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: mu&QmJM TOMGMT.--iGTORY AND : RELIGION GRAVES, AND " . t; WEATHER Fair, Wedasadsy, preceded k ehswsrs la morning la Caalral pert is; Tharaday fair. Me SECTION ONI ')' Pagei i8 J- . yOLCIX. NO. 113. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, 1919. PRICE: FIVE CENTS. CYCLONE" " - " . . . MAG T T - - iews server HEW YORK PUSHES BOND campaign v FEATURES Seven Passengers in Naval Dirigible Address Audience On Street Below CORPORATIONS REPORT . URGE SUBSCRIPTIONS Mrs. Carter Glass, Seated in Capitol at Washington, Talks To Audience in "Victory Way" in Center of Nation's . Metropolis; Officials Enthu- . iastic Over Drive (Br Um Associated Pra.) New York, April 22. With 62,003,300 of ita 11,350,000,000, Victory Liberty Loaa quota officially "reported tub trribed at 4 p. ui., today and many Bullions in pledget yet uutabulated, campaign directors for the New York Federal Reserve district asserted tonight that there was every indication the dis triet would surpass its quota with ease. One of the most encouraging fea tures, it was said, was the demand of small investors for the short term Imnds, vliirli appear to he regarded by t ho publie as an exceptionally good invest taent. The number of $oO, . coupon looks for installment payment dis- trihitlcd here in the. first two I . i pf the eompaign, it was declared, whs larger than the total number of booltt aohl here during the fourth, loan cam paign. Plenty sf Big Subscriptions. That large investors also look upD'i the Victory loan as a good investment . v as indicated by the stream of sub .T;ptions of $l,000,0"0 nd up whi-li .'.continued to flow it. In addition to large subscriptions re-portr-d earlier in tl 4 day, tit following were reported in toright't statement: Dry Docks fjv i:!,- Bank, tf.OO't.OOO ; T Hiiak ef 8aviiirsv ti&Xflto-.'Vunir Trust Company. gljBlSjnoo: Actaa Life Icsuranrt Company of Hartford, Conn., Connecticut Life Insurance lompuuy. i:nd Rcidelbieh-Iekclhetmcr Company, 11,500,000 each; T. ' A: Gillespie Com any and Republic Iron and Steel Com pany. 11,01X1,000 each. , Of the district s nflieially reported r.n Inscription of 6:1,90:1,300, New York City was credited with td7,';st,2u0. An Appeal From Clouds. . 1 . , m .. . ... a. novri appeal irom me clouds was made tonight by seven passengers iu the giant uaral dirigible C-ft, who ad dressed an audience in Pershing Sqifarr by means of a radio telephone attuned .... ........... uiiiiiiii 1 1 winch were set up in the square. jus umgiuie eirciea over me citv for more than an hour, showeriuir Vic tnry Loan liteiature as the passengers maae ineir spoken appeals. The ship was commanded by Lieutenant J. J , Quinn, of the United States Navv. Anoiner icarure or today s camnaisn was a long distance address delivered to an audience in "Victory Way" bv JJra. Carter Class, who was seated in uo iinui ni niMiingron. .Mrs. uiass, who spoke into a sound siniplifier sus pended above her audience Park Avenue, transmitted her words clearly t every persoa la the crowd. Mm CI...1 A I Mrs. Class' appeal, ia connection with "mothers' and wives' day," was directed 1 principally to housewives. "Xo one kaewa better than the house. wives," ahe said, "the necessity of pay ing Dins since the government ia house' keeping on a gigantie scale. The women of the United States appreciate fullv the government's problem and ita pur pose m tne victory Liberty Loan. This loaa will help pay the bills for goods erdered tad delivered in the course of to. war. That. is, I think, why the woasea ef the nation are assuming to great a responsibility in this loaa." . MOORE NOMINATED FOR . CONGRESS IN VIRGINIA Alexandria, Ya. April 82. Incomplete returns from Fairfax and' Alexandria counties late tonight lndicaed that R. Waltoa Moore would be nominated bv a asapority ef eight to one ever H. Carlton Hayea ia the Democratic prl tnary eleetioa held today ia the eighth Virginia congressional district. The nominee will succeed C. C. Carlin, who recently resigned. With indications ef the lightest vote cast ia a Virginia primary eleetioa in wiaay years, returns from Ire pre cincts ia Alexandria county show 197 rotes for Moore and 3 for Haynes. Betarnt from all but sit precincts ef Fairfax county ahow v? votes for' Moore and 140 for Hayaea. The vote in Alex andria City waa 481 for Moore and 82 for Baynts.- Died Seen After Arreet. Br tk AiwckM rrw.) . Norfolk, Va., April 22.-A. Lincoln West, a New York traveling talesman, collapsed ia hit room at a hotel her today while detectives were arresting him for grand lareeay, and died ia a hospital twenty minutes later witbent regaining consciousness. Physicians have aot determiaed whether he drank ' poitoa after the officers catered the room, or died from heart failure, brought on by hit arrest. Be wat about M yeara eld ad waa wanted la Rich tnoad. . - , . . HE'LL BE CHIEF HOST TO GERMAN DELEGATES Dutasta Is secretary-genera! of the peace conference and has the job of making arrangements for the reception of the German delegates when they go to Paris to receive the peace treaty. II Inter-Communication Promises f Chance For League of Na-. tions, Says Stono GENERAL MANAGER OF A. P. GIVES HIS VIEWS Annnal Meeting of Members of Associated Pre3s Featured By The Fresenco of South American Editors; J. L. Home, Jr., of Rocky Mount, on Advisory Board for 3outh New York, April "2. Dereliipmciit of iutsr-i'ooiiiiiiuirution promises a clmuee I lie t the League of Nations mar accum pl;h its object of iiiMii'iux world pence, Melville I'. Stone, jreiu'ral manager of The Asociateil Press, recently returned from the peace conference, tolj the members of the news nssociiition at their auuunl meeting and liiucheon here today. Mr. .Stone doubted if unvbodr knew whether the league project would suc ceed, but stuM the representatives of the asKitcinted powers ha addressed them selves to the formation of an organifa' tion, intended if possible to prevent a recurrence of war, which he said had reached a pt.int, through the advance of science, where a future conflict would ncll iurIi mean human annihilation. By the nioderu proreaa of iuter-cnm uiiinieation, however, the nations were inevitably brought closer together, he said, extcrnling men's visions and giv ing, a ''little promise" that the failure of the Congress of Vienna 100 years ago might lie followed "by sohipthing like sueeeas. Prank B. Noy.-s, presideut of the as sociation, who acted as toast master, ex pressed the belief that when the peace terma were made public it would be found that despite all. the clashes of national interests, America "will have made good her word." Sooth American Editors Attead. Ia honor of the twenty-five South American newspapers which recently became members of the Associated Press the annua.1 luncheon this venr was given a Pan-American character. Addressee were delivered by Augustin Edwards, Chilean Minister to Ureat Britain and publisher of a group of newspapers in his country, who ia stop ping in New Y,prk en route to his post ; R. R. Ronconl, representing Ia Prensa, Buenos Aires, and by W. W, Davie, La Nacion, Buenos Aires. President Noyce, in introducing them, said that it wat hit belief that this new relntinn between North and South American newspapers would "do more to strength en the ties of friendship and commerce than any possible propaganda might accomplish. The members re-elected five directors whose three-) ear terms had expired. They were: Elbert H. Baker, Cleve land Plain-Dealer; Clark Howell, At lanta Constitution; Charles Hopkins Clark, Hartford Conrant; Charles A. Rook. Pittsburg Dispatch; V. 8, Mc Clatehy, Sacramento Bee. The members also eleeted F. P. Mae Lennaa, Topeka State Journal, to All the vacancy, caused by the resignation of Oswald. Garrison Villard, New York Evening Port, the term expiring ia two years. - MeatTs. Baker, Howell and Clark were nominated by the nominating, commit tee. Messrs. Rook, MeClatehy and Mae Lean'an received their nomination from the floor. Members ef the advisory board for the southern division 1 J. L. Home, Jr Rocky Mount. N. O.. Telerram: John a Cohen, Atlanta, Ga., Journal; 1 J. wortham, Ft. Worth, Texas. Star and Telegram. ' Auditing committee: Frederick I. Thompson, Mobile, Ala., Register. Nominating aomitteet E. B. Bfahl man, Naahvill;, Tenn., Banner. F. 0. Bell, Savannah, Oa, News. , ' Last race day ef the season. Pinehnrst today at 3 o'clock. Adv. HOW NA IONS MAY m 1ED1 OF Treasury Officials Say That More Momentum Gained . Than Is Usually Case BEAN TOWN DISTRICT HUSTLING THINGS ALONG Victory Ship Travels 300 Miles On Her Journey From Golden Gate To New York; Free Flights To Those Making Records in The Purchase or Selling of Bonds (By (he Auucjatfd Prni.) Washington, April !. First reports on Victory Lilierty loan subscriptions compiled tiiuiRlit by tliu Treasury siiowed $110,07700 us the incomplete figures for Ihe'of the twelve Federal reserve district!, covering sales only up to noon today. This probably repre sented subscriptions receied yesterday, the first day of the lonn campaign, and included only the subscriptions sup ported by initial payments ns reported by individual bunks to Federal .reserve banks. The New Yolk diitrict reports t!2, !(XI.IK)0; Boston .ll.C.L'li.iUHI St. Unit, 12.019,000, Cleveland $."1,277,000 and lticlimond JI,6."7,(H)0. Even for these districts the figures are much smaller tlinn the totals iinoflic iiilly tubulated nt the close of busiues. last night. Bu..ton District Ahead. Treasury officials today said that even with, allowances fur over-opt iui ism often 'attending the opening days of loan cumpaigns, the Victory loan cniupnigu apparently has gathered more mo uieutum iu the pa it two days than is uvuill iu that :h(ii't time. Forty-four towns und cilic.s in the Ilof'.on district have exceeded their quoin. This upparcntly is a record foi auy district to date. Tla Ht. Louis district which led all others iu going over the ton in tho lust eaa,eiirterrtt-'ttfTu1'W look In al) sections for a i'.r "st'ul campaign was very -good. Hi; Il' nois, five Missouri, eight Arkansas and two Indiana counties iu the district already have exceeded their quotas. A i. unofliciul report from Cleveland tonight said Hint sales in that district had exceeded fifty-live millious. Many niall subscribers in northern Ohio are douhliug their quo)es of the last loan. Youngstown hits raised one-fourth of its quota, Dayton one-sixth and Cin cinnati one-third. Atlanta District Running Well. Twelve counties iu the Atlanta dis trict have exceeded their quotas, this number being exactly twice the number or counties that went over the fop dur ing the first day of the fourth Liberty loan campaign. , I'noflieial vcporla from the Kanas City district tonight said that sales thus far were slightly in excess of '), oMO.ixio, the Mate of Oklahoma lending with sales of ROW.OOn. Although ntlicial figures are not avail able, the V. f, H. Marblehead, which is making the tirst leg of the Victory jour ney from tjau Francisco to New York, nlreadv has -cruised "00 miles iu tne hope that ;!00,000,000 has been sub- scrilied. The "Victory Ship is carry ing a "victory hMter" from Mayor Rolph of San Francisco to Mayor Hylnn of New York. Free Airship Rides. The way was opened today for army aviators throughout "the United States to give airplane rides to persons pur chasing the largest amount of bonds or workers making selling records. The uivision of military aeronautics of the War Department telegraphed command era of all flying fields: "This is your dsy to give a flight to the man or woman purchasing the greatest amount of bonds; also to the man or woman selling the greatest amount of bonds, when ships are sent to tho various towns on loan flights.'' Maj. O. M. Baldinger in charge ef Liberty loan flights for the War De partment, explained that the . order meant one flight may be given daily to the record purchaser and one flight for the record salesman. A passenger is reqdired to sign a" document Ab solving the (military authorities from responsibility in case of accident. De termination of who ia entitled to the flight will ' be made jointly by local loan committees and flight commanders. I'rge Hhlpbullders Te Help. Chairman Hurley of the United States Shipping Board today telegraphed the following message to shipyards engaged in government work: "Report! are reaching Washington of many yards making strong efforts to go over the top for the Victory loan this first week of the drive. Please advise what, amount your men expect to sub scribe and the progress the drive is making. We want to announce, from the Capita the name of the first ship yard to subscribe its quota for this loan. "Every workman who wants Jo finish the jjstriotie job he hat worked it for two years-will cinch victory by-subscribing BOW. "The cou,ntry knows ' It can depend upoa all shipyard workers." Ia antwer to inquiriet the Treasury Department today stated that the In terest on the 4 1-4 per tent notes of the Victory loaa It exempt from the income tax on corporations, at well at from the normal Federal Income tax en individuals. BONDS BOUGHT VICTOR LOAN FIRST U. S. MINISTER TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA f J Announcement of Crane's appoint ment as first IT. S. minister to Czecho slovakia has been made. Crane it pri vate secretary to Secretary Lansing. He has been iour yean with the 8tate department. He it .'13 nnd a ton of Charles R. Crane of Chicago. S 105th Engineers, 600 in Num ber, Are Given An Enthu siastic Welcome Wiii'tou-Salem, April Twenty years ago today Winston-Salem opened her arms to the Forsyth riflemen re turned from the Spanish-American war, a war fought uusellishly for the release of the bonded people of Cuba from the oppression of Spain. They returned only after the great victory of the na tion for humanity. Today Winston-Salem. Forsyth nnd (lit entire State through His Excellency, Governor T. W. Bickctt, again open their arms to welcome the, return of f tmW-if aTt3ti whY. "ftviglrf far the rolense of millions of people from autocratic oppression, heroes who crossed the ocean for world democracy, liberty and personal freedomv fought a iiood light and are now about to return again to civil pursuit. Engineers Are Welcomed. The Moth engineers arrived here late this afternoon in two sections, the first train arriving about 6 o'clock and the second ten minute's later. Soon after their arrival the soldiers, 600 in number, were assigned to homes ten dered by citizens. Ringing of bells and blowing whistles and other noises demonstrated greatly for men 'in uni form when their trains rolled into the Union passenger station. Tonight a concert was given on the court house square by the regiment maud that accompanied the soldiers, it was attended by thousands of eitirens and visitors who have already arrived for the big home coming celebration and parade tomorrow. Tomorrow Will Be Holiday. Governor Hiekclt, who will make the priaicpal address nt Oie exercises In be held at Piedmont Park tomorrow, where a big dinner will be served the visiting soldiers and those who were already here, arrived in the city tonight from Raleigh. Tomorrow will be a gala hob day in Winston-Salem. All of the man ufacturing plants have consented to close down for the noraMe event, the weather man has predicted ideal weath er and the entire citizenship is on tiptoe in anticipation of the greatest demonstration of the kind ever staged ia the Twin City. Baseball (ji Afternoon. Arrangements have been made for a baseball game at Prince Albert Park at 3:30 o'clock tomorrow afterno n for the benefit of the soldiers, all men in uniform being admitted to the grounds free of charge. The Davidson College a ad Eioa College teams will ' be the contestants. At o'clock tomorrow evening Sup per will be served at the rorsyth.Coun try Club for the officers accompany the 105th engineers. At night a street dance will he..staged for the soldiers tad the publie on Marshall street, near fhe Twin City Club. Mnsie will he furnished by two bands Wednesday evening. At 7 o'clock a tupper will be .served to the soldiers on Salem Square, fre street car tickets, free passage to the moing picture shows aud free Urinkt at (he drug stores are added amuse ment for the.ioldiert. Important Notice Subscribers Watch tkt label oa your paper.' It thowt the date te which your aubseriptioa It paid. If possible, tend ia your renewal at least five dayi before the time ia' out. Thit will prevent your mining a tingle , copy. TWIN CITY TODAY SOLDIERS ITALIANS RECEDE POLES MUCH FIGHTING Soviet Government of Beta Kun in Hungary Reported To Be Overthrown. RIOT AND PILLAGE IN PROGRESS IN BUDAPEST Revolution in Turkey, Has Been Followed By Setting TJp of Soviet Government, Accord ing To Word Received in Paris; Fierce Fighting Has Been Resumed in Munich (Br the AMoc'atsd Irass.) Tuesday witnessed no action on? the part of the Italian delegates to the; peace conference in Farit which would indi cate that Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnino had receded from their demand that the East coast of the Adriatic and its adjacent islands aad the seaport of Finland be given to Italy. f Nor was there visible any sign on the part of the British and French pre miers and President Wilson of weaken ing in the stand they have taken that Italy's priee it too high. Promises al leged to have been made to Italy by France aad Oreat Britaia in the Lon don treat ara beine held ta inflexibly by ttottaac: -Oa foHemr did eAt-4f tend Tuesday t meeting of the Council of Four, which put aside entirely the Italian claims and discussed with Baroa I jikino and Viscount Chrada of the Jap anese delegation the question of the fu ture of Kiao-lr.su. Still Mack Bittern: Apparently there it still much bitter ness over the Italian question. One of the Italian delegatct told The Asso ciated Press it was considered useless for the Italians to take further part ia the conferences unless the allies were sgreeable to granting Italy 'i requetL One compromise haa been auggeeted to the Italians, but declined by them, ac cording to late reports. Thit provided for recognition of Italy's claim to Fiume iu return for the abandonment of her ambitions to tie Dalmation coast Private conferences between Premier Orlando aad members of the Council of Four are aaid to have taken place and a meeting with Mra. Lloyd George has he-en arranged to secure, if possible, au adjustment of the controversy Fighting ea Weatera Front. Considerable fighting hat taken place on the Russian front between Polish troops and the Bolshevik!. The Poles have captured VUaa and the important railway centers of Baranovichi and Novogrodek to the south of Vilna Reports are to .the effect that near1 Lembcrg the Poles have broken through the Ikranian front The Soviet government of Belt Kua in Hungary hat been overthrown by the followers of Premier Hoffmann. Riot and pillage are said to be ia progress in Hudapest. Fierce fighting is reported to have been resumed in Munich, where Wurt- temburg troops have started aa attack against the Soviet forcet under cover of artillery fire. Revolution in Turkey hat been fol BY POLISH TROOPS 1 mm lowed by the setting op ef a Soviet govJ,ally appointed should go to Versailles eminent, according to report! received in rant from Kiev, Kussia. VIRGINIA TAKES STEPS TO ST0PMR. BURLESON Old Dominion People Don't Want Increased Tele, phone Charges Richmond, Vs., April The Stale of Virginia decided today to join hands with South Dakota and Massachusetts ia their fight on the alleged usurpation by Postmaster General Burleaoa of the police authority of the Commonwealth ia pitting into operation a schedule of increased rates for iatra-State tele phone service. The State corporation commission to day directed Oscar L. Shewmake. ita council, to file a brief oa behalf of the State of Virginia, Amerieut Curiae, la these eases. Mr, Shewmake will begia immediately the preparation of hit ar gument, la order to have it properly filed by May S, whealBouth Dakota and Massachusetts will argue their eases' in the United Slatet 8upreme Court. The aetiona win be brought to re strain Mr. Burleaoa ' from iaereaslni tolls aa telephone and telegraph mes sages which are purely Intra-Statt. Lynchburg "Over the TeaV Lynchburg, Va- April 22. Chairman Craddoek ef the Lynchburg Victory loaa committee toaitht telearanhed Secretary Glase that Lyaehborg, kit noma city, tad exceeded ita allotment the first day. Secretary Glass sub scribed to $10,000 of the boada through the local committee. STILL FROM DEMANDS; FIGHT BQLSHEVIKI ITALIANS SHOW SIGNS OF WEAKENING IN, DEMANDS, Paris, April M. (By the Ante dated Preaa.)-i-There art) laaieattena ef weakening ea the part of the Italian delegatloa aad a dlapecltiea to withdraw their demands for the Dalmatian hinterland If permitted te have the ceaet, the ceaatal watershed aad Flame. President Wilaea la lalexlble la hit position that Flam shall net he aanened te Italy, thna aottllag aw Jaga-Blarla. Although Premier Orlando will probably aot attead the meeting ef the cmmcII ef fear Immediately, the lacllaaUoa of the ItaUana te com promise) la looked a pen as encoarag lag by the Allien who apparently are hepefal that aa agreemeat may be reached by mataal eonttoalone. The eaggoatloa la widely circulated tonight la Farm that Great Britain aad France caaaet alga a peace treaty with Germtay If Italy refaaea becaaaw aader the Lendea agreement aaember ef the Entente la to alga a asperate peace. The aaggeettoa, beware r, apparently has aot had aay great' effect aa the aegotlatloaa, aa the delegatea expressed the opinion that aa elagle aatlsa eaa afford ta hinder a psace cenfsrmlng to the prerUioaa sf the armistice broadly aad that rights aader secret treaties will he lightly regarded by the peo ples whs are clamsrlag fsr a settle ment sf the wsrld war. Aa tho United States la set a sig natory of the Leaden agreement net to tanks a separate peace, even the meet serlsae break la the conference wsald aot provost her from making a poses with Germaay aader a crista which might arias aa a reenH sf Ea rspsaa alliaacsa.. Bat the Amtrleaa delegatss rsfase to giro serlsne. tea sldsretlea to each aa srestnallty. Eeowsmle coadlttoa are aa bsd aad f js4 aad coal ara es scarce la the Jbrttstwav sf the peace delegates feel that WO Important seen try will attempt to csatlnas Ightlag aadsr esadltlsas of vlrtaal laslsHea from the espply testers. E Ministers Expect To Be Given Complete Freedom of Move ment While in Paris WANT TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH HOME GOVERNMENT Will Bt Clothed With Full Plen ary Powers, Says Message From Berlin To Marshal Foch ; Experta and Other As sistants Will Accompany The Six Ministers (Br the Associated Frew.) Berlin, April 22. The German cabi net in a special session thit morning tfter contidering the second telegram from Georges Clemenceau, the French Premier, president of the peaea con ference ia Paris, correcting the false Impression eretted by hit first note, de cided that the peace detention origin' at the end of the present week. It wat determined that the date of April 23, Brat Hied for the arrival of the Ger man representative!, conld aot be ad hered to because of the confusion over the arrangements. The delegates, it it made known, ex pect to be given complete freedom of movement and unobstructed meant of communication with their home govern ment. Tne government today made publie the text of the note from General Nudaat, the representative of Marshal Foeh at Spa, to Germaay, saying that the alliea aad associated governments could aot receive delegates who are au thorised only to receive the text of the peace terms, and also tht German government's reply. In ptrt, tht reply tayt: The French minister, president and war minister (M. Clemenceau), having Bias of the peace conference), having traasmitttd to the German government the request of the allied and associated governments to clqthe the German dele gates with the tame pieaary powtra for atgotiatioa oa ail peaeo quethvoat at representatives of tht allied aad asso ciated governmenti possess, tht Ger man government, assuming that tht negotiatioa of the contents of the draft of the preliminary peaee it intended to follow the preeentatioa of tho draft, detigaatet the following persona at delegatet with proper pieaary powers: C o a a t Voa ' Broekdorff - Bantxau, foreign minister Herr Laadsberg, sec retary for publicity, art lad literature; Dr. Theodor Melehior, general manager of tho Warburg Bankj Herr Leinert, president of the Prussian assembly aad of tho national Soviet congress j Herr Geltberg, minljrer sf pottt and tele GERMANS SENDING SAM DELEGATES graphs, aad Herr Schnechlag. REFUSE TO ITALY BOLTS FROM PEACE CONFERENCE ALLIES OBDURATE Italians Inflexible in Determi nation To Have Posses sion of Fiume LOOK FOR COMPROMISE BEFORE TREATY SIGNED Indignation Is As Strong Against British and French As Against America; Dele gates Stayed Away From Meetings and Refused To Give Out Any Statement (Br the Anoelatel Pnst.l Paris, April 22. Although tht Italiaa Peace Conference delegation mtdt at official statement on tht subject, a mem ber of the delegation told the Asso ciated Prest today that It considered it useless for tht Italian delegatet to takt part ia further conference! unlett tht Allies were willing to grant their requests. . The Italians remain Inflexible la their determination lo bo allotted all the tcr- , ritory granted them under the paet of Loadon, with Flume ia addition. Break New Well Defined. Tht IndigntUoa of tht Italiaa dele ration to as strong against tho British " MdUheV njtshaa agaiao tht-Amosh-taut. and, after the failure of Premier Orlando again today t appear at the meeting of tho council of foar the -break between the Italiaat and tht Al lies became well defined. Ia tho meantime Premier! Clemen- ceau aad Lloyd George aad Pretideet Wilson are busily considering tht ques tion of the future of Kiao-Cbaa with Baroa Maklno and Viscount Chlnda, of tht Japanese delegation. Tht American delegatet declare emphatically that Preaident Wilton is determined not to yield on the Fiume question. Al America was not a party to the London treaty tht Pretident refuses to discuss controversies arising over the Dalma tian eoast aad other countries covered by the secret treaty tigned by Italy, France and Great Britain. It wat learned today that it wat al the suggestion of tht Italiaa delegation that President Wilson remained away from the meeting Monday morning when Premiers Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Orlando- and Foreign Minister Sonnini discussed the London pact. The meet ing between the representatives of tht three powers, it is understood, waa ex tremely unsatisfactory, tt Italy twitt ed that tht Loadon treaty ahould aot be affected by her aubsequeat agree ment to President Wilson's fourteen pointt and demanded tht literal ful fillment of tht promises mtdt her previously. The Italiaa delegates trt aot pre paring to letve Parit, apparently be lieving that the Allies will approach . them with a compromise bef ore peace is signed with Germany, However, tht French, British and American delegate! show no signs of weahening and con tinue to advise the Italians of the moot ingt it if tht Italian delegatet had not bolted. DISCONTINUE HEARINGS ON CHINESE QUESTION Paris, April M. The Council of Four decided today to discontinue itt hear- ingt on the Chinese and Japanese claims to right! in Shintung Province, aa I agree merely to terminate Germany'! right! in China la the peace treaty, leaving the settlement of the respective right! of China and Japan to the Ger man coneeaeione until a later date. This agreement ia subject to tho ap proval of China and Japan whose dele gations have sent cablegrams to their government'! nnd express the belief' that their government's will agree. The postponement of the final settle ment is a compromise which meett the demandt of neither China tor Japan. Japan asked that tht Germtn rights definitely bt given to her with the un derstanding that she retura them to China under certain conditions. China urged that the Germans leases and concessions should be- definitely recoguixed at belonging to 1 China again, having been takea from her for-, eibly by 'Germany. The postponement of the final decis ion leaves it uncertain whether the re- . speetirt rightt of China and Jtpaa will be passed oa ia the final peaee treaty t? left to tht League of Nations. Wllllamsbarg First la Virginia. Williamsburg, Yi., April 22. Thit city elalma tht honor of being tht first Virginia district to go "over tho top' la tht Victory Loaa drive, tho quota, of tht city aad Jamet eity oonaty, 105,00 having beea oversubscribed at I e'eloek yesterday afttrnoon. ii