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The evening world., 1919-03-12
100000 BRITISH TROOPS
HOLD FOREIGN TERRITORY
Army Of Occupation Reduced 4oo,-
600 Since Feb. i5-BritiSh Feed.
ing to7, 900 German Prisoners.

LONDON, March i2.--The Govern
ment announced In the House OF Com
mons that the total strength OF effective
and non-efrective British troops In the
armies OF occupation In all theatres Of
the war amounts to sO2, 900 men. lnclud-
ing officers.
The strength OF the British Army in
France, Belgium and Germany, includ-
ing Dominion troops. on Feb, Is was
l,32i ,i06,
II was stated that lS7oO German
prisoners are being fed by the British
Commssary Department
The evening world., 1919-03-12
BRITISH SEEK TO BIND
U. S. TO DECLARE WAR
Deadlock in Convention of League
Societies at London, Due TO
American Opposition.

LONDON, March IA deadlock was
reached In the League Of Nations So
cicties' convention to-day over the
British proposal for an amendment to
the league covenant, providing that all
members shall automatically declare
war on any country which violates its
regulations. American delegates led the
opposition to the proposal
Lord Shaw criticized the American
Constitution because 1t prevented the
United States from acting i'm concert
with the other nations In such a plan,
The convention took recess to permit
Informal discussion of the proposal
The evening world., 1919-03-12
REVOLT SPREADS
OUTSIDE BERLIN:
RISING IN HAMBURG
Srarilcan; l'rlin Artillery On
Capital From lithienI,erg
-ltWaSiun in East

LONDON. Marin ~ s-niu'a have o..
c1irred In various ,iUpnin towns ont
side Berlin and = Spariarln revolt hna
broken ont In Hamburg. according IN
IN Exchange Telegraph despatch .,on
copenhagen Tho riots arc Said to
have resulted rrum II general 9,,1ke
supported hv The spnrtacans
BERLJN, Tuesday. March tI.--pcr-
I'm WaA mennccd anew by Spaithcan
outbreaks to-day.
Government troo9S. after desperate
hghtlng. captured the rtcLtef part ot
the suburb ~ L'chtcnbers. Most uf
the Spartncaus fed from there to tho
southeastern part of the city proper
strongly reinforced bv recruits, they
cnirenchcd themselves From these
new pnsi,'ons Their artillery now en-
dangers = large portion ~ the city.
Meanwhile. the iusurgcnt forces rc.
naming In Llchtrnberg fslI back 10
the railway station. where they or
rnnlZcd new Jcfenscs Deiarhmen,s
OF large nnri NJ the Government
forces To combat tho Spar,acans IN
the southeastern section or the city
rendered capture " the Lichtenberg
station SERIOUS problem.
The Governments position was
made Increasingly difncult by public
demand that usc or artillery and air
plano bombs cease. Through fear
that resistance to this demand nigh,
turn the people against tho Govern.
mcnt. It seemed possible that War
Minister Noskc would accede.
while the 6ghting gaincd In In.
tcnsity, the contre of Rcrlin was tho
scene Of gay social affairs. Gates
and dance halls hcing crowded To
capacity.
| RASEL, March i2--Martisi law has
been proclaimed In the West Prussian
districts OF Briesen. Thorn and
Kuhn. owing To tho advance OF Spar.
tacan forces from the east. accord.
ing TO dispatches received here to-
day.
THE despatch would indicate
that tho Spartacans are adyanc.
ing upon the districts referred to
from Russian Poland. Thorn In
situated on the VIRtula River, just
inside the Russo German bound.
nry. Briesen Ia twenty miles
northeas, OF Thorn and Kuhn
TWENTY-FIVE miles From the
wording NJ the despatch 1t would
seem the Spartacans either nre
under direction of the Russian
Bolshcviki or that the name has
been applied to the Bolsheyild
themselves
The Frankfort General Anzeiger
reports general strike in the min
ing district OF Beuthen. SIlesia, II
being said that 10000 workmen are
idle there. Another report from
Beuthen states that Spartacan bands
attacked a military post and seized II
number Of rifles and that another
similar attack was repulsed with
hand grenades.
CoPENHAGEN, March la.-Th,
spartacans have armed a mob OF
100000. including criminals and army
deser,ers, according to police esti.
mates, Berlin dispatches reported to-
day.
The Berlin revolt In being directed
by former Police President Elchori
! by telephone from Brunswick. wher,
he Ia living under an alias. the de
! spatches said.
! The insurgents were reported TO b.
; dropping aerial bombs on quiet por
I tiOns Of the city,
The evening world., 1919-03-12
OCEAN FLIGHT NEXT MONTH?
-Ssvsi Flyer says Ge,-rnmsn, Plans
DirieibIe Test.

sroKANE. Wash. March is.--Albsrt
J. Perry, a naval aviator. announced
here to-day that he had been ordered to
report shcTtiy al Cape May, n, j., Ia
act ss chief engineer Of a dirisible bal.
loon with which 1t Is planned to attempt
"A trip across tho Atlantic Ocean under
Government direction. Perry said tho
ststt would be made from Newfouhd-
land some time neat month, with tho
destination Queenstown.
The evening world., 1919-03-12
FIRE DESTROYS TOO HOUSES.
American College In Japanese
Town Is burned.

TOXIC. March II associated Press)
Seven hundred houses in Sendal a
town Of the main island OF Japan, have
been destroyed by tre. The destroyed
buildings included the noted North
Japan College of the Reformed Church
OF the United states.
The evening world., 1919-03-12
HERE TWO DAYS; ROBBED.
Mexicans Accuse Negro wearing
war Cross as one Holdop.

John MARITIME. a negro. wearing a SOL
dler's uniform with a French war cross
dangling from his chest, was held to-
day. with Francisco GIN, a civilian, by
Magistrate Brown in Brooklyn TO face
charges of robbing James Edwards and
William Alfred ~ small amount o.
money near the Brooklyn Bridge last
Sunday night
The holdup Is alleged to have occurred
the day following the arrival OF the
Victims who are Mexicans, from Aus
tralla. The MeNicans Said that they are
living in spanish boarding house on
Concord street Brooklyn.
The evening world., 1919-03-12
10000 TONS SUGAR DAILY.
That Is what 4. y. Consumes, Presi-
dent of Company Reports.

Ten thousand tons OF sugar were con-
sumed daily In this country last year,
according to the report OF President
Earl u, Babst. at the annual meeting
OF the stockholders OF the American
Sugar Refining Company in Jersey
city to-day,
The surplus OF the company on Dec.
al was S2l, ,3s3 432,si, compared with
$40, ,96i 1850 for 1917. The total assets
are Sli2, 1910,
The following directors were re-
elected for a three year term: Edwin
r. Atkins. Of BOSTON; James II. Doug
las. Chicago: Edwin s, Marston, New
York; Washington Il. Thomas Boston.
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PICK CIVIL SERVICE HEADS.
Wilson Names Morrison and wales
4. y, Csmmissioaers.

WASHINGTON, March l2.--Alartin \.
Morrison Of Indiana and George n,
Wales OF Vermont wee appointed to-
day the CIvIl Service Commission by
President Wilson. succeeding John A.
McIlhenhy and Hermoh W. Craven,
whose reEiEnationE were sent to the
White House some time ago.
Morrison was a Democratic member
OF the House of Representatives from
1903 to 1917, Wales. n Republican. has
been connected with the civil Service
Commission since 1891 and was Chiei
Examiner for nine years
The evening world., 1919-03-12
MEN WRITER'S BAR WOMEN.
Refuse 10 Have Them In Clsb for
Fear of Discord.

At a meeting OF the Writers club
held last night II was decided by large
vote to deny women the privilege OF
membership. This was the fourth time
the proposal had been submitted Many
OF the members seemed to feel that the
admission OF women would prove a
sour,e OF discord.
Prominent literary men also ad-
dressed the club on The Literary
Agent ana His Value to the Writer"
The evening world., 1919-03-12
RAW MATERIAL BAN OFF.
May he Imported In Britain with
out License.

LONDON. Tuesday. March 1.-The
Board Of Trade announces that hence.
forth all raw materials may be im-
ported without license The list Of
articles included under this order COM
prlses hides, timber. sugar cane and
tallow.
The evening world., 1919-03-12

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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-25
Bronze Workers Vote Strike.

A general strike of 5000 workers
has been voted by the Inside Iron and
Bronze Workers union, officials of the
organization announced at Brooklyn,
They asserted that ten of the largest
shops were tied up and that the en-
tire membership of the union would
be out by the end Of the week.
Solomon Broad, the secretary, as
serted that the strike had been pre-
cipitated by refusal of the Employ.
ers' association of the Architectural
Ironworkers, the Ornamental Bronze
and Ironmasters' association and the
Iron League Erectors association TO
meet the union representatives in
conference. The strikers demand $50
a week for finishers and SGT for help
ers.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-25
Walsh Protests Backward Step.

Frank P. Walsh, joint chairman Of
the national war labor board, said in
a statement that labor must not be
expected TO return to the pre-war ba-
sis of wages and working hours.
The only hope for a safe, orderly
national development, he declared, is
In the maintenance of present wage
levels and continuous Improvements
of conditions of labor.
Investigations conducted by the war
labor board, Mr.. Walsh said, show
that the lowest possible wage on which
a worker and his family can subslst
in health and reasonable comfort is
72iz cents an hour based on the eight
hour day.
Mr.. Walsh predicted that there will
be no return to the pre-war level Of
costs OF necessities within FIVE years,
at least.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-25

n great deal of time last week was
devoted to consideration Of the various
plans for the league OF nations. the
organization Of which was the first
matter taken up by the peace dele
gates after they began their formal
sessions. in accordance with the de-
sire of President Wilson. Many
schemes for the league were submit.
ted, these dividing themselves gener-
ally into two groups which differ as to
the mea of making effective the de
cisions Of the league One holds that
the rulings of the society Of nations
Should he hacked up by its combined
physical forces; the other, that such
force will not be necessary. In the ex-
animation of the plans it seemed ceI-
tain that compromise would not be
difficult TO reach
Prodded ~ the expressed anxiety Of
the senate, the American delegates
carefully examined every scheme sub
mitted TO make sure that nothing in
them endangered the cherished Monroe
doctrine. They appear to be satisfied
that this American ideal is not imper-
He'd and that on the contrary, the
league would in effect extend the prin-
ciple of the Monroe doctrine to the
whole world The senate is not 50 sure
of this, and Senator BGlh, who
strongly opposed the formation Of the
league. introduced resolution which,
if passed, would serve notice that the
senate will not ratify a treaty the pro-
visions of which conflict with the Mon.
roe doctrine and with the traditional
duty of the United States to enforce
that principle.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-25

Germany is fully justifying all those
who refused TO believe in her good
faith under any circumstances. She
is determined not tospermit the estab-
Hshment Of an independent Poland be-
cause she still proposes to grab
enough in the east TO make up for her
losses on the welt and Polish state
would prevent this. The Germans are
said to be supplying arms to the boil
Sheviki who are ravaging parts Of
Poland, and there was heavy fighting
last week between the German troops
and The Poles near I[almar. 1t was re-
ported that Hindcnhurg himself woul4
lead the Gpr;nan arny against Poland.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-25
Formal Sessions of the Peace
Congress Begun; League Of
Nations Up First.
MANY PLANS ARE PRESENTED
Americans Carefully Safeguarding the
Monroe Doctrine-Poland to Get
HeIp-Armistice Terms Made
More Drastic-United
States For National
Prohibition.
BY EDWARD w. .PIcKARD.

Unless the peace congress, which
held its first formal session on Satur-
day, changes its mind, the world must
be satisfied hereafter with such infor-
nation concerning its deliberations as
is contained in the official communicate
issued daily. Possibly because OF
breach of confidence on the part OF
some correspondent, the supreme all
lied council adopted resolution that
the delegates shall not talk outside the
peace chamber Of the doings OF the
conference. The hundreds of high
priced journalists gathered in Paris
from all parts of the world can devote
their time to describing the majesty
of the Arc de Triomphe and theallure-
ments of the Paris boulevards. The
American and British correspondents
formally and energetically protested
against this rigid censorship. Later
the rule may be relaxed, otherwise
the demand for open covenants OF
peace openly arrived att goes by the
board
In the preliminary work of the con
ference the makeup and procedure of
the congress were settled. 1t WAS de-
cided that the United States, the Brit
iSh empire France, Italy and Japan
should be represented. by five delegates
apiece. Tie British dominions and In
dia besides are represented as follows
Two delegates respectively for Aus.
fralia. Canada. South Africa and In
d.a, including the native states and
one delegate for New Zealand, Brazil
has three delegates, Belgium, China
Greece, Poland, Portugal. the Czecho-
Slovak republic, Roumauia and Serbia
have two delegates apiece; Siam Mon
tenegro, Cuba. Guatemala, Haiti Hon
duras, Liberia, Nicaragua and Panama
one delegate apiece. The delegates
will vote as units.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-25
Labor conaresa in New YORK.

Announcement was made at San
Antonio by Secretary Frank Morrison
Of the American Federation Of Labor
that the first Pan-American labor con-
gress, which was scheduled TO be held
in Panama, will be held in New York
city instead. The place of meeting
was changed after a conference be-
tween the members Of the executive
committee of the American fedora
tion and representatives Of the MeXi-
can and Porto Rican labor organiza-
lions. Proposal for the change Of
meeting place will be transmitted to
the secretaries Of the various organi-
cations in the Central and South
American republics holding member
ship in the congress for their ratifica-
tion. 1t is not expected that any oh
lection will be offered to the change
Of meeting place.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-25

This fact about the German army
leads to the warning issued by the
Central News of London, that a situa-
tion exists in Europe under which war
may break out again at any time and
that the British scheme of demobilfza-
ton will have to be radically changed
which may also apply to American
rehabilitation An "unimpeachable
authority" is quoted as saying that
Great Britain will have to keep an
army Of occupation on the Rhine for
many months. which accOrdS with the
opinion of others concerning all the
armies of occupation. 1t may be this
note of alarm WAS caused by the dis
covpry that the Germans were trying
to evade some Of the terms of the
arm'Stice and by the more drastic
conditions imposed by Marshal Foch
in granting an extension of the arni-
Stice Ii was reported the marshal even
threatened to march directly on Berlin
if the Huns didn't fulfill their pledges
1t was stated unoficially that the new
terms included the following:
Frst-RefributiG upon the Ger
mans for the murder and ill-treatment
of allied prisoners.
Secund-The machinery and goods
stolen by Germany from France and
Re!gium to be al once given up.
Third--Ge7man gold, amounting to
i.
more than S500.000000, to be moved
from Berlin to a safe place, probably
Frankfort, and protected from bolshe'
yism in Germany en- route. Certain
other property 10 be surrendered.
Fouryh to give over her
shipping. of witch she is believed to
have 100000 tons, to carry food sup.
plies to countries in Europe in need OF
them.
Fifth-Any U-hoGts on the stocks "a
be handed to the allies for their dis
posal, or to he destroyed, and no more
submarines should be built.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-25
Fighting cooIle Labor.

Western labor organizations are
planning an organized campaign to
combat the flooding OF Western states
with eoolie labor from the Orient
Overtures have been made to labor
leaders of the coast asking support for
the importation of Oriental labor to
help relieve the alleged shortage Of
men. Labor leaders declare there
are plenty Of workers in the West,
but that they are poorly distributed.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-25
M Wilbur D Nesbit
g HvE6or az
Your Flag and Ny Flag

The banner breaks in glory the breeze,
The trumpes sing from all their brazen throats
chorused chant of thrilling harmonies,
The drumbeats throb amid the ringing notes
An echo, but growing echo; yes,
An echo that is flung from hill to plain,
An echo that shall never grow the less,
Born from the chord that not struck in vain.
The diapason Of the booming guns
Blends with the shriler sounding of the cheers
All, this had been foreheard by those great
Who planned the structure in the former years,
Who dreamed and dared, and gave of wealth and life r.
That this great naton-song should never cease,
Who blent the surging song of somber strife
With all the after croons of honored peacei
And so today the southland and the north
Clasp hands with their blood brothered east and west
And in the mighty song their lips send forth
The flllness of our faith is all expressed.
And deeper than the very deepest chord
Are the foundations laid in days agone
When men for hearth and home and manhood warred-
The truths our nation has been builded
And higher than the farthest reach of song
That quivers in the bosom of the sky
There flames the flag of faith above the throng- =
The flag whose plan and purpose cannot die.
The flag of promise floats from sea 70 sea,
The bugles shout in answer to the drum
And send sense of strength to you and me
From days that were, and are, and are to comet
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-25

The Spartacan revolution in Ger
many-or at least in Berlin-has fizzIed
out. Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
We're captured and, according to report
killed. The other leaders are underar-
rest or dispersed and some hundreds Of
their followers are dead. After week
of terror the police were reinstated and
armed, order was restored and bust
ness was resumed. In some other
cities the "Reds" are still in control,
but their chance for ultimate success
seems to have gone glimmering. For
one thing, Hindenburg still has uIgies
his command an efficient army 5ff lA5fe
than a million men, and most of these
troops he is holding true to the Ebert
government.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-25

The matter of extending aid to Po-
land was one of the serious things lis
cussed last week. especially serious
becsuse it probably involves the lq1t'-
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-25

mo men living are more worthy
be trusted than those who toll up fro.
poverty, none less inclined to take or
touch aught which they have not hon
sstly earned. Abraham Lincoln.
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vile, Tenn, as second-class matter.
BY WILBUR D. NEsBT

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three months, % cents: single copies,
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lem of what the allies Shall 80 in tile
case of Russia. The American ard
British delegates We're said to have
agreed that, while none Of their own
troops should be sent to help the
Poles, the two Polish divisions recruit
ed in the United States should be sent
from France through Germany to as
sist the government set up by the P0-
lish national committee. These troops
would cooperate in stemming the tide
of bolshevism that is flowing west
from Russia, making the new Po.and
a strong buIwark against that flood OF
anarchy. The plan is a concession 70
the ideas of the French, who are con
WINGED that bolshevism cannot or
should not be dealt with militarily IN
Russia by the allies. 1t also is likely
to compel General Pilsudski to come
to an agreement with the Polish ma
tional committee as represented IN
Poland by PaderewSki.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-25

The Worldwide activities of the boil
sl1eviki look ~ Argentina. Uruguay
and Peru, wiIrr' re were desperate
strikes arca raa.sl by bloody fight
m= aGees holsheyik agents.
III i"sa y epsn Russia 10000
seder iale for a coup d'etat
;t-A constructions planned
"a IL this plot the Ger
The Washington times., 1919-12-15
LOCAL FINANCIAL
and BUSINESS
GOSSIP
With the formal opening of the Mer.

With the formal opening of the Mer-
chants Bank this morning in its new
location at 1413 G street, another at
tractive building was added to the
forty-four financial institutions now
in Washington.
Without elaborate ceremnoy, the
doors of the new bank were opened
and customers and admirers began to
fiji the beautiful banking chamber,
while the tellers took their places be-
hind the bronze griIls, ready for BUSH
ness. All morning floral gifts from
other banks, friends. and admirers
were being received by Peter A.
Drury, president of the bank, and
the room.
The interior decorations Of the new
bank give it right to be classed as
one of the most beautiful institutions
in Washington. y feature of the
decorations, as pointed out by Mr..
Drury, is the Roman torchlights on
the four walls of the room. While
admitting that such decorations were
not new to European bank buildings,
Mr.. Drury said the torchlights were
an innovation in American bank build
ings. The room is finished in Italian
marble, with bronze relief work.
The Dank Will also occupy the Sec
ond floor of the building it which il is
located. The Merchants Bank, in ad-
dition TO owning the building at -4I3
G street, has also purchased the ad-
Dining building at 1415 G street. Be-
tween the two buildings is an arcade.
allowing an entrance to the new bank
from New York avenue.
At the last report Of the local
banks the Merchants Bank had on
deposit about s1,500,000, and figures
for the last six months show that its
business constantly has been on the
increase.
The Washington times., 1919-12-15
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IS MICHIGAN RADICALS
ROUNDED Up IN RAIDS
Government Agents. Led by Mavss,
Descend UBsa Haunts q
A9itatorx.

JACKSON. Mich. Dec. la-Led by
William Sparks, Covsrnment agenta,
assisted by the American Lsgion. pe-
lice and citixens. rounded up sixty
ave aliens today In an effort to locate
Reds"
Three were held and the others -
vised to take out citixenshtp papers.
Without exception they said they IN.
tended to 90 back to Europe and did
not care to become citisens.
The Washington times., 1919-12-15
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