HINES AND PECK MUST TRY AGAIN Wilson Directs Reopening of Price Question Jd A CABLEGRAM TO REDFIELD r——— ann a Chalrman Peek, Of The Industrial Board, Will Take Up The Questicn With The Railroad Adminis tration Without Delay. Washington. —The Industrial Board of the Department of Commerce and the Rallroad Administration has been directed by President Wilson to re open discussion of price stabilisation and endeavor to ind a common ground on which they can agree. Chairman Peek made the announce- ment that the board would take up the guestion with the Railroad Administra tion immediately, but any action prob ably will have to wait the return of Director General Hines next week from an inspection trip in the West, The President's cablegram was ad: dressed to Secretary Redfield and in his absence the text of it was not made public. Mr. Redfield, after a conference with Mr. Peek, Assistant Secretary Sweet and Solicitor Thur man, cabled the President last Fri day, asking whether the board should go out of existence because of the refusal of the Railroad Administra- tion to accept a new schedule of steel prices arranged with the industry, or should continue quiescent until the President returned and a new plan of action should be worked out. The President's action is accepted generally ag meaning that the of stabilizing prices by agreed reduc | tions from war tinued. Springfield, Mass. — Commerce William C. spoke here, commenting © message from President Wi reopening of the disc stabilization, said that from the President was telephon him by his secretary last night. “Providing the was rectly transmitted to me” he “1 bel it is safe to prophecy that | the policy of stabilizing sgreed reduction from war levels will be continued. 1 can make no definite | comment, however, until | cablegram myself.” policy levels will be con Secretary of | Redfield, who | n the ison cable | on the ussion of price the statement | ed to i Cor | said statement feve prices by | read the | FOREIGN TRADE STILL GROWS. American Exports And Imports Both | Increase. Washington. -— Continued increase in the foreign trade of the United States | was shown in statistics jost made | public by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce ¥xports in March were valued at $6 305,000,000, as | compared with 3588000000 in Febru ary this year and 523,000,000 n March of last year. For months of the fiscal year ending with March the exports were worth $4 961,000,000, approximately $600,000,000 | more than the corresponding period of last vear. i Imports for March totaled $268,000. | 000, as against $235.000,000 in Febru: ary and $242.000,000 a year ago. In nine months the imports have been worth $2.201.000,000, compared with $2.082.000,000 last year the nine | CROSSED U. S. IN 19 HOURS. New Record Claimed For Macaulay. Americus, Ga.—A new record for | transcontinental airplane travel in | claimed by aviation officials of South- | er Field here for Major T. C. Ma caunlay. of Forth Worth, Texas, who flew to Jacksonville, Fla., on the last leg of a eross-country tour from San Diego, Cal. Major Macaulay left here early ing at Jacksonville and returned here at soon after for Fort Ma jor Arviy at 8.40 o'clock, it He lsft Worth. According to Bouther Field officials, Major Macaulay traveled from San Diego, Cal, to Jacksonville in 19 hours, flying time. an average of 137 miles per hour. He made four stops | wt Tucson, Sweotwater, Fort Worth and Americus, 14 YANKS KILLED IN CRASH, Troop Trains In Collision Near Le Mans, France. Paris. Fourteen American and six French soldiers were killed when an express train carrying American troops crashed into a stationary train with French soldiers on furlough near le Mans. Twenty-five Amer. feans and 22 Frenchmen were in Jured. Le Mans is In the depart. ment of the Sarthe, west of Paris. CLASH IN TRANSLYVANIA. Rumanian Troops Ordered To Advanée On Hungarians, Bucharest. The Rumanian Cevern. ment announces that at the request of inhabitants of Transylvania, who com. plained of ill treatment at the hands of the Hungarians, Rumanian troops in Transylvania have been ordered to advance. The troops, It fs sald, will occupy the territory allotted to Ru mania by the Supreme War Couneil in Paris. —————————— THE RAINBOW MEK HOMEWARD BOUND Due at New York and Newport News April 27. cssaton. ARE ABOARD FOUR WARSHIPS The Transperts Matelka, Antigone And Cape May Also Are On The Way Over With Troops. Washington — More than 4,500 of- ficers and men of the 424 (Rainbow) Division were included in troops an- sounced by the War Department ax having sailed from France. The Rainbow Division men are aboard four warships—the battleships Min- nesota and South Carolina, due at Newport News this week, and the eruisers North Carolina and Montana, due at New York about the same time. The units announced about as hav- ing sailed include the headquarters of the 83d Infantry Brigade, which i= commanded by Brigadier General Frank M. Caldwell; the 187th Infan try. which was formerly the 4th Ala bama Infantry; the 151st Machine Gun Battalion, originally eomposed of three companies of the 2d Georgia Infantry, and the 117th Signal Bat- talion, which, when it went overseas was made up of Missourl troops. The battleship Minnesota has aboard the 151st Machine Cnn Bat- talion complete; Companies I, and M of the 167th Infantry; a casual! com pany each from Connecticut and New York, and two casual officers The battleship South Carolina is the 117th Field Signa! Bat panies, The cruiser North Carolina the field and ters and supply has on staff, headquar companies, medical th Infantry; casual companies for The cruiser Montana is carrying the £3d Infantry 3d Battalion Head Gun Company, and and K, of casual OM- gadier Gen the 2d and chine Brigade; 167th Infantry; 16 among whom is Bri The transport Matoika sailed April for Newport News with Base 17, 62, 67 and 68 wuation Hospitals Nos. 1, 2 Detachment, Headquarters 65th Infantry Brigade; 110th Supply ist Bat- talion; sanitary detachments and Companies A to D, inclusive, of the 346th Infantry; three convalescent three casual com- Ev; panies The transport Antigone 16th for Newport 110th Field Rigmal Battalion; 110th Samitary Train; Field Hospitals 137. 13%, 13% and 140, also sailed talions. The War Department also an- that the Headquarters and Detachments and companies inclusive, of the 12th Engi- were aboard the {transport Cape May, due at New York April 20th. instead of the 168th Engineers, as previously announced. Medical Beers, TELEGRAPH TICKS. More than 1600 coal miners in Ar kansas are on strike. A State-wide prohibition federation haz been formed in Kentucky. General Felix Diaz is raising an army of revolutionary troops in Mex. ico. Four Internal were ambushed Kentucky. Revenue officers by moonshiners in nounced that a vote is being taken throughout the country by telephone employes to force the government rec egnition of the employes’ unions, with & nation-wide strike as the alterna. tive. Dr. Robert L. Keally, executive secre. gary of the Association of American Colleges, announced that he had eabled to the French government that EDO additional scholarships for French girls for the academic year of 1819-20 had been offared by American institu. tions. John I. Lewia, acting president of the United Mine Workers of America, at a conference with W. ID. Hines, ii rector General of Railroads, renewed his protest against the government's policy In purchasing fuel for the trans. portation lines. A Federal Grand Jury in New York indicted Louis Roumangnoe, Benja- min H. Mendoza, George Breen and John (0. Bryant, promoters of the Tux- yam Star Ol Cerporation, charging sonspiracy to defrapd. Federal indictments ware returned against Dr. Edward A. Rumely, for mer owner and editor of the New York Mail and his attorneys, charging them ernment. The Missinsippl Valley Waterways Association began a twoday conven: Aerial Service for Passengers Mail and Merchandise BIRDMEN MEET NEXT MONTH Big Convention Of Pan-American Aeronaute Will Stimulate Enlist. ments In The U., 8. Air Service. Atlantic City, New Jersey, will be the mecoa for a large gathering of foreign countries, od by the first Pan-American pautics Convention, which there in May. UU. 8. Air Service, Military Aeronau- tics, now stationed in the administra Flying School, SAYS: “The Pan-American Convention and exhibition to be at Atlantic City May will bring American people the wonderful ress of aviation. The work of craft during the war establishes practicability insures the creation in this country of a complete aerial service, connecting all cities and towns for the transpor tation of persons, mail and merchan dise. “Before the close of dently predict this service full operation, with extensions to countries on this hemisphere. In I'nited States trunk lines will lished acposs the country which place every city and town within hours from some twenty-four distrib uting points, Once created and in op eration our extensive line could tection Southerfield, Georgia, air its 1620 1 confi will be in all the he estab will const he put under complete pre from anion. Thousands of aviators in and out of are now waiting to jo operation of an aerial service “The gz ment thousand men to for on bound to receive a quick here is an opportunity immediately assigned to service and of the number who certain exam ing and balloon pilc ing instruction. This liberal equivalent to a one or three college course in seronautics, and may become expert in all branches aviation, and if qualified missioned or even a commissioned of ficer In addition te regular pay quarters and rations, extra begins with instructions to op erate the aircraft men wanted is limited to @iftean thou sand for the entire country, quick ap plication to the nearest recruiting offi will be necessary before the priv ilege is withdrawn. “Everybody directly and interested in aviat should any possible § college trained the service for Vern calls enlist in air service ¢ or three years’ who pass inati will be given fiy offer is YOArs a Donon ion bition in order to keep abreast with the times and become familiar with the development of aircraft for de feuse and commercial uses and wit ness the demonstrations of the world's greatest airplane nviators, fly, and balloon pllots safl to the lantic air port from all over country.” At BURLESON’ 8 REMOVAL URGED. To Wilson. Brunswick, Ga Removal from was requeated of President Wilson In a resolution adopted at the annual of Labor. Workers’ Union and charged that trical tives, representa Mr. Burle. under Fedarsl unfair to organized “unfair to telophone and been unreasonably increased.” graph lines BOLSHEVIK POST WIPED OUT. Russians Kill Or Capture 54 Out Of 60. On the Archangel front Loyal London. —- tachment of the Army raided a Bolshevik post. virtual iy wiped out the garrison of 60 men and captured two machine guns, an official statement from the British War Office says. Only six men out of the garrison of the post succeeded In escaping. The Russian casualties were two killed and five wounded. | WASHINGTON Members of the Chilean Financial Mission now in Washington accepted an invitation from the United States Chamber of Commerce to attend the convention of the chambers of com: merce of the county at St. Louis, from April 290 to May 1, as guests of the national organization. Revision of some features of the Vie tory Liberty Loan campaign is under consideration as a result of complaints against activities on Bunduye and holy days of the church calendar. WITH THE JAPS —————————————— Affair In Siberia Will Be Amicably Adjusted ————— SECRETARY POLK EXPLAINS Ne American Troops Were With The Japanese Ferce When It Was Practically Wiped Out By The Russians. Washington Acting Becretary of State Polk authorized the statoment that no serious questions were pend. ing between the United States and that minor fssues arising from the situation in Siberia und the recent trouble at Tien Tsin, as well as Peace would bu in any way straining the relations between the wo countries. Mr. Polk said therg bad been many rennational reports recently that were unjustified. This statement followed clo Acting Secretary sely one by Crowell at the War Department specifically denying report that Major Gen Graves, commanding States forces in Siberia, reported the fallure of American troops to ald the Japanese in a re cent engagement was due to the fact that the Japaneses had shot down won en aud children, It was disciosed ment in question, which has subject of various dispatches Viedivostok and Tokio, was fought at Habarovsk on February 25 by a Anese unit agaiust General Horvath ary commanders with Allies bave cooperated American troops were in time. The erally was wiped out eral WW, B. United the had that the engage been Lhe from Jap revoiters against one of the whom the that n« vicinity and the at the Japanese force Ii patches from the ion that to go to es. It wis Some unofficial dis East have created the Americans stood b sfusing the i ww 3 offic fact fri piven in ally explained that as a matter of the commander had asked for cooperation in advance and ordered the after being informed could not Japaneae expedition that participate in an upon peopie who Were net rec BE enemies or Bo iks General Graves’ report, this state of facts =aid against General Horvath by alleged atrocities, such as the ing of women aod children. The ble eppears te have been local, ever, and officials of both the and war departments regard the at titude of General Graves as enticely proper The American commander had very positive instructions when be went Siberia to refrain from interfering with controversies and political movements The policies of the Un unaided Rtinch ghey outlining the revolt kin trou in local tions in Siberia afd the reasons for the presence of Allied Viadivistok, it was officially stated, are the same, although there difference of opinion as to the extent te which the troops should be used An understanding on this point is ex: pected, but it was pointed out that in the meantime the local situation might result in questions arising that would have te be settled through conference of the military commanders on the ground or by dip lomatic agencies, TRAPPED ON SEA'S BOTTOM, Many Submarines Stuck There, clares Admiral Sims. Kew York-—Rear Admiral Sime who commanded the American fleet during its wartime activities in Eu ropesn waters, there were “205 at the bottom of the sea” at the Bond Club, a Victory ganization, he said the many submarines stuck on the bot tom with indications showing many of the men e¢aceht inside either itted suicide aor killed each other.” Loan or- fleet “found FIRST MINISTER 10 POLAND, Named. Paris Gibson, secretary of the American Em: Poland, was announced by Premier Paderewski, of Poland. recent recognition of Poland by the United States. He will be one of the firat diplomatic representatives to the newly formed state, i A HALA SU HAM cuT OFF HAND; 6 MONTHS Effort To Eecape Army Service Lands Farmer In Cell. Cape Girardeau, Mo. Albert Wheel: ing, a farmer of Holcomb, Mo, who pleaded guilty here in the United Blates District Court to having chopped off his left hand with an ax, July 21 last, to evade military service, was sentenced to six months in prison by Federal Judge Dyer. Wheeling is 25 years old. SLAY 2,000 CIVILIANS Horrble Crime Revealed By Red Cross Agents SHOT DOWN IN COLD BLOOD Si — Evidences ©Of Horrible Atrocities Churches And Monasteries Looted And Priests Slain ~Reign Of Terror, Omsk. ——Indisputable evidonos of the massacre by the Bolsheviki of more than 2,000 civilians in and nea: the town of Oss has been obtained by Messrs. Bimmonds and Bmerson and Dr. Rudolph Teusler, of the Amer ican Red Cross, who have just re turned from Perm, Osa and other ve occupied Russian territory. Approx imately 500 persons were killed at Oss und 1500 in the surrounding districts Osa, which had a population of 10, 000, was so denuded of males by the Dolsheviki that General Casagrande upon the occupation of the town, was for men to administer civic in addition to securing documentary evidence the Red Cross officials witnessed the ex huming of scores of victims from trenches, where they were somelimes several deep In graves re the digging of THASBRACTe and tho Lhrity affairs verbal vealed by The cation, of the which tention of minate, The evidences dogs. thout were was WW provo victims intelligent class wus the and iatter it the Bolaheviki to exter discloses almost un hinkable atrocities A economies had atizgined a shop. WEE required io rubies pay 5000 be cause he could not nan was shot be wns because he lived in & # and jur doctors a All att and ware not rie ists were killed whose Services required for the moment, we inanuner A womar ons had omm fs ¥ Lg fat She re disposed of in a simila whose mod and (wi applied m ws 0 thelr they had been sealing her informed COMIDISRART heen the r informatic WAS Perm issar fo told After rej mes laken i visit several t she was that if she bothered the again she Leen would be shot as they had The body of a woman was exhume and identified in the presence of t Americans as the wife of her clothing, Another woman was com her murdered sons for the amuse A wife, required to pay 1.000 rubles for the release of her husband, bor rowed 800 and paid it over returned with the remainder, and then informed that heen shot There were scores of sun were killed without her CAR All form of a trial The Soviet called a meeting, pre pared lists of those to die. The houses prescribed were visited by squads, the smashed in and the victims dragged 10 the edge of the town and dig their own graves. Those A wmurvivor testified that he had sean men thrown into a pit and buried alive. This test/mony has been con by bodies exhumed, the clenched hands of which were cling ing to the mud &t the bottom of the The only spark of humanity dis belongings of the residents, instances where there was a small children, in some family of the family was per mitted to retain one cow out of sev eral. Occasionally a peasant was al lowed to keep his work horse, PERSHING HIGHWAY. Permanent Organization Effected At Lincoln, Lincoln, Neb. Permanent organiza “Pershing Highway,” to ex from coast to coast, in honor of B. A. George, of Lincoln, was elect L. A. Naris, of San Francisco, second and W. 8 Whitten, of Lincoln, secretary and treasurer. Boy LEFT TRAIL To DEATH. Allled Woman, Fired Six Buildings And Wounded Officer. Marion, Ky. 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