Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 8, 1919, Page 1

MISSING 10 je THE DAILY TRIBUNE Reaches a dozen towns of Central Wyoming the same day it is published, with all the news of the day LEAGUE LAWS IS SPEEDED UP BY NIGHT SESSIONS Special Meeting Is AIRST DRAFT OF | | | Ss ieelia Che Casper Daily Cribuny ===: CASPER, WYOMING, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1919 U.S. LAYS PLAN FOR AIR FLIGHT | | OVER ATLANTIC WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 8.—Navy | ‘aviation experts are planning a flight | across the Atlantic. Commander John | Towers was ordered today to take charge of the development of plans, of {assembly of material and personnel for a proposed trans-Atlantic flight. Only newspaper in Wyoming | served by both the Associated. Press and the United Press » NUMBER 95 ALLOTMENT OF SHIPS HOLDS UP TRANSFER OF GERMAN MERCHANT Important Questions | | Up for Consideration | ~ FLEET NOW READY TOSURRENDER at Conference Called to Plan an Extension of German Armistice 000 ARE LOCATED Corrected Report on A. E. F. Received; Demobilization at Efficiency Stage (By Axsocinted Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.— Last week’s casualty revort showing over 10,000 men of the American Expeditionary Force missing has been cor- rected to make a total cf 7,783 missing. Chief of Staff March said General Pershing had reported th> new total with the information that figures are being redused by from 100 to 200 names a day as a result of checking records in the central records office in France. At the same time General Pershing gave the department new totals of 7 casualties ni the first and second divisions, the marine brigade in the latter being included. The’ first di- vision had a total of killed, died of wounds, missing and prisoners of 5,248 and the second division, 5,260. General March said demobiliza- tion in the United States now was n the “home stretch.” Up to yes- a total of 67,038 officers and 812 men had been discharged, while the total ordered for discharge had reached 1,442,000. Demobiliza- a ULTIMATUM IGNORED BY STRIKERS; BUTTE) MINERS A Miners Are Waylaid and Beaten Upon Defying Orders of I.W. W. Meeting (By Assoct Press.) BUTTE, Mont., Feb. 8.—Fol- lowing plans agreed to at a mass meeting held last night at the call of the local I. W. W., hundreds of striking miners, some of them armed, turnad back men who started for work this morning with the result that mining in this district is practically suspended this morning. i yathered at the I. W. W. ek this morning and left for the various mines in detachments large enough to picket the various avenues of approach. Miners in several instances were waylaid and beaten. | Mechanics, whose unions have taken no action in 150 Jitney Service Put in Operation by Mayor Hanson as Strike Continues (Ry Associnted Press.) SEATTLE, Feb. 8.—A city-di- rected automobile “jitney” serv- ice was inauguarted today to break the strike compliance with Mayor Hanson's ultimatum that the strikers would have to call off the sympathetic strike at 8 o'clock this morning or he would op- erate all essential industries. SEATTLE, Feb. 8.—Business is resuming slowly although there is no settlement by agreement in the general strike. Restaurants, theat- ers and stores are reopening. The crowds are orderly. A few munici- pal cars are running under guard. Mayor Hanson today announced marae és ; | tion machi is now at such a respect to the strike were held up. the strike as broken. Five hundred Held Today; Pres. BOLSHEVIKS IN es Pomme of cfietency ‘and operation that and sent back from the mines by! additional regular troops have ar- f | 1 5 it is capable of handling more men strikers. A particular effort was rived. y ’ | By The Associated Press.) Wilson’s Return} | ss than General Pershing can possibly send with available, shipping. Of the troops in the United States, made to prevent hoisting engineers! from going on the job. No arrests have been made by the| police cr members of the shcviff's! force. SEATTLE, Feb. 8.—At 8 o'clock Soldiers of the 44th regiment of! this morning no action had been infantry later were sent to the mines) taken by the strike committee rep- Mayor Hanson issued another vitriolic statement today denounc- ing the strike leaders as bolshevi! PARIS, Feb. 7.—Many important matters were before the su- preme war council, comprising the council of the great powers and the | t muilitary commanders of all fronts, when it met today to consider an| aly, ev ernete derscamenc which |extension of the armistice with Germany, which expires February 17.) mobilization of retu- sing units will | Final decisions went over until tomorrow. be left. May Be Delayed BERLIN CONTROL nfrence commision om tie WIRE, LINES 0) conference commission on the | . 5 ‘ 4 Greatest military ¢: p in the and are now guarding approaches to anti ing workmen Society of Nations expects to| The naval branch of the council presented recommendations | yori will be cetubliched, at Brent the waa easyer ts ea ing werknien on finish its work at thellesssion : t Tats : Me Tae e established a res e various properties. or HL aration that un- Kanne t 10:30 o” ormulated as a result of consulta- | when plans for the extension of ea - ee | the sympath®tic strike was ginning at 10:30 o’clock to- tions among the British, French, | barkation facilities there have been jealled off by 8 p. m., he would take day. At a long session last Italian and American naval com- E | completed, General March announced ELECTRICIANS ARE ute all essential indus- two-thirds of the draft project. , |steps to ope mandes bearing on the turning over today. He said Rrest would be the DIRECTED TO WORK tries under Federal protection. night the committee completed of German submarines, plackate ae backbone of the American demobiliza- | SPRINGFIELD, m.. Feb, BJ. P. re runnin 8 —_—_ strictions and the surrender of the tion system. Noonan, acting president of the : were closed. PARIS, Feb. 8.—The League of Coup Scheduled FOF! German commercial fleet. ee ternational Brotherhood of Electric#l Phe Seattle Post. Intelli : ty ay neer put out Workers, with offices in this city, {9 a four-pazw publication ‘today, dis- a telegram today directed all eleccric- | tributing free copies, al workers of his organization on strike at Seattle to return to work. | -_—- WAY BE CALLED TO INCLUDE ALL BRITISH TRADES *= #2 © [Meeting Ts Called for) the i ting oil men in Casper for a ew days. Workers The fleet, it is stated, is ready to be turned over, but the allies are not agreed on the allotment of ships [TL among the various allied nations nor Berlin on compensation for usc of the-ves- sels. When the United States re- ceives its share of the ships they will be manned by the American navy and LONDON” wines Bares) Seva ‘ fly the Stars and Stripes. : ably will not sai » Feb. 8—. erlin dis- The cammission on blockade pre Febriery L0n oir home before! sateh filed.” yesterdsyaxapacted . 1 9 report-favoring the light | war office telephon ‘change in the | ening of bloekade restrictions in the The initial governing body of the i y iatii League probably will consist. of one | pané Soe ee Ree Tee Mediterranean and Adriatic. representative for each of the five ipo” wae office. Nations commission held a special meeting this morning to try to speed up the drafting of the con i They reached a substanti ment on the chi points cussed last night but decided to refer cer- tain changes to subcommittees. | Owing to the incomplete stage of) League plans President Wilson prob- The special traction in Saturda sales at Kimball’s drug store today (is the Jontell line of toilet goods in| cluding toilet waters, face powders, lcreams, talcum powders and nearly every article for milady’s _ toilette. | Special prices on all Jonteel goods at near the cost figure are being made. —— Thursday Failure at Weimar; Sees Disturbance The first signs of a break in union plans were marked yesterday when one union barber shop reopenc! ond G. P. Fratehy, master mechanic for |fifteen of the city’s —seventy-nine the Burilngton at the local yards, left! schools remained open thru action of for Pheonix, Arizona, last night or! their janitors and engineers in refus- receipt of a telegram notifying him|ing to heed the strike order. of the serious illness of his wife. The | G. C. Long, a prominent resident telegram contained no details of the}"FRISCO TO ACCEPT WORK FROM SEATTLE Feb. illness merely stating that Mrs Fratchy was in a critical condition, SAN FRANCISO, | —— j | ye Francisco 's labor co: great powers and two for all tho! The Bolsheviki, aided by the Sol-| | Sunday; noun¢ i refused smaller countries. Apparently the | giers? Council, planned A mimultanel B k on J b fi last night to a a resolution under mine, powers alpat their fight for | cous coup in Berlin and Weimar for ac oO or) | which union would larger represen’ s s . ave vor jo ‘Another agraatient understood to Thundoy: dheysfailodsineWeimar, Hs Se EEE Time Being but the dispatch indicates that possi- bly they were partly successful in Berlin. tr ancisco from points where the strike is in progress. have been reached is that the central powers must make full reparation for past offenses before they are ad-| mitted to the League. 115 MILLIONS ADDED TOWAR TACOMA, I serviee was resumed he no interference with the ———— Street today with Ws. ear LONDON, Feb. 8.—While the h. creesrea non OMURGH TO EULDGIZE ROOSEVELT jelectrical workers are back at their ; | posts, a mass meeting of the trades JANUARY, RECORD ae aeonas “ORY MONT NERE cares we Si | _A month of January with no pre-| 1 nationwide weneral strike. SEES RIOTING < Nation-wide services commemorating the life and services of the late Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will be held tomorrow and in at least two Casper churches the intent of President Wilson’s pro nation, em- phasized by state and municipal authorities, will be observed. At the Presbyterian Church the Rev. Walter H. Bradley will devote the morning: UNION CARPENTERS PLAN GENERAL ST?°KE NEW YORK, cipitation is the record attained by The Belfast strike is nearing set- All union ing s ac- Ma : - Y brickl and noistingy engineers during the past monthy tlement as a result of employers of-| worship hour to memorial services for the gr American, and at the |,.,,, it a nit a f the cording to the reports which were/ fering a 47-hour week now and a ‘ : z ‘ ‘mile en ye 1 various cities of the (BY Associated. Preas.) c made public today by George S. Me-| 44-hour week as soon as peace is Methodist church the Rev. Walter L. French has arranged a similar pro- country on contr held by mem- ( SAN SALVADOR, Feb. 8.—Serious Kenzie, the local observer. Other | signed gram at the evening service to be addressed by Judge Charles E. Winter. bers of the Buildi rioting is reported at Tegucigalpa, the records that the past month made : Other churches, including the Second Baptist Church, colored, will devote — ers’ Assogiation, capital of Honduras. Minister of tho} Interior Mejia was killed. THREE AIRMEN were 25 clear day with only four being reported cloudy and that latter group near the first of the month. The remrining two days were cloudy in a sympathet attempt to enforc carpenters employe tion for dollar a a portion of the services to memorial rites. Congress will emble tomorrow in Washington to pay like tribute to the memory of a man whose ideals of public service and patriotism WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—New credits of $75,000,000 for Italy and $40,000,000 for Belgium were estab- CITY'S FINANCES day ing a new high mark record for Cas-- per during the month. ‘The coldest weather reported was three degrees below zero on the first. forkiustianihour (oreo: P have been accepted as a criterion for all time to come. Senator Lodge, Preside Hutcheson of theo United lished today by the treasury depare | The Gieedhamin temperature was a close friend and warm see of Colonel Roosevelt, will deliver an herhood of Carpenters and Join- ment. This raise of the total of creds| attained on the tenth when the mer- 1 address which will find its echo Mm every town and city of the country. announced today Ard tie HI Bx NTE 0 EEC | FALL T0 DEATH cury soared to 56 degrees, establish- j = Roy L. Davidson, well known loca) mining engineer, is recovering from PENSACOLA, Fla., Feb. 8.—Three WARRANTS Pil] MIDWEST REFINERY MEN to interfere with waves or hours. to in any way disturb the present working conditions, which are ideal at a severe attack of rheumatism which!naval flyers, Ensigns Duane Rut-| A Ss st d he contracted while doing field work ledge, David Mingle and Ralph Me-' , During February the warmest day Pts: in the southern part of the state sev-|Cormack were killed last night when Sttaincd a record of 49 aecerees | Year Begins With No Interest-Bear-, eral months ago. He is able to be/a hydroplane from the training sta--‘ above ee awhile the. seneid ‘The, ing Warrants Outstanding and | ———————— SS about now and is well on the roua|tion here fell 500 feet into the bay predipitetion: ie ee ane Peer cre Better Policies Affecting | believed it inadvisable affiliate eo neC SEES nese emer Wasi demolished: brought the total since the first of Finances Steps Taken for First Organization of Oil “" Sblinsltor the sonCmene . Gxe the year up to .14 inches : | z 0 . by members of the new or- — ee ‘ STATE TO RAISE Thandaen, oiltieivess 1010ihes Workers at Meeting Friday With A a Linnechereterilli besnouateannt 1 ' condition of city finances to the ex-| Full Set of Officers for Local tent that all interest bearing war- | rants have been retired and methods | have been introduced that wil! tend| to reduce the public debt 9s fast as possible and eventually the tax bur- den. A sinking fund has been cre- THREE MILLIONS STATION IN COLORADO FOR GOOD ROADS MAY BE REMOVED HERE > are company rat said H. M. the new or organizing to 2 At a meeting attended by about 150 employes of the Midwest Re- fining company, held in the old cabaret room of the Rhinoceros Hotel last night, an organization to be known as a local lodge of the Inter- Ss prog- i 5 ‘ | i sted for reriring Bonds: 88. ney «ome national Association of Oil Field, Gas Well and Refinery Workers of P2ve. no xrievance. ani our Legislature Appoints Committee to Confer) pavia Gray, expert in charge of sree atthe bank tae the coveted America, was perfected by the election of a full set of officers and Mr. teavitt are our friends With Governor on Best Means to the U. S. Horse Breeding Station at departments under which the city; making application for affiliation with the International Association. re their fric No set of men ever the Colorado Agricultural College at’ goes business. Fort Collins, was in Cheyenne Friday) ‘The inauguration of a budget sys- in conference with Gov. Robt. D. tem is another step forward in the Carey of Wyoming regarding the re-| conduct of findncial affairs, and while moval of the breeding station to this its provisions have not been made state. John O. Williams of Wash--| jnown as yet, it has been prepared ington joined Mr. Gray on the trip.| for subm n to an early meeting A party of Wyoming men jour-)| worked for more considerate super- intendents. But, with the gre: problems of reconstruction facing the count itators foment- ing strife ample of which we see in the situation on the coast, the men at the Mid e that we Last night’s meeting was the third ,of a serics of meetings held by the employes, and it is understood that more than 200 men have already made application to join the organ- ization and paid their initiation fees. Superintendent Reed attended last ployes assembled and was accorded an ovation at the close of his re- marks. He declared that the company stood ready at all times to aid the men in every posisble way, id inti- mated that he would not e the Take Advantage of Federal Help (Special to The Tribune) CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 8.—That the State of Wyoming is serious in its intention to get into the highway game was ¢ x of the council and includes 1 limited night’s meeting, addressed the em-;perfection of the organization, but wall abe, Soin ny e vice es evidenced by the action of the legislature this morning when | "°¥C", ‘0, Fort; Collins the week pre-| expense fund for all possible con- elveajand Unsieompan vain) Nelorkat 8 committee was appointed to confer with Governor Carey Se niaieetigunven the Ss ane were | tingencies. » Such a policy in city s s : a rospects of and. devise ways and means of raising $3,000,000 to match | securing tho station for hisvatate: a like amount made available by federal appropriations for! “Last spring, that for some outsider who h neither the interest of the company or the men at heart.” | affairs should meet with universal ap- whenetha Colorado| probation inasmuch as it offers 2 sub- BRIBERY CHARGE IS PREFERRED ee eee stantial foundation from which to} 7 5 x : : A committee on by-laws has been er onde use, tested? A A extra Yamen com toga gmninun, | held next’ Friday night, a set of by- The house today recommended for Jy Wm NSERESED GaTANGE AGriculturaiivotadiite | which will include many bene- enactment the Kelly bill providing for completion of the Wyoming statutes code. The printing is es- timated at $8,000. The senate adjourned at noon until Monday, ficials features, will be adopted. The following set of officers, to erve until the charter of the organ- ization arrives, has been selected ident; Dan Worth, sec- nbro, record- [By United Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—Francis J. Heney, at the packers’ investigation today, charged Levy Mayer, Armour’s attorney, with saying in a low tone at a previous committee hearing: we “You work for our interests and I’ll give you more busi- abandon the horse breeding station,” | ‘A IND {said Mr.Gray in commenting upon Ee leg | proposed ehange, “Thad bids enough {to make the station self supporting. ; {I sincerely hope the work may be| | WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—Inquirtes have been sent by the transferred to Wyoming and, as I See itai . i | ing sec y; L. EL Frank La- state department to Great Britain, France and Italy regarding | have assurance of co-operation on the} ness than you can handle.” ing secre‘ary; L. r La \ ff ry * A i : * : velle and Harry Newmeyer, vice the Italian system of government supervision of purchases, all Walsh, former chairman of the War Labor Board. of which have an effect on American industries. The committee will hear Mayer’s version probably Monday. ! ene and Shankle, to compose the board of trustees a few days on a combined business work will meet with unlimited suc- and pleasure trip. . CCCCCCOT CCT TT SPP TV TY "