Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1918, Page 1

DICTATION FROM HUN ARRIVAL OF PRESIDENT The Casper Datlay CUNs ROAR WELCOME ‘Cribune WAS SENT OVER - BY EMBASSY TO. DOCTOR REPORT Admits He :Took Word of Huns for Russ Atrocities | inted Press] Annoc! WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—Tes. mony that_ Edward Fox,, well known writer, was sent to! Germany in 1915 by the German! embassy to write German propa- ganda which was distributed by Hearst’s International News Service was presented the Senate investigat- ing committee today by Captain G. B, Lester of the Army Intelligence Service, who said there was nothing | to show that Hearst or the managers! of his service knew that Fox was in| the pay of Germany. The witness read a telegram sent! from the German embassy in Wash- ington to the German foreign office September 9, 1914, saying that the “Chicago Tribune was a friendly pa- per.” Lester said that Fox confessed to | him that while in Germany he had an understanding he would write any- thing he was told to write by the German Publicity Bureau at Berlin. The witness said he had obtained from Fox an admission that the arti- cle appearing in the New York! American on September 18, 1915,/ dealing with alleged atrocities by the | Russian Cossacks,’ was written by him under instructions from German | officers as a means of offsetting) stories of German atrocities in Bel-| gium that had begun to come out, about that time. | “I obtained from Fox his original} notes written in lead pencil on the Cossack story,” Lester said, “and he! admitted that be never saw any af} the atrocities referred to and that to his knowledge none” ver was’ éom-! mitted. Fox was given courtesies from the German officers that no correspondent was able to obtain.”’! Lester said that as a result of a} request by President Wilson at a! personal interview with Hearst, | changes were made in the film play, “Patria,” produced serially in the United States early in 1917, picturing Japan and Mexico in alliance against the United States. The witness cited! this film as one bearing earmarks of German propaganda. TWO KILLED ARD | | SCORE HURT IN + KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 13.— Two persons were killed, four per- sons sustained serious injuries an twelve others were slightly injured when a street car ran wild down the Twelfth street viaduct here thi; aft- ernoon, left the tracks on the lower approach to the structure and c.ashed into the Union Pacific freight Jepot. Limited street car service, each car; guarded by two policemen, was re- sumed this morning after a strike} had completely tied up all tines here since Wednesday. NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—Ellis| Jones, purported tobe the author of a document spread broadcast yes- terday “proclaiming” that a reign of Bolshevism would begin at noon to- day in this country, was arrested this fternoon in Central Park where he attempted to deliver an address. VOLUME 3. THE DAILY TRIBUNE the news of the da eoee OF BERLIN CH Reaches a dozen towns of Central Wyoming the same day it is published, with all 1 | THREAT TO INVITE OCCUPATION _—_ EERED BY TEUTONS German Government to Shrink from Noth- ing to Establish Order, Scheidemann | Declares in Address to Crowds (By United Press.» AMSTERDAM, Dec. 13.—Philip Scheidermann in a Berlin speech| is reported to have said: “The lish order. Bolsheviki wants ?”” government has decided to shrink from nothing to estab-| We will rekuest the enemy armies to occupy Berlin if the continue their demonstrations. troops here shortly, God knows for how long. i We may have American | Is that what Berlin “Long live Wilson. Better Americans than the Bolsheviki,” the, crowd shouted, ARMISTICE ACTS LIKE MAGIC IR CURE OF ‘SHOCK’ [By Associated Press| WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. More than two thousand American soldiers in France suffering from shell shock were cured by news of the signing of the armistice, Sur- geon, General Ireland told the Sen- ate Military Committee today. Of twenty-five hundred shell shock pa- | tients, the General said, all except about three hundred were well al- most immediately. —w BRIDE AND GROOM DEAD CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Just a month ago Jack T. Petrie and Mable Sandy secured a marriage license at the of- fice of the county clerk. They de parted happily, and we married. Today they are both lying at their last resting tery, both victims of Spanish infil. enza. They both died early in, De- cember. BILL INTRODUCED ace in Lakeview ceme | ‘MARRIED YEAR, | _ FRIENDS JUST | | FIND IT OUT t — |. DOUGLAS, Wyo.—The friends of | | Mr, and Mrs. B. C. Nelms of Carey- j hurst are exteriding belated congrat-| | ulations, the reason. being that on-De- cember 19, 1917, the ‘couple hied" themselves to Fort Colling and were! | quietly married. On returning to | Careyhurst, where they are employed on the Carey ranch, they did not} | breathe a word about the affair to their friends and it was not until last | | week that the truth became known. | Mrs. Nelms was formerly Miss An- na Leibwich of Careyhurst. | Sa | WHEATLAND AUTO ACCIDENT | WHEATLAND, Wyo.—Mr. and! | Mrs, Ross Ryan are in a hospital here +recovering from severe injuries sus-} tained in an auto accident near here. { While going at a rapid rate the car) struck a bump throwing Mrs. Ryan} from her seat. In trying to catch hor| Mr. Ryan lost control of the car-and| it turned over twice, pinning him be- neath it the first turn. W. R. West came to their assistance and brot ‘them to town. : * | FOR PURCHASE OF TELEGRAPH LINES (By ssociated Press.) | WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—A bill authorizing the Postmaster Gen-; eral to negotiate for the purchase of telephone systems now under/ pany properties was introduced in the House today by Représenta- tive Noon. The bill would direct. that gov- ernment control of the telephones and telegraph be continued until otherwise ordered by Congress. It i government control and providing for a survey of telegraph a also sets forth authority for the pur-| chase of telegraph lines after an) appraisement is given by the exist-| ing law. { PROPAGANDISTS SENT UT BEFORE THE WAR Disclosures Made by Depariment of Jus- tice Show That Germany Was Prevared to Plunge World Into War Inferno Jnited Press] WASHINGTON, Dec. 13_-With plans completed for plung- ing the world into war, the German government in July, 1914, dispatched over 130 trained propagandists to the United States, South America, Mexico and propagandists on July 10 that there Berlin informed these hina. rea was. to be war, and thor- oughly instructed them in their tasks, Captain Lester of the Army Secret Service testified today Propaganda investigation. before the Senate Alien TRIO OF GREAT | TRANSPORTS ON | JOURNEY HOME | {By Associated Prens] WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-——Ttans- | ports Buitenzorg, Amphoi and Su- | wanee have sailed from France with |troops. The Buitenzorg left Decem- | ber 8 with the Twelve Anti-aircraft | Battery, medical detachments and casualties. The Amphion sailed on | December 8 and the Suwanee on De-| Ep tad il, j } | | HEARST SCRIBE TOOK CASPER, WYOMING, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1918 ,ence on the part of the people, reflecting the conviction that the Amer-| *icans are going to deal with them much more delicately than have the| wii A aU hick BREST GOES WILD OVER 0 oe covevececoesescsocooceoes woeree THE DAILY TRIBUNE 3; Only newspaper in Wyoming ; served by both the Associated 3 eeeccccocccoooos Press and the United Press evovccceee: EX-KAISER IN FEAR OF ASSASSIN > > > > > > > > ° > > [By Associated Press] LONDON, Dec. 13.—Several score of detectives, the pick of former Em- peror William's force of sleuths at Potsdam, are staying at Amerongen and shadowing every movement of Herr Hohenzollern, according to the Amerongen correspondent of the Ex- Press, who claims to have talked with some of these men. | Herr Hohenzollern is said to be in constant dread of bomb throwers and cther asmssins and always carries a small revolver. The former Emper- or’s suite and detectives have added at least one hundred to the popula- tion of the village of Amerongen, the correspondent states. COBLENZ RESIDENTS, CONFIDENT — OF LENIENCY, SNEER AND LAUGH AT AMERICAN SOLDIERS, REPORT No Sign of Cringing or Respect in Attitude Toward Yankees; Crossing of the Rhine | Was'Under Way Wednesday COBLENZ, BY COURIER TO NANCY, Dec. 10.—(Delayed.)—| Sentries of the American and German armies face each other across. the Rhine tonight. From Andernach, below Coblenz, northward to! the British lines, American forces hold the bank of the stream. South | of Coblenz advanced elements of the American army have reached | the:river. It is expected that the movement across the Rhine will be! well under way. tomorrow. | A bottle thrown from a window by a woman at an Americ® soldier has been the only overt act of hostility reported since Tue American entry. The incident was regarded so trivial that it was| left to the local police to deal with the woman. | There has developed, however, an unmistakable air of independ- French or British with the people north and south of the city. Instea of cringing, or even: showing deep respect, the population adopted an ettitude that found expression in jostling American soldiers on the streets and in sneers and laughs which were only vaguely concealed. AND ALL CITY URNS OUT TO PAY TRIBUTE | First American President to Tread Foreign Soil Runs Gauntlet of Cheerinz Crowds and Official Ovation on Landins; Takes Train to Paris at 4 P. M. BREST, Dec. 13.—(Associated Press)—President Wilson arrived in the harbor of Brest at one o’clock this afternoon on board the George Washington, amid the deafening salvos of artillery afloat and ashore. fleet rounded the outer capes, and moved majestically into the har- bor, where the George Washington anchored at the head of a long double column of American dreadnaughts and destroyers—units of the French cruiser squadron. GUNS BOOM WELCOME AS PRESIDENT LANDS Within an hour President Wilsou stepped ashore, the first time an American president had trod Euro- pean soil. ‘There was a thundering cannon- ade as the President's launch left the ship and landed at Pier No. 3, It was escorted to the tribune amid cheers, salvos and notes of the “Star- Spangled Banner." The President’s progress from the pier to his train was amidst a vocif- erous welcome from the throngs of people who lined the way. HAILED AS APOSTLE OF WORLD LIBERTY The Mayor Goude of Brest, in greeting President Wilson, presented an engrossed address of the City Council; saying in part: “Being the first to welcome the President of the United States to | France, we respectfully salute the eminent sta’ sonifies the i man who so nobly per- als of liberty and the rights of man. Long live President Wilson. Long live the champion and apostle of international justice.” President Wilson responded, thank- ing the Mayor. He then drove thru the cheering crowds, the frantic ova- tion continuing to the railway sta tion, He left for Paris at 4 p. m. HILLS FRAME BRILLIANT PICTURE IN BREST HARBOR (By United Press) BREST, Dec. 13.—Pr. son arrived off’ Brest «| noon todzy, convoyed by great squadron of dreadnaughts and . de- stroyers. The rain and fog cleared, revealing gaily decorated craft and encircling frame for a bi ture. The city is picturesque in holiday attire. The George Washington steamed WHERE. PRESIDENT WILSON LANDED TODAY Scene at the harbor of Brest, France, which, has served as an important naval base for the Americans during the war and today witnessed, for the first time, the landing of-an American President on foreign soil. U. S. BATTLESHIPS TO REACH HOME WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—Every capital ship of the American Navy in Europe, includ-| | ing dreadnaught squadrons which have been operating with the British main fleet during the war, will return to home waters this month, Secretary Daniels DEC. 23 announced today. They may be expected to reach New York about December 23. A naval review will take place there to | celebrate the home-coming. et a Ba ashe Ee His arrival was the culmination of | an imposing naval spectacle which began as the presidential then passed the entrance forts to anchorage amid an impressive si- lence, following a presidential salute fired by the shore batteries only. An official tug bearing the greeting party came alongside the steamcur at two o'clock. President Wilson arose early today and announced that he was feelicg fine. The George Washington passed over the Lusitania grave southwest of Ireland late yesterday. Many Queenstown ships met the liner and saluted By FRED S. FERGUSON tSaff Correspondent ec. 13,—President’ Wil- son stepped ashore on French soil at 3:16 this afternoon, with the great crowds on the water front, wildly cheering. Mrs. Wilson preceded, earrying a small flag. The liner drop- ped anchor at 1:36. The President left the liner on a tug carrying the presidential flag. As | it nearer the pier the warships and shore batteries fired a salute dnd the band played the “Star-Spangled Ban- ner.” The brilliant sunlight brought a huge replica of the statue of liberty here into sharp relief and turned the flags and bunting into a riot of color. The hills rising from the water front were crowded with Breton women in quaint native c Mayor Herv in welcoming President Wilson, saluted him as the “messenger of justice and peace.” Eight American canteen workers were the only women participants and handed Mrs. Wilson a bouquet. President Wilson responded to the cheers and handwaving as he entered an automobile for the station, where he boarded a train for Paris. Movie operators recruited from the signal corns filmed the President’s every move. Preceded by « big consort of Al- lied warships, the liner’s appearance in the harbor was the signal for a roar of welcome. The band on each warship played the national anthem as the liner passed down the long lane between them. The President stood on the bridge, sa and waving his hand he school chil- dren sang the ‘ Spangled Ban- ner.” Even the German prisoners in Brest displayed interest. WILSON URGES PEACE LEAGUE AMONG ALLIES BREST, Dec. 13.—President Wil- son has arrived in France to exert his whole effort for a “just and last- ing peace. His fundamental .con- tention is that a league of nations must be a part of the treaty itself to vrotect the square deal which the treaty will seek to obtain for all the eoples involved. Without the sup- ~ort which such a league would give to peace the President feels that American participation in negotia- tions will be hardly worth while. BRITISH WOMEN “VOTEFORFIRST TIME SATURDAY (By United Preas) LONDON, Dec. 13.—Six million women will vote tomorrow at the general elections thruout the Unit- ed Kingdom. They form about a third of the total electorate. All women over 30 years of age share the privilege. a nN 8 URNS ©