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CAN'T LOCATE 5000 BRTTONS
Official Believes Most of Them
Listed as Prisoners Are Dead

London Feb. 26.-(By A. FD-Reply-
ing to n question in the House of Com
mons last night Captain Frederick L.
Guest, for the government. said that the
number Of British officers and men Of
ficially classed as war prisoners who
had not yet been accounted for by the
Germans approximated 5000, including
Imperial and colonial troops and the
navy, but excluding the Indian troops
II was not believed many were alive. he
said.
AZ a result of a recent search in Ger
many, Captain Guest reported, sixteen
sick and wounded prisoners were found
They remained because II was not ad.
visable to move them. There also was
a small number of men desirous of re.
manning IN Germany for various ,rea-
SONS,
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he explained, cams 20 borrow books.
The visit was not connected with his at
tack on NJ Clemenceau.
a bulletin issued last night by the
four physicians in attendance on Pre-
mier ClemenCeau said The con-
Valescence Of the Premier being now
only a question of time and care. no
further bulletins vii, be issued"
Premier Clemenceau probably will be
able TO leave his residence today for
the first time since he was shot.
In the forenoon of yesterday the Pre-
mier received Foreign Minister Pichon,
General Mordacq, Finance Minister
K,otz. NJ. Simon. Minister of the Colo
MES, and NJ. Mandel. his chief clerk
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MEXICO GUARDS U. 5. MINES
Government Troops Protect the
American Property From Villa

Junrct, New, Feb. 2b.--(By 4. %
Mexican federal troops have been or
dered to guard American mining prop
critics in northern Mexico. II was an
nounced today. and 200 troopers have
been stationed at Santa Bulalia, Gust
nuiriaChic and MADEIRA
This was done TO prevent Francisco
villa from carrying out his threat to
destroy American properties and kill
American employees unless $l,000.OO0
was paid him by March l.
Additional supplies of ammunition
have been sent from the United States
to these points under n special permit.
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of-nation's project among the Poles the
opposition holding It to he impractical
bic. They declare n large army is a
necessity for Poland TO unity the peo-
pie and give the remade nation a new
start by building on its military tradi-
tion to employ the idlers, to assist in
restoring Lithunia and to repel inva-
sion.
THIS Polish party points out that the
position of Poland, surrounded by enc
mics. appears 10 be not well understood,
especially by Americans. The predic-
tlon is made that Germany will surely
use the economic weapon to recover
ascendancy in Poland. and likewise in
Russia, where Poland herself hopes to
do much business.
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is authorized. in order TO remedy the
disadvantages resulting from the occu.
patton OF Alsace-Jorrainc to promul-
gate DEGREES having the force OF law.
These DEGREES must be approved by the
commissions of the states and also must
be submitted TO the National Assembly,
Article 2. The prerogatives conferred
upon the lieutenant governor or other
authorities by the constitution OF Alsace-
Lorraine and by bylaws will be excr-
cised for the present by the Minister Of
the Interior.
Article 3. This law will become effec.
tive the day II Is promulgated and the
government will fix the date for its
abrogation.
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British Influenza Death List Crows

London. Feb. 26.-Deaths from infiu-
enza increased at an alarming rate
last week, according to the official fig
ures issued today. The total number of
deaths from this cause II, ninety-six
great towns of England and Wales was
S046. as compared with 1853 in the pre-
ceding week. In Greater London the
number of deaths was 974 as compared
: with 451 the previous week.
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REDS SPARE U. S. CITIZEN
Death Sentence COMMITTED in
Kolomatiano Case

Stockholm, Feb. 26.--(By A. PD-
American Minister Morris has been in
formed by the Danish Red Cross that an
American citizen named Kolomatlano.
upon whom the death sentence had been
passed by the Bolsheviki, now Is detain-
ed in the Kremln in Moscow. the death
sentence having been commuted.
The former Bolshevki financial repre-
sentative in Norway. who Is in Petro-
grad. has submitted to Minister Morris
proposal from the soviet government
that Il will exchange Kolomatiano and
some other Americans now in prison
for soviet representatives detained by
the American forces in NladivostoK,
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Daytona Beach, Fla, February 18th
When Ralph De Palma left Daytona Beach
this evening he carried with him the distinc-
ton Of having broken every official worlds
record on the straightaway with his new
racing car equipped with the Packard Avia.
tion Motor.
In five days racing, beginning February
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sea, WHICH "tlN toNNh W N''N
Bolsheviki, January 81. have been re-
captured.
Athens, Feb. 26.-(By a. P)-Greek
troops, operating with detachments OF
French and Rumanians. have advanced
north of Odessa, pursuing BoisneNik
forces along the Dniester River. AFTER
a short fight they have occupied tne
fort and town of Tiraspol, on the right
bank of the Dniester. fifty-three miles
from Odessa, according to Saloniki
dispatch.
The retreating Bolsheviki nave aoan-
doned many dead and wounded ana
have left guns and munitions In the
hands of the Allied forces.
yIadiyostok, Feb. 1e.-CDelayed)-
(By A. PIN an engagement between
Japanese and Bolshevk forces twenty
miles east of Observation-Disclosures. capital
of the Amur province, the Japanese iost
two officers and eighteen men killed and
twenty men wounded. The BolsheNh
force was estimated to number 3ooo'
Brigadier General 1nagaki, OF tne
Japanese staff In Siberia, in a statement
regarding the japanese demand for the
return OF the arms and equipment oil
the 1900 Cossack revolters of the force
of General Kalmikoff who has peen
in charge of the American forces says
he is not concerned about what becomes
of the Cossacks, although he believes
that the soldiers guilty of killing theii
officers at the time of the mutiny III
January should be tried. The generals
statement adds:
"The men do not belong to Japan
Their disposition Is entirely matter
between General Graves (the American
commander) and the Russians. Th'
arms and equipment of the soldiers
however, were furnished by the Jap
anese. who have been assisting. ant
will continue to assist. the Cossacks II
an effort to build up the Russian army
therefore, we insist that the arms ant
equipment be returned to General kal
| mikoff.'
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COMPERS 0. KS KENYON BILL
Gables to President, Urging Fur
thcr Federal Unemployment Aid

Paris. Feb. 26.-(By A. P)-Samuel
Gompers. president Of the American
Federation of Labor. in behalf Of the
American labor delegation here. has
cabled TO President Wilson. expressing
approval Of the Kenyon bill to appro-
rriate 500. 100000 for the cooperation
Of the Federal government with the
states in relieving unemployment.
lie urges that public building work
he resumed Immediately. that assistance
be given TO private construction work.
and that shipbuilding be continued.
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new TEUTON RULE IN ALSACE
Bill Proposes Federal Civil Con.
troll in lost Provinces"

BasIe Feb. 26.-(By a. P)--Thc fol-
lowing bill. having a provisional char
acter, will. according to advices from
weimar, be submitted to the German
National Assembly:
Article I. The imperial government
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Lisbon, Feb. 26.-Thirty-flve colonels
Of the Portuguese army who Joined the
Monarchists In the recent revolt against
the government have been reduced to
the rank OF second lieutenants. accord
ing TO the Official Journal
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SOUTH AFRICA SENDS ENJOYS
Delegates Sail on British Warship
tn Propose a Republic

Cape Town. Union of South Africa,
Feb 2e.-(By A. P.)-The Nationalist
party OF the Union Of South Africa is
,o pals where arguments In favor of
@ establishing a republic in South Africa
will be advanced. ,,,-.
At a meeting of the Nationalist mem
bers Of parliament, II was decided to
accent an offer made by the Admiralty
OF a warship TO convey the Nationalist
deputation to England.
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PORTS ON BALTIC
Libau and Windau Wrested
From Reds-Creeks
Sweep Up Dniester
TIRASPOL IS CAPTURED
By the Associated Press

Copenhagen, Feb. 26.-The ports OF
Libau and windau. in Courland. on the
Baltic Sea. which were taken by the
Bolsheviki, January 81. have been re-
captured.
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Packard Aviation Motor Drives Car
1917 Miles Per Hour

18th, he has broken records for 1 mile, 2
miles, 3 miles, miles, miles, 10 miles, IS
miles and 20 miles-hanging up the startling
figure of 24.O2 seconds to the mile, at the
rate Of 1872 miles per hour.
The Packard Aviation Motor now holds
all records on straightaway and circular tracks
for all distances from "A mile to GIG miles.
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lessons of De Palma's racing car
in a practical way to the Packard
Passenger Car and Motor Truck!
Lessons of engine design, of
car design, of truck design, of bal
ance, of the application of power,
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WHAT gives even greater in
w terest to this achievement is
the fact that many of the earlier
records were, long held by the
German-made Blitzen-Benz car.
1t seems peculiarly fitting that
this new De Palma.Packard rec
ord, which breaks the last hold of
the Germans on transportation
records, should be achieved by
the Packard Aviation Engine
the engine which was the fore.
runner of the Liberty Motor that
broke the German supremacy in
the air.
The real significance of De
oalma's Packard achievement is
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-04-24
ALLIES TO RECOGNIZE
NON-RED RUSSIAN RULE
Information Received in Paris Says
BoIshevists Losing Out
Food Is Needed

Washington, April 19.-Great inter
est has been aroused in official and
diplomatic circles here. it was learned
Yesterday, by private advices from Lon
don stating that Great Britain, France,
Italy and the United States propose
to recognize Russia as soon as The
peace treaty is signed and the details
incident to it have been concluded.
This proposed solution of the Rus
sian problem is said to have been
intimated by Premier Lloyd George in
discussions of the situation with Brit
ish and Russian leaders in London.
President Wilson, it was learned
authoritatively yesterday. has informa-
tlOn that an appearance of bOlShevik
strength is now being made through
the concentration of the armed forces
at single points at the sacrifice of
the rest Of Russia. The president also
has been informed, it was said, that
bolshevism rapidly is losing eground
and that with the receipt of the food
supplies the movement will quickly
collapse.
The Paris conferees have been kept
advised of the situation in Siberia
where the Omsk government generally
has been successful despite local
troubles in the eastern portion. Off
Gals said. The London advices are
said to point ont that the stability
OF all sections of non-European Rus
STA under the control of non-bolshevists
had led to the decision to recognize
the Omsk government as de facto.
Distinct Improvement in the finan-
cial situation in Siberia is indicated in
cablegram received by the Russian
embassy here from the minister of
foreign affairs at Omsk.
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PLAN TO RESUME WORK ON
NEW ROCKFORD EXTENSION
Rumor AfIoat in St. Pau; That Great
Northern Will Start Construction
This Season

st. Paul, April DEMONSTRATION of
the New Rockford extension of the
Great Northern in eastern Montana
Will be resumed this season, it was re-
ported here yesterday, causing surpris-
ed comment in railroad circles, as the
general financial stringency of the
railroads is understood to be Il GER
tain bar to any extension work.
The New Rockford cutoff is about
$50 miles long, from that town to Wat
ford. The completion of this stretch
and that from Chippewa to Richey,
about the same distance, would COM
plete the line from Lewistown to Great
Falls. This would provide more di-
rect route than the present Great
Northern main line through Montana
and would tap the Judith basin, rich
in agricultural resources and espe-
cially in wheat production.
The 800 mile project, including the
bridging of the Missouri river, would
cost between S1200O,0OO and $15,OOO-
600, railroad engineers said.
Federal Manager w. =. kenney, now
in Montana on an inspection trip, is
reported to have said the project will
be resumed. Great Northern officials
here yesterday said they have no Off
cial information that the Improvement
is possible and expressed doubt that
the financial situation would permit it..
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PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR
HOME ABOUT MAY q

Paris, April 1S.-It was stated in
we'll informed quarters yesterday that
the situation of the peace negotia-
tons was such that President Will
son probably would be able to sail
homeward May 20, and possibly lit.
tie earlier-by May 10.
The belief was expressed that the
president would call an extra session
OF congress to convene between Nav
Is and June 1.
Present indications are that the
peace treaty will be signed before the
presidents departure. Information
reaching the delegates tends to show
that the Germans are not planning
to take up time and delay the signing
OF the treaty, as they desire a settle.
ment of the peace terms at the earli-
est possible moment.
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AVIATOR FLIES FROM
CHICAGO TO new YORK
Non-stip Trip Is Made in Six Hours
and Fifty Minutes by
Captain White

Mineola, N. Y, April 21.-Flying al
an average speed of 1O6.39 miles an
hour for six hours and fifty minutes,
Captain r. F. White, an army aviator,
completed the first nonstop flight be.
tween Chicago and New York at 5 40
O'Clock this afternoon, landing at Ha-
Zelhurst field.
The distance covered was 727 miles.
Most of the flight, Captain White
said, was made at an altitude Of 12,-
600 feet. Captain White, who was ac-
companied by his mechanician, said
that the trip was without incident.
He will remain for few days and
then will fly to Washington. He said
he would not attempt nonstop flight
back to Chicago.
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528 YANk CASUALTIES
ON ARCHANGEL FRONT

Archangel, April 21.-Since landing
on the Archangel front last September
the Americans have suffered 52S cas-
ualties. OF these, 195 We're fatalities.
there having died of disease or been
killed 8 officers and 1877 men. The
men wounded consist of p officers and
1928 men.
The losses of the Americans on the
north Russian front during the past
month have been extremely light, as
most of the recent fighting has been
done either by the newly formed Rus
sian troops, who are campaigning
bravely, or the British
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IOWA HOUSE REFUSES TO
IMPEACH GOV. HARDING

Des Moines, Iowa, April lief
forts to impeach Gov. w. L. Harding
for his part in the Rathbun pardon
case were defeated in the Iowa house
of Representatives early this morning
when that body adopted a resolution
censuring the chief executive.
BY vote of 20 to 81, the house
adopted it's judiciary committees mi
nority report for censure, after sub.
shutting it for the majority report,
which recommended impeachment.
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LEADVILLE METAL MINERS
OBJECT TO LOWER WAGES
All Large Mining Properties in Dis
trict Are Closed Down by
Walkout of Workers

Leadville, Colo, April 21-Strking
metal miners Of the Leadville district
whose walkout yesterday following an
nouncement of reduction of wakes
resulted in the closing of every large
mining property in the district, last
night met and organized a local union
A meeting will be held today to formu-
late strike plans.
A proposal from the miners commit
tee to meet the counter offer of a 81
wage scale instead of the 1918 made
by operators, will be presented to the
union.
All the mine managers have stated
that there will be no attempt to oper-
ate their properties with outside labor.
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NEW ENGLAND PHONE
STRIKE OFFICIALLY ENDED

Boston, April 21.-The telephone
strike that has crippled New England
since the first of last week was settled
yesterday at a conference of strikers
and company officials, according to a
formal announcement by the company.
Following the conference, which
lasted for eight hours, a meeting of the
general strike committee was called
for last night. 1t was understood
that the operators would return to
work Immediately.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-04-24

Paris, April 1.-THE entente dele.
gates to the peace conference believe
Germany will require at least one week
after receiving the peace treaty be-
fore it can be digested and an an
Swer prepared, and also that the dele
gates will need about four days for
travel between Berlin and Versailles
and return. Consequently they eX-
press the opinion that it is hardly
likely that Germany's answer will be
available before May 6.
AustriaHungary. Turkey and Bull
garia probably will be summoned to
Versailles a fortnight after Germany
to consider their peace treaties, which
temporarily are overshadowed by the
German negotiations.
There is the greatest uncertainty
concerning the disposition of the
Turkish empire. The entente appar-
emily is anxious to have the United
States accept Armenia and Silesia as
mandatory but the American dis
position toward this proposal has not
been indicated clearly. The future of
Constantinople has not been deter
mined although some of the Ameri-
can delegates would prefer to have
the United States take charge of it
rather than of undeveloped territory
and convert it into & model city with
modern docks and ideal sanitation.
The British, French and Italians
United States take over Constan-
tinople, as this would avoid disputes
which might result from European
jealousies. The British have about
10000 troops in the Turkish empire
now while the French have only 1900
there,
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FRISCO BANK MESSENGER
is SLUGGED AND ROBBED

San Francisco, April 16.-Declariny
that he had been held up and robbed
OF S3,o44 by two armed thugs in broad
daylight yesterday in the business sec
tion OF the city, Charles Cruighead,
bank messenger, bleeding from cuts
ana with his hands tied, walked into
the Bank of California where he is
employed. The money, which consisted
OF ola DIS was being taken by Craig
mead to the subtreasury to exchange
for new currency.
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Volcano Is Active.

Honolulu, April 21.-A column of
lava shot up yesterday 80 feet above
the RIM OF the fire pit of Kilauea, the
highest the great volcano has ever been
known to spout its fiery contents.
Great flows of lava in all directions
followed. The fire pit of Kilauea, the
worlds largest active volcano, is about
1000 feet in diameter and is within
the old crater. Kilauea has been nm
usually active for several months.
The volcano is located in the south.
western portion Of the Island Of
Hawaii.
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CUMBERLAND MAY GET SCRAP,

Cumberland, Md, April 19.-George
G. Smith, secretary of the Cumberland
chamber of commerce, received a tele.
gram yesterday from the delegation
sent to New York to see Tex Rick
ard to bring the Willard-Dempsey bout
here, to the effect that Cumberland
and one other city are now in the field.
oil others having been eliminated, and
that Richard had notified all other
promoters to withdraw, as he did not
wish them to kill time at New York
and spend money unnecessarily.
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Prices Are Still JUMPING.

Washington, April 19.-Foodstuffs
increased in prices in March after pub
lie hopes of Il return to normal levels
had been raised by decrease in Feb
ruary, says a report by the bureau of
labor statistics. AS a whole, % articles
of food were two per cent higher last
month than the preceding month and
were II per cent higher than 1918. For
the slX-year period, March, 1913, to
March, 1919, the increase in the retail
prices of all foods was so per cent, with
flour, bacon, lard and cornmeal in.
creasing more than 100 per cent each.
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GIANT DREDGE SINKS
IN PORTLAND HARBOR

Portland, Ore, April 19.-The dredge
dustrial company here, sank early yes.
terday in the North Portland harbor,
just below the interstate bridge. The
dredge sprung Il leak and sank with,
in il few minutes. The crew WAS
able to beach it on Hayden island.
The Sandy is valued at $4,000 and
will be salvaged at once. Meanwhile
another dredge will be secured, if
possible.
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SEND MECHANICS FOR
TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT

New York, April 21-Thirty-siX me-
chanics and repairmen from the naval
air station at Rockaway, who are to
be stationed at landing places selected
for American naval aviators planning
transatlantic flight next month,
will report at the New York navy
yards today, according to report from
ROckaWay.
1t is understood they will be sent to
the Azores and Lisbon, but the date of
their departure could not be learned.