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The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-08-13

Mrs. Harry stoughton (Hazel Do.
LAM left this morning for sabin, Min
assota to join Mr.. Stoughton.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-08-13

We have in stock now
twelve different styles of
Boots for Women. We will
be pleased to show them.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-08-13

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The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-08-13

Miss Mae Weed was an over night
guest at the farm Of her uncle, HON.
Ter Weed.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-08-13

Paul and Thor Svee drove dow
from Perth yesterday and are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hens Svee.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-08-13

Miss Marion Nimmo expects to
leave tomorrow for Nekomi to visit
with her sister, Mrs. Smith.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09
BODY OF FUGITIVE
FOUND IN THE WOODS

New York. Sept. s-Benjamin NJ.
who disappeared on August 12 with
sl7s.000 worth Of liberty bonds. was
found murdered near Milford. Conn.
The body. badly mutilated. was found
on a fence and was Identified as that
Of the missing messenger Inspector
Faurot. OF the New York police de-
partment. declared he believed the boy
was murdered by professional criminals
who had enticed him into an automo-
bile for this purpose when he left the
office Of Whitney and Company. his
employers.
Mrs. Binkowitz identified the picture
Of the body as being that of her son.
Nine stab wounds on the chest were
mute evidence that the messenger had
put UP desperate tight, evidently to
save the property he was guarding.
His head was almost severed from the
body, his face was cut in several lay
ers and hts right hand bore deep cuts.
The boys body was found impsled
on the fence by a motoring party.
None OF the missing bonds was found
on or near the body. Only one Of the
missing bonds has been recovered
since the disappearance Of the mes
senger on August IL. That was tound
in the possession Of august Schiller.
who Is now q prisoner In the Tombs un-
der $4,000 bail charged with GRIMM
ally receiving stolen goods. He II
being questioned again regarding how
me came IN possAssion of the bonds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09
Former Congressman Dill Explains
Provisions of the Plumb Measure
Large Party of Railroad Men at John Marshall
High School Applaud the Speaker-League
Hopes to Have Large Membership Soon

CT the plan indicate that the entire
tonded Indebtedness of the roads
WOULD be paid off in thirty-five years
Ivy setting aside one per cent yearly
for this purpose. thus insuring trans
portation at cost within that time,
Mr.. Dill said. He supported the pro-
vision dividing the profits between the
ing the Ford and National Cash Regis
ter companies as examples OF its
lrracticability.
The Metropolitan press says we
ere Bolshevists", he said. IF / I'M
,derstand their meaning OF Bolshevism.
we are net. The Plumb plan proposes
4. murder no railroad officials. We
mean to remove them legally; We have
taken our proposition to congress and
IL II does not approve 1t, we will elect
another congress that win. The press
which opposes the plan Is owned.
generally, by the same interests which
own the banks and railroads. It ID
natural for them to stand together"
This part of his speech was greeted
With prolonged applause. He told his
CT ease the membership Of the league.
rot combining their appeal to railroad
men. but to 60 TO the business men.
the chamber of commerce and chal-
lenEe them to q joint public debate.
Inc league Is counting on a solid
membership among the 4. 900. 900 rail-
read employees OF the country and
their ranks will probably be filled to
ID, 900. 900 with other converts. At the
fee for 81 a member. this means 310,-
600. 900 will be placed at the disposal
CT the league officials most Of which
will be spent on propaganda all over
the country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09
Plan for Better Terms BY
Helping Defeat
cation.
WOULD KEEP u. 4
OUT OF Lea GkJL
Executive Pays Hie
spects to the Motller of
the League to En{dEce
Peace.
Nv Jay .ero.ne willla.s. ].

On Board Presidents Special r6fou1s
City, Iowa. Sept. S.--President Wllaon
paid signal honor today to Mrs. G. N
Dietz. the mother of Could ptst1
the League to Enforce Peace and G
y. Dietz. She is an invalid and wat
unable to attend the auditorium where
he spoke. ~ !
The president ordered his aut6niobiis
stopped at the door and both he and.
Mrs. Wilson left the car ami entered
the Dietz's home. The president 10 TIN
Dfetz in this manner - : = : =
Her other visitors were Fnsn6R
Presidents Roosevelt and TAFT
A siren shrieked all the time Priest.
dent Wilson was being driven tSrou3A
the street Of Omaha. From I6df6aE-
polls on the preside mt has run aAnt6
regular old-time corn belts. weather.
the kind that biisters the paint. s@R
barns and sizzles great gaping M6d16D
in the soil 81. III s8e Sf
The weather, though. hiss net rrSs
vented the inhabitants o. avery corn
belt town and cross- roads from s0al..
gregatins at the red brick ~ IRENE
depot to catch a, neeting glimpeS ~ M
president. s s s & I
He is standing the trip well. an4 U
in the best Of health. His x0feA. x6r
the first time today, showed ths sf.
fects Of hard usage to which II haa
been put
Several times in his speech In omahai
rasping tone was detected in shts
voice. but this was in a large mcclure
due to the hall The acoustics, IT wAas
said, are very poor.
Real undiluted enthusiasr. 10 a3Waya
Forthcoming before the -preaident ftonn
the kids. They turn out Ia yayAxnas-
and their little sun bf6wned faces Are
wreathed In the most welcoming ri
smiles for him. The little xtrls- are
prim and nice in their starched drAssee
and the little boys are human bundles
OF noise. 4s M
Their good humor is infectious and
the president always responds u thAff
greetings. And it's some thrill for Z
back country youngster OF thirteen on
so to have the president Of the United
States remove his hat ana smile 81
him.
President Wilson in his address d
the coliseum here tonight declared that
o-Germanism was again AaeoMino
active in the country. and that this %.
tivity was due to a plan to insure bAts
ter terms for Germany by hAlpdn9 III
keep the United States out ~ - -
league of nations.
II want to tell you" PresidAnt Wtl.s
son said, that within the la&G tSt1
weeks the pro-German element III the
United States has again lifted ia
head" sssss nc X.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09
GEN. PERSHING FoRGETS
THE REGULATIONS

New York. Sept. s.--General
Pershing did not remove his Sam
Browne belt when he landed here
today and wore it throughout all
the days ceremonies, although
army regulations provide that the
Sam Browne belt shall not be worn
In this country.
The belt was worn during the
war by all commissioned officers
overseas, ind constituted as 1t
were, a tangible halo by which the
enlisted man could easily distin-
guish his superior. Upon arrival in
this country all the officers were
ordered to DON their belts. and 1t is
recalled that General Organ. COM
mander OF the 27th division. noting
number Of officers in a theater
audience here in New York. sent
orders by an aid to those officers
to remove their belts.
Several generals in General Per-
shing's party also wore their belts.
and soldiers who saw them are
specializing as to how long they will
continue to disregard the regula-
tons which "shavetails" and lesser
lights were compelled to respect.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09
johnson Starts on
Fight Against Wilson

Washington. Sept S-The itinerary
of the western speaking tour Of SEN
Ator Hiram johnson, OF California,
against the league of nations was an
nounced today. Senator johnson has
definitely arranged far IL speeches and
has ! more in prospect. II il is pos
sible for him to continue on TO the
Pacific coast on this trip he will de-
liver approximately twenty four
speeches.
The tour viii open with a speech
at the Hamilton club. Chicago. al
noon on "wednesday Of this week fol-
loWed by NA1k11g In the auditorium
II the veniug. AZ. this meeting Sen
aaors Borah, "a IFSSo. ana Mediil Nc
Cormick, OF Illinois, will Spe2k.
SenA4nr. Johnson win speak Thurs
day in Indianapolis. and Friday even
inx In 81. Lnuie II noon Of that day.
Saturday might n will speak In Kan
sas City, Monday night IN DA6 Moines.
Tuesday night In Sioux Falls, Wed
nesray night In Sioux City, Friday
night in Duluth and Saturday after
noon and night IN St. Paul and Min
neapolis.
II conditions permit Senotor John
son will continue his trip to include
Spokane, Seattle and Tacoma, Port
land. San Francisco and Los Angeles
On bis return Senator johnson will
speak probably In Salt Lake. Denver.
Wichita. Topeka and Omaha
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09
CURE FOR BoLsHEvIsM.

Omaha, Neb.. Sept. S.--The real
cure for Bolshevism, President Will
son was told by committee of
farmers who called on him just be-
fore he left Des Moines Sunday
night. is Iowa's bumper corn crop.
the largest In the history OF the
state.
There will be enough corn
raised In Iowa this year to load
wagons with fifty bushels each and
stretch q belt westward across the
United States, over the Pacific.
across Siberia and all Europe and
back to San Francisco" the farm
ers told the president And they
would still be loading corn In Des
Moines them they added
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09
BY Karl H. Won Wcieand.

Berlin. Sept s.-The kaiser was "a
prisoner of his generals, He was
often uncertain and vacillatinG in his
war aims The German crown
rrince became an avowed pacifist in
1aI7. Gear Nicholas put out a peace
fee1er in February, 1917. few days
before the outbreak of the Russian
revolution.
These are some OF the outstanding
assertions made by Count Ottocar Won
Czernin. the former Austrian foreign
minister. in his memoirs, entitled
the world war
The book will come off the press
v thin the next few days. according
to dispatches from Vienna.
Count Czernin's book has been
looked forward to by public and Of
fetal circles with greater interest than
any other contribution to the inner
history OF the world war. 1t was ex-
pected Czernin would write with con-
siderable frankness and it appears
his memoirs are not disappointing in
that respect.
The book contains twelve chapters,
csch dealing with a particular phase
Of the great conflict Discussing the
situation which led up to the war
Cxernin declares England and France
ed not want war in 1914. He charac-
tcrixed the late Herr Won Tschirschky
who was German ambassador at
Vienna as the German "Iswolsky' and
writes sharply Oh the role played by
him.
(Note--Iswolski was the Russian
to England has been
Z charged by German officials with
plotting the alleged isolation OF
Germany which they assert led to the
war He died recently.
Count Cxerntn declares tibet Bis
marks heritage was a curse for Ger
many and in his opinion the invasion
of Belgium spelled disaster for Ger
many.
Archduke Ferdinand whose murder
was the spark that set the world
aflame IL described In the book as
having been possessed with a fana-
teal antipathy to everything Hun
gsrtan but on the whole not I'M
friendly toward Serbia. C1ernin dis
putes the idea that Ferdinand's MUIR
der was seized On by Germany and
Russia as a wall against revolution.
The count. who was Austrian min
lister at Bucharest at the time OF Ru-
r.ania's entrance into the war, charges
that Queen Marie. of Rumania. was
tho soul Of Rumania's war policy and
that Premier BrasIanu never had been
truly neutral.
One OF the most interesting chapters
Of the book is that in which Czernin
tells OF his efforts to make peace in
.1Sl7 which failed. he says, largely
because the Cerman chancellor. DIR.
MichAolfa and the German high COM
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09
$4,000 Miners Go
Out--More to Follow

scranton. Pa. Sept. s.-One of the
biggest ue-ups OF mining operations
In the anthracite fields is expected
this week. following the strike to
day OF $4,000 miners employed by the
Delaware and Hudson Coal company
and the issuance OF a strike order
calling out $4,000 men of the D. l..
and w. company Oh Tuesday.
Failure OF the companies to adjust
grievances OF the men that have been
for months pending. caused the walk
out today and the cali for more men
to quit tomorrow.
All collieries of the Delaware and
Hudson company In Delaware and
Luzerne counties are idle with the
exception of five al Plymouth They
will be closed tomorrow. strike lead
ers say.
The radical element OF the miners
union is responsible for the strike and
union officers have thus far been un-
able to control the men
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09

Teh Plumb plan OF railroad owner
ship and administration was expound
ed and organization OF the PUNT
plan league proceeded with at meet
ing OF railroad men held last nigh
in the John Marshall High Schoo
auditorium. Ex-Congressman c. c
Dill, OF Spokane, Washington, wa.
the speaker sent down from Wash
ington to appear In the absence Of
Heating, who wa
scheduled to speak.
Thomas b, Morton presided at th'
meeting and started = canvas of new
members Immediately after this
speaking was concluded. He an
nounced that the league now has ap
proximately 500 members in Rich
mond and that it will eventually IN
siude every railroad man in the city
The auditorium was sparsey hllet
with members, between 200 and 800
responding 70 the invitation.
Mr.. Dilrs speech was we'll rendered
many of his utterances being received
with loud applause. He declared tina
the railroad problem was one of bash
and that II 1t was solved
the, SOLUTION to all other industrial
tangles would follow as a matter Of
course.
The freight rate is added to ev
cry article you buy" he said, 'wheth
err it Ii paid or not. Apples raised
in Washington cost as much In Spo'
kane as they do in Richmond; goods
manufactured In Richmond cost tht
sand here as they do 1000 mile.
away. Discriminating in freight rates
either make or break industries. The
sheep industry in New England wal
virtually destroyed by discriminatory
freight rates"
He then proceeded TO explain tbs
Plumb plan, compare Its salen'
points with those embraced In the
three other plans, known as this
chamber Of commerce plan. the ex'
ecutives plan and the Warheld plan
and to point out its superiority. He
said that the three rival plans all pre-
vided that freight rates be high
enough to guarantee six per cent or
the railroads. valuation Of their prop
crty. while the Plumb plan provides
payment Of four ana one-haH pei
cent on the actual valuation Of the
property.
Mr.. Din said that the railroads
valuation was twenty billion Of dol
lars while the actual valuation. h de-
termined by Anderson. the govern
ment expert, was eleven billions, max
ing difference OF 100000. 900 q
year s~in interest charges alone. He
said that the board Of directors, dve
to be chosen by the men themselves
f1ve by the oficiaIs and Ave by the
president, would guarantee an admin
istrAtio1 whose only interest would be
ctnctency and setvtce.s s
Eseinnatee mAde ~ the proponGot1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09
Will Not Be Present At
Conference of Steel
Workers Today.
MEN MAY AGREE TO
AWAIT ON Will SON
John Fitzpatrick, of Chi
cago, to Preside a,
Meeting and Read Mes
sage from President.

Washington. Sept. s.-The con-
ference of the presidents Of the
International Unions in the Steel
Industry to consider the calling OF
a strike against the United States
Steel Corporation will be held
here tomorrow without the pres
ence Of President Samuel Comp
ers, OF the American Federation
of Labor.
Mr. Gompers was called sud-
denly to Dorchester. Mass. by
word from his sister that his
years of age, was dying. Two
brothers are already at the bed
side of the dying father. Mr..
Gompers cancelled a speaking en-
gagement for Wednesday night at
Philadelphia. where he was to ad-
dress the mass meeting called by
opponents OF ]. Hampton Moore,
Independent Republican candi-
date for mayor.
John Fitzpatrick. president OF tn
Federation OF Labor an
member of the steel workers commit
tee, who will preside at tomorrow
of the representatives OF tn
Unions. Is expected t
present a message from Presiden
Iompers relative TO the reply receives
from President Wilson as to what tn
outlook is for inducing the steel cor
poration to recognize the committee.
It was stated today that pressur
would be brought to bear on the stee
workers representatives to postpon
relative to setting atrfk
late until after the president rcturne'
from his speaking tour and the Octc
Der conference OF capital and labo
had been held. Should this view. b
taken, the steel workers would the
align themselves with the shopmc
who have agreed to q ninety day.
truce
While Judge Ebert Fl. Gary. chair
man of the United States Steel Cor
poration, has refused to meet tn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09
DEFEAT OF THE PEACE TREAT Y 3
WOULD PLACE STAIN UPON THIS
PEOPLE SAYS WILSON AT OMAHA
Poindexter Makes
Feeble Effort to
Reply to President

Washington, Sept. SIT costs
the blood and tears of centuries
to learn that the only safe pro-
lection of people is to keep their
government and the control of
their vital interests in their own
hands" said Senator Poindex-
tor, of Washington. in the senate
today. replying to some of the
statements made by President
Wilson in his speeches in the
West in defense of the league of
nations
Senator Poindextor took up some
OF the most pointed utterances made
by the president and answered their
in vigorous fashion. He said
One OF the presidents supporters
says that the president makes an open
bid for the support Of the Irish by
limiting that America cannot intrude
upon Engiand's affairs now, but that
under league of nations Ireland can
get a hearing and the moral support
of the United States.
The Irish case is not our case. but
1t may be suggested that the Irish will
belle their racial brightness if they are
caught by any such gull bait as that.
The control of Shantung means
the control of China, President vii.
son says we could not have prevented
France and England from giving
Shantung to Japan. That may possibly
be true, but that il no excuse for the
United States being party to tbs
transaction and joining in the guar
anty"
Senator Poindexter challenged tbs
president to deny that the league OF
nations would give the supervision OF
American trade in arms OF the league
while the constitution gives 1t TO con
gress He asserted that 1t would be
impossible for the United States te
fulfill the obligation to preserve the
territorial integrity of other nations
without,Eoing to war and called atten-
ton to the fact that in the settlement
OF every question Great Britain viii
have SIX votes and the United States
but one. The president was called upon
to tell how the league Of nations could
be called 4 peace league when at this
time American soldiers are being sent
to Armenia and Siberia under author
.ity OF the league Of nations nachin
cry
The president says II we reject tht
league we will. be contemplate quit
ters What would we be quitting
He says we must stay with the game
What is the game? He says we won
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09
Uncertain and Vacillating in His
Aims Kaiser Prisoner of Generals
Count Ottocar Won Czernm in His Memoirs Tells
Number of Interesting Things Concerning Big
Men of Europe.

r1and made impossible demands, In
Guiding military control of Belgium
and certain concessions on the Flan-
ders coast
According TO the version given by
the Vienna Militia sspost of the book
chapter concerning the peace nego-
itations with Russia. the Germans had
the greatest feai the entente would
accept the idea OF a general peace
and Hindenburg sent furious kilograms
because of concessions made to the
Russians
Ludendorff. according to Czernin.
tclephoned hourly. directing General
Hoffman, in the negotiations, in the
hope that Russia would refuse 20 sign.
1t appears from the chapter on the
peace of Bucharest" that the Ger
nan military expected to continue to
occupy Rumanta four years after a
general peace.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09
Secretary Baker Hands
Commission M a ng
Him General for Life.
LEADER OF A. E. F.
GLAD TO BE HOME
Disclaims Credit For Re-
suit and Gives It All to
the Brave Men of the
American Army.
GETS HIS COMMISSION.

John j. Pershing received from
the hands OF Secretary Of War
Baker yesterday upon landing at
Hoboken from the transport Lee
viathan, commission designating
him full general for life,
The document, the fourth of its
kind ever authorized in America,
was received by General Pershing
with very evident pleasure. He
smiled as Secretary Baker present
ed the paper to him, turning aside.
he handed 1t to his little son War
rem, who stood with General Per
shing's two sisters nearby.
Gee" said Warren, and then. as
IL the word conveyed all the Eng
iish language was capable of ex-
pressing Gee"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09
Senator Simmons
Announces He Stands
Pat on Ratification

washington. Sept. s.--Senator
simmons made statement to the
senate today In which he said IT
was untrue, as one newspaper
stated, that he would support the
Lodge reservations He admit
ted however, in his statement
that some concessions in the way
of reservations will have to be
made to secure its ratification ana
SO believing | have recently dis
cussed with number of my colr
leagues the advisability OF reach
ing some compromise between
those who faveor the treaty and
covenant without reservation and
those who are in favor of 1t with
conservative reservations OF an
interpretative character"
Senator Simmons announced
that he favored ratification If the
treaty Just as it is and that he
would not support the Lodge res
ervation rragram.
When President Wilson returns from
the West he viii find the Republican
in the senate solidiy united
in favor of ADOPTING reservations In
the resolution for the ratification OF
the peace treaty.
But Senator Lodge. the Republican
leader. announced toray that tbs
whole forty-nine, composing the ma
jority, will vote for the reservations
"Whateve votes we get from Nh;
democrats" he said, will he clear
profit"
Lodges Claim
Senator Lodge is confident thai
when the discussion gets under way
the republicans who have been hold
ing out for modification of the res
ervations and the adoption OF a mild
er tone in the resolution expressing
the American viewpoint with respect
OF aflliation with the league of nations
will Join with the majority. He be-
,ieves that even Senator McCumber
OF North Dakota who voted with the
Democrats in the foreign relations
will be found voting with
the rest of the Republicans.
Senator McCumber has accepted al
the committe reser sations except thai
one Article X. which he would like
to have modified.
The treaty will be reported to tbs
senate wednesday morning, Senator
Lodge said The report will pe abou
5000 words in length, and II Is under
stood 1t will not mince words In ex-
pressing the attitude of the majority
re garding the necessity for reserva
tions. Senator Lodge has written the