Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 17, 1919, Page 1

ee ee —— REPLY 10 FOE CALLS FOR ACCEPTANCE BY MONDAY OUTER DEFENS OF PETROGRAD REDUCED, FALL OF CITY 100 Bolshevik. Wars® ps: Ss é Surrender th British; A s Also March on €apital By United Press.) STOCKHOLM, June 17.— The outer Petrograd defenses practically have been reduced. The allied forces are advanc- ing upon Petrograd, Helsing~ fors reports. Kronstadt wag set afire by an ar- tillery bombardment Sunday. Seven | Bolshevik warships then surrendered to the British squadron. The big| fortress of Krasnaya Gorka hoisted | the white flag and was followed by the lesser forts, | Allied troops landed eastward of the fort and began marching upon Peterhoff, 12 miles west of Petro-| grad. Twenty-two thousand Bolshe- vik prisoners end enormous muni- tions stores were taken up to Sat- urday. FRIDAY IS LAST DAY RAILROADS ACCEPT WHISKY (By United Press.) LOUISVILLE, June 17-—The rail-| road administration has notified dis- tillers that no whiskey will be re-/ ceived after Friday for shipment. VIOLATION OF | SOVEREIGNTY, | SAYS MEXICO WASHINGTON, June 17.—“The government and the people of Mexico consider as a violation of Mexican sovereignty the crossing of the United | Sta soldiers into Mexican terri-| tory,” General Aguilar, confidential | ambassador of President Carranza, | declared today. rae Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Jackson are the proud parents of a baby boy which was born at the family home last Fri- day. Both mother and child are do- ing nicely. | | |Modifications Fail tol Concede Repara- tions Claims of the Germans NST SIGN, IS ALLIE DEDICT | Trial of Officials Is Upon in Ultimatum (By Associated Press.) Germany’s answer to the Allied peace terms must be presented to ‘the peace conference before 6:49 p. m., Paris time, Monday, June 23. , | Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau, head of the German mission, has! left for Weimar to confer with the German cabinet. The national as- sembly will consider the treaty Wednesday. The detailed reply, a summary of which was published in Paris Mon- day night, fails to make material alterations in fundamental features of the treaty. The concessions in- clude the admission of Germany in- to the League of Nations in the future if she fulfills her obligations. PARIS, June 17.—The detailed reply of the peace conference to counter proposals of the Germans which was handed to the Germans at Versailles late Monda each objection. Among the modifications acceded to are frontier rectifications for west | Prussia, 2 plebiscite for upper Silesia, modifications of clauses relating to finance, economic and waterways phases, permission for Germany to re- | tain 200,000 men in the army and a promise to furnish Germany within a month a full list of persons to be tried for responsibility for the great conflict and violations of the laws of | war. The reply says the conflict. was brought about through. a. “decision, deliberately taken, of statemen in Berlin, Vienna and Budapest. “Mednwhile the treaty must be signed,” the reply declared, “The burdens of Germany undoubtedly are | heavy but are imposed under condi- tions of justice by peoples whose so- cia] well being and economic pros- perity have been greatly impaired by wrongs which it is beyond the utmost power of'Germany to repair.” The reply asserts that the powers cannot “entrust the trial of those re- ) € (Continued on Page ——————— SLAUGHTER OF U.S. RESIDENTS FEARED Expedition May Spur Extermination, Belief, and Owners of probably prevented American cavalry | Property May R Villa to Campaign of ecall Men; Bandits Find Safety in Hills at End of Chase United Preas. EL PASO, June 17.—Fears are felt ing under their defeat from the American expedition, may the Rio Grande with a series of irri- ‘that the Villistas, sennctet COLLAPSE OF HUT IS FATAL BREST, June 17.—One Ameri- ean seldier was killed, two are THE DAILY TRIBUNE Member of dying and over 100 were injured as a result of the collapse of the Knights of Columbus hut at Pon- tanezen last night, while a box- ing match was in progress. VOLUME 3 DISCHARGE PAPERS OF NANY SOLDIERS ARE LOST IN MAILS AND THRU BLUNDERS OF U. 6. WAR RISK BUREAL GERMAN FORCE FROM FINLAND AGAINST POLES| WEIMAR, June 17.—War Minister | Noske announced today that two Ger- bangs 3 ; man divisions had been transferred their original discharges and from Finland for the campaign| this prized evidence of their s Payment of Bon WASHINGTON, June 17 against the Poles. Two others are have been reported from Wyoming, and doubtless there will be enroute from Courland. others. In a majority of in ANOTHER BODY FOUND IN PLATTE Tite AS DAN MILLER WHO Body Is Linked with Finding of Horses on Bank of Stream and Mystery Is Cleared. Another body found in the Platte river yesterday, about a quarter of a mile above the spot where the body of Tim Don ovan was discovered, was recovered and has been identified a that of Dan Miller, a 19-year-old boy, who formerly workec at the Mitchie ranch, east of Casper. Miller mysteriously disa on Decoration Day, ‘atid All trace of — him was lost. In compeny with a|retly taking the horses from th man supposed to be Jack Beard,{Mitchie corral, tried to ford the river, mistakes, the the Associated | Press, and served by the Unit-| ed Press. Mondell Urging Immediate Action to Correct Mistakes Affecting Returned Service Men and Secure OAPPEARED HERE ON MAY 30TH y takes uP Gruesome Discovery Following Location of Donovan’s ppeared from the, Mitchie ranch ee Ss wasp a els a CASPER, WYOMING, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1919 us and Travel Pay. -— (Special.)—Hundreds if not thousands of soldiers who fought in the great war have lost! may never be able to preserve ervice. A number of such cases Midwest Employe Is Fatally Injured by Car Explosion of Mysterious Origin stances called to Congressman Mondell’s attention these priceless papers have been lost either at the War Risk Bureau or in the mails. Soldiers who have mailed their dis- charges to the War Risk Bureau, for the collection of the $60 bonus} or additional travel pay, are the vic- tims of this misfortune. Some of these may later be recov-| this morning at a local hospital of ered through the postal service, and others are undoubtedly mis-filed at/ juries received in an explosion of the War Risk bureau and may be, mysterious origin while cleaning a found later, How to get the money tank car about 7:00 o'clock. due these men, without forcing them . to wait an indeterminable time, has, Young Clark, together with other | been made the subject of inquiry by Workmen, had been cleaning the tank the Wyoming congressman who is for about three hours prior to the \urging some immediate action to| ¢xPlosion. Having finished their reach such cases, in some instances “uties the workmen were leaving the the amount involved being as high! mk, the injured youth being the jas $80. Authorities of the war and !ast to leave. Just as he was emerg. treasury departments are consider-| ing from the hole the explosion oc- ing the matter with a view of taking| curred and Clark was hurled 30 feet action on Mr. Mondell’s request. | into the air according to the state- The War Risk bureau has been a, ents of witnesses. 1 continual performance of blundering| _ Clark was immediately taken to the incompetency from the first, Altho| State hospital, but he expired shortly congress appropriated abundant) fter his arrival at the Hale ‘fuhds with the jdea of hiring. com-| Shock and severe burns are directly Elbert Henry Clark, 16, died a Ss of The Daily Tribune sold and Crihune | delivered to subscribers every | No, Che Casper Daily OVER 4,000 COPIES NUMBER 204 TWO FATALITIES IN ACCIDENTS OF PAST 24 HOURS, 1 HURT Rig-Builder Crushed by Falling Tower Upset by Wind in Salt Creek Field Caught sai ok erased splintering rig timbers torn from their moor- ings by a high wind, James [itz- gerald, returned soldier, was crushed to death Monday after- noon at 2:00 o'clock in the col- lapse of Wyokans rig, No. 10, in pro- cess of erection on tion 28-40-79, Salt Creek field. His neck was broken and his body horribly crushed, th being almost inst ANeoUs. “Jack” Ryan, xther worker on the same rig, suffered a fractur and was taken to the Casper Pri hospital for treatme upon being brot to Casper last ming. His con- dition is not seric Fitzgerald and n were in the employ of H, *Gunningham, rig contractor. The work of er ng rig 9 recently had pleted been co petent help and thus avoiding heart-| responsible for death, according to) and the No. 10 tower had reached a irretrievable | the statement of attending physicians. Mrs. Anna Hanley, mother of the @ breaking and results have not been delays formerly from Broken Bow, Neb.,/2"d only one of them succeeded in g¢ gy} up to expectations. A recent dead lad, was summgned+to the hos- Miller left the Mitchie ranch late at ,“7OSS7&: night and had not been heard from! since. The next morning after the boys disappeared, the Mitchie boys missed two of their saddle horses and upon instituting a search, found by the horses, both saddled and the bridle reins dragging, one on the north bank end the other on the south bank of the river. The river was high at the time, and the theory is advanced that the boys, after sec- that time. Robert J. Veitch ranch, while hunt ing horses. Miller came to Casper from Wien being removed establishment was sealed in a metal container. When he disappeared was identified. Coroner hold an inquest and search the cloth to establish complete identification. Miller and Beard had been drowned and. that the body found yesterday instead of Donovan was that 0: that papers found in Donovan's pock: ets made the identification complete, and the fact that Beard has seen on the streets completely ex ploded that theory. lowlands in the bend of the Rio Grande, irrigation ditches and swamp: troops from overtaking and captur-|to locate Beard this afternoon, anc ing a large number of Villa rebels yesterday. When the rebels had scat- tered and the Americans started in pursuit, a barrier of irrigated fields and ditches was encountered. The lowland laying within the nd of the river is irrigated from AMERICAN LEGION TO These were ard, Texas, and has worked on the ranches east of Casper for about a year. The body was in a bad state of large decomposition when found, and after to the Shaffer-Gay Miller was dressed in green overalls and a leather-sleeved vest, and it was principally by the clothing that he Gay will ing of the man this evening in order It was at first believed that both Beard, but Coroner Gay declares) ¢o.,4 been The sheriff’s force is endeavoring he can probably throw light on the) MEET ON WEDNESDAY It was at first believed investigation revealed the fact that, Pital and“was at His bedside when that both boys lost their lives, but it . majority of the employees in this| death occurred. The remains are be- is rumored that Jack Beard has been ‘ seen on the streets of the city since }eon waitre bureau had previously| ing held at the Bowman chapel pend- sses, chambermaids and ing shipment tomorrow to Nepa, and cooks—not intended as a reflec-| Calif., the former home of the family, | important The body of Miller was discovered )tion on these classes of labor, but for interment. Tom Wilson, who operates the merely to show that previous educa- Rumors were current on the sctreet tion and experience were hardly cal-| today that several employes of the re- culated to qualify these workers as) ‘ining company were injured in the -lefficient clerical help and filing ex-| accident, but this is discounted by the perte. report of the company and also by This class of employees have in the statements of workmen and wit- measure actually handled the| "€Sses. important matters of allotment and allowance—and in a multitude of| cases the errors have been heart- rending. Checks to needy families have been anoetated Preas} misdirected, appeals have been left [my A WASHINGTON, a unanswered and valuable papers mis- filed or lost. Mr. Mondell’s efforts have been directed towad the possible recovery of lost discharge papers, as well as the early payment of sums due to * those who served in the war but} ’\whose discharges have been lost or mislaid, Unless the originals car June 17,—By a , only a certificate-may be had/ vote of 10 to three the house judi- “/in its stead. With a view of elim-|ciary committee today refused to *' inating future possibilities in this re-| adopt a motion repealing war time gard, the Wyoming congressman has| prohibition. “| been handling personally all applica- tions for bonus and additional travel pay—taking the discharges to the) War Risk and returning with the} checks which he maijs to the soldiers In this way the risk is reduced to the minimum, and at the same time the weeks of red tape are cut out. | mate Among those who took this matter up with the Wyoming solon was At-| torney E. Richard Shipp of Casper, who this week recéived assurance d wind that height of 70 feet. The caused the catastrophe was in ture of a smbh)l twitter and was demolish@d. Fitzgerald was caught by the falling timbers Coroner Gay took charge of the remains and an inquest probably will be conducted this afternoon. WIFE-BEATERS GO ON TRIAL BEFORE TUBBS Judge Tubbs expects a busy time in his court this afternoon when he will mete out stern justice to three pugilistically inclined citiz who will face charges of | ¢ their wives. are being seriously marked the judge es third and last plaint of the morning. not only denied man the privile; of taking his drink in the r but prohibits him from beat r a wife If a man hasn't th ght to b his own wife, who vil has?" NEGOTIATIONS WITHWESTERN UNION BROKEN | Association Members Playing Into Hands | of Officials, Is Charge; Telephone Girls in Coast Cities Join the Strike begin a campaign of extermination against United States cit- gation ditches. \ izens in Chihuahua. Americans with Chihuahua interests met |fu!! of water see He was necessary here today to debate the question of recalling their men and ‘® ‘rss at footbridges or on pon- * . 3 -» \toons thrown across by the engi- closing the mines and smelters in view of almost certain Vil- at Moslad . inriikatee: lista attacks on them. neers. Several cavalry horses slipped, | West hotel on Wednesday night. The | duplicates. Exci ME: fell into the ditches and were belly | question of making Casper a_per- bien Sane bp lr gd a expedition to Americans in the in-|deep in the water at different times.!manent post will be discussed and and two engagement e ‘ f Mexico in order that they; This natural handicap gave the | every veteran of the war is requested Villistas has subsided. The expedi- garenracs se: rebels an advanta f 30 mi | é u a se ¢ e ge o: minutes | to be present. | tionary force is back at Fort Bliss, | misht be inforfied an sn that those |and they were able to reach the foot-| The meeting will be of interest to resting. No early return of the Viel the danger zone will go into the hills at a considerable distance ahead | members of the Army and Navy club, ee burt ae icaty pirerk 7s be larger sata but said he did not of the American cavalrymen, altho|as well as to the members of the! pi i protect the El Paso res, expect any large number of Ameri- the latter had superior mounts. {American Legion. soaker, “ons sete» se AAMERIGAN REFUGEES ROBBED AND The American Legion will hold an|from Congressman § Mondell that important meeting in the club rooms, everything possible would be done to of the Army and Navy club in the/Secure the return of discharges or SERVICES FOR Annocinied Vreas.) ge jegotiations between the Association Tel (By. CHICAGO, June 17.—N. TIM DONOVAN HELD MONDA Y of Western Union employes and the Order of Railway are graphers to have the latter organization rescind its order | ~ eae ets against handling commercial business on railroad Wires were | ‘uneral se rvices for ye ay eae brought to an abrupt end today and in the announcement that |who lost his life in the Platte-river the order will continue in force and discontinuing negotiations G Erwi eges- anti-American campaign. les ppd egg sade to|__ Opinion on the border is divided. aid the Carranzistas. However, Mayor | Many Americans expressed them- Charles Davis declares the Cearran-! zistas are equally guilty of shooting | into El Paso, | selves against the expedition Sunday, saying that this would make it im- possible for Americans to operate) properties in Mexico for the next ten BEATEN, THOT DYING IN DESERT several weeks ago and whose body) for a settlement regarding the rail- was not recovered until early Monday| road operators refusing commercial morning, were conducted from the, business, E, J, Manion, head of the Shafer-Gay chapel Monday after- "#ilway telegraphers, charged that struck today. All were affec principal cities Press.) Juarez is quiet and business is be-| ing resumed, noon, the Rev. Father Mullin officiat- the association was lending itself years without danger of being killed. | SAN k RA. O, June 17— i (By United Press.) i ; in C wholly to the officers of the West- . : ‘ ine F805 ‘ | SAS ONE Eee eee LAREDO, Das Ler bgy Isabel Maley of Nogales, Ariz., who ar- igs. Neverment was made in Casper ting Walon. Telephone eirls nee ge struck tie Asqesia: | pe es 5 feti rived here today, said that a party of American refugees enroute en ek Commercial companies here said ™orning say that only six remained Se ei tear mar Unee, Firseget Soper pacecinlly, perieting from Mexico City to the United States via Chihuahua City, was | _, Gy United Presa) : that conditions i tergsg the country “t the boards. They demand a wage EL PASO, June 17.—Vills and hia lacettt stopped by bandits after leaving Jimmiez. The bandits robbed them | CHICAGO, June 17.—President were practically normal today. increase from two to four dollars a rebel command are believed to be ‘ ——_ of everything and beat them with rifles. Konenkamp today wired Samuel paces day and union recognition. Los An- heading toward Casas f a to es-| SWAMPS AND LOWLANDS Miss Maley and two other Americans escaped into the desert and Gompers signifying the strikers’ will- (my, Antoctnted Preas.) geles girls struck yesterday. Lead- tablish'x bas G sl Gate b: ING CHASE TO HALT finally reached Chihuahua City, where Americans assisted them to the | ingness to abide by any decision that, SAN FRANCISCO, June 17.— ers declare the strike will, spread ro Wipes an-| BR! border. She said she was ignorant of the fate of other Americans in | Gompers, Burleson and the Tele-| California telephone operators, line- throughout California. Electrical (By Associated Press.) _ 17.—Irrigated | nounced that every effort would be made to get news of the American! the party, who may have perished in the desert. workers here have voted to strike, EL PASO, June | graphers’ representatives may reach, |men and other electvical workers