Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-24

the scene by SpeC1al train. arriving
unattended and unarmed he address!
ed the citizens announcing his inten.:
ton ITO uphold the law and protect
the court with my own body II neces-
sary." The address had a quieting
effect. Even a brother of the Negroes
alleged victim openly endorsed the
Governors appeal.
Military operations have been com.
paratively slight. On the western
front raiding parties and artillery
duels appear to mark the extent Of
action. On the Riga front the Rus.
SLAMS have made slight advances Of
their lines north Of Mitau. In Ru-
mania, the Teutonic forces have cap
tured Vadeni, between Braila and Gal
atz. Their progress is now very slow.
The neutral governments have been
requested to recall their representa-
tives at Bucharest. Greece is comply.
ing with the Allies demands. The
German submarines continue to take
heavy toll Of the Allies shipping and
neutral ships with contraband.
Gov. Baumberger of Utah, in his
message to the Legislature, said,
More than sixteen years ago the peo-
pie Of Utah adopted an amendment to
the constitution providing for the in
itiative and referendum. I recon-
mend the passage of an appropriate
law designed to make the constitu-
tional provision effective"
He also recommended a wOrkmen's
compensation law and regulation of
public utilities, Utah being the only
State besides Delaware having no leg.
islation on that matter. In regard to
taxation he showed that farms, shops
and stores are taxed proportionately
far more than necessary and recon-
mended exemption of homes and
homesteads in reasonable amount
He also urged an anti-injunction law
for protection Of labor.
The American and Mexican Com.
missioners met in New York on the
coming to any agreement on the ques.
tions that have been under considera'
tion by the Commission during the
past four months. The commission
was convened at the request of Gen
eral Carranza, August 9, after the
fight at Carrizal, Mexico, in which a
detachment Of American troops was
destroyed by Mexican forces. 1t was
to discuss and submit for ratification
an agreement for the withdrawal OF
the American troops, and other ques
tions that might come before it. The
failure of the Commission to arrive
at an agreement will throw the whole
| question back into the regular diplo
matte channels.
MAX keUerman, a private OF Bat
terry D Of the Second New York Field
Artillery was subjected to the spread
eagle" punishment for alleged insub
ordination at the armory in New York
City, on the order Of Lieutenant Frank
A. Spencer. He was strapped to the
| wheel Of gun carriage with his arms
| and legs stretched along the tires
The mans plight was witnessed by
visitors to the armory for an hour, af
ter which no more visitors were ad
| mitted.
After being unbound KeNerman was
put in solitary confinement. An in
| vestigation was ordered by the Fed
eral War Department., the regiment
having been federalized, and Lieuten
ant Colonel Thomas @. Donaldson, Of
General Leonard Woods staff, tool
under guard to Fort Hamilton, to re
| against their officers has been cleared
| The House passed on January 13
resolutions instructing the Committee
on Rules to proceed with it's investl
CATION concerning advance informa
ton on the Presidents peace note. L
was especially instructed to demand
of Thomas w. Lawson, the names hi
had refused to divulge, in his testi
mony, of high officials alleged by hin
to have profited from the transaction
The power of the Committee to dea
with recalcitrant witnesses wa,
strengthened. Lawson appeared ant
declared that Congressman Henry hat
told him that Secretary McAdoo, :
Senator whose name begins with o
and Pliny Fisk, a broker, had profitet
by the leak" He gave other hearsa!
authority duplicating others.
Congressman William Kent of Cali
fornia, introduced the following reso
luton:
Whereas, there has been undue ant
unnecessary friction between the cor
relative branches of Government 10
Gated, respectively, in Wall Street
New York, and Washington, Distric
Of Columbia; and
Whereas, The Washington brancl
held the opinion that peace was t,
the advantage Of the Nation and tn,
world, whereas Wall Street NOR,
largely profited by state of war; ant
Whereas, The President of the Unit
ed States, in ignorance or needless
ness OF Wall Street interests, did hum
bly, ask the nations at war whether il
their respective views it might not b,
well to consider the possibility of de
sisting from slaughter; and
Whereas, It has been alleged tina
the rumor Of such diabolical question
ing reached some Of the speculator
of Wall Street before it reached 9th
ers, to the result of inequality of prof
1t among said spectators; now, there
fore, be It
Resolved, That all rumors of sucl
leakage of information be pursued t.
their lairs and that the Rules Commit
tee Of the House examine all brokers
newspapers, ticker tapes, secretaries
stenographers, Members Of the Hous
and Senate, and all sources of news
rumors, and lies, including all liars
ancient, modern, and prehistoric;. and
be it further
Resolved, That out of the contine
ent fund of the House be paid all loss
es accruing to spectators in Wal
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