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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-21
DUEL MAY SULLY
PEACE CONGRESS
French Journalists Quarrel
and Challenge to Fight
Follows
Def NOT YET ACCEPTED
Press Generally Satisfied With
Arrangements for Admis.
sion to Sessions
Def NOT YET ACCEPTED
By WALTER DURANTI
Special Gable to Erening Public Ledger

Copyright, 1919. BY the ". Y. Times co.
Paris, Jan. o1.--It looks as If the
Peace Conference were about TO be sui
lied by bloodshed. \ well-known French
journalist, St Blanchard, OF the Jour
nal, has challenged to a duel GustaNe
Terry. Of L'Oeuvre. The Casus belli is
the severity Of Tery's comments on St.
BlanChard's attitude as one Of the three
French press representatives on the in
ter-allied press committee. by whose ef-
forts the admission Of the press TO the
full sttings of the conference was OBJ
tanned.
Terry disclams warlike intentions. but
asserts that he will meet his adversary
on the battle-ground of the court-mar-
tial which will soon try Senator Hum
bert, the former director of the Jour-
nal on the charge of communication
with the enemy. lie adds viciously:
st. Blanchard will doubtless be there
anyhow, to explain how he came 10
write the famous article about Hearst
in the journal. which led 10 the dis
Covery Of Bolos conspiracy"
LHumanite-like L'OeuVre. an oppo-
sition newspaper-criticizes the lack OF
energy on the part of st. Blanchard and
his two colleagues at the press meeting
and terms them "partisans OF the CEN
sorship."
But the agreement OF the authorities
TO admit the press representatives gives
general satisfaction to tho Frnch press
one writer however, in the Petit Parisien
complains about the quality of the ac-
commodation yesterday in the Foreign
Office conference chamber, saying:
1t would perhaps be preferable to
give the newspaper men a place from
which ii would be possible TO see and
hear something. The way they treated
US yesterday was a jolie--funny. per-
haps, but hardly worth repetition. AT
the same time, considering that the con.
ference is being held in Paris, We might
suggest that the documents handed out
TO French Journalists be written in
French instead Of English"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-21
HAIG'S STUBBORN MEN
DASHED GERMAN HOPE
Kaser's Grand Ofensiues of 1913 Wrecked BY I'm.
yielding Valor of British Infantry,
Teuton Expert admits

unable to understand. how hopeless the
fighting is and yielding only when bat
tered and. wounded by his own despera-
tlon, he sinks exhausted still In his cage.
Still trying for the sea the Germans
organized the attack of April 3. south
Of Ypres. This, says Schwink, had
Dunkrk and Calais as its objective.
and from the opening of the attack 1t
was intended to push right through.
Again. It seems, the problem of feeding
the guns had not been sufficiently
studied and again this branch Of the
service compromised in retreat. The
difficulty of the ground, / am told.
prevented the heavy artillery and am
munition being brought up. also certain
German divisions In their advance found
quantities of wine, put 1t to its natural
use and got drunk
Finally and as usual "the resistance
of the English troops. especially about
Givenchy led to delay"
II is curious how closely the story of
this northern offensive resembles that
of the first great attempt to tho south
Both begin with a spectacular success
which the general staff considered a
failure; in both there follows an at
tempt to repair the damage. to set the
plan on it's legs again. The attack of
April, 1918, on the Givenchy- -Merville
front was made to open out the northern
salient and give a chance of further
advance as originally intended. This
also failed and then the German staff
threw up the gate in the north and put
aside their hopes of the sea.
Won Schwink. who may perhaps.
speak for one school of German military
opinion. thinks that this was a serious
mistake. His view is that IL every man
had been thrown into the offensive on
the Bethune-Ypres front the Germans
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-21
Special cable to Erening Public Ledge

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-21
EAGLE BOATS CALLED FAULTY
Former Constructor at Ford Plant
Alleges Serious Defects

Washington. Jan. 21.--(By A. PD-
Harry f. Leroy. OF Saginaw, Mich, for
merly employed as n constructor at
the Ford boat plant in Detroit, testi-
fed before the House Naval Committee
today that the Eagle boats built there
for the navy were seriously faulty in
design and construction. He said the
walls OF the craft were weak, particu-
larly about the engines and ireroom,
the steel plates thrown together and
loosely boted, insuring buckling and
corrosion in actual use.
Secretary Daniels. Rear Admiral Tay-
lor, chief constructor; and Rear Ad-
mirals Griffin and Earle listened to
Leroys testimony. Recently the admi-
rails testified to the plans drawn and
Inspections made by naval experts. Ad-
miral Taylor saying the Eagles had con-
formed to designed characteristics and
were useful both for war and peace
purposes,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-21

would almost certainly" have reached
the channel ports.
In the fighting of the whole campaign
of 1918 what most impressed Schwink
was the discrepancy between the German
staff's estimate of the fighting value
Of the British divisions and the actual
value. The German general stan con-
sistently and considerably underesti-
mated the value of the British divisions
which had been engaged.
Last and most irritating Of all these
chapters of disillusion must have been
the discovery that, as Schwink put II.
'the fighting value OF the German di-
visions was generally overestimated."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-21
H0HENZ0LLERNS ARE BETTER
EX-kai.er and v ife Take Walks.
Williams Birthday January 81

Amerongen, Jan. 2l--(By \. PD-
EA-f.mperor William and the ~ Empress
have both so far recovered from their
recent illnesses that they are able 10
resume their former mode of living They
are taking their customary morning
walks in the grounds around the castle.
Herr HohenZollern is reported in much
better spirits His siNtieth birthday on
January % will be celebrated by a con-
cert in the castle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-21
SHOOTS WHALE FROM AIR
L. s. Aviator Makes Novel Bag at
San Diego

san Diego. Cat. Jan. 21.--tBy 4. PD
Lieutenant James MCCULLOUGH, at
tached 10 tile arny's aerial gunnery
school at Ream Field. shot and killed a
small whale with the machine gun of
his airplane two miles off Imperial Beach
yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-21
wilson's Principles Adopted

on November :. ten days after the
Presidents representatives had arrived
in Paris. and seven days after the con-
ferences between Colonel House and the
Allied Premiers had begun. the answer
had been given in unmistakable terms.
The Allied statesmen recognized the
great principles Of democracy that had
welded together the plain people Of the
Entente and the United States in de-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-21

II is OF interest 10 note thai some
Paris papers assert that France
can n1ver be secure from the menace Of
German aggression unless she has L
Rhine frontier,
La Liberte, for instance. saws: "The
acceptance by France Of the league Of
nations and the consequences which f0'-
low from that principle viii be- subordi-
mated 10 the guarantee Of solid from
tier"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-21
1000 Soldiers of allies
Totally Blinded in Var
By ERNEST MARSHALL
Special Cable 10 Erening Public
Ledger

CopyriDht, 1919, by fho v y. Times 90.
Paris, Jan. 2l.-The number OF
totally blinded victims OF the war
among all the Allied forces has now
been calculated as 1000. Twenty.
five or 80 per cent will probably
have TO be added TO this figure from
among the patients now undergoing
treatment.
The total OF those who lost one
eye amounts to between 10000 and
10000.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-02-06
HOLMES ARRAIGNED ON
ARMY THEFT CHARGE

FL PASO. Tex, Feb. 5.-Charged
with completely in the theft of a Wick.
ers machine gun, $500 rounds OF am
munitiOn, seven rifles and extra ma
chine gun parts. belonging to the
United States army, George Holmes
yeas arraigned before United States
Commissioner Sam Kelly late today
and released on $4,000 bond pending
his preliminary hearing. Holmes
claims to be the representative OF
Francisco Villa on the border here
He was arrested 125 miles east OF
nere today by government officers
after the machine gun, rifles and am
munltion, which were stolen from
Camp Coupchesne. guarding a ford in
the Rio Grande, January %. had been
dug up near Holmes ranch % miles
east OF here, near the border.
Sgt Ernest Stalder, Ninth ensi-
neers; Pvt. Minahan. Seventh cav
airy, and Frank Miller, a civilian, were
also arrested on the same charge.
Miller was released on a bond of
S5sGe- In addition TO the charge of
THEFT The four men were also CHARGED
with conspiracy to violate the espion-
age act and the presidents proclama-
ton prohibiting the unlawful expor-
tatlon of munitions of war to Mexico.
Holmes is a well known rancher in
the FL Paso valley and has been ac-
tive in Villas interest for more than
q year.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-02-06
ROBBERY CHARGE
FILED AGAINST 6

Charges of highway robbery were
filed yesterday afternoon before JUS
tice Of the Peace James Allison
against Melvin Rudolph, Leonard
Kenney. Allen Moseley. Leslie Swope,
Jesse Carlisle and Jack Carray in con-
nection with the holding Up of an au-
tomobile party near Osborn on the
night Of January 2S ana taking from
AlonzO Bottoms money and jewelry
valued at $3.50 The men were ar
raigned and their hearing set for this
afternoon at O'Clock. Virgil Win
stead was arraigned on the same
charge on the previous afternoon, his
bond set at $4,000 and his hearing for
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock. The
bonds in all the other cases were set
At $4,000 and up TO late in the day
none OF the men had been able TO ar
range for their liberty. Swope will
not be heard with the others as he
waived preliminary hearing and was
bound over
Winstead. after considerable diff
Guilty, succeeded in having Ize amount
of his bond reduced to $500. He OBJ
tanned as sureties for this amount. F.
w Ritter and Kiah r Winstead OF
Lowell
Although Sheriff J. T. Mcdonald.
VINO sWore to the complaints, said
some OF the men would be charged as
principals and some as accessories.
the complaints all contained the same
charges In view OF the deep public
interest in the case it is probable that
a crowd testing the capacity OF the
council chamber OF the city hall viii
be present at the hearing today.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-02-06
BUSINESS is BETTER
SAYS RESERVE BOARD

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. - Definite
evidences of the beginning of finan
cial TecUperation following abnormal
war conditions were set forth today
by the federal reserve board in a re
view Of the forthcoming February re
serve bulletin. These evidences are:
Increase OF bank balances at finan-
oial centers; 4 tendency toward lower
rates Tor money; lessening of the
amount OF war paper held By federal
reserY', and member banks; inflow Of
gcld coin and gold certificates at
banks. indicating greater confidence
in the financial situation and lessened
demand for money; decline in the
volume Of federal reserve notes out
standing, demonstrating the elasticity
OF the federal reserve system.
The board deplored evidences of
relaxation of wartime economies, say
ing that industries of the United
States and ether countries soon would
need quantities. of capital and that it
hehOoVes Americans to continue to be
thrifty and pile up reserves of credit
Return CT active production and
consumption is being retarded" the
board observed, by high expenses of
prUdU ction''
Despite big exports of foods and
raw materials in December, the board
believes we are still facing the prob
lem OF fading or making a market for
our manufactured goods in foreign
countries in winch We can hardly hope
TO make tie desired success so long
as prices continue upon level higher
than existing in other countries.
Those countries which first sue
ceeded in readjUsting their costs OF
production and restoring their indus
try TO q normal level of values, said
the board, will lie the most success
fII in developing their exports and
controlling the markets OF consuming
nations the world Ger
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-02-06
w. D. CHILDS, WESTERN
UNION CHIEF, DEAD
CBy Review Leased wirel

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-W. d. Childs.
for many years chief representative
or the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany in Russia, is dead of starvation
in Petrograd, according TO a message
received here today by DR.. George
SimOns, superintendent of the Meth
odist Episcopal church in Russia and
Finland, and pastor of the American
church in Petrograd.
The news came in cable message
from Miss Anna Eklund, deaconess
OF the American church in Petrograd
who in previous messages, DR.. Simons
said, had told of the death by starva,
ton of many members of the church
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-02-06
MUST SELL GRAIN ON
CREDIT, HOUSE TOLD

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-If the Uni.
ted States is 10 sell its surplus wheat
10 the allies this year. the transaction
must be on a credit basis. Julius
Barnes, head of the food adminlstra-
tons grain corporation, told the house
agriculture committee today at hear
ing on legislation to provide a method
Tor carrying out the governments
guaranteed price OF S226 a bushel for
the 1919 wheat crop.
The allies have not the financial
ability TO pay cash for the wheat, it
was explained and the United States
government will have TO extend furth-
er credits
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-02-06


viii run until June 80. 1913, within
the appropriation allowed by the laws
of 1917"
S45s,2s7.2e Needed.
The report Of the commission of
state institutions referred TO in the
message declared the following emery
ency appropriations necessary: Capt.
tai building additions S25.741; state
Industrial school maintenance, $780,
900; state hospital for the insane
maintenance, $75,O92; building fund,
S9,S51S4; pioneers home mainte-
nance, S17.399.72; improvement fund,
S2O6S; state prison maintenance, $685.
230-73; northern Arizona normal
school maintenance, $4,000; building
fund, S24,716.72; University of Arf-
IONA building fund. $40 900; Tempe
normal school maintenance, S26, $685.
70; total emergency appropriations
asked for s365193.O9.
Added to this list was a supple
mentary one for different funds in
state institutions, which brought the
grand total emergency appropriation
asked for up to Sass, 2S7-2S.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-02-06
SOCIALISTS FAIL TO
REACH AGREEMENT

BERNIE, Feb. 5.-At the meeting OF
the International socialist and labor
conference today, ]. H, Thomas, a
British delegate, complained that too
much time was being wasted in fruit
less debates, He addressed the con.
ference on a plan for society of ma.
lions and on the principles of Presi.
dent Wilson. Other speakers were
Mueller of Germany, Wihaut of Hol-
land and Locker of Palestine.
The conference committee on re-
sponsibility for the war met from 9
o'clock Tuesday night until 5 o'clock
this morning without agreeing on the
resolution to be presented TO the con.
ference.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-02-06
HOUSE ORGANIZATION
Is BEGUN BY C. o. P
lRv Reriew I.ensed Wiren

WASHINGTON, Feb. Republican
members IF the house, in conference
late today, took their first step to-
ward organization of the house for the
next congress- After considerable dis
cussion, but without dissent, they
agreed 10 call all republican members
elect into a conference for organiza-
ton purposes" in Washington on
February % Preparation Immediate
ly was besun toward notifying the
new members OF the meeting.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-02-06
ARMY PLANES WILL
RESUME COAST TRIP

PHOENIX, Ariz, Feb. 5.-Lt. r. O..
Searie, commanding the squadron of
four army airplanes. two of which
were damaged when landing here last
Sunday, said tonight he planned to re-
sumo the flight 10 the coast tomorrow
morning The next stop in the trip,
which is being made from Ellington
field TO San Diego, will be Yuma
One of the planes has not been re-
paired and viii either be kept here TIL
spare parts arrive from the home base
or shipped back to Ellington field by
rail
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-02-06
EARLY FREEING OF
SINN FEM PLANNED

DUBLIN, Feb. 5.-CBy the Associ-
ated Press-)-The lord mayor of Dub
lin announced today that the lord lieu
tenant and the chief secretary for
Ireland were arranging for the early
liberation OF imprisoned Sim Feiners.
The Dublin Evening Mail suggests
that Prof Edward de Valera, who with
two other Sim Feiners are reported
to have escaped from Lincoln prison,
Is going to the Paris peace confer
ence.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-02-06
HERMANN REPEATS
MATHEWSON Is OUT
CBy Review Leased Wirel

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb 5.-Pres--
dent August Hermann today repeated
the statement he made when he
signed Patrick Moran as manager Of
the Cincinnati Nationals last week.
that Christy Mathewson would not be
further considered as eligible for
leadership Of the Reds Hermann has
received reply to- his cabIegram 10
Mathewson asking about the latter's
plans MathewsOn's message was
brief, merely stating that he would
land in America on February Is. No
mention was made as to his future
plans
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-02-06
SASS, 2s7.2s EMERGENCY
FUND ASKED BY
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL

Continued from Page one)
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-02-06
MEXICO REDUCES COTTON TAX

CALEXICO, Calf, Feb. 5.-Presi-
dent Carranza OF Mexico today sent a
telegram TO Gov Esteban Cantu of
Lower California at MexicaIi, Mex. in
forming him that the cotton export tax
OF $50 Dale. recently established,
had been abolished The old tax of 81
a bale is re-established- The pro-
vision that every cotton exporter must
have special license also was elimi-
mated
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-02-06
soLsHEvIsTs ANNIHILArEo

OMSk, Monday Feb. 3.-(By the
Associated Press Two divisions OF
bOlshevists have been virtually ami
hilated by Siberian troops under
General Gaida at Kungur. 80 miles
southeast Of Perm. according to an
official statement issued here today.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-10-09

so much that not even the ruins are
to be found, since the stones were
carried away to repair the roads with.
Doors and sashes were used for fuel
Here the fighting lasted four years.
Barns, stables, trees and shrubs,
everything disappeared. The soil
undermined by works of defense.
torn open by sharpnells and obusses
will not be tit to raise crops in many
years to come; the same can be told
Of the Northern parts OF France
where they we're also destroyed, not
only many q city, whole townships,
all the railways. but also the fac
tories. cotton and wool mills and all
the coal mines.
Heroes: During the war we had
a secret institution called THE Intel
ligence service whose members
gathered all the information that
could be useful to the Allied Armies
movement and transports Of troops.
German works of defense ETC.. they
also helped young men who wanted
to Join the Belgian troops. OF
course this kind OF business was very
dangerous. II had to be carried on
over Holland. thus over or under
meath the electric wires. The mem
bers were scattered all over the
country and hundrds OF them who
were detected or betrayed had to
pay their country love with their
lives. Such was the fate of Miss
Edith Cavell, an English girl She
was betrayed by a Frenchmnn whom
she had been nursing and whose
trial is going on at Paris Just now.
she was sentenced to death and shot
In Brussels, the remains were ship
ped to England, her native country,
lat July and buried with much hon
or.
Gabrielle Petit, a Belgian girl OF
22 years old was shot In Brussels on
April 1st 1916. Six inhabitants OF
Courtrai. shot in Client. Two broth.
ers, Edmond and Edard vands
Woestyne from Eecloo shot in Client
In one case 3 persons amognst then
a priest (Father DE Clerck) were sen
fenced and died in Client.
Captain Fryatt of the English s
s. Brussels" and the Belgian Sea
Brues.
Lately all the bodies of these ant
other heroes were put in new coffini
and brought over to threir seyera
birth places with much honor ant
imposing ceremonials. OF course
there Is much more to be told abou
all those trials. but as l told you IL
my former letter II Is impossible Il
write IL in a letter. later on 1t will
be printed In books.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-10-09
LETTER FROM BELGIUM TO
PETER vERHEIST


My dear beloved Father, Brothers
and Sisters:
cannot tell you how happy
was when l received your long and
hearty letter. II reached ME on
August 23rd thus II took "a days 10
get here.
am very thankful to you for the
money you sent me. that will help
me good deal In these drsary and
vert expensive times.
The gentleman who writes the
letters for me, was much pleased with
the newspaper cuttings Of his former
letter. He holds that as q keep
sake. As to the money you sent ME.
I have given f.ances TO our poor
relations vochcht at st. Margret. s
frances to the underrastor for the
poorest man In st. Sawronce and
we'll know what to do With the re-
r1ainder, there are many things !
am wanting. This SUNNI, travelled
to Our Sady Of Sourdes in Vostaecker
and found that the railroad fares are
also doubled and even more the ex-
penses for food etc.
An: now all. q the >" nj. end NJ
friends you mention in your letter
;st Peter P'eters. left st. Jan some
yea:s ego and went to Waterloo where
pc died befor, the war
md Peter Pinke!s Is emnityed by
O farmer in Holland. lie does not
want to change for the present.
3rd Emil Vercraye and his wife
died several years ago. They left
three girls.
The Burden. I think you mean the
Postcar or mail coach, was stopped
when the war commenced and does
not run yet. The people of st. Law
renee have no telephone in theil
houses, but there IA one in the Post
Office. Not one OF the inhabitant.
has got an Automobile. These are
owned by wealthy people in the cities
In. the Army and for freight in som'
| factories. am thankful to the Lord
that all my brothers and sisters be
have so well and give you so muci
satisfaction. As to the one excep
| tion you allude to in your letter
shall pray the Virgin for conversion
was also much pleased with th'
description you made of your farm
horses. cattle, hogs, fruit trees etc
Sorry that you live so far away from
me for your fruit trees would hav'
| to suffer for II.
You also wanted to know II thu
Belgians got paid for damages ant
losses resulting from the war. Wei
nothing has been paid as yet; every
body has to make up a bill and thes'
bills will be sent to the Courts o
INJURY, there to be examined ant
settled after sanction of the Court.
There Is no railroad in st. Law
renee, the nearest railroad station 4
still Balgerhoecke. And my dea
Father, am much surprised tha
you don't allude to the visit yo'