The News mi - WEATHER? total skewers and thaader storms Sands sad nrobsbly Meaday. "" ' ' ' "; WATC3 LAIUL. ; a M. 'if. , I tut Mar Imiim to avoid . tlit;lM . . ' erver YOLCX. NO. 48. THIRTY-TWO PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1919. - .v THIRTY.TWO PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CEHTI i L r CAMPAIGN STARTED NST First Warrants In Chicago's Campaign Issued Under Lever Control Law SUGAR DEALERS CHARGED MAKING FORTY PER CENT Several Thousand Pounds of Sugar Found In Durham By Department of Justice Agents ; Florida Begins Cam paign Against the High Cost of Living . Chicago, Aug. 16. The first warrants . is Chicago's campaign against food boarders and profiteers were issued to day under the Lever food eontrol law. John W. Campbell) president and treas urer, and John E. Bunker, vlce-presi-.deat and manager of the John F. Camp bell Company, wholesale sugar dealers, were charged with violation of the law and aceuced of having realized a p;ot of 40 per eent on sugar sales. United States District Attorney Charles F. Clyne, who returned here to day after a conference of several days in Washington with Attorney General Palmer, said "that the campaign again it hoarders and profiteers would be vigor ously prosecuted. He said that a great mass of evidence had been turned. in by Federal investigators and that action la his office was just beginning. Resumption of sales of surplus army foodstuffs will begin here Monday, ac cording to Lieutenant-Colonel J. P. Cnstlemnn, in charge of the distribution of foods, who said the stocks would be given to several large stores early Mon day morning. Every facility, it was said, would be given the public to purchase tho army foodstuffs cj soon as possible after the warehouses were opened. Prices of commodities in Chicago fluc tuated todny, soma foods being higher red some lower thnn yesterday, aecord 13 to a canvass of the market. Hog Stored 25 Years. - Petroll, Auff. 16. Agents of the in vestittlon branch here of tho Depart ment of Justice said that in one cold storage plant viaita&tcslayv a fvoaea :t found vhleh: they' ere told had been in storage 23 years Tlie -omeieJs declared that while they believed that if the hog really had.been ae-U for that length of time, it was through an over sight. They intend to investigate fur ther next week. Ohio Governor Acta. ' Columbus, 0., Aug. 16. Informed by State inspectors that carloads of perish nblo foodstuffs in some Ohio cities are being held as long as ten days before unloading, often resulting in waste through decay, Governor Cox today asked Dailroad Director Hines to fix a time limit of 24 hours ''or ether proper aud reasonable time," within which suoh ears must be unloaded. Florida Officials Are Busy. Tampa, Fin., Aug. 16. District Attor ney Phillips, following the receipt of tdvieet from Aeting Attorney General Ames in Washington today, annuonced that further libels against foodstuff held by local wholesale firms would be fcibl up for the present, but in the r.tniitciit- a complete Investigation and report v. ill be made oa each case bere- , tofnri! tiled. Vuli V. Sneariugcn. attorney Ron- i fral or norma, has oncrcd the assist- anio of his department, including all Stiitn !,trorneys, in efforts to reduce the high- eoi-t of living. Wheat Seized In Boston. Boi-ton, Aug. It. United States Dep uty Marshal Bancroft, accompanied by ager.U of the Department of Justice, S.'Ucd 36,588 bags of wheat flour from tho storehouse of the Market Warehouse CVn.piiuy in South Boston late today. Sugar Found In Durham. Durham, Aug. 16. Three Department n( Jutn.'ee agents, making investiga - tiont here today into the charges of hoatdiaa and profiteering, found several thMisNbd pounds of sugar In the local branch itc.ro of C. D. Kenny Company. They tn.mt that the sugar be put on the rufktt immediately. RECOGNIZES DEAD BROTHER WHO DISAPPEARED 20 YEARS AGO. Macon, Ga., Aug. 16. Mrs. nenry J. Laugel, wife of a hotel man of Char- ... ' n . !, -.'!d-J .1. 1 1.. lolle, IS, VJ., lomgni lovnuuru me "uu.i i of a Macon man found dead, in New! Ye a week, presumably the victim of foul olav. as her brother, James L. Sorsb.v, who disappeared from Wilniing Un, N. C, twenty years ago after an ' attrangement from his father. 8orsby had taken the name of Henry J. Sausby. Sorsby left here two weeks ago on his vacation, having 1,000 in travelers' cheques, and Liberty bonds in his pockets. He bad been in New York only eight honrs when he was picked up dead at the fcot of a hotel stairway. Soisby was ebief clerk to Chief Train Dispatcher W. C. Barawell, of the Georgia-Southern and Florida railroad. Trade Ceamisalon To Ball. Washington, Aug. 16. The trade commission to Europe being assembled b ythe Southern Commercial Congress, will leavo New Tory September 3rd oa the Holland-American linr Noordam, and will arrive at Boulogne September 13. It was announced here today that the commission would establish general 1 headquarters in London and Paris and visit Frnnce, Italy, Belgium, Holland tni England. ' : .. ' AGA1 HOARDERS AND PROFITEERING ARCHDUK JOSEPH NAMES NEW CABINET TO GOVERN ; NEW HUNGARIAN STATE Paul Garami, Socialist Leader and His Associ ates, Refuse to E n t e r Government Unless Archduke Withdraws Latter Expects to Retire. (By the Associated Press.) Budapest, Ang. 16. (Via Berne.) Archduke Joseph, the head of the Hun garian state, has appointed a new gov ernment, with Stephen Friedrich as premier. Martin Lovassy; who was pre mier of the last cabinet, is foreign minister in the new government, and Baron Bigismnnd Perenyi is minister of the interior. The remainder of the eabinet is made up as follows: Minister of finance Dr. Johann Gruenn. War General Schnitzer. Justice Georges Baloghy. Agriculture Stefan Bzabo. Beligioa and education Karl Huszar. Health Dr. C. Sillercy. National minorities Prof. Bleyer. Ministers without portfolio Stefan Hatler, Johann Mayer and Count Paul Porueki. The cabinet took the oath to Arch duke Joseph on Friday. Socialists Refuse to Enter. Budapest, Aug. 18. (Via Vienna.) (By The Associated Press.) Paul Ga- rami, tho Socialist ' leader, and other Socialists, announced today that they would refuse to enter the new govern T T General Reactionary Character of Men Summoned Distaste ful To Socialists Berlin, Aug. 16. (By the Associated Press.) Special dispatches from Buda pest and Vienna t'jis morning to the Berlin newspapers eoncur in designat ing tho new Hungarian eabinet a Jdilemma makeshift" , whose stability Js chiefly menaced becavsi .of the ube- of Socialist eawrnoration and 1b-snm era.ll reactionary character of the men onmnioiied - by Archduke Joseph, most of whom were Identified with the eld Tisia regime. As tho industrial workers and the Burgeoisie have not been given ad' quate representation and the Socialists have not yet indicated their willing' ness to accept the three portfolios re served for them, the dispatches express doubt whether the Entente will agree to accept the new cabinet as a repre sentative government. Tho disinclina tion of the Socialists to enter the cabi net, the dispatches kssert, is founded chiefly on the government's decision to conduct new elections according to the majority ay stem, which would place tbem at a doeiilrd disadvantage. A Vienna dispatch says that Arch duke Joseph, realizing thst his per sonality is a serious impediment to I rational untangling of the crisis, has in dirnted his intention to retire from politics ns snon ns a coalition govern nient is established. Treasure in this direction, according to the dispatch, hat also been exerted by the Entente com mission, which is clamoring for a re sponsible government with which i aofinite rciwc may be ronrludcrl The iottor of trm Emneror Charles In Archduke Josoph, in which Charles declared that he was still the crowned king of Hungary and commissioned the archduke to take over aovereiga power until his return, has also contributed to the general feeling of mistrust with which Archduke Joseph is viewed oa nil aides, saya the dispatch, which eon iinues: ''The feeling prevails in many quart era that the letter was not aimed at tho present governor of the republic, but in all probability was written by the exiled king at bis request nod j through indiscretion I publicity ." givea premature STRIKING CARMEN IN . CHARLOTTE STILL OUT Charlotte, Aug. 16. At the conclusion late today of conferences lasting since 11 o'clock this morning, the srike of the street carmen which began last, Sun day morning apparently was no nearer settlement than it was several days ago, The elimni of the .day's developments ' "ken the carmen rejected the proffers made by President Taylor of the Southern Publie tilities Company, and presented him a contract embody ing the original demands of the strik ers, this as a counter to a contract sub m it led earlier today by the company, understood to embody compromises but failing to recognize the Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway Employes, though recognizing the local union of. Carmen nnd Electrical Work, era, which is affiliated with the general organization While the parties to the cob trove ray are in an apparent deadlock, the spokes men for the striken are said to have asked President Taylor not to eon sider the negotiations as "brokea off." Market Keepers Tarn Tables. Troyes, France, Ang. 16. Keepers of market stalls, aa a repriaal for the fix ing of price by consumers, today in' vaded a military establishment " and compelled tho owner of tho shop to sell for 10.50 franc bat priced at 30 franca. The polio ntopped tho pro ceetuags. NEW CABINET SAID 0 BE MAKESHIF From Regency; Jhd ment of Stephan Friedrich, unless Arch duke Joseph abandons the regency. ' Archduke Joseph's position was st-ted by Premier Friedrich on announci-.g the names of Martin .Lovassy and other members of the new government as fol lows: "Archduke Joseph mskes no promises now, as his withdrawal would lead to civil war." The new ministers expect to hold on an til a Parliament is elected, leaving the ministries of commerce, welfare and food open for the Socialists whenever they are willing- to come in, although naming temporary occupants f t these posts. Arcadake Expects to Retire. Paris, Aug. 16. Archduke Joseph, re plying to a statement by the Socialist Leader Garami, outlining Conditions under which tho Social Democrats would join the movement, is reported by the Temps to have said that be would retire from political life as soon as a eabinet was definitely constituted, if necessary, and that in any ease be would not exact for. himself rights which might cive. rise to the belief that be wished to restore the monarchy, The Temps says that Martin Lovassy, foreign minister in the new eabinet, is" known to his compatriots as "a friend o fthe Entente." The newspaper says he always sought to open Hungary to French intellectual culture. Aid of Auxiliary Forces of New York Play Houses Called Into The Fray New Tork, Aug. 16. Stage hands nnd musicians tonight stalked forth from New York playhouses in sympathy with striking stars for whom they previously bad set the stage and played the fiddle. The aid of the' auxiliary forces, was called into the fray between producers and actors Joe Weber, president; of, the American Federation of Musicians, and Cbas. C. Shay, president of the Inter national Alliance of Theater and 8take Employes, who previously had inti mated they atood ready to answer the first "a O. 8." received from the Ac tors' Equity Association had conferred with the Producing Managers' Protect ive Association. Coming on Broadway's busiest night when theater-goers, fearing tho effect of the threatened subway and elevated strike, were determined to make the most of their last opportunity to visit the Kialto, the walkout of additional forces caused a flurry of excitement to spread through stageland. The news was received with cheers at equity head quarters. The first desertion occurred at Knick erbocker and Century theatres. It was followed almost immediately by another at the Cohan and Harris playhouse. Century roof stage hands and musi cians were the next to join the ranks of the strikers, bringing tho number of houses closed -to fifteen, three more than last night. R. B. Mahonry and Benjamin Squires, said to have been a.-iuiod by Secretary of Labor Wilson to act as conciliators, arrived today. and conferred with Paul Turner, attorney for the actors. CHICAGO JUDGE WOULD STOP STRIKE WITH CONTEMPT ORDER. Chicago, Aug. 16. An order issued lv Judge Walker threatening to uiii.-U aetors for contempt of court who strike in violation of the stipulation agreed to by both sides was necessary todny to enable the managers of the Woods and the Colonial theaters to give matinee performances. Walter Jones, of the "Up in Mabel's Room" Company, playing at the Woods theater and other members of the Equity Association of Actors and Ar tists, threatened to walk but just be fore the matinee and were only in duced to remain at their posts by the court order. The actors were dissatis fied with the terms of the armistice and Walter Jones accused tha attorney for the actor's organization of p'.aying into the hands of the theater managers. Leaders of the actors' organization declared they were unable to eontrol their members and expressed the opin ion that they might walk out at any time despite the armistice. In the meantime Master in Chancery Zeisler resumed the hearing of .tosti many in the injunction suits brought in behalf of tho theaters. Fifteea Member Jala Strike i Chicago, Aug. 16. Ia the face of a , pending injunction suit 15 members of ' the company showing at the Woods j theater tonight joined the actors atrlke. ' A telegram received from New York j backed up by an order from E. N. ' Noekola, secretary of the Chicago Fede-1 ration of Labor, caused tho actors to! leave the Woods. Thia ia tho third theater to be closed by the strike. 1 Saffers Her First Defeat. New York, Aug. 16. Fanny Durack, j numcu niHiiu.ufj .h.iuiu. ui Aus tralia, euffered the first defeat of her career at Manhattan Beach thia after noon iaishing third ia th 440-yard American Athletie Union championship contest. Th rac was won by Ethclda Bleibtey, Women's Swimming Associa tioa of New York, in six minntes, 30 1-5 second, a new Amerfcaa record, .. STAGE HANDS JOIN IN ACTORS STRIKE WARNING IS GIVEN Tl Representatives of Farmers Testify Before House and Senate Committees PRESENT DISTURBANCES MAY CREATE UNCERTAINTY Farmer jfreparifif ; tor Kexi YeafI Croft under Preient Condition! Cannot Eitimate What Probata Market Will Be; Amendments To Food Control Act Considered Washington, Aug. 16. Warning was given today., by representatives of farm ers' organizations testifying before the Houso and Senate agriculture commit tees, that unless present disturbed con ditions resulting from profiteering "in goods and wages, and strikes were settled soon, the country would face a far worse situation from the high cost of living next year than at present. farmers, they said, were preparing now for next year s crops aud under prcseiit conditions they could not es- t.mnte what the probable market would be. rear was expressed that there would be decreased production both on this account and because of President Wilaoa's statement in his message veto ing the repeal of the daylight saving law, placing Industrial production ahead of farm output. Tha House and Senate committers are considering amendments to the food eontrol act designed to enable the Depaitment of Justice to wage a more active enmnpign to prevent hoarding and profiteering and the joint session was held to hear the farmers' represen tatives. The committees hope to act finally on the amendments next week and rush tho legislation through Con gress. Seizure of foodstuffs held in cold storage was continued today by Federal agents in several cities. Further seiz ures under libel warrants were expected next week and special grand, juries were summoned in seversl States to hear evidence in cases of alleged hoard ing and profiteering. Goods taken over today by the govern ment included 16,500,000 egg at St. Louis, 7,500,000 eggs and J0OOO0 pounds of butter at Detroit lad largo quantities of food at San Diego Cal. Announcement was mad by the post offico department that tho pottage rate on surplus army food, sal of which through the parcel-post . system will begin Monday, would be the sunie to persons living beyond the first zone from the supply centers as thoso living in the first sone. This will equalize the postage to all purchasers and the dif forene will bo made up by the War Department deducting the extra postage from the aale price and turning it over to the PostcfAce Department. Surplus army food sold to munieipsli ties now totals 8,500,000 pounds, but huge stocks still are on hand and these will bo sold through postmasters. Attorney General Palmer today ac cepted an invitation to meet with the Fair Price Board of New York there Monday night. STRIKE IN NEW YORK. WILL TIE CP STREET CARS TODAY. New York, Aug. lti. A strike which union leaders declare would completely tie up the vast subway and elevated system of the Intcrboroujh Enpid Tran sit Company in Manhattan, the Bronx and parts of Brooklyn and Queens at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning, was called tonight by P. J. Connolly, aeting presi dent of the Brotherhood of Interborough ltnpid Transit Company Employes, Corporation Counsel Burr and attor neys of the Interborough tonight were seeking a Supreme Court justice who would sign an order enjoining union oflicials from making the strike order effective, but even if such an order were obtained, it was admitted, there was little nope oi Blocking tne wait-1 out. ! Frank Hedley, general manager of the j Tatcrborough, said every effort would be made ttt give service, but added that 1 the best possible service would be 1 very slim," aa fully K per cent of ine" company s employes are memners oi tiro union. This would leave about 700 men loyal to the company. College Student Heed For Marder. Ithaca, N. Y., Aug. 18. Donald W. Fether, Cornell sophomore, and son of a wealthy Los Angeles oil promoter, waa held today on a charge of first degree murder in connection with the disappearance of Miss Hazel Crnnce, 18-year-nld Ithuca girl, on the night of July Mil, when she went canoeing on Cayuga Like with the college atudent. Wilson See Baseball Game. Washington, Aug. 16. Preaident Wil son attended a baseball game at American League park her tody be tweea teams of the army and the ma r'ne corps for the benefit of the Red Cross. The President threw out the first ball. SEVEN MEMBERS OF FAMILY KILLED BY TRAIN THAT RAN INTO AUTOMOBILE. Cleveland, Ohio, Ag. !. Seven members of th Joha Traiaor family, of Cleveland, father, mother, four on and a daaghter, tad a woman relative of tho Trainer wore la sts at ly killed thl cvealng wan a New York Central naaseugor train track their automobile at a grd ereosUg aar West Sprlagflold, Pi, I while th party wm returning from Kri. , ' ' 1 iAT PRODUCTION MAY BE AFFECTED WANT . TREATY REPORTED BY : COMMITTEE TO SENATE BODY; LEAGUE RATIFICATION URGED calls ora fE Wickersham Says Document Can Be Perfected By Amend ment Later FOLLOW EXAMPLE SET BY FRAMERSOF CONSTITUTION Former Republican Attorney General Declares That En croachments Upon Sover eignty of States That May Become Members of League Are Carefully Protected Washington, Aug. 16. Former Attor ney General Wickersham, in a statement issued through the League to Enforce Peace, today called upon the Senuto to ratify tho peace treaty with the League of Nations covenant and then prepare to perfect the document by amendment through the assembly nnd council of the league, in the same manner as he point ed out, the framers of the constitution provided for its amendment 'by the States. Critics of the constitution, Sir. Wick ersham declared in hia stutcnient, op posed it because it did not contain a bill of rights protecting the liberties of the State and the people, and the con currence of some States notably New York and Massachusetts was secured only by promises that steps would be taken for early amendments to remove the objections most strongly urged. Tho first Congress, the former Attorney General-recalled, redeemed .liosc prom ises by submitting the first ten amend ments, which have been characterized as a bill of rights. Secure Changes Later. "Tho delegutes to the pence confer ence in Paris," declared Mr. Wicker sham, "fjlloncd the examples of the framers of the constitution of the United States by incorporating into tho covenant of the league of Nations a provision for iu amendment by vpte of tbs tnomber of the loagua whone rep resentative composed the council now nine in number, and by a majority of tha members whose representatives com pose the assembly. Let the Senate rntify the treaty, and thus avert from America the reproach of depriving the world of the groat hope, the radiant promise of a world allied for the preservation of pence. Then let those measures for improve ment of the Instrument, for the bettor safeguarding of the national traditions and institutions of America, be formu lated by the Somite, or by both houses of Congress, and transmitted to the American representatives in tho as aembly and in the council of the 1cague of Nations with instructions to present and press them for adoption as amend ments to the covenant. Sovereignty of State Protected. ''Has not the time come for action inspired by the wisdom and the example of tho framers and those who promoted the constitution of the I'nited Stalest" The covenant, Mr. Wickersham de clared, "very carefully avoided any un due encroachments upon the sovereignty of any of the States which may become members of the league," and added that its farmers obviously recognized it as a great experiment. Opposition to the covenant, escept from those who reject it entirely, the former attorney-general declared, hud Deen reduced to a half dozen points which could be handled In the way sug gested, and he expressed the opinion that ''tho prestige and power of Amer ica are so greni rnat it scarcely can be doubted that any amendments thus recommended would fail of adoption aave tor dcminstrauly convincing re a sons." LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN FAIL TO AGREE ON WAGE REPORT Clevoland, O., Aug. lfl. -After d'.s- russinir tha ronnrt. if Ilia n,,u. miih ,tt wUich draftld , d(.lnall(1 for in ereased wages and certain fundamental rule of employmont to be applied to all railroads, the 80Q delegates of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen in session here since Tuesday adjourned lute todny until to morrow morning without adopting the committee a report. Brotherhood officials believe the con ference will adopt the report tomorrow afternoon nnd adjourn. Tho wago committee was appointed at the opening session Tuesday morning and only completed its recomnienda tions and reported this morning. The proposed increased wage demand will l0 presented to the director general of railroads and affects 117,000 members of the brotherhood iu this country mid Canada. STRIKE OF CIGAR WORKERS IS EXPECTED TO END TODAY Tampa, Fla., Aug. 16. The strike of soma 1J.IHKI cigar workers in the cigar factories here, which has been on for two weeks, will probably come to an end Sunday, anj tho men return to work Monday, as the result of an offer by the manufacturers today of a 1 per cent, flat increase for all cigar makers. The men discussed the offer in mass meeting tonight and decided to hold a referenduu tomorrow. The lead er say th sentiment is strong for acceptance.. Th men struck for 25 per tent, inerets and the manufacturers' previous offer, which th men refused was 15 per cent. Increase for hand workers and 10 per cent, fur mold workers. MORE FRICTION REPORTED BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND MEXICAN GOVERNMENT. 'Washington, Am. It. More fric tion between Great Britain and Mex ico appeared today to complicate the Mexican sitnation. Britain's last remalaing diploma tic representative In the Mexican Capital William Camming, la charge of the archive of tho lega tion there aas been ordered from the country by mandate of Carranza. The action amounts to too British representative' practical deporta tion. Great Britain, never noting rccog ntaed the Carranza realm baa bad no minister in Mexico City nine Sir Lionel Cardcn. The charge d'affaires, Thomas Holder, waa with drawn some lime ago, and Cam mlags waa left aa charge d'arrhivea. In charge of the legation recorda aad acting a a median of com- municalloa for bia government al though without oBclai aathorily. In a strict, acaao Camming I no diplomatic standing, although he baa delivered commaaicatlon from the British government protesting against mistreatment of British sub ject and Interests. Now, wholly wllhoat representa tive la Mexico City, England prob ably will rely on Franc or the United States to rcpreseat her. At the same time dispatches tell Ing of Carraaza'a decision to Inform tho Mexican Congrca at It open Ing September Brat Tally to the state of the relatione with tho gov ernments of the I'nited State and England," were received hero and attracted eoaeIdt-rMe attention. After Returning Here Plans To Go To Old Home In Obio In October Pari, Aug. 16. Genersl Pershing, accompanied by Brigadier General John L. Hines, Brigsdier Genersl Charles P. Summerall and officer of the general staff, left Paris at 10:05 o'clock tonight on hia visit to Italy. He will arrive at Rome Monday where he is to attend a review of troops by King Emmanuel at 0:30 in the morn ing. Later General Pershing will pre sent the distinguished service order to number of Italian officers to whom it has been awarded. King Emmanuel will entertain Gen eral Pershing at lunch at the (Juirinal Monday noon. In the afternoon Gen eral Pershing will visit a m'l.tary camp and in the evening he will ht given a dinner by Lieutenant General Albricci, minister of war. Tuesday morning General Pershing will go to Treviso where he will be met by (ieneral Caviglia who will accom pany him on a wit to various places along th" Italian front. The return to Paris w ill be Ix-eun by thtt American commander on Wednes day, . Will Visit His Birthplace. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 16. Khorllv after his return to America, Grnoral iVrsh ing expects to visit relatives in Ohio, his birthplace, at Laclede, Mo., aad members of hia family here according to a message received hcr- today by the Lincoln Commercial I'luh. The nios.ige :is sent from Chicago by Frank H. Woods, mid said (ieneral IVrnhing hii'l invited llrifnidier General Chns. G. Dawes, of Chicuiru. to accom pany him to I li s city and that the general expected to arrive here about October 1st. MOVING EQUIPMENT TO MEXICAN BORDER IN RUSH El Paso, Texas, Aug, 16. It became known today that one of the largest ordnance depots ia the United Htates js to be established at Fort Bliss, within a short time. For the last two wreks large quantities of ordnance supplies have arrived, and more is coming in daily. ' ompieie equipment oi urmsn ..- millimeter guns for two regiments will he part of the ordnajice at this point. Equipment for one regiment das already arrived and is being issued to the J ml Field Artillery. Seven new steel storehouse are to be erected at Fort Bliss to supplement the six storehouses and nine magazines already in ti- and n mobile, ordnance repair shop unit is in process of or u nizntion. A second depot, similar to that at i'ort" Bliss, is being established at Brownsville, Texas. Army oftiecrs today declined to ilis- ciiss the report that the concentration of fighting equipment ou the Bio Grande was due to the tenseness of the Mexican situation. Csecbo-Slovak Force Advance. Vienna, Aug. 16. (By The Asso ciated Press.) Czechoslovak forces to day occupied the bridgehead at Press- burg, about J.I miles east of Vienna oa the border between Austria and linn gnry. No resistance was offered. Sig- mund Kunfl, who waa minuter of cdu cation under the Bela Kan dictatorship, has been arrested at Pressburg with. a fait passport ia hi possession. . GENERAL PERSHING ON VISIT TO ITALY Administration Forces -Seek ing To Defeat Any Tex-, tual Amendments LEAVE IN BACKGROUND ITS FINAL RATIFICATION Republicans Claim Stiffer Re sistance To Unreserved Rat iflcation Since Beginning, ol Recent Negotiations ; Presi dent Holds Change In Text Necessitates New Treaty Washington, Aug. 16. As a sequel U the White House conference yesterday lietweea President Wilsoa and Beaatoi Hitchcock, administration leader in thf, Senate treaty fight, it became apparent today that th administration forest ' would center their present effort on bringing the treaty out of commltte aud defeating any textual amendments, leaving iu the background any aegotia tiona relative to final ratification witil reservations. Meantime Republican Senator, de clared one result of the negotiations oi the last few days aad of Senator Hitchcock's statements after h left the President had been to stiffen re sistanee to any attempt at u a reserved ratification and to increase the determl. nation of those who want th treaty; amended outright. They asserted ft terduy's poll hud shown opposition to th Shantung provision growing stronger ia the face of the explanatory ststt-. inents from Tokio and from th Wkil House. ' : Trend of Amendment Fight ' The reported position of the .President that any textual amendments would send the treaty back fer re-negotiation with Uermany without ay military fort to compel acceptance of th American demands was taken a largely forecasting th trend of th amendment light, i a derstod that; festurd " would b emphasized by Senator Hitch, cock in a speech he Li expected W mak next wck ia th Senat. - us raei mat oenator Utchcck did . nut quoi iuo rresiacat a staadlnf -uncompromisingly sgaiatt reservation for the earn reusou. wst Doiatad out a significant by torn of th grup of Republicans, who, under th lead of Seaator MrNury, Republic, of Or- goa, nave agreed oa a set of reserva tions. They declared all the elemeaU of the situstion bore out their claims f ncdnesduy that they had informstion ' ii soring Democratic asseut to thtlr ' program. New Set of Reservation. '4H . ; Amoug thia group there was torn favorable comment during th day -" the new set of reservations shows to Republican Senator by Republics Leader Ixnlge. la the same quartet it v ' was pointed out that should he deflaitcly : give his support to a reservation pro gram acceptable to a lam number of Senators, the logical outcome might be a draft of reservations by him. which would become the rallying point of the Republican reservation fore. , It is known that Mr. Lodg ha boa studying a number of draft, includiaf '. uose drawn hy the McNary group sad those suggested by Elihu Root, Wm. It. Taft aud Cburlea E. Hughes. H is n derstood not to have stood sponsor for ' the draft he ahowed to the KcDUblieaa Senators, however, but to bavs merely suumiiieii mem lor consideration, - - -- Republicans assert that th only no sible outcome, if reservation are to be adopted in pines of textual amend- - ments, will he agreement on a draft . drawn hy Mr. lodge or some other Seuutor, which must be sceepted by the Democrats. The only open question, they do- ' dared, is how drastic the reservations are to lie. , v .. Democrat Against Reservations. ' The Democratic leaders, however. maintained there had been no chang in their stand for unreserved ratifies tion in some qnartert the outcome of the conference between the President and Senator Hitchcock was interpreted to mesn that Mr. Wilson would fight uncompromisingly against both amend ments and reservations. It was ia fcrreil by some Senators in that eon nection thst the President had refused to countenance the negotiations look ing to reservations which have boon conducted by some Democrats. . Z- I lie Mi . Nary group of Republicans did not scccpt that viow of th situa tion, however, pointing out that Sena tor Hitchcock had said aftsr tit ton ference that the administration would cross the reservation bridge warn it came to it. h Considerable interest was aroused by a statement of Mr. Hitchcock that th President had laughingly suggested sending Senators Lodgo and Knox to negotiate any future treaty with Ger many should the present on , fait through lacing amended. Republican members of the Foreign Relations Com mittee nho nee fighting for amend menta said they welcomed tho sugges tions ss a "challenge." - ' "If the Preaident will bind himself to that promise and giv a bond for its fulfillment." said Senator Moses, Republic, of New Hnmpshir, "w wilt guarantee that th treaty is smended." " ; Wld Retnor hp Control. ' ' The amendment proposal which th leaders oa both side expect to develop th greatest strength in th 8at, con templates striking from th traty th (Continued Fsg Two-) V

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