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The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
WHEAT GUARANTY COSTLY
Big Loss to Government Next Year
10 Seen.

Washington, Dec. 2s.-The keeping
of Uncle Sans war promises to his
farmers is going to cost $500, 900 900
and perhaps more.
1t will take this amount to pay the
difference between the market price of
the forecast 1,000,OO0,OOO bushels 1919
wheat crop and the price of 1925 set
by the president during wartime,
Chairman A. F. Lever Of the house
agricultural committee estimated.
Lever had in first stages of prepara-
tion a bill extending the life of the
United States Grain corporation and
increasing its capital stock from $780,
100000 to about $500, 100000. The bill
is the result OF joint recommendation
of the food administration and agricul.
tural department.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
Army's Sick List !. Small.

Coblenz, Dec. 2s.-The percentage Of
sickness among the occupying Amsri.
can troops is unusually low. according
to the estimates of the Third army
medical officers. The number of cases
in the eight evacuation hospitals with.
in the occupied area is about 1000.
mostly influenza. Figuring the ap.
proximate number Of occupying troops
as 100000, the sickness amounts to
less than ~ per cent. In peace time
tho sickness among soldiers averages
from 2 to 3 Der cent.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
LLOYD GEORGE. VICTOR
British Election q Returns Indicate
Coalition Lead.
Sim Feiners ANNOUNCE Birth Of. irist
Republic and Will Set Up
Parliament.

London, Dec. 30.-Early election 70
turns favored the coalition govern.
ment. The election returns SO far re-
ceived showed this result: Coalition
unionists, 127; coalition liberals, SO;
unionists, s; liberals, q. labor, %;
Irish nationalists, l.. Sim Fein, 26 and
one independent.
Arthur Henderson, leader Of the
British. labor party and former mem.
Der Of the war cabinet, has been de-
feated for reelection to parliamen,
from the South district Of Eastman.
The first return received shows the
defeat Of a woman candidate, Mrs
Charlotte Despard, sister of Viscount
French. lord lieutenant of Ireland
She was defeated in North Batterses
by Richard Morris, coalition liberal
Morris received 1921 votes and Mrs
Despard, who was a labor candidate
5,634.
Announce Irish Republic:
London. Dec. 29.-Posters have up
peared tp every parish in Ireland an.
nouncing that the Irish republic has
come into being, says the Express.
:" The newspaper adds that the Sim
Feiners. in the recent. election, swept
Leinster: Munster and Connaught.
Seventy members Of parliament
were elected by the party, but they
will not take their seats. = -
1t is stated by the Express that a
Sim Fein council will be established
in Dublin almost Immediately and will
can itself the Irish parliament. II
the government orders it's disband
ment it will establish itself elsewhere
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
Given Power 70 Raise Duties.

. Mexico City, Dec. 2s.-Extraordinary
powers In financial matters have been
extended to President Carranza by the
chamber Of deputies. This action was
taken after the president had sent Q
message to the chamber outlining the
necessity for such powers. Under the
new authority Prsidont Carranza is OK.
pected soon to issue DEGREES removing,
until June 30. 1919, import duties on
foodstuffs, articles of primary neces.
sity to the country and on agricultural
implements and irrigation machinery.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
Boost Boys Reserve, l. Request.

Boost Boys Reserve, 10 Request.
Washington. Dec. 30.-Secretary OF
Labor Wilson has asked the governors
Of all states to cooperate with him in
procuring the observance of the week
beginning January 20, as q national
enrolment week for the United States
Boys Working reserve. This organi-
Eatien, created in the war to furnish
an additional agricultural labor sup
ply, must be continued, the secretary
said in his appeal to the governors, in
order that food production sufficient
to the requirements Of the world may
be secured.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
Intervention Means Slaughter.

Stockholm. Dec. 30.-Allied inter
vention in Russia, pursued to its log.
ical end, can only produce great
slaughter on both sides, Boris LitviA.
of declared in a note to President
Wilson on behalf Of the soviet gov.
ernment. The note, which became
public, was sent to the President in
London simultaneously with q Gem.
munication directed to the American,
British, French and Italian embassies
here offering to open conversations 70.
garding peace with the Bolsheviki
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
Liebknecht to Take Reins and
Form New Cabinet, Says :.
Word From Berlin.
NEWS CONTRADICTORY
German Cable; Reports Surrender o.
Muttneers and Hindenburg Said
= To Be On Way to Capital
-. to Restore Order. -.

; The Hague, Dec. 30.-The Ebert gov.
ernment virtually has been over
thrown, according to dispatch filed
In Berlin and received here.
The dispatch says Philip Schetde-
mann. socialist member of the govern.
ment, has fed from the city.
: It is predicted that new cabinet
will be formed, including Karl Lieb-
knecht and George Ledebour, and that
the central soviet will be summoned.
:. Radical Commands City.
London, Dec. 3O.-Brutus Molken-
shur,. supporter of Karl Liebknecht,
has been made commandant at Berlin,
according to dispatch from that city
to the Daily Mail. +,
Says Mutineers Surrender.
Berlin, Dec. 30.-Government troops.
renewed bombardment of the royal
palace, killing several of the munti-
nous sailors entrenched there. The
defenders finally surrendered.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg, with
an army of loyal troops, is reported to
be marching on Berlin to restore or
der. The bolsheviks still" control the
former social newspaper verwaerts.
Wants sovIets to Take Charge.
Berlin, Dec. 30.-While the govern
nent continues to deny the existence
of q crisis, developments appear to be-
rapidly approaching the point where
the Ebert -Haase cabinet will. no longer
be able to assert its authority. The
Vossische Zeitung says that the six
men who sign for the government are
no longer the government, and it calls
upon the newly created central coun.
Gil of soldiers and workers to.assume
the responsibility.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
WOMEN: N::.J0IN IN { j:
- GERMAN REVOLT
Wives: of .Mutinous German Sail
ors Seize Rifles and Help
Defend Palace. :. !:
BERLIN FACES ANARCHY
Fighting In: hun Capital Expected to
Continue Con- with: TWO Separate. cen,:
tests Under Way-Ebert's > s..
Position. Uncertain. ..

London, Dec. 2s.-According to q
dispatch fled in Berlin and received
by the Express, wives of the mutinous
German sailors have seized rifles and
Joined in defense of the royal palace
against the civil guards.
Although the sailors have technical.
ly surrendered, they refuse to leave
the city, and have announced they
will continue to support Chancellor
Ebert, who permits them to remain.
"The city is on the verge of anarchy
and fighting is expected to continue" /"
the dispatch said.
Two distinct conflicts are row under
way in the city-the armed opposition
of the sailors and their women to or.
ders transferring the men to Coastal
cities and the efforts of the rejuvenat-
ed Spartacides to overthrow the Eb.
ert-Scheidemann government.
The Spartacides, under leadership of
Karl Liebknecht, have announced their
intention of forcing the present minis.
try to resign. The dispatch said they
continue in possession of the Vor.
waerts plant, from which they are
issuing the RED Vorwaerts."
Machine Guns In Position.
The building Is defended by 18 ma.
chine guns and an armored car.
A portion of the palace was still
held by the sailors, while the govern
ment held the remainder. It was be-
lieved that Ebert, fearing the sudden
growth in power Of the Spartacides,
would halt the attack against the sail.
ors and seek to enlist them ON his
side.
Many Of them have already openly
declared their loyalty to the chancel.
lor. in view Of his disposition to defer
enforcement Of the orders transferring
them.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-(United States
Bureau Of Markets. s.)-Hogs-Receipts
$1,000; butchers, $17.6e017.s5; light,
$16.S0017.70; packing, $16.75@17.S0;
throwouts,. $15.50@16.75; pigs, good
to choice, $13.50@15. Cattle - Re
ceipts, 5000; beef cattle, good, choice
and prime, $15.9o@19.75; common and
medium, $13@l5.50; Gamers and cut
ters, $6.85@S; stockers and feeders
good, choice and fancy, $10.50@13.75;
inferior, common and medium, $7.25
@10.50; veal calves, good and choice
$15@15.50.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
STRICT RULES ARE DRAWN
Americana viii Make Germans Real.
lze They Arc Beaten.

Americana Will Make Germans Real.
lze They Are Beaten.
Coblenz. Dec. 2s.-General Per-
shing, commander of the American
armies here, gave Germans within the
area occupied by Americans further
cause for realizing they are a con.
quered people.
Strict obedience to the rules was
enjoined by General Pershing. The
regulations are modelled after those
made by the French, although less
drastic. They provide for the regis.
tration Of every one above the age
Of IL years, regulate travel in and
out Of the occupied zone, limit drink.
ing to light wines and beer and i'm.
pose censorship on the press, theaters
and mails.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
CAPTURES TWO DEsTRoYERs

0ritish Warshlp Takes Belshevlkl
Craft In the Baltic.
London, Dec. 2S.-The British war.
ship Calypso has captured two Boil.
sheviki destroyers In the eastern Bal.
tic, according to IN omcial report from
the admiralty.
One Of the destroyers was engaged
In bembarding lighthouses In the viciu.
fly Of Reval.
The officers and men on board the
destroyers were made prisoners. No
casualties occurred on the Calypso,
according to the reports reaching the
adniralty.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
FRENCH NOTES FOR YANks

American Troops In Germany Will Re-
ceive Paper Money.
Paris, Dec. 28.-The American army
Of occupation in Germany will be paid
in French notes of denominations ap.
proximating 10, 20 and 40 cents.
1t is the first time the French gov.
ernment has issued such small notes,
the smallest up to this time having
been for s francs, which 10. approx.
mately, 81.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
SHOOTING TOO GOOD FOR HIM

Opinion Of German Leader In Regard
to Kaiser.
London, Dec. 28.-Shooting the for.
mer kaiser and his co-conspirators
against world peace would be letting
them of too easily, in the opinion Of
Richard Barth, socialist member Of the
German reichstag. The best punish
ment would be to make them rebuild
Belgium and northern France. he de-
clared, in an interview with the Ber.
lin correspondent Of the Express.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
Negro Soldiers Riot.

New York, Dec. 2S.-Seventy.dve No
gro soldiers, members Of the quarter.
masters corps and the Fifteenth in.
fantry. are under heavy military guard
at the army building in Brooklyn after
having looted several saloons and
started riot. The saloon proprietors
refused to serve the men in uniform,
whereupon they helped themselves.
Police were called, but being unable
to cope with the situation, they noti.
fed the Quartermaster's department,
which sent military police to quell the
negroes.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
ASKS VOTE ON WORLD LEAGUE
se!on Would Place Congress- on Rec
ord Favorabiy.

Washington, Dec. 30-A resolution
placing congress on record in favor Of
a League Of Nations that will establish
an enduring world peace was offered
in the house by Representative e. A.
Britten of Chicago, republican member
Of the committee on naval affairs. Mr..
Britten said he would ask a hearing
before the committee on foreign rela-
tions Immediately after the holidays.
Under the terms of the resolution the
house requests the peace conference,
to create League of Nations at the:
earliest possible moment. It quotes
from President Wilson's utterances on
the subject. j
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
PRAISES VALIANT SERVICE

Gen. Menoher Asks Promotion for
Rainbow Commander,
Washington, Dec. 2S.-A striking
tribute to the courage. and skill Of
Brigadier General Douglas Macarthur;
commanding the Eighty-fourth brigade
Of the Forty.second (Rainbow) divi.
sion, was given by Mai. Gen. Charles
T. Menoher, formerly in command Of
the division, in: q letter to- General
Pershing. urging fors second time
the promotion Of General Macarthur
to the rank Of major general.
A copy Of the communication has
Just reached Washington.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
ASK CABLE IMPROVEMENTS

Exporters, Bankers and Others Want
Censorship Raised.
New York, Dec. %. - Exporters,
bankers, merchants and lawyers, mem.
bers Of the Council on Foreign Rela-
tions, at q luncheon here designated
q committee to proffer cooperation
with the authorities in Washington
with q view of Increasing cable IA
cilities between the United States and
foreign countries.
Advisability Of Immediately raising
the censorship, the laying of cables to
the Far East and in the Atlantic along
the East coast of South America were
discussed.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
FREE PASSAGE. j. DEMANDED
Poles Want It to Ftsht solshevik. ..
e 80" : Ltthuaiila.

London, Dec. 3o.-vilna, capital Q,
Lithuania, is threatened by an ad
vance Of Bolshevist troops; ACCORDING
to Warsaw dispatch to the Mail. The
Polish chief Of star has demanded .oI
the German generals, Hoffman, and
Falkenhayn, free passage for Polish
troop trains over lines now in Ger
man hands from the Polish frontier tc
Wilma. The Germans are also to per
NIT the rejoining of Polish and Llth
uanian railroads which were cut b
the Germans.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02

Pension for Army Nurses Urged.
Washington, Dec. 80. - Retirement
OF members of the army nurse corps
at three-quarters pay after 20 years
service was urged by Secretary Baker
in a letter I'd Speaker Clark, renew.
Ing the War departments request fol-
such legislation.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
DAILY MARKET REPORT
Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis, Dec. 30.-Oats, Janu
ary, 66hc; February, 66Ac; May,
67@c. Rye, January, $1.55; February,
$1.56A. Barley, choice. 91095c. Corn
No. 3 white, $1.42@1.45; No. 3 yellow,
$1.4S@1.50.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
SEES HIS MOTHER KILLED
Woman on Way to Visit Son In jail
Hit by Street Car.

Detroit, Dec. 28.-Helpless to give
his mother warning, Frank Borowski
gazed from behind the barred win
dow Of his jail cell and saw her killed
by q street car here. The woman
was on the way to visit her son. who
10 awaiting trial for automobile steal
ing. She was crossing the street and
failed to see street car approaching.
Frank was unable to lift the window
to shout q warning.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
WILSON is INVITED TO HELP

President Asked to Assist In Settle
ment Of Vatican Question,
Rome, Dec. 30.-Monsignor Ceretti,
the papal undersecretary of state,
asked President Wilson to mediate
with view to settling the Vatican
situation" during their interview in
Paris, according to newspapers here.
He also submitted to Mr.. Wilson
documents justifying the Vatican's at
titude of neutrality during the war.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
Praised for Relief Work.

Prot8o0 Sof HoI1ot Work.
New York, Dec. 2s-The gratitude
and good will felt by the people Of
Bethlehem, Na1areth and Jerusalem.
toward the Sunday schools of America
for their relief efforts is expressed in
o cablegram received here BY the
American committee for relief in the
Near East through the State depart.
ment. General Allenby. commanding
the British army forces, sent Christ.
mas greetings ito every scholar,
teacher and officer, thanking them for
last years offerings instead Of giving
each other presents"
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02

Cable censorships May Be Raised.
New York, Dec. 3O.-Action toward
bringing about the raising of the CEN
sorship on commercial cables was
taken at a meeting of the council Of
foreign relations. A committee of four
was named to discuss the subject with
cabinet officials and other government
authorities.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
FRANCE LOST 1yo71, 800 MEN
More Than Thirty Thousand off7cers
Were Killed.

Paris. Dec. 28.-Announcement was
made in the Chamber Of Deputies by
M. Abraz, under secretary Of state,
that frances losses in officers and
men killed up to Nov. Of the pres
ent year aggregated 1,071. 300, divided
as follows: Officers, $1,000, and men,
100000. ....,.
The number Of dead, prisoners and
men missing was given as 42,60O ON.
GERS and 1,789,000 men.
The men missing aggregate 5000
officers and $4,000 men.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.

6uttef, E998 and Poultry.
Minneapolis, Dec. 80. - BUTTER
Extras, 64c; extra firsts, Gle; hrsts.
6oc; seconds, 59c; dairies. Sic; pack.
ing stock, 41c.
EGGS = Fresh prime firsts, new
cases, free from rots, small, dirties
and checks out, per doz, Sc; current
receipts, rots out, 1850; checks and
seconds, doz. 41c; dirties, candled,
doz. 45c; quotations on eggs include
cases.
LIVE PoULTRY-Turkeys, fat, 10
lbs and over, Csc; thin, small, cripplss
and culls, unstable; roosters, tic;
ducks. 22c; geese. lb, zoe; hens, 4 lbs
and over, 22c; hens, under 4 lbs, TO
1sc; springs, all weights, 22c; guin.
cas-, young, doz, IS; guineas. old, doz.
$500.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
President Escorts Queen Mary
and King George Gives His
Arm to Mrs. Wilson.
MANY N0TABLES THERE
Picturesque Incident Takes Plaos
When American Executive un.
wells Portrait Of Washington
In Premier's Residence.

London, Dec. 2S.-Two momentous
conferences, punctuated by the &C.
claim of the British people for Presi.
dent Wilson. were crowned by q cere.
monial event Of unexampled magnifi.
cence in the state banquet at Bucking.
ham palace.
The affair was notable not only - Q
spectacle such as probably no other
court in Europe can provide the set.
ting for, now that the thrones Of Rus.
sia, Germany and Austria have disap-
peared, but from the representative
character Of the mon summoned to
meet the head Of the American gov.
ornment.
Besides the members Of the royal
family the official world was represent
ed by the foreign ambassadors to the
Court Of st. James. the heads Of the
government, present and past, chiefs
Of the army, navy and colonial officials
and members Of the royal household.
There also were present dignitaries Of
the Church Of England, representatives
OF universities and men high in the
worlds Of literature, art and Journal.
ism. -:' ..
President Wilson escorted Queen
Mary. into the banquet hall, while
King George gave his arm to Mrs.
Wilson.
Puts In Full Days Work.
The day was chiefly working day
with the President. Five hours were
taken up by two momentous confer
ences with David Lloyd George, the
British prime minister, and Arthur ].
Balfour, foreign secretary, on peace
problems. This was the fulfllment Of
the main purpose Of the Presidents
pilgrimage to London.
For three hours in the morning
President Wilson sat with Mr.. Lloyd
George and the foreign secretary be-
fore the open fireplace in the Presi.
dent Wilson apartment in Bucking.
ham palace. The second meeting was
IN the cabinet room of the premier's
residence in Downing street. The two
sessions were broken by a luncheon
at which Mr.. Lloyd George gathered
dozen leading British statesmen Of
the. Conservative, Liberal and Labor
parties.
Unveils Picture Of Washington.
There was a picturesque incident
after the luncheon when President
Wilson unveiled portrait of Georxo
Washington presented to the premier's
residence by Lord Albemarle.
The interest Of Londoners In Presi-
dent Wilson continues high. Crowds
outside the palace and in Downing
street awaited his coming all day, not.
withdrawing the rain. and cheered his
every appearance. Each time they
saw President Wilson they demanded
q speech. but each time the President
shook his head negatively.
Tho newspapers were filed with
tributes to the President, which uu.
doubtedly have been the cause of tho
heightening his personal popularity in
London.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
CREEL DENIES RESIGNATION

Announces That He Expects to prop
Position Soon, However.
Paris, Dec. 30.-"I have not resigned.
but l expect to quit and return to the
United States as soon as l can clean
up my affairs here-as intended to do
before I came to Europe" George
Creel. head of the committee of public
information, announced.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
McADoo TO PRACTICE LAW.

Will Open Office In New York After
Three Months Rest.
New York, Dec. 30-Willian G. Nc
Adoo will open law Office in New
York city about April 1, it is learned
here. The former secretary of the
treasury will remain as director gen.
eral of railroads until President Will
son appoints successor. He plans to
leave about Jan. 6 for a three months
rest in California.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
CHICAGO Grain.

Chicago, Dec. 80. = Corn, January,
$1.44; February, $1.3Sh; May, $1.3sA
Oats. January, 6Shc: February, zoe;
May, 70kc.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
BoLsHEvIKI ASK FOR PEACE

Send Note TO United States and Aillas
for Negotiations.
Stockholm, Dec. 2S.-Boris Lityinoff.
former Bolshevik envoy to Great Brit.
ain. has sent formal note to the AL.
lies and President Wilson Offering to
negotiate peace. according to reports
received here today. The note was di.
rected to London.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
South st Paul Liva etoek

South st. Paul, Dec. 3o.-Estimated
receipts at the Union Stock Yards:
Cattle. $4,000; calves, 500; hogs. 12..
500; sheep, 100; cars, 269. Steers,
$9@13: cows. $7@11; calves, $s@13;
hogs. $16.S5@17: sheep and lambs,
$7.5001250.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02
TWo-cENT FARE LAW VALID

Michigan tnterurban Line Denied
Plea for Higher Rates.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. 28.-The
Michigan 2-cent fare law was held
valid by Judge c. W. Sessions in
United States district court here. The
opinion was given in denying a pe.
titfon by the Grand Rapids, Grand Ha-
ven and Muskegon interurban railway
that It be allowed to increase it's pas.
senger rate to cents. Application
for an Injunction to prevent the state
from enforcing the law was denied.
The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02

Duluth Flax.
Duluth, Dec. 30.-F1axseed, Decem
Der, 1882; May, $3.50.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1919-08-28

;hs f..se haeetaag ~erc the ioilo~is.l
Nine miles Of gravel road In Dunk
lin county in two directions from
Maiden at an estimated cost Of So.
600. one and two.thirds miles oi
bltuminOus macadam from St
Charles to Harvester In ST Charles
county At $4,000. nine and one
fifth miles of bituminous macadam
on the National Trails road across
the Malta Bend special road district
IN Saline county al a total cost OF
Sl6S,000. three and one-hal miles
OF gravel on the Potosi-Caledonia
road in Washington county at a
cost Of $4,000 seven and four fifths
Of bitumlnous from Bonneville to
the Lamine river in Cooper county
at an estimated cost Of Sl30. 900.
i've and three-tenths OF bituminous
macadam from Sedalia TO Smithton
on the southern Highway at a cost
Of $50 900; thirteen miles of bitumi-
nous macadam from Excelsior
Springs to Liberty at an estimated
cost OF 1924 900. FIVE and one.half
miles of bituminous mscadam from
Bonneville east at SSS 800 and three
miles Of bituminous macadam from
Lone Jack to the johnson county
line at a cost Of $4,000 The
board appropriated the states share
Of $1,000 a mile for the construction
Of three miles of bituminous macad-
am road on the National Old Trails
in Boone county from Columbia
and the states share on fifteen
miles of concrete road from Charles
ton to Birds Point in Mississippi
county.--Caruthersvilie Democrat.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1919-08-28

Considerable interest was mani.
tested at the good roads meeting
Wednesday of last week. The at
tendance was probably no, as large
as was hoped for, but those in at
tendance were enthusiastic in be-
half of road improvement.
Good speakers were here and in
formed the people in regard to the
advantages of good roads and how
to 60 about obtaining the funds to
make the roads, etc.
An effort will be made to bond
the county in the sum of 100000
DO to be used in road improvement.
The matter will be laid before the
court and II will be with the