The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 23, 1917, Page 1

al THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 95 RITISH RESUME ST. QUENTIN D BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1917. BALFOUR STARTS ONFERENCE ON WAR MEASURES British Foreign Minister and Party Arrive at Washington for Deliberations SECRETARY OF STATE FIRST TO BE VISITED Important Commission to Formu- late Comprehensive Scheme of Co-operation Washington, April 23.—British For- eign Minister ‘Balfour and members of the British high commission, here to discuss conduct of the war, began their first official day in Washington, with a round of calls, the first of which was at the state department. Mr, Balfour, accompanied by the British ambassador, Sir Cecil Spring- Rice, drove from the mansion which has been given over to him, to the state department building, and paid a formal call to Secretary Lansing. The British ambassador and Hugh L. Gibson of the state department, who has been detailed as Mr. Bal- four’s aide, remained with Secretary Lansing and the British foreign min- ister only a short time and then with- drew, leaving the two high officials together, They at once plunged into a conference. Seee Wilson. ‘Balfour and Lansing next crossed the avenue separating the state de- partment building from the White ‘House and were received at the ex- ecutive mansion by President Wilson. As Balfour passed into the White House grounds the “silent sentinels” of woman _ suffragists waived — their banners. The British foreign minis- ter smiled. The army officers’ British mission, headed by Major General G. T. M. Bridges, was received at the war de- partment by Secretary Baker and the naval delegation, headed by Admiral de Chair, was received: by. Benson, chief. of ‘operations. Great Britain's high commissioners to the international war council, to begin in Washington next week, set foot on American soil Saturday and now are on their way to the capital. Arthur James Balfour, secretary of state for foreign affairs of. the em- pire, formerly premier, and often call- ed the dean of the world’s elder statesmen, was the central figure of a party which includes some of Great Britain’s most prominent men. Balfour Thanks America, With a genial smile playing over his features, he consented to a brief interview, warmly expressing his ap- preciation of all the United States has done as a neutral in charitable and relief work in Belgium and in German prison camps. ‘His gratifica- tion that England and the United States are now allied for a common purpose and his conviction this coun- try, in its war efforts, will astound the world, particularly Germany. To Co-operate in War. The object of the commission, Mr. Balfour said, is “to make co-opera- tion easy and effective between those who are striving with all their power , to bring about a lasting peace by the only means that can procure it, name- ly, a successful war.” Quotes ‘From Wilson. “Your president, in a most apt and vivid phrase,” Mr. Balfour added, “has proclaimed the world must be made safe for democracy. That self- governing communities, are not, to be treated as negligible simply because they are small; that the ruthless domination of one unscrupulous pow- er imperils the future of civilization and the liberties of mankind are truths of political ethics which the bitter experience of war is burning into the souls of all freedom-loving peoples.” ‘Received With High donor. England’s leading statesmen, hav- ing safely evaded the German sub- marines and mines which sent Lord Kitchener to his death, were received with the highest honors as guests of the American people when they ar- rived at a place in America which cannot be named. . A delegation of state, war and navy department officials welcomed them in the name of tha government and set out with them to the capital for what is admittedly the most vital confer- ence in American history. Greeting ts Cordial. The commission was received with the utmost simplicity and cordiality and with every recognition of the fact that Great Britain had given of her very best. It was said, indeed. no foreign minister has left England for the length of time that Mr. Bal- four will be away. since the congress of Vienna, a century ago. The formal welcome was extended by Third Assistant Secretary of State Breckenridge Long, through the pres- entation to Mr. Balfour of a letter of greeting from Secretary Lansing, which the British statesman acknow!l- edged with equal simplicity, while British and American officials mingled together. Special Is Waiting. A special train of five cars, which had been waiting with steam up and crew aboard for five days, at once got under way. rier Dowdle protection bad, been afford- ed to all bridges and tunnels and every mile of the track had bea gone ‘Admiyal } Bernhardt Considered Near End Saran DERNAAROT. New York, April 23.—Sarah Bern- ‘ardt, after rallying from the effects of the operation she underwent last’ week, apparently has suffered a re- lapse and is again in a critical condi- tion, acording to a somewhat cryptic bulletin issuéd tonight by er physi- cians. “Madame Bernhardt was more seri- ously ill last night and most of to- day,” the -bulletin said. “This eve- ning she ralliea, There is no tem- perature.” In response to a question as he was leaving the hospital, one of the four doctors said: “The case is hopeless.” Madame Sarah Bernhardt is not yet entirely out of danger, acording to a bulletin issued tonight by her physi- cians, “Madame Bernhardt’s condition is stationary,” the bulletin said. “There is no longer any general effect from the infected kidney, but the under- lying conditions have not improved sufficiently to make the outlook more certain than it has been,” The floral gifts received yesterday and today literally filled Madame Bernhardt’s room. At her request tie flowers were sent to the children’s ward of the hospital. READE REWARDED FOR MANY YEARS OF OOD SERVICE Deputy Fire Marshal, Long Prom- inent in Firemen’s Circles, Succeeds Runge RETIRING OFFICIAL HAS HAD VARIED EXPERIENCE As a.reward for 34 years’ service as a volunteer ‘firemen, 20 years of which have been spent as secretary of the North Dakota Firemen’s asso- ciation, Harry Leonard Reade oi Bis- marck late Saturday evening was named state fire marshal, succeeding A. H. Runge. When Runge was nam- ed fire marshal four years ago, Reade was made his deputy. The two have made an excellent team; their rela- tions have always been the most cor- dial, and the ties are broken with friendly feelings on both sides. Fire Marshal Reade’s ‘appointment comes from Governor Frazier, upon the endorsement of the state associa- tion and of practically every individ- ual fire company in the state. The governor also will name Reade’s suc- cessor as deputy fire marshal, but he has not yet announced his choice. Pioneer Resident. Harry ‘L. Reade is a pioneer Bis- marck resident, coming to this city 33 years ago. For many years he was active in the business life of the city, and he has served as city treasurer, alderman, and, in 1901, as a member of the state legislature. He is widely known throughout the state, and probably no man in ‘North Dakota has a better grasp of the de- tails of the position to which he has ‘been elevated. As a member of the legislature he was instrumental in the Passage of many of the laws which now safeguard the state from fires. A. H. Runge, who completed four years’ service as fire marshal last night, has been in the harness for 40 years, and he retires to the sunny skies of California to enjoy a well earned vacation. ‘He entered the ser- vice in 1873, as chief of the Minne- apolis fire department, a post which he held for a quarter-century. In 1904 he was called to Grand Forks to reorganize the fire department of that city, and he remained there as chief until 1913, when he came to Bismarck to accept the newly created post:of state fire marshal. “In leaving Bismarck and the state I take with me the most pleasant memories of courteous treatment and considerate co-operation,” said Mr. Runge. “I have earned a right to quit, and I intend to spend the re- mainder of my days resting up.” The retiring fire marshal goes to Los Angeles, where his son-in-law, D. A. Hart, is one of the Hart Bros. tae are oper of the new ‘Ags osslyn, one of the angelic city’s fin- ‘est PATRIOTS HAVE CHANCE 10 GET COMMISSIONS, ARE | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE == TWO BRITISH HOSPITAL SHIPS TORPEDOED North .Dakota Will Be Expected |Donegal and Lanfranc With Many to Furnish Quota of Com. manders for Troops THREE MONTHS AT FORT Wounded Aboard Sunk Without Warning MANY GERMAN PRISONERS SNELLING FOR RESERVE] WERE ABOARD AND SAVED Men From This District Will] Further Losses of Boats to Be Train at Twin City Post—Who Will Be Accepted? “Ten thousand officers must be im- mediately provided to command the first 500,000 troops; the middle west is expected to furnish one-third of these—majors, captains, first and sec- ond lieutenants. The camps in this department for the training of these officers will train 15,000 men if put to their maximum capacity,” writes General Barry of the central depart- ment in advising the Military Train- ing Camps Association of the United States, North Dakota section, of what will be expected from it. ‘Fargo has been made the state headquarters for this association, and Bismarck headquarters for the Sixth judicial district. Branch associations under able leadership have been or- ganized in every county seat in this district—Bismarck, Washburn, iMe- ‘Clusky, Steele, ‘Napoleon and Linton. It is anticipated that the Sixth wilt do its part to furnish the 2,500 offi- cers who will form the quota of this division, Local committees ordinarily consist of a chairman, someone who will ar- range for funds should the same be needed, a patriotic physician of high standing who will make the examina- tions, someone who will receive the applications, and a newspaper man, for publicity. The training camp for this district will be opened at Fort Snelling about ‘May. 1, Attendance at the camps will be limited. to reserve officers and candidates for such appointments in the infantry, cavalry, field artillery, engineers and coast artillery branch- es. The camps will last for three months. bor Object of Camps “The object of eath:camp,” writes General Barry, “is ‘the training and selection of officers for'a'division and one additional cavalry regiment. Maximum attendance at each camp will be 2,500, The attendance will be divided into fifteen infantry compar: ies for the first month, and all will ‘be trained alike for that period. At the beginning of the second month, they will be organized into nine in- fantry companies, two cavalry troops, three artillery batteries and one en- gineer company for the remaining two months, The object of each company is to train all members thereof and finally select the officers of one regi- ment, and appoint the remainder as additional reserve officers, if compe- tent. “The attendance fs limited to the following: ‘Reserve officers of the infantry, cavalry, field artillery, coast artillery, and engineers, members of the reserve officers’ training corps, of over 20 years and nine months cid, and other cadet students of same age, graduates of military schools, and other citizens not less than 20 years and nine months old and not more than 44 years old. High Standard Fixed. “No one will be accepted who does not conform to the required standard with respect to (a) character and so- briety; (b) personality, address and force; (c) reputation and standing in his community; (d) likelihood of his ‘being able to command the respect of officers and enlisted men, and (e) adequacy of his education, Prefer- ence will be given men of valuable military experience. “College students are advised to at- tend the camps prepared for their home state rather than to attend the camp provided for the state in which their college happens to be situated. Applicants will be examined by boards appointed by the department, com- mander, and certificates of the exam- ining officers will be sent to the com- manding officer of the camp con: cerned. From these certificates the camp commander will select and no- tify 2,500 men, if more than that number are certified to him as suit- able. Young Man; Older Men, Too “From these camps and from those in other army departments will be selected the first 10,000 leaders to of- ficer the first half-million troops. Not only young men are wanted, but also mature men on account of the need for officers who can qualify for high- er grades when additional forces are organized. It is hoped that college authorities will graduate May 1 all such seniors as may be selected as candidates for this camp training. HILLSBORO SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PARADE (Special to Tribune.) Hillsboro, -N. D., April 23.—Hills- boro had no Patriotic day celebration because of the adverse weather con- ditions, but the .school children were not satisfied with such an arrange- ,Ment and so they paraded the city in the afternoon, with true American spirit. vars Paes é Published Soon Says Chan. cellor of Exchequer London, Apri] 23. ‘The British hos- pital ships, Donegal and Lanfranc, with many wounded aboard, have been torpedoed’ without warning. They were sunk on April 17. Of those on the Donegal, 29 wounded men and 12 of the crew are missing. The Lanfranc carried German wounded, as well as British, Of those aboard 19 British and 15 Germans are ‘believed to have perished. Other Hospital Ships Lost. The chancellor or the exchequer, Andrew ‘Bonar Law, announced on April 19 in the house of commons that there had recently been further losses of British hospital ships which would be published soon. Today, the secretary of the admiralty issued the following statement: “On the evening of April 17, the steamships, Donegal and Lantranc, while transporting wounded to Brit- ish ports were torpedoed without warning. The Donegal carried slight- ly wounded cases, all British. Of these 29 men, as well as 12 of the crew, are missing and are presumed to have been drowned. Carried German Prisoners. “The Lanfranc, in addition to 234 wounded ‘British officers and men, carried 167 wounded German prison- ers, a medical. personnel of 52 and a crew of 123, Of these, the following are missing, and are presujned to have been.drowned:..... a “Two wounded British officers, 11 wounded British other ranks, one royal army medical corps staff, five of the crew, five wounded German of- ficers and 10 wounded Germans of other ranks, “One hundred and fifty-two wound- ed German prisoners were rescued by British patrol vessels at the imml- nent risk of being themselves torpe- doed, ATTEMPT 10 WRECK GN TRAN FALS; Engine Strikes Pile of Ties Said to Have Been Placed by Otto Smith, Farmer’s Son (Special to Tribune.) Hillsboro, N. D., April, 28,—Otto Smith, son of a prominent farmer, is lodged in the county jail here, charg- ed with attempting to wreck Great Northern train No, 30. The train ran into a pile of railroad ties laid across the track, a few miles out of the city, last evening. Be- cause of their ion a a sudden curve of the track, the engineer was unable to stop the train in time to avoid theni, Fortunately, however, the train suffered no damage, Four of the ties were completely demol- ished, while the fifth fell between the rails and the train passed over it. Upon arriving in Hillsboro, the trainment reported the accident and the sheriff and several section men went immediately to the scene, but were unable to discover any traces of the offender. Railroad detectives were summoned and arrested Otto Smith, after inffestigating the case. Smith will first be tried before the insanity board and if no action is taken there, railroad officials plan to bring him_into court. RAILROADS LOSE LANDS. CONGRESS GRANTED IN 1866 Washington, D, C., April 23.—In de- ciding the Oregon-California land case today the supreme court af- firmed the Oregon federal court's de- cree enjoining the Southern Pacific railroad from disposing of timber and minerals on its land received by con- gressional grants. By the same decision the govern- ment won its suit against the South- ern Pacific railroad to tegain nearly 2,300,000 acres of Oregon and Wash- ington land, worth tiirty millions. The Chamberlain-Ferris. law of 1916 forfeiting and divesting the railroads of title to lands granted by congress. in 1866 and sree for the ge sale of land, timber minerals, was wpheld as Comstitutional FIVE CENTS British Lose In Raid Off The Thames Germans Claim to Have Destroy- ed Outpost Vessel, Scouting Craft and Others London, April 2 A German offi- cial statement describing the recent naval raids in the English Channel, says that a British outpost vessel off Dover was destroyed, that a British scouting vessel was sunk ‘by a tor- pedo, and that several others were heavily damaged, and one probably sunk, The German statement also says that no enemy warships were en- counte! south of the Thames and the German destroyers had to be con- tent with bringing in some prisoners from merchantmen, The Germans ad- mit the loss of two of their destroy- ers. With respect to this statement, the 3ritish admiralty says that no British vessels of any sort were sunk or even seriously damaged, and that the Ger- mans captured only three men of an abandoned barge. MILITARY BILL BEING DEBATED IN LOWER BODY Has Full Right-of-Way Over All Other Legislative Mat- ters ADMINISTRATION THINKS DRAFT WILL WIN OUT Washington, April 23.—The admin- istration’s war army bill under de- Date in both houses of Congress today with right of way over ill other legis- lation until pas Interest cel the. House where there is to be a credit fight be- tween spokesmen for President Wil- son and the majority of the military comnittee over the selective draft plan. A vote may be reached Wednesday. In the Senate debate began yesterday and probably will continue(for several days but it is regarded ayia foregone conclusion that the measure as drawn by the general staff and approved: by the President will be passed there by # substantial majority. Chairman Dent of the House mili- tary committee and nine other com- mitteemen will make the fight for the bill as reported by them which pro- poses that the army shall be raised by calls for volunteers in increments of 600,000 and that the draft shall be resorted to only unless and until that mm has failed, Adniinistration supporters maintained tonight that they would override Chairman Dent's vol- unteer plan by from 20 to 25° votes at the very least. Advocates of the volunteer system felt. sure it) was declared that they would make a good showing. Having the chairman of the committee with them, they believed would carry weight and they also hoped that full explana- tion of their plan on the floor would attract support. Particular interest attaches to the debate because rep! utative Kahn, a Republican born in Germany will pre- sent the administration views, The president and committee chairman heretofore often have differed on meas- ures but this is the first time that a Republican actually has been advanc- ed to speak for the administration, Representative Kahn has been in ac cord with most of the government's preparedness plai Telephone Poles Down Near | Steele Bismarck has been cut off from telephone communication with Fargo since early this morning when a num- ber of telephone posts for 2 distance of about one mile through the slough. five miles east of Steele, went down, worked loose from their positions by the waters dissolving the frost. For awhile this morning communi- cation could be routed via Carring- ton, but 30 minutes’ time was re- quired to hook up the lines aad did not prove satisfactcry. It is expected that crews will have the wires ready for service this evening. The Western Union repcrted that no difficulty was experience] wiih sending messages over its line into Fargo. WAR SENTIMENT IN CHINA INCREASES Pekin, April 23—The war senti- ment in. China is increasing daily. The Chinese are incensed over the action of Germany in detaining the Chinese minister in Berlin, pending the safe arrival of von. Hintze, the German minister at Pekin. _ There is also great indignation: over the de tention of Chinese students in Ber- Yin and Munich, ~ = WEEK'S INTERLUDE ENDED AS GEN. HAIG’S FORCES PRESS HINDENBURG LINE Strong Positions of Teutons on Both Sides of Scarte River Form Barrier Against Rapid Progress of Entente Armies, but War Reports Are Sanguine GAVELLE IS CAPTURED NORTH OF GERMAN DEFENSES Berlin Strikers Refuse to Retnrn to Work and May Be Called to the Colors— Revolutionary Spirit Rampant in Austria and Pro-Prussian Minister Re- signs. London, April 23.—After a week’s interlude during which thi have been consolidating the gains of the first week’s offensive, and bringing up their guns, the British at dawn this morning began an- other phase of the operations against the formidable German de- fenses on the fronts in northern France. ON WIDE FRONT Gen. Sir Douglas Haig reported that the forces under this com- mand attacked on a wide front, on both sides of the river Scarte, where a portion of the Hindenburg line forms a barrier, defending Cambrai, and that they are making satisfactory progress. The British completed the conquest of the village of Trescault and gained the greater part of Havrincourt wood. SCARCE FO CUAROSHEN TEND OF WAR General General Order Affecting Men Already in the Service MADERO'S PRIZE GUNNER ENLISTS WITH BISMARCK Barry Issues National guardsmen who desire quick release from tie service may best gain it by enlisting in military service with Uncle $ general order received) by Major Wright this morning from General Barry, commander of this division, advises that all militiamen who are enlisted in the federal service as na- tional guardsmen will be discharged if they wish, at the end of the war, no matter how long a term they may yet have to serve m their original guard enlistment. A previous order extended this op- portunity to men newly enlisting in the guard for tne present war service. Guardsmen already enlisted for state service now are given the same ad- vantage, and the order is expected to stimulate recruiting. “Camp Frazier. Camp Frazier was established to- day at the Bismarck end of the North- ern Pacific bridge and here Co. A ‘will make its home until called else- where. Up to this time the local company has been making the arm- ory its headquarters. Major Wright also has transferred his headquarters to Camp Frazier, although he will continue to maintain a down town office. High School Boys Drill. From thirty to forty high school students now are drilling every eve- ning at the baseball grounds under Major Wright. The boys are show- ing real proficiency in the military manual and footwork, and it is ex- pected that at least a dozen will en- list when the time comes for active service. Madero's Gunner Here. Co. A received a real acquisition to- day in the person of Veteran “Bill” (Continued on Page Three) OFIGAL NOTICE OF TURKEYS BREAK WITH. AMER Washington, April 23.—Official no- tification that the Turkish govern- ment has broken off diplomatic nego- tiations with the United States was received today by the state depart- ment in a dispatch from American Minister Stovall at Berne, Switzer- land. The communication came from G. Cornel Tarler, secretary of the Amer- A pall of silence has fallen over the central empires, serving to ace centuate the reports of grave inter- nal troubles. In spite of the asser- tion of the German press that. the great Berlin strike, which involved at least 300,008 workers, is over, there is evidence that the agitation: Is con- tinui: that the member's of tw tions workers’ union have refused to return to work, and says those who persist in their refusal will be called to the colors. Count Tisza ‘Resigns, The light which sifts through the veil of the German censorship dis- appears entirely in the case of Aus- tria, Following persistent reports that Count Tisza, premier of Hun- gary, and foremost exponent in the dual monarchy of the German idea, had resigned, all information as to conditions in Vienna or Budapest a The one thing that appears sertain is that the Socialists and Rad- icals in both empires have recently drawn much closer together, and that inflammatory language is being used with an impunity inconveivable in the earlier days of the War, Revolutionary Spirit Rampant. In the meantime, the revolutionary spirit, which is rampant throughout surope, has given a sensational spirit in Sweden. The food situation is os- tensibly the cause of the event in Stockholm, where a great multitude of workers tried to force their way into the parliament building. The fact that the ominous word “revolution” was freely used, gives another aspect to the affair. The royal castle is under guard and more serious outbreaks are predicted be- fore May first. Massing Guns. While the revolutionists gather headway and audacity in the’ monar- chial kingdom of Europe, the armies of the British and French are mass- ing their guns and shells for another thrust against the German lines in France, There is nothing definite to indicate where the blow will fall, but the general opinion in the allied cap- ital is that General Haig is about to make another great effort to smash his way through to Cambrai and Douai. Pending these developments, pub- lic interest has been deeply al by the cryptic words of Lord Curzon, member of t@e British war council, “keep your eye on Mesopotamia.” Capture Gavelle. In their new offensive the British have captured the town of Gavelle, the last part of the defenses of the Hindenburg line north of the Scarte. They also have taken the village of Guemappe, south of the Scarte.. More. than 1,000 prisoners have been taken today. Progress in Mesopotamia. The Turks in Mesopotamia. have evacuated the Iztavilat position on the right bank of the Tigris, ten miles below Samara, the war office an- nounced. They are now being at- tacked at a point six miles nearer ‘Samora. TRANSPORTS LEAVE LIBAU. London, April 23.—German trans ports have left Libau, on the Baltie, south of the Gulf of Riga, for an um known destination, according to @& Central News dispatch from Petro- grad. EB START EXCAVATING FOR (Special to Trioune.) Mandan,.N. D., April 23.— ihe fcan legation at Constantinople, act-| ing for the new Missouri V ing for Ambassador Elkus. who is ill, It was sent to the American lega- tion at Berne and forwarded from there to Secretary Lansing. cery company’s new plant week and progress is. way. ri Tan alow & The Berlin Tageblatt.admits Sue mount erent rns