Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 23, 1919, Page 1

DECISIO “UF a NATIOW’ SENT PARIS TO Action Follows Vote in National Assembly to Sign Articles and Flat Refusal of the Council of Three to Extend Time for Making Announcement; Premier Bauer in Assembly Address Admits Necessity PARIS, June 23.—The German government at Wei: formally communicated its willingness to sign the eee Ga pw ser rat acoaail it was announced by the French foreign office The day and hour for the formal signing of the treaty i uncertain. The signing possibl take pl. ° ‘but eee Iikely <n Wedaeee ly may take place Tuesday, but Italian delegates at present in Paris have been authorized to sign the treaty on behalf of Italy.. This announcement re- moved one question which it was feared might delay the signing. The German note of acceptance, it is said, is couched in such language that it maintains the German position that the peace conditions are “a peace of violence.” ae accepting the allies’ terms unreservedly the German note said: “It appears that the allies have decided to wrest from Ger- | many by force the acceptance of the peace conditions, even those aiming to divest the German people of their honor. They have ‘no means of defending themselves by external action. Yielding to superior force, but without renouncing our own) view of the unheardof injustice, the German government de-| clares, therefore, that it is ready to accept and sign the condi-| tions imposed.” } (By Axnsocinted | Prean. | WEIMAR, June 23.—The national fassembly: by a vote of 237 to 138 voted to accept the treaty. Five members abstained from voting. Previously the assembly had voted its confidence in the chancellor of the new ministry. 4 WEIMAR, June 23.—Announcing the decision of the Ger-| man government to sign the peace terms before the national | assembly, Premier Bauer said: | “At this hour of life and death, under the menace of in-| vasion, for the last time I raise in free Germany a protest against this treaty of violence and destruction. I protest against this mockery of self-determination, this enslavement of the German people, this new menace to the peace of the world, under the mask of a treaty of peace. “This treaty does not lose its annihilating character by al- terations in detail. Protesting against it is useless and is at the risk of a new crisis within 48 hours. Our power of resistance is broken and there are no means of averting this treaty.” (B. United Preas. PARIS, June 23.—The allies Serantiy refused the German request for a 48-hour extension of the time limit for acceptance of the treaty. Previously the allies had received another note from Bauer saying that Germany would sign because she was forced to but was making reservations by refusing to admit that Germany was the author of the war and declaring that she would not accept the article compelling Germany to sur- render persons charged with war crimes, Bauers’ note alsc requested that the treaty be reexamined within two years by the League of Nation’s council. Premier Clemenceau replied: “The time for discussion has passed. Germany must accept without reservation.” WIRE STRIKE IS GIVEN OKEH BY | LABOR LEADERS (By Associated Proas.) ATLANTIC CITY, June 23.—Th American Federation of Labor today endorse the telegraphers’ strike. The resolution adopted on the sub-| Was © ject of the wire strike directed the! culties, | appointment of President Gompers of | ed, which, a committee to go to Washington) could come to an agreement to de to confer with Burleson and ask that|*lare its willingness to sign the concessions recently granted tele-|treaty as regards nearly all pro- phone and electrical workers be ex-| Visions. The national assembly has tended to include employes of the expressed its confidence in this cab- telegraph companies under govern-|inet by a large majority. The an- ment control. Such extension, it was| swer only arrived here just. before declared, would result in ending the midnight as the direct wire from strike. Versailles to Weimar was out of PRESIDENT TO SAIL JUNE 26 (By United Press) PARIS, June 23.—President Wil- son’s plans, while conditional on the} treaty being signed by Tuesday, pro- vide that he leave Paris Wednesday night and Brest Thursday morning, arriving at Hoboken a week later. | —_—— | (By Abnociated Press.) PARIS, June —The decision te refuse the German request for @ time extension was reached after discussing it for an hour. The Ger- men note signed by Von Haniel fol- lo’ “The minister of foreign affairs has instructed me to beg the allied and associated governments to pro long for 48 hours the time limit for answering your excellency’s note e| communicated yesterday evening and likewise the time limit for an- | swering your note of June 16. Ii nly Saturday, after great diffi- that a new cabinet wes form unlike its predecessor, order. ; “The government must come into |contact. anew. with the national as- |sembly order to take the grevious de- | cision which is, still required jsuch a manner as it can only be taken |'n aécordance with democratic prin- | iples” and) with the internal situa- tion in Germany.’ ‘ } Premier Clemenceau replied: your After acknowledge ments. beg to on communication, of June (Continued on Page Eight) DAY |a parade about 10 of it in| “The ‘allied and associated govern-| ENEMY ACCEPTANCE OF TREATY UNCONDITIONAL DOZEN WARSHIPS OFF GERMAN. COAST ARE SUNK@BY SAILORS TO PREVENT ALLIED SEIZURE Che Casper Dail Cribune CASPER, WYOMING, MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1919 ——— THE DAILY TRIBUNE Member of the Associated | Press, and served by the Unit. | ed Press. i i i i i] y a q VOLUME 3 TWIST CHEYENNE FET FOR ARTILLERY BOYS WILL FIND LOUD ECHO HERE Central and Northern Wy- oming Boys to Receive big Welcome on Amiving in Casper, Plan Thirty-Five Killed When Hotel Build- ing Is Smashed by Terrific Storm (By Associated Press.) FERGUS FALLS, Minn., June 23.—Between 60 and 70 persons were killed and more than 100 badly injured by a tornado which struck here late yesterday and tore a large sec- tion of the city, including the business section, to pieces. Thirty-eight bodies have nm recovered. State troops bégan searching the wreckage shortly after daylight. It is believed that more than a dozen bodies are buried in the debris of 23,—! what was the Grand Central hotel. Much of the residence district south CHEYENNE, Wyo., June Sinclair wired Governor Carey today from’ Topeka, Kansas, as follow of the Red river is waste. Five hun- 44.48th field artillery will arrive in| !T¢d stores and Residences were de- Cheyenne at midnight Tuesday or ™olished and a score of persons are shortly afterwards. Plan reception for issing. Wednesday.” The homecoming here will be held (By Associated Press.) | day Wednesday, be ng with EVANSVILLE, Minn., June r o'clock in the 23.—Forty-seven persons are morning. : ; E | known to be dead, 160 injured ee Se : 000,000 was destroyed as the result of a tornado which swept Fergus Falls late yester- day. Relief work is under way with plenty of doctors and nurses. It is possible that the death list The great reception being plan- ned at Cheyenne ‘as the official welcome from the state for the, i Pomsible ee ee . “| wi reach 6) when the ruins of the boys of the 148th field artillery, | (; nd Central hotel are thoroughly consisting largely of Wyoming |y men, will find its echo in Casper The greatest loss of life was here. when the train bearing northern and It was a three-story building. Thirty- cen Wyoming boys reaches here. five persons are believed to have been Altho scheduled to reach Cheyenne on killed when the hotel was smashed by Tuesday, festivities there and demob- the twister. ilization will require several days and|, The Ottertail county courthouse, it is doubtful if the boys reach Cas-|dail and sheriff’s residence were de- per by Saturday /searched. Working in conjunction with the = Mothers’ league, which will hold a ST. PAUL, June 23,—Over 100 meeting this afternoon to discuss the persons are reported killed and many matter, the Army and Navy club will injured in 2 sterm which struck tend assistance to the welcome Fergus Falls and vicinity, late Sun- axtended their comrades and at a day. Forty or more were killed at -onference of members called for to-,'he Grand Central hotel when the aight will discuss features of the pro- building collapsed. rram in which the club will take part. | A Great Northern train was brush- A full attendance of members is de- ed from the track but none were sired and others interested. Several) badly injured. Relief trains are en- businessmen will attend. route to Fergus Falls. ‘Che tail of The entire city likewise will be|the storm reached Brainerd, 80 miles -ounted upon to turn out in force to) tway. Heavy rains drenched Minne- rreet the soldiers, who constitute one | sota and weehed out many bridges. of the first aggregations to reach the Some reports say that 200 or more front. In contrast to the roar of ar-| were killed at Fergus Falls. illery which swept the Chateau-Thier- Ts ry fields, the men will hear a shout »f welcome that would be swelled to squal volume were such a thing pos- sible. ) Approximately 100 men from Cas- ner and points west are expected to ret off here and a luncheon will be yne of the features arranged for their entertainment Returned soldiers will turn out in uniform, and the sand will be engaged to escort the men from the station. Full details of the program will be ava lable Tues- lay or Wednesday. DISTURBANCES ON INCREASE IN GERMANY (By United Press.) BERLIN, June .—Internal dis- turbances are growing. The railway strike is spreading thruout Germany and may develop into a general strike. | There were many casualties in Mannheim and Kassel food riots. Marshal Foch has demanded that | the Germans immediately evacuate all |parts of the former Russian empire. | (By Associated Pre WASHINGTON, June —Sena- ‘tor Knox announced today that after the appropriation bills had beer passed, he would attempt to obtair a vote on his resolution expressing unwillingness to accept the League of Nations covenant as an insepara- ble part of the peace treaty. FRANKLIN POLK NEW ASSISTANT TO SEC. LANSING [By Associated Press) po sae fk i Se WASHINGTON, June 23. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stem of Chad- lin Polk, counsellor of the ron, Neb., arrived this afternoon to| partment, was today nominated fo visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs.| under secretary of state, a new of. J. W. Finnegan. | fice. i SCORES IN DEATH TOLL OF ER AT FERGUS FALLS FORMER POLICY 0 LEASE ASSIGNMENTS 15 ENDORSED N GRANT MADE BY STATE BOARD of The Daily Tribune sold and] Many Sai y delivered to subscribers every | J aiors MORE VESSELS ADDED TO LIST OF SHIPS SUNK OVER 4,000 COPIES Lose Lives in Sinkings at Scapa Flow NUMBER 209 (By Assoctated Press.) WEIMAR, June 23.—German warships not surrendered to the al- lies and which had been anchored | off Kiel, Wilhelmshaven and other points, have been sunk by German sailors manning them, according to a reliable report Twelve | hips were involved. (Ny Assoctated LONDON, Jun re ix Germans led | ports that F RECOGNIZING and ten wounded when the of the German fleet in Scapa vere } fired upon, subsequent cut ; tling of the fleet, thai others may ha n drowned and some possibly reached the Ork ney Islands The main force of the British fleet was ab sea when the Ge sunk, Proceedings Made Subject Followed by Commissioners after Considering Full! Statement of Case by Sunset Company CHEYENNE, Wyo., June ¢ may be considered positive recognition’ of the policy state in leasing grazing and mineral lands lying within the| warships, British warships anet grants for school purposes was taken at last week’s meeting of} near by signaled the Germans t the state board of school land It has been the universal policy to recognize assignments 1 CASPER TOLD 10 ASOEMBLE UNIT FOR PLATOON IN CAVALRY GUARD Proposition of Admitting City to Guard Units is Reopened; Inspection to Be Held This Week Following a visit to Casper of Governor Robert D. Carey at which| time the matter was discussed,| prospects are held out that Casper may yet land a platoon of the Wyoming State guard and former service men who signified their will ingness to join such an organization here at the time the proposition was first made by Adjutant General T. J. McCoy are requested to leave their ng mes either with Secretary Harry Fisher of the Army and Navy club or with George Blackstone. The rea- son for this is that the original list of prospective recruits was destroyed after it was learned that Casper would not be one of the six points designated, and a new roster is de- sired at once. Advices to the effect that the mat- ter was being reconsidered were re- -eived from Cheyenne today in message from the adjutant general, stating that Inspection Officer John Riddell would probably arrive in Cus- ver the first of the week. Instruc- tions are given to have the platoon ready for inspection at the earliest nossible date. Necessary papers to be nade out e forwarded from Cheyenne Saturday and should be in he hands of local officials today or omorrow The action of Adjutant General Mc Soy indicates a willingness to organ ze a platoon here if the proper in- terest is shown and it was only on reports to the contrary that the proj- sct was dropped before. All signs 1ow point to a unit being mustered n here in the near future and the call ssued to prospective members is con- idered urgent. Other service men, vho desire to enroll, are asked to ‘eave their names at the Army and Navy club and the selection of mem- vers will be made from among those vest qualified to serve. ise teste Bee Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Black and laughter of Tulsa, Oklahoma, are in ‘asper for a few days and are stop ping at the Henning. LONDON, noughts, five bat June Tuisers, fi of Adverse Comment Are) cruisers and twenty destroyers of the German fleet surre’ red to the al lies or were sunk by mutinous Ger man crews at their moorings in | pa Flow in the Orkneys Saturday of aye ‘ : ‘ ternoon. 3.——-(Special.)—Action which| geeing the Germans hoisting of the) old imperial colors on th Germ commissioners. \their operations They re \, whereupon the British opened fire, of leases and sub-leases on schoo! | “illing ome of the mutineer ane lands for grazing purposes, as well) Vounding al others. an operating agreements entered The Germa ar admiral and most into by oil companies having leases of te Sener taken on these lands, notwithstanding the ee Oe the lepe eighteen of the fact that either second or third par ties may have had ariginal leases fram the state at the time of mak- beached by the Brit cocks had been ing such agreements. This palicy, | *"* 1 we of although general {n’its operation; hae | ™!"° al ae : been the-gubject of some adverse| 4 total of seventy-one vessels were comment, and on at least one occa- Aha ust even months ago sion was taken to the state supreme | ?f the firth of Forth. The warships court were taken to Scapa Fle Last week's action was upon the they have remained ever ng the decision by the allies as to application of the Sunset Oil com oany, that corporation having asked for a renewal of a prospector’s least for a full section of school land. Ac companying its application was ¢ brief in which it was set forth that heir ultimate disposition ERMAN ADMIRAL MAY 30 BEFORE TRIBUNAL y Annociated I he company had previously enterec PARIS, June 28 It reported nto operating agreements for othér | ‘hat German warships not surre nder- sections held by individual lessees | ed to the a had been sunk at Reference was made to the fact that } Kiel he state’s act of admission, section Admiral Von Reuter, commander 5, restricts the right of leasing to] of the interned German unk one section, whether by an individual |>y German crews Saturday in Seapa or a corporation. Flow may be tried by an internationa In making this request the Sunset | court, company was acting in the interests The dreadnaught Baden of the Union Oil company of Calj-j cruiser Bu 1 are still af fornia, a fifty-million-dollar concern lestroyer were bea that has just qualified to do busi-|}German ships beneath ness in this state. Its officers fear-| probably will re in there ed that the act of admission wes be-| too costly to salvage the ing misconstrued and that there was) a possibility that the state school | land board had not been following what the courts might hold to be the | law. Other companies have accepted | without question the practice that! has been in vogue for more than a quarter of a century, and have in- | vested millions of dollars in develop- ment and improvements, Without in any manner passing upon the generai policy, the board KING AND QUEEN OF BELGIUM TO VISIT THE US. (By Associated Preas.) approved the application of the Sun- BRUSSELS, June 2 Be set company, thereby recognizing | president Wilson left Belgiu the policy, and taking notice of it, In announ that Kir Albert ar u case eccompanied by a statement | Queen hati aaoentea bins, 16 There was no to the action of the entire matter. dissent or opposition taken, CASPER LOSES SUNDAY GAME Retaliating for defeats of the paar jtation to visit the Unite Belgian rulers probat the United States in STOCK MART IS STRENGTHENED BY PEACE NEWS September two weeks when the hot springs ag- NEW YORK, June News of gregation suffered humiliation at the Germany's unconditional seceptance hands of the Midwest refinery nine, o¢ the peace terms came to Wall Thermopolis won Sunday's game 0D street via London around 1:30 p. m., its home grounds by a score of 2 to 10 or 12 minutes later than the 0. Only meager reports have reached cisted Press flash from Paris. The Casper regarding the game but the stock market hardened immediately score would indicate a closely com aithough with little show of activity tested game of good baseball. Many who attended the game from Casper were compelled to remain over night, due to the fact that the eaat- bound train was not held as expect- ed for the benefit of the fans to take in the entire game. eet =o % R. W. Giffis and J. L. Cogan of Omaha are in Casper for a few days on business. wrt Judge Tidball of Laramie passed thru Casper today enroute to Lan where he will relieve Judge Chas. E. Winter on the bench of the dis. trict court there. Ben Humaker of Ogden, Utah, is in the city on business.