Sherbrooke daily record, 18 mars 1920, jeudi 18 mars 1920

[" Sherbrooke Daily Record Established 1897 SHERBROOKE, QUE., THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1920.PRICE TWO CENTS KAPR, REGIME HAS DROPPED REINS OF CONTROL St.Charlei Seminary, SOME DAY, PERHAPS.Three Killed And Many Injured In Accident At St Johns Germany Facing Another Great Peril In The Form \u2022 Of Wave Of Radicalism! *\u2014 Reported that Chancellor Kapp and His Adherents Have Either Fled from the City or Contemplate Going at Once \u2014 Rumored that Kapp Had Committed Suicide \u2014 Red Forces under Command of Spartacist Leaders are Marching on Berlin \u2014 Throughout Germany Radical Eie ments Have in Many Places Taken Over the Direction of Affairs- £ ESTHONIANS AMD LETTS ' CLOSE NEGOTIATIONS 1 (Associated Press Desptach) GERMANY has cast off the governmental regime suddenly set up by the reactionary elements last Saturday morning, but advices indicate she is now facing another extreme peril, in the form of a wave of radicalism.Reports from Berlin say Dr.Wolfgang Kapp, the reactionary Chancellor, and his adherents have either lied from the city or contemplate going at once.Rumors that Kapp had committed suicide were received at Amsterdam by telephone from Berlin this morning.Armed forces of the reactionary element are leaving Berlin today, and the presence of Gustav Noske, Minister of Defence in the Ebert Government, who arrived in Berlin last night by airplane, from Stuttgart, would seem to indicate that the constitutionai Government intends to assume control.General von Seecht, President Ebert\u2019s chief of staff, has been named commander of Government forces in Berlin.Kapp\u2019s statements reflected fear of radicalism.In fact, Dr.Kapp\u2019s announcement stated that he had resigned from the direction of affairs so the country might be enabled to fight Bolshevism.From various cities come reports of uprisings of workers, and advices from Berlin stated that Red forces under command of the Spartacist leaders are marching on that city.As the Ebert troops have not as yet resumed full control, an attack by the Reds is feared.Throughout Germany radical elements have in many places taken over direction of affairs, at least temporarify.Proletarian dictatorships have been set up at Dortmund, Gera, Halle, Ohligs, Unna and Gelsenkirchen, according to reports, while in Leipsic workers have driven Government troops from the suburbs of the city and -were engaged late yesterday in street fighting.In the Rhenish and Westphalian industrial districts it is said the workers are ready to follow radical leaders.DESPATCH SENT FROM AMSTERDAM STATED THAT DR, WOLFGANG KAPP HAD COMMITTED SUICIDE (Associated Press Despatch) LONDON, March 18.\u2014Rumors are current in Berlin that Dr.Wolfgang Kapp, head of the reactionary government set up in Berlin last Saturday, and whose resignation was announced yesterday, had committed suicide, according to a despatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company from Amsterdam.The reports were received by telegraph in Amsterdam from the German capital.{Associated Press Despatch) COPENHAGEN, March 18 \u2014Differences between Es-S thonian and Lettish Govern-£ ments have assumed an g extremely grave character.£ The frontier commission has u ceased negotiations and the £ Letts are concentrating troops £ along the frontier.p ^ SLJlJL2JLSL£SUy^ CONSTANTINOPLE IS OCCUPIED BY ALLIED ARMIES /\tvmg-htyofficek \\ (\t\\ WA§\t) 1 \u2018SPEED UP'U-f\u2014 3-& D.D.ffl\u2019KENZIE SAYS SOIDIERS y ARE IMPATIENT AT STAND Of GOVT.ON RE-ESTABLISHMENT Mr.E.W.Tobin Will Enquire Whether Dominion Notes erç Redeemable in Gold \u2014 Sir George Foster Says Committee Will Be Appointed to Deal with Re-Establishment \u2014< Army and Navy Veterans Did Not Support Flynn Proposal, Says Secretary.(Associated Press Despatch) OOTTAWA, March 18.\u2014The question of the re-establis'hment of returned men took up the whole session of the House yesterday.Sir George Foster assured Major C.W.Andrews that a committee would be appointed to deal with the matter, and that the Government did not propose to shirk or smother the question.D.D.McKenzie charged that the returned men were out of patience with the dilatory policy of the Government, while the efforts of the Government were commended by H.H.Stevens, Vancouver.Fighting Took Place, and Two British and Nine Turk* KiUsd-Allies Make Proclamation.Three Killed And Seven Injured When Roof Of New Building Collapsed At St Job, Quebec\u2014Another May COSTS FORCE ADVANCES IN NEWSPAPER PRICES.rspaper ada ana the United States are announcing increases ir their newspaper subscription rates, forced by the enormous increase in costs.The Toronto Globe has advanced its subscription rate to $5.00 per year.London, Ont., rtewspapv-rt have gone to 3 cents per copy.Le Devoir, Montreal, has increased its mail subscription to $6X0 per year.The Halifax, N.S.Herald has become $8.00 per year and 3 cents per copy.The Sydney, N S.Record, has gone to $5.00 per year by mail and $6 00 delivered in the (Associated Press Despatch) ; LONDON, March 18.\u2014Sonar Law ; told the House yesterday that Constantinople had been occupied by Al-j ! lied troops, and that somo fighting ! had taken place.Two British soldiers ¦ and one Turkish officer and eight ! Turks were killed.Roof of Partially Constructed Building for Singer Company Crashes through Structure, Burying Workmen in Debris \u2014 When Assistance Arrived.Three Were Found Dead Injured Men Taken to Montreal \u2014 Frost Assumed tf* Be Cause.(Special to the Record) MR.TOBIN TO QUESTION RE-DEMOTION OF NOTES.Mr.E.W.Tobin, member for Richmond-Wolfe, has given notice that he will enquire of the Ministry ; or, Friday, \u201cIf Dominion notes are ! rod-eemable in gold, if not, in virtue of what law can the country refuse i ^ nlttu , to carry out the obligation it assumed | town when the notes were issued; and when the Government will be in u j ^ position to pay gold for the notes ^ ; which are tendered for redemption.\u201d ^ ! TRADE SHOWS BIG INCREASE.| In the monthly statement of the i * Customs Department, it was shown i ÿ grand total of Canadian ! # St that the trade had increased, for the eleven ! months ending on February the twenty-ninth, by $103,^26,832 over the l same period last year.\t! The total imports and exports i m TROOPS THAT SUPPORTED THE KAPP REGIME AKE NOW LEAVING BERLIN .-TrinnrzriririFifTrirtnririrtfiviririrffirirF ^ BOLSHEVIK UPRISING 3 REPORTED AT WARSAW 3 ( Associated Press Despatch) BERLIN, March 18.\u2014Troops commanded by General Von Leuttwitz, which have been supporting the reactionary revolt in the city will have left Berlin by tonight at the atest, according to announcement by Dr.Herisch, Prussian Premier.Security guards and loyal regiments will then take over control of the capital.MAKE MOVE TO STOP FURTHER UPRISING: (Associated Press Despatch) THE HAGUE, March 18,\u2014Dutch correspondent* in Berlin say that the railway directors have shown their sympathy for Ebert by ordering that, despite the strikers and other difficulties, the deputies must be transported to Stuttgart, for the meeting of the National Assembly.The report also states that a bill will be introduced in the assembly at Stuttgart proposing not only person*! punishment, but confiscation of the property, in cases of revolimists in the future.The bill, it is declared, is to be be ret,reactive, and will therefore affect the Kapp conspirators.SITUATION IN LEIPZIG REPORTED AS SERIOUS PROCLAMATION IS ISSUED.(Associated Press Despatch) Constantinople, March 18.\u2014 After the occupation of Constantinople on \"\u2019uesdey, the British.French and Italian comgiissioners issued the following proclamation: 1st\u2014Occupation is provisional.2nd\u2014The Entente Powers have no intention of destroying the Sultan's authority.They wish rather to ! strengthen it in all questions which ! remain under Ottoman po'.-sr.3rd\u2014The Entente Powers persist in their purpose not to deprive the Turks of Constantinople.But, if God forbid, troubles develop and massacres occur, that decision probably will be modified.4 th\u2014In this critical hour everyone must attend to his own affairs and assist in maintaining general security, without permitting himself to be led by those who seek to cause trouble.: In short, it is the duty of every person to obey orders issuing from the Sultan.t 5th\u2014-Certain persons implicated in : disorders, of which more will be told.later, have been arrested in Constan-j tinople.They naturally will be held | responsible for these acts and for thei consequent results.Among th© agitators arrested were Djemal Pasha, former minister of war, and his chief of staff, Djevad Pasha, ST.JOHNS, QUE., March IS.\u2014 ! Three workmen were instantly killed, a fourth lies in a very critical condition, and six others were ; badly injured as a result of the roof of the concrete building being erected here for the Singer Manufacturing Company collapsing late yesterday afternoon.Considerable progress had been made in the erection of the new; plant for the Singer Company, and the ; men were at work as usual yesterday! afternoon, when, without warning, aj part of the concrete construction fell ! in, carrying the workmen down with it, ! About a dozen men were buried in i idle debris, and although others worked like Trojans to free the workers caught under the concrete, when the debris was cleared away it was found that Emery Brault, thirty years of age, who resides here on St.James street, had been killed, also D.Benoit, twenty-four years of age, of Cham-named Chauvin, forty-eight years of named Chauvin, forty-eight years of age, of Iberville, Que.Doctors were immediately summoned to the scene of the accident and did all they could for the injured workmen, who were later taken into Montreal for treatment at the hospitals there.An inquest will be held in the course of a day or two.The cause of the fatal accident is thought to have been due to the giving away of two concrete beams, which caused the heavy casement roof to fall imp: Concrete1 arnounte,i $2,110,548,000.j NO SUGAR TO LEAVE COUNTRY.\u2014-: .The control over import and export licenses for sugar has* been vested in