Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 10, 1920, Page 1

- night. Generally fair tonight and Sun- day, colder in aeitheast portion to- CASPER, WYO., SAT THOUSANDS FREEZE T0 DEATH NEW VOLCANO BELCHING FIRE IN VERA CRUZ, REFUGEES CONFIRM _ EARLY REPORTS OF TRAGICLOSS |Refugees Perish by Hundreds ia Forests in New Year’s Day Blizzard; Kolchak Rem- nants Cavtured by Bolsheviks (By Associated Press.) REVAL, Jan. 10.—Thousands were frozen to death in a bliz- zard which swept Esthonia on New Year’s day. ‘Reports received here state that 300 bodies of refugees were found im a forest between this Fissures Op ened Up by Late Disturbance \city and Narva, and Red Cross’ workers say that thany babies were; Spread Death with Lava and Poisonous . Gasses; Rebel Operations Disrupted (By Associated Press.) MEXICO CITY, Jan. 10.—Flames are being emitted by a new volcano at San Miguel in the western part of the state of Vera Cruz, ac- to advices received here last night. Every village in that vi- cimity has been destroyed while lava and floods of contaminated wa- ter from sources opened by the recent earthquakes are flooding the district near the crater. Refugees from San Miguel confirm’ \f to death at their mothers’ breasts. | nr Mal fagtives from the collapsed army led by General Yude- nitch in the recent offensive against) ¢9 999 when the dispatch was filed. Petrograd perished in the drifting snow. (By Asnocinted Prens.) 60,000 KOLCHAK | KOLCHAK UNDER SOLDIERS CAPTURED | ARREST AT IRKUTSK | (By United Press.) LONDON, Jan. 10.—Admiral Kol- | LONDON, Jan. 10.—Bolshevik forces| chak, head of the All-Russian govern- have captured the important town of| ment in Stberla, was arrested at | Krasnoyarsk, with the remnants of Ad-| Irutsk by Colonel Pepeliayev, accord- |miral Kolchak’s first, second and third} ing to a Moscow wireless dated Fri- |armies, a Moscow wireless today claim-! day. The colonel ordered his prisoner led. Prisoners already counted totalled to hand over control of all affairs. earlier reports telling of numerous i deaths from falling buildings and poisonous gas. ! Rebels who had headquarters in that p | region suffered severcly from casual- ties and the loss of supplies, (By As (By United Press.) . CHICAGO, Jan. 10, — Every American citizen must pay $47 zie=sees (CHIEF UP TO WILSON "President ‘Expected to Take Big Part in League Election Campaign but Not to Extent of Accepting Nomination (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—The selection of a candidate to head the Democratic ticket, it is believed, is President Wilson's next prob- lem. Now that he favors making the treaty the big issue in November, | Democrats expect the president to plunge into the fight himself, not LES SIGNED TODAY UNITED STATES ONLY ‘BIG FIVE’ POWER NOT INCLUDED IN PARIS CEREMONY: LEAGUE WILL MEET President Wilson to!London Still Hopes Peace Now in Effect Issue First Call) America Will Be| Between Germany for Conference of Party -to Treaty; and Powers That League Council Regret Expressed | Have Ratified Pact | (By Anxocinted Press.) | (By Associated Prens.) | (By Associated P: » PARIS, Jan. 10.—Putting the} LONDON, Jan. 10.—Regret} PARIS, Jan. 10.—The Treaty League of Nations into being, over America’s absention from |of Versailles, making peace be- which will be one of the imme- | participating in the ratification |tween Germany and the allied diate consequences of the ex-|of the Treaty of Versailles was powers, was put into effect at change of ratifications of the again expressed in editorials in |4:15 o’clock this afternoon by. eaty of Versailles, will oc in P this morning’s newspapers. / | the exchange of the ratification Friday morning, January 16, the su-| “America’s absence," says the Tele-|of Baron Kurt von Lersner, head of the preme council decided today f ph, “clouds alike the prospect of the|German mission, who affixed his signa- = ee |present and the future. It ture to the protocol at 4:09 o'clock. ker? yc patio AR profoundly t ral authority Peaceful relations between Germany Wilson is expected to sign Nl for the | gue of N sen d most of the nations engaged in the first meeting of the L Nations’ Paine rug vriiriecuase eT eE cee ehy Aran ea al RED aited until they could wait|the action taken in Paris. The peace council immediately after receiving no- : Meats tice from Ambassadar Wallace that the nd TURE POWs ee session has been fixed for next Fri- f the lo y sensible ined shattered by war. While Americans con-| tinue to debate we may derive some crumbs of comfort from the fact that statesmen like William Jennings Bryan and Gilbert M. Hitchcock, Democratic Jeader of the United States senate, have no illusions about the danger of delay for Europe and the effect it will have upon American prestige." zall Wilson would not be gcting in his capacity as president of the United States. MIS 790 FORUSS. Suaat who was arrested Thursday night at} a residence on Oak street was held to the United States district court at (By Associnted Prens.) Cheyenne, under $1000 bond when given a hearing before Court Commissioner LONDON, Jan. 10.—An Ex. M P. Wheeler yesterday afternoon. | change Telegraph dispatch today | E ut still hoping that y The United States, however, will not |the wrent republige ne eon’ PY : be represented at the as th . desis: lg r eaigniantnat put pean alae by the, Referring like other journals to the |S ovakia wehais ; : political conflicts in America regarding| ‘ tes alone of the “big five’ has not aS sTAS OS Oe < the league and the treaty, the Chron-| ratified the treaty. pacoviious apes ne lureaidents to Inete | cto says: | The entire ceremony, which took council is made in the ate ana petue, noel Hon. tai nots very pepesiulne ee Bintitiytaaav eau ECS ace neil is 1 pace treaty 4 eae hat a world |¢gn ministry, was completed by 4:16 Officials explained that in signing the | © Europeans who are living in a world clock. Pre usly, Baron Kurt von ersner, head of the German mission, signed the protocol of November 1, pro- i¢ing for renaration for the sinkine of German, warships at Scapa Flow and ta insure the cor yin tice terms. The signing of this docu. sent occurred at tue vuce O Cue dui ter of foreign affairs, (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—There ig feverish activity among Republicans and Democrats in behalf of the treaty compromise. An important confer- ence was held between Senators Lodge, Lenroot and Underwood today. Mild reservationists held a number of con- ferences. A powerful movement has begun to have Bryan's advice followed by the Democrats, resulting in possible sur- render to the Lodge reservations. SUSPENSION OF SOCIALISTS IS FLAYED, BORAH MEXICO CITY, Jan. 10.—The vol- cano Cofre de Perote, west of Jallapa, Miguel cniter is till belching’ smoke TAX TO BE AID Miguel crater is ‘still’ belching smoke and lava, Fresh volcanic outbursts aro = | BY AMERICANS a FIRE DAMAGE IN CHAPEL ERASED BY DECORATIONS | | The interior of the Bowman Funeral! chapel, which was damaged by smoke in the fire of a couple of weeks ago has been entirely redecorated and now Presents a most attractive appearance. Bev changes have been made and the has been thoroly cleaned and overhauled. PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 10. —The promotion of Sergeant William “Spot” Miller, United States Marine corps, to a Heutenant in the Gendar- merio d'Haiti brot forth the fact to- of the whole corps. MARINE SERGEANT GAINS HIGH COUNCIL IN ISLAND REPUBLIC day that he holds the strangest job | as to be known as the “vice presi- this year to run the federal govern- ment. Congressman Good of Iowa in an address today asserted that taxes would fall harder than ever upon Americans in 1920. He urged the budget system. LOS ANGELES, Jan, 10.—Gunner Depew, noted war hero, was killed by Mexicans during a prosecuting expedi- tion near Tucson, Ariz., according to re- ports received here, Miller, for the last four years, was personal bodyguard to President An- teguenive of Haiti. He has become so Influential in government circles dent of Haiti.” | Tuesday. however to the extent of accepting the nomination. : Attorney General Palmer’ just now is in favor at the White House. 3 ‘REFERENDUM ON | PEACE PLANNED IN 700 SCHOOL (By Associated Press.) CLEVELAND, Jan. 10.—Statements of their views on the treaty of peace and the League of Nations have been contributed by Senators Lodge and Hitchcock to be placed before the stu- dents and faculties of 700 colleges, who will express their opinions in a referendum vote to be taken next and It is said that cypress walint, or to rot when used in comtact. HUN REVOLT IS REPORTED Confirmation Lacking of Travelers’ Report| That Socialists Have Seized Con- trol and Declared Strike ! (By Associated Press.) BRUSSELS, Jan. 10.—Travelers from Germany today brot un- confirmed reports that the German It is reported that the Socialists are eral strike was declared thruout. territory not under allied occupa- tion. Brussels reports of the German overthrow are not confirmed from any other source and it may be notednot appear to be of unusual signifi- that the dispatches themselves carry) cance, their own qualifications, emphasizing: the lack of positive information. News dispatches from Germany ordinarily are at least 24 hours in reaching this coun- try and latest messages from Berlin re- ceived on Friday bore Thursday's date. These indicated some unsettlement in labor conditions, particularly in the vi- cinity of Essen and the Ruhr indus- trial basin, but the unrest reported dia government had been overthrown. masters of the situation and a gen-/ (By Associated Prens.) LONDON, Jan. 10.—In . connection with unconfirmed reports from Brussels of the German government overthrow, messages from Berlin, by way of Copen-| hagen,-received this morning, did not indicate anything of an extraordinary nature was forseen in Germany up to @ late hour last evening. — SUGAR DEALERS ARE HELD FOR PROFITEERING (By United Press.) DETROIT, Jan. 10.—The Mount Clemens Sugar company and President James Davidson were indicted today on a charge of having sold sugar at seventeen cents when the fair retail price was eleven cents a pound, bess sir Reais CLOTHES GOING UP, STYLES TO BE UNCHANGED (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—Further in- creases in the price of men’s clothing without much change in style are pre- dicted by delegates who attended the tenth annual convention of the ‘Inter- national Association of Clothing De- signers, ypress and cedar cause each other but the president will not decide until the campaign gets well under way. ‘Then he probably willbe in collision | with Bryan's forces in the Frisco con- | vention as Bryan probably will have a | candidate of his own. Both parties are ‘ confused and divided over the Wilson- Bryan row. | fhe Republican spit is due to Sen- | ator Lodge's attitude on accepting Wil- | son’s proposal to make the treaty a | campaign issue. Many Republicans | want a qui compromise with the | Democrats and then would let Wilson reject the compromise if he wants to and accept responsibiltiy before the country. ae ; “ BERGER BARRED FROM HOUSE BY VOTE OF 328-6 (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Victor Berger was excluded from the house today for the second time in two months. The vote was 328 to 6. Chairman Dallinger of the elections committee, who offered the exclusion resolution, said Berger was not be- ing barred from the house because he was a Socialist, but because he was convicted of disloyalty and therefore Berger said: “Twelve men convicted me of dis- loyalty, but 25,000 voters vindicated me.” | He announced that he would run for congress again. AGED MANTIS ~~ FOUND DEA | Thomas Greenwood, aged 60, was | found dead at 5 o'clock this morning at his room over the Poodledog cafe on | Center street. | An inquest was conducted this after- noon by Justice of the Peace Perry A. Morris acting as coroner in the place of Lew'’M. Gay who ts out of the city, but a verdict has not yet been declared. The remains wére taken to the Bow- man chapel where funeral services will probably be held on Monday. / Green- wood has relatives in the east but he had not been in eémmunteation with them for a long time and their present address is not known, was ineligible under the constitution. | Fy 3 5 (By United Press.) Mrs. Olive McIntosh who came here from Genoa said the liner Princess WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Senator with him from Omaha, and who had ; ‘ been living with him at the Oak street Mafalda, from America, had struck Boral Gada pd alee Sot tan house for about three weeks was held a mine and sunk. An unconfirmed} j.ssembiy:men, as a material witness and her bond . a oan diced at sieen: report said 700 lives were lost Raymond is 25 and ‘Mrs. McIntosh the dispatch added. j{3 21. Information leading to their) ps jarrest was furnished by Thomas Hol-! | ’| NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—Five sus | pended Socialists announced today they will demand a hearing before an un- prejudiced body and will refuse to rec- 5 | Rend) 6 soversimmen te agentd who bad | ognize the action of the legislative ju- held a warrant for their arrest since laraiaseecomunlbtee they left an Iowa town more than a Posies! Fs : [Shey ers | | The Socialists also made charges Tor ALAS in against the I Bolsheviki probing Raymond admitted deserting a wife pricsnirress and 14-month-old son. Mrs. McIntosh| coe See has a boy 4 years old and a daughter ‘ > 2 years old. She states that her hus-|, BUFORD STOPS taken the boy, leaving her with the| ' Rasteglal ie toatl ae eeceel| i FIRST AT KIEL The couple will be taken to Cheyenne| = tonight by United States Marshal Dan-} (By Associated Press.) « ited Prensa. fel Hudson. ‘They will be lodged in the] WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Au. | BERLIN’ Jan. 10-—The soviet ark Laramie county jail until given a trial) thority to advance 150 million dol- | Buford reached Kiel last night, and in the Federal court, probably next) lars for food relief in\Austria, Po- docked for repairs. It is believed that May. | land and Armenia was asked of | she will land the Reds at Libau or a Riga. DEATH PENALTY TO BE ASKED FOR NEW DESPITE STATEMENT (By ‘The United Press.) SLES, Jan. 10.—The illness of a juror prevented a session of the Harry New trial today. Chief Prosecutor Woolwine announced that he would demand the death penalty. Keyes explained his statement that life imprisonment or insanity and not gallows was the issue did not preclude the death penalty. Keyes insisted that both sides were agreed that New should be confined to some institution. | _ congress today by Secretary Glass. U. S. CALLS ON CARRANZA TO | PUNISH SLAYER (fy Associated Prens.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—The state devartment today instructed the Amer- |'ican embassy at Mexico City to re: Inew its request to the Mexican govern- ment to punish those guilty of killing James Wallace, an Argerican, near Tam- pico. ee | N.S. Wilson, former president of the | Western § es Oll and Land company, and now one of the directors of the jcompany, is here from Denver on a short business trip. ‘INSIDE? HELP GIVEN BANK SWINDLERS, IS _ CHARGE IN CHICAGO | | (By, Associated Prens. ) | CHICAGO, Jan. ‘10.—Fourteen members of a national syndicate of bank swindlers, who are al- leged by the police to have divided more than $2,000,000 with politicians, lawyers, police and some bank officials and employes, are being sought here. John Louisi, representing a New York indemnity company, conferred with officials of the state ttorney’s office today and presented evidence intended to show that such a syndicate existed and that . number of ring leaders were here. Louisi said there was evidence to show that m2mbers of this tly robbed an Omaha bank * $210,000 and banks at Bolton and South Holland, THinois, of pete ay ‘$200,000. "