The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, February 28, 1919, Image 9
THE SEMIAVEEKLV TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. FOUR BAVARIA CHIEFS KILLED Premier, Two Ministers Deputy Assassinated at Munich. and TP OFFICIALS ARE WOUNDED Slaying of Kurt EUner Starts Reign of Murder in the Landtag Building Is Now Sur rounded byTroopa London, Feb. 22. The troubles In Munich hnvo taken n still more serious turn, nccnrdlng to n Copenhagen dis patch to tho Exchnnge Tclegrnph coinpnny. Church bells began ringing, ten thousand 'workmen from the sub urbs innrclicd Into the center of tho pity, nnd u short time Inter violent tir ing wns heard. The mob is reported to hnvc begun plundrrltig shops. The dispatch characterizes the con ditions now prevailing In Munich as ylrtimlly those of civil wnr. London, Feb. 22. A scries of as sassinations of governmental leaders took place In Munich, the Bavarian capital. In all, according to best available reports, four high officials have been slain and two other olllclats of .the government have been wounded. The Bavarian premier was the first victim. He was shot by n reactionary lieutenant who met him on the street In Munich while the premier war. on his way to a session of the landtag. Tho assassin shouted as be shot: "Lung live the kaiser." Tho other assassinations took place n the chamber, apparently outgrowths of the first killing. Munich wns de scribed by Herr Scheldemann In the national assembly In Weimar as "tho scene of a bloody civil war." Kurt Eisner, the Bavarian premier, "champion of the revolution," shot nnd killed on the Prnnnerstrnsso while walking to attend tho landtag session. His slayer was Lieut. Count Avco Vul ley. a former ofllcer of tho Prussian guards. Hen- Auer, Bnvarlnn minister of the interior; nssassinnted during a session of the landing. First reports were he hod been shot but not killed; later reports announce that he was slain. Herr Itosshaupter, Bavarian minis ter of wnr, also reported killed during the bloody outbreak In the landtag. Deputy Osel, killed while attending the session of the Inndtag. Two other Bavarian olllclnls wound ed during the melee In the landing. The murder of Premier Eisner oc curred ut 10 o'clock in tho morning. It Is described In a dispatch from Ge neva, Switzerland. "Herr Eisner, with Ilcrr Mnrkle, his secretary, was walking along the Prnn norstrusse to nttend the opening of the landtag, where ho Intended to de liver an Important speech. Suddenly Lieut. Count Arco Valley, formerly nn ofllcer in the Prussian gunrds, shout ing 'Down with the revolution, long Vive the kaiser,' fired at Herr Elsuer from behind at a distance of a few yimls. "Two bullets penetrated tho pre- miiv's head and ho fell dead on tho pim-mcnt. A snllor shot down bis assailant, who Is reported to be mor tally Injured. "Th first news of tho tragedy rencheil the landtag when a Bavarian soldier, holding Herr Eisner's blood covered spectacles In his hand, entered shouting: "'Eisner has been murdered.' "The ilssusslnntlon has created a great sensation nt Munich and grave troubles are feared, as Herr Eisner wns the Idol of the population of the city." , A German wireless message received here, quote; Philip Scheldemann, Ger man ehnnev-llor, as saying that Herr Rosshnuptet, Bavarian minister ot war. has been killed. The wireless nlso brings the report thnt Ilcrr Auer Is nlso slain. The shots were fired from the pub lic gallery and caused a panic among the deputies. The diet building now Is being guarded by tho military. U. S. D0UGH0YS IN BERLIN American Soldiers Arrive In German Capital and Are Billeted in Hotels. Copenhagen,- Feb. 22. Tho Amerl can doughboys' farewell promise, "I'll wrlto you from Berlin," Is to be ful filled after nil ns far as a certain Me tnrhment of Now York troops Is con cerned, at least. They arrived In the German capital and were billeted In hotels, according to p Borlln dispatch. The hotel managers have filed n Joint protest which, however, Is expected to avail them nothing. They are to guard food supplies. Alarmist Reports Unwarranted. Washington, Feb. 22. Col. Georgo F. Stewart, commanding the Ameri can troops In northern Russln, cabled the war department that "alarmist re ports of the condition of troops In northern Russia" were not wnrranted. ' Cannot Go to Australia. Melbourne, Feb. 22.--"Undesirables" to bo deported from America will not be permitted to enter Australia, It was announced here. Tho federal minis ters hnvo already taken measured to tighten tho passport regv''na, A PARADOX sag WAgsB- w WASHINGTON STAR. CLEIY1ENCEAU IS SHOT j PREMIER OF FRANCE WOUNDED BY ASSASSIN. Would-Be Slayer says Noted States man "Was Preparing for An other War." Paris, Feb. 21. Premier Georges Clcmenccau wns shot three times ns be was on his wny to confer with Colonel House. Late bulletins say ids condition Is considered satisfactory, Emlle Cottiu, tho man who shot tho premier, says he planned to kill tho French statesman because ho "was an enemy to humnnlty and was preparing to start another war." The French premier, la expected to make nn early recovery from the three wounds Indicted on him by the as sassin. Two of tho wounds are mero scratches. The third Is more serious, but, several hours after tho shooting, tho physicians said they feared ao complications and that the only effect observable was a slight rise In tern pernture. Tho great age of the premier ho la soventy-slx nt first caused alarm thnt complications would set In, but tho powerful physique with which tho stntesmnn Is endowed permitted him to escape this dnnger. The bullet which Inflicted the most serious wound struck tho premier in the right shoulder nnd lodged under tho left shoulder, missing the splnnl cord and tho lungs. Tho other two bullets caused scarcely more than abrasions of the skin ofi tho right arm and tho right hand. In all, seven shots were fired at the premier. Two bullets passed through his clothing, but missed his body. The assassin Is Emllo Cottln, known In red circles as "MIlou." Ho said he was twenty-five yenrs old and was born at Crell. Ho said his home was In tho Montrouso quarter of Paris. The police, however, do not bcllevo the papers he holds belong to him and are Inclined to think him a Russian. Tho premier, both nt tho time of tho attempted murder and nfterwanl, showed the fenrtess spirit which earned for htm tho title of "the Tiger of France." He walked unaided to his rcsldenco nearby and refused to worry about his condition. Tho shooting took place at 8:55 o'clock In the morning ns tho premier was leaving his house In tho Rue Franklin to go to the war office to meet Col. E. M. House and A. J. Bal four for a conference. BERGER IS GIVEN 20 YEARS Milwaukee Socialist Congressman Elect and Four Aids Sentenced by Judge Landls. Chicago, Feb. 22. Congressman elect Victor I.. Berger of Mllwnukeo and each of his four co-defendants, convicted of violating tho esplonnge act and being In a conspiracy to ob stmct the United States from being victorious over Germany, were sen tenced to 20 yenrs Imprisonment in the federal penitentiary at Leaven worth, Kan., by Federal Judge Kene saw M. Lnndls. DRY LAW REPEAL BILL SOON Measure for Killing War-TIme Prohibi tion Act, Effectlvo July 1, Will Be Considered in House. Washington, Feb. 21. A bill for tho repenl of tho war-time prohibition law, which becomes effectlvo July 1. Intro ducod by Representative Galllvan o Massachusetts, will bo considered by the house agricultural committee with in the next few dnys, members of tho committee said. There Is Ilttlo or no prospect of action on the meas ure at this session of congress. May U6C German Lines. Berlin, Fob. 21. A proposal to trans port several hundred thousand men of the American expeditionary force to the United States by way of Ger many, placing them on board ships nt Bremen and Hamburg, hns been made. Hold 20 on Anarchy Charge. Seattle, Wash.. Feb. 21. Twenty men are In Jail here awaiting trial In the state courts on charges of criminal anarchy In connection with tho incent general etr'ko of orgnnlzed labor, The nrrcst of six additional men Is sclent. NOTES REPLACE BONDS SHORT-TERM ISSUE URGED BY HOUSE COMMITTEE. Would Put $7,000,000,000 Limit on Which Treasury Will Issue Only $6,000,000,000. Washington, Feb. 20. Short-term notes, mnturlng In from one to five yenrs, would be offered In tho forth coming Victory Liberty loan cnmpnlgn, Instead of tho long-term notes, under n tentative agreement reached by tho houso ways and menus committee to fix the terms of tho loan by legislation rather thaa to give Secretary Glass wide discretlonnry powers to deter mine them, ns he had asked. At tho same time Secretary Glass In n statement explained that the Inten sive populnr campaign would be con ducted ns planned, regardless of tho terms arranged by congress, and thnt it would start not Inter than April 21, The secretary lmd asked congress to Issue either bonds or notes, ns market conditions at tho time might warrant, but members of tho committee con cluded thnt a new loan Issue would necessarily carry with It such a high rate of Interest that financial markets might bo adversely affected for some time. Under the tentative agreement of the committee Secretary Glass would be given discretion of Issuing any ono or several of four kinds of notes, to be proscribed by tho legislation. Tho quantity of theso non-negotlnblo securi ties would bo limited to probably $7, 000,000,000, of which tho treasury now plans to Issue only nbout $0,000,000, 000. The draft of the proposed legislation for the short-term notes was ordered by tho committee, and Its experts be gan Immediately to consider tho plnns for the new measure. U. S. GETS BIG GERMAN SHIPS Agreement Reached Whereby America Gets Hun Vessels to Transport Yankee Troops. Paris, Feb. 24. "An agreement has been renched whereby tho Unln Stntes obtains some of the best Ger man merchant ships for transporting American troops' homeward," says in official communique Issued by the Amerlcnn commltteo on public Infor mation here. The ships Include tho Imporntor, n moister liner, second to the Vntor Innd, now tho Leviathan, tho Gin Wnldersce, Pretoria and other big vessels. "Unfortnnately," continues the state ment, "the exit of the channel of Ham burg wns choked during tho war itnd the Imporntor cannot bo brought out until the channel Is dredged." 450,000 YANKS ARE TO STAY Paris Newspaper Says Alllep Will Keep Big Army Until Germany Makes Financial Settlement. Paris, Feb. 21. L'Intrnnsigennt an nounces that It hears nn Inter-alllod army will be formed to keep the field until Germany makes complete finan cial settlement. The army, according to the newspaper, would Include fl.'O. 000 French, 450,000 Americans, .'150.000 British and 100,000 Belgians. IOWA GOVERNOR IN HOSPITAL Harding's Glands Near Ear Are Af fected Operation Not Believed Necessary. Des Mnlnos, In., Feb. 20. Gov. Hard ing Is In a hospital at Carroll, In., suffering from glandular Infection near his ear, which may couse his confine ment for several dnyn. It was said no operation would be necessary. Allies Win Russ Battles, flW German Klag Chosen. London, Feb. !M. American and al- Berlin. Veb. 24. According to a spe lled troops In northern Russln hnvo ( ml dispatch received from Weimar, gained notable successes, (lie war of- ! the Mute's commlsfjori has chosen lice announced. They have readied Muck, red and gold, the class!-? colors Hogoja on the Mnrmnn railway. Their i of German republicanism, for tho nn own casualties were very slight. I tmnal Hag. Big Strike In Buenos Aires. Washington, Feb. 2JI. Serious con dltlons at Buenos Aires as a .vsult of the general strike there are reported in dispatches reaching here. Jtollef Is exposed that the strike has now reach a political stage. FRENCH DECORATE YANKS P RUSSIA Michigan, Wisconsin. Ohio, Indi ana and Illinois Men Given Crosses. CEREHY IN ZERO WEATHER Many Instances of Personal Bravery During Fighting Against Bolshc vlkl Arc Cited In List of Awards, j -Archangel, Northern Russia, Feb. 22. Thirty officers nnd men of tho Amer lcnn forces In northern Russia received French wnr crosses for gallant servlco under French command on tho Vologda railway front during tho brisk offen sive against the bolshevik! n Septem ber. October and Novcmbur. They re ceded the moduls from tho French commander In the presenco of MnJ. Gen. Kdmond Ironside, tho commander In chief, and Col. Georgo 13. Stcwurt, commanding tho Americans In north ern Russia. Tho thermometer was bo low zero whllo tho decorations wcro being presented. Second Lieutenant William K. Wright, Chicago, 111. Cited for cour age. First Lieutenant James R. Donovan, Wntipun, Wis. On September 28, nf tor having been on a hard march for 11 hours volunteered to Join ro-euforc Ing party, brilliantly fulfilling his duty and being wounded. First Lieutenant Clarence J. Prlmo, Manitowoc, Wis. Daring personal ro connolsnnco on. October 18. Second Lieutenant Dwlght FIstler of St. Johns, Mich. Coolness nnd. energy wore shown by him on November -1 wtilo lending his men In u grenade combat which compelled tho enemy to retire. First Lieutenant Georgo W. Stouer, Monroe, Mich. On October 17 ho exe cuted an attack with an Impetuosity, nnd Inslstenco which contributed lnrgo ly to the success of the operation. Second Lieutenant Robert J. Wlocz erelc, Cleveland, O. For gallnutry on October 17, when, after ji personal rcconnolssanco of enemy position, en ergetically attacked and captured them. Corporal Clement. A. Grobbel, War ren, Mich. November 4, on his own In itiative, he carried a Lewis gun for ward to a most exposed position, hold ing his ground until the enemy waa completely repulsed. Corporal Theodoro S. SleloIT, Detroit, Mich. After having had his Lewis mu cblno gun put out of action by henvy enemy fire ho repaired It without leav ing his position. Corporal John C. Smollnsettl, De troit, Mich., nnd Privates Herman A. Soder, Munistee, Mich., nnd Frank Rank, Chilton, Wis., and John Kukorls, Kenosha, Wis. Maintained their po sition until tho nrrlvul of re-enforcements. Sergennt Matthew O. Grnhck, Calu met, Mich. Brought back to tho lines under heavy fire n wounded comrade. Sergeant Harvey D. Peterson, Mnnls tec, Mich. Showed courage and cool ness during a dangerous' reconnols snnco 400 yards In rear of tho enemy's lines on October 4. Sergennt Chnrlcs V. Rim, Detroit, .Mich., and Privates William Donor, Big ltaplds, Mich., John R. II. Romplne, Kearsarae. Mich., and Oscar E.LIghtcr, (iasport, Ind. Volunteered to carry In wounded comrades under heavy shell fiie and during n bolshevik countqr-nt-tuck on September 29. Corporal Robert M. Prutt, Ashton, Mich. Coolness and gallantry during an nttuck on October 17. Private Thomas McElroy, Valley Center, Mich. Showing great real and devotion to duties. Sergeant Frank Getzloff, Harris, Mich. Went forward on his own Inltl n live ngninst a heavy enemy counter attack on October 17. Private Clarence A. Miller, Battle ( reek, Mich. On September 29, after carrying forward supplies under henvy lire rescued wounded comrade. Sergeant John P. Gray, Detroit, Mich. When on patrol, November 1, In .took charge of the defenso of tho Ullage which was being attacked by t l.o enemy. Ho rallied partisan and peasant troops. Corporal Frank O'Connor. Detroit, .!ich. Repulsed tho bolshevik! with great bravery, holding his position un til the arrival of re-ei.forcemonts. Private Benjamin Wondro, Monroo, Mich. On October 22, though wounded ii ml losing much blood, he remained at his post ami encouraged his comrades. Private Ray Lawrence, Battle Creek, Mich. In an attack October 14 ho was wounded by a grenade thrown by a bolshevik, whom ho afterward killed nt'd then continued to advance, seek in'. mi medical attention until aftor tho kittle. War Tourists Not Wanted. Washington, Feb. 24. At tho request oi tho British and French govern-iM.-nts, the state department has adopt . i ti policy under which pasaports will ..- refused except on esseutlal busJ. iess. FROM ALL SECTIONS OF THIS MAJESTIC STATE Reports of Interesting Happenings Throughout Nebraska Condensed to a Few Lines for Quick PcruBal. Colonel Wllllnm Hnywnrd, former ly of Nebraska City, who reached Now York a few dtys ago with his negro regiment, ofiOth Infantry, formerly tho irth New York National Guard, said that out of the fid officers and 2,000 men, who loft Now York for Bcrvlco ovorsonos, 20 otllcers and 1,200 men returned. Tho missing officers and men of the regiment, he said, are sleoplng In France and Belgium. According to a bi-weekly bulletin Is sued by Secretary Danlelson of the state department of agriculture. Ne braska ranked third In total value of cattle, hogs am' sheep In the Mate January 1. 1011). Iowa and Illinois are tho only two other states ahead. In the total vnluo of all live stock. In cluding horses and mules, ?.ohmslcu stands fourth. The state Is 17th le value of crops for 101S. Tho book on Nebraska's resources and Industries which Governor Me hid vie, Dr. Condrn nnd a corps of as sistants from tho university faculty are preparing will be published next month. It will be put out at the ex pense of the state conservation And soil survey atul will bo distributed free of charge throughout Nebraska nnd adjoining stntes for publicity purposes. At a mass meeting ot the citizens nt Mndlson It was unanimously npreed thnt the legislature pass house roll Nos. 108, 2f)fl and 300 providing for a system of state highways. A petition carrying the names of many farmers and business men of the community wns forwarded to the committees on roads urging prompt action. The wnr department will establish a &100.000 field artillery unit this spring for the reservo otllcers' train ing corps of the University of Nebras ka, according to Captain C. J. Frnnk fnrter, commandant nt the university, Five otllcers, sixty regulars and a hun dred horses will be Included In the unit. Cuiioy, Sioux county will get a new depot from tho Burlington rail road, according to nn answer filed by Solicitor Byron Clark, accepting serv ice on behalf of the federal railway administration, In theforu.nl complaint befote the railway commission made by Gurley citizens. I rank Stobbe, discharged soldier, wns killed; his mother, Mrs. Dorothy Stobbe, (54, died a few hours Inter, and Henry Stobbi an Invalid, Is seriously ill from accidental asphyxiation. All are residents of Grand Island. S. A. Holcomb, of the board of con trol, says there will bo little chance of Nebraska prison labor being used on tin.' public highways, becauso of. the shrinkage In the population of tins state prison nt Lincoln. With n sugar belt acreage of 42,831 noes in 1018. Nebraska ranks fifth In the union In production of beet sugar, sixth in beet sugar acreage. The acreage. In 1009 was 4,101 and In 1P17 rl,:i37 acres. Income tax "slackers" nro to bo prosecuted by the Internal Revenue department through the co-operation of the Department of Justice, Federal District Attorney Tom Allen announc ed at Lincoln. Plenty of farm labor in 1010, but at n high price, was predicted by Prof. IJ. C. Filley of the University of Ne braska In an address to the Nebraska Farmers' congress at Omnlia. The Fremont Rifles were organized to take the placo of tho home guards mustered out of the servlco recently. The same olllcers who served In tho gunrds will head tho rllles. Washington reports state that plans have been made for obtaining speedy u'tlon In lho.senate on the Ihudcrsnu bill to protect Nebrnskn potash inter ests from ruin. The Johnson county board of com missioners has failed to make an ap propriation for the maintenance of a country Agricultural agent for the coming year. Citizens of Stanton are agitating the question of constructing n now high school building. There Is some talk of building a structure to cost around $150,000. Many Nebraska beys were among 1 lit 2fin.ri veterans who arrived at Newport Xows Vu., lif t week from Franco on the transport Pocahontas. FIro of undetermined origin badly damaged the auditorium building al Curtis. Fifty-four hours hurled In snow Is the thrilling oxperlenco sopio eighty passengers, Including n number of women and children, had when a train on the M. and O. became stalled In a deep cut neiir Ilosklns during tho iccent blizzard. Tho hurled passen gers kept .from freezing by steam from tho engine and obtained food from farmers, there being but ono small outlet to their tomb. Nebraska stands second among nil states In tho union in economy of ad ministration of tho selective draft law, ucenrdiug to State Provost Marshal Walter L. Anderson, who had charge. of the administration of the law In Nebraska. Miss Eva Ashton, student at tho Mate college of agriculture nt Lin coin, who won first placo as an Iml vldunl stock Judgo at the nutiona1 live stock show at Denver. Is the first college woman In the I idled Siuf- to win the highest Individual Judging lr nors at a large 11 vo stock show. Speaking on "Prices of Farm Prod, nets After the Wnr," at the aiinttfll convention of the Nobinskn Fanners' congress at Omaha, ,T, W. Shorthlll. secretary of the Nebraska Former. Co-operative Grain ami Live Slock State association, said price of farm products will take the lead In the de cline of prices of most comumdltlos sure to come In tho next eighteen months. The $00,000,000 public buildings nnd grounds bill Just reported to tho lowor houso of congress, provides sums to bo expendod on federal projects In Nebraska as follows: Central City, $2fi,000; Geneva, $40,000 ; Scottsblutr, ?0o,000; Superior, $45,000; Broken Bow, $10,000; David City, $0,000; O'Neill, $0,000; Schuyler, $7,r0O; Seward, $0,000; and Wayne, $7,r00. Both Hooper and Scrlhner are with out electric lights as the result of a tiro which destroyed tho plant at Hooper, owned by tho Nebraska Gas, Electric Light and Power company. Tho loss Is estimated at $12,000, with inly n small amount of insurance. Die plant supplied both Hooper and Scrlhner and a 'number ot farm homes with curront. Nebraska's per capita sales ot war savings stamps In 1018' were .f21.18 greater than those of any other state. I'ho states aggregate sales were $27,- r0,4000. Ohio, wlth.$S0,244,0OO aggro gate solos, ranked first In volume, but second In per capita sales. South Da kota came .third In per capita records, the District of Columbia fourth ami Iowa fifth. The Burlington railroad, In a peti tion to the state railway commission for the discontinuing of tho agent ut Ilofi'luud, sets forth thnt the potash products reduction plant around which the village was built In the Antloch potash region had closed Its doors, and the lone store of the village bad shnt tip shop for want of patronage. John Gerdes of Beatrice, a retired Gorman reputed to be worth $00,000, who was arrested on n charge of sedi tion during the Third Liberty loan drive, nnd was bound ovor to the dis trict court on bonds of $5,000, default ed his bond. County Attorney Vasey of Gage county says he will push tho case ngninst him. Referendum elections will be sought in fourteen stntes of tho union on tho federal prohibition amendment, ac cording to nn announcement mudc by the national association of distillers and wholesale liquor dealers. Nebras ka Is Included In the list of states to vote on the Issue, the announcement snld. Charles T. Neal, vice president of the United Stuto Grain corporation, nnd who has charge of tho buying of wheat on the Omaha market for tho :ovet'nment since It took over the stocks, wll go to Europe to take charge of the distribution of food stuffs throughout the war zone. Tho newspaper business In Nebras ka, is on a much better fooling than It was a year ago, according to the re- port of Clark Perkins of Aurora, field secretary, which wns read at the annual meeting of the Nebraska Press, association at Lincoln. Emerson Purcell of Broken Bow, editor, member of tho legislature and member of the state board' of -agriculture, Is being mentioned ao a possible appointee to the state board of con trol to succeed Silas Holcomb, re signed. An appropriation of $25,000 will bo needed for tho establishment of head quarters for returning soldier nt Now York. Norrls A. Iluse, chalrmnn of the Nebraska' reception committee In New York, has notified Governor Mc Kelvlo. The Nebraska Farmers' congress, nt Its annual meeting at Omaha, went on record favoring better roads In the state, but protesting against any plan which would call for paving country highways. At n special meeting of the Deshler village board an expert wns employed to prepare plnns nnd specifications of the cost of a sanitary sewer system for the town. The War department's tnblo, just issued, showing tho number of sol diers furnished by each state,, credits Nebraska with 47,803. Omaha police say that bootleggers are stocking the city with 10,000 plnti of boo'e whisky. Crop expert? estimate that the re cent heavy snow over the eastern part of the state was worth millions of dollars to farmers. Senator Norrls, republican, of Ne braska, has come out in defense of Irte league of nations. Preparations are rapidly going for ward ut Omaha to mnko tho 1010 uutcmobllo show the biggest nnd best over held In tho Nebraska Metropolis. The dates nro March 10 to IS. State Prohibition Agent Dyers has decided to Install a largo Iron gate at the Onmhn end of the Missouri river brldgo In an effort to apprehend boot logger. All automobiles will bo held until Jhe agents hnvo satisfied them selves that cars nro free from boozo whero the circumstances tiro such , as Justify a search. Tho pastor of St. Pauls Lutheran church at West Point has announced that every Sunday morning hereafter there will lie German services ns well ns English services. Prizes worth in tho neighborhood of $1,000 will be given away when mer chants nnd their wives visit Omaha during Merchants' Market Week, March 4 to (i. Dui-'ng the recent lillzztml no trains were nblo to movo In or out of Su perior for four days. Snow drifted In miinj placet in the vicinity to a depth of twenty feet.