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VOL. 14, NO. 85.
Engineers, Firemen, Train
men And Conductors Af
fected By Change—Pay
roll Of American Railroads
Raised To Almost $3,
000,000,000 Per Year.
Washington, April 11.—Wage ad
vances aggregating $65,000,000/ were
ordered today by Director .General
Hines for four hundred thousand
railroad engineers, firemen, trainmen
and conductors in both passenger and
freight service—members of the big
four railway brotherhoods—retroac
tive since January 1, 1919.
The brotherhood demands for time
and a half pay for overtime was
granted only for men engaged in yard
service and for the others this ques
tion was referred to the railroad ad
ministration's- board of adjustment
number one, already created for con
sideration of disputes relating to rail
way trainmen and engtaemen.
The increases were arranged ac
cording to a contemplated schedule,
one of the aims of which was to re
store the wage relationship existing
•before the railroads increase in wages
last year. The average advance in
pay per man will be about $160.
Including today's order the aggre
gate pay increases allowed by the
railroad administration to the two
million railroad employes is at the
rate of $822,311,000 a year, more
than $400 average per man. Thus
the total payroll 'of America's rail
roads is raised nearly to $3,000,000,
000 a year from the basis of approxi
mately $2,000,000,000 on January 1,
1918, when the rpads passed into the
government's hands.
The $65,000,000 added to the pay
rolls of members of the big four
brotherhoods bring the total granted
this class of employes in the past
three years to approximately $275,
000,000, or approximately $690 per
man. This takes into consideration
the $140,000,000 estimated as the
brotherhoods share of the general
wage increase last year and $70,000,
000 estimated as .the fruit for these
men from' the Adamsori' act which
established a basic 8-hour day but did
not put into effect the brotherhoods'
pleas for,time and a half for. overtime.
%ack pay for work since January
^MthoeSiooA -mpn:
as soon as railway paymasters can
work out the amount... ....
Railroad accountants calculate
that about $1,000,000,000 a year will
be forthcoming from the rate in
crease last year. The railroad ad
ministration's figures today on wage
additions indicate that more than $0
per cent of this is eaten up in wages.
Two. Stevedores Killed
In Fight With Police
Buenos Aires, Thursday, April 10.
—Two stevedores were killed in a
clash with the police here today.
Trouble followed the landing by a
party of stevedores of an insane Hin
du' whom they had found on board
a British ship in the .harbor. Beliey
ing the Hindu was a mariner who was
undergoing punishment on board the
'ship, the stevedores wrecked the ves
sel's brig, took the man out, and
cscorted him to shore, where they
were Intercepted by the police.
WEATHER FORECAST.
North Dakota: Generally fair
tonight and Saturday warmer In
south central portion tonight
cooler Saturday.
Clerks In Vienna Striking
For Big Increase In Sal
aries. ..
Berlin, Thursday, April 10.—(By
the Associated Press.)—Volunteer
soldiers, streams, of water from a flre
hose, improvised blackjacks and
knives played a part today in, pre
venting employes of the. Deutsche
bank, who had voted to continue
work, from entering the main office.
The strikers lso extended their efforts
to other bankB and the seven largest
banking Institutions in Berlin were
4 closed.
Strikers' pickets appeared at th^
Deutsche bank before the would-be
workers came on the scene. A struggle
ensued when the clerks attempted to.
force an entrance. The strikers were
reinforced by.. Spartacan volunteers.
Strikers entered the building with a
flre hose and directed It at. the
struggling crowd outside. Bludgeons
and knives Were being used freely
when a company of troops dispersed
both the strikers and the workers.
The director of the Deutsche bank
(Issued a statement declaring that a
majority of. the employes of the bank
had been overpowered by a. minority,
making It necessary to close ther bank.
Leaser disorders occurred at other
banks where the employes are on
trlke,: V.
The cause of the strike Is declared
to bQ the dissatisfaction-tof the new
and untrained employes becaue of the
discrepancy In wages aqd other pre
rogatives existing between them and
the Older workers. The newcomers,
among whom are many Women, con
stitute the' more, radical' -eleinents.
They are using the wagd question to
Vrlng political iseuee into the Con
troversyand demand thesetting up of
workers' councils for regulating, the
suestlons of wages, proniotioni*, jstok
benefits and pensions.
In addition to the Deutsche bank,
lhe Dre#d*ner, DJsfconto, Dannstaed-
r*t
WAGE INCREASES OF
65,000,000 ORDERED
FOR RAILROAD MEN
AVERAGE ADVANCE FOR EACH OF
400,000 WORKERS WILL BE $160
TODAY'S IMPORTANT
TELEGRAPH NEWS
Berlin—Count von Brockdorff
Rantzau declared before the national
assembly that Germany would not
sign a peace treaty that deviated from
Wilson's 14 points.
Berlin—The .whole socialization
commission is reported to have re
signed.
Rome—A demonstration of Sparta
cans was checked before it had a
good start here yesterday.
Vienna—German Austria is com
ing under' the influence of the Soviet
governments. Bank clerks have
struck for a Dig increase in salaries.
Budapest—The Hungarian election
for Soviet councils passed off without
incident. Many of the voters are said
not to have known they were voting.
Washington—Director Htties order
ed increases in wages for railroad
men amounting to $65,000,000.
Paris—An agreement has been
reached on all the big problems of
the peace treaty and the German del
egation will be summoned in a few
weeks.
KATEOW
TO GIVE SELF
IIP TOMORROW
Husband Declares He Will
Spend Entire Fortune in
Case if Necessary.
(Herald Special Service.)
Fargo, April 11.—Mrs.- Kate Rich
ards O'Hare.will surrender herself at
10' o'clock tomorrow morning to
United States Marshal S^ J. Doyle
-ofeiNorth-
Immediately to Fort Leavenworth.-to
.begin, .serving a fiveTte%r term Hb
which she has already, been 'sen
tenced. Marshal Doyle did not know
today what' route he., would take or
.just when he would* leave Fargo.
GERMAN AUSTRIA IS INFLUENCED
BY THE SOVIET GOVERNMENTS
Italians Order German-Aus
trians To Disband Pro
Commanist Troops—Bank
Frank P. O'Hare, her husband, said
today that he will use his entire for
tune to obtain his wife's freedom.
"I have ^already spent $10,000 in
this case, and will use all my re
sources in getting the facts in the
Kate Richards O'Hare' case to the
American public," said Frank O'Hare.
"I will confine my efforts merely
to the statement of ascertained- facts.
I will then leave to my fellow citi
zens of the United States to deter
mine their own actions in supporting
this movement for the vindication of
Kate Richards O'Hare.
"Personally, I know it will be a
costly job, but frqm every hand come
letters of encouragement and tenders
of financial assistance."
Mrs. O'Hare spent this afternoon
with her daughter Kathleen, making
the rounds of Fargo's dry goods
establishments, and she made several
purchases.
Mrs.' O'Hare seems undisturbed at
the early prospective of being placed
in prison.
ter, Commerz und Disc'onto and the
Middle German credit banks and the
Relchbank are closed.'
Leaders of the strikers, directors of
the various banks and the minister of
labor conferred today in an effort to
settle the strike.
Vl^nnA, Thursday, April 10.—(By
the Associated Press)—German Aus
tria Is coming under the Influence of
the establishment of Soviet govern
ments at Munich and Budapest. At
Donawitz, 10.000 wdPkers in the iron
smelting plants have driven out the
managers because the latter have re
fused to grant increased wages. The
coal miners there are reported to
have considered similar action and'
th£Te is prospect that the employes
of the iron mines will take over con
trol of the properties and elect their
own managers
Bank decks, at Vienna are demand
ing higher salaries At one bank the
salaries paid before the war totalled
11,000 crowns which amount was in
creased during the war to 25,000,000
It is rioW fqced'with" the demand for
the payment of 11,000.000 more,
which will make, a sum equal .to the
yearly dividends of the' bank before
the war
The communists pf. German Austria
have been.tpld that if communism is
adopted here'the Allies would cut off
food supplies but this" argument has
been, removed since the Allies have,
appeared willing to treat with the
comnfuniBts ,at -Budapest
Troops Muat Disband
Vienna, Thursday, April 10.—(By
the Associated Press)—-Italy has or
dered the German Austrian republic
to disband and" disarm any troops n
garde'd as pro-tsbmnibnlst The situa
tion at Budapest prevents Vienna
banks from maklhc up their -yearly
statements. It Is impossible as yet to
estimate the Value of securities held
by Hungary Sp'd.ft .Is'said that even
if Hungary Bhoula agree ^a make set
tlements with Qermaa Austrian
might
republic any n^w Moife? ,»
offer wquul be without tfali
NORTH DAKOTA'S
Bps!-.
ness Vlenna'ls at a ttandstitl %lth
the bank# operating virtually' la gov
ernment tax oflletrs.
"The only salvation' her* is to kill
BolaheVlem--with work/' said Dr. Al
fred Treichi. director
0f
the: Anglo-
Austrian bank, today."but
(Cqntlnus^ on
AGREED UPON DETAILS .WDI
German Delegation May Be
Summoned to Versailles
Within Two Weeks-
Much Work Accomplish
ed in Last 48 Hours
Monroe Doctrine Not In
terfered With in League
Plan.
(Paris, April 11.—(Havas).—The
peace conference has reached" aa
agreement on all Questions, concern
ing peace with Germany, reparations,
indemnities and the frontiers of the
Rhine and Poland, according to an in
terview in the Petit Journal with the
private secretary of Premier Lloyd
George. Certain details remain and it
is added they will be settled in two or
three days.
The German delegates will be sum
moned to Versailles within two* or
three weeks.
The British premier, his secretary
is quoted as saying, thinks achieve
ments of the peace conference will be
lasting and numerous dangers, includ
ing Bolshevism, will be averted.
Doctrine. Is Safe
Paris, April 11—(By The Associated
Press).—While the text of the Monroe
doctrine .amendment adopted by the
league of nations commission at its
session last night is withheld, its main
features are substantially along the
following line's:
Article X.—Nothing in this coven
ant shall be construed as invalidating
any agreement such as the Hon roe
doctrine, for the maintenance of
peace.
Paris, April 11.—The session last
night of the league of nations com
mission at which the new section pro
viding that the Monroe doctrine was
not to be affected by the covenant's
provisions, was adopted, began at 8:30
and did not end until after midnight.
The women's deputation which was
received by the commission and which
asked that the principle of suffrage for
women- be recognized in the covenant'
as one to be applied throughout the
world, as soon as the civilization and
democratic development of each coun-1
try would permit, was headed by the
Marchioness of Aberdeen. She urged
the commission to consider the recog
nit ion of the equal right of women
to sit in the league.
Further requests of. .the women
were for the suppress of traffic in
women' and children, the establish
ment of a bureau of education and of
an international bureau of hygiene.
Mrs. Fannie Fern Andrews repre
sented the United States.
Work |*pe"
Washington, April 11.-—More prog
ress has been :made in the peace con
ference during the last 48 hours than
during the- entire previous two weeks,
according to: advices received at the
White House today from Paris.
Without ^giving details these advices
indicated that some of the chief dif
ficulties delaying progress in negot
iations had beep overcome and that
the president had secured the accept
ance of certain of the important points
for whi h.he -had been contending.
STRIKE IS SETTLED.
Grand' Rapids Wis., April 11.—
Employes of the Consolidated Paper
company, who recently Went on strike^
are working today following a settle
ment late yesterday in which Presi
dent Mead conceded the right of the
workers to organize. A settlement
was effected through mediation by
John B. Lennon. United States con
ciliator.
NAVY OFFICER WEDS
WEALTHY DIVORCEE
intw*
litest. Paul Fltzslmoiw, IT. 8. N.
The marriage 'of Lieut. Paul Fitz
simons of the, destroyer Evans, to
Mrs. Elsie* French Vanderbilt, former
wife of the late Alfred G. Vanderbilt,
who lost his life on the Lusitania,
was a great surprise to Newport so
ciety. The groom is the son of the
late Medical Director Paul Fitzsimons.
The ceremony was quiet and the first
known of the approaching marriage
was whefi the couple appeared at the
city hall to apply for a license.
TERMS OF FIFTH
LOAN MAY EE MADE
PUBLIC ON MONDAY
Washington,' April 11.—All
terms of the Victory liberty loan
have been determined by the
treasury and probably will be an-.
nounoed Monday instead of
awaiting Secretary Glass's speech
at loan ralHr In New" York' Tues
day night.
Ackerson President
Of The Emergency
Fleet Corporation
Washington, April 11.—Commander
J. L. Ackerson,' a naval constructor
detailed for duty with the shipping
board, has been appointed president
of the emergency fleet corporation to
succeed Charles Piez, whose resigna
tion becomes effective May 1.
SAYING NOTHING RUT SAWING WOOD By MORRIS
PEft*
NEWSPAPER
GRAND FORKS, N. P., FRIfiAY, APRIL 11,1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Sheriff Believes Odell Rob
bery and Other Crimes
Cleared Up.
With the arrest this morning of
Christ Toscas, proprietor of the Cali
fornia Fruit store, charged with the
receipt of stolen goods, county author
ities believe that they have unravelled
the mystery of the robbery of the
Odell Dry Goods store last week, as
well as a number of smaller pilferings
which have been in progress for some
time past.
Toscas was ar.rected by Sheriff C! C.
Stewart and his deputies, who have
been investigating the case. A. search
of his premises disclosed dry goods
valued at between ,$500 and $600. A
large portion of these/goods are said
to have been stolen from the Odell
Co. store.
According to tne sheriff, Toscas
stated that he bought the goods in
question for $70.
The prisoner was taken before City
Justice P. J. McLoughlln and arraign
ed on a charge of receiving stolen
goods. He was granted a continuance
until next' Monday and bail was fixed
at $3,000.
Two other members of the gang,
which committed the robberies of
which Toscas is suspected'of being the
instigator are now in custody, and
further arrests may follow, as the
sheriff and his deputies believe that
they have unearthed an organized
crime ring.
JAMESlVER
RISING AGAIN
Farmer North of Jamestown
Reports Drowning of
40 Pigs.
(By Associated Press.)
Jamestown', N.'D., April 11.—Flood
waters of the James river which re
ceded,more than a foot this morhing,
were 'again rising at noon today.
Eleven blocks in the1 northern section
of the city are inundated and 75 per
sons have been forced from their
homes.
O. J. Seiler, a farmer living about
five miles north of Jamestown, re
ported that forty pigs were drowned
in the swollen stream. Pioneers say
the water is higher than it has been
since the flood in 1883.
Sheyenne River High.
Bismarck, N. D„ April 11.—State
Engineer Herbert Hard of the recla
mation division today reported that
the Sheyenne river has overflowed its
banks and is more than half a mile
wide at Sheyenne village.
Many highway bridges have been
swept away, the engineer reports, and
the Northern Pacific has been forced
to put in piers and ballast to save its
bridge at Sheyenne.
I
1 i" "A-
m,
GERMANY WILL NOT!
if
SIGN ANYTHING BUT
WILSON'S 14 POINTS
CHRIST TOSCAS
ARRESTED AS
THIEVES' "FENCE"
I TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
London.—The German armistice
deelgation has asked the Allies to re
move Russian prisoners of war in
Germany to Russia.
Copenhagen.—Members of the
strike committee in Essen have been
arrested by. government troops.
Washington. Director General
Hines refused to accept steel prices
agreed on by representatives of the
industry and the industrial board.
London.—The labor party national
executive committee has demanded
the Paris conference make peace in
accordance with President Wilson's 14
points.
Paris.—The league of nations com
mission adopted a new section pro
viding for recognition of the Monroe
doctrine.
Paris.—Geneva, Switzerland, has
been chosen as the seat of the league
of nations.
Prague.—Leaders of the Bohemian
Socialist conference insisted that the
Alliance with the Entente should be
maintained.
Washington. Increasing unem
ployment during the week ending
April 5 was shown in reports from
6C cities.
"Racine, Wis.—Pal Moore defeated
Kid Herman in ten rounds.
Denver, Colo.—Tom Gibbons de
feated George Chip in ten rounds.
Milwaukee. Wladek Zbyszko
threw Dr. B. F. Roller in 25 minutes.
Roller was unable to continue be
cause of injuries.
MINERS PLAN
TO TAKE STEPS
AGAINST HINES
Declare Railroad Head is
Violating Promises Re
garding Coal.
Pittsburgh, Pa., April 11.—John L.
Lewis, acting president of the United
Mine Workers of America, said to
day the miners' organizafltion would
be obliged to take "drastic action"
unless there is a change of policy on
the part of Director General Hines
of the railroad administration.
Mr. Hines' actions indicate that he
is determined not to keep his promise
relative to the letting of railroad coal
contracts, giving full publicity to such
contract and guaranteeing a fair
profit to operators, declared Mr.
Lewis.
"I have learned, he said, "that he
is making contracts for coal during
April. The custom has been to con
tract for six months' supplies."
This means, said Mr, Lewis, that
the director general will arrange to
get coal during May for less than he
paid in April.
TRAINS BUN ON ICE.
Xenana, Alaska, March 10.—(By
Mail)—Tracks laid on the ice across
the 800 feet wide Tan'ana river here
are used to carry light work trains
of the Alaska Engineering commission
which is building the government rail
road between Seward and Fairbanks.
The ice track will be used until the
ice breaks in May. Then steamboats
and barges will, do the freighting for
the commission.
Laying of track and operation of
trains on ice, it is said, present noth
ing new in railroading. Such work
was done at Duluth .Minn., years ago.
Washington, April 11.—There were
no additional reports at the war de
partment today on the situation at
Archangel, where a company of
American troops were involved nearly
two weeks ago in a threatened mu
tiny, refusing to obey orders to en
train, for the fighting lines until ap
pealed 'to by their regimental com
mander. Absence of news since the
report made public last night after
an. Associated Press dispatch from
Archangel had described the incident,
was regarded as a favorable sign.
It was assumed that had the "gen
eral mutiny" which the members of
this one company said would devel
op unless prompt. assurances came
from Washington that the American
forces in northern Russia were to be
withdrawn -materialised, Col. George
£. Stewart, the American command
er, would have found means to rush,
through a report.
It was noted in an official stater
ment given out last night by the war
department that only one member of
the company continued to refuse to
obey orders after Colonel Stewart had
taken personal charge of the situa
tion. .It appeared possible. to some
officers here that the entire situation
had been created by this man. A
single agitator. It was Mid, can do
much to upset a command, and the
fact that Colonel Stewart was obliged
to agree to release this man from
confinement before the company
train for the front Indicated tha)t thl#
soldier had obtained a crip on hia
E E N IN
E IT I O N
PEACE TREATV MUST NOT ALTER
IDEAS, SAYS GERMAN MINISTER
Wi^t^
s^
Declares Financial Problems
Cannot Be Settled Witbont
Conference With German
Experts—Release Of Cer
tain Lands Is Demanded.
Berlin, Thursday, April 10. (By the
Associated Press)—^Count von Brock
dorff-Rantzau, foreign minister,
speaking before" the national assembly
at Weimar today, said Germany would
not sign a peace treaty which de
viated in any essential from President
Wilson's 14 points.
"The financial demands to be made
in the peace treaty are obviously
causing as much difficulty to our op
ponents as those regarding territory,"
the foreign minister said.
"It is impossible to solve the'ques
tion of financial claims without nego«
tiating with our experts at the confer
ence table. We will give a clear ac
count to our opponents relative to
their demands and our ability to
pay."
"Our opponents." continued the
minister, "cannot dismember and par
alyze Germany and at the same lime
extract from the resources of the
country the enormous sums they ex
pect from them. For that purpose
we requirtf the release, industrially
and agriculturally of the important
west which contrary to the armistice
terms is cut off from the rest of Ger
many.
"We need •'to have the blockadea
speedily raised and we reauire the im
portation of foodstuffs on conditions
which will make their purchase pos
sible.
"All the states which participated
in this war find themselves in the
same distress and hardly a nation
is not disappointed by a peace that
is a terrible danger because the en
couragement given by it to disruptive
forces."
Scheldefnann Speaks
Chancellor Scheidemann also ad
dressed the assembly on Germany's
future foreign policy. He said, the
policy would be based on three prin
ciples: Strict observance of all treat
ies, unswerving protection of vital
German, interests and maintenance of
a spirit of uqreserv'e'cf conciliation
with""the entire World.' He 'declared
that Germany must deprive two sworn
foes of International understanding—
-imperialism and Chauvinism—of all
possibility of influencing its foreign
policy in any direction.
"We want an equal rapproachment
with all peoples," the chancellor con
tinued, "not a fresh division of the
world into alliances and groups which
at a dangerous moment go off like
loaded rifles. We hope that the liqui
ddation of the war in the east will
soon be completed. We cannot allow
Russia to use force upon us in shap
ing our internal affairs. But if Rus
sia renounces forceful propaganda of
Bolshevism we would gladly extend a
brotherly hand to the Russian people
who, like ourselves, had to pay for the
false calculation by its foe, imperial
ism. with defeat, collapse and misery.
The bitterly hard road to new econ
omic and consolidation is common to
both of us.
"As regards France, Germany de
sires reconciliation, and it is quite
clear we should know the obligation
we have undertaken toward her.
When we press for a plebiscite in Al
sace Lorraine, it is not in the silent
hope of nullifying a point in President
Wilson's program, .but forever to re
move ideas of revenge or fresh ac
cusations of oppression.
"We are suffering severely under
the continued detention of our im
prisoned sons and brothers. We feel
bitterly the fafct that French com
manders in occupied territories are
trying to evoke desires for separation,
but here also we hope for the triumph
of a new fraternal spirit Which will
liberate humanity for such elements
of international dissensions.
"We hope with oil our hearts that
the coming peace will leave the least
possible scope for future disputes. But
(Continued on Page 2)
THREATS OF MUTINY AMONGTHE
AMERICAN TROOPS IN RUSSIA
THUS FAR HAVE NOT DEVELOPED
Additional reports that would .dis
close the extent to which the unrest
has spread-through the entire com
mand were awaited with considerable
anxiety. It was recognised by officers
that the situation of the American
forces in northern Russia was pe
culiarly unpleasant. Weather condi
tions are trying because of'the ex
treme cold there ip little of the dash
about the work that characterised
the war in France and reports from
home telling of the return of the
army to civil life, and of receptions,
parades and Celebrations oT victory—
the whole picture is one well calcu
lated, it is said, to make the troops
homesick and easy victims of Bol
shevik arguments or similar agitation.
,in their own ranks.
The units ai Archangel are not sea
soned regular soldiers. They are se
lective service men, but in the past
they 1iave shown a high quality of
morale, in facing the unpleasant task
before them so long Without openly,
manifested discontent: Even now, of
ficers: argped, the mutinous company
pr&babljr WO«ld' show an immediate
change of heart if a general attack
on the Bolshevik forces which ar*
harassing the command was under
taken.
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