The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 18, 1916, Page 1

- Ww 2-2 > ~~ by The Weather Colder Tonight, THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, NO. FARMER MEETS INSTANT DEATH IN EXPLOSIO Tragedy Occurred on Wiese Farm ‘Souwthwest of Eldridge, Yesterday Afternoon HEAD OF EMIL WIESE WAS BLOWN TO ATOMS Body Saturated With Gasoline Found Badly Burned Eight- een Feet From Tank : (Special to The Tribune) Jamestown, N. D., Dec. 18.—Emil F. ‘Wiese, a prominent farmer living sev- en and one-half miles southwest of El- dridge, Stutsman county, was instant- ly killed at 3 o'clock yesterday after- noon in an attempt to thaw out a cap on a metal gasoline barrel with a blow torch. Head Blown From Body. The intense heat from the torch ex- ploded the cap, blowing off his head from the lower jaw up: The body, saturated with gasoline and horribly bursed, was found a distance of 16 to 18 feet from the tank over’ which Wiese was working. Mrs. Wiese, hearing the explosion, rushed to the scene to discover the gruesome remains of her husband. She walked a distance of a mile and a half and notified neighboring farmers, ‘Widow and Small Baby. A widow and a five-months-old baby survive, she being about prostrate over the tragedy. BOYCOTT |S RESPONSIBLE FOR DECLINE (United Pre Press) Kansas City,Mo., Dee 18.—Really the egg boycott:-is bringing down the price of eggs. A. C, Conter, secretary of the Restaurant Men's association, which has beer enforcing a boycott, said that the price of fresh eggs has dropped from 43c to 35c a dazen, while storage eggs dropped from 37c to suc a dozen. WINTER WHEAT REPORTED IN BEITER SHAPE (By United Pr Press.) Washington, Dec. 18.—The area of winter wheat sown. this year is 2.56 per cent more than in 1915. This year’s acreage {fg 587,000, The indi- cated total area is 40,400,000 acres, the crop estimates bureau announced today. The condition of wheat De- cember 1 was 85.7 per cent, against 88.3 per cent on December 1, 1915, and a ten years’ average of 90.2 per cent. DURANT mM GUILTY ASSAULT AND. BATTERY Finding of Jury Reported Late Saturday Night After Jurors Deliberated Six Hours A verdict of assault and battery was returned by the jury in the district court at 9:30 o’clucx tc Saturday night in the case »f the S'ate against F. H. Durant, wea'tay Burleigi ccun- ty farmer, 2ccrsed of sh g with attempt to kill, J a marck traveling m2, on the opepning Cay of the hunting season, this year. The Verdict came aiisr six hours’ Ge'iner- ating. Sentence will in all probability be passed by the court this coming Sat- urday. The amercement for an of- fense of this nature is either 30 days in the county jail or a fine not less than five dollars and not more than $100. EARLY SOLUTION OF BORDER TROUBLES (By United Press.. Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. 18—Early solution of the border troubles de- pend on the American-Mexican con véntion which opened hete today. Ad- fred J. Pani carries the Mexican an- swer from Carranza to the American peace proposals. He atrived from New York today. Upon Pani’s an- swer depends the border situation. UNITED PRESS Christmas For Boys At Their Homes Will Leave Border As Soon As Transportation Can Be Provided FUNSTON MADE THE ANNOUCEMENT TODAY Sixteen Thousand Other Border Troops Will Be Mustered Out ‘By Associated Press. San Antonio, Dec. 18.—General Funston has issued orders for the return of the North Dakota Na- tional Guard as soon as transpor- tation can be obtained. Efforts wil be made to get them home to spend Christmas with their folks. Sixteen thousand other troops will be mustered out. ‘Among the units are the Minnesota br:4s2e and the second, Wisconsin Infan- try. North Dakota’s troops have made an excellent record at the border. They arrived there early in July. MILL CITY THREATENED BY FIRE Minneapolis, ‘Minn, 1 Dee, 18.—Every fireman in Minneapolis with every bit of equipment and ‘every foot of hose, ‘hampered by dense smoke and the fact that.wash day” had reduced the normal pressure by five pounds,. this afternoon fought a $200,000 fire at 21 Third street, North, that had imper- iled the lives of employes in the build- fng. Engines from St. Paul were rush- ed to this city to protect the surround- ing business district. This was the 86th fire that the Min- neapolis department had to fight in sub-zero weather. department was called at 10:45 a. m. and four engine companies were sn | DON'T WANT DRY CAPITAL ‘Washington, : Dec. 18.—Senator Smoot’s absolute prohibitive measures as an amendment to Senator Shep- ard’s more moderate dry measures for the District of Columbia were defeat- ed in the senate today. Want to Lift Lid. Senator Smoot’s substitute for the Sheppard prohibition bill, which would not only prohibit the manufacture and sale of liquor in the capital, but also prevent its importation for per- sonal use, was rejected by the senate today by a vote of 61 to 8. Among those who voted for the substitute was Senator Gronna of North ronna’ of North. Dakota. GERMAN LINER BEATS BLOCKADE ship Prinz Fredrich Wilhelm, which has been anchored at Odde, near Ber- gen, Norway, since the war broke out, has arrived at Stavanger, according to a dispatch from Christiana to the Ger- man press. It broke through the Brit- ish blockade. The St. Paul fire; Berlin, Dec. 18.—The German steam- ! BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, DEC. 18, 1916. NORTH DAKOTA TROOPS ORDERED HOME ASSOCIATED PRESS FIVE cENTs RUMANTAN ARN SAL RECOUPS Violent German Counter Attack on Meuse Secured Teutons Foothold 11,387 PRISONERS TAKEN AT VERDU French Claim That Number Since Fighting Was Resumed Dec- ember 11 By ‘Aseociated | Press.) Paris, Dec. 18.—French forces have |: taken a total of 11,387 prisoners on the Verdun front since December 11, according to an announcement made by the French war office this morn- ing. Some lessening in the intensity of the fighting in Rumania is indicated by today’s German army headquar- ters’ statement, Field Marshal von Mackensen’s advance has pushed con- siderably beyond the (Buzeu line, drawn approximately across the south- ern boundary of Moldavia, and _unoffi- cial advices indicate that the Entente front is to be established between Rimnik Sarat, on the Buzeu+Jassy railway, about 20 miles north of Bu- zeu and the Danube marshes. The French took 11,387 prisoners in the Verdun fighting of the past three days, the Paris war office announced, toegther with 150 cannon, 700 ma- chine guns and 44 bomb throwers. The Berlin statement reported the hostile Russo-Rumanian forces on the|’ Rimnik-Sarat line falling back to Ibra- ila, They indicated that the easterly end of the line will be established at this important Danube river point, 25 miles south of Gama ‘A Wiplent German ¢! untér attack on the Meuse hasresulted inthe Ger- man forces securing a footing at the Chambretts | . Army Safe. “The ‘Roumanian army is now safe, according to. news received in Paris last “night, says the Petit Parisien. The paper says that the survivors are now beyond:the Serth and Jassy riv- ers and in’ Bessarabia, where they are being regrouped and’ refitted in view of further 2 ai ar SAYS. SPANKED BY BOTH SIDES IN WACE CRISIS (United Press.) Washington, Dec. 18.—Reports that the railroads and brotherhoods plan to hold peace conferences and secure a repeal of the Adamson act and sub:'"- tute for it a working agreement of their own making aroused Representa- tive Adamson, author of the bill, to declare that congress was being spanked by both sides. He declared, however, that congress will co-operate in any plan the em- ployes and employers have for inter- pretation of his law applied to work- ing conditions. Congress will not agree to the repeal of the Adamson law in his opinion. It is the belief that current test cases may be drop- ped. Horse Meat Prices Soar (URXed Biged Press) London, Dec. 18.—In London’s Bel- gian quarter. entirely in the posses- {sion of Belgian refugees, horse flesh today is selling at 12 cents a pound for steaks; ten cents per pound for horse sausage, and 14 cents a pound for smoked horse flesh. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, All people, young and old, rich and poor, but especially all little children, should be happy WHEREAS, No little stocking Claus to fill should be found empty by an expectant child; and WHEREAS, 150 little Bismarck boys and girls are doomed to bitter heartache when they awake on Christmas morning; and WHEREAS, There are numerous big-hearted folk able and willing | to fill those stockings bounteously if they could but find them, therefore PROCLAMATION is hereby made calling upon each and every one of these generous hearted folk to respond to their noble impulses and to insure to themselves a truly merry Christmas by enlisting at once in The Empty Stocking Club and filling out and mailing to the Empty Stocking Club, care Salvatoin Army, a blank telling how many empty Christmas stockings they can be depended upon to fill. The one great fear is that there will be more empty stockings than Santa Clauses. today? Won't you help lift A. on Christmas day; and hung up in simple faith for Santa this fear away by filling out a blank W. LUCAS, soni of Bismarck. BRITISH BARON BETAINE BY th eae NNNANNAAARANAARAAANAANRAARAARAARUAANANAARAASUAAANRARTARAAANAE ooeauuncnaeg Robert Emanuel Oppenheim Held at Ellis Island: Said To Have $50,000 n Person U. 8, IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL RETICENT No Explanation -Wolunteered at Washington Why Financier « Was Arrested (By Associated Press.) ‘New York, Dec, 18—With the re- moval of ‘Baron Robert Emanuel Op- penheim from the steamship Noer- dam to Ellis Island today, the mystery surroundnig the detention of a reput- ed French and English financier ‘by the immigration authorities was en- hanced by their continued refusal to give any reason for ‘their action. The Bilis. Island, officials said the orders to hold Oppenheim, who arriv- ed on the ‘Noerdam yesterday, came from the bureau of immigration at Washington, to whom all inquiries were referred. Word came trom Wash- ington that the immigration depart- ment knew nothing of the detention. Oppenheim’s only explanation for his being held was that it “might be a case of mistaken identity.” A circumstanttal:report was current that Oppenheim had arrived here with $500,000 in cash and securities. Ordered Deported. Baron Robert E, Pppenheim, report- ed to be a French and English finan- cier, was ordered deported trom the United States after a hearing before the board of inquiry of the bureau of immigration here today. He appealed immediately to the department of la- bor at Washingtong ny) BOSTON MAY C0 DRY TOMORROW: Boston, Mass., Dec. 18.—If Boston goes dry tomorrow, it will be not only the largest, ‘but the driest dry city in the United States: Cafes and clubs must close and) under the Magsachu- setts law there ‘js little chance for DURA DIE CTS GERMAN RAIDERS REPORTED ALONG ATLANTIC COAST (By United Press.) New York, Dec. 18—The presence of German commerce raiders along the Atlantic coast was reported to- day by British vessels, which flashed warnings to all allied vessels along the coast. WILSON QUIETS PEACE RUMORS (United Press) Washington, Dec. 18.—President Wilson’s action in personally telling newspapers of the condition of peace negotiations, following Friday’s meet- ing, was to put down sensational peace rumors. This caused Secretary Lansing to bump his official head against a stone wall. Apparently he surmised that Secretary Tumulty gave out the news and surprised to learn.that the president himself was responsible. eereeeeeoeeoeoeoeoeoe SHERIFF SEES LITTLE EVA: WIPES EYES WITH THE REST Aberdeen, S. D., Dec. 18—Just a few days ago, Sheriff T. C. Wycoff confessed to his deputies that he had never seen the great slavery masterpiece, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Professing a de- sire to see little Eva, and her flight across the ice with the blood hounds traiing. the depu- ties prevailed on their chief to take them to the show. The sheriff did and wiped the tears from his eyes.with the rest of the audience. e+eeeeeoeeoeoeo eee PHHHHH HHH OHHH OHS PHHHHHHH HHO HHH OOH " SHODDING unTin CHRISTMAS “Glad Girl” of the “Glad Play” ipe for Gladness! N N : N | N N N N N N N N : N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N ry Cheer Up, It Might Be Worse, Is Fine Christmas Sentiment De- clares Star of ‘‘Pollyanna’’ (This is the season of gladness —and here’s how to be glad! The girl who has to play the “glad game” every day writes this ar- ticle for The Tribune, expounding her philosophy of cheer. The greatcomedy hit of the season in New York has. been Patricia Col- linge, playing in “Pollyanna,” the glad play. “Pollyanna” is a veri- table sunburst of. cheerfulness, and Patricia Collinge in the ‘title role has’ abruptly become'’ the world’s foremost authority on’ how to be glad. You really aren’t up- to-date on Christmas cheer untess you read what Patricia Collinge hae to say about it.—Editor.) By PATRICIA COLLINGE. (Star of “Pollyanna,” the Glad Play.) There’s no time like Christmas time in which to begin playing the “glad game,” for it is the season of cheer, And what’s the “glad game,” some- one asks who..hasn’t read about or seen Pollyanna? It’s more a_ state of qnind than anything else, ‘though there are certain rules to be followed before you can really get yourself into that state of mind. You must try desperately to find something to be glad about, in every situation that arises, It is literally adapting to yourself the old saying “Cheer up, it might be wor: If you're out of a job, bu ive per- fect health, be glad that you're not like that poor unfortunate slouching along across the street, He’s out of work, too, but he’s a cripple and tuber- cular, C! over and give him a word of cgeer. Give him a real Christmas greeting.” If you're doing fairly well, don’t let yourself be eaten up with envy when you see the bank president rolling by in his imported limous- ine. Be glad that you haven’t got his indigestion and that you can take your coat off when you get home and play with the baby in your shirt sleeves, Yes, and eat you dinner in them, too, if you want to. He can’t, poor man. He’s got to slip into a dinner coat. and be waited on by an English butler. If you’re going home with an armful of packages and you slip on an icy spot on the sidewalk and come in sud- den and entirely unexpected contact with the pavement, don’t startle the innocent bystanders with a line of conversation unfit for publication and acquire an ingrowing grouch that will last until bed-time. Play the Glad Game. Smile and be glad that you didn’t break your leg. Don’t make a routine of your Christ- mas giving. Don’t go through with it like some soft of a formal ritual. Put joy and gladness into it. Don’t keep figuring on the stubs of your check book how much it’s costing you in cold hard cash, don’t keep consigning the man who invented Christmas presents to Dante’s seventh hell. Think of the gladness that you are giving to other folk and be sure that you are going to make some folk real-! PATRICIA_COLLINGE- POPE HAS NO INTENTIONS OF INTERVENING Vatican Issues Statement Al- though Desirous of Peace Time Inopportune ITALY NOT READY TO TALK OVER TERMS RESTORATION OF TERRITORY, (United Press) Washington, De¢,’ i18,—United _ States officials are convinced that ‘there will be no peace until Bel- gium and Serbia are restored and all belligerents greatly reduce their normal armament, The United Press here today learned that Lioyd George, in his speech tomorrow in the British house of commons, is expected to insist upon such terms as the ground work for peace. By such action, he would pass the. buck for continuance of the wag back to Germany. !n no sense is he expected to refuse peace offers, (Associated Press) Rome, Dec. 18—Pope Bendiect has no intention of attempting to mediate among the belligerents at present, ac- cording to a statement issued today at the Vatican. The statement says neither the pope nor the holy see has made, or wish to make, any comment regarding the German peace proposals and that therefore any announcement attributed to them is absolutely un- founded.. It is added that the pope naturally has an ardent desire for tervention at the present moment would hasten its conclusion. The net result of several resolutions introduced in the chamber of deputies regarding the German peace offer, and a prolonged discussion among sena- tors and deputies was the decision by the legislators that no peace would be accepted unless in accordance with national honor and the rights of the people based on the principle of na- tionality. If such peace is impossible to obtain, diplomatically, it was de- clared that it must be obtained by vic+ tory of arms. GERARD SILENT. (By United Press.) Christiania, Dec. 18.—“I am certain ly very much interested,” United *]States Ambassador Gerard, enroute to Berlin, said today, when newspaper men questioned him regarding the peace proposal from Germany. He ar- rived here today on the Scandinavian- American liner, Frederick VII. HIGHWAYMEN GET $7,500. (By Associated Press.) Brush, Colo., Dec. 18.—Two men held up the Stockmen’s National bank (Continued on page 4) [here today and escaped with $7,500. News From Honeymoon Special Latest Cupid Aid To Secure Brides (By United Press.) Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 18.—Thir- ty North Dakota bachelors await 100 Chicago girls, when Louis Hill runs his Honeymoon special train in his contribution to securing North Da- kotans mates, according to A. G. Sor- lie, exponent of a bachelor’s bureau, here, today. Sorlie proposes that the Chicago girls shall give the bachelors to o-o when they come, via palatial special train, and doubtless match- makers will be appointed. Today’s Brief Oddities in North Dakota Just Like a Fairy Story---Two Frogs Found in a Potato, (By United Press.) Fargo, N. D., Dec. 38.—Two lit- tle frogs lived in a spud, but to- day there is one. It all happened when Mrs. Clarence Johnson here was getting Clarence’s supper the other evening. She split open a potato, and out rolled two frogs that had been living In the mid- dle of it. One frog in United peace, but he does not believe any n-) DARK OUTLOOK FOR PEAGE PLANS IN ENTENTE NATIONS Lioyd-George To Make His Reply, to Germany in Parliament Tomorrow « cas | PUBLIC SEEM DETERMINED TO PROLONG STRUGGLE Rumor Central Powers Urge Units ed States To Back Up,, J } (United Press) FOOD RESTRICTED. i London, Dec. 18.—Food regula. tions became effective today. They were met. by the British public with school boy, Seed. hue mor. “I eat too much, the: food con- trol will help me to reduce,” was the common sentiment through. out England. A few lovers of food have devised tricks for their menus. London, Dec. 18.—Premier Lloyd George planned to leave his room to- day after being confined for several days with a minor illness. His friends thought he would be able to tell the house of commons what England offi- cially thinks of the German peace pro- posals when he appears before the house tomorrow. In the absence of A. J. Balfour, fore eign secretary, he presented the note to Lord Robert Cecil, under-secretary for foreign affairs. Makes No Comment. American Ambassador Page . today handed England thé German” peace Proposals as forwarded to him) from ‘Washington. He made no comment. That the: Central Powers: urged, the Pope and the United States’ to! back up their peace ayoposals was rumored, but it could not be confirmed ‘today, Sentiment Hardens, | Indefinably, but obviously,‘ the gette eral attitude of England- toward Ger man: peace: proposals hardened mously during, the’24 Noiirs.!: T erage man, certain at first of the mhenei fits and somehow carried ,away. wits the offer, now want a refusal. Governing Class Decided. Leaving out ‘of consideration, opine ion of certain officials, the neral governing class are determin to carry on thé war to a finish. The gene eral public is now of the sarie opine ion. Premier Lloyd George! in his speech in the house of commens Tues day may recapitulate the Alllies’ ob ject in the war and probably will de clare that he is supported im his posi+ tion by 99 percent of the English pope ulation. i Mrs. Pankhurst Attached, | When Premier Lloyd George afs dresses parliament tomorrow he will find the pulse of the British people in touch with his policy. The, people are intensely interested. The, spirit of the people was demonstratad when Mrs. Sylvia Pankhurst was! attacked as a pacifist when she addressed a suf, . fragist meeting today. Lloyd George’s address tomorrow is expected to de- tail what he intends to 4o with the new war cabinet. Chancellor of the Exchequer ‘A. “Bo- nar Law definitely annoanced .in the House of Commons thig afternoon that Premier Lloyd George .would be pres- ent on Tuesday, to make his state- ments regarding the British govern: ment’s. policy. He is feeling much better. Two Courses. \ The first food restrictions went into force in England today. Hotels and restaurants are now forbid to | , that he had pr States language croaked, because of the light and air to which it was unfamiliar, but the other frog lives to coak, as the word applies in English. serve more than two courses for breakfast or luncheon and three cours: es for dinner. Little inconvenience was experienced. | i TEUTONS HOLD. FAST TERRITORY W BALKANS (United Préss) Berlin, Dec. 18.—Retreat of the Rus- =, so-Rumanian forces to Braila and @ successful attack on these forces by German aeroplanes was reported in the official statement issued here to- day. Varied successes in the Uzur pilley, where Archduke Karl is in command, were also reported. Attacks Repulsed. Russian attacks near Lut: : ; pulsed, according to reports hich de- ‘tailed vain Russian courte, attacks against positions which .he Teutons took several days ago. Advance of the Russians 'n pathians was announced ‘nt’ - statement issued today. CONFESSES HE KNEW ABOUT GIR"’S . ° \TH (By United Detroit, Mich were re- ue Car- afficiat “rer .) bs death of Mrs. Anna X body was found in the near here, was obt<‘acd Henry A. Lounsbery, foltor om TR. sng an‘in- cessant grilling, according to Prose- cutor Josekberry. aay