The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 26, 1917, Page 1

i t t The Weather CLOUDY PASSACE OF CONSCRIPTION BILL CERTAIN House Canvass Discloses Majority of From 60 to 70 in Favor of Measure MATTER UP FOR VOTE SATURDAY AFTERNOON Senate Leaders Equally Confident That It Will Carry in Upper Assembly Aprit 26.—Results of a canvass to ascertain the sentiment of the house membership on the id- ministration bil], providing for sais- ing an army by selective draft, caus- ed renewed confidence today among champions of the measure of its pas- sage by the house hy a safe majority. This was the feeling despi the enthusiasm created among opponents of the bill by Speaker Clark’s speeci in opposition to the draft‘system. Senate leaders were equally confi- dent of the passage of the bill there. The house canvass taken by the friends of the bill, it was stated, dis- closed # majority of from 6) to 70 in favor of the measure. Debaio on the bill continued in both houses today. Leaders figured on reaching a vote by Saturday afternoon at the latest. Clark Talks For an Hour. Speaker Clark spoke for more than an nour. Most of the house member- ship and many senators heard him plead in characteristic fashion that the volunteer system .be tried again, and declare that in the minds of the people of his state, the word “cor script” is classed with “convict.” Ap- plause frequently interrupted him. ‘Senators Reed, Vardaman and Sherman were speakers on the sen- ate side. All opposed tie selective draft and upheld the volunteer sys- tem. Senator Reed spoke for nearly four hours and attacked the bill in al- most every déiail. Senator Varda- man said he would never vote for compulsion until he had been shown that the volunteer system will not work. xe criticised the pending bill as another-exhibition of the tendency to get ayay ofomthe principles of democraty. prssi “1071 Condemns Gentein’ Newspapers. Senator Sherman declared tat he ‘would not. “‘abdigatechis.:power for any chief)magistrate, cabinet or war college.” ..He said England for 1,000 years had fought her wars success- fully without resort to conscription. The Illinois senator said the “met- ropolitan newspapers” which were largely responsible for bringing- on the war, had not succeeded very well in bringing in recruits. Debate Ends Today. In the house it was agreed that general debate should be closed to- day with adjournment. Tomorrow Chairman (Dent of the military com- mittee will close for the committee's volunteer amendment and Represen- tative Kahn, repu¥lican, for the .ad- ministration’s selective, draft, cqn- scription plan. There is; prospect of a vote probably Friday night or Sat- urday, An agreement reached in the sen- Washington, ate promises a final vote not later than midnight Saturday, possibly earlier. MAY DROP STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEETS (8 REPORT Fargo, April 26.—The interscholas- tic field and track meets in Fargo and Valley City may be abandoned because of the war, it was learned ere today. High school students are enlisting rapidly throughout this section, and several schools, notabiy Casselton, Forman and Cogswell, have practi- cally been depleted of oy students. Louis Duerner, star’ Fargo track man, is among those enlisted dealing the most severe blow to this city’s team. Definite announcement of these meets is expected soon. FIRST YANKEE PRISONER TAKEN BY THE GERMANS London, April 26—The taking of the first American prisoner of war was reported to the American em- bassy today through the American consul at Glasgow. It is usually the practice of the Germans to take prisoners captains of merchantmen sunk by their sub- marines. In view of this fact, the THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 98. __BIBMAROK, NORTH DAE NoRTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1917. BRITISH ADVANCE IS CHECKED © Stories of Fiendish. Atrocities Related by French Relief Workers By MME. JAUL ARCHINARD. (French Relief and Red Cross Worker Who is Now in the United States, I have been amazed at the evident disbelief in stories of German atroc- ities, which seem to be prevalent in the United States. SISTER, JULIE fought in the French army. The eldeci sister wrote to the youngest son, exhorting him to ‘bravery ays to do his duty. ‘ame through they asked by name for this family’s home. An officer entered the home and inquired for the elder sister. He showed her a letter she had written to the young brother. and heroism, asking him alwa ‘When the German: mitted authorship. “Leave the house,” he ordered; and when ane stepped’ out of the door Her mother followed, and also was shot. ter fled out the back window and hid in the thickets of the river Mortagne, she was shot. where she remained two days. Also at Gerbeviller was a family of four sons, three of waom joined The fourth, an epileptic, remained home with his mother. When the Germans came they found this boy in the door of the home, and despite his helpless condition they ‘ianged him to a tree in the front yard. When his mother saw him hanging there, having been told by a neighor, she become insane—and is insane now. CURE WAS CRUCIFIED. ca ‘The cure at Aershot, Father Dergent, refusing to tell of th ewhere- abouts of French troops, waich he did not know, was crucified—nailed to the cross; and his wrists and ankles were broken. ‘At Roan I’Etoppe soldiers set fire to a cottage in which a baby was sleeping. The mother tried to enter and save her child. I will bring him to you!” said a German soldier, He entered the house, nd brought the baby to its quoter ON THE. the army, “Stay; POINT OF HIS BAYONET! At Au Pin tw6 boys wére tied to the tails of horses ridden by. German officers, and dragged over the roads till their legs were worn off below their knees. At Senlis, Mayor Odent, for answering wrongly a question although it is believed he thought his answer correct, STILL ALIVE, head-first, with his feet sticking up! ‘In a hospital I talked to Robert Avril, a young French soldier, a mere boy, whose teeth clenched in hatred as he told me of the crimes committed by Germans in the territory just re-won by the French. “you would not commit the same acts when you it the Germans have committed in France.” he said, “but there will be reparation.” “But why do you feel so savagely?” I asked to draw him out, “Madame, in some towns we found all the women and girls over ten years old had been tied to the beds!” he said. We know that Generals Clauss and Stenger were the German com- manders of the troops that committed the worst atrocities in Lorraine. There must be a reckoning with them! “But surely,” I said, verman territory t Not the same,” Those who have been behind tae French lines, within sound of the heavy cannon--as I have been— know that these tales of atrocities are not fables—that they are the ar most unbelievable truth. Nowhere were the acts of the Ger- mans more fiendish than in ‘French Lorraine, in the foothills of the Vos- ges mountains, ‘Mere | had the privilege of jour neying some days under the guid- ance of the prefect of Lorraine, Leon Mirman, and of conterring with Sis- ter Julie, the now famous nun in charge of the hospital at Gerbeviller. Sister Julie it was who, nursing wounded French soldiers when the Germans poured through Gerbeviller, stood her ground in’ the hospital room, and saw the German troops tear the bed-clothing from the _ pa- tents to see if any were so slightly wounded as to give combat. Not one of Sister Julie's patients was harmed; but in other hospitals, both the sister and Prefect Mirman assured me, many wounded soldiers were killed for fear they might not die. FOUGHT IN ARMY. At Gerbeviller was a family con- sisting of father, mother, four boys and two girls. Father and four sons ‘She ad- The younger sis- was shot, and buried, WHILE RUTAL MURDER SEEN BY SISTER BAFFLES POLICE St. ul, April ~Mrs, Alice M. Dunn, former wife of Frank J. Dum, was murdered early this morning by a man, who broke into the home of her parents on Selby Avenue, where she had been ‘living, entered the room in which she and a younger sister were sleeping, shot her twice, and finally clubbed her to death with his pistol. Sister Witnessed Crime. The sister, Katherine, witn “l tie murder, but her screams awoke her parents, and brother too late and the man escaped. The police admitted today they were baffled by the crime, as jewelry which lay on Mrs. Dunn’s dresser and rings on her fingers were not touched. Her sister is said to have told the police that the mun, when he entered the room said £0. keep cool, F don't waut you. I want to do a little shodting.” Former Husband Arrested. Frank J. Dunn. from whom Mrs. Dunn was granted separate mainten- ance and alimony of $70 a month, was taken to police headquarters, but re- leased after some questioning. He said he knew nothing of the affair, that he had spent the evening at a club and retired to his apartments at 11:30. The latter part of his story was con- firmed by the superintendent of the} apartments in which he was found asleep by the police. Old Glory Will Wave From Pole at N. P. Park “Now ain’t we ready to fight?” City Agent McDonald of the Northern Pacific stated this aft- ernoon that the company will. in- stall a flag pole on its park prop- erty here within a few days and from the mast will fly Old Glory. Whether the pole will be placed on the garden park square bor- dering on Fourth street or on | START DRIVE ON FOOD nOt; PRICES SOAR Chicago, April 26.—Special agents of the department of justic re said | to have discovered evidence of supply manipulation and price fixing by com- binations among potato dealers here, and it is said the federa} grand jury will investigate reports of the mani- pulation of the market. Figures have been obtained by the federal investi-|” aaa gators showing that 1,181 cars were held out of the consuming market during the first two weeks in March. The wholesale price of potatoes yesterday ranged in the Chicago mar- ket from $2.75 to $3.15 a bushel, with 31,000 bushels in storage. A year ago there was in storage 19,000 bus! els and the price was 80c to 85c. GERMAN BOATS PUT 10 FLIGHT BY BRITISH GUNS London, April 26.—Two British de stroyers on patrol duty in the Eng- lish channel off Dover on the night of April 20, came upon a flotilla of six German destroyers and then ensued an encounter which will live long in the history of naval engagements. German destroyers were torpedoed and rammed; every gun avoard the combatants was working, sweeping the decks and tearing gaps in_ the sides of the opposing craft. Tuere was the locking together of a British and German destroyer and the men} mal fought furiously in a hand-to-hand, battle. German seamen of a hammed de stroyer climbed. aboard one of the British boats and a midshipman it tuem back with an automatic They were killed or driven, into-the ‘seg by British jackies" to the midshipman’ 3 id Lone JOFFRE CHEERED ROOT HEADS AT WASHINGTON; SEES PRESIDENT — French War Mission Given an Enthusiastic Reception on Their Official Visit CAPITAL STREETS LINED WITH PATRIOTIC CROWD Distinguished Guests. Are Receiv- ed by Wilson in Blue Room of White House CELEBRATE “FRANCE DAY.” New York, April 26.—‘France Day” was celebrated throughout the state today in honor of the arrival in the United States of the French high commission, On this day, 140 ye ago, Lafay- ette sailed from Bordeaux to of- fer his sword to Washington. Washington, April 26.—The French commission began its first day in Washington with a round of official calls. Former Promier Viviani, head of the mission, “Marshal Joffre, Ad- miral Chocheprat and Viscount de Chambrun called first at Secretary ‘Lansing’s office. The clerks gave the Frenchmen a reception of almost continuous cheers. ‘Received by Wilson. After spending a few minutes with Secretary Lansing, M. Viviani, Mar- shal Joffre and Admiral Chocheprat went over to the white house to be formally received by President Wil- son. As the French party left the build- ing thg cheering was acknowledged | + by all observers to be the most en- thusiastic and loudest ever heard there. The corridors of the building fairly rang with hurrahs for France. The visitors took motor cars to the white house. Hundreds of automo- biles, decorated with the French tri- color, sounded their sirens and peo- ple lining the streets cheered. Sa- lutes were exchanged and the distin- guished guests were ushered into the blue room at the whttp jiguse, where President Wilson Was “waiting to’ ro- ceive them. Don’t Speak English, Since neither M. Viviani nor Mar- shal Joffre speak English, M. Hovel- aque, inspector general of public in- struction, acted as interpreter. The president shook hands warmly with Marshal Joffre, and the other mem- bers of the commission, and they chatted for about ten. minutes. Immediately after seeing the presi- dent M. Viviani went to the capitol, accompanied by Assistant Secretary Phillips. Marshal Joffre accompanied by Col. Spencer Cosby and Licuten- ant Commander Robert L. Berry, walked to the state, war and navy building. The marshal was dressed in the full uniform of his rank, with red trousers, red cap, leather boots, and several orders glistening on his breast. Balfour’s Statement. Complete understanding of Ameri- cw’s attitude in the war—unreserved co-operation in the fight of democracy against the German milite without entangling polit —was expressed by Foreign Minis- ter Balfour, head of the British war commission, in a statement last night to newspaper correspondents. “Tam told,” said Mr. ‘Balfour, ‘‘that there are some doubting critics who seem to think that the object of the nissions of Gr Britain and France is to inweigle the of its traditional polic tangle it in a formal alliance cret or public, with Kuropean powers. 1 cannot imagine any rumor with less foundation, nor can [ imagine any policy so unne ary. Our confid- ence in the as which we are ‘(Continued ot o1 Pawel Three) and to en- United States out] , WAR MISSION TO RUSSIANS President Wilson to Send Former Secretary of State to Assist New Government COMMISSION COMPOSED OF TWO OR THREE MEMBERS These Men Will Assist in Estblish- ing a Stable Regime in Slav Empire “April Elihu Root, ry of State, after con- ferences today with President. Wilson and Secretary Lansing, formally ae: cepted the chairmanship of the Ameri- can Commission to Russia, Mr. Root spent an hour with the President at the White House: discuss- ing the Russian situation, © The pr sident outlined fully what he desi to accomplish. Needs of Russia. The Commission will be composed of three or four principal members and aostall of secretaries and a It is expected to leave for Russia with- in a few days. The needs of Russia as outlined to President. Wilson are for, political, fiuancial, transportational and com- mercial advice and assistance. ‘Reaches Rural Districts. Despatches from Petrograd that. the revolutionar; Washington, former Secre! bal report y spirit is mani- ricts of bringing the long — standing jan troubles to a head. Notwith- nding the organization of food com- mnittees which are doing their best to make the peasants understand tiat the land question cannot be wisely settled until the constituent assembly elected, the peasants are inclined to take the matter into their own hands, Soldiers visiting their rural homes, with or without leave spread the news of the revolution and led the peasan against landowners, This is chiefly the case in the Saratov gevernment, where the people are often inclined to he turbulent, The peasants ert, at: ter pussi have proceeded to take po: the lands and drive the land owners away. festing itself in the rural dis Ru Lack of Seed. ants announced that — they the: spring sowing them- = to Jack of seed th aid to be impossible. In conse- quence the sowing is likely to be much delayed and a serious shortage of eared. ‘The authorities are the matter in hand and hope to prevent such a misfortune. Peasants’ conferences to which del- egates are sent from even the sinall- est’ communities are being organized in every province of Ru 1 to discuss peasant needs. Those already held have insisted on a proper distribution of land. One characteristic resolution demands that all land which private Jand owners camot now sow must im- mediately bes ‘endered temporarily Idiers’ wives to nd others at mod- nate, to be fixed by the local an- Feeling Against Land Owners. Considerable i) feeling is shown in tricts aga land Be bian. peasants inoue ing sacked a country house and estates belonging to a rich family. The peas- ants of the Tambov government. sur- rounded the houses of the Jand owners and compelled them to sign documents wering their lands, In many ricts the peasants have taken no jon, waiting for the authorities to In some parts of Bessarabia the country people are highly reactionary district, especially — the juthorities have ta- ken strong measures to suppress a counter revolutionary movement. Garden Plots to ‘Replace Flower Beds; Appeal for Women Made by Railroad| Official notice was received this morning by every agent of the North- ern Pacific along the Yellowstone di- vision to make arrangements at once for the plowing ur of all flower parks which are to be converted into gar- den plots to help meet the country’s threatening food shortage. With the announcement from T. H. Lantry, superintendent of the Yellow- stone division, came an appeal for. women to file their application show- ing their qualifications to become tel- ephone or telegraph operators or take clerical positions on the railroad to fill the vacancies of the men who are leaving their posts to join the colors. Last week 150 men left the service of the’ Northern Pacific on the Yel- lowstone division and it is expected that fully that number will leave by the end of the present week. Use of All Vacant Ground. Primarily, the object of plowing up the ars is to set an example in all possible use of vacant out to provide some of the food that will be necessary during the en- suing winter. Every agent on the Yellowstone division where a park is located will commence to outline the cultivating of the ‘soil, the pur- chase of the seed and other require- ments. ee ee ee aaa coo “Our men now employed in taking care of the parks will do the work of taking care of the vegetables,” says the official bulletin. “It is the inten- tion of the road when the vegetables are ready for market to go as far as possible and turn them over to our employes who assist in taking care of them and who are in need of such a system.” The vegetables will be furnished without cost, and will be given to the employes wiio work at a low salary wage and to whom such help as this; will mean a great deal. The matter of distribution is left with the railroad agent at each point. Mandan Will Co-Operate. Bismarck is not included in the Yellowstone division, buf when mer- chants of Mandan hearf news of the instructions in the bulletin, they are first seemed bitter but after having it) explained, J. H. Newton, president of the Commercial club notified Agent Taylor of Mandan, that the citizens would co-operate and recognize the spirit of loyalty which is behind such an undertaking. The parx at Man- War Told by Both Sides Berlin, April 26—The German position at Gravelle in the Arras battlefield is now situated at the eastern boundary of the village, says today’s army headquarters statement. The British and French lost six aeroplanes on the western front yesterday. oe 8 London, April 26.— Renewed German attacks on British posi- tions near Gravelle were com- pletely repulsed last night, ac- cording to the official statement issued by the war office today. sok e Paris, April 26.—Terrific fight- ing continued during the night on the frents of the offensive. The Germans renewed their counter attack on the high ground near the Chemin des Dames, but gained no success, the war office reports. .An attack in great force east of Cerny was repulsed with heavy losses for the Germans. NEW FAMILY APARTMENT 10 BE BUILT HERE Louis H. Carufel to Erect Struc- ture on Broadway and Will Face Custer Park KEITH TO SUPERVISE WORK OF CONSTRUCTION Bismarck’s big building boom was given another impetus this afternoon in the announcement from Mr F, ‘W. Keith that his office force has been busy this week sketching plans and specifications for a new family apartment to be erected this season by Louis H. Carufel, proprietor of the Bismarck ‘Marble & Granite works. The new apartment house will be located on ‘Broadway and will face. ‘Custer park. The building will be two stories in heighth with a high, poretructed basement, “which* will be of brick, and the upper of hollow tile and stucco. ‘two. stories, According to the specifications, there will be no long halls, but two main stairways. The dimensions of the building will be 100x36 feet. The basement will contain. two apartments, the first or main floor four large apartments, consisting of living room, dining room, bedroom, kitchen, sun parlor and bathroom, in each apartment. There will be two large apartments and three small apartments on the second floor, The small apartments will consist of a living room, dining room and kitchen combination, and a bathroom. BREAKS INTO BURNING HOUSE AND SAVES LIFE ;| Arthur Marsh of Mandan, Found Gasping for Breath by Con- ductor W. P. Reynolds (Special to Tribune) Mandan, N. D., April 26.—Breaking into the home tenanted by Arthur Marsh on seeing smoke pouring from the structure, Conductor W. P. Rey- nolds, a neighbor, found Marsh gasp- ing for breath and carried him _ to. safety outside, The home was total- ly d dl. Ma a laborer working for the ‘orthern Pacific company on a night shift. His wife was in the business district of the city when the house took fire, about 2:30 o'clock Wednes- day afternoon. BLACKLIST HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN London. April 26—The British black list of shipping has been with- drawn so far as it concerns tue Unit- ed States. EXAMINATIONS FOR STENOGRAPHERS 10 BE EVERY TUESDAY ‘Washington, April 26.—The civil service commission announced today that owing to the unusual demands made upon it by the government for stenographers and typewriters, inci- dental to the national situation, exam- inations for both men and women would for the present be held every Tuesday in 400 cities. The usual en- trance salary for this class of em- dan is one of the prettiest on the di- vision but will be sacrificed to meet the needs of the intry. Appeal Made te Women. a appeal which. fiviston | = Playees range from $900 to $1,200 a year. Information concerning the examin- ation may be obtained by addressiag (oe aeemey Geer eee TEVTONS HALT ALLIES DRIVE; LOSSES HEAVY Deadlocked Entente and Central Powers Striving Vainly for a Decision GERMANS WIN SUCCESS AT STAGGERING HUMAN TOLL Indications Not Lacking That Momentous Events Will Hup- pen Behind Battle Lines (Associated Press.) The fourth day of the terrific strug- gle on the British front in France has opened with both sides still striving vainly for a decision. The Germans have resorted to the terribly costly tactics of massed attacks and have apparently succeeded in checking the British advance . This partial success has been won, according to specta- tors, at a staggering toll of human life. Revolutionary Mutterings. It would seem as if the revolution: ary mutterings which were ominously swelling through Europe prior to the inception of the great battle were drowned in the thunders of the bat- tlefields, but indications are not lack- ing that momentous events are about to occur behind the fighting lines. Summary Adjournment. The summary adjournment of the reichstag when its sittings had bare- ly opened, is given added significance by hints in the German press that the strike agitation in Germany may burst forth with renewed violence on May day, the great international So- cialist holiday. A nation-wide labor demonstration in Sweden is also planned for that day, and may have its counterpart in Spain, No News from Austria. 'No news of any importance has come from Austria in several days, '& fact which has given fresh vigor to. the ever-recurrent report, of inten- tions or efforts on the part of the dual monarchy to seek a separate peace, Traveling ‘people, however, ten ‘ap palling’ stories of the devastations wrought by disease and starvation in the Ottoman empire. They also re- peat the story that the Turkish peo- ple are sick at heart over the. war, and its entailed misery, but are ‘kept in subjection by the iron, hand of Enver ‘Bey and his Germaa ‘col leagues. 16M Rigidity of Censorship: A striking example of the rigidity of the German censorship is afford- ed by the news that no German news- paper is allowed to leave the empire without being passed by the govern- ment censors. Wire fences charged with electri- city have been erected along the Ger- man-Swiss frontier, and every possi- blo precaution has been taken to pre- vent the details of what is transpir- ing within the Central powers from reaching the rest of the world. Apart from France, there are few developments of importance in the war theaters, The British continue to drive forward in Mesopotamia, but there is a curious silence in regard to the Russian armies in that region. An attack on a very large scale has been made by the allies on the Salon- iki front, but there is nothing as yet to indicate whether a general offen- sive is planned in this region. Amsterdam, Apri] 26.—A ‘Berlin off- cial announcement received here says that the German war office has or- dered a great number of exempts to be drafted for field service. They will be replaced in the war indus- tries by women, and those liable for the national auxiliary service, DEATH SHP EASTLAND 10 BE FLAG GRAFT Great Lakes, April 26—A fleet of training ships soon will be sailing the Great Lakes it was announced at the United States naval training station here today. The fleet will serve to train recruits passing through the training stations here in addition le protecting lake cities. -s The steamer Eastland, which tara- ed over in the Chicago river in 1916 with a sass of 2 NS, ae which is now rel gundoat, will be the fagship. Other vessels in the fleet will be two of the former Spanish gnnboats captured by Dewey. at Manilla bay. 25,000 LABORERS STRIKE IN BERLIN ‘Washington, Aprit “Dprit 26.—Reporte to the state department through ae channels tell of a s‘rike of laborers in Berlin. While the of *he officials who 21ye ee mae is areny the