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JS l o w e r '‘Mart Other ^ *•“ A D VERTISER-J O U R N A L COM P L E TE DAY REPO R T OF THE A S S O C IA T E D PRESS W H E R E IT STANDS. The Advertiser-Joumal Is Repub lican—You Know Where to * Find It .it** 7 l | AUBURN, N. Y. WEDNESDAY, M A R C H 10, 1920 PRICE THREE CENTS DELAY COS! Sim s T e s t i f i e s F a i l u r e o f D e p o n e n t to T h r o w F u l l F o r c e o f Navy into S t r u g g l e D u r i n g First Six M o n t h s P r o l o n g e d W a r — H i s R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s I g n o r e d , H e Tells P r o b e r s 10. Failure of ’ v.rr' Deptrtmont fully to co- •; to the war during the first six itfe r America’s-entry cost half lives, fifteen billions ,of,,dol- ‘--•rArt/VJA -fnHS of Shipping and , Victory over Germany by Sims told 1918 Rear Admiral •t-Hfe'Investigating Committee to- • ^presenting documentary evi- in support of his charges of delay ■* the department. ’officer read, to\ the Committee ’ eudations lie had made to tiie ^nt immediately upon his ar- h,. London'in 3017. A cablegram U. In April, 1917, said the crlti- vtt irherc'the war would be won Wwas in the Eastern Atlantic at (MS of all lines of ocean com- sllon to Englnnd and France. -1 Sims told the Committee that b he repeatedly lirged that destroyer and small craft that t* sent to sea be dispatched im- tely to this area his recoimneuda- ' nsnot complied with until about ‘iraths later, fceommendations Disregarded. ■Iso recommended, he said, that dirislons of the American dread,- i be sent to base at Brest to ; igainst .raids in the English 1 by German cruiser forces, but ^commendation was entirely dis- 'tre of the Department to throw M force of the navy into (lie , he' said, resulted iu the “un- loss of 1,500,000 tons of ship- tj submarine attack in 1917 and ; tons in 191S. tit tonnage lost in 1917 had been br the prompt co-operation of tj ,” he said, \America could kd'a million men in Trance at ning of 1918 instead of 300,- 1 Sims said the German of- of 1018; was due to the fail- .the German submarine cam- wd that in all probability it wnld have been undertaken fc wrale of the German people ;l»Ye Broken, if the American had/been more promptly dis- to France. He estimated on . ms of what happened when the fin forces did arrive that vic- wld have leen achieved by July, . « the tonnage had been pre- Aid of Ambassador Page. Sims said that when he FRIEDRICH SHOULD HAVE LEARNED ♦ THIS LONG AGO ♦ «> ________ <s> Wieringem March 1.—Friedrich ® Wilhelm, former German crown <?> prince, is now a “pretty good <*> scrapper” says W. LaCroix, a <S> ^ Dutch lightweight for the last ^ four months has been coming here <!> 3* twice each week from Amster- <S> <S> dam to give Wilhelm lessons. <S> They box in a room of the parson- <«> •@> age where Wilhelm lives. . <£ \The former crown prince’s ^ favorite blow is an uppercut,” ® <S> La Croix told an Associated & ® Press correspondent, “and he is ^ ^ learning how to use i t ” ^ «*><£►<«><$><S> ^ <•> <S> <ss ^ ^ ^ FRANCE RESENTS WILSON THRUST IN TREATY NOTE found that his own efforts to impress upon the Navy Department the ser iousness of the situation were unavail ing he Invoked the aid of the late Am bassador Page at London, who on April 27, 1917, sent a confidential cablegram to Secretary Lansing and President Wilson declaring that ‘‘tliere ! — — . is reason for the greatest alarm about Paris< j Iarch io._President Wll- the issue of the war, caused by the in-1 . , L ^ « .. ^ -»r tt-* u creasing success of German submarines isons ^ tor t0 Senator G. M. H.toh- The ambassador urged the immedi- ” ate assignment of every available United States destroyer and sub marine chaser to British waters. Even this request was unheeded, for some mouths, Admiral Sims said. The witness insisted that he had been badly handicapped by failure of the Department to keep him informed of its plans. He read excerpts from liis messages, urging adoption of the convoy system and said: \I will show that great losses were sustained due to the resistance of the United States to taking up the convoy system.” He then read a Department mes sage sent him in May, and sigued by Secretary Daniels. “In regard to convoy,” it read, “I consider American vessels having armed guards are safer when sailing independently.” “When I got that message I was about ready to jum p overboard,” con tinued Admiral Sims. “I realized that the Department did not under stand or appreciate the situation.” Cablegrams Have No Effect Admiral Sims said that on April 14, 15, 17, 22, 23 and 24 he sent cable grams urging the necessity of sending naval aid promptly, but that they .had litle-.cffcct. On April 22, lie said, he received a dispatch signcjd by Secretary Daniels informing-him that the department contemplated sending four destroyers •and four patrol vessels to the Arctic coast to cooperate with Russian forces and asked his opinion of the proposition. \It can bo seen from this message how little importance the department had apparently given to my recom mendation,1 said the admiral. \In ail my dispatches I had emphasized the necessity of concentrating all available American anti-submarine craft in the critical area of the submarine zone, yet -the department contemplated shad ing four destroyers and four patrol craft to the Arctic coast at a time, wb«n, so far as I know, they were in tending to send only one division of destroyers to the critical 70110 , .” BMISSION OF BRIEFS NEXT STEP IN SOCIALISTS’ TRIA. l Marel' 1The Asem- Committee, which for' fin*S6T? wee*JS has been in- f t o I st! °£ disloyalty e_5, al*st members of ' ■ ^lavo an oxecutive H \7.^esday or Wednesday, todar if 1* 0 chairman, an- ^ , ? is time evi- • Sir \ijL7 1)6 R°ne over care- Mr' Martin said. '°Uonitvtf f CO,mplPtf,d its Public twmpr!f? y when El on R. —— -late senator, of counsel 5 arch 10--Action on 't ” e reI)cnl of the put over measure Law was up for .'!tlC£l _ the ^r. In thS ?ration in the Sen- ‘ »mpaninn ly' the Betts '»'Cnd - ?°asure' reading. was set WEATHER ^ forecast I®-West Hin rp.™ Thursday; 1^ r^tc>tofffresh west winds. ^ Tbtnwmi*t{T) 1919 S * .;; .... 37 « * £ £ ^ 6 : 2 o'; «ts 6:02 \\wrrow C:18 to the committee, and S. John Block for the defense, made the closing re marks., Former -Senator Brown de clared tthat the charges against the five men had been proven and de manded their expulsion, while Mr. Block asserted that in, view of the fact that the members of the commit tee had taken the oath to support both federal and state constitutions they could make but one report to the Assembly, and tha-t it would call for the seating of the Assemblymen Briefs are to filed for both sides. De fense counsel said they would file their brief with the committee tomorrow if possible, while the committee gave the prosecution until next Wednesday, March 17, to file 'their answer. It was the general belief here today that a report by the committee would be forthcoming in abouit two weeks. Foreign E x c h a n g e S till C o n tin u e s to G a in Strength New York, March 10.—Rates on de mand, bills for the English pound sterling opened today at $3.CS1/8 or 4 Vi cents above yesterday’s closing figure. During the first hour demand ster ling rose to $3.70% the highest rate since the slump of last month when it fell to $3.19. Demand sterling was quoted at noon at $3.73. Reports of large gold imports pend ing from London to the United States has added to the strength of sterling exchange, bankers saitl, forcing a lot of short covering created recently when traders thought that the market was duo for a relapse. cock, Democratic leader in the United States Scfaate, iii which the American chief executive outlined objections to certain reservations to tho Versailles treaty, was given little space in most of this morning’s newspapers, but some of the larger journals featured it heavily. The only morning newspaper com menting editorially upon the letter was the Gualois, the others -apparently awaiting developments. The Gaulois prints its comment on the first pago under the caption \Warnings: of Wil son ” A.fter discussing the points made by President Wilson, the newspaper concludes: “He finishes tho weaken ing of governmental frameworks of order and discipline which he already has so thoroughly shaken. His ‘anti- encouragemrtnt to international Bol shevism, under cover of which Ger many prepares her future revenge, which Mr Wilson denounces, but not with tha clearness and energy we ex- octed from his fairness, if not from his friendship.” The Paris Midi says Mr. Wilsdn’s accusation of France as militaristic is \impudent and it refers to “Mr. Wilson’s gratitous insult to this coun try.” It adds: “Mr. Wilson accuses France of -being militaristic, and at the same time, Josephus Daniels, sec retary' of the American Navy, is the only minister to the world who an nounces an unlimited program of armament\ L’lnPormatio, in* commenting upon the president's reference to militar ism in Framce, says: “Today there are men conscious of the evident necessities of France but thare is no longer a militarist party, properly speaking.” | denie T M g HEAD OF ANTI SALOON LEAGUE Chicago, March 10.—John D. Rocke feller, Jr., today emphatically denied the statement of Louis A. Cuvillier, New York assemblyman, that he is paying the State Anti-Salodn League superintendent of New York, a salary. “The statemitrt is absolutely falsa, ridiculous. Thera is no foundation for It,” he declared. Mr. Cuvillier, who is the author of the resolution, adopted by the Assem bly, calling for investigation of the Antl-'Saloon League's activities within the state, said yesterday that Mr. Rockefeller was paying the league offi cial $15,000 per year. ALLIES TO GET Chicago Physicians Raise Fees. Chicago, March 10.—The Chicago Medical Society today announced fees charged by its 7.000 members would be increased from $3 and S5 for calls to $5 and $10 and from $150 to $200 and $200 for nppendicitis operations. Other fees would be increased proportionate ly, the announcement said. Washington, JIarch 10.—The Allied governments will receive no further loams from tho American government, Secretary Houston announced today. Loans made to the Allies to date total $0,650,834,649.94 of the ten bil lions authorized by Congress, Mr. Houston said, and it was not deemed advisable to utilize tho remainder of the authorization. Pass Sage Highway Bill. Albany. N. Y., March 10.— The Sen ate today passed the bill of Senator Henry M. Sage chairman of the Finance Committee ,to provide $7,- 500,000 for the maintenance and re pair of improved state and county highways. State Highway Commis sioner Green had recommended $15,- 000,000 for this work. [ DUTCH STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY Elections Will Decide Whether South Africa Is to Continue Brit ish or to Form Separate Dutch Republic—Great Britain Strong ly Opposes Separation £> <$><$> <S>8> < <£ <S> Robbers Raid D istil ery; Get Rich R e w a r d 'O <S> ❖ <•> <S> ❖ ❖ <*> 10.—A <5> Baltimore, Md.. March <S> party of men entered the Mount <S> Vernon Distillery here early to- day, bound, aud gagged the gov- <S> <S> eminent agent and two waiebmeti <s> <s> in charge of the plant, and hauled ■«> <S> away between 40 and fid barrels <s> of whiskey, worth, at government ^ 3> valuation, about $25,000. The & <j> three men said the robbers were <S> all masked and that the whiskey & <t> was taken away on three or four <S> automobile trucks. ^ <£><$><§><$> <$><t><$>^ <S>3><S>\?><*><$><4> London, March 10.—Parliament ary elections being held today in the Union of South Africa will, it is be lieved, decide the fate of the govern ment held by Jan Christian Smuts, which is contending against strong Dutch Nationalist elements, aided by the Labor party. The result may de cide whether Cape Colony, the Trans vaal Orange Free State and Natal are to continue British or arc to form a South African Dutch Republic under its own flag and with an elected presi dent. Anti-Imperinl forces have recently been strengthened by being joined by many who were influenced by charges that Yorkshire spinners have been profiteering at the expense of South African wool growers. The high cost of living has also been a campaign issue, and the racial longing of the Boers to be rid of British domination has been brought to the front by poli ticians. South Africa is valuable to Great Britain because of its gold fields, and separation, it is believed, would meet with strong opposition from the B r it ish government. Nationalist sentiment there is said to be so intense that -in some instances families have been di vided over this issue, which is a 'sur vival of the old struggle which has been going on between the Dutch and the British since the Netherlands ceded Cape Colony to Great Britain in 1814. Present conditions are viewed with concern because of the attitude of the Labor party, this being the flrst time the anti-British Boers have been joined by any part of the British popu lation. WILL TEST POWERS OF TRADE COMMISION _____________________ _ i! / C o a l C o m p a n i e s A s k C o u r t to D e c i d e if P r i v a t e C o r p o r a t i o n s a r e O b l i g e d to F u r n i s h I n f o r m a t i o n C o n c e r n i n g T h e i r B u s i n e s s — S e e k to O b t a i n I n ju n c t i o n MURDERED AND ROBBED WHILE AFTER WHISKEY New Castle, Pa„ March 10.—Emil Hadasy, of Girard, Ohio, was murder- ed and robbed of $3,000 in a taxicab £0rm nn(j SOCIALISTS MAY PLACE DEBS AT HEAD OF TICKET Chicago, Marcih 10—The Socialist Party will hold its firtt presidential nominating convention since 1912 in New York City May 8, the National Executive Committee decided here yesterday. An effort will he made to enlist the “radical and progressive elemcat” among th<s various labor organizations in the Socialist fight, it was an nounced. Invitations to send delegates to the Socialist convention are to be sent to the United Mine Workers, Amalga mated Clothing Workers, Intertional lady garment workers, furriers m a chinists and workmen's circlo. National committeemen report a “widespread and insistent demand” for the 'nomination of Eugene V. Debs, now a prisoner in Atlanta Penitqn- tiary for “alleged violation of the Espionage Law,’ it whs announced. He is the only candidate in the field. If Debs Is nominated the vicet presi dential and other candidates w ill make the campaign for Mm. WU KWAN-HSIN SHAO Yl SCRAP Shanghai, March 7.— (By the Asso ciated Press)—Warfare has broken out in Honan province because of the effort of the Peking government to appoint Wu Kwan-Hsin governor of the prov ince to supplant Shao Yi, whose forces are opposing those of Wu Kwan-Hsin. This, and the outbreak of hostilities in Kwangtung province where fighting is proceeding between southern fac tions has brought to light a' Leayrue eight provinces — Fukien, Kiangsu, Chihli, Honan, Szechwan, Hupeh, Shantung and Kiangsi—aiming to ef fect peace by uniting against the m ili tarists both of Peking and the south and, forcing dissolution of the parlia ment at Canton and Peking. The forces supporting Chaoyi in Honan are moving on Chengchow and a cordon has been drawn along the Pcking-I-Iankow railway north of Chengchow to resist the Peking troops. I The Ivwang Tung warfare Is the out growth of an attempt by tha governor ! of Yunnan to pend a now commandeer of the Yunnan troops in ICwantung. Triple Wedding for Rochester. Rochester.' N. Y., March 10.— A triple wedding took place here last evening when the three daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus David became brides. They were Elsa David, m a r ried to Howard Leonard Rothschild of New York, Viola David, married to Mar- Convcntion Bill Reported. Albany, N. Y., JIarch 10.— The Wat- con bill designed to provide for a re turn to the party convention system of nominating candidates for judicial of--Jack Wiener of Rochester, and flees was favorably reported today by jorie David, married to Edgar J. the Senate Judiciary Committee. Xo \f\!\ r r r l '^ report has been made on Senator Wal ton’s bill to provide for party nomi nating conventions for State officers. while on liis way to this place last night to buy moonshine whiskey, and Alex Ross, driver of the taxi also was robbed of $300, according to the story told to the police by Ross. Hadasy according to the police met two men in Youngstown, Ohio, and arranged with them for the purchase of the liquor. Tbey engaged Ross to drive them to this place, but when five miles away one of the men, ac cording to Ross, shot Hadasy, took the money from his pocket and threw the body in a snowdrift. The men robbed Ross and ordered him to drive them to Bressemer. This he did, whei;e he told tho police. Hadasy’s body was found this morn ing. Ross was detained by the police pending nn investigation. Washington, March 10.— Suit to test the powers of the Federal Trade Commission was instituted today in tho Supremo Court of the District of Columbia by the Maynard Coal Oom- pony of Columbus, O., tha first of several legal actions planned by the the National Coal Association to deter mine how far the commission may go in requiring private corporations to fuitvisih information of their business. An oPicial announcement by the as sociation said the suits were started in friendly spirit Believing that the commission can exceed its authority in requiring statistical reports in the manner prescribed, the as- was said, have becu developed to meet tho requirements of the revenue law and treasury department regulations. An injunction was requested on the three grounds that tha order of the commission requiring the reports exceeded the authority vested .in the commission -by Congress, that i f Oon- gross gave the commission..; authority to require'such reports the''act is un constitutional, and that any power vested in the commission to require reports was transferred to the fuel ad ministration ,by presidential order. socintiiti has gone into court to settle judicially tho extent to which basic industries are aubject to control by the govnmmeut through tho commis- sicti. It was said that the association had every reason -to t»elieve the com mission would not be unwilling to have hheso questions placed before the courts. The action instituted today took the form of a request for an injunction to restrain the commission from requir ing monthly reports showing costs, in come and tonnage, and nn annual re port oif financial ccuditlon. It was recited that tbe cqmmissipn issued forms and instructions for the prepar ation of the reports, which in effect proscribed a system of accounting 1 for coal mining operations differing substantially 'from thosei commonly >n usse. Existing accounting methods, it AGAINST TOES OF ORGANIZED LABOR Philadelphia, March ' 10.—Decision of American Federation of Labor of ficials, reached in Washington two weeks ago, to oppose all candidates for public office who are regarded as foes of organized labor, bore fruit here to-, day in the opening of a campaign against 25 Pennsylvania and 7 New Jersey members of the House of Rep resentatives. ARTICLE TEN I WniShliigton, March 10.— Here is Article 10, on which the fate of the peace treaty again is ‘suspended—juKt two compact sentences set in the midst of an eighty • thousand' • word- docu ment: . . ; • “The members of the League under take to -respetot- and preserve as against external aggrossidn the territorlul in tegrity and existing political inde pendence of all 1 members of the Ueague. In .case of any such aggres sion or in case, of any threat or dan ger of such aggression, the council shall advise upon tha meatis -by which •this obligation shall be fulfilled.” MOSCOW ASK AID OF WASHINGTON Moscow, March 10.—Members of the American Colony here, some of whom • are in' need of food 'and clothing, are t - m aking anxious inquiries as to what . steps the State Department' in Wash- ‘ ington is taking to enable them to get back to the United States. FTanlc' ' North, Chaplain of the English Church here, has left the city, and his depart-, ’ -> ure has removed from Americans .their] -;rS chief source of supplies, as he was rep- resentatlve of the British Eed Cross .5 in. Moscow. It is said this work will be carried on in future by the French'1V,1 Red Cross. . . A sanitary service train, having .on ... board .some 300. British civilians and ' prisoners, of w.ar, .will arrive at the Finnish frontiertomorrow/' The re- - mainder^of\• the BrJtiBhV.riatlonals h^re - w h o ’desire repqtriatt^^except1 those accused o f . gravo' offehsea, aiJe expected L; to leave next week.’ ’, ’ C ' ’ ’ ' :: HALF BILLION LOST TO D. S. BY STOCK RULING Washington. March 10.—The loss to the government as a result of the Supreme Court's decision declaring stock dividends not taxable as income will bo nearly half a billion dollars, according to an estimate today by Commissioner of Internal Revenue Roper. Some of this loss, the commissioner said, would be offset by the tax on stock sales. Mr. Roper emphasized that estimates of the government’s loss are not official and that the loss might be found to be larger than now estimated. W illiam s , H e ld for R a n s o m , ?s R e p o r ted Freed El Paso, Tex., March 10.—Joseph Williams of El Paso, an employe of the American Smelting and Refining Company, capturdd and held for ran soin by Francisco Villa, when the bandit wrecked a trafci on the Mexican Central Railroad Thursday last, has 'been freed,, according to a telegram from Williams to his employers re ceived today. Washington, March 10.—James M. Arthur, manager of the Mexican Con solidated Mining Company, has not been kidnaped by Mexican bandits, hut is safe near Nogales, Mexico, the American consul there reported today to the State Department COAL MINERS IN ENGLAND FAVOR GENERAL STRIKE Lctndon, March 10.—The National Conference of Coal Miners at its ses sion today declared in favor of a gen eral strike as a means of enforcing the demand for the nationalization of the mines. The decision of the miners’ body will be referred to the special Trades Union Congress which meets tomorrow and opinions which have been ex- Am- pressed by leaders give rise to the ex- stein of Cleveland. The ceremony j pectation that this body will decide was performed by the Rev. Dr. Max I on the continuation of constitutional Daudsberg of Rochester, who married 1 means for achieving the end desired, the bride’s parents.- ^instead of a resort to direct action. NEW CABINET FAVORABLE TO NATIONALISTS Constantinople, March 10. — Sali Pasha, the new grand vizer, has an nounced, with the Sultan’s approval, the formation of a new cabinet, the eighth since the armistice. Diplomats in this city attach little importance to th e . changes made, considering the cabinet to be virtually powerless to op pose the Nationalist group in the Cham ber, which is directed by Mustapha Kemal from Angora. The cabinet ls decidedly more favor able to the Nationalists than the one that resigned on March 5. O n ly E x e c u tive Clem e n c y Can Save Ja n o w s k i ATTACKED BY Paris, March 10.— (Havas).— Mem bers of the Allied Military Commission at Breslau were attacked yesterday by a mob, but were saved from Injury by intervention by the. police. T.he Allied representatives were hooted and some stones were thrown by the crowd be-| fore it could be dispersed. ; Berlin, March 10.—The Imperial gov ernment has issued a proclamation signed by Premier Bauer condemning attacks on members of Entente mis-, sions. It declares that the minister of defense will act with the greatest severity in punishing excesses. CAR STRIKERS STANDING PAT Saratoga Springs, N T., March 10. Binghamton, N. Y., March 10.—The complete tie-up of Binghamton's trol ley and suburban systems continued to- Supreme Court Justice George R. j day after all efforts to induce the men Salisbury today denied a new trial to to return to work pending the action .Deo Janowski, who is awaiting cxecu- j of the Common Council Friday night. tion in Sing Sing Prison for the mur-. had failed. United, States Judge der of a guard at Clinton Prison, Dan-1 Oeorse W. Ray gave his consent to the , 1 Anrii i receivers acceptance of modified condi- 06Application for a new trial was | tlons provided for in the compromise made on the ground of a confession ordinance the Council proposes to pass muui. un lih b . . . , an(j which -would give the men an in crease in salary but the men stead- by Walter Levandowski, a fellow con vict who assumed all responsibility. Judge Salisbury in his decision holds that the confession is not '‘newly dis covered evidence\ and that only ex ecutive clemency may save Janowski from execution. 2.75 Local Option Bill. Albany, X Y., March 10.— Minority Leader James J. Walker today intro duced in tlio Senate a -bill to provide for local option relative to the manu facture and sale of 2.75 per cent beer in the various localities. Senator Walker last week introduced a bill to legalize the manufacture and sale of such boer. B ill Defines Intoxicating Beverage*. Albany, N. Y„ March 10.— A bill de fining intoxicating beverages as those containing more than throe and a half per cent, of alcohol by weight, was in troduced in the Legislature today by Assemblyman Maurice Bloch (Demo crat) of New York. The measure, ac cording to the introducer, is \Uover- fastly declined to return to work until the ordiuanco had, been adopted nnd the aldermen refused to hasten the, passage of the act. Accordingly thousands of people were carried to suburban factories crowded into motor trucks, moving vans, and jitneys, that had been com mandeered for the occasion. HOUSE APPROVES ARMY PROGRAM Wajibington, March 10.—All author- j ized peace time army of 2S9.000 -enlistr 1 ed men and 17,820 officers was ap proved by tho House, which -by a vol« of 79 to 25, Tcfused to amend tho army reorganization bill so -as 'to fix nor Edwards’ New Jersey bill adapted the maximum strength at 226,000 to this State.\ . and 14*200 officer*.