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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
ONLY so U. S. SOLDIERS
ON BOARD; ALL SAFE

LONDON, Feb. The American
transport Harrasansett Havre TO
southampton, Is ashore at Bembridge
point, on the extreme eastern end OF
the isle OF Wight, A train ferry rs
standing BY to receive the troops, II
necessary Tug assistance Is being sent
from Portsmouth and Southampton,
The American transport was loaned
70 the British to bring across the chan
mel troops who have been given leaves
There we're almost 5000 on board,
among whom we're 60 Americans who
were coming 10 England on leave.
reports from other sources agree that
the vessel first struck off the Isle OF
Wight. American army headquarters
has not been informed, but 1t Is possi
Bile that the ship came into the river
below Southampton after striking out
side during the night,
The Narragansett Is undamaged. ac-
cording to latest reports received by the
American army headquarters, and II Ia
expected that she will be tloated at the
next high tide.
The reports show that the 60 Ameri-
can soldiers on board after landing at
Southamton from a resculng craft, pro-
ceeded toward London. :,
The later information corrected pre-
vious reports that the Narragansett
had struck twice. IL appears that she
met with only one accident when she
missed the channel in trying to make
her way into Southampton and struck
bottom. 1t was mud bottom. how
ever and IL Ia not believed there will be
much difficulty In floating her when the
tide rises.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
PHONE COMPANIES
ASK CONFERENCE
Bryan Says Burleson Letter
Not Intended as Demand
for Higher Rates.

Charles M. Bryan. In conference
with Mayor Monteverde Saturday
morning, said that the letter mailed
by Postmaster General Burleson to the
mayor WAS not meant ms a dtscourteay
and further explained that It was not
intended to be mandatory, demanding
that the city allow the consolidation OF
the Cumberland and Memphis telephone
companies. He said all the postmaster
general asked was a hearing.
The mayor assured Mr. Bryan that
the companies would be allowed a hear
ing, Just as all corporations are allowed
such privileges. although no date for
the hearing was set Saturday.
In the letter the postmaster general
proposed that the two corporations be
consolidated ana that rates be advanced
amounting to 30 cents on residence
phones and 81 on business phones.
The Cumberland Telephone and Tsle-
graph company has no written fran
chise, although Attorney Bryan de-
clares that they have rights guarap-
teed under an estoppal suit against the
city. However, the present rates were
agreed upon by the city and the Cum
bertrand company, to remain In effect
until the company had 2a000 stations
In the city OF Memphis. Mr.. Bryan
said Saturday that the company now
has about $4,000 stations, lacking 1000
before the agreement IL void and
a new. rate agreement is necessary.
The franchise for the Memphis Tele-
1899, to run for rs years. The rates
fixed were $48 for business phones per
year and sac for residen0e phones.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01

plan By the COMMITTEES having Il IN
eberee, - that q report mag Sc made
uefofe President wilson's departure
The Seeretariat has changed the name
Of this body te sThs Cofnniissior on
the Society q Nations,' b. difference
% the wishes 81 . Number ef delegates
wtip fegNrded the zee OF the word
league a. indicating an alliance for
offenSfvs and defensive purposes
There WIS ~ plenafy session Of the
peace eenferenee today.
An official communication isued last
The allied minlstsrs have decided
TO s4n4 70 Tescheu (Austrian Siiesial
allied delegates with the purpoae of
assuring the peaceful exploitation 81
the Industrial districts In agreement
with the C4eehs and Poles, pending ter4
rttcrial settlement questions BY the
peace conference"
Members 81 the alliea oonnaittas
which win 40 ii Teschen 70 investi.
gate difficulties there Between tho
Czdehs and Poles, have proposed that
an afTuistice be concluded III Silesta
pending the deGleior OF the peace cons
ferSnea ThS egfnntittee will start for
Warsaw hte next week and Il Is not,
expected that Il viii be able to reach
that city before the middle Of Februs
aFy. A VIII @F FE'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
EDM0NDSON'S COMPLETE
AP0L OGY Is ACCEPTED

c. II. S, pupils and their parents and
teaehers stand vindicated OF charges
of drunkenness and thieyery.
Another investigation BY W. c. Ed
r,6Iidson, member OF the school board
who preferred the charges against par
ticipants of dance Friday night OF
last week ct the institution, revealed
that his iffofniafts had greatly exag-
gsrated their reports and the students
are guiitieks.
Edmondson retracted his statements
II, ftill at the meeting in the auditorium
AZ &. H. S. late Friday In q. prepared
statement he announced that the
cAnrKSs were foufdless and untrue and
Axnressed his regret that TREY should
NAVE cMtised ench q Juror. His state
n1Nfst was accepted ny the studerits'
COMMITTEES End BY thE assembled body
with cheers.
rfslktee shook hands with .Edmondson
III the stage in full view of the pupils.
after he read his statement-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
OVER ONE MILLION
MEN DEMOBILIZED

WASHINGTON Feb. 1.-Demobiizaton of the army
passed the million mark during the past week. Gen March an
nounced today with o2H officers and o524 actually
discharged OF the officers mustered out 24 duty
in Washington
The demobl1aon has proceeded to such point that gen
eal officers are being discharged from the organization
Gen March announced the honorable discharge of 50 generals
all except four OF them being regulars who returned to their
rank in the regular establishment
Three national guard officers ordered mustered out are
Brig Gems Charles X Zimmerman who commanded the Sew
entyth infantry brigade Roy Hoffman who was emporar
in command Of the Nney-thd division and Leroy s. Sweeter
civil life is the fourth other than the regulars to be DISCHARGED
The total number of men ordered for early discharge has
reached 10000 including $4,000 returning from overseas
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
GIVE OUT TOTALS
ON MAJOR LOSSES
OF COMBAT UNITS
Tennessee DiUistOn Casualties Placed at / =
H2 Dead, Captured and Missing With
Figures Almost Complete.

WARRINGTON, Feb. l-An official tabulation of casual
es by divisions for the American expedonay forces 9 per
complete to date made public today by the depart
ment The totals for all divisions exclusive of two regiments
Iot marines in the second division, are:
Killed in action 2162; died OF wounds 1896; missing in
aenon 1902 prisoners 2SS Grand total of major casualties
The figures for each Of the 80 combat divisions included
show the following totals Of major casualties!
First (regulars) 6248, Fe>.
Second (reguars), 1866
Third regulars) 36l7.
Fourth (regulars), 1896
Fifth (regulars) 2S04
Sixth (regulars), 122
Seventh (reguars), 326
Trwenty-SMth New England national guard 1854
,1rWenty-seventh New York national guard 2l94
4rWenty-eighth pennsylvania national guard 2So0
4wenynnth New Jersey, Virginia Maryland, Delaware
ana District OF Columbia national guard liz
national guard) l772 ~ ''
32l3 '''"'s'" '"o Wisconsin national guard)'
Thirty-third Qllnois national guard) ll7l
lhirty-fth missouri and Kansas national euard) 1898
lhIrty-sNth Texas and Oklahoma national guard 1850
Forty-second (Ranbow), 1850
20o2 'Ne~ YORK metropolitan national aFmy)'
Seventy-eghth New York and Northern Pennsylvania ma
Eghteh New Jersey, Virginia Maryland Delaware and
District OF Columbia national army 1855
Eghy-fst Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina
Eghty-second Georgia Alabama and Florida national
army, 1892
Eghy-eighth minnesota Iowa. Nebraska North Dakota
and South Dakota national army, &C.
Eighty.ninth (kansas, Missouri and Colorado national
srnyl. l,s25. s.4 M 4.1 I. s'
shetei Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma ma
tieaai army, 1855. W iga
Niqetys Washington Oregon California, Nevada, Utah.
Idaho, Montana and Wyoming), 1702 g Et@#,x al
Nnety-second (natona army negroes), I'll.
Ninety (natona army negroes), 48o
IN killed in action the first regular division leads the list
with 23o3 Other divisions with than 1000 men killed in
action, stand in the following order
Third, 1901 Forty 1702; Thirty-second 1884
Twenty-cghth l,S44; Fourth l500 Twentysxh 38S Sec
ond, S3 Twentyseventh. 1902 Seventysevenh, u.s. and
Thirtieth 1884 NI
The only division to lose than 1000 men died ofl
wounds the First with 1850 Only three divisions had
more than one thousand missing action the First with 8o
the Twenty with LIZA and the Seventy with 42
he heaviest loss IN prisoners was in the Twenyeighth d.
vision with 69 taken by the enemy The
was second with 3S4 taken prisoners and the
third with 336 -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
WAR MORATORIUM
DELAYS ACTION

/ Judge Young declined to hear tina
motion of J. b Caldwell attorney for
the back tax collector, calling for the
payment to the state and county of
some $4,000 claimed to be due from w.
]. Bacon, former criminal court clerk.
on the ground that he was powerless to
grant such a motion unless Bacon
should waive his rights under the war
moratorium
II was explained that Bacon would
return about March from overseae
service In the meantime, according
70 Mr., Caldwell, settlement is prob
able before Bacon reaches Memphis.
When Bacon left for the war his AZ.
counts were correct. The affairs OF
his office were left In charge OF Leo
Goodman, attorney. and Charles III.
Walsh, acting criminal court clerk. The
books we're audited and found correct
but the office had not settled with the
state and county when Bacon's term
ended, and J. ]. Williams came into ofs
flee, II is n settlement of the past due
sums that MIR Caldwell is seeking,
Capt q, T, Fitzhugh is attorney for
the Aetna Accident Insurance company
bondsmen. M
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
MAJ. malone IS
BACK FROM FRANCE
Hospital Unit Due 10 SAIL Two
Memphis Nurses Cited for
Bravery Under Firs.

Base hospital unit NO. i5 ecnh0atl
almost entirely Of MernphIanNRs MNt
scheduled to sail from France @atlgri
day, Feb. 4, for America, to ht a.
nlcbili2ed, according to MAJ Eatti.
Malone, commanding officer who At,
day night. Nal, Malone who tfI
Chaurnont, France, where the unit wins
stationed, has received his dischatNs
ana VIII re9nnae hia large surgAehl
practice Iii Men4Hhis. td4
when he left, Oh Ian. s, for Amer,
tcas Gen, Ferehtag mad QraAtad hsss
n9sllFsi d Y. INIT M 4 sss llfSs tls Y
Since that time, however, the rnajoi
has received no more word from them,
and is unapprised whether the orders
have been changed.
II the unit sails Saturday, 1t would
probably be In America in 10 days,
and two weeks later would probably
Among those who were honored for
services In the war zone we're Misses
Margaret Cummings and Miss Hope,
Memphis nurses OF the unit. They re-
fused to. leave their post>of duty while
with a first-aid team under shell fire,
and were cited by Gen Pershing. Two
enlisted men, 8; 3. Johnson, Of. Cleve-
land, Miss, and Frank Blair, Of Mem
phis, were commissioned lieutenants as
a result of gallant service.
Mai. Malone also compliments the
energetic service OF his entire unit, in
cluding w. G.. Oberle, 672 Keel ave-
nue.. Oberle has also written his moth
er, Mrs. Ida Oberle, that he was soon
to be relieved and would sail for home,
The unit left New York on Jan. 8,
1918, and landed In Liverpool on the
23d. After n week In a rest camp at
Southampton, they sailed for Eavre,
France, and went straight TO Chau-
mont, where they remained during the
war, That city was also general army
headquarters, where Gen. Pershing re-
Mai. Malone was assigned for duty
away from his unit a major portion Of
the time. From April to May he was
with the French army before Amiens,
Crevecoeur and Pontoise, and later
with the Yanks before Chateau Thierry
and the Argonne. At odd intervals
certain members Of his unit were
teamed up and sent to first-aid sta
tions, which was the result of the two
nurees sbeing cited and many others
rendering valiant service. o
The unit Ia composed Of 10 officers,
II nurses and 50 enlisted men. II
will be returned az IT left. absolutely
intact from bullet or she'll fire and
disease, according to MAI. Malone
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
STEEL DIVIDEND CUT
is IMPORTANT FACTOR

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The paramount
Influence IN the week IN the securities
market was the quarterly report OF the
United States Steel corporation, ac-
companied by q reduction Of the Eek
ira" common, dividend from two TO one
the final period Of 1915 we're below U
general estimates, the lower dividend
occasioned little surprise There was
much conjecture, however, an to tho
effect of this action upon affiliated
properties, which have hitherto been
guided by the policy OF the steel cor
poration.
Average prices Of active industtials
and rails reacted two to five points,
following the steel episode, but these
were partially recovered later, while
various specialties. notably motors, to-
baccos and distilllng and fertilizers
made perceptlble gains.
Shippings ana oils were among the
heaviest stocks, the former being d.
rectly affected by the drastic reduc-
tion In freight rates, and the latter by
further Indications Of serious differ
encea with the authorities across the
Rio Grande.
Money market conditions were al
most restored to normal on abandon
money pool time rates easing slightly,
while call loans were freely offered at
an average Of AZ per cent.
Preparations for the Inauguration OF
the Victory" loan assumed more def.
mite form, but details respecting the
rate OF interest and probable exem1p-
tlon clause remain unknown 10 bank
ers In touch with affairs at Washing
ton. New financing Included the ex-
tension Of expiring railroad notes ana
the purchase Of new Southern rail-
way note issued by Western fiflanciers
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
Left for League.
CHINESE OFFICIALS IN
u. S. SHOT TO, DEATH

WASHINGTON. Feb. Il with orlv
one cI&w To fellow, Washingtun notice
today sought 10 clear the mystery sur.
rounding the shooting to death Of DR..
Iheodore ~ WoAg, difeetor Of the Chi.
nese educattotai mission to the United
States, and HE two assistants, o. HI
Hsie and Ben Sen WI, all Chinese 81
the highest caste, at the headquarters
OF the mission, In the faShio ionzble Mount
Pleasant residential district. The bodies
tsrdag w Kong \ telleH ept ~
Hsie and WI at George Wastfng TON
university, who called at the missioass 8
headquarters to ascertain why the two
had been absent from their classes.
The sole elew.. the police said to-day,
Chinese. who met him al the door when
he went to call on DR.. Wong last
Wednesday. Ii, according to the police,
was told by the stranger that DR.. Wong
The three men men were killed some time
Wednesday, In the'belief OF the police
and Coroner Titus. All had been shot
through the head. Persons living near
the headquarters of the mission assert
they heard shots fired several days ago,
but disagree IN their reports to the
' Officials al "a the legation were unable
today to give any motive for the
crime. No effort, the police report.
was made at robbery and valuable pa
pers belonging to the Chinese govern
ment were left untouched
DR.. Wong was we'll known in eduoa-
ttonaI circles I'm the United States, In
his capacity OF head OF the commission
charged with placing in American col
leges and universities young Chinese
sent to this country TO be educated uFf-
der the Boxer indemnity fund Hsie
was secretary treasury Of the mission
and WI was confidential secretary to
Dr. Wong.
Signs Of Struggle.
A pistol was found on a chair near
Wong's body. Traces OF d death strug.
gle were In evidence. A heavy brass
table lamp lay on the floor among the
-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01

TennesseeSProbably rain, except fail
in east; warmer Sunday in central and
east.
Mississippi-Rain. warmer in east
Cloudy, rain In extreme
west, warmer; Sunday rain warmer In
east.
Alabama--Increasing cloudiDess, fol.
lowed by rain; warmer In west.
Kentucky-F'air In east, increasing
cloudiness In west; Sunday snow or
rain and somewhat warmer,
Louisiapar-Cloudy, warmer; Sunday
rain. warmer In northeast.
oklaboma-Clohdy. probably rain,
colder In west Sunday.
East Texas--Cloudy, probably rain,
colder in northwest Sunday.
West Texas-Cloudy, probably rain.
colder sunday except In southeast
South Carollna--Fair; Sunday In.
creasing cloudiness, slightly warmer in
interior.
Georgla--Fair; Sunday cloudy, prob
ably rain In west, slightly warmer in
interior
Floridar--Cloudy, probably rain In ex-
tref1ie northwest, Sunday, local ralfss
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
FRANCE DEMANDS
SAFETY IN EVENT .
LEAGUE FAILS
Republic Would Provide Plans
for Industrial Growth Free
From Menace Of Invasion by
German HOCdeS.
BOUNDARIES OF 1870 ARE
SATISFACTORY TO NATION
Interest in Syria and Near
/. East Is Sentimental, But
Dispute Over Colonies Win
Not Hinder Peace.

| (Note-With the memory Of four In
vasions from the north in a century,
| the French want the next war, II there
| Is one, to begin, rot at the Moselle
| or the Sambre, but al the Rhise.
France wants the saar coal region oe1,
| fields, The question Of France In syria
and Afriea,--Fditor.l -
BY FRANK II. SlMONDS
(By Cable 20 The News sslmkar.l
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News.
| paper Syndicate.J
PARIS, Feb. t--At the outset OF any
discussion Of conditions in the Parts
conference II Is essential 70 establish
the principles and purposes OF the great
| powers here represented, and accord
lngly ! propose In this article to dis
euss exclusively the Freuch. view OF
peace negotiations and to wv 70 ex-
plain besides what France Sesires and
demands n the shape Of settlement of
the great war; In later articles | shall
try to deal In similar fashion with the
purposes OF Great Britain and OF Italy
as expressed here In Paris.
To understand the French state Of
mind u Is necessary first. o. Al 70
been invaded country, The war has
been fought on French soil. and while
England and the United States are most
concerned with the relatively abstract
question OF making war impossible IN
Ae future French statesmen and
iaith in the league % of nations. are are
bound primarily to take precautions
against another invasion. II you talk
With FreuchIner, somewhere in tha dts
cussion there is bound to be asserted
the fact that four times In a century
Prussian or German armies have come
q la al aaAn kt=krt -
Ing destruction, and. save in the last
case, taking from France portion Of
her territory
Hope for League.
As q consequence, the imperative DE-
Representatives In France is that no
matter what engagements are taken IN
tsrnAticnally In the ahape OF a league
OF nations, there must also be practical
steps taken as form OF insurance
against q possible failure Of the leagua
a'I1s bonsp bs%DpSss ss ss MI 9s nowssrs y
sueceed tran In France. hNfk Ter thes
same reason nowhere is there greater
fear that II may fall and the sain@
cloud OF devnNtAtidn and unHt1hntihn
descend from the north once more
New tranSlaiinE this French, /. sent: Z.
thing What II has already resulted
IN "a rather widespread suspicion both
among the EnRiiah and the Americans
that France N once more the prey of
Chauvinistle aud iTnpcrialistic demands.
The coinrionest Of all assertions Is that
France once more demands the LETT
bank OF the Rhine from Lauter 10 tho
Dutch frontier, while French asplra-
tion seeks TO restore conditions created
by the French revolution and expressed
IN fantiiiar phrase, "The natural from
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
JIMMY JONES GOES TO
ATLANTA PENITENTlARY

Jimmy Jones, who was recently con.
vlcted In the state court for violating
the liquor law, and also In the federal
court for selling liquor without fed-
eral license, wAs sentenced Saturday
by Judge John r. Mccall He received
sentence Of a year and a day IN the
Atlanta penltentiary and a fine OF $3.50
and costs
Jones cases caused much turmoil IN
the courts After his arrest by Sheriff
Perry, following raid, he sued Perry
for SIS 600. alleging false arrest, Vance
Terrell, witness, was convicted Of
perjury in connection with the case.
After Jones filed hib suit he was con.
victed by jury In state court.
Jones will not appeal his case, II
Is understood, in federal court, Judge
Mccall in announcing the prison term,
made known the fact he intended to
pronounce heavy sentences on all con.
yicted bootleggers. 1T is not so much
Tor the mere selling Of liquor" he
stated, "as II is for violation OF the
Ia NJ ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
WHISKY AND BIBLE ARE
FOUND IN PASTORS GRIPS

Two suitcases, one containing a
Bible, and the other loaded with Wills
Rev. A. j. Jackson, negro, pastor OF
the Pilgrim Rest Baptist church, Texas
avenue, by officers at the Grand Cen
trail station.
Jackson, who the police believe Is in
Iiocent, said the liquor belonged to
Isabella Robinson, negress also arrest
ed, who had asked him to help her Oft
the train. with her baggage. Both are
registered on the police docket as vio-
lators OF the liquor law.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
AMERICAN VESSEL
WITH2,OOO TROOPS
STRIKES ON REEF
All Troops Aboard Transport
Are Rescued Safely When
Steamer NarraganSett Goes
Upon LEDGE.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Feb. /,
(By the Associated Press, )-All the
troops on board the American transport
karragansett, which ran ashore last
night on the ledge off Bembridge, at the
sasten end Of the Isle OF Wight, have
been removed by tugs and the local
lifebOats. The removal was effected
while the steamer held fast on the
ledge, despite the snowstorm and high
sea that prevailed
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01

shattered remnants 81 the shade.
chair IN the dining room al.
Joining was overturned and a browns
eclctsd elastic from garter was on
The bodies Of Hsis, who was secrs.
WI confidehtiaT secfetary III &onS,
were found lying head Is head IN liz
furnace room, and evidently had beer,
draEHad there, = A Raa water hkathq
sttli was burning when officers entered
xaA tifNn ~ y Heb Nle0 u sfsstIie base.
uient Bloodstains were on the kitoh.
sn lloor, ana the narrow stairs leading
Wong had i deep cash in the bach
Of his head ana two bullet wounds m
the chest. The pistol had been held
50 closely that the vest was scorched,
WI had one bullet wound In the head
snd another II the, chest. and Hsis
The theory Of the officers is that
the two stuients were killed first hy
someone who iufked IN the house, and
that Wong. was murdered later when
he returned home.
Have Theory.
This theory is based upon several
facts. The first Is that LII went to
the house Wednesday and upon ring
ing the bell was told by q strange chi.
nese that Wong was not at home. An.
other is that there were only two dis
charged cartridges In the pistol, where
as at least five shots were fired into
the bodies. The officers think that
sufficient time elapsed between the
death Of the students and OF Wong for
the murderer to hide the bodies Of the
first two and reload the gun before
Wong reached the house.
Officials at the Chinese embassy
could throw no light on the i1ystery,
Tsu-Li Sun, attache OF the legation,
who 10 student at George Washing.
ton university. missed WI and Hsle
from the university, and 1t was at his
suggestion that Ii called at the house
on wednesday TO Inquire for Dr..
Wong.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
ALL OF CREW FROM LOST
u. S, STEAMER LANDED

DEAL. England, Feb lin addition
III the 30 men from the American
steamer Piave, who were landed here
after their ship broke In two last right
20 have been landed at Dover and 1t
III believed the remainder have beep
ieked up by rescue boats during the
Hfght and to be still aboard them this
m9rning In the Downs. The Plave went
ashore near here wednesday night.
&BYenteen American officers were
Board the vessel and are believed to
save been saved.
IA telegram from Dover said that the
Sits.in and part of the crew have land
yd Rafnxeatas and < Ne resnR RlndeE ~
Deai hfid Dover.