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.; .:..!' s: M i , ',: 5 ' The Weather : Local rains Wednesday and prob ably Thursday. Somewhat colder. Wed nesday Interior.' . lete Service Of The n Associated Pres3 1; Y .V -.1 T' : 1 ! it- 1 .V. 1 rrv- Yl . - 1 H r lift 1 '1 :- AY 5- VOL. CHI. No. 351. KAPP RESIGNS IN FAYER , RESIGNS IH FAVOR veW Berlin Government Proves Xo Be Merely a Flash . In The Pan. ! , rBERT GROWS STRONGER AS OPPONENTS WEAKEN peld Marshal Hindenburg Was Inclined To Favor The ' t Established Regime. . A . TT T tl I . -.") ...... V - , . .' i ii . CHAKGELLOK ,H. March 17.haBcel.lduKwatte'mfanttnroma,,t'0 tnr KaDD, head Of the- 1 govern- very momlnff, with unbroken ree- 10 BprHn hals resigned in "tt to" the court, hex un ment at Berlin, nas resignea in welcome-suitor took, advantage of the -r t : favor 01 rresiuciii. ; tiici 1, snxya the Berlin correspondent of the London Times under date of Tuesday evening. Efforts to forma Kapp ministry have been abandoned. v Berlin, March. 16. The new- Kapp government at Berlin has not found the support it had loked for. and while its hold on the administrative activities is growing weaker, ' the strength of Presdent . Ebert ' and ." his supporters, including the members of the national assembly - at! -Stuttgart, has increased materially, if , all re ports are to be believed. Consequently; Ebert's return to Berlin at an early date in confidently predicted In some quarters. . Reaches End of Hb Rope- - : -' That Or. Wolfgang Kapp fhas vir tually reached the end of his resources, so far as concerns himself j as - head of the revolutionary movement, - is evidenced by the fact that he is sa'id to have been ready to j retire . since Saturday, but was persuaded' by f Col onel Bauer, leader of the ,j royalist party, and Major General Ludendorff, to remain. - .. General Groener, the Prussian .war minister, the Frankfurter, Zietung-asserts, has telegraphed to Field Mar thall von Hindenburg that -in i his opin ion tne Kapp-Von Luettwitj; govern ment is an impossible one," A "-he-ther from the viewpoint of home affairs or foreign affairs. Groener is erupted as saying that Von Hindenburg ,1s ".the iiol of the German people, and a'word from him would suffice to bring back the, regular troops 'to. :, a constitutional basis. .' ' ' ''" ,v' !, - Genenl Groener is also credited with having sent a message - to .President Ebert offering to act as 5 mediator . be tween him and Von fiindenbur, with a view to restoring constitutionalism. Kapp Ordered to Withdraw : Von Hindenburg has written to Dr. Kapp advising him to withdraw from his position, Cologne dispatches say, and has ised President Ebert ' to call for new elections- ': Thus far, however, what I the con stitutional president intends to do Is not known in Berlin. " But the future action of the national assembly . will Probably decide his attitude. Those v'ho optimistically believed : Ebert might enter into negotiations" with Berlin government are disappointed. to learn today that no definite negotia- tions are under way, though'the basis of agreement as outlined yesterday by the Kapp faction seemed to afford an opportunity for the two, - contending governments to enter a-'discussion..' President Ebert's firm grip- on ad ministrative facilities in Berlin Is in dicated by the fact that the,' imperial finance minister, by his orders, has re fused to turn over the money neces sary for the payment of the troops, demanded by the revolutionary chan Uor, and under secretaries of the various ministries, as well as - - other officials, have absolutely refused to take their orders from the Kapp gov ernment. Some of them have " quit Berlin. ... .J'-.j. J'- General Strike Proclaimed jne general strike proclaimed ' not n'y in Berlin but throughout, Ger many ig mof:e pronounced today than er, with the result that thousands are feeling the pinch of hunger,,-and c . socialist and labor leaders are ,f'nf that this weapon be .used-in 8 toll force In behalf of the consti tu"onali8t. . ) '- ' vdpuai punishment nas been decreed J thrt. General von Luettwitz for se fomenting strikes or exercising w. ve resistance in any vital ser 6f 0 his decree was ' declared to be but u after 4 'clock this afternoon, whi 18 Considered .questionable Zi!l?r this threat will be--put into. operatlon With the extension of the era ti. and' determlnatIon of the strlk shed W0Uld ni9aft serious blood- 6c.?ahas been estimated that sixty per ine .Tlre k!lled ln yesterdays flght officlailh this nsrure'-is seml coin. y denied- There were ' . fresh of pl n," today Jn the . neighborhood Potsdamer piatts. t'OMMITTEE IS APPOINTED. . TO MAKU INVESTIGATION" TSof' March 16.-peaker v'rnl8hPi f house of : eleeat8- "wncinV X 8urpr,3e today by n- nfttee iff aPointment"of a .com saloon il 6 to-investtgate the anti V'fttr-proh.w?, A Petiyon'rom the unty J vtIon JeacuV f. Talbot he aift c ,ns for-an investigation of veS Zygi laaa Presented WashJ, CLAIIK SATISFIED llv, S- March 16. Representa aliy Jn?P C,ark' of . Missouri,' fori ot L r Un5ed today tha,t , he would of lf;nd,date for the senate be dJLn i8,Vnwngness -to '; swap f!r 7Latlc ershlp ; in ; the tu,...' Lor th position of , new sena- Coiir Adjudges Man In Lour In Fit Object For Insane Asylum Had ' Courted Gamely , Blonde Through Un- romantic Medium. ; New Tork.' March l.The bttddlns romance of Charles Elf ert, reptlted to be a : wealthy flsh 'dealer, was :t rost bitten in magistrate Sweetser's court today, after MIbs Ethel Coarens, blonde and comely, ; recited the persistence with which she has been -wooed imis in visits of icemen and . milkman to shower her with love missives of no mean length, - ' . . - ,;. -- Eifert blushingly admitted he was "madly n love" with the young woman from the first moment he Saw her in the street. He was startled when the magis trate g-ve orders to summon an : ambulance- to . take him to Bellevue hos pital'sobservatlon' ward. . Eifert pro tested vehemently that he was not in sane, but was only in love.VH: ' -; 4'Love .ls insanity," the court ruled. SENATE HOLDS UP . FOR INFORMATION Mr. Colby Himself Will Appear BefoTeJForeignV Relations Committee Thursday. : -. v.. Washington," March 16. Bainbrldge Colby; nominated by President Wil son to be secretary of; state, accepted an .invitation today to appear Thurs day before the senate foreign, rela tions committee to make a statement regarding eer taAn''uestioms " which ( are delaying, hhf.-cttttiQattthtC': ' The committee's faction is under stood t A -have been taken bycommon consent of republican and democratic leaders ', as a result -, of information gathered In- secret .'hearings .' on '-.Mr. Colby's qualifications to head the state department.' 7 The. nature of this in formation was not divulged, however," and it was! said the statement" to be made by - him would .be regarded in the same 'confidence. ' Unable to Appear 8wmr. ,' A transcript of, all the -testimony taken, by the committee, Including that given today ' by Herbert ' Parsons, a New York lawyer, is said to have been sent to Mr. Colby along' with the com mittee's invitation. .The Nominee at first had been invited to appear today, but sent, word" that he found it impos sible to reach Washington. ' " -; " " The nomination has been, awaiting action since February 25, and five wit nesses, including. Brigadier j. "Generil Marlborough- Churchill, . chief" of army intelligence, have been" KeardJ. Mean time; state department officials; have declared the-post of secretary, of state vacant ; under a statutory limitation, with the result that certain work dele gated -by law to the secretary,, includ ing the signing' of all passports,' is at & standstill..: ' f -v : '.s!'-A-';'" -J Committee members -werenot pre pared toniglit tos say; when action on the nomination miffbtbe expected, de claring ,. it might depend to some de-i gree on Mr.- Colbys statement : Thurs day. TherV, was no disposition, how ever, to be optimistic of an early vote it" being intimated that regardless of what the nominee told the committee other" witnesses) might be called. V : - Among republican members of the committee, it is declared that the dis advantages suffered by .the state de partment' because of the vacancy 'are of a - minor and purely technical na ture, and that, the President's power under the Overman act are . broa d enoughs If he cared to ' exercise them, to permit -his designation of some other. Qfficial to perform all the. duties of 'a secretary.' 'v t . ' POSTMASTER LANE RESIGNS. .... . (Special to The Star.) ( Washington, March 16. W. H. Lane, postmaster at .Leakeyille N.. C today resignea. His successor will oe chosen , -in . a competitive commission held under the supervision of the civil service commission. IS ADMITTED TO PRACTICE.', ' OA (Special to Tlte Star.) " ' Washington, March 16. J; H. BrW eers of Henderson, N. C, was today admitted to practice, before the United States " supreme court. Representa tive Pou' Introduced him. " - President of New Greets Sons and New York, March ' 16. Eamonn- 4& Valera,.-"president Nt)f the Irish repub lic," tonight . issued .a ''St. Patrick's 'day proclamation to the ;- sons " and -the Gael." urging them )"to show the world the; right of moral beauty and . to teach : manxina peace and happiness , in keeping the law , of love. ' ' V "' ' - "Never ' before have the .' ; scattered children of Erin had such opportunity for noble services," the proclamation read. "Today you can serve not only Ireland" but tie worlO. A cruel war flOMMTION WILMINGTON, N. C.V.WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 17, 1920. . - . . , WMimMm maxwell urged : . V- A IT ATYhAnmTTJTTrm ml a I r tttV - r-V v;-that r TM ATiTnrs v-niTm mi urruRiumii iff yomr re as OTAmJlMMiSltt mmmmwmnm u ; oncomhission t Raid On Convoys . By; B J v uion . f w uiu fia v C--XAS" Si. heartened Allies. NAVY DEPARTMENT HAD NO COMBAT PLAN READY Admiral ; Sims Asserts little German fBluflT' Would Have WorJted Havoc. . . ' Washington-, March 16. Germany missed an opportunity to paralyze ship,, ping and American troop movements to France in " the summer of 1918 by not sending a battle crufser-v to raid convoys,- Real Admiral Sims said today, continuing ' his -testimony - before the senate -committee Investigating his charges against the navy department's conduct of the war. v Althougfh the de partment ' was warned ln ; -September,; 1917, of this danger, he said, it had no comprehensive plan to combat, such an enejny move ten moiitha later, when the dangefwas really .Imminent, t ; '- IIad1no Dependable Plans. ' : - "The. department. acknowledged that it- had' . no approved . plans and said that it depended upon the European forces and upon the British grand fleet to stand off the danger until it . had time to act" N Admiral .Sims asserted, adding ; that a little "biufC' on Ger many's part would have worked? havoo with ,riied transporttlon i' , , ' -The department sugfcestedplan f ter plan in the intervening months, - the admiral said, all based, on - a wrong promise!, and most of which had been previously ' considered and rejected by the allies asunworkable. t :'i "i -In August 1918, word came that' tie enemy was preparing two cruisers for raiding duty, Admiral' Sims said, and. not until then did . the department abandon Its own ideas and accept his recommendation, made ten months bet fore; that battleships b assigned : to protect troop ships. Ha read from the cablegram .accepting iits plan, in which the" department said It was "only v temporary expedient"- and did . not "solve the problem of conttnued entmy battle cruiser activity In the Atlantic." '' . ASfc Japanese "Assistance.. tf :',-y. iCth-aanve .cablet, sain tbat "no, reply 2!;f "t departmeTat., that four Jai)ahee - battle cruisers be assigned.;! "line .American Atlantic : fleet for duty against, the raiders and . that ' tha department de sired, to fknow what will be; the ad miralty's policy as to the-use of their battle cruisers for - pursuit in case .of the escape of an enemy battle cruiser." The admiral said confusion as to plans at this stage -of the war was an "impressive example of the deplorable absence of unity 'pf command on the seas, a measure which the alliea finally adopted on land and, which: made vic tory possible." ; ' -. -' ' -' - c - -."" "Fortunately," the. enemy never at tempted , & battle : cruiser' raid,"-, said the officer: 'To anyone at all familiar with the case it is, to put it mildly, dis quieting to ' contemplate the -confusion of all Atlantic, shipping, naval ; and merchant,; troop carriers and all, that would 'have resulted if the raid had oc curred during - those 16ng drawn out negotiations' between 'Washington, and London In an attempt ,to reach a sim ple decision es to joint - action." , Admiral Sims , discussed at - length four plans proposed by the department for defeating Germany ; on the-sea. They "wereiH'A protected lane through the danger zone; the blocking of Ger man ports by jinking ships ln .the ten trance; mine barriers of nets and mines of types then in use with. similar barriers of mines, of a newtype. All except -the last were impracticable, he j-i,ro nnrt much time was wasted by - the, insistence of the department 1 that they be iriea. . -. - i '-' To Combat the Stibmalrlne. . ' The- department -wished to land, a "solar plexus blow against the sub marire cempaignr ths admiral sai, and suggested many schemes - long be fore rejected - by the allies.- Such a plan 'was that of sinking old battle ships and cruisers 1n , the entrances to all German submarine base haabors, Admiral Sims asserted,, and only s after he hod pointed out that the scheme would require the ..sinking of forty battleships and y forty-three cruisers and ;slx months of . preparation did the department agree to abandon the plan. It took seven menths of effort to bring, the Washington officials to the final conclusion, he said. -On May 11, 1917, the navy department first suggested the idea of. a barrage of mines across the North sea to trap the German sea forces, .A 3-.iral Sims said, and at' that time he opposed the plan . V"- .111 ii 4.. tjecause inSMueb uvuju auuiu iv divert tne. lar-s numoers. oi men. ana ships, and huge, amount , of material divert the; lar-s numbers, of men. and necessary to 1 make the project, a suc cess,, and f also because the old .. type mines then In use' were not practicable for such a purpose., .Later,, when' the submarine campaign was well In hand and a new-. type of antennae mine de ' '. (Continued ou -Page Flye.) - ' hish Republic Daughters Of Erin and a 1 more, cruel peace have shatter ed the generous souL Apathy .mocks the 'high-inbjfled and heartless cynic ism pointshe ' way of selfishness. - - ,fWe :, who" havchad the cuj -ot : the Ifruition of hope dashed from our lips in every decade, and have not despair ed; ; whose temper, has never-: soured, but who '.have always looked fortyard to the good in tomorrow---the world needs what, we carl give it . today, . . "We are the spear pplnts of the hosts In political slavery we can be the shafts bf dawn for the desjajring and 'th. wretched eveurwhar" I WentU- 1 W6Men North CrolWa Delegation In W This IsfHusb&dfMore Than Young Woman's' that their "wife had, twenty-two hu bands," and Is, divorced from; hone of them, Tlrlic Sallle, Cincinnati, and James Nick, - of Dayton, Jointly rasked the- police today to arrest ,r Margaret Foster, 21, on a charge 'of bigamy. She now is said to be in Springfield, Ohio.' ! Sallie claims he married the woman at- Cheviot, p.; Feriary 16, 1920, j-,and Jfick claims!, to have wed; her yesterr day.: .They are joining in the hunt for their alleged- common wife. - OPEN COMPETITION CHECKS PRODUCTION. ' I. Temporary ; Injunction. Granted : Halting rdperatioxi Of tum-1 : . bermen -' Under Plan. - Memphis, Tenn, ; Starch It -Opera;- tion of the:.' "optn competition plan conducted as a statistlcal-aUxiHary of the 1 American Hardwood - Manufacture ers" association, was i temporarily en iolned in afrisi6n handed down ln- federal district court. I here today by rti strict PMirt hr tndxv h i Judge John E-: McCall' who held . that evidence submited at the hearing last 'week on th government's application for a preliminary: injunction "mads-it difficult, if not impossible, to escape! the conclusion that the purpose" and intention of the plan was to suppress competition. .and. restrain production; .- : Judg-e Sfcrall's Opinion., iv "Competition . and' j?6-operation ' by and with those ertgfed in the same business , is not necessarily inconsist ent," Judge McCall said, in his opin ion. "'Successful KnisinesB wills likely balance ; of the toisaster'f-eompetftlou operauun mesna ueBirucn ve compel tion." . Co-operation' without competi tion ' means the destruction.: of com-petitlon-price fixing. The . latter is the state of the open conipetitlon" plan, as disclosed on this 'record." - . : The government,' in Its bin" of com plaint, - L-which charged that x the ex-change-s.nd distribvtion through the central office ; of -the. plan ; here of cer tain trade . reports constituted - a ,; con spiracy. In: restraint -of, trade, -xited as an - alleged slogan ot; the organization, "co-operation, not competition, is ; tu life of trade." ; r - -"'- ;. : ,;.,'' . - ? . ; ' Lnmbrmn Will Appeal. ' - P. R. Gadd and 33i number -concerns and individuals In twenty states are named as defendants ln . the 'govern ment's case against, whom the injuno tion issued tody, is operative. Announcement was, made" at 'the headquarters of the association here that immediate appeal would be taken from .the decision - of Judge McCall. "The - decree handed down . by Judge McCall ' Is subject ..to f review by - the United States circuit court ofrappeals, and ; the defendants will Immediately ask" tha: this court, review the decision with a . vie wfto having the restraining order set aside," said a statement is sued today." by the executive commit- tee of the association. , . ; SEVERE FIGHTING REPORTED AT KIEL German ' Cruiser Bom bards Town. : . London,' March iS.-Four hundred persons ; arej- reported to ( have been killed and many persons wounded in a bombardment-of Kielv by the German cruiser Eckernfoerde, says a central news dispatch . from Copenhagen,Jquot ing the Ekstrabladet's Kiel corres pondent. .. . " - - The dispatch adds that same quart ers of the town were destroyed by the .bombardment.. - The cruiser is said to have directed, its fire especially against the quarters of the workmen, who are opposed to the Kapp government. ?S - In addition to the report of the bombardment-of Kiel, detailed reports have been received of severe' fighting there. - The - Dally Mail's Berlin correspond ent, under date of . Monday says that thA r.rnmm n nlata seized the' arsenal, six officers and a number OT soldiers being officers ai killed. -''I Later a marine brigade supporting the . Kapp .'government retook ; the ar senal, where . about two " hudred'. are reported to: have -been killed. - -: i.-v.s- FUIiij FIELD EQUIPMENT i F, '.f FOR AMERICAN RHINE ARMT Coblens, - March 16. The. -American army - of occupation, "numbering 1S, 000 men, ' is being- Issued -full field equipment under -orders . issued; before the German revolution.1: There have been v no . "movements, however to re inforce any . positions,, ;or any military activities -except those vconcerned with policing the occupied territory. 'r,Th9 total allied forces -along ,the' Rhine-are estimated at sllgbtjy mpr. than 100,000 men. ' ; , , - . ' ? f WINSTON CdLLECTOR RESIGNS. -. . (Special to The Star.) - - ' . Washington,, March .16. Charles Hamilton, - deputy 'collector of customs at" Winston-Salera, , today tendered : his resignation. The office is a desirable one, but- as yet to arrangements have been made for filling the vacancyl- It is expected that a number xf appli cants for the appointment 'Will be forthcoming " s ' AND INJURES TRADE North Carolina " Delegation In Congress Calls On President -'"A--: i .., - . V With Endorsement. IS EMINENTLY FITTED . FOR POSITION SOUGHT President Told vTJjat Southern : States Not Represented On , ;f- Commission Now - vHl'v-fe;' (Special . to The Star.) A,V-:7 " Washington, March 16. The North Carolina delegation in co Agrees, includ ing both congressmen' and 'senators, visited the white house today in a bofy to urge the appointment of - A. J. Maxwell to a vacancy on the interstate commerce commission. - They discussd the -f matter with- Secretary Tumulty, stressing the fact that - Mr. . Maxwell is thoroughly- acquainted with',: the duties of the office, able, efficient and admirably equipped. " .... ' , ' v : Statement of President " : T ; r ' The delegation. In addition to' verbal appeals ..tor Mr: Maxwell to Mr. Tu multy; presented "a written, joint state ment to be presented to the President, which 'his secretary promised to, lay before him. ;, , Vv'r' : -- ''.:.'.; '--.I ';. This statement is as follows: ,' , .."Mr. Maxwell Is at present 'a mem ber of the North Carolina Corporation commission, and prior -to. his appoint ment had for several; years been clerk to4-.the state V corporation commission, thereby afforded every opportunity1 for fitting.- himself 'for the- successful dis charge of the duties of the office which he : now holds. He is coinsidered, by the people of our. state as a specialist both -as to ' matters of' taxation and transportation- . We are , informed that Mr, Maxwell has argued quite a number of cases before the Interstate "Com merce commission, and " that that body entertains ' a -very . high . op.ihioh,' as to hia ability and qualifications -relating. to transportation and ; rate makingr r j - Sonta Net Represented . - ; "We also desire to . call to your at tention, Mr, President; ihe fact that the southera; classification, territory,' com prising most, of the southern state?, has no reDresentatlve at nresent tm. the In nerstat'd Xbrnraeirce I cbaunissloa. H We believe tftar imiMaxwi has; t thfi fullest - degree5 the Accessary ctualifica- j tions' for successfully discharging the duties e of the office for 1 which he is recommended." " WEAVER -IS SATISFIED-.-' . DISTRICT IS ' DEMOCRATIC. (Special to The Star.) Washington, March !l6.T Representa tive Weaver .returned . today--, from a ten-'' day's visit to his district-' where he went t'olqpk "after his candidacy for re-election. : He ; said that, he ,was sat isfied 'with the situation,' which means that-he is confident that, tbe people of the - tenth -district : will rtnrnj him to eongress. . "The open ; and . . avowed candidate out" against me," he said, 'is a republican; and : I feel" safe , in saying that the district Is still democratic.' :, CRTJCIBIE STEEL. COMPANY ? ':Jr-'-'.' -: DECLARES STOCK DIVIDEND .- Pittsburgh, Pa -' March -. 16. Direc tors of " thex Crucible Steel company of America, late today declared la. stock dividend of 60 per cent- payable In . the common stock of the company on April 80 to . stockholders of record April 16. It -is the- first. - important" corporation to take such -actionsince the decision of the Unttedr States supresie ourt affecting stock dividends: v. FREE BULLETIN X' Was Lenine' chosen by ' f0lect a chief executive over here? ; ' - r; -V Why cannot the baker, the storekeeper, the dairyman, -the banker, the clergyman, vote under the Russian consi- ; ."tution? - .' . s- - ' -Why isoiie workman in the city given as much voice ; in government as five farmers ? " " ' r ,r , - Is it-true that there is but onte official in all Russia for whom the citizen votes 'directly?. - : . - Has the Russiaii, under soviet governmentr as much ' ; ; control over his own destinies as an American? ,1 - 4 . : - " Is. this new theory of government . an advance over --older orms?. V, " . ' s . - - ; P How does the soviet constitution compare with that of : the Umted States? '"' AM of these-and a thousand other puzzling questions ; ; r are;ahswered in 'a booklet prepared, 'after, much study, by I-Representative. Burton- Li-French, and published for our distribution by theiChamber of Commerce of the United States. " . ' ' - - Send today to the Washington. Information Bureau of The Morning. Star for a copy of this booklet, faster this,' , one, of -the world's, most "puzzling' questions." .Fill in the'. .' coupon below as indicated. Do it now. . , ' . , - ' " t ' (FHl In th Conpo Wrtte Plainly) ' . THE MORNING STAR INFORMATION BUREAU . i ; . FREDERIC J. HASKIN, Dlreetor, Washington, D. j C. rI enclose herewith two cents iff stamps for return postage for a cony of the Soviet Pook. - , - i . . - My - Name My Street- Address. My jCity . - . . . -1 . Td$es Opm Stand 6 Liejearre 5ae m6s And Beers People Want, He Says, And Should Not" Be- Denied pleasures; ft . " Annapolis, ''. Md.j March 16 Gover nor Ritchie took an open stand tonight for the passage of legislation authorize ing the manufacture of beer, cider and light wines In Maryland. He sent his message on the liquor question to the. h.ouse. ; ,-.' d V '4 ; -.; ' ' -t' fi'-v; " The message is an . endorsement of the JoneS bill to: legalise; 8 1-2 per cent beverages' and contacts f. an indorse- ment of the wet program as far as. it is proposed to put it into effect in this state. - ' . ' . " '-" j' '--.' ".. The governor saidi 2. "My judgment is lhat the farmers of this state want and should not be de- nied the right to make Cider ana lignij wines, as they have -always done-anil that the laboring ;ma'n and the peb ple' generally vwant and; should not be denied beer and light wines." f WOMAN KILLED IN FALL FROM HORSE AT FAYETTEYILLE JVJrs. Cross, Guest At Oyerhills, Sustains Fatal Injuries And . Dies In Hospital. ' .- (Special to The Star.) ? ; Fayettevllle, March 16. Mrs. - John Wl Cross, of Kew York.-met with, a fatal accident near .Manchester to day when she lost her. balance and fell from ahorse. . P. A. R6ckef eller, of New Tork, a nephew of John D. Rocke feller. , was a little in- advance of Mrs. Cross when. .the accident occurred.- Mn Rockefeller'SPinlon iB.that Mrs, Crss pected inovement.- on - the - partv- oc .. tne horse..:"" In falling - Mrs,. Cross, struck pn her head, and the physicians in the hospital in Fayettevllle, - where " : she waa. Immediately -carried, - pronojinced her suffering from concussion of the brain. Mrs. Cross died wl thin half an hour after arrival at the hospital. The body will Ce taken to New York. Mrs. Cross . was - a"' guest- of -I Mr. and Mrs. Fred Allen, also of. New iJork. at Over hills, near Fayettevllle a- winter re sort owned by several. ultra-rich peo ple. VPrtor to lier. marriage Mrs. Cross was a Miss Page, of Louisville, Ky. T" r " " ' ' - . ' CROWN PRINCE ELATED ' ? 7 " ' , . '- -... . :. . . ; " TURN OF ' EVENTS Wierlngen,- Holland, j March .16. There" have been much; feasting and other celebrating 1 within the. "quarters o-f the former crown , prince here since the. news of : the mew developments in Germanybegan to ; reach . Wlertngen. Frederick . William , is reported to re gard the situation joyfully, but is said tp have assured the. burgomaster' that fie will not attempt to lea ve Holland;. ; GUARD GERMAN CROWN PRINCE. The Hague, March 16. A Dutch tor pedo boat has arrived in the harbor of Oosterla6d; Wlerlngen Island, to -gAiard the former German crown prince, ac cording to the Nleuwe IRotterdamsche Courant. i - -' ON BOLSHEVISM i the vote of the people as we I ......... j .My State.."......:. WHOLE NIBIBER 30,115. SENATORS FACIM , , NEW RESERYATIOil : MACE MATY Would Change Article Ten Into a General Declaration; Of . International Policy. A-.' IRISH PROBLEM , DEBATE I PRECIPITATED ON FLOOR Uncertain How Much Democratic Support; New, Program . . Will Command. 5 . Washington, March 16. A general : t declaatlon of international policy un der which ' the United . States would view with "grave concern" any future , upheaval threatening, the peace ' an freedom -of Europe, was agreed on by republican: senate 'leaders today and presented as a new reservation to the peace treaty..- . - ; 1 i To Replace Article Ten. , , Intended' to replace the more defl " nite pledges of article ten, the reserva tion is to be pressed in the . senate as the iarthest -. step the" republican leaders are willing to go. toward aban donment of .. American Isolation and. participation in European conflicts. Its text follows: - - .. 1 "It shall be the declared policy of this government that the freedom and peace pf Europe, ; being, again threat- ' ' ened by. any - power ,or combination of powers, the -United States will regard such a situation with grave concern, and. will consider what, If any, action ' it will take in the premises." Senator Lenroot, of Wisconsin, draft ed the-reservation In consultation with other: republican .leaders and Intro- : duced.it in the senate at the end .of a day . of debate on the Irish question, . which delayed; action andblocked, the - r plan to set a day for a - finat , vote on .. the treaty's ratification, " :."V,-.v K It generally. Is .- predicted " tonlghi, . however " that- discussion ' of ' the re maining Issues of the treaty contro versy - soon 'X- would " sprmd - ; Itself . anjl that the ratification1 roll call would come Friday or Saturday. - ' ; New Repsblican Piopo'iaL '-Not many democrats had had an op- ,-. portunity tonight" to study the new re publican proposal, and it was "uncertain how iinuch support it would commanu from that side of the chamber. Some senators .'predicted,, however, - that' it might have the effect of softening the resentment "jof- the administration overvs. the republican, article ten reservation and win .over, enough more democratic votes to ratify the treaty. : : - A claim of furthers gains In -break- . ing down administration resistance was made oh the' repuoilcan side dur ing the day, and some of the repubil- . can leaders were ; asserting tonight that:, the: roll call Would show a total very close to the .two third's required " to.; ratify with the" republican reserva. tions.! n;It Is understood to be the purpose if ,v ratification fails. : to . reconsider and. take" a second vote in the nope that, after ,they' have 'made -their , record ot : opposition, a handful more. of the dera-y ocratic senators will leave the admin- . istratlqn's lead and save : the , treaty -from another , failure. ..'- , 7" 4 Carry Deep Significance, The new reservation' 's. follows.:", the general outline of a declaration which was outlined in a resolution . intro duced several months ago by Senator . Knox, republican,. Pennsylvania, and never acted' on by the. senate, Those -who ' support it declare that while it wfiuld leave' the -United States free from any definite promise to Intervene in European affairs, It would also give evidence of . the . nation's vital .Interest In any future-war such as the one Just closed-.-.,- v--'-': ;-r' -'':',- : - ' .The words i "grave ; concern," ' one . senator pointed out, usually carry deep significance in . diplomatic usage, and frequently; have been employed to describe- an attitude contemplating pos sible action. Suppbrters of the reser vation declare that In its moral effect, such , a declaration r would . be ft pow erf ul'deterrent should any nation again purpose to despoil Europe as Germany '' did. ' , . r,-' ': It is expecteT7that It also will be ' argued that the -reservation would lend immediate moral support to , the strug- -gllng new nations of Europe, . and would be reassuring' to France, whose defensive treaty with this country still . awaits ratification here - and ; faces'- a bitter- fight if It, is -called up for ac-: tion. , - ' -:y Irlnb. Question Debated. Debate on the- proposal may begin tomorrow, though the leaders thought it mors likely to t go over -until Sena-' ; tors has been-given- an opportunity to study It. - About a dozen other reser- -vations presented , by. individual sena tors remain' to be disposed of, . and- ono of them, relating to. the Egyptian pro ' tectorate, has- been before, the senate, for more than, a foil day's session. . ' It was in connection with : this res ervation, presented, oy uenator Owen, democrat, Oklahoma," that today's re--vlval .o'f -debate on the Irish problem' was "precipitated, t Senator : Shields, democrat," Tennessee,1 opened ' up ; the subject by moving to add a declaration -that "the United "States understands Great Britain will! declare 'Ireland free. InVits course 'the' debate developed some sharp exchanges and apparently , was In full blast i when . a ' recess was ' taken . tonight;;-'' -."' ' - - C . h Republican and democratic leaders alike had hoped for an agreement to-day to vote "not later than Friday for ratification, but they ..withheld . any such - request In , view - of the .unex- pected time, taken Jlp by the Owen res-, ervation. An agreement ; may be Be-' cured tomorrow. . ' . '::'- '-- - ATTORNEY . GENERA DECLINES. (Special to The Star.) -' . Washington, -, March . 16. Attorney General Palmer,, who had been invited ' to speak at a meeting of the Southern Pine association at. Norfolk': on March ' 30," -today said that a . prior engage- ment would -prevent". him from doing so- ' Senator Simmons was . asked to supply the" place,-and he extended an invitation to Senator 1 Glass. 1.1 : ; , . ii',.: Sill -''''I II" Mil': III: ! ., '.tl J ' 1 .1 f i ' f ' i' II; 1 . i ' i 1 1 i i( i 1 1 . t : 1 1 .1 . i II. I ! i ', I 1 A-