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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-21

ADDRESS ALL COMMUSICA-
TIOSS to Tho 1lmcs- Dis
Uatcn md not To individuals.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
WILL DISBAND GUARDS
GERMANY TO OBEY ORDERS OF
THE ALLIES.
Berlin Says Step is Taken Under
Pressure by Those Who Ignore
Actual Facts.

Berlin, April 21-Disbandment of
German civic guards, demanded in
the allied note of March IL, has been
decided upon by the Berlin govern
ment. In note to Gen. Nollet, head
of the allied commission of control
here, the government states it is taxi
ing this step under pressure exerted
by those who ignore actual facts"
Assertion is also made there was
no idea of using the civic guards for
military purposes. Every precaution
had been taken to avoid employing
them In this way, while the guards
during recent troubles performed valu-
able protective services, the note says.
1.-The government" it continues,
cannot but recognize that the stipula-
tons of the peace treaty compel it
to deny to the population every pos
sibility of protection which IN the
present circumstances is essential for
the maintenance of Germany's inter-
nal security and fultillment of the
teams of the treaty"
In conclusion the government SAYS
1t will examine what PERM ssible or
CARNATIONS can serve to this end. and
will maintain the local protective
character of much forces, avoiding
Capitalization of military organiza-
tons.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
TURKS TO STAY IN EUROPE
Supreme Council at San Reno Puts
Final Sanction on the Franco
British Proposal.

San Reno, April 21.--The supreme
council has put its final sanction upon
the FrancO-British proposal to allow
the Turks to retain Constantinople as
their capital.
Much of the day was taken up with
deliberations on the German prob
lens, but no decision was reached and
as the week wears on through endless
arguments and cOunter-arguments it is
becoming doubtful whether this ques-
ton will be settled at the conferences
here. Premiers Millerand and Nitti ex-
pect to leave Saturday. 1t can be said
with considerable degree of certainty
that so far no definite solution of the
Ruhr problem is in sight.
Britain and Italy, morally backed by
America, continue to insist that if
France allows herself to be rushed into
the course of action mapped out by her
military chiefs she will endanger the
Versailles treaty and undermine if not
rupture allied unity.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
TORNADO KILLS 30
IN THREE STATES
Alabama, Mississippi and Tennes-
see Ravaged by Storm.
PROPERTY DAMAGE is GREAT
Storm Sweeps in From the Gulf of
Mexico and Cuts the Heart of
Dixie-Thousan5s of Persons
Are injured.

Meridian, Miss, April 21.-Eighty
persons are reported dead and many
more were injured when a tornado zig
Jagged up the state of Mississippi and
passed into Tennessee.
The storm swept in from the Gulf
of Mexico, striking southeastern Mis-
sissippi in tornado form. Bay Springs,
the first town in it's path, was reduced
to splinters and at least four persons
were killed there. Wire communica-
ton with the town has been broken.
Many Killed at Meridian.
On the outskirts of Meridian ten
persons were killed. Two others were
killed at Runnels Bridge, near here.
About a dozen unidentified dead are
being brought to local undertaking
establishments from nearby communi-
ties.
According to the meager reports
available the tornado leaped from Bay
Springs to Columbus, where FIVE per-
sons were killed. Aberdeen, the next
town struck, records ten deaths, more
than a hundred personal injuries and
property damage of 100000.
At Glen, Miss, one of the last towns
touched in the state before the tor
nado swept into Tennessee, eight were
reported to be dead.
The Deemer lumber camp near
Philadelphia, Miss, was RACED. The
storm there left II dead and IS in
jured. New Albany reports that two
smaller towns nearby, Ingemar and
Baker, suffered ten deaths and almost
complete property loss.
Seven Die in SchooIhouse.
The tornado struck Bell schoolhouse,
seven miles north of Starkville. Sew
eral were killed there, 1t is reported.
Before the storm finally spent it.
self in Tennessee it touched a corner
of Alabama. At Sheffield, Ala, J. G.
Blanton, a farmer, his wife and two
children were killed.
Eight persons were killed at Col
linsville, Ala.
No effort has been made to COM
pute property damage. The number
of persons injured is expected to
mount to the thousand mark when all
reports are in. 1t is estimated that
the storm has cost Mississippi loss
of life and property greater than any
toll ever taken previously by a storm
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
HEADS BIG UPRISING?
LONDON SAYS DE VALERA PLANS
REVOLT SET FOR JUNE.
Newspaper Declares Government Has
knowledge of Scheme to Ship
Arms From U. S.

London, April PA widespread
plot to start rebelllons in Ireland, Can
ada and Egypt next June, according to
the Evening Standard, has been dis
covered by the British government.
The Standard declares that the gov
eminent has information that the al
legged conspiracy is being organized at
canon De Valera's headquarters at
New York, and that agitatOrs are be-
ing sent to various cities in the Unit
ed States, India, Canada and Egypt.
The story has it that, in prepara-
ton of the coup, De Valera raised a
war chest in New York of nearly $10,-
100000 and that attempts are being
made to ship arms from New York to
Ireland.
Honest John" Burns, NJ. P, former
president of the board of trade, who
resigned his seat in the cabinet at the
outbreak of the war, and who has
been silent ever since, broke the spell
long enough to give his opinion on the
Irish tangle.
eff the hOme-rule bill of 1914 had
become operative" he said, ireland
would be peaceful and prosperous to-
day. AS 1t is, conditions are terrible
and likely to become worse. Settle
this question and you have gone long
way to cement unity of feeling be-
tween England, Ireland and the Unit
ed States"
Replying to a question in the house
of commons as to whether there had
been attempts at gun running into
Irish seaports recently, Andrew Bonar
Law, the government spokesman, said
there had been numerous rumors re-
garding illegal landing of arms and
undoubtedly small arms were being
introduced surreptftiOusly into Ire
land. Nothing was known, however,
of attempts at gun running, he add
ed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
WARNS GERMANY OF EMBARGO
Allies Note Calls Berlin's Attention to
the Effect of Hostility to
the Treaty.

Paris, April 21.-The German gov
eminent has received an identical note
from the allied powers warning it of
the effect on the revictualling of the
country the establishment of a govern
ment opposed to executing the Yer
sailles treaty would have, according to
semi-official statement issued. The
statement says: 1.-The action pro-
posed by the British government, hav-
ing for its object to warn Germany
of the consequences the establishment
of a government hostile TO the execu-
ton of the treaty would have with re-
gard to revictualling the country was
taken last evening. An identic note was
presented TO the undersecretary of for
eign affairs by the representatives of
the allies"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27

To drive rats out Of a place, as apart
from destroying them, several plans
have been tried. One Is TO blow bugle
often and loudly in the places they ere
in the habit of freQuenting.
Another is to catch rat alive, tar
him all over. or hang a small bell
around his neck and let him loose
again; 1t is said that this will frighten
his brethren out of the place. The most
curious way Of getting rid of rats per-
haps is the old Plan of writing them a
letter, which must be in rhyme, warn
Ing them TO go and placing it In some
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
AGREE GERMANY
MUST DISARM
Lloyd George, MiIlerand and Nitti
Decide to Make Berlin
PoWerleSS.
CHARGE TREATY VIOLATION
Allies May Seize the Ruhr District
Turkish Matter to Be the First
Taken Up at San Reno
Gathering.

Paris, April 21.-Occupation by the
allies of the Ruhr basin in western
Germany is being considered by the
entente premiers, gathered at San
Reno, says the Petit Partisan.
Premiers Lloyd George, Millerand
and Nitti held brief meeting and
agreed, in principle. on the necessity
nf forcing Germany to iisarm, the
newspaper declares, but were not
agreed as to the best means of pro-
cedure.
There was certain GOODNESS be
tween NJ. Mllerand and Mr.. Lloyd
George at the opening of the meet
ing, but it vanished in a short time
end utmost cordially prevailed at the
close. according to the Matin.
Demands that the allies. during the
San Reno meeting, resist all attempts
to revise the terms of the Versailles
treaty with Germany are made by
Raymond Poincare. former president
of the French republic, in an article
published by the Matin. France and
Belgium have been deprived of guar
antics by the failure of Great Britain
and the United States 10 put the tri-
parite convention into operation, he
says. and the League of Nations is
as yet without means of action.
Premier Millerand is congratulated
by NJ. Poncare for the wisdom he
showed in pursuing wise policy in
view of the necessity of stopping the
fatal movement leading the allies 10
the precipice."
Nj. Poincare declares the allied gov
ernments should support France
against Germany, and asserts Ger
many is violating the Versailles treaty
and avoiding all engagements and that
France and Belgium could not have
done otherwise than advance east OF
the Rhine when German regulars In
vaded the neutral zone in the Ruhr
valley.
San Reno. Italy, April 21.-The al
lies supreme council began it's formal
sessions in the villa Devachan. on the
hills TO the northwest of the main
town.
The Turkish question was on the
program for first consideration by
the conference
1t develops that there already has
been discussion over the question of
enforcing the execution of the treaty
of peace with Germany. There seems
no doubt that the premiers are agreed
a joint declaration must be sent ia
Germany requiring her TO fulfill the
conditions of the Versailles treaty
and that, If she does not do so, the
allies will take measures to compel
her
The premiers, however, have not vet
agreed upon the form of pressure to
he used should Germany continue neg
ligent.
At the end Of-the first day of Its de-
alterations the interallied supreme
council drafted reply to President
Wilson's recent note on the Turkish
peace treaty to certain clauses OF
which the president has objected.
Further discussion of the Turkish
settlement was shelved pending Mr.
Wilson'S reply. The note, It is under
stood. complains that American non
representation at the San Reno confer
ence is delaying the Turkish settle
ment. Il asserts that Americas assent
is necessary to render the treaty OPP
erative.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
AGREE ON MOVING U. S. DEAD
French to Permit Disinterment in the
Fighting Zones September Is
Certain Limitations imposed.

Washington, April 21.-Removal of
the American dead from within the
fighting zones in France for transpOr-
tation to the United States will begin
after September Is under an agree
ment between the American and
French government. Bodies of men
buried outside these zones now are be-
ing moved to this country.
The war department, in announcing
the agreement, said the terms of the
understanding limited the return of
bodies to those whose removal to
America had been specifically request
ed by the next of kin.
In transporting the bodies to French
ports the American government has
agreed to use not exceeding a maxi
mum of 100 standard box cars at one
time.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
NEW ARMY BILL
PASSES SENATE
Up to Conference After Goinu
Through Both Houses.
VOLUNTEER TRAINING IN 1T
Chairman Good of the Powerful House
Appropriations Committee Hits
Plan for Yanks' Bonus-ob-
jects to More Taxes.

washington, April 21.-The army re-
organization bill was passed by the
senate by vote of 40 to 10 and now
goes TO conference.
opposing the measure were one Re
publican-Gronna OF North Dakota
ana nine Democrats-Dial, Harrison,
Mcclellan, Overman, Reed. Sheppard.
Simmons, Smith of South Carolina and
Trammell.
Inc measure provides for a regular
army of 2O7, 900 officers and men, a Ma
tional Guard of 425,OOO and a voIun-
tary system of military training for
young men between the ages of eight
cen and twenty-one.
AS to the National Guard.
Under both the senate and house
bills the National Guard would consist
OF SO0 men and officers for each mem
Der of congress and be supported by
the federal government, although I'M
der direct" orders Of the government
of the several states.
Provisions in the senate bill for
gradual reduction of the regular army
to about 100000 men in five years were
eliminated.
1t was announced that Senator Nor
ris, Republican, of Nebraska, who was
absent, opposed the measure.
Twenty-four Republicans were join
ed ty % Democrats in supporting the
bill. Before the vote, Senator Reed,
Democrat, Missouri, told the senate he
had intended to make final effort to
have the size of the regular army au-
thorized by the bill reduced material
ly, but that he realized such an effort
would be useless.
Fight Starts on Bonus Plan.
The fight against giving deferred
cash compensation to former enlisted
men was launched in the house by
Chairman Good of the appropriations
committee.
He declared cash bonus must be
taken out of an empty treasury" and
that it would increase the cost of liv-
ing of every man, woman and child in
the country"
"Then you are going to face the
wrath of 100000 people," Mr.. Good
declared, adding that the present I'M
rest over the country was due to the
high cost of living and that "the road
to cOntentment was to reduce the cost"
mo matter where you put the tax"
he declared, ut is going to finally be
placed on the man who eats food and
who buys clothing"
Wants Ex-SoIdiers to Go to Work.
Congress has already provided $685.
100000 for the soldiers in this session
and will provide $45S,OOOOOO next
year, Mr.. Good said.
Il am willing to give the soldiers all
the appropriations necessary to pro-
vide hospital facilities to heal the sick
and am willing even to appropriate
sums to bring back the. dead boys
from France" he said. IF you turn
over to the boys large sum of money
they will not work until 1t is spent"
he added, calling the attention of the
members to the fact that the southern
sections of the country are already
complaining of the lack of labor in the
cotton fields.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
ADMIRAL SIMS FLAYED
CAPTAIN PRATT BEFORE SENATE
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
Declares Nays Critic Strained a
Point to Make a Case Against
Department.

Washington, April 21.-Rear Adj
miral Sims strained a point to make
a case against the navy" when he
charged that its failure to cooperate
fully with the allies during the first
few months of American participation
in the war postponed victory four
months, Captain Pratt, wartime as
sistant chief of operations, declared
before the senate committee investi-
eating the Sims-Daniels row.
"None of his criticisms are con-
structive," he declared, adding that
only one charge made by Sims could
properly be considered grave. That,
he said, was the assertion that fail
ure of the navy to throw its fun
weight into the struggle from the start
cost $15,000,OOO,OO0 and 100000 lives.
what does Admiral Sims mean?"
the witness asked. Can we, a nation
at peace, no matter what our incli:
nations may be, perform overt acts of
preparation which are only justified as
acts of war? deny the charge"
Sims was under a "misconceptiOn of
his position when he compared his
duties with those of General Per-
shiny" Pratt continued. The admiral
was not an Independent commander
in chief, he said, but the representa-
tive In London of chief of operations.
"The problems which confronted us
were stupendOus, and Admiral Sims
seems 10 have overlooked these diff
culties, or, at least, he had not men,
toned Them" Pratt declared. His
was the task of asking for things, ours
the work of supplying them"
II ask you to consider the navy of
April, 1917, then the navy of Novem-
Der, 1918. and finally the navy Of to-
day." the witness said. with men
leaving the service in droves and ships
lying idle at the navy yards, your navy
of today is but a battered hulk of
what it was on armistice day. Were
war to be declared today would it be
the navy's fault that we were not in
stantly prepared"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27

priceless. according to London An
swers.
There is house Just OF Chelsea en-
bankment- II is one 81 a row. You
might have any but this one for half a
thousand at the most. and they might
be dear at that. But you couldn't buy
thissone II you brought the wealth of
Rockefeller. Thomas Carlyle wrote
The French Revolution" In Its attic.
What Is this low. lOag matched cot
tages Why isn't it cleared out. and
something respectable put In Its place
"a big shop. for instance? Supposing
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
HOMER CUMMINGS TO PRESIDE
Selected as Temporary Chairman of
the Democratic National Conven-
ton at San Francisco.

Chicago, April 21.-HOmer S. Cum
mings, chairman of the Democratic ma
tiOnal committee, was selected to act
as temporary chairman of the party's
national convention at San Francisco
next July. The selection was made by
the executive committee of the Demo
cratic national committee. Four other
names were considered for the honor.
Col. John I. Martin of st. Louis, for
the last 20 years sergeant at arms of
the Democratic national committee,
was chosen sergeant at arms of the
convention.
E. ]. Hoffman of Indiana was select
ed temporary secretary; w. r. Hollis
ter of Missouri, first assistant tenn
porary secretary, and ]. ]. Hughes of
Oklahoma, first assistant sergeant at
arms.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
WIND KILLS 20 IN ARKANSAS
Many injured as Result of Storms
That Swept Northern Counties
Six of One Family Perish.

Fort Smith, Ark, April PA score
of persons were killed and many In
jured I'm storms which swept several
counties I'm northwestern Arkansas,
according to meageF messages re-
ceived over demOralized wire service
At Harkey valley, u miles north OF
Danville, seven people, six Of them
members of one family, were reported
killed, with many persons hurt.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
ASKS U. S. TO AID ARMENIA
League of Nations Definitely Rejects
Idea of Mandate for That
Country.

San Reno. April 21.-The League of
Nations has definitely rejected the idea
of taking the mandate for Armenia,
on the ground that it has not the
power to do so, the interallied supreme
council was informed at its session
here. The allied premiers decided to
recommend to President Wilson and
the American people to support Ar
menia financially.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
WASHINGTON FEELS A QUAKE
Seismograph Reports Earth Disturb
ance of 80 Minutes Duration
Probably in Mexico.

Washington, April 21.-An earth
quake of moderate intensity, conferred
about 2,10o miles from Washington.
was shown on the records of the
Georgetown university seismographic
observatory as having occurred at
ID p. M, lasting until 4 40 p. m. 1t
was thought to have been connected
with the volcanic activity of Mount
Popocatepetl in Mexico.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27

the biggest bankers on earth were to
come along and say: Here's blank
check. We want this site badly, and
We will pay your own price. whatever
1t Is" what would happen7 The check
would be returned with scorn. That
house cannot he bought with money.
Shakespeare was born there. That's
all.
America has at least one thing which
money cannot buy-and il is her own.
1t is the log cabin where the rail split
ter, Abe lincoln. spent his poverty
stricken boyhood
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
For State Builders

They who preach patience to the
peoples as the sole remedy for the Ils
by which they are oppressed. or who
while they admit the necessity Of q
contest. would yet leave the initiative
to De taken by their rulers, do not. TO
my thinking. understand the state of
things coming upon us. II is noa
enough to precipitate monarchy irtn
a gulf; the gulf must be closed mn
and a durable edifice erected on Ifs
site--From Path snd the Futura1
by Maxzini.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
WIDE RANGE IN 0VERALLS
New Jersey Merchant Advertises Gar
ments From $2.25 to $43.5o-GoId-
Mounted and Everything.

Newark, N. J., April 21.-Partici-
pants here in the overall rebellion"
are wondering whether a local mer-
chant was spOOfing them when he adj
vertised that the had overalls "for
brick-laying. banking, boiler making,
bookkeeping, fishing, school, garden
ing, banquets, church and the theater."
He offered the widest range of prices
on all kinds of Notwithstanding
those with gold mOuntings, as follows:
"Plain overalls, 1925 to $3.50.
"Overalls with belts and solid gold,
sterling silver and French enamel
buckles, from $40 up.
"Overalls with rhinestone buckles,
$3.50"
No gOld-mounted overalls were in
evidence on the streets.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
TRAIN DERAILED IN STORM
Rock Island Passenger Wrecked by
Washout on Trip From Chicago
to Rock Island.

Rock Island, ILL.,, April 21-Four
coaches Of passenger train No. 5,
westbound, on the Rock Island lines.
due here at 2 40 a. M, left the rails at
Marquette, Ill.,, 81 miles out of Chi
cago, at l 30 a. m. The accident is
reported as having been caused by
the track washing out under the train
during a cloudburst.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
COWS BRINGING HIGH PRICES
Most Profitable for Farmer to Feed in
Best Possible Manner-Good
Animals Scarce.

Good dairy cows win always bring
good money. They are more scarce at
the present time THAI they ever have
been in this country and are bringing
better prices. Milk products of all
kinds are high, and 1t will pay the
farmer TO prepare TO feed his cows in
the best possible manner. There
never was a time in the history of the
country when cheese and butter-and,
In fact. all of the products of the cow
were so high. Plan your farm opera
tons to take good care Of the cows.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
JUST WRITE TO YOUR RATS

had to be deserted for months because
rat catcher had poisoned all the rats,
and the stencil of the dead bodies was
intolerable. The best trap is said TO be
barrel half full of water. the top COW
cred in, and provided with a trap door
that shuts itself again as soon as a
rat has fallen through. CThis door
should be fastened and the trap well
baited fer several nights before catch
ing actually begins.)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
THINGS MONEY CANNOT BUY
Some Pictures, Heu.es and Log Cabin
That Are Not purehasabIe for
Any Amount.

There are lots of things that money
can't buy besides love and health and
hair on bald pate. II could not buy
the -auld clay bIggin'~ where Robbie
Burns first saw light UT the square Of
canvas in the national gallery which
the genius OF Turner or Constable
Or GainesbSrough or 8 Reynolds made
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
League Baseball
Games
NATIONAL LEAGTE-

STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
U. S. SHIP AGROUND WITH $50
$50 Passengers Transferred to
Steamer Argentina.

Trieste, April 21.-The American
steamer Susquehanna, with $50 pas
sengers aboard md a crew of $50
men, is aground near LussinO, on the
Dalmatian coast near Pola. The pas
sengers, all of whom are safe, are be-
ing transferred to the steamer Argen-
tina
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
PEACE MOVE TO AID AUSTRIA
Effort Made in Senate Committee to
Extend Resoiution-Final Action
Is Deferred.

Washington. April PA proposal
10 cXteud the Republican joint peace
resolution passed by the house so as to
declare lie war with Austria at an end
was mude before the senate foreign re-
lationS committee, but final action on
the measure was deferred again.