The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 26, 1917, Page 1

The Weather Generally Falr. THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. - Russian Defeat 175 1 . BISMARCK, xonfE DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1917 EASTERN FRONT, NOT FRANCE MAY BE ULTIN ATE GOAL FOR NORTH DAKOTA SOLDIER BOYS CAMP IN CALIFORNIA Orders Received by Colonel White Laast: Night Indicate ‘ Change in Plans TWO REGIMENTS WILL GO TO BAME CANTONMENST Not Believed First and Second Will Be Separated—Fine Concentration Point That some point other than France may be the ultimate desination of ‘North Dakota’s’ state troops is indi- cated by a wire received from the war department last night by Colonel Frank White, comimander of the Sec- ond regiment, directing him to report ‘by wire to the commandant of the Western division, at Palo Alta, Cal., as soon as the inspection and muster of his regiment is ‘completed. The fact that ‘North Dakota troops are to be concentrated on the Pacilic coast is believed by local military men to be proof that they are to be used in the eastern war theater in- stead of the western, as heretofore anticipated. Some of the boys are wondering whether, they will see Rus- sia, which is as much an ally of Amer- ica in this war as is France and Eng- land, but the land of the great bear has been going it ‘practically alone and it had not until now entered greatly into the thoughts of anyone when considering a field for the ex- +ploits of American troops in the Furo- pean war zone. Fine Camp. Palo Alta is within. eight miles of Leland Stanford university, in one of the most beautiful and picturesque sections of California, and is. consid-. ered by militarytaiun. one ‘of ‘the finest concentration camp sites in America. It ingenprally. regarded, for northern troops, far superior to Deming, N. M., wae ‘iad, heretofore been considered as the., equeentration camp site for ) North Dakota. Many. Changes. Some time ago North Dakota was detached from the Western depart- ment and attached to the Central. Later advices came that North Dakota was again with the Western, and still later it was a second time assigned to the Central. These most recent in- structions, coming within a few weeks, if not days, prior to the departure of North Dakota troops for concentra- tion camp, are regarded final. And while none of the military heads of the state cares to be quoted on the subject, there is a general impression that the Western department will send its troops to some point other than France, where they may share in the campaign on the east front. First, Also. Word was receivéd this morning from Col. John I. Friine*of Grafton, commander of the First fegiment, | that~ instructions ‘received by’ him were the same as_ those of Colonel White. ‘It {s not regarded as probable that the two North Dakota regiments will be separated, and be- fore they. leave American soil they may be brigaded by the addition of a! Third regiment, made up of North; Dakota’s draft quotas. GREECE LOOKY TO UNTED STATES SAYS VENZELOS Athens, Greece, July 26—On the eve of the assembling of parliament Premier Venizelos received a corre- spondent of the Associated Press and made the following statement: “The re-assembling of parliament, which was dismissed by the arbitrary action of Constantine, is a formal re- sumption of a democratic government at the rule of the people. “We look to the United States for continuance of powerful support in working out our own destinies. “Relations with the central powers , have been broken and a state of war now actually exists as Greek troops are fighting against central powers in Macedonia. A formal declaration of war was made by the provisional gov- ernment and it is unnecessary to re- new it. “The Increase of the Greek army and co-operation with Serbia will re- store the Balkan forces to their prop- er row of defenders of the integrity of the Balkans.” BURNED WITH OIL Farmer’s Wife Badly Scorched in Saving Home Benedict, N. D., July 26—Mrs. J. K. Johnson, wife of a prominent farmer residing near here, was. badly. burned in her efforts to remove from a stove a pot of burning linseed oil \which caught fire while it was being ‘polled. NEW ENNOY T0 JAPAN mS, i AND $. a MORRIS. - Morris, a Philadelphian, has been nominated for the post at Tokio left vacant by the death of the late George W. Guthrie. SUBMARINE 1S ONE BIG. ISSUE ‘BEFORE AMERICA Officers of Army and-Navy Urge Attack on Germany’’s Naval “Base at Ortice Tonnage Destruction Goes on With Mathematical, Precision Declare Experts By H. N. RICKEY. Washington, D. C.,° July 26.—It is doubtful if any allied statesman or military chief is ever quite free from the fear of the German submarines, When I speak of the allies, I of course, include America. Month after month, since Feb. 1, these monsters of German frightful- ness have continued to take their ter- rible toll of priceless ships and car- goes. The complete figures of tonnage sent to the bottom during the fifth month, June, have not yet been given out either by Germany or Great Bri- tain, but those who are best informed in this admit that it is more than | likely that the intimation from Berlin \ that June was one of the deadliest months is based on fact. Whether or not the losses in June | were over 2 million, as the Germans intimate, is relatively unimportant. The big,. outstanding fact is that in snite of the concentrated efforts of ; the navies of the allied world, backed by the best thought and effort of their men of science, the submarine prob- {lem seems to be as insoluble today las it was on that fateful day nearly (three years ago when the first Ger- {man torpedo found its mark. It is admitted the attempt to build ships as fast as the Germans sink them is a negative answer to the prob- #-vu it at could be done, which it et . Assuming that the average of 'sub- marine sinking is as high during the ; next 12 months as it has been during the past five, the most optimistic cal- culation shows there wili be at least five millions less tons of ships for the Atlantic trade July 1, 1918, than now. This is a net loss of almost 25 per cent and the calculation takes into ac- count every new ship the allies pos- sibly can launch during this period un- der the most favorable conditions. When one considers that the tonnage available for the Atlantic trade is now so inadequate that freight rates have soared to un- believable heights and when one considers further that building ships to replace torpedoed ships does not recover the millions of tons of food and munitions that go down with them, every ton of which is sorely needed in Europe, it is no wonder the submarine menace modifies every military calculation which America and her allies make. You cannot discuss any phase of the great war for five minutes with any responsible American official or with any visiting official from our al- lies without getting on.to the subma- rine question. And once the subma- fines are mentioned that ends the dis- cussion, except about the submarines. I do not want to convey the idea that all of these officials or any of them think the situation is hopeless | and that it is only a question of time when Germany will rule the seas with j her submarines and force a German | \ ‘ourcpued on riee Three) cm HEAT OFFICER MAKES RAID ON MEAT Five Veal Carcasses in Unusual Filthy Condition Confiscated at Station — CONDITION IN CITY : -BEST _IN MANY YEARS Dr. F. B; Strauss Plans Syste- matic Crusade Against Im. pure Food Five veal carcases, infested with larvae and putrid with flies, in an unbelievably filthy and unsanitary condition, were confiscated at the of- fices of the Northern Express Co. yes- terday by Dr. F. B. Strauss, city health ‘officer. The carcasses were shipped from New Salem to a local meat market. Three of them were not protected in any way from heat, dirt and flies. Two were partially enclosed in sacks. When ‘the ship- ment was unloaded here every car- cass was black with flies. Dr. Strauss upon confiscating the entire lot found that the interior of the carcases were literally white with the larvae of flies. ‘A more disgusting, unwholesome, un- healthful mess, Dr. Strauss declares, has never come to his attention, and this veal was consigned to a Bis- marck meat market and destined to find its way into Bismarck homes and Eismarck stomach». The veals were lined up on a rack, and Dr. Strauss made an effort to get a moving picture of the flies at work. F. Holmboe of the Publicity Film Co. was out of the city, however, and the best the health officer could obtain was a series of still pictures which are sufficiently vivid to convince any- one. Only a Beginning “This is only the beginning of a campaign which will continue until every (Bismarck citizen may feel ab- solutely certain of clean meats, milk, fruit, vegetables and other food stuffs which are handled in the raw state,” said Dr. Struass today. “I have had certain meat markets under surveil- lance for some. time. Cdnditions about local’ slaughter houses have. been. investigated and found unsatis- factory.. Several loads of meat have been brought into’ town lately which, had I then felt certain of my ground, as I now do, would have been confis- cated, orders Mi clean up their killing, rooms ‘and, thefr shops. If these orders are not’ obeyed, both slaughterhouses and markets will be closed. This menace is not imanginary, but very real, and, it demands immediate and stringent action. Municipal Abbattoir “Much of the meat offered for sale here is never inspected, and it can- not be under the present system of slaughtering. I have recommended to the city commission the establish- ment of a municipal abbattoir. I have made a careful investigation as to costs and other data, and I antici- pate favorable action in the near fu- ture. This department really should have an inspector constantly on duty. Not only meat markets and groceries should be inspected frequently ‘dtr: ing this hot weather, but the inspec-}! tion should extend to restaurant and hotel kitchens, boarding houses, soda fountains and other places where food is handled or prepared for hu- man consumption.” General Health Good “The general health of the city is the best in years,” said the city health officer. “The month of July has been remarkably free from com- municable diseases. Including a num- ber brought in from out of town, but eight cases have been reported to this office. The city. on the whole has never been cleaner; our streets and alleys have not been in a better con- dition in years. There are, however a few slackers;'a few who have not cut their weeds and cleaned up their premises; a few who do not seem to appreciate the terrible menace of filth-bred flies these torrid days when every little affliction is magnified many times, and for these the @ay of judgment is not for distant.” Complain of Sewage Residents in the Riverview addition have complained of the emptying of sewage on the flats across the tracks. The situation has received immediate attention from the health officer. Dr. Strauss has no assistants and he prays the co-operation of the com- munity generally. He is anxious to have reported to his office all cases requiring his attention, but he urges that matters which do not come with- in his jurisdiction and which can be corrected by personal effort be not thrown upon a department already overburdened. Dr. Strauss now is preparing a careful and complete report on the city water supply. He hopes within a few days to tell what is being uone with the new chlorinating system, and to explain just what the chlorine gas treatment consists of and how it safeguards the city’s health. Without their knowledge, Bismarck water consumers have been drinking chlorinated water for several days. The water is tasteless and odorless under the new treatment, and is guar- anteed to be perfectly sterile of germ life. H. K. Davis of Chicago, sanitary engineer with Wallace & Kierman, a firm of world-wide standing, had charge of the installation and is re- maining in the city for a few days to make sure that the plant works satisfactorily. Meat dealers have, received | | Sammie Is Injured By French Bomb Could Not Sestrain Curiosity and Sxtracted Satety Pin From Explosive ‘|Soldiers Working Eide by Eide With Frenct in Practice Tactics With the American Forces in France: July)26.—The first field cas- ualty among the ‘American forces oc- curred today. “A soldier became too inquisitive in regard to a live French bomb among the supplies brought to camp for training purposes. He ex- tracted the safety pin in some man- ner, and very soon thereafter a loud explosion ‘occured. Fortunately for the soldier, the bonib did not contain a charge of full strength, or he would have been blown to pieces. As it was, he escaped with the loss of his right hand. ( At every vantage point near the camp men.in Khaki and men in blue could: be seen. today drilling and’ dig- ging side by side. [ield maneuvers were in progress In several places, while from more secluded spots came practice was ‘being held, and on the rattle of field guns. Musketry every hand was. activity which was most impressive. The French and the American sol- diers, seemed to. enjoy their associa- tion greatly. The Irench seemed to admire the aptifude of their enthusi- astic pupils. Visits to the French front undoubt- edly will be frequent in the future, in order that Amiérican fficers may ac- quaint themselyes wilh conditions of fighting on‘the front line in various phases including routine as well as the actual working oui of offensive and defensive plans. DIPLOMACY NOT: ARMS TD WIN SAY CERMANS Prisoner's of Empire Held in Eng- land Declare Their Nation Will Fisht ito End ECONOMIC CONDITIONS NOT AS SERIOUS AS REPORTED London, July 26.—Germany’s dream of world conquest has been shattered in the belief among all classes there now is that the war must end through diplomacy rather than by a brilliant victory, according to the German pris- oners in England. A representative of the Associated Press, who has just returned here aft- er a visit to the large internment camp at Dorchester, where approxi- mately 1,900 German prisoners ‘are quartered, is enabled to present many interesting sidelights on the German viewpoint as represented by thgm of all types who have fought with the German forces on land, sea, and in the air. These may be summarized as follows: Germany, having held out thus far, is prepared to hold out to the end. Not So Bad. The economic situation in Germany is not so bad as has been represented, either by the belligerents or neutral press. “Contrary to reports there is no visthble shortage of materials actu- ally needed for the prosecution of the war. America’s entry into the war will prolong rather than shorten it. The United States, being essentially a commercial nation, she cannot make her great man-power felt soon | enough to change the course of events. Not Worried Over America. The submarines are doing all that was expected of them There is a surprising lack of con- cern manifested by the prisoners be- cause of the United States being ar- rayed against their country. The cor- respondent was allowed to mingle with them freely at times without any of the British officials in charge of the camp being present. A young German airman, who was brought down recently off Dover, and who ex- hibited an iron cross, which he said he had won for many daring feats over the Anglo-I'rench lines, seems to express the view of the more intellt- gent class of prisoners by asserting there had been “so many declarations of war against Germany when the United States came in that any more did not matter.” CONTRACT TO BISMARCK George W. Jennings Will Build) New Conolidated School Ryder, N. D., July 26—George W. Jennings of Jtismarck has been awarded the contract for a new con- solidated school building in the Blue Hill district, to cost $7,100. Ss Perv SLAY TRAITORS | DELIVER UNITS OVER TO ENEMY Kerensky Orders One Whole Di- vision of, Eleventh Army Blown Up as Punishment INFANTRY SHOOTS GUN- NERS TO SECURE HORSES Best Prepared ” Forces of New Russia in Danger of Being \ \ Gaptured by Teutons THREATENS TO RESIGN. Petrograd, July 26. —.General Korniloff telegraphed from the Ga- lician front to Premier Kerensky, it developed today, threatening to resign his command unless the government decided ‘to reimpose the death penalty under the find- ings of -field court, martial, London, July 26—A dispatch to the Post from Petrograd says that under General Korniloff’s drastic measures to restore order in the eleventh army one whole division thereof was blown to pieces by their own artillery to avenge the insults which all loyal troops and especially the artillery, have silently endured for the last four months from these traitorous rescals. Appalling Blow. “An appalling blow,” is the descrip- tion of the Russian collapse given in a dispatch from Petrograd to the Post. Never in the war has Russia put on a field such an enormous army. British and French guns and gunners, flying machines, aviators and British armored cars were added: to the un- precedented technical strength of the Russians themselves to make this par- ticular front equal to anything. The artillery was placed in natural, prepared positions. There were ‘places where artillery lay not 300 yards from the enemy’s trenches. Big guns were well placed. Information regarding the guns of the eleventh army almost staggers belief. It appears that the infantry shot down their own gunners in order to get their horses, or shot down the’ gun horses’ in revenge. as they retreated, leaving practically all the artillery of the eleventh army ‘in the enemy's hands. Captured Equipment. As far as the artillery and technical appliances of the seventh and eighth armies are concerned, there,is also no hope of their being saved. The Ger- mans already were a couple of days across the best road, on the shortest line of retreat. The rate of the en- emy’s advance on the western wing has accelerated and the gun positions are being attacked on the line by the Germans. It is becoming an exceedingly anx- ious question whether the eighth army will succeed in getting away at all, but it is making the best haste eastward. In an interview today, Premier Ker- ensky said the fundamental problem of the provisional government lay in providing for the immediate safety of the country and the revolution, what- ever the cost might be. The govern- ment was determined to make a more resolute stand against anything which threatened the ruin of the state. The premier stated that re-estab- lishment of the death penalty on the front was necessary in view of the fact that the government was faced with the alternative of sacrificing the army to a body of traitors and cow- ards or having recourse to the only possible means of inspiring terror. in Complete Agreement. The provisional government, in com- plete agreement with the entire army, took the burden of:the heavy respon- sibility, the premier explained, solely in order to save the lives of the heroes who were perishing in the execution of their duty for the fate of their coun- try and to remove the reproach threat- ening the good name of Russia. Restore Death Penalty. The commander in chief and the commanders of the various armies at the front, having insisted that restora- tion of discipline in the army would necessitate the infliction of the death penalty, the government has agreed to restore capital punishment. The in- quiry into the recent disorders here is being continued under the super- vision of the public prosecutor. The authorities are taking measures to dis: cover and to bring to justice all or- ganizers of and participants in the revolt. A telegram from Helsingford says that the Russian warships Slava, Re- publika and Petropaulosk, which were involved in the recent disaffection of men in the Baltic fleet, have been re- called to favor in consequence of Pre- mier Kerensky’s order concerning the dissolution of the central committee of the Baltic fleet. SITUATION SERIOUS. Washington, D. C., July 26—The Russian situation was acknowledged} at the Russian embassy today to be intensely serious, but it was said to be not so critical as indicated by some reports. While the Galician army has suffered a setback, it was pointed out that there ‘is no indication that the GERMAN VICTORY el ing IN GALICIA RESULTS IN UTTER ROUT OF RUSSIAN TO HOLD THE LINE Premier Kerensky is rushing back to the front at Halicz to use his mar- velous powers of | trol over the soldiers who are falling back before the Germans. He may Qe able to revive the spirit with which he led them before. Map shows where the Russians have fall- en back. HOOVER HS PLANS LAID FOR CONTROL Only Waiting for Congress to Ad- just Difference Over Food Measure 4 ral Excess Stocks of Potaties to Be Carefully Preserved if Bill Passes BY HARRY B. HUNT Washington, D. C., July 26.—A hint of the efficiency methods that will be introduced into the handling of food- stuffs by Herbert Hoover's food or- ganization, when congress finally gets through mulling over the food con- trol bill and gives Hoover some au- thority to act, is shown in plans al- ready worked out for taking care of the great potato crop. ‘Next to cereals, potatoes will be America’s biggest crop. And next to wheat, potatoes are most needed for export to our allies and to our own soldiers in France. Last spring everybody was abjured to plant potatoes, potatoes, potatoes! Backyards and front yards and .va- cant lots all over the country were turned into potato patches. The re- sult is unless other than normal methods of handling the crop are pro- vided a very large,part of it will go to waste, although every potato is needed. Already in the big early pota- to sections of Virginia and east- ern Maryland: thousands of bush- els are being left to rot in the ground because local markets are glutted and transportation cannot be secured to outside markets. Had the food bill been passed by July 1, this enormous waste could have been avoided. Hoover expects to be able to check it within a very short time after it is enacted. As soon as the bill becomes law, the food administration will provide storage facilities in every center of potato production and will buy at good price any surplus growers may not be able to place immediately on the market, or for which they cannot get transportation. From these stocks the government will be able to equalize supply in all big cities, removing any excuse for inflated prices due to local manipula- tion or shortage. In cases where a particular market is glutted, with con- sequent danger of loss to grower or of teage, the government will take up the surplus and thereby stabilize both supply and price. Immediately on passage of the law steps will be taken to equip a number of large dehydrating or evaporatin plants for potatoes, Excess stocks of potatoes will be put through these plants as rapidly as possible, reliev- ing the demand on storage space and providing a potato product for ex- port which will save millions of tons of shipping. Potatoes contain 85 per cent water. With this water taken out, the pota- to requires less shipping abace. weighs less and will keep infinitely better. Out of each 1000 tons of pota- toes for export to France we will first remove 850 tons of water. Only 150 tons of vessel space will be required instead of 1000 tons, (Continued on Page Three) (Continued or Page Three.) FORCES IN FIELD BlG ARTILLERY LOSS Korniloff Taking Drastic Meas- ures to Enforce Discipline South and North of Armies SEEM TO BE STANDING FIRM London Silent Unon Status of Greateigian Battle in, Pro- gress for Days (By Associated Press.) Such details of the Russian retreat in eastern Galicia as are now coming to hand donot tend to minimize the seriousness of the situation. Special dispatches report that the losses in heavy artillery will be tremendous, and express doubt as to the ability of the Russian eighth army to make good its retreat. There is still an absence of assur- ances that the Russian commanders of the army taking part in the back- ward movement have succeeded in getting the refractory. troops in hand. Indications are not wanting, however, that the process is well under way. There comes through Petrograd, for instance, the report that. General Korniloft’s drastic measures have’.in- cluded the. blowing to pieces ofan entire division of traitorous troops of the eleventh by its own artillery, » South Army Firm. What may prové to be a saving fea- ture of the situation is the firmness of the Russian armies, both to the north and south of the. field of retre There has been no suggestion of any. ' yielding { tendencies of the Russian forces in Volhynia, just to the north of the effective sector, while to the south, the Russian troops are not’ only stdnding fast so far as: they aré able, but are co-operating with the Ruma- nians in a successful movement on the moldavian frontier. London Silent. London is silent today regarding the situation along the Franco-Belgian front. It is declared that one of the most violent artillery battles in his- tory has been in progress in Belgium, even last night’s supplementary state- ments emphasidng the continuance of this heavy firing. All that the Bri tish could give out today from that front, however, is to report a success ful British raid near Armetieres, add- ing that there was nothing else of es- pecial interest. . Although the. British shipping iosses increased slightly last week, the French admiralty, is able to make the striking announcement that, not a sin- gle French vessel fell victim to a sub marine, during that period, Six ves- sels were, unsuccessfully attacked. ‘The Italian report is also a favorable one, showing the loss of two steam- ers and damaging one small sailing vessel. ,The persistance of the German: at- tack in the Aisne region recalls in increasing measure the Crown Prince’s Verdun Ooffensives, except that the’present drive lacks the suc- cess which attended the 1916 opera- tion, in its earlier stages: After a brief lull a powerful aitack was de- livered last night on a front of near. ly two miles to the easterly end of the Chemins des Dames between Hurtebise and La Bovelle. The at- tack on Burtebise farm itself was broken up but further wast certain elements of the French front line trenches were penetrated by the Gormans at the price of tremendous losses. In ‘the Champagne there also was heavy fighting, German attacks fol- lowing heavy bombardments: on varl- ous parts of the front. Everywhere the Germans were repelled. Today's statement from Russian magnifies che results of Tuesday’s and Wednesday's uc s. The Rumanians and Rus- sions captured more than 2,000 pris- oners and 57 guns. BEWIDJ! GUARDS AGAINST 1. W. W. Bemidji, Minn, July” ., July 26.—The corps of deputies and citizens who main: tained an all night vigil to guard ‘against a return of the I. W. W. mem- bers deported late yesterday, found their presence at the railroad station sufficient to protect the town this morning. The exiles, returning from Ebro, where they debarked last night, made no effort to alight from the train, which bore them through Be- midji today and kept right on. going. They are supposed to he headed for Duluth, whence it was said. another group was coming to join them. One arrest was made today. A man, #ho gave his last name as Osborne, was taken by police on suspicion of being tonnected with the I. W. W.