!wOT il (..., Z-Jj- o & V f X Euetung $tublic fed get THE WEATHER Washington, May 12. Cloudy, prob ably ruin today; cloudy tomorrow. TB.'WI'Blt.Vrrnri AT KACH HOCT I 8 I 0 10 111 13 I 1 I 2 I 3 I 4 I G I I 40 40 4 4 48 48 I 1 NIGHT EXTRA. FIIVAJVCIAZ. ; v ,' , .j M VOi;. V. NO. 205 rubilihed Dolly Except Sunrtny. H.lMerlntlnn Vrlr... tft Entered ns Secon.l-l l Mnller ( Die I'oetnmre HI Thllirtelphla, r Iniler ihe Art nf .XUrch 8. 18T0 PRICE TWO CENTS -ojij rmnt, 1010. by Public ledger Company Yfr by Mill PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MAY 12, 1919 I i BALLOON TARS IF PLANES FAIL IN OCEAN FLIGHT feC-5, Cape May, at Montauk Point on Way to New- foundland PREPARATIONS HAD REEN UNDER WAY MONTH AGO Sister Ship Demonstrated Abil ity in Recent Trip Over Philadelphia Tentative entry of the naval dirigible balloon C-fi in tlic transatlantic rncc fc dependent upon the success or failure S of the flight being attempted by three 'j naval seaplanes was derided upon today $ by the Navy Department. ' V The C-fi, flying from the naval air I (j , station at Cape May, N. .T.. under the' j command of Lieutenant Commander K. AY. Coil, arrived ear!- Friday night at Montauk Point, L. I. It will proceed , in a few days to St. John's. N. P., m I whence its transoceanic crnie will 1m -,. .,.., 1 .!. nnnt if niiv mialmn I,, HIACininc.. J II lilt ui- " ..' i ' . " .. . -vr, 1 .J VP.1 oC 10 me seaplanes xx.-i n . - ' Trepassey, X. F., or the NC-4, at Chat- , ham, Mass. I Determination of the Navy Depatl ment to bring to America the honor of sending the first aircraft across the At " lantlc caused the preparation of tiie C ." for the flight n month ago at Cape May. where the blimp wni assembled after shipment from the naval nir station nt Akron, O. . The greatest secrecy guaided this nhase of the American plans in order to keep from the British admiralty knowledge of the balloon project. A ' great British navnl airship, constructed much after the Zeppelin type, was to :! have been ready for a flight from the. J "F.nglish coast to Newfoundland on I May 15. f i , Cruiser Is Supply Ship That i was definitely planned to sendj . 'the blimp overseas became known publicly, for the first time when the cruiser'" Chicago, flagship of Hear Ad-j 'miral Sncncer S. Wood, conimanuer oi i'-the first division of the Atlnntlc fleet, arrived nt St. John's to erve as a sup ply ship for the C-fi. The Chicago car ried manv carboys of hydrogen for re- rSffneltnir the blimn. These will be dis- Ptrjbutcd omopg other supplyships A scattered over me lumu wiud .... .., fl-fibd supplies will be taken oil board by i&thf balloon- without interrupting its T.fliRht. , The dirigible, U-.v. a sisicr iiimiiip " .. .. . ,. a.... tn.ii. . thf U-0, wnicn rccenny new over on- adelphla in aid of the Victory Loan ' campaign, nnd which in January made new records in endurance flights, was r. the first of the American naval balloons! to demonstrate the feasibility of taking on supplies in continuous flight. '- -, Highly favorable reports on the test i flight of the C-.ri from. Cape May to " Montauk Point influenced the Navy De partment to enter the blimp in the ... . . . - . . .transatlantic race. Instructions will be issued to Com mander Coil today or tomorrow to pro ceed by easy stages to Halifax, and thence to St. John's, to be prepaied to "jump off." The C-il is equipped with a powerful wireless, and will be able to keep constantly in touch with ,t land stations on her vnjnge. While no official announcement or tlie roure it J will tnke has been made, it is believed that the blimp will follow; a course al- ipost direct to some point in Ireland or Kngland, and proceed later to the continent. Winds Katnr Balloon Air currents over the northern aerial If!5 route at this season of the jenr are said sMo..avdr the American balloon project .,, as against the Knglish, and, with their 'aid. the C-fi. by ascending to an alli- lttide of 12.0(H) feet, could average nlue- ly "miles an hour. The time it would require 10 iiihkc iiic itoshiuj; is csn- ,UJniru as rrimj-niii iiiiuin. jiuill mr fl and C7t. nf the same tne. have '5done better thnn that in continuous test lir-fllehts.' r Await Seaplanes As soon as anything happens to either JheNC-1 or NC-H, which hnvo made te their way successtully to Trcpnssey, the dirigible C-fi is to be stiirted on its way. The navy started m three hydro- Eptgjies to make the Atlantic flight. One ir,8,or tnem, the xsi. -4, encountered engine I i trouble. Thepavy will not trust Ame .leas success to one nirnlane Sstart the dirigible C-5 on its way if Sword is received that misfortune hns 7.nj.Bl n l.n .inn,I.A t ,1. ,t -. l. I ' vvriiuftru uuvuiri ui ine uio oi IITIirO- airplanes & The dirigible C-." hns been fitted with tit motors and the first test with them Ijlbetween Cape May ana Montauk Point If proved highly successful. They are ..known as the "Union" y. ..".. .. .... m.w.i Jiiuiuia, nil ittnerkan invention, manufactured iu California, and are said by naval air icraft experts to be nearer proof against ,ac?i'dent than any other motor ever U..II, 1. .LI- ... . . i"e 'i- vu i proor against ncct- :dent nf the 'TTnlnn" mnln l ,. ..,-- V...UH .w....n in in,- -" .llrl.lliln n.X. Ik.l , .oi ... (Ti".i w-.fa iuui nnvnl (uuciais are pinning thflr hopes for capturing the sifnuBiuiauiic nignt nonor for America jihould misfortune overtake the three N'O uiyaropiaucs. J-Thc ga's bag of the C-5 has a capacity t Continued on Pate Kit ht.-Cnlnmn Th. rjHj , . k-V i - - - 1 BOYSOFTHE108TH rHA soldierly, matter-of-fact story f the thrilling deeds !n France of mirr own uoys-T-memners of the old Eieond, N, G. 1. begins today on f put; o. vDOflrr miss it im n f'mjL EhT - 1 DIRIGIBLE NEXT BpBWMMIIIMJWp&lK 1 T f I. - -',!,-: i-t, - -'--- " - ,!' - 4 .rri - j -vWVVrv:. - x "-"-.' 'M W V; " "it 4l-wv ' -'! $ ' - -'? " : W S'l Vsva '. ,-i , v -- , ' -''4. !iV A'-- ;'''''W"V I fs Mi v , " - '-- "isiV - , 'j " ---V , a ffi etBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanBBBflBeBBiaaeSSBB la k v THBBBBBBlBsjBBflBBBflHjKHHH.Ie Is n v v. , '! ,? " - ., i v f rvvSKSBBBaV'''' --' KSS ' ' J I?. :"'Vi '"., ,- ""V t , a hi s ; , -,- r- : . . . - , . I mS' -:' .' v -';.'' - - ," -' - ''--" n v " ; - , Announcement was made that the N. I', will be WATCHMAN KILLED BY Suspect Shot and Two Arrests Made After Battle With Patrolmen WOMAN IS ALSO ATTACKED A private watchman was killed to- .uar ov motor nam i. me ciiiunx m u ..... , ... .... series of liold-ijps and robberies within the last twenty-four hours. The dead man Is .lames Nonaniaker, sixt.v-cight' scars old. of 2020 Coial . street Dr. Mnry It. Leeds of .TIKIS Vnlnut stieet, is in' n critical condition nt her home as the icsult of mi nttnek bj a highwayman yesterday afternoon. loseph Turskcy, of Norfolk street abntc Christian, wns -.hot in the leg and shoulder by n policeman after, it 's alleged, he attempted to hold up and rob a man jesterduy. Several other hold-ups and robberies were reported to tlie polhe today. N'onnmnker. according to tlie police nf tlic Trenton in en mi nnd Dauphin street station, wns making his iniiiuN pn Frankford nveiiue shortly bcfoic 2 o'clock this morning when be noticed an automobile with the engine miming standing in front of the Triangle Woolen Compaii), 2011 Frnnkfoid nvenue. Door Knrreil Open He found the door linil ben forced and four men pulling bolts of cloth from the shelves. No one ins been found who witnessed the tragedy that followed. Uesidents in that vicinity lienrd three shots tired, fol lowed by n call from the watchman. A minute later found the nged watch man lying dead on the pavement. An automobile wns seen driving rapidly nwny from the scene of the shooting, while one man, with n smoking revolver in liis hand, rqn lifter it. Half n square away the machine slowed up nnd the armed man boarded it. The car then disappeared. No description of the ma chine or of the men who were in It hns been obtained. From the position in which Nona maker's body was found, MtJs believed that he wns shot bj n man oir the op posite side of tlie street. The nolice av HIGHWAYMEN list Amer- ,nnt one of """ bandits stationed liim , but wllli " llicre w,'ile his companions entered me siore. t nen lie saw rsonnmiiker start to enter the establishment. It is believed thut he fired. Three shots were heard. One bullet entered Nonamaker's body just nbove, the heart. The watch man did uot liavc time to draw bis re volver. Bartender Finds Dead Man Thomas Itcilly, a bartender, was in his home nt the southwest corner of Coral anii Huntingdon streets when he heard tlic shots. They were followed by n cry of "Help! I'm shot." Tteilly ran to tlie street nnd found the watchman dead. An automobile approached and the body of the man wns taken to ttie Episcopal Hospital. William. J. and. Itaymond Torpey," brothers who conduct the business at 2011 Frankford avenue, said today that Koods valued nt $5000 had been stolen from the establishment. On tho uight of April 2t on atteniDt was mido by motor bandits to rob the woolen company. A policeman of the Trenton avenuo nnd Dauphin street station saw them trying to force open the front door, Upon his approach the men jumped Into an nutomobile that had Continued on ran Elilit. Column Thru i feBte' jy irWifeTTtt?'- TO TRY NEWFOUNDLAND FLIGHT flight nf the I'nited States dirigible ('-. from Mnnlatih, N. Y. iindertnhen as soon as weather conditions nre favorable Blue Sky 'i Everything Predicted for Thursday (Iiiiiil weather is promised for tlie parade of the Iron Division Thurs day. The weatherman sajs Philadel phia will live up to its traditions and provide tuiishine with blue sky nnd n sprinkling of white clouds for the big turnout. ,He ba.ses, .bjs piediction on the-Xact that there is a good shed aiea of clear weather drifting easterly fiom the Mississippi river region. If this area continues at its present pace it will nrrive Wednesday after noon and Iheie will be enough of it left over for Thui'silaj . ELEVEN ARRESTED ... w.n. .. v - N KIDNAPPING CASt - One of Suspects Accused of Ab ducting Miss Meli, a ' Woman Chester, Pa.. May 1'J. Illcien ar icsts, one a woman, were made today in ciiiinectinn with the alleged kidnapping of "Millie" Meli. the Keeiitcen- car old daughter of State I)etcctic .lames Meli, of this city, who wns discovered bound and gagged near her home a week ago after she had, according to the statements of her father, been carried off mid maltreated by u gang of Italians. The gill's condition is still mh that she can talk but little mui-crning the oi deal she suffered. She left her home to make a telephone call nnd did not letuniifor twentj-four bonis. She was found in ii rear alley bound and gngged. On her dress wns n note that explained that Ihe deed had been committed in revenge. The arrests were iniiilnb Count; De tective O'Toole, assUted by Depot; sheriffs and stntc police. The suspects give their names as follows; Anthnnj Fecco, Samuel Itomea nnd Antlion; Fnblo, of Mnrcus Hook; Piisqunlc l.n lienti. Domenick Celnin, Tomarchi Sal, Salvatcue Mnggio. Ca'rmelo Vitnle, Ton; Chapini. nnd Camilla. Fiiiochicri of this city; Antonio Fenochro, of Philadel phia. TROOPS OCCUPY LEIPSIC Government Forces Qeclare Siege and Arrest Spartacan Leaders Berlin, Mayv l''. -(Hy A. P.) Her man Government troops have occupied Leipsic. A nnmber of the Spartnc'aii lenders there have been arrested. At Kiseuach jestcrday they forced the major of the district and the dis trict director to inarch nt the head of the parade of radicals, carrying led flags. ' Afterward the officials weie beaten lv the crond. The Thurlnginn workmen's council nt Krfur't. however, has threatened to bring about a. general strike if tiie tinops come into the district nnd if those now there nre not removed. Copenhagen, May IU. (Hy A. P.) The. occupation of l.eipsic by some thousands of soldiers belonging to the forces of Gustnv Xoske, the minister of defense, wns a complete surprise sajs n dispatch from Ilerlln to the Nntioiml TIdende. The Bpartacans were oblc to make only a slight resistance, A state of siege was immediately de clared nnd steps were taken to restore the authority of the government. Yqnka to Close London Office tandon, ...May 12. .(By Ai P.) 'American army headqua,rters in London IUtT irrmaawily clca Jusejl j In St. John's, HERE LATE TODAY Santa Olivia Speeding Up River With Last of 110th Infantry PEERLESS DUE TOMORROW The transport Santa Olivia is speed ing up the Delawnie river with the bal ance of the 1 10th Infantrj Philadel phia's old Third Itegiment, National Guard which iiffeied so heavily dur ing the tightiug in France. It will dock nt Pier 7S, font of Snder i "icnue niiout .i n clock. The vessel L,!,m t'TTr ,"! 8r and went by Heedy Island four hours I later. Less thnn twenty-four hnuis behind ii is me namesnip iaiiMis. enrrving 'he I-I7th Field Artillery nnd a casual company, nil South Dakota men. The Kansas is the first transput t-cniivciteil battleship to come to this noit. and i I will dock about I! o'clock tomorrow, at I Snider avenue. The Peerless, with the MSih Pield lAilillery aboard, is expected lo re.u h Philadelphia tomorrow. The wiieless station at Cape May got in touch with tlie transport nt II o'clock today, but the reply wns so faint that no hope lemained that the vci-sel would reach port tonight. The instil Field Artillery, which was the old Second Artillery, N. G. P.. is composed entirely of Philndelphians. in cluding a few members of the old First ,'"""? " "'".. '""r """' ",p '""'"-l hers of the held artillery, one company , i... .. .i.i- i .i. oi ine i m i inianiry is nnonr.i. aim me l.iisui .unci. ine ii..i in., .null... fume Philadelpliiaus nre with Company M, of the 110th. The machine gun battalion is pait nf Ihe old Fourth Itegiment and of Ihe old First Cavalry, N. G. P. Headquarters Continued on I'ain Fire. Column Fnnr SIX PATROLMEN TROOPSHP DOCKS TWO BOYS AT POINT OF GUN'C Teti'Ycar-Old Youngsters Caught in Camden Store Fight Cap ' , ons")0'f Be So Rough," Cries One Two ten-jear-old boys held 'up six patrolmen early today when the latter suddenly pounced on tlie lads while they were rifling tlie store of Bernard Keichliug, 1PJ1 Broadway, Camden. Capture of the boys was like a chapter from the latest "movie" thriller. Despite the odds against them the ;oiingsters showed fight, but they were subdued after a quick but bloodless battle. The bo;s are Francis Poplinskl and Joseph Tabiwecaki, of Third street and Atlantic avenue. Karly this morning Patiolmnn Mat lack saw a light moving inside the Ileichling store. As a gray dawn was still lingering, over the neighborhood he knew that the proprietor had not yei arisen. Mattark watched the light in tently. A second light appeared. It described a circle and then flushed up and down. The patrolman concluded that light flashed were signals nnd that a gang of experienced robbers were about to clean out; the stove. Calls Out the Reserves He ran to the nearest telephone with all possible speed. "Send as many men as you can," he told the chief, "a gang ofj.robbersore In ,Hjicbling;s jtore, ', .TjHelwtrrini on night duhf'atthe' SOiINO CONFERS WITH HOUSE OVER L1 Meeting at Paris Seeks Adjust ment Before Arrival of En voys From Vienna LONDON PACT DRAWS NEW AUSTRIAN BORDER Rome Reports Recurrence of Discontent Over Disposal of Dalmatian Claims IJ the Associated Press Paris, Maj 12. -Haron Sonninn, Ihe Italian foreign minister, held a con ference today with Colonel 1'. M. House, of the American peace delega tion. The conferees went over the Italian situation with a view to i cach ing a basis of adjustment befoie the Austrinns nrrlie. The innferencc took place at a lunch eon, at which Colonel House was the Italian diplomat s guest The treaty with Austria is nearing completion nnd an official summary of ITALY'S PROB MS it is being prepared, as wns done in the'atnied up in their heaits and put pose case of the Cermnn treaty. AKIioueIi it Is not sn staled In the ireaiy. me new Austrian ironner is ine mm designated by the secret treaty nf t .oniion. grnng uaiy an ine siraiegic. heights nnd defensive passages. Austrinns Due Yednevlay Dispatches from Vienna saj Ihe Aus trinu pence delegation will leac Vienna at fi :') o'clock toi'.nj on a special tiain The delegation is due to airic at Paris on Wednesdnj. The Piench officials have become em barrassed bj a demand made bv the Austrian authorities thnt direct tele phone nnd telegraph omniunicntion he afforded the Austrian pence delegation during the negotiations, just ns il is now available to the Germans. The cinbnrrasment nrises from the fact that the Herman pence delegates are using ine oniy wires nvniianic uiiu ir is not (nnsidered probable that they will agree to give up any of their facilities lo their former Austrian allies. Rome. May IL'. (Itj A P.)-The discontent and irritation of tlie people are again growing1 because 'of news from Paris that Itni.i is not likelv to get what bho clnlms on the eastern shore of the Adriatic. The MesMaggero says: "President Wilson is obstinntelv ob unrafc'Mn His views regarding Finnic, showing Hint he lias not changed his mind." Other reasons for dissatisfaction ate the Angln-Finuco-Aiiericnn Allium, from which Italy wns excluded; Un asserted project that the former Aus trian merchant marine will be divided among the Allies, although it is held it belongs entiiely to Italian firms; the. clause in the tienly with Gciniany say ing the three principal powers were sufficient to ratify the treaty, thus, it ( is alleged, again ex liiding Italy, and the i eportcd 'scheme to place Klhiopia ' under the protection of Fiance. AH the newsoaneis of Home publish eiheiso ininnii'iits on these subjects. RAIN STOPS PHILS AND A'S Entire Series With Boston Teams Was Called Off For the fourth consecutive daj the Phillies nnd. Athletics have been idle. Itnin again broke loose just in time to stop the Philes nnd Itincs here this afternoon, while the Muck-lied Sox contest in Boston wns called oft" carlj. This was the last chance for the Binves to appear as they must give wnj to the Pirates, who open here tnmoriow. The A's head for St. I.ouis, where the; open Wednesday. Mrs. Mitchell Goes to Wachlnntnn Mrs. S. P. Snow den Mifhell. presi ,,, of 1(1 pPnn..Tlvnni chapter of the I tlK, t - of Founders and Patriots of America, left this city today for Wash ington to attend the general court of the national organization that will meet there tomorrow. .Members of the Penn sjlvnnin chapter will be the guests of Mrs. IJornce II. l.ee. of Hineifor.l, for their May meeting next Fiiday. HELD UP BY station and two detectives were bun dled into the wagon and taken at a record-breaking gait to the scene of the robber;. The three patrolmen went to the rear of the building nnd the two sleuths joined Mntlack at the front. At a given signal they forced the front and rear doors and entered the place with drawn revolvers. Quick ns a flash the lights which gleamed from the dark corners of the store disappeared. The police, dodg ing1 behind counters nnd'boxes, gradually worked to the center of the store. The police ndvanced toward the two shadows' forms, but the charge was suddenly cut short when the command "hands tip" rang out. At the same moment two gleaming revolvers covered the six patrolmen. Only the hands of the robbers weie visible as they dropped behind a pile of bundles, which were uted as a bar ricade. Pollrenidi Charge the "Trench" By n circling movement the police got out qf range of the enemy guns and then charged the trench. "Ah, don't be so rough !" ssid n boy ish voice, , M&tlack struck a match, which c(invd nrdS Two, r.iumB fit. i Wilson Tells Paris U. S. 'Puts Duty Above Dollar' j lt. Hie Associated Tress I thc have been privileged to send over Carls. Mil K) (delnjcdl. President -.OIHMMMI men over heie to tell you so AYIImiii. In hi nddiesv toda . to the!1' has been my gicnt privilege, not 1'iench Acadein of Moral and INditi- nicifly to tell joii su in word-, lint tol cal Scieuies-, rntrred n strong diselaim I1,11 nl' "" ln ll,rn "",l material the er of tlic iilrn Unit the American people i Poiiiing out of their wealth nnd the of cie laigelj nuit rriii lit or dullni wor-I f,,'R nf 'lipi'' blood." f-hipers I I'lesidcnt Wilson nlluded to lu "I liae Inn in irient months' one studio., n t,,. ?lr., f pol it icii t science rry deep tens,, nf privilege." the 1'iesl-innd of tlic nttenipts he had made "lo dent sniil. hni licen Keenl. avMitelput into the words of learning the that there lme been times when thel thought of a nation, the nttilude nf n uMn.... -,1 , I ..... I 1 I ..nA..l .l 1.1 lV..t. ! II. i i" ifii.-- .ii i,iiini'' iiiur inn nun' i 'i i i tlie penlile nf the I'llited States. V hne been Ion often siiinxcd to be dciolcil iluclli. if ntil cnliielj. lo inn tcrlnl cntcrpiises. Vc lime been sup posed, in the cnmmnn phrase, to wor ship the almighty dollar. 'We hne accumulated wealth, sir "' ""' ' ....." " - we Inue detnted outsehes to mntei ml enterprise with extrnnrdlnarj succe. but there 1ms iitutni lnin all of that, all the time, a common sense of humanity1 and a common .impnthj with the high piiiifiplfs of justice wbiib lime ncer grown dim in the field een of cntei -piise; ami it has been nu erv grcnt i joi in these reienl months lo Intel pi el1 the people of the I nitcd Slaleslo the people of the win Id. "I haw uol ilnne moie, su . I line not utteied. in my public iiipaciH, m own pritate tboughls. I hnc uttered what I lime kiniwn to be Ihe tjioiights of the gteat ieople whom I lepicsent. I hae ultcieil Hie things that hne been irom ine urn oui mriii nii onuoo. nun. nun Itme Hie Mnucp '.. 11(1(1. IMKI A m1 )om ,,, IlrslIpl1, nin,ic his Hor-In i n t irM Hint the people who nine , . hp ,...,,, , n,,vc,T,ite.l lo libeiti. weie icnih In nist ill their lot in com I moil with Ihe lot of those whose libei ty is thieatened whence er the iniise of Illi cit was seen lo be imperiled. This is Hie spirit of the people of Ihe rnileil States." ,e inntlniied. "ami 110TH MEN TO ARRIVE HERE ABOUT 4-30 The transport Santa Olivia with 1825 men and twenty of ficers of the 110th Infantry regiment (Old Third of Philadelphia) arrived nt Marcus Hook shortly after 2 o'clock and will dock about 4.30. Major A. O. King-, of Altoomi, Pa., is in command of the troops. They will be sent to Camp Dlx this evening1 and appear in Thursday's paiade. CLEAN GOVERNMENT FUND ''A board of City Trust," which will have at its command probably $500,000, to be used for the sole purpose of obtaining a clean and official city government, is created by the will of General Thomas Skelton Harrison, who died on May 3. The remarkable document, also provides for scores of charitable la. Ltilutions, lemtive, friends and employes. The estate Is estimated at. inoic than $1,000,000 and most of the bequests arc made iu btockb and buudb. unftiMiuuLUot vflKt unftivinuMo AS HERO TRIBUTE PARTY ELECTIONS Clearing House Will Also Follow Suit on Day of 28th's Parade CONTRACTS TO HOLD OVER Othcial iiiinoifnceniciil was made todir. that the Philadelphia Stink llx. Iinnge anil Ctciiinig House will be closed on Tliursclux ns a tiibule to the sol.lieis of il.e 1 1 on Division. This is the bltcsl sep lllken to in, ike TIiuimIii; ii municipal holiday, in .ic coiilnnce with Mn;nr Smith's request. All contiacts falling due on Thursday will stand over until 1'riilnv. the gov erning committee of the slock exchange decided. The Pin.nil of IMiiiiilinh will me. t to moi low to I fin li Iiiiiil dei isiou on the plan to .lose the schools for the daj. (iianilslnnil ti.kels for the ne.xl of kin of Ihe It.m Division sohier.s to will the gicnl wel. i" immc pin- cssjon ol tlic illusion ami . li; u.ispiiai iis uic being sent out. Joseph P. GnlThc;. cbaiiman of the committee in charge of the distiibution of tickets, sai.l lo.lav (wo tickets arc being sent to as many of (he nppll cants ns the municipal stands will bold. No 11101 c applications will be received. Police nnd hre legulatious In cope with crowds numbering 'J.OOn.OW) pei sons, twice the iiiimbei expected, lave been iinnomifi'.l. V -Hid adheieu. ,, t,, the icgiilnli ins. it was s.n'.l, wj , avvnv almost Miitiielv with the il.tiigci). geneiitll; exsle. when sip ii jiciit JlUUlhels get Ingetlipr Seveu thousand legulnr patrolmen, firemen, home defense, navy .vard iio vost guard, military police nndimnrinrs will be on duty along tlie route of the parade. Tlic firemen will be particu larly awake in (heir efforts ' (n keep spectators from gathering on (iicf-cs-capes to witness the procession. Would Ax old Congestion Superintendent of Police Itobiuson urges that spectators distribute them selves nil along the eight-mile route of the parade. Such distribution, he said, will do nvvay with the dangers of con gestion in the business district's nar row streets nnd make the procession a bigger delight to the spectators and paradersv as the Inspiration furnished by continued crowds xvill gieatly beat ten the men during their long hike. The streets are to be kept .clear from curb o curb line, and the five police i" i'i'u- i..iiiiii imii'mi MiiiiiiS, iir olltllllli'll . "A gicnt mnni of im rollengnes in Amciiciiti nimei-ilj- life cn their training, even in politicnl sidence, lis so ninny men in civil circles (jd. in ierninn iinieisities, I Inue been oniigeii in various times to reaM n ,.rr(lt ,,. f (J,.rmnn. ditricull tier obliged nt various times to read man. nwkwnrd (ierninn. and I haebecn awaie that the ihouglit was as a,k waul as the phi use. that the thoiighl was rooted in a fundamental miscou .niiiiiin ,.r .inin .....I lit ii... .wilt, i.i.ii i:r' """""' "f ' P" "ifcjASKS PRISONERS' RELEASE i of peoples Stale Musi Listen to All "Ami it lias been a poitinn of in i lloil to ilineugage the thought of Ameiicnii mii vim vii teai hers from Ihe niisguuliil lnstiiiciinus which lhe, hail ieieied on this side of the sea. Their Anieiiiau spirit rejeited the xpii it of them, as n matter of lourse, but the fri f the thought sometimes misled them The spenl, too often of the stale I ns a thing which would ignnie the in ilKidual. as a thing wliich was prn- miiiii iii iiomimiie tile toiiune ol men In a sn of inherent anil sacie.l aulhorit.v. I "'l"'"'"'.' "ns ocseneu. saiu h redricft "Now. as an utter dciiinc-rnl. I have , l:i,crt. the German president, in a state nevei been able to a. . eit thai view of l ment to the Associated Press today, the stale. .Mi view of the stale is President Kbert called the peace thai il must stop and listen to what I ',,,,. .. , ,. .. . ., T. I1""'' '" Ml "" '"alter how humble I n"1' "ml ,l"" '''"'1 "ll,n "lis the right to contlnnrrt on IMce KiMtTTohimn 'Ino BY HARRISON WILL Senator Opposes Nonpartisan Method of Electing Councils. Mind "Open" on 33 Plan TO CONFER WITH UcpnllMliilit fnl the eei linn nf the Minor ami I'ouuiiK -limilil be left with polilniil parties, Seii.itin- Vine asseited toila in expressing opposition in the noiip.niisiiu iii Let .iilvncaleil I,v (he i ihintei levision oiiiinittec. f ' The cliniler tevision comniiltee. in a statement vcsteiilav favored a new ar- . ,ti. le in the i baiter bill, providing for the election I ami Ihe i ii.v f the Minor. City Council ticiis.iHT no a nonpnitisan ' 'ticket "I ,1,111 ' t believe in tin plan, ' Genuine Vine sin iniiip.n tisan i lo.l.n bifore, W.. slmul.f id' Tlie pn . I. aving for I lai i islmt g 'llilliele Iii the piescnl inclht lilical pill lies shnnhl he ef I lie i, spoil I sihiliiv of dei hug it nlhcial i .-sen. nor vine ..im ue mis nu open i iiimd" on the quciion or n Conn, il ofjpim-It; is founded on general human tliirtx thice. in. billing the Mnvor. for liirhts " i iiiui.icipiiiii. .inieinoi pioiil in timated thai a I'nuiifil of I liirl x llnee might be sahsfn. tnrv for this t-itv ih. nigh be ,ii.i not inmmit himself. Vnre to Take Governor's Advice "I am going lo talk with Hie Gnv- eiuoi .ib.iut 11 Council of lllil tv -tluec uiciuheis," Sennlnr Vine declared, ami I will be gui.le.i bv his wishes iu Ihe inaller Inlin ". Winston. ban iiinn nf the 1 barter lev 1,1011 iniiimlt , is opposed 1 in aiiv iiiiiendnienl ilmi would imreuse Ihe puqiosed single-chamber Council ' irom iwcuij-one niPiuiiers 10 u higher nuintier. Tlic nonpartisan plan for municipal elections is ideal in theory, nccorVliiig to Frederick P. Gruenbcrg, director of the bureau of municipal icseurch. He added that he doubts if Philadelphia, as a lommiinity is prepared to cairy out such letter Plan in spirit as well ,,s to the "The tariff and other national ques tions 011 wliich tlie parties are opposed," Mr. Gruenbcrg said, "should not becou fused with the question of keeping the streets clean tindtbc death rate down. Bun City as Business, lie Sajs "Personally, 1 would like to sec the eity government run as a business cor poration. The nonpartisan plan was thoroughly discussed by the members of the charjer revision committee. Home Contlnued'on'rac Five, rvakon Two n S POINTS Etll SLOGAN T 7-juton Executive Says U. President Apparently Deserted ' His Peace Principles j REFERS TO TREATY AS ! "MONSTROUS DOCUMENT' Allied Powers Send Rantzau' Notes to Experts to Pre- j 1 pare an Answer I Message Says Joint Labor Con , gress at Versailles Neces- i sary to Meet Problems Ihe Associated Press Mat IL' -"Oermany lleilin. has seized nnd unfurled a new banner, oa 1 which me inscribed President Wilson's fourteen points, which (he President " pii'iiiiu.ni- oi, iiiii.-iii, jie ileclnicd that hitor; holds no precedent for such determination to annihilate conipletelj vanquished peoples. Paris. .Ma; IL. (It;- A. P.)Tha Council of Four, nt its meeting today, decided to tefer the German notes fiom Count BrockdortT-Ilnntzau on labor mid war prisoners to experts for consideration, instead of answering them nt oncp. ns it did with the first two communications from the German delegation. The first of these notes asked that there be reeiprocn. policy adonted ns to tlie repatriation of prisoners nnd re quested that the details of the transfer lie plnccifcm the bunds nf a commission. In his second note Ihe head of the, Genua n peace delegation ndvnnced a' counter-project ns to international labor legislation. Propaganda in Second Note According In the newspapers, the basis of the second note is a labor ' chnrter inspired by the conference at Leeds and Berne, and they argue that the purpose is to create among Social ists an opinion favorable to Germany b.V llUttitlg ill (lireff colhlhorntinn h I working classes and the present gov ernment nf that countr;. The Geniinu foreign minister slates t licit the Get man pence delegation has "noled with satisfaction" thnt the draft of the tieat; recognizes iu prin ciple Ihe repatriation of German war mid civilian prisoners with great ex pedition, and sajs that special com missions might enrr; on direct oral dis 1 ussions. which would include nil bel ligerent states, il being pointed out. even dining hostilities, this has proved a most effective wn; of solving difficul ties. The n.ile sa.vs that this work should be uiiu h easier, now that the war is over, mid would remove differences of 1 .on. epiinn or lack of clearness on par ticular points, such as legal conceptions ' iu individual countries. The German cpprvlll 'delegation, it is sni.l, considers it in arnuul I dispensable that those war and civilian 'prisoneis detained or undergoing pun ishment for other than disciplinary of-.( feiises should , iu principle, be included among those to be unconditionally re-c patriate.!. "Alleviations" Asked Itegai.ling war ami civilian prison- 'eis nf iillml and associated powers in ' its bunds." the note says, "Germany i has recognized the same principle. It 'appears self-evident In Ihe German delegation, therefore, that, on grounds of fail uess. .ertnin alleviations in the. tt eminent of prisoners snouici ue agreed upon pending theii return." The note then pioceeds: "III n one sided manner some feel the stipulations have been made in favor of the allied and associated governments. For in stnn.e. those rcgni.liug the surrender of peiMinnl piopert;. the search for miss ing objects and the care of .graves might be cited. It is assumed that in these iincstioiis a demand for complete reci- I'lie note then refers to a number of minor points and proposes that delib erations by commissions should begin speedily to dear up preliminaries in Readiness for the time when shipping anil similar difficulties may be solved and the removal of the prisoners may be possible. It alludes to the impor tance to Germany that the prisoners T turn home under orderly conditions, in Miring their reinstatement into economic life Willi ine gre.ucsi posniuie uispaicu, ,,,) ,VH t list this seems only possible ;f everything is done to "raise th mornl and physical state of those re- turning New Clothes for Captives Since Germany's economic position pi events her, by her own strength, from providing the requisite guarantees, the delegation suggests that the dellberar tions of the commissions might extern! 1 X.""; .- - -..' ."JffT 1 1 iua9iui .in ii.v u.. u. tiie uil.iru BIW associated governments to nelp ticr,s manv in the matter and. for exumnle. in return for tlie repayment of th,e cosU 'W to provide the prisoners with new out- A ' . . Continued on Tare Klsht. Column Olio-' ' ( Let's Hope for the Beat TqiifjAt' it mqv be ra'mlna And tomorrow ffoudj is. j ,xp MQlierj ucc n craininp t--i ror i nvriaay u(ipj., e sn 'rV' It -3 . M " r' i ,'. 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