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THE SEM1.WEEKLV TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. SPURN "SLAVE" TREATY EBERT President of Germany Says Peace Pact Will Bring New Wars, ROBERT G. HAND CONGRESS MEETS MONDAY, MAY 19 SIR GEORGE E. FOSTER GOOD SOLUTION TO FARM-HELP SUPPLY PROBLEM IS LIVE STOCK PRODUCTION President Wilson Issues Call for Special'Session by Cable. DEMANDS "PEACE OF RIGHT" Executive In Proclamation Says Pact Would "Deliver German Labor to Foreign Capitalism" Appeals to People to Stand Together. Berlin, Mny 10. Germany's reply to tlie terms of pence presented at Ver sailles on Wednesday will bo n pro posal "for n ponce of right on the basis of n lasting pence of the nations," according to n proclamation to tho German people Issued here by Presi dent Ebert. The proclamation, says the treaty would "deliver German Inbor to foreign capitalism for the Indignity of wage slavery and permanently fetter the young German republic." The proclamation closes with an np peal to the German people to stand together, knowing no parties, "and to preserve with the government mutunl trust In the path of duty In the belief of the triumph of reason and right." The text of tho proclamation fol lows : "The first reply of tho allies to the Sincere desire for peace on the pnrt of our starving people wns tho laying dovn o uncommonly hnrd armistice conditions? "The German people, having laid down Its arms, honestly observed all the obligations of tho armistice, Tiard as they were. Notwithstanding this, our opponents for six months have con tinued the war by maintaining the blockade? "Tho German people bore nil these burdens, trusting In the promise given by tho allies In their note of November 8, that the peace would be a peace of right on the basis of President Wilson's fourteen points. "Instead of that tho allies havo now given us pence terms which are In contradiction to the promise given. It Is unbearable for the German people and Is Impracticable, even If we put forth all our powers. Violence without measure would be done to the German people. From such nn Imposed pence fresh hatred would be bound to arise between the nations, and, In the course of history, there would be new wars. The world would be obliged to bury every hope of a league of nations liber ating and healing tho nations, nnd In-miring-peace. "The dismemberment and mnngllng pf tho Gcrmnn people, the delivering of German labor to foreign capitalism for tho Indignity of wage slavery nnd the permanent fettering of the young Ger mnn republic by the entente's Imperial ism Is tho aim of this peace violence. "The Germnn people's government will answer the peace proposals of vio lence with n proposal of n peace of tight on the basis of a lasting peace of Ih nations. "The fact that all circles of the Ger man people havo been moved so deep ly testifies that tho German govern ment Is giving expression to tho united will of the Germnn nation. The Ger man government will put forth every effort to secure for tho German people the same national unity and Independ ence nnd the same freedom of labor ' In economical nnd cultural respects which the allies want to give to all the peoples of Europe, save only our people." "Our nation must save itself by Its own action. In view of this dnnger of destruction the German nation nnd the government which It chose must stand by ench other, knowing no parties. "Every thought and the entire will of the nation ought now to be turned to labor for tho preservation nnd re construction of our fatherland. The government appeals to all Germans In this hard hour to preserve with Its mutual trust In the path of duty and in tho belief of reason and of right." The proclamation, which wns Issued by the Imperial president and the Im perial government, bears the slgnaturo of President Ebert. Tho Imperial and Prusslnn govern ments, In a joint proclamation to enst ern Germany, assuring the populations of those provinces that tho government will do Its utmost to wnrd off tho dan gers threatening them nnd enumerat ing the territorial changes proposed in the treaty of pence declare: "These encroachments are entirely lrrcconcllablo to tho .principles solemnly proclaimed by President Wilson." The Lokal Anzlcger stntes that a note has been sent to tho entente na tions requesting that new pence nego tiations be begun nnd that German prisoners of war bo Immediately re leased. Reds to Fight to Finish. Copenhagen, May 10. Tho Hunga rian communist government has re fused the nrmlstlco terms offered by Roumnnln and has decided to fight to tho utmost, a dispatch from Budapest says. Peking Wires Cut. Paris, May 10. American Minister Itelnsch nt Peking has Informed Secre tary Lansing that all wire communi cation out of Peking has been cut ex cept for ono wire which goes to Siberia. Robert U. liana or Mississippi, who has been appointed assistant treasurer of tho United States. When tho war broko out Mr. Hand was the principal bookkeeper in the ofllce of the treas urer. IIo was assigned ns executive clerk in tho war loan organization and continued with his work in the treas urer's ofllce. 10,000 HAPPY YANKS THREE BIG TRANSPORTS ARRIVE FROM FRANCE. Famous 125th Infantry, Former Michl. gan National Guardsmen, Arrives on the Great Northern. New York, May 10. Thrco trans ports, bringing about ten thousand men, arrived here. The arrivals with the units aboard were: Mongolia From St. Naznlre, April 28, with 4,005 men, Including C3rd field artillery brigade headquarters, ten officers and 55 enlisted men; 107th Deld artillery, field and staff, head quarters, first and second battalion headquurters, headquarters nnd sup ply companies; ordnance, sanitary and veterinary detachments, batteries A to F inclusive, 83 officers and 1,511 en listed men; 109th field artillery head quarters, Held nnd staff, headquarters first und second battalions, headquar ters and supply companies, ordnnnco and sanitary detachments, veterinary units 7 and 8, batteries A to F In clusive, 38 officers nnd 1,588 enlisted men; 103rd sanitary train headquar ters, headquarters ambulance section, medical sanitary train, ambulance companies 109 to 112 inclusive, head quarters field hospital section, field hospitals 109 to 112 Inclusive, 17 of ficers nnd 855 enlisted men; 103rd en gineers detachment, nlno officers nnd ten enlisted men; 28th division head quarters, three officers nnd four en listed men ; fifth salvage company, two officers and 23 enlisted men ; lltli cas ual company, transportation corps, casual companies Nos. G07, California; 008, Washington; 072, Iowa; 074, New Jersey; special casual companies Nos. 009 nnd 073 ; sick and wounded, 48 of ficers nnd 82 enlisted men. Great Northern From Brest, May 2, with 2,971 men, Including 125th in fantry (less third battalion), 75 offi cers and 2,002 enlisted men; 03rd In fantry brlgado headquarters, two of ficer's nnd 21 enlisted men; Brest con valescent detachments Nos. 225 to 230, Inclusive, 750 enlisted men, all sick or wounded; 38 casual officers. Santa Orelln From Bordenux, April 27, with 2,002 men, including 807th engineers headquarters company, san itary and ordnance detnehmcnts. com B to F, Inclusive, 82 officers nnd 1,199 enlisted men; 325th Infnntry first bat talion henclquarters, companies A, B, nnd O, ten officers nnd 741 enlisted men; 535th special casual company, 308th Bordeaux convalescent detach ment, ten enlisted men, nil sick or wounded. BIG WINTER WHEAT CROP All Records Are Broken and the World's Needs Satisfied, Govern ment Report Shows. Washington, May 10, A winter wheat crop of 900,000,000 bushels in round numbers is estimated by the department of agriculture in its re port for May. The crop thus esti mated sets a new record, and its total yield Is within 17.000,000 bushels of tho total winter and spring wheat crops of last year. With an estimate of 350,000,000 bushels of spring wheat, pnrt of which has not been seeded, a total wheat crop of 1,250,000,000 bushels Is possi ble for the United States. 33d Division Now In Brest. Brest, May 9. Tho Thirty-third di vision headquarters and tho One Hun dred and Eighth snnltary train arrived at Brest. Opposed to German Union. Basel, Mny 12. Tho majority fac tion In the Austrian nntlonnl assem bly, according to n report from Vlen nn, has decided to renounce the Iden of the union of Germun-Austrin with Germany. Ex-Crown Prince Makes Tile. Washington, Mny 12. The former German crown prince hns gone Into the pottery business, according to of flclal dispatches received hero from Holland. A new company Just organized. UNABLE TO ATTEND OPENING Advances Dato Becauso of Urgent Need for Passing Annual Appro priation Bills Which Failed In Last Session. Washington, May 9. President Wil son issued n call by cable for n spe cial session of congress, to meet Mon day, May 19. Secretary Tumulty, In making tho announcement, snld it would bo impos sible, of course, for tho president to be hero on tho opening day. Tho dato fixed for tho special session wns much earlier than Democratic leaders had expected. Whlto House officials said that in naming nn earlier dato for tho session, President Wilson wns guided lnrgely by tho ndvice of Secrotnry Glass ns to tho necessity of passing annual ap propriation mensures, which failed In tho closing dnys of tho last session. There wns no information nt tho White House either as to tho probablo tlmo of the return of tho president from France or the submission of the penco treaty to the senate, but somo ndminlstmtlon lenders believed that tho president had called tho extra ses sion earlier than had been anticipated In order that congress might perfect its organization and dispose of the more important appropriation meas ures before tho treaty was ready for consideration. . Republicans of the house virtunlly have completed their organization, but the senate has done no organization work yet. Organization probably will occupy Its attention for tiie first week of the special session. Tho house, howover, con bo consid ering tho appropriation mensures In tho meantime. Tho supply bills that failed In the Inst congress will bo in troduced anew, but tho secretary of the treasury has decided it will not bo necessary for the government depart ments to submit new estimates. Soori nftcr the president's proclama tion was mado public, Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, tho Republican lend er, issued a call for a Republican con ference to bo held Mny 14 for tho pur pose of perfecting an organization in the senntc, and Representative Mon dell, who will bo Republican floor, lender at the coming session, an nounced thnt a conference of Repub lican house members will be held on Mny 17. VICTORY LOAN PLANE FALLS Gunner Richie Drowns When Machine Plunges Into Savannah River Two Others Killed. Augustn, Gn., May 8. Gunner Richie of tho Charleston navy yard was drowned and Pilot Whelnn seri ously Injured In the fnll of a navy hy droplane Into tho Savnnnuh river near here. Machinist Rodgers, who wns also In the machine, escaped unhurt. The hydroplane had 'been distributing Victory loan Htornturo over tho city and fell Into the river after striking n tree In attempting to land. Houston, Tex., May 8. Lieut. H. C. Muckey of Cleveland and Lieut. J. P. Haddock of Sun Diego, Cal., were killed nt Deer park, near Houston, when their airplane fell. There were no witnesses to tho accident, the two bodies nnd tho wrecked plane having been found by passing motorists. BANDITS RAID MEXICAN CITY Kill Police Officers and Free Prison ers Banks Are Looted Villa Is Cheered. Douglas, Ariz., May 12. Twenty-two mounted bandits raided tho town of Cnnnncn, Sonorn, robbed a bank, killed five police officers, Including the chief of poltco nnd the city Jailer, und re leased all prisoners. The Francisco storo wns robbed of 5,000 worth of merchandise. Hopkins Brothers' storo was robbed of n num ber of saddles and n local Jewelry storo was entered. According to Information here, re ceipts were given for somo of the loot taken. These were said to have been signed, "Florez, vivo Villa." Argentina to Deport 17 Women. Buenos Aires, Mny 12. Within the next few dnys 300 anarchistic agita tors wll be deported, the most of them being Russians nnd Italians. Among them nre 17 women. Tho chief of police expects soon to have 400 more. Daniels With Thlrty-Thlrd Division. Brest, May 12. Josephus Daniels, the Amerlcnn secretary of tho navy, arrived at Brest Friday from England, ne embarked shortly nfterwnrd on tho transport Mount Vernon to sail with the Thirty-third division. Belgians Greet Brazilian. Brussels, Mny 12. Dr. Epltaclo Pcssoa, president-elect of Brazil, ar rived here. He was mot at the sta tion by King Albert nnd Queen Eliz abeth and received nn ovation from a largo crowd. Sir Georgo E. Foster, ono of Can ada's delegates to tho penco confer ence, is a Canndlnn by birth, and is the present minister of trade and com merce. Ho has had a long and dis tinguished career in Canndlnn politics. BATTLE ON THE BORDER U. S. IMMIGRATION INSPECTOR KILLED AND TWO WOUNDED. Government Officials Clash With Mex ican Smugglors Near Laredo Villa Not in Control nt Parral. Lnrcdo, Tex., May 10. Immigration Inspector Charles Hopkins was killed nnd two other officers were seriously wounded In a battlo between Immigra tion nnd customs officials and a band of Mexican smugglers. The wounded men nro Ira nail of the Texas state health service, who wns with tho government party, and Joso Vnldez, ono of tho smugglers. Tho Mexlcnns opened flro when tho Americans called upon them to sur render nnd Hopkins was killed In tho first volley. Inspector Dunnowny of tho Immigration servlco had his thumb shot off during the fight Washington, May 10. Reports that the federal garrison nt Pnrrai had gone over to tho Vllllstas nnd that Jlmlnez had been occupied by tho samo bandits were denied by Governor Ortiz of the stnto of Chihuahua in n telegram to the Mexican embassy. Governor Ortiz also denied reports that mining companies plants nt Santa Eulnlla had been closed nnd tho em ployees taken to Chihuahua for safety. AH of the reports denied had been Contained in advices to the state de partment here. General Cnstro and General BIcguez hnvo begun a vigorous cnmpnlgn ngnlnst the Villlstns, It was stated. PLANE PATROL STARTS JUNE 1 Army Airships to Spot Forest Fires In National Reserve Routes to Be 100 Miles Long. Washington, Mny 10. Patrol of nn tlonnl forests by nrmy nlrplanes to : give early warning of forest fires will begin June 1, with tho Inauguration ' of two patrol routes from Mnrchfleld, nenr Riverside, Cal., according to an nouncement hero by tho forest serv lco of tro department of ngrlculture. J Two airplanes will bo used on ench of tho patrol routes, which will bo about 100 miles long, nnd each routo I will be covered twice a day. BELGIUM TO ASK U. S. LOAN Wants $500,000,000 to Be Secured by German Indemnities Needs Money at Once. Brussels, May 9. The Belglnn gov , eminent has decided to ask the allies or tho United States for nn Immediate , loan of $500,000,000. "Without such nld the country will bo lost," snld M. Jaspar, minister of economics. "This lonn will bo se cured by Germun indemnities. It will not suffice for Belgium to recelvo n priority Indemnity to tho extent of ! $500,000,000. This sum will not bo forthcoming for a couple of years and it is Impossible for Belgium to hold out that long." T. N. PAGE LEAVES FOR PARIS U. 8. Ambassador to Italy Holds Con ference With French Envoy Over Adriatic Question. Pnris, May 0. Thomas Nelson Page, tho American ambassador to Italy, notified the American delegation to tho penco conferencp today that ho was starting from Rome for Paris. The ambassador reported that ho had had a long conference with tho French ambassador at Rome over the Adri atic question. U.Ralder In London Tower. London, Me- 12. The captain of a German submarine arrived In London from Spnln nnd was plnced In the tow er. The Star understands thnt ho wits fho commander of n U-boat which sunk several hospital ships. Czechs Drive on Budapest. Copenhagen, Mny 12. Superior Czech forces, after a bitter struggle, have gained a footing In the town of Nngyszeseny, tho Hungarian supremo army command announced, says a messago from Budapest. Sheep Make Good Gains on Soy Beans and Save Labor of Harvesting. (Piopared by tho United States Decart- MAn A -In.. 1 If n nntlon-wldo survey hnd been mnde in tho past two years, when a large portion of tho nntlonnl mnn power wns engaged In war nnd sup porting occupations nnd farming oper ations were handlcnpped by a short ago of lobor, data would show that Hvo stock farmers, ns a whole, suffered' less from tho help shortago than did nny other farming class. Live stock farming offers mnny ad vantages over other branches, sny spe cialists of the United States depart ment of agriculture. In tho majority of cases it returns grenter profits, it maintains soil fertility essential in permnnent agriculture it holds greater Interest for most people, nnd It saves labor. In few other branches of farm ing Is it possible to maintain a steady supply of lobor, nn important factor in securing reliable help ; and It offers, to most people nt least, a greater In terest In farming operations, nn Im portant factor In holding rcllublo help after it Is secured. Reach Heart of Man. Livo stock production Is a yenr round proposition, nnd therefore mnkes posslblo such u distribution of labor. Furthermore, lower animals Interest nearly all humnn beings. There Is much more to interest the average man In watching tho growth of young ani mals or tho fnttcnlng of feeders, nnd much less drudgery, even In feeding operations, than there Is In tho tilling of the soil and the cultivation of crops. Beautiful ns growing crops unquestion ably are, and necessary as they aro to tho maintenance of live stock, tho farm which has only growng crops lacks, for somo people, tho vital thing ncces snry to make country life nttractlvc. Many fnrmers recognize tho appeal which animals havo for tho nverngo mnn and cater to it in handling their employees. For example, there aro cases where the farm owner gives the laborer n share In tho nnlmnls pro duced, such us every tenth pig, which becomes the property of the man who takes euro of the hogs, or n calf or a lamb now and then. Practice Labor-Saving Methods. Though llvo stock raising offers one solution to tho farm-labor problem, some methods of raising stock require more labor than others. Tho greatest benefits aro obtained when labor-saving methods nre employed. Ono of tho best lnbor savers nnd ouq of the most economical and efficient means of feed ing hogs Is tho self-feeder. Many ex periments comparing tho self-feeder with feeding by hnnd Bhow not only thnt It Is a tlmo saver, but Unit more pounds of pork will bo produced with a given number of pounds of grain by using the self-feeder. This applies not ouly to tho use of corn, but to ground nnd meal feeds, such ns tankage, shorts, middlings, pennut meal, soy bean meal, and tho like. It is highly deslrnblo from n stand point of saving labor that tho feeds used for hogs and other animals be fed as near ns possible to the crib or gran ary. Feeding floors should bo built adjoining corn cribs or granaries hold ing shelled corn. It will snve feed as well as labor. Another moans of saving labor In hog growing is tho more extended use of woven-wlro fences. If tho fields and lots hnvo hog-tight fencing, tho owner can save much of the waste uftcr har vest by nllowlng tho nnlmnls to forngo In tho fields. Such fencing makes It posslblo to hog down corn and other forage crops. Hogs thus cared for re qulro little attention during tho pas turing season, which Is nt least six or seven months in most parts of the country. Let Sheep Harvest Crops. Ordinarily tho management of sheep cnlls for comparatively small demands upon farm labor. Tho labor cost for a dollar's worth of wool or lamb Is lower than for nny other furm-nnlmal product. Sheep raising, however, re quires steady and continuous atten tion. As with hogs, sheep may bo pas tured in corn fields at a great saving In labor. This practice has proved satisfactory In many stntes. Saving Labor With Cattle. A larger use of forngo crops for futtenlng mutton sheep can bo mado with a saving of lubor. This plan per mits putting on largo gains with crops harvested entirely by the nnlniuls. In ninny sections fall-sown whent and rye can be grazed by sheep, thereby mak ing a snvlng In winter feed as well as In tho lubor of feeding. Self-feeders for tho feeding of liny to fatten sheep and lambs can be used to good ml van tage, They aro not recommended for the feeding of grain to sheep nnd lnmbs. In general, labor in beef-cattle oper ations mny be snvod In two ways. Tho first, which probably will offer tho quickest relief nnd not require nn ex tra outlay of capital, Is to alter the dally routine of chores so as to reduce tho amount of lnbor needed. Stack conrso roughages In racks from which the cnttle mny eat nt will Instead of ra tioning their feed to them dnlly. Use self-feeders in fattening cnttlo for mnrkot Instcnd of measuring out tho feed once or twice u dny. The second wuy to snvo labor with beef cattle is to supply labor-saving equipment. While this method requires nn expenditure of money, tho equip ment supplied will bo pemmnent nnd In the long run will save considerable labor. Tho following nre some of tho forms of equipment that should be sup plied for this purpose: Permanent pasture, self-feeders, feed racks, n deep well, a windmill, a wntcr-plplng system, wnter troughs, litter carriers, a manure spreader, a dehorning chute, nnd pasture fencing. GREAT NORTHERN WHITE BEAN Acclimated, Developed and Grown Ex tensively In Montana as Well as In Dakotas. (Prepared by tho United Statoa Depart, ment of Agriculture) American agriculture inherited a legacy from the Miuulan Indians ol the Northwest which lndlcntcs tho ren skins' renl ability to till the soli and to till It well. Tho Great Northern white lacnn, acclimated, developed, and grown extensively In Montana us well as North and South Dakota, s tli gift of the Indian warrior to his pale face brother. It Is the only variety ol bean which will mature, as fur nortl ns tho regions In which It hns been grown, its cxtremo enrllncss qualifying it for harvest In plenty of tlmo beforo Jack Frost goes on the warpnth. The Great Northern bean came lute tho limelight during 1018 ns a vnlu ablo food product during the wni emergency when 40 cnrlouds were mar keted nt Billings, Mont. Previously tho United States department of ngrl culturo hnd experimented in various latitudes with this leguminous crop nnd hnd ascertolned thnt tho vnrlcty wns adapted only to northern conditions, ns It would not make n profltublo yield ns fnr south as Washington, D. 0., al though nt n high nltltudc In tho re gion of Rocky Ford, Colo., tho new benn mnde good. Specialists of tlic department suggest tho lnadvlsabllltj of attempting to grow this bean In the benn belts of cither New York or Mich Igan. Thnt this bean is white helps much In making It snlable, but Its size and shnpo vary sufficiently from the customary whlto sorts to require some little work In creating a healthy do mnnd. 0-!-0-!-O-I-O-i-O-!-0-!-O-I-0-l-O-I-O-!-O-I-0-K-!- H0W FARMERS GET HELP In every agricultural district there nre farmers who have suc ceeded in holding their em ployees In splto of all tho attrac tions offered by other Industries. These farmers hnvo usually em ployed married mon nnd hnvo furnished them with n small but comfortable house. Moreover, tho laborers hnvo enjoyed the privilege of raising n small gar den nnd a few pigs and chick ens. Clnrence Ousley, Assist ant Secretary of Agriculture. -I-O-I-O-I-O-l-O-l-O-i-O-I-O-i-CH-O-I-O-I-O-I-O-I-O The fut stallion is apt to be thin breeder. The pasture turns the hog Into an excellent self-feeder. Tho mule can do more work than u horse of equnl weight. Oats should always be ground for the best results when fed to swine. Good feeding Is supplying anlmiiH with their required nutriment ut tho lowest possible cost. Every fanner who has pasture laud could raise a few baby beeves profit ably without great expense.