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New-York tribune., 1920-01-28
sesa;r., s,sS o. holding strategic positions
SbSa.Hse Sbar;si eventual attacks by the Bol-
Z. ). Makes No Promise
Ut Trade With Russia
Netc York Tribune
Washinokon Rnr.n,.

Washington Bureou
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.-Resumn.
ton OF trade between the United State.
ana Soviet Russia is no nearer to-da y
man II mas been during the blockade
ucSPi'e announcement from Paris of
Piahs approved by the Supreme Coun-
cli' 1t was officially said at the State
Department.
Although confirmation Of the wire
less message from the Soviet author
l''es tnat no trade with Russia would
De permitted until an armistice is put
into effect was not available here II
vas SAID that this move by the Lenine
rotzky regime was not unexpected
ne message, however was believed TO
De more for the effect it may have on
russians outside the Bolshevik lines
'han upon the Allies. 1t was admitted
'hat an armistice was the first step to-
ward recognition of the Soviet govern
ment, and the American government
was said to be far removed from the
point of establing diplomatic relations
with the Soviet government.
ne proposal of the Allies is not
fully understood here and further in
formation is being sought from Paris
oy the State Department The Ameri-
can government never has participated
IN the blockade. but trade with Soviet
Russia was prohibited through the ex-
port license plan which made it i'm
possible for ship bound for Soviet
Russia to leave an American port.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-28
375.OOO Prisoners Perish

GENEVA, Jan. 27.-Nearly 5000 of
the 100000 Austro- Hungarian prisoners
of war taken by Russians have perished
in Siberia from smallpox and typhus,
International Red Cross headquarters
here. The others were kept alive only
by the efficient work of Japanese, Amer
lean and English doctors. who have
been assigned to different towns along
the Trans Siberian railroad. East Of
Lake Baikal Chinese physicians are
also helping, but the work is difficult,
owing to the Bolshevik invasion.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-28
jenkins May Quit Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Jan 27.-Williara
Q. Jenkins, United States consular
agent at Puebla. is arranging to sell
his Mexican holdings and depart for
the United States. according TO Julio
Mitchell. the State Prosecutor at
Puebla. who was interviewed in this
city yesterday while transacting Off
cial business here.
Senior Mitchell declared he was N
possession of additional interesting
facts" with relation TO the case OF Mr.
Jenkins which could not yet be made
public. He asserted, however, that the
charges against the consular agent con
corning connivance with the bandits
who kidnapped him last Fall, which were
already fully proved" would be fur
ther substantiated.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-28
Polish Minister Called to
Confer n ith Llovd George

PARIS. Jan d stanislas Patek. the
Polish Fore.en Minister. has gone to
landOn. beng called there for con-
isrence Wiz Premier Lloyd George.
ne conference is supposed to be in
Connection with Mr.. Lloyd Georges
:ques. ina tne Poles evacuate terri
''rg .hey have been Occupying in Rus
- no, allotted 20 them by the peace
anterence
|: IS understood that thus far the
F'las haze FUSED 20 abandon these
s''i.orles. giving as an explanation
Ger e'onoleeica claims and the neces-
New-York tribune., 1920-01-28
Norway, Sweden, Denmark
10 Consider Joining League

PARIS, Jan. ia conference Of
Scandinavian Cabinet Ministers Will be
held early in February at Christiania.
The question of Norway, Sweden ami
Denmark joining the league of nations
IS to be considered, it is said.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-28
interpretations POSTPONED

PARIS, Jan. 27.-The Chamber of
Deputies to-day decided to postpone
until Friday interpretations on the
general policy of the government. The
decision was taken after former Pre-
mier Louis Barthou had made an
earnest plea that the Chamber com
mence its labors Immediately.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-28

sador 10 Chile Mr. Fletcher was Min
lister TO Chile, and served as secretary
OF the American legations at Havana.
Peking and Lisbon and later charge
d'atfairs at Peking on two occasions.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-28
Mexico Uneasy
As i. S. Forces
Throng Border

Continued FROM. page /
New-York tribune., 1920-01-28

John Tinseley, another witness, said
that so much valuable government
Cleveland County herald., 1920-01-01
The Making of Peace.

The first steps toward the organi- yation of the peace congress were taken on January P when the su- preme war council, members of which were President Wilson and Secretary Lansing of the United States. and the premierS and foreign ministers of Great Britain, France and Italy, to- gether with Marshal Foch and mli tary representatives of the several powers began actual consideration of the terms of peace to be imposed upon the central powers. The peace con- gress itself. without delegates from the defeated powers or Russia. met in the ministry of foreign affairs at Paris on January IS. President Will son proposed Premier Clemenceau for permanent chairman of the confer ence and the delegates elected him by unanimous vote. It was determined at the beginning that only the five great bellgerent powers, the United States. Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan, should take part in all meetings of the conference and commission to be ap- pointed that other belligerent and as- soeiated powers should participate ouly in meetings at which questions concerning them were to be discussed.
 As the representatives of the many belligerent nations entered upon the task of bringing peace to the world Europe was in turmoil. Poland was being reconstructed and the fixing of her boundaries gave rise to many con troversies between the Poles and sur rounding peoples. The question of whether a League of Nations should he created as a means of preventing future wars was one of the first to be taken up by the peace conference. On
 January 20 the conference formally declared in favor of the establishment
 of a League of Nations, and q com
 mission. of which President Wilson
 was chairman, was appointed to pre-
 pare definite plan. The League of
 Nations commission held its first meet
 ing or February 3 and on February IA
 President Wilson read and explained
 to the peace conference a draft of the
 constitution for the League of Nations.
 The plan provided for an executive
 council to be composed of representa-
 sives of nine nations and for az inter
Cleveland County herald., 1920-01-01
rha Iinited States entertained

The United States entertained number of distinguished officials from abroad during the latter part of the year including Cardinal Mercier of Belgium, King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, and the prince of Wales.
 During the closing weeks of the year determined attack upon the wartime prohibition act held the at- tention of the country. On October 2I President Wilson vetoed the stringent prohibition enforcement bill passed by congress on the ground that the emergency for which the prohibition law had been enacted. had passed. Congress immediately passed the blil over the presidents veto and It De- came law. Attacks were made upon the prohibition law in federal courts in all sections of the country and vary ing decisions were given. Appeal was taken to the United States Supreme court which on December 15 upheld the act
Cleveland County herald., 1920-01-01
EVENTS OF 1919
 PASSED IN REVIEW
World Found Great Difficulty in Returning From War 10
 Peace Conditions.
MAKING THE GERMAN TREATY
Europe in State of Ferment, While the United States Was Struggling With Grave industrial and Eco
 homie Problems.
By DONALD F. gIGGs.

After nearly five years of frightful warfare, in which all of the great pow CTS and many of the smaller nations had been involved. the world found It difficult to return to anything like nor maj conditions during the year 19i9. While the armistice which was signed in the closing weeks of 1918 brought q cessation of hostilities between the two groups of nations that had been engaged in the great struggle, it did not bring peace to all the peoples in- volved. Technically the world still was at war throughout practically all of the year just closed as the peace treaty which was framed in Paris after months of negotiation could not be made fully effective until ratified by the great powers and formally pro- muIgated by the peace conference. Failure of the United States senate to ratify the treaty, because of opposition to the covenant of the League of Ma lions, which was made part of the peace treaty, prevented the formal declaration of peace until more than q year after the armistice was signed
 Internal disorders and territorial lisputes arising from the estabish- ment of many new nations kept large part of Europe in turmoil. Such a complete relnaking of the map of Europe as resulted from the great war naturally could not be accomplished without friction. The great empire of Austria-H Hungary had fallen to pieces with the defeat of the central powers and out of tho wrccGagc new states arose. These new nations-Austria, Hungary Poland and the Czech and Jugoslav states-could not establish their new boundaries without friction among themselves and with their neighbors. The new government of Germany. which had been transformed into a republic, was striving to main- tain itself against the attacks of radi- cal clements. Russia was torn by civil strife, with half a dozen groups fighting for the mastery. At times world peace seemed still far off, but as the year passed conditions became more settled and it seemed probable
  the peace treaty the chaos into which Europe had been thrown would pass
 Tn the United States conditions were not so unsettled as in the nations that had been longer engaged in the war but here. as in Europe, the transition from war to a peace basis was not easy. New industrial problems had L. f.rI, .f twin caused labor to make insistent and re- peated demands for higher wages and resulted in numerous strikes among all classes of workers. Radical lead CTS took advantage of the unrest that existed to recruit their forces and they became so active that the con- <tituted authorities of the nation finally found it necessary to take de- termined steps to suppress disloyal Dropa ganda
Cleveland County herald., 1920-01-01

compan1ed by planes, crossed the border in search of the bandits. Pres ident Carranza demanded the with. drawal of the United States troops, but his demand was ignored. The punitive expedition attacked bandit stronghold on August 21. killing four men, but on August A the pursuit was abandoned and the troops returned to the United States.
 The relations between Mexico and the United States reached a crisis on November 19 when Secretary Of State Lansing dispatched a note demanding the immediate unconditional release of William o. Jenkins, United States consular agent at Puebla. who had been arrested on charges of compile ity with bandits who kidnapped him and held him for $150,000 ransom. A few days later Jenkins was released on bail. but this did not relieve the strained relations.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-01-01
socialists seized control of the govern

socialists seized control of the govern ment.
 The situation in Ireland where the Sim Fein continued its efforts to es- tablish a republic grew more serious as the year advanced. Repeated dis orders occurred and on September 12 Viscount French, lieutenant governor of Ireland. prohibited further meetings of the so-caled Irish parliament. Many arrests were made by the military.
 The fighting in Russia had continued without decided advantage to any group until on October 9 the force commanded by General Yudenitch. ad- vancing against the bolshevists. reached point within fifteen miles of Petrograd.
 While other problems growing out of the war were being settled, the ques- tion of the disposal of Plume continued to cause trouble. On September 13 Gabrielle d'Annunzio. the Italian sol dier-poet, entered Plume at the head of several thousand soldiers and took control of the port in defiance of the Italian and allied military authorities. On September 19 the representatives of the great powers handed a peace treaty to Bulgaria. Under this treaty western Thrace was taken from Bull garia, her army was reduced to 20,00G, and she was required to pay $445,00G,- GOO as reparation for damages done by her armies.
 Reverses for all of the forces op- posing the bolsheviki were reported in November On the 10th General Yu- denitch was forced to retreat to the Esthonian border and resigned com- mand of the Russian northwest army. .On the same day it was reported that the bolsheyiki had captured Omsk. the seat of the Kolchak government. D'An- nunzio created still more serious sit uation for Italy when he seized Zara, Dalmatia, on November If.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-01-01

mittee on foreign relations. proposing amendments and four reservations to the peace treaty. Senator Hitchcock presented a minority report. recon mending the adoption of the treaty without reservation. There began then a determined fight between the oppos- ing forces in the senate, which ended finally in a deadlock that prevented the ratification of the treaty either with or without reservations.
 President Wilson had continued to combat every suggestion of a change in the treaty or the covenant of the League of Nations and in an effort to force it's ratification had undertaken an extensive tour of the country, be- ginning on September 4. After deliv- ering more than forty speeches throughout the West he broke down under the strain and was forced to return to the White House. His con dition was regarded as very serious. and he was unable to take leading part in the battle for the treaty when the contest reached it's climax. The president still insisted, however upon the adoption of the treaty without res ervatiOns. and when the question came to final vote in the senate on Novem- Der 19 the Democratic minority. aided by a number of Republicans opposed to the league in any form defeated the majority resolution of the Republicans. which would have carried with it the reservations adopted by the senate. Senator Hitchcock thereupon offered a resolution providing for ratification of the treaty without reservations and this. in turn, was defeated. a number of Democratic senators voting with the Republicans. With a compromise between the opposing groups appar- ently impossible. the senate ad- jOurned.
 In the meantime the peace treaty had been ratified by the other great allied nations and by many of the smaller nations that had been engaged in the war against Germany.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-01-01
Aer0nautiCS.

AS a result of the great develop ment of aviation during the war, rapid progress was made during the year in the use of both dirigibles and heavier than-air machines for commercial pur- poses.
 On May three United States navy seaplanes started from New York on the first transatlantic flight by way of Halifax, N. S.; Trepassay Bay, Newfoundland, and the Azores. One of these machines the NC-4 arrived at Lisbon, Portugal, on May 27, hay ing completed the first flight across the Atlantic in actual flying time of 26 hours, AT minutes from Newfound- land to Portugal. Fog caused the oth- CT two planes to lose their course.
 Two British aviators, Harry G. Hawker and Lieutenant Commander Mackenzie Grieve, left Newfoundland on May IS in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic without stop. Engine trouble forced them to descend $50 miles from Ireland and the aviators were picked up by passing vessel.
 The first nonstop flight across the Atlantic was made on June 14 and b by Capt. John Alcock. British flyer, and Lieut. Arthur ". Brown, his American navigator who covered the 1900 miles from Newfoundland to Ire land in Is hours and 12 minutes.
 The British dirigible R-34, carrying 31 persons, started from Edinburgh on a transatlantic flight to New York on July ? and reached it's destination on July 6. It made the return trip with. out mishap in three days and three hOurs
 Roland Rholfs, in a Curtiss triplane, made a new altitude record on Sep tember IS by ascending 34,610 feet.
 A transcontinental ailplane race was started simultaneously at San Francis co and New York on October s with 65 competitors. Five aviators were killed during this race. Lieut.. Alexan- der Pearson was declared the winner.
 On December 10 Capt. Ross Smith of Australia completed an airplane trip from England to Port Darwin, Australia, in 30 days.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-01-01
Necrology.

Death took a heavy toll among the leaders in many fields of world activ- ity during 1919. The most prominent of Americans who passed away during the year was former President Theo- dore Roosevelt, who died suddenly at his home at Oyster Bay on January 6.
 The following are among the more prominent men and women who died during the year:
 January 4, Count George F. von Hertling, former German chancellor; January 8, Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell. U. S. A.; January F, Sir Charles Wyndham, English actor; January 31, Nathaniel c. Goodwin, famous American comedian; February r, Sir Wilfried Laurier former premier of Canada; February %, William ?. Bor- land, representative in congress from Missouri; Dr. Mary Walker, former army surgeon and noted as an advo- cate of male attire for women; Febru- ary 27, George F. Edmunds, former United States senator from Vermont; March 10, Mrs. Amelia F. Barr, au- thor; April i, William Crookes, fa- nous British chemist and physicist; April 9, Sidney Drew, comedian; April 21, Jules Vedrines, noted French avia- tor; May 19 Edward Payson Call, prominent newspaper publisher of Boston, Philadelphia and New York; May %, Robert Bacon, former secre- tary of state and former ambassador to France; June g. Manuel Franco, president of Paraguay; June II, John c. Spooner, former United States sen ator from Wisconsin; June 12, James A. Tawney, former representative in congress from Minnesota; June IA, Ernest Lister, governor of Washing ton; July ?, Dr. Anna Howard Shaw. former president of National Woman's Suffrage association; July 26. Sir Ed ward John Poynter, English painter. president of the Royal academy; Au- gust 1, Oscar Hammerstein, theatrical and operatic producer; August II, An drew Carnegie. veteran steel manufac- turer and philanthropist; August 2S Gen. Louis BOtha. premier of the
 
 Admiral Baron Charles William Beres- ford, British naval commander and critic; September 9. John Mitchell, la Dor leader; September q, Theodore P. Shonts. president of the Inter- borough Rapid Transit company of New York and former chairman of the Isthmian canal commission; Septem- Der 27. Adelina Patti, famous operatic singer; October 19. William Waldorf Astor, former American millionaire who became a British peer; october q, Alfred T. Ringling head of the fa- nous circus family; October 30 Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. writer; Novem- Der ], Col. J. D. Bell, commander in chief of the c. A. R.; November 12, Thomas S. Martin, United States sen- ator from Virginia December 2, Henry Clay Prick, steel n1agnate and philan- thropist.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-01-01
Mexico and the United States.

Conditions in Mexico continued to provide a perplexing problem for the United States government during the year 1919.
 report on July 6 that armed Mex jeans had attacked and robbed a boat load of American sailors near Tam pico caused bitter feeling and on Au- gust IT this was intensified by the cap- ture of two United States army avia- tors by bandits, who held them for S15.000 ransom. The ransom was paid by the United States government on August E. end troop Of cavalry, ac-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-05
NEW ELECTRIC TRUCK
USES EX|DE BATTERY
DIR. Steinmetz Has Adopted New
Principle in Motor Wiring
to Get Results.

The "Thin-Exide" battery has been
adopted as motive power in the light elec-
tric truck newly developed 10y Charles
7. Steinmetz, the noted electrical engineer
and experimenter. The experimental
l2-ton delivery truck carries a 20 cell
25 ampere-hour battery has an average
mileage on good roads of 45 to so miles,
and the chassis without body weighs $500
pounds, which is very light rs electric
vehicle weights go.
A new method of motor excitation is
employed, which combines the advantage
of series and shunt motor to certain
extent. This consists in connecting n
single storage battery cell across the field
windings of series wound motor floating
the cell on the line. No matter how the
load on the motor may fluctuate, the field
strength varies only within relatively
narrow limits, the minimum field excita-
ton being that due 10 The storage cell
alone.
The car will be put on the market soon
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-05
AS FLUFFY AND
FRILLY AS POSSIBLE

The Elton suit has played I'M important
part III increasing the popularity OF the
guimpc. Cross-barred organdics and
dimities, both in white and colors, are
used and all are Us fluffy and frilly as can
be. Pleatings, pntlings and shirrings an
pear on them as well as iahot irills. In
Paris the old-fashioned hlcated jabot has
taken firm hold on fashions.
Among the more elaborate types Of
neckwear, old ivory lace combined with
ccru batiste and net is seen, rs well as
Nenise lace, aud even the substantial and
durable Irish insertions and cdglngs.
White organdie collars are delicately en-
hroldered with ecru threads, the embrold-
cry being interspersed with tiny Insertions
of real lace
Wool yarn has played many a strange
role in modern fashions. Our grandmoth-
ers never would have suspected IT capable
of serving as an embroidery thread for
dresses of silk and cotton Never has II
been more strikinelv used than as a
garniture for white neckwcar of the sheer
est materials. Organdic collars and vests
sre buttonholed and embroidered In black
wool
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-05
Alkali in Soap
Bad for the Hair

Soap should be used very carefully, if
YOU want to keep your hair looking its
best. Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much aIkali This dries the
scalp makes the hair brittle, and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is AIul-
si6cd cocoanut oil shampoo (which is
pure and greaseless), and is better than
anything else you can use
One or two teaspoonfuls viii cleanse
the hsir and scalp thoroughly Simply
moistcn the hair with water and rub it
in 1t makes an abundance of rich, creamy
lather which rinses out easily. removing
every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and
excessive oil The HAIR dries quickly and
evenly. and it leaves the scalp soft, and
hair fine and silky, bright lustrous fluffy
and easy TO manage
You can get mulsifed cocoanut oil
shampoo AZ any pharmacy, it's very cheap
and few ounces willsupplycvc ~ membe
of the family for months
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-05
A 4OO-CAR GARAGE.

Conforming to the latest wrinkles in
construction, the new CommodorcB Biltz
more" garage on Fortv-fourth street,
cast of Second avenue, New York. has
recently put into the service Of the patrons
of the group of hotels which ccnters
around the Grand Central station.
There is garage room for 400 machines
and as many of them are in the $4,000
class. it is easily calculated that the value
Of the contents will run into the millions.
The six stories are reached by two
ramps laid out on the double screw prin
ciple, thus avoiding danger Of collision
between ingoing and outgoing cars.
Protective Tenders on the ramps and rals
ed blocks on the floors, guard against
switching accidents, reasonable care
heing of course required in avoiding con
tact with the walls and the,space blocks.
Naturally the arrangements for care Of
cars are most complete -
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-05
The "Siy-Wheeler.

One of the late developments of heavy
trucking work is the ''six-wheeler, in
which two pairs of wheels ut the rear end
carry the weight, the pair under the front
serving to carry the engine and guide the
craft. An illustration in "A. recent trade
magazine shows load Of over nine tons
carried ON such truck, which itself
weighs over four tons This rests on
pneumatic tires and wood spokcd wheels.
The pneumatic tires are rendered prac-
ticable by the use Of power air pumps
giving pressures of 1870 to lao pounds