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WMtfcMSI). UlM'li r \ WEATHER FORECAST. \ Increasing cloudinera to-da- y, with rain to-nig- ht or IT SHINES FOP ALL . 'I Higheit temperature, yesterday, 48; lowest, 36. DeUIlid weather rporti ca editorial .page. ( VOL. LXXXVH. NO. 68. NEW YORK, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1919 Copyright, 1919, By thM Printing and PutlitMng Association. PRICE TWO CENTS. VOTE ON TREATY BLOCKED; JOY IN FRANCE SHONTS WIDOW U. S. WILL ASK COUR T FOR JONES A VERTS ROLL CALL; AS WINE.BAN IN FIGHTS WILL TO MANDATORY INJUNCTION LONG DELAY IS FORECAST U. S. WEARS END 'OTHER WOMAN TO CALL OFF COAL STRIKE Dramatic Scene as Lodge's Challenge to Ballot Is Accepted. SENATORS ARE AGHAST Washington Member Has-ten- s From Cloakroom to Refuse Consent. (JOKE AMENDMENT EAILS preamble' and Iteservations Now to lie Taken Up for Limitless Debate. Specttl DttpoteX to Tni Son. Washington, Nov. 6. For threo znlnutes this afternoon the peaco treaty was on the verge of a vote In the Sen-At- e. Secretaries stood with roll call in l:and and pencil poised' to start taking: the fateful tally. Then, while the chamber buzzed with excitement and timbers of the House of Represent! lives crowded In to see the historic In cident \I object! \ Interrupted Senator Jones (Wash.), shouldering his way out from the cloakroom. That ended it. One voice In object- ion. It being under a unanimous con- - lent agreement, was sufficient- - The near showdown came with dra- matic suddenness and spontaneity. Senator Underwood (Ala.) had been discussing the parliamentary situation preliminary to consideration of the res- ervations. He protested against con- tention of the reservations until the resolution of ratification was beforo the Senate. He demanded particularly an nd to the delays and an early decision. Challenged by Lodffe. \Then I challenge the Senator to ask for unanimous consent to vote at once on a motion to ratify the treaty with-o-- Jt any conditions whatever,\ said Senator Lodge (Mass.). \I accept the challenge and ask that rote,\ promptly replied Senator In a moment Senator) Hitchcock (Neb.), Democratic leader, was on his fiet, reading the formal motion: \That the Senate, two-thir- Of the Senators concurring, do advise and consent to ' the ratification.\ He moved its adop tion. Acceptance of the challenge was as cctipected as was Us Issuance, and It looked as If the vote would be taken, Lieutenants of both sides hurried about tie chamber carrying instructions and explanations of the situation. That a vote possibly could be brought In sight tr such a move would not have been telleved. But here it was. senator Lenroot (Wis.) asked an ipeement that, in event of the failure to ratify, the treaty should remain be fore the Senate in the same parlia mentary status as before. Mr. Hitch cock agreed to this. Then Senator Fall (N. M.) was rec (tailed. He was willing to have the vote, he said, but objected to the pro cedure, and warned that If the resolu tion failed to receive two-thi- rd a of the votes, the treaty would bo \dead for enr.\ \There is no occasion to violate all tie rules,\ he said. \We are playing with this matter, when we should be proceeding under the rules. The Senate U now In committee of the whole. If tills proceeding Is In good faith, let tie committee of the whole rise, report to the Senate, and the vote be taken la the Senate.\ Underwood Is Willing-- . \Very well : I ask to add t the arree- - Ctnt. that the vnt nhall hit fnlc.n 'nil la the Senate.' \ replied Mr. Underwood. mat satisfied the objections of Fall, and thm tAnsltv ntremA am the preparations were made for calling e roll, when at the last moment Senat- or Jones appeared and objected while tfvlng no explanation of his reasons. There was a collnnfli, nf the nnrvmm tinslon as sudden as had been Its rise, when the crisis had naaned Mens. tors on both sides, many of whom had wen astonished at tho development and feared to have the vote taken on such an wie, breathed normally again. They 'ee.-ne- assured that there would be no nap Judgment, and that probably a long lay would follow. The remainder of the day was spent In debate, and at jojournment the end was no nearer than Mfore the moment of climax and antl-cJma- x. When session opened the Gore aendment to ths League of Nations covenant, requiring nations to take a Mferendum vote before going to war, was wore the Senate. It was presently de- feated, 16 to 67. Then Senator Lodge \tec! that, amendments being cleared \ay the reiervatlons be taken up. Wanted Ileeerrattona Perfected. This precipitated a long debate on parliamentary situation. Mr. Lodge .. . took th nn.iunn not oun be drafted Into a resolution of \tlflcatlon. Senator Underwood debated the appli- cation of the rules, urging that the reso-jailo- ii should not be offered In committee the whole. He demanded that all aendments be disposed of and l- -n the resolution of ratification brought forward. Benator Lodfe retorted that the reso-o- n of ratification would not be wourht forward till after the reserva-we- s had been perfected, so that It would possible to know what la to bo In the \Wutlon; for they are part the rete- ntion of ratification. He insisted that j1 ai perfectly in order to offer the L on\ ln committee of the whole, thereupon premnted tha reservations Ctmttnuti en fourth Tag Cloture Rule Proposed by Democratic Caucus WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. At a conference .to-nig- ht cratic fcrenators thrashed over the whole situation in regard to the peace treaty and sought some method of bringing the long fight quickly to a conclusion. They were in session more than threo hours, but Chairman Hitchcock announced that the only resolu- tion adopted authorized him to proposo cloture if it is deemed advantageous in hastening the final vote. While the conference was in session Senators received news of the new German protocol and several expressed the view that it might be used by opponents of the treaty as an argument for de- lay in American ratification. Procedure in the Senate was discussed nt length and in a spir- ited debate. The seritlment of the conference, Senator Hitchcock said, was that every effort should be made to test the Senate senti- ment on reservations in any form which in the judgment of the Democrats insure tho real Senate sentiment. BERLIN SLOW TO GIVE UP DANZIG Considers Its Authority Con tinues Until U. S. Batifies Peace Treaty. PACT STILL INCOMPLETE Government Sends Commun- ication to City Outlining lis Status. Paris, Nov. 6. The German Govern ment, according to Information re ceived from tho semi-offici- al Deutsche Mgemeine Zettung, does not consider Itself bound to surrender Its authority oyer tho territory oftha,.free city of Danzig until the United States shall have ratified the treaty of peace. Tho Government in a communica tion to this effect addressed to the Danzig municipality takes the stand point that the treaty of peace provides for the surrender of tho territory of the future free city of Danzig to tho principal allied and associated Powers, Such transfer, it holds, becomes opera tive hot when the. general treaty comes Into effect through the exchange of ratifications between Germany and threo of the principal allied and as soclated Powers but only after the United States and the other four prin clpal Powers have deposited thej. rati fications. The Jugo-SU- v delegation at the Peace Conference has addressed to the confer- ence a note outlining the reasons for which the State has been unable to sign the treaty of St Germain with Austria. Nicholas PallUs. Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, has been appointed ureek representative, on the Council of the League of Nations. Andrei Rado-vttc- h, former Prime Minister of Monte- negro, has been appointed as one of the plenipotentiary delegates to the Peace Conference from tho State. M. Radovitch, who was Prime Minister in Montenegro .during the early stages of the war, broke with King Nicholas of Montenegro and resigned his office in January, 1917, owfng to the refusal of the King to abdicate in favor of the Serbian Crown Prince. He has since been a member of the party favoring the entrance of Montenegro into the Jugo- slavian State. GERMANY WARNED TO FULFIL TERMS Allies to Hold Up Peace to Await Action. Washinqton, Nov. o. Notice was served on Germany by the allied and as soclated rowers In a note and acconv panylng protocol, forwarded last Satur day, that the treaty of peace would not go Into force until Germany executes to the satisfaction of the allied and as- sociated Powers obligations assumed un- der the armistice convention and addi tional agreements. The note also speci- fies that before the treat can be made effective throurh a process verbal of the deDosit of the ratifications, the German representatives shall obligate their na tion to carry out tne terms or tne nrotocoL Demo would The protocol contains a number of ob- ligations assumed by Germany In the. Armistice convention and complementary .v, i agreements which have been carried hould next be taken up and perfected by out and whlch hRTe ben I?\ sub,Je of oenaie. ana whim norfn-tor- f tfc.v ; uraem rcwiinui. ' i must , of the withdrawal of German troops from Russian territory, and the delivery of certain German tonnage. Germany must assume the replacing of vessels de stroyed at Scapa Flow with five light cruisers, and to make up for the first class battleship sunk at Scapa Flow by tnrntnir over floating docks and cranes. tugs and dredges equivalent to a tptal displacement of 400,000 tons. In this respect the protocol declares : \Tho allied and associated Powers cannot overlook without sanction the other infractions committed against the armistice conventions and violations as serious as the destruction or the Oer-ma- n fleet at Scapa Flow, the destruc- tion of the, submarine UC-- 4 oft Ferrol and ths destruction In the North Sea of Continued on Ftrth Page. r REDS t Ishim Bivcr Grave. . MAY OMSK and Some leave. By inoctatti Prtu. ' Omsk, Friday, Oct. 31. The occupa tion by the Bolsheviki of Potropav levsk and their near npproach to the Ishim River northward have given the military situation a serious aspect. There Is noticealilo tension among tho population. ENDANGER KOLCHAK ARMY Bolsheviki Approach Military Situa- tion EVACUATE American Hospital Government Departments Tho latest bulletins issued here show that the red forces have approached within forty miles of tho town of iBhim and that their front extends from Ishim diagonally to Petropavlovsk through Karakovo. It is anticipated that the Kolchak forces will make a stand before Omsk instead of along the Ishim River. A Bolshevist wireless message re ceived in London reported the capture of Ishim (seventy-fiv- e miles north of Petropavlovak) with 1,200 prisoners. Admiral Kolchak has Just ordered a preliminary evacuation of Omsk by the American Hospital and such Government departments as are not directly neces- sary here. It is possible that the seat of Government may be moved to the eastward. Express railway service has beon tem porarily suspended and railway cars are being concentrated at Omsk as a precau tionary measure. Col. Emerson has rescinded the order to the American Railway Corps to retire from Siberia and the men are remaining at their posts for duty, Major-Ge- n. Janln, commanding the Czecho-Slova- k forces whose withdrawal had been ordered, has given assurances that the Czechs will continue to guard the troublesome sections of the Trans-Siberi- Railway and keep communica- tions open for the present. American Consul-Gener- ' Harris, Gen. Knox, the British commander, and Gen. Janln regard the situation as grave, though not yet critical. They propose to retire from Omsk only If the Government decides to leave, which will occur only if Jta security at Omsk is too greatly menaced. The American Hospital and the Gov- ernment offices which are now leaving will bo established at Irkutsk. Barges and trains have been placed at the dis- posal of the Red Cross and ths evacua- tion of the 800 patients at the hospital Is in progress. Irkutsk lies near tne southern end of Lake Baikal, over 1,000 miles east of Omsk. KOLCHAK' S REVERSE Will Be Siberian General Handi capped by Czech Removal. Washinqton, Nov. 6. The prepara tions for the withdrawal of Admiral Kol- chak from Omsk docs not portend a general retreat of the forces such as was seen last summer, offlolal advices recilved in Washington declare. Military observers characterize tho move ment as purely local in character, al- though the front affected might seem at first glance to have been extensive. War Department- - records show there are no American military forces at Omsk or In tno vicinity of that city. . Attributing the withdrawal directly to the recent evacuation of the Czech troops from the Slaerlah front military experts In Washington expressed the belief that the backward movement would stop as soon as Kolchak had retired hliJIne to conform with the terrain over which he is operating and to cover the dangerous break\ ln his left flank when tho Czechs were removed. Bolshevik forcos opposing the Siberian leader were quick to note the hole, the reports said, and began an advance on that sector. Kolchak met the menace by ordering sereral regiments, badly needed as reserves at other points, to the scene, but lack of transportation facilities made It Impossible for these troops to arrive ln time and the retreat was decided upon. The Immediate danger to Kolchak. officials here believe, does not lie ln the military situation, but rather ln the fact that he is forced to deal with subor dlnatea who cannot or will not lend him their whole hearted support, and In the possibility that assistance from the out- side, hitherto given the Yudenltch army operating against Petrograd, may at an moment be depleted or withdrawn en tlrely. With regard to the Russian situation as a whole, however, military and diplo- matic officials see no reason to change their optlmlstlo forecast of two weeks ago that the Bolsheviki regime Is ended. But no one in an official capacity In Washington pretends that the final mili tary defeat of Lenlne's Generals will re- store order to Russia, nor will a predic- tion be hazarded as to what form the Russian political fabric will then GRAND. BILL ADVANCED; Purchase Bleaanre Through Second Tteadlnsr In Ottawa Senate. Ottawa, Nov. 6. The Senate passed on second reading 19 to 15, the Grand Trunk Railway purchase bllL The measure will be taken up in com- mittee by the Senate DEER FOOT FARM SAUSAGES Back on the market. Same flaror sal (.aallty you used to get. Made at the Fans at Seutbborasib. Mu. All Dealers. .1V. Filled Cellars Spared by Germans Wait Ship- ment Here. RARE VINTAGES SCAECE But Stocks of Champagne . Are Ample to Meet All Demands. HOPE PINNED ON XMAS Exporters Believe That by Then tho Dry Burricr Will Bo liaised. BV a Staff Corrtiponient ol Tut SuS. Copvrlght, Ul. all AH rtiervta. Paris, Nov. 6. Reports that the pro- hibition ban in America is to be lifted for a brief period have caused a flurry among large wine and champagne ex- porters here. Hope is now running high that before Christmas the French Wine industry can dispose of some of Its largo excess stocks of champagne in the American market. Even if it should bo the last coup, tho exporters believe it is worth while to make a supreme effort to get enough champagne to America in time to permit connoisseurs mere to siock tin. Tho cellars of Rhelms, Epernay and other important centres are well stocked. Although the Germans drank heavily of the bubbling product, they scarcely touched a hundredth part or the great stocks in that part or tne champagne country which they occu pied. Owing to lack of shipping very little was exported during the war. Champagne has been flowing rreeiy in Paris since the armistice, more of the anarkllmr wine belnir consumed In this one year than in many a peace time year. Victory celebrations, particularly by the \goulash\ millionaires, having used up a lot of wine. London, too, has been one oi tne Dest European customers of the French champagne makers this year. Fine red wines, especially tho old and musty kind, are lacking, and Burgundy vintage has entirely disappeared except from private cellars. Old Bordeaux wines are also scarce. War requisitions and bad crops, due to the shortage of labor, are the reasons given for the shortage of choice vintages. French exporters Bay. however, that they are ready to ship large quantities of out of 1 nArrtiA pnll I one difficulty blocks the way tho eter nal French problem of transportation. Wine growers confess they have more difficulty shipping a case of wine from Rhelms to Havre, a distance of not more than 160 miles, than should be required to ship a million ton cargo around the world. If the Government doesn't give the wine Industry this opportunity to export many million dollars worth of wine, thus aiding the Frfnch exchange rate, dealers say they will organize a truck service between the wine districts and tho ports and thus assure shipments to the United States. GERMAN RAILROADS . which leased at a w, not ex. LOCAL. SAY EXPERTS Only Freight Carried TRUNK I until novemuvr iu, By fit AuoetaM T'HI. Berlin, Nov. 6 (delayed). \Lights out!\ was the order at all .the Berlin railway passenger stations at midnight They will remain dark for the next eleven days. The suspension of passen- ger traffic ordered tho Government in order to permit tne movement oi me much needed coal and potatoes, caused th. ntitlons all day Tuesday to be crowded with Incongruous throngs of would be passengers. Mobs or travel- lers, provided with blankets, vacuum flasks and assorted luggage surged through passageway and waiting room; attempting to secure places on tn last outgoing trains. The Government Is equipping an emer-eenc- v fleet for the transmission of the malls during the duration of railroad embargo. Canal boats, equipped for passenger traffic, will accommodate the traffic between Berlin and Stettin' and Magdeburg. The Prussian State railroads alone will save 10,000 tons of coal dally by tho passenger embargo, which Is expected to increase freight traffic facilities 30 per cent by releasing numerous high power engines. Tho days of embargo will be de voted to repairing damaged rolling stock. Tho authorities Intimate that a curtailment in travel Is impera- tive even after November 15, when tho present embargo will end. Automobile taxlcabs and motor cars for public hire must disappear the streets of Berlin between' midnight and 6 o'clock in the morning. An order to this effect has Just been by the police department as a result of the in- creasing complaint of overcharging and Insolence of the drivers, who refuse' to accommodate theatre patrons and late diners in the hours before midnight In order to reserve their vehicles to up highly lucrative traffic from the ail night resorts and ths late travellers. HYDROPLANE TO HAVE BIG NAVY TORPEDOES Alexander Bell's In vention a Succets. Halitax, N. ft, Nov. 6. The boat hydroplane that Is devel- oped Alexander Graham Bell and F. W. Baldwin Is capable of carrying navy torpedoes. In the opinion of two experts for the unlts'l States navy, who recently witnessed trial runs ot the craft The experimental craft the HD-- which has developed a speed of. seventy-on- e miles an hour, was loaded with 3.000 pounds of lead, and carried this load with ease. A successful trial trip was then made ln a choppy sea. The experiments are being carried on at Mr. Bell's home near Baddeclc, Cape Breton.' and he has announced that .de tailed results will be made public soon. Court Action Tells of Deatli- - bed Paper Diverting the Estate. BLOCKS ITS DISPOSAL She Is Made Temporary Ad ministratrix of Property Held at $474,000. PAIR WERE ESTRANGED His Counsel Says Second In strumcnt Will Be Filed When Daughter Returns. Surrogate Fowler yesterday ap pointed Mrs. Mllla D. Shunts, widow of Theodore P. Shonts, former head of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, temporary of her hus band's estate. Mrs. Shonts stated in her petition that she has searched for a will of her husband's, but has been unable to find ono. She will file a bond for $474,000, which in her opin Ion Is the valuo of his personal prop erty, Mrs. Shonts, who lived apart from her husband for some time before his death, informed the Surrogato that Mr. Shonts made a will In 1904 before going to Panama. He showed her this will, which she says named her as solo beneficiary. She has Blnco been In- formed, her petition continues, that ho attempted to make a will before he died in which he practically cut her off from sharing in his estate and be- queathed the bulk of It \to a certain woman in no way related to him by blood or otherwise.\ Second Will Not Offered. Mrs. indicated In her petition that she has waited some time since her husband's death for this last will to be for probate. As it has not been filed she asked the court txtj ap- point her administratrix the time be- ing in order to conserve the assets of the estate. She declared that she will contest this alleged deathbed will tf It Id offered for probate. At the office of Do Lancey Nlcoll, at torney for Mr. Shonts during his life time, It was said yesterday that Mr. champagno.toJtowlcar.at once.. 0V Nlw\ town, .HlscreUryf that Mr M the by air the of the by for for existence of a will, executed by Mr. Shonts, which Is to be offered for pro- bate after the return of the Duchess de Chaulncs, daughter of Mr. 8honta, from Paris. He declined to make known the contents of this will or to comment upon the Identity of the woman referred to by Mrs. Shonts In her petition as the pro- posed beneficiary. In Addition to the Duchess do Chaul-ne- s Mr. Shonts Is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Marguerite Bingham. wife of Rutherfurd Bingham, son of Gen. Theodore A. Bingham. Mrs. Shonts, the widow, resides at 570 Park avenue. I Mrs. informed the Surrogate I. that Mr. Shonts had an apartment at rCV 930 Park avenue, he LLUZZ tUK KC.rUK3 $3000 yeaR leaM every the severe from issued pick the Graham type being administratrix Just Shonts offered Shonts plre for two years. In this apartment. she said, there were paintings, rugs and other furnishings worth at least 150,- - 000. These furnishings have been re- moved, She added, by soma ono who had no authority to take them away. As administratrix she will try to locate the assets, Certain securities of her husband's, alleged to be worth $328,425, are pledged with the National Bank of Commerce as security for loan of $281,000. In addition, the petitioner asserted, Mr. Shonts incurred other obligations, for the payment of which he put up eecurl ties as collateral. If a will la filed later on and Mrs. Shonts contests It, as she says she will. upon the ground that her husband was subject to the undue influence of un Identified persons during the last days of his life the Surrogate may name a trust company to take charge of the estate pending the settlement of the contest MICROBES HAVE GIFT OF ETERNAL YOUTH Living Organisms Disbovered in Ancient Papers. Paris, Nov. I. Eternal youth seems to have been accorded In full measure to some microbes. Before the Academy of Science Prof. Yves Delage read a pa. per purporting discoveries by Dr. Gal- - Ilpe, who Is credited with finding In century old paper organisms still living, According to this report these organ- - Isms resisted heat of 24S degrees Fahrenheit. \Time no more than heat seems to have had no effect on these little or- ganisms, as Dr. Oalllpe has found living ones ln paper ot the fllfteenth and eight eenth centuries,\ said Prof. Delage. They are capable ot cultivation and of movement More than that Dr. Galllpe has found In fragments of paper of Chinese manuscript dated before the age of printing micro-organis- still living and able to move and that multiplied under suitable methods of culture.\ RIOT IN PARIS SHOP STRIKE. Worker Storm Department Stores and Break Windows. Paris, Nov. 6. The first disorders oc- curred yesterday In the department stores strike which began ten days ago at the Bon Marcha and spread to the Galleries Lafayette. Both stores were stilt doing business guarded by a large force of police. Late yesterday scores of strikers managed to secure entrance to each of thi establishments, where they started shouts that caused 'crowds of customers to leave hurriedly, and engaged In en. counters with employees who had re mained at work. Squads of police ousted the Invaders within a few mo. ments. Several of the show windows in the stores were broken, compelling the establishments to close. COAL GAIN SEEN IN W.VIRGINIA Rush at Non-Unio- n Mines Sends Production Up to Two-thir- ds Normal. NO CLASH WITH TROOPS Workers nnd\Soldicrs Keep on Friendly Terms While Awaiting Crisis. BpteM Detfateh to Tax Ann. 'Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 6. At the end of the first week of tho strike this State is producing coal at the rate of 60,000,000 tons a year, which Is two thirds of the normal. This Is the re port of the West Virginia Coal As soclatlon, based on figures from all districts and from the railroads, which keep a dally record of cars loaded. It should be remembered that West Virginia has more non-unio- n territory than other States. It is evident that the gain In production since the strike started is principally due to Intensive effort on the part of non-unio- n mines which have not been affected by the walkout This is made possible by the Increased number of cars made avail- able for the collieries that are open and by the encouragement of tho miners to increase their dolly stint and consequently their wages. Success of thi operators In tholr efforts to bring union men back to work In some of the districts is another but lesser factor In the enhanced output. The operators' association says there are dally gains. In tho unionized New River fields twelve mines are said to be run ning In northern West Virginia, twenty-tw- o in tho Wheeling district and more men are hearkening to the \back to the mines\ cry every morning. Injunction Halts Unions. C. Frank Keeney, presldont of District IT of the United Mine Workers, does not pretend that any Important number of tha non-uni- mines have been closed. .Ha ay that hla.handshave been tied by the Indianapolis injunction ana mm the union leaders have attempted no proselyting since ll went into effect ll did sar y. however, that nine heretofore \unorganlaed mines\ near bills passed pre-firo- tt nun In the district ... ln1 ax noruicrn cow ... by the voluntary entrance of the miners into the union. lie aesenoes tne suua tlon otherwise as \all quiet, with the men standing firm.\ Keeney Ih not saying mucn aiom tne It hour dav. five day week. He de scribes, the demands of the National Union as \merely Dasis or negoua-\tlon- .\ He will go or send a represen- tative to Indianapolis, where the union leaders will await the decision as to continuing the injunction. Keeney has written a letter to be sent to Presi- dent Wilson which he says will startle the country by exposing plans of tho mine owners, but consult Federal District Attorney Kelly before making It public. Kelly has received from Attor- ney-General Palmer a copy of the In- dianapolis Injunction with a request to be ready to begin any necessary court proceedings here. Federal and State authorities, includ lnz the small State police force and the United States troops, are obviously pre- paring for any trouble that may develop If the injunction suit goes against, tne union. The miners', disposition Is to be peaceful unless strike breakers are broucht In to open tne unionized mines. No organized attempt to open the de- serted mines will be made, at least wnllo tho Injunction suit is pending. Rumors that groups of strike break ers have been collected In 'Ohio near the West Virginia mines are said by op erators here to bo false. T. L. Lewis, secretary of the New River Operators Association, whose fields are unionized, eays five mines are open and that others will be opened by the return or tne com panics' own striking miners. Heady to Curb The troops now billeted in the mining towns Include members of the First Second, Third bnd Fourth divisions. Among the striking miners they meet are former pals of these same divisions and other men. When the soldiers arrived some of the shellbacks were in clined to boast about what they would do with their own rifles against these \kids in uniform.\ The answer they got from one of the veterans of the Ameri can front tn France, now reverted to tho dumD of a coal mine, was that If the miners desired to commit suicide singly or in mass they might tackle the sol- diers, but as for him he would take to the hills. He said he had seen them tn action and that a dozen of them could blow 2.000 miners oft the earth. Those lads,\ he told his comrades, 'are to hill fighting and all kinds of fighting and know tricks you never heard of. And If their rifles aren't good enough, did you ever hear of 75 milli- meter gun? Well, they've got one down at Charleston. It Is true that one of these French deceivers Is being kept furnished by the troops here. It was brought by a re- cruiting outfit and, strangely enough, was not taken away after the strike started, and Gen. Wood sent at the request of the Governor. Testimony of the former service men as to the deadllness of the regular troops in action has flashed all over the State along the miners grapevine. Wher- ever the troops are to them Is accorded wholesome respect As time has gone on the miners and the soldiers have fraternized, and special community dances with the soldiers as guests of honor are being held. Ud at Beckley, a mining town sup posed to be Infested with Reds, the troops are quarterea on tne ground floor, the upper floor of which Is head- quarters of the United Mine Workers, and not a reep of protest has been Cent'.nutd on Sscond Paj. X Galicians Reverting to Cave Dwelling Custom ERN, Nov, 6. The inhabi- tants of tho destroyed vil- lages in western Galicia are re- verting to the cave dwelling cust- om.- They are utilizing grottos or excavating underground homes. In the little parish of Patniky 400 families are pre- pared to Bpend the winter in an underground village. ARfflYCAR SALE Thousands of Valuable Motors Are Deteriorating1, Reavis Declares. 80,000 VEHICLES TO GO Many Contracts Wero Not Cancelled When War Ended, It Is Said. Special Deipateh to Tnt Son. Washington, Nov. 6. The House by a unanimous vote of 266 requested to day that the War Department disposer, of all its surplus motor vehicles Imme- diately. Any motor equipment requi- sitioned by the Department of Agri- culture for road building work under' direction of tho States also Is to be transferred at once under the resolu, tlon passed by the House. The sur- plus Is now about 80,000 vehicles. The failure of the War Department to dispose of the surplus in the year elapsed since the signing of the armi- - dtlco makes it necessary that the House should take such action, Representa tive Reavla (Neb.), author of the measure, said. Thousands of valuable motor vehicles have been allowed to deteriorate during this delay because of Improper and insufficient storage, an investigation by the War Depart- ment Expenditures Committee showed, ' \ ' ' Ifr.'Heafas said', The provision regarding the transfer of equipment for road building was becauso War Department appro- - Fairmont or. prUtion ,, . .. last Summer . m..l. ,.- - l uur Ul equip- - ? a. will Trouble. used a regulars I ment even to another Government de partment without compensation. Mr. Reavis ln urging the. passage of the resolution declared that no efforts were made to dispose of the equipment until the House commltteo started its Investigation. He blnmed C. W. Hare, Director of Sales for the War Depart- ment, for the delay, saying that the Motor Transport Corps had made evory effort to have the vehicles sold. Many War Department contracts were not cancelled with the signing of the armistice, Mr. Reavis said. \Since the signing of the armistice 70,130 vehicles have been delivered to the War De- partment,\ he told the House. \Of this number 35,993 were sent to France. Why this was done no one seems to know, for It was evident there would be a surplus over there. This surplus later developed to be 3310,000,000 Worth of motor trans' portatlon equipment which was sold to France at about 20 cents on tho dollar, \The War Department wants to keep 53,000 motor vehicles, but If the size of the army is fixed at 500,000 men this nould be one vehicle for every ten men and I trust the Military Committee wfl! cut down this figure In framing the army reorganization bill. U. S. TROOPS MAY GO TO VIRGINIA MINES Federal Attorney Ashs Gov- ernor to Make Request. Special DtipaM to Tub Son. Richmond, Va., Nov. 6. Hiram M. Smith. Federal District Attorney, was In conference with gov. Davis tor an houi or more this afternoon urging the necessity of having Federal troops sent to Appalachla in Wise county to give protection to miners willing to re turn to worn. It was explained that Dr. Garfield, Federal Fuel Commissioner, visited Ap calachla a day or so aco and was ln formed that many miners on strike were eager to resume work but feared via lence at the hands of other strikers. Mr. Smith acted at the request of At torney-Gener- al Palmer. Gov. Davis deferred his decision until Smith then received from him a communication and forwarded it to Washington. Meanwhile, he deemed It expedient not to disclose its contents. It was hinted that the request ol the Governor was in ths shape of a courtesy and that It the Government saw fit to order troops to Appalachla It would do so, regardless of the view point of Virginia authorities. Gov. Davis was formerly a New York attor- ney, having practised law In that city for some years before returning to Vir- ginia, his native State. DOCTOR QUITS wTLHELM. Conldn't Live on Sfilar.y raid by Bt Ike Anoclatt't Preti. AutRONOcN, Holland, Oct. 2$ (de- layed). The suite of the former Ger- man Emperor at Amerongen has been re- duced by five persons as a result of the departure recently for Berlin of his private physician, Dr. Foerstner, and family, who had been at Amerongen many montha It Is the gossip of the village that Dr. Foerstner found It Impossible to sup- port his family on the meagre salary. In German marks, paid by the former Emperor, and that he has returned to general practice la Berlin. A military surgeon, ur, Jenner, has arrived from Berlin to serve temporarily. Ames to Argue Walkout Is Illegal in Indianapolis To-morro- w. MINERS STILL DEFIANT Leaders Say They Will Go to Jail Rather 'Than Obey Order. FUEL SUPPLY GETS LOW Lightlcss Nights Possible Again Cabinet Considers Strike Special Deipatch s Sett. Washington, Nov. 0. Though Gov ernment officials are working hard to And some solution or some ground for settlement of tho coal strike, which if continued will grip the country hard beforo tho end of another week, the Department of Justice has not the slightest Intention of abandoning or de- laying injunction proceedings brought ln Indianapolis against the mine C. B. Amos, Assistant Attorney- - General, will be in Indianapolis row to press the Government's pro ceedings- - He will urge the Issuance by tho court there of a mandatory in- - junction compelling the officers of the United Mino Workers to call off the strike. Labor leaders here say the mine workers' representatives will dis obey the Injunction, going to Jail ln preference to rescinding the strike or- der under pressure Notwithstanding this it was definitely stated ht that the Government will not shirk. Many labor leaders ln Washington havo urged directly that the injunc- tion be withdrawn, declaring It the only barrier to negotiations. At the same time Government officials who Intervened for settlement have con- sistently taken the stand that a callinr off of the strike must be the first step toward settlement of the merits; of tho controversy. . There Tvero many .reports ln Wash- - \ lngton y that the Government would postpohe court action ln In- dianapolis from tho date set for the hearing on the Government's injunc tion petition to give an opportunity for settlement It was pointed out- that postponement of the hearing Saturday would not withdraw the temporary re- straining order. In addition tho Gov- ernment is fully determined to press for a mandatory Injunction. Pertinent Points Dfnde by IT. . In this connection the Government'; prayer In the Indianapolis case, which seems largely to have escaped notice, ii significant The third paragraph asks: 'That the court after notice to, and hearing of. the defendants, Issue Its tem- porary Injunction pendente lite enjoin ing tho defendants and all other per- sons unlawfully conspiring, combining, agreeing and arranging with them as hereinbefore alleged during the con- tinuance of this suit. In all respects a.i enumerated In the next preceding para- graph hereof: and further from permit- ting said strike order to remain In effect and commanding them to desist from aiding said strike by permitting said strike order to remain In effect and commanding them to Issue, a withdrawal and cancellation of said strike order.\ ' This is an appeal for a mandatory Injunction to stop the strike, and Gov- ernment officials are confident tliat It will be granted by the court on a clear showing that the strike Is unlawful under the Lever act. Secretary of Labor Wilson is) ex changing views with leaders of tho miners and of the American Federation of Labor ln an effort at conciliation, but as yet he has formulated nothing that will be acceptable to labor, which, is de manding withdrawal of the Injunction as a first step toward settlement. The operators are still prepared to accept In full the President's proposition for settlement by negotiation, arbitra- tion or a disinterested tribunal if the strike Is called oft. With the coal strike less than a week old the Railroad Administration, which Is hnndllng coal distribution, la\ being besieged with applications for fuel from panicky Industrial plants and from many municipalities. To all the same reply Is being made jjiat coal ti being distributed only to meet Im- mediate ned3 in accordance, with the priority list. To Conserve Coal Supply. Preparations are being made to put into effect a coal conservation pro gramme for the country. Whether or not It will go as far as llghtless nights again wn3 not determined, but Fuel Admin istrator Garfield has called to Washing- ton a number ot his assistants In the wartime fuel administration and has optned offices In the old Fuel Adminis tration building. Conservation by every posslbto means Is to be urged upon the public as a voluntary action. The strike will be the chief tople of discussion at a Cabinet meeting called for morning. The Cabinet is practically a unit on the programme that has been followed. Secretary Wil son opposing the Injunction and having some support, It is understood, from Secretary Baker. Tho United Mlno Workers sent twe r.tw tpresentallves to Washington to- day Frank Hughes, organizer for the miners, and Paul Smith, organizer for the American Federation of Leber. It was understood that they came with a message that the mine workers would listen to reason If the Injunction were withdrawn. Small Change hi the \oM rik ittii- -
