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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
PREMIER
DENIES ROW RUMOR
Lloyd George Says England Is
Ready to Protect
France.

PARIS, April Ain a statement to
the Petit Parisien, Premier Lloyd
George Of Great Britain denies there
are dlssensions between France and
England regarding guarantees for
France against Germany, lie declares
the understanding between the two
governments is complete and that
England is ready to make fresh sac
rliices, II necessary, to secure the peace
and Independence of France"
The interview was sought. says the
Havas agency, because Of the rumor
recently In circulation to the eject that
Great Britain would oppose in the
peace conference, the French demands
were necessary to settle the knotty
problems frequently brought to the at
tention of the cnnferees, MIR. Lloyd
George Is quoted as saying the under
standing between the two nations re-
manned absolutely unimpaired
We wish France to know that Il
Is the will Of the British people that
France should have complete security
for, the, future" the British premier
declared.
Even II II were 50 years hence, the
premier, added, England would be ready
at that timo again e make sacrifices
for tile French II Germany should let
loose the spourge OF war on France
for the third time.
The council or four has appointed
b committee consisting OF L. r, Lou
eheur, French minister OF 8recopatruc-
tion. Edwin Samuel Monthga, British
sscretaFw for lnalas and ksa w, DAVIS
Anaerlags aInhassats III M 1, y tseGat Britain,
tb nsat safo desinit% f6iaf proposals. fol
the solutif1n Of the reparations ques.
ton, These will be pissed, In pr1nci-
pie, by the council, 1t is reported from
French sources.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
RdinbOlV Heroes
Soon To Return

WASHINGTON, April Assignment
Of the complete AID tRainbow) division
to early convoy home was announced
today bv the war department.
The official announeement names Of
fleially the following units of the 49d;
Headquarters and headquarters troop,
i49th, lb0th and l51st machine gun
battalions; SS infantry brigade head
quarters, l66th and l6eth infantry; saith
infantry brigade headquarters, 1SSth
(probably error In transmission and
should be 167th) and 16sth infantry
9th field artillery brigade headuuar-
ters, l4sth, 15Oth and 1b1st field artl-
lery ll7th engineers and the train
field signal battalion train headquar.
ters and military police, supply train
sanitary train and ammunition train
Only the hospital units are missing
from the list.
At the same time the following ad-
dittonal units we're announced as on
the early convoy schedule: Bakery
companies Nos, SsS and 39S, evacuation
hospital No 49, air service casual COM
pany No, I.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
REVOLT IS -
PLANNED IN Sc IA
Dispatches From Capital City s. i Hun
garian A gents Are at Work Preparing
for Action With NeW Rebels

rendering them after negotiations. The
large number Of nonresidents among
the strikers was one Of the features
OF the uprising, going to prove that the
movement was, as claimed, purely a
political effort of the radicals and in
dependents to overthrow the govern
ment.
The strikers at Stuttgart assembled
frequently yesterday despite the mar
tial law regulations, but were dispersed.
The leaders were arrested by the troops
and the government was master of
the situation by nightfall
In the Ruhr district for a time the
strike extended by several thousand,
but the danger of general strike
subsided. The mines where the Spar
tacans prevail are still closed, but In
those sections where the union miners
and the majority socialists are In con-
troll the men refused to close down
The situation at Frankfort is quiet
again. The number of victims OF the
riot has reached 16, but this number
win probably be augmented, as some
of the wounded cannot hope to live.
The damage from plundering is esti-
mated to aggregate several million
marks
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
OUACHITA COUNTY NOW
is WITHOUT FARM AGENT

CAMDEN, Ark. April 4. (Spl)--Har-
ry r. Kapp, district demonstration
agent. states that for the time being
there will be no county farm demon
stration and no home demonstrating
agent In Ouachita county. Mr., Kapp
gives as the reason for the discon-
tinuanee Of these offices that the coun.
ty Judge win not execute the standard
form Of contract required by the rules
OF the extension division
County Judge w. r, Tate has exc
cison OF the supreme court Of Artau-
aas, which he Says II practically the
same as the form prescribed by the ex-
tension division Judge Tate holds that
he js not permitted as county Judge
TO pay out money from \the County
treasury except under written contract
properly placed in the court records;
and that the proposition demanded by
the district agent does not give the
county Judge lawful authority for max
ing expenditures.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
NO CHANGES REPORTED
UPON RUSSIAN FRONTS

ARCHANGlsL, Aprtl T. tBy the AS
sociatsd Press)--At allied headquarters
1t Is reported the situation is un-
changed on all fronts.
After the Bolshevitd had held a post.
tion for several hours astrIde the road
between Boshoia Ogera and Odozers-
kata Sunday afternoon, they were driv-
en- out and II Is reported by prisoners
that their losses were extremely heavy.
The shell from a Russian battery eX-
ploded In the midst Of u party of Bolsh-
eyild, killing Is men, The alled maA
chine gun fire also caused many cas-
ualties
II was during the period when the
enemy held this road and were raiding
the allied lines toVthe rear over a little-
used trail through the woods that Bryan
II, Royal, of Augusta, Wis, a Y, Nj, G,
A. secretary, and several soldiers, In
cluding two Americans, We're taket
prisoners,
According T. Bolshevik prisoner
brought into Arehangel the American
and British prisoners taken in this Sec
tor were removed to village south
of Bolshoia o2era and were well
treated.
The American casualties during the
last two weeks OF fighting about Bolsh-
ola Ozera included one officer and five
men killed and seven wounded, Nine
others are unoffloially reported missing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
DRINKING CHARGE
IS COMBATED IN
AUTOIST'S DEFENSE
Several Testify Baxter Wool
bridge Did Not Seem To Be
Drinking When He Killed
Misses Maxwell and HarveII

Miss jamie Kyle, waitress and friend
Of one Of the party with Baxter Wool
bridge at the Postoffice cafe only a
short time before woodbridge ran down
and fatally injured Miss Eva Harvell
and Miss Lucille Maxwell. testified Fri
day that the men composing the party
were not drinking.
She said Woolenstein and several 9th
or fellows came in and were later Joined
by others, Mono Of them appeared to
be drinking, she declared,
Woodbridge Is on trial In First crimt-
nal court on charge Of manslaughter
growing out OF tho death of the two
young ladies, The accident occurred al
Madison avenue and Second street on
the the night of SUNDAY, Jan, &c. OF this
u. c. Courtney. newspaper reporter,
who witnessed the accident testified
that Woodbridge was not drunk when
the accident occuerred so far as he
observed
Asked by w. II, Me14ain. of the pros
ecutlon, If hes was not personally ae-
quainted with Woodbridge and II he had
not frequently met him in the stag,
Courtney replied that he had, and IN
company with McLain,
r. l., Taylor, electrical worker IN an
automobile concern, said he heard the
accident as he came out of Johnson =
restaurant, but did not see the ear
strike the young women as he was fac
ing south on Second street at the time
OF the impact, He turned, however,
and saw the car roll off Of woman 3
body in front OF the Yellow Dog cafe,
elialso saw another body lying near,
He then turned back into the restau-
rant to telephone for an ambulance. lie
said Woodbridge seemed excited but did
not know whether he was drinking.
Harry Il, Mann, former resident OF
Memphis, and now travelling out OF
Chicago, said he witnessed the acci-
don't as he was walking on Madison
avenue In front Of the Cotton Exchange
building, lie saw three women In the
middle Of the thoroughfare. saw them
Jump back as Wooldridgea car bore
down on them and Just as the driver
apparently soughtTto swerVe his auto tc
women became excited and jumped II
front Of the car,
Mann said he had driven automobiles
over 100000 miles In his business ant
for pleaaure, but said he could not saS
accurately how fast Woodbridge Nal
driving when ha hit the young women
However, he said, he did not think th'
aArA was runnlnH anw fAater than th,
| ayegnge caf n run9ip lhai iptowH WIN
eRty first observation when arrive,
on fhe scene WINS that Woodbridge wa
| drinking but on later observation con
| ciuded that he was dazdd instead O
drinking" he added,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
FOOD AND DRUG MEN AT
CHATTANOOGA NEXT YEAR

NEW ORLEANS. La, April 4--The
executive committee Of the Associa-
tqn of Food, Feed and Drug Officials
or the South Central states announced
today that Chattanooga had been Sc
lected as the 1920 convention city, the
date to be chosen later, DR.. w. r.
Hand, state chemist OF Mississippi, was
reelected president Harry d. Wilson,
of Baton Rouge, commissioner Of agri-
culture and Immigration Of louisiana
was elected vice. president, and c. L.
Clay, analyst of the Louisiana state
board Of health, secretary,
Candidates were halloted on last
night and the results made pupfic to-
day The third annual convention,
which opened here Wednesday, for
mally ended this morning
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
115TH ARTILLERY
LEAVES FOR HOME
1900 Officers and Men Take
Trains for Parades
in Tennessee.

COLUMBIA, s, C., April 4.-Twelye
hundred officers and men Of the lt5th
held artillery, 20th division, left Camp
Jackson yesterday to take part In pa
rades In Knoxville, Nashville. Memphis
and Chattanooga. Twenty-fige hundred
men cf the seth hriRade .BriAase;en.
IsstsreslcR n, gryssi7 N jsk N III
ieaye ! u toeag II for psse III lsa
Five trains Yesterday hrnnnht MI.
proximately $500 soldiers AZ tho Ola
Hickory division from Charleston,
where they debarked from the trans
port Huron,
Brig, Gen Tyson announced here that
he will bestow the distinguished service
cross on Private James r. Jones, Of the
ll7th infantry, whose home Is In Knox
vile, Tenn, when the regiment parades
there Saturday.
Private Jones was wounded In July,
1918, and later officially reported dead
and the distinguished service medal
sent to has father In Knoxville. When
the error was corrected the decoration
was sent to Camp Jackson to await the
arrival Of Private Jones with the 30th
division, Gen. Tyson decided to have
the presentation at the soldiers home.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
YOUR SUGAR WILL
co UP HALF CENT
Long sweetening Is Plentiful,
But Advance lin Freight
Makes Change.

1t is a saying almost trite that in
whatever the government takes hold
of there is increased cost to the pub
lie The experiences of the period Of
government control afford much basis
for the opiRion, too, although the usual
excuse therefor is that it is one OF
the consequences of the war.
One of the latest results, though
small in the aggregate, is that your
sugar will cost you half cent or more
a pound above what you have beeR
paying for several months. The cause
is solely that of higher freight rates,
for the advance that has been or soon
will be made approximates the amount
of increase. M
Beginning April / the rate on sugar
from Louisiana 20 Memphis and the
contiguous territory, was raised equiva-
lent to 40 points, or nearly half cent
a pound The jobbers will simply
transfer the increased cost TO the con-
sumer, which means tnat the whole
sale price Is going to be 10 cents
pound instead of $50
Knowing that the rate was to go
into effect, there was a rush to" buy
all that was possible. on the part of
the jobber as we'll as the retailer, which
has resulted In an unusually heavy
movement during the past week or so.
II remains to be seen whether the con-
sumer will get the benefit of purchases
made before the advance became ef-
fnrtiye
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
STEAMER LIBERTY IS
SOON REFL0ATED

The steamer Liberty, in the Menu
phis- to- Cairo traffic, was the victim
OF a mishap Thursday afternoon when
she encountered stiff wind as she
was about to leave her moorlnEs, The
boat listed heavily and finally turned
on her side. Quick work saved what
little cargo was on the packet and
prevented any serious damage either to
merchandise or the boat
The trip TO Cairo was resumed when
Hthe Liberty was refloated Friday morn
ing.
traffic on the river. which was re-
sumed Tuesday, has about approached
normal. The stage was "a feet Friday
and with foot more fall, which IL
anticipated within the next "a hours,
the stream may be said to be within
It's normal banks.
Very light rains in the upper valleys
Indicate continued increase in the
rate of the fall.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
BIG -FOUR MEETS IN
SPITE OF ILLNESS

PARIS, April Although President
Wilson was confined to his room to-
day with cold. the council of four
met In the Paris White House" as
usuaE 1t is understood necessary mat
tiers will be referred to the sick room,
or that the conferees will consult the
president personally If occasion arises
Col. House took the presidents place
at the meeting of the council of four
today.
The presidents cold is slight one,
Rear-Admiral Grayson, the president $
physician, said today, and one days
rest probably will cure it, DR., Gray
son sent the president to bed as a
preventive measure. The cold devel-
oped last night.
The president, who retired at o'clock
last night, rested comfortably through
the night.
LONDON, April Ave are in a po-
sition to anticipate that within COM
paratively few days, the stage will be
reached in the peace conference which
will permit Premier Lloyd George to
return to England" Sir Robert Steven
son Horne, minister of labor, declared
today at the reassembling of the in
dustrial council.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
m,H-sAsr~eSSSS&sS~~ -'"sass<s ss.y-~x 4
ESss - rs SSsNyg sTsi III u sssE

Tennessee Rain except fair lin ex-
treme west Saturday probably fair ana
warmer.
MsslssippiFair warmer Saturday.
Arkansas Cloudy. warmer In north
west, warmer saturday,
Alabama Fair warmer Saturday.
Kentucky-Cloudy, probably rain n
east; Saturday probably fair, warmer,
1ouisiana--Fair, not much change in
temperature.
Oklahoma--Cloudy, warmer
East Texas-Partly cloudy, warmer In
interior; warmer Saturday except in
southeast
West Texas-Partly cloudy and
warmer,
North Carolinar-Rain.
South Carolina-P Probably rain.
Georgia-Rain; Saturday generally
fair.
Forida-~Prohabiy showers except fair
in extreme northwest.
Kansas-Pa Partly cloudy, warmer,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
MISSISSIPPI MAN HAS
FOUR SONS IN ARMY

SENATORIA, Miss, April 4. tSpl)--
-Four sons In the army, all of them
having taken part in the hard fighting
last fall on the French front and none
OF them killed or wounded, is the en-
vihblo record Of r. M. Murphree, of the
eastern part Of Tate county, Two OF
the four sons In The army are twins,
and one Of the twins was captured by
the Germans last October
Mr. Murphree had letter from him
recently saying that he had been re-
leased and had reioned his regiment in
France. These twin brothers, Sid and
Baxter we're In action side by side at
the battle of Nerdun. Baxter saw Sid
when he was captured by the Germans,
hut was powerless to help him, All Of
the brothers, except Sid, are with the
expeditionary force In Germany. and
viii not be discharged soor
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
PLANTERS SONS CHARGED
WITH THEFT FROM STATE

JACKSON, Miss, April 4. (spll--
Systematic thefts OF live stock and
other property from the Oakley convict
{arm resulted yesterday In the arrest
of Robert and Marcen Hollingsworth,
sons OF prominent farmer in that
rieighborhood, and Charles Palm, Il
negro, who are charged with the thefts
The men were taken to the Raymond
Jail
After the arrests were made a $50
thoroughbred bull yearling, wagonload
of feedstuff, a large quantity Of seed
beans and seed corn, mule collars and
other property belonging to the peniten-
tiary were recovered, and warrants have
been issued under which search will be
made for other property,
The Hollingsworth brothers have been
released on bond, and their preliminary
trial will take place at Raymond on
April 10.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
FRENCH TROOPS ALMOST
ABLE TO SEE Rl0TlNG

COBLENZ, April 4. (By the Associ.
ated Press 1.-The Spartacus uprising in
Frankfort, to which city German gov
ernment troops had been ordered, oc-
CURED virtually all within sight of sol
diers of the Tenth French army, who
occupy western suburbs, but were pow
erless to act owing to the fact that
Frankfort proper is Just over the Mainz
bridgehead line, So far as known here
no French troops have entered Frank
fort, although requests were made that
they should do so.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
EDITOR PIERCE FOUND
NOT GUILTY OF FRAUD

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, April L. (Spl.1--
A verdict OF not guilty was returned
yesterday afternoon by a federal court
editor OF the Huntsville Times, charged
with ,defraudng negroes during the
fourth liberty loan,
Pierce staged great advertising
campaign during the fourth liberty loan
drive, carrying page after page Of lib
erty loan advertisements which were
paid for by parties whose names were
signed thereto. On complaint Of negro
farmers who claimed that the news
paper man represented himself to be
an agent of the government, Pierce
was indicted by the federal grand jury
on a charge Of fraud This is said
to be the only case Of the kind that
ticipation in the great war.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
OLSHEVIK SURPRISE ATTACK BEATEN BY ALLIES
SUNDAY PROGRAM FOR 115TH.

Regiment am Sunday Unsn depot Calhoun
and Rayburn boulevard
am to am. detrain.
am to IL parents, wives sisters and brothers admitted
special from Red depot to meet
II am to II soldiers put heavy marching equipment and
form in line
Parade In motion at IL m
Parade arrives Scottish Rite cathedral 80 pm,
Banquet given soldiers by Red Cross cRnteen
Addresses by X, H. Mckelar and Col H. S Berry
Short religious service presided by Bishop Gaior to fol-
low banquet
Regiment depot to load equip
train.
Men given leave until o'clock.
Supper at 6 at Union depot by Red Cross canteen
Men given leave until IL night train time
Depart for Fort Oglethorpe
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
GIRL DIES or BURNS
CAUSED BY OPEN CRATE

Miss Irene Burton, II years old, Of
Laird, Miss, who was burned when
her skirt was drawn into an open CRATE
at the home OF her sister, Mrs W. II.
Hines, 264 Cossitt place, Wednesday
morning, died at 2:15 o'clock Friday
morning at the Baptist hospital.
Miss Burton was the daughter of
been visiting her sister in Memphis
for several days. The body was pre-
pared for burial by J. T. Hinton &
Son, undertakers, and Saturday will be
taken to Salisbury, Tenn, where the
funeral win be held.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
WURTTEMBURG STRIKE
REPORTED C0rIAPSED

Press 1.-The goverpment Of Wurttem
burg has announced that the strike in
that section Of Germany has suddenly
collapsed, according to a telegram from
Stuttgart, and has therefore requested
bourgeois counter-strikers to resume
work. Farmers joinedcin the counter
strike and Stuttgart was in consequence
almost without milk yesterday
Eight thousand striking workmen at
Duishurg, Rhenish Prussia. have re-
fused to resume ttheir labors until an
adequatei food supply has been pro-
yided
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
LONE TENNESSEAN ON
NEW CASUALTY LIST

A casualty list of SIS names mailed by
Washington was received In Memphis
Friday The list is divided.
Killed in action, one; died OF disease,
four; wounded severely, three; wounded,
degree undetermined, nine; wounded
slightly, 49, missing In action, six
Private John Mason, Of Jackson.
Tenn, wounded severely, previously re.
ported died of disease, was the only
name listed from the four states OF
Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and
Alabama
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
BERLIN CLAIMS SWIFT
ACTION ENDED DISORDERS

BERLIN, April T. (By the Associated
Press. 1.-The strikes both at Stuttgart
and in the Ruhr district seem to have
been checked by the energetic action
Of the government by the prompt use
Of troops martial law, and other salu-
tary means.
Official reports from Stuttgart sum-
narizing the situation there, say that
serious Fioting is reported only from
Esslfngen, where the Spartacans seized
weapons and automobiles, but sur
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04

BERNIE, April 4.-News from Sofia,
the capital Of Bulgaria, is disquietlns
and It Is reported that the Bulgarian
communists are preparing for a revolt
against the uoNernment. Hungarian
communist agents, II is added, already
are at work In Sofia, preparing for
common action with the 5ulgarlans.
strong, made up OF former soldiers,
armed with rifles and machine guns,
are operating on wholesale scale on
the northern Swiss frontier. Poachlng
has Increased alarmingly In Bavaria
since the revolution. More than 70
foresters and game keepers have been
killed and game has been reduced to
tenth of Its former amount.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
BANKERS TO VISIT CITY.

J. ]. Heflin, managing director OF the
Memphis federal reserve branch bank,
has Information that a large number
of bankers from the South will attend
the cotton convention which win be
held In this city April 10, to consider
w. p. G. Harding's plans for the or
ganization Of cotton export com
pany.
Mr.. Heflin heard Friday from Marcus
Walker, OF the New Orleans bank, and
from Lynn +. Talley, a director OF the
federal reserve bank In Dallas, Tex,
Mr. Talley said that he and four other
directors win be in Memphis for the
convention.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
N. Y. FIRM GETS GREAT
AWARD FOR BLAST LOSS

JERSEY CITY, N j.. April A
verdict awarding s41S,s9O for damages
arising out Of the disastrous Black
Tom hsland explosion In New York
harbor In July, 1916, was given by the
supreme court here today In favor OF
B. II. Howell Son g. Co, New York
sugar Tel,nsrs' sa Tsanst HAWAII e efn.gh ing
sugar stored in LehIgh warehouses
here.
The railroad contended that the fire
which followed the explosion originated
on property not owned by the defend
ant and spread to the warehouses.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
ADMIRAL SIMS WITH
STAFF EN- ROUTE TO u. S.

NEW YORK, April 4--The British
transport Mauretania, bringing home
Admiral Sims and his staff, sailed from
Brest April for New York and should
arrive Sunday or Monday next, accord =
ing to a cablegram received here today
by the British ministry of shipping.
Among those on board are 64 officers
and 9SS men of the American army;
115 officers, 2,639 men and three nurses,
Americans formerly with the British
expeditionary forces, and a number OF
niviIinnR
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
HANG OUT YOUR FLAG.

Let Old Glory flutter from
the front of every home In
Memphis every cottage and
large residence-so that where
ever the boys of the 115th may
go Sunday they will be i'm
pressed that their return home
Is being made the occasion for
general rejoicing and the mani
festation OF patriotic emotions.
This is the appeal made by
M. w. swayne, chairman Of the
committee In charge OF decora-
tions. The mere decoration of
the line of march will not be suf-
ficient, Mr.. Swayne says. He
wants Red, White and Blue flut-
tering from every building in
the city.