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New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
Ansen to Conduct
Review of 10000
Soldier Sentences
Bsker Order Directs That
All Court.Martial Cases
Shall Be Scrutinized by
Board to Detect Injustice
,Ne,r York Tribune
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WASHINGTON. July 5.-American
..,d;s-s who were convicted by courts
martial in France are 10 have their
..sss reviewed by the War Department $
.,.nency board. headed by Lieutenant
ro,orel :. T. Ansell. Secretary Baker
Ia to-day. Records of the military
..;sls held in the overseas forces are
cav being gone over by the board
.,;eh will recommend reductions IN
.s,,epces or give approval Of the judg-
r,.nt Of the trial courts. There are
s.;d TO be more than 10000 court mar
,;al cases in the records Of the Ameri-
can forces in FHnce.
Tbs decision 70 refer all court mar
.;sI eases held in General Pershlng S
cormard 70 the clemeney board Is re-
rs-Sed .. direct result OF the agita-
ION bv Senator Chamberlain and 9TH
.-s IN Congress against heavy penal
,;ss imposed on military offenders.
Rsfore the armistice was signed, a
Ws- DEPARTMENT order gave General
psrshing supreme authority 70 review
III cases held in the American expedi-
,;onary forces. except those that pro-
v;ded for the death penalty. which had
"a ne approved by the President before
execution Of the sentence.
All Cases Sent to Board
With the transfer OF war prisoners
10 this country from disciplinary bar
-s,ks in France, however, Secretary
I.--~s~I .ko@ <ha rornrd q
~ All these offenders be referred to
the clemency board TO ascertain II
during the stress of war unduly severe
nenalties were ordered.
II developed to-day that numerous
cases. in which after review the Glenn
epcy board recommended reductions,
have been returned 70 Colonel Ansell
Lv Secretary Baker for a second re-
view. on the ground that greater re-
ductions in the sentences should nave
been ordered. This prompted Colonel
Anseu 20 recommend TO Secretary
Raker that all cases already reviewed
= returned for second scrutiny. Sec
rstary Baker to-day said he had dis
spuroved Of Colonel Ansell's recon-
mendation. but that he personally Is
jooking over some of the cases and or
aeriug greater reductions in sentences.
Keppel Urged Revision
The War Department order is indi-
-ec,lv due 70 q recommendation made
nv Frederick B. Keppel, formerly Third
Assistant Secretary OF War, who, while
broad last fall, made an exhaustive
iaouiry into the extent 10 which the
MAXIMUM punishment was ordered by
A.E.F. courts martial. He is said to
rave held that with the termination
Of the war, all sentences administered
during the period Of hOstilities should
Be reconsidered with a view 20 reduc-
ing the penalties 10 a peace-time basis.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
Berlin Tied Up by
Street Railway Strike
Motor Trucks Used In E6ors 10
Break Blockade, Many
Trains Held Up

BERLIN. July = (By The Assoeisted
PresD Delayed Leaders Of the
striking street railway employees and
the municipal and government o6eisls
continued their conference tonight in
an effort 70 settle the strike. Al late
hour, however, prospects we're not
favorable to an immediate adjustment
Of differences.
The strike. which is n its foereh
day. is proving . grave menace 70 the
economic life Of the city, especially -
trztic between Berlin and the suburbs
has not been resumed on account oS
the lack Of available rolling stock. The
government placed . large number OF
motor trucks st the disposal Of the
public to-day. They were libsally
patronized by men, women and chill
dren.
Government advices from Frankfort.
which is at present the centre Of eOm-
munist activities among the railway
workers, indicate that the strike is
spreading from Frankfort to other
large cities in southern and westsrn
Germany. Many trains from Berlin tow
ard southwestern Germany are being
held up.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
Opposes Irish Dominion
Irish Unionist Alliance Declares
Policy Would Lead to Republic

LONDON, July 5.-The Irish Union
is. Alliance. replying 10 manifesto
issued recently by the Irish Dominion
League, asserts the first &C. Of any
freely elected parliament in full con-
trol Of Irish economic and military
resources would be to proclaim an
lrish republic.
The alliance trusts and believes
those concerned for the peace, order
and progress Of Ireland" the reply says,
"wili resolutely decline TO support a
policy which, IL successful. would con-
stitute an imperial danger Of the first
magnitude"
A manifesto issued on June 27 by the
Irish Dominion League proposed the
establishment Of self government in
Ireland, but with Irefud remaining
within the British Empire.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
Farm Machinery Factories
To Be Started in Mexico

MEXICO CITY. June ia Mexican
government Official just returned from
the United States says that several
large manufacturers Of farm machinery
in the United States have decided to
establish branch Offices and plants in
Mexico.
Motor trucks and tractors were men
toned as two of the big commodities
that will meet with readiest sale and
adaptation in the republic.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
American Guns
Herald Fourth in
Rhineland Area
One for Each State Fired
From Coblenz Fortress:
Captured German Rockets
Are Used in Celebration

COBLENZ, July (By The Associated
Press).-A salute Of forty-eight gun.
one for each state in the Union
flashed out over Coblenz at noon yes
terday from the ancient walls Of the
Fortress Of Ehrenbreitstein. echoing up
and down the Rhine and Moselle val
leys as the first part of the army's
programme in celebrating the Fourth
in Germany.
This was the first time that Ameri-
can artillery has bsrked from the
famous fortress which tops the 400
foot rock promontory on the east bank
Of the Rhine opposite the point where
the Moselle joins Germany's most
famous river.
The salute was fred from 75's OF the
18th Field Artillery and the roar OF
the same guns was heard before by
Germans who opposed the I'd Division
at St. Mihiel, in the Champagne and in
the battle OF the Argonne.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
Decentralization
Feared if Baker
Reduces the Army
Early Action by Congress Is
Expected to Prevent Loss
of Morale; Need Perma-
nent Policy, Say Experts

WASHINGTON, July 5.-The ques-
tion 'of q permanent military policy
probably will be forced before the pres
ent session Of Congress by Secretary
Bakers order reducing the army TO
$4,000 officers and men BY September
3d. Military experts here believe only
speedy passage OF the army reorganiza-
tion bill will prevent Generalization OF
the military establishment.
The recent army bill makes mands-
tory the continuance Of the four Aew
staff corps. chemical warfare, motor
transport. tank and air service. none Of
which was provided for in the national
defence act. Officers and men must
be drawn from the line and from the
regular staff personnel TO provide the
necessary overhead for these branches.
"A return 20 the status of 190s' was
the prediction of one officer concerning z
the effects. In that year companies
could muster only thirty-fve men and
regiments were frequently under the
charge Of one major and one captain.
The General Staff already is at work
on some programme which will come
within authorized expenditures and
vet permit the retention OF a skeleton
establishment which may be expanded
for a war.
Plans for the organization OF the air
service and tank corps looking "a
further progress will have TO 90 by the
board. il was conceded. Services will
be kept active through headquarters
organization with repair men and
guards at the various depots.
Primary troop requirements which
must be met include garrisons fol
the Philippines. Hawaii and the Pan
ANA Canal. conservatively figured at
$4,000 men; a guard for the southern
border. now maintained at 10000; a
force Of 5000 on the Rhine, and, for
the time being at least, 5000 men fol
Siberia.
These to-al $4,000 officers and mer
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
Bull Sold for 100000
Illinois Stockman Pays Record
Price for King Pontiac

BELvEDERE, y. j.. July 5.-"Kins
Pontiac" famous blooded bull owned
~ Hrs. Helen Massenat, owner Of the
Peques stock farm here, was sold To-
csy 70 Z. b. -Hager. Of Algonquin, H.,
for 10000.
i could not be learned whether the
bull was % 20 20 Mr.. Hager's stock
farm Or had been purchased for some
one else. The animal IL Ave years old
ssd ons Of the finest in the United
States. He IL Of the holstein breed.
hrs- Hassenst carried ar insurance Of
10000 tn the animal.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06

and do not take into consideration the
hundreds OF snail garrisons needed at
home army posts. which are estimated
at 10000. with q further addition for
the coast defences. War Department
plans approved as late as March pro-
yided $4,000 officers and men for the
coast defences.
The $4,000 temporary officers who
have applied for permanent commits
sions in the regular army must be dis
charged forthwith. because Of the lack
OF money.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
Police Start Crusade
To Keep Parks Clean
Enright Asks Magistrates To Be
Severe With Persons Who
Litter Up Grounds

Police Commissioner Enright indi-
Gated in q letter to Chief Magistrate
McAdoo yesterday that a crusade is
about to begin against persons who
litter the parks with waste or mutilsts
the shrubbery. At the request Of the
Commissioner. Mr.. McAdoo forwarded
TO the magistrates . plea that they in
nict more severe penalties upon such
offenders.
Commissioner Enright said the park
commissioner had complained that the
Fourth Of July crowds left the parks
looking like garbage dumps"
In expectation Of . "clesn up" Of
offenders against park ordinances.
Magist McAdoo asked Commits
sioner Enright to notify him again -
that the police courts could prepare sor
= rush Of business.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06

promoted stock in three different COM
panies and no profits had been re-
turned. Calvin further told him. Mr.
Dooling said. that an involuntary peti-
ton in bankruptcy had been filed
against him in February, 1918.
Calvin g. Co., at the present time
are promoting theoil stock Of the Tex
York Producing Company; The brok-
ers recently sent out stock letters an.
nouncing that a quarterly dividend Of
3 per cent would be declared on july
|. Thus far, Mr. Dooling said. the
dividend has not been paid. Qucs-
toned about this, Calvin told Mr..
Dooling that he had telegraphed to
Texas to learn why the diJidends had
not been paid.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
No Oyster Bay Meeting
Matter of Indorsing Roosevelt
Goes Over to Tomorrow

OYSTER BAY. n. Y. July 5.-The
Republicans Of this town did not meet
to-day to ratify the name Of Lieuten-
an. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt for
nomination for Assembly in the com
ing primary. A majority OF the mem
bers were away, owing 70 the holiday
yesterday. and the meeting was ad.
iorrned until the latter part OF next
week. g.,
Frederick Coles, present Assembly
man. has not yet said whether he
world oppose Roosevelt in the primary
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
Villa and Band of 90 Seen
Moving on Town of Saievo

Ell PASO, July 5.-Francisco Villa
and sixty followers were seen going
southeast toward Satevo. Chihuahua,
yesterday afternoon, telegram re-
ceived here from Chihuahua City to-
day stated. Satevo is forty-hve miles
southeast Of San Andreas. where Villa
captured or killed forty Home Guards
and executed the Mayor Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
Transports Due the Next 7iUo Days
To-day

ru,HE Aronn including l4'd Provisional
Headquarters Dach
Compan l. l.
9Th AIT PARK ~ sales
Squadron Camp Con
Hospital sanitary
22s including 2olT
0 TO
1902 all casua'
Medical Detacnnents
Battalion Head
Regiment Air Ser
wceM echanics: Engine
BresJ
and b st Bat
b Headquarters In
27oh and
c. i7th Camp Hos
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
Cbicagoans Rescued After
Trip in Runaway Balloon

CHICAGO. July 5.--Chsrlss A. Coey,
rsaithy sportsman, and a companion
rad thrilling ride In runaway bal
loon which carried them out over Lake
Michigan, then drifted back and finally
descended, dspositing the men on tho
roof ot a house without injury.
The balloon broks loose from its
fn>orinTs On Coey's farm and was
sssn dift.ng over the southern part Of
ne city. Cosy declares the gas bag
sss ~ least . mile high much Of the
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06

which were used at night as signals in
warfare.
Rockets abandoned By the Germans
after the arnistice were used in this
way.
The 4th Engineers also staged a fre-
works display on the east bank Of the
Rhine opposite army headquarters
here. thousands OF Americans and
civilians lining the promenade along
the river 10 watch the blaze OF glory
in celebration Of American Indepen-
dence.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
Tomorrow

June including s24th Company
s-ih Motor
service
Foters) OF -
Enginee
New-York tribune., 1919-12-07

Le}t-.As a tribute to
her father, the late
Richard H arding
Davis, who was ever
a friend Of the
marines the world
ov err, the United
States Marine Corps
the other day adopted
little Hope Davis as
their official peace
time mascot. Lieu
tenant H. w. Miller
is shown instrueting
the recruit in her new
duties. Kcpwtonc i'is,r.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-21
Eleventh Hour Agreement
to Arbitrate Is Reached by
Men and Company Heads
Threatened Tieup of All Railway Lines in Rock
Island, Moline and Davenport Avoided by Ac-
ton Taken At Aft ernoon Conference.

An 18th hour conference averted the threatened
strike of 500 street railway trainmen in the trictes
this afternoon.
Street railway trainmen were under strike or
ders, with a committee of their officials empowered
to call them off the job at any time after o'clock
At a conference between the committee and
officials of the traction company at 80 this after
noon the committee issued its final ultimatum to the
company. A discussion of the issues followed and
the company and men agreed to arbtrate under the
plan of the contract between the two parties effective
June l, 1916.
This plan calls for the men to name an arbi-
traitor, the company to one and the two to en-
deavor to settle the differences. If after 10 days. the
two cannot agree, third person, agreed upon by
both arbtrators, is to be called into the arbitration
conference and the three are to effect settlement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-21
HARDING BARES
ANOTHER LINK
IN PLOT OF WAR
Clears Serbia and Shows
Kaiser Decided Course
July 6, 1914.

Berne, Friday, June 20.-(By
French Wireless Servi,e) Am Off
cial telegram to the Vienna foreign
Office exonerating Serbia froL re-
sponsibility for the Serajevo muir
der, has been published by Maxi
milan Harding in the Berlin Zu-
kunft as part of the mass of evi-
dence to show German responsible
ity for the war
This telegram dated June 13,
1914, states plainly that the Ser
bian government against which no
evidence can be produced, has no
esponsibility for the murder.
This document, Herr Harding
said, was cancelled and 10 days
later the ultimatum to Serbia was
presented. In addition he said sew
en- days before it was drafted, the
Potsdam war council already had
arranged a plan of action in antici-
patton of Russia's Intervention.
Decided Course July 6.
Won HoIlWeg may
have forgotten it," Herr Harding
says, but this decision was taken
and registered on July 6, before
the kaiser left for the north, and he
who had to choose between war and
peace had already chosen war. A
hundred million individuals were
thus deceived"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-21
CLOSE SESSION
OF ASSEMBLY
State Capitol Deserted as LegisIa-
ture AdjOurns and SOlOnS
Leave for Homes.

Springfield, Ill, June 21.-Legis-
lative halls were almost empty to-
day following adjournment of the
51st general assembly last night
Speaker Shanahan will be here for
several days signing bills and a
few members who did not get
away last night are packing their
belongings in readiness for COM
pletion of the exodus today.
Something like a hundred meas
ures await the signature of Gov
ernor Lowden who will have until
June 80 to act on bill5. On that
day those members who can be
mustered will adjourn the legisla-
ture sine die and wind up the last
formalities.
Governor Lowden in a brief ad-
dress to the house last night de-
clared the session had been sue
cessful and thanked the legislators
for the cooperation with the exec
utive branch of the state govern,
ment
Completion of the passage of the
bond increase bills, backed by Chi
cago members, was accomplished
Just before last nights adjourn
ment-
One of the last acts of the house
was to pass the anti-fraternity bilr
applying to high schools.
The 51st general assembly met
Jan. 6.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-21

"and we are now set on bringing
matters to a conclusion.
I'VE are willing to arbitrate and
always said that we were, but we
do not intend to confer on the
questions proposed by the COM
panies; that is, we don't think mat
ters of street car service and the
company's ability to pay have any
direct bearing on whether or not we
shall have our increase in wages.
Mr.. Bauer made an effort to con-
fer with Mr.. Huntoon this morning
but was unable to talk with MIN sor
any length of time. Mr. Huntoon
said that he would meet with him in
Davenport this afternoon at 1880 to
give his decision.
Mr.. Bauer said that if the com
mittee decided to strike there
would be no turmoil or congestion
as result.
I'VE will give them notice "a
hours ahead Of time; we don't in
tend to stop work at just any place,
but will quit when our cars are
taken to the barn on the designat-
ed day"
He made an effort to talk over
the situation with Mayor II. NJ.
Schriver this afternoon, but was
unable to see him and left for Dav-
export to meet tie railway Off
cials.
1T won't take long to call a
strike, but we want to give the
public fair warning in advance" d"
he said. THE men believe that the
public is with them, and the only
reason they made the decision is
because they feel that is the only
way of getting Justice"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-21

dorf-Rantzau and Count Won Bern
storf from the government
Press Says "Sign."
The German provincial press is
strongly urging the speedy signing
OF the treaty
Berlin advices to the American
delegation summarizing the situa-
ton in Germany up to midnight
show the sentiment throughout
Germany to be in favor of accent
ing the peace terms.
These advices cover Liepsic,
Dresden, Chemnitz and other rep
resentalive regions.
Geographically analyZed, the ad-
vices indicate that all the southern
German states are favorable to
the acceptance of the treaty while
the Prussian regions are maintain
ing some opposition.
Sees Refusal Unlikely.
Berlin, Thursday, June 19.-(By
the Associated Press) ).-Theodor
Wolff, editor-in-chief of the Tage-
blatt, has telephoned that newspa-
pers from Weimar that those in
favor of signing the treaty are so
active and numerous among the
Majority Socialists and the clericalS
that a peremptory refusal to sign
the terms is hardly possible.
Herr Wolff states that the solu-
tion now being sought will be in
the nature of a compromise. He
believes that Count Won Brockdorff-
Rantzau. the foreign minister. can
hardly be expected to stay if the
represents too great a
con cession to the elements now
clamoring for the signature Of the
treaty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-21
YANKS PUSH
UP READY TO
REOPEN WAR
Army Moves to Edge of
Occupied Zone for Ad-
vance if Foe Refuses.

COblenZ, Friday, June 90
Divisions of the Third army,
after being away from battle
fields and war scenes for seven
months, have again plunged
into the stirring activities
which generally precede the ac-
tual thunder OF war.
An army, unperturbed by the
work of the peace conference and
thinking much of home, has sud
denly been galvanized into the life
the soldiers knew before the armls-
tice. 1t is today moving forward to-
ward the edge of the great semi
circle, which marks the dividing
line between the occupied areas and
the neutral sections of Germany.
Orders Flashed Out
This was a most stirring day at
third army headquarters and among
the first and second divisions hold
ing the east bank of the Rhine
since the Americans moved in about
six months ago. Late yesterday or
ders were flashed from headquar-
ters in CobIenz to the division
across the Rhine ordering them to
prepare to march into the zone of
concentration.
While the civilians in the small
towns looked upon the military ac-
tivities, sometimes with bewilder-
ment, the soldiers rushed to finish
their packing and to find their
helmets, rifles and gas MASKS,
which had been issued previously.
Second Pushes Forward.
The second division was the nrsr
to move, getting under way early
today Along the Sayne valley
which meets the Rhine near Neu-
weld, which has been the divisions
headquarters, the second, with Its
infantry, machine guns, artillery
and all the paraphernalia of war,
pushed forward. All day clouds o.
dust follow the movement of the
tractors and guns of the seven
teenth field artillery, which moved
from the fortress of EhrenbrietStein
out to the edge of the bridgehead-
All Set for Advance.
Tonight the American soldiers
are sleeping beneath the sky in the
open fields. With the infantry are
engineers, sanitary trains and sig
nal corps men who strung wire as
they went ahead. Even observation
balloons moved up to get a better
peek into Germany if the allied
terms are not accepted.
The concentration of the first
division is well under way and will
be completed before Saturday night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-21
MAY GIVE PALMER
o. K. WITHOUT ANY
FURTHER HEARING

Washington, June 21.-The sen
ate judiciary subcommittee, in
curing into the conduct OF A.
Mitchell Palmer as alien property
custodian, in considering his nomi-
nation, now as attorney general,
met again today TO discuss future
procedure. There was a belief at
the capital that confirmation Of Mr..
Palmer's appointment would be
recommended without further hear
ings.
Charges against Mr. Palmer
were that he, while custodian, dis
posed of seized alien property at
less than their value and to the ad-
vantage of his friends. This he
denied and demanded an investiga~
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-21
SINN FEIN HEAD
SAFELY IN U. S,
Irish Leader Has Mysterious Ar
rival in This Country After
Mysterious Trip Over.

New York, June 21.-Announce-
ment was made here today that
Professor Edward De Valera, pres
ident OF the Irish Sim Fein re-
public, had landed in America and
would be in New York City Mon
day. Apartments have been en-
gagged for the Sim FeiI leader at
the Waldorf-Astoria, by De Va
lera's secretary.
De Valera left the British Isles
16 days ago, according to Harry
]. Boland, his secretary, and is
now in seclusion in this country.
His mission to America was made
in the hope of obtaining official
recognition of the Irish republic
by the United States government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-21
woman died"
Slight Bruises Found

woman died"
Slight Bruises Found.
There were new fingerprint
bruises on either side of each
muscle of the upper arm. At the
base of the brain was a small con-
fusion The skin was not broken,
but under it a clot of blood was
visible. This could have been caused
either accidentally or otherwise,
the coroner said, but would not
have caused death.
Finger print bruises, apparently
about ten days old, were found on
either side of the upper hips and
on the interior of the thighs.
while the new bruises indicate
that a violent, if silent, struggle
transpired in room 607, all are su-
perficial and could not possibly
have caused DEATH the coroner
said. demonstrating the struggle.
l should say the woman was pinned
on her back by the man"
Evidence of the struggle ends
there, however The bed linen, the
bureau contents, the furniture,
were all in order. There was moth
ing to indicate that Mrs Pocock
had been taken suddenly i'll and
that her companion had endeavored
to give her treatment of any kind.