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3 PAGES 1 to 12 A The Indianapolis Sunday Star jit VOL 16 BUS HJNO COM PA NY SUMMARY LEAGUE PROVISIONS LEAGUE CRITICS ROAD PROBLEM URGED TO DROP IS ADJUSTED BY The PARTISAN BIAS NEW DECISION night bruin conscious would try to start Sunday if conditions DELAY POSSIBLE SEES INTENT TO DECEIVE MAKING IS COMPLIMENTED BOLSHEVIKI PUT IN PROHIBITION MUTINY IN YANK signs of Draft SPRINGS LITTLE 1920 BOOM NOTIIED IS PEACE PLANS URTHERED GOVERNOR CONGRESS MUST ACT IRST EXPLAINS GEN MARCH to Lift granted to Roper declared di li the ALL OSCAOLD KILLS '3 KOREA REVOLT GROWS AST rard a fine compli dls ment instantly two fancy No Money Appropriated the German colonies war These colonies and feet The known the by son Governor acta 11 the RANCISCO Taft ho between in withdrawing Ritual Ion Ho maintained that continued on page two was money All of WEATHER ORECAST to CLEAR and bandits of corn will they Re 7 VICTORY LOAN LIER ALLS pct ou rs 65 a conference 7 Minimum A A that bills majority of those in not bound by them cease to be members to do with him return to Ger and on on mobs in killed many that the tixpecied and the uffi wit big do th lie by Im year or or both the able au ar oxists of Con an addl ffU amendment officials said partly re Gcn March said organization whi Company I 3391 patch states: dressed a large 'meeting at Tomlinson Hall last night on the league of nations Neither assumed for the sake of argil post Ger niltted to tlie peace conference at Paris recently was perfect Unit each main tained that it does not strike at the Associated of the re of nations street a and In 5 rance in mines and that agl Ile declared discuss the an opportunity Planned communication has on au SPECIIC RACE CLAUSE IN PACT MEETS BARRIER guilty in the Court here to charging them Camp Bowie April 25 and arnsworth waJump Benning Woollen Hid seals are no such THREE ALLEGED RACING SWINDLERS CONVICTED Tomlinson Hall Crowd Hears James Gerard and Jus to command ictlve aoout Cha Us' to command ca and Mr RAINBOW COMMANDER ASSIGNED TEXAS CAMP LAWS be paid He asserted that this will only be paying for success takes the Victory I nan Started that he Davis of Howard 96 and llcan politics He read law here in office of the late Senator John Ko He died six months to the day af the death of his brother Charles Davie manager of the Corona Mills Greentown sentatlon of Japan on council as one of the five and that a rejection of amendment could not then postponed until 6 that hour arrived how condHlons bad changed sooner than ho lost his balance whs proseouting permitted to report ederal Building in been thought that come to accompany the acts war till three unanimous recom Speaker Asserts World Society la Only Safe Guarantee Against uture War HARMONIZES TWO Big our Reaches Agreement Giv rance Control of Sarre Valley fiprn the effect that the van referred ifantry The liremen Hanks ami Bernauer and LectiveH Mason and Allen went to the scene and conducted an Investigation the boys who went across the seas from this country to fight Gm msny Mr White who has been speaking through out the country on behalf of the League officials and advisers of the President had recently urged him to prevent pro hibition' from going into effect July i by proclaiming the completion of de mobilization by that time This group Is understood to include Commisslofier Roper who is represented as believing prohibition ran not be enforced ade quately without glslat Ion establishing to It had would prison at Moundsville Va where he Is Surprised at Americans Refusing to ight When Ordered to Do So it must country when It He mentioned briefly the sacrifices of enrh and Belgians he had wh ile even was on the of taking the rich soli from and using It on their barren Ho insisted that Germany In to drag the people nf this country won He spoke declaring that Germany is the theory of the po of the supports holding whose name was cheered Entered as second class matter Nov 26 1904 at post office at Indianapolis Ind under the act of March 3 1879 When over weather for tlie worse Stansbury Explains How Supply mental inding Was inally Reached Under the nusplces nf the Indiana Democratic Club James Gerard of New York formerly United States am bassador to Germany and Harrison White of Denver formerly chief justice bo elected Pros caught the hich responded Ralston Charles A Greathouse chairman red yan Oriental 'Leader Told That Recognition of His Country as Is Enough Congress had failed to pass authorizing administration of the time piohlbltlon provision of He spoke briefly of the danger of Bolshevism refer to the today definitely settled PHILADELPHIA Pa April Lieut Shern one of the five tory aviators who flew from here to Baltimore today fell when he at temptod a landing 1n the outskirts of the citv He was slightly Injured and hls machine wrecked The fallen avi ator was extricated from tlie debris and taken away In a passing automobile to make favorable peace terms as possible because children are starving TT tice White Rap Opponents of Covenant CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE Propaganda Leaflets Prompt' Questions Put to Officers by Soldiers Commission Members Refuse to Insert Amendment Regarded 'as Taking Down Immi gration Bars Hun WEATHER Hospital and hurt when a Indiana Dally Colorado Judge Bares Deliber ate Plot to Distort De to postpone the law's given by Mr Roper In a ing that issuing of a uf a re prohibited time piuhibitimi act will with July 1 assuming of course that neither the President nor the Congress stays the operation of that In (hls connection it became known Need of Convening State Ai sembly Practically Over 15 come by Action Commissioner Says He Lacks Authority and Money to Enforce July 1 Law lie suffered at Greentown last when he attempted to get on an urban rar Concussion of the was given' as the cause of deal licenses for the by the wat naturally cease at torney andv Tipton Couutb IT was prominent In Repub Chuckle Knocked Out The crowd stood for a minute when Mr Gerard was Introduced Ho said ormer Prosecutor Dies After alling rom Qar want to get Into said me lo Wants to Amount during twem ending at 7 T' Lil ainrnint Nince Lin Accumulated departure from normal Bince Jan 1 (deficiency) Guilty? He Says Muehlon of Kaiser He recalled hls visit here several months ago In behalf of the Liberty Ixan He recalled that at that time the German hordes were invading rance and that it seem possible they could be stopped Speaking In behalf of the Victory Loan he asked the crowK what 11 would have given eight months ago to have been abfe to bring about the end of the war and the present the chuckle out of any added Mr Gerard LONDON April 12 The Ukrainian soviet forces have raptured Simferopol capital of he Crimea and Eupatoria thirty night miles west northwest Simferopol with considerable booty This information is contalne Russian government wireless municatlon received today WASHINGTON April Enforce ment of war time prohibition which becomes effective July I is nut lodged will) the Internal with any other is mprply ft GUMLEIN Switzerland riday April (By the Associated Tress) Dr William Muehlon the former Krupp director to the Associated Press correspondent today when asked whether in his opinion the former Erp peror was responsible for the war: "Yes he was' If the Kaiser had raised a finger Vienna would never have On the question of the present tion and the future of the former man Emperor Dr Muehlon said: would be far better for us for the allies to keep the former Kaiser than to return him to should not know What We do not desire his many than discuss MNpecmZ to The 1 diana polis Star "XI'ERRE HAUTE Ind April When Eugene 'Debs was advised by long telephone today that no ederal officer would be sent for him but that he would be expected to port as early as possible to the thorlties in Cleveland fie made rangemen ts to depart at 10 o'clock night He engaged hls berth on Big our train then quietly proceeded to put his house In order for his period of absence Mr Debs observed his farewell din ner at home with only Mrs Debs and her 'mother at the table He was sur that he would bn voluntarily Cleveland an officer him to the Newfoundland April 12 attempt of Aviator II Hawker across the Atlantic in a Sopwlth airplane was postponed at 6 o'clock this evening until tomorrow Hawker today made preparations to start flight The weather condi tions were favorable and the British airman proposed to start atj o'clock but when that hour arrived the prep hief of the mutiny among 'the at Archangel was United States and that the formation of a league will tend to make war be tv cen nations less likely The audience was more thoughtful than enthusiastic all hough applause wan hearty when Ktne of the bitter opponents of the league very scored or when a call whs made for the adoption of an International plan to make im no reports of such refusals to do have come Rd officers to believe events would show that the single tator in Company I who was arrested fur stubborn refusal to proceed with Ids company when the others had de cided to obey was very largely respon sible for what happened They regarded it as certain that he would prove to be a (nan wiih tendencies and Aad no doubt that he would se verely The remainder of the company it was said would take a dif thelr action when they was viewed at home situation of the forces and Archangel has March said Covington Ky April rir iek Gondorf of New York alias red of Han Gerard should in 1920 The of the crowd nessed before he left Germany said that Germany point Toland lands tended In as slaves If it had oi vnnr rpnz would compel the United States to pay for the war after the submarine war fare had succeeded He added that JVonTtrnltz is now living in Swltzer the agricultural bill approved last Novem ber 21 Mr Ruper said: nf the' prohibition con tained in the act therefore Is not with the commissioner of in ial revenue 'nr lodged anywhere in government but Is naturally left to United States attorneys to enforce prosecution under the section of act which provides That any per who violates any of ths foregoing provisions shall be punished prisonment nut to exceed one hy fine to exceed $1000 such Imprisonment and line' anmnalpus condition brought about by the failure gross to enact at the last session the necessary legislation and provide the necessary money for the enforcement of wartime prohibition by the employment Of 3000 This statement of Commissioner Roper threw a new clement of uncer tainty into the status nf prohibition between July 1 and Jan 16 when the prohibition constitutional becomes effective Some? this uncertainty might be moved by enforcement legislation if a special session Congress is called soon although revenue bureau officials doubt whether an adequate force of agents could be whipped Inin shape between the passage of such legislation even If It were speeded through Congress and July 1 Among the officials and influential cit izens whofluc said tu have proposed to by the council which laiter however may not opinion on any dispute whose sub ject matter falls solely within a domestic jurisdiction in no case to go to months after an award or an inendation has been made and even then not to go to war with a state which accepts the award or recommendation (0) to regard a state which has broken the covenant as having committed an act of Yar against the league to break off all economic and other relations with it and to allow free passage through their territories to the troops of these states which are contributing armed force on be half of the league Tfre council is to recommend what amount of force if any should be supplied by the several governments concerned but the ap proval of the latter is necessary (States not mem bers of the league will be invited to accept the obli gations of the league for the purpose of particular disputes and if they fail to comply may be forced) (f) Not to consider any treaty binding until it has been communicated to the league which will then proceed to publish it to admit the right ofhe as sembly to advise the reconsideration of Xreaiies and international conditions which do not accord with present needs and to be bound by no obligations inconsistent with the covenant York to Indianapolis to make a spArh especially slrme he would spend but throe hours here Hr declared how ever that ))e had no Idea of speaking that long lie recalled that lie spoke a fow night ago in Boston with former join the reiving and business theR circumstances nn one expects that the military forces will re main supine If the government allows the riots to take their courae the outrages will not only Increase but the eventually ally Itself which now controls the greater part uf Siberia to which Korea is who Bernard Korldy increased icts amount and have increased over the The dflVH show that more than 200 localities are now affected and large numbers of innocent persons residing therein are suffering greatly Some have been forced to and others are re damage to property WASH A pril 1 Official reports 10 the War Department made public today by Gen March staff show that American Xroops redly due to propaganda circulated Bolshevik among men all of the questions asked by soldiers of lhel officers having' bpcn di rectly suggested In leaflets urging Americans tu revolt The mutiny appears to have been confined to members of Company I 339th Infantry and to have ended when the men en trained for the front See Pamphlet Important thing We want to get hold of that Bolshevik pamphlet and find out just what they are up Special to The ndiana pulis Star! KOKOMO Ind April William Davis 53 years old died at ills home Yanks Held 21 Per Cent of Line When War Ended Gerard was the first speaker He presented by John Spiegel presl of the Indiana ijemocratic Club Appeal Made to President Wartime Beer Ban State ment of Roper acts Phoned Governor Governor Goodrich who departed riday afternoon to spend the week end at Winchester was informed telephone of the new opinion submitted by the attorney general that he did not wish opinion until he had to weigh its contents Last' Thursday the nounccd after holding with Republican leaders and state officials that unless the attorney general could so construe' the highway tnut township trustees would be com pelted to supervise dirt roar thereby relieve the state of th tlonal expense of ommoylng road pervisors he would call a special session of the Legislature Although the Governor decline to make any comment on the matter said that at present he knew of other matter of sufficient importance to warrant the culling of a special ses sion He reiterated his statements of last Thursday that the session would bo called unless the road acts could made to harmonize I In the opinion submitted to Mr Hen dren March 29 the attorney general held that township road funds shall not be paid over to the township trustee but shall be expended in tha township under the supervision of tfcte county In the supple mental opinion given yesterday he sayH however that after more careful con sideration should be paid by the county treasurer to the several township trustees gu ing to each the amount paid in from their several Section 2 Remains Same ft This condition does not change thi provision uf Sec 2 of the county unit i act he says because that section give! management and control 1 of all public highways to the county commissioners On tlie other hand held that the Beardsley law provides that the township trustees shall execute the work but under the supervlsiori'ttt the commissioners In reconciling the laws the provisions of which are so worded as to appsfer conflicting the attorney general appar ently found difficulty in construing fctlt laws In such a way that thev vtaufd mean that the township trustee WQuld regain control of the levy made fortlM road fund This construction was diffl cult because bee 2 nt the county uniV act requires township trustees1 to tWMlf over to the county all unexpended roWI funds immediately upon the of the law In this connection the pPW ion says: do not know just why lature requited the township trustsst WASHINGTON April Maj Gen Clement A lagler who was In command of the 42J (Rainbow) Divi sion wa assigned todav Tex eff Maj Gen appointed GO PARIS April (By the Press) An1 official summary vised covenant of the league issued tonight makes mention of the Monroe Doctrine with respect to its bearing on the future activities the league saying that the covenant not affect the validity 6f inter national engagements such as treaties of arbitration or regional understand? Ings like the Monroe Doctrine for se curing the maintenance of sayC' the include all belligerent andheutral states included in a document annexed to the statement and in the future any eelf governing country whose admission Is approved by two thirds of the states already members of the Providing it has kept its obligations a state may withdraw from league on giving two notice and states which signify their dissent from amend ments approved by all the states on the council and a the assembly are but in such case of the leagued Mandatories for and the territories of the Ottoman' em pire are provided territories are to be administered by states willing to be mandatories of the league which will exercise general pervision Japanese Turned Down The league of nations commission rejected the Japanese amendment racial equality according to an thoritative statement issued tonight Some of the members of the commis sion voted against the specific in clusion of this amendment inf the covenant and as unanimous approval of the commission was necessary the amendment which was strongly urged by the Japanese delegates failed of adoption The statement follows A a meeting of the league of Hons commission on riday April the Japanese delegation proposed amendment to the preamble of covenant as follows: To insert a tlie words 'by the prescription of open just and honorable relations an additional clause to read: the indorsement of the principle of equality of nations and just treatment of their Makino Is Complimented amendment was admirably pre sented by Baron Makino Tn the course of his speech he emphasized the great desire of the Japanese government and of the Japanese people that such a principle be recognized in the covenant His argument was supported with great by Viscount Chlnda discussion followed in which practically all of the members of the commission participated The decision was marked by breadth of thought free and sympathetic exchange of opinion and a complete appreciation by the members of the commission of the difficulties which lay in the way of either accepting or rejecting 'the amendment 'The commission was inpressed by the justice of the Japanese claim and by the spirit in which it was presented Mention was frequently made in the course of the discussion of the fact that the covenant provided for the repre the executive great powers the proposed therefore be construed as diminishing the prestige of Japan members of the commis sion however felt that they' could not vote for fts specific inclusion In the covenant Therefore the commission was reluctantly unable to give to tlie amendment that unanimous approval which is necessary for Its last night meeting marked the con clusion of the consideration of the cove nanl Last lasted four hours President Wilson attending the session and remaining until it closedr after midnight No dat was denars' session of tbe peace Lo consider the coverkiiit April council of four the problem of the Sarre valley The valley perpetuity to work the coal other resources orecast for anapolls and vicin ity for Sunday and Monday: CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX 1 WASHINGfi'ON April J2 The American army In rance on the day 1he armistice was signed held S3 4 mites of battle front or 21 per cent of the entire line Gen March gave the 'divi sion of the front that day between the allies as follows: rench 55 per cent States 21 per cent British IS per cent Bel gians per cent On Oct 10 a month and a Ray before the armistice the Americans held 23 per cent of the line reduction later probably was duo to the concen tration for the Argonne drive British Aviator May Start Atlantic light Today Workers Thrown ifty eet to Pave Two Injured Three Escape One man was killed were Injured so severely later at the Deaconess another was seriously swinging scaffold on the Meridian and Pearl yesterday morning to the pavement be abuut fifty ccrs by the those that the Bolshevik propaganda leaflets advised them to put to them have had long experience in army and I do not recall ever having seen American soldiers "who did not They always April Japanese began what was described as a in Korea at Seoul the capital during demonstration March 28 according to a cablegram re ceived here today the Korean Na tional Association from a native Chris tian pastor filed at Shanghai by mes senger The cable says: began massacring in Korea Over lOuO un armed people killed tn Seoul during three demonstration Japanese troops fire brigades and civilians are shooting and beating people mercilessly through out Korea Killed several thousand since March Ohto? consul general of Japan here commenting on tlie Korean situation "Mobs taking ad vantage of tbfe lenient attitude of the government have increased their activities until their acts amount to lawless outra the area of their operations greater part of the peninsula accounts of the last three Official Statement by Japanese Gov ernment Says Riots Are Becom ing Much More Serious TOKIO Sunday April (By As sociated The uprisings In Korea are spreading and threaten to engulf the whole peninsula says an official statement frofn the Japanese govern ment today There have serious riots in the laet three days in hundreds of places A number of policemen have been killed and several police stations and postoffices destroyed Teieg raph wires the statement adds have been cut in various place and bridges and homes of Japanese burned The statement continues: 1 "The fact that the situation has grown worse may be attributed chiefly to the activities of Koreans abroad es pecially in Vladivostok who seek to propagate Bolshevism In Korea and thence in It is believed that the disturb ances will be suppressed rigorously by Die military Press dispatches say Japanese troops have fired different parts of Korea and persons Stansbury' attorney general yW i terday issued a supplemental opinion on the highway acts passed by the re 1 cent Legislature In which he held that I township trustees retain jurisdiction over dirt roads and the township ronf fund but that the trustees shall be tube 1 Jcct to the supervision of the county commissioners The opinion in I stance harmonizes the county' highway law and the Beardsley law tO 1 the ext ent 1 township trustees wUL 1 under the new construction given I compelled to supervise the building repair of township roads 1 possibility of calling spemt session of the Legislature seeminglyif I made remote by the opinion apparent conflict feetween the laws wil given as the Teason for the propoMd i call to the assembly The opinion of the attorney was not directed to Governor Goudtch 1 but was submitted to Gilbert HendCCIU 'j chief examiner of the state board of 1C counts a a supplemental opInlonXtlt the one issued a week ago which among other things that the townahlp trustees did not ha ve jurisdiction OVINP I unimproved roads In opin ion the attorney general points out he has since the writing of the opinion Into possession of InfW' mation concerning the history th county unit road act that causes me to at teast give one of its provisions 1B weight than I gave in my former 4 'rhe opinion upholds Sec 2 of tho county unit act and thereby implte that the theory that the Beardsley law repealed this section was not sustained by the legal forces of the state orecast for diana inday Monday: air Sunday: warm er in north ami mi tral portions Monday fair 3 1919 VIOLATION MEANS EXPULSION state which breaks its agreements may h6 expelled from the league by the council "4 The covenant does not affect the validity of international engagements such as treaties of arbi tration or regional 'understandings like the Monroe Doctrine for securing the maintenance of peace The former German colonies and the terri tories of the Ottoman empire are to be adminis tered in the interests of civilization by stated which are willing to be mandatories of the league which will exercise a general supervision The member states accept certain responsi bilities with regard to labor conditions the treat ment of natives the white slave traffic the opium traffic the arms traffic with uncivilized and semi civilized cotmtries transit and trade conditions pub lic health and Red Cross societies The league is recognized as the central body interested in co ordinating and assisting international activities generally i i Amendments Xo the covenant require the ap proval of all the states of thecouncil and a simple majority' of those in the assembly States which signify their dissent from amendments thus approved are not bound by them but In this case cease to be members of the means of a first past thef game a hospital here tlon of was leaving thy hall at Boston he said hAnrd a woman nay he did not have the pleasing personality of Mr Taft She explain the ohu' klf that pleasing Two Crimean Towns Taken by Ukrainians prick Grunt John rancistu and William port Ky wero found United Stales 1 it trlct dav on fin Indictment with using the malls to defraud The Indictment was in connection with an attempt to swindle rank Kaiser of West Hoboken out of 25nTj by Attorney General Holds Town ship Trustees Must Supervise 1 Building and Repair of Highways 4 the question of the destiny of the Kaiser the allied conference at Paris should hasten to soon our women and Wo need first of all food and as quickly as possible otherwise Spa rtacan ism and Bolshe vism will spread involving the ruin Debs Leaves Alone on Wa1 to Serve Sentence Hr sfl'd fimateprfl may Botehf vints klnillv' wall meaning people but IvXsaid thing He pictured dangers that might from spread of their doctrines and rule expressed doubt whether the pr German government will last long enough to sign the pt are treaty Discussing the league of nations he said the Idea was not new He took up the objections raised In tins coun tiy to the and denied that It pavea the uay for the surrender of the sovereignty nf America lie said the latter would have tu give up some SUNDAY MORNING PARIS April The following official summary of the covenant of the league of nations was issuedthis afternoon: The league of nations is founded in order to promote international co operation and to secure peace The league will include: (a) The belliger ent states named In a document annexed to the cove nant (b) All the neutral states so named and (c) In the future any self governing country whose ad mission is approved by two thirds of the states al ready members of the league state may withdraw from the league provid ing it has kept its obligations to date on giving two notice The league will act through an assembly com prisingnot more than three representatives of each of the nfember states each state having only one vote and a council comprising for the present one representative of each of the five great powers and each of four other powers as selected from time to time by the assembly "The number of powers of each class represented 'on the council may be increased by the unanimous consent the council and a majority of the as sembly Other powers have the right to sit as members of the council during the decision of mat ters in which they are especially interested the council as in the assembly' each state will have only one vote Both these bodies are to meet at stated intervals (the council at least once a year) and at other times if required both can deal with any matter that is of international interest or that threatens the peace of the world the decision of botlr'must be unanimous except in certain specified cases maters of procedure for in stance being decided a majority vote GIVEN PERMANENT SECRETARIAT league will have a permanent secretariat under a secretary general The secretariat and alt other bodies under the league may include women' equally with men A permanent court of interna tional justice and various permanent commissions and bureaus are also to be established The member states agree: (a) reduce their armaments plans for such reduction being suggested by the council but only adopted with the consent of the states themselves and thereafter not to increase tjiem without the concurrence of the council (b) to exchange full information of their existing: armies and their naval and military pro grams (c) to respect each territory and personal independence and to guarantee them Against foreign aggression (d) to submit all Inter national disputes either to arbitration or to inquiry rtnK at 1:10 Stm sts at C) IT 1 0 ST Relative 8 am 79 pct 1 pm 67 pct 8 prn 64 air and warmer Sunday Monday fair I nited Slates Weallu'r Bureau Sperlnl PART LOCAL and GENERAL NEWS It that one scaffold to roof was decayed broke letting the scaffold fall to ground Colwell fell to the center of'tlfe pave ment below and was dead when other workmen reached him Dr Robinson the coroner Said his neck Was broken The oilier men fll with the scaffold and one of them was almost buried under the debris Injured men were given first aid treatmerit by Jr Mc Kinstry 623 Hume Mansur Building before feeing removed to the hospital I By Mail irst and Secondx I Zones 35 Cents a Month Jj1vtAx 61 Minimum 42 the Same Tai 0 Last tn 36 I Maximum 62 xn 62 1 Minimum 85 I CHIE POINTS IN NEW DRAT COVENANT ARE SET ORTH 1 'A Revenue Bureau or government agency but to United States aitor Commissloner Daniel today after analysis of all statutes and regulations Intimation that because nf the appar ent difficulty uf enforcement the Presi dent or Congress might be called on operation was realized how it The general at Murmansk been improved Gen March through the re opening of the railroad from Murmansk south bringing the dis tant southern outposts into directtouch with headquarter The chief of staff did believe the military situation In northern Russla'was at all alarming said transportation was now open to such an extcrR that there would be nttie niincuity the forces Bolshevik Drive "They have constant bv land and water between Murmansk find Archangel" he said "I do not think the withdrawal question presents any Extensive preparations by the Bolshe vik government of Russia for a military offensive this spring were scribed in official dispatches culled today based upon a sum mary of information reaching the Scandinavian countries The Bolshevikl were said to he get ting ready for an offensive on the Mur man front as soon as weather per mitted and to be strengthening forces already facing the allies In the Archangel region RULING REMOVES PROBABILITY CALL OR SPECIAL SESSION 1 Times Building streets collapsed throwing the men low a distance of dead: JOHN OSTER 1 062 1 rd el 1 plasterer right leg brokenternally injured Died about GREEN COLWELL colored 1814 Mill street a plasterer helper Killed in stantly ERNEST 6 ROBERTSON 1319 WestThirty second street a plasterer Died at Deaconess Hospital twodiours after accident Tlie injured: LEVI WILLIAMS 8il Buchanan street a carpenter Colwell's neck was broken and Robertson died nf fracture of the skull according to Dr Raul Robinson coroner who Investigated Williams is suffering from concussion of the brain and cuts and bruises about the body All of the men employed by Neudlng 1005 Sanders street a fore man for the Bedford Stone and Con struction Company which holds the contract for remodeling the building Three Others Escape John Massey colored 140G Roosevelt avenue Harry McKnlght 108 Hancockstreet and Edward Welsh 619 North Pine street were on the scaffold when It fell but escaped by jumping to the landing of a fire escape and Welsh stepped off the section of scaffold that broke when he heard the cracking of the boards Henry Singleton colored 7U West Twenty sixth street carrying a bucket of mortar up scaffold when it gave way but was "to escape without injury The scaffold which gave way the middle scaffold on the north side of the building working above third floor lice I E'V l'? 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