St. John's Daily Star, 1919-07-18

              The St. John's Daily Star  Our Average Daily Circulation, June, T,813 Newfoundland THE WEATHER Probs-&. to S. W. Winds, Fair.)1 VOLUME V. ($3.00 per Annum) • dfgdfs FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1919. (PRICE: One Cent.) No. 160 REDS ARE LED BY GERMANS German Troops Are Fighting for Soviet on Bolshevik Front DIRECT THEIR MEN See in Union With Russia Only Hope of Revenge On Entente fIELSINGFORS. July 17.—Indications cf the presence of German officer? and German soldiers on the Petroerad front have been obtained Horn time lo time, and now absolutely definite evidence has been placed in ihe hands of the Finnish government. The German headquarters directing the German military policy in Russia, and largely the Bolshevist policy, is situated in the Morskaya, Petrograd. Information from Reval js that Germany is looking upon a union with Russia as the sole means c| revenging herself on the allies, which is specially noticeable among t]!e German officers in Yon Der Goltz's army. PRESENTS HOSPITAL Rockefeller Gives Institution to City! of New York V York, July 17.—John D. Rockefeller has presented a hospital to the city of New York, to be used on Warwick Farm,- formerly a city ,home for inebriates but which, now that the country has gone dry, is to be turned into a home for drug addicts. Mayor Hyland announced today the acceptance of the gift. the building given by the head ■of the Standard Oil Co. was erected during the war at a cost of 300,--1000 as a war demonstration hospital. « ■  Refuse Italy's Request. Paris, July 17.—The inter-allied council today refused Italy's request that Austrian concessions at Tien Tsin, China, be transferred to her. , Between Channel and Grand Bay codfishery prospects are reported as discouraging, bait being scarce and : weather bad. Palace Airplane Of the Near Future ******** * * * * * * * * London, July 17—In connection with the Vickers statement, General Groves of the R.A.F. tonight predicted the early construction of airships four times the size of the R.-34, with a capacity of 8,000,000 cubic feet and a radius of 15,000 miles. 1 m •  YANK IS DEFEATED ] Jimmy Wilde Beats Pal Moore On Points. London, July 17.—Jimmy Wilde, the British flyweight champion, defeated Pal Moore of Memphis, Term., in a twenty round bout at the Olympic tonight. The referee gave the ■decision to Wilde on points. Moore and Wilde were matched for tonight's bout as a result of a i four-round contest tin London last December, during the inter-allied army boxing bouts. Moore then was given the decision ana there immediately was a demand for a second meeting between the boys ina2o-round bout. ■ % . HUNS PLAY TO SOVIETS Germans Open Up Relations With Bolshevik Russia. London, July 17.—The German government is believed to be trying to establish trade relations with Soviet Russia and a German mission has visited Russia or is about to do so, Cecil Harmsworth, under-secretary of state for foreign affairs, told the house of commons today. ■ >  Prince's Itinerary. London, July 17.—The Prince of Wales when he goes to Canada will be away from England for about two and half months. Though he will visit the United States, most of the time will be spent in Canada. He will visit the maritime provinces aboard the cruiser Renown and afterwards go up the river to Quebec where he will commence the land journey. Tour of the Prince. London, July 17.—1t is understood that the Prince of Wales during his visit to the United States will go to Washington to make a call on President Wilson, but that the other plans for his tour of that country have been completed. ITALY'S DEFICIT TOTALS BILLION Huge Increase in Amount of Italian Public Debt. Rome, July 17.—Signor Schanzer, minister of the treasury, in a statement before parliament on the financial situation said that expenses on the last year's budget amounted to over 6,500,000,000 lire, as against revenues of 1,500,000,000 lire, leaving a deficit of 5,000,000,000 lire. The minister said that a deficit in the budget of 1919-20 of over 640,--000,000 lire could be expected, while the war liquidation expenses would amount to nearly 2,000,000,000 lire. The public debt Signor Schanzer continued has risen to over 15,000,--000,000 lire, including Italy's debt (abroad, which is almost 4,000.000,--000 lire, but reparations asked from the enemy are somewhat superior to this last amount. Minister Schanzer proposes to face the deficit with economies in addition to new taxes, chiefly a progressive tax on incomes, the average amounting to 15 per cent. Other taxes on luxuries including wine, will be imposed. « »  REFUSE LAW'S CONDITIONS Miners Will Give No Anti-Strike Pledge, Pending Investigation Weswick, Eng., July 17.—8y an overwhelming majority the conference decided not to give the pledge asked for by Andrew Bonar Law, the government spokesman in the house of commons. In the debate on the coal question in the house Monday night, Mr. Bonar Law announced at the time, if the leaders of the miners would undertake that there should be no stoppage or strike, in the meantime the government would accept the suggestion of William Bruce, president of the South Wales Miners' Federation, that a committee of inquiry be appointed and that the six shillings increase in the price of coal be poseponed for three weeks. KING OF MIRTH LOSES HIS SON Charlie Chaplin's Infant Boy Dies Few Hours After Birth. Los Angeles, Cal.. July 17—While thousands laughed at Charlie Chap- , hn's antics on the movie screen to- 1 day, the king of mirth was mourning \ ihe death of his first son. Chaplin's j child died seventy-two hours after ' Lirth. , Chaplin had been told by physic- j isns the child could not live, and for j the last forty-eight hours of the bafee's . lite the famous comedian never left « the nursery. BALLOT BEFORE STRIKE. Miners Won't Surrender Voting  Rights to Their Executive \ London, July 17.— (Via Reuters Ottawa Agency3—The Miners' Federation conference on the resolution! I authorizing the executive of the na- {j tional conference to call a strike without a ballot, was defeated by a I large majority. The conference un- ] animously carried a resolution urging, exemption of incomes under £250 and also the exemption of soldiers* , and sailors* pensions from income . tax. ( REID'S SHIPS The Argyle leaves Placentia for west this afternoon. The Clyde arrived at Lewisporte at 6.10 a.m The Dundee arrived at Port Union at 2.15 pm. yesterday. The Ethic is north of Flower's Cove The Glencoe is due at Port aux Basques this morning. The Home arrived at Lewisporte at 7.45 p.m. yesterday HOTEL ARRIVALS Crosbie—Fred A- Brehm, West La- Have, N.S.; T. A- and Mrs McNab and son, St. John's; H- E. Ewold, Toronto. Fish was fairly plentiful on the local grounds this morning. ■ 0 WEATHER PROBS Toronto (noon)—Moderate fresh south and south west winds, partly fair, but much fog, occasional showers todfey and Saturday. Roper & Thompson ("twa)—Bar- IW* 7.6, , J Fox of the Balkans' Cunning Unavailing London, July 17—Securities valued at $2,000,000, belonging to former King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, which have been in London since the beginning of the war, were declared forfeited to the Crown today. The forfeiture was made after proceedings before a Commissioner and a jury. Ford Factory Pays Seven Dollars Per Day as Minimum Mount Clemens, Mich., July 17.— It was learned on authority here that Henry Ford has decided to increase the minimum wage of Ford Motor Company employees to $7 a day. It is believed the new minimum will be put in effect soon, probably August 1, or thereabouts. ■ «  CHANGES MADE IN INCOME TAX Chamberlain Announces Modification In British Taxes. LONDON, July 17—(Reuter'sj Ottawa Agency)— Chancellor of the Exchequer J. Austin Chamberlain in the House of Commons to-day, an- J nounced a number of income tax. concessions, including an increase in the allowance in respect to a wife of from £25 to £50 increase, an inccrease in the allowance of £25 in res pect of the first child, the substitution of the age of 18 for 16 for children when engaged the whole time studying and the same allowance as for widowers. In the case of elder sons i who were family bread winners and! have to engage housekeepers or guardians for younger brothers and sisters the same concessions were made. The motion to raise the exemption from the income tax from £130 to £250 was withdrawn. BUSY BUILDING TEAMS UP NOW Preliminary Work on C. of E. Educational Campaign. A meeting was held this morning of the Divisional Commanders and Captains of the men of the organizations, at which progress was reported in the work of building up the teams. ( The report showed that the work done to date is more than satisfactory and well ahead of schedule, and it is certain that the work of organization will be complete in every detail some time before the drive begins. We are now able to publish in more concrete and definite from the objects aimed at by the Campaign; though their working out necessarily remains to be done later. These objects may be summed up as follows: I—The Church of England College. To provide more suitable college buildings, including boarding houses for boys and girls. To have accommodation in those boarding houses for at least 150  pils. To have a technical department in conjunction with the colleges that will include commercial education and domestic science among its principal features. 2—College Staff. To provide our college with a properly equipped staff of teachers. 3—Training of Teachers. To make provision for a more efficient training of teachers. 4—Scholarships. To encourage the establishment of scholarships in order to promote the higher education of deserving pupils. s—Elementary Education. To utilize the existing buildings of the college, so far as they are suitable, to meet the needs of elementary education. To assist, as far as possible, in providing additional accommodation for five hundred children for whom, we I have reason to believe, there no school capacity at present. THIS EVENING'S FOOTBALL. Saints vs. C.E.I. The match tonight has been eagerly looked forward to and ought to supply some excitement to the large number of spectators who are sure to witness the game. The Saints lineup is minus Tait and Robertson, Curran and Irving taking th*rr places. The players are as follows: C. E. I.—Noseworthy, goal; M. Churchill, Thistle, backs; Fox. Drover, N. Hunt, halves; G. Adams, h. Chafe, E. Wellman, Earle, E. Churchill, forwards. SAINTS.—Lush, goal; Crawford, Curran, becks; Elton, Burns, Foster, halves; Irving, Munn, J. Young, Burridfvyidfvy forwftff v DRIVE MEETS WITH SUCCESS G.WV.A. Collected Nearly $14,000 Towards Club Rooms A MEETING of the G.W.VA. collectors who canvassed the different sections of St. John's yesterday, was held in the CC.C. Hall last night. Two small rooms had to be used for the purpose owing to the dance hall being filled with furniture The president, Mr. Mitchell, addressed the gathering and commended the gentlemen and lady workers for their great effots in making the first day of the drive such a great success. The teams are showing a spirit of rivalry, though a bit of overlapping has been done by those who are anxious to do the best they can. It is better to overlap and encroach on j another team's territory than to overlook, as Mr. Blair remarked. Today it is expected to hear big things from the new ground that is to be covered and undoubtedly the secjond day of the drive will be just as i successful as the first. Come on generous, appreciative people of St- John's, let us give the men who put Newfoundland on the map, a home for their comfort and a ■good strong financial backing, so that j they may be in a position to cope with the problems that are sure to arise in the years to come. We can I never do too much fo them so let us Ibe up and doing. We watched them closely in the days of war when the Hun was tearing his every nerve to throttle civilization We admired their courage on the battle ground of Gallipoli and France and on the treacherous seas. Now let our admiration materialize and let our pockets show how we appreciate their sacrifices for you and mc. POLICE COURT A slander case which has occupied the attention of the court the past two days, came up for hearing this morning. Mr. J- A. W McNeilly for the plaintiff and Mr. John Barron for the deft- Judgment was reserved until tomorrow at 11 o'clock. A man summoned for having in his position a valise and its contents belonging to another party, handed over same, paying costs. ■ » '—. STRIKE RESULTS The Star was informed this morning that as a result of the ironworkers strike at Reid's, more men will be laid off on Saturday as there is nothing for them to do until the strikers resume work- Although it was previously understood that only one point remained unsettled, it seems now that absolutely no concessions have been granted the men and the situation remains as it was when they came out- In the first Jetter .in The Star's Letter Box yesterday it is regrettable that two misprints occurred; fireman should read foreman, and H. Shano should read H. Shaw. ■ » » MEIGLE'S PASSENGERS. The Meigle arrived in Placentia this morning and landed the following passengers:—W. Hearn, H. f*atten, W. Steward and wife, R. Brown, Rev. Anthony and wife, Rev. Baggs and wife, Rev. A. E. Blundon, Rev. Clayton, Captain J. Pine, Captain S. Kendrick, Miss Johnston, Mfs. P. J. Aylward, Miss G. Banfield, Ensign Day, S.A., Miss Young, Miss Kits, Miss Furlong, Miss Murphy, Pte. Rowsell, Miss Lundrigan, Miss Dunn, Miss Foote, Miss Grandy, S. W. Wiseman, M. Way, J. D. Bishop, Magistrate Courage, J. D. Wilson, Miss Delt, Mrs. G. Winsor, Miss Dinham, Miss Lawrence, Mrs. Grandy, Colonel Maclean, Miss Cheeseman, Miss Bagg, Miss Mitchell, M?ss Spracklin, P. Woolridge, J. Stowe, R. Putten, R. Forward, Miss Fagan, Captain Wilcox, S.A., T. Power, NT. Walker, Miss Peddle, Miss Leonard, Mrs. W. Masters, Capt. J. Bemister, Mrs. L. Riggs and 3 children, Miss Howell, A. E. Noel, wife and children, F. Seymour, Rd. Keefe, W. Thornhill, Pte. G. Piercey and 4 second class. War Sugar to be Thrown on United States Market WasHrgton.—Sale of 21,000,000 pour-ds of surplus sugar now he'd by the war department has been author-zed, it was announced todw, at< a ir.inm>um price to be fixed by the Uir'cd States Sugar ,EquaWz^'ooxi Board to cover the cost to the gov emment. The only condition of sale will be that none of this stoci; rm\y bo exported. Investigation having shown that the principal shortage at present is in states east of the Mississippi, efforts will be made to find jpurchasers in that section. Sandorv the Strong—s/. Louis Republic Egypt to "The Cape" and Back by Air  London, July 17—Speaking at a conference of the Northeast Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders at Newcastle, Brig.-Gen. Groves, R.A.F., said that an airship of the very latest type would soon go on a tour through Egypt to the Cape of Good Hope and back. The ship would be four times the size of the R.-34. LABORITES DISSATISFIED. French Unionists Will Proceed to Strike on Monday. Paris, July 17—The measures announced Wednesday by the government are not likely to settle the problem of the high cost of living, according to a statement issued by the executive committee of the general labor federation after a meeting last night. The committee announced that a meeting would be held today to c£»-cuss the final plans for the general strike proposed for Monday. Exchange Very Soon. New York, July 17—Exchange on London underwent another violent decline today, demand bills falling to 4.26%, or three or four cents under yesterday's figures, the lowest ever recorded. «m • — To Deport Undesirables. Washington, D.C., July 17.—Lack of ships' space and the high cost of transportation may necessitate the assignment of a special steamer to deport 3600 undesirable aliens Held iti this country, Anthony Caminetti, commission general of immigration, testified today before the house immigration committee. A case of diphtheria was reported fromr Cochrane Street yesterday, the patient, a married woman, being nursed at home. The schooner Gossip, Capt. Kean, arrived in port this morning with a cargo of salt consigned to E. Lindsay. She made an uneventful trip, 18 days from Cadiz« KNOCKS PUBLIC OWNERSHIP Members of House of Lords Opposed To Principle. London, July 15.—(Via Reuters Ottawa Agency)— Replying to a motion by Hon. A. Shaw, member for Kilmarnock, which proposed the abolition of income tax profits from the sale osf Dominions' produce in the United Kingdom, Chancellor Chamberlain declared the result or the motion wouid be to give preference to the manufacturers of the Dominions as compared with the home producers. The motion was rejected by a vote of 76 to 15. There was an interesting debate in the House of Lords on the question of nationalization to which the majority of speakers expressed themselves as frankly hostile. Lord Inchcape declared that the nationalisation of the leading industries would reduce Great Britain to the position of a fourth-class power in a few years. Viscount Milner admitted the situation was serious but believed he saw the dawn of better things. He was convinced there was an irresistible trend of all countries towards a greater measure of public ownership and control, but such control did not mean control from Whitehall. He suggested an experimental control working of all mines within an area for one month. Viscount Milner maintaieikj *hat, without control of coal, food, shipping, etc., in the later years of the war there would have been complete disaster. _■ Want Copy of Protest Washington, July 17—Without a record vote or debate, the senate today adopted a resolution by Senator Borah, republican, asking the president to send to the senate "if not incompatible with the public interest,* a copy of the protest said to have been made by some members of the peace committee against the Shantung provision in the peace treaty. A message from Tilt Cove reports a sign of cod, plenty of caplin and no salmon. EUROPE NEAR BIG TROUBLE  (By Dr. E. J. Dillon) Dr. Dillon Sees in General Unrest Signs of Impending and Overthrowing Revolution. BOLSHEIDEAS IN ASCENDANCY DARIS, July 1 7.—The atmosphere . of Europe is becoming more and I more charged with electricity. Peoples all over the continent are afflict- | ed with a mysterious malady which undermines their capacity for work and intensifies their desire to transform the social order of the world. The result is that there is a continuous rise in prices, with a corresponding increase in wages, a ruinous decrease in production and the spread of discontent and disorganization. The governments, immersed in political and territorial questions, have been unable or unwilling to pay t adequate attention to the gathering storm, which they might have foreseen last January. Three weeks ago a certain premier to whom I pointed out the danger, laughingly replied that it was merely'a ripple on the surface of the] waters, but when the peace festivi-j ties are over and the stern realities' of every day life begin to make themselves felt, the consequences of this silent, far-reaching change will i cut deep into all departments of so-1 cial and political life. National! wealth—money and land—throughout continental Europe and England is fast changing hands; the middle classes are being supplanted gradually by the laboring masses; the parliamentary system is threatened with direct action by either the entire population or certain enterprising sections. I Premier Clemenceau is alleged to have said to representatives of the syndicallist organization: "The bourgeois are incapable of meeting the demands presented at this moment. Labor's hour is striking. The moment has arrived for you to enter into your own." The exactitude of this utterance is 1 denied by M. Clemenceau, but the .' impression produced is in no wise weakened by that denial, because people feel the truth it expresses. Every symptom indicates the dissolution of the old social and political orders. In the provinces in which rustic tranquility appeared to be sempiternal, there is now a manifest tendency towards syndicalism which,) although only incipient, is none the' less real. Demobilized soldiers have expressed their desire to join the! General Confederation of Labor, j which is in central organization of syndicalism demanding an eighthour day and a unified scale of I wages, instead of having wages vary according to the places in which they are paid, with a minimum of fifteen) francs a day. The employers, who are the proprietors of champagne vineyards, and Chandon and other millenaries, having refused to entertain the demands of their work-, ers, the agriculturalists have called a strike. The soviet system is being introduced into France by the General Confederation of Labor and membership cards are being discreetly distributed. On these cards appears the following device: "Neither God nor master. "The sole enemy—capitalism; the sole restraint—conscience. "The sole fatherland—the universe; the sole religion—humanity." It is not impossible that the pres-/ ent strikes are simple manoeuvres preparatory to a general campaign.' In a cablegram published on January 23, I said that a stable European peace settlement was impossible without the co-operation of labor and the inclusion of the problems of finance, capital and nationalities in the program of the conference. "Today the masses hae their hands on the principal levers for shattering the top crust of social sphere and are resolved to press them." That forecast described the crisis* which is drawing near. Profiteering, which has. attained criminal dimensions, drove the Italian people to the verge of rebellion, and there is still an unrest in thai country. , Developments of a yet more ser< ious character are feared. Jn France, similar causes; if the* continue operative, must inevitably! produce similar effects. The minister of the interiot has; announced his intention of corn tinuing the state of siege "against AM. .(Continued on Page JO),  llrlLL I rti Lily AND TO MATCH. 12.000 ROLLS The BEST SELECTION The BEST PA TTERNS The BEST QUALITY AND THE BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED. Prices Range from *UCi to $2.00. Bowring Bros, Ltd. BATTERIES! j No. 6 IGNITORS, I 256 MULTIPLE, j 356 MULTIPLE, 1 HOT SHOT. I ' —°— 1 JUST ARRIVED, FRESH STOCK FRANKLIN'S AGENCIES, LIMITED Water Street, St. John's. —Agents For— Maltese Cross Tires and Rubber Footwear,