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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-30
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Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
AUSTRIA ACCEPTS PEACE TERMS
Treaty Reservations Merely
 Enunciation Of Americanism
 By Senators Asserts Hays

CHICAGO, ln statement H republican
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  mpegnabe  of 
  without exception stands with the committee
 
  will  Tt for the president to determine when the shall be The  be reached under the rules unless delayed acting under
 
 
 
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Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
EXPLOSIONS WRECK
 AMMUNITION DUMPS

COBLENZ, Saturday, Sept. 5.-(By the Associated Press)-Property val ued at approximately 10000 GOO marks, sold recently by the Americans to the Germans, was destroyed today by a series of explosions in ammunition dumps near Nieuwied. Among the ma terial destroyed was ammunition worth 3,000,000 marks, which was sold Friday to German company for commercial purposes.
 Fire followed the first explosion and destroyed about 50 buildings scattered about a 40-acre tract, used for years by the Germans and then by the Amer jeans for storing shells. Thousands of large shells and millions of rounds of small arms ammunition which were abandoned by the German army were exploded, but there were no American casualties.
 Six German girls employed in a dump were rendered unconscious by the first explosion. They were rescued by American soldiers. The work of breaking up the shells was being done by Germans under American super vision. The cause of the explosion is unknown.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
PEACE TREATY WILL
 BE INTRODUCED TN
 SENATE WEDNESDAY
U. s. SOLDIER IS KILLED BY HUNS
 IN NEUTRAL ZONE
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 coBLENZ, Saturday, Sept. G. Private Reass Madsen of saera- mento, California, was shot and in- stantly killed today by German soI- diers in the neutral zone about mile from the boundary of the Co., bIenz brideghead.
 Madsen and Private Bert Balsin- ger of the Eighth infantry, who had been on outpost duty, were deer hunting when they encountered a German patrol of 13 soldiers. Ac- cording to BaIsinger, the Germans began firing without asking an ex- planation as to why the two Ameri- cans were in the neutral zone.
 Balsineer told the American au- thorities that when he and Madsen encountered the Germans he was several yards ahead of Madsen. BaIsinqer said he dropped his rifle as soon as he saw the Germans, who a second afterwards began to shoot at Madsen. The Germans contend that Madsen fired at them. Ball. singer declared that the Germans fired first and that if Madsen had fired he did not see him or hear the shot.
 BaIsinger was taken prisoner by the Germans and later turned over to the American provost marshal, Major George Cockrell, and brought to Coblenz. Madsen will be buried in the American cemetery at Co., blenz.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
HEAD DELEGATE ! NOW ON WAY ID:
 SEN D0CUN|EA||I|||
Signature of Dr. Rennsr. Accredited Sisnsr, Viii Be Affixed Wednesday A. M Protest Point Pr viding Territorial Boul.- daries-Must Unite with Germany

PARIS, Sept. 7-The Austrian delegation at St. Germain has in. formed the French peace mission that it has received notice that Austria has accepted the peace treaty and that pr. Karl Renner, head of the Austrian delegation, has been charged with signing the document.
 pr. Renner is now on his way to Paris. His signature will be affixed to the treaty at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. The noti- ficstion was sent the peace con- ference Saturday evening in letter signed by Peter Eichoff, one of the members of the Austrian delegation. 1t announced that the national assembly had authorized pr. Renner to sign the treaty.
 Two documents were attached to tn letter. The first said the national as sembly had declared that Austria mus DOW befors necessity. The second con a protest from the national as sembly by representative of countrie detached from Austria
 The Bulgarian treaty has been fin ished and VII be sent to the power having limited interests in it tomorrow The document will be communicate to the BulsaI ian delegation during tn week.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
PRISONERS AND
 JA|LERSENGAGE
 IN PISTOL DUEL
Inmates of Illinois State Re-
 formatory Open Fire on
 Officers When Delivery Plot Is Discovered = Two Dead and Three Wound ed in Exchange of Bullets

PONTIAC, Ills, Sept. 7.-One officer and one inmate were killed and two of ficers and an inmate were wounded to- day in a revolver battle in the state reformatory here after two prisoners had attempted to escape by saving the bars of their cell.
 When two officers tried to enter the cell the prisoners who had secretly armed themselves with revolvers. fired upon them. killing one and wounding the other, and fleeing from the cell
 There followed a battle in the grounds where one of the prisoners was killed and the other wounded. A third officer was shot in the foot.
 The dead:
 Charles Kruger, reformatory officer shot
 John Kelly, Chicago, inmate.
 The wounded:
 Carl Hancock. reformatory officer, shot in forehead, condition serious.
 John Frederick, Chicago, inmate, shot in thigh
 John B. Hancock, reformatory of ficeri father of Carl Hancock, shot in foot
 The battle followed the discovery by Officer Kruger that one bar of the cell occupied by Kelly and Frederick had
 
 been partly sawed. Kruger called Of ficer Carl Hancock and they prepared 10 remove the two prisoners to soli- tary confinement. according to James F. Scouter, general superintendent of the reformatory.
 As the officers unlocked the cell door they were fired on and Kruger was killed. The prisoners rushed out and exchanged shots with Hancock who was wounded. Then the armed in- mates fled to the prison yard where more shooting occurred when another officer saw them.
 The armed inmates then sealed a porch and water spout and reached the roof of the hospital building from which apparently they hoped to drop outside the reformatory grounds but were discovered by another officer and they then descended to the ground again and in the shooting which fol- lowed Kelly was killed and Frederick wounded
 Before leaving the cell house after killing Officer Kruger, the pair had taken Hancock's keys and released a prisoner named Burns who attempted to escape with them. Burns, however, was unarmed and soon surrendered.
 The men were attempting to return 10 the cell house when Kelly was killed Frederick, wounded, fled back to his cell, according to Superintendent Scou- ter and was found there a short time later.
 In the meantime the Pontiac police and armed citizens reached the re- formatory in response to reports that there was a riot among the inmates. In all about ten shots were fred, ac- cording to the superintendent.
 How the inmates obtained their saws and revolvers has not been lcarl ed. Frederick refused to talk.
 Frederick. an Italian. also known as Frederico, was sent to the reforna- tory in connection with the robbery of bank at Argo, less than year REQ.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
Noted Attorney Is
 FoundDead In Bed

NEW YORK, Sept. T = James W. Osborne, former assistant district at torney of New York and widely known as commercial lawyer, was found dexd in bed in his pertinent at hotel here today by lis son. The cause of death was given as angina pectoris.
 MT. Osborne, who was 61 years old, was born in Charlotte. North Carolina. He came to New York and served as assistant district attorney for 14 years, later entering private practice.
 During his term of office MT. Osborne gained wide fame by his successful prosecution of Albert T. Patrick, charged with the murder of the aged millionaire William Marsh Rice.
 Four years age, Mir. Osborne figured in the Oliver Osborne" case which gained nation wide publicity. Miss Rae Tanzer of New York sued him for s50.0o0 for breach of promise, alleging he was the Oliver Osborne" who. she said, proposed to her within an hour after they met and who had taken her tc hotel in Plainfield, N. J., where she registered as his wife.
 Charles H. Wax later arrested in Chicago and brought here admitted that he was Oliver Osborne" and was identified as Oliver" by a number of witnesses.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR
 DECLARES WILSON |S DREAMER IF IDEALS
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AKRON, O., Sept. 7.-President Will son, in his defense before the country of the, league of nations covenant, ''is mistaking the visions of ambition for the inspiration of idealism," Senator Reed democrat of Missouri, declared at a mass meeting here today The Missouri senator asserted that in Mir. Wilson's utteranees ''the calm onlooker will recognize only the vapors of anger and the intemperance autocracy mani fests at opposition"
 If citizen refuses to repudiate the policies under which this country "has become great" declared Senator Reed, ''he is denounced as pygmy minded
 "The president marshals his syl- logisms as a general marshals the bat talions of his army" said the Missouri senator. They move forward in log ical phalanx. but his soldiers are epi- thets. his battalions aggregations of evil names, and his army an assembIage of denunciatory epigrams."
 While the president talks much of the duty of sacrifices he rides "at gov ernment expense on special trains, D lives 'in the palaces of princes" and accepts presents from foreign diplo- mats worth hundreds of thousands of dollars" said Senator Reed. The sac rifiees." he added, are to be made by American boys to perish in the snows of Siberia or to die beneath the suns of the equator"
 Declaring that the league will bring universal peace" MT. Reed continued, ''the president yet demands a standing army of half million men; insisting that war will be no more, he proclaims the doctrine of universal military train ing; asserting that the day has come when swords shall be beaten into blow shares, he demands millions for a navy
Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
MINERS WHO WOULD
 FORGE "sCABS' ID
 ORGANIZE, RETIRE

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Sept. 7-
 The several thousand miners who took up march across the country yesterday with the avowed purpose of forcing non-union miners in Logan county to organize, were prevailed up- on today to desist in their efforts after almost ho lrly telephone conferences throughout the greater part of the day between Governor Cornwell in this city, and Frank keeny. president of District F, United Mine Workers. The men were started lack to their homes late this afternoon, from Danyille and Clothier,at which points they had camped ove- night. They were brought hack in 5 3ecial trains sent to the rendezvous by the governor and the union officials said that all will return 10 work tomorrow morning.
 The men had taken up the march without instructions or counsel with President ISeeny. Rumors and reports tl,at are saai to be false and mislead ing inflamcd the miners and with one section of the little army it was the determination to rectify the reported conditions ln Logan county.
 In announcing tonight that he would make a statement tomorrow, Governor Cornwell said there has been some mysterious radical influence working in this part Of the state. The false re- ports were spread to radical news rapers, and these were mailed to every miner within reach in this part of the state The governor said hs will call upon the mine officials in the district and also tine officers of the national organization of mine workers to in vestigate who the element is that is responsible for the false reports, and that they must be dealt with vigorously.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
SAY LANSING ADMITS
 AV|ATORS 1T FAULT

LAREDO. Texas, Sept. 7-El Univer- sal of Mexico City prints Washing ton dispatch quoting Secretary of State Lansing as saying the United States will make ID representations to Mexico in connection with recent attacks by Mexican soldiers on two American aviators patrolling the international border near here
 The dispatch which is under date of Sept 4, declares that Mir. Lansing "edmitted Captain McNabb violated in- trrnational law in flying over Mexi- can territory for it has been proven he was not flying over American terri tory when fired upon by Mexican sol diers." and that therefore McNabb
 was culpaole"
 Captain D W. McNabb was the of Gcer slightly wounded when Mexican federal soldiers fired at the plane Sep tember 2.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
Bitter Fight Will Be Waged on Reservations, It Is Elk pected - Congress Has Many Other Important Matters to Consider
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-Transfer of the peace treaty from the foreign relations committee to the senate as the final step toward ratification will be the principal event this week in con- gress. Chairman Lodge of the foreign relations committee is expected to re- port the treaty with recommended amendments and reservations Wednes- day and thereafter the treaty is ex- peeted to have exclusive right of way on the senate floor.
 Filing of majority and minority re- ports of the foreign relations committee on the treaty by Chairman Lodge and Senator Hitchcock, democrat. Nebraska, respectively. will be the opening for mality in the actual senate considera- ton of the treaty. The reports will be brought in in open executive session. 2. The treaty is to be considered and voted upon article by article. Initial contro- versies will come on amendments pro- posed by the republican committee ma jority.
 Reply to Wilson
 While the amendments, numbering nearly 40 are under fire. negotiations will proceed as to mild or strong reservations. which generally are re- garded as the crux of the entire con- troversy. Indefinite debate is expected on the treaty Opponents of the league of nations plan to reply to addresses made by President Wilson on his speaking tour both from the senate floor and in other cities
 Definite arrangements are to be made this week for the congressional welcome to General Pershing.
 The general investigation into Mex ican affairs will be opened tomorrow by the senate foreign relations sub-com- mittee of which Senator Fall. repub- lican, New Mexico, is chairman. The inquiry is expected to continue several months. The Rev. Dr Inman of New York, of the League of Free Nations. has been called as the first witness scheduled.
 Prohibition enforcement legislation enters into it's final stage this week with conferences between senate and house managers. Final enactment or the bill is expected by next week.
 Take Up Railroad Bill
 The Cummins railroad bill proposing private ownership and operation under federal control with strikes and lock- outs penalized as permanent railroad policy, will be taken up Tuesday by the senate interstate commerce com mittee
 Disposition of legislation designed to reduce living costs is somewhat in doubt. While the house is expected to pass the departmental appropriation measures, after pruning the $40, 900. 900 requested other legislation is delayed. The house bill to amend the food con trol law so as to give the department Of justice more power to prevent prof iteering is on the senate calendar but because of the peace treaty it's prospect of immediate passage is uncertain. The house agriculture committee plans to present this week a bill to regulate cold storage
 Conservation legislation is to be pressed soon. The oil and coal land leasing bill passed by the senate will be taken up this week by the house committee.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
WEARERS OF BLUE
 READY FOR ANNUAL
 G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT
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COLUMBUS, O.. Sept. 7.-Wearers of the union blue in the days of '61 took possession of this city today when the vanguard of the old soldiers began ar irving in Columbus for the national c. A. R. encampment which formally begins Tuesday and continues throughout this week.
 Special trains from as far west as California and from all other direc- tions, carried the veterans into the city all day.
 A semi official meeting and recep- tion will be held tomorrow night. Ad dresses of welcome will be given by Governor Jas. M. Cox and Mayor George J. Karb. Commander in -chief Clarendon E.. Adams of Omaha, Ne braska, will respond. Among the few jack tars' here for the encampment is John H. Caddy, of the U. s. s. Vim dicator, native of Patagonia, Arizona, who served three enlistments in the navy and hasn't missed an eneamp ment in years.
 Sumner F. Galloway and his wife, whom he wheels about in a chair, came from Carman, Oklahoma, to attend the encampment.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
Leader Of Worlds s
 Greatest Army Is Nearing New York

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The first wel- come to General John J. Pershing as the steamship Leviathan, on which he is returning to his home shores, ap- breaches New York harbor tomorrow morning will be extended by a police hydro -airplane which will drop mes sages of welcome on board the vessel as she enters the harbor shortly after daybreak. The messages will be from Mayor Hylan and Rodman Wanamak CT, chairman of the mayors committee of welcome to homecoming troops.
 Your presence among us,s MT. Wan amakers message says, reminds us once more that the greatest of all con- flicts is over and that America has taken place among the nations of the earth. second to none"
 We salute you, General Pershing, !" says the mayors message. "as the commander in n-chief of the bravest, hardest hitting army ever raised in the history of civilized warfare-the Amer ican expeditionary forcer
 The Leviathan was reported by the naval communications service as being 1S0 miles off Sandy Hook at 10 o'clocl. tonight. The giant liner was said to be making 20 knots an hour which is ex- pected to bring her into New York har- bor before o'clock tomorrow morn ing, giving her ample time to reach her Hoboken dock at S:30 o'clock.
 The giant liner Leviathan. bringing General John J. Pershing home from the war was 135 miles off Sandy Hook at midnight tonight, blowing her way through the sea at a speed of 22 miles an hour in the face of a veritable bar rage" of radio welcomes.
 At midnight the naval radio service had sent 140 messages to the general from the Hoboken terminal.
 At the rate of speed the liner was travelling she should have come within sight of land within a few hours and have passed Sandy Hook by o'clock tomorrow morning. The ship will pro- ceed up the bay to Hoboken wherv she will dock at S:30.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
BELIEVE REPORTS IF
 PLOT TO ASSASS|NATE CARRA|RA IRE FALSE

WASHINGTON, Sept 7-Announce- ment in Mexico City newspapers that General Juan Harragan, Mexican chsef of staff. had discovered a plot to as sassinate President Carranza is be- e eyed by officials here 10 be another lieyed by officials here to be another circles of Carranza's office holders to win support for their chief among the Mexican people. There have been many evidences in the past few weeks of Carranza's weakening power, it is said in some quarters here, and re- gently Luis Cabrera secretary of the tHasury and General Barragan have leen particularly active in their ef- forts to maintain Carranza's strength. Stories of the imminence of American intervention and of plots against Car ranza have been carefully circulated throughout Mexico. it is said. with a view to impelling the Mexican people 10 rally to the support of the govern faent.
 The text of General Barragan's latest alleged discovery of a conspiracy fol- lows:
 Information has been received in the presidency that a high official of the electric light company of Orizaba has left, or will shortly leave, for Eng land on behalf of the reactionaries and trusts, bearing documents against the Mexican government in order to bring , piessure from the allies toward in invention " the United States. In the event oi failure in this. attempts will be made on the life of President tarranza with a view Of bringing about anarchy in Mexico which shall de- ternline the action Of the American gos ernment toward intervention.s
 It is pointed out in official circles rere that f General Barragan knew of any such conspiracy he would be able 1V bring tse conspirators quickly to book. The oanger of intervention has been. in the past, an adequate means of suppressing factional trouble in Mexico anJ et uniting the people of she country behind the chief executive. sone official today asserted.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
POPE II CREATE
 NEW CARDINALS

ROME, Sept. 7.-(By the Associated Pressl-The Pope has decided to hold a consistory in November or December at which new cardinals will be created In vatican circles it is stated that the pontiff has not yet made up his mind whether Americans will be included in the honor list, but that if they are the hat will be the archbishops of Chicago and Philadelphia.
 The archdiocese of Chicago is pre- sided over by the Most Rev. George ". Mundelein.
 The Most Rev Dennis J. Dougherty is archbishop of Philadelphia.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
 ARREST WILD cAT~ PROMOTERS

CHICAGO. Sept. I A dozen men were arrested today by agents of the states attorney in connection with a conspiracy sslat is alleged to have had for it's purpose the flooding of the country with worthless securities. The states attorneys information was to the effect that well organized band had plotted to dispose Of vaiueless se- curities to the amount of s1.0o0,0 and that the selling campaign was started ;ast February. Frank H. Fillmore, president of the Commerce and Savings Bank admitted his bank had been victinlzed of s30,000 in exchange for the elabarately engraved paper.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
BELIEVE LOST
 BIRDMEN DEAD

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Sept. 7.-Searoh for Lieutenants Frederick Waterhouse and Cecil Connolly, army aviators, missing in Lower California since Aug ust 21, today had penetrated 135 miles into Mexico, to San Augustine's we'll where a new airplane base was es- tablished.
 Major Theodore MacAuley, who re- turned here today from this third air trip in search of the men, declared he believed them dead. The country to ~lsfch 4hAi- plane has been traced, hs ssifl lis rough, swept continuously by v5780a which would overturn landing nzaffa4 ncf. and almost without water
Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
AUGUST SHOWS BIG
 FINANCIAL SURPLUS
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-Fiscal operations of the government have de- veloped so favorably, Secretary Glass announced today. that all outstanding treasury certificates maturing prior to 1920 have been provided for from cash in bank and income and profits taxes due September Is and December Is, leaving an ample balance in the gen. eral fund.
 As result, the semi-monthly is- suanee of treasury certificates will not be resumed before October 15, two series of tax certificetas being sub- doed
 General expenditures in August ex- ceed ordinary receipts by less than s500,00o,000 This month, because of tax payments, a similar balance will be placed on the other side of the ledger.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
Army and Nauy M en Clash To
 Barbdry Coast
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7-Ser- vice men were involved in two clashes with peace officers in the Barbary coast last night and to- day. Last night policemen and naval and military provost guards had difficulty in preventing sold iers, sailors and marines from att tacking William Anderson, who was arrested and charged with shooting and seriously wounding William Smyth, machinist's mate, first class, on the U. s. s. Ludlow.
 Tonight policemen and provost guards dispersed a crowd of sew ersl hundred sailors. who, the po- lice said, threatened to retalIate upon negroes for the severe beating of Jos. Lightner, a soldier, at the hands of negroes.
 About 50 sailors were arrested by naval provost guards and sent to their ship.