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THE SEMUWEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA FOE MUST SIGN CLOSER AND CLOSER ULTIMATUM SENT BY BOLSHEVIK! 15 DAYS WITHIN Will Be Permitted to Consider Treaty and Make Counter Proposals. ENEMY CHIEF NEARLY FAINTS Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau Almost Overcome With Emotion When He Presents Credentials to Allies' Envoys. Pnrls, May 5. Tlio German dclo gatcs (o tlio ponco congress will linve fifteen tlnya In which to consider the treaty nnd mnko nny counter proposals they desire, It hits hocn learned. They may begin offering their suggestions nt nny time, but no dny of grace will bo allowed. . Representatives of the allies. It was stated, reserve the right to reply to nny of the German objec tions or proposals at nny time, but the belief Is expressed that no moro than Ave days or a week will be re quired for closing tho exchanges of Ideas. While the date for tho presentation of tho treaty to tho Germans has still not been fixed, It probably will bo Mondny or Tuesdny. Numerous de tails remain to bo approved, but con sideration of them has reached such n stage that It Is reasonably .certain that tho pence documents can be whipped Into shape In the next three or four days. The ceremony of pres entation will bo In the presence of only the delegates of the governments which participated In tho war. The council of three Is proceeding with Its deliberations, unembarrassed by tho absence of the Italian dele gates. Italy Is still regarded as n member of tho conference and lnvl Intlons nre being forwarded to her ambassador for participation In the conferences. Among the questions still unsettled nnd which M. Clomencenu, David Lloyd George and President Wilson 'considered nt two meetings Is the 'disposition of tho German cables. It Is learned that the Belgian claims ltuve been' finally disposed of or that ,nn agreement had been reached'glvlng Belgium priority In the reparations to the amount of 500,000,000. Versailles, France, May C. Pale nnd almost fainting from emotion, count von Brockdorff-Rnntznu, tho German foreign secretary am head of the German pence delegation, passed through what evidently was one of the bitterest moments of his life Thurs day. He was barely able to sustain 3ilmself through the brief ceremony of presenting tho credentials of tho dele gations to n committee of the United States and tho allies. The meeting took place in tho room of the Trianon hotel previously used for the sessions of tho supreme military council. Count von Brockdorff-Itnntznu, on entering, was ac companied by Herr Landsberg, Pro fessor Schuccklng nnd two secretaries, and waiting for him the allied repre sentatives were grouped around Jules Cambon, tho former French ambas sador to Berlin, who Is chairman of the commission. Other members of tho allies' party Included Henry White of the United States, Lord Harding, Great Britain, and Ambassador Mntsul, Japan. Tokyo, May 1. Tho diplomatic ad visory council has voted to adhere to Japan's attitude relating to tho Shantung peninsula and to make no concessions or compromises at Paris, according to newspapers here. Paris, May 1. All Gorman rights nt Klaochow and In Shnntung prov ince nro to be transferred without re servo to Jnpan, according to an agree ment reached by the "council of three." Japan voluntarily engages to band back Shantung province In full sovereignty to China, retaining only the economic provlleges granted Ger many and the right to establish a set tlement nt Tslngtau, south of Kino chow. TO RUSH U. S. TROOPS HOME American Army In Europe to Be Lim ited to Force on the Rhine. Paris, Mny 3. The American expe ditionary force will bo reduced solely to the army of occupation nlong the Rhine as rapidly as possible, It was announced. Three hundred thousnnd American soldiers will bo sent homo during May nnd n like number in Juno. After tho first of July tho use of French ports will be abnndoned, American-controlled railroads returned to France nnd American nnd military police with drawn. Antwerp will then become tho American supply bnso under command of Brig. Gen. XV. D. Conner. Com munications hereafter will bo through Belgium. Child Labor Section Void. Greensboro, N. C, Mny 5. Tho child labor section of tho war revenue bill, placing a prohibitive tax on products of child labor entering Interstate com merce, was declared unconstitutional by Federal Judge Boyd. No Yanks Beheaded. London, May 5. A report that the bolshevlkl had captured Chenkursk nnd decapitated 00 Amerlcnn prisoners with nxes wns declnrcd by both tho British wnr office nnd American head quarters to be untrue. .4 5 "fltW Y0"KW0U. TAX ON ALL LUXURIES NEW WAR REVENUE ACT IN CREASES COST OF ARTICLES. Tax Must Be Paid by Consumer and Cannot Be Absorbed by Vender In Cost of Merchandise. Washington, May 1. Tho commis sioner of Internal revenue through the Issuance of tentative rulings with ref erence to the collection of the luxury tax In the new war revenue act, calls attention to tho fact that tho Amerlcnn citizen will now have to pay more money for many things. While the luxury tax hits women's finery, beautlllers, and ninny things that they might exist without, It finds a way Into the pocketbook of nearly every man, woman and child. Ice cream, soda water, and candy do not escape. Sodas, sundnes, lemon ades, which were 1C cents, now cost 17 cents. Tho new tax add3 1 cent for every 10 cents or part of 10 cents such refreshments cosf. Then the Items of druggists' sun dries, patent medicines nnd things like that. Your 25-cent tube of tooth paste now costs you 20 cents, ns will every thing else tho druggist sells that for merly cost a quarter. The new tax adds 1 penny for every 25 cents of an nrtlclo's cost, nndthls Includes patent medicines, cosmetics, talc powder, nnd everything else. Candy, chewing gum nnd kodak Alms fall In the snmo class when It comes to garnering the wnr tax pennies. Tho following nre some of the nr tlcles upon which tho government Is now collecting a tnx of 10 per cent: Hnndbags, on the amount In excess of $7.50 each. House or smoking coats or jackets and bath or lounging robes, on the amount In excess of $7.50 ench. Men's waistcoats, sold separately from suits, on the amount In excess of 55 each. Women's and misses' bats, bonnets, nnd hoods, on the amount In excess of $15 each. Men's and boys' hats on the amount In excess of $5 ench. Men's and boys' caps on tho amount in excess of $2 each. Men's, women's, misses' and boys' , boots, shoes, pumps and slippers, not ' Including shoes or appliances made to order or for any person having a crip i pled or deformed foot or ankle, on tho i amount In excess of $10 a pair. ! Women's nnd misses' silk stockings or hose, on the amount In excess of $2 u pair. Men's, women's, misses' and boys' pajamas, night gowns, nnd underwear, on tho nmount In excess of $5 each. Kimonos, petticoats and waists, on the nmount In excess of $15 each. Carpets, rugs, Including fiber, except Imported nnd American rugs made principally of wool, on tho amount In excess of $5 a square yard. Valises, traveling bags, suitcases, hat boxes used by travelers and fitted toilet cases, on the amount In excess of $25 each. In the tentntlvo ruling on the luxury tnxes the collector .said that the tax must be pnld by tho consumer to tho vender In the snlo of tho article. Merchants will be required to render returns covering tho tax collected dur ing a given month. Launch U. S. Warship. New York, May 2. Moro than 75, 000 persons crowded Into the New York unvy yard Wednosday to witness tho launching of tho most powerful battleship ever built, the United Stntes superdrcadnnugbt Tennessee, n 32,000-ton monster which will cost $15,000,000 when completed. ( U. S. Ships to Archangel. Plymouth, Eng., Mny 5. The United Stntes cruiser Dos Moines, the first ship to fire a salute at Plymouth since the beginning of tho wnr, snllod Sat urday for Ilarwltb and thence will pro ceed for Archangel. Spanish Parliament Dissolved. London, Mny 5. King Alfonso of Spnln has signed a docreo dissolving parliament, says a Madrid dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph. It adds that general elections will bo held June 1. 1M REDS RIOT MAY DAY TANKS AID POLICE IN FIGHTING AT CLEVELAND. Eleven Officers Wounded and 100 Per sons Injured During Demonstra tion 200 Arrested. , Cleveland, O., Mny 3. An unidenti fied mnn wns killed by n detective's bullet, 11 policemen were shot or bud ly beaten and about 100 persons wounded, many seriously, In general rioting which brought a dramatic finale to a Socialist May day demon stration of 20,000 reds here. About thirty persons, seriously In jured, are In hospltnls, whllo scores of others, Including women, were trampled by rioters und clubbed Jjy police. Socialists und sympathizers in East Ninth street nnd nt Public Square were ridden down by mounted police men nnd by soldiers In army tanks nnd trucks. Socialist hendquarters were totally wrecked by ungry clvilluns bent on putting nn end to tho demonstra tion. The rioting was general In Public Squnre, East Ninth street, Iluran road, Prospect avenue, Superior avenue, Bollver avenue and other thorough fares. Tho one fatality occurred at Cen tral nnd Woodlnud avenues, when a mob said to have been composed of Socialists and sympathizers rushed Detective Woodrlng and other ofilccrs. Woodring drew his revolver to save his own life, fired into the alleged leader of tho mob, the bullet passing through tho man's neck, killing him Instantly. , Over 200 rioters were arrested. A score were found to have weapons on .them, police say. New York, Mny 3. Rioting followed the celebration by the New York Call, tho Socialist dolly newspaper, of Its occupation of new offices on Fourth avenue and the display outside of what some soldiers called "bolshovlst posters." ITALY VOTES TO TAKE FIUME Parliament at Rome Backs Premier Orlando's Stand at the Peace Conference. ' Borne, Mny 1. Only -10 votes out of -122" dissented from Premier Orlan do's Paris policy on Flume when he called upon the Italian parliament for a vote of confidence on Tuesday. The vote was 382 to -10. Thus the lawmaking body of Itnly by nn overwhelming mnjorlty and amid demonstrations of wild enthusiasm In dorsed tho withdrawal of the Italian peace delegation from tho Paris con ference nnd went on record as agree ing with It tlint Flume must bo nn nexed outright. A tremendous throng besieged tho parliament building throughout tho session. Orlando was acclaimed as tho hero, of the hour. SEARCH-SEIZURE BILL WINS Senate of Illinois Legislature Passes Measure to Enforce Antl-Saloon Laws In Dry Territory. Springfield. 111.. May 2. The senate passed, 29 to 11, tho Antl-Saloou league law enforcement bill, called a search and selzuro monsure, to en force anti-saloon laws in dry territory. Hurt on Submarine Chaser. Charleston, S. C, May 5. Three na val men nnd 13 Charleston firemen were Injured by explosion of a gaso line tank on the submarine chaser G8, which later burned to the water's edge. Joffre to Visit U. S. Washington, May 5. Private advices received hero say Marshal .Toffro has not changed his plan to visit tho Unit ed states again before tho end of this yenr. Lie had not fixed a date for his trip. Russian Soviet Government Makes Threat of New War on Roumania. KUST EVACUATE BESSARABIA King Ferdinand Enters Budapest at Head of His Army Government of Carlnthla Orders Mobiliza tion of 20 Military Classes. Lnndon, May 3. Tho Russian soviet government hns sent nn ultimatum to Roumania, demanding tho ovncuatlon of Bisarabla. A wireless dispatch from Moscow says Unit tho Roumanians are glvou 18 hears to reply. Bessarabia Is a former Russian province populated mostly by Rmtnin nluns and to which Roumnnln lias laid claim. On Iho retirement of tho Gor man after the signing of the nrmlstlco Rounianlnn tro6ps occupied Bessara bia. Four or five weeks ngo Russian bol shevik troops, nfter fighting their way through tho Ukraine, reached tho Dniester river, tho eastern border of Bessarabia. A bolshevik official state ment April 1-1 reported tho Roumanl nns had been defented In fighting nlong tho Dniester nnd were retiring from Bcssnrabla. Tho Roumanlnn government, how ever, deuled thnt Its troop's were eva cuating the province. The Russlnn ultimatum to Rouma nln mny have been mndo In view of the successful Roumanian cnmpalgn against tho communist government In Hungary. Tho Russian soviet govern ment thus far has attempted unsuc cessfully to fornl a physical union with communist Hungary. Basle, May 3. King Ferdinand of Roumania hns entered Budapest, Hun gary, at the head of his army, It Is re ported here. Budapest, May 3. In his notes sen) to the Roumanian, Czccho-Slovnk nnd Jugo-Slav governments, Beln Kun, tho foreign minister erf tho Hungarian communist government, snid that his government "recognizes unreservedly tho turrltorlnl claims which you put forward." The minister demanded tho Imme diate cessation of hostilities, noninter ference with Hungarian internal af fairs and tho reaching of economic ngreenients. Qenevn, Mny 3. The government of Carlnthla hns ordered the mobilization of 20 military clnsses In order to ar rest tho Invasion of German-Austria by tho'.Tugo-SIavs, according to a dispatch received at Berne from a reliable source. Jugo-Slavs aro reported to be at tacking on a GO-mllo fromt for the pur pose of seizing Klagenfurt nnd Vlllach, from which they now aro only 50 miles distant. Vienna Is said to lie preparing to aid the Carinthlnn troops nnd the ul Hps nre seeking to settle the conflict. Carlnthla Is a titular duchy of Aus tria situated east of tho Tyrol nnd north of Carnlola. The capital Is Kla genfurt. Two-thirds trf the people of Cnriuthlu are German and the remain der Slavs. 250 PERSONS HURT IN PARIS Several American Soldiers Are Victims ' of Their Curiosity In Con dorde Place. Paris, Mny 3. Two hundred nnd fifty policemen were hurt, one sergeant, wIki was stablied In the back, being In a dangerous condition, during tho Mny day disorders, according to an tin lumiieonient made by the prefecture of police at midnight. Apparently only one person was killed, a youth iii.iiied Lome, who. nccording to reports not yet authenticated, was struck by several revolver bullets. The person who fired the shots Is said to have been arrested, but his Identity bus not been established. Several American soldiers were hurt In tlio PInce do la Concorde, being tho victims of their curiosity. HAYWOOD TO STAY IN PRISON U. S. Court of Appeals , Refuses to Approve Bonds for I. W. W. Leaders. t riilcngo, May 3. William D. Hay wend, I. W. XV, chieftain, und four of hli nssoclutes now confined In tlio federal ponltentlnry at Fort Leaven worth for violation of tho csplonago ai, must romnln In prison until they can furnish bonds moro acceptable Hum those they have offered to ob tniii their freedom. Tho United Suites Circuit Court of Appenls re-fu-ed to approvo bonds for Haywood and four other I. W. W. leaders. Strike Ties Up Newspapers. Albany, N. Y May 3. Albany news papers aro tied up with a strlko and walkout" of their printers. Tho print ers struck on two pnpors and resigned their positions on tho romnmlng publi cations. Higher wages nro sought. To Discuss Kniser's Trial. London, May 3. A. Bonur Law, for mer chancellor nnd now government leader In tho houso of commons, Is leaving for Pnrls to consult with Pro mler Lloyd Gcorgo on tho trial of tho ex-kaiser of Germany. LLOYD GEORGE VS. NORTHCLIFFE It looks llko wnr to the knlfo be tweqn Lloyd Georgo and Northcllffe. Tho British premier turned on tho nowspnper mnn viciously, nnd gave him a scarifying thnt left nothing to ho said. The viscount was pictured ns a dlsnppolnted seeker nfter glory nnd power, whoso failure to achieve bis ambition ns dictator In war and pence had loft him suffering from Injured pride. "Diseased vanity" wns the di agnosis of Lloyd George diseased vanity that sought to avenge itself by creating discord and suspicion among the allies. Tho premier has challenged n pow erful foe, but challenged hltu boldly. Lloyd George nnd Lord Northcllffe probably nro the two most Intlueutlnl personal forces In British politics, and now that they nre fiercely and publicly at wnr, tho effect on Mr. Lloyd George's political fortunes and tho test of the Influence of the Northcllffe press which Is expected to follow, will mnrk tho beginning of a now polltlcnl chapter, tho developments of which nro being discussed with tho liveliest Interest. Each man Is an eager fighter, nnd tho battle between tho llttlo Welsh "giant" nnd the "nowspnper Napoleon" Is not likely to bo a tamo one. ii .pi u mi ' I . i i in ISHII'S DEPARTURE MEANS WHAT? - ington by the Ternuclil government, nn Imperialistic arid militaristic ministry, which wnB driven from power a few months ngo by popular disapproval of tho Siberian adventure. Although Viscount Ishll successfully negotiated tho Lnn-slng-Ishll agreement, In which the United States recognized tho speclnl Interest of Japan In China, he Is said to bo out of favor with tho present Ham ministry, controlled by his political opponents. LOUIS J. STASKO, "DOUGH" BOY The United Stntes army points with pride though Individual soldiers at times viewed with ulnrm to Prlvato Louis J. Stasko, champion crap shooter, A. 10. F. He has been nine months In the army nnd now ho Is going to .Toilet with $17,000 in his clothes, till of It won nt craps. No; not to the peni tentiary Juliet? 111., Is his home. And no man enn win $17,000 with "phony" dice in the A. 13. F. ; there nre too many quick-eyed nnd hard listed players In tho game. Well, Private Stasko was bom twenty-eight years ago In Jollct of Slav parents. Ho was earning $10 a week as a machinist In a rolling mill when Uncle Sam put him on his pay roll at $30 a month. Stnsko hnd "rolled tho botys" at homo; nfter en listment he spent his leisure and tho other doughboys spent their money shooting craps. From Jollot Stasko went to Jeffer son barracks, Missouri. His first two weeks showed a profit of $1,100. Iom weeks at Fort Leavenworth yielded another' thousand. At Camp Mcnitt, thn embarkation camp on- tho edge of Now York, money wns plenty nnd his win nings were large. At Havre, France, he trimmed the negro stevedores. Al Knotty Ash, Liverpool, Hnglnnd, a distribution camp, be had a constant stream of now customers. Stusko's working capital was $30. He never made n pass for more than $S0. He Is taking his $17,000 winnings homo with him. , 1 1 mi i.nm i " NANSEN TO FEED STARVING RUSSIA to organize n purely humanitarian committee for tho provisioning of Russia, the foodstuffs and medical supplies to bo paid for, perhaps to some consld ernblo extent, by Russia Itself, tho justlco of distribution to bo guaranteed by a committee. The general innko-up of tho commission would bo guaranteed by Norwegian, Swedish, and possibly Dutch, Danish, and Swiss nationalities. "It does not nppenr that tho existing authorities In Russia would rofuso tho Intervention of such a commltteo of a wholly nonpolltlcul order, devoted solely to the humanitarian servlco of envlng life." Doctor Nnnsen In conclusion points out thnt such a commission would raise no question of polltlcnl negotiations. r- i . Conflicting versions of the Impend ing return of Viscount Ishll, tho Jnp nnoso umbnssador, to Tokyo, an nounced by tho Japanese embassy, aro tho subject of anlmnted spcciilntlon In American official and diplomatic cir cles. According to tho cmbnssy, the nm bnssador Is going home on leavo to. consult with his, government on vari ous questions relating to tho relations of tho United States and Jnpan, nnd Is expected to return to Washington to resume his duties. The embassy' wns at pains to emphasize that thcro Is no friction between tho American nud Jnpnneso governments which might ac count for It. The other version of tho Incident Is that the ambassador has been re called by his government, Is taking his family with him, nnd will not return to Washington. Viscount Ishll wns sent to Wash Dr. Frldtjof Nnnsen of Norwny. head of the commission appointed by tho peace conference to feed Russia, Is famous by reason of his arctic ex plorations and experiences. Ills "Far thest North" (ISnr), which tells of his drifting for two years on tho Fram, Is his best-known book. Doctor Nnnsen' letter to Wilson, Lloyd George, Clo mencenu and Orlando, suggesting the commission, rends In part: "Tho present food situation In Russia, where hundreds of thousands (it people are dying monthly from sheer starvation und disease, Is one of tho problems now uppermost In all men's minds. As It appears that no solution of this food question hns so far been reached In any delegntlou, I would like to make a suggestion from n neutral point of view for tho benefit of this glguntlc misery, on purely humani tarian grounds. "It would appear to mo pos-slblo t
