Left Bank of Rhine Is Lost to Germany Until Teutons Have MaiU PayneM of Their War Indemnities
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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
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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.
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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
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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, <l. F. Welker
ami Joint S. lteiff, of Lykens; J. L!.
Lcsher and P. 11. Median, of AVil
lianistown, appealed to the county
oflicluls not to lix excessive valua
tions on the cual lands and cause
the companies to cease operating
mines in the upper end of the county.
Mr. Rciff in addressing tlie com
missioners said: "AVe want a fair
valuation placed ott the Susquehanna
Company holdings the same as on
other properties in tlie county, and
we feel sure that the other taxpay
ers have the same opinion. It would
stop business in our end of the
county if the coal company is com
pelled to pay taxes on an excessive
valuation.
Fear Mines Might Close
"AVith the assessment as fixed by
Mr. Davies remaining on the books
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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.