f-- . • r • 1 V. • gp • • - v.""' v ; eague of Nations Has First Place tn'Congress Paris Today; British Plan Made Known HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH M LxXXVIII— Xo. 22 16 PAGES ' HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1919. HOME EDITION 3REA T PEACE PROBLEMS IN CONGRESS OF PARIS HOLD WORLD A TTEN TION D remier Lloyd George to Make Opening Presentation of Plan For a League of Nations at Meeting of Body; Is Not to Deal With Detail YRIA LOOKS TO FRANCE FOR GUIDANCE; RUSSIANS WANT THE BOLSHEVIK BARRED By Associated Press Pari3, Jan. 25.—The second plenary session of the Peace Conference at 3 o'clock lis afternoon is having the League of Nations as its foremost topic. This will be illowed by four other questions—labor, indemnities, punishments and highways, avid Lloyd George, the British premier, will make'the opening presentation of a lan for a league of nations in a brief speech, dealing largely with principles and leaving the etails for the commission. ' J The part President Wilson will take in today's session of the conference had not been definitely 1 inounced early to-day. While the solemn warning of the council yesterday with regard to the gaining of territory bv >rce specified no countries, it covered broadly thewarring elements in the Ukraine and those around ilna and Leniberg. where bombardments have occurred, and also in the Caucasus, where the e\v Georgian republic is fighting the new Armenian republic; also Serbian -inroads on Monte ?gro, as well as territorial occupation along the eastern Adriatic, in Thrace and in Poland. Some of these situations already have brought protests, and other protests are expected, so that ic great powers decided to enunciate the principle that possession by force places a cloud on J lie creation of a military commission for proportioning the : oops on the western front brings the vigorous figure of Winston pencer Churchill into the conference. The sentiment of the mncil was strongly for demobilization with the least possible :lay. There is reason to believe also that the commission will irry out the plans already before the War Department in Wash gton for the return of American troops homeward as rapidly transportation permits and that there wfll be increase in the merican proportion of troops in the occupied regions. While the hearing on the German colonies was confined to the ritish dominions, Japan was represented on the' council and cx :cts to be heard in due time concerning some of the German icifie groups and Kiau Gliow. tt is understood that the British: ntemolate an important proposal J which such problems as the Ger iti colonics, Mesopotamia and lestine, will be submitted to the ague of Nations, in order to avoid s of time and territorial demands :ompatible with the principles of 3 league. Russian Protest Is Heard The Council of the National and mocratic bloc of Russian politi organizations abroad has sent a ong protest to Premier Clemen- IU against the decision of the Bu ;me Council to call a conference the Russian factions. 'We would be men without honor d courage if we accepted for a gle moment a truce such as pro sed to us while all that are dear s in danger of death violent ith by execution or assassination slow death through hunger," the stest says in part. 'Wants Rule by People 'The interest of humanity In gen .l and democracy in particular," protest adds, "requires the es- | lishment in Russia of a regime | led or\ the sovereignty of the peo- j freely expressed. An improvis- ! meeting at the Princes Island mot be an expression of this sort, ssia has long clamored for the r e election of a constituent assem- The attempt was stifled by the ' sheviki by force of "arms, and y are to-day asked to make the ce of Russia heard." Syria's Future Peace Topic 'he future status of Syria is one. the most delicate to be settled by peace conference. It is expect that a commission will be ap nted soon to report on conditions Syria and suggest a course to be owed there. 'ierre Ramell, a member of the nch chamber of deputies, inforrn the Associated Press that in view the advanced civllizalion of the lans. the idea of a protectorate x colony such as exist In certain er parts of the world cannot ob i in Syria. He added: Owing to difference of race, re >n and language the Syrians at sent are unable to govern them- ■ es. Some of the great* European ntries must exercise guardianship guidance over Syrian afTairs. .can on France For Guidance France, from time immemorial, ing had the greatest interest of country in Europe in Syria and ajority of the population speak the French language, French of ls feel that such guardianship guidance developes upon France [Continued on Page 15.] HE WEATHER] r Harrlsburg and vlelalfyi Fair this afternoon i lachrr aalag rloadinesß to-night, probably Tallowed by rain or anow la ■rlj- morning and on Sandaxi isaewkat warmer to-night, •went tern pern tare a boat n r Enter* Peaaay Iranla la nreaalng cloadlaeao to-alnbt. probably followed by rain or >aow In early moralag and. on landnyi ooaeahat warmer to ■lfhti moderate north went atada. beeomlag east Honday ■ad Inerenalng. Rleer e Haaqnehanna rleer and all Ifa tranche* will fall a lowly or re naln nearly atattoaary to-night tad probably Sander, except be lower portion of tho mala Ivr wfU rlae allghtly to-night. I atage of abo at u feet In adleated for Harrfabarg Man lay maralag. ARCHANGEL REDS OVERCOME YANKS AND RUSS FOES Americans Lose 10 Killed; 17 Wounded; 11 Arc Miss ing in Action SOVIET REPULSED LATER General March Explains Inter- Allied Command in France Directs Operations By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 25. —Retirement of the allied forces holding advanced positions in the Archangel sector be fore attacks by superior forces of Bolsheviki, is reported in an official dispatch dated January 23, the sub stance of which was made public to day by General March. Yanks Drive Them Back The message reported the Ameri can losses in one of the actions at Ust Pedenga as ten enlisted men killed, seventen wounded and eleven missing. A later dispatch said pub sequent attacks were-repulsed when delivered on the positions taken up by the Americart troops. An inter-allied force engaged &t Shenkurst consisted of British de tachments, two companies-of Amer icans and two companies of Rus sians. These were attacked on three sides and compelled to evacuate their position as were also the allied pa trols holding Ust Pedenga. The American troops falling back took a position midway between this point and Shenkurst. In one of the attacks reported, one thousand enemy troops were in action against the small al lied force. High Command in Charge The points attacked by the enemy lay generally abo&t 190 miles from Archangel. General March Baid the ir.ter-allled commander there had adequate troops to reinforce the ad vance elements and to handle the situation. The general pointed out again that the whole military situation at Arch angel was under the control of the inter-allied high command in France. He intimated that should reinforcements be deemed necessary any action to supply them would have to come from the*high com mand and after recommendation from the British commander-in-chief of the forces in Siheria. War Punishment Lightens General March announced that punishments of war-time severity for military olfenders in the United States have been stopped by the War Department. From now on military offenses at home will be punished in accordance with an order Issued by the President before the war, which set out the maximum sentences which woud be approved for mili tary offenses in time of peace. Thd new order does not apply to troops; in Slberta or Italy, and does not mean commutation of sentences j already Imposed, at home- PROMPT ACTION PROMISED FOR LOAN TRANSFER Lieutenant Governor Bcidle man to Direct Measure Aid ing Park Program | OFFICES TO BE CENTRAL Sproul Working on Plans to Be of Lasting Benefit to the City Very prompt action is expected by Lieutenant Governor Edward E. Beidlcman on the bill introduced into the Senate on Wednesday to provide for special elections by third class cities on the question of devoting to a new use money voted in a loan whose purposes were found imprac ticable. This is the measure to per mit Harrisburg to use $300,000 voted for a bridge some years ago as a part of the city's share for the Me morial bridge to be constructed by the Commonwealth in honor of its soldiers and sailors as part of the Capitol park extension program. Owing to the fact that the lieutenant governor wits the Dauphin senator until last Monday there was no one to introduce it and Senator T. L. Eyre, of .Chester, acted as sponsor. The bill went to the municipal cor porations committee. This bill is one of the big matters of interest to people in Harrisburg now and its progress is being await ed with Interest to people in Harris burg now and its progress is being awaited with interest because It is the Idea to have the special election for voting on the question of the change at the same time that the special election is held to elect a suc cessor to the lieutenant governor as senator from Dauphin county. Origi nally, it was planned to have the sen atorial election on the twenty-fifth of next month, but the desire to have the Harrisburg loan question sub mitted at that time and also to en able a loan election to be held In Delaware county, which also elects a senator to succeed Governor Sproul, caused a delay In issuing thd writ for the special election In the two counties. To Give Notices The law requires certain an nouncements and advertisements cov ering specified periods for special Continued on 1 Prgc 8 1 EASTER BUNNIES AND CANDY EGGS PLENTIFUL WITH PEACE Confectioners Predict" Thriving Business in Easter Dainties For Youngsters After Year of Neglect That Easter bunnlea, candy eggs and "Jelly beana," dear to the hearts of youngsters, will be plenUful around Easter time, is the. confident prediction of confectioners and candy manufacturers. The abolition of the restrictions which prevailed on sngar during the war has lifted the oppression v from the dandy market and for the first time in almost twe years conditions are nearly normal./ Last year con fectioners were limited to fifty per cent of their sugar consumption of the previous year. The restrictions were not lifted on sugar and sweeta soon enough to relieve the market at Christmas time. , Chocolate cream eggs wtth chocolate coating, jelly eggs and camdy atlrks were scarce last year. There's a Man at the Door With a Package FIRST ARREST IS MADE IN PUZZLING STEELTON-CRIME Police Believe Killing Came as Result of Argument Over Yiddish Receipts J>an Johnson, colored," was arrested to-day In' the ! Snd dropped proclamations warning jj , g cnacna to leave tl® city unless they wished to !* * 1 a hectaeuidb." : •SEIZE ST. EN DA'S COLLEGE ! a Dublin—The military authorities have seized St. t * Enda's College, in Dublin county, founded by' Patrick £ Pearse, who was executed in connection with the Easter a rebellion in 1916. ■; y] ; MARRIAGE LICENSES t Sate eel C. WbUlrr ■< Hail. B. rottaaa, Hanrlaktrci Aatbra* * ■ MavUk. at—lt—. aa Katie Kalteeh, Harrlabarn Peter M. Rata. [ ;*.f