Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 10, 1919, Page 1

TERMS ENTERS Che Casper Daily NO REPLY PLY FROM TEUTONS LIKELY WITHIN. A WEEK)" SAYS PRESIDENT| Delegates Mc May Tak Treaty to Berlin Before an Answer Is Prepared BERLIN, May 10. — The German people are dumb- founded and panic stricken by the peace terms. The govern- ment has decreed a week’s period of mourning throu ue out the country, instructing ¢ people to attend no theaters es enga: age in other amuserents. Peace terms are un-| bearable, and cannot be put in! practice,”. said a government preclamation issue dent Ebert Friday. “Unlimited violence would, be done to Germany. Fresh) hatred and killing would re-| sult from such a peace.” ie government advised the | population of territories to be} taken from Germany to! “undertake no rash acts.’ terms. Already President ohvens bach of the assem y h clared on behalf o Ee leaders that the terms cannot be_ accepted. The government is depend- ing upon the ability of its Ver- sailles Representatives to in- duce the’ alli Hes to accept coun- ter proposals and permit oral discussions. PARIS, May 10.—President Wilson today rindienees) the belief that nothing would be heard front*the German pleni- notentiaries for about a .week. Neither he nor the other mem- bers of the American delegation were preparing to depart from Ver- sailles. “The German delegation worked nearly the whole night preparing counter propositions.” PARIS, May 10.—The German peace plenipotentiaries are at per- fect liberty to return to Berlin and consult their government if they de- sire to do so, it was repored in con- ference circles. Such move would not mean the breaking off of nego- tiations. BERLIN, May 10.—Germany’s re- ply to the terms of peace presented at Versailles Wednesday may be a proposal “for a peace of right on the basis of a lasting peace of nations,” according to a proclamation to the German people issued today by Pres- ident Ebert. VERSAILLES, May 10.—Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau go to Berlin as soon as the tra tion of | the treaty is completed. The Ger- man delegation is divided into shifts | and is working continuously prepar- ing the tra tion and Brockdorff- | Rantzau’s report. GERMAN IS REFUSED es AUDIENCE BY WILSON PARIS, May 10.—Coun von| Brockdorff-Rantzau, German foreign di ation, tried to obtain a personal interview with President Wilson F: day, but was refused, according to ter and chairman of the peace L'Intrani --PARIS, May 1 that among the subjects discussed by} the cofincil of four today was the| e treaty and what steps mn in that event. MOORE HAS SHADE THE BETTER OF J. ERTLE: SUPERIOR, Wis., May 10.—Ray| Moore of Superior had a shade the | better of Johnny Ertle of Minneap- round here last night. olis in ten fi of Germany refusing to! “ited Press Dispatches Associated Press; were t ‘UNBEARABLE’, ” VOLUME 3 ‘| Crthune CASPER, WYOMING, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1919 Official paper of the City of Casper and Natrona County, | Wyoming. NUMBER 172 VICTORY LOAN OVER TOP IN Official Total of $3,500,00 $3,500,000,000 ‘Is Greatly p Exceeded by Actual Sales, Treas- | ury Statement Says Today NEW YORK, May 10.—Signifying that the American Peo nite, by Presi-! ple had oversubscribed the Victory Liberty loan the U: tates destroyer Calhoun entered this port, “Victory tee at 3 o’clock this afternoon. WASHINGTON, May 10.—Although there are no official | predictions, there are many indications that the Victory Liberty an has successfully passed ‘over the top,” if it has not ac- tually been over-subscribed. WASHINGTON, May 10.—America will “finish the job” e national assembly meets jaccording to Victory. Loan campaign reports from throughout here Monday to discuss the) |the country today. By midnight sufficient subscriptions are ex- | pected to meet the four and a | billion is needed today. GREAT BUILDING ERA (3 OPENED HERE THHG WEEK See Ben Realty Takes Lead with | Beginning of Construction Work on 30 Modern Houses in East Casper. Casper is faced with the greatest building and expansion era in history. Thousands of dollars worth of im- provements are contemplated this year, ell of which will provide em- ployment for discharged soldiers and sailors and serve to relieve any ex- isting shortage in houses, a problem that has been a vexing one here in the last two or three years. The See Ben Realty company has taken one of the first steps in the lead here with the announcement that construction has been started here on | 30 new bungalows on a sub-division eight blocks east of the postoffice and just off of McKinley and streets in East Casper. Each of the houses will five large rooms and bath, full base- ment, furnace, oak floors in two rooms, sewer, light, water, sidewalks, | graded premises. Many built-in fea-) tures will be included in the conyen-| iences of the first floor. A large concrete mixer is now on) the ground; also houses are being put up for the workmen to keep their | tools and supplies. Work on the {houses will be completed in six months. POLICE COURT ACTIVITY IS | FALLING OFF | police business has slackened do during the past week to an es a day, showing an unrivalled depre- ciation in police business. Most of the errests of the past | week have been made on drunk) | charges and other minor infractions of the city statutes. The police records show, 920 arrests in the first 130 days of the year, or an av- erage of ‘seven a day. TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIERS OFF ON SECOND LEG OF JOURNEY TODAY ——__—_ HALIFA% N. S., May 10. naval hydro-airplanes com Might took the air for the Beach, New York, to Tre; pected to start next week for NC—S wa cruising 50 mi but ma pasced Louisberg, N. S., at 11:40 a. m., haying flown 190 153 minutes. Two of the three giant American missioned to attempt a trans-Atlantic cond leg of the cruise from Rockaway Newfoundland, where they are ex- Portugal, with a stop at the Azores. forced by propeller trouble to return here after a fresh start at 12:35 9. m. The NC—1 miles. in Jacks nckson | 5 contain half billion minimum. About a WASHINGTON, May 10. —Official subscriptions to the } Victory Lib y lozn shortly before |noon approximated $3,500,000,000. A statement by the treasury depart- ment said: “Reports of unreported subscrip- tions indicated that the country’s total was greatly above the official | showing. 'CASPER QUOTA IS | OVERSUBSCRIBED Maintaifiing a record of 100 per} cent patriotic Casper end Natrona} county, went over the top in the fifth Victory Liberty loan yesterday, having oversubscribed its quota of $660,000. Natrona county has near- ly $5000 to the good on its quota to- day with a few more pledges of sub- scription to"be collected. Coming fgfom behind with less than oné-third of its quota subscrib- ed at the beginning of the week, he county subscribed over $450,000 dur- ing the past week placing it among the first counties of the state to com- plete their quotas. It is probable} that the oversubscription will be add- | ed to the total of the state’s quota to insure the success of the drive in| where minor under subscrip- | tions failed, altho late reports indi- | cate that the state’s quota has been fully subscribed. No celebration of the success of the drive occurred, its success from the start having apparently been aken for greated. ‘Wild West? Men | Still Swarm on | Casper Trains; | Members of the 91st or Wild West | division continue to stream thru, Casper in endless numbers according | to the reports of the Mothers’ League | {and the local Red Cross chapter | which have charge of entertaining the boys who pass thru here. members of the division were enter-| tained and fed here yesteday morn-| jing and nearly three score more} | this morning. The Canteen committee | jof the Mothers’ League is now meet- staff show that a continuation of the| . ‘ing all trains end is doing special present rates of transporting troop: | With an average of seven arrests },oosting and entertaining work in| from France will result in the reduc- n day since the first of the year; the interests of Casper. ' —— | Roy Sample of the Iris theater re-| 225,924 officers and men ,including |number of arrests of less than three| turned this morning from California| combat and service units of supply and navy personnel attached to the army. where he has been spending the past | month with his wife. They were in Los Angeles and San Francisco and made pleasurable sojourns in many |of the seaside resorts. Mr. Sample was accompanied home as far as Denver by his wife, who will remain there for several days visiting friends and relatives. SANITATION IS ENFORCED HERE In an effort to prevent unsanitary conditions existing in the city, l'rank| Webb, recently made sanitary and utility officer to succeed A. E. Kyte on the police department, is serving | notices on property owners in many sections of Casper, forcing them to) clean up their premises. The first} Webb’s suggestion caused the Castle and Mechaley firm to pay a $10 fine! FROM OVERSEAS SAYS OFFICIAL Demobilization Is’ _ CITY, STATE AND \ND COUNTRY CRNATIONS TO BE WORN. SUNDAY MOTHERS’ DAY OBSERVANCE DUE Red and white carnations rans twilibelw be worn in profusion tomorrow and each blossom worn and h thot so inspired will bear tribute to mothers, | and dead, who were compelled to make the great- est sacri s during the war and who are now enjoying to the fullest extent the blessings of peace. Public expression of this tribute, however, will not be confined to the wearing of flowers, but in every Casper church tomorrow services appropriate to the di ill be carried out. and exercises of various kinds have been arranged and church tendance doubtless will show the effect of wide-spread obser’ of a day that has been growing in significance since its inception. Another ob vance of Mothers’ day will be held at the Army and Navy club tomorrow, when the Mothers’ league has fittingly constituted itself an entertainment committee for all soldiers and sailors and the war mothers of Casper, who are especially re- quested to attend the servi Dozens of carnations have been pur- chased by the league for distribution among the mothers in at- tendance. PROPOSED SCENE OF BIC IRISH RECEPTION SEIZED BY SOLDIERS, DUBLIN, May 10.—The mansion house where Laurence O’Neill, lord mayor, had planned to hold a reception tonight in honor of Frank P. Walsh, Michael F. Ryan and Former Governor Edward Dunpe of Illinois, representative of the Irish societies of America, was seized by the soldiers and police this afternoon. The building was at that time empty. The street v cleared and a guard of soldiers with machine guns took up its position opposite the MILLION YANKS INTERNATIONAL | «ssi NOW RETURNED LAW OF FUTURE BASED ON NEW ORDER ~ WILSON | Those Who Hope Not to Be Disappoint- ed, President Says Across Two Mil- lion Mark, Chief of, Staff Says in Dinner Speech SEVEN o IMLY slas —Rev. d Rev. EEK OF MOURNING result WILSON STANDS PAT): JON FIUME ce is un- ran be d goes Dour ing of Fe POSITION... for no me. n my hrose- AND THE ADRIATIC=: \Revoris of Agreement to Give Fiume to | Italy at End of Mandatory Period Are Declared “Absolute Fiction;” Italians Return to Conference of Own Accord (By Cnited Prenx.) \ PARIS, May 10.—President Wilson has not changed his |Fiume position. Stories that he would agree to hand Fiume to Italy as mandatory until 1923, after which the city was to be- come an Italian possession are without foundation. Ambassador Page arrived from Rome today and expects to tell President Wilson that final rejection of Italy’s demands will precipitate revolution in Italy. | When the Italians returned here a report was circulated that the above ‘ompromise was reached with a pro- © that another port be equipped for the Jugo-Slavs. That such a compromise was acceded to is now jenied in American quarters. No invitation was issued the Ital- ans to return. They came solely on their own initiative through regard for the other allies, Germany having questioned the validity of a treaty in which the Italians would not par- ticipate. By Axsociated Press.) WASHING) , Mey 10.—Paris | reports that President Wilson had committed himself to the proposal to settle the Fiume dispute b; iving that port to Italy after 192 |said in dispatches to the | House today to be “absolute fiction. It appears that the president has not \ deviated in the slightest from his | original stand in opposition to Italy's {claim to this Adriatic port. \ Other dispatches today said the president would personally address | } congress and discuss the ‘whole sub- { ject matter’? of party negotiations | immediately after his return fo the} | United States. It is understood that ‘he is being urged by his advisers to | make a speaking tour over the coun- | try. | 4 White ~<—__ —_— |Mac Arthur Is Superintendent of West Point May 10.— ‘Brigadier Geman Couples Se eons formerly brigade commander of the Rainbow division. 2 be gunerintendent of the West Point military academy was an- Be by Chief of Staff March to-; day. BRITISH IMPORT LIST IS AGAIN REVISED, CLAIM WASHINGTON, May 10. —The British government removed from the restricted import list today cer- tain drugs and chemicals which do (not contain dutiable ingredients. On ‘making this announcement the Brit- ish embassy said dyestuffs were not, affected. ‘ored Mitchel ASKED BY VETS (By Vnited Press. » UT asm. LOU REctmentis rele se and honorable Ali harge of conscientious objectors. is manded in resolutions unanimo y adopted today by the Ameri Leon of World War Veterans. other resolution demanded the portation of every alien enemy terned during the war or paroled. An- de- in- Dan McCarthy, Wyoming delegate at the St. Louis convention, wired the | Tribune today that the gathering was ‘a great success and that he would be compelled to remain over Sunday for a committee meeting. ‘PLESTINA WIGTOR OVER CALGARY MAT ARTIST YORK, May | Plestina of Chic go won match here night Taylor of Calgary, straight falls . MITCHELL AND DUNDEE FIGHT T0 DRAW, CLAIM MILWA Mitchell ar a draw here some new 10.—Martin 2 wrestli with Canada, in Ey Johnn, May 10.—Richie Dundee fought according to Others fav- Dundee. COUNCIL BREAKS WITH ATTORNEY Alleging lack of good faith with the city on the part of W. H. Pat- ten, city and county attorney, the ci admin last night de- 7 Mr. Patten (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May mobilization of the war March, day, Official estimates of the tion by August 1 of the force in France and Germany troops, marine detachments BOSTON, May mediately, tions to transport service. meg AUSTRIANS TO ARRIVE PARIS ON WEDNESDAY PARIS, May 10.—Austrian peace) delegates will leave Vienna Monday arrest that has been made at Mr,/ and reach Paris probably Wednesday, the French foreign office was advised | indicated | today. Previous advices 10.—De-! army has Over 300 | Passed the two million mark, General | chief of staff, announced to- and the number of troons re-| turned from France exceeds a million. | general | — American 10.—Thirty-two per cent of the enlisted men of the naval reserve force and the entire en- listed personnel of the regular navy are to be assigned to sea duty im- Ss according to orders sriven out today. It is understood that the purpose is to obtain men for adk (By Associated Press.) PARIS, May 10.—In a _ brief | speech at a dinner today President | Wilson touched on the future role of international law in a development | of the new order of things. “One of the things that has dis- turbed me ve entertained everywhere of te emancipation from the that have hampered and op- pressed them. You cannot in human experience rush into the light. You} to and the full sun is on the landscape. are not disappointed by showing them the processes by which hope must be the processes of slow disentangle-! U. bound us in past.” SS BOLSHEVIKS ON THREE FRONTS | ARE DEFEATED sian sectors, it was officially an- nounced today. They repulsed two infantry attacks on the Archangel | front. Co-operating with gunboats on the | Tulgas, the allies successfully raid- for burying a horse within the city| that the Austrian delegation was éx-'ed and cleared the shore of Lake limits. | pected to reach Paris on Monday. i Segoziero on the Murmansk front. GIANT POLE 1S PINNED TO MAT BY STECHER IN is the unqualified hope! (By A | LOUISVIL have to go through the twilight into Stecher of Nebraska defeated Wladek the broadening day before noon comes Zbyszko of Poland in one hour, 40} minutes and “We must see that those who hope here. M realized—the processes of law and wee and lecturer of the W. C. T. ment from many things that have 3 o'clock at the Baptist church, and at the pub can addresses. ee jas county attorney was one s ar and David str week, jcuted by the county authorities aft the city had r ved) warning carry out the campaign. At Mayor Leeper's Patten presented his written netion. res' MATCH AT LOUISVILLE i of the [moving factors in the raid of Sand- et resorts this which was instituted and exe- er to request Mr. iy- Several local attorneys were dis- Inted Press.) Ky., May 10.—Joe! ceed Mr. Patten. Among those pro’ inently discussed were John Wh Alfred R. Lowey and George W. guson. Definite action towards t appointment of a city attorney w be taken at the next regular me ing of the council. TREPASSEY, N. F., May 10. —No. 1, the first of the American naval hydro?airplanes to leave Halifax on ther way to the trans- Atlantic flight base here, alight- ed in the harbor this afternoon. 15 second in a match os Florence Atkins, national or- will speak Sunday afternoon at Methodist church at 8 o’clock. The lic is invited to attend. No one afford to miss hearing these fine 5-9-2t cussed at last night’s meeting to suc- m= he ill et- HOPE OF AUSTRO-GERMAN UNION .oxnow, sy vos-aties eres IS FOREVER BLIGHTED BY PEACE have inflicted additional defeats on| the Bolsheviki on three north Rus-| in y Ansocinted Pres Press.) VIENNA, May 10.. ne a athknell of old Austria was sounded in parliament this afternoon when Chancellor Renner, in accepting the nomination as peace delegate, relinquished all hopes for fusion with Germany. His speech was made while the impression caused by the Allied terms to Germany was still strong. Feeling in the chamber was such, according to one speaker, that “it would be mad- ness to unite with a nation subject to such measures.” INVESTIGATION — C.0. DISCHARGES “ N . * x See 3 ‘| feet