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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
GRAVE VIEW OF
AFFAIRS TAKEN
WASHINGTON
Officials Fear for Ru-
mania In New Boil
shevik Move.

Washington. March "A. - Grave
concern was evident today in of
fetal and diplomatic quarters here
over the news of the seizure of
government in Hungary by a boil
sheviki regime which has inaugur-
ated its advent by declaring a
state of war with the entente pow
eEs and seeking an alliance with
the Russian bolsheviki.
No one in authority would at
tempt to forecast the result or to
discuss what measures might be
adopted by the associated powers.
chiefly because virtually all infor-
nation received here has been in
press dispatches and the state de-
partment so far is without official
advices on the subject. With
President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing in Paris, the attitude of
the American government toward
any measures that may be pro-
posed will be determined and an
nounced there.
Although the news from Hun
gary created sensation, it did not
come altogether as surprise. For
some weeks unrest in Hungary
has tended toward bolshevism
This has not been entirely due to
shortage of food. The problem of
industry and raw materials to give
employment to workmen has been
of equal Importance and other
economic problems are involved.
One feature of the situation
which is attracting much atten-
tion here is the plight of Rumania
Rumania survived one attack of
bolshevism, it was pointed out to-
day but whether she can weather
a second attack is regarded as a
serious question.
With Hungary turned bolshevist.
Rumania will be two-thirds sur
rounded and it is believed that the
bolshevists will devote every eff
fort to bringing her under con-
troll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
PEEK PREDICTS
CHEAPER FOOD
IN NEAR FUTURE.
Says Wheat VIII Be
Reasonable-Others
TO Follow.

Washington. March 24.-Cheaper
food in the near future was pre-
dicjed today by Chairman Peek OF
the department of commerce in
dustrial board. as a result of q
conference with food aIministra-
tion officials in New York
Mr.. Peek said there had been
general Misunderstanding of a re-
cent statement by Mr.. Hoover that
wheat might go to $3.50 a bushel,
and added that the billion dollar
grain appropriation was made by
congress to enable the public to
get wheat products at reasonable
prices as well as to make good to
the guarantee to the producers.
Wheat Price Is Barometer.
With wheat prices Reasonable
prices of other products could be
expected because wheat was the
barometer of the food trade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
YANKS GO over
BORDER; KILL 5
United States Troops Cross Into
Mexico After Bandits Stolen
Cattle Brought Back.

Maria. Texas, March 24-Troops
of the Eighth United States cav
airy, under Captain Kloepfer, re-
turned here yesterday from a pur-
suit across the border of IL Mex
ican bandits. bringing with them
35 cattle and two horses which
raiders yesterday.
Captain Kloepfer's report to
headquarters stated he crossed the
river seven miles below Ruidosa
Ford. came in contact with and
engaged the band Is miles from
the river crossing and just at
nightfall last night opened fire on
the bandit band.
Five MexiCans were killed in the
first voIleys and two wounded.
None of the American CaValrvmen
was wounded
The Mexicans had killed a stolen
steer and were cooking il for sup
per when they heard the hoofs of
the American cavalry horses ap-
preaching through the darkness,
They took positions or a high
hill overlooking the trail and at
tempted to Outank Kloepfer's
troops in the darkness. Several
of the cavalrymen's horses fell
ovr the steep embankmCnt in the
dark
After the bandits were routed.
the dead buried and the wounded
given first aid treatment. the
American cavalrymen. who had
nothing to eat since noon. com
pleted preparation of the bandits
evening meal and ate it before
starting back to the border with
the civilian packers herding the
stolen cattle.
Enroute to the border a tor
rental storm broke and the men
were forced to ride all night in
binding darkness punctured with
sleet and rain.
Major General de Rosey c. Ca
bell. commander southern. depart
ment. who was here to inspect the
Big Bend district. congratulated
Captain Kloepfer and his troops
for their work in overtaking and
defeating the Mexicans. who cross
ed the Rio Grande into the Chinati
mountains east of Ruidosa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
GIRL, Girl IA, STAYS
Her BETRAYER
School Lass to Be Put On Trial for
Murder of Man Who Broke
Promise to Wed.

New York. March 24.-Filippa
Gambino. IA, a dark, sad eyed girl
with jet black hair still in lone
braids, will appear before Judge
Rosalsky in general sessions this
week to plead TO an indictment
charging murder in the first de
gree. She is the youngest person
ever held in New York to face the
penalty of death.
Filippa is modest and shy. Ap-
parently ObliviouS to the serious
ness of the crime she is charged
with. she wants to get back TO
school, so she can earn enough II
help support her parents in a bet
ter home than they now occupy in
Sullivan street
On New Years eve Filippa shot
and killed Tomasso Troia. A., who
previously had boarded with the
Gambino family. In her story told
to District Attorney Swami the girl
said Troia wronged her 10 months
previously, telling her that he
would marry her to make amends.
thing to her parents. saying: YOU
father will punish you, and | Will
not keep my promise"
subsequently Troia went to work
in a munition plant at Old Bridge,
y. J, On the night of the shooting
he returned to New York and went
to the GambinO home. The girls
parents were out He forced the
girl to do his bidding and became
enraged when she spoke about mar
riage. He said he was not going TO
marry her.
She went to bureau drawer and
got her fathers revolver When
Troia saw its CLINT he rushed at her.
She fired a shot which struck a
wall. AS he grabbed her and sank
his teeth in her right arm she fred
a second time and he fell Net
knowing whether he was dead or
NOT. the girl then got a clothes line
and tied it around his neck. CARROT
ing him.
The girl then calmly walked to
the Mercer street police station and
surrendered herself. Since that
time Filippa has been in the Gus
tody of the Society for the Prever-
tion of Cruelty to Children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
BLAME DELAY IN
PEACE FOR MOVE
MADE BY HUNGARY

London, March "a The Hun
garian revolution and the reported
alliance Of the new government
with the Russian soviet, which BE-
considered here as a grave menace
TO Europe, has given rise TO new
criticism hero of DELAYS in tho
peace conference proceedings.
The Globe, referring 10 the situa-
ton in Hungary, says;
THAT is the natural censa-
quence of the delay OF the peace
conference in making peace and il
thedelay continues wa will have
worse consequences still. All this
discussion Of the league covenant
before even preliminary peace
has been reached simply encoGr-
ages the spread of the bolshavik
disease and gives our chief enemy
~poprtunitles for intrigue"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
MASSACRED
BY THOUSANDS IN
UKRAINE BY REDS

New York. March 24.-The bol-
shevik invasion OF the Ukraine has
resulted in pogroms IN which thou
ands of Jews were massacred, 3. 900
being killed or wounded in Pros
kurov, according to cable messages
from the Copenhagen Zionist bu-
reau made public here tonight by
the Zionist organization of America,
Hundreds of Jews were killed in
Berdichev, Zhitomir. and other
places, said the message, which de-
cIared the pogroms were insugated
by Polish anti-Semites.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
Ebert Defies Allies to Take Danzig
10000 TROOPS
ARRIVE TODAY
ATHOME PORTS
Some Land at Newport
News and Others at
New York.

! New York, March 24.-Ten thou
! sand troops of the American expe-
| dictionary force, more than twenty
| four hundred of these convalescing
| here today from France on the
cruisers North Carolina and Mon
tana, and the steamships Matsonia
and Antigone. For the most part
the home coming soldiers were of
former national guard units of
Colorado. Nevada. Utah, Arizona.
New Mexico. California, Pennsyl-
vania. Ohio and West Virginia.
More than twenty-four hundred
troops of the Fortieth division.
/ comprising former national guard
units of California, Nevada, Utah,
Colorado, Arizona and New Mexi-
co, arrived here today on the
! steamship Matsonia from Bor-
deauX.
The arrivals comprised the One
Hundred Sixtieth infantry for y
camps throughout the country, and
four detachmefts of the One Hun
dred Fifty-ninth infantry for
Camps Upton, Grant, Lewis and
Sherman.
Also on the Matsonia, which
brought home in all 1928 troops.
We're six detachments of the
Twenty-sixth engineers for Camps
Kearney, Pike. Devens, Grant.
Lewis and Meade. aad a number
of casuals. Six officers and III
men returned sick or wounded.
The steamship Antigone-a also
from Bordeaux, broL 1ht home
2.Sl4 troops, of whom 102 officers
and 1923 men were sick or wound
ed. The others We're casuals in
Guiding casual company No. 80.
Iowa, and a company of marines.
Illinois Men Arrive.
The cruiser North Carolina ar
rived from Best with 1.471 troops.
Units included the One Hundred
Third trench mortar battery. of
the Twenty-eighth division for
mer national guard of Pennsyl-
vanial for Camps Devens and Up
ton One Hundred Thirtieth aero
squadron and casual companies
Nos. 374 and 972, (Illinois1
The cruiser Montana, also from
Brest. brought 1.477 troops. in
cluding the One Hundred Twelfth
military police. for Camps Sher-
man. Grant, Dodge. Taylor and
Custer Also on the Montana were
20 naval enlisted men and casuals.
6,SO1 Reach Newport News.
Newport News, Va, March "a
The battleships Vermont, Connect
fcut and New Hampshire and the
transport Kroonland. bearing
total of 6.S01 officers and men, in
Guiding parts of the old Ohio and
Texas national guard, arrived here
from France
On the kroonland were 2.943 Of
GERS and men. including the One
Hundred Thirty-second field artil-
lery complete. part of the Texas
guard, which will demobilize at
Camp Bowie.
The Vermont and New Hamp-
shire brought the One Hundred
Thirty-fifth, the One Hundred
aud part of the One
Hundred Thirty-fourth field artil-
lery.
Halifax. y s., March "a ~ The
Olymp.an with 5000 returning Ca
madam soldiers and the Cretic with
500 arrived today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
DECLARES GERMANY WILL
SIGN NO PEACE PACT THAT.
INVOLVES GIVING UP PORT.
Allies Go Ahead as Hun
Chancellor Announces
Defiant Attitude.

Copenhagen, March 24-Ger-
many cannot and will not sign
u peace which involves the Hn-
: HexaLion of Danzig by Poland,
President Ebert declared in
4poech Sunday, n dispatch from
Berlin says.
The German president add
ed that Germany could not
give up West Prussia or part
OF upper Silesia.
Ebert spoke at Il meeting
called TO protest against the
annexation CT DnnnZig by PO-
land. He declared that Ger.
many WAS prepared 10 agree
10 the naturalization OF the
NistHIa, which would include
Danzig rs a free port.
It was said TO have been over the
allied proposal to grant the Polish
claim to the port or Danzig with a
corridor through Germany provid-
ing an outlet TO the Baltic that the
negotiations being conducted by the
iRter-allied armistice commission
letween the Germans and Poles al
rosen, were broken off last week
the German delegates having ba1k-
ed at signing the taInS RHS4kaAlAlG-
virtually agreed upon.
After the rupture OF the negotia-
tion5 a POsen the Polish question
was aiken up by the supreme cOun-
oil in Paris and has occupied It's at
tentlon for several days since.
According TO today's advices from
Paris 1t Is expected that the SUI
preme council will proceed to or
der the carrying out of military
mAesures regarding Danzig and
Polish frontier IN accordance with
the allied plan. '1rregardless of
German opposl lon"
Situation Serious.
Thus President Ebert's announce
ment. made In his speech OF yes
terday that Germany will refuse
10 sign any peace with the allies
that involves the annexation or
DaHzlg TO Poland" gives the sit
uaIon a more serious interpreta-
ton.
Just what military measures"
the allies will take in the situation
which Is given a new angle by the
turn Of events in Hungary in con
nectioa with the Russian bolshe-
.ihi. will in all probability be de-
Cided upon by this afternoons
meeting OF the supreme council in
raris.
Demonstra,io ion In Berlin.
Amsterdam. March "a A dem
onstration against the violation of
German territory under the peace
SSsaty was held in Berlin Sunday
in front OF the residence of Presi-
dent Ebert After the meeting the
crowd went 10 the Hotel AdlOn.
where most OF the entente commits
slons in Berlin are duartsTed Sea-
ing American officers. they mlstoOk
them for British. and shouted
Down with England"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
The Weather

Showers tonight and Tuesday.
Warmer tonight
Temperature at a. m, So High
est yesterday, So. Lowest last
night, 80.
Velocity OF wind at a. m, five
miles per hour.
Precipitation. none
Relative humidity at p. m, So;
at a. m. -.
Stage of water, 1913; a rise Of 9
IN last 4S hours.
J. NJ. SHERIER, MeteorOlogist,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
BETTY INCH ASKS
ANOTHER CHANCE
TO SHOW ANKLES

New York. March 24.-Mrs. Betty
Inch, who carries two trim silk
clad ankles with her wherever she
g0es-even 10 a trial COurt-and
whom two juries have failed to con-
vict of blackmail. will demand a
third trial, she declared today. She
said:
| want another opportunity TO
prove that | did not attempt to
blackmail Millionaire Eugene p.
Herman under threat of breaking
up his home. | am entitled to an
other trial. and the district attorney
must give me one"
Lord. no." she laughed. when
asked If she had stage ambitions.
Il had three years of vaudeville and
whack at the movies and | much
prefer the quiet, simple life | am
leading now"
Betty as girl was named Grace
F1ahavin and lived In Anderson,
Ind.
Let Mrs. Inch promise to take
the stand at another trial" said AS
sistant District Attorney Alfred
Telley. eff she does We will bring
out evidence that would cause any
jury in the land to convict"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
BERLIN ASKS
CLOSER TIES
WITH LEN|NE
Germany in Move for Bet
ter Relations With the
Russian Soviets.

Paris. March 2f.-(By the
Associated Press)-COunt Won
RrOckdOrff- -Rantzau. the Ger
man foreign minister. has sent
Carl kautsky. one OF the un-
der-SecretarieS in the foreign
ministry to Moscow to see the
chiefs OF the soviet govern
ment and to furnish an accur-
ate report on the situation
which will allow the foreign
minister TO study methods as
TO the bringing about of closer
political and economic reIa-
tiOns with the Russian bOlshe-
wiki, says a Zurich dispatch to
the Matia.
Berlin, Friday. March 21.-(By
the Associated Press.D Eduard
Bernstein, the veteran Independ-
ent-Socialist leader. has definitely
abandoned that party and has re-
turned to the Majority-Socialist
In a parting greeting to the In
ependent-Socialists be admins
ters a sharp castigation to that
party and discIoses the further de-
tails of its close alliance with the
Russian bOlsheviki.
Tells OF BUisheyiSt Meeting.
"In the spring of 1915" Herr
Bernstein writes, "a social gather
ing was held in the rooms of the
bolsheviki Russian embassy, mem
bers of this embassy and of the In
dependent-SOcialist party being
present | was invited although I
never concealed my opposition to
the bolshevik policy. Matters dis
cussed at the meeting included the
question as to the reasons why the
pendent-SocialistS did not
proceed in q revolutionary man
ner as the bolsheviki demanded
and at the debate which followed
George Ledebauer explained that
the party was unfortunately con-
in a different manner than
tht bolsheviki."
German-Austria To BoItl
Vienna, Sunday, March 23-
Asked what effect Hungarian
events would have on the politi-
cal situation in German-Austria,
Herr Deutche. secretary for mill.
tary affairs. said today:
"If the entente treats us as it
treats Hungary no one can guar
antee what will happen. A people
driven to despair, loses seIf-con-
troll"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
\ IUP4GARY DECLARES WAR ON ENTENTE
SUPREME COUNCIL PREP AIRING TO ACT
REDS OF BERLIN
CALL FOR WORLD
REVOLT, REPORT

Ber.in. March 2i-Leaders OF
the Socialist Communist party
have issued "A proclamation
calling upon the bOlsheyiki Of
the world to rise against the
Imperialism OF the entente al
les
A general mobilization Of
Spartacan military forces has
been ordered. Several prOmin-
ent persons who attempted 10
oppose the mobilization have
been executed by the Sparta
cans,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
Gprman-Austria To Boltl
KAISER WARNED
OF PERIL; GUARD
DRAWN TIGHTER

Amerongen. March 24-There is
state of extreme alertness around
the Won Bentinck castle in conse-
quence of the receipt by the for
mer German emperor last. evening
of two violently threatening let
ters, one from Amsterdam and the
other from the Belgian frontier.
A telegram from a friend warn
ed him of menacing peril.
All the Dutch gendarmes watch
ing over the ex-emperor's welfare
were kept on duty. The garden
paths in the neighborhood of the
shed where William Hohenzollern
was engaged in saving wood were
constantly patrolled. while even
outside the walls of the castle gen.
darmes were carrying loaded
rifles.
Copenhagen. March PA vi
emma dispatch says Colonel Struts.
who was stationed at Ekartsau
by the British government to
watch former Emperor Karl. had
doubts as to the safety of the ex-
monarch and obtained the assent
of Switzerland to grant him
asylum without consulting Karl.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24

Hungarian situation as partly the
result of the delay of the peace
conference in bringing about n
preliminary peace.
\ report through Switzerland to
Paris says that Karl Kautsky, an
Independent Socialist, has been
sent TO Moscow by Count Won
Brockdorff-R -Rantzau, the German
foreign minister. TO inquire into
the question of closer relations be
tween Germany and the soviet gov
ernment.
Report RlOung In Budapest.
Rioting Is reported to have ec-
CURED in Budapest but there Is no
reliable Information regarding the
entente troops which have been
in Hungary for several months.
Two French divisions are at Buda-
pest and Servian and Rumanian
troops are available for use in
Hungary should their services be
needed. The extremist element in
Hungary is said to be in absolute
control and has been in direct COM
munication with Premier Lenine
at Moscow. In addition it has call
ed on the workers of adjoining
countries to rise against their gov
ernments,
IT is understood in Paris, ac-
cording to one report, that the
three Polish divisions in France
will be shipped at once TO Danzig
The allied proposal to use Danzig
as the port of debarkatiOn for
these troops was one of the main
causes for the breaking off by the
Germans of negotiations with the
allied commission in Poland Ger
man newspapers have strongly de-
nounced the proposal TO give Po-
land the port Of Danzig and a cor
ridor to it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
HUNGARY REDS
AND RUSSIANS
IN GREETINGS
Lenine Urges Constant
Touch On Military
Situation.

Copenhagen, March Reports
of wireless exchanges between
Nikolai Lenine, the bolsheviki pre-
mier of Russia, and the foreign rep
resentatives of the new Hungarian
communistic government are re-
ceived in advices from Budapest
Lenine was told that the Hungarian
proletariat had seized power and
had introduced a proletariat die
tatorship. Greetings were sent to
Lenine as leader of the interna-
tional proletariat." In greeting the
Russian proletariat, the new Hun
garian government expressed soli-
darity with the revolutionary move
ment.
Urges Communication.
In his reply Lenine stated that
he had submitted the Hungarian
greetings to the bolshevist congress
at Moscow, which had received it
with great enthusiasm. He added
'In order to communicate between
Moscow and Budapest on the m;li-
atary situation, IL rs necessary 10
maintain permanent wireless com
munication between the two cities. "
He concluded by extended com
munist greetings and a handshake. d"
Berlin, March % (SunIay)
the Associated Press That the
seizure of power by the Hungarian
communists is the result OF Rus
sian bolsheviki missionary work
and the financing OF the movement
with Russian rubles seems appar-
ent from the history of the move
ment. Bella Kun Tor KuhnJ the
new foreign minister. who prob
ably was the man who formulated
the communistist revolution. spent
a long time in Russia as a prison
er and there made the acqualnt-
ance of Nikolai Leuine and Leon
Trotzky. He was originally chosen
to organize the spertacan- bOlshe-
vik movement I'm Germany but
went instead TO Hungary.
The Hungarian socialists would
have nothing TO do with Kun and
he thereupon founded the COmmun-
ist party.
OF the other leaders of the COM
munist movement, Major Georgy.
who is a grandson Of the lS4S rev
Olutionary Georgy. and Major
Geizy, also a member of an old
Hungarian famqily, likewise had
been in Russian captivity and
there became infected with boil
shevism. They were participants
In the plan to form a communist
army of 10000 men In Hungary,
George Ranassy, also one of the
leaders In the communist move
ment, was arrested last February.
charged with the bringing 10000
900 rubles from Russia to Hungary
TO be used in forming a communist
army. He and other leaders are
likewise accused OF receiving large
sums from the Russian Red Cross.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
IS TO AID HUN ENJOYS.

Berlin, March 24-A group Of
50 commercial. industrial. labor
and intellectual and religious lead
ers of Germany will accompany
the peace commissioners to Paris.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
OLEARY JURY DISCHARGED,

New York. March 24-After de-
iiberating fifty-four hours and fail
ing to reach a verdict, the jury
which heard the case OF Jeremiah
OrLeary was discharged,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
SPANISH TROOPS IN CLASH.

Tangier. March 24.-An encounter
has occurred in Morocco between
Spanish troops and some partisans
OF RaiZulL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
MUCH SPENT ON WAR RELIEF.

New York. March 24-Sixty-five
per cent ($17,O42, ,14O) OF the Rookie
feller foundations total expendi-
lures during the years 1917 and
1918 was devoted to war work ac-
cording to the annual report.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
Quick Action Expected.
Germany Behind MoVei

Paris newspaper writer's see the
situation as serious, and as one
called for military action, They
express the belief that Germany
may be behind the movement for
the purpose of defeating the work
of the peace conference. Some
commentators in London see the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24

NJ e NIB eR of Audit
Bureau of Circulations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24

a 5 S o ciated Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-24
PARIS CHIEFS
WILL TACKLE
new MENACE
Seek to Prevent Germany
Getting Whip Hand by
Hungary Move.

Paris, March 24.-A confer
ence of the premiers was call
ed today to be held at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon to arrange for
the program OF the supreme
council session an hour later.
The news from Hungary and
Poland was expected to spur
the heads of the governments
TO military decisions OF the
first Importance.