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Maris, March 13th.—Despatehes from tee¥innish border sav the Bolsheviki, aide§ by reinfore>mengs, have almoust comiXetely succ“ededpéx putting down the iS@wrection in Fetrograd. Battles iought“"‘tn""fx‘-%;,_,., arasnotya Gorka and Petrograd ensgmed the Bolsheviki to re- establish their position on the coast of the Guil of Finland. According to the “lzvestia”’, 2,600 deserters, mostlv of the Peirograd forces, have been shot Reval, Maich 13th.—(‘onsiderable num- bers of Bolshevik soldiers are reported to have joined rhe revolutionaries as the resuit of the capture by the latter of Krasnoya Gorka. Peterhof and Sergie- revia, in the vicinity of Petrograd. Ac- cording to the latest advices received here the ravoluticnaries operating against “etrograd have captured Galerncy jquay, tiae Admiralty, the customs house and the gas-works. The Bolsheviki are said to be holding their ground in the other parts of the ciiy. Berlin, March 13th.— Approval of the German Govt’s. attitude toward the exllied reparation demands was voted by the KReichstag yesterday aiter Dr. Si- mons, the Koreign Minister, made a lengthy expianation of s work at the London Conference. There was a parti- san debate over the resol:tion of approv- al which was moved by the coalition parties, but it was formally adoped by a vote of 268 to 49. The Unionist and Majority Socialists voted with the Gov- eraoment “en bloe. A Communist resolu- tiou demanded the immediate establish- ment of diplomatie relations with Soviet Russia was decisively defeated. The house was crowded to hear Dr. Simons’ statement in which bhe dilated on the extraordipary ditficuit task, on the part of Gerimany to make proposals. uuder Lhe uncertainty concerning upoer Silesia, and the constant exchange fluctuations. He expiained that an overwhelming majority among the German experts was impossible o1 attainment lor any propos- als hence t e counter-proposals were made from poiiticai motives on his own personai responsibility, After repeating the arguments employed before the Lon- don Conierence, he declared that the idea that because the Allies had torn the treaty it was therefore void for Ger- many was all wrong, and that we shouid not repay wrong with wrong. Ihis was greeted with laughter anc disorler but Dr. Simons coutinued. ‘‘For Germany there stiil remains fulfiliment vs the treaty so far as thatis possibie, but no further’”’. He then proceeded to advo- cate the seeking of a middie paib to the couunter proposals on & different basis, but he added that ‘‘the moment we are given a siap in the face we rannot offer our hand and say wc will b= friends. '[hat is impossible. If we renew negoti- ations we must point out that the basis is alt{red both psychologically and actu- ally By the imposition of penalties’’. The Foreign Minister concluded by asking TREE e L the house to confirm the delegation’s final decisions to reject the Allies '‘im- possible’’ demands. adding amid ap- plause, ‘‘unless the Reichstag does that, it will ook for some one else to repre- sent the country in any future negoti- ations’’. Karl Trimborn, op behalt of all the Govt. parties, expressed approval of Dr. Simons action and also the con- viction that the penalties would fail through the inability of the Allies to enforce them. Other spcakers followed in similar strain: London, Mareh 13th.—The text of the German repar tions biil providing for a fnifty per cent levy on the purchase price vi' imported German goods, to be appilied to reparations, which was iformally introduced in the ‘House of Com- mons on Friday, was made public yester- day. Tbhe Bill describes the German goods io which the act shall be applied as ‘‘goods first consigned, from Ger- many, to the United Kingdom and goods not sold consigned being goods wholly manufactured or produced in Germany or goods partly so manufactured or pro- duced where less than 25% of the value thereof 1s attributable to manfacture or production im any countries outside of Germany.’’ - The act however will not apply to goods, imported tor exporta tion after transit through the United Kingdom or byway ot transhipment. The bill provides that the ilmporter of German goods stiall pay ""sueh proportion of the value of the goods not exceeding 50% as the Ireasury may prescribie’’. In case goods are sent to Germany f.r tne finishing process the tax will apply only so the proeess. The tax commis- sioners are empowered by the measure to require the importer to furnish partic- ulars as to the country of manufacture and if these should be unsatisfactory the goods shall be demended to be of German origin. The higb court may annul, vary, or suspend eontracts entered irto before March Bth if it is satisfied that the Bill will make it a hardship to carry them out. lbondon, March 13th.— The Allied Supreme Council yesterday afternoon handed the Gieek and Turkish deiegations in London the proposais it had formulat- ed as a basis of settlement with a view to the establishment of peace in the Near KEast, an outline of which has al- ready been published. The Turks were told that the Aliles were prepdred to facilitate the adnuassion of .Turkey into the League of Nations on condition they be given proot of the readiness of the T'urks to execute the peace treaty as modified. The Turks were asked to recognize the rights of the Turkish Armenians to a nationai home on the eastern frentier of lTurkey In Asia and to agree (o accept the decision ot the commission appointed by the League ot Nations on the question of the territory to be transferred to Armenia ior this purpose. The Turks protest against the maintenance of a Greek garrisor. in Smyrna and recalled that they had ac- cepted the proposed commission for east- ern Thrace. The Turkish delegates cast on Greece the responsibility for celaying peace. It is understood they will lay the allied proposals before the Sublime Porte in Constantinople and the National Assembly in Angora. Mr. Lloyd George said the new proposals must be examined as a whole, without reference to previ- ous proposals. NEW YORK, March 12th 1921. Flour, Blendad Clears St. Lawrence I- rand pr. bri. $8.60. Meal, Kilndried per 100 s $2.10 New Season’s Pork per brl. $37.00 Heavy Mess Pork per bbl. $29.00 Sugar---Crystals maximum per 100 lbs. $6.02 Molasses Sugar 89° test, no quotation. Cotton, Middling Upiand, at Liverpool « per Ib. 6 94-100 d. xchange, New York and London, 60 days’ sight $3.86 Kxchange New York and London, sight $3.894 LoNDON, March 12th 1921, Sugar, Demerara Crystals, Govt. controll- ed price, duty paid 1295. 9d. ** Demerara Crystals free of con- trol, duty paid, 595. 625. " Moscovado Govt. co trolled price, N duoty paid 124 sO4 e . free o1 control duty paid . 40s. -50 s. i fine 755. German Beet 837, f.o.b. no sales White Java sugar cif United Kingdom 40s. (sellers) Demerara Rum, per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, Cocd Middiing Ked no- minal per ewi 625. 665. nominal. Cotte good Medium West Indian Sea Island per lb. 28d. nominal. Bank of Englind rate of Discount per cent. 7. o & Consols 468. Three per cent rents in Paris Fes. 58.25. HARDING INAUGURATION INFOR- MAL By the timr this issue of the Pathfind- er reaches most of its readers, the new Republican administration will have been installed. Never b>fore has a change of administration taken place with so little excitement or ‘‘fuss,”” Everyone felt that this was no time for extravagance, display or jollification. The meito with all nowis:*“Tothe work.”” '['he daily news- papers for many weeks bave had Hard- ing’s cabinet all fixed up for him—in a multitude of different ways., = At this writing his cabinet is supposed to be fin- ally agreed on,but the Pathfinder way is to wait until the {acis are compleie be- fore making statements. As the people have waited this long, they can wait just a little ionger. What they are interested in is results, and most of them are tired of so much diseussion and conjecture.— The Pathfinder.