The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 29, 1917, Page 1

The Weather | Weather Ye hd sUneettled yu | THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 126 THE BIS CK TRIBUNE [= BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1917. TWO MEN-OF-WAR SUNK CITY TOMORROW TO HONOR THOSE WHO WORE BLUE Entire Day Will Be Given Over to Consecrating Memory of Dead Soldiers PARADE AND PROGRAM FOR THE AFTERNOON Exercises on Auditorium Campus —to Decorate Graves and Remember Sailors a MEMORIAL DAY. General Holiday. 2:15—Parade forms at court hous ‘ 3:00—Patriotic program at the Auditorium campus. 4:00—Decoration of graves in local ‘cemeteries by vet- erans of ‘61, 4:15—Firing of salutes over graves of dead. 4:30—Scattéring of flowers on waters of Missouri in honor of sailor dead. o¢ Flags will float at half mast at Fort Lincoln and Camp Fra- zier until noon, when they will tbe raised to the mast-head with the prescribed flag salute and the playing of patriotic hymns by company musicians. SHSSSSHPSOEEESEO DD + Bismarck tomorrow will lay aside all other duties and activities and will join in paying honor to the mem- ory of soldier and sailor dead. Me- morial day, with America again at war, embroiled in the greatest strug: gle the world has known, possesses for the capital, city an unusual signi- ficance,. andthe program planted is one of more. than. ordinary impres- siveness. PEP ISPHESPOSCTESOETES EDO SPSS SS SETS STE SHOHOT OS S Parade. The entire day will be observed as a holiday. Pubic buildings, national, state, county and municipal, will be closed, as will all banking institutions and business houses. The exercises for the day will open with a parade moving at 2:15 in the afternoon from the court house square. Fraternal and civic organizations, school children, patriotic societies and citizens gener- ally, headed by veterans of the Civil war in automobiles, and with an es- cort of state and federal troops from Camp Frazier and Fort Lincoln, will march through the business district to music furnished by the Elks and the Salvation army bands. Line of March. Judge, .WisnSosCoaselman,.. grand marshal ofithe+day, announced the’ line of tareht'"as folféws:““Form on court house’ square, march west, to Fourth, south to Broadway, west on Broadway to Second; south on Sec- ond to Main; east on Main to Fifth; north on Fifth to Broadway, and east on Broadway to the Auditorium. Patriotic Program. The line By) f4Xppt atthe Audi- torium campus, where a patriotic pro- gram will be given at 3 o'clock. Dr. C. V. Stickney of Dickinson, presi- dent of the North Dakota national defense council; Judge Andrew A. Bruce, chief justice of the North Da- kota supreme court, and Rev. H. C. Postlethwaite, pastor of the First Pres- byterian church, are the speakers of the day. Each will give a brief, stir-| ring address. Everyone will be asked to join in the community singing of patriotic hymns particularly appropri- ate to the occasion. To Decorate Graves. Following the exercises at the cam- pus, two details will accompany vet- erans of the Civil war and members of the Women’s Relief corps to local cemeteries, where a salute will be fired over the graves of the dead, which will be decorated with flowers and national colors by their living comrades. Another detail will accompany a Grand Army delegation to the banks of the river, where flowers will be scattered on the broad bosom of the majestic Missouri in honor of those who have perished at sea in their country’s service. Lodges to Meet. St. Elmo lodge will meet at the Knights of Pythias hall at 1:20 to march in a body in the parade. The Knights of Columbus have sent | J out a call to all the members to meet at their hall on Fourth street at 1:30. The worthy matron of Bismarck chapter of the Order of Eastern Star has requested all members to meet at Masonic temple promptly at 1:30. si Masons to Meet. All Biamarck Masons are requested by Worshipful Master Theodore Kof- fel to report at the Masonic temple at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon to participate in the patriotic program. ‘| ernmental agency be used to also pre- Emperor for Liberal to Head Cabinet Selects Count Andrassy to Suc- ceed Tisza Known as Austria- Hungary’s Iron Man Zurich, May 29.—An official tele- gram from Budapest says’ that Em- peror Charles has appointed Count Julius Andressy premier of Hungary. There has been a vacancy in bg Hungarian premiership since May 23. when Count .Stephen Tisza, Austria- Hungary’s “iron man” and leader of the pro-German party in the monar- chy, resigned. Differences over fran- chise reforms were assigned as a rea- son for his resignation. Count Tisza’s proposals were understood to be nar- rower in scope:than those the mon- archy favored. Count Andrassy, a former premier, and an opponent of Count Tisza’s min- istry, is regarded as an advanced lib- eral. JOINT BOARDS FAVOR CONTROL F FOOD STUFF Resolutions Adopted This Morn- ing Call on Government to Prevent Extortion PRICE FIXING NECESSARY TO STIMULATE PRODUCTION That the producer should be assur- ed a fair price for his products as a means of stimulating production, and that in.a national emergency such as that in which America now finds it- self the consumer should be protect- ed from extortion, are opinions ex- pressed in resolutions adopted by the North Dakota efficiency commission and the state national defense coun- cil this morning. The resolutions read as follows: “Whereas, In the great emergency food of the nation is the great vital problem, therefore, be it “Resolved, That the national dv fense cou and the efficiency com mission of ‘North Dakota in joint ses- sion assembled, do recommend that the federal government take cogniz- ance of the fact that in order to stimulate the production of food prod- ucts it is necessary to guarantee to the consumer an adequate price for his products, based on the price of production. “We further urge that every gov- vent manipulation of the price of fin- ished products and that the consumer be protected in every possible way from exorbitant prices for necessities of life.” The resolutions are signed by a joint committee, consisting of Dorr H. Carroll, J. M. Still, F. O. Hell- strom, H. R. Wood and W. R. Kel- logg. Women and Girls to} Be Used on Farm Washington, May 29.—Women and girls may ‘be used for light farm work under the department of agri- culture's plan for enlisting a volun- teer war army for harvest season. Women would be employed, the de- partment announced, to feed and care {for harvest hands and to can and dry which now confronts the nation, the GERMANS TRY TO FRUSTRATE REGISTRATION Federal Grand Jury in Texas Have Indicted Twelve for Pro-Teuton Activities FARMERS’ ORGANIZATION USED TO COMBAT DRAFT Scattered Over Nation Are Spor- adic Efforts to Prevent En- rollment June 5 WANT TO STOP DRAFT. Kansas City, Mo., May 29.—In- junction proceedings were filed in the state circuit court today asking that city, county and state officials be prevented from en- forcing the registration law at Kansas City. The injunction was filed in the name of the Federal League For Democratic Control. Washington, May 29.—German in- fluences to encourage resistance to army registration and the selective draft uncovered in Texas by a federal grand jury already have resulted in 11 indictments. Other arrests on the same charge in the various cities, ap- parently are not so closely linked with German influence, but are being in- vestigated. To Combat Registration. In the Texas case, it is said by the department of justice, an organiza- tion was formed some time ago osten- sibly for the purpose of co-operative buying. Its.members were required to take a secret oath and soon after the enactment of the army law, “a strong German influence” succeeded in turning its efforts to combat regis- tration. High powered rifles were used to intimidate some persons. Deal With Offenders. In-some western: cities there were evidences of an attempt to defeat the registration, but the department of justice, it was officially announced, is fully prepared to deal with the of- fenders unden, existing laws. Scat- tered over the /country:are sporadic efforts to. interferq with: registration, but ‘officials do not :elieve they are connected with German influence The Texas case, in which the Ger- man influence is established, and the arrest of two mountaineers in soutb west Virginia are the most conspic- uous. The two Virginians, William McCoy and J. W. Phipps, both wel! known characters in the feud regions, are in jail at Roanoke, and govern- ment agents say they have complete evidence to show they plotted organ- ized resistance to draft, as well as wholesale attacks on the landed peo ple of the vicinity whose property they intended to devise among them- selves. Sen. Lorimer Tears Arm in Saw Mill; Worked as Laborer Chicago, May 29.—William Lort mer, former United States senator and banker, is recovering at his home here today from the effects of ar accident in a sawmill at Jonesville La., in which his right arm was brok- in in three places. Mr. Lorimer has heen active for five months in managing the sawmil! and has helped in the physical labor at the mill. Since his acquittal i the state courts of the charge o wrecking a bank, the former senator has been in the south, working in ay effort to repair his fortune, with the avowed purpose of paying off all loss es to the depositors of the defunct a supply of perishable products. banking institution. By IDAH M’GLONE GIBSON. New York, May 29.—A friend who has recently returned from France told me this story about Herbert Hoover, which il- lustrates what the American people may expect of him when he takes hold of the food ques- tion in earnest. Early in the war when the relief committee was driven to desper-} ate straits to feed the starving wom- en and children of Belgium, the patri- HERBERT HOOVER otic women of Can-| ada sent over a shipload of flour for their troops on English soil. Hoover realized that the Canadian soldiers did not need the bread that} the poor little childish voices were wailing for. He went to the colonel of the Canadian contingent and ask-; ed for the flour. He was met with, a polite but decisive refusal. Hoover’s Threat to Asquith Got Belgians Food Supply “It cannot be done,” was the reply: we cannot deflect a most patriotic and beautiful gift from the women of Canada to their loved ones into a different channel.” “But I've got to have that flour,’ jwas Mr. Hoover's parting comment 'He went to the next man in author ity and got the same answer. Al! through the red tape of army and civilian service went this man who had sworn to feed Belgium's starving mouths, until at last he reached As | quith, then premier of Great Britain | The premier was delighted to see | the man who was doing so much fo: ; Belgium. What could he do for him? *You can give me that shipload o |flour sent over for the Canadiar \ troops,” answered Hoover bluntly. “Impossible. It is against all Brit ish tradition,” said the premier, “tha! {the government of Great Britain {should arbitrarily send to someone jelse a gift from the patriotic women fof one of its colonies to their owr loved ones. “(Continued on puge Three.) BULLETIN | London, May 29.—British hospital ship .Dover Castle torpedoed and sunk. British armed merchant ship cruiser Hilarity torpedoed and sunk. British destroyer sunk after collision. Liberty Bond Pin Prasented To Every Buyer A pin with this design in red, white and blue will be given to every subscriber to the Liberty Loan. - The pin’ is one-half inch in diameter. ‘Miss Liberty in blue and white is in a circle of red, bound by a circle of blue. The lettering is white. SONS OF NORWAY HERE WEDNESDAY IN ANNUAL MEET Delegates From North Dakota and All Parts of Canada Pouring Into City SUPREME (SECRETARY OF ORDER WILL GIVE TALK Visitors to Be Entertained With Drives About City and Ban- quet at McKenzie Delegates from lodges in North Da- kota and from all parts of the domin- ion of Canada, comprising the Fourth district: of the Sons of Norway, will pour into the city tonight and tomor- row morning for the fourth annual district convention, which opens at the Knights of Pythias hall at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. Between 60 and 70 delegates, rep- resenting every lodge in this district, are expected. Among the distinguish- ed visitors will be L. O. Staynheim of Minneapolis, supreme grand secretary for America, who will be one of the principal speakers at the banquet which is to conclude an important two days’ session Thursday evening. The dinner will be staged at the McKen- zie, and some of the most prominent Norwegians in the northwest are on the program for responses. The sessions begin tomorrow morn- ing with an address of welcome from Mayor Lucas and a response by M. F, Hagge of Hatton, district president. Officers for the year will be named and reorganization will take place during the day, and a series of re- ports and addresses is scheduled for Thursday. Entertainment will be offered by the Commercial club in the form of automobile rides to nearby places of interest, and other features which Secretary Keniston has planned. Every Man between his twenty-first and thirt first birthdays. Married or single, ex- cept those actually in the army, navy or that part of the national guard and naval militia in federal service. must register for service on June 5. None is exempt from registering. FOOD CONTROL BILL ADOPTED BY LOWER BODY Prospects Are That Several Items of War Tax Bill Will Be Stricken in Senate SECRETARY LANSING TELLS ,COMMITTEE TEUTON PLOT Germany Financed Americans to Raise Issue Over Seizure of Grain in Port Washington, May 29.—The adminis- tration’s food survey ‘bill passed by the house yesterday went to the sen- ate today, where a similar bill is un- der consideration. The house bill is the first food control measure and carries an appropriation of $14,770,- 000 for a survey of the national re- sources, and for stimulation of the food supply. Consider War Measure. The senate finance commission is considering the war revenue bill. Prospects were that some of the pro- visions would be stricken out or ma- terially modified, especially the free list proposal. A strong sentiment pre- vails among the committee in favor of the elimination of the whole sec- tion. Started Agitation. Secyetary Lansing testifying today before a house committee said the government had evidence that Ger- many, while this country Was still a neutral, sent agents here who’ organ- ized a steamship company; and loan- ed Americans the money, to Wy: the grain aboard ships in order to raise an issue with England and France over seizures when leaving port. Secretary ‘Lansing added there was nothing new in the principle to pro- hibit trading with the enemy, ‘but that it would be novel not to pro- hibit it. Another fundamental change in the war tax bill was agreed upon by the Senate finance committee today which decided to strike out a whole section levying two hundred million dollars by a tariff increase of ten per cent on an advorleum basis.) Asa sub- stitute, the committeeiproposed an ex- cise tax for sugar, tea, coffee, and cocoa. Victor Berger Abandons Attempt To Get Papers Washington, May 29.—Victor \Berg- er, Milwaukee socialist and former member of congr today abandon- ed his attempts to get a passport to attend the socialist peace conference at Stockholm. The state department was unrelenting in its determination to grant no: passports. In a statemefit, Mr. Berger declar- ed that without socialist delegates from the United States, Great Britain and France, the German influence in the conference would be uppermost and undoubtedly would lead to an un- derstanding to join the Russian and German forces. Rothschild Head of Banking Firm Dead London, May 29.—Leopold Lord Rothschild died this morning at his home at Leighton Buzzard after an illness of six weeks. Mr. Rothschild was 72 years old and was the third son of Baron Lionel Rothschild, founder of the English branch of the famous banking house. Labor Riots In Illinois Over Negroes 2,000 to 3,000 Blacks Are Driven Across the Mississippi River ASKED THAT IMPORTATIONS OF LABORERS BE STOPPED East St. Louis, Mo., May 29.—Hun- dreds of negroes were driven across the Mississippi river this morning | when a mob, estimated at from 2,000 to 3,500, started to attack the negroes in the street: following a meeting of the city council, which was visited by the Central Trade union to ask that importations of negro laborers cease and on receiving word that two white men had been held up ‘by negroes. Shots were fired at frequent inter- vals, but only one negro was reported wounded. Dozens of negroes were beaten, but not more than 20 were seriously hurt, it is estimated. CALL OUT MILITIA. ‘Springfield, Il, May 29.—Six com- panies of state troops were ordered to East St. Louis today, after tele- grams had been received here stating police and sheriff forces were power- less to preserve order. FARMERS FROM NORTH DAKOTA TO BE HEARD Send Equity Committee to Re- present Them at Washing- ton on Food Distribution FEW ACTIVE TILLERS OF SOIL IN DELEGATION Washington, May 29.—The farmers of the northwest are to be given an opportunity today to speak directly to congress and the administration on the need for government action to bring about better conditions in the handling of their products, The north- western farmers will be represented by nine delegates sent to the national capitol as a result of a conference of grain growers held in Fargo last week. These delegates will appear before the house committee on agriculture which is holding hearings on house Will 4630, a bill designed to prevent food hoarding and to establish gov- ernmental control of food products through Herbert C. Hoover, famous as the chairman of the commission for relief of Belgium, who is to be named food administrator. The delegates will ask the commit- tee to include in the ‘bill before con- gress a provision that the govern- ment shall seize all terminal storage elevators for grain and operate them in the interest of producers and con- sumers during the war. They will ask that broad powers be given for the regulation of grain exchanges and board of trade in order that specula- tive dealings and gambling profits made at the expense of the producer and consumer shall be eliminated. Congressman Geo. M. Young and P. D. Norton coxferred with members of the delegation today and Congress man Young arranged for their appear- ance before the committee on agricul- ture, of which he is a member, hav- ing taken the place of the late Con- gressman H. T. Helgesen. Senator Gronna ig making arrangements for (Continued on Page Three) “‘Win-a-Million Barney’’ May Be Named King of Spenders New York, May 29.—The world’s biggest spender is what Bernard M. Baruch will be if he becomes buying agent for the Uni- ted States and al- lied powers as pro- posed. As allied war buyer Baruch would spend billion dollars year. Baruch’s friends know him as a wiz- ard of finance and a AERNARD BARUCH organization. One cf their pet names for him is “Win-a-Million-Barney.” They call him that because it has been a favor- ite stunt with him to go into the stock | He is | izer of broken down or waning prop- market and win a million. credited with having turned the trick | three times. Baruch went into Wall street when he was in knee pants, Even then he was no piker. He resolved, ’tis said, ten; to make a million before he was 21. He did. ‘Now he doesn’t know how much money he has, except that he has enough so he can afford to lay off for a few years and help Uncle Sam beat the kaiser. Baruch bis abdut him the dashing, reckless courace typical of America. He Lacks it up with a brain that maies reckiessness merely scientific speed. Baruch's latest big stock market raid took place immediately before the alleged peace note “leak,” but Baruch came through the congression- jal quiz, showing his operations had followed shrewd judgment of develop- ments not related to the president’s note. Instead, it was Japan and Eu- rope he had been watching. Baruch has been active as reorgan- | erties and here his genius has shown. He knows every phase of financier- ing and pretty nearly everything about the industrial game. Baruch’s favorite pastime is hunt- ing and he owns a big preserve. ITALANS STILL PUSHING PATH TOWARD TRIEST General Lull Along French and British Front Expected to Be Interrupted Soon ALLIED INFANTRY HELD CLOSE TO THEIR LINES Brazil Rapidly Passing From Neutral to an Active Part- icipant in World War (By Associated Press.) While the only sphere of intense military activity is on the Austro- Italian front, where General Cadorna is, day by day, pushing back the Aus: trian line upon Trieste, there are in- dications that the stagnation along the French and British front in ‘France may be soon interrupted. The sign that points most strongly to this impending change is the ac- tivity in aerial maneuvers. The reports last night emphasized this in 12 German machines destroy- ed and others put out of control, and Paris today announces the bringing down of seven German machines and the damaging of 12 others. Held Close to Lines. For the present, the allied infantry is being held close to their lines, awaiting operation and occasional lo- cal attacks by one side or the other are the only developments reported besides the display of energy on the part of airmen and the artillerymen. Held in Check. The German infantry facing the Eritish army is apparently being held in check by its commanders as close- ly as that of the opponents, but south attacks continue upon the ‘#rench lines, notably in the Champagne re- gion. Two were lannché@ last ilght™ in the Hurebise district, but each was repulsed. The French made a minor thrust on their own account in the Verdun region, where the activity is becom- ing more marked of late on both sides. Brazil Prepares For War. Brazil is rapidly passing from the status of a neutral to that of an ac: tive participant on the Entente side of the war. The measure involving her neutrality is now well on its way through parliament. The appointment of Count Andras- sy as ‘Hungarian premier is nominal- ly due to political conditions inter- nally, but there is strong belief that it may not be without marked effect on Austria’s foreign policy, particu- larly in relation to her war aims. ITALIANS CONTINUE PROGRESS. Rome, May 29.—The Italians in the Plava sector yesterday drove the Austro-Hungarian forces to the end of the valley east of'the Gloona; says the official statement issued. ‘by’ the Italian war department. Since May 14, the statement adds, Austro-Huv: garian prisoners taken on the Julian front numbered 3,681. The Italians also captured 26 guns, including 13 of heavy calibre. Exemptions Will Be Investigated After Registration Washington, May 29.—Men who claim exemption from the army draft when they register next Tuesday will be required later to explain fully why they believe they should not be called, Provost Marshal General Crowder an- nounced today. Puolic authorities will determine the exemption of each individual on the basis of second ex- planations and not on the briefly stated reason as given the registrar Tuesday. All men who are married or who belong to classes which may be exempted, are asked to register regardless of claims to exemption, un- less they are now in the army, navy or national guard. |ABANDON HOPE OF RESCUING NUSSING London, ‘May 29.—A Reuter’s dis- patch from an unnamed port says that all hope has been abandoned of the rescue of the missing or the sunk- en Spanish liner, C. ‘D. Bdizaguirre. The victims include 12 women and five small children. Various Exercises For Student Officers Ft. Snelling. Minn., May 29.—Stu- dent officers at Ft. Snelling today re- ceived lessons in swimming which were confined to the dry land variety. They were notified of the azrival here of a large consignment of athletic parapharnalia including baseball, sde+ cer, and volley ball outfits... Some drills were the feature of the day’s routine.