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A Cordial Welcome Is Extended to All the Boys on Their Home Coming By The COURSE EVERYBODY old and young, big and little-will be expected to have a share in the VICTORY ARCH everybody will want to contribute something toward the VICTORY ARCH, now being erect e3 VOL. XLIV.NO. 17. WEATHER FAIR ALTOONA, MONDAY MORNING, JANUAR" 20, 1919. TWELVE PAGES TWO CENTS A COPY ffif 1 ill! II una UUV UNITED mm FACES WORLD'S FUTURE IS IN LEIPSIC 18 GENERAL STRIKE AND RIOTS WRECK DUSSELDORF a SB Fl JRE CONFIDENTLY HANDS OF CONCRESS OF NATIONS NOW AT PARIS premier raaerei weas in yetting raen Elections- Start Riots, Spartans Cetting in Ttieir Vork-Newspapers to Poll Together ror the Common Weal and Strong racier or oainerma Compelled to Publish Declarations Condemning "Murders" of Dr.

Prospect Is Bright for Ancient Nation LiebKnecht and Rosa Luxemburg and Blaming Government Warsaw, Saturday, January 18. Contrast with Military Nature of Prussian Victory Long Jlgo their differences in order to fight M. Paderewski, are now divided, with some sections declaring for the (By the Associated Press) United Poland appears today a new country, Paderewski government No Gas or Water at Leipsic, Demonstrations and Street Figtitlng at with every mind turned to the future and trying to forget the past It is as Various Toes In the Provinces Efforts to Start General. Strike Considerable credit is being given to former premier Moraczewski, who from the arrival of M. Paderewski stated that he was willing to retire, if the people had came out of a night GRANDMOTHER OF RUSSIA'S Five tat Powers Hold Another Informal Conference Today, Chiefly in Berlin Fail-Four Spartacans Trying to Escape at Spandao mare.

Now their faces are smiling and the business men are beginning to make plans for the Boom they are Shot Herr tDert Says Assemoly will Not Convene sure is ahead. One of the most significant facts to Talk About Russia-Japan to Have full Delegation at This Meeting No Date Set for Next Assembling of the Congress freDGh Press Plays Up Reference-, of Polncare to America's Part in War REVOLT HERE is that tho prices of commodities in tho markets and stores are beginning to drop, just as they did in Prague last November with the inauguration of the. Czecho-Slovak government Subscriptions to the new loan amount Paris, Jan. 19. The machinery of ed to 7,000,000 marks the first day the peace conference set in motion ILL IRIIED HONORS GIVEN OUR OFFICERS of the canvass and are mounting as he felt that M.

Paderewski was able to present a common font to the Bolshevikl within and without the country and also to get help from the allies and especially from the United States. M. Paderewski realizes better than anyone else here that the United States will prove the best help to new Poland. Regarding Colonel Edward M. House, whom he knows well, M.

Paderewski has said at a public meeting: "A monument should bo built in every Polish town and village to Colonel House." In view of the unsettled political conditions here, the public in general-give especial credit to M. Paderewski for his personal victory in overcoming old It is worthy to record that the fact that he Is an artist passed it occurring to nobody to oppose him on that ground formally on the anniversary of the hourly. London, Jan. 19. Gave election riots are taking place today in Germany, where the people are voting to choose members of the national assembly.

A general strike has been declared at Leipsic, which is -without gas and according to Copenhagen advices to tho Exchange Telegraph com puny. The deaths of Dr. Karl Liehknecht nnd Rosa Luxemburg appear to have made a deep impression in provincial towns and to have led to demonstrations and street fighting it is reported. At Leipsic a mob is said to have onliscated the evening editions of the Leipsfc Tageblatt Zcitung, and Gen treaty of Paris called forth from the Even those parties which have not Seattle, January 19 If help is not forthcoming at once, any government set np ia Russia will fall, declared Madame Catherine Bresh-kovskaya, known as the "grandmother of the Russian revolutions," who arrived here today from the Orient. Csecho-SIovak, rather than allied troops, are: wanted in Russia, she declared.

"The coming of Czecho-Slo-vak soldiers would be welcomed by Paris newspapers descriptive contrasts been entirely coinentcd by the efforts of the military character of the Prus of Ignace Jan Paderewski, premier 6lan victory with the democratic nat ure displayed yesterday without for mality or military pomp. and foreign minister in tho new coalition cabinet, has appealed to his countrymen to be Pole's first and party men afterwards, are now forgetting their old differences. As The conference to all outward ap When the delegates of tho live great powers meet tomorrow in Stephen Pichon's office, the foroign minister will transfer tho presidency which he has hitherto exercised at these meetings to Premier Clomcnceau. This meeting will occupy the whole day being interrupted only by a luncheon given by the ecnato in honor of President Wilson. The subject of tho discussion at the mooting wjll bo an examination of the situation in (Russia.

Leon Bourgeois, formerly French minister of foreign affairs, who has" been charged with tho presentation of the French league of nations arranged to eoo President Vllson this afternoon on the Tomorrow's session at the foreign office will be attended by tho full Jap pearances rested today. Tomorrow the people, as they would welcome Some of Those Cited for Distinguished Service Are Well Known Here the coming of Christ," she said. morning the plenipotentiaries of the live principal powers will meet to continue the informal deliberations "The only order, existing today in eral Gazette compelling those papers to publish a declaration deploring the an instance, the Conservative parties of the three Polands met today and agreed to pull together in the future. The Socialist parties, which, united, with the argument that he therefore Russia Is that which has been es "murders in Berlin'' and blaming the was unfitted for a statesman job. which they on (Friday.

No date has foeen set for the next plen tablished wherever Czecho-SJovak troops have gained a foothold," she CN. IHENQKER A JOHNSTOWN MAN government for them. Strikes and 'demonstrations are reported in Dues-seldorf: and other towns. Airmen were flying oyer Borlin today and bombingthe city with pamphlets issued by all the political parties, it is reported. WOUNDED HEROES ARE COMING HOME New York, Jan.

19 Four steamships the 337th regiment of field artillery anese delegation, Baron Nobuakl Ma- kino, chiof of the Japanese mission, ary-meeting. President Poincare's dictum "you hold in your hands the future of the world," is seen captivate all tho French journals, which printed it In largo headlines, whilo President Wilson is seen to occupy the most important role. In tho illusive descriptions of the session President Poincare's tribute to tho part played by the United States in the war given much display. Le Matin sub-headod its article "to save civilization." Washington, Jan. 19.

Ten major generals, thirteen brigadier generals and one colonel have been selected by General Pershing for distinguished service medals for their work in con-neuion with the creation of the American army in France and its successful assault on the German lines. The and 237 casual officers and enlisted declared. The cause to which Madame Bresh-kovskaya says she lias devoted the rest of her life la the securing of financial assistance for tho four million Russian orphans and the eight million illiterate people of that country. To tell the story of this condition, she says, is tho main purpose of her visit to America. The Russian Bolshevikl were severely arraigned by tho visitor.

"They have failed because they were destroyers," she asserted, "Ruination, is their motto." Madame Breshkovskaya said she went in hiding in Petrograd for eight months when Kerensky was overthrown. Then sho went to Moscow, where she remained two months. having arrived in Paris yeserday evoniuft with representatives of the Japaneso army and navy, secretaries and commercial commissioners. Tno baron made an official call this morning on Premier Clemenceau and For. cUn iMinister Pichon.

their decks brimming with American fighting men, hundreds of whom gazed upon the home shores from cots and convalescent chairs, passed the statue of Liberty today, bringing home citations were made public today by the war department. One of the major generals. Charles T. Menoher, commander of the 42nd THE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Itainbow) division now director of the air service, was decorated yes terday by Secretary General heroes. When the hospital ship Comfort, bearing 371 sick and wounded, entered the upper bay, she was hailed by echoing cheers from the throngs on shore aud the strains of "Home, Sweet men, the latter from hospitals in France.

Of the men on the Wilhelmina, '405 were from the radio station near Bordeaux, where they were engaged in constructing four radio towers. There were also 200 men of the naval aero squadron, with a base in northern France. Also on board were the 334th and 336th divisions of the medical supply unit, the 311th train of the 86th division, the headquarters field hospital and three hospl-tal units and 172 wounded. Three wounded heroines were aboard the Comfort. All were nurses and one of them, Miss Marie Smith.

Persing's citation showed that the di vision participated in practically all of Later she toured Russia escretly In SPARTACANS IN EVIDENCE Berlin 18. (By The Associated Press) -The Spartacans continue to show their heads outside the capital. The radicals have seized all the Bourgeois papers in Dusseldorf and wrecked the central bureaus of the clerical and democratic parties and burned their campaign literature. The Soldiers' and workmen's council of Dusseldorf ordered the closing of the schools and theatres today as a symbol of mourning for Dr. Karl Lieb-knecht and Rosa Luxemburg.

It also has announced that it will support a general strike. Noske, head of the government police, calling attention to a previous order forbidding street gatherings, has issued a new order reminding the troops of their dutym the protection of citizens. "No soldier can be excused of failure to perform his duty if he has not in the cases herein specified made timely and adequate use of his weapons to attain the purposes setforth," says a paragraph of the new order. It will be recalled that an order tue important engagements of tho what she said was a great co-opcra- American army. tlve movement, the principles of The other major generals to be dec- which she intimated were along So-orated aVe William M.

Wright, success, clalistio lines. She declined-to say ively commander of the 37th division. 1 whether her work involved steps Home' from a band on board a vessel carrying Mayor Hylan's committee of welcoma As the Comfort came abreast the Lady of Liberty a great shout arose from her decks, crowded to the rails with soldiers in bandages, supported by crutches and- canes or seated in easy chairs. Through the port holes of the hospital ship glimp the Third. Fifth and Seventh armv against the Russian government of LOAN IS LAST today.

corps and the 89th division, George i Paris, January 19. Following are the peace conference regulations, which were made public officially today. Section 1. The conference assembled to fix the conditions of peace, first in the preliminaries of peace and then in the definite treaty of peace, shall include tho representatives of the belligerent allied and associated powers. f' The belligerent powers with general interests, the United States of America, the British empire, Franc1, Italy and Japan, shall take part in all meetings and commissions.

The belligerent powers with gen-ular interests, Belgium, Brazil, the British dominions and India, Cuba. of Berkley, was wounded in the foot by shrapnel at Chateau Thierry while attached to a medical unit, with one of the sixteen inch naval gun OF THE BUNCH Read, 30th division, John L. Hlnes, sue cessively regimental, brigade division and corps commander; Charles H. Mu. Ir, 28th division; Charles P.

Summer-all, first division and Fifth army corps; William G. Haan, 32nd division; Hen- (Continued on Page 10) ses were caught of the more seriously wounded. The other steamships were" transport, the Lapland, which brought crews. Members of the gun crew declared she kept on attending to the wounded until ordered from the field by an officer. BETTER, IS REPORT wasmngton, Jan.

13. only one 065 soldiers, the Sierra, with 1,115 and the Wilhelmina, with 1,041 aboard. more tig -loan drive i3 planned by the treasury department, Secretary couched in similar terms and issued by Police President van Jagow in 1913 provoked bitter attacks from the Socialist press. Of the sick and wounded, brought The Rochambeau on Way I Glass said today. This will be the back by the Comfort, 129 were naval men and four were marines.

WILL ALLOW A China, Greece, Guatemala. Haiti. Hedjaz. Honduras, Liberia, Nicara Amerongen, Holland, January 19. (By the Associated Press.) William Hohenzollern, the former 'German emperor, is greatly improved in health.

The troops on the Lapland for the STRIKE FAILS IN BERLIN Amsterdam, Jan. 19. An armea is most part were casual companies made gua, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Serbia, Siam and the Czecbo Slovak republic, shall take part in Halifax, N. January 1 "berty to Ibe floated French liner Rochambeau, which left, ooly the last three weexs in April. Bordeaux for New York on January wl" not 9.

with 383 American troops, vill put and may be in here tomorrow for coal awl up-j piles, according to a messag from' 7 the Rodharabeau's captain, received be he flt intensive campaign for up of men from base hospitals in MOVEMENT- 0 He was able to walk in the castle grounds in the morning and afternoon. In the evening he enjoyed a France and England and most of whom were convalescent. The casual com the sittings at which questions con cerning them are discussed. The powers in a state of diplomat-. parlor concert in the castle, where three members of his suite performed io rupture with the enemy powers.

sued 'by the Independent Socialist of Berlin for a general strike in onsequence of the deaths of Dr. Karl Lieb-knecht and Rosa-Luxemburg, the Spar-tacan leaders, proved unsuccessful, according to a despatch from the German capital. SPARTACANS KILLED Amsterdam, Jan.1 19, Four Soar- panies and their destinations are; Nos. 211, 212, 213. Camp Dix; 214, Upton; 215, 216, 338, 419, Meade; 417, Gordon.

The Lapland also carried 56 casual officers. Amsterdam, January 19. Replying on the piano, harp and violincello, tonight at the local office of th Com- government. sa a pagnie Generale Transatlantic. Tba that there would shortage of food and fuel was occa-JZjl thlS J'r sioned by rough weather, which de- W2.000.000.000 are entirely Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and to a letter from Carl Erzbereer.

the Apparently his only distraction is head of the German armistice delegation, urging the return of German snail take part in the sittings at which questions concerning them are discussed. Among the troops on the Sierra were layed the crossing. amount, but also as regards the number of campaigns." I prisoners of war and the relaxation of trade restrictions between occupied The neutral powers and states in' and unoccupied Germany, Marshal Foch, in a letter dated January 16. tacan leaders who were arrested during the receat disorders in Spandau were shot and killed by escorting troops when they tried to escape on Friday night said he intended to recommend the I THE HEDJAZ TO ASK FOR OUR PROTECTION return of prisoners most deserving sympathy and was prepared to permit the week-end official visit from the secretary of the Dutch premier and the governor of Utrecht, Count Lyd-nen Van Sandenburg, who are charged with surveillance over the former monarch. Today the ex-emperor attended a church service in the castle read by clergymen from Seeist THE PARENTS AWAY; LITTLE JES BURNED More bonds probably will -be issued by the government even after the next campaign but it is planned, to market these quietly through banks and other financial institutions.

One result of Secretary Glass' announcement that the next intensive loan campaign would be the last is that liberty loan organizations throughout the- country will make this an exchange of food between oecu- AFRAID OF ASSEMBLY Amsterdam. Jan. Lokale unoccupied Germany to an extent whioh would obviate unemploy ment ana consequent disturbances. process of formation may be heard, i either orally or in writing, when summoned by the powers with general interests at sittings devoted especially to the examination of questions directly concerning them, but only so far. as these questions are concerned.

Section 2. The powers shall be represented by plenipotentiary delegates to the number of: Five for the United States of America, the British empire, France, Italy and Japan; three for Belgium, Brazil and Serbia; two for China, Greece, the king of Hedjaz, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Slam and the Czecho'-Slovak republic; one for Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Liberia, Nicaragua and THE Paris, January 19. Prince Feisal, a son of the king of the Hedjaz, in Arabia, is in Paris awaiting instructions from his father concerning the appointment of two delegates to represent the Hedjaz kingdom at the Paris, Jan. 19. (By The Associated Press) Representatives of the American British press today in the chamber of deputies met the representatives of the syndicate of "the French democratic which is composed mostly of Socialists and other opposition a big selling point in the campaign.

I The misapprehension regarding the number and amount of remaining loans may arise, treasury officials explained today, over the fact that the treasury had planned to float two loan issues aggregating about Anzeiger of Berlin says it learns the Ebert-Scheidemann government has finally decided not to hold the national assembly for which elections are going on today. A German government wireless message received in London Saturday said Philipp Scheidemann, the German foreign secretary, had announced that the German government had decided to convoke the national assembly February 16. WAS BEING HELD UP vuiumu mwrence, 00o this fiscal year. The fiscal year wao accompanies me young prince as began last July 1, however, and ends newspapers. The French newspapermen thanned the American Journal- Manama; for Bolivia, Ecuador, lur next June 30.

and the fourth Liberty aiae, expects r'eisal himself will be i loan of nearv S7.O00.O00.0O0 already Ists for their attitude on the question i chosen as the first delegate of the I I r. Urlt Dh "I .11.. kinednm nf fh. tTorifo in lhas been floated in that period of publicity at the proceedings of the peace conference, and declared that the regulations of the conference as Philadelphia, Jan. 19.

Six persons were burned to death and two others probahly fatally injured tonight in a fire that destroyed the heme of Nicola Napolitano in the southern section of the city. Three victims were children of Napolitano and the others were Patrick Ma'rtlnelll and his wife and child, who occupied an upper floor of the house. Napolitano's other two children were so badly burned that it Is fearedi they cannot live. The fire started during the absence HUNTED New York, Jan. 19.

'Belief that he was about to be robbed for the third time by holdup men raiding a crap game, prompted Arnold Rothstein to wound two of eight policemen who descended early this morning on a game in which he was participating, give greater wVeight to the important lMost treasury officials believe that propositions t6 be submitted to the I the terms of the fifth, or victory loan, peace conference. have to be made more attractive This proposal win consist of the thau those of tne Past either by rais- shall be represented as follows: Two delegates each for Australia, Canada, South Africa and India, including the native states; one delegate for New Zealand. Although the number of delegates may not exceed the figures above mentioned, each delegate has the lormation of a great federation of all la 108 mieresi rate aiDove y4 per cent, or by some other means. according to the story the police said the Arab states from the' Red. sea to of Napolitano and his wife and is be the Persian gulf free from any Turkish domination and under the protection of the United States.

lieved to have foeen due to an explod VALUABLE TRUNK LOST. Atlantic City, N. Jan. 19. The police were asked' today to search for published were unacceptable to them.

The French journalists also said they favored complete abolition of the censorship for France. as well as for the United States and Great Britain, and freedom to confer with the delegates to the peace conference and also that they desired open sessions of the conference and the admission of at least one representative for each newspaper. An effort will be made to call a fuller conference of the representatives of the press of all nations. ing oil stove. ae hjiq aiier nig arrest on charges or gambling, felonious assault and carrying concealed weapons.

The policemen were not Injured seriously. Nineteen other men. Including Abe Attell, former boxing champion, were arrested. The police said they had seized' several thousand dollars in stakes as evidence. a trunk containing $12,000 worth of COBLENZ SHORT OF LIGHTS With the American Army of Oc jewelery and clothing, which was New York, Jan.

19. A man giving his name as Leo J. Gale was arrested by detectives here today on a charge of being a fugitive from justice from Philadelphia, on suspicion that he was implicated in the robbery of O. F. O' ARGENTINA VIGILANT.

Buenos Aires, January 19. The government is vigorously guarding against possible revolutionary dis cupation, Saturday, January 18. (By shaken from the rear of an automo-the Associated Press) Owing to thejblle being driven here from New York right to avail himself of the panel system. The representation of- the dominions, including New Foundland, and of India may be included in the representation of tho British empire by the panel system. Montenegro shall be represented by one delegate, but the rules concerning the designation of this delegate shall not be fixed until the moment when the political situation of this country shall have been cleared up.

msumcieni xuei supply tne consump- yesterday by F. R. Mayer, a wealthy tion of electricity among the civil lmnorter. Mr ver MA Tint rHmver Neill's jewelry store in that city last (Rothstein, who is reputed to be a turbances. It has established strict the vigilance along the Argentine fron Thursday night.

According to the de-: millionaire, is said to have told tier to prevent the entrance of agi tators into Buenos Aires. All sus population or uomenz is to De reduced by half. Tihe American military authorities in putting this order into effect are using verbatim an order issued in 1916 by the German military authorities. his loss until he arrived at a hotel here. (He 'immediately retraced the route he had taken and found a strap by which the trunk had been fastened to machine, but the trunk had disappeared1.

VISIT POSTPONED. Paris; January 19. Owing to the death of Prince John, the intended semi-official visit of the Prince of Wales has been postponed. the men aroused their bus- police that he lost $28,000 to holdup picion by inquiring where he could find men who raided a crap game in Har-a pawnshop open on Sunday. They lem two years ago, and that the ex-arpied him and found forty-one dia- perience was repeated two week3 ago, UtaA rings, valued! at about 8,000.

1 when he lost $11,000. pected of tendencies to run counter to the government ape being deport (Continued on Page 10).