The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 23, 1917, Page 1

The Weather Generally Fair. THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 148 Subscriptions TAKE STEPS T CUT POLITE OUT OF DRAFT Believed. Conscription Will Be Handled by War Department at Washington LOCAL BOARDS TO PASS ON EXEMPTIONS Plenty of-Time Will Be Dratted Men to Care for Their Affairs Washington, June 23.—Regulations for drafting the new national army now awaiting President ‘Wilson’s ap- .proval contain provisions for every step in the great undertaking, except, the actual method of the draft itself. Drafting in Washington. No official announcement has been made and official confirmation 1s being withheld, but it has been stated and generally is accepted here as.- true that the federal government itself will do the drafting, probably here in Washington, so there will be no op- portunity for local favorites, political or otherwise. As the regulation stands now, every registered man bears a number. The numbers will be forwarded to Wash- ington, and drawing will be entirely ‘by number. The identity of the num- bered men will be unknown to those in charge of the draft machinery, and can be ascertained only by compar- ing a number with a printed list of the man’s home district. As the numbers are drawn, they will be telegraphed to the home district where the registered men will learn if they have been drafted. The question of exemption will come up and this will go before the local board. If a man is exempted the “man bearing the number which was drawn next in order will take his place, and so on. In this way, all those availabl> for service out of the ten million who registered will be made ready for the country’s. call:and from-theni the first increment of 625,000 will be assem- The. others: will be called as the heeds develop as the war goes on. Plenty, of.time will be given for drafted. men to.arrange their personal affairs,,and)-report to their canton- ments. dt: is hoped to have all in training by Sept. 1, or soon there- after. BISMARCK GETS NEXT CONVENTION OF PHONE WEN Capital City Selected at Closing Given Session in Minot--Officers Elected Minot, -N;°D., June 23.—Bismarck was selected for the next convention in Juné; 1918, ‘of the North Dakota Telephone association at the closing session of the eleventh annual con- vention. Officers elected follow: President, H. W. Wilson, New Rockford; vice president, 4. P. Smith, Beach; secre- tary-treasurer, H. A. Awermore, Far- go; executives, J. O’Keefe, Cavalier; M. M. BormAn, Abercrombie; A. T. Nicklawsky, Hillsboro; A. J. McInnis, Dazey, and C. H. Coar, Minot. WHENRY COUNTY MAN ‘CHARGED WITH MAKING FALSE REGISTRATION Minot, N. D., June 23.—Herbert Levi Sorenson of McHenry county was ar- rested today by U. S. Marshal P. S. Bowler, charged with wilfully making incorrect statements on his registra- tion card June 5. According to the complaint sworn out by U. S. District Attorney Hildreth of Fargo, Sorenson stated he was the sole supporter of a widowed sister and her two children. It 1s alleged they are not dependent upon him. Sorenson appeared before United States Commissioner R. A. Hopkins and was bound over to United States district court until July 25 on bonds of $1,500. SPECIAL FEDERAL GRAND JURY WILL JUDGE SEDITION Fargo, N. D., June 23.—A special session of the federal grand jury will probably be called the middle of next month, to investigate reported vio-| lations of the registration law and se-! dition, accordiig to information giv-' en out at the federal building yes-| terday. Already a number of arrests for notregistration have been made and the defendants have been bound over to the grand jury. THE BIS BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1917. How I Solved the Ruth Cruger Mystery Mrs. Grace Humiston, who un- covered the Ruth Cruger mystery, and (below) Alfredo Cocchi, held in Italy for’the girl’s murder, MASONS INVITE FRIENDS 10 Ald: IN CELEBRATION 2ooth Anniversary of Modern Masonry Will Be Observed , at Temple Tomorrow INTERESTING PROGRAM PLA ‘D FOR OCCASION Bismarck their friends as well as all resident and visiting -members of the craft, with their families to join them tomorrow in an impressive observance of 200 years of modern Masonry. An inter- esting program has been arranged for the celebration, which will open at the Masonic temple on Third street at 3:30 Sunday afternoon. The event is to be held in honor of the 200th anniversary of the founding of the first Masonic grand lodge. The origin of Masonry is so mixed with fancy and fable that it is difficult to place one’s finger on a given date.in history and say that Masonry came into being at that time. Bands of skilled laborers, conscious of the pro- tection of those desiring their serv- ices, formed themselves into societies in the early dawn of civilization and gradually developed their rites and ceremonies, their signs and passwords in order that only qualified workers might become members and share in the protection afforded and have a right to the social seasons which ex- elusive fellowship demanded. These bodies were found in Great Britain and on the continent of Europe. From these the present system of Freema- sonry has evolved. The bands of op- erative Masons have given way to ands of speculative Masons. The palaces, towers, abbeys and cathe- drals were erected by operative Ma- sons. Today, the speculative Mason is engaged in building another tem- ple, a temple not to be destroyed by shot or shell or the ravages of time. 11,000 in North Dakota. There are about 11,000 Masons in ‘North Dakota. At the recent grand lodge meeting in Grand Forks, in ad- dition to appropriating $1,000 to the army and navy Y. M. C. A., and $1,000 to the Red Cross, that governing body voted to assess every member in North Dakota $1 in preparation for the demands of the future. The 120 lodges in the state have year in and year out quietly contributed their share to the present pressing needs of humanity. Tomorrow’s program will reveal to the layman much that the Masonic (Continued on Page Three.) Masons _ invite | Story of Woman Detective Cocchi Admits - Murdering Girl Who Spurned Him (By Associated Press. Bologna, Italy, June 28.—Alfredo Cocchi, the fugitive New York. motor- cycle dealer, abandoned today his pretense of innocence of the murder of Ruth Cruger and confessed his guilt. Jealousy was his motive. He was unable, he declared, to win her love and became furious when she refused his persistent attentions. The admissions of the young Ital- jan, whose escape the New York po- lice failed to prevent, were made in tears, after searching interrogation by Judge Zucconi broke down \Coc- chi’s reserve. Prior to this examina- tion, Cocchi had coolly and insistent- ly maintained he had known Miss Cruger only two days before her dis- appearance in February, when she went to his shop to have her skates sharpened, and: declared his conduct was entirely correct. Under Judge Zucconi’s searching questioning today Cocchi finally burst into tears. He became so agitated as his confession fell from his lips that the persons surrounding him be- lieved he was about to have an epi- leptic fit. He was granted time to recover and then resumed the story of how the 18-year-old girl met her death at his hands in the building where her }body was recently unearthed from the cellar. After making up his mind to tell the truth, Cocchi talked freely and without reserve, and gave full de- tails of his crime. When his. con- fession had been completed, the judge directed the clerk to read to Coccht the written report of his confession. He said it was correct and later sign- ed it. On the return to his cell, Cecchi said to attendants: “At last T feel relieved. I have freed myself from a nightmare which has tortured my conscience. Now I have told everything, I am ready to suffer anything.” By FREDERICK M, KERBY. (New York, June 23.—Why did Mrs. Grace (Humiston,:American.. woman Sherlock Holmes, solve the great Ruth Cruger murder mystery when New York's most famous sleuths failed ? Because she believed in the. innate goodness of girl nature, as opposed to the police theory that most girls who leaye home are bad. } When little eighteen-year-old Ruth Cruger disappeared early in: February, after going to the: motorcycle repair shop of Alfredo Cocchi on ‘West 127th street to get her skates sharpened, the ‘New York detective bureau made a perfunctory investigation, winked its cynical eye and said, “Another girl gone wrong!” But when the distracted parents of Ruth Cruger called Mrs. Grace Humis- ton into the case, she decided almost at once the police were wrong. “Ruth was a good girl, I soon found out from her school girl friends,” said Mrs. Humiston today. Mrs. Humiston looks anything bat | the conventional “woman lawyer type. Of mediuni build, with dark hair, ting- ed with gray, and brown eyes, quietly dressed ina dark’ purple gown, Mrs. Humiston is just the kind of womanly woman on whom a-distracted mother might call for help. to find her lost girl. “In the’ first place,” she said there’ were just four persons work- ing on the case, my secretary, two private detectives:and myself. We had utmost confidence in one an- other. My first inquiries convinced me Ruth had not run away; | felt sure she was a good girl and Cocchi could solve the mystery. “We eliminated every clue that led outside New. York city. I searched morgues, cemeteries and hospitals. I became. convinced the girl had been murdered and Cocchi could solve the mystery.’ We investigated the cellar and found the police search of the Place had ‘been superficial. “When Cocchi was discovered in Italy, I. felt my murder theory was right. It became necessary to make a thorough search. of the cellar under his workshop, We began that work but were stopped ‘by Mrs. Cocchi. 1 went to the police’and obtained au- thority to continue the excavation that resulted in tinding the body.” Back of thissimple story is Mrs. Humiston’s. genius for detective work. She has, through her law practice, an intimate acquaintance with the psy- chology of the criminal mind. She‘has a woman’s intuition and insight into the working of the feminine mind. Above all, she feels she knows ninety- nine girls in every hundred are in- herently good and. pure. Mrs. Humiston declares in her three months’ investigation she discovered cellars where girls were made vic- tims of men. “New York does not know how systematized the danger is for the girls of ouritity,” she says. “Girls disappear jM)this city and.a too- ready publ ia: instantly says at least the gifl was half as much to blame asithe man. But I can tell you- otherwise.” In one year, 829 persons disappeared from the streets*of the big city and were never heard from again. In three of its five boroughs, 244 mur- ders occurred and, wany remain un- solved. sil These comditions indicate either that New York is the most criminal city in. the world, or the police force is inefficient.. Mrs. Humiston’s revela- tions of the inactivity of the police in the Ruth Cruger case have again aroused the suspicion that they are still, protecting criminals instead of the public. “I found-myself blocked..by some mysterious person at:every step,” said Mrs. clumiston, in discussing her dif- ficulties in tracing Ruth Cruger against the apparent will of the police. Mrs. Humiston has done remarkable work as a lawyer. She saved Charles F. Stielow from the electric chair three times. ‘She helped prosecute the peonage cases in the southern tur- pentine swamps in 1906 and 1907. Her maiden name was Mary Grace Win- terton, and she is a member of an old New York family. Jn 1905 she found- ed the People’s Law Iirm, where poor people could secure expert legal aid for a small sum. F GRACE LUSK WANTS DEATH AS PENALTY Waukesha, Wis. June 23.—Under the influence of sedatives, made nec- essary by her overwrought nerves, Miss Grace Lusk, slayer of Mrs. Da- vid Roberts, obtained some sleep last night, and fears of recovery, which were felt for a time yesterday, were today practically removed. The great handicap to the work of the physicians is the patient’s appar- ent preference for death. “I want to die. There can be no mental or spiritual life, so why the physical?” she murmured. ‘Mrs. Roberts’ funeral will be held this afternoon. It rained all night and preparations for the obsequies were concluded today in the drizzle. Curious crowds continued to haunt the vicinity of the house, despite the weather. Dr. Roberts, the 55-year-old vetert narian, for love of whom Miss Lusk j quarreled with Mrs. Roberts, cuntin ued to maintain silence today as to the cause for the tragedy and for the infatuation which led to it. M'KENZIE ELECTRIC LIGHT-PLANT McKenzie, N..D. June 23.—The McKenzie electric light plant was completely destroyed by a night fire this week. Prompt and efficient help saved the more expensive equipment and tools, and the loss will not ex- ceed $350, on which there was no pro- tection. BURNS Women Arrested When They Try to | Unfurl Banners Washington, June 23.—The police quickly blocked another attempt to- day by suffragists to display a banner in front of the White House gates. Mrs. Lawrence Lewis of Philadel- phia and Miss Gladys Greiner of Balti- more, who carried the banner, were ar- rested before they had it entirely un- furled. It carried a quotation from one of President Wilson’s books. Slav Anarchists Try To Seize Country Home of Nobility Petrograd, June ‘A group of an- archists having recently seized the country house of General Durnovo, in a suburb of Viborg, the minister of justice today ordered its evacuation. In opposition to this order, thousands of workmen from half a dozen adja- cent factories surrounded the house, many of them armed with rifles, and declared they would defend the anar- chists against the government if force were employed to oust the occupants of the buildings. Provisional government ‘officials warned the anarchists that arms would be invoked unless the anar- chists obeyed the order. SOUTH DAKOTA UNION Plans Made by Old Boys to Erect Fine Home at the “U” Vermillion, S. D., June 23.—A Dako- ta Union building to cost $50,000 fin- anced by alumni of the University of South Dakota will grace the campus here if a committee named by State Senator Carl Gunderson of Clay coun- ty. class of ’90, succeeds in workine out plans suggested at the annual alumni meeting. The Dakota Union is suggested as headquarters for the “old ‘boys” when they come back for com- mencement or football or-baseball or any other stunt. HEAVY ATTACKS ALONG ASHE B CROWN PRINCE Attend Terrific Drive of Teutonic No Substantial Results Forces GERMAN MOVE IS TO FORESTALL OFFENSIVE Appears Has Lost No Ground (B Associated Press.) Heavy attacks by the Germans are continuing along the Aisne front, while the fighting at times assumes almost the proportions of a general engagement. ‘No substantial results have attend- ed the -crown prince’s efforts . The latest bulletins from the front, in- deed, indicating, the fighting to be turning more favorably for the French, whose artillery is proving that it has lost none of its effective- ness in breaking up attacks. Crown Prince’s Purpose. The crown prince's primary pur- pose, apparently, is to forestall the renewal of the French offensive movement, which was expected in this important sector, southwest and south of the fortress of Laon, the German key position, which would be seriously menaced by any further French advance. i ‘So far as appears, General Petain has lost none of his commanding po- sitions, while the Germans have sac- rificed heavily for such small gains as they have been able to effect. The plan of the Germans seems .0 be to launch heavy forces’ on com- paratively narrow front’ sin the area under attack. The Berlin reports say the Ger- man gains southeast of Fildin includ- ed territory on a point of one and one-half kilometers, 500 meters in depth. Three hundred prisoners were taken. 550 INCHES OF BAIN FALLS IN MILWAUKEE Greatest Most History of City Causes Near Flood Milwaukee, Wis., June 23.—The greatest and most intense rainfall in Milwaukee in the history of the local wether bureau was experienced early today was 5.50 inches fell, according to the weather bureau, resulting in the flooding of many low-lying parts of the city. All of the steam road traffic in the ‘Menominee valley has been suspend- ed, and all the manufacturing plants in that section of the city have been compelled to shut down. Eight square blocks of residentes in Bay View, a suburb of Milwaukee, were flooded with water, the occu- pants in that section being compelled to seek shelter elsewhere. Today’s ‘storm was quite general throughout the state, but outside of Milwaukee was not unusually heavy. The Menominee river, running through a western suburb of Milwau- kee, rose 14 feet. Street cars doing cross-town service over viaducts in the flooded district, were re-routed on account of possible danger from the weakening of the structures by the flood. Red Cross to Send Units to Russia Washington, June 23.—The Red Cross will send an American commis- sion to Russia to work along and be- hind the battle front in the same way a similar commission is to operate in France and Belgium. In that way, ambulances and other relief for the Russian army will be supplied. General Petain and Intense in . | 500,000 men, began today, in accord- ass $20,000 Mark Nation Wide Drive for 70, 000 Men President Wilson Wants Regular Army and Militia Recruited to War Strength ISSUES APPEAL FOR MEN BETWEEN AGES 18 AND go Washington, June 23.—A _ nation- wide drive of one week, to recruit 70,000 men, to bring the regular army up to authorized war strength of ance with President Wilson's procla- mation calling for volunteers. This is the first step in the war organiza- tion of America’s war army. Next is the task of completing the full strength of the national guard. Then comes the selection of men for the new national army, from the millions who registered June 5. Men Between 18 and 40. The president calls for “unmarried men between the ages of 18 and 40 years, who have no dependent¥ and who are not engaged in pursuits vi- tally necessary to the prosecution of the war.” The urgency of filling the ranks of the regular army is emphasizea by army officers, who declare it will be necessary within the next six months to take many of the regulars as in- structors for the new selective army. It is planned to incorporate them in the new regiments of the regular ar- my portions already established as trained units as a framework to in- sure rapid development. The recruiting officers throughout: the country will have the assistance of the press, the state defense coun- cils, and patriotic societies in the ef- fort to bring 70,000 men to the colors within a week. Roll of Honor (Contributions at’ the Close of June 22, 1917.) G. 'M. Mandigo ...., Chas. W. Blunt .. I. P. Baker Bismarck Grocery Co. . F. S. Talcott Johnson :Bros. . 8. W. Derrick . Harvey ‘Davis ..... M.G. Ward .. P. G. Harring H. V. Semling: . John Bortell James Holland H. A. Thompson H. E. Spohn Louis H. Carufel T. R. Atkinson . J. A. Larson .... Brown & Geiermann Dr. L. A. Schipfer L. Lindberg C. D. Owen .. H. S. Morgan .. Grambs & Peet Co. ....... W. H. Ebeling . Jesse Miller . J. W. Ferrell .. Francis Halloran . George F. Bond ... Frank Swanke Chas. R. Neher . F. BE. McCurdy N. A. Freeburg Elks Lodge .. I. W. Griffin. Ralph Jewell Cc. F. Bolt ... D. E. Flynn Matt Clooten Anonymous Nick Zahn ....... . F. S. Smith . eases % | Chas. Pike : Paul Cervinski . : i W. . Buscher . | J. A. Schweitzer . L. J. Sheik .. A. W. Mellen S. B. Douglass . Wilson J. Brown . John Clark .... Samuel Robinson . William Small . J. R. Falconer . Thomas M. Burch F, J. Oeltjen C,H. Pherrill . $ 2,084.00 Previously reported 12,758.50 $14,842 State capitol employes .... 1,343 Total $16,186. 1000 KILLED WHEN AUSTRIAN 1S WRECKED BY EXPLOSION Amsterdam, June 23.—More than 1,000 persons were killed or injured or are missing in consequence of an explosion in munitions factories at Bloeweg, according to an announce- ment made in the lower house of the Austrian parliament by the minister of defense as forwarded in a dispatch from Vienna. “OR WOUNDED MUNITION PLANT The casualties were given by the minister as follows: Dead, 136. Missing, 100. Wounded, 625. Of the wounded, 520 re- ceived only slight injuries. The minister said the explosion was due to lack of caution on the part of men employed in a trench mortar CAPITAL CITY. PLEDGES REACH OVER $16,000 Burleigh County Outside of Bis- marck Will Bring Total Well Over $20,000 TWO MORE DAYS OF RED CROSS CANVASS Campaign to End Monday Evening With Rousing Dinner at Me- Kenzie Hotel TOTAL REACHES $23,548.60. Up to noon today the Burleigh coun- ty subscriptions to the $100,000,000 Red Cross war relief fund reached $23,548.60. The teams held an enthu- siastic luncheon at the McKenzie hotel. EF. G. Patterson subscribed $500 and Col. Wi P. Tuttle of Dawson wired a $500 donation to the local committee. The city teams collected $2,055.50 for the day and county reports totaled $5,392.10. Reports from women canvassers have not been tabulated, ‘but these will be included in the report pub; lished in Monday’s Tribune. Bismarck and Burleigh county sub- scriptions to the Red Cross have passed the $20,000 mark, with good prospects of the grand total reaching 25,000. While county returns are coming in slowly, enough has been learned through unofficial sources that more than $5,000 will come from point! outside of Bismarck. All subscriptions will. be tabulated this evening from county districts and acknowledged in Monday’s Trib- une. It was unofficially learned: yes- terday that McKenzie will subscribe $2,200; Driscoll, $804; ‘Menoken $945, and Wing more than $1,000. These amounts doubtless will be. increased when final reports are made. Challenge the Nation. Burleigh county challenges any county of its population in the United States and Bismarck joins in the chal- lenge for any city of its size for Red Cross record. Bradley Marks, chairman of the Burleigh county Red Cross chapter, last’ evening sent the following tele- gram to C. W. Leitrich;-secretary of the Red Cross war council: “Will far exceed, apportionment. We challenge any city our size.” Dinner at McKenzie. Teams met today at the McKensie hotel for the noon luncheon. Under President Wilson’s proclamation, Red Cross week ends Monday evening. This event will be celebrated ‘by a rousing dinner at the McKenzie ho- tel, attended by the team members and others who have co-operated in the campaign. At that time a complete report. will be read by H. P. Goddard, who has been the man behind the gun from the first and to’ whom, more than any one man, is due the organization. which put Burleigh county in the forefront probably of the nation for counties of this size. ‘Concluded Monday. The campaign will be continued to- day and all day Monday. There is more enthusiasm today than : there was when the campaign started. Some of the team members dont want to let up until the very last minute. Congratulatory telegrams have been received from the National Red Cross headquarters, complimenting Burleigh county upon its excellent showing. Special mention of the part Bur- leigh county, outside of the capital, played in this record breaking cam: paign will be made Monday, when all the returns are in. Women Work Hard. Then, also, are the women who can- |vassed from house to house under the direction of Mrs. W. C. Taylor. Their report will be tabulated by Monday. Too much credit cannot be given them, for they worked loyally in. a house to house canvass, which. meant_many miles walked and tired (Continued on Page Three) American Freighter \Fights Off Submarine An Atlantic Port, June 23.—A fight between av American freighter and a German submarine, which took place June 6, one day out from Genoa, It- aly, and resulted in the navy gunners on the merican vessel scoring at least one hit, was reported today by the captain of the steamer. The captain said the U-boat sud- denly appeared at 500 yards, and launched a torpedo. Its wake was clearly discernible, and it was possti- ble to maneuver the vessel so that it missed the ship by 20 feet. Fire was opened on the U-boat from a stern gun and four shots were discharged as the sfbmarine submerged. The second shot, the captain said, struck the periscope, throwing it high into the air, and the last shot fired hit the water on the exact spet where the U-boat disappeared. The American vessel was not damaged. This is the second encounter re ported within two days in which an American ship successfully defended workshop. itself againt-a submarine attack: