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his wife and six children in 1915 he testified. One night he was visited by soldiers led by one sub sequently identified as non-com- missioned officer in the Carranza army. They had been there before and tried to eXtort money. That night Ward said he gave the leader some. but not enough to satisfy him and he and his men tried to force their way thru the door. l had told my wife to get under the bed, he testified "l had made up my mind l would have to fight and it seemed she would be in little less danger if she got on the floor. As the leader came in ] fired and he fell on the porch. The others began firing at the house and continued thelr eff forts to enter. By the glow of their cigare l had estimated there were not more than eight or 10 in the background when the controver- sy had begun. Pretty soon another came in sight and I let him have it, too, and moment later l managed to make out the outlines of another man behind the flashes of his pistol and l got him.
 The attacking party withdrew and the remainder of the night was spent by MT. and Mrs. Ward hiding under the barn, short distance from the house.
 It developed the next day, he said, that the Mexicans on their way to his house had raided that of an American negro, brutally attacking the mans wife, also a negro
 Gonzales De Mata, the Mexican consul here, has received word and announced the instructions from the Mexican foreign office relative to the manner in which his government will regard any Mexican who testi- fled before the committee. To all callers at the consulate he has eX- plained Mexico will regard them as "traitors" if they appear as witness eS.
 Odie Jacks, referred to in dis patches last night from San Antonio formerly was doctor here. With his family he came to Pine Bluff af- ter several years residence in Mexi- co. Later he returned His fami- ly still reside here Jacks lived for a time on East Third and later lived in Washington township. An Indian from Oklahoma, who was a guest of Jacks and his family sever al years ago, was slain by Otto Robusch, who later was tried and convicted as result of the crime.
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Transport, Off
 Halifax, Faces
 Dangers of Sea

New York. Jan. 19.-Lightless and heatless, with her engines dead as result of leak which flooded her boiler, the army transport Pow hatan, which left here Friday for Antwerp, is struggling tonight in a stormy sea about 200 miles south east of Halifax. On board are 271 army and civil passengers including II women and eight children, and a crew of more than 200 men.
 Wireless S. o. s. calls sent out late Sunday afternoon telling of the vessels plight have brought around her a half dozen or more trans-At- lantic steamers ready to give aid if possible. Waiting at Halifax and northern ports of the United States are tugs and destroyers ready to put to sea if they are needed.
 Late wireless advices, however. state that the leak in the ships hull has been controlled, and that other than discomfort from the cold the passengers are all right. The ma joritv of the women and children on the Powhatan are relatives of army officers and enlisted men, or of the civilian detachment detailed to pre- pare for the return of soldier dead from abroad.
 The army force consists of four officers and 179 men and the civilian passenger list has 68 names.
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10000 NURSES ARE NEEDED NEED 70 COMBAT
 FLU IN CHICAGO
2,000 New Cases and 50 Deaths Are Re-
 ported

Chicago, Jan. 19.-Chicago's health department was swamped with ap- peals for nurses today to combat the spread of influenza and pneumonia. of which more than two thousand cases have been reported in the last 48 hours with 50 deaths. Health de- partment officials declared the city needed at least 10000 nurses to nurses to handle the situation prop erly.
 Six hundred nurses, operating from eight dispensaries today began a survey of the city to aid in re- lief measures.
 Since 9 o'clock this morning, 500 new cases of influenza were report ed to the board of health with 10 deaths, and new pneumonia cases numbered 100 with 16 deaths.
 Health department officials point ed out that the death rate has been extremely small as compared with last years epidemic.
 The disease has been checked at Camp Grant, Rockford, H., and at the Great Lakes Naval Training sta tion. Today only 96 new cases were reported at Great Lakes ,as compar- ed with previous daily average of about 150.
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WOOD DENIES THAT
 HE CALLED THE NAVY DEATH TRAP kFL0AT'
Stenographic Notes of Meet ing, However, Indicate
 He Did

Boston, Jan. 19.- Major General Leonard Wood tonight denied that he had referred to the American navy, sa "floating death trap" in his address at the American Legion meeting here yesterday. He said that he could not recall the exact words he had used, but dictated the following as the substance of what he had said:
 "We want first class navy, al ways ready A navy cannot be made in q hurry. First class ships filled with untrained men do not mean a navy, but are some times death trap to those who are in them"
 General Wood arrived from Port land early tonight, and few hours later took train TOT Chicago.
 The press report of his speech in the Old South meeting house Sunday was based on which purported q stenographic copy of his remarks. An examination today of the steno- graphic notes shows that he report ed the general as saying:
 q do not think we want a large regular army. l am very much op- posed to it. We only want large enough army to police the nation in times of peace. We need navy. All that we have now is not navy; it is a floating death trap. We want a good navy, with highly trained men, and good ships. They are a very active force for peace. We want to build up good merchant marine. We want this merchant ma rine for our commerce and of our navy.
 "Back of all that comes the big military force of the nation, which means the people of the nation."
 General Wood spoke extemporan- eously, and at times rapidly touch ing briefly on number of national questions. When he saw the yer sion of his remarks published to- day, he took the first opportunity he had to explain that he had Teen mis- quoted.
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Say United States Launched Plan to
 Remove Blockade

Washington, Jan. 19.-Inquiry in official quarters today developed that the idea of exchanging commodi- ties with soviet Russia, authorized by the supreme council originated with the American government sever- al months ago and was communicat- ed to the entente powers through the supreme council. Since then there have been no further represen- tations on the subject from Wash ington, and although the state de- partment has been in receipt from time to time of such information as was contained in an official com munique made public Saturday, the United States, it was asserted, has taken no part in the consideration of the matter.
 The state department is still ignor- ant of the details of the plan made in Paris. Officials say they desire to be fully informed and assured of it's practicability and safety before entering in any manner into it's explanation.
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Martens Relates
 Story of His Life
 to Committeeman

Washington, Jan. 19.-The senate investigation of bolshevik propa- ganda came to a sudden halt today after Ludwig c. A. K. Martens, self styled Russian soviet ambassador read a preliminary statement review ing his life history. The sub- committee adjourned so members might attend other meetings. Chair man Moses said the inquiry would not be resumed until Monday to per init Wade H. Ellis of Ohio, engaged today by the subcommittee as coun- sel. to reach Washington.
 Martens, who was accompanied by his attorney, former Senator Hard wick of Georgia, and his secretary Santeri Nuorleva, was told con sider himself in the custody of the committee until his testimony had been completed. No effort was made by department of justice agents to serve on Martens charges of radical activities.
 Former Senator Hardwick told the committee his client was wholly innocent of any activity or agita- tion tending to overthrow the Ameri- can government ana Hdu cOHuuCIeQ himself with the strictest of pro- priety under the rules of "interna- tional law" After it hears the soviet agent, the committee plans to call his secretary and also his so-called chief of staff, Gregory Weinstein, who is at liber- ty on bond awaiting hearing on de- portation passages.
 Chairman Moses said after Mon- day it was planned to proceed rap idly with the investigation.
 In selecting MT. Ellis as counsel the committee disposed of a con- troversy which arose over the pro- posal to employ Archibald Steven son, attorney for the New York legislature committee investigating radical activities.
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REED SAYS TREATY { WILL LOSE WITHOUT
 1 OR WITH CHANGES
1ecIares There Can be No
 Compromise With Lodge Reservations
uISSOURIAN, JOHNSON ROAST THE LEAGUE
f Dinner in Their Honor, Obstruc- tionists Deliver Addresses Bit
 terly Attacking Pact and
 Conditions It Imposes

New York, Jan. 19.--Defeat of The peace treaty, with or with put
 reservations, was predicted tonight
 ev Senator James A. Reed, at din- her eiyer in honor of himself and Senator Hiram Johnson by a commit
 lee of New York business men. Sen Rtor Johnson declared that the Lodge
 Reservations, while not wholly pro- kecting the United States, did give a
 measure of protection and that they
 were the "irreducible minimum" on
 Which no compromise could be made
 "The irreducible minimum protec- kion to our country" said Johnson, Fmust sharply and absolutely mark khe line. The necessity of this pro- tection is now generally conceded; ; khat it is the least that should be Hone is admitted.
 Compromise of the protection thus essential leaves our country and Its institutions menaced and imper- Filed. Compromise with an irredu- Bible minimum is object surrender.
 "The United States senate not bnly for the maintenance of it's own dignity and it's high purpose, but because of it's lofty patriotism can permit no substantial modification 'br alteration of the measure of protection it has demanded and won flor the republic"
 The California Senator declared |that President Wilson has abandon led one by one his original fourteen points until "we saw good intentions Surrendered to sinister old world |diplomacy and the American people kheld sad intellectual inquest over Ia dead hope. He declared that ev- Eery nation had exacted it's price for fthe league of nations and that Amer |ica "paid for acceptance of the |league in the surrender of our prin- |ciples and the barter of peoples and Territories and then guaranteed the lawful toll taken for all time"
 Trade No Bugaboo.
 Senator Johnson asserted that the 'menace of the league" was scarcely less than the "menace of the labor provisions" in the peace treaty.
 Senator Reed declared that formal peace could be secured by the pass age of the Knox resolution, which called for ratification of the peace treaty with the elimination of the league covenant. He said that a great clamor was being raised in this country on the ground that the league of nations must be accepted in order to restore trade with Ger many. "To that there are two conclusive answers" he continued "First: Germany, hungering for food, in distress, for machinery and raw materials, has long been anxious to buy everything we will offer her. We have, in fact, been for months trad ing with Germany, the trade being limited alone by the artificial re- strictions imposed by our govern ment and the allies. Remove these restrictions and trade will speedily reach it's maximum"
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Louisiana Names
 Governor Today

New Orleans, Jan. 19.-Louisiana voters tomorrow will nominate demo- cratic candidates for governor, lieu tenant governor, auditor of public accounts and several other minor state officers. Victory at the demo- cratic primary in Louisiana is con- sidered equivalent to election.
 Candidates for nomination for governor are John M. Parker of New Orleans, progressive nominee in 1916 for vice president of the United States. and Colonel Frank P. Stubbs of Monroe.
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SHOP COUNCIL TO CONTROL GERMANS
 BUSINESS HOUSES
Radical Piece of Economic Legislation Passed by
 Assembly

Berlin, Sunday, Jan. 18.-The shops councils bill, otherwise Known as the exploitation law" one of the most radical pieces of economic leg islation since the war, was passed by the national assembly today after five days acrimonious debate.
 The measure affects all places where more than five men or wo- men are employed, excepting news papers, in which business the coun- cils are not permitted to dictate. The five or more employees elect a stewart who will confer with the employer on the relations with the workers and the general conduct of the business. The number of stew ards varies proportionately to the size of staff whose representative who now will be given the privilege of attending directors meetings where they will be active voters al though not shareholders.
 A foreman or department chief, may be forced to quiet, regardless of his services to his employer. This feature was stubbornly fought by the big business interests. One of the last notifications of the bill pro- hibits an employer from discharging woman and substituting a male employe for reason of sex alone.
 The bill does nut satisfy the inde- pendent, who clamored for a meas ure after the Russian pattern, and was especially opposed by both right parties, because of it's radical inter- ference with the agrarian and big industrial working systems. Skepti- cism is frequently professed among all ranks with regard to the work ability of the measure, and clashed between capital and labor, it is fear ed, will be inevitable.
 Owing to it's wide ramifications it will be a year or two before it's feasibility is established. It is es- timated that the membership of the stewards in the shops councils will exceed 500,OOO.
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English to Study
 Irish Conditions

London, Jan. 19.-Six members of the parliamentary labor party left London today to study conditions in Ireland. The deputation consists of Arthur Henderson, William Adamson, John R. Clynes, w. T. Wilson, John A. Parkinson, and w. R. Smith. From Dublin, they will go to Belfast, Cork and other centers and seek to ob- tai nthe viewpoint of all sections of Irish opinion.
 The arrival of the labor leaders will be welcomed in some quarters, put the Herald, laborite organ, learns that Sim Fein elements and Irish labor leaders are less friendly and to some extent cold and critical. They say, according to report, that English laborites, are already aware that the overwhelming majority of the Irish are determined to establish republic and that an inquiry whether British government of Ire land is good or bad is of minor in- terest. The supreme objection to the plan is that it will not insure an Irish government, it is said.
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San Antonio, Tex, Jan. 19.-Odie Jacks, nutil recently of Pine Bluff, Ark, today described some of the indignities that he suffered at Mexican hands in testifying before the Senate subcommittee, which is Investigating the Mexican situation.
 Jacks, a big Cherokee Indian, who was a member of the Blalock colony, told the committee he had been held for 19 days and ordered shot by Colonel Lopez De Lara, who insisted he was a Yaqui Indian and spy of Villa. His testimony was corrobor- ative of others who have told of out rages and depredations by different factions in that part of Mexico. His escape was an indirect result of his enforced practice of medicine. He said he had a quantity of medicines and the MeXicans insisting he must know their uses compelled him to treat them when they were ill. His supply ran low and he was given per mission to go to Tampico for more. There, thru the assistance of the American consul. he got on ship and returned to America.
 After describing one outrage after another, which he claimed to have witnessed, pr. John Hunter, an American physician of Nogales, told the committee today he never had known of Mexican being punished for killing an American in Mexico "There has been no safety for Amer ican life or property in Mexico since 191O," he said, adding q have known a lot of Mexicans in that time, and I do not know one-and 1 know Carranza-whose oath 1 would ac- cept."
 pr. Hunter was one of the Ameri- cans at Guadalajara, when the Amer jeans occupied Vera Cruz. His ac- count of the fight of the Americans was accepted as additional evidence of the higher regard held by Mexi cans for the British and German foreign representative. It was the British consul who affordd protec- tion to the Americans at Guadala- jara and on the way to the coast, and German clerk at another town who effected the immediate release of Americans held by Mexican soldiers by declaring himself a German con- sular officer.
 J. D. Ward, now a farmer in Tex as, gave the committee the first in stance in it's record of an American scoring on the Mexicans. Ward shot three of them and got back in to the United States without being captured.
 He was living on fruit farm with
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Farm Prisons for
 Liquor Offenders
 Are Being Planned

Muskogee, Okla, Jan. 19.-Plans for federal farm prison" system that would keep busy hundreds of liquor prisoners all over the coun- try were disclosed by Federal Judge Williams here today when he inn posed sentence of six months "farm work" on Billy Mann. The propos- ed farm prison" would be in var ious parts of the country to receive those who were convicted of viola ting the prohibition act.
 T intend to outline the plan to the department of justice" said the judge, If these violators would spend a few months on such farm they would come out of prison with a trade and a chance to become bet ter citizens"
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RELEASE REAP MUTE.

Louisville, Ky, Pan. 19.-John H Mueller, deaf mute printer, charged bv the police with the murder of Miss Rebecca Loveall, was released from custody today on $6,0O0 bail. Miss Loveall, herself partial deaf mute. was found in a public park last Tuesday with her neck almost severed.
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UNDESIRAbLES ARE GIVEN BIG VEL COME IN SOVIET COUNTRY Aliens Lavishly Give Ameri- can Food to Russian
 Friends SING 'RED' SONG AS
 THEY TREAD SHOWS Goldman Still Expects to Return to the United States, She Says
 As She Enters
 Russia

IerOJlkl, Jan 19.-The band of
 bolsheviki are safely across the
 Russian frontier tonight, but
 whether all will remain safe in
 soviet Russia, is question to
 determine by the bolshevik au-
 thorities. Hardly had the last
 of them passed over the border
 than belated telegram reached
 the Finnish military officials
 announcing that the soviet gov
 ernment had decided to permit
 only three to enter.
 Terijoki, Finnish Russian Border, Jan. 19.-The undesirable aliens headed by Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman, deported from the United States, entered soviet Rus sia at o'clock this afternoon. They received an enthusiastic welcome.
 The deportees, laden with suit cases, and boxes trudged through the deep snow, laughing and sing ing revolutionary songs as they neared the border. Hearty cheers were raised by the Russians waiting for them on the other side of the frozen Systerbak river which separ- otcs Cic lIHISH anu DOlSueVlK lines.
 Willing hands helped them scram- ble up the steep banks and amid the ruins of the war-wrecked town of Bielo Ostrov, overlooking the stream. The bolsheviki gave the exiles voci- ferrous greetings that stirred up a frenzy of enthusiasm and delight among the newcomers. They drop ped their luggage, whipped off their caps as a military band played the bolshevik anthem, and cheering wild ly, broke open their boxes of food and cigarettes brought from the Bu- ford distributing them lavishly among the crowd.
 An amusing sight was bolshevix officer waving a can of American pork and beans, as he gave orders to the soldiers. A mounted brigadier commanded the troops, which in. cluded boys, who appeared to be scarcely more than 12 years of age.
 Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman were the last to cross the river, waiting until the others were safely over.
 "After 35 years of absence, I am returning to Russia, with a feeling of awe. I am glad to leave America, but love the American people and expect to return there some day. Discussing her plans, she said she would continue to write for an American publication.
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Blockade Lifting
 Hailed As Triumph

London, Jan. 18.-Newspapers of Moscow describe the partial lifting of the allied blockade against Rus sia as great triumph for the soviet power and proof that the soviet gov ernment is established, says Mos COW wireless dispatch received to- night. They say the action means great stride toward the reconstruc- tion of Russia.
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ROE SAFETY VAULTS.

Memphis Ten-., Jan. 1a.-Safety deposit bo.As contaiI ng between $15, 1000 and $20,00O in Liberty bonds and war savings certificates was talk en by burglars from the outer sec ton of the vault of the Bank of Hol- low Rock, Tenn, about midnight Sun day. acording to word received here tcnigh:.
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SEIZE slo.ooo.ooo LIQUORS.

New York, Jan. 19.-Whiskey, wines and Cordials valued at from s5.oco.000 to $10,0OO,OO0 have been se'zed hero in the last 48 hours by government prohibition agents. About 100 federal officers spent to- day in searching saloons, warehous- es and piers for contraband liquors.
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Austria and CZechs
 Form An Alliance

Berlin, Jan. 19.-Dr. Karl Renner, the Austrian chancellor, has inform. ed the foreign affairs committee or the assembly that an offensive ana defensive alliance has been conclud. ed at Prague between Austria and Czecho-Slovaka according to a Frankfurter Zeitung's Vienna dis patch.
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SEEK RE-TRIAL FOR NEW.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 19.-At- torneys for Harry New, convicted of second degree murder for killing of his fiancee, Freda Lesser, filed in superior court today motion for a new trial. Sentencing of New set for today was continued until aft CT arguments on the motion can be heard Friday.
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Gas Causes Deaths
 of Entire Family

Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 19.-An en- tire family of five was wiped out by gas today in their home in this city. The dead are: John Kelly, widely known real estate dealer, his wife. their 16-year-old son, the father of Mrs, Kelly and domestic servant.
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PULLMANS TO MEXICO CITY.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 19.-A tablished in San Francisco in order to effect, if possible, thru Pullman service between here and Mexico City, it was announced today by 'Lazaro Basch, commercial agent of the Mexican government.
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SELLS TWO PLAYERS.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 19.-Aivs Holt, a utility player .and Murphy Curry, a right handed pitcher, both with the Kansas City American asso' citation ball club last season. have been sold to the San Antonio club o1 the Texas league.
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High Rents Here Come Before Fair
 Price Committee

High rents, on which there have been a number of complaints here, were taken up yesterday afternoon at meeting of the Jefferson county Fair Price committee. J. F. McIn- tyre, chairman, presided.
 As the Fair Price committee has no authority yet to take action in these cases, nothing will be done on local cases as yet. Communications from Attorney General Palmer and Hamp Williams are read and dis. cussed.
 So f:.r there have been no con plain.s on food profiteerirg here. If, how"vet, al yone knows Or excess i've charges being made, the commit tee would be glad to be notified. The committee will meet regularly once each week hereafter.