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Did you Lose It? Get It Back Through a Times-Dispatch Want Ad. Sporting News Times-Dispatch Prints All That Happens. 69TH YEAR. VOI.UMR 00 XU.MHKn RICHMOND, VA., MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1919..TEN PAGES ..ER .FAIR PRICE. THREE CENTS THOUSANDS GATHER TO HONOR SOLDIERS WHO DIED IN FRANCE Fitting Tribute Is Paid to Richmond Men Making Sacrifice. PEOPLE SHOULD FEEL PROUD OF DEED DONE, SAYS SPEAKER I Those Who Served at Home Also Entitled to Recog¬ nition. COMMUNITY CHORUS SINGS Mst of Dca<l Read by General WI'O Jjctl Hoys of Eightieth Division. Thousands of nichmonders gathered yesterday afternoon in the City Audi- torlum to participate In the memorial j Bervice to the soldier, sailor, marine and aviator dead of Virginia's cap- ital city. The scene was a solemn and j impressive 'one and all elapses and ; faiths took part in thin trtnuto to the Bohft of Richmond wno cave their lives for their country. 'Die service < began with the playing or llie "fc'tar- tipangled Banner." Or. J- J. Gravatt, rector of Holy; Trinity Episcopal Church, as chairman of tIte committee, presided and. alter', a prayer by Dr. nutshell Cecil, nastor of the Second Presbyterian Church. made a brief speech. Paying a tribute | to those who had died in other wars. : be declared that the war Just past was different from any other in the history of the world and that the people should f<?el proud to honor every man and ¦woman who, abroad or at home, had done anything for the glorious cau.se. j The Tenth overseas Marine Band and the Community Chorus led in the musi- cm I numbers, and the following hymns were sung: "Onward. Christian Sol- ( diets..' "Oh God. Our llelp in Ages Past." "Nearer, My God, to Thee" and "How Firm a Foundation " Scriptural selections, appropriate to the occasion. were read bv Or. T. a. Frnoot. pastor of Centenary Methodist Church. HUhnp O'tonncil ».penk«. Flight Reverend D. .1. o'Connell, P. I).. Bishop of the Catholic Hiocese of Richmond, dellvsre* the tlrst address. He declared that ever since the t>e- Klitnlrig- of the world men bad paid tribute to their fellows who had died in a common cause. No braver sol¬ diers. said he. were ever found than those men of IUchn»onH. who foucht in the bloody campaigns overseas. Continuing, he said: "Like their fathers of Virginia. the> cave their lives to vindicate for all | nations and all time the principle of , State sovereignty- The.^ dl,e'1 IO.r, ' i greater country and a wider lunnanity. They extended the frontiers of \ 're1"'* i to L/rJUtcc.< aud tho bfiltlca \\lilch the> foughVwIll go -down in the bUtonr of their State alongside of the Vv II derness' and Seven Pines. T heir names shall not go down In oblivion, nor shall their glorious deeds so un- h°ThcCdbishop eulogized France and called attention to the fact that( tho ( bodies of French patriots arc f with the dust of Virginia at Yoik- Town and Virginia soldiers now lie burled In France. All Faith* rtcpre«ented. Dr E. N. Callsch, rabbi of »eth Aha- hah kept the vast crowd tenBe with his orator*. He declared that the pres¬ ence in the auditorium of all and all reliKious faiths symbolized the unitv of America and the unity of the heart of America, further he said, 1 a"Thl3 service tells us a,so °' . democracy of death, whose unnumber¬ ed throngs make up the repu.!'u" otl]e dead. The names of those ulc_^"1f!n'L j ers who made the supreme sacrifice are written on the imperishable scroll ot fame. How can we be.= t express our appreciation of their deeds and our affection for them? We can best hotio. the dead by serving the lining. * ^ dead were here they would trfll us to express our feeling towards the min something beautiful, useful and per- ^ inancnt. Have Jirnt -Cone Went." "But thev arc not dead. They have hut 'gone west.' This expression prob- ably originated because In the last moments of their lives the men of England, Canada and America turned their eyes and their thoughts towards their homes In the lands which lay towards the setting sun- But the ex¬ pression gives us noxv thought. It is a new symbol, a new hope. It Is an apt comparison, making our life seem hut a dav. All from the moment of thAlr birth have their faces turned to * th'fc west, where comes the end or worldly light. But with the twilight ¦which follows the setting sun. comes the hope or another day. It teaches us that death ia no longer the terrible thing which we thought It was, but Is only a phase of universal life, one of the many experiences under Qod a love." Turning to the memorial banner near hlin, Dr. Calisch pointed and said: "The golden star speaks to us of the golden west into which these boys have gone." l'lchtlng General ncnd« I.Ut of Dead. Dr. Gravatt next introduced Major- General Adelbert Oronkhlte aa "the man who led the Virginia boys In bat* tie." General Cronkhite then read the 210 names of the Uichmond dead. At the conclusion of the reading taps was sounded by Sergeant William Kussell Creek rnur. One. Hundred and Eleventh Field Artillery. Twenty-nlntU Division, and Private John Hughes, Tenth Overseas Marine Band. Dr. Douglas S. Freeman wafi the last speaker. He declared that Richmond would always honor her soldier dead, and that as long as the city survived officials and others would one day each Year gather on the cast aide of the City Hall and the Mayor would read the list of those from here who had given their lives in the great world war. He said that legislation appro¬ priate to carry this Idea Into effect would be Introduced In the City Coun¬ cil at that body's next meeting. Double Meaning for May 30. The speaker also said that Memorial Day hereafter will havo a double mean¬ ing commemorating with love the. deids of the heroes of tho recent war with tho deeds of tho heroes of tho sixties. Further, he said: I'Whatevor material memorial, monu¬ ment or library, may he erected tho <. work of the Richmond boys of yester¬ day must go on, for life lives In life. We must endow the colleges and uni¬ versities of Virginia, each one of them, with a scholarship for every Richmond boy who died for the cause of liberty." Dr. Freeman told of the heroism of Richmond's representatives In tho great conflict, and declared of them that "death with honor was but pro¬ motion to deathless honor." 1 Opera Star Wed* Conductor. NEW YORK. Juno 20..Another operatic romance culminated today in ¦the marriage of Edith Mason. n*prnno with the Metropolitan Opera Company, and Giorgio Polacco. conductor of Italian opera nt tho Metropolitan. The marrla-go took place in New Jer¬ sey And the honeymoon will bo spent at the home of tho bride's mother' in Colorado Springs. Congress Is Divided on Prohibition Bill 1 Bv Aai<oclat<;<1 Press. 1 WASHINGTON. June i!l>..White I'rtaldcnt Wllnun'i announcfmrnt 1**1 nlKbl tbut he would not lift the bun on war-tlmc prohibition until the army »u« demobilized provoked n Klorm of varying c*oMi¬ me nt in conKreaaloniil circle*, there were no Indlcationa tonliclit of any concerted move to ohtnln linme- ! illnte consideration by tlic llouae of enforcement letciaintlon. Indeed, the Kenernl view wan thut there nn« law rnoiiKh for 'the prcaent, nnd that the llouae would ndherc to the plan outlined Ity leadern to let the whole prohibition queatlon k<> over until after the holiday receaa which may begin tomorrow night or Tuea- dny. .Membera opposed to the draalle provialonn of the meuaure report¬ ed out by the Judiclnry Committee, K*ve notice today that they **ould endeavor to have theae atrlcken out on the door. From the other aide came Intlmntlona that in aomc re- apecta the hill wna not atrlct enouRh and It waa aaid nn nniendmrnt would be offered to eliminate llie aectlon which would permit n citi¬ zen to ntore liquor In hla own home and the other cliiuae which would make Itn "uar" lawful. FOLLOWS TRRIL OF BLDOU TO BODY OF COLORED BOY Walter Wililatns, Nineteen Years; Old, Found Dead on Railroad Tracks. KILLED WITH AX, POLICE SAY j Charge Murder to Dewey Kcrney,' Another .Negro, Tracks of Whoso Peg Le;. They Assert, Lead l-'rom Youth's Home. Following a trail of blood and the imprints of a peg leg in the soft earth led to the discovery of the body of Walter Williams, a nineteen-year-old colored boy, lying across the railroad j track near Stop 3, on the Atlantic' Coast Line Railroad, with his neck broken by blows, said by the police to have been administered by an ax in the hands of Dewey Kcrney. also col- orcd. Authorities arc satisfied that after killing the boy in the kitchen of his own home, near the railroad, the mur- j derer dragged the body to the railroad and placed it across the track, sup- posedly »o a train might mutilate it j and that no suspicion of foul play might fall on the assassin. The body; was found by Warden Welch, colored, who was the boy's roommate, by fol¬ lowing a trail of blood from the kitch¬ en. where the crime was perpetrated, to the railroad track. harden Welch Telia Story. At 12 o'clock Saturday night; Welch abserts, he left the two negroes to- gelher and, went to a neighbor's to get a cuu of coffee. When he teturned f over an hour later neither of the men were in evidence, and ho asserts he ! wont to bed, supposing that they had stepped out together to talk. Early yesterday morning when I Welch got up he found that both doors were open and that his roommate had not returned. In the kitchen he found ' a jeool of blood on the floor and blood- stained rags with which the assassin 'j had apparently wiped his hands. Arousing tho neighbors, he followed the Imprints of a peg leg, besides the splotches of red. and soon came to the body of his roommate lying across the railroad track. Axe Found Near llouae. Special Officer Traylor was summon- ed at oner, and a bloody ax was found near the house. The handle of the ax was found several feet from the body. It is the theory of the officers that in the souffle the ax head, which had been loose for some time, according to Welch, had come off. and that the younger negro met his death by blows of the handle, one of which broke his neck-. Officer Traylor traced tho marks of the pegrleg to the street car line, and questioning conductors employed on the interurban cars it was learned that a negro answering Kernev's description had boarded a car for Richmond at 1:15 A. M. No motive for the crime has yet been established. Young Williams came here some time ago from Raleigh. N. (.'. He and Welch had lived to- gether since his arrival. Deacrlptton of Kerney. Little Is know about Kerney. He is described as about fivo feet nine inches tall and of medium build. It. Is esti¬ mated that ho weighs about 170 pounds and is twenty-five years old. His right leg was hurt In an accident some years ago and was amputated just above the knee. The body of tho murdered boy has been turned over to Undertaker Cun¬ ningham, of Richmond. GALLANTRY IN BATTLE BRINGS SERVICE CROSS TO VIRGINIA FIGHTERS Pershing Sends Citations Set¬ ting Forth Extraordinary Heroism of Thn.ee Men. IBv Associated Prcs* 1 WASHINGTON. June .-»!>..Three Vir¬ ginians are among twenty-one officers and men just awarded the Distin¬ guished Service Cross by General Pershing in the name of the. President. Announcement of the awards to the Virginians set forth the acts of ex¬ traordinary heroism they performed as follows: Corporal Charltes J. Jones, Three Hundred pnd Eighteenth Infantry, 500 North Seventh Street, Hopewell, Va..In notion near Bois de Ogons, France. October 4-6 1018, made his way through a heavy barrage, brought back valu¬ able information as to the enemy posi¬ tion to his company commander, re¬ turned to the enemy's ^o&itlon. show¬ ing Absolute disregard for his own per¬ sonal danger, and brought back two wounded men who had fallen there. Corpdral William B. Bell. Company T. One Hundred and Twenty-fifth In¬ fantry, R. F. D. 2, Gordonsvllle, Va..In action near Cierges, France, July 81, 15*18. when his company was held up hy severe machine-gun flro from the right flank. Bell went voluntarily out in front of our lines and carried a wounded comrade to cover apt! admin¬ istered first aid. Private John Baker. Company I, Three Hundred and Sixty-eighth Tn- fantry.w Cherlton, Va..In action near Blnarvillc. Franco, SeptemherV28, 1918, although severely wounded in the right hand, losing two fingers, Bnker, a run¬ ner, continued three hundred- yards through heavy machine-gun flrfe to the forward battalion, apd dollveVed his message alone, having been deserted by an unbounded fellow-runner. * Kind Body on Bench. NORFOLK, VA., June 2!>..TheUower half of the body of a white man, be¬ lieved to have been a navy officer, war washed aahore this morning at Virginia Beach. Man Convicted of Murdering His Wife Outwits Watchfulness of Guard. PUCE NOOSE AROUT NECK Cut Down Immediately, but Pul- motor Fails to Restore Heartbeats. rauT '»»* W y,2t V,"\ *.». «r.. ,[! ,,hc Jury Friday afternoon record l«.it|r,°7or N»»dC"be,'"U'd lhc' twenty-two hours, obtained aTope in il0rhon",,un|nms aolot)!in0eilblf contea'c<« Suards.John' Mini .>, i f«r.,wacks "r .lerson.wcri- "turned ho f »aim "on* crude noose threw i# fH9h'oned a fastened the end or \ aboui his n«^k. kicked aw»v hVn,1 0 rope to a I'lpe. stood. Htid \vas aw?nirin£0n Thich he Suards discovered h"n.nC When thc 'im^red^'^t^y'^ 'Jij^ ^do1"'' ^"*11' '**''d® .on ri% PmeKhu,?^,vf0arn5C'fc^ Jail Physician ' was i', c,eShorn. 'he a few minutes. H, ,nrJ\7 .ce£c within Uospka^hu? *U"hi®"® d V0"13*«"«u -d requested f0" '&& iTu^otoV*5'' . V"'1 From '¦¦fcrHln. kickedafhe: panCf?om ^e,n D,r; w"k'-» than ton minutes Tatir ^h ,h,n\ Lees ciSbU1elntT%ctSCd' but with »">eUapprer .h«V "X&Ka £>;..»= d , K;il#J there was i»t»i« » . o clock fevr , mlS«^Yt&wJ,ST- ". » oiur'lJTror buHllyhwr^tcrin?on th« "S'd oniv after h7. 5,. ?role 'etrers. jt \Ca. his* last mt-ssapea C?hatlIh®d pa,)er * S??v'»JK,£ lhc hathroo"Pre'JBt:<1 li'Vfrt to hvi K Precaution was be. the very thine whTeh1^ C lo r>rt,vent Wiikins was too L i to°^ place- Dr. any apprehension to hi1 ,n.flrni for that he rnlcrht trv t* « entertained he might afte npt- tobul 'hat whether or not hi? .V,eihl? ow" >>fo. claimed, was » ,j£st c°2i'Ict,on' « he lief. n was ti.n ,A; ,as CO(nmon be- the jury had pronounc^hi" Kuilty. as seek to chcat ^ he would that if innocent as h. *n>' »Rserted. he would u? ehfimently "nd the unenVurah!«! ^ "Cek to the shortest possible means iatlon b>' ^V'Z'V "nk* defended Dr. WMUrhS 'J10, 'fWyer ivho 'atned after the who mal-s-. him that an Innocent m?»CLnfle,nnei1 convicted -was iw?m£-i had beert at hjs Port Wash nirtoJ'*.' the °m«rs client's suicide ?aiion?e* of his start at once for the i^n h®. wou|1 have some comment an,d would learning the fact? 1 t0 make after tlgatlon3 wS5freSeth«» » r,*!d «»vM. 'he prisoner had l>e*n aB ito why Pass from under the eves SfKi^L041 10 for so much hi h i , 13 ffuards the special instructions^! «.. -.vle,v of any possibility of "2 a*at"st county authorities wiih £ t AIbo th« the prisoner could obtain » ,carn how under double guard rope w,,lle .^Fc's Broken by Kali. fanr'oo!lslhlavyCbodySitr0ken bv the err?r.bwhhlf. '>hys'clans later 3 d,acov- innocence In t>a{n'jeas?l"Cd his clai. of let"" ^tten by S,^0 X, ,lhc r^ afternoon. Coroner tI.1. during the brl« ,u0!.t,o. (rom iiro 5?Vfh did not mu'rder'h"! wtfe tllat he man wrote: wire, the convicted f/ateatbyrCa?menbpiai?tVftcno acro8'' the ive. and delivered to sVn^ «,nt>'r.dete°- ' prefer to he m\- &inB Prison. Besides it will t. ,.executl°ner. Jookingr Into mv ^f^nning J have had a. fair trial hc 101,3 . crimeawhfcbhso,.uhtfcely )>nocent of this me vyith." indictment charges Jdolea ibovl line. Healy. 170 oc, 2 r. ^reased to P. J. The letter was ten nS1'1, Brook^n. "> it the convicted maf, " le,nRth> and most damacinp t»;.i 11 reviewed the trial. an? ref2rrcd , 'mnnny Klvcn ^ thl terms to certain of the XSliea"18^ ^endB '*e<ter to Sherlfr. 'he sheriff,0 Ph^neaa^se?'ddr*88®<1 to sheriff was requestarf eaman: The body he orematai 4k aec. that the my clothes which vou ,Tb®r°* ?60 i. "UTw°rfe^ ll?fl « riter said USC for thi3 small envelopes Uboth^otC '?c,OSetl 'n Placed by the writer ,nfaW.h,ch npre velopc. This wa, «LI larger on¬ to a Port WasMnt?«« Penoil RevSCrPal c,erP>mant belVeved Ifian,f1, r«»i. "¦"**"? rWl r. ^r^Pnren for HI* Pet. envelopes 'was' address"^0*8®01 ,n 8ma,l aboth Muller. formerd Mrs" neighbor of the WMkfnc..J'0nK, Beach {.esldes at MonUcelio ^ v "' ° ,,0w ^r,nha' looV a/,nerlK noT«v"XVbVhCor°o,';;rr v.a, Dr. Wilkin*1 h£l "er J°nes. Cornell's morgue removed to an autopsv win hi I"Ie'"Pstead, where row by Dra a v r. P^wmed'tomor- M. Warner C^nei^r^ and would hold the innnfif ^ones sa»d be week, the date to bo t,m° thia morrow. announced to- .na'Dr WilkfnTcfiin^o°rn, ,hc ¦»!»">. Hie letter wHtten uir hi,Jnocenc'i >" district Attornev CharL^tv re, death. Prosecuted WilkinB, said- ek8' who can do"noth^g Vincent r*10 sulcide- I to Justice Mannfng/' Tcport the facte Motor Parties Visit Jail. ties passing® theY JaU^to'So10/1"* pnr" quired if they mich Afppetl and in-| Dr. Wllklns. Women Ir1" ,1,k with Persistent in this Vcan««» IV.® '"ont rcciuests were refused thcno e<l hi Scar,Wc|fn was report. showingno traLes of Ih5' ,n .tho d«>\ trial. Ilia counsel rhL?lrai,TUof the announced that hft'u^. wJ'«ong, appeal, and if thla a" would bo laid befnri /I t"6 matter for executive action^ °ovcrnor Smith Rope W«» Keyr One. rope with xvhf/h°fh^°sud« thAt th® «ompli«hed wns new Ac' had h<»cn nurrhr>»A^ « j PPJf6ntIy it the convicted ni»n for It? Provided lo whlcli it was used tho PUrP°s® for puaad tSW»im'wuK»Hi!-ta« »»n (Continued on Second l'ageT) Little Cheering as Wilson Boards Vessel for Return to America. CONVOYED BY DESTROYERS Nation's Chief Executive and His' Wife Both Appear Fatigued at Departure. I Bv AftsoclRtcrf Pr<»5!> 1 BRFvST. June 20..President Wil- »°n. the treaty with Germany signed.! from P.rest today on his return I to the United States. The L\ S. S. George Washington. carrying tito presidential party, steamed from the I harbor at 2:20 o'clock this afternoon, j departure of the President j from France caused little enthusiasm. ( There was only a distance of fifty feet from where his special train stopped to where a motor launch was waiting to convey him to tho George Wash-i i in;!on. There was little chcering and 'applause from the several thousands' who had leathered at the embarkation pier. A procession of Socialists, sing-! ing the "Internationale," debouched from the Rue Siam as the President! walked across the pier. The Presi-! dent waved h.s silk hat to the paraders. Gathered on the wharf were P'rench and American officials. The first to greet the President were Admiral II.! Salaun. and Admiral K. N". Benoit. ofl the trench navy. Rear-Admiral A. S. Halstead. of the American navv, and! Major-General K. A. Helmick and Brigadier - General Smedley Butleri greeted the I'resident in turn. Wear* Xerr Creation. Mrs. Wilson was presented with a! bouquet of Brittany ro3e3 by Mrs Josephine I^ewis, of Cincinnati. Ohio'! representing the American Red Cross! in t ranee. Mr.". Wilson wore a navy- blue tailored dress and a handsome but simple little hat. apparently the' latest creation from the Rue do la Pai.w S!»o smiled and thanked Mrs. Lewis' and then chatted briefly with her 'Mrs. Wilson appeared tired and1 j fatigued and apparently was in a hurry to reach the launch. I The band of the Tenth Chasseurs! played "The Star-Spangled Banner"] and the "Marseillaise" as the Presi-' dent descended the steps in the launch. As the launch went into stream a company of marines and veterans of the \ ser presented arms.1 while cries of "Vive Wilson!" "Vive Amersque!" "Vive la Paix!" arose. The' President stood aft on the launch waving his hat at the crowd on the national bridge. The launch was lost to view down the harbor Just as the | Socialist parad®. reached the clifta overlooking the harbor. ; "This is Aruerlc^, were the Presi- i «' **£5* -as h^. shook\ hands with. j CAptain Edw.ird '-McC&uley; aboard the, ; George Washington. Tho President j and Mrs. Wilson retired to their staterooms as the engines and ma- chinery began to roar and final orders were given. Convoyed by Dtitrojeri. Luncheon was served at 1 o'clock and tho rrteal had Just been concluded when the George Washington began to make headway out of the harbor. The battleship Oklahoma led the way. The destroyers Woolsey and Tarbell I were on the port .and starboard aides, while the Wlckes and Yarnell brought up the rear. As the transport moved out, the President appeared on the bridge wearing a cap. Rear-Admiral Orayson, his physician, stood near-by. i he President was silent as he gazed nt the disappearing shores of France. Tne weather was perfect and there was scarcely a ripple on the ocean as .he \Sa-3hlngton emerged frorr. tin: Brest roads Into the Atlantic. The iFrench destroyers Tan Ion and Car- -fuo.s escorted the presidential squad- ron to the Ushant light. After aalut- *''th their sirens and guns the French warships returned to Brest. , As the George Washington disap¬ peared In the summer haze, the Presi¬ dent stood on the bridge waving a farewell answer to the salute from the trench warships. superior Blockade COUNCIL IS ORDERED TO RAJSE BLOCKADE Action Will Be Taken as Soon as Germany Rati¬ fies Treaty. rBv Associated Press. 1 WASHINGTON, June 29..The su- perior blockade council has been in- I atructed to be prepared to raise the economic blockade of Germany imme¬ diately upon ratification by the Ger- treatv As3cmb,y of the peace . . anno"rtoement nja<ie t0. night in a dispatch to the State De- {10a^.t"ient from rarls, reading as fol- "At a meeting Thursday. June 26, | the council of the principal allied and associated powers adopted the follow- in? resolutions in regard to the raising of the blockade 011 Germany. " 'The superior blockade council Is nl° base its arrangements rc8tfictions upon trade ' njj 011 t,ie assumption that the. allied and associated powers will not wait to raise the blockade until .c.°'"P'«ti°n Of the ratification as provided for at the. end of the treaty of peace with Germany, but that it , ralMCtl Immediately on the re¬ ceipt of Information that the treaty many "6 b0Cn ratlficdi b>" tJer- The action of the council officials, here explained, means that upon rati¬ fication of the treaty by Germany all restrictions upon trade with Gormany may be removed. Without requiring Individual ratification by the allied and associated powers, all of tho nations ar.ajcd against Germany In the war may have an equal start In the race for Germtan trade. ? 1uartcrs provision In the treaty that commercial relation, with Germany might be resumed, when three of the powers ratified the treaty was cons dercd as likely to. force the Re" «to to spoedy ratification. The rfiso- Ui?n J"eccntly introduced by Senator Republican, of -New Mexico, to declare the war with Germany at to enable the m8 to hegin business reha- groans to relieve the Senate of any pressure that might t'crcats r by bu{,,otf»8 «*- tr . JJI?f*<? HetwrnAllen*. CHATTANOOGA. TRNK. June 29,w- Five »pec|al trAinn Carrying repatriated A,,<|tHft.n Aliens wJU loave "I,,p EX-CHANCELLOR HOLL WEG URGES ALLIES TO TRY HIM INSTEAD OFHOHENZOLLERN WORLD'S INTEREST SHIFTS FROM PARIS j TO SENATE'S FLOOR Signature of Treaty and Return of Wilson Battle Signal. FOES OF WORLD LEAGUE CLAIM GAIN IN STRENGTH j Opponents Have Many Questions; of Importance for President to Answer. LABOR ELEMENT IS IMPRESSED Appeal to Working Classes Has Its EfTcct, While Capital Is Not Mentioned. nv JUSTIN MeCillATH. WASHINGTON*. June 20..With iho signing of the pcace treaty at Ver¬ sailles and the sailing of President Wilson from Brest, the center of ths world's most important actlcm shifts from Pari3 to Washington. The signing of the treaty by the plenipotentiaries of all of ;he great powers other than the United States, practically means its ratification by those powers. It was not s "> !u the case of the United States, which will not become a party to the treaty until it has been ratified hy the Senate, and there is as yet no certainty that it ...'111 bt ratified by the Senate, at lca;:t without reservation, whiclt the other powerj may not be able to accept. It u because of this uncertainty ar, 1 to Use action of the United States on the treaty that the interest of the whole world will be fixed on Wash-< iiijrton from the lime President Wilson prehents the treaty to the Senate ami asks for favorable action until the Senate shall have acted. I Opposition Strengthened. j There is no doubt the signing of [ the . V'lU'. >X«*trr.<J»;y | n<l President Wilson's staten.anj proclaiming u "chapter for a new era of affairs in the world," strengthened the Senate opposition. Owing to the declarations niAde by several Senators, who here- tofore were regarded as inclined to favor the treaty, that they would In¬ sist upon some .reservations, those whoi have been consistently opposed to the league of nations covenant are more confident than ever now that reserva¬ tions will be made by the Senate which will render the covenant practically innocuous. Prosident Wilson's message to Sec¬ retary Tumulty yesterday, addressed to "My Fellow-Countrymen," was much criticized by opponents of the league. as all of President Wilson's statements with respect lo the league have been, for Its lack of doflnftoness. When the President reaches the United States a concerted, vigorous and persistent attempt will be made by the' opponents of the league to get from him specific answers to the questions which they have ready. Lslior Is Imprexaed. In his message addressed to his! countrymen yesterday. President Wil-1 son dwelt upon the fact that the treaty1 "furnishes guarantees such as wero never given or even contemplated fori the fair treatment of all who labor alj the dtlly tasks of the world," and he said that was for this reason that he! ha.I spoken of it as a "great charter for a new order of affairs," The President has made frequent! references to the benefits^ which he; asserts will come lo labor from the' operation of the covenant. The over¬ whelming vote by which the Ameri-! can Federation of Labor indorsed the covenant shows that theso appeals have been effective. He has not said any¬ thing about the benefits to capital, and not much has been said about that any¬ where, not even in the Senate. Great Financial <luea<Iona. Some of ihe great .'bankers of New York have publicly stated that, in addi¬ tion to the great sums which the United States government and banking inter¬ ests have already advanced to Europe, many billions more must be advanced if Europe is to be put squarely on her industrial feet. The possibilities stagger the im¬ agination when stated in terms of dollars. For Instance, Prof. Joseph M. Goldstein says that Russia, nlone needs $56,450,000,000 for railroad construc¬ tion, industries and- ..public utilities in the next ten years. There are also great opportunities for investment in Germany, in Austria, In Serbia, in Roumania. in France, In Italy and in the new nations of Poland and Czecho¬ slovakia. "SPIRITS" INSTRUCT MOTHER TO SLAY SELF AND CHILD Woman lyen pa Kroni Paliandm With Small Daughter, but Heath. WEEHAWKEN. X. J.. June 2D.~ j "Spirits" having instructed her to hurl) herself and her six-year-old daughter,] Hortenso, from the brow of the Pali- sadeft, Mrs. Ida Lad Wig, forty-three years old, a widow, clasped the child; to he!" breast late yesterday and sprang from the top of King's Bluffs. The point from which she Jumped is 130 feet above the bank flanking the Hud¬ son River. She and her child were checked for an instant in their fall when tho mother's clothing caught on an over¬ hanging crag. Released when the dress, tore, they hurtled down among tho ' rocks. Tho long fall, however, caused no more serious damage than bruises lo the child and. c.utR. bruises and a fracture to the right/ftrm of the rp.other. AGED EGG STRIKES GERMAN Admiral 'Tob neuter Who Sank Ger« man Fleeti Anaantted at Scapn Flow. j LONDON, June. 29..A dispatch to the Central News from Oswestry, Shropshire, says that 'Admiral von Router. who commanded the German fleet sunk at Scapa Flow, was recog¬ nised when he called at a local bank today. He was struck In the face with a rotten egg and .was otherwise as-1 Asserts German Agents Are Not Real Leaders UAMVIM.K, Vl.i June -0 Kred - rrlck William Wile, who for thir¬ teen jrnrii rrprrnftilrd tlie -N'lirtli- i'lin> Pre** lit llrrlln anil who wa* cunt into Jnll In lite <>rniliin enpltal the nli;ht that peace uim ilct'lurfd. In nn Interview hero today *al«t that the tierman Klcmidire mi the peace treaty In not worth the paper on which it Im printed. Or. .Mueller and .Inhnnnen Hell, he Mate*. were brotiglit out of politi¬ cal ohNcurlty to eo through tile form of nlKnlnj; the treaty, lint that Si'lieiriemnnn, Melcli lor.*, tilenhert* and Count Itanl/nu are the real leader* of (.erinany today, and that no Mooner Im the Ink on the treaty dry, but thnt the old (ierniany will be KchrmlnK, tn t r I en 111 u and pre¬ paring for a war of revenue, Inter¬ na! vlnllance, he believe*, will he the price of future allied safety. PALMER MUST DECLARE War Department Asserts Decision Will He Referred to Attorney* General. 000,000 TO BR DISCHARGED Men Composing American Forces in 1*ranee and Germany Could Be Re- turned by August 10, According to Experts. fBv Associated Press. 1 WASHINGTON. June 29..The Attor- ney-General. and not the War Depart- mont. will have to advise President Wilson when demobilization of the emergency forces has been completed, military experts said today, when their opinion was' sought as to the approximate. date of rescinding: of war-time prohibition. The present composition of the military establish- inent is' so complicated, it was said, that a decision by the highest legal authority would bo necessary. The. army is estimated today to number a few thousand more than 1.000.000 men. composed of regulars, National guardsmen in Federal ser¬ vice. drafted men and volunteer re¬ cruits who recently enlisted for the one and three-year periods. The regu¬ lars. exclusive of "duration-of-omerg- ency" men. include not more than 40.000 men at the most, and the re- cantl.v rccruited class totals til.000. leaving 900.000 as the number which apparently must be discharged before demobilization cun be said to have been completed and the President legally entitled to act. May Flnlah In August. The period required for demobiliza¬ tion depends. It was said, today, within definite limits upon the size of the American force left with the army of occupation. The 4r>0.000 men now comprising the American expeditionary force In France and Germany could he returned by August 10 and tho camp machinery In this country is capable of discharging the men as fast as the transports can land them. The Siberian expeditionary force does not affect demobilization plans, since tho intention Is to replaoo this force entirely with voluhtary recruits who have either specifically requested Siberian service or who have not asked any definite assignment, and may, therefore, be sent where the depart- gnent decides, | Two Division* Itclra.ned. Army officers expected todav to hear soon that the Fourth and Fifth Di¬ visions of regulars had been released by General Pershing for return. In fact. recent communications from American expeditionary force head¬ quarters list the various units of these divisions as ..released," but the pos¬ sibility that this notation might be an oversight is admitted. With the exception of the First to Fifth Divisions, inclusive, tho onlv line organizations still abroad are Three Hundred and Nineteenth Kngineers. ihe One Hundred and Sixth and Three Hundred and Fourteenth Train Head¬ quarters. the One Hundred and Four¬ teenth Sanitary Squad and parts of the Three Hundred and Tenth Supplv and Ammunition Trains. The remainder of the troops abroad, about 200.000 In all, comprise motor companies, sales units and similar service of supply organi¬ zations. JAPAN ONLY COUNTRY TO PROCURE ALL AIMS A T PEACE CONFERENCE Great Britain Failed to Secure All She Desired, But Orientals Won Out* I i nv IIAnVKV BRANDON. PATHS. .Tune 29..Now that the work of the conference is over and il is possible to review the accomplish- menta of the past six months, diplo- ! mats here are becoming more and ! moro deeply convinced that Lhe Japa¬ nese have more reason to be satisfied than any other delegation with tho proportion of tho spoils of war which they arc bearing away with them front Paris. The Japanese came to the confer- onoo with limited aims; they leave with the utmost they really hoped to get. No other pcaco commission can boast as much, not even the BritlsH: for Lloyd George has to go back to Kngland admitting that instead of "paying all tho war costs,".as he told the British electorate would be tho case..Germany could be made to bear loss than a quarter of Britain's financial losses. Baron Makino entered the confer- ) ence as senior Japanese delegate, an- nounc'.ng that Japan had "no terrl- torinl ambition in China" and that as for Tsingtau. "she would hand it back to China tinder terms of the notes ex- changed between China and Japan in May, 1915." All that Japan needed was for the conference to give her tin economic stranglehold on Shantung. j China's richest province and although ! ipreaident. Wilson rebelled against a | manifest injustice to China, Japan had her way because she had tied up all tho entente powers with secret agree¬ ments concludcd whilst the war waa in progross. "Pan*" Joffre Overlooked. V13RS-VIDDKS. Juno 29. . "Papa" Joffre, France's groat marshal and best loved soldier, tho man who held the Germans, at bay In tho early days of the war, by some strange over¬ night. wtt not Invited to witness the ceremony of the signing of the peace treaty. Foch and detain, who ware recently created marshals, received Invitation*, but "Papa" Joffre wa» overlooked. BEARS ALL BLAME TENURE OF OFFICE Asserts German Law Makes Him Responsible for Acts of Kaiser. REQUEST SENT TO PARIS ON JUNE 25 FROM BERLIN Is Man Who Termed Treaty With Belgium as "Scrap of Paper." MAY BK TRIED BY HUN COURT Since Retirement From Offlcc in 1017 He Has lieen Living at Holicnfinow. rRv Associated Fr^ss. 1 BERLIN*. June 29..Dr. Theobald von Bethmann-Hollwcg. former German Chancellor. has formally asked the allied and associated powers to place him oh trial instead of the former Em¬ peror. The former Chancellor says'that ho assumes responsibility for the acta of Germany during his period of office, and places himself at the disposal of the allies. The request of the former Chancel¬ lor was made on June 25 In a com¬ munication to Premier Clcmenccau, president of the conference. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg. it Ib said, desired to take this step on May 20. but re¬ frained at that time on the expressed wish of the German government. The communication asks Premier Clemfen- ceau to brine the following document to the knowledge of the allied and as¬ sociated powers. Contents of Mmangc. ' "In Article XXVIII. of the peace, the allied and associated powers publltiiv arraign if is Majesty William II. *ot Hohonzollern, former German Emneror, for a supreme offense against Inter¬ national morality and tho sanctity tit treaties. At tho same time they an¬ nounced their resolve to address a re¬ quest to the government of The Nether¬ lands for the surrender of the former Em-'iiror for purpose of trial. '"Y.-itth reference thereto. I take tho llbei\?\ of addressing a request to the fiowel i to let the projected nroceed- ngs k *lnst His Majesty, the Emperor, he taken against me. For this object I hereby place myself at the dtsposal of the allied and associated powers, llenrn Fall Renponnlhlllty. "As former German Imperial Chan¬ cellor. I bear for my period of office sole responsibility, as regulated in the German Constitution for the political acts of the Emperor. I believe I may deduce therefrom the claim that'the reckoning which the allied and asso¬ ciated powers desire to demand for these acta shall be demanded solely of me. ...i "Being convinced that the allied anft associated powers will not deny inter¬ national respect to the legal posltlo" fixed by public constitutional law, I may express the hope that they will be inclined to yield to my urgent re¬ quest. (Signed) "VOX BETHMA.VN--HOL.LAVEG. "Hohenflnow. June 25." Dr. von Bethrriann-Hollweg witsa German Chancellor from 1009 to July * 14, 1917. He succeeded Prince von * Buelow. . The definition of the treaty guar- * anteelng the neutrality of Belgium a* n "scrap of paper" was made by Von Bethmann-1 loll weg In an address to the Ftelchstag,, shortly after tho be¬ ginning of the war. The former Chan¬ cellor has blamed the militarists for' starting the war, while he, in tdfrn, has been blamed. Offered to Be Tried. Dast February tho former Chancel¬ lor offered to go before a tribunal to give an accounting for his stewardship as Chancellor. It was announced in Berlin May 27 that Von Bethniann- ITollweg would bo among those who wotild (be tried by the German court, which would Investigate responsibility for the loss of tho war by Germany.* He has been mentioned several times ns among those who might be tried by the allies for political offenses in connection with the oritrln of the war. Dr. von Bcthmann-IIoll weg is sixty- two years old. Before becoming Chan¬ cellor ho was Prussian Minister of thw Interior, and Imperial Treasurer and Vice-Chancellor. He held the rank of lieutenant-general tn the German army. Since his retirement from of¬ fice. the former Chancellor has been living at Hohenflnow, his estate near Eherswalde, twenty-seven miles north of Berlin. EXPECT llOl.l.ASO TO TAKE \CTIOX AGAINST EX-KAISER AMSTERDAM. June 29..The allied and associated powers will not ask for the extradition of the former German Emperor, the Paris correspondent of the Telegra.af says he learns, but will ask the Dutch government In tho name of the league of nations to see that. Herr Hohenzollern docs not escape tife moral consequences. It Is expected that, as a member of the league, he adds, Holland will in¬ form the former Emperor that he must appear before an International court or leave the country. A highly placed authority on International law told the correspondent that the proceedings against the former Emperor would be on moral grounds and the sentence would be of a moral character entirely. There Is no question of a death sen¬ tence or imprisonment, the corres¬ pondent. was told. , It is profimble. the correspondent con¬ tinues. that the crimes of the former Emperor against International moral¬ ity In starting the war and In violat¬ ing Belgian neutrality will be con¬ demned severely, tho Hohenzollern« will be declared forever deposed and It will be made impossible for tho former Emperor to do further harm by assigning hlin a place, of residenco from which he must not move. Premier George In l.nndon. 'LONDON, June 29..Premier David Lloyd George arrived in I^ondon on his return from the peace conference in Pari* <at 6:30 o'clock tonight. He wm given a great popular ovation. Oath- 1 ered at the station to meet the Premier I were King George, the Prince of I ¦Wales. Prince Albert. Earl Cunion, the m Lord Mayor, a crowd of mlnl*f«r« *.jut V qther Influential personages,^' -

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XU.MHKn RICHMOND, VA., MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1919..TEN PAGES ..ER .FAIR PRICE. THREE CENTS

THOUSANDS GATHERTO HONOR SOLDIERSWHO DIED IN FRANCE

Fitting Tribute Is Paid toRichmond Men Making

Sacrifice.PEOPLE SHOULD FEEL PROUDOF DEED DONE, SAYS SPEAKER IThose Who Served at Home Also

Entitled to Recog¬nition.

COMMUNITY CHORUS SINGS

Mst of Dca<l Read by General WI'OJjctl Hoys of Eightieth

Division.

Thousands of nichmonders gatheredyesterday afternoon in the City Audi-torlum to participate In the memorial jBervice to the soldier, sailor, marineand aviator dead of Virginia's cap-ital city. The scene was a solemn and jimpressive 'one and all elapses and ;faiths took part in thin trtnuto to theBohft of Richmond wno cave theirlives for their country. 'Die service <began with the playing or llie "fc'tar-tipangled Banner."

Or. J- J. Gravatt, rector of Holy;Trinity Episcopal Church, as chairmanof tIte committee, presided and. alter',a prayer by Dr. nutshell Cecil, nastorof the Second Presbyterian Church.made a brief speech. Paying a tribute |to those who had died in other wars. :be declared that the war Just past wasdifferent from any other in the historyof the world and that the people shouldf<?el proud to honor every man and¦woman who, abroad or at home, haddone anything for the glorious cau.se. jThe Tenth overseas Marine Band andthe Community Chorus led in the musi-cm I numbers, and the following hymnswere sung: "Onward. Christian Sol- (diets..' "Oh God. Our llelp in AgesPast." "Nearer, My God, to Thee" and"How Firm a Foundation " Scripturalselections, appropriate to the occasion.were read bv Or. T. a. Frnoot. pastorof Centenary Methodist Church.

HUhnp O'tonncil ».penk«.Flight Reverend D. .1. o'Connell, P.

I).. Bishop of the Catholic Hiocese ofRichmond, dellvsre* the tlrst address.He declared that ever since the t>e-Klitnlrig- of the world men bad paidtribute to their fellows who had diedin a common cause. No braver sol¬diers. said he. were ever found thanthose men of IUchn»onH. who fouchtin the bloody campaigns overseas.Continuing, he said:

"Like their fathers of Virginia. the>cave their lives to vindicate for all |nations and all time the principle of

,State sovereignty- The.^ dl,e'1 IO.r, ' igreater country and a wider lunnanity.They extended the frontiers of \ 're1"'* ito L/rJUtcc.< aud tho bfiltlca \\lilch the>foughVwIll go -down in the bUtonrof their State alongside of the Vv IIderness' and Seven Pines. Theirnames shall not go down In oblivion,nor shall their glorious deeds so un-

h°ThcCdbishop eulogized France andcalled attention to the fact that( tho (bodies of French patriots arc fwith the dust of Virginia at Yoik-Town and Virginia soldiers now lieburled In France.

All Faith* rtcpre«ented.Dr E. N. Callsch, rabbi of »eth Aha-

hah kept the vast crowd tenBe with hisorator*. He declared that the pres¬ence in the auditorium of alland all reliKious faiths symbolized theunitv of America and the unity of theheart of America, further he said,1 a"Thl3 service tells us a,so °'

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democracy of death, whose unnumber¬ed throngs make up the repu.!'u" otl]edead. The names of those ulc_^"1f!n'L jers who made the supreme sacrificeare written on the imperishable scrollot fame. How can we be.= t express our

appreciation of their deeds and our

affection for them? We can best hotio.the dead by serving the lining. * ^dead were here they would trfll us toexpress our feeling towards theminsomething beautiful, useful and per- ^inancnt.

Have Jirnt -Cone Went.""But thev arc not dead. They have

hut 'gone west.' This expression prob-ably originated because In the lastmoments of their lives the men ofEngland, Canada and America turnedtheir eyes and their thoughts towardstheir homes In the lands which laytowards the setting sun- But the ex¬pression gives us noxv thought. It isa new symbol, a new hope. It Is anapt comparison, making our life seemhut a dav. All from the moment ofthAlr birth have their faces turned to

* th'fc west, where comes the end orworldly light. But with the twilight¦which follows the setting sun. comesthe hope or another day. It teachesus that death ia no longer the terriblething which we thought It was, but Isonly a phase of universal life, one ofthe many experiences under Qod alove."Turning to the memorial banner near

hlin, Dr. Calisch pointed and said:"The golden star speaks to us of thegolden west into which these boyshave gone."l'lchtlng General ncnd« I.Ut of Dead.

Dr. Gravatt next introduced Major-General Adelbert Oronkhlte aa "theman who led the Virginia boys In bat*tie." General Cronkhite then read the210 names of the Uichmond dead. Atthe conclusion of the reading tapswas sounded by Sergeant WilliamKussell Creek rnur. One. Hundred andEleventh Field Artillery. Twenty-nlntUDivision, and Private John Hughes,Tenth Overseas Marine Band.

Dr. Douglas S. Freeman wafi the lastspeaker. He declared that Richmondwould always honor her soldier dead,and that as long as the city survivedofficials and others would one day eachYear gather on the cast aide of theCity Hall and the Mayor would readthe list of those from here who hadgiven their lives in the great worldwar. He said that legislation appro¬priate to carry this Idea Into effectwould be Introduced In the City Coun¬cil at that body's next meeting.

Double Meaning for May 30.The speaker also said that Memorial

Day hereafter will havo a double mean¬ing commemorating with love the.deids of the heroes of tho recent warwith tho deeds of tho heroes of thosixties. Further, he said:

I'Whatevor material memorial, monu¬ment or library, may he erected tho <.work of the Richmond boys of yester¬day must go on, for life lives In life.We must endow the colleges and uni¬versities of Virginia, each one of them,with a scholarship for every Richmondboy who died for the cause of liberty."

Dr. Freeman told of the heroism ofRichmond's representatives In thogreat conflict, and declared of themthat "death with honor was but pro¬motion to deathless honor."

1 Opera Star Wed* Conductor.NEW YORK. Juno 20..Another

operatic romance culminated today in¦the marriage of Edith Mason. n*prnnowith the Metropolitan Opera Company,and Giorgio Polacco. conductor ofItalian opera nt tho Metropolitan.The marrla-go took place in New Jer¬sey And the honeymoon will bo spentat the home of tho bride's mother'in Colorado Springs.

Congress Is Dividedon Prohibition Bill

1 Bv Aai<oclat<;<1 Press. 1WASHINGTON. June i!l>..White

I'rtaldcnt Wllnun'i announcfmrnt1**1 nlKbl tbut he would not liftthe bun on war-tlmc prohibitionuntil the army »u« demobilizedprovoked n Klorm of varying c*oMi¬me nt in conKreaaloniil circle*, therewere no Indlcationa tonliclit of anyconcerted move to ohtnln linme- !illnte consideration by tlic llouae ofenforcement letciaintlon. Indeed, theKenernl view wan thut there nn«law rnoiiKh for 'the prcaent, nndthat the llouae would ndherc to theplan outlined Ity leadern to let thewhole prohibition queatlon k<> overuntil after the holiday receaa whichmay begin tomorrow night or Tuea-dny.

.Membera opposed to the draalleprovialonn of the meuaure report¬ed out by the Judiclnry Committee,K*ve notice today that they **ouldendeavor to have theae atrlcken outon the door. From the other aidecame Intlmntlona that in aomc re-apecta the hill wna not atrlct enouRhand It waa aaid nn nniendmrntwould be offered to eliminate llieaectlon which would permit n citi¬zen to ntore liquor In hla own homeand the other cliiuae which wouldmake Itn "uar" lawful.

FOLLOWS TRRIL OF BLDOUTO BODY OF COLORED BOY

Walter Wililatns, Nineteen Years;Old, Found Dead on Railroad

Tracks.

KILLED WITH AX, POLICE SAY jCharge Murder to Dewey Kcrney,'

Another .Negro, Tracks of WhosoPeg Le;. They Assert, Lead l-'romYouth's Home.

Following a trail of blood and theimprints of a peg leg in the soft earthled to the discovery of the body ofWalter Williams, a nineteen-year-oldcolored boy, lying across the railroad jtrack near Stop 3, on the Atlantic'Coast Line Railroad, with his neckbroken by blows, said by the police tohave been administered by an ax inthe hands of Dewey Kcrney. also col-orcd.

Authorities arc satisfied that afterkilling the boy in the kitchen of hisown home, near the railroad, the mur- jderer dragged the body to the railroadand placed it across the track, sup-posedly »o a train might mutilate it jand that no suspicion of foul playmight fall on the assassin. The body;was found by Warden Welch, colored,who was the boy's roommate, by fol¬lowing a trail of blood from the kitch¬en. where the crime was perpetrated,to the railroad track.

harden Welch Telia Story.At 12 o'clock Saturday night; Welch

abserts, he left the two negroes to-gelher and, went to a neighbor's toget a cuu of coffee. When he teturned fover an hour later neither of the menwere in evidence, and ho asserts he !wont to bed, supposing that they hadstepped out together to talk.Early yesterday morning when I

Welch got up he found that both doorswere open and that his roommate hadnot returned. In the kitchen he found '

a jeool of blood on the floor and blood-stained rags with which the assassin 'jhad apparently wiped his hands.Arousing tho neighbors, he followedthe Imprints of a peg leg, besides thesplotches of red. and soon came to thebody of his roommate lying across therailroad track.

Axe Found Near llouae.Special Officer Traylor was summon-

ed at oner, and a bloody ax was foundnear the house. The handle of the axwas found several feet from the body.It is the theory of the officers that inthe souffle the ax head, which hadbeen loose for some time, according toWelch, had come off. and that theyounger negro met his death by blowsof the handle, one of which broke hisneck-.

Officer Traylor traced tho marks ofthe pegrleg to the street car line, andquestioning conductors employed onthe interurban cars it was learned thata negro answering Kernev's descriptionhad boarded a car for Richmond at1:15 A. M.No motive for the crime has yet been

established. Young Williams camehere some time ago from Raleigh.N. (.'. He and Welch had lived to-gether since his arrival.Deacrlptton of Kerney.

Little Is know about Kerney. He isdescribed as about fivo feet nine inchestall and of medium build. It. Is esti¬mated that ho weighs about 170 poundsand is twenty-five years old. Hisright leg was hurt In an accident someyears ago and was amputated justabove the knee.The body of tho murdered boy hasbeen turned over to Undertaker Cun¬ningham, of Richmond.

GALLANTRY IN BATTLEBRINGS SERVICE CROSSTO VIRGINIA FIGHTERS

Pershing Sends Citations Set¬ting Forth ExtraordinaryHeroism of Thn.ee Men.

IBv Associated Prcs* 1WASHINGTON. June .-»!>..Three Vir¬

ginians are among twenty-one officersand men just awarded the Distin¬guished Service Cross by GeneralPershing in the name of the. President.Announcement of the awards to theVirginians set forth the acts of ex¬traordinary heroism they performed asfollows:Corporal Charltes J. Jones, Three

Hundred pnd Eighteenth Infantry, 500North Seventh Street, Hopewell, Va..Innotion near Bois de Ogons, France.October 4-6 1018, made his way througha heavy barrage, brought back valu¬able information as to the enemy posi¬tion to his company commander, re¬turned to the enemy's ^o&itlon. show¬ing Absolute disregard for his own per¬sonal danger, and brought back twowounded men who had fallen there.Corpdral William B. Bell. Company

T. One Hundred and Twenty-fifth In¬fantry, R. F. D. 2, Gordonsvllle, Va..Inaction near Cierges, France, July 81,15*18. when his company was held uphy severe machine-gun flro from theright flank. Bell went voluntarily outin front of our lines and carried awounded comrade to cover apt! admin¬istered first aid.

Private John Baker. Company I,Three Hundred and Sixty-eighth Tn-fantry.w Cherlton, Va..In action nearBlnarvillc. Franco, SeptemherV28, 1918,although severely wounded in the righthand, losing two fingers, Bnker, a run¬ner, continued three hundred- yardsthrough heavy machine-gun flrfe to theforward battalion, apd dollveVed hismessage alone, having been deserted byan unbounded fellow-runner. *

Kind Body on Bench.NORFOLK, VA., June 2!>..TheUower

half of the body of a white man, be¬lieved to have been a navy officer, warwashed aahore this morning at VirginiaBeach.

Man Convicted of Murdering HisWife Outwits Watchfulness

of Guard.

PUCE NOOSE AROUT NECK

Cut Down Immediately, but Pul-motor Fails to Restore

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.^Fc's Broken by Kali.

fanr'oo!lslhlavyCbodySitr0ken bv the

err?r.bwhhlf. '>hys'clans later3 d,acov-

innocence In t>a{n'jeas?l"Cd his clai. oflet"" ^tten by S,^0 X, ,lhc r^afternoon. Coroner tI.1. during thebrl« ,u0!.t,o. (rom iiro 5?Vfhdid not mu'rder'h"! wtfe

tllat heman wrote:

wire, the convicted

f/ateatbyrCa?menbpiai?tVftcno acro8'' theive. and delivered to sVn^ «,nt>'r.dete°-

' prefer to he m\-&inB Prison.

Besides it will t. ,.executl°ner.Jookingr Into mv ^f^nningJ have had a. fair trial

hc 101,3 .

crimeawhfcbhso,.uhtfcely )>nocent of thisme vyith." indictment charges

Jdolea ibovl line.Healy. 170 oc, 2 r. ^reased to P. J.The letter was ten nS1'1, Brook^n."> it the convicted maf, " le,nRth> andmost damacinp t»;.i 11 reviewed thetrial. an? ref2rrcd , 'mnnny Klvcn ^ thlterms to certain of the XSliea"18^

^endB '*e<ter to Sherlfr.'he sheriff,0 Ph^neaa^se?'ddr*88®<1 tosheriff was requestarf eaman: Thebody he orematai 4k aec. that themy clothes which vou ,Tb®r°* ?60 i.

"UTw°rfe^ ll?fl « riter said USC for thi3

small envelopes Uboth^otC '?c,OSetl 'nPlaced by the writer ,nfaW.h,ch nprevelopc. This wa, «LI larger on¬

to a Port WasMnt?«« Penoil

RevSCrPal c,erP>mant belVeved Ifian,f1,

r«»i. "¦ "¦"**"? rWlr.

^r^Pnren for HI* Pet.

envelopes 'was' address"^0*8®01 ,n 8ma,laboth Muller. formerd J° Mrs"neighbor of the WMkfnc..J'0nK, Beach

{.esldes at MonUcelio ^ v"' ° ,,0w

^r,nha' looV a/,nerlKnoT«v"XVbVhCor°o,';;rr v.a,

Dr. Wilkin*1 h£l "er J°nes.Cornell's morgue

removed toan autopsv win hi I"Ie'"Pstead, whererow by Dra a v r. P^wmed'tomor-M. Warner C^nei^r^ andwould hold the innnfif ^ones sa»d beweek, the date to bo

t,m° thiamorrow. announced to-

.na'Dr WilkfnTcfiin^o°rn, ,hc ¦»!»">.Hie letter wHtten uir hi,Jnocenc'i >"district Attornev CharL^tv re, death.Prosecuted WilkinB, said-

ek8' who

can do"noth^g Vincent r*10 sulcide- Ito Justice Mannfng/' Tcport the facte

Motor Parties Visit Jail.

ties passing® theY JaU^to'So10/1"* pnr"quired if they mich Afppetl and in-|Dr. Wllklns. Women Ir1" ,1,k withPersistent in this Vcan««» IV.® '"ont

rcciuests were refused thcno

e<l hi Scar,Wc|fn was report.showingno traLes of Ih5' ,n .tho d«>\trial. Ilia counsel rhL?lrai,TUof theannounced that hft'u^. wJ'«ong,appeal, and if thla a"

would bo laid befnri /I t"6 matterfor executive action^ °ovcrnor Smith

Rope W«» Keyr One.

rope with xvhf/h°fh^°sud« thAt th®«ompli«hed wns new

Ac'

had h<»cn nurrhr>»A^ « j PPJf6ntIy itthe convicted ni»n for It? Provided lowhlcli it was used

tho PUrP°s® for

puaad tSW»im'wuK»Hi!-ta« »»n

(Continued on Second l'ageT)

Little Cheering as Wilson BoardsVessel for Return to

America.

CONVOYED BY DESTROYERS

Nation's Chief Executive and His'Wife Both Appear Fatigued

at Departure.I Bv AftsoclRtcrf Pr<»5!> 1

BRFvST. June 20..President Wil-»°n. the treaty with Germany signed.!

from P.rest today on his returnI to the United States. The L\ S. S.George Washington. carrying titopresidential party, steamed from the

I harbor at 2:20 o'clock this afternoon,j departure of the President

j from France caused little enthusiasm.(There was only a distance of fifty feetfrom where his special train stoppedto where a motor launch was waitingto convey him to tho George Wash-i

i in;!on. There was little chcering and'applause from the several thousands'who had leathered at the embarkationpier. A procession of Socialists, sing-!ing the "Internationale," debouchedfrom the Rue Siam as the President!walked across the pier. The Presi-!dent waved h.s silk hat to theparaders.Gathered on the wharf were P'rench

and American officials. The first togreet the President were Admiral II.!Salaun. and Admiral K. N". Benoit. oflthe trench navy. Rear-Admiral A. S.Halstead. of the American navv, and!Major-General K. A. Helmick andBrigadier - General Smedley Butlerigreeted the I'resident in turn.

Wear* Xerr Creation.Mrs. Wilson was presented with a!

bouquet of Brittany ro3e3 by MrsJosephine I^ewis, of Cincinnati. Ohio'!representing the American Red Cross!in t ranee. Mr.". Wilson wore a navy-blue tailored dress and a handsomebut simple little hat. apparently the'latest creation from the Rue do laPai.w

S!»o smiled and thanked Mrs. Lewis'and then chatted briefly with her

'Mrs. Wilson appeared tired and1j fatigued and apparently was in ahurry to reach the launch. IThe band of the Tenth Chasseurs!

played "The Star-Spangled Banner"]and the "Marseillaise" as the Presi-'dent descended the steps in thelaunch. As the launch went intostream a company of marines andveterans of the \ ser presented arms.1while cries of "Vive Wilson!" "ViveAmersque!" "Vive la Paix!" arose. The'President stood aft on the launchwaving his hat at the crowd on thenational bridge. The launch was lostto view down the harbor Just as the

| Socialist parad®. reached the cliftaoverlooking the harbor.

; "This is Aruerlc^, were the Presi-i «' **£5* -as h^. shook\ hands with.j CAptain Edw.ird '-McC&uley; aboard the,; George Washington. Tho Presidentj and Mrs. Wilson retired to theirstaterooms as the engines and ma-chinery began to roar and final orderswere given.

Convoyed by Dtitrojeri.Luncheon was served at 1 o'clock

and tho rrteal had Just been concludedwhen the George Washington beganto make headway out of the harbor.The battleship Oklahoma led the way.The destroyers Woolsey and Tarbell

I were on the port .and starboard aides,while the Wlckes and Yarnell broughtup the rear. As the transport movedout, the President appeared on thebridge wearing a cap. Rear-AdmiralOrayson, his physician, stood near-by.i he President was silent as he gazednt the disappearing shores of France.Tne weather was perfect and there

was scarcely a ripple on the ocean as.he \Sa-3hlngton emerged frorr. tin:Brest roads Into the Atlantic. TheiFrench destroyers Tan Ion and Car--fuo.s escorted the presidential squad-ron to the Ushant light. After aalut-

*''th their sirens and guns theFrench warships returned to Brest.

, As the George Washington disap¬peared In the summer haze, the Presi¬dent stood on the bridge waving afarewell answer to the salute from thetrench warships.

superior BlockadeCOUNCIL IS ORDERED

TO RAJSE BLOCKADEAction Will Be Taken as

Soon as Germany Rati¬fies Treaty.

rBv Associated Press. 1WASHINGTON, June 29..The su-

perior blockade council has been in- Iatructed to be prepared to raise theeconomic blockade of Germany imme¬diately upon ratification by the Ger-treatv

As3cmb,y of the peace

. .anno"rtoement nja<ie t0.

night in a dispatch to the State De-

{10a^.t"ient from rarls, reading as fol-

"At a meeting Thursday. June 26,| the council of the principal allied andassociated powers adopted the follow-in? resolutions in regard to the raisingof the blockade 011 Germany.

" 'The superior blockade council Isnl° base its arrangements

rc8tfictions upon trade' njj 011 t,ie assumption that

the. allied and associated powers willnot wait to raise the blockade until

.c.°'"P'«ti°n Of the ratification asprovided for at the. end of the treatyof peace with Germany, but that it

,ralMCtl Immediately on the re¬

ceipt of Information that the treaty

many "6 b0Cn ratlficdi b>" tJer-The action of the council officials,

here explained, means that upon rati¬fication of the treaty by Germany allrestrictions upon trade with Gormanymay be removed. Without requiringIndividual ratification by the allied andassociated powers, all of tho nationsar.ajcd against Germany In the warmay have an equal start In the race forGermtan trade.?

1uartcrs provision In thetreaty that commercial relation, withGermany might be resumed, when threeof the powers ratified the treaty wascons dercd as likely to. force the Re"«to to spoedy ratification. The rfiso-Ui?n J"eccntly introduced by Senator

Republican, of -New Mexico,to declare the war with Germany atto enable the

m8 to hegin business reha-groans to relievethe Senate of any pressure that might

t'crcats r by bu{,,otf»8 «*-

tr . JJI?f*<? HetwrnAllen*.CHATTANOOGA. TRNK. June 29,w-

Five »pec|al trAinn Carrying repatriatedA,,<|tHft.n Aliens wJU loave

"I,,p

EX-CHANCELLOR HOLLWEGURGES ALLIES TO TRY HIMINSTEAD OFHOHENZOLLERN

WORLD'S INTERESTSHIFTS FROM PARIS jTO SENATE'S FLOOR

Signature of Treaty andReturn of Wilson

Battle Signal.FOES OF WORLD LEAGUE

CLAIM GAIN IN STRENGTH jOpponents Have Many Questions;

of Importance for Presidentto Answer.

LABOR ELEMENT IS IMPRESSED

Appeal to Working Classes Has ItsEfTcct, While Capital Is Not

Mentioned.

nv JUSTIN MeCillATH.WASHINGTON*. June 20..With iho

signing of the pcace treaty at Ver¬sailles and the sailing of PresidentWilson from Brest, the center of thsworld's most important actlcm shiftsfrom Pari3 to Washington.The signing of the treaty by the

plenipotentiaries of all of ;he greatpowers other than the United States,practically means its ratification bythose powers. It was not s "> !u the caseof the United States, which will notbecome a party to the treaty until ithas been ratified hy the Senate, andthere is as yet no certainty that it...'111 bt ratified by the Senate, at lca;:twithout reservation, whiclt the otherpowerj may not be able to accept.It u because of this uncertainty ar,1 to Use action of the United Stateson the treaty that the interest of thewhole world will be fixed on Wash-<iiijrton from the lime President Wilsonprehents the treaty to the Senate amiasks for favorable action until theSenate shall have acted.

I Opposition Strengthened.j There is no doubt the signing of[ the . V'lU'. >X«*trr.<J»;y | n<l PresidentWilson's staten.anj proclaiming u"chapter for a new era of affairs inthe world," strengthened the Senateopposition. Owing to the declarationsniAde by several Senators, who here-tofore were regarded as inclined tofavor the treaty, that they would In¬sist upon some .reservations, those whoihave been consistently opposed to theleague of nations covenant are moreconfident than ever now that reserva¬tions will be made by the Senate whichwill render the covenant practicallyinnocuous.Prosident Wilson's message to Sec¬

retary Tumulty yesterday, addressedto "My Fellow-Countrymen," was muchcriticized by opponents of the league.as all of President Wilson's statementswith respect lo the league have been,for Its lack of doflnftoness.When the President reaches the

United States a concerted, vigorous andpersistent attempt will be made by the'opponents of the league to get fromhim specific answers to the questionswhich they have ready.

Lslior Is Imprexaed.In his message addressed to his!

countrymen yesterday. President Wil-1son dwelt upon the fact that the treaty1"furnishes guarantees such as weronever given or even contemplated forithe fair treatment of all who labor aljthe dtlly tasks of the world," and hesaid that was for this reason that he!ha.I spoken of it as a "great charterfor a new order of affairs,"The President has made frequent!

references to the benefits^ which he;asserts will come lo labor from the'operation of the covenant. The over¬whelming vote by which the Ameri-!can Federation of Labor indorsed thecovenant shows that theso appeals havebeen effective. He has not said any¬thing about the benefits to capital, andnot much has been said about that any¬where, not even in the Senate.

Great Financial <luea<Iona.Some of ihe great .'bankers of New

York have publicly stated that, in addi¬tion to the great sums which the UnitedStates government and banking inter¬ests have already advanced to Europe,many billions more must be advancedif Europe is to be put squarely on herindustrial feet.The possibilities stagger the im¬

agination when stated in terms ofdollars. For Instance, Prof. Joseph M.Goldstein says that Russia, nlone needs$56,450,000,000 for railroad construc¬tion, industries and-..public utilities inthe next ten years. There are alsogreat opportunities for investment inGermany, in Austria, In Serbia, inRoumania. in France, In Italy and inthe new nations of Poland and Czecho¬slovakia.

"SPIRITS" INSTRUCT MOTHERTO SLAY SELF AND CHILD

Woman lyenpa Kroni Paliandm WithSmall Daughter, but

Heath.

WEEHAWKEN. X. J.. June 2D.~ j"Spirits" having instructed her to hurl)herself and her six-year-old daughter,]Hortenso, from the brow of the Pali-sadeft, Mrs. Ida LadWig, forty-threeyears old, a widow, clasped the child;to he!" breast late yesterday and sprangfrom the top of King's Bluffs. Thepoint from which she Jumped is 130feet above the bank flanking the Hud¬son River.She and her child were checked for

an instant in their fall when thomother's clothing caught on an over¬hanging crag. Released when the dress,tore, they hurtled down among tho '

rocks. Tho long fall, however, causedno more serious damage than bruiseslo the child and. c.utR. bruises and afracture to the right/ftrm of the rp.other.

AGED EGG STRIKES GERMANAdmiral 'Tob neuter Who Sank Ger«

man Fleeti Anaantted atScapn Flow. j

LONDON, June. 29..A dispatch tothe Central News from Oswestry,Shropshire, says that 'Admiral vonRouter. who commanded the Germanfleet sunk at Scapa Flow, was recog¬nised when he called at a local banktoday. He was struck In the face witha rotten egg and .was otherwise as-1

Asserts German AgentsAre Not Real Leaders

UAMVIM.K, Vl.i June -0 Kred -

rrlck William Wile, who for thir¬teen jrnrii rrprrnftilrd tlie -N'lirtli-i'lin> Pre** lit llrrlln anil who wa*cunt into Jnll In lite <>rniliin enpltalthe nli;ht that peace uim ilct'lurfd.In nn Interview hero today *al«t thatthe tierman Klcmidire mi the peacetreaty In not worth the paper onwhich it Im printed.

Or. .Mueller and .Inhnnnen Hell, heMate*. were brotiglit out of politi¬cal ohNcurlty to eo through tileform of nlKnlnj; the treaty, lint thatSi'lieiriemnnn, Melcli lor.*, tilenhert*and Count Itanl/nu are the realleader* of (.erinany today, and thatno Mooner Im the Ink on the treatydry, but thnt the old (ierniany willbe KchrmlnK, tn t r I en 111 u and pre¬paring for a war of revenue, Inter¬na! vlnllance, he believe*, will hethe price of future allied safety.

PALMER MUST DECLARE

War Department Asserts DecisionWill He Referred to Attorney*

General.

000,000 TO BR DISCHARGED

Men Composing American Forces in1*ranee and Germany Could Be Re-turned by August 10, According toExperts.

fBv Associated Press. 1WASHINGTON. June 29..The Attor-

ney-General. and not the War Depart-mont. will have to advise PresidentWilson when demobilization of theemergency forces has been completed,military experts said today, whentheir opinion was' sought as to theapproximate. date of rescinding: ofwar-time prohibition. The presentcomposition of the military establish-inent is' so complicated, it was said,that a decision by the highest legalauthority would bo necessary.

The. army is estimated today tonumber a few thousand more than1.000.000 men. composed of regulars,National guardsmen in Federal ser¬vice. drafted men and volunteer re¬cruits who recently enlisted for theone and three-year periods. The regu¬lars. exclusive of "duration-of-omerg-ency" men. include not more than40.000 men at the most, and the re-cantl.v rccruited class totals til.000.leaving 900.000 as the number whichapparently must be discharged beforedemobilization cun be said to have beencompleted and the President legallyentitled to act.

May Flnlah In August.The period required for demobiliza¬tion depends. It was said, today, withindefinite limits upon the size of theAmerican force left with the army ofoccupation. The 4r>0.000 men nowcomprising the American expeditionaryforce In France and Germany could hereturned by August 10 and tho campmachinery In this country is capableof discharging the men as fast as thetransports can land them.The Siberian expeditionary forcedoes not affect demobilization plans,since tho intention Is to replaoo thisforce entirely with voluhtary recruitswho have either specifically requestedSiberian service or who have not askedany definite assignment, and may,therefore, be sent where the depart-gnent decides, |

Two Division* Itclra.ned.Army officers expected todav to hearsoon that the Fourth and Fifth Di¬visions of regulars had been releasedby General Pershing for return. Infact. recent communications fromAmerican expeditionary force head¬quarters list the various units of thesedivisions as ..released," but the pos¬sibility that this notation might be anoversight is admitted.With the exception of the First toFifth Divisions, inclusive, tho onlv lineorganizations still abroad are ThreeHundred and Nineteenth Kngineers.ihe One Hundred and Sixth and ThreeHundred and Fourteenth Train Head¬quarters. the One Hundred and Four¬teenth Sanitary Squad and parts of theThree Hundred and Tenth Supplv andAmmunition Trains. The remainder ofthe troops abroad, about 200.000 In all,comprise motor companies, sales unitsand similar service of supply organi¬zations.

JAPAN ONLY COUNTRYTO PROCURE ALL AIMSA TPEACE CONFERENCE

Great Britain Failed to SecureAll She Desired, ButOrientals Won Out*

Iinv IIAnVKV BRANDON.

PATHS. .Tune 29..Now that thework of the conference is over and ilis possible to review the accomplish-menta of the past six months, diplo- !mats here are becoming more and !moro deeply convinced that Lhe Japa¬nese have more reason to be satisfiedthan any other delegation with thoproportion of tho spoils of war whichthey arc bearing away with themfront Paris.The Japanese came to the confer-

onoo with limited aims; they leavewith the utmost they really hoped toget. No other pcaco commission canboast as much, not even the BritlsH:for Lloyd George has to go back toKngland admitting that instead of"paying all tho war costs,".as hetold the British electorate would betho case..Germany could be made tobear loss than a quarter of Britain'sfinancial losses.Baron Makino entered the confer- )ence as senior Japanese delegate, an-nounc'.ng that Japan had "no terrl-torinl ambition in China" and that asfor Tsingtau. "she would hand it backto China tinder terms of the notes ex-changed between China and Japan inMay, 1915." All that Japan neededwas for the conference to give her tineconomic stranglehold on Shantung. jChina's richest province and although !ipreaident. Wilson rebelled against a |manifest injustice to China, Japan hadher way because she had tied up alltho entente powers with secret agree¬ments concludcd whilst the war waain progross.

"Pan*" Joffre Overlooked.V13RS-VIDDKS. Juno 29. . "Papa"Joffre, France's groat marshal andbest loved soldier, tho man who heldthe Germans, at bay In tho early daysof the war, by some strange over¬night. wtt not Invited to witness the

ceremony of the signing of the peacetreaty. Foch and detain, who warerecently created marshals, receivedInvitation*, but "Papa" Joffre wa»overlooked.

BEARS ALL BLAME

TENURE OF OFFICEAsserts German Law MakesHim Responsible for

Acts of Kaiser.

REQUEST SENT TO PARISON JUNE 25 FROM BERLIN

Is Man Who Termed TreatyWith Belgium as "Scrap

of Paper."MAY BK TRIED BY HUN COURT

Since Retirement From Offlcc in 1017He Has lieen Living at

Holicnfinow.

rRv Associated Fr^ss. 1BERLIN*. June 29..Dr. Theobald von

Bethmann-Hollwcg. former GermanChancellor. has formally asked theallied and associated powers to placehim oh trial instead of the former Em¬peror. The former Chancellor says'thatho assumes responsibility for the actaof Germany during his period of office,and places himself at the disposal ofthe allies.The request of the former Chancel¬

lor was made on June 25 In a com¬munication to Premier Clcmenccau,president of the conference. Dr. vonBethmann-Hollweg. it Ib said, desiredto take this step on May 20. but re¬frained at that time on the expressedwish of the German government. Thecommunication asks Premier Clemfen-ceau to brine the following documentto the knowledge of the allied and as¬sociated powers.

Contents of Mmangc. '"In Article XXVIII. of the peace, theallied and associated powers publltiivarraign if is Majesty William II. *otHohonzollern, former German Emneror,for a supreme offense against Inter¬national morality and tho sanctity tittreaties. At tho same time they an¬nounced their resolve to address a re¬quest to the government of The Nether¬lands for the surrender of the formerEm-'iiror for purpose of trial.'"Y.-itth reference thereto. I take thollbei\?\ of addressing a request to thefiowel i to let the projected nroceed-ngs k *lnst His Majesty, the Emperor,he taken against me. For this objectI hereby place myself at the dtsposalof the allied and associated powers,

llenrn Fall Renponnlhlllty."As former German Imperial Chan¬cellor. I bear for my period of officesole responsibility, as regulated in theGerman Constitution for the politicalacts of the Emperor. I believe I maydeduce therefrom the claim that'thereckoning which the allied and asso¬ciated powers desire to demand forthese acta shall be demanded solelyof me.

...i"Being convinced that the allied anftassociated powers will not deny inter¬national respect to the legal posltlo"fixed by public constitutional law, Imay express the hope that they willbe inclined to yield to my urgent re¬quest.(Signed)

"VOX BETHMA.VN--HOL.LAVEG."Hohenflnow. June 25."Dr. von Bethrriann-Hollweg witsaGerman Chancellor from 1009 to July *14, 1917. He succeeded Prince von *Buelow..The definition of the treaty guar- *

anteelng the neutrality of Belgium a*n "scrap of paper" was made by VonBethmann-1 loll weg In an address tothe Ftelchstag,, shortly after tho be¬ginning of the war. The former Chan¬cellor has blamed the militarists for'starting the war, while he, in tdfrn,has been blamed.Offered to Be Tried.Dast February tho former Chancel¬lor offered to go before a tribunal togive an accounting for his stewardshipas Chancellor. It was announced inBerlin May 27 that Von Bethniann-ITollweg would bo among those whowotild (be tried by the German court,which would Investigate responsibilityfor the loss of tho war by Germany.*He has been mentioned several timesns among those who might be triedby the allies for political offenses inconnection with the oritrln of the war.Dr. von Bcthmann-IIoll weg is sixty-two years old. Before becoming Chan¬cellor ho was Prussian Minister of thwInterior, and Imperial Treasurer andVice-Chancellor. He held the rank oflieutenant-general tn the German

army. Since his retirement from of¬fice. the former Chancellor has beenliving at Hohenflnow, his estate nearEherswalde, twenty-seven miles northof Berlin.

EXPECT llOl.l.ASO TO TAKE\CTIOX AGAINST EX-KAISERAMSTERDAM. June 29..The alliedand associated powers will not ask forthe extradition of the former GermanEmperor, the Paris correspondent ofthe Telegra.af says he learns, but willask the Dutch government In tho nameof the league of nations to see that.Herr Hohenzollern docs not escape tifemoral consequences.It Is expected that, as a member ofthe league, he adds, Holland will in¬form the former Emperor that he mustappear before an International court

or leave the country. A highly placedauthority on International law told thecorrespondent that the proceedingsagainst the former Emperor would beon moral grounds and the sentencewould be of a moral character entirely.There Is no question of a death sen¬tence or imprisonment, the corres¬pondent. was told. ,

It is profimble. the correspondent con¬tinues. that the crimes of the formerEmperor against International moral¬ity In starting the war and In violat¬ing Belgian neutrality will be con¬demned severely, tho Hohenzollern«will be declared forever deposed andIt will be made impossible for thoformer Emperor to do further harm byassigning hlin a place, of residencofrom which he must not move.

Premier George In l.nndon.'LONDON, June 29..Premier DavidLloyd George arrived in I^ondon on his

return from the peace conference inPari* <at 6:30 o'clock tonight. He wmgiven a great popular ovation. Oath- 1ered at the station to meet the Premier Iwere King George, the Prince of I¦Wales. Prince Albert. Earl Cunion, the mLord Mayor, a crowd of mlnl*f«r« *.jut Vqther Influential personages,^' -