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ft i OUSTING vm-w- v WEATHER Fair, colder fair Wednesday, - err? rn err !J rill FINAL' -- P s III EDITION J VKIf WMfeP. 1 circulation Books Open to All.\ \Circulation Books Open to All.\ I PRICE TWO CENTS. Ooprriulit, Co. (The 10111, New br The fork rmu World). TobUthlof NEW YORK, TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1919. 22 PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS. SAYS WELKINS WAR EX-KAIS- ER IS A OR HE'D REGAIN in a By Frank J. (United Preit Staff (Copyright, 1919. by .ho United Press.) BERLIN, March 13 (Uy Courier OF COWARD, HIS THRONE, SAYS HARDEN German Editor Frankly Discusses Conditions His Country Says Present Government Cannot Last; Ebert's Election Mistake. Taylor. Correspondent) cf Zukunft and Germany's most outspoken citizen, told the United Press lo-d- ay that The present otcrthronn. to Paris). Maximilian Harden, editor GoTornmcnt should bej and will be, The ficrraan people are crazy. The Kaiser, l( he were not a coward, would return to Germany and regain tho throne. Success of tho League- of Nations and world penco depends upon close and friendly relations between Germany, Great Britain and America. Harden, who Just recovered from several weeks' Illness, discussed conditions In Germany freely and frankly. Ho is now in had rcputo with all classes; with the old regime because he continually fought them during the war, and with the revolutionaries be cause Germany has not benefited so far by following President Wilson, as he advocated. \I am flooded with letters from pcoplo asking mo why I told them to follow Wilson and why Germany Is still starved by tho blockade,\ said Harden. \I don't understand the latter, but my faith in Wilson Is undi- minished. I realize, tho tremendous opposition and difficulties ho has to s.urmount. I am confident he will prevail. But It is hard to satisfy people who. arc hungry, or others who arc using the situation against Wilson and us liberals. \Gcrmauy's new republican Government isn't anything to be proud of. It is entirely too much liko the old regime. But for tho tlmo being it ought to be recognized and dealt with liberally by the Eritcnto to prevent Germany from falling Into the hands of the Bolshevists. EBERT'S ELECTION \SAD MISTAKE.\ \The present Government thinks It must build bridges from the old to the new regime, Instead of making tho transition clean cut Tho Govern- ment can bo compared to Gen. I.udcndorff's position last July, when tho German Armies wore at the height of their victory. I pointed out then that defeat was Inevitable, but they couldn't seo It So It Is with tho pres- ent Government It Is at the holght of Its powers, but It refuses to recog- nize the great movement toward radicalism or liberalism. It refuses to clcanso Itself or see what Is coming. \The Government must be overthrown in favor of one that Is honest, above, board and trustworthy. It Is pathetic that no one was elected to tho National Assembly who possesses both ability and tho confidence of the people. There are brains In Germany, If they are only given a chance. \Election of Kbcrl, the Middlor, for the first President was n sad mistake. Why should Germany liaxc to mnko such a mediocre start as a republic! Ho Is undoubtedly honest, but so ordinary. I am told ho wears n llashy penrl sllrkpln and Is becoming a professional poll (Icliin. Nor Is .Srlieldemann n man who Is able to get a good peace. Politics prevails when common sense should. The Government doesn't rcnllzo the dlfllrullles of t lit pence problem or Germany's position.\ Harden is hcnitlly disgusted with tho methods thn Gorman Foreign Ortlco has been prnrflslng uaico the armistice was signed. Ho condemns the For- eign Office officials Htronxiy. as ho condemned tho war and Germany's war policies. Ho wants to fpo Germany den I squarely with tho Bntente, sending delegates to Paris who cm be trusted to mnko a clean breast of German h guilt and establish a basis upon which Germany can bogln anew. Hnrden's friends urged tho Forolgn Olllce to send him to tho Peaco Conference, to confer with President Wilson personally f possible, to admit Hermanns mistakes, and 'o clarify her present position. Harden agreed to go. but tho Foreign Olllce refused to consider the proposal, despite tho fact that ho Is one of tho few Germans who are not compromised In foreign eyes. \FOUGHT WAR IN GUILTY WAY.\ \Wm were to blame for th! war for nian reason,\ Harden continued. \I've consistently xald that, not only about tho beginning of the war, but about our conduct o. tt throughout. Germ.ui 'a navy wo a direct danger to Kngland at n limo when wo were (fttlinr rich hy her free trade policy. The Ktigllsh colmlcs had us ninny n v goons ns those m.nle 1n England, lirruiany stnited the uai, as 1 pointed nut In November In the '.ukunft. We fought In a guilty wn . and by means of propaganda nude our people bellevo they weic justified In lha deflate of their fatherland, The German peopii weie honest In their belief. \Tho militariets clcimcd atoadily that we wero 'ight and would win. I pointed out we wero wrong the fact that faur-Ct.- u of the world was agalnit us was a cure sign we wore wrong and th.it we would bo de (Continued on Jsawl Second Page.) im.imi nn -- v. r U7, fcBfcKl FKLLMLItU CONVICTED FOR KILLING CHILD WTH AUTOMOBILE Mire (rn PirtU Cnunil \ii.iHi' ITIIOO UfltlU I UllllU VJUIIl of Speeding Away After Fatal Brooklyn Accident. Olga K. Dlab. No. 173 Hicks Street Hrooklyn, a- pretty Hyrlan girl of seventeen years, was convicted by a Jury In tho Brooklyn County Court y on a charge of violating the Vehicle Law, In connection with an nccldcnt which caused the death of ld Jennie Stabile, No. 354 Second Avenue, Brooklyn. Tho Stabile child wm killed by Miss Dlab'n automobile on October 15 last when she was crossing tho street In front of her home. Tho charge agalnt Miss Dlab was that after the accident, instead of stopping and attending the child, she sped away. \I did slow down,\ Olga testified in her own behalf. \But a crowd of ' poopla began to gather and tboy looked so angry and threatening ( that I was nervoua and drove away. I was sure, of course, that tho child would be cared for.\ Olga was arrested and taken be-fo- tho Grand Jury on a chargo of homicide, but that was dropped and tho charge of violating tho vchlclo ordinance was substituted. Under this law the maximum penalty is two i years' imprisonment. Miss Dlab will appear for sentence Monday. Mean- while aho Is freo on her original ball ot :,ooo. She Is tho daughter of A. G. Dlab, merchant ' and editor of a Syrian paper. County Judgo Dlko said he considered her coolness on the wit- ness stand remarkable. 470,736 MEN OF A, E.F. HAVE SAILED FOR HOME Represents 24 Per Cent, of Per-shirt- j's Forces When the Armistice Was Signed. WASHINGTON. March IS, Figures made public by the War Department to-d- showed that 70,736 officers and men of the American Expeditionary Forces had sailed for homo up to March 13. That number represented 24 per cent, of tho strength ot Gen. Pershing's forces en Nov. 11 and left 1,478.680 In France. Of the total returned home or on the way'176,518 were casuals. Including sick and wounded. Out of GS7.074 Infantry In France In November, only 89,494 had been returned, whllo the field a- -t lury figures showed 73, OSS sent tijinu out of 213,546. Tho strength of the American Army on March 15 was 2,268,537. ft decrease of 1. 402,351 slnco the signing of the armistice. The War Department an- nounced that 1,508,133 officers and men, exclusive of 24,000 marines, were In Huron France, Germany, Husala, In tho 1'nlted .Stntes there were 640,013 and at sea 64.203 The force In Siberia numhered 8.070. with 47.218 In the In- sular possessions. $3,000,000,000, ITALY'S CLAIM AGAINST AUSTRIA Aski Th.it One Billinn He Paid in i:ah and the Balance in Pive Years. noMU March 1- 7- Italy will ind an imlcmnit'. \f $1,0(jO,OO0,00O from u.;r..l-Hu:iEu- n .1 is reported semi-nf- t icially line billion of tlili. .11 he asked In i ash. the icmaiiider in lie pant m l.ve curs Ihruugli iron khipmunts taki: iiki.i.-an- m in:roitK. MKVI.8 sad tc bo linn tfwil dU.tiiwii iuio you fi. 44k UN LEAD PIPE IN WILIS HOME LIKE ONE USED IN DOCTOR MAY BE SUICIDE Search for Physician, Accused of Killing Wife, Extends All Over' the East. William J. Hums, head of the nurns Detective Agency, made the positive stutement late this after- noon that Dr. Walter Wllklna of West 05th Street, for whom a war rant was Issued yesterday charging ' him with the murder of Mr. Wllklns on Fob. 27, at Iong lieuch, U I., Is In Brooklyn. Durns named an attorney. \Oo to his office,\ said the de- - tectlve, designating the street and tho' floor, \and oak for tho address of tho young Gorman who attended Mra. Wllklns'd funeral. When you got that address go there and you will find Dr. Wllklns.\ Reporters who heard Hums make this statement expect that Dr. Wllklns will bo arretted before night. When hour followed hour y with no news of the whereabouts of Dr- - Wllklns. District Attorney Charle It. WcckH ocf Nassau County began to fear that tho physician may bo dead. \Tho disappearance of Dr. Wllklns,\ the District Attorney said this after- noon, \would appear to be a length ening of tho chain of evidence. If he is alive 1 am confident wo shall get him. Ho had little money with him. Wo are watching his banks.\ Tho District Attorney spoke the words \If ho Is allvo\ so gravely that reporters were moved to ask him, for the second tlmo if he thinks the physician may be dead. \It la very likely,\ replied tho Dls-tri- Attornoy, \that the doctor may have killed himself.\ District Attorney Weeks will go be- fore the Grand Jury nt Mlneola to ask for Dr. Wllklns's In- dictment. Twenty witnesses, Including Long Dench policemen, detoctlvos and neighbors of tho Wllklnses, have been summoned by subpoena. Justice E. T. Ncu of Dynhrook opened a Coroner's Inquiry Into tho Wllklns case y and when only flvo or bIx witnesses had been exam- ined announced that it was indefi- nitely postponed, Several more or loss ncnsational discoveries were attributed y to dcteotlven at work on tho caao. A pico of lead pipe, found in tho room- ing houso of Dr. Wllklns nt No. 1CI West 65Ui Street, was said to rewm-bl- e a lead plpo picked up at the Wllklns place at Long Hcnch on Fob. 27, the night of tho murder. With the iripo found y there wore pieces torn from a copy of tho New Kra, a Lynbroolc newspaper. IVirt of a copy of tho Now Kra wan wrapped alKut a hammer found m the night of tho murder besido ihu ibody of Mrs. Wllklns. A blood-marke- d dollar bill found under a dog's mnttrcts, and a hiring with sixteen Ktrands, reHumbllngth.it wrapped about the liauvmnr. were found to-d- in thn house at 1on,; Heach. Hoth lead pipe mid li.iiiini. r have figured In the murder itoilen from tho beginning. Mux Muyer, u glovo manuf.iettir.'r In Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, whos-- i home at No. 122 OIUo Stiei, Lor,.- - (Continued n Fourteenth Page j won i,n iti:s i i it wr. o.rml (V SlUJtl 11. I33 KrlfJ l\J'k tho' trk'l t iuiaiui. . . . ..VI t.D4Uril bvil\l thnnrr .ii itu if Wwid uoikiM, Adit, 5- - (LONG BEACH DOCTOR WHO IS BEING SOUGHT AS SLAYER OF WIFE 0 WALTER WILKIN5 Is tho otnclal Hnili: of Dr. Walter K. Wll-Kln- s, for whom a warrant, charging Mm with tho murder ot his wife. Iuih liocn Issued: Age, fcl.tty.four; height, 5 feet S Inches; gray hair, gray mustache, gray mutton chop sldo whiskers, almost white; full face, llorld complexion, bald head; weighs about 190 pounds, but appears heavier; stand.i erect, but has halting walk; wrists noticeably large, hambi powerful, shoulders squaro and well built; eyes eteel bluo and wears glaHsea when read- ing; talks rather loudly In ordi- nary' conversation and haH not a deep voice; uses good languago and speaks dcllhcrutcly. DAY OF THE 27TH'S PARADE DECLARED A CITY HOLIDAY Aldermen Adopt Resolution Closing Departments and Ask All Citi- zens to Join in Welcome. Thn Iloaid uf Aldermen y do eland noxt Tuesday, tho day of the 27th Dlvitlon parade, as an olllrlal holi- day. Thn Hoard adopted the following resolution: \Itesolved That Tuesday, March 5. l'ji-j- . win uny or review, and upon which will he shown deserved honor and appreciation to the officers and men of the 27th Division of the Amer- ican i:xpdllloniiry Forees. he and the said duy hereby Is deelared ns an official holiday, and the people of the city are Invited to Join In the official programme of \welcome home\ to those returned in triumph from tho sreat world war \Itesolved fuither, That the heuds of the several departments \f the of the f!ty of New York be and they aio hireby rciumlcd lo grant (or said Uhv leave of absence, with pay, 10 all employees, InrmditiK tlire on a per diem Male, under their Jurisdic- tion.\ IIIk Ciiii I I'rlee Increnar, WASIIIN'dTO.V, March 15. In- - renMis of I J in l i cent, iii cjal p its sine 101., ttcic fport.il y in the Mouii i.'Mi\ ..f the Labor llcv.cv uf ilv llun au of Ijibir Matlxiics iio.vr taiu; ( n.t.Ncr.s. ctiliLi il.rlimul -- fllil thuul off WlUl I'lliltf Jittui't MtOiCUM, A4n, BREWERS PREPARE BY TO RESUME IKING BEER WITHIN WEEK New York Companies Decide to Follow Opinion of Coun- sel on 2.75 Per Cent. Drink. New Vork brewers, who hnvo an- nounced their Intention to test the validity of tho Government ruling fix- ing the alcoholic content of beer nt one-ha- lf of one per cent., expect to begin tho browing of 2.75 por cent, beer within a week or ten days, according to nn announcement made y by counsel for tho United Htntcs llrowcrs' Association and individual brewers In this city. All that the brewers arn waiting on now. It was announced, nre new stocks of malt.Most of tho companies havo kept their organisations Infant .iu. mm iii-i- uiiij iu iku uirir mjucia I to be ready again for business. I None would say whether ho expects' Interference from the Government.. That, nearly nil pointed out, has been ' left to their counsel, headed by ICIIhil Itoot and William Guthrie, who havo given an opinion that the brewers have , as much right to decide what ago of alcohol makes beer Intoxicating' mi the Internal ltcvcnu Department, j This wilt ho the point upon which possible suits In the courts will bo based, counsel for tho brewers holding that Daniel C. Itoper, Commissioner of Internal llcvcnue, had no legal au- thority to fix one-hu- lf of ono por cent, as the amount of alcohol beer ihould contain. The Urewors' Association ns a body announced this afternoon that it will not advlso Its members to manufac-tur- e beer, but that It has nent to them tho opinion of Messrs. Itoot and Guthrie that they might do so legally. Homo of the manufacturers stated that they will not reatime operations Immediately. Ono of thorn Is tho Lion llrowcry. Hugh A. Murray, Its President, stated that It has enough stock on hand to supply Its trade for several months and will pot replenish it Immediately. Col. Jacob lluppcit and George Khrct, heuds of two of the largest breweries In thu city, announced they will resume, operations at once. llrowcrs In other sections of tho country unnouncod y that thoy will follow tho loxd of Now York browe.ra and roaumo tho manufacture of 2 75 per cent, beer Immediately. Tho Anheuscr-Husc- h Hrowlng Asso ciation In St. IjuLs was one of these, whllo the Connecticut Ilrownrs' Aso-elatio- n nnnounend that all Its mem- bers in that Mate would follow Now York's lead. The Kverard, Doelger and Trom-me- r breweries stated that they have eomo to no decision yet regarding thu manufacturo of boer, but would await action by their boards of directors. Should tho bxewers win their point, there Is not only nothing In the Kmer- - gency Agricultural Appropriation Hill to stop them from making and selling 2t per cent, beer, but they may also contlnuo the buslnem after tho Prohi bition Amendment to the Constltu tlon goct Into effect. The amendment Is directed u:alnst Intoxicating bev- erages, and the Issuo hinges on u rul- ing as to what an Intoxicating bev- erage Is. William K. Olcott, counsel for the defense, in the test suit brought butt week by Joseph K Kverard, a minor- ity stockholder in the James Kverard lircwery. tu thu brewery from discontinuing lis activities May I, nuulred by tho Prohibition i lause, y told 1'nited .States Attorney Caffey that his in th defense \would be welcumeil \ Thn invitation, it wan ;tated, will be re- - (Continued on Second Page.) HARDE NG BROOKLYN COUNCIL DECLARES KIEL CANAL MAXIMILIAN IS MURDER; IN . FREE COUNCIL MAKES PROGRESS IN DRAFTING PEACE TREATY BRITAIN YIELDS ON CABLES Decision Is Reached That Forts on Helgoland Shall Be Dismantled Sub - Committee on League of Nations Meets Two Days Ahead of Schedule. PARIS, March 18. The Supreme Allied War Council decided to- day that the fortifications on the Ishnd of Helgoland, Germany's formid: able base in the North Sea, must be dismantled. It was decided also that the Kiel Canal should be internationalized and made available to the ships of WILSON MAY RETURN BY MIDDLE OF APRIL, WHITE HOUSE REPORT Statement Based on Rumor That the Peace Treaty Will Be Com- pleted Next Week. WASHINGTON, March 18. HOCHK officials WHITK y If report from Paris that thn Peace treaty might bo completed next week proved accurutc. President Wilson might return home by the middle of April, No Information regarding the probable date of npproval of a treaty has been received at the White llouto, INQUIRY PLANNED INTO NAMING OF B.B.T. RECEIVER Assembly Resolution Also Provides for an Investigation of Financial Condition Causes. iHpwtrl to Tti Krrolnf World.) AI.ItA.NY, March 18. .Senators Hoy- - land and Illack Introduced a resolution y providing for lcRhUthr of the \grounds upon which the receiver of the II. It. T. was ap- pointed.\ The resolution also provides that an Inquiry be made of the \financial ac tivities\ of tho H. It T. \and the causes of which brought about the financial condition which mado such a proceed- - ItiK necessary.\ The aim U to make tho Investigation a Senate nnd Assembly one. Tho rean-lutlo- n will no doubt be defeated by the Republican majority. TAKK HK1.1-A- N. IIKtOltli MKAIJS d4 its bo turn luuil illftallbD uskn you f.sU IMPORTANT TO ADVERTISERS Sunday Clarified Advertis- ing Copy should be In the World Office by Friday livening. Sunday Supplement Section Olsplay Advertising Copy should be In the World Office by Thursday, at 1 P. M. Sunday Main Sheet Display Copy hould be in the Wurld Office by Prlduy I. veiling. tain advertising owms; in tfts sroiit volume Is y Usui to tu f1i.Hili'4nt.iKiu i,y Disced of vtitlrr v onutud EARLY COPY NECESSARY all nations on even terms. Tolls will bo collected to pay tor the maintenance of the canal. Germany probably will retnln sovereignty of the waterway. Tho Council has under consideration tho question of main- taining Helgoland ns a port of refuge for peaceful craft. Tho llrltlsh delegation to the Teace Conference consented to refer lo the Supreme Council tho. question of the futnru ownership of German cables to America. All parties Interested In tho question nro preparing briefs. 'Kngland r.elxed the German cables and Is still controlling them. I DlsKsltlon of Gernv.n warships Is not likely to be Included in the treaty of peace, according to tho view of tho American poice delegation. Germany will bo rcqulrid to surrender title to tho nh I ui. Tho ultimata ownership will bo determined later. A pica that neutral countries should havo a larger share In the organiza- tion and direction ot tho I.eagiu of Nations than is now proposed was mado to a ot the Peace Conference Commission of the League of Natlnnn y by the envoys of Holland, Switzerland, Denmurk, Nor- way and Hweden, Otherwise, tho rep- resentative said, they wero generally satisfied with the plan. Tho of the League of Nations Commission met two days nh end of schedule. All neutral countries, with the exception of Spain, wero represented, LEAGUE COVENANT TO BE COMPLETED BY NEXT SATURDAY Pull Treaty of Peace Likely to Be Ready for Presentation a Week Later. PA HIS, March 18 (Fnlted Press). Tho League of Nations covenant, as It Is to bn submitted for inclusion In the preliminary peaco treaty with Germany, will bo ready Saturday, It was Indicated tn certuln official dr. cles At tho Kimo time it stated that tho entire treaty, iiiclitd'nr the cove- nant, will bo completed by a week from Saturday. In view of varying reports as to whether tho covenant would be a part of the preliminary treuty, It was pointed .out that its Inclusion Is furr thcr indicated by tho speed with xrhleS the constitution Is perfected. Some reports have dwalt espe- cially on the allegations that an attempt to incorporate the league in tho pact will slow up the gen ' oral peace work. This argument is met by the itatomont that the covenant is now further advanced ,. than any other feature of the ? treaty. The Committee on Ra ponsibility for tha War haa 'ISS- -. \TBS.:
