Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 15, 1920, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Unsettled first half of week with local ralns. and (snows, temperatures above} normal; generally fair second half with MAYOR BENF. PELTON EXPLAINS LOGAL WATER SITUATION TODAY IN STATEMENT TO THE PEOPLE “ March 15, 1920, To the Citizens of Casper: pe ar: ‘The final test on-tse river water which we are figing at the present time wag given to me this morning by Dr. J. F. O'Donpell/ From the report shown it will _be-nevessary for ¢veryone to boil ‘al drinkiyig water as it shows a very high gas test. My hs : As soon as the above information was received, we made arrangements UNFIT FOR ING Muddy Condition Will Continue for One _ More Day with Department Exerting Efforts to Remedy Conditions , Casper’s present water supply is badly contaminated with | animal or human matter and is unfit for drinking purposes, is the-report' of Dr. J. F. O'Donnell, county health officer, after a| thors vest of the city, water. All-water used in the city should| be boiled before using and the city water should not be used in| washing dishes unless boiled because of the danger of contam- to connect up the Elkhorn-reservoir supply. "This wil] be turned in today but we_will have to ask the people to continug,bolling the water until we can have a test run on this water, It will be. » however. ai ‘The situation at the pump station is as WS} : During the Rohrbaugh administration thére was ‘installed a series of small wells all connected by manifold with the pump. This was merely an’ auxiliary supply and would not be sufficient to meet our present néeds. in addition the health department has run numerous tests on these wells and in each Case has condemned them as being unfit /for drinking-. Several yars ago there wag a small gallery puilt which connects with the big main well. ‘This water is apparently all right—what there is of it—but it would not supply more than a thousand people. i The new plant which was started last fall and ae #8. now in the process of luilding, is nearly completed. It consists of a main: gallery several hundred feet long to be contiected with the big well. This gallery, ig fifteen feet below’ present time this new ; is in no way: 13 ur ‘water and. the statements that our supply’ of mud is coupe 7 thee The muddy water which we have been getting for the past’week is being taken direct from the river thru a syphon to the main wel] and from there pumped direct into the city mains. ae ae ‘These are the main facts: We can-igsure the people that the entire city organization is doing everything in Its power to make the @hange as:quickly as possible/and if the, people will bear with us for a short time we think the new plang will work out satisfactorily. ‘The Elkhorn water should be in the maths Monday night, and possibly by Tuesday noon ‘conditions’should be almost normal. . H. PELTON; Jv, Mayor. TEXAS TOWNIS WIPED OUT B SWEEPINGFIRE Eight Business Blocks and 200 Houses in Grand View Represent Complete Loss in Million-Dollar Blaze x (By Associated Press.) GRAND VIEW, Tex., March 15.—Dawn found this farming town virtually in ruins from a fire which burned from yesterday afternoon until early this morning, destroying seven of the town’s eight business blocks, 200 residences and catsing property damage estimated at be- tween one and a half and two million dollars: About 1,000-persons were made homeless. So far as known there was. no loss of life. [Pe ALABAMA MAN 1D DOUBLED TENDERED U. ale D DOU: : ceed Daniel Roper as_commissioner of REVENUE JOB oacacee RETAIN KAIS WASHINGTON, Mar. 15—William |. - Martin Williams of Alabama will suc- 3 internal revenue. ne ile Dutch About eight million tors of coal are| guard over the ex-kalser and ex-crown. annually consumed in London. prince. 4 U.S. KS 2 ° o. @ oe 6. 8 6 12 TO 38 PER CENT IS EXACTED 33 1.5 Wie toate eae eee pry hariyes far relief section of the land leasing bill, are prescribed in regulations is- sued today by the interior department. Practically ‘all withdrawn lands. now operated under claims are subject to this assessment. inating food ‘sed on the dishes latet, petting to the advice of Dr. O'Don- nell. } But Casper’s” “muddied” water dr Casper mud wili.':a thing of the past probably by Tuesday night. Following the report of the test by Dr. O'Donnell, Mayor B. H. Pelton at once ordered that the city water system be connected up with the Elkhorm reservoir supply, This ‘water will at least be clear, it is expect- ed, but until @ test can be made of it, all citizens should protect themselves by boiling eyen this clear water. . The contamination of the water now is. not necessarily due to the muddy water, according to Dr. O'Donnell, and consequently water users should not be deceived by apparently clear water. Following an inspection of the city water plant by Dr, O'Donnell and Mayor Pelton last week, Mayor Pelton imme- diately: ordered that a test be made of the water with the above result today. It will .také.severa), hours probably to clear the mud out of the city mains and bo leat rae oF no connection: ‘wii river, supply, a8.scon.as this connection But for the last three or four days '| Casper “drinkers? have fought shy of. Bhe murky water. k The water after the. mud‘ settled was practically harmless, but the water now shows by test to be impure and dangerous. However, many boiled ‘their drinking water; patronized the soda fountains, an@ attempted to get distilied water from drug stores. Most stores quickly exhausted their supply of bottled water. Many restaurants boiled their water starting with yesterday in order to pro- tect patrons. ‘Today on account of the muddy water, the laundry was temporarily.refusing to collect/laundry packages. But with im- proved water conditions by Tuesday or ‘Wednesday, it is believed Jaundry% work ‘will be back in normal condition. aaa Pte U. S. INTERVENES | instant, er | 1 thts 16 ARRESTED IN SECOND FAID ON WYOMING CLUB SATURDAY NIGHT Gives Court This Afternoon The Wyoming clubrooms were raided again Saturday night about midnight. and sixteen men charged with gambling | Were airested,. Hinj; Williams, who was arrested in a recent raid on the same clubrooms and found guilty in police court of a gambling charge, supplied the bond of $1,000 required to release all those arrested. The men will be tried in police court this afternoon. The men arrested on the gambling charge are: L, D, Alexander, Mr. La- tores, Mr. Swanson; (“Dutch”) P. Wil- son, Jack Smith, Dan Rogers, John Ar- ™man, John Leonard, Joe Warren, Sam Murphy, Carl Thomas, John Watson, B. Parker and Mr. MacCordas. Another man, who was arrested gave a name, but the police said they were unable to read the writing. IN OIL DISPUTE| NEW STEAMER ON TEXAS LINE to from the United States supreme court. IN DISTRESS ——————— DON’T DRINK MUD! CASPER ICE AND SJORAGE COMPANY OFFERS + CLEAR,SPARKLING WATER FREE Harry Bubb of the Casper Ice and Cold Storage plant authorized. The Tribune to announce today that he would give: the ‘people of Casper all the pure water they could carry away and guarantees it to be clean ‘and ‘pure. ‘This morning Mr. Bubb had his engineers set his two ‘cen- trifugal pumps into action and hia offer of free water carries no —re- strictions, except that the people will neces have to come and get it as he is'not in a- position to make any bring wagons and teams firms included—are at perfect liberty to take all of our water that they “want.” The present ».:wid. pollution ofthe elty water has caused much concern here. While the water is said_to be free from contamination, residents de- clare that, though they appreciate those assurances, it taltes a lot of nerve to muster up courage to ‘‘swal- low the stuff.” In the past few days ice has been purchased in large quan- tities for the sole purpose of melting for drinking: purposes. Housewives are also complaining \ bitterly of ‘the fact that they are un- able to laundry with the present mud- dy water. An announcement from the Stan- dard ‘refinery this afternoon stated that a water line has been run from the artesian well on the company’s grounds to the road opposite the Jab- oratory building and the public is tree to secure its water supply from this source, If one line proves inade- ‘quate another will be run, The wi- ter is absolutelf clear and pure. IPS IN TWO AMERICANS (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Marth 15.—Revolt has broken'out among units of the Japa- nese troops in Siberia, according to a soviet wireless from Moscow today. Soldiers ripped- off their shoulder straps and substituted red straps, the message says. ‘(By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 15.—Two LONDON, March 15.—Pre the verge of a grave civil war. s form a new government. The general strike called by Ebert was largely effective in Berlin. Trains are not running and suffering is begin- ning to be acute. Many believed the revolution will b hort-lived. Socialists of the Ebert government have not aban- doned hope of unseating Kapp. The revolutionist government today claimed that its forees occupied Kiel jafter violent fighting. Kapp feiterated that the revolution- ary government will carry out Ebert's promises to the entente. It is reported that Gustay Noske is trying to raise ®;military force march against the revolutionists. BHRLIN * “LONDON, March -15+-A. general strike is reported. to. havo been called in the great Krupp steel works at Hssen: The new German reyolutionary cabinet is to meet tomorrow. | This cqbinet has ordered the arrest of ex-Finfince Minister Erzberger and will arrest President Ebert,and Chancellor | Bauer on charges of high treason, |. Conservatives, Nationalists and Lib- erals, it is reported, have agreed to sup- port the Kapp government, provided expert ministers be appointed and elec- ton writs issued within“ 30 days. Gen- eral Luettwitz, minister of defense’ in the revolutionary: go€ernment, declared lthe general. strike would be suppressed jby machine-guns, if necessary. President Ebert, in an interview at Dresden, declared the revolutionary government had offered to negotiate but he refused absolutely. “We take the ground that the new government does not represent any par- ty group,” said Ebert. “It is merely a few partisans who have seized power temporarily.’ Ebert expressed confidence in outcome of the present situation. the REPUBLIC MOBILIZING T0 PUT DOWN REVOLT, (By Associated Press.) BERLIN, Mar. 15.—Leaders of the ering forces to combat the new. regime, the labor forces having declared a gen- eral strike throughout Germany as a Protest against a change in the nation’s government. Prussia seems to be the nucleus around which military leaders have built up their government. Re- ports from other parts of Germany in- dicate popular opposition to the new regime. ..The government’s declarations today continued to rail at the incompetence of the deposed government and promised numerous reforms, including early gen- eral elections.. Rigid telegraphic cen- sorship has been imposed. It is rumored th#t Gustav Noske, minister of defense under the old ad- ministration, who is still at Dresden, is forming an army to march against the usurpers. At the chancellory this afternoon, where Dr. Kapp received American and British, correspondents, the presence was noted of two Prussian menibers of | thy depused government, giving rise to} the inference that negotiations were in progress with a view to a compromise | and the formation of a coalition govern- (Continued on Page Six.) SIBERIA REVOLT BURN TO DEATH members of the American Expedt tionary forces at Vladivostok were burned to death in a fire which de- stroyed the American barracks at that place on March 6. and two others are missing, the war department was ad- | wists the United States continued with| The men are Privates | vised today. Alex Labeau of Oakland, Calif.; Mer- rill Martin, of Tulsi Morris, of Ringford, > and James Brantly, of Fitzgerald, Georgia. PARIS, March 15-—A Berlin disp _— (By Associated Press.) } (By ‘The Ualt mier Lloyd Georg, USUNe"RS LACK POLITICAL AND MILITARY SUPPORT: BLOOD RUNS AT ESSEN WHEN FORCES CLASH (Republic Divided on Allegiance to. New Government Raised by Kapp; General Strike in Berlin Stops Trains, Cuts Off Water Supply and Causes Suffering; Fighting Reported atch received this evening states that an t has b reached between Chaneellor Kapp of the new gov-ernment and Gustav Noske, witalster of defense’ wali the Ebert government, and the government crisis in Germany has ended. A new government for Germany will be constituted under an agreement between the old govern- ment and the new; a Havas agency announcement states. N, I e qunbaured in the house of commons today that German revolutionists hold 35 towns. He said fighting had occurred at Breslau, Hamburg, Kiel, Leipsig and Chemnitz. The new government is apparently gaining strength, according to Iloyd George. , By CARL D. GROAT (United Press Staff Correspondent.) BERLIN, March 15-—Reports today indicate that Germany is divided in allegiance to the new government. South German states have not actepted the revolution. Many fear that Germany is on Ebert government apparently are guth- ' Okla; Julius | Essen reports. stated that serious disturbances occurred there and 30 persons were killed, over 80 were wounded and hundreds of stores were looted. Another report says Dr. von Kapp is ready to resign and will appoint a coalition of parties to RECOGNITION OF ‘REBELS IGNORED BY THE ALLIES ‘°| Berlin Commission Refuses to Answer Re- quest of Kapp Government; Supreme Council Meets in London Today (By Associated Press.) would not extend recognition even runication. (By United Press.) LONDON, March 15.—The supreme council of the peace conference, met here today to consider the situation caused by the Germay revolution. No information was available as to the attitude the allies will take toward act- ing in a military way. The British war office has appoint- ed Lieutenant General Morland as com- mander-in-chief of the British army on the Ri YANKS TO TAKE NO PART WITH WILSON’S ORDERS (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March —15.—While teclinically still under the direction of Marshal Foch, American troops on the Rhine, will not participate in any allied advance into Germany without specific directions from President Wilson, it was said at the war department today. FRENCH SENDING THREE ARMY CORPS TO RHINE (By Associated Press.) PARIS, March 15.—(Havas Agency.) —France gontemplates sending three Intercepted with senate investigating committee |stroyers was printed in Berlin four days before their arrival at Queenstown,” de- clared the officer. All the allies and the enemy were using new Wartime codes, he said, |@ code used for many years. To illustrate the widespread knowl- jedge of plans for the first convoy's de- |parture, the admiral testified that the j United States’ nayal attache at Paris LONDON, March 15.—One of the first acts of the new govern- ment in Berlin was to request recognition from the allied commission in Germany, according to an official British message today. The re- quest was ignored, the commissioners taking the attitude that they to the extent of answering the com- more army corps to Weisbaden, Neu- stadt and Bonn, thus doubling her forces along.the Rhine, according to the Peit Parisien. Reports reaching here state that every step has been taken to maintain order in the occu- pied districts of Germany. Information would seem to indicate that the utmost calm is prevailing in Germany, altho severe censorships in Berlin ma be responsible’ for lack of detailed news from that e¢! Advices from other sou indicate that the reactionary movement begun Saturday is confined to Berlin and that mobs are busy looting stores In some quarters of the city. Military forces jat Leipzig appear to favor the new |regime, while a contrary view of the situation is taken by. the people gen- erally, it is reported. MILITARY EXPERTS IN CONSULTATION. (By. United Press.) LONDON, Mar, 15.—The supreme | council today called Admiral Beatty, Secretary of War Churchill and French and Italian military experts ot. confer with it regarding the German situation, HUNSUBSHAD NEWS OF U. S. SHIP SAILING Ancient Code Used by Navy Department Departure) of » the First American Convoy, Says Sims (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Mar. 15.—German submarines were en- abled to attack the first convoy of American troop ships sent to | France because the navy department used an unsafe code which was intercepted and deciphered, Rear Admiral Sims told the today. “Announcement of the sailing of the first American de- obtained his’ first word that troopships were sailing from a women whose_bus- band had received the information in a business m a os eb CORE The annual production of wheat in the world prior to the war amounted to about 100,000,000 tons, the largest pro sia, with an output of 1 the United States, which provided nearly 19,000,000 tons. |