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The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-31
WHOLE COMMUNITIES ARE
ASPHYX|ATED BY GERMANS

LONDON, May 31.--A dispatch says
that the Germans, in reprisal for the
peasant disorders in the Ukraine,
have drenched several villages with
gas and asphyxiated whole communi-
ties.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-31
WILSON DRIVES
FIRST RIvET IN
NEWFRE|GHTER

ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 31-Presi-
dent Wilson yesterday lent a hand in
driving the first riyet in the keel of
what will be the steamship "Gunston
Hall" Of 9,4oO tons register. She is
10 be a freighter, built for the ship
Ting board
The President pressed the trigger of
d pneumatic riyeter until the riyet
Tas beaten into shape.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-31

Deputy Marshal Joseph Feaster of
Chitina brought several prisoners to
town on this afternoons train.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-31
100000 MORE AMERICANS
TO REPORT ON JUNE "a

WASHINGTON, May 31-It is of
ticially announced that 100000 men
called under the selective draft law
have been ordered to report for duty
on June "a.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-31

Parties who made reservation OF
seats for Saturday nights show must
call for them before tomorrow at noon
or they will be resold.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-31

Nels McCrary and wife of Chitina
arrived in town today.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-31

slackened by the arrival of the first
reserves.
German Center Repulsed
Today's official French statement
says that violent attacks on the
Ailette river have forced the allied
left flank back. Near Soissons and
further south the German attack was
repulsed in the center.
The Germans advanced slightly
north of the Marine. The French
counter-attacked and recaptured the
town Of Thillois, west of Rheims, but
failed in the Ailette region The
French retired on the north of Bier
ancourt and Epagny seven miles
northwest of scissors.
German Rush Southwark
The Paris newspapers say that lie
charmel two miles north of the
Marine, is the extreme point of the
German advance. The Germans CON
tnued their rush southwark Neither
the Chateau Thierry nor Dorman has
yet fallen.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-31
HOSPITALS ARE.
RONBARDE.DAN AND
THEN SET AF|RE

PARIS, May 31.-The bOmbardment
Of Paris by the big German gun was
resumed on Wednesday last. \ shell
hit one Of the Paris churches.
AS the British were asked by the
Germans rot to lombard Cologne on
Wednesday, it being the feast of Cor
pua Christi. the officials say that the
least that could be expected was that
Germany would have the same for
bearance toward Paris as they asked
for Cologne.
The bombardment was kept up in
termittently all day, and was resumed
at sunset
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-31
Removing the Riddles

The removal Of children from Paris
was begun yesterday morning, when a
thousand of them were taken to va
cation colony in central France. This
is the first action taken under the
plan of removing the children from
the possibility of harm from the long
range German gun striking school
houses; as a church was struck on
Good Friday.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-31

slackened by the arrival of the first
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
FREEDOM OF SEAS
AS RECOGNIZED
BY The BRITISH
(By AssoeLated press.1

q London, Dec. 1.-Exponding the
British view of the freedom OF the
seas, the legal correspondent OF the
Times, after dealing with the les
sons of the war regarding naval OPP
erations as they appear to hirn de-
scribes the main British position on
the question as follows:
A readiness to continue as here
tofore the freedom of the seas in
times of peace which has been car
ried out by England. for example, as
to the admission of foreign vessels,
to coastwise trade, more than any
other commercial point, and to agree
to a conversion to a free seas of
any sea now treated as a closed
sea-
"A strong conviction, greatly
strengthened and hardened by the
lessons Of this war, to maintain the
minimum OF safety for our people
and empire and to be no party to any
agreergcnt conflicting or tampering
with it.
"A belief that the conditions of
warfare are so changing that we
must be careful to protect ourselves
against perils ahead.
"A readiness to consider any
changes put forward by neutrals
consistent with these essentials.
"A desire to cooperate in render
ing impossible hideous crimes COM
mitted at sea. 49, .sa-
"a readiness as far as is compatf-
BILE with safety in. the full sense to
promote any practicable scheme for
a league of nations.
Tn short--a firm resolution as to
essentials and an open mind as to
secondary matters"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
ABANDONMENT OF
NATIONAL GUARD
SOUGHT BY ARMY
MEN IS CHARGED
Subject Prominent In st.
Paul Meeting Of Adju-
tants General
(By Associated Press.)

st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 11.-Charges
that regular army officers are so
bitterly opposed to the national
guard system in the United States,
that they are attempting to make Its
existence impossible, were made to-
day at the conference OF adjutont
general of the central states, at the
Minnesota state capitol.
The charge was made by Major
w. A. Curtis, former chief of stan
to Adjutant General w. #. Rhinow,
of Minnesota Major Curtis recently
resigned from the staff Of the ad-
jutant general at Washington.
Every officer in the regular army
is against the national guard" said
Major Curtis, in addressing the
meeting. You officers must fight
hard or in six months the national
guard will be thing Of the past. i"
Major Curtis declared that ''the
feeling in Washington" indicated a
movement to abolish the national
guard or at least to reduce 1t.
Adjutant General .Holway, Of Wis
consin, declared that states cannot
maintain national guard organizations
under the present federal laws. He
asserted that Wisconsin never has
recognized the right Of the federal
government to discharge national
guard units after they were sworn in
1T would be national crime to
let the guard go by default" said
Holway.
Adjutant General w. S. Metcalf. OF
Kansas, advocated small state mill
tary organizations.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
COLONEL FAVORS.
TREATY BETWEEN
US. and ENGLAND.
Thinks English Speaking
People Showed Get To
gether-Our Navy
Second

New York, Dec. 14.-That the
United States and Great Britain
could today agree to a universal ar
bitration treaty which would make
war between the two nations impos-
sibie for all time is the opinion ex-
pressed by Theodore Roosevelt in
letter, made public here yesterday,
which the colonel wrote to- George
Haven Putnam, president of the
American Rights league.
Wants Arbitration Treaty
''I am now prepared to say what
five years ago would not have said,
the former president wrote. / think
the time has come when the United
States and the British empire can
agree to a universal arbitration
treaty. In other words, believe that
the time has come when, we should
saw that under no circumstances
shall there. ever be a resort Of war
between the United States and the
British empire, that no question can
ever arise between them that cannot
be settled in judicial fashion. in such
manner as questions between states
of our own union would be settled"
For English Speaking Union
Colonel Roosevelt's letter was
written in response to an invitation
etended to him by Mr.. Putnam to
join the English speaking union, OF
which Mr.. Arthur J. Balfours British
foreign secretary, is president, AL
though declining to accept member
ship, eplaining that he was devoting
his time to secure in this country a
spirit of undivided American nation
aIism,~ Colonel Roosevelt said he
was in sympathy with the general
purpose Of the English speaking
f
Would Limit Navy
In his letter the colonel expressed
the opinion also that the United
States should not try to build a navy
equal to England's which he describ-
ed as probably the most potent in
strumentality for peace in the
world" but that Americas navy
should be second in strength.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
CHURCHILL ASKS
IRISH TO unite
ON HOME RULE: IS
NOW UP TO them
Says Government VIII
Not Coerce Ulster In
The Matter
(By Associated Press }

Dundee. Scotland, Tuesday, Dec. 10
-~-Col. Winston Spencer Churchill
minister of munitions, speaking here
today emphasized the impossibility
Of coercing Ulster in the matter OF
home rule for Ireland. and said that
the present government Is anxious
that the problem be solved as soon
as possible. Colonel Churchill said:
Before the war we had reached q
definite arrangement with the leaders
OF the Nationalist party that Ulster
was not to be coerced. It never was
the policy of the late liberal govern
ment to take coercive steps in Ire
land. Why do not the Irish leaders
come forward now and take up the
burden of responsibility OF govern
ment within the British empirei
Why do they not. by a spontaneous
feeling of comradeship win Ulster?
Only Irish Stand in Way
"The government is most anxious
that the Irish question be pressed
Great Britain goes to the peace con.
ference ready to ,bestow self govern
ment on Ireland 1t is only the
quarrels and disputes of the Irishmer
themselves that prevent a solution tC
this great question"
Speaking Of fiscal matters. Colonel
Churchill said: "The financial ques.
tion is becoming increasingly grave
We are heavily in debt to the United
States. We have sent to America
400, ,000, 900 pounds in bullion and
from S00,000,000 pounds TO 100000.
900 pounds in securities which had
been gathered as result OF two
generations OF prosperous trade.
Bear Great Burden for Others
"The payment of interest on that
debt and the loss of interest on Sc
curities previously held will impose
a very serious burden in coming
years. We incurred that burden
not for our own benefit but for the
allies and Russia. AS a result oi
these overseas liabilities we viii have
burdens such as we have never had
before but we will face these diff
culties with courage, keeping our
word in every respect"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
HOW 2 MILLION
MEN WENT ACROSS

New York, Dec. 11.--With the con-
sent OF the navy department, the OF
fee OF Vice Admiral GIeayes. COM
mander OF the cruiser and transport
force. made public here last night
figures showing exactly the proper
tionate share OF troops conveyed TO
France in American vessels.
Carried Nearly Half
OF the entire army of 2.079,2 $50 men
taken over. the statistics show 1914
per cent were carried in American
ships. 1914 in British ships and the
balance in French and Italian yes-
sells.
OF the total strength OF the naval
escort guarding all these conveys,
the United States furnished S2
per cent. Great Britain 14is and
France 3M per cent.
In actual numbers Of men trans~
ported, 912,0S2 were carried In Amer
lean naval transports and 40,499 In
other American ships; 1,006,9 were
carried In British bottoms. and 6Es-
246 in British leased Italian ships.
and 52,06e by French and Italian
ships.
39f Transport Sailings
From May. 1917. to Nov. IL. last
there were 391 sailingg of American
naval transports, 123 OF other Amer
| lean troop ships. SAG OF British ships.
and SO OF other ships. Not a sing r.
I soldier OF those carried In United
] States naval transports were lost.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
MORE EXPOSURES
OF ", R. HEARST'S
.PREWAR RECORD
Friendship For Germany
Shown--Dr. Hart Clear
ly Vindicated

Washington, Dec. 11.-Copies OF
instructions telegraphed by William
r. Hearst to the editors of his news
papers and of other messages re-
ceived and sent by him at Palm
Beach, Fla, early in 1917, just be-
fore the United States entered the
war We're read today into the record
of the senate committee investigat-
ing brewers and German propa-
ganda. They were taken from the
files of the department Of justice and
given to the committee by A. Bruce
Bielaski, chief Of the bureau Of in
vestigation. .@s
Was All Loyalty Stuff.
Mr.. Hearst's messages directed
that editorials advocating embargo
on shipments of munitions and food
to allies be prepared for his New
York papers; instructed that a
referendum peace vote" In the cleo
ton district in each city where
Hearst organs were printed be taken
and that Windsor McCay prepare a
cartoon for the New York American
showing the United States and Ger
many shaking their fists at each
other and huge japanese bending
forward awaiting to strike Uncle
Sam in the back"
Now Famous Message.
Other of the kilograms related 20
the famous Zimmerman note in
which Germany proposed an alliance
with Mexico and Japan and which
the Associated Press revealed to the
world. One message signed Doc
tor" and sent from Palm Beach, said
the note probably was a forgery
prepared by the attorney general ito
Brighten congress into giving the
President the powers he demanded
and perhaps also into passing the
espionage bil1.'
This telegram was dated March 2,
and was sent after "Van Hamm"
at New York had telegraphed Hears
at Palm Beach a copy "of the in
structions as sent by DIR. Alfred Zim-
mermann, German foreign secretary
to German minister Won Eckhardt
in Mexico through Won Bernstorff
now in possession OF the United
States government"
oEeed by Lansing.
On March /, S. E. Carvalho Of the
New York American, sent Mr..
Hearst a telegram saying that
Senator Swami" (Swanson) OF Vir-
ginia, announced in senate this
morning that he was authorized by
the President to state that the Zim-
mermann note to Mexico was text
ually correct.
Lansing made same announces
ment from state department, and
asked: win you outline such edi-
torial as you want printed?"
Prof. Hart Vindicates Himself.
Before the kilograms were read
into the record the committee heard
DIR. Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard
university, whose name was con-
tanned in a "list of important names,
found in the diary OF DIR. Karl T.
Feufr, a German propagandist. DR.
Hart, who has two sons in the army
entered a denial and declared he was
strongly anti-Gernan before and af
ter the United States entered the
war.
Messages from EIihu Root and
CONTINUED on page ~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
STEEL INDUSTRY
CONTROL TO BE
ENDED ON DEC. 81,
PRICE BAN OFF
War Industries Board
Makes Announcement
Today OF Policy.
fBx Agsociated Press.l

~
Washington, Dec. Government
supervision over the steel industry
and steel price fixing will end De-
cember 81. The war industries board
so announced today after con-
ference with spokesmen Of the in
dustry. The steel committee Of the
American Iron and Steel Institute
met with the board today to deter
mine the future relations of the gov
ernment with the industry in view OF
the recent announcement that the
war industries board would go out
OF existence on January / with the
approval Of President Wilson.
Judge Elbert H. Gary, chairman
OF the board of directors Of the Uni
ted States steel corporation, and
chairman Of the Institutes steel
committee, had prepared schedule
of new maximum prices effective
January /, which he was ready to
read at the meeting.
Robert S. Brookngs, chairman of
the price fixing committee of the war
industries announced that when the
board went out OF existence, the
present prices fixed in agreement
with the industry. would be allowed
to expire on December 81 and that
no new maximum prices would be
fixed, the government having deter
mined to reIinquish control of the in
dustry, including price fixing, with
the exception Of embargoes, over
which the war trade board would
continue to have authority. The
prices Judge Gary was prepared to
realize were materially lower than
the present prices and then made
public with the comment they were
not recommended but that they rep
resented what the steel industry
tools to be a proper price basis be-
ginning with the new year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
Mum s the Word
With I. W. w.

Sacramento, Cal, Dec. 11.-New
evidence Of their determination to
remain silent throughout their trial
was given today by A defendants
in the Industrial Workers of the
World trial here, who are not rep
resented by counsel, when they re-
fused to answer questions asked
them direct by United States District
Judge +. II. RudlSin, of Spokane,
who is presiding.
Harry NJ. Mckee OF Fresno, Cal,
attorney for three OF the ~ defend
ants. had expressed a desire to ex-
ercise a peremptory challenge TO ex-
cuse the first juror selected tenta-
lively.
"Do the defendants not represent :
ed by counsel agree to the chal-
lenge?" Judge Rudkin asked.
There was no answer. do you
object to the challenge the court
asked. Again the A defendants re-
mained silent. The court allowed the
challenge.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
French Labor /
Look To Wilson
fBy Associated Press. )

Paris. Tuesday, Dec. 10.--The gem
eraI labor federation has sent out
the following notice to its adher-
ents:
''In view OF the coming of Presi-
dent Wilson and to answer under
handed intrigues directed against
him and his conception Of a peoples
peace, the federal committee organ
izing the labor manifestation on the
day of his arrival wished to asso-
ciate itself with provincial labor or
ganizations. 1t asks them to organ
ize meetings at which resolutions
may be adopted to be forwarded to
President Wilson through the Amer
lean embassy. This double manifes-
tation on the part of the workers of
Paris and the provinces viii give
President Wilson needed help to
bring about a triumph for his con-
ception OF a peoples peace"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
BRITISH 7 HINK
WILSON VIEWS
PROTECT RIGHTS
(Bv Associated Press. .

London, Dec 11-As a result of in
formal conversation regarding Pres
ident Wilson'S freedom of the seas
proposals, the British government
now is in possession of concrete
suggestions which are more under
standable than the free seas" clause
in Mr. Wilson IA points" accord
ing to the Express
President Wilson, the newspapers
say, has information showing def
nitely that Great Britain cannot
surrender the right of search. the
conttaband law and the right to en-
force blockade 1t is understood that
Mr. Wilson'S proposals do not include
the abandonment of any of these and
tagonistic to British interests as had
been supposed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
Combine Forces
TOFightFIu

Chicago, Dec. II. -. The health
authorities of the country, through
the American Public Health assoeia-
tionJ will strengthen thsir defenses
Grafton with the Rockefeller Founda-
tion and other public and private
sources, it was announced at the an
nual meeting today.
DIR. George E. Vincent, mead OF the
Rockefeller Foundation, will address
the combined session of the confer
ence tomorrow on the union Of forces
to control such epidemics.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
LILLE moth IPS
AFTER WILHELM
lRp Associated Press.l

Paris, Tuesday, Dec. d0.-Legal ac-
ton against the former German en-
peror has been commenced by an
organization of Lille Mothers" The
demand for prosecution states the
commanders Of the German army in
April 1916, directed that minor girls
be carried away from their families,
that they were submitted to odious
treatment and forced into close con-
tact with notorious women, a
The statement of complaint says
that whereas said commanders were
thus guilty or the crime of apdue-
tion and that they were under COM
mand of their former emperor, prose-
cution is demanded
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
Still More Men
FOrEarlyRetNrn
INV Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. II. = Addltlona!
organizations designated by General
Pershing for early return home were
announced today by the war depart
ment as follows;
meteorological section of signal
corps; Batteries A, B, G. D, p and f.;
headuuarter companies; supply com
panies, and headquarters of the 4Sth
battalion Pioneer infantry (colored) /;
IT2nd and 174th aero squadrons; l16th,
30Ist and 316th trench moral bat
teries.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
MiIkSupbly To
BeNOywsaISOOn

The milk supply in Fargo has In
creased 20 per cent in the past two
weeks, and will be normal by Jan. 10,
according to report submitted to the
city commission today by DIR. ]. w.
Dunham, city milk and meat inspect
or. The report showed the inspection
all of which were found to be in a
healthy condition.
Unreasonable weather is held in a
measure responsible for the milk
shortage Of the past two months.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
Traffic Chiefs
K bic

New York, Dec. 1.Timothy S.
Williams, president of the Brooklyn
Ranid Transit Co.. four other officials
ofs fhe company and a motorman, Were
held on a. charge of manslaughter to-
day by Mayor Hylan, who, acting as
police magistrate, has conducted the
inquiry into the wreck on the compa-
nyFs lines about month ago, with a
loss Of nearly 100 lives.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
Too GtiesHave
Car Strikes
(By Associated Press.

Kansas city. MOS Dec. 11.-Kansas
City's street railway system was COM
pletely tied up this morning as a re-
suit Of a strike OF car men and some
of the power house employees, called
run any cars during the early rush
hours. In addition, part of the resi-
dence district was without electric
lights.
AT Leavenworth, Kan, q. car strike
also became effective at o'clock this
morning which not only stopped all
citx cars but tied up the interurban
line between Leavenworth and Kan
sas City.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
FARRELL RESIGNS POST.
fT2r hganefa fed Press

New York, Dec. 1.-THE resigna-
ton oe John N. Farrell as. president
of the International league was ac-
cepted by the club owners at their
annual meeting here yesterday, but
ne consented to continue in the ex-
ecutive Office until a successor
could be selected. The name OF
David L. F'u1tz, a local lawyer and
former baseball and football player.
was mentioned as his successor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
BIG DRoP IN COTTON.

= II
New Orleans, Dec. 1.-THE depart
rnent of agriculture's final cotton pro-
duction report today caused drop OF
between SO and S4 a bale in most act
i've months of the cotton futures mar
ket here. During. the first five minutes
the report, prices fell So to SS points.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
$4,000 Men
Noe, In Macy
100 Aesnciated Prass.l 81

Washington, Dec. 11.-Three hun
dred and fifty thousand men Will be
needed to man the navy during the
coming year. In giving this estimate
today. Secretary Daniels said there
are at present close to $4,000 men in
the navy, leaving a surplus of 174,OOO
to be released by July /. The secre-
tary said the process OF reductl0n
woiild be carried through as rapidly
as possible with consideration for the
convenience of the SERVICE
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
Al W7OodenShib
Orders Cancelled

of ali oItstanding contracts for con-
gtruction OF wooden ships where
builders have not spent more than
$500. 900 on a ship has been determined
upon by the shipping board.
tic Gulf and Pacific coasts. Contracts
for 100 ships of this type Were sus-
pended recently and many of these are
affected-by the direction of the board
would not attempt TO estimate the
number.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-11
NEW HEAD or NINE WORK ERs

SpringHeId, IIIs., Dec. II.-EarIy
unofficial returns from yesterdays s
election indicate that John FL. Walk
er OF Danville Ills, has defeated
Frank j. Hayes for the presidency of
the United Mine Workers Of Ameri-
ca, according to Frank Harrington,
president OF the Illinois Miners or
ganization who received results at
his office here today.