The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 31, 1917, Page 1

The Weather Falr and Cooler. THE BIS THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 76 UNITED PRESS MAY German Raider Sinks Nine DECLARE STATE OF | ROVER BREAKS THRU BRITISH SEA BLOCKADE Reached South Atlantic Last De- cember and Preys on Com- merce of Allies ACCORDING TO SURVIVORS CRAFT CALLED SEEADLER More Than 200 Prisoners Taken Are Landed at Rio Janiero Port (Associated Press) Rio Janiero, March 81~-A new Ger- man raider, slipping past the British warships on guard in the North sea, has reached the South Atlantic and sent nine or more merchantmen to the bottom. According to survivors from the sunken vessels, the raider is the Seeadler, a formidably armed craft operating with the same success’ and daring as the Moewe. On Line With Rio Jantero. News of the activities of the raider was brought to Rio Janiero by the French bark Cambronne, which arriv- ed here yesterday. She had on board 285 men of the crews of the vessels sunk by the Seeadler. The Cambron- ne encountered the raider on March 7, at latitude 21 south, longitude 7 west, a point in the Atlantic almost on a line with Rio Janiero, and about two- thirds of the way to the African coast. After the survivors had been put on the Cambronne, she was order- ed to nroceed to the coast of Brazil, a voyage of 22 days. Holsted Norwegien Flag. On sighting a merchantman, the raider hoisted a Norwegian flag, which was replaced by the German ensign, when the prey was within reach of her guns, Among the refugees are two. women, wives of cuptaing of sunkén. vessels. Among the ships sunk was the Hon- garth, which was on her way from Montevideo to Plymouth with grain. She attempted. “to escape. The cap- tain finally ‘dijrrendered, after four members of *AfS'crew, including the chief engineér’dnd his stant, had been wounded’ BY machine gun fire. Refugees say the commanders declar- ed that the German emperor and the crown prince alone knew of the ex- pedition. LEFT GERMANY IN DECEMBER. (United Press) Rio Janiero, March 31.—Two hun- dred and sixty-five men and two wo- men, survivors of 11 steamers and sailing v s in the Atlantic, brought into port another amazing German raider story. They arrived on the French bark, Cambronne. The new German raider is a sailing vessel with auxiliary gasoline engine. She flies the Norwegian flag and is heavily armed. Survivors claim that many on board the 11 ships were either drowned or lost during the sinking of the vessel. The German faider bore the name Seeadler. Her commander s Thomas Lucker. She left Ger. many December 22. Most of her vic- tims were overtaken and sunk jn the vicinity of Trinidad. The present whereabouts of the raider are un- known. In almost every case the raider adopted the strategy of flying the Norwegian flag and signaled her victims to stop telling them she de sired to speak to them. As soon as the survivors had left the vessel the crew of the raider boarded her and took the crew prisoners and then sank the vessel. (0,000 POSTMASTERS PLACED UNDER CIVIL SERVICE BY PRESIDENT (Associated Press.) Washington, March 31..More than 10,600 second and third class post- masters were placed under civil serv- ice today ‘by executive order of Presi- dent Wilson. Present incumbents in office are not affected, but in the future when vacancies occur as the result of deaths, resignations or removals, the civil service commission will hold open competitive examinations. The name of the highest eligible candi- date will then be submitted to the president. No person more tian 65 years old shall be examinted. , Although the order is framed to re- move postmasters from politics, tha senate, however, has the right to re- ject the president’s appointees. RUSSIAN GRAND DUCHESS MARIA TAKEN IN CUSTODY (United Press) Petrograd, March 31.—The Grand Duchess Maria Paviovina has been arrested following the seizure of a letter she had written Grand Duke Coris, according to word received here. The commander of the Petro- grad reserve guard, who carried the Ha also has been taken into cus- y- ; : Pro-German Ministry In Sweden New Government Formed An- nounces, However, Policy of Strict Neutrality COL. AKARMAN HEAD OF WAR DEPARTMENT (Associated Press) London, March 31.—Strict neutral- ity will be the policy of the new Swed- ish cabinet, according to a statement issued by the new premier, Carl Swartz. NEW FOREIGN MINISTER. (Associated Pregy) Stockholm, March 31.—Admiral S. A. Lindman, Sweden's new foreign minister, was prime minister from 1906 to 1911. Colonel Akarman, the new minister of war, is considered one of Sweden's ablest military officers and hag been a Swedish observer with the German army for a long period since the out- break of the war. He is well known as a strong pro-German. NEW YORK [S AFLAME WITH YANKEE FLAGS Patriotism Conquers the Greatest World and Foremost Am- erican City FORMERLY WAS MOST CYNICAL PLACE IN U. 8. By CHARLES > EDWARD RUSSELL. iNew York, March 31.—What do you think of this old town now? I have lived here 30 years, off and on, and 1 tell you frankly it has me going. It used to be the most material, cynical, wooden-faced place, in Amer- ict. Cold-drawn business and all that, and as for patriotism you might as well try to strike fire from an icicle. ‘That's what we used to Patri- otism in ‘New York-there wastn't any such thing! All the rest of the country in an emergency might get up and holler, but little old New York would stick to its dollar-chase and never give a hang for anything else. Well, we were wrong; that’s all! The emergency has come all and instead of giving it the icy as we prophets all predicted, the old girl has popped up with an enth asm nobody knew she possessed. What do you know about that? Of course, too, New York, for such a showing. has every kind of handi- cap there is going and then some. It s the grandest mixture of nationali- ties under the sun. You can find here every kind of man that walks, hops or crawls, You know all that good old dope about ‘New Yorx ‘being the fourth German city of tne world, at the same time that it fs the second Hungarian, and the second Greek, and the third Italian, and so on. All right. But also the largest Am- (Continued on Page Four) NEW RUSSIA PROCLAIS 4 FREE POLAND (Associated Press) Petrograd, March 31.—The procla- mation of the provisional government in regard to the freedom of Poland has been received with general en- thusiasm by Polish leaders throughout the country. Expressions of opinion obtained from G. I. Garousvitch, a member of the duma, and I. A. Sheba- ko, another prominent Polish leader, are typical. INDIANA MILITIA OFFICERS ASKED TO LEAVE SERVICE (Associated Press) Indianapolis, March 31.—Two colo- nels, a major and two captains are among s¢ven officers who resignations have been demanded by Adjutant Gen- eral Harry B. Smith “in the interest of higher efficiency.’ All of the offi- cers were in the service on the Mexi- can border and the adjutant said it was upon report of the efficiency of each man that he based his demand for their resignations. The higher Officers affected are Col. Aubrey H. Kuhlman of the Third infantry regi- ment; Col. Leslie Naftzger, command- er of the First infantry regiment; Ma- jor Gustav Groll of the Third infan- try, and Captain Davis and Captain, Hervey Daines of the Second = ,| should take’ effect without del ROBINSON HOLDS RECENTS CANNOT BE THROWN OUT Only Kindergarten Matter, De- clares Justice in His Satur- day Evening Letter WOULL MAKE GOVERNOR LITTLE KING, SAYS HE Effort Made to Show Executive Has Appointing Power With- out Regard to Statute Declaring that the case presented only a kindergarten matter, and that attorneys for the state sought to show that the governor “is a little king and that he has an appointing power which may be exercised without any statute,” Justice James E. Robinson, in his Saturday evening letter, which appears in: full below, holds that the supreme court should deny Attorney General William S. Langer’s petition for the overthrow of the present state board of regents, in order that Gover- nor Frazier may find places for his appointees, whom the senate in the ‘Tifteenth general assembly thrice re- jected. While the opinion of the supreme court has not yet been handed down, Justice Robinson’s personal opinion, which he embodies in his Saturday evening letter, is illuminating, par ularly from the fact that the justice was elected by the same ballots which elevated to their present seats Gover- nor Frazier and Attorney General Langer, the venerable judge leading all other Non-Partisan candidates in the race for the supreme bench. Because of its important news value Justice Robinson’s weekly letter to- day is given here rather than in ils usua) position on the editorial page. SATURDAY EVENING LETTER, (By Justiee Robinson) ‘This week ev judge must have credit for good work and full time. On Saturday of last week we had a suit to oust the board of regents on the ground that their appointment was not regular. They were appointed by the governor on March 9, 1915, under an act approved March 4, with an emergency section as provided by Sec. 6 of the constitution, The act was passed by a two-thirds majority of the memb: present in each house, and ‘here was no vote against it in either house. But it was contended that the act did not take effect until July 1, after its sage, because the emer- gency section of the act did not de- clare it to be nec lic peace, health or ry for the pub- afety that the act ay. Kindergarten Matter. soon as counsel had made Only “Nor j-]an opening statement on the argument of the case I showed them in a few words that the case presented only a kindergarten matter arising under the plain words of the statute and two sections of the constitution, and that the obvious purpose of the emergency clause in the amendment providing for the referendum was to limit the referendum so it should not apply to any act when passed with an emer- gency section stating facts that it is necessary for the public peace, health and safety that the act should take effect without delay, and that the emergency clause as provided for by Sec. 6 of the constitution is in com- mon use and it is not in any way re- pealed or affected by the emergency clanse of the referendum law. Where to Get Off At. Still the lawyers who came to make a big talk were not satisfied to dis- pose of the case in a simple manner. One read books and talked a long time to show that the governor is a little king and that he has an appoint- ing power which may be exercised without any statute. Then the other lawyer read an equal number of books. and talked still longer to show that what the first lawyer said was all bosh. In tbat way they talked over four hours, though several times I tried to show them where to get off at. In such a simple case it seems big lawyers should not try to confuse the poor judges or to pull the wool over their eyes. Here is my opinion: State, Ex Rel. Langer, Etc. “Robinson, Js: This is a simple case. Its purpose is to oust the board of regents.on the ground that their ap- pointment was void. The appointment was made by the governor on March 9, (Continued on page four.) BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY MARCH 31, 1917. Mexican Situation Menacing Ignored Request of U. 8. on At- titude Toward Mexico-Jap- an Alliance BELIEVED GERMANY WILL RENEW ATTEMPT (United Press) Washington, March 31. -As the hour of the apparently inevitable entrance of the United States in tie world war approaches, Mexico, more than Ger- many, is engaging the attention of the war department officials. General Carranza has never display- ed an interest in the proposed alli- ance between Japan and Mexico against the United States, The state department’s specific request for an ofticial expression of the, Mexican atti tude toward the proposal, was ignor- ed. It is accepted as a certainty here that in the event of war, Germany will renew her attempt to align Mex- ico against the United States, On the strength of this certainty and the very uncertainty created by General Car- ranza’s silence regarding Germany’s attempted alliance, all is construed ag menacing. It is expected that in the event of hostilities, it will be impossible to maintain friendly relations with Ger- many’s allies, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria. SHORTAGE BUT UITY STILL PAID DIVIDEND M. W. Thatcher show: Up Finan- cial Condition of Co-Oper-. ative Grain Exchange CHAIRMAN REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE MANAHAN (Associated Press) 31-—M, W. Thatch- r the Equity, today ing before the Tiegen investigating co.rmittee. Item by item, chairman T went over the statement with Thatch- er. “Why did you pay a dividend when you had a deficiency,”Tiegen asked. “fam not responsible for tion of the board of directors, any ac- cannot answer that question,” Mr. Thatcher replied. Chairman Tiegen read an ceditor- ial from the Pioneer Press in which a discharge of the commiftee was urged and said he would subpeena H. R. Galt, managing editor, to ex- plain the charge that the caaivman is “either bent on indulging in ne political or personal grudge or el is incompetent to conduct the inve: gation on scientific, judicial and dig- nified lines.” Called as Witness, President John M. Anderson of the Equity was called as a witness and Attorney James Manahan asked re- cognition ag counsel for the witness but Chairman Tiegen refused th2 re- quest. Anderson then refused to testify until informed by the committee the length of time that would be allowed for rebuttal testimony. No decision had been reached when the commit- tee adjourned. Tiegen and Manahan had an argu- ment after the session was ended. The committee work was styled a disgrace to the state by the attor- ney. SPEAKERSHIP GOES TO MANN Washington, n, March 31.—Re- presentative Mann was late this afternoon nominated by the Re- publican caucus as the party candidate for speaker of the house. HELGESEN STRIKEN WITH APPENDICITIS; VOTE NEEDED BADLY Washington, March 31—-Democrat- ic organization of the house of repre- sentatives was practically assured tody’y, when Representative Helgeson, North Dakota, Republican, was strick- ‘n. with appendicitis and removed to the Garfield hospital. es United Press.) &s| Helgeson’s iliness comes within 2+ hours of the illness of Representative Capstick of New Jersey, another Re- publican.’ “This shows the number of Republicans who will probably get here and vote to be 212. There are 214 Democrats with two Independ- ents, who are expected:to vote with them. : oS FRENCH PUSH GERMANS BACK IN WEST ZONE Continue Progiess. in Offensive Against Hindenburg Lines Before Neuville HARD FIGHTING ALONG FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT British Continue to Press Turkish Army Hard in Region of Mesopotomia STORM ST. QUENTIN. (United Press) New York, March 31. Quentin, next to Cambria and one of the chief positions on the Hindenburg line Is threatened by drives from two directions by the French and British forces. Official statements were lacking up to noon, but both Berlin and London battle front dispatches coupled with French war state- ments gave indication of heavy fighting between the French and British and Germans near St. Quentin. (Associated Press.) French troops in northern France continue to push back the Germans along the southern end of the Ger- man field of retreat. A new thrust was delivered by General Nivelle’s forces last night northeast of Soissons pushing the hostile line back on a three and a one-half mile front between Neu- ville and Vregny. The French forged ahead east of this line, making im- ‘portant progress and capturing sev- om points -of support) the French: : war office reports. French Successful. Other hard fighting took place fur ther southeast on the Franco-Belgian front, in the Champagne region. ‘Here, the French also were successful, re- pelling five violent counter attacks de- livered ‘by the Germans and prevent- ing the recapture of the positions taken by the French west of Maisons de la Champagne. Forcing Turks Back. British forces in (Mesopotamia ad- vancing to the north of Bagdad have occupied the town of Kalaatfelujah and the areas of Deltawah and Sindi- yah and Sheraban, according to 4 official statement issued today by the ish troops,” the statement ere now confronted by the remnants of the Turks, who retreat: ed from Kut-el-Amara, which were re- inforced by fresh units near Delta- wah and Zindyah.” British troops advancing on the front in northern France in pursuit of retreating Germans have five additional villages, Reut: respondent at British headquarters reports today. Villag: taken are Heurdicourt, St. Emi Marteville, Vermant WEST INDIES 10 BE KNOWN AS THE “VIRGIN ISLANDS” (Associated Press) Washington, March 31,—The final acts of more than 50 years’ efforts to bring the Danish West Indies. under the American flag were completed with formal ceremonies at the state department today when Danish Min- ister Bruin was handed a treasury warrant for $25,000,000, the purchase price, and wireless messages were sent to the American and Danish au- thorities at the island to lower the Danish flag and raise the Stars and Stripes. At noon today the new pos- session passed definitely and finally under the authority of the United States. “By giving you this warrant,” Sec- retary Lansing said, as he handed the. paper to the minister, “I will save you the trouble of transporting 48 tons of gold. The value of this paper in coin would be equivalent to that weight.” With the transfer, the islands be- came known as the Virgin islands of the United States, a designation chos- en by the natives of the islands, and adopted by the United States govern- ment. TWO BRITISH VESSELS SUNK; AMERICANS KILLED (Associated Press) Washington, March 31.—Two Brit- ish steamers, the Snowdon Range and |: the Booth liner Christin, both with Americans aboard of whom a number are unaccounted for, were reported to end Soyecourt. ASBOCIATED PRESS Demand For Democracy In Germany Resolution Asking for Commis. sion to Investigate Is Adopt- ed 273 to 23 VICTORY HINGES ON NEW FORM GOVERNMENT (United Press) Amsterdam, March 31.—The demand for a democracy for Germany has reached the Reichstag and has been responded to by a move for an inves+ tigation of the relations of that body to the people and of the people's share in the government. Dispatches from Berlin report the adoption by a vote of 273 to 23 of a resolution offered by the national lib- erals, proposing a commisison of 28 to investigate “constitutional ques- tions, particularly the representation of the people and the relations of the people to the government.” The Munich Post openly declared in an editorial priited last night that Germany is now the sole contender against an alliance of world demo- cracy and that the people of the world are convinced that a victory is im- possible as long as Germany con- tinues under the present form of gov- ernment. TOSSES HER CHILD FROM SPEEDING CA Taxi Driver Stops Machine and Picks Up Infant—Woman “STONE WILL BE ‘ Tries to Excdpe? sagan Ig CAPTURED AND TAKEN TO MAPLETON (United Press) Moorhead, Minn. March .31—A young woman, about 22 years old, last Thursday afternoon called for a taxi- cab from a Fargo company and asked to be driven to Casselton, N. D., about 10 miles west of her Tosses Child From Cab, When approaching Mapleton, the woman suddenly opened the door of the machine and threw her two-year- old baby out on the roadside, appar- ently in an attempt to rid herself of it. The driver of the taxicab stopped the machine, believing the baby had fallen out and went back for it. Mother Tries to Escape. While going after the baby, the wo- man attempted to escape by running away, but wag caught by the driver, who tied her hands and feet with strips he tore from her skirt and placed her in the taxicab. He then drove on to Mapleton, where he turned her over to the po- lice. The child was not seriously in- jured by the fall. The woman is married, her hus- band being in this city at the time. Boost Rates Five Per Cent (Associated Press) Washington, March 5'1.—Increases of about five per cent in freight rates on all classes and commodities mov- ing east and west via rail and ship lines over the Great Lakes went into effect today when the interstate com- merce commission declined to sus- pend tariffs proposing them. FOR HOSTILITIES AFTER DECLARATION (United Press) Washington, March 31.—William J. Stone, one of the wilful 12 filibuster- ing senators who defeated President Wilson’s armed neutrality measure, AS PTS LAST TOUCHES ON MESSAGE Reducing to Writing Course of Action to Meet Present Ne-: tional Orisis —-" 1 CONGRESS TO DECIDE STATUS OF NATION Provision May Be Made for Army of Million Men at Once (Associated Press) Washington, March 31.—President Wilson, having decided fully with his cabinet upon a course of action to meet the national emergency, today set about the task of reducing the conclusion to writing. Indications were that the formal recognition of the existence of a state of war between the United States'and Germany would result. Just what part the United States would play in the war against Ger- many will not be developed until after congress defines the nation’s status and completes urgent defensive legis- lation. Administration officials are confi- dent the president will have the al- most solid backing of the country and congress in whatever . recommenda: tions he may make. Some opposition is looked for, however, from the paci- fists at the capitol. Among the measures congress is expected to act soon after President Wilson’s appearance early next week are extension of a large ‘credit to the government, provision for raising an army of about 1,000,000 men, censor- ship and spy bills, the regular army. supply bill at NerRgn slegiiation.. for. the-army. The political coldeon seated as the house and senate waited for the. 48 hours before congress mets in ex- tra session to lapse. The Democratic caucus is over, after they had tried to amend several weak places. Floor Leader Mann, in line for the speaker- ship, has weakened a ‘bit by adyocat- ing bi-partisan politics in the house. pet ae) GERMANY MADE NO MOVE TO CHECK THE INTERNATIONAL BREAK (United Press.) Washington, March 31.—Germany may have recognized that a state of war exists between that country and the United States, according to an in- terpretation of Foreign Secretary zimmermann’s recent speech in the reichstag. The state department would not interpret the remark as a full recognition of a state of war, but said it might be so interpreted. Pres- ident Wilson will include this inter- pretation in his message to congress. ‘He can argue that a state of wart ex- ists between the United States and ‘Germany, basing it on the Zimmer- mann speech, There will be chance for little argument of the fact of the situation. He will also say that Ger- man Ambassador von Bernstorft must have known the middle of January. that a break between the two coun- tries was inevitable in view of the submarine campaign, that he undoubt- edly tried to avoid a break and that his government made no move to avoid the coming rupture. TWO MILLION DEFENSE BILL FOR MINNESOTA (Associated Press.) St. Paul, March 31.—Minnesota is taking her place in the front ranks of states preparing for impending war, First steps toward the consoli- dation of all state activities in the assistance of the federal government in case of war were taken today, when George H. Sullivan of Stiliwa- will vote against any further action by congress until war has been de- clared. “Then, I am for war and will go to any length to lick the enemy,” Stone said. “My position on the armed neutral- ity measure has not changed the slightest, and I would vote against it again,” “Will you talk against fur- ther action until congress has de- clared war?” he was asked. “I don’t know that, but I do know I would vote against any further action.” SAYS ENTENTE COULD CONCLUDE PEACE irs = (Associated Press.) Amsterdam, March 31—A Vienna dispatch quotes Count zernin, the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, as the state department today to have been sunk without warning by a sub- marine. The torpedo which struck the en- gine room of the Christin killed five men, two of whom are believed to have been Americans. saying in an interview with the Frem- denblatt that the Entente could con- clude an honorable peace with the Central Powets at any time and that the proposal of the Central Empires for a peace conference still held = ter introduced a dill in the state sen- ate, providing for the creation of a public safety commission of seven members. ‘The commission, which is to be ap. Pointed ‘by the governor, is grant much power by the provisions of the ‘bill, and $2,000,000 is provided for ‘ts use. The bill is intended to replace three previous preparedness measures—the bill providing for registration of. .ene- iy aliens, the bill sppeonr eae $1,000,000 for aid of the federal gor. — ernment in case of war, and the dill appropriating $500,000 for national guard pay. MRS. NEWTON I8 ACQUITTED BY JURY (United Press) Denver, March 3i.—In one and one- re minutes the jury on the | C 4 rs.