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

- sestae PE ore _ than ever before. LABOR CENSUS TOAD FARMERS CARNER CROP THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 138 162 Possible Fatalities in Butte Mine Reports Show 50 Unidentified; 90 *Known Dead and 72 Miss- Survey to Be Made by Robert I. ing Leth of Federal Department | MEN DISCOVERED DELIRIOUS of Agriculture WILL NOT INTERFERE IN WAGE MATTERS Juné 28 and June 29 Are Dates Set to Ascertain Needs of North Dakota Jamestown, IN. D., June 12.—An- nouncement is made today that a labor survey of the state will be taken June 28 and 29, at which time all data on the needs of ‘North Dakota farmers in the approaching harvest season will be obtained. The survey will be under the direction of Robert J. Leth, state farm help specialist from the United States department of agriculture, who has ‘taken offices in Jamestown, and is working in, co- operation with the state efficiency, commission. Prior to the survey mass meetings are planned in all parts of the state at which members of the commission will speak on the purpose of. the ‘sur- vey. Mr. Leith, in his announcement, points out that the commission hopes to “furnish help where other means fail,” and in po sense will it attempt to fix wages or interfere with labor plans individual farmers may have. According to ‘Mr. Leth prospects for a bounteous crop are excellent, with a consequent demand for more laborers TOTAL REGISTRATIONS REACH 63,390 ITH BUT DE GOUT sn Expected to Boost Aggregate to Bare 65, 65,000: At noon today 63,99 63,390 Haletsatigna had been officially, recorded in North], Dakota. Cf these 56,322 were citizens or friendly aliens,.of which number. 29,090 cited © pssible, exemptions, while 27,232 no} mptions of any kind. The, iF of alfens’ to date is ie my, alien 610. In all 10f? Aye Tests. tered to date. ( There remai a nay one county to be hea . With the arrival of returns from a ie coun- ty, a complete tabulation will be made, | and some interesting statistics may be expected. It is probable that Stark county’s quota will ‘boost the total to a bare 65,000. The last day of grace for non-regis- trants expired yesterday, and the task of rounding them up will begin SOmOrrOW ere etree SENATE PASSES ESPIONAGE ‘BILL Washington, June 12.—The admin- istration espionage bill was _ finally. approved by the senate today without a roll call and sent to the, White House for the president's signature. Provisions for newspaper censorship were struck out, and material modifl- cations in other respects had been! M made. Des Lacs Doctor Pleads Guilty to Blind Pig Charge Minot, 'N. D. June 12—Dr. H. L. Halvorson yesterday entered a plea of guilty in local court to the charge of keeping and maintaining a liquor nuis- ance in his drug store at Des Lacs, N. D. He was sentenced to serve 9) days in jail and a fine of $200 and costs amounting to $210.00, with an additional 60 days in default of pay- ment. He paid the fine and costs and the 90 days’ sentence was suspended. Rookies Sent Into Training Minneapolis, Minn., June 12.—The first group of the 800 men recently ac- cepted by the navy and sent to their home in Minnesota and North Dakota on furloughs will be sent to Norfolk, Va., late today, to begin training. BUILDING WAREHOUSE Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Goodrich Busy Goodrich, D., June 12—Work is under way on a large warehouse to be built by the Farmers’ Co-operative association of Goodrich. The com- pany already operates an elevator, which is said to have proven 4 pay- ing investment. FROM BREATHING FOUL AIR Buttle, Mont., June 12.—Ai recapitu- lation pf the North Buttle mine dis- aster today showed fifty unidentified dead, 90 known dead and 72 unac- counted for. The total probable fa- talities are 162. Nineteen more bodies were recovered last night. It was possible to identify only one of the nineteen. Captain Lancelot Smith of the hel- met créw on Sunday found the bulk- head behind which five men had taken refuge, but then there was no re- sponse to their shouts and it was con- cluded the men were dead. ‘Captain Smith, however, was not satisfied, and upon a second visit to- day a faint voice was heard. With picks and bars the bulkhead was broken down and the men were found alive, strewn about on the ground. Only one was able to talk and he was laughing and shouting, apparent- ly delirious from the foul air. FEDERAL AGENTS “ARE UNRAVELING ABDUCTION PLOT Clues Lead to Middle West in Famous Keet Baby Kid- naping Case DEVELOPMENTS LINKED ‘ WITH GERMAN ACTIVITIES Springfield,“ Mo., June 12.—Secrecy veiléd today the efforts being made to round up the persons guilty of the abduction and murder of little Hoyas Keet, No verifiaction ¢ould be had} of. reports. of: cimpending..osrests... ‘Some officials have fett here on mix-|. sions’ which ‘took’ thent-to ‘unnamed: points in the middle west. 5.:; Authorities | are -, pres! , thelr search..for Dick artery Ae st ‘whom, a@,,murder. warrant den” issued. Apparently, th nave “obtained all thé information, ,, possible from. Cletus Adams angi (ligude Piersol,. the two, suspects. Pt Kansas City, Mo. je ARRESTS TO FOLLOW. Kansas City, June 12.—A wide range of developments linked with the possible uncovering of a plot en- gineered by German agents was prom- ised here ‘by federal authorities who just returned ‘from Springfield, Mo., where they investigated the Keet case and other abduction plots. Samuel Argus, assistant United States district attorney, announced that numerous arrests would probably be revealed soon, but refrained from mentioning names or indicating cities Fy whieh ther, might De er might be expected. PANEER JOWS PARTNER “OF 50 YEARS IN BEYOND Deaths of Aged Milton Couple Oc- cur Within Few Days of One Another Milton, N. D., June 12—Within a few days of one another, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hanson, pioneers of this com- munity, have passed away, aged 85 and 82, respectively. The aged couple, who had resided north of Milton for 20 years, were devoted to one another and the husband’s heart was, broken when his companion of more than half a century died a short time ago, and he never recovered from the blow. Ambulance Drivers Vanguard of U. S. Army in France Boulogne, June 12.—Another instal- ment of the vanguard of the American army has arrived in France, in the form of 150 ambulance drivers and 75 nurses. Preceded by a military band, they marched through the streets to their quarters, amid the enthusiastic cheers of the populace. RUSSELL IS EXPELLED. Socialists Demand His Resignation from Russian Commission. __ New York, June 12—Charles Edward Russell, widely known socialist and a member of the American war mis- sion to Russia, was expelled from the socialist party by the central commit- tee of the New York local at a meet- ing here today. According to state- ments, the specific grounds for expul- sion were given as Mr. Russell’s fail- ure to consult the party before ac- cepting the appointment as a member of the mission to Russia, and his fail- ure to resign from the commission } st after certain sections In the party had ee requested him to do so. ‘ PETROLITE SUNK BY SUBMARINE Arrests to Test Rate Goitirission SOME RESCUED so a= nme Two Boat-Loads of ¢ of Crew Missing and Fate Is Still Un- known AMERICAN TANK LINER FIGURED IN NEWS BEFORE Was Cause of Diplomatic Squab- bles Between Austria and United States Washington, June 12.—The Ameri- can steamer Petrolite has been sunk by a German submarine. Consulkr reports which browght news of the disaster say one ‘boat with 18 men, together with the third mate and chief engineer, had been landed, and two boats with'ah ulistated num- ber of men were’ missing. The time and place of ‘the attack were not given in the dispatch. The Petrolite, a tank steamer, first figured in the news nearly two years ago, an/attack upon her by an Aus- trian submarine threatening diploma- tic relations. between Vienna . and ‘Washington. The ship was shelled by the submarine and'men were. wound’ ed. The''submarite sent a crew on ‘board the vessel and removed a quan- tity of supplies. She then was per- mitted to proceed. ‘The incident was the subject of a series of notes between the United States and Austria. ONCE UNDER GERMAN FLAG. iNew York, June 12.—The Petrolite was formerly the steamer Excelsior, under the German flag, and was trans- ferred to American registry with oth- er ships of the Standard oil _ fleet early in the war. She was built at Stettin, Germany, in 1898. She car- ried oil in bulk. FIND COUNCILS au FIRE ARMS ~~~ AND-EXPLOSIVES sialoes IH, June 12. ane 12.—Sgarch of the| state prison, hére was continued today and more filés, knives and brass knuckles ‘ were. unearthed. Three charges of dynamite—two in cells and one in the yard—were discovered. The search began yesterday, and’ is not yet concluded. ‘It has disclosed'a . remarkable ‘condition. Hardly a con- vict was without some kind of weapon and there were so many files as to suggest that a big plot was on foot for wholesale ale del en eae SPANISH GRAFT CAPTURES SUB Cadiz, Spain, June 12—The Spanish torpedo boat ‘No. 6 this morning dis- covered the German submariné’ U-62 disabled from gunshots “which” had! struck. her ‘engines... The; submarine was towed into, Cadiz. and, striped. of, her wireless apparatus so that the vessel could not communicate with vessels of'the central powers interned here. Repairs to the German subma- rine will take two days, but it is be: lieved the vessel will be interned. ‘The German officers today visited the port officials. The submarine is of 450 tons. Dy? tt | dara Redfield Cautions Brokers About Trade With German Firms New York, June 12.—In correspond- ence made public today between Will- iam T. Redfield and a firm of coffee importers, the secretary of commerce advises the firm not to continue com- mercial relations with business in- terests in central and South America and the United States, which are con- trolled by subjects of Germany, or who are subjects of her allies, pend- ing action by congress on the so- called “trading with the enemy act.” Fargo College Names Trustees Fargo, N. D., June 12—Trustees ot Fargo college in session today named Bishop John Poyntz Tyler, Fargo, to succeed as trustee and incorporator, the vacancy left on the board by W. A. Snow, formerly secretary of the North Dakota Sunday School associa- tion, now located in West Virginia, and appointed Attorney John S. Wat- son, Fargo, to fill vacancy as trustee to succeed Dr. J. M. Walters, former pastor of the First Methodist church, now of St. Bi aed i LINER A “ARRIVES SAFELY. An Atlantic Port, June 12.—Many American citizens arrived in the Unit- a. _ States | today on a Norwegian Tr. eueel brought 928 pas- e. voyage, the officers said. peased With Ruling of Fed- eral Body on Tariffs © DISTURBS TWO-CENT RATE LAW OF STATE Chicago, . June: 12.—Wholesale « ar- rests of railroad agents were planned today by.the-states attorney. general in the attempt to enforce the two cent passenger. rate law. very rail- road in Illinois yesterday raised its rates from two cents to two and a quarter cents’ a mile, in accordance with authorization by the interstate commerce commission, which was up- held last Thursday ‘by I’cderal. Judge Dyer at St: Louis.. The United States supreme court also held yesterday in deciding the South Dakota rate cases that the interstate commerce ¢ommis- sion has power in regulating inter- staté rates, also to disturb intrastate rates, fixed by local authorities. The conflict between the federal and state authorities arose from the fact that the railroads charge two and a quarter cents a mile between points, in Tllino#s and St. Louis, while the ratés‘from the Illinois side of the. Mississippi’ to: any point in Mli- nofs was ‘only two. cents. St: Louis claimed this was a discrimination. in favor of} Hast St;-Louis and the inter- state commerce commission ordered the railroads to make the rates uni- form. MANY ARRESTS OF SLACKERS EXPECTED SOON puesta .|Early Publication of Lists Will Aid in Detecting Those Who Did Not Register EXEMPTION BONDS. TO bias PASS UPON’ EXCUSES WANT. 70,000 0,000 RECRUITS. Washington, June 12.—The war department today called for, 70,000 additional recruits to fill the regular‘army to war strength before ‘June: 30. The cavalry, engineering corps, coast artillery and signal corps and quartermaster’s corps of the regular army have already been brought to war strength the state- ment says, Forty-five thousand recruits are needed to complete the new regiments of infantry and field artillery. Washington, June 12—Arrests and possibly a year’s imprisonment today threatened men of registration . age, who have failed to enroll for army conscription. Governors have orders from the war department to cease &x- tending leniency to those who did not. register on the single legal regis- tration ,day—last Tuesday—and to prosecute,,viblators vigorously. The early publication of lists of reg- istered. men is expected to aid in the detection of slackers. Provost Marshal General Crowder today awaited registration reports from 15 states, so that the nation’s total can be figured, each State's con- scription quota determined, and rules announced for the second step in the 4 exemption ‘boards of a proportion of ‘{ the men registered. “gabmivitie’ was sighted process, the summoning before local These states’ had not reported up to last midnight: Arizona, Idaho, In- diana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mich- igan, Minnesota, Missouri, (Montana, Nevada, New ‘Mexico, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wy- oming. Virtually every citizen of military age in some New York districts, Sen- ator Calder today advised the war de- partment, will be taken under the army draft because of the population basis on which the draft will be made and because in the districts referred to there are three times as many ali- ens as citizens. He suggested remedi- al legislation, which the department and congressional committees hith- erto have found impracticable. Eleven Steamers Reach Atlantic Port Safely An Atlantic Port, June 12.—Eleven large steamers, six under the Amer- ican flag, have been docked here with- in two days ‘by the International Ma- rine, owners of the vessels. Among them was the Minnesota of 20,718 tons, being the largest merchant ship afloat. TO HAVE NEW HOTEL More Than Half Funds Required to Build Subscribed Lakota, N. D., June 12.—More than half the funds required for the erec- tion of the proposed $45,000 hotel here have been collected:and the con- tract for the, new structure has been let. “led the government would guarantee BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1917. , TOWNLEY FEARS. WAR WILL BOOST Bissing’s Note Shows Up Motive MILLIONAIRES xs mms, ee anni Willing Others Shou Should Fight for/ Democracy But Not to In- crease Profits FRAZIER DOESN'T BLAME FARMERS FOR ‘‘ANARCHY”’ HAS ‘RESOLUTION. Minneapolis, June 12.—Theo- dore Wold, governor of the 'Min- heapolis federal reserve bank, de- clared today that he had received a copy of a resolution adopted by ‘North Dakota bank presidents representing the total number of banks in one county, pledging themselves nat to assist in the Liberty Loan campaign. The res- olution declares in substance that the farmers need the money more than the country and money to carry on the: war):shoutd: be’ ob- tained from the rich. Mr. Wold declined to make public the names of the signa- tories or to say whether they ‘were connected in any way with the Nonpartisan league. Beach, N. D., June 12.—Before a gathering of over 5,000 at Beach, Monday; afternoon, Townley stated that, tho evils, of the, private fixin| buying and. selling, prices. for food Products incyeased ten times in war, and that it was not the farmers that benefited from ‘the high price of wheat, but the stock gambler, who made war an excuse to boost the price after he got the supplies in his hands. He quoted alleged enormous war time profits of corporations, such as sugar, machinery and steel com- panies, ‘compared with those in 1913, and ‘stated that the same was true with all other organizations dealing in farm products. ‘He said we had entered war and have. got to stand by our guns and colors, but must not cease to fight for our personal rights. The government, he declared, may urge farmers to raise ten to twenty times as much as before, but that would not win the war if the gamblers are allowed to} buy wheat at $1.50 and sell it to the government at $5 the bushel. To succeed’ the “government; must] take charge of the transportation and distribution of food products, hu as- serted, and demanded that the United States, like the Allies, take charge of these. 4 “We are told we are fighting for democracy and liberty for Europe. If 80, every energy and ounce of blood should be consecrated to the cause, ‘but we must be sure that it is for liberty and not for millionaire's prof- its. If not, it is our duty to fight for our own people rather than the people in Europe.” He said he was absolutely favorable to conscription not only in war times, ‘but in peace. He declared against volunteer governors or officials and for conscription in politics. “Borrowing money by bonding,” said Townley, “means you must pay the bonds. Under the present system. of financing |the war ;the gamblers would get'as much‘'asthe war cost before the armies gét' the use of miu- nitions ft would purchase.” He said, in view of the govern- ment’s conscription of lives, let it conscript money from those who make the war profits, and-~not come to young people again and ask them to work 50 years to pay the bonds. He pictured. millions dying or rot- ting in. the trenches with-flies and. buzzards swarming about, but said he was willing to make the sacrifice if he was sure it was for democracy and not for millionaires’ profits. The meeting adopted a resolution prepared by the league, as published in the league organs. Bowen recited the history of the ‘Nonpartisan league and talked on House Bill 44 and the railroad rate bill defeated by the sen- ate. . Frazier said North Dakota people are. just as patriotic as those of other states. He praised the efficiency of the North Dakota National Guard and’ said he did not blame the farmer for feeling a little anarchistic when cheat- ed on prices of products. The sys- tem of handling farm products must be changed, he declared, and he hop- the price of wheat and also secure cheaper money to make farming prof- itable. Crawford Charges Treason. “All our enemies are not in Ger- many,” said President Lewis F. Craw- ford of the state board of regents last evening, in addressing a Liberty Loan meeting attended by the governor. “There are men in this state going up and down, bellowing like the bul! of Basham and inciting to treason.” ‘Other Beach business men.and at- torneys, men who know more of Townley, their old neighbor, than any other citizens of ‘North Dakota, by inference charged the autocrat of the Nonpartisan league with treason. This stirred Frazier, who has been Townley’s companion in the present speech making tour, to volunteer the advice that “I have been pretty well over the state and I have not heard any treasonable utterances.” He suggested that it be well to re member there is such a thing as,a “difference of opinion,” and appealed, to the business man to support..free- dom of speech. That calgon Should Be An- nexed Without Delay GERMANY MUST NOT EXPECT RECONCILIATION: Copenhagen. (Correspondent of the Associated Press),. June 12.—The memorandum of the late Governor Bissing of Belgium, in which he ad- vocated the annexation of that little Kingdom as the sole possible policy for Germany, was published in full in Greater Germany, a review just being issued by Deputy Bachmeister of the Prussian diet, a national liberal and annexationist. The unashamed nakedness with which the memoran- dum calls for the dethronement of the Belgian royal house, the exploitation of Eelgian resources and preparations for a new war to follow the present one, shows that the document was never intended for public use. Von Bissing recognizes that Ger- many can have little hope of making friends with Belgium after this war, warns against “illusions of possible reconciliations and calmly counts up the booty from Belgium and the ad- vantages of tapping the country from a military, naval and economic stand- point.” He points out the offensive Prosecution of the present war was possible only through the invasion of ft Belgium. URGE SEDITION N INDICTING TEXAS. FARMERS Fifty-Five Persons Under Charge}. of Conspiracy Against Gov- ' ernment CHARGE PLOT TO DESTROY RAILROAD PROPERTY Dallas, Texas, June 12.—Fitty-five Persons, most of them members_.of the ariners’ and Laborers’ Protective as- sociation, were charged. with | sedi- tious conspiracy against the United States government in indictments re- turned here late yesterday by a fed: eral grand jury. Some of .those Any dicted already are in jail. Federal authorities here stated the indictments, which contain seven counts, were probably the most com- prehensive ever returned in the Unit- ed States. A separate indictment was returned against W. A. Berg- feldt, member of the Farmers’ and Laborers’ ‘Protective association, charging hiny with threatening the life of President Wilson. Bergfeldt was a rural mail carrier at Haskell, Texas. Conspiracy Charge. The first count alleges the defend- ants conspired and agreed among- themselves and with “various persons unknown,” to oppose by force the au- thority of the United States in raising @fi'army to prosecute the war with Germany. Another count charges that in a cer- tain section of Texas a man who is named in the indictment, organized and drilled a company of men in mill- tary formations with the intention of using force to defeat the selective draft bill. ‘Armed Opposition. All those indicted and other per- sons in various sections of the state, who will be dealt with in local courts, another count recites, armed them- selves and prepared in various other ways to oppose officers and agents of the government. ‘It is alleged in the sixth count the men conspired to destroy railroad tracks and bridges, as well as tele- graph and other means of communica- tion “to restrain commerce between the various states at a time when a state of war existed between the United States and Germany.” It is believed that most of the men are already in jail. United States At- torney Wilmot M. Odell stated to- night that today's, indictments were against leaders of the Farmers’ and Laborers’ Protective _ association, which, he said, was organized to op- pose conscription. Enlisted Men of Pershing Staff Are Inoculated London, June 11.—Elaborate plans to entertain today the enlisted men of General Pershing’s party were can- celed because of an order that all military men report at various hospi- tals for innoculations. The American women, who had planned a garden party for 200 guests, promptly invited the convalescents of two hospitals to take the places of the American sol- diers. General Pershing and staff were guests of the Earl of Derby, the min-| t ister of war, at a luncheon this after- noon, and Lord Dunman escorted oth- er American officers through the house of lords. /GERMANY HOLDS AMERICANS ON MOEWE RAIDER Considers United States Sailors as Prisoners of War—Notifles Washington GREAT BRITAIN SENDS WAR NOTE TO PETROGRAD In Reply to Request of Provision- al Government as to England's Aims HELD AS PRISONERS. Washington, June 11—Germany has notified the United States that she regards the 74 American merchant sailors brought in by the raider Moewe as prisoners of war, and that they will be treated as such. To insure them of ade- quate care in the prison camp, this government has arranged to supply the men with additional food and other necessities thru Switzerland. London, June 12.—The two missing boats from ‘the British steamer South- land, which was torpédoed and sunk on June 4, have been found and 40 men who were in them safely landed, Edward Rigney of New York, who had ‘been, reported missing, is among, them. The, Southland’s captain reports that one American was killed in the sinking of the steamer, but that he does not know this man’s name. ¢ Five Americans who were on the Southland have previously been re- Ported rescued, namely, Albert Lyons, A. McCoy, James Geohan, John Mc- Neil and Jacob Houser, , It had not develo} ‘previots iny' other Americans’ than thé and Edward Rigney, now. rentetle cued, were on the-steamer, were killed when the Southts ae torpedoed. She was bound fro! erpool to Philadelphia in ballast. Two of ‘five hostile seaplanes that were sighted ‘by a drifter of the Dover patrol today, were destroyed by: the British craft, it was officially an- nounced tonight. The admiralty statement danoutic- ing’ this-incident says: “The vice admiral at Dover reports that about 5 a, im. today, one of ‘his majesty's drifters while on patrél duty encountered a group of five emy. ‘seaplanes and enrene ‘ne One machine was destroye eing rescued by another hine. This machine hls ak tacked by the’ drifter, were taken prisonet} befig so ‘badly damaged that ft pend while being towed in to the harbor. “The remaining three enemy sea- Planes made good their escape. Forward Note. In reply to the (Russian govern- ment’s request for a statement of the British war aims, Great Britain has forwarded to Petrograd a note in which it expressed hearty acceptance and approval of the principles which President ‘Wilson laid down in his historic message to congress. The British government believes, ‘broadly speaking, that the agreements made from time to time Nee Britain's allies, Hyege in are. conto; mie hese standards. 4~ ‘The par pia et Britain at the outset, say’ ‘the nbte was to defend the existence of the. country and to enforce fespect for international agreements. Since then there bas ‘been added that of “liberating popu: lations oppressed by alien tyranny.” The note bespeaks not only the liber- ation of Poland by Russia, but of that. section of Poland within the domin- fons of the German empires. War Summary. While cannon are roaring along the greater portion of the front in, Bel- gium, probably preliminary to infan- try attacks by the French and Bel- gians, the British in the Messines re- gion are giving the Germans. no. rest and continue to: dig further into the territory held by the Germans. Sun- day night and Monday again witness- ed thrusts by the British south and southeast of Messines, in ‘both of which appreciable gains were made, especially in the neighborhood of La Poterie farm. Early Monday morn- ing a trench system over a front of about a mile was captured and later in the day the gain was considerably enlarged, bringing the British front to within a short distance of W&rneton, the capture of which would give them domination of the road leading east, ward about three miles to the import- ant town of Comines. The day’s operations added to the number of prisoners taken by the Bri- tish and also gave them seven more German field guns. Comparative quiet reigns on the front held by the French, except for artillery duels on various sectors, es- pecially in the region of Mont Garnil- let. Berlin asserts that on the Che- min-Des-Dames Sunday night the Ger- mans in a surprise attack killed the occupants of French trenches and re- turned to their own lines with prison- ers. Repulse Italians. Vienna reports the repulse of all Italian attacks in the Trentino though northwest of Ansiago the Italians were successful after waat the Austri- an reports declared were great sacri- fices in the penetration of trenches temporarily. On the Aisne front. violent artillery engagements took place in the region of the Californie plateau, and in the (Cont on Tg Nia rate pilots