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aS ey “GENERALLY FAIR “THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NO. 95. | Mobs BISMARCK, ‘NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, APRIL 5 1918 iu halt Kr a PRICE FIVE : CENTS ill Act If Congress Does Not Place - ~ Curb On Sedition, President Wilson Is Told GERMANS LOSE IN DESPERATE AMIENS DRIVE * Teutons Repulsed All Along the! y Line With a Heavy Loss of Men BATTLE RAGES ALL DAY Great Offensive Continued. Until | Late Into Night With No Gains (Associated #ress) The French lines have held below | *investic.. TION OF : WIRE COMPANIES ORDERED BY |. C. C, : Washington. D, C., April 5—The | interstate commerce commission || today ordered an investigation of | the physical valuation of 45 tele | i graph and cable companies’ prop: | erty, and their financial condition, | similay to the valuations of rail- | roads under way for several years. | HUNBUTCHERS, - PICKED BRUTES,, SECOND DRAFT MOBILIZATION ORDERS SOON'- ‘| April Call Probably Will Repre- sent Month’s Proportion of 800,000 Men TO TAKE 90,000 A MONTH SLAY WOUNDED PTetrible Tales of Ger CRY Hatred, of Germans Toward Ameri- Amiens, and the Germans have been | defeated ‘with great losses in what probably constituted their most des- perate effort yet to break in and c cans Related \ Number May Be In¢redsed or De- creased as Pershing’s Needs Demand Washington, D. C,, April 3,—Orders | SINVESTIGATION oF PETROLEUM RATES, I | | Washington, BD: 6. | General investigation of railroad | i freight rates on petrotemu, prod- | it ucts was ordered today by’ the in- | | terstate commerce commission. BVERY FLAG IN BISMARCK MUST FLY TOMORROW War Should See Old Glory Everywhere lor the mobilization of the secon 1 | “aprit 5.—A | ‘First Anniversary of Entrance in! | | | i i “FIRST MILITARY EXECUTION HELD AT CAMP LOGAN 'Two Negroes Pay Death Penalty. for the Murder of Private Rael M. Foley i i éi | MURDERED MAN ¢ MAN ON GUARD: 'Sentence of Court Martial Ap-; proved by President Wilson Exacted Today | |ARRA~Re renner ‘ Houston, Texus, April 3.—In a lit-| arroyo within the limits of camp | tle dratt of selective men ‘will go to gov- jCITY TO SHOW PATRIOTISM, | Honan: a score of persons this morn- 2rnors very soon. Fifteen thousand | men of the second draft are now niob- ; ‘alizing, and the April call now about | cut off the communications. of this in-- SERGEANT SEES MURDERS | :0 go out will provably represent the, portant base from the south. Similarly to the east of Auniens, | the British have maintained their « Steadfast defense, and prevented the; Germans from making any important; headway. The battle raged yesterday and vir-| tually all last night. It was along a line approximately 30 miles south of the Somme. Today the Germans switched their attack to the north of the river and engaged the British along a-front of some 17 miles, but were able to make only a slight ad- vance near the river. South of the Somme the contending | armies met with fluctuating fortunes, ; the French giving some ground-in the northerly ‘sector, but closing the en- gagement of their line not only stand- ing. where it was along {ts southerly course, but even adyanced {o one’ or two sectors. As a whole thé entente Mne-may be considered maintained in its entirety.” SECURITY y LEAGUE SPEAKER COMING ., TO, CITY ‘SUNDAY T. Cashman Will Tel What Great ; Organization | Is Doing ‘in War ‘ parents) i ‘T. Cashinan,: representing tne iNa- tional Security league, greatest’ among | all the independent patriotic organiz- ations which has come inco being through the war, and ‘numbering amoong ,its active members ‘and otfi- care seh men as William’ Howard Taft, Alton B. Parker, Robert ‘Bacon, | voneph Cnoate, Theodore Roosevelt, | LB, Hanna and others who'long tave | deen prominent in‘ state and national | government( has been procured for al patriotic address to be deliveréd at the Lismarck Auditorium on Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. - | Americans ‘passed through Mere today Passed for Dead, Sammy Cee: Comrades’ Throats Cut by Teuton Slaughterers t Chicago, IL, April 5.—A ghastly il | {Justration of German aired of Amer | ican soldiers is given in a Salvatior | ‘Army letter made public here today | {It was written in France by Adjutan | | R. C. Starbard; who was in charge 01 a Salvation army hut, to Commander | { Eva’ Booth, Laas f visited-a base hospital recently, | says the letter, “and heard this story from @ sergeant’ who’ bad: passed thri one of; the’ raids... The. sargeant war horribly ‘wounded by .@ grenade; and | ‘was passed by the Germans as! dead'| ; Before the ‘sargeant lost. conscious’ ness, however, he ‘saw.a dozen Ger. | ans overpower. Amefican: -boys. and cut their ‘throats from ear (o° ear | | The Sergeant sdid“the mirder of' the | ' ‘third “American: was most . horrible | Four Germans held bim while a fiftr | tairly.severed his head trom ‘his.body , «Razor Edges on-Bayonets- T have. just learned,” continues the letter, ‘that this same company ol | with their. bayonets sharpened like razors, eworn. to:avenge this awfu:; j crime, against ‘their, comrades. What dan you’ gay to men bound on. such an errand except bid them strike with | all ‘their might’ and harder because | of the righteousness of our cause and | the devilishhess of the enemy.” Adjutant Starbard admits to Com difficult’ to follow ‘the dictates of fore | | giving Christianity while hearing daily reports: of unheard of atrocities, | Butchers, Picked Brutes | “It is the work of the enemy bri | gades known as. the ‘butchers’ that | makes our blood boil and makes ur | forget that we love our enemy. mander Booth that it. is often very '- month's proportion of the 800,000 men: who it previously has ‘been an- aounced will he‘called during the 1¢-! | maining nine months of the year ‘To! ‘all the monthly increments would | | nobilize them at about a rate of 110,000 | |. month. However, there is no assur- mce that this will be a fixed figure, | ecause the flow of men will be de- ermined by the needs of the army in “rance. As General Pershing may all for specially qualified :roops, anj werage of 90,0006. may be mura | eeded or much decreased. It has been announced that,the men vill be drawn as gradually and in as} mall numbers as possible sv as not: < dislocate industry, and pardenlanly)| sriculture. = TRADE BOARD HITS. LUMBER FIRS A BLOW : Spy on Busifiess of. Mail Order Houses |. DETECTIVE IS RESTRAINED! Luke W. Boyce Ordered to Re- frain From Seeking to Learn Rivals’ Secrets Washington, D. C., April 5.—The federal trade commission today ord-! ared 3 lumber companies in the west © desist from unfair methods of com- Impressive Loyalty. Parade in! Afternoon to Be Followed by Addresses / Every flag in Bismarck ‘should be thrown. to the breezi \ tomorrow morning, | thereafter as the average. it | holder, can slip. on his carpet-slip- pers and bend old glory to the flagstaff, and the: colors should remain flying until sunset. Any private or public building. which neglects or declines to pay Liber- ty day. this courtesy will be singled out for attention not at all complimentary. April 6, ‘Lib- erty. day; marks the: firs vergary of America’s. entt; lit is a big: day for: very ican, ‘and . Bismarck ; canfiot * spect manda —COMMITT e. se, Every red blooded: ‘Americ: adie ana ,the suroundinic will lay aside all. other duties tomor- | in, ‘Bis rousing celebration of ‘Libert the first anniversary: of the ms we Which America .ceased’.to. -he;-“t Tproud:to: fight”’for thé cause ‘of ib. ‘erty and right: Every state, county and. federal ‘ot; ‘fice. is planning: to close’ during “thie! ‘afternoon in order, that administrative | | statts andiemployes may join in the) ‘oper observance’ of the day. Busi- jee houses ‘generally will give their; ; employes a respite during the after-! ‘moon that they ‘otic part. The ‘has been set aside ‘-y proclamation’ of President: Wilson ‘ | Governor Frazier and Mayor ‘Lucas as ‘a day which: a true Americans shall: \eale rate, Formal absétrance: of the annivers-, tary will open in Bismarck with a pa-! jtriotic street parade at 2 o'clock. , Every. business. house in the city, ievery fraternal, military, patgiotic, re-; | ligious, charitable, . political .and_ so-; ‘country, Play their patri-; | ing saw the first military execution | | hela here sin¢e the camp was estab-; lished, John B. Mann, and Walters. | privates of Company “I” 370th Infan-| try, paying with their lives for the slaying of Private ‘Ralph M. Foley,| Company “G” 130th infantry. The condemned men went to death calmly, and the entire proceed- | | ings lasted but a few minutes. } The crime for which the death pen-; alcy was inflicted by court martial | and approved by President Wilson! was the murder of Private Foley who: was guarding the two negroes while! ‘they were engaged in cleaning upj rubbish around the camp, Foley was stabbed in the ear and died two bours | later. The negroes fled end were cap-, tured quickly and their trial began; ‘the following morning, lasting three ‘days. LBAGUER NOW ‘HIGHEST TYPE OF AMERICAN eir | Organizer Changes'’ ‘Tune. When He Finds Sedition No Longer Popular | \NOT “EVEN A SOCIALIST | | L..W. Martin Declares Only Red He Ever Voted for Was \ i Mayor Van Lear Red Wing, ‘Minn,, April 5.—L. W.; ‘Martin; Nonpartisan league organizer o ntrial here charged with obstruct: | ! ing enlistments in the army and navy, | | today denied { | | ATTACKING IN WIDE FRONT | he railway from Amiens... to Clair- ILLINOIS IS MINERS. LYNCH PRO-GERMAN FOR WILSON LIBEL iTake Enemy Alien and Parade Him Through the Streets Barefooted and Then Wrest Him from Protection of the Police ‘RECKLESS USE OF HUN FORCES NETS NO GAIN ‘Great Losses of Men Recorded in| Assault on French Line Which Holds Firm | Germans . Making Drive From) Dernancourt by Moyenne- vile, on British Sector Paris, April 5.—German forces con- tinued their attack during the. night.! says the official statement issued to-| ;day “by “the war office. Despite the superiority of the German effectives, | which the statement says were spent recklessly, the Teutons were unable jio reach their objective, which was mont. i The French’ regiments by thelr re-! sistance and counter attacks maintain- ed ‘the line in its “entirely, the war; | pifice announced. French Troops Victory. The French troops conquered the | greater part of Epinette wood, north of the town of Orvillers-Sorel. All) Jerman efforts to dislodge the French-j men were in vain. The French captured St. Aigman ‘arm, southeast of Grivesnes, and held it against all assaults. In the north,! | he French withdrew their positions; o the west of Castel, They threw; vack the Germans from Arriere Court vood, west of Mailly-Rameval, ATTACK ON WIDE FRONT. London, April 5.—The Germans ‘this morning attacked the British! | ‘HAD MADE ADDRESS ‘AS RED SOCIALIST Attacks on President ‘Stirred Crowd in Neighboring Town to Mob Law Collinsville, Ml.,. April 6;—-Rob- ert P. Prager, 45 years old; and |German born, after twice escap- ing mob violence, was hanged to tree shortly after midnight by ia mob of 350. persons, who.de- clared ‘he had made disloyal ;ut- terances. He was dragged from the basement of the. city hall there, where he had been.in ing, through the main’ street ‘ ithe city to a point’ one mile’ ‘and ‘there his. body: was’ Bie this morning dangling ‘from)'a tree. Talked on Socialism . Pl Prager was a coal miner, ane yesterday was in Maryville, “Il\t \where he addressed mifiers socialism. ‘ During his'talk‘hesi& said to have made remarks. dé- rogatory’ to President. bien. Thé angered miners threateréd ito do him bodily harm, bat.he lescaped to Collinsville, his home, {Some of the miners, however, followed him,.and a crowd: pre gathered. Led Barefoot Through Streets. Prager was taken from his home and led barefooted through the streets waving an American flag. The police, fearing vio- ‘lence, took him from ‘the crowd and placed him in the city, hall. Later, the mob gathered in front {of the hall and demanded the iman. The small force ‘of, police ‘and deputies were overpower and Prager was found hiding i in De eee mansstnror ning North “These are picked brutes for raid | | detition.. The order applied also to!Cial organization in the city.has-been On: cross examination ity league. He speaks at Mandan to-! ing purposes for the spurpore of in it take W. Boyce, a Minneapolis detec- jurged to, st th part ria he, parade, “ay that he is a pro-Gernian and says he i ss ai timidating by frightfulness. | tive. jority of the. business houses willis not a socialist, “I only voted for| Moyeaneville, north of the Somme, ac- day, and tomorrow will address |” procuring by Subterfuge information | be represented. by elaborate and. ap- oon \ officers approached. Liberty day audience at Dickinson, ropriate ‘floats: A novel. and tic-| one socialist in my life,” he testified. | cording to the Evening Standard. coming: from the Queen City to Bis- 4 ‘ntended only ‘for: banafide customers \2 PI partic-| ‘The chief points of attack, the coming rom the Que to ent (CITY OFFICIALS | xf mail order houses, furnishing to|Ularly striking feature of the parade, “That was Mayor Van Lear, of Min-/ | newspaper says” were. Dernancourt, | Pulled Into the Air impression at Jamestown and in other | | 2B. Walker, of Minneapolis, pub- | will be delegations ‘representing: all! neapolis. (Menin, Baumont-Hambel, Briegury | One mile west of the city, the towns where he has been heard in; DO NOT DESIRE | isher of the Mississippi Valley Lum-| bes Amerie =| allige, “arenas mith In refuting the testimony of Mar-j and Moyenneviile. |rope by which Prager had been . verman, of namiés of persons selling | the allied colors at their hear. Th tin the state called several witnesses! ‘The Germans were repulsed with led was thrown over the limb of GOVERNOR’S AID) 0 mail order concerns to enable him North Dakota Council of Defense has) wore at Kenyon when Martin entered | ; heavy losses, except at Dernancourt.'» tree, The man was asked if be 6 interfere with the free purchase of Prepared an unusually attractive float! harbersho there and is alleged to|where they made slight gains, There . | forces on a wide front from Dernan- the basement of the hall. The ie few mil f Albert, court, a few miles south of Arent: 2 crowd threatened to shoot a the North Dakota, and it is expected that | he will have a capacity eualenes, ‘Sun-| ‘had anything to say. His answer [which ia @ néxact model of a: United has been no attack south of the’ day. | Spokane. Wash., April 5.—An offer | LIBERTY DAY TO BE OBSERVED BY - WASHBURN FOLK Inspiring Program of Patriotic Addresses Arranged for Tomorrow Washburn, WN, D., April 5.—A big pa- triotic gathering, in the interests of the Third Liberty Loan drive, will be held in Washburn on ‘Saturday. There: will be a program of speeches and music, to stimulate interest prelimin-. ary to the opening of the campaign, ; which will be waged generally through the country, under the leadership of * Karl Klein of Washburn, county caair man of the Liberty Loan committee. Those who. will speak here on Sat: urday will include the following: . “Why We jAre In the War,” Attorney J. T.! McCulloch; “The Liberty Loan,” Kari Klein; “Why We Must Win the War.” Henry Morgan; “Is lt Worth the Price?” Judge G. P. Gibson, and “Our Duty as Citizens,” State's Attorney John E, Williams. ORE SDS SURGICAL DRESSING Mrs. V. H. Stickney. Conducts Class at Dickinson Dickinson, N. D. ‘Dy iApril 5.=MYe, nV, H. Stickney, who took: course in, sufgical dressing at Bismarck, has Opened classes for Dickinson men and women in the federal eral: Saliding.. SCHOOL ‘LANDS DS IN GI GRANT TO BE LEASED APRIL 25 Shields, N. N.D.. ‘Aprit 5 pril 25: ‘gten set by the state Inna: -comtyission- cas the date for the leasing of school Tends in, Grant county which have not already heen taken. The ‘leasing will take place at the coun‘y court) hovse ia seer eee quarter 2 ME fez. the tesuing of the ‘ea the mirimumisetals per |: of Governor Lister to take over the/ | nolice. and sheriff forces of the city} 1ess secrets of mail order firms and s#i0.e of its \ and county and rid the community .ot | ; Industrial\‘Workers of the World: or | ganizers: and agitators was rejected | | oy the city commissioners in a tel | | egram. sent to the. governor at the | close of a meeting this afternoon: at |.which the situation was considered | | Sheriff George E. Reid also ‘sent al ; letter to the governor today, declin-| | ing to furn over his ‘office. The commissioners’ telegram says | they intended asking’ the governor “that some action be taken at you |“ request by the military authorities | as.was taken in closing.the I. W. W | headquarters’ and arresting the load | erg a few months. since.” RUSSIANS ARE ORGANIZING .A VAIN DEFENCE — ae Moscow, Wednesday, April 3.—(By the A. P.)—In order to insure posses sion of the Kiev-Vorojba. railway, the Germans: ;have occupied Putivl, tex miles north of the railroad in Kursk government. An energetic defense is being organized at Kharkov and Ek- atgrinoslav, but, owing to the insuf- figiency of the forces, it is virtually inevitable that the two towns will tall into. the hands of the Germans. It is believed the Germans will. con- tinue hostilities until they have occu- pied: Cholm, Volhynia, Podolia and other provinces claimed as belonging fe Ukraine. GEORGE RETURNS FROM TRI TRENCHES London, “April. 5. 5. -— Premier Lloyd George returned to London * jthis morning from: & visit to. the “front, “says ah official anounce- ment tonight. The British prime ‘minister. accompan Clem- ‘enceau, the French: viata Fletati Marghals 9 |. Flogh, eta hawaitnasys supplies by these concerns, the em- ployment of Boyce to obtain the bus che following: of salesmen to embar- ‘ass them in their dealings were vidden by the commission. In the case of the Interi Xo, of Minneapolis, | Uumber Co. of Grand Forks, orders were to desist from ol confidential informiation. WALSH: H PIONEERS BACK ior. Lumber | N.D, the Mr. and. Mrs. William Code Re- turn After 17 Years Park River, N.D, April ‘3.—Mr. and lee William Code of Mossbank, | | 3ask., pioneers of Walsh county, have returned for a visit with J. D. Robert- 3on and other old friends. Mr. Code was a member of the first Walsh coun- | y board of commissioners, appointed | provided for these warriors who fought | yy Governor Ordway when ‘this coun- | y was organized, and he was chatr- nan of the board for several years in he early days. 3askatchewan seventeen years ago. GOULD GOING UP Churches Ferry School Head Ac- cepts Oakes Post Churches Ferry; April 5.— Supt. J. G. Gould, who eos at the head of, the local public schools, has tendered his resignation, having ac- cepted.the superintendency of the Oakes public schools, Mr. Gould has made a good record here, and friends ot the schools. ate sorty to’ see him go. ©. | TOWNLEY’S PET BRANCH i OF |. W. W. 18 RAIDED | | Spokane, Wish, A April 6—Police | | today raided, the hea | the Lumber Workers’ and Agricul-_ | tural Workers’ union of the |, W. | | lice headquarters. and seized’ all Yat Ke andiniterature.in- the rooms. | j- States destroyer, which has, claimed} yi) shave a proGerman?” Attorneys | share. of. Hun ‘torpedo! boats and submarines. The. destroy-! |of. miniature’ jack tars. } It is provable that a British tank ganizations which will march will be | Wilton, members of the United Mine | Workers, whose: Wilton local,’ wit'! [more than $00 members, is the largest . in North Dakota. .The Wilton home guatd, a splendid military organiza- |tion, also has ‘been invited, and. the, Washburn Lignite Co. has assured the hpresence in the parade of ‘an attrac- \tive float typical of its mining. opera- , tions. An especial post of honor in the pa- rade will be reserved for the heroes lof..former wars, veterans of: the re-! bellion, the Indian campaigns and the. <panish war. . Automoniles will be° iin past years that thé world might re- | ;main safe for democracy and for 2he! | brave wives and mothers and daugh-| The family left for/ters and sisters and sweethearts of| the Women’s. Relief Corps and the. ; Women’s Auxiliary to Cos, A and tf The Bismarck Home Guard, the boy Scouts, the various fraternal and labor organizations of the city, will march in a body. The. Elks’ ‘band will ‘head the procession, and. the Salvation Atmy. band has ‘been invited to, join in furnishing the music, Capt E. G. ‘Wanner has issued a special order directing tthe. mobilization of the Bis- marck Home Guard at the. state. arm- “All other units watch are parade are requested to assemble at 1: 30. , The line ewill then form immediately, and >will “move promptly at 2.o'cléck, marching north on Second .street to Rosser, east on Rosser. to Seventh street, south, on Seventh to Main, west on Main to Sec- ond, north on Second (o Broadway and east on Broadway. to Seventh, where the marchers will fall out at the. muni- etpal ‘Auditorium: If the ‘weather jis: warm and sunny, to join in. the north of ‘the auditorium. swilksbe program will be held on |, i |.gary. and Fi je $ | have asked: “Is there a man here who! for Martin objected to the introduc- | tion of the testimony, but their ob-! for-'ers will be manned with a fall creW jection was overruled. “Paying $3,000,000 to Morgan.” Witnesses also testified to the talk; and.the Rovertson will be another feature. Among the Ov made by Martin in Welch in which: | he'is said to have said: “We must be! taining ;a delegation of 100 to 180 miners from careful in buying Liberty bonds as we! are paying a profit of $3,000,000 to Morgan.” ‘The defense has asked for permis- sion to introduce witnesses who will | testify as to the Kenyon and Welch | ‘talk. Judge Johnson will receive an | affidavit today from the defense re-|. garding the introduction of such wit-; ; messes and an adjournment may bi | taken until they are called. ‘TRIAL FOR THEFT OF $1,700 BEGUN ‘Minneapolis, Minn., April 5.—The! trial of Roy Johnson, charged with { Toobery in the first degree in connec: | tion with the theft of $1,700 in drafts; and cash from Elmer Swanson, super-; intendent of construction on a fovern-/ ment dam at Dodson, Mont., was be | gun here today. Johnson, with two al-! leged accomplices, George Byers, 8) taxicab driver, and Dorothy Blake, is) said to have robbed Swanson on the night of March 17 while on a taxicab ride. ‘Byers, the driver of the cab, has not been arrested but the Blake; woman is at the ‘Minneapolis city hos-; pital recovering from an operation. .--: ‘Swanson told of the ride and of; ‘being knocked on the head. The trial will continue tomorrow. { i i | VIENNA OFFICIALLY SAYS * SOMEBODY IS LYING, ° it {it | —Amaterdam, April 5.—An official || | announcement made in Vienna to- \ : day reiterates the assertion of | | Foreign Minister .Czernin which | {was denied yesterday by Premier | | versation concerning. peace has | been held between. ‘Austria-Huns: ‘anor } | Highest wind velocity Clemenceau of France that a con- | !. ment Somme so far today, the state says. was to drop to his knees and with arms crossed to pray in German. ‘He then was pulled into the air INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE CIRCUIT |. OF SEVEN TOWNS! New York, NN. April 5.—The pro-; ed New International league of} ht baseball clubs with class AA} rating in the National Association of professional baseball clubs, was made; 1 certainty at a meeting held here; ‘onight. The cities which will be re- | oresented on the circuit are: Toronto, Buffalo, Rochester, Syra-, e, Linghampton, Baltimore, Jersey} y and vark. an application was received from | Reading, Pa., and was laid over for zonsideration in case Newark decides not to come in. | + i > H % THE WEATHER | 2] > For 24 hours ending at noon April 5: Temperature at 7 a. m. Temperature at noon . Highest yesterday . ; Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation Forecast For North. Dakota: Partly cloudy | tonight and Saturda: warmer to- night; colder Saturday; fresh south-| west and shifting to northwest winds. Spey Lowest Temperatures | 28 Fargo .. Williston Grand Forks . St. Paul .. Winnipeg. - Helena .. 2 many. | me, my dear parents. and allowed to hang. Was Enemy Alien The police, in a statement: is- sued early today, declared that ‘they being only four in number, were unable to cope with thei imob. They also said that Prager | while in their custody had stated he was a registered alien enemy land that he was born in Ger- many, but that he had taken out. ‘his first naturalization papers and had hoped to become an American citizen. Collinsville is 12 miles east of St. Louis and is in that section of southwestern Illinois that of tate has been active against’ ‘dleged disloyalists. PRAEGER'S FA FAREWELL Before the rope was placed about | his neck Prager wrote the following note in German: “Dear Parents: ‘ “Karl Henry’ Prager, Dresden, Ger. I must on this, the fourth day 1918, die.” Please pray: tor This is my last letter and testament. “Your dear son.and brother). . “ROBERT PAUL. PRAGER.” Proclaimed His Loyalty «— In his pocket was found’ a’ long “proclamation” in which he stated his loyalty. to the United States and te union labor, and told of hig dtficnity in entering the miners’ union. -Pre of April, | ger yesterday. afternoon put tip post- ers at the Maryville mine proclaiming his loyalty to the government.” When the miners left the workings they were incensed by these proclamations and began to hunt. Prager. MORE LYNCHINGS FEARED Chicago ... Swift Current .Kansas. City, « OR rey “Meteorologist. Washington, D, C., April 5.—Attor- ney..Genekal Gregory took, to-the. cali- inet,anestings today. report ofthe lynchiig dbaH Garman.at Coinsvile, : 1 (Continued?!

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