Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1917-12-02 | Page 1

A Quality Newspaper Salt Lake Smelter Settlements I Sllrer 8414c os IZinc (St Louis) No 78c 45 PHY HUMS PEACE GULL FRONT OH WIFE IN OGDEN Cheered Wildly by Populace at Austro - German Quarters Make Anti - war Speeches i SPEND HOUR AND A HALF WITH ‘ENEMY’ Leuine Is Striving to Put Plan for Separate Peace Through Civil War Would Follow Success It Is Said 4 Berlin via London Dec 1 — The Tageblatt’s correspondent at Czernowitz Austria reports that a delegation of Russian officers and soldiers called ' at the head- quarters of the Austro-Germa- n command where they were in consultation one and a half hours today The Russians were heartily cheered when they addressed the populace and their spokesman announced “ Friends we The Russians then wish peace returned to their front By International New T Service OX DON Dec 1 — Nicolai Lenine’s power is persistently reported to be waninsr fast He is still in control of affairs at Petmjrrad however and with Iiis partner and foreign minister Leni Trotzkv is striving frantically to push the negotiations with Germany for a separate peace to a swift conclusion Should lie succeed in this full fledged ei vil war would break loose in Kussia those who know the country agree Trotzky according to word from has dismissed M I’etrograd today Makalakoff Russia’ ambassador to France because the latter Is particiat pating asInanthe interallied conference unofficial observer on inFaria vitation of the powers The Russian charge d'affaires in Holland following the example set by Ambassador TMkhmetief f in Washington has made formal protest against the Bollicvlk rule submitting his cpinion of it in strong terms to the Dutch foreign ministry Siberia was reported today to be preparing to declare yher independence Pour Purlers Under IP ay irhen'ISotc tfas Received London Doc 1 —a Reuter dispatch from IVtrograd Mays that pending final instructions from his government Sir British ambassador ha issued a statement pointing out (cre Bm-hanni- i that Ieon Trotsky's 'note proposing an armistice reached the embassy nineteen hours a'cer the commander in chief had received orders to open Immediate pour parlors with the enemy for an armistice The allies were thus confronted with an accomplished fact It was impossible for the ambassador to reply to notes addressed to him by a government that his own government had not recognized He added that government like the British which derive their powers directly from the people cannot make a decision in a matter of such supreme importance without first assuring themselves that ttie decision would meet the approval of the people Russian Army Will Fight On Reassuring messages from Russia to tike effect that no separate peace will be tolerated but that the armies under General Dukhontn will fight on have been received by the Russian embassy in London J O Ga vronsky special commissioner of the Russian provisional government and N M Nordmann director of the ofdepartment economics in the foreign affairs who are ministry in London declared in a statement row to the Associated Press today that it was only a matter of a few weeks it may be sooner when the Bolshevikl will be repudiated as the forces in south Russia a which is overwhelmingly peace control separate opposed to and are working the supplies but surely in the right direction quietly Masses Are Ignorant According to Gavronsky ami Nordmann the situation is most delicate because of the ignorance of the masses are working to therefore forces which on her feet are doing put Russia again MO lr quietly Secret Pact of Allies Revealed by Bolsheviki Petrograd Decin 1 —The Maximalist the constituent asrepresentatives for Petrograd include Nikolai sembly Leon Venine Trotsky and Madame Alexandra Koliontay Bolshevikl (Continued on ? FIRST MEETING OF WAR COUNCIL CLOSE-GUARDE- D PER 1 — Wildly intent on carrying: ont his alleged threat of murder and suicide Frank E Berry society dancing tutor fired three shots and seriously wounded liis divorced wife Mrs Harriet Berry while they struggled in a cloakroom tonight sent another shot after her as she fled along a corridor and fired twice more as the injured woman rolled down a flight of stairs The shooting occurred at the couple's WashRoyal Dancing academy 2408 some of avenue by patronized ington the most prominent citizens of Ogden and served to throw the crowd into a ‘Satisf actor'’ Is Only 41-cali- ber six-shoot- er WAR LEGISLATION ONLY IS WANTED Brakemen and Conductors Throughout U- S Join In Demand for Better Wages and Overtime Rule Initial Session - Dee 1— The premier Versatile of Great Brltala Fraaee Italy and C’ol E M House representing the 1'nlted States met here today aa the supreme war rounell aud after taking the military situation under eonnlderntlon were by Genernl nnd Cmlorna Wilson Bliss Joined Foeh SCHEDULES PROVIDE FOR HEAVY INCREASE The rounell wna In session three honrs nnd the A merles n members said nt the eonelnalon of the session that mneh more had bees than wa expeeted The It waa added had deliberation been most harmonious aud satis- factory panic After the shooting affray Berry Vai where with captured in the cloakroom the emptied weapon he had sought her refuge Mrs Berry after saving life by shrewdness of wit and nimble-nes- s of action was taken to the Dee hospital with a bullet Ishole through her right shoulder She expected to recover Hullet Greses Wo Bias’s llesL Two other persons escaped death at the hands of the infuriated marksman by narrow margins Mrs Harold Hill a daughter came within range of the revolver as her mother ran through the halt A bullet grazed her head Another bullet fired down the stairway the struck' the sidewalk In front of wina smashed and ricocheted building dow back of an unidentified man who stood In a crowd across the street The shooting according to the statement made by Mrs Berry came as the culmination to arguments in which she and her former husband had engaged since she recently announced her intention to leave Ogden and go to California The plan was opposed by the dancing master Jealousy it was Inti At mated prompted this opposition the height of one acrimonious discussion of the matter Berry la alleged to kill her and then have threatened to end his own life ' This threat was uppermost in Mrs Berry’s mind when she had gained thp safety of the sidewalk ’’Did he kill himself?” was the first question she asked after the police had gone Into the cloakroom Preparations were under way for a Saturday night dance and a large crowd had gathered at the academy located on the third floor of the Stevens building Mrs Berry gas engaged in collecting tickets at a passageway on the second floor when Berry asked her to step into the cloakroom saying that he wished to speak to her Without misgivings she accompanied him Struggle With Assailant As they faced each other at close Berry drew a quartersfrom his pocket Divining his Mrs Berry struggled purpose grim with him The first shot from the weapon went wild and burled Itself in the midst of the wraps A second penetrated a wall The third struck the woman beneath the right shoulder blade as she turned to run from the room and passed entirely through her Its flight was high however body and missed the lung In spite of the wound Mrs Berry ran down the corridor to the stairs swiftly Her daughter hearing the shots was to her assistance when a rushing fourth bullet passed close to her toad Hither tripping in her flight or dithat she would offer a smaller vining Mrs Berry rolled down the stairs target (Continued on Page 2) CEDE Com- ment Announced After BV NEWTON C PARKE ews Service Staff International Correspondent 1 — The supreme war PARIS Dec held its first session today at Versailles It lasted two hours Col Edward M House head of the American mission who with Gen Tasker H Hlis U S A attended the conference said at Its conclusion: ’’The results of the conference are satisfactory” Beyond this the colonel would make no comment It is not settled whether Colonel House and General Bliss will sit In the future sessions of the supreme war council Unusual precautions have been taken to Insure absolute secrecy with regard to the discussions and decisions of the conference No civilians were allowed to take quarters within a radius of a mile from the Hotel Trianon where the sessions take place Even the "movie” men were barred A French dirigible hovered overhead - Reply From the Railways Before December 31 Is Requested in Communications of Union Officials CLEVELAND O Dee 1— were presented to practic- ally every railroad in the country today for increase in wages’ fur trainmen and conductors which are approximately 40 ier cent higher than the present scale The general chairman of the' two labor organizations presented the wage schedule to the general managers of the railroads throughout the country today The railroads are asked to make answer to the demands by December 31 at the latest The railroad maftagers are requested Coaferenee Close to enter Into a collective movement for — 1 The work of the Paris Dec of handling the proposition the purpose conference ended here today at one and the same time a when the various committees appoint- joint committee representingthrough railall ed on the opening day completed their roads concerned and the two labor orlabors The members of the commitstand ready to do liketees will report directly to their own ganizations wise governments although the American Joint Session Expected members will continue to hold inforis expected that the railroad manIt mal conferences for the next few days agers and the representatives of the particularly with their French asso- employes will meet in joint session In ciates about tro weeks probably in the east in an effort to reach an agreement on d EX-CZA- R Chicago Dec 1 — Genevlve Vix Paris her grand opera singer after making anAmerican debut here tonight nounced her engagement to Prince Cyril Narizchkine a third cousin of Nicholas Romanoff former czar of Russia The wedding will take place some time before January 1 It was announced BRAZIL TO SEND SIX SHIPS TO WAR ZONE Rio de Janeiro Dec 1 — The Brasilian cabinet at a meeting tonight resolve to send the six best units of the Brazilian navy to European waters The squadron will be commanded by Admiral Mattos Mr Blanca Krrsxurfs De Saullea MEANS SPY FDR KAISER MURDER De-mant- is Pari PARIS SINGER TO WED COUSIN OF the wage question Today’s demand for increased wages is the result of a referendum vote taken by the two labor organizations following the approval of the proposition by the executive committees of the several associations representing the two organizations which met in Chi cago on November 1 to 4 inclusive Article A of this schediile refers to passenger service as follows: on steam "Rates to be paid employes trains or upon trains propelled by other motive power on runs of 155 miles or less per day: Conductors not less than 35 cents per mile 5543 per day or I1K2R0 per month” Ticket collectors not less than 3 cents per mile $465 per day or 813950 per month Baggage electricians not less than cents per mile 450 per day or 29 5155 per month Baggagemen not less than 25 cents (Continued on Page 6) WITNESS AVERS Thunderbolt Is Sprung at Trial of Mian Accused of Slaying Rich Woman BY DAVID H CHURCH Staff Correspondent International New Service Courthouse Concord N”C Dec- 1 to-— are Attorneys for Gaston B Means night rummaging throughfora trunkful evidence of documents searching which they fear may convict their client now on trial for the murder of Mrs Maud A King Court was adjourned early this afternoon that counsel for the defense might be given an opportunity to examine all of the documents in the hands of the state These documents were seized from the Means’ apartment in New York Disclosure In the testimony today of James R Todd a Chicago broker that Means was a former German secret the defense agent in America1 has set be back They fear that there may the documents in the possession ofas evistate that will prove damaging dence against the defense Todd testified that Means had told him he was a commercial secret agent for Germany He told him that he had be taken by knowledge of steps to advance what Germany and knew inwould say fn his the German chancellor peace speech Todd also attempted to testify that' Means told him in advance of the German ruthless but the court ruled this testimony out This testimony swept the defense off its feet They were entirely unprepared for ItJ Burns noted detective William of the defense this joined the forces time afternoon Means was at Iscneunderstood It by Burns and the the stand in that Burns will take defense of his former employe It is believed that he will testify that Means activities after ceased his the declaration of war by the United States - - em-plov- erl pro-Germ- an flitter Washington Dec 1 — President Wil- son believes Congress should confine itself entirely at the coming session to legislation for the vigorous prosecution of the war He is expected to tell Congress so in his 'opening address which will be delivered in the 'hall of the House at 1238 o’clock Tuesday The President continued at work on his ’address today transcribing his notes Into finished form but the address still will be kept open until the last minute conferences At informal among conthe probable gressmen today discussed Thelegislausual tive program was bills some already in appropriation formation: fiscal legislation process of new bond authorizations and ijicluding revenue measures and transportation and other domestic problems are reas constituting the session's garded work expected to continue for many months Prohibition and woman’s suffrage constitutional Inamendments will 'be the session early pressed Taxation legislation it is expected will be deferred for several months Chairman Chamberlain of the Senate affairs committee said today military he expected little Important war legislation except some supplementary to foundations already laid He said the satisfied with the secountry appears lective draft law’s operation and plans to press hts universal military training Ijill He believes Congress should “follow the President’s policy in Gerto declarations of wgr againstrespect many’s allies The Herald-Republica- n n November 1916 y The 1 - “°t - - BILL COMING UP made another huge gain hrlocal display adveAising for November as compared with the same month last year and incidentally was the only Salt Lake paper to show a GAIN in local display the other papers showing heavy LOSSES Here are the actual figures showing the progress made in local advertising by The over the other Salt Lake papers Comparing November 1917 with Herald-Kepublica- BY H S RUSHMORE International News Service' Staff Correspondent £JOURTHOUSE Mineola L T Dee I — Mrs Blanca de Saulles was found not guilty at 923 o’clock tonight by the jury that was trying her for the murder of her divorced husband John Longer de Saulles the noted Yale athlete whom she shot at his home “The Box” iu Hempstead Meadows L I on the night of August 3 last At 915 the Jury announced that it had arrived at a verdict Blanca De Saulles was not yet in the courtroom By order of the court the corridors were cleared? and Judge Manning declared that absolute silence must reign while the decision of the twelve men was announced The crowd of men and women that Jammed the room and overflowed into 'the halls outside were told that any violation of this warning would lead ro prosecution All Respond to Smile There was a little delay before the beautiful Chilean woman on the arm of Mrs Phineas appeared Seamon the sheriff wife who has been mother and counsellor to her during the long weeks since August She was Her eyes were downcast Thenpale she looked at Assistant District Attorney Wood of the prosecution and smiled The whole courtroom caught the contagion of her smile and smiled with her A hush held the hundreds in the room as Justice Manning said to the clerk of the court "Get the verdict” The clerk’s voice was steady as he addressed the Jury asking:“Have you agreed on a verdi ctrs "We have” answered the twelve together “R’hat is your verdict?" continued the clerk guilty” answered the jurymen together Released From Custody Mrs De Saulles raised her eyes to the twelve men who had her A little warmth stole intojudged her cheeks and her eyes were tbuched with joy "Thank you” she said "I have to thank you of the Jury” the court said gentlemen "for a duty welj performed” He then turned to the defendant "And to you the verdict of the Jury is not guilty and1 you are therefore free You may go” The emotions of the men and women in the courtroom no longer were controllable But only a murmur of approval could be heard for Justice Manning's words were remembered The crowd was to express itself more fully a little later in the street and other parts of the building Congratulated by Jnrors Blanca stood by the Jury as the men filed out and shook hands and conversed- briefly with each man of the twelve congratulated Every her Age and knowledge of life did not prevent some of them from showing their feelings in spite ol themselves The voltes of several broke and they were unable to finish their words of congratulation Before Mrs De Saulles brother and sister who were in the courtroom diback of her could come forward rectly to speak to her she was led away by Mrs Seaman But almost immediately (Continued on Page 5) UNIVERSAL ARMY WiLon to Ask Sole Devotion to Prosecution of the Struggle GAD 79646 lines The Tribune LOST 25746 Lines The Telegram LOST 29246 Lines lerald-lepublica- n 0 Senator Chamberlain Will Fight for Military Training at Next Congress (New York American Bureau) The big increased city circulation of The coupled with its fair and square policy at all times and giving the news while it is news — in other words “delivering the goods' '—is responsible for th wonderful forward strides that this paper is making n Prompt Counter-attack- s by Byng’s Forces Retain the Positions Taken in Their Recent Spectacular Drive BOTH SIDES SUFFER HEAVY CASUALTIES Austrian Forces Halt in Italian Drive Awaiting Arrival of Heavv Guns Russ Affairs Still Entangled 7 mf BYXO’S troops in tho salient in northern France were on the aggressive again Saturday attacking: the Germans who in a determined thrust the day previous along virtually the entire eighteen-mil- e front had thrown back the British from a few of the advanced positions they had captured in their recent great drive Prompt counterattacks by Byng'o troops while the Germans were still trying to push forward on Friday checked the Teuton advance before it had gained too great an Impetus For a time the situation looked serious for the British however as the German movement toward the south encircling end of the salient pivoting on the west bank of the Scheldt north of Banteux swung its left flank through Gonnelieu and on to Gouzeaucourt one and one-ha'miles back toward the original British line while its center reached G EXERATi Cambrai lf La Vacquierle British Get Clear There was a hurried exodus of the British from the sector where envelopment was threatened and apparently all but a few of the most exposed parties got clear Berlin however claims the taking of 4000 British prisoners with several field batteries and dispatches from British headquarters report that the British blew up a number of their guns which were in danger of falling into the enemy’s hands The prompt counterattacks retrieved much of the lost ground including the towns of Gouzeaucourt and La Vacquierle whereonthe penetration had been deepest and Saturday Byng’s forces pushed the fighting in an effort for the further recovery of the lost ground Berlin Claim More Gains No admission of any retrogade movement by the British elsewhere on tlie front of the attack has come from tlie London war office although Berlin claims to have thrown the British back and Cantaing upon Graincourt Anneux side of the salient along the northerlyThe Germans seem to have gained initial successes in this sector but apby' the parently were driven back British counter thrusts before they' could establish themselves The German losses in the massed attacks are reported extremely heavy and By'ng’s forces also suffered considerable casualties in repelling the assaults and in their vigorous counter drives Italian Front Passive On the Italian front there have been no further efforts by-- the Austro-Germa- n forces to break into the Italian line The attempt if one is to be made is apparently awaiting the arrival of heavy- - guns which are reported on their way to the front General Diaz’s armies appear also to have been both as regards men largely reinforced and artillery In one sector they seem to have taken the aggressive probably in an attempt to rectify their front to Berlin which reslightly accordingdeclared to have been ports anonattack Monte Petfica in the hills futile between the Brenta and the Plave Turk Suffer Losses In Palestine General'Allenby’s troops while not undertaking any general attack on the Turks have Inflicted considerable losses cn them in minor operations alohg the lines to the northwest of Jerusalem in the RussianImportant developments -German situation as regards tlie armistice negotiations between the Bolshevikl emissaries and the German authorities were lacking on Saturday y The armistice parley is set for the Indications being that it will take place at German headquarters at Brest Litovsk - Washington Dec 1 — Senator George E Chamberlain chairman of the miliaffairs committee announced totary he will make a finish fight for day the enactment of a universal military training law at the coming session of Congress He Is confident that the sentiment of the country strongly favors such a measure and that Congress Is prepared to transmute that sentiment into law “There can no longer be any doubt about the sentiment of the country about war and preparedness for war’S said Senator Chamberlain "The war must be won and we have got to have the soldiers to win it The only question is how best to obtain' them with the least disturbance to industry and agriculture "I urged my bill two years ago If German Army9s Encircling it had been adopted then we would Maneuver Ends in Disaster have been able to put a trained army inIn the field less than the time it London Dec 1 — The official report took to arrange the machinery of the from British headquarters in France draft” tonight says: from various sectors on the Reportsfront SOUND MONEY LEADER DIES Cambrai together with captured enable the objectiveto maps Council ' Bluffs la Dec 1 — Thomas orders andaccount be given of the following Bowman 69 years old former congress- battle which began yesterday morning: man from the Ninth Iowa district was “The enemy’i intention waa to defound dead in bed today at the home liver attack of relatives where he waa stopping with aa simultaneous of divisions and number encircling large Bowman was a member of the memor- drive our troops from the important conferable Democratic sound money ence held In Chicago' July 23 1893 (Continued on Page 8) - Sun--fla- - Herald-Republica- YIELD Defense Based on Cruelty of Man and Mental Failure of Woman Verdict Closes Trial of National Notoriety 40 RAISED sa Speclslf Hersl Vlf DEN Dec Officers DE SA TULLES HUNS IS FREED BY JURY SMOOTS DIVORCEE) Frank E Berry Dancing Tutor Throws Crowd Into Panic Victim May Recover Two Escape Death Zntarmountaln Republican Vol 18 No 45 Price Five Cents Salt Lake City Utah Sunday Morning December 2 1917 ' russihis Visiting THE WEATHER Sunday unsettled and colder probably rain or show 23425a 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