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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER: North Carolina Fair . Monday; Tuesday, partly clotidy and warmer. CITIZEN "WANT ADS BRING RESULTS VOL. XXXVI, NO. 83. ASHEVILLE, N. C. MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 1920. PRICE FIVE CENTS If i GLEMENGEAU AND "TIGER" RESIGNS CABINET OFFICERS QUIT THEIR POSTS Alexander Millerand Is Re quested to Form a New Cabinet. POINCARE CONFERS WITH M. DESCHANEL New President Is Expected to Confirm Choice for the. Premiership. PARIS. Jan. 18. Tlio cabinet of Premier Clomenceau resigned today. President Poincaro tonight asked Alexandre Millerand, governor of Al ace, to form a new cabinet. M. Millerand will glvo his answer at noon Monday. The outgoing ministry has beon In office since November 18. 117. M. Millerand promised to give his decision between 11 o'clock and noon Monday. lie said President Poincare had asked him to consult with M. Deschanel before undertaking the taaA President Poincare, after receiving Premier Clemenceau and all the min isters and sub-secretaries and receiv ing their resignations this morning, kept M. Clemfnceau three-quarters cf an hour. lie expressed the gratitude of Franco for the premier's services and his personal appreciation of their excellent relations. President Poincare visited M. Des chanel at the Bourbon palace at 2 o'clock this afternoon to discuss the situation and decide who should be entrusted with the' task of forming a cabinet. He then received M. Bour geois at the Elysee Palace to consult with him regarding tho choice of a premier. According to the Oeu're, M. Des chanel has Informed 'his friends that M. Millerand will be the first premier of hii term as president. It i believed M. Poincare Is act ing In close agreement with the president-elect with regard to the choice of a premier to succeed M. Clemen ceau and that M. Deschanel will con firm M. Polncare'a choice on Feb ruary 17. -THH NKW CABINET. PARIS. Jan. 18. ( By ' tho v Asso ciated Press.) The Millerand cabinet will be approximately as follows: Premier and foreign minister, Al. cxandre Millerand. Minister of Justice, M. L'Hoplteau. Minister of the interior, Andre Hon norat. ' Minister of war,. Raoul Poret. Minister of mnrlne, M. Landry. Minister of public instruction, Vie tor Berard. Minister of commerce, M. Isaac. Minister of colonies, Albert Bar raut. Minister of public works and trans portation, Paul Blgnon. Minister of labor, Paul Jourdaln. All are deputies except M. Beraud It is understood that Premier Miller' and will ask Captain Tardieu to retain the portfolio of minister for liberated regions. M. Millerand also contemplates the creation of a new ministry to deal with .hygiene and social questions which will be entrusted to M. Coupat, formerly general secretary of the me' chanics federation." l ' w; 1 ill v tirman. . a 1 1 LLOYD-GEORGE IS OPPOSED TO PLUM TO IAD E RUSSIA Believes Such Action Would Serve to Solidify the Russian People. Here are tho latest pictures of Premier Clemenceau, who resign ed yesterday as head of the French cabinet, and Paul Des chanel, newly elected President of the French Republic. Des chanel Is regarded as being well adapted for the presidency. GOMM TTEES riAV E BUSY WEEK AHEAD Soviet "Ambassador" to Be Witness In Senate. SECRETARY FOR WAR FOR INTERVENTION Churchill Thinks Premier Underestimates Danger From "Reds." Admiral Sims to "Resume Testimony Before Naval Committee. TO ATTEND MEETING PARIS, Jan. 18. Premier Cle menceau will attend Monday's meet ing of the supreme council of the peace conference and will help draw up a definite list ot German officers and soldiers demanded by the allies for trial on charges of violating the laws of war. Premiers Lloyd-George of Great Britain and'Nittl of Italy, and Hugh C. Wallace and Baron Mat- sui, respectively, American and Japa nese ambassadors to France, will be present at the session. If by that time the Jugo-Slav government has replied favorably to the virtual ultimatum sent to Belgrade by the council rela tive to the Adriatic question. It will be acted upon. If the Jugo-Slavs re fuse to meet the council's demands, M. Clemenceau will leave the matter to be settled by bis successor. It is Improbable the premier will take any paft In the decisions regarding the future form of the council, and Its replacement by an ambassadorial con ference as his action would bind the man who assumes his duties In the French government. Questions re garding the future representation of France at the peace conference are brought up by the retirement of M. Clemenceau.- He is not only head of the French delegation but president of the conference and three French plenipotentiaries, Stephen Pichon,' Captain Andre Tardieu and Louis Klotz, are members of the Clemen ceau cabinet and will retire with him. The fifth member of the French dele gation, Jules Cambon, is not in the cabinet. M. Clemenceau will insure, continuity of diplomatic negotiations vntll a new ministry Is formed, when lie will resign as plenipotentiary. Mr. Lloyd-George and Signor Nlttl will return to their capitals after Monday s meeting to await the forma' tion of a new French cabinet before resuming consideration of pending problems. Notable in the list is the question of the future status of Tur key. ' The text of the note demanding the extradition or former Emperor Wil 11am of Germany sent to Holland by the council, which will be made pub lie on Monday,: is understood to sup port the demand by citing article 227 ot the Versailles treaty. LONE BANDIT ROBS CAR OF $100,000 BERKLEY, Calif., Jan. 18. Secur ities and other loot valued, at more than 8100,000 taken from a mall car of a Southern Pacific train by a lone bandit last night were recovered by railroad detectives near here today. That the robbery may total 8200,000 more is the belief of the railroad of ficials. The exact amount-cannot be determined until .a check to toad ef the records. No trace of the robbers was found during today. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. Commit tee activity will dominate congress this week, comparatively minor mat ters. being tip for consideration on the floors of the senate and house. ' Taking fliBt rank among commit tee activities will bo the Investigations of Russian propaganda - and ; naval awards. The former Inquiry will be started tomorrow by a senate foreign relations sub-committee with Ludwlg C. A. K. Martens, Russian soviet "am bassador" and his associates as the first witnesses. Rear Admiral Sims, whoso contro versy with Secretary Daniels over awards of naval decorations provoked the inquiry of the senate naval sub committee and whose testimony yes terday regarding confidential war orders developed new lines of inquiry will resume the witness stand late to morrow. Republican' leaders have decided to insist upon a general inquiry into the war operations of the navy. Senator Lodge, ot Massachusetts, republican leader, and Senator Hale, of Maine, chairman of the sub-committee, con ferred today and at tomorrow's meet ing of the full naval committee the latter plans to ask for tho necessary authority, for .extension or mo inves tigation's scope. If denied by the committee, which Is ' unexpected, the republican leaders are prepared 'to take the question to the senate itself. Glass KMucst. CnM.AH. ' 1 uo' MnllMt -fa tIKA. 000 for European food relief will be considered tomorrow by the house ways and means committee, which plans o report a bill for house action later this week. Conferences on the railroad and mineral land leasing bill also are to resume tomorrow. The railroad con ferees are in the throes of dispute over the principal differences between the Cummins and Each bills and a temporary Interruption for reference of the anti-strike and possibly' other provisions to the house for instruc tion of the house managers Is in pros pect. Conferees on the waterpower development b;il plan to.get together aunng me weeK. . Work on . permanent armv reor ganlzation is to be continued this week by senate and hoiiBe military committees; secretary Baker is to present his views to the senate com mittee next . Tuesday. Hearings- on legislation .to provide permanent shipping policy will be started: tomorrow by the senate com merce committee, with several Pa cific coast witnesses called. - Treaty Fight.' While senate leaders in the peace treaty controversy today prepared tor resumption tomorrow or the bl partisan conference on compromise reservations to effect ratification. Senator Borah, republican, Idaho. made public a letter to. Major Gen eral Leonar Wood, candidate for the republican presidential nomination. requesting his .views on treaty ques tions and Senator Owen, democrat, Oklahoma, issued-, a .statement re- Contlnued en Pag, Two FARIS, Jan. 18. I3y the Asso ciated Press) The communication concerning tho bolshevist mcnaco re cently issued by tho war office at Lon don was in consequence of a depart mental policy divergent 'from that of Premier Lloyd George, the Associated Press is informed upon first authority. Winston Spencer Churchill, the Brit ish secretary for war, has himself told Mr. T.lovd George that ho did not , itnnw about issuance of the communl- 1 cation but that he believed the prime minister under-estimated the danger from the spread of armed bolshevisni. If Mr. Churchill's views wore ac cepted, the allies would, Invade Russia for the purpose of destroying Bol shevism in its home, whilo Mr. Lloyd George's view Is that such action would amount to war against soviet Russia and would only solidify the Russian people Mr. Lloyd 'George compares the situation respecting Russia today with that of France after 1793 to the end of the century. Hence, Mr. Lloyd George on the very day the communi cation was issued by the British for eign office, insisted upon the supreme council partially raising the uiocKaai against 'Russia, the allied prime mln Jstor's Intending to show indirect ac ceptance of the chanaed conditions in Russia by permittlig free trade in food, clothing and other non-military commodities without diplomatic rola Hons. The Italians take no part in the military conference. Field Mar- shal Foch and Flold ' Marshal Sir Henry Wilson form the allied military council, so tar . as consideration of middle and near eastern questions are concerned. They met yesterday and today and their deliberations, tne As sociated Press (a Informed, have had more to do with restraining Polish military operations . against Russia than with supporting thoso operations by aid from abroad.1- Pollsh Questions. The prime ministers took up the Polish question seriously Thursday and Friday. Their Information was that the Polish armies have during" recent weeks occupied considerable territory beyond the Polish boundaries and bolonging properly to Russia. Th prime ministers warned tho Polish government that they could not sup port a policy of expansion. They re quested M. Padck, the Polish foreign minister, now in Paris, to advise Po land to evacuate and abandon Rus sian occupied territories and thus avoid giving cause tor attack by the soviet government. This, M. Padek refused to do. One of the principal military and political problems not yet determined by the supreme council and Its mill tary advlners is what should be done if the soviet forces drive the Poles from the occuplod territories, and fol low them into Poland. The prime ministers admit that they ore much embarrassed by the Polish govern ment's refusal to retire within . the boundaries fixed by the supreme council, holding, instead, those based on historical claims which are deem ed vague by the council. Note Reviews Crimes Laid at the Door of the Former Emperor PARIS, Jan. 18. (By tho As sociated Press) The supremo council's noto to the Dutch government asking that tho former German emperor bo given ttp to the allies under ar ticle 227 of tho Versailles treaty for trial, points out that if the former emperor had remained in Germany he would have been dollvered up under tho same conditions by tho Gorman gov ernment. "Among so many crimes," tho note recalls- tho "cynical viola tion of tho neutrality of Bel glum and Luxemburg; tho bar barous system of hostages, massed deportations, systemntlo devastation without military reasons, the submarine war;" and declares: "For all of which acts responsibility, at least mor al, reaches the supreme chief, who ordered them or abused his unlimited powers to break, or permit others to break, the most sacred rules of human con science. "Tho powers cannot conceive" it adds, "that tho Netherlands would regard with less reprobation than them selves the Immense responsibil ity weighing upon the cx-om-peror. Holand would not be fulfilling her International duty if she refused to associate her self with other nations, so far as she is able, to prosecute, or at least not Impede the punish ment of crimes committed." The note points Jut that It is tho duty of tho powers to Insure execution of article 227 without entering Into argument. NOTE DELIVERED. PARIS, Jan. 18. (Havas) The Temps today asserts that the general secretary of . the peace conference has handed to tho Dutch minister a note from tho supreme council demand ing the extradition of former Emperor William. SEEK ASSURANCES T HAT SOVIETS Ml L ADMIT DEPORTEES ASSISTANCE RUSHED TO SHIPS DISABLED ON ATLANTIC OCEAN I Freighter Yarmouth With 'Transport Powhattan in Dis- Rumor Says Berkman Party cargo of Liquor Report- tress About 600 Miles . Will Be Killed By the Bolsheviki. ed Sinking. East of New York. THE SPECIAL TRAIN IS HELD IN FINLAND SEVERAL SHIPS ARE RUSHED TO HER AID Emma Goldman Expects to Meet Old Friends at the Frontier. , Cargo of Gin, Whiskey and Champagne Is Valued at $2,000,000. HAD FIVE HUNDRED PERSONS ON BOARD Latest Message Says the Vessel Is In No Imme diate Danger. LABOR I FIGHTING CONTINUES COPENHAGEN. Jan. 18. The bolshevik! are throwing large forces on tne Lettish front, including two Chinese regiments, says a dispatch to tne official Lettish bureau from Rlgga. "Tne Letters Letts everywhere.' says the dispatch, "have repulsed the enemy's powerful counter-attacks with enormous enemy losses and cap- turea a numoer 01 villages in the ad vance on Rjesshitzo. 'They also have captured tne junction of St, Pytalowo and many villages In the direction of Pskov." v.- . RECOMMEND THAT D 'ANNUNZIO LEAVE BELGRADE. Jan. 18 Th fni. towing semi-omciai statement was issued here today: -According to advices from Bue- can inve mue east ot Flume) repre sentatives of the town of Flume yes terday held a meeting and adopted a resolution recommending that d'An nunzlo leave Flume as soon as possible. "Intelligence from Snalato to re ports on good authority that Arditl and volunteers at Zara are prepar ing to fire the town at the lost mnm- ent should It be given up to Jugo slavia. The arrival of an Italian warship Is expected and the Italians are preparing to resist at all costs whenever our troops arrive." TO SEDITION BILLS Two Measures Are Assailed By Gompers. IIANGO, Finland". Jan. 18. (By the Associated Press) Tho train having aboard the bolshlvlsta and an archists deported from the United States was hold here last evening un til positive assurance was received from tho Soviets that they would per mit the party to cross the Russian border and that tho deportees would not bo molested. Grave rumors had come from the. border that Berkman and Goldman "and their comrades would bo killed by the Russians, and, BOSTON, Jan. 18. The British freighter Yarmouth which loft New Tork for Havana yesterday with a cargo of liquor, reported In radio messages today that she was sinking. She gave her position as latitude 39 north, longtltudo 74 west and said that sho was "24 miles northwest of light vessel No. 8." The message said "for ward ballast tank leaking Into engine room. A heavy mist prevailed, ino Yarmouth registers 725 tons. . The Yarmouth files the colors the Black Star line steamship corpor- thoritv t LZ , u ... atlon- th company of its kind to thority to confirm this threat, it was ... e.i,iv h nrn. Th. Declares Proposed Legisla tion Would Violate the , Goiistitutoon U. S. DIPLOMATIC EN YQY IS STATiONED, IN BERLIN BERLIN. Jan. 18. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The presence in Ber lin ot American diplomatic represen tative, while Germany is not repre sented in Washington, has created a situation that evidently is perplexing to the Wilhemstrasse. - Ellis L, Dresel, commissioner of the United States, ar rived here Saturday and is domiciled in tne former American embassy building. It Is not expected that Mr. Dresel will present his credentials to the for eign office. He has te rank of "gov ernment commissioner.' Outside of an unofficial call by an attache, who in personally acuuaintej wltii ' Mr. Dresel, the government does not ex pect for the time being to take cognis ance of his presence in Berlin, al though tho Associated Press is in formed that the government is pleased to see the United States represented in the re-established dlplomatlo col ony. . -- In view of the very emphatic state ment emanating rrom Washington to the effect that the armistice conditions still are governing relations between the two countries, the question of a German representative in Washington has not been discussed, even hinting at the man probable for the post, to which the government evidently is attaching great importance. WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. Final an nouncement that the federation of labor will oppose "'With whatever power it may possess" enactment of the antl-seditlon bills now pending in congress was made In a statement is sued by Samuel Gompers, president of the federation. His attack is di rected impartially at tho Sterling bill, recently passed by the senate and the Graham bill, based on proposals by Attorney-ueneral Palmer and awaiting action by the house rules committee for a special rule to ex pedite consideration. xne proposed mil, ne saio, "ir en acted would violate the constitution and rob the whole American people of tneir most cherished and baslo guar antees of tree government. If th American people, and in faoe a majority of the members of congress, wore awake to the dangers concealed in this bill, a storm of in dignation would sweep the nation. It has been widely advertised that this measure protects free speech fully, but prevents advocacy of forci ble revolution, bolahevism and an archy. In fact It would perpetuate autocratlo censorship over the entire American press. It ean be used to kill tree speech and free assembly. It strikes a deadly blow at legitimate or ganizations of labor or any other pro gressive movement for the better ment of masses which may be opposed by the advocates of privilege and re action. . -, .-, Yield to No Man. "We yield to no man, in public or out, in our loyalty to the constitution and institutions of this republic; no self-respecting man has questioned or dare question that loyalty. We are for evolution, not revolution; for bal lots, not bullets; for a majority rulo. not class dictatorship of bolshovism, plutocracy or of the profiteer. We oppose this bill because every legitimate purpose for which it is framed is already covered by existing law. Its illegitimate features, which compose two-thirds of -the draft, are utterly autocratic, imperialistic and un-American." i s - Referring to Attorney-General Pal mer's contention tflat laws are neces sary to reach the individual who ad vocates opposition to the government by violence, Mr. Gompers cited section four of th penal coda and asked "if revolution is afoot, why has not the department of Justice made prosecu tions under that section?" "Section five of the bill, unbeliev able as it may seem." ha continued. easily construed to mean, if indeed It does not make it, a crime, so vague and Involved is the terminology, to wear In public any button of any or' ganlzation whose purpose it is to se cure an amendment to the constitu tion of the United States or any exist ing federal law. 'Section six perpetuates the cen sorship of the postmaster-general ov er all newspapers and printed matter. Colored Labor "More amazing still, the proviso sets up a censorship over any man's private correspondence: by tha post-master-general. . Moreover, this sec tion can bs used to prevent tha or ganization of colored labor on the grounds of inciting 'racial prejudice tho Intended or probable . result of which appel is to causa rioting, etc' No doubt advocacy of or opposition to the cause of Irish freedom would in soma sections be prohibited- "Section seven would exclude from this country, even for. libraries and investigators, a large portion of the labor literature of Europe. -"Sections nlna. ten and eleven ran- tain a gravs threat aimed' at labor. If a hostile federal Judge should decide that any particular strike has a political end in view and the strik ing union is 'amiiated with' the Amer- IcarrtFederatlon of Labor, the A. F. ot would be compelled at ence to deemed advisable to tako all precau tions. The "undesirables" disembarked yesterday afternoon' from the Buford and were placed In box cars fitted up with plank benches, tables and beds. Each car contained seven boxos ot army rations. The supplies in elude bullybeef, sugar and hardbread. The train was required to wait dreary hours while the Finnish au thoritles negotiated with the Rus sians for an unofficial suspension of Hostilities not tho official armistice originally planned long -enough' for tne reds to pass over the bridge which marks the boudary between Finland and Russia and to assure their safety. Taken Aboard Train. Tho Associated Press correspond ent, who arrived in the morning, was not permitted at first to board tho special, but aftor appealing to the authorities, the colonel in command received him briefly and he was tak en aboard the train. It was original ly planned to send labor officials as far jls the border but this was found unnecessary because the Finnish gov gov.ernment, through the - American vies consul, volunteered to take over the undesirables as a favor to the United States. Kmma Goldman conversed with the correspondent for a few minutes be fore she trudged down the long path to the train carrying part of her bag gage Asked if she had a llnal greet Ing to America, she said; "I don't know whether I have or not. Would you be willing to tell your feelings on departing? Naturally my emotions are conflicting. I am anxious about what is ahead in Rus sia; but naturally I am leaving very much behind in America." She amazed the correspondent by throwing her arms around his. neck and giving htm a resounding kiss be fore he could struggle away. Then she picked up her belongings and moved wearily in tho direction of the train. Details of trouble with the reds while crossing have been disclosed since the vessel arrived at Hango, but the trouble was not of serious Im port. One grumbler put In a bill for I4S for alleged night work, demand- nig payment before leaving the ship, Storms delayed the Buford's de parture this morning. bo owned entirely by negroes. The officers and crew are of that race, and the original Intention of the com pany's founders was that cargoes would go to negroes only, at CARGO OF LIQfOR). NEW YORK, Jan. 18. The cargo of liquor carried by.the freight steam- ship Yarmouth consisting of whiskey, gin and champagne is - valued 13.000,000. she left this port yes terday afternoon for Havana with list to starboard owing to the haste with which longshoremen loaded her in effort to get her away before orohl bition became effective "at midnight rTiaay. , Revenue agents were at the pier, watching to see if the ship would put to sea before the amendment went into effect but at - midnight there were still two barges filled with cases of liquor ' alongside and large stocks ot it on the pier. The entire shipment was stopped by: revenue agents but yesterday afternoon the Yarmouth was permitted to proceed with what had been cut aboard. ' About S.0A0 cases ot liquor-said to be . worth 1150.000 and 1800,000 present prices were on the pier under police guard when the steamship movua out. r ; . f. GO TO AID SHIP. i PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 18. The communication - officer of the Phila delphia navy yard said tonight that tne coast guard cutter Itasca stationed at New York -and two steamers had gone to the assistance of the steamer Yarmouth. The distressed vessel sent her 8. O. a. from a position 2 miles east ot Norm tsna ligntsnip. or about 85 miles east of cape Jday, N. J. - 7 TAKEN IN TOW. ; PHILADELPHIA. Jan. IS A wire less report received late tonight at the navy yard said the coast guard cutter Itasca, had taken the Yarmouth, in tow and was proceeding with her to New tone. , .- CnlV.nu4 en Ps- Tw N EARING FRONTIER. IIANOO, Finland, Saturday, Jan, 17. (By the Associated Press) The special train carrying to the border ot soviet Russia, Emma Goldman, Alex ander Berkman and 247 other rod I cals, deported from the United States as underslrable aliens, is speeding to night towards Terijoki, about two miles from the frontier. Finnish white guards are stationed on each car platform. Thirty of the radicals are In eaoh car. The business of trans ferring the party from the United States army transport Buford, which brought the undesirables to Hango to the special train was quickly accom plished. The officials aboard the Bu ford were so well satisfied with the preparations made by the Finnish of ficials that it was decided not to send a military detachment with the party,! nor did Immigration Commissioner Berkshire consider it necessary to ac company it. The Buford la expected to sail for Antwerp tomorrow. The officers of the Buford informed the correspondent that there was ho reason to believe the bolsho vlk would refuse to receive any member of the party. The deportees themselves did not appear apprehen sive, Emma Goldman saying she be lieved the bolsheviki had been in formed of their coming by courier. and that she thought her old Chicago friend, "Bill" ShatofI, now military commander of Petrograd would prob ably be at the frontier to receive th! party. Both the Buford's officers and the radicals' aro confident' that, the party will be permitted to enter soviet Russia by the direct route across the bridge near Terijoki. Berkman's Farewell. Berkman's final words to the cor-' respondent as he boarded the train wero: "Well, boys, I hope to see you U.S. RED GROSS TO QUIT SIBERIA SOOW Workers Ordered to Leave at Same Time Troops Withdraw! ? Continued en Peg Two WASHINGTON, - Jan. 1 .-Orders providing for withdrawal of American Red Cross, personnel from. Siberia at the time American troops start home' ward, have 'been cabled, it was an nounced ' tonight, to headquarters at Vlaaivoslock , or the s commission, headed by i Lieutenant-Colonel Ru dolph Teusler, of Virginia, All women workers and such ot the men as are not needed to euro for supplies now on hand at Vladivostok will move out with the troops while the drugs and other stores probably will be distrib uted to civilians and hospitals as rap idly as possible, closing up . the Red Cross work in that section. Recapitulating the work of the Red Cross commission sent to 81berla, July, 1118, a statement issued here today said its operations at one time cov ered a stretch of 6,000 miles from Vladivostok' to the Ural mountains. Tho personnel Includes 400 American doctors, nurses and other workers and a thousand native helpers. Sev eral of the women workers lost their lives in fighting the typhus epidemic in Siberia which- constantly engaged the commission's attention. ' One of the finest achievements of the commission was the rescue of sev eral hundred homeless children, found in the braia, reduced to a state bor dering on slavery.. NEW YORK, Jan. llThe United States army transport Powhattan, rei ported to bo leaking badly about 700 miles east ot Now York, Is in no lm mediate danger and will probably be floated into Halifax, the nearest port, according to a wireless message re ceived shortly before midnight from Captain Randall, - the ship's com- . mandcr. at tha armv transnort offliuw . flier. Tho United States shipping board ' steamer Western Comet which Is among the vessels standing by. will attempt to, tow the distressed vessel to Halifax, the message stated. The' , passengers will be transferred to the White Star liner Cedrlo as soon as the weather permits. . -. , - A later message from Captain Ran- ' dali said that many - vessels were standing by the transport and no fur- ther assistance was needed, ; BOILER ROOM BOILER. ", BOSTON, Jan. 18 The army trans, port Powhattan with 600 passengers aboard, sent word by radio today that sne was in distress about eoo miles . east of New York. The boiler room was said to be flooded, with the water . - gaining and help from the pumps un certain. The steamers Western Comet and Cedrlc, which replied to the die- . tress calls, .were asked to stand by. , , . Captain Randall . who - signed th ; messages, gave the position' of the Powhattan as - latitude 41.05 , north; longitude- 83.01 ..West. ::i-:)Vv-r'-'.'v;---7''',v: The tint message said the trans port's fire room was flooded with the pipes choked and water gaining, - In . ... a second message, , Captain Randall ' saldt -. - -"!- :'";..," Ti ' "We have 600 . persons '' on hoard. Boiler room" flooded. Desire ships stand by until results of attempt to -raise steam to start pumps is known." The coast guard cutters Osslplee at Portsmouth, Ni H., Aoushnet at Woods - Hole and Gresham at this point, to- night were ordered to the assistance .f of the Powhattanw WIRELESS RECEIVED NEW. YORK. Jan. . H.--A wireless mossage received tonight from the army transport Powhattan in distress about 600 miles east -of New York, stated that her passengers would be transferred to the White Star liner Cedrlo as soon as the weather per mitted. The message asked tna tugs; with "heavy towing gear;' be dispatch ed as soon as possible. , . . - , The Powhattan which was formerly the Hamburg-American liner , Ham--" burg and prior to that the private yacht of William Hohensbllorn, sailed from New York for Antwerp on Fri day morning, with 271 military and civilian passengers, It was announced at the army transport - offices. ' She carried a crew ot 160 men and had : aboard a cargo of military supplies. 3 The passenger list of the Powhattan army officials said, was classed as tol-' lows: 183 military. 84 war - depart-- ment, two commerce department and two navy department. Included among these was a party of 76 former serv ice men and officers who were on their , way to tha French battlefields to be gin the work of returning the bodlee of American soldier dead to this coun try. f-w: The expedition was in charge or Herbert H. Foreman, a former artil lery officer of the Rainbow division. i Tho first wireless -message received at the army transport office from Cap tain Randall, the ship's commander gave the vessel's position at latitude 41.06 and longitude 62.14 which army " officials said was approximately 700 miles east of New York. The message said: ..- ,... "Shin leaking In flreroom. - Fire- room flooded. Steam not sufficient to operate pumps. Assistance requested. Northwestern gale blowing." Shortly afterward another message reported that the White Star liner Cedrlo was standing, by., DEPORT THE RED AGITATOR, ADVISES VICE-PRESIDENT ASKS FOR ASSISTANCE. NEW YORK. Jan. IS. Colonel Mitchell, In charge of the army trans- -port office, asked the naval authorities at Halifax to send tugs to the assist ance of the distressed vessel lmmt- Ldlately. , Three revenue cutters from the Bos ton district, two destroyers from New-, port and two army transports. North ern Paciflo and the Martha Washing ton, have been ordered to proceed im. , mediately to the assistance ot the Powhattan, Colonel Mitchell an' nounced. The transports Northern Faclflo and the Martha Washington, homeward bound from Europe with the last con tingents ot the American expedition ary forces from Brest also were no tified. DAYTONA, Fla., Jan. 1. Expu!- slon of foreign-born agitators, includ ing naturalized aliens, adoption of tns English language throughout the na tion and more religion among the. people of tha United States, were ad vocated by Vice President Marshall today. The vice president was speaking at the dedication of the Pea body audi torium at Daytona Beach. There al ready are laws which would permit deportation of naturalized aliens, he asserted. "J - ' "When such a man took the oath of naturalization,' said Mr. Marshall, "It rvcre to uphold the institutions MEXICAN IS FOUND ; GUILTY OF MURDER of our government. It he does -not do this, he swore to a He and we ought to take away his papers and deport him and I believe there is enough law In the country to do it." . Speaking on religion, the vice presi dent urged that its tenets be follow ed in the home and government, "If a man nowadays just shaves the door of the penitentiary without get ting in, we think he's a pretty good citizen," he satd. Johnny goes to Sunday school while father stays at home and reads the Sunday aupple how long it will be before be can stsjN oan newspapers was responsible for t home cod real the tor-srs, too." 'the Erabo murder. GEORGETOWN. Tex... -Tan. 18. Juan Chaballa, a Mexican, was found . guilty of murder and sentenced to death today in connection with the murder ot Anataccio Brabo, Ms wife , and year old daughter, Mexicans -near Jarrell last &ontb. The murder of the Braboa became of more than local interest when a . Mexico city declared "tha sheriff and the judge" had reported their inabil ity apprehended the slayer. The J newspaper declared that hatred for . jf