Left Bank of Rhine Is Lost to Germany Until Teutons Have MaiU PayneM of Their War Indemnities HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH /f( ®ht Siar-3nbepcnt)ent. LXXXVIII— NO. 79 18 PAGES AKKISBURG, PA. THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1919. "iS?S{f HOME EDITION GE/ML4;vyLOS£S CONTROL OF RHINE BANK PENDING PAYMENT OF WAR'S PRICE Soldiers of France and Belgium Are to Stand on Guard While Defeated Foes Pay Indemnities of War SMUTS IS TO INVESTIGATE HUNGARY INSTEAD OF GENERAL MANGIN, WHO IS SENT TO RHINE Paris, April 3. —The counsel of four has virtually decided, according to informa tion from French sources, that the left bank of the Rhine will be neutralized until Germany has paid the indemnities fixed by the Peace Conference. It is understood that French and Belgian troops will hold this territory, the United States claiming it to he impossible to leave American troops in Europe after the signing of the peace treaty, and England having insufficient effective troops to maintain garrisons along the Rhine. It is surmised that the visit of King Albert of Belgium to Paris was connected with the share that Belgian troops will he asked to undertake in this territory. Peace Before Easter "I have always thought, and think more than ever to-day, that the peace preliminaries to he imposed upon Germany will be read}' before Easter, unless something unexpected arises," said Stephen Pichon, foreign minister, yesterday in reply to question ers at a banquet given hv French republic journalists, according to the Matin. The drafting committee of the League of Nations commission has finished work, but has not passed upon the French amend ments to Articles VIII and IX. as well as American and Japanese suggestions as to the Monroe Doctrine and the equality of na tionalities. It is expected that the League of Nations commission will meet on Saturday to adopt a definite text of the covenant. President Wilson will act as chairman of the meeting. Korea Seeks Independence An appeal for the independence of Korea will be submitted to the Peace Conference before tlie end | of the present week l>y a delegation headed by Kinsic Kimo, representing the new Korean young men's society. The appeal is declared to represent the vehement desire of almost the entiro Korean nation, as manifested by the present widespread passive re sistance movement. The document is accompanied by a long memorandum reciting the al leged injustice and unpopularity of Japanese rule and tlio harshness of the measures with which Japan is declared to bo endeavoring to re press the national movement for lib eration. Smuts to Probe Hungary • hie of the happenings in Peace Conference circles yesterday, the Matin and tlie Journal unite to-day In alluding to us a "great event." The Council of Four actually issued a • tommunique, the newspapers point out, but It Is stated, "it was only to tell us that General Smuts is going to investigate Hungary." The Smuts appointment is one which theso two and most of the other newspapers condemn, instanc ing as a bad omen tlio manner in which Smuts conducted the negotia tions in Switzerland in 1918 with Count .Mensdorff-Pou illy-Diet rich - stein, the Austro-llungarian ambas sador at London at the outbreak of the war. in which it has been charg ed by Paris newspapers that .the liluntness of Smuts choked off pos sible negotiations by Austria-Hun gary for n separate peace. Mniigiii Going Hack to Itliinc The commentators see In the an nouncement of the Smuts mission yet another procrastination by the Peace Conference. Its step is pointed out as all the moro disappointing be cause the hope raised by the recent summoning into conference of Gen eral Mangin, a man of action, who it Is reported now Is going back to his hredfM>nrte'" - nn the Rhine. Ilelainn King Visits Col. House King Albert of Belgium called on Colonel E. M. House of the American I'eace Mission, this morning. The king was due to see President Wil son in the afternoon. At tills visit, which was set for 2 o'clock, it had been announced that the interests of Belgium before the t'eace Conference would he discussed ami that King Albert wmuld present r request that Brussels lie made the seat of the l.eaguo of Nations. Prices of Meats Are Not to Change, Big Packers Tell Public By Associated Press. Chicago, April 3.—No change in meat prices will result from removal of government profit restrictions on that department of the packing companies, according to statements issued by Armour and Company, Swift and Company and Morris and company. War Brides on Way Home at Newport News; Transport Halts For Coal Newport News, Va., April 3, —With nearly t.OOO New Zealand troops on board bound for home from France via the Panama Canal, the British transport Remuera has stopped here for Coal, Nearly three hundred wives of soldiers, who were married (luring their stay in Europe, are on boacq. THE WEATHER For Harrtaburg and vicinityt Knlr and warmer to-night, with lowest temperature nbout 40 degree*; Friday generally elomly, probably rala. River The Stisquchannn river and all ila branches will fall alowly nr remain nearly stationary to night. Some branches may rlar 1 somewhat Friday mm a result of ' higher temperature and rala. THEODORE GRABS ABYSSINIA CROWN; LEADS IN REVOLT I Government Announces It Will Sock Admission to World League By Associated Press. Atlis Abulia, Abyssinia, April 3. A grandson of King Johannes 11. who j died in 18811. has revolted and de ; dared himself king under the name |of Theodore. The government has sent out a. punitive expedition to put down Ihe rebellion. [ Governor Tejon, of Dediuzmach, also has revolted against the govern i ment. The government announces I that it will send a mission to Paris i to apply for the admission of Abys | sinia to the League of Nations. I There has been more or less dis- I order in Abyssinia since the death or jthe famous Emperor Menelik in 1913 i Tie was succeeded by Lidj Joas.su, j who was overthrown in 1916 by | Zauditu, a daughter of Menelik, who I claimed herself empress. Ltd J Jeassu, i who was a nephew of Zauditu, start j od a revolt in August, 1917, but his effort was soon put down. Ringleaders of Dope Sellers to Plead Guilty in Court George alias "Tisli" Casey, Benja min Dougherty and Frank Robinson, three of the men caught in recent "dope" raids by city police, will en ter pleas of guilty on Monday on charges of unlawful possession and selling of drugs. Casey, it. is alleged, was the head of the "dope" ring in the city and had Dougherty and Rob inson as agents. Other pleas to be beard on Monday follow: Sonny Washington, entering building with intent to commit felony: George A. Evans, forgery: John Beck, unlaw fully operating motor vehicle. MOBILIZATION OF GERMANS BEGUN BY HINDENBURG Polish Agency Says Enemy Systematically Are De stroying Industries Geneva, April 3.—Field Marshal von Hindenburg, with a large staff, has arrived at Gliwice, northern Silesia, and. contrary to the terms of the armistice, has ordered a gen eral mobilization in that region, ac cording to dispatches to the Journal de Geneve. The Polish agency at Lausanne states that the Germans are syste matically destroying the industries of upper Silesia and taking every thing away from the factories. Ow ing to the seriousness of the situa tion, Ignace Jan Paderewski, the Polish Premier .has postponed his visit to Paris, it is said. Lithuanian troops, on retaking Mitau, arc reported* to have found 700 bodies of women and children in the streets when they entered the city. BLANQUET. AT 70, GOES TO MEXICO TO LEAD REVOLT Aged Field Marshal Readies Country to Organize Against Carranza By Associated Press. New York, April S—General Aure iio Blanquet, Mexican Minister of War during the administration of President Huerta, and described as second in command to General Felix Diaz, recently reported as having undertaken a revolutionary move ment against Carranza, has arrived safely in Mexico, "after a very dan gerous trip," according to an an nouncement made here to-day by Koberto Gapon, his secretary. Woes to Overthrow t'arrnnzn The purpose of General Blanquet's return. Mr. Gayon, said, was to re organize the Diaz forces, over throw the Carranza government and re establish the constitution of 1857, which he says was repudiated by Car ranza, and revoke the alleged confisca tory decrees of the present government. Blanquet was accompanied by Gen eral Juan Montano, chief of staff; General Enrique Gonzales, chief of artillery; Colonel Francisco 'l'raslos heros, Judge Advocate. Colonel Luie Aeosta. Captain Guillermo ltosas, and two other Mexican oflicers of the old federal army, according to Gayon. Act ing secretary of State Frank Polk has been advised of General Blanquet's safe arrival and the purpose of his visit. Snll on Motor Sloop General Blanquet and the members of his party stiled from a port in the West Indies for Mexico, March 14. on the motor sloop La Providencia, and eluded the Mexican gunboat Zaragosu and two smaller patrol boats which had been sent out to apprehend them, Mr. Gayon stated. The party landed at a desolate point on the coast of Vera [Continued on Page o.] Erzberger Arrives at Spa; Marshal Foch Due Today; Danzig Question at Front Spo, April 3.—Mathias Erzberger, head of the German armistice com mission arrived here yesterday, ac companied by a number of technical and other advisers, including the chief burgomaster of Danzig. Marshal Foch's train is due to ar rive here at 8.30 o'clock this morning and the conference at which the Dan zig question will be settled is fixed at 10 o'clock at Villa Ncubois, the residence of General Nudant. BIG CONFERENCE TO BE HELD HERE FOR DEEPER RIVER Hurrisburg Delegation at Co lumbia Greatly Encour agetl; Work Under Way Preliminary plans were discussed last evening at a big meeting in Co lumbia for a conference of delegates from all the towns and communi ties along the Susquehanna water shed, to be held in Harripburg soon, to gather data for the United States Government, which has asked for information concerning the possibili ties for river traffic if the Susque hanna is made navigable. This was the suggestion of J. Hampton [ConUnucd on Page 6.] John A. Beaver, Held in German Prison, Arrives Safely at Home Port John A. Beaver, 2032 Fulton street, who has been a prisoner of war for some time, has arrived at Hampton Roads, Va. He was taken prisoner while serving with Company M, Or-e Hundred and Ninth Regiment of In fantry. Guess Our Country Cousins Have Come to Stay > TELL 'EM To !V-r-) v^y^-^nnK £sfcl "Mj / MWM Rs^/i H fir's a 1 t"' W USS-T-BINNER'S-v 111 | V VkL !, cjf—v | WARM j£.~ •-,f^X"' / ' II <■' _ 'l ;i Jf r KKtmT a- WELL Paf cfl ACOC'PLi - gJBF# ?o(£) PLATE- tfWf thewecome s -> 'T°^ 7AV r?. 270 NEW MEMBERS ARE ADDED TO COMMERCE BODY Big Drive Ends With Many Applications to Be Considered Approximately 270 new members were secured by the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce in the mem bership drive which ended to-day with a luncheon meeting of the membership committee in the Har risburg Club. Of this'number 145 applications were turned in at the meeting and 125 are thought to be in the hands of campaigners who were unable to attend the luncheon. Members of the committee ex pressed themselves highly gratified with the results of the drive. The campaign was under the direction of [Continued on Pnge 17.] TEUTON TROOPS MOVE ON REVOLT OF SPARTACANS Hun Military Authorities Arc Allowed to Take Army to Frankfort By Associated Press. toblcnz, April S.—German troops opposite the Coblenz bridgehead be gan moving early Thursday toward Frankfort where a Spartacan revolt has been causing disorder. Before entering Frankfort, which is in the neutral zone beyond the French bridgehead based on May ence, the German military authori ties had to obtain permission from the French tenth army. According to information reaching American headquarters here, the trouble in Frankfort became serious Tuesday. The workmen formed groups in the streets and eventually a mob of more than ten thousand began parading through the streets. The mob stormed a lnrge ware house and the members he'ped themselves to the food stored there. Hundreds filled baskets and sacks with food of various kinds. Street fighting followed an attempt by the local authorities to gain, con trol of the situation. The German troops opposite the American bridge head were then called on for help. 800,000 ARMENIANS LOSE THEIR LIVES DURING THE WAR By Associated Press, Athens, April 3.—Reports from Constantinople state that Djemed Hey, Minister of the Interior, has declared that 800,000 Armenians have been massacred since the beginning of the war. It is said that this announcement has re sulted in a campaign against hint by the Turkish press. OLD RATES MUST BE RESTORED ON ALL TELEPHONES Judge KunkcTs Opinion May Stop Further Litigation Until Peace Is Signed Every telephone company in Penn sylvania will be notified rby Attorney General W. I. Scliafl'er to restore rales charged before the order of the postmuster general increasing rates was promulgated. This action will be taken as a result of the decision of the Dauphin county court yesterday that increased rates for Intra-State telephone service could not be put into effect without approval of the •State Public Service Commission. The Attorney General will notify t.he companies that if they attempt to collect increased rates without State approval that he will proceed against them in the courts. Exclusive of llie Bell system there are close to 250 telephone companies operating in Pennsylvania, according to lists at the Stute Capitol. State officials to-day declined to comment upon the opinion rendered yesterday, but it is believed that no further steps in the Bell litigation are likely in view of the possibility that government control may be ended soon by the signing of the peace treaty. Murmansk Region Problems Worry British Army Leaders By Associated Press. I ontlon, April 8. —The situation in the Murmansk region of Northern Russia is giving the British military authorities considerable anxiety. An nouncement was made to-day that British reinforcements will follow immediately the American troops now on the way to North Russia. PROPERTY SALES BREAK RECORD IN BUSY MARCH Homo Seekers Responsible For Many Transfers of City Real Estate Real estate sales in this city during March included the transfers of prop erties with an assessed valuation of more than $1,800,000 and almost doubled the total for March, 1918. Many other properties valued at thousands of dollars were sold to home seekers on the installment plan. They are not reported as title in these cases do not exchange until the full consideration of the "pay rent" plan has passed. According to the monthly report of City Assessor James O. Thompson, there were. 657 properties sold in the city, which are. assessed at $1,843,2011. In March, 1918, 367 properties sold with an assessed valuation of $932,- 712. During the last few days a large number of sales in both the city and county have been repotted, many deeds being filed at the recorder's office. Included in recent sales are the transfers of a number of farms, two of them selling for $17,000 and $17,500. One of these was owned by Benjamin Hoffman, Londonderry township, and was sold for the for mer figure to Charles M. Bowman. It includes 129 acres. The other, owned by M. D. Eby, was sold to Charles D. Shank. It is located in Derry township and includes eighty nine acres. Transfer* Reported Edward R. Pierce, owner of the two and one-half story brick dwell ing at 1719 North Second street, sold the place to H. L. Dress for $7,750, and William J. Deseure, owner of 315 Chestnut street, sold that property to Harry Kaylor for $5,700. Sales in the city in March as re ported by Mr. Thompson, giving the wards, number of properties sold and assessed valuations follow: Ward Number Ass. Valuation 1 23 $22,965.00 2 67 108,906.00 3 16 226,580.00 4 12 112,160.00 5 34 98,480.00 6 27 62,480.00 7 53 100,420.00 8 37 79,920.00 9 108 10 99 247,420.00 1 1 64 131,060.00 12 48 117,430.00 13 58 156,390.00 14 11 18,100.00 Totals .. ... 657 $1,843,200.00 MINES MA Y CLOSE IF ASSESSMENT IS PLACED TOO HIGH County Commissioners Told Proposed Tax Would Be Equal to Value of All Coal Mined in 12 Months Officials and legal representatives of the Susquehanna col lieries and the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Companies appeared before the county commissioners at a special meeting opening at 2 o'clock this afternoon to present appeals from coal land valuations as lixed by T. Ellsworth Davies, mining engineer, and approved by the board of revision. Mr. Davies could not bo present at the hearing but W. F. Sekol, as sociated with him and formerly an engineer in the employ of various coal companies, attended the ses sions to assist the commissioners and Solicitor Philip S. Moyer in meeting the arguments of the coal company Representatives of the coal cor porations held meetings during the morning at the oilices ol' local coun sel. M. E. .Stroup is the local legal representative of lite Susquehanna Company and John T. Brady, of lite Philadelphia and Reading linn. I'ppcr I nd Protest At the morning session of the County Commissioneis, X ll ' 1 T i , Jl * * 1 * r i > • 1 w < ' * ' ■ ' i : • ' * * * * * '( § ' * t* < | I * * n i ni . • ' ;f ■ •'i € t 4 m • ■ d y yrars Ago. I t * GETS BIG OIL HOLDINGS ' i ' * Nev/ York—Royal Dutch-Shell oil interests have at- -J J' *, quirt- ] control of the Mexican £agle Oil Company, Ltd., J ► | l l Lord Cowdtay property, with oil concessions in fivft f 4 * * '• MARRIAGE LICENSES ■' 4 * * JL Cornelius l\ l.e Sage nntl Fnimii M. Mowery, l.rmoynr; Frnnk c I". Unfile, Hnrrinburg. and l.uurn lb Kwrlgurd. Halifax township; _ . k Snmuel Arnotii, 3rd, Pittsburgh. nnd Iviithnrlnc F. Kinsley, Hum- * ' f melntowni John llneln, llnrrlnl.iiru. nml Mary A. llnr.ko, Steel- m r loni Frank Mnrrtono nnd Teresa llondlnello, Hnrrlnburg, the company would, under present tax rates in the county and the local districts, pay about the same, amount ol' taxes as the gross receipts they receive from the sale of coal, esti mated on it production of 600,000 tons, approximately the amount re moved last year I believe. "The result of such an assessment and taxation might mean lite aban donment of the mines and would mean ruin for quite a few business men in the upper end of the county its the mining industry is the prin cipal one." During the day County Commis sioners 1,. .1. Gilbert. E. J. Hartman and W. J. No'l, of Lebanon, attend ed the meetings of the Dauphin county officials, sis they will soon hear an appeal from the valuation of coal land which they will tix in that county. It wits not expected that the County Commissioners us a board of revision would take any action on the appeals to-day, and if necessary and the bearing continues until lute in the afternoon it may be decided to continue it until to-morrow. Divorcee' One Day; Gets Marr'agc License the Next A divorce deerec was granted by the court yesterday separating Cor nelius P. and Lillie LeSage. To-day LeSage took out a. license to wed Emma Margaret Mowery, of Lenioyne. According to the record furnished to the marriage license clerk LeSage was married twice and Airs. Mowery once before. Her llrst husband died in March, 1918, she told '.lie clerk.