South Bend News-Times, Volume 36, Number 131, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 11 May 1919 — Page 28

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LITHUANIA ASKS

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GGD RGADS ARE

Can Settle Boundaries Later, Commissioners Explain to Peace Conference.

PAIt'.S. Aj.r!! IV F". . M-uM-Ai appeal fr.r rro rnt.or! f the LithiHn!,m trovfrnniT.' T'nit-d Statr n! Nt ar:-. n i.d for arms ! i ammw-llTlor,.-' ,:; - ).p!i-- for I.lthu-' i

f ,rnieu- tl. work I (!s!if'". in ! out of ' rr.i in 1 in ;t I'-ftr, !

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anian rcoy. : olnrir;;: : Jthuar.i i. i '

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i". .( t;riic in :ir orJance with the i ::! thai will c'.vorn th lea'Je of

' Sj I r. n i: as th1 j;T f-r.t political ar.il economical conditions .ire perrnittf to exi.t in Lithuania, Germany will ( hir.'.)- t. benefit by th.- condition" and th Russian bolshcvikl will continue to be rn-

ro'JrapM in th'lr ambition f;rrm:.n. iioi.i ran. j Public Improvements Will Ef-

"Thc C.Tni.tn" still occupy thf v srrn j.nrt of Lithuania. Thf." ".xport therefrom lumber, food ami various othr uKv'u ultural products Tiie Germans Invariably vt their o'.wi price, for which they usually j..y in Oho r st Jrrin:n moriy. S'id' tim"' they pay nothing, prom-iir.-To ' i...rt kjO(N from Germany to lalan thf import. "Since it is Impossible to keep track of th--- transactions. Lithuania not having bf-n recognized by

ti i niteu Mate or th- enfnt

an independent .täte, and rot hnv-

ir.,' any control vhat-o ver over It" ford'TS. (Jermany take- rnml't" advantage of this situation.

feet Reduction in Cost of Living.

8E5T INVESTMENT Speedometers

A UTOMOBILE NEW

Will Get

Acid Test When Speed Demons Get 'Go' Signal

"Pood product? were never higher priced or more needed than they

this past year, and yet the

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all that I.ith i.u.ia roks for now is recognition -f l, ndep-ndencf by th Kit at iov. : - "To delay th i!ion of reronition until the pohti .1! status of liusv!a 1 pol'.ed anil a inrnon policy determined upon th" peace, conference. " th ieTter, "would support the i vitro of .triarchy and disorder in Lit! ua n la . an. I it wdll interfere with ;!r;d di o lratTe tlie Organization of ord i. Many Small Natio lalitie.. "There are anou-- small nationalities who hae F"parated themvrlvcs from what was formerly the

Kussian empire and uho have!

by their strength at ! power shown to th world that they de?ere to be independent. To delay the recognition of th :r itidepr ndenco and not to theni the assistance that they need which is asked y them. specially when thH h'lp will assist the allies to establish order in Klimpe, would be a KTave error. Moreover the development and organization of the-e new states will bo the foundation upon which the i:usian problem can be he solved. The next step in the life of th"v small state. will undoubtedly the formation of alliances of one form or another, which they win have a pefrct riirht

food administration states that onehalf of our perishable produce rotted on the frround for lack of trans-

importation facilities" s-aM George C.

llubiw, assitant general salts manatrer. IoIj? Hrothers. Detroit. "Such a waste would be unheard of in Ilurope. It would spell national

Want MoiM Withdrawn. disaster. And at first thought it 'Tor the same reason it is im- seems remarkable that it should be posdble to keep the Russian ruble I true of the country which has 223.from circulating in Lithuania. Itjl miles of railroad as against would he of srreat political advan-i 3 it', 391 miles for all the rest of the tare, not only to Lithuania, but to ! world put together, and 6.000,000 other Interested power? as well, if! motor vehicles a against approxithe Kus-ian ruble ould be 8t6pped ) mattly 440.000 for the rest of the or withdrawn from circulation, be- j world. cause this means, by which the bol- "IUit we must remember that all sheviki are enabled to support their ' this great network of railroads and propaganda in Lithuania, could be i waterways might as well not exist.

effectively eliminated. "With recognition of our national

After tire delegation of C-jropean and American racln? star had left the track, following the con-

INDIA N A I ' O LI fc May 10. The opening gun in the battle for championship honors in the Indianapolis n0i)-rnile Libertv sweep

stake at the Indianapolis motor fusion of Wilcox's speedy trial, the speedway May 31, was fired when faint odor of burnt castor oil, inIfoward Wilcox, at the wheel of a j cense to the race fan's nostrils, still Premier, reeled eff several dizzy hovered over the track, bringing to laps on the huge brick oval at a I mind reminiscences of former glor-

state by the peae conference we could control our fiduciary affairs and discredit this fictitious German

so far as the farmer located five miles back in the country Is concerned, unless he Is able to advantageously haul his produce over that five miles to the nearest ehip-

and Russian paper currency and re- ' ping point. As Sec'y Redfield re-

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fuse to legalize its use. and effectively Tipple German and bolshevik propaganda which is conducted solely by means of this spurious specie. Want War Supplier. "Lithuania believes that the bolshevik! cannot well survive n signal defeat in battle. Lithuania lias administered to the bolshevik! serious defeats, but because of lack of war supplies Lithuania has been unable to press her victories to a final conclusion which could possibly result in the total route of the bolsheviki. "We expressly desire to emphasize that order prevails In that part of Lithuania which Lithuanians have freed from the bolshevik i. We especially ask of the United States and thr'r allies, now. arms, ammunition and supplies for Lithuanian troops to complete the work so well beun of clearing the nest of bolshevik! in Lithuania. Wp do not stipulate the aid of allh-d troops, thougli we should be glad to have such aid. We ask only to have our owp troops equipped for this task and thus help serve the allies' cause. Can the allies fail to recognize the independence of Iithuana and lend support.

by this means securing to themselves j so great and desirable service and I avoiding the necessity of sending) into Russia an allied army?"

cently put it, 'You might build the

railroads up until they are 10 facks wide, but you do not fully help the farmer 10 miles away to get his produce to market. And you might fill the rivers with steamers, and be may still be isolated.' "Motor cars and motor trucks are a partial solution. But they are not enough. To use them advantageously requires good roads as well, over which the farmer can haul his produce in motor vehicles directly to the consumer, where possible, or else to the nearest shipping point. There never was a sounder investment in the world than monej expended in the building of good roads. The Romans had learned that two thousand years ago, and they built their roads so well that some of them are used 3et. "Certainly one of the surest ways to reduce the high cost of living is to build mere good roads. And the 'build now campaign, which Mr. Wilson, secretary of commerce and labor has recently started should receive the hearty support of everybody."

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speed of nearly 100 miles an hour.

close to record time. Wilcox, though he has as yet not

affixed his signature to any entry j blank for the big race, could not resist the hire of his favorite sport ' any longer, and volunteered to be j of assistance in preparing the Pre-

mier cars of the Indianapolis motor speedway for the big five-century

eventIn his first flash of speed, Wilcox t displayed all of the old-time skill that placed him on a par with the ; world's foremost drivers. He hit j the tricky turns of the Indianapolis j track wide open, keeping his car under control with a veteran's sure j hand. j Jules Goux and Jean Chassagne. j star European drivers in the Indi- j anapolis race, representing Franco) and England, respectively, were on j

hand to observe Wilcox's trial, and kept up a rapid fire of comment among themselves in French while it was in progress, Goux summing up the performance at the finish with his favorite English expres-

ious days in the history of Indianapolis speed sport, end the prom-i-o of itill greater days to come.

Patterson Will Handle Checkered

Flag on May 31 INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. May 10. E. C. Patterson of Chicago, noted sportsman and holder of the crosscountry record between New York and Chicago, has been selected to wae the checkered flag for the winner of the international 500-mile Liberty Sweeptakes at Indianapolis May Patterson has been identified with the speed sport for many years, and on three occasions was an entrant in the Indianapolis event, bringing over Theodore Pilette to drive a Knight-motored Mercedes In 1314.

and backing Ralph DePalma in 19H

and 1915. Pilette rewarded Patterson's efforts by finishing fifth in the five-century grind, and De Pal ma crowned his career as a "specl

angel" by capturing first place two " years latter.

sion. "Very good."

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did showing. Goux will be ready to take to the track himself In about another week, or as soon as he has finished overhauling the Peugeot lie is to drive. At present he has the car entirely apart and Is subjecting it to a searching examination to reveal any hidden defect. Goux is not of the type to leave anything to chance. When he says his car is ready, it may be expected to go through the entire 300-mile race without a quiver.

The English Sunbeam cars that ! Dario Rest. and Jean Chassapne ! will pilot in the Liberty contest are j expected soon upon the track, and will be put through their prelim- j inary paces by Jean Chassagne. pending the arrival of Louis Coata- j

' len. the Sunbeam designer and chief

engineer, under whose supervision the official tests of the cars will be conducted.

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