The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 27, 1917, Page 1

i a / | The Weather CLOUDY THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. VICTORY NEARER SAYS LLOYD GEORG MEN HAVE REAL CHANCE TO FIGHT PREMIER SAYS During First Eighteen Days of Somme Battle Captured 11,- German Prisoners * DESPAIR HAS DRIVEN TEUTONS TO PIRACY Big Problem to Feed 45,000,000 in Country That Is Not Self Supporting London, April 27—Premier Lloyd George discussed the military situa- tion, the Irish question and other ma- jor problems with which the govern- ment is now engaged, in a speech to- day at the Guild hall, in acknowledg- ment of the conferring on him of the freedom of the City of London. Re- ferring to Ireland, the premier said: Must Convert Ireland. “We must convert Ireland from a suspicious, dangerous neighbor to a cheerful, loyal comrade. Settlement of the Irish question is essential for the peace of the world and essential to a speedy victory in the war. I ap- peal to the patriotism of all men who think everything of getting this question out of the wary.” ‘Mr. Lloyd George paid tribute to the financial community through the help of which British credit had ‘sur- yived the financial panic of the early days of the war. This community, he said, took an honorable and lead- ing part in the triumph of the last war loan, which was the most re- markable financial exploit witnessed. After alluding to the organization of the ministry of munitions, the premi- er said: ar a i Have Real Chance. “Now, thank God, our men have a real chance in the fight. The story now is very different from what it was in the early stages of the war, Befbre June, 1913, we lost 84 guns and a considerable number of pris- ohers. Since that date, we have not lost a single gun, while we have cap- tured 400... Regarding prisoners, we have taken jab,jeast, 10,to 1. The tide pee now tHe ng iWigtory is coming increasingly negxet., i, Capture st 060 Men. “During the figgt),18 days of the Somme battle, we. captured 11,000 prisoners and 84 guns. During the first 18 days of the Arras battle, our captures were 18,000 men and 23) guns, while we gained four times as much ground. This meant not only ultimate victory, it-meant victory is going to be won at less loss and our chances are growing and our equip- ment is improving and the Germans know it. That is the explanation of the despair that has driven them to black piracy on the high seas. “This is the next job we have to deal with—our minimum problem is to feed a population of 45,000,000 in a country which is not. self-support- ing, to provide necessary .material and food to equip ourcarmies. and keep the seas free for the ‘transport of the troops of ourselves 4nd our allies. « GERMANS. SURE OF VIGTORY BY SIBHARINES ‘Berlin, April 27-—A vonfidential statement on the submarine warfare has ‘been made by Vice Admiral von Capelle, minister of navy, to the reichstag main committee in the dis cussion of the naval budget. An official statement given out here today shows he told the committee the success of the submarine contin- ued to be great, and the losses small. Reports already at hand howed that a favorable result could be expected for the month of April. The reduc- tion of the tonnage at the disposal of hostile nations, he said, was tak- ing place with mathematical certain- ty, thereby increasing the lack of foodstuffs. 99 Pays Income Tax Weeks In Advance American Who Paid in $500,000 Has Fortune in Excess of $64,000,000 BELIEVED MANY WILL ADOPT THIS PLAN (New Yorke April 2 patri- : American with a fortune in e cess of $64,000,000 has paid his i come tax six weeks in advance, there- by losing $3,600 interest. The tax- name withheld in accord- ance with the law, but the fact that he has handed a check for more than $500,000 to the collector of internal revenue here was made public today. Collector Edwards believes — this man’s example will give impetus to a patriotic movement started here for payment of federal taxes ahead of time. It is estimated that in Mr. Edwards’ » Which — includes j downtown New York, $6,000,000 — in taxes will be received May 1. WILL DISCUSS LATEST PHASES OF WORLD WAR Bismarck Looking Forward With Interest to Appearance of Hamilton Holt DISTINGUISHED EDITOR SPEAKS HERE MONDAY The address of Hamilton Holt, edi- tor of The Independent, New York city, next Monday night in Bismarck is looked forward to with great in- terest. ‘The local committee on arrange- ments, consisting of Judge Andrew A. Bruce, mayor A. W. ‘Lucas and G. D. Mann is co-operating very effectively with Secretary Ken- iston of the Bismarck Commercial club, in giving the meeting the wid- est publicity. The pastors of Bismarck churches | have announced Mr. Holt's address trom their pulpits. There will be no charge for admission and the Audi- Q|torium promises to be packed. Judge A. A. Bruce will preside. Mr. Holt in his address “After the War—What?” will discuss the propo- sal to organize a league of nations after the war. President Wilson has declared that the entrance of this country into the \present war is for the purpose of furthering democratic ‘government throughout the world, and that it must lead to the estab- lishment of a league of nations to enforce peace in tne future, The proposal has the endorsement of Lord Bryce, Lord Asquith and (Lloyd George of Ungland, Premier Briand. of France, Count Okuma of Japan, and in this country the en- dorsement of former President Taft, Elihw Root and many other of our distinguished citizen: Mr, Holt’s address in Bismarck will present the very latest phase of| , international politics and will anti- cipate measures that must be consid- ered in the reconstruction period fol- lowing the’ wa GREAT: NORTHERN TO GRANT SALARY HREASE TO WEN St, Paul, Minn., April 27.—Salary increases in some cases as high as 25 per cent and aggregating more than one million annually, will be granted May 1 to several thousand employes of the Great ‘Northern rait- way, “such as clerical forces and oth- ers that have not in the past received general advances,” it was announced by President L. W. Hill here today. “Increase,” it was said “affects all clerical forces, clerks :n general of- fices, outside offices, superintendents’ FEDERAL JURY INDICTS CLARK AND CROCKARD Publishers of Jim Jam Jems Charged With Violation of the Federal Postal Laws Associate at Gate City Awaiting Annoncement: of Govern- Ment’s Charges Indictments charging violations of the postal laws were returned today by the federal grand jury sitting at Fargo, against Sam Clark and C. H. Crockard, publishers of Jim Jems, a monthly publication. Questioned over the telephone this afternoon, Mr, Clark stated that he knew the matter was before the grand jury and had gotten word that the indictment “had fatlen.” Mr. Crockard, it is understood, has been in Fargo since the grand jury went into session the first of (he week. Mr, Clark stated he will leave tor Fargo tonight. KF. i. Young of Bismarck is fore- man of the grand jury. Mr. Clark and Mr. Crawford were indicted some time ago on+a similar charge, one trial resulting in a di agreement; the second, in a convi tion, which was overruled by the cir- cuit court of appeals, and a new trial granted. The third trial was held at Bis- marck, and resulted in an acquittal. TO ENFORCE TANL-ORIVER REGULATIONS New Police Commissioner Hopes This Wil! Put End to Taxi Men Peddling Liquor Jam APPLICANTS GUILTY OF CHARGE TO BE REFUSED Rigid enforcement of tae city ordi- nance relating to the licensing of taxi drivers will be one of the weap- ons to be used by the new police commissioner, Chris Bertsch, Jr., in an attempt to check the illegal sale! of liquor in Bismarck by taxi drivers, | as alleged by State’s Attorney KF. E./ McCurdy in a communication filed{ with the city commission last Mon- day night. “We have the names of the men whom the te’s attorney claims s should be revoked,” c after- noon. “Enforcement of the city ordi- nance, which provides that all taxi driver: Il be licensed, will result GOES TO FARGO TONIGHT} ( FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1917. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | a Le BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, War Mission Proposes Plan of Alliance France Has Placed Before Ad- ministration Her Idea of Co-operation in Struggle VITAL SUBJECTS NOW UNDES DISCUSSION Washington, April 27-—-Conferences between France’s war commission to the United States and American offi- tials on the part this country will take in the war against German aw- tocracy today were well under way. Officials of this government have al- ready been putin possession of the broad outline of the part France wants her sister republic to lake in the world conflict, and by tomorrow the representatives of both natio should have obtained understandings of the vital sub, $8 under discus: sion. Interc ge of Visits betw the representatives of the — British and French commission cleared the way for conferences between the for- eign missions and the United States in the immediate future. MUST SERVE TIME WN P Supreme Court Upholds Convic- tion Secured in Hennevin County Courts FORMER MILL CITY JOBBER NOW IN WASHINGTON St. Paul, Minn., April 27.—The con viction of Joseph W. Bragcon, a Min- neapolls millionaire, char wich wi offense exzainst a young girl, was vp held today in a decision landed down by the state supreme court. Bragdon appealed from the verdict cf the dis: trict court, on the ground] of errar, his counsel attacking the creditabil- ity of girl witnesses and citing al- leged demonstration in the court: room. He was sentenced to one to seven years in prison and, pending the supreme court's decision, was re- leased on $35,000 bail. Bragdon was arrested in Minneapo- lis this afternoon after a bitter fight for a ten-day stay of execution, after his attorney had failed in two dis- trict courts. The arrest was dramatic, his at- torney, ©. B, Elliott, threatening to throw Deputy Sheriff Buck from his office, where Bragdon was found. The attorney, however, said he would make no further fight and Bragdon is expected to begin his term tomorrow, 4 to attend to hi MAIL COACHES: OFF TRANS 72 AND 8 SUNDAYS (Special to Tribune.) er a day’s delay in applications being made to the city commission. In this way we can re- fuse licenses to those drivers who ave been convicted of violating the prohibition laws or who have pleaded guilty to the offense as alleged by the state’s attorney.” Make Study of Ordinance. The communication waich was re- ferred to former Police Commissioner C. 4. Kirk was turned over to Com- missioner Bertsch this week, since the organization of the new commis- (Continued on page Three.) = Mandan, N. D., April 27.—-R. M. Rappelje, general manager of the ‘Northern Pacific, declared in an it: terview here this morning that the mail coaches on trains Nos. 7 and 8 will be taken off between Jam and Glendive every Sund: mencing April 28. Questione rumors that several trains might be discontinued because of the war, he stated that no trains will be taken off the Northern ‘Pacific system until the government material to be ship- ped requires preference over thing else, Mos in Cong any-!ing his head. CONSCAPT VOTE EXPECTED THS EVENING General Debate Draft Measure Was Con- cluded Early Today on Selective SUMMING UP SPEECHES BY KAHN AND DENT Republican Spokesman for Presi- dent Wilson’s Army Mea- sure in Lower House Washington, April 27.--Debate on the war army bill reached tinal stag- In the House concluded after 39 o'clock today. general debate a session lasting until this morning. The House meets to- day to hear the summing up speeches by Chairman Dent of the military committee on behalf of the volunteer was system and by Representative Kahn for the selective draft plan. After that, speeches were to be limited to five minutes. House lead- ers hoped to reach a vote tonight, al though this appeared doubtful. In the Senate the bill was taken up under an agreement to reach a final vote by tomorrow night. Sixteen Senators still were to be heard. Want Amendments. Debate in the esnate was opened by Senator Jones, republican, of Washington, who supported the sclec- tive draft. “Our commander-in-chief urges it,” says he. “The military authorities favor it. The senate committee rec- ommends it. The sessons of — this great war point to it as a wise course. Why should 1 not vote for it?” Senator Kenyon said he expected to support the bill, but wanted exemption in favor of men in employ- ment of military value changed so that the power of enforcing such ex: emptions would not beth the hands of military men alone. He approved the Ia Follette amendment for civil tribunals to pass upon questions of exemption, The lowa senatoyv declared he fa- vored also an amendment which will permit Col. Roosevelt to go to the front in command of the American troops, McCumber Speaks. Senator McCumber declared ten million best trained officers and men would not win the war for the United States if the submarines were not overcome. that “At the rate merchant shipping has been destroyed the last thirty days,” he said, “how long will Great Britain be able to hold out? If, by the use of these unseen instrument- alities, Great Britain couid be elim- inated from this war, demoralized Russia would fall in a week, brave France would be crushed, our for- eign commerce would be destroyed and stagnation would hold in its grip the populous cities of the country.” Senator McCumber did not indicate position on the Dill. LABORER KILLED AT JAMESTOWN’ SKULL GHUSHED (Special to Jamestown, N._D. Mitseef, a Bulgaria cidentally killed this morning while at work in the Northern Pacific yards here. Mitseef was struck on the head by a line har which slipped from the hands of his fellow employes, crush- He died shortly after being: rushe@ to Parkview Aospital. President Well Guarded in War Time -- VIOLENT CARTHOQUAKE REPORTED 1N TUSCANY London, April 27—A_ violent earthquake in Tuscany and Um- bria is reported in a Rome dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company, to have occurred on Thursday morn- ing. Many persons were reported killed at Monterhi near Arezzo, the capital of the province of that name. Considerable material damage is al- so reported. The province of Umbria is directly north of the province of Abruzzo ‘Ultra Il, which was devastated by the earthquake of Jan.- 13, 1916. In av ar Lee 34,203 persons lost lives, towns offices, store departments, station forces jand others such as station agents, warehouse men, yard clerks and other employes of a similar char- acter.” ABRUZZI TO HEAD ITALIAN MISSION Rome, April 27.—Althouga the Ital- ian mission to the United States has not yet been officially appointed, its chief members have already been de- cided upon. They include the Duke of Abruzzi, cousin of the king and admiral of the navy, who will head the mission. William Marconi also will be a member. Bil in Sone cman rs own , Da inant guard. follows on and Mrs. Wilson Whenever President and Mrs. Wilson go out riding these war a motor cycle and a secret service _ days i pibllee man rideg_in the saine.auto. This picture was taken by the Trib- ‘une’s special photographer, R.P. Dorman, and om @ motor ‘trip. ip., shows the president May Wheat Soars Then Drops Off Takes Perpendicular Ascent of 5 3.4 Cents to $2.70; Slumps to $2.58 1.2 JULY AND SEPTEMBER HOLD THEIR GAINS Chicago, April 27.-—Wild fluctua- tions occurred today at the opening of the wheat market. May wheat, which closed yesterday at $2.54 1-4, made a perpendicular ascent of 5 1-4¢ ‘to $2.70. This was followed by a sheer tumble to $: 1-2, Volume of trade was small, July advanced 9c, to $2.25, and September, 7 1-4e, to $1.95. July and September held most of the gains while May was de clining. POSSE SCOURS COUNTRY FOR PATROL WAN Automobile Bandits Capture Mill City Policeman Who Inter- Cepted Them FOUR HUNDRED OFFICERS ENGAGE IN MAN HUNT Minneapolis, Minn., April 27.—Four hundred determined men, farmers, citizens and city employees swung out of Minneapolis and vicinity to- day, and spreading in a crescent line began coming a section fifteen miles deep about the twin cities in an ef fort to find some trace of George Con nery, kidnapped patrolman, and thus solve one of the most baffling cases in the history of the northwest. Some mounted, some are afoot, the search- ers, augmented ‘by 200 Minneapolis firemen, who contributed their “off” duty periods, expected to work until dusk tonight and to widen their cir- cles tomorrow if today’s efforts proved futile, Mounted Police on Watch. Up in the wide strip of Canadian borderland, mounted police _mean- time were on the elert for tne two automobile bandits, who apparently dispatched Connery so summarily last Tuesday when he boarded their speeding machine and ordered them to police headquarters, Indisputable evidence that the bandits fled north- ward has been uncovered tarough un- derworld sources, which the police are reluctant to divulge, it was stated today. WOMEN SEND APPLICATIONS FOR POSITIONS (Special to Tribune.) Mandan, N. D., April 27.—With the announcement of the appeal for women to take the positions of men for clerical, telegraph and telephone positions on the Yellowstone division of the Northern Pacific, 12 applica- tions were received at the offices of the company at Glendive yesterday, according to Superintendent T. H. Lantry, who arrived in the city this morning from the West. The women will fill the vacancies left open by men leaving the employ of the com- pany to take up military duties. Mandan’s park—one of the pretti- est along the line of the Yellowstone division—will be turned into a gar- den plot, as will other parks on the division, in order to help meet the demand for food. Some hope was held out that the flower garden would |not be touched. DIVORCED WOMAN IS UNDER ARREST St. ‘Paul, Minn.. April 27.—St. Paul police left the city today to make an arrest in connection with the murder here early yesterday morn- ing of Mrs. Alice Dunn, killed in her bedroom at the home of her parents. ‘by someone who forced his way into the house. The murderer, according to the po- lice, is believed to have been hired for a large sum of money to commit the crime, and the police expect soon to arrest him. ‘Meanwhile, Frank J. Dunn, hus- —<—<$<$<$< GERMANS MAY RESUME ATTACK CRITICS BELIEVE Desperate Efforts to Drive Allies From Captured Arras Heights Fail RISING CURRENTS OF DISTRESS AGAIN HEARD Teutons Employ Old ‘‘Kamerad’’ ‘Ruse Nearly Resulting in Disaster to Enemy (By Associated Press.) Tae desperate efforts of the Ger- mans to drive the British from cap- tured heights of the Arras front have failed, after four days of the bitter- est fighting that the world has ever seen since the bloody days of Ver- dun. Tens of thousands of Germans were hurled forward again and again, only to recoil blasted and withered from the inferno caused by the Bri- tish fire, May Resume Attack. Military critics expect taat the at- tack will be resumed if the German man power can stand the awful drain. They base this expectation on the great strategetical importance of the blood soaked heights, which the Bri- tish have wrested from their foes. These hills crown the great plain of Douai, and their unmolested re- tention by General Haig spells almost certain doom to the Wotan line, the last protecting barrier before Douai ‘and Cambrai. In the lull of the great battle, the murmurs of the rising currents of discontent which are seeping through Europe can be heard more plainly. Despite all the wondrous war weap- ons modern science has created, the cold steel of the bayonet has asserted itself anew in much of the recent bitter fighting as the arm of last appeal. The ‘struggles’ round. Moncy- [-Preux since Wednesday have at-.. tained a fierceness not equaled on the Somme last year. There was one German position north of the town and paralleling the Scarpe river which resisted four des- perate attacks. It was finally’ decid- ed to take this position at the joint of the bayonet without a shot’of ‘any kind being fired to rob the attack of its surprise nature. The attack was made along a three-quarters of a mile front under cover of darkness, Attack in Darkness. The British battalions were formed in comparatively close order and at the whispered word of command the line thrust forward into the night. Grim and silent figures, they were, some in kilts, some in plain khaki, each man wearing a steel helmet, each having a firm grip on his rifle with fixed bayonet, the polished sur- face of which, however, caught no re- flecting glint in the enveloping dark- ness. Overhead shells were droning and back of the lines guns could be heard. But it was only a desultory bombardment going on and there were fleeting intervals of strange quiet just when the determined line of British troops was approaching their unsuspecting gray-clad foes, Wipe Out Former Defeats. Four unsuccessful daylight assaults had left a touch of chagrin which was to be wiped out in this “getting” of a man. There is little more to tell. The sound of the fighting in the trenches yas lost in the British barrage which closed down some distance behind the German position immediately the British signaled they had entered the position. This barrage cut off any German wo attempted to flee from the bayonet charge. Thus, in 10 min- utes with the silent bayonet was se- cured a position which has held out for two days. The bayonet also has come in effec- tively in dealing with the ever-trou- blesome machine gun and gunners. A few brave men, stealing out in the night, have been able to accomplish much. Using Old Ruse. Several British battalions have re- ported in the last few days that the Germans are again employing the old “kamerad” ruse, suddenly standing up in the shallow trenches and hold- ing up their hands and shouting across to their opponents that they would surrender, Two battalions be- lieved the sincerity of this proposal and started across to bring in the pri- soners, but were immediately at- tacked. Incidents like this have helped ma-~ terially to give the élement of bit- terness to the fighting to a. degree which has startled even those men who have been in the battles since ue first German rush through Bel- um. 2 TURKS RETIRE ON LONG FRONT . IN MESOPOTAMIA. London, April 27.—Further retire band of the girl, was hell without charge in the Ramsey county jail. Chief O'Connor refused to say where the detectives had gone. or to throw any light on the cafe except that the police had learned Mrs. Dunn had been a “marked woman” for many months. ment of the Turks in Mesopotamia for a considerable distance north of — Samara recently on Po by the