The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 5, 1917, Page 1

The Weather. Generally Falr. TH THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 157 BIS se xonTE a DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1917. PREDICTS NEW BRITISH ORWVE ABOUT ARRAS Socialist Organ in Germany Criti- cizes Management of Food ’ Situation 1 COAL FAMINE MENACE ALARMS ENTIRE EMPIRE loyalty to the king, but for love of the Fatherland and monarch- ial principles in Saxony, suffer- Ing sadly from the mistakes of ‘an incompetent autocracy, condi- tions have reached such a state that all parties in the parliament are warning the government se- uation. The discussion was /on neces- sary internal reforms. The occa- sion for the debate was a social- ‘ ist resolution demandging that the government make an eifort to se- cure liberal reorganization of the empire. After the premier of trary, that the Saxon government would fight to secure a franchise reform in any single state through the reichstag, the vice president of the house, himself a soldier, flatly denied that loyaity * to the king played any role with the soldiers. He warned the pre- mier against persisting in his re- actionary attitude, saying that re- form would come, if not from the crown, then from the mob. Copenhagen, July 5.—Lieutenant General von Stein, Prussian minister of war and state, told a committee of the German. reichstag, according to dispatches reaching here, that a fur- ther British offensive was expected north of Arras. The ministerial declaration regard- ing the workings of the submarine campaign, about which the official Wolif news. bureau cables ample re- ports. to..the. neutral press,.,were not the ofly matters:before yesterday's meeting. The. socialist. organ, Vor- waerts, in its independent report. of the proceedings, , in. the “Ifttle reich; | stag,” says Herr Ebert, the socialist, | devoted, gonsiderad| Hi attention to, the, unsatisfac Bh af litigns, in, the np! trition of, het he and the, prospect of an inj ate, ‘gupply,; -of fuel: for the our th jyinter, of the. war, which the Germans aprgbably will be called on to face. Herr Erzberger,. the. cleri- cal leader, and Herr von Payer, radi- cal, supported in general Herr Ebert’s view of conditions, and criticized the government’s insufficient measures for dealing with the problem. Peace Is Discussed. Representatives of various parties expressed divergent views on the peace question, which was also dis- cussed. Herr Ebert said the govern-|’ ment could have peace this summer if annexation to ail parties concerned. Here Erzberger varned the govern- ment representatives against awaken- ing false optimism iby their state- ments. -Herr von Payer said that: fur- ther peace;-aifers:. were harmful ard teuded to defeat.-ffermany’s» object. 5 The only. thing to do, he said,.was:to hold out, ‘meantime bolstering. public sentiment by. immediately beginning the worl. cf democratizing the coun- try “Such sessions asthe little reich- stag and the debates on the Saxon diet, threatening revelution unless re- form is undertaken are rather prelim- inary to the ae aa meeting: He morrow. Entente Assured Russia’s Army y _ Is Rehabilitated Resume « rs Activities in West Predict Revolution. Washington, July 5.—Saxon soldiers are not. fighting out of riously of the danger of the sit- Saxony had declared on the ‘cun- WAR SUMMARY. (By Associated Press.) With Russia proving that her army, now rehabilitated, can strike telling blows again, the egtente forces appar- ently are preparing to resume forward Bismarck P P. O. $10,000 Over 1916 Record Figures Reflect Healthy Growth of City and Increase in Busi- \ ness Volume eae The continued and rapid growth of Bismarck is again reflected in the quarterly report of the Capital City’s postoffice, showing a gain of almost $5,000 over the first quarter of last year, and an in- crease for the first six months of 1917, of $10,424.52 over the first half year of 1916, The figures as given out today by O. Lundquist, assistant post- master, follow: 1st quarter, 1916...... $24,341.66 2nd quarter ....,.+ 20,589.93 1st half year, 1916 4a'g31: 59 1st quarter, 1917 30,041.68 2nd quarter ... 25,314.43 1st half year, 1917.. 55,350.11 Increase over 1916.... 10,424.52 FOURTH BRINGS OVATION FROM PARIS CROWD Independence Day Gives. French Opportunity to Show Grat- itude for Troops FANIONS AND FLAGS GIVEN TO AMERICANS Paris (Delayed), July 4.—When the 230th regiment of Hos terri- torials, with its band, escorted the battalions picked from the regiments or United States infantry into the court of honor as part of the Inde- pendence Day celebration, the court sounded with the prolonged acclama- tion of the massed spectators, who left just enough room for, the troops to form a hollow square. In the center were descendants of the soldiers of the American Revolu- tion, with ‘fanions in United States colors and the colors of a major gen- eral of the United States. army—a flag of red ground with two silver stars—embroidered by French wom- en, and American veterans who fought. with the French in the’ war.of 1870;- with ‘the flag of the American pba silg in. the French foreign le- eo par was. a delegation from Le ‘Puy, the, city..nearest the birth- place of General LaFayette, carrying ‘a flag toh, presented. to the Amer!- & ' trgons The head of every spec- 'tdtor yag, uncovered when the Amer- 'ican'band struck up the march, The simulfqneous appearance of Poincare, Genéfal~ Pershing, General Joffre, American Ambassador Sharp, and other dignitaries, was the signal for tremendous cheering. Present Flags. Hats off again and impressive st- lence prevailed when the fanions and flag were presented to the American troops. General Pershing was grave and apparently moved. Thousands of French soldiers on leave from the front were among the spectators. Hundreds of people left the wide walk and went to’ shake hands with the American troopers. Hundreds of French soldiers in stain- ed: trench uniforms joined the march- ‘ing troops. Everywhere along the broute sounded the acclaims of the French people, calling out affection- ately: ‘“Sammies” and “Teddies.” French military men commented on the snappy marching gait and the soldierly air of the American soldiers. Ambassador Sharp, Minister Whit- lock, M. Painleve, and Colonel Stan- ton and General Pershing made ad- dresses. The battalion of American ‘troops which paraded in Paris yesterday has gone to the permanent training camp. The other units of the expeditionary force, which are now at a French port, will leave shortly for camp in- struction. It is expected the entire expedition will be encamped by July 15. For the first time in its history this movements on the western front. ‘Notable activity is developing in Belgium. Germany senses the trend of things there and extraordinary ef- forts by her airmen to find out what is going on behind the British lines are reflected in the official statement. Poor Success. From -all appearances, the German fliers are having poor success. Lon- don’s reports last night, for instance, show nine German airplanes put out of action to one lost by the British. The British, in a local operation last night, pushed their line forward slightly on a 600-yard front, south- west of Hollebeke in Belgium. General Petain on the French front is lending his effort toward retaining intact all the commanding positions his troops now occupy. The latest German attempt to wrest control of an important sector on the Aisne seaport celebrated Fourth of July. The majority of the inhabitants scarcely realized what they celebrat- ed, but they were told that Fourth of July corresponded to their Fourteenth of July, the greatest of all French patriotic holidays, and they did their utmost to give the town a festive air. Such American soldiers and sailors as were allowed about, numbering in- to the thousands, were welcomed ev- erywhere. Countless families gave dinner parties to the soldiers. The day was passed with relaxation from drills. Baseball games were played and other athletic sports were in- dulged in. TO REACH VOTE from him not only came to naught with exceptionally heavy losses by the Germans, but the French in their reaction took a salient near Cerny from the Germans. RAIL BOARD SETS DATES FOR NUMEROUS HEARINGS The railway commission announces hearing for the month as follows: El- gin, July 13, on question of transfer track between St. Paul and Northern Pacific lines; July 14, Bucyrus, peti- tion for crossing; July 14, Bowman, crossing; July 15, Cogswell, hearing on §00-line's request: to abandon ‘To- wanda siding. ant ON FOOD BILL BY SATURDAY Washington, July 5.—Food legisla- tion was considered today both by the senate and in conference. The sen- ate, following its holiday recess, re- sumed its efforts to reach a final agreement on the food survey Dill ‘Senator Chamberlain was ready when the senate met today to begin a final drive in an effort to put the bil?’ through: He -hoped to’ reach a vi ‘Saturday or Monday. MANCHU RULE, STARTS UNREST: INPAN RESTIVE Nine Executions of Former Ad- herenst of Republic Stirs Up Liberals TROOPS IN SOME DISTRICTS PREPARING FOR ACTION Japanese Demand Purpose in War Be More Clearly Outlined at , This Time \ Tien Tsin, China, July 5.—A mili- tary clash in China is imminent. The troops of Pekin are showing signs of opposition to General’ Chang, Shun’s dictatorship under the guise of a monarchy. At the same time the troops of the military governor of the province of Chi-Li are mobilizing and preparing to proceed to Pekin. This action followed an ultimatum sent to General .Chang Shun giving him 24 hours’ notice to withdraw troops from Pekin and of which he took no notice. Nine Executions. Execution and imprisonment of prominent officials have resulted from the disturbed state of affairs. Treach- ery and opposition to the Manchu restoration are’ given as the result of this action, Among. those imprisoned |. was the former minister of war un- der the republic. The executions al- ready number nine, among the most prominent being Prince Pu Lu, chair- man of the council of state. The provisional government has been established at Nanking, where Baron Feno Keo Chang, ex-president of the national assembly was named president, and Tuan Chi Jui, premier. NEARING CLIMAX. Tokio, Japan, July 5.—Belief that the European war is nearing a climax and Japan’s conviction that she should carefully examine her own in- ternational situation are thought to’ be the chief reason for the creation of a national advisory council, which shall be responsible to the emperor. It is an unprecedented action that has been taken. The new council is officially called the “temporary diplomatic investigat- ing committee,” and is composed of prominent men inside and outside the gabinet. Premier Count Terauchi or- iginated the idea and it received the sanction of the emperor.. Count Ter- auchi,.is anxious to secure, national ‘unity, particularly on: questions of for- .eign relations, It is believed that an important study of conditions will be the preparation for the peace confer- ence and Japan’s international post- tion and activities subsequent to the war. Great interest is felt as to whether the council will decide to advise a! more energetic participation in the war. HOMENZOLLERNS CHIEF BARRIER TO WORLD PEACE Stockholm, Sweden, July 5.—The Holland-Scandihavian socialist com- mittee has published,a long communi, cation issued by the Belgian delega- tion, in which the Belgians say they; do not believe a durable peace possi- ble with the Hohengollerns and Haps- burg dynasty retaining their present powers. They would not refuse to meet representatives of the Austrian and majority socialists, they say, “if renouncing their present errors they take sides openly and in a manly way against emperors.” (A INJURED IN TOLEDO STREET CAR COLLISION Toledo, O., July 5—Fourteen per- sons were injured; four of them so seriously they may not recover, as the result of a rear-end collision of two Toledo and Indiana interurban cars at Stryker early today. Three of the injured suffered ampu- tation of limbs, while the leg of an- other was mangled. The cars were running in sections, and when the first stopped to release passengers, the other crashed into it. LIGHT RAIN GENERAL OVER NORTH DAKOTA Precipitation Last Night Averag- ed From Tenth to Two- Tenths—Napoleon Favored Rains averaging from one to two- tenths of an inch fell in all parts of North Dakota last night. Unfortun- ately, the territory in most grevious need of a good wetting—Bismarck and the district north, especially in the vicinity of Garrison—got the least, about a tenth of an inch. The heaviest precipitation record- ed was 1.46 inches at Napoleon. At Dickinson, .70 was reported; Bottin- éau, .61; Grand Forks, 47; James- sai North Dakota Boys Will See Is Pictured by Tribune’s Correspondent at Front in Fi rance | Scenes: in. the, “biggest bogm town on earth,” which is:the war front in France. ‘The imhabitants of this mar- vel-city are here $l and building roads: ' le for. Miles Teeming With Industries Vast and Varied lected for army. serv! find wher they get:to the front in France? What will be: their first. impressions? Whac will the scene of war look like? The Tribune had its London corre- spondent, Kenneth -W. Payne, -go to the front and analyze his own impres- sions, with just this thought in mind. Herewith The Tribune prints the first of Payne’s stories in response to], this cablegram, telling just what tho Bismarck, boys will sec when they first ‘arrive in the theater of this great war for,world democracy. By KENNETH W. PAYNE, (London Correspondent of, Tribune.) At the British Front in France, July 5.—Just what is in store for the boys in Uncle Sam’s selective service army when they reach the trenches here to fight beside their feluws and® theic allies? Just what willbe their first impres- sions of.the front? Just what kind of. soldiering are they going to run up against? I came:to the British front for The Tribune’ to answer this question for Bismarck young men. x And here is what I found: A whole:countryside, for miles and miles. in; all directions,. teeming with industries-;so° vast and, varied you can’t grasp more then a few scattered details; Flashes of bridges being built, huts being erected, roads being graded, ditches. being dug, lorries being re- paired, cars being unloaded, wires be- ing strung; Action, action everywhere, and nary a stop to think: Marvelous mushroom cities brought into existence, more amazing than the mushroom cities brought into exist- ence in America by the war-brought industries; The biggest boom town that ever was.on. earth; .a war city scattered over jthe.countryside of France; an English city, with Tommy Atkins the name of each inhabitant! .Theé great offensive requires a tre- mendous concentration not only of men and munitions. but of endless related activities. The result is the birth_of this mushroom city. It has no definite Idcation --in fact, it's rath er all over the pl: After motoring },! up and down the front, I have the impression of| having sped through miles and miles of city streets, alive with intense activity. ooo oe oo eo oo “ “For two cents, in an army * “ canteen, I have just had one of * the best cups of tea ever served at any price. And that is typical + of the way Tommy is treated in the matter of eats. Marvelously weil!"—From a letter by Ken- neth Payne. OOOO F498 OO OO The “front” then doesn’t mean just a line of trenches backed up with batteries. It means a vast area 0° peaceful countryside converted into « thriving urban community. A Cook's tour of the city is startling because of the incongruous contrasts. Take a truly rural.landscape, preserve all its distinctive features, such as coun- try roads, avenues of trees, woods, fields, pastures and hills and streams, but graft on top of it an up-to-date city, buzzing with all the confi activities of a regu.ar American and you have a picture of the British front as it first impresses the visitor. Straggling suburbs of the city run in- to the devastated area, up close to the firing line Ruined villages are embraced by it. It is on French soil but it is all English. And in all its vast extent, there's hardly a struc- ture standing worthy the name of “building!” Take a motor trip through the town. (At this point a passage has been de- leted by the censor.) At the princi- pal corners stand traffic cops, with} red armlets labled “traffic.” They keep the conflicting currents of mo- tors and Jorries and wagons and cycles and mules more or less un- tangled. Here comes—honestly—a motorbus, ‘town; .37. No storm damage was re- Ported at any point. \ fall.of passengers. |t is‘painted a sort (Continued on Page Three.) wn Inoving guns ]- Sons of Two Former By L. HARPER LEECH. Washington, July 5.—Both of Am- erica’s two living ex-presidents will be represented at the batUe front by their boys. Two Roosevelt boys are already | Both were original Theodore, IJr., got a with Pershing. Plattsburgers. major’s commission in. the: officers’ re-| serve corps, last February, after, pass- ing the examination. Archie recefv- ed a commission as seconi iieutei- ant. Both trained tor the infantry. They are now serving in staff posi- tions, however, as they went to France long. before any of the new army. units. were ready for active service. All of Pershing’s troops are regular army men or marines, and Presidents to. Represent Them at Battle Front have old line officers from West Point or the ranks. Quentin Roosevelt is in an aviation camp, learning to fight in the skies. Taft's boys were. not quite so ready for war as the Roosevelt off- spring, but when: it came’ they did their best. ‘Charles P. Taft Il, named after the former president's brother, 4s ay enlisted“man in‘ field artillery regiment now encamped \at St. As- aph’s, Va., near Washington, He is a husky boy of 20 and very popular with his messmates because of his ability with the stick in the regiment: |. al ball games. Taft’s other son, Robert, an'attor- ney of Cincinnati, tried to enter the officers’ reserve corps, jected for physical disability. fe Fargo, D. July 5—Dr. BE. FP. Ladd, pre ent of the North Dakota Agricultural college, in a signed state- ment given to the Forum this morn- ing, makes a positive ‘statement to the effect that Lewis IF.’ Crawford, president of the board of regents, de- manded his, Dr. Ladd’s resignation at the May meeting of the board in Far- go; that Frank White of Valley City admitted having made inquiries aim- ed at getting a new man for the presi- dency of the Agricultural college; that Charles Brewer, secretary of the board of regents, made a personal “application for the position of food commissioner, and that a “third par- Ladd in be- N ty” interceded with Dr. half of Mr. Brewer, asserting that his appointment would “smooth over” other matters. Expressing sincere regret at the turn of affairs, and declaring that for seven years the college has been made the football of politics, exempt- {ing no faction or party from guilt, Dr. Ladd’s statement admittedly creates a new crisis in college affairs {hat will have an important effect upon the institution's immediate future. Ladd Gives Lie to Head Of Board of Regents in Controversy Over Aggie His statement directly contradicts that made several days ago by .Prest- dent Crawford of the board of re- gents, when he atly denied that any attempt had been made to force Mr. Ladd’s resignation. SN “Ladd’s Another,” Brewer. “I never asked President Ladd of the North Dakota Agricultural col- lege to appoint me acting food com- missioner; no member of the state board of regents made such a re quest; no person was authorized to solicit the pure food commissioner- ship for me. ‘The appointment of pure food commissioner is made by the state board of regents, not by President Ladd, and I have never heard any other name than his men- tioned in connection with the post tion. I talked with Dr. Ladd and he denied that any member of the board or’ that I had solicited from him the position of acting pure food commis- sioner,” says Charles Brewer, tary of the state board of regents, in a signed statement issued this after- noon in response to charges that he or his friends for him sought the pure food commissionership of North Dakota. STAMP OUT RACE RIOTS AT ST. LOUIS East St. Louis, Il, July 5.—Re- sumption of work after the holiday was accomplished today without any indication of the renewal of the trou- bles early in the week. A diminished number of negroes was on the streets on their way to work, but hundreds have left town and somo plants ad- mitted that outputs would be curtail- ed thereby to some extent. Militiamen were everywhere and appeared to have the city adequately patroled. BRUCE AT KILLDEER tice Andrew A. Bruce of the North Dakota supreme court delivered a rousing patriotic address at Killdeer’s Independence day celebration. An old time rodeo, led by the Grassy Butte outfit, was a feature of the day. | Killdeer, N. D., July 5.—Chief Jus-| BOVS KILL FATHER BECAUSE HE WAS CRUEL 10 THEN St. Louis, Mo., July 5.—William Den- was beaten to iecker, 58 years old, death here today by his two sons— Theodore, 13 years old, and Herman, The brothers took turns their father with a 3 years old. at hammering baseball bat. “Herman, the elder son, told the police they had killed their father because of his long continued cruelty. Herman said his own mother killed herself because of her husband’s cruelty, that Denecker’s wife ob- tained a divorce and that the third wife had attempted suicide because of. ithitreatment she had suffered at his hands. but was" re’!’ FRAZIER ISSUED COMMISSIONS IK NEW REGIMENT Line-Up As Announced Several Days Ago Confirmed Today, by the Governor’, || ELLENDALE HITS LINE WITH 75 FINE RECRUITS Dr. Thomas Anxious That His Company Be Included in the “Smashing Second” A hundred members of Co. H, Jamestown, arrived in two special coaches attached to No. 7 this aft- ernoon and were immediately transferred to Ft. Lincoln, where arrangements had been made for their accommodation, About 60 other members of thé company remain on guard duty between Fargo and Valley City. Every company in the Second battalion now is quartered at Lincoln, where there are 500 troops sta- tioned. Commissions for the Second regi- ment filed today with the adjutant general were: Frank,.White, Valley City, to be colonel, .: T. H. ‘Therdidson, Gratton, to be leutenarit-colonel. C. F. ‘Mudgett, Valley City, to be major. J. M. Hanley, Mandan, to be ma- jor. Cc. E. Geary, Jr., Fargo, to be ma- jor. “F.C. Whelan, Minot, to be major infirmary. Thomas J. Strang, Williston, and J. R. McKenzie, Carrington, to be first lieutenants, infirmary. C. C. Hibbs, Bismarck, to be first lieutenant dental corps. H. G. ‘Markley, Hamilton, to ba chaplain. Frederick G. Neumier, Bismarck, to be battalion adjutant, rariking first lieutenant. Earl R. Sarles, Hillsboro, to be cap- tain, regimenta} adjutaiit. It is announced that R. Macdonald of Valley City, an employe of Major Mudgett’s bank, and who served with the North Dakota troops, 1s to:be -bat- talion ,adjutant to Major Mudgett. He has not been commigstoned,. but his appointment has been recom- mended. Ligutevant .Noumfer,> it is understood, will be battalion: adjutant to Major’Hanley ‘of Mandan.” ~ Ellendale. Full, Dr. H. E. Thomas of Ellendale was busy -on' long distance last evening, ‘much perturbed because his town has. not appeared in the list of” citles which have reported ‘companies.’ Ellendale, he © announced, ° has enlisted 75° of ‘thé’ finest ‘fellows in North Dakota, and it very’ inuc! desires to be in the Smashing Sec- ond. He wai ‘assured that a place had been reserved for Ellendale. Lieut.-Col. Tharaldson and Lieuten- ant Neumier are back at the capitol today, after a several days’ confer- ence with the governor. Colonel White is expected to take up his temporary headquarters here, ond henceforth things will move rapidly in the Second. Military Men Coming. Governor Frazier'returned this aft- ernoon from a several days’ stay in the eastern part of the state. Col. J. H. Fraine of the First regiment; Capt. E. R. Sarles of Hillsboro and other military men‘‘are. expected in‘ this evening ‘for an important conference. Has Dakota a Brigade? In military parlance, anything over a regiment: constitutes a brigade. Necessarily, therefore, North Dakota should have a brigadier. If it does it will be more stars for Col. John H. Fraine, ranking colonel of the national guard. Fraine’s elevation will mean a general advancement in the First, which will make Lieut. Col. Grafton first in command, and by which Major Frank Henry of Bismarck will be- come lieutenant-colonel, and the First will have two new majors instead of one, in the person of Major B. C. Boyd of Hillsboro, succeeding Major G. A. Fraser of Fargo, now adjutant -| general. © ‘ \ FORMER GERMAN AGENT JUMPS FROM TENTH STORY New York, July y 5—Richard Adam Timmerscheldt, representative of Ger- man commercial interests in Chine, committed suicide today by jumping © from his room on the tenth floor of a bachelor apartment house. He had first slashed his wrist with a razor. Timmerscheidt, who was said tohave been at one time an agent for the Russian government, took out his first naturalization papers in Decem- ber, 1914. He was apparently a man of considerable wealth. First Arrests Under New Dry Law at Fargo Fargo, 'N. D., July 5.—The. first ar- rests for carrying liquor into the state in violation of the federal bone dry law were made this morning when police arrested John Tjore and An- drew Hagen, Fargo laborers, with whiskey obtained in Moorhead. & their possession.