The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 14, 1917, Page 1

a i { } i "aa “The Weather Generally Fair, THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 14 140 ape WAR FOR EXISI Greece N Now Under Cant DONT BE MISLED BY: PEACE PLOT SAYS PRESIDENT Flag Day Address ° Appeal’: to Arouse United States to Im- portance of War Step AIMS AND PURPOSES OF STRUGGLE EMPHASIZED Nation Has Entered War for . Democracy and to Avenge Insults of Germany Washington, June 14 —President Wilson warned the American people in a flag day address on the Wash- inton monument grounds today that Germany has carried into effect the greater part of her immediate plan of conquest and is now negotiating a new “intrigue of peace” designed to end the war while her aggressions are secure. : Before a great audience here today for a flag day celebration, President Wilson declared anew the aims and purposes of the United States in en- tering the world war. Standing in the shadow of the great monument erected to the everlasting memory of George Washington, the president told thousands gathered on the grassy slopes about him that the United States had entered the war, not alone to keep the world safe for democracy, but also because the “ex- traordinary. insults and aggressions of the imperiat German government left us no choice, but to take up arms in defense of our rights’ as a free people and of our honor as a sover- eign government.” President Wilson warned against permitting ‘Germany to end the war now by “intrigue of peace,” while her aggressions were secure. ‘Belt of Power All the Central empires, the Presi- dent declared, have been cemented in- to one great putecency adel émpire, “throwing a’ broad’ belt” of German military powér and pelftical: tontrol across the véry center of’ Europe and |: beyond the ‘Me@iterranéan into‘® the heart of Asia. “This: achieved,” he said, it is easy to understand-why-Ger- many is fostering a propaganda for an early peace. { 4 “Peace, peace, speace tas’ been? thie talk of her foreign office now for a year or more,” said the President. “A little of the talk has been public, but most of it has ‘been private, through all sorts of channels it has come to me and in all sorts of guises. The military masters under whom Ger- many is bleeding, see very clearly to what point fate has brought them. If they can ‘secure peace now. with the immense advantages still in their hands which they have up to this point apparently gained, they will have justified themselves before the German people, they will have gained by force what “they profnised to gain k by it.” The President recited. again ‘the German aggressions which drove the United Statés to war. He declared the purposes‘for which American sol- diers now carry. the stars and stripes eventually mean the undoing of. the whole world. “He spoke in full as follows: Emblem of. Unity “My Fellow. Citizens: We meet to celebrate Flag Dya. Because. ihis flag which we honor and under which we serve is the emblem of our unity, | our power, our thought and Durpose | as a nation. It has no other char-| acter than that which we give it from generation to generation. - The choices are ours. over the hosts \that execute these choices, whether ‘in peace! or in war. And yet, though silent it speaks to us of the past, of the mén and women who went before us and of the rec- ords they wrote upon it. brate the day of its: birth, and from its birth until now it has witnessed a great history, has floated on high, the symbol of great events, of a great plan of life worked out by a great people. We are about to carry it into battles, to lift it where it? will. draw the fire of our enemies. We are about to bid. thousands, hundreds of thousands, it may be millions, of our | ed men, the young, the strong, the ca-) pable men of the nation; to go forth and die beneath it on fields of blood far away—for what? For some unac- Never Sent Before customed thing. For ‘something ~ for e, American armies were never before sent across the sea.’ Why are they sent now? For some new pur- purpose, for which this great flag has never been carried before, or for some old, familiar, heroic purpose, for which it has seen men, its own men, die on every battlefield upon which Americans have borne arms since the revolution: Some Questions “These are questions which must be answered. We are Amer- icans. We in our turn serve America, and can serve her with no private purpose. We must use her flag as she always used it. We are accountable at the bar of history and must plead in utter frankness what Purpose it is we seek to serves.” (Continued on ) It floats in majestic silence! We. cele-} it has never sought the fire| BISMAROK, so, Rontal Da DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JU JUNE 14, EN NCE--WILSON 1917, Contribute to Hundred Million Red Cross Fund And Help Win the War | Editor’s Note—This appeat is timely as a rallying note for the Burleigh county campaign, which opens next Monday. Read Roose- velt’s stirring appeal and then send in your contribution to the war relief fund. DO IT NOW! In his appeal for ‘Sunpert for the Red Cross at Lincoln, Neb., today, Colonel Roosevelt said: “The most important thing is to send abroad at the earliest possible moment a great fighting’ army. Second only to the army in the work of winning this war comes our Red Cross. * Indeed the importance of this work is so great that the president of the United States has set apart next week ‘—from June ‘18 to 25—as a period for sacrifice and unselfish generosity, a week in which the whole American people will be asked to join in raising funds to enable our Red Cross to perform its vast and indispensible duties in this war. “The president has also commissioned several of the ablest business men of the country as a war council of the Red Cross, to administer this service on ‘behalf of a stricken world. This war council tells us that a fund of $100,000,000 must be raised at once = in order to meet even the most urgent’ needs. Summons to Americans. “Here, indeed, is a summons to every American. It is an enormus sum of money; but what comfort can we take in withholding that or any other sum of money if it is needed to relieve the suffering of our. own sons or the ‘sons of our allics, who are fighting for all that makes life worth living. “Into our Red Cross without stint should be poured a heartfelt offering of thanksgiving that we are permitted to join in this great service to all mankind. Our soldiers and sailors will do their part without flinching; we may rest assured of théir courage and fidelity. The Red Cross offers to us who are not allowed to fight, the opportunity for sacrifice and for help. Ce ee ee ee a ro H. P. Goddard, Bismarck, N. D. + ° * @ Cross war rélief fund. & + ° TO RED CROSS WAR RELIEF FUND. Enclosed find contribution of $........ Poke NAMC..... 00sec cesescereeees Dene eee eeeeeeenee (Cut out: here.) Ce I A 2 & o for special Red as ° & ° ° Don’t, Realize it. “We little realize what is before us. They will:be 3,000 miles from-home, in a land . Soon‘be going into battle. Our own:sons and brothers will awit owasted by war, a land threatened by famine, ‘# land’smittem by dis- 8. “They tell us that in many cases today the wounds of soldiers in pen must be tied up with newspapers for’ want of the necessary surgical ‘bandages. When our.own men are wounded—as they surely will be in great numbers—are we going to allow them to suffer yet more because we fail to prévitié those things which can at least mitigate distress? Surely not! But ‘i we must. do: it in'advance. “If we wait it‘may be too late. Do it now! “Our Réd Cross must not only ‘care for'the shattered bodies of our wound- ea. men, ing from exhaustion. Lg jt alone can become a foster parent to them in the trying conditions 5! fiiey; are: sure to face when they are convalescent from wounds or. recover- We shall soon have an army of a million soldiers. ‘When they go to France they must have homes in which to rest and to be cared for and to recover. The generosity of our whole people must make it possible for our Red ‘Cross to provide for them. Burden a Heavy One. “In no/previous war have the innocent non-combatants had to bear so terrible a share of its physical suffering. And it is through our Red Cross that we can show to the nations of the world how the great heart of the American people goes out to them in their distress. “France—proud, brave, bleeding from ghastly wounds needs us sorely. Tuberculosis is raging throughout her land. Fifteen hundred of her towns and villages have been razed to the ground by the calculated barbarity of the invaders. Millions of her people are homeless and starving, bereft even of the barest covering for their bodies, of stoves, of utensils with which to cook or eat, of agricultural implements of animals—indeed of the simplest elements of civilization. And to us alone can these people come for help; we alone have the abundance with which to supply their direst needs. NEW SALEM ARUCED FR EMBEZZLEMENT Fargo. N. D., 14.—Charged with violating the national banking act in falsifying bank accounts, Wil- liam Behrbaum, assistant cashier of the First National bank of New Sa- lem, was placed under arrest here to- day by a United States marshal and arraigned before United States Com- missioner Green. Behrbaum waived examination and was released on bail in the sum of $10,000, which was promptly furuish- The amount embezzled is said by federal authorities to be $6,500. WILL ALLOW DEPOSED CZAR TO CAST BALLOT Petrograd, June 14.—After a pro- longed debate in the council, which is now sitting for drafting up rules governing elections for the delegates to the assembly, and considering the eligibility of voters, it was decided to allow Nicholas Romanoff, the former emperor, and members of the former imperial family the privilege of vot- ing. Many of the speakers argued that to deprive Nicholas of the fran- chise would be construed as an act of political revenge, and inasmuch as the Romanoff family had abdicated and his successors had declared them- selves willing to abide by the wishes of a constitutional assembly, it would be unfair to withhold Loon them the right of voting. Oe il T STORY BLOCK [5 BLOWN UP; 36 MISSING New York, June 14.—Thirty-six per- sons were unaccounted for this morn- ing, when search was begun of the ruins of the seven-story mixing build- ing of the American Sugar Refining plant, in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, which was ripped apart late last night by an explosion. It was believed half of these were for- eigners, who escaped and fled to their homes. Fifty Are Killed In Explosion London, June 14.—Fifty persons were killed and many persons were injured by an explosion at Ashton- under-Lyne, Chancellor Law announc- ed in the house of commons today. Ashton-under-Lyne is a manufactur- ing town near Manchester. A number ‘of persons injured in yesterday’s attack on London by Ger- man aeroplanes died during the night. Firemen, ambulance workers, physi- cians and nurses were engaged throughout the night in the search for the victims. There were pathetic scenes in hospitals, the police stated, where women and men waited for in the hope of receiving word of Imissing relatives. trol of Allied “Armies BURLEIGH WILL [PARIS TENDERS [Ermtente Army ICFRHAN LINE TAKE MORE THAN | CEN. PERSHING $100,000 BONDS} | GREAT QVATION ps es Subscript Now in Excess of No ijnictag: Hes Hero Ever Could $90,000—Determined Drive Made for Increase BISMARCK SHOWS WELL AMONG STATE'S CITIES Have Hoped or Received Such Reception CROWDS OF PARIS FRANTIC WITH JOY Capital Has Taken $75,000 of|American Officers Buricd Under Liberty Loan—Campaign Closes Tomorrow Night NEED $200,000,000 MORE. Washington, © June 14.—Sub- scripitions to the Liberty loan re- ported to the..treasury depart- ment at 1:00; 9. m. totaled $1,843,- 000,000. It was’ announced that tomorrow no figures would be giv- en out until final figures for the total subscriptions are assembled after the books close tomorrow noon. With but one day left of the big Liborty Loan drive, Burleigh county comes down the home stretch with subscriptions in excess of $90,000. Bismarck, with $75,000 worth of bonds applied for, ranks high with other North Dakota cities. The county as a whole has done its part, and is expected to prove strong on the finish. Complying with the request of P. 'M. Kerst of Minneapolis reserve bank, the various® banks of the city will have representatives at. the banks this evening to receive sub- scriptions to the Liberty loan. A determined campaign is being made today in every town and hamlet iu the county to increase the’ quota. Individual subscriptions gre piling in on; he: banks. It' is anti¢ipated..that, pe sast-24 hours of the drive will be roductive of one of the campaign’s biggest days’ business. Closes Tomorrow. The campaign closes tomorrow night. It is important that applica- tions be. in, in order that Bismarck and Burleigh may take their place in the front ranks when North Dakota’s returns go to. Washington. Any bank, any Boy Scout will accept applica- tions for* Liberty ‘Loan bonds, in any denomination from $56,up, cash down, or on a liberal installment plan. In- ( Continued on Page Three) Can Townley Answer These Why such clos» union between J. W. W. leaders and the Non- partisan League attorney, Arthur] Le Sener? What advantage las the North Dakota farmer in treating with the 1..W.W.? Does the League propose to commit the North Dakota farmer to a payment of a minimum wage of $4 a day for the next, harvest and $60 a month for general farm work? Is not the Agricultural Work- ers’ union an affiliated unit of the I. W. W.? Has not Mr. Bowen, your henchman, been an organizer of or affiliated with the |. W. W.? Will you allow Bowen to ex- plan why all legislation aimed to} prevent depredations upon farm- ers by the [. W. W. at harvest time was killed in secret caucus- es last winter? Why do you favor foreing the present generation to pay for the war and urge a bond issue stretching over several decades to s? build state owned enterprise Will you explain the League's grain grading bill to the farmers of Morton county which places a tax of $500,000 upon the backs of the farmers of this state? Is it patriotic to foree upon the government acceptance of your socialistic program as the price of your allegiance to the Stars and Stripes? If the federal government does not accept your dictates will you continue to discourage farmers of North Dakota from doing their duty as patriots? Are you a still a member of the Socialist party in good standing? Flowers As They Ride Through Streets Paris (delayed), June 13—Paris wel- comed General Pershing and his staff this afternoon. with an outburst of spontaneous enthusiasm. No conquer- ing hero returning home could have hoped for or received such a tremen- dous reception as greeted the Ameri- can commander as his automobile threaded through hundreds of thou- sands of cheering people. Frantic Crowd. Paris, particularly the French au- thorities, had planned fora great re- ception, ‘but it is doubtful if even the most -optimistic pictured the almost frantic crowd that all but blocked the passage of the automobile. Men and women cheered themselves hoarse and flung masses of flowers into the cars. Parisians declared that the only event in their life time that approximated the reception in enthusiasm was that accorded to King George in 1914. Gen. Joffre in Party. ‘When the special train reached the station, General Pershing and Field Marshal Joffre were the first two to appear: - Behind: them ‘came American officers with French officers :as. hostsi| The first shout of welcome became & continuous roar that seemed to shake the station to its foundation. The police hurriedly began to clear a lane down which half a dozen automobiles moved at a snail's pace between fran- tic throngs. Old Glory Waves. From hundreds of windows Ameri- can flags were waved by men, women and children. French girls with flags pinned on their breasts and their arms filled with flowers bought from their scanty savings, fairly fought for a chance to get near enough to the ma- chines to hurl their offerings into the laps and on the shoulders of the as- tonished American officers. Want to Shake Hands. The Americans apparently had not imagined the height to which Parisian Seize Ports Of ¢ preece| ps Following Abdicatio: of ro ALLIES MARCHING TOWARD ATHENS Athens, June 14.—Entente forces are landing at Piraeus and Castella. Some of the troops are occupying the heights near Pharlerum Bay, while others are marching to Athens. Entente troops have ‘been landed probably for the purpose of preserv- ing order in Athens and giving sup- port to the new government to be set up in consequence of the abdication of King Constantine. Piraeus is the port of Athens, five miles from that city. ‘Entente troops have also been land- ed farther north for the purpose of safeguarding the ripening crop of sil- age. The French war office yesterday announced the occupation of the im- portant railroad town of Larissa, 130 enthusiasm could arise. Boys, men and girls, and even some old women, struggled to jump on the car to shake hands with General Pershing. The demonstration was more signi- ficant because it came from the peo- ple, who for the time-being seemed to almost forget war was in progress. It was not General Pershing alone who came in for unprecedented ova- tion, for every American caught sight of was almost burdened with flowers. Crowds shouted themselves hoarse by cheers for America. From every house- top, from every window, from every elevation, and from the thousands up- on thousands who choked every thor- oughfare in the vicinity of the line of march, was hurled a welcome that no American in Paris will ever forget. 700 GUARDSMEN WILL RECEIVE $50,000 AS PENSIONS FROW STATE Fifty thousand dollars will be dis- tributed July 1 in sums ranging from $30 to $80 in pensions to 700 North Dakota national guardsmen who serv- ed from July, 1916, to February, 1917, on the Mexican border. The satte auditor's force today is completing on the Mexican border. The state has appropriated the necessary funds, and the boys will cash in July 1. A majority of the guardsmen will get $80. month for the period of actual ser- vice. GET TWO JURORS FOR DUNN TRIAL St. Paul, Minn., June 14.—Two jur- ors were accepted during the morn- ing session of the first day’s trial of Frank J. Dunn on a charge of first degree murder, for the death of his wife, Mrs. Alice M. Dunn. Thirteen talesmen were examined during the session, many of whom had positive opinions as to the guilt of the de- fendant. The pension is rated at $10 the, miles northwest of Athens, by French cavalry. The proclamation of former King Constantine announcing his abdication was posted throughout the streets of Athens and says: “Obeying the necessity of fulfilling my duty, I am departing from my be- loved country with the heir to the throne and am leaving my son, Alex- ander, the crown.. I beg you to accept my decision, as the slightest inde- cision may lead to a great catastro- phe.” Leaves Athens. Former King Constantine left Ath- ens late today to embark on a British warship. Constantine was accompanied by the former queen and crown prince and members of the family. They left the city’ by motor car. Professor Georgios Streit, former advisor of ‘the Greek foreign office, went with Con- stantine as his secretary. TELEGRAPHS REGRET. The Hague, June 14.—A Cologne dis- patch says the news of King Constan- tine’s abdication created a painful im- pression at German headquarters. The emperor expressed great cha- grin and sent his brother-in-law and. Quecn Sophia a message of sympathy. TOWNLEY READY TO SELL LEAGUE TO THEW. W. Collusion Between President of _ ‘Farmers’ Organization and Arthur Le Sever NONPARTISANS ASKED TO DEAL WITH ORGANIZATION Minimum Wage of $4 the Day in Harvest and $60 the Month - Year Round ‘The stage seems set for a union of the Nonpartisan league to the Indus- trial Workers of the World. President A. C. Townley has done his part by procuring at the Fargo league convention the appointment of a committee to ‘deal with the “Agri- cultural Workers’ union.” Arthur LeSeuer. former socialist mayor of Minot, attorney for the In- dustrial Workers of the World in their iron range riots, and attorney for the Nonpartisan “farmers” league of North Dakota, representing the latter organization before the Agricul- tural Workers’ union at Kansas City last week, procured the appointment of a committee to confer with Prest- dent Townley’s committee. At this conference will be set hours, wages, conditions of labor and other hard-and-fast rules by which the North Dakota farmer, through the united power of the Nonpartisan league, the J. W. W. and the Agricul- tural Workers’ union will be com- pelled to abide. Some of these conditions are: An eight-hour day with time and a-half for overtime. A minimum wage of $4 the day during the harvest. A minimum wage of $60 the month for general farm work. Arbitration by a committee of the union of all differences. An agreement on the part of all farmers to recognize the union. A CLOSED SHOP in North Da- kota, which will prohibit the em- ployment of independent labor. «Continued on Page ) IN BELGIUM IS CRUMBLING Allies Are Rapidly Following’ Up Advantage of Messines Of- fontive PRESSURE on TEUTONS’ LINE HARD TO BEAR On French Front There Is Comp- arative Quiet Varied by Brief Counter Attacks (By Associated Press.) The German line in Belgium is crumbling under the new British of- fensive. Evidence of this appears to- day in the announcement by London of a German retreat on. a two-mile; front southwest of 'Warneton. . Aftér wiping out the Messines-Ypschaete sa-' lient in the crushing attack last week,, General Pluner continued. attacking the Germans from time to. time east « of Messines, and gained ground there. Further south the British also have exerted pressure upon General von aArnim’s line. f Pressure Hard to Bear. 5 Having lost the last of the com- manding artillery and observation: po: sitions in this region, when the Mes- sines ridge fell into British hands, thé Germans are finding the pressure at - some points beyond their ability to, meet. One of the ‘first results has‘ been the abandonment of important sections of their first line. between the river Lys and St. Ives. General Hefx:-annoynces that the British are following the Germans..and,,, pp forward. east Of iPloegetert wood. near Gaspard village. On the French front conditions fe- main’ comparatively quiet. ‘The Ger- mang, after bombardments, sttacked French posts ip the Afsne region and northwest of Verdun. The: French casily repulsed these assaults. — RUSSIANS GREET ROOT MISSION IN PETROGRAD Petrograd, June 14.—A large delega- tion of Russians and Americans greet- ed the Root mission on’ its arriyal here yesterday. A guard of troops stood at attention as the special rojled into the station. United’ States Am- bassador Francis, presented Foreign Minister Tereschtenko to the chief members of the commission. The com- mission was escorted to the winter, palace of the former emperor, where the principals were lodged. The Americans will be formally pre- sented to the provisional government Friday. CONNERY’ ROBBED OF PURSE BY THOSE WHO KILLED IM Minneapolis, June 14.—Testimony indicating the slayers of Policeman Connery had taken $5 from the dying man was given in the trial of Frank McCool, charged with the police- man’s murder, here today in the dis- trict court. Mrs. Connery, widow of the slain man, asserted that on the morning of the tragedy he left home with $5, with which to buy necessi- ties for the family. ‘No- purse was found when his body was discovered at Fridley, many days later. Mrs. Connery, who was on the. stand ‘for the second time, was a calm witness, but time and again, her testimony was punctuated by outbursts of weep- ing on the part of women spectacors. ZEPPELIN DESTROYED IN NORTH SEA London, June 14.—Zeppelin L-43 has been destroyed over the ‘North sea by naval forces, Chancellor Bonar Law announced today in the house ofcom- mons. The admiralty reports that no survivors of the Zeppelin were seen.'