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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
THEATRE TICKET
BROKERS HIT BY
ADDITIONAL TAX

Washington, March 2S-New
amusement taxes which go into ef-
feet next Tuesday will fall heavily
on theatre ticket brokers and will
raise cabaret admissions.
In addition to the ordinary tax
of one cent on each 10 cents charg-
ed fer theatre tickets, news stands,
hotels or other brokerage agencies
dealing in theatre tickets are re-
quired under the new revenue law
to pay 5 per cent of the excess
charged by that agency above the
usual box Office price, providing
this excess is so cents or less The
excess is figured on the box office
charge plus ordinary tax, and the
broker pays the tax.
The effect of this tax is expect
ed to be TO limit brokers' extra
charges in many cases to so cents.
Purchasers of tickets from brok-
ers will be required to pay the
usual tax of one cent on each 10
cents charged by the broker
Club dues and initiation dues ex-
ceeding SO a year are taxable at
10 per cent.
transportation, insurance and
stamp taxes also go into effect
next Tuesday. The new act LAYS
a tax of 8 per cent on freight
charges, approximately per cent
on express shipments, per cent
on passenger and Pullman fares
and 8 per cent on oil pipe line
charges. For telephone or tele-
graph messages on which charges
are between Is cents and so cents
the tax will be five cents. and if
the charge is more than so cents
the charge VIII be 10 cents. The
per cent is assessed on leased wire
tolls.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
HUN FINANCIERS
ASKED FOR PLANS
TO PAY FOR FOOD

Paris, Thursday, March 27.-CBy
the Associated Press The Ger
IIan delegation of financiers, which
is now at Spa, is expected to ar
rive soon in Paris, on invitation
from the supreme council to con
slider questions relative to the Sc
curities Germany has to offer in
payment for food Germany has
increased her deposit of gold at
Brussels. as a partial payment for
relief supplies and the first cargoes
are expected to arrive at Hamburg
tomorrow.
1t is understood that an agree
ment was reached at Brussels on
March IA by which Germany was
permitted to export certain classes
Of goods in order to pay for food
supplies and that this agreement
now becomes effective.
The embargo on war material.
gold. silver and securities, will be
maintained, but Germany may ex-
port such products as coal. dye
sLuffs, various iron and steel manu-
features. sugar. window glass. cleo
tIical machinery and other articles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
PRUSSIA TO GUST
OLD IMPERIALIST
CROWD IN OFFICE

Berlin, Thursday. March 27.-
by the Associated Press) That
the new Prussian government is
contemplating attacking the prob
lem of ousting the members of the
imperial regime from important
posts of the provincial admins
tration was indicated today by the
appointment today of Herr Phillips
of Breslau as first presic ent of
Silesia and Herr Poller of Kie1 as
Lead of the administration of
Schleswfg- -HOlstein. Both men are
Majority Socialists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
SWISS COMPLAIN
AGAINST DELAYS
IN GETTING FOOD

Berne. March 2S.-Swiss newspa-
pers complain that $4,000 tons OF
American grain and foodstuffs con
signed to Switzerland have been
living at Cette. the French Mediter-
ranean port of entry for Switzer-
land. and that only one train carry
ing supplies for this country leaves
Cette daily. 1t is suggested that
further shipments be sent to Mar
seilles or Geonoa or some other
Italian port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28

GERMAN COURT
TO TRY KAISER
AND SON WILLIE
Other Chiefs Accused
of War Crimes to
Be Arraigned.

Paris. March (Havas)-For-
mer Emperor William and former
Crown Prince Frederick William
will be among those who will be
tried by the high court which the
German national assembly will Gre
ate, Paris newspapers say. Former
Foreign Minister Zimmerman also
will be brought before the court
"a Berlin dispatch Thursday re-
ported that the German government
would create a court of inveStiga-
tion for Germans accused of crime
during the war. who had requested
investigation of their cases. 1t was
said that the court would try Gen
eral Ludendorff. Admiral Tirpitz,
former Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg, former Foreign Minister
Won Jagow and others)
Kaiser Not Ready to Speak.
Amerongen, Holland. March IS
Replying to a request for an inter
view, former Emperor William sent
this verbal message:
Il am sorry l cannot change my
attitude in connection with making
a public declaration. The time has
not arrived for me to speak
Numerous inquiries were made
here today with regard to rumors
that the ex-Emperor had visited
Amsterdam yesterday. The rumors
were absolutely unfounded. The
only person from the castle who
has been in Amsterdam recently
was Court Marshal Won Gontard,
who bears some resemblance to
Herr HohenzolIern.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
PRICES HOLD UP
BUILDING WORK
Millions of Dollars Worth of Con.
structiOn Prevented in Chi.
cagO by Present Cost.

Chicago, March 2S.-Chairman
John Daley of the legislative COM
mission investigating the high cost
of building material announced to-
day that reports received from Il
leading architects showed that
building operations aggregating
$93 ,000. 900 were being held up in
Chicago because OF the existing ex-
orbitant cost of construction. This
estimate covers Office buildings,
factories, fiat buildings and dwell
ings and exclusive of public build
ings.
Chairman Daley added that he
was informed that there would be
little building outside of necessary
public construction this year un-
less there is a reduction in the
prices of building material
r. H. Green. head of thesStreator
Clay Manufacturing company. Strea-
tor, ILL.,, testified that the cost of
paving brick had increased 25 to
80 per cent in five years, due to
the increase in the cost of produc-
ton. He said he did not believe
prices could be reduced until the
cost of manufacturing was lowered.
lie denied knowledge of any com
bination among manufacturers to
maintain high prices. The existing.
prices. he said, were justified by
conditions.
He admitted that his concern was
member Of the National Paving
Brick association and the Illinois
Paving Brick Publicity bureau.
which he described as trade adver-
tising organizations.
Charles Woodward, manager Of
the Chicago building material cred
it bureau, denied that the concern
was a price fixing organization.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
URGES SESSION
OF CONGRESS TO
SAVE NEW LOAN
Calder Points Out Peril
in Depreciation of
Bonds.

New York, March 2s, : United
States Senator William ". Calder
of New York, announced here to-
day he had written a letter to Sec
retary OF Treasury Glass calling
attention to depreciation of recent
issues of Liberty bonds and urg-
ing the secretary to cable Presi-
dent Wilson advising that a spe-
cial session of congress be called
at once SO that tie situation can
be remedied. Senator Calder eX-
pressed opinion that unless this
was done, it would be impossible
to obtain popular subscriptions to
the forthcoming loan. thus neces-
stating the taking of bonds by the
banks, d situation which would. he
wrote, have the effect of limiting
credit for general business. with
injurious effects upon the country.
Entitled To Equal Terms.
'All subscribers to war bonds
at all times are entitled to identi-
cal terms" Senator Calder added.
The price of Liberty bonds today
selling at a discount of 61a per
cent indicates that the Liberty
vi lOlC y iClO SHNCA
rate of interest than former is
sues. If justice prevails the hold
er of old issues should obtain. at
least, for the life of the new is
sues, the same rate of income. If
this is done. the public | know will
respond again to the call for
funds.
Bonds OF 61s Per Cent.
This fact should not be lost
sight of: Secretary McAdoo re-
quested the people of America to
borrow all funds possible to buy
bonds. The huge loans made by
banks on Liberty bonds show how
we'll the people responded, We
can hardly expect a like condition
to prevail when we know the col
lateral value of the loans has de-
preciated 61a per cent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28

Nearly all of the 1000 interned
are men, and half of them are
merchant seamen whose ships
sought refuge in American ports.
About 1900 of the seamen and 500
other Germans regarded as dan
gerous have made application for
! repatriation, and the department of
justice expects that arrangements
will be made soon through the
state department for sending them
back to Germany.
''The department of justice" said
Mr.. Palmer, has recently directed
the release on parole of about 500
persons belonging to the more
harmless class of dangerous alien
enemies. When these men have been
paroled and the repatriation plan
above referred to its carried out,
there will remain in the internment
camps approximately 900 dangerous
alien enemies, and it is not expect
ed that any substantial number OF
these will be released in the near
future
200 Are Anarchists.
About 200 of this number are
professional members of the |. W
W. or anarchistic organizations and
their cases will be referred to the
secretary of labor with a view to
securin gtheir deportation if. in his
opinion, the evidence warrants such
action
THE residue of these dangerous
alien enemies is comprised of men
convicted of crimes. A large num-
ber are spies and enemy agents.
who in the view of the attorney
general ought not to be permitted
under any circumstances to remain
in this country after the declaration
of peace.
Seeks Power to DepOrt Them.
ut is the intention of the attor-
ney-general to renew The request
for legislation to provide the ma
chinery for further Investigation of
these cases and for the power to
deport the most dangerous of these
alient enemies If such legislation
is enacted, it is expected that at
least one-half of the remaining 900
dangerous alien enemies will be de-
ported.
Unless legislation of this char
acter is provided by congress, it
will become necessary on ratifica-
ton of peace to set free all alien
enemies then in confinement. in
Guiding the criminals. spies and
enemy agents above referred to-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
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US. Issues Call for
$4,000. Men for
Service in Europe

Washington, March 23.,-An immediate call for
$4,000 volunteers for service in Europe has been
pared by the department and probably will be
published tomorrow. AS incentive to enlistment
the will be offered early duty in France a
lief for in the expeditonary forces who wish to
return home
Enlistment in this special force will be for three
years. The will be concentrated at Camp
Meade, Maryland, and probably will be sent over
in contingents 1000 strong.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
FINNS PLEASED BY
u. S. FOOD RELIEF

Stockholm, March 2S.-The Hels-
ingfors newspapers say that Food
Administrator Hoover's generous
food donations to the Firms have
been received everywhere in Fin
land with gratitude. strengthening
the feeling of sympathy with Amer
lea.
announcement was made IN
Washington late in December that
on recommendation of Herbert c.
Hoover. the shipment of 1900 tons
of food to Finland had been author
iZed.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
The Weather

Fair and warmer tonight and
Saturday; the lowest temperature
tonight will be above freezing.
Temperature at Z a. M, 33. High
est yesterday, 45. Lowest last night,
2.
Velocity of wind at a. m, l mile
per hour.
Precipitation. none
Relative humidity at p. m. so ];
at Z a. m. 90.
Stage of water. 10 feet. fall of
8 in last "a hours.
J. NJ. ShJrier. Meterologist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
LATE BULLETINS

Venice, March 2s.- Hayas)-
Thirty persons were killed and
thirty others injured by the ex-
plOsiOn of an oil tank steamer
here yesterday.
New York. March 2S.-The
cruiser st. Louis arrived here
to-day from Brest with II Of
ficers, and Ibis men of the
14Sth infantry of the 37th d.
vision for Camps Sherman.
Grant, Shelby, Custer and
Funston.
London, March 2S.-Itaiian
troops have entered Raa5a. 30
miles southwest of Pressburg.
Paris, March 2S. The
blockade OF German-Austria
will he lifted as soon as meas
ures can be perfected for pre-
venting imports into that ter
ritOry being exported 10 Ger
many, it was decided at
council of the foreign minis
ters of the powers held here
this morning.
Copenhagen. March 2S.-The
German government at Veimar
has received from the allied
high command demand for
permission for Polish troops TO
land at Danzig and So march
through German territory to
Poland. according to dispatch
received from Weimar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
REPUBS PUT HEINZ
ON LISTENING JOB

Chicago. March 2S.-Captain Vic
tor Helm of Cincinnati entered on
his duties today as listening post
for the Republican committee at
headquarters here today. Captain
Heintz was appointed by Will r.
Hayes. chairman of the Republican
national commit ee, and brought
v ith him Assistant r. V. Chilson OF
Ann Arbor, Mich, formerly con
nected with the publication Of a
newspaper at Lansing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
Won TROTHA MADE
ADMIRALTY CHIEF
BY HUNS, REPORT

Copenhagen, March 2S.-Rear Ad-
miral Adolf Won Trotha has been
made head of the German ad-
miralty, a German dispatch says.
Before the war Rear Admiral
Won Trotha, then captain. was one
of the naval adjutants to the EN-
peror and commanded the battle
shin KaiserD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
REVEAL 1000
ALIENS HELD
DURING WAR
Nine Hundred Tagged
Dangerous May Be
Deported From u. S.

Washington, March SS.-At-
torney General Palmer. diSclOs-
ing today that about 1900 en-
emy aliens were interned dur
ing the war, said paroles would
be granted TO some 900 of the
harmless class, others would be
repatriated and 900 dangerous
persons would be held indefin-
itely, including about 200 pro-
fessed members Of the |. W. W.
or anarchistic organizations
whose cases will be referred to
the department of labor with a
view of their deportation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
COAL OPERATORS FIRM.

Washington, March 2S.-Bitum-
inous coal operators announced to-
day they would not resume relations
with the industrial board with a
view to readjusting prices, until the
cooperation and support of the
railroad administration had been
secured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
BLAST SHAKES
POWDER PLANT

Washington, March 2S-Ap ex-
p!osion occurred about nCcH today
on the ordnance proving grounds
az Aberdeen. Md. No report az 10
damage or loss of life has been
received at the war department
late today as the communication
with the proving grounds apPar-
emily was broken by the explosion.
An ambulance force is -eGroute 90
the scene.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
SHOWLENINE
URGES DRIVE
UPON VIENNA
Russian Head Offers to
Pay Hungary Reds for
Attack on Austria.

London. March 2s.-Premier
Lenine has sent a wireless
message to the Hungarian gov
ernment urging it TO send an
army against Vienna, accord
ing to a Budapest dispatch re-
ceiyed in Berlin and forwarded
by the Exchange Telegraph
company. Lenine promised to
advance 10O,G0O.00O krOnen TO
finance the project.
Vienna, Thursday, March PA
railroad strike has been called and
threatens TO spread to all The roads
in this country. The strike was
called partly for higher wages and
partly because of sympathy with
the Hungarian revolution. 1t is
feared it may lead to the establish
ment of a soviet republic in Ger
man-Austria.
Famine Threatens Vienna.
The trouble began last night
when men employed by the South
ern railroad walked out All traf-
fic over this road is at {. complete
standstill, even allied food trains
from Trieste being stopped. AS a
result of this interruption of trans
portation of supplies, Vienna is
threatened with famine. The sit
uation-~>is s-<censidered extremely
grave.
Copenhagen, March 26.-EL1is-
saries of the Hungarian revolu-
tionary government council hand
ed their credentials to the presi-
dent of the German-Aus.rian ma
tionaI assembly at Vienna yester-
day, according to Vienna dis
patch received here. Hopes for
the continuance of amicable rela-
tions between Hungary and Ger
man-Austria we're mutually ex-
pressed, it is said.
Joining Red Army.
The official invitation for re-
cruits to enter the Red Army IN
has met with al encour-
aging response according In a Bud
apest dispatch received here.
A reserve army is also being
formed among workmen and will
be trained by officers, who, how
ever, will not be given the power
to command the forces nor the
right to carry arms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
PLOT FOR GERMAN REVOLT TO
BACK HUNGARY REDS NIPPED BY YANKS
SAY u. S. ASKED
TO RECOGNIZE
RUSSIAN REDS
Paris Hears Lenine
Seeks Recognition
from America.

Paris, March 2S-A ru-1Or
was current last night that the
United States had received n
note from Premier Lenine and
War Minister Tr0tzky Of the
Russian soviet government
asking recognition for the gov
eminent, says Marcel HUtin in
the Echo de Paris today.
M. Hutin adds that the report
cannot say that President Wilson
is disinclined to give the request
favorable consideration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
LUMBER MEN CONFER.

Washington, March 2S.- Repre-
sentatives of the lumber industry
held another conference today with
the industrial board of the depart
ment of commerce in an effort to
reach an agreement on price OF re-
adjustments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
NOTED HORSEMAN DEAD.

Bloomington, ILL.,, March Is
James Holt, for 40 years a trainer
of harness horses and widely known
in the middle west among horse
men. dropped dead yesterday at
Funk's Grove, near bere He was
ca years of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28

-
20 official information has reach
ed here concerning the failure of
the league commission to include
the Monroe doctrine amendment in
the covenant as it was sent to the
drafting committee yesterday Of
ficials express entire confidence,
however. that President Wilson
will insist upon such a provision
being in the final draft when it is
passed upon by the council of ten
or by the peace conference in plen-
ary session.
II is understood here that the
amended covenant will be given to
the public simultaneously in all
the associated countries, as was
done in the case of the original
draft.
Labor Wins Seat.
Paris. March 2S-The member
ship of each of the individual
states in the executive council in
the league of nations, Reuters S
Limited says, it is understood. will
be increased from two to three for
each state to be represented in the
council. The third member prob
ably will be a representative of
labor.
t1he draft of the covenant of
iPthe league of nations, as read by
President Wilson Feb II, said that
the executive council shall con-
sist of representatives" of the
United States, the British empire,
France. Italy and Japan, together
with representative OF four other
states, members of the league
There has been no authoritative
statement as to the exact number
of representatives each state rep
resented in the council was to
haVel
Reports that German peace dele
gates will reach Versailles Sunday
are premature, the Petit Journal
says
Hopes were expressed in peace
conference circles that the prelim-
mary peace treaty might be signed
by April 70
council of the foreign minis
ters and foreign secretaries of
Great Britain, the United States.
france and Italy has been created
- work simultaneously with the
Apremiers and President Wilson. but
IN different branches of the great
technical questions involved in the
peace settlement
The Monroe doctrine amendment
and the Japanese racial plan were
not added in the league of nations
covenant plan as sent to the draft
ing committee.
William G. Hughes. Australian
premier. stated he was unalterabIy
opposed to the proposed racial
plan
II was reported last night that
the amendment to the league of ma
tiOns covenant urged by Leon Bour-
geOis, providing for a permanent
military and naval staff for the
league has been rejected by the
league of nations commission.
Council Nears Understanding.
Today's Paris newspapers in
discussing yesterdays session of
the council of four. declare that
extremely important problems di-
reCtIy connected with Germanys
future boundaries were discussed
by the council and that it, had
reached spirit of understanding
According to the Matin, the ter
Titorial questions involved aFd the
preliminary plans for protecting
France adequately have been sat
isfactorily solved. although by
Npeans not foreseen during the
c3nference.
AS to the financial problems the
solution reported to have been
ADOPTED provides for the payment
by Germany of yearly installments
on the indemnity of which France
would receive a portion sufficient
TO tighten the burden of her
budget.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
LENINE LOVES RUSSIAl NO,

London. March Russian boil
shevist Lenine, well informed
sources, state he cares nothing for
Russia, as Russia, but only for in
ternationalism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
VICTORY LOAN
GIVES BUYERS
LONGER TO PAY
Terms of Payment to
Be Most Liberal Yet
Offered.

Washington. March 2S.-Terms of
payment in the new Victory Lib
erty loan announced today are the
most liberal ever offered by the
government. Deferred payments
may be extended over a period of
six months, from May 10, TO No
vember H.
Secretary Glass announced today
that ten percent of subscriptions
would be due with the application
on or before May 10. another ten
percent on or before July Is, and
four subsequent installments of 20
percent each on or before August
u, September 9, October and No
vember II. Accrued inter. st on de-
ferred installments will be due with
the last payment.
Payment in full can ne made
May 90. if desired. the ten percent
with application having been paid
prior to May 10. Payment also can
be completed on any installment
date with aceEEed lnterest- -
See Plan Boost for Loan.
"a MS VI tue IOul III LlDeTIy lOdu
permitted deferred payments only
over four months, and the install
ments were arranged so that 80
percent became due in two weeks,
from January 16, to January 20,
1919. In that loan banks subscrib-
ed for hundreds of millions of dol
lars and then allowed the public to
pay for them over a period of ten
months. If similar conditions are
given this loan. treasury officials
said the result should be a great
stimulation of popular subscrip-
tiOns, because the public would have
approximately a year in which to
pay for their bonds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
u. S. TROOPS
FOIL SCHEME
FORUPRISING
Americans Rush Slav Pris
oners Out and Thwart
Bolshevik Move.

London, March 2s.-Action
by American troops looking
after Russian prisoners In Ger.
many is believed TO have nip
ped in the bud an important
bOlsheviki plot according 10
an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Berlin, dated
Thursday.
The spartac cans in Spa 1dau, ths
message states, had planned a big
rising for Thursday intending to
arm several thousand Russians
from the Ruhleben camp. The
however. rushed the
Russians on board trains Wednes-
day night and scattered them un-
der the Americans throughout
Germany.
Plan 10 Back HungarianS.
The spartacans, the dispatch
revolt as a means of backing up
the Hungarians in their bolshevist
move.
(Amerlcan troops nave Deen eLa-
toned in Germany in charge Of
camps where thousands of Rus
sian prisoners of war are being
kept by the German government.
The Americans have supervised
the feeding of the prisoners and
seen TO it that relief supplies sent
by the Red Cross reached their in
tended destinations. How the
Americans discovered the reported
plot and succeeding in maneuver-
ing the thousands of prisoners and
thereby successfully foiling the
Bolsheyik scheme, is not explain
ed J
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
HUSS BAR 500 POLES.

Paris. March 2S.-The German
authorities have refused to allow
500 Polish refugees to land at Dan
zig.