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New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
w ar Risk Crisis
May Force an
Extra Session
Secretary Glass Cables TO
Wilson That $3,OOO,OOO
Is Needed to Run Bureau

WASHINGTON, March IA finan-
clal crisis in the War Risk Insurance
Bureau. caused by the failure of the
last Congress to appropriate funds for
its support, may oblige the President
to summon new Congress in the opin-
ion of many political leaders.
Secretary Glass has cabed an ac-
count of the entire situation to Presi
dent Wilson. He explained to-day that
he had made no specific recommends
ton that Congress be convened to deal
with the situation. He said he merely
had presented Certain facts" in regard
to the governments. financial situation
and had left. the President to draw his
oYn conclusions.
ADther Cabinet members. it wasd
learne to-day have cabled the Presi-
dent describing the serious conditions
in their own departments, due to the
Republican flibuster which brought
the last Congress to a close with many
financial measures still hanging fire.
Secretary Glass has asked Mr.. Will
son to set aside more than $4,000 900
from the Pres idential war emergency
fund to cover the cost of the continued
operation of the War Risk Iusance Bu-
reau for the next few months.
1t is believed here this appeal will
be vain, as the entire Presidential fund
has already been pledged TO other OBJ
Jects. If money is not made available
in some way the operations of the
bureau are certain to be greatly ham
rered.
Officials OF the bureau said to-day
1t has sufficient money on hand to
cover allotment and allowance checks
to be sent out during March and April.
The S3,000.000 or more asked from
the President is not for the actual
allotment checks. Half of the money
for these comes direct from the sol
diers' pay and turned over to the
bureau by the War Department.
Funds for allowance checks are run
ming short, however. and the actual
running expenses of the department
are extremely low. There are 49,
600 employees on the bureaus pay roll
which amounts now to more than ST.
100000 month
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
Changes Reported
of Minor Nature
New Draft Expected
TO Be Ready by a
Week From Saturday
By Frederick Moore
Ncm York Tribsre
Special Gable .Scrpfcs

.Spfct1t tGbie Service
Copyright. 1919 New York Tribune Inc1
PARIS. March 17.-Colonel House.
Lord Robert Cecil and Leon Bourreoix
are revising the covenant of the league
of nations.
They expect TO conclude the new
draft week from Saturday, after
which it probably will be made public.
The representatives OF TIE neutral
nations are being consulted daily on
the alterations, which will not be se-
rious and insufficient, it is believed. to
obtain ratification by two-thirds of the
Senate at Washington when incorpo-
rated, as President Wilson insists. in
the body of the peace treaty. 3
Expect to Include League
NJ. Clemenceau and NJ. Pichon havs
Informed the American delegation that.
despite M. Pichon's remarks Yesterday.
they are not aversc to the incorpora-
ton of the league covenant in the pre-
lfmlnary treaty and Mr.. Balfour and
Lord Robert Cecil have given similar
Indications.
he American delegation is. there
fore, driving ahead with the plan to
incorporate the completed covenant in
the treaty. although it may be as an
appendix instead of following the pre-
amble.
Although President Wilson probably
viii realize his desires in this matter.
the quick conclusion of the draft of
the treaty with Germany will not be
forthcoming unless the President
makes numerous compromises.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
Conferees Revising League Pact;
french Willing to Put 1t in Treaty;
Foe to Accept Only a Wilson Peace
War Clauses of Treaty ADOPTED

ARN March II (By The Associated Council
resumed Its to-day with attendance for
~ nis' 1ime since returned
gu'shed assembage Of
fled Marshal Haig American
~ as we" PRESIDENT Wilson,
e hve
ana the
articles OF the
III was this draft which the adoped in
the MAN, 1hough details still
wilson agreed all
oae Lansing and Colonel E. NJ
sessions These include disarmament
do" to oooo men recruited by the volunteer system
years, ana limitation
together with similar naval and aerial disarmament.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
french Airn'an Is Flying
OUer Ocean, London Hears

LONDON, March lit is reported
among airmen that fight across the
Atlantic is now being attempted by
French lieutenant named Fontan. Lieu.
tenant Fontan is reported to have
started from the French-African port of
Dakar, Senegambia, for Pernambuco,
Brazil, by way of the Cape Verde ISL
ands and the st, Paul Rocks.
Fontan arrived at Dakar from
France by air few days ago. He is
using Caudron machine. A supply of
petrol is said to be awaiting him in st.
Paul's Rocks.
The aviator is reported to have es-
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
Bonar Law Denies
League Caused Hitch

LONDON, March 17.-Andrew Bonar
Law. government leader in the House
OF Commons, told that body to- day
that to the best of his belief there was
no foundation for the report that a
hitch had occurred in the presentation
to Germany Of the draft Of the peace
terms because of Emergencies OF opin-
ion OF the subject Of the league Of ma
tiors.
Mr. Bonsr Law made this statement
in replying TO question by II. W. Bot
tomly, member for South Hackney. who
wanted an assurance "tha. the terms
agreed upon hy al tho representatives
at the conference prior 10 President
Wilson's return" would be communi-
Gated al once 10 the enemy.
" you cav saw nonev
YOU can invrM white yoa wave.
Ask Ter particulars or
Partial Payment Plan.
&aeA Aais ~ Ca ~ 0'w&xr~AAxk
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
Warns Allies
They Must Follow the
Presidents II Points
Demands League
With Referendum
Insists Germany Isn't
Liable for Damage
After 1916 Peace Bid

COPENHAGEN, March 17-If the
Allies loaded the peace treaty with
conditions going beyond President Will
sons fourteen points, the German Ma
tional Assembly would have to refuse
its assent to the treaty, Matthias Err
berger, head of the German Armistice
Comm ssion, declared in an address at
Berlin meeting. in favoring the for
according to dispatch from the Ger
man capital to-day. The matter then
would be left to referendum OF the
German nation, he said.
Disclaims All Obligation
Herr Erzberger disclaimcd any obi
cation upon Germany to give compen-
sation for acts she committed after her
first peace offer in December, 1916.
The speaker declared that the only
means Of calling halt on Bolshevsm
was the abandonment of the "mailed
list policy of the Allies"
The German ra5pl5, said Herr Err
terger, had almost unlimited con-
fiderce in President Wilson and he
hoped that the league of nations COW
enant as promulgated on February ID
would not be finally adopted, as, he
declared, il was compromise of the
ideals of President Wilson with the
imperialstc aspirations Of some Of
the Allies. The American President,
Herr Erzberger insisted, was under OBJ
legations to advocate the immediate
admission of Germany to the league.
Refuses French Claims
Herr Erzbcrger asserted that Ger
many was prepared to accept the vote
Of Asace- Lorraine as to its future
Continued on page three
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
Williams Quits
AS PresidentO of
Robbed Bank
Resignation Is Declared to
Have Been Caused by
Change i'll Ownership

George B. Williams, president of the
Cosmopolitan Bank, s03 Prospect Ave-
nue., The Bronx. which was robbed of
S26,432.50 week ago, has resigned.
This was announced yesterday, follow
ing the arraignment in Morrisania
court OF Samuel Smith, paying teller.
and three alleged accomplices. These
were charged with robbing the banks
safe aad were neld in $500 bail. All
four pleaded not guilty.
Harold c. Steiner, vice president of
the bank, said Mr.. Williams's resigna-
ton had been determined upon some
time ago, when the bank changed
hands The board Of directors re-
quested it last Saturday.
did the robbery hurry up the re-
quest for Mr.. Williams's resignation ?''
Mr. Steiner was asked.
Yes" he replied
Reports current yesterday to the CT
feet that an additional $4,000, not yet
made public, had been stolen from the
bank, were denied fatty by Mr.. Steiner.
THAT is Ee," he asserted.
Tip" Given by Woman
1t was woman employe of the bank,
Mr. Steiner said, that first directed sus-
picion against the paying teller. She
reported 80 the bank officials, accord
ing to the vice-president, that Smith
seemed to be acting suspiciously. This
brought about long examination of
the teller by detectives and the ensu-
ing arrest Of Samuel and Abraham
Levitt and Frank Reynolds, one-time
employe of the bank.
District Attorney Martin of The
Bronx said yesterday he would bring
to the attention of the grand jury on
Wednesday information regarding the
$4,000 which he says is reported to
have been Incorporated.
Locksmiths and safe experts were
busy at the bank all day yesterday, re-
fitting doors and changing the COM
binations of safes. Mr.. Steiner yester-
day afternoon issued the following
statement:
The Cosmopolitan Bank was robbed
on the morning Of March IL of $4,000.
On discovery of the theft the agents
Of Lloyds Company were notified, as
also the American Bankers Association.
Owing to the fact that the theft could
have been done only between and 8
in the morning, it was thought thor
ough search of the premises should be
made, with the idea of perhaps find
ing the money concealed somewhere in
the bank. On that account no i'm
mediate information was given to the
police.
Police Work Complimented
Gall but $4,000 of the money has been
recovered. Detection of the thieves, and
the recovery of portion of the money,
is due to most efficient work rendered
by the Police Department in conjunc-
tion with the Pinkerton Detective
Agency.
when the new interests acquired con-
troll Of the bank. it was with view to
increasing the capital to at least $780,
900. A new board Of seven directors
was elected at that time and will be
shortly increased by the addition of
well-known substantial business men.
IT was not contemplated that Mr..
Williams would continue as president
OF the enlarged institution. Mr.. Oscar
Steiner Is now chairman Of the board,
ana IN due course a president will be
elected"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
'Old Doth Cires Germany Real Irish Day
BY Wilbur Forrest

TV0PB7TBN1,
K MA1EN March l7Father of at
provsed altar overlooking Rhine this morning the
ioo'n INFANTRY the old 69th) only the beginning of
Unique ceienratioa cf st. Patricks Day
Inc entire regiment Of Irish fighters knet
oevoton and then after the flung
ted track competitions while German civilians looked on won
dering what 1t all about.
baseball between teams OF men was on the after
noon programme There special Day
every company A1terward the while the Off
attended big the auspices Of the Knights Of
Columbus, which wound up tho celebration
The regmental band Te Wear,nu ~ fh reen from
early UNTIL aae The green conspuousy while the
Stars ana Stripes hoated proudly hanked
Of thu Irish troops. "
Altogether probably the largest Irish dav IN tho history
Of Germany. =.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18

Lieutenant Fontan has attempted a
transatlantic flight. He has chosen
the shortest route across seas, it being
about 1900 miles from Dakar to Per-
nambuco over the steamer route. The
Cape Verde Islands lie just west of
the point of departure reported for
Lieutenant Fontan. While flying south
westerly h ewould reach the St. Paul
Rocks in the South Atlantic, Just
northeast of the peninsular on which
Pernambuco is situated.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18

cort ships with him. The weather is
reported to be unfavorable.
The foregoing story was related to-
night by British alrmen, who claim
they have been reliably informed
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
continued ON raoe eight

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New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
WEATHER

Rain. followed by clearing and colder
to-day; tomorrow, fair; strong
south and southwest winds.
Full Report ON Page Is
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18

Continued on page eight
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-05-22
SAVINGS SOCIETIES
ARE ORGANIZED

Now that the Victory Loan has been
pushed to successful close, the VAL
ley City schools have organized COM
plete 100 per cent quota Of Savings
Societies. The government purposes
to make these a permanent institu-
ton in tn schools, feeling that it will
be able to give them the benefit of
the National Organization in conduct
ing a financial education and the
value of the saving habit.
The following societies have been
organized in the schools here:
Lincoln School
Lincoln Thrift-Carl Christianson,
PRESIDENT; Hermione Winterer, secre-
tary.
Franklyn-Leonard Ferguson, pres
ident; Florence Busdicker, secretary.
Liberty-Harold Kelsey, president;
Hazel H. Mcbride, secretary.
Hustlers-Rachel Hirth, president;
Lucille H. Messer, secretary.
Uncle Sam's-Bertha Giselius, pres
ident; Elsie E. label, secretary.
American Eagle - Edna Witham,
president; Edythe B. Stowell, secre-
tary.
Wilson - Ebert Flora, president;
Mary Boynton, secretary.
P. S. P. E.-Edwin Simenson, pres
ident; Anice Buckentin, secretary.
Winners - Jeanette Nelson, presi.
dent; Agnes McCorkell, secretary.
Richie School
Uncle Sans Helpers Howard
Lockwood, president; Norma Palmer,
secretary. a.
"Uncle Sans Boosters JAG
OLSON, president; Helen Ferguson, sec
rotary. ,.s> ....ss.L
Thrifty Score Nathan White, pres
ident; Vance Vaupel, secretary.
Full Blooded Yanks-Lillian Selbo,
president; Alma Frank, secretary.
Thrifty Live Wires - Charlotte
Stull, president; Hazel Giselius, Sec
rotary. ss.. liz. ...1.
Liberty's Children - Ruth Hilborn,
president; Marion Benson, secretary.
Uncle Sans Busy Bees-Marion
Paxman, president; Irwin Overlee, sec
rotary.
Rainbow - Walter Holster, presi-
dent; Marian Velzy, secretary.
"Over the Top-Victor Brown, pres
ident; Ellen Monson, secretary.
Fairy Jane Peterson, president;
Jean Mudgett, secretary.
Little Workers $50 Ronald Larson,
president; Florence Mudgett, secre-
tary.
WinnersM aysel Spicer, president;
George Wick, secretary.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-05-22
BARNES COUNTY
LAND SOLD HIGH

That land values are rising was evil
denced a few days ago when Harvey
Pray sold his fine farm just north of
the city to an Iowa party for the price
Of $11O per acre. While this is the
top price for land sold in this vicinity
it is by no means the highest price
that will be paid for land here in the
near future. North Dakota land must
necessarily advance in price because
there is no more available free land to
be had, and for the fact that farmers
in other state who have expensive land
will come to North Dakota to buy our
land while it is being sold at reas-
enable figure. Iowa, Minnesota, Wis
consin and other farmers know that
the value is in North Dakota land and
they know that there is money in this
land at the present prices, that is why
they are investing their money in it.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-05-22
WELL KNOWN
FARMER DIES

Anders Peter Faust, one of the well
known farmers Of Barnes county,
passed away yesterday afternoon
from pneumonia. He was born in
Sweden in 1862 and came to this
country in 1882. He is mourned by his
wife, nine children, one sister and
host of friends. The funeral will be
held from the home tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock, new time, and at 8
o'clock at the Hobart church. Inter
ment will be made in the Hobart ceme-
terry. The services will be conducted
BY Rev. 0. F. Domeij, pastor of the
Swedish Lutheran church Of this city.
Martin Somdahl has charge Of the fu-
neral arrangements.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-05-22
NORMAL ALUMNI
BUY $1,000 BOND

The State Normal School Alumni
have been saving in the past and now
that they have accumulated nice
little fund they thought that to buy
Victory Loan Bonds was as good an
investment as could be made, so the
executive board of this association au-
thorized the purchase of a one thous-
and dollar Victory Bond, feeling that
that was showing the right kind of
spirit as well as putting the money
in a good, safe place.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-05-22

natey $1,000 Signatures bringing average sgners
qesng the initiation of substitute for league legislation
OOO required by the constitution
Referendum petitions filed follows:
Industrial commsson-3S,1O1.
Printing bll-38,562.
Educational bll-37617.
immigration bll-37835.
Bank bil-37,4S1
Judiciary redistcting- ,43S.
One commission-35,S5S
The total number signe initiative petitions increased
approximately the following:
Nonpartisan electons-36,0OO
Rural credts-35,ooo
Home building assocation-34O0O
large percentage of sgners of both initiative and efere
1T hard tell just how many people have signed referendum
that have been live out the country and know
and tn season late Farmers not much attention their mai
just and have horses spare for They can't
many long tne set returning referendum
petitions May TO- but they will probably keep coming in till the end
snce the initiative petitions filed received additional
ndn r. 1900 There would probably be
object in spending any time them :"
been made in the Townley press Mr., Nelson said
al the noise that Towney organizers have made about people
today there been only one D to have m w
drawn "a; and that came through third party:
the initiative petitions bridge when We get to it,
when I. the over M correctly quoted the Towne he lies
eet at the same time f he will let the people the initiated
weh ne might do at the referendum election without single dollars
there would be bill subject against
There could be confusion The people will demand
reason than that they intelligent enough know what they want
vote tor for turning down petition
signed by than three and half times the number required
by law especially when he could let be done by calling the election
just few days later" @ %&% =
Mr. Nelson regards significant that the referendum petitions
the industrial which the key the leagues
nomc program rank second number OF igners The league
vies through the industrial act for the political control by
board Of three Of all aeowned utilities and enterprises.
In order to favorable action the league
bills Governor Frazier agreed that he would call special
petitions signed by $4,000 representative The
which his principally referred those the Independent Voters
association has sought submit through the medium of initiative petit
tons Although these petitions signed by and half times the
number OF electors designated the he has declared
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-05-22
THE GOVERNOR and
tom Hall SQUABBLES

appears before the people North Dakota gilt
tern exponent of the doctrines that might makes right els riding
with Towney imported advisers hard fall and the
Of his original statement this subject and of his
letters secretary of indicate that this tumble
overdue. r .4
49, 600 SIGNERS TO REFERENDUM PETITIONS FILED
Referendum petitions directed against legislation of the 18th
assembly containing signatures ranging $3.50 1862
filed secretary Wednesday afternoon by Theodore c.
Nelson secretary independent Voters association At the
Mr. Nelson filed additional initiative petitions containing approx
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-05-22

teon nvaatn these petitions by setting the special election
date which will admit of the submits
sion Of the initiated The Independent Voters association did
advantage of the governors generosity in the of the
referendum petitions but has filed approximately 5000 signatures
than the 10000 required by the constitution make the calling of
special election mandatory the of the
Bisbee daily review., 1919-11-06
Roberts, In Tucson,
 Tells of Aspirations
 To Govern State

Supervisor Charles Roberts, "the tall sycamore of Cochise," is still de termined to get into the next guber- material race. Roberts stopped over in Tucson yesterday afternoon to at tend the address of Homer s. Cum mings last night and left early this morning for Phoenix to- put in a couple of days at the state fair with his old partner, Col. Tom Fulghum, of Wilcox, who joined him here last night, says the Tucson Star.
 'I'm still determined to get into the race for governor no matter who I have to run against" said Roberts last night. And furthermore, I'm going to be the next governor of Ari- zona. And when l get elected there is going to be house cleaning around Phoenix"
 Asked what his platform would be, Roberts grinned: Platform? Well, I guess it will be lick the Republicans all over the state just like we licked 'em down in oI Cochise.'"
Bisbee daily review., 1919-11-06
PEACE
 TERMS NAME ,
Britisher Tells House of Com mons That Soviet Gov. ernment Willing to En-
 ter Into Pact

LONDON, Nov 5.Lieutenant Colonel Lestrang Nolan, liberal member of parliament. who recently returned from Russia, said in the house of commons today, during a discussion of Russian affairs, that he had con versed with the leaders of the soviet government with regard to peace and that he believed it was possible to arrange a peace on terms substan- tiall ythe same as those which Wm. c. Bullitt stated some time ago Nicholai Lenine ,the Bolshevik pre- mier, had made to Mir Bullitt.
 MT. Bullitt, testifying before the senate foreign relations committee in Washington. said peace proposals of Lenine embraced an armistice of two weeks, subject to extension, raising of the economic blockade, immediate withdrawal of allied troops, no fur ther military aid for the anti-soviet governments, and recognition of re- sponsibility for Russia's foreign debt.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-11-06
VETS AND DRYS
 IN OHIO EDITH
 CLAIM VICTORY
With Incomplete Returns of One-third of State, the Four Prohibition Proposals Are Beaten by 63,OOO Majority

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. D. With complete and incomplete returns re- ceived from 39 out of SS counties, and representing more than one-third of the precincts in the state, figures at the office of Secretary of State Smith tonight showed the four prohibition proposals giving wet maJorities of from 39,O0O to 63,0O0.
 Officials of the seeretary's office said that practically all of the wet strongholds were represented m the oregoing figures by complete votes, while the rural counties, the dry strongholds, were to be heard from.
 Chief tSatistician Johnson contin- ued tonight to predict that all four proposals had been carried by the drys, some of them by from 50,O00 to 75,O00 He admitted, however, that later returns showed that the dry majority for the Crabbe prohibition enforcement bill referendum might not be as large as he had anticipated
 On available returns at the state mousse luG wet Oh lhS SAoOHO act referendum was larger than the maiorities on either of the other pro- posals, being 63,559. The ratification referendum gave a wet majority on the same figures of 60,010; the 2.75 per cent beer amendment gave wet majority of 52,253, and the repeaei proposal gave wet majority of SPAS.
 On the strength of available returns at noon, l.. H. Gibson, campaign manager for the Ohio Home Rule as- sociation, issued statement at Gin cinnati saying the vets conceded that the drys had voted against the repeal of statewide prohibition by from 35,- 900 to 50,00O, but insisting that the vets had carried the other three pro- posals.
 James A. White, manager for the Ohio Dry federation, however, con tinued to predict that the drys had carried all four proposals by majori- ties ranging from 50,000 to 75,000.
 The returns from Securities gave a majority of 12,46S for the classifi- cation amendment, while packers of the proposal conceded it's defeate by 100000.