Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 29, 1919, Page 1

NORWICH, CONN. SATUWD WURDER OF ANGTHER AMERICAN ADDS " T0 TEASENESS OF MEXICAN STUATION REVOLT IN PROGRE Dumes Wallace, an American Oil Man, Was Shot and Kilted ETTORER SNF-nERUAN OF By Federal Soldiers Near Tampico Last Wednesday—/ . : Wallace Is the Eighth American to Be Killed In Mexico | b2in:’ conimuen. sosavitens of tne b Sinice July 22, 1919—Situation Is Further Complicated In Flight to Queretaro. Washington, American murdered in Mexico, close off the imprisoment of Consular Agent Jenkine, coupled with reports of rev- Mexico City with Carranza i% fMight to Queretaro added complex- itles today which seemed to force the tense Mexican situation the Mexican note refusing to mest this government’s demand for .the consular agent’s immediate already had been ordred. The whole effect of the day's de-|Fran velopments was put to the Mexican s already acknowledged bad,|Procedure in exbumations into the worst light of probably more : T Despite the French The reports of fEPLIn | against allowing the Americans to re- move their dead while the French must i id to be the feeling in some ench quarters that it would b flcult to refuse the Americans if'pres- Ge. | sure were exerted. that the French have more than a mil- lion bodies of their own, which would require much time to remove, that the Americans are far ahead of the French identifying bodies, and that the number of Amer- slight compared with release, than a year. in Mexico City and the reported ffight of Carranza, should they be verified, are expected to have bearing upon it. o official material B e So far as revealed no news was received directly from Mex- The State and- War partments and the Justice, all of which had been receiv- information_recently forecast such a development, set about seeking further information and _verifi- < reports which came ction if any the American government might be con- administration offi- indication, were ie government 2 girm position, considering the event- ualities, and is prepared to deal with course is chosen. ‘the last straws” as one , was laid on today with report of the murder of James Wallace, an American oil man, 19 'a Carranza soldier near Tampleo The state department sgmmarized its advices in this form- of tending’ to cation of the d: to the border. There was just a suspicion that the trouble in the Mexiean capital was a|to urge their wishes. reaction from the execution of General Felipe Angeles at against. which many Mex cluding Carranza supporters, protest- ed vigorously, lias been known time that the preliminaries of Mexican presidential ofi Wednesday. cay in- State Department “Jumes Wallace, an’ American em- of an American ofl near Tampico, was murdered ederal soldier at Potrero del here for some the | the remo campaign were waxing warm with Carranza and Ob- régon as the chief figures. has been touring the country and i just about due at Manzanilla, one of the Pacific coast ports controlled b: Carranza forces. Although the report of an outbreak murderer was not taken into cus- According to the department’s ad- iofs the offi in charge of troops Wallace had provoked the murder. The seemed to be the logical consequence an accumulation of information at hand, there was a disposition to await further news before consi real factor in the situation. A change of government in Mexico| reach. it was pointed out, investigation, that amule on which Wallace was riding ta the place of his employment shied it '@ machine gun which it was pass- lag, overturn dering it azones, might point the|of any way to a solution of the present diffi- | France's allies. Thus far the American negotiations ited to general represent- I the American dead. tions should result the French releasing dead in the inte- admitted this would make it r to urge that the remain- der of the exhumations' be permitted bureau cen over saon by Colonel Harry F. Rethers, re- named mortuary officer for Fu- who is now in London. He will replace Colonel Kremer, who is return- ing to the United States early in De- ely shot Wallace, the neck and bullet striking tiifing him instantly.” The Wallace referred to is believed Wallace, an ploy of the Gulf Refining Company. ‘amiliarly known to his associates as “jim." Wallage recently went to Tam- after haying been in' Colombiu the, Guif, company. 0 "years old. e ;The Mexican am| dor, Boafltas, called on ut the ktate department today and went_over- the Jenkins 4se, but Mr, Lansing also laid be- fore the Mexican envoy. the report of thie killing of Wallace which had just beer received. Their conferénce was of *eourse confidential but it is un- that the seeretary conveyed dent Carranza's representative 1+ message more forceful Jian auy yet transmitted in any dip- Mr. Bonillas was *armed that the department placed no the charges Jenkins is held in jail in Puebla, in which the Mexican government de- to intervene, and it is under- Mr. Lansing further out- ined to the ambassador the inevita- of continued mur- lers and molestations of Americans, srobably more - pointedly lone in the government's official noje change ih government might|have been I be accompanied by such disturbanc- |ations covering of foreigners and|If later negot foreign property as to present itself as an added cause for action, and spoilation Dbeen [ much en handled almost entirely by the cabinet,| under the guidance 2 Lansing. President Wilson, who hit! erto has handled the Mexican crises | personally, has been of his iliness to take active charge of | roD: He. is about retary Lansing unable because | centl the; not on In view of the climax which seems to have been added hy the Wai- | <«1mber. lace Kkilling to the best available that the government will frame next step with awaiting full and details from Tampico, and if it cides to act will accompany its de- cision with a eomplet record framed to | federal v make clear its justification. Agitation For Positive Action. There was considerable agitation for positive action among senators and representatives gathering for the re- convening. of congress Monday. Sen- ator Ashurst charucterized the state department’s policy so far as running “a big bluff with a_bobtail flush.” The most definite official expression obtainable to define the government's intentions was that would not be prolonged, and that o a course were decided upon the g ernment would be prepared to carry it af- deliberation verified de- lamatic mote. sredence in 3is consequences of Arjzona, democrat, { Jast ' December Treatment From Bandits. About_the same time word came in #f the death of another American as treatment of bandits who held him for ransom. He was Otto Lund, of Swedish birth, a naturalized American, blood poisoning after being held for ransom five months CALL FOR REPORTS OF REVOLT IN MEXICO CITY Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, Noy, Governor 'Adolfo De La Hnerts e : > message received here tonight said ne | Wi "8, SHOW had received a_telegram filed ico City at 3 p. m. today asking him to-give complete denia clashes between troops Carranza and adherents the state of His captors chopped off one of his fingers with a foul weapon and wrapped it within their written de- nsom money which_they sent to his friends in Tepic., Blood polsoning and gangrene killed the man while his wife, an American womafi, and their child are reported in want in a Mex- th reports of President | Generul masumes proportions of ing importance. the ranch on which he ed, is six ,iles south of Tampico, oll pipe lines of the Aguilar, Gulf ng and Hulsteca oil_companfes through the property. When word of.his death was received here the three companies were for identification. jo Gulf company’s office at Houson, Texzas, responded that Walluce prob- sbly was W. H. Wallace, who was known to be In the Tampico district snd on the Potrero Del Liano proper- If the identification be correct, Wal- tate is the eighth employe of the Gulf company to meet death at the hands of Mexicans in the Tampico district and the eighth American to be killed o Mexico since July 22, United States warned ‘Carranza that further murders of Americans would serlously affect the relations between the two countries. Record of Eight Murders. According to state department rec- ords, the eight murders have been in overshadow- Potrero del Llano, was _murder- FRESH OUTBREAKS ARE REPORTED IN MEXICO CITY San Antonio, Te Obregon municated with President nd ides the , message FIGHTING IN MEXICAN CAPITAL FIGHTING IN MEXICO CITY Mexico City, Nov. 28. foundation for the rumor in circula- tion in the United States that there has been fighting in Mexico City he- tween the factions of President Car- naa and General Alvaro Obregon. REPORTS CARRANZA I8 STILL IN MEXICO CITY, San Antonlo, Texas, Nov. 28—The Mexican consul at Laredo wired here this evening that he was in fouch with Mexico City at 6:30 p. that there had been no clashes in the city between followers Alvaro Obregon and Pablo Goznales. President Carranza city, the message “WARS ARE OVER UNLESS WE .LOSE MORE CONSULS" Kansas City, Mo, Noy. 29.—Speak- ing at a luncheon here today, Major General Leonard Wood, commander of the Central Department of, the army, declared the problems of the country are those of readjustment “now that wars are over,” adding. “unless we lose more consuls.” SAYS U. 8. CONSUL REFUSED TO ISSUE PASSPORTS San Antonle, Texas, Nov. 28 —Mexi- Mata tonight re- There is no| R. A. Cunningham at Ma- t 28: Adam Schaefer, at Pince. 30: H. 8. McOGill, at Coapa. :"A. P. Hennesy 4t La Colo- e Generals as' still in the (These were the two laters who lost their way, were starv- od. and ny)mu)‘ murdered by Mexican from the unoffcial that Wallace is the seventh killed by Carranza soldiers Tampico district. lately on receipt of the news death of Wallace the state de- pnvestigation and report on etails. and report on the new . ruised in' can Consul De La 85 IN MEXICO CITY Paris, Nov. 28. ByR of Revolution In Mexico City, With C can exhumations before the ilege is accorded French families. American embassy has presented to the foreign office a mote from Wash- Brigadier General W Krench authorities to di official in. grouping = and ican dead is either the British or French. There dead from the “interior z makes it neces: posed law probably until however, nrohibit the remov: bodies from provi previous s rior, it i ryjThe present American - #raves registration will be tz ow | is its Thompsonville, Conn., in a bankruptcy case. to Hartford for abile, with e Nt | BORMER BISHOP OF P. E. thedral. the announcement. the Catholic church. cent. wage Increase. roll of $500,000. Vienna, Thursday, consignment Thanksgiving supplies, was looted from the train them to Vienna. esses made ended roughout the city for dishes, London, Nov. the next day. BODIES FROM FRANCE -Efforts to return the cially expressed attitude of the ¥rench government against permitting Ameri- ington setting forth the desire of the American people to have their dead in their own country as soon as possible. D. Connor, commander of the Americah troops in recently held a meeting with when time comes for removal of the bodies. It is pointed out The Belgians are so near to France that it is believed they have less reason The present sit- uation is that the government decree contifues the former military prohibi- tion against removal of the dead of any. nationality from the “war zone,” where nearly 50,000 Americans are buried, no law or decree preventing of nearly 20,000 American me,” but the red tape involved in getting the au- thorization of mayors Obregon | (1) prefects in each individual ry to devise a plan to ¢ authorization from the government if the 20,000 Americans are to be re- moved from the interior zone. The pro- to postpone exhumations January, 1922, d departmen- of the ther the war or interior Ore article of this law, which the last chamber of deputies did not s _exceptions in the case agreement with CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY IN A BANKRUPTCY CASE | Nov. Michael G. Luddy, a lawyer, was a rested at his home here tonight on rrant charging -conspiracy He was taken examination by a United _States commissioner and ro- leased in bonds of $10,000 for hearing next Tuesday in United States court. Luddy was counsel for Salvatore Mir- alocal shoe dealer who failed last, December lizbilities ), an who was arrested on a charge of concealing his assets,| SaYe fuel. Mirabile's case is still pending. CHURCH BECOMES CATHOLIC| the ma Baltimore, Md, Nov. 28.—Cardinal Gibbons announced tonight that Bish op Frederick J. Kinsman, former head of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Delaware, was received into the Cath- olic churéh last Sunday at the Ca- The cardinal made the announce- a despatch from Wilmington in which Bishop man was quoted in a letter as making The cardinal said he himself received the bishop into| FALL RIVER COTTON MILL OPERATORS STRIKE MONDAY Fall River, Mass., Nov. 28.—A strike of the operatives in the cotton mills of Fresh outbreaks between the sympa- | this city was ordered for morning by a vote tonight of the and General Pablo Gonzales in Mexico |local unions affiliated with City were reported topight in a mes sage from Mexico City via Laredo, to a responsible Mexican here. Carranza has left General in charge and fled to Queretaro the opposing - forces are taking 1 regardiess of what general they have |council. been serving under, tional Amalgamation of Textile ratives as a result of the refusal of the eotton manufacturers’ association to grant their demands for a 25 per The action of the locals was ratified by. the textile The unons claim membership 35,000 in 112 mills with a weekly pay- LOOTED TRAIN BRINGING | TURKEYS TO VIENNA ov. 27—A large of turkeys ~and through a dealer by American in enna for their holiday dinners today, The mosts and hos- substitute PROGRESS IN FLIGHT FROM ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA 27.—Captain Smith, who is attempting a flight from England to Australia, arrived at Del- hi, “India, Tuesday, according to ad- vices received here. Captain Smith, :Wh: left ‘tha Hounslow aviation field, Just outside of London, on the morn- . ing of November 12, arrived in Cairo|There is no confirmation of the re- on November 18, continuing his flight Another Upheaval in St_oglg Market Ascribed to Deadlock In the Coal Strike and Latest Events In Mexico. New York, Nov. 28.—The stock market again was severely unsettled today, many speculative isues fall- ing five to almost 25 points on a turn- over approximating 1,500,000 shares. On the Stock Exchange and in the financial district generaily the' break which lacked the sensational features of the mid-November upheaval, was chiefly ascribed to growing _appre- hension arising from the deadlock in the coal strike and litest events south of the Rio Grande, Shares of the various coal roads were only moderately affected, but issues with Mexican connections were under constant pressure. European news was again discour- aging and contributed to the heaviness of exchanges of London, Paris and the former. neutral countries of North- ern Europe. Selling was at its highest in the hour, when call money which had rull- ed at 7 per cent. rose to 10 per cent. on the belated demands of borrow- ers. Today's setback owed much of its success to the renewed activity of the Lears or short interest, but no small part of the selling originated, accord- ing to commision houses, from dis- couraged traders. Another noteworthy feature was the renewed selling in heavy volume of Liberty and Victory bonds, several To Use Force on- Redicels on Strike Husky Deputy U. S. Marshals “:eyto Handle Reds at Ellis Island. | New York, Nov. 38—Testimony that ‘rederic E. Howe, former commission- er of immigration at Ellis island, had ordered deportations of radicals held up, although final deportation orders had been received from the depart- ment of labor, was given to the hous¢ immigration committee today by Per- cy-A. Baker, superintendent of the island. A Baker put in evidence an order he had_ received from Howe last March, reading: 4 E “You will stay ‘all deportations in these alien cases until the, attorneye can be advised and until after con- sultation with me.” Baker testified that an order of the department to deport was final and he therefore did nof understand the note from Howe and -consulted him. Baker then made this memorandum on the copy of the order shown the commit- “Commissioner states if deportation orders are received. befote doing so he should be consulted” ' ¢ Representative Siegel of New York $aid there was no authority inlaw for such staying of deportations. Paker said that some of the, radicals aifected by the stay had been released by the department and some had ob tained their freedom by habeas corpus proceedings. The effect of Howe's or- der to him, he said, was probablv to permit delay for the institution of the acid test and it has been found business builder. to get resuits. is based. right and the price must be right. carry the message to the people. is no other to equal its service. tin's columns: Reaches the Trade and the Readers Advertising is the art of selling through publicity and this is the leading advertising nation in the world. Advertising has been given Advertising helps to make a business successful, to spread publicity, But it is not the only thing upon which business success 1t cannot do the impossible. ‘With these first essentials properly attended to advertising will, according to the circulation of the medium, The Bulletin covers Norwich and this part of Connecticut thorough- 1ly. That is what makes it the valuable advertising medium that it is for those who wish to reach the trade and readers hereabouts. There In the past week the following matter has appeared in The Bulle- Bulletin Telegraph Local General Total Saturday, November 22 85 142 209 626- Il Monday, November 24... 8 101 218 404 {} Tuesday, November 25... 95 134 192 422 Wednesday, November 26 . 8 15 34 519 November 27 .o 130 207 511 November 28. . cyu... 1065 w155, 0 +280- 551 s S T e 526 7 1720 3031 o be an invaluable and dependable The product to be sold must be of those issues establishing mini- mum quotaations for the year. General Motors led todayys setback, just as it has led all similar move- ments recently, at a net loss of 22 3-4 points. Other motor shares and their accessories, with oils, shippings and prominent steels and equipments, closed with a heavy to weak tone. SHORTAGE OF FUEL HAS CLOSED PARIS DANCE HALLS Paris, Nov. 28.—Parisians did not dance last night and all dance halls were dark as a result of an edict of the authorities closing the places to Exercised at the closing order, man- agers of dancing ablishments vis- ited police headquarters and the min- istry of the interior today asking that date be rescinded or extended to music Halls, theatres and pther places frequented by pleasure .seck- Ts. One of the arguments advanced by the petitioners was_ that Americans were permitted to dance in various parts of the city last night in cele- bration of Thanksgiving day. VOTE TO LET THE HUNGER STRIKING I. W. W.S STARVE Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 28.—The city council today agreed to let the 22 al- leged, L W. W. who are on hunger ike in_the ¢ity jail stav,e if they de- sired, following a report from As ant City Attorney Frank (‘arnahan that the city could not be held respon- ible. While the sirikers have refused to te the cause of theit refusal to eat, t was understood that they were nro- testing against being detained in the ity jail. They had asked to be trans- t the county jail. where add?- 4l alleged 1. W. W. are held, but this was refused, because the rcells there were full. WOUNDED VETERANS ON NEW YORK POLICE FORCE New York Nov. 28—Two war veter- ans, one of whom brought back from France a glass eve.and the other a wooden foof, were appointed patrolmen today on the New York police force. A statement issued by Mornis Cukor, president of the municipal civil service commission, said the men were ap- pointed in line with a policy of tending the greatest possible latitude consistent with the public welfare to those who were wounded or maimed while offering their lives for the honor of the flag and the preservation of American institutions.” REPORT OF EXILE OF KING ALEXANDER OF GREECE Geneva, Nov. 28.—A report received Ross | here from Lugane is to the effect that King Alexander of Greece has been against Premier Venizelos. The re- exiled as a result of the recent plot port adds that Alexander is expected in Lugano, coming from Italy ,and will join his father, who is at Zurich, port. OBITUARY cia versity of Mexico in Which . declared that the consul fhere had refused passports to Mrs. next: week. ceivéd a telegram from Jose N. Mar- president of the 'National Uni- Mexico City, American to ‘issuel school, died tomight Eugenia_ Torres 5 Melndez and. Miss Hermilla Gailindo,|ate of Brown University delegates to the Pan American Rouni|served as president Table Conferencs which meets herejation of Commarcial Teachers of Coxn: Edward A. Sammis. Stamford, Conu., Nov. A, Sammis, vice Stamford High scheol and the commercial depariment of - the of the f hleart dis- ease. years old, a gradn- He was of the Associ Edward head of and had habeas corpus proceedings. _Ilepres@nlativc Siegel read from im- migration department records names of two dozen men who had been held 4t the island with warrants for their deportation on file, but had been re leased, mostly on their own recogniz- ance. ' They are now missin; . Howe interrupted Baker's testimony in an effort to give his version of the matter, but was shut off by the com- :nittee, which promised him an oppor- tunity to be heard later. ington. This sturement was'_issued sioner. Livered to t] it until June 4. “That isn't true,” Howe exclaimed before the committee stopped his state- ment by informing him that it would tolerate no “police court” methods. Later in the day Howe tried to in- terrupt the proceedings again to say that he was in error in asserting that the truth, but’ the committee told him to write a letter Uhl was not telling about it. Dudley Field Malone. then collector of the port of New York, addressed interned German sailors at #e island the night after war was Baker testified. and promised that thelr treatment would be such that they would have no complaint and that canteen provided. The cante provided, however, Baker added. Nine husky deputy United _States marshals were provided for Commis- sioner Thl today so that he could break the “silence” strike of 68 radi- cals at the island now atvaiting de- portation proceedings. , The guards at the isiand afe inadeouate and not strong enough. he has told the The deputies will use force to bring the radieals before immigration insnectors for deportation house committee. proceedings which ther have refused to_attend because relatives are “not permitted to see them except with an iron barrier intervening. The “silence strikers” have been on hunger' strike for removal of the bar- rier for fonr days having last answer- ed the call to the dining iroom last One hunger striker and was removed to Monday night, collapsed toda the island hospital. WARNING AGAINST BOMB- BEARING CHRISTMAS PACKAGES New York, Noy. 28.—New York's prominent citizens today were official- Iy warned by the district attorney's Christ- office against bomb-bearing mas packages. Acting on advices re ceived Tecentl covered for repetition on a whole- sale scale during the holidays of. the bomb mailing plot of last May Day, the district attorney advised caution in handling all parcels received. be: New Year's day. tween now and Citizens were advised to carry all suspicious looking bundles received by mail, ‘express ‘or otherwise” to the fire department’s bureau of combusti- bles or the police department's. bomb. ‘squad for' examination. he May Day outrages were cited as “examples desperate ‘minded -radicals will go in order ‘to|for 47 of the extent to -which inflict punishment upon the represen: tatives of law.” . Failing to ¢blain permission to testify earlier in the day, he had issued a satement to s saying that he had never d a radieal without orders from after Howe had interrupted Byron H. Uhl, now acting commissioner at the island and deputy when Howe was'commis- Uhl had testified that 2 letter =igned by Howe on April 24 ordering e circulation of anarchistic literature at ke island |stopped had not been de- Irel proper officers to enforee d declared. them { without notice. the cause _for uld be were usual from the Philadelphia police that radical plans had been.dis- Condensed Teiegrams Allied rumors charge - Germany is |’ dodging peace terms. Serious clashes are expected. to re- sult'from the order- to crush Sinn Fein, ;: b Publishers ‘and striking newspaper workers ‘of Paris failed to reach an ‘agreement. More than 400 men. volunteered as coal diggers in Kansas in response o the governor's™ cul A petition was forwarded to Pekin by Mongolia asRing China to renew its-rule over the country. John Lawson, Laborite, was ‘elected to the House of Commons in the by~ clection in Durham county. Edwin V. Morgan, ‘Ameri¢an 'Am- bassador to Brazil, sailed ‘from’ Val- paraiso for the United' States. George N. Barnes, British ~labor leader, was offered British Ambassa- dorship to this country and deelined. Ballrooms and dancing schools were closed by a Government order 1in France because of the coal shortage. A big reception is awaiting the re- turn of the Prince of Wales to' Lon- don. He 1§ expected to arrive Mon- Cotton Manufacturers's - Associa- tion rfefused Fall River Textilé Coun- cil's request for a 25 per cent. increase in wages. 3 Plans of the North German Society of Queens to celebrate its 25th anni- versary were frustrated by - -the American Legion. Election returns show the Non- partisan = League was- defeated in ‘Towner County, N. D, by an inde- pendent candidate. 3 * Cracking of a large tank filled with heated oil caused a fire at the piant of the Hydrocarbon Chemical Pro- ducts Co., Laticaster, Pa. A nation-wide search was begun for chemicals and explosives believed to be in posseamion of members of the, Union of Russian Workers. Rumors of Villa’s vengeance for ex- ecution of Angeles reached. El Paso. ican federal garrisons ~doubling ds to prepare for attack. Russian Soviet, according to re- ports intends to hold Austrian nobles and subjects in Russia as hostages for the security of Bela Kun. Rear-Admiral McGowan paymaster |t of the Navy, announced expenditures of the Navy were reduced $47,000,000 by cancellation of contracts following the armistice. General Andre Skouro, of General Denekine's Souta Russian forces op- posing the bolsheviki, is credited with the -capture of 50,000 rubles Worth o booty from the Reds. B *Lieut. E. W, Maynard ~ nsounced | thepostpenernent FopO%Ed one- York to-Son Francis until . the second week in Decembet. Mayor James Couzens, of Detroit, supporter of municipal ownership of street railways,’has called a.meeting ‘of mayors of'the Middle West at To- ledo to discuss street railway prob- lems, President Wilson approved the Naval Selections Board’s recommend- ations for thirty-one promotions and seven temporary promotions. Lieuf. Com. A. C. Reed was appointed tem- porary commander, Spain is making a serious effort to improve its fiying service and has just placed a contract with a British company for 52 machines. A number of British pilots were also engaged as flying insd-uctors. Amsterdam Telegraf, quoting “an authoritative source” says both Hol- land and the former Kaiser are con- fident nothing will come of the re- port that the latter will be demanded for trial by the Allies. German commercial organizations | and export and import firms whose property was seized by the United States government are opposed to having the liquidation proceeds handed over direct to the German govern- ment. ANNOUNCE’ MINES ARE © TO BE .CLOSED INDEFINITELY | Cumberland, Md., Nov. '28—The Georges Creek Coal Company, the largest coal operators in the Aliegheny County, tonight issued tiis or: “In view Of the fact that the em- ployes of this company quit work mines will be| closed - indefinitely. TFormer employes | will remove their tools by tomorrow | or Monday and call atthe office.Mon- day aiternoon to be paid off.” ‘With thodisands of the miners from | District No. 16, which embraces tne Georges Creek und upper Potomac re- glons, already out irom Frostburs, Md.. to_Piedmont, W.. Va., and from ‘Weiternport, Md., to Thomas, W. Va., the miners' union lcaders tonight de- clared that Dby tomorrow, $,000 men will be out.fl - This action followed a meeting held by the miners to pro- test against th eoffer of 14 per cent. Increase in wages. CZECHO-SLOVAKS ARE INTERNED IN INDIA Prague, Nov. 2§.—The Czecho-Slo- vak Journal publishes a. letter. from | Ahmadnagar, India, written by Czecho Slovak officers and . men - -interned there after their escape from Russian prison camps four.years ago. The men say they were well treated but. want to return home. They com- plain ‘of being forgotten by Kurope, aithough they have mot “forgotten it. AGREE_ON DIVISION OF THE GERMAN WAR FLEET Paris, Noy. 28.—The Supreme Coun- cil today adopted the British sugges- i g tion for partition of the German war| fleet. Under “the arrangement Great | Britai nwill receive 70 Ner cent. of the total torinage, France 10 per cenf Italy 10 per cent., Japan's per cent. and the United States 2 per cent. ANNUAL MEETING OF ! CHI PHI FRATERNITY New York, Nov. 28. .—. Dglegates from colleges in all parts of the Unit- gd. States assembled here -today for the “annual meeting of Chi' Phi fra- ternity. A memorial .service was ' during the Igld before an anual disfher tonight members serving with the American and Dritish forces who fell Fuel Administrator Garfield, Acting For the Government, Is Determined to Force 'Resumption of Operations Terms Laid Down—Troops Are to Be Sent Wherever Necessary to Protect Miners Willing to Work—Legal ¢ Prosecittion Is to Be Used to Prevent Interference Production of Coal. ‘Washington, ment served hlunt The govern- ed tonight. What percentage of the notice on soft coal miners might return to work Monday and how lorig tire remainder. would, support the strike ichich a ‘federal court helg iflegal could not 2 coal production would not be’ tolfrated. legal prosecution would be employed spiracies by either side and troops sent wherever necessary miners willing to work came department of justice after membe of the cabinet had considered every phase of the fuel situation, admittedly critical, in view of the abrupt break- ing off of negotiation It is not the intention of the gov- ernment to let the mines remain idle with half of the country of cold weather and the coal stocks rapidly giminishing. The administration, it was those in a position to know, had expected the miners to reject the four-| teen per ‘cent. wage increase offered | by Fuel Administrator Garfield. Anti- , plans had been comsid- ered for augmenting the present out- mines, officially figured at better than forty per cent.| rnment through istration announced . it proposed to see production ven though it were necessary o taie some of the mines, no action had been ordered. A conference of governors will' he Chicago_probably on 4 ,Governcr F. D, Gardner ot Missouri, he announced tonight, unless “uel Administrator him that the government will take dc- finite action looking to production, .; too, Governor Henry,J. Allen has announced he will open’ the mines of Kansas with volunteers. The governor conferred with Genera Leonard Wood tonight in Kansas City in preparation for the undertaking for which about 4,000 men have enlisted. The most encouraging’ strik of the day was the return of miners ming, where the strike appar- ad collapsed. The. release of & miners arrested last Wednesday ~at Carneyville, Wyoming, was ex) The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com- pany announced it would grant the 1 per cent. wage advance, called to meet in r Garfield informs in the grip cipating this of bituminous A statement by Assistant Attorney General Ames, issued late ju the day, gave assurance {o all miners that they would be afforded ample protection if they returned to work, even if troops had to be called but. only definite statement of policy from In official circles it was said that the federal authorities were determined to force resumption of operations on the terms laid down by the fuel administrator. The department of justice statement called attenfion to the fact that in- structions issued here by the war de- partment in connection with the pos- sible use ofstroops in coal ficld regions | still were in effect and that depart- commanders guard the fields the instant their aid was requested by the state authori- Thig was the FIRE LOSSES TO JOHNS 2 HOPKINS MAY REACH $500,00¢ Baltimore, Md., Nov. 28 timates of the 10ss caused by the fire which early today wrecked three of the - group of buildings in the center of the | i occupied by Johns Ha kins university, and damaged about & re of residences and stores in the vicinity, placed the amount at apprex- imately $700,000. The, loss to the umi~ versity alone may reach $500,000, it is covered by insurance. = 3 vestigation is under way to de- terzaine the origin of the blaze, whié: ticke out in McCoy hall one of tha units of the Hopkins group. xplosions were Heard in the buildings a tcw minutes after the fire started ang uS no explosives were stored there ges criicjals are at a loss to the government. Operators tonight get out to resume production, so far as that was possi ble under' the muddled conditions telegraphing notice mines everywhere offering an increase of fourteen per cent. for all men will~ ing to work. There. were few expressions as to how this information might be receiv- ed, Dut Tepresentatives of the miners Jt-would be no in- centive. ~Operators.- however, believed that it would draw‘large pumbers to Dr. Gargeld had explained earlfer in the day 'that he regarded fourteen per ‘cent. a just and sufficient wage advance. for ‘mine workers and mine' owners who did not with the government would find their properties taken over and operated by the fuel administration. Jobn L. Lewis, acting president oz| the Uniteq Mine Workers of America. wlio had borne the brunt of the wage negotiation fighting, went ght, worn out by icfore leaving for Indianapolis, Lewisj saw Secretary of Labor Wilson and Samuel Gompers, American Federation of Labor. He did not have much to say about the of the university to Homewt been the home; charitable organizations of the was destroyed, together manuscripts and 3 couuot be £ied in dolldrs. Fpe lana Tuberculosis association Here still e ations ot ud zn just about to begin.. . % A high wind drove huge embers for many squares, starting several One blaze broke out ten blocks - Eulaw street Methodist Epis- squares distant, was set on fire and badly damaged. The church is one of the city’s oldest edi: ces and has been prominently identi- of ~Methodism, s Asbury, first Methodist Enis- copal bishop in America, is buried be- copal churd long wrangle. | fied with the president of FORMER EMPRESS. AUGUSTA VICTORIA HAD SHORT WARNING 28—(Via Geneva)— Former Empress Augusta Fictoria of - was allowed only ten mime utes in which o gather her “belong= when_expelled from her palace in Berlin, November 9, 1919, according newspaper Phrosper, withy Gompers to have the fed- eration's lawyers assist counsel for the ng their appeal from ! the ruling of Federal Judge Anderson. ordering the coal strike order miners in perf In labor and meeting of Lewis regarded as significant, and Gompers was to the royalists ut thtre was recently founded her. The newspaper. states that a com= discussed except lewis' reference of sailors, headed by NOM-cOM= seeking counsel atd. R After leaving Secretary Wilson's of- oned officers, | palace, shot down four soldiers who were acting as sentries and entered the empress’ private apartment. They ordered her to be prepared to leave in ten minutes, informing her that a car- e waited outside. ¥ ithout a word, the empress gath. up photographs of her children and cloakless, proceeded 'Dr. Garfield represents the govern- Mr. Wilson told me that to- was taken by Lew t the fourteen per cent. definitely and finally, ernnfent's offer, and that Mr. Wilson's| al for a 21 per cent had heen’ rejected by the cabinet. far as obtaining help for his unio Lowis realized that fourteen per cent. was all he might The_operators’ wage scale commit- tec.wi'l meet here again next Wednes- s to agree upon the details nece: ary i, preserve existing differentials | in putling a 14 per cent. wage ad-| vance inte effect. telegram urging all operators | notices offering the cent. increase at once was sent by a committee composed of T. WV, Guthrie, A. M. Ogle, Thomas K. who remained in Washin ton to represent the central competi- It was sent aften consult- ing_with Dr. Garfield. “Your committee considers it important that all mines post notice at once of the advance inj the message committee advises scale will be fizured ou to at meeting of scale committee her next Wednesday. in orde, proper differentials. details’ should' not be #.ciuded in no- tice. Understandings between cmploy= ers and employes at mines which have been working will- zovern which increase is effective at Following Is form of notice to be used at mines now on strike: “*The government States having decided that mine work- ers are. entilléd to a-14 per cent. ave- rage increase to bring wages up to the increased cost of living, this company gives notice that a 14 per cent. increase In wages granted, effective at once. increase will be go divided as to differentials. change will be made in_conditions ‘of employment.’ to Potsdam. APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MEN DISCHARGED FROM NAVY ‘Washington, mately ten 28. — Approxi< nd men have se- cured or requested, discharge from the as learned today, since the sance of an order of October 8 pers o of men who enlisted under a regu~ lation designed to place them on the with’ duration-of-war Ahout 12,000 four year term men were given opvortunity. of charge under this order. The ten thousand di group indicated to date reduce the en= ed strength of the navy to about 95,000 or 50 per cent. of the str authorized to January 1. Offick e navy denartment today said.de- of b nlstion,, of. could not be remedied until congress: el granted an increase in pay. mitting discha; same footing arges in this . recommends t and agreed| i SPEECHES IN EGYPT Cairo, Egypt, Monda, Field - Marshal V Nov. 24} scount ” Allenby. ‘tha! § today - tssyed a proclamation forbid= inz_inflammatory speeches’ and_the' ‘circulation® of documents which have appeared, threatening 2, _gen- ke on the-railroads- throughs The penalty is ame rest: and prosccution by ‘the military ‘the United jout the country “The four prominen ticnalists who _wore fusing to leave the cit releasgd and scale of ‘wages will be vosted as soon as possible.” _NOW IN FOREIGN SERV Washington, Nov. theria among the American was reported t fickd -despatches. Influenza 18 ed in the Siberian expedition, but general the health of the army is i clared “excellent.” Twelye: dinhtheria cases were Is at Coblenz in the. ending November 21 and at re 17 admissio; cURTAI‘LMEN’T. OF USZ'OF SOFT COAL IN THE WEST . Chicago, Nuy. 28.—Moves for drastic curtaiiment of the use of soft coal, es- pecially- in the: west, were made today to meet the shortage due to the min- strike, while operators prepared 1o announce a ‘fourteen per cent. wage advance effective December 1. ‘What effect the wage increase would 7 . have upen production was not indi- ted to hospif stok there we