St. John's Daily Star, 1919-04-19

              The St. John's Daily Star New found land VOLUME V. ($3.00 per Annum) SATURDAY, APRI L 19, 1919. PROBS: W. Winds; Fair. No. 89 MEETS DISASTER IN FIRST LAP TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT LONDON, April h—Lieut. J. C. P. Wood, who Jeff Eastchurch Yesterday Noon for Limerick on first lap of Trans-Atlantic Flight, fell into the Irish Sea, but escaped with his Machine. Lancaster Parker, a second aviator, left Eastchurch shortly afterward, and is reported to have landed safe. LET VICIOUS MAKE PEACE lians De!thcr Too j ideration, 'I RHINE j re Daily Mail v v ith Foch, ! ich the mar-1 ing "Europe j c of the vie- ■ ted." Con tin-j orted as fol-; Pray I icn. It i<"ir only saTe; ck the door, of the .. ! the p-'5:-ibi!- Ssssertirt™ that he beginning; s Russia, he! tussia wouldj ihe marshal j in the Rhine: b!e to arresti : arm, plied was reporter! j ::- Road. The Starts Trip Over Ocean London, April 18—(Via Renter's)— Major J. C. Wood, pilot of Shortt Brothers' biplane, left Eastchurch this afternoon for crick, in the first stage of his attempt to fly the Atlantic. Ths weather was ideal for » »  Overseas Settlement. London, April 18—To emphasise the distinction between the settlement of overseas men within the Empire and emigration to foreign counties, the Imperial government has changed the name of the government emigration committee, established January last, to the overseas settlement committee, thus making the title distinctive of the committee's principle work. Bolsheviks Arrested. Bucharest, April 18.—Four bolshevik agents arrested some time ago in Bucharest have been sentenced to long terms of imprisonment by a court martial. Trials of other bolshevik agenls and of persons accused of circulating enemy propaganda continue.Spartacan Chief Arrested. London, April 18.—Eichorn, spartacan police chief at Berlin, has been arrested by government troops at Brunswick after trying to escape by airplane. Martial Law Proclaimed. Simla. April 15.—Martial law has been declared in the districts of Lahore and Amritsar. JAPAN SENDS MEN TO KOREA Two Divisions of Troops to Be Used to Suppress Revolt*. San Francisco, April 18—Two divisions of Japanese troops have been ordered to Korea to suppress revolutionary uprisings, according to a cablegram received here today by the Japanese-American newspaper from a Tokio agent# Another cablegram to the paper from Fusan, Korea, by way of Tokio, said that 6000 Japanese troops and 400 gendarmes had landed at the place. Recognised By Swiss. Berne, April 17.—The Swiss government will recognize the new German government. * » Airmen Suppress Disorders Simla, April 15.—Airplanes were used today in suppressing disorders in the Punjab. Mayo Commander-in-Chief. Washington, April 17.—Admiral Mayo has been designated commander-in-chief of the United States fleet. Bolsheviks in Riot. Vienna, April 17.—Bolshevik sympathizers this morning attempted to storm the Austrian parliament builcV ing, but were soon dispersed wtih a i few wounded. The city j)merally is I quiet. ASK PUNISHMENT OF HUN FIENDS Women Urge Conference To Punish Scoundrelly Germans Paris, April 18—A petition asking for the punishment of Germans responsible for the deportation of women from Lille, Roubaix, and Turgoing in the spring of 1916 will soon be handed to the peace conference. It is signed by 15,000 women, including Madame Baston Calmette and Mrs. Anna Roosevelt. » » •  Grand Bank Man Drowned. Halifax, N.S., April 17—Benjamin Tibbo, of Grand Bank, Nfld., was drowned while attending a trawl on April 3rd. This was reported when the schooner arrived today at Lunenburg. ■ m* .  Seven Hun Subs Lost. Cherbourg. France, April 18. — Seven German submarines on the way here from England in tow have been lost in a storm Eight of the undersea boats were bound here, but only one arrived in safety. . 1 ■■ <  New York Strike Threatened. New York, April 18.—A strike of all the trade unionists in the Boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn was threatened late today ( unless private boat owners made reasonable concessions' to the men in an effort to end the strike of marine workers. TO USE FORCE IF NECESSARY Allies Ready to Bring Pressure To Bear on Germans. Paris, April 18.—The German delegates to Versailles will be met by Lloyd George; Clemenceau, Orlando and Wilson, who will hold the first meeting Saturday or Monday and deliver the. terms. The Germans will be allowed ample time to inves-. tigate the terms before returning to Weimar and are expected back for signatures on May Bth or I Oth. Military experts under Foch are now drafting a report regarding procedure if the Germans fail to sign. These are believed to include occupation of more enemy territory, blockade of ports andi discontinuance of food supplies. « mm • Score Killed in Collision. Paris, April 17—Fourteen Americans and six French soldiers were killed when an express train carrying American troops crashed into a stationary train with French soldiers on furlough near Lemans today. • i . Trans-Canada Air Service. Ottawa, April 16—Notice is given in the Canadian Gazette that the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. will apply to parliament for an act authorizing it to establish, maintain and operate services by aircraft between such points within or without Canada; as may be found desirable. 70 Thousand Bourgeoisie Left To Die Stockholm, April 17—(Reuter's)—A despatch from Libau brings terrible news from Riga indicating the speedy annihilation of all the bourgeoisie there, seventy thousand of whom, including women and children, have been taken to an island in Ac river and left without food' or money. GERMANS SEIZE LIBAN Letts Says Huns Prevent Them From Fighting Bolshes. Copenhagen, April 18—German and Baltic troops have forcibly seized Libau and overthrown the Lettish provisional government, according to the Lettish press bureau here. The Lettish premier has acceded to Yon der Goltz and the latter has expressed astonishment over the incident. The Letts accuse the Germans of constantly hindering them from mobilising against the bolsheviks. ■ » Vote Favors Strike. Springfield, Mass., April 17—Over whelming majorities favoring the calling of a nation-wide strike July Ist, of more than 150,000 electrical workers in the United States, are being received here. LITTLE BELGIUM IS TO INDICT KAISER WHO DEFIED WORLD Ex-Kaiser Wilhelm Hohenzollern To Be Put Oil Trial At Instance of Nation Ruthlessly Devastated By His Hun Hordes. POWERS DECIDE THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY TRIBUNAL "All-Highest" To Be Prosecuted With Others- Responsible For Breach of Treaties, Invasion of Territory and Wanton Destruction. DARIS, April 18.—The plan of the council of four to have Belgium prosecute the former German emperor on the charge of responsibility for the war is meeting with objections which are again bringing up the whole subject for revision. These who have the matter in hand divide the question of war responsibility into two distinct classes. The first class includes military and naval offenders like General Ludendorff and Admiral Yon Tirpitz and those accused of various excesses, against the usual rule of warfare. The second class includes former Emperor William, ex-Chancellor Yon Bethmann-Hoilweg and others whose offence is chiefly of a political nature.The responsibility of the German emperor for the war and the means for bringing him to trial by one of the allied governments, probably Belgium, had been definitely determuied upon by the council of four. This followed the definite decision on the terms of reparations for war darn* ages, whereby $5.0C0,000,0U0 must! be paid within the next two years, I and an inter-allied commission assess the remaining damage for a period of thirty years, beginning May 1, 1921. Bringing Kaiw lo Justice. The agreement on responsibilities' for the v/ar is understood to have. | been a compronrse between divided 1 reports presented by the commission of which Secretary Lansing is chair* | man. There was a practical agree! ment en the general responsibility of ; the German emperor for bringing on | the war, but division occurred* oil whether it was feasible to bring him to justice before an international tribunal.The British and French view favored a tribunal, but the American I view, it is understood, favored moral i indictment, without recourse to prose! culion, owing to the lack of an in! ternational law as a basis for trial | before an international court. Belgium to Take Action. < Belgium, on which the war fell first and heaviest, is reported to have taken a view much similar to that of the United States, while Japan [ and Italy were partially in accor<J | with the American view. It was owing to these divergent viewpoints that the council devised a new plan, whereby one of the allied nations, probably Belgium, would initiate prosecution against the former emperor and others responsible for the.breach of treaties, the invasion of territory and! the destruc-. tion directed against this country anj I leading to a more general spread of the war. Suffered Big Damage. Brussels, April I 7.—Belgian industry was damaged to the extent of thirty-five billion francs, according te a report made by the central industrial committee of Belgium, wheim has completed an investigation of the damage done in Belgium, for which an indemnity could be demanded from Germany. The committee has reckoned the cost of materials oa the basis of prices prevailing at present, declaring that it is the only just method if Belgian industry is to be restored to the condition it was ia August, 1914. « am • • • Will Stay in India. London, April 17—(Via ReuterY Ottawa Agency)— Renter learns thaSj soldiers awaiting embarkation to thoj United Kingdom, including details! from Mesopotamia, have volunteeredl to remain in India in view of the serious situation there. As soon as circumstances permit and shipping is available the men will be sent home. ■ ■ Street Fighting in Milan. Milan, April 16.—Business was; completely suspended here, following a general strike called in protest to, Tuesday's incident, in which four' were killed and forty wounded. » »  Socialists Precipitate Row. Paris, April 17.—The French j chamber ended a session this after-; noon, following a violent wrangle precipitated by socialists demanding the question of demobilization bo discussed1. The government held the I time was not opportune, pending the] signing of the treaty. Decision by Referendum. 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