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PAGE 2 CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY APTER SPEECH BY NIKOLAI LENINE PROCLATMING BODY HOPELESSLY BOURGEOIS The brief Vienna d ITS AUTHORITY GONSPIGHOUSLY INSULTED sinictcs ts Setisnedy te impor sear Bs ‘A third aim—the clearing of rail-| Parsons, special representative of the road: congestion—has not been attain-: board at New York, in charge of bun-| sought had not been: fully obtained, ed as yet, largely, Dr. Garfield declar- | kering, has been given ful lauthority| Dr. Garfield said he did not wish to) vause of unusual weather con-|to exercise the board's commandeer-|cross that bridge until he.came to it. Relations Still Pending—German Newspaper Declares Peace Comes if at All on German Terms of Settlement. Petrograd, Sunday, Jan. 20.—After an all-night session the een- tral executive committee early this moraing promulgated a decree abolshing the constituent assembly. the wishes of the laboring masses represented by the Bolsheviki mem- bers.” ' Nikolai Lenine, the Bolsheviki pre- mier, was the chief speaker before the by the gencral congress of the dele- committee and. was greeted. with tu- gates at the Caucasian front. multous cheering. He said: | Dr. Von Kuehlmann also asked | A | whether the Petrograd delegation in-; ., Nikolai Lenine Speaks. tended to deal with the Aland islands, ‘A conflict between the Workmen's 5, Finland entitled to represent and Soldiers’ government and the con- r . i A concerning | Rocky Mountain these islands in question concerning) "oud be taken without delay. stituent assembly has been growing them. mini the 716 constituent assembly is the high- Has ion of the political ideals ¢ “pre: urgeois society, W The constituent assembly will be dis- solved. It was not met today, and has, in fact, ceased to exist.” The Bolsheviki have not yet an- nounced any plans for a legislative body to replace the constituent as- sembly. The All Russian Congress of Soci- eties is expected to meet tomorrow, but the meeting may be postponed to enable more delegates to attend. This bedy. is looked to as one which will cither declare itself a sovereign body ©: designate the means of creating HIS MAJESTY’S WISH King of Austria-Hungary is Anxious . for Peace. Vienna, Sunday, Jan. Via Am-} sterdam to London, Jan, 2 It is his majesty’s wish to end the war at the soonest moment possible by an hon- orable peace. In pursuance of this de- + sire and the principles it repeatedly has announced, the government of the dual monarchy has done everything in its power, and will continue to do everything possible, to bring about = most speedily a general peace. If for the present, however, only a separate = peace with Russia is practicable, the * responsibility rests solely with the en- tente powers, which have rejected re- peatedly our peace offers.” These statements. were made Monday by Dr. Von Seydler, the Austrian prime minister, in the course of a speech at an important conference be- tween the government and labor lead- _ ers... Those present included Count Von. Toggenburg, minister of the in- terior, Lieut. General Czapp,. minister = of defense, and Labor. Representatives > Adler, Sietz and others. After announcing. that the. present serious time demanded. harmony in ~ labor. circles and a clear and sin- = cere discussion of all problems the premier. made his announcement on = peace. Afterward he proceeded to dis- avow..any aims at conquest. and de- clared that the. government continued its adherence in the belief that inter- national agreement regarding disarm- = ament and arbitration courts could ~ form. a suitable basis for a general) ¢ peace. "The premier insisted, that as. far as} . Austria was concerned, . the negoti-| : ations. with Russia should not be shipwrecked. on projects.of territorial’ acquisition. The government, he add- ed, regarded Poland as an indepen- : dent state with independent relations * with the monarchy, “although, . of . course’ he continued, “we: shall pre- = serve the constitutional influence of | the legislative bodies. of both states = of the monarchy in this settlement. ‘It is, therefore, far from our inten- : tion to dictate to; Poland regarding her relationship with us,” the premier said. PEACE PARLEY DEFERRED Central Powers Meet Trotzky Again . January 29th. London, Jan. 22.~A long report of the proceedings of the conimission for the regulation. of political- and terri- torial questions: at Brest-Litovsk Fri- . day, sent out by Berlin, discloses the * fact: that the central’ powers and the », Russians are no nearer agreement on = they point of how: the populations’ of the “occupied territorfes are to record = their-desire for self determination. The discussion: concluded ‘with a reply - by Foreign Minister: Trotzky that the > Russians adhered to’ their proposals that a referendum: should decide’ the «~ future formation ‘of these, countries. Tratzky also declared that one sided = and’ independent treatment of the ter- ritorfes- occupied ‘by the Austrians = could “not ‘be granted to the ‘Ukrain- lans, but he beliéved° an agreement was possible between the Ukrainians nd: Russian: 5% : Asked by-Dr. Von" KuehImann, th * German’ foreign secretary for a‘staté: |’ ment regarding the relations between Petrograd and the Caucasus army, |’ Trotsky said that the army was com-| | manded:by officers devoted. to the. Bol- sheviki decision, which was: confirmed “ last three days. since the Russian revolution, in which ‘Phe Bolsheviki foreign minister re- the constitutional democrats scored a success, overthrowing czarism. In October a social revolution occurred and the working mass, through the Workmen’s and Soldiers Delegates be- came the sovereign authority. “By creating the Workmens’ and Soldiers’ Delegates, the Russian prole- tariat. brought something new into the revolution, There is no equal in the history. of revolutions in western. Eu- rope except the Paris commune. The Workmens’ and Soldiers’ Delegates are not bound by any rules or tradi- tions to the old bourgeois society. Bourgeois Society. “Their government has taken all the p wer and rights into its own hands. served his reply, whereupon the delib- was adjourned until Jan. 29. The eco- nomic commission continued its work, HERTLING IN REICHSTAG German Chancellor Opens Three Day | Debate Thursday. Copenhagen, Jan. 22—The eitung | Am Mittag, of Berlin, a copy of which has been received here, says tha Count Von Hertling, the imperial Ger. man chancellor, will deliver his post- poned speech in the Reichstag main committee next Thursday. The news- § ds that Dr, von Kuehlmann, & nan foregin secretary, is con- party leaders, and § ate in the debate which will follow the chancellor's | @ peech. The debate is expected to |¥ ACCEPT OR FIGHT i Trotzky Must Accept Terms or Nego-| % tiations End. | enhagen, Jan. 22.—-The Lokel!f of Berlin s that unless |} the Bolsheviki foreign s the demands of the | % en he returns to § ‘9, the cen-| ace nego- tral powers will break off tations. NEW ONE FORMS k v peat ans Reh ok <a Amsterdam, Jan. 22.—The Austrian | ned, according to a| to the Berliner Mor-| Yon Toggenburg, min-} rheumatism. Use Clean and con- to rub, no stains, 3 and your pain aches and ct I by the appiie BASKET BALL DICKINSON HIGH | Vs. BISMARGK HIGH At High School Gymnasium FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY 25 At 8:30: O'clock tr; head, holding the portfolio of min- : é se ister of foregin affairs, or the minor Meanwhile the Conference at Brest-Litovsk Suspends Political Phase | pody, of which Dr. Von Seydler is 4 iati "7 5 ‘ nercic president. But the fact that Count, ed, > of Negotiations to be Resumed January: 25th, Commer cial |\on Toggenburg, who held the post ; ditions, of minister of the interior in the Von | Seydler cabinet, has been asked to or- | ganize that it is the latter. Recent dispatches from Vienna re- | ported a crisis in the Austrian cabinet, ee ss When you are wearied. from over ij work, feel listless and languid, can't! erg of fifty vessels, and Roads had received supplies suffici-| road stiuation is improved to any getting run-down—an easy prey to! ent for the more than one hundred | considerable extent. dangerous disease germs. Hollister’s! snips held in port. | - Abundant Coal at Piers coal to | sleep or eat as you should, you are | ———— erations of the political commission | —yqi_quylatSRSIaRInararay lsum eT I: SE ARNE EY RE IMES I LET CO EE EE BISMARCK EVENING TRIBUNE COALSI Washington, Jan. | government in clos announced last night. ch does not ker coal aboard in s of which Count Czernin is new ministry, would indicate (Advertisement.) anf usual: Tea—nature’s herbs “We. are. supplying JOS. BRESLOW'S. piers,” said Dr. Garfield. ed, Fuel Administrator Garfield | rangement put into 0 | Fiomes throughout the east, he said, | receipts. At the shipping board to- receiving coal in larger quanti-, night it was said that both tugs and than has been reported for weeks, | barges there would be commandeered again ismoving to ‘if necessary to make the work more lume to sup-' efficient, but officials were of the opin- Generally Observed. rork The first of the ten Monday holi-|has not entered the pool, It was inti- days was observed generally Monday,} mated that it would be forced to av}ing Monday as the day for general and business everywhere in the east/so immediately. was at a standstill. Reports tonight told of a few violations of the order eee : anh eS ys ; 7 Sey, and said that thousands of establish-jthe receipt by railroads of general| which falls on Friday. Ince mos! Utiy hy SET eee wud. the taonth ments were closed even though they | freight, Director General McAdoo, it Slavs, but also by. the socialists, while ; ee ci itself,’” 0 ittee g 0 ys 3] the German deputies also were hostile | It has killed itself,’’ the committee announeed, by ‘‘opposing | owing to Von Seydler’s weak attitude. had a technical right to remain open. Tomorrow will be the last of the ‘five day’s shutdown of manufacturing | which adopted a resolution approving | plants, and on Wednesday industry generally will, go about its business Reports tonight said New York had ure still would have to be taken or on hand enough: éoal to fill the bunk-| else non-esentials would have to be|only the half day Saturday, of- Hampton the; eastern railroads, today declined to ‘It now is a accept general freight for shipment. SaaS Sache sac RUSE RNEDS NOSED SSS SS SO TUATION BETTER Two of the question of putting it aboard ships.” It took only food and coal, and made chief accomplishments sought by the; ‘The’ heavy movement of coal to|an effort to move freight already on gs down industry ; ports has taxed tug and barge facil-|its lines. Somo other lines accepted | ting off fuel supplies have been ‘ities heavily. Despite a pooling ar-| new freight but made no attempt to ation at New| move it. York it was found difficult to handle Spirit and) Letter. Reports received during the day indicated that business generally, ob- served the spirit as well as the letter of the closing order. Asked tonight he would: extend the five days industrial closing if it appeared that the accomplishments. {ion that pooling would suflicie. J. B. ing power in his discretion. There will be ten heatless Mondays, Only: one big concern at New York] Dr, Garfield said, despite pressure to have their number reduced. In select- closing Dr. Garfield said that the fuel McAdoo Rejects. Embargo. administration took into considerat In declining to put an embargo on|tion Washington’s birthday, Feb 22, plants give a Saturday half holiday was learned today, acted against the} officials expect a four day industrial ses of the war conference board,| shutdown in February. Washington's Birthday. Nearly all the plants throughout the céuntry close on Washington’s birthday, and .most of them work the suggestion. Officials who sought the embargo as a means of relief for congestion declared tonight this meas- denied transportation before the rail-|ficials believe they would not open up at all that day, making a The Pennsylvania railroad, with the | day to Tuesday, aproval of A. H. Smith, director of Tuesday, plants in. many .sections. of the country will also have a three and four day inactive period from Thurs- | Since Lincoln’s birthday falls on} one half day suspension, period from noon Saturday, Keb. 9, to. the follow- \ ing Wednesday. Exemptions; it: was: indicated: again today, will not be’ increased: MONTANA COAL {Surplus in Abundance Now: Relicving Dakotas. Helena, Mont., Jan. 22.—Large ship- ments of Montana coal are now being made to both.North and:South Dakota, These states have been depending largely upon the east for their ‘coal and railway congestion. has affected their supply. State Fuel Administra- itor W. J. Swindiehurts, of Montana, | said today. that Montana’s surplus was ‘now relieving the Dakota’s shortage. STEAMBOATS ON THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI SUNK BY IGR FLOBS Memphis, Tenn,, Jan. 22.—Ice floes sweeping southward on the crest of a rapid rise in the Mississippi river, due to the breaking. of gorges in that waterway and tributary streams yes- terday caused four steamboats to sink. tore away others from their moorings and damaged a number of small cratt. There «was ‘no loss of life. The. excursion steamer DeSoto, val- ued at $50,000, the government tow- boat Graham, valued at $27,500, a gov- ernment grader boat, valued at $37,- 000, and a government quarter boat were the steamers sunk: - The latter Ww down at Seyppel’s Landing, Ark. eee Made from the White Meat of the Cocoanut Churned With Fresh Milk. HESE are the ingredients used in the churning of this new, delicious spread for bread. This we are glad to publish. There are no secrets about Troco. We must label Troco as Oleomargarine, because no new laws have yet been made since Troco was discovered. We use neither oleo oil nor hog fats—common ingredients used in Oleomar- garine. Troco is made from the wholesome white meat of the cocoanut and pure milk: Is a nut-fat butter, purely vegetable and highly nutritious. Like ordinary butter, Troco is an energy or fuel food, but far cheaper. | A Nut-Made Butter at the Price of -Fat-Made Oleomargarine Please do not confuse Troco with common oleo- margarine made from hog and cattle oils. The use of the white meat of the cocoanut in butter-making is a recent European discovery. Like Creamery . Butter, it comes to the table a rich golden color. Capsules, containing exactly the same vegetable coloring used in creamery butter, are included in each package. The coloring process is simple. A Great Delicacy Fresh, crisp Troco is a most natural food—pure, appetiz- ing, easier to digest—not distinguish- pom tho ts. able from good creamery butter. And White, geho"s far more inviting than fatty oleomar- Cocom: Ch garine. . 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