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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-15
AMERICAN ARMY CLUB
In LONDON CLOSES UP


LONDON, May -. Correspondence OF
the Associated Press.)-The American
Officers club in London will be closed
soon, marking tie end Of purely British
collective hospitality extended to Amer
lean forces In England. Many Ameri-
cans who have been stationed in Eng
land say that the British people have
gone much farther in their efforts to
make them contented and comfortable
than they could have expected and are
carrying : home with >them pleasant
memories of their stay here.
The Officers club here probably was
the most notable achievement Of hos
pitality. When American officers began
to arrive in large numbers there was
ments. War activities at London had
resulted in clubs being overtaxed with
British newcomers. At the suggestion
Of Sir Harry Britain, who had spent
several months in the United States
In 1915, the Pilgrims organization, of
which he Is president, undertook to
provide a club.
The. palatial house of Lord Lecon-
field had been obtained and the club
was organized. 1t was popular from
the day it opened and through 1t
American officers were given the OPP
p%ortunity to become acquainted with
English people. In entertaining Amer
leans in their homes Londoners did not
confine themselves to men they had
met at the Officers club. Almost daily
American army and navy headquarters
received requests that they designate
a few men for teas. dances or dinners.
A committee of the ministry Of infor-
nation devoted itself to entertaining
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-15

district of Tobolsk, which Is bounded.
tee west by the Ural mountains and
extends northerly to the gulf of Obi
and the Arctic regions, is an immense
district estimated to be about $1,000
square miles. Siberia, III its entirety,
measures 24S,000 geographical square
miles. While 1t has been very generally
travelled over by Russian explorers and
scientists it might still be called, like
Mongolia, the land of the unknown"
Certainly. it is entirely undeveloped.
Its mineral wealth Is prodigious and
only awaits the coming, when peace
has come, of the mar with capital,
brains and some aptitude in knowing
the character and ways of the people.
Gold, silver. platinum anc copper mines
are plentiful. In the south toward the
Caucasus, petroleum oil Is so abuu-
dant hat fires may be lighted with
the oil as it oozes from the rocky sur
face.
One hears on all sides the desire ex-
pressed that American business men
come to Siberia and develop the coun-
try. The industrial ana civic prosper
ity of the United States is regarded
,onglngly by the people Of Russia. They
compare the natural richness of Siberia
to that Of the United States and are
convinced that with American enter
prise Siberia may some day attain
something of the same stage of de-
velopment, bringing with It,, perhaps,
some measure OF thay national comfort
and happiness of which the Russian
people dream.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-15
HORSE MEAT MEN
ARE TO Be TRIED
Leaders of Arizona Syndicate
Tried to Sell Stock in Win
War Proposition.

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE chief Off
GERS OF the horse meat syndicate" an
organization that came into existence
under the laws of Arizona, capitalized
at $4,000, 900, will be, placed on trial
mere late this month for using the mails
president, and Otto Breitkreuts. score
tary n treasurer.
Horse meat will win the war. BUY
stock now was the motto adonted Nv
the kunZa Packing company, inc, as
the syndicate Is officially known. Sales
iien were sent broadcast to change the
American appetite from pork and beef
to horse meat and to sell stock al 50
cents a share, receiving a commission
OF % per cent on all sales, according
to the government.
An option was obtained on a big barn
mat was to serve as a plant and print
ca matter was prepared showing that
the daily profits would total $4,000 from
the start when only so horses a day
would be slaughtered. Western horses
were plentiful at IS each; shin bones
would bring $50 q ton, other bones $40
a ton; castings ~ each; hair s1.25 a
q horse; oil from each horses hoofS
$l,0O, Besides the 400 pounds of meat
from each horse to be sold to foreign
governments at 10 cents a pound, there
were other ~by-products, according to
the indictments.
Breltkre9ts, known to circus people
as Big Otto, the animal trainer"
handled the syndicate's diplomatic mat
tiers, and Beneke was director of plant
construction and other similar details,
the indictments charge.
Big Otto" who weighs $50 pounds,
made a, trip east and or his return
which, according to federal authorities,
brought instant results.
" saw President Wilson, Lord North
cfiffe, and Herbert Hoover Brett
kreuts Is quoted as having said, "Pres-
ident Wilson said to ME Otto, tell the
world I'm with you Herb Hoover !
says to me, Otto, this is going to shock
the people at first, but it's going to
end meatless days, Work in a quiet
way at the start
The government charges that Brett
kreuts also told prospective stock buy
crs that he had conferred with Lord
Northcliffe and received a tentative |
meat at 10 cents a pound. Other big
orders were to follow,
As the syndicate became more pros |
porous, William Dunn and Charles |
Green were taken in and given $780, |
900 worth of stock each, the indict- |
ments charge. Stock buyers were told
that the city ordinance prohibiting the
Strengthening Of horses would be re-
pealed through the Influence that
Arthur Quinn, known as prince Ar
thur" had with political friends, 1t is |
charged.
While most OF the buyers were for
eig-born persons, government officers
say that one influential merchant in
vested and that a number of other |
business men purchased blocks of stock. |
Breitkreuts, formerly a mine promoter, |
and Beneke disappeared when the In
t~estigatlon started and were trailed |
across the continent before being ar
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-15
HENRY STARR WILL
Be GOOD CITIZEN
Famous Outlaw Released
From Prison Will Settle
Down on Oklahoma Farm

TULSA, Okla. May 15.-Henry Starr
Ckiahoma's notorious Indian bandit, has
oeen released from the state peniten =
tlafy after serving four years Of a 25-
year sentence. Twice before the prison
doors have swung open before the
terms or the Cherokee highwayman was
over, but each time he drifted bach
INTO old lanes. Peace officers who for
years have followed the intrepid ex-
piiolts OF starr, now are ponderjng over
his probable future.
stars parents were ~law-abiding
members of the Cherokee nation, his
father a half-blood and his mother
quarter Indian. The boy attended
Cherokee school until he was IL. His
again when he was 10. Young Starr
disagreed with his stepfather and left
Rome. That was the start OF his trou-
In 1892 the express office at Nowata
was robbed. One Of the robbers rode
into a wire fence and was thrown. The
horse was found with a PADDLE which
henry Starr had borrowed from a
friend. A few weeks later Starr re-
turned to NowRta. When Floyd VIII
son. deputy marshall, attempted to ar
,eSt him, the young Cherokee shot and
He escaped, but was caught later
and taken to Fort Smith, Ark. tried
and sentenced to be hanged, but was
given a new trial, After nearly two
years, he was sentenced to 10 years in
the federal penltentiary at Columbus,
Ohio, While waiting to be taken to the
Columbus prison a strange incident oc-
Cured In the Fort Smith jail.
Cherokee Bill" a notorious outlaw.
a mixture Of Indian, negro and white
blood, occupied a nearby cell await,
ing trial for murder and train rob
berry. one afternoon when a guard
came to lock the cells he found the
door Of the Gag occupied by "Chero-
kee BIZ blocked by the bad mans foot,
A moment later the guard was shot
dead. Someone had 3muggled a re-
volver to the bandit.
Jail attendants did not fancy enter |
ing the bad mans cell. and while they
were discussing means Of obtaining the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-15
GREAT LAKES SCHOOL, IN
MINIATURE TO Be SHOWN

CHICAGO, May THE Great Lakes
naval training station will be exhibited
in miniature form at the National Med
ical association in Atlantic City in June,
according to the Bulletin, the official
paper of the station. Plans are being
worked out by Commander W. H. AL
len, public works officer, and Com
mander owen j. Mink, senior medical
officer.
Models are being prepared of the two
story barracks buildings, dispensaries,
isolation wards and cubicles, and draw
ings are being made of the filtration
plant, sewage disposal plant, and other
features Of the station. The models,
drawings and photographs will show
the water, heat and lighting systems,
which have contributed to the stations
high record of health and sanitation.
Commander Mink says that the bu-
reau of medicine surgery will have
a model showing the d~ispehsary and
sick bay arrangements on a modern
battleship, and maps showing the rela-
tive percentages of various diseases
during certain periods Of the year in
all naval units.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-15
DEN|K|NE, STRONG
MAN, FIGHTS REDS

LONDON. May 10. Correspondence
Of the Associated Press, Gen. Deni-
kline, head of the Russian volunteer
army, WHICH is fighting Bolshevism in
Southern Russia, is described by an
English admirer from Odessa as IA man
of about so years, with regular fea-
lures and the fine presence Of the
striking Russian type, He gives n
the impression of being a broad minded,
high thinking, determined, well-baI-
anced man"
The Associated Press correspondent
met this Englishman, whose name may
not be disclosed at the British foreign
office.
Denikine, he said, is guiding his army
and his special council through dan
gerous shoals, but so far he has not
encountered any reets. The ''spe,
latlre body which is laying the founda-
tons Of IL new all-Russian govern
ment,' He described its members as
reformers, all broad-minded and de-
termined to give Russia every posi-
bility of gaining a place among the
great free nations of Europe"
The volunteer army, now numbering
100, 900 men and holding u belt reaching
from the Black sea to the Caspian,
he described as nonpolitical. 1t
stands according to the traveller, for
a united free Russia. for freedom Of
press n speech, and is aiming to bring
about such conditions in Russia that
an administrative government can be
formed by the Will of the people In u
fair election"
Denikine, tho Engnshman said. is
supported by representatives of vari-
GUS political parties, including cadets.
republicans, social democrats and the
right wing of the social revolutionar-
les,
In Bolshevik Russia he continued,
there Is only on party-the Bolsh-
evik party, Healthy, progressive So
cialists are now suppressed. These So
c~ialists realize that under Denikine
they are working to form a progressive
dement, In a stable government, They
are in his army and In his special
council All parties surrounding the
council have learned by experience that
possibly for a time a dictatorship will
be necessary IN Russia TO bring about
that state of freedom which they have
been waiting for for years.
An these political parties and the
army are looking to the allies, to whom,
they held through all their difficulties,
10 help reinstate Russia as "A great ma
ton. They are willing TO fight, and
they only ask, for munitions, technical
aid and advice"
A common purpose, said this obser-
YER, actuates Gen, Denikine and Ad-
miral kolchak, head OF the Al-Russian
government at omsk. They are sen.
arated by strongly held Bolshevik ter
ritory n whether they will be able
to Join forces at an early date, he was
unable to say.
Just before | came away" he said
General Denikine remarked to me, II
would be sweet To hear thn hall. ,Jn~
ing in Moscow But our TASK Is sc
heavy we a not march, We can only
crawl"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-15
SIBERIA IS VAST F..
ANDL|TTLEKNOWN.
Various Comparisons Are Used
to Indicate It's Extent
and Distances,

OMSK, Siberia, May Is. Correspond
ence Of the Associated Press. Before
the war the trans Siberian express
trains made the journey from Vladivo-
stok to Paris in 10 days, and from
Vladivostok to Omsk, the seat of the
all-Russian government in six days. Re
Gently special American Red Cross
trains, Young Mems Christian associ-
alton trains and troop trains required
from 20 to rs days TO cover the dis
lance from Vladivostox to the tenn
porary seat of the provisional govern
ment.
General disorganizatton, lack of loco
motives m rundown passenger and
freight cars were the great causes of
this time-consuming trip. The slow
travelling cars had, however, one ad-
vantage, among a long list OF incon-
veniences, discomforts and ever some
danger, n that was that it afforded
Americans an opportunity to CLEAN
some conception Of the vastness of ST.
IBERIA and learn something of the ways
Of the Russian people.
In Russia "sei tschass' Immediately
does not always mean Immediately.
Very often 1t signifies tomorrow, or the
next day after that. The lack of steady
and regular application of the Russian
workman In his labor and what is
called the silent resistance" to for
eign ideas as to how things should be
done, is believed to be one of the chief
difficulties to be encountered in the
reorganization of the railroads as ar
ranged for by an international com
mission under the technical direction
of the American Stevens commission
The popular way OF explaining the
vastness of Siberia is to say that II
would contain all of Europe and the
United States n then Germany and
Austria over again. Siberia is equiva-
lent to one-thirteenth of the continental
surface OF the terrestrial globe. 1t Is
21h times bigger than European Rus
sia and 25 times as big as the recent
German empire.
The province, or government of YEN
esei, through which the great Yenesei
river flows majestioally, contains nearly
| Al, 900 square miles or land, and the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-15
WOMEN BACKING THE SOLDIER BOYS

When the history of the war has been
written, the work done by the ome
at home will impress itself upon this
nation as few even now realize. Lit
orally, millions OF women left their
into which women had never before
been called, and many more at home
devoted long hours at work in knitting
and preparing surgical dressings for
the boys 'over there" Some may
have worked at the expense Of health
and are now suffering from headaches,
backache, dragging down pains or some
arrangement. 1t should be remem-
bered that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound for more than forty
year has been restoring such women to
health and strength, and is now recog-
nized as a standard remedy. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-15

Americans for several months. The
National Sporting club was free to
AMERICANS In uniform every Wednes-
day. Vice-Admiral Sims and Gen. Bid
die, the American commanders, fire.
quently attended. Theatrical managers
arranged performances every Sunday
night at the Palace theater for Ameri-
cans in uniform. Theater tickets to
many London attractions were free to
any American soldier for the asking at
advantage Of this hosuitality. This
committee also sent entertainers to hos
pitfalls where American wounded were
receiving treatment and It provided
theatrical attractions at other English
cities where Americans were stationed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-15
Attention, COLOred
Soldiers

A smoker will be given at Church's
Park 1t $50 pm. for all Colored
e%x-soldlers, Friday evening, May
10, 1910.
EVERYTHING FREE.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-15

WALSH
SAYS:
More and more you'll find the Walsh
label your assurance of safety first in
tailoring.
Our trained tailoring regulars, with
many years of service stripes, are at
your command.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-31

palladio della pace mondiale g la
testimonianza vivente degn uguaH di-
ritti di tutto il monde civile, 81 ab-
basso poi Ill vocabolo brutale, ma.
t.. Est, Est; Non, Non. } 81 ab-
basso voIer conciliare questo gran
dioso patio di eguaglianza con la i'm
modifcabilita della dottrina di Mon
roe, sol perche sol perch6, signor
Presidente!- Ia maggioranza del le-
gislatori di Washington, Voleva COST.
Ora, signor Presidente, la concilia-
zione della dottrina di Monroe con 10
statute della Lega significa questo:
che, sc domain rArgentina il Bra
siIe avessero a lamentarsi dell azio-
ne del Governo degli Stati Until, la
Lega dele Nazioni non potrebbe far
sentire la propria autorita; Sc donna
nj gil Stati Unit 81 mostrassero pre-
potent verso altri popoli civiH del
Continente nuovo 70 tutto possibi-
lie, perch6 in nessuna parte della Bib
bia 81 Iegge che Dio prestabilf ter
ritori della Confederazione ameri-
cana del Nord a sede di puri ANGEL,
senza ventre senza unghie) Ia loro
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-31
SIGNORI...

III Corriere della Sera" di Mia
no dice in un suo editoriale:
-Signor Presidente degli Stati u
niti, lie capitato mai di questi gior-
ni-nelle ore in cui 81 ritira nella
sua stanza pi1 segreta come in un
oratorio medita sulla Bibbia la
parola di Cristo "Sit autem sermo
vester, Est, Est; Non, non; quod au-
tenn his abundantius est, a malo
"est"-le e capitato mai di pensare
quale sarebbe la sua condotta Sc la
citta di Fiume fosse antica dimora
di cittadini americani Questi anne
ricani chiedessero di vivere soto la
bandiera dele stelle delle strisce
MOI abbiamo fatto questa ipotesi e
abbiamo, in tutta coscienza, risposto {:
Ill sig. Wilson non 81 occuperebbe
d'altro che di dar piena sollecita
soddisffazione a quei cittadini ameri-
cani. Perch6 il signor Wilson Quel
medesimo il quale, avendo adoperata
tutta la sua grandissima autorita a
dar consistenza ALA Lega dele Ma
zioni, a una Lega seria, che fosse il
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-31
Fra due noveIlieri coloniali:

4 "a OuC hOhSll1CEl NOlOulsA1-
-Hurrah! Hurrah. Dieci dallari
per la mia ultima novella I'm Ma
rito moderno"!
-Congratulazioni sincere.
Ma chi ii ha pagato?
La Compagnia deTExpress per
aver perduto in transito, il ma
noscritto.
Tn caporale insegna la grammati-
ca al soldati spiega la differenza fra
il singolre il plurale.
Eco, Sc 10, per esempio, cades-
ST giu da un quinto piano restassi
illeso, sarebbe un case singolare. Sc
invece mi facessi in motif pezzi, il
case sarebbe plurale!
Scarpe grOsse-Cervello fnO.
In Piemonte presso Cuneo, allo
sbocco di un sentiero campestre, c'6
un cartello con queSta scrltta:
-Pascolo per cavalI.
Prezzi: per cavalli a coda corta so
centesimi al giorno. Per cavalli a
coda lunga una lira.
I'm passeggero chiede spiegazioni
sulla strana differenza.
E perch6-risponde un conta-
dino-il cavallo a coda corta e OBJ
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-31

bligato ad interrompere spesso IL pa
scolo per scacciare col muse le mo-
sche; mentre Quello a coda lunga
impiega questa contro le mosche,
pascola senza interruzione.
aaa
L'amore una parola.
DefniZione di un scettico.
-L'amore? Paroloni, prima; pa
rolette durante; e. . parolacce, poi.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-31

trato del Presidente Wilson? Ma dun
que proprio convinto che gil Stati
Until, l'Inghilterra la Francia alb
biano privilegi che non spettano al
TItalia? E perch6, di grazia? In
nome di quail patio di quaIe Dirt
to? Perch6 moi in veste di litiganti
vol in veste di giudici? Forse per-
che il sangue italiano versato sui
campi di battaglia era di qualita
scadente in confronto del sangue in
glese? E non vi accorgete, tesla di
britanno a cui Ia guerra non ha in
segnato nulla (aspettate forse i su-
premi insegnamenti dagTindiani. y
che la vostra proposta e ingiuriosa.
e che la vostra ingiuria, Sc 81 fon-
da sui fatto che, finita la guerra, la
piG forte Inghilterra ha il diritto di
dar del consigli villani ALA pi1 de-
bole Italia, come Sc TItalia fosse la
Turchia di cinQuant' ami ia rAf-
ganistan, la vostra ingiuria 6 vile?
Signor correspondence del Time"
da Parigi, il bianco del sepolcri i'm
biancati non fu mai scambiato col
bianco dele angeliche penne.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-31

prepotenza potrebbe esercitarsi, in
grazia della dottrina di Monroe, con
una liberia irrisoria per la Lega u
niversale dele Nazioni. La riforma
che lei, signor Presidente, 81 ab-
bassato a chiedere d'uno statute
gia mediocre equivale al riconosci-
mento d'un'alta sovranita degli
Stati Until su tutti gil altri popoli
- non Hberi -d'America. E ora,
signor Presidente, ci parli di Flu
me.
E lei, signor correspondence del
Times da Parigi, lei che trova ma
turaIe per TInghilterra ridurre a ze-
70 Ia concorrenza commerciale la
rivoIita umana della Germanta in
goiare immense regioni dellAsia e
dell Africa, lei, che non conosce in Gil
bilterra, in Malta, in Cipro altri dirit-
ii fuOri di quelli britannica, lei dove
10 va ad attingere tutta rapostolico
idealismo che Ia spinge a volerci ne
gare Fiume? All, lei, signor corri-
spondente, ci parla dell l'idealismo no
tro? Ma ci parli dellIrlanda, per-
dio? All, lei, signor correspondence,
osa ripetere il consiglio di rimettere
Ia questione dell'Adriatico alIarbi-
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-31

PER I MIGLIORI ROMANZI RI
VOLGETEVI ALA LIBRERIA
DEL "PATRIOTA", Is Carpen
ter Ave-, Indiana, Pa.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-06

(Continl ed on page elghtl
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-26

Wrape frightened up. however. and
decided then and there that Indi-
ana's goose was cooked. The next
two men were easy outs.
IN the ninth DriScCu got a single
to left. but Wrape held the upper
hand and forced Rauschenbach TO
ground out. Sjoberg 10 Bahan. Bader
made a brilliant catch OF Faust 5
fly in shortstop territory and Suth-
liner. cleanup batter for the down
staters ended the game by tanning
Wrapc l. Good.
Although Indiana got 10 Wrape
for 10 bingles, the big ex-Walsh
haller had the Hoosiers at hay
throughout most OF the game. The
day was not suited 10 MS brand OF
bail. He is a warm weather pitch
er. Despite unfavorable climatic
conditions. however. his first col
lege appearance was a success. Con-
siderable of that success came from,
the effective way in which Barry
handled Wrape's slants. The Chi
cago boy played a chatty-scrappy
game behind the bat and his sacri
flee hit advanced Scofield a base on
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-26
NOTRE DAME WINS
IN CLOSE GAME
Cuts Rally Short by
Pitching Gilt Edged Ball
Against Indiana.
BY CHARLES A. GRIMES.

Indiana threw a scare into the
home town camp in the eighth
frame Of the Hoosier-N. u. game at
Cartier field Friday afternoon and
came within an ace Of tying the
score. Wrape frightened up, how
ever. when the going got toughest
and Notre Dame finished on the long
end of a to win. The game was
not as close nor as exciting as the
score would indicate.
Benny Connors, playing his sec
ond college game, established him
self as the home run king at y. d.
In the third frame he leaned heav-
lily On a Wooten hopper for a ter
rifle crash to deep center. Before
the ball had been relayed to the in
field. Chubby had touched first, sec
ond, third and home. In his first
time at bat he connected for a dou-
BILE. His Babe Ruth stuff counted
two Of Notre Danes six tallies.
Looks Bad.
For few minutes in the eighth it
looked like Wrape was doomed to
the showers. He hit Driscoll. the
first man up. Faust forced DriscOll
at second, but was safe at third.
-Four successive singles followed and
four Indiana runs filtered across.