The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 17, 1919, Page 1

’ LAST EDITION i % HE BISMARCK TRIBUNE THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. NO. 137. PRICE FIVE CENTS BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1919. TRIPLE TRAGEDY NEAR WARD'S GROVE MARKS BEGINNING 1919 MISSOURI SWIMMING FATALITIES Three Well Known Bismarck Young Men Drowned While Wading in Shallow Water Following Sunday School Picnic—All Night Search for Bodies Is Unrewarded—Victims Go Down in Strong Current in Full View of Friends on Bank. A triple tragedy which has shocked the whole community ushered in the season’s Missouri river swimming fatalities at 9:45 Monday evening when Nelson Jones, HenrySchnecker and Edward Mowery, well known Bismarck young men, went down in the treacherous current of the big stream near Ward’s grove while companions watched helplessly from the bank. Altho the river was dragged until 1 o’clock this morning and the search resumed at daybreak, the bodies had not been recovered up to noon, and it seems probable that the swift current has carried its victims far down the river. Were Experienced Swimmers The three boys were experienced swimmers who had often “gone in” at a point near Ward’s grove where Hay creek empties into the Missouri, and where the bed is so shallow on this side of the river that one may wade out a quarter of a mile. The young people of the Presbyterian church were holding a picnic at Ward’s grove. Jones and Mowery, who had been assisting in transporting friends: to the picnic grounds, after lunch had been served, left with ‘Schnecker and Stirling Reid for the river. About thirty minutes later Harold Vermilya, Ted Smith and F. J. Grady followed them. When the latter reached the river bank they saw the four boys who had preceded them sitting on a sandbar some distance out in the river to which they had waded through the shallow back water. As Vermilya, Ted Smith and Grady neared the river, the quartette left the spot where they had hen seated and began wading down s‘ream. They were probably a quarter of a mile from the point when the others reached the bank on this side. The boys in the water appeared to be periectly safe, wading part of the time and swim- ming occasionally for a shor: diz. tance, but never, so far a3 those on Bhore could determine, peyond tleir depth. Jones and -Schu2:Ker were well in advance of the othe: two when some difficulty seemed to develope. . It seemed evident that one of the boys was in trouble and that the other was endeavoring to help. him. Reld start- ed wading down stream toward them, and the boys on shore ran down the bank to a point opposite them, but before either rescuing party could reach the scene Jones and Schnecker had gone down. Reid swam over the spot and dived several times in an ef- fort to locate them, but without suc- cess. : Mowery Becomes Confused. ‘ At this juncture: Mowery, who was still:some distance up stream, appears to have become confused. He did not seem to be. over.his depth, but he be- gan swiniming-across the channel to- watd shore. The strong current caught ‘hint, and he began to struggle. Reid Made for; him with all possible speed, and:the boys on shore began shouting directions. The excitement added to Mowery’s confusion, and before anyon® could reach him, he had joined his companions at the bottom of the river. : (Grady then ran to the Ward farm to télephone for help. . Chief , Martine- son promptly dispatched a man up the river from the pumping station with a boat. Other aid was summoned from the vicinity of the tragedy, and the dragging of the river began. It was continued until 1 o’clock this morning without recovering the bodies.” The bank on the Bismarck side was lined all night by members of the drowned boys’ families, friends and searchers. The hunt was resumed at daybreak this morning and it will be. continued until the bodies are found. Got Into Deep Hole. In any stream put the Missouri such a tragedy could not have occur: red. The boys were off their feet but a few moments and were not at any time more than a few yards from a safe footing. But the current at the point where they went down was very strong; it had formed a whirlpool ana had apparently dug out the bottom there to a depth of fifteen or twenty feet, and when the swimmers were sucked into the maelstrom they were helpless. The water was so muddy that once the-men had gone down there was no possibility of immediate- ly locating their-bodies. In clear wa- ter they could undoubtedly have been recovered before life was extinct. Henry Schnecker, was born in Bis- marck. 19 years ago, and all his life had been spent here. He is survived by his father, George Schnecker, ais omther, Mrs. M. H. Schnecker, and by three brothers—August and Fred re- cently returned from France, and Louis, and by two sisters, Elizabeth and Dorothy, who occupy the old Pres- byterian manse, adjoining the First Presbyterian -church on Thayer street. Nelson Jones was a son of Mrs. L, C, Jones of 807 Fourth street. He was @ member of the junior class of the Bismarck high and was about sixteen years old. He leaves a brother in France, a brother, Donald, at home, and a married sister... Edward Mow- ery was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Pres- ton Mowery, who -recently came to Mrs. Mowery is a sister of G. J. John- son, who was state bank examiner under the Hanna regime, and who is now engaged in banking in Minne- sota. Still Searching At 3 o’clock this afternoon the searchers, to whose ranks had been added professinoal divers, had report- ed no success, and all of the bodies were still missing. RECEIVE ‘NO PROTEST, Washington, D. C., June 17.—State department Officials said today no protest against sending of American troops into Mexic o to disperse the Villistas attacking Juarez had been made on behalf of the Mexican gov- ernment. It’s the Humi Again, it’s the humidity, not the heat. Tho many a Bismarcker swore *twas the hottest ever today, the offi- cial mercury at the weather bureau mounted only to 89 at 3, with pros- Pete of equaling yesterday’s high 01 a . SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION 1S IN FULL SWAY Interesting Sessions Held This . Morning by Association Efficiency Workers PAGEANT THIS EVENING Dr. H. Augustine Smith, Musical Director, to Stage Pretty Patriotic Spectacle ‘Mandan, N. D., June 17.—The an- nual convention of the North Dakota Sunday school: association opened at’ the Presbyterlan’ church’ at. 9° this morning with a song service conduct- ed by Dr. H: Augustine Smith ‘of Boston, who arrived last Saturday to organize a huge chorus for con- vention week. i During the forenoon E. W. Hal- penny of Chicago discussed the fund- amental principles of Sunday school association work; Mrs. Junkin Bald- win of Chicago talked on county and district organizations and their rela- tion to the state association; Walter ‘Hutton of Des Moines gave an address on “The Divisions Defined, Character- ized and Correlated with Each Other and with General Organizations;” J. ‘L. Rogers of Oshkosh, Wis., spoke on the functions of organization work; H. Augustine Smith on “Setiing Up Worship and Music Programs for County and District Conventions,” and separate conferences were held as fol- lows: Presidents, vice presidents, secre- taries and treasurers, with E. Wi, Hal- penny; children’s division, wit Mrs. Baldwin; young people’s division, twth J. L. Rogers; adult division, with George W. Miller; administrative di- vision, with Walter Hutton. This afternoon, following noon ad- journment, with Charles H. Simpson presiding, there was a song service directed by Dr. Smith, a paper on “Religious Education and Reconstruc- tion,” by Rev. H. H. Frost of Fargo; “The Church and her Children,” by ‘Mrs. Maud Junkin Baldwin; “The Re- demption of Congregational Singing,” by Dr. Smith; a Bible memory con- ee and the appointment of commit- ees. ; This evening the convention ses- sion will open at 7:30 with a song service and an address by Dr. Smith on “The Hymn Book as a Wonder Tale.”. J. H. Newton, chairman of the local committee on arrangements, will welcome the delegates to Man- dan, and the Hon. C. L. Young of Bis- marck, vice president of the state as- sociation, will respond; E. W. Hal- penny will speak on “The Obligation and Opportunity of the Sunday School,” and the evening will close with a -pageant “Thte Stars and Stripes,” conducted by Dr. Smyth. Headquarters Opened. Convention headquarters have been opened in a room under the Mandan Drug Co., and here delegates, as they arrive and register are being assigned gaurters for the week. The principal sessions will be held at the Palace theatre, with overflow meetings at the Presbyterian church, Today was given over to an associa- tion workers’ efficiency conference. Wednesday and Thursday. divisional workers’ conferences will be held, the children’s division meeting at the Presbyterian church; the young peo- ple’s division in the Presbyterian chapel; the audits’ division at the Methodist church, and the administra- tive division in the Episcopal church. A rest room for ladies and chil- dren has been opened in the Commer- cial club, where writing materials and other accommodations will be found. To assist with the feeding of Man- dan’s hundreds of guests, the hotel and ‘restaurant service will be supple- mented by appetizing home-cooked dinners served in the dining hall of the Presbyterian church by women of the city. The ladies expect to serve 250 at each meal. The Methodists are in charge today; the Presbyterian wo- men will cater Wednesday, and the (Continued on Page Three.) GOVERNMENT TO FIGHT WHITE PLAGUE FOR 1,200,000 VICTIMS OF DISEASE N. E. A. Special to The Tribune. New York, \Jutie 17—Alarmed by the loss of man power eaused by tuberculosis ,during ‘the’ war, Uncle Sam is polishing up the M. D., whic is among the many letters that Tollow his name, and preparing to take & leading part in the national program for the prevention of the disease. . Final tabulation of the draft rejoct slips, just completed, reveals: 62,000 men were rejected when called for service in the national army because medical examination showed they had tuberculosis. ainicianae Another 20,000 men were dis- charged at army camps for the same reason. Six thousand, still in service, ace now being cared for in the army’s special tuberculosis hospitals. As these figures show, the govern- ment, at a time of a great nationat emergency, was robbed of the services of approximately enough men for five army divisions by the ravages of this one disease. But this is not all, for, although progress has been made in the control of the disease during the past ten years, it still is the cause of 150,000 deaths annually in this country, and as scientific investiga tion has shown, for every death from the disease there are eight active cases. This indicates that at the present time there are in the United States at least 1,200,000 active cases of the white plague. At the annual meeting of the Na- tional Tuberculosis Association in Atlantic City, June 14 to 17, federal, state and local public health authori- ties will outtine a co-ordinate national plan of. battle against the disease. One result of this, it is expected, will be the creation of a division of tu- berculosis in the U. S. public health service, a bill for which will soon be introduced. Already, as the government's first step in protecting the nation’s health during the reconstruction era, the U. S. public health service has been auth- orized to provide free hospital care for soldiers and sailors suffering from tuberculosis, honorably discharged on or after Oct. 6, 1917. These patients will be treated in government sana- toria. ‘ The even graver problem of caring for the 62,000 sufferers who were turn- back into civil life by the draft boards has been assumed by ‘the National Tuberculosis association in coperation with -the surgeon general’s. office, throgh 1,500 state and local societies which are affiliated with the national association, and some 600 sanatoriums and 500 dispensaries are already avail- able for the work. birds The situation is so serious, how- ever, that the national program calls for hospitals and sanatorium provision in every state in the union that will proyide, as a minimum at least two beds for every annua] death, as well as dispensary and clinic, care so that every man, woman and. child in the ‘state, who has tuberculosis, or thinks he has it, or. who may have been ex- posed to it in any way, can secure free advice and treatment or treat- ment at moderate expense. FARMER OBJECTS TO KOSITZKY AS FARMER OFFICER Objection: Raised at Kulm Re- calls “Go Home and Slop Your Hogs” Incident Kulm, June 16.—The political meet- ing held here last Friday evening was decidedly in the nature of a “free for all.” The hall was packed to capa- city, everybody seemed to be expect- ing something unusual and to date we have not heard of anyone being disappointed. Kositzky had spoken for about five minutes, had informed the audience that Townley and his henchmen had accused him of being a traitor, cow- ard, etc. and said that E. A. Bowman had written an article for the North Dakota Leader in which it was alleged that Mr. Kositzky had made a profit through a grain firm of $500,000.00, when the row started. Bowman de- nied the statement, claiming that he had not written such an article, etc. From then on things were decidedly warm and at times it was hard to de cide just who had the floor... Several times during the evening Mr. Joseph Hollan informed the audience as to his opinion of Mr. Kositzky, and upon one occasion he said that he was very grateful to the state auditor for his assistance in the harvest field last summer, and that Carl was all o. k. in a headerbox with a pitchfork, that that was where he belonged and not in a state office. To many it acted as a reminder of the time that the farmers were told to “go home and slop their hogs.’ One disciple of Townley’s we don’t know the man), sought to convince the audience that Kositzky was _ handling the truth carelessly by yelling so that everyone might hear, \‘‘Townley’s heart is of pure gold.” It of course brought forth unrestrained laughter from those who had not by that time lost their sense of humor. But getting down to brass tacks, Kositzky maintains that the four laws which he opposes were not a part of the league program and for that rea- son he is under no obligation to sup- port them. In reply Mr. Bowman ad- mitted that they were not in the pro- gram advertised before the election and said that there were dozens oz other laws passed that likewise were not in the program. BROWN PAYS FAREWELL VISIT TO INDUSTRIAL James A. Brown, chairman of the state board of control, paid his last official visit to the industrial training school at Mandan yesterday. ‘Should the board of administration bill which is to make a job for Neil Macdonald survive ‘the test of the referendum, the whole board of control will.go out of business July 1. In any event Mr. Brown’s term expires the first ‘Mon- day in July and, as a Hanna appointee, it is not expected that he will be re- appointed by Frazier, Hatfield Is Managing Director of the National: Tuberculosis Association. INFLUENZA NO WORSE THAN BOL Has Sure and Quick Cure SAVED 256. PATIENTS Not One Lost, He Says, During Scourge of Last Winter ‘New York, June 17.—Influenza and penumonia are no more to be feared than a boil on:the back of the nect, according to Dr. Charles H. Duncan, who in an address here today in a con- vention of the allied medical associa- tion of America told of his method of combating the menace. Upon 256' patients ill with pneu- monia, and ‘influenza last winter, Dr. Duncan said he had used the treat- ment “without a single fatality or complication.’ . Breifly he said: “I take one draft irom the muscus from the infected, artery and pasteur- ize it in one ounce of filtered ‘water where it remains, several hours, One subic centimetor-of this-injected - will effect a spontaneous cure of Spanish influenza; pneumonia, catarrh or any similar localized affection.” Dr. Duncan declared that his dis- covery was based on his observations of a dog licking a sore spot. FIGHT OVER LEAGUE IN. NEW PHASE Washington, June 17.—The* senate fight over the league of nations en- tered a new phase today with the be- ginning of debate over the resolution of Senator Knox proposing that the senate formally express unwilling- ness to approve the league of nations interwoven as it now is with the cove- nant of peace. League supporters are willing to fight the resolution at every step. Be- fore the debate began’ they claimed they had enough votes to defeat the measure, DAKOTA BANK BILL REPEALS ALL ACTS NOW.IN CONFLICT Tax Commissioner | Packard Shows How Statues Guarding Funds Are Set Aside “It is contended by the supporters of the bank bill that funds can not be transferred as provided by Sec. 15,” said Tax Commissioner Packard to- day. “They contend that school funds can not be transferred because. pre- vious laws provide that they shall be invested by the board of university and school lands. This is quite true, but any statutory enactment contrary to the terms of the bank bill are spe- cifically repealed by it. Section 25 of the bank act provides: ‘All atts and parts of acts’ inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. “The supporters of this measure admit that the bank law itself pro- vides for transferring of funds from the school ‘funds to the various indus- tries in which the state is engaged. They declare that this, provision is made null and void by former acts. It is too simple for discussion that former acts: are repealed: by the pro- vision of the bank act above quoted. “Not only does it repeal the method of transferring funds to the’bank, but it repeals every safeguard of the pub- lic funds ‘at the present time, making the law vicious and endangering all the public funds.” Federation of Labor Endorses Free Ireland Atlantic City. N. J., June 17%.—A resolution urging congress to recog- nize the Irish republic and recom- mending: that representatives of the Irish republic: be given: a hearing at the Paris peace conference was adopt- ed today by the American Labor Fed- eration in convention here, oP GORE DECLARES THE RED FLAG IS NATION'S MENACE Progressive Statesman Insists No Quarter Can Be Given Bolshevism, AGAINST STANDING ARMY Says Military Cult Cannot Be Grafted Upon Our Democratic Traditions in America Senator Thomas P. Gore, the blind statesman of Oklahoma, made a fav- orable impression upon a large audl- ence composed principally of farmers at the auditorium last evening, when he brought the day’s conference con- ducted here by the national board of farm organizations to a close. The senator discussed principally price- fixing of farm crops, but in his long discourses he touched upon univers- al military training, which he op- posed; the league of nations, upon which he appeared luke-warm, red- flag terrorism and Bolshevism, which he bitterly denounced, and the ills ills which affect the farming idustry. It was significant that Senator {Gore's denunciation of universal mili- tary training was accorded twice the applause that greeted his declaration that Bolshevism and the red flag should receive no quarter in America. The senator asserted that America was not by principle or tradiation a militaristic nation; that it never would consent to support a large standing army nor to cultivate an autocratic military caste, and that the recent war, in which America placed in the field in the course of two years nearly five million of the finest troops that the world had ever known had demonstrated the utter futility of a large standing army. Senator Gore intimated that the league of nations might be a good thing in a general way, but he sug- gested that the world would continue to make war so long as human nature retains its selfishness. He appeared confident that, whatever else’ the league of nations may accomplish, it will not put an end to war. The statesman declared the red flag a menace which must be stamped out. He asserted the agitator should have no place in America, He took a firm stand for evolution as opposed to rev- olution; declared America the most progressive of nations, and, while ad- mitting that abuses existed, he insist- ed that they could be corrected with- out: first wrecking the nation and turning everything into. chaos. ©-Senator “Gore introduced’ the bill through. which wheat farmers are as- sured.a price of $2.26 at Chicago for their 1919 crop. He declared, this no more than simple justice, inasmuch as the farmers had been encouraged to plant or break a large acreage, at a time when the government did not expect the war to end as abruptly as it did. As a general theory, however, ie opposed price-fixing, asserting that when the scale was raised on one commodity all otherse automatically ascended to the same level, and that in the end nothing was gained by in- terfering with the law of supply and demand. He referred to Great Brit- ain’s meatless days and wheailess days as a failure in food conservation. On meatless days, he stated, everyone filled up with wheat, and on wheat- less days there was consumed enough additional meat to more than wipe out} the saving made during the day of ab- stinence. Looks Like Gore Boom. The auditorium was well filled for the evening meeting, and altho the) big theatre was stiflingly hot, Gore succeeded in holding his audience's attention through an address which consumed some ninety minutes. Gore is a southern type of orator who il- lumines his discourse with many wit- ty stories, some of which are new. He is a progressive republican, po- litically, and there were some in the audience last evening who expressed the opinion that a Gore boom for the presidency might lie back of the pres- ent tour. ‘At the close of the meeting cards were distributed among the audiences requesting pledges for the support of a temple of agriculture to be erected at Washington, D. C. This was a sig- nal for a general break-up, and no very large percentage of those present. signed the pledges. He’s President of ? Telegraphers’ Union SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS IN NEW PEACE PACT SUBMITTED 10 GERMANS BY ENTENTE POWERS Assurance of Raw Materials Given and Plebescite Will Be Held in Upper Silicia—Standing Army Fixed at 200,000 Paris (Monday), June 16.—' The detailed reply of the peace conference to the counter proposals of the Germans, which was handed the German delegation at Versailles today takes up in order each of the objections made by the enemy to the provisions of the original peace treaty. SLIGHT MOD IFICATIONS Among the modifications of the treaty acceded to by the con- ference are frontier rectifications for west Prussia, a plebescite in upper Silicia, with a guarantee to Germany that she will secure fair treatment in getting mineral products from that territory; permission for Germany to retai in 200,000 men in its army tem- porarily, and a promise to furnish Germany within a month with a full list of persons who are to be tried for responsibility for the great conflict and violations of the laws of war. NO DEFINI TE OFFER : The reply says that the Germans made no definite offer a to reparations, “but gave only fai int expressions of willingness to do something.” The sum of 100,000,000 marks mentioned in the enemy counter proposals is said to give impression of an extensive offer which on examination it proves not to be. Interest was not to-be paid and until 1928 there would be no substantial payment, after which there would be a series of undefined payments run- ning over half a century. FACILITIES FOR FOOD “Declaring that the resumption of German industry is of interest to the allies as well as to commercial facilities will afford to Germany facilities Germany, the reply asserts that will not be withheld from Germany, but they for food supplies, raw materials and overseas transport under conditions that cannot be laid down in advance. “Meanwhile the treaty must be signed.” WILSON HOPES TOLBAVE PARIS BY JUNE 25 Washington, D. C., June 17.—Pres!- dent Wilson hopes to leave Paris for Washington on June 24 or 25 if the Germans sign the peace treaty. Im- mediately after reaching Washington the president will address congress, and after cleaning up official business he will start on his swing around the circle early in July. It was said at the white house today he expected to spend:three weeks en,.tour, discuss- ing the « teague of nations- and :the peace covenant. His itinerary has not been announced. POLIGE RAID QUARTERS AT WINNIPEG Winnipeg, Man. June 17.—Ten strike-leaders were arrested in their homes here early today and trans- ported in automobiles to some place in the country, presumably Stormy mountain, by government officials. Other arrests are reported to have been made in Calgary at the same time. Simultaneously with these atrests the Royal Northwest mounted police raided the labor temple whence the strike was conducted and consider- able literature of a Bolshevik nature was seized. BOILA SHOWS HE WAS ‘ABDUCTING’ HIS OWN WIFE Fargo, N. D., June 17.—Charged with abducting 17-year-old Antoinette Shirley, Nicholas Boila, who was ar- rested, together with the girl, at Bis- marck Sunday night, caused a sensa- tion in the juvenile court here yester- day afternoon when he was arraigned before Judge A. B. Guptill and, in an- swer to the charge, produced a mar- riage license showing that he and Miss Shirley were married in St. Paul March 17. Boila was arrested on a complaint made by the girl’s mother, Mrs. A. Lamm, Shirley being a stage name. When Boila produced the marriage license, Mrs. Lamm, after being al- most overcome by amazement, decid- ed that the best thing to do was to “kiss and make-up.” LOFTHUS IS AN IRISH SCANDINAVIAN—SHAKE WELL BEFORE TAKING | O. E. Lofthus of Kloten, the new state examiner, admits that he's an| Irish Scandinavian. The ancient Lofthuses were Norsemen. In theif rambling about the North sea the parent stock of the present Lofthus family viked into the Emerald Isle,| and there they settled down, sub- scribed for the local newspaper and became permanent citizens, kicking about special improvement taxes, hav- ing neighbors’ babies named after oft J. KONENKAMP Konenkamp is president of the Com- mercial Telegraphers’ Union of Amer- ica. He declares that 70,000. teleg- raphers will be affected by the strike order which is issued in protest of the attitude of Postmaster General Burle- son toward the union and the refusal of wage demands, them and all of that. That was many centuries ago, but the Scandinavian strain still predominates, even tho the present Lofthus does speak with a bit of a brogue. MOFFIT HOPPERS ARE WELL UNDER CONTROL Hoppers are bad in patches in the vicinity of Moffit, advises Rep. L. D. Bailey, who was a caller at the state house yesterday. Mr. Bailey, however, is of the opinion that the farmers | have the pest well under control, and In the financial section of the reply, it is stipulated that reparation must be made prior to the settlement of all other German public debts with such exceptions as the commission may ap- prove. Payment for food may also be a first charge, and gold may be ex- ported on approval. Germany must pay the expenses of military occupation as an essential guarantee of peace, and war materials surrendered after the armistice can- not be credited as reparation, Liber- ated territory will bear their portion of the pre-war debts but will not as- sume any part of the war debts them- selves. MEET TURKS The council of ten of the peace con- ference received the Turkish peace’ mission in the cloak room of the Quai D’ Orsay this morning. The Turkish delegation headed. :by Denad Freid Pasiia, the grand: vizier, vidlored. froma 7” Vaucreson, accompanied © by » French officers. " The Turkish Grand Vizer pleaded that the Turkish people were not to blamé for the war. He urged that the empire be permitted to remain intact in both Europe and Asia. Premier Clemenceau stated that upon receipt of a memorandum the council would make reply. The council of five this afternoon took up the remaining clauses cf the treaty with Austria. The council also took up other matters requiring at- tention before the departure of Prési- dent Wilsun tonight for his trip to helgium. Counter Offensive Geneva (Monday), June 16.—Czech forces under command of General Henocque of the, French army have begun a counter offensive against the Hungarian soviets troops and have captured several villages, according to a Prague dispatch. Two cannons, sev- eral Maxim guns and a quantity of ammunition are said to have fallen into the hands of the Czechs. The war minister of Czecho-Slova- kia has decided to increase the army of 14,000 officers and 230,000 men. K. C. HUT COLLAPSES Brest, June 17—One American sol- dier was killed, two are dying, and more than 100 others were injured as the result of the collapse of a K. C. hut at Pontanesen last night, while a boxing match was in progress. ENDORSE BOLSHEVIK FEATURES Stockholm, June 17.—The congress of independent socialists voted yester- day to join the third internationale of Moscow and adopted resolutions fav- oring Bolshevik measures such , as placing production control in the hands of labor, and to effect a resolu. tion that the proletariat be armed and the bourgeoisie be unarmed. It is ex- pected that the humanitarian wing of the party representing all the inde- pendent members of the Swedish par- liament will secede from the organiza- yn. ue KRONSTADT ON FIRE. London, June 17—The North Rus- sian general staff, directing opera- tions against Petrograd report the fortress of Kronstadt to be on fire, according to a Helsingfors dispatch which was filed on Sunday. Seven Bolsheviki warships have hoisted the white flag, the dispatch states, and will surrender to the British squadron operating in the Gulf of Finland. Sev- eral forts near the fortress of Kron- stadt have also raised the white flag it is said. i The important Donetz coal basin in southern Russia has been cleared of the Bolsheviki by the forces of Gen- eral Denekine, which continue to push their offensive successfully, according to advices received here. The Bolshe- viki no longer will be able to get their coal supply from the Donetz region. House Committee Defeats Wet Motion Washington, June 17.—By a vote of 10 to 3, the house judiciary commit- tee refused today to adopt a motion of Rep. Igoe Democrat, Missouri, re- pealing war time prohibition insofar as it affects light wine and_ beer. Joining Mr. Igoe in supporting the mo- tion were Rep. Gard, democrat, Ohio, he anticipates no grave danger. and Clason, republican, Wisconsin.