The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 19, 1917, Page 1

{ — The Weather . Generally Fair, THIRTY EVENTH YEAR, NO. 144 BISMARCK, NORTH ROK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1917. GET $7,443 B . NOON HOUR FOOD HOGS CET $250,000.00 I FIVE MONTHS Bread Twenty-Five Percent Cheaper in England Than in United States Says Hoover SPECULATION IN ALL LINES RUNS RAMPANT Friends of Lever Regulation Bill Deny It Will Establish a Food Dictatorship in America Washingtg:..;June 19.—Food specu- lators have ‘been taking fifty million dollars a month for the last five months—a total of a quarter of'a bill- ion dollars—from the American peo- ple, Herbert C. Hoover told senators today in explaining the purpose of the food control ‘bill now before con- , Bress. \Mr. Hoover outlined the question of food supply. The real question, he said, prelimin- ary to senatorial questioning, is “whether the shortage will continue next year, and what will be the needs of the Allies and America. Allies Need Food. “The Allies are dependent upon North America for the vast majority of their imports. We should be able to supply ‘60 per cent of what they require. be made up by further denial on their part and saving on ours. ‘We can in- crease our surplus. The situation for them means increased privation. With- out adequate. food supply no European population will continué to fight, and we shall find ourselves alone against Germany. ‘Revolution a Food Riot. “The Russian revolution was a food riot and even yet-that ally is tempore arily paralyzed,” Turning to domestic eonditions Mr. Hoover sift! this” countrg has been experiencing , “unprecederited’ prices and rani speciilation,” ‘reviting how middléiien end other persons in the distribution, process have ‘been purchasing “increasing” supplies to, avert individual shortages. Cites Canning Trade. Mr. Hoover cited the canhing trade as an example where the entire out- put of vegetables and fish for 1917 have been disposed of already ‘before it has even reached the canneries. He predicted further high prices. “Thousands of men,” he said, “who hitherto have not owned a dollar's worth of food supplies, are now spec- ulating. The average price in coun- . tries where food control is in effect is lower than in the United States. In England the price of bread is even 25 per cent below the price we pay. I believe, unless some administration of our food is taken, we will look back at these prices as being moderate.” He denied the bill would establish al, food dictatorship. Disclaiming entirely that the bill set up a food dictatorship, Mr. Hoover told senators its purposes were to or- .ganize the resources; of the country and the people themselves into a food administration to. limit the middle- men’s ‘commission and prevent extor- tion. ~ Flour Should Be $9. “With righteous manufacturers and distributors,” ‘he said, “the price of flour should’ not ‘have=been over $9 a barrel, yet ‘it averages $14... In’ the last five month $250,000,000' has been made in excess of normal profits.” ‘Not a single national trade associa- tion, Mr. Hoover told the senators, is opposed to the food control bill. The prospective food administrator went to the senate today to explain the bill in the hope of allaying opposition. To Stabilize Prices. “Provision for the government to buy and sell commodities will be used as’to a very few prime commodities,” Mr. Hoover said. . “The aim is to sta- bilize prices and thus eliminate specu- lation. The balance wheel for stabiliz- ing of prices is gone. We need an artificial balance wheel.» By setting up a wheat commission we can buy wheat, regulate its storage and trans- portation and handle it until exported or sold here. If we don’t do this wheat prices may relax on account of our not being able to store and carry it, with speculators, procuring the sole benefit, and farmers bearing the loss. “We can contract tomorrow with the Allies for a certain return for every bushel of wheat we can sell. By controlling prices at interior ter- minals, we can insure millers their supplies and simplify transportation.” Nick Carter Charged With Keet Murder, Arrested in Kansas Hutchinson, Kan., June 19.—An- nouncement was made by the police here today that they had arrested Nick Carter of Springfield, Mo, against whom a warrant charging first degree murder has’ been issued “in connection: with the death of Baby Lloyd Keet. \ The other 40 per cent must], 30,000 Poles Are Hung by German Order Announcement Causes Uproar in Vienna Parliament Ending in Riot PAN-GERMANIST MOBBED BY SLAV MEMBERS Zurich, June 19.—The Polish dele- gates have declared in the Vienna Parliament that more than 30,000 Poles have been hanged by order of the German authorities, according to the Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung. Deputy Streiberny also described the abdom- inal treatment accorded political sus- pects, whereupon the pan-Germanist deputist Heine shouted: “They have not used rope enough, all of them ought to have been hanged, At these words all of the Slav and ‘Polish members rushed upon Heine and the president was obliged to sus- pend the sitting in the midst of tre- menous uproar. FRENCH ACTIVE BUT LULL ON BRITISH FRONT General Petain Strikes Gernian ' Lines in Region of Champagne GENERAL HAIG REPORTS ONLY MINOR RAIDS There has been a let up in the se- Verity, of the fighting on the British front jin; Franee and Belgium. All along the line occupied by the-French, however, renewal of activity is noted, . General. Petain struck the German line in the Champagne region yester- day. a blow which netted the French ‘a trench system of a third of a mile in length-in an important sector, The French liné was thereby straightened out along.the hills between Mont Car; nillet and: Mont Blond, in a territory, vital to successful observation, work. ‘Last night a violent attempt was made by the Germans to recapture the lost positions. After a heavy hombard- ment an attack in force was launched. The French guns broke it' up, caus- ing the Germans serious losses. General Haig reports only raids, in which his troops successfully felt out the enemy lines. toward the southern end of the British front. Sein Finn Riots Resumed in Dublin Dublin, June 19.—Several demon- strations were held last night in con- nection with the return to Dublin of the, released Sinn Feiners. Two men climbed the walls of the ruined post- office, on which they tied the Sinn Fein flag. The crowd sang the Sinn Feiners song, and amid great cheer- ing tore down recruiting posters. The police did not interfere until about 2 o'clock this morning, when two dem- onstrators were arrested and chargea with breaking into the postoffice and setting fire to timbers. The police later dispersed several marching bands. The provisional executive of the Sinn Fein has decided to demand pass- ports for three of its members to pro- ceed to the United States for the pur- pose of opposing the object of Irish party missions there. 'No previous word had been received that an Irish mission was to come to the United States. FIFTEEN ENLISTED, Minneapolis, Minn., June 19.—The navy enlisted 15 men from Minnesota and North Dakota at the Minneapolis recruiting station yesterday. DROUTH IN CHILD'S: FATE GERMANY BURNS ; BERIND LINES GRAIN CROPS} 1S DEFLORABLE Unprecedented Heat Threatens to Decrease Yield Over Empire HOTTEST JUNE FOR SEVENTY-YEAR PERIOD Prospects for Rain or Lower Temperatures Reported to Be Very Slight Cofenhagen, June 19 —Throughout Germany, according \o reports here, all valuable grain crops are burning up, similar to the condition in 1915, in an almost unprecedented heat wave. Prolonged drouth has not been broken since early in May. Berlin on Sunday experienced the hottest June 17 on record in the 70 years of the weather bureau. Tropical temperatures were also reported west of the Oder river. The weather bureau states that pros- pects for rain or lower temperatures are very slight. The effect of the drought on grain crops around Berlin, where only eight millimeters have fall- en since May 1 is described by the neutral as almost a.catastrophe. NORTH DAKOTA RETAILERS IK SESSION TODAY Annual Convention of. State As- sociation Opened at New Rockford. This Morning LADD TO DISCUSS PURE FOOD AND THE MERCHANT ‘New Rockford, IN. D., June 19.—Hun- dreds of retailers from all parts of the state have been pouring into New Rockford during the last 48 hours for the annual convention of the North Dakota Retail Merchants’ association, which opened this morning and will continue until Thursday evening. On today’s program’ are President A. W. Patterson of Leith, N. D.; Mayor G. J. Schwoebel of New Rockford, 0. L. Schultz of the Twin City Commercial Bulletin, Secretary R. D. Hickman of Grand Forks, Treasurer John Chis- holm of Donneybrook and other prom- inent merchants. Two interesting topics discussed this morning were: “The Central Delivery System,” led ‘by T. A. Cagnan of Grafton, and “The ‘Credit Problem,” by M. A. Johnson, Michigan, N. D. Dr. E. F. Ladd, president of the North Dakota Agricultural college and state chemist, Wednesday will discuss the relation between the merchant and the work of the pure food depart- ‘ment. And a representative of Arm- our & Co., will talk on the grocer and the farmer. Thursday M. E. Smedby of the Smedby school, Minneapolis, -will take up window dressing, and W. E. Small, superintendent of the St. Hilaire Lum- ber company at Grand Forks, will dis- cuss “Does It Pay the Retailer to Tie Up with Nationally Advertised Goods.” The selection of the next convention city will be made Thursday evening. There is a large field of contenders for the honor, and keen rivalry already is apparent. Ambulance Unit Of 250 Arrives Paris, June 19.—An American am- bulance detachment of 250 persons has arrived at a French port. W. K. Vanderbilt of New York crossed on the same liner. Valley Forge, Pa., June 19.—Speak- er Champ Clark, formally presenting the Washington .Memorial arch to Pennsylvania at a celebration here to- day, paid a tribute to Washington’s headquarters in the winter of 1777- 1778, as “the most famous encamp- ment on the surface of the globe.” He eulogized George Washington and praised free government and de- clared congress is doing its whole duty toward bringing the war to a triumphant conclusion. Taking up the cudgels for con- gress, Speaker Clark declared that body represented the will of the peo- ple, and will grant what the people Congress Working Hard To Bring War to Victorious Close Says Champ Clark want as soon as it ascertains they want it. “Congress,” he said, “is the great- est legislative body in all history, yet every evil disposed person in the land can find some slander to utter avout the American congress. At this very moment, when the country is engaged in the most stupendous war in the bloody annals of mankind, congress is doing its whole duty man- fully, industriously and patriotically, to.bring it to a speedy and triumph- ant conclusion. Representatives and senators not only voted other men’s sons into the army, but sent their own sons to fight, perchance to die; for the starry banner of the Republic.” Wave) Youth in Somme Region Mutilat- ed, Some Deranged, Others Have Peculiar Malady THEIR IDEA OF HEAVEN “A VERY QUIET PLACE”’ Blind and Maimed, Many ‘‘Kid- dies’’ in France Will Never Play Again _ Behind the British Lines in France; from a Correspondent of the Associat- ed Press, June: 19.—-The French cHil- dren found in the northern villages of France, evacuated under the pres- sure of the British and French offen- sives, present-a picture of the savag- ery of modern Warfare, as character- istic as the Somme forests, shattered by months of shellfire. Many are or- phans. Many have been grievously wounded. Most of them suffered from a peculiar species of shell-shock whicn afflicts them generally with a sort of tremor not unlike St. Vitus dance. Cannot Be Normal. They have had'life and death, hor- rors, human and inhuman, revealed ta them in, guises so terrible that ,they will never be quite: normal again. All are underfed and ‘frail from confine- ment in cellars. Cut’ off suddenly from relatives and friends, perhaps two years ago, they have continued to live within. a few hundred .yards of the front lines, listening always to the thud of shells and the crash of explosives until their idea of heaven is “a place that is very quiet.” Are Deranged. The condition of peasant men and women, who have heen living under the shadow of the invader has been bad enough. but. the candition of :the half-starved, wounded and mentally de- ranged little children has. been far worse. All have been sheparded by the first entente troops Into the newly occupied areas. Everything that can be done to cure and care for them is now being done. Oné French organization has a hos- pital with 400: child patients, all under 12 years of: age. Most of them are wounded. Some have lost legs or. arms,, others their sight. Others are suffering from brain fever, or a puz- zling anemia, under which they waste away rapidly. “They are the victims of the ruth- lessness of modern warfare,” said the head of the hospital. “There is no ‘better argument against war than to see these mutilated little victims who will never play or enjoy life as others do. They are mere shadows of child- hood,” GOVERNOR FRAZIER GIVES STATE TROOPS INFORMAL REVIEW The three companies of the First battalion now in federal service and stationed at Fort Lincoln this morn- ing made a practice hike to the capi- tal. While assembled in the capital grounds and undergoing inspection by ‘Adjutant General Tharalson, although this feature had not been on the pro- gram, Governor Frazier, spying the soldiers from the windows of the ex- ecutive chamber, strolled out, and the boys were called to attention for an informal review. They were a fine looking lot of fel- lows as they stood in line, big strap- ping fellows, already bronzed by out- door life, healthy, happy and full of vim. There was no red tape about the review. The governor sized up the soldiers, and the soldiers sized up the governor, then they wheeled into cofumns of four and swung away for the home trek to the fort. Major Wright, however, was just a little more than tickled at the good show- ing made by the boys when taken un- awares. War Simplifies Yale Exercises New Haven, Conn., June 19.—Alum- ni day ‘at Yale university today was without time honored celebrations. There were no class groupings ‘on the campus, no parades to the Yale field for the ball games, no class reunions, no ‘bands. The many hundreds of graduates back for the day took the simple program seriously. President Hadley, addressing them, said: “With God we are going to emerge from the war better than in the be- ginning—because the coming genera- tion of professors and instructors will ibe more practical.” Woke 1 Search Your Heart. much? Can you give too much to make During this week Burleigh county work. But not a much. you feel. until you can give GIVE! GIVE! GIVE! Until You Know You Can Give No More Does It Not Answer Give? When a million men throw their lives into the great furnace in France in order that your freedom might be preserved can you give too them; to insure proper surgical care, medicines and bandages? Is there no pleasure you can give up, no sacrifice’ you care to make, nothing, nothing at all you can do to help save these boys of ours who are giving the greatest gift of all—their lives? ‘THERE |S AND IT WILL BE DONE. No appeal like this ever went cut to the people of Burleigh county and failed. Everyone will give. Quite a sum? Yes! Think what it is going to buy! Act on the impulse Help send across the Cross. possible some little comforts for must raise $15,000 for Red Cross penny too Give, give know you no more. DRY LAWS DID NOT REDUCE SALE OF WET GOODS Washington, June 19.—High tide of whiskey and beer revenue receipts, and_piesumably consumption also, iy the United States was reached during the fiscal year now closing. The cigar- ette smokers of the nations, figures show, also smoked ‘more than ever before. Ordinary internal revenue receipts composed chiefly of taxes on whiskey, ‘beer and tobacco, were $424,327,463.00, so far this year, compared with $ 126,544.00 last year. Gauged by r enue receipts, the present year prob- ably will go down in history as the banner year of the liquor traffic. Any drink containing alcohol was defined by the postoflice today as in- toxicating liquor within the meaning of the law forbidding liquor advertise- ment going into dry territory after July 1. THO ARRESTS FOR FALURE TO REGSTER ONE FOR SEDITION Fargo, N. D., June 19.—Three ar- rests for alleged evasion of selective draft and one alleging seditious threats against the president made by federal officials at Fairmount, Richland county. William J. Haley, E. A. Campbell and L. M. Kauffman, all farmers of Fairmount vicinity, charged with fail- ure to comply with registration reg- ulations, waived examination when arraigned before Commissioner Greef and were bound over to the federal grand jury, furnishing $500 bail. Robert Henning, also of Fairmount, waived examination and was bound over to the federal grand jury, charg- ed with threatening the president. His bail was fixed at $2,500, whicn he furnished. Henning is section fore- man on the Soo Line and told the court he was only fooling. ——— + Minnesota's Adjutant General Under Fire St. Paul, Minn., June 19—An im- mediate accounting of government property was ordered today by Gov- ernor Burnquist from Adjutant Gen- eral Fred Wood, on order from the war department following a statement that there was an alleged shortage of government material worth about $45,000 in the department. The governor and Major Harry L. Brady, U, S. property and disbursing officer, nfet today to discuss the re- port. Major Brady said the war de- partment would continue to withhold aid in cash and equipment pending a satisfactory accounting. ELEVEN JURYMEN RECEIVED. St. Paul, Minn., June 19.—The elev- enth juror to try Frank J. Dunn, who is charged with first degree murder in connection with the death of his wife, was accepted today after Judge Hanft had warned talesmen against claims of prejudice used as an effort to evade service. Results of Few Hours’ Relief Drive SUBSCRIBED AT DINNER (MONDAY EVENING D. T. Owens & C ++ $ 100 Webb Bros. ... 640 Bradley Marks 50 H. H. Steele... 100 WwW. A. McDonald 50 ‘8: F. ‘Lambert 50 M. W.. Roan... 100 G. F. Dullam. 100 c. L. Young 100 H. T. Murphy 60 F. L. Shuman 25 F. L. Conklin 100 L. K. Thompson 50 A. W. Lucas & Co 600 O. Holta’....... 50 O. W. Roberts 50 J. L. Bell... 100 P. C. Reming 500 Jim Jam Jems 500 Benton Baker 25 G. N. Keniston. 25 Dakota Motor Co.. 100 Dunham Lumber Co. 400 ‘Rev. Hiltner . 10 Dr. W. H. Bodenstab. 100° J. C. Anderson.. 100 ‘Town of McKenzie, repre sented by P. P. Bliss, W. L. Watson, S, R. Day, C. W. Malmquist, M. F. Leth- ers, Jerry Sweeney and Wm. Hughes . veeee 900 North Dakota Firemen’ association 100 Harvey Harris & Co. ~ 100 -- $5,075 today ......ccsesceceseccece 2,368 ++ $7,443 Grand total to date.. Desires to Go to Canada--Sure That He Can Come Back L. B. Larson of Halstad, Minn, a Civil war veteran and citizen of the United States from early boyhood, was at the capital today, to interview the governor as to the necessity of arming himself with an official certi- ficate of some kind to prove his Amer- ican citizenship before crossing the border. ‘Mr. Larson, who came to North Dakota to visit his son, B. L. Larson, a teacher in the Wishek schools, wishes to proceed with his son to Alberta to visit two other sons, who are ranching there. He _ left home with no thought of any difficul- ties attending his Canadian visit, but someone whom he met on the trip advised him that, while it was easy enough to get into Canada, he prob- ably would find it difficult to get out again unless provided with passports of some kind. This morning he called upon an old friend, J. C. Lyngstad, deputy state treasurer, at the capitol, and with whom he, called upon Secretary of State Hall and the governor, who straightened things out to the old soldier's satisfaction. Mr. Larson is a fine type of the Civil war veteran, sturdy, well preserved and alert, a man who, after a half-century’s peace, could render good service in the pres- ent conflict, should he be called upon. MISSION RECEIVED. Washington, June 19.—The special diplomatic mission from Russia was received upon its arrival here today with every possible effort to reflect American hope and confidence in the new republic. Secretary Lansing greeted the en- at the end of their long jour- y, half way around the world. Crowds cheered them as they were escorted under double cavalry guard up Pennsylvania avenue. HAN $5,000 RAISED AT DINNER ; TOWARD BURLEIGH COUNTY'S $15,000 QUOTA TEAMS MEET WITH READY RESPONSES ON INITIAL ORIVE Dinner at Grand Pacific Resulted in Raising About $1,000 a. Minute for Cause SOLDIERS PARADE STREETS’ TO ENTHUSE CITY CANVASS Intense Enthusiasm When Results of Half Day’s Work Are An- nounced by Leaders THREE MILLION REPORTED Washington, June 19.—Ear- ly reports today at the Red Cross headquarters from ng cities, exclusive of New Yor! showed $3,302,256 subscrib-' ed or pledged to. the $100,- 000,000 war relief fund. The total is expected to increase rapidly when New York and other large centers are heard from. Few of the large cities have reported. The best showing: was made in the North Central, States. READY RESPONSE. With but eight out of seventeen teams reporting at noon. today; $7,443, almost half of Burleigh county’s allotment, has been sub- scribed for the Red Cross society. Team No..1,,with $1,910, headed the list at noon. ‘The ch lo are Remihgton-and Dullam;. No. 2, Bell and Opdyke, Fat éee- ond, with $1,098, Every team reported a ready re- Bismarck’s two leading © Chinese business men, H. Waugh” and Charles Sam, were among the most cheerful contributors, paying- their allotment readily and ex- pressing gratitude for the oppor- tunity. Red Cross teams and workers will meet at noon tomorrow at the McKenzie hotel for a second inspirational luncheon and rally. - Every member is urgently re- quested to turn out. A thousand dollars /a minute. That is the record set’ by team members at the Grand Pacific last evening, when in about five minutes cards for pledges amounting to $5,075 were signed. This measures the determination of ‘\the men who began the drive this morning to raise Burleigh county's quota of $15,000 of the $100,000,000 war relief fund of the National Red Cross soclety—America’s mercy offer- ing. It was the same spirit carried into the streets today as these men who had themselves signed up for amounts ranging from $640 to $25, started a canvass that promises togset a new record for the generosity of Eurléigh county. Noon Luncheon. At a@ noon luncheon the teams re-' ported the mornipg’s canvass and, spurred on by ap hour's experience meeting, started out again for the afternoon's canvass. z The campaign opened up with a- bang this morning. Team members met at the Commercial club at 9 a, m. and received cards and envelopes. Troops of the First regiment headed ‘by a drum corps paraded through the streets of Bismarck this morning. They were received with enthusiasm and their presence assisted in arouse ing interest in the Red Cross work. Capt. Murphy of the Salvation army announced that the kettles which played such a part in raising funds for the poor at Christmas time will be placed on the street corners tomor- row morning. The women started out this morning also, but will not report until Wednes- day. The goal will only be reached by hard and earnest work. Each team will have to plunge into the drive at full steam until Saturday evening, when the grand total will be struck. It MUST FOOT UP $15,000. The spirit shown Monday evening and all day. today. ‘maintained during the week and the result will be $15,- 000. . McKenzie town, represented by seven men, at the close of last éven- ing’s dinner pledged $900. Indi¢a- tioris were that the other towns rep- resented would return the, amounts assessed. These reports will be made Friday night to the central commit- tee at Bismarck. Energetic Management. The success of the opening hours of the campaign is not going to less- en the speed of the canvass. There is strenuous work ahead if the total amount is to be raisec woman and child nest do his-and her part. To the energy of H. P. Goddard and his able lieutenants in presenting (Continued on Page Three)