The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 23, 1917, Page 1

> K TRIBUNE ==) | == THE BISMARC UNITED PRESS BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, ASSOCIATED PRESS THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 70 FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1917. AM FRENCH CAIN ERICAN CRAFT § FIRST PHASE OF BATTLE TO SMASH (NEW ROCKFORD ‘HOLLAND T0 VON HINDENBERG’S LINE IN PROGRESS} PAPER REVEALS ADVANTAGE I EARLY STAGE Germans Elect to Make Defense of Lafere Along Route of Crozat Canal DECISIVE MANEUVER ON LINE FROM LILLE TO LAON Victory Depends Largely Upon Speed With Which Allies Can Advance Artillery (Associated Press.) The initial phase of the big battle which has opened in northern France has evidently turned in favor of the French, who are reported io have forged their way across the Ailette river and the Crozat canal at several points. Along these waterways the Germans elected to make their first stand in defense of Luafere, toward which General Neville is rushing his advance troops in a desperate effort to break the Hindenberg line before the German defense is consolidated. Batter Way to Laon. Further south, the Fren are at- tempting to batter their way toward Laon, but between them and their goal lie the great forests of Coucy and St. Gobain and. the comparatively meagre udyances reported from Paris indicate that the issue fs still very much in doubt, Some ground has been gained northeast of Soissons, but the fact-that the French report hav- ing inflicted: “very “heavy losses” on the Germans isan intfhnation. that the invaders are holding this section in force. To Give Battle. French refugees from the devastat- ed wilderness over which the Ger- mans have passed add their evidence to the accumulated clue that Field Marshal von Hindenberg’s purpose is to give battle to his pursuers on a line running from Lille to Laon. This means that, in the event of the French failing to break through at Lafere, a further withdrawal of the Germans is due to take place on the British front. The sharp salient running tl from Arras to Cambrai must be evac-| - uated and, in support of this assump-| ! tion, London reports explosions and incendiary fires in the district about Arras. This additional retirement would mean the evacuation of about 504 square miles of French territory, including the great coal mines around Lens. ‘ The whole question at present ap- pears to be whether the Allies can move their heavy artillery fast enough so as to strike a smashing blow at the Germans before the latter can effect- ively organize their positions. ‘Mili- tary critics in Paris and London be- lieve that a few days will decide this question. French Repulsed, Engagements developed last night between the Oise and the Aisne west and south of Margival, in which at- tacks by “strong. forces of French troops were repulsed with heavy loss- es. The French continued to advance north of Soissons. Fresh detach- ments crossed the Ailette. The statement says details which have been received regarding the at- tack by the Germans on the Vregny- Chivres lines show that they suffered heavy losses. Two companies of French Chausseurs, which were iso- lated for a moment from the remain- der of the troops cut their way through and brought back prisoners. Captives as Reprisals. (United Press.) Lausanne, Switzerland, March 23.! —Germany has sent many of her cap- tives to the front tine of battle as reprisals,: according to a statement issued by the International Red Cross society today. The statement said the Red Cross are endeavoring to dis- suade Germany from such form of reprisal. GERMANS DEFEATED. (United Press.) Paris, March 23,—While fresh French troops pressed steadily ; for- ward at Ailette -and north of Sois- sons, other masses of General Mizel- les’ force inflicted a stinging defeat on the Germans north of St. Simon, driving them back with heavy losses. Today's official war office statement relatéd these facts of the day's prog- ress against the Germans, adding that the German defeat was very costly. MAY 138 SUNDAY’S TABERNACLE FOR RECRUITING DEPOT (United Press.) New York, March 23.—Billy Sun- t of the United States army, in case war is declared. ; detachment of officers and who are now administering Tsarkoe- Selo has its headquarters. rector of the Tsarkoe-Seo school, who was a general in the ar- my and a Close friend of ‘Rasputin, as well as a reactionary member of the district court. at Tsarkoe-Selo today. were bearing the red banner of the Russian czar, czarina, the only son of the for- mer’ royal couple daughters are now housed in the pal- ace. shown these members of the former royal family. of recognition by the United States of the new Russian government caus- ed general rejoicing throughout Pet- yvograd. Kaiser in Ha silane are st FRANCE PARIS The Allies seem determined to push the Germans back home through as little of Belgium as possible. being done. Line 1 shows the front before the push against the Germans, March 4. Line 2 is the present front, along a of Bapaume, Peronnés, Noyon and about 70 other cities, towns and vil- lages by the Allies. ‘ Military experts agree on Line 3 as the position to which the Germans are retreating. It runs from Doual Soissons. ° and The map shows how this is 75-mile front, showing the recapture to Cambrai, St. Quentin, La Fere and 200 ADHERENTS (WAR PLANS OF OLD RECIME HELD PRISONER German Sympathizers and.Mem-|Wilson Meets With Cabinet to bers of Royalist Party Under Suspicion ‘ALLIES SEND MESSAGE TO NEW GOVERNMENT (Associated Press.) Tsarskoe-Selo, Russia, March 23.— Two hundred adherents and courtiers of the former emperor are under ar- rest here, Associated Press discovered them in A correspondent of the he Nicholas gymnasium, a big build- ing next to the city hall, where the soldiers ‘German Sympathizers. In a big room on the first floor were 70 persons in civilian dress, formerly parliament agents. officers with German names, who had been arrested by old soldiers on sus- spies and provocative Here also were four Russian yening a clash. picion of having sent communications from the former empress to Berlin, via Stockholm. In a neighboring room sat the di- lyceum On the second floor in a separate room, Prince Puliatin is held. prisoner. The condition of the children of the former Russian czar took a: turn for the worse today. are reported. suffering with fever and the eldest, Grand Duchess Olga, is said to be delirious. ezarevitch is alsu very ill. His four daughters scarlet The CZAR IS DETAINED. Petrograd, March 23.—The last of he Romanoff’s was under detention His guards democracy. The former and their four Every deference has been The formal granting Nervous Collapse Emperor Ordered to Take Cure at Homburg by Court Doctors (Associated Press.) London, March 23.—Private mes- sages bave redched the Hague that day’s new tabernacle erected in New}Emperor William is suffering from a York peste dete ean sinful ae aM nUetaeon an Ex- ways iis metropolis will he turned change Telegraph dispatch from: the said‘ to have ordered 7 take the cure at Hombarg. é SPEEDED UP BY AFFRONT Discuss Preparations for Hostilities PRESIDENT TO FAVOR COALITION PLAN (United Press.) Washington, March 23.—Germany’s latest affront in torpedoing without warning the Standard Oil tanker Healdton will be answered by con- tinued speeding up of all preparations for actual hostilities now pictured as ‘able. President Wilson and See- y Lansing are confident that Ger- many’s present course is merely hast- The president and oth- er officials are known authoritatively to have held this conviction before the sinking of the Healdton. The view is expressed in officialdom that the kais- er’s government is determined on forc- ing a declaration of war from this coun- try. Meets With Cabinet. President Wilson met with his cabinet today to consider developments in the international situation and to consider propositions made to all departments to hasten the preparation for hostilities. Indications today are that the presi- dent after congress has defined the real status between this country and Ger- many will augment his cabinet in or- der to carry out better the govern- ment's cou! against Germany. This, however, i: tentative. It is more likely the course the president will take will be the continuance of the Nation- al Defense Council as a special advisery board in preparing for war The pres- ident is personally directing all a aratin Secretary er, as chairman of ,the National Defense Council, is prepared to meet the heads of big industrial firms to diseuss plans for putting this country on a firm war footing. EAST ASSISTS DEFENSE, (United Press.) New York, March 23.—The civil- ian east is today keeping step with the army and navy preparedness cause, All citizens have joined hands in pushing home defense measures. These are being co-ordinated to give some support to the home govern- ment. Governor McCall of Massachu- setts has asked the government for advice as to how to best spend $1,000,- 000 authorized by the legislature for self-defense. With’ facilities for producing 1,000 rifles a day the arsenals at Springfield and Rock Island are now turning out 500 in every 24 hours, Representative Hall of Iowa, member of the house military committee, said today. The immediate elevation of the bridges over the Allegheny river at Pittsburgh was today declared imper- ative by Secretary of War Baker. tN | ADDING MACHINES DO | NOT ASSIST WILD LIFE |. IN ITS MULTIPLICATION ey Holding that an adding machine is not necessary to the multiplication of our wild life, the state auditing board today turned down a requisition for $171.50 drawn in favor of the Bur- roughs Adding Machine Co., and ap- proved by President J. P. Secretary mission. George M. Hogue of the|in the near fature. North Dakota game and fish com-|made through the J. agency. : REMOVAL PLOT Publishes Letter From College Head Who Was Approached on Ladd Incident FRAZIER DENIES BEING ACCOUNTABLE FOR INQUIRY President Crawford in Interview With Tribune Also Disclaims Responsibility (Assoclated Press) New Rockford, N. D., March 23.—A letter from the head of a large col- Jege on the Pacific coast, in which he stated he had been approached “eith- er by the president of the state board of regents, Lewis F. Crawford, or Governor Frazier, regarding the sug- gestion of a man for the presidency of the North Dakota Agricultural col- lege of Fargo, to succeed Dr. KE. F. Ladd, was made public here late this afternoon by the New Rockford State Center. Governor Frazier*denied being ac- countable for the inquiry in a letter received from him yesterday. P. H. O'Connell, distric tendent for the Nonpartisan League, stated that every farmer in New Rockford township was now a mem- ber of that organization. This is the first township in the state or United States in which every farmer joined the organization. A. C. Townley, president of the na- tionel Nonpartisan league, is to speak in Wahpeton March 27, at New Rock- iord March 28 and at Grand Forks March 30. ‘President Crawford of the state board of regents, interviewed this week by the Tribune concerning the alleged plot to remove Dr. Ladd from the state Agricultural college at Far, g0, also laimed any responsibility in the Ladd incident, His attention being exttled to thé le from “Pa: cifie Coast,” he denied we tig writen anybody. WANT TEDDY T HEAD ARMY OF 500,00 (United Press.) New York, March 23.—The Ameri- can army of 500,000 strong, fighting in the trenches of France and led by Col. Roosevelt is the answer of hundreds of people, who passed Madison Square Garden today, said should be given Germany. Although the colonel was not at Madison Square Garden last night, a letter which he sent precipi- tated a near riot of enthusiasm. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. (United Press.) Des. Moines, Towa, March —A United States expeditionary force to fight on the French front was advo- cated by General Logan of the Towa National Guard today. General Logan also endorsed Governor Harding in ask- ing the legislature for an immediate appropriation of $500,000 as an emer- gency fund. General Logan is secre- of the government national guard tem. SOUTH AMERICA’S CREDIT AFFECTED superin- 29, Buenos Aires, March 28.—South Am- erica is apprehensive that the entrance of the United States into the war may seriously affect its finances. 7 high sources the belief is express that such a step would result in the concentration of American money into War measures and result in the curtail- ment of foreign ins except to the Allies fighting against Germany. All other South Amc 1 countries will remain neutral no matter what course the United States takes, it was said. AMERICAN COAST ARTILLERYAAK 1 KLLED AT POST (Associated Press.) Portland, Maine, March 23:—Private John Poor of the Third company, Coast Artillery corps, at Fort Wil- liam, was shot and probably fatally ‘wounded early today, while atcempt- ing to capture two men who had made their way into the reservation, despite the presence of a heavy guard. and had reached a point near one of the batteries of 12-inch guns. The men escaped. TO BUILD NEW RESIDENCE. NK: TWEN BAR PORTS TO. ARMED CRAFT ‘Fears Germany May Take It as Unfriendly Act if Vessels Are Given Haven NEWSPAPER SAYS RULE APPLIES TO ENGLAND Reprisals From Great Britain and United States May Follow After War (Associated Press) The Hague, March 23.—The Han- delsblad of Amsterdam says today that the rumor had reached it that Holland has refused the request of the United Stattes for the admission of American armed merchantmen to Dutch ports, and that consequently the Dutch harbors will be closed to American and British shi Afraid of Germany. “The government,” adds the news- paper, “will assume a great respon- sibility whichever way the decision may fall. The government seems to believe that Germany would interpret as an unfriendly act any decision on our part by which we would come in- to line with international usages, the justice of which Germany recognized before the war Fear of reprisals by the United States or Great Britain now or after the war is expressed by the news- paper, but the Dutch government, it declares, must do only what justice and the interest of the Netherlands dictates, TWO MORE BOOTLECCERS ARE ARRESTED One Is Student Working Self Through School Hopping Bells at Hotel TELLS HIS STORY TO The arrest of two more alleged bootleggers by the sheriff department yesterday, on information filed by agents of the state’s attorney's office, brought the total number of arrests for the week to six. In the lot is a youth, 17 years old, who gave his name as John Wolyris- ka, of Roscoe, N. D., who has been working his way through school by hopping bells at a local hotel. Admits He’s Guilty. Wolyriska admits that he peddled booze, but his story was such that it aroused the deeper emotions of the officials of the sheriff office. He stated he accompanied a man to a room in the hotal recently and that the stranger asked for a bottle of whiskey. “1 told him I didn’t know where he could get any,” stated the young fel- low to Deputy Sheriff Welch. “He kept me in the room a long time and just insisted that I should find some for him.” Victim of Stool Pigeons. The remainder of the boy’s story runs that he left the room and while going downstairs he met another “stranger” who put up a story he! was “hard up” and wanted to know if the bellboy could sell a bottle of whiskey for a dollar. The bell-hop took the bottle and got the dollar. The “two strangers” later proved to be “stool pigeons” working under the direction of the state’s attorney's of- fice. Others Are Arrested. George Goodson was also arrested lyesterday on the charge of bottleg- iging. Those arrested the first of the week were Charley White, William Bowen, George Dohn and Jack Chris- topher. The hearings of the six await the arrival in the city of State’s Attorney McCurdy, who is in the eastern part of the state. OFFICERS OF ARGENTINE NAVY TO ENLIST AGAINST GERMANY Boston, March 23.—Mayor Curley aroused enthusiasm at a_ banquet when he entered the room with 12 officers of the Argentine navy and an- jnounced that 10 of them had enlisted in the United States navy. The officers came here last week in- tending to secure a year’s instruction on United States naval vessels, and cabled their government for permis- sion to join the United States navy. DEPUTY SHERIFF WELCH ! ASKED TO HEAD NEW FRENCH MINISTRY Deschanel is president of the chamber of deputies in the French parliament and has been asked by President Poincare to form a new ministry under his leader. ship, to ed that of Premier Briand, who resigned. Reports say Deschanel declined because he wished to continue his pres ent duties, NO REBELLION AMONG CERMANS SURE OF VICTORY United Press Correspondent As- serts Rumor Spread . by Friends of Entente PROMISES OF HOLLWEG QUIET AGITATORS BY AORN (i Staff Cor SDENS, pondent. > here is no rev- olution in Germany. London, Holland and New York rumor that trouble has heen brewing in Germany. is. therely the result of the ententes wish being father to the thought. Germany nited and confident with no sigus olution.” German of- ficials today ‘ec umused at the cir- culation of such report. in entente channels, Tt was attributed by offi- rs ve been caused by nervousness felt by the enemy forees, over the Russian confusion, Not only the German officials, but the people are satisfied with the result of the subma y They tisfied with the progress of the hey are satisfied to make sacrifices because they are sure of vic- tory. The German people are entirely content under present conditions. The promise made recently by Von Beth- mann Holweg in the Pr ian Diet, of future liberties, has been taken as a guarantee of the future by the people. The retreat of the German forces on the western front is not causing alarm here. On the ot and, it is regard- ed) with adui s one of Von Hindenbe moves to save human live ORDERS CIVEN TO MOBILIZE MINN. CLARD (Associated Press) Minneapolis, March 23.—Officers of the three regiments of the Minnesota national guard today are preparing for mobilization, following receipt yesterday of orders from the war de- partment, according to Colonel George ‘, Leach, in command of the first; Minnesota field artillery. | Peake | Offers His | Services (Associated Press) Washington, March 23.—Amaza V. Peake, of Valley City, former adju- tant general of North Dakota, offered} his services to the war department to- TY KILLED VESSEL BON FOR NEUTRAL ~ PORTS SINK Standard Oil Tanker Was En Route to Rotterdam With Cargo of Petroleum THIS ADDS TO LONG LIST OF AGGRESSIONS, Unarmed Craft Was Not in Bar- red Zone When German Sub- marine Attacked It (Associated Press) Philadelphia, March 23.—Thirteen American citizens were among the 40 members of the crew of the American tank steamer Healdton, sunk by & submarine last Wednesday, off Tes- schelling, Holland, with the probable loss of 20 or more lives. Whether any of them lost their lives has not been learned, but fear was expressed that since the torpedo from the sub- marine was reported to have pene- trated the engine room and to have been responsibile for the death of 13 men, some of them will be found among the victims. Tanker Unarmed, The chief engineer and three as- sistants were Americans. Most of the other members of the crew were Spaniards, Norwegians. or Portugese. The tanker was unarmed, having left this port before President Wilson au- thorized the navy to furnish guns and gunners to merchantmen. The Healdton, a tanker of 4,489 gross tons, and owned by the Stan- dard Oil company, sailed from Phila- delphia on Janua: 6 for Rotterdam, with a cargo of 2,137,711 gallons of refined petroleum, According to Joseph C. Gabriel, lo- cal agent of the Atlantic Refining company, where the tanker wag load- ed, the logs, including cargo, will ap- proximate 150,000. The new blockade is manifestly aimed to prevent.Russian shipments from. the port of Archangel; which will be free within a few months: Archangel has always been an im- portant center for imports for Rus- sia. In its account of the sinking of the Healdton the Handlesblad of Amster- dam says: “The unreliability of the German as- surances regarding the so-called safe e is shown by the reports of the f the Healdton and the crews of ng bout ‘or safe sake the Healdton took the northern route. All went well un- til Wednesday evening at 8:15 o'dloek, when a submarine suddenly made a treacherous attack. Without fully em- erging and without a warning, it fired two torpedoes which hit the steamer amidship so that the vessel, because, of the dangerous character of her cargo, and an explosion in the engine room, caught fire at once. Nearly All Drowned. “The crew in three boats tried to leave the ship. ‘Two sloops with thir- teen and seven men, respectively, suc- ceeded in getting away, but the third, containing 21 men, capsized and nearly all were drowned. “The crew of the Dutch trawler which observed the fire from a great distance believed the glow to be that of the Aurora Borealis, and did not go to the rescue. The next day, however, seeing a sloop under sail they at once stopped fishing and steamed in the direction of the sloop, whose occupants. were so exhausted that they were un- able to maneuver their boats along side the trawler. The captain of the traw- ler finally managed to approach the sloop and some of the Dutch ‘fishermen jumped into the craft and brought it alongside the trawler, where the men were en on board, cared for and supplied with dry clothing. All of the property of the crew was lost. “After the attack the submarine at once submerged and disappeared with- out troubling over the loss of the ship- wrecked sailors. “Among the crew of the Healdton re 13 Americans, of whom six wege rescued.” (Associated Press) Washington, March 23.—Sinking by a German submarine of the American steamer Healdton, while another grave addition to the long list of Ger- man aggressions against American commerce, cannot cause any immedi- ate change in the situation between the United States and Germany, it was said here today. State of War Exists. A virtual state of war already ex- ists, government officials believe, and they are dging everything possible to prepare the nation to meet: that com dition. The destruction of the Healdton, however, will be included by Presi- dent Wilson in his summary of Ger- man attacks on American commerce day. Mr. Peake served 25 years in the North Dakota national guard and rose from the rank of private. He is a graduate of Shattuck Mili- tary academy, and is 55 years old. TO DELIVER SPECIAL SERMON FOR BOYS Rev. C. F. Strutz of Bigstone City, RIP-RAPPING BANKS OF THE CANNONBALL Agent McDonald of the Northern who is in the city assisting his broth- er, Rev. R. E. Strutz, in revival meet- ings at the Evangelical church, will preach a special sermon to boys this Dr. S. B. Toney has purchased a} Pacific at this point, reported this|evening. He will speak on “The Boy lot 100x150 in Avenue. B, west, andj afternoon that the Northern Pacific] With the Lunch.” Reeve andj will erect a large miodern residence} Railway company has 200. men sta-|mon is especially prepared for. boys, :- “The ‘sale was| tioned at Cannon Ball rip-rapping the | the parents and relatives of the young H. Holihan banks of the Cannon Ball in anticipa- tion of high waters this spring. Although the ser- juveniles are cordially invited to at- tend. when he goes before congress, which meets in extraordinary session April 9 Receives Repert. The president received his official report _on_ the incident early- a (Continued on page four.) RECOGNIZE GOVERNMENT. (Associated Press.) London, March 23.—The_ British, French and Italian ambassadors at Petrograd conveyet ta.the minister of foreign affairs vesterday an offi- cial recognition by. their. , of the Russian ment, says a Reuter's Petrograd, under