The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 12, 1917, Page 1

THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. SPECULATING. BW MAY wicar Wiped From Chicago Board of Trade and Settlement Price Fixed at $3.18 a Bushel . TRADING IN JULY AND SEPTEMBER GOES ON Minneapolis Chambet of Com.-: merce Continues Dealing in Futures as Usual UPWARD TREND. ‘Minneapolis, May 12—Flour prices continued their upward trend and Fancy Patent touched the new high point of $17.10 affi barrel, 40c above yesterday’s top figure. First clears advanced 50c, being quoted at $14.90. Chicago, May 12.--The settlement price for May wheat wiped from the board of trade yesterday as a specu- lative option was fixed today at $3.18 per bushel, the price committee headed by James A. Pat ng that the proper figure because it was establish- ed by competitive bidding at the close of yesterday. Sensational ‘Advances. The most sensational advance in the history of the present crop, if not in all history, marked trading in wheat today, following the withdraw- al of May wheat as a speculative op- tion. Net gains of from 27 to 32c were scored in July, which closed at t top of $2.75, and in September, which closed at the high figure of $2.46. It was said the Entente <Al- lies were large holders of July and September contracts, and probably would insist on the delivery of wheat as called for. SPECULATION CONTINUES The elimination of May wheat by no means relieves speculation in grain. While the trade previously entered into in’ this fund wsa a he gate the market. has. been tively inactive. recently. Buyers and sellers alike were awaiting eventu- alities and- not a few expected such action as was taken yesterday and today, Asked if action was contemplat- ed to prevent a repetition in July of the May situation, Mr. Patten said it remained for the future to decide. PRICES- NOT DISTURBED ~~ The price of July, and September wert little disturbed today by the price, fixing of May. July opened 14¢ to 3B B-de at $249 1-2 to $2.46 and Sep- tember 1¢ to 3¢ down ats$2.16 to $2.14, There are jygihipage, public eleva- tors 219,000 baghelgogfy wheat required for delivery songgMagog gontracts. rough estimate piso fhe, amaynt con- tracted for a perhaps) 4, hundyed times that quantity. Thus, had not, the board of trade intervened probably 99 per cent of the contracts would have had: to be s tled at any price, even $10.00 a bu el demanded by the holders of the con- s, in trade parlance known as They held the or “short” absolutely at their me SRS FROM A CORNE! The situation differs from a corner in that the holders were scattered, whereas in a manipulated market the supply is congested in the hands of an individual or group of speculators act- ing as one mi Ax a matter of fact, coumissoners, held a ua a od Yr. At one ‘time they were “Is” 000 bushels in the Chicago > im They had wanted the actual grait finding that the ships necessary to cay ry it abroad were not available re- duced their holdings and took a hand- some profit. One small Euroy ay ernment lost a big speculative profit by the fixing of the settlement “rice today. TO CONTINUE TRADING nneapolis, May 12.—The board of directors of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce decided to continue trad- ing in May wheat. PATRIOTIC MOVE Kansas City, May 12.—New trading in May wheat on the local board of trade has been discontinued under the terms of a special resolution ta- ken by the board ‘of directors of the sas City board of trade. It was ained that the action was taken as a patriotic move. MAY CALL FOR DELIVERY. Minneapolis, May 12.—A. G. Ander- son, vice chairman of the British food commission; James Stewart, Winnipeg, representative of the com- mission in western Canada, and a committee of western grain men met here today to discuss the situation. Wo statement was given out after the meeting, which was held behind closed doors. A report was current fh Minneapolis, co-incident with the arrival of the British commissioners and grain men, that in addition to the 70,000 bushels of wheat now be- ing loaded out of the elevators at Minneapolis and Duluth for England, that the English government has oth- er purchases of May wheat, which it purposes calling for delivery. NO PEACE. PAC WITH ENTENTE Washington. May 12.+Secretary Lansing teday denied published. re- ports that the United States has an agreement with the Entente allies not to make a separate peace with Ger- many, by saying: “There is no agreement, written or unwritten relative to peace.” -| sharp next the allied governments through ma you and present it to the ca ive THE BIS 112 Honor Mother; Wear Flower A white carnation is the symbol of mother love and fidelity. It was chosen by the late Miss Anna, Jarvis, mother of “Mother's Day,” as the memory flower, ‘Wear one on “Mother’s Day,” Sunday, May 13, to show your ap- preciation and honor of the best mother on earth — YOUR motier. If you are away. from home, write mother a letter of apprecia- tion. If you are living with ‘er, bring her something good, and if she has already been taken from you, put a sprig of green on her grave. GEORGE f. RUSS AND J. P. TUCKER TO FT. SNELLING Only Two Bismarck Men Desig- nated to Date—Training Be- gins Next Tuesday CAPT. A. A. JONES MAY BE IN TRENCHES SOON George H. Russ, Jr., cashier of the Bismarck bank, and J. P. Tucker, bookkeeper in the oftices of the Board of Regents, yesterday received instruc- tions from Col. Sage, commander of the Fort Snelling officers’ training : camp, to report there immediately for enrollmet in the first list of 1,500 can- didates to be schooled for commis- sions with Uncle Sam’s initial army contingent of 500,000 men. ONLY TWO BISMARCK MEN Russ and Tucker, so far as can be warned are the only Bismarck men designated to date. Both are men of mature years. Each has had consid- erable military training. Mr. Russ a veteran of the Thirteenth Pennsyl- vania. volunteers, which rendered goo] service in the; Spanish war. Mr. Tuck- er is a graduate. of a military school. Mr. Tucket jenves this evening and Mr. Russ’ on' Sunday evening for Vt. Snelling,. where they will. enter upon their three months’ grind at 4:30 Tuesday morning wher reveille will rout out of bed 1,500 civilians who have uot risen so many a year. CARDS RECEIVED The cards received by successful Bis: murck candidates read: “You are su- thorized to report at this camp for the training authorized by the 7 ment. Upon receipt of this card, will start at once. Bring this slee] early for 1.—Cotonel Sage.” ‘Start ac once” in mijitary parlance usually. means within 48 hour: though that strict rule will not apply in this instance Arrived at Fort Shelling, the candidates will ta a special enlistment oath covering a per- iod of three months, binding them- selves if qualified at the end of that period to accept a commission in the United States army for the duration of the war. If sufficient progress hax not been shown, the student at the end of three months may be discharged assigned to the officers’ reserve which will first be drawn upon icers for other contingents to be adjugint on raised. JONES MAY GO SOON A. A. Jones, chief train dispatcher for the S line, and who recently was commissioned captain in the quar- termaster reserve corps, may be the first Bimarck man to see the trenches, It is probable that owning to his know- ledge of railroading, Captain Jones will he called out with the engineers corps to consist entirely of railroad men and which will be sent to France as soon as it can be organized to as- sist the allies in handling transporta- tion problems which will arise out of the shipping of American troops and supplies to the front. Mr. Jones has sold his Bismarek residence property and is prepared to leave on 24° hot Frayne Baker. who holds th rank in the quartermaster corps, probably will be called into service early. His knowl- edge of transportation covers the steam- boating end. and it is likely that Uncle Sam will soon have need for every of- ficer he can command who knows any- thing of handlir el traffic. THARALSON APPLIES Une of the last applicants for ad- mission to the officers’ training camp stant cashier }was Noel Tharalson. of the Killdeer State Mr. Thar- alson arrived in Bi: just in time application in the hands of to get h Capt. B. Ristine before the eutries were Close He is a son of Adjutant General T. H. Tharalson and a brother ‘of Major Paul Tharalson of the quar- termaster corps. SINK DESTROYER. Berlin, May 12.—The admiralty an- nounces that a British destroyer was sunk May 10 in the battle ‘between British cruisers and German light de- stroyers, CAS SHELLS WORRY TEUTONS ALONG ARRAS German Military ‘Expert Says + British Tank Wonderful Implement of War SEES REAL BATTLE , IN NEAR: FUTURE Present Engagements Are Mere Skirmishes Preparatory to Decisive Struggle —British arm- s grenades evidently able trouble and cause for worry to the Germans on the westq@in front, notwithstanding — the slightest reference .made to them in the official statements, Lieutenant Von Aidenne, the new military expert of the Berlin Tagesblatt attributes the BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TARIEE BOARD ‘SEEKS TO STOP OLD PRACTICE Would Make Tariff Schedules Ef- fective on Date When Bill Is Introduted VIOLENT PROTESTS ON WAR TAX MEASURE 3 cI Many Manufacturers Say They Face Ruin if the Rates Are Imposed Washington, May 12.—The new tar- iff commission’s first act has been to regommend legislation expected to save to the country millions of dol- lars in revenue, The commission proposes that all the customs increases’ proposed in suecess of the British in th drive at Arras April 9 largely to gas shells which lay such a curtain of gu before | the artillery that the gumers were; hampered sorely in their work, He claims on the other hand that . the French suffered from the German ar-! tillery's defensive gas on the Aisne a! week late! PRAISES ‘TANK. Baron Von Aidenne says the British tank is probably the most amazing weapon which modern land warfare has produced. He admits they have c@vused the Germans heagy losses, par- ticularly by their flanking fire although they are by no means invulnerable to the German artillery fire. STRUGGLE COMING The Baron avers that the line of vil- lages along which the Anglo-German struggle is now raging lies in advance of the main Hindenburg line, and that consequently the eventual loss of these villages. including Bullecourt, could not be deemed a decisive event. This admission indicates that the Germans are reckoning on the loss of Avion on the Oppy. Roeux and other towns. As to the French battle front, Baron Aidenne si that the struggle along the Chemi des Zames, in other wars would be led battles on account of the men engaged, but in the p instances they are mer skirmishes, Drelunhiary to a gigantic ‘struggle com- ng. MOBILIZATION OFTHE CUARD COMING SOON Inspector-Instructor Captain Ris- tine Receives Orders to Muster in Regiment Instructions received by Capt. B. F. Ristine this afternoon for the imme- diate mustering into federal service of the remainder of the North Dako- ta National guard is taken to indi- cate that mobilization will follow soon. (N, A. Mason, secretary to Gov- ernor Frazier, advised late this after- noon that no mobilization order had yet been issued. Captain Ristiné;' ‘United “States army inspector-instructor assigned to the North-Dakota National guard, nas} to date mustered in only the Second ‘battalion, Companys A, F, K and H, Bismarck, Mandan, Dickinson and Jamestown, respectively. The other battalions will be immediately mus- tered in, as will the headquarters company, sanitary detachment and Grand Forks machine gun company, more or less independent organiza- tions. As The immediate mobilization may be in battalions or regiment, but no information on this point is fortb- coming. HANNA LOSES. ROUND IN FAMOUS EDINA BANK LITIGATION ‘Former Governor L. B. Hanna and the First National bank of Fargo lost a round in the famous Medina bank case litigation this afternoon, when the supreme court of North Da- kota reversed the Cass county district court order sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, filed by Receiver Mur- phy, and remanded the case to the lower court. This means that the case will come up for trial on its merits in the Cass county court. The action arises out of the closing of the Medina bank. The receiver contends that former Governor Hanna and the First Nation- al bank of Fargo failed to come to the rescue of the institution as they had planned. LIEUTENANT WILSON NOW HEADS MANDAN COMPANY Lieut. Robert Wilson today was ‘er- mally commissioned captain cf Co. F, Mandan, a post in whici he has serv- ed since the resent retirernent of Capt. G. I. Solum. Hugo O. Renden succeeds Captain Wilson as first lieu- tenant. and John A. Timmerman suc- the war tax bill shall become col- lective from the date of the reporting of the bill to the house and thus ‘the commission hopes to stop the usual practice of importers of rushing in great quantities of products on which, they know duties are to be raised. Consumers, they say, always had bought the products at increased rates. While the house debalo on the $1,800,000,000 war tax Dill was get- ting under way today, the senate fin- ance committee heard. violent pro- tests from ‘big and little interests on which the new war levjes would fall. ‘Manufacturers who Would have to pay the increased express profits tax, distillers, brewers and ‘sodx fountain interests affected by the higher rates on alcoholic and soft drinks, and to bacco companies hit by tho tohaewo tax, all told the senate committee that they faced ruin if the Dill wert through as presented in iho house. Nearly every witness declered their particular ‘business seemed ‘to have been made the target for an unjust and exorbitant tax. . Bill Under Fire, In the house, too, many portions of the bill were under, fic, but the reply of Democratic and Rspubtican leaders in charge was that t!:e money must be raised and only high taxes could provide it. Represg ti'‘ive Ford- ney of Michigan, r: kins, wepublican Un “the ways” and means’ committee, made a four-hour spee:n for the measure. He said he agreed with Democratic Leader Kitchii that the bill had some faults, but tha on the whole it was equitable and should be yr emergency. , liquor, heer, azeg schedules were considered today by the senate committee. The hearings are expecu- ed to close Tuesday. The income tax incre. and the rise in postal rates consumed a large part of the time tody ia the hcuse debate. Replying to critics of the income tax section, Mr. Fordney -nid toe house that “there is 1 limit to which the government can go and take from ‘a man his income until be begins to evade the law.” Republican Leader Mann asked if it would not be fairer to tax newspaper and magazine advertising than to put the proposed additional postage rate on second class mail matter. Mr. Fordney replied that this would be a tax on volume of business and |an_unjust tax. Representative. Hui of Towa also opposed the increased rates for mag- azines and newspape’s and challe the ed statements that is now losing mill's annually on this class of busine. The debate will be continued tomorrow. It was a gloomy picture that pro- testants against the war tax increas painted for the senate committee. Disorganization of industries, closed factories, discharged employes, reduc: ed prices to producer and destruc: tion of retailers were among the pre- dictions. Nepresentatives of national distil- government & ers and industrial organizations de-| , SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1917. Everywhere That “Billie” Goes His Guard Is Sure to Follow; Three Musketeers on the Job). Sheriff French received. long distance ‘phone instructions from Minot last night for the arrest of Langer. Not having in his pos- Session any warrant calling for the arrest of the attorney general, the sheriff declined to act. No warrant had been received here up to noon today. At noon today Attorney General Langer was still alive, untouched, un- harmed, As Damon unto Pythias and Jonathan unto David are the attor- -jinittee of Y. M. C, ney general’s loyal bodyguard of three musketeers. Everywhere that William goes the guard is sure to be. Whether the four last evening piled into one bed oy used twin couches, or whether, in good old Dumas style, Porthos stretched himself across the door while D’Artignan slept and Athos sighed, the records do not show. Certain it is that Langer dined with his guardsmen bold; that all yesterday afternoon! they were posted one within his private sanctum, one in his general reception chamber and one in the corridor leading to the attorney general's office, armed tothe teeth, deadly, warning from the spot every man and thing that made a noise like a warrant-server. Attorney General William Langer late last night authorized .the follow- ing statement, which explains the rea- son for a body-guard of three men accompanying him~abotit the’ city or wherever his presénce is made‘in pub- lie: “The interview given by Governor Frazit to you yesterday afternoon embodies all that is to be said on the subject of my going to Camp Frazier. The protection the gover- nor referred to in his interview is simply the protection to enable me to escape arrest while I am doing nec- essary urgent work in my depart- ment. : “Governor Frazier feels that he —$—— needs me at Bismarck anf 1 will not return to Minot until he wishes me to. His judgment is conclusive as far as I am concerned. The guard of militiamen that he and the adju- tant general have given me will keep anyone from arresting me.” Little Sidelights, Some interesting sidelights on the farcical arrest of Langer, the most monumental bit of burlesque ever staged by a governor and an attor- ney general in the history of this state, and, probably, in that of any other, slowly are leaking out. The “arrest” was made at the governor’s mansion, where Langer was kept in hiding until some protesting guards- men could ibe picked off the street, smuggled into the governor’s car and deprived of their dinner, while tae precious body and invaluable brain of Limelight Bill were conveyed under guard to the river, in order that he might trespass on restricted ground at Camp Frazier and be placed under arrest by federal troops. Governor Excited. State troops were used in the cur- tain-raiser because the federal troops could not be removed from the reger- vation, even for so important a duty as that of saving to posterity William S. Langer. One of the boys was mak- ing garden when he was haled forth protesting. Anotier was on his way home from work. The governor, ’tis said, was frantic with excitement, and he sallied forth himself up and down the highways and by-ways seek- ing guardsmen who would guard Limelight Bill. There was consider- able excitement in other sources, and much laughter all around as the cap- itol gradually grew wise to waat was going on. All in all, it was quite: the best bit of entertainment which has been afforded the house on the hill in many a moon, Langer’s ad- ministration gives every promise of beihg all that has been expected of ‘it. WILSON NAMES WAR MISSION TO VISIT RUSSIA Charles Edward Russell, General Scott, Cyrus McCormick and Others on Board Washington, May 12.—Official an- nouncement today of the personnel of the American commission to Russia marked a forward’ step in President Wilson's efforts to thwart Germany’s intrigues for a separate peace with the new democracy and to hold the provi- sional government fast to the cause of the world against Prussian autocracy. Headed by Elihu Root, with powers of a special ambassador, the personnel of the commission was chosen with yspecial regard to conditions in Rus: jand the character of the new govern- ment. EWSPAPER MEN ON BOARD Besides Mr. Root, who represents the element of statesmanship with the distinction of having held many high offi in the United States, the mission includes men from evel of life, its other, members be Cha R. Crane, Chic: i facture: general mmanu- Jotn R. Mott’ of New York, international com- Aj; Cyrus MeCor- Chicago préident of the Inter- Harvester company; Samuel wrk banker; James ident, American-Wed- ecretary mic national R. Gertron, Dunean, vice-pre eration. of Labor; Charles | Edward Pussell of ‘New York, author and newspaper writer; Major — General Hugh L. Scott, ¢1 of staff, U.S. AL; Rear Admiral James H. Glennon, U. The commission will be accompanied by ala suite and will depart from the United States at an eurly date by pute which will not he published in (Continued on Page Three) Wife Confesses Husband From | Death Chair ceeds Renden as second lieutenant. “Albert Bohenek 13 commissioned "first teutenant of Co. K, Dickinson, atfa’ Chris J.’ Kunz, secon. Heuten- ant. i ; KE, Vawter, recently found not guilty of the murder of; Stockton Heth, Jr., who had been intimate with his wife. To save her tausband Mrs. Vawter told the story of her affection for Heth. Vawter is shown here with his wife and two children, He expects to shing would command an expedition enlist in the engineers Corps. (3. YEARSLD RL FNICHA ~TOTHE POUCE Asserts She Is Innocent of Murd- er of Her Little Play- mate Chicago, May 12.—A psychological enigma to the police, Doris Anderson, the 14 year old girl held in connection with the death of Grace Hagemann, today clung steadfastly to her declar- | ation that she was innocent of the death of her thirteen year old chum. With cool suavity she inisted that Grace killed herself for the love of a 14 year old school bey, When she was told that a coron autopsy disclosed that the girl was killed with a bullet, which struck her full in the breast and not in the back as Doris said, the pink faced child shook her curls and said: so excited that really T did not know whether Grace was shot in the back or in the breast. HOLLNEE WILL POSTONE HS PAGE SPEECH Copenhagen, May 11.—The German- ia, the organ of the Clerical party, in- dicates that Chancellor Von Hollweg does not intend to make a statement with regurd to peace terms before the! Reichstag. The Chancellor appar-| ently has won over the Centrists and | part of the National Liberty dele: tion to his view that a discussion of peace terms at the present time is in- Fadvisable. In view of the attitude of majority leaders of the socialists it would not be surprising if the So- cialists also abandon their intention | of forcing a peace speech. The result of the proposed internellation is) very ikely to be a controversy between the: opponents and support of the Chan- cellor, vather that a debate on peace. The Conservatives are growing more desperate as the work of the constitu- tional revision committee proceeds | without any intervention of the goy- ernment to dam the waves of reform which threatens the political influence} of the junkers, HEAD TROOPS TO AID ALLIES Washington, May !2.—Revival of | speculation as to the mission in Wash- ington of Major General Pershing | was met at the war department today. }that nothing could be given out in that connection at this time. The; department declined to comment in any way on reports that General Per- EA DFLNERS. THLLNC BLOWS. 0 WEST FONT Hindenburg Line Pierced in Suc- cessful Plunge Near Bulle- court and Along Arras GERMAN CONCENTRATION NOT RAPID ENOUGH French Keeping Up Destructive Fire on Aisne and Cham. pagne Lines TEDDY CAN GO. By a vote of 215 to 178 the house today, after a stormy de- bate, voted to instruct its con- ferees on the army bill to restore the army amendment to permit Colonel Roosevelt to lead an ex- pedition to France. Telling blows were struck by the ‘British at the Hindenburg line last night and today. ‘Near ‘Bullecourt, where the line has been pierced, an- other successful plunge was made by General Haig’s troops. Further north, beyond the Scarpe and along the Arras-Cambrai road, ground also was gained. The pur- pose of the attack was completely attained, the ‘London official state- ment declares, Did Not Check Haig. The German concentration of ier and guns here apparently has not ‘been able to prevent General Haig’s troops from pushing ahead when :e was ready. Several hundred prisoners wer. tak- en by the British in the opération, which the official report characterizes as “very successful.” On the Aisne and Champagne fronts, the French are keav:ny uv a destructive fire ‘and harzying. the Germans by outpost attacks: “Less energy is being displayed by the Gor- man artillery along the line ‘heid the French, the only exception the Verdun region, where violent fighting in the neighborhood of Vvo- court. wood is reported. Nothing spectacular has occurred in connection with the British cam- paign in Mesopotamia siac2 early this month, ‘but. an official tement issued in London today reyurss.clear- ing operations bv the ‘ish.’ The Turks have been pushed out virtually of all the lowlands north o’ Bagdad, 60 to 80 miles from that city. AERIAL ATTACK, London, May 12.—Flashes: of light, indicating ‘another aerial’ attack’''on Zeebrugge, were observed betWéen 8 and 4 o'clock this morning, a Reuters dispatch from Flushing, Holland, re- ports, Later heavy and continuous gunfire was heard from the west. It is believed a naval engagement was in progress. DENIES REPORT OF ARREST OF ATTY. TWIFORD (Special to Tribune) Minot, N. D., May 12.—The state’s attorney’s office today denied the re- port that a warrant had been issued for the arrest of Attorney Twiford for violation of the liquor laws. First Assistant Attorney General Brennan states that big developments are like- ly to take place this afternoon. Convention To Be Held At. Forks Republicans of the First congres- sional district will hold a convention at Grand Forks, June 20, for the pur- pose of nominating a candidate to succeed the late Henry T. Helgesen. This was decided at a meeting of 17 members of the state central commit- tee he!d in Fargo last night. The convention will be attended by 207 delegates from 13 counties in the dis- trict, elected at county conventions, the date for which was recommended by last night’s meeting for June 13. PEneuIN WAY fee Cream Cones New Hog Feed Chicago, May 12.—New food for hogs has been found in the shape of ice cream cones. — Recently Edward and Nelson Morris. packers, purchased sev- eral tons of broken cones from manu- facturers at $25.00 a ton and fed them to the hogs as an experiment. Corn costs $1.50 to $1.70 a bushel and the cone diet not only proved a saving of money. but it produced a superior class of hogs according to Morris, who seid the price paid for them on the market to France. was within a few cents of the high figure reached yesterday.