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__ PRICE TWO CENTS, Copreteht, a, i > “The Press York World). — Pabiishing NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JUNE (6, (1919. 28 PAGES | EDITION _ ee MELE PRICE TWO CENTS. TOE $90 000,000,000 GERMAN INDEMNITY > ¢ NEW U. S. RED DEMONSTRATIONS SET FOR JULY 4 MILLION ARMENIANS SLAW: BABIES DROWNED AND PRIESTS BRUTALLY TORTURED BY TURKS Their etic Are Scattered | Through Turkish Empire, Says Bishop Fout. THOUSANDS | ONE PIT. So Many Bodies Hurled Into | One River That It Over- flowed Its Banks. ROME, June 6 (Associated Press).— The people of Armenia, Syria and mikey are eager that the United States shall have the League of Na- tions mandate for their countries, de- clared Bishop H. H. Fout, of Indian- apolis, the head of one section of the American Commission for Relief in the Near East, Rome on his way to the United States: Bishop Fout, to the United Brethren Church, was accom- who has arrived who belongs panied by seventeon other members of | bis commission, “Turkey, by her Inhuman treat- ment,” he said, “has lost the right to be intrusted with authority to rule, “rom various estimates I have reached the conclusion that out of the Armenian nation of three million at the outbreak of the war one million ‘were massacred. The condition of the remainder is most appalling. “There is plenty of mute evidence im the hundreds of thousands of skeletons scattered throughout the Turkish Empire that the Turks sought to exterminate the Armenians by systematic massacre, The Ar- menians were driven like herded cattle from one locality to another until they were exbausted by tortures and torments of unbelievable charac- ter, In addition the Turks sought to wipe out the clergy of Armenia. Only eight out of forty-four Bishops survived, while only 10 per cent of the clergy 1s living to-day.” The Rev. Paul F. B, Chappell of Nashville, Tenn., told the correspond- emt of what he had seen in travelling from Port Said to Aleppo. “Poverty is most profound, though the prospects for the next harvest are good,” he said. “Even at the present time the people fall dead in the streets from the effects of ‘Turkish treatment, Col. Hawker, the N (Continued on Page Twenty-One.) —<—- WORLD BEeTaul RANT, INE 6. 1919, mace ” fremb with Preach {ned Pots idee, 8 Table ‘hota dinner, "ling Kavi, * in| the South either had gone on strike or | would do so during the day, Company UNIONS SAY 3,000 W. U. EMPLOYEES ~ ARE OUTIN SOUTH Company ” Offidals Declare There Are 4,700 on the District Pay Roll, ATLANTA, Ga, Jpne +—vaten | headquarters annowmeéd to-day that information received {dicated 6,000 employees of the West@rn Union In officials announced theré were ap- proximately 4,700 employees on the payroll of the Southern division, In New Orleans 46 members of the union were said by the company to have struck, while union ofMolals claimed 158 were out. Eleven out of 35 operators at the Cotton Exchange failed to report for work, The Western Union manager in Mo- bile announced all operators in his of- fice were at work and all operators reported at Chattanooga and Raleigh, Union officials in Memphis claimed between fifteen and twenty operators had gone out, but company officials said only three of « force of 100 had quit work. I, M. Butsch head of the Birming- ham local, announced 90 per cent. of the operators there had walked out. Company officials in Richmond an- nounced that only two operators of Lhe day force had gone out, but said em- ployces on the night shift might strike. The Western Union manager in WU- mington said four operators had walked out At Jacksonville union officials said thirty-five, operators, ten clerks and eixtY messengers were on strike, ad- ding that the number would be in- creased 43 the several day shifts re- ported for duty. Company officials reported eighteen employees of the right shift out, Union officials in Charleston, 8, C., claimed eighteen out of twenty-four operators there had walked out, The night shift in the Western Union quit their keys last night and the day force did not report for duty PHILADELPHIA, . June 6,—Ten telegraph operators and two clerks employed in the main office of the Western Union walked out to-day. The Chief Operator, who made this announcement, added that the strik- ers constituted less than 1 per cent. of the force and that there was no interruption to business, _ ‘Transport Rassian Captured by LONDON, June 6.-—A news agency despatch from Stockholm to-day re- ported that a Russian transport was captured Sunday when four Russian and two British warships clashed in the Gulf of Finland The following day, the despatch said/ six Russian warships fled after ar half an h encounter with British naval force TAKE, BELL-ANS nee | MEAL and see A Good Digestion makes | you feel. THE WORLD TRAVEL Brassey, Arcade. Wuiltzer (World) 53-08 Park How, ee. Y, NEW RED OUTBREAK ALL OVER NATION SET FOR JULY 4 Federal Agents Take Pre-} cautions to Prevent Any Threatened Demonstrations. WASHINGTON, June 6—(United Press).—The ‘word is being passed through Red circles for a demonstra- tion on July 4, Government offictal: here have been informed, !t wai learned to-day. According’ to thesé reports the “May Day” outbreaks, the June 3 bomb outrages and the July plot spectacie constitute a progressive series of demonstrations against the Government. As @ result every precautionary measure is being taken by officials to thwart the Reds insofar as the exist- thg laws permit. Congress is preparing legislation to further the Government campaign @gainst the menace, Commissioner of Immigration Caminetti, who favors registration of all aliens in the coun- try, has conferred with Chairman Johnson of the House Immigration Committee on the Johnson immigra- tion bill, one provision of which gtin- ulates that strict records of all aliens be kept by a Federal registration sys- tem. All aliens would register with the Government under the ill and re- port twice a year. Officials here working on the bomb plot against Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer hinted at the possi- bility of interesting developments in the case in New York and Phila- deiphia withia the next twenty-four hours. Suspect Red houses throughout the country where “Reds” are wont to gather are under surveillance as part of the general precautionary cam- paign. HELD FOR OFFERING $25,000 BRIBE FOR | FALSE INCOME TAX J. A. Weber, Secretary of Pic- torial Review Co., Accused By U, S. Agent. J. torial Review Publishing Company, A. Weber, Secretary of the Pic- BOY OF 11 HANGED BY HIS PLAYMATES IN COWBOY GAME Younger Brother Watches| Lads String Up Victim to Tree in New Britain. (Special to the Evening World.) WINSTED, Conn., June 6,—Joseph Tontarski, the eleven-year-old son of Louis Tontarski of New Britain, was hanged last night by two of his play- mates in the presence of. his brother Walter, nine years old. The lad was “lynched” after the manner of “movi. cowboys from whom, no doubt, the young “lynchers” received their in- spiration, ‘The scene of the hanging was in a lot on the old Horace Booth estate, near North Burritt Street, aad fie Nmb of an old apple treo was Used, “KRISS BURGLAR” for a scaffold beam. According to the tearful and hysterical story told the New Britain police by Walter, his! brother had thrown the rope over the| limb to provide a swing for him when the boys came along und demanded | that Joe give them the rope, On his refusal to do so, they grabbed it from him and despite his struggles tied one end of It about his neck. The other end one of the boys threw over the branch of the tree again, then both hauled Joe up into the air and held him there until they became frightened at the sight of his purpled face, when they dropped the rope and ran. The limp body fell to the ground and when Walter ran to his brother's side he was dead, Another story which has reached the police, but which has not been confirmed, is that of a girl who claims to have witnessed the hanging and says that it was accidental. She says that the four boys were playing and that the rone was ticd about Joe's stomach and slipped to nis neck while the cthers were hauling him into the air, Little Walter sticks to his orig rol story and the police have unable to get the names of the miss- ing boys, for certification of false income tax returns. ‘ The arrest was made on a com- plaint and warrant of Assistant United States District Attorney Benjamin P, De Witt. It is alleged the bribe was offered to Groppert, who ‘has been working on the case for a long time, Subpoenas have been propared for the books of the publishing pany, which, it is said, woul saved perhaps $400,000 if the tax returns had been Weber is said to have asked. Weber, whose home is at Palisades Park, was arrested at the Hotel Mo- com- have income certified as Internal Revenue Groppert this afternoon | 25,000 bribe was arrested by Agent N. W. on a charge of offering a Alpin and taken before United States Commissioner Hitchcock for arraign- ment. THIS SUNDAY! THE WORLD'S Great Summer Resorts Number | SIXTEEN PAGES of Summer Resorts and Travel Advertisements BE SURE YOU GET The Sunday World, June 8 TT) ee: Se) EE SP | called RED GROSS HOSTESS SWEARS “KISS BURGLAR” STOLE HUSBAND'S LOVE PLAYSLOVE THIEF IN DIVORCE SUIT ee Red Cross Hut Hostess Testi- fies Leading Lady Stole Heart of Her Husband. Miss Gertrude Harrison, who played the title role in “The Kiss Burglar,” carried the part into real life with such #uccess that her cording to by Supreme Court Justice plunder, to-day ac- testimony taken teh, included the affections of William P. Orr, her co-star in show, Lilian Carleton Orr, who is suing the actor for divorce, When Mrs took the Gieger! were at a giar, this case than B, Orr. “She was the kiss burglar,” Mrs, Orr. “Do you lar busine Burkan, stand to-day, Justice h and the spectators in court loss to understand what Orr meant by “The Kiss Bur- ‘ow who is the corespondent in inquired counsel Attorney Na- for Mrs. replied mean that was her regu- ss in life, boing a kiss burglar?” the lawyer queried again, “She wife. “And also a kiss burglar?” lawyer attempting to straighten the the tangle “She or, it she hand, was was both you sce,” he “The stole the kisses It might have been all right an actress,” replied the asked sald Mrs. part in a show Burglar,” and in a my hus- haa Kiss a if she had stopped then and there but they carried life.” “Oh, Other testified to wi Orr together Mra, Orr abroad as hut. After | decision in her cas said that married life had t two things: full of kiss burglars of and second, be single, their parts into real said Justice Giegerich, tnesses were called whe | finding Miss Harrison and in an uptown apartment just returned from service a hostess in a Red Cross | Justice rich reserved to-day Mra, Ore ht her Broadway both sexes that hostesses should all first, that | ia |B ISENATE ORDERS INTO TREATY LEAK | adopts ‘Hitchcock Resolution | After Lodge Is ‘Forced to Back Down. AFULL INQUIRY WASHINGTON, June 6.—tnvestl- | sation of how copieg of the peace | treaty with Germany reached persons | : New York was ordered to-day by the Benate. Without a record vote and after a sharp debate, the Senate adopted the resolution introduced by Senator Hitchcock, Democrat, of Nebraska, Providing for an inquiry into charges Next Monday. | of the Forgisn’ Relations Committe, ‘Actiori"on the Hitchcock résolution came after & hot debate between the author and Senator Lodge. Lodge had advocated u substitute resolution of- fered by Senator Kellogg, but under preasure of Senator Hitchcock Lodge asked Kellogg to withdraw his sub- stitute. Hiteheock charged the sub- stitute would not uuthorige the inves- tigation he proposed in his resolution, The resolution of Senator Johnson, Republican, of California, requesting the State Department to furnish the Senate with a copy of the German peace treaty, was then adopted with- out a roll call, without further debate. Similar action way taken on Sen- ator Borah's resolution asking the| American pence delogates at Paris to secure a hearing before the Peace | PHOTOGRAPHED COPIES Conference for the Irish delegates, OF TREATY 10 AMERICA headed by Edward de Valera, Provi- * sinonal President of tho Irish Repwb-|Each Senator and Representative to 250,000,000,000 francs, from $50,000,000,000. Germany in $26,000,000,000,) ples,” Treaty. conforms with my fourteen points.” GERMANS ARE SENDING a lic. It was adopted to-day by a Will Get a Copy, Says Re- vote of 60 to 1, Senator Williams, iF P. ‘ Democrat, of Mississippi cast the neg- port From Paris. PARIS, June 6 ‘T tw understood here that the I Berlin Government is sending photographically reproduced coplés ef the peace terms to every United States S@nator and Rep- resentative, The Htitish correspondents in Paris have begun an investigation as to why thelr first despatches regarding th@ discussion of the necessity of peace treaty changes by the Counell of Four were 4 up for thirteen hours. WILSON IS EMBARRASSED ative vo It that Benator Hitchcock Introduced his resolution at the request of the White House, but it is understood the phraseology was his own, LODGE ATTEMPTS TO BLOCK THE HITCHCOCK RESOLUTION, Senator Hitchcock's rewolution came into the Senate to-day from the Con- tingent Expenses Committee, where it was referred because it contained pro- vision for paying for an jnvestigution, He suggested that Senator Lodge was delaying action, but Mr, Lodge insiat- ed he thought the Hitchcock resolu- tion “very bud" in form and desired | merely to have the Kellogg substitute adopted. “L regret that the enthusiasm of the Senator for investigation seems to be cooing,” sald Mr, Hitchcock. “The Senator needn't bo disturbed; he will get all the Investigation he de sires,” rejoined Mr. Lodge. Tho substitute introduced by Kellogg did not or Borah as Hiteheock’ haw been stated authoritatively Paris Believe the Text Should Be Published. PARIS, June 6—The Big Four's con- tinued refusal to publish the text of the original German Treaty is resulting in embarrassment to the American Com- missioners, a# the result of charges by Senators Lodge and Borah. mention either ator Lodge Toon aid 7 This embarraasmont is increased by We're not interested in whether | ine feet that it is reported copies In the treaty is sold on the streets in German, Frenoh and English are avall- Berlin,” said Hitchcock, “What We|qbie at news stands in Germany, | want to Know about is whether Sen- | Switzertand, Holland and in other ator Lodge saw the treaty in New| neutral countries, ¢ is understood fo a d anc 0, 1 stron, fecling amon, some wok ther |text should be made immediately avail- Lodge leaped to his feet, white with | able to the American people, | anger, Yo you deny that I saw it?’ | he shouted. “1 insist on my right to AMERIGANS AT COBLENZ investigate (Continued on Second Page.) we | $25 Men’s Suits, $14.95 | Refuse to . Display Their Posters |' The "HUB" Clothing Cornor, Broad Advertising the Rhenish | Way, corner Barclay Street (Opp, Wool- | co worth Building), will sell to-day Republic, men's |Baturday, 2,000 Suits Lightweight greens, grays and fanc: double breasted, form-fAttin a7 sivi9 19 for wil la men. very PARIS, June 6.—American officers at Coblenz, It became known here to-day, have refused to display posters Mevere R jem lines 10- ch BY PEACE TREATY LEAK’ ——EE | cides to reject the terms he will tele {Some of the American Delegates in| | remain in Germany. | BLOCK MOVE BY FRENCH j view WILSON REPLIES TO GERMANS, UPSETS THE CHARGE THAT JIREATY VIOLATES 14 POINTS | : Paris Report Says Big Four Will Comply With Demand That Full Amount of Reparation Be Named at Once—Reply Goes to Rantzau PARIS, June 6.—It is probable that the fed and sides made on the floor two days ago by | vill comply with the German demand to state approximately the maxi Chairman Lodye and Senator Bort | mum sum whith Germany must pay in reparation under the Peace Treaty according to the Matin, This sum, it states, will be from 200,000,000,000- - {The larger sum named, on a gold valuation, would be not far reply to the terms agreed to pay “Tam conviiced that our treaty project violates nohe of my princi. President Wilson is quoted by the Matin as having said when he was made acquainted with the German counter proposals to the Peace “If 1 held a contrary opinion | would not hesitate to admit i: !and would endeavor to correct the error. The treaty as drawn up entirely When the Council this morning Promier Orlando Italy was absent. This led to th belief that the Adriatic question wa again under consideration, It la derstood that no further progress h. been made by tho various elemen:. working on the solution of this prob lem, The Allied answer to the Ger- man counter-proposals is nearly completed and will be handed to Count von Srockdortf-Rantzau, head of the German peace dele- gation, on Monday. With the answer, it was de- clared to-day in French circles, the Germans will be notified by Premier Clemenceau, President of the Peace Congress, that dis- cussion has ended and that the Allies grant the Germans only five days at most to accept or reject. It ts believed Rantzau will go im mediately to Berlin to confer wit! the German Government. If Germany decides to sign the treaty ho will ro- turn to Versailles, If Germany de- of Four mr o graph this fact to the Allies and will Refusal to sign the terms will be followed by the clamping down o! @ rigid economic blockade on Ger many and the immediate advance «) the Armies. of Occupation teward Berlin, HAASE SAYS GERMANS SHOULD SIGN, CHANGE OR NO CHANGE IN TEAMS Leader of Independent Socialists Wants Modifications, but Would Bow to Inevitable, BERLIN, June 6 (United Presa). Hugo Haase, leader of the Inde- pendent Socialists, said in an mters to-day that Germany would sign the Peace Treaty, regardless of whether she can obtain any modifi cations, “Personally, I believe the Germai delegates should do thelr utmost te secure modifications, but they should sign in any "Haase sald. “It iy nto ei