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i umg icmpcittiure sjaiurua. rusu ngni i WlllClS. I.MS volume VI HUMBER 97 FOUR 0 'CLOCK EDITION TELEGRAPH SERVICE PRICE TWO CENTS 151 FEARS 1 to O. STRIKE Ti ftn71T7i TTU 7Tn I ME TIKI UK TBy 'Assbciafed rss UmINISTRATION OFFtt ASK FOR AMEEICAN FOR SOVIET REPRE- sentation CEO ONF EEENCE ADVICES RECEIVED FROM PARTY IN PARIS, SATISFXCtOkY (By Associated Press. Vienna, 28 The railroad strike called threatens to spread throughout the country.

The strike has been called part ly lor higher wages and partly on account fof sympathy with the Hungarian revolution. It is-feared that it may lead to the establishment-of a Soviet rei TABLE UPON AKENDMENT in GefrmanAustria. New '28-Deteetiv es $rom the Nassau County is-triet-cAttorney 'sxlifiee ihavse learn eB tftat'a stained pperandalt: suit clothed belonging tto Dr; Walter 1C -Wilkihs: had been sent t'o an'Avenu'e Crdying and? clean-. ing estabHsbment on-March'3, our tlays after the -physician's wife was murdered at their i Summer home at-Long "The 'discovery is regarded as one of' the -most, important, clues yet developed in the investigation of the mystery. Dr.

Wilkins ha insisted all a-long that the wore on the night of the murder was dark colored. Three employees from the clean in establishment looked the ac -cused physician over in his cell in Mineola, L. jail and then declared yesterday that the suit he wore it is the same ho says he wore on the night of the murder was'nt the one cleaned at the Avenue establishment. NAVAL STAFF AMENDMENT LOST (By Associated Press) Paris, March 28. It was reported last! night that the amendment to the -League of Nations" nant providing tor a permanent naval staff "for the league had been CHAMP CLARK FAVORS LEAGUE Worcester, March 28.

sage states, had planned a big ris-Ctiamp Clark, of Missouri, in anjing for Thursday intending to arm address here, urged all Americans several thousand Russians from to get together in support of Pres the Ruhleben camp. The Ameri-ident Wilson and his conferees in 'can however rushed; the Russians WILSON WILL INSIST i By Associated Press Washington, March 28. The ublieation of the amended draft 'V of the League of Nations covenant will be made within a few days with -the provision safeguarding he Monroe Doctrine among the new clauses, according to the, op inions of administration officials here, which opinion is the result of informal advices received today from members of the American arty hi Paris. Xo official information has been reeeiveu ucie cuuwtuiug of the League Commission to inoludie the Monroe Doctrine a- meudment in the covenant as sent t0 the drafting committee yesterday. Officials expressed entire confi krice however that President Wil son will insist upon such a provision being in the final draft when it is passed upon by the Council of Ten or by the Peaee Conference in plenary session.

All Foreigners Copenhagen, March 28. Emm- issaries the Hungarian revolu tionary government handed in their credentials to the president the German-Austrian national assembly at Vienna yesterday ac-cordingto a Budapesth dispatch. The dispatch adds tha the- revolutionary government ordered the entente flags hoisted on the hotel wher the entente mission is stopping and advised that posters will oon be issued warning the people to respect all foreigners in Budapesth New Council Been Formed paris, March 28. A Council of f)reign ministers and foreign sectaries of Great Britain, United ates, France and Italy has been (reated to work simnltTiPnnalv the premiers and President llson but on different branches the Rreat technical questions in i. loyalist Plot Been Discovered St0(-llilm, March 28, consnirafv An-alleg I has been 'LSi'f nt Penza in tlie eastern rail'o "cwsjuijum-, Knssnaya Ga- i on, persons wore shot UoLshevists" 1 leailor was Suk tornuM niarhall of the.

and who was the under the Sukotiiie was ex- it i BE ftOAINST PLAN (By Associated Press) Paris March 28. A rumor was current last night that the United States had received a note from Premier Lenine and War Minister Trotsky, of the Russian Soviet government, asking for re-ctfghition for that" government, says Marcel Hutin in the Echo de Paris today. Hutin says that he "cannot say that President Wilson is disinclined to give the request favorable consideration. Presbyterians May Merge Pittsburg, March 28. Committees on-the Union of the general -assembly, of the northern and of the southern Presbyterian their meeting here yesterday, reached tentative merging their bodies into one geueralr assembly.

The tentative rplans were: not notmade-public out it wtt'announ ced that the northern general assembly will in St. Louis "on May 15 to consider the proposal while tha sputhern, general assembly will meet in New Orleans on the same date. Of States Increased Paris, March 28. The membership of states in the Executive Council, Reuter says, will be increased from two to three. GIRL THIEF IN BARON'S HOME Elizabeth March 28.

Bar on Ferdinand Von der Noot de Moorsel, son-in-law of Max M. Knoll, of No. 426 Jefferson avenue appeared as complainant in the Po lice Court here against thirteen- J.vear 0jj Petronella Bassaman who was held for the action of the Ju-venille Court. The Baron told the that he came upn the girl in his house just as she was about to leave. He said jewelry valued at about $:00 was missing from his wife's room.

The jewelry was ltiter found 011 the station house floor, at the feet of the little girl, who in court admitted the theft and and was held on a charge of incorrigilitv. COTTON MARKET (Closing) New 24.78 22.G0 20.7.'. 20.70 20.10 May July December t- Local farket NOMINAL Members WHLSON SIDjOT STREET SURVEY MEANS PAVING H. Rankin and assis- tants, of Durham," are here making a survey of Main Street and all the main artery streets of the town in the interest of a paving project which is interesting to everybody. When the survey is complete a profile made of the streets giving actual measurements of each owners frontage, with figures that will be inducive to a co-operative movement, it is proposed to holdj a mass meeting of the people to get a true consensus of opinion on the proposition.

AMERICANS FOIL B0LSHEV1KI PLOT By-' Associated' Press ijondon f5Tw oh am nn nv the American" troops looking after Russian prisoners in Germany it is believed nipped in the bud important Bolsheviki plot, according to an Exchange Telegraph Berlin dispatch jlated Thursday. Spartaeans at Spandau, the mes aboard trains on Wednesday night and scattered them ainong the A-merican troops through Germany. MORGAN HIRES AERIAL COWBOY Ansonia, March 28. Announcement is made here that Er-hardt Schmidt, of this city, a former aviator, will leave soon for Hardin, Mont. He will be employ led on a ranch owned by J.

Pier- pout Morgan. One of his duties will be to pilot the ranch manager to distant i- it. i Par 01 me rancn an It will be equipped with wireless. fclT7 I non KWiy. LiVdU Sunday ly announced today by the War, Loan Organization- here.

Lewis B. Franklin, Director of the War; "Loan the United States Treasurv stated in a tele- any comiiCL wiin mc-iimici services Suiulay, April 20. I As result of the interruption food trains between; iTriesjfcs and Vienna ih'e latter eity is threa tened with POPE DESIRES QUICK PEACE (By Associated Press) Paris, March 28The Pope 's wishes, expressed last night in the Peace Conference circles, -were that the preliminary peace treaty signed by April twentieth. ENJOYS FREEDOM By Associated Press London March 28. Count Karo lyi, formeir Hungarian premier, reported, assassinated or imprison ed, is enjoying complete liberty Bvapes'th as are other mem-1 -1 11 I hers 6f the "goTernnient who were compelled to resign when the Soviet uprising occurred, according a Hungarian government wire less received here.

U. S. MISSION LEFT BUDAPESTH Wusliiiigton, March 28.Prof-ss or Phillip Brown and Captain Nicholas Roosevelt, American members to the interallied mission in Budapesth, have succeered in leaving the Hungarian capital in safety, it will be announced today by the State Department. Roosevelt is said to be cousin of the late Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. NEGRO EIGHTS REQUISITION Richmond, March 28 Having been assured 'that the prisoner was willing to return without requisition, Chief of Police Hobgood of Oxford neglected to' arm himself with papers before coming here for James Holloway, a negro wanted there for killing a mule while at work on the county roads In police counsel that he would mot g0 witlioW papers ana even they were presented would fight requi4ition on the ground that the pti ch arced a erainst him is jnot an extraditable one.

Hobgood Isaid that he would return home get the papers. Holloway is edged to liave broken the mulers i i i ii. i head witn a stick wiun me dnuu-i became obstinate and began graz- ing along the roadside, tdv occurred last fall, The tratr lloUowav' lias been a fugitive trom jntic. since that time. (MINT MRffl YI ADVANCE CLOCKS SUNDAY NEXT When you go to bed tomorrow night put your clock ahead one hour), else you' 'will be one hour late when you get up.

At 2 o'clock Sunday morning will be 3 o'clock; All clocks and watches will be set ahead one hour. Arrangements have been made by Director General of Railroads, nines for all schedules to conform to the new time. Thousands of hours of daylight and eonsev quently thousands, of tons of coal were 'saved by the syst em" tively tried out as a war measure. JNO. WALSTON AMONG LOSSES llisf iTipn fp in trip casualties made public by the war department today, of which four were North Carolinians, John F.

Walston, of Speed, being noted as having died of disease. The names of the state men are as follows: Chauffaus Robert L. Piercy, of Andrews and Priyates Lawren ce Bess, of Lowell and John F. Walston, of Speed died of disease Private Martin A. Jackson, of Dunn died of wounds.

Lenine Would Attack Vienna (By Associated Press) London, March 28. Lenine has sent a wireless to the Hungarian government urging it to send an army against Vienna, according to a Budapesth dispatch received in Berlin jand forwarded here. Lenine "promised one hundred million Kronen to i-nance the projects CHINESE WOULD WED WHITE GIRLS By -Associated Press Vancouver, B. C. March 28 A remarkable, and elaborately drawn document found on the person of Dr.

Chen Sue Yen, having for its riajre with women of the white ostMblislunent of the priiich)ks of Soviet. democracy in thf T'clstiMl emnire. is in possess- a ion tday of the Dominion authors, Itics who are investigating the ae- itivities of he Chitnese National inii rvi i li riM-ii li i yA ifii sm ill to be vigorously quarter of the globe. in every of be 5 iix to a their efforts to establish a League of Nations He said if the President can bring about a league that will ensure peace, he ought to have a monument as high as Washington's. Mr.

Clark added: "I take it that every sane man or woman on earth is in favor of universal peace. It must fbe a matter of pride, to all our citizens that he is acclaimed unanimously as the foremost man of all the world." SEN KING WOULD FIGHT BOLSHEVIK Washington, March 28. Parti- eipiation by the United States in a strong militjary movement a-j gainst the Bolshevist movement in Europe was advocated hy Sen ator King, of Utah, in an inter view. For this purpose he intends to ask the President and Congress to authorize the organization of a I volunteer force of 500,000 men to Richmond, Ya March 28 May fight Bolshevism in Russia, Hun- 4 has been fixed as Victory Lib-wr. Germanv.

Snain and in oth-lerty Loan Sunday, it was official er countries its head. where it has shown Senator King likened the Bol- shevist movement to a fire on the Ac The trouble witn president n-tTivca iwcmuuuu, Wilson and LloVd. George is that'the above date had been set to a- i 4l. irwn'f mir in ti" 3 prairie fire.