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FURTHER NEGOTIATION
GOVERNMENT WILL ATTEMPT
TO OBTAIN MODIFICATION OF
EXTRADITION TERMS TREATY
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Well Informed Persons Deny That a Govern
mental Crisis Exists - Prussian Cabinet En
dorses National Cabinet's Attitude - German
Airmen Detailed to Accompany Entente Com
Mission of Control Have Refused to Perform
Duties.
(liv Associated l'rn. i
BEULIN, Feb. 0-Premier Bauer in
uonfereneo with party leaders tomorrow
will probably deterniiue whether the na
tional assembly will be called to consid
er tho extradition situation.
Persons well informed deny the exis
tence of a governmental crisis and the
Prussian cabinet has unanimously en
dorsed the national cabinet's attitude,
which is unaltered. Thbj may be re
garded as a symptom of the spirit in
which the entente demands are being
met, all prominent politicians condemn
ing the allied edict.
A member of the government is quot
ed by the press us ' saying :
"The government is still endeavoring
to find a way out by further negotia
tions. ".
It is believed that the government will
.attempt to obtain a modification of the
peace treaty respecting extradition. If
it is unsuccessful it will, so to speak, fold
its arms and let events take their own
course, according to prevalent 'opinion.
Already, it is reported, the German air
.mes detailed to accompany the entente
commission of control have . refused to
perform their duties.
A scrutiny of the extradition list
whows that Belgium and France have de
manded the surrender of all the German
gonerals who commanded on the west
front in 1914 except General von Terrin
gen. Why tho grand Duke of Hesse is
listed is a mystery, says the Tageblatt.
as he only onco visited the front.
AN IGNOMINY TO WHICH NO
GERMAN WOULD SUBMIT
BERLIN, Fub. 6 Field Marshal von
Ituelow told the Lokal Anzeiger today
that Germans whose names are on the
list of those whose extradition is de
manded by the allies "only did their
duty to the fatherland," and that extra
dition was ignominy to which "no Ger
man would voluntarily submit."'
The field marshal declared he would
never place himself at the disposal of
the entente nations and expressed the be
lief that most of the commandrs named
In the allied list would take the same
view.
It is understood that meetings ui army
and navy commanders were held on Jan
uary 7 and it was, unanimously eon
Juded that evasion of the extradition
clause of the Versailles treaty was en
tirely compatible with German honor
and that no one must voluntarily sur
render. Legal objections should be
lodged against Qrdera for the arrest of
any of tho commanders, it was decided
at these meetings. The government has
issued to the press a proclamation re
iterating its opposition to- the extradition
. demand, and declaring it cannot be ful
filled by this or any other government.
Even if the present government is
forced to give way to a new cabinet com-
. posed of independent socialists or other
factions the same situation will 1 pre
vail, it is aaid. -
The covering note and the official list
has not been received here and the un
official list which was sent to Berlin, does
not afford a bis is for even superficial
consideration of the offense charged
against the listed men. It is not im
probable the government will promptly
, get in touch with the national assembly,
which is 'ex per ted to reconvene next week,
although it adjourned until the end of
the month. .
SWITZERLAND TO FOLLOW
t , HOLLAND'S EXAMPLE.
GENET A, Feu 6 Swiss federal au
thorities, tit' is reported, will follow the
precedent set by Holland in dealing with
demands from the ' allies for the exra
ditioa of Germans -who are in this coun
try. Former Crown Prince Ruppreeht
of Bavaria, aa well as several minor of
ficials on the extradition list, are now
in Switzerland.
HUlt POSITION EXPLAINED
IN NOTE OF JANUARY 25
LONDON, Feb. 5 The German chan
cellor, Gustav Baeur, in a statement to
the pres said, according to. a Berlin
wireless message here:
"Oar standpoint was explained in the
note of January -", and we again em
phasize it. lint we. shall strictly avoid
any provocation .
"For this reason the government re
grets that Baron von Lersner refused to
forward the entente note. In any such
actum the interests of the whole nation
must be decisive, and not the 'honor of
a single individual."
I'ihe German note of January 2li beg
ged the allies to renounce execution of
nrticle 2-H of the peace treaty, request
ing the surrender of jwrsohs accused of
acts in violation of the laws and customs
of war. The note affirmed that the ex
ecution of article 228 would infallibly
cause political and economic troubles,
which would, have a serious effect on the
production of the nation. German gov
ernment proposed that the trial of such
persons be held in Germany with tho pa
ticipation of allied representatives.
IMPOSSIBLE TO SURRENDER
THE MEN DEMANDED
BERLIN, Wednesday, Feb. 4 Sur
render of the men demanded -by the al
lies is impossible, the Associated Press
was informed by a member of the gov
ernment at the conclusion of tonight's
cabinet session .
The cabinet meetiug, which lasted
several hours, was attended by Mathias
Erzlierger. the vice premier and minis
ter of finance, whose apearance was
his first at a meeting of the ministry
shu-e he was tliot in the shoulder in thf
recent attempt of a former cadet to
assassinate him.
Rumors that a crisis was ininding
in the government are declared by the
Lokal Anzieger to be groundless. The
cabinet members are in complete agree
ment on Germany's policy, the nevs
paper avers.
It is learned that in addition to the
names previously given, the extradition
list includes the names of Frederick von
Ingonohl,' Djemal I'asha, former Turkish
minister of war, Rupert von Gipper aud
Admiral von Schoeder, former command
er of the naval corps. These men were
demanded unanimously.
The list received in Berlin contains ap
proximately 900 names. Fully 80 per
cent of the men are unknown even to
the general public of Germany.
Faulty transmission resulted in gross
misspellings and the omission of initials
and other marks of identification to in
dicate the respective persons meant, while
names like Mueller and Schmidt recur a
score of times.
France and Belgium each demand the
surrender of 334 men; England 97; Po
land 57; Rumania 41; Serbia four and
Italy 25.
There is one woman on the list, Frau
Elsa Scheiner, who is wanted for alleged
mistreatment of French women at a Ger
man concentration camp.'
The 'appearance of the name of Count
von Bernstorff. former German ambassa
dor to the United States, is accounted
for here by his connection with Bolo
Pasha, executed in France in 1918 as a
traitor.
COUNCIL DEFERS SENDING
f NOTE TO GERMANY.
PARIS, Feb., 6. Consideration of the
new note to be sent to Germany as a re
sult of the failure of her representatives
here to transmit the list of accused Ger
mans demanded for extradition by the
allies was deferred by the council of
ambassadors today until evening because
Lord Birkenhead, the British lord high
chancellor, and Sir Gordon Hewart, the
attorney general, were delayed ia their
journey from London by fog in the Eng
lish channel.
DIRECTS ATTENTION TO
BIG BEND DISTRICT.
EL PA80, TEX, Feb. 6. The senate
subcommittee investigating -Mexican con
ditions today directed its attention chief
ly to outlawry in the Big Bend district
of Texas, where, witnesses testified, mur
der and looting have been frequent.
, The testimony which so far has been
confined to persona who have been vic
tims of Mexican depredations on both
sides of the border win be extended o
include army officers who have seen bor
der setviee, it was Indicated today.
NEW ENGLAND SWEPT
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
DIRECTORS MEET
Committees Appointed to Con
sider Several ImDortajit Mat
ters J. O. White Elected
National Councilor.
i
Motor express service through Gastonia, !
hydro-electric power problems, taxation
questions ami other matters of great im- i
porVmce to Gastonia were Riven full
consideration (at a two ho;irs scssi n of
the board of director! of the Gastunla
Cliani'lier of Commerce held at t!.e offices
Thursday afternoon.
Three members of the ('iiaiiilwi- of Com-
merce have died since the preceding
meeting of the beard. A committee con
sisting of J. O. White, Joe S. Wray, and
1). M. Jones was named to draft suitable
resolutions on the death of II. Beeler
Moore, a committee consisting of Wade
S. Buice. R. C, Patrick and S. A. Kobtn
Bon regarding the death of A. Meek Bar
nett and a committee composed of J. II.
Kennedy, J. W. Culp and J. Flay Bess j
concerning the death of D. (!." Huckner. j
Rumors that the recent decision of the
supreme court in the case of the North
Carolina Public Service Company and
Salisbury and Spencer Railway Company
versus the Southern Power Company
might have a deterring effect on indus
tral development using hydro-electric
power in North Carolina had reached tiie
chamber and to ascertain the exact status
of the matter a committee composed of
J. II. Separk, C. R. Armstrong and J.
Lev Robinson was selected to go careful
ly over the decision and make a report.
Z. B. Harry, C. M. Boyd and A. b.
Trakas were named to investigate ttie
proposed motor express service through
Gastonia and to decide what was best for
local interests in connection with the pro
Posh1 service.
Major A. L. Bulwiukle, S. N. Boyce
aud T. L. Craig were- named a committee
to consider the idea of inviting A. J.
Maxwell of the Stat Corporation Com
mission to come to Gastonia and to ex
plain the revaluation act.
It was decided to issue the suggestions
received from the membership in the re
cent questionnaire in the form of a bat
lot to enable the members to vote upon
the ideas listed so as to ascertain the de
sire of the majority as to what may be
the most important matters to take up
first.
J. (). White was elected national
councilor to represent the Chamber of
Commerce in the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States for the year 1920.
The meeting was attended by Press
dent Fred L. Smyre, Second Vice Presi
dent 8. A. Hobinson, Treasurer S. N.
Boyce, and Directors Wade 8. Buice. C.
P. Grav. A. E. Woltz and J. O. White.
LOOKING FOR FIVE
PROFESSIONAL KILLERS
By The Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Feb. 6 Five alleged pro
fessional killers from New York and one
from Buffalo were sought today by
the Chicago police and officials from the
state's attorney's office as the probable
murderers of "Moss" Enright, notorious
labor feudist and gunman who was shot
to death here Tuesday night.
Enright was the latest victim of labor
union feuds here in which 23 meu have
been killed.
About two weeks before Enright was
killed "five men were imported from
New York" according to the police, who
said , they came here with Mike Caroxzo,
president of the Chicago street sweep
er's union. The men could not be foun 1
after the killing.
Carozzo, a protege of "Big Tim"
Murphy, aaid to have been Enright 'a
chief rival in labor union feuds, was ar
rested, but waa released late last night.
George Kenny, secretary to the state's
attorney, left for New York last night,
to make an investigation. lie will ask
the aid of the New York police depart
ment. Search also was instituted by the po
lice for "Tommy The Wop," said to be
"a professional killer from Buff aid, N.
Y. " The police announced they also
would investigate a recent visit by Car
oxzo to Boston, and Bridgeport, Conn.
ILL LUCK PURSUES
HIM TO THE LAST.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 6
Frank E. Johnson, negro dining car chef,
who was slightly injured in the wreck
of the Southern express train here yes
terday along with 13 others, was straek
by another train and killed last night
while standing on tho tracks at Dead
Man's Curve watching the wrecking
crew, jack his dining ear back on the
rails. ...
ITALIAN NEWSPAPER
SAVAGELY ATTACKS U. S.
Says United States Did Not En
ter War Until Western Eu
rope Was Out of Danger and
Took Care 'That Germany
j
should Not Be Trampled
Upon and Impoverished.
(By The Associated Press.)
ROME, Wednesday, Feb. 4 America
is savagely attacked by the Epoca, which
today prints a lengthy comment on Sec
retary Glass' letter relative to further
credits to Euroieaii countries.
"Secretary Glass," the newspaper
says, "does not take into consideration
that fact that America did not partici
pate in the war uutil western Europe
was out of danger and that the United
States took good care that Germany
should not be excessively trampled upon
and impoverished, she being an excel
lent American client. With the excep
tion of the I western part of Europe the
so-called 'peoples peace' seems to be a
prelude to new slaughter. Confronted
with this situation Europe is asked to
disarm completely while America plans
the augmentation of her fleet by spend
ing a billion dollars annually. Is 'dis
armament possible when Russian bol
shevism, originally anti-militarist, has
transformed itself into a ferociously ag
gressive power f
"Russia is in the league with Ger
many, which is organizing an army for
the former hoping to overturn the peace
of Versailles. Invasion and destruction
of the Polish republic would be a spark
that would kindle a new fire which
would reduce the treaty to ashes. There
fore disarmament is possible if Russia
is the first to do so, nnd why not the
United States?"
WILL SELL GERMAN
PASSENGER LINERS
(By The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6r-8ul)l,orU'1
by President Wilson, the shipping board
plans to proceed with the sale of the.
former German passenger liners notwith
standing the object ion of the war de
partment on the ground that some of tho
vessels were needed in the army trails
port reserve.
Shipping interests have been invited to
send representatives to Washington next
week, Chairman Payne said, when the
ships will be offered for sale at auc
tion. Private bids for the liners al
ready have been received by the ship
ping board but they have been held in
abeyance to determine if the bids repre
sent a fair market value of the vessels.
The shipping board stipulates that all
bids must be subject to the approval of
the board as to each ship.
To meet the objection of the war de
partment. Chairman Payne declared that
provision would be made to keep the
vessels under the American flag and sub
ject to the call of the war department in
case of a national emergency.
FAMOUS "STRONG ARM"
POLICEMAN RETIRES
(By Associated Press.;
NEW YORK. Feb. 6. New York city
lost one of its famous" strong arm" po
licemen today when Patrolman Selg
("Ajax") Whitman retired after a
picturesque career of 26 years. The 56-year-old
veteran, who was known na
tionally as a strong man was injured
more than a score of times in halting run
away horses and received official com
mendation for his bravery seven times.
He , will receive an annual pension of
$950.
He was chosen ten years ago to form a
strong arm ' ' squad to break up the no
torious "Car barn gang" which was
then terrorizing narlera. The gangsters
landed either in jail or in the hospital.
"Ajax" gave exhibitions of strength
on a tour with fee late John L. Sullivan
before the boxing champion fought
Jake" Kilrain. Among his noted
feats were pushing a loaded freight car
weighing more than 12 tons and lifting
by his teeth a hogshead of water upon
which stood several men. He was credit
ed with lifting a 1,030 pound dumbell
with his teeth and also with successfully
withstanding the efforts of a score of
men pulling a long rope, one end of which
he held between his teeth.
, ....
Influenza Reports.
According to reports filed by the phy
sicians of the city at 5 o'clock Thursday
afternoon and sent by City Manager W.
J. Alexander to the State? Board of Health
last night, there were only six new cases
of influejua during the 24-hour period
ending at 5 p. m. Thursday, February 3.
These were all colored people.
BY FIERCE
STORM CAUSES
LOSS OF OVER $2,000,000
ON NORTH ATLANTIC COAST
Trail of Destruction and Suffering Left In Wake
of Blizzard Which Blanketed Territory In
Snow and Ice - 39 Ships Ask For Location
Houses Washed to Sea and Towns Inundated
New York Is Slow to Recover Army Tank
Pushes Stalled Trolley Cars.
I (By The Associated Press.)
J NKW YORK, Feb. 6. The gale and
I unusually high tides which have lashed
j the north Atlantic coast for the last two
days, accompanied by a buzzard which
blanketed most of the territory with
snow and ice, were gradually subsiding
early today, leaving a trail of destruc
tion and suffering in their wake.
Estimates of the property-damage run
well beyond the two million dollar mark.
A number of vessels were reported in
distress and several Long Island sound
steamers were prisoners in ice "jams. The
wireless station at New York police
headquarters early today had received
messages from 39 ships asking for the
location. Points along the New Jersey
coast, especially Atlantic City and Sea
Bright, were hardest hit. Houses were
inundated. Resorts along the Long Isl
and shore near Nsw York were heavily
damaged.
Railroad traflic improved during the
morning, although trains were still be- j
hind in their schedules. j
New York was slow to recover from
the blow dealt by the storm king. Trar
fic conditions were still chaotic early to
day and the streets piled high with
snowdrifts. A shortage of snowshovelers
and the threatened strike of the few
thousand that were working agitated the
strict cleaning department.
The shortage of .coal caused consider
able apprehension; Transportation com
panies said they ha only a few days
supply on hand and that they would be
1'orcfd to suspend operations unless their
bunkers were speedily replenished. Bar
ges laden with coal are tied up at Jersey
points by ice floes.
One of the novelties of the storm was
the use of an army tank to push stalleu
trolley cars.
NEW ENGLAND RECOVERING.
(By The Associated Press)
BOSTON, Feb. 6. All energies were
directed in New England today to re
covering from the effects of the severest
blizzard in a decade. With transporta
tion demoralized and telephone and tele
graph service considerably impaired, in
dustrial and community life was para
lyzed except in northern Vermont, whicn
alone was spared the fury of the storm.
The snow averaged froqi 10 to 12 inch
es in (depth and drifted badly.
Nearly .'0 trains were reported stalled
throughout New England last night, the
majority in the vicinity of thisNiity. A
mong them was the Merchants' Limited
from New York, stalled seven miles out
side Providence.
The freight problem was considered
serious today, especially because of the
seven days' strike of freight handlers
here, which was ended yesterday. Rail
road officials announced that right of way
would be given to milk and other perish
able goods.
No vessel sailed from this port yester
day and but one arrived. Vineyard Ha
ven and Nantucket were completely cut
off from the mainland.
PRINCESS ANNE RUNS
AGROUND IN HEAVY STORM
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 The steamship
Princess Anne of the Old Dominion line,
carrying 32 iiassengers and a crew of
72 from Norfolk, Vs., to New York, ran
aground one mile off the coast at Rock
away Point on Long Island in a heavy
storm early today and sent out 8. O.8.
calls for assistance. Tugs from army
transport headquarters at Hoboken,
wrecking tugs and a police patrol boat
went to the aid. of the stranded vessel.
Wireless reports said that Captain
Seav, of the Princess Anne had been
seriously injured but no details were giv
en. The vessel 's position was considered
serious on account of the gale that had
lashed the coast for the past two days.
A stiff northerly wind and biting rain
added, discomfort to the situation.
Members of the coast guard at Rock way
Beach endeavored to launch a boat to
go to the steamer but gave up the at
BUZZARD
PROPERTY
tempt when giant rollers nearly battered
the craft to pieces.
In resjKmse to a wireless inquiry from
police headquarters, the Princess Ana re
torted that she was not in immediate1
danger of breaking up. She requested,
however, that her passengers be taken off
by tugs as soon as possible.
Advices from the stranded ship sent '
through coast guard - observers shortly
after 10 a. m. were that the hull waa-'
badly strained through the pounding of
the surf and that number 3 hold was full
of water but there was no water ia .
holds No. 1 of 2.
The sea was running high and word
has been sent to the coast guard to send
all available assistance. . ;
The keeper of the Roekaway station
reported that he had loaded his surfae
boat onto a larger vessel and would put .
out around Roekaway Point to deep .
water where the lifeboat would be launch
ed to approach the stranded ship fr
the off-shore side.
The passengers were said to be
fortable.
Two navy tugs and a coast guard cut
ter were standing by the disabled ship
ami other vessels were approaching her.
ANOTHER 24 HOURS .
OF STORM FORECASTED
WASHINGTON, Feb, 0 Another 84,
hours of snow and high wnda along the
Atlantic coast frem Maryland to Maine,
was forecast today by the weather bu
reau. The peak of the storm is now in New
England, where the heaviest fall of snow
in the east this winter 20 inchee--waa
recorded in places. The fall of .snow
continued general from the Canadian
border to Central Virginia and covered
a path as far west as the upper Ohio
valley.
Damage resulting from the storm has
been heavy. High tides, heavy seas sad
high winds have wrought havoc at At
lantic coast resorts from . Georgia to
New England, places damaged includ
ing Atlantic City, Coney Island, Ocean
City, Maryland, Ocean View and Buck
roe Beach, Virginia, Wrightsville Beach,
North Carolina and Tybee Island.
Shipping also has suffered severer.
Many vessels are in distress all along the
coast .
Railroad traflic has been seriously in
terfered with, reports to the railroad ad- -ministration
showing- passenger trains
running far behind schedule and in many
sections freight trains blocked.
At the weather bureau it was said
that the centre of the storm had moved
so close to land that it waa possible bow -to
locate it as a short distance south
east of Nantucket, Mass. The storm is
moving northeastward and, it was said,
will now move a little more rapidly than
it has.
There has been no marked cold at any
point in the storm area, it was said at
the bureau, temperatures generally be
ing only a little below freezing point.
BARK IS WRECKED. (
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6 The bark
George W. Schofield was wrecked near
here by the storm. It went ashore near
Corson's inlet Wednesday night and to
day is high and dry on the beach.
The -Cedar Beach life saving crew yes
cued the erew after several hours spent ia
attempts to shoot a line into the vessel
so a breeches buoy could be operated.
The Schofield, which is owned by the
Southern Transportation Company, Bal
timore, will be a total loss.
Guards say the storm is unprecedented
in the history of the life saving service.
ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. . 6. Adjourn
ment until next Tuesday of the trial of
the five suspended socialist assemblymen,
found Albany today deserted .of connect,
witnesses and out-of-town spectator.
The prosecution has virtually closed It
case. - A few "odds.and ends" of vl
dence, .however, remain to be int rod need
before Ithe defense opens.