AGREEMENT ON FRENCH FRONTIER IS NOW HOPEFUL District Progress Made Yes terday Regarding the Sarrc Valley Paris, April 2.—lt is stated au thoritatively to-day after the meet ings yesterday between President Wilson and the premiers that the prospects for an accord were more hopeful. Distinct progress was made at the morning and afternoon sessions, par ticularly regarding the Sarre Valley. The indications are that the French will get coal from the Sarre Valley, which will be charged against their share in the reparations. There was some discussion of the advisability of leaving the eventual disposition of the Sarre Valley to a plebiscite. First Plan Failed The first plan was to give France economic control of the Sarre coal fields so as to offset damage to the coal mines of Northern France. France was not to have political control over the large German pop ulation in the Sarre Valley which would remain with Germany. This proved objectionable and one of the chief causes of the Council of Four's inaction. The main objection was the divided control, by which Franco would be unable to operate the mines effectively, prevent strikes and en force authority when the Germans were exercising political control. The new plan, therefore, seeks to combine French economic and polit ical authority for a temporary period until the productive capacity of the mines in Northern France is restor ed. industrial production revived and the prostration due to the war end ed. It is estimated that five years will he required to restore the mines to normal. The faet that the control would he temporary would overcome the ob jections of annexation similar to the German annexation of Alsace and Lorraine in IS7O. The proposal was first advanced as concerning the Sarre region only, but it is regarded now as equallv ap plicable to the left bank of the Rhine as a possible basis of agree ment. 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Private Thomas, who was in llase Hospital No. C at the time of his death, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Thomas, 35 Nortl" Thirteenth street. sible by defining the character of the payments over a period of years, without precisely defining what the total would reach, and efforts are being made to find a formula which would express this idea. It is understood that the plan is considered advantageous chiefly for friendly countries, where expecta tions have been aroused of a total much larger than is likely to be al lowed. The impression is gaining ground that a formula will be found cover ing reparation without naming a figure, the suggestion being made of a commission to determine the losses of the different countries. Marshal Foch attended the early sessions cf the council before leav ing for Spa to meet the German plenipotentiary regarding the land ing of Polish troops at Danzig. The foreign minislers met yester day and disapproved the proposal of George Nicoll Barnes, the British delegate, for a plenary meeting of the conference on Saturday. King Albert, of Belgium, who ar rived yesterday, will probably see President Wilson regarding Belgian Interests. Most of the day at the council meeting was given over to the mat ter of the Rhine frontier and repa rations. but the Question of the re sponsibility of tlie former emperor and others for the war was touched on for the first time. The chief remaining details of the reparations Question involve the points whether ' French and British pensions will be included and wheth er the specific amount demanded will be named in the treaty. Indica tions from one source are that ihe total will amount to between s2o, r 000,000,000 and $23,000,000, 000. OOTTIX APPK.VL DENIED Paris, April 2.—The appeal from the death sentence of Emile Cot tin, the assailant of Premier Cle menceau. has been rejected by the revisionary court martial. An ap peal to the Court of Cassation is still open to Cottin. SUFFRAGE URGED i AND ATTACKED Lively Hearing Held in the House on'the Pending Resolution After a hearing on the Ramsey joint resolution proposing a woman suffrage amendment to the State constitution before the House ju diciary general v committee. Chair man Dithrich of the committee salt! last night that it was probable the measure would be favorably report ed. The committee will not meet until next week but no time has been fixed for action on the bill in the committee. Opposite opinions were given by speakers on the resolution as to Whether the women of the United Stntcs want the right to vote. Mrs. Horace llrock, of Lebanon, a leader of the anti suffragists declared that the number of women in favor of equal suffrage was small, while Mrs. Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale, of New York, was equally positive that the women of the country are in favor of it. She said there was not one national, state or local organi zation of women in the country with the exception of the National As sociation Opposed to Woman's Suff rage that has endorsed the anti suffrage movement and that on the other hand virtually all women's or ganizations favor it. It was argued by speakers op posed to suffrage that the movement in favor of votes fbr \vomen tended toward socialism and bolohevism. The organization of the women voters league at St. Louis last weak was characterized as "feminism rampant." and would lead to "pol itical sabotage" and if the move ment is not checked would lead to a condition resembling "symptoms of degeneration" in this country. The suffragists denied that they were exploiting war work among women as a price to got equal suff rage and it was asserted that any woman who performed war service for the purpose of Winning the vote was "ignoble" and "beneath one's notice." Mi's. O. D. Olipliant, of New Jer sey, speaking for those opposed to suffrage, said the women of the country resented arguments that be cause women endured hardships during the war that they should be given the ballot. The women of the country, she said, did not give their services for war work for tire price of the ballot but gave them free and willingly and for patriotic mo tives. It was an- insult, she added," to exploit war work in order to win suffrage. Mrs. Hale in denying that the suffragists were exploiting women's war work to gain the vote, said it was the esprit dti corps and the spirit of co-operation among women with the men during the war that was winning them their ballot. She said she had traveled much during the war throughout the country and found that opposition to votes for women was "melting away," and she was surprised to see the "antis" in the Pennsylvania capitol. Mrs. J. Ci. Miller, of Pittsburgh, president of the Pennsylvania Suf frage Association, spoke in rebuttal. Miss Charlotte Rowe, New York, summing up for the opponents of the resolution, said the National As sociation Opposed to Woman's Suff rage has a membership of 625,000. She denied that virtually all wo men's organizations have endorsed suffrage. She devoted some atten tion to the organization of the wom en voters league and said that it confirmed the suspicions of the antis that the suffrage movement was a gathering up of women as a sex for political purposes. It is the climax of the feminist movement, a trend toward political sabotage, a symptom of degeneration and femin ism rampant. 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DeMlracie, Park Ave. and 129tk St- New York. HARRISBtTRG TELEGRAPH GETTING RID OF ARMY SUPPLIES Disposition of American Ma teral in England a Huge Task liOiulon, April 2.—Disposition of American army supplies in England will be a big' and complicated task, Owing to the nature of certain con tracts and an agreement with the British government, the army can not begin selling material for at least a month yet in the opinion of army officers but they are prepar ing the way now. Some material still is being delivered to the army while other contracts are held in abeyance pending settlement. When the United Slates entered the war it was agreed that all con tracts for supplies should be made through the British government. It also was agreed that at the termina tion of hostilities the United States should not soil material without con sent of the British government, nor could any o fthe contracts arranged through the British be cancelled ex cept by negotiations through that government. Even if there are some delays the United States doubtless will prolit on many of its sales. No agree ment could be reached with the firm which held a contract to deliver to the American army about 200 huge gasoline tanks for use in France. Delivery is continuing but it is not worrying quartermaster officers as the army already has been offered more than the contract price for the lot. With some other material the same situation obtains. The work of settling unfinished contracts is progressing but British officials are unwilling for a huge amount of material to be suddenly dumped on the market notwith standing there is an insistent de mand for some of it at inflated prices. British offciate say there is no desire whatever to deprive Americans of an advantageous mar ket but they argue that they also must consider the disposal of the enormous amount of llritish army supplies stored in England. Baker Will Sail For France to Wind Up Affairs of U. S. Army Washington, April 2. Secretary Baker will sail from New York next Monday on the transport Leviathan for France to attend meetings of the American Liquidation Commission and to direct winding up the affairs of the Amejican army in France. Mr. Baker will be accompanied by C. W. Outhell. the war department's repre sentative on the board considering inter-a.ued claims growing out of the co-operation of the various bel ligerents and Stanley King, his pri vate secretary. Japs Warn China of Making Secret Agreements Public Peking, Thursday, March 27.—The Japanese minister here has warned the Chinese government that if the premature disclosure of secret docu ments by China causes loss to Jap anese tinancial and commercial in terests, Japan will hold China re sponsible for such loss. As the re sult, the Chinese government lias fur ther postponed the contemplated pub lication of secret agreements between China and Japan. Fraud Is Charged Against Munition Plant Making Shells Knoxvflle, Tenn., April 2.—lndict ments charging fraud and sabotage in the manufacture of shells for the United States government were re turned by a federal grand jury here yesterday against the Williaml J. Oliver Manufacturing Company, Wil liam J. Oliver, head of the concern, and nine of its employes. A separate indictment was returned against J. A. Zeigler, one of the government's witnesses. [CENTRAL HIGH NOTES] After going eight weeks in the afternoon, the Juniors and part of the two lower classes will change to the. morning session on Monday morning. The seniors, with the Freshman class, will switch to the afternoon session, and will probably •continue in this session until the close of school in June. Some ru mor is afloat, however, that there may be another change in sessions before school closes for the sum mer vacation. Shield Received The Triangle Debating Deague Shield has been received at Central front the Reading High school, who has held it for the past three years. The shield is the property of Cen tral for one year unless, her two debating teams walk away with a double victory in the Triangle League again next winter. The shield has become the property of Central because her two boys teams won from Reading and Hazleton on the 14tli of last month. It was with great reluctance that the Reading school gave up the shield that has been hers for the past three years, but Inasmuch as Central had won pos session of it by two fair and square debates, Reading had to give it up. A Reading citizen had also offered gold medals to the winning team in the Central-Reading debate, but no word has been received hero as yet concerning these medals. Philonian Hop As the time draws near for the annual dance of the Philonian De bating Society, the students of Cen tral and their friends are becoming more and more anxious for the night of the 21st to come around. The Philonians have always held one of the best dances of the year, but this year the hop promises to be better than ever because only a limited and selected number of invitations have been sent. The society, this year, has planned to make the dance as exclusive as possible, feeling that only the best kind of dance can be held whet) this is done. Senior Invitations The invitation committee of the senior class has decided on the type of announcements that the class will send this year, and the firfn, to whom they have let the contract to furnish the announcements, has sent samples, which are now posted on the bulletin board. Philonian Bids Out Bids to the Philonian dance have been sent to the student and alumni of Central, and their friends. Only a limited number have been sent and a few more are still in the hands of the committee.. The invitation committee as appointed by Clyde iHoiker, president of the society, is composed of Stuart M'agner, Carl fitoner and Robert Crist. The few remaining invitations will be sent in a few days • BRISTOL DEAD REMAINS AT 4 No Additional Bodies Recov ered After a Long Search Bristol. April 2.—The known death list as a result of tino collapse of a platform at the launching of a cargo carrier at the Merchant Ship yard Monday, remained at four early to-day. After a long search no ad ditional bodies were recovered and officials of the company said they hail no reason to believe that more than four had been drowned. Most of those on the platform when it toppled over, throwing them into the Delaware river, were em ployes of the ship yard. "We have tried to look up all the absentees," said George C. Thayer, general man ager of (lie Merchant Shipbuilding Company, "and it is evident that there is no one else missing. Time curds have been checked up and every one appears to be accounted for Ot course there may have been some strangers among the victims, but I hardly regard this as likely." Another launching was held at tlie yard yesterday, the steamer Itan, an 8,800 freighter, sliding into the river before a large number of invited guests and thousands of workmen. Mrs. W. T. Wilson, wife of the works' manager, was the sponsor. No Americans to Be Used in the Hungarian Trouble London, April 2. —President Wilson has informed other members of the American delegation to the Peace Conference t.hat no American soldiers should be used in any trouble in eastern or southwestern Europe a Central News dispatch from Paris says. j * ■ ■ I 9 For further particulars— follow the tracks I * WANTS ITALIAN FRONT SETTLED Premier Orlando Confers Willi President Wilson on the Subject By Associated Press. Pari*. April 2—Settlement of Italy's frontier question contemporaneously with that of France was insisted upon today by Premier Orlando at a conference with President Wilson just before the Council of Four con vened to discuss the Italian frontier question. Tlie Italian premier asked the Pres ident whether he did not think it advisable to have an iuiormal ex change of views on the Italian prob lem, especially as regards the Adri atic, before it is presented to the council. The President replied that he shared this view, but owing to pressure of work had been unable to personally study the Italian ques tion. However, he promised to do so. Premier Orlando's suggestion of a simultaneous settlement of the fron tier questions involves a joint puce with Austria, a plan which is favor ed by the American delegation pro vided it does not cause too much de- I lay. In this connection, the Araer- I ican Coundaties Commission expects tills week to conclude all boundaries | includeing those ot Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey. State of Siege in Ruhr District; Mills Are Guarded Iterlln. Monday, March 31.—Via Co penhagen.—The government has de rided to proclaim a state of siege in ' the Ruhr industrial district. Troops I are advancing to this region to | ro teot the plants and their workers I from the terrorists. APRIL" 2, 1919. DANIELS STARTS TRIP TO ITALY Secretary of Navy Will Visit Italian Fleet and Naval Bases By Associated Press. Paris. April 2.—Josephus Daniels, the American Secretary of the Navy, left Paris yesterday for Italy, where he will visit the Italian fleet and na val bases. Prior to his departure Mr. Daniels expressed bis pleasure at the admir able work of the American navy in taking over German ships and the expeditious manner in which these vessels have been made available for the transportation of troops back to the United States. "These ships," said Mr. Daniels, "vary in tonnage, from 14,000 to 24,- 000 and as at present equipped they can accommodate in the aggregate about 25,000 men. After the first trip to the l'nited States they will be adapted to accommodate about twice that number of soldiers. "The ships will be pu into the reg ular service. Three of them already are in Freneh ports and others are expected within the next few days. The ships were taken from Hamburg by German crews to Spilhead, Eng land, where within twnety-four hours they were taken over by the American navy. The German crews were returned home in one of their own ships. The vessels, manned by Americans, were immediately pre pared for the repatriation of Anter ean soldiers. TO ORGANIZES WORKERS Vienna, April 2. —A 'report re ceived here from Prague, Hohemia, says that at a mass meeting of So cial Democrats a resolution was passed to form workers' councils everywhere and to begin a struggle for dictatorship by the proletariat. FARM LANDS ARE j MORE VALUABLE.' Agricultural Report Shows j Plow Lands to Have Increased Washington, April 2. —Farm lnnds] in the United States are steadily in- J creasing in value. The Department • of Agriculture reports the average grade of plow lands was worth I about $74.31 per acre on March 1 I this year, compared with $68.38 a year ago, $02.17 two years ago and 1 $58.3!t three years ago. Values show the greatest percent- i age increase during the last year ' occurred in the South Atlantic' States, in the Carolinas and Georgia and extended to Alabama, Kentucky and Arkansas. Small or no in creases were made in the New Eng land States, the Pacific Coast States, and Louisiana. Texas, Kansas and , Montana. Material increases wero reported from Nebraska and South Dakota. lowa's plowing lands stand tirst in value, her average being $163 • per acre, followed by Illinois with sl4 4, California with sl2l, and In diana with SIOO. Alabama reports the lowest average value of plow lands, at $24 per acre, and Missis sippi next, at $25.50. Campaign For "Clean Milk" Being Made in England T/omlon, April 2. —A campaign is being carrie