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WEATHER FORECAST. Fair to-da- y and zentle variable winds. IT SHINES FOPs, ALL Hujhe.t temperature yesterday. 44: loweat. 3 Dialled westher reports on VOL. LXXXVI. NO. 143. 4f NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1919. CopurtpM, 1U8, 6 the Bun PHnttna and rublUhlno Association. PRICE TWO CENTS. TEN STATES HALT NEW U. S. PHONE RATES Xew Jersey Leads Fight in Enst Against Toll Charge Effective To-da- y. ITS SERVICE BOARD ACTS Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska nnd Michigan Also Fight. The new nationwide toll and long distance telephone rates established by Irostmastcr-Gener- Burleson under the authority of tho wire control act ivtr.t Into effect at 12:01 o'clock this raarnlns, except In the numerous States where appeals to the courts for jfllef resulted In tho Issuance of tem- porary restraining orders. New Jersey led tho protesting; States, 1 5.1 this section of the country. Opera- - I Hon of the new rates there was 'ihwarUd by tho New Jersey Public t'tilitles Commission, which ordered i suspension of tho Fostmastor-Gen- - ' tnle order on tho ground that Mr. j Burleson In operating telephone com- - j In that State Is subject to the j liws or .ew jersey, unless congress jiossesscs the power to relieve him of ompllance therewith and has exer-v'xf- such power.\ The commission isade plain Its belief that the Postmaster-Gen- eral Is Infringing upon the po-3.- power of the State In endeavoring to Impress the new rates. Notified of Two Pruteats. While V II. Lamar. Solicitor of the 1'os: Office Department and a member ef 'he Federal wire control committee. i in Washington Inst night that the Tpartment had been \otflclally notified it orders having been Issued f r.I;. in two States, Indiana and Mlssi- - j t ppi, such orders were Issued in Illinois, Vtiada. West Virginia, Missouri. Ail- - , v na and Xebraeka, while the Michigan) liailreail Commission warned the tele-- 1 ) ioic companies there that prosecutions ,1 r the State law would result If any r rn.pi were maae to put me new raiw , Mr Lamar announced that the Ted- - i ...i ,, ,, p,,i, vi,.. rt,- - cl ued to Issue a permanent injunction kalnst enforcing the rnte. He said i!t was the only court that has held i' ill lies rings and .rendered a decision. Under tlie new rates as announced by Mr. Hurleson there w 111 bo a basic I i :arSe of 6U mills a mile, airline mile- - . k'e, nia uib u.tj' ui H'b- - unlce up to midnight and h of e diy rate between that hour and i :30 A jl, Tlie new charges were recommended ' the nrst report of the committee on Mi standardisation. .Mr. iiurieson tio ;e.r ctTect would be to equalize me ton M long distance charges over the coun- - ) In many Instances rates In certain .icalitles will be Increased, and It was -- is fact that led to efforts of the State Hgulatory bodies to prevent the new . . . . m r A rn. however, the Postmaster-uencr- al 1 ittd, there will be a reduction In rates. nnd .tt Ilatrs Compared. j How Hurleson's new tele- - one toll rates work out for the New ' Vork btflnees men Is shown by tho fol- - l. ing table of typical examples: ; OLD BATE. rivtl Kadi FirTt Bad. e' York city three addlt'l three aJJ''l to min. mln. mln. .Vbanj- .. . .30 1.10 ,j I .. l.W .00 t. w SfTII-U- .. l.SO . l.iO !i .. 1.70 J 70 3\.it iburr .. :.m .S3 2.1' Ma ' inonaatl .. 3.S0 1.25 S.vo ' inrion ., .. 4. 1.30 3.t ' 11'jmtms .. .' I. ' iwoit . .. 4.0( l.W s'.n tueajo .. 6.00 3. ft) l.nutM .. 6. CO :.c llislto Durlraon TJenIe Appeal. i -- He action by the -- Vow Jersey Utilities wimlssion followed an appeal by tho ommiss on to Mr. Hurleson. It was ' : about thr w-- Ur ago and re- -j c. Jested an Investigation before putting tie new rates Into (.fleet. The board in- -' flcat'd Its willingness to assist In tho jf.vektlgatlon, but the request was dented. .Mr. Burleson Informed tho commission '\iM thc new rates were adopted as the 'suit of a study by tho committee on I tandardlzatlon and that they were In '\Itri to apply throughout tho country \iout special reference to their effect tn Individual localities. ,rhe commission members said the sua-,-r.-i- order would remain effective un- til a court has declared It Is unlawful. In New York city the new rato sched- ule affect calls outside thc local service ea There are several extra charges npo?ed on the telephone user, such as ' person to person\ rate, where tho company Is called upon to lo-a- 'e a particular person. Hereafter this of f rvico will cost more Vin tho regular toll charge. Under tne .lit sjstem this service was free. The Compnny Expfalns. Explaining the operation of the new 'ti. the New York Telephone Company tasud the following statement yestcr-i!.- y \Tli new base rate for toll calls Is ths ' tatlon to station' rate, which ap-- r. s nhore a toll call Is mado from one \'epnono to another without specifying ' a particular person Is desired. This 'mo 1s determined by the air line dls-- n between toll points und Is com- puted for thc Initial period on the basis ' rnte for each six miles up to 'en'j-fnu- r miles, and 5 cents for each ' t miles beyond that distance. \Tho company points out that \station to jtatlon\ calls must be made as far as POfilhle by giving the telephone num-- r of the. called telephone. Whero the r.umber Is not known and telephone Information Is not available the timber thould be obtained from 'Infor- mation,' or If the called telephone ls at i dlsunt point the name and address t the called subscriber should be given to the toll operator. \In addition to the 'station to station' ra' a 'person to person' rate, an rate, a 'messeger call' rate 'r.rl h 'report charge' are quoted for is tn points on which the 'station to tatlon' rate Is 15 cents or more. The 'person to person' rate, for calls EBERT FACTION WINS GERMAN ELECTIONS; WILL FORM REPUBLIC Tabulation of New Germany's Election; History and Identity of Rival Parties HK sulyoincd table giies the election results so far as received from Germany, tabulating the totes received by the opposing parties in the various districts and the composition of the rariies: Majorltr SWlallt. Freiburg 1,697 25,773 iannneim 18,765 Lorrach 10,941 3,852 Waldshut 3,631 9,972 Sackingen 2,800 5,918 Constance 12,249 15,774 Wurtemburg 470,316 303,050 Mecklenburg and Lubcck 3 seats Frankfort o n Main 14,000 19,000 Dnnzig 13,300 Magdeburg 2.514 Elberfeld 11,077 Brunswick 0,363 Barmen City 8,310 Berlin (24 districts) 8,135 2,251 The Majority Socialists are the same as the pre-ui- ar party of that name. The party leaders arc Chancellor Kbcrt and Phillip Schcidemann. The Centrists arc the old Clerical party, now formed by a coalition of Protest- ant and Catholic church men. The Protestants, having no political organiza- tion of their own, voluntarily joined forces with the Catholics. The Gentian Democrats consist of the old Liberals who in the old days icerc best exemplified by such men as the late Albert llallin. The. Independent Socialists arc those who left the old Socialist partu in the Reichstag in March, 1916, over the question of continuing war credits. This is the party of the Spartaeans, led by Dr. Karl Lebknecht and Rosa Luxembura until they were killed. The People's vartu is comnosed of the German, nlmul nniim, p7. .. . They arc the Junkers and ultra conservatives, led at present by Count Wcstharji. Decisivc Defeat of Spartacus Element Reported in Provinces. WOMEN CAST HEAVY VOTE Disorders in Berlin anil Ham burg and at Several Other Industrial Centres. Spe'ml Cable Despatch to Tun Siv. Conright, 1319: all rights reserved. London, Jan. 20. From the election rcturnii af received from Germany to- - day it appears that the result has gono a forecast, a victory for the Majority Socialists and the defeat of the Spar-taca- n faction. Though the returns are meagre, tho Majority Socialists the group have a afe lead and will have charge of the formation of the new Government at mMtnir of the Natlonal Aasembly . ne!il montn. In the event that later figures do not givo the Majority Socialists a majority of the delegates In the Nntlonal As- - pemhly n. coalition Government com- - ,m nf vnlorltv Social sts and tne .,-,,, ,, h formed. , Sy tie Anacialtd Freet BbrU.v, Jan. 20. Richard Fischer. ..m. r,f flit. Malorltv Socialist party in itruii, j - - . Socialists would at 11,0 Majority have between 40 and 50 per cent of U)e jnde.)cndent Socialists 5, tne cntrsts 30 and the German Dem- - \\ats fnv.n U to -- 0 per cent p... Lo.npox. Jon. 20. \The course ot the elections) throughout the Oerman State.\ uv a Oerman Government wireless uea- - patch received here \has proved clearly that the development of republican form of Government Inter-J,'?- o ests the whole German nation. Parttcl-:'- w pation in the elections was strong evcry-J'j- f whero and in tho sharpest contradiction t,he indifference which vast classes, especially among tho bourgeoisie, have tin. nrraston of former clec- - n- - fpcclally remarkable was tho ,a of women among the strong percen masses of voters and the perseverance of both male and fwna.c vo.crs to th.tr votes, desplto adverse weather conditions. Disturbance Are Ilcported. Only from the Ithlneland, thc mining amborn Ca85el anU a tew Ulsir1 .... .mall nlneci have there been dleturu ances due to tho violence of Spartacan bands. RVerywhero else the day lias been quiet both In the provinces and In the largo towns. \The party administration of tlie In- dependent Socialists has now appealed to the workers to suspend their protest sttike and return to work.\ Another report coming from Copen- hagen says rioting occurred In Berlin last night after the Spartaeans had at tempted to destroy the ballot Doxes useu in election. The Spartaeans were repulsed every- where. Fighting took place, It Is In Wllhclnistrasac and Hede- - mannstrasso and at the Hallescho Tor. The Spartaeans also maoo mi mwuih to storm tho office or voricaena. Disorders In Hamburg, In which sev eral persons were Klliea ana oiners wounded, are rcportea in aewpaiciieo uj way of Zurich. The disorders wero In- cident to demonstrations in connection with the demand for the release of the sailors who had been imprisoned by the Government as the outcome of previous disturbances. In Hamburg the Sparta- eans prevented ballots bolng cast In some precincts. goldlrra Occupy Polllns Doolhi, Rumors that the Spartaeans Intended to Interfere with the counting of the bal- lots resulted In all polling places In Ber- lin beinr occupied by eoldlora when the voting ended. There was some shooting around the Vonraerts and other news- paper buildings late in tho evening, but It was not of a serious character. Indications are that n very heavy vote wsaeast. In some district In Berlin 90 per cent of the registered votera had cast their ballots before 3 o'clock in the afternoon. For the purposes of the election Ocr-man- y waa divided Into thirty-eig- dls- - Pontinued on Secornf rflff, German Inde- pendents. People's Drmocriit. IsU. Party 9,920 4,276 26,662 6,007 8,572 1,444 2,292 147 1,091 49 8,721 968 332,010 2 seats 1 ueat 38,000 7,000 77,000 14,000 22,500 6,800 11,700 4,224 9,919 7,205 9,650 22,128 16,200 26,336 112,689 22,968 7,335 4,706 3,005 2,990 NOSKE FORCES ORDER IN BERLIN Flame and .ume Throwers With Civilians Iout Spar- taeans ' in Streets. , , ! .'OO.OOO OUT OF WOHKi Strike tailed to FrotOSt Liell - ltnedht Killing; Prove Failure. , , ; Special Cattt DeipatoS to Tn Scn rorc I Ac tendon Timts Btrvtn. Copvriehl, an rigktt rtterved. j Behmx, Jan. 20. Thanks to the C tensive military measures adopted by the Government peace has been re- - stored In Herlin and th remains master or the situation. Gus- - ' tave Noske. In charge of the police forces, has shown himself tho strong man he was said to be Never before as Is a a a tho a had tho a was so great a seen in of eastern , with nnd meat products addition ip- - whlle of tho Hritish supply to civilians. The civilian guard to ,he ould be the officers' mad\ \0ur m ' a n-- r. .\'to take said . . 1 i i illt- - perilled order and to society against Bolshevism. Drive on Spartaeans Spartaeans wero combated by all available means. An appeal circu- lated by tho Wolff Bureau'said: throwers nnd mine throwers to the fore! Tho cavalry the guard requires you to report yourselves im- mediately. Tou know what is nt stake.\ The volunteer people's forco also attracted many to its largely tho demobilized men who were unableo find work and were by the high wages, 210 marks monthly and Rood food. Unemployment Increases without in - termlsslon. Tan hm,ir ih,, ...i unemployed In Consequently are. a a n( nnrtlrtf tti demonstration the Independents a meeting Saturday In of military forces at' meetings. The meeting in thel dispersed by a Lieu tenant. This a strong arbitrariness. FEARED. QnarlrrniMter Lifted. i V ASMi.voTo.v, Jan. 50. Higher next year are who In appropriations food mat. iney allowed a 10 per cent. In the year next July. \When the Administration to furctlon and Its aro removed prices will go sky high,\ of tho Quar- termaster's Corps before House Jill-Ita- tho nppropt lation bill. army ration fou'd day now Government 4S cents. Col. x.vtu viri.- - tlonk had asked on n Wilt PACKERS BACK BIG RELIEF BILL, GORE CHARGES Scheme to Stabilizo Prices of Meat Comes Sur- prise to Senate. QUOTES AN INDEPENDENT! $100,000,000 Mcasuro Debated Without Vote Hoover Attacked. Serial Deepatch Be WAsiiiNcnox, Jan. 21. Alt day the Senato debated the bill appropriating $100,000,000 for Immediate purchase of sufficient food supplies to prevent general famine In Europo without reaching conclusion or vote, al- though It Is believed measure finally will \pass. The debate, however, out the fact that statement been the Committee on Agri- culture an Independent packer that behind admitted need for some ap- propriation to extend food relief abroad 'was scheme to stabilize meat prices by taking up surplus stocks owned by Ins their armies and eonsider-th- e packers In Kuropc, which would ablo military success In western Rus- - military the supplying southern nnd Berlin. Europe meat Tho Government In curtailment pealed thus 'anerorte1 cast under leadership of army up from Am'rlcn- - England's slack.\ Mr. showed i f up preserve The \name of defence ranks, attracted Berlin. tht-s- HIGHER Predict ii prevent to the. United States nnd the consequent depression of prices. The independent packer was D. YV. Taliaferro, of the Company of Detroit. Senator chair- man of the sprang the sur prise on tho Senate when ho related that had \Innocently told us . l.n . . . ,!.. , 1AAAAlAnn . . Ann r.t nU 1 in Mtnsnirin ,b price of packing house products so that ' tho packers could dlspoi-- of the stocks they had on and obvlato a loss.\ j Hoover Taliaferro alo told commlt- - had held last October with of thirty or packing )concernF. At that timo Hoover assured i0, i,ac,'e:'s ,nat he fcandia foreign orders. Senator Gore coupled the promise made by Hoover In October war conditions still prevailed with the con - dltlon. now with the war over, the de-- 1 mand of tho American overseas j and normal conditions soon to bo In American producing nn'1 distributing Industries. u was eald that lf an 0Vr,uPfl' of meat \ow s Permitte.i to at m thn United particularly through of thousands of tons of American meat In Kuropc. mmy packers would be hurt. It was that England should undertake Taliaferro. It was also explained Senator Gore that we had been sending vast salted to Ilrltaln dur- ing the that the rlenlng of the armistice had the demand for in large quantities. The packers, it also insisted, hail n agreement to maintain high prices. t Scimtor I'lrnrit. Senator Lewis (Ills.) pleaded with the Senato to pass bill and cease it. lie said \President is on the ground. , He knows he asks this measure. Ho sees compensation to his country. or spiritually. This appropriation ls thc nr'x n\ as n ' to harmonize tho frictions flashing through the peace confere If J ' ate meant ine reiuiai to ucsnowieugo or ZuU to the Wrvienc to k)nM or t0 b0 apostles of Bolshevism, nct T. Soldiers, \lf this last follow the first re- - suit will bo on our soldiers and the re newal of the war In the Austrian and Russian border countries, llkewlso the Balkans, as tho the war was renewed In Russia the and Bolshevists against soldiers of France, Britain and America. A o: this Dill would dishonor the President and doubtful the of the Peace It m, up disorder and anarchy among 50,000,000 disttacted and beckons to !aUKm\ tno of American mothers. To pass measure is the preservation of Americans, not charily to foreigners. Senator Penroso (Pa.) took of discussion to inveigh ngalnst fixing In general and efforts of the Administration along this line in particular. He introduced an amend- - greatly ft-s- t by Wilson Hepublio; Dr. nld his plins was the his proof the Inquiry to the against tho I'roTe. Full ..Aftur tnat no speeches, no \It Is necessary,\ he no In pledging an Inquiry be taken out of be of any at otherwise- - there can be no guarantee nor In all The unprejudiced He Iresldent will have been started on hit. for commission composed of j way to nnd members of Revolutionist Socialist calling far ratlfica-part- A general strike to protest tho Senate. against killing of Dr. Llebknecht tho little he and Luxemburg which up by Ills call to revolt against kings claimed by the Independents was and for democracy will be told by miserable fiasco. The strike has been: imperial of Europe and n up. ' spiring leaders that tho set the Sen I Miat nrniilKHlnn afternoon various the city. Herr Noske posted t strong everywhere Lustgartcn was - produced protest military FOOD PRICES Aid ,'rcn.r When Dans Are prices anticipated by army officials, Congress for for y naq for beginning nil restrictions de- clared Liiut.-Co- l. the Committee hearings army An for one man for one tne Adaiiis basis j loTnt brought before by gaining their return Packing Gore (Okln.). committee, Taliaferro 1 hand Anrnner. tho Hoover rep- - resentatlves forty their while slackening restored veiop States, return shipment the seriously planned by meats Great crl-l- s. but preserved stock was gentlemen's l.riTl the 5100,000,000 combating : Wilson why bodily ' Instrument the ' ,Jn 6hnll was method when by Reds tho defeat mako session Conference, people f.0\8 advantage the price the Food President. these hands, table opposition every proposition nations Rosa stand Food Adams taxpayers of United Stales when In !\' J,i on roui'th LABOR PROGRAMME TO BE IN TREA TY; LEAGUE TO BAR ENEMY TILL WORTHY; FRANCE'S PERIL IS OURS, SA YS WILSON REDS' PRESTIGE IS WEAKENING Lenine Proposal for Sur- render Has Strong Sup- port in Russia. ATOIY IS IN GOOD SHAPE Terrorists Arc Having Sonic Success in Outside Military Operations. Paris, Jan. JO, Authentic Informa- tion received here concerning recent developments In Russia Indicates that the strength and prestige of the Bol- shevik Government at home has weak- ened somewhat in the last few months, although Premier Lenine and his as sociates have succeeded In strengthen- - sla. f Premier Lenine, apprehenslvo of po- litical developments and tho possibility of a vigorous allied Intervention, la re- ported to have to the committee of the Soviet Congress that tho Bolshevikl surrender. Knrl Iladck and Foreign Minister Tchltcherln opposed the proposal vig-- orously. Lenine s proposal Tl\. a itdf.nt V... \ nUvltll ' vi oies out, or ;uu cast. Th prospect of foreign intervention, however. It Is Mild, has brought to the llolsheviki from certain elementB which dislike Intervention as such and who fear that It mlsht lesult In a counter revolution and the of the monarchy. Armr of .TOO. OOO Well Pnlil, The- - Ilolshevik army is estimated to number 300,000 men. It is said to be well equipped and under complete con- trol of Its leaders. The high pay of- fered by tho ltolshevlkl, who also con trol the food supplies, enjblcd the to maintain discipline and to attract recruits. It believed here that no revolt by the masses' of northern and northwestern Uui will bav much chanco of success while the maintain control ot their army. Tho withdrawal of the Germans Is aided by the military progress of the Uolshevlkl In the west. whre they are J concentrating their greatest effort. I llu\m l.iii..u .v. ... ... wiuioui uiiinaij ' l'u:\wv'\ overl ! 0 m, of They have ,., i.!. e i i.k,,,.!, ..j the Raltlc This concentration ! in tho west lias resulted In some se- rious reverses on other fronts, notably the recapture of Perm by Siberian troops and defeat of tho Uolshevlkl at Archangel and on tho and eastern fronts. OppixliiK nlt'rt. allied tfiN on Perm-Uf- a front, the spective on Dwina our to to In addition to the Perm Ufa armies there are also in the Omsk region of Siberia in the Kuban region, while small allied forcos aro stationed Baku, Odessa and Se- vastopol. Representatives the various llusslan Gmuimiicnts, with tho exception of Bolshevik, are now at Paris or their WB5' to advocate their claims before the Peace the Minister the nKlmo street trnqing and begging nro uereats tne measure tr.e worm Omsk Governments: at. Tsclmlkovsky, Increasing. iwlll say tho thing asked ,,ri.tilent the Northern LIrbkiieclit. brother of I as an auxiliary tn dc- - Premier Lvoff and Boris BakhnictefT Knrl Liebknccht, dead nled by Congress. This bo other AtnbaHsadors ot the Kerensky has protested against an ,ot tho antagonistic Senate charged In ernmcnt. are nmong prominent emls-h- v ...nii.rv i.iw i. ... .. 'sarles conference. But thus far Strike editorials, declares, \that assemblages this coutnty support will Influence tho peace Kurope. an Inquiry.\ asks special obstruction to tho lion by the j \Then summoned was pro- -' the press of tv held parts against In- - rood asklnp purchases dliciosen Increase ceases on costs tieen made force fore quantities of ended tack tho greatly they ll.omlng execu- tive However, support has unarmed the couth although tlm on no Russian Government recog-- i nlzed. nenllnic With Thero are three main proposals beforo tho conference regarding Russian policy. first advocates vigorous tentlon tho overthrow of the Bol-- 1 sheviki. second advocates by every nther means than desnatch of troopo elements ob-ca- Intrigue, normal conditions in tne penpnerai gtons encourage populations of tho central region still Bolshevik domination effort to obtain similar conditions. The third involves tho cessitlon of tho Government, tho withdrawal the associated and allied troops and attempt to reach working arrangement to assist Russia of her troubles, though the of tho Bolshevikl Is necessary. Under the third proposal the asso- ciated would attempt to supply Russia with food other nec- essaries reorganiza- tion of transportation. Industry and com- merce, Bolshevikl would guarantees discontinue their their refrain from molest- ing allied sympathizers and ter- rorism. HOLLAND SEEKS APPROVAL. Conventions With Allies Submitted Parliament. Haoit. Jan. 20. The Govern their tiensury bills. Under the agree- - mcnt with American I Hollirt make deposits in enn banks with u view lu stabilizing .exchange, i ment to tlie bill providing that In thement has laid before fiecond Cham- - purcnaso oi ni iur un e Der of Dutch parliament for a preferenco should ho given proval conventions concluded between tho American product. The amendment. Holland France, Italy, Great opposed by Democratic un and the United States. Martin, was adopted by Senate. To France. Italy and Britain Senator Penrose Saldl \I thiol; 1ia ir,.Hn,.,l crnnlu pertain rreillfn will bo notonlshed read ll pir-\\- TpirtTeat Continued Page. proposed Trotzky, restoration provinces. re provided UNIFIED WORLD DEFENCE VITAL President Sees \Sons of Free- dom Bound Under Com- mon Oath.' FRENCH SENATE'S. GUEST Urges Community of Interest Now Established Be Per- petuated. On the Attoriated' Press. P.vaip, Jan. 20. \The peril of France. If It continues, will be the peril of tho world, and not only must Franco against the peril but the whole world must organize ngalnst It.\ Pres- ident Wilson delivered this warning y in reply to nn addres of wet-com- o at a banquet given his honor by the Senate. The luncheon was one of the most elaborate functions thus fnr held, with 300 guests at the table, Including two Presidents nnd many Premiers and public leaders. In tho sumptuous set- ting of one of the finest of tho Old World palaces. Tho throno room of tho Bourlxm kings was used for the first time since 100 years ago Napoleon banqueted his Generals from battle. Tho Republican Guard, lu &now white uniforms and gleaming helmets, lined the marble staircase as President Wilson ascended. The menu was a beautifully engraved work of art, bear- ing President Wilson's portrait on the cover. President Wilson'n speech was warmly applauded, and ho closed the baud of the Republican Guard took up tho Inspiring strains of the Mar- seillaise, with thcr volco ot a tenor from the Opera joining In the refrain. The President was lmprese'd with the demonstration that he a hur- ried note on his card and sent tthe( singer. Informal Itcucntlon KolloT. The guests then withdrew for Coffee the Salon Victor Iugo, whr two bril- liant fToups formed, ono with Marshal Foeh centre nnd the other with President Wilson, the Premiers anil for- - eipn delegates crowding around. The two prctl(1.ntf, again received mllltarj' hon or?i uht-- n they departed. 'dct Wibron wound up a bu,y da \I going to tho Hotel da Crillon at j w.h\e ' 11 conference with the American delegates Following Is text of the of President Wilson the luncheon : \Jfr. President of the Senate. Pres- ident of the Itcpubllc You have made ime feel your welcome In words as gen I rlr. hit been corroborated In every cir- - , Bvcrywhcro wo have been welcomed, only, but welcomed in tne spirit and with the same thought, until It has seemed as lf spirits two countries came together an unusual and beautiful accord. \We know long period of peril through which Francs has gone, thought us remote in comprehension and sa tiiere were not comprehend as you comprehended me uauger in tr.e presence which world Thero was timo when did not know how \t 11 \\u ' that throughout these trying years, when mankind waited for the catastrophe, anxiety of Franco must have been i the deepest nnd most constant of all. for I sho stand frontier freedom. I She had carved out her own fortune j through a long period eager struggle. Sho don great thlnga in building up u great, new Franc. And Just across bordfr, separated from her only by a few fortifications and a llltle country dark purpose, the cloud sinister de- sign. This at tho very bor- ders France. \And jet, It is fine to remember here that for France this was not only a peril but a challenge. France did not tremble. France quietly and be--r ovn ; Continued on Second Page. - Funds Low or Nil, Smoke Fund to Rescue PRIVATE JOHN T. KILBY of Uattery C, 301st Field Artillery, says many of thc sol- diers in Europo say they often are hroke when tho smoke fund comes to their rescue nnd they share his opinion when he adds: \We. certainly appreciate thc work your wonderful news- paper and thc generosity of the good people of tho U. S. A.\ Sophie Tucker's triptych party for smokes for the hoys in Germany comes off y at Rcisenweher's. It will break the record. WARNING! THE SUN O FUND has no connection with any other fund, organiza- tion or publication. It employs no agents or solicitors. erous as they are delightful, mid I feel Kor.-e- s Not I ' (,.8t you havr graciously calb d me your Ar. expedition of to. 000 and Hus- - friend. May I not in turn call com-f.ii- n trcops ban been unable to establish pany a enmpanv of mv friends, for contact with the 70.000 Czccho-SIova- k everything that jou have' so llncly caid. the successes the and at 'perm promtoe lighten this problem, jcumstanre of visit thu country. and forces and at here Cnnfen-nce- . Serglus Saionoff. I Uy,npathy anU I ilar former rorelgn of old... llm\ n ' novr representing the Kuvan and ,\'a of and Spartacan will .. of ' ot of of has been IloIsheTlkl. the Tho In- -i nnd Tlie the returning the of we the did at of of assistance the in i whose neutrality, it 1ms turned out. the Russia fighting for democracy and did not respect, lay the shadow der against the Bolshevikl, with the Dy the cloud whlcu enveloped Ger-je- ct of contributing to the restoration of lmnnv, tho cloud of tho cloud of re of Russia, and to the under to an opposition to Bolshevik of nn a out formal recognition not Powers and urgent and assist in the the to attacks on neighbors, cease ' to Tiir. tr.e Government will Anierl- - the tho ' to and leader the Grc.it ' In French as so wrote it to In In the ' 'cio- - address nt Mr. not the of tho In tho the stood. no has the of had the of shadow lay In of to $8,000,000,000 Wat Loan Subscribed by Britons Special Cable Detpatch to Tns flux. Copyright, J9U; all rights reserved. LONDON, Jan. 20. Tho total subscription to tho British war bonds was $8,000,000,000, states tho Evening News, al- though official figures will not ho available beforo tho end of the week. There in every indication that last week's rush to subscribe will bring the total amount invested up to this sum. BRITAIN'S PLAN GIVEN BY CECIL Would Exclude- - Germany, Aus- tria. Turkey and Bulgaria From Pact. MUST END MILITARISM Lord Robert Says League Will Admit Them Only When They Have Reformed. fly the sortoteit rrett. Pari.-)- , Jan. 20. Germany. Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey cannot bo admit- ted to the league of nations at the present time, hut they should be al- lowed to Join as soon as the league Is satisfied that thfy aro entitled to be ranked among the trustworthy nations of the world. This is thu opinion expressed by Lord Robert Cecil, who has Just turned over to tho printer the British plan for the leaguo of nations which will be submitted to the Peace Congress. Lord Robert made this statement to the Associated Press : \Tho league should be for all trustworthy nations, since it is for the good of humanity,\ he added. Asked for a definition of \trustwor- thy\ Lord Robert replied tht. In the cas-- of Germany on' criterion would be In the establishment ot a Osvernment free from military dominance. This would bo a guarantee of trustworthi- ness. It was obvious, he pointed out, that Germany could not be admitted un tll she had brought order out of the j t'r0Rtn' chaos nnd the complexion of the j Austrian Mtnntion Dimvnit. : In Austria the situation was quite different from that in Germany and very difficult hlnce. Austila has been toll, nn hi- - rnliillnn ..Mln fjormanvl tuns rnr nas nnii togctner, continued Lord Kobert, and It appeared probable th.it a number of separate States would develop from the Austrian Kmplre. \Here n\ m tho cai-- c of Germany,\ lie said, \stable and trustworthy gov eminent must be established. HutJ them is no reason the various States should not como In when they snow tlictnseives Illtea to un so, lr- - respective of the rest.\ in this connection he pointed out that I the , . ., , ttio i to it to the made tlio the tho for of too Baikal ,,at nation. i , It veciat Despatch to Tim Sr.. ( rttht reseried. l IiNPoK, Jan. 20. cheeked Sry Is prompt been the the the flooded Gov- - omment troops, whleh prevented inr llieri'. discovery organiza- - Hon trades unionists tho Governor to hurried vllt to he a fidentlal with the As a re - ,suii troops io uarccinua and of martial declared. tho taken the Premier prevented spread tho outbreak the country. PLAN U. IN 20. project an unoillel.il In Is under by tho tn tlio nilslon course havo no relations with tn Ger- man Its funrtlons would confined to direct re- liable i'ii condition slid events In tlie provinces, with- out It is pointed nut, any Ccrman rrofcicnn' Is World Af- fect to of HE BE Noulens Council Arc Enemies of Entente. ny hills. Staff Correspondent of Tun St.r. li:; all rights reserved. Paiiis, 20. WiNon attended a of tlie coun- cil this held a Ions with I.eon UourgeoK author of the French for a leaguo ol nations, The for the next scs-lo- u the Peace has not yet been The council will hold an all day &oslon that must await by the leader uf rjue'stlons before Ilia sessions c;m Thct! arc turned to b of greater rnther than los complex- ity, prox-roi- -. There is concern on part of the frleud much speculation nn will hap- pen when he Is represented by proxy If a definite Is not reached by the time he leave fur home. nrly All l.enicue Nearly all the exing are related some to the league of nations plan, which Is still and tbe details of which arc most in circles. H learned y that the Brit plan for n leaguo of mulous. of which had been lntrutPd Lord Robert Cecil, had been com- - plot ed. Allied action Kn.-s.- n. which appears to fire, now will take form of with the possibility of relief the functioning of th\ ,,., ......... ... . ...... .,..,,, v. v. il iuc lu. nnmlc side will liae equal right witli the purely side deterfnin Ing the future allied policy the have been brought up by suggestions fur the prohn-wh- .. b ,,1.11.,.,. ,.m h. Bohemla showed moro signs of being jnK nnout important change the. settled than other sections of Aus- - trla war status of unified No nn Turkey. Sinn Fein Seeks Ilecoenltlon. As Turkey, waa There It? some ns to what mak \v V not know what Turkey wiii,n-\t\d- o President Wllfon will af-be- explained Lord Robert. \We must sume toward nine await territorial settlement to be rllospn at a rcco\t meet- - by tho Peace j Much same condition obtained Ing nf Plnn ami who ZrVVX now on their way here to formal Idc.i of being Prus- - demand self determination Tra- - su ur.,i REBELS IN SPAIN Falling M win of their I Is bpllcved the Sinn Troops onFelncrs will nsk him to act a of Plot. I.iiator in tho Irish Cnble opvriijht lfiW; all The Spanish revo lution yesterday was quickly, Tin. Informed, measures having taken by ! Immediately upon discovery of plot. Barcelona was with a fiprt'iiu m i.wvt'rtru l.n The of a secret comprising soo.ooo caused make a Madrid, where had con talk lremier. ero r un- - a state law was Many of leaders \TfKurv by a of throughout S. RUREAU RERUN t'noinelnl \llnilinaay\ li, IVncr DeleArnteN, Paris, Jan. The of estab-llshln- g American \embassy\ Germany consideration American Peace The proposed would of the Geiiuan au- thorities nor sroreilited any Government. be gathering and Berlin and which, satis-fuelor- y dlocus,olon of dllllcult. Peace Treaty's Action on Workers 5fay American Congress. COMES AFTER LEAGUE Sinn Feiners Seek Rec- ognition Independence Through Wilson. MAY MEDIATOR. Ambassudor Tells Al- lied That Bolshevik! i,AUn.ci: Copyright, .Tan. President allied morning ami con- ference plan this nfturnoou. plan at Conference announced. allied the confcrcnca settlement tremendous proceed. questions n resulting In much much the President's and what only settlement Affect Plana. problem in way nebulous, probable 'diplomatic was l$h to regarding be hanging ap parently some Changes in -- ,., military In respecting annlwtlce conditions modifying blockade, nn In command. Predictions impossible question pre.ilctIons. the representative Congress.\ ludepcndenco Feiners, nr \abandoned admitting, QUICKLY LHLLKLU recognition Independence, Barcelona Government) mediately UUcuatrd delegation lu. liiforni.'itlnii meeting sdiuwlng dlcussed drafting inquiry, American Flood dispute. Conference. appointed to represent allied ceo mimic interests nn .Marshal Foch rep- - resents military interests, thus brtng- - nmK The President molded meeting this. Sinn Folners at Manrlieslcr, and tliere Is much speculation as to whst will linntinn Tinr The consensus In all diplo matic circles wns that the Peace Con ference Und opened most auspiciously, tho speeches of President Wilson and Premiers C'lenionrenu and Lloyd George attracting fnvnrahle enm- - incut. While tlie openrng remarks were expected lo he felicitous, yet the whole atmosphere of the gathering was that of a new era. In which tho j forces of world democracy were h- ,,,, n, c ... ,.,.. ti '\ \ \\\ \ \ ' \ vvas also reflected plainly a plrlt nf yet under.'. sovere tcis. Still It i sigulllcailt that ill view nf the great portent uf tlie dlfciissl.ins now taki'ig placn anmiig the Mailmen the wnters re- main fairly calm, WllaM Irrar l.nlior Miicllnii. President Wll.vm has presM-- fur early consideration of the labor ques- tion, which Is recognized by till as of first Importance because of the con- ditions in Europe. International labor protect inn has boon a b!g cuit'stinti since isTtl. mi, phase nf It bin liu' appe.iriH! ,.il treaties drawn up since then, ll is now. proposed lo incm inru.i tills riuestiidi In tho world peace fMry, S
