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completed icr the presentation of the terms of peace to the Ger­man delegates at Versailles at 3:15 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

Today is expected to witness completion of the draft of the peace treaty, a digest of which will be reai at the plenary ses­sion of the peace conlcrence^ this f»ftf>mokvn^ primarily icr the pur-pose of informing: the delegates of the minor potters as to the de­tails of the document the Cerinans will be tailed to sign.

With Premier Orlando and For­eign Minister Sonnlno of Italy on their way back to I-aris from Rome, which they left Monday night. It seems probable that they will be present at the historic meeting in Versailles on Wednes-

Nothing official has been made public aa to th» agreement under which Italy has consented to re" surae Iter interrupted participa­tion la the peace conference. A report reaching J^ondon, however, declared It is proposed to make Fiume a neutral port for a period of twp years, after which time It is to baturosd over to Italy.

CHifgWI newspapers are print­ing reports from Versailles to the

Ifffect that the German representa­tives have dferved notice on the allies that further delay . in the presentation of the peace terms will" re*«SItHrir the- G&jmans leav­ing for Berlin. Another ifepOrt emanating from Berlin staies that German -Ministers Lancsberg Glesbtrtf* members of ttie'enemyJ

deSgatiOfl, have left Versailles '©IjfcSfcat "peace negotiations will cofttmne." ^»Tbiere has teen no intimation from Paris that the Germans were demanding immediate action or that any of the delegates had left, alid it Is . probable that the re­ports received in Berlin were in­tended for "home consumption"

Meanwhile, - the league of na­tions has proceeded farther with its' organization

^t a meeting of the organization committee ^yesterday Stephen Picbon, the French foreign min­ister, was elected chairman of the "provisional organization. ' At tbe same time Sir Eric Drummond as­sumed his duties as acting secre­tary general.

The government of ^Finland will receive recognition from the allies pursuant to a decision reached in Paris by the council of foreign ministers, according to reports. There are certain conditions which must be followed, it Is said," but the details of the proposal are not aa yet known.

The power of the soviet govern­ment, in Budapest seems to be crumbling rapidly. Reports agree that anarchy reigns in the city witb many executions being car­ried out^by. the soviet leaders. Czech troops are s/tid to be only twenty miles away.

With the circle of antl-B61shevik ftjrees rapidly closing in from the

"southeast, east, northeast and north, the bolshevik government of Russia also appears to be hard pressed. Russian and Finnish troppn operating east of Lake Ladoga have cut off the retreat of soviet forces farther north and

^ have severed communication be-twftfln Moscow and the> Kola pen In-S U l a . - .

'is'.—1The complete econ-somio. isolation of Germany Is being

•-s-fe ccJriaidered by the council of foreign ryfj®|taiinisters of the peace conference as

measure to be adopted in the event ^^rf'»tliat Germany refuses to sign the ^ *T>eace terms. .

' The plan for the mdaaure was sub-- mltted to tjie ministers by the su­

preme economic council. * It was officially announced last slight

' that the preliminaries of the pe^ce -treaty would be communicated to the allied delegates this afternoon and to German plenipotentiaries ' Wednesday

\ afternoon. This announcement agrees ' w 1th ".unofficial reports of the inten­

sions'of the pcace conference. -t It sueins now to be quite possible

that the peace treaty with Germany will be dlsposad of by June 1, a mem­ber of the American delegation said, last night, after a day of pronounced, activity iSti the part of the delegates and of numerous important develop-

« menta in Connect Jon with the work of preparing the peace-treaty. Journalist# to Witness Historic Soon*.

,, President Wilson, in addition to at­tending the meeting of the council of

ai - three in u»e rfiorning, and going to VersfiilM Lto look over the arrange-ment# for meeting with the Germans, there oa' VFsdnesday, visited the Hotel

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de Criilon In the afternoon anil held .conferences With the entire American delegation. Ho also saw Herbert Hoover, Admiral Benaor. and other ex-psrta and diaposed of many minor problems the colutlun oi' which hud been delayed.

President Wilson was ' prompted to go to Versailles, i; appears, chiefly be­cause during the conference or the council of three In the morning pre­miers Clemenct-au and l.loyd-George held that tho newspaper men could not be admitted *o the session with the Germans on Wednesday because of lack of space, r-realdeni Wilson was not convinced that this was the case and he lnslste.l on going to Versailles with the two tremlers.

It was after their visit that thp an­nouncement was made that the Am­erican and . British journalists had won their flgut for reprosvntatlon, and a total of "Tbrtv-flve Journalists from various nations wou'il b;- permitted to attend the ceremont"*

Digest of Treaty Thursday. It developed tbis afternoon that

changes were still being made in the pea.ee treaty and that the changin* process probably would be continued up to the last possible moment. It is understood that the alterations are largely those of phraseology.

The plans for making the treaty public textually are still vague. Seem­ingly tho only plnn perfected with re­gard to publicity is a decision to give out a 10.000 .vord digest of the treaty for publication Thursday morning.

Piehon Heads World League. . Stephen Plchon, the minister of for­

eign affairs of France, was elected chairman of the provisional organiza­tion of the league of nations today according to an official statement Is­sued after the meeting.

Sir Eric Drummond, of Great Brit­ain, assumed his duties as acting sec­retary general, an office to which he was elected last week. .

In adopting the rules of the tem­porary organization care was taken the committee that nothing of a per­manent nature was done previous to the ratification of, the peace today by the United States senate.

Meeting With German Dele-gates Planned to Mi-

nutest Detail.

TEUTONS LIMITED IN ATTENDANCE

Few of Large Delegation to Be Privi­

leged to Sit in Hall at Versailles-

Premier Clemenceau to Deliver Ad­

dress Before Treaty is Handed to

Enemy—Marshal Foch to Have

Prominent Place in Arrangements.

Belgians Give Approval. Brussels, May 5.—The foreign rela­

tions committee of the iaamber of de­puties today approved unanimously the decision of the crown council and the gosetuuxsiit to sign the peace treaty.

FLIERS HESITATE TO START.

Naval Planes Wsit a Day For Good Wssthsr Esrly in Day.

Xew York, May 6—The proposed start today of the navy department's transatlantic flight via Halifax was postponed shortly after 9 o'clock this morning because -of adverse weather condition*. Commander Towers ex­plained that a Start would not be made after 10 m.. because it would bring the planes to the terminus of the first day's flight to Bal'fa* after dark. This flr#t leg qf the cruise, he saM. would require eight hours or longer if the pbMiM-"encountered bead winds. ^^^ rtpWWf aiyi hone the worse

bjr ftre, tbe N O-l shprtly before noon made the most successful trial flight of ahy of the planes in the test period,' rising from'the water in twenty -seven and one-half seconds with its -freight of 27,000 pounds, ... "

British Fliers Delay. St. John's, Newfoundland, May 6—

Local weather Conditions yere favor­able today for' a start in the trans­atlantic flight, but Frederick P. Ttayn-ham and Harry G. Hawker decided to wait for reports ae to conditions of the Atlantic before deciding to start.

SnSw in Dututh. Duluth, May 6—Snow fell here this

afternoon. A heavy east wind is blow­ing. This is not a record for this dis­trict, as In 1903 snow fell to a dept of a foot early in June.

EIGHT KILLED IN APARTMENT FIRE

Six Story1* Flat' Bunding* Collapses, Killing Eight and Injuring a Dozen, Several probably Fatally, in Down­town Section of Columbus, O.— Property Loss $50,000.

Columbus, O..'May ,'6.—Eight per­sons are known-to-have been killed and a dbzen or jnore were injured, several probably fatally in a fire which early today destroyed a eix-story

apartment house in a downtown sec­

tion. Firemen continued d(iring the day to

search the debris for other victims, who are believed to have perished when four floors at the rear of the bulldinar sank to .the basement. . The flames are said to have

originated from lin open gas jet. Men, women and, children Jumped from windows' aftel. setenil children were thrown from upper floors into fire nets. ^Several heroic rescues were re­ported to the police.

Four children tit first believed to have perished, 'were rescued from the burning roof of, , the building. The damage was estimated at $54,000.

HE NAY ROTH'ERT RESIGNS.

[By Associated Press.] Versailles, May 6.—When the Ger­

man delegation enters tho dining room of the hotel Trianon Wednesday aft­ernoon to receive'the text of the treaty of peace they will And the represent­atives of the powers arrayed against Germany awaiting them at one end of the great tables which have been

i . i piaceu in tne room. ! Premier (.'lemenceau. President Wii-! sou and Premier Lloyd-George will stand at the head of tha table.

The Germans will not Join the al­lied delegatus at this time but will be

j conducted to a smaller table standing j by itself at the open end of the great ! horseshoe formed by the green covered 1

tables arranged for the meeting. They will listen to M. Clemenceau's

opening address and receive the judg­ment of tl%e <iilied and associated na­tions as formulated in the volume of conditions drawn up during the four months of the deliberation in the in­ter-allied conference.

On M. Clemenceau's right will be President Wilson and the other Ameri­can delegates, while on his left Pre­mier Lloyd-George and the British delegates will be grouped.

Foch to Be There. Flanking the Americans will come

,lhe French delegation with Marshal Foch in the center. Next to these will be representatives of Italy, Belgium, Brazil, Greece, Portugal and Serbia. On the left side and seated below the delegates" of Great Britain will be those of the British dominions, Japan, Poland, Roll mania and Czecho-Slo­vakia.

Two tables have been placed for the general secretaries of the inter-allied conference directly behind President Wilson and Premier Lloyd-George. Secretaries of individual delegations will have seats at the sides of the room behind ineir respective delega-, tions. The four big cut glass chandOT liers which hang from the ceiling of tho hall will scarcely be"needed at the hour set for the ceremony at 3:15 p. m.

Germans are Limited. Only six of the principal German

delegates, three secretaries, official interpreters and official stenographers will be admitted out of the large Ger­man delegation, according to present arrangements. The subordinates will have tables immediately behind the delegation chiefs.

The Germans will have only a few feet to walk 10 its place after enter­ing the room, as the entrance door is located In a corner near the designated position of the enemy representatives.

The forty representatives of the press have been assigned a pla**e im­mediately behind the Germans.

Premier Clemenceau was the first of the allied chiefs to visit the scene of the presentation of the pela.ee terms this afternoon.

A few minutes after his arrival President Wilson and Premier Lloyd-George entered and were Introduced by M. Clemenceau to Major Biename, tbp officer in charge for the French gov­ernment, who showed them over the rooms assigned for the principal ses­sion and for subsequent deliberations.

'All three took a lively interest In the details of arrangements for the cer­emony, suggesting various changes and improvements during the afternoon.

The German delegates in chargp of financial affairs walked over froin their hotel to meet allied* representa­tives to continue the discussion <»f matters which were taken up last Fri­day.

Five American correspondents will attend the session Wednesday and Ger­many, England, France, ItpJy and Jap­an each will, have the same number. The remainder of the correspondents will come from the British and minor powers.

Ameritin Rsprsssgtstivss of Irish So-eistiss • Fstsd in Dublin.

I By the .\»n»clated I'rest. 1 Dublin. \lsy 3:—Michael .1.' kyan. of

Philadelphia, • and fsnnsr Govfrnor Kdwuid F. Dunne, u{< Illinois, reim1-

eit rtf the triait nuilvUCi in the I'nited States, a reived liej* tonight from HelfHst. TlwjJ* Were met at the station by enormous crowds, which formed a procession *nii esrortod the American;, thru 0m*-principal streets.

Notwithstanding the military pro­scriptions of meetings and prociiasion* there wan no intera.Tenc« with the demonstration. l't»on arrival at tho hotel the Americans ndtlieMsed the as­sembly. Pwelling upon the objert of the w:<r and claiming the right of self dctermlnttlon and a republican form of government for lit* Irish. They de­clared the Irlnli were as entitled to those lights as the Jugo-Hlavs.

AVERAGE FRUIT CROP. /*

Cool snd Wet Weather Injuring Bios* lomi in lows Orchards.

Des Monies,' May 6.—Despite the cool, wet weather, which during the blooming period. Is injuring the fruit crop, prospects are "good" for an av­erage crop In Iowa, according to Wes­ley Greene, secretary of the state horticultural society, whose ilrst fore­cast of the season was issued today.

"The average condition of all fruits is 72 per cent, two points above the ten year average for May and a de­cline of nine pain's from the April condi t ion," the s ta tement says, in Riv ­ing the following summaries on tr^es, vines and plants on May 1:

• Apples, 71 per cent; pearH. 72: Am­erican plums. SI; domestic plums, 70; Japanese plums, »0: cherries. ' S3: peaches, sS4; grapes, $5; red raspber­ries, 82: black raspberries. 84; black­berries, 85: cutrants, 83: gooseberries, 86; strawberries, 81.

No Actual Agreement Yet Reached Between Italy

and Allies.

GERMAN PRESS GLOATS OVER ROW

Return of Italian Delegates to Over­

come Effects of Open Rupture De­

sired by Muns—French Press Wel­

comes Itsly's Return—Chins Not to

Be Represented at Verssillea snd is

Protesting.

TWO STATE AGENTS , FOUND MURDERED

Superintendent of Dssf School Tsrmin-atfs Thirty-TTwo Years Service.

Special to Tftnes-Republican. Council Bluffs, May' 6—Henry W.

Rothert, superintendent of the Iqwa School for the Deal, a position he has filled for thirty-two years has resigned and today he ma!de the announcement to his' associate* at. the institution here, • He has asked to be relieved by September 1. Increasing responsibili­ties and desire to be relieved are driven as the, causi of his leaving.,

LOAN NEAHS TWO BILLION,. /•

Totsl Expected to- Pass 'that Mark Before Tdnight.

Washington, May f—New subscrip­tion reports to the treasury today raised the victory 'liberty loan total above H,W0,0<W,O0<l and officials bg-belleved that the 12,000,000,000 mark would be toa#sed h»for» tonight.

Bo<li«a of Sheriff Tolbert and Deputy McDonald Discovered in Underbrush Near Lexington, Mo.—Deputy Stable-ton, Fatally Wounded Third Victim of Auto Thief Suspects.

Kansas City, May 6.—The bodies of Sheriff Josti^ph G. Tolbert and Deputy John McDonald of Lafayette county, both dead probably siuce Suinlay night, physfcians said, were found to­day in the underbrush seven miles south of Lexington, Mo.

Sheriff Tolbert and Deputies Mc­Donald and James C. Stableton, mysteriously disappeared while bring­ing three suspected nwitur oar thieves from Marshall, ..Mo* t<^ Kaiuea« City.

There ••ere ' .bullet hole9 thru the headt» oi tste two men and their bodies, indicated theythad been badly beaten.

James C. Stableton. another deputy, fatally wounde, was found near the two dead men. He was taken to the hospital at Lexington.

A posse began search for the officers yesterday after their motor car had been found abandoned and blood­stained near Independence, Mo. The officers had left Marshall. Mo.. Sunday to bring three suspected automobile thieves to Kansas City. v

No trace has ben found of the pris­oners.

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NEWS OFTHE J£Y

The Wssthsr. Iowa - t'nssttlsd wsathsr tialgit and

Wednesday; probably showers, esospt fair Wednesday In north portion; warmer in extrsms oast and cooler In extreme west portion toslght,

PAOK ON*. Tslegrsphio Newei '

Germany Must 8i|t or Bo Isolated. Nts«e Set For Treaty Presentation. N'o Compromise With Italy as Tet. striking Employes Ijose Jobs. Sheriff and Deputy Murdered.

PAQIS TWO. THMI AND FOUR. Isws Newst

I'nit K Home With Grnat Record. Tornado Does Much Damage. Jag Ketreat N'ot to 8e Abandoned. Dubuque Plans Reception For Klks. Hmall Town Business til Big Figure*. Pen Pictur* of Bolshevik Leaders.

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The Wolves Of the Sea. PAOE SIX, \

Editorial: <£ v Why Should It Drr / Get It Into the ^ / Sorry, But The/ . Re Hanged.

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City News: * Marshailtr & .ate Bsnk to Hsve

Fine ?<? ,me. Sharon Jk facturlng Company to

Come Herfe. Baptist Mission Society Meeting

Opens. Miller Ple«ds His Guilt.

PAOE TWELVE. Msrkets snd Gensrsl.

«'orn Prices Fluctuste. Oats Also Krratlc. Hogs Go to Xew High Record. Heef Steers Sell Ix>wer.

which allowed a thirty days' supply to be held on hand. He did not want to do this, however, he sahl.

DESTROYER DRIVEN ASHORE.

Two Officers Killed in Texas. Fort Worth, Tex.. May 6.—Will

Miller special agent of the department of justice and William Mays, Inspector for the Texas Cattle 'Raisers' Associa­tion, were killed, supposedly in a battle with moonshiners in McCurtain county Oklahoma. Their bodies were found yesterday. When the fight occurred is not known.

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GENERAL WOOD AT DUBUQUE.

| Paris, .May 6.—No actual compro-! nilse of the Adriatic problem has been ! arranged with the Italian delegates to | th«* peace conference, now on their way | back to Paris, so far as is known here. ! Tho fact that they are returning, how­ever. is regarded'as encouraging.

Furthermore, members of the Italian delegation now in Paris stated today that dispatches In German newspapers suggesting that Italy had broken with the entente have made It imperative for the Italians to demonstrate that they are still loyal to the allies. In tills connection It was noted that Marquis lmperiali. the Italian ambas-| 0-|# Causes 'U. S. Ships Off Nsw-sador at Ixmdon, represented Italy at ; foundland to Drag Anchors, the meeting of the organization com- j Trapagny. X. P.. May « -The de-mitteo of the league of nations this ,trov*r p0ote. one of the flotilla as-afternoon. g | aembled here in connection with the

The decision of the Belfflan crown Amerjcan naVv- department trans-At-councll that tho Belgian dclegntes should r.ign the treaty, as Belgium has been promised a satisfactory arrange­ment of her war debts, thru the hearty support given her by the American delegates, was another development of an auspicious day for the peacc con­ference.

France Welcomss Italy's Return. The newspapers generally express

satisfaction with the decision of the Italian delegates to be present Wed­nesday when the peace treaty is de­livered to the Germans. They look up­on the action of the Italians as a sign of solidarity . In the allies and point out that the return of the Italians In­dicates that Italy "will continue at ths side of the allies and baffle any Ger­man maneuver to cause, dissension among the five.great powers. ,, The belief is held that Italy Will help In' finding- ways and m«an» for a satisfactory solution of the Adriatic problem.

The newspapers also are pleased over the solution of the Belgian ques­tion, obseiving that a peacc which did not repair the losses of Belgium would be unacceptable.

Chinese Appeal to Wilson. Tho Chinese delegation to tho peace

conference has appealed to President Wilson to intercede with the confer­ence officials to have China included among the powers permitted to attend the presentation of the peace treaty to tho Germans at Versailles tomor­row. The name of China is not on the list of thirteen states so privileged.

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President of Cwraarn 4sys Implsys* j Forfeited Jobs by Quitting In Oa- '

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Many Killed st'Munich. ' tBy tho Associated Prees.]

Berlin, May 5—One hundred fifty persons were killed or executed during the fighting at'.Municli, according to the account of the fall of that , city printed in the Lokal Anzeiger." Among those killed were Herr Toller, director of the soviet government, and Herr Sonthelnier, a communist leader. Herr Seidl, who was said to have Investi­gated the shooting of the hostages, was beaten to death by Wurttemburg soldiers, it is said.

The Tageblatt states that fi.OOO arrests have been made in Munich, the prisoners including Dr.- L*vlne, leadtr of the Bavarian independent social­ists, and Town" Governor Weber.

i Von Stuok Esoapsd Exscution.-Berlln, May 5.—It has been ascer­

tained that Prof. Von Stuck, the wide­ly known UHvarlan painter and archi­tect, escaped when the hostages held by the soviet authorities at Munich were executed, < Prominent pedflle at

Preparedness Advocate Opposes "En­tangling Alliances."

Dubuque, May 6.—In a speech here Monday night to boost the victory loan Muj. Gen. Leonard Wood voiced a plea for real care of tho returned soldieis, to be manifested in more material wajs than parades. He also warned hte hearers to hold' to the constitution and opposed .any "entangling alliances" for the United States, referring to the league of nations. Military prepared­ness was strongly advocated and pres­ent German propaganda, seeking to drive a wedge betwen the Americans and the French and British, was 4«-ploted. The general refused to make any remarks of a political nature.

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Medical* Department Reports 5,679 Row Cases Week of April 26.

Washington, May 0.—During the week of April 26, 5,679 new cases of disease were reported among troops In the United States said a report today of the medical department of the army. New cases of pneumonia and in­fluenza showed a marked decrease.

During the week 7,658 sick and wounded men were returned from France but only 15 per cent of those required special attention.

lows Supreme Court. Special to Timts-Repuhllcan.

Des Moines, May 6—The supreme court, today ruled as follows:

Turner vs. Hartford Fire Insurance Company, appellant. Appanoose coun­ty. Affirmed.

Turner vs. Connecticut "Fire Insur­ance Company, appellant. Appanoose county. Affirmed. —• '

Ottumwa National Bank vs. Norfolk, et al., appellants. Wapello county. Af­firmed.

Cram, administrator, appellant, vs. City of Des "Moines . Polk cpunty. Re­versed and remanded.

Mortrude vs. Martin, et.al., appell­ants. Woodbury county. Affirmed.

Pierce vs. 'Bekln Van and Storage Company, appellant. Woodbury coun* ty. Affirmed. (

Maryland, appellant, vs.' Staldley, et al. Lee county. Affirmed.

HOLDUP MA^I CAPTURED.

Lone Bandit Who Sought to Rob Auto Psrty Badly Battered.

Special to Times-Republican. Sioux City, May 6.—Returning home

froth a society event at 1 o'clock this morning. Dr. K. E. Miller, Carleton B. Toy and Harry Miner, with their wives, were riding In Mr. Toy's car. which he was driving. While Ihey were rolling leisurely along a well lighted residence street a' highwayman Jumped on the running board' and flashing a revolver ordered the driver to proceed to a dark street. When he ordered the ckr stopped the highwayman commanded Dr. Miller to get out and to release the other occupant* of tli« car. I're-9!imab!y to comply with the order Dr. Miller passed 'behind the highwayman, grabbed and pinioned his arms. The other men hurriedly rame to the as-

lantic flight. rr«nt hard aground here esrly today. >Naval officers said the ship was In no Immediate danger, and that /they hoped to floa*. her at high tide as soon as the weather moderated.

The Poote and two other destroyers dragged their anchors during a west­erly gale.

The destroyer Maddox also drifted asliuic but her plight was not con­sidered serious, and she was expected to be floated soon. The tanker Hlsko touched ground but was soon blown sfloat.

The departure will be made l>efore 10 a. m. on ths first day that favorable weather conditions are reported. Com­mander John H. Towers said.

Observations along the north Atlantic coast this morning indicated a "probability that northeast 4inds which prevented the flight today would continue tomorrow.

NEGRO TCftRORttSt CROWD.

Wounds TwSlv* With Oun and Barri­cades Sslf in Hsuss.

Piano. Tex.. May «—Twelve p*r#ona are reported wounded.two probably fatally. In an exchange" of shots be­tween officers and civilians and a negro who ran amuck today. The negro is reported to have barricaded himself in a house and Is standing off the officer* with a revolver and shot­gun. Efforts are being made to set the house afire.

RAINBOWS COMING ON THREE TRAINS

First Section Will Stop at Dubuque and Waterloo, Sseond St ,pavsnport and Cedar Rapids, and Thind st Ottumwa and Oskslosss, Probably Tuesday.

Des Moines, May 8.—Details of the routing of the l«8th infantry! made available here today, show the unit will travel on three trains, approxi­mately 500 men to the train.

Two trains will follow the same route to Chicago, and from there one will enter Iowa over the Illinois Cen­tral at Dubuque and the other via the C., R. I. A P. at Davenpoft. The third train will so to St. Louis, enter tho

!!)?V»'state over the C., .6." A Q. railroad. highwayman was beaten Into submls' slon. not, however, until his gun had been discharged twice and one bullet had inflicted a flesh wound in Miner's ieg. J he hiffiwayman nas Deen identi­fied as a man who a year ago was dis­charged from the, navy as not right mentally. He has also been Identified as tha loije bandit who recently has robbed a number of theaters.

BARNE? WARNS QAMBLER8.

Hints st Bslr to Future Trsding in Qrsin Unless Prices 8ettle Down.

' Chicago, May Julius H. Barnes, national wheat administrator, said to­day In an %ddress to tho Chicago board of trade the act establishing the food admtnjstratlon gave authority to control- trading Of foodstuffs on boards of trade to tho.extent of prohibiting future (radjwg. He said the act still yi'&s In effect and his duty was Im­perative If demonstrative abuse should arise. \

'Mr.' 'Barnes questioned frankly whethsr a fluctuation i.i com prices such as tBOK. place yesterday, a rapid break of 10 to 12 ceiits, followed by a quick reaction of. 5 or 6 cents, was not a dlear indication of speculation on a larf? 'scale.'- : ,v ' ' .A ' confsrimfce ' called May 13 at Nffw York, between representatives of millers, bak^n( and grain trades people ^rid others, certain trade agree­ments '-.will W entered Into, Mr. Barnes annotincfeA. He added that If the pr&sij of flour did nut sharply re­ft jet the situation In regard to stipplles, the Un'lted fetate* must short' l/.f&urn ftf 1*1? food^ regulations,

The first train will maJio stops of two hours each at Dubuque and Wu,terloo; the second will stop at n>y»nnnw Odnr n»n(d« and the third at Keokuk, Ottumwa and Oaka-loosa. In each city parades will toe held.

The troops will leave Camp Upton either late Saturday or early Sunday next, reaching Iowa the following Tuesday for parades In the several cities, and the big state-wide reception in Des Moines the next day. May 14.

RAIL LOSS $130,000,000.

Report to Interstate Cotnmsros Com* mission Oivss Deficit Figures.

Washington, May The govern­ment's losa in operating the railroads for the first three months of this year was said to be 1180,000,in a report to the interstate commerce commission and complied by'the bureau of railway economics.

During this period ths railroads earned for the government 940,000,000, whlle the government was obligated under the railroad control «£t to pay tbe companies 1170,000,00(1. , •

Toledo, May I.—About 7,000 «m« ploysa of ths Willys-Overland Com* pany, who quit at S:S0 o'clock ysstsr* day afternoon in deflancc of orders extending their work days to 4 or S u clock, mers refused admission to tha plant when they reported for work at usual this morning. *^

At the Klectro Auto-Lite pkuit, a anlMliifary, about l.liO of the 2,489 wS- 1

' ployes were not at work today,, oRl« dais said. Guards stationed at til* gates at both pliu.ts inquired of work- , «r* as they entered the gates if tSuj; would work forty-eight liours a week.* and w hen a negative answer was gtv* en admission was refused.

The workers formed Into pareAee and marched to Memorial Hall, wfcfafc has been engaged for three day* by union officials.

Vice President Clarence A* Sari. «t the Overland Company, today jiagarfc** ed it was neecssary for his plMtS-U* run forty-eight hours a week to-com-pets with automobile plants ia Other cities.

•Included ~ln the employes to their lot with the men were MO sooMl employed at the Overlsnd as aewsi% uprolsterers. and in the mailing room*

Vice President Clarence A. Serf d; the Overland company declared that " each employe quitting at S:SO odock, had f«jffelted his Job.

Sympathy Strike at Elmira. ' Klinira, May 6 — Lrfirge gVoupg of «Sf

ployes of the Willys-Morrow 'facturlng company in thls eity. out this morning In sympathy,With,-1

demands made by the WiUye-Ov«rias41

employes lti-Toledo 'aird JElyrts, O, fof i a forU-fuur • instead of Iorty«§i|(bt hour week. . . . »- ']]

Decter Weld For Killing - ,'.t "St. IjOuIs, May •—Dn A«4f^\, ustus Reddish of JefrseyviUe,* Ut, irftS a

"•nested yesterday At Alton, IS, a wurrant chahtfng hltn' *ltft.;tlili'iO!tur«^ der his father, Btephen lteddish, 18.** wealthy Jersey county land owfier, • whose body was found in his home th* morning of sAprll 30 with bullt^ wounds in his head.

At the same time the body of Rachel Cisco, a negro servsnt, was* found in the home. In the warrant* upon which Dr. Reddish was arreateA • the Cisco woman im not mentioned.

Not In a score of years has the sur­rounding country been stirred as it has been over the murder of Btsphsn Reddish, reputed to be worth, half a . million dollars. ' j ;

Dsntsl Convention Opsns. Des Moines, May 6—Mayor Thomas

Falrwrather welcomed dentists frona all parts ,of Iowa at the opening of -their flfty-seventh annual state con* vent Ion here today. Jt is expscted nearly 900 dentisia ~11! attend the three Jay gathering.

A Jubilee banquet will be held to­morrow ovenlng In honor of Dr. John V. Oonsett of Dubuque, president­elect of the national dental society, IjaPayette Young and J. B. Weaver Des Moines will bo the principal speakers.

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TrsnS-Sierrss Flight. New York. May 6—Tho first attemj

to fly over the Sierra Nevada mount alns will bo made tomorrow by aviators, it was announced here ' by army aviator officials. Lieut, j Fetters. In a DcHavlland planf^ I,lout. T. S. Curtis and WiUlan in C'urtisa planes, will

for Ogden, Utah, about 7-00 tant.

July Feurth Battle atjT Toledo, Ohio, May •-

ing drawn today for an In Bay View Park on Maw which the Jess WllsrA'Jidt twelve round bout f r tkt weight championship of lhf wo: be stuged July 4. /rhe ^rtado commission today IsamM a- permit for the bout. Tha ataa* Will seat £0,00) when completed. ;."s

•»«! i.i . mt v Ask Bibolfitii Volunteer*.

Washington. May €—Ordsra w»n Issued today *by the war department for the recruiting of 1,000 men to serve as replacement troops for American soldiers now la Siberia. A replace­ment detachment will fee organised at San Francisco and the troops will be sent forward !a units of 5<S« s&ch as they beooaaa amUaMe.

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The United States exports more che­micals and dyss to Japsn than any other country In the' woHd. This a exclusive of crude oi$rple of soda, which t'omes direct from Chile. (

Slam is believed to D* a treat otl country, as petrolfcum (pund near the surface. The nativa* ontala It by digging and then.

*. i. • : Ai*tal 4*ay« in Chieago. Ana Arbor, Mtch, tMay *«,•—Prof.

James ft. Angel, of Chicago, will not come to Ann Arbor asi president of tho Unlyersity of Michigan, it wtm an­nounced today by President Harry Htitcblns, • " • §

Dr. Hutchlhs, whoAiisl^i»d |r time ago, declined to state whethei

. . - . , , Professor Angel had refused the offer pits .'orty «»<"*• condition* not acceptable imping It out 1 th« board of regeaU.

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