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WEATHER FORECAST. Fair andkkcooler to-da- y; prob- ably lair with rising temperature. Suit IT SHINES FOP, ALL Highest temperature yesterday, 71 ; lowest, 53. Detailed weather raporta on editorial pats. VOL. LXXXV1I. NO. 38. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1919.-Covvrigh- t, 1919, &v the Bun Printing and PubUtMng A,ociation. PRICE TWO CENTS. WILSON STILL GAINS; ABLE TO SLEEP WITHOUT AR TIFICIAL AID; RATES WILL NOT BE INCREASED WHILE U. S. CONTROLS ROADS; HEDGES SEES NEW YORK STREET CARS STOPPED IN 90 DAYS GIVES 3 MONTHS TIME FOR ROADS TO GO BANKRUPT N. Y. Railways Receiver to Ask Court Order Then to Stop Operation. HITS CROOKS IN POLITICS Attacking Traction Lines Is Cheap Way to Get Votes, Ho Tells Convention. tpeclil Despatch to Tax Set. AitANTic Crrr, Oct. 7. Possibility of stoppage of all traffic on the street railway lines in New York city within the next ninety days because of & lack of a financial reserve was hinted at to-d- by Job Hedges, receiver of the New York Railway Company, In a speech before the American Electric Railway Association in convention here. \When the financial burdens under which we are laboring at the present time,\ he declared, \roach the point where we cannot maintain a reserve, which will be In about ninety days, I am going to ask the court to stop the running of cars. . \Trolley companies have been forced to break contracts with municipalities for carrying passengers at 6 cents be- cause ft is a physical Impossibility to carry them under the present condit- ions and stay out of bankruptcy.\ Vehement About Cheap Politics. Re insisted with a great deal of vehe- mence that \cheap politics\ was standi- ng In the way of a square deal for the traction systems. \To attack the .tract- ion lines Is a cheap way to get votes from cheap people for a dishonest propo- rtion,\ was the way in whlchne ex- pressed it. \When it will be no longer, possible to run the lines honestly I ihall refuse to be a crook for popu- larity.\ Mr Hedges declared that the question ef Increased fares would probably be solved \some time.\ He stated that the belt way to reach a solution of the vex lag problem was by education of the public. He believed that when the public should bo told \In a language they could understand\ no opposition to a higher fare would be made. \Our great probl- em.\ he said. \Is to get the facta before the public In languago they can unders- tand. As It Is the question of fares seems to be an economic principle politi- cally administered.\ John II. Tardee of Pottsvllle. president ef the association. In his annual address declared that strikes on regulated\ public utilities were directed against capital to obtain a fair ahare of profits of In- dustries, but really were directed against the public and thus were a crime ralnet the people and should so be treated. Efflcesatve Wages Tax on Frea. \Excessive wages are a tax upon the fares. Inefficient labor Is similarly a tax and the adjustment of wages Is a matter which vitally concerns thoso who use street railway service.\ he said. \In this adjustment the public Is rep- resented by the managements of the electric railways. The effort of these managements toward maintaining a ressonable wage level Is exercised for the public and the railways thus be- come the agents of the public In th disputes that arise In consequence of labor's demands.\ Mr Pardee also declared that there must be a change In the system of col- lective bargaining with employees, which h now In practice. '\Collective bargain Inr Is the basis of the method of wags adjustment under which we are now working, and collective bargaining argues a monopoly,\ he declared. \The law of Bupply and demand Is, abrogated and the law of competition as a regu- lator of prices Is set aside. Arbitration between one responsible party and one hresporslble party has never and can never be productive of permanent good or for long serve to settle disputes. \If labor Is to enter lno an agree-me- nt an to It? wages, then labor must assume responsibility for carrying out el the agreements. If labor la. to be allowed the privilege of collective bar- gaining for Its services, then the ngencles through which this collective bargaini- ng la done must be endowed with me corporate personality which can be held to account for tho maintenance of its agreements and the carrying out ef the awards made by tho tribunals 10 which it submits its claims lor arm-tmion- INTERNECINE WAR IN CHINA IS RESUMED Northern and Southern Gov ernments Begin Hostilities. By tht Auociattd Prat. Ahot. China, riot. 7. .Hostilities be tween the Northern and Southern Gov ernments have been resumed, numerous troops leaving this city against the southern forces stationed at Changchow. J no usual rice supply to this port has been ci't The Chinese peace delegation at Paris K\.\ .! r.T. Ar- -' tat representing the jorthe-i- i Government, had begun nego- tiation, With Tang Shao Yl of the Bouth. em Government lnnblnv tn rfnnHlta Uon. On September 29 further advices \Ported that Southern representatives d refused to treat with Wong-I-Ton- g and a rMimtittAn \ V.tllltl.. t,. w.An W 1W icUon wa\ predicted. Fokker's Property in Berlin Is Seized ( Special CabU Detpatch to Turn Sux.rom London Timet Service. Copyright. 11. alt rlehtt reserved. LONDON, Oct. 7 The property in Berlin of Mijaheer Fokkcr, tho airplane maker, has been seized owing to his failure to provide. the $3,500,000 demanded by the 'taxation authorities as set curity .against tho export of his capital from Germany. Fokker is the Dutchman who gave the German army aerial ascendency for many months. CHICAGO BEATS CINCINNATI, H In Uphill Contest Sox Take Sixth Game of Series in Tenth Inning. GANDIL'S HIT DECIDES Sends Weaver Homo \With Winning Run Ruether Knocked Out of Box. STANDING OF TJ1E CLUBS. P. W. X P.C Cincinnati (NO .667 Chlcaeo (A.) 9 H .SSS By a Stag Corretpondent of Too Sex. Cincinnati, Oct. 7. This day saw a subject 'for5 heroics degenerate Into a slapstick comedy; perfection sullied until only here) and there It showed a vagraat flash of Its former bril- liancy; the Ideal hurled to the level of ihe commonplace. After five base- ball games which had written into world's series history a veritable saga of' the Vikings of old tho Chicago Americans and the Cincinnati Nation- als gave way under the strain. They vjod with each other In ineffective ness or pitching, puerile piays, tactics of the tyro and slashing hitting of the kind that warms 'tho heart of the aver- age enthusiast. And by a strange trick of fate tho more insistent sinners wore the victors. It took ten innings to decide tho Issue, the Chicago team winning by 5 to -- 4. Tho series now stands four games and two in favor of Cincinnati. It was not a bad ball gome to watch, this medium for the second triumph of tho White Sox. But placed against any other of the five previous con- tests between the rivals for baseball supremacy It was as a piece of plate gloss compared with the Kohlnoor; Eooth's Hamlet compared with the ravlpgs of a village thespian. And for Cincinnati the bitterest part of the defeat came In the shattering of one of its leading Idols. Walter Ruether, the left handed pitcher whose work on the mound and with the bat had sent the Reds off to a 9 to 1 victory in the opening con- test of the series, once more was pitted against the -- Chicago batsmen. But the Ruether of this afternoon was only tho shadow of tho Ruether who had scored so remarkable a triumph. His power to baffle was impaired and his ability to control the ball constant- ly kept slipping and getting him Into uncomfortable situations. Itnether Knocked From Boa, Then came the debacle. In the sixth Inning. The White Sox had forced Ruether to yield slk hits and threo runs. A Chicago runner was on second base, thanks to a two base hit, and not a single one of the opposition had been retired. The Reds still were one run tn the fore. It was a situation fraught with poslsbllltles for disaster for the Reds. While the gathering of 30,000 sat In mute expectation and unconcealed trepidation Pat Moran signalled to him who only a few days before had been ' the hero of heroes. Ruether strode off the diamond-knoc- ked out of the box. And as Jimmy Ring of Brooklyn stepped onto the hill to take up the task of trying to stem the tide a pretty little woman In a field box sobbed. Tears streamed down her face while her husband, beaten and In retreat, kept right on to the clubhouse. Surely Ring, who had beaten Eddie CIcotto and the White Sox by 2 to 0, would stop all this nonsense. and put the Chicago men where they belonged. At least so thought the Cincinnati adher- ents. But it was a trying heritage which had come to Ring. A man on sec- ond, no one out and the White Sox rid- ing the high wave of hitting success. For a time Ring kept the gnashing Sox at bay, but they were not to bo &i nlod. Came another safe blow and the Chlcagos tied the ncore. An unwonted stillness came over the park which only a few minutes before had been a bedlam. But before long Ring retired the third man and the huge horde heaved a sigh of relief. It was true, the score was tied, but wait until the Reds got going with their bludgeons. Iteda Not Up to Their Standard. The Reds did peck away at their bats, but the breaks were not with them. And they were not playing the baseball which won them four out of five. They faltered repeatedly. They got one hit and a base on balls in the seventh Inning, two hits In the eighth and one In the ninth, and then came the final effort In Hie tenth. Dickey Kerr, the little. left hander, once more pitched the way ho had worked In his 3 to 0 shutout and three Cincinnati batsmen swung their bats to no effect. J The Beds had had their fling and the aay wan uuuo. For the winning White Sox \Buck\ Continued on Twenty-eec- Page. HINES GIYES OUT FINAL DECISION IN RAIL TARIFFS Suggests New Schedules Be Prepared and Offers Aid of Experts. PUBLIC MUST BE HEARD Letter to Association of Ex- ecutives Advises Method of Seeking Rate Boost. Special Despatch to Tat Su. Washington, Oct. 7. A definite and what is considered a final decision that there will bo no further increase In railroad rates during the period of Government control was made y by Walker D. Hlnes, Director-Gener- al of Railroads, who made public a letter to T. De Witt Cuylcr, chairman of the Association of Railway Executives, in which he says any increase by the Government is beyond tho question. Suggestion is made by' the Director-Genera- l, however, that the railroads prepare tariffs for Increases regarded as necessary and fllo them with the Interstate Commerce Commission as soon as Government control ends De- cember 31. He offers all possible aid In furnishing information for the pur- pose His letter to Chairman Cuyler follows: \From time to time I have dis- cussed with you and other representa- tives of the railroad executives tha ques- tion of what if any increases should be made In railroad rates and the manner in which such Increases should be made.. Question to Be Considered. \My view has been and Is that this present matter must be handled In ac- cordance with the following considera- tions: \First Tho question of an increase In rates could not properly be consid- ered on the exclusive basis of the un- favorable showing which the Railroad Administration was making In tho early part of this year, because that showing waa very laregly due to an abnormally small freight business, so that the re- sults of that period could not fairly be taken as a test for making Increases In rates. Necessarily, therefore. It seemed to me that the formulation of any pro- posal for a general Increaso in rates would have to await a better oppor tunity for making an estimate as to what the earning capacity would be un der normal conditions. I have been In creasingly confirmed In this opinion by the various developments which have taken place. \Second It has seemed to me that the public would not be satisfied under ex- isting conditions to haVe any general In- crease In rates put Into effect without the concurrence of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The public sentiment to this effect has been manifested In many ways throughout the year, and has been emphasised by the recent passage by the two houses of Congress of bills provid- ing that there shall be an opportunity to review any rates proposed by the Rail- road Administration before those rates shall go Into effect. It follows, therefore, that time and opportunity must be pro- vided for public consideration by the regular rate making authority of any rate proposals now made. Daals of Rate Review. \Since the foregoing controlling fac- tors must be respected It Is evident that It would be Impossible for the Govern- ment to establish any general readjust- ment of rates prior to January 1, 1920. It Is also evident that any new basis to be established for the future should naturally be oonsldered not from tho standpoint of unified operation of all the railroads but to a greater extent from the standpoint of the necessities of the separate railroads. \A rate adjustment which might fully protect the Government when operating nil the railroads as a unit might wholly fall to protect equally or fairly the 'dif- ferent railroads when separately op- erated. \I therefore see no escape from the conclusion that If the corporations de- sire to make progress at this time with this matter, they enter themselves upon a study of the problem to determine what tariffs they think ought to be pro- posed with a view to filing tariffs ac- cordingly with the appropriate publlo authority. \I suggest, therefore, that you advise the railroad corporations that If they desire to take this course I shall be glad to place at their disposal all the Infor- mation In the possession of the Ball-roa- d Administration bearing on the sub- ject. Since moat of the traffic experts who would ordinarily be relied upon by the railroad companies tn a matter of this sort are now employed by the nail-roa- d Amlnlstratlon, I shall be glad to provide that the traffic experts so em- ployed shall aid the railroad corpora- tions In studying this problem and bring- ing It to a conclusion,\ 100 More War Ilrtdea Coming. London, Oct. 1. Almost 100 wives of American soldleis and sailors of the last detachments still In Great Britain will leave for the United mates on a special steamahlp about October 13. The army, and naval officials will tele- graph to tho wives, who are scattered over Enniand and Ireland, to proceed immediately to Southampton to await the vessel. In many cases the wives will bring with them one or two children. PEACE TREATIES RATIFIED BY ITALIAN KING'S DECREE Approval by Rome Parliament of Victor Emmanuel's Action Is Considered Certain. By tht Attociatid Prets. JJOSIE, Oct 7. King Victor Emmanuel has ratified the German and Austrian treaties by decree. Tho Giornale tfltali says that each decree contains two articles, tho first authorizing tho Government to execute tho treaty fully and the sec- ond setting forth that the decree be presented to Parliament to be con- verted into law. Ratification of the German treaty by tho royal decree of the King of Italy virtually completes tho steps necessary for putting Into cfToct the pact be- tween Germany and tho allied Powers, which waa signed at Versailles on Juno 28 and which stipulated it would become operative when ratified by threo of the great Powers. . The British Parliament has ratified tho treaty, and the document now awaits only ratification by the last of Great Britain's dominions to act upon it, the Australian Commonwealth, before becoming binding upon Great Britain. Approval was given tho convention by the French Chamber of Deputies last week, and tho Senate is expected to toko similar action this week. Tho royal decree of the Italian monarch must receive approval from the next Parliament, which will meet at Rome on December 1, but it Is considered certain there will bo Httlo trouble In securing concurrence. Italy by the action of her King is tho first of tho Powers to ratify the treaty with Austria. SENATORSROW OYER COVENANT Poindexter Attacks Hitch- cock's War Record as Be- ing Fro-Germa- n. NEBRASKAN IN DENIAL Administration Leader Insists Radicals-Lea- d Opposition to Treaty. Special DttpattA to Tni Sex. Washington. Oct. 7. The freqhent hints from Administration Democrats In tho Senato that opponents of the peace treaty and the league In its present form were brought forth a reply to-d- from Senator Poindexter (Wash.). Tho Sen- ator took the record of Senator Hitch- cock (Neb.), the President's Senatorial spokesman on foreign affairs, to point his remarks. Incidentally tho propa- ganda of the League to Enforce Peace and of other organizations supporting j the League of Nations was discussed. ana by opponents or the treaty se- verely criticised. Senator Poindexter resented with warmth the continual suggestions that the opponents or critics of the treaty were actuated by sym- pathies. It was suggestions of this sort that moved him to advert to Mr. Hitchcock's own record In the period before the United States- entered the war. He charged that that record showed Mr. Hitchcock had Introduced legislation to embargo our shipment of munitions and supplies to the nations that afterward became our associates In the great struggle. The subject was opened when, de- fending the activities of the League to Enforce Peace and like bodies, Mr. Hitchcock said: \One thing Is very evident. There will be no organized effort among the churches to oppose the league of Na- tions. There Is not enough sentiment of that sort to organize and the fact that the churches are being appealed to to organize anew for this great work Is very good evidence that the senti- ment Is there. It Is not only the churches but the women of the country and It Is the business men of the coun- try. It is tha laboring Interests of the country; It Is the publlo spirited senti- ment of the country that Is making It- self felt here and It will make Itself more and more felt the longer this fight lasts. Sees High Class Support. \All of tho high class and Intellectual and vital organizations of the country wherever they speak, speak for the League of Nations and for the ratifica- tion of the treaty,\ Senator Hitchcock reminded other Senators that It was necessary during the war to organise the campaigns for the sale of Liberty bonds. \No organ, lzatlpr that can be nationwide,\ he said, \can be operated without the expendi- ture of money. What la done Is done openlj. What Is done Is done legit! matoly and very properly. \If the Senator,\ said Senator Hitch- cock, directing his remarks to Senator Poindexter. \wishes to see an organized effort against the League of Nations let htm look at the Socialists' and an- archists' meetings of the country ; (he Bolshevik meetings, the newspapers pub- lished In Interests of the anarchists, So- cialists and Bolshevikl ; every one of them Is fighting the League of Nations They are his allies; they are his organs in this light\ Senator Poindexter replied: The Sen- ator talked a great deal about the Bol- shevikl and It was not very long since he was talking about the being opponents of the league. It seems to be quite a bold attitude' for a Senator to take who while the fighting was good between the Allies and Germany was do- ing what ho could to retard it instead of forwarding It, at least up to the point where the United States declared war; who on various occasions Introduced bills' and resolutions for the purpose of thwarting efforts of our allies In their war with Germany and to cut off sup- - (Continued on Third Pag:) 3 RAIDS ON REDS, ACTIVE IN GARY Socialist Literature Is Seized Gen. Wood Lays Trouble to Radicals. 1,600 TROO-r- QUIET CITY Soldiers Check Attempt to Hold Meeting Men With Weapons Arrested. Chicago, Oct, 7. Quiet prevailed to- day throughout the Indiana zone of tho Chicago steel strike district, with Federal and Stato troops In control of the situation. At Gary. Ind., where Major-Ge- Leonard Wood, commanding 1,600 Fed- eral troops, has 'established \military control,\ Government agents) seized a quantity of radical literature in sev- eral raids and a number of persons were taken beforo the military au- thorities and questioned. They were released later. An effort by several hundred strike tympathlzers to hold a meeting In one of the city parks at Gary this after- noon was hmken iin hv tronns with out violence or arrests. Tho crcwdl scattered upon being warned by off- icers in command of the troops. I Several arrests were made during the day on charge of carrying concealed weapons. Gen. Wood and Mayor Hodges Issued statements at Gary attributing riqt disturbances there to \red letters.\ In South Chicago, where no troops are on duty and where parades and meetings hava not been forbidden, sev- eral thousand strike sympathizers par- ticipated In a parade late y. A squad of police marched at the head of the procession. Service Men In Parade. A number of men In army uniforms, estimated at about ISO, came next In Ijne. They were headed by a man wear- ing an overseas uniform adorned with the United States Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre with palm and Medallle Mllltalre and the British Military Medal. The marchers carried banners and placards proclaim- ing loyalty to the strike. At Indiana Harbor, where martial law has been proclaimed by AdJL-Ge- n. Smith of Indiana, In command of fifteen companies of State troops, the Marks Manufacturing Company announced to- day that It had started operation of Its Blooming mill and expected that the plant would be running full capacity by No effort was made at any point In tho Chicago, district to-d- to Interfere with men going to work In the mills. It was aald by mill officials at Clary that several hundred.addltlonal men had reported for work. Union leaders, as in the past, disputed moat of these state- ments. Richard Wlerseman, a former soldier, who led the parade of strike sympathiz- ers at Gary yesterday and addressed a meeting later tn Bast Side Park, was taken before Gen. Wood to-d- and questioned. The General explalnod the rensons for his order prohibiting the wearing of the army uniform In Gary by former soldiers. Wteraeman promised to don civilian garb and waa released. Statement by Gen. Wood. On his return from Gary y Gen. Wood said concerning the situation in the steel cltyt \Upon arriving In Gary, Ind., at 7:46 P. M., October t, 1919, a conference was at once called of the city officials, headed by the Mayor. Immediately military control of the ctty was established. \It waa evident at once that tha Gary officials were extremely nervous over the situation. The strikers, nearly all of whom were aliens, a good many of whom could not speak English, already hud paraded tho public streets In dc llnnce of tho orders of the municipality and had declared their determination further to continue their street demon- strations. \The police authorities were unable Continued on Fifth Page. LABOR MEETING VOTES FOR STAR CHAMBER PLAN Three Big Groups at Wash- ington Conference to Work Separately. PUBLIC VIEWPOINT LOST Free Exchange of Ideas and Direct Action Impossible, Itls.Deolared. Bpectal Despatch to Tat Sck. Washincston, Oct. 7. Two signifi- cant things were done by President Wilson's Industrial Conforenco in two long sessions y. The first was the adoption of a rule under which the conference deter- mined not to do business as a common council but to caucus and act on all matters by factional groups. Tho second was a determination that the caucus actions, tho meetings of tho three big groups, representing the employers, employees and the public, were to be secret. The rule with regard to group or factional action upon all matters was the subject of a bitter fight among the representatives of the public. The labor group and, it Is understood, the employers' group were unitedly for such a course. In some quarters the rulo Is regarded as destroying one of the fundamental considerations In the calling of a conference. It means that tho representatives of employers, employees and tho public will not meet at a common council board for free exchange of ideas and direct ac- tion. Instead each group will act as has always been the case with employers and employees' in private council Each will miss tho point of contact uhd tho thought and considerations that lead to conclusion. Common Viewpoint Loat. There was strong support In the public group for the common council Idea, but the opposite groups outweighed this sen- timent overwhelmingly. The arrange- ment for caucus action means that on every resolution presented and on every other, matter the labor group will de- termine Its position In private netslon and stand as a whole; that the employ- ers group will do the same thing, and that there will be no opportunity for the human element and common under- standing or the bringing of a common viewpoint, Tho threshing out of all matters of Importance to b dealt with Is to be done behind closed doors, and the public will not get the benefit of the exchanges among the various elements composing the groups. On the other hand actions will be prepared In conclave, and the public sessions of the conference seem destined to be confined to a series of unit votes. The procedure was typified when the first motion waa put to the conference Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor, on a call for the first vote, rose and said: \I vote the delegation for the mo- tion.\ The other delegations, or groups as they are to be officially 'termed under the rules, voted likewise. 1'roteat Wins Concraalon. Protest against this procedure won one concession. As originally framed Dy me Rules Committee, the rule of procedure provided that no subject could be con- sidered by the conference that was not unanimously approved by one of the groups. John Spargo, Socialist and pub- llo delegate, who had led the fight for open consideration of all subjects by the conference, urged forcibly an amend- ment that a minority report on any mat- ter could be considered whan ratified by not less than a third of any group. This amendment carried, so that mi- norities are not entirely ruled out of the conference. The only show for Indi- vidual power. Influence or logic, how- ever, will be In the Btar chamber ses- sions of the group caucuses. There Is only one bridge to common underntanding left. The organization adopted provides for a general commit- tee of fifteen, five representatives of each group, to which all resolutions or other matters must be referred, Mem- bers of this committee will rub elbows and get the common viewpoint, and will be tn a position to report to their re- spective groups the promptings for the actions proposed, by the various groups. To Compromise Procedure. As fixed the general procedure of the conference, which to many delegates seemed at first contused. Is almply this. Any delegate can present a resolution or other matter. Upon Its presentation It must be referred by the chair to the general committee for action without de- bate. The committee Is to bring In Its report, which Is In turn to be given to the three groups for action, before it reaches the conference. While this procedure la regarded as not cumbersome. It left the conference late In the afternoon without business and an adjournment was necessary. When tho rules committee report was finally adopted with amendments, Chair- man Lane asked If there wa.4 any further business. There waa nothtnr before the body. For mlnutea there was silence. It was then suggested that Continued on Third Page. llAIlTRlIoaXK, FAtJES CO., Member X. T. siock Kiaunge, Tl uroaawajr, Atv, rr - Uermany Predicts Peace Before U. S. Senate Acts LONDON, Oct. 7. The German press foreshadows the of documents relating to the ratification of tho peace treaty in tho latter part of Octo- ber, according to wireless reports received here. This, however, is contingent upon tha completion of ratifica- tion by Italy, France and Japan, the papers intimate, and they point out that tho treaty thus would come into force before tho termination of the debato in tho United States Senate. Since this information was re- ceived in London, the treaty has been ratified by royal decree in Italy. WILL FIX LIMIT TO QUIT BALTIC Supremo Council Is Preparing Drastic Reply to Berlin's Unsatisfactory Notes. SITUATION IS IRRITATING Germany's Good Faith in Von der Goltz Matter Now Is Seriously Questioned. ny I.AtnHXCE HILLS. Staff Corretpondent of The 8c. Copyright, 1319. all righti reserved. Paihs, Oot. 7. Germany's note In regard to the troops of Field Marshal ven der Goltz in the Baltic States is not satisfactory to tho Allies. This was demonstrated y when the Supreme Council decided after long discussion to draw up a reply; all agreed that Germany had not yet proved her good faith and that tho Allies could not stand temporizing tac- tics any .longer. Tha reply may be finished and adopted by tho council. Otto point that has Irritated partic- ularly the council Is the virtual ad- mission in the German note that these troops, whose removal tho Allies de- manded weeks ago, havo been and still are In tho pay of Germany and that Germany made only a threat to stop their pay without actually put- ting It into execution. . It is explained hero that men in Von der Goltz's army nre In a measuro adventurers, many of them from Alsace and Lorraine, who are determined to obtain a per- manent footing in tho Baltic Status and settle there, as they have no- where olso to go. Junction With Ilrda Wot VerlOed. Many of these troops, it Is said, are in- clined to Join the Bolshevikl, as they have been ruined by tho war and they see there, or think thjy see, a chance to reestablish themselves. In this connec- tion a report comes from Germany by way of Copenhagen that Field Marshal von der Goltz and his entire staff have Joined the Bolshevikl already. This re- port, however. Is from the Petrograd Telegraph Agency and has not been con- firmed. Ono of Germany's assertions was that the troops were rebellious and refused to obey orders to leave the Bal- tic region, as they desired to settle there. In her latest note, which the9AIlles havo decided Is unsatisfactory, Germany declared that tho pay of. the troops had been' stopped, their supplies cut oft and Gen, Eberhard had been appointed to succeed Von der Golta. The number of these troops has been estimated all the way from S0.000 to 75,000. Germany's suggestion that the Allies name a commission is likely to be ac- cepted, but not In the form that Ger- many desires. Instead of a Joint com- mission, consisting of allied and German representatives, the Allies probably will name Its own bijard of Generals, but only that they may be on the spot and report whether or not Gormany actually la carrying out the orders of the Allies. This la far different from a Joint com- mission to have charge of the evacuation, In which the Allies would ahare the re- sponsibility with Garmany. Germany Alone Responsible. Tha point the Allies make Is that Germany Is responsible for Von dor Goltz's army. What gWes the matter great Importance Is that from the view- point of tho Supreme Council the whole question of German militarism Is In- volved In It, a question which must be settled Immediately, Field Marshal von der Goltz's position Is much the same as that of Capt. d'An. nunzlo, and the nttltude or tho German Government toward It parallels closely that of the Italian Government In deal- ing with the poet, which shows algna of exhausting tho patience of the Alllr.-i- , as was demonstrated by the communication which the British Government haa Just made to the Italians. Reports from Germany Indicate that Von der Goltz la becoming as popular In Germany as D'Annunzlo Is with the Italians. From what was said y it is likely that the Allies will send a stlflcr reply, with a time limit attached, on h expiration of which the economic blockade will go Into effect. London, Oct, 7, The report that Gen. von der Goltz, commander of tho Ger- man forces In the Baltlo provinces, has Joined the Russian Ilolshevtk forces with hla staff Is denied In a German Govern-me- n: wireless message received here. 0 End of Sultry Weather Has Good Effect on His Condition. DAUGHTERS GO H03IE President's Fretting Over Being Kept Inactive Causes Concern. DANGER LINE NOT PASSED Doctors Will Not Permit Him to Address tho Industrial Conference. Special Dttpatch to Tn Sex. Washington, Oct, 7. There was every Indication ht that the President was continuing to Improve. With his appetite restored and his nerves so Boothed without artificial aid that he Is getting considerable rest, the optimistic bulletins which have marked tho past few days con- tinued to como from his attending physicians. Tho principal fear of the doctors In attempting to guide the President back to full health and strength Is that their patient himself will do more to hamper them than any other factor. Tho President's evident chafing at the continued absolute inaction deemed so Important in his treatment may result In Mr. Wilson worrying him- self into a highly critical state again. White House Dnlletlna. These bulletins wore Issued at the White House: 10 P..M. Tho President had a comfortable day and Is allshtly Improved. . 11:30 A. M. Tho President's improvement has continued. His appetite is decid- edly better and ho is sleeping well. Tho bulletins' were signed by Drs. Grayson, Ruffin and StltL While Chairman Lane of the Indus- trial conference hinted y that thb President may yet be able to appear before tho wlndup of tho deliberations of the conference and deliver a message to the delegates Drs. Grayson. Stltt and Ruffln are determined that Mr Wilson will do nothing of tho sort. It Is no part of their plan to permit tho President oven to think of return- ing to his public duties In anything llko so brief a time. Weather Change DeneHalal. The end of tho sultry spell which has prevailed hero resulted In Mr. Wilson enjoying a refreshing sleep last night. Long hours of sleep will do more than anything else to rem- edy Mr. Wilson's shattered nerves. When the President awoke this morn- ing he was said to be cheerful, but again fretting because he waB kept In bed. So many affairs In which he has taken a tremendous Interest are- - Just at critical stages now that his doctors recognize the fact that this Impatience under treatment Is to be expected. They are striving In every way they can to keep Mr. Wilson perfectly calm. While each bulletin that has come from the White House for several days has Indicated the steady Improvement of tho ' President under tho \rest cure\ treat- ment prescribed by his physicians there Is still extreme anxiety here, and there Is as yet no thorough guarantee that tho President will continue his encour- aging progress toward health without any setbacks. The nature of his Illness, while It haa not been specifically de- scribed by any of his physicians. Is in- dicated by them to be such that all danger is far from being passed. However, In and about the White House, there Is a distinctly more chpor-f- ul tone apparent than was the case when Dr. Grayson first called In the other physicians to oonault with-him- . Dr. Grayson's assurances to the Cablnat yesterday are generally believed to have prompted Mr. Lane to predict to-d- that the President might yet address the Industrial conference. This straw, ono of the few available indications of the real state of Mr. Wilson's health, was seised upon generally here to-d- to Indicate that the report on Mr. Wil- son's condition made tn the Cabinet meeting was more encouraging than the official bulletins have been. Wilaon'a Itnnghtrra nepnrt. Mrs. William G. McAdoo and Mrs. Francis B. Hayro, daughters of th President, who were called to the White House last week, dopaxted tor their home to-d- after consultations with the physicians attending their father. Messages from all parts of tho world continued to arrive at the White House President I'orras of Panama sent the following: I With greatest pleasure we eeo by to-d- 'e cable about the Improvement In your health. Wo crave It will be a turning for the best. President d'Artlguenavo of Haytl sent this message: With most sincere wishes for speedy recovery, I tend to hla Ex- cellency, the President of the United States, sentiments of the genuine sympathy in which the Government and people of Haytl heartfully Join. Gustavo Ador, president of the SwiM Federation, tent a message reading: The Swiss Federal Council, truly grieved to hear of your illness, begs you to accept Its wishes of a speedy and full recovery. Fire Dtktru. Gumiio riant, Baltimore, Md., Oct, 7. The plant of the Standard Ouano Company at Curtis Bay, a suburb, waa partially destroyed by fire of undetermined origin y and two negro workmen lost their Uvea. An official of the company estimated Ut loas at IU50O,90.
