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Hacker's Signature on uratt
Sard, Checks and Postals Gen-
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UESTION OF SANITY
AROUSES OBJECTIONS
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sano Person? Captain
Asks Carvalho
JERSEY WINS RIGHT
TO TEST DRY LAW
Supreme Court Grants State
Permission to File Orig
inal Proceedings
Mere Do We Go ISextr
Bergdoll Queries Ouija
Grnvcr Cleveland Bergdoll Is
inncrstitious. He hns n ouija board.
ACT 1
Bcrcdoll Where do we go from
k"?
Oul a-Y E-.
ACT 2
TJercdoll llow long a term will
the court-martial give me?
Ouija iHS.
ACT 3
Bergdoll Am I guilty?
The slacker at this nolnt refuses
to allow Ouija to answer, hurling
the board from his cell In Castle
William.
Bu a Staff Correspondent
Governors Island, N. , March 15.
rover C. Bergdoll wrote and signed
11 documents introduced Into his court-
irtlal as evidence by the prosecution.
These Included his draft registration
rd, postals to a friend, n postal to
Mm P. Dwycr, secretary of the Over
took draft board, litter written to the
ublio liEnoER ana several cnecKs.
The court-martial board decided this
day after tho defense admitted the
nthentlclty of some of the exhibits.
Vstlmony of David M, Carvalho, a
andwrittng expert of national repute,
aurtd today's session of the trial.
Carvalho was one of the cxnerts em-
lojed In the Thaw case. His testimony
M clear and concise.
Todd Daniel Tubes Stand
Todd Daniel, chief agent of tho De
triment of Justice nl Phllndelnhia.
is railed to the stand shortly before
' avoid the draft. ,
lwgrfoirs trial began In Corbln Hall,
ovrmors island, enstprn ilennrtm-nt
MqiiartcrK. Thursday, March 4. This
me rigntn clay ot the trial.
Harry Weinberger is chief counsel for
e millionaire. ITn iii n!tirl hr 11
'iarenee (lihhoncy, Uie Bergdoll family
iwrer. and Cnntnin Tlrnpn R. Cnmn.
tii;
Ueutenant fnlnnM Phnrlpn fl. Prou.
o Is trial judge advocate In charge
' the prosecution. ITn tq nsnlntnd hv
aptaln Hnhcrt K. Hnnnay nnd Licu-
"jm u. liciternon.
woaino testified that he was an ex-
rt Id hnillhvrUtntr. Inlf nml nnnnr with
'rtV-nlno ll'lira' ovnArlnnM lln Imu
Stifled 3700 times In court nnil In
KTtntv.ntnu utnt l.A ...1.1
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Was a Dollwa-Year Man
He wag emnlnvril hv tho War Donnrt.
eat as a dollar-a-ycar man during
't' Hlir. 111. Ina taaMflnri nf lilitf
rlvioua courts-martial, at congrehsionnl
'"urations ana nt disputed election
ivestijatlons.
He said Colonel 'Crcsson submitted
eumental evidence iu the Bergdoll
"e first to him'last Thursdny.
nuurpy ,i. urummowl, n protesslonnl
""ernpiipr. was then sworn ns a
uness. Ho testified he had made
'OlOEianliii.. conies of tho exhibits for
J. Carvalho.
The exhibits ponnlRtoil nf xtionlio
"tals and letters sent by Bergdoll dur-
itatratlon cl.'rds. "
a innt; argument ensued on the
levaney nf tle four checks to bo in-
"uucwi ns cv dence on tho tratlmntiv
'arVnlllO. Wolnlmnmi. ,1lm.l l.,,f
e clip-ks were made too far ahead of
'winiru induction.
iolni. (Vesson contended that tho
cks showed that Bergdoll was sane
I nimriii ot nis mantles ri
"'fore bo Wns notified to report for
ii,ii ."'? t,(,,,rt wns cleared for
'"g and the prosecution wns sus-
ylMllngton, March 15. (By A. P.)
New Jersey wns granted permission
today by the Huprcmc Court to Institute
original proceedings to test the validity
of the prohibition amendment.
In applications filed March 8 Attor
ney General McCrart, of New Jersey,
contended the nmendment was Improp
erly drnwn, wns not ratified properly
In view of referendum provisions In the
constitutions of twenty-onb states nnd
thnt Congress possessed no authority to
propose nn amendment regulating the
habits nnd morals of tlio neonlp.
Another case involving the validity ot
uyj proniDiuon amendment reached the
court today through filing of an appeal
In proceedings growing out of the nrrest
of J. J. Dillon in San Francisco under
the prohibition enforcement act. The
lower .ourt sustained tho nmendment
ana its enforcement statute.
FACTORY SHOOTING
TERRORIZES GIRLS
Foreman in Camden Plant
Wounded When Suspended
Employe Starts Gun-Play
IT ACCEPTABLE-;
WILSON'S STAND ON
LODGE'S PROPOSAL
Letter Rejecting Article X Sub
stitute Shows President's
Irritation
INTOLERANT OF OPPOSITION,
HITS DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
Note, Impatiently, if Not Con
sciously Contemptuous, Comes
Near Inciting Revolt
HELD ON CHARGES OF THREE
JcisisisisH-r fcV six rfr&'HaaaaB
I On
One to Mother for $7fS00
f ILPCMi 11 flu turn 11 A ll. TTll 1
I'ni rnx-ment Co. ;, oije to Cresson
vn,yis fUr ?2,,i on t0 Coleman
li i'!,,hi."r f.r. if2'7!:' nml onc
S'fnriS.0"' m0,l'"r f ,1,eaC-
We tn Mrs. Bergdoll. werft. dated
ronllnnnl nn Pnito To. Column Thren
OTOIlM . ritll'fl.Rn trnnsporta-
""V fnellltles have mado It im-
"-Miiie inr the IQVKNINO PitiiTTn
"Khi.KH to get Its usual supply of
p.lnt paper from tho mills In
JlAlnp,
As a result this paper hns found It
'KCPHsnrv tn rn.1,,,... .1.- ,. I
III. ... ......iv i m- numocr ot
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fentu.es. These conditions are
"' tenipnrnry.
, A lnessnge from tho mills snys:
under IT., Pm virtually snowed
lint 'rK ?, '-vo merely
hniwr..i , " ""mis. we ate
""IWIIll nf nn liinrnw...w..,f ...
irl date." " uu
"hen this brief nrlmi .i..
wnnnt will Immed ately restore
fe features It is now reetf ,iw
i
l!lltllng.
John Hartman, n foreman: In the
nblnet department of the Victor Talk-
g Machine Co., Camden, wns wound
ed in the right side, and several hun
dred girls," employed In the department,
were terror-stricken when James Lo
cates, a suspended employe, started
shooting-up the plant Ith a .38-calibcr
revolver, at 7:30 o'clock this morn
ing. Hnrtman is In Cooper Hospital, Cam
den, with a flesh wound In tho right
side. Locates is being held in the
Camden jail on tho charge of attempt
tn kill, preferred by Hnrtman, J. P.
Hopkins, general foreman of tho plant,
and n third man, employed in the cabi
net department.
The shooting occurred on the sixth
floor of the main factory building. Le
rates, wiio hud been suspended ten days
ago, went to Hnrtman and requested re
instatement. Hnrtman declared he had
no work for him and advised him to sec
Hopkins, the general forou&n.
When Hopkins also, refused to replace
him and referred him back to Hartman,
Lecates drew tho revolver and, the po
lice say, threatened to shoot the gcncrnl
foreman. Then he Is snld to hnve swept
the plant guards aside, returned to the
sixth floor and started firing at Hart
man. He fired five shots, four of which
went wild. The fifth struck Hartman
in the side. f
Locates turned nnd dashed (towri the
stairs, jumped out a window on n
lower floor and fled. He wns arrested
later by Detectives Johnson and
Brothers nt his home, 409 North Klglith
street, Camden.
FATHER SAVES GAS VICTIMS
Carries Helpless Daughter and
Housekeeper to Street
Oulck nctlt-n by Oeoree Zimmcr saved
his daughter, Dorothy, fourteen years
old, and Miss Anna Truitt. a house
keeper, from probable asphyxiation
shortly nftcr 0 o'clock this morning nt
the Zlmmer home, 410 Bast Ashmead
street.
On awakening Zlmmer detected the
odor of gns in tho hallway. With much
difficulty he mannged to open the win
dows of several rooms. Zlmmer then
traced the leaking gns to n Jet In Ills
daughter's room. The Jet was defective.
Miss dimmer nnd Miss Truitt were
almost unconscious. After nsslstlng his
daughter and housekeeper to tho street
Zimmcr telephoned the police.
A quick run wns made to the Oer
mnntown Hospital, where both were re
vived. . ...
During the last few weeks the lives
of many persons in the north nnd north
eastern part of tho city hitvo been en
dangered by leaky gas pipes and there
have been frequent complaints to City
Hall concerning this condition.
DOG BEJRAYS MASTER
Address on Collar Leads Officer to
Alleged House-Breaker
The unconscious betrayal of his mas
ter by a dog led to the nrrest of Bay
Douglos, fifteen years old, who is snld
to have admitted breaking Into the
home of John Irwin, 3020 Locust street,
last night.
Bay implicated four other boys, , the
police sny. Detectives linker and
Thornton, of tho Thirty-second nnd
Wnodlnnd streets station, expected to
make arrests this afternoon.
, Patrolman Tcalcn, noticing n bny
window opeu In the Locust street house
Inst night, rnng tho front door bell.
Then he went around to the rear of the
house, which was temporarily unoc
cupied, nnd a dog jumped, nt him and
barked to keep him nwny from the
window.
Tenlen nicked tho animal un nnd ro-
moved his collar. Tho address "3038
Moravian street," was inscribed on the
nnme-nlato. Younc Douclns was ar-
tested at that address later. Nothing
wns taken from tho Jrwln home.
"
TAFT DLAME8 8ENATE
Nashvillo, Tenn., March 15. (By A.
P.) Belief thnt tho revolution In Ger
many was hastened by the failure of
tho rlenate to pass on the pence treaty
was expressed licre last night by former
President Tnft.
"The Moderates under Ebert and
Nosko were Bepubllcaps nt heart who
needed the moral support of this coun
try, which. ehould have been supplied
he saiu.
By CLINTON W. GTL,BERT
Staff Cormtmndcnt of the Evrnlnr Public
Ida-rr
Washington, Mnrch 15. The latest
letter to Senator Hitchcock rejecting the
now compromise offered by Scnntor
Lodge upon Article X Indicates the ir
ritnblllty of the President on the treaty.
Senator Hitchcock sent n letter to tho
President containing tho Lodge propos-
nl, with the informntion thnt a number,
of Democratic senators Intended to vote
for It. Tho President sent the letter
back to Mr. nitchcock with these
words, as those who have seen the mem
orandum remomber them : "This Is not
acceptable, W. W."
in or, onouen democratic senators were
going to vote for the Lodge substitute
In anv went to ratify the treaty. And
Mr. Hitchcock has been in the habit
recently of keeping the President In
formed upon tho progress of tho treaty
fight by Bending him frequent memor
anda. This latest letter of, Mr. Hitch
cock's which brought forth the curt lit
tle note from the President was one of
this scries of Informative communica
tions. The reply does not seem to have been
Intended discourtesy to the Democrntic
lpnder who has understood and reflected
the President's position throughout the'
fight. The President's irritation seems
to be directed at Uie Democratic min
ority In tho Senate, some of whose.
members kept on secKing n compromise
after the President's recent statement,
In which he classed nil mild rescrva
tionlsts ns mild nulllficrs, had been
mado public.
Intolerant at Opposition
In nil his latest actions with rcgnrd
to the treaty, beginning with his dis
missal of Secretary Lansing, who hnd
disagreed with him about the league
covenant, extending to his refusal to
see Senator Simmons at the request of
Senator Hitchcock regarding the treaty,
hla unprecedented criticism of the
Frenrh for militarism in his note to
Senator Hitchcock and now In his curt
memorandum the President hns shown
the same lntolcrnnce of nil opposition.
The Uttio note wns in effect addressed
to the Democrntic minority of the Sen
ate. It was meant to be shown to the
Democratic senntors, and It wns shown
to the Democratic senntors. As such" It
wns a remarkable document, not tho
kind of thing which one branch of a
government nddresses to membors of n
co-ordinate branch of that government.
It was Impatiently contemptuous, even
nerhnns unconsciously contemnt-
It was as if he had said "Haven't
GENERAL HENUY T. ALLEN
As commander of tho American
Army of Occupation In Germany,
lie lias forbidden German workmen
to join in a general strike ordered
by Uio overturned government. This
refers to tho area of occupation.
MEARS
QUESTIONED
N ffi BOND THEFT
ALLIES TO ENFORCE
TERMS OF TREATY
WITH MAILED FIST
Council of Ambassadors De
cides on "Firmer Policy
Than Ever"
MANY PARTS OF GERMANY
STAND BY EBERT REGIME
Early Collapse of Berlin Revolt'
Forecast in Advices
to France
Captain of Detectives Souder
Seeks Light on Robbery Cor-
telyou to Conduct Quiz
SALESMAN UNDER SUSPICION
though
nous
crhaps unconsciously contempt
: was as if he had said "Haven't
I told those follows often enough thnt
I won't hnve that sort of thing?"-
Tho Incident sharpens tnc issue be
tween tho i Sennte and tho President.
Onlv the nenrncss of the national cam
paign nnd the necessity or tho Demo
cratic party's standing together nt the
polls prevents a revolt among the Demo
crntic senntors ngnlnst the President.
There will be no revolt. The Democratic
senators hava been whipped, openly,
into line. Scnntor Simmons, one of the
most important of them nnd perfectly
loyal on nil things except trenty rcser-
Wllliam A. Mcars, president of the
Hydro Electric Finance Co., was ques
tioned today by Captain nf Detectives
Souder, concerning the theft of bonds
from his office In the Weightmnn Build
ing. Tho bonds were stolen from offices
of the finance company nnd tho Ocean
County Electric Co. on Thursday.
This afternoon Mr. Menrs will be
questioned by Director Cortelyou, in nn
effort to get nt the bottom of-the'ense.
After his conference with Cnptnln
Souder, Mr. Menrs wns reticent. Be
yond saying thnt he hnd placed the en
tire matter before the captain, he de
clined to discuss the matter.
Edmund S. Fritz, president of the
Occnn County Co.. nlo conferred with
Cnptnln Souder today, after Menrs hnd
eft.
A trail hns been struck which may
throw light on the robbery, and dctec
tlves in Clilcneo nre nlding in the in
vestlgntlon. They nre looking up the
record of n bond salesman.
Fritz expressed the belief today that
the honds were stolen ny some one to oe
used ns security for a lonn.
Incidentally, Cnptnln Souder made It
nlain thnt he Is not looking for nn nrdi
nnry robber of the typo who brenks safes
for the purpose of getting their general
contents.
In view of the fnct that the robbers
only robbed the safes of the, companies
mentioned nnd mado no nttempt to en
ter other otliccs in the building, the po
lice believe thnt the robbery wns nn in
side job, committed by some one who
knew now to uisposei ot the bonds
nuickly.
xno very ponto mnsitod robbers who
nre supposed to have held up the watch
man of the building to gain entrance to
the place, were, In the opinion nf the
i J'bythepwge of the treaty," hi
Continued on Van Seven Column Una
CHILD BADLY BURNED
Motrter Also Injured Trylnp to Save
Baby, Who Is Expected to Die
Charles Fitzer. thirteen months old.
wns probably fntnlly burned nt 10
o'clock this morning, nnd his mother,
Mrs. Kntherlne Htzer, wns burned
nbotit tho hands nuu inee trying -jo
save her child's life. .
The accident occurred at the Fitzcr
home, 510 North Tenth Btrcct, Cnmden.
The mother had left her lufnnt son on
a couch in tho kitchen, while she was
working in a front room. ( Sparks from
a stove ignited the couch.
Hearing screams, the mother rushed
into the kitchen, seized tho child nnd
rolled it In a rug. Both were admitted
to Cooper Hospital,-where physicians
eay tho child will die.
NO SECRETARY OF STATE
Polk's Temporary Job Ends and
Colby Is Not Yet Approved
Wnshlngton.-Marclr 15. (By A. P.)
The Statu Department today Is tech-
i,.ii,. uMMinnt n hpnd. Frank L. Polk.
who hns nctcd ns secretary since the
resignation of Bobert Lansing, resumed
i.ia .intiuii nn nmlor. secretary, law ofn-
eers of tho department" having held that
ho could not serve as necreiiiryt uu
interim for more than thirty days.
The Senate forelgu relations commit-
t i,n,i niniinpil tn clve further con
sideration today to the nomination of
Balnbrldge Colby to be head of tho State
Department, but postponed its meeting
because witnesses were unable to ap
pear. Members ot mil cmiuuuiee tune
the position that, uuder the wartime
Overman act, President Ilson can as
sign to some other official the duties of
tho secretary of stato and consequently
thnt delay in acting on Mr. Colby's
nomination should not cmbnrrnss he
department. , , . , ,
The President hnd not designated an
acting secretary today, and it was said
at tho department that passports were
not being Issued, as there was noone
to sign them. Passports recently .have,
been Issued at the rate of from 000
to S0O a day. .J ..,.,
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Kapp Regime Denounces .
Critics of Former Kaiser
Proclamation Says Flight of War Lord Was
Necessary at the Time and Accuses Ebert
Officials of Fleeing' From Duty
By the Associated Press
Paris, March 15. France contem
plates sending three more nrmy corps to
Wiesbaden, Neustadt and Bonn, thus
doubling her forces nlong the Khlne,
nccordlng to the Petit Periston.
Marshal Foch will call a meeting of
the Supreme War Council ns soon as be
it'turns from Mayence, where he will
confer today with the nllicd command
ers.
Reports reaching this city state that
every step has been taken to maintain
order In occupied districts of Germany
tnd thnt the interallied commission for
the Bhenlsh province has received the
German high commissioner after having
conferred with allied military leaders.
Information received hero would seem
to Indicate the utmost calm Is prevail
ing in Germany, although the Bcvcre
censorship in Berlin may be responsible
for a lack of detailed news from that
city.
Mobs Loot Berlin Stores
Advices state that mobs nre busy loot
ing the stores in some quarters of Ber
lin. A gcnernl strike affecting trans
portation, electric power and the water
supply of Berlin has been decreed nnd
tho rnllrond workers nre snid to have
asked Dr. Wolfgang Kapp, the new
chancellor, to leave Berlin. c-
A cenernl strike nffectlnc nil public
services hns also been' called at Kicl,
Bremen, Hamburg nnd itegensburg.
while public sentiment in fnvor of the
Ebert government is declared to be in
creasing in Cologne, Essen. Dusscldorf,
Bochum, Dulsburg, Sunndnu and
Frankfort. In these cities n gpnerih
strike was set for today. Bread is said
to be already scarce nnd expensive in
Berlin, nnd there are fears the supply
may fall completely. '
Beports of disorder in Snrrobruek
were denied tndny. The city is pre
serving entire quiet.
Military forces nt Leipzig nppear to
favor the new regime, while a contrary
view of the situation is tnken by the
people generally, It Is reported.
Entente Won't Interveno
When Premier Milternnd had received
sufficiently explicit details of the coup
d'etat in Berlin, he is snid by the Paris
papers to have convoked n conference
of the nmbassadors, which dellbernted
until 7 o'clock Saturday night nnd
renrhed the determination that the En
tente governments could not Intervene
in German Internal affairs.
The conference resolved also to In
form the German de facto government,
whichever it might be, of the intention
of the Allies to exact execution of tho
Ry tlio Associated Press
Berlin, Mnrch 15. A proclamation
Issued . by tho now government this
morning says:
"In order completely to exterminate
tho monarchist "idea from tho minds of
tho German people, tho former govern
ment, nnd especially the Socialist mem
bers, pourwl out their venom nnd con
tempt on Wio flight of Emperor Wil
liam, which they characterized as a de
sertion of tho colors, although that
flight was accomplished in circum
stances Justifying less severe condem
nation. "That same government now has for
saken its duty nnd left Berlin without
so much ns an nttempt to defend itself,
ns It had every possibility of doing.
"The statement that the troops were
unreliable was uttered solely in order
to cause its own flight to be more favor
ably regarded. A government thnt was
really capable of ruling should have pos-
yVeic Berlin Government
Ashs Allied Recognition
London, March 15. (By A. P.)
One of the first acts of the new
government in Berlin wns to request
recognition from the allied commis
sions In Germany, according to an
official British message today.
The request was ignored, the com
missioners taking the attitude that
they would not extend recognition
even to the extent of answering the
communication.
II
MARKS
MILITARY REVOLT
GERMAN CITIES
with It. This desertion will stigmatize
the old government in the eyes of the
German pc'ople and will make its return
impossible for nil time."
Fire Destroys Newport High School
Providence, R. I., March 15. (By
A. P.) Rogers High School, Newport,
wns destroyed by fire today. A general
alarm called out all the apparatus in
Bcsscd the strength to carry tho troops the city. Tho loss is about $00,000.
BERGDOLL PROSECUTION COMPLETES CASE
GOVERNOR'S ISLAND, IT. T., March 15. The prosecu
tion in the court-martial o drover Cleveland Bergdoll, Phila
delphia millionaire accused of desertion in time of war, wound
up its case at 1.10 o'clock today. The prosecution apparently
hns the case nailed down, but Harry Weinberger, head counsel
For Bergdoll, said he believes he has a "fine fighting chance"
for acquittal. Colonel C. C. Cresson, judge advocate, says the
case is virtually ended with the penalty the only thing to be
fixed. The defense" will go to bat for the first time Wednesday.
GIRL SEVERELY BURNED WHEN DRESS
Hiss Agnes Delehanty, twenty-three years old, 2620 North
Bouvier street, was seriously burned about, the body at noon to
day when her dress caught fire from a gas stove. She is in the
Woman's Houisop.iUjle Hospital.
Workmen In Many Parts of Rer
public Oppose Luottwitz- (
Kapp Regime
SOUTHERN GENERALS
ARE ADHERING TO N0SKE
Ebert -Set3 Up Government at
Stuttgart Calls National
Assembly
WATER MEN URGED
TO BE LOYAL TO CITY
Mayor Appeals to Employes
Threatening Walkout to
Stick to Jobs
SIMS SAYS ENEMY
KNEWUJ. CODE
Only "Good Luck" Saved First
Convoy From U-Boats,
Declares Admiral
PREPARED FOR EMERGENCY
police, nothing more than confidence trenty of Versailles more firmly than
men wno mauo n specialty or dealing ever.
with bonds
It wns learned today that several
thousand dollnrs' worth of bonds of
ether concerns, 'owned bv Edmund S.
Fritz, president of the Occnn County
Co., and held in the safe of thnt com
pany were riot molested by tho thieves.
'An offie'lal of tho Ocean County Co.
today told of tho financial relation with
the Hydro Electric Finnnee Corporation
concerning' the bbnds in Its safe.
"Tho Hydro, Eiectrie Finnnco Cor
poration had taken bonds worth $70,000
to be paid for within six months," this
officlnl said, "Ten thousand dollars
was due January 15 and the remainder
In installments. Mr. Menrs gave his
notes for thclbalaneo. The $10,000 was
not paid. Tho first note comes due In
n few weeks."
An nttempt wns mado to ask Mr.
Mears nbput this nlleged transaction,
but ho nvoided all questions.
'I will make no more stntepients In
connection with tho cnRe," Mr. Mears
snld." All Informntion must come
from Captain Soudcrs so far as I am
concerned.
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GROUNDHOG'S WORK OVER
Winter, Too Maybe! Clear, Any
way, Till Wednesday
This is the last day of old brer
groundhog's six weeks of "weather."
v"Not so darn bad at that," says the
weatherman, though most folks who
hnve slipped nnd shivered nnd shoveled
coal nnd snow mny not bo Inclined to
ngrec with him,
Incldentnlly tho weather wo have
been having since groundhog day ought
to settle the mooted question of whether
or not "the groundhog snw his shadow of
mixed clouds nnd sunshine,
' "People hnve been complaining about
the severity of the weather," remarked
the local prophet today, when reminded
that tho groundhog's bIx, weeks had nt
last terminated, with the victory rest
ing with the groundhog.
"They've, coioplnlned nbotit It being a
hard winter, but tho records don't quite
bear them out. February, nccordlng to
the temperature sheets, was just 1 4,10
degrees below normal, umlMnrcli so
far has been running about even,"
friio forecaster admitted, however,
that we've lind a power ot suow these
last six weeks, v
&iyXat th? wen"'er will be clear
until Wednesday when wo may have
a little of anolher western storm
. Whn you' tlihilc'nf wrltttir
J IT i t V '
This nctlon wns Interpreted bv tho
Paris papers to be nn nnswer to Mnjor
General von Luettwitz's declaration that
the new German Government jvas ready
to execute the reasonable clauses' of the
treaty, the word "reasonable" being
seized unon by many of the Paris nancrs
icr emphasis.
The Figaro says: "The screen of n
democrntic constitution, behind which
Germany had camouflaged her features
to ebcapo the consequences of defeat is
collapsing." And tho Echo de Paris Is
couvfneed that "behind Knpp ncd von
Luettwitz marches the entire directing
class."
Wnrns of Wnr Wltli-Tilrkey
"The new storms in Germany," says
L'Action Franchise, "should prevent
us from allowing ourselves to be drngged
into war with Turkey." The Libre
Parolo mentions the possibility of the
Cnntlmird on l'oio Vnur, Column Fiv
UNKINDEST THEFT OF ALL
Man's Auto Stolen While He Is Being
Arrested as Ordinance Breaker
One of the unkindest thefts of all is
stealing n man's enr while he is inside a
pollre stntlon getting arrested for break
ing a trnflic? ordinnucc. In fact, It's
almost onc of those well-known times
when a "feller needs a friend."
Alfred Markle, 810 South Ninth
street, was arrested last night by
Patrolman Ilellar, of the Twenty-second
district, for ignoring n traffic signal. He
resisted arrest and tried to draw a gun
on tho patrolman, but Hollar, with the
help of Detective Mellon, took him to
the Park and Lehigh stntlon house.
While they were Inside the car was
stolen.
Ho wns held in $5000 ball for further
hearing by Maglstrnto Meclcary in
fVlltral Station. The rhnrppM nrn nnrrv.
! lug concealed weapons nnd suspicion of
robbery. According to tho police, Markle
(its the description of tho "man at the
wheel" In a number of automobile nnd
storo robberies In that section.
Evangelical Series Announoed
The Rev. Dr. A. F, Williamson will
conduct evangelistic services in the
Eleventh Baptist 'Church, Twenty. sec
ond ami Diamond streets, beginning
Wednesday and continuing to April 4
each evening except Saturday. Harry
O. Lincoln will lead tho music, under
the" direction of the pastor, the Rev,
ueorgu v, uow.
Wage Rises Demanded
by Water Bureau Men
Engineers, from $1300 to $1700 a
year.
Firemen, from $1100 to $1500 a
year.
Filter attendants, fiom $3.30 to
$3.70 a day.
This outline of desired Increases
was made today by Gcorgo S. Light
foot, a union organizer, who Is act
ing as spokesman for the AVntcr
Bureau workers.
Acting Superintendent of Police
Mills said:
"There will bo no shut-down of
tho city water works. The employes
of the water bureau will remain
loyal. If they do not, we have
enough engineers In the police nnd
fire bureaus to keep tho water plants
going. But the employes will not
strike."
SAILINGS KNOWN IN BERLIN
Loyalty o the service was asked to
day by Mayor Moore of employes of
the water bureau who threaton a
walkout at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Mayor held a two-hour confer
ence today with. City Solicitor Smyth,
Director of Public Safety Cortelyou.
Director of Public Works Winston,
Chief Dunlap, of the Bureau of High
ways, and Thief Davis, of the Water
Bureau.
Mr. Moore expressed the belief there
will bu no general strike of the wnter
bureau workers tomorrow, but declared
that iu any event the city authorities
will bo. prepared to cope with the prob
lem. If tho employes quit their jobs in a
body, he added, leavinir the eltv or.
tiosed to tho perils of nn epidemic nnd
urea ana suiierinijaram n lack of water,
"such men may go"Biit they cannot re
turn to the city's service."
Statement by Mayor
Tho Mayor's statement follows :
"Although wo received notice this
morning from the firemen nnd oilers
local union of tho International Brother
hood that they would suspend work to
morrow morning nt 7 o'clock, Chief
Davis does not believe the strike, if It
takes place nt all, will be general. Ho
is prepared, however, to meet whatever
happens nt 7 o'clock tomorrow or any
other time in order that tho work may
bo kept running.
"It Is fair alkO; to say thnt the ad-
Continued on Pus Seven, Cvluma Two
By the Associated Press
Wasliington, March 15. German
submarines were enabled to attack the
first convoy of American troopships
sent to France "because the Navy De
partment used nn unsafo codo which
was intercepted nnd deciphered, Rear
Admiral Sims today told the Senate
investignting committee.
Only n mensurc of "good luck"
brought the convoy snfely to port, the
admirnl snid. Other troopships and do
stroyers were endangered through sim-
, liar inciacnts eariy in Hip war.
"The announcement of the sailing
I of the first American destroyers wns
I printed in Berlin four days before they
.arrived nt Quecnstown," declared the
' officer.
Admiral Sims said he implored the
department not to send messages re-
gnriuni: me trnop convoys in the code
referred to, but the wnrning was dis
regarded. Informntion regarding couvoys bound
for France wns known In social circles
In Pnris before even Gcnernl Pershing
wns Informed officially. Admiral Sims
asserted, regulations for the convoys,
he snid, voro drawn up in the Wnr nnd
Nnvy Departments nnd signed by Presl
dent Wilson, Secretaries Baker and
Daniels, General Bliss and Admiral
Benson on Mny 27, without reference to
him.
Sims Kept In the Dark
"As nn lllustrntlon nf how completely
I was iu the dark," the admiral said,
"I received Informntion from both the
French and British naval authorities
concerning the convoy before I vhik offi
cially Informed of It by' the depart
ment." Referring to a message from Secru
ary Daniels dated June t(. 11)17. marked
"very confidential" and containing di
rections for the protection of the con
voy by destrojers, Admiral Sims said it
"would he Impossible to find n more
striking example of the department's
Insistence upon making decisions based
upon completi) misinformation."
In response to his protests, the ad
miral said he received a reply thnt tho
"department recognizes the soundness
of your reeominendntlnns," but, beruuso
of tho "present scusltive public opinion,
considers it essential thnt the escort
orders for tho first convoy, already
issued, be executed by American de
stroyers." The admiral hnd recom
mended, he testified, thnt tin. ,....,
be protected by whatever allied escorts
wero nvailuble. There was no question
at any time, Admiral Sims said, as to
whether troops should get the very best
protection avnilnble.
"Throughout the war," lie added,
By the Associated Press
Paris, March 15. Independent So.
ciallsts and communists met yestor-,.
day at Manheim and decided to tako
advantage of the present situation
in Germany and proclaim a soviet,
government, according to advices
from Basle, the news having reached '
that city by telephone. '
Majority and Independent Social
ists throughout Germany appear to'
bo uniting against tho military
movement Initiated at Berlin on
Saturday, according to .a Basle dis
patch to L'Information.
The Railroad Federation in Ger
many has declared a general strike
on the railways, according to the Lo
kal Anseiger, of Berlin. It took this
action, the newspaper states, upon
the government refusing to comply
with tho ultimatum of tho rairoad
men for the retirement of Chancel-,
lor Kapp, Doctor von Jagow and
Doctor Traub, the minister of public,
worship, from the new government.
The Kapp government, it was an
nounced in Berlin advices today, ,ha
fixed April 1 as tho date for the elec
tion of a new Reichstag.
' The new German government in a
proclamation issued today condones
the flight of the kaiser and condemns
the Ebert regime for its denunciation
of the former monarch.
Berlin, March 15 (By A. P.)
Leaders of the Ebert government,
ousted from power by the sudden
reactionary revolt Saturday morn
ing, are apparently gathering their
forces to combat the new regime
here.
They arc being aided by forces of
labor, which have declared a general
strike throughout Germany as a
protest against the change in tho
nation's government.
The German national assembly has
been summoned by the Ebert gov
ernment to meet at Stuttgart tomor
row. The old German government
had established its seat nt Stuttgart,
the capital of Wurtcmburg, to which,
city President Ebert has gone from
Dresden, at which city tho military
commander has declared adherence to
the new regime.
Prussia seems to be the nucleus
around which the military leaders
have built up their movement. Re
ports from various cities in other
parts of Germany would indicate
that Gustav Nonke, minister of de
fense in the old government, hns
forces at his disposal and that there
is popular opposition to the new
regime.
Noske May Attack Usurpers
It is rumored that Noske is form
ing n army to march against tho
usurpers.
It is reported hero that the South
Germnn generals nnd the Saxon
troops have given their adherence
to Noske.
Even In Hamburg the old government
is snid to have taken control of strategic
points, nnd the Hnmhurg Sennte hns
issued n proclamation denouncing tho
new government nnd asserting its inten
tion to retain control in thnt stnte.
As regards Hnmhurg, a government
statement says tho situation there was
not clear. It added:
"In Mecklenburg-Schwerin no striken
hnve tnken place. General Lettow
Vorbork (former enmnmnder of the
German troops in Giruinu East Africa)
Continued on I'mr Four. Column Two
WALL ST. IGNOREsTeRLIN
Slight Uncertainty at Opening of
Market Is Quickly Overcome
New York, March 15. Willi street
practically paid uo attention to the ills.
turbaiHMM in Germany, In fact, tho
military coup was only casually dl
cuhkpiI In market circles,
Some llttlo uncertainty wns pxhlhlte,!
at tlie outset, but this was quickly over- ..
come by renewed vigorous buying jn thn '
Industrial specialties. Crucible Hteel i
led with a rise of over 14 points on the
top oi naturunys iti-poiut goln. Ad
vances rxirnuing irom it
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