,??1 x "- Wl 1.1 Irttoer THE WEATHER ! SPORTS EXTRA Washington, Oct. 15. Cloudy lo night and Thursday. TEMlT.nATimK AT KAMI HOCK . , ". 8 iul.nl 12 i i I b.I I 4 nj I r.ii irn ina iwnus' to'itu I I 6S 5D "Vol. vi. no. 27 Entered aa Second-Clasn Matter at the l'olomce, at rhllaullphla, Ta. Under the Act of March 8. 1870, PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1919 l'ubllshed Dally Kxrert Sunday. Subocrlrllon I'rlca Jfl a Tear by Mall. Copyright, loin, by Public ledger Company. PRICE TWO CENTS ADVANCING ARMIES THREATEN TO OVERTURN SOVIET; U. S. TO TAKE OVER COAL MINES IF MEDIATION FAILS --l TOWII l;uenttm public MOORE TO RULE HIS OWN CAMPAIGN INSPiTEOFVARES Will Ignore Assertion. That City Committee Alone Legally Can Conduct Fight 'ALL FACTIONS HAVE ONE AIM, JS NOMINEES ASSERTION Formally Notified That Every JWard Has Indorsed His Candidacy- The campaign for tho election of , Congressman Moore ns Mnyor and of the other candidates on the Republican ticket will be conducted as originally r planned by the Moore united Kepubllcnn 'tcampalgn committee, despite the dec laration of Senator Vare. The senator in n speech at the Re publican city committee headquarters yesterday declared that it wns im possible under the law for organiza tions other than the city committee to manage the fight. , Announcement of the stand of the Moore committee was made today fol lowing a conference in Moore headquar ters in the Lincoln Building. Congress man Moore. Murdoch Kendrick. rhnir v man of the Moore committee, and Cieorge W. tJolro, chairman ot tne xown circl ing party, participated in tne meeting. "We will go ahead with our own plans," was the substance of the de cision of the Moore leaders. . All Working for Same End Congressman Moore, commenting to- aay jon ine meeting ui me cnj vuuuiut tea -vesterdav. said all elements in the If'party were, working to the same, end iR'tthe election of the Republican ticket." i ' In a reply to a question as to what I hi thnnsdit. of the results of the meet- , tng, Mr. Moore: declared "the proceed- .1 .!... j..1 f.... Ik.m.nlnna .Murdoch Kendrick announced he was "ertnin there' Would be no trouble about K'gettiVig; watchers'' certificates for Moore llUinrr''vhrlrpr nn elcctiondav. Sena- feto'r Vare, in his speech, said the city rnimmUtee.wiis'the only body, legally au- hnrlPfl to receive such certificates. At tthiL nmn time, however, he indicated In a departure from Ms prepared address k'fbat Moore. IcadcrSlcould get. certificated . j. i.- a! T.- ' nM.U,u 1... naVintr fnf "."We are satisfied in regard to the certificate situation," "Mr. flioore sam. "We will be given watchers' certifi cates.," Conference Believed Llltely Tf ( nrnhnhle Mr. Kendrick will con fer later with representatives of the 'Vare' Committee and nrranire to obtain nmgham, president of the Republican , Alliance, also will help out in these negotiations. Congressman Moore was notified oti- . daily today that the ticket which he watcners ceriincun-B. n. Vi heads has wen lormauy moors uj each of 'the forty-eight Republican ex ecutive ward committees in the city. This action was taken la.st night ns a sequence of the unanimous indorsement Ot' tne ticket Dy tne iiepunucuu tuj committee. On the strength of this Congressman Moore predicted the Republican party would win the November elec tion over the. Democratic and Char ter parties by one of the largest ma jorities in the' history of Philadelphia. The congressman called for aggressive campaigning, however: and warned- I" against apathy. uoore leaders saiu ine virue session of the city committee, in which Con gressman Moore nnd Senator vare both spoke their minds in no uncertain terms, had the effect of clearing the political atmosphere and paving the wav for tho harmony of votes, if not of ideas. LSAILOR SEVERELY SCALDED Ran Out of Funds and Slept on Top of Steam Boilers Because he spent all his money here -without saving enough for a nightjs lodging, Leo Reynolds, n sailor from the B rook hfn Navy Yard, Has learned a lewon in the wisdom of thrift. He is a patient at the Samaritan Hospital today with "severely scalded legs. Revnolds. who is twenty years old. went to the watchman at the Nlcetown Plate Washer Co,. 1824 Juniata street, last night and explained that he had run out of' funds. He asked for a Jplace to sleep. f The watchman told him to climb up on top of the boilers. There the snilor made a bed on a plank, , -When the engineer came this morn ing, he turned a -valve whlch set free a cloud of steam. This scalded the sleeping sailor. SALUS CALLS ON KENDRICK Vareite Senator's Visit to Moore U Headquarters Stlra "nialto" There was general amazement around the headquarters of the Moore United Republican Committee in the Lincoln Bujldlng this, afternoon when Senator Samuel W. 'Salus stopped in for a chat with Murdoch Kendrick, campaign man- '-ager for Congressman Moore; I Salus was the first Vare leader to I Invade the Moore stronghold. There -Was all sons oi pp&cuiaiiuu. iuuny sur 'wlsed that the senator came with an ' important message irora senator vare. 'Others expressed bclleShat Mr. Salus 1,'carrled a definite peacpact from tho downtown leader. But Mr. salus was noncommumca tlre. "I just had a little personal bust- B"Vnr.n with Mr. Kendrick." he. said. And I -.v t.'..i.iai. unf.i nmfn ......... . Hf, ,n.CJtuw.fi on,u jiuiiina icic uvv HSCUSS?U. lv- V1RIT NBW YORK NKXT SUNDAY 42.60 rcuiH ttlP. rnnyvnla rt. n. Lv Broad St. 8:03 A. M., Wei Philadelphia jiOS-A, M North Philadelphia SilS A. M. Hlutft.r ccure.vn fwr, v anu d.--auv. INDUSTRIAL FLOUNDERS ABOUT IN SEARCH FORPANACEA Labor Thrown Into Confusion by Gompers's Illness. Reds May Rule if Workers Are Flouted, , Says Union Chief "GROPING OF THE GROUPS" IN CONFERENCE PROVES POOR ADVERTISEMENT FOR SOVIET SYSTEM By GEORGE NOX McCAIN Staff Correspondent of tho limine I'lihllc I.e1er Copurlaht, 1910, 61 the Public Lcdacr Company Washington, Oct. 15. All plans for today nt the industrial conference were disarranged by the announcement on the assembling of the mem-, bers that Mr. Gompe,rs wns ill from nervous exhaustion and in the care of I a physician at his home. The exertion and attendant excitement consequent i on .his address of yesterday afternoon were too" much for a man of his age.1 The collapse came late last night following a conference of labor leaders , at their headquarters. ! His absence threw tho labor group into confusion. A hurried con ference was held to decide upon a course of action. Meantime Mr. Bnruch, ! 1 a ii. . . . ..it 1 . ... ' cnairman 01 tne people s group, nau prepared a resolution wntch he asKeti the three groups to consider. , It in brief proposed a postponement of further action on the steel strike resolution until the conference could formulate some concrete plan of action dealing with the other important subjects already presented. These include collective bargaining, the question of shop unions and union organizations in shops and a labor truce. Tho capital group, how-1 ever, demanded that the steel problem be made an immediate issue, but' the employers' plan was defeated and action on tho steel proposition postponed until tomorrow. : It is now recognized what every observer here has noted, that the! conference is floundering about and getting nowhere, amkthat, it must get to work on fundamental principles. Ten days have elapsed and nothing has been accomplished of any moment. The conference will likely adjourn in sympathy for Mr. Gompers, nnd tills in terval .will be utilized in nn attempt to formulate a basis on which capital and labor can get together, the steel strike resolution meanwhile lying over until some definite working, plan Is adopted. Secretary'- T.ane, the presiding offi cer, stated today that he did not think the conference could compicte its la bors under four yTeeks. lie was, he said, more ' hopeful of a "satisfactory outcome today than he has been at any time 'Since the conference convened. Gompers Faces Gary The most dramatic episode the con ference has witnessed, or is .likely -to' witness, came as a climax juBt before yesterday's adjournment, when the two greatest individual forces, iu 'Industrial America faced each other across a nar row gap of twenty feet. They were bitterly antagonistic forces, and the spectacular element in the incident was llfil?llfpnPft 111' flirt bn.oilt.rt mi Hin I mri 0f 0Very one present, that their potentiality is a real and vital thing that affects millions of human beings. For thirty-two minutes Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, with all his powers of logic, defiance and anneal, addressed, not the members of the conference, but Judge Elbert H. (Jary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation, and head of -the most powerful indus trial organization the world has ever known. And tho background, the stage setting and accessories, were as the atrical as the incident was dramatic ui.ii.ui uo i.iu iiiiiuciib nua iiiutiitiiii.. . . ,. ,, .. ,r ,, . ,, It wns in the White Hall of Peace. I. i ... , e ,i rom each of the four corners of the high quarter-arched .ceiling, the Latin Pax for peace was blazoned tin oval shields of Koman design. White -fluted and massive Corinthian columns rose towering to right and left-of mem bers and spectators. The long windows on the (Western side of the halt were rich with heraldic designs, the coats of arms outlined in colored glass of South and Ceutral American republics", through which the setting sun flashed in prismatic Jjeanty. At intervals around the side walls were crystal candalabra with electric candle-like flames, white suspended overhead from the lofty ceiling two crystal 'chandeliers with hundreds of lights illumined the picture. Visitors' Space Crowded Every seat In the space allotted to visitors was occupied, and beyond them a fringe of eager listeners stood patiently silent. The members of the conference, arranged by groups around long tables sat without whisper or movement execept now and then to shift to a more comfortable position. Throughout Mr. Gompers's address Judge (Jary sat (diagonally and hnlf facing tlie speaker, who was not twenty feet distant. His face betrayed not the slightest inkling of his thoughts. It. was absolutely immobile, though his eyes never for an Instant left tho face of the federation's president. John 1), Rockefeller Jr., sat at the opposite end of the. long table from Judge Gary and directly; behind the Socialist, John Spargo. Mr. Gompers at the bottom of the labor's table was on' his left a jlozcii feet'away. Mr. Rockefeller faced the press tables. His expression indicated absorbed Interest. His eyes rested al most continuously on the floor before him. He listened Intently, only once slightly moving in his chair.. The mem bers of tho employers, group sat with folded arms or elbows on the table. From first to last there wns no move ment in the room except as an official stenographer slipped quietly across the floor to relieve another who vanished noiselessly on tiptoe. Confesses Fear of Iteds There were two brilliant highlights In Mr, Gompers' address, One was his confession, heretofore accepted by students of the Industrial situation, but never admitted by the leaders of or ganized labor, that the men of tho ex ecutive council of the American Federa tlon of Labor are not only fighting, .but are In fear of the I. W. AV, and the . .. a v. ,...-- .:'''''" "' VOiliinoGV wyT VQium4 twO''uuim , ,j...i,v .iuttr ur omuruaj. PARLEY i SEES U.S. CALLOUS T John, Kendrick Bangs Attacks America's Complacency and Desertion of Ideals SPEAKER 0 FRANCE'S AGONY AT PITV fl I IB1 much better, but 1lie doctor said he must Ml WIT ULUHwml, inbe(), "What is the great commonwealth of Pennsylvania coining to wheii it allows u senator representing it to criticize the treaty ns being tqo harsh on t!er many?" With this sweeping denunciation John Kendrick Hangs, famous humorist, recently returned from Prance where he has lieeu engaged in relief work, nt tuckcil this country for its complncencv and its' inclination to go back to a "pre-war basis, while Trance suffered the agonies of n devastated ruin." The large gathering, numbering over three hundred prominent men audi women, most of them members of the I City flub, were lifted to heithls r least morally unconscious of ilnfcnt. lii i it . . ,. . . ' . ( ec ared the spi'oker. And on all iiii.s In iiiiu ,.VrfTt-.. ...: i. ! ,. 1 sines iu mis COntitrv. wic ued ticrmnn. iti.i,..ii, ,? ...il 5. . .."..' Ilolshevik propaganda is at work to plit the allies and ruin the results of he victory." th Mr. Hnugs took violent except inn lo statements that the destruction in France lias been exaggerated. The months of May. June and July nf this j ear, when he visited there, the speaker .characterized as the "darkest hours of pence." "France is doing all that is humanely possible, but she is a prostrate and hys terical nation," lie said. "And this country has ceased to seem to France a great country because of her power or because of her statesmen, but they still iiuiiiiiv mi iM-vnunr in ine jjreni woik of Ampricairwomen in the land of deso - hit inn, FIRE IN DOWNTOWN OFFICE .Flames Destroy Fixtures and Sup - plles of Fourth Street. Firm Whin memhers nf tl, fl. f Vl.1.1. & t today. Sill A number Of 'Other ennrnrnu nmiiinu the building, but prompt nction bv (ire men prevented spread of the blaze. TECHNICAL PeTcTdTlAYED Formal Ratification, of Treaty Indefi nitely Postponed Paris. Oct. 15, (hy A. P.l The formal ratification of tlie peace treaty with Germany, making" that instrument effective, will not take place this week as had been expected, it was announced tonight by the-American delegation to the Peace Conference, There haa been nn Indefinite post ponement of this step. It was Mated. Early in the day it had been thought that the exchange of rntlticatluns bv the representatives of Great Ilritnin. Italy and France with Baron von I.ersner, nrest'ilt head Of the Ccrmnn mission. l.mill inVn rilnon V1,1a .. a.... l.H i. enthusiasm when Mr. Hangs declared neetion with the peine ireniv, inetii that the granting of the armistice nt ternntionnl labor congress nt Araster the time it wns granted was "the grent- dam and the steel strike. est crime in the history 'of the world." The veteran labor leader was stricken "The Hun is vet undefeated, or at when he reached his home after deliv- ii .viiu men unii women io not yarry with air. iiompers in me American trntlnn pressure. In convention re ou consistently n campaign to help Federation of Labor for more than LPI1iiv the miners came nut for the na- :THz?n;t CLEMENCEAU FACES TEST S'r ffiuu. -10tIsm- ,uA ,.-iHnii that they will only accept iif i i . - ' . . . a ........ .i . . ni u iiuiui iJii.V lni ,,.i "' "u"";ia new parliament nnti a new min stry 'ceptnnce of arbitration uy ooiu smes; Kile., sales representatives, went,!,, i.v,.,. III hP mnile this nftr.. ' !..'.." ii,..i,... t hev me not o their office. VM South Fourth street, '"n-.,"- .1.1" rcViA.. i i. "-',""" V.'. , "? lm "'"'"V "..':.'.., V ' i,," .; th.e. found the office fixtures and .,ir., .. ,.nminir elections r ,. i,. ,".," .i i- H,p miners because the nplies llau been . destroyed by tire. . ,.. i -n,,. rnnl ,,f ih. ,.L..:" " "."" ""',.," :,.:., .,,,., l..,s .ni l.oet, 'y,?0" 'Wi- nfter- ! "hold the election for memb rT n i'ZZZ," to ih elTorTs to tie up 5T- S5-! SRSf Xofb55-X5 STRIKE CALL ISSUED ... ... .., .... ! , ,. -.. 1 um$.'' k" SAMl'Kli GOMPKKJ3 The president of the American Fed eration of li line was reported to day by bis associates to bo suffering f I om a nervous breakdown. GOMPERS SUFFERS Lahnr Chiof rinnfinfiri to 'Bed From Exhaustion, but Im proves Quickly HOPES TO RESUME WORK fly tlie Associated Press Wellington, Oct. in. Samuel Oom- V. ners. the veteran nresidejit of the NERVOUS COLLAPSE American Federation of 1-abor, was.,,,),.!, ,. alrontly difficult enough nnd suffering todav from nn attack of nerv- ous exhaustion. His condition early this morning was reported as serious. but nt noon his secretary announced that his temperature hnd fnllen xwo degrees' to ninety-nine nnd that he felt generally much better. Mr. Gom pers's physician, however, requested that he remain In bed fri,rt sr.r!'Mnrv's stnfomcilt folloVVH 1 . "Doctor Parker has just left Mr. (Jompers. Ilis temperature is ninery- , '",'" "i....-"vi. r " "". " ..!... .1 ., o.i tn fonlu fiMiornllv roans. Two hours enrller. the secretary nau issued this announcement : "Mr. (iomuers returned home from the industrial conference Inst evening ..m. irrcntlv exhausted and went Im- niediatelv to bed. His physician, llr. Henry Parker, was called in to see He found Mr. Rompers in a - - . i . , .. ..,!i. state of .nervous exhaustion t temperature of 101. The doctoi said that it would be absolutely necessary for Mr. fiompers to remain In bed. Mr. fiompers sent word to members of the labor delegation thnt he would be present at the industrial conference ! tomorrow ., it ut.. Mv-t, '"" """' Mr. imtnpers s iiincss rcsuus. moor leaders said, from mouths nf urn-emit- I ting work nt home ami anroau n con M-iiiir nn attack in the industrial con ference on the I'nited States" Steel Cor poration for its refusal to deal with the "'' . W ''T "" i: ....' "8. ,.Lr,0,.nrt? I m-,,.ll" """ , , Wi ' , , "7 (anniversary of the death of his daugh- t.iv nnd t lev said tins tact nrobablv aggravated his condition. Those who heard Mr. Gompers's im passioned address in the conference yes terday realized that lie was laboring under a tiemeudous nervrflis strninand the announcement of his illness did not come ns n surprise to' his. asso ciates in the labor group- Morrison Acts as Chairman Frank Morrison, secretary of the American I' ('deration of Labor, was , elected chairman of the labor group i m tne .coiuereiice ninny lo act for , Mr. Gompers. Foes to Make Final Effort for Pre - mler's Overthrow Today l..rtt. Oi'K 1.ri lllv A T A fjnnl effort of the opposition to o.ver - , throw tlie iiemenceau cnu net nefore the millB l "'.. "u" ur.,n .'" liy tne electoral committee! or the, hamber of deputies, and the commit-! ice in its report, to be debated this afternoon, will ask the chamber to give precedence to, the municipal elections. , ....!.... i-Wi h..... I... . ,. I'reiuuT .vjicuu-ivuu wi expected tn nposltiou to uicmenceau on tuts point TO PROBE VALBANERA WRECK Miami. Kla Oct. 15. (Ry A. P.) A Cuban wrecking company, it is reported here, is preparing to investi gate the wreck of the Spanish' etenm. thip Valbanera. The steanfshln went down oivllehecca shoals several weeks ago, during a, hurricane with 300 pas. sengcrs und u crew of 152, Permission to come into Amerieau waters for this purpose lias been asked of the' United $?. uovcrumciii, Mr. .uurriMin hum ueeii itKHnrintmi ...nt i.ii. demand a yplc of confidence on the miners of tlie country to cease pro adoption of the government plan. The ductlon of coal at midnight on Iriday, Socialists in the Tchnmber, it is under- October HI. llllll." woh Issued from he stood, favor the government plan, thus international headquarters ofthe I'nited greatly weakening the strength of- theP1'"''' Workers of America here at noon Onnusillim 11. -ii;.iii;iivi-iiii uu huh noint. 'ul MUST SETTLE FUEL WAR GOVERNMENT WW BOTHIES Plans Federal Operation of Bi tuminous Fields if Necessary to Avert Disaster ;HAS NEEDED POWER UNDER WAR LEGISLATION Both Oporators and Wqrkers Likely to Accept Peace Offers at"Conference I I?y CLINTON V. GlIJiKKT I Stnir CtirrrsiKiiHlrnt if tile Knnlnic I'ulillr ! lMlRcr 1 Washington, Oct. 15. --If President . Lewis, of the soft coal miners, and the "oft coal operntors do not accept arbi tration at tomorrow morning's confer ence with Secretary Wilson, of the Ink.. Ill . . .1.. I'-!.-.! cn....... ( ,,uoi Icom inicui. wic i nurii nuuc-i , fjoverninent is likely to take over the Koft ,-onl 1,lls nml operate them it- sen. .ur. i.ewis loony annnuuecu ne would attend the conference. A strke in the coal fields', if effective, would hn vital to the couuttv. There J is only n few davV supply of soft coal alfead. as is usual, for this fuel does not I admit of storage in lurge quantities. A I strike would soon tic up the railroads nnd a large part of the industries of the country. It would affect adversely the admin istration's campaign to reduce the eot of living nnd would vastly complicate tne whole relations of enpttnl and labor. which the industrial conference here H.mblMjHmprove ftn;.; lapse into chaos by the addition of n soft coal strike to the steel strike. (inwinment Has the Power The government has the power un der war legislation to tnke oer the conl mines. It hns never exercised it. If It Hhould be forced to exercise it now by reason either, of the obstinacy of the operators or the miners, it would un- doiibledly operate the mines through the And while being unable to force the MNKing miners to worn, it would he nhlo to operate, the mines with a smaller force nnd operate them. Soft coal is like the railroads, government interfer ence with combination has resulted iu wasteful mining. Moreover, the mining contracts with .1.- ,!....! . r !. t 1 I !.. ,, , hos(l ,.ontnl,.ta i o MTMiors uri1 umiuiii minim in wiftr out i ',.,( amm,t ,,f Oonl each year from , , f ..,,,., v fai.ei. The typl-! (,a, ,Prati,)n' is' Mll;,n. U is carried1 I t) 01 .,,.,,,,,.. mi the nmnmit of operntors are usually bound to take out coahcalled for by the contract with the owner is taken out, when the operator moves forwr.nl to another mine from which, under contract, a certain amount I nf ..in! lifiw in ho pvtrjicted Operators Not Strong The result of non -combination is that few soft coal operators control enough capital to buy coal fields out- .right and get nil oi rue wasiciui iciiscs, .. Kven if a sjslem oi storage couui oe developed at the mines, there is not capital adequate for storage. A mine runs when it hns orders nnd when it 1ms curs to remove conl nnd stops when it does not. Labor is necessarily iu- efficient, working onl part ot the tunc, nnd there is little use of machinery. The government's taking over tlie mines could, probably operate them In nu emergency without regard to some of these obstacles to efficiency. The soft coal industry is Imperfectly organized nnd with army protection the unorganized workers operating - on a more efficient basis than nt present would probnblj be capable of taking out all the coal the country needs. Until Likely lo Accept Whether the miners' representatives will consent to arbitration cannot be cuessnd The sott coal owners prou- I ablv wllb They are not strong, and r be able to resist aiiminis- 1 arbitration in this industry if capital lalso o accepts arbitration of the stce! ike. All the efforts of Gompers am 1 I Istrik ii. . .i..... i.. llm inilnstrln confer- ; once were ilirecled townnl obtaining nr- Ibitration from .ludge irnry. Ut tlie cliaiice.s m; cm ...-. - n,s vrW T AT MVT! TO SOr 1-LUAL l)lliil ' ,,",,, V- .cu . Indianapolis, Intl., I'ct. l.i. lhe 1 ....nt.... nil mi rin mtiimlnntis emit oicr iumu ..i - rho orrlnr Is slimed by .lohn 1. Lewis. acting president, and William (irven, secretary-treasurer of the miners. The official strike call permits local unions to assign "a sufficient number of men to remain ot work to insure the proper care and protection of all mining properties, in conformity with the pro visions of district agreements," It also urges that fullest co-operation be giyen "the operator to prevent injury to prop. erty" oud asserts that "under nn cir "uniBtauees should this rule bi; violated or set aside by local umIoiis," WILSON INSISTS ON LABOR DECISION Washington. Oct. It". Illy A. I'.) -President Wilson will lint sanction adjournment of the tintlnmil industrial conference here until it has exhausted every possible mentis of finding a solution of the present industrial situation, White House officials said todn. Despite his illness, the President wns understood to hnve been informed of the tense situation in the conference resulting from the controversy over labor's proposal for arbitration of the steel strike. He wns said to feel that this should not endanger the ultimate success of the conference. ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS Ififth Laurel race, 1 mile and 70 yards Gianctce, 10i, Johnson, $70.30, $26.20, $0.00. won; Legacy, 103, Hamilton. $0.70, $5.70, second; Torquato II, 103, Stirling, $11.10, third. Time, 1.40 3-5. MAYNARD CONTINUES FLIGHT FROM SLAT LAKE CITY SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 15. Lieutenant S. W. Maynatd, eastbound on his return flight in the transcontinental air derby, left Buena Vista Field here at 12.28 p. m. today. Although Green River is the next control, he will continue on to Rawlins, weather permitting. JAPANESE TROOPS GOING TO SIBERIA TOKIO, Oct. 15. It is announced by the War Office that a brigade oT infantry and a battalion of engineers from the TbUteeuth Division wiTi be despatched to Siberia and to North Manchuria." 150 LONGSHOREMEN STRIKE AT BGST0W ,- BOSTON, Oct. 15. Cargo movements were suspcnactl-on ri eral docks and delayed on others today by the stri'.ie'rjf, nci:J 1500 longslioremii a), this port. Most of the dock' worker;-, left thfeir places yesterday. The strike was not sanctioned by the union, according- to union leaderc. U- S- STEAMER HELPLESS OFF BAHAMAS - WASHINGTON, Oct. 15. The United States ccxst survey steamer Sialia is reported helpless off tho island of Salvador, iu tho Bahamas because of boiler trouble. The coast Guard cutter Tuscorora has, left Key West and the steamer Lilac has gone from Poito lico to assist he)'. -The Sialia caivies seven officcrts and fortysix"men' and is" enrouto- to Alaska, making- tibundlnrjf Weather lcpotts are favorable. y COL GROOME BACK, Head of State Police Says Ger many Will Boom Within Next 20 Years EXPECTS- RUSSIA TO HELP Colonel John C. Grooine. superin tendent of state police, who has been suggested ns director of public safety in the next administration, arrived in , New York today after twenty months' service overseas. The big impression that the colonel brought with him was that (jcrmimy will be ns strong in twenty ears. if not stronger, than she was in 11111. Kiissin. he believes, will turn to (iermany and co-operate with her. The rumor that he might be the next public safety head wns spiked ipilcklj by the colonel. 'I wouldn't consider taking It." he declared. Hut he was not so definite about Ills position ns bend of the state police. He said he did not know whether he would return to that post or not. Untitled to Title "Haron" Incidentally, Colonel tlroome is en titled to the atlix "baron" before Ills name. It was conferred with n decora tion he received from Itussia. The former commander of military po lice was met in New York by Ills son, Captain John C, (irooine, .Ir. They left almost immediately for this city nnd will go nt once to the colonel's home in Ilrvii Mawr. Colonel Groome wns coiumniuler of the military police In the Americnn ex peditionary force nnd lately wns on a special mission to Itussia. lie went abroad in February,, litis, olituiiiiug leave of absence from his state post. Tlie colonel Is a resident of this city and organized the stnte police, which have been held as a model for similar organizations in tills country and abroad. Spent Four Mont lis in Itussia Colonel Groome hns spent the last four months in Itussia lu charge nf the distribution of food valued at .f:i().(M)0.- 000 sent to three Hussian-Ilnlknn stnt by the American relief administration. When questioned ns to tlie condition existing In Itussia today, he snid : "The situation in Itussia is very serious. It is far more acute thou peo ple iu outside countries sevnitto realize. During the last eight months Kussja has appealed to the Allies, but the only aid that was forthcoming was sent over by the relief administration. "I believe Russia will turn to Ger many, because Germany today Is bet ter commercially and industrially than she was in 11114. With the aid nf Itussia, who can supply her with the raw materlalr, Germany will bo as Continue! on Pake Two, Column i'our When, you think ot wrltlni, WARNS OF TEUTONS p PRESIDENT BETTER Condition That Caused Rest lessness Monday Relieved, Physicians Announce DESPITE HEADACHE , kine and Kolchnk foices in the Volga ANOTHER SPECIALIST CALLS1 The' northwestern Russian army has - 'apparently crashed through the Ilol- ' sbevik lines over a wide front. It ia Hy the Associated Press i reported here today they have pushed Washington, Oct. 1,1. President i some thirty-five miles beyond Yam Wilson had a good night's -est mid ' l"",'-'' ".''j':1' " i'"l'tured recently, and continues to show lnipmvomsnt despite! .1 slight headache, snid a bulletin to day by his physicintis. The bulletin follows : "The President hnd a good night's rest, enjoyed lils breakfast, nnd, aside from a slight headache, con tinues to make improvement. The condition which ea.used the restless ness of Monday night, nnd about which Doctor Fowler was consulted, gnve no trouble during the night. (Signed) "(irnjson, "Hiiffin. "Ktltt." The President, it was learned today, ! is keeping in general touch with env I'eitimental affairs, even though ltcar Admiral Grnyson, his personal phjsl ciiin, is enforcing rigidly his prescrip tion of absolute rest. " The manner in which tlie President is being informed in a general way ofjhe problems now before the nation wns not disclosed, but it wns presumed It wns through Mrs. WttVon ami Doc tor Grayson. lu last night's bulletin on the President's condition, issued from the White House at 111 o'clock, Doctor Grayson snid: "Tlie President hns hnd a restless and uncomfortable day, but he is better tonight." Hear Admiral Grayson, his personal PRESIDENT'S MENTAL FACULTIES NORMAL New York, Oct. 15. Publication of tlie following excerpt of n letter from Ttonr Ailmlrftl filrv rI Grnvson. Pi-prI - ( dent Wilson's pers'onul physician, to nn unnamed friend in New York, authorized by Admlrnl Graysoni "1 do not know of any disease that has not been included in the rumors about the President. If I tried to refute all these rumors that have been scat tered about. I would not hove any time to devote to the President profes sionally. "I have not followed this course nnd Contiuned on Pngo Two, Column Che Tha Weathervanc Cloudy, Thursday and tonight. C'loudt are stuff that won't endure. Vnrin&fr iriud blow gentle, light, Xot m'ver change in. temperature. RUSSIAN TROOPS WIN BIG VICTORIES OVER BOLSHEVK Denikino Seizes Orel and Men aces Moscow Thousands of Trotsky's Mon Captured REDS' LINES SHATTERED CLOSE TO PETROGRAD Poles Join in Riga Battle Against Teutons Germany May Help Blockade Collapse ofthe soviet government ftv Russia is threatened. Denikine, from the south, has' cap tured Orel and pressed 'closer to Moscow. The northwestern Russian army has broken the Bolshevik lines and plunged to within fifty miles of Petrograiff. Thousands of prisoners and vast quantities of war material have ., been captured from the Bolshevik!. Poles have opened a drive on the Germano-Russian forces in the Riga region. Letts and the German-Russians are engaged in savage fighting at Riga. Part of the city is burn ing. Germany may join with the Allies in a block"ade of soviet Russia. By the Associated Press London. Oct. 1.1. .With General Dcnikiae's cojisack army advancing on Moscow from the south and the north western Russian forces almost within striking distance of Petr,ogrnd, ihe soviet government of Russia appears to be facing a crisis. General Dcnikiue's anti-Bolshevik army has captured the Important -city of Orel, together with thousands of prisoners and enormous quantities of material, it was announced in advices received here today. Two, batteries of' Ilolshevik arkillery fell into' General Ueniklne's hands. ' Press Toward Moscow While Orel is J3S miles south of Moscow, possession of the city will give General Denikine a secure hold on vast stretches of territory in old Russia, as the place is one of the most important railway centers south of the present Russian capital, . The I capture of Orel marks nn advance' of j 100 miles from Kursh, which was oc- cupied a month ngo. I Indications nre thnt Genernl Denl 1 kine's forces have pressed northward . liejond Orel. One dispatch says they , have approached quite near the town of Tula. 100 miles northeast of Orel nnd the key to Moscow from the south. I The dispatch mijs that if Tula falls 1 to the cossacks the Ilolshevik commis i surics will llee luto Turkestan, taking l advantage of a gap between the Dcui- , " ..fi" . "L"all in mi lit win. ii nil uiiitn nu uiinrni. in Petrograd. The taking of 1500 pris- oners and miie guns trom the Bol- siicviki is announced. Commence is expressed among the officers that F trogrnd will fall before this attack. Soviet Headquarters Closed Ilolshevik headquarters at Petrograd were closed last Thursday, according to n dispatch to the Daily Mail from itevnl. Pskov has been captured, and it is believed tliut the forces under General Yudenitcli also have taken the impor tant town of I,uga, ngout eighty-five miles southwest of Petrograd. Latest dispatches indicate the liue of advance to be nearly 1-5 utiles in length. lu fighting the lied army Is making use of 'mines to n'grcut extent, 'blowing fnnttntirtl on I'ncr Kiictitefn, Column Une RESCUED IN MIDOCEAN Ship Due In New York Saturday Saves All on Burning Venezla New York, Oct. 15. ( It y A. P.) A wireless message was received today by the local agents of the French Line from the captain of the steamship Chi cago saying that he had on board nine teen first -class passengers, eighteen second. Kill third, rescued from the Fa bre liner Veiieziu, which was aban doned on fire iu midoceiin. The Clitt ciign also carries fifteen officers and 140 men of the crew of the Venezla and 100 sacks of mull. She is due to dock here Saturday. FRQGTOWN HAS SPEED Callahan Pilots Favorite to Victory In Laurel Sprjnt laurel, Mil., Oct. lS.--Frogtownf a 1 to 2 entry, led a small field In the opening sprlpt here today. There were, only four starters. Daddy's Choice finished second, with. Broom Peddler annexing third. The machines paid $3.10 for a $2 tickrt on Frogtown. Summary: K1IIST UCK. selling haniUnp, (or tbrco. yar-old and up, mir UtSl.lD 1 mtU , Fro? Town. 10'.!. Callahan. 13.10 13.80 out Dartdy'a Choice. Mi, Wlda ... 8.10 out Broom Peddler loi, Mo- ' v ' Time. 1:44 2-5. Mint dat al.o ran. SECOND HACK, ateer-lecnaa. tor tour- Continued on TeutT-ofe. Column. Two ' fl .pi XI $?m - ? i-i 9 ,' tM y- ., 1 ' , U V 1' , , SUj(C . 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