The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 14, 1917, Page 1

The Weather Uneettled. THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 88 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1917. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [rete] ALLIES IN —0.— COPENHAGEN SAYS PI STOCK CAMBLERS CONTROL SOLONS FRAZIER THINKS Accuses Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade of Buy- ing the Legislature WOULD GIVE WOMEN VOTE TO CLEAN UP POLITICS “Couldn't Make Worse ‘Fist’ of It,’ Declares Chief Executive in Gotham ‘ Talk New York, N.Y. Y., “April 14.—That the stock gamblers control the law- makers, and that the law-makerg legislate’ according to the dictates of their masters, to the detriment of producers and consuniers alike are convictions expressed’ by Lynn J. Frazier, governar of North Dakota, in an address to New York Social- ists assembled at Cooper Union last evening. Governor Frazier said in part: “North Dakota is a great agricultur- al state. Ordinarily we raise about 106,000,000 bushels of wheat ‘per year, but in 1915 we raised over 155,000,000 bushels, and in 1916 only 39,000,000 bushels. Most of our grains are sold through the chamber of commerce of Minneapolis, one of the great combines, and our live stock is sold through the packing trusts of St. Paul and Chicago. “We pay the:freight on the wheat, cattle and hogs’ when we ship them out of the state and pay the freight on flour and meats when they come back into the state. We not only pay the freight both ways, but wo pay the grain combines, milling trusts and packing trusts a good, fat profit for pandling our products.” “Fine, Smooth Talkers.” “For. years the farmers have been preached to by better farming ex- perts—fine, smooth talkers who gen- erally fhave had. no actual experi ence in farming. The railroads want- ed more grain. to haul; the chamber of COMET ER) wanted to sell more grain; the bankers wanted to loan us more. mgney, yand the machine companies gee to sell us more machinery. anxious to see us raise bigger crops, regardless as to whether we got equitable prices for those crops or not. “They were perfectly willing to let the big interests look after the law- making and marketing and to keep the farmers’ attentoin centered on the one subject of raising bigger crops. The farmers have felt for a long time that they have not been getting a square deal. They get their products ready for the markets and they haul them to town and ask the representatives of the grain combine or the packing trust what they will give them for those products. Talk about the independence of the farm- er! The farmers of North Dakota are getting tired of working just for the exercise. The High Cost of Living. “You hear a lot of talk about the farmer being responsible for the present high cost of living, and about the farmers getting enormous war profits. It is true that the farm pro- ducts have composed the. larger part of our great commerce since the war began, but it is not the farmers that get the war prices. What Farmers Are Doing. “Now what the farmers of North Dakota are trying to do is to work out a method of handling or distri- buting the farm products whereby we can go fifty-fifty with the con- sumer; whereby we can save this enormous waste; whereby we can save the unnecessary difference in the price the producer receives and the price the consumer pays. “I believe that it is all“wrong for any one to gamble in food products. The gamblers and the chamber of commerce of Minneapolis and the boards of trade of Chicago ard Wall street are protected by law and backed by millions.of dollars that have been taken out of the pockets of the producers and consumers of this country. Why are they protected by law? Because they control the law- makers, and have controlled them for years, both in our state legislatures and in congress. Whose fault is it that two per cent of the people in this country control sixty per cent of the wealth? Franchise the Women. “It is time that we take‘an interest in politics; it is time that we wake up. It is time that we elect men to office that will honestly represent the majority of the people that elected them, and if the men can't take enough interest in public affairs to clean things up, let us franchise the women and let them try it. There is one thing sure—they can’t make any worse fist of it than the men have done.” APPOINTED RECEIVER OF ROYAL ARCANUM Boston, April 14.—Thomas J. Boyn- ton, formerly attorney general of Massachusetts, today was appointed receiver of the Supreme, Council of the Royal Arcanui, by Federal Juige Aldrich. Start Enrolling Men for United States Navy Here First of Coming Week War Department Will Discharge Men From Service at End of the Emergency The first concerted action in en- rolling men for the United Gtates, navy to fill up the required crews for the vessels will be actively launched in Bismarck the early part of next week, Lieutenant Kitterer, who was sta- tioned at Fargo the first of this week and at Dickinson the latter half, will arrive in the city either Monday or Tuesday, according to wire advices received by the Tribune last night. F,. A. Linderud, chiet recruiting o?- ficer for the army at the Soo hotel, received a telegram from the recruit- ing station at Aberdeen this morning which stated that it is the policy of the war department to discharge from service at the termination of the emergency, all men who have en- listed in the regular army since the declaration of war or who now enlist. This policy also applies to the nation- al guard. Many Trades and Specialties. So many trades and specialties are represented among the blue-jackets: of Uncle Sam's navy that almost any man can find congenial work, The young man who would serve aboard one of the battleships may make his choice among the following: Sea- man, fireman, artificer, electrician, wireless operator, yeoman (clerk), hospital steward or cook. The ma- chinery of the fighting ship is the chief concern of the artificer branch of the service. In general, tho men of the navy arc divided into the following classes: Landsmen and apprentices, petty of- ficers, third, second and first class, chief petty officers, warrant officers. commissioned warrant officers and commigsioned officers. Future of Young Man. ‘An enlisted man may rise to the highest rank inthe navy if: he starts his career early enough in life. Many young men are appointed each year from Annapolis, where they are train- ed to be commissioned officers and paid while learning. Others of un- usual ability rise through all grades up to that of warrant officer, and are then appointed, upon special exam- ination, to be ensigns,“the lowest commissioned rank. Naval Reserves. The navy has several classes of re- serves and an organization known as the National Naval Volunteers, for those who do not wish to serve in the regular force. The members of these forces receive the same pay as the regulars in time of war, and the ‘National Naval Volunteers are paid one-fourth the poy of the navy in time of peace. MURPHY FOLLOWS WELCH AS CHICF OF LOCAL GUARD Commander of Co. A Placed on Supernumerary List at His Own Request Lieutenant James W. Murphy, for- mer secretary of the North Dakota state penitentiary, and recently at- tached to the First regiment as Sec- ond battalion adjutant, yesterday was commissioned captain of Co. A, Bismarck, to succeed ‘Capt. A. B. Welch, who had requested to be plac- ed_on the supernumerary list. ‘Both Captains Murphy and Weich saw active service in the Philippines. (ach has been identified for many years with the national guard, and each has an enviable reputation for military efficiency. Captain Welch does not relinquish his rank, but at present is on detached duty. It is probable that he will be assigned to a company in a second regiment, if one is raised. If not, he may be giv- en another command in the First reg- iment. Captain (Murphy's commission was made out by Governor Frazier prior to the latter's departure for New York, but was not issued until late yesterday afternoon. At the captain’s request it was dated ‘back one day. Captain Murphy is just true enough to the ould sod to hbelieve that no good could come from a commission dated “Friday, the Thirteenth.” DETROIT AMERICANS JOIN RED CROSS ‘Detroit, Mich., April 14—The De- troit Americans have become mem bers of the Red Cross organization, it was announced today. President Navin and Manager Jennings yester- day made substantial contributions to the society, after which the fund was swelled by contributions from every player. It also was announced that the De- troit team will continue its military training and will. give exhibitions in each of the baseball parks where it will play this season. ~ . Dan Cupid’s Special in Washington: Marriage Bureau Swamped When Train of 11 Coaches Pulled Into Capital Washington, D. C., April 14—~"Cu- pid’s Special,” containing 11 coaches and many fast-beating hearts arrived at Union station this morning from Richmond in charge of Mrs. Joseph R. Gill. The train was no sonoer stopped when a rush was made for marriize licenses in the bureau in the old census building. Colonel Kroll, clerk, was literally swamped, this being the largest ex- cursion yet from the Virginia city. A line bad to be formed to accom- modate the prospective brides and bridegrooms, A license having been issued, the couples hurried off to their minister’ to be married and then to see the sights of the city. There were sixteen couples from Richmond proper and four couples from adjacent cities. Special rates are given by Mrs. Gill, who is super- intendent.of the Male Orphan asylum at Richmond, by the railroads every year, and the excursion is for the benefit of the institution. Prospec- tive brides and grooms take advan- tage of the trip forthe dual purpose of being married and seeing the sights of the capital. Guard About Flour Mills Fired Upon Minneapolis, April 14.—Forty shots were fired last night in an encounter between Naticnal Guardsmen and their ambush assailants in Minne- apolis. Sentries who wets guerding the Washburn Crosby Mills were fired upon by men under cover. The guards answered the shots and ran in the direction of their hiding place, but they could not find the assailants. A second encounter occurred in the Great Northern railroad yards near the Great Northern elevator. Lieu- tenant Firch and several privates fired at two men. The men returned the fire. The shooting attracted Col. George E. Leach, in the running fight with the suspicious characters, but the men escaped. SINGLE PEACE WITH RUSSIA (5. RUMORED German Socialists Busy With Slav Members of Party to Bring End to War DECLARE ENGLAND IS CHIEF OBSTACLE NOW Danish Press Declares Germany Is Ready to Restore Belgium and Evacuate France Copenbagen, April 14.—Peace with- in two months and a half is predicted by the Copenhagen correspondent of the Danish Socialist press, who con- firms reports .of unof! 1 negotia- tions between German and Russian Socialists, as against the diplomatic denials in papers here and in Ber- lin. “The first negotiation, says a cor- respondent, who is a Socialist. mem- ber of the Danish. parliament, were broken off, enabling two papers to launch denials that they were in pro- gress. The correspondent then en- ters into peace terms, in which he ap- pears to take German Socialist ex- pectations and hope for approval. Ready to Restore Belgium. “T am assured from an absolutely trustworthy source,” he s . “that Germany ready to resto 3elgium | s and Serbia, evacuate France, and, _| with Turkey, arrange an agreement with Russia over the free navigation of the Dardanelles. An areement is possible on the Polish question, as|s the Russian government knows.’ The correspondent pictures England as the sole obstacle:to peace, There is reason to ‘believé: ‘hat the first part of -his statemont, regarding ne- gotiations between Russian and Ger- man Socialists, is correct, but his e position of German peace terms con- flict with the ent highly official declaration of the rth German Ga- zette, that German is willing to con- clude peace, but on terms compatible with the great sacrifice she has made. 14 REPORTED UNDER ARREST AT STREETER Differences of f Opinion Over War! Cause Russians and Germans to Come to Blows (Special to Tribune.) Steele, N. D., April 14.—As the re- sult of differences over the interna- tional situation, 14 men are report- ed to be under arrest at Streeter. ‘No details have been learned, but it is stated that a number of Russo- German citizens in the eastern part of the county could not agree and de- clared war on one another. Accord- ing to information brought here Unit- ed States officials have the case in hand. A citizen of Stecle, returning from that part of the county today explain- ; ed that the trouble rests in the fact that many of the German residents do not speak English and naturally do not read it, so are limited as to range of information. Mrs. Wilson Issues Plea For Economy Washington, April 14.—A group of prominent Washington society women have responded to the appeal of Mrs. Wislon, wife of the President, and wives of other high officials, for rigid economy during the war, by obtaining signed pledges of hundreds of their as- sociates to follow this program: sim- plicity in dress and entertainments; no meal to exceed three courses ; one meat- less day a week. St. Alexius Hospital May _ . Be Red Cross Institution Forty beds have been placed at the disposal of the United States army department by St. Alexius hospital, It is expected that the institution will be designated as a Red Cross Some decision is expected before long on the establishment of base hospitals throughout the nation. St. Alexius stands high with the medical men of the nation and its central location and proximity to Fort Lin- coln will probably: give its prece- dence over some of the other insti- tutions - applying. RESOURCES PLAN Increased Production to Enlist Co-operation of Bankers, Businessmen and Farmers MOBILIZATION OF I:ABOR FOR FARMS CONSIDERED May Hold in Reserve Men Who Will Be Needed for Harvest- ing Next Fall's Big Crops Minneapolis, ‘Minn., April 4-—Offi- cers of the \North Dakota Bankers’ association and other influential state bank officials will meet in Fargo to- morrow morning to discuss means of increasing and conserving foodstuffs production. ‘Chairman John H. Rich of the Ninth Reserve District bank called the meeting hurriedly today. Increased Production. The specified purpose of the gath- ering is to discuss the problems of increased and intensified farm pro- duction in the Northwest this year, and ways and means of effectively co-operating with the farmers of the Ninth reserve district, A delegation of St. Paul and Min- neapolis bankers will attend. Seed Grain Survey. Among the problems that will be discussed is that of an immediate rvey of the seed grain situation, to determine whether ample supplies of high grade seeds are available and are properly distributed over the di trict. The problem of affording as- ance to farmers who need seed loans and who will be obliged to make loans for the purpose of em- ploying help will also be considered. The conference will also take up. the. quostion of conserving and increas- ing breeding stock, To Reach Farmer Personally. As a part of the work now under way, 23,000 (iNorth Dakota farmers will be reached personally within the next 30 days by representatives of the extension division of the North Dakota Agricultural college and will be urged to immediately provide for the planting of increased acreages and. for the increase of their live stock, Director Thomas Cooper, in charge jof this work, was in conference with Chairman ‘Rich in Minneapolis and is co-operating in the plans for tomor- row’s conference. ‘He said the plans so far agreed upon will have the ef- fect of personally reaching one farm- er out of every three in North Da kota with the message that the gov- ernment expects increased production in the Northwest and will lean heav- ily upon the 1917 crop in this district. To Provide Co-operation. The conference is expected to lay | out a definite program providing for | complete and eflicient co-operation between bankers, business men and northwestern farmers, to begin at once, and continue without a break until the crop is harvested and threshed. This will involve the im- {mediate creation of machinery for the handling of the very important problems of the farm labor supply jand possibly for the mobilization and holding in readiness of men who can provide farm help that will be in de- mand for general help as soon as haying and the gathering of forage | crops begins. WAR COUNCIL OF BUSINESS MEN TO EET AT FARGO “Mr. Rich of the Federal Reserve bank and Twin City bankers and others want to meet a representative gathering of North Dakota bankers and business men in Fargo, Sunday afternoon, April 15, in the Commer- cial club rooms to discuss the finan- cial situation and plans in connec- tion with the war crisis. “Can you attend the meeting and will you notify the other bankers and business men and farmers in your community to come?” The above telegram was received at local banks today from Secretary Macfadden of the North Dakota Bankers’ association and arrange- ments are being made to send a dele- gation from the slope. SPRING WHEAT SEEDING Is ABOUT COMPLETED Jamestown, N. D., April 14.—A ma- jority of the farmers in this vicinity have already completed their spring wheat seeding and the first of next week will commence seeding uthet grains. Ordinarily wheat seeding is not commenced until April 10. Ac cording to many farmers more. thar the usual acreage wili be seedad to various grains in Stutsman ‘o.nty this year. OF FARGO MEET American Craft Under German Fire Crew Abandon Vessel Near Cape Gata in Mediterranean Sea Washington, April 14—The Amer- ican schooner Edwin R. Hunt of New York was abandoned by her crew, under shell fire from a submarine near Cape Gata, Spain, in the Medi- terranean, April 7, according to a dis- patch to the state department from Consul Gassett at Malaga. RUSH ORDER FOR SHELLS 1 SNAPPED UP Navy Department Finds It Easy To Secure 1,578,000 Shells TO DELIVER 100,000 TO 500,000 A MONTH Washington, April 14.—The navy department made public today bids received from 25 munition makers on an order for 1,578,000 shells of all calibres. The figures bring out sharply the enormous capacity of American plants. Eleven bidders, cach offered to absorb the entire ordor for 1,170,000 one pounder projectiles, and within a few weeks to begin deliveries at the rate of from 100,000 to 500,000 shells a month. ‘There were six sep- arate proposals covering the entire order for 3,000 14-inch shells. The bids show also a capacity to produce 30,000 6-inch shells, 2,500 14- inch, and about the same number of 12-inch shells a month, after the ma- chinery is set in motion. POOR SEED 10 REDUCE LAND SOWN 10 WHEAT Farmers of Northwestern State Finding It Hard to Secure Supply OATS, BARLEY AND RYE TO BE SUBSTITUTED Minneapolis, April 14.—Martin Wid- on, of Warroad, an authority on Red s. sald in Minneapolis that there will be much diffi- Z the wheat produc- tion in the Northwest because of poor “LE do not for a moment mean to say that we will not he able through the Minneso! State Commission to do much.” he id. “But LE think it will have to be largely in other crops than wheat. “The seed problem in the Red River Valley is a bad one, It is bard to see where the farmers if they undertook to increase their acreages would get good seed. There is plenty of it in Canada, but a farmer cannot buy what he wants alone. There is lack of eo- operation. Some big centralized — or- ganization might help. “But, if we fail to make the wheat acreage increase that we have been talking about, we can put more land into corn and s. aud barley, rye and potatoes. This will be done, I am sure.” FINGAL HAS $50,000: FIRE Fingal, N. D., April 14--A loss of between $40,000 and $50,000 was sus- tained here in the destruction by fire this morning of five buildings on the main street of the business district. Only the arrival of the Enderlin, N. D. fire department, transported on a special train over the Soo line prevent- ed greater loss. The fire started at 7 o'clock in the Fred Kencke hardware store. That building together with Mr. Kencke’s; the Fingal Land & Loan Co, building, and two vacant store buildings, known as the Nicholson buildings, were dee- troyed. The cause of the fire has not been! definitely determined: - FOUR MILE DASH CE IN TWO MONTHS MUSTER OF FOOD | ALLIES BREAK TEUTON FRONT; CAPTURE FAVET British Within One Mile North- west of St. Quentin Accord- ing to Official Statement GERMANS HARD PRESSED AS THEY RETREAT Vimy Station Seized and Progress Reported North of Bapaume and Cambrai British assaults have broken four miles more of the German front in an important sector of the Arrus battle- field. The Hindenburg line has been riddled, on its northern end, Lens is fast being hemmed in, and General Haig’s forces are sweeping back the Germans from the Loos sector far to the southeast of Arras. HARD PRESSED Correspondents report every indica- tion of a continuation of the German retirement, under the smashing offens- ive of the Britis! The Teutons are being hard pressed as they retreat, and explosions and fires are observed. in their rear, Great importance is attached to the suceess of the British in the regton north of Vimy. ‘They have carried there several important positions, 1n- cluding points between Gtyencliy-Bn- Gohelle and Angres, enabling ‘General Haig to link up the ground won in the engagements early this week dn the Arras region with the positions gained long ago in the costly battle of Loos. This movement is resulting in the en- velopment of Leus with its valuable coal fields, FALL IMMINEND. The ‘fall of St. Quentin. seems fm- winent, London reports thé captare by British forces of the village of. rr ‘ayet ane mile northwest of St. Quen- tin, The French are close to this important. fortified position on the south and Paris today annoutices the French guns hammering St. Quentin defense: Be n St. Quentin and tie’ main battlefield of Arras. British tropps con- tinue to press forward towdrd Cam- brai, pushing ahead north of the Ba- paume-Gambrai road toward Queant. British Headquarters in France, via London: (From a staff correspond- ent of the Associated Press).—April 14.—-The British last night broke the German front for a distance of four miles. The Germans are in retreat. Gap in Defenses. The gaps in the German defenses were made in two places. Positions on a front of three miles between the Double Arras and Givenchy and another mile on the north flank of the Hindenburg trench system were captured. Advance positions were pushed well toward Queant and Pronville, important points in the German defenses. The Germans are fighting as they retired from Loos soutiwestward and are being hard pressed. Fires and explosions in the territory to the rear of the German line continue. The weather today was favorable for campaigning. Nearing St. Quentin, London, April 14.—The village of Fayet, one mile northwest of St. Quentin, has been captured by the British after a sharp fight, according to an official statement issued by the war office. In the direction of Vimy, the Bri- tish seized the Vimy station, Lachau- diere and enemy positions between Givenchy-en-Gohelle and Angres. Progress was also made north of the Bapaume-Cambrai road. Among the guns captured by the British were four howitzers of 8 in. The war office announces that the Turks are in retreat after a battle in Mesopotamia with the British, in which they suffered heavy losses. Open Warfare. It is not without difficulty that one comes to a realization that semi- open warfare has replaced the old deep trench fighting on the greater part of the British front. It is hard, even, for the fighting men actually to grasp the situation, a situation for which they have waited so long. The Germans possibly feel the change more than any one else, forabove all things, they love their underground comforts. They were the: first to transfer fighting to ditches and are reluctant to give up. that style of warfare. The deep dugouts and tun- nels along the old fronts were the gunfire, and every time they get an opportunity to pause now, they im- mediately begin to dig in. They take to cover as if by second nature. Softened the Meu. The British have always contended that the German dugouts.-softemed the men, who congregated in | and could only be kept with