The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 21, 1916, Page 1

y y * ft t t § 4 ‘ ¥. The Weather Fair and Warmer. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, NO. 281 ASSOCIATED PRESS Encircling - ntire BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1916 UNITED PRESS Rumanian Arm STRUCCLE WITH LABOR MPN Preparations to Mobilize All; Union Forces in Contest With Capital EMPLOYERS ALSO TO COPE WITH PROBLEM Big Fund Raised To Defend Eight Hour Legislation Reported (United Press.) Washington, Nov. 21.—No deci- sion has been made by the rail- way brotherhoods whether they will strike if the Adamson Ejight- Hour law fails to meet with their demands when applied by the tailroads. President Stone, head of the engineers, declared iast week that a strike would foliow if the men did not get a real eight-hour day. This reversal is perplexing labor leaders and rail heads. 't 1s considered certain that the brotherhoods will be content to await a constitutional decision of the Adamson law. In speaking be- fore the American Federation of Labor, in session at Baltimore, the brotherhood chiefs maintained absolute silence on this phase. By BASIL M. MANLY. Haitimore, Md., Nov. 21.--The most Important aspect. of the convention of the American Fed jon of Lbor, now ssion, is the almost universal con- viction, not yet openly expressed, that, the greatest struggle in history he- tween capital and labor is now impend- ing! Delegates from all parts of the coun- try, ranging in,views and temperament from staid old consorvatives to bellig- erent young “reds,” unite in this belief, which they base upon considerations detailed below. It is probable that this conviction will find clear expression when the res presentatives of the railroad brother- hoods appear before the convention this week,.and that as an outcome de- finite preparations will be made for mobilizing all the forces of labor in ease the conflict should prove unavoid- able, As the chief basis for their appre- hensions, the most far-seeing labor leaders look behind the action of the railroad executives in lining up to nullify the Adamson act to the consoli- dation of all the traditional foes of or- ganized labor in the National Indus- trial Conference Board, now holding its first meeting at the Hotel Astor, New York. Since the Muthall scandals. they point out, the bitterest of these anti- union organizations—the National As- sociation of Manufacturers and the Na- tional Council for Industrial Defense— have been practically in retirement, confining their public activities to such matters as scientific management, ac- cident prevention, and welfare work, in the hope that the public would for- get the disclosures of Mulhall and the lobby investigating committee. Their emergence into the open, with a new name and a new set of officers, is regarded as the sure omen of im- pending jndustrial war. While the names ‘of the officers of this new organization of foes of union labor have not hitherto been promi- nent, trade’ union officials say, all the familiar names, associated with the hardest fought labor battles of the past, appear among the list of dele- gates making up the Industrial Con- ference Board—John Kirby, Jr.. James A, Emery, Walter Drew. William H. Barr, Charles Cheney and John P. Wood. : Consolidation. Never before has there been so gen- eral a consolidation of the anti-union forces of the country as is claimed for the new organization. Hitherto, em- ployers in each line or industry have heen content to perfect their own or- ganization, with only such a loose gen- eral confederation of interest as was represented by the National Assoc: tion of Manufacturers, whose activi- ties were primarily confined to the field of opposing such labor legislation as the Clayton act and the child labor Now, according to unofficial an- nouncements, all these separate in- dustrial associations have been weld- ed together into one organization, in- cluding the National Founders’ asso- ciation, the National Metal Trades as- sociation, the National Erectors’ asso- ciation. the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, the American Cotton Manufacturers’ association, the National Association of Wool Manufac- turers, the Silk Association of Amer- ica, the United Typothetae, the Ameri- can Pulp and Paper association, and the Rubber Club of America. lt is claimed by the promoters of this consolidation of employers that the establishment® represented in its membership have eight billion dollars capital and employ six million people. This is discounted by the labor repre- sentatves. MEXICAN TELEGRAPHERS LEAVE THEIR KEYS Laredo; Tex., Nov. 21.—All railway telegraphers in northern Mexico will walk out at 6 o'clock this evening, paralyzing the transportation facili- ties, . Se esis Hous to Get Fat on 40 Cents a Day (United Press). Chicago, Nov. 21.—Twelve men and women on Health Commissioner Rob- ertson’s diet squad today were to start a two weeks’ dembnstration on “how to get fat on 40 cents a day.” All ate heavily of chicken, turkey and roast beef yesterday in anticipa- tion of the struggle. Thus _ stuffed, they marched to the health commis: sioner’s office at city hall today and were told the test would not start un- til Wednesday. Robertson said it was not fair to start the test in this man- ner. The squad will be under Dr. Rob- ertson’s observation today and tomor- row and each: person will be weighed daily. Strict rules will govern the diet- ing which is intended to show Chi- cago housewyeg how to hand the knock-out tothe H. C. L. \ MERCER SCHOOL ROW CARRIED WTO COURT Superintendent Taylor Must Show Cause Why He Turned Down Course GERMAN INSTITUTION ASKS RECOGNITION Sullivan and Sullivan, Mandan attor- neys, today secured fram Judge Nues- sle an order to show cause why he did not approve of the course of the Ger- man-Evangelical parochial school at. Expansion, thus permitting parents to send their children there without. educational breaking’ the compulsory laws. is the culmination of a school has been going on in Mercer county for The German- Evangelical a parochial school near Expansion, but County Superintendent of Schools Thomas re- fuses to approve. its curriculum and parents ‘Sending their children to this school have been arrested under the compulsory act. ‘ Several of those arrested are to be tried at Stanton this week. When Mr. Thomas refused to ap- prove the course of study, State Super- intendent Taylor was appealed to, He upheld Mr. Thomas. Yesterday Sulli- van and Sullivan applied to the court for a writ of certiorari, but the court refused to take original jurisdiction and suggested that the lower court be applied to for relief. x The order Judge Nuessle granted to- day is made returnable Nov. 27 at Bis- marck. - NOTHING OFFICIAL HEARD HERE AS TOWIRE CHANGE Believed Railroad Contracts With Northern Pacific and Others Will Continue Nothing of an official tenor has reached railroad heads of the North- ern Pacific here as to the current re- ports that if nu agreemeni 1s reached by the first of the year with the West- ern Union that the Northern Pacific will install an independent service with other railroads. Officials admitted that they had heard rumors to this effect bur were j of the opinion that an‘ agreement would be effected. The railroads which would install‘a system of their own, if negotiations failed, are the Northern Pacific, the Great Northern, the Chicago & Northwestern, the Chi- cago-Burlington & Quincy and the Great Western. EXCHANGE SUSPENDS WHEN COTTON SOARS London, Nov. 20.—Increase of half a penny in American cotton caused a temporary suspension of the Manches- “| ter exchange, “CANNUCKS” MANY LIVES HOW STORM TRENCHES ALONG SOMME All Men at the Front Eager to Clash With Teutonic Ad- versaries “FAIR SCRAP” AND THE “BEST MAN” WON Prussians Often Blow Themselves! Up in Order to Destroy Their Captors. ’ By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS, (Copyright, 1916, by the United Press) With the Canadian forces on the Somme, Noy. 20.—This is the story of the storming of Regina trench, as told by a sergeant in a Canadian infantry regiment who was one of the stor- mers, With a slight scalp wound trom} a sniper's bullet, which had torn ai huge hole in the steel hlmet which he} was still wearing and another wound \in his shoulder from a shrapnel bul- let, he was “evacuating” himself to a dressing station, when I encountered him. It was on the morning after the Canadians had ousted the Germans form their stretch of trench. Light of Wounds, Mud from the toes of his to his very eyes and with a streak of blood on one side of his face. the ser- geant nevertheless made light of his wounds. He smiled as he responded to questions, ; “Twas a good fair s best man won,” he explained, speaking: with a typical Irish-American accent interlarded with American slang. ‘We got the tip at 10 o'clock Friday night that something would be done about midnight. Everybady was tickled he- cause we'd been hankering to get at that Regina trench for the past two week: “Our artillery hit it up better and better and we could see by the bril- liant moonlight that it was doing big damage to Fritz in the trenches a few hundred yards in front of us, At mid- night, our artillery formed a barrage 50 yards in front of us—and our first wave went over the parapet of our trenches like a machine, Hold Them Back. “Not a son bobbled. My hardest job was keeping my men from advancing too fast and getting under our own shell fire. Also it was pretty hard to the waves of men straight on account of the craters and shell holes of var- ious depths of mud. “But when we got within 50 yards of Regina trench we formed a pretty straight line. About this time the Ger- mans started their barrage fire too, but they did little damage, the ,fire mostly going over our heads. As soon as our barrage lifted off Regina yards and settled 60 yards back, we stormed through, hip boots rap and the Like Rabbits. “The Boches scrapped pretty well. It seemed strange that anybody could have been left alive after all the shell: ing they'd. had, but they ran out of dug‘outs like rabbits and we had to use our bayonets. ; “We cleaned out our trenches in a very few seconds, taking prisoners. Three in one section were inclined to be troublesome. We told ’em they'd better attend to their knitting and be quiet or else we'd be obliged to finish Vem. Two behaved. But one kept jumping about, feeling in the shadows ‘thrown by the full moon, evidently looking for something. We repeated {our order to stop. He didn't obey. ‘Well, only two of the three prisoners ‘taken in that corner of the trench re- imained. for we remembered a_fort- Inight ago, a German officer, who alter ‘surrendering, suddenly threw a hand ‘grenade at one of our officers, blowing ithe face off and inflicting wounds from jwhich he died, The Prussians fre- ‘quently blew themselves up with their ‘captors. Other prisoners were both | guards and Saxons. Respect Red Cross. ! “There were several counter at- ‘tacks after we'd gotten in the tfench— jmostly down the trench, which was jperpendicular, but we bombed them | (Continued from Page Four.) Sam Clark Weds Grand Forks Girl In Chicago; Plan War Zone Honeymoon —_—_—. Coming as a surprise to al] but the most intimate friends of the contract- ing parties, there was announced to- day the marriage of Sam Clark of Bis- marek, publisher of Jim Jam Jems, and widely known as a writer and and Miss Claire Adelaide 8. were morning, at Chicago, vent last week, this o'clock whither Sam Clark and where he was joined yesterday by his bride-to-be and a wedding par- ty from the Forks. From Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Clark will proceed to New York, where he will superin- tend the making of several moving picture film plays from Jim Jam Jems stor War Zone Honeymoon. Mr. Clark has made application for passports for himself and bride to the performed at 11{ belligerent. countries of Europe, and if it possible to make arrange- ments, they early next month for the war zone, where they will remain until spring. They prob- {ably will be joined in June by Gover- nor Hanna and party, the governor ; announcing today that he hopes to so arrange his affairs as to permit of a second visit to the warring nations. In the event that passports are not | procurable, Mr, and Mrs. Clark will go south for the winter, returning in March to Bismarck, where they plan| to make their home. ; Among Bismarck peopple who were guests at the wedding was C. H. Crockard, a partner with Mr. Clark in the Jim Jam Jems Publishing com- is will. sail ENDANGERED SHIP ACROUN American Steamer Siberia Caught On Treacherous Sands of Goddwin LIFE SAVERS BATTLE WITH STORM IN NIGHT By Daylight Only Fifty Passen- gers Had Been Res. cued (United Press). ALL SAVED. | London—Bulletin—Nov. 21.— Life savers at Deal station saved all aboard the Siberia. London, Nov. 21.—Passengers and crew on the American steamer, Si- beria are threatened as the ship pounds furiously, fast aground on the treacherous Goodwin sands. Atter 24 hours of battling in the teeth of a ter- rifie storm, life savers succeeded in taking 50 persons who had abandoned the distressed vessel and taken to the life boat. The nature of the sands and the high sea threatens to preven the res- cue of all the passengers. It was late yesterday before the pre- dicament of the ship was discovered. Life savers battled all night and ap- proached near enough to pick up 40. Later ten more were snatched from watery graves. HUGHES STILL. AWAITS. VOTE IN CALIFORNA Wilson’s California Plurality Es- timated at 3,516 From Late Returns NO CONCESSION YET. FROM G. 0. P. CHIEF (United Press). San Francisco, Nov. 21.—The Repub- lican state committee upon official re- turns from fifty counties and unofficial from eight others, estimate that Wil- son’s plurality in this state will he 3,516. They do not expect that the electoral vote will be split. HUGHES STILL SILENT. New York, Nov. 21.—Chairman Wil- cox of the Republican national com- mittee said that no telegram conced- ing Wilson’s election or congratula- tions from Charles Evans Hughes had yet been sent, BELOUNS HUST HELP GERMANY WIN THE WA (United Press) London, Nov, 21.—Germany is turn- ing a deaf ear to the protests from Holland about the deportation of the Belgians to assist in the factories and other industries of Germany and con- quered territory. The imperial empire has an elabor- ate plan for the rehabilitation of con- quered territory, especially Poland. Men now engaged in industrial life, chiefly in ammunition plants, are to be relieved and their pluces taken by Belgians so that Germany can in- crease her lines on all the fronts. Despite protests, the deportation of the Belgian workingmen continue. There are heart wrending scenes as the men are loaded into cars and rush- ed over the Belgian line. TO CONFER WITH BROTHERHOOD CHIEFS Washington, Nov. 2/.—President Wilson will confer with the four brotherhood leaders at the White House this afternoon. DROS ESSE SHS SS 2 TICKET SALES SHOW * Cd CORRESPONDING GAINS < Ticket sales for the month of ~ ‘> November at the Northern Paci- + + fic station increased 3,000 in num. % > ber over the corresponding period + © last year. The increase in Octo. + ber over the same time last year + > was 4,000 and for September 6,000 > The amount of sales runs on an & & average of from $22.000 to $28,000 + <a month. During the first six ¢ & months in the year 51,000 tickets > > were sold. Throughout October + & and November there is always a > dull spell in traveling circles > which increases in leaps and > bounds as the holidays speed in. % HOSSSSSOSO FFF OS! MILWAUKEE WILL BUILD LINE ROM Home Edition FIVE CENTS: < NEW ENGLAND RUSSIA TRIES TD TAKE LOAD TO AMIDON NEXT SPRING) FROM RUMANIA EARLING STATES” PLAN Feeder Will Carry Company Into Rich Agricultural Region in i Slope TOWN RECENTLY DEFEATED FOR COUNTY SEAT BOOSTED Thriving Inland Community Ex- pected to Boom as Result of Extension Seattle, Wash., Nov, 21.—H, E. Ear- ling,. vice president of the Milwaukee line, on h return here yesterday from the east, officially announced the completion of pla for ‘building a feeder extension North Dakota next year from New England to Ami- don, to cost $750,000. ] This extension will put the Milwau- kee into a rich new grain tonnage territory already developed. Karling spent several da in tour- ing the farming sections of North Dakota and Montana, He says farm- ers in these districts, due to the high prices of wheat, are enj ne greatest prospe’ of their hi High wheat prices the past two y have resulted in the fall plowing of a greater acreage than since the he- sinning of the war, i Dickinson bids fair to become a Iroad center of western North a, result of the initiative promoting th independent projects, ninary surveys for which have alread under way. The three lines are: Dickinson to New England to Mott. Dickinson to Bierman, Dickinson to a point 40 miles north- west. The Kquity Engineering company of Fargo is the contracting company for the handling of each of the three son is in the heart of a big district that is not adequately sup- plied by railroads, and the bus men there determined to take the i itiative in putting the city on the map. Since the people have shown so much interest in the proposition, it has been reported that the Northern Pacific had become jnterested in a plan for an extension south Dickinson. Another plan credits the N, P. with being interested in an extension of the Mandan-Mott line to Marmarth, newly selected county seat of Slope county. Still another southwestern railroad project is the proposed extension of the ‘Milwaukee line from New Eng- land to Amidon. In northwestern North Dakota, the Wildrose line will be opened for oper- ation this week. The Wildrose extension runs from Wildrose to Grenora, and rails have been laid the entire distance. All along the extension, there has jects, with the result that the line opens up with real business prospects right off the jump. Big celebrations are planned in the several town: CHESS EEEEEEEOOOD “ YOUNGSTER SHOULD BE > Cy A REAL POLITICIAN % je (Tribune Special Service.) * ° Sanborn, N. D., Nov. 21.— On election day in Sanborn a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Hughes. The odd fea- tures of this birth lie in the facts that the father’s name is ~ Hughes and the mother’s maid. en name was Wilson, and that + the birth occurred on the day % that Hughes and Wilson con- tended for the presidency of + the United States. > Ce a So ale ale te sop ete ele ate ote, * ee been completed, or are now} from | been intense activity in building pro-} GLASS MAY BE NEXT BOSS OF TREASURY! This Virginia congressman — is said to slated for the job of seeretary W. the sueceeding G. MeAdoo, president's son- SARTER GLASS, in-law. ——— NORMAL SCHOOL HAS LEAD OF NEARLY 8000 If Construction of Law is Correct Proposition Has Carried by - Safe Margin ;|BOOTLEGGER BILL Is - TO BECOME A LAW With only fourteen counties missing, the vote so far favors the establish- ment of another normal school at Dickinson. The Slope counties re- i Sponded nobly and gave the normal a jlarge vote, Institutional counties were not so enthusiastic, although some of them in which educational stitutions are located did fairly well. 8,000 Ahead. The vote so far as it is tabulated with fourteen counties missing is 38,- 108 for the establishment of the nor- mal as against 30,044 opposed. Sever- al of the counties to be heard from offi- cially will favor the project, so there ems to be no question of the matter ceiving a :iajority vote, It now de- pends upon the majority demanded under the law, Competent attorneys insist that all that is necessary is a jority of those voting on the pro- ion and others contend that it takes a majority of those voting at the election. Win Victory. Prohibition forces have been suc- icessful in saving the bootlegger law from repeal. There were 27,636 votes cast for repeal and 33,794 votes to up- ‘hold the act. Returns are missing still from fourteen counties but this will not change the result. The farmers have voted to sustain the repeal of the mill levy for terminal elevators. They were evidently con- fused, believing that an affirmative There were 33,143 as against 31,640. Sentiment is closely divided on the proposition of another insane asylum. | With fourteen counties missing the ) Vote stands For the asylum 30,673 land aganst 30.714, The complete re- ;turns can easily overcome the lead of the opposition vote. Within the next few days the com- plete vote will be in on the amend- ments, \ votes for the repeal REMINGTON CALLED TO | SERVE ON U. 8, JURY ident of the Remington, P. Ce pr late yesterday as a juror for the fed- eral term of court now in session at Fargo. He left last evening on No. 2. Many of the jurors sitting on the! | wittel and the Improvement casi which were long drawn out affairs, asked the court to be dismissed. Their request was granted and a new | venire called. i (Associated Press). Chieago, Noy, 21,—Practically the bars in the down-town distri Chicago today boosted the price of beer by serving it in glasses two-thirds the size of those used heretofore. No longer will the schooner sail across the bar in exchange for a nick- el, Insead a tiny vessel will ferry a mere skiffload of suds to the parched shore just below the beetling mus- tache. For beer is going up before it goes down, according to local brewers. Dry States Can Jeer But Wet Ones Must Pay More For Their Beer Alas for the patrons of Mike's beer| + tunnel, where they served it in gold- fish ‘globes! Either the globes will have to be sold to the aquariums or | Mike will have to charge six cents a throw. For soon five cents will buy tonly a sort of demi-beer served in a glass better suited to an after-dinner portion of kuemmel. : The brewers say they simply cannot afford to serve teamsters’-size beers any more unless they get more than a nickel for them. The good old days when you wondered whether the bar- tender expected you to take a swim or a drink are passing. | “If this thing keeps on,” said Mike, | proprietor of the aforementioned beer tunnel, today, “the brewers can sell their trucks and deliver the goods in those nifty little runabouts the jewel- ers use,” . be!MACKENSEN MAY TAKE : ational bank, was subpoenaed | Pressure So Intense That Arny Is Now En- dangered m8 FALKENHAYN’S PLACR ab tle tresauiy, Million Men Sweeping Around Rear of Little Balkan } Army ! parknl gh asi REFUSES TO OBEY “~ (United Press) London, Nov. 21.—News dispatch from Athens says that Greece will refuse de- mands of Allies, that all cen- tral powers diplomats leave the Greek capital at once. Al- lies may force them to leave before tomorrow. Berlin, Nov. 21.—Craivoa was oceupied by German i troops at noon today. i (United Press), London, Nov. 21.—Russia, in an at- tempt to relieve the tremendous pres- sure caused by Falkenlayne's drive on the Wallachian frontier, began an of- fensive today along the front from Con stanza to Cernavoda. The Roumanian army is in the great. est danger of being outflanked. Row manians are being forced back down the valley of Jiul and meanwhile Falk- enhayn, with a million men, is sweep: ing around their rear. It seems almost certain that the Roumanians must evacuate the western part of their . country in order to save their army. Dispatches from Bucharest state that Falkehayn is to be recalled and that Mackensen will succeed him in the final’ phases of a campaign that has for its object the reduction of Rou- mania in.the same-relentless manner 4s Serbia. Roumanians Retire? Roumanians have retired to Filiash under strong Teutonic offensive, Ger- man infantry is now before Ceraivoa and sweeping forward against the Rowe manians, On the Somme front, the. British! raided enemy trenches at Goncourt. Rocklincourt and Ypres with success, Canadian troops advanced along 509 yards to a depth of 1,000 yards. Given Lion’s Share. The Serbians are given the lion’s share of honor by the morning papers in discusing the fall of Monastir. The capture of Hill 1212 by the Serbians and their rapid advance to Hill 1378, threatening the Bulgarian's only ave- nue of retreat along the Prilep road, is considered the main factorin fore- ing the hasty evacuation of the city. Military opinion insists that the Ale lies must now advance toward Prilep, using Monastir as a base, and fronx, there to Negotin on the Vardar. From the latter town they claim that the Bulgarian positions east of the Cerna could be outflanked and the frontier vote would knock the repeal act out.| Passes opened to the Allied forces which are now engaged northwest of Saloniki. The fall of Monastir is con- sidered as clearly showing the super- iority of the Allies over the German- Bulgar forces in view of the formid- able defenses which had been creat- ed around the city. To Free Lithunia. Germany is about to follow up. her declaration of Polish independence with a similar announcement regard- ing Lithunia, according to dispatches from Switzerland to the morning news- papers. The ‘dispatches say that the new jstate will probably receive Prince Eit- lel Friedrich, second son of the emper- or, as its sovereign and will form 2 state of the German empire with & similar status to that of Bavaria or Saxony. As in the case of Poland, the dispatches add, 4 Lithunia army to fight under Field Marshal von Hinden- burg will be formed. It is estimated that Lithunia could raise 150,000 men, SUPREME COURT HAS GRANT YOUMANS CASE Taken Under Advisement After Arguments for the Defense Yesterday The supreme court now has the Crant S. Youmans damage ‘suit against Governor L. B.-Hanna, Secre- ary of State Thomas Hall, former Attorney General Andrew Miller and) other members of a former state banking board, under advisement. The case was argued for the defense yesterday afternoon by Deputy Attor- ney General Francis J. Murphy and Attorney John E. Greene of Minot. Congressman James Manahan was exe pected to appear for the plaintiff, but he did not arrive, and Youmans’ cas@ was submitted on a brief. Youmans’ a prominent Ward coune ty financier, was proprietor of a banié which the state banking board closed. He protested the action and filed suit in the Ward county district court ta recover damages from the individual members, aggregating $250,000, The district court held for the defendants, and Youmans then appealed to the su- preme court. _ . idee 26 i