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The Marion Daily Star. VOL XLIII. NO. 69. ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER POSTOFFICE.

MARION, OHIO MARION, OHIO, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1919. SIXTEEN PACES TRIOR TWO CENT. MCEPTIXO UTt HU.4V. THREE CB.1TS. CATHOLIC BISHOPS OPPOSE GENERAL MARCH IS PROBLEM H0N0RE0 BY FRANCE MILK PRICES TAKE FALL IN CLEVELAND an industrial 1 crisis is nejb 1 1 tlrvrlantl.

tVt. 18 Milk has dropped from fourteen cram to eleven cent quart In most of tin Hand's atom a a mult rut rsie war. The price of milk delivered has not changed. CHIEF NURSE OF FIRST AMERICAN HOSPITAL SOON TO RETURN HOME I Ky 1 I fATRICK f': i 1 raTSJ Mjjs? sui 1 4 A I I I wasuiaiiai in ii in is iir f- ESS hot vmmm T- JexrsseX'V. Bishops Patrick 3.

Hayes, of New York; Peter J. Muldoon. of Illinois; William T. Russell, of South Carolina, and Joseph Schrembs. of Ohio, constituting the administrative committee of the national Catholic I 1 war council, have issued a report opposing the lowering of the war wage scale, according to a report from Washington.

They advocated adoption of minimum wage schedules, maintenance in general of the wage levels attained during the war and permanent establishment of the national war board and the United States employment service. Tbey also favored the gradual participation of employee in the management of industries and later in their ownership. SOI St IB GET SECRETS it a Dinner To Be G.ven at the White House. PRESIDENT WILL DELIVER ADDRESS Ijjsh of Address Is Mot for t'ie Public Ear. Wilson Expected To Explain Inside Workings of Peace Conference and Show Nature of Obstacles in His Path.

Whinirtflnf Feb. 18 Secret Information, which will not be In- rinded In nis speerne in Boston and Sew York will be siren members of the senate and bouse for. elgn relations committees by President Wilson at the White Hoote dinner to be held upon his return to Washington. This Information was given today to senators who expressed their resentment over the president's plan to take the people In his confidence before discussing the covenant with the congress. The president Is expected at the dinner to give those who hare been inrited the full story of his disunities with Premier Clemen.

eean, of France, and other foreign diplomats. He is expected to dls-tlne whether there Is any real dxturer that France will refuse to ratify the league of nations con-itltutinn because she wants an irned force and to appeal for support for "the American Idea." The president Is ready to take 1 congress into bis full confi. dm senators were given to un-drrUnd. Senator Lodge has accepted the president's dinner Inflation, but )IVre was the distinct possibility UUf that tme or two other eppe- -tests of the league of nations I 1 1 irk I a 4k a UVTCIOIC 11117 imvto.j la etery word that passes at the White House Is confidential; aniens the president gives permls. kin to make the Information pub-lie.

It Is expected that the president will have prepared a formal italement of what transpired at the dinner and that senators and representatives will be required withhold ail information not In. rinded in his public statement. KEPT IX TOUCH. Some senators have very excellent ehtnees of information soine leading direct to the peace table. These men have been kept In closest touch ith developments abroad and they Mid today that' they wished ito be 're to impart this information to the public through the medium of enate speeches if the necessity to do arises.

There was the possibility therefore that there would be one or two va cant chairs at the president's dinner eek from Wednesday night. Another source of embarrassment is that debate on the league of nations lay break out in the senate at any time. Half a dozen senators ant known to preparing addresses on subject and all of them say they vm K.J un wnen mey are reaay, in yit of the president's request that fbate be delayed until aftnr he hm inferred with the two committees. president's cablegram is thought remove tne possibility that the resident will address congress In Joint session upon his return. It was predicted, today, that he will take course only If the results of the 0e House dinner are entirely unsatisfactory to him.

Borah's View. Washington. Feb. 18 Senator Ml iam E. Borah, of Idaho.

Re-WMIean. a member or the senate relationa committee, today 'Mined President Wilson's inv.ta-101 to attend the White House din-w he night of February 26, when league of nations will be dis-d. The senator. In his letter, cnit nt that iD cordance with ucn Batherings are regard- strictly confidential and he not fpol ini justified in accept- could Pass on to his 'a debate. colleagues for no suggestion of mine In the slightest the roe president-" the senator Senator nnr.t.'.

reiusai to ai- na dinner, tn whih mem- lne spnatn or and bouse committees have oisr-nt) consiaeraDie 1BU 111 AIthoKh o' -erent political foiih. a. NATURS Call to it LOWERING OF WAGE SCALE. MINISTERS OBJECT TO A CANTEEN Canton, Feb. 18 The Can.

ton ministerial association lias formally (Unapproved of con-ducting a canteen at the station here for soldiers panning through the city. The ministers say that ton soldiers are fed. at- Alliance and dl- -visional points, and tltcy are opposed to giving Ihrni rig-arets. TO BE ARRESTED As Result of the scovery of a Bavarian Plot. BLOW IS AIMED AGAINST SOCIALISTS I By Members of Bavarian Cabinet) in Munxh.

Spartacides Seize Telegraph, Telephone and Newspaper Plants in Munich and Plant Guns To Control City. Amsterdam, Feb. 18. The arrest of several ministers In the Bavarian cabinet is pending as the result of the discovery of a plot to overthrow the Majority Socialists in the cabinet at Munich, according to a report received here today. PLANTS KKIZED.

Munirh, Through iondon, Feb. 18. The headquarters of the Munich army command, the telegraph and telephone stations and several newspaper plants were seised by the Mpartaeldea today. Marine guns were planted la the windows of the army building to sweep the adjacent streets. STILL IX OFFK E.

Copenhagen, Feb. 18. Count Von Borkedorf-Rantzan, foreign secretary in the German cabins has not resigned, but is remain, ing in the ministry, said a Wet-mar despatch to the Politiken today. i I It had previously been re ported that Count Ton Brock-dorf-Rantzaa had left the German cabinet, the Intimation being that a political crisis was brewing at Weimar. Sot To Attack.

Paris. Feb. 18. The Poles have Instructed not to attack Ger territory, it was reported today. MINISTERS I D.

be He IS By Delegates in Peace Confer ence in Pans. RUSSIAN AFFAIRS OCCUPY YESTERDAY Hasty Action ti Demanded in Russia. No Agreement Reached on How To End Disturbances in CountryBolshevik Army Crow, ing Other Problems. I 'arts, Ivti, 18. Nubian quetljons nere taken up by the IHg Five" powers, M.

after, noon, without any ronluioit bating been reatbr.1 by the ililigle In thWr ilUcuMlon of Hie ItuMian probh'm yesterday. deli'Knlloiis agiw to I lie ur gpnt-y for bringing about srlilrd rondlllons In Itusshi, but no deflnite plau haa let been derld-eil upon. The Knfente's military ililwi stale that the lloUhn-vik army is now strongs than when the Invitation was buttled to the various Russian faction government to enter Into a rn. ferenre on I'rliu-es Island In tha ra of Marmora. I fnrrea are said to hate advanced every, where esrept against tha Ksih-onlans.

I AN AGREK.MKNT. Paris, Feb. IN. An agree men! haa been signed between the American Red Cross and the Russian Bolshevik Red Cross at Copenhagen by which the for mer will receive 1,000,000 rubles to assist Ruslsn war prisoners In Germany, tha Stork holm correspondent of the Kclio de Paris telegraphed today. TO MAKfc JOl'RNEY.

Irf.ndon. Feb. 18. The Brit. battleship, Zealand, haa been overhauled for Viscount Jelllcoe's mission to India and Australia and Is expected to sail on Thursday.

Viscount Jel-llroe probably will be absent for a year. Iily Jeillroe, who haa been tn ill health, hoies to ac company her husband. Viscount Jelllcoe Is paying an official visit as a representative of the navy to the dominions, going first to India. TROOPS FOR BERI4.N. llnsl, Feb.

18 American troops will be sent Into Berlin to guard the food sent Into that city from the I'nlted States, ssld a despatch from that city. fcxtlfiialns. Paris. Feb. 18.

The strength of the iiolshevlk army Is estimated from 800,000 the figures supplied to the peace conference by Dr. 8'av- eniua, former Danish minister to Pet- rograd to 600,000 ths estimate alven bv Berglus Sasanon. former minister, who is here representing the antl-fiolshsvlks. In the past tnontb ths Bolshevik army is ssld to bavs Improved in duality and ths discipline Is reported be better. attituds la that aha Is ready to cooperate In any practical nlan that may appeal to ths council of ten.

Premier Clsmenceau is noi partisan to sending troops to Russia, lo fact, all of the great powers are still strongly disincline to support any such measure. Ramsay MacDonald. British labor leader, who has been attending the Socialist conference at Berne, bss just arrived here from that city. is said that the German delegates an- Contlnued on Page Three. WIRE BREVITIES.

SKKING JfEW YORK. New York. Feb. 18. fleeing New York, on one cent is easy if yon are a "gob." William II.

Scot of Oklahoma, Is "gf" who wanted to see the sights. He had but one cent to his name. But be left his battle, ship, applied to the Soldiers A Sailors Home club and was prop, erly rhsperoned, taking In breakfast, luncheon, dinner and a dance and seesng the sights as well. When he got back to his man o'war be still had the cent. TACKLE A BULL.

New York, Feb. 18. Police, man Mike Gerry admits that he can't throw the "bull." At least Gerry will not toss four legged bo vines about very soon, follow. Ing his heroic attempt to capture a runaway bull la the sub ways of Brooklyn. Gerry's attempt cost him a new uniform and a doctor's bill.

CI ID of to ing the by votes the of Essen, Seat of Krupp Works, Disturbed. WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS DEMANDED Switzerland Has, a Drastic New Labor Law. Strikers To Be Paid for Tine Striking Employers Must Place Funds at the Disposal of Government. OopmihAgm, Feb. 18.

In-dutiml rriKts is ltircntiitol at Ksen seat of the Krupp work acror ling to Information from that city tola. 'ie K-u eovlet Is demanding the illi-liilnl of the general commanding the Scvcnlh army rorM and the withdrawal of all troop wllh the alternative of a gener-al utrike. IV hWTZF.RI.A-M. Iumdon, Feb. new law will soon become, operative In" Swltxerland rotiipt'lling employer to provide ktrike-pny for employes.

IxMidon liUMlncsa man who owns a factory In Kwitzerland employing 230 per. slated his manager had reported the law would compel the factory to set aside 12,000 an. iiually to tlie workers iinrmploy. ment fund. The fund Is collect, rd and controlled by the state.

NHW ARMIHTK'K. Pari. Feb. 18 t'ntll the new naval and military armls lice terms are signed, fixing the strength of the German army and there would be no easement if the bloclindeiffect. ing raw materials, but certain raw materials will be perniiu ted teen8er Grrwjw aw was ttie delegates have signed this document, which will be ready in few weeks.

It was learned today. The armistice terms which were signed at Treves, Sunday, are to be the last of their kind. They bear no date of expiration, but can be renounced by the allies Yn three-days notice. The next document the German rep-resentatlves will he called upon to sign contains the naval and military terms. This will est the siwi of the German army and navy not only before, but after peace Is declared.

ARMY. Paris, Feb. IH. Germany's future army probably will be limited to 25.0O0 soldiers by the new armistice terms and the war plants in Germany will be put tinder alllcl rontrtf, according to information secured from an authentic source here today. All war material not needed to equip the German standing army must be surrendered to the Entente.

is" A CLEVELAND GUEST Daring Air Fighter but Twenty-j Four Years Old. Cleveland. Feb. 18 Lieutenant Colonel William Avery Bishop, V. 8.

M. D. la Cleveland's guest today. But twenty-four years old, he ia officially credited with downing more planes than any other jtnan In the alfted armies seventy- two. He will be tte guest of honor at a noon lncheon at the chamber of commerce; the freedom of the city will presented blm by Mayor Davis.

will Inspect the Glenn Martin airplane factory and this evening will speak at Gray's armory. A SOFT ANSWER TURNS AWAY WRATH Washington. Feb. 18 The house interstate commerce committee wanted to know why the war-trade board was refusing licenses for certain manufactured articles to sen. rl countries bordering on Germany.

And it asked the board for an explanation. Today the answer came. It was very polite answer, but boiled down. It was Just the Twenty-Sixth article of the armistice terms: "The exist. Ing blockade conditions are to remain jnchanged." Is ed.

the end npon He from sion, soma about No APEVK. rCJTOfrT. Miss Adela 9. Poaton, chief nursa at bnae hospital, 117. at I.a Koucha, France, will soon return home after mora than a year's service overseas.

The hospital at l.a Ko'iehe is tha first established by the I'nlted Slates Army for the treatment of mental ease. disorders and shell shock Mlss.Poston organised the entire staff of nurses at tha hospital, Khs was formerly director of nurses at the Bloomlngdale hospital. Will's Plains, New York. In Streets of New York City, Siegel Asserts. DECLARATION MADE IN HOUSE TODAY Siegel Tells Story of Neglect of Crippled Soldiers Who Are Stranded on Way Home.

Washington, Feb. 18. Insisting that his resolution proposing sweeping Investigation of war de partment and army conditions be given Immediate consideration, Rp resenlatlv Siegel, of New York told the houKfl rules coiiintlltees that crippled soldiers ar begging for alms on the streets of New York. "I can hardly believe this," Inter rupted Chairman Pou. "I don't be lieve that any American city would allow wounded soldiers to beg on the streets." filpgel repeated his statement de claring that be could support It with evidence.

He deplored the fact that men "are being returned from Eu rope with the army owing them ssv eral months pay." 'The conditions which Governor Allen has complained to you about will be found to exist in the New York National guard," Siegel declar American soldiers killed in the last few hours of the fight before the armistice was signed "were needlessly sacrificed," Governor Allen, of Kansas, told the committee today. All the allied forces knew seven-1 tv-two hours before the signing of armistice, be said, that It would the war. Nevertnetess, ne ae-clared, they pushed forward and the American forces played a most vigorous part In the final off at a "needless sacrifice." Needless Sacrifice. "Although the Germans were re-, treating," said the governor, "they nevertheless rained heavy shell lire our troops and ws suffered considerable number of read to the committee a letter Colonel Car! P.Iatlne. of the USth Infantry.

Thirty-Fifth divi in which the colonel said that one ought to tell "the truth conditions overseas to congress." "Some one ought to tell," the colonel wrote, "how were stripped of blankets and had summer underwear and no overcoats for the Argonne fight -during which wounded men almost froze to death. ambulances for tblrty-slz hours Continued on Tsge Three. SOLDIERS ARE "BEGGING ALMS i i ii i in mi i ii urn ii mm insjsgj General Peyton MaTch, chief ot staff of the I'nlted Slates army, br order of President Polneara and Premier Clemenceau, of Francs, bat been appointed grand officer of the I.eglon ot Honor. General March ia shown wearing his nw "decoration shortly after the presentation was mads by General Cellardet, of the French military mission, who acted on behalf of his government, New Law To Govern Country School Boards. NEW MEASURE IN OHIO LEGISLATURE Cleveland Begins Battle To Get Possession of Telephone Lines in the Forest City.

Columbus, Fu 18. County school board ars authorised to fur-nlsh free textbooks for pupils, according to bill Introduced by Sena, tor Lloyd, of Fiatiklin county. Rep. ressntatlvs Johnson, of Richland county. Introduced a bill sutborixlng mayor to appoint village marshals.

Another bill by Representative JohO' alon rsduced village councils from seven to four? member. Couuly commlsxloour in counties having no children 'a homes may con tract with other counties for the care children, according to a bill by Representative Robin of Rose county. Fight Begun. Cleveland, Feb. The Clevs-laud city council la planning a fight obtain control of telephone lin within, the city, to regulate their ratea and service.

The Cuyahoga county legislative delgatlon is to be asked to introduce and support plan telephone companies on ths same basis as railway companies and creating a commlsston In each home-ruled municipality which shall exercise the same powers over telephone companies as now exercised by the stats utllties Action Refused. Columbus, Feb, 18. -The senate tabled a resolution, Introduced by Senator Emmert, of Hamilton county, requesting an Investigation of ths published report that a senate employe sent to Sr reary of State Lansing's office In Washington copy of legislative ratification of thn federal dry amendment. Catling attention to the fact that the copy was forwarded In advance of tha official-ly certified copy sent to Washington Governor Cox, Senator Emmert asked that the senate atnptoye be dis missed. The original Tote was: For tabling, ye, nineteen; no, nine, but before the result was officially announced, two senators changed their to yes.

In the hope of having senate reconsider Its action. Service Resumed. Paris, 18 Telephone com munication between the departments France, wax reaumed today. FREE BOOKS FOR kwsiffins JOKE LANDS MAN IN A HOSPITAL Ha) ton, Feb. 18 When William Frieszell tried to play a joke on his cousin, Ctinrlea, and slip in bis room and handle him roughly early thta morning, the latter mistook the former for a burglar.

Bullet wounds fn, back, and hip; condition serious, may live, says Miami Valley hoe. PAY PENALTIES! For Crimes Committed in Name of Kaiser. MANY ATROCITIES ON THE HIGH SEAS for Trials of the Huns Wiio Commit Them. Man Who Sinks British Hospital Ship Will Meet Death at tha Hands of British After a Trial in Open Court. Ixndon, Feb.

18. "Atrocity trials" of tiermans known to have committed crimes against humanity on the high seaa will aoon be begun and according to Rear Admiral Sir Reginald Hall the German defendants will be executed If found guilty. Rear Admiral Hall was la charge of the British admiralty's Intelligence department during; the war. He ia now a mem ber of parliament from liver, pool, having been retired. A method of procedure against the German offenders has already been drafted, according Sir Reginald.

The offender will be divided Into two classes! Those In authority who ordered deeds of infamy and those ho carried them oat. If any German we now have -in custody proves he obeyed orders in committing any sea crime, then we will proceed against the higher German authorities, said Sir Reginald. "Our arm is long enough to reach the higher ops. In the' case of the hospital ship, IJan-dorery Castle, the man who sank her will be brought to trial He wUI bo defended by counsel in open court and if cos-victed he shall die. IN mA Is Arrested.

Dayton. Feb. 18. Raymond Williams, nineteen, la held here on a charge of stealing an auto In Lima. been man.