Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 282, 10 September 1919 — Page 1

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WAR-SCARRED VETERANS OF "OLD FIRST" - INJEVIEW Great Throng Sees Pershing at Head of Famous First Division "Old Timers' in Line.

TRIBUTE PAID HEROES (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Sept. 10. -Countless thousands of Americans, flushed with the pride of victory, paid tribute here today, in what probably was the city's most Impressive military spectacle to the nation'B leader in the world war. General John J Pershing, Commender in-Cblef of the American Expeditionary Force, and to the far-famed First Division. The sun-burned Missourian, looking as fit as a youthful Indian despite his 59 years the soldier who said to the shade of Lafayette at his tomb in Picpus: "Lafayette, we are here!" and

whose army of 1.250,000, the largest force of Americans ever to fight on foreign soil, turned the tide of possible Allied defeat into victory today led down Fifth avenue 22,000 men of the First Division in a procession which stirred the blood of every spectator. Ahead of the bronzed veterans, mostly "regulars." who had been abroad nearly two years and a quarter, and whose fighting was the admiration of every poilu and British Tommy, was General Pershing's guard of honor, a regiment of 3,600 men picked from all seven of the American regular army divisions in France. This unique contingent, known as "Pershing's Own," and composed of two companies from each regiment of the division represented, the companies in turn being formed of one squad from each company in the regiment, was a special feature of the parade. 47 States Represented. Accompanying General Pershing at the head of the division rode MajorGeneral Edward F. McGlachlin, commanding, and with him two other former commenders of the First, MajorGeneral William L. Sibert, who took the troops to France, and Lieutenant General Robert L. Bullard, who took them into action and later relinquished command to take a higher post. With them were a host of other officers, including Brigadier General Frank Parker of Charleston, S.. C, m and other commanders, some of whom saw their first active service with the division in France. The troops in line represented 47 states of the Union and several of the i insular possessions and among the marchers were more than 4,000 "old time" doughboys whose only recorded home in the United States army. Trudging along under the weight of

full combat equipment, every pack in place, rifles clean and bayonets gleaming in the sun, the fighters presented a picture of aggressiveness and force From 110th street, where the parade started, to the Washington Arch, where it disbanded, the throngs along the curbs kept up almost tumultous cheering. "There comes the Sixth Field Artillery!" someone shouted. A few moments later this famous organization, Battery C of which, on October 23, 1917, fired the first shot at the Germans, came into sight and was wildly acclaimed. Home Folk on Hand. Delegations of home folk from southern New York. Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware and eastern Pennsylvania, whose 2,700 sons or kinsmen were in the First Division, were on hand to do them honor along with the men from other sections of the country. Many of these fighters, members of the 18th Infantry, wore the French fourragere, the red and green cord signifying that the Croix de Guerre with palm had been twice conferred for conspicuous gallantry in action. The fourragere was bestowed upon the 18th by Brigadier General Bracquet of the French army, while officers and men were lined up on the decks of the transport Mobile just before it sailed from Brest. An epitome of America's fighting machine in Europe, the First Division presented what military men say was the first parade of its kind in the country's history. That is, not only were the doughboys equipped with rifles, bayonets, packs, helmets, canteens,, belts and ammunition but every piece of the Division's artillery was in line, as well as the Ammunition trains, the rolling kitchens and other paraphenalia of a modern fighting unit. Even the horses and mules, many of which had served throughout the war, were decorated with service stripes and all of the First's insignia, just as it was marked in France, was shown. The Division's flags all bore the Croix de Guerre with which it was honored by the French nation, the 28th Infantry having two of these emblems to its credit. Among the fighters who won distinction for gallantry and were promoted on the field and who figured in the parade was Lieutenant Colonel Clarence Heubner of the 28th, who was a regular army sergeant when the war started. He was wounded at Soissons and left the hospital to reenter the battle. Another was SupV ply Sergeant Powell of Company M., a(s5 of tHe 28th who despite his noncombatant duties, frequently volunteered and in one engagement gained his objective after every enlisted man and ranking officer in his detachment had been wounded or killed. Crowds Arrive Early The units in the parade, in their order, besides the Division headquarters, and Headquarters troop, Quar(Continued on Page Eleven.)

English Beauty Who Aids Returned Soldiers to Secure Re-education, and Re-employment

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Lady Crewe. Lady Crewe, one of England's beautiful .peeresses, has not ceased her work for the British soldiers with the return of most of the men from the field. She is devoting most of her time to the re-employment of soldiers and re-education of those maimed or wounded in battle. She is a daughter of Lord Rosebury and a sister of Captain Neil Primrose, killed in the Palestine campaign.

RORERT JUSTICE, RIGHM OND BOY, ONE OF PERSHING'S GUARD TODAY

DBERT N. JUSTICE, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Justice, 1 of 75 Ft. Wayne Avenue, is one of General Pershing's own six-footers who marched in the general's personal guard in London. He was to parade with the general in New York today. Justice passed through the heaviest fighting of the war, and lay for months in French hospitals with a serious wound in his arm. He hopes to come back soon to the father and mother who have been patiently waiting of eighteen months to see their boy again. Eighteen months ago Justice sailed, following volunteer enlistment with a truck driver's unit. Since then he has seen about all there was to see with the American Expeditionary Force. Cheered in London. In Paris he marched with a crack regiment, and when Pershing was go ing to London he was chosen as one of the famous "six-foot soldiers" whom all London cheered, and praised as representatives of the American army. While the lad was lying wounded, the family here waited months to hear what had become of him. He was listed as missing in action and not until he was practically well again, and his arm which he nearly lost had been saved, did they learn his story. "We're all so happy today that we can't keep from crying and you would not know whether we were having a JOHNNY DERA60, 11, DIES AFTER BEING RUN OVER BY AUTO John DeRago, 11 years old son of Mr .and Mrs. Peter DeRago, 913 North G street, jumped from the back of a moving truck near the eorner of North Tenth and G streets, shortly atfernoon today, and fell in front of a Ford car. The car passed over the child, witnesses said. His skull was crushed and he died at Reid hospital a short time after the accident. The boy was on his way to school, when the accident happened, it was said. Residents of North G street said they had observed for some time that there was too much speeding and too many children playing in the street. They said they had been fearing an accident. A physician picked up the injured child and took him to the hospital. The man driving the car went to the hospital also, it was said, and did all he could for the comfort of the child. Funeral services will be held Friday morning from St. Mary's catholic church. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery. GERMANS STEAL BELONGINGS OF "ROYAL" FAMILY (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Sept. 10 -Thefts from the castles of former Emperor William and Crown Prince Frederick, not only during the revolution but during the January and March riots of the Spartacists and Communists, are still engaging the attention of the police. The authorities have been able to trace some of the valuables that were filched by the sailors who occupied the ex-emperor's palace and that of his son for a time but an immense amount has been taken from Berlin by underground methods and may never be recovered.

funeral or a wedding," said Justice's mother Wednesday morning, as Bhe read about her son, marching for the last time with "Pershing's Own." To Remain to End. "We have another boy, Forest Llvelsburger, who was adopted when he was very young, and who is still over there. He is with a railroad unit and will remain to the last. We have not the slightest idea when we'll get to see Forest again, and now that Rob is on this side he seems so near that we can hardly wait." Both sons lived in Richmond before they went into the service. Livelsburger was employed on the railroad and Justice was a truck driver.

RATIFICATION IS DELAYED BY LEAGUE, CLAIM People Demand That Covenant be Americanized, Kenyon Declares in Senate. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 If the league of nations had not been intertwined in the peace treaty, ttie Shantung proposition and the over pre ponderance of the voting power of Great Britain would have been practically the only thing to have delayed ratification," Senator Kenyon, Republican, Iowa, declared today in an address in which he demanded strong reservations to the league covenant. ; Declaring the American people had I had no opportunity to vote on the j treaty question, Senator Kenyon inj sisted they wanted no politics in the l adjustment of it; that they want peace, but demand that the league covenant be "Americanized." Trade Plea Ridiculed Senator Kenyon said he was not influenced "by the cry that the treaty should be ratified at once in order to resume trade relations with Germany", adding: "The Germans can take their goods to a much warmer place. ' "It is hard to awaken in our hearts any sympathy for Germany," he said. "No treaty could be too severe." Weather Forecast V t For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Showers tonight and Thursday in the north portions, and probably showers in thfc south portion tonight and Thursday. Today's Temperature Noon 83 Yesterday Maximum 89 Minimum Co For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy with showers and probably thunder storms tonight or Thursday. General conditions The warm wave remains unbroken except over the lakes. The western storm is moving slowly eastward, its center being over the plain states. The tropical storm is moving northward through Florida. Temperatures range fro" o to 90 degrees overthe central states.

Spain "Suggests" U.S. Leave Santa Domingo (By Associated Press) MADRID. Sept. 10. The Spanish government has transmitted to Washington a letter from the head of all the parliamentary parties suggesting that the United States now has an opportunity to terminate the military occupation of Santo Domingo. United States marines were ordered to Santo Domingo on November 25, 1914, because there was a threat of revolution there. A treaty was negotiated between the United States and Santo Domingo early in 1917 by which this country assumed a virtual protectorate over Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo's claims were presented before individual delegations to the peace conference in Paris, but the country was not included in the list making up the league of nations.

WILSON CROSSES PLAINS IN LONG LAP OF JOURNEY One Stop on Today's Schedule People at Cross Roads Watch for President. (By Associated Press1) BISMARK, N. D., Sept. 10. President Wilson's special train arrived here from St. Paul at 11 a. m. After a hort welcome ceremony the president was driven to the auditorium. He told the audience that the issue involved in his speech making tour for the treaty was "a question of war or peace." There was only one way in which peace could be maintained, he said. and that was by such a concert of nations as was proposed in the league of nations. On Board President Wilson's special train. Sept. 10. President Wilson was heading due west today on one of the longest legs of his country-wide speaking tour for the peace treaty. Nearly the whole day was given over to travel, the only stop on his schedule heing a short one at Bismark, N. D. After his strenous day in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Mr. Wilson arranged to sleep late while his special was speeding across the North Dakota plains. He made three addresses yesterday in the twin cities of Minnesota and in order to protect his voice Dr. Grayson again prescribed against rear platform addresses at way stations. The president was holding up well under the strain of his speaking schedule, but Dr. Grayson insisted that he take things as easy as possible. Word of the approach of the presidential special had travelled ahead however and in many small towns and even at country cross roads knots of people have been found, since the trip began, waiting for a glimpse of the chief executive and Mrs. Wilson. They were out on the rear platform in most cases to wave at the crowds and the president shook hands wherever a brief halt was made to change engines. At one cross road just outside a little Minnesota town more than fifty farmers had parked their flag-draped automobiles near the track to see the train roll by. BELGIAN PRIMATE VIEWS PARADE OF FIRST DIVISION (By Associated Press NEW YORK. Sept. 10. Cardinal Mercier, primate of Belgium, who arrived here yesterday aboard the army transport Northern Pacific to thank the people of America for the aid they gave to Belgium during the war was the guest of honor of Archbishop Patrick J. Hayes among several thousand persons invited to witness the parade of the First division headed by General Pershing from a special reviewing stand erected in front of St. Patrick's cathedral. During the parade it was arranged for the cardinal accompanied by other high church dignitaries to leave the reviewing s.'-ind to go to Baltimore where he will be the guest of Cardinal Gibbons. Cardinal Mercier, after a hearty greeting from City and church officials, said that he was overjoyed to be in the United States where he considers that he had so many warm friends. "My mission," he said, "is to carry the expression of gratitude due from the Belgian people to the American people. I have come to see the people of this great land whom 7 have learned to love." The cardinal was accompanied to the Pershing parade reviewing stand by Brand Whitlock, American minister to Belgium, and Mrs. Whitlock. After the parade had passed, the Belgian primate was escorted to the Pennsylvania station, where he boarded a train for Baltimore at 12:23. The cardinal was accompanied by Mayor William F. Broening, of Baltimore, and a committee from that city. The cardinal was the guest last night at the residence of Archbishop Hayes. He plans to return to New York on Sept. 17, when he will be officially received by Mayor John N. Hylan at City Hall. Later he will go to Albany where he will be accorded a state reception arranged by Governor Alfred E. Smith. From Albany he will return to Baltimore and then address a meeting of Catholic Bishops in Washington. The cardinal is due to begin his tour of the country on Sept. 23. HEAVY DAMAGE FROM RIOTS (By Associated Press) DUBLIN, Tuesday, Sept. 9. The total damage caused by the riots at Feromy near Cork Sunday night, now is estimated at 20.000 pounds sterling. There were no disorders today, the shops keeping their shutters In place during the day.

PEACE .TREATY WITH ENTENTE SIGNED TODAY BY AUSTRIANS

Second of Central Powers Bows to Allied Terms Pact Completed After Three Months Deliberation. FORBIDS GERMAN UNION (By Associated Press) ST. GERMAIN, Sept. 10 Dr. Karl Repner, head of the Austrian delegation to the peace conference, signed the treaty of peTce between the allied and associated powers and the Austrian republic at 10:15 o'clock this morning. When all the delegates present had seated themselves at the round table Dr. Renner was introduced with the same formality that was observed when the Germans entered the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles on June 28. Georges Clemenceau, president of the peace conference, then rose and opened the session, asking Dr. Renner to affix his signature to the treaty and annexes and announcing that the delegates would then be called in the order in which they were named In the preamble of the document. Dr. Renner bowed and smiled graciously as he approached the table and bowed and smiled again to the delegates after signing as he turned to go to his seat. Polk First for U. S. Frank L. Polk, who succeeded Secretary of State Robert Lansing as head of the United States delegation signed after Dr. Renner and was followed by Henry White and General Bliss. There was no hesitation on the part of Dr. Renner in signing the treaty. He rose from his seat on the left wing of the table after M. Clemenceau's opening address had been translated into German and immediately walked to the signing table and signed the document. When the French delegation went to the signing table and passed Dr. Renner's chair, the latter rose and bowed very politely to M. Clemenceau, who returned the salutation. Delegates 'Arrive Early M. Clemeireeau entered the room at exactly ten o'clock, being saluted by the guard of honor. He took his place at the table with Frank L. Polk on his right and A. J. Balfour, British secretary of state for foreign affairs, on his left. Delegates of the allied and associated powers began arriving here at 9:45 o'clock this morning for the ceremony. Tomasso Tittani, Italian minister of foreign affairs, was one of the first to reach this city from Paris. The weather is fine, the sun is shining brightly. China Signs Terms. Today's ceremony at St. Germain brings to a close three months of negotiations between the Austrian republic and the allied and associated powers. An incomplete draft of the conditions of peace was handed the Austrian delegates at St. Germain on June 2, the reserved sections relating to the military, financial reparation and some boundary features of the treaty being presented on July 20. The Austrian government laid its counter proposals before the peace conference last month and the answer to the Aus trian delegation on Sept. 2. China, which did not sign the treaty with Germany because of the inclusion in that convention of the section giving to Japan the German rights and concessions in the province of Shan tung, announced last week she would sign the treaty with Austria so that she would be able to join the league of nations. The Austrian republic, representatives of which signed the treaty today is very different rom the proud Austro-Hungarian empire of 1914. All that remains of the former empire is what is known as German Austria, including upper and lower Austria and parts of Styria and Tyrol. Since the close of hostilities there i has been a movement afoot by which Austria would be annexed by Germany. By one of the most important clauses by the treaty signed today, this is forbidden. The treaty does not stipulate an exact sum to be paid in indemnities but this amount will be fixed by the reparations commission on or before May 1, 1921, the the commission also being empowered to determine the details of the payments which will extend over a period of thirty years. This sum must be paid by the Austrian republic and is not to be apportioned among the component parts of the country which have been declared independent. In addition to paying indemnities, Austria must also replace, ton for ton, all ships lost by the allies through the activities of the Austrian navy during the war and physically restore invaded areas. She is also to deliver up to the allied countries the works of art and objects of historic value which were carried away- by the Austrians during the conflict. Fiume Is Unsettled. Austria's army is reduced to 30,000 men on a purely voluntary basis and all her military establishments are cut down in a proportionate manner. The entire Austrian naval fleet is to be handed over to the allies, all ships under construction being broken up, and the salvage is not to be used except for industrial purposes. The economic clauses and those relative to the freedom of transit are similar to those of the German pact.

Search on For Two U. S. Flyers Lost in Mexico

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Lieu? Cecil Connelly, above, and Lieut. Frederick Waterhouse. Searches conducted by United States aerial and cavalry border patrols and Mexican troops have failed to reveal any trace of the two American fliers, Lleuts. Cecil Connelly and Frederick Waterhouse, who disappeared August 20 during a flight. The aviators, sta tioned at Rockwell field, San Diego, were last seen in their plane headed southeastward far over the Mexican border. The chances of their reach ing safety if forced to land near the point where they disappeared are re mote because of the nature of the country. American searching parties established a base on the lower Cali fornia from which to continue the hunt. NEAR-ANARCHY IN BOSTON AS STRIKE RESULT Lawlessness Rampant When Policemen Walk Out State Troops May be Called. (By Associated Press) BOSTON, Sept. 10. Lawlessness was rampant in Boston today. With out adequate police protection private citizens were left to their own resources to protect their lives and ! property. Since the police struck at 5.4a o clock yesterday afternoon, there has been no organized police power able to cope with the situation, which last night approached anarchy and today appeared to grow more serious. Mayor Peters announced at noon today lie had taken over control of the police department from Commissioner Curtis, a state appointee, and had called upon state guard organizations to assist in maintaining order. Governor Coolidge said, orders were prepared immediately to call out the tenth and twelfth regiment of the state guard infantry, located in Middlesex county. The fifteenth, which is located in Essex county also was ordered to prepare for service. Governor Coolidge early this afternoon called out the fourth brigade of the state guard, made up of the 11th and 12th and loth regiments, and the machine gun company of the 14th regiment. The troops were ordered to report to Mayor Peters forthwith. "Thunderstorm" Predicted at German Socialist Meet (By Assocla'ed Press) BERLIN, Tuesday, Sept. 9 The conference of independent socialists opened here today with delegates present from all parts of Germany. Secrecy marked the proceedings during the day this being due, according to the Tageblatt to the fact that "an air clearing thunderstorm is likely to break within the party." STORM RAGES IN FLORIDA (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. Sept. 10 Reports reaching the offices of the Western Union Telegraph company here today said that all wire communication south of Miami, Fla., had ceased as a result of the severe storm raging along the southern coast and the West Indianislands. A gale of at least one hundred miles an hour was blowing, the reports stated.

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URGES MANY CHANGES IN PEACE PACT Four Revisions and Forty-five Amendments to Treaty Contained in Report of Foreign Relations Committee. WOULD PROTECT U. S. (By Associated PresO WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. Charac terized as an alliance and not a league which "will breed war Instead of se curing peace," the German peace treaty including the covenant of the league of nations, was formally reported to the Senate today by the foreign relations committee with 45 amendments and four reservations. It will be the first great document of its kind to be discussed in the open without the confines of "execu tive session." Presenting the majority report. Chairman Lodge announced that next Monday he would ask the senate to take up the treaty, adding: "I shall endeavor to keep It before the senate until disposed." It was announced that the minority report written by Senator Hitchcock would be filed tomorrow. Accompanying the treaty was the majority report of the foreign relations committee subscribed to by every Republican member excepting"' Senator McCumber of North Dakota, explaining the amendments and reservations, all of which it was declared were governed by a single purpose and that is to guard American rights and sovereignty, the invasion of which "would stimulate breeches of faith, encourage conflicts and general wars." Four Reservations. The reservations propose: 1 Unconditional right to withdraw from the league. 2 Declination to assume any of the obligations of the much discussed Article 10, "except by action of the Congress of the United States." 3 Reserving to the United States the exclusive right to decide what questions are within Its own domestic jurisdiction. 4 Absolute reservation of the Monroe doctrine to the Judgment of the United States alone. Submit Amendments The principal amendments are proposed to provide: Equal voting power for the United States with Great Britain in the assembly of the league. Giving to China instead of Japan the province of Shantung. Relief of the United States from having representatives on commissions deciding matters in which it has no concern. Others concern phraseology. These amendments and reservations the majority report says are submitted "to preserve American independence and American sovereignty and thereby best serve the wenart mankind." Fears that other nations may not accept an amended covenant the report dismissed with the statement: "That is one thing that certainly will not happen. The other nations will take us on our own terms for without us their league is a wreck and all their gains from a victorious peace are Imperilled. Denies Need of Reassembling That the adoption of amendments will necessitate reassembling of the peace conference the report denies, asserting that the conference probably will be in session for six months more in Paris and might as well be at least as usefully employed, as they are now in dividing and sharing south

eastern Europe and Asia Minor. German delegates, the report contends could easily be brought to Paris and as Germany is not a member of the League she need not be consulted about changes of the covenant. At the outset the majority report deals at length with criticisms of delay and points out that whereas the peace conference took six months to agree on the treaty the senate foreign relations committee has had 47 working days. Demands for speed "in the most important subject that ever came States" the report says were "largely before the senaju? of the United the work of the administration and its newspaper organs." A second "artificial" demand for haste, the report says, came from "certain great banking firms wMch had a direct pecuniary interest In se curing an early opportunity to reap the harvest" in the adjustment of the financial obligations of the warring countries. The third was in the "unthinking outcry of many excellent people who desired early action and for the most part had never read thj treaty or never got beyond the words 'League of Nations,' which they believed to mean the establishment of eternal peace. "To yield helplessly to this clamor. declares the report, "was impossible to those to whom was Intrusted th performance of a solemn public duty." Information Difficult. Recalling the senate's responsibility as equal with the president's, the report recounts at some length the difficulties the foreign relations commit tee experienced in getting information on the treaty, being obliged to send to Paris for maps, being compelled to get "imperfect information form presi reports" and having at its disposal few official -documents. Collateral treaties having a bearlnf the report says, the committee wai unable to get. Of the sum of lnforma tion received in conferences wits (Continued on Page Eleven.) : r