Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 25, 1919, Page 1

cae Ne Mebane! ESAS Tae a of , ‘ 4 VOLUME 3. Unitea Pi Member rean Reports. Associnted Press, Va Casper Daily Crihune CASPER, WYOMING, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1919 Only'newspaper in Wyoming served by both the Associated Press and the United Press oe reccrecseces vce scoscc ccc cocoucososees Natrona County Tribune Established May 1, 1890, a my The Casper Daily Tribune Established October 9, 1016. . NUMBER 83 U. S. SECOND IN FIEL ak STRENGTH AT CLI DSE. State. Librarian ALLIE FORCES . RIVEN | BACK IN ARCHANGEL RE GION Pheol - AnD ORY BILL TURNS UP Til AMENDED FORM ON FRIDAY Elimination of Clause to Prohibit Home Supply, and Authorizing Search Lends to Popularity (Snecial to The Tribune) CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 25.—The Hardin dry bill was renorted, to the house this morning by the commit- tee, which made a number of changes, the most important of which makes the term of the prohibition commissioner opticnal with the gov- ernor, eliminates a deputy and as- sistants and makes the third voles tion of the law a felony. The bill »: amended also would permit the sale of medicines, toilet articles and non- beverage. articles containing alcohol. The house, sitting in a committee | of the whole, killed thc Hunter bill making garage charges a lien on au- tomobiles, and recommengled for pas- sage the budget bill. The joint bill of Mercer and Hold- rege providing for bonding for roads wsa recommitted with recommenda- tions for further amendment. The Baker bill, raising the legal rate for printing notices, was ad- versely reported by the judiciary} committee, but saved by Baker’s mo- | nwnit it to the committee} (Special _to The Tribune.) | CHEYENNE, Jan. 2 Some- where, sometime, since the circula- tion of what purported to be type- written advance copies of the Haran. prohibition bill and the appearance of the measure in official printed form—just when and just how no body seems able to explain—some of the provisions to which greatest. objection was raised have been elimi- nated or softened Needless to say that whenever or however the chance occurred, the eliminations and soften- ings have very greatly enhanced the measure and increased’ its chances of enactment thru the house at least. The principal features to which ob- jection was made was the authority of search and seizure vested in the prohibition commissioner. had put by a few cases of liquid cheer for the dry time to come had visions of their cellars being entered and their forethought poured out on the ground. -A careful search of the) printed copy of the bill—and there- fore the official copy on which the (Continued on Page 6) 1 Bolshevik Attacks on Those who, | ‘British ‘Strength in France Outnum- bered by Ameri- cans, Says Report By Axxocinted Press’ WASHINGTON, eae 25.—! On the day of the armistice was signed the American army on the western front: was second strength orlly to France. | Figures awde public today by General March, chief of staff, showed that on November 11 the United States was repre- sented on the western front by 1,950,100 men; France on No- | vember’ 1, the last date for which official figures were available, had 2,559,000; Brit- ish forces and Portuguese at- tached to the British army to- talled 1,718,000. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.— Demobilization in the United States now totals 858,087 men and 87,366 officers, General March announced nounced today. FLEET IS SUNK IN EN ATTENPT TO BOMBARD RUSS PORT OF REVAL. Capital Fail; Ufa) Is Abandoned to'' the Enemy By Axssocinted Press.) LONDON, Jan. 2: 24— (Delayed) | —Bolshevits attempted to bom--| bard Reval, the Esthonia capital| and failed. Every vessel in the fleet ivas sunk says a report received! ° here. | OMSK, Jan. 20.—(Delayed)—Ufa! has fallen to the Balshevists, due to failure in the arrival of arms for Russians and Czecho-Slovak forces. | e defending troops retired to toust, 140 miles northeast, where | y are making a courageous stand | in the Ural country. Th Cheliabinsk, where General Dutoff’s | Co: ks are worn out by superior | numbers of Bolshevists. REPUBLICANS IN LISBON BATTLE ALLIED BANKING DEFEAT REBELS !65 IS GROWIRE [By Dy Annoctated Press) LISBON, Jan. 25.—Fighting between the Monarchists and Republicans in Lisbon ended in victory for the Republicans. | that pun hments of {order does not apply Thousands of | rfles are being rushed to the forces. | ak point is between Ufa and | LISBON, Jan. 25.—The government officially claims teday| that the Monarchist movement has not been extended. Officials are confident that it will soon be suppressed. Several warships bombarded Oporto, the Monarchist hotbed. Eocdls is scarce there. MADRID, Jan. 25.—It is reported that a host of the Lis- bon garrison has joined the Monarchists. 80,000 GERMAN SOLDIERS STILL | OCCUPY UKRAINE} (By Axnociated Press.) (By Ansoctated Press.) COBLENZ, Jan. 25.—Several Ger- man soldiers have returned from Uk- raine after a three wecks’ trip report | that 80,000 German soldiers remain} there. at the Paris “White House” Fri- day afternoon was an event the like of which the French capital probably has never seen. It was especially and exclusively for the working men aa eee te Harry P. Hynds was an arriv: have surrounded President and in Casper this morning. He report-| Mrs. Wilson during their stay ed that the Hynds building in the here. The purpose was to make capital city, a tribute to ‘Mr. Hynds’ | Success in the oil game, is fast near-| ing completion. them feel that they were mem- bers of the official family, no mat- ter what their occupations. WHITE HOUSE TEA FOR RETIRUE’ SETS NEW PRECEDENT IN PARIS : PARIS, Jan. 25.—The tea given | and women who | Superior Nu Number of Bolsheviki Forces Retirement Allied Advance Guards [By Axi WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.— | The retirement of allied forces holding advanced positions in the Archangel sector before at- tacks by superior forces of Bol- sheviki is reported in an official dispatch dated January 23 the sub- stance of which was made public to- day by General March, Points at- tacled by the enemy lay generally about 190 miles from Archangel. General Marth said the inter-allied commander there had adequate troops to reinforce the’ advanced elements and handle the situation. The message reported that Ameri- can losses in one action at Ust Ped- enga as ten enlisted men killed, 17 wounded and 11 missing. A later patch d that subse- quent attacks were repulsed when de- livered on positions taken up by the American forces. The inter-allied force engaged at Shenkurst consisted of a British de-' tachment, two companies of Ameri- cans and two companies of Russians. They were attacked on three sides and compelled to evacuate their posi- tions, as were also the allied patrols holding Ust Pedenga. The American troops in back took up a position midw: en this point Shenku in one of the attacks it is reported that 1000 enemy troops were in action against the small allied forces. FRENCH HIGH COMMAND IN CHARGE OF POLICIES General March pointed out that the | whole military situation at Archangel was under the control of the inter- allied high command in France. He intimated that should reinforcements be deemed necessary any action to them would have to come from ch command and after a recom- mendation from the British comman- der-in-chief of the for: in Siberia. General March announced today -time severity | for mi rs in the United States had been stopped by the War Department. From now on military offenses at home will be punished in accordance with an order the President before the w set out maximum sentences which ; Would be approved for military of- fenses in times of peace, The new to troops in France, Siberia, or Italy, and does not mean the commutation of sen- tences already anos at home. SHELL-SHOCK VICTIMS NOT INSANE CARE WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—Sur- 'geon General Ireland today deniec ‘the report that men suffering fron shell shock were sent to the insane jhospital. ated Press] falling be- ¢ i LIGHTER IW JAN. ‘YASHINGTON, Jan. Ameri ca’s job as banker for the allies wa Ughter this month than atany tim since the country entered the war. Only $170,000,000 was paid ow {since January 1. The reduction was j caused by curtailment of food ship-| ments. Credits extended now total $8,588,-| 773,000. Gendarmes who guard the great palace gates, sergeants and buck privates of troops that patrol the imner grounds, chauffeurs who whirl the presidential party about the streets and American telephone girls who operate the private exchange ell were there. The President and his wife acted as hosts for an hour. | them at the time y of registered pack CONVICTION! OF YALE WRIGHT LIFTS SUSPICION IN POSTOPFICE THEFTS HERE INVOLVING OVER 86,000" Authorities Indirectly to Blame fo to Blame for Systematic Steal by! WYOMING AND Employe Whose Plea Half Score of Fellow Employees The story of how a postal bezzled approximately $2,600 between three and four thousand dollars worth of jewelry and valuables by rifling the registered mails is revealed with the conviction of Yale Wright, to federal charges preferred in United States District court court at Cheyenne and thereby exonerated | a half-score of emplayes of the local | office from suspicion which fell upon the shortage wee overed. “Young Wright, whi in attendance upon the United | States Naval Academy at Annapo- | lis at the time of his arrest n breast of his guilt when gree with arrest and upon making resti- tution of cash and valuables that had turned up missing, received a fine of $2,500, leniency having been recom- mended on account of his years and previous good reputation. The shortage was first discovered , in the local office early in the sum-! mer and showed up in the money! order and stamp accounts as well as in packages which were missing from t mails. At that time fellow em-' ployes whose accounts Wright stole from were compelled by the rules of the department to make good the shortage and in view of the fact that the renort of the shortage became a matter of general rumor, unjust sus- picion was cast on those who had been held responsible. In justice to those who might have been placed in a compromising position in the eyes of those not familiar with the circum- s the proceedings of the in- ion and court have only now out, Wright, it has become known, | made a systematic practice of robbing from the accounts of his fellow em- nloyes and when he left the post- office to accept an appointment to Annapolis possessed some $800 worth of War Savings stamns in addition to jewelry and valuables which he hesitated to dispose of. The tracing es gave the first inkling of the guilty party and it was found that he had been the last clerk to handle them. Subsequent inves- tigation substantiated his guilt with the result that his arrest was ordered | after he had donned the uniform of he naval academy. When faced with he evidence he made no effort to ‘eny his guilt, with the result that 4is case was taken up at the January ssion of the federal court in Chey- enne. During all this time four employes of the local office, it has been learned, erried the burden of losses for vhich they were not to blame and in ome instarices it has worked a hard- hip on those whose salaries barely eet the cost of living. One employe, ‘nable to raise the necessary cash to neet the obligation, was forced to ell the piano from his home and it ‘s understood that others were placed 1 an equally embarrassing position. Restitution has not yet been made hem altho it is claimed that the rostal department has been reim-! ‘ursed by young Wright, this being ‘ne of the conditions under which ‘eniency was recommended. Indirectly the postal department at Washington, which has made a botch of the general administration of mail fairs, is to blame for the happening lea a) OOPS F ih Lan of Guilty Exonerates IDAHO REPORT ON DRY VOTE clerk in the Casper office em- mw A mt n in cash and stamps and stole. WASHINGTON Ratifi- Census to be Taken cation of the prohibition amendment was certified to the state depart Q@nd Congress Is ment today by Wyoming and Ida SASS CUNARD LINER BRINGS 5,000 CANUCKS HOME who entered a plea of guilty Asked to Provide Werk for Men EXPENSE FUND OF PACKERS IN ONE LARGE POT Armour Admits Assessment Plan in Providing Fund to Protect Interests of All; Let- ters Are Submitted Assovint ny WASET INGTON, Press.) Jan. 25.—Sol- r3 who would be joblecs if de- mob ed con remain in the service tomporar ly aoa their own anrli- Tus 3 docs not bind them ia with 5,000 retur dian soldiers arrived here —— cation. Bn ore today. time. Fine for Being Drunk Comes Off 135-Dollar Roll The richest ‘ ed the custor Tubbs for s in his appearance thi after the judge produced a roll of off the fine. REVEZUE BL UBy Ansocinted Preax) WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—Joint funds contributed by five of the big, pecking companies for use in the in- | ass terest of the packing industry, were inquired into by. Francis J. Heney, cross-examining J. Ogden Armour, before the senate agriculture commit- tee today. Heney, who is counsel for the federal trade commission in its packers’ investigation, read corre- spondence between officials of the Armour, Swift, Wilgon and Morris comnanies, regarding the division of Such expen js “Is there any agreement between a. the big packers about the payment of goneral legislative expense?” asked Heney. WASHING TON, “If there is anything of interest to gress is jall we attend to it that way,” re- $6,000,000,000 revenue | plied Armour. conference committee “Doesn’t Henry Veeder of § and Company handle such fund: Heney asked. “He usually does,” vlied. ft over the i congress treasury ¢ to speed its p Armour = re-- PARIS CONGRESS OPENS DISCUSSION OF LE AND OUTLINES F BRITISH NAVAL Resolution Proposed at Open Session POLICY AWAITS Would Open Membership to All Civ PEACE TREATY ilized Nations; Otrer Conditions [By Assocl PARIS, Jan. 25.—Peace confere’ posals for the formation of a 1 made public a draft of p i . creation of the league. The pre! says the league should have a carry on business between meetings of the | inter ference of all members. It says the conference should appoint resentative of all governments to work stitution and functions cf the league. 4 the appointment of a commission composed of two representa- tives of the five great powers and five representatives of other powers to inquire into and report en the respon: [By Associated Proas] LONDON, Jan. 24—(Delayed)—!} Great Britain’s naval program will not be decided till the adjournment of the peace conference. Orders have been given to suspend ship construc- tion. ce today considered pro- afterward to the KNITTING AND YARN MUST BE IN BY TUESDAY a committee rep- | unnoticed had they had the necessary knitting the American | here. Overworked clerks, Paid a Mrs. John McFaydon, who has nittance under the penurious policy charge of the Red Cross knitting of of the Burleson administration, would 8ll kinds, reported today that the Red not have been placed in a position Cross box would be packed Tuesday where systematic thieving could pags. for shipment and requested that all work including socks and time to keep accurate check of their Sweaters be turned in immediately. accounts and more time to devote to All unused yarn must be turned in detail work, Neither could an em- ®t the Mullin club rooms Tuesday vloye, under normal conditions, steal ™orning. |from under the eyes of his fellow clerks and superiors for anv length of OVATION MARKS ‘ime without being apprehended and PARIS, Jan. 24—(Delayed)— brot to justice. A living wage like- wise might have removed the tempta- | President Wilson went to the opera tonight to see a performance of tion to steal in this instance. Castor and Pollux. It was the first But notwithstanding the fact that) inspectors make frequent visits to *he Casper office, and most assuredly sould scent the confusion that nat- irally would exist in view of the great volume of mail handled, the attitude of Burleson and his henchmen would indicate that relief has not been| time he had gone to a regular per- recommended, Poor, blind, inspec- formance since he left Washing- tors! Could ‘they but take up their) ton six weeks ago. The President residence here for a period of only| took with him a very mall party, The sergeant of the French guard gallently introduced’ ‘his | men and the telephone girls | ed the hostess in pouring tea. including Henry White, General Bliss and Rear Admiral Grayson. The performance was put on in gala fashion. The most of those 1 week there is reason to believe, if ‘heir recommendations and opinions (Continued on Page Six.) APPEARELCE CF authors of the war. [By United Press] PARIS, Jan. 25.—The second plenary meeting of the full peace congress this afternoon appcinted a special committee to work out the details of a League cf Nations. President Wil- son opened the discussion of a League of Nations, the first subject taken up. A resolution was presented Providing that the league be ion wh ch uid meet nal confer- OPERA IN PARIS ~ “ presently obviously came for two things—to see the Precident of the United States and hear the opera. t When the President entered he | received a tremendous demonstra- tion. The Star Spangled Bonner was sung and then the Marseillaire, after which the performonce be- y is expected plans for the of Outstanding le of the British outline, which on must be realized sle d sputes and non- gan. Once between the acts Pres- ident and Mrs. Wilson went behind point p enes and shook hands with of super-sover ‘feasible.. cipads and ballet. w