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PRESIDENT OBJECTS TO ALL PROBES BY SENATE

President Charges ' Modified Chamberlain Resol u t i o n Would Authorize "Dragnet" Investigation.

IT WOULD LIMIT SCOPE

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 16. President . Wilson today renewed his flght3 against adoption by the senate of Senator Chamberlain's resolution for a war inquiry by the senate military committee. He advised Senator Thompson of Kansas that the resolution as amended yesterday by the senate expenditures committee, still Is obJectionable. Considering all the circumstances President Wilson told Senator Thompson, chairman of the expenditures committee, the Chamberlain resolution even as modified would in effect authorize a "dragnet" investigation by the military committee. The president Informed Senator Martin of Virginia, Democratic leader, that, the Chamberlain resolution calling for an Investigation of aircraft production and other war activities constituted a vote of lack of confidence In the administration and the expenditures committee amended It to eliminate all investigation of "the conduct of the war." Just as Much Opposed.

"We are going to do all we can to defeat the resolution, even as revised," said Senator Thompson, after a conference at the White House. "The President authorized me to say that he is just as much opposed to the amended resolution as he was to the original." Senator Thompson said he might offer a substitute proposing to eliminate the military committee's inquiry into the aircraft situation alone. The president he said feels that the revised resolution is too broadly drawn and Ptill is sublect to the construction that would authorize the general Inquiry by the military committee Into the conduct of the war. Senator Thompson also said It was believed the military committee now lias sufficient authority to proceed w ithin its proper boundaries of inquiry v, posslblv with the exception of providing additional funds for expenses. The original Chamberlain resolution authorized an Inquiry into aircraft, ordnance and quartermaster affairs and into "conduct of the war by or through . the war department" This phrase was deleted and an express provision was added preventing the military committee from Interfering with the President's direction of the war. Hughes Expected Soon. Charles K. Hughes, who was appointed by the President to act with attorney General Gregory in the investigation of criminal charges in connection with air program, is expected in Washington in a few days to go over the plans of the department of justice. Amendments voted by the senate expenditures committee, however, strike out reference to the conduct of the war and limit the scope of the committee's activities.

.Senator Brandegee, of Connecticut, is In possession today of evidence Gutzon Borglum desires placed in the senate record in answer to the charge that Borglum sought to profit by the formation of a private airplane company while he was Investigating aircraft ' production as a friend of the President.

Records Cheer Hearts of Soldiers at Camp Shelby; Dance Mask is Wanted The boys at Camp Shelby appreciate the kindness of home folks in sending machine records. Hard use and sand have worn out the original records sent with the Edison machines. The boys need new records. Who will join the patriots that have contributed surplus records from their abundance? Your record, with name affixed, will be sent free to the boys if you take it to the Edison section of the Harrison drug store in the Westcott hotel building. One record means joy and amusement to hundreds of Wayne county boys and their H'oosler friends. . The appended letters from the boys attest to the popularity of talking machine music: Dear Friends: After a hard day's 'work of soldier life, it is mighty pleasing to hear good music. I want to thank the good people of Richmond and Wayne county for thoughtfulness of the boys at Camp Shelby. EVERETT FLOYD. Wayne County Friends: We the Wayne county boys wish to thank the people of Richmond and Wayne county for the New Edison Phonograph which has helped us to pass many lonesome evenings.

GLENN MANN. Dear Friends: We thank the Wayne county people

for the Edison Phonograph and records which we received some time ago. It

certainly brightens us up in the land of Cotton. We need a little "Jazz" music. A. J. RYAN. Dear Friends Back Home: I wish to thank all of you for helping me and the rest of the boys to pass lots of lonesome night In the land of pines where the sun is always shining. HARRY H. DONER.

Dear Friends: We enjoy the New Edison greatly and we surely appreciate the music in passing our time away. We would like to have "There It Goes Again." O. LAWRENCE. Continued On Page Two.

WAR MOTHERS TO AID RED CROSS

War Mothers of Richmond will aid in the Red Cross war fund campaign which will be launched next week. On Saturday unsolicited contributions will be received on the streets. About 12 cash registers will be placed on the downtown streets, where the funds may be left. v - The war mothers organizationls" planning to assign the members of the society In relays, and about fifty women will assist In . collecting the funds. 'Leslie Hart is in charge of the arrangements. A number of Richmond persons who are listed for contributions, have called the war fund headquarters, and announced that they will send their check for the amount so as to save time for the solicttor. The amounts received in this way will be credited to the solicitor in whose district the contributor resides. More than 4.000 Richmond persons are listed by the war fund committee as contributors. The city quota is $25,673, a little over half of the entire apportionment of the county.

AUSTRIAN PEACE ENVOY VISITED ENGLAND THRICE t. . , No Offer of Fair and Honorable Peace Made by Central Powers, Balfour Says. (By Associated Press.)

LONDON, May 16. Foreign Secretary Balfour was asked in the House of

Commons today whether Prince Sixtus of Bourbon, to whom Emperor Charles of Austria addressed the letter last year in which peace was offered to France, paid two visits to England in connection with peace proposals and whether he was in communication on the subject with premier Lloyd George. The question was brought up by a Liberal member. Mr. Balfour replied that the subject was not one which could be dealt with by questions and answers. The whole topic of Emperor Charles' proposal was discussed today in the House of Commons on the Initiative of the pacifists and advocates of a peace by negotiations. In response to questions Mr. Balfour said that Emperor Charles wrote a letter to a relative (Prince Sixtus is a brother-in-law of the emperor) and that it was conveyed by this relative to the president and premier of France under the seal of the strictest secrecyl No permission was given to communicate the letter to any one except the sovereign and premier of this country. (This answers the question which has been raised as to why the emperor's proposals were not communicated to President Wilson.) Mr. Balfour said he had no secre'ts from President Wilson. Every thought he had on the war was open to the President. The foreign secretary said he did not think it would be possible for the United States and Great Britain to carry the great work in which they were engaged or to deal with the complicated day-to-day problems without complete confidence. So far as he was concerned complete confidence would always be given. There was no one more desirous than the British government, he continued that the war should be brought to an honorable termination. If any method be shown the government

whereby that could be accepted, It would of course be accepted. He added, however, that no effort at conversations which had been made by the central powers had been made in the interest of fair and honorable peace.

A BUMPER HUN' HARVEST IS PREDICTED

Pershing May Command British and French Troops WASHINGTON, May 16. Divisions on the western front, where American units we brigaded with the British and French, It became known, today, will fight under American commanders whenever American troops predominate. The plan, which moans that General Pershing soon may be placed in command o' British and French units as well as his own Americans, is regarded here as especially desirable and is expected to rapidly increase

the size of the American forces on the fighting line and contribute effective

ly to the siiirit of unity.

In addition to this, as illustrative

of the unity of command under which

(Jmeral Foch directs the American

and allied armies, it was stated officially that Foch commands Italian troops in Italy as fully as he does American, French and British troops in France and Belgium.

CONGRESS MAY HOLD SUMMER SESSION

THE WEATHER

For Indiana, by United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Friday. Warmer tonight. Today's Temperature. Noon 79 Yesterday Maximum 76 Minimum 52 For Wayne County, by W. E. Moore Fair tonight and Friday, excepting, possibly, local thunder showers. Warm wave. General Conditions Weather continues fair except on lakes where it is raining and in the far northwest. High temperatures are over the west, 92 in shade in Wichita. Kan.. 80 to 90 in shade over the middle Mississippi valley. It continues very cool over Safk., where it has been below freezing. It will be between 85 and 90 in the shade in Richmond before the end of the week.

WASHINGTON, May 16. Discussion of whether congress shall remain in session this summer to enact new revenue legislation or postpone it until December, was renewed today by the treasury's announcement that Internal revenue to be collected this year would amount to $3,643,000,000, Including $2,775,000,000 from income and excess profits, and that total ordinary receipts would be about $4,695,000,000. This is in addition to the receipts from Liberty loans, about twice as much for the year. Despite the treasury's estimates reported to the senate, members of congress expressed opposition to attemptins revenue legislation at this session, and argued that sufficient time would be' allowed for collection of taxes next year if the new tax bill is completed by the first of next February, or two months after convening. They will urge this view on Secretary McAdoo at a conference soon.

Treasury officials, on the other hand, insist that it would be almost impossible to draft necessary regula

tions, prepare tax return forms, dis

tribute them, and gather in the re

turns in time to collect the new taxes by June, 1919, If the legislation is not completed this year. Since July 1, 1917. the beginning of the fiscal year, $1,486,000,000 has been collected from ordinary sources, a treasury report today showed. This included $151,000,000 from customs. $432,000,000 from income and excess profits taxes, $722,000,000 from miscellaneous internal revenue, and $179,000,000 from other sources.

Doesn't Believe in War But Has Been "Fighting Like Hell" Writes Quaker ..' (By Associated Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, May 16 A letter has been received from Sidney Brown, son of Albert Brown, formerly pastor of the Friends church in this city, in which he tells of the fighting around Ham where he was stationed with the Red Cross when it was captured by the Germans. The letter states: "I, like all good Quakers, do not believe in war, but I have been fighting like hell here for two weeks."

CANADIAN SOLDIER WILL SPEAK HERE

Private G. C. Maunders, one of the Canadian soldiers who is touring In diana in the interest of the Red Cross war fund drive, has been substituted as speaker for the Red Cross meeting next Tuesday night in the place of Harry Novak, who was announced as the speaker. Novak, who is one of the fifty American soldiers returned from France, found he would be unable to be in Richmond on the date of the meeting. The Canadian soldier took part in many of the biggest battles of the war and lost one arm at the battle of Vimy ridge.

Henry George Percy is Dead; 72 Years Old LONDON, Wednesday, May 13. Henry George Percy, seventh duke of Northumberland, died last night at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, In his seventy-second year. In 1911 the Duke of Northumberland was appointed by King George to serve as lord high steward of England at the coronation of the king. He was a trustee of the British museum and a former president of the archaeological institute. His heir is his eldest surviving son. Earl Percy, who formerly was an aid to the governor general of Canada. ,

! Seize Munitions of German

Origin Consigned to Italy WASHINGTON, May 16. Revolutionary documents, and bombs and fire arms of German origin designed for distribution In Italy, have been

seized recently by the Zurich police, says an official despatch to the Italian embassy today. The munitions were found in chests consigned to Gino Andreis. editor of the anarchist newspaper Machie, who has been under arrest charged with espionage in Switzerland since last November. The report said also that Andreis' brother and three others suspected of implication in the plot escaped to Germany.

PREPARING FOR 5,000,000 U. S. FORCE IN WEST

(By Associated Press) LONDON, May 14,- American preparatlonS"5ff the "weTstemlfrontare amazing in their immensity and plans are being made to care for 5,000,000 American troops, Harry 'E. Brlttain, secretary of the English branch of the Pilgrims club, told the Royal colonial institute last night. If the Germans do not give in, he added, the number of American troops will be increased to any amount necessary. Sir Charles P. Lucas, former head of the dominions department at the colonial office, said he wondered if the Germans realized what the entry of America into the war meant. It meant, he said, not only the accession to the allied powers of many millions

of fighting men and the addition of vast resources, but also the coming in of the only one amongst the great

peoples of the world who have seen land carried through to an unmistakeable issue a four-year war. The United States, asserted Miss Higgins, of the American labor delegation, had answered the call of blood. England had been a wonderful Inspiration, and the heart of America was full of gratitude for what England's sons had achieved.

Women Charity Workers Dine With German Mayor; His Spoons Disappear (By Associated Press; LONDON, May 5. After a luncheon given by the mayor of Charlottenburg, Germany, to a number of distinguished lady charity workers, two dozen of Kl3 Honor's best silver spoons were missing.:,;.,,.,,;,: i -.--V, -' The mayor, noted for his tactfulnes3 and delicacy, sent the following letter to each of his guests, according to a German newspaper account: "Dear Madam:' I offer you my heartfelt and grateful thanks for the great condescension and amiability which you showed me in the council hall yes

terday and for Invaluable help and support which you have given in the furtherance of the good causes, which we discussed. "May I also take the liberty of inquiring whether by mistake you have placed in your traveling bag some silver spoons belonging to me? I am, as always, your most humble servant, THE MAYOR."

AUSTRIAN PEOPLE LONG FOR PEACE

(By Associated Press) AMSTERDAM, May 16. The TIjd prints the following significant and much-censcred letter from its Vienna correspondent: "The reason why all classes of the population have' regretted Count Czernin's departure (from the foreign office) is that In him they saw the herald of peace, and the people want peace above all. This is not surprising, because the misery la extreme. (This part is censored). The people will probably hold out through the next difficult months until the Ukraine grain arrives in sufficient quantities. But it is natural that everybody yearns for peace (censored). Hundreds of times dally one hears the lament, "How long is this crazy destruction to last?' "Only the conviction that the emperor honestly desires peaee and has given evidence of this in recent incidents, keeps the people going."

21 IS RICHMOND'S QUOTA IH NEW CALL

Twenty-one men will be supplied by Richmond In the war department's emergency call, according to a letter received from the state office by the selective service board. Thursday. These men will leave Richmond somo time during the five-day period following Monday, May 20, and will go to Columbus barracks at Columbus, O. By the end of May, Richmond will have sent 250 men to the army since March, under the selective service law, the chairman of the board said Thursday. To date 194 have been sent to the various training camps, and with the departure of 21 men during the week of May 20, and 35 men during the five-day period after May 25, the. total number will reach 250.

Van Nuys is Named Demo State Chairman

(By Associated Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, May 16. Fred Van Nuys of Indianapolis was elected chairman of the Democratic state central committee at its reorganization meeting here this afternoon. Chairman Van Nuys is a lawyer, former state senator, and has been secretary of the state committee for some time. Other officers were to be chosen later, it was said. '''

SIX TO ONE YARD (By Associated Press) PARIS, May 16. There ' are six Germans to the yard on the greater part of the Franco-Belgian front from the North sea to the Oise, according to the Gailles, which bases the statement. on the report.which has reached the general, staff that 150 German divisions are situated in this area. .v.? i-'S

EXPECT AUSTRIA

TO TAKE GREATER

SHARE IN WAR

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 16. Austria's latest acqulesence to German domination forecasts greater Austrian participation in the military effort according to Rome newspapers. The Tribuna, quoted in an official despatch to the Italian embassy, assumes that this effort will be directed at Italian fronts, while the Ideanazionale points to the withdrawal of Austrian artillery from France as an Indication that Italy may exret a new attack. "The necessities inherent in these things are strong enough to overcome the obstacles, and when the war is ended by a peace which gives the central empires their rights, even our opponents must see that the course of the world's history cannot be stopped by stubborn protests." Precludes New Alliance

The Tageblatt believes that the treaty precludes co-operation of either signatory with Russia and Japan or a rapprochement with Great Britain or any other new constellation.

10,000 ACRES OIL LAND ARE LEASED

CENTER VILLE. Ind., May 16. F. L. Cherry of Philadelphia, who has been spending several -weeks in the Doddridge neighborhood leasing land for the purpose of drilling for oil, has increased his leased holdings to almost 10,000 acres, it was learned today. The plan under which this land is being leased seems bonafide and above board in every respect, as a cash payment is being made on every acre. .Cherry, is backed by a Chicago millionaire. A few years ago an oil project of this nature was started in this same Doddridge section, but the project developed into a fraud and the promoter skipped the country. The fact that Cherry is not asking farmers or local capitalists to invest in the venture, leads many to believe that his project is a worthy one. Farmers of the vicinity where land is being leased feel that there is oil beneath Wayne county, and that skilled effort will bring It forth. . .

BRIBE CHARGES MADE AGAINST BUSINESS FIRMS

Trade Commission Asks Law to Strike at Practice of

Commercial Bribery.

WASHINGTON, May 16. Enact

ment of "A sufficient law striking at

the unjustifiable and vicious practices

of commercial bribery," was urged on congress today by the federal trade

commission. Each person participating in any such transaction should be reached by a criminal statute, in the opinion of the commission, which recounted that Investigation has revealed commercial bribery to be general throughout many industries. Scores of complaints have been Issued against firms guilty of the practice, but the commission having no criminal jurisdiction, has been unable to punish individuals and has had to deal with commercial bribery only as an unfair method of competition. "It should be noted, says the commission, "that the practice appears to have been most general on the part of concerns In introducing the goods and wares to German firms." The commission's recommendations said in part: "These bribes take the form of com

missions for alleged services, of money and gratuities and entertainments of various sorts, and of loans all intended to influence such employes in the choice of materials. "It is evident that this inexcusable

added cost is finally passed on to the consumers. Used in. Self-Defenae "The practice is one which has been condemned alike by business men, legislatures and courts, including among the business men those who have finally resorted to it in self-defense in competing with less scrupulous rivals or in selling to concerns whose employes have extorted commissions under threats to destroy or disapprove goods submitted to them for tests. "Corrupt employes having the power to spoil and disapprove materials have been able to bid one salesman against another until in many cases they have extorted secret commission, so-called as large as 20 percent of the value of the goods sold. "Fourteen states have statutes, striking at the practice, and yet it tends to grow. When competition crosses state lines,' state statutes with respect to trade practices are not actively enforced. ' "The commission feels that the stamping out of commercial bribery is one necessary step to the preservation of free, open and fair competition, and to that end respectfully urges that such legislation should prohibit not only the giving and offering, but the acceptance and solicitation of any gift or other consideration by an employe as an inducement or reward for doing any act in relation to his employer's affairs or business, or for showing or forbearing to show favor or disfavor to any person in relation to his principals' or employers' affairs or business. "In order to prevent a resort to a common method of corruption, it is recommended that the law should also prohibit the giving of any such gifts or other considerations to members of the agent's or employe's family, or to any other , person for his use or benefit, direct or indirect." 1

BLOW UPON ITALIANS IS EXPECTED AT EARLY DATE Artillery Fire Continues Strong in Flanders and Pici" ardy Huns Renew Counter-attacks Against French. FOE AIRMEN ARE DUSY

(By Associated Press) LONDON, May 16. An Austrian blow against Italy may be expected at an early date in the opinion of wellinformed observers here. The enemy project, It Is believed generally comprises a great invasion with Milan and Brescia, as the chief objectives in a scheme to smash the Italian army. Since the retreat last October, the Italian strategic plan has been recast and the main defensive positions now

are held solidly, but it is believed the

Austrians intend to strike against the

remaining 150 miles of the original front west of the Brenta. Along the mountain stretching from the Stelvio Pass to Monte firann hwsn tfca

Brenta and the Piave. the enemy has

me aa vantage or the positions. LOCAL FIGHTING DIES DOWN (By Associated Press.) Local fighting has died down again in Flanders and Picardy, and only the guns are busy. The artillery fire continues strong all along these fronts, as well as on the Arras front and is most violent north of Kemmel

and north and south of the Somme from Albert to the Arre. These sectors have been the scenes of all the recent fighting and they probably will see the strongest enemy efforts whenever the Germans believe the time is opportune to strike anew. In Flanders, the Germans have been disappointed in their attempts to gain Hill 44, as the French not only drove them from the high ground, bat also penetrated the enemy positions. In Picardy, the Germans have not renewed their counter attacks to drive the French from the wooded terrain, captured near. Hailles. German and French artillery re continues heavily north ot the Avre. The enemy bomardment of the French lines here has been most Intense for the past two weeks, but the Germans have attempted no attacks except to react against successful French local gains. Lull Is UnBroken As on the western front, the lull in northern Italy remains unbroken, but with expectation that, as in France, heavy fighting will break out soon. Observers in London believe the heralded Austrian blow will be against the Italian lines from the Stelvio pass to Monte Grappa, just east of the Brenta, in the hope of breaking through the Italian, defense and reaching Brescia and Milan. Rome reports lively artillery and patrol engagements along the mountain front and the dispersal of enemy troops at two points there by Italian batteries. An attempt by enemy aircraft to raid Paris Wednesday night was frustrated by the aerial and artillery defenses of the city. The Germans, however, dropped a number of bombs on the more distant suburbs of the French capital. Aerial action on the battle lines continue at high pitch with French and British airmen dropping many bombs on railway stations

and concentration centers behind the German lines.

WILL TRUST WILSON

TO SECURE PEACE

(By Associated Press) ' LONDON. May 16. British labor will trust President Wilson to secure a democratic peace and will aid American labor in backing him up. Arthur Henderson, leader of the labor party, declared at a meeting of the Manches-ter-Salford trade council last night. Three members of the American labor delegation accompanied Mr. Henderson to the meeting. "If there is anybody," Mr. Henderson said, "in whose hands we could trust our destinies when a proper peace is to be secured, it is in those of the president of the United States. -When the time comes, I believe there will be no stronger force behind President Wilson than American labor, seconded by British labor, determined to keep representatives at the table until we have secured a clear, honorable and democratic peace based on the will of the people."

German Baltic Fleet Recalled to Kiel LONDON, May 16. The entire German Baltic fleet, except a few light cruisers, was recalled last week to Kiel, where important naval forces now are being concentrated, says a dispatch from Hamburg, received in Geneva, and transmitted by the correspondent of the Daily Express, Germans Using Nickle Coinage for Projectiles AMSTERDAM, May 15. Germany is calling in her nickel coinage, the metal of which Is needed for. projectiles, and is substituting zinc for minting coins of this class. Authority has just been given for the minting of 10,000,000 marks' worth of zmo ten-pfennig pieces.