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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1920-11-05
RED CROSS ACTIVE
IN DISASTER RELIEF

When disaster hits a community
fire, food, earthquake, explosion, bad
wreck or tornado-the American Red
Cross can be depended upon to follow
right at its heeE with help for the
stricken people. Red Cross relief Is
almost Immediately forthcoming-food,
clothing, shelter and funds; doctors,
nurses and special workers with long
experience In handling similar trouble
elsewhere.
During the last year, ending June 80,
there was an average Of four disasters
a month IN the United States. One
hundred and fifty communities In
twenty-seven states suffered. The
largest and most destructive of these
were the tidal wave at Corpus Christi,
Texas, and t%ornadoes in Mississippi,
Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois.
In these events Of horror $50 per-
sons were killed, 1.500 were injured,
1900 were made homeless, about 3d.
600 families needed help. the property
loss was nearly 500. 900 and al.
most 100000 in relief funds, not In.
Guiding emergency supplies was ex-
pended.
To the sufferers from all disasters
during the year, the American Red
Cross sent $4,000 worth Of sup.
plies, 10 Red Cross nurses and seven
special relief trains. To meet the
needs Of the stricken, the organization
set up ten relief stations, operated
thirty food canteens and as many
emergency hospitals. One hundred
and twenty-five Red Cross chapters
gave disaster relief service.
If disaster eve strikes this town or
county, the citizens can be absolutely
sure the Red Cross will be right on
hand to help theln in every way.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1920-11-05
Sluf.N euisfciten

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SGbrbopt 3wei 8ootlaOln9en Ora.
bel bon 9ot's Bar an @uSconu0t
fir, Die StoOt Seruann untO 5Wej
2o0ungen fir 8oumItarf Bros. bier.
Der. 3ie Staot miro ocn Sizes fin
St%raben3mcfc unb 9altmitorf Bros.
fir oie Sunbamcnt Wtareru OcS
SSormer Gleuator. @ebGu0cs bcrltben.
Ser 9ompfcr Cinderella fam all
5reitog BON Ct. Charles 5uriif nit
Dem 8iebbeItanO uno 9ultsecrQtb
zines 9llsmanoercrs, urO mndte an
ieIben Gage cine 6oHrt na6 benz
@asconaoe no eS bel gronn Sbantp
un0 an0eren 2onOltngen @ei1cn als
Sraht aufnobm un0 bierber in ben
Morft bradte.
&m Montng trnt o1s Boot Gin.
6crcqo cine 6obrt noh Sciferion
gitp on 1trt nm Mittpof einc On.
sobl %SSGger unO lire @eOicntcn an
8or0 5lt nebmen ltno oieic mad Dem
pberen @oSconaoe 5lt bringen no
6ieIeIben cine ISOLDE ser Sd9b unb
benz AngeIiport bulOigCn peroer.
8ic mir erfabren miro @orlpernellr
Gardner uno mcbrerc ieincr 6reinoe
on Dem 4usfluge tbeiIrebmen,
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1920-11-05
Harem Victim
Tells Story

Stolen from her home on the night
before her wedding and imprisoned for
Eve years in a Turkish harem, Aghavni
MILAN. a beautiful nineteen-year-old
Armenian girl from Bitlis, has at last
been discovered by her lover and
through the assistance of the Near
East Relief forcibly taken from her
master and brought TO one of the
American Rescue Homes in CONSTANT
nOple. Here she will stay until ar
engagements can be made for her mar
rage and her t TO her old home.
MY story-it Is like hundreds Of
others" Aghavni said simply. II was
stolen from my home on the night that
the massacres first began in Bitlis. 1t
was the night before | was TO have
been married. l was just folding my
wedding veil away when the Turkish
soldiers broke into the house. They
carried me off. l. They took me
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1920-11-05

aropbiid, auinebmen. Gieie Raiur-
finder c~rfreuten lid pie onOcre Ra.
turfirher aud her1litj on Den 8llr'
Germ Der TIimmerIeinponO.
ltrbri6Gbigt lit 2umbolt MN 5it.
riidgcfcbrt unN bat perihie0cntlid
TOR Geogrophiidlen 8eieIIihaftrn
&ortrGqc lcbaltcn. Sic @eridte.
lie man barber in oeu 3eituugen
SoQanNS mo Rorpegens lieit, ia.
gen uid)t nIljuriel. 9o8 Suterei-
iantc, anrtelL Gtbnogrnpbiides II.
!. ~. miro nod fpmmen, lnO ba$
Sntereiialrtcite, n6mlih Die Giamau-
tcnforldyungrn, miro pobl I'M itttt'
mcren &rciie oercr perbauSelt ncr.
cen, sic eS nngcbt, @enm bic Gor.
fomnlcn IN sen &ratcrlo6crn uno
zen nngren5enOeu Shpemmgebieten
6 lobncn. miro man bal0 an sic
Nr6eit gehen. SreiIid Der boien
GopfabiGnci0er ipegcit brnlrdt cS
itarfen miIitGriiflcn Sd)uB, un6 in
nanfem blibenoen 9riQnntcn, ser
ipGtcr eincu 5artcn Sails 5icrt, Giirfte
cir fleincr 9llti6immcr fIcben blei.
ben fir bcrL Scr 5ll icbcn peritebt.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1920-11-05

Assyrlan. Greek and Armenian, Jew
and Christian-all rescued from the
fear of the Turk and under the care Of
American men and women.
Most OF the children are cared for in
300 American supported o]rphanages.
The first ceremony in receiving these
starved, almost naked children, Is to
clean them up. They are not only ema-
ciated, but dirty with sores and YER
min-69 hospitals and over 5000 beds
are kept full of the little sufferers.
But the children keep changing. Last
year they were all thin and pitiful
now il Is the newcomers who are thin.
The orphans who have been from six
months to a year in American care are
well fed and well clothed.
Best of all for a new Near East
which surely must come out of all this
distress, every child old enough is be-
Ing taught a trade which will make
him self supporting.
They are a thrifty lot, these little
parentless eXiles. From their scant
store Of bread they always carry a
portion In a small bag about their
~necks-they fear the day of another
killing, another drive into the desert.
They horde the shoes sem from
America until snow fies-they remem-
Der their barefoot pain in the SHOWS
last spring.
They cling to their new found
friends. Every day other little waits
find a place in the orphanages and are
told Of the generous people Of the
United States. Soon the entrances will
be crowded with children frozen out
from their temporary summer quarters.
Then the table Of the Near East Re-
lief must be extended-many, many
new leaves will be needed, and Amer"
lea Is asked to set the table.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1920-11-05

up to COnStantinople TO the house of
the man She stopped and put one
hand over her eyes, a hand that bore
the tell-tale tattoo of her Turkish mas.
ter.
But what does my story matter ~
she exclaimed, ~ am only one of so
many. 1t is my people and their fu-
ture that matters. Somehow we must
rebuild our nation and show TO the
Turks who tried to beat out our life
and to the whole world that, despite
what we have suffered, Armenia Is
still unconquerable."
Aghavnl MILAN Is, as she saws. only
n Of many. II Is estimated that one
hundred thousand girls are still held
captive In Turkish harems. The Near
East Relief, Americas official agent
In Armenia, is making this work of
rescue one Of the most important fea.
lures OF Its program, and II is to them
n the support they receive from
the American people that Aghavni's
unfortunate sisters. still captive, must
look for their release.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1920-11-05
WAITING FOR US TO
SET The TABLE

A table twenty-four miles long is
plainly an extension table and that is
just the length that would seat all of
the orphans now being fed by the Near
East Relief. This table Is set in sec
lions all over the hills Of Asia Minor,
Syria, Armenia and in Northern Per-
STA. 1t is not In one piece. The Turks,
who still keep the ArmenIans in a state
Of terror, do not allow 1t.
But there the table Is, seated on
both sides with orphaps-Syrian and
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1920-11-05
Photo international.

The Constantinople district of IN Near East Relief is wonderfully or
ganized. All the bakeries which formerly supplied the Turkish army, under
German management have been taken over by the Near East Relief, and
10000 IoaveS of bread are baked and distributed daily. Placed side by side.
these loaves would make ii line go miles long for the five months that the
Near East Relief has operated its consolidated bakeries in Constantnople
alone.
The Near East Relief with offices ii every state, Is asking To- funds
so on with this work.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
NO DICTATORSHIP
WANTED IN SPAIN
Reformist Leader Attacks All Partie:
and Blames Catalan Employers
for LockoutS.

MADRID, Monday, Jan. 2s.-The long
looked for speech of Melquiades Alvarez.
leader of the Reformist party, on the
social situation in Spain and recent Incl
dents at Barcelona, was delivered in the
Cortes this afternoon. It consisted OF at
tacks on all the parties.
Senior Alvarez criticised tho government
for dissolving the Syndicalist organiza-
tions. What was needed, he said, was "a
non-dictator!al government which would
govern the country with Justice"
Senor Alvarez said IT was not his inten-
ton to attack the government. as it was
there to do its duty-to pass the budget
He had, however, read speeches delivered
by the leaders. and those seemed to sug-
gest Syndcalist revolutionary movement
and that dictatorship was necessary.
Dhat was ridiculous idea, said senor
Alvarez. because there was no man who
could take the position of dictator in
Spain. 1t was truo that the Catalan Syn
dicalists had utopia as an IDEAL but this
lad been the ideal Of all movements ir
history.
l. He declared that the Catalan EMPLOYERS
lacked patriotism because they had LED
the country into misery through failine
to produce and by not improving the condi.
ton of workmen unless forced to do so
The employers also had been imprudent
while those OF the leaders who had at.
tackled the government and prevented Il
from taking action to restore order, also
were culpable The only solution, the
speaker declared. was for governmental,
measures TO restore order and prevent
violence.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
CHINESE DEFER
SHANTUNG REPLY
Await Return of Official from Paris
Before Negotiating with
Japan.

PEKING. Thursday, Jan. % (by the As
soicated Press).-Chinas reply to the pro-
posal of the Japanese government to
open negotiations for the return of Kiao-
chau has been deferred pending the ar
rival in Peking from Paris of the For
eign Minister. Lou Tseng-shiang The
Minister is due to reach Shanghai tomor-
row. Yukichi Obata, the Japanese Min
lister. presented the proposal on January
ls. 1t is understood that it suggests a
Chino-Japanese commission to discuss the
issues involved
The Foreign Office reports the receipt
of numerous kilograms from the prov
inces opposing any discussing and favor
ing the submission of the quetsion to the
League of Nations. This is urged on the
ground that the holding of negotiations
would signify tacit recognition of the
peace treaty.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
Kiel a Dead Harbor;:
Ships Rust Eaten

LONDON. Tuesday.--The Reuter- corre-
spondent with the International Naval
Commission at kiel says the commission
inspected the dockyards there on Satur-
day and left on Monday for Berlin. There
was Virtually no activity around the har-
Dor during the stay OF the commissioners.
All types of German war ships were
moored i'm the harbor. Only two cruisers
and four destroycrs were in commission
A 32.o0o-ton battle ship, half completed
and untouched during the last fourteen
months. and other giant vessels. their
armor plates removed and engines and
tunnels rrst-eaten, were also to be seen
The whole scene in the dock yard and
harbor. says the writer, gave a most vivid
idea of the complete Submission and de-
feat of the German navy. The spirit OF
the German seamen, however, was not
I'm tho slightest broken. They sang pa
triotic songs on the arrival and departure
Of the commission.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
JUG0SLAVS ACCEPT
ALLIES ULTIMATUM
Agree to Terms Proposed for
Settlement of the Adriatic
Dispute.
.FIUME TO BE INDEPENDENT
Its Future Guaranteed by League
of Nations, Which Will Con-
troll Port.

BERNIE. Switzerland, Tuesday.-A Bel.
grade despatch says that the Jugoslay
government has decided to accept the al.
lied ultimatum with regard to settlement
OF the Adriatic controversy.
The decision was reached by small
majority and after long discussion. the
despatch adds. The Jugoslav reply will
be sent to Paris within forty-eight hours
The allied ultimatum to JugosIavia de.
manded that the government at Belgrade
decide without delay, what it wanted to dc
and to give a categorical answer Of yes
or no to the compromise offered by the
Italians for solution of the Adriatic ques.
ton. Paris despatch of Monday said one
of the first acts OF the Council OF Am.
bassadors appointed to carry on the un.
finished routine work Of the Supreme
Council Of the peace conference was tc
give the Jugoslav representatives foul
days additional time III which to reply &c
the allied ultimatum.
Under the settlement plan. as set forth
In the allied ultimatum to Jugosiavia, tho
city OF Fiume was TO be independent
under a League of Nations guarantee. The
port and the railroad terminals were to bs
controlled by the League OF Nations. The
suburb Of Sussah was allotted to Jugo
slavia. strip of territory along tn,
coast was delimitated to connect Fiumt
with italian territory.
1t was provided that the city of Zara, II
Dalmatia. should constitute an independ
ent state under a League OF Nations guar
antee. The terms stipulated that Ital,
should retain Aylona and have-a mandat.
in Albania, except that the northern par
of Albania should be made an autono
nous province under Jugolav adminitra
tion. Italy was given the Islands o.
Lussin and Lissa, the others to go L
Jugoslavia- All the islands are to be de
militarized.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
TO THROW TREATY
AGAIN INTO THE OPEN SENATE

ator Hitchcock himself would not agree
TO IT,
I'VE have seen Senator Ifitchcock's
statement" said tho Republicans. "The
majority Of the conference did not agree
to the reservation affecting Article X
which he published In fact, Mr.. Hitch
COCK himself would not agree to it. No
one agreed TO II. 1t was simply up for
general discussion. The conference ad-
journed until Thursday in the hope some
thing could be worked out. Tt ought to be
understood that all we can do, or assume
10 DO, is TO recommend to our associates" ."
IL developed today that an influential
lfactor In stiffening the Republican deter
mination to stand firm for the Lodge res
IerNations was a recent cablegram sent to
the Chicago Tribune from Paris by one OF
Its editors, Colonel Robert r. Mccormick.
that the inspired French press was advo-
eating acceptance OF the Lodge reserva-
ttons without the preamble. This pream-
bic requires at least three OF the other
-FOUR principal allied Powers 90 formally
accept the Lodge reservations before the
American ratification becomes binding.
According 10 Colonel McCormick's cable
gram, the French newspapers wanted the
preamble eliminated on the theory that
the reservations would then be rendered
weak or ineffective. This cablegram has
| been much discussed in the recent con.
ferencvs on the treaty. with the result
that many Republicans are now strongly
opposed even to giving up the preamble
! Here is a list of the New York delega'
tion which called on Senators Calder and
Wadsworth William Church Osborn,
Charles ". Strong. Miss Elizabeth Col
Her Mrs +. S. Robertson Jones
Edward H. Wilson, Samuel II. Ber'
/ tron, Howard G.. Smith. James M. Speers
Joseph NJ. Emery, Mrs. oliver Harri
man. Mrs. Charles H. Hopper. w. w
Niles. Dr Walter I,aldlaw, DR. W. VI
Stimson. Or. J. Sumner stone. Dr. Robert
J. McAlpine, Dr. Robert A. Watson
Herbert Parsons, $. l.. Strivingsi Mrs
Oscar S. Straus. Mrs. Jennie ~. Wright
Mrs, Lillian Miller and J, u, Miller.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
ERZBERGER'S WOUND
STILL VERY PAINFUL
Bullet Firmly Lodged in Shoul-
der Blade, but Patient
Has No Fever.
ASSAlLANT IS UNREPENTANT
Helfferich Trial Adjourned and All
Present in Future To Be
Searched.

BERLIN. Tuesday.-An X-ray examina.
. ton of the wound suffered by Matthias
. Erzberger Vice Premier and Minister OF
= Finance, who was shot yesterday by
oltwig Won Hirschfeld as he was leaving
the Criminal Courts Building, shows thar
the bullet splintered part of Herr Err.
berger's shoulder blade, where 1t is firmly
lodged. The wound is extremely painful
with much bleeding. Herr Erzberger has
no fever. but is weak.
: Professor F1esch VINO is attending Err
does not think the removal of the bullet
from the patients shoulder advisable al
present The wounded mans condition
demanded the greatest care for the mex,
few days. he said, even IL there was nc
immediate danger
Hirschfeld. in the course Of his exami.
nation today, expressed the opinion tina,
Germany must be freed of Erzberger. He
ATTENDED the Erzberger- trial
he declared to get clear view OF Err,
berSers activities and convinced himself
that ErZberger was pursuing selfish aims
. in placing the interests of the Empire
! III second place. Therefore, he decided to
'FaLIg oul a lon6 COOSfuefeu plan OF max
ing the Minister harmless" The pris-
oner denied that he intended to XII, Err
berger and declared that he Intentionally
had aimed at the Minister'S breast instead
OF his head.
Continuing, Hirschfeld said his parent.
had To knowledge OF his intention to shoot
Erzberger. but that he wrote them afte,
his arrest. saying:=-''I succeeded in shoot
. ing Minister Erzoerger with the hope that
he would retire from the government. NJ,
life is at an end. but depart with the
consciousness of having been of use to my
people. Hearty greetings"
Erzherger has appointed Under Secre-
tary Moesle as his deputy, according tc
the Lokalanzeiger.
The Observation-Disclosures trial has beer
adjourned until next Friday. The presi
dent of the court announces that In thf
future a strict scrutiny will be made of al
persons attending the trial and that al
visitors to the court room will be searched
sor arms
Heavy patrols OF soldiers guarded tn,
government building during last night anC
stopped all traffic over streets in tina
neighborhood. Rumors were heard durin.
the evening that monarchists had planned
an uprising today. which is the birthda,
Of former Emperor William, and that Gus
tav Noske. Minister of Defence ha,
massed troops a precautionary meas
ure.
While government officials have denied
any knowledge Of an intended insurrectior
and say the attack on Matthias Erzberger
Minister OF Finance. yesterday prompted
the mobilization OF forces. it is decla red tht
authorities sought to forestall action ol
the part of the supporters of the mperia
rSrirnc
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
PREMIER ANNOUNCES
NEW LIBERAL POLICY
(Continued from Page One.)

gan, pays Mr.. Asquith a warm personal
tribute and praises his work in the House
of Commons, at the same time declaring
that he is a candidate by the grace of al
most as many Coalition Liberals as OF
free Liberals. adding that i've must
respect the feelings OF both and speak
words OF reconciliation-not of division -
Expect TO PIncstc Labor.
Thus, with the presumptive defeat OF
Lloyd Georges only parliamentary rival
supporters OF the Premier express the be-
lief that labor Is Strengthening out "
They base this belief on the failure or tho
naturalization scheme to gain public SUP.
port and on the manifestation everywhere
in England that labors ono desire is 10
return to work and TO lessen In any way
the great burden OF the high cost o.
living.
Proposals 70 aid in the realization OF
this desire of tho Labor.tes probably will
be presented TO the miners tomorrow. Tho
aid that is offered 10 them, IL is believed
probably will embrace all industries.
There ~ reason to believe that the
Premier obtained the pledge Of the sup
port of his Cabinet Mnistcrs today, and
that he and his Minister'S will endeavor to
work out tho details Of his insurance and
Irish schemes
While Mr.. Lloyd Georges appeal TO the
people 10 carry out this programme will
be a call. for patriotism in all poltical
parties, one Of the features of 10 will he
that the Liberals cannot obtain the con-
sent OF the House Of Lords 70 the enact
meht OF radical measures. while the
Coalition can. The same effort viii be
made to bring in the Laborites and the
Tories Before this is tried. however
efforts will he made to induce Mr. Barnes
to reconsider his resignation from the
Cabinet.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
TRYING TO FORCE DOWN
THE PRICE OF PETROL

LONDON, Tuesday.-Unofficial reports
have been current lately that the gov,
ernment intended to drop the tax Of six
per cent gallon on petrol and largely
increase the tax on motor vehicles. These
reports were accompanied by threats tc
increase the price of petrol by eight pence
gallon.
committee under the profiteering aci
has examined into the question and, ac.
cording to a forecast published in the
HERALD. will report in favor of fixing the
price of petrol at thirty-one pence. instead
OF the present price OF thirty-six pence pei
gallon. At the same time the government
will be urged to invite the League of Ma.
tions to take similar means in all coun.
tries to prevent the exploitation OF petro
by producing companies
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
CONTINUED from Fage one.)

ference have considered the announcement
made by Senator Lodge that he and his
associates were not willing to consider any
compromise on tho Lodge reservation con-
cerning Article v. nor on that relating 10
the Monroe Doctrine.
I'm reply we desire to say that we en-.
tered upon this conference without reserv.
ations or restrictions in the hope that we
could compromise differences. not only or
Article X, but on all other reservations
We assumed that the other side of thi,
conference had the same purpose.
The unexpected interruption Of the con.
ference and the decision TO refuse an,
compromise on Article Y. is all the NOR,
surprising because II seemed from express
sions on both sides Of the table that w,
were close to possible compromise on this
very important reservation by means oi
the following draft prepared by severa
Senators and already assented TO BY mos
OF the members of the conference on botf
sides OF the table before the interruption: =
"'Tho United states assumes no obliga
tion 10 employ It's military or naval force'
or the economic boycott 10 preserve th'
territorial integrity or political indepeni
eHSe " any otneI country uHuer tne pro
virons of Article X. or 10 employ the mil
itary or naval forces OF tho United Statei
under any article of the treaty for an,
purpose. unless in any particular case th'
Congress- which, under the constitution
has the sole power 10 declare war or au
thorize the employment Of the military o.
naval forces OF the United states, shall b.
act or joint resolution so provide. NOTHING
herein shall he deemed to impair tho obli
cation in Article XVI. concerning the eco
nomic boycott
The Republican conferrecs issued a state
ment declaring that tho reservation quoted
by senator Hitchcock had never hcei
agreed 10 by the majority and that sen
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
PICH0N MAY REVEAL
WORK OF big FOUR
Special cable TO the HcroId ]

PARIS. Tuesday in con-
nection with the work Of the Big Four
President Wilson. Premier David Lloyt
George. Premier Georges Ciemenceau ant
Premier Vittorio Orlando--are expected
when Stephan Pichon, French Foreign
Minister in tho Clemenceau government
returns 20 journalism.
On his retirement from the Foreign
Ministry. Mr.. Pichon went TO the Riviera
FOR short vacation. Announcement was
made here today that on his return &c
Paris he would resume his old post as
political editor OF the Petit Journal.
II was reported that Mr. Pichon would
print his memoirs In that newspaper.
The New York herald., 1920-01-28
Reds Now Control
Usuri River Region

PEK1NG, Monday (by the Associated
Press) ).-Nikolsk-U Ussuriesk Gn the Usurl
River region of Siberia) is reported in ad-
vices from Harbin TO have been captured
by insurrectionary forces. The Americans
advices state, were not molested by the
revolutionists and are leaving.
West of Irkutsk the Czechs are reported
hemmed in by Red forces. Czech head
quarters is declared to view with alarm
the social revolutionary regime at Irkutsk
which is hostile to the Czechs and other
foreigners. One Czech officer is reported
killed in Irkutsk
Admiral, Kolchak is reported to have
been brought to Irkutsk.