I . - tJermany s Military Party Opposes New Armistice Te** c Fear 7 %' Trnton Cabinet HARRISBURG l|SS|ffi|. TELEGRAPH M sl* £far-3ttfcpenftent. BLXXXVIII — No. 42 16 PAGES w C??t ? §S& e 2tM?b n u d r? a "' HARRISBURG, PA.WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1919. "SM33SSS .^S^rT 5 ' 'SWcSgiS" HOME EDITION AGED PREMIER OF FRANCE A TTACKED IN THE STREET GRAPPLES WITH ASSASSIN jClemenceau Slightly Wounded by Fire of Young Man Now in Jail DOCTORS GIVE GOOD REPORT Police Standing by Is Shot in Eye by Flying Bullets By Associated Press London, Feb. 19. —Prem- ier Clemenceau will be up in a day or so, Andrew Bonar Law, governor spokesman, announced in the House of Commons to-day. Cotton, who shot Premier Clemen ceau, is known as a danger ous anarchist, according to a Central News dispatch from Paris. When question ed, Cottin took all responsi bility for the shooting. * Paris, Feb. 19. Georges lemenceau, France's aged but vigorous premier, was shot and ■lightly wounded this morning is lie was entering bis automo bile for a drive. Five shots were fired by the issassin, and it was at first re ported that the premier had >een wounded in the head. It developed later, however, that i he wounds were in his back and -boulder and that he seemingly was not dangerously hurt. Grapples With Assassin Policeman Goursat, who was vounded in the right eye, although bot seriously, by one of the assas sin's shots, told a representative of I'he Associated Press that Premier 'lemenceau rushed up to the as ;assin and grappled with him. Policeman Goursat gave his de icription of the shooting to The As iociated Press representative in the •ity hall, where the man arrested vats brought. Wound Not Dangerous An enormous crowd which ob ierved a respectful quiet gathered lear M. Clemenceau's residence after he occurrence. Within a half hour President Poincare arrived. He was luickly followed by various mem bers of the cabinet, high officials of ho government, and representatives if the army and navy, as well as of he diplomatic corps, including Wfl iam Graves Sharp, the American ambassador. The premier's wound is not re tarded as dangerous in itself, but t is felt that there might be sert >us consequences from it, consider ng his age. May Be Russian About 11 o'clock this morning, lowever, it was officially announced hat M. Clemeneeau was not serl usly wounded. It was learned that the assailant vas a man named Emile Cottin, 25 ears old, and born at Creil. The nan said his home was in the Mont •ouse quarter of Paris. The police, lowever, do not believe the papers IO possesses belong to him and are nclined to think him a Russian. He s tall and fair, with long, light hair. Roughly Handled One of the Avltnesscs of the shoot ng, Henry Moulin, a barber's as sistant, told The Associated Press •epresentative that when he heard he first shot he believed it was the Americans tiring in the air "as they ire in the habit of doing," he said. Moulin rushed out of his shop when le saw what was happening, how sver, crying: "They have assassl lated Clemeneeau." He closed with he premier's assailant, Moulin add 'd, and the man threw away his evolver an 1 held up his hands. Emptied Weapon Waiters from a nearby restaurant oined in holding the assassin, whom lie police had some difficulty In get ing from them. Before the police recured the assailant he was beaten >y the crowd, as was also another nan who seemed inclined to help lim. According to Policeman Goursat, he assassin emptied his weapon. All [Continued on Page 2.] ITHE WEATHER! For Harrlnburg and vicinity ■ Fnlr to-night and Thuradayi not mnrh change In temperatnre, lowest to-night about 22 de grees. , For Eastern Pennsylvania ■ Fair to-night and Thuradayi Uttle ehnnge In temperature) moder ate north and northwest winds, Mlver The Susquehanna river and all Its brunches will fall slowly. Float lag lee will Increase In streams now open and none tributaries not already frown, may become Icebound to-night. A stnge of about 4.6 fret Is Indicated for Ilnrrishurg Thursday morning. The "Tiger" of France Br ' Be .1 W - ! I ■ i Bfc'W'' ivi .-3§rt>- n Tl #. , MP WB jj j 1 BgriSal ■ t:i3L • ... • "' r ' :i:j:. . * ;-,"■ 1 PREMIER CIEMEMCEAU WORLD PEACE PAUSES WITH CHIEF STRICKEN No Great Delay, However, Is Anticipated by American Delegation to Paris; Conference President on Way to Confer With House and Balfour When Shot Paris, Feb. 19.—The American delegates to the Peace Confer ence, .when they learned of th'e attempt upon Premier Clemen ceau's life to-day, began to consider the effect of tile event upon thftlr own i 'ling in nnnnoetlnn ■n ltli . the conference. On the assumption that the official reports minimizing the nature of M. Clemenceau's in juries Avere correct the belief .was expressed that there Would not be any great delay in the execution of the comprehensive plans laid out for proceedings of the peace conference during the absence of : Presidenty\ViL son and David Lloyd George* the British premier. There had already been some dis cussion of this situation privately between the premiers of the various powers and it is believed that all were in accord regarding the wisdom of speedy'action except Premier Cle meneeau himself. The French Gov ernment, while desirous of an early peace, doubted whether the moment had yet arrived when this could be arranged without great danger of sacrificing the fruits of victory, and it had pointed out to' the other pow ers what were regarded as grave omissions by Germany" to comply i with the terms of the armistice. i Premier Clemeneeau, when he was! shot, was on his way to a confer-j enc'e with Colonel E. M. House, of| the American peace delegation, and 1 Arthur J. Balfour, thfe British for-j eign secretary. The conference had i been fixed for 10 o'clock at the war office, when an important question was to be taken up concerning morei rapid procedure before the Supreme Council. The news of the attempted assas sination reached Colonel House by telephone from the Foreign Office lust as he was starting, from the Hotel Crillon with Secretary Bal four to meet Premier Clemeneeau at the Quai d'Orsay. The two men at once began to consider what steps should be taken regarding the gen eral .situation created by the event. Halt in Peace Work Word soon came that the results of the first examination indicated the wound was not serious, but it Avas realized that owing to his adA'anced age the Premier might for some time be unable to giA'e his personal attention to the completion of the Peace Conference's work. Since he had in hand personally certain sub jects now under negotiation, it fol lows that so far as. these are con cerned there must be a temporary suspension of actlA'ity. These sub jects were \-ery important, affecting the whole plan of the conference's! operation, inasmuch as they related | to the consummation of an early' treaty of peace. Italian Minister Objects When the Jugo-Slav claims for l territory on the eastern shore of the Adriatic came ,before the Supreme Council of the Peace Conference it was tentatiA'ely decided that they should be referred to tho commission to Avhich was entrusted the exami nation of Rumanian demands, says a HaA-as • Baron Sonnino, the Italian For eign Minister, objected to this plan, however, declaring that treaties dealing witjr those territories had been concluded' between Italv, France and Great BMtain in Feb ruary, 1918. He sai.d that these treaties were still in existence and. consequently, tho signatories alone I Avere qualified to modify them, act-! ing in agreement. It is said. This objection was supported 1 y! Premier Clemeneeau, of France; but I A. J. Balfour, British Secretary of I State For Foreign Affairs, proposed a compromise, which was adopted. This stipulated that claims regard ing Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary should be referred to a special com mission, while the Adriatic question should be reserved. The represent fives of France on the higher economic council, it is announced, will be Etienne Clcmen tel, Minister of Commerce; Louis T.. Klotz, Minister of Finance, and Louis Loucheur, Minister of ltecon struction. WOrking on Russian Problems Several plans for a solution of the Russian problem have been laid before the Supreme Council and the members now have had an oppor tunity to consider them more or less fully. Only one of these plans in volves the use of force. It is based ( [Continued on Page IS.] COt\CII, COMES TO \0 DECISION OX GRAFT CASES Although council conferred late yesterday afternoon on the evidence presented in connection with charges against three city patrolmen of petty graft and misconduct no decision wa's reached commissioners said to day, and a meeting will be held at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon when action will be taken. ERZBERGER HITS BACK AT VOGLER IN WEIMAR TILT Armistice Commissioner As sails Delegate Who Criti cises Him By Associated Press• , Weimar, Feb. 19.—Mathias Erz berger. of the German armistice commission, again held the center of the stage at yesterday afternoon's session of the National Assembly, outlining the entire history of the armistice negotiations, from the time they were begun last fall. His statement was in reply to a bitter personal attack made upon him by the first speaker to be heard un der the rule giving time for an in terpellation regarding the recently renewed armistice. Delegate Vogler, of the German people's party. House in Vproar The house was in an uproar for nearfy an hour, first in protest against. Herr Vogler's attack and then in enthusiastic support of Herr Erzberger aa he defended himself and scathingly denounced his assailant. Herr Erzberger told the house many things about the armistice which were either unknown to or had only been suspected by his hearers. One of these was his un oualifled statement that it was Prince Max'millan of Baden who had rnprnached the Entente because of the "iron comnulsion" of the high m'lltnrv oommaad for peace, it was Field Marshal Von Htnden burg who demanded and author-, • zed the signing of iho first terms, Herr Erzberger declared. POINDEXTER CAN SEE NO GOOD IN WILSON'S LEAGUE Says Entrance Into Covenant Means Surrender of Rights; Has Red Taste FEARS GREAT BURDEN Washington Senator Says Dis cussion Can Do No Harm to Treaty By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 19.—1n the first prepared address on the League of Nations delivered in the Senate since the constitution of the proposed league was made public. Senator Poindexter, of Washington, Republi can, today declared the entrance of the United States into tile league would mean a surrender of Ameri can rights, privileges and sovereign ty, the abandonment of the Monroe Doctrine, and a violation of the Con stitution. The Constitution of the league, he asserted, was conflicting, indefinite .and uncertain, and the ma chinery which it proposes to set up, "similar to the Soviet government -f Russia." Fertile Seed of War. "No such colossal burden or en tangling alliance was ever before conceived in the world," the Senator said. "Instead of being an instru ment of peace it is the fertile seed of war the Dragon's teeth from which, when sown, armed soldiers will spring." Through participation in the draft ing the league's constitution, the Senator declared, the United States had been led to a point where "we are now facing an abyss. It the Sen ate should ratify the proposed con stitution and sanction the entrance of thp United States into a League of Nations, without submission 1 of the question to the American people In a political campaign, where it shall have been made the issue ard upon which they will have an op portunity to rencjer judgment in an election," lie declared, "then self government in America will have dis appeared." Threaten Sovereignty "In adopting or rejecting chls con stitution." said Mr. Poindexter, "and thereby becoming or not becoming a member of the league established under it„the government'and lh a peo ple of the United States will de termine whether they are to remain the great sovereign and independent nation, a people controlling their own destiny, determining for themselves the extent of their military prepara tions, the size of their armies and navies, and establishing for them fContinued on Page 2.] Rohrer & Son Attack Burleson Phone Rates; sls to Move Instrument The advance in rates for moving telephones promulgated by the ltell Telephone Company at the direction of the postmaster general was at tacked in a complaint filed before the Public Service Commission by J. F. Rohrer & Son, real estate, Harris burg. It is contended that the complain ant firm moved its office in the Berg ner building to another floor and contracted for the change of the telephone at $3. After the work was done the Bell rendered a bill for sls, setting forth that it was in accord ance with the plan of the federal au thorities to advance rates. The Rohrer firm contends that the sls rate for moving a telephone from one room to another without any wiring and arrangements virtually made to connect without trouble, is unjust. It also raises the issue with the federal authorities over the in crease of rates for service inside of the state. MINERS WANT NO PROBE INTO COST OF ANTHRACITE Fear Cheaper Fuel Will Mean Reduction in Wages Paid by Operators Presidents and secretaries of the five districts in Pennsylvania of the United Mine Workers of America, conferred here today with Represen tative Fowler, Lackawanna, who is also a national organizer of the Union, on legislative matter affecting the mining industry. Tomorrow the executive boards of the five districts will meet here and go over plans for urging measures of interest to the mine workers. The organized men, it was said to day, are opposed to the Glass bill, which provides for a commission to investigate the high prives of food and fuel with the object of having prices scaled downward. The miners fear that any general reduction in the price of fuel would have a ten dency to reduce wages. The present wage contract In the anthracite re gion expires in April next year, and the Union leaders feel that any re duction In coal prices might act as a leverage in sending down wages in the new contract' to be negotiated. HISS SPItPRISFI REDS By Associated Press. Basle, Switzerland. Feb. 19.—Ger man troops on the Lithuanian front surprised the Bolshevik! and captured the town of Murawtjevo, near Shavll, on Saturday, according to a report received from Libau. GOVERNOR SPROUL HAS GREAT PLANS FOR CO-OPERATION BY HARRISBURG AND STATE GOV'T Program Outlined at Big Reception to Legislature GET BUSY NOW IS HIS ADVICE Commerce Chamber Members Hosts to State Officials Harrisburg, with the Chamber of Commerce as host, entertained Gov ernor Sproul, Lieutenant-Governor Beidlcman, members of the Legis lature and state officials with a bril liant reception at the Penn-Harris last night, and in return got a mes sage of encouragement, good feel ing, neighborly kindness and con structive criticism such, as it has never before received at the hands of a state executive. It was a "get-together" meeting from start to finish and the good fellowship and sociability that pre vailed were intermingled with an atmosphere of big things in prospect and to be done in which the state and the city have a common inter est. Governor Sproul in his response to Lieutenant-Governor Heidi eman's address of welcome outlined the state's plans for Harrisburg. The Commonwealth is planning big things for the cijy, he said. The administration plan is to develop immediately the Capitol Park ex tension zone with buildings to house state offices; to bring state officials now residing elsewhere to Harris burg as fast as Harrisburg provides the houses, and to make <his city the center of all the big road sys tems front north to south and east to west which the Highway Depart ment is planning to build across Pennsylvania. These things the state is going to do for its capital city, and he very properly asked: "What is Harrisburg going to do for itself?" Replying to his own question, he suggested a joint City llall and Courthouse, intimating that the necessary legislation for joint action by city and county would be easy to procure, and he called attention to the urgent need of houses for the concentration of state employes here. Brilliant Reception The guests assembled in the lobby of the Penn-Harris where tliey re ceived cards of identification bear ing their names to be pinned on the coat lapel, the members white cards and the guests pink. Front there they went to the big lounge where chairs had been provided. The speaking and the vaudeville which brought the entertainment to a close took place on a raised platform in the lower end of the big room, almost over the same spot that was once marked by the old Grand Opera house stage when that ancient building occupied the site of the present big hotel. An orchestra provided music for im promptu singing until Governor Sproul, Lieutenant-Governor Beidle inan and their party arrived. The Governor and the Lieutenant-Gov ernor were escorted by George S Reinoehl. president of the Chamber, former Senator John E. Fox and David E. Tracy, who occupied seats with them on the platform. They re ceived a rousing reception as thev entered the hall. President Iteinoehl, in presenting Lieutenant-Governor Beidleman as the presiding officer of the evening, [Continued on Pago 15.] • GERMAN PRESS SPURNS WILSON'S WORLD LEAGUE Scliuecking Thinks Teuton Plan For International Bureau Is Better By Associated Press. Berlin, Feb. 19.—The project for a League of Nations which has been placed before the Paris Peace Con ference, has evoked sharp criticism in the German press generally. Some of the newspapers even demand that Germany refuse to have anything to do with such a league. The plan, however, has met with a more sym pathetic reception from Professor Schuecking, vice-president of the German association for a League of Nations. Tliinks Germans Must Join Professor Schuecking believes, however, that Germany should and must be permitted to Join the league simultaneously with the other pow ers. He finds much to criticise in the proposed statues and thinks that Germany should endeavor to bring about such modifications of t.hem as would protect her vital In terests In the projected league. Germany, he argues, must ulti mately be heard regarding necessary changes in the constitution of the league, particularly the remedying of defects and omissions in< Juristic and technical details. In addition ho argues that the German scheme for an International bureau is much su perior to the Parts proposal for an executive council dominated by the diplomatic representatives of the five allied and associated powers. ( Important Points in the Governor's Speech What the state will do for Harrisburg— Will spend some millions of dollars developing Capitol Park Extension and erecting office buildings here. Will make Harrisburg the center of all the great highway sys tems running north and south, east and west, across the state. Will bring to Harrisburg as fast as the city provides suitable liousbs all of the state employes now scattered throughout the Com monwealth. All this public work to be gotten promptly under way. What Harrisburg should do ior itself— City and county authorities should get together for the prompt erection of a joint City Hall and Courthouse. City should take up its housing problem seriously at once, with especial view to providing homes for the state employes it is pro posed to bring here from other places. CITY ALIVE TO ITS PART IN BIG TASK Legislative Draft Authorizing Combined Office Build ing to Be Prepared at Once—Commerce Chamber Throws Whole Support Behind Housing Plans City and County Commissioners are anxious to start pans for a new courthouse and municipal building they declared to-day. and when the necessary legislation is passed permitting tlie two branches of local government to co-operate in paying the expenses of the new structure there will be no delay. City Solicitor John E. Fox is busy now preparing the bill to be intro duced, probably early next week, which will permit the city and coun ty to join in the project, lie and i County Solicitor Philip S. Moyer were directed to take such action and submit the bill as soon as pos sible. This authorization was given by council and the board of county commissioners at a joint conference held a few weeks ago. Passage Assured it was said that a similur bill bad ' been introduced and if it is satis factory for the needs of Harrisburg and Dauphin county no additional one \ill be necessary. Solicitor Fox said, however, that the bill which he is preparing will be completed in a dav or two and then if the bill now "before the Legislature is not adaptable for local conditions the j new act will be presented. Early | passage, of the legislation has been j assured. City and county officials attended the dinper and reception last night and all expressed themselves as heartily in accord with the remarks of Governor William C. Sproul, who urged early action to give the city and county a suitable building. They said they are anxious to get plans started as they have already agreed to co-operate in making the project a reality in public improvement | work. Chamber to Help Charles E. Covert will head a committtee to be appointed within a few days by George S. Reinohel, president of the Chamber of Com merce, to co-operate with the city and county officials to bring about the erection of an adequate office building for the city and county. Mr. Reinoehl said that the Cham ber committee would be at the serv ice of the city and county officials to render any aid it is capable of, in order to provide a municipal and county building commensurate with the size and importance of the county. "The entire resources of the Cham ber of Commerce will be buck of the committee and the city and county orticiuls to boost such a movement," said Mr. Reinoehl. The exact num ber which will serve on the commit tee has not been decided, but Mr. Reinoehl Intimated that the commit tee would be small, in order to ac complish effective results' Its first move, he said, likely would be to go before the city and county commis sioners and offer its services to fur ther the project of a new building, and to offer the services of the chamber. Two Solutions Regarding the housing question, which the newly-organized housing committee of the chamber under the chairmanship of Horace J. McFar land already has started to solve, Mr. Reinoehl said there are two so lutions to the problem. One, he said, would be to organize a corporation like the Harrisburg Hotel Company, selling stock with the understand ing that the Investment might not puy dividends at first, but that for the municipal welfare, liberal pur chases of the stock should be made. Another plan, he said, would be to encourage a speculative, venture by private resources, with the chamber using its Influence with the banks to provide funds for a housing de velopment by individuals, who would sell or rent their completed houses thus built, to persons who desire to locate in the city. The chamber is back of an ener getic campaign to provide public buildings in keeping with the po sition of the city as the state's cap ital, and houses to provide shelter for a greatly increased number of workers and residents which new in dustrial enterprises are expected to bring here. May Remove Prison County Co'mmlssloner Henry M. Stlne, In connection with the plans for the construction of the new building, said the county officials should consider the removal of the county prison outside the oUy limits and provide for It. If neiexnry. he said, the site of the Jail .together w'.th that of the present Court house. might be used for the new building, it is likely that this platij will be one to be considered at fu ture conferences, which may soon be called. Commissioner Stine de clared that the jail should not be located within the city limits in a crowded business district, and pointed to the many persons who approve the plan to have prisoners placed in a large institution operated in connection with a large farm, so that those who are confined for trial or are serving sentences could make better use of their time in stead of remaining idle, penned in narrow ceils. County Commissioner Charles C. Oumbler gave his assurance that the county will not delay the erec [ Continued on Page 2.] X ?TAT?r> COAT, PRICK TO <K) ' IX New York.—The government will soon allow an in- jj * 14* seventy-five cents a ton in the price of a ( * * ! <4* I* * j JL R. V. Ncrris, an engineer with the <4 |X fUel, administration, announced to-day. u , 4 LAY WITH GIANTS V !s x lL New join.— Hal Chase will play first base for the T New York National League Club this seat tO T 4* Baseman Walter Holke and Catcher Bill Rariden go to * JL *|l Cincinnati in exchange for Chase. ,•* 4* X * j X WILHELM BLAMED FOR SOCIALISM • * * jr Basle. At a general meeting of the German peas- jj t i . i>> hld di Bcili uii luesday, the president of * * | * * X 'he iganuat.on declaied in an address that the former • j jF ] 9 ! X emperor was to be blamed for having delayed too lon v t t, >■ A the drawing of the sword and that his weakness caused JL -H. i t i S cialisrn ' cording to a Berlin dispatch re 4* ceived here. ? t ▼ ESTHONIAN TROOPS FALL BACK T T IT 4 London.—Esthonian troops been forced to fall back gf | J before the Bclsheviki in the region of Pskov, . 1 ; 'jj * * to an official statement issued last night by the Esthonian 4 X X headquarters. # PLANS TAX ON FRENCH CAPITAL ' * Paris.—Louis L. Klotz, minister of finance, an- f[ > * * nounced tc-day that he had completed consideration of a 4* imp sing a tax on capital, the payments on, which *' V v ulu expend .ver a long period go that the whole burden > i| k f i .ail up u the present generation i £ *' ' jf TRANSPORT CANOPIC ARRIVES I * * * x New York.—The transport Canopic arrived here to- x e day with 34 officers and 1,201 men of the 162 nd infantry !*§* 4" of the 41st division; 184 casual officers and men, and 24 4 X X naval officers and civilian employes The Canopic left (JL * £ 4* 2 I I I MARRIAGE LICENSES I J S.ppM nd A- S . k ." k B . V " "• J Uli Mt tint f I it tit tix t COURT RENEWS LIQUOR LICENSES FOR ALL HOTELS Hearing Is Being Held on the Application of Fort Hunter Inn SUBJECT TO NEW LAWS Court Reminds Counsel That Prohibition Amendment and 'Dry' Rules May Intervene All holders of liquor licenses dur ing the last year were granted re newals for 1919 by the court to-day. subject to any decree or order from President Woodrow Wilson and to the prohibition amendment, Presi dent Judge George Kunkel announc ed when the license court session opened this morning. One applicant for a retail license, who was refused permission to sell intoxicants at the Fort Hunter Inn last year, applied again and the court reserved a decision pending a hearing on the application. Wit nesses were called during the morn ing session to show whether there was any necessity for a license at the hotel. Although brewers and bottlers in the county at present are not per mitted to operate their plants all of the licensees have applied. All wholesale and. retail liquor dealers also asked for licenses again, some of them hoping for a revocation of the "dry" order effective July 1. Attorneys for the applicants made no request to the court to reduce the license fees should the July 1 or der remain in effect. In granting the licenses the court said: "All renewal of licenses of the present holders are granted as no remon strances have been filed, to be sub ect to any order of the President and also subject to the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States." V. S. EXPRESSEIS SYMPATHY Washington, Feb. 19.—Secretary Baker to-day cabled General Persh ing for transmission to Premier Ctemenceau a message expressing sympathy and hope for his speedy recovery.
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