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X WHS NO V PUBLIC ' ENGAGEMENTS M.UAT TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER PRIVATE PACTS. "IIIIINDERSIORM OF HONESTY” Exclusion of Southern Slavs From Conference on “Adriatic Question Barred Italians Also." BY OUR BELEGHTES MADE BY TUFT NO-PARTY to proposed CESSIONS PREDICATED ON FALSE PREMISES. VITAL E IN CONDITIONS Creation of Several New States Makes the Port of Fiume Their Natural Outlet to the Sea. Qroup Saving Highly Profitable to Thous ands of Employees of Sanely Managed Concerns. Paris.—An eminent Roman Catholic prelate whom President Wilson re ceived weeks ago when the prospects of the conference were dark prepared for him a little address consisting of one sentence: "Mr. President” it ran, “a thunder storm of hocesty.” ' , In the statement on the Adriatic question sent by wireless throughout the world, Mr. Wilson played the part for which the eminent prelate cast him. The statement, certainly hon est, has caused a thunderstorm. The fact that the President had pre pared the statement for publication had for. some days been an open secret. From the very beginning the Presi dent has taken and will take the posi tion that public engagements publicly*' entered into by the allies must take precedence over seciet engagements • whenever the two kinds of engage- meTrtS"~weTe incompatible; The Italian delegation attempted to escape from this dilemma by assert ing that Mr. Wilson^ principles ap plied only to peace with Germany, but not to peace with Austria-Germans and Magyars. Mr. Wilson and the whole American delegation have steadily set their faces against this standpoint. The United States recognised the kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Mr. Lansing declared in the council of 10 that if the southern Slav dele gates were to be excluded from the sitting of the council when the Adri atic question was discussed the Unit ed States must insist that the ltalians 'also be excluded. FIFTEEN THOUSAND NEW MEN WANTED FOR AIR SERVICE New York.—With a view to aiding the air service of the United States army to obtain 15,000 men “Rilich ^needed” by enlistment, Capt. Charles iBlitfden. air service, U. i3. army, has issued the following statement: “All men who wish to take part In the development of the nation’s air service, as an aviator, or dirigible bal loon pilot, chauffeur, mechanic or work at some 30 other trades required In the air service, by sending their name and address in care of the de partment air service officer, 104 Broad street, New York, immediately will receive an important communica tion on the subject which I have pre pared after serving as an officer sev eral months in the United States army flying school at Southern field, Ameri- cus. Ga., and at the United States, army balloon school at Ft. Omaha.' The Italian situation overshadowed all other questions throughout the day in Paris and was the sole subject of conversation in official and unofficial circles. • Proposals and counter-proposals were made between the members of the British, French and Italian dele- gatiqps, and numerous stories of com promises were circulated. These were suddenly discredited by the issuance of President Wilson’s statement, showing that the President was not a party to the proposed concessions, which were chiefly based on the sup position that Fiume could be given to Italy. The idea, which had been prevalent in Paris, that the Adriatic situation was k game of chess, in which the most skilful diplomats would win, re gardless of the armistice conditions, was suddenly banished by President Wilson’s action. —It had -been generally known that he had prepared a statement wl^ich was presented to the entire American delegation, and that the delegation had approved it. But there was no suspicion that his position was so un alterably against secret diplomacy. Declarations by the members o^the American delegation that fbe Presi dent would not yield on the matter of Flume krere regarded by most Eu ropean diplomatists, and especially "by the Italians, as part of a political game, until even now many old school diplomatists seem unable to compre hend what has happened. In his statement President Wilson, explaining his position on the Adriatic question, declares that Fiume cannot become a part of Italy. The President points out that every condition concerning the Adriatic set tlement has Men changed since Italy entered the war upon the promises of the pact of London, the Austro-Hunga rian empire having disappeared. He notes that new states have been created : from which'Flume is the nat ural outlet to the sea. BELIEVED PROBABLE : THAT ORLANDO WILL COME BACK Paris.—Not a rupture, but a suspen sion of Italy’s collaboration in the peace conference—that is how the sit uation was defined in conference cir cles. The Italian delegation, feeling that its representative character has Q been called in question in certain quarters, considers it its duty to refsr to the Italian parliament, but it is be lieved to be probable that Premier Or- - lando will be back in time for the opening of the negotiations with the German plenipotentiaries at Ver sailles, which will not occur before May 1 or May 2. . Until the Italian prime minister's return the Italian delegates will not attend the sessions of either the con ference or its commissions, but in or der to show that Italy desires to main tain good relations with the allies the Italians will continue to collaborate on the inter allied commissions. SECRETARY BURLESON ALSO HAS HIS SAD MOMENTS WkSshtegton.—Postmaster General Burlesotk, In a statement, asserted that an organised propaganda had been Inaugurated^ to destroy him and thervby to aid in bringing about re peal of the sone postal law increas ing second class rates. The statement., charged that more than a year hgo an unnamed member ( o$ a committee seeking repeal of the ladr urged him to acquiesce and blunt ly informed him, "we ruined Postmas ter General Hitchcock and destroyed Mr. Taft.” Later, it. said, a well known publisher, also unnamed, prom ised that Mr. Burleson would be made the most popular man in the cabinet if he would aid, or acquiesce in_the repeal, and said “hut if you do not, I fear they will ruin you." These offers were spurned, Mr. Burleson declared. Pick The Store And I AMERICAN CIVILIANS IN GERMANY IN WANT Coblenz.—A number of American civilians in various parts of occupied Germany <are, in serious straits be cause of the food situation. Among those who have requested the civil affairs officers of the third army to take some action toward the relief of the Americans in < mstion are several members of congrev-s who have been in Coblnz recently. It is proposed to s$nd the food requiied by parcel post. WITf/ESS. WHILE TESTIFYING IS SHOT IN MOUTH BY WIFE SIMMONS SAYS INDUSTRY WILL BE WELL PROTECTED Every, business U... either thrifty or unthrifty. If thrift governs, then there will be accurate knowledge of costs, sound finance, far-seeing policy, the best use of labor and material^, with intelligent creation of a money surplus to meet emergencies. If un thrifty, the concern is bound for bankruptcy, which will arrive sooner or later. Thrift goes fhr beyond the execu tive office, and so does lack of it A thriftily managed business will have steady, skillful employees, working in pleasant surroundings, with every ad vantage in the way of equipment, and every advantage in earning power. The unthrifty lusiness is too familiar. It attracts chiefly the driftwqod among workers. Unpleasant surroundUigs arid poor equipment make work drudg ery. Wages are below good stand ards, and the year is usually marked by periods of idleness, if not labor troubles. Thrifty managers have learned in recent years that thrift facilities ex tended to their employees are part of general thrift in management. The employee must set aside his surplus, too. He is more than willing to save !f he is the kind of man who values a ^ iob_ jffith^j3i_thrifty . ^Qnc5J3k But„iL R \as not always been easy for him to R ?ut his weekly saving# in a secure ;>lace. Savings institutions may be !ar from the pay window. Employers »ave overcome this handicap in many :ases by accepting deposits to be ransferred to a bank, by selling se- :urities in their own business to em- jloyees on the installment plan, and Si other ways. They have also taken >ains to see that employees are not rictimized by loan sharks or blue-sky »romoters. Since the Thrift Stamp and War Savings Stamps came into existence .here has been a wide development of :his thrift movement for employees, is part of the management of a thrifty lusiness. Employers know that thrift lecreaseg labor turnover and also In creases output. The worker who »aves is not worried by debts. He .hinks well enough of his job to set tle in the community, buy a home, 'aise a family. War Savings Stamps offer the best nedium for group savings in business jrgariizatlons. Thousands of savings ;lubs or societies formed during the war to help finance th« government have been found so valuable that thousands more will be organized. The best proof of the health, stability and usefulness of any industry is its hearty teamwork with the Treasury Department in organizing savings so cieties for the regular purchase of Thrift and War Savings Stamps. Care . ■ ■ . s , , In reconstruction times like these you will have to depend more than ever on the man from whom you buy* THIS STORE IS MEETING NEW CONDITIONS I I !. • With their old fashioned policy of giving EVERY buyer the utmost for his money and we doubt awfully if you’ll find so much truth and tailoring as is expressed in our Spring Saits for Young Men. Come see them. M. S. BAILEY & SONS “The Big Store With the Big Values” I IN IN ACTION Desperate Fighting Revealed by Official Film Taken by Signal Corps—To Be Shown All Over America. Washington.—Senator Simmons said that foreign countries will not be per mitted to dump products in the Unit ed States te kill new industries after the peace proclamation is issued. •T doubt if there is any danger of such a thing but in case Germany, or any other country would attempt it, there would be legislation to block her,” said he. “Democrats, I am sure, would oppose any such movement on the part of a foreign country, and pro pose and urge a revision of the tariff laws to make it impossible. C WARNS THOSE PLANNING LIQUOR MAKING AT HOME Chicago.—A divorce case came to a dramritfc close when Mfs. Elmer R. Simpson shot her husband, who was on the witness stand, through the mouth. Simpuon was testifying quietly. Sud denly his wife leaped to her feet. “That's ». 113!” she cried, and fired. Simpson crunpled up in the chair, MooC c«'.ulng from his mouth. Mrs Simpsou was arrested and court ad- jotfrned. y Washingtn.—Persons who may he planning to make liquor in their own homes after national prohibition be comes effective July 1 ar,e to be fore warned by revenue authorities as to the penalties to which they will he subject. The internal revenue bureau has sent to revenue collectors and agents a summary of laws on the gub- je-et, end penaMies with the sugges tion that .they be known widely which will be done.w . ... Here are some of the thrills and "punches” that the spectator will find in “The Price of Peace,” the new film history of the great war just issued by the treasury department in connec tion with the Victory Loan campaign. The picture is to be shown all over the .United States. . Embarkation of thousands upon thousands of the two million soldiers sent to France, incuding the first pic tures ever released showing the great “Leviathan,” formerly the “Vaterland," sailing from the Port of Hoboken for Brest, in all her war camoufiSgrr-* Thrilling scenes of how the ma rines fought at Balleau Wood, with friachine guns in action, close up. Just like a box seat at. the wir. The “Lost Battaliofl” on the sc«ne of the famous stand against the Uer- DEVIATION FROM PRINCIPLE STERNLY DISCOUNTENANCED Paris.—In Issuing his official state ment on the Adriatic question. Pres ident Wilson let it be known that he desired once agaiq to call attention to the fact that there were certain well- defined principle* which have been accepted by the people of the world as the basis for lasting peace. The Uni ted •Sht.tos delegation simply recalled this tn order that there should be no Sevt&Uo* from these srluctplw- r i T And the Bank mans. Major Whittlesey, his men arid the graves of their comrades. A battle in the air and the falling of an »nemy plane-^-an Americair7alr squadron in action, - photographed from a piano Captured German balloons used for front observation ’n the American sector and a trdm< n ,r, us artillery barrage put up to protec: ‘he big gas bags from V attack by ene y planes. How an American battery went into action on one of the war’s very I us- iest mornings—pouring mustard gas shell into the enemy at the rate of eight a minute per gun. American Army of Occupation marching across the Rhine into Ger- many—a wonderful parade financed on Liberty bonds. , -a President Wilsou in Paris for the peace cou-'erence. reclaimed by vas* throe,*. A bosky American soldier keeping -Die Wacht am Rhine.* , « i I The water that has passed will never turn the mill. It is' the same way with the money you have spent. Once your money has passed through your hands it will never be of any additional bene fit to you. Deposit a part of your mon- « ey. Have a surplus. Spend less '3nd • y l * • save more. - This plan will be the best ■- . * way for you to get ahead in money ac- * >*» cumulating or property owning. The - * i ' • • .. ^ bank is your best friend. I ! We dnvite your banking business. First Bank CLINTON’S STRONGEST BANK”