Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 7, 1919, Page 1

Che Casp OVER 4,000 COPIES of The Daily Tribune sold i delivered to subscribers every| day. a = WYOMING, MONDA a | ORY OF COUNTY, LAND FILINGS SHOW BIE RAIN Over 296,000 Acres Taken Up by Homesteaders in Natrona County Out of Million Acres Entered Upon in Douglas Land District Last Year. Over 296,000 acres of land were filed upon by homestead- ers in Natrona county out of a total of 1,124,876 acres taken up in the Douglas land district during the fiscal year ending June 30, last, according to a report just made by Registrar Fowler to the general land office at Washington. The land en- tered upon represents a i 25 per cent of the avail- MAKEREPORTT0 “a, Y, JULY 7, 1919 er Datly «| Crthune |= nd ed Press. POLK CALLED TO PARIS TO HEAD U.S. DELEGATION «my Auncctaes | THE DAILY TRIBUNE Press) | Member of the Associated PARIS, July 7.——It was announc- ! Press, and served by the Unit- |} ed today that Frank L. Polk, acting | } secretary of state in Washington, had been asked to come to Paris to take the place of Secretary of State Lan- sing as head of the American peace} NUMBER 219 * nission, if Polk’s health will permit Looking a:Gift Forse:in the Mouth OF Course ,) SAID, BEFORE! ‘Isn'T “PERFECT, Mi T's BETTERATHAN. NOTHING” ay hp | | | ll R-34 TAKES ON: FUEL - FOR RETURN FLIGHT i\Successful Trip Negotiated by British Diri- gible Marks Beginning of Aerial Mail Service to Europe, Prediction {By United Press) MINEOLA, July 7.—Overhauling and refueling of the R-34 was rushed all night and continues today. It is expected that she will start on her flight back to Scotland tonight or tomor- row unless she makes a visit to the District of Columbia. The dirigible landed here Sunday morning following a flight of 3,130 miles in 108 hours and 12 minutes, entirely under her own power. MEXICO TRIES TOGET SLAYER OF AMERICAN); (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, July 7.—The state department announced today that the American embassy in Mexico City had/ been informed that orders had been| issued to the Tampico military au-! thorities to make every effort to cap-| ture the man who killed John W. Correll, American citizen, and mal-} COUNCIL OF DEFENSE USURPED POWERS IN WAR, PROBERS CLAIM President Wilson Flayed in Report by House Investigation Committee; Intent of Congress Ignored in Organization and “Secret Government” Is Charged Press.) WASHINGTON, wuise '7.—Charges that President Wilson organized the Council of National Defense before the war was declared in absolute violation of the law and thereby created a | “secret government of the United States’? which formulated | war legislation and dictated the policies the country was to pursue, and befriended “big business’ were made by Chairman Graham of the special house com- Ch an Graham ar mittee investigating war department j the i expenditures. nt hi government” by ntent The minutes of the council w ing the u read to the committee by Chairman | rizing th tab) < Graham together with a report in!cil of National Def a A which he asserted that the council| 1916. As authorized t ngre 2 assumed such broad powers that) said the counc to i Major General Goethals, former|of six members « > tc, » ‘chief of the purchase, storage and|were to be the re xé r traffic division of the war depart-| seven civilians th ment, defied it; cabinet members pro-| president, tested against its activities purely Judge Gary, chairman of the be Graham |of directors of the United States the advis Steel corporation, accused it of op- tive er x erating in “flagrant violation of the dented and almost ill table law.”” ers.” WON’T BE TAKEN ALIVE, DECLARES FORMER PRINCE |Steps Taken by ‘Allies for Extradition of Ex-Kaiser; Tower of London Will Shelter Hun Criminals at Trial [My Amnociated ] AMSTERDAM, July 7.—The former crown prince is re- ported to have declared that the allies would never take him alive. uy ed Press. LONDON, July:7-—Aniney: Bower’ Lav, annodinced!in the house of commons today that no forma! representations had yet been made to Holland for the ex tradition of tlie ex-kaisér. He stated, 6 000 MURDERS i=e however, that steps were bging taken to this end. Marshal. von Hindenbary may be brot here to testify in\defense of the kaiser, says the Daily Sketch, which | elso stated that a number of subma- rine captains and the slayers of | would arrive at the Tower of Lon don shortly. The former kaiser apparently was undisturbed Sunday over the decis- ion regarding himself. Amegongen reports say that he spent the day with the Kaiserin, reading. He saw- ed his 6000th tree Saturday. The Dutch prince consort, inter viewed in Berne, is reported to have said: (By Associated Press.) PARIS, July 7.—A Constantin- ople dispatch today reports that the Bolsheviki recaptured Tash- kent, capitol of Russian Turkestan, executing 6,000 of the inhabitants. _ under- wwe MEEHAN READY “ TO FIGHT NEW Jermany has signed taking to deliver the kaiser. many makes demands on us we be obliged | to aos sh an There is yet a large acreage of land | in western Natrona county which ABOARD THE U. S. 3. GEORGE, county led the other sections of the | WASHINGTON, July 7 President! district in the amount of land Nicer of Nations at 12:15 p. m. Thursday, |land, so that it will be a long while it was announced at the White House | yet before Uncle Sam gets out of It was explained that the itinerary has not been Bneliye deter determined. may also be affected by the order of the secretary of the interior. At the beginning of the last fis- | cal year on July 1, 1918, there were cres of vacant govern- and in what is known as the Douglas district and this was reduced | by the filings to 3,119,691 acres. E: under the land acts of ‘the’ govern-| Wilson's message to congress prac- iene: There were filings for 397,- tically is completed. Primarily it| 403 acres of Converse county land, | will be a report on what was ac-! jrhichs Tous Seen en rea sept es eel complished in Paris together with) *Vilable land in the county and ve a ead analysis of the ormna situa:| sueete Re by ieee tion following a conelusion of peace. \iond, the entries here totaling 296,- today. jthe real estate business in this sec-| Because the treaty would be under tion of his domain. The best land discussion, some doubt has been ex-|£0es first, of course, and this applies pressed as to whether the senate|to the government lands, but there would be in open session, but it was|Temains a great deal of land that is understood that President Wilson de-| of good quality for dry farming. The sires the session to be open. most of the land, however, is adapted Tt has not yet been definitely de-|to grazing only and most of it will) | OF BIG FIGHT | cinted Press.) TOLEDO, July 7-—Tex. Rickard said he would be “considerably sur- prised” if the gate receipts of the | Willard-Dempsey fight exceeded half | | Sse designated under the stock- raising law, including 240,000 acres during the past week. The location of the last designations has not been established but it is believed to in-| clude lands in Converse county south | and west of the Platte river and ex-! THE SENATE ON tending to the Albany county line. ° ° : World Situation and) | tries which have been cancelled dur- | Peace Guarantees ing the year by relinquishments and | other causes have increased the to- | , (77 tal remaining, which -at the begin-| to Be Discussed UM ving of the fiscal year on July 1 ; > amounted to 3,541,767 acres. | Wilson’s Message |*"tne Douglas land office district | io | comprises Converse, Niobrara, Na- | trona and a portion of Fremont coun- | (By United: Prens| ‘ties. During the last year Converse | It will explain the guarantees of per- 773 acrés, but, there is plenty of land manent peace and will outline econo jie¢t in Natrona, 2,117,581 acres yet | mie factors American business men} lawaiting the homesteader. In Nio-! Quel! consider. brara county 199,552 were taken and ‘ (By Ansociated Prean.) |in Fremont 14,167 acres were ap- WASHINGTON, July 7.—Presi- plied for. dent Wilson will address the senate| There is still left in this land dis- on the peace treaty and the League | trict # 1,767 acres of government} termined when the president will start his trip to speak for the peace treaty and the League of Nations. Indica-| tions are that he will not leave before the middle of next week, numerous invitations have been extended to ihe president from various sections of the country but none have been accepted. a million dollars. ; Willard intends to start on his motor trip to his home at Lawrence, Kansas, as quickly as his cut and bruised eye is healed. The swelling has responded to ice applications, A slight cut under the eye and a cut on the lip are the only remaining marks the former champion bears | mi “NAY | office. of the contest. \tion the lands available at the end of {of government land in this distric eventually be taken under the section homestead law. In fact, it is being taken about as fast as the office force at the land office can take care of the applications end the demand for land shows no signs of diminish- ing. At the present rate of applica-| the next fiscal year will show another big decrease from the figures of this | year. Following are the number of ac -, Converse 258,115 | Fremont 103 Natrona - 2. 117, 521 Niobrara - - 31,028 8,541,767 0,130 acres in Con- This includes verse county wails: are _unsurveyed. | | BLAST WRECKS MINE OFFICE — OF ANACONDA| (By The Associated Press.) | BUTTE July The pay office of the Anaconda Mining company and| surrounding buildings were damaged lest night by an explosion of -dyna- ite placed at the entrance to the YANKS SCRAMBLE FOR CHANCE TO LEAVE GERMANY AND GET HOME COBLENZ, uals and smaller units of the old third ting out of Germany. All trains a July 6.—(By Associated (By Associated Press. —Delayed)—Individ- | army are losing no time in get- |} re crowded with casuals and sleep- ‘BLOODY RIOTING eS treated Mrs. Correll near Tampico on (By United Prens.) June 16. LONDON (By Airship Across the aan: )—“An aerial mail from, England begins with the R-34 voyage and will grow into frequent and de- pendable service,” said Howard E. Coffin, member of the American avia- tion commission. interview is the first ever carried across the At- ‘ONE BIG U. UNION’ U.S. TRANSPORT 1s Procram oF LEAVES CAPITAL 20772 MEETING ‘The ters ed F SHIPPING BOARD TO DISPOSE OF GREAT SUPPLIES bantisl Bi dirigibl BU TTE, July 7. Labo: en Th ‘United “St # iN be F R of the northwestern states and Can- fea saa cxtearceaaaes Ber Racer | adian provinces met here today to (By Associated Press.) tinental air limiteds,” he predicted. io as onganiness:cne eee bbe WASHINGTON, July 7.—Arrange-| “All continents will be connected by BL ne Ere < ments have been made by the/air routes during the next decade. | WASHINGTON, July 7.—The first | HOG PRICE HITS complete military motor ¢onvoy to attempt a transcontinental journey left Washington today for San Fran- | cisco, California, Colonel A. Owen Seaman of the motor transport corps | was in charge. It was expected that the trip would be completed within 60 days. Sixty-three trucks comprised the train. Its purpose is to develop a through route from coast to coast for motor transport and demonstrate the prac- ticability of long distance commer- | cial transportation by motor trucks. ee Emergency Fleet corporation to place| What this involves in international | on the market all equipment and! comradeship and prevention of wars | property that will not be needed to| is obvious.” carry out its restricted shipbuilding] a program, it was announced today by} BALLOON BREAKS MOORINGS, the shipping board. Surplus property| 1s SAVED FROM ESCAPE. to be disposed of includes complete (By Associated Press.) | manufacturing plants, shipyards, dry MINEOLA, New York, July 7.— docks and ships, completed on the| The R-34 was torn from her mooring ways. | rope this morning by a violent gust of wind. The cross girder to which {the rope was attached broke under the strain, ripping a hole six feet by) three feet in the gas bag. The giant dirigible was saved from! being blown away by 300 men who FIGHT PICTURES | aides and held ter down with great| ARE BARRED BY athe ‘Breeze whiffened as the suni/ BUCKEYE CENSOR The breeze arose and American army balloon, mechanics had all they could do to, (By Axnsociated Prensa. hold the mammoth airship. This is) COLUMBUS, Ohio., July 1 —The the first time the super-Zeppelin has| Willard-Dempsey fight pictures will been moored in the open air, always|not be exhibited in Ohio. The state having been anchored previously in|censor board today officially re- an aerodrome with adequate wind jected the pictures as being unfit to} shields. In spite of all possible haste|be exhibited in public. the dirigible’s engineers believe it willl The probability of the pictures be- only be with exceptional luck that the|ing shown in other states is believed airship can start at the appointed|to depend upon what construction is hour at 8:00 o’clock tomorrow morn- to be placed upon the Rodenberg act ing. | which prohibits prize fight pictures ee Ein. xR \being handled in interstate com- Miss Beatrice Jones returned to | merce. $22.40 TODAY ON CHICAGO MART. CHICAGO, a= 7.—A new record for hogs of $22.4u a hundred weight was established itosay: AUSTRIANS GET PACT TUESDAY ‘ PARIS, July 7.—1 7.—The Austrian peace treaty will be ready for the Austrian delegation Tuesday. REPORTED FROM | UPPER SILESIA [Ry Associated Prosst COPENHAGE July 7.—Several persons were killed and a larger num- ber wounded in disturbances Sunday at Kattowitz in upper Silesia, accord- ing to advices from Beuthen. Ger- mans and Poles took part in the dis- | orders. BULGARIANS TO BE CALLED FOR SIGNING SOON profiteers, however, occurred at RING CHAMPION (By Unite SAN FRAN 7 Willia Meehan is ready to meet Dempsey anywhere in any lengtix bout, Meehan stated today, ing an announcement that Dempsey had been offered $30,000 to fe meet him at Atlantic City. Meehan claims a four-round decision over Dempsey. NO PEACE WITH BELA KUN, SAY ALLIED HEADS (By the A Fai July rovernn of five I ha Ira M was here firm, City. the ITALIANS RIOT OVER HIGH COST OF LIVING, FLORENCE Is QUIET By Associated ROME, July 7.—.(Havaa)——Quiet has been restored in Florence and several other cities where disorders marked the food situation. Demonstrations against the high cost of | Press.) g ist food and Ale n a Milan, Le idria and orn, ing car reservations from Coblenz to Paris are booked for a week ahead. The fifth Fourth division is scheduled to le division began moving from Luxemburg Friday end the ave the Rhine sector Tuesday, EO EEE—EE—E—————————————E—E—EEEEEEEEEEE : ontDAmaeinee 3 Bross) 4a her home at Jackson, Neb., after vis- | rae tS ‘ Brescia uly 7.—Bulgarian del-| iting her sister, Mrs. Joe Dessert.| Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gerber of 206 ; tons atte gs aot AKKT ah ae one |egates to the peace conference wil!| Katherine Dessert went with her to South Beech announce the birth Sun- ieatian Socialist organizations have decided on a general strike |be called to Paris soon, it was au-|visit several week with relatives in|day afternoon of a ten-pound baby| July 20 and 21 as a protest against allied intervention in Russia and ‘thoritatively stated today. Nebraska. | girl. Hungary.