Twin Falls Weekly News (Newspaper) - April 15, 1920, Twin Falls, Idaho APRIL 16, 1020 10 Permission to Transport Soldiers Through American Territory to Attack State of A PREPARERS AGAINST INVASION at Numbering 800, to at Onoe to Defend Agua on and Armenians Battling in have been received from the Aintab in northern indicating that Turks and Armenians are engaged in heavy fighting the ' Armenians occupying the American mission This news has aroused uneasiness regarding the position of the 13 American belief workers in Asks Amnesty far General the foreign on behalf of British recently communicated withy the soviet government in Moscow appealing for for General and the Russian volunteer army in the it became known here IS of the republic of Sonora stationed at 800, have been ordered to proceed at once to defend this to General J. M. In order to prepare against ble invasion Of the state by ranza troops United in event permission is granted the federal government to route troops through the United has asked permission from the United States to move troops through American territory so as to attack the state of Sonora from the No action the request has yet been Carranza government wishes to move its forces on the Mexico Central line to El thence through American territory to and across the boundary to Agua point a movement against the capital of would be only other point of attack Against Sonora is through the Pulpito between Sonora and and it was said that this pass could be defended by a very small force of Sonora making known today that Mexico had requested permission to move troops through New Mexico and officials said the United States was pressure from the Mexican frequently has asked permission to move through American territory to rebels in Sonora and on some occasions it has been American government has been notified officially by Mexico of the closing of the customs houses on the Sonora state authorities have and are maintaining customs Mutiny and Gain Possession of Serious Occur in the Province of Wilson Policy for Mexican present position is due to unfortunate and mischievous policy of the Henry Lane Wilson declared today before a senate committee investigating Mexican Mr. Wilson was appointed ambassador to Mexico in 1909 by President Taft and resigned soon after President Wilson's first term began in 1913. former ambassador told the committee that in the Bix years since his resignation every prediction he made then as to the result of President Wilson's policy had been justified by the Wilson's theory that any number of Mexicans are struggling for liberty is lfe is simply a free for all struggle for Chinese troops which mutinied at re cently succeeded in gaining possession of that to the northwest of in Fukien Their success was aided by factional forces from Chang southern Fighting also is reported in other in the with Christian churches being seized for the use of the boI forces of General Chen are said to be gaining Troops of the northern army have captured several Cantonese near WAR OF hAt disturbances have occurred in the province of Honan and civil war is according to advices received bv Chinese officials This situation is the result of a change of or military in the province by the Peking was announced recently that General Wu Kwan formerly inspector general of the upper had been appointed tuchun in Honan to succeed General Cliao against the appointment were at once heard and open threats had been voiced by military subordinates of the Honan an open clash between troops of General Chao Ti and thoBe of the appointee General occurred in Sin Yang on the Peking Hankow rail Wu's troops are scattered through the northern part of the province in a way calculated to bottle up those of the tuchun he is seeking to replace with the authority of Peking behind It is estimated in Shang Hai that General Wu commands about 40,000 while Chao Ti not many more than half that Precautionary Measures as Rumors Spread of New Attempt to Overthrow Government to Join TROOPS HOIST Armed Forces are Massed in of Berlin Following Return of Severing from representatives In Berlin of Great Britain Italy Belgium will join In a warning to Germany that she must execute without delay the disarmament and demobilization of the peace according to present is understood that the charges d'affaires will also say to the German government that in case the insurrectionary movement in Germany is not suppressed the allies may refuse further deliveries of danger of a new uprising against the Ebert government in Germany apparently has passed for the time according to advices from Berlin Strict precautionary measures are still being the advices Recent dispatches have reported a grave situation in Pomerania with Tumors of an impending government decided to place guards government buildings because 3 of rumors of a new attempt to overthrow the government for the purpose of forming an alliance with soviet Russia to declare war on according to advices from Berlin social democrats have issued an the advices calling upon their adherents to register for defense of the republic against internal arms in Cuts in Passenger Schedules and General Industrial Shutdown Believed OFFICIAL OF INSURGENT THE ASSOCIATED of strikers and improvement in service was reported today by railroads in various sections of the country as the newly appointed railroad labor board assembled In Washington for its first session to consider wage demands of rail New York district there were conflicting reports concerning the number of men had returned after the railroads last night had delivered an ultimatum that their last chance would expire tomorrow Some roads announced that strikers were flocking back but others reported sporadic brotherhood officials expressed fear that the men might regard the ultimatum as a challenge and prolong their passenger service generally improved throughout the Increased freight shipments were reported in the New York and New England New England points reported arrival of more including than any day since the strike spread to the east. Proposed drastic cats In railroad passenger schedules and a general industrial shut down were believed to have been Lake Charters S POINT FOR CIVIL has every appearance of preparing for civil says the Daily Berlin Baltic troops are are in camp at where they havo hoisted the says the TROOPS MASSED IN OF CAPITAL were massed in the center of Ber last following the return of Herr Prussian minister of the interior from the Ruhr where he was sent to conduct is presumed this military movement was a result of rumors of a new revolt ordered that the public be barred from the quarter of the city containing government conditions are reported from where reactionaries are of three Brotherhood of Railway revoked today .by A. F. vice president of the The lodges ara 456, of which John president of the union was a 697, a stockyards local and 198 of San than 700 strikers in Chicago were thus removed from union membership losing their seniority and all other All other strikers in the Chicago district have been given until midnight Saturday to return to Whitney If they thair be and their seniority rights Disintegration of Strike is OF LODGE IS SECOND PLACE ON Ore. name of Henry Cabot United States senator from was today filed with the secretary of state as a candidate for the republican nomination for vice president of the United REACTIONARIES SEEM TO BE dispatches received assert that an intercepted wireless communication indicates that Russian reactionaries in Germany are raising detachments at various including Silesia and at West RESPECT TO and county of fices will be closed tomorrow for funeral of Roger S. demo cratic who died at home hero Archbishop will conduct the services at Holy Name News disintegration of unauthorized railroad strikes in the central and far west was forecast today with a serious blow struck by the government at the insurgents stronghold in by the arrest of 25 strike of the some of whom were at liberty today under bonds of or arranging for with promises to refrain from participation in strike activities pending hearing of charges of violation of the Lever food control left 1oal insurgents virtually officials indicated that no further arrests were Are were issued in the principal strike centers in the west that unless the men returned to work by tomorrow their positions would be declared vacant and new men 850 switchmen returned to work railroad executives Steel mills at where 10,000 workers have been were preparing to resume operations situation in Michigan and posted and published yesterday by the Oregon Short Line railroad that if its striking Salt Lake who number upwards of 500, did ndt go back to work this morning they automatically tie discharged no men are reported to have At according to H. V. general of the a few of the older employes switching in Salt Lake yards by volunteer crews is Crews Return to Pennsylvania cablegram from its Yokohama agent to the Pacific Steamship company today contained information that Yokohama harbor is tied up by a strike of stevedores affecting vessels of all estimated in number from seventy-five to one All ships are the message constabulary were escorting mails from the to the railway station last night crowds pelted them with and it is alleged the civilians fired some ' The police returned the wounding two or three of N. who was shot and killed at Wesel by a German sentry was making a deliberate attempt to escape from prison when fired according to an oral report made a representative of the American commission who has just completed an investigation of the A report is. being prepared for the state department in CONTINUANCE OF. WHEAT PRICE Corporation Executive Registers Exception to Proposal Offered by Senator St. St. 0 of fourth Carlson and Sherdell and All other games of the government wheat guarantee for thirty or forty days after it terminates June 1, proposed by Senator at the request of western was opposed by President Barnes of the United States Grain corporation in a letter received today by the Kansas injection into business should be terminated at the earliest said Mr. of striking yardmen in section at the yards of Pennsylvania returned to work this This is notable break in the ranks of the yards of the Pennsylvania railroad returned to work this This is the first notable break in the ranks of the strikers in this STRIKERS 0)Eighteen of the switchmen returned to duty in the Ogden terminal following the ultimatum posted yesterday by the railroad was rapidly being railroad officials BACK FROM William C. former surgeon general of the United States returned here today from General Gorgas will soon leave for the West African coast to investigate conditions respecting the spread and combatting of tropical He was recently engaged by Peru to supervise and direct sanitary Organization Effected at Initial Meeting by of Hunt Hanger Tho railroad labor board per foe tod a temporary at lu initial meeting today y electing Henry former of as and G. Wallace W. Hanger of this as of the public wage dispute as it stood with the breaking up of the wage conference here two weks ago was submitted to the Mr. Hanger and the board will begin consideration ef it at announcement made it clear that the board would not consider separately the wage demands of the railroad men now on The conference here between the representatives of the roads and the unions undertook a settlement of the whole wage question and the board will take the matter up where that conference left it. newly appointed railroad board which is to consider immediately the wage demands of the railroad held its first meeting here today with six of the nine members three railroad Horace J. H. Elliott and William L. were on J. J. Forrester the only Representative present while only of the public wers at the were W. this city and Henry Hunt AH are to be here by YORK CLIMBS of Elevator Operators Causes Revival of Lost Art In Eustace of threw whore several hundred thousand Salvator French heavyweight hovn out of champion and winner of the title of the lost art of walking up stairs was forced upon thousands of persons in New York today by a strike of union elevator The union claims a membership of more than 17,-000. who voted last night to strike for increased pay and shorter did not show up for work this Women who ran the lifts during war days were being sought as strikebreakers by building seemed interminable to petulant many whom already had been held up by transportation difficulties and finally they commenced the tedious climb to offices on the twentieth or thirtieth operators claim their strike has the sanction of the American Federation of They demand wage increases ranging from to per week and the eight-hour day with time and a half for games in Paris last in straight falls with a workers have been forced out of employment virtually un of railroad officials for early j hold here last The time restoration of freight in Pacific j 45 minutes and 19 states were stimulated by at Los Angeles that the I RADIO STATION Order ' of Railway Conductors had with Southern Pacific N. naval to respond to future calls for train wireless station on near service regardless of strike was destroyed early today by The agreement was said to affect The origin of the blaze has not Southern Pacific lines from j been determined and the loss is to El and mated at several thousand are invited MOVE IN was formed in Louisville today by the exchange club in an effort to force down the cost of pledged their support to the is proposed that women join in the movement by donning gingham A parade of members dressed in overalls and ginghams is planned for next PROMPT Coast Service service on the Pacific coast was reported practically Southern Pacific officials said freight traffic was rapidly nearing were reported returning to work at St. Louis and at Kansas City brotherhood chairmen issued an ultimatum to strikers to report to work on or before tomorrow under penalty of losing their seniority CHIEF IS EDITIONS is made by the Cincinnati afternoon newspapers that owing to of newsprint editions will be limited to eight pages until the situation is SLAYER Yancey a was hanged in the coun ty jail here today for the murder of Anthony and Isadore and Saturday generally cooler tonight with freezing temperatures early in Arizona Deportations Case Gives Reason for His Fear for the safety of his family and his property caused him to take part in the Harry E. charged with testified declared he heard threats from strikers that the town would bo dynamited if they won the He himself was threatened with bankruptcy because he was believed to be to the witness The threats were partly put into Wooton N. Vail Succumbs at Baltimore from Complication of N. of tho board of directors of the American Telephone and Telegraph died at Johns Hopkins hospital this of a complication of cardiac and kidney Vail was brought from Jekyl last Sunday in his private He was in a serious condition when he the hospital and his death was not Vail retired as president of the American Telephone and Telegraph company last June and became chairman of the board of REVEALS HAND IN USE OF RAIL STRIKE TO ADVOCATE of the Indus trial Workers of the World to advocate the one big union movement during the present unrest among railroad workers was revealed in a statement by William D. former general and treasurer of the I. W. and John editor of the One Big Union published here two leaders were quoted as denying any connection between the 1. W. W. and insurgent railroad organizations now on but said efforts had been to institute in the unauthorized rail strikes as in all other strikes of have always agitated toward for the one big Haywood was did so in the Gary steel strike and we probably will do so as long aB we are an we consider that the goal of all industrial which the I. W. has been advocating include a complete organization for a one big union with the ultimate goal of taking over the railroads and operating them by the plans The use of both verbal and printed propaganda to wean the railroaders away from all other organizations until the one big union would have sufficient strength to declare a general strike on all in all thus precipitating the crisis through which it is hoped the companies will pass into the hands the VI
