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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-03
Dr.. TheobaId Won Bethmann.
HoIIweg Asks Allies to Place
Him On Trial.
1oTE TO C-EMENCEAu
Former German Imperial Chancellor
Declares He Assumes RESPONSE
biiIty for Emperor's Acts Dur
Inc His Term Of Office.

Berlin. July DIR. Theobald Won
Bethmann-liollweg. former German
chancellor. has formally asked tho AL.
lied and associated powers to place
him on trial instead of the former EN-.
peror. The former chancellor says
that he assumed responsibility for the
acts OF Germany during Is period of
Office and places himself at the dis.
posal OF the Allies.
The request of the former chance.
ior was made June Is In communica.
ton to Premier Clemenceau. DR.. Won
Bethmann. iiollweg. II Is said desired
10 take this step May 90, but refrainea
at that time on the express wish of
the German government. The cOmmu-
nication asks Premier Clemenceau to
oring the following document to the
knowledge Of the Allied and associat.
cd powers;
In article 227 OF the peace terms
the Allied and associated powers pub,
licly arraign his majesty William II,
OF Hohenzollern, former German en-
peror, for supreme offense against
international morality and the saneti.
ty OF treaties, At the same time they
announced their resolve to address 4
request to tho government OF the
Netherlands for the surrender OF the
former emperor. for the purpose OF
trial.
Change In Proceedings Asked.
tnL
liberty OF addressing request to the
powers to let the projected proceed.
ings against his majesty. the emperor,
be taken against me, For this object
] hereby place myself at the disposal
OF the Allied and associated powers
AS former German imperial chan
cellor, bear for my period of office
sole responsibility. as regulated In the
German constitution, for the political
acts OF the emperor, | believe | de-
duce therefrom the claim that the
reckoning which the Allied and asso
ciated powers desire to demand for
these acts shall be demanded solely of
me-
"Reing convinced that the Allied and
associated powers will not deny In
teinational respect to the legal posi-
ton fixed by public constitutional law.
| may express the hope that they will
be inclined to yield to my urgent re-
quest
tSignedl
WON Observation-Disclosures"
"Hohenhnow. June "a"
Succeeded Won 6ue,ow.
DR.. Won Bethman, Hollweg was Ger.
man chancellor from 1909 to July L.,
1917. succeeding Prince Won Buelow.
The definition OF the treaty guaran.
teeing Belsium's neutrality as a
scrap of paper" was made by Won
Bethmann.Hollweg in a reichstag ad-
dress shortly after the beginning Of
the war. He has blamed the militar.
I, lists for starting the war. while, IL
turn he has been blamed.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
JrTLIAETTA HAPPENINGS
COLD WEATHER REPORTED

JULIAETTA, Dec. 31.-From to
O'clock this morning the mercury
stood at zero, which was 20 degrees
colder than the coldest weather we
have had this winter up. to thls Clme.
AT 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon KEY.
H. P. Nelson of the "a. =. church IN
Juliaetta, united in marriage MISS
Nettie Burns and Gordon Penland,
both popular young people OF julia
eta. !,
Senator E. w. Porter will leave for
Boise Thursday by way of Lewiston,
where he will meet in conference the
members of north Idaho. 1t is under
stood that arrangements for a
through sleeper have been made from
Lewiston to Boise for the senators and
resentatives-elect.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01

articles and editorials which it was
charged constituted actual violation
At the request of Francis M. Will
son. limited States district attorney
Judge Youmans instructed the jury to
find the defendant "not guilty on
the count of the Indictment.
Frohwerk, whose home was in Kan
sas Citv. Kans., was a witness before
the judiciary committee Of the senate
when that body was considering. the
resolution to revoke the charter OF the
German-American ALLIANCE. He testl-
fled as president of the State alliance
to attending meeting in Chicago at
which resolutions were adopted call,
ing upon all Germans in the United
States to act together politically In
the presidential campaign OF 1916.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
HOW THE NEW YEAR
WAS WELCOMED IN
SEATTLE HAS NOISY CELEBRA-
TION-EL PASO GOES CALL
ING-MEXICAN CUSTOM

SEATTLE, Jan. Seattle today
turned to a new year fraught with
promises of prosperity. While no set
civic program was held to bid fare
we'll to the old year of war and vic
tory, the noisy crowds in the streets.
hotels and restaurants, aided by
scores of whistles and automobile
horns, at midnight. let no one in the
downtown section sleep through the
junction hours of the years.
Watch parties of many descriptions
were held throughout the city Some
were held in the churches, others ON
dancing floors, in public halls and
private homes, while still others at
special midnight theatrical perform
ances.
Cafes last night did not hold the
center of the stage, as they did in
New Year celebrations of the past.
Seattle, being the largest "bone dry"
city in the west, if not in the nation,
celebrated the night soberly, minus
all liquid refreshments except what
little might have been "smuggled" in.
University Club Goes Calling.
Ell PASO, Texas, Jan. New
Years calling was revived here by the
University Club which is holding
New Years open house and reception
in honor of Lieutenant Nelson A.
Miles, who is here as the guest of
Brigadier General Anson Mills, found
er of Ell Paso. Cards were sent to
all of the officers stationed at Fort
Bliss and to friends of the club mem
bers in an effort to revive the old
custom of exchanging New Years
calls during the day. Light refresh
ments and dancing is on the program
for the open house and General Mills
assisted General Mills in receiving as
did Brigadier General James ]. Horn
brook
Mexicans Use Calling Cards.
JUAREZ, Mex, Jan. 1.-The week
preceding New Years in Mexico is
always a busy time for the native
printers. New Years cards are or
dered by everyone in liberal quantities
for mailing or delivering personally
vi tsIe first day OF the year and TIE
printers work nights and Sunday pre-
ceding that holiday to supply the de-
mand. Many of these cards are very
elaborate. They are heavily embossed
with "Feliz A no Nuevo" greetings
enscrolled on them in artistic efforts
While the American custom of giving
Christmas cards has been adopted
here, the old Mexican custom of ex-
changing New Years card is gener-
ally observed and much money spent
for the cards.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
GERMAN EDITOR
WAS FOUND GUILTY
CONVICTED AT KANSAS CITY ON
THIRTEEN COUNTS UNDER
ESPIONAGE ACT
TsAS CITY, Mo.-Jacob Froh-

IfSI SOlCOlldl WlioSA vi OtlC
Missouri State -Zeitung, German
language newspaper, published here,
was found guilty on twelve of thir-
teen counts of an. Indictment charg-
irg violation of the Espionage Act.
The jury, which returned its verdict
on June 28, 1918, was out only three
minutes, establishing a record in fed
.ersl court here. Judge Frank A..
Youmans sentenced Frohwerk to ten
years in the federal penitentiary at
Leavenworth, with a fine of $500 on
each of the twelve counts, sentence
and fine being concurrent.
Judge Youmans, in imposing the
sentence, said that Sin no country
has free speech been SO abused as in
these United States. In his articles
the defendant upheld Germany and
condemned his own country"
Frohwerk was arrested January 27,
1918, with Carl Gleeser, publisher of
the paper, who subsequently pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to serve
five years. The first count charged
conspiracy to violate the Espionage
Act The other twelve were based on
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
The World Wants Horses.

The Wall Street Journal regards It as
probable that nothing else on the
American farm will be in greater de
mand abroad than the horse" Unheard-
of prices are paid for horses in Europe
Draft animals selling at $500 at Chi
cago and st. Louis are worth three to
four times as much in England. France,
Switzerland and Italy need the Ameri-
can market when they get all settled.
If ships were availablesAit is thought
that Europe may be buying American
horses for food. 1t is the shortage in
ships, in fact, that accounts for the wide
difference in prices between this coun-
try and Europe. With an increasing de-
mand from that side of the water it is
expressed that this countrys surplus
will be cleaned I'D within wear.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
SOLDIER
AVENGES BROTHER
LEFT HIS OWN UNIT FAR IN
REAR TO FIGHT FIVE WEEKS
In BATTLE FRONT

SPOKANE How he left his own
unit stationed far behind the lines on
the fighting front in France, and
joined his dead brothers machine gun
company, where ''for five glorious
weeks" he sought vengeance on the
Germans for his brothers death, Us
related in a letter received here by
the parents of Ralph Burch
His brother, Charles, the first Spo-
kane man to be reported killed in ac
ton in France, died in No Mans Land,
standing by his machine gun after
all support had left him and his three
companions, and they had been sur
rounded by the Germans; He was
posthumously awarded the French
war cross for his sacrifices.
Months ago the parents ceased to
receive letters from Ralph, the sur
viving brother, and were fearful that
he also had been killed when they
heard from him under the date OF No
vember II, the day after fighting
ceased. The letter related how, un-
successful in obtaining permission to
leave his unit, he had gone direct to
the front and joined in the thickest
of the fighting that preceded the
signing of the armistice.
.sssAnd for five glorious weeks | have
been with Charles old outfit and have
had my chance to get even with the
Hun he wrote. II stayed back of
the lines as long as | could stand it,
and when the last big show started,
| left to do my bit. My old outfit
doesn't know where | am. Now that
it is all over, Pm going back"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
All Creameries Can Contest.

ANY creamery in Wyoming, Mon
tana. Colorado, Idaho, Washington,
OreeaH. Nevada, California, Arizona
New Mexico and Utah is eligible 10 the
butter scoring contest Of rhe " cstefn
Dairy Products show, which is to be
held in Boise, February 10. II and Il.
All exhibits in this contest must be nall-
ufactured by and at the creamery ex-
hibiting them, and must be sent, express
prepaid, to " d. Chappell, stiperinten-
dent of the butter department. Western
Dairy Products show, Boise, Idaho, on
a date which will insure arrival IN
Boise not later than Friday, February
Y, 1919 Agricultural creameries will
not be able to compete
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
VICTOR BERGER
ON WITNESS STAND
WELL KNOWN SOCIALIST, ON
TRIAL FOR ESPIONAGE, TES-
TIFIES IN DEFENSE

! CHICAGO.-Eff made by a girl
stenographer employed by Chicago
newspaper to get love note to one OF
the jurors today halted the trial of the
five socialist leaders charged with VIOLA
ton of the espionage law. The girl,
it is said, had been flirting with one of
the jurors for several days, scrlbbled
a love note and handed it to baillft
with a request that he deliver it to the
juror.
The bailff reported the incident to
! Judge Lands, who stopped the trial
to make an investigation. He summon
ed the lawyers and defendants before
him in his chambers and later sent for
I the girl stenographer and woman re-
lporter employed by Milwaukee news
lpaper.
After questioning the stenographer for
half an hour Judge Lands was con-
vinced that no effort had been made to
tamper with the jury and that the girls
action was the result Of ignorance OF
court rules He ordered the girl ex-
cluded from further sessions of the trial
and the hearing proceeded.
Berger on Stand.
Victor L. Berger, congressman elect
from Milwaukee, the last Of the five de-
PENDANTS to be called as witness, was
on the stand throughout the day, When
tcorfrt adjourned Until Thursday lnoril-
ing his direct examination had not been
concluded
Berger, after giving his life's history,
described himself as a conservative and
constructive Socialist who believed IN
accomplishing results by peaceful and
honorable means.
There are two schools of socialists"
he said, historical and hysterical. | be-
long to the historical school. | believe
in complying with the law. ! was never
arrested in my life until this case. |
have little patience with some Of the
young men who compose the radical ele-
ment Of our party. The bolsheviki in
Russia are extreme radicals who believe
in confiscating. property and resorting
to violence to carry their end. do
not approve of any Of those things
and never have.
Obtain Control Gradually.
''My plan is to obtain control gradual
" and pay as we go. I would not con-
fiscate any property. My way of abol-
ishing the great trusts would be to have
the government buy them. That would
be cheapests in the end"
Berger said he never approved of
sabotage or any other form of violence
practiced by the I. w. w. He said that
when the I. w. W. was organized in
1905 he was invited to join, but refused.
Later he was responsible for the ex-
pulsion of w. D. Haywood, general sec
retary and treasurer of the |. w. W.,
now serving a prison term from the So
cialist party.
He explained the difference between
the |. w. w. and the socialist party The
former he said, was an economic organ
ization which believed in direct action
and sabotage to achieve its aims. The
socialist party, he said, was political
organization that stood for compliance
with law and mass action by peaceable
means. Socialists, he said, believed IN
evolution rather than revolution
Regards Himself as Patriotic.
The witness discussed the efforts of
socialists to abolish war and said he
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Continued on page a.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
COLD WAVE
COVERS WIDE AREA
MERCURY DROPS BELOW ZERO
IN INLAND EMPIRE TOWNS.
DENVER SUFFERS, TOO

PULLMAN, Wash, Dec. 81
Plumbers were busy in Pullman today
repairing burst water pipes, the mer-
curry last night having dropped to 10
below zero.
Palouse Plans to Cut Ice.
PALOUSE, Wash, Dec. 31.-Last
night was by faS the coldest the Pa
louise country mas experienced this
winter. In town the thermometers
registered from four to six below zero
while a number of farmers reported
10 degrees below zero at their homes.
Ice has been frozen to thickness of
several inches on the Palouse river,
and people are expecting the present
cold weather to make the ice thick
enough to cut for storage.
Zero Weather at Juliaetta.
JULIAETTA, Idaho, Dec. 31-From
6 to 9 o'clock this morning zero
weather prevaileasat Juliaetta, which
was 20 degrees colder than had been
experienced here before this winter.
Below Zerg at Sprague.
SPRAGUE, Wash, Dec. 31.-The
coldest weather Of this winter was
last night, when thermometers regis
tered few degrees below zero. There
was a stiff wind srom the northeast,
and the snow drifted some. 1t is not
thought that winter wheat is hurt.
Snow Covering Helps Wheat.
OAKESDALE, Wash, Dec. 81
Thermometers registered from 5 to
10 degrees below zero this morning,
the coolest of the winter. There is
light but helpful coating OF snow
on the fields, so no serious damage
to wheat is expected,
IL Below at Helena.
HELENA, Mont, Dec. 31.-Helena
reported IL degrees below zero to-
day. Havre and Miles City had 10
each and were the coldest cities IN
the state. The weather generally is
slightly tonight.
&c Below at Monida-
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 81.
The coldest weather experienced IN
this section this winter was regis
tered last night and early today,
when the government thermometer
registered nine abosc zero. Railroad
men brought reports Of 26 below zero
at Monida, on the border between
Montana and Idaho.
Cold in Minnesota
HIBBING, Mont, Dec. 31.-Local
thermometers registered IL degrees
below zero here today, the coldest OF
the winter. Ely reported IL degrees
below zero.
Blizzard in Northern Kansas
CITY, Dec. 31.-A snow
storm reaching blizzard in many
places prevailed tonight from north
ern Kansas to the gulf, according. to
reports reaching the local weather
bureau.
Railroad Traffic Crippled.
DENVER, Dec. 31.-Railroad traf-
fic, which was tied up for two days
last week by blizzard in western
Kansas, was interrupted again today
by snow and below zero temperatures,
coupled with high winds over west
ern Kansas and eastern Colorado.
Nine Below at Standpoint.
& STANDPOINT, Idaho, Dec. 3l.-The
first cold wave of the season struck
this city tonight, the government
this morning registering
3 below
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01


this Island 1t believed that the will
all be and that the will be saved The wounded being
ships and being well cared
Wilson will Italy morning and the
of the king of that for short time He has been forced
still fighting Yesterday they recapud Kadish
village the middle of the northern Russian front from the
Riga is threatened by the urderous fleeing
The Russian fleet will make another
tempt British fleet the Baltic
Poland under martial law and rong there being placed
the cable and telegraphc dispatches received today:
BoatC Reaches Ship.
NEW YoRK-Aer trying vany day
Northern Pacific which went ashore this morning Fire Island
Ten transport Christmas with
s 1900 aboard went sa % @ are M considered ere IN danger
army Hoken declared there is little
likelihood the transport until the and
virtually impossible be taken off until then radio
gram the transport said all aboard are safe
American Troop Ship Runs Aground
Northern Pacific with 24o0 American
France aground early today at
Fire Island Long Island Rescue vessels nave been sent Island
with instructions the troops who wounded Nearly SIX hours
Rescue vessels include United States cruisers Columbia and
Mallory hospital ship Soace deoe and
The tues went alongside the Northern troops
transported ship soc and to the Mallory and
we'll soldiers to the cruisers and destroyers
Northern Pacific 679 wounded and sck go WELL navy
Sailors 70 casual officers IL naval casual Officers max
ing total of 2,4S0
PARIS Tuday-(By Associated PressFrance plans to assume the
Of growing the conformity with treaties
Britain Russia 1915 if the coming peace does
Assoia
according to this plan will placed
except
the kingdom of which be
lsheviki Forces Capture
the west OF the
Bosheyii Tuesday according to Russian
received here today.
Germans Put PosenU Martial Il
BASEI-(Eavas Poland have declared
Posen according reports from Posen
FoodCo Commission to Vienna
BRNEThe with investigation
foodsu German Austria left today for Vienna
America Recapture Kadish
Kadish the middle sector the northern
forward two miles south OF the
in the direction of Vologda
Bosheki Riga.
GENRiga of the Boil
forces families are fleeing
front Berlin reports
The Knsdt and meet the British
Baeshp cruisers manned by Esthonans ana
fnnsh
coast andret 0 Kronsadt
Presiden Wilson Visit Tomorrow
Wilson will at the Italian ont on
the border by aides OF ng
Count u Ceere te
ambassador to the United States
the border special royal train and WI" pc
municipality Will arrive at Rome at
the station by the king ana queen
of cabinet and military and civil authorities
$ Declines Swiss Invitation
numerous on
ment prevents his visiting Switzerland"
odi+oaI Whi
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
WOMAN MARRIED TWICE
INSIDE SEVEN MONTHS

COEUR D'ALENE.-Maude NJ. Nab
bett is plaintiff in an action for divorce
brought against Albert f. Mabbett, aud
Ione of the grounds for complaint IS
that She was already married when she
married Mabbett. The complaint sets
forth that the Mabbetts were married
on November IS, 1915, at Spokane, and
that the plaintiff had already married
Joseph Whitehead Bryanton at Van
couyer, Wash, ON May 10, 1915, and
within a short time discovered that
Bryanton had wife in Maine, from
whom he was never separated
She asks custody of a child which
bears the name of Mabbett, but which
the plaintiff AYERS is born of her mar
riage with Bryanton.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
DONATES
VALUABLE SCHOOL SITE

LEWISTON, Idaho, Dec 31-The
Lewiston city council unanimously
voted to donate tract of land lying
just west of the normal school for
use as the site of the proposed new
administration building, which will
cost upward of $15O,OOO. The value
of the tract is $4,000. The council
took the view that the grant of this
land to the state normal school not
only was an act of cooperation for
the upbuilding of the school but they
considered the ground would still be
available in a large measure as pub
lie grounds.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01
INFLUENZA SITUATION
AT PALOUSE is BETTER

PALOUSE, Wash, Dec 31.-While
Palouse has 80 or more cases of in
fluenza a week ago there is but one
case under a doctors care in town
today. The stamping out of the di-
sease is credited in part to the fact
that quarantine has been enforced
in each case, and the ban on all pub
lie gatherings maintained at the same
time, and also to the clear cold
weather
1t is considered probable that the
ban will be raised here the first of
next week and the schools may open
Monday.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-01

PULLMAN, Wash, Dec. 81
Plumbers were busy in Pullman today
repairing burst water pipes, the mer-
curry last night having dropped to 10
below zero.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-06
FROM DAWSON.

We are having some real summer
weather now, every thing is grow
ing nicely after the wet spell.
Mr.. and Mrs, Foncy Woolard and
family, of Clute, were visiting re-
lations at Dawson last week.
Miss Ina Martin is very sick al
this writing.
A. B. McClung and sister, Vir.
ginia, who have, been teaching al
Layland, have returned TO their
home.
w. E. Ferguson is on the sick
list.
The supper given by the ladies
Of the Maude Chapel Church was
largely, attended, very body report.
ing nice time. They received S74
which goes for the benefit of the
new church.
Mr.. and Mrs, G.. Fl. Harrah were
visiting at Tom Shawver's Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Zickafoose
and family, of Landisburg, were
visiting the latter's parents, the first
of the week.
]. B. McClung has gone to Sevy
to work.