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The New York herald., 1921-12-18
Fears a Great BIunder
If Troops Are Taken

There you have the problem which Wash
ington must consider carefully if the great
est political blunder of the century is to
beNavoided. The American authorities ap-
parently realize it; one of the highest in
Coblenz told THE HERALD's investigator:
America spent millions and millions of
dollars to bring her armies across the At
lantic to save Europe's future. We GER
tainly do not want to take them away now
before that task is definitely accomplished,
and then have to bring them back in
few years when the old hatreds and jeal-
ousies have again burst into flame"
Moreover. for the benefit of those who
fear that the Red, White and Blue banner
now floating above Ehrenbreitstein's for
tress may be supplanted in the near future
by the French Tricolor or the British
Union Jack. THE New YORK HERALD is
authorized to declare that even if the Amer
lean forces should be reduced toN500 or
even to 100 men Coblenz will continue to
be their headquarters and allied contin-
gents, whether French or English, will not
be allowed to encroach upon any of the
territory embraced in the American bridge
head. This is the will of the armys OF.
cials. and while giving little satisfaction
to the Allies. certainly will be gratifying
to the Germans In the Coblenz zone
IT, however, the American participation
is entirely withdrawn, then Gen. Degoutte
will have a clear field for whatever opera
tions he may deem necessary, operations
which the Germans foresee as inevitably
certain to cause dismay--and it is up to
Washington to decide whether Americas
task ia TO be considered finisl,ed or whather
Americas soldiers, as a tacit evidence of
Americas potential force are to be allowed
to remain overseas in their adopted role OF
pacitiers OF Europe's disturbing political
and economic fears.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

his Captain. Could that ever happen in the
United States? And besides, it's all with
out cost to the American Government, so
the War Office can't howl about the ex-
pense.
Throughout the companies of the Co
blenz area this same complaint can be
heard, No. sir, | don't want to go home
yet. | haven't finished my course and
want to be able to do something better
when my time in the army is finished"
Nor is this schooling merely theoretical.
The American forces have actually taken
over two German railroad lines short val
ley lines which the Germans have never op-
Grated at any considerable profit. These
are now used as technical schools for the
railway troops,
But strangest of all is the attitude Of
the Germans, who fairly plead with visit
ing Americans to use all their influence to-
ward keeping the American troops in Co
blenz Their reasons are many but the
fundamental idea is that should the Amer
leans go the French will arrive in double
or treble strength-and even should the
French occupation be continued on the
same basis as the American, the spending
power of the Frenchman is not equal to
that of his American comrade in arms.
"If the American troops leave" said
Herr Hohmann, owner of the great hotel
bearing his name, "the storekeepers of Co
blenz would have to shut their doors. Pres
ent prices are too high for Germans to
think of paying, and it is only the support
obtained from the American troops which
has enabled many of our firms to keep
their heads above water. Besides. they arc
orderly and friendly, and who knows what
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

though it was Gilligan got the most of my
trade in the big city, excepting for lager
and since you had but to push path
through the Christmas eve jam to a dry
end of the bar, next the cigar case, and
crook a finger at Timmie.
"Ah, the kindly warmth there friends,
and the smell of the sawdust on tiled floor
underfoot one foot friends, and the
bright lights and the friendship and laugh
ter! And the rich, pungent smells too
friends"
An unfortunate interruption was made
here by Clarence Santee, the unfortunate
public charge of this Borough, he lately
having been taking the cure at the State
institution at Trenton, but lately was re-
leased by promising Borough Mayor Calvin
Van Scoick TO try to do better, but it seems
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
Could Not Do as Well
In Camps in the States

and that's another argument against
taking these boys back home" commented
one of the educational officers. "Once in ali
American camp all this system will be for
gotten The educational advantages there
are very slight, and the soldier who tries
to study seriousN finds that his companions
put many obstacles in his way Take that
corporal, for instance-pointing to young
railway engineer-he knows all about the
practical operation of transit and level
but he didn't know the why of it all. Now
he's studying geometry and probably is as
well fitted for surveying operations as is
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

like Port Light as the unfortunate is
popularity known hereabouts. is back at his
old tricks. Chief of Police Herb Longstreet
had to take sharp measures with Port
Light Santee last night and eject Mr.. San
tee from Fire House into N. Main on ac-
count of trying exctefly to climb up on the
drivers seat of Chemical No. 1 above the
heads of the crowd when Hon. Quinn began
concluding about saloons.
"Ah, friends, as | was about for to say"
resumed Hon. Quinn in conclusion after
all standees came back into Fire House
again after seeing Mr.. Santee elected, the
pungent smells of Gilligan's goods and the
grand Groom of sound that was the har-
monious commingling of laughings and
jestings and jostling good fun and the
tinkle of glassware and the bells of cash
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
Continued from Preceding page.

full of marks and as long as the American
doughboy accords them that brotherly re
spect which was never known in German
barrack areas, they all look forward to the
day when they will become real Americans
by seeing the Statue of Liberty and put
ting their foot on American soil
A few American soldiers bought their
discharges in order to marry German girls
poses. But their business is chiefly with
the American troops, and should these go
they do not hesitate to predict that they
will not be long in asking for their pass
ports.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

might happen if another force came to take
their places?"
Lieut.. Becker, long with the German
State Police and we'll known to the Ameri-
can authorities, has only good to say or
the American troops. They're the finest
soldiers in the world If Germany had
trained her soldiers as America does, the
war would have ended differently. After
seeing other soldiers and comparing the
American love for discipline and orderli-
ness without cruelty, 1 can assure you Co
blenz would regret their departure
Herr Mayer Adolphs, a former officer of
the Kaisers Horse Guards, has also a
word of praise for the American Rhinelan-
ders and says: ITO think of replacing
Americans by our traditional foes, even
though we are willing to work for friend
ship, would be disastrous for Coblenz. We
have learned many lessons in our humility,
but the greatest has been to appreciate that
America knows how to treat fallen
enemy"
Herr Traxel is one of Coblenz's biggest
, fur murchants and has probably sold more
sealskins for export to America since the
mark slumped than in the three years since
the armistice. He says: America must
not take her troops away until the eco
nomic life of the Rhineland is back to nor
nal VI she does we would be left without
any one to take up our interests before
the world No one In CoblenZ objects to
the presence of the American troops They
only interfere when they are justified in do
ing so, and we know that their decisions
are just, although sometimes they seem
stringent"
InSiStent Our Troops Stay,
Opinion of Business Men
Herr Tietz. whom rumor credits with
having been pulled out of bad hole when
American subscriptions to his shares en-
abled him to restock his department stores,
merely smiles when the American troops
are mentioned and insists Isle muessen
hier bleibcn" (They must remain here),
while Herr Kraemer director of the Hotel
tIansa. before the war the headquarters
for American travelling statesmen, frankly
declares:
"The American occupation doesn't hurt
any one. II has been a good thing for
Coblenz, and we would be foolish to try
TO have Il stopped at a time when Ger
many's financial situation is so bad. or
course IL 1t were a question of all the
allied troops going too--well, that would
be another matter; but we feel that we're
safer with americans looking after us
than with any of the other armies"
The same idea Is contained In a state.
ment by Herr August Wolff one of the
noted Kommerzienrats, or commercial ad.
visers in western Germany, and with rep
resentatives In Frankfort, Mayence, Stutt-
CART, Bonn, Cologne and Dusseldorf.
1.-THE American soldiers are fine fellows,
with much the same way Of seeing things
as Germany would have seen them had
the Kaiser not interfered with us" he
said. To-day tho American army is the
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

part n in meo of tops n Rhnean
show star asprnta It once of them day snea
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

= He exciting rumor was learned on
the sly by ye scribe from a certain
party, who don't wish to be quotud
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
300, 900 Russian
Children Starving,
Parents Drown Them

LONDON, Aug. 10.-Three hundred
thousand Russian children lost from
their parents and blighted by disease
and starvation are wandering about
the famine zone attempting to make
their way to safety. according to an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Helsingfors today. ~
In the Saratov district of Russia, in
the heart of the black starvation
zone, parents are drowning their
children In large numbers rather than
see them suffer the slow torture Of
death from starvation.
The Society OF Friends which 10
doing valiant relief work in Russia
reports that the hordes OF hunger
stricken sufferers are fleeing toward
Poland faster than the Red Cross
doctors and other relief workers can
disinfect them. II is feared that they
will carry the germs Of an epidemic
into middle Russia.
One instance cited was the Barano-
vice camp. which has a capacity OF
only 1000 souls. but $4,000 are arriv-
ing weekly. The fuRitives are Sleep
ing in fields and eating whatever they
can pick up. They are penniless and
half clothed and most of them are
filthy owing to the absence OF bath
ing facilities. Many are afflicted
with the scurvy. Many are 90 weak
from disease and hunger they cannot
walk. All report conditions I'm the
famine district too appalling for de-
scription.
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
Total Crop Failure
In Russia; No Seeds
For Next Planting

NEW YORK. Aug. 10.--Data on food
conditions throughout Soviet Russia,
as complied by Soviet officials who are
seeking TO stay the famine that grips
the land, reaching this city disclose
that "the whole of food producing Rus
sia is stricken with total failure Of
crops"
Investigation by the VOLTA Rossii.
organ of the right wing social revolu.
tionists In Prague, and the statements
OF Soviet leaders themselves, indicate
that next year Russia's plight will be
even worse, for there Is an unprece-
dented shortage of grain seed. Only In
the provinces near Petrograd and other
large cities were the crops OF any avail.
but, as officials reluctantly admitted,
the food-producing acreage of these
provinces Is small.
The conditions portrayed by Soviet
officials--Lenin, President Kalinin Of
the All-Russian Central Executive
Committee. and NJ. Ossinsky. tempo.
rary Commissar OF Agriculture--wsrs
those prevailing two weeks ago.
The information disclosed bf khs
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
.H.P.DAV|SONMAY
!. SOONFACE knife
OF SPECIALISTS
Partner of J. p. Morgan Suffers
From Serious Nervous
AffIiction.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1o.--Henry p.
Dawson, partner of j. p. Morgan
faces an operation at his country
home at Locust Valley l.. I. today
Four specialists are consulting. It ID
said that physicians fear a possible
growth on the brain.
IL was because of Davison's Illness
that MIR. Morgan last week postponed
his sailing for Europe.
Dawson is reported to be suffer
ing from headache and sleeplessness
He is able to walk about the grounds
OF his summer home and has moi
been confined to bed, but il is In
timated that an operation must b,
performed. He has done no active
work since he gave up Red Cross
work more than year ago.
The engagement of Davison's
daughter, Alice, to Artemus L. Gates
former football star, was announced
yesterday, II is said, because Dawson
was unwilling to have II delayed be
cause of his illness.
Consulting physicians were taker
to the Dawson home last night. DIR
Franklin Lewellyn Barker, OF Johns
Hopkins University, is understood to
be one of them.
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
Gov. Small to Get Early Trial
Boy. Stays Girl
In Playful
Combat

BALTIMORE, Aug. 1O.-She
called him "fathead." He struck
her with cane. 1t happened at a
carnival two weeks ago. Yester-
day she died of peritonitis 1t the
South Baltimore General Hospital.
He is being held at the southern
police station pending a coroner's
investigation, although no charge
has beer entered against him.
She was Mary Rulka, eleven
years old, 1882 Andre street. He
is John Webster, 1456 Reynolds
street. Both were playmates.
1t was in Jest, he told the police,
that she had Knocked him. 1t was
in playful spirit that he welded
the cane. He did not think he had
hurt her, he said, because she
made no outcry.
When she returned home, how
ever, the girl, according to her
mother, complained Of pains in the
abdomen. A week ago last Sun
day, the mother said. the boy
again struck her. A doctor ad-
vised her removal TO the hospital.
At the hospital it was found
that the cane had perforated the
peritoneum. She diec IN the oper-
.ating table. rss..
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
ARMY PLANESt
SURPRISE RAID
ONDESTR0YERS
Boat Crews Blinded by Calcium
Glares as Theoretical Bombs
Wipe Out Entire Group.
BY WIN. s. JEwETT.
Times Staff Correspondent.

NORFOLK, Va. Aug. 10.-In a
night attack, which took the navy
completely by surprise. four destroy
ers lying at anchor here were sunk"
by bombs hurled from Langley field
airplanes last night.
About nine O'Clock residents Of
Norfolk and its environs stared aloft
with curiosisty as the staccato roar
of motors was heard over the city.
High above the dainty forms of four
fast scout planes could be seen sill
houhetted against the luminous back
ground Of flickerfng stars. As the
watchers looked binding flares burst
from the bottoms of the planes. The
spectators gasped thinking the ma
chimes in flames, and then turned
away blinded by the terrific glare.
Calcium Flares.
The lights were ,000, 00o-candle-
power calcium flares which were being
tried out for night flying attacks, their
purpose being to blind enemy anti
aircraft gunners below. Suddenly
with one accord the rour air wasps
dived on the gray des.royers rocking
tauntily below. Down they came to
within 500 feet of their detectives.
Men on the decks OF the war craft
ducked and threw both arms over
their faces, unable to stand the blind
ing rays of the flares.
As the planes passed over the ships
they rose gracefully after dropping
two theoretical gas bombs and,
circling. repeated the maneuver. On
the next trip over 300-pound hieh
explosive bomb was dropped" so
low were the aviators that they are
sure direct hits" were scored ana
each one of the enemy" went to the
bottom.
Mitchell Leads Attack. a.
The planes were led in their attack
by Brigadier General Mitchell, assist.
ant chief Of the air service. who has
staged numerous unexpected raids"
In the past month to demonstrate tho
efficiency and superiority OF airplanes
over warships.
Last week fliers under the leader.
ship of General Mitchell bombed
Washington, New York, PHILADELPHIA
and the Brooklyn Navy Yard in a non.
stop flight from Langley Field. The
planes, thirty-two in number, covered
more than 500 miles in the attacks.
All planes returned safely to their
base after last nights attack. Land.
ings being made with the aid of high.
powered search lights
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
.S6 PER CAPITA
. GUT EFFECTED
|NFEDERAL TAX
Economy Cry Spurs House to
Lop 100000 From
Levies, Despite Mellon.
~ Iut.rr.t,on.l New. Service.

In the first clear-cut clash be-
tween the legislative and execu-
tive branches Of the government
under the Harding Administration,
Congress has emerged with a
decisive victory over the Treasury
Department.
Sc Per. Capita Tax Cut.
As a result Federal taxes this
next fiscal year are to be approx
SO lower for every man,
woman and child In the United States
under the provisions OF the new
tax revision program which the
House Ways and Means Committee
began drafting today.
There will be reduction OF $780,
000, 900 in the Governments income.
Whether the reduction in the Gov
outgo viii be that. large
remains to be seen. Doubt was ex-
today that It could be ef.
fected. The Treasury experts who
favored n pay-as-you-go policy for
financing do not be-
lieve II can be done. They foresaw
the necessity for lot OF deficiency
appropriations toward the close Of
the next fiscal year.
Reduction Assured.
Regardless, however, OF whether
the income equals the outgo, there
will be reduced Federal taxes for this
year at least Republican leaders
of the House and Senate flatly In.
formed President Harding and Sec.
retary Mellon that reduction of
taxes this year Is necessary 10 in.
sure the return of Republican
House in 1922. Secretary Mellon,
Continued on Page 2. Column sy
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
THIRTEEN-ToN YACHT
CROSSES THE ATLANTIC

HALIFAX. N. s.. Aug. lo.-The
thirteen.ton yacht, Meth. which left
Halifax on July 13 for Burnhan, on
Crouch. England, with a ciew Of four
under command of Sydney c. Hough.
ton. her owner, has errived safely at
her dissipation, according to n cable.
gram received here.
The yacht made the seconI stage
OF her journey from Trepassey, New.
foundland. 10 ireland In fifteen and
a half days.
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
Of
RELEASED
PRISONERS
IS NOW I
All in Fair State of Health, In
cIuding Mrs. Harrison, Bal
timore Reporter.

Not a pound of American food
will move through famine-stricken
Russia except under the watchful
eyes of American directors, 1t was
stated today by Herbert Hoover.
head Of the American Relief Com
mission which is now undertaking
the feeding of starving thousands
on colossal scale.
REVAL, Aug. 10.-Six American
citizens who had been released from
prison by the Russian Soviet gov
ernment arrived here today from
Russia
Altogether seven released Ameri-
cans have come out of Russia. The
first to be liberated was Mrs. Mar
guerite Harrison, of Baltimore, who
is understood to be in either Ger
many or Holland at the present
time.
The Americans arriving here to-
day were examined by Red Cross
doctors who found them in fairly
good health.
List Of Americans.
The. Americans are: .
Capt. Emmett Kirkpatrick, Of
Uniontown, Ala.
Russell Pattinger, San Francisco
DIR. Lemare, San Francisco.
John Flick. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Weston b. Elites. San Jose, Cal.
xenophon Kalamatiano, Russian
manager of the Namkivet Company,
New York city,
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
UNCLE SAM Is NO EGG
BUT HE COUNTS THEM

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-Uncle Sam
has been counting eggs for several
months, II was disclosed yesterday.
when two local egg dealers were ar.
raigned before Federal Judge Shep-
pard charged with entering fraudu-
lent claims for eggs damaged in
parcel post.
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
AGED POISON PLOT"
VICTIM Is DEAD IN N. Y.

SYRACUSE, Aug. 10.-Aged Ruth
Crawford, found strapped in her bed
last spring by the police, following In.
formation lodged by a clergyman. and
whose treatment by her attendants led
to the so-called poison plot" inquiry,
died late yesterday in the home Of a
nephew at Orville.
The Washington times., 1921-08-10

Fair and warmer tonight.
Thursday partly cloudy;
gentle TO moderate south
and southwest winds. Tenn
perature st 8 o'clock this
morning 10 degrees.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-11
BOY ON LONG HIKE
Youth. 1s, Arrives Here From
Brooklyn on Way to Texas

Youth. 1s, Arrives Here From
Brooklyn on Way to Texas
John J. Seller, eighteen years old. oi
Brooklyn. who expects in time to be.
come aS famous as Edward paysor
Weston. arrived here today on
the first lap of hike from New York
10 Houston. Tex. lie made the first
lap Of tn" 300 mile journey in exactly
twenty four hours.
The youthful walker. who has pro-
fessional ambitions, expects to complete
the long tramp in forty five days. lie
says that the exercise keeps him in good
health. enables him to enjoy life and to
sec the country. He started with n
small amount of money in his pocket
and expects to earn his way as he goes
along.
Seller is not novice nt the game
having trampcd from New York tC
Los Angeles. 5000 mile journey. as
the Lincoln highway runs. in three
months and twenty days. breaking the
previous record by thirteen days. lie
also did a 'littlc' tramp from New
York TO Jacksonville, Fla, in twenty
four days, clipping seven days off the
record. He is also at home in Sprint
walking as he has done mile in six
minutes. forty. seconds, and a
five to seven mile gait in n long walk il
nothing out of the ordinary for him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-11
'M|SD|RECTED ZEAL
ASSA|LED BY LEGION
Veterans Criticize Civil Service
Reform Leagues Opposition
to Dunn Bill
SPLIT OVER PREFERENCE"

Opposition of the Civil Service Re
form League to an amendment OF the
civil service appointment law. intro
duced by Representative Dunn, Philn :
delphia, in tho state Legislature. has
called forth vigorous protest from mem =
bers Of the American legion.
Mr.. Dunn's amendment provides for
preference to be shown men or women
who we're in any branch Of the military
service during the world war. OF the
first two names on any list of eligiblcs
for position. II ono be an individual
with war service. he would be given
preference over those who did not serve.
regardless of standing.
The Civil Service Reform Associa-
ton of Philadelphia opposed the pro-
posed amendment in n pamphlet allcg.
ing the ball "discriminates against
labor" citing instances Of men employed
In necessary and pCrilouS home indus
tries during the war.
The pamphlet also takes up the case
OF police and firemCn, many of whom
it states stayed at home during the war
from a conscientious sense of duty, to
safeguard life and property, and de-
clares their right of mcrited promotion
would be lcsscncd under the amend
ment. The expenses of public admins
tration would be increased, the pam
phlet continues because of the lesser ex-
pericncc and efficiency of appointees
under the act.
The Philadelphia county committee Of
the American Legion Yesterday sub
mittcd letter of protest to the Civil
Service Reform Association, declaring
the Lcgious attitude on the associa-
tons attack on the proposed measure,
which is characterized az "the only un-
gracious ard vile attack on the services
and wOrthineSs of 1000 900 men and
women who served their country in the
armed forces during the war.
Tho Legion is drafting n substitute
amendment to Mr.. Dunn's which is rec
ommcndcd for passage by the Lcgisa.
ture. This bill makes mandatory the
appointment Of an cI service man or
woman it thar person be one of the two
standing highest on the certified list
of cligibcs. and merely permits. Mt the
discretion ot the appointing officer. the
appointment Vt any veteran eligible, on
the certified list. regardless of his
standing.
The county 'onmittee's letter suS-
rcstS ~ the Civil Service Association
that "yCu expcui some Of your zeal for
reform by lending assistance To organ
tyatiors improving our educational syS-
tens, increasing teachers pay and the
universal use nf the English language.