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The sun., 1919-10-06
RUSSIAN CONFESSES
VILLA MURDER PLOT
Gen. Ardasjeff, One Victim,
Called BoIsheUik Spy.
BIZ the Assocfnted Pres.

STOCKHOLM, Oct 5-Hadji Lashet.
one of the sixteen Russians arrested here
charged with belonging to a political
murder band with at least three mur-
dcrs TO its credit. made an unreserved
confession of guilt during the rehearing
Of the case yesterday. Versions of the
story current here. in which the name
Ct beautiful Russian girl was mem
toned as the lure by which the VIC
inns were enticed to the scene OF their
death, differ as to whether the murder
band was acting under Bolshevik or
anti -Bolshevik colors, but HadJi Lashet
in his confession adhered to his pre-
vous statement that the murders were
OF a political character and were di-
rected against Bolshevism. According
~ the police Gen. Ardasjeff, one OF the
victims. was a Bolshevik commercial
agent and spy who had received $34,-
100000 for use in Sweden They
charged that the murders were com
mtted for money.
Sensational and picturesque details of
the activities of the band current in
Stockholm told how Ardasjeff was en-
ticed to the villa OF Hadji Lashet, In
the outskirts of Stockholm. supposedly
70 a rendezvous with a woman. but
found there instead a band OF Russians
intent upon his death. After being
chained to a wall of the villa for over
4 day Ardasjeff was taken before a court
martial OF twenty and condemned to
death. His life, however was promised
him if he would sign several blank
checks, but after doing this the doomed
man was b,indfolded, gagged and gar
rotted TO death. While the unfortunate
victim was being slowly strsngled the
Young woman was stated TO have
watched his dying struggles calmly,
cigarette in mouth. After the disap-
rearance OF Arda sjeff four checks signed
by him were presented at Stockholm
banks and 10000 kronen drawn from his
ssseunt.
The sun., 1919-10-06
CHANGE PLANNED IN
DEBATE ON LEAGUE
Opponents to Centre on
Treaty, Not Wilson.
.Sn.c,ni D.snnfcA 10 Tnr ST..

WASHINGTON. Oct 5.-Unless there is
striking change in the tone of re-
ports from President Wilson'S bedside
the Senate will resume the League of
Nations debate tomorrow with little
appearance of any change by reason of
the Presidents illness.
There will. however be distinct
change in the character of some speeches.
Senators Norris (Neb.) and Borah
(Idaho), who will he leaders IN the
Shantung discussion that will be staged
as the chief feature of the debate this
week, both said as much to-day and
both added that on the whole they were
pleased at the prospect.
Temptation to make the President
more or less the issue have too often
led the debate away from the merits
Of the treaty and the league covenant"
said Mr.. Borah this evening. ut will
be a good thing to have it brought back
to the plain question of whether the
document before us is a good or n bad
thing for this country. We will be
stronger in our opposition II we can
keep the debate on that sole issue, and
will be glad to see 1t held there"
The sun., 1919-10-06
FTUME SOLUTION
OFFERED BY GAY
American Historians Plan
Provides International Port
for Jugo-Slava.

ROME Oct. 5--The idea Ndstondio
publishes a proposal for a solution of
the Fiume problem. drafted last June
by the American historian, II. Nelson
Gay, of Massachusetts,. now a resident
Of Rome. The plan of Mr.. Gay, who has
been active In war and relief work in
Italy snd'is vice-president of the literary
s/tion OF the Italo-American Union.
was submitted TO tho Peace Conference
before similar project drafted by An
DIRE Tardieu. but according to the Idea
Nasiodle President Wilson refused to ac-
cept the scheme
The plan would have given the city of
Fiume with its local part to Italy and
an international port with the railway
lines from Fiume to Zagred and from
Fiume to ST. Peter to the League of
Nations, thus complying, according to
the paper, with President Wilson's idea
to give the Jugo- -slavs and residents of
other neighboring countries a free out
let to the Ndriatic.
FtUME, Oct (delayed) .-Legiuns of
Fiuman girls are enticing soldiers to
desert from the ranks OF the Italian
army forces stationed at Abbazia and
other points on the armistice line in
order TO increase Gabrielle d'Annunzlo's
army of occupation.
The girls leave Fiume hidden in motor
trucks and are taken over a circuitous
route in order to evade the watchfulness
of the Csrabineers who are stationed
between the regular Italian army and
D'Annunzio's forces. When they leave
the motor trucks at various posts the
girls begin work quietly by talking to
The sun., 1919-10-06

The Anti-Saloon League of the State
sent out yesterday over the signature of
its superintendent, William II. Anderson.
warning that wet" Democrats are
preparing to enroll in the Republican
party for the purpose OF shifting the Re
publican organization to the support OF
liquor. The league requests dry" Re
publicans to meet and nvercome this
scheme by enrolling and voting for dry
candidates a the primaries.
The sun., 1919-10-06
THINKS SOVIETS ARE
RUSSIA'S SALVATION
Robert Minor, U. s. War Corre-
SpOndent, Lauds Lenine
and His Aids.

Robert Minor, the American war cor
respondent who was arrested in Paris
last June for alleged dealings with the
Bolshevists and subsequently acquitted
by court-martial at Coblenz, told his
view Of the Russian situation yesterday
at the Union Square Hotel.
Mr.. Minor returned recently from Rus
sia, and is about to start on lecture
tour of tho country. He says the Rus
sian Soviet Government is much misun-
derstood and blames English and French
propaganda for the poor opinion in
which Ienine's administration is held
throughout the world
The Government CT Russia has come
to stay, Mr.. Minor believes. 1t is not
what the outside world thinks, but a
strong, effective rule that may be dealt
with by other Governments, and peace
with Russia to-day would not spread
chaos. as is generally supposed, the
speaker said.
Lcnine to Fay Old Debts.
In continuing, he said, among other
things:
Lenine has promised to assume the
debts of the former Governments. The
Red Guard has been banished and the
military phase has passed. Russia has
now a well managed army of 100000,
which Mr.. Minor says is the only army
in Europe that can be relied upon to
obey orders in any circumstances.
There are three strong political parties
in Soviet Russia, the ACCOMPLISHMENTS
lists, the Left Wing Socialist-R
lists and the Bolshevists. The masses
support the Soviet form and there are no
longer traces of the old imperialistic
party.
In an interview with I4enine, Mr..
Minor said, the Russian leader character
lied the League of Nations as a league
of imperialists, and said II would stran-
gle the nations. AS to reports of the
naturalization Of women, Mr.. Minor said
there was no truth in It, and Russia has
a marriage law similar to that of Ne
vada. Mutual consent is the ground for
divorce.
Handling of the Food Problem.
Russia has handled the food problem
better than most of the European !coun-
tries. Mr. Minor believes. The peasants
have been convinced that the revolution
which gave them the land must be sup
ported, and they have agreed to accept
the prices fixed by the food committees.
Industry generally is better than at
any other time since the war. Factories
are running, although not to capacity.
The workers are paid in flour and other
foodstuffs.
In explanation OF his arrest in Paris,
Mr.. Minor said that having been in Ger
many at the time of the Spartacan riots
he had picked up a number of handbills
of Socialstic and Bolshevistic propa-
ganda, which were in his bag when his
luggage was examined in France. lie
was turned over to the American forces
by the French and taken to Coblenz.
where ne was exonerated by military
court.
The sun., 1919-10-06

Senate sitting and prevent serious con-
sideration of the Shantung problem.
Moreover Senator Mccormick (lll.)
also is ready with a speech on general
phases OF the league TO he delivered at
the first opportunity. The conclusion
this afternoon was that Shantung would
receive little direct attention before
Tuesday.
The sun., 1919-10-06
May Modify His Attack.

AS a matter of fact the Shantung
question had developed such a feeling
that 1t was perfectly realized that dis
cussion on 1t was going to bring the de-
bate into its most bitter personal phase
1t is known that Senator Norris had
prepared himself for some extremely
vltriolic attacks on the President in
connection with the making of the treaty
and with some of the statements the
President made in his tour of the coun-
try. To what extent these statements
will he modified will depend on develop
ments of the Senate proceedings, hut
Mr.. Norris has admitted that in the
present circumstances he will feel under
necessity to modify many things he
should have regarded it as his duty
to say.
Senator McCumber is scheduled for
speech tomorrow in which, as the
chief defender of the treaty's scheme of
representation in the league assembly.
he will attempt TO demonstrate that one
vote is equal to six. He is going to
defend s1uarely and without cavil the
programme that gives Great Britain six
votes to one for the United States. and
in doing so will initiate a running debate
The sun., 1919-10-06
Miss rankburst Coming Here.

LONDON. Oct. 4.-AIiss Sylvia Pank-
hurst, the suffragette. has sailed for
America, according to the National
NetCS
The sun., 1919-10-06

When the Shantung vote will be taken
is moot question, Senator Curtis
(kan.) expressed the opinion that It
ought to be reached by the middle of this
week. Mr.. Borah did not believe there
would be n vote on 1t before the end of
the week, possibly not before next week.
Experience has generally been that
guessers who assign the longer period
to a particular phase of this debate are
most likely to be correct.
Somewhere IN the discussion before
long new aspects are going to be opened
relating to the general settlement of
eastern Europe, Asia and Africa, that is
going on among the European nations
and Japan regardless of the progress
OF the treaty or OF the League of
Nations provisions.
Senators have been giving attention
to the fact that England. France, Italy
and Japan are proceeding TO settle
numerous territorial and other issues
in their own way. TO suit their own
ends. just as II there were no thought
OF the league
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-28
PREACHER ARRAICNED
FOR WIFE MURDER
HENRY H. HALLS TRIAL IN
OPERA HOUSE.
Evangelist Halls Day as One
Of Deliverance, When He
Shall Prove Innocence.

Saco, Me-, Jan. 2s.--In the opera
house, with it's ceiling a maze OF
dancing maidens and sportive che
rubs, and with a judges bench
erected in the footlights, Rev. Henry
II. Hall, evangelist. went on trial to-
day. charged with killing his wife,
Mrs. Minnie o. Stevens. Hall. The
woman was found mortally injured
on June II, last, at the bottom of a
creek just south of Wells depot.
Halls story that his wife was
standing with him on the railroad
trestle crossing, Little river. tainted
and fell headlong into the creek
thirteen feet below, was accepted by
majority OF the townspeople. Later
an investigation was started which
finally led to his arrest.
The state alleges that the motive
OF the crime was the preachers love
for other women.
Halls young daughter, Frances, ~
Is understood, will be one of the chief
witnesses against her father.
THE day OF deliverance is come"
were the words Hall said. as he was
taken from the Jail at Alfred, to the
Saco Jail to prepare for his trial.
MY hour is here, the hour in which
I shall prove my innocence of this
thing to the whole world"
There are 1875 witnesses. As the
Saco courthouse was too small to
accommodate so many people, the
opera house was chosen.
Today was given over to the Sc
lection Of a jury.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-28
IRISHMEN OF ALL SHADES OF OPINION
SAY SINN FEIN POLICY FACES DEFEAT

that nearly 100000 men and women
are idle in the United Kingdom and
Ireland because of strikes in various
trades, creating one of the most Sc
rious situations industrially the coun-
try has had to face in many years.
Half of the strikers are in Belfast,
where the movement is continuing to
spread.
The city of Belfast by night vir-
tually is in total darkness, the hos
pitfalls being the only place where
lights can be shown without danger
of attack by strikers. Everywhere
else the display of light has caused
either the stoning or the storming of
the premises.
This morning men in various of
the smaller industrial plants who had
remained at work came out for safe
TVS sake, the picketing having be-
come more extensive. One of tine
morning newspapers was forced 10
suspend. The shipyard workers are
opposed to the Strike and are en-
deavoring to arrange a meeting for
Wednesday.
No Change On the Clyde.
There is no change in the situa-
ton on the Clyde, where 10000 ship
yard workers are out, nor in London
where $4,000 ship repairers are strik-
ing. To these must be added $4,000
Fifeshire miners 5000 South Wales
miners, 5000 Edinburgh shipwrights,
1000 Manchester lockers. 1000 South
Wales shipyard men an da number Of
Glasgow municipal workers.
Except in London where the dues-
tion at stake is one Of wages. all the
strikes are due to a demand for
shorter hours, with the same privi-
leges and wages as prevailed when
longer hours were worked.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-28
GERMAN STRIKE
FEVER GROWING
For First Time in Country's
History Bank Clerks Threat
en- WaIk-0ut.
SPARTACANS ACTIVE
Officials of Old Regime Send
Birthday Greetings to
Ey.KaiSer. .a...
(By H. J. Greenwall.)

+ Berlin Jan. 28.--I. N, s. aud Lon
don Daily Express Cable.) 1.-The
Spartacan congress Of northwestern
Germany adopted a resolution de-
manding that all power be held by tho
soviets German bolshevists) until
SOCIALISM is secured" and pledging
the Spartacans not to igve up their
power until 'the revolution is as
sured," according to information from
Brunswick today.
If the national assembly Is unable
to socialize and democratize the
state, the members must resign, the
Spartacans declared.
Dusseldorf, Leipzig, Essen, Celle,
Hanover, Remscheid, Hamburg, AL
denburg, Cuxhaven, Morseburg, Bre-
men and other communities were
represented in the congress.
The strike fever is in Germany and
is growing. For the first time In
German history the bank clerks have
served an ultimatum upon their en-
pIoyers threatening to strike on the
29th unless their demands are
granted.
There is less interest shown in the
Prussian election than there was in
the national election. Bands and
placards are missing. Snow kept
many people away from the polls, but
the workingmen and women voted
solidly.
Many officials of the old regime
signed lists of birthday congratula-
tions that were sent to the ex-kaiser
in Holland.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-28
TO INTERNATIONALLY
CERMANY'S COLONIES
PRESIDENT. WILSON HAS
GENERAL SCHEME.
Some Serious Objections to
Plan-Japan's Power in
Pacific Involved.

London, Jan. 2S.-In referring 10
discussions of the future state OF
Germany's colonies by the peace con-
sress, the Paris correspondent OIL the
Mail writes:
"President Wilson appears to nave
put forward a general scheme Wnlch
may be termed the 1nternatlonailZa-
tion of Germany's late possessions.
This plan is not exactly detined, put
in principle it would make it manda-
tory for the various powers to ADMIN
lister the colonies subject to the con-
troll of the league of nations.
British delegates do not object 10
such procedure respecting the Colo
MES in Africa, although other ma
tions. notably the French and Portu-
guese, do not acquiesce, and the
Union of South Africa definitely
claims German Southwest Africa. AS
regards the Pacific, Australia claims
New Guinea and the Bismarck archi-
pelago; New Zealand claims Samoa
and Japan desires the Marshalls and
Carolinas. Japan also suggests an
equatorial delimitation between Brit
ish and Japanese influence in the
Pacific"
The correspondent refers to the
Anglo Japanese "secret" treaty of
1916 which assigned the Marshalls
and Carolines to Japan, and adds:
"Such possession would be very
distasteful to the United States and
American political opinion is that If
President Wilson agrees to this move
his power will be seriously impaired.
1t is suggested that from this comes
his earnest demand for the interna-
tionalization of all Pacific colonies.
1t is quite clear, however. that the
whole voice of the British empire at
the peace congress supports the
claims of Australia, New Zealand
and the Union of South Africa and
also agrees to the retention by Japan
of the Marshalls and Carolines, with
equatorial delimitation of influence.
at was the current opinion that
President Wilson would see the JUS
tice of Great Britain's claims. He
requested evidence of Australian in
terest in New Guinea, and these were
quickly forthcoming in a telegram
recording resolutions by a large num-
ber of public colonies in Australia
opposing any other solution of the
colonial problem. Australia declares
she has lost more men in the war
than the United States and has had
no recompense in the shape of war
contracts and that the nonpossession
of the whole of New Guinea would
arouse great bitterness"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-28

London, Jan. 2s.--Q. N. S.)-"I am
convinced that the policy of the Sim
Feiners is bound to end in defeat
and disaster" says John Dillon, Irish
nationalist leader, in a letter made
public today. "The result Of the
general election no more represented
a decision of the Irish people in fa-
vor of the Sim Feiners than the re-
suit in Great Britain could be ac-
cepted as the final verdict for re-
action against the Irish policy of
Lloyd George"
Despite the apparent crisis in Irish
affairs, it is believed by Irishmen of
all shades of opinion that the Sim
Fein has reached its high watermark
and that. the time is not for distant,
perhaps year, when out of the ap-
parent chaos will come a moderate
party with the support of the ma
iority of Irish and able to deal with
the British government" said the
Daily Express today.
1.-The principal features OF the
irish party plan Is the division of
Ireland into two provinces, each hav-
ing a legislative body responsible to
a central authority, which will be re-
sponsible to The British government.
1.-THE Catholic church and many
Sim Feiners are against violent re-
bellion. The Sim Feiners have
given early evidence that the line be-
tween tragedy and force is narrow,
and will not need much latitude TO
lose their hold over a large section
Of the Irish population. The British
governments policy Of noninterfer-
ence is keeping the Sim Feiners on
their wav in losing power"
100000 Men and Women Idle.
London, Jan. est Is estimated
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-28
WILSON REGARDS RUSSIA
KEYSTONE WORLD PEACI
Not Blinded by Discussion On Polish and Get
man Colonial Questions Alternative Plan
in Event Moscow Government Declines
Invitation to Peace Conference
(By John Edwin Nevin.)

Paris Jan 2s.(I. N. SIN his unofficial role world
mediator President Wilson allowing himself to be blinded
the realities of the general situation by the discussions
Polish and German colonial questions For him. Russia remains
the of world peace An unpacfed Russia according
the Presidents estlessness the world
1t that President Wilson has alternative plan
the the Moscow soviet does the
invitation to the conference Princes Island
1t reported that Mr.. Wilson is already consulting Pre-
Lloyd the of action in
of the of Tchicherin, tho bosevik
mssary for foreign affairs, in replying.
Some French believe that it is impossible that
President Wilson may adopt the Trench view that sanitary
Gordon be thrown around the boshevnested spare
the world horrors than those attending Att invasion
of Europe
report circulated today that the
Of the peace conference intend expedite their consideration
complex problem such to complete the
r,naries by the middle of March, that the Germans
summoned into the conference by April
The nterald council again met at the foreign Office oday1
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-28
COUP D'ETAT
BYSPARTACANS
Results in Occupation P SC
Buildings of Wilhemf S
BoLsHEvIKI MuRDIs.2 600
Soviets Driven Baca. Across
Windau River by German
Volunteer Forces.
BoLsHEvIKI MuRDL:s5 60

Copenhagen, Jan. 28.-By a coup
d'etat the Spartacans at Wilhelms-
haven occupied all of the public
buildings and the banks and have
ordered all of their opponents court
martailed, according to information
from that German city today.
All the railways leading into Will
llelmshaven have stopped running.
soviets Driven Back.
Berlin, Jan. 27.-Forces marching
on Libau, on the Baltic coast Of
Cou,land, have been halted by Ger
man volunteer forces which. though
greatly outnumbered, forced the
soviet army back across the Wirdau
river behind bold counter otfense
according to dispatch to the Zei-
tung Am Mittag. 1t is said the boil
shevists have sustained heavy losses.
In tine course of their terrorization
of Esthonia, the bolshevists are re-
ported 20 have killed six hundred
people in Dorpat and Wesenberg.
The German commander in Lithu-
ania, who arrived here today states
that Kovno Is not occupied by the
bolshevists, who are still twenty five
miles east of that city. The line is
being defended by German volun-
teers and the bolshevists are said to
be awaiting instructions from Mos
COW before resuming their advance.
1t is said the capture of Kovno would
open the road to the German frontier.
Garpoa ana warned
Hamburg, via The Hague, Jan. Is.
An Anglo American relief COM
mission arrived here today. The Ger
mans were warned against profiteer-
ing in food supplies received from
the allies.
Recapture SschoenIanke.
The Hague, Jan. fisherman
troops In Posen province, eastern
Prussia), have recaptured Schoen-
lanke from the Poles after furious
battle, said dispatch from Ger
man source today.
The Poles have reached Riesen-
gebirge mountain on the Austrian
frontier.
Recapture Of Narva Ordered.
Copenhagen, Jan. 2S.-Nicholai
I,enine, bolshevik premier of Russia
has gonesrto Hamburg. where the
ordered the reds to recapture Narva'
and to massacre most of the popu-
lace, 1t was reported from Reval.
March Against Poles.
Paris, Jan. 28.-Two full corps OF
German troops have been assembled
by the general staff to march against
the Poles and eight troop trains are
passing through Frankfort-on-the-
oder. daily, according to a Zurich
dispatch to the Journal, quoting the
press of Baden Baden.