St. John's Daily Star, 1919-01-14

              The St. John's Daily Star Newfoundland VOLUME V. ($3.00 per Annum) *^> TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1919. (PRICE: Ons Cent.) No. Ik ALLIES PROLONG ARMISTICE "RED RUIN" BOGEY TO SCARE ENTENTE Attempt to Suppress Terrorism at Home and Spread It Abroad. .  BOLSHEVIK DANGER ISTEIMED MYTH J ■ Govt. Retains Kaiser's j Tricky Envoys to Carry On Propaganda. HUN NOT STARVING J Despite Dei eat Germany j Still Menaces Liberties of Europe. By B. F. KOSPOTH Special Correspondent of The Even- Public Ledger and St. j John's Daily Star ht, 1918, by Public Ledger Co. All Rights Reserved. THE NEW GERMAN MENACE. PART 111. DERNL Dec. 17—Although v Liebbecht and Rosa Luxemburg are -,cry active and turbulent in Berlin. ! am convinced that the "bolshevist danger in Germany" is little more tnan a myth invented by the new German rulers to frighten the allies into concessions and presents of food and raw materials. The Germans are far too great liists ever to become bolshe- i md Liebknecht is almost as • today as he was in his pnsin the days of the kaiser. His dual supporters are abnormal . like Captain yon Beerfelde,' formerly of the Prusssian guards, and Commander Paasche. of the kaiser's | navy. Hi.- followers are recruited | among the criminal classes of the great German cities, to whom boljhevism means merely an opportunity for plunder and pleasure. One of the chief arguments used Iby the BesJin government in its efi {oris to avoid fulfilling the conditions !of the armistice was that the precij pitated return of the German armies j from the western front would j "plunge Germany into anarchy and J bolshevism." In reality, these troops. ! upon their arrival in the fatherland, j have in general manifested not only I strongly anti-bolshevistic, but even j anti-democratic sentiments, and, in i many cases, an alarming sense of I loyalty to the Hohenzollerns. So much for the "bolshevist danger in ' Germany," which, if it exists at all. !is a reality only in the slums of Ber: lin and Hamburg. Policy As of OH i The policy of the present German , government with regard to bolshe- I visrn is in accordance with the sentiments of the overwhelming majority of the German people and tallies absolutely with the intrigues of the old imperial government; it consists in rigorously suppressing bolshevism in Germany and favoring its exportation to all other countries in every possible way. Nothing better justifies distrust of the men now in power at Berlin than the bolshevist propaganda they are undoubtedly attempting ;to carry on in all neutral countries, ' ond, through the latter, in the coun- I tries of the entente. It was more than a mere coincidence that almost on the very day ot Germany's capitulation bolshevist uprisings broke out simultaneously in ! Switzerland and the Netherlands at the instigation of two such notorious i agents of the kaiser as Grimm and CASTALIA IS ABANDONED Two Members of the Crew Drowned When Boat Capsized — Two Others Suffer from Exposure. LOSS OF LIFE MAY BE GREATER HALIFAX. N.S., Jan. 13—That at least two men have been drowned, when a boat from the battered steamer Castalia capsized, and that the ship herself drifting fast before the gale towards the dangerous shores of Sable Island, has been abandoned, is the substance of the definite news received here today in a wireless message from the rescue craft which have been standing by the helpless freighter since yesterday. In addition to this there is a possibility, indicated by other intercept-1 ed radiograms, that the loss of l'fe in the work of transferring the cew of the Castalia has been more chan the drowning of the Uvo men known to have been lost. It appears that after the Castalia's first boat got away from the ship and capsized, at about nine o'clock this morning, twelve of the seventeen men in the boat were rescued by the steamer Bergensfjord, one of those which stood by the distressed ship z\\ night. These twelve were not long in the water and were apparently none the worse for their ducking. Some minutes later the Bergensfjord picked up two more of the crew who were apparently so affected by, the exposure that their recovery is doubted. Two men, according to the wireless messages telling of the accident, were drowned. This leaves ( one of the seventeen unaccounted j for, and it is not known whether this, man was saved or lost, or whether a mistake was made in the count and. that only sixteen men were in the boat. The members of the crew come from the New England States for the most part SEVEN ARE MISSING. Fatalities Feared As Result of Stranding of Steamer Yuna. Turks Island, Bahamas, Jan. 13.— The American steamer Yuna, with a cargo of sugar from San Domingo for New York, was totally wrecked on Mouchoir Bank on Friday. The vessel sank in deep water and two members of the ere.v and nve laborers who were on board are missing. The captain and'par* of the crew landed here in a boat this morning shortly before the second mate and eighty-two laborers reached here on rafts. The steamer Yuna measured 1414 tons and was owned by the Clyde Steamsßip Company of New York. She left New York on December 28. Return Ships to Owners. Paris, Jan. 13— (Havas)— All mail steamers which were requisitioned by the government 'during the war, it is announced, will be placed at the disposal of their owners before $IX ALLIED COUNTRIES REPRESENTED IN THIS GROUP—These soldiers, representing six allied countries, were released from German prison camps and recuperated at Laysin, Switzerland. From left to right: English, Italian, Serbian, Belgian, French and Scotch. VITAL POINTS DISCUSSED Nations To Be Represented • at Peace Conference and Number of Delegates Not Yet Settled. DISCUSS STATUS OF TROOPS IN RUSSIA DARIS, Jan. 13 (By the A. P.J— ; The first business before the supreme war council when it reassembl- I ed this afternoon was the settlement of the question of representation in : the first session of the inter-allied , conference. It is still unsettled what nations , will be represented, or the number of delegates which will be alloted to each. It has developed, however, that China will not be represented by Japan, but will have her own delegation.■! Efforts of the French press to bring to the fore the question of the ; status of the entente and American ' troops in Russia and the advisability of sending such troops into Poland to check the bolsheviki advance it is understood have been without success. Thus far the United States, it is said, will not consent to accept the principle. - It is hoped that the council today will be able to finish the discussion of the question regarding the extension of the armistice begun yesterday : and that it perhaps will also reach lan agreement of the peace conferj ence programme. If so it is probable that the first '■ preparatory meeting will be held on ; Tuesday afternoon by the plenipotenj tiaries of the five great powers, Great I Britain, France, the United States, Italy and Japan. The proceedings l yesterday were for the most part in English, which is spoken by Premier Clemenceau of France, Premier Orlando of Italy, and Stephen Pichon, the French foreign minister. ■ t  Spartacan Leader Arrested. Berlin, Jan. 13.—Rosa Luxembourg, associated with Dr. Karl Liebknech-t in the leadership of the rebellious spartacan forces in Berlin, has been arrested by government soldoers, according to a report in The Taeglidche Rundschau. • ■  Another Republic. Basle, Jan. 12.—A socialist republic has been proclaimed at Bremen, according to a despatch from Munich. The communists in Bremen have taken the places of the majority socialists on the soldiers' and workmen's council and have sent a message to the Ebert government demanding that they resign. « i  STEAMERS IN TROUBLE Mr. H. W. LeMessurier was in- Le Cog was south of the Virgin Rocks—about 160 miles from St. John's with her steering gear disabled. The captain intends coming here but will not arrive before tomorrow.The s.s. Ansaldo is also in trouble. She is in lat. 40.38, long. 58.20, away outside the Banks, nearly 400 miles off, and is not expected to make <='. ToSnV : ' ARRESTED Civilian Guards Patrol Buenos Aires and Arrest Large Number of Suspicious Characters. GOVERNMENT 41AS UVPER HAND RUENOS AIRES, Jan. 13 (By the A. P.)—Civilian guards with rifles and drawn revolvers patrolled the city on Sunday, breaking up crowds and arresting suspicious characters. It is announced that 150 persons suspe«.te<J of being implicated in a bolshevist movement aimed at the overtuiow of the government, ha J been arrested. Among these under detention arc the men who were to hold offices of president and other important positions. Patrols of guards were fired upon several times from buildings during the day, it being charged that Maximalists were guilty. Censored reports from the interior indicate that the Maximalist movement is spreading to the principal cities, notably Rosario, where a general strike was called on Sunday rooming. It was decided in that city not to defend the police substations, and all archives and offices were concentrated at the central headquarters.It is reported that several street speakers have been arrested at Rosario and held in solitary confinement. No Serious Clashes Buenos Aires, Jan. 13—At four o'clock this morning it was stated at police headquarters that no serious clashes had been reported anywhere since ten o'clock last night. At that hour it was believed the government had the situation in hand. Several hundred students and sailors who had assembled at the naval club to avyait orders were dismissed at midnight.MUST FIGHT BOLSHEVISM. Wiison Thinks Most Effective Weapon Is Plenty of Food. Washington, D. C, Jan. 13.—1n a message today solemnly urging congress to appropriate the 100,000,--000 requested for European food relief, President Wilson said bolshevism, steadily advancing westward, could not be stopped by force but could be stopped by food: Food relief, he said, was' the key to the whole Euiopean situation and to the solution of peace. 1 mm ■  Is Total Wreck Boston, Mass., Jan. 13—The crew of the Gloucester schooner Arkona, reported last week as in danger of starvation on the Labrador coast, have been rescued by the Tallapoosa, a United States naval vessel, and were being taken to Halifax today. The schooner was caught in the ice in Forteau Bay and is a total wreck. Canadian Parliament Meets Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 13—Parliament has been called for Thursday, Feb. 20th. The necessary order-in-council was passed today after consultation by cable with Sir Robert Borden and his colleagues overseas. < I HUNS MUST PAY BACK ALL WAR EXACTIONS Supreme War Council Agrees on Terms for Further Extension of Armistice—Germans Must. Make Good All Levies Made on Occupied' Territory. FIRST SESSION OF PEACE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD NEXT SATURDAY DARIS, July 13—The supreme council of the peace conference resumed its sessions at three oclock this afternoon at the French foreign office with the distinguished gathering of yesterday augmented by the presence of Japanese among the great powers represented, and a noble gathering of military, naval, economic and financial representatives of the various powers. The proceedings to-day were divided into two distinct stages; the first, the marning meeting, was presided over by Marshal Foch, when the military, naval and economic authorities reached an agreement on new terms for the armistice expiring on January 7th. The accord reached is said to have been complete, embracing financial terms whereby Gcmany must restore the sums taken from the cities and towns in the devastated regions, military terms whereby Germany must restore the guns taken and promptly deliver up rolling stock and locomotives, and economic, whereby food scuffs will reach the famished regions..It was thisr programme completed in the morning, which confronted the council when it convened at three o'clock. As the statesmen gathered it was seen that their ranks were notably increased by the two Japanese delegates, while there were additional figures also in the American representation. The British forces were similarly increased by Andrew Bonar Law and General Wilson, while France, besides Premier Clemenceau and Foreign Minister Pichon, had ito ministers of marine, commerce, finonce and reconstruction and Admiral Debon, chief of the French naval Staff. Vittorio Orlando, the Italian premier was the only absentee, having been recalled to Rome, but Baron Sonnino, the foreign minister, was present with General Robilant. The meeting was held in M. Pichon's private office as the large salle de la paix with its huge horseshoe table still awaits the gathering of <the whole delegation. The session was protract ed with indications that the new terms of the armistice with their military, economic and financial phases were receiving full discussion. An official com'nunication issued after the adjournment of the supreme war council to-day, says the meeting reacned an agreement as to the terms on which the armistice is to be renewed on January 17th. This includes naval clauses, finan- I cial clauses, conditions of supply and j piovision for the restitution of material and machinery ♦ stolen from: France and Beigium hy the Ger-. mans. The meeting also continued: its discussion of procedure. It was agreed to hold the next meeting of the supreme war council on Wednesday at 10.30, and that the first full session of the peace conference will take place on Saturday, ! (Jan. 19) at 2.30 p.m. at the foreign office. Will Divide Enemy Ships Britain and U. S. Take Over Foe Passenger Ships. • Paris, Jan. 13.—British and American representatives will hold a conference with German admiralty authorities at Treves on Wednesday for the purpose of acquiring possession of German and Austrian passenger ships for the transportation of troops. Great Britain will be represented by Admiral Browning. Chairman Hurley, of the American shipping board, and Admiral W. S. Benson, will be the representatives of the United States. It is proposed that the United States give Austria and Germany food in return for the ships. It is planned that the British will get smaller ships for the return of troops to Australia and Canada, while the United States wiil have the big boats which will include virtually all the Hamburg-American liners. This division is suggested because the bigger liners are too large for Canadian or Australian harbors. LIFE IMPRISONMENT Leaders of Native Uprising Sentenced by Court Paris, Jan. 13—French court martial has sentenced to imprisonment for life the German named Holtz and the Austrian named Karmelich, who In 1917 attempted to invade French Somaliland from Abyssinia at the head of a force of /native troops. Holtz was secretary of the German legation in Abyssinia and Karmelich was his assistant. French troops put to flight their native force and took the leaders prisoners. ■ ■  CANADA WILL PAY WAY. Will Bring Home 50,000 Wives and Dependents of Her Soldiers. Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 13.—Approximately fifty thousand dependents of Canadian soldier:, overseas, are in the British Isles at the present time, in addition to some 22,000 already returned to Canada, according to official estimates here, under the government's policy as announced today. These 50,000 wili be brought to the dominion at the public expense The number includes wives, children and other dependents of officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the Canadian expeditionary force still serving overseas. BOLSHEVIKI OVERTHROWN Ebert Forces Have Captured Last Important Spartacan Stronghold in .beriin. BADEN JOINS THE SPARTACANS j DERLIN, Jan. I."—(By the A. P.) —Government forces have captured the police headquarters after a short bombardment. No government troops were killed in this encounter, but it is reported that the bolshevists are believed to have suffered the loss of lifty killed and many wounded. The Silesian railway station, which was the last important spartacan stronghold, in Greater Berlin, is now in possession of government forces. The spartacan defenders lost courage when the troops began preparations to attack the station and fled with-, cut a defence. Scattered spartacan groups are still fighting in different points near the station, but are being dispersed rapidly. Joins Revolution. Berne, Jan. 12.—The German garrison at Constance, Baden, has joined (he spartacans and obtained complete control of the town. The soldiers have occupied the town hall and disarmed the population. ALLIES MAY SEIZE GERMAN PORTS BECAUSE OF ARMISTICE BREACHES Entente Nations Irritated, Because Huns Have Violated Terms of Military Truce, Particularly on Eastern Front, Says Report From French Capital London, Jan. 13.—At today's se&*va m mc dined military advisers in Paris, presided over by Marshal Focb the suggestion was made that the allies occupy some of the German potts, according to an Exchange Telegraph Company despatch from Paris. The occupation would be undertaken as a guarantee for the carrying out by Germany of the armistice conditions and as punishment for Germany's dilatory methods in complyin? with some of the armistice terms. DARIS, Jan. \s.—The armistice ! question as taken up by the sujpreme council yesterday, proved a I more difficult one than was an-ticipatied and as this was the pressing matte/, the armistice delegates having been summoned to meet at Treves on Tuesday and Wednesday, every-1 thing had to give way before it. The question was not only one of the (dilatory methods of the Germans in carrying out the conditions relative to the handing over of material, etc., but of other considerations of a more general character. The attention of the council was particularly held by the reports of internal conditions in Germany and the revolutionary situationsituation that h*d developed in Bremen. In this connection also the council examined the Polish situation. The Germans contrary to the stipulation of the clauses or the armistice with regard to the eastern front are reported to be manoeuVering in every possible way to impede the Poles in organizing their country and in defending themselves against the advance of the bolshevik forces. It is understood that, as the result of the various reports, the council decided that further guarantees would be required of Germany for the renewal of the armistice. The guarantees, it was said, would be both economic and military, but in exchange, it was added, the provisioning of Germany might be considered. The subject of these new guarantees demanded careful study and it was this fact that led to the calling together of the experts this morning. The results of their deliberations were to be submitted to the council this afternoon, at which time it was hoped it would be possible to draw up the new terms which Marshal Foch would present to the Germans at Treves. When the supreme war council reassembled at the French foreign office at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon, there tyere preseni President .WiUon and French, British, Italian and Japanese delegates. It was the first ! time that Japane.-e delegates had attended.• The first business before the su- '. preme council was the new terms for ' the extension of the German armistice. The terms had been formally } drawn up at a meeting this morning of military, navai, economic and financial experts of the allies and the United  The morning meeting, which was presided over by Marshal Foch. reached a complete agreement on the new armistice terms. Those present included premier Lloyd George and Foreign Secretary Baifour, for Great/ Britain; President Wilson, Secretary, Lansing, General Bliss and Herbert J C. Hoover, for the United States; A Premier Clemenceau. 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