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ITHE WEATHER C1AMJDY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY; RAIN OB SNOW. I SANDU SKY STAR-JOURNAL THIS NEWSPAPER RECEIVES THE FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS Sixteen Pages Today YEAR, SANDUSKY, OHIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1919, NUMBER UNITED STATES MADE DRY NATION Correspondents Cool Heels Outside of Peace Meet PROTESTS OF ALL NEWSPAPERS MAY STILL OPEN DOORS Official Communique Gives No Details of Conferences and Newspaper Men Are Barred From French Foreign Office--Watch Delegates Arrive and Depart. By FRED S. FERGUSON, (United Press Staff Correspondent) PARIS, Jan. interallied conferences were continued in the Quai d'Orsay at 10:30 a.

m. today. The same representatives that attended yesterday's meeting were present. In the meantime the storm of against confining news of the conferences to the official communique was increasing. In addition the announcement was made that correspondents would not be permitted inside the foreign office building as they were Sunday.

A French flunky wore himself out today declaring den. The correspondents were given the liberty of standing in the courtyard and watching-the delegates arrive and depart in their automobiles. The peace delegates decided today to call newspaper correspondents of the allied representatives into conference "for an "interchange of views." It was believed that the recent would be brought up and it was predicted that it would be materially modified. French newspapers protested against the "secrecy" ruling, thqugh it is understood it was made at the suggestion of the French government. The Press suggested the conferees' attitude was that "those who made war do not need to know how peace is made." "The communique says nothing and consequently I know nothing," declared Charles Saclio, a special writer.

"What are we gotng to do about It? The correspondents, trusting in President Wilson believed the peace of the people was a public matter and it was essential the terms be discussed by the nations themselves. They believed this all the more as before leaving America Wilson promised Senator Borah that all discussions of the conference would be placed before -the public and repeated this promise at. every opportunity. But Wilson committed himself lightly. The chancellories of Europe taught him that without the censor there is no salvation." HOW FIRES OF REVOLUTION ARE SPREAD IN BERLIN NEBRASKA IS 36TH STATE TO RATIFY 18TH AMENDMENT Prohibition in One Year Is Provided by Enactment Which Becomes Part of National Constitution--Other State Votes Will Exceed eeded Three-Fourths.

BULLETIN'S. ST. Jan. 16. --Tho Minnesota legislature today ratified the national prohibition amendment.

SANTA FE, X. Jan. 16. '--The Mexico house ol representatives ratified the national prohibition amendment today. stitution, within seven years of the I date submission hereof to the I states by congress." This is the amendment adopted by i congress December 18, 1917, ani ratified by thirty-six states a little more than one year later.

And here are some of the things that the amendment will do: Wipe out at a stroke 236 distiK (Turn to No. Eight on Page 2) JEFFEHSOA" CUT, Jan. today ratified the amendment. Associated Delegates Speed Up Preliminaries for Opening of Peace Conference Saturday ontmue Follower of Liebkneckt inciting crowd to riot in Berlin; armored car and Ebert troops guarding royal palace, and Uyal machine gun squad stationed in midst of beautiful figures of Regas fountain jefore palace. By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS i Decision of the manner of ac(United Press Staff Correspondent) quainting the world with what trans- PARIS, Jan.

16--The associated delegates were working at full speed today to get everything in readiness for the formal opening of the full peace congress Saturday afternoon. Several of the most important problems upon which the first session hinged remained unsolved. Among these were: pires in the conference The French proposal that the con- i ferences be of ihe star chamber order and that all information be I confined to a daily official coomuni- I que created consternation among the I newspaper correspondents lost no jtime in going on record with their 1 objections It was explained that I I only such information would be Organization Is Baker Plan; Need 500,000 Men Acceptance of "the French outline omitted as be considered prej-j for the method of operation. tne under treat- I Fixation of the states of the Mon- The correspondents feared i this would prevent the acquisition: 'WASHINGTON, Jan. The house merchant marine committee by unanimous vote todaj tabled the bill for government ownership of wireless.

CELLS, BALL AND FOR LINCOLN, Jan. home state of William Jennings Bryan, todaj ratified the federal prohibition amendment, being the 36th and final state necessnrj, under the federal constitution, to make the act embodying prohibition part of the constitution. The nation goes bone dry under this amendment one year from today. Ratification in the Nebraska, legislature complete at 10-23 in. when the senate concurred in a resolution passed earlier in the day.

The senate two days ago ratified the amendment but the ratifjing resolution as passed by the house was amended and Was returned to the senate for concurrence. Referendum on Legislative Action Will Have No Effect. on Federal Amendment. OHIO REFERENDUM AND i NEW ELECTION SOUGHT tenegrin delegation. Determination whether the Russian soviet government recognized.

of details from the delegates and would tie up all the side lights which (Turn to No. Four on Page 11) WASHINGTON, Jan. United States shipping board today released from government control all ships operated under requisition. Italian Cabinet's Fall Shows Imperialistic Ideas Abandoned WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-Continuance of the present army organization which gives large powers to the general staff was proposed to the house military committee bj Secretary of War Baker today.

This it is to have been granted by England, France and Russia in the London pact have constituted one of the stumbling blocks in the peace confer- I ence. The old school Italian diplomats stolidly clung to the determination that the entire program of politi- I cal and territorial expansion should I be carried out. The more democra- tjc members of the government counseled various degrees of modification. This led to a ministerial crisis which I reached its climax yesterday. Meanwhile the clash of the Italian- BULLETIN ROME, Jan.

10--The entire Italian cabinet has resigned. Premier Orlando was at work today on the formation of a new cabinet. fi BY HENRY proposed to make permanent. Baker repeated previous requests for a temporary volunteer force of 500,000 men. This, Baker emphasized, is a tempo- I rary provision, i Other points Baker explained were: "It is planned to make promotion by a selection process of seniority, i making selection from men who came I in from civil life as well as regular officers.

'The department will not at present recommend universal military training. "It is necessary to, have some legislation on the regular army 1 ing the present session," Baker said, explaining that the vast majority of soldiers must be released at least four months after peace "A bill on that suoject has been introduced," Chairman Dent said re- ferting to a bill for return to" voluntary enlistments. "The status at is that we had 'about 3,700,000 men in the army," Baker continued. mates at Infirmary. AVASH1NGTOX.

Jan. 16-Prohibition became part of the basic law of the United' States today. Ratification of the federal amendment hy the legislature ot Nebraska makes that measure tho 18th amendment to tho federal constitution. Vll but a half a dozen of tha forty-eight states are expected to Order adopt the amendment the next In few weeks but the action of Nebraska Herbel 10 Discipline m- today 1Te the ratification of three! fourths of the states, the number necessary to administer John Barley' corn tho punch. PLAN BREAD, WATER DIET, One year from today every saloon, brewery, distillery and wine press in the land must close its doors, unless Of as now'seems likely-they are already closed at that- Wme by- war prohibi- tion which goes into effect next July 1 and stays until completion demobilization.

The amendment which outlaws liquor in this country reads: "Section 1--After one year from the ratification of this article, the manufacture, sale or transportation intoxicating liquors within, the importation into thereof or the ex. portation thereof, from the United States and all territory subject to the I jurisdiction thereof, for beverages I purposes, hereby is prohibited. i "Section 2--The congress and several states have the concurrent power Officials' Demand 'Change of Policy-Brings Prompt Action, PARIS, Jan. 16--Italy has abandoned its imperialistic program and accepted the British and American ideas of a democratic peace settlement. That was the interpretation in some diplomatic quarters today of the resignation of the entire Italian cabinet late yesterday.

interests on the eastern shores the Adriatic resulted in a serious situation This was re- I fleeted in the work of the preliminary Dinei ittLc JOOI.OJUOJ-. noacp cnnfprpnpp; Italy's territorial ambitions result-1 peace nferences ing from the concessions understood i (Turn to No. Three on Page 6) problem of the war department is to Where demobilize these men. Drnn "Our estimates are really a fore- Huns Had Concealed of tne Sltuatlon A ve said that men was the size the army be provided for but that was all DUSSELDORF IS CAPTURED "When the bill came to be prepared Americans Discover in Solitary confinement with bread and water diet in cells to lie erected at once was ordered for unruly 'Inmates of the county infirmary by the county commissioners Tliursday afternoon. The action was taken when Superintendent Louis Herbel gave as a reason for not admitting Albert Kirner to the institution tliat he could not detain him if he desired to tone and previous experience had taught the superintendent that Kirner would not stay with him unless force vtas used.

The question of a more liberal "The policy for the admission of inmates to the infirmary was brought before the county commissioners by City Manager Zimmerman and City Solicitor Stephens. Before Supt. Herbel arrived the city officials declared that Herbel had arbitrarily refused to admit city lesidents to the 111- They mentioned the case of Albert Kirner and threatened to National Referendum Also One of Plans of Wets to Beat Prohibition, WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-- A race was on today for credit of putting over the prohibition amendment. Nebraska won.

"Missouri, Minnesota were also in the running for 36th place bat lost. Of the thirty-six states that have already acted only fourteen have notified the state department of their ratification. Dry leaders here fident that distillers' attempts tt force a referendum on the legislaZ ture ratification of the federal to enforce this article by appropriate ture." amendment in California and a en or more states are doomed to failure. The constitution provides that aif amendment must-he- ratified-- by -tbi -legislatures of three-fourths of states. "It is hard to conceive how any state law or any section of a stats constitution giving the right of refer- endum to the voters could over-ride a specific provision in the federal constitution," Representative WebB said.

He is chairman of the house judiciary committee ana co-author of the Webb-Kenyon law. Representative Randall of California pointed out that laws of most of the states which had the referendum provided that the voters might pass on "acts of the state legisla- legislation. "Section 3--This article shall be "The dry amendment is not an act of any state legislature because it Greece Wants Constantinople As Capital of World League By HEXRY WOOD, portant problems of the peace set-' (United Press Staff Correspondent.) tlement--would le settled simul-, Spartacans Control merit After Battle--Bie- men Declares Independence, the question whether we should 'change our control of that army carry the matter into the courts, if carne p. i to carry their point. "We decided we should recognize Herbt.

appeared at the afternoon the present arms of the service, the session and explained his position. (Turn to No. Nine on Page 11) i (Turn to No. Seven on Page 11) inoperative unless it shall have been originated in congress," Randail ratified as an amendment to the con-1 said. stitution by the legislatures of the The only reason drys see for a pos- several states as provided by the con- ibie wet success is for tae courts to declare that in a referendum stats the legislature is made up of the I whole body of voters who in effect i constitute a third house which may pass upon all measures.

If the wet attack should succeed. AMSTERDAM, Jan. fighting continued in Berlin jcstenlay according to dispatches received today. Spar- tacan forces attacked the Stettin raihui) station and railway headquarters but repulsed. PARIS, Jan.

16--If Greece cannot have Constantinople for Its own seat of government it wants that ancient city set aside as the permanent capital of the league of nations. taneously. Venizelos, who is the most re-' markable statesman the near east lever produced, seeks not only com- plete unification of the Greek peo- i pie but permanent settlement of all This developed today during Balkan and near-eastern problems in discussion of Premier Venizelos memorandum he has submitted a i of Greece's political and to the peace congress. His claim to territorial aspirations. Greece's right to Constantinople is Greek delegates pointe'd out tfiat based on both historic and economic ostablishment of Constantinople as grounds.

The city was the Greek caoital of the league of nations capital for centuries. Its present would automatically result in its in- population ternationalization- together witn tne Dardanelles. It was further suggested that the immediate hinter-j land on both sides of the By WEBB MILLER, (United Press Staff Cc.rrespon'lcnt.) WITH AMERICAN HEAD. QUARTERS IX GERMANY, Jan. 14 (by courier to Xancj) --Nearly 200 3-inch field guns, several thousand shells and more than worth of harness and equipment--not surrendered by the Germans under the armistice terms were discovered in an old storehouse near Coblenz today.

The Americans seized the whole BURSTING SHELL KILLED SANDUSKY SOLDIER, SERGEANT RALPH COOKSON, ALMOST INSTANTLY, CAPTAIN SAYS; Some additional details of the ceiled, together i letter from the 'hard fighting of the 147th for adjutant general under date of No, merly the Sixth Ohio, in the Ar- vember 19, concerning the death of I gonno-Meuse campaign late son. itember. are given in a letter "Our division went into action a Harry E. Lewis', commanding the morning of September 26 in the I the headquarters companj, to Mr. Meuse-Argonne offensive, which a Mrs Cookson, 809 Tyler- took place on the Verdun front.

Thisi 1st, telling how the latter's son, Ser- drive began in the Argorme geant J. Ralph Cookson, met al- through which the dhision adxanced, most instant death on the morning rapidly, capturing many prisoners i I of Sept 28. inflicting heaiy losses on the: Sergeant Cookson went out i enemy. and later was trans- 1 "Our regiment's advance startedj the headquarters company at the town of Avercourt and during! AMENDMENTS ADOPTED. The prohibitiou amendment is the eighteenth to tae federal constitution Provisions of the IS amendments with tho length of time taken for ratification follow.

First ten amendments, known as the "bill of rights" provided guarantees such as tree speech, ratified nine months amendment established ereignty states, ratified in four jears. Twelfth amendment, changed method of presidential election; ijit tied in one jear. Thirteenth amendment, prohibited slavery, ratified in slightly less than a jear. Fourteenth amendment made negroes citizens; ratified in two years -Fifteenth amendment enfranchised negroes on same basis as white persons, ratified in one ear. Sixteenth amendment allowed coneress to levy income tax, ratified in three and half years.

Seventeenth amendment provided for popular election of senators, ratified in slightly less than drys say that they can easily win three-fourths of the states through; a referendum. AVets Plan Fight COLUMBUS, Jan. 16--Ohio dry- leaders today characterized as "for- I lorn hopes" the various plans the wets have proposed to defeat or de- I lay state and national prohibition. These plans include: A resolution asking congress for a national initiative and referendum ('1 urn to No. Six on Page 2) store Inasmuch as it -was not men-' the regiment, as a signal service the first two days we captured Ivory Eighteenth amendment, makes tioned in German inventories and a HIS parents wrote to the war and our lines rested front of the! countr dry; ratified in one year, The Greek premier in ius memdr- not i up as provided by the department for additional inforraa- town of Cirges.

On the morning of we eks. andum up four regions which armistice, these munitions became tion an a the letter was forwarded to the 28th, your son was ordered to. About 100 amendments nave I should be placed under control 01 tne he dos res to incorporate Into mod- the p'roperty of the United States. 'Fronce Capt Lewis wrote on Dec. the rear to procure supplies for es- De en proposed in congress but Thus, thff freedom of the crn Epirus, A request for to pay i as follows- of relay lines of com- only four besides those ratified i (j urn to tf 0 Two on Page 7) were submitted to the states.

thff the (Turn to No One on Page 7) (Turn 0 No. Five on Page 2) 1 "Your letter of November 22 re- 1 LORAIN, Jan. 16--Police today sought a motive for the murder last night of Mrs. Mamie Cluley by her husband. William Cluley.

Cluley cut his wife's throat with i pocket knife and then sl.it himself, Mrs. Cluley, 30, her throat cut, I to the home of neighbors where died. The neighbors called police wha went to arrest Cluley. They fonD4 him dead, a bullet bis I Vie. Cluley, was a.