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PEORIA. III., April 15—Floods which have been sweeping down thej
Illinois river have made, thousands homeless and caused damage estimated j
at $6,000,000. At Naples the entire population of 2000 families was i
forced from home to encamp in army tents on the knoll of ground north-'
ward, of the city made famous by indian chiefs and General Grant.
Residents of East Peoria drainage district are leaving their homes
following warnings that the Illinois river dike is not expected to stand
more thau tweney four hours. Rivermen say that high winds will
break, the dike. All public buildings of East Peoria are opened to
refugees.
Buildings Collapsed Billing Flood.
BEARDTOWN, Illinois, April 15—Three fourths of Beardstown’s
residents ..re homeless and are exodusing as the water rose above prev
iofbily registered l/gh water marks. Th,, high water ba^ developed a,
menacing current thru the streets, and the water has loosened the quick
(Anri sabsti-utc'ure causing the collapse of two buildings and many pave
Te.n Thousand Homcltws Missitsippi Valley.
» CHIC.UIO. 111., April 15—Ten thousand people hn\u htrn rendered,
oeleas ‘i.v 'he floods sweeping thru the Mississippi valley according to j
v ^’^'*serv * >i‘m. tv Pi arte at noon today f J7 T
75,000 Acres of Land Inundated
• MeCLURE, 111., April 15—It is reported that the levee sixty miles
‘north of here broke at Junction of the Mississippi and Missouri, rivers.
Ihundating 75,600 acres of land.
FREHCH-RIISSMN
DELEGATES MEET
LLOYD GEORGE1
Genoa, April 15—Yesterday the French and Russian delegates
broke bread together in Lloyd George’s residence, in consequence of which
the hope for good results of the conference rose appreciably. This
occasion was a day long conference of the principal delegates during!
which Lloyd George invited them to luncheon. Lloyd George called the ■
conference to consider the uncertain aspects of the experts' report on !
Spiei Condition of Russian ^recognition, before Russia should present j
Anal reply.
The keynote of the Allied position today was that Russia should I
recognise Czarist debts before the Soviet claims against the Allies would be I
recognizable. Russians have caused a statement to be circulated thru I
llkranian and other delegates that Russian delegates are willing to j
acknowledge the prewar debts and cancel the claims against the Allies!
growing out of the operation of Wrangel. Denekine and Yudenitch, if the
Allies will cancel their claims against Russia.
HOSPITAL BILL FOR DISABLED SOLDIERS PASSES
WASHINGTON, April 15—The bill authorizing an additional ap
propriation of $17,000,000 for hospital facilities for disabled former
service men, was passed unanimously yesterday by the Senate.
The bill now goes to the President for final approval.
ARMY HI ST HAVE AT LKAHT 150,000 HEX
WASHINGTON, April 15—The regular army cannot accomplish
the task set before it by law with a personnel of less than 150,000 men.
This statement wqs made by Major General Harbord. Deputy Chief of Staff
when he appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday.
VIRGINIA FIRE DEHTROYEH MANY HOMES
. NORFOLK, Va., April “ft—Berkeley, a suburb of Norfolk, was
swept by a fire which destroyed 1000 homes.
STATE DEPARTMENT
DISPLEASED OVER
SEMENOFF AFFAIR
WASHINGTON. April I f»—It develops that both the State and V^ai
Departments are deeply chagrined over the. fact that General Semenoff
has been admitted entry to thP United States.
Semenoff has been repudiated definitely and explicitly by anti
Bolshevifci forces in Siberia and is not even highly regarded by Japan
No nation seem* to want him on its hands and particularly no,
foreign nation wants him accorded any recognition by the United States.
X WHACK HOOTED liV KISSIINS
NEW YORK, April 15—While Seminoff waited in jail vainly for
bail, thousands of Russians thronged the streets. leaned oul of windows and
roofs of nearby tenements and hooted and jeered at the prisoner.
Their attitude became so threatening thai the police reserves were
called out to preserve order and opn a passageway for jail visitors.
The police cleared persons from the roofs, hut the crowd surged
foreward and showed a menacing attitude when the liend was taken
out for exercise.
GENOA C TON KEREN ('E CONSIDER* FINANCIAL TANGLE
GENOA, April 15 — Europe’s financial (angle was brought to the
front for consideration in yesterday's session. Further discussion of
Russian affairs has been postponed until tomorrow.
JAPANESE ACTIVE IN SIBERIA
MOSCOW, April 1Dispatches from Chita. Siberia, say that
Japanese have resumed their offensive, forcing the Chita, government
troops to evaluate several villages in the Amur regions and to withdraw
under fire. The Russian poulation of these villages are fleeing in
RUSSIANS OBJECT TO ABSENT TREATMENT
MOSCOW, April 15- Official circles are agitated over the alleged
deliberate efforts of the bnurgeouise governments to minimize the world
interest in Soviet activities at Genoa. They claim that Russians are not
beiv-g given their share of publicity. The official Rosta Agency says
that Chiteherins speeches are not reported or reported briefly or unin
telligibly .
RUSSIAN REHABILITATION DISCUSSER BY EXPERTS
GENOA, April 15—Experts of Britain. France. Italy and Belgium
today continued the discussion begun yesterday, which had under con
sideration conditions under which the rehabilitation of Russia will be
undertaken.
These delegates were joined by the principal delegates for the four
invited powers and of Soviet Russia, in the afternoon.
RUSSIAN DELEGATES WANT CONFERENCE AT STOCKHOLM.
GENOA. April 15—Tht, Russian Delegation here is working to
briar about an all Russian conference at Stockholm, whose object will
be to take up as their exclusive work the problems of economic reconstruc
tion of Eastern Europe. This new program will be designed so that
American participation will be enlisted.
SHIPPING HOARD IIOAT CHARTERED FOR ALASKA
SEATTLE, April 15—The Everette Packing Company has charter
ed the former shipping board steamer. Brookdale. for operations thruout
■ he season, in connection with Herendeen Bay Cannery.
ARBICKI.K TRIALS (t)ST (JHKAT SI MS
SAN FRANCISCO. April 15—It has been learned that the three
trials of the Arbuckl,, defense cost $110,000 exclusive of attorney's fees.
McNab stated that the defense received no fees up to the present time and
that arrangements were to the effect that no fees were to be considered
until Arbuckle was cleared.
SI PPOSKI) BANDITS CARRYING BAG OF MONEY ARRESTED
PORT ANGELES, April 15—Two supposed bandits, carrying a bag
containing several thousand dollars in cash, are supposed to be the men
vho held up the logging camp and killed Ray Light, returned soldier.
March 25tb, were arrested here last night. Both men refused to'give
heir names.
AEROPLANES-YACHTS
TO CATCH COAST
BOOZE RUNNERS
SAN FRANCISCO. April 15—Armed seagoing yachts and war
planes are being requested of the Secretary of War. to combat the whiskey
ring on the Pacific coasd .
To comhat. the ring of international bootleggers, who are flooding
Pacific Coast cities with smuggled liquor a conference has been held
between William 13. Hamilton, the San Francisco Collector of Customs
and Millard Hartson. Collector of Customs of Seattle. As a result of this
conference it was determined to ask the Secretary of War for the armed
yachts and aeroplanes to assist the min their work of extermination of
the violators of the law.
ENGLAND INTENDS TO PAY AMERICA
LONDON. April 15—There, never has been the slightest doubt
that Britain will repay her American debt “to the utmost farthing" de
clares the London Spectator. *
FLOATING CANNERY BEING OUTFITTED
SEATTLE. April 15—The steamship Santa Flavia, owned by Harry
W. Crosby began outfitting yesterday as a Bering.Cea floating cannery.
UNION FORCES BEING INCREASED BY NONUNION MEN
PITTSBURG. April 15—According to reports emena^ng from Union
Headquarters state that there is'a"rapid unionization of non union fields.
This report states that 25.000 hav'e walked out in the Indian Creek fields,
closing six mines. Vice President .Murray predicted that there will be
a serious bituminous coal shortage-within a month.
TREATY OPPOSERS
MAKE SUCCESSFUL
EASTER CUUP
DOUBLIN' April 15—Anti-treaties carried out the biggest coupe
yet accomplished when 300 men seized four court buildings and four
hotels nearby without any opposition. These seizures were remenisceut
of Easter Week 1916 and caused the greatest alarm, which subsided when
the tnti-treaties explained that the reason for having seized the buildings
was that they were taken for headquarters because th present headquar
ters were unsatisfactory. Notwithstanding the explanation offered great
apprehensions persist.
raiKtcr Sunday Development* Anxiously Awaited
LONDON, April lij—Development? in Ireland, over Sunday are
anxiously awaited here in view- of the republican seizures of four courts
in Dublin. Arthur Griffith’s determination to hold his protectory meet
inK ill Sligo tomorrow, over the decree of the local Irish republican Com
mander, is described as a very serious situation by the morning news
papers. General disappointment is expressed that the Peace Conference
between representatives of the Free States and Republicans adjourned
without any sign of an agreement, and this is commented upon as being
a bad omen.
JOHN MrCOKNICK MAY IjOSE VOICE.
NEW YORK. April 15—Physicians have announced that John
McCormick must undergo another operation to remove the puss formation.
McCormick has passed the crisis but will be unable to sing for many
nonths and may lose his voice.
FAMOCS IItlSH TKXOK ILL,—ASKS FOK I'liAVFILS
NEW YORK, April 14—John McCormick, famous Irish tenor, is
dangerously ill with septic sore throat. McCormick requests the Good
Friday prayers of his friends.
Famous Singer Improved Today.
NEW YORK, April 15—John McCormick is much improved today.
Prayers for the famous singer will be repeated on Easter Sunday in all
Catholic churches from coast to coast.