AMERICAN SEAPLANES REACH AZORES
WILSON CABLES MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
Special to Uie Nugget By the Associated Press.
' WASHINGTON, May 17—Secretary Tumulty announced today the ar
rival of President Wilson’s opening address to Congress. Contrary to earlier
Intimations, the message arrived three days in advance of the date on which
the new session is scheduled to open, recent Paris reports having indicated
that the message would he forwarded on the opening day. May 19th.
The address is stated by Tumulty to contain forty five hundred words
and the accompanying instructions of the president direct that it is to he pre
sented to Congress Tuesday.
DEMOCRATS CHOOSE PITMANN AS
CANDIDATE FOR SENATE PRESIDENCY
special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. May 17—The senate Democrats have chosen Senator
Key Pitmnnn as their candidate for the protein presidency of the Senate din
ing the interval while Vice President Marshall is looking after the adminis
trative functions of the president.
The Democrats are making little effort toward undertaking the organ
ization of the senate, it being practically-conceded that the Republicans are in
it position to organize the senate body to suit themselves.
NEW YOFK NAT’L GUARD DIVISION ACHIEVED
GREATEST AMERICAN ADVANCE DURING WAR PERIOD
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WASHINGTON, May 17—Chief of Staff General Peyton C. March an
nounceVT fbday that the Seventy Seventh Nejv York National Guard Army
Division possesses the distinction of having made the greatest advance ini.,
enemy held territory achieved by any American division engaged in the war.
March stated that the division advanced a total distance of seventy
one kilometers, carrying the lino farther forward than any other American div
ision engaged. The Second Division of the Kegular Army achieved the next
highest record for progress into enemy territory by advancing a total distance
of sixty kilometers. The famous 12nd. Kainbow division, bearing the brunt
of some of the heaviest fighting occurring on the American front, advanced a
distance of fifty five kilometers. (Ed. Note.) A kilometer is loo meters or
3280 ft. 10 inches.)
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMEN ELECT CHAMP CLAF^K HOUSE LEADER
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 17—The Democratic congressmen have elected
Champ Clark to the post of Democratic floor leader, succeeding Claude Kitchen,
who filled the post of floor leader for the Democrats during the last con
gressional session.
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- POPE RECEIVES AMERICAN CHURCHMEN IN AUDIENCE
SpeVal to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
> HOME, May 17—Five prominent Protestant churchmen, including
bishop\s an<l ctersymen of various denominations, visited Pope Hen edict today
and wef treated most cordially by the representatives of the Catholi.- hier
archy an1’ lho supreme pontiff.
lV response to a question from one of the visitors regarding tin* at
titude of p1® Catholics toward the proposed world church conference, the pop
stated thaf il is ini possible for the Catholic church to participate in the con
ference. 1
Secretary of State Gasparrl also informed the visiting church
men to theVam® effect, stating that the Vatican does not prefer u reunion of
the Christ la ft churches hut wants the unity which can come only through th*
returns of all creprts aml denominations to the Catholic lunch.
ITALY AGREfs TO RELENQUISH POSSESSION
OF GREEK POPULATED ISLANDS
Special to The l>r°me Nugget by The Associated Press.
SUMMARY ^ THE I'EACE SITUATION BY ASSOCIATED PRESS,
—Saturday, May 17—displaying a still greater inclination toward an equit
able adjustment the Peace settlements questions, the Italian Peace dele
gation has agreed lbilt Italy shall relcnquish all claims to the possession of the
Dexocanese Islands,in favor of Greece, according to announcements emanat
ing from the Peace Council today. The islands referred to are situated a
short distance off tli^‘ coa8t of Asia Minor in the Mediterranean. By agree
ing to abandon the inlands to Greece, Italy has solved one of the most acute
questions facing the |’oace ( onference. Italy claimed the islands, which are
largely populated by t-reeks, under the terms of the treaty between Italy and
Turkey following the Turkish-Italian wax.
According to Patis reports, the Peace conference has practically de
termined that the indemiilty to be asked of Austria for war damages will be
five billion gold marks, a Jnuch smaller sum that has been asked of Germany.
Information has also been* forthcoming showing that the Germans are now
endeavoring to enlist the as#,8tance ot' P°Pe Benedict in securing a modification
of the Allied peace terms. ,The ( atl^dic church prelates of Germany are re
ported to have asked the p^e to communicate with the head of one of the
most important delegations t’ft the Peaee Conference and endeavor t<> obtain
a revision of the terms of the\a,is treaty. The pope is said to have already
taken the preliminary steps towVd meeting an Allied delegation in conference.
Reports from German V>mces indicate that the masses are very
much opposed to the terms of treaty. Great mass demonstrations in
protest of the treaty terms are hold throughout Germany and tne press
is reported daily inflaming the puiflW animosity by denunciatory articles de
claring that the Allied peaee means flil® slavery and ultimate annihilation of
Gerihany as a nation.
CURZON DECLARES ALLIES READY foj^NY EMERGENCY
ARISING FROM GERMAN REFUSAL T0 S,QN PEACE TREATY
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press. a.
LONDON, May 17—Government leader Earl C<‘rzon announced today
that the Allies nre fully prepared to meet every emer^L1'1' *n *be oven* °f
the Germans refusing to sign the peace treaty.
Curzon also declared that no substantial modification offct*’ 1>once treaty
terms will be permitted by the Allied powers, although it is possifty that minor
points may be conceded on proper showing by the Germans thaty'cy ar0 ,n'
advisable. It is fully determined, however, that the Allies will \ot rtced®
from any 6t the main points of the treaty, regardless of what rcsKtamo
made by the Germans. ’
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HUN ARMY HAS
MISERABLE FINISH;
Associated Press Service .
BERNE Jan 27. (By .Mail) -Seldom
has a victorious army conic to so mis
erable an end as that of the ISO,000
al Von .Mackensen who were driven
out ..f Itolimania after the signing of
the armistice.
on their way home through Hun
gary tin- redoubtable divisions which
had accompanied Von Mackensen in
triumphal march through Transylvan
ia and Itoumania lost, sold or were
robbed of virtually all their belongings
One division, the Eighty-Ninth, which
had fought victoriously in Poland and
Lithuania escaped Into < Senna ny with
property and. clad in ridiculous dis
guises of shabbiest civilian clothing
and Austrian uniforms sold to them at
Kaab, they said, at monstrous prices.
The story of their inglorious home
ward journey as told by a member of
one of the Herman divisions t<> the
Kchlesisehe Zeitung follows:
"Orders had been given that blood
shed should be avoided, so the victors
of Heiinannstadt and Kinmiku turned
their faces toward Hungary, and, leav
ing incalculable supplies of flour, sug
ar, wine, hospital stores, and agricul
tural implements behind them, made
their way, pursued by the Ibutman
ians. over the wintery Carpathians.
mg to in< .m u 11 <■ Homi m I. .mils, and
the few Entente soldiers in Budapest
did not mini. We were told that the
Entente would impose still harder
conditions in the West, so wo were or
dered to allow ourselves to he disarm
ed by a ridiculous minority.
"Then began a second march over
the snowy steppes. Thousands of old
l.andsturm men did not face this trial
and were taken prisoners by the Wul
lacliians, who sent them buck over the
divisions sn.-.e.led in buying locomot
ives, cars and eon,Is at Klausenburg,
and thus finished their journey by
train: A great mass of material was
sold. Hundreds • »f transport and oth
er wagons were simply left ill the road
:»r broken up far firewood.
"The trains were allowed to go to
kaab, whence, by order of the Entente,
to the old internment camp for Kus
"Smnll things of value that we had
saved were taken from us by Magyar.?
in (he way from Baah to Vienna.
With the divisional money-chest plun
lered of its contents by Magyars, the
«0tli. Infantry Division readied Her
nan-Austriaii soil, through the last
remaining gap near Bressburg. which
fhe Czechs closed a few days later,
undoubtedly at the behest of the En
tente”.
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For carrying the U. S. Mail from
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Mary's Igloo, (X.O.), Shelton, (X. O.),
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125 miles and back, from July 1st. 1913
o June 30th., 1920. (twice a month
i'om July 1st. to October 31st, and
ince a month from November 1st, to
runo# 30th., Hot Springs, (X. O.) and
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AMERICAN SEA PLANE N. C. 4 ARRIVES SAFELY AT
AZORE ISLANDS: OTHER PLANES ON WAY TO AZORES
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
PONTA DELtJADA. Azore Islands, May 17—Word has been received
by cable from th«* island of Faya I of tin- \znre group that the American naval
seaplane X. (\ I arrived : llorta, Fayal Island toda>, after crossing the North
Atlantic from Trepassy. Newfoundland. The (light was accomplished without
undue difficulties and was without mishap. The airplane made the twelve
hundred odd miles from Trepassy to llorta in fifteen hours and thirteen min
N. C. 4, Commanded by Lieut. Commander Albert Read.
WASHKJTo.N, May 17 The announcement that the nstval seaplane
N. t\ I lias reached the Azore islands has been received with considerable
satisfaction by the Navy Department otlieials. who say the plane arrived s°.v
era I hours in advance of the schedule.
The plane is in charge of Lieutenant Commander Albert Ilea1. Ac
cording to the navy otlieials. Head intended to land at Ponta Del gad i inst • d
of Fayal island, which is situated about one hundred and fifty miles to the
westward of Ponta Delgada. It is believed that the plane probably encount
ered fog and the commander decided to descend on reaching Fay-tl Ts!:*a'. ' i
the opinion of the otlieials, the N. C. 4 will proceed to Ponta D-elgadu to
spend the night and after loading a new supply of fuel will proceed to LDbrn.
Portugal tomorrow, thus completing the crossing of the Atlantic.
The arrival of the N. »\ I safely is the cause of peculiar gratification
to the navy otlieials owing to the fact that the plane was the lame duck of the
three planes sent to make the flight. The plane encountered a mishap while
on the way from New York to Halifax and was forced to land on the sea in the
vicinity of Chatham, Mass. A new motor was installed at Trepassy when
the plane arrived there.
Two More American Planes oil Way to Azores.
TBKPASSY. Newfoundland. May 1G—The American seaplanes X.
1 and X. r. 3 liave followed the X. 4. whicli departed for the Azores earlier
today. Fair weather accompanied the start of the two ariships.
Nothing Heard from N. C. 1 and N. C. 3 Saturday Morniug
\V ASI11 N< JT< »X. .May 17 officials of the Xavy Department stated this
morning that no word has been received from the seaplanes X. C. ! and X. C.
3, which departed from Trcpassy yesterday afternoon in the wake of the
X. 4.
Stormy weather is repotted around the Azores’ today. The officials
are confident that the two planes have both reached the Azore’s but probably
at different landing places than the X. 4 .
Destroyers Sent in Search of Missing Seaplanes.
I’ONTA nHI,<!AI).\, May 17— No further word has been received here
regarding the whereabouts of the missing American seaplanes. X. C. 1 and
X. <3, which have apparently not landed on any of the more- important is
lands of the Azoic group. The Associated Press learns that the non-appear*
a.nec ot the two planes is causing considerable uneasiness and four torpedo des
troyers have in .i) sen I niii in locale the missing airships. At last reports the
X. (\ I had lost its course and alighted on the sea while waiting for the fog
to char. I In* X was lost in the fog and reported as being e,fY ils course.
Navy Department Working On Flight Plans for Two Years—Daniels
XKW N ollK. -May 17 Secretary of the Xavy Josephus Daniels re
turned Irom Europe today and asserted in an interview that tin* present Am
oriean attempt to fly across the Atlantic is not intended as a competitive
flight against the British aviators who are waiting to start on both sides of
the Atlantic*. Daniels said the Navy Department has been working on the;
plans for the* present flight for the Iasi two years and credits its success to
the painstaking work of preparation.
The flight lias a practical side, according to Daniels, as it is being
made primarily for the purpose of charting the air courses across the Atlantic
to obtain data for meteorological work and also to determine the avenues for
more ambitious flights in the future.
Daniels also discussed the naval situation and said that America is t >
carry out a, big navy building program unless the League! of Nations interferes.
With the League «»f Nations effe c tive, however, there* will be no naval constrm
SEATTLE TRAINING STATION COMMANDER RAISED IN RANK
Sp< •• .*,’ to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE,, May 17—Announcement lues been made that Miller Free
man, commander of the I’niversity naval training station heie during the war.
has been promoted to the rank of Commar.der f’aptain of the nav.il training
DEMPSEY STARTS TRAINING f^OR BIG MILL
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
TOLEDO, May 17 Pugilist Jack Dempsey commenced training for the
fight with Willard on July 4th. today. The big boxer will confine himself to
light road work and outdoor exercises, together with light sparring with his
trainers. lie* is in excellent condition and says he needs add only a little
speed to be in the best possible shape for the big mill.
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