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WEATHER FORECAST. Pair J ,4 3 temperature; to-da- y and strong 1\. \S?\ lit Till -- jCL3IHU(.-dik ''PUT IT SHINES FOR ALL Highest U.talUd temperature yestetday, 56; lowest, 31. n.ith.r r.port. on cdltorui p, VOL. LXXXVI. NO. 205. CROSSES GIVEN TO 27 HEROES BYO'R YANAS 50,000 IN PARK CHEER Pour Wounded 3Iedal Win- ners of 27th Are Unnble to Bo Present. 1 POSTHUMOUS AWARD Brave Ones Arc Swamped With Presents and Smoth- ered by Kisses, f . SCENE IXSPIRBS CUOWD First Ceremony of Kind in This City Starts Exercises in Honor of Division. First magnitude stars of the con- stellation Orion blazed In the daylight yesterday in the wonderful sunshlno of Central Park, while 50,000 persons tuned their cheers In preparation for the big show New York's lighting men whoso valor carried thenl through the rg lino and whose names aro now carried on tho hero rosters of tho United States or of Franco re- ceived their Distinguished Service Crosses or their French War Crosses from tho hand of their division com- mander, Major-Ge- n. John P. O'llyan. while a battalion of their veteran comrades presented arms, the band of tho 107th United States Infantry tho old Seventh played ''Onward, Chrls-tio- n Soldiers\ as' It ought to be played nnd whllo half a hundred thousand civilians (some of whom had had their dreams of such a day, no doubt) were fired by tho thrill of this aftermath of victory. It was tho first ceremony of the kind that had ever taken placo In New Tork. As the first event or the programme for honoring the Twenty-sevent- h Divi- sion, a programmo which will culminate when O'ltyan's men swing up Fifth avenua within a lane of a mlll'.on people, the ceremony of decorating twenty-seve- n men whose courage has been recognized by their country or Its sister republic attracted a tremendous crowd. To say that 60.000 thronged upon tho emerald carpet of tho Sheepfold Is merely a guess. Nobody could estimate accurately the number that formed a great, solid hollow squaro wltblis which a battalion of tho 107th inarched nnd countermarched and the heroes received their crosses of honor. Tho beauty of tho day and tho fact that the day was a Sunday turned the feet of enormous crowds toward the walks of the park and brought them there too In pre- cisely the mood to enjoy a brilliant military spectacle. Greeted by Crowds In Streets. The battalion forming the escort ot honor arsl commanded by tho regiment's Colonel, Mortimer D. Bryant, marched to tho park from the Seventh Regiment Armory, passing all the way through denrely crowded streetB. The combatmt troops wore their metal helmets which had been painted a dull green and which carried also tho now familiar division symbol, the dark red mono- gram aixl Its seven dark red stars upon a disk of black, while the non combatant units wore their overseas raps. Swinging Into tho park by the Fifty-,nlnt- h street and Central Park West gateway, the battalion marched to the Sheepfold along Its western side, then turned to the south and took position In doublo line, facing east. Accompanied by Major-Ge- n, Thomas Hi Barry, com- manding the Department of the F.nst, and by Major-Ge- Daniel Apploton, who was Colonel of the old Seventh for many years. Gen. O'nyan with his di- visional staff reviewed the battalion. At the south end of the battalion line stood the men who were to receive dec- orations, most of the lads looking pretty self contclous under tho stare of the groat crowd. When Oenn. O'llyan, Barry and Appleton completed the inspection of the battalion escort they walked to tho east of tho field and turned to face tho double line of motionless troops: At a sharp order the squad of men about to receive cross not in motion Rndln tiles of four marched ncross the Held, taking position about fifty jaces from the little group of gencruis. \When they were drawn up Gen. Barry them briefly, saying that Gen. O'Ryan had asked him to wish them long life and happiness and to express his own and the country's pride in them as worthy soldlors of tho United States. Gen. O'Hrnn Shake, Their JftaniT?. When Gen. Barry stepped back the names of the men were called one by one, and as each name rang out the owner slopped forward two paces to receive from Gen. O'llyan n handshake, the Cross, and then another handshake. When this ceremony, which was very brief, had been completed, the decorated men faced to tho east and had the honor of reviewing their escort nn It marched past snappily and disappeared In tho toad which wound southward toward Fifty-nint- h street. Then there was a rush, pell mell, by the crowd to sur- round the heroes and to shake hands with them. The police either didn't want to stop the surge or couldn't. They Just fell out of the picture and immediately tlm laughing, blushing soldier boys were swamped by their admirers. . Girls kissed them. Men nenrly wrung their hands off. CIgarottes and flowers were fairly forced upon them, and as they Rot out of tho Jam later and walked out of the park some of them carried armloads of thlspleasant loot. Men Who JlerrlTnt Crosses. The officers and men honored and' the reasons therefor follow: Hair, Infantry, V. S. A. For h'rol.m near Polsson.. July !.. Wounded. b took command of a battalion afier the previous commanders hoil r.H Vounlfd, displaying )ijh- - cuurKo. Thn Oars' Uler li was wnun again, hut Vent to the war. Men\! V-l- n X. r..nl. I0lh For heroism nr ft Kouplet Oc fober ... discovered a larite niacliinu irun and for three lioure held a posi- tion (nst It, until reenforcod by n Mr. Vleltcr machine gun. This aid forced Continued cn $txth rase. CITY READY FOR 27TH'S PARADE Fifth Avcnuo \Wears Gorgeous Dress and Victory Arcli Shows Its Glory. VISITORS POURING IN Units of O'Ryaii's Heroes Will Jfarch To-da- y to Their Designated Station?. Manhattan starts Its official welcome to the Twenty-sevent- h Division y. urooKiyn began hers yesterday. inougn tno biar parade, when tho he-ro- of O'ltyan's own march through tho Victory Arch and before tho mile on mile of stands along Fifth avenue, will not take place until tho various units of the division havol to reach their armories by noon To reach their armories they will havo to pass through the streets, they will havo to gather a crowd and whero a crowd gathers to seo tho Twdnty-sev-ent- h march any part of it there will be a celebration. So. whllo Brooklyn In formal fashion is passing her own soldiers in review along Prospect Park West, there will be a half dozen llttlo parades through- out Manhattan, Harlem and Tho Bronx. Fifth avenue began to re- sound yesterday to the tread of march- ing feet. Not hobnailed feet In meas- ured trend, but civilian feet attached to legs that bore eyes whoso owners believed they would get no chnnco to see tho great avenue In Its greatest of holiday aspects So they took yesterday to do it. CTen nafffrlea A p peer. They tramped from Washington Square to 110th street. They rode In buses, limousines and taxlcabs. Even a side bar buggy carried a gaping llt- tlo family. The busiest of rush hour traffic was outdone on the avenue yes- terday and lato Into tho night aa the crowds formed and dispersed 'about tho Victory Arch at Twenty-fift- h street and about tho great-lumlnou- gateway to the reviewing stand at Fifty-nint- h street. They were well repaid for their trouble. Seldom has the finest streot In the world been more beautiful, particularly after nightfall. Tho genius who replaced the glary arc lights of ordinary days with globus of orango at- tained a triumph. Fifth avenue became paved with gold. Tho new globes shed a soft though brjlllant radiance on tho tire .polished pavement, on tho million windows, on the flashing motors and over tho myriads of spoctators that transformed the wholo scene. What had been a brightly lighted street became a warm, glowing hit of Just what the returning soldiers nueht to think It home. And when one got to tho top of the hill rit Thirty-sevent- h street It seemed as If tho very heart of the creat home c.itv wrm J ahead, for even from that digtnnr. ih. luminous span at Fifty-nint- h street be- came visible. Its millions of colored faeets sparkled and Its tall white columns rot fairylike from tho com- parative darkness at either side. Beside this gateway will be. ono of the most stirring places of the whole long route, for there. In the camouflage. bit of Mount Kemniel, Into which the Drtnon Contracting Company has turned Us subway digging plant, will be eeated the coldlers from the New York hospitals who are suffering from shell hhock. Tho Degrion company agreed to give up Its stand for these, men and they will be placed be- hind machine gun nests, hack of linl- - miion oarneu wire, ana In canvas ' trencnes to see their steel hatted bud- dies march by. Attendnnta for Wonmlnl, Each patient will b attended by a well soldier, a complete staff of medical of. llcors will be near by nnd on the benclu-- In front of the stand will be placed al- most 300 lied Cross nurses who hae seen service overseas. Just before o'clock yesterday after- noon a person powdered with plaster dust from hair to shoetlps entered tho office of the Mayor'H committer in the Hall .sfcHccord. TV trends nts, wctsj rai iu mrow mm out wnen it was dis- covered that behind this snowy coat there Btood Thomas Hastings, designer of the Victory Arch and Joint chalrmnn with Paul Ilartlett of the art committee. Ho came to report that tho scaffolding had been removed from the north face of tho arch, that It would b removed from the south face in the morning, and that, thanks to work with his own hands which had broken IiIh Sabbath rest to pieces, all tho pieces of the arch and the other decorative Hems for tho parade mould be In p!a,re by night be-o- the shadow of a doubt.. He plunged back to work on It himself, and until a late hour last night Tin could be observed bossing a gang of plasterers nnd car-- Conttnved on Seventh Pope. \Sun\ Fund Helps the Boys on Home Trip gOLDIERS at Brest leaving; for home can hardly bclicvo in their good fortune in srettintr n supply of smokes from TUB SUN Tobacco Fund ns they went aboard. Excerpts from their cards of rrcknowIcdRmcnt of this thoufthtfulncss may bo read on pniro 7. WARN'lXCy THE SUN' To-bac- Fund nns no connection with any other fund, organiza- tion or publication. It employs no agents or solicitors. NEW YORK, FEATS OF SKILL BY THE MAIMED CHEER WOUNDED Men Without Arins or Legs Exhibit Results of Recon- struction Work. ADMIT NO HANDICAP One Without Hands Laces Shoes and Takes Off Coat and Hat. C. K. HUGHES PRESIDES Audience at Hippodrome Ap-- j plauds Determination of Sol- - , diers to Remain Useful. lleforo ait audience of a thousand wounded soldiers athletic feats wero performed yesterday by men with artificial limbs and every hope and en- couragement held out tothein to re- habilitate themselves. It was the final session of the International Recon- struction Conference, held in tho Hip- podrome. Whllo Charles Bennington, with ono log, did a buck and wing dance Charles E. Hughes held his Mat and a French J dignitary held his coat. So enthusias tic did llr. Hughes become over tho ' marvellous feata ot who lost his right leg seven years ngo, that ho arose and applauded the young man ns he left the eligc after doing a high kick of nine feet three Inches. Michael DowJlng, a legislator from Minnesota, after telling tho story of tho loss of his legs, an arm ami a Rand In a blizzard In the eighties and of his suc- cess despite obstables, declared : \It's tho spirit that controls the flesh.\ \Iloys Mr. l3Wllng continued, \tho horse to bet on is the one with a handi- cap. He Is handicapped because he ! the best horse. You arc the boys who can win the tight. Your handicap Is Clod's greatest blessing, for you will be- gin to think, to work and to win now as you never would havo tried to before. Why, you don't need either hands or legs, only courage, that's all. You must and will play tho game like a : you have proven yourselves thoroughbreds. It's the spirit that con- trols the flesh, remember that. \And to the parents of these boys.T would speak a word: Don't coddle,, them, don't feed them with\ a spoon, let them feed themselvo. and don't baby them. Let them think themselves what they are and what wo know thev ate men!\ Charles K. HuRhra I'aga Trlbnte. Hardly had Mr. Dowllng finished when Mr. Hughes, presiding. Jumped to his feet Wth warm words of approval. The soldiers to whom Mr. Dowllng had addressed himself mado the house re- verberate with the knocking of crutches and clapping of hands. In opening tho meeting Mr. Hughes congratulated the Community Chorus. \It Is the symbol of a new America of happiness and patriotism In service,\ ho said. \This singing will bo helpful In tho troublous days of reconstruction. If we can sing our patriotism during these times we wU keep ourselves safe. \You will have tho warmest welcome from the heart of America,\ he said, turning to the soldiers and .sailors, \livery man. woman and child opens his heart to you. You have helped us to retain our prosperity and destiny. The Red Cross Is now turning Its attention to tho disabled. The returning man wants an opportunity to tako his part In our activities. We must respond with organized effort to put every man In his proper nnd advantageous placo. Py this we may shov our gratitude, our deepest affection nnd our highest esteem and respect for them.\ With the close of the chairman's ss the swlngln' strains of \Keep on Hopln' \ swelled from tho orchestra and rhorus. Iw Young, a young man without arms, strolled out on tha stage carrying a travelling bag, his hat and a cane. Artificial Anns I'sefnl. As he took off his coat with ease and folded It neatly for tho bark of a chair he began talking to the soldiers \I'm only handicapped In appearance, hoys. Don't look on It ns an affliction.\ He told them of his success despite tho fact that his left arm was amputated an Inch or u below tho shoulder and the right Just below the elbow. Ho ttiA bag. extracted a button hook with the nub of his right ami ami unbuttoned his right shoe and rebut-tone-d It. Then ho unlaced nnd relaced his loft shoe. He drove a nnll Into the tahlu with a hammer, used a comb and brush, lit a clgari'lte, played ball with a stage hand and numerous other things ns dexterously as tho average man. Ho said that he enjoyed life In tho cxtreino, lived In the open by running a newsstand In Asbury Park and exercised dally to maintain his perfectly good henlth. Charles Pennington and Charlen I. Weibe.'? followed him. Mr. Wclbell kept tho nildlence guessing ns to which leg he had lost If any as he walked about the stage. He had lost both. Kach was severed uhovo the knee. Mr. Pen- nington sold that nil that, Is needed to overcome handicaps of losing arms and legs Is \pluck 'perseverance and constancy.\ , Douglas McMurtrle, director of the Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men. said that the Red Cross no longer regards tho loos of limb a disability. \Tho public must understand nnd help I to encourage the maimed man to under- take the training tho Clovernment Is providing,\ he said. \The family shouldn't coddlo him, but let him be a man. Kinployers should not give him a soft Job, but accept the trained man tr\n the basis of the performance and earning ability displayed. Help Uiu man to build character, Instead' of breaking It down.\ He explained that the malmud soldier received a minimum of $6S and more, according to family needs, while he Is taking the course In the hospitals. MONDAY, MARCH 24, O'LEARY WINS NEARACQUITTAL IN LONG FIGHT After Nine Weeks Jury Finds Not Guilty Verdict on Big Points. DISAGREE ON 1 COUNT 53 Hours Deliberation Fail to Convince All of nis Innocence. ' ADOLPlt STERN FREED Brother of Man Accused Under Espionage Law Calls It Victory. Jeremiah A. O'l-car- the American Truth Society and the Bull Publishing Company won a four-fift- acquittal yesterday of the charge of violating tho espionage law from the Jury which had heard the evidence in the case for nine weeks and had deliberated upon It for the record breaking period of fifty-thre- e hours. Adolf Stern won a complete ac- quittal. There were eight counts In tho indict- ment. Throe of them, Nos. 4, G and 8, were eliminated from consideration by a ruling of the court. Of the live which were considered tho Jury found Itself unable to agreo on No. 7. which dealt with matter published In Pull nnd al- - leged to be seditious. The vote was said to have been S to 4 for acquittal. On counts 1, 2, 3 and 3 O'Leary and the were found not guilty, John O'l.cary, brother of the defen- dant, called It a \victor)- - for the defenco and a vindication of Jeremiah O'Lcary's faith In American Justice.\ Jury Series Light. The twelve Jurymen who had listened to the great mass of evidence and testi- mony brought forth during tho nine weeks trial arrived at the Federal Building from tho Hotel McAlpln. where they had spent the night, at 10:13 yes- terday morning. Jeremiah and John O'Leary had entered shortly after 9 o'clock, at which time the first of the group of friends who have attended the trial day after day put In an appear- ance. By 11 o'clock tho court room was well filled, while many remained out In the corridors during the long hours of waiting \for the verdict. Judgo Hand had not arrived when the jurymen ware tnken to a Jury room and there was no\ evidence at that time that they had come to an ngreement. At 12 o'clock the Jury entered tho court room With the request that Judge Hand give the meaning of the word \Intent\ as Used In the law and elucidation of .the rule of circumstantial evidence as laid down In his charge. Judge Hand went over the gVound ha had covered and then Foreman Crnest R. Hunter rose to ask to what extent O'Leary had had tho right of free speech prior to tho pas sage ot tho espionage law and If no In- tent to break the law were shown be- yond rcasonablo doubt what verdict should be rendered. Judge Hand replle.1 that before the passage of the law In question the had enjoyed the right of froo speech and freedom of tha press to nn unlimited extent nnd that his utter- ances before its paKsnge were admis sible In evidence only ns Indicative of such purpose ns ho might havo In mind after Its passage ag,Well as before. Even after the law's passage, said the court, the defendant had tha right to criticize tho Government nnd Government offi- cials as he saw fit so long ns hrs utter- ances had not the natural and neces- sary effect ,of causing Insurrection or Interference with enlistments. Judgo Hnnd declared that unless the Jury was satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that auch was the effect of the defendant's utterances be could not bo convicted. Stern Aeqnltted on All Charges. The Jury then retired and It was not until 5:1\ that they again filed Into the court room. Tho defondnnt and Mrs. O'Leary sat close together, both ery nervous and showing evldpnco of the suspense and anxiety. After the usual preliminaries Foreman Hunter declared tjiat the Jury was prepared to render a verdict upon but ono of the defendants, nut that they could never reach a unani- mous decision upon the others. Ho said that there had been absolutely no devia- tion in tha vote. The court asked the Jury If they were convinced that they could not reach a unanimous agreement, on any out one or me uerenuants. The Jury chorused 'Tea.\ Foreman Hunter then said that St,ern hail been acquitted on all charges. \Are you able to' ngrtfe Concerning the other defendants on all tho counts?\ tha court asked. The Jury testified that tlu-- agreed on some of the counts, and after some further questioning It was established that Court 7 was the only point upon which they could not glv? a unanimous verdict Judge Hand, In discharging the Jury, said that he wished to thank them for their whole hearted nnd conscientious attention during tho long weeks of tiro trial and In recognition of their good work he absolved them from Jury duty service for a period of four years. O'Leary, who Is still under Indictment, then asked the court If he might bo released on ball, hut was told that the court hod no power to do that on a .Sunday. The defendant thanked Judge Hand lor his splendid handling of the rase anil at exactly G o'clock tho court was adjourned. O'Leary said later that ho would make a statement j. WILSON WILL VISIT BELGIUM. Huron ilr Cnrtlrr Arrives In Paris to Aroompnny Hint, Paws, March 23. Uaron Kmll do Cartler dn Marrhlennc, Hclglsn Minister to the United States, has nrrlved hero from Washington to accompany Presi- dent Wilson on his visit to IleUlum, Hi\ dnto of the tnp has no' yet been fixed. If mil hsve money, buy more l.inKUTV IIIINDS from v. If vou nieil money.' iv will buy rjIIKRTV IIO.VIIS from you John Mutr ft Co., ! B'lvay, A4v. 19J9. Copwigkt, 119, . ino Bun WILSON FACES DIPLOMATIC DEFEAT; BOLSHE VISM GAINS B ALLIES' DELA Y; HUNGAR Y IN RED WAR ON ENTENTE BUDAPEST SETS UP SOVIET RULE Armed Alliance Effected With Russian Reds, Whoso Army, Is Expected. TO FIGHT ''CONQUERORS'' Austrian and German Work-er-s Invited to Oppose Paris Peace Conference. Spteiai Cabtt Deipatch to Tns Sck from th London rimes Servtct. Copyright, 1919; tt rettrvett. Vibnka, March 23. Hungary liafl gono over to BolshevUm. In conse- quence of nn Entente note delivered by tho head of tho Allied Military Mission at Budapest, Count Karolyl and tho whole Hungarian Government resigned nnd have been nucceoded by a Bolshevist Cabinot which has pro- claimed a dictatorship of tho proleta- riat, offered a. military alliance with the Russian Spviet Government and called the whole Hungarian people to aid in the establishment of Socialism and freedom In tho country. According to a proclamation in the Xepszava, Hungary- - Is constituted a Soviet republic and forthwith tho rev- olutionary Government Council de- crees tho socialization of large prop- erties, mines, big industries, banks nnd commercial enterprises. Land re- form Is to be carried through not by land partition, but by means of social- istic production by trade unions. Iron discipline is to be enforced and death penalties aro threatened against nil counter revolutionaries. Armies to He Organised. Proletariat armies arc to be organized against Hungarian capitalism and larh land owpors and also against tho bojars and tho Czech bourgeois. The proclamation greets the workers of Great Britain, France. Italy and Ameri- ca, and appeals to the workers ot Bo- hemia, Rumania, Serbia and Croatia to fight tho bojars, land owners and ts and implores tho 'workers In German Austria and the German Kmplre \to break deflnltf lywlth Paris and ally themselves with MoAmw.\ A noticeable feature of tho situation It tho constantly recurring nrgumcnt that tho revolution wan enforced by tho e. President Oorba, at a Workers Council meeting, referred with great re- gret to his disappointment with the s, which he had snpposcd lovel domocracy. Only when it was obvious nothing but a dictated peaco could be hoped for from the west had they turaed to the east to obtain what the west and they denied. Erdlyi, tho new Food Con troller, in announcing mat tho new Government put airplane to \ril\. Or. Hartmann. an to Where llesrntlurnt I, Irs, There Is not the least doubt what really precipitated the hss bein tho occupation of Hungary Ciecho-Hlova- k and Rumanians. It Is noticeable in the manifesto above quoted that the Czecho bourgeois and Jtumanlan bojars aro expressly singled out and though the Hungarians natur- ally have no fear of permanent occu- pation by tho British, French and Amer- ican troops, they probably any case would less resentment toward us whom they regard is legitimate than toward two nations It Is certalh that whatever their In- ternal differences may be, the Hunga- rians of all parties aro united In n fixed determination to fight to tho lat for tho defense of the fatherland. Tho work reorganising tho new army has been progressing steadily : thirty-si- x battalions r now completely organized and equipped. The effect oflhese events upon Is naturally tho greatest, but hitherto nolhlng baft occurred d general expre.nlons of for the Hungarians. The fact tho blockade Is being raised and food trains aro now begin- ning to arrive more regularly may have a tranquillizing effect. War Minister Deutach was confident yesterday Is gaining ground here. That, however, was before that publi- cation of tho Hunsr.w'.in crisis. Every- body now is seriously alarmed. SOVIETS WILL ISSUE MOBILIZATION ORDER Karolyi Blames . Entente as He Quits Post. ' B) the -- ittociated Prrtt. I.ONPON, March 23. The Budapest Government, after proclaiming solidarity with tho Soviet Government and nn armed alliance with tho proleta- riat of Ilusola, is reported to be signing a proclamation acknowledging a state war between Hungary nnd the Kntento, Kays a despatch to the Kxohanae Tele- graph from Vienna. The despatch adds that the f.'zechn-Slova- k Government preparing to lsue a mobilization order. The Merlin Budapest correspondent, according to a despatch from Copenhagen, says an army of 70,-0- men has been formed secretly under the command of Major Oeorgey. The correspondent adds the and the rural populations aro sup- porting tho Clovernment, Tho proclamation of Count Karolyl, announcing the resignation of the Hun- garian Cabinet, of which he was the head, after referring to the decision or the Peace Conference Paris to oc- cupy Hungarian territory, nays, ni'cuul-lu- to another despatch from Vienna : -- \The Kntente mission declared that It intends to regard tho demarcation Conibtiiecf on fircotrd Pop. Printing and PutltiMng .Association, WILSON SEES BA TTLEFIELDS; SHOWS SORROWFOR FRANCE President and Party Visit Scenes of Conflict Children Present Flowers at One Greeted by Crowd at Site of \Big Bertha.\ Paris; March 23. President Wilson, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, Miss Benham, Mrs. Wilson's secrotury, nnd Rear Admiral Grayson, spent tho day Visiting Solssons, tho Chemln des Dames, Coucy lo Chateau, Chauny, Noyon, Montdidler nnd tho neighbor- ing .regions. Tho President followed with tho greatest Interest tho move- ment of arms In thosp regions, And re- ceived, a vivid impression of tho hnvoc that had been wrought there. On hla return to Paris he said: . \Theday has been very Instruc- tive to me. It h3s been in many ways exceedingly painful, because what I saw was deeply distressing. But has enabled me to have a fuller .conception than ever of the TEUTONIC UNION PROJECTFAILS German Austria Realizes at Last Disadvantages of Al- liance With Germany. ITS ADVOCATES TO FALL Powers Decide to Suppress Blockade of Austria and Hnn-ffar- v. Says Vienna. Spiciol XCirttttM Dtipntch to Tnz Su.f. Coppricfit, IMS; all rlohtt retrrttd. Paws, March 23. The project for a union of German Austria and Germany appears have .failed completely. Diplomatic, advice to Paris Indicate a complete about face in the majority opinion of Austria regarding thii union, the cause of which apparently is a tardy realization that such union would entail a multitude of po i .... I - , initial hiui iinnncini uuruens, i not ti. least of which urn tho heavy i.TZS. lndemnlty that must bo paid and the , , i 111,11 lliUSl UU ll?9IUIll! as regards the Allies. The rejection of the project for union Is likely to upset tho present Aus trlan Government, and already there are J indlcstlons th.it Foreign Minister Auer, who was the author or tho'proporitlon, will bo obliged to retire. It will entail i wu lunura oi ine prc.-c- tiorern- - mcnt s plans Is regarded s a victory for the Christian Socialist party, which has baen hostile to the proposed union. Herr Heck, one of tho leaders of the party, has been proposed to replace For- eign Minister Auer as a to a general political houseclcanlng In Vi- enna. Diplomatic relations between France and Austria are likely to he resumed soon after the signing of the treaty of peace by tho Austrian Government. M. Alllz. tho Minister at The Hague, has been recalled to Paris and named as the diplomatic representative In tho Austrian llepuhllc. R'J the Aitoeiatei Prtts. Hasiu, March 22 (delayed) The Austrian Foreign Office has been In- formed by the Italian Armistice Com- mission that the associated Powers hav decided unanimously to surpress tho blockade of Austria and Hungary, says a seml-ofllcl- derpatcli received from Vienna. JAPAN BLAMED FOR TIEN-TSI- N FIGHT U. S. Soldiers Retaliated for Attack on Comrades. pee!8f to!il Pttpalch tn Tar. Sis iron n,r iMndnn Tmts ftervlce. Copyright, 1019: off riol \ 1'kkin. March 23. The trouble that occurred In Tien-Tsl- n Wednesday be- tween Japanese and American soldiers originated In the Jnpnnt'i'o concession whero Jnpanese police, feeling they were Inadequate to deal with quarrelling Americans, called upon Japanese sol- - mrrs. 'iney wmi nxen Dayonets ejected the Americans, hamstringing ono and Htrlpping another and cutting his back. The next day the American soldiers when off duty paraded the Japanese concession, hlttliv; every Japanese un the head on sight. They ultimately en- tered the Japanese Consulate Rnd dragged out the Consul, who was mal- treated. The American Japanese disorders at Tien-Tsl- n previously bad been reported, but tho foregoing Is the first detailed account of the treatment of the Ameri- ca us. SEEK BRITISH COTTON TRADE fifteen American 31111s Behind Selllnu; (.'miipnlu li. Fftclal Cable .'riporrA to Tits Srv nid Mr Public l.tdnir. CopyeloM. J'ISi lf! rittf'tt rurirrd, London, March 23. A big American firm Is starting n campiiign here to se cotton goods products of fifteen Ameri- can mills, Tho British cotton Industry Is at present In bad shape, causing a good of dlstrcu in tlis north. hod itself undor Itusslsn I lna w'arawai \ Austrian by means of carried Mtr who was messages, asoerted it was measures the i tno leading proponent of Austro-Entent- e had compelled Hungary take. Oeiinan federation. crisis further by tho In feel foes the named. of Vienna sympathy that not Russian of t that new at it to prelude very French here rtrrren'. deal extraordinary suffering nnd hard- ships of tho people of Franco In the baptism of cruel lire through which they have pas4ed.\ At ono place a pleasant incident oc- curred. The President's car stopped to get oil, and a llttlo group of people of Jho village with somo who had driven out from Montdidler gathered around tho car nnd chatted. Several bouquets of flowers brought by chil- dren wero presented to President and Mrs. Wilson. Tho party had lunch at a'hnlf re paired inn at Solssons, where u great J crowd of pollus gathered to meet tho, , . President. The party also ..it,t t. slto of the \Big Bertha,\ whlcl a year ago to-d- openotr flro on Paris. U. S. MEN FACE GERMAN STRIKE -- March 2(5 Set as Date for Quit- ting in American Occu- pied Area. BED AGITATORS SEIZED Workmen Seem Satisfied, hut Sparfacan Leaders Stir Them to Action. By ilte Associnttd rrttn, Coblem, March 23. Tho day of March 2G has been set for a strike within the American occupied area among the workmen In various indus- tries, according to information reach- ing th.o American intelligence officers, who assert that there is some unrest among tho laborers, dun to the Influ- - \jence of Sp.irtacan agitators .....it... ....!........ . A...i -- ...n-- pium- - UK iiilliJ! D uir ill i cnu'll .during tlie lat week, several of them admitting membership in tho Spar- - tacan League. One prnfesscil Spar- - tacan, arrested at Coblenz upon his arrival from Uerlin, admitted to tho Americans thnt ho came to tho oc- cupied area with tho purpose of urging strikes and creating disturbances to show contempt for Kbert, Hchelde-man- u and Xoske. American officers say that the feeling of unrest is only among a small 'per- centage of workmen In tho American aie.i, and that us all known ngltatoia uun .been arrested they do not ex- pect strike developments on Wednesday, However, the Americans let It be known among iho working clasm-- throughout the area that any attempts to prevent workmen from going to their plans of employment would be dealt with by the severest military measures nnd that nil strike agitators would bo arrested on identification. Sixteen metal workers who held a meeting without nn American permit on Saturday have been fined $20 each. DANIELS REACHES BREST. Secretary or Nniy .trrliri on Trnnitpnrt l.cvlnt linn. Brest, Xlarch 23. The American transport Leviathan, with Secretary of tho Navy a Daniels on hoard, arrlied In Brest at 10 o'clock this morn- ing. Secretary Daniels was icv.Ived by tho American naval attache. Admiral Mo-ica- u, maritime prefet t, and Bear Ad- miral Alexander S. Hnlstrad, U. S. X.. district commander at llref-t- . A detach- ment of marliup, wltn a band, acted ns a guard of honor for tho Secretary, who went to tho prefecture, where he will stay durlm: ills vKIl to Brest. Secre tary nrmvis this afternoon hafM host of MaJor-iie- A llolmiu; com- - mantling at Camp Poutaneziti. U.S. CAVALRY KILLS S MEXICAN RAIDERS No Americans Hurt Cattle I and Horses Recovered. Mahpa, Texas, March 23. Troops of the Klghth t'nited States Cavalry under Capt. Kloepfrr, returned hero early to-d- from a pursuit of Mexican bandits Aioss the border, bt ingltig w Ith them tb(BE-Ilv- o cattle and two horses which hnffbeen driven from Nunez by me miners eiertiay. Cnpt. Kloepfer reported that he had overtaken tho Mexicans eighteen miles south ,nf ltudosa and that live of them had Iften l.lllul in tho resulting skirmish. Nono of the Americana was hurt. Two Mexicans were wounded In the flghting, making thn casualties among the cattlo thieves seven. Capt. Kloep- fer reported to Col. Georgn T. Langhome. commander of tho diftrlct, that he ret-- ognlzed one of the thlees as iuifcnlo Carcie, n former Citrraiiza captain in the trinity of OJinaga, opposlto Presidio,' Texas. ' Mnjor-Oe- IleHorcy C Cabell, corn- - mar.t'.cr of Southern m iiiihih bn wds here tit make mi Inspection of the Big Betid district, congratulated Cnpt uioeprer anil ins troops ru their worlc I In overtaking and defcatlug ; tho Mexi-- I c&ns. PRICE .TWO CENTS. ( Y Village President Urges Speedy Ac- tion, but Vital Questions Are Pressing. SMALL HEADWAY 3IADE Japanese and Swiss Sover eignty Amendments Yet to Be Considered. PEACE SEEMS WEEKS OFBJ Wilson Relieves Treaty Would lie Abandoned if leafruo Is Xot, a Part Thereof, ' Tly l..VUIin.CU HILLS. Staff Correspondent of Tub Scrs. Copiriaht. 191; all rlohtt retervti. Paths Mnrnl. jru f ,nu ouiu;a m, I,rC&1,IeUt Wllso\'s P'ana to jam tha .!. i . . . ' .t ui nn- - iiHjii\! covenant into TUB peace treaty in time to present both to tho Cir.rraan In throo weeks 1m recognized now ns turninp; largely on the outcome of tho meeting 'of tho full lengur committee tho Saturday ssicm IinvlnR rande hardljr. more than u beginning-- The slight progress ramie ycstei day Indicates that this committee, representing fourteen nations, h not likely to wnive tho full dlsciHilou that was exacted, niul ngreo offhand to tho plnn of President Wilson nnd Lord Robert Cecil. Ty President' apparently is relying upon tlio argu- ment that tho quick adoption of tho. covenant Is necessary to inert chaod and flint any treaty which docs not' contain it will bo abortive. Tmpntlcnre Is GroiTlnpr. Hut with Japan's rneinl ainennV ment still undecided, with the Swlsa amendment to safeguard, the sov- ereignty of tho nations tho new Slonroo Doctrine amendment and numerous other changes to bo mado, It Is tllirtcutt to seo how the Presi- dent can achieve his purpose. An alarmed note has been rnlstd In the French press over tlw collapse of the Hungarian Government, Lo Liberie saying: \If the Peaiv Conference does not renounce tho policy of Irresolution, with delay, it merely waits for the' gathering storm to tuir-- t nnd tha gravest dangers will menace, civiliza- tion. There Is not an hour to lose,' and tho league Is likely to prcrvo u, piteous fraud. \We repent there Is not nn hour to lose to save civilization, nnd tho bo way Is to forestall the adversary. Ilnml of f.t'rnifiri, Jem, The hand nf tho Germans In esfa In the Hungarian collapse; they aro being accused of aiding tho Uolshe. vlkl in order to say : -- If you do not modify your terms wi; will do tha same thing to you that we, have dono In Hungary.\ The outstanding fact with the President absorbed In the task ot patching up tho covenant nnd in- creasing remonstrance in tho British and French press, Is that under tho strain of the league discussion thn conference is falling to function. Wliile the President is trying to avoid the responsibility being placed upon him by rushing through the coy-na- nt over remonstrances, Inquiry In American circles here shows u gen-er- al belief (hat the league controversy Is the rea-ii- n for tho failure to reach the decision which is ininerntlvn. If the Allies are to retain the respect In which lliey were held when they won the war. r.veii the President's friends admit now that the Peace Conference Is In a muddle, of which the Germans, tho Bolshevists uml Its other enemies nrrt fast taking advantage, even to tho Jvinr or opw;. U!iUilici. .Sirh coadl- - e- tlons, It Is aririietl cannot well oon- - tlnuo another fortn :hl. ne Prrnslnir Problem,. It Is admitted that the President cannot give time to the tremendous questions which aro rising while ho works feverlshh on the covenant. Five questions vital to the innliitn-nanc- e of order In Liu-op- are wnltlntr, while the Humes of llolslievlsni red- den the Lnstern shy. The questions are: 1. Polish boundaries. Premier Lloyd George hating refused to agree to the report of the corn-mltte- e, although It was approved by President Wilon, on tho ground that it gives Poland too much uml creates a German lrrt-den- ta that will bo dangerous to Kurope, He wants the iMiutlg corridor cut down; the President says this Is unnecessary with a League of Nations. 2. rranco-deniia- n boundaries. The French lire tillable to go iibeiul with their plans until this Is settled; the President sa.s tt must wait for the League of tlons. 3. The Italian and .lugu-Slf- tt
