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VOL. CIII. No. 352
RED TERROR FACES
AS CLASH IMPENDS
v - lJv'-"''v'"V-
Retirement Of Chancellor Kapp
Looses Bolshevist Danger .
On Shattered Germany, - -
MOMENTOUS EVENTS ARE
FAST MOVING TO CLIMAX
Berlin Has No Water For Drink
ing Purposes And Very )
Short Supply Of Food
Berlin, March 17. -Wolfgang
Kapp has fled merlin, leaving ine
chancellory in an automobile at
6 o'clock this evening. j..v
It is stated "that the commu
nists are constructing barricades
at many places in the northern
and northeastern sections of the
city. " V,V ! --v -
The leaders of the general
strike have issued a proclama
tion, saying: ' ;r
"The general strike of the
railway men has been completely
successful and, therefore, it is
suspended forthwith. '..J;;
Berlin, March 17. After holding the
reins of pofrer for less than flye days.
Dr. Wolfgang Kapp. th self apolnted
chancellor and dictator., has retired
from office and control. He resigned
today, and an official' communication
explained that the chancellor -considered
his mission fulfilled when the old
government decided to meet the most
essential demands addressed to it. He
was also moved to this action 'hy the
extreme necessity of the fatherland,
which demanded union against the
dangers of bolshevlsm. s, -" l
The official communique announcing
' the resignation of Chancellor. Kapp.
endeavor" io give a patroitio aspect to
his withdrawal. It says: '
"The Bauer government " having 'Vol
untarily decided to fulfill the -most es
sential political demands addressed to
it, the rejection of which on Eaturd: y
ltd to the establishment of -the K" v
government. Chancellor Kapp-
ws his mission ttt&u reiires", re
signing the executive power affaiu
into the hands of the militarytS)poia-mander-in-ehief.
:r j " K
"In this he is moved by theconvie
ticn of the extreme necessity of the
fatherland, which demands solid union
of all against the annihilating dangers
of bolshevism." s. . -C-'. ..
Is Shrouded In Mystery.
The real circumstances of Kappas
retirement are still shrouded in mys
tery. An important factor undoubted
ly is to be found in the deliberation
of the under secretaries and ' imperial
council yesterday, which "llajorf Gen-'
eral to- Luettwitz attended. The
viewe of the conference were bothHhat
ip ana Von Luettwitz withdrew : in
order to terminate an intolerable sit
uation. ; ,.. -j r, :
Von Luettwitz agreed to this, but
when he returned to the chancellory
he allowed himself to be persuaded
to change his mind and retain office.'
To him has been delegated the execu
tive power by the former revolutionary
chancellor, and it is difficult to say
what will happen now that Voh-.lrtiett-witz
remains the military dictator-at
Berlin. :v, m, -V .:,"r. -;
It is reported, however, that Gustav
Noske, minieter of defense in the old
government, is coming, here tonight,
and on Luettwitz, perhaps, , : will
transfer his new found authority to
mm '
o Political Prestige.
Although the general : strike dealt
tins government a mortal blow, the
ecisive fact is that Tfann ni4 Vila tm
Peters had no political prestige, their
government being built only on ma
chine guns. . V
Jhe statements made at these con
rences gave a strange - impression
and caused a suspicion thai the , cry
i aiarm about the .bolshevists was
StriTl t0 the announcement ; of
retreat. The oht tv,-
corresponjients
against
a . iu uie. ei)cowf o
eets, as
hnZ""wTl revolt was
expected
That
of tha i compromise is oui
PreJirt!n3usti011 awN 18 undoubted.
JS dt Ebert. of the .oldgovern
gar ' Wrongly entrenched at.Stutt
adviPM le' according to; semi-official
today ir council of the empire met
old L a unanimously approved the
demnP?iVnment and strongly con
Friehtlnelitary coup-. at Berlin. :
askiril: Berlin last night were
Thig hlte or red terror; 'wnicn.r?.'--,'
flciai a;as in consequence of an of
ert nouncement that the reds
rising and calllngr
bolshevism
save the country
GoverJmIetB,ood,hd Feared. t
"ciated ?re"8.mcials 8ald to, the As
"ffl5uitfefr bl0ashed tonight! t 1
back." r us to hold the troops
In
lnS offciatflauon for the expected-.ris-night
VcamPed in their offlces all
tu chancehn tn 'correspondent.; left
arkenSg V nightfall, into, the
e'e b-in lholm8traos. Boldiera
of food anl g ln : hue ! ' . poxes
Orally Jp,af e of wine. .Berliners
frehenSiveiv 11 A to tbe,r homes, ap
lnS their doors 8 refue and lock
Notwith8ta .vfV,
'"n seem, ?. fB5uon,i
"us time ms.letined t0 have -trpubl-N
l"e govfcrnmf '"eniiaj memDeT ot
deS r " talking Hrlth the cor
U,eency of .esday Inlsted upon the
Jvement n UDPres&lngf ; the strike
H added; communist - opposition
'8t8 a,d0Il the sWe of the- com.
--vena on r ok,oij)
fl6at events llV"0n- W m ct
r0w... nia between now an i tomor-
FRIGHTENED BERLIN
The great ' - v ' ' -"' ' 1 -4
fContinU?rt i oinning with ;the
unuea on Page Two.j , ' :f
' , ' : - --6
IJENT .
IGNORED ADLIIRAL,
Sims Say i His Appeals For
Larger Staff Went For
, -: , Naught.
. Waah!f on lUs.rcbA iTAgaltvcen;
tering his fire at navy department on
his . chargesi that It Jnsisteei .on dlrecji
ing an war, operations fromWashlng
ton, Rear Admiral Sims told the senate
investigating committee today. that his
urgent appeals for. arifaaequate staff
in London were ; ienbred untii Novem
ber, 1917. v, ( . y- .. , ,-
i. Admiral Benson, chief of operations,
reached London during that month. Ad
miral Sims said, and quickly convinced
himself of the "necessity for establish
ing a -real advanced, base headquarters
of the navy, department abroad with
an adequate staff to make possible full
co-operation with the admiralty and co
ordinating all activities with the
allies".:; ;f,. -v':. LC
' 'I had been recommending such ac
tion for five month and specifically in
my letters of May 16. July 16 and Octo
ber 23, 1917 had pointed, out "-the neces
sity, for the establishment of such an
advanced base headquarters abroad,"
said Admiral Sims.' ; .. .v
; " After' Admiral Benson hadjjreported,
the department changed its attitude, he
continued,, and a cable, to Benson No
vember 17. said a decision had been
reached that it would be advantageous
to have a permanent war staff in Eng
land to worlt with-theilans department
of the British admiralty. '
v r - v Disregarded Him.
Admiral Benson then asked that. Cap
tain - P. ,K. Schofleld and Commander
Knox e ordered to report to Admiral
Sims and. Admiral Jellicoe tor such
duty and this was done at once. Admiral
Sims testified, while his own recommen
dations for: nearly.- six months lor the
same action had been disregarded. V.
"It"is hardly -necessary to- state that
this ip merely another Instance of the
attitude of the department, during all
these first critical months 6f the war,"
said Admiral : Sims. "A recommenda
tion I had been making for six months
was ; not carried,, into effect: until-Ad
miral Benson, during his shbrt stay in
London, convinced, himself, that it was
Justified--? ..v. ."; .: --,
ZTThe-;'sb'jr 3r.f "S''fcf ; 'the policy' ''was
nr!n demortr?t,"a r-j tv , f - hat the
u.-pca t".ie&t ar.pted it ar.4 ti.ro ugrhout i
the remainSr rf the war coat; ntieclt
rrcosntae:;Uth"oui a .,. s-uiaetlmea . grud
gingly; the necessity for what had been
continually recommended . and which
should hav been obvious from the very
flru.r;.v--?;fVv':.;3V;'t v-;
. Cotlnne4 Delay. ' - : t
.There was continued delay on vitally
important recommendations because of
ficials in Washington, did. .not consider
that, sufficient information had been
sent from London. Admiral Sims said. :
it took our "montns to arrange a
docking system for ' battleships abroad
because ! of the department's insistence
on details when he could have made all
the arrangements "In ten .minutes con
versation ip. Washington with the prop
er officials," the admiral declared, add
ing that arrangements were finally
completed only, after the' armistice. :
Admiral Sims was ' expected to - con
clude tomorrow his long statement, be
gun more than a week ago.
SOVIET" GOVERNMENT COLLECTS
DtfMPS OF SIBERIAN GOODS.
: Copenhagen, March -17. It is re
ported Jn well informed ; quarters" -ere
that the soviet government is collect
ing "large' dumps of Siberian goods
ready to; export to America andwest
ern. Europe.. ' One large Copenhagen
firm has been informed through Lit
jvinoff, i th . soviet . representative here,
that its 'stores In Siberia; have been
expropriated for export purposes. The
expropriated price to . be settled by
valuation later. v; -
IIAViJjlsPAR
LATTER
ASSERTS
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS
INSTRUCT FORLOWDEN
Endorse Woman iSuff rage: And Ratification . Of
Peace Treaty With Reservations Women
. Address Convention For First Time , . :
Roanoke, Va., March 17. Following
one of the stormiest scenes that ever
attended a political gathering. injthis
state .Virginia republicans Jn conven
tion, here tonight elected four dele
gates at large' and four alternates to
the national converitidn in Chicago and
instructed them to support Governor
Frank 0.1owden, of Illinois, for the
Presidential nomination. : :
Woman Suffrage Platform.; ;
' A platform adopted, includes the fol
lowing major, planks: - ; T
Equal suffrage for women.
f Ratification of the peace treaty
with reservations ; that the United
States not , be ' obligated; morally ' or
legally ao send soldiers: to .Europe
without the. consent of congress. ;,
- A policy of' te government, .Tteep
lii outof business,"' and allowing in
dustry to thrive under private ppera-
?IOpposltion tog-bvernment" owner
ship of railroads. '";' ' : 'A:.
Establishment and ; maintenance r of
a-merchant marine. yr-. : .'.'.- ".
- Good roads ; -yita a system , of
loans to' Europe. - ; - - . . . "
, Reduction of taxes. - .-
Ther&tioh of a' national budget
' yEtTblishmehi and - a!an?
a I small standing army,, with a citizen
reserve, to be , used, in war only, , . -,
, women la Organization. -
For the- first time m the history of
WILB1INGT0N,
SEWETO
IU1U
Oil RATIFICATION
Republican Flan 5 For Generg
y Declaration )f Foreign
;IUcy'.erturnedi'
BRYAN CONFERS WITH
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
ConrnonehroTi Weight Of
c His Influence Against Admin
."' i istration and President.
: Washington, March 17. The repub
lican irreconcilables. combining with
the, democrats, overturned on the sen
ate floor today therpiari of republican
leaders v to attachT"to tne peace .treaty a
general declaration of American policy
toward future ; European warB.
i- 'The declaratory reservation, whtch
would pledge1 the United states to re
gard 'with "grave concern" any threat
to Europe's peace or freedom, was
voted down. 25 : to 39, arter the irre
concilables had tried Jn vain to amend
it. , Intended as an off -set to the res
ervation denying the obligations of
Article Ten, the proposal had been ex
pected by the republican leaders to
attract many democratic - votes, but
on the roll call only ; two senators bn
thedemocratio ; side supported iU -'
Reach Tote Ob Friday ' '
Disposition - of the. reservation was
regarded as clearing up the last doubt
ful issue of the treaty fight, and the
leaders immediately , made plans 3 to
bring a vote on ratification by Friday.
By unanimous consent it was agreed
to limit speeches on ell otheripending
reservations to fifteen v" 'minutes, and
to continue tomorrow, session into
the evening, if ; necessary; to put the
ratification resolution ; Into: final 'form.
About a doten reservations remain1 to
be" voted fon. but it generally Js con
ceded that, none l of v them . will be
adopted. - ;. ; vr:wv
As - --the ratification " J controversy
neared a conclusion. -William Jennings
Bryan began a Series of jconferenceft
.with - democratic , senators, throwing
the weight his Influence afeainst the
crivica of -: Pre 5k!; tit :.Wilsor, t'at . the
n immistration. isnate forces", vote f
against ratification -wltn"tv rer''bH
"i4 Tet' t'"-'. '..;if, I ryc.a;i s .t -t- i
stood iis ve to:abls ft inus - In': tae
senate to take th " best ratification
they- could gel, but there -was . no- evi
dence, tonight that -he- had-materially
.weakenedtheemocTatic forces stand
ing put against'; the republican: , pro-'
gram. ,. ; V : ... . N. j r-t-
i ? ' Uebaf e'.Oii - Senate. Q,vest16m -;
Action on . the -declaratory reserva
tion, which, was - introduced. bySenatdr
Lenropt, republican " Wisconsin, . was
reached- after the - senate :had .extricated
itself with some difficulty v from the
debate started"; yesterday on the Irish
question. -Two 'propositions;, intended
to ild. toward -Irish independence were
laid -aside '-by' votes. ofCmore, than two
to one,: discussion on each, of them be
ing epdedt summarily by a; motion . to
lay on the- table, : not debatable Under
senaje rules. ... -'.,-.'"1 :' : ?. ':-J-
.The' : first proposal, '.by .Senator
Shields.r'democrat, Tennessee was of
fered ' as ah : amendment to a pending
reservation 4 on Egyptrl which : was
tabled .-.withr ali". its - proposed amend
ments on motion of. senator Kel.logg,
republican. Minnesota, by a vote of
54 to' 21. - The subject' immediately, was
revived, however, in;a reservation in
troduced -by Senator ReedJdemocrat,
Missouri, which was laid on the table,
46 to 21, on a motion by, Senator. Lenr
root. " " w."--.-.'" K -" - -:A vs -,
Debate on the reservation to declare
a European policy was brie J. Senator
Lenrbot advocating it as. "a means of
showing " the nation's good faith to
ward : its ' recent allies. - and Senator
(Continued On Page Two.) . '
the 'state the convention -was : ad
dressed by women' representatives , of
republican - organizations , from this
and , other states.". Those speaking
were' Mrs. M. M. Caldwell, ; Roanoke,
state? chairman of the republican wom
an s .executive committee of vlrelnla:
Mrs John T. Pratt. New STofk. chair-
man of . the woman's "ways and1 means
committee, of the republican natidnal
committee; Mrs. John G. South. Frankfort-.
Kentucky, delegate to the na
tional convention ; from Kentucky. land
Mrs. Dexter, Otey; - Lynchburg, repre
senting the national woman's party."
";' Earlier In " the day ' addresses were
delivered by ' leading state republicans
and National Chairman .Will H. : Hays.
;,. In what were ; considered keynote
speeches Mr. Hays,'r Mrs. , Caldwell.
Mrs.. Pratt.:, and ' Mrs. Sputh criticized
what they termed -' the failure of the
democratic ; - administration," . ; ; and
pointed to the needs they; said the re
publican" party must provide for the
country's return t6. safe.sane and ef
ficient conduct'of national affairsi.
- i President Wilson? Critlctsed.
; ;- 'President .Wilson- and ; his i policies
were severely criticised, by Mr Hays.
"it has been said - that; i President
3Vilsonhas - a single-track mind, - and
"that he hfis a ; side-tracked cabinet. ,
And that he has -rought Up" the ques
tion of ' the appointment of Bainbridge
Colby as secretary of, state, j He is not
a diplomat,, it has been said 'on sev
(Contlnued On"Pa'twoJ
PROBABLY FRM
O, THURSDAY MORNIGi
iTnUCnTTTTUDO
GUARD
yilliani Has ? Given Assurance
That He Will Npt Attempt
? : To Make "Escape"
. Amerongen;.. March 17. Heinforce,
ment of tthe Dutch guard, at Von Ben;
tinck castle, which since the middle
ages has been protected by moats , and.
drawbridges; ibas j made. - the former
German emperor's refuge a veritable
prison iprtress, Hcapajbie iot defense
even in the unexpected event of an at
tack by aiders-' deairlng, to f f ree jthe
The ; castle Is; situated in a ; big
square, The four . sides are posted,
while two of them -have . additional
walls-; The latter two sides are on the
publio road and on the othr' two sides,
which have no walls, are private paths
belonging to r - the - Von : Renticks.-
Constables and military police patrol
the roads with loaded rifles night and
day. : ,, ::t::
- To the - right of the main entrance
is a small, building in which rest re
inforcements. ;. Here sentries . are on
guard. Behind this main gateway,: a
distance of ISO yards, is another gate,
barring the inner driveway to. the
drawbridge. More sentries are sta
tioned here. Still ' further on, ; where
the T road: bends at yet another gate,
there .' Is also a guard.' Then -. turning
to the j right' a driveway leads to the;
terrape on which ' the : castle stands.
Police patrol this ".terrace. -t '-t
h Jit the rear of the castle there is: a
garden, then a -.moat and then - a pri
vate pathway on the' dike,- and this la
constantly-patrolled,-Beyond" the dike
is a meadow crossed by ditches and
hedges, and th the meadow are patrols
who are particularly ! warned to guard
against the landing of airplanes there.
Only the Bentick-family and the for
mer emperor's few' servants have per
mission to enter the castle,; ;-,::
Crown prince. Not -Guarded,. - .
-Welringen,, Holland, March 17 The
Dutch torpedo boat which, arrived here
Monday, presumably to guard former
Crown Prince Frederick V'lUiam. de
parted today by order of teputfeh
governrrrrntrT ' v- rv- l
Frederick. TV'llHr. r-. v.- ".-quV
ly Informed" of. t
in fjerr"-"- Ts;
-
"vents
day he boxed with the son of Burgo
master' Perebojom."'. ;V''':'-: r;;,' ''';." !"
;Nq' special anasrdshave af yet1 ar-
rived,lhere, "and : tne;" - former: crown
prince, is. quite -free . t& move about tne
island. .He ; relteratesthat .he - wovld
like to return" to Germany -some time,
bu$ not; under present circumstances.
f. . William ' GIve , 'Assurance,
London,; March 17. The Dutch, pre,
mier has Informed the president of the
upper' and lower, houses of parliament
by -letter that;" former Emperor Wil
liam ' has assured the, Dutch-. .govern
ment fhat he-will refrain from all po
litical activity and do, nothing ; which
would involve Holland in. any interna
tional difficulty, says a Central News
dispatch from the Hague. - "
J . AUot Official B-esldenee. '
. ;The HagUe, Alarch '17,--A;Troyal, de
cree dated March 15 says the place t;
be allotted to former Emperor. William
Of - Germany as Ihis residence- will" form
part of the .province' of Utrecht . and
that it will be fixed later by the gov
ernment. .The- decree? was in connec
tion with announcement to r the allied
premiers regarding their . recent note
concerning ' the one time - monarch.
.'Emperor Still Nervous. ;J
- Amerongen, .March 17. rThe .nerv
ousness of former Emperor William
continues as : he follows the news - of
the varying fortunes of the Kapp ad-,
venture. He sits most of the time
in an. odd - posture on chairs in ' his
apartment, ' straddling each chair
grasping its "back and rocking: It te
and fro. - - '
GEORGIA STREAMS ; OVERFLOW
" MUCH PROPERTY DAMAGED.
Macon, Oa., Starch 17. The Ocmul
gee river was over-jthe flood stage to
night,; causing: damage tq property
here-and at points farther down the
stream. "All "streams in . this ' section
are swollen A bridge over .Tobesof
kee ' creek; "near; Lizella, was washed
away. A stage of 18-8 feet was reached
here at ' 3 :30 o'clock this . afternoon
and the river continued to rise, during
the night. "t It ,was still -raining at
midnIgt.';,-V:.:. . i .-' r' v' 'yrAy;-jrf-' '
"it',: PASSENGER ASSOCIATION.
K Atlanta, Gaarch l7.he south
eastern ' passenger r association, : dis-
solved-when the government jtook con-f
trol of the -"railroads, was - reprganized'
today at a meeting here of executive
heads of' railroads in the southeast.
W. H.; Howard;of- Atlanta; who - was
chairman befoVe government control,
was. re-elected chairman; No question
of r rates or other 'policies were ' dis
cussed,' Mr. Howard, said 'tonight. )
MARYLANP RACING) KILLED. ) t:
An napoli s," Md.,)) - March l 7. The
coUrt of - appeals rendered a decision
today putting ) the Bowie race track
out of. business, unless :tbe . legislature
passes the "flending ,; bill to-create a
racing commission for. Prince Georges
county and' the meet ..scheduled- for the
first week-.ln-April scannot. be held.' ;
--r - . ' ' ..- :
ELECTION STILL IN DOUBT.
Fargo, v -N. D' March. - 17. Return's
f rom ) y e'ste rday. s V presidential prefer
ence primary were )stillr;tbQ indefinite
tonight to indicate-the-outcome) of the
contests for delegates to the- national
conventions, -- waged between" candi
dates endorsed" by ' the.;' non-partisan
Uaeue. and those opposing the leaeue."
STRONGLY
T 1
FORMER EMPEROR
I.
MARCH 18; 120
CONSTANTINOPLE
IS OCCUPIED . BY
Historic Capital Of The Ottoman
Empire Under Guns Of -If
NO INTENT TO DESTROY U
AUTHORITY OF SULTAN
Exchange Of Shots Resulted In
Which Several 4 On Both
Bides Were Kmed. ' o- i :
Consiiantmople, March" .'17. AUied
troops have occupied this city 'and 4he
great guns. -of. .the British dreadnaugnt
Benbow and other,; giant allied- war
ships moored to .quays or anchored in
the Golden Horn command both sides
of the Bpsphorus. Every ship is cleared
for .action. .,S:
. LThe actus! arrival of allied ., forces
caused little alarm, nor: were; there any
signs of : panic except ; in Sfcamboui.
Shopkeepers near -the " war : office there
Closed their places of business whenJt
was heard'; the' allies" wpre' coming, but
the '.troops' inspired confidence and- the
stores wer j ' soon re-opened. ' .. .
All' the allied - powers 1 participated
in the' movement, "being under orders
from :the ' British commander-in-chief
here, "Jthe Italian contigent included
detachments having Moslems on their
rostere. ";" .Fo-ur thousands blue i jackets
and i marines - were : landed by British
warships. .: -V - i :. i ' - - . ' ' ,
-..: Strengthen guttanht Pwer. -r
The. allied high comission v has v Is
sued a 'Statement declaring that -the
allies liave" no -intention bf destroying
the authority: of the Sultan,'- hut ' wish
tb strengthen his power. i: ; f ; - ,
tt also? aya . tne aiues wiu aanere
..to their intention not to deprive the
Turks of Constantinople.: but that they
may be -compelled- to modify 'their de
cision ;tf massacres and disorder -con
tinue.-'. v . r, :; ; .: - v;
- The allies I have" Occupied the ' minis-,
tries of ,war . and ; navy and assumed
cpntrbl ' of the- posts, . telegraphs and
telephones, ' which have been temporr
arily suspended. Shipping ; also : has
ibeen suspended i-M ; :,v-v;i j'
lst An exchange lot shots resulted.'- in
wnicUifaeveraiiTinjaoi oi? xne jsntisn
Eist' Indian' forees,.and. ae" few- of,. the
Turks, were killed. - -r .
i The excitement caused by the oc
cupation quieted down before darkness
which" brought ; absolute, cairn. ' , " v
;--"'irr of the "forces of occn-
j;i.uoi ."Wi timicC out. tinker the guns
or tiie allied fleet anchored la - the
Bosphorus, " The vBrltish (fereadnaught
Benbow ; was "moored . at the. t vGalata
quay her guns trained upon StambouL
Another man-- of war faced, the' arsenal
in the jGoldenHbrn while all -the other
warships In the BoBphorus were standing-
by-: with 'their- decks -cleared for
actlon,'.. i "yi-
'-':'-. Ottoman Capital Occnpted. ''
Except in the, instances' stated, -however,
..there -was ; no , resistance . to the
allied forces as they vcarried. out the
orders for - the occupation - of the his
toric capital 'of the Ottoman Empire
The" population, in fact, 'showed .' little
alarm; . nor -was there any sign, of panic
except' intone' .section: of; Staniboul, as
the) commanders " of . the allied troops
brought their, forces ashore. 1
These 'forces .Included four thousand
blue jackets ; and -marines, from -" the
British warships and contiagents from
the forces of. all the allies represented
here.
lURKISH CABINET EXPECTED -J
. TO RESIGN VERY SHORTLY.
j. Constantinople, " March 17. In addi
tion to the arrest of Djemal Pasha and
Djevad Pasha, an imperial priifce who
was. conspicuous in ..the"-crisis and Sen
ator iMahmud Pasha" were taken" into
custody 'The city -was quiet this even-,
ing although the streets were thronged
with people. -. The resignation of the
cabinet' is' expected. ; . "-J-
INSTRUCTED AND OTHERWISE. : '
St. Paul, Minn., March 17. Two dele
gates uninstrhcted, and .two others
pledged to vote for Leonard Wood for
the nomination ;sas - President af the
national republican convention in Chi
cago were named today at - twoP district
conventions. .V Z'-f--" '..:-; ;".'.
Judge Sessions Probably Will
; Not Charge The Jury UntU 1
T Friday.v .. )
Grand. Rapids, "Mich.,- March 17.
With all defense arguments; complet
ed and the last government, plea- well
under , way, . the Newoerry elections
conspiracy case tonight ; was within a
few hours of submission to' the Jury.
J Martin tVcliattleton. ; of New ;York,
for the 'defense, and Frank- C Dalley,'
of , Indianapolis, . for - the government,
engaged in a debate today. V Defend
ants) . especially Senator Truman .H.
Newberry and: -Paul) King, ' his campaign-
manager.) were alternately , en
tolled and condemned and the law of
conspiracy . explained - as first involv
ing' something , dark and mysterious
and then as a. simple proposition ; that
men must not arrange v to violate the
Statutes. . ':"'.. -' ; , ):" . ..) : )'.- ?- . - " -,
- Mr". Littleton occupiec most of the
morning and half of the afternoon ses
sion. Mr. Dalley began late In )the
afternoon-) andc has. at his disposal all
of tomorrow.- '- . ' - ) " l; .;','. '
- ' Judge Clarence )W. Sessions, has in
dicated . that ; he win not charge- the
Jury, 'until Friday unless " arguments
are completed by tomorrow noon. -:
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"'BOIiSHEVIICI ARE RISING.
Berlin,' .March' 17.--Dispatches from
Upper Silesia, ' the .semi-official Wolff
Bureau' -says, report a rising " of bol
shevik! character at Warsaw and oth
er carta of Poland-
ENTENTE TROOPS
CONSPIRACY TRIAL
READY FOR A JURY
BOLivmm
XGMNST
STATE
HOUSTON APPEALS '
: FOR FLAT TAX ON
-EXCESS PROFITS
Foresees No Reduction Of This
s Or The Income Tax Be-
v fore 1923. T v
KITCHIN IS SATISFIED B
V WITH PRESENT LAWS
Declares PropbsedChange Vould
3 Switch Burden To "Little
Fellows?
Washington,'- March: 17.- Income and
excess profits taxes cannot be reduced
until; after 1922, Secretary Houston to
day wrote thei house ways, and" means
committee, urging 'an immediafe simpli
fication bf. these taxes and' substitution
of a flat tax on excess 'profits Instead
of the graduated . rates bf twenty and
forty per cent-.-;;-- " ; ;
."Only very moderate reductions" may
be made in the calendar years Of 1922,
collected in 1923.': the secretary wrote
Under the plan of a flat tax, the letter
slated, "it would be . i Impossible to
adopt a declining rate,j say of. twenty
five per cent for the first year in which
the change; Is in. operation,-twenty per
cent for the second" year, and fifteen per
cent thereafter,";:)-:".. V-'-L ' , . .. .-. -.
;'"."';:;";':' "Grave" Apprehension -i
. Unless action is taken at the present
session of congress, Mr. Houston said,
existing y taxes "must- cohtinu'e. to be
collected on . the . basis iof the; present
law until the close of the calendar, year
1922" Such a condition, he wrote, "is
contemplated -with the .'gravest appre
; henslon." , ' -. 'I .i ' :. ':: '
? Immediate' losses- to" 'the government
under the UpreTSecourt's decision that
stock'dlvidends are not taxable will ap
proximate ?lB6,590,Oo; the letter stated.--
Seretiiry I-buslon added,'however,
that- the ultima te loss Would be only
$25,000000,"a. much of the ' original
loss would be regained through .the
Bale o. stocks and subsequent taxes on
them.--- Ther secretary, estimated :. that
$35,000,000 collected in 1918 would have
to.be refunded- and ' $70,800,000 .would
be lost In 1919 taxes., . jr; V , r r - ';
- Aggregate; losses for)"19l8 ; and -1919
under exemption to .personal .service
corporations,' the secretary wrote, add-:
ing that the need for immediate legisla
tion to meet this situation arose "not
so-much from the possible loss of reve
nue as from the obvious undesirability
of. permitting. .J 2,500 - corporations . and
their stockholders, to escape the taxes
uponvthe corporations and . those' im
posed upon individuals." : '
.;y . " ; Fbrdney,' Comment, a ' ' ' -
"Chairman Fordney - of ' the . house
Ways "and means committee, comment
ing on Secretary Houston's suggestion
for a. flat tax to supplant the present
graduated system,, said the repeal of
the. $2,000' exemption granted . under
present Income laws and the creation of
a. fiat tax on all profits and Incomes
would, result in '..lowering the average
tax", from twenty-two percernt to ap
proximately seventeen per cent.
"Present taxes are based on 'the dis
position of profits," he said "while un-
r der., the proposed flat tax) there - would
be a straight, assessment regardless of
the disposition taxable amounts." ; .
" Representative Kitchin, North : Carolina,-
however, said, the proposed change
in the income -and exeess profits' taxes
would switch the burdens from the war
and peace "profiteers to the . little fel
lows, least capable of bearing the bur
den. ; Present - tax laws I have the ap
proval Jof .President' Wilson, former
Secretary McAdoo ) and. congress, " he
stated, adding "they are working satis-
factorily." . : '; ! ; "').'
ASHORE IN GALE
Men and Women-Were Clinging
A: To Rigging .When Rescue
'o :C ::? Reached Them.' : .):' ;-
? Jacksonville,
Fla., March
17. The
auxiliary schooner yacht) Misery, Cap
tain Waama. )with Irwin Cox, owner,
of New Yrk city, and party aboard,
went ashore late.last night just south
of the south' jetty'at Mayport, the en
trance to the Saint Johns river,- dur
ing a gale. It was with great diffi
culty "that the - passengers 'and mem
bers of the crew were" rescued by the
pilot boat Meta at 7 o'clock this morn-
ing. . -;.-vc -":..: ;;.-:'
))' They were all clinging to ,.the : rig
ging of the ' craft with; ht avy seas
washing) over them. . They were trans
ferred to the pilot 'boat by the use of
life, line and were' taken tq Mayport,
where they are atahoteL) r ) ) '
In' the party besides Mr. Co .were
Mrs.1 Cox and Mr. and -Mrs. George
Bullard, of New York. Thty . had been
since January at,Nassau and- were en
route to New. York ,via this port when
the craft was wrecked;. ; ':'. ''.- '
The ' Misery was of the auxiliary
schooner, .type yacht, 65 feet overall
and was . manned . by the master and
four men." She-will probably be a to
tal loss. -
SCHOONER MISERY
WHOLE NUMBER Sb,116
THREATS
PERU
STIR
DEPARTMENT
Second ; Insistent Note
Sent In Interest Of
Peace BetvVeen:Latin-
v Aihericati Countries.
SITUATION IS GRAVE
Both Nations Members
Of League And Quar
rel May Go To: Su
preme Council. , ": :
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Marcji 17.ln
sistent. representations to Bo
livia not to disturb the peace of
South America nave been made,
by the American government as -a
result of the anti-Peruvian
manifestations at La Paz. ) v
In connection with the com
munications, it was stated that
Peru has sought the good offices ,
of the United States to ; prevent
hostilities.; ja .; ; -: ). ' , ) - -.
Two notes have been sent, and "
a third is ready to go, forward
unless a reply to the others is
received soon. i , ' '.) - ',-.)," :; . ,
I The first was) dispatched im
mediately after official news was
received Monday, of the attack"
on the Peruvian legation in the
Bolivian capital. V. . i .; .)));
The second was put .on the ca
bles yesterday, i " ; ;.-: ; ) t
Officials view the situation as - ; ; s
serious) and-the:represeiitationsw,I
made by the state department
were jiescribed. as. 'urgent." . ;v : ;
..".'.Tplspatches io the Peruvian enlbaeay v .
today said; events' In Bolivia ? resulted.
from, the influence i of the Chilean go v- k . :
ernment- over.-the - activity - of 'Chiieani-'-ii" t
agents. It; Is . known that Ithls -view C ; )
also -,1s: held in - other : diplomatic and
insome-officfai.'cirbles here.'V';V'
j: ) v Attempt to Force War )I';'r
Embassy officials expressed the be
lief that there was an effort to force
Peru .'into a - war against Its former )
ally in the war ' against Chile in the
eighties, out of which grew the Art ca
Tacna disputei v ;.').-:; :) .,.. ) ., );.. ;' '"; ..-) -: '
' The I Peruvians :! charge that General
Moutes, a candidate for the presidency :
of Bolivia, who is reported to be'lead
ing the anti-Peruvian manifestations,
is being supported by Chile and Is be- ,
ing supplied t with arms and ammuni-'
tlon from that country.
. ; The exact situation - in . Bolivia ..Is v-)
somewhat obscure, owing to, the rigid
censorship ' reported to have been Im
posed at La Pas. Reports . reaching :
Peru that General. Moutes was mobiliz
ing Bolivian reserves caused deep con
cern. At the Peruvian .embassy it wag V
said that if this were true Peru would
be obliged to call out its reserves as
its standing army, consisted of only a ;
few .thousand men. ,: , ) ; , s ' )
- ) Members of - Leagne . -)"".
- Peru and Bolivia are members of the
league of'; nations and - if they i sever .
diplomatic relations the crisis thus pro
voked would, under the" articles of the )",
league covenant, be such as to ; bring
the dispute ' to the - official cognizance- .
of the council of the league. -.
Some diplomats considered such" an
eventuality" not at xall unlikely. They
said such a' case would have a pecu- )
liars interest as It would afford 1 the , y
first test of the strength' and - power .
of the league. .. , - ' ' ' :.y-
. Should. Peru and Bolivia fall to sub- -.
mit the dispute to the league, the court- ,
cil might be expected to take action
on its own initiative.' ' Since the court '
of ; international ' Justice,' provided tor
adjudicating disputes,: has not yet been -organized,
the allied supreme council, ,
it was said, would deal with the matter. '
: . t Submit to Arbitration r '
It was pointed out, however, that the .
dispute ' would not ; necessarly have to '
be referred to) the league, that by. mu- )
tual agreement the two countries could;
ask the good offices of a third power "
in arbitration."--' : ) .. ,"' 1 i ; . ; - ),)
Should the league council finally in
tervene : or some third -nation be called
In, it would not-be - the first time that -differences
between 'the " Latin-American
republics had- been submitted to..
European arbitration. ' --The ' recent,
boundary dispute between Colombia
and Venezuela' was referred to Switzer- -land
for. adjustment,, and - before that
the king' of Spain was called upon to )
settle a similar dispute" between Hon )'
duras and Nicarauga, " ) . ;
,v Differences between theJUnlted States .
and" Chile grpwing out 'of the Alsop
mining - claims "in -the latter country
were referred to King George of Eng
land, .at the . time philander C. Knox
was secretary of state. - - ':).;
' ' Communication Re-established )')
- Lima,. Peru ; March - 17-The , Peru
vian foreign office announces that com- ,
munication was established this mom- .
ing with the 'Peruvian legation! at "La
Paz, Bolivia, which was attacked yes-)
terday by the Bolivians. - - ;
. , ;The minister reported that the. ttiob"
had. attacked; and burned the offices of
La Razon, ' an:. organ unfavorable 'to
former President.Monte. -. ' r -; ' ' ')"
The "dispatch frbm the minister, added
that ' the ) situation ; was r becoming
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