The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 8, 1917, Page 1

The Weather Warmer, * THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 84 M’CUMBER SEEKS TO A THE BIS UNITED PRESS BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, FEB. 8, 1917. ASSOCIATED PRESS NONPARTISAN BALLOT WEAPON TO FICHT EVIL Straube Predicts This Political 5 Emancipation Will Spread Like Prairie Fire TENTH CONVENTION OF EQUITY SOCIETY OPENS Governor Frazier Gave Address P at Mass ting Held; This iE PARADE TO CAPITOL. Headed by their officers, mem- bers of the North Dakota Society of Equity left the downtown ‘dis- trict at 2:45 o'clock and were giv- en audience at a joint session of i] the senate and house. Officers of . the society discussed the Equity principles; namely, for state- 4 owned terminal elevator and bet- t ter marketing facilities. Repre- 1 sentative Anthony Walton of Mi- not, Nonpartisan house leader and a member of the committee on . arrangement for the Equity con- vention, introduced the concur- rent resolution for the joint ses- sion.’ Meeting at Commercial club rooms adjourned at 12:30 i ‘ o'clock. Principal speaker to- Hi night will be L. P. Straube. The weapon to fight the evils of the present marketing system is the non- i partisan ballot, Governor Lynn J. Fraz- I ier declared in giving the address of welcome in behalf of the state of Hl North Dakota at the morning session i held in the Commercial club rooms. f “The unbought ballot intelligently voted is the greatest power in the i - country. When we can elect men to H represent the people then we can i solve our marketing problems and not i until then. We must band together to fight Big Business or it will control everything. . It’s. time, we are stick- ing and we are going to do it.” Given, Rising Ovation. Introduced, hy,,M. P. Johnson, presi- dent of the North Dakota Equity ex- change, Governor Frazier was given q a great ovation, which lasted several q minutes, The, mémbers of the society arose, waved,,thejr hats and cheered , the executivé,gf the state most spirit- edly. alae “Times are changing,” said the gov- a ernor, “You know how popular your society was two years ago. Look at By yourselves now. I am getting letters from all parts of the United States and even from Canada asking for in- formation about the farmers’ move- q ment in North Dakota, which is be- : coming national through the work of ‘ the Society of Equity. In order to make it national and to bring the producer and the consumer closer to- gether we must have something to say in national as well as state poli- i tics, It’s the law which legalizes the i operations of the grain and the pack- ing combines, It’s hard to change, pub- lic opinion. It hasbeen the ‘custom . for monied interests to control.Jegis: if lation and it is very natural that:mon+ { ey will fight any change, so:stand up. i for your rights and fight ina band.” Movement Not to End. Governor Frazier stated the Hquity i] movement is not going to stop because it has realized a few of its aims. It’s H going to continue, he asserted, until i} the producer and the consutier will be closer together! He ‘stated big \ crops are all Tight 2th" big farms to produce them aj#' fisd' An tight; but “we must get big prices.” “Farm mortgages are on a steady in- crease,” added Governor Frazier. “Consequently the rate of interest has been on the increase and the amount of farm lands is increasing in the hands of the speculators, which natur- ally means tenants.” ‘Farmer Gets no War Profits. The farmers are not getting any of the war profits, the governor told the morning convention. . He said the far- mer is taking the prices which the packing and the grain combines are. giving him. “To get results we must look after must keep out of politics, The gamb- lers in the grain pits and packing plants are fixing the prices. ‘We must take their prices or take our wheat home, That's what the farmer has to contend with. +, “Co-operation in buying and selling * “ is- necessary to bring the farmer and the consumer closer. The Equity Co- operative exchange has done a_ re- markable piece of work for the grain growers of the northwest. When I was at the convention in St. Paul last fall I was criticised for making the statement that it is a genral fact the producer can get from one-fourth to jGerard. and other Americans in Ger- ‘Vas quoted in a Reuter’s dispatch from the political end, but we are told we|’ Alliance Pledge Aid Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. sie reso- lution endorsing the action of Presi- dent Wilson in severing relations with Germany and pledging its loyalty to the United States w: dopted by the German-American alliance. It was also decided in case of hostili- ties to form regiments of German- Americans and to turn over to the American Red Cross funds which the alliance has been collecting for Ger- man war relief. The meeting was attended by dele- gates from 28 states. The alliance is said to have a membership of 3,000,- 000. CERARD STILL HELD AT BERLIN NO-DISTURBANCE German Government to Hold Him Until Bernstorff Is Given Safe Conduct NEWSPAPERMEN WANT TO LEAVE WITH DIPLOMAT =—— (Associated Press) FRANCE GRANTS FAVOR, Washington, Feb. 8—France has formally granted safe passage through the Allied blockade for Count von Bernstorff and his suite. Similar action is being awaited from Great Britain. (United Press) Berlin, Feb; 8—The German govern- ment will not permit American Am- bassador Gerard, other officials, news- paper correspondents or other Ameri- can citizens in Germany to leave the country until the imperial government has received information from. .the United’States that wy safe conduct has been granted German Ambassador von Bernstorff. Most of the newspaper correspondents here desire to leave with Ambassador Gerard, but a list of these submitted to the foreign of- fice has not. yet been approved despite the fact that other correspondents have been officially. granted permis- sion to remain. Ambassador Gerard announced day that he would not leave unless: the correspondents and other citizens also leave. Berlin continues quiet today, There have been no de- monstrations, Notice that Great Britain also has granted e passage for Count Von Bernstorff and his staff was received later at the state department. GERMAN DEMANDS. (Associated Press) London, Feb. 8.—The German gov- ernment will require guarantees that Count von Bernstorff, former German ambassador at Washington, and the men on German ships in American ports. be permitted to leave the United States before allowing Ambassador (many to depart from that country, ac- ‘eording to the Copenhagen Politiken that city. This information, the Politiken says, is contained in a telegram sent by Ambassador Gerard to the American legation at Copenhagen. All Ameri- cans in Germany,-including those cap- tured by the German.raider, in the South Atlantic and taken to Germany on the Yarrowdale, are saii to have been detained as hostages. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen gives the same re- port regarding the detehtion of Amer- icans in Germany, and adds that Am- bassador Gerard is not permitted to send telegrams in code. DEVELOPMENTS IK ERMAN CRISS ‘ - By UNITED PRESS. Gerard is held in Beflin until Count Bernstorff's safe conduct is assured. United States senate endorses President Wilson’s move by a vote of 78 to 5. Senator Gronna of North Dakota votes with the min- additional men. ilthe secretary,” for a young fellow’ Diplomats Who May Recalled at-Any Time CHARLES J. VOPICKA Vopicka is envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Bulgaria, and also to Rumania and Serbia. If recalled from Bulgaria, he would remain our representa- tive in the two other countries, ENLIST ENOUCH RECRUITS TO PUT FLEET IN SHAPE Secretary Daniels Declares There Will Be No Lack of Young Men When Country Calls NAVY TAKING ON MEN AT RATE OF 1,000 PER MONTH Atmosphere of Quiet and Deter- mined ‘Seriousness About Naval, Headquarters By GILSON GARDNER. ‘Be Penfiield was appointed ambas- sador to Austria-Hungary by Pres- ident Wilson July, 1913. He was United States vice consul general at London in 1886, and diplomatic agent and consul general to Egypt from 1883 to 1897. Washington, Feb,.7.—The navy de- partment is preparing to recruit, 47,500 Plans have been ,worked out,,to handle the rush of applications which will come when it is known through- out the country that men are actually wanted for the navy. Secretary Daniels aamitted, when I saw him at his residence today, that the service is preparing enough men to put the reserve fleet in commission, “There will be no lack of men,” said the secretary, “when the young men of the country hear that the country needs them. “The chance to be of service on one; of our magnificent fighting ships is a chance that thousands of patriotic boys will jump at. ’ ark 8 “Of course, we cannot take all who apply. a esekag Seven Out of Eight Rejected. “Last January seven outjof eight ap-; plicants had to be rejected,:but the strength of the enlisted force was in-. creased during that month a thousand men; after allowing for retirements and the termination of enlistments.” | Under the law recently enacted the | president has authority in time of war} or threatened war to increase the en- listed force in the navy. by an addi- tional 3,000 men. The present time is such an emergency. Before beginning on these enlist-j ments, however, there are 17,500 men to be enlisted as part of the peace strength authorized by congress last. session. A total’strength of 74,500 was auth- orized a year ago, of which only 55,000 have been enlisted, Ten thousand have been since the law was passed. Adding 30,000, which the president may authorize without additional con-' gressional action to the 17,500. already authorized, makes 47,500 chances for new men in the navy. A Wonderful Opportunity. “It is a wonderful opportunity,” said enlisted who has the right stuff in him and wants to do his part in a big way. “There is no place in war where in-' dividual man counts so much as on” ority. Sweden and other Scandinavian nations will unite in joint protest over Germany's latest submarine policy. Anchor Line California sunk without warning. Lansing refuses ‘to advise own- ers of American boats as to sail- . one-half cent more per pound for his ; ~~ (Continued on Page Three) STARTS RECRUITING MOTOR TRUCK BRIGADE Chicago, Feb. 8—Lieutenant Malon- ey, just returned from the’ border at San Antonio, Texas, where he served in a motor truck detachment to Gener- al Pershing’s army, today started re- cruiting a motor truck brigade made \ up of chauffeurs and drivers which he will offer as a unit in case war is de- clared between this couhtry and Ger- many. ing of liners and says' they may be armed for defensive purposes. Fourteen vessels aggregating 30,000 tons sunk by Germans. Spain and Brazil protest against German submarine policy. Copenhagen reports 18 Danish sailors killed when Belgian relief ships Lars Kruse was sunk, It is officially reported that Eaveston, on which one American sailor lost his life, is shelled! and sunk without warning. Administration confirms damag- ing of Danish ships hela in Ameri- can ports, Se board one of our battleships. “In a gun crew the work of every. man is essential to success, and there is no place in the world where team- work counts for so much. “The success of the gun crew may be due to the skill and faithfulness | of one man on it, just as its failure: might be caused by the failure of one™ man. “And the success of the ship might | be due to the success of that one gun- crew, and the winning of a_ battle might be'due to the success of that ship. “When the shot goes home and’ touches the vital spot it is not chance that has brought it about, but the! team-work and the earnest unflagging | practice by each individual enlisted made by Senator Welford that the! Ambassador von Bernstorft by this man who has any part in handling a’ ;yjes be suspended and. the bill be government, the state department an-| gun or any mecahnical equipment on placed on its final passage. They did nounced today. It does not specify the, jnot constitute the necessary two-jroute the German ambassador should board the ship. Veer. ABRAM ELKUS. President Wilson appointed Elkus ambassador to Turkey in 1916. He succeeded Henry Mor- genthau. SUNDAY BALL PASSES SEITE MINS DEBATE Without a word of debate, Senator Hamilton’s bill legalizing Sunday base- ball passed the senate this afternoon by a vote of 27 to 22. Those voting no were Ellingson, Gib- bens, Granvold, Heckle, Hunt, King, Kirkeide, Levang, Mortinson, Murphy, McCarten, McLean, Nelson of Rich- land, Paulson, Pendray, Putnam, Rowe, Sandstrom, Sikes, Welford, Young and Seaman. The clincher was applied by a vote ‘ot 26 to 23. Before being passed. the bill was twice amended, by Hamilton to pro- hibit organized baseball on Sunday and by Allen to provide that no base-; ,ball should be played on Sunday with-! in 500 feet of any house of worship.’ The senate chamber was filled with ministers, church people and reform workers who were offered little excite- ment for their. pains. “Kill” McLean's Motion.’ Some real excitement developed in the senate when that chamber, by a vote of 25 nayes to 24 refused to support Chairman McLean’s motion! that senate bill:79, Mostad’s full crew measure, be re-referred to the commit- tee on railroads. The vote was so close that Senator Allen demanded a verification of the, roll call, which proved the original call to be correct. For the first time this session a call of the senate was made on motion of Senator Jacovsun, when it became ap- parent early inthe roll call that unless absentee sena:ors were brought in the nayes would have it by a big margin. Charges: Railroad Lobby. _ All of the league senators. opposed the effort to re-refer the bill. Senator Martin charged the motion was insti- gated by a railroad lobby which had come here to ‘kill’ a bill designed to protect life and limb, Those voting against the motion to re-refer were Benson, Cahill, Carey, Drown, Ettestad, Hamerly, Hamilton, Hemmingsen, Hunt. King, Martin, Morkrid, Mortenson,* Mostad, McCarten, Nelson of Richland, Pend- ray, Putnam, Sandstrom, Sikes, Thor- eson, Welford, Wenstrom,, Zieman. The same men supported a motion Levang, | | AY MISSING ON ILL FATED CALIFORNIA Sevral Women and Children Are) This Ts Sentiment Expressed at Wash. Among Those Not Account- ed for AMERICAN MEMBER . OF CREW SAVED Two itundead Bavitels Are Safe-'NQ HOPE THAT TEUTONS ly Landed Today” at Queenstown SIX IN DANGER ZON2. Nine passenger liners flying flags of the Entente Allies, two ships of the American. line, and one of Holland, are today on the high seas between New York and European ports. All save three, the American and Dutch ships, bound east, are within possible danger of submarines or mines. In addition, three British pas- senger ships from New York are due to arrive, but have not been reported. It is possible word of their arrival has been withheld in accordance with recent orders From the British authorities. (Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 8.—The latest re- port on the destruction of the Cali- fornia received today at the state de- partment from Consul Frost, at Queenstown, puts the number of sur- vivors at 162, and the missing at 41. It says the ship apparently! Was tor- pedoed about 10 o'clock ‘Wednesday morning, ul Other reports today from .. Frost on the (British ship, Evestone, say that shé also was destroyed without warning. This point had not been cleared up in pre- vious dispatches. 200 on Board. The consit’s first report said there was ‘one death and 30 hospital cases” ‘yainong the more than 200 people on board the liner, California, The second added no information concerning casualties except that the survivors were landed at Queenstown last. night, among them being John A. Lee of Montgomery, Ala., the only American known to have been rd, and that some still were mi: ie ine cluding two. women. and several chil- dren, Member of Crew. Lee is supposed to have been a member of the crew, as his name does not appear on the passenger list made public at New York. fact that the American escaped assened in a degree the itement created by the news, but only in a de- Bree. The C from ‘New omnia, which was bound York to Glasgow, is the first big passenger s mer to be de- stroyed since the Arabia was sunk in the Mediterranean months ago. All 41) Missing. FIVE CENTS ju VOID WAR VERT ACT THAT WILL START HOSTILITIES WITH CERMANY 1S. MERELY QUESTION OF FEW HOURS ington. Sinking of California Not Considered Violation of Pledge Given United States WILL MODIFY PROGRAM (Associated Press) Washington, Feb. 8.—On the basis of reports received on the destruction of the stated authoritatively that ‘alifornia, and other ships, so far, it is ' none of the overt act which will lead to war with Germany. constitue Officials the cases openly express belief however, that the overt act. is merely.a question of time. TO DEMAND BOATS, (United Press) New York, Feb. 8.—A_ special cable to the New York Times from Copenhagen said: “tam authorized by the Ameri- can legation to say that Minister Eagen today received several sen- sational dispatches from Ambas- sador Gerard. The latter dis- patches say the German govern- ment will not permit Americans to leave Germany at present, and says that he and his staff of Amer- ican consul officers will be detain- ed until Count von Bernstorff and the crew of the German interned vessels in the United States har. bors are released.” eee WOMEN AND CHILDREN. (United Press) ‘New York, Feb. 8—Six women and five children ate among the missing on the British steamer California, sunk yesterday, accord- ing to a cablegram from Glasgow today. see NO AMERICANS LEAVE, (Associated Press) Copenhagen, Feb, 8—Not a single American has arrived in Copenhagen from Germany, and and the United States. Reginald Foster, agent in Ger- many of the Rockefeller fund, was expected to arrive hele Monday night, having reserved accommo. dations here by telegraph, He had not reached Copenhagen fate last night, and no further word had been received from him. ee 17 SAILORS KILLED, (United Press) Copenhagen, Feb. 8.—Seventeen Danish sailors were killed when ‘The ships at sea, several of them the largest now in trans-Atlantic ser- vice and loaded with rich cargoes, in- clude: American liners New York, from Liverpgol, February 3, and Kroonland from Liverpool January al. Sank In. Seven Minutes. (United Press.) London, Feb. 8.—Two German sub- marines attacked the British steamer California, necording to officers of that vessel today. They said the Cal- ifornia sank in seven minutes, and re- ceived no warning from the sub- marine whatever. CNM ONE OF FET OPISE AE (Associated Press. Washington, Feb, 8.—By. a vote of 78 to 5, the senate expressed confi- dence in the president's course, adopt- ing a resolution submitted by Chair- man Stone, of the foreign relations committee, endorsing the withdrawal of American Ambassador Gerard from Berlin and the giving of Ambassador Bernstorff his passports. The sena- tors who voted against the resolution were: Democrats: Kirby of Arkansas and Vardaman of Mississippi. Republicans: Gronna, North Dako- ta; Works, California, and ‘LaFollette of Wisconsin. Five hours of debate preceded the vote, but the only active opposition came from the five senators who stood out against the resolution when the roll was called. The ranking Re- publican leaders joined the Demo- crats in declaring their whole-heart- ed support of the president. SAFE CONDUCT. (United Press) Washington, Feb. 8—A safe con- duct home has been granted German “Service of this sort is such as tO thirds, and the motion. was-therefore take. The British safe conduct is ex- ran (Continded ‘on Page Three.) declared lost. pected today. the British steamer Lars Kruse was torpedoed and sunk by a Ger- man submarine, February 6, Word received here said the captain en- tered his shio in the barred zone, ignorant of the fact that it had been established by Germany. see WITHOUT WARNING, (United Press) London, Feb. 8—Consul Frost at Queenstown today officially re- ported that the British vessel Evestone was sunk without warn- ing February 6, in a message to Ambassador Page here. One Am- erican life was tost when the Evestone was sunk. . ok ee OFF WITH SUPPLIES. (United Press.) Norfolk, Va., Feb. 8.—Loaded to the gunwales with war munitions, cotton and general supples fo~ the Entente nations, 25 British and Italian vessels left Virginia ports today. cee NOTIFIES ENGLAND. (United Press.) Washington, Feb. 8.—Ambassa- dor Walter Hines Page today for- mally notified the state depart- ment that he had turned over the German interests in England to Switzerland. eee TWO LIVES LOST. (United Press.) Washington, Feb. 8.—Two lives were lost in the sinking of the British steamship, Dauntless, re- ported today. Six were brought ashore and placed in a hospital. Two later died. eee TURINO SUNK. (United Press.) London, Feb. 8—The British steamer, Turino, has been sunk by a German submarine, it was announced today. e+ # BRITISH LINER TORPEDOED. (United Press.) London, Feb. 8—The British liner, Hollinside, has been sunk. The captain was safely landed ashore. The crew took to b-ats. ees 41 ARE MISSING. (United Press) Washington, Feb. 8—A second message from Consul Frost at Queenstown to the state depart- Continued on Page Three) Abandoned Pledges. While regarding the destruction of the California as plain evidence that Germany has fully abandoned her pledges to the United States, it was stated that the government will not be hurried into war, until there ‘is undisputed evidence of violation .of American rights by destruction of American ships, or loss of American lives in violation of international law. Hope Vanishes. All hope, if any ever existed, that Germany might modify her campaign of ruthlessness has vanished, and there is.no doubt here that it will be only a matter of hours or days, that an American ship is sunk or Amert- can lives are. sacrificed. y The only effect, so far as. the da struction of the California is concern: ed, has ‘been to quicken preparations the goyernment in making_for expect ed eventualities. The breach between the United States and Germany is growing wid- er hourly, and hope that. hostilities away. Campaign Developing. Leas Germany's submarine campaign of’ ruthlessness is developing with a tury which many officials here believe soon must confirm the worst fears that. have been held. for it and produce.the overt act which President Wilson has said will be the signal for war. The president, himself, holding from the first to the hope that after all, the German threat of unrestrict- ed warfare on the seas would be tem- pered in execution, awoke today to find that a continuous onslaught of submarine attacks had approached a climax in the destruction without warning of the California. Senator McCumber, republican of North Dakota, introduced a resolution today to have the secretary of state, if compatible with public interest, submit to the senate the government’s view of the limitations on the use of submarines demanded by the govern- ment from ‘Germany as set forth in the diplomatic correspondence. “I think itis not clear just what we hold the limitations of submarines to be in this war,” said he. “As it was on this subject that we severed rela- tions with Germany we ought to know as accurately as possible just what the government deems to be an in- fringement of international law to the end that we may avoid @ conflict -it possible, and that other nations, may be put on their guard as to what we ‘believe to be a gross abuse of, these sub-sea crafts.” Called Up Tomorrow. The resolution was not discussed, but may be called up tomorrow, ‘The resolution asks for the view of the government on the limitation of the use of submarines; As against belligerent merchant vessels carrying American goods not contraband of war; ¢ As against such vessels with respect to warning and safety of passengers and crew; In respect to the sinking of Amer- ican vessels carrying contraband | without notice where the death of pas- sengers or crew does not result; In respect to American vessels car- rying mails to belligerent countries; In respect to any other act of sub- marine warfare which this govern- ment holds to be clearly against ip- ternational law and cause for war to the end that not only the American people but also any belligerent nation may fully understand what acts ot submarine warfare may involve this country in the present world conflict. Stands Alone. The United States stands alone among other neutrals in her break with Germany. Others have warmly supported the president to the extest of protesting against the German of submarine warfare. Spain's bitte note of protest to'the German govern- ment arrived here today. ses SPAIN PROTESTS. (United Press.) $ Madrid, Feb. 8 —Characterizing Ger- many’s new submarine methods #8 outside her legal principles, Spin to- day forwarded her note to Berlin, in reply to Germany’s announcement of her barred: submer‘re zone: The was concluded with the éxp that she-does- not dowbt: perial government will of giving complete Spain's claims, ‘K TRIBUNE can be avoided has been almost swept