Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 6, 1919, Page 1

saa — } = BLOCKADE AGAINST GERMANY 3; Allied Delegates Receive Preliminaries Monday and Enemy on Wednesday PARIS, May 6.—Complete economic isolation of Germany is be- ing considered by the council of foreign ministers of the peace confer- ence as a measure to be adopted in the event Germany refuses to sign the peace treaty. By Associated Press.) PARIS, May 5.—(Delayed.)—it was officially announced last | night that the preliminaries of the peace treaty would be communi- | | cated to the Allied delegates this aft- ernoon and to the German plenipo- EX KAISER N 0 T tentiaries on Wednesday afternoon. . | PARIS, May 6.—The blockade TREATY GOES TO Publication. of Text | Thursday Morning | Is Held Probable { | by Correspondent ‘GERMANS WARN _ AGAINST DELAY for Berlin, Say Teuton Papers (By Asxocinted Pre«as.) PARIS, May 6.—The peace treaty was presented to the minor powers at a secret plen- ary session this afternoon, which adjourned at 5:1 \o’clock. The draft of the treaty is considered now as having nassed the final stage before being presented to the Ger- before the plenary session, de- clared that the security given |France was inadequate from a military point of view and | said it was his personal convic- tion that the treaty should not supreme economic signed. j Germany for use in case coercion is!the bridgeheads ie marshal emphasized the ! FOE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON Che Casper Baily | ||; Member The Associated Press | United Press Dispatches | 3 | ‘VOLUME 3 CASPER, WYOMING, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1919 | Gribune Official paper of the City of Casper and Natrona County, Wyoming. NUMBER 168 T4STHIWENT TOFRANCE TOFIGHT, VICTORY LOAN CAMPAIGN MUST BE NOTTODOGUARD DUTY, GOVERNOR © THROWN INTO ‘HIGH’ IF WYOMING APPEALS TQ BAKER FOR RELEASE MAINTAINS 100 PER CENT RECORD ' | Indefinite Time; CHEYENNE, Wyo., May ™Marshal Foch, in a speech{Official Protest Filed Against Plan of Military to Keep Wyoming Volunteers in Europe for Fair Play Asked. 6.—(Special.)—Following the receipt of emphatic protests against the proposed plan of the \section of the be d. | council has been directed to draft} Th | Plans for the economic isolation of | pecessity of France holding, War department to keep the members of the 148th field ar- along the tillery in Europe for an indefinite period of police, Governor; Wee sree euce crane German signetures| penne) ance pale that joccupa- Robert D. Carey has appealed to Secretary Newton D. Baker j ‘. ing e signing tion limite Oo ears was ri 2 ay 32 he rece rod ae ; lneanstAnasclale romctions cmeinet| mot sutieient: y' to bring about a reversal of the recently-announced order. | Germany will be released. | The credentials of Italian peace | delegates were submitted to the Ger- p ; mans this morning. Premier Orlando and F —=—) H ‘oreign Minister Sonnino, who | left Rome last night will arrive in Preparations virtually have been completed for presenta- tion of the terms of peace to the German delegates at Ver- L egal Autho rities | ample time fo participate in the cere-| Sailles at 3:15 tomorrow after- | mony of submitting the terms to the Germans which is scheduled for Advi. i vise Nation tO! Wednesday afternoon. b) ————— Refuse Demand of} paris, May 6—Chinese dele- . . eq =| Bates to the peace conference today the Paris Council | appreaied to President Wilson to in- |tercede with conference officials to ez waiesa . | have China included among the pow- Press ‘ers permitted to attend the presen- il Hee ere Be o Heleed tation of the peace treaty to the mand to turn the ex-kaiser ever to|CoTmans at iuigensilles) Lomorrow. them for trial. commission of the| ica erie rng tatend: SCARLET FEVER IS FATAL, NOEL made a secret report, ich it is re- liably stated, that Hol-} land act strictly in accordance with| international treaties|to which she is a, part A | Th he | Helen Noel, 3-year-old daughter format] eaveseg onterea [Eta * *'of Mt. and Mrs. Guy Noel of 202 private citize: SUMMER CAMPS ARE PROJECTED BY DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON, May 6.—Six sum- mer officers’ training campé@ will open June 31 for a six weeks’ course at the following camps: Custer, Michi- gan; Devons, Massachusetts; Funston, Kans: Lee, Virgini Presidio, California, and Taylor, Kentucky. DANGER PAST OF BOLSHEVIK DRIVE, REPORT LONDON, May 6.—Confidence that danger of a successful Bolshevik of- fensive is past is expressed in a mea- sage from the British commander on the northern Russian front. 549 PRISONERS GIVEN PAROLES WASHINGTON, May 6.—Parolea have been granted 549 enemy pris- oners in the United States since the armistice wes signed, GOVERNMENT LOSSES 130 MILLION ington street, died this morning after an illness of over two weeks with scarlet fever. Funeral ser- vices. are being held from the Bow- man ‘chapel this afternoon and the Rev. W. L. French will officiate. In- terment will be made in Casper ceme- | tery. | NAVY BOXER DEFEATS WELSHMAN CN POINTS (By Associated Prean.) LONDON, May 6.—Terry Martin of the U. S. navy defeated Chris Langdon of Swansea, Wales, on points in a 15-round bout here. TOLEDO TO BE SCENE OF BIG CHAMP FIGHT (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, May 6.—The Wil- lard-Dempsey heavyweight champion- ship fight will be staged at Toledo, Ohio, on the afternoon of July 4. TWO FUNERALS HELO FOR LATE RESIDENTS Funeral services for John Kelly, 70 years old, who succumbed to | pneumonia at a local hospital, were held from the Bowman chapel Mon- per cemetery. The deceased had been a resident of the city for some time. Hansen, age 60 years, who passed away after a lingering illness. day and interment was made in Cas-| Services were held today for David) noon. Today is expected to wit- ness completion of the draft of the treaty,,the digest of which will be read at the plenary ses- sion this afternoon. Nothing official was made public as to the agreement under which Italy consented to resume participa- tion in the peace conference, but a report reaching London declares that it is proposed to make Fiume a ‘neutral port for two yeers, after which it will be .turned over ‘to Italy. German newspapers are printing reports from Versailles that the Ger- man representatives served notfce the allies that further delay i HOME SA DDENED | the aeeren tation of ewe : hoes would resuit in the Germans leaving \for Berlin. PARIS, May 6,—It developed this !afternoon that changes are still be- | ing made in the peace treaty and the |changing process probably will be continued to the last moment. It is {understood that largely phraseology. alterations lic are vague. ;out a 10,000 word digest of morning. BRUSSELS, May 6.—The foreign | relations committee of the chamber of deputies approved unanimously {the decision of the crown council and the government to sign | peace treaty. | ITALIANS’ RETURN TO | STRENGTHEN CONFERENCE | PARIS, May 6.—Newspapers gen- jerally express satisfection with the |decision of Italian delegates to be ' present Wednesday when the peace (treaty is delivered to the Germans. 'They look upon the action of the jItalians as a sign of solidarity be- jtween the allies end point out that jthe return of the Italians will baffle ,any German maneuver to cause dis- session among the five great powers. | The belief is held that Italy will help in finding ways and means for a sat- {isfactory solution of the Adriatic problem. i —— | TREATY MAY BE IN | EFFECT BY JUNE | PARIS, May 5.—(Delayed.)—lIt seems quite possible that the peace treaty with Germany will be dis- posed of before June 1, A member of the American delegation said to- night after a day of pronounced ac- tivity on the part of delegates and of numerous important develop- ments in connection with the work of preparing the peace treaty. President Wilson, in addition to n attending « meeting of the council ON \of three, visited the Hotel de Crillon y and held conferences with the ,en- WASHINGTON, May 6,—The government’s loss thru operation | of the railroads for the first three months of this year total §130,- 000,000, according to earning figures of the so-called class dne, or larger roads, reported.té the interstate commerce commission. The roads earned for the govern- ment $40,000,000, whilé the gov- nn Sek Mes a ernment was obligated under the railroad contro] act to pay the * companies $170,000,000. | 0. N. Brunswold id Clay will return to bs eriuacen from Denver where he went to drive back the ni phedhanear ew car which he recently ury today raised the Victory Li before night. tire American delegation. He saw Hoover, Benson and other experts and disposed of many minor* prob- lems, the solution of which is de- layed. NATION’S LOAN TOTAL TO PASS ~ ‘TWO-BILLION MARK BY TONIGHT WASHINGTON, May 6.—New subscription reports to the treas- iberty loan total to about $1,900,- 000,000 and officials believed the two-billion mark would be passed are the | | The governor points out the fact that the Wyoming men volunteered to go over and help lick the Ger- !mans, but not to stay there for many months after the job was finished. He also shows that they were among the first to go, and therefore should be entitled to some consideration in the matter of being sent back. His message follows in part: “The 148th field artillery is made up, for the greater part, of Wyo- ming national guerdsmen, and most of the men volunteered their ser- vices at the commencement of hos- tilities. Many of them served on the Mexican border previous to the outbreak of the war with Germany. The fact that this regiment is made up of volunteers should entitle these men to some consideration, and I {cannot help feeling, as do the people of Wyoming, that to keep them in- definitely in Germany is, not treat- ling them fagrly87" >, > | “The 148th wes among the first !units to go to France. But its mem- ers volunteered their services for the war, and not for indefinite police duty.” GRAIN FUTURES , | MAY BE RULED OFF THE BOARD CHICAGO, May 6.—Julius Barnes national wheet administrator, ad- dressing the Chicago board of trade |today, said the act establishing the food administration gave it author- ity to control trading in foodstuffs on lexchanges to an extent, and his | duty was imperative if abuse should arise. Barnes questioned frankly whether the fluctuation in corn | prices such as took place in Chi ago | yesterday was not a clear indica- tion of speculation on so large scale that it was overbalancing legitima | functions. Plans for making the treaty pub-| Seemingly the only} \plan perfected is a decision to give} the jtreaty for publication on Thursday | ——_—_—___~-— |SNOWFALL IS RECORDED IN CASPER TODAY , Indications that spring arrived too early in Casper were evidenced late ilast night and early this morning when a heavy damp snow was falling. The appearance of the sun this morn- ing quickly caused a disappearance of the snow, leaving moisture which it is optimistically estimated as worth a million dollars. The temperature was lowest about 10:00 o’clock when 26 above zero was reported. Sheepmen felt a light | trepidation at the lowering tempera- ture and the snowfall, but as the ob- | jectionable weather was only momen- tary. No losses among the new lamb | crop have been reported. NEGRO SHOOTS NINE BEFORE HE IS KILLED PLANO, Texas, May 6.—Tom Embrey, negro, standing off armed citizens and officers for four hours from a barricade in his home here, was shot and killed today. Nine per- sons were wounded by the negro. The trouble started when Embrey |attempted to kill his Wife. ge reggae entra | J. J. Fagan, well known geologist, jis here from Lusk. Thirty-Eight Per Cent of Quota Raised in State While Natrona County Drive Lags with Only Half of Bond Allotment Subscribed. With 38 per cent of the quota raised in the tenth federal district, intensive drives by workers in the slow and doubtful communities are urged by committees and chairmen in charge. Wyoming reports a total of $981,505 raised for the two weeks ending May 3, and to insure “going over the top” within the time allotted, the state must do some real hustling,committec- ;men declare. BERLI. dred and fif ve Anzeiger. Sontheimer, Communist leader, were among the killed. blatt states that 1,000 arrests hav Bavarian Independent Socielists. leader of the May 5.—(By Associeted Press—Delayed.)—One hun- 3 e killed or executed during fighting in Munich, ac- cording to an account of the fall of the city printed in the Herr Toller, director of the soviet government, and Herr Lokal The Tage- e been made, including Dr. Levin, TOLEDO LAYS PLAN FOR $300,000 CROWD TO SEE BIG RING BATTLE TOLEDO, Ohio, May 6.— Plans are being drawn today for an immense arena in Bay View park, on Maumee bay, in which the Willard-Dempsey 12-round bout for the heavyweight cham-- pionship of the world will be staged on July 4. Toledo charity anticipates re- ceiving $21,000 as a result of the bout, figuring seven per cent of the gate receipts, which are estimated by Frank Flourney, associated with Tex Rickard, who promoted the bout, to run about $300,000. The Toledo boxing commission today issued a permit for the bout. The arena will seat 50,000 people. TEXTILE STRIKE LEADER TAKEN FROM BED AND BEATEN, REPORT LAWRENCE, Mass., May textile strike Nathan Clineman ing Workers of Americzy were di after midnight by a gang of 20 m committee, today west of Andover and severely beaten. y 6,—Anthony Capararo, member of the reported to the police that he and aid to be an organizer for the Amalgamated Cloth- zed from their hotel here shortly ed men, taken to a lonely spot According to Capararo he was compelled at the point of revolvers to leave his hotel room and enter an automobile without being allowed time to dress. FRENCH MENISTER IS CHOSEN AS TEMPORARY HEAD PEACE LEAGUE (By Associated Press.) PARIS, May | 6.— Stephen Pinchon, French ter of for- eign affairs, was elected chair- man of the provisional organiza- tion of the League of Nations, says an official statement. Sir Eric Drummond assumed the LITTLE With comparativeiy small interest | manifested in the school election yes- terday, the personnel of both the dis- | trict and high school boards remains | virtually unchanged. | On the district board L. A. Reed | was elected to succeed Dr. M. C. Keith, the only change that was made at the election. W. O. Wilson and Mr. Reed were elected to com- plete the personnel of the district board which is now composed of M. P. Wheeler, L. A. Reed, S. W. Con- well, RY C. Nicolaysen, C. H. Town- send. | The high school board is composed of the same members that were chosen to transact the business of the school | district. The three members re-elect- yan duties of acting secretary Gen. eral. In adopting the rules of the temporary organization, care was taken that nothing of a perma- nent nature be done previous to ratification of the peace treaty by the United States senate. SINGLE CHANGE ON SCHOOL BOARD INTEREST SHOWN AT POLL ed were M. P. Wheeler, L. A. Reed and S. W. Conwell. A total of 129 votes was cast. The other men who received votes at the election were Ambrose Hemingway, John Bryne and M. C. Keith. eae eee ee day evening from Lusk and Manville where he has spent several days on business looking after his oil inter- ests in that vicinity. J. A. Likely of the Guarantee Registry corporation returned yester- day evening from Riverton where he for the local company. per visitor. Impetus was given Casper’s drive yesterdzy when the Midwest Refin- augmented the subserip- tions with over $130,000 in one lump. However, the city and county are still some $300,000 short of the quota and members of the women’s Fifth Liberty loan organization will appear on the job again, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and it is hoped that the “job can be finished,” by Seturday night. County Chairman Ben Pelton an’ Mrs. Oliver Johnson, chairman of the women’s organization, urge every person in this county to see that they possess a bond before Saturday night and that if they have not al- ready taken out one, to get one either Thursday, Friday or Saturdey. CHINESE STILL DISSATISFIED OVER DECISION PARIS, May 6.—The Chinese dele- gation to the peace conference is displaying great d sfaction with the announced settlement of the Shantung problem. While they prob- ably will not refuse to sign the treaty it appears likely that they will sign with reservations. U. S. DESTROYER GOES AGROUND ewfoundland, May r Poote, one of a embled here in connection American navy de flotilla a with th pected to float soon as the high water weather moderate BAD WEATHER HALTS PLANS FOR AIR TRIP YORK, NEW posec May 6.—The_ pro- y of the part- ment ntic flight by way of Hal postponed on account of adverse weather. NEW LAW FIRM Dr. G. W. Burnett teturned yester-' has spent the past week on business| IS FORMED BY LATE ARRIVALS Capt. F. P. Warber, an attorney from Fort Wa ;, by hk Spencer, who has practiced law in Montana and Minnesota, have for ed a law partne opening up offic ing. Mr. Warber has been army the past two ye stationed at San Anton he investigated a number of p following his return to civil lif. that Casper made the greatest im- pression. build- in the 8,000 RECRUITS ARE ASKED FOR SIBERIAN ARMY WASHINGTON, May 6.—Ordey were issued by the war departmen today for recruiting 8,000 men to serve as replacement troops for American soldiers now in Siberia. Settee ca E. E. Fuller is in town from Salt Geran eS J, P. Mayer of Greybull is a Cas-' Creek where he is connected with the Midwest Refining company. WIZ e\ || ie * TRERKERERS LI