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of that Sonnino, for fo; coped the la is is 1 the of She simply Lodge this be to ununneachable in of Col. is 3 la he to have 10 salt over expires his 5 his show an in to Senate Be by to Only of 111 2 STATES NEEDED FOR DRY U.S.: PASSAGE BY TO- NIGHT IS POSSIBLE "If It Happens In New York It's In The Evening the Fuening EDITION Circulation Books Open to All." I "Circulation Books Open to All." PRICE TWO CENTS. Copyright, Co. (The 1910, New by The York I'reas World), P'ublishing NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1919. 20 PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS.

MME. LEBAUDY REPORTED CRITICALLY ILL ALLIED COUNCIL TAKES UP RUSSIA'S PART IN PEACE; MAY SEND A COMMISSION Conferees Also Discuss Procedure at Formal Opening of Congress. LEAGUE PLAN TO FORE. Two Principal Factions Rapidly Getting Together on Question. PARIS, Jan.

15. Representation for Russia at the Peace Congress was expected to be definitely deter. mined upon at to- day's session o1, the Inter- -Allied Council. The associated powers have reached the obvious conclusion that discussion of world peace would be absolutely futile without the vast population of Russia being considered. They are also understood to realize that the Russian problem cannot be solved without the consent and operation of the people themselves.

A programme for official investiga. tion of actual conditions in Russia was to be fully discussed to-day. This, it was believed, will result in a commission being sent into that country, which would report back directly to the conference. Upon this report would be based some form of recognition for the Soviet Government and other factions, that they might send accredited representatives to Versailles. The only countries whose representation in the Peace Congress has not been at least tentatively fixed a.re the two which made separate peace settlements with the Central Powers Russia and Roumania.

There seems to be no obstacle in the way of granting delegates to the latter, the number being the chief! matter under consideration. Russian representation, obviously, will take more time and discussion. The feeling prevails now that Foreign Minister Pichon's bitter tion to even partial recognition of the Russian Soviet Government based on a suggestion of the British Government favoring such recognition, need not be considered as final. COUNCIL FIXING PROGRAMME FOR CONGRESS OPENING. An all-day session of the Supreme Council was forecast as the members got down to business in the Foreign Office.

In addition to consideration of par. tial recognition of Russia and formal indorsement the plan representation of the British Dominions, it WaS understood the Couneil would probably determine the definite programme for the first full meeting of the Peace Congress Saturday, The members of the council arrived early. Viscount Chinda, Ambassador to Great Britain: For. elgn Minister Pichon, Premier Clemenceau, President Wilson. Premier Lloyd George, Secretary Lansing.

Foreign Minister Foreign Secretary Balfour, and Baron Matsu Japanese rived in the President. media elen Lion military sine also a civilian WILSON WANTS CIVILIANS TO CONTROL FEEDING OF GERMANY President far as possible, A represen. tatives shall control the machinery (Continued on Second Page.) WEATHER -Fair Colder Thursday. MOLASSES BLOWUP KILLS 20; WRECKS BOSTON BUILDINGS Structures Crumpled and Part of Elevated Railway Supports Demolished. DUE TO FERMENTATION.

Sticky Substance Covering Streets Seriously Hampers Work of Rescuers. BOSTON, Jan. than score of persons are believed to have been killed and at least a hundred injured to-day by the explosion of a huge molasses tank at the landing wharf of the Purity Distillery Company, nea.r Copps Wharf, off Commercial Street. The wharf building and other structures within a radius of 400 feet were demolished. Another building was blown over on its side.

The tracks of the Boston elevated railway 1n front of the wharf were reduced to mass of steel. The headquarters of Fire Boat No. 31 collapsed, catching the boat in the wreckage. Most of the bodies were still in the debris several hours after the plosion and the exact number of dead could not determined. Rescue squads, including hun.

of soldiers, were hampered by the molasses, which covered hundreds of square yards of the vicinity to the depth of several inches. Scores of ambulances and Red Cross workers were on the scene. Several buildings were demolished and an electric freight car was blown from the track. A number of heavily loaded trucks were overturned and about a dozen horses were killed. The men who were killed were teamsters and employees of the city who were at work in the city street department yard, adjoining the electrie freight yard explosion occurred.

The tank contained 2,000,000 gallons of molasses. There was not the usual great detonation accompanying such blasts, but rather a low, rumbling sound, more like an earthquake. Fragments of the great tank were thrown into the air, buildings in the neighborhood crumpled up as though the underpinnings had been pulled away from them and scores of people in the various buildings were buried in the ruins. A nearby tenement bouse fell 1n. Two women and a man were taken from the ruins, all injured.

Thirty. five persons were removed to hospitals and many others received medical at. tention and went sent to their homes. HINDENBURG IN COMMAND TO PREVENT AN INVASION Will Guard Eastern Frontiers of Germany Against Poles and Bolshevists. PARIS, Jan.

Field Marshal von Hindenburg has been made generaliasimo of German forces for the protection of the eastern frontiers, the Zurich correspondent of the Journal telegraphed to-day. This action taken to mean that Germany taking precautions against an invasion by Polish forces or by the Russian Bolsheviki. GEN. WOOD SENT TO CHICAGO Transferred to Command of Central Department of Army, WASHINGTON. Jan.

15. -Orders recting Major Gen. Leonard Wood, now commanding Camp Funston, to proceed to Chicago and take command of the Central Department, were issued to-day by the War Department. STATES WHICH HAVE VOTED TO MAKE U.S. DRY (MASHINGTON NORTH MONTANA DAKOTA MINNESOTA ORE CA SOUTH HO DAKOTA WYOMING a 10 WA NE NEVADA' A ILLINOI ADO KANSAS MISSOURI 1.

NEW OKLAHOMA SOUTH A QUISIANA States in white have ratified the Prohibition Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. New Hampobire and Oregon. by a vote late this afternoon. should be counted among the States in white, making thirty four which have voted to make the nation dry. Mme.

Lebaudy Suffering From Chronic Bronchitis; Heart Action Is Affected Must Have Quiet for Several Weeks-'Mystery Woman" to Aid Her. Mme. Marie Augustine Lebaudy, who shot and killed her husband, Jacques, the "Emperor of Saturday night at her home in West. bury, L. was to-day reported critically ill by her physician.

Dr. Paul Thomas Ferrer. After leaving Phoenix Lodge late this afternoon. Dr. Ferrer said she was suffering from chronic bronchitis, which had affected her heart action and that she must have absolute rest and quiet for several weeks.

Any citement, he added, might result seriously for her. Mme. Lebaudy has rested well the last two nights and to-day read several hours, Dr. Ferrer said. Mme.

Lebaudy, apparently more composed because of the messages of sympathy and support that have come from aides, intimated she did not expect to have to stand trial for killing her husband. "I will tell nothing but the truth," she said in regard to a possible trial, "but that is Jacqueline Lebaudy appeared day in mourning. posed complacently for the photographers. The testimony to be given at Mineola to-morrow by the "woman of mystery" in the Lebaudy case will, in the opinion of Attorney Harry W. Moore, be convincing evidence that Mme.

Lebaudy killed her eccentric husband in self- -defense. Mr. Moore 19 still unwilling to veal the or give the address of name the witness. "I have talked with her over the telephone," he said. "She will be on hand to- morrow.

She will tell detail of Lebaudy's statement that he was going to Phoenix Lodge 'clean up' the family, testunons of nature "Given from witness story character and add the Rev, William McGinnis of nis to to midnight calls quiet maniac, and it impossiple that Mme. Lebaudy can indicted for a capital offense." Unable to locate the Western Union messenger who spent Saturday afternoon and evening with Lebaudy, (Continued on Third Page.) IOWA, OREGON, COLORADO AND NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTE TO RATIFY THE AMENDMEMT $400,000,000 FUND NEEDED TO FEED LIBERATED LANDS Supreme Council of Supply Gets Promises From Allied Governments. PARIS, Jan. The Supreme Council of Supply and Relict, which has been engaged for the last three days in considering the situation of the liberated countries stretching from Belgium to Poland and Armenta, has concluded that the minimum sum necessary to feed these peoples until next summer is $400,000,000. The council has asked the ury departments of the associaled Governments to determine how the money can be provided.

The Allie: Governments in Europe, it is said, have agreed to undertake their full responsibilities in the matter. Considerable difficulty, however, arises from the fact that the bulk of the foodstuffs must come from the United States, and, while the Allied Governments can pay for transportation and can furnish clothing and other services, the payments made in the United States will greatly exceed the $100,000,000 which President Wilson has asked Congress to appropriate. Herbert C. Hoover, Director General of International Relief, has proposed that a commission representing each of the four great powers be established in cach of the countries to be relieved under the general term of "Relief to Liberated Countries." It the arrangement now under discuasion can be carried through, it is estimated that more than $100.000,000 will go back to the American people in payment for foodstuffs to be used these regions. It is expected that a certain amount of actual and tangible payments by the liberated countries can be obtained through the export of such goods and raw material as they pos8685 and it is regarded as 8.

matter of prime importance by the council to encourage the rehabilitation of industry in order that the people may at the earliest possible moment get oll their feet economically and be able to support themselves. All the countries which have set up democratic governments are strug. gling to maintain order and to establish themselves permanently. Any failure on the part of the United States to suppor these issucs, the members of the commission are said to believe, will bring ruin in Europe beyond ansthing since the Middle 00,000 Food Measure Is 11014 Such this before the Connitive to $100,000.009 committee did not reporting the resolution. information 10 sought NORI RESTAURANT.

Under New Special Jan, 15. 1310. Pitcasece of Chicken, with rice. .50 Small Steak, with French Fried Potatoes. 14t Noor.

World Building Watch for tomorrow one One House Each in Utah and Wisconsin Decides for National Prohibition, With Final Action Expected Within a Few Hours. The Legislatures of four more States voted to.day to ratify the Federal amendment providing for nation- wide prohibition, leaving only two States lacking to make up the three-fourths majority required to put the amendment in effect. Thirty- four States so far have voted to make the country There is a possibility that ratification by the Thirty.sia States necessary will have been noted before night. In addition, one House in tiro other States acted farorably on the amendment this afternoon. The Wisconsin State Senate voted to ratify 20 to 12.

The lower House of the Utah Legistature passed the ratified. tion resolution unanimousty, and the Senate was expected to take action PACKERS FED MANN WITH $3.50 STEAKS, CHARGE BY HENEY Also Gave Republican Leader $150 Horse, He Says Letters Show. WASHINGTON. Jan. 15-Information concerning the character of letters filed in the Chicago office vaults of Henry Veeder, counsel for Swift was given by Francis J.

Heney of San Francisco, in resuming his testimony to-day before the Senate Ag- riculture Committee at hearings on the Kendrick bill for the regulation of the meat industry. Mr. Ileney dwelt at some length on letters written by Veeder to Swift, which ho said agents of the Federal Trade Commission saw, although they did not get possession of them, telling of sending fancy steaks and a horse to Representative Mann of Illinois, Republican leader of the House. The witness said Mr. Mann aided the packers in their fight against the land resolution for a Congressional vestigation.

told me, he said, "that Representatives Mann and Carfin hugged each other before the it Speaker's seat when was announced the Borland resolution had been One of these letters seen. Heney said, was from Veeder to Louis Swift. Veeder wrote he had been talking to Mann and that Mann said he hadn't had a good steak in long time, Veeder wrote Swift. Heney said, that he had sent Mann a steak costing $3.50. and inquired whether it should he charged to the Washington or Chicago branch of Swift and Company.

Swift replied that it WHER good thing show appreciation, but asked how many steaks Mann would want year, Heney said. Mann shouldn't more than six or seVen according Referring the horse, Heney said that Dr A B. Adams. who went the papers in Veeder's told (Continued on Second Page.) THE WORLD TRAVEL BUREAD. Aprade, Palitar (World) Rinidina.

53 08 Part Row. N. Cay, Tel hone Beekman 4000. Check Form for orders and paronia dag Money tea later in the day. Towa, Colorado, Oregon and the thirty-second.

to pass the amendment finally to.day. In Nebraska one House of the New Hampshire, respectively, recre thirty third and thirty- fourh Statca Legislature acted favorably on the amendment yesterday, and final action was fired for to.day. BRITISH TROOPS IN VIENNA WITH GIFT OF FOODSTUFFS Present to Women and Children in Recognition of Consideration Shown Prisoners. VIENNA, Tuesday, Jan. SMALL.

body of British A troops arrived here to-day the convoy of a trainload of foodstuffs, a present from the British Army in Italy to the women and children of Vienna. Great crowds followed the convo: through the streets, giving the men a cordial welcome. The British officer in command explained to the Burgomaster that the supplies were sent in recognition of the fact that Austria had treated her British prisoners with consideration, in contrast with the inhuman treatment given them by the Germans, Three additional train loads of food are to follow, BAKER TO QUIT CABINET, ACCORDING TO PERSISTENT RUMORS IN WASHINGTON Reason Would Be Financial and He Would Re-Establish Cleve- land Law Practice, WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. -There a prospect that Secretary of War Baker will retire from President Wilson's Cabinet, according to persistent rumors here to-day.

If he does he will return to Cleveland and re-establish his law practice. His reason for resigning would be a financial one, say those in touch with him. Some of his friends suggest he might be persuaded to remain it given the post of Attorney General. Baker scheduled to make a trip to Europe to assist in winding up War Department business. It unlikely he would quit betoro number of contract matters are cleared away and the Army Reorganization B.li dis.

posed of. COL. HOUSE OUT IN FEW DAYS Condition Very Satisfactory, SAYS His Son-In-Law. PARIS, Jan. 15.

-The condition of E. House, though confined to his bed with Indigestion. satisfactory, Gordon I 15. closs, his said to-day, very, He added that Col. House expects to be out in a few days.

TEXT OF THE PROHIBITION AMENDMENT. ERE is the Prohibition Amendment to the Federal Constitution submitted by After Congress to the States for the ratification: of this Section 1. one year from ratification article the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territories subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes are hereby prohibited. Section 2. The Congress and the several States shall have concur-, rent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the Legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress. TRIAL OF EX-KAISER ASKED BY GERMAN INVESTIGATORS Government Investigators Report Notes in Own Writing Convict Him as War Maker. BERNE, Jan. -A German commisxion appointed to determine the former Kaiser's responsibility for the war has officially recommended that he he brought to trial, according to information received from Berlin to-day.

The recommendation was announced by Herr Kautaky, who was appointed by the present German Government to of documents in the direct examination of the Foreign Office. archives "Marginal notes in the Kaiser's own handwriting on the most important piin the Foreign Office prove he wax pers one of the principal war makers." Kautsky reported. "It is necessary to bring him before a SHERMAN WILL RETIRE. Illinois Senator Won't Seek Reelection In 1921. WASHINGTON, Jan.

15. -Senator Lawrence Sherman of Illinois, Re. publican, intends to retire from public when present term the life 1921. March Senator She man's health, particularly an understood 10 for He plans INFLUENZA DEATHS FEWER. Honeser, Number of Cases of sick.

ness Shons Increase Here, Influenza and pneumonia ported to the Health Department today again increase. Influenza numbered 543. an Increase of 84 cases over yesterday. Sixty -two deaths were reported. less than yesterday.

Pneumonia cases to-day total 163, an increase of 41. Deaths were 93, fourteen less than yesterday. The prohibition amendment would go into effect one year after its ratification by the thirty -sixth State. The States which have ratified the amendment are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Deliware, Flodida, Georgia, Idaho, Illiaole, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Masaichusetta, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Care. lina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

"Western States whose Legislatures are in session, but which have not yet ratified the amendment follow: U'tah, New Mexico, Wyoming, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Missouri. The amendment will be submitted to all of them, and Nevada, where the Legislature meets r.ext Monday. The Wisconsin Senate ratifled the amendment to-day. A writ issued by the Superior Court of San Francisco was served on the Governor of California yesterday restraining him from certifying to the Secretary of State at Washington the Legislature's ratification the amendment. Ages.

LITTLE HOPE FOR WETS IN "REFERENDUM LAWS," DECLARES LEGAL EXPERT feed Might Invoked Two or Three States, Says Ashbel Fitch. lawyers References representing the liquor interests the so-called -Adit. "referendum laws' in fifteen States, the Legislatures of which have rati2.