganda agency made the following
statement: chancellor Schneide-
mann, speaking before the national as
sembly, declared the peace treaty in
it's present form is not acceptable. The
social democrats protested against its
severity but advised signing it. The
other parties opposed signing the pact
as now constituted"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-05-17
OF
mexico CHARGED
WITH ROBBERY
ACCUSED OF HAVING LOOTED
BANK or s19,ooo,ooo BY
ILLEGAL DEGREES.
In 1915, Mr.. MitchaIl Alisgce, C'arranza
Issued Decree Ahrogat.ng All
Laws Giving Concessions to Banks
of Issue.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
New York. -Nenustiano Carranza,
president OF Mexico, was charged with
Il colossal bank robbery in suit
for Injunction filed in the Supreme
1slrs BIZ William p Mitchell, former
'fGan;s5er of the Banco dc IoiFifes y
Mexico City, seeking to restrain Altre-
do Caturegli counsel here for Carran-
za's @Commission Monetaria" from
prosecuting a $4,000 suit against the
Bank of Montreal. The money claimed
by the Commission from the Montreal
institution, Mr.. Mitchell alleges, be-
longs to the Banco de Londres Mex
leo, which he claims Caranza looted OF
S19,000,000 in 1916 by means of Sc
ries of illegal governmental DEGREES.
In 1916, Mr.. Mitchell alleges, Car
rama issued decree abrogating all
laws giving concessions to banks or
issue, of which the Banco de Londrcs Y
Mexico was one. The decree, it is al
legged, gave the banks 60 days in which
to increase their metallic reserves to
an amount equal to their bills Of circu-
latlon.
A subsequent decree, however, it is
alleged, establishing the Commission
Monetarla' with authority to regulate
the currency of the country in such a
manner us to make it impossible for
| the Banco de LondreS y Mexico to
maintain it's metallic reserves at the
required point. When Mr.. Mitchell and
other officials of the bank protested,
the complaint continues, they were
imprisoned by personal orde. of Car
rama, and were compelled by threats
of death to sign papers turning over
| the assets of the bank to the Mexican
Treasury Department. When released
Mr.. Mitchell alleges, he was permitted
to witness the taking over of Sl9,O0O,-
| 900 in gold and silver by the Govern
nlent. The Government did not take
| any of the banks securities, amount
ing approximately to S6400O,Ooo
Hearing of the SUIT was set for May Il
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-05-17
War Material Is Sold.

Washington Surplus materials vail
ued at $110,000,000 were sold by the
War Department during the week end
ed May 8. The Ordnance Bureau dis
posed of large quantities of ammonium
nitrate to the Department of Agricul-
ture for conversion into dynamite for
agricultural purposes.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-05-17
SIGN PEACE PACT
FOE SOCIALISTS
No Choice but to Submit to Al
lies Demands, Says
Party Appeal.
ENTENTE PREPARED TO ACT
All Military Arrangements Made for
Advance Into Germany If Ger
many Fails to Sign
Treaty.

Berlin, May 14.-"Even If important
changes are not made by the negotia-
tons begun ut Versailles there re-
mains no choice but to bow to COM
pulsion and sign the treaty." says an
appeal of the central committee Of the
Independent socialist party in the
party organ, Die Freiheit, Monday.
"Not signing" continues the appeal,
means the retention of our prisoners
Of war; the occupation of our raw ma
terial districts, the tightening Of the
blockade, unemployment. hunger and
death en- masse. 1t is the proletariat
that would suffer the most terribly
from the consequences.
| Peace, as hard and as oppressive
as 1t may be- is necessary assump-
ton for the possibility of rebuilding
our social and economic life in the
spirit of the revolutionary proleta-
riat."
The appeal is prefaced by denun
citation Of the severity of the peace
| terms. 1t concludes with demand
| that the workmen of all countries
unite against capitalism for a world
revolution.
Allies Ready to Act.
London, May 14.-Reuter's, Ltd,
| learns that in the event of Germany
not signing the peace treaty, which is
| regarded as unlikely, all military ar
| rangements have been made for the
allied armies to advance in exactly
1 flsea same why as they would have
done had Germany not accepted the
armstice terms.
| The possibility Of change in the
| government of Germany as a result of
| the presentation of the allied peace
terms was discussed by Philip Schei-
| demann, German chancellor, according
| TO dispatch to the Exchange Tele.
| graph.
| The chancellor denounced the terms
! which he said represented 'bruta die
tated peace"
| The statement was made to foreign
| journalists in the former chancellCr's
| palace in Berlin.
German Split Threatened.
| Berlin, May 14.-The imperial min
| istry met Monday to discuss the peace
| terms, but no positive proposals have
as vet been communicated to the en-
tente. Practical questions and con
| aderations relating to territorial ces
/ sions which were transmitted to Pre-
| mier Clemenceau by the German dele
| cation, We're said to be not of funda
mental importance, but of an explana
tory character.
1t is reported that the German dem
ocratic and centrist parties have
| threatened to withdraw their repre-
i sentatives from the government If the
treaty is signed.
The Neue Freie Press of Vienna
states that Count Brockdorff- Rantzai
head of the German peace mission al
Versailles, has Informed it's CORE
spondent that he is making every eff
fort to gain the union of German Aus
trla with Germany.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-05-17
Dry Law 10 DE attacked.

sNashington, Repeal OF the war.
bae prohibition law, which is to be
me effective July |, viii be proposed
TH & plll to be introduced at the open.
lRE session of Congress. next week by
representative GaliiNan, Of Massachu-
n as' Democrat A similar measure
Es introduced BY Mr.. Gallivan dur
/ lile closing days of The Inst Con.
'ss' but i still was in committee
H1en the session ended.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-05-17
concrete Ship Sold for S45o,ooo.

San Francisco, May 14.-The Amerl-
can concrete steamship Faith, war
time experiment, which was construct
ed in a San Francisco bay ship yard,
has been sold to the French-American
Steamship lines at New York for S4oo,.
600 The original cost of the vessel
was approximately 100000.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-05-17
WILL SON PLEASED WITH LOAN
President Cables Congratulations to
Secretary Glass for Success OF
Victory Issue.

washington, May 14.-President VIII
son through Secretary Tumulty, cabled
Secretary of the Treasury Glass MS
"highest congratulations on the sue
cess of the Victory loan"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-05-17
aAY GUST WOMEN WORKERS
Member of Cleveland City Council
Wants War Workers Replaced
With U. S. Fighters.

Cleveland, O., May IA. Councilman
Daniel Carroll has introduced a reso
luton in city council calling on all
employers to dispense with their worns
en- war workers and replace them with
discharged soldiers, sailors and ma.
rines.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-05-17
Mine Fatalities Decrease.

Charleston, W. Va.-Fourteen fatali-
ties were reported in April in the coal
mining industry of West Virginia.
This is the smallest number reported
in several years.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-05-17
Denied By Governor.

Charleston, w. Va. Governor Corn
well issued statement denying that
he had appointed anyone to head the
State Department of Public Safety.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-05-17

ganda agency made the following
statement: chancellor Schneide-
mann, speaking before the national as
sembly, declared the peace treaty in
it's present form is not acceptable. The
social democrats protested against it's
severity, but advised signing it. The
other parties opposed signing the pact
as now constituted"
Paris, May 1.-THE German admis-
sion of defeat is only partial. They
say: Eyes, on the western front we
were beaten, but on the eastern front
we were victorious" There they in
tend to remain victors.
The Junker element, which stands
behind the German government, will
fight tooth and nail rather than to
abandon Posen and Upper Silesia,
particularly the latter province, whence
Germany drew before the war one
fourth of her hard coal, three-fourths
of her zinc, something like one-tenth
Of her iron and steel and fifth Of her
potash.
Prepares for New War.
Germany has been making prepara'
tons to retake these provinces from
| Poland, counting on the absorption OF
the allied nations in peace interests
to paralyze the action of the league
Of nations when the peace conference
has broken up and the present Or
ganization Of allies for bringing pres
sure on their enemies no longer ex"
/ lists.
If there were any doubts about the
intentions and preparations Of the
| German government during the last
few months, they must be removed by
the perusal of three secret documents
which have come into the hands OF
the allied governments.
Munition Plants spurred.
The first is a confidential circular
signed by Herr Gustav Noske, minister
| of national defense, and dated Febru'
airy IA of this year, ordering all state
munition factories to work night and
day. and all private establishments to
continue to produce ammunition fol
guns of all calibers in time up to No
vember 8, 1919.
II adds: "Raw materials will be
provided for at Spandau, the German
government arsenal. If 1t Is neces
sary to furnish an excuse for this
work to the allied commissioners it Il
to be stated that the factories are be
ing kept going to provide work for the
unemployed"
100000 New Men Called.
The second Is a letter from the CHIEF
of the general staff of the armies IL
the field to the minister of war, dated
March q urging the troops returning
from the front to be at once disband
ed and sent home on account of theil
unreliability and asking that classes
of 1897 and 1901 be called up.
These clasees 1t Is stated, would
provide 6OO,vuo men. The chief O
staff said that unless these actions are
taken there would be danger of los
ing the eastern provinces.
Order Poles Reused.
The third is a letter from the chic
of the general staff Of armies in thu
field to the general commanding tn
sixth army corps in Breslau, datec
March Is, instructing him to take dis
erect measures to excite the Poles IL
Timer Sflesia in order to provoke In
cjdents. The steps to be taken, h
said are to have such incidents re
ported in the press 1t would be use
full the letter remarks, to bring abou
: an instruction of the Poles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-27
RIPPING RHYMES
By Walt Mason.
HAPPY AS A KING.
Copyrighted for The Times Recorde

AM as happy as a king 1 used to blithely
say when was leo 10 dance and sing felt so
dad-blamed gay. But when look around and see
the kings they now thus express my heart
felt glee; I'm happy a cow lot of kings are at
the dump, among their broken dreams, and there the
briny tears they pump, in never ending streams.
And those who still hold down their thrones are sor-
stricken wights they fill the daylight hours with
groans and walk the floor at nights. They have no
wish to laugh or play, these most forlorn of men;
and when I'm feeling good I say, I'm happy as
hem" If had forty kinds of govt and knew dys-
pepsias sting, l might up bit and shout, Pm
aappy as king If gifted surgeons. wearing bells,
should ampuate my wing, might exclaim between
my yells, I'm happy ing" And if the heads
man chose my neck on which his axe to swing per-
haps l would remark BY heck I'm happy as a
king!" The world is bright and good and big, it's
all that I could wish; happy as pig, or, yes,
happy as a fish
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-27
LAND FOR SOLDIERS.

In the presidents cabled message to congress, read
before the house and senate last week there was an
portant passage concerning land for soldiers which is
likely win the approval both republicans and dem
ccratsi the republicans already anticipated
the plan by bills introduced by Senator Soot and Rep
resentatiye Monde providing appropriation Of
half billion dollars for the clearing and reclamation Of
unoccupied lands in the United States settling OF
d charged soldiers upon them Presidents statement
the matter reads follows
THE Secretary of the Interior has pointed out the
way by which returning soldiers may be helped to find
and take land in hitherto undeveloped regions Of the
country, which the Federal Government has already
prepared readily prepare for cultivation and
also many of the or neglected areas which lie
within the limits OF older states and once more take
the liberty of recommending very urgently that his plans
shall receive the immediate support of the congress-.
The Secretary of the Interior, Franklin X Lane has
devoted much study the subject of land for soldiers
he reports that there available 215OOOOO acres Of land
in the south and west and Wisconsin and the northern
parts of Michigan and Minnesota It estimated that thrs
land when made ready for tillage will be worth at
hundred dollars $215OO 900 The Sec
rotary of the Interior said available land
than greater than the state of Virginia
which supports than two and quarter million
souls.
1t is proposed that the half billion dollars to be
appropriated the of $2OOOOOOOO mmediatel,
available and that the remainder to be available
within two years The to be established in colo
MES and their farms be equipped with all modern
improvements They have forty years repay
money loaned them for the purchase of the farms
oqupment-an arrangement even more liberal than the
federal farm mortgage loan system
That the soldiers are deeply interested this plar
is shown by the thousands of letters written Tho
various to the Secretary of the ntein- making
Quires regarding the There many which
commend the plan 1t will provide immediate occupation
for returned soldiers and lessen the unemployment
probem it will tend check the rapidly increasing
Gesticn and consequent evils of our big cities it VIII
turn millions of people including not only the soldiers
themselves but also their families from unhealtnul in
door employment in the great of DOORS and
viii greatly Increase the production fcoc and hep to
re iIee the cost OF living.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-27
THE DAYLIGHT SAVING ACT.

And they planning in Congress to repeal
the bill is signed The proposal is before congress in
bill
The Daylight Saving plan last year, while the stress
of with proved extremely popular. Dozens
of instances cited in which it economic
saving and of untold value the health of
the nation But those have been forgotten
Congress must do something especially since
both houses has shifted Having been passed during
Democratic regime the Daylight Saving law suddenly
becomes bad and must be repealed. There is other
work to which congress could to greater
advantage to the republic
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-27
100 MINUTES TO ATLANTA.

We often hear that are living in fast age, but
now and then something transpires to make Us
realize more forcbly that this is a fact When a man
more than hours of time by going from Amer
icus Atlanta by arplane instead of train it appears
likely that the day of the general of the airplane
for passengers and general commercial traffic is near
at hand The communities that keep to the front in the
realization of the of the of aerial transpor
tation the that will profit most when the day
arrives
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-24
CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE

Whereas, default has been made In the
conditions OF a certain Chattel Mortgage
executed by &. Q. Kirby, mortgagor, to
p. 7. Kinney and J. B.. Culhane, mortgages.
dated on the 18th day of May, 1917, ana
fled for record in the Office OF the Register
Of Deeds for the County of Brookings. State
of South Dakota, on the 18th day OF May.
1917, and the nature OF such default Is
the non-payment OF Four Hundred Seventy
and no 100 Dollars, which is the amount
claimed to be due thereon at the date of
this notice; OF which mortgage and the
debt thereby secured said mortgages are
still the owner and holder, and the same
has not been assigned; and no suit or pro-
ceeding has been had for the recovery
of the debt thereby secured.
Now Therefore. Notice is Hereby Given,
that. because OF such default said mort
gage will be forecloseo. and the undersigned
will offer for sale and sell at public auction
by the Sheriff, to the highest bidder, the
following described personal property COW
cred by said mortgage, to-wit: One Ad-
vance engine No. 9537, 22-horse simple
and one Advance 1855 cylinder separates
No. 620l. together with feeder, weigher,
stacker, and tank wagon complete, which
said personal property will be sold on the
property lying between the depot and the
hotel in Village Of Aurora, County of Brook.
ings. and state oc South Dakota, or tho
End day of August, 1919, at two o'clock
Dated al Bookings. 5. D.. this 22nd day
Of July. 1919. =. T. Kinney and
j, b. Culhane,
Mortgagees.
BY M. f. Culhane. b. II. Schaphorst &
y O. AnSfip Thair Atfnrppys
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-24
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION o
LEAVE TO MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE

State OF South Dakota,
County of Brookings SIS
II County Court.
In the Matter of the Guardianship OF the
Persons and Estates of Harry Bertrum
Hendricks and Paul Leon Hendricks. Minors.
NOTICE is Hereby GIVEN that Edith
NJ. LOOMS. guardian of the persons and
estates of Harry Bertrum Hendricks and
Paul Leon Hendricks. minors, has filed with
this Court a petition praying for an order
of this Court authorizing said guardian to
mortgage the real estate of said minors,
to-wit:
The Northwest Quarter of Section IS,
Township ITO, Range AS, in Brookings
County, South Dakota,
for the sum of SO, $4,000 for a term of not
exceeding five years, the interest payable
annually at a rate of not to exceed So Go
ana Tor the reasons and purposes set forth
in said petition. Said petition will be heard
by this Court at the office of the County
Judge at the Court House in the City Of
Bookings. in said County of Brookings. on
the 12th day of August. 1919, at two o'clock
p. NJ, at which time and place any person
interested may appear and object to the
granting of said petition.
Dated at Brookings, South Dakota, July
IA, 1919.
Geo. =. Hall,
(SeaD Judge of the County Court.
Attest: Herman S. Johnson.
Clerk of the County Court.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-24
ORDER Filming TIME AND PLACE FOR
PETITION FOR GUARD
IAN'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

State OF South Dakota,
County of Brookings. SIS
In County Court.
In the Matter of the Guardianship OF
William Blood. Incompetent.
II. f. Blood, the duly appointed and quail.
fed guardian Of estate of the above named
William Blood, Incompetent, having filed In
this court his petition for an order directing
the sale of real estate belonging to the said
incompetent;
And it appearing to the Court that it
would be to best interests and advantage
of the estate of the above named incom-
petent, TO sell the said real property;
NOW, THEREFORE,, 1T is
THAT August l1th, 1919, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon OF said day. at the
Office Of the County Judge in the Court
House in the City of Brookings, County of
Brookings, and State OF South Dakota, be
and the same hereby is appointed as the
time and place for hearing said petition,
at which time and place any person inter-
ested in said estate may appear and show
cause, II any they have, why said real
property should not be sold.
AND 1T is that
notice OF said hearing shall be given 10
to all persons interested in said estate by
personal service OF this order upon them
not less than fourteen days before date
OF hearing, and by publication In the Brook
ings Register, a weekly newspaper. pub
lished in Brookings County, South Dakota,
for three successive weeks.
Dated June 27th. 1919.
BY the Court:
Attest: Geo. Il. Hall,
Herman S. Johnson, Judge.
(Seal) Clerk.