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Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
COURT TO DECIDE WHO
OWNS ASH CAL BABY"

New Work. May 50,-"Bobby
Ash" 50 called because he was dis
covered in an-ash can, is much more
in demand than the contents of ash
cans usually are. Bobby Ash, is to
be produced before Supreme Court
Justice Whitaker, who will decide
whether the Children's Aid Society,
which claims him, or Mr.. and Mrs.
John Finebloom, who have him,
shall BE- the arbiters of Bobby's
future.
Bobby was estimated to be five
months old when discovered in a
Mount Vernon ash can last January,
bearing a tag reading: Mother
dead, father unknown" He was
given the surname of Ash and the
Fineblooms. who are wealthy, learn
ing of the incident, claim to have
adopted him.
Mr.. Finebloom offered to bank a
trust fund Of $1,000 for Bobby and
to add to it similar amount yearly
until the nest egg becomes $4,000.
"We've signed regular adoption
papers and we won't give Bobby UP
unless his real mother comes to life
again and claims him." said Mrs.
Finebloom.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
Police Seize Five
Barrels Of Whisky
in Denver Residence

Denver, May 3O.-Five barrels,
containing $50 gallons Of whisky,
consigned, according to labels, to
Charles ]. Wall, Box 977, Chey-
enne. Wyo.," and several cartons
containing liquors consigned to II.
B. Gates at the same address, to-
night were confscated by the police
in a raid on fashionable Capitol
hill residence.
Gates, former state treasurer OF
Wyoming and wealthy oil man, re-
Gently purchased the residence and
the first shipment of furniture was
removed to Denver today from
Cheyenne by motor truck. Wall is
slated to become commissioner of
safety and head of the Denver police
force. when Dewey c. Bailey be-
comes mayor next Monday, accord
ing to announcement today.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
HAWKER WISHES u. S.
FLYERS BEST OF LUCK.

London, May 30.-Harry G.
Hawker, in an interview in the Eve
ming Globe, regarding American
press comments on the speech he
made at a luncheon to newspaper
men Wednesday, said:
"The Americans misunderstood
my point. l was not criticizing
their attempt. 1t is impossible to
compare two flights. We did not
wish to have battleships supplied by
the government along the route.
my remarks were intended for
thos: who were criticizing the gov
ernment for not supplying them. I
wish the Americans the very best of
luck. Their flights have been beauti-
fully organized jobs from beginning
to end
~ am very sorry, indeed, that the
American press has misunderstood
me. Nothing was further from my
mind than to criticize the Ameri-
cans
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
RANTzAU WILL
NOT SIGN TREATY
IN PRESENT FORM
German Delegate Sends Word
of His Decision to Berlin;
Further Notes Pre-
Sented to Allies.

Versailles, May 30-(By the As
sociated Press.)-Count Won Brock
dorf- -Rantzau. addressing Herren,
Giesbert and Landsberg, of the Ger
man peace delegation, before their
departure for Berlin several days
ago, asked them to tell the people
of Berlin that he would not sign the
peace treaty in the form in which it
was presented.
This information has been gath
cred from the peace delegation here.
The Germans are so little satisfied
with the clearness of the counter
proposals they presented to the al
lies that further notes were sent to
the allies to explain parts Of the doc
ument.
Bound copies of the counter pro-
posals to the number of $50 and also
the remaining part of the transla-
tions were forwarded to the council
of four today.
A small party of attaches of the
German delegation left for Berlin
tonight. Another party will depart
tomorrow.
Would Enter League.
Berlin, May 30-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-Germany is willing
to agree to the proposed stipulations
regarding its military, aerial and
naval forces contained in the draft
of the peace treaty, provided it is
permitted to enter the league of ma
tons on an equal footing immedi-
ately upon the signing of peace and
particularly that it be permitted
to share in the complete equality
and reciprocity of all nations in the
economic domain.
While the German government, in
agreeing to accept the stipulations
referred to, is thus ready to disarm
before the other powers, the men,
orandum adds, the government
must, on the other hand, demand a
transitional period during which it
may keep the troops necessary tor
the maintenance of internal order.
Shocked at Terms.
The covering note presented to
the peace conference by the German
delegation says:
I'VE came to Versailles expecting
to receive a peace proposal framed
according to the agreed basis. We
had a firm resolve to do everything
in our power to fulfill the heavy
obligations assumed by us. We
were shocked when we read in that
document the demands which the
victorious might of our opponents
had set forth. The more we studied
the spirit of the treaty, the more
we were convinced of the impossi-
bility of carrying it out. The de-
mands in this treaty go beyond the
strength of the German people.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
NC-4 FORCED TO
SPEND NIGHT ON
BAY OF FERR0L
Engine Trouble Prevents Conn.,
pIetion Of Transatlantic
Flight; May Continue to
Plymouth Today.

Washington, May 3G.-Motor
trouble, which caused the NC4 to
be regarded as the "lame duck Of
the American transatlantic flight
squadron until she left Trepassey
bay, Newfoundland, prevented COM
pletion today of its voyage from
Lisbon to Plymouth. After covering
100 miles of the last leg of the his
tory-making flight, the seaplane was
forced to descend at the Mondego
river and it was held there too
late to reach England.
With his engines repaired, Lieu
tenant Commander Albert c. Read
drove his plane 225 miles to Ferrol,
Spain, where he moored for the
night, ready to get away early to-
morrow, if weather conditions were
favorable. The course to be COW
cred measures only little more
than $50 miles and, if all goes we'll,
the NC-4 should be in the English
harbor before 9 a. m, Washington
time. Commander Read reported
after landing in the Mondego river
that he had to await high tide before
starting again.
Lands at Ferrol.
When the NC-4 finally foated
again and was once more in the air
at 1928 G. M. T. (9:2S a. M, Wash
ington time), Lieutenant Command
er Read searched the coast for a
safe harbor in which to spend the
night and finally landed at Ferrol at
4:35 G. M. T. 2:35 p. M, Washing
ton time).
Today's delay caused considerab BILE
anxiety to both the American and
British officials, but this was quick
ly relieved by a message from the
commander of the NC-4 asking that
the destroyers along his route keep
their stations. Keen disappointment
was expressed on all sides when it
was learned that the NC-4 had been
compelled to alight after flying ap-
proximately 100 miles from Lisbon.
The arrangements for Lieutenant
Commander Reads reception will be
carried out with but slight alteration
if he arrives tomorrow. The royal
air force stationed at Plymouth has
offered facilities for dismantling the
NC4, which, under present plans,
will be shipped to the United States
on the mine layer Aroostook.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
AUSTRIAN PACT
IS REMARKABLE
FOR OMISSIONS
Skeleton of Treaty Featured
by Many Blank Sheets;
Clauses Deal Mainly
With Frontiers,

Paris, May 50,-(By the Associat
ed Press. IA summary of the skel
eton Of the Austrian treaty sub,
mitted to the smaller nations Thurs.
day for examination is remarkable
chiefly for it's omissions and reser.
vations. Subject heading after sub
ject heading is followed either by a
none ommittal display of blank paper
or by the statement: "This clause
reserved
This applies particularly to def
nition of the southern frontier the
Preparations clauses and the. question
of Italian rights under the politica
clauses. The greater part of the
summary, in fact, is devoted to those
clauses which are practically iden.
tical with the Germany treaty.
Deal With Frontiers.
The new clauses are chiefly those
dealing with frontiers. finance and
the internal affairs of the new states
and of Austria itself. Under the
latter heading come the disputed
provisos for the protection of racial
minorities in the new states, against
which it is understood the repre-
sentatives of the new states may ad-
dress protest to the council Of four
and also ask for revision of the fl
nancial clauses, particularly that
part requiring the new states tc
compensate Austria for public prop
erty.
Austria also is bound by the trea
ty to respect the rights and priv
ileges of racial minorities in what
is left to her of her ancient domains
including the right to use their own
languages, although Austria is ex-
pressly authorized to make the
teaching of German obligatory.
The treaty will consist of pre-.
amble and IA parts, the preamble
and section one embodying the GOV,
enant of the league of nations, as ir
the treaty with Germany.
Provide for Minor Changes.
Part two deals with frontiers
That with Czecho- -Slovakia follows
practically the old Bohemian from,
tier, although the reservation of a
possibility of making minor changes
later, Austria retains on the west
her old frontier with Switzerland
the question of the union of Voral-
berg with Switzerland having ap-
parently been dropped, despite the
plebiscites already undertaken in
that province and Switzerland. The
southern frontier is not determined
in the treaty.
Part three contains politica1
clauses, including also some of the
reserved geographical provisos, and
clauses establishing mixed commits
sions to determine them later. The
sections referring to Italy are all
omitted. Others deal with the fu-
ture relations of Austria with
Czecho- -Slovakia, Jugo-Slavia, Po-
land, Hungary and Russia. Here are
found the stipulations for the pro-
lection of racial minorities which SO
far as the minoriAes in Austria are
concerned, are to be embodied in a
bill of rights" as part of the Aus
trian constitution.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31

Americans from every state in the
union. Their graves are in long
lines. forming a plot of approximate
ly IS acres. A cross at each ones
head bears the name and unit of
him who rests beneath.
When complete the cemetery will
cover Is acres, Romagne having
been selected because of its central
location.
Exercises also were held at Thiau-
court, where 1000 Americans are
buried: at Beaumont, where there
are 700 graves; at Verdun, where
several hundred more are buried, and
in the small cemetery near Mont
Faucon, southeast of Romagne
where men of the 10Th division fell
in the capture of Mont Faucon.
Parade at Bayonne.
Bayonne, France, May 30.-Amer-
lean troops, civil and military au-
thorities, veterans of the war of
1870 and a detachment of the Sarri-
son paraded the town today in cele-
bration of Memorial day. Magnifi-
cent wreaths were placed by French
and Americans on the graves of
their soldiers in the local cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
By RENE VIVIANI.
Former Premier of France.
Former Premier OF France.
written Expressly for Universal Service


written Expressly for Universal service.)
Paris, May 30.-We are now ap-
preaching the end of the long drama,
the development of which has been
followed by public opinion with
patience and resignation.
The last act, now being played at
Versailles, may offer some few sur
prises but these need all call for the
display of great emotion and need
not delay the ringing down of the
curtain upon the drama of war.
The peace treaty, while it has been
drawn with care and precision, is not
an ideal document; it could not be
because it is the product of numer-
Gus translations and the outgrowth
of a clash antagonistic ideas.
A spirit of conflict has shown its
ugly face throughout the general
discussion. The last dispute and one
of the most serious, that growing
out of the Adriatic question, has at
last been settled amicably.
Most Important Question.
The important question now, there
fore. is, will Germany accept the
amended proposals to be laid before
her delegates in the palace of Yer
sailles, where the moral and material
ruin of our nation was consumnrated
by Bismarck in 1871? 1t is the irony
of fate that a Inundated, although
impenitent Germany, had to come
to this same palace to register her
defeat
In the end she must accept be-
cause she cannot do otherwise. Her
military defeat is complete and as
the army which, under direction of
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
VILLA FORCES
DEFEATED BY
FEDERAL ARMY
Rebels Lose Heavily in En-
gagement Southwest of
Santa Andres; Chihuahua
City Not in Danger.

El Paso, Tex, May 30.-Col. ],
G.. Escobar, in command of the
Juarez garrison, late today gave
out telegram from Gen. ]. A. Cas-
tro at Chihuahua City, announcing
the defeat of Villa force at Santa
Andres, As miles to the southwest
The battle, according to the mes
sage, began Tuesday morning and
lasted "a hours, the Villa troops,
commanded by Martin Lopez, los
inf one-half of their forces. The
federals were under command of
Gen. Petronilo Hernandez. The
message gave.no details of the num-
Der of men engaged.
Consul General Andres G. Garcia
today issued statement denying
reports that Chihuahua City was in
danger of attack. He said large
federal force. estimated at close to
10000 men, was en- route from Mex
leo City to crush rebellions in north
ern Mexico.
Angeles Named President.
Dallas, Tex, May 30.-Details of
the N'llista council at Parral, Chi
huahua, May %, when General
Felipe Angeles was proclaimed pro-
visional president of Mexico, with
Villa as secretary of war. were given
out here today by Col. Dariow Silva.
formerly attached to Villas staff.
In the manifesto promulgated by
the council, protection is promised
"all foreigners who will devote their
time and energies to minding their
interests and business, keeping out
of factional support. direct or in
direct, making it emphatic that all
Americans will be given the protec-
ton to which they are entitled"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
P0PULACE HAILSvETERANS
American Soldiers on Way
Home Stop to Pay Homageto
Comrades Buried in France

Romagne, France, May 30.-(By
the Associated Press )-Americian
fighting men, homeward bound,
paused today to pay tribute to the
memory of the Argonne dead
roughly $4,000 of them-many OF
whom were buried on the battlefield
where they fell.
The principal exercises were held
at the 25-acre Argonne cemetery on
the outskirts of Romagne, the larg-
est American burial ground in
Europe. General Pershing made the
principal address here, where o,572
officers and men are buried. OF
these only 100 remain unidentified.
Argonne cemetery lies on the side
of gently sloping hill just outside
Romagne, on ground captured by
the SD division late in October last.
Each grave was decorated with an
American flag and wreath of ever
greens from the Argonne forest.
Twenty thousand men who fell in
Americas greatest battle in France
are yet to be moved from where
they now sleep to this cemetery.
In the Argonne cemetery there lie
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
Huns Must Accept Peace
Treaty In End, Declares
Former French Premier
Owing to Numerous Translations and Clash of An
tagonstic Ideas, Pact Cannot Be Ideal Document
Will Prepare Way for League of Nations and Sub
sequent End of All Wars.

the autocratic militarists, was the
backbone of her resistance. has now
ceased to exist, she perforce must
yield. Undoubtedly she will carry
in her heart a burning desire for re-
venge, but will her people permit
themselves to be led into another
war?
Guarantee of Prosperity.
1t may be that the downfall OF
the old system which was brought
down by determination of the peo-
pie to escape from the bonds of mil
itarism and the establishment of a
new government based on principles
of democracy will remove from Ger
many all temptation to engage in
war in the future. If Germany does
not veil her eyes to the light OF
truth she will be able to see that in
reciprocal relations with the other
nations of the earth there is to he
found guarantee of progress and
prosperity.
For the present she is claiming
Justice. But where is justice vio
lated in the treaty?
The territories awarded to France
had been stolen by Germany. Jus
tice demands that the robber give
back what he has stolen.
OF Alsace-L Lorraine, Germany sets
forth that she made these lands
richer and more prosperous. The
robber can make the claim that he
has added value to the stolen object,
but would that be a reason for not
enforcing restoration?
France Has Complaint.
France, on the contrary, has every
right to complain that the awards
under the treaty fall far short of re-
lCnntinMed nn PaRe Four. Column EOurl
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
Bacon Funeral Services
Will Be Held Monday

New York, May 30.-Funeral
services for Col. Robert Bacon, for
mer secretary of state and ambassa-
dor to France, who died last night,
will be held at Grace church here
Monday. Interment will be in
Mount Auburn cemetery. Cam
bridge, Mass.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
Former French Premier
FaintS Durinq Discussion

Paris, May 3O.-Alexander Ribot,
former premier and foreign min
lister and long identified with the
political affairs of France, suffered
a fainting spell during the discus
sion on financial matters in the SEN
ate today but later recovered sufi-
GENTLY to continue his address.
NJ. Ribot said the country wanted
to know what Germany was going
to pay and in what measure would
be realized by the allies of France
the principle of financial solidarity
accepted by them in 1914 and 1915
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
Three American Nurses
Killed in Auto Accident

Paris. May 30.-Three nurses at
tached to the American expedition
ary force were killed Sunday in an
automobile accident at Chateau
Ihierry, it became known today
The nurses were Florence Graham.
OF New York City; Ella Delton, OF
Toronto, and Alice Hagadorn. OF
Palmer, N. Y,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
GREATEST SUN GAS
ERUPTION PHOTOGRAPHED.

/ Williams Bay, Wis, May 80
What astronomers believed to be
t.se greatest eruption of gas on the
sun ever observed was photographed
yesterday at Yerkes observatory.
- The eruption was first observed
May u, and steadily increased in
intensity. Whether it has reached
its maximum was not determined
Observations will be continued.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
START NATIONWIDE
PROBE OF LYNCHING.

New York, May 30.-A nation
wide campaign for a congressional
investigation of lynching has been
inaugurated as a result of the mob
murder of Jay Lynch, a white man
at Lamar, Mo-, the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Col
ored People announced today.
The announcement declared that
q persons had been lynched. FIVE
of them burned to death. in the
United States this year.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
ENGLAND THREATENED
WITH POLICE STRIKE.

London, May 30.-England is
threatened with countrywide po-
lice strike. The metr )politan police
of London are balloting on the
question. The Liverpool men al
ready have voted in favor of stop
ping work next Monday at mid
night. The police in some provincial
cities also threaten to strike over
wages.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
~ REF
<RIGHT
- R EEZY
BITS OF NEWS
ALLIES WILL NOT GIVE
WAY, SAYS LLOYD GEORGE.

London, May 30.-Premier Lloyd
George, in his speech to the Welsh
division at Amiens last Sunday, de-
clared, according to the South Wales
Daily News:
We say to the Germans: Gen
tlemen, you must sign. If you don't
do SO at Versailles, you shall do so
IN Berlin. We are not going to give
way"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
EX-KAISERIN VISITS
UNHAPPY SON IN EXILE.

Amerongen, May 30.-The former
German empress returned to Amer
ongen castle late last evening after
having met her eldest son, Freder-
,ick William, at Amersfoort, for the
first time in two years.
The former empress was alone
with Frederick William for several
hours.
The day was national holiday, it
being the religious festival of As
cension day. The former German
emperor abstained from his usual
occupation of saving logs, and at
tended services in the chapel at the
castle.
London, May 50-Announcement
by Bonar Law in the house of COM
mons that the former German crown
prince will be placed on trial to de-
termine his responsibility for the
war has had a depressing effect On
the kaiser's heir.
Recently he has denied himself to
visitors and refrained from greet
ing even the village children with
his former air of cheerful familiarity.
: Those who have seen him of late
say he is norose and nervous and
has lost all traces of his old jauntl-
ness.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
Hindenburg to Take Rest.

London. May 30.-Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg expects soon to go
to Switzerland, where he will take
a long rest, according to a Berlin
dispatch given out by the wireless
press.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
THE WEATHER.:

Showers and cooler Saturday;
Sunday probably showers and
cooler in extreme east portion,
generally fair in west and central
portions.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
1000 AIRPLANES TO
BE SENT FROM FRANCE.

Washington, May 30.-One thou
sand Nieuport and 900 Spad air
planes and 1000 Hispano-Suiza and
800 Gnome motors will be shipped
to the United States under the terms
of an agreement between the French
government and the United States
liquidation commission. The planes
and motors represent a part of the
aviation equipment contracted for
abroad by the War department.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
NEWARK BAY SHIPYARD
CLAIMS WORLDS RECORD

New York, May 30.-One ship a
week for a year is the worlds ship
building record claimed at the
launching of three 5,5OO-ton steel
cargo vessels at the Newark Bay
shipyard today.
The event marked the first ami
versary of the launching of the Ag-
awam, the worlds first fabricated
ship, at the Newark yard.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
New Understanding.

"You have just heard in the beau
tiful letter from Monsieur Clemen-
ceau what I believe to be the real
message of France to us on day
like this, a message of genuine COM
radeship. a message of genuine SYM
CONTINUED on Page -Four. Column Five)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-10

Richard Gale. a former patron placer al
the Olympia. is appearing in a new and
distinguished role at the Empire. Last night
he was chief rosn rusher, and sprinkled II
every place but in the ring. His control
was poor and his judgment worse.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-10
.DEMP PSEYCUTS BOXING
UNTIL HIS EYE HEALS
Two Stitches Necessary to
Close Old Wound Reopened
in Sparring Set-to
TRAINING EASY FOR JESS
NOT For = NE :

Toledo, o., June 10.-Bccause of
danger of infection, Jack Kearns, man
agcr of Jack Dempsey, challenger for
the worlds heavyweight championship,
today decided not to allow Dempsey to
do any more boxing until the wound
over his left eye, inflicted in training
bout yesterday, is thoroughly healed
Physicians took two stitches in the
inch long wound, which is just at the
edge of the eyebrow.
The skin was split in a contest year
ago and was reopencd yesterday when
Dempsey's negro sparring partner
caught him a glancing blow with left
hook. Kearns called halt at once,
much to the disgust of Dempsey, who
pleaded for permission to go another
round. But Kearns decided that the
wound might bother Dempsey for the
rest of the training period, particularly
if his sparring partners are careless
enough to keep opening it.
Dempsey will continue his road work
and other exercises until the wound is
healed, which, physicians said, prob
ably would be two or three days.
Willard said today that his training
had never been so easy for him as it
has been for his coming championship
| contest.