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First Leg of Trans-Atlantic Flight Successfully Ac complished ONE PLANE DISABLED BY ENGINE TROUBLE Trifc From Rockaway to Halifax Made in Less Than* Nine Hours. , f Washington, May 8.?With two of the three navy seaplanes which . started from Rockaway. L. I., this morning on the first leg of the trans Atlantic flight arrived safely at Hali fax, nvy officials were bending cvery energy tonight to Ideate the third, missing since early in the afternoon. No report of the missing machine, the . N. C. 4, commanded by Lieut Com. A. C. Reed, had been received after the machine passed the destroyer McDer mut first station ship located more than 60 miles north of Cape Cod and less than half way to Halifax. Orders were issued at once sending the McDermut and the next ship be yond it, *the Kimberly,' in search of the missing seaplane. 'Commander Reed had reported just before reaching the McDermut that the oil pump-on one of his motors was giving trouble and he might have to come down. Dater the N. C. 4 reported to Com mander Towers in the X. C. 3, that the trouble had been repaired. Commander Towers, with the X. C. 1 and X. C. 3 made the trip to Hali fax in a fraction less than nine hours, the distance on the map over the course he took being 525 miles. These two planes went through the test in such a fashion as to convince officers here that prospects for reaching Plymouth, England, the ultimate goal of the navy airmen, were exceedingly bright. Each of the three planes had a triple radio installation when it left Rockaway. One set was the tele phone by which they communicated with each other, while in flight at a distance of a score or more miles. Stations and guard ships "listened in" on many of these conversations and reported them. The second set was the regular long distance radio in stallation and the third was the equip ..'~ment for the radio compasses. - As the planes approached one of the patrol vessels, long before it waf sighted, the long distance radio was buzzing. Questions and answers flashed back and forth, dealing with directions for navigation. Important - communications were relayed to and from the speeding seaplanes, some from Acting Secretary Roosevelt who wtched the trip with keen interest all day as the department's messages came. One carried greetings to Commander Towers and his crews from Washington. Another relayed cable assurances from London that every facility of the British admiralty would be at the disposal of the daring American airmen when they readied British waters. The communication arrangements of the navy department worked out ?perfectly. Repeatedly messages from Commander Towers, sent from his speeding flagship in the air squadron, the X. C. 3 reached the desks of of ficers here in a few minutes of the time they were sent. Intercepted by any of the radio stations ashore or afloat on the chain reaching clear to Halifax they were rushed to Wash ington on the navy's leased wire. The entire operaton of the sys tem was grouped under direction of Lieut. Tunis A. M. Craven. On anfl side of the lieutenant s office is a room where the leased wires brought in the messages. On the other side is the trans-Atlantic radio equipment. Re ports from Commander Towers could he sent to Vice Admiral Knapp hi London alnjost as quickly as they could be carried into Secretary Roose velt's office across the hall. Throughout the day Lieutenant Craven kept a communcation log on the flight made up from the mes sages. The log pictured gra phi call y the swift rush northward of the big flying boats with their crews. Even the 50 minutes that elapsed after thn X. C. 1 and N. C. 3 were safely moored for the night at Halifax be fore the cruiser Baltimore stationed ?there, sent in the official report of the arrival is shown. Had not thai slip occurred, it could have been known officialy in London that two of the three American sea boats had mad* tho first lap of the trans-Atlantic journey on scheduled time almost be fore the machines themselves had been moored. More difficulty will be experienced in getting word through promptly when the long 7ap from Newfound land to the Azores starts. When the fifth or sixth station ship has been left behind communication will have, to speed ahead to be relayed back by cable. The destroyers can not com municate more than 2."0 miles by ra dio in day time and they will leave iheir post after the last of the Myers has passed. China Won't Sign Instructions From Peking Not to Sign Treaty Paris. May 9.?The Chinese delega tion has received cabled instructions from Peking not to* sign the peace treaty on account of the IvTao-Chau tang settlement. Copenhagen, May !?.?Superior Czecho forces after a bitter struggle have gained a footing in the town of Xacyszecseny, the Hungarian supreme army command announces, says a "Budapest message. YOUNG TEDDY ; He Puts Aside the Proffered Crown With Studied Gesture FEARS TO BE CALLED POLITICIAN But Keep Your Eye oi: The Young Man and in Due Time y. Will See Him Gather in The Offices. I St. Louis, May S.?Determined ef forts by th4 delegates to the national ! caucus of the American Legion, ! which opened here today to force the chairmanship of the organization on I Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt failed, land Col. Henry D. Lindsley of Dallas, Texas, was elected chairman. For nearly three hours the delegates urged T.he nomination on Colonel Roosevelt, who steadfastly declined, .-aying he '"had no desire to hold of fice in the organiaztion," but wanted to be simply a booster After several I speeches in which he urged the caucus ? "to take him at his word" and nom inate some one else, he shouted: "I'll tell you just why I can't accept this nomination. They say I am a politi cian and that I formed this organiza tion to make a grandstand play and? " Shouts of "No! No" drowned out his words and after trying for 30 minutes to establish order. Colonel Roosevelt finally sank breathless into his chair. Pandemonium continued for nearly an hour with chanting of "We want Teddy" and "Make him take it." Col. Bennett Clark, son of Speaker Champ Clark, then temporarily took' i the chair and told the convention that it must force Colonel Ttoosevelt to accept the nomination and requested that some one make a motion to that effect. The motion was made, but Colonel Roosevelt again insisted thai he would, not accept and the dele gates finally yielded, although other candidates offered to withdraw and make his nomination unanimous. Runnng against Colonel Lindsley, who was supported by Colonel Roosevelt, was Sergt. Jack Sullivan of Seattle, Wash., the candidate oi the "buck privates." When the State of Washington was reached in the voting Sullivan caused CcloneJ Linds i ley's election to be made unanimous, j The vote at the time was: Lindsley, j 630, Sullivan. 209. Colonel Lindsley. who was decorat ! ed with the distinguished service ! medal, was formerly mayor of Dallas, j The day his term of office expired he ! enlisted, serving in the sen-ice of I supply in France. He will hold of fice until the next convention which probably will be in November. Sergeant Sullivan was unanimous ly elected first vice chairman and Seaman Fred D. Humphreys of Ros well, N. M., was chosen second vice chairman over Chief Petty Officer C. F. George of New York. Lieut. Col. Eric Wood of Washington was elect ed secretary. Formal announcement was made tc day by delegates from the Far West that they will endeavor- to have the convention take some definite action concerning the I. W. W. and Bolshe vism. * Sergeant Sullivan presented a reso lution which will be acted upon to morrow requesting that a petition be sent to congress urging drdstic laws to curb I W. W. activities. The resolution says in part: "Whereas there is an elemenc Hv j ing among us . . . who mistake lib t erty for license, free speech for an archy and who by their action and speeches and radical papers would j revolutionize this government and j make this land of freedom a land oi I free love?be it resolved: i "That this convention petition com y:--<-::s that all members of radical or' ; ganizations such as the i. \V. \V., Bol sheviki and kindred organization be j deported . . .: that a stop he put i to the printing of their literature, and j that any on ? found guilty of distribut ing their literature be deemed guilty J of a criminal offense." I Undersea Pirate Arrested ?? Submarine Captain Who Sank Hosp'tal Ships in Tower i London. May -.\ captain of a (..German submarine arrived in London from Spain yesterday and was placed I in the tower. The Star understands j he was the commander of a subma rin which sank several hospital ships. Visit to Belgium ! President Wilson Will Make Tour of Countrv j Paris. May &.? President Wilson ? will visit Belgium soon, it is under j stood and will make an important speech during his trio through that ! country. I London. May 9..?A" conspiracy to 'induce British sailors to mutiny and soldiers to demobilize themselves by I marching out of their barracks has j be< n discovered according to the Daily Mail. The premises of various per sons have been searched, and docu ; m< nts seized. I London. May 9.? In a review of German opinion on the peace terms. j Router's Berlin correspondent says ;'the remark heard on all sides in Ber lin is "Rather anarchy than slavery." lit says that all people are discussing the consequences of the refusal by 'Germany to sign the treaty. Partisan Senators Trying to; Discover Grounds for Con tinuing Fight on Wilson B0R4H AND SHERMAN LEADING THE PACK j Lodge and Mormon Smoot Keep j Silent but Indicate They Will j Find Ammunition to Use in Fight. Washington, May S.?As they com pleted their study of the oificial sum mary -of the treaty of Versailles to day senators began to give expression j to their views on the momentous doc ument, which is now in the hands of the Germans. A few senators, how ever, still withheld comment prefer ring to examine the complete text be fore reaching a definite decision. These included Senators Lodge of Massachusetts, Smoot of Utah and ether Republican leaders. Sharp opposition to the proposal that the United States in concert with Great Britain commit itself to go to France's aid in the event that that country was attached were voiced by Senators Borah of Idaho and Curtis o>~ Kansas, while Senators Sherman of Illinois and Moses of N^w Hamp shire criticised the league of nations covenant in the treaty. v Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, re tiring chairman of the senate foreign j relations committee, approved of the i treaty as a whole and said that in his judgment the "crowning glory of this great document is the fact that there is imbedded in it the great con struction of the league of nations The senator declared the treaty measured up "to the highest moral standards of the world." General approval of the military and naval terms imposed on Ger- j many was given not only by both Re publican and Democratic senators but by officials and dipolmats generally. They concurred in the view of army and navy officers that with the car rying out of the terms Germany would be. stripped of every vestige of power necessary for it to disturb again the peace of the world. -Senator Borah made no comment on the treaty itself, confining his statements solely to the proposal for a triple aiiance between the three ; leading associated powers. He de j clared that whether the United States should take part in any future Eu ropean war was "a matter which should be determined upon the facts when and .-is they arise and by the particular generation which must bear the brunt of the war." Senator Sherman said the "manner! in which the treaty has been pre-1 sented is a resort to gag rule." He J declared it was "a confession of ?weakness that the league of nations I has to be dragged through as an an-1 j nex to the treaty of peace." and said he would vote to take a sepaarte vote on each. I Snator Moses did not regard the I separation of the league covenant J from the treaty as impossible and said j he preferred the triple alliance be I tween the United States. England land France to the league plan as I drawn. Steel Price Ro^r Industrial Board of Department of Commerce Expected to Quit ! Washington. May 9.?The resigna-l tion of the department of commerce's! industrial board is expected in officiali circles today, as the result of the rail-j ?road administration's refusal to ae--j j-ce.pt the board's schedule of steel j prices. Huns Abuse Treaty ! Berlin Newspapers Say it is In- j strument of Robbery i Berlin. Thursday. May 8.?Con I demnation of the peace terms is ex-; I pressed by all newspapers here.,1 j those of the extreme right referring to I conditions as "unfillable" and the jlreaty as "an instrument of robbery."! _ / Lost Seaplane Found j I Picked Up Off Chatham Mass-' j l achusetts. i Chatham. Mass., May 'J.?Naval sea plane N. C. 4 was towed into ("iat-j ham harbor by a motor boat from j the Chatham aviation station this j morning. The plane was first sighted ' by a guard at the station. Members) j of her crew reported that iliey were 'comfortable and had passed the night ! j on :i calm sen. Only one engine of the seaplane was in service, the oth-j I er three having become disabled on | the tri)? from Rockaway. The other 'two planes which left Rockaway yes-j jterday arrived at Halifax safely early I last night. Austrian Questions Up - j Council of Four and Foreign Ministers in Session ? Paris. May is?Both the council', of four and ih<- council of foreign ministers resumed their sessions this morning. The former are giving spe-i cial attention to the impending ne- ? gotiations between the allies and Aus- ' tria and the latter are discussing re- ? ports on the boundaries of former : Austro-IIung'srian territories. ? President Wilson Will Not Yield From His Frst Stand, Says Latest Report ITALY TO INSIST ON CLAIMS TO FIUME Her Attitude Likely to Raise Whole Greek Problem and Complicate Situation Paris. May y (By the Associated Press)?The Italian difficulty is as far from settlement as ever, accord ing to the French press, which asserts that President W?son maintains his position and that it is not believed he will depart from h in the slightest. He has not adhered, it is said, to the proposed compromise by which Italy would administer Fiume as manda tory of the league of nations until J.92o, after which Fiume would re vert to Italian sovereignty, the Jugo slavs being given a port a few miles lower down the Adriatic coast. i The impression in French confer ence circles is that Italy is temporar ily abandoning her claim to Fiume and will exact full execution of the pact of London, which, as it involves i not only Dalmatia but the Dodecsmez Islands, will raise the whole Greek problem and singularly complicate j the situation. Han Delegates Divided Germans at Versailles Do Not Agree in Views on Peace Treaty Paris, May 9.?German delegates to I the peace congress are considerably j divided among themselves in tiieir j views on the peace terms su'om: :ted j by allied and associated powers, it was j intimated today by a high British au I thority, according to Reuters, i _ Ambassador Will . Resign Paris, May 9.?It is stated in high Quarters today that American Ambas sador Page of Italy would resign up on the conclusion of peace. Paris May 10.?The Austrian peace delegates will leave Vienna Monday, reaching Paris probably Wednesday, the French foreign office announced today. BUILDING MATERIAL s Build .<ow Prodnction depends on Construction U. S. Dept. of Labor ? W. Fi. Wilson Secretary Rough and dressed lumber, brick, lime, cement, plaster shingles; in fact everything for the builder. BOOTH & McLEOD, INC REAN PEOPLE HAKE PETITION Paris Report That He Yielded!Ask Peace Conference to Liber to Italy's Demands is Pure Fiction ate Them From Japan iHE STANDS PAT sWISH RECOGNITION AS TO FI?ME AS NATION President Will Go Before Con-i They Also Want Treaty of gress When He Returns and' 1900 Nullified as Part of Lib Tell About Paris Negotiations I eration. ? Paris, May 10.?Paris reports that | Paris, May 12.?A petition from/ i President Wilson commited himself j Korean people and nation asking for I to the propsal to settle the Fiume i liberation from Japan was submitted j dispute by giving Italy that port inj to the peace conference today by j five years, wee said in White House j Korean representatives. The petition j dispatches to be absolute fiction. also asks for the recognition of Korea ; Other dispatches said the president j as an independent State and for the would address congress personally j nullification of the treaty of August, land discuss the Paris negotiations im-'isoo. I mediately after his return. It is un- J I derstocd that the president is being 'ma J "n TT ? ! urged to make a speaking four ovcrj 10 OlHTenCier HiX-KaiSer I the country after his address to con- i - Mess. \ ! Holland Decides to Accede to ! _ < I Huns Are Desperate I Allies Demand ! -:? 1 - '} TrviW To Frip-htP- 4]np<? hv ! London- Ma>' ??(By the Associa jirjmg 10 rilgnie,. Allies Oy,ed pr0Ss)?The Dutch Governmen Threat Of Bolshevik War haS deci?e? to surrender the formet [ German Emperor to the Allied and Berlin, May 9.?'"There's only one; associated powers, according to a dis ! immediate solution of Germany's j patch from The Hague to The Na. j problem: Peace with Russia and use | tional News. I of Bolshevik troops for Germany," \ ., ? , ; J-Ierr Geisherts, one of German dele-j Paris, May 12.?The triumphant gates to Versailles is quoted by the j march of the allied armies' through I Neue Zeitung as declaring in reference j Paris will take place June 6, accord to the peace terms submitted. iing to the present understanding.. gg_5"g er Ob Makes it's Initia VAm$ SENT ITS ThiS PRETTY MODEL if S 7RAO? f *MAPK earance This wonderful Cape is to be offered you at a price that every girl, miss and woman can af ford to place one in her wardrobe no matter how many others she may have. 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