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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-11
Berlin, June 11.-Germany propaely
will send her final reply to the allies
REFEREE SPORT SCRIBE

Philadelphia, June 1.-THE selection
Of William H. Recap, sporting editor OF
the Philadelphia Ledger as reteree
Tor the heavy weight championship
Arht between Jess Willard and Jack
Dempsey in Toledo on July I. was an
nounced early today by Maj. A. j. Drex-
el Biddle. Maj. Biddle, who, as pres
ident of the army, navy and CIVILIAN
hoard OF boxing control, was requested
nv Tex Rickard, promoter of the hght;
~ name the referee, said he had wired
Rickard a week ago his personal choice
isv between Recap and Jack Skelly, OF
YSnkers, N. Y. This telegram. he said,
MAS sent as an individual and not as
a representative of the board OF boxing
control. Now that have been asked
oficially by Mr.. Rickard to select the
Teferee I have decided to choose Mr..
Rocap, whom feel sure Will hahdle the
frht most satisfactorily
ne Himself a fight promoter and former
.nrateur boxing champion, Mr., Rocar
for many years has been close follow-
or of both professional and amateur
boxjnr He has refereed a number oi
imporfant matches, the most recent ont
heing between Kid Williams and Pete
Hermann lin New Orleans. he is pres
dent of the national athle@c club o.
this city
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AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR
PROTESTS HARD TERMS
NATION Is OVERWHELMED
WITH DESPAIR.
Waiting Attitude Taken by Al
lies on Hungarian and
Austrian Treaties.

Paris June 1i,--lA. 'P)--karl ken
ner, Austrian chancellor and head OF the
Austrian peace mission, has sent let
fer to the peace conference complaining
of the hard conditions" imposed upon
his country, which. he says. Is over
whelmed with despair" and pointing
out the complexity of the Austrian ron
tier question The letter VIII pe ifia
before the council of four tomorrow
n. More Now Than They Can Slgn.
Parls. June tt.--(A. P1--Lltt.e
4 prooyess is being made W ttt dra r. Il
ino Of the missing articles of the
treaty with Austria owing TO the
greater urgency of completing nego-
fIatIons with the Germans. one
American official who Is working on
the Austrian treaty, asked tooay
when the rest OF the summary
would be available, replied:
There may not be any more
The Austrians have more now ap"
parentIy than they ARE able 10
sign" :. L,,,
observed regarding the Hungarian
treaty, parts of which are identical VIII
the German and Austrian treaty ano
are already in print. A tentative drai
of the frontiers OF Hungary has peer
prepared for submission to the counci
of four, but there is no expectation tn'
council will begin serious consideratioi
of the Hungarian settlement until TN
expected changes in. the Austrian an'
| German pacts are out of the way.
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ANOTHER WAR HERO
Oklahoma Claims That VIII n. Rlces
Record Rivals That of Serat YORK.

Oklahoma Claims That viii H., Rice's
Record Rivals That of serat York.
Oklahoma claims a hero which
special from Putnam. okla, to an Okla
record no5oT Of o's sergt. Alvin G. York, Tennes-
sees own hero The special says:
"Private Will II. Rice Dewey
county farmer boy, charged through
200 Yards of barbed wire entanglements'
stormed a position hiding htty macndne .s
and captured III Prusstan prisoners,
according 10 word received here from
general Headquarters OF the Fench
army. Confirmation OF the story comes
in the form Of citation, announcing @ an
order for decoration, which has been
received by the boys father, j.. NJ.
Rice, who lives near Putnam. .
Rice is a member of d company, lflst
infantry, Thirty sixth division, ana ls
now on his way home. vi,
'.CTnder violent barrage, Private Rice
dashed to the attack of an enemy posi- :
tion. covering about 200 yards, through
barbed wire entanglements." the cita-
ton says. He rushed on machine gun
nests, capturing III prisoners He
stormed a strongly held positlon cor
and a number of trench mortars, turned
the captured guns on the enemy ano
held said position four days, in spite
OF a constant barrage OF large proJec'
tiles and Of gas shells, He crossed NC
Mans Land many times to get intor-
nation concerning the enemy and tc
assist his wounded comrades
private Rice's father was born "
Bavaria, Germany, but came to Amerl'
| ca when he was'16 years old. He wa
! naturalized when q years old ana "a! pa
| lived on his farm northeast OF here to
| the past tWenty-four years. Private
| Rice himself is "a years old, He en-
! listed May 81, 1918 and was sent Z
| Camp Bowie, Texas, for training. FL
! crossed overseas in August, lols am
was with the Thirty-sixth division
| throughout It's campaign around st
| Etienne"
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TO DECIDE soon
ON REPLY TOFOE|
German Request for Mandate
for Colonies Refused-Rep-
arationS Not Fixed.
.CL- { M { N C { U FIRM
French Claim Better Under
standing of German
Naughty Spirit.

Paris, June ia, P)--Omcial
announcement was made after the
meeting OF the council OF four Tues
day afternoon that there was hope OF
a comparatively early decisio. on the
reply to Germany.
1t was said an agreement in princi-
ple was reached on the reparauons
clauses to the effect that no denn1te
sum to be paid by Germany VIII be
fixed in the treaty and that the ques-
ton would be left virtually as In the
original draft.
In French circles 1t was stated yes
terday the treaty, as again submitted
TO the Germans, will be much less al
tered than has been generally sup
posed. II was indicated that France
was still determined not to agree to
any material changes in the treaty.
Premier Clemenceau Is especial,
| firm in his refusal to agree to the al
, miasion of Germany to the league o.
| nations Immediately. The Frencf
hold that they understood German
psychology better than the ahies an'
| realize what the increasing arrogance
| of the Germans during the last rev
| weeks means. They say they appre
/ Clat6 now MUCH tHlS dIiobuiNo "o"'N
be increased II the peace conference
should yield to the German deman'
for immediate admission to tn
league. The French, it is understood
are willing that the Germans shoul'
be admitted later. but insist this ad
mission must not be in complianc
with what they term Germany
present naughty demand"
The reply to the German counte
proposals agreed upon by the peac
conference heads refuses the Germa
request for a mandate for the forme
German colonies. it was learned to
day. 4 lengthy memorandum give
the reasons for the refusal and ex
plains the operations of the league c
nations on colonial matters.
The reparations portion OF the re
ply, which has been completed an
has reached the printer. does not II
the total sum which the German
must pay. The text of the treaty II
self Is not changed, but the repl
contains assurances to Germany re
garding the method of the repara
. tions process, explaining that 1t Is
, workable arrangement,
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DISTINCT ANTI
CLIMAX GIVEN
Up. Morgan's and Wander
lips Testimony at Probe
of Leak Falls Flat.
RED CROSS DEFENDED
Hitchcock States organization
Had Legitimate Interest
- Peace Treaty.
G Bart Campbello N

-
WASH : n. June ILL. N. ST.
The ne .reaty scandal fizzled out
in the lption today by the senate
foreigI : ations committee or the
invest on as to how a copy OF the
treaty lied to the senate, reached
the h : of private persons In new
YorF ; y.
E1 : Root. former secretary OF
sto, no appeared, voluntarily as
ths 4 witness. frankly told the
coJ : tee that he was given a copy
Of tt,,,y treaty by Henry p. Dawson
of the banking house OF J. r. morgan
& Co.
Dawson then took the witness
stand and testified that he brought
the treaty copy to the United STATES
from Paris. under the impression tla'
it was public property. Upon uls
covering that it had not been printed
here, he locked it in his safe, ne lsaiu'
showing it to no one but ex-Sehalot
Root. He justified his possession OF
copy because of his posllion as
chairman of the board OF governors
of the league Of Red Cross societies
and because Of his position as an m
ternational banker, interested IN tne
rehabilitation Of war-oevasteo
Europe.
, Senator Hitchcock. upon whose
resolution the investigation was or
/ dered. interjected the statement tna'
| the Red Cross had legitimate IN
| terest in the peace treaty
Thereafter the declarations OF J. =
| Morgan and Frank A. Vanderiip, tht
next Witness that they had never mac
copies of the peace treaty In then
| nossession came as a distinct anti
| climax.
Practically Petered Out.
| The treaty scandal having prac'
tically "petered out" the committed
listened to an entertaining exposition
by the big New York banker wit
nesses of how American big bust
ness" is now engaged upon a plan
for the financial and economic re
habilitation of Europe.
Dawson. diverting from the sub
iect of the investigation, declared tina
only the complete coordination Q
Americas financial and industrial re
sources could put Europe on its feel
Morgan in expressing himself in ac
cord with Davison's views, said tina
Europe would for a long time pe un
able to pay for the aid this countr
could render it and that an elaporat
|, system of credits must be establshe
,, to permit American markets. IA s1lpl
ply the wants of European peoples
, "There is a. strong disposition !
England and France to have tn
) United States forego payment
loans made by her to those coun
tries" Frank A. Vanderlip told tn
committee Vanderlip described Eu
, ropes plight as desperate and sal
I, that both the French and English fe
that, having borne the brunt of IN
, first years of the war, they shoul
not be asked to give back the none
America had loaned them.
= After hearing Root, Dawson, MOI
gan and Vanderlip, the committe
adjourned to meet again at the ca
| of the chair.
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GERMANY TO LEARN
HER FATE FRIDAY
REJoINDER OF ALLIE S
READY FOR RATNZAU.
Big Four Complete Economic
Conditions and Consider
Rhine Question.

Paris. June Id. N, S.)--The com
nlete rejoinder OF the allies to the Ger
man counter proposals will be Sanded
TO Count Won Brockdorff- -Rantzau, head
OF the German peace delegation, on
Friday.
The big four this morning practically
completed the economic conditions and
made material progress toward COM
pleting the clauses relating to the
league OF nations and the left bank OF
the Rhine. II is planned to allow the
German delegation to proceed to Wel-
mar and present the amended treaty
for consideration by the German ma
tional assembly Germany viii then
be required 10 signify within week
whether she accepts or rejects the
treaty. o
generally accepting President Wilson
suggestions in dealing with the Ger
man counter claims. The president has
sharply rebuked the adamant attitude
of both, declaring:
.JTnless there is the speediest action
Immediately. 1t is useless to continue.
| Rolshevism will triumph over law anc
| order"
His declaration was followed by I'm
mediate concessions, making possible
| an early agreement.
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MUST PREVENT GERMANY
SETTING Up OWN LEAGUE
Grave Danger of New Division of World Is Dis
cussed by Lord Cecil.
Anti Clemenceau Campaign in Paris Becoming Bitter
Socialists Not Alone in Protesting Heavy Terms
Anglo American Willingness for Concessions
. More Pronounced.

crime of les majestic. He has come
to believe that France begins and
ends with him. Though able to group
about him in a program of national
renaissance, the whole country, he
preferred, like monarch of divine
right, to use police measures. He
wanted to exploit his glory which
was great, to satisfy his grudges,
which are small Unfortunately, all
one can do is to bewail this conduct.
and bewail still more France, whose
victory has been squandered."
Anglo American Willingness.
Anxiety of Anglo American will
ingness to meet some of the Germans
objections to the treaty become more
pronounced in French political cir
cles every day. Conservative French
thought emphatically denounces any
change in the treaty's terms at the
expense of France, and it Is claimed
that weakening Poland's status in ST.
lesia, as proposed by Premier LLOYD
George, would be harmful to France
| in that 1t would assist German ex-
| pansion in the east. There Is also
| strong opposition to the speedy IN
| clusion of Germany in the league or
I nations. :,
That the chamber of deputies will
ratify the treaty in the form 1t is
likely to assume when the big four
have said their last word is doubtful
The militarists on the right and the
Isocialists on the left in the chamber
are displaying steadily increasing an
| imosity toward the Clemenceau min
istry, from widely divergent motives
Socialists Not Alone.
No peace that Premier Clemenceau
could possibly produce would be rec
enough for the socialist deputies. the
terms as originally drawn were ac'
ceptable to the conservative element
although barely so, but any ameno'
rations IN Germany's favor, erect
uated or proposed. arouse furious
protest from those who have always
been partisans of Marshal Foch
most extreme doctrines.
1t is not only the socialists now
ever, who deem the treaty in its inl
tial form, unduly severe. Forme
Premier Vivian described 1t as I
peace heavy " III glory and booty
to fellow parliamentarian, the otne
day.
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BERCER'S RIGHT TO SIT
IN CONGRESS AT ISSUE
HOUSE ELECTIONS COMMIT
- TEE TAKES UP CASE.
Defeated Opponents Lawyer
Files Charges Against So
cialist Candidate.

Washington. June 1l.--Victor Berger's
right to sit in the house of representa-
tives while under a twenty-year SEN
tence for violation of the espionage act,
was brought TO an issue today before
the house OF elections committee,
Running on the socialist ticket, Ber-
ger defeated Jos, p. Carney, democrat.
and William Fl. Stafford. republican.
in November 1913, He then was under
Indictment and subsequently was con-
victed but is at liberty on bail pending
an appeal to the supreme court The
committee had before it today briei
filed by Henry II. McLogan, counsel
for Carney, setting forth that the latter
was entitled to represent the Fifth
Wisconsin district and that Berger
was disqualified and : ineligible. The
brief charged that from the date q
Americas entrance into the war. unit
the date of the November l91s'election
Berger, as editor of the milwaukee,
Leader, had been injecting subtle
poison into the public mind with In
tent to interfere with the operation o.
success of the military or naval forces
of the United States"
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RETURNING TROOPS

Washington June Establishments
OF the 222d infantry of the Eighty nrst
or wild Cat" division, composed OF ma
tional army troops from North Carolina
South Carolina and Florida, are IN
cluded among units aboard the transport
Matsonla, due at Newport News June
Is. the war department announces.
The machine gun company of the $3.50
infantry OF the same division Is due at
New York June % on the transport
ranaman,
FIFTY. second Also Due Thursday.
New York, June 1.-THE transport Le-
yiathan, due in New York June IL, mas
on board the Fifty second infantry be"
sides units already announced, the lat
ter including the Fifty-third infantry.
Landing at Newport News,
- Nsxrn saSewss 15nre 1.-The ira re.
port Orfeaha. bringing more than 4;VV'
night and will dock here early Wednes
day, She has on board the 3l2th en-
gjneers, AZ officers and l. 45S men; 17tf
machine gun battalion, 26 officers. Sol
men; 345th military police, ! officer and
154 men: veterinary hospitals NOS
5, 10 and 90. with approximately 1'2o'
colored men; Fourth corps mobile vet
erinary section. ! officer and "a men
bakery company No. 345, l officer ant
63 men; base hospital 11S, officers ant
6S men; evacuation ambulance compan!
No, i9, officer and "a men, Sixth mo
! bile ordnance repair shop. officers AM
! IS men, special casual company NO. e4O
! ! officer and % men; casual officer
! and civilians.
Schedule Of Arrivals.
Washington, June II. -- EXpecte'
transport arrivals announced include:
Partia-New York, June 81, 646th an
| S75c aero squadrons; Eleventh an
| Twelfth photo sections balloon compan
i No. Q; army provisional sanitary trai
No 2; base hospital Ninety-eight; com
pany b, Thirty second engineers; tw
casual companies. :,
acknowledgement News, June Il
field and staff headquarters medical an
ordnance detachments; supply. machin
gun and headquarters company an
Companies A to NJ, 322d infantry; com
pany r.. 310th supply train; three casu'
companies; two convalescent detach
ments, twenty nine soldiers wives.
Panaman--New York, about June
field and staff medical detachmen
machine gun and headquarters troop
troops A to NJ, Twelfth cavalry; heac
quarters, ordnance and sanitary dt
tachments, companies A to d, Sl7'
machine gun battalion; machine gu
company S2Sd infantry; service par
! unit 693
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(By Lincoln Eyre }

Paris, June 11.-(By Telegraph
from NJ. Y. World. Copyrighted)-
There is grave danger that Germany
will divide the world again by set
ting up a league of her own, unless
she is speedily admitted to the allied
league of nations, Lord Robert Cecil
informed me today. The British MEM
Der of the. league commission Is
strongly in favor of granting the Ger
man application for membership at
the earliest possible moment.
ut is question for the big four 10
decide, 'of course" Lord Cecil sad,
land I have little doubt they viii de-
eide in the affirmative. The only
sure way of guiding Germany INTO
peaceful channels and of preventing
further mischief on her part is 10
have her in the league and subJect
to it's regulations. Otherwise, how
can we keep her from huilding up an
international confederation with
states such as soviet Russia, when,
for the present, cannot possibly be
included in our league.
Practical Necessities to Triumph.
"There may be opposition to Ger
manys inclusion, but 1t is bound 10
give way before the practical neces-
stiles of the situation"
The opposition to which Lord Ce-
Gil referred is found in French quar-
ters, but there is no evidence 10 sup
port the rumor. that Premier Clemen-
ceau will withdraw from the con"
ference rather than grant Germany
plea for membership in the league
Immediately after peace is signed
Conservative extremists naturally are
violently antagonistic to such con-
cession, which conflicts with their DE,
sire TO see the German republic spil
up into numerous small states 1nde'
pendent of the Berlin government
The Matin, whose anti-Clemencea'
campaign becomes daily more bitter
is among the opponents OF German
admission to the league.
Broadside Fired at Old Tiger.
Painting the French premier as
politician lacking all comprehensioi
Of his country's needs the Matln DE
livers the following broadside;
"Clemenceau is lost in his solitud
and takes the nations warning as
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THREE PERSONS KILLED
N CAIRO RlOTING
TROOPS CHARGE MODS
GATHERED IN STREETS.
Labor Unrest Caused by Sum :
mary Execution of Com.
munist Leader.

London, June II. - Three persons
were killed and several wounded IN a
fresh outburst of rioting In Cairo
(ECypt). according to dispatches from
Maita today. Troops charged the mobs,,
The Chronicle office was destroyed
and the union jack was torn up. Thc
trouble centered about the natlonai as
senbly building.
ut had been previously reported tna'
the outbreaks of the Egyptian nation
alists had been quelled following the
arrival of Gen Allenby in Cairo)
Fighting Renewed.
Copenhagen. June 1l.-Fighting has
broken out in Munich as result OF the
labor unrest caused by the summary
execution Of the community leader; Le'
vine, according to advices from Berlir
today -
The situation has suddenly become
more serious and further strikes arf
threatened. The position of Premier
Scheidemann and Defense Minister
Noske has become critical
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Paris, June 1l.~~,A. P)7-Col. Rouse
of the American peace delegatioh' mas
been asked to investigate the as
appearance of Robevt Minor news
paper correspondent and cartoonls'
who was taken from his MOTEL pre-
sumably by French ofhclass' Inc
American embassy was asked us
Lincoln Steffens to inquire about MI
nor. but no information was 1ortn-
coming. Consequently Col HOUSE
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BANKERS FAVOR
LEAGUE OF NATIONS

"On March 6, last. I began
an Investigation to find out
what interest in or connection
with the league of nations the
great international bankers of
New York had.
Il learned that they were all
deeply interested in the league
and were working for 1t in tins
country,
~ became convinced that
they were supporting the
league, not through an ultra
patriotic motive, but for prt-
vate reasons.
"I am perfectly willing to
give the results of my investi-
cation.
by questioning these men
there was no difficulty about
establishing the fact Of their
possession of the peace treaty
The difficulty will come In
showing their interest in It,
But | mean 70 lay foundation
for developing that.
Statement by Senator Bo-
rah. progressive republican, OF
Idaho)
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peace Treaty. Scandal FiZZleS Out
STRIKE MISSES CITY.

President S. ]. Konenkamp's
nation wide order, like his first
one for the southeast, has
failed to affect Chattanooga.
Local officials of the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph
companies and Manager Gray
Gentry. Of the telephone COM
pany, stated that not a single
employe here has stopped
work.
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American Newspaper Man in
Paris MysteriOusly Disappears

was requested to investigate.
Minor recently came to France
from Germany, and was in Russia Tor
many months preceding last Decem-
her He was formerly employed by
the New York World and the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger His trunk Is
still in his hotel, but his papers nave
been removed. Minors disappearance
followed his attendance of syndl-
calist railway employees meeting.
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OWN YOUR OWN HOME

York, Hero, Declares Boys In KHAKI
Appreciate Movement. u.
Nashville, June 1o.-After shorI
speech by Sergt. Alvin York. who SAID
the boys in khaki knew how TO appre :
ciate a home now, the "Own Your Own
Home, convention meeting at the capt :
tai today adopted a resolution urging
Tenressee's congressional delegation 70
support the Lane bill for the oenent
Of returned soldiers.
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BOLSHEVlKS TAKE TOWN
Three Days of Bloody Battle Successful

Three Days of Bloody Battle Successful:
London, June 11.-(A. P)-Bolshevlk
forces on Monday captured Ufa, one OF
the cities recently taken by the troops
of Admiral kolchak, after three days Oh
sanguinary fighting, according to Rus
sian wireless dispatch received mere
today.
The message adds that boshevik air.
pIanes participated in the f'Ehtng
a nrainst the Siherians for the first time.
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WILSON FOUGHT FOR
N FIXED SUM FOR HUN

Paris, Juns 1i,-President
Wilson fought strenuously to
include n fixed total sum in
the reparations clause and the
close of the discussion leaves
him unchanged, 1t Is said, In
the belief that that is the best
plan. -
1t is understood, however,
the president said inasmuch as
Premier Clemenceau had in
sisted to the contrary and also
that he had signed the orig
inal draft, he would sign the
reply as formulated.
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GATHERING INFORMATION
Prohibition Representatives. OF England
and Scotland Visit America.

Roanoke, Va, June 11,--Prohihttion
repre- sentatives of England, Scotland
and Frahce are here gathering intornla-
tion and data to be used by their coun-
tries in the worldwide prohibition move
ment The mission includes Dr. henry
Carter. noted London Methodist divine;
Canon Masterman, representative OF the
Church Of England; NJ. and Nine. lie
Tort. Of Paris, and Thomas Rea, Of
Scotland,