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^Ji(tes>mVf>'«» ap-'y^',' If r^'- :-m f’.iiT:'*fL’*-Jjf,^k^< Sotitb l^eto Peflin P^e 1 ■jj ' i VOL. XXIII NO. 39 SOOTH NEW BERLIN. (HENANGO CO.. N. Y.. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 11.1919 TERMS:-$1.25 PER YEAR BRIEFS BY GABLE, WIRE, WIRELESS Great Events That Are Chang-, ing the World’s Destiny Told in Paragraphs. ITEMS TO INTEREST ALL. Short Chronicle of Past Occurrences .T h roughout th e U n ion an d Our Colonies-^Ncws From Europe That Win Instruct, PEACE BULLETINS German goYernment will order re moval of the royal insignia from all places in that country. Colonel William J. Donovan, back Irom Siberia, says America must “keep an eye on the »Tapanese in Si beria,” and that the Cossack general who ordered the flogging of a United •States soldier is in the pay of Japan. The “mild reservation” senators, who are hoping to get the treaty through without any changes which will have to be accepted by the other signatory powers, are receiving the-ac tive help and counsel of former Presi- lient Taft. The senate defeats Virtually all the Fall amendments designed to keep the United States from representation on the international commissions created by the peace treaty. The votes ranged Irom 46 to 31 38 tO 30. Both sides claim the votes mean victory for their «ide, the opposition declaring a total anti-treaty strength of 40 is indicated. The French chamber of deputies rati fied the German peace treaty by a vote vof 372 to 53, Seventy-three deputies abstained from voting. , Italian liner Epiro, with 200 Italian troops and some American oiBcers on board bound for Cattaro, was fired on by Jugo-Slav regular troops In the channel between Roudoni Island and the Arsa promontory. It was announced by Senator Len- Toot that a reservation on the Bub- ject of the Johnson amendment has been perfected. The reservation seeks to meet the issue of the voting power field by Great Britain by providing that the United States may refuse to ficquiesce in any matter affecting this country upon which a vote has been cast by any power possessing more than one vote. WASHINGTON Senate passed the $17,000,000 ap propriation for completion of Alaskan xailroad. . William Z. Poster, secretary of the steel strikers’ committee, confesses that he has modified the radical views he once held and no longer advocates- violence in labor troubles. Michael P.' Tighe, president of the Union of .Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, tells the senate investigating committee that in refus ing to arbitrate the strike E. H. Gary is sowing the seeds of anarchy. “President Wilson is a very sick - man,” was the announcement made by Dr. Grayson in his bulletin on the President’s condition issued after the President had been under the observa tion of three specialists called in as consultants. There will be no cut in the price-of ships, says a formal statetment issued by the United States Shipping Board. , The board is receiving numerous in quiries in regard to the sale of ships. The steel strike must be allowed to settle itself oiSvicious elements in the industrial world will gain the as cendency, Elbert H. Gary, executive bead of the United States Steel Cor poration, told the Kenyon Senate In vestigating Committee. There was much speculation in the capital as to the President’s real con dition, and concern was generally ex pressed. House and senate conferees reach a complete agreement on the prohibi tion enforcement bill. The 285 liberal izing amendments including that per mitting home manufacture of cider and light wines, are retained. , ^ ---------------------------- - ------------------ HE GENERAL Iowa already'harvesting corn crop, which is reported excellent, according to the final bulletin. Interests identified with General T. Coleman du Pont purchased the Hotel Martinique, in New York city, for $5,- 000 , 000 . Belgium’s King and Queen are en thusiastically welcomed by New York crowds as they drive to the City Hall, where Mayor Hylan presents to them the freedom of the city. One soldier and several negroes are wounded in a new race clash near Elaine, Ark., and 15 more blacks are arrested. War department announced Brest and Paris will be. the only sectors in which active American garrisons will be kept after October 10. Many Italians who rushed home aft er the armistice are returning to Amer ica, saying the cost of living is high and food shortage acute. Suggestion by Director General Hines, it is hoped, wiU end the dispute of the railroad unions regarding dele gates to international labor conference. The King and the Queen of the Bel gians arrived in New York city for a two days’ stay. Replying to the na tion’s greeting, voiced by Vice Presi dent Marshall; King Albert expressed- ed Belgium’s gratitude for America’s aid in the war. While officials of the Carnegie mills declare that aU the Pittsburgh steel plants will be in full operation, a rep resentative of the corporation said that only one was running- at fifty per cent, and he could not tell when conditions would improve. Neither side could claim a victory in sight. Steps are taken in New York to raise $500,000 to provide a library for the University of Louvain, Belgium, wrecked by the Germans in 1914. John Skelton Williams, controller of the currency, predicted a bright financial future for the world despito the losses incurred during the war. James Whiting, a negro, was con victed in twenty minutes and was sen tenced to thirty years’ imprisonment at a special session of the Criminal Court, Camden, N. J., for assault on a white woman at Merehantvllle. Negro attacks white woman In Omaha's black belt, which is under control of United States troops. Fifty persons are arrested in connection with the rioting Sunday. Two white men, Clinton Lee and J. A. Tappen of Helena, and seven negroes are known to be dead at Elaine, Ark., aS a result of clashes between a posse searching for the persons who from ambush fired upon and killed W. D. Adkins, railroad special agent. s p o r t i n g A Spad single seater airplane, with a 300 horsepower Hispano-Suiza motor, was credited with making 184 miles an hour at Villacoublay, France. Miss Alexa Stirling of Atlanta, the national champion, won her way into the final round of the National Wo men’s golf championship by defeating Mrs. Clarence H. Vanderbeck of Phila delphia on the eighteenth green by 1 up at the Shawnee Country Club. Murray was elected captain of the Harvard football team. Miller Huggins signed a contract to manage the New York American League Baseball Club again next sea- Johnny Evers was talking to some White Sox fans who were attempting to explain to him that Euether ‘tele graphed” to the batters when he was going to curve one or shoot a fast one. Johnny laughed and said: “When Rue- ther is right he can megaphone better and they won’t be able to touch his offerings.” Some tickets for the world series games with a face value of $6.60 sold as high as $40. Direct C. Burnett, driven by Mur phy, won the $2,000 Cumberland purse at Lexington, Ky., pacing tw.o heats in 2:10 1-4. Mrs. W. A. Gavin defeated Miss- Mil dred Caverly in sensational second round match of women’s national golf championship at Shawnee, winning one up after being five down at turn. The national commission announced that the total attendance at the first game of the World Series was 30,511. The total amount of revenue taken in, not including the war tax, was $98,778. The commission’s share of this was given as $9,877.80, leaving the remain der to be divided at $88,900.20. Of this the players’ share was given at $53,340.12 and the share of the two clubs and the leagues at $35,560.08. The Reds erected grandstands at their park which leaned away out on to the field, and a home run into, either one counted as a three bagger. FOREIGN Italy will ratify the peace treaty with Germany by royal decree. Persia reported to have arrested 67 persons for protesting against Anglo Persian convention. Soldiers during a labor demonstra tion by 15,000 persons in the Mueller- strasse fired into the crowd, killing one civilian and wounding ten others. British -railway men have rejected the government’s offei; of arbitration and also the proposal for a seven days’ truce. J. H. Thomas, secretary of the union, in a message to America charges the government with an at tempt to crush trades unionism and bring down wages. Disappointment is manifested in Brussels over the plebiscite held at Luxembourg, although it was antici pated the outcome would be in favor of an economic alliance with France. Dr. Victorino de la Plaza, former President of Argentina, died at Buenos Aires. LIBERAL DRY LAW WINS IN CONGRESS Liquor May Be Served to Bona Fide Guests Under Prohi bition Law. ALCOHOL CONTENT FIXED. Decree *That Dry Amedment Must Be Submitted to the People Seen as Chance That it May Be De feated After AU. Wasliington.—Liberal ideas have^ won in the final draft of the bill for the enforcement of war-time prohibi tion. The Conference Committee of the senate and house have fully agreed on the measure and sub stantially all of the liberalizing amend ments made by the senate are retained in the bill, while the appropriation for Its enforcement is cut from $2,500,000 to $2,000,000. Under this bill it -will be permissi ble to make light wines and cider in homes for home consumption, and it is entirely legal to manufacture near beers containing less than one-half per cent, of alcoholic content by weight if the maker or dealer re frains from applying to such bever ages the names of intoxicants. It is also legal for physicians to pre scribe intoxicating liquor to persons they 5iay be called upon to attend without first submitting the patient to a thorough physical examination. Under the bill as passed by the house a physician called to attend a man run over by a train and near the point of death would be liable to a jail sen tence if he administered a stimulant before making an examination. The bill also allows one to retain in his home free from danger of seiz ure liquor secured' before the law be came elfective. It will not be neces sary to report such stocks to the In ternal Revenue Department and for the purposes of the act apartmencs and hotel rooms used as residences are defined as homes. Liquor held in* homes will not have to be reported as “stocks on hand.” Another of the concessions obtained by the senate is the retention of the amendment permitting the adminis tration of whiskey or other alcoholic beverages to alcoholic addicts under treatment in hospitals or other drink cures. Yet another amendment knocks out the house requirement that records showing the purchases of alcoholic liquors under the terms of the law shall be open to the general public. Nor is drunkenness in public places a crime under the bill as agreed to. In the bill as passed by the house drunkenness on ferries, trains, street cars or other public conveyances ren dered the Victim open to prosecution. The farmer’s ancient right to turn his apples into cider is not only pro tected by the conference committe, but his right to sell cider to manufac turers of vinegar is confirmed and continued. Retail dealers will not have to prove the alcohol content of liquids they sell, that burden being put on the makers. •5**5-*f-4*4-*S-*f**J'4-4*4*«J--f--!-*l**J**J* 4* P R E S I D E N T 'S C O N D IT IO N 4* 4* AS TOLD BY BULLETIN 4* 4. 4* 4* Washington.—This bulletin 4» 4» describing the condition of Pres- 4* 4* ident Wilson, was issued: 4* 4« The President is a very 4* 4* sick man. His condition is 4* 4* less favorable today and he 4* 4* has remained in bed' 4* 4* throughout the day. After 4* 4* consultation with Dr. F. X. 4* 4* Dercum of Philadelphia,’ 4* 4* Drs. Sterling Ruffin and E, 4* 4* R. Stitt of Washington, in 4* 4* which all agreed as to his 4* 4* condition, it was determined 4* 4* that absolute rest is essen- ■ 4* 4* tial for some time. 4* 4« Specialists in nervous disor- 4* 4* ders and eye troubles and other 4* 4* physicians were called to aid 4* 4« the President’s regular phy- 4- 4« sician, Dr. Grayson. All 4* 4* thought of removing Mr. Wilson 4* 4* to some resort has been aban- 4*' 4* doned for the present. 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4- 4* 4* 4» 4* 4*4*4»4*4«4*4»4* GERMANY GETS DUTCH LOAN, Will Be Used to Improve Exchange Situation. Berlin.—Mathias Erzberger, min ister of finance, announced in the Reichstag that the German govern ment representatives in Holland had constructed a “rather sizable credit” in that country for the purpose of improving the exchange value of the mark. Erzberger said that large loans could not be obtained before the, ratifica tion of the peace treaty. ALBERT OF BELGIUM. Visiting Belgian Ruler Cancels Many of His Engagements. New York.—^Because of the illness of President Wilson, King Albert, of the Belgians, decided to cancel all hfs engagements in connection with his tour of the United States after those in Boston and Buffalo up to October 14. From Buffalo the royal visitor will go to some point in California and will remain there until he is sched uled to visit San Francisco on October 14. NINE PERSONS KILLED IN ARKANSAS RAGEWRR Troops Called From Camp Pike to Scene-White Woman At tacked by Negro. Helena, Ark.—^Two white men, Clin ton Lee and J. A. Tappen, of Helena, and seven negroes are known to be dead at Elaine, near here, as a re sult of clashes between a posse search ing for the persons who from ambush fired upon and killed W. D. Adkins, railroad special agent, according to reports reaching here, A third white man, Ira Proctor, and a number of negroes are known to have been wounded. Five hundred United States soldiers from Camp Pike, Ark., reached Blaine. Tappen, who Was a prominent busi ness man here, died at a hospital here of wounds he received in fighting in the streets of Elaine. Proctor, who also was brought here, was fatally in jured. The body of Lee, who died from his wounds at Blaine, also was brought to his home here. A ^telephone message was received here from Elaine stating that the posse. Had taken 175 prisoners and was bringing them to Helena. More than a hundred negroes and a white man who is alleged to have had in his .possession a quantity of questionable literature have been ar rested by posses in Elaine and vicinity, Av number of the prisoners have been brought to Helena under heavy guard. Women and children of Elaine and vicinity are being brought to Helena on a'special train for safety. Armed men are patrolling the streets here. Negro Attacks Omaha White Woman. Omaha.—^Mrs. W. G. Wisner, a white woman, was attacked by a ne gro in the rear of her home here. The negro escaped. The Wisner home is in the heart pf Omaha’s “Black belt,” which is under control of troops under the command of Major General Leonard Wood. BRITISH STRIKE AT GRAVE GRISIS All Conferences Failures, La bor Spurning Arbitration and Premier's Truce Offer. EXPECT FIGHT TO A FINISH. Men Will Never Surrefjder, Thomar Asserts-^eries of Conferences Be tw e e n G o vernm ent and Unions Fruitless. Prince Cancels American Tour. Pittsburgh.—^According to Mayor Babcock, the Prince of Wales, who is. now touring Canada, will go to Wash ington for only a three day visit and will not tour the United. States. WORLD NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM LONDON.—In» view of the serious menace to the pnblic property and for the protection of the food supply the government issued an appeal to the lord lieutenants and lord mayors to form, a citizen guard, the force of po lice and special constabulary being considered insufficient to handle the situation. WASHINGTON.—Samuel Gompers, in \a report on the international labor organization, says German delegates tit the conference defended the depor tation of Belgian workers and main tained their belief that their country fought a def^siye war. _ ^ . London.—^Whatever hopes may have been entertained of a reasonably, speedy settlement of the British rail way strike are apparently quashed. A' statement from Downing .street lays the blame for this on the strik ers. The statement says that the gov ernment submitted an offer of arbitra tion and also proposed a trUCe of a week in the struggle. Both of these propositions, says the official bulletin, were rejected by the men. With failure of the prijtne minister conference, Great Britain faces the gravest industrial crisis in its history. Meanwhile it Is plain that the gov ernment anticipates trouble, for the following appeal for a citizens’ army to meet the crisis, was Issued: ^ “In the opinion of his majesty’s gov ernment, the circumstances of the pres ent crisis 'are such that special meas ures should l^e taken to secure the lib erty of all peaceable citizens and pro tect them in the'pursuit of their ordi nary work and of special work under taken to maintain the supply of food and other necessaries of the commu nity. “Members of regular police forces and existing small forces of special constabulary are insufficient for this purpose. The government therefore invites all the lords lieutenants, lord mayors, mayors, chairmen 'of county councils, chairmen of standing joint committees and watch committees and chief constables, town clerks and oth er local officers to take steps for the formation in all counties, cities and boroughs of citizen guards to act in co-operation with the'police in the duty of protection and the maintenance of order.” Evidences of the dangerous spirit among the strikers are afforded by further acts of sabotage and attempt ed train wrecking. At Swindon, the most important junction of the Great Western line, there was a deliberate attempt to wreck a heavily laden ex press by fixing obstacles on the track, which fortunately failed, though struck by the engine. James Henry Thomas, secretary of the National Union of Railway Men, in an interview said that, despite the claims of the government, the whole country is absolutely paralyzed by the strike. “The nation cannot stand, another such week,” he declared. Futile ef forts to effect a settlement, he assert ed, were the result of the government’s demand for unconditional surrender. “We are asked to* surrender when there has never been a juster or more unanimous strike in the history of the world,” he went on. “Our case was heard by representatives of all the British trades unions and these men unanimously support our .claims as ab solutely just. “It means that five millions of Brit ish workers are behind us. I have tried to prevent other unions from striking in our support and am still successfully doing so. I have done everything possible to prevent the spread of the strike, for no man knows better than I do . how near we are to revolution. We have not shut the door to settlement, but we won’t go back to work on the government’s terms of unconditional surrender. I would soon er be taken out this building a corpse than do so.” Thomas was speaking at Unity House, the railway men’s headquar ters. “The strike has now been on for a week,” he continued. “Not one of our men has gone back to work. It speaks well for the railway men . that during this week there has been no disorder whatsoever. I won’t permit the pumpmen to strike because 'it in jures machinery. We don’t intend to injure any one.” TO RATIFY TREATY BY DECREE. Council Advised That Italy Will Adopt This Course. Paris.—-Advices received from Rome by the supreme council indicate that Italy will ratify the German peace treaty by royal decree. The general opinion in the council is that, such a ratification will he valid und|f the Italian Constitution, as the treaty does not involve any Italian territorial changes and thus Italy would be the third allied power to ratify. QUEEN ELIZABETH. Queen of Belgians is Al ways “ Garbed in White. The health o f ' the Queen of the Belgians had something to do with the decision to go at once to California. Queen Elizabeth’s condition was such that she might find it irksome to con^ tinue the constant round of cere monies. KING AND QUEEN DF BELGIANSJUaCDMED Vice President Marshall Greets Royal Visitors In Name of Amerlpan Nation. New York.—^Albert King of the Bel gians received a most enthusiastic and 'democratic welcome as he, accompa nied by Queen Elizabeth and Grown Prince Leopold, stepped ashore from ths transport George Washington at Hoboken. As the transport was warped along side the dock the tall khakl-clad figure of the King was seen on the bridge. He was surveying the Jersey shore through a marine glass. Nearby stood the Queen, with a camera, taking snap-* shots of the scenes on the pier-. There was a tremendous outburst of cheer-, ing, and as it died down the voices of the crew became audible and they were singing “For He’s a Jolly Good Fel low.” When the gangplank was raised and made fast there was a moment of si lence, and King Albert appeared, shook hands warmly with Captain McCauley o£ the George Washington, who ^tood at the rail, and then walked down the gangplank to the music of the Belgian national anthem, “La Brabanconne.” The King wore the uniform of a lieu tenant general of the Belgian army and carried ^ swagger stick. He wore no medals or other decorations. Queen Elizabeth followed the Bing, walking alone. She was garbed entire ly in white, with heavy white veil and long white cloak. Her headdress was a small round turban. Behind her came her lady in waiting. Countess . Oarman- Chimay, also in white. Next in line came Crown Prince Leopold in the imi- form of the Twelfth Belgian Infanti^. At the foot of the gangplank, under a canopy draped with Belgian, Ameri can and allied flags, stood the recep tion committee, headed by Vice Presi dent and Mrs. Marshall, Secretary of State Lansing, Secretary of War Baker, General Peyton C. March, Brand Whit lock, United States ambassador to Bel gium, and Mrs. Whitlock and about 200 Invited guests. PITH OF THE VICTORY NEWS Economic negotiations between Lux- emberg and Belgium have been broken off by Belgium as a result of the referendum in Luxemburg, under which France became Luxemburg's financial ally. The Belgian minister In Luxernberg has been recalled. Bersaglieri, numbering 1,000, who join ed the forces of Gabriele d'Annun- 2 I 0 a few days ago, marched to the Plaza Dante at Fiume and were re viewed by the poet-soldier. Opponents of the peace treaty an nounce a willingness to postpone the final votes until the President re covers if so desired.
