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Nf TODAY'S METAt PRICES f tS ftiX O C I ftf W Mf V M WEATHER FORECAST !j 1 NEW YORK-Copper qu.et. sfectrtlytk 23c. iron A B mf I I I w 7 I ! I BIB Weather indications for Ogden and vicinity: ...a, s:5 ...-woe- YLUI l to v (vVv vVVv v r ::r;ar L FEARLESS INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER ' ! it7. prc fu cuts. OGDEN CITY, UTAH. TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19. 1919. LAST EDITION 3 : 30 pTmT" CAVALRY PURSUING MEXICAN BANDITS i English Fleet Is In Action Oil Kronstadt 1 f WILSON BEGINS CONFERENCE ON PEACE TREATY Hopes to Expedite Work of Senators and Urges That Action Be Taken at Earliest Possible Moment-Read justment of U. S. National Life I Presents Problems Pressing and Critical Busi K ness Being Held Up. I II v.slllM i l' . u-r 19 President Wilson told the foreign rela-1 I lions committee ;ii the outsel of hs conference today thai in' could lKf "nn reasonable objection" to interpretations of ho the United Sinter ,icci .ts th- league of nations provided such interpretations I I (lid Hot form ;i part il the l-Tinal rat il'n at urn itseli I I The much discussed Article Ten, the president told the senators J! was iit dt' il'.uht I nl interprets tion when read in connection with the I whole (.'urn.ini 'i n.- council, lie said, could only advise and as j I its art in must be unanimous tin affirmative vote of tin United I Istatcs would be necessary for any question affecting it i If interpretations were part of the formal ratification, the prcsi-j F dent contcmlnl. loti delays would follow ;is other governments I I woo Id have to "accepl in effeel the langdage of the senate as the Jj lantmacT'- of the in-at. lo-1'oiv ratification would be complete " .Most I of the mtt rpr. iat iliv, the president said, seemed to him to suggest I "the plain meaning of the instrument itself " f Article Sixteen, the president said, provided that where there is a a dispute found to be solclj within t ! jurisdiction oi on.- of the par- pi's, under international law, the league council shall so report and Imak i o recommendation for its settlement. Immigration, tariffs iRnd the like, the president said, cleaflj came undei the provision The pr. si,. nt u.i the I'nit.-d States "would have complete free 4 don iii rin.i.-.- r.s t.. Hi., application of Eorce ' in carrying out Article 1m H of ih.. I, ,-i maul WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Pre.siderl HiTUton began bis conference with the senate foreign relations committee at I the White House today with an open I in? statement on the peace treaty and I the league of nations. He said: 'Mr. Chairman I SID sincerely glad I that the committee should have re- sponded in this way to mj Intimation that I would like to be of service U) lit I welcome the opportunity for a - frank and full interchange of i- w i I "I hope. too. that this conference I trill serve lj expedite our consider I aUon of the treat i t peace I b. r: i that ou win p;i rdon md Indulge d I If 1 again urce that prartically 'he whole task of bringing the country t back to normal conditions of life I industry hangs upon the decision of S the senate with regard to the terms Hf the peace. Urges Prompt Action. , "1 venture thus . nn to 111 my advice that the action of the en.t r 1th regard to the treaty b- taken ;i F the earliest practicable momi nt ! i cause the probl me with which we are I tace to face In the readjustment of i our national life arc of the most press- Ing and critical character, will require j for their proper solution the mi - 't Uniate an. disinterested i r..i: t of all parties and all Interests anJ cannot be p. 1 without manife I peril to our peopi.- and to all the na f Uonal advantages we hold most dear. Way l ru. ni ion a i S of I he mi r Which cannot be handled with intell I fence until the count c ihe I character o( the peace it is to have-14 1 do so only by a er few sampli 'The copper mines ol Montana and Alaska, (hi- example, are belnc k i i open and in operation only at a f. cost and loss, in part upon borrowed nione , (h,. ,-mr mines of Missouri, . Tennessee and Wisconsin are being op I erated at about one half thefi capa-'i ; l"- the bad of Idaho. Illinois and Mi l0urt reaches only a portion of its for i nier market, ther is an Immediate HPLlJi for cotton belting and also foe lubrlcaUng oil which cannot be met I ail because the channels of trade arc barred by war when there is no war The same is true of raw cotton, of which the central empire- alon tot fcwly purchased nearlj four million j 5,'s And thef. are onl ample There in hardly a single raw material. fngre important fo.-d stuff, or a f le class of manufactured goods I f ii i8 1101 ,n ,lH ease. Our ul . normal, profitable produeti-::. "aits on peace. , Military Plans Waiting I' lu0ur '"Hilary plans of .-our-, u.oi . n it. w cannot Intelligently, m wL' .prudently tMI how large a naval force 'we shall maintain, or what our policy will be In regard to military' training until we have peace, not only, but also we know how peace 1 to be sustained, w hether by arms of single nations or j bj the concert of all the great people And there is more than that, difficulty! Involved. The a-t surplus properties of the army, include not food and i clothing merely, whose ale will affect I normal production, but great manufac-J iiinnn establishments which should be restored to ttvir former uses, great; stores of machine tools and all sorts of merchandise which must lie id'e j until peace and military policy are def-j Initely determined. By the same token) there can be no properly studied na tional budget until them. Other Uations Waiting "The nations that ratify the trcm, such as Great Britain, Belgium and France will be in a position to lay their plans for controlling the markets Ol (intral Europe without competition' from us if we do not presently act We ba e no consular agents, no trade j representatives there to look after our interests. "There are large areas of Europe whose future will lie uncertain and questionable until their people know the final settlements of peace and the roross which are to administer and sustain it. Without determinate markets our 'production cannot proceed with Intelli-1 gence or confidence. There can be no Bblllsatlon of wages because there ' can bo no settled conditions of employ- j an nt. There can be no easy nor nor-1 mal industrial credits, because ther can be no confident or permanent re-1 j vival of business. "But I w il! not weary' you with ob vious examples. 1 will only venture to repeat that every element of normal life amongst us depends upon and awaits ihe ratification of the treaty of i peace; and also that we cannot afford: to lose a single summer's day by not ' doing all that wo can to mitigate the! winter's suffering which, unless we j finds means to prevent it, may prove disastrous to a large portion of the world, and raa, at Its worst, bring upon Kurope conditions even more ter rible than those wrought by the war itself. Nothing In Way Of Ratification. "Nothing, 1 am led to believe, stands in the way of the ratification of the ! treaty except certain doubts with re gard to the meaning and Implication of j certain articles of the covenant of the league of nations; and I must frankly i (Continued on Page 4. BANDITS Were Completely Con fused and Didn't Know i Whereabouts. HAD HARD TIME Threatened With Death Unless Ransom Was Promptly Paid. .I RK . Te . Aul'. 10 completely I confused in their directions. Lleuten- j ant H. G. Peterson and Lieutenant I Paul H. Davis. American army avia tors, released early today by payment : of ransom to bandits who held them, believed they were on the American ( side of the bonier the entire time from the fall of their plane to their release Captain .Matlack. who paid the ran som to the bandits, finally was able tc convince them they were In Mexi co and had been following the Con chos river thinking that stream was the Rio Grande The aviators thought they Avere within five miles of Val entine. Texas. Lieutenant Peterson, first to cros ihe border from Mexico, today made tho following statement: Fell at Noon. "We fell about noon Sunday. "We thought we were about two miles from Candelaria. We walked all Sunday afternoon and Sunday night until about 2 .'J'l o'clock Monday mornlne. when we came to a Mexican ranch where we found a Mexican who talked Knglish. He told us Pllares was three miles south. Wo asked him to take us there, but he told us the Mexican would kill us if we went there So we got him to take us to a road down which we walked about an hour. "We slept about one and one-half hours until six o'clock Monday morn- I ing, when we headed down what we thought was the Rio Grande. We Started climbing over the hills, follow ing the course of the river Then we walked all day Monday, walking an hour and resting half an hour. Mon day nlcht we walked by moonlicht un til 10:30 p. m., when we went to sleep and slep' until six a. m. Tuesday. We bought Mexican tortillas at a little village to eat. "Tuesday wc walked until :30 a. m. when we took to the river and swam for five hours downstream, tak ing ten minutes rest four different times. When we came to the rapids we decided wo must land and walk. I "We landed, dried our clothes and started over the mountains. "I bad a little fever We laid down on a mountain path and slept until 0 a. m. Wednesday We saw smoko from s village and headed in that direction We thought the village was Just around the curve from Cande laria. We reached the village and got lots of food. "Then we hired a Mexican with three burros to take us to Candclarn. Wo were ready to start when an arm ed Mexican came up and addressed the Mexican we had employed. The arm ed man sopke in Spanish, Then Lo left hurriedly. Overtaken By Bandits "We began our journey on burro with our Mexican guide We soon wen overtaken by six armed bandits and I many tow nspeople. All but two of J the bandits left us. but these two) continued following us. After going about forty-five minutes the bandits stopped us and told the Mexican own. er of the burTOs to return to hi home. The Mexican objected, as we wcro riding his burros. The bandit then headed us up the valley to a I village where they made the Mexican drink. "I gave the one-armed bandit lead er two dollars and he arranced for food for us and liquor for himself. The bandits took us on to a ranch where they got a horse and a mute for us to ride. This was about 7 p m. Wednesday. Ws rode until mia nlcht. Then we slept until 7:10 o'clock Thursday morning. Resuming our Journey we continued in the moun tains all day Thursday and slept in the mountains in the nicht. Ransom It Demanded. "Frldav afternoon about 6:30 REPEAL WINS IN Daylight S a v i n g Law Passes Over Wilsons Veto. WASHINGTON. Aug. 15 Repeal of the daylight saving law was passed today over President Wilson's veto by the house on a vote of 223 to 101, sev en more than the necessary two-thirds. The repeal now goes to the senate where its supporters claim victory. he bandits stopped the horses and eaid they wanted to have a little chat with us The bandits told us to write the messages saying ransom must bfl paid for our release. The bandit leader spoke English very well He had worked on the railroads in Kansas and had lost an arm and a leg In an accident, he said. "We stayed over niht In the moun tains Saturday night when the leader returned from sending the message:. The bandits forased for food and we had plenty to eat. We camped all dav Sunday. The leader left Sunday nighi and returned Monday morning. He said the money for our release woulu be p ud "We left there at noon Monday and then camped until U o'clock Monday nlcht when we started to meet Cap tain Matlack. We met bira at approx imately 1:16 a. m, today. After bring ing me over the border he returned tor Lieutenant Davis. Had Plenty of Food ' We were well treated. We had plenty of food. There were three ban dits most of the time. We did not learn the name of the bandits but b Ueve we could identify Hu m. "We thought all the time we wee near Valentine. "We met Captain Matlack at a ranch w hit h is about twenty-five minuteN walk from Candelaria upstream. Wft were never blindfolded nor mistreat ed in any way, except once when w tried to escape The bandits said they would kill us If we tried acaln. "They also threatened to kill us it the ransom was unpaid." Lieutenant Davis' story differed from that of Lieutenant Peterson onl? in a few minor details Lieutenant DaTifl added the fact that the plane fell near bridge over the river. The place afterwards was located near Fa. lomler, Chihuahua. oo MEXICANS DENY RELATIONS M II. S. STRAINED BUENOS AIRES, Monday, Aug 1 ' The Mexican legation here today made public telegrams from the for eign office in Mexico City saying that "relations between Mexico and the United States remain tranquil. Exag gerated press reports to the contrary are false." The telegrams detail the steps tak jn by the Mexican government to protect foreigners and explain the nccessP) for foreigners congregating in popu! lr centers. The Mexican charge d'af faires states that federal troops have already annihllatd "such bandits as Za pata, Blanquet and Inez Davlla." and are now engaging Villa forces. The le gation also made public a note similar to the Mexican reply to Washington referring to crimes In most cultured r I Hons. oo National Guards Have Only 36,013 ! Enlistments in Month WASHINGTON. Aug. 19. Although more than a month has passed since authority was given states to reorgan ize their national guard, only 36.013 enlistments have been reported to the militia bureau. Of this total at least one-third are In the Texas guard. There are 27 state.s without any organizations. AMERICA WINS ! GRATITUDE OF ! THEOERMANS ! BERLIN, Monday. Aug 18 (By The! 'Associated Press.) America has won the deep gratitude of Germany for her ! treatment of prisoners of war and he: labors for their behalf in Siberia, de- j dared Daniel Steucklen. Imperial com missloner for war and civilian prison ers, at a meeting of majority Social ists protesting against the further r-r-1 jtentlon of German prisoners in Fr.m I I The meeting was the first move oy the Socialists in the plan to brln women forward as an Influence for the return of prisoners, it being felt thT. i they can arouse more sympathy tbr. men. Hen Meucklen blamed Ptance I for the holding of these prisoners and said that the condition of the m.inl there was bad. Unsaid the men weic I treated well in Italy, but that in Japan they were miserable, owing to differ ent -customs, habits and methods of I housing the prisoners there. He said that 200 Americans working in Siberia among German and Austrian prison. s 'are doing good work. The empire is spending seven million marks per month for the maintenance of these prisoners, in addition to which thcrv iare several millions available for prl (vate charity. oo BRITISH SINK , THE BOLSHEVIK BATTLESHIP HELSINGFOXU9, Monday, Aug 18 The Bolshevik battleship Andrea Per vorvsan. the battle cruiser Petropav lovsk. a transport and a guardianship ire reported to have been sunk during an engagement with the British fleet I In the Gulf of Finland on Sunday. The .British are said to have lost three mo tor boats and to have had eight of f i -leers and three men killed. uu Navy Situation Very Grave With Complement Short LOS ANGELES HARBOR. Aug. 18. Unless enlistments in the navy are speeded up the Pacific fleet when fin ally formed will have a complement of only 50 per cent, according to A1 miral Hugh Rodman, who declared to day "that the situation is very grave " At present. Admiral Rodman said, the personnel of the fleet In these wat ers numbers 11 000 officers and men. When fully assembled the Pacific fleet vessels, to have a full complement will require 66.000 officers and men. At present they have only 33.000. h" said. As a result of the shortage, It Is possible, he said, some vessels will have to be placed In "reduced commis sion" with only enough of the crew to guard and care for them. uu Prince of Wales Is Kept Busy Since His Landing HALIFAX. N. 9., Aug. 18 Cheered by an enthusiastic crowd which follow ed him through gaily decorated streets throughout the day, the Prince of Wales paid his first visit to Nova Sco tia here today. It was the most strenuous day the royal visitor has had since his arrival and while he showed somo signs of fatigue, he was more than game at the finish. The prince landed al 10 a. m. and returned to his battleship, the Renown, at 9 p. m. Included In his program were six ad dresses which the prince received and replied to; several visits to military hospitals where he met and chatted with maimed, the laying of two cor ner stones, inspection of several guards of honor, a formal luncheon and dinner and a great popular recep tion. Late this evening the prince boarded the cruiser Dragon and sailed at 10:30 for Charlottetown. Bombing Planes Cross Border MARFA. Tex.. Aug. 19 American troops of the Eighth cavalry, with av iators flying bombing planes acting as scouts ahead of the columns, swept across the Mexican border early today as a punitive expedition in pursuit of the bandit band under Jesus Renteria, who held the American army aviators Peterson and Davis prisoners in Mex ico, it was announced at military bead auarters here todajf. BRITISH SINKING SHIPS Reinforced Fleet Con centrated Off Kron- : stadt-City Burning. WARSH1PSARE SENT Bolshevik Cruiser, Bat tleship and Destroyer Sunk in Gulf. STOCKHOLM, Aug 19 The re n forced British fleet Is concentrated against Kronstadi the naval port of I i Uf'srad, a dispatch from Helslng- : fors says. The city of Kron3tadt, it 9 said. Is burning. The Bolshevik submarine depot sip Viatka is reported to have been sunk I in an engagement off the rolboukifl lighthouse, several miles northwest of Kronstadt Warships Sunk j LONDON. Aug. 19 The British ad miralty confirmed toda he sinking on Monday of the Bolshevik battle cruiser Petropavlovsk, the battleship I Andrea-Pervosvan, and a Bolshevik destroyer by British naval forces dur ing an engagement In the Gulf of Fin land A Russian cruiser probabh wv.s seriously damaged also, it was announced. oo Roadmaster of 0. S. L. Has Been i Given Pension SALT LAKE. Aug. 19 John Mo' 'Entee, 70 years of age. roadmaster of! the Utah division of the Oregon Short I Line railroad, ended his official ca reer with that company yesterday, after forty-nine years' continual r vlce. Mr. McEntee is being pensione 1 I for the rest of his life as a reward for his faithful and conscientious service, and he also has the honor of being the j oldesl active employee of tho company. ( Mr McEntee began his career wi:h the Oregon Short Line as a track la borer, but he soon proved his abili'y lor a higher position and was made a foreman, which position he held So several years, after which ho was ap pointed roadmaster. a position which requires the greatest initiative and ability of any position on the railroad. Ho would have received his pension some time ago but war conditions and I shortage of men made il imperative to! letaln him on the payroll until thai ' present time. Thousands Stand In Line to Buy j Army Foodstuffs CHICAGO. Aug. 18-Many thousands; of householders patiently stood in line, today at two downtown apartment 'stores awaiting their turn to purchase! army surplus stocks of foodstuffs, i Hundreds of extra clerks were neces sary to wait on the customers of Un cle Sam. There were long lines on the sidewalks when the stores closed for the day and It was estimated that 2ft. dun sales had been made. The sale ( will be continued tomorrow at ten de partment stores located In different parts of the city I Postmaster Carlils will begin the de livery of foodstuffs by parcel post Thursday. District Attorney Charles F Clyne said today that he would demand prls mi terms and not fines for the pun Ishment of food hoarders and profiteers. BEER RESTRICTIONS LIFTED London. Aug. IS. (B the Associat ed Press) All restrictions on the out put of beer has been removed The government announced that the act re- t TROOPS t CROSS BORDER II Eighth Cavalry in Pur- j suit of Mexican I I Bandits. (11 FLIERS GUIDING ;1 Aviators Are Co-operat- I ing With Troops as I Scouts. I CANDELARIA. Tex.. Aug. 19 'Vi Army Field Telephone to Marfa.) Troops of the Eighth cavalry crosasd the Mexican border at 6:40 o'clock thif morning in pursuit of the bandits who held Aviators Peterson and Davig tor ra nsom I J Aviators are co-operating with the cavalry as scout9 to locate the bandit! on the Mexican side, flying over the Ojinaga district south of Candelaria Troops Ordered Over WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. -The Amtr ican punitive expedition into Mexlcc after the bandits who held the twe American aviators, is being conducted 111 with the full knowledge of authorities in Washington who have been witr holdlng announcement of the govern ment's purpose until the two Amen- 111 cans were safe. Secretary Baker on reading the As sociated Press dispatches from Marfa announced that the American troops went over on special instructions from the war department, but withheld fui ther official announcement until he has received official word from the J border. , I It is the second expedition of lis kindfsince the Pershing expedition In pirsuit of Villa. The other waa the expedition into Juarez at the time of the recent fighting. In its diplomatic aspect It is an ex pcdition on a "hot trail." It does not take on the character of an act of war if, its sole purpose is to punish or ex terminate the bandits who held the two American army officers for ran som. I (In EL PASo. Texas. Aug 18. The at plane piloted by Lieutenants H. G. Ill Peter "n .aiij Paul H. Davis, the twi rmj aviators wi n are being held for $15,000 ransom by Mexican band.-i . near Candelaria. Te.is, I'll in Texa3 HI while the men were on border patrol ( 1 duty, according to information reccivrd til toDisbt by the Morning Times, in a i pat eh from Porterfield, Ca!., kp the home of Lieutenant DavlB' parents. iiordinc to the Times correspond ent, Dr. Warren P. Davis, father of tho aviator, received the following from Lr hu -on, written by the captured ni-in I H In the bandits' camp, and forwarded j by Colonel George T. Langhorne, com- M mending officer of the Dig Bend dis- !H tricl , , "Airplane crashed in Texas while ou I HI bordl r patrol. Pilot and I captured by M in Teas We are held for M Hfti en thousands dollars ransom. !i should be paid by the war department Have wind the commanding offici-r J".: at Fort Bliss and the war department. Ransom must be paid to Dawkins KJ1 Patrick at Candelaria, Texas, not laUS than August 18. We are threatenei IL with d-.ith Am md uninjunV fV Do not worry" ft MARFA. Texas. Aug. IS. Avlaton H. Peterson and Paul H. Davis, held prisoner by Mexican bandits near Cac delarla, Texas, are expected to reach the border tomorrow, it was said by army officers here tonight. Couriers sent to the bandit camp last night aro reported to have reached the camp iu- H forming the bandits the $15,000 ran dom would bo paid. AUSTIN, Tex.. Aug. 19 Govern -: Y P. Hobby today instructed the ad jutant-ganaral'8 department to bae ,41 the Texas national guard ready to re spond to an emergency call for service on the border. , striding the output would be repealed Ijll at the next session of parliamen'. Meanw hile the announcement says. i i I . i . . -. isions will not b- enforced.