davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-07-10
COMPOUND
sY1Uy OF 1A1

O14 esasss 0Sss kia1o = osuohD
Oan eAy seAss Ossoh RaRslv 0
00A Pssss - - ~
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-07-10

- ~ I'D. css ~ yss Q sAAA
- - sepsh ~ . ebes - q pelA
~ o,ssaIIa& 01ss0 q VssesR
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31

Philadelphia, Jan, 30.-Philadelphia
today extended hearty welcome TO
2197 men Of the American expedition
ary force, first of the overseas contin-
gent to arrive at this port. They came
on the liner Hayerford which sailed
from Rrest on Janaury 10.
After being entertained at stand
up luncheon by women of the various
war organizations, the veterans of many
BATHS on French soil marched to the
Pennsylvania railroad downtown station
and entrained this afternoon for Camp
Dix. Most of the returning soldiers were
members of the Goth regiment, coast ar
tillery.
Organized on the Pacific coast, the
65th regiment is composed mainly of
men from Washington. Oregon and Cali
fornia. Colonel Benjamin III. kerfoot of
Kansas is in command.
The regiment claims the honor of be-
ing the only organization Of American
troops to fire the British 9.2-ineh how
itzer in action and is said to have han
died the heaviest mobile armament, out
side of the railroad mounted guns, aused
by the American first army. The regi-
ment fired $4,000 tons of steel and ex-
plosives st five different points in the
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
ENTERTAINS
COAST ARTILLERY THAT LOST
THREE MEN IN 70 DAYS BATTLE

German line of defense, all within pc
riod of 20 days and nights.
Colonel kerfoot said. today. that in
the 70 days his regiment was in action,
either firing or changing its position.
the casualties amounted to only three
men killed and 30 wounded in action.
The good fortune of the regiment in
keeping out of reach of the enemy $
shell fire was attributed by Colonel
kergoot to the proficiency attained In
the art of camouflage.
In artillery parlance, the army artil-
lery units were termed "circus artil-
lery" because of their many moves. In
the case of the 65th, the enormous
amount of equipmea. carried on each
change of position Nude the title espec-
tally applicable.
The 65th moved In each change the
following equipment; Iwenty-four Brit
ish howitzers. each weighing $4,000
pounds; "a cater piiiar tractors for haul
ing the heavy guns. each weighing o5.-
coo pounds; 161 three ton trucks; o6
touring automobiles, used for reconnoit-
-ering and transporting officers from one
position to another; four observation
cars built to carry large number Of
soldiers and 80 motor cycles
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31

Paris, Jan. 30 british Wireless
Service. AN official French statement
regarding the questions at issue between
the Poles and the Czecho-Slovak to
explain which delegates of the respective
countries appeared before the supreme
war council, yesterday, says that the
Polish delegate, M. Dmowski, declared
Poland wished to recover territory she
possessed before the partitions Of 1772
and 1893, including the province and
town of Posen and the town of Thorn
and to have free access to the sea by
way of Danzig, protected by strip of
territory isblch would render the means
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
FIRST WAR BRIDES
IN ON TRANSPORT;
ALSO A WAR BABY
Youngster to See, First Time,
Father Just Recovered From
Seventh Wound.

New York, Jan. 30,-The Plattsburg,
which arrived today, was the first troop.
ship to bring English war brides q
American soldiers to this port On board
were the wives of three officers and l.
enlisted men, some accompanying their
husbands and some whose husbands had
returned on other ships.
There was one war baby" on the
ship, William Robert John Lewis. Jr.,
who came over with his mother to see
his father for the first time. The father
returned several weeks ago and, last
week, was discharged from a debarka
tion hospital here with his seventh
wound healed.
Lieut. w De Rade. of Buffalo, met
his bride in convalescent camp where
he was recovering from wounds and she
was ministcring to the invalids.
Lieut.. Henry &. Wyatt, of Richmond.
Va. said he made three trips from
England to Scotland to win his 1S-year-
old bride. who was an acquaintance Of
Il Scottish soldier be had "chummed
with.
Private G. ID. johnson, of Brooking,
s. D., attached to an aviation squadron,
first met his bride on official business"
She was Il clerk in the British air serv-
ice at Blandford, England
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
WILSON PUTS WORLD
UPON NEW COLONIAL
POLICY: GUARDIANSHIP
Led by Britain and France, Powers Give Adhesion
to New Principle; Australia Not Pleased;
Turkey to Come Under Rule.

reached for dealing with the
German colonies and the occu-
pied territories in Asia"
The council decided that the
military representatives of the
allied powers at Versailles
should meet and report on the
most equitable distribution of
the burden of supplying mill
tary forces for the purpose of
maintaining order in Turkey,
pending action by the confer
ence regarding the government
of Turkish territory.
REACHES INTO ASIA
The provisional arrangement
to which the communication
Continued on Page Three)
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
BUFFER WORK IS
URGED TOSTAvE
OFF bOLSHEV|SV|
Secretary Wilson Says
Unrest Is Hysteria, but
Take No Risks.

Washington. Jan. 3o-Whilc not look :
ing for social revolution in the United
States as result of what he described
as 'hysteria' over unemployment, Secre-
tar of Labor Wilson today urged on a
jsint meeting Of the house and senate
labor committees legislation that will
provide "buffer" employment till the
stress Of demobilization passes.
The secretary urged the legislation as
much on the ground Of taking precaution
against political poison, in the forms of
such doctrines as the Industrial Workers
of the World preach, as TO provide ma
terial comfort for labor otherwise out of
work.
He felt that the problem Of unemploy-
ment will be worked out successfully, In
spite of the dark clouds that surround
reconstruction; and. altho reports to the
department showed 262,o00 unemployed
Continued on Page Three.)
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31

Paris, Jan. 3O.-(By The As
sociated Press. )-The announce
ment was made in autho1ita-
tive quarters today that the
great colonial powers, notably
Great Britain and France, had
accepted in principle the Amer
ican proposal put forward by
President Wilson for the league
of nations exercising super
vision over the German colonies
and alloting their administra-
tion to mandatory powers.
The supreme council COM
munication issued tonight
makes the official announce
ment that satisfactory pro-
visional arrangements were
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
SUNK
At Hoo ISLAND
DECLARED SAF T
President Of Shipbuild-
ing Co. Says Value Is
There as criminal.

Washington, Jan. 30.-Thc Hog Island
shipyard, which was to cost S21 100000
but which will cost S66,00O,00o when
completed, was defended today before
the senate commerce committee by Matt
G. Brush, president of the company op-
Grating the plant, As the "only war ven
ture where every single penny spent is
still good"
aside from shipbuildng facilities .
Mr. Brush said, ''the construction of Hog
Island is justified as a terminal. 1t is
worth more now than the United States
government has invested in it. because it
is as good deep water terminal as there
is in this country. | am willing to stake
my reputation as an executive that the
yard can be made success.
Mk. Brush quoted Howard Cooniey.
vice president of the Emergency Fleet
corporation, as saying that Philadelphia
Continued on Page Threeo
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
APACHES GUILTY
Of PARIS GRIMES
LAID To YANKEES
Use u. S. Uniforms for
Immunity; Even They
Killed Only Two.
OFFENCES Of ALLIES
BLAMED ON AMERICANS

Paris, Jan 3O-(By the Associated
Press. THAT apaches Of all nationall-
ties dressed in American uniforms were
mainly responsible for the acts of ylo-
lence which have caused broadcast pub
licity to be given to an alleged Amerl-
can crime wave in Paris. was shown by
an investigation conducted by the Asso-
ciated Press, today. 1t was further as
rertained that assaults and holdups are
infinitesimal in number AZ compared
with the published figures Of the crime
wave existing nearly exclusively in the
vivid Imagination of sensational local
newspapers.
An opportunity was presented 10 YER
ify at police headquarters the figures
respecting crimes during last December.
Thirty four murders charged to Amerl-
cans were discredited and dwindled to
two. IA hoIdups and assaults We're re
duced by 50 per cent.
Many Crimes lust Fist Fights.
There have been numerous fistic en-
counters however, but they were mostly
between Americans, old fashioned rough
and tumble brawls in which arrests are
rarely made in American cities where
for the most part the pugnacious lndl-
yiduals would merely be requested By
the palce 10 20 home or a humorous
want to fight, go to Europe"
Brigadier General William W. Hart
of the United States army, in state
ment given out today, says:
'The reports concerning the large
!, number of murders by American soldiers
in Paris are untrue. They are gener-
ally exaggerated. The number Of mn
tary police in Paris has been increased
merely because Of the greater number
~ hn n,ty ,1t
because of unusual disorders. The state
istics show that the American soldiers
are maintaining their high standard of
discipline in every detail, wherever they
may be-
Police Chief Lauds Yanks.
The Paris chief Of police, NJ Mouten,
said he was greatly pleased at the CO.
operation Of the American detectives
who have recently arrived here.
1--WE have established liaison between
Continued on Page Three)
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
SIR SAM STEELE,
CANADIAN FIGHTER.
DIES IN ENGLAND
Gained Military Fame i'm Indian
Campaigns and as Mounted
Police Head.

London. Jan. 3O-Major General Sir
Sam Steele of the permanent staff OF
the Canadian army, died at Pntney today
He had been i'll for about two months,
but the end came rather suddenly.
General Sir Sam Steele was well
known as leader of the Northwest
Mounted Police and took a prominent
part in crushing Indian reyots in North
western Canada in 1885.
He served in Northern Canada and the
Yukon until the Boer war, IN which he
served as commander Of Lord Strath-
cona's corps He was in South Africa
from 1890 to 1906 In 1914 he was in
spector general Of The forces in Western
Canada and in 1915 organized, command
ed and trained the Second Canadian di-
vision. In July of that year ne was ap-
pointed commander of the southeastern
military division area of England
Sir Sam was born in Purbrook, Cana
da. in 1S49.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
ANT|-bOLSHEV|k
LAW RADICAL TRICK,
OPPONENTS ASSERT
Desire Impression of Persecu-
ton and Martyrdom by Flag
and Syndical Measures.

Salem. Ore, Jan. 30-The "anti-red
flag" bill. by Representative Herbert
Gordon Of Portland, making the display
Of any emblem in defiance Of the Amer
lean government A felony. passed the
lower house of the legislature today. at
ter a prolonged battle. BY vote OF ~
70 3. II was opposed by labor repre-
sentatives.
The criminal syndicalism bill, attach
ing heavy penalties to all forms of sa-
botage or the setting in motion of crime
or violence in the pursuit of political or
economic ends. went to the governor to-
day, after passing both houses. The
measure also strikes at the teaching OF
spreading Of propaganda to incite such
methods of viol nee.
Opponents of the bill declared its
passage was desired by the radicals, as
It indicated spirit of persecution which
would strengthen their organizations.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
PEACE BY TRUCE
COSTLY As WAR
TOGOVERNMENT
In y Months u. S. Spent
70 Billion Dollars;
Bills Continue.
40 BILLION BRITISH
BURDEN; 38 TO GERMANY

Washington, Ian. 30.-Aithough
nearly three months have passed
since the signing of the armistice,
the American governments war ex-
penses show no signs of decreasing
materially, except in loans to the
allies.
In January, the treasury paid out
about 100000 for ordinary
war expenses, exclusive of allied
loans. or only S70.000,00 less than
in December, $50 100000 less than
in November, and considerably
more than in any month thereto
fore.
Officials explained that this was not
to be taken Is indication that production
of war materials is continuing at the
tremendous rate of several months ago
Manufacturers now are presenting their
bills and receiving payment for mate
rials delivered long ago, however. and
this keeps up expenses.
Liquidation of war contracts, to be
given added impetus after passage OF
pending legislation, providing for vail
dation of informal orders, is expected to
be a new source of high outlays for the
next month or two.
Allies Cost Us Less Now.
PAYMENTS to the allies fell to about
$3.50. 100000 in January. When these
loans were first instituted, the govern
ment contemplated turning over about
Continued on Page Tenf
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
so UNIONS FOR STRIKE;
TWO AGAINST

Seattle Jan. 30-Organized labor in
Seattle will not 60 out on general strike
until after February 5, it is believed
now. even if the referendum being taken
to call sympathetic strike to aid the
metal trades council is completed prior
to that time.
Sunday, 800 delegates of the 80
unions affiliated with the central labor
council are to meet to consider date
for the genraI strike. ANY date they
might choose would have TO be ratified
by the council itself, at its meeting next
Wednesday night.
Reports to labor leaders, tonight, were
said to show that nearly so unions have
voted for the general strike and only two
against. Other unions, including the
butchers, it was said. cannot strike with
out consent of their international Off
GERS and as several of these unions oper-
ate on rigid contracts, it Is believed the
consent will be refused
In formal statement, today. the steel
shipbuilding companies of Seattle anu
Tacoma stated they had not even con
sidered resuming operations on the open
shop basis.
want to Wipe Slate Clean.
Seattle's general walkout, if it Is
called, will be called for two purposes.
to demonstrate the solidarity Of Seattle
union labor, and to help the STRIKING
metal trades workers win their fight tor
ligher shipyard wages, Seattle central
labor council officials declared today.
Several Seattle unions at meeting
of the council last night attempted TO
make the proposed strike mass
walkout to wipe with one strike the
labor slate clean of grievances held by
several unions. After a long debate the
council voted to make the strike their
weapon to gain but the two points,
Butchers and longshoremen led IN
fight to make the strike a mass walk
Continued on Fage Ten>
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
GOVERNMENT To
USE SHIP PSTR|kE
To REDUCE COST
Emergency Fleet to Let
Yards Remain Idle on
Present Wages.
NO GENERAL WALk0UT
PRIOR To FEBRUARY 5

The government will utilize the
shipyard strikes on the Pacific coast
to eliminate factors tending to in
crease cost of building ships, Charles
Piez, director general of the Emerg-
ency Fleet corporation, declared in ap
interview at Washington. He said
the government would not continue to
furnish work at extremely high wages,
unless increased skill and output JUS
titled it. He added it was highly un-
wise for the men to strike at existing
wage scales.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
POLES DESIRE TO REGAIN
TERRITORY TAKEN FROM
THEM I'm 1772 AND 1898

Of communication secure.
DIR. Benes, the Czecho Slovak dele
gate, explained the Czecho-Slovak point
of view
The Poles maintain that the district
of Posen should be Polish, as Poles con-
stitute 55 per cent of the population.
The Czecho- Slovaks reply that the
region is indispensable for their in
dustries, owing to its coal mines. The
peace conference will decide between the
two parties.
From now on" the statement con-
cludes, frontier incidents between the
Poles and Czecho- Slovaks are settled,
and that is the most essential thing"
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
GERMANY To GET 7
SIX MILLION BIZ.
F00D;ALs0P PORK
Millions Of Bushels Of
Grain Required by AL
lies and Neutrals.

New York, Jan. 3o.-Under the gem
eral food program outlined by the allies,
Germany will be allowed about 100000
bushels Of breadstuffs a month, mostly
from the United States, If she can find
the money to pay for it, according to a
detailed statement of foreign grain re-
quirements cabled by Herbert Hoover to
Iulins III. Barnes, president of the United
State Grain corporation, and made public
here tonight.
ment said, France and Italy will take
sc, 900, 100000 bushels Of wheat and
Continued on Page Threel
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
League of Nations
Mere Sewing Circle,
Says us. Fleet Head

Washington. Jan. 30.-In urging i'm
mediate naval expansion, today, before
the house naval committee which votes
tomorrow on the Administrations new
building program, Admiral Mayo. COM
nander in chief of the Atlantic fleet,
said:
"The league of nations is rapidly
getting down to sewing circle
with no means of enforcement and
no international police force. Now is
the time to go the limit in expand
ing our navy
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
DEMPSEY WILLING
TO FIGHT WILLARD
AND CARPENTER

Fort Worth, Tex, Ian. 30.-Tex
Rickard, boxing promoter, who was
here last night en- route to the Ranger
Oil field, where he has some holdings,
announced that he wanted to arrange
with lack Dempsey to meet Jesse
Willard, providing Dempsey sustains
no injuries between now and next
IuIy, when the worlds championship
bout is to be staged.
Jack Dempsey stands ready to box
Willard upon any terms agreeable to
Rickard. Dempsey will meet Georges
Carpenter in an elimination bout be-
fore July 4, If such contest is con-
sidered desirable.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
Why Bar immigration?
Exodus Is Other WAY

New York, Ian. 30.-More than 900
italian and Greek workinamen, the
majority of whom told customs Off
ciaIs they wished to return to their
native lands to assist in the support
of relatives whose bread winners were
killed or disabled in the war, have
been seeking passports to sail Satur-
day on the Giuseppi Verdi for NapIes
and Genoa. The rush Of applicants
has been SO great, the authorities
said, today, that it was necessary to
double the intelligence staff at the
customs house.
The applicants were from all Sec
tions of the country.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
FAV0RS OPENING YARDS
TO BUILD FOREIGN SHIPS

Washington, Jan. 30.-By unanimous
vote. the senate commerce committee to-
day ordered favorably reported Il bill by
Senator Jones of Washington, taking
from the shipping board authority to re-
strict construction of ships in American
yards to foreign accom-
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
Bolshevik Drunks
Will Be Executed

Stockholm, Ian. 30-A threat to
punish inebriety among hoIshevik Of
ficiaIs OF high degree by death is con-
tanned in a soviet decree printed in
late issues of the Petrograd news
papers.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31

Great Britain's reported acceptance of
President Wilson's theory of information
alization. as applied tc captured enemy
colonies, says the Paris correspondent
of the Daily Maj In late edition of that
paper, today, involves the admission that
the treaties with Japan regarding the
islands in the northern Pacific and with
Continued on Page Three.l
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-31
COLONIES GONE,
GERMANY IS NOT
T0PAY WAR COST.
Wilson S Victory Anglers
Japs, Says London
Daily Mail.

London, Ian. 30.-The peace con-
ference has settled one important
point with regard to the indemnity
question, the Paris correspondent of
the Evening Standard says he has rea-
sons for reporting. The conference,
he declares, has eliminated any in
tention of calling upon Germany and
her associates to pay the allied coun-
tries the cost of the war, or to impose
heavy indemnities upon the enemy
nations.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14

only few directions, and then mu:
await military necessity. The Won
derful canal system is locked in many
places by the destruction of bridges,
and some canals have been allowed to
run dry. Therefore it becomes part of
our business to get these cleared and
to stimulate the subsidiary transport
services of the country, not only for the
transportation Of our food but to per-
nit the transportation Of coal from the
Belgian mines, sore necessity this
winter.
There are no courts, and the pris-
ons have been emptied, but the gen
darmerie have remained at their posts
and are themselves both policemen and
judges. The people are most law abid-
ing. The central and provincial gov
ernments have disappeared. The city
and communal governments, however,
still exist and through them the dis
tribution of food is being arranged.
"In order to guarantee tha. children
are properly fed and that they are not
subjected to the rigorous rations issued
to adults. parents ars compelled to
present Ill children 70 communal
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
Nelcs.

doctors, who are on constant duty in
charge Of the canteens Five different
kinds of tickets are issued, the
mothers calling for ditferen. types of
rations. The tickets for the first six
months Of child's life are practical
ly for milk alone. Various grades of
tickets gradually evolve into the in
PRODUCTION Of more solid foods, until
children three years old and over fall
on the general canteen. In order to
provide milk the communes have taken
over daires
"Brussels consumed 5000 sacks of
-four per diem. There were JUS. 92l
sacks of -four in the city when our
first shipment OF foodstufs arrived.
When | left Brussels Yesterday morn
ing there were $4,000 sacks in the city,
or about five days supply. We have
about two or three days supply in
Liege and similar supplies in othe-
centres, such as Louvain, Charleroi,
Namur and Luxembourg"
1t was in this devastated country
that the undaunted American con-
vinced Berlin that it would be i'm
polite to interfere with the dis
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14

been taken by the military. Tho most
stringent orders have been given that
we shall have no interference, and our
members meet with respect and assist
aAce in all quarters.
$50 far our efforts have necessarily
been devoted to provisioning the larger
centres. 1t requires organization and
patience to be able to penetrate the
outlying towns and villages. 1t will be
difficult for the people of the United
States to comprehend the difficulties
which We meet in purely executive mat
ters IN the elaboration Of this work.
"The clock has absolutely stopped in
Belgium. An industrial country, which
was dependent on the overseas before,
is now walled up, with 70 per cent of
the people idle. There are no tele-
graphs, telephones, railways or post
Offices, except for military purposes.
The Belgians, Of military necessity,
are not allowed to pass from, their own
towns, and consequently there is no
communication throughout the coun-
try, except by personal visits of our
own members.
Transportation by rail IL possible In