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{ ae Ls > sa . Nido ae ’ . pe! if ( : a , Be a” Che ‘ im 3 adi ‘) ? ; r ‘ *. Mm “Beet ft, > THE WEATH Partly cloudy. THE BIS THIRTY: -NINTH YEAR. NO. 98. CONFERENCES BADLY SHAKEN BY ORLANDO Break Between Italian Premier and President Wilson Dramatic ATMOSPHERE IS CLEARER! Breaking of American Storm ~Eases Situation of U. S. i t Delegation Paris, April 26.—The peace cunfer-| ence has been severely shaken by the} italian crisis’and the extent to which its work will be affected Is receiving the earnest attention of the dalegate The American-storm has broken gnd the atmosphere is clearer in that quar- ter, It i felt that an element of con- fusion has been’ introduced and that more or less delay will b> fei us ine German delegates, start to arrive. Some quarters represent the situa- tion as desperate but this extreme view is not generally held. Pending of formal action no break in relations will be assumed. The departure of three of the Italian delegates and the departure of Sonnino and former Pre- mier Sandrai to. occur Saturday cre- ated an anomalous situation as it is is not known whether Italy will be represented at the session of the plen- ary session Monday when parts of t'ie treaty will be finally acted upon. 1 Highly Dramatic. Frerich reports represent the final meeting between President Wilson and Premier Orlando as highly dra- matic in chafacter. One version is that the Italian prime minister said: “You have contested the authority; of the Italian government before its people and it is my duty to go before the representativev of the Italian peo- ple and say to them: ‘Decide between President \Wilson and ‘me.’” President Wilson is reported as saying: “‘1nat i§ certainly your right.” In American quarters it is said that the foregoing statement is probably a reflection of his public statement. It is said that ‘the chances of reaching an accord at the final meeting would haye: been good. if| Premier “Orlando had ‘remained ‘a half an hour later. ee ' WILSON'S ACTION ENDORSED cy Washington Aprils 26.2-The dtelan, situation in the peace-negotiations is clearing: rapldly-according to Paris ad- ‘Vicon: “It: was stated that the actioa taken by © “President, Wilson” was en- dorséd evety@here, Just what devel: opments’ were taking place ‘were not disclosed’ but {t was evident that as a result of the,. message the tension which haw prevailed for the past three) days’ was conalderpbly irelexed. » 188UES STATEMENT. Secretary Lane today issued a state- ment explaining one or two matters connected with the Fiume situation that should ngt be overlooked. He said: “Fiume was not to be given to Italy ‘hy the secret pact called the London} treaty. Under this treaty Fiume was to go to Croatia which is part of Ju- go-Slavia and this is where President! ‘Wilson wishes ~it to go now. The question of giving it. to Italy becomes & matter of good judgment. Presi- dent Wilson and’ Premiers Clemenceau and George. decided that it. would not ‘he advisable to’give it to Italy. It is the only sea eptrance to Jugo-Slavia. ‘To. gratify Italy's desire would be amnitestly to gre ng others and thus maintain a soré spot on the Adriatic pais would cause constant irrita- tion f CHANGE NA NAME. Rome, , April 26—-A demonstration today at Ge! protest at President ‘Wilson’s.. attitude culminated in, the changing of the name, of: the street that had been named after the Ameri- cap president to Ume street. AP! AR BEFORE PARLIAMENT Paris, April 26—Premier Orlando and his collegue to the peace confer- ence will appear, before the Italian parliament Monday April 28. “We are able.to affirm that what- ever the outcome of this session, the premier and his .fellow delegates will immediately start for Paris and. the Italian“ delegation will be in full; strength by May 1. Budapest, April '26.—The situation here is tense. Hundreds of citizens are being thrown <into jail. There have also been a few executions. Tug- nay, one of the soviet leaders is mak- ing speeches demanding “blood,” and warning. Rumenigns: 3 and Hungarians. cay Apa FA TATION Paris, Al }—The Dalmatician port of Spal Pie which is the head- quarters 0! the American naval forces in the: Adriatic is, one ofthe centers of agifation between the Italians and a Slavs. It is explained that the lers to Admiral Andrews were} wholly precautionary, and that no re- rts of disorders in that district had an rr ecu TO SEND DELEGATES Berne, April ~26.—The Ukrainian bureau announces that | the Sree i April. —TBe iti of oF eee ee te sa has been critical by. the r by Ukranians. as also have captured i he Cees tS jnoon by Judge N.°C. Young, KOSITZKY CAPT PRO-GERMANISM IN MEXICO NOW. CLEANS UP TWO MILLION ON CORN; * Chicago, April 2 26.—George A. Roberts of Omaha, Neb,, was eredited today with having made,a profit of more than two million ddilars ‘in less than three months on corn. Roberts is said to have closed out his holdings the last two days. The remnants of his six million holdings being pial around one dollar. NURSES. SHOW INTEREST IN WAR WORK | . Big Attendance at Annual Con- vention of Association - | at Fargo JUDGE YOUNG SPEAKS Miss Adda Eldridge of American| Assogiation Gives Story | of Organization The North Dakota State Nurses'| association (affiliated with the Ameri-; can Nurses’ association) opened its! sixth annual meeting yesterday at} Stone’s auditorium in’ Fargo. In the) absence of the state president, Miss Ethel Stanford, who is engaged in Red Cross nursing at ‘Mare Island, Cal., second vice president, presided. Dr. D. T. Kobertson of the First Pres-j byterian church gave the invocation. | ‘Alex Stern, president of the city | commission, gave the address of wel \ come for the city and Major James; P. Aylen welcomed the nurses in. be-| half of the Cass County Medieal as.) sociation. Each of the speakers spoke highly of the work of the North Da-| kota nurses in the great world war./ Major Aylen urged the nurses not to! go backward fro mthe high standard} they have attained. Greetings From First President. Miss Adda Eldredge, interstate sec retary of the American Nurses’ asso- ciation, gave first president of the North Dakota State Nurses’, association. Addresses were given in the after-! chairman. of the Red Cross,.on “The American ed ..Cross,”. Miss) Robert Clendenning, president of the state] oVtes. for Women League, on “The! New. Responsibilities,” and Mrs. M. Pollock. ‘president W. C..T. U., on the “W..C., ‘Miss Eldredge gave the’ principal. ac dress, taking as her subject, “Nurses’ Organizations.” | Part of dredge’s address was in the form of :a memorial to Miss Jane A. Delgno, head of the’ American Nurses. ‘ass )- ciation who died recently fh France. Last evening, Miss Eldredge met the nurses of the state at her rooms at; the Gardner hotel and informal dis-! cussions were held. The entire morning session of the North Dakota State, Nurses’ associa-; tion in session at Stone’s audi- torium was devoted to round table discussion of routine matters, chief of which was the matter of revising the constitution and by-laws of the! association to conform with that of the American Nurses’ association, and the advisability’ of ‘districting the state. Miss Adda Eldredge, a repre: sentative of the American Nurses’ as- sociation, gave a short address. at tue session on “The Policies of the Ameri- can ‘Nurses Association,” preeeding a general informal discussion. Dr. Axel Oftedah!, who was to have spoken at this dession, gave his ad- dress, “The Problems of the Army Nurse From a Medical _ Officer's Viewpoint,” at the afternoon session Miss Jennie Mahoney, a former mem- ber of the state nurses examining board, will-be the other speaker’ this afternoon and will talk on “Impres- sions of Overs¢as Service.” Miss Mahoney has recently returned from overseas and while. away speat six months in the frout line hospitals. two months in Belgium and the re- mainder of the time in France. The closing feature of the session will be the presentation of the service flag to the nurses of North Dakota by ‘Mrs. Paul Boleyn, corresponding secretary of the association. The election of officers for the ensuing year and the choosing of the ext meeting place will a this afternoon. The convention will close with a banquet at thé Gard- ner hotel at 7 o'clock this evening. Many of the nurses in attendance’ at the convention took advantage of ed at the Gardner hotel to discuss with her their nursing problems. Young Addresses Meeting. Judge N. C. ung, state chair. man of the North Dakota Red Cross, was the first speaker at the meeting of the North Dakota Nurses’ associa- tion’ Thursday afternoon at Stone’s auditorium. Judge (Young spoke in glowing words of what the state had accomplished since it took up the work and in particular of the work that the nurses and the women who had taken special training in order to qualify for nurse’s aids, had done dur ing the past few years. The work of {the Red Cross wili not cease with the e | coming of peace, declared the speak- _jer, but it will continue to be the or- ) Sanization which will have as its clef work the spreading of better measures for health and sanitation all over the civilized world. Miss Eldridge Speake. Miss Adda Eldridge. tive of the American-% tion, gave history. of the association, bow aid why it was organized and (Continued on Page Three.) Sines caret he beets 1H SH. a short address and|a@ brouglit a message from Miss Bertha] Erdmann of. Colorado, who was the! state! R. { vf the Fargo} Te UL Miss EL! Iso take place, the occasion offered them by Miss! Eldredge, Thursday evening, and call-; THING OF PAST; num SSA. und fe se nb ae de, Lyon Gostes Giosbre anus Ya Ee Euatie obs Gta Gaus [HHA 57 M0d well. L ajo D ate ty tte a ye ps (masta he, by “Gernian Official Wireless,” | Millions of Berlin Gold, Prove, Costly Boomerang. By JACK NEVILLE | (American Newspaperman and Inves- | *tigator who has lived for years inj Mexico and who has just spent four | months there on special detail for) the Daily Tribune). Mexico City, April 26.—-A boomer- } ang costing milliofis. That is the sum | and substance of German propaganda in Mexico. Since the signing of the armistice, | a Teuton here is, just as quiet as in! London, Paris -or ‘Washington. That many Mexicans: at one time believed. German imperialism might devour democracy was not due to my: iterious ywireléss communications | propaganda sought to make America) believe. _ = d ‘It:was/due ‘to a pair of shears and a second-hand. typewriter, operated by | Hermann Rueckheim, former’ corres-' pondent for the Frankfurter Zeitung, yand ‘author of the war-time “German official wireless.” in ‘a 'aditigy room, hardly a “ stone’s' throw from the Stars and. Stripes, the far-intriguing kaiser was thus enabled to win victories that temporarily shook the foun- | | ; dations of a nation and filled a- people with awe. Today there is nothing left of these victories except expense H stubs. Germany is not officially rep- resented in Mexico and the new German government is still un- recognized by Carranza. | The pro-German campaign in Mex- ico was so vicious, clumsy and pat-} ently untruthful that not an intelli- | gent man or woman in Mexico was impressed. It was moral suicide for | German Minister Erich von Eckardt. Rueckheim ‘with his old typewriter and shears labored day and night for his, War Lord; stealing press dis- patches from ‘American papers to gar ble and falsify them; turning: Hun de- bacles into magnificent victories; re- writing minor gains into huge suc- cesses, and capturing more territory than all France. embraces. “To make them appear autientic he stamped them “Berlin Official Wire- less.” ‘Amerizan agents in Mexico City told me that no trace was ever found of Mexican wireless | stations receiving German mes- sages, Only.one of a dozen sta- tions in the republic, I am in- formed, was capable of receiving directly from’ Germany, that at Chapultepec. Uncle Sam’s wireless men and investigators,say no station was '~ powerful enongh to send to Ger- many. , Rueckheim’s messages were sent via) Chapultepec to San Salvador for prop-} | | ie e Little and.she ‘1 let | SAFE FROM THREAT, SAYS NEVILLE {out the tsimulus of a cent in subs; TWAS, aUSE ‘FOR THIS TANK OUT. TO CLIMB EISES PEAK UNITED’ STATES | Rafael Martinez, Mexican. senator and former editor of El, Democrata, and photographie reproduction of a | bill of lading showing 10}, rolls of, ys print, paper, walue 7,407 pesos,’ consigned to him from the \imperial | German legation. The expose forced! him to sell his sheet. | aganda in that country, but they were! paid for at commercial rate sand un- ie conditions: applying to straight message. Documents sent out by or directed |to the German information bureau fell into the hands of American agents. ;examined many of them. A copy of the Hun confidential re- port on propaganda not only revealed ; the machinations of’ Rueckheim, von Eckardt and the Austrian minister, Koloman. Kania von Kanya, but listed ‘every German subsidized periodical in Mexico. Not one of them was self! supporting, and-.since the armistice | most of them have’ gone out of exis- | tence, o report showed. nine papers in Mexico, City received from’ van Eckardt sums ranging from $500 and news print.paper to $8000 and paper per month. Fiften subsidized papers out- side the capital’ got $3500 and print paper down, to $500 and paper. Contracte.to buy. so.many. . papers. per day: sccured virtual { control of some smaller sheets. On the, entire list, but one was in- fluential, El Democrata of City, whose former. editor, Deputy Rafael, Martinez, has been. récently elected to the Mexican senate. An exposure of Martinez’ political J xvecord caused such a drop in circula-; |tion that he was forced to dispose of | his sheet. Both Felix Palavicini, editor of El Universal, and Rafael Auducin, editor of Excelsior, large influential Mexico City dailies, lined up with the Allies from the beginning ‘of the war. In |fact, practically every paper of im- portance in Mexico was pro-Ally with- Von Eckardt’s expenditure of millions, shown by reports, gain- ed virtually nothing. except to taint certain Mexican officials with pro-Germanism. Several months ago von Eckardt’s minister at Washington for the ond time informed the Mexican mii ter that Chancellor Ebert. had sent orders, from Berlin demanding Eck- ardt’s return to Germany, “He left, after an unsuccessful at- ‘tempt to persuade. President Carranza to permit the German charge de af- faires to act officially for Germany. Von Eckardt’s removal was due to an American ‘tip to Ebert that he could choose between the Hun propa- danist in Mexico and American food in Germany. The intriguer departed not with the blessings .of Mexico's German junkers, but with their curses. At an indignation meet- ing they decided that German war drafts for 10,000,000 marks, forced from them for the fruit- Jess propaganda campaign, were, worthless. “Like our money,” said one of their spokesmen, “we were easy marks eg the Hohenzollern.” climbed eight miles above sea level and then + laid down with bel vates so. thick that they broke and she could crawl no further. “Pike’s Peak crew made repairs after Snow drifts ‘00 feet deep. were still ahead of “busted.” The tank thi lined beleee ‘ any} Mexico: ame, to an end when the Swiss | POSITION OF ITALY WILL ‘SHAPE SOON Pere “of Italian, Mission in Rome to Bring Situation to ' Head ORLANDO « GIVEN OVATION: “Down With Ameri-| ', Ultered in Streets _, of Rome Cries of | i ! ! | | | | By Associated Press With the return to Rome today of| | Victorio Orlando, the Italian premier, after his dramatic withdrawal | from the peace conference in- Par rapid developments of the attitude y will | definitely assume toward the — final; | peace’ settlement. is expected. i ‘The Halian prime minister prepared | te lay his work at the conference be-| {fore the Italian people, and then to call a council of ministers. is admitted that.a. decision will} reached with the calling of partia- iment to mect at once, instead of May 46 the date pi ously fixed... Demon. | strations «| w held Jast.night ini ;- Rome and other Italian. cities, |. Advices state that the Italians have j large numbers of troops in Fiume and ie more are being rushed to the cit { The vanguard of the German peace | delegation arrived in Versailles yes-! | terday and began making arrange-! | ments for the rest of the mission. The} i date of their arrival is not known, One; of the delegates is reported as saying} | that the representatives will have |j | power to sign the treaty but that oe { ; Pact must beso approved by he Ger- *| man council. Violent fighting is going on in Mu- nich and the city is virtually isolated. The reports of the popular agitation | at Rome has lead to tears tat tne|{ Italian prime ministers’ conciliatory | attitude may be. swept away’ in an} outburst of feeling by the populace | which: will insist upon, demands _be- ; yond those which, President ‘Wilson land the other members of. the’ confer- ence may feel able to accept. GETS BIG RECEPTION. Paris, April 26.—The peace confer- ence is. watching with intense Interest the results of today’s developments in Rome where Premier Orlando arrived | this morning, and, where the events of the day are expected to.disclose tie, asults to be realized. Y Crowds have been parading the | streets crying “Down with the Amori. jcans,” and “Down with the English”, and “Viva Sonnino.” These reports are particularly dis-|! turbing as the American and British! ; delegations to the peace conference | jare said to have had reason to believe | that Premier Orlando might adopt a course before the Italian Parliament | which would lead to an adjustment. ; ; Premier Lloyd George was hopeful | that this result would be brought! | about. i NOT IN ARGEEMENT. | Paris, April 26.—The report that | Premier’ Clemenceau and’ Lloyd} George, approved of President Wilson’: statement on the Adriatic problem was! (declared to be inaccurate, an an- ;nouncement made here today says. The text read: { “The report that Premier Clemen- jceau‘and Premier Lloyd George ap- sident Wilson’s state-| ment is E rate. The statement was read to M. Clemenceau and : ; Lloyd George and President Wilson in- formed them that he intended to is- sue it. M. Clemenceau and Mr. Lloyd Georgé were anxious that Mr. Wilson should postpone publication in the | li hope that an arrangement might be arrived at.” i | RECEPTION ENTHUSIASTIC | eParis, April'26.—The arrival of Pre- mier Orlando in Rome is announced in an official telephone message from the | Ttalian capital. He was received en-) | thusiastically. | | Orders have been sent to Rear Ad- !miral Andrews commanding the} i American: forces in the Ardiatic di-| |recting him to take especial precau tion to, avoid disorders in view of | the, tension in Italy. { i { za snow and ice ing out the snow, * aa iterday because of the absence of Gov-! jtheumatism, some time during the {Commissioner John N. Hagan will | sion with his appointment three weeks r business under the bank law. URES AUDIE] CROWD CHEERS WHEN AUDITOR - RIDDLES TAX LAWS AND LEAGUE'S. ‘BILL FOR NEWSPAPER TRUST Nally City Deal Referred to As the “Daylight Bank Robbery”’—State Official Tells How Townley Tried to Drive Him Into Line—Lig- gett Admits That Taxes and Expenses Will Be Higher Under League Regime But Declares Farmers Willing to Utopia Comes Cheap, Pay for the Service— He Intimates. ' b “It’s a lie,” The vast crowd that packe cheered and. clapped. shouted Kositzky at one of Liggett’s statements. d the Auditorium to the roof, It was plain that the majotity of the audience was with State Auditor Kositzky in his debate with: Walter Liggett, league speaker. This incident occurred just jfirst half hour of his address and ence to certain balances on hand An hour before the debate taken and before the debate was every seat was taken and people as Mr. Liggett was closing the was when he was making refer- - in the state treasury. started, all the best seats were well under way this afternoon, were standing. Both speakers were given courteous hearing. . Mr. Liggett received generous applause when he made what the crowd thought was a good point. There was, ho ency to beg the question. He admitted that the taxes w laws as passed at the last session, wever, in his line of talk a tend- ould be higher under the present but he urged in extenuation that the farmers would be willing to pay higher taxes for the kind of igovernment the league movement was giving them. Mr. Liggett in his first period sedulously avoided reference to the increase on farm chattels, such ag hogs, horses, cattle, direct- ing most of his attention to the land’tax. ONE SEVENTH OF LOAN TAKEN; _ REPORTS SLOW Drive Climbs Pike’s Peak , “For 12 Miles Washington, Aori 26.—Six hun-} dred. and fifty million dollars had and 6fficially tabulated today. i Thjs is about one-seventh of the $4,-| 500,000,000. sought. Instructions will go out: to make efforts next week not only to get pledges but to induce sub-| scribers to make initial payment. Inj this way it is hoped to have a true in-| dex of the progress. A big increase in the subscription} total was reported today by the Cleve- land district. Columbus and Toledo} {expected to subscribe their quotas be-| fore the close of business tonight. | Big over subscriptions still are re- ported from Michigan and Iowa, the two states which have reached their goal. The battle tank which plowed 12 miles up Pike's Peak to advertise the| loan tomorrow is scheduled to climb | Look Out Mountain. The citizens of Sioux City fous, put heir community over the mark by voluntarily going to the Trails used ordinarily as voting places. O1 gon leads the states of the Pa coast with, 27 per cent of its quota subscribed. In New England 45,000 individuals} ave subscribed. | INDUSTRIAL COMMISSIONTO MEET LATER The regular meeting of the indus-; trial commission was postponed yes- ernor Frazier. It is expected that Gov-! ernor Frazier will return to Bismarck | from a western health resort where! he is’ now undergoing treatment for {first week of May. Until his return not attempt to carry out any further plans for the new industrial program. In. the meantime, Manager J. R. Waters of the Bank of North Dakota} will continue to act under the blanket instructions given him by the commis- The work of preparing the} {bank’s new quarters will be pushed | papidly forward and Manager Waters has given his assurance that every- thing will be ready by May 25, the} i date on which the bank must ‘open for | ago. BURLESON CANNOT INCREASE RATES| Chicago, April il 26.—Federal Judge! Landis today ruled that Postmaster General Burleson could not increase | work and let the legal intrastate teleetael rates. He said he would di the restraining in-} junction. Judge Landis said that in his opin- ion it was the intention of sone jkind of government. at H ‘ ft | Balter Tank Boosting Victory | rach better, so much’ closer ‘to: the ‘be. : f : fired i been ‘subscribed to the Victory jean jred: several’ questions ai | over WILLING TO PAY On the basis of his figures, however, Mi. Liggett showed that the state tax / on a quarter of land in. Burleigh jcounty would be $7.30 in 1919 :as against $2.95 in 1918: These were the figures for Burleigh county. He told of interviewing. one farmer who. de- clared that he would pay the increase because of the service in’ eerent: ment he was getting at Bisma: Mr. Liggett also admitted t the Hamer would cost. more because it Waa 80 people than :the, brand 'Natina*had ‘beeh ‘givingy Wheri Mr, Kositeky atose. then. it was merely to\defen os statements as to how much the increase’ would Mr. Liggett before he ‘sat down Mr.’ Kosit- echt zky and said that he want swered: ? “You are on the witness stand to- day,” shouted Mr. Liggett and “I want these questions answered before you leave, this platform.” He declared that Kositky’s inter- views relative to the state of the fi- nances had injured North Dakota and quoted one of Mr. Kositzky’s state- ments printed in the Commercial West of Minneapolis. “Mr. Kositzky treated me:contemp- tuously,” said Mr. Liggett when I called at. his office for information. “He said: ‘I won’t talk to a hireling of Mr. Townley.’” KOSITZKY IS CHEERED Then Mr. Liggett’s first round was, and the state auditor got up amid deafening cheers and applause. He waded into an attack ~ upon, | Townley’s scheme of taxation as pre- sented: here last week’ by Professor ; Roylance and as Mr. Kositzky. tetmed; ithem “long haired experts. 2 “They wil! tell you,” he said, their kept press, the Foie Eas and Leader, that Mr. Langer.and.I did not go before the caucus, _ I tell. you we did. 1 protested against these vicious measures which were finally amended so as to prevent a confisca- tion of property. “It was then that Mr. Townley called me down to his room. and™ damned me. “‘Get back to your office,’ he told me. ‘We have got a lot of experts here who we are paying high saltes to write these tax measures, to your office and attend to your peti business.’ “I defy anyone to take suth a stand. ; You know the law directs me to advise and give information to members of the legislature. You know and I know that the attorney general of this state and the members of the legislature are much more fit to frame taxation measures than the long-haired experts hired by Mr. Townley. “Then there was that Valley City daylight bank robbery. HOW OBERT GOT IN BAD “Again Obert Olson, state treasur- er, started an insurance ‘company. Townley got mad at that girs’ that he should not do anything like that without consulting him, “Then Mr. Olson was in bad. eis THE BRINTON BjLL. “Now I want to tell you about that Vicious printing bill which if eftec- tive’ will create a monopoly worth $1,- 250,000 a year to Brinton and the backers of ‘his 45 or 50 papers. they, had the commissione? of agri culture and the land ‘pte Pada that bill. I went to “Bill” ce told him what it would: mean, Somebody got busy and ne relieved and they put on the of the board of railroad ‘commis ers. Set “Now if Mr. Townley ant athe wanted to save the tax why did they not call the lowest bidders? | “No, they fixed it so tl merely to operate the wires as a tional unit, but not tp delegate ta his making the rate power. ‘Then Mr. (Continest, Lthem; afi- :