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
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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.
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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.
