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TY: ‘SEVENTH YEAR, NO, 153. I Greece Breaks - DIPLOMATS OF HELLENIC POWER TO BE RECALLED Formal Entry Into Conflict Said to Be Only Matter of Time PEACE TOO SOON A DISASTER SAYS GEORGE Germany Wants to End Struggle Now Merely to Her Economic Advantage Athens, June 29.—Though war has not yet been declared, the Greek government considers: that a state of war exists since its ad- vent to power yesterday. The recall of the Greek diplomatic rep- resentatives accredited to the cen- tral powers and their allies is im- minent. The Greek government has broken diplomatic’ relations with Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bul- + garia and Turkey. Greece’s new war course began to shape on June 12 with the abdi- cation of King Constantine and the accession of Alexander, his second gon, as king. The abdica- tion was in effect a dethronement of Constantine, whose pro-German attitude had given the entente endless. trouble. ° M. Venizelos, Greece's leading statesman, was summoned back to the premiership by King Alexan- der. He quickly formed a cab-— inet, and the re-establishment of || Greece's ‘constitutional govern- ment began after vane virtually abolished. * RELATIONS. P. Junie 29.—Telegraphing «from ‘Athens today, the corre- Somiaeerort ministers to break d plomatie| rela- re instructed! to” ith their staffs ae hives with the 4 indompatibiity of maintaining Se tomatic’ lations ‘with govern. ~ ments t are carrying on war in Greek territory.” + Glasgow, June 29.—In discussing the question of peace. Premier Lloyd George said if thé.war should be con- cluded a single hour before the al- lied powers reached the end they set out \to attain at the beginning of the war it would be the greatest disaster that ever befell: mankind. “In my judgment,” he said, “this war will end when the allied powers have reached the end they set out to, in..when. they: accepted the chal! lenge. thrown, n by. Getma hen’ this, war ought to come to end, but if it comes to. an god, a single hour, before, it will be' the greatest dis- aster that ever befell mankind. “I hear people say that! Germany is, ready to give us a ‘satisfactory. peace. No doubt. you can have. peace ata certain price, for no doubt Germany wants peace. But it is a peace which would give her an economic and other control over the country she has. in vaded.” tN oer ‘ FOUL GERMAN. PLOT T0 BLOW UP NORWEGIAN. GRAFT London, June 29.—An account of a German plot to blow up Norwegian steamships was given in the Storthing yesterday ‘by Foreign Minister Ihlene, says a dispatch from Copenhagen. M. Ihlene declared the bombs were sent to Norway by the German foreign of- fice by means of a messenger from the German legation. The Norwegian legation at Berlin has been ordered to make a protest. (Norway, the min- ister says, is now awaiting the Ger- man reply. After the examination of the mes- senger had been concluded he was handed over to the Germans on con- dition that action be taken against him and that he should not be used again as a messenger to Norway. ‘Belgian Commission To Visit the West Washington, June 29.—Members of the Belgian war commission will leave Washington Sunday for the Pa- cific coast. The firet stop will be in Chicago Monday mofning. From there the party will go via St. Paul and Spokane. to San Francisco and_Los Angeles. It is expected the tour will Janitor’s Baby Is Guest Of Vice President’s Wife Washington, D. C., June 29.—BSaby Clarence Morrison is in society. He's 10 months old and the son of the janitor of St. Paul’s rectory, but while his mother is looking for a job as chambermaid, Clarence is the guest of Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall, wife of the vice president. A nurse looks after his comforts and needs and he is being petted and treated royally by the highest society folk of Washington. ‘Of course Baby Clarence. does not know. how it all came about. His mother happened to bring him to the Washington diet kitchen, of ‘which Mrs. Marshall is in charge. She was struck by his pleasant disposition, 50 she asked Mrs. Morrison for permis- sion to keep Clarence a few weeks as her guest. While Clarence is enjoying society and riches, his mother is looking for work to be able to redeem the house- hold furniture. she has in - storage. Three other Morrison children are preparing to welcome Clarence when. he returns from society. - Clarence sleeps most of the time, but he'll soon be teething, says Mrs, Marshall, then he'll be awake most of the time. Two or three times a week she takes the baby to the diet kitchen headquarters, where Clarence is being fed on an approved scientific menu. Mrs. Morrison expects {o take back her baby in about three weeks. HOLDS DEPUTIES ONLY EVIL-DOERS; PALDA IS. FREED Important ee Made by Judgo Leighton in Granting Writ of Habeas Corpus SEIZURE OF TELEPHONE EXCHANGE WAS FELONY Minot, N. D, June 29.--That the only persons committing an offense during the incidents at the telephone office the night of the raid in Minot, May 7,were thosé who went there and unlawfully took possession of the place, is. the finding of Judge K. E. Leighton ‘of the district court, in his decision’ ‘granting Palda his freedom ‘on a habéas corpus action of Attor- ney L. J) ‘Palda, which was filed at the officeof the clerk of the district court yesterday. Story, of ‘Raid. As. was stated tn the’ press at the. time of: the raid, ee ibis William, Langer deputized: a. number. elas it nity: 6f. deputy. riffs. tt” the..capac! Three of the deputie Grant S. Youmans, | A.; Upton’ and: Cc. ipnone accompanied Langer to the {olephone office “and Belted ‘the ex- change, ordering the girls to Jeave ‘the; switchboards.' Managr McGuire, i ithe téidphone‘/company’’ went to eames ate. ascertain the cause of whe. In the: service: He.-was met by Langer and his assistants. McGuiré teft the building and secur- ed ‘the company of Attorney L. J. Palda, attorney for: the telephone company, and other citizens. They proceeded to the telephone office and ‘Palda demanded that the deputies show their authority. 3 No process of law, legalizing the seizure had been gone through and Palda went to the switchboard hoping to be able to make a connection with Judge Leighton’s residence and find out if the judge had given the depu- ties authority. He was ordered. back from the board by A. Upton. Guns were drawn and, as a result, Palda ‘was arrested for threatening to shoot ‘A. Upton. At the ‘preliminary hear- ing: before Justice A. B. Dill, Falda was bound over to the district court. Attorney Dudley Nash, acting for the accused, immediately made applica- tion for habeas corpus, claiming the evidence was insufficient to. warrant Palda’s committal to the higher court: The decision of Judge Leigh- ton, filed. yesterday atthe district court office, grants the writ and dis- ‘charges Palda, the defendant. Palda Doing Duty. “IT am unable to find any place in the testimony which shows that any offense was committed’ except by those who went there and unlawfully took possession of the telephone of- fice,’ says Leighton in his opinion. “Consequently, the crime for which Palda was charged has not been com- mitted. The testimony is undisputed that Palda was acting on behalf of the Northern States Power company, and was using only such legal means as he had the right to in order to Protect that property. “The state has advanced a novel proposition—that the telephone ex- change was a criminal agency assist- Dollar a Drop Rain Blesses Slop re R Region More Than Quarter-Inch Precipi- tation Recorded in Less Than Two Hours WETTING SEEMS TO BE CONFINED TO SMALL AREA A dollar-a-drop. rain visited the Slope region this morning and in | less than two hours 27 hundredths of an -inch precipitation was recorded at the state weather bureau here. “So far as I can learn from pres- ent reports,” said O. W. Roberts, me- teorologist, in charge of the United States weather bureau for North Da- kota, “the rain was confined to tha Slope. . It was general, however, throughout this region, and it did a world of good.” Business men, bankers, profession- al men, farmers in the city, back yard and vacant lot gardeners, flock- hed to windows and doors and: watch- ed with faces wreathed with smiios the: ‘heavy patter! ‘ot the ‘God-given rain. It came at a time when a few days’ more drought might have been ‘serious. Fear was expressed this forenoon in the presence of Judge E. T. Burke, born and raised on a ‘North Dakota farm, that the high-wind which fol- lowed the rain might ‘undue much: of the good through rapid evaporation. | “Finest thing that could happen,” ‘said the judge. “The grain is high enough to shade the ground and pre- vent the wind from striking it, and at the same time the rain will quickly whip from the stalks moisture, which if it remained, might cause rust. It’s an ideal condition.” Lightning Strikes. | During the rainfall in Bismarck a fork of lightning trailed some wires into the attic of Rev. G. B. New- comb’s home on Sixth street and started a blaze which was nipped in its incipiency with very little damage resulting, GREAT NORTHERN CANNOT. RECOVER FROM EQUITY St. Paul, Minn., June 29.—Although there was fraud against the Great Northern railroad, its special agent, Jay Greer, cannot recover from the Equity Co-operative ex¢hange and others for the value of a car of wheat diverted in transit, the Minnesota su- Preme court held today, on Grver’s appeal from the judgment of the Ramsey county district court, which is confirmed. The wheat was loaded October 15, 1915, in a Great Northern car at Brookland, N. D., by two farmers there, J. J. and O. A. Wolstad, and ing in the commission of crime, and therefore the sheriff had authority to stop all telephone calls while ar- rests were being made. There is. no competent evidence that the telephone exchange was engaged in the commis sion of crime or associating in the commission of crime. Even if such were the fact, I know of no law which would justify the deputies’ acts —especially when we remember that section 10231 of our statutes makes such act a felony! is DUNN CASE MAY REACH JURY TODAY St. Paul, Minn., June 29.—The Dunn case has gone to the jury. —— St. Paul, Minn., June 29.—The fate of Frank J. Dunn, charged with first degree murder as alleged instigator of the murder of his wife, probably: will. rest in the hands of the: jury today: ‘The state’s attorney. concluded i: arguments. shortly after noon and was. take three weeks. followed by Dunn’s chief counsel. consigned to the Marfield Grain com- pany at Duluth. At Willmar, the shipment was diverted to St. Paul, through a falsification of manitests in the failroad records. THARALDSON T0 REVIEW TROOPS AT FORT LINCOLN Adjutant General Tharaldson, whose term expires tomorrow, will review the troops at Fort Lincoln tonight for the last time in his official capacity. The Elks band of Bismarck has ten- dered its services. It was understood that the function was to have been a governor’s review, but whether the chief executive approves is not known. One military man reported that Gov- rnor Frazier would not be present. The public generally is invited to itténd.the dress parade tonight. Major Fraser assumes charge of the adjutant general’s office Monday. from any prohibitih provisions or at least so as to-grant.the president au- thority to’ permit: %the use of. food- stuffs in the manmifacture of beer, ‘jlght wines, etc., was begun today by the, administration; Wilson‘ conferred. when President and Senator Gerry. ; * Not: Deslrable. ° ator Phelan of California, with whom he also conferred Fegarding prohibi- tion legislation, desires that he have authority to stop the manufacture of malt and vinous Hquors, in case of emergency, but does not believe im- mediate, prohibition of their manufac- ture is necessary or. desirable. Endanger Passage. The president..was understood to feel tng the insistence of some sen- ators én “bone dry” legislation en- dangered the early passage of the ‘food ‘bill, which he jis anxious to see ‘become: law ag’ s00n as possible, Administration .leadcrs .were said also to feel that such Jogislation would) be a disturbing factor in the economic life of the country’and might lead to serious discontent ‘among the work- ers, whose whole hearted support is necessary to, win: the war. Situation Hopeless. The president rea! that since prohibition hasbeen made: an issue in congress; it is almost impossible to hope for: the olimination: of some sort of prohibition provisions from, the food bill: 4t was understood that the president..would be willing to ac- cept @ measure; under which the use of foodstuffa and fruits, inthe manu- facture’of beverage alcohol was. for- bidden, ‘but with authority ‘given him to. permit -their use in making beer and light wines. CASHIER HELD FOR RETARDING LIBERTY LOAN Powers Lake Banker Under Bond to Answer to Serious Charge’ at Minot eeeE Fargo, N. D., June 29.—M. N. Le- dene, cashier of a bank at Powers Lake, arrested Wednesday afternoon on a warrant charging him with re- tarding the sale of Liberty bonds, waived examination before U. S. Com- missioner R. E. Hopkins at ‘Minot, and furnished a bond in the stim of 3500. The case will be tried at the Minot term of federal court. ST. PAUL SYSTEM MAY ELEGTRIFY PRAIRIES Survey Bitig Maio, Made at Big Bend Indicates Intention to Use Big Muddy for Power Pierre, S. D., June 29.—That the Chicago, Milwaukec & St. Paul con- templates the extension of its railway electrification from the mountains to prairie divisions is a report given credence through the activities at Big ‘Bend, several miles down the Mis- sourl, of a corps of the company’s engineers. The St. Paul system touches within 12 miles of Big Bend, where an unlimited quantity of power easily could be developed from the strong current of the Big Muddy. Charge of of Wife Against Pigger Recalls Saloon Linton, N. D., June 29.—Reminis- cent of old.saloon days is a complaint alleging Dblindpigging, sworn out against Don Bidwell of Hazelton, who claims a member of her family became ~ gloriously spiflicated on prune juice and carbolic acid, dis- pensed as booze by said Don. ¥the question with}: Senator Martin, th majority leader, |: guard regiments will be sent 1 Central Powers CUARD MAY NOT ‘| Pointed Out That Tmequalities in Rank Would Result From Following First Plan STATE TROOPS PROCEED DIRECT TO BIG CAMPS Companies Will Not Be Held at Home Stations or Local Mobilization Points “If the national guard is not called out-until Aug. § it probably will mean that North Dakota com- panies will not leave for their con- centration camp until Aug. 15,” said Adjytant General Tharalson when. advised of the Associated Press from Washington today. | “Our original advices were that the troops would be held at their company stations for two weeks after the issuance of the call. The’ war department, of course, may have changed its mind since that time. June 20 the First regiment was short 800 men of full war strength. The companies in some of the larger towns, such as Minot and Fargo, were then short from 80 to 90 men. Authority has been granted for the organization of a second regiment, but we will not go into that until the First is fair- ly well filled.” June 29.—National for- ward to their divisional mobilization camps in the south immediately after they have been drafted into the fed- eral service. Heretofore it was expected ‘that be- cause of lack of tents, it amight be necessary to keep many regiments at thelr home armories or, state mobil; ization: patets for an indafint May Postpone Ca The exact of the application of the draft to the guard is still-un- der discussion. Present. orders are that the eastern sections of the coun- try shall. be drafted July 15, the cen- tral, July 25, and the western, Au- gust 5. It has been pointed out that in- equalities in the relative rank among national guard officers would result from this three-increment plan, and the war department is debating the advisability of postponing the appli- cation of the draft to August 5 and covering the entire guard at that time’ in one operation. ‘Washington, May Issue $500,000 in War Bonds ‘Washington, June 29—The senate finance committee» today: considered the question of an additional war bond issue of half a billion dollars pro- posed by Senator Stone. It was hoped to reach a decision on this point to- day as well as the rate to be imposed on excess war profits. This probably will amount to 16 per cent. * Progress Made In Building Sub Chasers Washington, June 29.—Rapid prog- ress is being made in the construc- tion of the hundreds of submarine chasers recently ordered by the navy department. At the New York yard dozens of the chasers have been completed already, although the orig- inal plans called for the production of only one during the month of June. In August, the yard will begin to deliver hulls at the rate of three a day and will keep that up until the big order has been filled. At the present time, the engine pro- duction for the boats is a little behind schedule. Definite assurances have been received, however, that the en- gine builders will be ahead of sched- ule before August. Brother of Former Greek King May Marry American London, June, 29.—Special dispatch- es from Athens say Prince Christo- per, brother of former King Con- stantine of Greece, is coming to Lon- don to marry a rich American wom- an. The Daily Chronicle gives the name of the woman as Miss Lits, without details as to her identity. The prince, who is 29 years old, and an ex-sublieutenant of the Gre- cian infantry, has twice been report- ed engaged, each time to a wealthy American woman. Kills One Guest and Attacks Two Invites Three Women to Dinner at Cottage Then Binds Them Hand and Foot TWO SURVIVORS SUFFER FROM WOUNDS AND SHOCK Laconia, 'N. june 29.—Miss Alice Black Richards was attacked and mur- dered and her two companions, Misa\ Elizabeth Suess and Miss Dorothy Da- vis, were also victims of an attack at a cottage at Lake ‘Winnisquam last night. “Morris P. Bradford gave him- self up today and is held by the police in connection with the crimes, Invited to Dine. ‘According to the story told by the two women the three were invited to dine with Bradford at his cottage. They accepted, but while in the house were each bound hand and foot and attacked. He cut Miss Richard’s throat and struck the others over the head and cut off their hair. After he left one of the young women man- aged to free herself, but Miss Rich- ards had succumbed from her wounds. Suffer from Wounds. Miss Richards was head teacher at the school for the feeble minded here, and Miss Suess and Miss Davis were also connected with the school. The latter two suffered today from wounds on the head and nervous shocks which followed the attack and could give but brief statements. Bradford is to be given a hearing today. RAISE MORE HOGS ADVICE HAIG DRAWING. CLOSER 10 LENS BY HARD DRIVE British Commander Is Aiming af Far Flanks of Coal Fields GERMAN ATTACK ON VERDUN I8 REPULSED Crown Prince Has Temporary, Successes in Aisne District —French Win Positions . (By Associated Press.) The important development at pres- ent in military affairs is the.cumule- tive pressure which Gerera! Haig ts applying to the German lines about the coal city and mine fields of Lens. The operations now seem to’ have taken on a somewhat broader scope, suggesting that the Brifish command- er'is aiming at the far flanks of the Lens positions in.a wide encircling movement, while keeping up the push here and there on the immediate out: skirts of the city. Capture German Position. Some six miles to the south, near, Oppy, the British last night captured a German position on a front of more than a mile. Closer to’ Lens on wide front, south of the Souchez riv- er, the British continued to gain. They have entered Avion within two miles of Lens, thus drawing considerably lighter the lines immediately about the coal town. - On the French fronts the Verdun district has again sprung into promf- nence. The Germans have been man- ifesting renewed activity there. and: slast night they. delivered: a powerful attack after a heavy bombardment on a front of a mile, near the famous ‘| Hill, No. 304, northwest. of Verdun. Figures. Indipate Falling .Of in Production in 1916 Over That of 1915 BEST ANIMAL FOR FOOD RESULTS AND PROFITABLE Washington, June 28.—The praises of the hog as a meat producing ani- mal are sung by the department of agriculture in an appeal today to farmers to raise hogs, hogs, and still more hogs, as the quickest and surest way of increasing the nation’s meat supply. “The hog is the most important ani- mal to raise for meat and money,” the statement says. “He requires less labor, less equipment, less capital; makes greater gains per hundred pounds of concentrates, and _repro- duces himself faster than any other domestic animal. As a consumer of bi-products he has no rival. No other animal equals the lard hog in its fat storing tendencies. There is no ani- mal which produces more meat ‘and meat products than the hog. “Very near 50 per cent of the total value in dollars and cents of the meat and meat products slaughtered in the packing houses of the United States is derived from the hog. Three-fourths of the world’s national trade in pork and pork products comes from the United States {n normal times, and the war has increased this propor- tion.” The statement then points out that there was a decrease of 313,000 hogs at the end of 1916 as compared with. 1915, and adds: “If we expect to provide meat for foreign exports as well as home needs, every farmer must put forth efforts to raise more Bre Ore ila a TOO MANY FERGES TURK BACK BlG TRAIL HERD Marmarth, N. D. June 29.—Jack O’Bannon and Nels Rasumssen, who recently set out for the Indian reser- vation south of Waukapale with the largest trail herd driven over the Dakota prairies in many a year, were turned back hy an over abundance of fences in their path, and they are graz- ing their 2,500 cows on the gumbo prairies south of Dodge. Later the cattle will go by rail to the territory, where the old cattlemen have leased ‘la tract large enough to supply graz- ing for the entire summer. I. W. W. AGITATORS CONSENT TO LEAVE; BAIL REFUNDED Duluth, Minn., June 29.—Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, New York Industrial Workers of the World organizer, who was arrested here last Saturday in connection with a police raid on Du- luth I. W. W. headquarters, was re- leased on charges of vagrancy last night and her bail refunded. Miss Flynn teld the city authorities that she: wished to leave the city and they thought this arrangement was the easiest way out. of tHe situation. ‘They gained.a few footings but were completely repulsed when they Te newed ‘their attacks today. Grown, Prince, Attacks: the Aisne. district,’ noted! Cerny. region, where his ‘troops 7 tairied a foothold. in the- French trenches, byt were driven out by. an energetic counter attack. ‘Hints, have been coming, out ' many that next week's sessio; German reichstag might witn statements on the subject of ‘Chancellor von Bethmann Rumors to.support the peace movements are supported by reports of mysterious political hap- penings within the German empire. The impression has been given that the expected developments would be of a dramatic nature and the press seems to have been completely muz- zled so far as discussion of political topics is concerned. REVOKES NEUTRALITY. Rio Janeiro, June 29.—Brazil has revoked her decree of neutrality in the war between the entente allies and Germany. The Brazilian government by act of congtess\ late in May authorized the revocation of Brazil's neutrality in the war between Germany and the United States. In notifying the Brazilian le- gations of the sanction of the revoca- tion, Nilo Petanha, the foreign min- ister, in a note, said Brazil up to that time had refrained from taking sides in the European conflict, but that the republic could not remain indifferent from the moment the United States ‘found itself involved in a struggle for: the rights of the people and when. Germany meted out indiscriminately , to Brazil the most brutal treatment. ' A dispatch from Rio Janeiro June 9 sald that diplomatic exchanges with, representatives of the entente powers, were in progress and that practical re- sults might be expected shortly. It was added that warships of the entente would be permitted to visit. Brazilian ports without adhering to time limits imposed by neutrality. TO VISIT MUNICH. y Copenhagen, June 29.—Emperor Charles and Empress Zita of Austria Hungary are expected to arrive in Munich on Saturday. The Munich correspondent of the Berliner Tage- blatt says the visit of the emperor will be of political, as well as social nature. He will be accompanied by. Count Czernin, the foreign minister, and the head of the Austrian mill- tary and civil cabinets. Alsace-Lorraine Delegation Greets General Pershing June 29.—Major General John J. Pershing yesterday received delega- tions from the Alsace-Lorraifie repub- lican committee. The vice president of the committee told the geheral how proud they were that a descendant of their country had come to fight for the triumph of their inalienable right and the restoration to France of the lost provinces. General Pershing was moved. He said he was most happy to meet the representatives of the valiant people. who had suffered so deeply because of fidelity to their country and that he had a warm place in his heart fos “Alsace, the land of his father. Paris,

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