Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 7, 1917, Page 1

’ VGLUME ONE e CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, MAY | Che Casper Daily Tribune GERMANY HAS THREE KILLED “™“"* PLAN TO GET AND WOUNDED RUSS LARDER BY EXPLOSION America Not to Be Deceived by Terrific Blast Partially Wrecks Duplicity in Peace Negotia- Federal Munitions Plant Lo- tions, Asserts U. S. Min- cated at City of Kings- ister Eagan port, Tennessee TEUTONS STILL CONFIDENT ACCIDENT CAUSE LACKING | Dependence Placed on Separate Greatest Precautions Taken Siace| Peace to Relieve Possibility Eddystone Explosion Fail to of the Kaiser Being Stave Off Terrible Dethroned Catastrophe COPENHAGEN, May 7.—Violating | By United Press diplomatic precedent because of the] KINGSPORT, Tenn., May exigency of the situation, American | Miintatarnbasan Tria man was instantly killed United Press. a werning to the| thers were fatally burned 3 American people not to be deceived {day in a terrific explosion which de- by re" ae 2 nli. , . | 1 by the German peace duplicity, nor] stroyed one-third of the mammoth slacken war preparations. munitions plant of the Fede Dye- Group of the marchers in the “W saluting the flag in front of the Untor 7, 1917. ex NUMBER 206 | UP, eaalliermes a He GERMANS SACRIF ICE ~ FLOWER OF ARMY IN EFFORT STOP DRIVE Allied Success Threatens to Cut Off the Retreat of Teutonic Armies—Australians Pierce Lines to the Depth of a Mile, Surround Riencourt WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN THE FIELD, May 7.—Desper- ate necessity only is checking the Allied drive, which threatens to cut off the German retreat from France, causing the Teutons to sac- rifice the flower of their troops which have been saved for this great and believed final offensive. Choice regiments of the Kaiser's fighting machine are being pushed to slaughter like sheep, in a full realization of the desperate situation. The French troops are encountering the most violent resistance, and are compelled to wipe out repeated counter attacks against each ike ap, America” parade in-New York » League club. Minister Eagan declares that these | stuff and Chemical Comp: here. proposals at this time are made in| j,umber of federal troopers stationed order to still a powerful nation and | outside of the factory re thrown to gain pos n of the Russian lar-!| the cround by the sho of the explo- eer. There is no danger of the de-| m which was felt for miles. The thronement of the Hohenzollerns dest excitement followed Sines fagan, who declares thaf the | the recent Eddystone explosions the 1an people, confident of ultimate vic- | greatest precautions have been taken, tory, are willing to make further! and the cause of this catastrophe h BnCrIfces, | not yet been determined. : WASHINGTON, May 7—The people to take a compulsory service census. Today, under the principle of universal liability to service the execution of the law is put in‘o the CPLIT PROFITS hands of the people. The approval of the new national army bill and the president’s proclam ation thereunder will. be coincident. All persons within the age limits pre- ill be required to present BY BOM, PLANE By United Press LONDON, May 7.—One was killed, | two injured and many buildings dam- |! aged on the outskirts of London when | an cnemy air; bombs early today. AMERICAN UNIT GOES 0 FRON By United Press scribed Hjorth-Royalty Company Organ- jomary voting places ized with Well-Known Resi- precincts in which they have their es | permanent homes, on a day which the dents to Direct Business president will announce. The proba- of Local Concern Lility is that from ten to fifteen days will elapse between approval of the — | bill and registration day. The Hjorth Royalty Company, with The governor of each state will be a capitalization of $1,000,000, is put- the chief of registration therein, The ting a block of stock on the market machinery of registration this week at 50 cents per share, which Ss 3 . Should appeal as a real investment. PARIS, May 7.—A unit of Ameri-| The organizers of the company are cans to be oflicially classed as fighting the origina es . “ti 29 Ade men, will begin work at the front on Word nee jeea tors) vy pSection! 82,/governor. In cities containing popu- aun, Eat a where the Hjorth Oil Company is jations of more than 30,000, the reg- Wednesday, carrying munitions to the meeting with such success with its ictration will be under control of the | French fighters. wells, ; mayor and selected boards of regis- the county clerk and county physi- _cian, acting ex officio, unless a differ- ent board shall be announced by the These locators include such well known men as Pat O'Connor, W. —_—__ . |tration. In order that the designated A. Blac », D . og | ‘ 4 4 Moreen a DE eens peat: DE | county and city officials and the peo- Nicols or area P. Smith 5] p_|ple generally, can get a clear under- Tacloneees. pend ae hex *|standing of the eensus methods the} following brief outline is given: | On Section 36, adjoining the Hjorth} The sheriffs or other designated of-' lease, the State received royalties |fcials, immediately upon receiving amounting to $190,000 on a 10 per! notice from the governor, shall ap- cent basis from the Midwest Refining ae 2 . |point registrars for each voting Co. The Hjorth locators receive 12% F recinct. | per cent royalties on their propert The proportion of re are r € BY , bY 3 gistrars shall ROME, May 7.—According to urn The two Shallow wells now on the! be one for each 170 persons to be re- ficial information from high vaticat | property produced 50,000 barrels of | gistered. ch age to be registered authorities, the Pope may throw his | oil in 1916, and the new deep well| will comprise about one per cent of weight and influence into the Irish which is now being cleaned out ready | the population situation. k By United Press 4 If, for instance, all} for business, is estimated at 600 bar-|men between 19 and 25 years of age, | rels per day, which adds greatly to/inclusive, are to be registered, the} the production from this property. Oil| registrar would have to enroll about} has taken « jump in price during the| seven per cent of the precinct a Food More Important : past year, and the Midwest is now | population. Than Cotton, Is Word contracting for oil at the price of| Jt is desirable to accept the ser- Passed on to Texans’ 95 cents per barrel. ivices of competent volunteer regis- Conservative estimates of the/trars to serve without compensation. = | "jorth deep well put the production | All registrars must be sworn and each DALLAS, Texas, May 7—Adopt-).¢ 600 barrels per duy, tho many sav | polling place in each precinct must be ing Hindenburg tactics—that of re-' it will yield as much as 1,000 per day.|prepared for registration. Full treating before starting the major! j{gwever, at the conservative esti-|printed instructions covering every campaign—Texas_ is preparing to mate, and taking the 50c price as the}detail of registration will be in the raise the largest food crop in its his-| hasis, this well elone will bring injhands of sheriffs and mayors on the wry. The retreat was from cotton,/ $26,900 per year in addition to the/fifth day after the president's farmers sacrificing certain returns) production of the two shallow wells. | proclamation. returns from cotton crops by planting | ‘The new rigs are ready for work and The mayor of a city contsining their farms in grain and other food| the Hjorth Co. is under contract to|more than thirty thousand inhabit- products. To add to the harvest qri!] additional wells thus summer,|ants or the officials designated by the fruits and nuts will receive expert at-| which will pu: this property in the | governor therein, shall, with approval tention. list of the most profitable in the|of the governor, appoint for each EAECUTION OF SELECTIVE DRAFT LAW DELEGATED T OTHE PEOPLE ne éropped four themselves for registration at the cus- jand_ other institutions should apply in the voting |for instructions to the county or city | — ,clerk on the sixth day after the date of the proclamation to a conven- ient method of registration. in each | President's proclamation, complete re- county is to be in charge of the sheriff | position before progressing to the assault of the next Teutonic position. WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN THE FIELD, May 7.—Yard by yard, in face of the most violent resistance, the Australian troops this morning pierced the German lines around Riencourt to a depth of more than a mile, thus hemming in Riencourt on three sides. The attack is part of the general progressing movement achieved on the right flank today. president’s proclamation. If he is in Sn SS city of over 30,000 p lation, the 7 7 + ~ city clerk is the official to whom to PARIS, May 7.—Twenty-nine thousand German troops have apply. The absentee will be told how been captured by Gen. Nivelle is his great drive since April 16, is the to register, but he must ntail his card | o¢f-ial statement issued by the French War Office today. in time to reach his precinct by regis- ° : : tration day. The successful drive continued, with the French everywhere re- Persons too ill to present themsel-| pulsing the most violent German counter attacks. ces for registration must send a com petent person to the county 4r city i es =e : Clerk on the 6th day after the issuing LONDON, May 7.—Despite continuous German counter attacks, cf the proclamation, The clerk will| the British retain their grip on the Hindenburg line around Bulle- SMO TA A ane for ema HOI court, and by their own drive materially strengthened their posi- as ¢ BC i € au, “ns a e . ee - “ H tions, according to an official report by Field Marshal Haig. The wardens of jails, penitentiaries and reformatories should apply to the county or city clerk for instructions on the sixth day. Five days after the date of the JEALOUS RAGE MAY COST LIFE gulations will be in the hands of all Frank Crosby, a negro, li »| police officer could be located. Jack sheriffs and of the officials of cities of | State Hospital in a critical condition, | McGrath, who has acted in that ca- over 30,000 population. | suffering from knife wounds that may | pacity on numerous occasions,. was The president is authorized to call| prove fata, and his wife is confined | the first to reach the scene of fight, upon all public officers to a the| in the County Jail, as the result of a/ and notified Deputy Sheriff Brown, execution of the law. It is expected| dispute which ended in a near trag-| who took he woman into custody. that patriotic citizens will offer their! edy at the Stark residence on We: Crosby was removed to the hospital services as registrars. Such services| Second street this afternoon Ad- | at once, and late this afternoon was will be gratefully acknowledged. Vol-| vices from the hospital are to the ef-| placed on the operating table that unteers for this service should com- fect that Crosby may be fatally in-| the extent of his wound might be de- municate immediately with the proper | jured. termined. The knife entered his official. The disturbance, according to mea- | body just below the waist line and it = ee ger reports obtained by the peace of- | '§ feared that his intestines were sev~ ficers, had its inception in a dispute | ered. é ah, that arose over attentions alleged to e paid other women by Crosby. ed to a jealous rage, his wife ed a knife and attempted to drive 1 Py it into his stomach. Crosby, it is un- derstood, took no part in the fight other than making an ineffectual at- | |tempt to defend himself, for the ] ROA | blade of the knife pierced his clothes | and entered his body at last an inch. . So eer | ‘The disturbance drew an excited | PARIS BY Onna “ May Ce — crowd to the neighborhood, but no} careenoeet Admiral Simms in the Al- By é | fied conference organization submit- ted a concerted plan to stamp out the If the efforts of good roads enthu- | siasts and the Casper Motor Clair | German U-boat menace. meet with success, Casper will have! {| The United Press is authorized to the distinction of securing the first stete that the American Navy will play a great part in the plan to be mile of concrete highway to be con inaugurated in the near future. structed in the State of Wyoming. The project, as encouraged by pro- yressive citizens, ca'ls for the per-! j manent improvement of a mile andl a half of the Salt Creek road, ex- By the United Press tending from the city limits to the WASHINGTON, May 7.—It seemed North Platte bridge. ‘certain this afternoon that the Roose- | P. F. Meade, representative of the} yelt division amendment to the con- Portland Cement Association, who 1>" scription bill would be unfavorably in Casper this week, is authority for geported by the congressional con- the statement that the road can be Yorees. 4 constructed at a cost of $15,000 a This question and two other im-| with five AMERICANS LOST May 7.—The Ur- |uguyan steamer Gorizia, The campaign, as mapped out to-| vicinity of Casper. ward or convenient minor sul-divi- day by the state board of agriculture, | mere sion containing about 30,000 people, one registration board and shall des- and subscribed to by the state agri-t Eastern Railroads Ask lenge: Sppsge Aap emul n B DI re oO cultural college and experiment oe tions, was as follows: Reduce the perform duties similar to those im- 15 Per Cent Increase to posed upon the sheriff, as heretofore cotton crop 20 percent. increase food products 20 per cent. ystem- Ope s outlined, If the mayor desires, he atic fight against insects, plant and Meet Cost of ration may appoint a central board to co- livestock diseases. Increase the live-‘ ae }ordinate the work of minor boards. stock on all farms. State wide city; By United Press On the fifth day after the president gardening. Colonization of that por-; WASHINGTON, May 7,—Pleading jhas issued his proclamation, clerks of tion of the 100,000,000 ‘acres of the | the high cost of labor and operating; counties. and cities of over 30,000 southérn cut-over woodland lying in | necessities, the Eastern railroads“are ;must secure a supply of blanks and the boundaries.of Texas. Emergency | now asking a fifteen.per cert rate in-/copies of the registration regulations appropriation for the agricultural de-| crease. from the sheriff or from the mayor. partment by a special. session of a Watt aT, Absentees and the sick will apply to} ‘Called President ‘Jelly hesitlature: | such clerks to have their registration e—_> ; |blanks filled out, ‘In no case shall WA: | 4 A ,Such persons be given registration | Denver Recruit With Fish’; Treason Charged 2ovtin oe ayy Sern, hecmaation | . ieee ed by the clerk that the burden is on } French Corps Awarded By United’ Press them to see to it that the cards reach | 4 "a5 < : CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia., May 7.-Al- |the. registrars of their home preeinets ¢ W: ar Medal ‘for Bravery bert Lee Roberts, of Kansas Gity, Mo.) by registration- day; eigen eae: 2 Way, arnestedher-today, for referriny: |. Persons absent from their home | “PARIS, May 7.-G:. B,-Sturby, »*|.t0 President \Wilson-as a: “jellyfish.” jcounties-may be registered by» mail, ' “Denver, Colo; new in the, French | His remarks ate, ee ambul Y rded the |onable. Hé’ wa “ 4 Sreath waiciiee, 1@tweavery. rection of Séerétiry Pantultys ~°*""- od If eo,absent;.a man should go te-the |: 01 at. Ch ‘to elimi ¢? 2) George Nelson i y 2) te t 3 ‘ Casto Ue ,) , Wola! @yenne 'to eliminate Casper! Gcorge B, Nelson is authority for the | té meet this’ week. “arrested” at: Gi-"| clerk: of: the county whee he mayribe ‘drum thé route:by. the adoption, of a jstazement that, there will be plenty) tetin for the. time and place. Do Staying; om the: sixth day. after =the ‘route leading-thra Lander and; Rawl-of:ciger,. 8 mile, and at the. regular annual portant differences of age limit and | Americans Sa boar was torpedoed meeting of the Casper Motor Club, 4 prohibition is expected to be settled one au by a aeren submarine on a fe beat Sse Cine at the before night. i | April 15, a consular report states. Midwes' otel,, Mr. Meade wil) im- All minor differences have been ad-j sass Tatton mma itn Ota inerrrse good | justed at a session held this morning. | toads uliders 0: intra. yoming. | ———— At that time a movement will be | launched to secure a part of the Fed- , DROPS DEAD WHILE AT eral appropriation of $60,000 allet-; ted to Wyoming undcr the Bankhead- | Shackleford bill, and a like appro- | TRINIDAD, Colo., May 7.—Wal-4 fail to be present at this meeting. priation from the county for carry-|ter Kerr, a rescue oxygen helmet The Camp Fire Giirls will be there ing of the project to completion, Un- 4 man, last night dropped to his death} and help with the program of patri- der the provisions of the Federal bill. | in a 200-foot slope filled with gas. otic” effort. the money must be expended on U. It is believed that Kert died of | “Miss Little, instructor in S. postroads, and Natrona County | heart failure while at. work, as the) wil) lead the singing of has but two roads within |ts boun;| helmet was exumined and found to: songs. daries that come under this classi-| be in perfect condition. Dr. David D. Day of Washington, fication. ; pe rs - _ D. C., will speak, and you can not af- One of the strongest arzuments Sing,” Immediate action in’ placing the ford to miss hearing him. that» will be advanced in favor of local reud in condition is the only Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Walker of the’ concrete construction work is that | means-of. defeating this plan, ~the sewing. classes committee an- hentrren ermpesiement of pale oThis and many’ other questions will| nounce ‘that ‘the materials for work character ‘will. assure Casper a. plac. on the Park-to‘Park Highway. At | which every automobile owner in Cas- "Work ‘will’ commence shiortly. All the present time a movement is onj per is urged to attena Secretary} heads of organizations will be called Watch this bul- Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at WORK RESCUING COMRADES | the Library the National League for | Woman’s Service will meet. Do not music, patriotic tbe disenssed at Tuesd@y’s sheeting, haye!been purchased and that active pourcdutyesiodot. meena ener