The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 5, 1917, Page 1

Fair and Warmer, THIRGY SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 80 BRITISH AND SLAVS UNITED ALONG TICRIS doin Forces in Mesopotamia North of Bagdad Where Russian Cavalry Occuples Towns, FRENCH RECONNOITER IN REGION OF ST. QUENTIN Germans Strongly Reintoree Putting Up Stiff Resistance Before City. British and Russian patrols have got into touch with each other in Mesopotamia, according to a state- ment made to the Associated Press today by Major General F. B. Maur- ice, chief director of military opera- tions at the London war office. . Russian cavalry has occupied the Mesopotamian frontier towns of Ka- hanikin and Kasrichirinm, says an official Petrograd statement. New German Lines, On the western front, French re- connoitering parties advanced last night north of Gauchy and Moy in the region south of St. Quentin until they reached new German lines, which they found to be occupied shrongly, Paris reports. A German attack northwest of Rheims was re- pulsed. The capture of the villages of Ronssoy and Basse-Boulogne, in the sector northeast of Perrone was an- nounced by the British war office. Sheds More Light On the German Plot Representative Miller Reads Unpab- lished Paragraph From Zim- mermann Note. NED TO ESTABLISH BASE. IN MEXICAN PORT Washington, April’ 5.—iRepresenta- tive Miller of Duluth, Minn., Republi- can member of the foreign affairs committee, sprang ® surprise during the discussion of the war resolution in the house today, by holding that an unpublished paragraph of the Zim- mermann note ‘offered to establish a submarine ‘base in a {Mexican port, supply (Mexico with unlimited quanti- ties of arms and ammunition and send German reservists in the United States to Mexito, Representative Miller further said he understood three German schoon- ers had landed on the western coast of Mexico, and that Villa was sur- rounded by German officers, who had taken charge of the drilling of his men. Reliable information, he said, also was that the Carranza army was “not much better.” The unpublished portion of the Zimmerman not, Mr. Miller quoted as follows: “Agreeably to the Mexican govern- ment, submarine bases will be estab- lished at ‘Mexican ports, from which will ‘be supplied arms, ammunition, and supplies. ‘All feservists are or- dered into Mexico. Arrange to at- tack all along the border.” CONTAINED NOTHING OF SORT, SAYS LANSING Washington, April 5—When Repre- sentative Miller's statement was shown to Lansing, the secretary of state said the Zimmermann note con- tained nothing of the sort. FOOD SHORTAGE BECOMES ACUTE Rome, April 5.—The world’s food crop is deficient and the situation is becoming ‘alarming, according to David Lubin, American representa- tive to the International Institute of Agriculture. Mr. Lubin ig here to re- port the fact to President Wilson, through Ambassador Page, and is urging the imperative necessity of a mobilization of American agricultur- al resources. PLA { GEORGE WILL PILOT ASHLEY BASEBALL TEAM (Special to Tribune.) Ashley, \N. D., April 5.—M. J. George was elected manager of the Ashley baseball team at the meeting held yesterday. M. J. Ruemmle will fill the office of treasurer, and A. R. Rudow, secretary. SINK HOSPITAL SHIPS. London, April 5.—Six hospital ships have been torpedoed or mined by the Central Powers since the be- ginning of the war, Thomas J. Mac- namara, financial secretary of the ad- miraity, stated today in the house of commons. In consequence, he added, PAT le have -been -lost and. 73 per-, sons il |North Dakota Guardsmen to Fort Lincoln Bismarck Designated ax Mobiliza- tion Point For Soldiers From This State. North Dakota troops will be mobil- ized at Fort Lincoln in the event war is. formally declared and con gress seconds President Wilson’s call for 500,000 men, North Dakota’s quota of this half- million levy, it is thought, will not exceed one regiment, if the appor- tionment is made on the basig of con- gressional representation, This would mean, it is believed, the immediate mustering in of a’ second regiment of infantry, with ‘hospital and red cross auxiliaries. Fort Lin- coln, it is reported, will be placed in. condition for the reception of either one or two regiments, and it will’ be designated as the point of mobiliza- tion for both the First and the Sec- ond regiment, should concentration be ordered. i Mustering Officer, Capt. B. F. Ristine, U. S. A., regu- Jay army instructor-inspector att: ed to the North Dakota national guard, has been designated federal mustering officer for this state. Cap- tain Ristine will muster in first the companies in the immediate neigh- borhood of Bismarck. Dr. F. B. Strauss, lieutenant in the medical re- serve, is assigned with Captain Ris- tine for this duty, and he will look after the physical examination of re- cruits, The First battalion already is in federal service, and the mustering in process will be merely a formality, so far as it is concerned. PRISON CAMPS TURNED TU PLAY GROUNDS | American Y. M. C. A. Doing Great Work for War Prisoners in Europe By MILTON BRONNER. New York, April 5.—When the full story of the European war is finally written, there will be no more glor- fous chapter than that which deals with the work the American Y. M. C. A. did in alleviating the tedium, the gloom, the boredom of the camps all over Europe in which the war- ring nations confined their (soldier prisoners of war. Deliberate Opinion. This is the deliberate opinion of several Americans who have recent- ly come out of Russia and who for diplomatic reasons do not want to be quoted. Early in the war, the Y. M. C. A. sought permission to labor in the prison camps, and after delicate and Protracted negotiations Americans were permitted by all belligerents to undertake the task. In Russia, 18 Americans supervise the Y. M. C. A. work’ in camps scat- tered all over the empire, in which 1,500,000 prisoners are held. My informants are the first to re- veal the vast seizures of fighting men the Russians have made. The camps hold about 200,000 Turks, upwards of a million members of the Austro- Hungarian army, besides Germans and Bulgarians. Great numbers of men from Alsace- Lorraine, forced into the German army, were sent to the east front to fight the Russians. When captured, they insisted they were Frenchmen, not Germans, and arrangements were made to send them back to the west- ern front to fight under the French colors. In- most warring countries the prison camps are very large, guard- ed by numbers of troops, barbed wire barriers and other safeguards against escape. In Russia the camps are smaller, and dotted all over the em- pire from Petrograd to furthermost Siberia. Mingle With Town Folk. In some towns and villages in Si- beria the prisoners were permitted | to mingle freely all day with the town folk, only being required to re- port back at night. The only in- stance of trouble was in Turkestan, where some German prisoners sought to arouse the fanatic wild Moslem tribes. Russian prison camps vary all the way from regular big brick barracks, formerly occupied by Russian regi- ments, down to log cabins and sod- houses like those in our west. Under international law, captured officers receive a money allowance out of which they buy clothing and food. Common soldiers get food and cloth- ing free. Meals run like this: Breakfast. Coffee and Bread. Luncheon. Soup, Qoffee, Bread. Dinner. Tea, Bread, a Little Meat and Some Vegetables. American Y. M. ©. A. workers en- roll all who wish to form a Y. M. C. A. and arrange houses where the prisoners can get writing mater- ial free of charge. All letters, under international law, are sent postage free, the envelopes being marked “Prisoner of Wat.” ‘The American takes the letters to ( ued on Page Three) era NORTH DAKOTA, HOUSE TO JOIN SE \Man Who Took HOW AMERICA 5 10 ASSIST PUZZLES ALLIES Much Speculation in British Army Over Part United States Is to Play In the War. BELIEVED MEN SHOULD BE SENT TO EUROPE Would Take at Least Six Months to Train Men for Work in the Army. (From a staff correspondent of the Associated Press)—British Headquar- ters in France, via London, April 6: There is much speculation in the British army as to what assistance America might render the Regardless of what theorists say, practical fighting men here believe that the United States would want to have representations with the Allied army on this front and would send over a considerable fighting force within six months, providing the war lasts that long. New Armies, One basis for this belief is that both Germany and Great Britain are fighting with new armies, Britain be- cause she did not have any great army in the European sense before the war began, and Germany because her forces are largely: made up of classes called to the colors in 1914, a large proportion having only five months’ training. It is generally figured now that a good soldier can be made within six months. The or- ganization behind the fighting force must be built up by genius, but it is thought here that America can easily meet that emergency, It is also argued in army circles that Americy might well spectalize in such branches ag aviation and ma- chine gun detach aay: EIGHT SHIPS SUNK WITHOUT ANY WARNING London, Apri] The Telgian steamer, Trevier, trot’: New York, with Belgian relief supplies, was tor-! Allies. THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1917. Stone’ s Burden Senator from, Nebraska who fathered war resoMition after “umshoe” BIN dodged respo sibility and jomed La Follettee, Gromna and others In-opposing a defense of our -faternational rights, RAILROADS 10 OPERATE AS ONE SYST War Business Will Not Atfect Hand- ling of Normal Traffic, Says Rail Man. ALL EFFORT TO BE MADE TO SPEED UP WAR SERVICE Requests For Immediate Appropria- tion of Three Billions For Army And Navy. New York, April 5.—For war ser- vice the railroads of the United States will be operated practically as one system. They expect to handle all governnfent business without ser- iously interfering with the nation’s normal commerce. A statement is- sued by Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern railway and general chairman of the special committee on National Defense of the American Railway association, says that the railroads have arranged to give to pedoed without warning ‘on Wednes-jthe government “preferential use of day. all facilities which may be needed While the boats of the Trevier were | for national defense.” ‘being lowered, the submarine fired on Under a plan worked out with the them, severely wounding the captain{ quartermaster general of the army, and several of the crew. CARDINAL GASQUET _ENDORSES WILSON / for providing. Rome, via Paris, A April 5.—President! the government will advise the roads of its requirements and the railroad ‘managers will then be responsible that service. ‘ant Billions. Washington, April 5.—Requests Wilson’s speech has been enthusias-¥ for immediate appropriation of $3,-' tically endorsed by Cardinal Gasquet, {/ 400,000,000 for the army and navy! who ‘represents the British Catholic) were made to congress today by the church in Rome. says: f Cardinal Gasquet |,executive departments. ¢ Provision is made for increasing “The speech is right in all its mart oh enlisted strength of the navy to in form as well ag in substance. is the best exposition of Ghristian 0,000 men and to increase the mar- corps to 30,000. Of the great sum tie morality, which is the foundation of| a little more than $2 930,000,000 is international law.” asked for the army. - OFF ON LEAVE BUT By ARTHUR G, EMPEY. (Copyright, 1917, by The Newspa- per Enterprise Association.) In My Dugout, “Somewhere France.” Dear Jim: This army’s a “washout,” with a Jot of old fatheads at the head of it. You know I have been out here quite some time and never had any leave. Well, a couple of days ago, while we ‘were in rest billets, the or- derly corporal read. out my name and num- ‘ber for seven days’ leave in poe EMPBY Blighty (Eng: J hustled about, packing up, filling my pack with souvenirs, such as shell heads, dud bombs, nose caps, shrap- nel balls and a Prussian guardsman’s in helmet. Before I turned in that night, I had everything ready to report at the orderly room at 9:00 the next morning. ‘J was the envy of the whole sec- tion. At 9:00 I reported to the captain, where I and 40 others got our travel orders aid passés. He asked me how much money I wanted to draw. I glibly answered, “Three hundred francs, sir.’ He just as glibly hand- @d me one hundred. ‘Wouldn't that jar you, Jim? The quartermaster sergeant gave us two days’ rations, in a little white {canvas ration ‘bag, which we tied to our belts. - Then two motor lorries came along ORDERED BACK EMPEY TELLS HOW A DELAYED TRAIN CHEATED HIM AND 40 OTHERS OUT OF A REST IN “BLIGHTY.” and we piled in, laughing, joking and in the best of spirits. We even loved the Germans, we were feeling so hap- py. Our journey to seven days’ bliss in Blighty had commenced. The ride in the lorry lasted about two hours. At the railroad station at Frevent we reported to an_ officer, around whose arm was a white band, which read, “R. T. 0.” (Royal Transporta- tion Officer). To us he was Santa ‘Claus. The sergeant in charge showed him our orders: He glanced through them and said. “Make yourselves comfort- able on the platform and don’t leave, the train is liable to be along in five minutes—or five hours. It came in five hours, a string of 11 matchboxes on big, high wheels, drawn ‘by a dinky, little engine with the “con.” hese matchboxes were cattle cars, on the sides of which were painted, “Hommes 40—Chevaux 8"—(men 40—horses 8). The “R. T. 0.” stuck us all into one car, We didn’t care, it was as good as a Pullman to us. Two days we spent on that train, stopping, jerking ahead and some times sliding back. At three stations we stopped long enough to make some tea, but were unable to wash. When we arrived at Boulogne, where we were to embark for Bliehtv. we [were as black as Turcos and looked ATE ON WAR MOVE nlONLY SIX VOTE AGAINST WAR IN NICHT SESSION Senator McCumber’s Plan Wait Until Another Boat is Sunk Meets Defeat. to GRONNA JOINS LA FOLLETTE IN OPPOSING HOSTILITIES Stone, Chairman of Foreign Rela- tlons Committee, Sticks to Paelfist, Wing. Washington, April 5—The resolu- tion declaring a state of war exists between United States and Germany was passed in the senate last night, 82 to 6. S tor MeCumber's substl- tute to declare in existence a state of war upon the sinking of another ship by Germany was defeated without roll call, Senators casting negative votes were: Gronna, ‘LaFollette, Norris, Nebrasko; Lane, Oregon; Stone, Mis- souri; Vardaman, Mississippi. Situation Was Intense. The passage of the resolution was not marked by any outburst from the galleries and on the floor the sen- ators themselves were unusually grave and quiet, Many of them an- swered to their names in votces that quivered with emotion. The galleries were filled to over- flowing. In the diplomatic gallery was Secretary Lansing, Counselor Polk of the state department, Minis- ter Calderon of (Bolivia and Minister Ekengren of ‘Sweden. Earlier in the evening Dr. Ritter, the Swiss minis- ter in charge of German interests in this country, had been there. Secretary McAdoo was on the floor during the last few hours of the de bate. No Applause Greets Decision. As the last name was called and the clerk announced the vote, 82 lo 6, there was hardly a murmur of ap- plause. The great crowd was awed by the solemnity of the occasion and sober- ed by the speeches they had heard. After the vote the senate adjourn- ed ‘until noon Friday to await action by the house. All six senators who voted against the resolution were members of the group of 12 which; defeated the arm- ed neutrality bill of the last session. No Attempt at a Filibuster. There was no attempt to filibuster this time, however. Most of the 13 hours of debate was consumed by champions of the resolution. Of the other six opponents of arm- ed neutrality. ‘Senators Cummins, Kenyon and Kirby voted for the reso- lution tonight. Senators O’Gorman, Clapp and Works, the remaining three, retired to private life at the end of ihe last session. Those ab- sent or paired were: Bankhead, Goff, Gore, Hollis, Newlands, Smith of (Maryland, Thomas, Tillman. Of those WILL FIGHT" absent, it was announced by varios senators that all except Senator Gore of Oklahoma would have voted for the resolution if present. As to Sen- ator Gore, Senator ‘Reed announced merely that he was absent because of illne: (Continued on Page Three) WIRES WILLARD TO PRESIDENT Washington, April 5.—Jess Willard, the heavyweight pugilist, sent this telegram today to President Wilso “T will fight. When do you want me?” FEDERATION OF LABOR ‘1S OPPOSED 10 WAR Chicago, April 5.—The Chicago Federation of Labor, through its exe- cutive committee, has. declared against war and sent a telegram to President Wilson, declaring a belief that the common people do not want war and would vote against it, if given the opportunity. “The strong defensive policy along the line of armed neutrality already laid down, offers every protection that could be |, obtained through a declaration of war,” the telegram ‘says in part. Berlin Denies Peace Rumor Amsterdam, April 5.—A Berlin dis- patch to the Koelnische Zeitung says that the rumors of a new peace offer iby the Central Powers, which have like a tot-of tramps with our un-! arisen following the meeting of Em- sheven faces. Thotgh tired, we wece] peror William and Emperor Charles, happy. We had packed up vrenata/ory ta detraining, when an “R. T. 0.” came over. .This: is what. he said, Jim. Figure it out for yourself: “Boys, I'm’ sorry, but orders have and Count Czernin’s statement, are incofrect. The dispatch says, how- ever, that the principles, repeatedly officially stated, of the readiness of the Central Powers to enter negotia- tions for “an honorable peace” is un- ——"(Continued“on Page Three) changed. ‘Hogs Sell At Prices Unequaled Choice “Heavies” Brought $15.80 In Union Stoekyards at Chicago . ‘Today. MAY WHEAT SLIDES (ALE TO 92.07 Chicago, April 5.—Hogs, cattle and sheep are now selling at unprecedent- ed prices at the Union Stock Yards here and the same is true of futures ‘in wheat, corn, oats and ‘provisions ‘on the board of trade. The high mark for hogs was again elevated today, when choice heavies sold at $15.80. Receipts were 5,000 head 1 than the trade had expected. May wheat sold up to $2.07. Hogs advanced further on later trading and choice heavies. RUSSELL URGES SENDING ARMIES TD AID ALLIES United States up Against Real Thing And Sooner It Reallzes It the Better. CANNOT HIRE OTHERS TO DO OUR FIGHTING By CHARLES E, RUSSELL, Washington, April 5.—But there is one thing. brethren, we ought to be mighty careful about, now that we have this job on our hands and see the size of it. We ought to look for the enemy in disguise and look aut just as much for the mollusk that talks like a man. It is plain now that we are up against both. Working. togethom or singly © they are trying to put over a scheme that would take all the punch out of our entry in the war and make this na- tion a bundle of old clothes on a stick put up in a field in order to scare the little birdies. A very strong movement is plan- ned against congress to keep us from sending any troops abroad and to confine our share in the war to supplying money, chocolate drops and good wishes. It is not merely a thing talked about; it is framed up and ready to be tacked upon the army appropria- tion bill the minute is reported, and there are about enough half-witted or half-hearted congressmen to make the thing likely to get across. Give our allies money, but no men! That is to say, hire somebody else to fight for us’ Get substitutes! Do the worlds historic stunt in side stepping! Hire somebody to take the risk we are afraid to take and perform the duty we are too flabby to perform! Hire somebody else to} stand in the trenches and beat back Prussian barbarism, but don’t take us from our dinners and tea-parties, our tangos and our movies! That's the idea, that’s what they really mean, the timid ones that are trying to pull this stuff on us, al- though they don't acknowledge it. Their plan is to have the govern- ment's policy fixed on sending over money but holding back all troops until we have trained here an army of at least 1,000,000 men. It is the limit of blundering if it is on the level, and the limit of a pro- German play, if it isn’t sincere. Which is which, you can guess if you note that all the pro-German agencies are hot for it. f we waited for an army of a mil- lion under such conditions We should wait until perdition congealed! Who would enlist merely to pass months or years in a training camp, to par- ade in the sun and pave the earth with cigarette butts? The men that would feel any enthusiasm over such a prospect at a time while the fate of the world is being decided would not be worth having. ‘he effect here of any such bone-| head business would be to extinguish! the fine feeling now burning in this nation, to do away with any chance; for us to be of actual use in the war! and to fill the world with laughter at} our expense. The effect in Germany would be to show the German fire eaters they were perfectly right in thinking we had gone soft in body and dotty in ‘mind. Would Prolong It. The effect on the war would be to prolong it: The effect on the Allies would be profoundly to discourage them. Why should we want to fool with a seven-barreled disaster like that? The astounding revelations of the American correspondents lately re- turned from Germany ought to teach us our lesson. In Berlin all men be- lieve that long before we could en- list, train, equip and send to Europe a single soldier, Germeny will have won the war and be ready then to beat us to bits and fill. its empty treasury from our hordes of gold. A large part of the world shares the notion that we are no good for any action. To millions of men around this globe we represent just | Tuesday ~|HOUSE READY. TD CONGUR IN SENATE ACTION Chairman Flood of Foreign Relations Committee Opens Debate on War Motion. COOPER OF WISCONSIN TO LEAD OPPOSITION Early Vote on the Proposition is Anticipated Under Cloture Rule. Washington, April 5.—Debate on the war resolution began in the house with Chairman ‘Blood of the foreign affairs committee’ making the opening statement. Passage of the resolution, which will complete the action of congress. in declaring that a state of war ex- ists between Germany and the Unit- ed States’ was. expected by a major- ity as heavy ag that which attended its passage last night in the senate. Far in the rear of the hall, sat Representative Cooper of Wisconsin, ranking Republican member of the foreign affairs committee, who was expected to lead the opposition. Can Vote In Hour, Less than half the members were present when the session opened. Under the unanimous consent rule by which the resolution was being considared, Representative Flood could move the previous question at any time after one hour, and, if sus- tained, brings the measure to a vote: He was disposed, however, to give members every opportunity to speak throughout the day. The debate be- gan without any limitation. Opposed to War. The first expression of opposi- tion to the war resolution came from Representatives Cooper and Stafford of Wisconsin and Representative Britten of Illinois, while Flood was speaking. “Wouldn't the English mines in the orth sea destroy American lives?” “To date, England never has sunk one of our ships or destroyed an Am- erican life,” Flood said. Loud applause -grested. the reply. Representative Cooper latiniéhed in: to a defense of pacifist’ generally, and himself particularly. “I have been called a pacifist,” he said. “I! voted for all of these pre- paredness ills, This campaign of slander has no regard for the truth.” Cooper also defended his vote for the McLenore resolution, Cites Canada. “t was tight then,” he said, “and so were the 144 other members who voted for it. It should have passed. Canada does not permit its women to travel on armed ships and neither should we. ‘very pasifist in the coun- try knows I am not a pacifist in the sense in which that word is used. Does it mean because I do not want to go to war with a nation 4,000 miles away because England and Germany have violated our rights, that I am not an American?” Breaks Eyeglasses. Mr. Cooper broke his eyeglasses and found trouble reading certain documents. A’ dozen members laid spectacles on his table. Cooper, turning to the chajr, sald: “Mr. Chairman, 1 cannot surrender all my time to trying on specs.” A roar of laughter swept the house. Mr. Cooper declared that the Ger- man government never had promised unqualifiedly to abandon its subma- rine warfare. Representative Flood made loud de- mands to be heard, but Cooper would not yield. CUSHIONS ON THREE PAICE CARS SLASHED Northern Pacific Special Agent Mak- ing Investigation—Cars Fer Cannon Company. Northern Pacific Special Agents McDowell, who makes his headquar- ters at Jamestown, was in Bismarck the first of the week making an in- vestigation which might lead to the discovery of ‘the guilty ones. who slashed the cushions of three Paige automobiles received by the Cannon Motor Sales company. According to information given out by Chief of Police Downing, some one entered the freight car at some point between the factory and Bis marck and literally cut the leather cushions to ribbons as well as mar- ring the finish on the bodies. NIECE OF EVANGELIST SUNDAY 18 MARRIED (Special | to Tribune) a Jamestown, N. D., April 5—2iee Ruth Sunday, daughter of H..B. Sum day of Woodworth, ang niece to the noted Evangelist Billy Sunday. was - united in marriage to Ben S. Bryan. — also of Woodworth, by Rev. C. Ht a_huge, jellified, diso ized _ mass, ~~ (Continued on te Three.)