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Observer WEATHER Thais' r shswsra Taesday, cooler wsat portloa, aad it night la out pertles. . - WATCH LA2ZL an Mat eiahail sad avtil iaala tato aa. ... mm VOL. OX. NO. 140. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1919. PRICE: FIVE Cnm con BELLINGER BOTH SAFE; MACHINES I BAD SHAPE After Weathering 60-Mile Gale and Heavy Seas, Flagship No. 3 Entered Harbor Under Her Own Steam Was adriftnIarly 60 hours, forced down in sight of the azores EearcHnff Warships . Scouring The Sea Had Almoit Given Up Hope When Toweri and , His Crew Hove in Sight Near Ponta Del Oada; Men Weak and Sick and Machine in Sack Condition That It Can Not at Once Resume flight To Plymouth InnV Win te Hit Wife. Washington, May 19 Mrs. Joha H. Towsrs, wifs of Commaadsr Tow ers of tha Maplano NC-3, and haad of ' tha trans-Atlantie flight squsd roa, tonight received from herhus bead at Ponta Dal Gad tha fol lowing cablegram: Safe and well." Washington, May 19. After wta tear ing a 60-mile gala and heavy seas, tha 'niiv.Bg sesplsns NC-3, flagship of tha American t rani-At lan tie Bight aquad roa, entered Ponta, Del Oada harbor today under her own power, nearly 60 hours from the time aha waa forced down by fog when almost In light of the Axoree on tha record-breaking tight from Newfoundland for IAs- bon and Plymouth, England. Searching battleahipt and deitroyere were scouring the aeaa, and naval offl eiala had all bnt abandoned hope for the aafety. of the flying ehip and her erew of lire when warships at Ponta ',, Del Gada aaw the plane taxiing across the water, headed for the flight objec tives in the Atorea. , Dtsaatehed tha Clad Tidings. Bear Admiral Jaekaon immediately diapatched the tiding! to tha Navy i . . ukU Aha anxiety of officials and ending tha long igil lira. Toms had if pt. tinea first aewi eama laat Batarday morning that bar hnaband'i plana bad been loet U the for 300 miles from the Asores. The story of the plueky flight the flight commander ana hie men were forced to make for two dayi and nights - ae not jxpeeted at Navy Department before tomorrow. lor officiate realised . that tha aviators mnst hare been al fcost exhausted when they reached their haven. Machine Evideatfcr la Bad Shan. .With the erew eafe the matter of greatest moment was -the eonditioa of the plana and whether it would be able t continue the flight to Lisbon. No ln f .-matioa as to this bad 'reached the department tonight, but officers would not bo surprised if it wss found that tha ship could not proceed wunoui -uteasiTS repairs. tinTmn Bia NC.4 MUST GO IT ALOTtS. w..f.;nlrn VT.t ia. Lieut. Com ..r.A.r a C. Raait with tha NC-4 still ... mmmOimrJhamA at Horta Bad the KC-1, third ship of the aerial fleet, was officially described as in simon swung eonditioa 80 miles aff Com Islaad, stores, with ths destroyer Fairfax .i..h. fc T.lant. CnmmaBder Bol linger and bis erew af the KC-1 are aboard tha cruiser Columbia at Horta, definitely out of tha race according to Bellinger's owa report on ue eouai ;.. m til. mtfMaa- vitk lU .rrWil at Ponta Del Oada. commander Towers again takes aetira h fllvlit attnatioa. A cabled flash from Bear Admiral Jakan annnnnein that the NC-1 had beea sighted approaching Ponta Del Gada oa ths water under its owa power 1ift.il tha 1oam that slowly had set tled aver the Nary Department as ths hours passed with bo word irom lowers and his men. The air af anxiety haag ing srer the department passed la a , moment as ths good news raa liks wild ' Are through ths corridors whea Admiral Jackson's terse message was rxeived Trlkataa Far Hawker. ; Erea under the depremloa af earlier hours, howtrer, officers were qutea wits - trthataa ta tha rillantrv af Harrv O. Hawker, ths daring Aastrslisn, whose Single-handed attempt ta eroee tae At- laatia It air. atakine- hie life and that of bis pilot oa pure luck, appealed to them strongly as a sporting venture. Ofllesn said the Anstralisa ha, tba best wishes af the Americaa naval service and should bs succeed, from as aae would ha receive heartier congratuia tlons. C.Ul Akaat Tawan. 1 As asws of Commaadsr ' Towsrs' 4 safety spread through the Nary De partment feeling of relief followed for It meant inai aoi oniy naa wh tees office rs af ths Americas aavy flung themselves through more thsa 1,200 sea xiu. of antra ta -arrive anfelv at a tiny islsad group ia mid-ocean, but that American seaplane construetloa hsd stood ths test of storm on tha sur l faes as well as having conquered the air.'. -v ' ''.. ' TV. VC.t aa a lallar. It bad beea a saying of ths service that tha planes were built to rids any sees in which they could lead. The vrJt AlA miam than that. Rha TftAm ant a gals tat is said ta have approached a av-Buie ibis as umee ana came sw- (Caatlaaad aa Page Two.) . STATEMENT BY COM. BELLINGER Telling Experiences of His Craft No. 1, and Crew; c Narrow Escape Horta, May 19-Lieutensnt Com mander P, N. L. Bellinger, af Cheraw, 8. C the commander af tha NC-1, gate out the jllowing itatcment today: "The rc-l waa the laat plana to teke the air at Trepaeeey, doing so at 10:10 p. Friday (Greenwich time). We pro ceeded oa the course, being guided by the emoke aad eearehlights from ths de stroyer! aad ths stsr shells they-seat up. After passing most of the station ships we did not meet with any trouble ntil we jot into fog at 11 :10 a. m. Sat urday, whea we were near station 18. After being ia the fog for soma time we alighted on the water a. 1:10 p. m. Sat urday." The -LaadlBs" aa the lea. Ws made a good landing oa tha aea which was rough and choppy with heavy swell. The strong wind continued until wa were pieked up. At 8 p. m. (Ureenwiea time) we sighted the masts of the Ionia, on ite way to Fayal and Gibraltar, above the horizon. Wa were unable to see the hull of the Ionia and aa she did not have wireless we were unable to so in municato with her. We therefore started taxiing toward her. About this time ths Ionia sighted us and lowered a boat which pieked ae up at 6:20 p. Our positkta whea we were pieked up istituds oa degrees oa minutes north; longitude SO degrees 10 minutes west Wa tried to aslvsgs tha plane but tha tow lines of ths Ionia broke and we were forced to give up the attempt "We were rescued with difficulty be cause ths smaller boat of tha Ionia was tossed about like a cork. All of as were seasick, otherwise we did not suffer. rot Mala Treafcla. We seat out 808 calls after kadlag but ths radio aeadlng radiae was only SO miles oa ths surface af tba water. While awaiting rescue wa intercepted meooaees bet wee a destroyers. Wa last heard ths radio af the NC-3 at 9:15 a'eloek Saturday morning. If the fog had aot beea eo thick we could have continued to Ponta Del Gada. Our engines worked splendidly through out. The average altitude of the flight was 500 sad 3,500 feet" TO THEIR OWNERS ft eads of The Two Great Tele graph Companies Do Not Agree About It Wsshingtoa, May 19. Members of Congress rceaiveC today aa appeal from Theodora N. vail, president ox we Americas Telephone aad Telegraph Company and G. W. Bobiaaoa, presi dent of tha United States Independent Telephone Association asking for speedy legislation to enable the return of the telephone propertiee throughout ths eouatry to their private owners. Sines laat Nevsmber Mr. Tail baa beea "per eoaal adviser" te Post master General Burleson ia the governmental eontipl of the wire cystoma. Postal Dea't Want Any Pay. New York, May 19. Clarence H. Maekay, president of 'the Postal Tele graph Cable Compaay issued a state ment here tonight expressing the hope that the appeal to Congress by Theo dore N. Tail, president af tha Americaa Telephone aad Telegrsph Compaay would aot be "used to delsy ths return of telegraph lines," "If the telegraph lists are returned unconditionally he said, "it is But our affair whsther Mr. Tail eueceede or does not succeed ta getting Uongrese to in crease .hs telephone rates or pay sou peamtioa to ta telephone eompaniee ia excess ef what they have aaraed. We do aot ask any eomprneatioa at all from the government for the ase af our lines, but will bs contest te get what we earned. Te Keaeel Wire Central Lsw. Washington, May 19 Bepublleaa Senators at a ' conference late today agreed upon a bill for repeal af the wire control act aad for immediate return af the wire systems te their owners. Tha mesmrs probably will be introduced to morrow in ths Bcnate. - D. 8. Medal far Dr. Aaaa Shaw. , . : i . Washington, May 19. Secretary Baker presented the distiaguishsd ser vice sicdal today ta Dr. Aaaa Howard Bhaw chairman ot the wesaaa com mittee of the Council af National De fense aad ta eight officers of tha army, Peiee Advance Ataiast TJkralalaaa.' Paris, Msy 19. The advaaee of the Poles agaiast the Ukraialaae ia tha regioa af Kulikoff, aorta ef Lsmberg, according to the folia national com mittee here, waa carried out by Polish wemea battalioas aad troops from the RETURN OF WIRES garrisoa at la? mbsrg . MANY DEMOCRATS If ABSENT FIRST DAY L Apparently Took Little Inter est in Organization of . New Congress CUMMINS AND GILLETT AND OTHERS ALL ELECTED All But Berger Sworn In, and Scene la Laid Tor Enacting Legislation of Tremendous Importance, Much of It Ur gently Needed; Account of First Day's Short Sessions (By thsAssocisted Press.) Wsshingtoa, Msy 19. The Sixty sixth, or "Eeconstruction," Congress, called into extraordinary aessioa by President Wilson from Paris, convened at noon today and Republican majorities in Senate sod Houss organixsd both bodies. Representative Gillett, of Massachu setts, wss elected Speaker of the Houss over Representative Champ Clark, of Missouri, Democratic candidate aad for mer Speaker, by a vote of 227 to 172. Senator Cummins, of lows, ths Re publican candidate, was ehosen presi dent pro tempore' of the Senate ever 8enator Pittman, of Nevada, Democrat, 47 to 42. Several Democrats wars ab sent but all Republicans were la their seats, two withholding their votes. - -After Eight Years. Ths Republicans of both bodies also elected full elates of other officers and thus, for ths flrst time since 1911, re turned to control of the Americsn na tional legislsture. Routine sffaira of organisation com prised the opening day's proceedings, both bodies sojourning until noon to morrow, when President Wilson's esbled message will be read separately in the Senate and House by clerks. The Sen ate today concluded its session in fifty minutes and the House ia two hours aad twenty minutes. Although keenly realised by all nem bors there wss no outwsri evident in the initial proceedings of the enoromus amount of work ahead. The peace treaty with Germany, including the league of nations covenant, the Aus trian treaty and the proposed conven tion for protection of France, are aot expected before next month. All hold promise of dramatic debate. Heavy-weight Legtelatloa. Appropriation - bills which failed ta the filibuster last March will be rushed immediately ia tha Houss. Chairman Good of the House Appropriations committee tonight called a meeting for tomorrow to begin work oa the gen eral deficiency measure. IagisIstion dealing with railroads. telegraphs and telephones, women suf frage, prohibitioa, repeal of the luxury isxea aad other pressing subjects sre promised ia the van of important econ omic and reconstruction questions. This egiaistioa is expected bv leaden tn aoid umgreas ia seeeion almost eontin aousty until the presidential conventions in ivm. investigation n anned h lh Republicans of numerous ndministion nets also are expected to begia in the near future with inauguration probable u xne House in connection with appro priation bills. riood f New Bilk Bcwta. The flood of bills which is enacted to muse me new uoaaress momentous h gaa in ths Honse today and the Senate's initial messures will be bresented ta. morrow. Houss resolution number one waa the womea suffrage constitutional amendment measure introduced bv former Republican Leader Mann, of Illinois. Despite the formality of today's pro ceedings ana ue sDsence of the Presi dent the flrst time Congrsss has ooened witn a rresidsnt on foreign soil over flow crowds ia both Senate and House galleries witnessed the birth of the new Congress. Many aabiaet officers and other high offleiala were spectators in the House, where cheering and speech making lent aa informal tone of popu lar Interest. No Seat For Aaareblet. Whea House members wsre sworn In, Kepreeentative victor Berger, of Wis consin, ths lone Socialist member who waa convicted of violating the Eapionage law, waa prevented from taking the oath, upoa objection of Representative Dal linger, of Massachusetts, chsirmaa ef the Elections Committee. He was or dsred by Speaker Gillett to stand aside aad was aot allowed to address ths House, which adopted unanimously a resolution authorising a committee ta laveetigate his right to membership. No ohjectios was , rsised from ths Seaate floor to the eesting of Senstor Trams S H. Newberry, of Michigan, Republican, whose election ie being contested by Henry Ford, Democrat, .formal aolics ef renewal of the Ford latest with a request for a committee laveetigatioB, was filed. Ia additon to electing officers, ths Senate adopted the usual resolutions ef procedure whh a departure ia that for notifying the president, because ef his absence ia Parie, ef the con vening. The Senate committee ef notifica tion, Republican Leader Lodge aad Democratic Leader Martin met late to day with the Houee committee, Repub. lieaa Leader Mondell, Representative Maaa aad former Speaker Clark, aad decided upoa different courses. Cablegram te the President. Tha Senate leaders sent a cable mere ly te advise the president af ths Sen ate's formal action today, while the House committee sent a letter af no tifiratloa to tha White House. Major committees ef the House were argaaised tod y, but Senate committee arrasgemests went aver. Senator Lodge appointed the Bepublieaa conference committee ea committees te make aa atjameBte, selecting two leaders of the (Ceatlaaed ea Page TweJ , ONE OF THE NEW SENATORS SWORN . ; IN YESTERDAY III JLi Hayes sueessds Senator Hollis, of Now Hampshirs. Hs has just completed a term as governor of his State. FIGHT OVER TREATY Senate Whip's Belated Opin ion; Says It Will Not Be Ac cepted By Senate Washington, D. C, May 19. Senator Lodge, Republican leader and chair man of the Foreign Relations Commit' tee, in a statement tonight declared that the revised lesgue of nations "is unacceptable" and predicted it would not be accepted by the majority of the Senate without amendment. Characterizing the new league cove nant as included in the peace-treaty ss "distinctly worse than tha old and more dangerous to the peace of the world and to American rights and interests," Senator Lodge declared that none of the suggestions from" the Senate or from Kiihu Root had been carried out. Text ef Ledge's Statement. Senator Lodge's statement follows! "So far as I can judge and I hsvs had conversations with many Scuaters, moulding momDers ai Doth parties I am aatiafiad that majority af the Bea sts feel very strongly that ths league ss now presented must receive amend ment, that in its present form, without any change, it is unaeceptabls and would not be accepted. To say that the amendments put forward in ths Senate and those pro posed and formulated by Mr. Root on the euggestion of the State Department have been met is without any founda tion. Not one of the auggestions of the Seaate, aot one of the amend ments proposed by Mr. Root hss been carried out. Some have been entirely rejected. And where there is an ap pearance of their having been adopted examination shows thst the new form is distinctly worse thsn the old and more dangerous to the jpeace of the world and to American rights and in terests. "It is Impossible now to enter upjn a detailed analysis because, although we may suppose that the draft of the league eent over in the press dispatches is fairly accurate, wa have no knowl edge of the treaty with Germany or of its relations to ths league. The sum mary which was seat eat was not only incomplete but vsgue aad inaccurate and it is impossible to gather from it what the terms imposed apon Germany la many respects really are. "There is no desire beyond ths time necessary to understand it, but we must have it before us in the official form. As te the League of Nations the Amer icaa people must know just what they ara to be aaked to agree to. By that league they are invited to take the gravest step sver takes by the Unite! States and ao organised clamor, no manufactured pressure of any kind will swerve the Senate from ite kigh duty of laying before the Americas peo ple exactly what the league Involves and what it means te ths Uaited States aad te the future peace of the world." Lawrence Strike Eads. Lawrence, Mass May 19. Ths tex tile stnks which began hers Fsb. 3, wss declared virtually ended in a statement issued today by A. J. Musts of Bostoa, one of the general strike committee. It said the increase ia wages asked for by the strikers wss apparently about to be nnnounred. Judging from reports ot increases granted in other mill centers sad thst the only matter of sontentlon remaining Was thst of discrimination by mill offl. eials over the taking back of striken who desired to work. Cea. Bllea Diaee With PresUeBt Paris, - Msy IB. General Tae ker H. Bliss, Americas representative oa the Supreme War Council, returned to Pa ris todsy from sa inspection of the Rhine district. Tha details of ths final demobiliza tion of ths ' American expeditionary force in Frsnes were discussed todsy by General Pershing and President Wilson when the American commander-in-chief took luncheon at the execu tive's Paris residence-- I ' BILL PROVIDING FOR NBW CABINET OFFICER. Washington, May 19. Representative Tower of Iowa today iatrodused a bill ta create a national department of edu cation with a cabinet officer at its bead. The measure proposes appropriation! of 100,500,000 for combatting Illiteracy for Amerisanlsstion for equalising ed ucational opportunities aad ether pur- f 1 Vi" f ' "'"In - . - .- .'f,vv - : J' ' 4 LODGE FORECASTS TAR HEEL LEADERS TRANSFER CONTROL Majority Leader Claude Kitchin turns Reins Over To Con gressman Mondell CONGRESS CONVENES IN RATHER PEACEFUL MOOD Seven ' North Carolina Con gressmen Give Up Commit tee Chairmanships To Re publican Members; Ovation For Speaker Clark, Who Surrenders Gavel To Gillett By 8. R. WINTERS (Special Leased Wire) Washington, D. C, May 19. Promptly on the stroke of noon todsy, by special proclamation from President Wilson, the 86th Congress eonvsned in extrsordlnary session snd by the flexible rules of gov ernment by political party the mschin ery of majority administration shifted from ths Democratic to the Republieaa powers. Conspicuous in the liouse of Representatives, from a Tar Heel angle waa the transferring of majority leader ship from Representative Claude Kitchin of North Carolina to Representative Frank W. Mondell, of Wyoming. By the same token, the chairmanships of seven other North Csrolinn congress men will be delegated to the opposing party when the Republicans hsvs com pleted their reorganisation. South Trimble, a temporary hold over from the Democratic administration, called the House of Representatives to order. And, for the first time in the annals of American history the procla mation of the President wns read in his shsence three thoussnd miles sway Woodrow Wilson laboring for the broader principles of humanity than any party eleavage or tenets might suggest. The roll enll of States, to establish the certainty of a quorum, lugged over the long minutes while leaders in Congress mingled for a period. Representative Claude Kitchen mix ed freely with his colleagues, snd look ed none the less the Tar Heel of old when contrasted with the condition of being relieved from the responsibilities as floor lesder. He is universally ad mired by Pi locrati snd Republiesns in the House, snd his courage and frankness sre qualities that wsld him te his friends. Representatives Smsll, Pou, Robinson, Stedman and Kitchin, esc ia turn espkilBed. te'Rrpresents tive Samuel M. Brinaon the intricate psinrt- of bow the wheels of Congress is to go round. He sat near the rear of the middle row of seats and eagerly watched the proceedings. He was sworn into office along with the old members from North Carolins. The Tar Heel Stat, was grouped with the States of North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Bearty .c Iconic for Glass. Over in the midst of the Democratic h iats sat Carter Glass, former mem ber of the House, snd now secretary of the treasury. The distinguished Vir ginia editor and publisher greeted many Democratic friends and turned with seeming cordiality and mingled with the Republicans in their sssigned section. Democrats and Republicans alike, good naturedly cajoled him for his severs arraignment of the former head of the War Risk Insurance Bu ! resu, whom he picturesquely described as being sfflieted with "insufferable personal vanity." " Ovatloa For Clark. Former Speaker Champ Clark occu pied a conspicuous seat is the House and with his red rose displayed on the Is pel of his eoat, wss happily greeted by his colleagues after ths promised formid- abls oppositioa te his eaadidacy for minority leader had flattened like an automobile tire punctured by a sail oa a country road. The mentioning of hia name brought forth vociferous spplsuse from both sides of ths House. His satis fled smile wss the only response. Ac companied by Representative Frank Mondell and Representative James R. Mann, former Speaker Clark escorted ths nswly elected spesker, Frederick Gillett, to the chair. ' " Former Spesker Clark paid tribute to his successor, Indicating that he had served in Congress for 30 years snd thst out of 87 speakers chosen by the Bouse of Reprrsentstlves Ave were from Mas sachusetts. "Hs is s msa of high char acter aad experience aad I hope he will write hia name high among the sea sty speakers ef the House," said Mr. Clsrk. By request, Speaker Gillett had Uncle Joe Cannon te administer the osth of office. Spesker Gillett expressed the hope thst ao party rancor might disrupt ths evea composure of the Honse of. Eebresentstive and thst cordial rela tions might be maintained between Dem ocrats aad Bepubliesss. Hs promised a fair and Impartial administration ef the duties of his offics. His remarks J were greeted with applause from both Republicans nad Democrats. Wealda't Recetalse Berier. Two unsuccessful sttempts ef Victor Berger, soeislist, , from Wisconsin, te gain nudience, demonstrated the stti- tsds of the Hones towards seating tha candidate who ie charged with commit ting a felony. He aever got any far ther thaa "1 want to make a abort atatement," before seme other member fit the . House wss gives priority of (Ceatlaaed ea Page Five) MANN CETS WOMAN SUFFRAGE TO FRONT. Washington, ' May 19. The . women suffrage constitutional smendment got top place today oa the House calender. By general agreement Representative Mann's Joint resolution, similar te tha measure psssed last aessioa by tha House and defeated In the Senate, waa designated number 1. Suffrage lesdera aspect to muster a majority ef eae ar two ever tha necessary two-thirds vote this time, r , . NO WORD FROM OTHER AND REPORT OF vRECKED MACHINE NOT VERIFIED NC-4 EXPECTED TO ' RESUME FLIGHT THIS MORNING Washington, May 19. Rear Admiral Jackson at Poata Del Gada, Azores, ca bled the Navy Department tonight that the American Naval seaplane NC-4 in com mand of Lieut Commander A. C. Read, would leave Hor ta, Fayal, tomorrow at 7 :00 o'clock, Greenwich mean time S a. m. Washington time) if weather conditions pemit A stop will be made at Ponta Del Gada, the mev sae said. The early hour set for the start of the flight to Ponta Del Gada wan interpreted by naval officials here to mean that Commander Read would attempt tomorrow to make the entire trip of more than 925 nautical miles to Lisbon, Portugal, the real end of the trans-Atlantic- flight. The stop at Ponta Del Gada was thought to be planned for the purpose of obtaining sup plies. AT Indications That Germans Will Continue Effort To Agree On Peace Terms BUT PRESIDENT EBERT SAYS THEY W0N7 SIGN Hindenburg Tells German Gov ernment Resistance To Al lied Demands Is Impossible; Bolshevists in Bussia Suffer Defeat; Peace Council News (By The Associated Tress.) Not slone hss Count Broekdorff Rant zau, chief German peace plenipoten tiary, returned to Versailles from 8ps, where he went Saiurday for a confer ence, but he brought bsek with him Herr Undsberg nnd Herr Oiesberts, two of the main members of the Ger man delegation who hss been in Borlin going ever the situation with the author ities snd also a Urge retinue of naval, military and financial experts. Thus, indications are that the Ger mans intend te soatiaus their efforts to come into agreement with the al lied and asaoristed representatives oa peace terms that will be satisfactory to the German government and people. Meanwhile rcporta continue to eman ate from Germany ef dissatisfaction j ow ,n. ,crm. aow, tot Geraaay : ,0 ,jgn ana , reiteration by President Eliert that the Germane will aever affix their signatures te the treaty as it stands snd thst foreign countries will protest with Germay agaiast "the peace enslavement." Csa'l Resist Says Hiadeabarg. On ths other bsnd Field Marshal Voa Hindenburg is reported to have told the members of the Germsa cabinet representatives of the political parties and other lenders at a meeting in Ber lin Friday that resistance wss impossible and that the military leaders considered it necessary to seal the compact aa de sired by the allies. With almost informality atteading ths proceedings, an exchange of cre dentials between ths Americaa peace delegates aad the represeatatives of the allied sad associated powers has taken place at 8t Germain. Belief ia ex pressed la Paria that ths act of hand ing ths peace treaty to the Austrlaas will be delayed, possibly until next wsek, owing te the impossibility ef completing the draft. The council of four discussed Monday ths questioa ef ths Germsa religious missions abroad and also matters deal ing with Bulgaria aad Turkey. The council ef foreign ministers met aad considered . Belgium's claims as they affect Holland. Bolster iats Defeated. Bolshevik forces ia Russis hsvs suf fered a severe defeat at the hande of General Deaikine'e troops, which have made 10,000 of the enemy prisoner and esptured tS guns la operation agaiast Tsaritzin, en the Volga river. British warships hsvs put te rout a Bolshevik flotills ia a light ia ths Gulf ot Fin land. One enemy ship was sunk aad another forced aground. Withdrawal ef V. S. Treepe. President Wilsoa aad General Persh ing en Monday weat aver ths plans for the flnal demobilisatioa ef ths Ameri can faeces la Fraaee snd ea former Germsa territory. Withdrawal of the Americaa forces from the Arehaagel front la Northera Russia is planned ta begin within tea days with the trass perUtioa ef tha S39th Infantry te Sag - (Ceatlaaed aa Page Twe.) BRQCKDORFF BACK VERSAILLES British Admiralty Discredits Report Early Last Night That Machine4QLMiles West of Shannon Is ' Hawkers WEATHER OFF THE IRISH COAST WAS BOISTEROUS AND WORST IS POSSIBLE Admiralty Has Bent Oat AS Available Ships To Search Tor Grieve and Hawker; Crowds of Britishers Waited All Day at Brooklands Abr drome Expecting To See Trans-Atlantio Flyers Land There; Fata of Both Ua known at Late Hour Last Night CON8IDKRKD ""fflnltr LandoB, May SO, I p. m (By Tha Associated Press.) Tha AdaUsehy has issued a Botifleatioa from tha Admiral at Queenetowa asyiag that ths report thst Hawker's maehiae waa dowa forty miles west af the Shannon river ia eenaiderod aare liable. London, Msy 19. (By tha Ajeoelated Press.) London spent Ue day la teaee excitemeat aad suspease waiting the re sult ef Harry Hawker bald attempt ta fly across the Atlantis, aad after a day of anxious isquiries aad asvsriled rumors nad speculation tha fata af tha pilot and his navigator, Maekeaaie Grieve, ia still unknown. Fluking Airship Revert Discredited. A Sopwith machine supposed ta be Hawker's, according to aa admiralty wireless report, descended te the ear face ef the eeeaa forty miles west af tha meath of the Bbaaaoa. Later ad miralty reports said that this informa tion was aot eoaaidered reliable, Early, unverified reports wsre that ths Sopwith maehiae aaeeuaterad a gsle which reduced ita speed te forty miles sn hour aad flsslly compelled it te de scend owing to sxhaustioa ef gasoline. irewas wsitea All Dsy la Vsla. Crowds ef peopls waited the day Ions a' the Brooklands Airdroms, where Hawker learned to fly, believing that the aviator would make the leading there, although experte had expressed ths opinioa that Hawksr would ualiksly be sbls to fly there. The fnte ef hawker and Grieve cannot be definitely stated, aad tonight H ia impoesible evea to assert thst ths machine at aea ia Hawker's. Ths weather off the Irish coast Msa day waa boisterous, with raia aad haze. The admiralty has seat eat all avail able ahips to search for the aviators. "HAVE PROBABLY FAILED." St. Johns, N. F., May 19. Harry Hawker and hia aavigater, Maskeaaie Grieve, air adventurers, and the little Sopwith biplane ia which they set ant yesterday te spsa the Atlantis ia a sis gls flight, were aaaeeeaated for here toaight, aad their aseoeiatea relaetaat ly conceded thst they 'probably have failed." All day long aad far late the Bight this city waited eagerly for asceuT sging word of the intrepid fliers. As the period of their fuel Hmitatioa pass ed without asws of their arrival ever sess, grave doubts ef the sseaess af their bold dash across twe theasaad miles of turbulent eeeaa were aipisan sd. Rsyahsm Still Oatlaslstla. Captaia Frederick P. Bayaham, Haw ker's British rival up to the time af ths "big hop," was still eptimlstia te-' sight as te the safety af the Sopwitk utd Its crew. He suggested that Hawker might have landed at sosas isolated point ea the coast ef Ireland. Tha storm breeding depreesioa referred ta by B.eteorologists wss knows to' Haw ker and himself yeeterdsy whea they both decided te 'take the air, he said. Others Win Attempt FUgat, . , St. Johns. N. F., May 19. A Success ful flight by Hawker will aot mark the last of the trans-Atlantic sttempts te be made from this port. Vice Admiral Mark Kerr, of the giant Hssdley Psge please said his expedition would make the trip ia the interests of eeieaee If denied the chattee to be the flrst. Captain A. A. Alcott, whs with Lieut A. W. Brown, compose the - Angle Americaa team, is due te arrive here during tha day with a Vimy bember. NO WIRELESS EVER RECEIVED LOCATING HAWKER MACHINE. London, Tuesday, May SO. (1:4S fe." ta.) According to The Daily Mail, ad miralty quarters in Qnecnstewn, when questioaed at 11:13 o'clock last Bight, ' denied having received a wireless dis patch from tha Csstletewa station say ing Hawker's maehiae had haded miles west af the mouth of ths Shin-, bob, er aay other wireless. , Moreover, it wss asserted, the es. ceeially sensitive wireless plant at BaW Ivbnnnlon, en the northwest 'coast ef Coiaty Kerry, Ireland, did aot receive the Knesage. Tha admiralty ia Loadoa ia tevesti gating the mystery.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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