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The Washington herald., 1919-04-23
BRITISH EXTEND
TRADE BAN ON
U.S.CoMMERCE
New Restrictions -Limi
Goods America May Ex-
port, Consul Wires.
BUSINESS Is AFFECTED
Indications that Englane
Proposes Campaign for
Marts of World.
BUSINESS Is AFFECTED

British restrictions on commerce OF
the United States in manufactured
goods are being extended. Consul
General Skinner. st London. has just
advised this government by cable
that no exports Of American whisky
to Grsat Britain win be permitted
q eat Brftain's announced inten-
Il n of granting a general license
for the importation of oranges also
has been changed. Mr.. SINNERS
cabIed report on the further di-
rections- of the British Board OF
Trade show these restrictions:
New Restrictions.
Cotton embroidery, so per cent of
the imports of 1916.
Sole leather, absolute prohibition
until June 80. 1919.
Indian kip. absolute prohibition
until June 30. 1919.
Handbags. purses. wallets and
similar articles. IS per cent of 1916
trade
Motor vehicles, including motorcy-
cIes, restricted until September 30.
1919, to 30 per cent of 1913 importa-
tons.
Whisky, none from the United
States; brandy. wine, liquews and
Holland Geneva will be permitted Go
20 in.
Cement. prohibition maintained
Beer. prohibition maintained
Earthenware and kindred articles
to be admitted to the extent of one
half Of the trade OF 1913.
These concessions are reported by
Consul General Skinner:
General licenses have been ISSUED
for handmade lace. antimOuy ware
Japanese laeuuered ware, feathers fo'
bessins and -dasn, snissts procucct
in and exported from any part Of His
Majesty's dominions, brandy. liqueurs
Holland Geneva, hair requisites and
leather gloves"
Investigation following the re-
ceipt of this report disclosed thai
no action is being taken or expect
ed to be taken in the near futur'
tn obtain relief for the American
manufacturers. although ii wa
pointed out that in addition. TO th'
new articles put on the embargo
list, as reported by the consul gen
eral. hundreds Of other British trad
restrictions operate to the serious
disadvantage Of the American manu-
facturers.
Continue Iudehaiteiy.
Originally the British embargoei
were announced as necessary meas
ures to assist in the Reconstruction
of the allied countries. This ex
planation was accepted by tn
United States government. but j
now appears that the ''reconstruc
ton" of the allied countries is TO b
continued indefinitely. There viii
be no relief until this government
finds a way to open the markets o
Great Britain or elsewhere TO
American manufactured goods.
Another significant development wa
that officials here look upon the EN-
barge practices of Italy as just a
disastrous to American trade as thos'
Of Great Britain.
The system Of so-called export II
censes in the War Trade Board here
said officials whose duties are con
nected with foreign commerce. is |
mere diplomatic delusion rather thai
a boon to American commerce.
In many cases. it was explained, ex
CONTINUED on PAGE EIGHT.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-23
New German Demand.

London. April y -ChanceIIot
Scheidemann in an interview with
the Berlin correspondent OF the
Chronicle. is quoted as saying the
peace treaty must be referred 10 the
national assembly. as no govern
ment could exist without that body's
support
The Washington herald., 1919-04-23

Baranovicz is railway center in
the province of Grodno. 125 miles
northeast of Brest Litovsk. wilma is
an important city 100 miles north of
Baranovicz.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-23
AMERICAN HEIRESS
LOSES TITLED HUSBAND

London. April q. - Kenelm c. E.
Pepys. Earl of Cottenham. died to-
day. He was the husband Of Patricia
Burke. San Francisco heiress. whom
he married in 1916, the elimination
Of a war romance.
Lord Cottenham was born May Is.
1874. In 1899 he married Lady Rose
Nevill. who died in 1913. His second
wife was the daughter of the late
John Humphreys Burke. of California.
The Cottenham estates in Suffolk total
about 5000 acres.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-23
HERALD'S DRIVE
ON final LAP
All Candidates Speed Up
Efforts to Win Hand
some Prizes.

With every candidate in the Sales
manship Club working at highest
speed the campaign today swings
into its last chapter
to which the efforts of the last few
weeks carried you; before you stand
four more days in which the final
destiny of the campaign and the
distribution of the prizes will be
decided beyond any possibility of
change. With the passing of next
Saturday the $1,000 home that has
been offered as a first prize will
have a new owner. Will you be the
fortunate one; will you be at the
head of that famous list?
Do you imagine that the race will
be easy; do you believe that you
may lie back upon the achievements
of the past and yet be numbered
among the worthy when the cam
paign is over?
must Fight Hard.
You must fight and fight hard;
you must hold your average of ad-
ditional votes; you must show a
definite gain. Remember the race
Is not a walk-away; 1t is a neck
and-neck. shoulder-to-shoulder fight.
Hardly single member has
dropped out. Everyone who is be-
hind you is trying his utmost to
get ahead of you. Your position
will not be assured until the race
is over and the last vote is counted.
Remember how your friends have
helped you. have shown their con-
fidence in you; they are urging you
on. they are looking for you to cross
CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR
The Washington herald., 1919-04-23
Polish Troops Defeat
Forces of Bolsheyiki

Paris, April 22.-Polish troops
have captured wilma and Baranovicz
from the Bolsheviki. a Warsaw dis
patch announced today.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-23
Council Suspe.ds BIaekiists.

Paris. April 22.-The Supreme Eco
nou;1c Council today agreed to sus-
pend all blacklists.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-23
bella KUN DENIES
CRISIS In BUDAPEST
Says Hunganans Are Successfully
Resisting the Rumanians.

Vienna, April 2z.-Foreign Minis
ter Bella Kun. interviewed over the
telephone today, declared:
There is no crisis in Budapest.
The Hungarians are successfully re-
sisting the Rumanians"
The Washington herald., 1919-04-23

Dispatches earlier in the dsN
from Vienna reported the Hungar-
ian soviet government overthrow.
Neither those dispatches or the
above were timed. As a result. u
is impossible to determine which
was filed first.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-23

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The Washington herald., 1919-04-23
The Net Circulation % Washington Herald Yesterday as 3ZO5e

Patience exhausted looking for helps
Try classified ad IN The wsshinsion
Herald
The Washington herald., 1919-04-23
must Fight Hard.


CONTINUED ON PAGE rouR
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-23
No Foundation for Re-
port of Remobiliza-
ton Of Troops
BAKER KEEPS MUM
If Huns Refuse to Sign,
Starvation, Not Mill
tary Program Seems
Inevitable

Washington. May 20 Secretary of
War Baker was unable TODAY to con-
firm the sensational stories from Fu-
rope intimating that American and
allied troops were being rem oblized
in certain territories TO force the Ger
mans TO terms II they refuse to sign
the peace treaty.
Secretary Haker indicated very
plainly that If he did know he would
not tell. He Rad therefore no COM
erals Iiggett end Hines. who were
about to go TO London 10 be present
at the honors to General Pershing, had
been notified 20 stand by their guns,
ard that-tt1e american forces across
the Cohlenz bridgehead were being
reinforced.
The belief of staff officers is that IL
all this he true. ii is rather from an
excess Of caution than from any fear
that the Germans Will become trouble
some The believe that the Germans
are showing fight fer the benefit Of
the people at homo. Su as to esca pc
as easily as possible with a minimum
Of objections
The general impression here Is tina.
there ia more likelihood of starva
ton program In case OF refusal to sign
than a. military advance into Ger
many.
This belief ia founded on the re-
port from Europe that England has
made inquiry OF Sweden as to how fan
she would go If il became necessary
to clamp down again on Germany a
general blockade against supplies.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-23
Allies Fear People May Criicise Too
Severely If Made Public, Thus Pro-
longing the Negotiations With Enemy
German Plotters and Criminals Must Remain
Under the Strong Arm Of the Law, and SUI
fer Punishment That May Be Due Them.

washington May 22The peace treaty being withhaN
rom publication at the investigation of European powe
particularly France and England the United Satex
became Known in Washington today -
The reason assigned for the unwingness of France
England to publish the treaty before has accepted
signed by Germany is that Lloyd George Premier
ceau fear Of public protest criticism if the te
considered to be too lenient -
Recently in the French chamber of deputies demand 49,
MADE for the publication of the clauses the treaty which
with territorial changes and preparatory measures At th
time doubts openly expressed the stringency Of
Terms Pressure was brought to bear however the a.
mand for publication stihed ' 'N
In the opinion of the conferees the be oo
stringent. -
Nevertheless they not ready evoke storm Of ca
clsm If in public Judgment the are too mild believing
they Will BE- better situated to it after s
terms are given out when Germany has accepted them
The full text of the treaty has been in Washington n
nearly week having been cabed from Paris in RELAYS
being guarded with the utmost secrecy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-23
Ford Offers Jobs to
Wounded Soldiers
Nothing Charitable, He Says,
But a Plain and Simple
Business Proposition

Mount Clemens. Mich May "a
Henry Ford wants to employ within
the next twenty-four hours one thou
sand American doughboys who were
manned or crippled while fighting for
their country in the world war.
He announced this in an interview
with n reporter in hotel room this
afternoon while his counsel were
arguing in his libel suit against the
Chicago Tribune at the McComb
courthouse. In sense its Ford's an
swer to one of the Trihune's alleged
libellous charges, for that paper had
stated Ford refused tn take back en-
ployces who entered the service.
MIR. Ford is prepared to go further.
II will undertake" he said, ''to en-
ploy all the men who were crippled
while serving with the American
forces, i will employ the one thou
nine thousand others as soon AZ pos
sible.'
lie wanted 1t understood. however.
that there was nothing charitable or
philanthropic about hts offer. He
called II a business proposition, pure
and simple" adding:
I'VE can take these soldiers and
make them prosperous, for we Will
give them good wages They VIII ne
in a position TO produce for us by
PRODUCING for themselves. Produc-
ton, not speculation, is the basis OF
success and prosperity for the young
man OF today.
In the libel suit, which seems to be
the least OF Ford's WORRIES the first
witness Is expected to be called Mon
day Today was taken up chiefly by
technical arguments and citations Of
cases
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-23
MRS. BRYAN is CAPTAIN
7 IN THE SALVATION ARMY

Just as the storm cleared late yesterday afternoon at
headquarters for the Salvation Army campaign after the rush
of Doughuut Dav Colonel T. NJ Worham Richmond cam
a director called every and in headquarters
into his Office These included Mrs j. St George Bryan city
chairman of the womens organization and several or her lei
~ workers half dozen overseas soldiers who had aided the
douehnut sales during the day, and others .
When the party assembled in Colonel Worthams ONCE,
he ordered
"Attention!@ so,
Instanf,v every soldier in the Office stfened did the
women themselves >,
II wish to read the following telegram addressed to me,
said Colonel Workman.
II hereby commission Emily Kemp Bryan as captain IN
be Salvation Army the United States in consideration or
her magnificent services in connection with the chmona
drive! Signed, Brigader Wilap Escott Baltimore Md
There was hush and then bedlam of congTaulat1on
we're poured upon Mrs. Bryan
she SalEatien AI7nS captain pnsaon
for n many instances for wears by Salvation Army
worer and the honor bestowed her. she declared was
>tynrecinted deeply.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-23
BOYS SCOUTS NOTICE.

Row Scouts and officials are or
ecred to report at Monroe park In
full uniform Saturday. 1880 r NJ.
with any carriahie equipment for
aaId meet and STATS, il scouts wish
TO do duty at the parade which
starts at 145 r. NJ. and viii pass
scouts about $50 r. NJ. Scouts Will
then proceed to rsahurnum In mass
and the soldiers will take train for
Camp Lee.
Scouts who do not care to rartici-
pate in parade duty may proceed to
I.ahurnum This applies to scouts
who may be in charge Of heavy field
meet equipment,
John Marshall IIiyA school Scouts
will be excused by Superintendent
Hill should they he called, and are
ordered TO report with their troops.
MIR. hin said this morning it
was not certain that the cadets
would be called and il they were 1t
is understood the cadets Will he
asked to do scout duty along line
of parade and not march in parade.
All boy scouts will be free for sat
urday.
There will he three other parades
exactly like this one. Two next
week and the big parade. jubilee
week, so scouts VIII 40 duty sal =
urday and then go ahead with
their field meet plans.
This news has been spread far
and wide because some scouts and
parents do not understand. Every
thing will he over and soldiers gone
by the time the scouts viii have
their meet
Alp officials will wear uniform.
Scouts have been instructed not to
get excited about Saturday and not
to rush to the trains at the Fair
grounds because they are not want
ed or needed unless ordered by the
executive. Only relatives will be
admitted to Fair grounds to see
their boys.
Scouts who can do SO should re-
port at hee dquarters. . A. NJ. Satnr-
day for special duty. but in each
event these boys will he allowed to
report back to their troop when It
assemblies at Monroe park at 1880.
or at Labu~num IL scoutmaster or
ders him to do special work Re-
member. If you want TO stay down
town to see the parade. report at
Monroe mark 1890 r. NJ. otherwise
at Isahurnum
CHARLES l.. WEAVER.
Scout Executive.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-23
Richmond Chapter, Red
Cross, Welcomes Re-
turned Medicos
PRESENTS COLORS
Flag Which Went to
France With Organi--
zahon Is rendered Lo.
cal Body

Presentation to Richmond chapter
of tho Red Cross of the colors of Ola
Glory which were taken 10 france
nv the nurses OF the Mcclure naSe
hospital unit graphic recital OF the
trim across and experiences OF NM
self and associates at base Hospital
No AZ. bv Colonel Stuart Mcclure. a
SUPPLEMENTAL talk by Lieutenant
Colonel Garnett Nelson and an iilu-
rninative report of wartime activitles
OF the local chapter Of the Red cross:
by Coleman workman. chairman OF
the chapter, featured welcoming ex-
srr,Sns in the City Auditorium last
night
Colonel Mcclure told Of organiza :
ton OF the now famous unit under d.
rection of DIT. Robert G. Bryan, who
subsequently, was detailed on service
10 RlIuania. and which work later
was entrusted to Colonel Mcclure:
Of debarkation for the other side. OF
arrival in Europe. of establishment
Of the unit In France. Of its operation
while over seas and, finally. or lts
return to this country. detailing WV
ffiv tire vf~issttudes OF war wfficl, were
undergone by every member or the
organization.
Not a man or woman attached. TO
the unit is roryy he OF she went, buI
rrSr-+>,at WE are-t,as-k1 Colonel Me
CURE declared, "safe and sound, none
Of ms want TO eo back" The speaker
declared that he was fed NJ" on war
and wanted to forget what he saw
~over there"
CHATTER TO RESCUE
He told Of the organization OF the
unit and the re1uisitioning Of sur
f1cient number OF men and worne to
rnan-a-Efsf~heo hospital In Aprii'
1ais. the unit was rnohilized at Camp
Lee. with the understanding that the
United States government would FUR
nish all necessary equipment I'm
forseen contingencies arose, however
ANA Tuf6ne1 NcGutre WIS forced &c
seek the ala 81 Richmond chapter
Red Cross, which sponsored the un-
dertakinE. The sum of $4,000 was
asked for and was appropriated, and
Richard w. Gwathmey was appointed
purchasing agent When it was found
that forty thourand dollars was in
adequate, Colonel Mcclure asked the
chapter for an additional 100000
which was as readily furnished.
Eoufrrnent pure hased was pronounced
the best tn cnaftty. variety and pack
ing that ever reached the shores OF
France
One OF the reasons that base hos
rital No. Is made good. the speaker
declared was due to its preparedness.
Its officers werc trained In military
tactics in various camps and hospitals
before being sent across This in
struction included three months OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-23
Need Men Trained |
for Leadership
Speaker at Closing Exercises
Mechanics Institute I'm
presses Graduates of fSe-
rious Job Ahead

Twelve graduates OF the Virginia
Mechanics institute were presented
with diplomas ct the commencement
exercises held in the auditorium of
the school last night before a large
assem- blase OF their friends and fell
low students.
On accoun. of Governor Westmore-
land Davis being out of town, Colonel
Leroy Hodges. mis- aide. made the ad-
dress, Archer G.. Jones was the other
speaker James d. Crump. chairman
Colonel Hodges. The presiding Of
ficcr was the president. w. ]. White
hurst.
Don't let your education be warped
by the idea OF gaining immense
wealth. but rather let 1t be the means
of gaining honor and success was
one of tho salient points OF Colonel
Hodges address.
The war was fought as much for
equality of opportunity, as for any
thing else. in his opinion. To take
full advantage of the opportunity that
is ours. by right, education must first
be acquired. Education IS the medium
for achieving success.
Have we stopped to think what a
problem VIC face?" he continued. TN
the south we particularly need men
trained for leadership"
The need of o. large institution and
more a wicened scope of work was
urged by Mr.. Jones. After telling of
the past achievements of the school,
which was founded In 1854. and ex-
cept for a short intermission before
and after the war between the states.
has been OF continuous service to
working boys. ne said;
'Eut the Virginia Mechanics insti-
tute does not want to and it cannot
rest on the works Of the past It
wishes to grow, to spread out. to do
a greater and more useful work than
1t has ever done. Tho times are call
ing for t. They demand it."
He Emphasized in this connection
the opportunity of service the insti-
tuition would have for the returning
soldiers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-23
PLOTTFRS AND CRIMINALS Z
UNDER STRONG ARM OF Law

Paris. May 32-German pIotters ana
criminals who have been reached dur
ing the war by the strong arm Of t1ao
law of any of the allied and A61ars
cisted powers and who are now Al
prisons or internrnent camps cannAAs
be released and repatriated eitAor
now or when peace is signed 0ue
must serve ont their sentences. reHMH1-
less OF their German citizenslsin :ssA
Ti1ty II yuhstxncs .fx the a3ito6 1uD
to q note from the German pSG4o
delegation requesting the repAtrfata64
of such prisoners ~ the earliest poo.
sible moment.
Premier Clernenceau. who, % AoeA
OF the peace conference Answers
Count Won Brockdorff- Rantzau's noee
The latter by the way hahituAlly
signs himself merely "Brockdcr4-
Rantzau'-points as an example N
the case of German prisoner whn
killed FIN cold blood" a farmer ana
his wife on whose farm he was pat
TO work. This prisoner was ssn-
fenced to death by a court martial.
Execution was suspended till the
signing Of peace, in accordance with
the Berne convention.
But this murderer must die for hi
deed, peace or no peace, the French
premier explains in his reply, Tor -
reprievc him upon the conclusion "
peace would be contrary to the duo
and necessary course of Justice.
Briefly. C1emenceau makes caenr
that the laws violated by Germaae
now imprisoned or informed for crimes
or penal offences are the laws OF tho
countries that hold them, and that
| there can be no question of thoDo
laws being suspended juSt hAcauno
peace is signed. If and when It r.
/ signed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-23
Bootlegger Leads
Police Wild Chase
After Reckless Run Of Several
Miles, Bullet Stops L. V.
Vaughan

Groanfng under its had Of forty
eight quarts of liquor and careenfng
from side TO side in its mad lash
to get away from clutches of the
law, . big six cylinder Cadillac auto
/ mobile. driven by l. v Vaughan,
twenty-one wears old. Tos Holly
street. ran at high speed through the
principal streets of the city yester-
day afternoon about 1880 O'Clock, nm
I'll the machine was stopped at sixth
and Main streets by Policeman III.
Settles .rnotorcvcle officer. who fred
a bullet through one of the rear tires.
Settles and officer A. NJ. Smith first
, saw the car on the $500 block on
Monument avenue. into which IL had
lust turned from the boulevard. They
al once suspected il Of being boot
: leEGer's nachine, and set out on their
motorcycles after II. When WITHIN
Il few yards Of IT, they called on
| Vaughan to halt.
This only caused him 10 put on
more speed. throwing wide his clutch.
From then on, it was = merry chase,
the stakes being Il rich haul for the
t'oficers and fine ard possible jail
sentence for the pursued. with the
loss of an expensive automobile.
Trying 10 throw off his pursuers,
Vaughan made a sharp turn into Floyd
avenue. Continuing to the end OF
this thoroughfare he next started
down Main street.
With his engine pounding ont all
the power 1t could generate and mo-
! torcycies of the policeman ''put-put-
ting a few Yards behind them, the
\ no. bear6 COMING for a
block away on this crowded business
street Vehicles and pedestrians gave
them wide berth as they swept past.
! Then as the big car neared Sixth
F, street, it came to grief as a ball from
/! Settles revolver crashed into the rear
wheel. With a grinding of brakes
| Vaughan stopped. and gave himself
up along with the whiskey and car.
| Vaughan was taken to the Second
| Police station, where .he was lodged In
Jail on two charges, Of transporting
whiskey aud If reckless driving.
! The prisoner, who was bemoanins
| the fact that none of his friends
would come to his rescue and bail
| him out. had very little TO say last
night.
! II was determined not to let them
catch me, if / could helm it." he said
| SettiNS tHfCateHGu Id hTOCC me, anu
pointed his revolver In my face. This
did not worry me though. None OF
them would get in front of me. as
wanted them To do"
| The whiskcy captured yesterday
represents, at the prevailing bootleg
| prices, a financial loss to the owners
of at least $500 or more. The confis-
Gated automobile ID worth about 81
900 p. -~-.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-23
Please Leave EN-
Where They Ar

The Advertisers. club started
last night to placard the down.
town streets with posters ur91nes
Richmond people 70 Hug Y00e
Boy and Yell Like H" whAn M
Grays come home tomorrow ~
when the rest Of tho Richn6n1s
fighting men arrive before -
end Of next week. IL
Tho club has asked that esegy
body on whose prem ises their peg
ter is found this morning ~ -
quested to elbow the rlAcAfdA III
remain on display until May 4
Their purpose is 10 impress Ax1s II
body with the thought that th1o
need be. no restraint in the eIIz
pressions OF joy At the sAto r.
turn Of oux>xcldisf4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-23
SEtpt.>Ni NC-4 EXPECTS
TO Lave FOR LISBON TODAY

Washington, May 2.-Omciais were
confident tonight that the Net
" ould get away tomorrow from PonkA
pelgada feFIsbon on the last zap ef
the transatlantic fight.
The last reports received at TIA
navy department tonight from Ad~'
niral Jackson at Ponta DelgAdA
stated that the heavy sens and hiQh
winds which pre- k.ntcd the take an
today were gradually eubsidinK and
that prospects for the continuation "
the Hight on Friday were exceedingly
promising.
Providing Commander Read il ahlo
to make the jump off tomorrow and
succeeds in reaching Lisbon, Il VIII
have taken him exactly a week u ~
day to completes the oceans trip -
originally mapped out.