The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 30, 1917, Page 1

French Apparently Have Sus- ; ned. SCANDINAVIANS RECOGNIZE RUSSIA — (Associated Press) (United Press.) Chicago, March 30.—Hog prices at Washington, March 30.—Norway,| the Chicago stock yards went soar- The Weather Unsettled. HE BIS FORTY-SECOND YEAR. 75 GERM UNITED PRESS N TROOPS TEUTONS DRAW BACK BEFORE BRITISH FIRE Have Not Reached Line Yet Where They Care to Give Battle to English Army In Chicago Over Prices Score of Butcher Shops Are Wrecked by Indignant Con- sumers POLICE CALLED OUT TO RESTORE ORDER (United Press) Chicago, March 30.—Food__ riots which last night resulted in the wrecking of a score of butcher shops on the northwest side ghetto district and the arrest of more than 50 women, broke out again today. Several shops, which closed yesterday and had their fixtures demolished, attempted to re- open under police guard today, but their customers, fearing a repetition } of last night’s trouble, either did pur- chasing elsewhere or went without ALLIES CAPTURE TOWN OF NEUVILLE IN NORTH pended Their Attacks Be- fore St. Quentin (Associated Press.) German troops in northern France are still falling back toward mbrai} meat. Police re-inforcements are held under the British pressure. lvident-|in readiness today the Maxwell ly, they have not ched, in this| street station, which is the storm cen- sector at least, a line on which they} ter. The food supply of the nation is in danger, was the cry of the Chicago meat and grain markets today. Alarming reports poured into the markets from the great winter wheat. fields of Kansas and Nebraska of the severe droughts and high winds dam- feel inclined to make a stand against the Entente armies. Neuville Captured. Today's announcement from Berlin of a German retirement on a 4 1-2- mile front, from Ruyalcourt and Sor el, was forecast to some extent ‘by the British announcement last night] agin 0} that the village of Neuville Bourjon-|‘ Crying “its starvation; our child- val on this line had been captured.| "en must eat,” mobes of angry wo- Germans gaye} men again today stormed several ‘Berlin reports that the way on the fronts indicated after an engagement with stronger British forces, French Suspend Attack, kosher meat shops In the ghetto dis- trict on the northwest side, that had dared to reopen after last night's riots. One hundred poli en were rushed to the scene, but before they The French apparently have sus- : pended, temporarily, their attacks had arrived, two stores had been en- along the southern end of the line.| tered by the mobs and the meats dam- sine baths. aged by ke WHEAT FIELDS WN Paris reports a quiet night along vir- tually the whole front. North of the line of retreat, near Neuville St. Vaast, Berlin reports four attacks by a Canadian regiment, all of which were fruitless. There were no developments on the other fronts. SOUTH INJURED CAPTURE FOUR TOWNS. London, March 30.—It was upon pease the formation of the British wedge into tle German positions that inter- est on the west front was centered to- RUSH SEED, (United Press) Lincoln, Neb, March 30.—One- day. General Haig’s forces are still advancing and the fighting, fast-mov- hundred and five carloads of seed ing forces and armored cars are driv-| Wheat for Nebraska farms, dam- ing a steel point at St, Qhentin, Four] #ged by the winds and severe droughts, were rushed from Min- neapolis today. The damaged wheat fields will be seeded with spring wheat within ten days, it Is sald. more towns are in the British hands today. The movement of the French forces slowed up suddenly. Heavy artillery has been brought into play, which indicates they were very close to the German defense line. AWARDS BIDS FOR SUBRARINE NETS AND CABLE (United Press.) Washington, March 30 contract for 100 steel cable,an marine nets was awarded today by the navy department to the American Steel and Wire company of Philadelphia. The contract amounts to $188,000. The nets are to be of 12-foot mesh, 300 feet long and 34 feet deep. Div- ers will place the nets. The nets are like those used extensively by the Al- lies in guarding the entrance to the Thames and other rivers. ARGENTINE FAVORS GRAIN EMBARGOES (United Press.) ‘Buenos Ayres, March 30.—Argen- tine is considering further grain em- ‘bargoes, An inventory of the supply of foodstuffs and a ban against maize was under consideration to take ef- fect shortly after the ‘ban authorized against wheat goes into effect. LAKE SERVIGE ASKS FOR 3,000 RECRUITS (Associated Press) (United Press) Kansas City, Mo., March 30.—Thous- ands of acres of wheat fields in west: ern and central Kansas will be plow- ed up and put in barley and oats. The dry weather and high winds are re- sponsible. The dry weather prevent- ed the wheat from being firmly rooted and the high winds swept many acres clear of any plant life, Eastern Kan- sas, western Oklahoma, eastern Ne- braska and southern Missouri did not suffer so severely from the high winds, and are expected to make a wheat crop. GERMANS LOWERED FLAG ON ALGONQUIN (Associated Press.) (Deleted by Censor), March 30.—The ‘crew of the German subma- rine which shelled and sank the Am- erican steamship, Algonquin without warning in British waters on March 12 refused to let the freight ship go down with the Stars and Stripes fly- ing, Captain Nordberg of the Algon- quin said today. The captain and 25 of his men arrived this morning at an American port on the Cunard liner, Orduna, from a British port. Men Abandoned. Before the Algonquin’s men aan- doned the vessel, she was being shell- ed by the -boat. Captain ‘Nordberg said he decided not to haul down the American flag, and hoped to see it flying when his ship disappeared, but the Germans who went aboard to place bombs, he said, lowered the em- ‘blem before they accomplished their work of destruction. Captain Nordberg’s story upon his arrival added no other details to the cabled account of the loss of the .Al- gonquin. He confirmed dispatches which have told how he and his crew were denied aid by the U-boat’s cap- tain and had to row 65 miles to land. About three miles off shore another Chicago, March 30.—Orders have| sypmarine was sighted, he said. The Food Riots ‘TIME NOT RIPE FOR CHANCES IN ADMINISTRATION Imperial Chancellor Holds Little Hope to German Peo- ple of Early seforms UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINE URGED AS NECESSITY Shifts All Responsibilities of Hos- tilities Upon Government of United States (Assoalcted Press) London, March 30.—-A Reuter’s dis- patch from Amsterdam today adds the following to the wireless version of the speech of Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg, the ‘man imperial chan: cellor in the Reichstag. “Regarding the military situation, L have litle to add to the army reports, In the east extensive operation re out of the question at present. ‘The season of impassable roads prev operations on a greater scale. “In the west, our backward move- ments are be'ng effected according to plans and lead to daily increasing freedom of movemen The thanks of the entire > due to the troops and the illful leaders, Standing Tenaeily, “On all the other fronts, our troops anding with undiminished ten, lonia, Bulga Out; RCK TRIBUNE [rte | “ABOK, NORTH DAKoTa, FRIDAY, best 30, 1917. ASSOCIATED PRESS FIVE CENTS CENTS STILL FALLING BACK Hollweg Says War Up to United States UITY HEAD DOOGES PROBE INTO AFFAIRS J. M. Anderson on Stand Pressed for Facts Asks Committee to Investigate Chamber HEARING NEARLY BREAKS UP IN GENERAL SQUABBLE 'Letters From Farmers Criticizing Equity Methods Are Read at Hearing (Associated Press.) St. Paul, March 80.—Sweeping de- nial that the ‘Kquity Co-operative ex change is selling a majority of its grain to scalpers’and charges of un- rness on the part of the special legislative investigating committee were made before that body today by J. M, Anderson, president of the Hquity. Hot words grew into a flame of dis- sension which again ‘blocked — prog- ress New charges and counter- charges flew between Chairman A. F. ‘eigen and representattyes of the Kequity Could Not Give Data. The climax was reached when Mr. Anderson, prodded for information which he could not. provide offhand, dramatically declared: ‘This committee has spent two weeks belittling the Equity exchange. How /about your promise to investi- gate the Minneapolis Chamber — of rman troops are splendidly repuls- French attacks on a great scale, Regarding the submarine w the ary of the admiralty today made Commerce and the Duluth Board of Trade? It seems to be the object of the committee to persecute the Equi- ty.” a D detailed statement to ule main com- mittee of the Reichs Discusing internal polities, the dis- patch quotes the chancellor as say- ing: “Althotigh T would like it best if we could make reforms in the franchise tomorrow, I doubt whether the mo- ment when we concentrate all our strength against the enemy is the right moment for inaugurating a new law, It must be subordinate to bring- ing the war to a happy conclusion.” No Intention of Attac “Germany never had the slightest intention of attacking the United States of America and does not have such intentions now. It never de- 8 | war against the United States of America, and does not desire it to- day,” was the declaration made by the chancellor in dealing with the in- ternational situation. Reviews Cau strike out, Ander- “Stenographer, Teigen ordered. son’s statement,” knowledge of the people of the North- west, thank God.” Afier Teigen had questioned the ability of the Equity directors in choosing Anderson, the latter shout- ed, over protest of the chairman, “I dare say that the stockholders wil choose the next president of the Equity, and not this committee.” Anderson intimated further the committee’s investigation wa ing guided by the hand of politics. To offset this statement, Teige dictated a lengthy statement, outlin- ing the objects of the committee and read letters from farmers into the record, criticizing the Equity. Mr. Anderson testified that an ac- that The Chancellor made important declaration concerning Germany's pol- icy toward the United States and Rus-| 8 sia. “How did asked the the relation these things develop, hancellor in speaking of with the United States. He then proceeded to answer the question by reviewing the causes which lead up to the German use of submarines in unrestricted warfare. Declaring that Germany had under- count of $30,000 with the C. C. Cham- bers Grain company was secured by vain belonging to that company which the Equity holds. Other out- standing accounts ranged from only $4,000 to $5,000 each, he declared, if all were secured by grain tickets as- signed by milling’ cémpanrtes. Questioned as to whether most of the Bquity’s outstanding accounts ecure brought a sharp denial . Anderson. taken unrestricted submarine war- fare for its defense, Dr. von Bethmann Hollw id: Wont Bear Responsibility, “If the American nation considers this cause to declare war against the German nation, with which it has lived in peace for more than 100 years, if this warrants an increase in blood- shed, we shall not have to bear the responsibility of it.” “How did these things develop?” he continued. “More than once, we told the United States that we made unrestricted use of the submarine weapon expecting that England could be made to observe, in her policy of blockade, the laws of humanity and international agreements.” SOCIALIST ORATOR OPPOSES HOLLWEG Amsterdam, March 30.—For the first time since the start of the war a note of doubt as to Germany's future course crept into the reichstag speeches, according to dispatches re- ceived from Berlin today. (Member Spahn was quoted as de- elaring in a debate following Imperi- al Chancellor von Hollweg’s speech that he hoped “Germany was prepar- ed to fight a new and powerful foe.” Opposes Zimmermann’s Scheme. The Socialist member Noske, bit- terly censored Foreign ‘Secretary Zimmermann’s Mexican-Japanese scheme against the United States and declared that the Prussian system of peen received by Commandant W. A. A a Moffett of the Great Lakes Training Peete hry cae epithe station to rush the enrollment of) wo. 3,000 men to serve on 500 yachts and power boats being collected for war purposes. Arrangements were made for the distribution of the yachts in the Great Lakes and a_ preliminary cruise of three weeks is being plan- Denmark and Sweden have practical ty recognized the new Russian democ- racy, by entering: into--negotiations, the state department announced to- day. for choice, heavy hogs. known. Lighter receipts than expect- ing today to the highest prices ever} promised electoral reforms. ed sent the general market up'15 to} forms, in:view of the fact that the 20 cents. The top price was $15.50| greater part, of German’s voting pop- government should be abolished. “Germany should not be a reaction- ary country,” he said. “All the En- tente rulers are sitting on unsafe thrones. “Even in Italy a revolutionary spir- it is brewing and the king is tottering on the throne.” Widespread Discontent. Alth th di: teh f Germany Pass R Record wi? 22 eee non-comprising attitude toward the submarine warfare in his formal speéch in the reichstag, there were various reports of a widespread .tis- contenf over the announced and ‘Holiweg said the time is not ripe for such :e- ulation is now. in the trenches. Says Prices Better. Mr. ‘Anderson testified that 75 per cent of the Equity grain is sold to country mills and that the average price paid is better tnan that paid by the Minneapolis Chamber of Com- merce. “We do sell grain to the elevators if the elevators give the higher Erice,” he added. Charges that the Equity was with- holding witnesses were renewed. Members of the committee denounc- ed the failure of the accountant who prepared the Equity balance sheet to ‘he furnished today. It was explained that he had been called to North Da- kota, but would testify when he re- turned Won't Recognize Manahan. The chairman on several occasions refused to recognize James A, Mana- han, attorney for the Equity. Magnus Johnson, vice president of the Equity, took the stand and declar- ed he had a suspicion that Teigen was trying to “ruin the Equity.” John- son admitted the iquity livestock business was conducted at a small charged employes, investigation law- suits and other trouble MISSOURI IS 6.5 FEET AT GAUGE READING Reports reaching the government ‘weather bureau here are to the effect that the Missouri river is open now at all points south of Pierre, S. D. The water at this point is 6.5 feet guage reading, a rise of 2.5 feet veing recorded during the week. The observatory reported a temper- ature of 52 degrees above at the noon hour, two degrees above the maximum of yesterday. What would have been a perfect spring day has been made disagreeable by a heavy wind, loaded with particles of dust, which arose during the morning hours ‘and continued most of the day. & s be- loss, but charged it to attacks of dis- GEAUFORT, ONCE Londen, ‘March 20,--A British hero,) hero, one of the boldest of international spies, is a young man whose name was once on many a lip in America, but in mention far from heroic. He is Count Jan Mourik de Beau- fort, who married Imma Kilgallen, Chi- cago heiress, and is said to have been kicked downstai her irate father, “Mike” Kilgallen, Irma afterward married Joe How- ard, a song writer, and fi y killed herself in an Omaha hotel. ‘But Beaufort, who left America af- ter his unfortunate marriaze, became a secret agent, and his recent revela- tions of German defense conditions along the ‘North sea and ilelgoland have proved of great value to the ad- miralty. (Five years ago Count de Beaufort told an interviewer: “I am going to prove to the American people that a count. can be a man in spite of his title.” That remark is now recalled — by American correspondents in London They think he has made good, if it did need the opportunity of a world war to do it. Once, in’ the United States, the count went on the vaudeville stage, his turn being a droll account of his adventures while # Wilgallen son-in- law and manager of the Kilgallen in- terests in New York, In the hearing that resulted in an- nulment of the Beaufort-Kilgallen marriage, Mather-inJaw Mike alleged that the count ‘beat his bride and dragged her about the house, and that ne fell 80 feet over a balustrade while trying to escape him. Irma spent some weeks in pital ‘before her divorce. One of the count’s war feats was interviewing Field Marshal von Hin- denberg, in the gufse of a newspaper correspondent, before making his trip along the North sen coast and enter- ing the secret rooms of the German admiralty. a hos- Gets Dramatic. {n the admiralty, Beaufort found “But you can't,” broke-iv Anderson, | large- Je maps of British harvors “But you can’t strike it) from theland dockyards—better maps than he had ¢een in England. But his most yaluable work was in connection with coast defen His discoveries along the North sea have proved of great value to the British admiralty, and may interest the Am- erican navy department if the United States gets into the war. He mapped the mouths of the Elbe and Weser, including Cuxhaven and Wilhelmshaven, and the 27 forts and many batteries that guard this little strip of coast. He also obtained a war map of Hel- goland, the tiny islet that is Ger- many’s North sea Gibraltar. Now England knows the exact location of the guns on the Helgoland rocks, the Zeppelin sheds, ete. Accompanied by a German naval of- ficer, Beaufort inspected the Kiel ca- nal, although he was allowed to bring nothing from the cana) but the in- formation he could store in his ‘brain. He also listened to a naval lecture by Admiral von Koester of the Ger- man fleet, and returned to England through Holland. Beaufort's ‘title is Dutch, and he posed in Germany as a correspondent for Dutch newspapers. North Sea Mined by Germans Torpedo Boats of British Warn Friendly Craft of Danger Zone of Latest Peril SEVERAL SHIPS VICTIMS OF UNCHARTERED MINES (Associated Press.) ——-— (Deleted by Censor), March 20.—The fact that the Cunard liner, Orduna, was stopped off the Irish coast by a British torpedo boat de- stroyer, and hurriedly ordered into the nearest port, while the ¢ mines, suddenly discovered was revealed by the ship's officers the reason why the vessel was three days overdue when she reached her American destination today. Upon arrival in the Irish port of ref- uge, officers said, they found 27 other vessels already had escaped the mine peril by putting in there, including one American ship. Two other ves: sels had fallen victims of the mines, they learned, and had gone down. Mine Sweepers Busy. The mine sweepers worked two days clearing the seas of the menace, destroying more than 100 mines. Then all the ships were ordered out at once, making their way through a Jane of protecting torpedo boat de- stroyers and patrol boats until they reached safe waters. ‘On board the Orduna were five Am- erican aeroplane experts, who had been engaged in construction and in- struction work for the French on the western front. It was leared they had ‘been called back here to assist the deveopment of this country's aer- fal service. Was Swept clear of a great flock of tempt to place the burden on the Unit- theres lithe first time a lack of the chancel- LAUCHED AT IN WILSON READY AMERICA, 1S NOW BRITISH HERO, TO PLAGE PLAN BEFORE SOLONS Holds Final Session With Cabinet Then Retires to Write Special Message PARTIES CONSIDER WAY TO ORGANIZE HOUSE Prospects for Universal Military. Training Growing Brighter Daily NOMINATE CLARK. (Associated Press.) Washington, March ed Champ Clark of Missouri was nominated for re-election today as speaker of the house, at a cau- cus of Democrats. He was cho& en by acclamation, (Associated Press) Washington, March 30.—Steps in anticipation of President Wilson's ap- pearance before congress next week and for action on whatever recom- mendations he may make to meet the national emergency, began to take final form today. ‘These steps were: Writing Message, The president held a final confer- ence with his cabinet, preparatory to starting the actual writing of the ad- dress he will deliver before a point session of the house and senate, Consider Organization. House Democrats held a caucug to consider plans for organization of the house by their party and a committee of 27 Republicans met to propare a final recommendation for organiza- tion of the house, which will be laid before a caucus of Republicans tomor- ro Plans for raising revenue were con- sidered at a meeting of Democratic members of the ways and meang com- mittee, Speed up Revenue Bills, Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the senate military affairs committee, following his conference with the president yesterday over his univer- sal military training plan, agreed to press for prompt action in the sen- ate on the regular army appropriation bill, which failed at the last ession, as soon as it comes over from the house. Can Raise Army of 700,000, The senator assured the president that he already has authority without further congressional action to raise immediately an army of more than 700,000 by increasing the regular army to war strength and calling out the entire national guard, at war strength. Orders were being prepared today calling out additional guard forces in several eastern states. They contem- plate an increase of at least two regi- ments of infantry to the 50,000 guards- men already added to the federal ser- vice for police protection work. Mr. Clark is confident of re-election when the house meets Monday. There was no opposition today to him, and it took 15 minutes to make the nom- ination. Representative Shackelford, a colleague, made the nominating speech and the formality of voting was dispensed with. Mr, Clark has been in congress more than 20 years, and has been speaker of the last three congresses. After the nomination, the caucus took up questions of house organiza- tion. President Wilson now has before him recommendations of his princi- pal cabinet advisers and in a general way hi heard the sentiment of the country The preponderance of the opinion forwarded to the White House is for a declaration that a state of war ex- ists between the United States and Germany. Telegrams advising the president are being received in large numbers. Many of them, couched in identical Will Out language, favor the maintenance of The president, according to specu-|! peace. jlation, will only outline before con-| gress the long list of German offenses iwhich have forced th tion into a war “not of its own ct ing.” Chancellor Hollweg’s apparent at- COUNT ACTUAL WAR IS TALK IN WASHINGTON (United Press) Washington, March 30.—Only actual war was talked generally in Washing- ton today. German Imperial Chancel- lor von Bethmann Hollweg clinched the idea. President Wilson and his cabinet were booked for a late afternoon ses- sion, at which time they are expected to shake the last details of what will mean the United States’ entrance into the conflict in some fashion to be de- cided by congr Doubt Swept Aside. All doubt has been swept aside in the lines of international experts that President Wilson 1 make a forcible demand on congress that America play a strong defense of American rights. Universal Training, That President Wilson is turning more strongly in favor of some kind of universal military training is the view of officials. The president him- self has made no announcement. A Bitter Coatliet, Military men who know something about the policy of the government declare the entrance of the United States into the war will make it the bitterest this government has ever seen. Congress ought not to favor voluntary ining depending upon en- m which may wane later. Con- will uphold | President Wilson to DE BEAUFORT. (United Press) Washington, March 30.—President Wilson hag finished the first tentative draft of war measures to congress next week. The consensus of opinion is that he acknowledged before con- gress that a state of war exists be- tween Germany and the United States. At the same time the belief is grow- ing that he may also express the pro- found hope that the nations of the world engaged in the war will soon be able to bring about a lasting peace. The cabinet view was outspoken and. frank. Several of the members ex- press the unqualified belief that a state of war has existed for some time. Our members picturesquely de- scribed it “as a state where the mad dog must be stopped from further bit- fed States ig regarded as showing for lor’s usual punch. GOVERNMENT WILL COMPETE WITH LARD (United Press) London, March 30.—Anutomobile manufacturers, authorized by the mi > ister of munitions, are getting togeth- er on a project to compete with Henry Ford’s big new plant to be built at Cork. The Cork plant is expected to turn out 50,000 machines, tractors, trucks and pleasure vehicles a year. | ing.” ,MAJOR DANA WRIGHT MURPHY TO PROSECUTE RETURNS TO BISMARCK (Special to The Tribune.) Jamestown, N. D, March 30.—Major Dana Wright in charge of the second battalion, comprising the companies’ ‘of Jamestown, Dickineon, Mandan and/to work in co-operation ‘with the |Bismarck,.left for Bismarck last night ‘state's attorney and: Ris assistant fm and will make his headqurters there) the arrest Se during the length of service of the/‘tions of the e 3 militiamen in the international con-/cipal election to be flict. day, April 3. THE ILLEGAL VOTERS Minot, N. D., March 30—Attorney Francis J. Murphy of this city, form- erly of Bismarck, has ‘been retained by the municipal league of this city: