The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 12, 1917, Page 1

—o— 36 Killed in Indiana Cyclone; 500 Homes ‘Wrecked DAKOTA NEEDS . (GERMAN SUBMARINES BOUND FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN. $142,000,000 MORE VALUES} Unless Enormous Increase Is Made in Valuation, Appropriations Suffer NO NEW BUILDINGS FRAZIER PROGRAM Probable Institutions Will Be Compelled to Get Along With What They Now Have An assessed valuation greater by $142,000,000 than at present will be required if North Dakota attempts to COASTS VESSELS WITh MUNITION WILL BE ARMED ALSO American Guns and Gunners Wiil Constitute Guard for De- fense of Merchantmen INVENTORS AT WORK TO TO STRKE SHI EXPECTED WITHIN SIX DAYS First of U-Boats Should Reach U. S. Waters 12 Days After Leaving War Zone AIM TO STRIKE QUICKLY; BELIEF OF AUTHORITIES : ‘Signal to Begin Action Would Be Declaration Blockade Zone in American Waters By BASIL M. MANLY. NEWCASTLE IS DEVASTATED BY oF i FURY OF STORM TORNADO CUTS; PATH TWO MILES IN WIDTH ;Martial Law Prevails. and Busi- ness Suspended ‘While Search for Dead Gontinues (United. Press) Neweastle, Ind. March 12.— With 26 bodies, already recovered RUSSIANS MAY EFFECT UNION WITH BRITONS = Typical Kansas a “Sorcter Lasting |Linking Up of Two Forces Con- From Twenty Seconds to One Minute siderably North of Bagdad a. Possibility TURKS NOTED FOR RECUPERATIVE POWER ‘Each Day Brings News of Import- ant Operations in Western if War Zone (Associated Press.) While great political importance is attached to'the capture of Bagdad by Wite Must Spend $658 for Clothes That a Be Yearly Allowance ress Properly, Says Art League BIG FASHION SHOW OPENS IN CHICAGO Ghastly Array of Necessities Shown—One Tailored Gown Should Cost $75 (United Press) Chicago, March 12.—Even when the high cost of living is what it is, here’s the Fashion Art League of America taking the joy out of life today with the cheering news that the wife must ANGENT CTY OCCUPIED BY GENERAL MAUDE Details of Successful Entry Into Turkish Base Not Given Out by Its Captor MOSUL IS NEXT OBJECTIVE POINT English on West Front Follow Up Teutonic Retirement by Taking Irles ANNOUNCE VICTORY. (Associated Presse.) London, March 12.—After an.” take on during the ensuing two years Washi i 2—The U- if she’ ‘ashington, March 12.——-The [ for fur-| the British, the military results of the spend $658 for clothes if she's to be} nouncing the fall of Bagdad in all of the expenditures which the re- cent legislature assembly wished on the state. After lopping off the terminal eleva- tor appropriation of $300,000 and sev- eral minor items, the governor finds that the total budget for the two years remains $565,000 in excess of the amount which can be raised by direct taxation and from all other sources on the present assessed valu- ation of $350,975,000. A normal increase In this assessed valuation of $7,000,000 me be expect- ed in 1917, and it is anticipated that the increase from public utilities and other sources will give the state a total assessed valuation of $372,975,- 000 upon which to base the 1917 levy. The estimated. 1918 valuation, with a normal’ increase of $7,000,000 in land and other property values, and} an increase of $10,000,000 under the new classification of property for tax- ation, will aggregate $389,975,000. The total, estimated assessed valua- tion for the biennial period is $762,- 950,000, on which the four-mill, levy. for the peried will yield. $3,051,600, From thiswthe tax commission deducts ten per :cent;for unpaid. taxes which will not become available, leaving $2,746,440 net revenue. To. this is added $276,000, from delinquent taxes, | and $1,00)@00, indirect revenue, giv- ing the ea Possible income of $4,- 021,440 for the two, years, ‘And to that maximu! jovérnor Frazier’ will pare down thé “tedént assembly's appro- | priation pins, uliless the state board of equatization’ ¢omes along with a horizonth! ‘boost in assessed valua- tion. It is predicted that there will be no new buildings for any of the institutions! that no new projects | itely for that purpose, the department {ners could not class them as warships, | Britain’s secret orders made her ves- ASSIST IN PROTECTION ; Work of Providing Armament Will Take Only a Few Days Longér (United Press) Washington, March 12.—An armed guard for the protection of American vessels and the lives of those aboard will be placed ‘on all merchantmen sailing through the barred ‘submarine zone, the state department today not- ified all foreign diplomats. To Arm Munition Boats. The armed guard will be American guns and gunners. It is the inten- tion of the government to arm not only passenger yessels, but vessels carrying munitions also. The. state- | ment .to. the foreign diplomats clears up definitely the question as to wheth- er navy-gunners would be used. The enge of these men will ot, nécessat, $y." ‘Blye the -vessala. a~status, of wai ships. They can-b@ put in this -status only when they are being used defin- ruled. The secret orders to the gun- although Germany claimed that Great sels actually warships. While the state department was making this di- rection, it. was refusing any details as to its plans, Inventors Busy. American inventive genius, it be- came known today, has been called upon to give advice as to the protec- will be undertaken, and that odds and ends in current appropriations will! be slashed wherever they will bear the! knife. No Dickinson normal and no Rugby hospital for the insane seem among the certainties. FOUR. ESCAPE INJURIES WHEN’. ‘ENGINES CRASH Northern Pacific Yards at Man- dan Scene of Wreck Early (Special to the Tribune.) . Mandan, N. D., March 12.—Yard switch engine No. 1112 and Bismarck switch No. 465 collided head-on in the ‘Mandan Northern Pacific yards at 6:45 o'¢lock this morning. ‘None was injured. The cab on engine 465 was demolished and both water tanks on the engiries were thrown from the track, / Steam Obscures View. The Bistnarck switch had just re- turned fidm Bismarck with a coach attached and was traveling eastward, having just passed a switch. Engine 1112, with several box cars attached, was switching in the yards and was going westward. Steam was thick and obscured.the view of both of the engineers. ».The two engines crashed with considerable force. Miracle That None Killed. Engineer ‘Miller were on the Bismarck switch, and Engineer Helbling and Fireman Clark on switch engine No. 1112. Those who saw the accident aver it was nothing less than a miracle that some @f the four enginemen were not killed. | : Investigation to Follow. ‘Up to a late hour this afternoon no blame had been made on any of the engine crews. It was stated, how- ever, that an investigation will be held either late this afternoon or to- morrow morning. GETS VALUABLE PATENT. ceived a patent on a collapsible, or knock-down banana crate, to be manu-: factured of metal. Application for the patent was made in 1914, but final} action was not taken until last week. The collapsible, erate. will, its invent- or believes, saveunsbippers large amounts in freight charges on the re-, (McCurry and Fireman|* Carl R. Kositzky this morning re-| ing neutrals, met within certain zones | the safety of the persons on board and jwithout the exercise of visit and tion of American vessels, venturing” {forth soon into the barred zone. Among those called is Thomas Edison, who is trying to design methods of sheltering the merchantmen from all undersea boats. Whatever they de- sign will be installed upon all armed vessels, providing it ‘meets with gov- ernment approval. What the plans are will be withheld for military reas- ons, but it is admitted a perfected smoke screen will be one of the means employed. The British have used them very successfully. The electri- cal methods of detecting submarines, improved by the microphone detach- ment may be invented. The work of arming merchantmen should occupy but a few more days and they will) then be freed of the bonds which have been keeping them shivering in port. All British undersea boats have been warned of this government’s course. Every amateur wireless station will be dismantled by order of thé presi- dent, if war between this country and Germany comes. This will be one of the first movements to protect the na- val plans. Federal search for these stations has been redoubled in Mex- ico and Central America, as well as in this country. FOREICN. NATIONS WARNED OF STEP TO ARM SHIPS Associated Press.) Washington, March 12,—Formal no- tice that American ships traversing the German submarine zones are to carry “armed guards for the protec- tion of the vessel and the lives of the persons on board,” was sent by the state department today to embassies and legations of all foreign govern- ments in Washington. Following is the text of the commu- nication as made public by the State Department: “In view of the announcement of the | Imperial German government on Jan. 31, 1917, that all ships, those includ- of the high seas, would be sunk with- out any precaution being taken for state department holds that the pres- |. boats are coming. Within six days, at least in the opinion of naval, authorities in Wash- ington, the German submarines will appear off the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, ready to pounce upon the shipping that attempts to leave American ports. This is t planation given for the sudden ce tion of the sinking of merchant els during the last week, It is pointed out that the Jast reported activities of t submari occurred on February the day on which President Wilson made his armed neutrality declaration. Accord- ing to this view,'as soon the presi- dent announced his intention of using armed force, the submar were not- ified: by wireless to proceed to their stations in American waters, sent to sea. .. To Strike Quick. Germany always in the past made it a rule to striké the quickest and most sensational’ ‘blow possible es soon “as war with. any power.-became inevit- able. This was her course in Bel- gium and in Rumania and there is every reason to believe that she will repeat it’ ih the case of the United States. | The submatine, is. fue most effective weapon: which: she can employ against usiatéthe’ beginning.,.of hostilities. Moreover, her, Vshoats operating in American waters, will, be able..to do infinitely more damage to the com- merce upon which England depends than if they restrict their activities to the blockade one. There they have to contend with thousands of British patrol boats, while in American wat- ers there are less than fifty United States destroyers, supplemented by the small number of British cruisers, which came to light during the U-53's exploits. And in the event of a declaration of war either by the United States or Germany, the damage that the U- boats can do will not_be limited to search today continued which | jhad been assigned before they were ther dead in the wuké of the ey- elone, which late yesterday de- stroyed 500 homes. It is estimat-}§ ed that between 10 and 20 bodies are still in. the sremair Manu- facturing plants here ha heen closed to allow. their men to aid in the rescue work, and help the police and firemen clear the de- is which is twoomiles wide and 15 miles long. The through the residence « ‘into a prosperous ‘farming com | munity. Fifty farmers are wound. | fed and in emergency hospitals and many. others wounded | and 100 or more. slightly hurt. Branch emergency hospita have been established in the Elks home | and in fire stations. Martial Liv, Martial” iuw ig Jur Pultrot Otte city. No one ispermitied to pass through the destroyed section with- out a special permit from the Mayor or the fire marshal, Women and} children of the: hundreds of families | whose homes! were destroyed are be- | ing taken care of by those fortunate; enough to evade the cyclone, while the men gathered on corners: watch- ing what was*left of their property and waiting for the break of the day to continue the search for the dead. Ruth Bay, 18, who lost her three little sisters and brother and herself injur-} ed, sat beside the bedside of her mother all last night hoping to the one other member of her family alive. Small Chance for Recovery. There is little chance for her re- covery. The greatest suffering was reported during the night.. No fire was allowed in the houses, for fear of an outbreak,. Lights were out and there was no water, the mains having burst. Offers of help poured. into the trict and | quate (Continued on Page Eight.) (Continued on page four.) ‘ARREST TWO IN GERMAN PLOTS: FIND BOMBS IN PLOTTER'S ROOM United States secret service men have arrested two more German reservists in connection with the latest discovery of plots against the president, for revolution in jsearch, the government of the United States has determined to place upon all American merchant vessels sail- through the barred’-areas an ;armed guard for the protection of the. turn of empty crates, and it will last indefinitely. vessel and the lives of the persons on board.” India and against munitions fac- tories. They are Hans Schwartz, shown at the left, believed to have conspired with Fritz Kolb in plat- ting bomb explosions, and Theo- dore Wolf, right, held as witness. Above, ‘explosives and bombs Maude found on entering the Jone swept. e swept|" considered, will be affected by the rat cf progress of the Russian columns notable event are of even greater im- mediate interest, pointing to the pos- sibility of a coparatively speedy link- ing up of British and Russian move- ments against the Turks in this far- away field of war. General ity of the Caliphs and the status of his sup- ply ‘angement must in great meas- ect any plan for a further ad- Given the assurance of ade- upplies and replenishtnents, it The conditions, which seems probable that he ‘will not rest content with holding Bagdad} a city not well situated for defensive epera- | tions, but will attempt a further move up the Tigris. This: river is navigable for small steamers northward \on its course as far as Mosul, nearly 26 miles away, favoring the transport arrange- ments of the British force. Russians Advancing. The measure of Turkish resistance .thig.tine,..a..main.tagtor, to. moving toward Mosopotamia from Persia. These columns operating from Hamadan and Sakkiz are still far short of the point where they stood last. spring, when the British were halted at Kut-el-Amara, by General Townsend’s surrender. Bagdad, how- ever, is reported to be the point from which the Turkish defense in. Persia was supplied, and its capture may weaken the Ottoman resistance, and facilitate the Russian advance. West Front Active. Linking up the Russian and British forces, therefore, at a point consid- erably north of Bagdad, does not seem an impossibility. The recuperative powers of the Turks, repeatedly shown in this war, has to be taken into con-! sideration in this connection. On the Franco-Belgian front, virtual- ly each day now brings news of some active operation of more importance than a mere patrol encounter or a raid in force. Today’s report of in- tensive fighting now comes from Paris recording further French successes in the Champagne. Pekin dispatches today report the Chinese house of representatives vot- ing approval of the government’s pelicy, including a rupture with Ger- many, French troops this morning attack- ed the German positions south of Rip- pont in the Champagne district, but were repulsed, says an official state- ment issued by the German army headquarters staff. In the Aisne sec- tor, and in several districts along the river Aisne, and in the Champagne yesterday there was especially atrong artillery firing. CHINA SEVERS RELATIONS WITH GERMAN EMPIRE (Associated Press.) London, March .12—A~ Pekin dis- patch to Reuters says the House of Representatives, at a secret session, approved the government's diplomatic policy including a rupture with Ger- many. The Chinese foreign office annqunc- ed on Feb. 9 that. it would sever dip- underclothing, lomatic relations with Germany if the unrestricted. submarine warfare de- cree was put into effect. On March 4 the Chinese cabinet CE aber: eg found in Kolb’s sk overlooking “the North German Lloyd decks in Hoboken, N. J. agreed that relations should be brok- en, but President Li Juan Hung re- fused to’ accept the decisions of the ministers, and Premier Chi-Jui re- signed. Three days later, however, the Pre- mier resumed office, after President Li Juan Hung had agreed to give the cabinet full power to frame the coun- try’s foreign policy and also on con- dition that parliament should vote on the question of a breach with Ger- many. There have been reports from num- erous sources that China was con- templating not merely the severance of relations, but an actual alliance with the Entente, properly dressed this year. The ledgue’s fashion show opened here to- day and that was one of the first things sprung. The list does not include house dresses or lounging robes or anything like that; just outdoor necessities. Here's the ghastly array; One tail- ored gown, $75; one tailored topcoat, $150; one afternoon gown, $110; two waists for ‘suit, $40; one evening gown, $135; two pairs shoes and one pair slippers, $24; two hats, $35; one corset, $8; three pairs gloves, $6; $50; stockings, $20 And that’s the very lowest you can get it, if your wife’s going to look like anything at all, the league says, GERARD AT CUBA; AR HAE NEWS OF MORE PLOTS Ambassador to Germany Refuses to Make Any Statements Un- til He Sees Wilson (United Press.) Havana, Cuba, March 12.—By night- fall James Gerard, former American ambassador to Germany, will once more be treading United States soil. It has been a long trip from Berlin to Washington, nearly 6,000 miles being traveled by the former envoy and his party, and until the last mo- ment, it was a journey filled with ap- prehension. The former envoy and his party expected to leave Havana today. Gerard will report to Presi- dent Wilson at the earliest moment. Until he has thus personally detailed the circumstances of his trying days in Berlin, her present situation and her future aims, he will remain silent. No Knowledge of Plot. The only public expression. which the ambassador committed himself to make on his arrival here was that he had no knowledge in any form of German Foreign Secretary Zimmer- man’s plot to align Germany with Mexico and Japan, against the United States until word has reached the In- santa Isabel by wireless, while en route from Curana, Spain, to Havana. From others it was learned that the ambassador months ago warned his | government of German intrigue in Mexico. It rests with the President whether the full story of Ambassador Gerard’s life in Berlin and his im- pressions shall be given to the pub- lic. He now has ready amazing de- tails. It may be possible these may be the basis for further German machinations against the United States. Shortage of Food. The most noticeable shortage of food is in potatoes, fats, sugars and other staple foods. A shortage of nitrates is hindering the manufacture of munitions. Germany is being raked with a fine toothe comb for mater- ials, The latest requisition deter- mined on by the government was for lead. Every ounce is being taken from the tops of beer bottles. The lead pipes of church organs are also being seized. The food shortage is noticed mostly in the larger cities. BERNSTORFF NEAR HOME. Christiania, March 12.—The steam- ship, Frederik VIII, left for Copenha- gen today with Count von Bernstorff, the former German ambassador to the United States, and his party. ENTENTE FORCES LOSE 17 PLANES (United Press.) Berlin, March 12.—The Entente forces on the western front lost 17 aeroplanes, today’s official war office statement said. the house of commons today, An- drew Bonar ‘Law, chancellor of the exchequer, said there was every reason to belleve that two- thirds of the Turks’ artillery had fallen into the hands of the Brit- ish or had been thrown into the Tigris. (Associated Presa, London, March 12.—General. Fred- erick Stanley Maude, in command of the Entente forces in Mesopotamia, telegraphed yesterday the welcomed news for the British of the occupation early yesterday morning the City of Bagdad, the chief Turkish city in Mes- opotamia, and formerly the capital'of the Empire of the Caliphs. No Details Given. 4 ‘No details of the capture were giv- en, General Maude’s story of the oper- ations carrying events only up to Sat- urday morning, when the British, after. effecting a surprise ‘crossing of the. Diala and bridging the Tigris, bad ‘driven'the “Tirks back: to ‘Abtes Milles of Bagdad. It {s evident, how- ever, that the Turks have’ been tn” able to offer any serious resistance since the fall of Kut-El-Amara. Summon Forces. They were said to be hurriedly sum- moning reinforcements from other theaters of the war, where Turks were engaged, but the distances to be covered were so great that eddt tional forces were unable to arrive in time to save the ancient city which, after Mecca, occupies first place ig the Mohammedans’ minds. MOSUL OBJECTIVE. (United Press) London, March 12.—Mosul is the next objective of General Maude’s men in Mesopotamia. While details of the occupation of the ancient city of Bagdad are lacking, the public is awaiting a narrative showing the cap- ture of a large number of prisoners and war material. Mesopotamia is now circled by three fortresses of En- tente troops whose lines are tighten- ing and drawing the Turks’ still fur- ther toward Asia. Military experts hailed the fall of Bagdad as a tre- mendous blow at Turkish prestige and one which will likely have far regch- ing effects in the east, and the cap- ture of the city likewise was the final blow inflicted at Berlin’s ambition for a railway from Berlin to Asia. IRLES 18 TAKEN. (United Press) With the British Armies in the Field, March 12.—The capture of Irles iby the British troops: brings English fighting men to the main defense be- tween LaPourte Wood and Achist le | Petit. This latest victory was achiev- ed by Sir Douglas Haig’s troops aad is cited today as an ideal illustration of the well commanded fighting on the Somme, which entéred 9 new phase with the beginning of the Ger- man retirement. The once cozy town of Irles sat almost at the top of a slope leading to the plateau on which is LaPourte Wood. There were long winding roads in the slope apd this feature of the ground surround- ing the town made its defense by small units possible. Here were post- ed many defenders in groups of eight under the command of non-commis- sioned officers, Each! group was or- dered to stick until specifically order ed to retire. The men, following the bombardment, took many German prisoners and machine guns. The fighting was crisp and sharp while it lasted. Ete HUGHES. PURDRASES USHA TUNE AT SME BE. A. Hughes of Bismarck today purchased the Bismarck Tribune ‘at 8. receiverg’ salé held: oS the offices. oe the com: at Bis . The sideration was oir Sem