The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 9, 1917, Page 1

Fhe Weather Gene: ly Fair, THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 160 RUSSIANS FO -o- BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, —0o- MONDAY, JULY 9; 1917, JOHN BARLEYCORN GETS KNOCKOUT IN THREE BILLION BUSHELS 10 BE 1917 CORN CROP Largest Acreage in History of Na- tion Farmers’ Response to Wilson’s Appeal SPRING WHEAT FORECAST BEATS 5-YEAR AVERAGE Yields and Prices in North Dakota Double Those of Twelve ‘ Months Ago Py Washington, July 9—Three billion bushels prospective crop of corn this year is the answer returned by farm- ers of the United States to President Wilson's call for food for America’s allies in the war. Never before has such a crop been grown. The corn acreage {is 121,045,000. Production forecasts of the coun- try’s principal crops announced to- day by the department of agricul- ture, with comparative figures giving the forecast of each crop made last month and the final production fig- ures of last year with the average production for the previous five years (expressed in millions of bushels, i e., 000,000’s omitted) follow: a a , CROP g S 28 pe -e2 34 32 82 42 Winter wheat 402 373 542. Spring wheat 283 264 All wheat . 7 656 806 Corn 300.124. — 4,754 The condition of spring wheat is 83.6, and corn, 81.1. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT. (000—Millions, omitted) (Note—State estimate “is shown first, follov id by national.) 2 GHOP, giz. 1946 Corn inate nl ie 13,515" Ti ured) | Br13Q,000" - 2,588,000 Wheat - 445 5 15,70! 39,325 678,090 630,886 Oats . 65,700 58,750 1,450,000 1,251,992 Barley ....... Boe 33,500 26,738 214,000 180,927 RVG ep sisie ot aie-ces 9,400 4,655 56,100 47,383 Flax ..........- ot 7,770 7,137 17,000 15,459 Potatoes ........ 8,280 6,975 452,000 285,487 Hay 2,570 3,554 103,000 109,786 Comparative Prices. North Dakota 1917 1916 Wheat .... 185° 94 Corn 1.25.79 Oats . 58 31 Potatoes 2.04 ota Hay . 60 TO. Eges 27.16 93 75 2.20 Potatoes Hay Eggs Cotton . Condition of wheat, 87; North Dakota, 73. Flax production, 17,000,000; acreage, 1,929,000; condition, 84. ‘Minnesota spring Potatoes, production, 452,000,000; acreage, 4,384,000; condition, 90.:. Rye production, 56,100,000; condi- tion, 79.4. Cats, production, 1,453,000,000; con- dition, 89.4. MARKET WEAK, Chicago, July 9—Owing to Presi- dent Wilson's embarg proclamation, all food and: fodder markets showed noticeable weakness today. For tha most part, however, the effect was only of a transient character. Kaiser May Retire Hollweg Amsterdam, July 9.—The Tageblat of Berlin, says it is rumored that a shake-up in the German chancellor- ship may be expected. Among those mentioned as the possible successors to Chancellor Von Bethmann Holl- wegg is Prince Von Buelow, Count Von Hertling, at various times min ister, and Count Von Rodern, secre- tary of the imperial treasury. District Conference of Swedish Church Meets The Bismarck ‘district of the Min- nesota conference of the Swedish Lu- theran church will meet this evening in the local church, Séventh street and Avenue D. Revs. A. G. Olson of Flasher and C. H. Olson of Wilton will deliver ad- dresses. -A number of -delegates are expected to attend. Those desiring to attend the conference are cordially, invited. 22 County Exemption Boards Make Reports To Adjutant General VOTERS HAVE WIDE CHOICE IN THE FIRST Through Recent Action of Sup- reme Court Seven Remain on the Ballot NONPARTISAN LEAGUE IN NATIONAL POLITICS Fargo, N. D., First Congressional district in North Dakota will elect a successor tomor- row to the late H. T. Helgesen, who died in Washington, D. C., early this spring. This is a special election, called by Governor Lynn J. Frazier, and 13 counties will vote, predictions being that approximately 40,000 bal- lots will be cast. The district is nor- mally republican. Seven candidates of various party affiliations will contest. George A. Bangs of Grand Forks is the demo- cratic candidate. John M. Baer of Fargo is supported by the Nonparti- san league. H. H. Aaker of Fargo is running as a “Nonpartisan Progres- sive Republican.” Four men are des- ignated as the republican candidates, although mandamus proceedings were itivoked to have the name of out one appear. Several months ago petitions were circulated, four repub- licans being among those active as candidates. They were: Henry G, July ‘9.—Voters of the | Vick of Cavalier, Olger-B. Burtness of Grand Forks, F. T. Cuthbert of Devils’ Lake and Charles’'W’. Plain: of Milton. "At a convention held several weeks ago by the republicans’ the four can- didates agréed to withdraw and abide by the ¢hdiceé' of the convention. Ol- ger BS Burtfiess was chosen and ap- plicatio vas made to Secretary of State at to have is name alone appear as the republican candidate. Acting on the advice of Attorney Gen- eral Langer, so he says, Secretary of +. Three) Reported Eight Killed in Blast At Mare Island Vallejo, Cal.July 9—A report that eight men had been killed in the ‘black powder explosion at’ ‘Mare Is- land Navy yards was received in Val- lejo this morning. ‘Naval officials ad- mitted that great numbers of men nad been injured. Orders that no persons be allowed to leave Mare island were issued by Captain Harry George. commandant of the Navy yards. (No official an- nouncement as to the number of cas- ualties has been made. The injured were three men, on a ferry boat about two miles from the scene of the explosion. It was dam- aged considerably, all the windows and doors of the boat being blown out. . WU cles Rome Shaken By Earthquake Rome, July 9.—Pope Benedict was awakened by an earth shock which shook the whole of Rome early Sun- day morning. Many people rose and others left, fearing a second shock. The pope inquired as to the extent of the earthquake and learned that: there were no victims. The shock was especially felt at Alvezano ,which was practically de- Cards Serially Numbered From Which Dakota’s Draft’ Wil! Be Drawn Coming In 2315 STATE GUARDSMEN HAVE TAKEN DUAL OATH Large Nuinber of Young Men Giv- en Credits for Enlistment— No Drawings Yet At noon today 22 county exemption boards had filed in the adjutant gen- eral’s office the serially numbered du- plicate registration cards from which will be made the North Dakota draft for Uncle Sam's first selective serv- ice army of 500,000. Reports are yet’ to be received from 31 counties. A final report was expected by the war department last night, but be- cause of delay in obtaining supplies and the long distance which must be covered to reach some county seats, it was absolutely impossible to com- ply with these instructions. Guardsmen Credited. Charles Leissman, in charge of reg- istration detail in the adjutant gen- eral’s office, last night wired Wash- ington a list of North Dakota's Na- tional Guard exemptions. In Class A guardsmen in the service April 2 who had subscribed to the dual vath providing for three years’ active and three years’ reserye service, 279 were reported; in Class B, guardsmen who have subscribed to the oath since April 2, 1,486, including enlisted men in the new Second regiment, making a total of 1,765 troops in state serv- ice who may be credited with ex- emption from draft, This total does not include 550 guardsmen already in federal setvice stationed ‘at Fort Lincoln with the Second battalion. False reports have been current in practicdily every ‘town in the state to the effect that draft numbers al- ready have been drawn. It would be an absolute impossibility for any numbers to have been drawn in. North Dakota, as the registration cards un- til today have been in the hands of the county boards, and reports prob- ably ‘will not reach Washington suntil ; the end of the week. AMERICAN TROOPS LEAVE FOR FRONT A French Seaport. July 8—This city was astir today at the prospect of im- pending departure of the American contingent for its'ipermanent training} camp. Major General Sibert has com- pleted all arrangements for moving them. The general will take up. quar- ters already prepared in a village ‘somewhere in France,” which will be within hearing of the German guns, if not within direct range. The troops were enthusiastic today at the prospect of getting several miles nearer real action and hailed with pleasure the prospect of an early departure. The town took a vacation to visit the camp. : The residents had heard only rumors about the troops leaving, but did not venture to lose an opportunity to see the Americans leave. The camp adjoining the seapori was filled with civilians, who eagerly watched them depart. EVERYBODY WORKS Men and Boys Turn Out to Clear Spot for Park St. Vincent, N. D., July 9.--Every } able-bodied man and boy in St. Vin- cent turned out ‘Clearing Day,” with axes, picks and grubbing hoes to free from underbrush the ‘quare west of the Presbyterian church, which is to stroyed in the quake January, 1915. to used as a public park. RACE TROL AS NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE Cause Not Local Finds Corres- pondent - Wright, Noted Labor Expert. WRITES STORY OF FACTS BEHIND BLOODY RIOTS Declares Germs of Similar Dis- turbances Extant in Other Centers Editor's Note: One of the most serious internal preblems in the north today Is the influx of ne- groes. To study the situation at East St. Louis, Ill., where the most se- rious race riots have been occur- ring. for two months, culminating in 100 deaths, the Tribune sent a staff writer who is a noted student of labor problems to the scene. Correspondent Wright was told: “Find out why there were riots in East St. Louie! Find out whether they may. be repeated elsewhere!” ‘And Wright. reports that the germ which spread:death and de- struction in the WMlinois manufac- turing city is rife throughout the north; that the country must find a national cure for the condition of which the East St. Louis riots were merely a local indication. By CHESTER M. WRIGHT. (Well Known Writer on Labor Top- ics and Former Menaging Editor of the New York Gz.', ‘low on the Tribune Staff). y East St. Louis, Il, July 9.—On the train that: brought me to this city of charred bones and inflamed humanity was a fellow passenger who told me this: “I am a railroad employe. My business this» summer has been to ship negroes from the south to the north. A havecsent thousands to Cleveland)". I:am now going south for more. ‘Twill continue another month in ‘this work. We send them north with railroad fare paid. Other men are doing the same work for other employers.” This man spoke of his work as This man spoke of his work as if he were shipping bricks. Did Not Worry Him. Consequences did not. worry him He was mildly interested in what. this city has just gone through. He was after “niggers” and his pay check. On the same train was a contract- or who lives in St. Louis and has construction contracts further north. “I recently sent a load of negroes north on a job of ours,” he said. “I bought. three tents for cooking, sleep: ing. and @ating, and now they are alt happy.” He seemed glad so little made them happy These men, and a score more I have talked with here, agree it is en- tirely reasonable to say that: Every northern industrial city that has received recently a large influx of negroes now has within its gates the germ that started the terrible riots of rage that for two months ter- rifled and finally engulfed this town! Twelve Square Blocks. About 12 square bincks are swept of everything that will burn. Twist- ed iron beds—frequently two in a room, as you can easily see—cheap cook stoves and iron utensils, things that would not burn, are all that is left; except that in many of these little beds of ashes are human bones. Under the pile of bricks that once was an opera house. seating 3,000, it is expected from 2 to 50 bodies will be found. Meanwhile, this is for negroes. I have been watching an endless procession gojng out under militia protectlon—going out with only the clothes’ on their backs and crude lit- a haunted city AHEAD IN GALICIA. NATE Big Dry Victory Comes After One of Hardest Fights in History MAY WITHDRAW STOCKS FROM WAREHOUSES Only Source of Supply Exempt Is That Now Upon Shelves .of Saloonkeeper Washington, July..9.—With the pro- hibition issue disposed of temporar- ily, at least, the senate today again took up the food control bill in the expectation that final action on the measure as a whole will be reached during the week. First to be consid- ered was the section which would au- thorize the president to commandeer factories, packing nouses, mines and other plants, and to operate them on fixed employes’ wages. There is con- siderable opposition to these propos- als. The list of commodities, includes all munitions, foodstuffs, and fertiliz- ers. The fact that foodstuffs are includ- ed in the proclamation is believed here to amount to a partial substan- tiation of reports that a complete em- bargo for sixty days on all food ship- ments is under consideration. This would afford opportunity to ascertain the nation’s supply, and allow the allies and the neutrals to prepare a full program, and their requirements. Pending final decision by congress on the liquor question, revenue and other problems cannot be worked out. The senate voted Saturday to pro- hibit the manufacture and importa- tion of distilled beverages only, and the house reported prohibiting manu- facture of all intoxicants. The whiskey business will be wiped’ out thirty days after the Lever food control bill becomes a law through these provisions in the final agree- ment reached on prohibition in the senate late Saturday: The president is authorized to take over for government use ail distilled spirits held in bond. The manufacture of distilled spirits from foodstuffs is prohibited The importation of distilled spirits is prohibited. This means that the only whisky, brandy, gin and rum and other distilled liquors whieh can be sold after that date will be those in stock, in caloons. Wine and Beer Is Exempt. .. .. Ly a vote of 45 to 37, the senate re- fused to make the nation bone dry by including wine and beer with distilled liquors. The proposal to give Presi- dent Wilson control over boer and wine-making was defeated, 35 to 46 ‘The big dry victory of the day was the adoption of the amendment by Serator Smoot of Utsh, authorizing the président to take over al! distilled spirits in bond and ‘providing :comper- sation of cost plus a 10 per cent profit to the owners. Smoot Charges Plot. In urging his amendment Smoot charged that whisky interests had entered into a conspiracy to rob the people. He declared they are not ob- jecting seriously to prohibition of menufacture and importation of dis- tilled liquors and that ft is their pur- pose to use this means to derive ex-{ orbitant prices for whisky held in bond. “They intend to make $500,000,- profit,” he declared, “enough to; liquidate their whole business and leave them with a clean slate.” Information had come to other sen- ators direct from the distillers that they would be satisfied with such an opportunity “to clean up” and get out of business, realizing prohibition is only a matter of a few years. Where Difference Lies. The difference between the prohibi- tion section passed by the House and the one agreed to by the senate is that the former prohibits the making of any kind of intoxicating liquors from foodstuffs, but does not prohibit the importation, while the latter (Continued on Paze Three) ~ (Continued om Page Three.) | Panamora of Burned and Devastated District in East St. Louis |Effort to Place Wine And Beer Under Ban Loses Out by Vote of 46 to 35 GOOD RAIN WILL SAVE THOUSANDS OF WHEAT FIELDS Half Inch of Precipitation Gen- eral Over Missouri Valley This Morning MORE WETNESS PROMISED BY WEATHER BUREAU HEAD The warm, soaking rain which fell intermittently from 2 o’clock until 9 this morning will save thousands of wheat fields in the Missouri valley. The intense heat of Friday and Sat- urday had withered the grain in this 23 US. ARWY ‘Expected That Meske Trial Will area to a point where another day's warm, dry weather would have killed the crop entirely. Today's downpour was most opportune. It will not mean good crops, by any means, as the grain generally is too far gone for that, but with rains which are prom: ised for the middle of the week, it would insure some crop of wheat. Flax, which is not gone altogether, will benefit even more than wheat from today's rain, and it was a real godsend to the oats generally. It was withering up under last week's continued heat, but the half-inch of moisture which came this morning has brightened the outlook for an average corn crop: The seed has germinated well. as a general thing, and there should be a good stand, which, with the shortage of hay which is practically a certainty, will prove invaluable for ensilage. Rains Were Local. Today's rains, up to 11 o'clock this forenoon, were local over the Migssqu- ri valley. Minot reports .36 in¢h; Amenia, .25; Larimore, .14; Deyijls Lake, (8, and Bismarck, .41. The about 2 o'clock this morning, travel- ing slowly eastward. It is possible that Jamestown and the valley will get some precipitation later in the day. Fair weather is predicted for to- morrow, but more rain is due Wed- nesday. If predictions of 0. W. Rob- erts, meteorologist in charge of the United States weather bureau for the state, hold good a marked change in crop conditions will result. AEROPLANES HAKE LONGEST FLIGHT Chicago, July 9.—What is believed to have been the longest squadron flight of army aeroplanes so far, was quietly accomplished today. Twénty- three aercplanes under Captain Roy M. Brown of the Signal corps, took air this morning from the aviation field at Ashburn, a suburb, and flew in one hour and thirty-five minutes, prac- tically a mile a minute to Rantoul, and Champagne, III. One plane landed twelve miles from Rantoul for gasoline, but arose with little delay. The departure of the fliers marked the abandonment of Ashburn as a training camp of the aviators as the government was un- able to obtain additional land without paying what it considered too high a price Milton’s Man of Mystery Refuses To Be Discovered Milton, N. D., July ‘Milton's man of mystery, who has been terrorizing residents in the vicinity of a coulee east of town is still at large. Each when the men folk are away he is said to venture forth to near-by farm houses with a demand for 1ood, for which he is always ready to pay. Then he disappears, and although Sheriff Thompson and a posse have scoured the coulee they have been unable to discover his hiding place. TO JURY TODAY Be Completted Wahpeton, 'N. D., July 9.—It is ex- Becta that the case of the state ver- Fred Meske, charged with the matder “of .Deputy Sheriff Evan S. Jone8 at the Meske home in Hankin- son, will be given the jury today by rain in this vicinity began at ‘Mandan |_ MERC FALL - IS EXPECTED AS RESULT OF ORIVE Austro-German Attacks Fail to Check Progress of Victorious Slavs dl CROWN PRINCE'S ARMY = LAUNCHES NEW ATTACK All Maneuvers Against French Fail to Gain Any New Ground ASKS CONFERENCE. ‘London, July 9.—According to reports reaching ‘Rotterdam from Berlin and forwarded by the Ex- change Telegraph company, Em- peror William invited the neu-* tral ambassadors and ministers to a conference on Saturday. (By Associated Press.) ‘North of the Stanislau area, Gen- eral Brusiloff is holding fast in newly won positions where his troops are well placed for a continuation of the drive upon Lemberg along converg- ing railway lines. Austro-Germans tacks here failed to shake the Rus- sian positions. , There is little but local ‘fighting along the British front in Northern France, but further down the line the Germans are giving the French little rest. Attack after attack is be- ing launched by the Crown Prince, in desperate attempts, to shake: the French from their positions. aloug.the Chemis des Dames. There was anoth- er such drive last night at Phantheop, but, like others that preceded it, the effort was unsuccessful. Meanwhile, such trenches as the Germans werd able to retake after their repulsé ‘in the attack of Saturday night in the Aisne were wrested from trem in greater parts by a great counter of: fensive started by the French. . New and powerful blows are being struck by the Russians in Galicia.’ Apparently they have broken the Austro-German line west of Stanislau south of Halicz, today's official re’ port from Petrograd not only reports important gains for the Russians in the Stanislau area, but declares the Russian cavalry is pursuing the re- treating enemy. This pursuit already has reached the Lukba river. Halicez, the gateway to Lemberg from the south, seems due to fall un- less the Russian onslaught is quickly stopped. A Russian push northwest from Stanislau would result in Hali- cez being hemmed in on three sides. The renewed Russian onslaught in this sector brought with it no only ad- ditional territorv, but seven thousand prisoners, and 48 guns, inciuding a dozen large calibre pieces. The total Russian capture of men in the remarkable offensive is mount- ing rapidly, and is now in excess of 25,000. REPORT TO KAISER Berlin, July 9.—Official announce- ment is made that Feld Marshal Von ‘Hindenburg and General Von Muden- dorf, who came to Berlin on Saturday, to make a report to Emperor William on the military situation, have return- ed to headquarters. LANGER TO ASSIST PROSEGHTION. WITH CLEON NASH CASE Attorney General Langer is im Steele. where, tomorrow, he will as- sist State's Attorney Eastwold with the prosecution of Cleon Nash, alleg- ed murderer of Clarence Hicks, in the latter's homestead shack, near Robin- son, last December. Nash, both of whose feet were am- putated in Bismarck hospital after being frozen to the ankles while he fought howling blizzards in the open prairie in an effort to escape, will be placed on trial tomorrow. This will be the first murder case tried in Kid- der county since North Dakota be came a state. While in Steele, the attorney gen- eral also will investigate an alleged case of leprosy in Kidder county and will seek to determine ihe Dest means of conveying the reported lepers across the state line to the Minnesota leper colony. GOVERNOR'S SON ILL Norbeck Detained at Platte by Boy's Condition Platte, S. D.. July 9.—Governor Nor- beck has been detained here by the serious condition of his 10-yerr-old son Harold. who became ill while visiting Judge Cooley of Grand Forks in Platte.