The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 27, 1916, Page 1

Yo’ 4 ya A ‘ ~ Ye 4 4 it q i 4 ,| U \: \ } { \ig eq Cs a | ) i } § { } st ie Perera ene The! Weather Fair and av arnier: THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, NO. 285 Teutonic Forces one ASSOCIATED PRESS : A os: Villa Captures Chihuahua; Residents Area BISMARCK, NOnTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, NOV. 27, 1916. UNITED PRESS FIVE CENTS Faring Buchasel t His Mercy REFUGEES REPORT THAT BANDIT NORMAL SCHOOL et ARE NEW JUDGES, HAS CONTA BASE AND PILLAGE FOLLOWS Ass. 252500, OF NORTHERN RELIEF PARTY FORNE Will Be Several Days Before It Can Reach General Trevino’s Army BRIDGES HAVE BEEN BURNED BY INVADERS Believed Large Force Is Massing For Attack on American Border El Paso, Nov. 27.—Mexican _ refu- gees arriving here in a deplorable condition declare that General Tre- vino has evacuated Chihuahua City and that 40,000 residents are at Villa’s mercy. Murder, pillage and rapine and the torch followed the entry, of the bandit chief. The report that Villa controls the city is unconfirmed from other sources. General Gonzales, de facto com- mander, is hurrying all available sol- diers north of Chihuahua to the re- lief of Trevino. A garrison of 150 Carranza soldiers was withdrawn from San Juan and Buen Ventura. Other small forts were emptied to swell th numbers of the army nlarch- ing té the relief of General Trevino. General Mascotts, with 3,000 de facto troops, is marching north of Santa Rosada' to aid the beleagured garrison, Bridges south of Chihua- hua City have been burned and it will take several days for the relief. forces tq reach Trevino. General Gonzales has réceived: a report that a band of: Villistas under General Murguia is headed for the border. Rumbling of cannon reported ‘to the telegraph operator at Saus:station ‘by refugees and:elayed’ to Genera} Fran- cisco Gonzales!7at military’ headquar- ters heré convinéed the-civil and mili- tary officers that General ‘Trevino, Carranza commander,’ still Held Chi: huahua City at°the:close ‘of the three days’ siege by. Villa‘and“his bandits: Aside from this informatidn, the commanding officers in Juarez knew nothing late tonight as to the day’s developments in the state capital. Telegraph Line Cut. The federal telegraph line which runs into the military headquarters at Juarez has been silent since 10 a. m., when communication with Chihua- \huia City was interrupted, soon after General Trevino sent a personal mes- sage to Mrs. Trevino assuring her of} his safety. The telegraph line is in operation | from Juarez ‘to Sauz, the first station north of the’capital, but Carranza of- ficials said it had been cut between that station and Chihuahua City.. Villa Attack Shifted, The suspension of wire communi- cation is considered by Carranza mil- itary officers here to indicate that Villa has moved around to the north) and northeast of Chihuahua City and is attacking from that side in the hope of avoiding. the curtain of fire which the Carranza artillery has been pouring into the ranks of the bandits. Americans familiar with the topog- Yaphy of the city say Villa will be able to make his way into the city ‘proper from the north without en- countering artillery fire. Battle Before Dawn. | Before the telegraph line was cut, brief reports of the third day’s bat- tle for possssion of Chihuahua City received by the military here told of the preliminary skirthishing just be- fore dawn) which developed, into a general attack'at 4:30 a.m. A mes- sage was recevied‘ today announcing the departure of General Franéisco Murguia’s cavalry column from the railroad line near Santa Rosalia for a forced march overland to Chihua- tua City to relieve General Trevino’s troops. Denies Report of Fail. When informed of a rumor in El Paso that Chihuahua , had fallen be- fore Villa’s attacks, ‘andres Garcia, inspector gencral of consulates, said: “There has been absolutely nothing received here to indicate~ such’ an eveni, and we control the only avail- able sources of information. From our knowledge of the defenses of Chi-| huahua and of General Trevino’s re- sources in men and arms, we do not feel any uneasiness.” Mr. Garcia, General. Gonzales and other Carranza officials attended a banquet here tonight. ASK CABINET MEMBER. . St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 27.—Elaborate plans are being made for the meet- ing of the Co-operative Equity ex- change in St. Paul next month. The occasion is the dedication of the new terminal elevator owned by the farm- ers. Those in charge have asked YANKEE CONSUL IN" VILLA STRONGHOLD Marion Letcher. Marion Letcher, U. S. consul, has heen on the job in Chihuahua city, the centcr of Villista activity, ever since President Wilson gave the order to “take Villa, dead or alive.” He is in the interior at a point from which egress would be difficult in case of actual danger. Mr. Letcher has been in Mexice as U. S. consul five years. Although he is only 34 years old he was) a company com- mander in Cuba during the Spanish. American war. SHIGE LEFT LEFT NO MARKS. FOR IDENTIFICATION The suicide was. id was.identified here late today as J. E. Galp, whose address is unknown. He overlook- ed removing one laundry mark which gave the key to his name. Fargo, N. D., Nov. 27.—The tran- sient who committed suicide here Sunday by sending a bullet through His ‘head, removed every possible means of identification before killing himself. Trademarks found to have been on his clothing such as laundry marks on’ shirt ay collar, were all carefully removed. The victim was found lying in the middle of a street in the fashionable residence section of this city. BULANGE PRICES BEING SECURED Major Steedman, an, military adviser to Governor Hanna, has almost com- pleted inquiries on army ambulances, one of which is to be purchased for the North Dakota boys by donations made some months ago. it has been hard to get delivery on the style of the ambulance desired and all that is necessary to close the deal is to ascertain the nearest point to Mercedes at which delivery can ‘be made. [It is expected that within a short time Major Steedman, ©. H. Dummer and others in control of the fund will have the definite data. The Tribune has turned over $621, its total collections, to Major Steed- man. More is held by Mr. Dummer and when all donations have been col- lected, it is expected that the fund will total more than $700. It has been found that the Ford army ambulance if best suited to ser- vice on the border. Many of them are in use on the French front and are giving excellent service. This is the type of an ambulance that will be purchased for the North Dakota regi- ment. The state of Ohio purchased several for the use of the Ohio regi- ments, deeming the type more suit- able than some of the other ambu- lances on the market. LOSES WEIGHT. Chicago, Nov, 27.—Seventeen pounds and a-half off the weight, due to a dance given in their honor, the diet squad must_make up weight.in this week’s drive against the high cost of living. Today’s 40-cent menu fol- lows: Breakfast—Oranges, coffee. Dinner—Julienne soup, roast pork, glazed sweet potatoes, celery, pump kin’ pie. cereal, toast, that a cabinet member be sent to ad- dress the farmers of the Northwest, Secretary Daniels may be sent, ac- cording to a letter from Mr. Tumulty. Supper—Cold sliced meat, country fried potatoes, bread, butter, apple sauce, tea. 16,000 10 C000, Proposition Already Has Safe Majority ofall Votes Cast on Official Returns $125,000 TO BE PUT INTO MAIN BUILDING Anticipated That Structure Will Suffice for First Two Years With a majority of almost 16,000 on official returns from all but Eddy, Mercer and Oliver. counties, and‘ with a certainty that the lead. will be en- hanced by the vote of the two miss- REPORTED: NEAR 1 NEW YORK PORTS Boats i Poaring General ca All Along Ameri- can Coast WASHINGTON OFFICIALS GREATLY ALARMED LAST ST WORD. . " Washington, ‘Nov. 27.—Ambas- sador Gerard ig to take back to Berlirl, next week, America’s last word in regard ta the submarine issue, including notice that this nation proposes to write no more notes. If there are any more vio- lations, the United States intends to carry out the terms of the Sus- sex note, which ~threatened to break off Sinlomayic: relations with Germany. New York, Nov, 27-—~The British SEEK SEATS | ON MONDAY?) Fargo Bas Bayh: Says Sustice Elect Will Avail Selves of Old Provision 4 CAN'T BE DONE, STATE LOCAL STATE OFFICIALS Alleged ‘Section 92 Was Meant To Be Effective Only for Emergency (Tribune Special Service). Fargo, N. D., Nov. 27.—Justices- elect Grace, Robinson and Birdzell will seek to take their seats on the ing counties from west of the river,| cruiser Lancaster, 15 miles off Sandy | supreme bench next Monday, under the Dickinson normal school is a cey- tainty. The official count, with thrdée counties yet to be heard from, stood; this morning against. The vote is abnormal. show- ing an unusual degree of interest the state ov. Appropriation Asked. The fate of the Dickinson normal definitely determined, the state board of regents this morning presented to the budget committee estimates of the sums which will be required by the institution for the ensuing two years. The total is $252,500, divided as follows: Maintenange, two years. ..$40,000 Grading and grounds. 2,500 Water and sewers.. - 3,500 Plumbing and wiring..... 9,000 New Building: Main building. 125,000 Girls’ dormitory. 50,000 Central heating plant..... 10,000 Equipment. Main. building, furniture and fixtures ieanie ola 3,500 Dormitory 2,500 Dining room eee 1,500 Library .0...6. see eee eee 2,500 ‘Chemical, biological “and physiologigal laboratory, 2,500 $125,000 for First Unit. The $125,000 asked for is to. pro- vide for the first unit of the main building, which probably will supply sufficient room for the first biennial period, at the end of which time a, wing will be added. A dormitory for girls is regarded imperative. In in- come items, the. board of regents anti- cipates $500 in tuition fees for the normad; $3,500 for general mainten- ance, a total of $252,500. The amount is practically the same asked for the Minot normal during the first two years. COST FRAZIER $518.50 10. bE OUR COVERNOR Lynn J. Frazier spent just $518.90 to become governor of North Dakota by the largest vote given a candidate in the history of the state. The gov- ernor-elect filed his expense account with the secretary of state . early. Frazier was entitled to spend $600, or 15 per cent of the $5,000 which he will receive during his first year’seservice. In his expense he has listed railroad fare at $186 and hotel bills at $102.55, items which it is not necessary for a candidate to show. The largest single item. was $200 contributed to the Re- publican state central committee. TO GIVE POPE ONE MILLION Chicago. Nov. 27.—The ‘Chicago Catholic diocese, one of the largest in the world, is to contribute $1,000,000 to replace revenues lost by the Pa- pal See because of the European war. It is estimated that 100 churches con- tributed to the fund Sunday. SAVES TWO GUESTS; DIES HIMSELF IN CUDAHY HOTEL FIRE Portiand, Ore., Nov. 27.—Willard Dicting, 24 years old, saved two guests in the Cudahy hotel fire here last night and then lost his own life. Six were injured and 12 jumped to safety. tw Minneapolis, Nov. 27—Two hun- dred people attending a mass meeting here Sunday called by the Embargo league, drafted and forwarded to Washington resolutions asking for a food embargo. ACCEPTS POSITION HERE. Miss Agnes Kavaney of Wabasha, Minn., arrived in the «ty Saturday and will fill the position, s head toll operator at the office of th> N. D. In- dependent Telephone company. 56,376 for and 40,802) cinity. Hook, flashed a wireless to all En-\ section 92 of the state constitution, |’ {which provides that newly elected tente vessels in this vicinity warning them that submarines were in the vi- A second attack, following that of the U-53 of six weeks ago, is feared, PROVIDENT BUSINESS NOW EXCEEDS: $700.00 New Life Insurance Company Makes Excelent: Record Since July'1 With its state agency’ force well or- ganized, and with $700,000.00 worth of actual business on. its books, the Provident Insurance Co. of Bismarck, the youngest of North Dakota's “Old Line” life companies, may he said to have fallen into its stride. The Provident now has jjolic ers in practically every state. Its busiaede’ te: class, written mostly through banker agents, who are also stockholders, and who comprise the greater part of the sales force. Chartéred June 12, last, the Provi- dent ‘has -written up to October 31, when the last statement was issued, $649,500 in approved and accepted risks. Since the first of November more than $100,000 new ‘business has been added, and each month’s record is surpassing the’ former. When the Provident received its charter it had no sales organization. Its present field force, one ‘of the most efficient boasted of by any life insurance com- pany operating in North Dakota, has been built up since July 1, As prac- tically every agent is also-a stock- holder, there is a double incentive not only to write insurance but to write risks which will bear the closest ex- amination. In many instances the ex- aminer as well as th agent is a stock- holder. The funds of the Provident Insur- ance Co; are being invested in first mortgage farm loans within the state. The security is gilt edge and the in- terest ‘return altogether satisfactory. As generally as is practicable, the sur- plus is being reinvested in the terri- tory which originates the business, and this is tending to! popularize the company in territory where farm loans‘are much in demand. All of the company's policies are selling well. Probably the one most in demand is the “savings accumula- tion” policy, which offers the pur- chaser-the combined advantage of se- curity and saving. To date the Provident has confined its operations to North Dakota. Now well established here, it is planning January 1 to enter the state of South Dekota. Later the company will in- vade other states. While the company is new, its of- ficers are old in the insurance busi- ness. W. C. Taylor, the president, is insurance commissioner of North Da- kota. 0. S. Basford, the vice presi- dent, formerly was insurance com- missionr for South Dakota; F. L. Conklin, the secretary, has grown up in the general insurance business, and is head of one of the largest agencies in central North Dakota; H. B. Beach, actuary and assistant secretary, earn- ed her insurance experience in Ilin- ois, where she was connected with some of the largest companies; N. B. Fitch, state director of agents, has spent more than a quarter of a cen- tury in similar capacities with sub- stantial eastern companies. Dr. W. H. Bodenstab is medical examiner. The directors of the Provident are all men of established standing in their several communities.. J. L. Bell is vice president of the First National bank of Bismarck; H. H. Dahl is vice president of the State Bank of Norma; W. L. Richards, president of the Mer- chants’ National bank of Dickinson; H. B. Alien is’a prominent merchant of Jamestown; H. H. Steele is a mem-; ber of the North Dakota tax_commis- sion and president of the First Na- tional bank of Mohall; W. H. Mann of New Salem, a merchant, banker and a member of the state railroad com- mission; Dr. L. S. Platou, a well known physician and farmer, is may- or Valley City; John Knauf is a well- established attorney of Jamestown; John E. Reuter is vice president of the First State bank of Underwood. These men with Messrs: Bodenstab, Basford, Conklin and Taylor, compose the directorate. justices shall serve from the first Monday-in December, instead of wait- ing until January 1, as has been cus- tomary. This announcement was re- ceived from authoritative sources here this afternoon. Can't Be Done? It can't be done, local authorities: on constitutional law declared this afternoon when the Fargo dispatch was reported to them. “The provi- sion referred’ to,” said a prominent state official, “was. enacted when North Dakota was admitted to state- hood in 1889, in order that the state might not be without a supreme court after the election was held thet. fall. No justice has sought since that time to avail himselt of the privilege. “As a matter of fact, no officer can take his seat until he has received his offictal certificate of election from the state canvassing board. The state rod CHbvessing board does: not meet until }- next Tuesday; assuredly the election of the new justices cannot be legally certified to before that time.” f Will be Contested. If an effort should be made by the justiceslect to take their seats next ‘Monday, it will be contested by the retiring justices, was officially an- nounced this afternoon. CHURCHES 10 OFFSET NEW YEAR REVELS Chicago, Nov. 27.—Chicago church- es will have big New Year's Eve mu- sical programs. Refreshments will be served and other features introduced to rival the loop cabarets. This is to meet the situation caused by the falling of New Year's Eve on Sunday. Sales of liquor in Chicago are to be- gin at midnight. CRAZED WAN HOLDS MOB AT BAY WITH GUN Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 27.—The po- lice are trying to identify a man, crazed by a wound in the back, inflict- ed ‘by stabbing, who seriously wound- ed three people here today and held a crowd of 1,000 at bay. He had fired several shots before he was overpow- ered and placed under arrest. PIGGER PLEADS GUILTY Viron Marshall, Arrested by Police Saturday Night, Awaits Sentence to be Passed by Judge Nuessle. With several bottles of whiskey and Deer facing him—this time as_ evi- denc and not refreshments—Viron Marshall, a laborer about 35 years old, desiged to plead guilty to the charge of blindpigging shortly after being placed under arrest by Chief of Police and Officer Martineson Saturday night. Marshall was arrested at his home in the vicinity of Washington and Broadway about 9:30 o'clock. When arraigned before Judge Dolan, he en- tered a plea of guilty. He now awaits sentence from Judge Nuessle of the district court, which will probably be passed sometime today. From time to time the police have beew collecting evidence against Mar- shall, which with that taken Saturday night, left no hole from which he could escape. Late today Marshall was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail and a fine of $200 with ten days additional if not paid. BOYS HOLD UP NORTHWESTERN TRAIN IN IOWA Chicago, Nov. 27.—It is reported that two youths held up and robbed a Chicago Northwestern passenger train on a Mississippi river bridge near Clinton, Ia., Sunday night. Four men were robbed of $25.00 and three watchs were taken. RUMANIANS FIGHTING FIERGELY TD STEM GERMAN DRIVE __TWO ARMIES CROSS DANUBE a= — &s (SIRYHIRAM MAXIM), Famous inventor of guns, am- munition and electrical appli- ances, who died in London last week. CREATION STATE LABOR BUREAU RECOMMENDED Farge, N. D> ‘a state bureau of labor, office to be conferred probably on the: state fire marshal, was proposed by , 27.—Creation of ;the nattral features to, resist: with duties of |#4vances. [sa mtorr] MAY EXTRIGATE ARWY Mackensen and Fall Falkenhayn Ef- fect a Union of Their _,' Forces ey BALKAN CAPITAL SEEMS ° WITHIN ENEMY’S REACH General Retreat of Entente Forc- es Before Tremendous Onslaught fy BULGARS FIRST. Sofia, Nov. 27—There is com- | plete co-operation between the _ Bulgarian troops and those of the Germans. Bulgar : detichments- with Falkenhayn’s army were the first to cross the Danube near So- stova. Then Siminista fell into Bulgarian hands with a large ' store of grain, Petrograd wires that the Ger- mans are committing acts of brut. © ality in Wallachia. Berlin, Nov. 27.—German forces, sisted by the Bulgars, are makes fierce drive on Bucharest, capital of Roumania. Already the air craft’ of the enemy is playing over the “Paris of the East.” eiiroya! believe that within. a few days the capital will ‘be reached, unless, the Roumanians, ate able to extricate themselves from ‘& Hent place into which the mast tegy of Mackensen and Fi haya pe forced them. je Germans have recaptured andria in Wallachia, and wed Alan reports that the. hard ‘pressed ‘Row magjans are taking advantage of all enemy The Teutons: héve pushed across the Veda river and established observation points. German and Austrian troops under the federation of labor executive com-|Lieutenant General Kraft von Del- mittee which met, here. Sunday. - The legislative program includes inspection of lignite coal mines @nd factories, statistics showing that 4,000 coal miners in North Dakota are Practically without protection. An anti-injunction minimum wage for women, a compensation act and a cna labor bill are other proposed laws. TWO DROWN ‘NEAR VILLAGE OF LAKE PARK Lake Park, Minn., Nov. 27.—Miss Ester O'Leary, 19 years old. and Frank Klin, 18, were drowned last night in Wongensteen lake, near here, by skating through an air hole. The bodies were recovered ten hours Jat- er, after searching parties worked ‘all night, The double tragedy became known when Miss O’Leary’s parents began an investigation on her failure to re- turn home in the evening. Discovery of the air hole and a boy’s hat in the water was the first intimation that the two had drowned. WILSON FORWARDS GREETINGS TO NEW KING OF AUSTRIA Washington, Nov. 27.—President Wilson Sunday forwarded official greetings to the new emperor of Aus- tria. DON’T BUY EGGS | IS APPEAL OF GOTHAM OFFICIAL | New York. Nov. wv. 27.—Joseph Harti- gan, official of the bureau of weights and measures here, has appealed to the public not to buy eggs., There i a movement among some of the hotel | men to leave hen fruit off the menus | and eggl ss recipes are becoming pop- ular in the large centers where the price pr dozen, of strictly fresh eggs, has soared above the 50-cent mark. Unless something is done to break the corner, experts believe that eggs will reach the doilar-per-dozen mark before winter is over. i H TO RAISE ITS OWN TROUT Northern Pacific Fish Hatchery Being Built at Missoula to Supply Dining Cars. Word reached here this morning to the effect that work is under way at Missoula, Mont., by the Northern Pa- cific on its fish hatchery, to be used lare now distant from Buchares* /)mensignen are advancing down both sides of the Alt valley fromthe north. They have thrown the enemy behind the_Topologues sector. The retreat of the Roumanians from the Alt and Topolis is in prog- tess, but London dispatches hold out hope that the Roumanians may be able to extricate themselves from the tight place into which thy have been forced. Germany has failed to. state whether any prisoners were captured, There is little activity on’ the French front. Artillery action is re Ported in the vicinity of Labasse. Italian dispatches state that Italy’s firmer participation in the war will likely result from the reconvening of the chamber of deputies. Sociulist Leader Turati says that he will de> mand that Italy make immediate pagce. There is every indication that he will be attacked savagely when he proposes this, Effect Union. ‘With the Teutonic armies advance ing toward it from the west and southwest, Bucharest, the capital of Roumania, is in imminent peril. Gem- eral Mackensen has crossed the Dam ube from Bulgarian territory vo Zee imnitcza and has effected a union with Falkenhayn's for ot Alexape dria. All along the Wallachian fromt. the Roumanians are ficcing and ap: plying the tore! The Morning’ (London) core respondent, telegrap3ing from Buchas rest, said that from ten in the morme ing until three o’clock in the after- noon Sunday, enemy air squadrons flew over the Roumanian ci Chitila, dropping bom! were killed) and Roumanian aeto planes engaged the hostile craft. Would. be Uncomfor Hermannstadt, = T. At neutral corres said that Buc a comfortable place when the Germans get, their guns trained on it. Sunday’s official statements from German, Bulgarian, Russian and Rou- manian capitals show the’ following offensive movements: General von Falkenhayn’s flanking | movement operating out of Craiova |Orosova, Turnu-Severin and from outh of Rothenhun. From two points along the Danube —Sofia® claiming success. A vigorous. thrust northwest, across the Danube in Dobrudja, engincered by Field Marshal Mackensen—Berlin claimed successfully launched. In addition there is appstently no let up to the pressure from Hungary southward on the Transy a} Alps Distant From Capital. Accepting all these statem‘vis a3 accurate, German or Bulsarian troops as follows: Islands in the Danub Sofia to have been ot ved by Buk ad jgarian forces at Giurgevo (Ciurgiu)» 36 miles due south of Bucharest. Crossing of the Danube in Dobrud- ja and gaining of a foothold <n Rowe manian soil—claimed ‘ Berlin— exclusively for furnishing trout for the dining cars of the company. probably not more than 60 miles dig tant.