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VOL. xxvin
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 27^^1919^
NO. 17
Why Not Have,;a Statue oi Wliltefjelil?
A Correspondent Sugge.st.s a Combination'of aJWar Memorial
VV^ith the Great Colonial Exponent of Democracy
and Founder of Nazareth.
ITALY DEr^ANOS Fiy^lE CY TREATY
Peace   Delegates   Ttireaten Withdraw From Conier- ence if Refused.
MAY     DELAY     SETTLEIVIErJT
FREDERIC SEMPRINI.       t
Is    Chief     Instructor    in .\merican   Pilots'   School.
\l PiEO \m m ENTENTE
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEES MONDAY EVENING
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A fi'W weoks ago I viKited un ex- !iii>ilion of -sculpt.ire ;it tlio Art Club ju riiiladelphia. Tho dominating ligure ol' till' c.xliibit wa.s a heroic bronze statue ot George Whitefleld, will) was one of tbo I'ouiuIit.s of .N'aza- icth. As I was studying this work of .\rl. it oceurri'd to mi: liow woiulor- lull.v effective that statue would be in the (¦ent(!r of the old town of Naza¬ reth. Aeeording to an Kdilorial tho Item' 'of Marrli 13, I learnml that it wa.'? eonteniiilafod lo erect a perma¬ nent memorial at .Nazareth for the Buldiers. It occurred lo ni<> that it might be possible to include in any ]ilun KUKgestud a copy of this wonder- ;iil stitue of Whitedeld, v.-hieh Is to lie (M'i'cted upon the campus of the rniversity of Pennsylvania next June, and whicii wiVJ thu.s eomniemo- raie for all time that groat preacher's IDiiiiection with the TIniversity in co- i.iiiial days. On an artistic base or pedestal upon which the statue would siiind, might bo recorded the names . f those Nazarenes who fought in tho !:reat war of Democracy. It would Mills not only become an artistic war ,'iicinorial, but at the same time be a :iioiuinient -to Whitefield, a gre^it ex- ]iiinenl of democracy of colonial diys and the founder of Naiiaioth. It would be dlstlnctiv.e   of and    unique
Whitefield was a k'ud of Hilly Sun- lay of his day, with probably consl- i-ralily more ability, greater dignity; .mil even In those early days lie prea- I'lied to greater crowds hi^ audiences fre(iuently numbering as many as twenty tliousand He usually preach¬ ed in the optMi air. Lke Hilly Sun-, day. Whltellela had many enemies, and many were skeptical as to his sincerity, but he, like Sunday, ultl- in.iteiy made triends with some of the i;i'atest men of bis time, and woii the iendship and respect of men who ure of a lioeral turn of mind like li'injarain Fra<iiklin. i^raetically \\ liitelielil's entire life was spent in evangelizing tours i. Great Britain, j^'/land and Ameiriea. E^orywhere n'. left his Impress, and in mar.y pla¬ tes he devoted Ir^s earnings and col¬ lections to public benefactions. It is stated that, when In 1740 Whitelield preached concerning an orphanage which he was founding in Georgia, lienjamin Franklin, having some dis- ptite with Whitefield. refused to con-' tribute. After attending one of his sermons, Franklin first resolved that hi' vould get nothing from hlni. He had In his j)Ocki't some copper, some silver and some gold. In his Auto¬ biography ho stated thai as ^\'hlte- field proceeded ho concluded to give tlie coppers. A stroke in his oratory made him ashamed, and he determin¬ ed to give his silver, and Whitefield ended so admirably that Franklin fin.illy emptied the entire contents of hi.N pockets in the coilectlcn dish.
The Moravians, 'vho were really the first settlors of Nazareth, ante- dali' most of the early Protestant faiths. They started for .Vmerica in 17:u. landing In Savannah. Georgia; but no peiiuanent settlement was effected by them until tbey cann' to what is now Nazareth, where they wen. iiersuaded to go by George Wliitefield and there on a trict of iJ.dOb acres to erect a large stona building, which ho designed as a school for c-olored childrcm. Thn Moravians arrived iii 1 74<t, an'd built tie- house to the second story, when winter overtook thom and a number of log cabins wero hastily construct¬ ed, in whicii tliey lived until_the fol¬ lowing spring, when having a mis¬ understanding with Whitelield. the wlKile colony in 1741 wont to what is now liethlehem. In 1743 the .Mora¬ vians returni'd to .N'azareth. purcha¬ sed the land from Whitelield, who had Dccome tinancTally onibarrass('d. "ml finished tho stone building which lhe> ha.l started three years before. Tills liuilding,' which is still in exlst- enre. i.s sometimes referred to as tho '¦Kphrata" or the Whitefleld house I' is in splendid condition, as is also one of the log cabin just referred to. Ar. hitocturally tills building i* one "f the most 1)(?autiful csoloulal siruc- 'uTcs in existanco, as Is also the mansion which Ckiunt Zinzendorf had constru<tt>d for himself, and whK^li has been used bv Nazareth Hall since 1759.
Had it Hot been for the groat dis- tanc.' of .Nazarota in colonial days f'Om the i>opuh>us centers. Nazareth might have lieen chosen as the site for the University of I'ennsyWania. IniieeU the Moravians subsulbtxl li¬ berally to the fund, which made it possible and .Moravians aluo served on its early boards. The Universities first building, like the "Ephrata" at -Nazareth was erecied in 1740 a« a place h, which Whitefield and others might preach, and where he had in¬ tended to eetabllsb a charity school wlli' h sul)se,|nei.tly became the Unl- veristy of Pennsylvania. For »1most a century and thri'e quarters the Uni¬ versity has had i,o memorial of any Kind to Its lirst benefactor, nor even anything which perpetuated hia name, but now It Is to have In one "f Us dormitory courtyards thl? huge br>nzo statue exocvted by oue of America's most eminent sou'ptors, 'f U. Tait .McKHniic. Nazareth has ""«n aomowhat more liberal In oom- nieniorating this great patriot, by "•"" ng one ot its principal streets '"r  Whltefleld,   and   by   occagionAlly
ref(;rring  to  the "Kphrata"     is    the \\ hilelield House.
il would seom most apjropriate lor one or a group ol the men who liave made fortunes in or around .\a>.aieth during thu last tweuty-flve >ears to raise a fund to defray the '•.Kpeiise of securing a replicw of tJiB Wliitnlield Statue for Nazareth. Il .vould bb ono of the most impressive things that could be done for tho town, and not many American towns can boast ot so illustrious a touudar as  Whitelield.
l>r. .Mcivony.ic's statue represents Whileliold preaching to a tield cou- gregatio^ii. Ther" aro tne uoldiless, vigor and freedom consistent with the outdoors sotting We have the de-linite impression of the cvhorter. and it gives ono that broatliloss feel¬ ing to know what unshot rrow of thought rt'iii come from his lips. Ail tile majesty of his personality .a there, and the dignity of this power IS noi lost ill tho ardent gesturing.
Georgo Whllerield -was Dorn In 1714 al the Beil Iim, GlaucesRer, iOngland. He was educated at Ox¬ ford, ordained in 17i!tj, aud reached .Savannah, Georgia on .May 7, 173S. .After a few inonths' residence there be relu'rned to Kngland to raise funds fur an orphanage in Georgia. It was slated tbat upon his return he freijuenlly preached from forty to sixty hours a week. He came to America no less than six or seven times, and diod at .Newburg, New Kngland, on September 3U, 1770, where his body now rests.
"A  i''ornier.N'azareiia."
.MeetiUK ot tlie  Welcome ConuiUttcc.
The t'ommitleo to Welcome the Hoys and I'rovide for a I'ermaoL'nt -Uemorial met on .Mumday evoning -4th inat at the Y. Al. C. A.
In the absence ot Chairman Brob- son .Mr. Charles Kneclit was called to the cliair. The meeting being of a gel-togelber characler and for gen¬ eral suggestions aloing the line of the committee's work, the chairman (jialled for the reading of a letter wrllteu to the "Item" making a pro¬ position for a permanent memorial. .NO aclioii was taken. A tull state¬ ment of the proposal ap'iears above
Willi regaru to the IJnancing ot llie commilLee it was considered best tbat tliere should be bul ono treas¬ ury and one treasurer, Asa Wunderly was placed in uomindtion f r Treas- uri-r  and   unaniniously  elected.
The committeo adjourned to moot nexl .Monday, 7:45 I'. M. at the same place, with the idea that the suD- coiiimitte ;s should iti the meau limo formulate plaus'lo bo laid betore the uieetiui;.
.oi.o.iiiig adju rnmeni Ille Com- mii'.ee on Immediato Welcome heiu a session. I'ermanenl orgj nizatlon 1'. as aflected by the election ot the Uev. A. U. Thaeler, Chairman and I. Jiarles Clew oil as secretary. i lie ccjininiitei' plans lo co-ordinate its work with llial ot tlio general com¬ mittee plans to co-ordinate its worK vsilli thai uf the general commitle, wilh the adoptloii of a program which may be repe.ilod with subsuquoul ar¬ rivals of returni'ig soldiers or sail¬ ors. Another meeting Aill be held following the meeting of the gouoral commillee on .Muuoay evening uext. , f
WKlT'lt.V 50 VKAU.S
AGO "MT ri.K WO.MJ'J.N"
l.s .SWEKT AS EVKU
Oue ot llio most charming adapta¬ tions of well known stories to the screen ia "Lilllu Women,' the famous iiovei written by Louisa M. Alcott litty years ago, which la now released as a I'aramouut-Artcratt special pic- ure. ll is a auliKhllul photoplay ana will be siiown at tlie V. .\i C. A. auUi- toriuiii ue.\t Saturday afternoon and evening. The tour famoua 'Titlle womou ¦-- -Meg., Jo, Beth and Amy iia'e been visualized with Uelightuii effect aud all who have read the stor^ ivili Iind the picture excellent iu every way.
The photoplay presents every pi\)- minent cliaracier of llu' novel aud au will be instantly lecognued by .\lisa Alcott's admirers. Sweet, gentle Jo, whose sacrilice of her woiulei uu liau BO that her mother might have money for the journey lo Waahigton to seo .he tallier lying ill theie, is appealiug- ly plajod by Uortby Broiiard. Meg, who marrioa John Brooke aftor she has waited while he hghts the battles ot the Union, comes to lite in tho per¬ son of Isabel Lamon, aud Henry Hull is Brooke. Beth aud Army ure play¬ ed by Lillian Hall and Florence Fliau respectively.
The scenes ot the story were photo¬ graphed lu and about the Alcott home iu Couoord. Mass., whoro ''Little Wo¬ men" was written, and these leud great attractivtn:ess to the picture. The home of Ralph Wiildo Emerson also is shown and iu this respoct, the picture is of great educational value, ilarley Knobles, who directed the pro¬ duction, has provided a splendid cast of players to interpret tho various roles, so that ti-om this standpoint aa well as all otheni, the photoplay doubtless will attract widespread at- teatlon.
A spiKlal matinee for chlldreu In the afternoon. This picture will be very Interesting for the ycuager peo¬ ple and a large number of them are expected to attend this matinee
Envoys   Say   Hungarian   Seaport   Must
Be  Assigned  to   Italy  Contempor.ine-
ously With Signing of Peace^Foch
Wants French Defense on Rhine.
I'aris.—The Italian dele-aiioii to the peace colifereiiee has iinauiiiioiisly decided to uilbdraw from the con¬ ference unless I'iume Is assigned |o Hilly conteniporaiieously with the <<in elusion   of  peace.
"The Itliine is oiir only j-'ood line of defense. 1 do not deiiiaiid annexa¬ tion, but If we do not secure Ihat inill- tiiry froiUler we will have fought in vain." Is u stiiteiiienl made by .Mar¬ shal Foch, (inotecl in an iiiteiviev\ printed iu the Halin.
In discussing the last days of tbe war  the  niarslial   said :
"II was the wonderful soldiers ulio u'axc i!S victory. .My only merit was lo liine had faith and never lo have despaired. We si;,'iieil the arinisliee In spite of the cerlaliity of <riisliiiig the Gerniaii armies, to a\(iid killing' ine more man and beeaiisi' it giivir us everything necessary to a French vic¬ tory."
I'resident U'ilsoii, Pr. rieiiienceau and Iiavid I.loyd (liMii-e are boldlng ii series of nieetiiigs to adjust differ¬ ences among llieni. Tlie.«e consliliile .some of Ihe liiri:er qnesllons pending now—repai-alioris for war losses and tbe I'raiico-IJernian frontier. These questions, for the nionieiit. have as siiiiieil paranioiint importance, even takiiii; place iiliead of Ibe league of nations.
Col. 10. M. House told British corre- sponileiite be was convinced tiK peace treal.v. Including the league of na¬ tions' coveiiiiiit. woulil be ready for sl;:nnture on .March 20, adding be would "be dlsaii|iidiiteil If the Ger¬ mans were not at Versailles three weeks hence."
The <-liief issue of Ibe question nf repnrnllons Is not what Germany sbonlfl pay, but what she can pny. The comnilssioiis'. which have studied tlie siib.lect gradually, have redui'ed the claims to a total of about $40,(X>0,(HX),-
noo.
One proposal lias been to spread the payment over n perbxl of 40 years. On this ba.sls Ibe prircipal. with Interest, would amount to .SSO.lMKl.'.iOO.OlKl nl the end of that time. Against this proposal     Ibe    coinniisslon    has    estl-
' mated all the available wealth and re¬ sources of (iermany nt home nnd abroad. The .•\ineri<iin view is that ,?112,(MK).fM)0,(H»0 is Ihe niniosi  thnt  can
Ibe    expi'cted,     this    being    esliinated
I rougldy  as  follows :
j     German resources outside that coun-
Urv, SS,(M)(l.(Mi(t(MM)   renresenteil In mer-
I     '
! chant ships, rnihva.vs and mines In .M-
I sace-l.orralne.   cal   nnd   Iron   deiiosiis I In  the Sarre  vallev,  foreign  securities j and governnieiit  pioperiy  In  the erst¬ while   Gerninn    colonies.      Seven    bll- I lions of Ibis proiieri.v, Ihe commission iostlmales.  Is privately owned and  Ihe i remainder  owihmI  by  tb<» government. I Of   private   resources   (iermany    lias I property     valueil     nt     !?I.(HH),0o().(MKt, \ threequarters    of    tbat    sum    In    tho 1 rnited    ,States   and   .'!!.'{.0(iO,lHX),0<»0    In othe'-  countries. I      All  Ihe outside  properly  Is regarded i by  lb(? commission  as siib.lect   to  con- ! fiscnilon  hy tbe  allied  and  nssoclaled ' powers.     Should   this   view   prevail   It would  yield  ie.H.iHMi.fNMl.tHH) for  the |ni- j nie<Ibile    liquidation    of    war    losses. j This   would   leave  .«4,(XHI,(M)l).(XH)   to   be ] pahl If the .American estlniate.l of tlie total to be claimed  Is adopted. I     The Anu'rican  view as to Ihe means jto provide for Ibis balance Is Ihat  the chief reliance will   have  to  be  placed In   Germany's  balance of  trade.     This In  turn  has opeiieil  aiiolher large j'uid subsidiary   question,   as   to   how   far (ierman   Industry   should   be   nllowed to compete with  the rest of the world, particularly with nearby countries like France
Bolshevists Seeking to Unite All
Central Europe's Proletariat in
War on "Capitalistic Allies."
RUSSIA    IS   ALSO    AN    ALLY.
Karoiyi   Deserts   Entente   and   Appeals to   Workmen   to   Save   Nation—Se¬ cret  Army   of  70,000   Men Formed.
Great Evenis of the World
Told |n Paragrophs
Short Chronicles of Pa.st Occurences Throughout   the   [ nion
and Our Colonies    News From Kurope
That V\ illjinstruct.
ITEMS OF INTEREST BY CABLE, WIRE, WIRELESS
Frederic .Semprini, chief instructor of the American pilots' school In Milan, Italy, has written nn nrmy offi¬ cer In the United Stal<>s that n huge Cuiironi biplane Is being prepared In Milan   for  a   Irnnsatlantic  (light.
iusTomAPAis^
LAND DEAL IN MEXICO
State Department Service Notice
on American Syndicate at
Los Angeles.
WORLDS   NEWS  IN
CONDENSED   FORM
PARIS.—Oswald Garrison Vlllard, after a irip thiouKK, (;,.rnmny, rei>ort.s to President Wilson and .Mr. l.loyd Ceorge iliat the old empire Is drifting rajildly Into Holsbevlsm.
NEW YORK.—Clarence Mackay and
oilier olllcers  reni.iv i.,|  t'ron ntrol  of
the Postal Telegraph Cable Compnny by th«' postmaster general, who names .¦\.  F   .Xilaiiis to iipi.i;ii,. properlleg
WASHINGTON.—Edward    N.    Hur- ley,  chairman  of the  Shipping  Board, reported optlnilsllcally on bis obsjervu' lions abroad nnd declared ihut Ameri¬ ca  polenllally   Is  the  world's  (greatest marltlnio power j     LONDON.—The Turkish flag l« rala- I ed   In   lOgypI,    where   grave   dl.sorders I are 'spreading.      (ieneral    Alleiiby    Ih I hastening lo Cairo from Palestine and I reinforcements   have   been   rushed   to I llie army of oi-ciipailon. I     PARIS.—Ukranian troopa have cap- i lured l.emberg after Ave davs of hard j lighting.
^     NEW   YORK—Wall   street   In   wild
I rush   to   buy   steel   stocks  nfter  trade
I reaches agreement to lower price of steel   product.      Scenes   In   Stock   Kx-
I change nre reminder of famous North¬ ern PHclflc corner     Some traders start
I uuward movement.
Washington.—The slate deiiartment. In resjionse to a number of telegrams from Senator Phelan, of California, now in that state, wlildi reported the alleged negotiations by Japanese in¬ terests for the purchase from Ameri¬ can interests of 8l)0,(KM) acres of land In Lower California, has telegraphed to the California-Mexico Land Com¬ pany, of Los Angeles, warning It liat consummation of a sale of such prop¬ erty 'vill not be tolerated by this gov¬ ernment.
The nature of the warning is con- contained In the text of ibe Lodge res¬ olution, adopted by the senate In 191U, and which caused ihe suspension of negotiatiiios at ihat time between .Jap¬ anese interests anil an .¦Vmerlcan syn¬ dicate for the piircliase by the latter of JIagdaleiiu P.ay. Lower Callforniii, but which, if allowed, would have fur¬ nished to .laiian a valuable site for a naval base.
The consequence of tlie reviving of the ohi qiiesiion of purchase by .Ispan of territory on this continent was re¬ garded here by students of the inter¬ national situation as having possibili¬ ties of Imporlant developnieiils. At the Japanese embassy knowledge of any negotliMioiis between any Japan¬ ese Interests and -\niericans or others for the purchase of Mexican land wns djnled. One Japanese authority stated his personal belief that ibe report was an in vein ion.
Some of the conseqiieni'es of the dis¬ cussion whlcli the raising of the ques¬ tion is thought to make possible are: First.— Stri'iigthening the position of thoso critics of Ihe presejil draft of the covenant of the league of nations who assert It does not conserve Ibe Monroe Uoctrli.e, and that n specific reservation of tbat document In llie treaty of peace creatiiii: a league j ought  lo be niiule.
I .Second.—Defeat of llie Japanese i amendment of the b'agiie covenant j guarnnteeing International racial 1 equality.
[      Third.—To bring In question  tbe re- latton.s between Mexico and Japan. In , one  quarter   It   waa  asserted   It   was i hardly   probable   that   a   sale  of  such extensive tracts of .Mexicarf territory : could   be  considered   without   (Irsr   ob¬ taining from .Mexico City an Indication of the  Mexican  government's attitude towards it.
The slate department, It was learned has no Information concerning the re ported negotiations other than Fena- tor  Phelun'8 'elegrnms.
London.—The IJiidapest governnieiit is reported lo be signing a proclaina- liiin acUiiowledging a stale of war be- twieii Hungary and tlie entente, .says a dispatch lo the Kxcliange Telegraph from X'ieiina.
'I'he disiiatdi adds the Czeciio-Slovak goveriinienl Is ijri'parliig to issue a iiioliilizatloii order.
The Iterlin Lokal Aii/.ieger's IJuda pesi coirespondenl says an army of Tit.OiHJ iniMi has been formed .secretly under the coniinand of .Major Georgey. The correspondent adds that the iion- Sociallsls and the rural populations are suippoi'iing the new Soviet govern¬ nieiit.
Copeiibageii.—Iliingary has turned P,(dslie\ ist. A .Soviet government lias taken the place of tbe Karoiyi cabi¬ net. Il is headed by Alexander Car- boias as premier and P.ela Kun as for- ei^'ii niinlster. Cominunists and ex- tri'ine .Socialists doinliiaie the new regime, which is out and out Bolshe¬ vist.
Several regiments of Czeclio-Slo- vaks. insjiired by P.olsbevist propagan¬ da, have inutined and gone over to the Keds.   Tbey are now In Hungary.
'I'liere Is danger, according to late ilispatcbes, of the lied wave siireading through the ranks of llie Czecho-.sio- \ak army In the south owing to exten¬ sive agltjition carried on for monihs by Lenine and bis lieutenants.
Count Michael Karoiyi before re¬ signing issued a proclainalion urging n "world war of tbe proletariat for justice" and plea<lliig for support of tbe Ilungnrlnn masses against the de¬ cision of the Paris Peace Congres.s to occupy Hungary.
Paris.—A proclainalion of the new Hungarian government (announcing Soviet rule ami alliance with Uu.ssia) Invites the workmen and peasants of Bohemia, Itumania. Serbia and Croa¬ tia to form an armed alliance against the nrisioiracy, landowners nnd dynasries.
It   requests   also   that   workmen   of Austria  and Ceiinaiiy  follow  the lend of  Hungary   in   breaking  off  relations I Willi the Paris peace conference. I     Tliey nre requested to rally with the I Moscow  go\ernnieni   and  constitute  a j Soviet  republic and to resist, arms in I bainl,  the ''iniperialistio  conquerors." The    proclamation    says    the    Hun¬ garian   goveriinient   will   organize   nn army   which    will    enforce   the   prole¬ tariat's    ilictates    airaiiist     Hungarian ! landowners   and    capitalists,    the   Uii- mniiian    nrlstoi'racv    and    the    Czei b ; bourireois.
The document ends by urging each , workman and peasant lo work in or- I der to^produce or lo enlist In the army.
Copenhagen. — Scdidarlty    with    the
I Russian .Soviet gnvernment and an armed nlliunce «lili  ibe proletariat of
; Itiissin have been proclaimed by the new Hnnearlan gm (.riimeiit, according to a dis|iatch from  r.iidapest.
The telegram rep.irtin:.' the Hun¬ garian alliance with the Uussinn Bol¬ shevlkl   which   the   Merlin   corri'Spond-
i eiil of the Bi:daiM'sl Pesti-Naplo s.iys be has received from that city adds Hint three Russian envoys already In Budapest declare a  Lnssian Red army
! Is on a line fnun Brody to .Stanislau anil !•; advanclii:.' iHi Leinherg, appro\i mutely 7.' miles distant.
This  nrmy,   the   telegram   continues,
! Is expe<'led tn 'irrive in Budapest with¬ in a fortnight.
lialys demand iliat l-'iuine be ufrow- eil lo thai country or that iio peace ttiiiis will be considered is a proiiii'iu tbat <'aiises al>prelieii.sioli among the delegates ill  PaiiS.
Tlie .North lieiiiian line has j:i-shipi' ready tor .\iiiericaii use and tlie crew of Ihe liiiperator has relented and agrees to lake tbe vessel to sea.
Swil/erlaiid would like lo Join fhe League of .Nations, lull asks to be ex- cuseii from niiliiary action against Hn.\ violators of ils covenants because ut the dilTeieiil races among ber citizens.
Opposition to the League of .Nations covenant is wt.-akeiiing as a result of n-ports from Paris as to its probable revision .•,0 as lo safeguard Ibe Monroe ,<U<iiirine and tlie country's immigration lans. ;
Au    iiliiniatum    is   Ibat    the -envoys j from   lionie   will   withdraw   from   all , peace   negoijalions   unless   assurances ' are given  that   in  the tinal  settleiiieut Fiume is lo be assigned to Italy. 1
Neutral nalioiis tiave a bearing in i I'aris on the jiroposed world league ¦ co\eiiaiit  and  ask  tor clianges.
A eonferiiice of Knglisli speaking: Turks in Constantinople denounced ! the •intrigues of foreign powers" iu ; Turkei and called for complete Amer- | lean control ot tiie Ottoman govern- i nient. I
'llie Polish Commission at the peace | council  decides  to  leave  tlie status of AUeiistein to a plebi-scite. j
French   troops   ociupied   Mannheim \ and Karlsruhe on the west bank of the ; I Riiiiie.
I A coiifereuce to wliich iiiteriialionai I auUiorilies liave been invited has beeu { called at Washington .May 6 by the de- i partment ot lalior to consider tlie les¬ sons of the war on child welfare.
Leaders of both parties in Congress Web'omeil the luospect of a special ses¬ sion ill .May and begun prepuralious to speeii  llieir work. *
Secretary of Treasury (ilass says Viciory loan to oiien in April will be tile last  is.-ue by the government.
Public feeling in Japan ami eastern Asia is being watched with great vig- llam-e iiinl Siinie concern by ihis gov- eriiitii'iit. It became known. The anti- American campaign carried on by tlie press of llie Oru'iit has readied an unusual  stage.
'I'he war deparlmenl has declileil to buy   1.") army canlonmeiit" sites and   l.'l
municipal ownersliip, experts say.
S|iiiln is making efl'orts to wrest th« Cuban market from the rnited Statei and to control cerlain exports, includ¬ ing food products.
Success ill atlemp'ts to fly across th€ Atlantic will require a flying boat piiuipped with four motors, said Frank H. I'lissell of the Curtlss company.
The state depurtnieiit lias warned a Cnliforiiia land company that the L'nited Stales government does not appro\e of a proposal to dispose of the compan.vs large holdings on the Western .Mexican coast to Japanese In¬ terests
Fifl.v members of ti' .Mis.«ourl leg¬ islature accept Senator Reed's offer to resign office and cntiip.iign for re¬ election on the Issue of presirleiit Wll- sons  jiroposed   League  of Nations.
In culliiiL' the inice of iron and steel products, Ibe governn.ent and the In¬ dustry believe ai, era of even greater prosperity for tbe country Is coming.
Shipping Board will need .H(t,(»<)0,(K)0 barrels  of oil   the  coming  year   and
fuel.
War riefiartmenr announced that [M5IKNI motor iriK ks were delivered up lo  I'ebriiary 1. 1   19.
Trea.'-^ury I>e|iartment advanced an adilitional credit of ST.'i.OOO.OiO to Ital¬ ian  government. . .
'•rdnaiice contracts value<l at $2,f>-tl,- (MHt.iKxj were recommended for cancel¬ lation up to February 2~.
Hog Islanil laiiinlied its nineteenth vessel. Ibe .Sarcoxie.
The I'nited States National Lawn Tennis As.sociation, representing one million players. pet)tlone<l (^"ongress to legislate against the proposed 10 per cent, tax on sporting goods.
Williiini A. Till and J. Howard Shoe¬ maker tied for first idace In the an¬ nual national amateur pocket billiard* cbanipionslilp.
Tile (Jianis began their preliminary spring training at (ialnesville, Fla., the city tuniiiig out en iiias.«ie with Its brass band to welcome Mcdraws men, as the mayor had declared the day a holiday.
'1 he champion socker team of the Tweniy-sevenlli Iiivisioii playeil a iJ to 2 tie game witii the .Morse I»ry iJock eleven.
J. H. Vanderveer made high scratch score of 9/1 In the trap sJiooiirig com¬ petition of Ihe New York Athletic Club at Travers Isiand.
Sir   Thomas   Lipion   is   en   route   to
balloon   and   tl.sing   fields   in   addition i ^*^    L'niie.t    Stales    to    confer    with
' ya'ditsmen   about    the   resumption   of
inieniatioiial yacht racing A chal- ( leiige by hlni in December lust was ; decdined  on   the ground   that   tlie  war
had iioi  really  been concluded. ;      John   W .  .Ai>l>e!.  .Ir.,  of the  Harvard jCluli. Won ' al amateur squash
, tennis  cliai.
I      Wladek    Zii.\.>/.ko    threw    Strn ' Lewis   with   a   body   hold   in   lli	
•X7s.   in   linish   wrestling   bout   in   tha
Gur<len.  .New  Vork.
Eugene  J.  (iiannini,  formerly  coach
at the .New Vork Athleti<- ('lui) and ! Yale, has been cbosi'ii to i. m<Ii tha ' Columbia candidates oarsniaii^!i;p. j Aniiounccineiit was made bv the Cu- i ba-.Auierican Jockey Club tlmt the I winter meeting at Oriental i'ark, Ha- '•• vana, will close on April C.
Cy    Falkeiiburg   has   si'iit    vtord   to
Manager Jack Hendricks of the In- ; dlanapolis Club thai he wns through ; Willi     the    association      Tbe    former
leader of Ibe ("ards was dependiug on
to the l.'i caiiloiimetits now owned out¬ right. All oilier truii^ug centers will be abandoned as soon as conditions permit. Mf llie -New York disiriit cuinps Upton and Camp L)ix will be retaiiiecl and llazelliurst Field and Camp .Merrill abandoned.
.\ cut of from 10 to 14 per cent. In the price of sleel will go in effect as the result of Uie agreeiiieiu reuclied al a conference between members of tile Industrial Board ot Commerce and reiireseiitalives of tlie Iron and Steel Institule.
Statistics   show   that   divorce, la   In¬ creasing twice as fast as marriage anil that   one   divorce   innv   Is  granted   for levi-ry   nine   marriages   in   the   United I SJtaU'S.
Census Bureau puts coiton ginned I for 1918, linlers excluded, at 1 l.SSS, i;;8 i bales.
O'Leary Jury disagrees in .New Vork after being out for ."»4 hours, with vole
7   to   ,-.   for  acquittal.     Adolph   Stern, the  pitclier  to  account   for  many  vlc-
"Biill"" and Ain.'ri. an Truth Society ac uirles this summer.
1"''"'''- Hank Severeid Is back  from France
Five .Mexican bandits are killed and and   Manager   Jimmy    Hurke   of   tha two wounded In a battle with a detach- ! Browns  Is iiumiin.;  on   him  to  do  lh«
ment  of United  States cavalry,  which bulk of the leam'^ backstop work next
pursiii'd   them   across   the  bonier  Into aeason.
NO   THREAT,   SAY   JAPANESE.
Delegation at Pans Disturbed by FIrrt Report   of   Ishii's   Speech.
Paris.- Tbe .Japanese delegates to the peace coiif<>rence say that at no time have they made any threat to break away from the conference If cer¬ tain claims of Japan were not recog¬ nized.
Some concern  had  been  nrou.sed  In the deU'galion by report.1 primed here of   the   speech   recently   delivered   by i Viscount   Ishll,   .lapanese   ambas.sador , to the United Stales, In New Vork city.
PURCHASE   28   CAMP   SITES.
Leaa    Than     $15.OCX).000    Involved     In Plana.
Washington.—I>eclslon   of   the   War \ Depariment   fo iiiircbase  flfte«'n   army camp  sites   nnd   tbirleen   i>alloon   and flying   fields   wns   announced   by   Act- 1 Ing   Secretary  of   War  Crowell.
Less   than   $1.'>,0«X>,(XK1   will   he   In- ! volved.   Mr   Crowell   said,   and   It   will ' not   be   ne<'essnry   to  nwalt   nctlon   by Congress,  as  ibe  departnient   has  the necessary  funds  to cover  the  cost  of these purchases.
PITH    OF    THE
VVICTORY   NEWS   \
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American peace deleg.ites wi'l .ittenpt to carry out the program of league covenant changes proposed by Sena¬ tor King and indorsed by adminis¬ tration senators. This includes safe¬ guarding the Monroe doctrine and Immigration laws and guarantee of right of  withdrawal  from  league.
Belgium proposes Brussels as capital of League of Nations and offers Eg mont palace for use of the officials on both practical and aentimantal grounds.
Poland, Serbia and Rumania may get surplus United States army uni¬ forms.
Neutrals complete scrutiny of the League of Nations covenant, and the amendments proposed are being considered by President Wilson and the full commission who have begun the final draft of the all important document.
Premier Paderewaki declared Germa¬ ny atill Is unbeaten in the east and that a Poland strong enough to shut off German access to Russia is the only hope of preventing world do¬ minion  by  Germany.
Britain has found housing the moat serious problem growing out of the war.
Alcxiio scmth of P.uldosa.
.\ scheme for a joint commission on which the government, niiners and op¬ erators shall be represented Is propos¬ ed to solvf all coal problems. The uperators have submitleii Ihe i.roposal to a referendum.
Kigbly four members of tbe marine corps, the first .Vmerlcan fi_-liter-; to land in Franc(< In June, liHT, are among 1,01:.' olllcers and men win. ar¬ rived at New York aboard ihe (iiu seppi  Verdi.
Rei'elver Is appointed for tlie Inier-
Presideni and .Mrs. Wilson pass Sun¬ day by a trip over the old Alsne and Oise battleflelds and see S<il880ua, Chemin dc~ Mames. Chuiiny, .Noyon and .Mon(dnl.> 1
Spanish troops in .Morocco are re¬ ported to have had an encounter with parti.suns of the brigand Raisull, for¬ merly governor of Tangier, who waa approached hy (iermnny to lead an up¬ rising agninst the F>ench In Morocco.
Tlje new Hungarian government, with t'ouni Karolyl as President, Is re-
borough Consolidated Corporation, thej ported to i)e ready to proclaim a stats
parent company of the Interborougl line of New York, after its prlnci|.iil subsidiary pn.s.seil lis usual qiiurterlv dividend.
Fraud or mlsn-presentaiion by pri- TBle income tax advisers In ninny cities was reported by revenue offi¬ cers. It  was learned In  Washington
The United States niak<'s available $l.'i;t"..t»(Ni.(iU(» for the instruction ol highways in slates whicii will beai half Ihe expense.
Thou.sands of wounded sulillers al the Hippodrome. .Nev»- Vork. see und hear erlppb-s who have won succVss In life nolhwithstanding handicnps.
In n I.«>ague of Nalions ballot at Williams College 'JIS students voted for and 12 against the league
Receiverships  for  the   B    R.   T.   In
of war with the allies. The new gov- I ernment has formed a union v\lth tha I Russian proleiariai and the Bolahevlst ! army Hearing ttie .southern border of I Oalicla to Join bands with the Hun- I gariuns.
; Colllnstown aer<»droi;ue, near Dublin, was raided during the night and Sii rifles   and   ammunition   v\ere   taken.
Britain will construii dirigibles aOO feet long with a lifting (.ower of 80 tons.
Oerinan sailors at Huniliurg agreed to man the ships on which food sup¬ plies will he taken to (iermany from the  Allied  countries.
Tbe Ukniinlans are sirlklng i.ack at the Bolshevlkl. (ieneral Peflura moving    north    toward    Hrest LItovsk
and  Vllna and o<-ciipying towns, terborough   nnd   .New   York   Railways 1      Finnish    government    bus    sent    a Comnanv have doomed all  cIiudcp for . ^rade commission to the United NiatsA