The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 21, 1917, Page 1

_ sible that the bill would be finally en- The Weather Generally ‘Fair. THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 146 CONGRESS IN LONG DEBATE ON FOOD SILL Senator Kenyon Predicts If Con- ditions Continue Bread Riots Will Follow ss GORE IS MOST BITTER - OPPONENT OF MEASURE Friends of Lever Act Predict Its Passage by. July 1 at Least Washington, June 21.—Administra- tion leaders in congress said today public sentiment was ‘beginning to make itself felt among opponents of the food control bill, and predicted en- actment of the measure within two or three weeks. Debate continued in both branches with the house again sitting until late at night to close the general debate with a view to proceeding under the five-minute speech rule tomorrow, and taking a final vote by Saturday. The amending stage probably will be reached in the senate next week after the measure, as it passes the house, is ‘substituted for the senate draft. May Pass by July 1. Despite continued opposition and the certainty of some amendments, .ul- timate enactment of the legistation in somé form, is conceded. ~ Senator Chamberlin said last night it was pos- acted ‘by July a, as desired by the president, but few shared his optim- ism, the general opinion expressed be- ing for two more weeks at least of senate debate. Senator Kenyon, republican, oc- cupied most of the day in the sen- ate in support of the bill. He em- phasized the necessity for broad government control of foodstuffs as a war measure, defended the bill’s constitutionality and flayed speculators, whom he character- ized as “allies of the kaiser.” “IF THIS THING IS GOING ON— THE CORNERING OF FOOD AND FUEL—" HE SAID, “WE ARB GOING TO HAVE HUNGER AND BREAD RIOTS IN THIS COUNTRY, OR) SOMETHING WORSE.” Three Oppose Bill. ' Senators Gore, Reed and Vardaman, democrats, continued asthe principal critics of the-bill. They were joined by Senator Borah, ‘republican, © who. questioned the measure’s: constitution: alfty atid Waid:tt was “full of glittering generalties,” which would “bewilder}: the business world and: paralyze ‘in- itiativeof the country.” » He advocat-' ed, however, ‘regulation .of speculation and governmental purchasing ot food supplies,’ Senator ‘Gore ‘insisted that’ the bill would force farmers’ prfces* ' down, cause famine next year from ‘under production, and loss this year of $750,000,000 to wheat and corn producers. In the house Representative Meeker of Missouri, republican, assailed the bill and questioned the ability of Mr. Hoover, the food adiministrator, while Representative Lenroot of Wisconsin, republican, opposed the broad powers the measure would confer upon the executive. Among many amendments proposed, was one, by Mr. Lenroot, limiting its operation, to the war period instead pf, one year after the war. Repregenta- tive Lever,agreed to such an amend- ment. Senator. Kenyon. proposed sen- ate amendments which would remove all responsibility of. seizure of. food in the hands of agricultural producers or the institution of rationing or,the lim- itation of individual meals... Kahn Defends. Hoover. Senate opponents of the:bill are con- ferring informally toward agreement upon amendments. which ‘they contend are necessary to prevent interference with legitimate business. Criticisms ‘of Mr. Hoover drew a speech in his defense from Represen- tative Kahn of California, republican, who paid a tribute to his work in Belgium. During the senate debate Senator Kenyon said that, under the bill, he believed the president could take over factories, such as packing houses. Sen- ator Brandegee ‘ suggested that to make such commandeering efficient commandeering of workmen in such factories also should be provided for. “If we can conscript men’s lives,” replied Senator Kenyon, “surely we can conscript men to feed those men.” Proposes Wheat Requisition. Senator King suggested that since thére will net be enough wheat to fill requirements of the allies and de mands of home consumption except through rigid economy, the United States government could requisition all the wheat, apportion a part to the allies, and sell the rest to the people of this country at cost. TEDDY'S SONS 10 GO WITH PERSHING TROOPS TO FRANCE Washington, June 21—Major Theo- dore Roosevelt, Jr. and Lieutenant Archie Roosevelt, sons of Col. Theo- dore Roosevelt, will be sent to Frarve as members of General Pershing’s. expeditionary force, at an early date. As to whether they will go as offi- cers of the line or staff no informa: tion is available. See Trasti in. Middleman’: Ps Elimination Wholesale Grocers Complain of Rapid Decrease in Number of Retail Grocers DECLARE MAIL ORDER HOUSE THREATENS RUIN Chicago, June 21.—Unfair competi- tion, according to a committee report to the “liberty convention” of the Na- tional Wholesale Grocers’ association, is driving small retailers from busi- ness in increasing numbers. The alleged unfairness consists, ac- cording to the report, in manufactur- ers selling large consignments direct to chain stores, mail order houses, and department stores at prices normally charged the wholesaler, and at which the manufacturer cannot profitably sell the- individual small dealer. The report marking there are 523,- 393 retail merchants, including 318,631 groceries, in the United States, as- serts: “The tendency, to eliminate the small man is therefore toward monop- oly and under present conditions this tendency will soon become an accel- erated movement which will sweep thousands of American rel ilera to eventual ruin.” The report states that hitherto the government has acted only after strong monopolies have been estab- lished and says: “It now remains to be seen wheth- er the government will permit a great- er monopoly than any that has pre- ceded it to take control of the first necessities of life.” AMERICA’S ENTRY INTO CONFLICT HT GERMANY Jules, Cambon, Cabinet Attache, Declares United States Brings Freshness and Ardor eS Paris, June 21.—Jules Cambon, gen- eral secrétary of the: ministry. of for- eign: affairs, declared that the en- trance, of,America into the .war had Caused, serious unrest in Germany, in an intérview with a correspondent of, the, Associated Press today. He sald: », “Ac feeling of serious unrest was, caused in Germany \by the entry ‘oth the ,,struggle of country whlch brings'to the Allies, together with entire | strength, a freshness and an dor which havé not been’ dimintshed ‘by, three years of war. Germany ‘feels that the Americans, once} engaged in the struggle, will not give up. It is to prevent this cementing of close ties that it is multiplying its efforts to spread dissension among the Al- lies. “The incidents of the Swiss social- ists’ grim intrigue in Russia reveals Germany's handiwork and is one of ‘the straws showing how uneasy and troubled Berlin is because of Amer- ica. In France, everyone realizes a this uneasiness and fear is justi- fied.” REGIMENT OF WOMEN FIGHT FOR RUSSIA Petrograd, June 21.—The ‘‘com- mand of death,” which is the official title of the women’s regiment raised by the twice wounded girl officer, Vera Buitchkaroff, will be reviewed today hy the minister of war. The regiment will leave in a fortnight for the front. The Associated Press’ correspond- ent who visited the barracks found posted at the gate a little blue-eyed sentry in a soldier's khaki blouse, short breeches, green forage cap, woman's ordinary black stockings, and neat shoes. The sentry was Marya Skryoloff, daughter of Admiral Skryoloff, former commander of the Baltic fleet and minister of marine. In the courtyard 300 girls of good physique, and many of them pretty, were drilling under the direction of a male sergeant and marching to an exaggerated goose step. Commander Lieutenant Euitchkar- off explained that most of the re- eruits were from the higher educa- tional academies or secondary schools with a few peasants, factory girls and farmers. The girl said: “We apply the rigid system of the free revolu- tionary army, rejecting the new prin- ciple of soldier self-government.” HALLIDAY SECOND TIME WITHIN WEEK SHUTS OUT WERNER! LINES, Kildeer, N. D., June 21.—The fast Halliday team for the second time within a week shut out the Werner team, at the Equity picnic at Werner yesterday, by a score of 5 to 0. Batteries—Halliday: Wasem. Werner: Dorfler of Mandan and Handschu. Gardner fanned 14 men; Dorfler 4. Halliday secured 12 hits; Werner 3. Dorfler and Tobin of.Mandan and another outside payer assisted the Werner team. Gardner and) _ (By Courtesy of Minneapolis Tribune) CK DEMANDS NAME BE TAKEN FROM BA L819 Republican Nominee Wires With- drawal—Hall Declines to Take Any Action —+ COMMITTEE NAMED TO APPLY FC FOR } MANDAMUS With the nomination of Olger 3. Burtness of Grand Forks as the re- publican candidate for congress by the convention held in Grand Forks yester- day, and a formal demand from Judge Vick of Pembina this morning that his name be removed from the official ballot in the first district, the stage is set for an interesting legal battle, the outcome of which, as much as the ballots of the people, will determine the successor to the late Henry T. Helgesen as representative from the First district. The nomination of Burtness, who already is on the ballot through indi- vidual nomination, was made unanim- ous at Grand Forks yesterday. Before a ballot was taken all.of the republi- ean candidates who had been nomin- ated by petition—Burtness, Vick, Cuth- bert and Plain—agreed to withdraw in favor of the convention choice. The first formal notice of desire to with- draw came from Vick this morning, and messages from Cuthbert and Plain were expected later in the day. Hall Makes Statement. Secretary of State Hall, prior to his departure for St. Anthony at noon to- day, declared his stand as already stated will not be changed. He holds the ballots cannot be altered, and that none of the names now appearing thereon can be removed. part of the secretary of state, the re- publicans, in convention at Grand Forks yesterday, prepared to imme- diately begin proceedings by man- damus to compell Hall to omit from the official ballot the names of Plain, Vick and Cuthbert, leaving the repub- Jican field to the convention choice. Judge Burleigh F. Spalding and At- Grand Forks and Cuthbert of Devils Lake were named a legal committee to prosecute the case, and it is anti- cipated that immediate action will fol low the secretary of state’s formal re- fusal to comply with the demands made upon him. League Scheme. - The league is believed to be back of the effort which is being made to re. tain a large field of candidates. With the republican vote split four ways, and possibly five, as H. H. Aaker is running as a “progressive republican ‘Nonpartisan,” and with Bangs cutting into the conservative democratic ele- ment, Baer, the league man, might have a walk away. Everything has been framed with this end in view, and the republicans of the First in- tend to fight to the limit to protect their rights and assure an even break for their candidate. Anticipating this attitude upon the! torneys Fowler of Fargo, Wineman of] King So Pats In Biggest Bit lof Work Today King gol arose a few seconds earlier today tHan upon any other day in the year and he remains on the job a few second longer.’ June 21 in this. lati- tude is officially announced by Mete- orogolist O. W. Roberts, in charge of the. weather bureau service for the state of ‘North'Dakota, to be the long: est day of the year. The sun rose at 4:47 a. m. and sets at 8:41 in the evening.’ Its'advent was preceded by probably ninety minutes dawn and its departure will be followed by as long a period of dusk. and there will in reality ‘be but six hours’ actual dark- ness in the 24. Bismarck gets 15.9 hours’ actual sun- light, while Chicago will enjoy but 14.5, and the twin cities will about split the difference between the two points. While today will be the very longest day of the year, there is only of days from June 18 to June 22, on which date the days begin growing shorter. Bismarck enjoys an exceptionally long day because it is near the point where the time changes, and it is just 43 minutes ahead of Chicago time, on a sunlight basis. It is this fact, cou- pled with the latitude, which enables Bismarck to enjoy outdoor postimes until 9 o’clock and sometimes later on summer evening: { i aaae LOST GROUN AECAPTURED BY HA’ ARH (By ‘Associated Press.; Heavy fighting is Aisne front, whe entrenched in fav Germans apparently have heavily re- inforced their troops in this sector by men dra’ n from the Russian front. nt into the He arrival, mak- the French ble positions. The ing an‘attack yest The assault, whi Ione a front of apparently less than a mile, was of extremely violent character. The French stopped the German rush, suf- fering only a slight penetration of their first line at two points, aggre- gating between 61 and 700 yards, Paris reports. Even this slight gain was partly negatived this morning when the French recaptured a portion of the lost ground. The crown prince's troops lost heavily and the French captured 50 prisoners. Berlin’s reports on’ yesterday's at- tack claims the capture of 4,500 yards of trenches. The French official an- nouncement also records advances by General Petain’s forces in the Cham- pagne. During this fighting, five avia- tion machine guns were taken from the Germans. : On the ‘fighting fronts in France, the British forces of Field Marshal Haig have recaptured important posi- tions from the Germans east or Ar- (Continued on Page Three) a few seconds difference in the length; ras, while the Germans in the Cham-; LITLE IME HAD OF STATE ‘wnat en by North Dakota Boosters at Minot MEETING IN BISMARCK TO COMPLETE PROGRAM (Special to Tribune.) Minot, N. D., June 21.—Col. C. B. Little, president of the First National bank of Bismarck, at a meeting of prominent business men and farmers from the north half of the state yes- \terday afternoon was named presi- dent of an association which will un- dertake to encourage immigration. Other officers are: Vice presidents, F. W. Irish, Fargo; E. J. Lander, Grand Forks; John Bruegger, ‘Willis- ton; Frank Lish, Dickinson; J. R. Kelly, Wahpeton; general manager, Cc. C. Connolly, Devils Lake; . secre- tary-treasurer, Will E. Holbein, Minot. The organization is such a one as was proposed by the North Dakota Association of Commercial Clubs at ‘its annual*meeting in Fargo a year ago last December. The purpose of the association is to make every coun- | ty a unit, financing its own operations through public and private appropria- tions, and to engage in intensive im- migration work, which, it is hoped, wll bring thousands of settlers. To Be Held Here. A similar meeting for the south half of the state will be held in Bis- marck, LOAN ASSOCIATION FORMED AT MANDAN Mandan, N. D. une 21.—Yesterday afternoon about 20 farmers assembled at the Mandan Commercial club nd formed the Mandan Federal. ssociation. At the organization eting $22,500 worth of loan appli- cations were presented. The associa- tion promises to be among the best in the county. The officers elected are: F. M. Klein, president; J. L. West, vice president; H. M. Hansen, John Zahnder. WANTS FOREST RESERVE Slope County y Resisting Efforts to Open National Tract Bowman, N. D, Ja June 21.—Slope county is making a determined effort to convince the United States govern- ment that the Soo national forest, known as the Roosevelt reserve, is worth retaining. There are 10 sec- tions in the tract, and the government has considered opening it to settlers. The reserve boasts of a fine growth of trees which are especially desir- able, Slopescounty citizens point out, ; in ‘a region where a tree is a rarity.! There is no objection to the contin- :|ing the submarine menace. ued use of the reserve for grazing pur- poses. | Roll of Honor Subscriptions to the Red Cross war relief fund in the city of Bismarck now total $11,507.50. Teams yester- day secured $2,193. ‘Bismarck Gas company. ~ $ 100.00 R. Murray.......... 25.00 Rev. H. C. Postlethwaite. 25.00 G. H. Dollar . 0, oo {1,000 ua PASSED IN RED CROSS CANVASS H. O. Kunkel... W. L. Doran . san Three More Daya Left to Raise O. H. Benson .. 00 W. M. Salisbury . £00 $15,000, Burleigh County’s - Florence Cahagan . 3.00 : b Minnie Jager .. “3.00 Quota of $100,000,000 C, C. Fisher . 5.00 J. F. ‘Hartman . 5.00 W. C. Buggy . 5.00} LUNCHEON OF TEAM Joe Boehm .. 5.00 " . Leonard Brauer 3.00 MEMBERS AT M’KENZIE Ed (Walworth .. 3.00 Dan McDonald . 5.00 aign ‘igor. R. W. Patzman 5.00 Camp: Will Be Waged Vi z W. E. Cleveland . 10,00 i Edgar Throdahl . 3.00 ously Until Barurday Walter G. Zimmerman 5.00 Evening i J. C. Mosier.. 5.00 ——— B.'H. Myller . 5.00 $43,500,000 REPORTED. Reed & Son .. 25.00 Washington, June 21.—The na- E. A. Hughes 750.00] tion-wide Red Cross financial Robt. 'W. Dutton 3.00{ campaign reached the half-way G. ‘C. Wachter. 150.00 point today, with about half the J. Yeasley ... 25.00} $100,000,000 fund already ‘pledg- William Dohn 25,00] ed. Reports today showed a to- Carl Nelson .. 10.00] tal of $43,500,000. Yegen & Schneider. 25.00 More than 26 cities already Ed G. Smith........ 10.00] have exceeded their apportion- Glenn E. McGettigan. 5.00] ment for the entire campaign. A Joe Greyerbiehl 10.00} large majority of the leading cit- A. J. Arnoty.. 10.00] ies, however, still have more than G. 'L. Richholt . 3.00] half of their allotment .to gat! A. O. Aaby . 3.00 ‘Returns are coming in slow L. B. Harris 3.00| from North Dakota and South 'Da- Frank J. Johnson 3.00 kota, headquarters reported tq E. A. Baskerville . 5.00] day. Glen Peck ... 3.00 SET Paes J. 'H. Bowers 3.00| With the $11,000 mark in. the. Red H. E. Hanson .. 3.00| Cross war relief fund campuign pass- Roberta Robbins . 3.09] ed, today promises to add: another Alfred Zuger .. 25.00] thousand or two to the mercy box J.C. Anderson . 100.09| More than $2,000 was secured by the FE. H. iL. Vesperman. 100.00] teams yesterday, which, with the 0. A. Vesperman . 10.09 State capitol donations, places the: A. Hendrickson 25,00 | Sand total at $11,507.50. Frank I. shepard 40.00| The teams started out. this morning J. S. Johnson... 100.00| to round up’ persons on their lists. ‘Dr. A. M. Brandt. 100.00 | Several large assessments are still Dr. V. J. LaRose. 100,00] Out and there is plenty of work to E. E. Vesperman 10.00 | Keep the teams busy until Saturday. A. Bougas ..... 25.00} Teams met this noon at the McKen- Henry J. Linde . 25.00] zie hotel and talked- over plans for Chris Engen . 25.00 the balance of the week. ‘Enthusiasm A. B. Williams. 1.00 | is still at a high pitch among the bust- Capital Motor Co... . 25.00] ness men, who have practically dedi- Edward T. Loden. 10.00} cated this week to the Red Cross Samuel D. Kenney. 4 10.00] work. " H. Lasken . 15.00] | Rev. Hiltner, who was assessed a i. L. Spear 10.00| certain amount at the: Monday: dinner, W. H. Spear. 10.00 today raised his subscription ‘to $100. Althea Spear . 10.00] E. HL. Vesperman raised his dona- J. O. Varney 10.00] tion from $50 to $100. Fred Ode . 26.00]. No official reports have been .re- Bismarck Sign Co. 20.00| celved from the county teams as-yet, Frank Milhollan 5.00] but it was: learned’ unofiicially todsy Beatrice Mann. . “ 5,00 that win ‘hay subscribed’ more, than N. J. Shields . >: 25.00 | $1,001 Day’s Total’... + »$2,193.00 Previously reported from city 8,273.50 Total ..........05. +++ $10,466.50 Previously reported from capitol 1,041.00 SEN oTeTE + $11,507,50 NAVAL BATTLE NECESSARY TO END SUBMARINE Activity of Submersibles Ulti- mately Will Force Engage- ment on Sea, Says Critic rand Total . a Copenhagen, June 21.—The steady continuance of the submarine cam- paign, despite the decrease in de- stroyed tonnage, admitted in the ad- miralty report for May, will, in the opinion of Captain Kuehlwetter, the naval expert of the Berlin Lokal An- zeiger, ultimately force a general nav- al battle between the British and Ger- man fleets as the only means of end- Captain Kuehlwetter blames the good weather for the falling off in the number of submarine victims. He argues that the weather permits, small submarine destroyers to venture further to sea and detect periscopes easier. In this argument the critic is quite impartial as he equally blames storms for the failure to secure bet- ter results in marks. Since the middle of April, when the undersea boat activity recorded its highest toll, 303 British vessels, of which 220 measured more than 1,600 tons, were sunk, the weekly totals be: ing as follows: Over Under Week Ending— = 1,600 1,600 Tons. April 21. -. 40 15 April 28 . 38 13 May 5 24 22 May 12 18 5 May 19 18 9 May 26 18 1 June 3. 15 3 June 10 22 10 June 20 . 27 5 GERMAN BAPTISTS MEET Thousand Delegates Attend An- nual Conference at Martin Martin, N. D., June 21.—A tent, ac- commodating 1,200 people, was taxed to care for the people who attended the opening sessions of the annual conference of North and South Dako- ta German Baptists, which opened here Tuesday. It is estimated that with new. arrivals today, nearly 1,000 delegates are here. Services are be- ing conducted in both German and Biemarek has nidvei” responded’ a loyally to, any. catfse in. {ts. history and when, Burleigh . county... districts report ‘Friday, it is believed the $5,- 000 mark ‘will, be reached. The tenme are taking 19. chances. however, hut.are canvassing everyone sted with a thoroughness character- istic’ of the entire campaign. There have been instances where men have raised theic subscriptions, indicating the deep interest in. thi movement to send dollars to back the boys who are to fight for the exist- ence of democratic government. Oh! the cheers and smiles and tears when the boys go away. They are going soon. Will your boy be among them? Your neighbor's boy? Your best friend's boy? Thousands and thousands and thou- sands of them—all facing one way; heads up, shoulders squared, mouths firm, and teeth set. You will see them go. You will see them through blinding tears? But you will send them off with a brave smile and a Godspeed. They will see you Wave and hear you cheer and they will bé proud to go for you. Why don’t you send your dollars along by way of the Red Cross? Your Dollars Needed. Turn your dollars into nurses. It’s your dollars that are needed if there are to be stretchers and bandages and medicines for wounded boys. It’s your dollars we must have if they ‘are to have comforts and hospital ; care. It's your dollars that will fur- nish the only semblance of home life, they will see. Can you hold such things back? They go to serve humanity. You've said so yourself. You, too, can serve ‘humanity—you who are comfortable, | protected, at ease, whose private life ‘has hardly felt the results of this horrible conflict, give! Give! Not until then will you really feel that you have at last made some sacrifice. Has no one asked you? Don't wait for that. .Go today or mail your con- tribution to Red Cross headquarters. There'll be no waiting for the boys when the call comes. Following are amounts assigned to various counties: English, and patriotism is a promt- nent theme. The conference contin- ues until June 24. Adams «$6,759 Barnes * 22'583 Benson 15,651 Lillings . 12,733 Bottineau 27,169 Bowman . 6,885 Burke . 11,330 Cass 42,429 Cavalier . 19,974 Dickey 12,318, Divide . 7519 Dunn 6,628 Eddy 7,000 Emmons 12,245 Foster i 6,641 Grand Forks 34,860 Griggs ..... 7,840 Hettinger . 8,196 Kidder .. 7,453 LaMoure 18,405 Logan . 7,710. ‘McHenry 22,034 McIntosh 10,064 McKenzie 7150 McLean 18,120 ‘Mercer 5,938 Morton .. 31,611 Mountrail 10,614 Nelson . 2, Oliver . 7 Pembina . Pierce . (Continued on Page Threa)