The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 6, 1917, Page 1

ry %e THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 81 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, APRIL 6 6, 1917. CONGRESS DEC oe German, CREWS TAKEN OFF INTERNED AS PRISONERS Ninety-One Vessels Owned by Teutons With Gross Tonnage of About 600,000 Involved NO POLICY A8 TO USE HAS BEEN FORMULATED Will Probably be Repaired and Pressed Into Service Against Imperia] Government New York, April 6—Seizure of German merchant ships: in American harbors began today when word was flashed that the resolution ‘declaring the existence of a state|:of war be- tween the imperial government of Germany and the United States fin- ally had passed both houses of con- gress. Members of the crews were vemoved and placed under guard in barracks, hospitals or other _ build- ings while armed troops or marines took charge of the captured vessels. Taken to New York. Twenty-seven vessels which sought refuge in New York harbor at the beginning of the European war were taken here. Among them were the Hamburg, Koenig-Wilhelm II, Prinz Kitel Fried- rich, Prinz Joachim and Allemannia. These ships total 38,128 tons. Their 41 officers and 193 sailors were tak- en to Ellis Island pending orders a3 to the disposition of thom Captain Leitner. of, the. Koenig-Wil- helm II and several sailors protested against this procedure, saying they had American citizenship papers. It was decided to detain them until their status was announced in Wash- ington. Anstrlan Vessel, Not Seized, The Austrian . steamer , Budapest, lying by the side of the Arcadia at Newport News, raised the ‘Austro- Hungarian flag. She was neither boarded nor disturbed by government officers. The port officers in Atlantic, Paci- fic and Gulf harbors acted on orders issued by the secretary of the treas- ury. It is understood this move does not involve. confiscation and that the vessels are held for the present as a measure of safety. There has been nO announcement as to whether the government shall take over ships for its use and pay for them after the war. German vessels now in American ports number 91, with a gross ton- nage of about 600,000. MEASURE OF SAFETY. Washington, April 6.—Seizures of German merchant ships in American parts, according to an official state- ment today, are measures of safety for the ships themselves and adjoin- ing property. The crew ‘aboard are regarded’ as German’ reservists on German territory. Two courses it was said today, are open to the gov- ernment. The ships “may be ‘pres- sed into service, and paid for at the close of the war, or they may be con- fiscated altogether without violating the terms of the Prussian-American treaty of 1828. The first move prob- ably will be to repair the damage done to the machinery of the ships by their crews on orders from the Gernfan government when diplomat- ic relations were severed. BROOKLYN WOMAN WILL SUCCEED MISS GEORGIA CARPENTER IN LIBRARY Miss Edna A. Rupp Selected by Historical Society—Mrs. M. Bao Jewell Reappointed Mise Edna A. Rupp of Brooklyn, N. Y., a, graduate of Tpratt institute, with six years’ experience in a simi- lar position in the Long Island His- torical society, was elected to the position of librarian at a meeting of the North Dakota State Historical society held in Grand Forks this week. Miss Rupp auccéeeds Miss Georgia Carpenter, resigned April 1. Mrs. Marshall H. Jewell was re- appointed assistant librarian and his- torical reference clerk. No other changes were made in the staff of the state historical society and museum. who ;make our part in the war a mere , {to resent anything. They AMERICA NEEDS WORE PATRIOTISM, LESS LOVE OF DOLLAR, ‘‘Women Today Must Learn | Help Nation by Saving,” She Declares Washington, April 6—“What Am- erica needs is more genuine patriot- {sm and less love for the dollar,” says Mrs. George E. Pickett, widow of the confederate general who led the ‘famous charge at Gettysburg, and whose son was killed in the Philippines in the service of his country. “This applies to the women as much or more than to the men. It is time for them to leave their pur- suit of frivolity and forget during this period of the nation’s peril their Jove of fine clothes and soft JuxUrs ies. “The American women of today need to develop some of the spirit that made the women of the confed- eracy ready to sacrifice everything to the success of their soldiers. They were happy in wearing it. “Homespun material at 8 cents a} yard was used by the girls and wo- men in civil war times, and we had none of the present day frills and furbelows. But we had just as much attention and just as many beaux as three girls of today. “We. learned, too, in those days, not to waste anything, and to hus- band every pound of flour, lard and meat as if it would be our last. The women of today have it in their hands to determine whether we and our allies are to be brought to hun- ger through their waste and misman- agement, or live comfortably .but sparingly as a result of their econ- omy.” UNCLE SAN NOW ON TRAL BEFORE WORLD Russell Urges That Government Go Limit to Smash Autocra- cy and Save Democracy DOESN’T WANT TO SEE ANY LADY-LIKE WAR BY CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL (Tribune Staff Writer.) The branch of German war strategy that is actively carried on by American. \pacifists, doughfaces and copperheads is now back in the second line of en- trenchments, These elements could not keep the United States from defending its rights and so they are now trying ta farce, In and out of congress they are lin- ed up to prevent the sending of any American troops to the battle ilne; and every other move that would have @ punch in it. Before we yield an inch to any back- fire and sneaking treachery of that kind we ought to take a good square slant at what it means. Nation Now on Trial This nation is now on trial before the world. All eyes are trained on us. ‘Two years anda half of tame submis- sion of humilating insults and to re- peated blows in the face that no oti- er nation would endure have convinc- ed most of mankind that we are too weak or too sodden in money grabbing think we are beneath any respect. They think we are a lot of cowardly speculators and dollar hunters without patriotism, without cohesion and without efficien- cy. If we crawl under the bed now and allow other men to do our stunt and: take our risk and make our sacrifice, all men around the world will say that this idea of America is exactly and lit- erally rigit. In all -history that stain will be fix- ed on us. That in this sup- preme struggle for liberty and democ- racy America skulked. All the other free peoples stood up like men and did their part. But America squiked. You ‘would have to rewrite the na- SAYS. PICKET'S WIDOW MRS GEO.E. eee OTHER NATIONS MAY FOLLOW US IN WAR MOVE South American Republics Show Interest in Action of United States RUSSIA ANXIOUS FOR HELP ON ORGANIZATION (By Press.) the proclamation of a state A States and sociated With of war between tte) Unit Germany on the verge of ance, the probability cf other American nations joining this republic in hostilities is pointed to in tuday’s dispatches. Brazil, and the little Republic of Cuba, are American uations, likely to enter the war, following the action of the United States. RUSSIA ASKS HELP. Appeals for American expert advice and othe! stance in prosecuting the war are coming from some of the present European belligerents. Reports from Russia indicate that an Ameri- can commission of national character would be welcomed there, to finance the munitions, and transportation op- erations. ITALY WANTS HELP. Italy likewise is welcoming Ameri- can co-operation and the hope is. ex- pressed there of help from the United States in the way of credits, food and increase means of ocean trangporta- tion. In the field of military operations, the French have made further prog- ress in one sector of the main bate front. Brazilian Ships Sunk Cherbourg, France, April 6.—The Brazilian steamer, Parana, was sunk during the night. Three members of her crew are missing. The Brazilian: foreign minister is quoted as declaring the situation was grave and that perhaps a declaration of .war against Germany would be necessary. It is generally expected. adds the message, that Brazil will seize the in- terned German ships in her ports, and proclaim the existence of hos- tilities, London, ‘April 6—Anti-German ex- tional anthem. It would have to read: Oh say can you see by the dawn’s early light America, the skulker, that fled rfom the fight. ‘__Continued on Page Three) citement in Rio Janeiro is intense as the result of the sinking of the Bra- zilian steamer, Parana. according to eae from the Brazilian capi- tal. The session wa attended by Gover- nor Frazier, President Lewis F. Crawford of the board of regents, Secretary of State “Thomas Hall, State Auditor Karl Kosttzky and Sup- intendent of Public Instruction N. C. MacDonald. 2 TOWNS ON COAST OF KENT AGAIN BOMBARDED London, April 6—Towns on_ the coast of Kent were again ‘bombarded last night by a in aeroplane. ‘There were fio casualties, it is an- nounced officially. Tokio, Aprit 6—The Japanese press hails the entrance of America into the war as the death knell of Germany. The papers print articles:praising the nobility of President Wilson’s motives, and congratulating him on the stand he an taken. A high government official asked what part Japan would play if the Japan Willing to Unite With the United States In War Against Germany Unitea States entered the wat and replied : “Japan is supplying all means of help to subdue’ the enemy and will be de-! lighted to co-operate with America.” CERMAN SUBS e REPORTED I WENIAN PORTS Score of Submersibles Believed to Be Waiting to Attack Ports of United States RUMORS FOLLOW SUBSTANCE OF NOTE Believed Carranza Secretly Act-} ing in Conjunction With the Enemy W ngton, April 6 ~-Persistent, but hitherto unconfirmed, -teports of Ger- man submarines waiting in the Gulf} of Mexico for the opening of hostili- ties of the United States were further supported today by advices to the xovernment from Europe. The full nature of the government's information is not disclosed, but it was recetyed from one of the neutrals con- tiguous: to Germany, Who has served as a clearing house for German infor- mation since the severance of diplo matic relations, IN MEXICO WATERS. It was reported at the source of or- gin of the government's information that more than a score .f German sub- marines were already i» Mexican wat- ers. Persons here who have been giv- ing attention to the subject think the estimates of the her feel no doubt the Ger bles are somewhere.on t le of the; Atlantic, most probably in Mexic: waters and that some of them have been there si Febryayy. RECALLS ZIMMERUVAN NOTE, There: is no doubt here that if the U-boats are in the gulf the supplied from Mexican. shor Those who hold these view: ure convinced that means close proaching the arrangement. proposed by Woreign Minister Zimmerman in celebrated communication intended for General Carranza, have beeu achieved nd that the whole matter including he supplying of submarines from Mex- ican shor were inged by Mexici minister Zubaran in Berlin, Missouri’s Crest 14 Ft. Early Today Stream Broke From Its Shackles Between 4 and 5 o’Clock This Morning INCH OF SNOWFALL | PRELUDE TO EASTER) ae ‘ OFFICIAL READINGS \. */ until the two great English speaking 4,07 ft. | democracies can rejoice together 13. 00 ft. /over the triumph of freedom and Th he right.” 128 fe “| ; 4 : $16 Hogs and «| wie fe oF ogsan The Missouri river broke from its shackles between 4 and 5 o'clock this morning, flooding the banks in the, willow district about three miles he- | low the city. i All danger of flood conditions! passed with the official reading made | by Orris W. Roberts at 9:30 o'clock! this morning, which was 14 feet on; the water guage or the highest for) the season. Thirty minutes later—at 9:30) o’clock—the water dropped one foot and has been receding steadily since that hour. The official reading at 9 o’clock last night was 9 and at 7) o'clock this morning 10 feet. | River Banked With Ice. The muddy stream is banked with ice. According to the government observer the river will-not be clear- ed until some time late tomorrow. The average date for the Missouri to go out at this point is April 1. The latest in the history of the weather bureau was April 12. The record for high water is 27 feet. This level was reached by the flood of 1887. The nearest to that high water mark was 26.4 feet regis- tered by the flood of 1910. In 1897 the waters registered 23.7 and in 1884, 23.4 feet. Winter Forgets Something. Winter evidently forgot something and backed up this morning with an inch of snowfall, which is general at all points in central and western North Dakota, western South Dakota and Montana. The storm which is moving east did not amount to any- thing until it struck this section. It is assumed that the absence of submarines from the Pacific will not necessitate American naval activities in that ocean . The forecast issued ‘this morning is for. clearing skies and fair and war- mer tomorrow with the possibility of fair weather for Easter Sunday. ire being |, ; ; | for terms ‘ot four years. ARES FOR WAR Tessels In American Ports Are Seized BRITISH HEARTS BEAT LICKTER SAYS ASQUITH Welcome Entry of United States Into Great War to Vindicate Human Rights ENGLISH SPEAKING RACES TO FIGHT SIDE BY SIDE German Nation, He Says, Has De- clared War Against All the World (Associated Press.) London, April 6—Former Premier Asquith has given the following state- ment to the Associated Press “There is not a man among us who does nct ‘breathe more freely now that he knows that the whole English speaking race is to fight side by side in the most momentous struggle in history. The president’s speech will live as a noble exposition of a great national resolve. Forced Into Struggle. “The people of the United States have ‘been forced, as the United King- dom was forced, into the struggle, which in neither case was,of our own secking. They have realized as we have realized, that the choice lay be- tween peace with humiliation and war with honor. “The provocation in the two cases was different, but in both the chal- lenge was one which neither nation could refuse to take up without the betrayal of the sacred trust which is imposed upon all free. peaples-—to uphold liberty and humanity “Never have the fundamental is- t stake been stated with more ion or greater elevation of thought and language than in the president’s address, Vindication is Motive. “The pi ut Ge Warfare, he points out, is a war against all na- tions, and the animating motives of the Allies is not vindictiveness, but vindication—the vindication of those human rights which are the natural bond of the whole family of civilized societies, “To this great purpose, the Ameri- can people now dedicate their lives und fortunes—as we have already dedicated ours—conscious that they’ are obeying one of those supreme calls which come but rarely in his- tory, but which, when they come, sound in the ears of a community of !free men with a note of imperious demands. Rejoice Together. “We, on this side of the Atlantic, have never presumed to dictate, or even to suggest, to our Kinsmen in the United States what their course should be, but we have, in our heart {of hearts, longed that the time might come when their strength might be joined with ours. That day has come and we believe its sun shall not set $2 Wheat Chicago, “April. 6.—The $16.00 hog took his place beside $2.00 wheat to- day. Hogs grading as choice heavies nid at $16.00 at the opening of .the livestock market at the stock yards. \REAVE STILL HOLDS JOB AS CHAIRMAN OF STATE GAME BOARD J. B. Reave of Beach is still chair- man of the state game and fish com- mission so far as any public records have anything to say on the subject, although Mr. Reave was named Ap- ril 1, 1915, for a term of but two years, and in spite of the fact that Section 3, Chapter 161, is construed to mean that his successor should have been appointed on or before April 1, 1917. Capitol folk are inclined to won- der if Governor Frazier has not over- looked another bet. It is generally known that the governor has had another man in mind for the job, but his commission has not been filed. The question is one somewhat sim- ilar to that involved in the board of regents case, in which counsel for Scow and Power, whose terms ex- pire July 1, 1917, contend that they will hold over until another legis- lative session because Governor Frazier did not nominate successors on or before the date specified by the! statutes. George M. Hogue of Steele} Russians, 15 guns and 150 machine and John M. Kirk of Bottineau, guns and mine throwers were captur- Reaves’ associates on the game andj fish board, were named April 1, 1915, ‘RUSSIANS LOSE IN GERMAN Welcomes Us Into Battle For Liberty Former Premier Asquith 300,000 MEN WANTED NOW TO AID NATION Regular Army and Guard to Be Increased to 800,000 Im. mediately TO USE SELECTIVE CONSCRIPTION IF NEEDED Washington, April 4.—The ‘senate military committee tomorrow will take up the new army bill prepared by the general staff and approved by the presideat, The bill as introduc- ed last night provides for immediate raising of the regular army and na- tional gusvd to $00,000 men by draft unless volunte come “quickly enough, and for bringing into service late this summer of the first 500,000 men between 19 and 25 to be called to the colors by selective conscrip- tion. The plan provides for a_ trained force of 2,000,000 in two years, The sum of nearly $2,000,000,000 is asked to cover the expense of only the first year. $100,000,000 Emergency Fund, Appropriations of $100,000,000 for an emergency war fund to be used at the president's discretion, similar to the $50,000,000 given President McKinley for prosecuting the Span- ish war was attached today by the senate appropriations committee to the general deficiency bill. Six Killed Building Is Wrecked Chicago, April 6.—Six or seven persons were killed and 40 or 50 in- jured today, according to police esti- mates, in an explosion which wreck- ed a brick. building on Halstead | street, near Lake street, while a res- tuarant on the first floor was crowd-j ed with its Italian patrons. EVIDENGE OF GERMAN | MOVEMENT 10 INGITE NEGROES OF THE SOUTH Birmingham, Ala., April 6.—After the arrest of a white man and a negro, federal agents today announc- ed they have evidence of a move- ment by German agents to incite ne- groes in ‘the south. These agents, the federal authori- ties say, have worked particularly in Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, the Carolinas and Mississippi, posing as Bible salesmen and ministers of the gospel. Federal agents declare they have urged the negroes to migrate to Mex- ico, telling them special trains would carry them on April 15. The negro under arrest is accused of having made speeches to fellow members of his race in which he urged them to aid Germany. ATTACK fore than 9,000 Berlin, April 6 ed by the Germans in their attacks on the Russian. bridgehead on the) Stokhod, the war office announces. HOUSE CONCURS IN RESOLUTION DECLARING WAR Passage by Vote of 373 to 50 Fol- lowed at Debate Which Last- ed 17 Hours ear mite REJECT AMENDMENTS WITHOUT ROLL CALL President Wilson Signed Measure as Soon as It Reached Him From Capitol Washington, April 6.—The resolu- tion declaring that a state of war ex- ists between the United States and Germany, already adopted by the senate, passed the house shortly af- ter 3 o'clock this morning by a vote of 373 to 50. State of Belligerency. The passage of the resolution by congress formall-- accepts a state of belligerency forced on this govern- ment by German aggressions and au- thorizes and directs President Wil- son to employ the military and the naval forces and all resources of the nation to bring the war against Ger- many “to a successful end.” Amendments Are Rejected. Without roll calls, the house re- jected all the proposed amendments to prohibit the sending of any troops overseas without congressional aus thority. The passage of the resolution fol- lowed a debate which lasted 17 hours. President ison signed the measure as soon as it reached him from the capitol. There was no attempt to filibuster but the pacifists under the leadership of Democratic Leader Kitehin pro- longed the ssion with impassion- ed speeches, declaring conscience would not permit them to support the presi- dent's recommendation that a state of war declared, Miss Rankin, of Montana, the only woman of congre: sat through the first roll call, with, bowed head, fail- ing to tiiswer her name twice>ealled by the eh MISS RANKIN VOTES NO. On the second roll call, she arose and said in a sobbing voice: “I want to stand by my country, but L cannot vote for war.” For a moment, then she remained-~ standing supporting herself against a desk, and as cries of “vote, . vote,” came from several parts of the house she sank back into her seat and with- out voting audibly. She was recorded in the negative. A few minutes later, Speaker Clark signed the resolution, and the house then adjourned te meet again Monday and take up the administration’s rec- ommendations for war legislation. THOSE WHO OPPOSED PASSAGE The fifty who voted against the reso- Intion were: Almon, Bacon, Britten, Browne, Burnett, Cary, Church, Conol- ly of Kansas, Cooper of Wisconsin, Davidson, Davis, Decker, Dill, Dillon, Dominick. Esch, Frear, Fuller of D- linois, Haugen, Hayes, Hensley, Hil- liard, Hull of Lowa, Igoe, Johnson of South Dakota, Keating, King, Kinkaid, Kitchin. Knutson, LaFollette, Little, Lundsen, McLemore, Mason, Nelson, Randall, Rankin, Davis, Roberts, Rod- enhn Shacklef Sherwood, Sloan, Stafford, Van Dyke, Voigt, Wheeler, ods of Lowa, London. Signs Resolution, President Wilson today signed the resolution declaring a state of war between the United States and Ger- many. The resolution was signed by the president at 11 o'clock. All the naval militia and naval re- serves were called to the colors with the president’s signing of the war resolution. North Dakota Votes, The war resolution was signed at 12:14 o'clock by Vice President Mar- shall. The next and final step was President Wilson’s signature. Representative Young and Norton were among the 373 to vote aye on the war resolution. passed by the house early today. Four Minneso- tans—Davis, Van Dyke, Lundeen and Knutson—were among the 50 who opposed. Representative Helgeson of North Dakota was absent because of illness. Warmly Debated. The house debated the war resola- tion all yesterday and until eerily this morning. For the most part the discussion proceeded with an. air of unemotion- al acquiescence, scores of membera making brief speeches to put them- selves on record as reluctantly ac- ception the war as the only course. of honor. : During the day the debate reveal- ed an whexpected strength in the minority’ opposing the lathe Confident predictions of not °1 than a dozen votes against it place_tonight to reports. that. position might muster hundred bgt the final roll os