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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
PARESTRKES
ARE ENDORSED
BY FEDERATION
Effort to Keep the Strike on
Professional Grounds
-$ Are Made.

Paris. June 7.-(By the Associated
Press. 1.-The general labor federation
has issued a proclamation endorsing
strikes which now are going on, but
at the same time exhorting the strik-
ers to keep the movement on a
purely professional ground, not con-
cerning themselves with a program of
social claims such as amnesty, de-
mobilization, no military Intervention
abroad and quick and lasting peace,
as set forth by the federation's ma
tiQnal. committee which alone. has "A
mandate to urge social programs.
THE Proclamation announces that
delegates will visit all provincial cen
.ters during the coming week to set
forth the federation's program to
town and country workers.
British labor organizations have
decided to make similar effort, the
federation has asked them to CO.
ordinate the action of the two prole-
tariats. Consequently the time that
action will be taken will depend upon
the answer received from the British
unions.
''The irritation and discomfort
which are breaking out in the form
Of strikes" the proclamation con-
cludes,. ''are due to general uneasi-
ness which is the consequence of the
policy Of silence and constraint i'm
posed upon popular aspirations by
the government. Is it the Intention
to silence popular protests by repres-
sion and to renew the old method OF
setting the army against strikers"
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Indictments Returned
AGAINST Four. Men Bv "
The u. $. Grand Jury
International Mems
Events Summarized
(By. the Assoc.ated Press. J

There is every evidence that the
leading figures of the peace confer
ence in Paris are endeavoring to
hasten the delivery Of the Allied re-
ply to Germany's counter-proposals
to the terms of peace.
According to advices positive in
structions have been given by the
council of four to all commissions
working on the reply to complete
their reports by Monday. If this \or-
der is carried out it is probable the
reply will be framed early in the week
and will be Immediately presented to
the enemy delegation.
From reports coming from Paris 1t
seems there is growing a sentiment in
the council of four that alterations
must be made in the treaty. but IN
what particulars the terms will be
modified is not as yet indicated. Pre-
mier Lloyd George is attending meet
inss of the British commission study
ing the reparation phase Of the treaty.
Count Won Brockdorff- Rantzau.
head of the German peace mission, left
Versailles last night for Germany. 1t
is reported from Paris that he is ex-
pected to return Sunday. French Of
ficial circles are said to expect the
Germans to refuse to sign the terms
dHu IL ID pOAIIcO OuL. l1dL dS Ocl6y
would favor the Germans, there is
necessity for haste in bringing ex-
changes between the Allies and the
enemy to close. A more hopeful
sentiment is said to- be apparent in
Berlin.
The Italian claims to territory on
the eastern shore Of the Adriatic also
are causing some uneasiness in peace
conference circles. The Italian par
Lament will meet June 18 and Pre-
mier Orlando is demanding that a set
tlement be reached by that time.
Admiral Kolchak's forces operating
in European Russia are, it is admit
ted. checked by the Bolshevilki, and IL
seems probable there will be, to say
the least, quite serious delay in car
rying the campaign to successful
conclusion.
Hungarian Bolshevik forces contin.
ue to advance against Czech troops
between Budapest and Vienna. They
are reported to have crossed the Dan
ube at Gram and to be menacing
Pressburg. French generals are said
to be in command Of the Czech army
! there. E-'
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
Dernburg Says Finance
Terms of Treaty Will
Be AbsOllltelu Useless

tente nor Germany is capable Of sign
ing this peace. Germany cannot pay
and the Entente cannot make 0ee.
many pay. You can invade Germany
and occupy the Ruhr basin and mo-
body viii stand in your way II You
wish to come to Berlin. But when
you are there what are you going to
do?
.Your only hope Of reparation lies
In getting the German people to work
producing goods which the. can give
the Allies against. money Indemnity.
but first they must have food ana
then raw materials. You must make
terms which will enable you to set
your reparations reasonably soon. You
do not suppose that our children are
going to remain slaves because their
parents lost the war"
DR.. Dernburg elsewhere In the In.
tervfew speaks derisively OF President
Wilson. 3 4 s5 s. Sg5 II. &
II, though he came over here asa
new sort OF redeemer, In the role Of Q
savior OF mankind" the finance minis
ter is quoted AZ saying. hut I have
not found In the peace treaty ono word
OF his peace Of conciliati0n and good
VII d !. y .. :s8
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Department OF Justice Of
6cials In Detroit An
nounc Find To-day; Cap
tain S. Nicholson, Grant
Hugh Browne, Fred c.
Collins And An Army Of
fcer In France Alleged To
Be Implicated.

Detroit, June IAN al
legged conspiracy to >defraud
the government of $50, ,000,-
600 worth of munitions sup
plies, has been uncovered by
department of justice agents
here it became known TODAY.
Indictments charging con-
spiracy have been returned
by the United States grand
jury against Captain Sofa
rios Nicholson of Washing
ton, connected with the ord
nance department; Grant
Hugh Browne, millionaire
sportsman; Fred C. Collins,
vice consul of Greece and
president of a local realty
company, and a United
States army officer now in
France, according to Arthur
L. Barkey, chief of Detroit
bureau of investigation of
the department Of justice.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
TOWNLEY PRESS
CARRlESFALSE
REPORT, SAYS
W.ERlCKS0y
Declares His Speech to La.
borers at Minot Was Not
Correctly Reported.
Especial to The Herald. }

k Minot, N. D., June Rev. p. w.
Erickson of Minot today declared the
report carried in Townleys press of
his speech before the labor convention
was untrue and distorted his remarks
to give them an entirely different
meaning than intended. Townley's
reporter, the only newspaper man ad-
mitted to the labor meeting because
Townley's henchmen had control,
quoted Erickson as saying:
Il know what was done to the
Nonp0rtisan league here in Minot.
Blindpiggers and others of their kind
took Old Glory and placed it on their
lapels and called the Nonpartisan
league farmers disloyal, saying. we
are the only patriots; you are the pro-
Germans and the Bolshevtks.' They
say the Nonpartisan league is bunch
same old game the old gang has
played since the dawn of history. The
eyes of the country are fixed on North
Dakota and we will be the one state
to lead others in what true democracy
means"
Erickson says today that the above
Is a clumsy attempt" to misconstrue
his remarks to the labor men and
provide political propaganda for the
Socialist leaders of the Nonpartisan
league. He denies stating it and also
denies that he urged the formation
Of a labor party to be aflliated with
present leadership for he recognizes
that the farmers Of North Dakota
are under the wrong leadership and
their movement will not bring about
the good expected until Townley and
his Socialist associates are discarded. =
.Althoush Il ET3gnllsy's y ls.y reporter ha.n has
assertions said Mr. Erickson this
morning, my position. remains un-
changed; Many months ago I warned
my congregation of the evil influence
the leaders of the Nonpartisan league
may have on the farmers movement
and urged the farmers to shake of
the Socialist dictators. I declared at
that time that the leaders Of the Nom
partisan league were against the war
for democracy and men who were
against the war are not fit to lead any
movement. I am with the men in
this state who are making fight to
free the Nonpartisan league from its
atheistic, un-Christian and un-
American leaders,. I, urged a labor
party that would work with the sane
farmers of North Dakota in defeating
the old gang and removing the griev-
ances to which the farmers and la
borers have been. subject and which
would demand that their leaders be
with Old Glory. The leaders Of the
Nonpartisan league certainly are not
the men to guide the farm labor
forces Of North Dakota to economic
REFORM
Townley's reporters effort to quote
Mr.. Erickson in favor Of ''the new day
In North Dakota" was stamped as
'unscrupulous" by Mr.. Erickson, who
is opposed to several Of the measures
to be voted on June 26. He has vol
unteered to make speeches against
committee in charge of the educa-
tional campaign expect to have him
on the program at the Z next anti
Townley rally in Minot.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
TEN lRlSHMEN
MURDERED in
FEW MONTHS
Charge is Made That Hun
dreds of Persons are Jailed
Without Reason.

Paris. Friday, June 6.-(By The
Associated Press. )-Within the last
few months ten citizens have been
killed in. Ireland by soldiers or con-
stables under circumstances found by
coroners' juries to have been wilful
murder. This charge is made in the
report on observations made in Ire
land by Frank P. Walsh, Michael J..
Ryan and Edward F. Dunno, dele
gates Of the Irish societies in the
United States. The report was sent
to President Wilson along with the
demand that the peace conference in
vestigate the Irish question.
Charges are made that hundreds of
men and women were put in prison
without any specific accusations being
made against them. The document
says that at least five men died as a
result of atrocities in prisons.
1t also is alleged that punitive
measures of the prison authorities in
cluded drenching with water bringing
on pneumonia, solitary confinement
and Withholding of rations. 1t is stat
ed further that the heads Of hundreds
of families were sent to Jail or de-
ported, leaving dependent women and
children without means of support
and to become objects Of charity.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
GERMANS Are !,
RECRUITING
MORE TROOPS
Agents Reported Busy in
Austria; Various Induce
ments Offered.

Berne, Switzerland, Friday, June 8.
Wireless Service. Great
activity is being displayed in Ger
many in recruiting men for the army
and in gathering ammunition, the
Independent Socialist Die Freiheit Of
Berlin says. According to the So
cialist Abendi of Vienna. German re-
cruiting agents are busily at work in
Austria.
The Nachrichten of Basel says that
the German recruiting bureaus are
appealing for men to enlist and are
Offering various inducements, includ-
ing pay of nine marks a day and
fidelity premiums"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
TEN PERSONS ARE .S
EXPELLED FROM
THE RHINELAND

Darmstadt. Friday. June 6.-(By
the Associated Press. )-Ten persons
expelled from portions Of the Rhine
land occupied by the French because
they refused to deal with the new
republic it is alleged, have reached
this city. They claim to have been
confined by the French in the bar
racks at Worms and some say they
were not given food for "a hours,
were placed in cells without sleeping
accommodations and were insulted
and maltreated by French officers.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
To Leayc Russia Soon,

Washington, June 7.-Ofhcial an
nouncement was made today by Cen
eral March that all of the original
ssArchangel expedition will have sailed
for home within two weeks. Compan-
fies Z, G, T., M, and the Machine Gun
company Of the 339th infantry are now
| en- route for Brest, having sailed from
sArchanEel June 8.
There will he left at Archangel tenn
porarily the railway engineer units
sent thara-at aesist nj he sYathd dEaGsal.
/ General March said he was unable Ito
forecast the date for the withdrawal
of the Siberian forces.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
CAPTAIN In Austrian
Army Sentenced To
Death For Being Spy

Paris, June Captain Funck of
the Austrian army has been tried and
sentenced to death as a spy by a secret
court martial here.
1t appears that Captain Funck was
in Paris before the war began and
remained throughout the hostilities
The specific accusation upon which he
was convicted was:
Communicating information con-
corning the bombardments by Gothas
and Berthas to the German military
0ttache at Madrid"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
Casualties In Russia.

Archangel, Friday, June 6.-(By
the Associated Press 1.-The total cas-
North Russia to date have been twen-
ty officers and 536 men. An official
announcement today divides the cas-
ualties as follows:
Killed in action or died of wounds:
Five officers, 80 men.
Missing in action: No officers, IS
men. "a
Died Of disease or accident: Three
officers, II men.
Wounded: Twelve officers, s25 men.
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FIRM AGAINST j 81.
\; .j' PUBLICATION 4.
4 i. :.. OF THE TREATY

Paris, June THE American dele
parently is firm in its decision not to
authorize the publication of the Ger
man peace treaty until it is signed
and not even to communicate the Of
ficial text in it's present form to the
United States senate.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
Allied Conspiracy to Defraud Government Of
$50, ,OOO, 600 Worth of Munitions is Uncovered
U. S, ARMY OFFICIALS DECLARE /,
RHENlSH REPUBLIC HAS MADE
NOHEADWAY in AMERICA AREA
Here Is The Newest
Fish Story Of Coast

San Francisco. June IA seal
provided q fine fish dinner re-
Gently for Deputies Clark and
Bundock Of the fish and game
commission. While crossing San
Francisco bay in . motor boat
they saw q commotion in the wa
ter. The seal was attacking q Is
pound bass. The seal disappeared
at the approach of the boat and
the two men recovered the bass,
out of which the seal had taken
q bite. Clark said it was the
first time In, his experience he
had known of . seal to attack q
large bass anywhere save in .
net.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
American Authorities Con-
tinue To Maintain Atti-
tude Of Opposition To Pc
liical Moves; British Be
lieved To Have Taken "A
Similar Stand.

Coblenz, Thursday, June 5.-(By
the Associated Press)-The Rhenish
republic movement has made NO head
way in the American area Of occupa-
ton. according to third army head
quarters. The American authorities
are continuing to maintain an attitude
OF opposition to political moves of any
kind. The British officers in their
area are said to have taken similar
stand.
French officers in Coblenz have
stated that the idea of launching q re-
public at this time originated in Nay
ence and Wiesbaden and that the
French regarded the movement with
favor. 1t has developed that May z21
French colonel visited Coblenz and
at o'clock in the morning called
American staff officers on the ,tele-
phone asking for an immediate ap-
pointment with Lieutenant General
Lggett. the third army commander.
The French colonel said it vas most
important that he interview General
Ligsett and that General Mansin, the
French commander, desired, through
the colonel, to request American CO.
operation. The French officer said
that SO or so German delegates were
ready to come to Coblenz and hold a
meetlng, provided the Americans
granted permit and that it was
planned to declare a republic May "a.
The American authorities took the
stand that the movement was q pure
ly political one and that to permit any
such meeting would be exceeding the
authority of the army command On
June l the report was sent out from
Mayence that the republic had been
declared at Wiesbaden with DIR. Dor
ten as it's head.
Cologne, Friday, June S.-Dr. Dor
ten. president of the new Rhenish
republic, has telegraphed Sir william
Robertson, commander of the British
forces of occupation here. announcing
the formation of the republic and re-
pudiating any desire to evade a 'just
share in the reparation Of war dam
ages"
He appeals. to the Entente powers
to protect the new state AxAinst .:.i6s
>evitable revenge from russian MIL
tarism." -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
ETURN OF NATIONAL GUARD
AND ARMY DIVISIONS ENDED:
REGULARS BEING SENT HOME
|&cial. Find 1t Necessary To
J Hold Back Some Of The
! ! Men In Order To Check
\ Over Their Records; So
/ / 900 Recruits Have Been
/ Secured For Occupation
| Army.

washington. June Return Of the
2tional Guard and National Army
e visions from France has been COM
eted, the war department announced
SSday, and the homeward movement
|SSf the regular divisions began this
meek with the embarkation Of the
@fincipal units of the sixth division.
he fourth and fifth divisions also are
eheduled for return this month.
8 Complete figures for the movement
sM the army during May show that
sM83, 1903 officers and men were en-
Marked during May. This was con-
aderably in excess of recent estimates
|Hy department officials.
Decentralization has returned 2.391,-
nae officers and men to civil life and
IN June 8. had reduced the American
forces in Europe to less than 100000.
The speeding up process has proceed
Nd to the point where the war depart-
Vment has found it necessary to put on
brakes. Commanders of demobiliza-
Stion centers were told that instances
HAD been reported of soldiers being
Esent through the camps so swiftly as
2to prevent the finance and quarter
master officers properly checking their
records.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
FIRST CUBAN TO
GRADUATE FROM
u. S. NAVY SCHOOL

Washington, June Ensign Car
los Aurelio Hevia, son Of Col. Aurelio
Hevfa, former secretary of the war
and navy in the Cuban cabinet, is the
first Cuban to graduate from the
United States naval academy. He;
was handed his diploma at the Erad,a.
ating exercises yesterday. ,-4
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Continued on page S.
BANK CONDITIONS.

New York, June The actual
condition of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
that they hold $37,455,160 reserve in
excess of legal requirements. This is
an increase Of $l4,7s0.000 from last
week.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
Declare. Germany Cannot
Garry Out Demands If She
Doe. Sign And That The
Entente Cannst Make Her
Garry Them Out; De
nounce. Wilson II Hi.
Statenent.

London. June 7.-Germany's inabil-
!ity to meet the financial demands OF
the peace terms and the Inability OF
the Allies to make her pay, are insist
Cd upon by Or. Bernard DeFnburg, the
German minister Of. finance In m an
st1rvieW telegraphed by the Daily
a1airs Berlin c0rreepo DR..
iDefnbure, rettsrates his recent declar-
e afion that Gsfmany VAN mot sign the
farnrnI n presented ana conttnues:
n 3 matt 81 tact neither TIE I'm
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

: Copenhagen-Parto Of the Bulgarian
army is marching toward the Serbian
frontier. the Balkan News agency
says. -
Washington-s y. Konenkamp,
president of the Commercial Tele-
graphers Union announced he would
call q nation wide strike OF members
Of the union upon reaching Chicago
{ New .York-The condition OF for-
merr Senator John G. Spooner of Wis
consin, who suffered q breakdown re-
Gently, showsa.Ereat Improvement. r
3 Augusta, Maine ginger
was declared by the supreme court to
be an intoxicant and its sale unlaw-
full. 4.
Washington = Director General
Hines estimated the railroad deficit
for April at '$5S, 900, 900, making a to-
tai deficit for the first four months Of
the year $3.50, 100000. 81
: - 80
Washington - American shipyards
delivered 1876 ships in May and
launched 1877. Sa
New York-The suspension Of iris
Speaker Of. the Cleveland Americans
and Chick Gandil of the White Sox
for engaging in a fight was lifted by,
President Johnson.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
More Whemen Quit

UNDERSTOOD LQaC OCneT unions Will
meet to decide whether they shall
continue on strike.
More Wiremen Quit.
New Orleans, June Gable and
linemen of the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph company and the
Western Union Telegraph company,
members of the International Broth
erhood Of Electrical Workers Of the
World, went on strike today in SYM
pathy with Western Union employees
raphers' union. - .+ -
..s5y Fire Destroys Building. s..,.
!: Winnipeg; Man. June y7-sssIs,r e u
undetermined origin completely de-
stroyed the Industrial exhibits build
ing at the old fair grounds this
morning. Volunteer firemen, on duty
since the strike started assisted - in
fighting the flames. The building
contained ordnance stores and equip
ment. The total loss was not heavy.
About eighty cavalrymen were
from the exhibits building. The fire
did not reach the barracks.
An investigation has been begun by
military officials.
Metal trades employers of Winni-
peg have not officially announced
their attitude on the collective bar
gaining plan submitted by the rail-
way brotherhoods' executives, who
are attempting to mediate the con-
troversy between the employers and
the seven crafts represented by the
Winnipeg Metal Trades Council. The
union leaders yesterday accepted this
proposal and their acceptance was
generally considered to be broad
recession from their demands as orig
inally outlined.
1t was intimated at the board of
trade this morning that the "big is
sues of the strike' must be disposed
of before a collective bargaining
agreement can be concluded between
fraction of the forces involved.
A report was current at the city
hall that the strike leaders were
ready to order all union men back to
work, if they could be assured that
all the strikers would get their jobs
back. This. however. seems to be a
clean cut issue. with the federal,
provincial and municipal govern
ments as we'll as some employers re-
fusing to give any such assurance.
A communication signed by James
Winning. president Of the Winnipeg
Trades Council. in which it was
stated that the council indorses the
movement of the deportation of all
undesirable aliens" was delivered to
the Winnipeg newspapers.
When the One Big Union conven-
ton was held at Calgary some weeks
ago one of the leading resolutions
passed demanded that the govern
ment release .all political prisoners. y
Some Of the Winnipeg labor leaders
championed this resolution.
Winnipeg was calm and orderly
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GERMAN NATIONAL
I ASSEMBLY CALLED =
81. TO MEET JUNE IL.

Berlin, Friday, June, 6.-The Ger
man national assembly has been
called to meet in Weimar Thursday,
June IL.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
THE WEATHER.

North Dakota-Ge0eraNy fair
tonight and Sunday; cooker Sum
day and In e6tIen1e Wcst portion
tonight.
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Recruits Enlisted.

Washington. June Fifty thou
bsand recruits for the army Of occupa-
Etion have been obtained. General
March, chief of staff, announced today
that incomplete reports showed 49,
O23 men enrolled. Three year enlist
ments continue to predominate over
the one year.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
IMPORTATION OF
FOREIGN SUGAR
TO FRANCE LEGAL

Paris, June 7.-(Havas)-The
Journal Oficel today publishes de-
cree repeating the prohibition upon
the importation Of foreign sugar into
Franco
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07

OF WINNIPEG
TO MEET TODAY
Question of Returning to
Work Will Be Con-
sidered.

Winnipeg, Man., June An tele-
graph operators on strike here will
hold a meeting late this afternoon to
consider the question of returning to
work in a body on Monday. This ac-
ton was decided upon owing to the
announcement Of large number Of
operators at yesterdays meeting of
their intention to resume work Mon
day. under any circumstances. It Is
understood that other unions will
meet to decide whether they shall
continue on strike.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07

Washington - American shipyards
delivered 136 ships in May and
launched 1877. tie p