The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 27, 1917, Page 1

The Weather Generally Falr, E BIS THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, No. 142 FAMINE MOST DREADED FOE, SAYS SPEAKER Not Possible to Exeggerate Grav- _ itp of Crises Facing Americans. Asserts Vrooman BUSINTSS MEN NEVER BEFORE SO PATRIOTIC Have Offered Services and Prop- erties to Government—No Man too Old to Enlist Fargo, N. D., July 27.—Declaring that it is not possible to exaggerate the gravity of the crisis that faces the people of the United States, As- sistant’ Secretary of Agriculturo Carl Vrooman in a spirted address here to- day before a large crowd at the In- terstate fair grounds told his audience that “this is one of the most momen- tous hours in our history, if not the most fateful hour in all histroy, for as one of a sisterhood of nations we are face to face with war’s most dreadful handmaiden, Famine. “Nat as a people, of course,” the secretary continued, “for we can al- ways hope to feed ourselves, but as one of a sisterhood of hations, we are face to face with famine right now. We may not be starving ourselves, ‘but millions of our fellow men are.” Mr. Vrooman made two addresses here today, one. in the morning at the Auditorium, and one in the afternoon at the fair grounds and large crowds turned out to hear him speak. His principal address, which was made at the fair grounds, follows in part: Business Men Patriotic. “Never before have the business men of a nation showed such patri- otism as they have shown in the Uni- ted States during the last three months. Instead of regarding the war as an opportunity to extort illegiti- mate war profits from a dazed and distracted government, many of them have offered not only their services, but their enormous business organiza- tions and properties to the goyern- Ment on any condition it might see fit to impose. This is a splendid and thrilling. manifestation, .of the real American spirit. Exceptions, to: Rule) “Unfortunately, however, there have been exceptions to this rule. Only re- cently we haye seen the secretary of the navy and the chairman of the shipping board forced into the arena in a hand-to-hand struggle with an organization of unpatriotic, . selfish, sodden steel magnates, intent only upon extorting from. the government. despicable millions ‘of illegitimate profits, while loyal, red-blooded Amer- icans were rushing eagerly forward to sacrifice money, ambition and even life itself, upon the altar of the co coun- try. Oat “Those of en the! fods have not vouc self ‘the’ Witinetion of service in ae tretiches;'' evidently - Will find opportunity at home to show courage, self-sacrifice and patriotic de- votion fighting side by side with those federal officials who have drawn down upon themselves venomous abuse for having dared to insist on keeping this war free from any taint of graft, ex- tortion, or other forms of illegitimate war profits. Must Have Armies. “If this war is to 2 won, we shall have to put several armies in the field. If an army of civilian patriots be not organized to stand behind the president and fight this great fight for business honor while our bo: in khaki are gaining for themselves and, for their country; an, imperishable, reo), nown, fighting aad) dying triumphantly, in the trenches, that. country will, be}., disgraced at home by a despicable. scramble for illegitimate war profits on steel and coal, on munitions and food. Men of America! This degra- dation must not come. Ten million of the flower of American manhood, by the selective draft have had their names written on the nation’s iin- mortal roll of honor. Tae nation calls today for an equal number of volun- teers to fight in the business world and at the ballot box, to make the conduct of this war as clean and pa- triotic as heroic and self-sacrificing at home as it is in the trenches of France! and Flanders. “Any man who is actuated by a lower motive than this is not a red- blooded, loyal, hundred per cent Amer- ican. Any man who allows personal interest, ambition or partisan preju- dice to keep him from participating in this militant civic crusade for na- tional decency and self-respect, is un- worthy to live under the flag that floats over those boys of our own flesh and blood whose lives are dearer to us than anything save only free- dom and honor, but who today are preparing to die unflinchingly that a free America may live. No Man Too Old. “Every day we hear men regret that they are too old to enlist. There is no man too old to enlist in this home guard of our national honor. There is no man too old to make his sacri-| fice at the ship, the bank, the farm, the ballot box, a sacrifice of greed and partisanship, a sacrifice of the opportunity to extort illegitimate war profits from country or from fellow countrymen. y man who is fit to be the yman of the boys who are fight- ing in France to protect our free in- stitutions and the free institutions of the world from the military despotism of the Hun and the Turks, has his chance today to join with them in this immortal crusade to make the world “safe for democracy,” to establish a permanent peace upon just and self- governing foundati BISMARCK, NOETH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1917 BUN | Last Edition Action! Camera! Zipp! Snap! It’s no loafing life in the officer's reserve camps. Here are the boys at Ft. Snelling, whooping it up for two hours of exercises. ‘The: sthenics come right after breakfast—and how would YOU like that? After this exercise period comes drill till noon, and then atter an hour for lunch comes two mere hours of this nimbling up business In the lower photo a soldier is shown at hand grenade throwing, a most important part of modern fight- ing. FRENCH WOMEN WORKING HARD : TWIN WAR; Victories Made im Kitchens of Nations Says Tribunc’s War Correspondent VEGETABLES: USED, ALMOST ENTIRELY IN FRANCE BY C. C. LYON. Paris, France, July 27.—(Passed as censored, American — expeditionary force. ine France’ No: 1. by: Winthrop Chanler, assistant press officer.) | ~ If the: women of, America: are in earnest about wanting to “help win the war,” let them know what the women of. France are -doing. When I left. Ame A some, weeks: ago, there, was 4 good dea] of sewing circlg actiyi yl alnong the, womenfolk. The wang at re truly patriotic and they. wanted 0 be doing something for their country, and necdle .work was the first thing though of. The result is they sewed some silk shirts for sick soldiers that the sol- diers likely will never Women of France discovered long ago that this war isn’t going to be won with sewing machines or darn- ing needles. It's going to be won, in large part, in the kitchens of America, lrance and Britain. Enough to Eat A soldier can’t fight on an empty stomach, and neither can his civilien population keep him in the field un- less, they, too, have enough to eat. y£pench women recognized this from the.start. Only in rare instances has the gov- ernment been forced to adopt stern measures to prevent food waste. The average French housewife at all times is so economical that it’s an old saying in America she could feed her family on what an woman would throw away. I've discovered no starvation in France. ! came over expecting | would be lur'y if | got one square meal a week. !'m getting two every day. ‘tne French breakfast, doesn’t count, because it usually con- sists only of coffee, bread and butter. The exact truth is that, while thero is no great abundance of food in} France, the women are managing s excellently that everybody is getting enough to eat. To begin with, there are the two; “meatless days’ each week, Monday and Tuesday. The meat shops also are closed on Sunday, making three days in succession when it is impos- sible to buy meats. Hut the French women make up for this by serving, on Mondays and Tues- days, a variety of other palatable foods. For instance, they set before you a dish of snails, with a large pin with which to dig Mister Snail out of his shell. He comes out wiggling and twisting and protesting, but he’s a satisfying morsel at that. Then they bring on a dish of eels, highly flavored and appetizing. Oth- er courses on the “meatless days” usually contain sardines, and larger fish. No Meat For Dinner You finish your meal, so pleased with everything set before you that you're through and out of the dining room before you suddenly remen.oer: “We had no meat for dinner. And there was no pie or cake either!” Nothing is escaping Frenchwomen in the way of making the most of the food products available. Just now, garden truck predomin- ates on their tables—string beans, green peas, artichokes, lettuce, radish, celery, potatoes. For dessert they { Continued on Page Three) (Continued og Page Three.) American | understand, | No Humidity to Speak of; Plenty Hot Atmosphere 30 Degrees Humid as Compared With Normal at 50, Says Prophet MERCURY HITS 100 AT 3/0’CLOCK; GOING UP ry again hit the 100 mark this ternoon. At noon it regisered 94; at 2 it had climbed to 97, an‘hour later it registered an even century. The humidity is well below normal. Digest that, O ye perspiring popu- lace! : Hycryone bai, been. saying. -it isn’t ithe. heat; tis the humidity. Now the weather chicf:clears old General Hu- midity of responsibility. Wifty de- grees of humidity is normal; 80 isn’t allogether unusttal, for such a hot day. This particular date is only 33 degrees humid. ‘The weather mau | agknowlegiog | ithat it’s hot; he w The merc Yesterday's highest point, 95, was recorded at Dickinson. Bismarck, Minot, poleon and Williston regis- tered 94, while Larimore shivered with the nleroute! at S83. FIGHT 10. END SAY ENTENTE AFTER MEETING Paris, July 27. v-—The ‘he ied poncia yesterday concluded their conference after announcing a decision to con- tinue the war until the objects for which (he are fighting are attained Their declaration, which was made unanimou before separating, reads: “The allied powers, more closely united than ever for the defense of the people's rights, particularly in the kan peninsula, are resolved not to lay down arms until they have at- |tained the end which in their eyes domina all others—to render im- bie the return of the criminal ion such as that whereof the ul empires bear tie responsibil j ity.” ‘There was unanimous agreement on all decisions reached during ihe meci- ings. LIGHTNING KILLS THREE GUARDSMEN St. Louis, July 27.—Three members of the first regiment, Missouri nation- al guard, were killed, and a dozen in- jured dangerously, by a bolt of » ght- ning during a storm which swept Camp Maxwell, St. Louis couaty. Many tents about the camp were set afire but the occupants escaped without serious injury. AL PALZER SHOT BY HIS FATHER Fergus Falls, July Al Palzer, a prize fighter, was shot and perhaps fatally injured last night by his fath- er, when the latter attacked the fight- er’s mother. Palzer is now in a local hospital. The father also shot the mother. even hot, bypself, sitting on a f i report frqin,; Medicine Hat, but he; says humiflity can’t be blamed for it. j trailic h isleadily,, progre KERENSKY CALL COUNCIL AT MOSCOW Will Not Wait Until, ‘tional Assembly Can Convene Constitu- —Nation in Grave Peril APPEAL WILL BE MADE TO LEADES OF AEGIMT ‘Conspiracies to Restore the Mon- archy. Will Be Suppressed Harshly Says Premier Petrograd, July 27. ar compels Premier Kerensky to take the exceptional de- cision to convene July 31 at Moscow the “extraordinary council.” All mem- bers of the duma. prominent men from chief centers of the empire, represen- tatives of the Zenstov, municipalities, labor unions and universities, will par- ticipate. The council will hold two sessions, at which the government will be asked to make an exhaustive report on the conditions of the country, answer questions and ask opinions of authori- tative persons and help save the fath- erland from ruin. Explaining the scheme today, Pre- mier Kerensky declared that attempts to move the revolution backward were impossible. Conspiracies to restore monarchial govornment “will: De, sup- pressed in jhe thost determined ‘and “BRITISH HAY BUT ONE FOOT ON WATER WACON Nation. However, Is Slowly Climbing to.a More Se- cure Position — ieee LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD UNTIL AFTER THE WAR By KENNETH W. PAYNE. London, July 27.—One of the really constructive lessons for Amori¢a, tur nighed by Britain’s wartime cxperi- ence lies in the way the liquor prob- lem has been handled in England. England stands today with one foot on th valer’ wagon and seems to be 5 y climbing to un even more so- slure thereon. The nation has ced to.this step without Kk, withgut wiolent opposition, and fact, alnygst without knowing: it. The central control board for liquor re in’ Mngland, has just sub- cure p been indu she mitted a report onthe extraordinary success which has followed the Bri tish policy of treating the liquor enes- tion as a distinct problem by itself, and not saddling it onto other prob- lems. Cut Half. In 1913 the convictions for drunken- ness in the board's area in England and Wales—which include nine-tenths of the population of the country—to- talled over 180,000, In 1916, as a re- sult of the system of liquor control, they had been more than cut in half. The total convictions were 80,7 witha weerly ge‘ot 1,544. The ve effect of liquor shown by the od of 1917 to rage had been central regulations fact, that for the fp May, 20 this week]. further. reduged to 1,039. | In an interview: toc av The Trib- une Lord D’Abernon, chairman of the central conirol board for liquor traffic, explained the liquor situation in Eng- land. “It bas been the first atrempt to deal with the liquor problem on scien- tile lines,” Lord D'Abernon said. “Our methods were in miny respects quite novel. We have had no desire to im- pose hardships on ine trade, and our restrictions were deci after careful consideration and consul- tation with the local authorities. The first restriction was the limiting of hours in which liquor might be sold to meal times. This means three hours in the evening, two and a half at midday, and a somewhat shorter period on Sun- days. “The result has been highly bene- ficial to the health of the consumer. It has prevented men hanging around; saloons all through the day. It has checked habits such as early morning drinking, and has greatly improved the conditions of labor in the public houses. New Departure. “Another new departure was the compulsory dilution of spirits. The previous law enacted that spirits must be strong—stronger than a specified number of degrees under proof. Our new regulation makes them weak. The practice of drinking spirits neat pre- vails widely in thc north, and work- ers there cannot now poison them- selves with this ficry liquor as they forinerly did. “The abolition of treating has been another novel and most suc- cessful act. This had become an onerous sociai custom from which drinkers themselves were glad to be freed. “Things. have where men working stand drinks all ar 1 the squad be- fore they could take their wages reached =the — point squads had to merciless As un indication of the new policy and firm measures to be taken, Kron- stadt received an ultimatum to hand over three of the chief Bolshe agitators, including the notorious Rosehl. In case of a refusal the is- land will be declared blockaded. The evening newspapers declare the posi- tion on the front is somewhat im- proved. As the evacuation of Tarno- pol is'considered to have been pre- mature, Russian generals have been ordered to recapture the town. STREET FIGHTING. London, July ‘Fresh and violent fighting occurred ia the streets of Hevperad the last two days, accord- ing to a dispatch ffom Petrograd. to the Copenhagen Berlingske, Tidende, transmitted by the Wxchange Tele- graph company yesterday. The ex- treme socialists organized a great re- volt, the dispatch adds, but the gov- ernment troops immediately inter- ferred and the riot was suppressed. No details were received. STRENGTHEN..GOVEPNMENT, Washington, D.,C., July 27.—The Russian military reserves have strengthened the hands of the govern- ment from Petrograd, according to a dispatch from Ambassador Francis of the state department) They have shown the impossibility of control of the armies by a soldiers’ committee, the ambassador reports, and have led fo aun al demand for a stronger discipline The ambassador reported that the nilitary cri the front has caused the deepest alarm in Petrograd, not only as to a severe military disaster, but as to achievement of the revolu- tion itself. All part are united, he said, in urging the government to use any measures necessary to meet the situation. Issue Statement. Dispatches to the Russian embassy confirm this point of view, and show many conservative leaders recertly gone out of oflice are now coming to the front. At the same time unrest among the Bolshevili and the Red Guard are continuing. Five jnore Wadors were taken into custody the day before yes- terday, and many others ‘are under su Hance. The council of work- me and soldiers’ delegates has is- sued appeals to different sections of the community citing the danger of the situation, and supporting dictator- ial powers to make the resolution of the revolution safe. Fear Food Riots. Fears of food riots which generally precipitated the riot in Petrograd, leading to the revblution, are dis- pelled, the dispatches add, by reports of splendid harvest from all over Rus- sia. The Galician military defeat was explained by one grenadier division of from 15,000 to 29,500 men, which} opened ‘up the front to the Germans, which allowed them to drive in a wedge 20 miles deep, which nece: tated the retreat of the whole of Gen. Korniloff’s forces of 300,900 men. Hold Germans Up. Heroic defense of tne cavairy di- vision alone, held the Germans up a few hours before Tarnopol, permitting: the escane of the defending infantry and the destruction of the muniitons stored. Meanwhile the Russian at- tempts in the Krevo-Smolgon front is reported as continuing with three Ger- man regiments brought down from the Vilna front annihilated. Reports that negotiations are under way for sending American troops to} Russia are flatly contradicted here, | where it is said that Russia has more men than she knows what to do with America’s great possibility lies in sending supplies to Russia, especially railroad material Red River Valley Anxious to Have Memorial Shrine Fargo, N. D., July 21. —Hon. George Van Arnam of Wahpeton was re-elect- ed president of the Red River Valley ssociation, which in its ons here adopted resola- favoring the estab! ment of a home. And among commercial travel- . ou ree Three) huey. { agricultural college campus. permenent memorial museum cn the | 800,000 Children in F ood Camp Join Uncle Sam’s Juvenile Con- . servation Army to Prevent . Waste of Supplies CONTESTS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN VARIOUS SCHOOLS Washington, July 27.—Wight hun- dred thousand boys and girls, Uncle ‘Sam’s juvenile good army, today en- tered the food conservation campaign ‘by joining forces with the food train- ing camp to be held cnis fall in con- nection with the leading fairs and expositions of the country. This army already at work, its members organized in the canning and drying of the thousands of tons of fruits and vegetables, which otherwise would be a‘ total waste. It is to these children that the gov- ernment will delegate the task of demonstrating to the 20,000,000 per- sons who are expected to attend the food training camps, practical home methods ‘of preserving perishable foods. : The organization which is eight years old, is made up of the thousands of boys and girls, organized by and working under the direction of the department of agriculture. These clubs are located in every state and community: The boys and girls are now being chosen through contests, which are being held in schools, at community fairs and picnics, and other gather- ings throughout the country. The winners will be sent to the food training camps as govermmnent representatives. MASTER LISTS IN; TASK FOR COUNTY BOARD Fach Local Body Must Check Off Long List of Numbers Not Applying to District CALL FOR FIRST DRAFT NOT LATER THANMONDAY Pittsburgh, Pa., July 27.—Ex- aminations of the. first quota .un-’, der the draft veiay held in ‘the” 23rd ward of Pittsburgh are show- ing that nearly four out of every five are physically disqualified, it was announced today oy ihe ex emption board. Master lists of registration numbers drawn in the recent lottery at Wash- ington reached the capital today. ‘It is anticipated that each of the county xemption boards will have received its lists by tomorrow night, and that calls for the first drafts will begin go- ing out Tuesday. Twice the number of each county's quota will be called in threo sections, to report on three successive days. In the entire state 11,212 men will be summoned, the state’s net quota for the draft being 5,606. In Burleigh conuty it is piob- able 450 nen will be requested to re- port, and of this number approximate- ly 150 will be selected for service. The master lists contain all of the numbers drawn from 1 to 10,500, and in the ct number drawn. Each county mption board upon receipt of these must ¢ off all num- bers not applying to its district. The highest number in the state wht be 4382, held by a Cass county man. The Burleigh county 1s under highest in 1900. _ Numbers Far Apart rst number appearing on the is 258, which will apply to practically every county in North Dakota. The next number, 2522, will apply only to Cass, Grand Forks and Ward counties, and the third number, 6 catches no one in North Dakota. The second number on the list apply- ing to Burleigh county, 458, comes sixth in the order drawn, and Bur- leigh is not again affected until the eleventh number, 1436, is reached. Vurleigh’s fourth number, 854, comes 14th on the master list. This task of checking off names will consume considerable time, as practically the entire list must be gone over to find and arrange in or- der all of the numbers which will ap- ply to Burleigh county ultimately. Of the approximately 1900 numbers drawn for this county, not more than 450, the first in order, probably will be immediately summoned. Holders of numbers drawn far down the list need not fear a call from the board until the second quota is ordered drafted May Go Out Tuesday Burleigh county's exemption board may get action Monday. calling the first section to report probably the follow Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- tlay. Only the most satisfactory excuse can he accepted for not re- porting. If neither excuse or re- port is forthcoming within a_ rea- sonable time, the holder of the num- ber drawn will be considered drafted and treated as a deserter. The Burleigh county .exemption board consists of John P. French, sheriff; T. Flaherty, auditor, and Dr. C. C. Stackhouse, county physi- cian. The only appeal from this board is to the state exemption board of five members, named by Governor Frazier, and which meets at the capitol Mon- day. Bismarck has two members on this board—Luther E. Birdzell, associ- ate justice of the supreme court, and| John N. Hagan, commission of agri- N culture and labor. .,.attack; the :men :rode » their. bicycle: ‘}Some sections of the battalions: lor IMPROVEMENTS REPORTED ALONG RUSSIAN LINES Drastic Measures Taken to En- force . Dicipline . Among Troops by Provisional Government l DISTUKBANCES PUT DOWN, WITH IRON HAND Entente. Determined to Force Central Powers to Peacec on Allies Terms BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Despite all unfavorable news that continues to come from the Russian war theatre, there are occasional signs of improvement in the situa- tion. Last evening, Petrograd news- papers, for instance, found cause to report a better situation at the front, probably as a result of the drastic measures to restore discipline, which the government has authorized in the reestablishment of field court mar- tials and the reimposition of the death penalty. Pees Prove Effective Similar stringent measures in Pet- rograd also appear to have proven effective in dealing with disordely elements. Reports of renewed fight- ing in the capital are accompanied by the statement that government troops stepped into the situation with a salutary -effect,. suppressing the riot- ing. The Russian official announcement said the Rumanians have advanced toward the upper reaches of the Suchitza river, and are consolidating their gains. The Rumanians took many prisoners and captured six guns. Implored Infantrymen Accounts of the battles in Galicia, which have reached here say the cav- elrymen fought like heroes, Cos- sacks operating with British and Rus- sian motor cars defended the Serreth line, as long as the last hope remain- ed. It is reported that artillerymen on their knees implored the infantry to save their guns, but that the in- fantry did not heed them. General Korniloff’s orders to shoot traitors ‘and marauders are being car- ried out. The commander of-a gren- adier division has. been removed: for refusing to fire on deserters. Signaled to Germans The fifth battallion fought bravely. It kept off three German regiments, with its machine guns and made sev- eral bayonet attacks afoot. . In one 80. per cent of their officers. A member of the Duma, who had returned from the Dvinsk front, states that after Russion crack battallions had captured important German posi- tions, it was discoyeyed in several in- stances that signalling to the Ger- mans was going on from the, Russion real. Xperts in Petrograd, many of whom were wounded on the Ypres are form- ing a battallion of “Death” to zive an example of military valor on the Russian front. Meanwhile, the Entente front else- whore is giving renewed evidence of its solidity not only in the military, but in the political way. The Allied conference at Paris, which was be- lieved to have been chiefly devoted to Balkan affairs, adjourned its session. with a renewed declaration of united purpose on the part of the Entente powers not to lay down their arms until the central powers were put in a position where they would not find it possible to assume a policy of crim- inal aggression. The Austro;Gérman thrust ‘Into the disorganizéd Russian’ line in ‘eastern talicia has widened ‘in effect, extend- ing now southeastward toward the Bukowina border, and resulted in the capture of Kolomea. Berlin mentions the Austro-German advance, both north and south as rapid, and this it appears to be, although there has been somewhat of a slackening in the pace of the Russian retreat move- ment. APPEAL FOR GOLD. Amsterdam, July 27.—The daily re- curring public notices printed in con- spicuous type in a German newspaper, entreating citizens to aid the father- land by giving it their gold, evidently is insufficient of productive results. The Weser Zeitung of Bremen says confident authorities calculate that three to four hundred million gold coins are being hoarded in Germany, while the value of gold ornaments is estimated at a billion marks. ARMY DESERTER TO BE TRIED FOR TREASON Chicago, July 27 lace ,author of War,” who was arrested at port, Ia. today by U. S. deputy mar- shals, and who is to be taken to Ot- tumwa, Ia, for a hearing on the charge of high treason. for which he was arrested, was declared to be @ member of the “league of humanity,” who style themselves “conscientious objectors to war.” Wallace, accord- to his statement and that of fellow members of the league is a aeserter from the British army. According to an official of the league, the British larmy has set a pric> on Wallace's { head. Felgian mechanical «men, and ,,,,