Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 27, 1918, Page 1

ASSASSINATION OF KAISER RUMORED, NOT CONFIRMED PARIS, Dec. 27—(4:25 a. m.)—Rumors that the former Emperor of Germany has been assassi- nated became current in Paris, notably in the Chamber of Deputies, last evening. There is not the slightest confirmation of the report up to the present time. Che Casper Aaily H Only newspaper in Wyoming H : served by both the Associated : Press and the United Press VOLUME 3. ANARCHY SIMMERS IN BERLIN UNGLARG FORTIFY THEMSELVES AGAINST ZERO COLD BY ROBBERY OF LEARNER STORE LAST NIGHT Five Hundred Dollars in Selected Merchandise Is Missing Today While Thieves are Believed to Have Escaped on Early Morning Burlington The J. L. Learner store in Center street was broken into last night or early this morning and burglarized, the thieves making off with between $400 and $500 worth of merchandise and $16.00 in small change from the cash register. The thieves effected an entrance by climbing onto the roof of the building, breaking a pane out of the skylight, and »ping down into the room; making | Crthune CASPER, WYOMING, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1918 THE DAILY TRIBUNE Reaches a dozen towns of Central Wyoming the same day it is published, with all the news of the day ode: ~ NUMBER 59 Vanquished ‘Sailors Refuse to Depart for Coastal Cities and revolt Will Flame Anew, Is Claim; Women Assist Men in Defense of the Royal Palace [By Axsociated Presn] LONDON, Dec. 27.—Wives and sweethearts of mutinous German sailors seized rifles and joined in the defense of the Royal Palace against the civil guards, says a Berlin dispatch sent Wednesday night. Altho the sailors have technically sur- rendered they refuse to leave the city and announced that they would continue to support Ebert, who permits them to remain. “The city is on the verge of an- ‘government. archy and fighting is expected to con- The Bolsheviki hold the Vorwaert’s tinue,” the dispatch said. newspaper plant, Two distinct conflicts are under- eighteen machine-guns and an arm- way—armed opposition of the sail- ored car. Sailors still hold a por- ors to orders transferring them to tion of the Royal Palace. coastal cities and Bolshevik efforts to overthrow the Ebert-Scheidemann CIVILIANS GLOAT OVER r escape out of the backdoor. even taking the precaution to pull} down the sade on the front door, | leaving a clear view of the store room | from the street. The floor of the} ste was littered with cigarette stubs and burned matches, and every ndication points to the fact that the men plied their trade without thot of detention, Carefully selecting small sizes of lk shirts, k underwear, suits and ercoats, the condition of the floor shelves shows that the thieves en took time to try on the shoes and clothing, leaving on the floor what did not fit them. A careful inventory of the stock | ows that the men made away with © suits of clothes, two overcoats, o leather suitcases, one gold lavel- lier, two pair dress gloves, two dozen \k handkerchiefs, pair shoes, about dozen silk shirts, two dozen silk neckties, two hats, one box of silk sox, two suits of silk underwear and andful of collar buttons, besides ng the cash register of $16, in kels, dimes and quarters. The thieves escaped out of the} back door and are believed to have taken the early west-bound Burling- train. The sheriff's office was ediately notified and a barrage telegrams was put down around ounding towns in an endeavor © apprehend them, d ment of scrap iron.” burst and wounded young Ford in twelve sep- arate places Ford enlisted February 4, 1918, in the aviation corps and trained for a few weeks at Camp Hancock in this division. Believing that he would not get into active fighting in this branch, he was transferred to the mo- tor mechanic department of the ma- chine gun regiment. On April 6th, young Ford, but 18 years of age, PEOPLE STARVED INTO ENLISTING BOLSHEVIK ARMY Russian Reds Made Up of Motley Units Recruited From Among Men Drawn Into Service Thru Fear of Death By United Press) _. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—The Bolsheviki have drawn into the Red Army 500,000 citizens mostly in fear of their ives thru violence or starvation if they do not join, say State epartment advices. Food is scarce in Petrograd and Moscow. Army membership is about the only chance many citizens have to obtain even a slight sustenance. DESPERATE CONDITIONS WITH SCARS OF BATTLE, FOUNG IT VELY IN MACHINE-GUN COMPANY Wounded in Twelve Places by Exploding Shell, Cas- per Youth is Cited for Bravery by the French Command Sometime before the zero hour on the night of July 15, Cyril Ford, the first Casper boy to return from France with wounds re- ceived in active fighting, got his orders to bring up four machine guns to the front line at Chateau Thierry, France. and it was while perform- ing this dutv that the high explosive shell, including as Cyril said, “‘tea kettles, pieces of automobiles, steel rails, and a various assort- | months of surgical and medical treat- {ness only being lighted by puffs of !time and one could hide behind a tree} ‘until they passed but during the thick DESTRUCTION OF PALACE (By United Press) BERLIN, Dec. 24.—(Tuesday, de- layed.)—-Heavy casualties were suff- ered Tuesday by curious bystanders who witnessed an attack on the Royal Palace where mutinous sailors de- fended themselves against govern- ment troops. A great number of sailors ahd soldiers were also killed or wounded. ! The soldiers stormed and captured portions of the palace following an artillery bombardment but were un- able to penetrate the Royal Stables in which the sailors were firmly en- trenched. The crowd enjoyed the spectacle of the ex-Kaiser’s palace crumbling before the artillery fire. Despite the close range of the at- | tack wild shots damaged other build- ings while flying derris killed and injured many civilians. MUST HAVE HELP FROM ALLIES, SAYS SOLDIER [By Annocinted Presa] LONDON, Dee —‘‘We shall not have peace here until English and American troops come to keep order,” landed in France and spent the next) is a statement attributed to one of four months fighting at four differ-| the riotous German sailors in Ber- ent fronts on the Chateau Thierry ed XR) ALN) eg battle line. His departure was so : sudden and unexpected that until he reached the dock in Hoboken he had no idea that his departure was to be so soon. | MAJORITY SOCIALISTS MAY RETIRE FROM CABINET Berlin, Dec. 26.—(Midnight, Asso- Cyril wears a “citation for| ciated Press.)—-As a result of to- bravery” medal awarded by the| day's deliberations it is believed in French government and will undoubt-| S°me quarters that the majority So re a “ croix de guerre’! cialists will retire from the cabinet His wounds are healing after} #md leave the Independents in full control of the government. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 27.—The Bri- tish admiralty is prepared to take drastic measures against the propa- gation of Bolshevism in that part of the German fleet remaining in Ger- man hands, according to a Berlin dis- patch. The sinking of vessels dis- playing the red flag and the execu- tion of crews infected with Bolshe- 1 are threatened, edly later. ment received in French and Ameri-| can base hospitals but he will go about on crutches for some time yet before he will be strong enough to walk without them The night that Cyril w: was a black one, he say as wounded . the dark- white smoke as the high explosive shells burst about the twelve young] men who were detailed to bring the See four machine guns into position. The| course of the shells could be deter- | ) iF Ni) mined if they were coming one at a 26.45 10 RELIEF FUND Twenty-six dollars and forty-five of a heavy bombardment, one just walked along until the shell meant} for one reached its mark. Several} had burst near Cyril, in fact one al-\, defending it by| RUSS PROPOSAL ON PEACE NOT RECOGNIZED BY ALLIED NATIONS New Advances Made Since Christmas Thru Norway Meet Fate of Others Part TRy Associated Prensa] LONDON, Dec. 27.—The Al- lies since Christmas have agai been approached by the Bolshe- vik government of Russia re- garding terms of peace. These differ in no respect from those put forward by Litvinoff, form- erly Bolsheviki ambassador at | London, thru the Norwegian | government in November. | The propo: have met with | | no response, they emanate from a government which is not recognized by the Allies. The whole Russian question is at Present under discussion among the Allied governments. | for the government, today said that INTERVENTION WOULD LEAD TO SLAUGHTER jout in the future. He ! (By United Presa} league must not only STOCKHOLM, Dec. 27.—The but have administrative powers | Russian Bolshevik government has| well as authority to settle d t sent President Wilson a note in Lon-| Great strides toward an don declaring that allied interven-'settlement of highly importa tion pursued to a logical end only| preliminaries were made when Pi would produce great slaughter on/dent Wilson. Premier Llovd George both sides. The note suggested the|and Foreign Secretary Balfour con opening of conversations regarding ferred at Buckingham Palace this peace with the Bolsheviki. The note morning. The session lasted flinety said the latter is trying to build up a minutes and broke up in high good social system wherein all people will | humor. have equal opportunities ITALIAN VISIT WILL FOLLOW ENGLISH TRI believes the prevent war: President Wilson was later a guest at a notable luncheon with political leaders and then was to leonference with Lloyd other cabinet leaders |Nations, freedom of the the Russian situation are bein | cussed. | DISTINGUISHED GUESTS laT PREMIER'S LUNCEON [By Axsocinted Press] LONDON, Dec. 27 —Premier (By asseeiniediprcant Lloyd George accompanied by .- | PARIS, Dec. 27.—President | tary Hankey of the committee on im jperial defense arrived at Bucking: ham Palace today for a conference |with President Wilson. The Presi- dent was astir early this morning. working with his secretary. Luncheon was arranged for the President at Lloyd George’s resi-; dence He had as guests small gathering of elder statesmen. The luncheon gave occasion for the first mor visit by former Premier Asquith to DEPARTS FROM 222s | Asquith resigned his office | Viscount Morley, another of the | OTTOMAN CITY party, retired from the Asquith cabi net at the beginning of the war on account of opposition to Great Brit- ain’s participation. Sir Edward Grey and Arthur Henderson, supporters of LONDON, Dec. 27.— a League of Nations. were also Pressure from the Entexte, ys | guests. a German wireless, the German *It was 1:40 o’clock when the Pres- ambassador to Turkey and his ident drove up to No. 10 Downing staff have left Congtantinople. street, the tenth of the guests for the = i ae prime minister’s luncheon to arrive. He was given an enthusiastic greet- ing by the crowd, who crowded about his car frantically cheering and i WHEAT STOCKS TWICE AS BIG noe as se { bee h. . une Bree nt AS LASHVEARIO LONDON, Dec. —President Wilson’s conference with British statesmen is déscribed as very satis factory. He spent three hours wich Premier Lloyd-George and Foreign Secretary Balfour. It is learned that a great deal of progress was made in making clear certain phases of the President's peace points, princivally the question of naval supremacy. Wilson’s program after his re- turn to Paris New Year's day has be revised. It provides | that he leave for-Italy 24 hours after iciurzing to Paris, {By Associated Pr (By United Prenw) WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Over |twice as much wheat and greatly in- lereased stocks of other cereals ex- cept oats and rice were on hand De- cember Ist than at the same time a year ago. The Department of Agri- culture survey shows that America is in an excellent position to deal with the world’s food problem and British Favor Peace LL. 1gue Pact a Oi Peace Congress Should Perfect Organiza- tion and Not Merely Lend Endorse- ment, Declares Lord Cecil; Wilson and Lloyd-George in Meeting Today Make Progress Toward Understanding. (By United Press) LONDON, Dec. 27.—Lord Robert Cecil, speaking, it is believed Great Britain not only is ing but is determined that the Peace Congress shall organize a permanent League of Nations before adjournment. Lord Cecil said he never entertained the notion that congress should simply give the league its blessing, leaving details to be worked GERMANS MASS ARMY, PLAN TO ATTACK POLAND (By United Press) NGTON, De man tr land fr conducting a « ular support it is reported thru official chan ENDORSEMENT WILSON PLAN IS PROPOSED [By Associated Presy ] WASHINGTON, Dee. 27 Intro- ducing a resolution calling on the peace ance t opt President WwW for a League of Na- tions, Britten, of Illinois, rE said today that unless such league is established the “entire world will immediately be thrown into discord the conten- tion that Amer ntered the war to ke the world » for democr if It w referre the house mittee on for lations. SOLF PROPOSES UNION AGAINST THE BOLSHEVIKI (By Un BERLIN, Dec. 24 (Tuesday, de- layed)—Dr. Von Solf, foreign sec- retary, in an interview with the United Press today, vroposed an alliance between Germany and the allies to defeat Bolshevism. Solf declared the snread of Bolshevism the greatest menace in the world today and that the victorious al- lied countries are in as much dan-- ger therefrom as Germany and Russia are r ntier con con Press) | will be able to render extensive re-- ‘lief to Europe. | Commercial stocks of wheat total over 219,000,000 bushels. | See ee “NEUTRALS TALK | PLANS FOR THE | PEACE MEETING [By Associated Press} | PARIS, Dec. 27.—An ex- change of views is taking place between neutral countries to reach joint action concerning the method of representation of neutrals before the Peace Con- HINDENBURG AND KAISER HID OUT TO DODGE BIG SHELL “Second Napoleon” Had “Funk Hole” to Escape Fire and Kaiser a Buzzer to Warn of Allied Bombers’ Approach most seemed to take his left leg off, but of course a second later he knew he was still walking along. PREVAIL IN NATION [By Associated Presn] WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Infor- ‘ation reaching the State Depart- ent from Bucharest describes the force of the Bolshevik army in @ as consisting of Austro-Hun- kanans, war prisoners, 50,000 men from the Balkan provinces, 40,000 Chinese workmen and about half a "lion Russian soldiers, forced to " the Bolsheviki by fear of starva- [By 4 ZURICH, Dec. {t is reported that food is very “carce in Moscow and there is fear ° a Bolshevik uprising in Odessa and A Swedish report describes | eral of whom were murdered, 2 ‘tions in Petrograd as desper-| e, | by the terms of the armistice. (Continued on page six.) MANNHEIM OCCUPIED BY ALLIED =." FORCES TO PROTECT PRISONERS "18S. ¥712S0N 1s woctated Press] 27.—(Havas Agency.)—A battalion of infantry has occupied Mannheim by order of Marshal Foch to watch the prison camp near there where 10,000 Allied prisoners await libera- according to the Badische Landes Zeitung. The paper adds that step was taken because of bad treatment of the prisoners, sev- Mannheim is within the neutral zone east of the Rhine outlined cents was realized from the raffle of ‘a rug for the United War Work cam~ Then, | P2ign by the Second Baptist church, in charge of the Rev. M. A. Eilonth, | according to returns made to Chair- man J. S. Mechling this week. Tick- | ets were sold to this amount and a drawing held to determine the win. ner of the prize. HONOR GUEST AT LUNCHEON LONDON, Dec. 27.—Mrs. Wilson was entertained at a small luncheon! party by the Countess of Reading. The guests included Mrs, Lloyd George, Mrs. Asquith and Mrs. John| | Davis, wife of the American ambase-| ador. } TTC gress. —$$—» PARIS, Dec. 27.-The Bolsheviki have occupied the courts in Essen, ejecting the judges, Zurich reports. The German press is becoming more SPA, Belgium, Dec. 27.—( Associated Press.) —The former headquarters of the Kaiser and his general staff is disclosing some extraordinary queer facts these days about men who engineered the world war. Marshal Hindenburg, about whom reams have been writ- | pessimistic regarding the new revolt. ten disclosing him as a fearless Napoleon, spent a great deal EX-CZAR AND FAMILY ARE SAFE IN NEUTRAL COUNTRY, IS CLAIM WARSAW, Dec. 24,—(Delayed—Associated Pres. no doubt that the Czar and his entire family are alive. tive of this,” was the declaration nephew of General Skoropadski, who had just escaped from Ukraine after a recent trip to Petrograd, “His whereabouts is known to an Allied government. It is in a neutral country. Accounts of his murder were manufactured by Trotsky and Lenine for propaganda purpores.” of time in a wonderfully constructed “funk” hole, or dugout, underneath the grounds of his villa here. Spa s so far from where the battle used to be that it was almost a journey a t motor -car to get w The I “There is at Neu trench s: thin sound ofthe big guns. r, too, had a hiding place 2 comic opera t which he is said to h i for the benefit of moving pictures At each villa was a delicate elec- trical instrument which would set up buzzing when an airplane approached. At the first sound Hindenbirg and | the Kaiser would run to shelter. SP A A EO A A A A A A A A A LS I am posi- today of Michael de Tchihatchef, Dvinsk, Vilna.and Rovno.