The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 13, 1917, Page 1

“cooperate in this canypaign by call- The Weather CLOUDY THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO: THE BIS 139 AED CRISS 1D ANISE FUND OF $100 000 00 Teams to Start Out Monday Morn. ing in Big Drive for Relief Money NECESSITY GREATEST IN HISTORY OF AMERICA Executive Holds Enthusiastic Meeting to Plan ‘Seven Day ‘Campaign Next week will witness a big drive for the Red Cross war relief fund. This is not to be confused with the membership campaign in progress for some time past. Money raised by that means goes to the general Red Cross work, a major portion of which just now happens to be war relief work also. At an enthusiastic meeting of the executive committee of the Bismarck chapter of the Red Cross it was de- cided to name teams and devote all of Red Cross week. June 18-25, to raising Burleigh county’s quota of the $100,060,000 the society proposes to secure during the week: specifically for war relief work. This money is ‘be subject to the order of the secre: tary of the treasury, Disbursed by Government. All accounts will be disbursed through the federal officials and au- dited ‘by representativés of the war department. President ‘Wilson some time ago 1s- sued.a proclamation setting aside next week as Red Cross week. This was published in The Tribune at the time. Don’t wait until the teams call up- on you. Send your remittances to ‘H, P. Goddard, chairman of the fin- ance committee, and’ mark it Red Cross relief fund. Remittances can be''sent also to. Mrs.” Conklin, ‘chiapt The need is prééing.’ States is engaged in iherati whe of" ibe tory, placing demajids ‘the Red Cross soviety. néy aA It seems neces! ary to” position of the ‘Red 'Cré: This is the official reliet. orddnitzation of United States. Its fynds‘are con- trolled ‘by the federal government. The money is disbursed under gov- ernment supervision. Don’t confuse this campaign with the one for memberships which go toward the general work of the Red ‘Cross society. This campaign is an intensive one of sevey days’ duration to raise a war relief fund of $100,000,000, the great- est project the Red Cro:s society has ever launched. Every man, woman and child in Burleigh county is asked to contribute something to this fund. Th campaign is not confined ‘to Bismarck ‘alone, hut will reach out to every. nook ‘and corner of the county. The press of the canta is asked to ing attention to the $100,000,000 war relief fund. It is suggested that chiirches make next Sunday Red Cross day. At the meeting last evening the ex- ecutive board appointed the following nance committee: H. P. Goddard, chairman; G. IN. Dunham, H. H. Steele and R. C. Batte; Air Battle Over : East London London, June 13,—The east end of London was bombarded bby 15 hostile aeroplanes today about noon. A large number of ‘British machines pursued the German planes, which flew .over ‘Essex toward London, and @ great ‘battle took place in the air in \which entente aircraft guns on .the. ground participated as well as the’ British aviators. s In the house of commons ~ today. Chancejlor Bonar Law said 31. per- sons had been killed and 67 injured in the raid over London, as far as could be ascertained. A bomb struck a school house, kill- ing 10 children and injuring 50. One German aeroplane is reported to have been brought down. This is the fourth raid in Germany's new series of aerial attacks on Eng- land in which aeroplanes have been substituted for Zeppelins, apparently on account of the success of the Bri- tish in bringing down the dirigibles. The east end of London, in which live the city’s poor, suffered heavily from the raid. Bombs fell in many congested districts, and- while the number of casualties is not. known, two hospitals report handling upward of 50 cases. Mr. Law said the casualties in the whole metropolitan area were not known. The death of 49 persons and the injury of 200 others in today’s* air raid was announced by the Earl of Derby in the house of lords today. The sec" retary said he feared these figures to go directly to Washington and will], Liner Sunk by German Sub; 190 Are Lost ‘rench Steamer Sequana With 550 on Board Torpedoed in Atlantic GROSS TONNAGE 5,557; OWNED BY FRENCH Paris, June 13.—The South Atlantic liner Sequana, with 550 passengers on ‘doard, has been torpedoed and sunk with the loss of 190 men. The Se- quana was sunk in the Atlantic. The Sequana, formerly the City of Corinth, was owned ‘by the South At- lantic Navigation company in Paris. Her gross tonnage was 5,557. She was built in Belfast in 1898. ANGLIAN TORPEDOED. Boston, June 13.—The Leyland liner Anglian, which Jeft’ Boston’ May 30, for Liverpool, has been torpedoed and sunk, according to cable advices re- ceived here today. ; ‘It is reported the crew has been saved, although officers of the Ley- land said they had no information ‘re- garding the attack, or where the An- glian was sunk. The ship and cargo were valued at $2,000,000. PEASHING I FRANCE FOR CONFERENCE Enthusiastic Reception by Allies As American Commission Arrives at Boulogne CROWDS THRONG ROUTE oF UNITED, STATES SOLDIERS| ead if Paris, ‘June’ is.—General Jokn Pershing landed at Boulogne this morning and will arrive in: Paris to- S| night. "He was met by General’ Pel- Jetier, representing the ‘French: gov: ernment, and,. genera] .. headquarters staff of the French army. ost Military Honors. i . British soldiers and. machines along the. quay, rendered military, honors as the vessels flying the Stars and Stripes, preceded by destroyers and accompanied by hydroplanes steamed up the channel. Military bands play- ed the Star ‘Spangled Banner and the Marseilles as General Pelletier and his party b the American commission. Great Enthusiasm. Boulogne, June 13.—The channel steamer Vivicta, with Major General Pershing and staff on board, was wel- comed with cheers from French safl- ors and soldiers on shore, to «vhich the British troops replied. The American officers, reviewed the French and thei motored for'a ride around the city. All along the route they were followed by crowds of peo- ple, who greeted General Pershing with the greatest enthusiasm. $1,646,000,000 of Liberty Loan Raised New York, June 13.—Liberty loan subscriptions aggregated $1,646,000, 000 at 11 o'clock today, according to the total tabulated subscriptions as recorded in the treasury department at Washington, it was announced by the executive committee today. ‘This total, it was stated, included all the ception of Dalla, Texas, and San Francisco. The First National bank of New York made application. for subscrip- tions to the Liberty Loan, now aggre- gating $100,000,000, for itself and cus- tomers, it was announced today. This is the largest subscription from ne source yet. It was also announced the total subscriptions in the New York fed- eral reserve district had reached $748,- 000,000. It was said that the umount given as the total for the country rep- resents actual subscriptions, but ow- ing to the enormous task of receiving ; and tabulating figures, the treasury department is more than 24 hours be- hind in its work. The comptroller of the currency an- nounced today that the national banks could reasonably subscribe on their own account to six per cent of their total resources, and declares that aft- er July 1 a “roll of honor” would be published of all national banks whose subscriptions amount to five per cent or more of their resources. Russian Mission Lands in West Washington; June 13.—The Russian mission to the United States, headed by Boris A. Bakhmeteff, as special ded the boat to welcome |. issue of “High” federal reserve districts, with the ex-|* ambassador, has landed at a Pacific port. The party, consisting of about 40 members, will stop first at Seat- TOWNLEY JAMS THROUGH FIXED RESOLUTIONS Czar Gives Stark County People: Taste of Secret Caucus Meth- ods Used Here GOVERNOR PLAYS FRIDAY TO LEAGUE CZAR’S CRUSOE Chief Executive Talks for “Sorap of Paper’’ Before Packed League Meeting Dickinson, N. D,, June 13.—A taste of secret caucus methods as employ- ed by Czar Townley at Bismarck last winter was given Stark county yes- terday, when, at a so-called “League mass, meeting,” packed for this ex- press purpose, President Townley, aided and dbetted by his man Friday, Governor Lynn J. Frazier, rammed through a set of resolutions purport- ing to represent the sentiment of Stark county farmers and calling up- on President ‘Wilson to remove Chairman John H. Rich and Gover- nor Theodore Wold of the Ninth fed- eral reserve bank, and to appoint in their places someone who is friendly to the “farmers,” i. e., Townley, Bow- en, Thomason and brother socialists. The last week has been a disagree- able one for the kaiser. His bad times opened at Grand Forks, when he was forced to acknowledge that he had maligned Jerry Bacon, following his abasement with a complete apology. Then came Theodore Wold’s charges, not against the farmers, as Townley would have them believe, but against Townley and Townleyism. Desperate measures were needed, and Townley was not slow in supplying them. One paragraph of the resolutions is sufficient: i “Whereas, the farmers are support- ing the government, having borrow- ed money at high rate of, interest_to ‘purchase ‘seed’ at the gamblers’ and speculators’ prices, in “order to in- crease the acreage and assist their nation; and whereas the. federal .re- serve bank at Minneapolis under the management of Chairman John H. Rich and Governor Theodore Wold, has never given the assistance to the Equity Co-operative. exchange, to farmers’ elevators and other farmers’ enterprises,” etc., therefore they are forced to the conclusion that John H. Rich and Governor Theodore Wold are not serving the best interests of this nation, and the president is re- spectfully petitioned to remove them. 150 Farmers Out. The resolutions, all nicely typed, were abruptly introduced at the close of the meeting by Organizer A. KE. Bowen, who rattled through the lingo in his best clerk of the house style. Everyone was preparing to leave and there was much confusion when a ris- ing vote was taken on the adoption of the resolutions. There were prob- ably 150 farmers, league members only, present, and a majority of these stood up. Not a single Dickinson res- ident :stood, and the vote by which the resolutions were adopted is not regarded as conclusive or representa- tive. The league membership in Stark county is scattering and so small that the influence of the organ- ization is negligible. Dickinson is much incensed over the league's action in sending out these resolutions as representing the sentiment in Stark county. Realizing the temper here was not favorable to anarchy and socialism, Frazier, Bow- en, Thomason and Townley in their talks were milder than elsewhere. ey ae ene And “Low” Church Is Compromised St. ‘Paul, Minn., June 13.—The moot question of “high” and “low” church ceremonies, which was one of the causes of the separation of the Nor- wegian Lutheran church, was settled today, when the convention of the New Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, the united body, decided that presidents of various districts should conform to local customs as to ceremonies and vestments. THREE BILLION WAR BUDGET 15 PASSED Washington, June ° 13.—Accepting the house compromise for acquisition of the Jamestown exposition site as @ naval base, the senate finally en- acted the $3,281,000 war budget ibll, acted the $3,281,000,000 war budget bill, and sent it to the president. ITALIAN MISSION VISITS GEORGIA Atlarfta, Ga., June 13.—The Italian mission reached Atlanta today on its first: stop of the tour. In the absence ot the P¥ince of Udine, who was de- tained“fin Washington by illness, the) would be exceeded: when‘ ‘additional tfe, Wash., and proceed at once to} party was headed ‘by Enrico. Arlotta, facts had been ‘ascertained. Washitigtoa, D.C. a*member of the Italian ‘cabinet. -| raised several thousand dollars with -| Europe, be they apparently friendly BUMAROK, NORTH NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1917. KING OF GREECE ABDICATES CONSTANTINE’S CAREER STORMY BUT VERY BRIEF Once Hero of Nation Loses Pop. ularity: in: the Present PRO.GERMAN SENTIMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR FALL | pitente Nations ° Satisfied at Withdrawal of Monarch From Affairs of Levaitt CAUSES SATISFACTION. Paris, June 13.—The vigor with which. the French: senator, Jon- nart, on a special. mission to Ath- ens for the entente has begun the difficult task of settling the Greek problem, has'.caused the liviiest “satisfaction here. | Before he sail- ed, several days.ago, Senator Jon- nart was told to act as he deemed best. Senator Jonnart’s high charac- ter and ability lead the French to expect prompt action, but that he should have achieved the stum- bling block of the. entente in the Levant came as the most agree- able surprise. stiles Former King Constantine and + the other members of the Greek royal family are still'in Athens, it is reported here, and King Con- stantine refuses to leave. (By Associated Press.) ¢ The reign of Constantine | as king of the Hellenes was brief, dating only from March 18, 1913, when his father, George I, was assassinated in Salon- iki. Brief as the reign was, Constan- tine had enjoyed prior to the begin- ning of the great war in 1914, a period of remarkable popularity: acd had. in- creased the territory of the Greek monarchy by over 50 per cent. . His attitude of opposition toward the En- tente ‘powers when ‘their troops, occu- pied ‘part..of Greek territ:rysin the. Macedonian campaign against. . the ‘Tentonte* “allies, however, brought him into conflict with the statesmen of Greece and resulted in the estab- lishment of, a. provisional govermnent headed by Eliphtherios Venizelos, whom the king had driven from the post ‘of: premier: Accused. of: Being: Pro-German, Throughout .a long series of nego- tiations and conflict with the Entente commanders,“'Constantine. was often accused of being pro-German in sym- pathies, Japgely, it was charged, as a result of the influence of Queen So- phia, sister of the German emperor, whom he married in 1889. Constan- tine declared ‘throughout that he de- sired only to maintain neutrality and that he was .actuated not by pro- werman sympathies, but by consider- ations of the welfare of the Greeks. Born on August 3, 1868, Constan- tine was educated largely by private tutors. from Leipsic, which was said to have stamped ‘upon him a perma- nent German influen His military education was) further by attend- ance at manuevers in Germany. One_interestng chapter of Constan- tine’s life. isthe way in which he became the people’s idol. After hav- ing been dismissed as comniander-of the Greek army in 190 because, of popular clamor, Constantine, then crown prince, decided to accept a command in the Russian army, but the opposition to him at home lost its rancor and. he was restored to his gait Former King Constantine NO REGRET IN LONDON. London, June 13—The abdica- tion of King Constantine of Greece will cause no regret here. In the days before the war he frequently visited English resorts and was a popular figure here, but his actions since the war began, which had been interpreted as strongly pro-German, lost him al- most all his friends. For many months there has been a strong party in and out of parliament which demanded that vigorous measures be taken to curb his anti-enteate attitude. The Greek ministry announced at noon that an accident had happened in one of the principal automobile factories now making munitions. A large number of wounded had been taken to the hospital. The ruins of the fac- tory were being searched. No definite information had been ob- tained as to the dead and wound- ed. Greece would have been in the war on the side of the Allfes a long time ago if it had not been for the action of Nicholas:when he was czar of Rus- sia. Revolution had been brewing, in Greece since almost the beginning of the war. England and France looked upon such action with favor, for they saw in its .success another ally against the Central Powers. ‘Premier Venizelos at first tried to persuade King Constantine to enter the war, but when he saw, his re- quests were of no avail the premier resigned and Etienneo Skouloudis took his place. The people of ‘Greece ‘have been al- most solidly behind Venizelos. ‘They have not forgotten their enmity to Bulgaria, since the Balkan wars of 1912, and resented any action that would go to bind the two nations to- gethér. King Constantine was torn between his people and the queen, who is a sister of Kaiser Wilhelm. Her dom- inant spirit kept him on the throne while Venizelos and the people de manded his dethronement. Venizelos needed the approval of the Allies to carry through a revolu- tion and depose the king. ‘Revolution meant democracy for Greece. ‘Dem- ocracy meant alliance against kaiser- former’ dignities. ‘National Hero. ~ He finally became a national hero in the, Balkan }war of 112, when-he led an army of 10,000 Greeks to the capture of Salofiiki, causing 30,000 Turks to lay. down their arms. His popularity was such, as a result of this feat, that Greeks in America which to purchase a gift sword, in scribed: “To Constantine, the Lib- erator.” When Constantine came to the throne it was said he aimed to re- store the former grander of the an- cient Hellenic empire, and that he was-a believer in the old national prophecy that under the reign of a Constantine and a Sophia the Eastern empire would :be called into life again and the cross restored on St. Sophia at Constantinople jn place of the crescent. Acquired Territory. ism. But the czar of Russia put his foot down on the idea. There is one tie that binds the na- tions of Europe together stronger than even treaties or alliances of war.\ That is royalty. Royalty dver- Nicholas Kep From Joining Allies; Stood by Constantine thrown in one country is felt keenly by the royal families of the rest of or hostile. That is why the czar did not favor the idea of a revolution. It meant the overthrow of another ruler. He was willing to sacrifice success in the war, through the added aid pf a demo- cratic Greece, rather than approve the overthrow of a monarchy. Besides, Nicholas was related to King Constantine. Constantine’s moth- er is the Grand Duchess Olga Con- stantinovna of Russia. She is a niece of the former czar’s grandfather. Blood relationship tightens the tie of By the peace treaties signed’ after the Balkan ‘wars, Greece added a considerable stretch of Turkish ter- ritory to her domain and in Decem- ber,. 1913, the long desired annexa- tion of the Island of Crete was car- ried out, King Constantine hoisting the Hellenic flag over the fort. With the entrance of Turkey into the European war the question of the intervention of Greece soon came to be seriously -considered, but King Constantine insisted upon strict neu- trality. The cabinet, headed by Pre- mier Venizelos, which was for war on the side of the Allies, finally ten- dered its resignation. The Greek at- titude, at least so far as the war party was concerned. was largely to the effect that if Greece had no hand Min the war, her interests might suf- fer when peace was arranged. With the commencement of the operations against the Dardanelles the government believed the time had come for Greece to abandon her neutrality. The king, however, re- fused to countenance this plan. It ‘was argued. that sending forces to i on Page Three) royalty. PROGRESSIVE. REP REPUBLICA LEAGUE TO ENTER FIGHT Party of Teddy and Bob La Follette Calls District Con- vention at Fargo Fargo, N. D., June 13—Indications that the Progressive Republican league is not dead, insofar as the First district is concerned, and that it plans to enter the congressional fight in that district are found in a call for a meeting to be held June 19 at Far- go. “This has been done,” says H. N. Hucker, national committeeman, “at the request of the members living in the first congressional district. The object of the meeting is to discuss the congressional situation in. the First district.” t Greece Former Queen Sophia THREE SENTENCED WHO RESISTED REGISTRATION Anarchist Given Two Years in Federal Penitentiary at Atlanta SCHOOL TEACHER SENT UP FOR ELEVEN MONTHS New York, June 13.—Louis, Kramer, self-confessed anarchist, was today sentenced to two.,years in Atlanta prison and a fine of $10,000 for. con- ‘Spiraty to distribute anti-conscription literature. He also received a sent- ence of a year for, failing to register. Morris Hooker, convicted with Kra- mer on the conspiracy charge, was sentenced to one year and one month at Atlanta. When sentence was pro- nounced there was loud‘applause from spectators in the court room, which officers were unable, to suppress. iA penitentiary sentence of 11 months and 29 days for not register- ing under the draft law was imposed by Judge Chatfield in Brooklyn on Herman P. Levine, school teacher and college graduate. FIND. NUMEROUS EXCUSES FOR NOT GOING TO FRONT Imagination of Registrants Taxed to Discover Reasons for Avoiding Service Fargo, N. D., June 13—When it comes to finding reasons for not go- ing to war, in other words claiming exemption from the army draft, cer- tain North Dakotans must. be given credit for originality. Reports from over the state indicate that some of the exc given were the result of careful thought and study. For instance there was a man in Fargo who insisted that he could not go to war because he had planted a war garden and no one could tend it but himself. Questioned, he ad- mitted the garden contained only a few stalks of beans and some rad- ishes and onions. Then there was the fellow who claimed exemption because he was en- gaged to a girl who was a “consci- entious objecter” and inasmuch as he was to be her “better half,” he said, it did not seem right for him to go to war against her wishes. There were several men who asked to be excused because they belonged to a church which frowned upon war. Asked to what church they beloged they. were puzzled for an answer—and finally admitted the attempt at eva- sion. One fellow, it is said, boldly told the registrars that he would’ reg- ister but there was not much use, for he had just been dismissed from the cause of his health. Upon army questioning it was discovered the “army” to which he belonged was the Salvation Army. “Blood makes me sick,” asserted one man who evidently had visions of gory combat on the battle front. “My trigger finger is numb,” stated another who apparently wished to evade the first line trenches. Several men requested that they be placed in the quartermaster’s department, be- lieving, no doubt, that even from 42- centimeter. guns the men who ration the army are comparatively safe. And then there was the wholly or- iginal man whose claim for exemp- tion was that he was “the only barber in town.” GENERAL LULL IS REPORTED ON ALL FRONTS Small Operation Noted in Official Statements of Various Na- tions TRENCH RAIDS AND SMALL MANEUVERS German War Office Contend Allied Drive Repulsed in Vicinity of Messines Paris, June 13.—The official French statement reads: “There was moderate activity by both artilleries over the greater part of the front. In the course of raids on German trenches near the Butte de Mesnil and in the region of Haute Chevauchee we effected considerable destruction and brought back 10 pris- oners. “A German aeroplane was brought down in Lorraine iby our special guns, and the two aviators were made Dris- oners. s “Belgian communication; ‘Monday night a partial attack on one of our advanced trenches south of Dixmude was repulsed. Today the usual ar- tillery actions occurred, especially in the sector of Steenstraete and Het ‘Sas. One of our pursuit aeroplanes brought down a German machine near Beerst.’ “Eastern theater: On the right ink of the Vardar we repulsed sev- ‘al enemy surprise attacks. -At the Cerna bend there wag artillery fight- ing in which we set fire to an enemy battery. “British aeroplanes bombarded ‘Pet- renik. In an aerial engagement an enemy aeroplane was, @ompelled to make a landing. “The troops charged with control of the harvests in Thessaly have pen- etrated that province without difi- culty as far as the region of El As- sona.”” ficial war statement. rédds! “Western front: Army group of ‘Crown Prince Rupprecht: In Fland- ers the artillery activity neat Ypres and south of the Douve increasetl dur- ing the evening. During ‘the after- noon British cavalry advanced against our lines east of, Messines. ‘Only remnants returned. South of Mes- sines the attacking infantry was re- ‘pulsed by a counter attack. “The firing activity was lively in the Artois, especially in the Lens sa- lient and south of the Scarpe valley. Near ‘Fromell, Neuve Chapelle - and Arleux, British reconnoitering detach- ments were repulsed. All Failed. “Army group of ) German crown, prince: The French yésterday made five counter attacks: against. the trenches occupied by us west of Cerny on June-10. All failed with heavy losses, either under our fire or in hand to hand fighting. “Only north of Vailly and on the Winterberg did the artillery duel at- tain greater intensity, and this was limited in duration. In’ the eastern Champagne, French reconnoitering thrusts near Taburg and Vaquois failed. More Active. “army group of Duke Albrecht: Thereis nothing to report. “Bastern front: On the Dvina, near Smorgon and Baranovitchi, and espe- cially near Brzezany and on the Nary- uvka, the fighting activity has again ‘become lively. “Macedonian front between Presba lake and the eastern Cerna and from the right ‘bank of the Vardar to Lake Doiran the artillery, has been more active. ‘Artillery fighting occurred® near Moulin de LaFaux, Mont’ Carnillet,’ Butte de Mesnil, Hill No. 304 and Des Parochex. A German surprise attack near La Haute was repused. Every- where else the night was quiet. Austrians Abuse Serbs Says Report Paris, June 13—The minister of Serbia in Patis, M. Vesnitch, commu- nicates to the Associated Press an official statement of the mistreatment of soldiers and civilians of Serbia im- prisoned and interned in Austria and Hungary: It says: “Soldiers and civilians are hud- died in wooden barracks in unhealthy marshy districts along the banks of the Danube. They sleep on the bare floors with no bedding but a thin lit- ter of straw and with only old blan- kets for covering, while the roof and sides of the barracks afford but lit- tle shelter. “Their nourishment consists of fod- der and a quarter of a loaf of bread made with musty corn meal and wild chestnuts. None of these prisoners or interned civilians have had any meat for several months, although they are forced to hard labor under the guard of soldiers, who beat them with the putt end of their rifles. They tie them to posts or suspend them for hours for slight infractions of rules. “In Austria-Hungary 60,000 Serbian poldiers died during the aPhey epl- Berlin, June’ 13. 13—The text of theo ot-, site