(i fcyzgjF, n Ps V "V THE WEATHER Washington, May 3. Cloudy tonight probably followed by rain tomorrow. TEJirEBATunn at men nop "3l 0 110 111 liai 1 I g- ;m .i r.'l 075 f.O 00 Jul Ol Y ,- u in VOL. V. NO. 198 uentttd public PublUheit.Dsllsr Except Sunday. Subscription Price (1 a Tear by Mill. Copyright. 101P. by Publlo Ledgtr Company. mb$zt NIGHt-EXTRA 1 . ,,MJ ' ' ?tf Ml N V ER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1919 Entered us Second-Class Halter TO GREET SOLDIER SONS AND BROTHER At 111 Pnnfftffir at lhlUrflnM. n. Unlftr the Act of March 8 1870. WITH VETERANS f i. -- OF "OLD FIRST" Transport, Flying Keystone En sign, Steaming to Dock Here liTTBOOPS MAY STAY ABOARD VESSEL UNTIL TOMORROW Delay in Debarkation Is Asked, Owing to Late Arrival at Landing Place The transport Maui is ncnrlng Its ibirth at the foot or snyucr nveuue, v!Hi Ihe whole cltv hiclflini? It welcome. Battle-scarrcd but happy and eager to parade in Philadelphia, the boys of the, old "Dandy First," now. the vet eran 10!)th Infantry of the Iron Divi sion, came up the Delnvvnre Btvor to day to a shrieking welcome of whistles on river craft and factories ashore. Reporters from the Evenino runuc Ledger boarded tlic Maui at Reedy Island, when the .federal nuarantinc tug fastened alongside. From the state f nuarnntlnc station at Marcus Hook, where the reporters were taken ashore to send in an advance account of the men aboard the homecoming transport, comes the first authentic news of the ,liard fighting regiment of Pennsylvania uoldiers. The Maui passed Marcus Hook at 12:150 o'clock. It may be expected at Its dock here by about 2 :30 or 3 o'clock v(liis afternoon, The men, aboard, from Philadelphia nnd Scranton, principally, are in splen did health and spirits, eager to 'get ( home, and eager to parade in Philn I I tlelnhia. l J Colonel William It. Dunlap, com- onnncnng omcer 0' we luutn since .March M.-. "If. sntil Itinf Clin niAmliora ef tliA fi.fr!.. , -w'jt uu.t. VIIUV ... ...... i.w..u V . . .. . V fc m . ment had taken a vote before leaving Franca as to whether or not (be regi- .ment should parade in this city. f "The men voted that they wanted ,to parade in rmiadelphta, said Colonel Dunlap as the Maui came up the river. "They felt that they owed "this to the $ 'people ,of Philadelphia. They are trc L mondously happy to get home again, (stand grateful for the welcome that the Pl city has provided for them." f L Itcturns With Wonderful Record The 100th comes home, with a won- Sifcrful record. The statistics exhibited ' proudly by the regiment's officers to rt tiay snows tnc regiment unci -uu cas- .(iflltlfs. in excess, of the full regimental NircDgru ns ic stoou on me morning ot Tuly 14. when tile Pennsylvauinns first went Into action. The regiment suffered heaviest, said Colonel Dunlap, in the actions ou the Mnrne, at the crossing of the Vcsle and iu the Argonnc. The roster shows thnt there were in nil .'17(11 casualties among the enlisted men alone. There were twenty-one offi cers and .17(5 enlisted men killed. There were crguty-four officers and 1833 en listed men wounded; four officers and -' men gassed; one officer nnd 570 men mining or nrisoncrs not. returned. I' 'Din rnnl.f amanf lie... d1.h .l.i. .l. .... ..(.,.... iiivub HOLS OlIVW lllUt. lllf 300th leccived during its service 121 4new officers and 4380 additional men to, fill gaps caused in its ranks by .Battle. pWI IImden wrot! ! fMMMki AT7-CFNTFARF ?i KP J .?- . ( POLICE BOATS OFF TOWELC0MEB0YS OF "DANDY FIRST" Officials Join Relatives as Transport Maui Enters River Nearing Home HUNDREDS OF RELATIVES ! TAX FACILITIES OF TUGS Bands Accompany Decorated Craft Wives and Mothers ' in Gay Mood Old First Regiment Units Docking Today Part of Philadelphia's old First Ilegiment. the pioneer of the Penii lwuiir. National Guard, will de bark from the trnnsport Maui, now nt Snyder nveniie whnrf, today or tomorrow. I'nits of Uic old Urst, now the 100th Infantry, on board, are: Regimental headquarters detach ment. Sanitary detncliineiit from head quarters of first two battalions. Ordnance detachment. Machine-Gun Company. Companies A, R, C, D, E, F, G, 1!. K nnd I,. In nil, .'liiTf! men of the old First will land today. Thp Maui also brought three of ficers and twenty men from the Fifty-fifth Infnntry Rrigadc Head quarters and fifteen officers of the 110th Infantry. . PRICE TWO CENTS I Germans at Peace Table Like Men "Bowed in Dust ADDM E NARAD 10 RANK F DRY Permission for Increased Trol ley Rate Brings Storm of Protest Wics ami mothers of the bojs of tliei "Dandy Firt" crowded the rnll of the river steamboat Springfield ns it steam ed from its dock at Race street wharf shortly aflrr 0 o'clock this morning to meet the transport Maul. I Sliorll, afterward, the Al,biMBp.Francs shunk BrQWn( Home with city ollicial, and members of thei f . Welcome-Home committee aboard, and) Again, Sees Little 'Wet" the police hand playing lively tunesi Sentiment in A. E. F. from the deck, put out into the river in I llO rmpL nf tlin C2,.fi.,nfinl(l Tlin nnlinn " fci"b'"'. - i'.." ..., ,.,,-., nr' i-niilnr mtiM wtAKT ur rnHiMot Faced Allies as if Cowed Br ockdorff-Rant- zau Almost Overcome Probably Will Sign Treaty Without Serious Objection CLINTON V. (JIUUCRT . luff rorrfHwnilent nf Hie KTnill.it IMbllr l.lfr "Mil the I'wre DfUctlon In Kurnpe lly Wireless CopurloUI. ISIS, In Vttblic Itdgtr o. I'arls, MaiT S.TIip nltitude of the hands. The (iermnns Mopped eight feel OermnuH is r-xnclly wlint it should be. inway. There eie no chairs, bo the according (,. .llrs Canibon, Fieneli meeting took plnce with nil .tnnditig." rhnlriimii of tho delegation which re-I After Hie Canibon report the Conn ected the German credentials. He so! oil of Ten decided to nllow the (ier- ITALIAN ENVOYS i BACK TO PIS QUESTION IS NOT SETTLED! BE Abote are .Mrs. K. Ifattersby, 11)11 Westmoreland street, to meet her son, and Mrs. C. Grimes, 783 SI. PtuI street, who lias two sons on the transport. Below: Sarah Grimes, ho awaits her soldier brother 50 MINERS OVERCOME BYGASFORMED'FROM FIRE IN DANGER ZONE Twenty Brought to Surface in Serious Condition Fate of Others Uncertain Only One Officer Unwoiinded Only one officer. Lieutenant David K. (Wutson, of 008 Locust avenue, Ger- nuantown, the son of Assistant Soliei , tor Watson, of this city, w'ent through rvery battle iinscratched. Another officer, also a Philadelphia!!, Captain Robert L. Frecnmu, 200 l'enu 'street, (termantonn, came out without n wound, but he was not In the battle of November 11, the morning of the iirnii Ntice signing. One of the heroes who came home with the regiment was Licutennnt Colonel Kdward J. Median, 1035 Itidgc avenue, who went to Frnuce ns n can- gt1rtnr and returned today as second in coniirund ot the regiment. Lieutenant uoiouci .Median was i awarded the Distinguished Service Willies-Harre, Pa., May :!. llluck damp, the deadly terror of the coal mines, overcame fifty men in the Not tingham mine, of the Lehigh and Wilkes-Ilarre Coal Company, at Ply mouth today. Twenty of the Mims had been brodght to the surface up to noon. None of thcin was dead, bit the rondition of eirtih man was serious. The fate of the remaining thirty is nhdefcrmined as yet. and the work of icscuc is being rapidly pushed. Fire occurred in the danger 7one yesterday and broke out afresh today. Men with water nnd hose gave battle to the flnmes. The black damp caused by the fire was present in great quan tities and the mcu began to fall in rows. ' Itescuers were quipkly organized. Helmet men went into the danger zone nnd begnu to carry out the victims. First-aid treatment was given in the mine, and nt the surface doctors and ambulances were waiting. w I 're Cilimlen tiolley riders nie piolesttng today ngain.st the return to n vol en cent fare. y The Public Service Hniluay Com pany will niiike the one-cent jump to liders effective nt midnight tonight It will lemniii until the Public I'tilitics Commission of New .Teisey np procs or disapproves the application for a yoiie-fnrc system, under an order issued today. The order also permits the continua tion of the one-cent initial transfer charge, which was not removed when the company reduced its fare to six cents ou April 1. A storm of protest followed the zonc-farc-plan announcement by the com pany more than n month ago. Official action wns tnken by the Camden Council to combat the plan. Charges were even made ngninst the officials of the Utilities Commission n,t the time of the first hearings in .Newark. These hearings are being held tlnee days n week now and the probable time of a decision by the commission is re mote. The commuteis felt they hail won a figunl victory when the commis sion ordered the company to change to six cents. Today, however, indigna tion is rife nt the return to spp cents. The present clin'ngc was made through proceeding entirely separate of the gone fare plan, ueeording to Public Service officials. tug Stoklcy, crowded, like the Spring field, with relatives of the returning soldiers of the 100th, backed out of, Amen'i nn soldiers abroad believe na its dock nt the same time. The (rowds tional prohibition to be a good thing, on the Rtenme"is nnd the crowds of spec-jn'''oi ding to Frnncis Shunk Brown, tutors on the wharf cheered nnd waved1 former attorney general of Pennsyl- hnndkerchiefs as the little flotilla of.aniu. who returned to his office here welcoming boats, proceeded down the today after a business trip to r ranee, river. I "Mnnv of our soldiers." said Mr. Ilnn.l..i ..r h.iik Ilrown, "Ihought prohibition wns a good I sullies ns Ihe Germans entered ........v. -....I..... '... ... . . . I,f , ... , ... tiling, nnu nicy uspu a stronger woruwinico oeiegaies mnue no oner to snake reported to the Council of Ten fol lowing the Versailles meeting on Fri day. The delegates, he said, gave no sign ot the confident attitude Indicated in interviews in the German press Those who snw them believe they will sign, the trenly without making sprious" objection Foreign Minister llrockdorff-ltnnUnu is described ns being as p.ile as death when he nppinnched the Allied commis sioner. M. C.imbiin, speaking for Ihe Peace Confeienee. invited the Germans to present t heir- iiedcntiulx nnd presented his own i ledontials. " Rrockdniff Uantzau pnke for the Gel minis m German, in so low a voice as scnrcelv to be heard. According to M. Cainbon, he "gave the impression ot a man whoe vocal cords were paralyzed bv some great emotion. It seemed to lequire his greatest effort to make his vvmds come out." One member of the Allied commis sion thus tlesi-iihed the attitude of the delegate "The Allied delegntes stood in a low in the writing loom in Ver- Tlic The City of Philadelphia left Chest nut stret wharf with hundreds of rela tives nnd friends of the returning solclieis. There was moie excitement and gaiety thnn nt any previous, departure of the welcoming boats, for the Maui is bring ing 'home a larger propoition ot Phllii dclphiniiM than have come before. The officials in charge ot the tiip down the river were surprised nnd a bit taken nback by the big crowd who came eager to mnkc the excursion down the river. The Springfield had capacity for 000 persons. Kvery place was filled by the time the river boat was ready to cast off. Itoom was made on the Ashbridgc for rclntives of the soldiers, und the Stokley was crowded to its capacitj . It oats Gajly Decorated All ..the boats-were gajly decorated. with bunting and nags, two song lead ers from the war camp community serv ice, A. H. Cylcs, Jr., and Joseph G. Johnson, went along to lead the sing ing nbourd the welcoming boats. The police band gave a cpneert of sunppy selections before the boats stnrted. Gray-haired men nnd women, their ejes moist in spite of the hojipy smiles that lighted their faces, formeira large ptoportioti of the passengers nn the three boats which carried relatives, One gray-haired mothjr, Mrs. Stella RAIN TO BEGIN WEEK Then Smiling Skies, Weather Bu reau Predicts for This Locality Washington. Mny .'!. (Ity A. P.) !ross, one of thrro men in the entire i Wcnthcr predictions, for the week Le- egiment to get the coveted decoration Colonel Dunlap, the commanding of- S-Siccr, also went In as a captain. He was in Hie second battalion of the 311th Ilegimeiit orlglnallx, nnd entile from iPittsburgh. The 100th has perhaps a record for (colonels. Colonel Dunlap succeeded Colonel Prescott, who in turn succeed - ed several other men. When Colonel t' Millard D. llrowu, of Philadelphia, te- j iiiiqillNlicil command ho wns followed by j Lieutenant Colonel Coulter, of Pitts- l burgh, who in turn was succeeded by Colonel Samuel. W. linns. Colonel Hans was wounded nt the crossing of the Vesle river. Colonel Kdward Mar- tin, pf the 110th, acted as commanding omcer ot tnc au'.ltlt until Coloticl Pres cott took command. Colonel Dunlap, wlio comes home In pj command of, the regiment, was gassed b Willi mustard gas In the Ar;omie. This m.waa on Sentember 0. Tin, nttnnt loft R't lllm Willi vti.,nnll. .... ..(.... II.. ... covered the use of I is voice only on the j M,, Hum,-, wmir tno regiment wns h'nbonrd tlnf transpoit. kK In addition to eighty-four officers iMitud .'i-lOl men of the 100th Infantry, the ii .imui niso onngs three officers' and Pptwenty men of the FIfty-htli Infnptry Biwipmc, nticeu meteor the 110th In pVantry and two casual clyifians. Log of the Maui, ' Due Here Today 7:-J0 n m.-rPassed D e 1 u-rt nrt k Ilrcakwater. lK'M a, m, Passed Reedy Island. iisfy. P m uuo Marcus Hook, '.Sa,!!)V "If-'t Buyder ..oycuue "' ginning Monday are : North and mid die Atlantlcstatcs: Threatening weather nnd tain tit the beginning, followed by generally fair thereafter. Tempera ture higher Monday, normal untif Wednesday and below normal there after. Frosts -nrc probable the hitter half of the week in north Atlantic states flnd elevated regions of 'he mid dle Atlantic states. Situtli Atlantic and cast gulf states: Iliilns' probably 'Monday or Tuesday, fair weather thereafter. Temperatures above .normal Monday and Tuesday and normal thereafter. West gulf states : Gcncrnlly fair, with temperatures below normal first-liult and normal second half of the week. high standard of efficiency. "It wns cstnblised by the record that the expenditures for maintenance ot property, which the company was en abled to make by reason of the open winter, exceeded the normal expendi tures for thnt purpose: nud the strike Vi March caused a further abnormal loss. With the necessary corrections made for buch nbnnrmiil expenditures. however, it is nppnrent that tinder the conditions existing during the second quarter of the year, a six-cent fnro will not enable the company either to recoup the losses incurred in the first quarter or -possibly to pay its fixed charges during the second quarter con sidered by Itself," WILSON EXPECTED TO CALL CONGRESS V JUNE 1 OR EARLIER llie commissions report no hits out i that the "deteriorated condition of the Smy the, of 732 North Forty -first street roadbed nnd.trnck. ns well as equip-,cft a sick bed after a serious opera mem, mis ueen notoriously manifest in tion to go on the Stokley to greet her "" some parts of the system." In older to'boj. Corporal Theodore F. Smythe, who i? iurnsn .sate, aiiequnte and proper" served with Company G of the 109th. service to the public the railway and! He was seventy-three dajs under shell equipment, must ue maintained at a fi,. nnd wns shot through the shonliler i . . nnd lung. HappyVCoupIe Aboard Two of the happiest people abonid were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Gold smith, of .TTOfi Spruce street, who went to greet their son, Private Thomas W. Goldsmith, of the machine-gun totu pnny of the 100tb. He was repoited missing last September and for a time the parents believed he had been killed. Then came the welcome news that he vv'ns alive and well and returning today on the Maui. J.avvrence w. Sneelian, who was n member of the band of the 100th, vv'ill be greeted from the deck of the Spring field by his parents, Mr, and Mrs. John II. Sheehnn, of .'(221 New kirk stieet. Mrs. Mary Loper, of 5411 Wjalusing avenue, went ou the Springfield to greet her foster son, John J. Tobin, who wns ii cook in Company K, of the lOflth. Mrs. Gnrnbale Liberatore, of 712 Cljmer street, went with the hope of catching u glimpse of hr son, Private hat 'good,' too. I talked to a great many of our American officers and boys in different sections of France in Hrest. Paris. Nice and many other places' and the consensus of their feel ing about the thing was that they knew they couldn't expect to get their old jobs back when they got home unless they were sober mpu. I heard little complaint from the men thnt prohibition had been unfairly accomplished during their absence. Nor were they won over to the habit of light wine drinking such ns is prevalent abroad. "Get the Itoys Home" "You can't put it too stiongl.v as to my own opinion thnt our men should be gotten out of France and home as quick ly as possible. Theie is a mutual feel ing on the patt of the French and our own men thnt the sooner they colne home the better, nnd that js my own ppinioti also. I never talked to "a man who didn't want to come home who wasn't dead crazy to come home ex cept the few who wanted to stay with the army of occupation permanently. This applies equally to officers ns well ns to men. "All the time I was there I saw only one drunken American soldier. That was on my last day, while waiting in Ilrest for my boat, and 1 regretted it, ns I wanted to come home and sny I hivln't seen a single American boy under the influence of liquor. "Hut the men should be bronirlit home because the job they went over r it done. They are coins nil over minco like touPists. And then I be mans no otnl decision ou the treaty. They weic permitted lo submit their views in writing, but were limited to fifteen clujs for consideration nnd sub mission of their views,. Then the Allies will consider the German 'tntc ment nnd decide if any chnuges are to be made in the tieaty. It is hoped to hove the treaty signed by June 1. Rome Will Sign Treaty, Says One Report Conferences Aro Held ' POWERS WILL KEEP FOE'S CABLES'AS PRIZES OF WAR Presentation of Treaty to Teu tons May Be Delayed Un til Wednesday LORRAINE GIVEN FRANCE WOUNDED HEROES PARADE L .. e , ,. x Council Severs Luxemburg Soldiers Treated to Chicken Dinner Froirf Cnrmanv Amnrinann J Oppose Joint Financing - - Wl and Ball Game After Marching Chicago. Mny. 'I. (Ity A. lr.) Prob nblv the first parade in this coutilrv made up exclusively of wounded sol- ! diers, most ot whom are Chicngoans, wns held yesterday. More than 2000 men from the Fort Sheridan and the Cooper-Monitnu General Hospital filed I tnrougii tun downtown district In the interest of the A'ictory Loan campaign. The "wheel-chair division," consist ing of men who may never walk again, wns one of the features. Many of the bojs had three wound stripes. After the pntnde they were entertained nt n cliickciiMinner and later transported to the White Sox Pnik lo see the Ameri can League game. Preparing First Steps for Peace With Austria Paris. Mnj .1.-(Hy A. P.) With meetings with the German peace delegation nlrendy under way nt Versailles, the question of steps In regard to making pence with Austria has been token up. One detnil thnt has been made known is thnt the Austrian pence delegation, upon its nrrivnl. will be housed nt St. Germain, n suburb of Paris. ONE KILLED. SEVERAL HURT IN OIL EXPLOSION GHEENSBOItO, N. C, Mny 3. (By A. P.) At least one man was killed, several were injured nnd mtich property wns destroyed ft oin nn explosion hcic today In the storage wm chouse of tte Tc --F! Oil Company The explosion shook houses and broke w.mlowp, including those of a nearby passenger taniii. Burning ell spread over the Southern Railway tiniKs nnd bridges and down the city sticets, jeopardizing houses. Itnihvny traffic wns suspended temporarily. The body of a ninn wns found burned beyond recognitions ALASKANS HOMINATE GRIGSBY FOR CONGRESS JUNEAU, AlnBka, Mny 3. Attorney General George B. Grigsby has been nominated for teriitoiial delegnte to Congress by the Democratic territorial committee for the vnenncy cnusetL by the denth ot Delegnte Charles A. Sulzer. lieve more strongly in thnt part of the Lord's prayer, which siys 'lead us not into temptation' than I do in thnt which says 'deliver us from evil.' "So far ns I was able to observe I saw no improper conduct on the pari of the American soldiers, and they nre everywhere in France. The military police arc scattered all over the coun try also. But in Paris they sell liquor until H o'clock at night, nnd Sunday is about the name as any other clnj tit them in France. BOY CYCLIST' KILLED ON CHESTNUT STREET' BY BIG MOTORTRUCK Driver ArresteS After Victim's Skull Is-Fractured in Accident Aithur Liberatore, who also wns in " Company K. He was captured by the Confidential Advices From Paris r.eimans and held n prisoner in a Gcr- ; man cuinp tor six montiis. Seeks Missing Son A neighbor of Liberntore's, Private Carmine Gullo, of 7ft8 Cljmer street, who wuh wounded at Chateau -Thierry, also returned on the Maui. He also had a mother to greet him. Mrs. Agues McManus went down the river hoping that one of the soldiers Indicate President's Purpose to Convene Special Session Kuocked' dovvu by a heavy motortruck while riding his bicycle along Chestnut strtel, Charles Brtiskin, sixteen years old, of 2233 South- Ilecsfl street, was tnkeji to the Jefferson Hospital today, vvlicte he wbb pronounced dead. Ills skull was fractured. 4 At eighth street thp motortruck, which ivas going cast ' on Chestnut street, struck Ilruskin. He was thrown' under the wagon and n icar whetel drova rledlue Injured child to Mt. Slnnl IIos, Washington. Mny 3.-i(I!y A. P.) Intimation that it special session of Congress will bo called by President Wilson to meet about Juno 1 Is con tained in confidential dispatches m celved in Washington from Paris, f It, was snbl in authoritative, admin istration quarters that it was quite pos slble that if the situation In Paris should develop rapidly the special ses. alon might "meet even before Juno 1. Iu thnt case the call would be made by cable, j It was macio elenr In today's dispakhes that tho President wns confident it would be possible for him to return to tho United States before tho end of this month, CAR SEVERS CHILD'S LEGS Women Spectators Faint as Boy Is Run Down bv Trollev Both legs of Samuel' Pngini, three years old, 532 Gerrltt street.'-'wcrc cut off at tho knees today when ho was run down tiv n trollev enp In sHtII. ctrnn below Cicrrltt. The child had attempted to run across Sixth street to an lee cream vender. Several women who witnesses the acel. dit fainted. A man In the crowd car Bouquets All Around "The French people nnd soidieis nie indeed weary ot ar. Thev nr mi,. ful for what wehave done but the gen- "' ouiuiHirut is mac we came in too late. The French ore pinning boquets on themselves and the British are pin ning them on themselves. But the hiir. gest men universally agree that the credit for the victory is due to all, and that if America had not come in the war would have been lost. This is the opinion of their nrmy men and of Amer icans who have made their home in parls. "The French think President Wilson is a big man and they frankly admit it everywhere. They say he Is doing n woniicriui worn and anything is nccept -able to them, no matter what it is, which will put nn end to Way. "Our men nre much pleased with their treatment by the Germans in the occupied regions. In fact they say they have been better treated by them than they have been by the French. This mny be German propaganda, but the people believe over there that if it is there should be French and Knglish propaganda to offset it. Our wen nrc very disgruntled nt the treatment of the.French. The pocket- book is the most sensitive organ in the whole body and this hns been touched u bit. Prices were boosted and they share the leeling that they have been imposed upon. But very often, even J in America, prices do seem to be given it little shove upward, you know. ' Information of Probable Fall of USiJ&Jrca&&. O, Pierce, chief of the Graves Itpgis- iruiiuu nn hvc, u viviKjriuuu, lunneny MAUI DOCKS SAFELY AT SNYDER AVENUE PIER The transport Mnui, bringing home, the 100th Ilegiment of the Twenty-eighth Division,formerly tho "Dandy" First In fantry, N. G. P., docked safely nt Snyder nvenuc Pier nt 1.45 o'clock this afternoon. By the Associated Press Paris, May 3. Today's Paris news papers voice the expectation that an invitation of an amicable sort will bo sent to Italy, requesting the presence of her delegates. There have been numerous 'confer ences between former Premier Luzzattl, of Italy, and M. Bnrrcre, the French ambassador, in uu attempt to find a satisfactory solution of the situation. According to one report, the signing of the pence treaty without Italy has been avoided. Ambassador Bnrrerc is Eaid to be very optimistic. .. , -j 'inomas .eison rage, Amcricau am- ,yi lillULniln. .lie, lo m.Mn. ntfnttta tit- Tlnin. , M 111 finH liv ennversntinns wllti T'rorrtiel- .C!H Orlando a formtiln which will heal the: f'-l breach caused by the withdrawal of the s. l Italian delegation to the PcaceTCcftgftS.qra; .Tg ferencc. Mr. Page has had two nlorp long conversations with the Italian pre mier, who is snid to show a disposition to resume relations, but who thinks that overtures should come from Paris, BATTLESHIP KANSAS WITH TROOP COMING" HERE The Wnr Department announced thib afternoon that tho battleship Knnsas has sniled fiom Finnco with the 117th Field Aitillcry nboaid nnd thnt the ship is bCltcduTcd lo uruvu in Philadelphia on May 1-1, Continued on Tate Tour, Column Two PETROGRAD SEIZED BY FINNISH TROOPS, IS BELIEF1N PARIS TITZEL TO PITCH 'BOLSHEVISM IS E STRAW HAT GAM Penn's Big Left-Hander Named to Oppose Felton, Har vard Star PLAY ON FRANKLIN FIELD Former Russian Capital . Thought Trustworthy Paris, May :i.-(By'A. P.) Petrn grail bus probably been taken by (he Finns, according to information be hoved to be trustworthy which has reached Paris. Cable dispatches earlier in the week reported that, the bolshevik! were va cating Tetrograd. IlcJslngfors, Muy !!.r-(I)y A. P.) Defcnted along the entire eastern frort of Philadelphia, who, he said, was go ing over to France with a fine tooth comb to find Where American bojB hail been buried. A great cemetery for American dead Is being established north of Verdun. ,-, ? " Vlr'"" IVW7L"W', , ,, u." uy iiio.BJDenati armies, the Bolshevik ,, ';'i,i 'Ms;rw$ n dUorderJ the Itua-' L Ai ""'' ""," L9l' VW Beivare of J. Pluvius! Cloud lonlght and rain in ihe morn- ing. ' All the gay lonnelt the ladicj adorn ing Are in for a utetting, tee fear. And no weather fomatt a tcoman i$ HAHVMtO KnnB, cf Emmons, ra flrosg. rf FrothlnKhnm. Hi Mcl.eod, L'b . Perkins .Tit Hallonell If nialr e Felton p I'E.VX MourAdinn, If Straus, cf Mweenfy, ks llarvpj, rf VeNlchnl. ii Ws rw id . c Hohan. VVn liter nu Tltlel, li To, Check Ant I- American Clamor Premier Orlando has written a letter deprecating anti-American demonstra-' tions, saying that the minister of the interior hns taken steps to stop them and paying particular attention to man ifestations and the press campaign di rected against President Wilson. The presentation of the peace terms to the Germans will not take place bo fore Wednesday, May 7, according to the present indications, this morning's Paris newspapers say. Important pro gress has been made, however, in solv ing problems remaining before the final shaping of the treaty. To Betaln Cables The Council of Three, President Wil son, David Lloyd ueorge and Premier Clcmence.iu, have settled the question of the German uuderseas cables. The decision wns reached that the cables were spoils ot war. No provision will be made in the peace treaty for the dls position of the cables beyond specifying thut they arc to be taken out of the hands of the Germans and left in the hands of the five great powers. The Echo de Paris says that the Council of Three yesterday adopted tltJ sectioft of the treaty dealing with Alsiico and Lorraine, which nre given to France," the ownership of the railways included. The council also fixed the status of Luxemburg, this newspaper adds, completely .severing the grand uueny irom ucrmany. , . . . 'M ."lettie Jiiel Canal Status Vi The Council of Three also settled the ",$f?' status of the Kiel canal. Germany "" probably will retain proprietorship ou the waterway, out tolls for possags through it will be' levied under inter- Victims of Misrepresentation," i "at lour.! control. . . . . The Germans mutt present all their counter-proposals nt Versailles within the time limit of fifteen days after the i treaty is handed to them, but if these ! arc presented during the later days ot i the neriod the Allies reservn tlm rtl,t OPPONENTS DENOUNCEDi t0 oxecC(1 the tIme limit in making their reply. Authoritative disapproval of a plan CHAMPIONED HERE Russian Society Head Tells Scientists Pen n unci Harvard will clash mi Franklin Field this afternoon, but on the dianipnd nnd not the gridiron. The Crimson warriors will be here to help the Bed and Blue celebrate Stinw Hat Day, an annual feature nt the Quaker institution. The bojs must have a day in which to bring forth straw lids. Those on Franklin Field without one soon will be ir'orre?d of their mistake. It Jooks like Johnny Titzel, the big southpaw, will work for Pcnn. Boy Thomas has been keeping the big boy under cover forjhe last weeks aud ex pects his reliable mound artist to make the going unusually rough for tlm boys from near Boston, Penn will have its best line-up- ex hibiting, nnd with the regulars In the game the Quakers possess one of the best hitting aggregations that have, rep-i rcseutcd the, college la many seaspns. Bolshevism was ' openly championed by n professed Bolshevist in the bnll nioin of the ItcllevucStiatford today, nt the meeting of the American Academy in I'onueni aim Hocini Meicnce. .-uiiiiti .-vuoricnn. seerernrv -v..' Uusian Soviet Society here and envoy ot the I'eople s Bcpubllc of Finland, de fended the Bolshevists and charged that they have been victims In this country of deliberate misrepresentation, lie admitted that there had been .1000 executions -rail them murders, If you choose." he said In Soviet Bussia dur ing the last year. In contrast to these .1000 executions he charged that the White Guards, who are opposing the Bolshevik!, had exe cuted 10,000 persons In Finland. "Of tho 3000 put to death iu Rus sia," said the speaker, "halt were caught looting, and half were guilty of trying to overthrow the soviet govern ment." The speaker charged I'rnt the Amer ican people have been systematically kept from learning the truth about Bus sia. Cites Constructive kVork - '.wui a vvprcj that has been advanced for (he rehabili tation of European financial credit is expressed by the 'tinaucial members ot the American delegation. It is made novvn ilefiniteSa that vhe United States would not be a part lo any joint ac tion having for its purpose the restora tion ot German business. United States Opposes Joint Action It had been proposed by the British that n German bond issue of ?5,C00,v 000,000 be arrnnged, with Great ' Britui-, France, the United Scutes and tho olner Allied and associated powers as guarantors. The American dele gates took the position that such n plan would be not only impracticable but contrary to American precedent. It was exnlalned that the Ttrlrti 1 1A1. ..!-.! .1.. .1 I jHUiivaui juuiuiyu iuu uiJjJuriluuroeuI, 01. . ' F r- fl 'M ,. " ,.!-., ..u. V Xr ,.?. -fetfws : Jl vvnn viiuuiMcu limb lue .urmfell" J-. nnosal Included tho nnnortlonmrnr i i." 'i the issue nmonj all the powers, lncliKl;L$. .,3 ing even the small newly created, goy! a- .'? n.nm.nl. 'I'liA nniu.ll.Hn..t .-. U I V i be based upon the relative wealth ,f ? the signatories. J , One objection raised was that tht failure, of any one of the Kunrautors.ta"" , bear Us share would result til luevaaitx is Dorinittett .go out the, .buNfntnnd aWlWU'.yMjI !tb a m Ml. ,
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