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t r THE WEATHER Fair Thursday, slightly cold ; aaet pertien. Friday fair. WATCH LABEL erver 1 r. NMVll a rs Mart enUetM see aw mm iiiii.n ii Ji il.v 1 VOL. CXL NO. 78. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. ; RALEIGH, N. G, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1920. , SIXTEEN RAGES TODAY. price: Five cents . VV ) (WUl 11, I V PlillFORGEIIERAL- JECLARATION for TREATY REJECTED jrreconcilabtbs Join Democrats In Voting Down Latest Re- ' publican Proposal 'masaswan-aBSJSSaSSBS- -' MAKE QUICK WORK IN GETTING RID OF IT Bryan Arrives In Washington , To Confer With Senator! and Urges Salification; Planned Now To Have Final Vote On Document Friday; Debate Today Is limited Washington, March 17 The Repub lic Irreconcilable, combining with th Democrats, overturned on the 8ea- at Hoof today th plan' of Bepublieaa L, ' leaden to attach to the. peace treaty a general declaration of eimeriea. policy toward future European war. The declaratory reservation, which Trould pledge the fatted State to re Crd with "grave eoneern" anfc threat to Europe's peace or freedom, was voted down 25 to0, after the irreeon rllable bad tried in vain to amend it. Intended ai an offset to the reservation denying the obligation of Article 9en, j the proposal had been expected by the iicpouucaa icauera - 10 anrnci mrnoj Democratic votes, but on the roll call, only, two Senator on the Democratic ide supported it. . .' Disriositioa of the reservation was re garded a elrarinr op the last doubtful beoe of the treaty ght, and the lead ers immediately road' plans to bring a vol, en ratification by Friday. By unanimous consent it was agreed to limit speeches on all other pending reservations to fifteen minutes, and to continue tomorrow's session into the evening, if necessary to put the rati fication resolution into final form. About . a dozen reservations remain to be voted on, but it generally ia con ceded that none of them will be adopt ed. ' t:.:..,.,.., -; !,....:;.' Bryan Tales) HanVi- As the ratification controversy reared a conclusion, William Jennings Bryan began series of conference with Democratic Senators, . throwing the weight of his influence against tli ad vice ef Preeident Wilson that the Ad- ministration Senate f orees- vote" agitngt rsJsbeatioa with the Republican reses vstlons. Mr. Bryan is nnderstoed to havs toll hi friends in" the Benat to take the best ratification they eould get, but there was no evidence tonight . thathe. had materially weakened the Democrat ie forces standing out sgaimat ths Repabueaa program Action on the declaratory reservation, - which was introduced by Senator Lea- ' root, Repdbliean" Wisconsin, was reached after the Senate had extricated itself with, some difficulty from the de bate - started yesterday on the Irish question. Two propositions intended to aid toward Irish independence were laid aside by votes of more than two to one, discussion on each ot them be ing ended summarily by motion to lay on the table, not dobatable under Senate rules. The first proposal, by Senator Shields. Democrat. Tennessee, was of fered as an amendment to a pending reservation on Egypt, which was tabled with ail its proposed amendments on motion of Senator Kellogg, Republican, Minnesota, by a vote of M to 21. The subject immediately was revived, how ever, i a reservation introduced -by ! Senator . Seed, Democrat, Missouri, I which was laid on the table, 48 to 21, i on motion by Senator Lenreot. ;t Debate' On Reservation, 1 Debate on the reservation to declare European policy was brief, Senator "Lenroot 'advocating it as a mean of ehowin the nation's rood faith toward ' its reeent sllieef and Senator Wililanis, . - t i m : i. i jscmocrav Mamnnvvit ocnwuucinaj p. "a i stupendous piee or numor wnien Ineant nothing ana would result w Senator fcbrah. ef Idaho, leader of the ' Bepublicairreeoneilablej P0! . posed to add to the reservation a pro- ! .L -4. r.U.il ilt.tu -.nnlil Va. I servo "ladeoendent and nn controlled power" in deciding what it would do, aad a lrst Senator lonroot accepted ths amendment. Later, however, he withdrew . 4S assent, declaring the ' chango might eliminate all of the obli- . gations sssumed by the treaty, ana Senator Borah ..withdrew his amend ment. "d announced he would vote imlut tha reservation. ' In addition to the, declaratory reser vation and the two relating to Ireland, the Senate acted during tne day on only lwk anCTlujukl Ono- hy Benatot Nor- ris, Republican,' Nebraska, withholding assent to til srilisn proiecwrnui over Egypt, was rejected 51 to IS, aad one by Senator Owen, Democrat, Oklahoma, declaring the armistice terms still bind ing was beaten M to IS. -f -. ; ; RESUME WORK OF PAYING TV FOR CAMP BRAGG LANDS '"meafr land omeo-f or .ibs.urchass ol I land comprised within the area of Camp Bragg waa roopen hero, today, by Col. ? . E. P. King, of the ataiT of MaJorGen t - eral Wfi. Snow, chief of field artillery, j snd W. H. McDonald, orthe tand unit "i tb"e war department. Coloneljing '""and Mr. MeDonsld -arrived from -Wash-, ington this morning and secured fluar . ter for ths laud service in ths Cooper building. Colonel King Jsnnouneed tht the worg of settling ot the land already contracted for, which, was fa 1 terrupted by sction'of Ceugrew, would be pushed. More than one million dol trs wUl be' spent in this way. ; Imported Pompeian OUts Oil 1 Sold on'y'ia sealed tinsj sdv. JAKE NEWELL RECEIVES LREWARD .FROM MOREHEAO Charlotte Lawyer Nominated by ' Ninth District Republicans . For Congress '-'if ) ' ' -"' - Sprue Pine, March 17-Jake Newc" of Charlotte, received ;his reward tor for igaominiouily deserting his fr in Mecklenburg end flopping ijr Morehead camp. He was aomir ',. .4Q 0 the Republican ninth distrjr a 'S! Uon for Congress. . A, A few weeks ago Jake J AJV against the Merehead d ty tv',vi.n' swearing by ail the washed his hands ot and henceforth wo ean citizen. One; . fraternizing with tk . . i- ' as jens- . getting .e More boro and completed t back into good standing v. ' head-Harmony combine X- publicly shaking hands' with the man, whom he condemned a, being no better than thug. :- John C. MrBee and J. J. George were elected as delegates to the national con ventioa and J. H Quinn was named as alternate. -Have No Intention of Destroy ing Authority of Sultan. TV-"' Says Statement Constantinople, March 17. (By the Aseociated PrcH.) The allied high oommbsioner here haa issued a state, ment declaring that (ho allies hare no intention ' of destroying the authority of the Sultan, but wish to strengthen his power, - It also aays the' allies will adhere to their intention not to de prive the Turks of Constantinople, but that they may be compelled to modify their decision if massacres - and disor der continues. Ths allies have occupied the mints-1 tries of war aad navy, and assumed control of the posts, telegraphs and telephones, which have been tempor arily suspended. ' Shipping also has been, suspended. An exchange of shots resulted, in which several Punjabi, of the British East ladisa forces and a few ef the Turks were killed'- - The ezeitement eaused by the oceu' pation quieted down before darkness, which brought absolute calm. The landing of the forces of oceans, ttoa.ir writi out. unda ihCrsrs ef the allicdr fleet anchored la the Bos phorus. Tb British; dreadnaught Ben bow w. moored at the GalaU quay. aer guaa trainea upon rjumooui. . An other man-of-war faced the arsenal in the Coldest Horn, while all . the other warships infths Bosphorus were stand ing by with -their decks cleared for ae- t!nJ. - . , Except in the instance stated, how ever, there was no esutanee to the allied forces as they carried out the orders for the occupation of tha his toric capital of the Ottoman empire, The population, in fact, showed little alarm, nor was there any sign of panic except in one section of Htamboul, the commanders of the allied troop brought their forces ashore. These forces included four thousand bluejackets ' and marines from the British warships, and contingents from ths forces of all the allies represented acre. . x. u . BRYAN IS GIVEN FIRST . COPY OF QUESTIONNAIRE la Accepting faper From Faro Organization, He Says Ho . --s -,-: Isn't Candidate - ""Washington, March 17. Willinm Jen aings Bryan - received today the first copy of ths questionnaires prepared by a committee of the National Board of Farm Organisations for presentation to all presidential candidates la order to place them on record on matters of in terest to farmers. :;, i In accepting the -t)aestionnaire, Mr. Bryan said he wss not at this time a candidate, 'burwoutd study the series of inauiries and sive the farm board his j . : a opinion noon them Mr., Bryan declared himself-as heart ily ia accord with the principle of re quiring candidates to put themselvee unequivocally on record before enter ing upon their campaigns. He did not accept, ths questionnaire as a candidate, he told the delegation which presented it, because "I would not want to be placed in the position of be ing a candidate when I am not a can didate. But if I should be a candidate, you will know soon enough.' 9, . FEUD BETWEEN SCHOOL l ? BOYS CAUSER ONE DEATH Pueblo, Colo March 17 An investi gation into-a schoolboy feud which is said to have resulted on Monday in the death of Ted "Poverty Kuykendall, S years old, will be started tomorrow by ths coroner's jury. " - Aeeerdine to a statement msda br the boy,' whe, it was said,: had been nick-. named "poverty" beenno :hia asotlior laehedf uad t buy hl clothing simi- lar to tuat worn by . children witn wealthier parents, was waylaid on hi way 'home -from school on March 4th. "etter'dressed youths, -who, the. state ment sW,. resented the fact that denr pit his vjr clothing he led them in bis lesson, at school, inocked hiin douru and kicked hint into uneonsoiousness. He died Monday. Kamd of ,th0 boya were revealed ia the statement mad to Mrs. Mttie Hrt, his nurse, and Kcv.-T. VSL Beach, a local pastor, but are being with held until after tne inquest ' Fertyfear Bcaortcd Killed. London, March 17 Forty-four per son hare bca killed in Essen, accord ing to an official British telegram. ALUEDTROOPS GONSTANTIHOPLE PERU THREATENED BY Jtr .V. ' States Sends Two Ur . Notes To South Ameri- -X CoiltltrV This Week ' , I SITUATION BETWEEN TWO - COUNTRIES IS SERIOUS Dispnte Between Quarreling , Nation May Be Brought To Attention of Leajne of Na tions Tor Final Settlement ; Rigid Censorship Prevents Getting Mnch News 'Washington, March 17-(By The As sociated Press.) Insistent representa tions to Bolivia not to disturb the peace of South American havs been made ly the -Americas government as a result of the anti-Peruvian manifestations at La Psa, In connection with the com munications it was stated that Peru hel sought the -good orJlcee f the; United States to prevent Irosttlities - Two notes have been sent, aBd a third is ready to go forward unless a reply to the others is received soon. The .first was. dispatched immediately after official news was rcieived Monday of the attack ha the Peruvian legation in the Bolivian eapital. The second was put on the cables yesterday. : : SItnatloa Is Serious. - v . Officials view the situstion ss serious snd the representations made by the Stato Department " "were 'deseribeo! as "urgent." , ., ' . ' ' " Dispatches to tbh Peruvisss--erolstat; today said events ia Bolivia resulted from the influence of the Chilean gov. ernme: t and th activity of Chilean sgrnts. It is known that this view atro w held ia other diptbmatie and in some official circles here. . Embassy officials expressed ths belief that there was aa effort to force' Peru into a wa- against its former ally Ja the war agaiast Chile in the eighties out of which grew the Africa-Tacaa dis pute. The Peruvians charge that Gen eral Monte, a candidate for. the presi dency of Bolivia who' is reported to be leading' t ho anti-Peruvian manifesta tions is being supported by Chile and is being supplied with arms aad srama aitioa from that country. , : ' :; ,j , i.: BiriCerWMn Inwm&Z'i" j e jsactr: situation tit Boitvfgrti Memnewhit obscure, owing to ths rigid censorsuip rrponoa vf navo dccu im posed at l Paav Report reaching Pen that-:. Goneral Monte ' was mobilising Bolivian reserves .eaused deep eoneern. At the Peruvian , embassy it was-said that if tliis were true, Pern would be obliged to call Its reserve a it stand ing army consisted pf only a few thou sand men. - I . rerun and Bolivia are members of the League of Nations and if they sever diplomatic relations, the crisis thus pro voked would,, under the articles of th league covenant, ha such as to bring tl dispute to the official cognizance of tne eouncil of th league. f ome diplomats considered such Vn eventuality not at all unlikely. They said sueh a ease would have a peculiar interest as it would afford the first test o the strength and power of the league. Leagae May Take Aetna. Should Peru and Bolivia fail to sub mit the dispute to the league, th eoun cil might be expected to take action on its owa initiative. 8ineethe court of international justice, provided for ad judicating disputes, .has not yet been organized. The allied supreme eouneiL it waa ssid, would deal with the matter. It was pointed out, however, thst ths dispute would not aseesssrily havs to bo referred to the league, that thy mutual agreement the two countries could ask th4good offices of ar tbira power ai arbitration. - ,, .; : Should the league eounca finally In tervene, or some third nation be called in, it would not be the first time that difference between ths Latin-American republic had been submitted to Euro pean arbitration. Th recent oounaary dispute between Columbia and :Yenr suela was referred to fiwiUcrlaad fr adjustment, and before that the. King of Spain was called upon to settle similar dispute between' Honduras snd MiearaKua. Differences between tne united states snd Chile growing out of the Alaop mining claims ia the latter country waa referred to King George, of England, at the time Philander C. Knox was bee- retary of fitatev- . ATTACK BMBAS8V OP PERU AT LA PAZ, IN BOLIVIA Lima," Perui" March 17v The Peru- vein f oreigsr ofteOr'announces thaeorart munication was estabusnea uis morn ing with the Peruvian legation at L Pas, Bolivia, which was attacked yes terday by the Bolivians. The minister reported that th mob had attacked and 'burned th offices of-La Baxon, an, organ unfavorable to former President Monte. The dispatch irem the minister added that, th sit uation was becoming trssquiL 53 INDICTMENTS :F0fT:5;&aK . PERJURY ARE RETURNED Beckley, W. Va- March, ' 17-ITfty. three" indictment, charging- perjury 1st eon neetkt with the trmt Tof-Tonje Staf ford, a miner, accused of murder, wer returned by a grand jury in the crim inal court of Raleigh county here to day, tea of the indicted being officials of the United Mine Workers of Aimericav-i :m.r ,K.is;ffi..vv Tight 12 Rounds Ts Draw. 1 ' . Savannah, la- March 17-Jlmmr Duffy, of Lotkport, N. Y and Younr Denny, of New Orleans, welterweights, fonght 13 hard rounds to a draw before the Savannah Athletic Club tonight. BOLIVIA ASKS HELP OF AMERICA COURT BACKS UP opiniiiipoie COMPANY'SAPPEAL Associate ' Justice Brown, Who Reviews Case Holds To Original Position PETITION TO REHEAR IS FORMALLY DISMISSED Case Came To Court From Or der of Judge T. J, Shaw Overruling Power Company's Demurrer and Lower Conit Is Sustained In Opinion Writ- " ten By Chief Justice Clark ' Tetition to rehear the appeal ia the ease of ths North. Carolina Publio Ser vice Company aad the Spencer Hail way Company v. Southern Power Co. was dismissed by the Supreme Court yes terdav. Associate) Justices . W. R. Alien and Piatt D. Walker dissenting.,; Tito petition, to rehear the ease was allowed February It by Associate Jus tice Brown, concurring la the original opinion of th court, in order that he might have aa opportunity, "to make a mora thorough examination of the questions involved." 1 - "Such examination confirmed mo in my former conclusion, he said in his opinion yesterday, aad the court holds firm ia its original position. . ' The power eompany ene, declared the damns action to compel the defendant to. furnish power to the platiaV com panies for distribution to their custom era at a fair and just rata without dis crimination. '.. Ia its complaint, the plaintiffs assert that they are public seme corporations and insist that ths Southern. Power Company, also a public service corpora--tioa, bo required to furnish them elec tric current snd power.- According to the claims of tha plaintiffs, ths South ern Power Company, formerly furnish ing them with current at the rate of H mills per kilowat, increased the charge to 18 mills while it wss furnishing its owa subsidiary. corporations power st ths 11 mm rat-' vr:.fT. After filing aa answer to th com plaint Of the North Carolina Public Ser- UerpMy knd the Salisbury . and penesTUaiiway company, ths. rjeferirt. sat demurred ore tcnus on the grounds first, Inst it' was under mo legal- 4uty to famish electric carrent t the rUU- tiffs, public service companies, for the distribution to their customers and, second,' that' the Court would necessarily be required in this ease toz tha rate for sueh electric, current and to pre scribe rules to prevent discrimination in ths fntnre in which province the court is without jurisdiction. ' ., Demurrer Overruled. -' From the order of the Superior Court, Judge T. J. Shaw presiding, overruling the demurrer, the Southern Power Com pany appealed to the Supreme Court. The opinion of the court was filed De cember SO. - , .- Th major opinion waa written by Chief Justice Walter Clark. Associate Justice Brown wrote a concurring opin ion. Associate Justice W. A. ilok also eoaenrred. Associate Justice W. - B. Allen wrote a dissenting . opinion in Which Associate Justice Piatt D. Wal ker concurred. .-. , vi ,- The appeal will be submitted' again on brief, but there will bo ao oral ar guments. " . i" , ,; .'. -Jsdgs Browns Opinion. ' The opinion .written by Judge Brown and filed yesterday followst 7 J ----. This cause .comes before the court agaia ea petition to rehear granted by myself in order that I might have op portunity to make a more.thorouch ax- Smlnatioa of the questions presented on tne recora tnan l aad last session . ' --ouchi csaminatioft 'has-aoaftrmed me in my former conclusion. The ques tions presented have been so fully aad ably discussed by ths Chief Justice and Justice Allen, pro and coa, that I will- noi nnaeruse to aaa aayttiing to th discussion I - wilt state my views briefly, but little more fully than be- lore. . .i.. Tha defendant filed aa answer to the complaint and afterwards upon the hearing before Judge Shaw, moved to dismiss ths action upon the ground that ths complaint does not state a esuse of setion. Th learned Judge overruled this motion sad ia so doing. I sm still of opinion that her committed ho' error. "Assuming that all the facts stated in the complaint are-true, ia my judg ment, theynak out a Cause of action against the defendant which 'entitled plaintiffs to r; relief-S !fteafiCr well and correctly summarized in the opinion of the Chief Justice and need not b repeated. According to th al legations stated "in ths complaint,- tbs defendant is a public service corpora tion engaged la business under the laws of - this State . in manufacturing else- over a large territory by wholesale. It has a monopoly of the hydro-electric por awpply a , eontiderable wrrtioa faf pepwlooseeotioa of this 8tati l candidly admit that as a, general propositloa, on, public service corpora tion cannot be made to eupply a com petitor, nnother public servir corpora;- tioa like eharweterj with the material necessary to enable the latter to dis charge, its .duty tm tls. public . .-, ..... "ilut the facts alleged in the com plaint, if established upon the final hearing, take this xass out of that rea- ena -,tnleraNthr . th,, NrtJtatrliaa rubua.Lf mpsny not tne itauway Com pany ar competitors with" the defen dant, according to my interpretation ef the facts stated in the complaint The Railway Company is aao sense a " (Contlssed a fs; riva4 FARMERS TO QUIZ CAIIOIIES FOR THE -PRESIDENCY National Board of Farm Organ izations Makes Public List of Questions CALL ON LEADERS TO OUTLINE THEIR VIEWS Want To Be-Open Railroad - Problem If Two Years Under ' Private Operation Proves Failure and Demand Secre- tary of Afrfcnltnre Accept able To Farm Orfauixations The News sad Observer Bureau, tiOJ Pistritt National Bonk Uldg. By K. I. POWELL. ' (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, . March 17. rollowing close on ths heels of a statement by George B. Hampton, managing director ef the. farmers NatiotuU Coascil -.that "we can control Congress," th National Board of Farm Organizations this after aooa mode public a questionnaire vrhtch will be submitted te every caodidstc fqr the Presidential nomination- at the band Of either party. Compared with the Borah tjuiz re garding the position of candidates, on mm of the farmers- is full of questions which, no doubt, some of. the aspirants -Duld prefer not to platform Ths fsrmers suggest, through their questions. Hurt "thiy"wtrt ppwrttbe"! Presidential eaadidate who is willing to re-epen the railroad question if two years under private operation proves a failure and who will, among other thing, select a secretary - of agricul ture "acceptable to the farm organiu- tioas of America." Fanners to Join Laser. Secretary Hampton, of the .Farmers rattonal counoii, ts authority for tb statement that th . farmers will fuse with the labor force and raise a fund ef three millioa dollars to support the political program of tho alliance non- well under way. i- -.rztrr-- Working together," say be, "we Can capture enough Coagresalsnal dis tricts to give fie workers aad the farmers- the bal luii Vt power ta' th-e ct TitTiuiitS' . -7 3 -Ths big drive aaaiast candidates for Congress opposed to th interest of the farmers and organized Ubor.aiBJfeJhaa assured thq. I)u conducted in the Northwestern and Middle Western 6Ute. The heads of ,tae big four' brotherhoods are aow in conference in Cleveland but in a few day are to meet her with represents tive of the farmers. , . Th associated organisations forward, Ing the questionnaire to the Presiden tial eand Mates today deny any connec tion with the National Farmers Coun cil.'' It does say, however, that it recog nises "thst in submitting these questions it is departing from the customary pro cedure of other groups and individuals who, by confidential interviews slone, havs sought to sscertsln the views of candidates. . '8o satisfied are we of the universal interest of the fsrmers ia ths questions here indicated," says th questionnaire, "that we are confident only good eaa eome from public knowledge of your poaitioa. - -y - - - Qsestlennslr ts Searching. . , Th very searching quia of the or ganisations is signed by C. 8. Barrett, ebairmaaef the committee, and presi dent of the National Parr era Union: B. D. Cooper, National Milk Producers Federation; John A. MrBparran, Penn sylvania State Grange: Gifford Pinehot, Pennsylvania Sural Progress Associa tion; i. B. Houston, Equity Society; C. W. Holman, National Conference on Marketing and Farm Credits, and C. A. Lyman, secretary of thei'atioiiakBoard of FarmOrganisatioas. - ' The questionnaire follows i "The committee appointed by the Na tional Board of Parm Orgaaizatioas at its conference held at its headquarters, 1731 Eye street, Washington, D. O, Feb ruary l-zu, or this year, "to prepare aad present a series of questions de signed to bring out the attrtsds of all candidates for ths Presidential nomina tion, active or reeeptirc, its any political party toward ths farmers snd fnrm organisations of America desire in the ezecution ef th task allotted to it te record its belief that in seeking to promote the . welfare . of Jigricultur it is helping to advance th safety, com fort and advantage of every citizen. .."The committee does not understand. therefore, that it was directed to formu- alone. Prosperity on the farm U the.iflrst condition of general . prosperity. De cline of sgriculturo is aow aad always has been the central danger to civiliza tion, Agriculture is declining in Amer ica.' If the general welfare of oar peo ple Is to be safeguarded, th decrease ia wilh'nnnulA-1 tioa aad the impairment of ths fertility of our soils must be stopped. eets Xaas Than JIaU. r e thas one-half -otV the eonkova er's dollar, gets back to the predueer of food, . Tb people of . the towns should know thah tha demand for eheaa food ; at.tbe.expcasa . nt.a. .decent taa-4 dard for living on the farm, wherever it has been aucceesful has always led straight to garjfultural . decline, higher J prices for food, aad in ths end to Na- I tional degeaeratioa and decay. jl unitti the .qnestiqnt it, i dr pajtiajg. from the. customary procedure, of other group aad individuals, who by confi dential interviews alone- have sought to ascertain the views of candidates. But so satisfied ar we of the uaiversal in- (Coatiased aa Pag Twe.) KAPP RETIRES FIVE DAYS IN OFFICE AS GERMAN. DICTATOR PUT ON STRONGER GUARD FOR GASTLE Holland Taking No Chances On Former Kaiser's Gstting. Back To Germany , : . y Amerongen, March 17. -(By the As sociated Press.) Reinforcement of tlij Dutch guard at Von Bentinrk castlo, nh'u-h since the Middlo Ages has been protected by mouls and drawbridges, has made the former German Emperor's refuge a veritable prison fortress,' capa ble of defense even in the unexpected event of an attach by raiders desiring to free the exile. The castle is situated in a big square. The four-side nre-postedi-whil two-of them have additional walls. The latter two sides are on the public road and on the other two side which have no walls, are private paths belonging to the von Bentinoks. Constables and military po lice patrol the roads with loaded rifles night and day. To the right-of the mam entrance is a. email building in which rest rein forcements. Here sentries are An guafd. Behind this main gsrewsy a distance of 130 yards, is another rate, barring the Jnner-driveway t erwbrtlir. More I sentries are stationed here, btill fur ther on where the road bends st yet an orher gat thers is atso A guard.' Then; turning to tha right, a driveway leads to the terrac on which the castle stands. Police patrol this terraee. ' At the rear of the eastle there is a garden then a moat and then a private pathway on the dike and this is con stantly patrolled. Beyond 4ho dike is a meadow crossed by ditches end hedges and in the meadow are pofrols who are particularly marned to guard agniast the landing of airplane there.' Only the Benlinck family and the former Em peror's few servants have permission to eater the castle.-' WILHELM PROMISES NOT ' -f- ' JtfiJANtTHINO UNSEEMLT rlaisdon Mnrcb 57.---Ths. ' Dutch ' pre- iaiFer Las tnfo?eed Jhe rreilcne qf the rppcs'aad Lower Houses -of f srMatnent by-letter that former EmpcroriWilliiun ho will refrain, from any tiolitiral activ ity and do nothing which would involve Holland ia any international oinicuiiy, sags a Central News dispatch from ths Hsgue. '.-.'v: y HOLLAND HAS ASSIGNED t PLACE FOR KAISER BILL Theaiague, March 17, (By the A sncviated Press.) A royal decree dated March 10, sn.ys the place to be allotted to former Emperor Wililaui of uer- jiany as his residence will form, part ef the. province or, utrecur, ana tnai it will he fixed later by tne govern ment. This decree was in , connectioi with an announcement to the allied n rentiers regarding their recent note concerning the "one-time monarch, MEMBERS OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AT STUTTGART Participate In Group Eennioni Preparatory To Open. ing of Aaiembly , Stuttnrt. March' 17. (By the As socisted 1'ress.) Nearly two hundred members of the National Assembly wtro- already here this morning, and. most of them participated in group re unioqs Ih'preparatloh for the opening session of the assembly set for 4 o'clock this aftereoou. President Ebert, Min ister of Defense Noske, Foreign Minis ter Mueller, snd ether members of the sbinet arrived from Dresden Monday, f Dnand "t wir7"PT0testr strtherr-tn rvmoathr with the old government threatened to reduce the attendance of the Assembly, but seven speiai trains from various districts, managed to.get thronirh. The svmpathetic strike in this region ended last night, and traffic now is restored. . .Several thousand loyal troops are here, and a few of them are guarding the public buildings, but it it asserted thaat is not for fesr of any trouble. Eiarht.mass meetings were set for this sft'ernoon by-the3 Communists and So cialists to vircrtestsgeinsttne jk.app 'resev? The Communists" are u rgiug the-establialtment ot-a soviaU j VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS FOR GOVERNOR LOWDEN Boanoke, Va, March 17v Following . .... ! fc, a - ot iwrmK-H wriw. iwm ,-jier-i -soikui. vieceu . gates at large, and four .alternates to the National convention ia Chicago anj instructed them to support Governor Frank O. Lowdcn, of Illinois, for the presidential nominations... CEN. VON BULOW PLACES ' Ceaeve, March 1.7. (By the' As soctated' Press. )eneral Vea Bs lw, MmatHiM---trep 'ta j Saxony.A and - General Moehlcr, ' ceansasnder of the Bavarian farces, . bar placed ' their troops at the disposal of -President' Ebert, sen cording t dispatches from Stutt gart. . -. - sttended a politicaj gathcrlnr lttTio-eTffrtr-oT-tho-ji todajr KUte,-A irginia BepubUeanSr in eoaven. j ini-unfta2mou.ty approved the old jov- Official Communication Issued In Berlin Explains that . Chancellor Considers ' O .Mission Fulfilled- EXTREME NECESSITY OF FATHERLAND GIVEN AS REASON FOR HIS ACTION Seal Circumstances of Kapp's Betirement Still Shrouded In Mystery; Action Due, It Is Believed, To Conference of Undersecretaries Who Rec ommended His Resignation) . Claim Fear of Bolshevism " But Lack of .Political Pres Berliner s Fear Eeign of ' TorrnT . ... . - Berlin, March 17.-ByJne Asseciated Press.) The resignation of Chancellor Knpp and his chief ofllctnlj it confirmed by the following oflieial annouaeement. "General Provisional . Director Kapiv has retired with the object of bringing about internal peace. General Von V Lucttwits has retired for similar rea sons. .- - - ' - - "The vice chancellor in "the name of lie Imperial President ha sceepted the resignatien ,and hss entrusted Major General Von Seecht with' the provis lonal KeKdutft bt'ifffafri ;alr'htJmwitd'crL -in chief. : .,, ' ' . Barlin, March. 17. (By The Associated Press.) After holding the reins of power for less than five days, , Dr. Wolfgang ' Kapp, the self-appointed chancellor and dictator,' hss retired from office and eontroL Be resigned ' today, and an official communication explained that the Chancellor eonsid- ered his mission fulfilled when the ol'd , government decided to meet the most -essential demands addressed to it. He was also moved to tliis action by the extreme necessity of - th . fatherland, woioB demanded union against tha dan gers of Bolshevism. ' v - Th official communique announcing the resignation of Chancellor Kapp en- ' . deavers t gft-HJ4jtiaslet to ' his wJthariiwaU'ltsayai - - , t , "The Bauer government, having Vol nntarily decided to fulflll the most rs seutial political demands addressed to it, the. rejection of which on Baturdnr led to the establishment of th Kapp government. Chancellor Kapp consider his mission fulfilled and retires, re signing the executive power again into the hands of the military commander- . in-enief. .... "in. tliis ho is moved by the eon viction'of the extreme necessity of the fatherland, which demands solid -union of all against the annihilating dangers of Bolshevism." ( r r:.. Shrouded In Mystery.'. r -- The real circumstances of Karri's re tirements sre still shrouded in mystery. An important factor undoubtedly is to be found in the deliberations of the un-- ' dersecretnrics snd imperial eouncil yes. trrdsy which Major General Von Luett- ' . i. .., tl. ..: . , . L -I u. ference were both that Kapp and Von Uiettwrtzrwithdraw in order to termi'( nans an intolerable position. vea liuertwitz agreed to this but when . he' returned to the chancellory, he al lowed himself to be nersuaded to ehans-n hia mind and refiiin office. .To him has been delegated the executive power by the former - Heroliitionary ehaneellor. and it is difficult to say what will hap- pen now that Von LuettwHs romaini the military-dictator of Berlin.' . - It is . reported, however, that Gustav Noske,-minister of defense in th old government, is coming her tonight snd - on uiettwitz, perhaps will transfer hi new found authority to him. - . In conference with the foreign cor- rfsiiondcate yesterday, Kapp's press chief made play with the Bolshevist danger. -.' " No ToliticsTPrestigs. Iu a second conference sa attempt was made to conceal the fact thst the Berlin government wa likely to be of only; short duration. , Although tho general .. strike denlt this government a mortal blow, the decisive fact is that Kapp and bis supporters had no political prestige,"1 their government being bunt only on machine guns. v i The iUteihenrs niide '"ht these confer ences gave a strange : impression ana -( eaused a suspicion that the cry ot alarm L to the announcement Of retreat." Tho chief, of: the press burestt. warned tha correspondent aguiuet shewing them- selves in the streets, as a Communist . revolt wss expected hourly. '' -r - That any kind of oompromise Is out of ths question now : is undoubted. President Ebert, of the old government is strongly tntrenched at Stuttgart, . where according to scmi-ofllcial advires, 1 eminent and etrwiiy .eosdemoea .. u oiUitery . eeup - '.fierlsn?w-'-.--.-"--' .. Fear Reiga of Terror. - Frightened Berliner !at night were asking: ''Tho whit or red terror! rrfiiisfi rznts:attr-emtii6Aei'W"'-' sn oflieial announcement that the Beds were plashing a rising and calling upoir- ' the people-to -av the-country - Xrosa T -Bolshevism. ...i,-. Government officials said to the As-o- . ... . . . , .i a . nlcht r:it.;ia. difficult for. vs. to hold.tha...:. troop bsck. - 'a ht. preparation for .ths exiiected up- -rising, ofiii-ials camped in their offices all night. When the correspondent Iff t ths channellory at nightfall into tha (Continued en Pag Two.)
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