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ALL MERCHANDISE ADVERTISED IN THE TRIBUNE IS GUARANTEED Vol. LXXIX No. 1920. New York Tritium? First to Truth SATURDAY, ws Editorials Advertisements WEATHER Snow or rain and warmer tu? rner row fair; colder by east and south winds, shifting; to west 1 nil Report on l'Age JANUARY 17, 1920 Tlvn tirealer Yo-U anrl within commuting distance THRF.F. here American Nation Permanently 'Dry9 Liquorloss Era Greeted in Broadway Cafes1 With Little Ceremony; Few Farewell Parties Church Bells Ring In Joyous Acclaim Persons of Many Creeds Gather in Hempstead at Service of Thanksgiving Demon Rum, who has had more of late, than even the most robust eat could expect, had the last snd positively final obsequies said over his bier along Broadway last night.

The ceremony was as dolor? ous as even the most mournful could ask. In fact, the occasion was so gloomy that there was scarcely any ceremony sb ft? Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution slipped into the history of the United States at one minute after midnight this morning. A pall of snow covered the once Gay White Way as it gave up the spirits for good and all. The usual theater crowd ducked through whirl? ing clouds of flakes across streets and into lobbies or subway stations. Their shiverings were more painful because of the thought that here nfter there would be only heat to warm them.

Neither theaters nor restaurants showed any unusual number of patrons and those who were there evidently were too depressed to lighten John Barleycorn's passing with overmuch feasting, drinking or song. Some Farewell Parties In a few places special farewell parties had been planned, with all of the trappings of mourn? ing and whatever liquor the diners were able to bring with them. These gatherings assumed a forced air of hilarity, but most of the restaurant patrons seemed to prefer to sit sjlent and listen to the keening of the wind outside. None of the hostelries were over? crowded and some were half deserted. reservations were made fo? tables in advance and no extra charge was made for covers, as is usually the cus? tom on gala nights.

Broadway was in anything but a festal mood. At midnight funereal waiters passed by the tables and announced hoilowly that no one could drink hard liquor from then on. Having done their duty they retired into the background and gloomily allowed the diners to do as they chose. Many of them chose to go home. Hempstead.

L. is a pretty long walk from Broadway, and the church celebration of the occasion there was an antithesis of the affairs in the bright light section. The Woman's Christian Temperance Uivion issued a call early in the week for a general non-denominational meeting in the Presbyterian church to last from morn? ing until prohibition became a fact. If they had taken that cail literally, they would stiH be in the church, but they were content to break up about half past twelve this morning. i There was a practical tone about toe services in the Hempstead Presby? terian Church.

Speakers exhorted the voters there to demand that their rep? in the state Assembly pass a stringent law, something along the line of the law in Illinois, which reinforce the Volstead act. Appeal to Churchgoers The invitations the gathering at the church were headed: "Let the church bells ring and let there be great rejoicing, for an enemy the counterpart of Prussian ism in frigntfulne-s has been overthrown and crowns the efforts of the forces of righteousness. Let us see that nc Bolshevistic liquor interests shall ever tear the Eighteenth Amendment from the Constitution of the United The prayer that began at midnight when the church bells began tt nng. But there were bartenders and proprietors in Hempstead and in the land in. whose ear? tnose bells echoed altogether dismally Few Hours of Thtre was no effort made to enforc? the Volstead act in its stringent more personal application in the hours to-day and no such en fore erne until a supervising pro ftibition agent has been appointed foi district that includes New Yorr City, Long Island, Connecticut ant Island.

ho na? been appointed, have to bring into existence firs' organization and then a frame After that it may not be un? for a years to read nov Doe, forty-six, VA Boulevard, was and sent to jail for six month) an old offender against the prohib? law, in that unlawfully, take a drink from 1 spirit? while trylnj heMnd the storm door? in tin WWic horary, editions of the newspaper) a'ZLI continue a story about of R.chard Roe for five ig King Hing for havinj a pint kjtchenettfc-made rum awt-door ndghboaj Ja? of gjtevlin, aged forty, who lives il hHe ou tieaJI HOUM. Il ttn'i divi department, MijWwiiU agent, is fcr-mpo 0 but withou to accomplish Ihi that Mr' Hhevlio will Xar Prohibitioi tha respon.ibl/und? on WU? three Munsey Makes Statement About 'The N.Y.Herald' Publisher Declares Name of Newspaper He Bought From Bennett Estate Is Frank A. Munsey, whose purchase of "Tho Herald" and "Tho Telegram" from the James Gordon Bennett estate was announced Wednesday, issued the fol? lowing statement yesterday: "While I have not yet gone very far in the matter of getting acquainted with 'The Herald' from the inside of its office, I may say even now that so far as concerns any act of mine the name 'New York Herald' is immortal. I am led to say this because of the, extraordinary world-wide interest, in has been mani? fested as to the future of this news? paper. FRANK A.

MUNSEY." Mr. Munsey could not be reached last night, but W. T. Duer, his general manager, said that the newspaper owner had not yet decided definitely what he would do with his new prop? erty. American Steamship Ashore in Blizzard Coast Cutters Go to the Aid of Freighter Lakeview, Off Jones Inlet, L.

I. The American freighter Lakeville? bound from Portland for Norfolk, went last night in a blizzard near Inlet, Long Island. The first in? timation the lifesavers had that a ves? sel was in distress came when the blew her siren for twenty minutes, the call being heard along the shore Babylon and Long Beach. Later the Coast Guard received a radio from the vessel saying she had become wedged upon the shoal. It is believed that the snow storm shut down upon the vessel quickly and that her master lost his bearings.

Coast Guard officers said last night that, while cutters would be sent to stand by the Lakeville, she probably was in no danger, as only a moderate sea was running and the wind from the north could not blow her closer inshore. More Influenza Cases; No Sign of Epidemic to Fear," Says Dr. Copeland; U. S. Confirms Assurance Influenza and pneumonia cases have been on the increase for a' month, ac? cording to Health Department records, but Health Commissioner Copeland said yesterday that there was "nothing like an epidemic" and "we have noth ing to fear." He advised every one with a bad cold to go to bed and said that influenza cases be isolated.

During the week ending December 6 New York had fifty-six cases of influ enza and 199 cases of pneumonia, i This week there have been 291 influ enza and pneumonia cases. Since Monday there have been nine deaths from influenza and 216 from pneumonia. WASHINGTON, Jan. Public Health Service to-night expressed con i fidence that there would not be a seri ous recurrence of influenza in the 1 United States because the malady ran its course a year ago and left mil lions immune, movement of large bodies of troops has ceased, doctors and nurses have returned to civilian work and there are no reports of seri i ous outbreaks in foreign countries. It was suggested that only 7,029 cases i were reported from September 1, 1919, to January 10, 1920, in comparison with ,5,000,000 during the same period a year ago.

First Arrests Made Under Prohibition Law Brooklyn Saloon Owner and His Bartender Taken Shortly After Midnight Hour The first arrests in greater Now York for violation of constitutional prohibition were made shortly after midnight this morning in the saloon run by Michael Minden, of 79 Barbey Street, Brooklyn, at Howard Avenue and Monroe Street, Brooklyn. According to United States Internal Revenue Inspector Moses Kosenthal, Minden's bartender, John Larkin, of Haisey Street, Brooklyn, sold Kosenthal a pony of Brandy for fifty cents. The inspector then arrested the proprietor and bartender and took them to the Ralph Avenue Police Sta? tion. Later the pair were arraigned be 1 fore United State? Commissioner McGoldrick and released in bail each. Minden has been in the restaurant and saloon business in the city for forty year? and had been proprietor of many beer guldens, cafes and road houses.

Girl Must Return Ring If Engagement is Broken Token of Contract to Marry, Court Rules, Ordering It or Its Value Restored A jury in the Municipal Court, Pat ernon, decided yesterday that an engagement ring is a token of a con? tract to marry, and if the contract is broken the token must be returned. The verdict was reached in a suit brought by Waller Peek, of Little Falls, N. to recover $386, the value of fin engagement ring, from his for? mer fiancee, who is now Mrs, Frederick Anderson, of Little The testi? mony showed that Mrs. Anderson, who was when Miss Julia Midler, sold the ring after the engagement was broken, although she told Peek she had lost it. i Judge W.

Currington Cabell charged jury that it must decide whether 'the ring was merely a gift or whether wan contract, token, in which cuse its value must be returned to Peek. jury returned for the full amount in Peek's favor. Indiana Ratifie? Suffrage INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. Tho i end amendment tor woman's suffrage was ratified by both House? of tno indiana meeting in spe? cial session hero to-day.

In tho Sen? at? the vote was 4'A to 3, and in the House 90 to 0. Indiana ifl the twenty, to ratify the amendment, Court Sought! Official Deals In LR.T* Stock Special Grand Jury Had "Tip' That and District Attorney Played Market Short Thirty Brokers Are Questioned McQuaid and File Affidavits Denying Any Such Sales Were Found Justice Bartow S. Weeks, of the traordinary criminal trial term of the Supreme Court, personally directed an investigation of reports that public of? ficials, including Mayor Hylan and Dis-; trict Attorney Swam, traded in Inter- 'borough Rapid Transit Company stocks 1 and bonds, according to documents; filed in Justice Weeks's court yester- day. The investigation, made by William i A. McQuaid.

Assistant District Attor? ney, under Justice Weeks's direction, continued from November 5 to Novem? ber 24 last, according to affidavits filed I i by Mr. McQuaid and Chief Assistant Attorney Alfred Talley. It was prompted, it was said, by anony? mous letters to Raymond F. Almirail, foreman of the extraordinary grand and Justice Weeks, stating" that public officials had been selling Inter I borough securities short prior to the charges, of fare increase conspiracy by Mayor Hylan. I In certain quarters this inquiry was looked upon hist night as being' what the grand jury had in mind when, it first alluded to the "overshadowing crime," leading into the Mayor's office and into the headquarters of Mr.

Swann. No evidence of short selling by city officials was turned up, it was declared. Affidavits Produced On November 21 the Almirail in a presentment to Justice Weeks, said that the Mayor's Interborough conspiracy allegations, recently dis- I missed by the panel, could not be, determined until a thorough inquiry their "origin and causative proc? esses" had been made. The present- ment added that the pursuit of such facts led into municipal offices and the offices of the District Attorney I and charged reasonable ground for belief of "wilful and corrupt miscon- duct" in office by public officials. Events in Justice Weeks's courtroom yesterday were precipitated by Mr.

Tal- ley's appearance to oppose the grand jury's request for the publication of 1 those sections of its minutes deal- I ing with the dismissed Tnterborough I charges. Mr. Talley demanded the pub- lication of "all the jury's minutes or none." After a clash between court and pros- i ecutor the court said: "You must cease making public state- i ments in court in regard to the action of the court unless they are supported by affidavits." After an adjournment Mr. Talley appeared with the McQuaid affidavit and his own. These declared, among other things, that Foreman Al i rail informed Mr.

Talley that "cer- tain actions of the grand jury were based upon advice received from Jus tice Weeks. McQuaid rehearsed his Wall street inquiry under the courtes direction. This inquiry was halted when Mr. Swann and Mr. McQuaid both declined to sign a circular letter to Wall Street brokers in regard to the search for short Interborough Sales, Mr.

Swann in- i sisling that it go out over the signa-: ture of tho extraordinary grand if at all. Mr. Swann's Letter Mr. Talley attached to his as an exhibit, a letter sent Justice Weeks on January 10, by Mr. Swann.

The District Attorney, who culled at- tention to the fact that McQuaid had not reported to him while he Wall Street inquiry was on concluded: "I assume that in all this you are acting as an individual citizen and not in your judicial, of course, scheme of American justice does not provide for judge-investigator-prose? cutor." Mr, Swanin's letter follows in part: "When you asked for the services of Mr. William A. McQuaid, one of the first Assistant District Attorneys, he was promptly requested to report to you. 1 learned later that you were sending him around from office to office among the stock brokers of Wall Street, examining their records in an effort to discover any transac? tion ftrading in stock by the Dis? trict. Attorney or by the Mayor, whose charge against the Inter? borough officials of having formented the strike of their employees as a part of their propaganda to force an ecu', inri: upon the public, was pending before the grand jury.

This investigation in Wall Street was con? ducted solely under your supervision and direction. At the same time, you were personally communicating with officers and committees of the Stock Exchange in an effort t.j dis? cover some instance in which the Mayor or the District Attorney had dealt in traction stocks. "At no time while Mr. McQuaid was acting under your direction did he report to me, but only to you. While you were making this inves? tigation in Wall Street, against the public officials who were presenting the evidence against the interbor? ough, and while you were holding numerous private conferences with Mr.

Almirail, of the extraordinary grand jury, without the presence of the District Attorney and without the presence of any other member of the grand jury, and without after? ward disclosing the substance or sub? ject-matter of the conferences, the I foreman was making indirect charges i of an 'overshadowing crime' against the Mayor and the District Attor ney, while the charges against the Interborough were before the grand Jury. Inquiry Was Pending "Why tllOSO things were done, while the charges against the Interborough were pending, is the exclusive knowledge of those by whom they done. "I called your attention to the fol? lowing fuels: '1) That, the foreman of the grand jury had formally been under retainer at a month for three years by one of the chief sub? sidiary companies of tho Interbor? ough, 08 per cent of whoso stock Continued on pago nine U. S. Marines Rout 300 Hay ti Bandits Repulse Attack on Port fm Prince, Killing or Wounding Many WASHINGTON, Jan.

16. United' States marines and Haytian gendarm? erie yesterday repelled an attack on Port au Prince, the Haytian capital, by a force of 300 bandits, more than half of whom were killed, wounded-or captured, after being pursued outside, the city. The total casualties of the marines were two privates wounded, according to the report of the engagement re? ceived at the Navy Department to-day from Colonel .1. Russell, command? ing the marine forces and gendarmerie in Hayti. I The bandit force.

Colonel Russell' said, approached Port au Prince in three columns, which immediately were met and driven back. Revolutionary elements of the city attempted to. join the bandits in the assault, he said, adding that he believed the fate of the attacking forces should be "sufficient to prevent an early repetition of the assault." German Army Officers Flock To Carranzistas Joining Mexican Forces in Increasing Numbers, Wit? ness Tells Fall Senate Investigating Committee Wilbur Forrest (Copyright, 1920, New York Tribune Inc.) SAN ANTONIO, secret witness before the Fall Senate committee, holding sessions here to in? vestigate the Mexican situation, to-day called attention to the increasing number of German military officers appearing with the Carranza army in Mexico. These officers in most, cases wear their own uniforms, although they bedeck themselves with Mexican insignia, according to the information. Evidence which would corroborate the assumption that Germans have been "playing" with the Carranzistas for some time in Mexico was presented to the committee in public session by H.

M. Handshy, formerly bullion in? spector for the National Mines and Smelting Company, a Pittsburgh cor? poration operating in Chihuahua. Handshy testified that from twenty five to fifty expert German mechanics had charge of the Carranza government arsenal at Chihuahua City last time he visited that place in 1917. Handshy knew many of these Ger? man reservists personally from con? tact with them in mines near Phoenix and Bisbee, before America en? tered the European war. They were driven from the United States for ac? tivities connected with the I.

W. he said. I'uvors Germans Many witnesses have testified the last few days that Germans in Mexico were objects of special During raids on two American agricultural colonies the only farmers allowed to remain unmolested were Germans. Handshy gave Francisco Villa credit for saving his when Villa dyna? mited the Pittsburgh corporation's large smelter near Magistral, Chihua? hua, with a loss to the corporation of $500,000. in 1017.

Although 900 Car ranzista troops were "just over the hill" they made no effort to stop Villa's raid on the smelter, the witness said. Before the Villistas discovered the company's store of dynamite and blew the smelter into the air they cap? tured Handshy and George Smith, the smelter manager, who had hidden on the roof. Smith was immediately taken out and hanged to a tree. Vil li'ita soldiers had placed the rope about Ilandshy's neck twice and were preparing to string him up when Villa himself appeared. Villa stopped the execution and "treated me nicely, feeding me and eventually warning me to go to the El Oro mine nearby for protection against the Carranzis? tas," the witness testified.

Treated Fine by Villa Handshy said that explained the destruction of the smelter by de? claring he merely wanted to show the people of the United States thai Car? ranza could not fulfill guarantees that American lives and property would be respected in Mexico. "Vou were friendly with Villa?" Sen? ator Fall asked the witness. "Yes, he sure treated me line," Hand? shy answered. "Alter he took the rope off your neck," Senator Fall observed. Handshy testified that Villa gave him passport, which he eventually had photographed, sending copies to Presi? dent Wilson, Shepherd and Representative? Slayden at Washington.

Merchants of Parral, Chihuahua, told Handshy later they much preferred Villa in their town to Carranaista troops, the witness added. Committee Told of Raid Accounts of financial ruin Amer? ican families in Mexico and of standing a plucky American girl against a wall to be shot were high lights in the early testimony before the committee Miss Anita Whatley, modern language supervisor for the Texas De? partment of Education, related a story typical of the outrages Americans have suffered in the northern part of Mex? ico. The Whatley family, consisting of father, mother, three daughters and a paralytic son, went to Mexico from Texas because of the father's health, the witness testified. They bought a ranch, forty from Parral, Chihua? hua, and imported 200 registered Jer? sey cows to establish a dairy. Mrs.

Whatley, her daughters and son re? mained in Parral to conduct the dairy, while the father lived on the ranch. The ranch was stocked with 000 or 700 head of cattle in addition to the regis? tered dai'y stock. Whatley. an extremely pretty girl, spoke for the family on the wit? ness stand to-day. Before she finished tears filled hor eyes.

Gir! Faced Firing Squad "On the night of July 4, 1911," she said, "my mother, who operated our dairy business in town, was awakened to find her bedroom filled with armed Continued on page four Allies Partly Lift Blockade of Russia; League of Nations Formally Launched in Paris Adjournment to Meet in London Said to Indi-' cate Intention to Wait; Upon Action of U. S. Fiery Protest Is Filed by Ireland First Official Act Is to Name Commission Settle Saare Frontier New Y0)1: Tribune Special Cable Service (Copyright, 1920, New York Tribune Inc.) PA.RIS, Jan The league of na-? tions, heralded in the midst of war by President Wilson as the object to be sought when peace was attained, was formally launched to-day by the execu- tive council of the league in the toric Clock Room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Representatives of; France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan. Belgium, Spain, Greece', Portugal and Brazil, members of tho council of the league, were present.

Precisely at 10:30 Leon Bourgeois declared the meeting formel opened. The most striking feature of the ini? tial session occurred virtually at the end of the meeting, a few minutes be? fore noon. Chairman Bourgeois proposed that the council and hold its second sitting in London without men? tioning a date. Lord Clinton, Great Britain's representative, seated at the right of M. Bourgeois at the council table, seconded the resolution, suggest? ing that the date be left to the chair? man's discretion in view of possible participation by the United States.

The resolution was adopted without oppo? sition, conveying the impression that after a perfunctory gathering the league council had suspended activ? ity pending action by the United States. Absence of U. S. Causes Comment There had been much comment earlier among the representatives re? garding the absence of (in American diplomat from the meeting convened by President Wilson. For although it was that the United States would not be represented officially an idea prevailed that Ambassador Wal? lace, would attend unofficially.

Paris showed no great concern over the fact that an event of international importance was taking place at the Quai D'Orsay. Beyond the presence of numerous photographers, many pow? erful motor cars and a score of po? licemen, nothing indicated that the "birthday of a new world" was being celebrated. Few persons gathered at the Foreign Office to watch the ar? rival of the delegates. The hall was filled early, and greetings were exchanged among the representatives M. Bourgeois called the meeting to order.

Lord Curzon and Premier Venizelos made a few re? marks before M. Bourgeois delivered his address, in which he said the task of presiding over the meeting inau? gurating the great, international in? stitution should have fallen to Pres? ident Wilson. "We respect," he continued, "the rea? sons delaying final decision by our friends in Washington, but we may all express the hope that the difficulties soon will be overcome and that the representative of the great American Republic will occupy the place await? ing him among us. "Birthday of New World" "This January 1920. will go down in history as the birthday of a new world.

The decision taken to-day will, be the first decree of free nations, leaguing themselves together for the first time, to substitute right for might. The constitution of international or? for economic and social life forms the foundation of a new era." Lord Curzon read a careiully pre? pared speech expressing full concur? rence with M. Bourgeois in his obser? vations regarding the United States, saying that America's decision must be her own, but if and when the United States elects to take her place in the new council chamber of nations she will lind a place vacant for her and the warmest kind of welcome. PARIS, Jan. Hi i The Associated The fust official act of the executive council of the League of Na? tions altor it convened to-day was the appointment of a commission to trace upon the snot the frontiers of the ter? ritory of the Basin.

Irish File First Protest The council of the league received the first formal protest to be present? ed to it almost before it came into being. The protect was from "the en? voys of the elected government of the Irish Republic" against "the unreal English simulacrum of an internation? al league of peace." No mention of the protest was made during the meeting of the council, but coiiies were handed to the newspaper correspondents after they left the For? eign Office. The document was signed "Ouakleigh Duffy." It registered objec? tion (o 'he "pretended league of nations." and declared the league to be an "engine of empire, designed to secure and perpetuate English he? gemony throughout both The protest insisted that the league was illusory und incomplete, lacking authority sanction, and declared the United States stands out "in indig? nation and repudiation" of it. Participants in Coundil All the members of the council called for by the covenant of the league, with the exception of the representative of the United States, wero present when M. Bourgeois called the meeting lo order.

Besides M. Bourgeois tin? members were Enrl Curzon, the British Foreign Secretary, for Great Britain; Premier Venizelos, for Greece; Cario Farraris, Italian Minister of Industry, Commerce, Labor Food, for Italy; Paul Ilymans, Belgian Foreign Minister, for Belgium-, liaron Mittsui, to Franco, for Japan; Dr. Castoa da Cunhn, Am? bassador to France, for Brazil, and Continued on next paga Holland Expected to Refuse To Deliver Ex-Kaher to Allies PARIS, Jan. Council to-day approved the text of a letter to the Dutch government asking for the extradition of the former German Emperor. The general expectation in French circles is that Holland will refuse to deliver the former monarch! It is pointed out in Supreme Council circles that in case the Dutch government is disinclined to deliver Count Hohenzollern it has a foun? dation for its resistance in the fact that the offenses named in the peace treaty, namely, "crimes against international morality and the sacred ness of treaties," are no? provided lor in Dutch laws nor in the treaties between Holland and the Allied powers regarding extradition.

At the same time the Supreme Council approved the text of a letter to Germany demanding the surrender of those guilty of war crimes, as provided for in the peace treaty. Lodge Is Firm On Reservation To Article XI I Republican Conferees Insist i Democrats Surrender on Big Issue for Settlement at Bipartisan Parley To-day New York Tribun? Washington Bureau WASHINGTON', Jan. reply i of the Republicans in the Senate to the demands of the Democratic Sen- ators for modification of the Lodge I reservations to the peace treaty will i be submitted to-morrow to the group I of Democratic Senators who are nego? tiating formally for a compromise with the Republicans. The second bipar- tisan conference for the formal dis- i cussion of a compromise also will take place to-morrow morning in the office of Senator Lodge. The suggestions for modifications in i the Lodge reservations, made by the Democrats at the first conference yes- i terday, were discussed by the Repub- lican conferees with other Republican I Senators to-day.

The Republican con- ferees met late and went over the dis- I eussions each" Senator had i the day with other Republicans, and. a i reply to the Democratic suggestions was drafted. "Irreconcilable?" Absent Those who attended the conference to-day were Senators Lodge, Lenroot, New and Kellogg, representing all of the various groups of Republicans on the treaty question, except the "ir reconcilables," who want the treaty. defeated. The Republican conferees' would not discuss the reply they will make to the Democrats to-morrow.

They have agreed to keep secret all details of the formal negotiations that are now under way. It became known, however, that the Democrats will be i informed that they must virtually sur? render on Article or there can be no compromise. The Republicans agreed that they will not consent to any modification of the principle of the Lodge reserva? tion on that article, after the conferees had reported that all but three or pos sibly four Republican Senators had in? sisted to them that the Lodge reserva? tion must stand. Senators Hitchcock, McKellar. Owen, Simmons and Walsh, of Montana, ire the Democratic Senators who will re- ceive the Republicans' reply to-morrow.

It was said to-day by several of the Senators who attended yesterday's con? ference that the Democrats submitted the McKellar-Kendrick proposal for modifications of the Lodge reserva? tions to the Republicans, and that the Republicans made some changes in the plan before agreeing to take it up with Republican generally to? day. "Hard Boiled Conferees" The Democratic Administration Senators who participated in the formal conferences to-day criticized Senator Lodge ior not appointing only "mild as representa? tives of the Republicans in the con? ferences. Only one "mild reserva? tionist," Senator Kellogg, is taking part in the discussions. The others. Senators Lenroot and New, have re? fused to compromise the principles of i the Lodge reservations.

One Adminis? tration Senator to-day said that Senator Lodge had appointed "hard boiled" conferees. Senator Hitchcock, leader of the Administration forces in the Senate pending the breaking of the leadership deadlock between him and Senator Underwood, of Alabama, in the Senate to-day read into "The Record" the re suits of the poll recently taken on the question of ratification. The poll, he said, shows that only 26 per cent of those who voted want the Lodge reservations. Senator Hitchcock made the follow ing statement in the Senate: "I ask to incorporate in 'The Rec i ord' a synopsis of the intercollegiate vote on ratification of the treaty, so far as it has been canvassed in over i three hundred colleges. The synopsis shows that 46,259 students voted for unqualified ratification, 38,304 for a i compromise between the Lodge und Democratic reservations, 28,677 for ratification with the Lodge reservations 'and 11,090 against ratification in any form.

Outlines College Poll "The blanks submitted to students and faculties of over four hundred col I leges stated these instructions: "1. I favor ratification of league end treaty without reservations and amend? ments. "2. I am opposed to ratification in any form. "3.

I favor ratification of tho treaty, Continued on next page Clemenceau Out of Battle For Presidency Premier Withdraws in Favor of Poineare Vf He Loses to Desehancl in Caucus by 3K9 to 108 PARIS. Jan. 16 i By The Associated Georges Clemenceau went down to defeat at the hands of his countrymen to-day a "aucus of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies to choose a candidate for the Presi? dency of the Republic. M. Clemen? ceau thereupon announced his with? drawal from the contest and asked his supporters to cast their votes for the reelection of President, Poineare.

Senators and Weputies after the in which Paul Deschanel, pres? cient the Chamber, led the Premier by 19 votes, expressed the opinion that the vote means the elim? ination from public life of "Tne Father of Victory," Premier neither a Senator nor a Deputy. This conclusion was forced on most of the Cabinet members, who, wiu.i they left the chamber, went to Pre? mier Clemenceau and asked him to re? main a candidate. The Premier replied that he could not in any circumstances consent to do this. lie said he would send a letter to this effect to Leon Bourgeois, "who will be president of the National Asesembly to meet at Ver? sailles to-morrow for the election. Premier'? Withdrawal Final The Premier said "My resolution is definitely made, and nothing can change it.

1 declared from the first that 1 did not wish to be a candidate, but could not resist the pressure of my friends. Besides, I dreamed that if elected I would be a link between the government of yester? day and that of to-morrow, and for that task general consent is necessary. "I submitted to M. Alex? andre Millerand, former Cabinet mem? ber, prominently mentioned as succes? sor to Premier Clemenceau the names of three of you- you will permit me not to say which three. It was under? stood that if was not a question o1' im? posing a choice on him.

In fact. 1 warned him that I did not wish to know his opinion on those names, leaving him entirely iree. my is finished. 1 am going to write M. Bourgeois a letter to let him know I am not a candidate." The letter to M.

Bourgeois, which laier was made public, follows: "I take the liberty of informing you that I withdraw from friends au? thority to offer my candidacy for the Presidency of the republic and that if they disregard my withdrawal ami obtain for me a majority of vot is I will refuse the mandate so conferred." Deschanel Leads in Ballot The caucus ballot, which was secret. resulted as follows: Paul Deschanel, President of the Chamber of Deputies. Premier Clemenceau, 389; Charle? C. A. Jonnart, recently elected Sen? ator, Leon Bourgeois.

Marshal Foch, President Poineare, M. Clemeneeau's friends already are searching for another candidate. President Poineare is reported to have refused to accede to the demand of deputation of Senators and vDeput es that he be a candidate for reelection, emphatically similar expres? sions in the recent past. Never before in the history of Pres? idential elections in France has fl plenary caucus been attended by such a larije number of Deputies and Sen- ators, 821 out of 924 being present. Heretofore it has been the custom to call a caucus onlv the parties of the Left, but to'-day M.

Deschanel stands as the chosen candidate both of the Chamber and Senate- all the parties. One of the Senators who was op-? posed to the Premier remarked: Clemenceau has been victorious against ninny attacks in the Chamber and the Senate in the last two yenjs. This was because he was fighting for France. When he seeks personal honors, however, he goes down to defeat." Clemenceau Wounded Deschanel in Due! PARIS, Jan. light between M.

Clemenceau and M. Deschanel for the recalls that they already have met on another of years ago. At that time Clemenceau wrote an article in his newspaper. "La Justice," criticiz? ing M. Deschanel for an interpellation made against the Brisson Ministry on the law against anarchists.

M. Deschanel sent his seconds to M. Clemenceau, who was noted as a duel? ist. The men met with swords and Deschanel suffered a wound over the eye which Medicine, Agricultural Machinery and Other Necessaries To Be Given for Flax and Grain Act Involves No Change in Policy Japan Is Notified by I. S.

of Withdrawal of All From Siberia PARIS. Jan. an official communication issued this evening the Supreme Council approved of recommendations to relieve the pop? ulation in the interior of Russia by giving them medicine, machinery and other commodities of which the people are in sore need, in exchange for grain and flux. This partial lifting cf the block? ade is described in the official con munication us "an exchange of goods on the basis of reciprocity between the Russian people and Allied and neutral countries," out through co? operative societies. "These arrangements imply no in the policy of the Allied governments toward the Soviet gov? ernment," says the communication of the Supreme Council.

Story' Confirmed in WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Reciprocal interchange of certain commodities, in? cluding foodstuffs, between the Russiai people and Allied and neutral countries has been decided upon by the Supreme Council, The decision of the Supreme Council, announced through a communiqu? public to-night by the State Depart ment, provides thai facilities will be afforded the Russit.n organ? izations to impori clothing, agricultural machinery and other necea in exchange for flux and other yoods of which Russia has a surplus. Permission for the exchange of the Supreme Council assert-, no change in the policy of Allied and associated power? tower? the Russian Soviet government N'ei her does it, hs interpreted by officials here, amount the raising of the blockade which baa been main? tained by the Allied and associated governments since noon aftei the Bolsheviki control of the Rus? sian government. Text of The Suoremc Council communiqu? foil? "With view to remedying the un happy situation of the population of the interior cf Russia, which Is now deprived of all manufactured products from outside Russia, the Supreme Council, after having taken note of the report of a committee appointed to consider the i of certain trad ine: relations with the Russian people, has decided that it would permit the exchange of eroods on the if procity between Russiai people snd Allied i neutral count riet "Fur this purpose it decided to re facilities tu iv Russian co-operative organisai ion i wh rect touch with the peasantry throughout Ru so ihat they may arrange for porl mto Russia of c'othing, n.

agricultural machinery and the i necessaries of which the Russian peo are in sore need change for grain, flax. of which Russia hs? surplus supplie-. These arrangement imply no change in pol cy ol Allied governments toward the Soviet eminent." Chaos in Siberia Feared by U. Hein forcement of in Asia Is Declared an Impracticable Project WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.

which brought aboui the deciftaa of United States government to itU draw the Siberian expeditionary have been set forth in a note to the Japanense government. fhe note. which is in reply to a of the Japanese government trans? mitted to the State Depattment De? cember 8, was made public Japan, in its communication, inquired whether the United States proposed maintain the status puo, oi to proceed to entire or partial withdrawal of it? troops, or whether it was ready to send reinforcements in case of need. In replying that undei existing cir? cumstances it was deemed advisable to withdraw the expeditionary force, the United States asserts that reinforce? ments would be impracticable and that to maintain the status quo "might in? volve the government of the United States in an undertaking of such in tin character as to be inadvisable." Text of American Other aspects of the Siberian situa? tion are set forth in the American note. which follows: "The government of the United States ha? given the most careful cou sideration to the subject matter of thu communication from the JapanOM kov 1 eminent, which was read to the Secre? tary of Stste by the Japanese Ambas? sador on December and which con cerns the recent unfavorable develop ment of th? military situation with which Admiral Kolchak's forces have been confronted, mid which proposesI three alternative courses for the Allied' and associated powers to take.

"The government of the United Stats? agrees that for it to send a reinforce? ment of sufficient strength to, act en.