&'& 'j? 1" , 'iJ'i , l. 1 ' Cuentim public fcdaet THE WEATHER Washington, May n. Probably showers,. tonljht nml Saturday. Tr.vi'KnATriti- t r.Kcn rtocn I 8 I t) IIU 111 112 I '1 I 2 I 3 4 I 5 I .-,4 irr imi i7 ir.it r,i i . i i NIGHT EXTRA FI2VA.MCIAL v 2 .s VOL. V. NO. 203 Publl.hed Dally Except Sunday. Subecrlptlon Price in Year by Mall. Coryrltht. IBID. Ly Tublla Ledger Company. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 15)19 Entered ae Hecond-Clana Matter at the I'oatofnie, at rnltadelphla, !'., Under the Act of March 8. 18TB PRICE TWO CENTS , f$ KOLCHAK REGIME IN RUSSIA WINS FAVOR OF ALLIES; PARIS SEES BERLIN "FEELER" IN REJECTION THREAT m t i EN PRICE HEADS 7 LIAI More Philadelphians Included in Contingent Landed Today in Hoboken RECORD WELCOME PARTIES GREET SOLDIERS AT PIER Troopship Brings 107th and 109th Field Artillery and Other Units More Philadelphia Units Come Home on Mongolia The following units of thoTwcnty ichtli Division arrived nt New York aboard the trnnspoit Mongolia this morning : Kift j thinl Artillery Brigade Headquarters. Philadelphia. One Hundred nnd Third Sunitnry Trnin. of which Ambulance Company No. 110 and Field Hospital No. 11JJ are. from Frankford and Field Hos pital Xo. 111 from Philadelphia nt large. The remaining units are from Pittsburgh nnd the western part of , the state. One Ilumlirtl nnd Seventh Field Artillery (old First Artillery. X. fl. P.). field nnd staff, headquarters company, supply rompany, medi enl and veterinary detachments nnd Butteries A to I inclusive, from Pittsburgh and western Pennsyl vania. One Hundred nnd Ninth Field Ar tillery (old Third Artillery. N. G. P.) field nnd staff, headquarters company, supply company, medical and veterinary detachments, ana" Batteries A to F. inclusive, from central Pennsylvania. Ten men of 103d Engineers, scat tered. Three officers nnd four men from "Twenty-eighth Division Headquar ters, scattered. Uu (i Staff Covrctpondnit New York, May 0.. Home again ! JJrigadier General William (!. Price, of Chester, commander of the Fifty third Field Artillery Brigade, and 4007 officers and men of the Iron Division, took that long-hoped-for squint at "Old Lady Liberty." this morning. Eleven days out from St. Nnzairc, aboard the transport Mongolia, the Iron Division men sighted Atlantic high- lands late yjstcrday afternoon and pass- MEN OF 28TH HOME ON MONGO el into tne Daysaunng tne nigiu. ineiwhen our own tountry engaged in war vessel uockcu nt I'n r i. tioooKcn, at B:1fi o'clock this morning. Aboard the transport are the 107th and lOOtb FieTd Artillery Regiments, the Fifty-third Field Artillery Head quarters, the 10;!d Sanitary Trnin, a detachment of three officers and four men from division headquarters and nine officers and ten men from the lOUd Engineers. On the pier nt Hoboken, ns the ves sel pushed tip to the docks this morn iiig, was a welcoming crowd of Pcnn sylvaniaus, larger than any that has jet met nn incoming transport, loaded with Iron Division men. Former Governor John K. Tencr ar rived in New York last night with a delegation of Pennsylvnnians, most of them from Chester, 'ihey planned a surprise for Brigadier General Price. Other delegations are here from Wilkes Barre and Wyoming valley towns to give 11 rousing welcome to the heroic lads of tho 100th Field Artillery, A conspicuous figure on the pier vvns Colonel Asher Miner, commander of the 100th Field Artillery till he lost his leg at Apremont, in the Argnnnc, on October 4, directing Battery F in its remarkable sniping of mncbiuc-gun nests with 75s. He wears the ribbon of the "D. S. C." won on the Jay. He came here with Mrs. Miner from the Walter Reed Hospital, in Washing ton, where he has" been under treat ment since Christinas, wheu he returned from France, His sou, Captain Robert C. Miner, of Battery D, wearer of the Bejgian Croix de Guerre is aboard the Mongolia, Another prominent figure In the party that awaited the transport was Brig adier General C, Bow Dougherty aud Sirs. Dougherty, of Wilkes-Bnrrc. Gen eral Dougherty commnndrd the 109th lads when they were infantrymen iu the old Ninth Infantry, N. G. V. A number of rhiladclphlans arc aboard the Mongolia. The artillery regiments are from Wilkes-Barro and Pittsburgh and smaller communities of the other part of the state. Most of the Philadelphians aie in the 10.'!d Sani tary Train, The few Philadelphians in the artil- Continued on rate KUhleen, Column Two Hoiv "Old 2d" Fought A history qf the. lOSth Field Ar tillery at the front. A thrilling story of our own boys told by one of them in matter-of-fact soldierly fashion, Eric SanVille, of Buttery F, has written a- graphic narrative which will appear serlallyn the Evening P.OnLIC "LEDdEH, .Donft mis the first installment, Tjstor ylll bgiii net JuTon y. " "- v . ' . v..., in 'iifcirfi asfciiMiii,;' w & ENSE CROWD HALTS ! ! HOG ISLAND MEETING FOR VICTORY LOAN Pressure of Thousands in Crush to Hear Charles Piez Oauses Disorder Ten thousand workmen almost tore down the speaker's stand during a Vic tory Loan rally at nog Island at noon today. The disorder began when there was u delny in putting on the entertainment provided, Fred Stone nnd his t-nmpnnv from the Forrest Theatre. When the. entertainers appeared the croud was moving nround restlessly, nnd several hundred had nlrendy in vaded the platform nnd refused to move to allow the program to go on. Hog Island police finally cleared the stage and the entertainment began, to be broken up every few minutes by y disorder in the nudicnee. " The show i hnd to be curtailed, and then Charles Piez, former director general of thci Emergency Fleet Corporation, spoke. He told the men that they were guaranteed work for nt least another year nml that they were expected to subscribe for at least .$500,000 more of the loan, $1,518,000 of which they have1 already taken. The original quota of i the yard was $7."0,000. A. B. JOHNSON OUT Samuel M. Valiclain Becomes President of Locomotive Making Corporation Alba B, Johnson resigned as president of the Baldwin Locomotive Works at a meeting of the board of directors today. Samuel M. Van-lain, vice president, was elected to succeed him. Mr. Vnuelnin is regarded as one of the piost efficient locomotive experts in thr country. Through hard work and initiative he rose fromthe shop to his present high position. Following the meeting today, the fol lowing statement was made tby Mr, Johnson rejative to his resignation as president of the company : "For a long time I have contemplated a withdrawal from active business to be free to devote myself to matters of personal and public interest. For n time it seemed desirable to postpone this un til the business and resources of The Baldwin Locomotive Works could be I more firmly established. When the war broke out in Europe, and especially it became a patriotic duty to continue until assured that the war was over. "Peace has now come and tho finnn-1 A BALDWIN HEAD rial strength of the works has been ' "In view of Belgium important mil placed upon nn assured basis. I feel thut'tnry one.ations in A f !,. i ... "...:!' the time has now arrived when my re sponsibility to the stockholders can be laid nside without prejudice to nny in terest which has been confided to me. "My connection with these works has extended now over the whole of the lifetime which I tan remember. Mj father entered the employ of Mathias W. Baldwin & Co. in the spring of 1S0.1, and continued in it for twenty nines years, or until 1802. My own services began May 14, 1S77, forty-two yearns ago, and the, entire energies of my active business life have been devoted to upbuilding the properties and reputa tion of the works. "The extent to which this has been accomplished is 11 source of pride and gratification. It has not been the work of nny one man. Out honored predeces sors laid the strong foundation on which we have builded, nnd the structure that has been raised upon those foundations Is the -work of mauy. I hope that what has already been accomplished .may be only the beginning of their growth utnl prosperity in the future. "To H. M. Vauclain, with whom I hnve been associated so long, and who succeeds me ns president, I wish all possible success nnd I hope thnt he will enjoy the same measure of co-operatiou nnd loyalty that has been given me through all these years," SUICIDE OF WOMAN BLAMED UPON HOUSING SITUATION Mrs. Anne M. Wharton, Worried Over Sale of Home With No Other Dwelling Available, Turns On Gas Mrs. Anne M. Wharton, seventy-one I years old, of 1508 North Alden street, I is dead today, a suicide by gas. 1 Worry over the housing situation caused her to end her life according to her daughter, Miss Anne Wharton, with whom she lived. "My mother sold our house and could find "none to rent or one for s-ale that suited her,;' Miss Wharton said. "She realized ghc had made- n gra,vc mistake and broodeTT over the fact, "The agreement was made nbout a month! ago and a first payment wac ac cepted Inr my mother, The ale was to have been consummated today. "After mother could find no place to suit her; she appealed to the parties. wfce;ctttamiyl, ' bytie,,houBti.bu Awr &tiiUttn&ifttMfftMrfMAi.Uie bar. ififeW-!' :t - CIA DIRECTS HER ENVOYS TO REJECT TREATY Peking Government artd Na tional Conference Orders Delegates Not to Sign KIAO-CHAU PROBLEM CAUSES NEW RIFT I Allies Consider Presentation of Austrian Terms at Today's Session at Paris By iltn Associated Press Paris, May n. The Chinese delega tion tins received cabled instructions fiom Pekin not to sign the treaty of peace because of the Kino-Chau-Shan ,,. pttI(,mcut . , . ' , ""''"ctions to the same effect lime ',n received from the representatives oi ooiii me nnrtliern and southern gov ernments in the Peace Confercnie at I Shanghai. The Chinese delegation to the Pence I Confcicnco lias issued a statement say ing that ."000 students marched to the .vmcricmi nml isritisii legations m Pekin to nsk the ministers to urge the Couucil of Three to reconsider its Shantung decision. The police pre vented the admission of the crowd to the legation squnre. The students then set fire to the residence of the minister of lommiiuientions. During the disorders the Chinese minister to Tokio, who is in Pekin, was seriously injured, Council of Four Resumes Both the Council of. Four nnd the Council of Foreign Ministers resumed their sessions this morning. The for mer is giving special attention to the impcudiDg negotiations between the A1-' lies nnd Austria, nnd the latter is dis cussing reports on the boundaries of former Auslrn-Hungnrinn territories. President Wilson and Premiers Clein euccnu, Lloyd George and Orlando dis cussed the diplomatic situation ester day aud, at a meeting last evening, took up the question of Itnly's clnlins to territory on the eastern shore of the Adriatic. The council of foreign min isters considered the problem of the frontiers of Hungnry nt a meeting jes terday. Wils to Visit Belgium President Wilson will visit Belgium soon, it is understood, nnd will make an important speech during his dip tlnoiigli that count rj. The Belgian delegation has issued n note relative to Great Britain being ap- pointed mandatory for German East Africa, sajing that it is "unable to be - neve that this action lins been lnl.ni. i,v tln i'n,.,,,.;i f i lo lusure the conquest of German East Africa aud the fact that her situation has given her rightR on that continent." ' the note snys, "Belgium is unable to ad mit that German East Africa could be disposed of b.v agreements in which she 1 has not participated." ' The Belgian delegation called all American headquniters today and made! energetic representations regarding tho' maudnte for German East Africa. The membeis also complained strongly of the omission from the peace treaty of a provision indemnifying Belgium for the seven billion marks of German money forced into circulation in Belgium dur ing the German occupation and which has depreciated to one-fourth of its face value. Poles and Danes Pleased Interviews with representatives of countries whose territories are affected by the treaty are published in the Temps. Paul Hymnns, of Belgium, del dares he is generally satisfied, nnd the Polish delegates also express satisfac tion, although the solution of the Dijji zig problem does not give them all they expected and they are uncertain whether they will be allowed lo fortify the coast of internationalized territory. Danish representatives expiess deep Continued on Pace Klthtrtn, Column Three Miss Wharton discovered her mother sitting in n cljair in the front room of their home when she returned from her employment at 5:45 o'clock last evening. The rom was filled with gas, and a' tube attached to an open gas jet terminated In her mother's mouth. She immediately called in Dr. ,T, B. Weida.'of 1301 North Fifty. seventh street, but efforts to revive Mrs. Whar ton were without avail. Her body was removed to nn under taking establishment nnd the case re-1 ported to the coroner today. Miss Wharton, who ls-employetl as n clerk at the Pennsylvania State Sabbath Association, has temporarily taken up ber residence at 0201 Master street, Cala BfltltmH iTliiltll !! -'---- a ' i, 1 ,. BALLOON VIEW FOR BOND BUYERS ? s. .. v,. - i k - , , - - " ') ' i.N-s -, , -, ftJShimmBBSSKtL t d ! Z-MWmEf 4 iA -" i ' ' w- niiiuvnaHAu,'iMMVMMUMIUi i. AjjiX r H r nrl ViVi it n rr T i f r Yin -f -f The Tvventy-eightli Balloon Company, from Hie Aberdeen proving ground, is at the Parkway and Twenty-second street to aid the loan and will give generous bond subscribers an opportunity to view the lity from an army observation balloon. Passengers will be selected by the Victory Loan executive committee, based upon the amounts subscribed $500lERE GAFENEY HANDLES SETS LOAN APEX ... .-.,,,, 1 Victory In City s Total On Rec ord Yield Looms As Nearer Out DISTRICT GAINS $67,256,400! Philadelphia broke Its best previous record in the sale of Victory Bonds luring the last twenty-four hours, the total being ?.-0.023."."0 in bonds sold. This mil ken the entire bond sale in this city during the present Viitorv Loan .Slfil-'JM.'UOO. The day's gain in the entile dis tiiit vvns Sfi7,'.:.-i(S, 100. The district total to date is $209,000,250. Detailed figures announced at Vic tory Loan headquarters showed the following totals for the subdivisions of the district : Philadelphia, $l(!,.'.04."..7OO, eastern Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia. SSl.fKlR,200r southern New Jersey; Sin.403,800, nnd Delawaie. $10,004, rioO. Reports were received from USI1 banks out of 1004 in the district. Big Percentage Raised The Third Federal Reserve District has raised 03,15 per cent of its quota of $.,75,00O,000, while Philadelphia has raised 50.0 per cent of its quota of $104,050,000, In the remaining two days of the campaign Philadelphia must raise $83,837,050. or an average of $'J7. 015,885 a day, while the district must raise $172,050,150, or n daily average of $57,532,050. Loan subscriptions of the companie grouped under the public utilities com mittee were announced by Caspar W. Morris, chairman Of the organization. The Pennsylvania Railroad lines east of Pittsburgh have so far subscribed $7,720,000 In n total of 100,248 sub scriptions. Of this, total subscription', more than $800",000 is from the Phila delphia county section of the roud. Reading Railway subscriptions total $381,700. The local branch of the American Railways Express reports $20,850. Employes of the Pullman Company operating in nud out of the terminals here have subscribed for $10,400 worth of bonds. The Bulti- more and OhiQ Railroad has su tar sent in $22,400 in subscriptions Hie Philadelphia Electric Company now totals $20,000 for the employes and $400,000. tot the company. Officials of the y. O. X. expect to turn in a re. P9rt equally a; good wljhjn a day or .MlEIJIWIflMliy.W ?-f4rr r!YUI a"'My --- "" rvw?r?rn ?-$V'- V' JhAU '. a PARADE TICKETS . 14,000 Seats Provided for Rela- tives and Distribution Plan Rearranged NURSES TO SHARE HONORS Distribution of tickets for the Phila delphia weliome home celebration to the Twenty-eighth Division net Thursday has been plnied in the bauds of Joseph P. Gnffncy. chairman of thci boat nud stunds subcommittee, nnd i wiuunmii ,ii iMincus niuiucc lom mittee. Supervision over the distribution was removed from the hands of the gen eral committee, ,1. Jnrdeii Guenther. secretary nnd executive manager said today, because his nides are unable to attend to the distribution iu addition lo their other work. The 14,000 scuts mmided for tlioi next of kill of the linvs luve been ovei- ' subscribed several times. These seats' vvHI be entirely occupied b.v the next of kin of the parading men and men of the Iron Division who were killed in Era nee. The allotment of tickets has virtu ally been completed. Mr. Guenther said today, and Mr. Gnffney is expected to follow out the allotments mnde by the general committee when the tickets are printed and ready for issuifnce. The place for the beginning of the parade has been definitely fixed ns Broad nud Wharton streets. The Philadelphia Rail Park has not yet been obtained as the point of ending. but no difhculties are expected in com piring the negotiations. In the event of the Philadelphia Park not being tioll, Prp greatly modified in her available the men will parade to the fuvor may llllv, heen mlr ollt with ,,, American League Park at Twenty-Irst objret of influencing the negotiations, street nnd Lehigh avenuec. lBnJ ,hat it is I10, necessarily con- Meals nt Ball Park 'elusive. Meals will be served by the canteen Hlerts attached to the inter-allied section of tho American Red Cross nt ''onference. who hnve just returned fiom the ball park. A slight change has been .""many, where they endeavored to made in the place where General Muir!obtaiu '' fr, " definite, crdict will review his men. Instead of taking on lllls ""W'l. believe, however, that his stand on the Parkway, ho will con-a refusal by the present government to tinuo at the head of the column until sign is not impossible, the ball park is reached and review the Th,y P-'t that iu this case the men us they pass into the inclosure. (existing government would fall im- Major General Hugh T,. Scott, who i mediately and be succeeded by nn In rctires from command at Camp Dlx, dependent Socialist government, which the cantonment In vvhich Ihe Iron Di (would sign nny treaty presented with vision men arc being held, nud Major 'out, however, any intention to binding Continued on Tata Eighteen, Column One A DAY IN NKW YORK Rperlal train excursion via Philadelphia and peadlns Railroad. Sunday, May It. leaving- Heading jerminai o.w . in., .loppini; at ;oi ijoimsoia Avenue, nununiawi sireec. wayne va 'aeaR.uiari' . CweMWW i''e IttfSSSTmSSC TIE'S BLUSTER : MEN US PU? ti ana pkti 1 Patriotic Hysteria Might Lead Berlin Regime to Reject and Quit Office 1 RECKLESS INDEPENDENTS ' WOULD GRAB CONTROL; Teuton Counter-Offer Expected. j Would Delay Signing of , Treaty a Month i I ENVOYS SPLIT OVER PACT i ' "Make Peace With Russia and Use Red Troops," One Delegate Rants Bj the Associated Press Paris, .Mnj !l. -The question whether fiermanv will sign the treaty or not is the pressing one of the hour. It is iiu possihle to learn the attitude of the (ierman plenipotentiaries here, but in formation coming from German sources goes to show it is quite possible the Khert-Scheidemann government is con sidering its fate if it should accept such n drastic treaty. It may lioose to re fuse to sign the ttenty and go down in a blaze of patriotic hysteria. It is generally believed that the Ger mans will answer thcadelivcry of the. treaty of peace by the documents. A competent commission will eiamine the German answer and, if modifications are necessary, the Germans will be notified. Month Before Signing It is expected that after this re joinder, the enemy will be allowed four lor hve days to agree definitely to the .whole treaty. It is, therefore, "probable that from twenty-live to thirty dajs will elap3e before the pact is 'finally 1 signed. The (ierman delegates aie onsidei- i ably divided among themselves in their 'views on the pence tenns submitted by the allied and associated poweis. it was intimated today bj a high JlritMi iiu- thorilj. a Reuters statement savs. Mlieie is only one immedint solll i lion, peace with Russii and the use ' ", i.i'i-iirv ih iruuns lor f.ermnnv "' (on- GeisbertH. one of the Gernin delegates nt Versailles. N quoted In the N'eue ! Zcitmig as decaiing in ictcicnie t the I peace terms, according to dispatches from Merlin, Expression by Kmins , Other of the German delegates nie quoted by the newspaper, in a Ver sailles dispatch, ns follows; Herr Lnndsherg : "The cruel an nouncements of the press hnve been exceeded. No veibnl objections can be handed over. We can do nothing but say jes or no. That is the quintessence of a peace of force." , Professor Sihueckiiig: "The docu ment is simply awful." Accoiding to information fiom Gcr innn souices, the greatest shock lo the Germans was given by the formula c tablishing the frontier of Poland, gi mg, us it does, n great part of West Prussia nnd a lonsiderable seacoast In Poland, in addition to Inre coal In Ids in upper Silesia. When the German delegates left home they expected ,to hear rather move moderate ptopos.ds legarding the Polish fioulier and Dan 7AS Also Question Reparation lie delegates al-o question the l he ueiegaies ai-n question the pus sibility of German) paving Ihcicpaia tion demanded, anil Ihej doubt whether I they should sign clnuses which they re j gard as impossible of fulfillment. They i object to the surrender of their entire mercantile fleet, arguing that this would force them to pay an additional In demnity to England in freight for cveiy ton of raw m.itciinl imported, ninuii factuied and exported under the vit tual British monopoly of ocean ton nage. which they assume would soon follow the elimination of the German mercantile fleet. Due consideiation is given the fact that the declaration that Germany ...i,i rr., m slni nnl,.,-. l,n cn,ii'. itself by its signature or of observing the conditions it the opportunity arose to disregard them, May Permit Discussion Notwithstanding the decision that do oral ,Mfgtlt4M htd; to admitted, A Welcome in Every Wijulow lo the 28th Tomorrow s K r.MNn Pi ni lr Ltrtnui will contain n handsome poster, in (olors, bearing Hie in signia of lh Iron Division and a welcome to these gnllnnt veterans from their fnmilies nnd friends here nt home. Arrangements have been mnde for n lnrge edition, but to be sure of a poster for jour window, tell jour dealer to save n copj for ,vou. TREATUAYSEGAN Former American Minister to Denmark Pins Faith on Von Brockdorff-Rantzau NO FEAR OF ANARCHY Germnnv will not tlnnie into an.uchv becniise nf the stringent peai e terms, but will sign the ttenty nnd accept the limitations imposed on her. This is the belief of Dr. Maurice J'lancis Egan, former American min ister to Denmark, who is in Philadel phia, his nnthc city, todav. A strong Indication of this course. Dr. Egan snjs. is shown by the selec tion of Count von BrockdorlT-Rnntzaii as head of the mission that accepted the allied terms fiom the Peace Congress. Doctor Egan knew Count von Brock -dorn-Rnnt7iiu intimately when he nnd the German diplomat were stationed nt Copenhngen, Dr. Egnn ns plenipotenti ary of the Pnited States, the other as the envoy of jmpcrial Germany. "Count von BrockdoifT-Rantznu's se lection," Doctor Egan said, "is nroof that what I might call the couservnllve- liberal element is uppermost In Ger many. There is no danger that Ger many will abandon herself to bolsher ism nnd permit the radical groups to ride into power." Sketch or Delegate From nn acquaintanceship with the present German foreign minister thntj extended over a peilod of five vears. Dr. I i Egan sketched the chief characteristics ! of von BiordoifT-Rantznu. ' "He is nn aristocrat," lie said, "tall aud slender, a bachelor, and the perfect tjpe of diplomat, polished and having nt his command all the subtleties of the diplomat of long and wide expeiience. I "Vou Broikdorff-Rantzau was not1 friendl.v to the military gioup in Ger- ' nianj. lie vvuuted n continuation nf j pence iu Europe and had nn nclhorrcnee i , of the manipulations and the undei - ' ciincnts of influence thin weie drifting Germany into a war for lonquest. "He was opposed to the subumiine policy of Von Tirpitz. the policy of I ruthless warfare that involved America in tin- great struggle. On the other hand, the (mini did not believe that lAincriiii would go into (be war. He apparently lould not appreciate the American viewpoint The count speaks , no English ami lead nothing (hut gave him insight into the viewpoint dominant in America. urn Vears to Rehabilitate ' "But if Iheie is nny man in Germany who lould hi est n single concession fiom the Allies i hiii nin,n is Von Brockdorff-Rantziiii However, I ,e- I lieve Germany will sign the treaty and I go tn woik along i (instructive luie. It will be a hundred years before Germany is lehnbilitnted " Dm tor Egan was nsked if he thought i Ihe league of nations pact would pre ' vent wars in the future. "n I do not." he nnsweied ipmkly. Rut I believe it will prevent-some wars By bringing motives and aims under vvnild sirutiny it will have n I salutarv cfTec-l. nnd make difficult wars for purelv selfish ends. The league of nations, I believe, is it constructive ex penmen! . The former minister smiled as he (ompured the league with the welding nf the thirteen American common -wenlllis into a federal republic "As to the nations entering the league sacrificing sovereign rights." he said. "Ihe American stntes when thev formed sacrificed lertnin rights for their ow n greater good." Doctor Egan lectin es nt 1 o'clock this afternoon in Houston Hnll on "Diplo matic Experiences in Neutral Lands." He will iccount how he vvns able to frustrate Germany's efforts to secure the Virgin Islands, a Danish possession, which would have giveii the kaiser an ndvnnccd base for an attack on America. The forme'r minister to Denmark is going fiom this city lo Atlantic City to see a granddaughter, little Jane Egan, daughter of nctlug Major Gerald Egau of the Eightieth Division, who is ex pected Iioiiif) soon. Major Egan vvos In the bnttle of the Argon lie nnd was cited for conspicuous gallantry.' PHILS-BRAVES GAME OFF Wet Grounds Halt Opening Clash of Series With Boston The first game of (he series between the Boston Braves nnd the Phillies, scheduled, for the Phils" Park thU afternoon was called off on account of rain andrwst ground. ,r-1 " '' n r' V fMfikivL'WriHa. ., X "' 1 ' GERMANY TO SIGN OMSK HEARING REC0GNIT1 BY ENTENTE CHIEFS Russian Factions Uniting to Support Admiral's Rule as , Central Government PRESTIGE RISES AS RED HORDES FLEE Bolshevist Troops Are Driven From Samara and Are Rolled Back in' North DENEKINE FALLS INTO LINE 1 Muscovite Divisions Are Asking That Constitutional Assem bly Be Guaranteed s B.v the Associated Press Paris, May 0. The movement for the recognition of the govcrnjnent -of Admiral Kolchak nt Omsk bythe Al lies and the I'nited States ns the rle facto government in Russia is sup ported so genernlly in Paris that an nouncement of such action any day would not be surprising. Recognition of the Omsk govern ment would not only serve to' unit r?l the Russian divisional governments,- ''1.il but would preclude Germany from ." using tne Hoisnevist regime as tne governmenr oi itiissin in an autancs L;f. Rsia in an alliance , -i . For this reason v rM Paris seems de- 4w against the Allies. the report from pondable, Piesident Tschaikowsky, of cthif'J northern Russian government in Arch angel, has consented to recognize the Kolchak government ns the central gov eminent nf Russia on condition that the Aichnngel and other local governments are permitted to retain lontrot of local affairs. Similar action is expected on the part of General Denekine, the head of the Cossack government at Eka tcrinodur. whose advisers in Paris have i ecommended it. Acording to dispatches received by the Russian committee in Paris, Barna ul , au impoituut point on the Volga, i has beea evacuated by the Bolshcviki, nud Kolchak's force me mnving rapidly toward tlfe Volga In pursuit of the re treating HoMicviki. On the extreme northern wing, the Bolshcviki are letreatiug lapidly a few miles east of the important railway and manufacturing town of Vlatka. Vaiious Russian factions in Paris uppnientlv nie coming together on the platform for the support of any govern ment which guarantees n loustitutionat assembly elected by universal suffrage. Former Premier Kerensky, who is In Paris, opposes the government of Ad miral Kolchak, but the admiral's re peated ptomises of n constitutionat as sembly npparcutly have satisfied most of the Russian radicals in Paris, It appears probable Admiral Kol chak will be asked by the great powers to restate his program, giving assurance that Ihe future of Russia will be de cided by a popularly elected body, be fore recognition is granted. South of the Kazan Ekaterinburg Railway the Reds arc letreating, closely pursued by the Siberians, who have captured seveial towns nnd consider able war material. Admiral Kolchak lint nlsn captured Christopol, on the Kama, taking steam ships, guns nnd large supplies of am munition. Archangel, May 7. (By A. P.) British gunboats were active against the Bolshcviki for the first time yester day. They co-opernted with a strong patrol which broke through an enemy outpost noith of Tulgas and destroyed dugouts aud au ammunition dump. A Bolshevik nttempt against the British, American nnd Russian posi tions nt Malo Bereznik was repulsed. Man Dies From Fall Down Shaft Thomas II Bennett, sixty-seven. ..,.. ..1.1 OO'tC A ..l. , .ft,..! I !...- "?V , , i a vim, kV, nn ii PiicrL, iiiTH ill mo ' Hahnemann Hospital last night of In- ir.j Juries uiiised b.v n fall down an ele vator shaft at the Lorraiue Hotel. The case was reported today to the coroner, and Is being Investigated. Wilson Cables Appeal for the Victory Loan Washington. May 0. (By A. P-)r President Wilson today in a cable-. gram to Secretary Glass issued the following appeal for the Liberty' Loan : ' "Through you I appeal to ray fel-J low-citizens, on the eve of (he 'con-, summation of n victorious peace, tef, sustain the honor and credit of our' country and to pay tribute to th valor and sacrifices of our ilghtiaf men bv making this last Liberty Loan not ouly a financial succeiieV I . for that .it must be but a grest pop- $: ujar tbauk-offering, la. vyhkhsTeTT jkH amwiwa wire iMfi.jwytuag to au American witi'seWf , ii nil, s wj $ M , m r-s .,. f'i ", -s . ?? (.. .-. 3;. tr jl -A rfiik.-.n Y - iiifrto iki ' I'fiA i lfit Jtootei . i'M . '-n .;.-.. -: 'L.Wfc. '- .RsA,,,ffr;,ftffi tl
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