If
THE NORTH PLATTE SEMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE.
PRESIDENT GIVEN
HEARTY WELCOME
OMAHA ENTERTAINS WILSON AND
PARTY IN GOOD OLD
WESTERN STYLE.
HEADS PARADE THROUGH CITY
Greeted By Great Throng At Audi
torlum. Forced to Ask for Quiet
ness to Begin Address. Many
View Train.
Omnhn, Neb, Omaha had on her
gain nttlro when President Wilson
stopped hero for n brlof visit nnd to
deliver nn nddress In tho Interest of
tlio ponco treaty.
Tho presldcntlnl special train camo
hero from Des Moines, where tho
president had rested over a day, fol
lowing addresses at Columbus. Ohio
Indianapolis, Ind.; St. Louis, Kansas
City and tho Iowa capital, great
crowds attending each of the mcdtlngs
Tho president and party spent an
exceedingly busy bnlf day here". Fol
lowing tho upronrous greeting extend
ed tho chief executive at tho Union
station, tho party was taken for nn
automobile drive over the city which
onded at tho Auditorium wbero
crowd, composed of people frotn nil
parts of Ncbraskn and n few surround
lng states, estimated at botween 0,000
nnd 10,000, henrd the president tell
why the penco treaty shouhl be ratified
by tho Konato without amendments or
reservations and without further
delay.
A Western Greeting.
It was n typlcul western greeting ex-
tended tho president by Omaha and ho
appeared to enjoy it immensely. IIo
wore his usunl broad smile, which has
characterized his trip thus far, and
has brought many a hearty greeting to
his frequent appearances on tho rear
plntfonn of his observation car at tho
many stops being mado on the trip. At
Richmond, Ind., tho president mado ids
first platform speech. Including this
address, tho president, if lie adheres to
tho present program, will lmvo mado
Bl speeches by tho tltno ho returns to
Washington.
Tho special presidential train- at
tracted much attention during tho stop
here. It is composed of nino cars and
coaches, including tho president's
special coach, "Mayflower," four stnto
room cars for motion plcturo men,
nowspapor men and tho White house
stafT, which travels with tho party, n
diner, two composlto baggago cars, and
a commissary car.
T. T,. Llpsot of tho federal railroad
administration, James ,T. Gormloy, of
tho Pennsylvania Railroad company,
and J. 8. MncDonald of tho federal ad
mlnlstratlonu aro In charge of tho
train. Newspaper men lmvo compnrt
ments for typing reports of tho trip
which nro sent throughout tho country.
Movio men who film events on tho
tour hnvo special places where they
may work undisturbed.
Food Controller Introduces Wilson.
Nebraska Food Administrator G. W.
Wattles Introduced President Wilson
to tho vast uudlenco. Tho president
opened his address by declaring that
America must accept or reject tho
treaty of pcaco ns It Is.
It was tho first direct reforenco ho
has mado on tho present trip to tho
"resorvatlonlsts" of tho United Stntes
eonato. , .
It announced officially for tho first
tlmo his opposition to tho "mild reser
ration" program, ns well as to thoso
senators who opposo tho peaco treaty
or favor amendments to It.
Militarist Plotters In America.
Tho president also warood that n
"sinister thing" had been suggested to
him Hint America "should exercise
Its power nlone, should nrm for tho
purpose, should bo ready for the enter
prise nnd tho dominating of tho world
by arms."
"Tho thing is intolerable ; it Is
hideous," tho president declared. Ills
statement was applauded wildly.
To Protect China.
Undor tho lenguo of nations tho
president said, Japan promises nnd
America Is pledged to respect and pre
serve tho territorial integrity nnd po
litlcnl Independence of China.
"I brought u copy of tho treaty
along with me," ho said, producing a
bulky whlto volumo and holding it out
for Inspection.
"This," ho continued, "Is ono of tho
great charters of human llborty,"
8ettles Europe's Land Titles.
IIo said tho trcoty sottled "tho land
titles of Europe," and that this featuro
of it would prevent racial conditions
that leod to war.
There was cheering nnd handclap
ping when ho roltorated tho treaty
contained a chnrtcr of labor.
"Germany must bo treated Justly
and admitted to tho league of nations
eventually," ho declared.
New Altitude Record.
Dayton, O. What is bclloved to bo
a now two man alrnlnno record wns
McC'00k aviation field by Mnjor
R. W. Schroedcr, whon ho ascended to
ft height of 20,000 foot
Bar Society Endorses League.
Boston, MnBS.-rRntiflcnlion of tho
peaco treaty without amendment wn
favored In a mnjorlty report submit
ted by a spoclnl committee of tho Am
erican Bar association, appointed to
Btudy tho Leaguo of Nations covenant
This was heard In silence, but thcro
was a hearty cheer when lie said Ger
many must pay for it wrongs.
Sees No Need for Reservations.
President Wilson snld there was no
need for reservations. Tho Monroo
doctrlno Is "authenticated" In tho
trcnty by all tho groat nations of the
world, ho said ; therefore, there Is no
need for a Monroe doctrlno reserva
tion.
lie wanted to know If thoso who
favor a reservation for niilck with
drnwnl from tho league wore such
"poor patriots" they thought the Unit
ed States would not fulfill Its interna
tlonai obligations.
A reservation to oxemnt domestic
questions from tho lenguo of nations
would ho superfluous, he said. Do
mestlc matters aro not Interfered with
In the treaty, lie added.
Thero was Intense silence ns Wilson
painstakingly explained tho league of
nations plnn for preventing wnr by
providing a "cooling off", period and n
boycott for offending nations.
Asks If U. 8. Wants War.
no ndmltted ho "disliked" tho
Shantung provision of tho treaty, but
said It would do no good to refuso to
ratify tho, treaty: China would not bo
aided thereby. .
IIo nsked If the people wanted to
go to wnr ngalnst Great Britain,
Franco and Japan to get Shantung for
Chlnn.
IIo again reiterated, with regard to
his opponents, that they must "put up
or shut up."
This chnllongo wns greeted with
cheers.
Tho covenant of tho lcacue of na
tions Is tho only gunranteo ngafnst
more wars, tho president assorted
Without It, there will bo another world
war within a generation, ho predicted.
Wilson snld ho would consider him
self recreant to every American wlfo,
motner and sweetheart If this wnr
wero ended without n safeguard
ngalnst future wars.
ITo said ho would bo "glad to die,"
that tho treaty might bo ratified.
Hearty Welcome Despite Rain.
Sioux Falls, S, D. President Wilson,
touring the country In the Interest of
tho pcaco treaty, was greeted by a
largo and enthusiastic throng hero do-
splto tho fact that it was raining when
tho presidential train arrived. Tho
president and pnrty headed a parado
through tho streets to tho Coliseum
whero 8,000 persons listened to tho
chief magistrate's explanation of wiiy
tho covenant should be ratified, as It
Was drafted In Frnnce.
Tho president opened bis nddrcss
by rolntlng how u lady who shook
hands with him at a way stop had
burst Into tears whep she tried to toll
him of her son killed In Franco. This
Incident, snld Mr. Wilson, brought
homo to him that tho country hnd sac
rificed greatly, not for a temporary ad-
nntngo, hut for u permanent better
ment of the world.
IIo electrified tho grcnt throng when
ho declared, "I want to tell you that
within tho Inst two weeks tho pro
German element In tho United States
gain has lifted its head."
This element saw a chnnce, ho said,
by keeping their nation out of tho
lenguo of nntlons to mnkc possible
again what Germany had tried to do in
tho great wnr. It was a clean-cut is
sue, Mr. Wilson declnred, botween this
now ordor or tho old German order.
President at Twin Cities.
St. Paul, Minn. A tremendous re
ception wns accorded President Wil
son at tho St. Paul auditorium, whero
ho spoko to n crowd of nearly 15,000
persons In tho Interest of tho pcaco
treaty.
Readjustment of the high cost of
living, ho told his nudlcnco In opening
tho, address, must await tho re-estnb-llshmcnt
of n complcto pence basis,
hlch will put lnbor and capital on
tholr feet.
In two addresses tho prcstdent ns-
sertcd that tho connection between
acceptance of tho pence treaty and
amelioration of living conditions wua
direct one, and that tho world was,
looking to America to tako tho lead
in restoring tho world to a sound
economic basis.
Mr. Wilson mudo two addresses
hero, ono to a speclnl session of tho
Minnesota legislature and to n public
meeting at tho St Pnul auditorium.
IIo also addressed a meeting In Min
neapolis.
For his meeting here, tho president
found tho Auditorium packed, city au
thorities cstimutlngUho crowd ut more
thnn 34,000.
Mayor L. 0. Hodgson, a republican,
Introduced Mr. Wilson ns "a grcnt
spiritual leader of American democ
racy," 'ioso power was wrUti "in
tho hearts ? his pcop'e."
After t'o president closed his ad
dress and sat down, Mayor Hodgson
asked tho crowd to signify "by saying
aye," if thoy wero In fuvon of tho
leaguo of nations covenant. A tro
mondous chorus of "ayes" waB tho re
sponse.
At Minneapolis tho president wns
accorded an equal hearty reception
and moro than 7,000 persons crowded
tho Kenwood Armory to listen to ills
nddress,
Gives BJrth to Quintette.
Red Hay, Fla. Mrs. Oscnr Brnv of
Wnldon Bridge, near here, has Just bo-
como tho mother of a nulntotto of
babies. Mother nnd tho flvu now Brays
aro getting along nlcoly,
French Actors on Strike.
Paris. Twenty music hnlls nnd 880
plcturo houses In Paris closed their
doors becnuso of fntluro to reach n
comploto agreement between tho man
agers nnd tho federation of actors and
theatrical employes.
AT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE INSPECTS THE
SQUADRON AT SEATTLE.
HIS LAUNCH IN COLLISION
Flies Own Flag From Famous Battle.
ship Oregon-Glven Great Ovation
By Northwesterncrs.
Seattle, Wnsh. -Miirklmr thn nraf
time u president of the United Stntes
has flown his ling In Seattle's harbor,
President Wilson reviewed tho great
Pnclllc fleet from tho docks of the hls-
tory-ramod battleship Oregon In Elliott
bay. The review followed the presi
dents arrival from Tncomn. nml nln
followed an Incident which nenrlv m-
buikmi in serious consequences for tho
presidential party when the president's
inuncn collided bow on with n nnval
wnuio boat.
Arriving nt the dock It wns found
tne bargo of Admiral Rodman, which
was supposed to he uwnltlng tho presi
dent, wns not on hnnd. Commander P.
W. Foote, porsonnl nlde to Secretary
Illinois, promptly took over n nnvnl
Inuncli On hnnd. Into this launch went
tne president nnd Mrs. Wilson. Secre
tary and Mrs. Daniels, secret service
men, secretaries and nowspapor men
traveling with Mr. Wilson.
As Commnnder Footo ordered tho
Inuncli shoved oft tho small craft
Heeled over till tho port rail was nenr-
ly under wntor. Starting nhead then
the craft ran bow on into nnother
launch, giving tho presldcntlnl party
a severe Jar. Tho president, however,
snt serenely In tho aft pnrt of tho
launch nnd smiled.
Tho review, first nnd most mnir-
nincent spoctucle over viewed bv tho
thousunds gathered here from nil over
tho northwest hnd nnother angle of
tho unusual when, nt Its close, tho
president as commnnder of tho navy,
virtually took charge of the Oregon,
superseding Secretary Daniels.
In tho first dny of his stny of moro
than n week on the Pacific coast tho
president delivered two addresses, one
at Tncomn nnd ono to nn Immense
crowd here. In both cities ho wns
cheered by crowds that thronged every
point of vnntngo to get n gllmnso of
mm.
Wilson Talks to Workers.
Seattle, Wash. Representatives of
tho Washington Stnto Federation of
Lnbor, here, laid beforo President
Wilson lnbor grievances of tho Pacific
northwest nnd pictured to him exist
ing lnbor unrest which they said would
mako difficult, If not Impossible, tho
prevention of u nntlon-wldo strike
October 8 Iti sympnthy for Jnmes
wooncy, sentenced to life Imprison
ment for tho Snn Francisco bomb out
rage In 1010. For more thnn nn hour
the president discussed tho lnbor situa
tion with the delegation nnd suggested
to them tlmt organized lnbor should
bury Its differences with capital nnd
do Its utmost to prevent strikes until
after the labor conference, which ho
has called to meet In Washington
Octobor 0.
Soldiers Refuse to Obey.
Rome Premier Nlttl In u statement
In tho chamber of deputies regarding
tho Flume raid, announced thnt the re
mainder of tho Sixth Army Corps hnd
been ordered to Intercept nnd disarm
Gnbrlelo D'Annunzlo's troops, but that
these troops had refused to obey tho
commander's orders.
Tho lntest ndvlces wero to the ef
fect that the situation nrlslng from
tho coup wns serious and tho premier
declnred he wns determined to net In
a manner to nvold grave conflicts. Ho
deplored what had happened, becnuso
for tho tlmo sedition, though for
Idealjstlc nlms, had entered the Italian
army. Tlio Kpoca announces thnt Gen-
oral Hndogtlo, deputy chief of staff,
has gone to Flumo armed with full
powers.
Prepare to Return Roads.
Wnsblngton. Preparing for tho re
turn of the railroads to prlvato con
trol, Director General Hlnes hns ordor-
er nil ronds to begin nn inventory of
supplies on hnnd ns of December ill,-
null, tno (into Indicated by President
Wilson In his nddress to congress ns
tho termination of govornmont super
vision.
Thirteen Die In Blast.
Knnsns City, Mo. Thirteen em
ployes of tho Murray grain elevator
hero wero killed when nn oxploslon
nnd fire, mused by spontaneous com
bustion, completely destroyed tho
plnnt. A number of persons wero In
Injured, several of whom may . die.
Olllclals of tho company said the loss
would bo In tho neighborhood of $-,.
000,000. They snld there woro ap
proximately 1,000000 bushels of grain
In the elevator and that tho property
loss would exceed $1,500,000.
Pay for Food In Gold.
London. It Is reported that 4,
BOO.OOO lias reached London from Ger.
nmny. A portion Is said to be al
ready on the way to Canada in pay
ment for foodstuffs.
Wood for President.
Now ork. MuJ. Gen. Leonard
Wood Is about to resign from the
army and enter tho political arena as
a candidate for tho republican nomin
ation for the presidency, according to
gossip In political circles.
WILSON
REVIEW
BORAH DENOUNCES TREATY
Idaho Senator Tells Omaha Gathering
Why Pact Should Not Be Accepted
By United States.
- Omaha, Nob. United Stntes Sonntor
Borah of Idnho spoke in opposition to
tho ratification of tho pence treaty nt
tile city auditorium beforo a crowd es
timatcd itf more than 7,000. It was an
enthusiastic nudlcnce nnd npplauded
tho senator's nttuck on tho president
nnd the leaguo of nation's covennnt in
n manner thnt left no doubt In the
minds of thoso present that Nebraska
Is divided on the great Issue.
The senntor smashed up nnd tore to
bits with cold, unlmpassloned. Indis
putable and clenrly understood nrgu
ment the league, the covenant nnd tho
entire pence conference with nil Its nd
Juncts, hercdltnments nnd Impedi
ments.
Every nrgumcnt ho set forth wns
mnde clear and wns understood by nil.
.Obscure points of tho "mysterious doc
ument," as he smilingly called It at
ono time, wero laid bare nnd explnlned
In such n way that nil could under
stand.
Among tho telling blows nlmcd nt tho
document by the senntor were :
When men are rosnnnulhlo fnr tnnr,
lng nway the sacred traditions of Am
erican history nnd uprooting tho trn
dltlons upon which this country was
built, how can you expect anything
but bulshcvlsm?
If wo take part In Europenn af
fairs Is there any snno mau who be
lieves we can keep Europe out of Am
erican affairs? Thnt Is why I don't
propose to vole for any league of nn
tlons at nil.
Thoso who aro In favor of tho
leaguo think moro of it thnn they
uo or our republic.
The president doesn't like the Shnn-
tung clause. No honorable man cnnlii
like R. Yet ho nccepted it Now he
snys the only wny to right it is to go
nhead and finish It nnd record n pro
test tlmt we don't nko It
Sp far ns I personally nm concerned.
tne matter In which I nm most Inter
ested In this leaguo is never to get
into it, but the next mnttcr Is to mako
it ns easy to get out ns possible.
If Japan, or any other power, says.
"No, you have, not fulfilled your Inter
national obligations," we would bo
obliged to remain until they wero ful
filled to Its sntlsfactlon, which would
be long after the nngel Gnbrlel had
blown his horn.
Hoover Back to U. 8.
New York. Herbert Hoover, former
director general of nlted relief, camo
nome after tiro years' service abroad,
(luring wiucli no distributed more thnn
G00 steamship enrgoes, or 3,2t9,9CS
tons of foodstuffs, valued nt S770.795.-
000, to starving Europe.
I hopo never to go back to Europe
again," he declared In a statement.
soon nfter he lnnded from the Aqul
tnnla. "Since August, 1014, I have de
voted my entire time nnd energy to
war won;, and with the exception of
nine months I have spent tho entlro
five yenrs away from my fnmlly. I
have no plans other thnn to go home."
(
Many Hurt In Fire.
New lork. Fire nnd explosions
which practically wiped out the Stono
fc Fleming Oil Companies plant In
Long Islnnd resulted In tho Injury to
nt least llfty persons and caused a
loss of moro thnn ?5,000,000. Follow
ing tho great conllagrutlon tho twenty
acres of lire-swept territory looked
like a scene In wnr devastated Franco
or Belgium. Tanks were crumpled
up ; huge steel girders lay In n tnngled
mass, few walls wero left standing,
nnd burnlngy oil continued to flow
along tho sufraco of New Towii
Creek.
Sea Wall 8aves Galveston.
Galveston, Tex. With a sixty-five-
mile wind, high tides nnd heavy seas
n tropical storm struck Galveston.
tidewater from tho bay flooding tho
business section of the city and tho
north side tne Island with three feet
of water. Huge waves broke harm
lessly In the sea wall and thero was
no niaterlnl damage from the wind.
snipping In tills vicinity weuthcred
tho storm nnd tho wngon brldgo
ucross the bay was not dnmnged.
World Series Extended.
Cincinnati, 0. Nine games will bo
played In tho world series base bnll
games this year, us against seven last
year, August Herrmann, chnlrmnn of
the National Commission, nnnounced.
Denleo Change In Ruos Policy.
London Winston Spencer Churchill.
secretary of war, In n statement Issued
here, demos thnt thero hns been any
chnngo In the British policy to
ovnciuito North Russln.
Vets Oppose League Covenant.
Columbus, O. Resolutions oppos
ing rntlllcntlon by tho United States
of the peace treaty In its present
form woro adopted almost unanimous
ly hero by delegates attending the an
nual encampment of tho Grand Armv
of Hie Republic.
Building Industry Resumed.
Chicago. After seven weeks of tlo-
up by a strlko of carpenters nnd n
lockout of allied trades, Chicago's
.building industry hns resumed opera
tion. .
Steel Workers to Strike.
Washington, D. C Representatives
of tho steel workers' unions In confer
ence horo decided to recommend n
strlko September 22, unless in the
meantime thoy como to satisfactory
nrrangenionts wRli tho United Stntes
btoel corporation.
SENATE GETS PACT
aERMAN TREATY SUBMITTED
WITH MANY CHANGE8.
MINORITY REPORT PRESENTED
Document to Remain In Upper House
for Continuous Discussion Two
Months Before Committee.
Washington, D. C. Tho, German
pence treaty is now In tho hnnds of
tlie United Stntes senate for ratifica
tion or rejection. It wns submitted bv
mo foreign relntlons committee, n
mnjorlty of whose members opposed
rntlllcntlon In tho form submitted bv
resident Wilson.
Immediately after it was submitted
by Chnlrmnn Lodge, two months to
tne dny, from tho tlmo the president
Inld It before tho senate, Senntor
Hitchcock of Nebraska, ranking dem
ocratic member of the committee, pre
sented n minority report urging rati
fication without nmendment or reser-
vntlon.
Actual consideration of the treatv
uegan tne llrst of tho week, nnd lead
ers or me senate Have announced thnt
It will bo kept continuously beforo
that body until some disposition of tho
pnet Is mnde. It Is the first grcnt
document of tho kind to bo discussed
In tho open without tho confines of
exclusive session.
Accompanying the treaty was tho
majority report of the foreign rela
tions, committee, covering six paces.
explaining the nmondments nnd res
ervations, nil of which Mt wns de
clared were "governed by n slnglo
purpose and tlmt Is to guard Ameri-
can rights and sovereignty, the Invn-
slon of which would stimulate breach
of fnlth, encourage conflicts nnd gen
erate wars."
The reservations propose :
i. uncondltionnl right to with
draw from tho lengue.
. JJcennatlon to nssumo nnv of
tho obligations of tho much discussed
Article X, "except by action of tho
congress of the United States."
A. Reserving to tho United Stntes
the exclusive right to decide what
questions nre within its own domestic
jurisdiction.
4. Absolute reservntlon of the Mon
roo doctrine to the judgment of tho
United Stntes alone.
The prlncipnl nmendmcnts are nro-
posen to provide:
Equal voting power for the United
htntes with Grcnt Britain In the as
sembly of the league.
Giving to Chlnn lnstend of Jonan
me province of Slmntung.
Jienof of tlio United Stntes from
Having representatives on commis
sions deciding mnttcrs in which it lias
no concern.
Others concern phraseology.
Miners Shot to Death.
acllurlde, Colo. Four miners were
shot and killed nnd n fifth was shot'
und badly wounded In the Tomboy
mine, near Here, by two unidentified
masked men, who escaped. Threo of
tlie men killed were Finns. The others
(Were Austrinns. The motive for tho
nttneic could not be lenrned. Authori
ties believe tho crime wns the result
of ill feeling ninong the Finns nnd tho
Tellurlde district,
Nebraska Bishop Consecrated.
Scuttle, Wash. Formal consecration
of tlie Rev. Ernest Vincent Shnyler.
rector of St. Mark's Episcopal church
in bealtle for tho last ten years to tho
ofllcq of bishop o tho diocese of Ne
braska, took place last Thursday. Tho
services, which wero conducted at St
Mnrk's, wero elnborate and attended
by bishops, clergymen and members
of churches from vnrlous parts of tho
United Stntes nnd Cnnadn.
Lynching In Colorado.
Pueblo, Colo. Two Mexicans wero
taken from the city jab hero by n mob
of nrmed citizens, driven In nn nuto-
mobllo to u bridge, nenr tlie city limits.
nnd hnnged. Tho lynching followed
nrrcst of two Moxlcnns chnrged witli
the murder of Patrolman Jeff Evans.
Sailors Perish in Storm.
-uinnii, i'in. j.wenty-soven mem
bers of tlie crow of tho Wnrd line
steamer Corydon lost their lives when
the vessel foundered In tho Bnhnmn
channel In the hurricane which pnssed
over 1'iornia.
Canada Ratifies Treatv.
Ottnwu, Out Tlio Canadian house
of commons bus ratified tlio peace
treaty. Tho motion for npprovnl of
tjio pact and iho covenant of tho
league of nations passed without a
dissenting vote.
Influenza at Chicago.
Cluengo, III. Ono death nnd nine
teen cuses of Influenza have been re
corded by tho city health department
In tho Inst eight days, It was an
nounced by Health Commissioner Rob
ertson.
Foch to Visit Minneapolis.
St Paul, Minn. Marshal Ferdinand
Foch, comninnder-ln-chlef of the allied
armies, will visit the national con
vention of tho American Legion In
Minneapolis November 11, according
to word received here.
7,000 Telegrams Greet Pershing.
New York. Moro than 7,000 tele
grams of greeting and gratitude to
General John J. Pershing have boon
received In New York by Elsie Jiinls,
who was with tho American army In
France.
B m mn mm
Demonstration at Nation's Metropolis.
Whon General Returns Greatest
In All U. S. History.
New York. General John .7. Per
shing, commnnder of tho grentcsL
army thnt ever fought under the
Stnrs nnd Stripes, wns given a wel
como upon ids nrrlval here from
Franco greater thnn Now York hns
ever before conferred upon nn Ameri
can cjtizen. From tho time tho glnnt
stcunier Levluthnn with tho commander-in-chief
nbonrd poked her noso
Into the New York hnrbor until sho
wn s wnrped at the plor Pershing
stood on her grcnt dock receiving tho
plaudits of tho multltudo on hnnd to
welcome homo tho man who hnd
planned tho declslvo blow In democ
racy's supreme light ngnlnst tyranny.
It wns without n doubt tho most re
markable reception ever accorded w
citizen of this country.
Every stnto in tlio union wns rep
resented in the crowds thnt greeted
tlio general. Thero wero delegations!
from El Pnso, whero ho wns stationed
during the Mexican border trouble;
from Cheyenne, whero his Into wife
lived before their marriage; from La
clede, tho little Missouri town whore
he was born, from Lincoln. Neb-
where his sister lives and who wns,
one of tho first to greet tho nation's
idol, nnd from nearly every city, vil
lage and hnmlot Identified with him or
with the great armed force ho com
manded.
Just after tho general wnlked down
the gnng plnnk nt noboken he re
ceived the first rewnrd which a grate
ful country hns offered him. In tfio
name of the same Secretary Baker
handed him ills commission ns- full
general in the American nrmy, a rank
held previously by "only threo men,
Grant, Sheridan and Sherman.
The second dny nfter the general's
Arrlvnl In this country he wns called
upon to bend n review of tho First
Jlvlsion, which furnished a trlumpbnl
climax of New York's war-time pa
rades. It was the grandest sight ever
witnessed in tho nntion's metropolis,
rhe entire division, totalling moro
thnn 25,000 soldiers. completely
iqulpped for battle, and moro than
1,000 wounded members of the famous
nnit (these were In nutomoblles).
tramped through long lines of massed
humanity to tho accompaniment of re
funding cheers. At their. head rode
Pershing. It required six hours for
the parade to pass a given point
Riots Shake Boston.
Boston, Mass. Lawlessness, gam
bling and looting, following the call
ing of Boston's police strike, resulted
In tho death of eight persons nnd the-
Injury of moro 'than three-score. "
Several of the fatalities wero due to-
firing by gudrdsmen Into mobs found"
breaking windows nnd looting stores,
while two resulted from efforts of sol
diers to hrenk up dice games, which
during the first two days wero played'
openly In tho streets nnd on Boston.''
common. Another of the dead wns a?
striking policeman, shot down by n
storekeeper who feared his place of
business was about to bo sacked.
Frank McCarthy, New England or
ganizer of tho American Federation of
Labor, announced tho pollcemen'si
union had accepted tho suggestion of"
Samuel Gompers that thoy return to-
work nnd nwnlt the outcomo of the la
bor conference ut tho White House on.
October. 0.
Austria Signs Treaty.
Pnrls. In the nbsenco of tho elab
orate details such as accompanied the
setting nt Versailles, tho allies made
formal peaco with Austria. Dr. Karl
Rentier, Austrlnn chnnccllor and head'
of ibis country's .pence delegation,
signed the treaty nt St Germnln at
10:15 a. in., Sept 10.
Aside from the pence trenty, the-
Austrluns signed two engagements,
ono by which they will undertake to
Indicate nlllcd ships lost during the-
war which wero sunk by the Aus
trinns, nnd another which obliges
them to furnish within n month n list
of persons responsible for tho wnr,.
that tho allies mny place them om
trial.
Honor Dead Labor Leader.
Now York.-The body of John Mit
chell, formerly president of tho United
Mine Workers of America and chair
man of the New York stnto Industrial-
commission, who died here, wns taken
to Scrimton, Pn., for burial after
thousands of men nnd women Inter
ested In tho mnn whom Theodore
Roosevelt once characterized ns "pre
eminent In the field of union labor'-
and who helped settle tho anthracite
strike of 1002, paid silent tribute to
his memory nt a Broadway funernL
church.
Oil Steamer Founders; ,14 Missing.
ssnvanunli, (in. The steamer Barn
stable, coal laden from Savannah to a
rtibnu port, went down off St. Cnth-
orslne's Friday night It Is renortm
thnt 15 of tho crew nre missing.
Splendid Wheat Yield.
Wnsblngton, D. 0. The total 101f
harvest of spring nnd wlntor wheat
was forecast at 02:1,02:1,000 bushels by
tho department of agriculture on tln-
basis of reports received up to Sep-
lemoer a.
Moves to Block Intervention.
Wnsblngton, D. C In nn effort to
block any movomonts that may lead
to Intervention In Mexico the Car-
rnnzn government Is snld to have sent
n propaganda fund of nbout $."U)0,000
Into the United States.
