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Show THE GRANT8VILLE Leaning-Toftering-Falli- OFFICIAL STATIONED NEWS, GRANTSVILLE, UTAH. SEVOLT AT ng El GOST OF WAR TO GENERAL KORNILOFF REPORTED TO BE TREATING WITH KEREN-AKFOR PEACE TERMS. IN MEXICO TRANSMITTED MES8AGES FOR GERMAN MINISTER. V HOUSE LEADER FIGURES U. S. WILL EXPEND FOURTH AS MUQH IN ONE YEAR. Go Valuable Were Services of Swedish Official That It Was Proposed to Bestow Upon Him an Imperial 'i German Decoration. n du. Washington. plicity, which has threatened to embroil Argentina and Germany, was exposed by the state department Thursday as working its inimical hand in Swedish-Germa- Mexico. The Swedish charge d'affaires in City gave to the German minister there information from the allied countries. He transmitted messages for the German minister through the Swedish foreign office to Berlin. So extensive and valuable were his services up to May, 1016, that' Herr von Eckhardt, the German minister, recommended that the kaiser bestow upon Herr Folke Cronholm, the Swedish charge, nn imperial German decoration, its award to be kept secret until after the war. A copy of the letter recounting these services and making this recommendation from Von Eckardt to the German chancellor was made public by Secretary of State Lansing Thursday. At the same time that this announcement was made the secretary of state gave out a report from Ira Nelson Morris, American minister at Stockholm. Mr. Morris declares that while the Swedish foreign office was transmitting German messages in Germgp code for the German diplomats, it was requiring Morris to file his messages to Constantinople via the Swedish foreign office in French. The revelation in the Mexico City letter of this further proof of Swedish can be met, according to opinion, only by the dismissal from Swedish service of the guilty parties, a break in relations between Sweden and Germany and a proper apology to the United States and other allies. The-- ' United States was sinned against in the Mexlpan transaction in much the same wayas was Great Brittain in the Argentine. The secret German messages were transmitted over the cable and telegraph lines of the United States from Mexico City to Europe under the guarantee of the Swedish diplomat Just as were the Luxburg dispatches sent over the British cables. At the time of the letter which reveals these things the United States had not yet entered the war. But the United States was then in the hottest part of the Mexican embroglio. It was just at this time, March, 1916, that Fancho Villa was raiding into the territory of the United States, killing and robbing. The state department refuses to connect German and Swedish activities with the Mexican assaults against the v United States. (Mexico 1 German Embargo on Coal. Amsterdam.-ThTelegraaf says Germany has stopped sending coal to Holland. The paper expresses the belief that Germany's attitude is intended as pressure on Holland to grant a loan, which thus far has been refused. e GEORGE E. HASKELL ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT 8ENDS THEM TO GERMAN LEGATION-EXPLANADEMANDED. TION Minister Morris Visits Swedish For' eign Office 8wedlsh Undertaking to Applies Only American. 43uenos Aires, Argentine. The genline government at noon We, day sent to the German legation passports to be delivered to Count Luxburg, the German charge daffaires in Buenos Aires. The whereabouts of Count Luxburg still is unknown to the Argentine government The Argentine foreign office sent a communication to the German foreign ministry demanding an explanation of Count Luxburgs action in sending the secret code Messages to Berlin through the Swedish legation. It was officially announced here that if Germany failed to disapprove of Count von Luxburgs action, Argentina Would recall her minister at' Berlin. If the Berlin government disapproved of his course, the status quo would be maintained. The downtown section of the city was the scene of the wildest disorders in connection with great demonstrations In which thousands of Argentinians took part Many of those in the mobs carried firebrands and as a result scores .of buildings were set on fire. Several blocks of German business houses in C&lle 25 de Mayo were destroyed. Among the structures attacked were the German club, one of the finest edifices in the city, and the building of the German daily, La Union. As fast as the fires in these buildings were extinguished they were started again. Mounted patrols and the entire fire department kept joshing from one part of the city to another, in an attempt to quell the riots and put down the flames. In several instances police who were attempting to shoot at those wielding torches were set upon by the crowds and disarmed. Extraordinary precautions have been taken by the authorities to protect Count Luxburg, the German minister, when he arrives here to receive his passports. anti-Germa- n mnnnmmmncnpnnnnae lowing Secretary Lansing's disclosures regarding the transmission of official German dispatches by the Swedish charge at Buenos Aires, Washington officials and foreign diplomatists turned their attention to a study of their possible significance. Two facts stood out clearly in the minds of most observers. Sweden will be compelled to make definite her position as, a neutral and the exposure may be taken as indicating more exactly the Intention of the allies to see that Germany shall cease receiving aid from 11 tin jfrtherOIurpDean neu- tral couiries 'Publication of the facts, although the governments exports administrative board has not known for some time, reveals to the public that this government is fully cognizant of the aid Sweden has been rendering the central powers, and tends to cement opinion in support of the absolute embargo put into effect against 8weden, along with the other neutrals, six weeks ago! It has already been declared definitely that no foodstuffs or other supplies will be permitted to go to the neutrals for at least six weeks, to give this government an opportunity to establish percisely their trade relations with disclosing nothing Intimidation of peaceful citizens were served by the sheriff. ' five were married Of the thirty-fivmen. They were permitted to see their families. One of the men owns property here; six were subject to the selective draft and the remainder were unclassified. The married men denied affiliation with the I. W. W. Germany. Wheeler took Sheriff personal Sweden, as well as the other neu- charge of the drafted men. Most of T5fimin3rTF5ni, mereTUlfi DWlTlllf . trals, has contended it has the right to the unclassified men 'said they did not marked activity on the other fighting-frontsA German attack against the export to Germany any commodities want to remain in Bisbee, but came on the Casemates produced at home,' even though the only to get personal belongings. Many French positions Paris reports, was repulsed plateau, imcommodities are goods replaced by of them are not cltlzons.of the United with heavy losses. Berlin says Gerported from the United States. Some States. man troops penetrated to the second American officials say the war would French line and inflicted severe casube ended within six months if Swedalties. The British reports has inPackers Discussing Meat Situation. ish iron exports to Germany were creased to drum fire.. of the Washington. Representatives stopped. The Swedes, it Is declared, ing and PEACE PARLEY8 PROPOSED. have drained their country of food- terests of the country met with Ihe stuffs by taking from the food pro- food administration Wednesday to ducing Industries vast numbers of men discuss the question of shortage of Germanic Powers Favor Popes Peace Plan, It Is Reported. and placing them In the iron mines meat and prices. Cattle raisers Amsterdam. The reply of the cenand the munitions factories which have here last raising week for a conference with to the tral sprung up since the war began. powers peace note of the food administration and the dea Vienna dispatch to says of the triment agriculture expressed the' Tijd, begins by declaring that BRIG. GEN. PEYTON MARCH opinion that meat prices could not they regard the papal proposals as a come down so long us production declines Hiid a big exisirt demand con- suitable basis for peace negotiations. Regarding the exchange of occupied tinues. disarmament The food administration intends, if-- territories, .arbitration, ftnd similar declarations are proposals, meat prices possible, to stabilize made, the dispatch adds, which testify of the by purchases through operation to the idealism of the central powers allies, all of which will he made by and their sincere desire for eace this government. which will insure happiness to all nations. Vote on Suffrage Assured. f Conciliatory declarations also are AnWashington. The Susan B. made respecting the settlement of the nation-wid- e for resolution thony Balkan Poland and the reswoman suffrage by constitutional toration question, of Belgium, but emphasis is amendment wus favorably reported laid on the condition that the allied Thursday by the senate suffrage com- powers must, also give serious evimittee and will take its place on the dence of a desire for peace by a joint calendar for a vote at the session be- and benevolent discussion of the questions which now separate the nations. ginning in December. The reply, it is said, will be published as soon as the consent of the Boy Accused of Murder. papal nuncio at Vienna is obtained. Omaha. For the first time in this 8now Falls in Helena. (DouglasX county, if not in the stute, a boy has been ordered Helena, Mont Snow fell in Helena tried in district court on u charge of September 14. Preceding it was a murder. Concetto Clrco killed his general rain throughout the state, companion, Earl Cunningham, breaking a drouth prevailing since June 7. with a knife In a quarrel. e, j , meat-packin- cattle-productin- g Pope-Benedic- WAGE INCREA8E GIVEN MINER8. General Advance, Effective Sept 1, In Mines in Emery and Carbon " Counties, Utah. Salt Lake. A general increase in wages, effective September 1, has been granted all mine employees by coal producers operating in the Carbon and Emery county fields. The increases vary according to the classes of labor, but it Is understood that in the aggregate the advances in wages represent an Increase in the cost of production of approximately 10 cents a top. The Utah Fuel company took the lead in granting the increase, and announced its plan last week. Practlcul-l- y all other producers in the district have since announced that similar Increases have been granted. . Roosevelt Up in the Air. Mineola, N. T. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt on Tliursduy gained the disGeorge E. Haskell of Chicago, the largest dealer in dairy and poultry products In the United States, Is the "butter and eggs adviser of the food administration. He was selected after a conference of egg and butter dealers In Washington, and Is one of the government's volunteer war workers. Ho jwlll give all his time to the task. tinction of being the first civilian to make n flight In an airplane propelled by the new military motor invented for use of the government in tbd war. The flight was made from the Hempstead aviation field, and for a half hour the machine, piloted by II. J. Brig. Gen. Peyton March Is chief of Blakely, an army Instructor, attained for all the American forces artillery 110 to a speed varying from ninety France. in Every type of American miles an hour, reaching an altitude of ordnance Is under his command 5000 feet. - Congress May Adjourn Soon. Washington. Hope .at the eupitol for early adjournment of congress grew Wednesday to a general belief that the session could be closed around October 1 Many Die in Typhoon. Washington. A typhoon at Amoy, China, severely damaged the American consulate and killed many natives, the state department has been ad- vised '' . |