The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 28, 1917, Page 1

TEDDY'S SON War Department .Permits .Only The Weather Generally Fair, ) THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. THE BIS “17 MORE U.S. TROOE WORLD WAR ENTERS INTO” —O0— —O— REACH EUROPE FOURTH YEAR _ “TODAY AND FAMILY ON TRANSPORT Meagre News to Be Given Out On Voyage MEN CHEER AS BOAT DOCKS ~ AT EUROPEAN PORT “Are We Downhearted?”’ They Query, Which Brings Emphat No! DROP BOMBS ON PARIS Berlin, July 28.—German aero- planes last night dropped bombs os the railway station and military es- tablishments in Paris. The official announcement of the raid on the Franch capital says all the German airmen returned. A European Port, July 28.—The ar-| rival and safe debarkation of another American contingent here was an- nounced today. The American troops arrived by the same steamer whereon Kermit Roosevelt, his wife and child, traveled. When tenders went along- side the vessel Friday the men were in high spirits, and shouted, “Are we downhearted?” which was answered with a roaring, “No,” given with great enthusiasm. Signal-Corps Remain. Representatives of the general staff watched the disembarkation. There was no civic demonstration. Only a few spectators knew of the. landing and these cheered. and the troops cheered back. The men entrained quickly and left for their new quar- ters. A signal company remained: at port for some hours, and these were the only representatives of the con- tingent the spectators saw. ‘With Anterican ‘Forces in France, July 27.—The hard training by which any efficiency is going to be brought out from any of the young officers who underwent training at Plattsburg or other places is beginning to show. The regular officers declare that the quality of the men set at rest any doubt as to the high standard of lead- ership in America’s vast new army. Adapt Themselves, The young officers have adapted themselves quickly to the new condi- tions here. They are earnest in their work and never tire. They are praised by the older officers. One colonel of one of the old line regi- ments standing by watching the bat- talion work in which many young officers work, said, “They are simply splendid. I cannot say enough about them. of young officers anywhere. With a little preliminary guidance theyshave shown themselves capable of taking over entire battalions of the forces." Admires Officers. The colonel: expresed' further what seems to be the opinion of all officers here that as many officers from the training camps as can ie spared should be sent to France at an early date to undergo intensive training in the actual war zone. There is a feel- ang that they should not be held in America until the regiment to which dt is supposed to assign them are ac- tually formed, but should eome in ad- vance. Amazed at Skill. Os was to be expected, the Ameri- can soldiers have taken naturally to bomb. throwing. They like that part of the daily program better than any other. When they are not hurling metal missles, they may be seen prac- ticing with heavy stones, dummy. shell holes having been constructed as tar- gets. The Americans are wonderfully accurate and the French instructors are amazed at their skill, so easily ac- @uired. This is due largely to base- ‘ball training, although bombs thrown with a straight arm swing is quite different from the elbow motion of the baseball pitcher. FORMER CZAR NIGHOLAS BREAKS HIS LEG IN FALL FROM BICYCLE London, July 28.—A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. from Petro- grad says that former Emperor Nicho- Jas fell and broke his leg while cycl- ing in the gardens of the palace where he has been incarcerated since the revolution. GERMAN SUB SINKS BIG DUTCH TUG Amsterdam, July “28—A German submarine has sunk a gigantic: eleva- tor for the Montevideo-Urugay water works, which was being towed from ‘Rotterdam to’Montevideo by a- Dutch tug: which also was sunk- I have never seen a finer class |: Heat Record May Be Made In Bismarck Merccry at 104 and Still Mounting May Beat 1910’s High of 107. NO EARLY RELIEF IN SIGHT FOR DAKOTA With the mercury standing at 106 at 4 o’clock this afternoon and rapidly mounting, chances were good that before the turn came a new high record might be established for North Dakota. The high for the Bismarck station of the weather bureau is 107, established July 14, 1910. The thermometer since -noon has been jumping at the rate of about two degrees an hour, At 1 o'clock it stood-at 102. The maximum probably will be reached about 3:30. Streets Unbearable The ovenlike heat of the streets was unbearable. People shielded heads with fans and nhankerchiefs whenever they were forced to bear the full force of the sun, which radi- ated from sidewalks and pavement with almost suffocating effect. There was practically no air stirring during the afternoon. - Men at work on the streets were forced to frequently seek the sade, and even there conditions were little better. 'No Relief in Sight ‘No immediate relief is promised by United States Meteorologist O. W. Roberts, in charge of the weather bu- reau service for North Dakota. The first part of next week, he states, will be warm, ‘but more seasonable ,tem- perpatures may be hoped for after Wednesday or Thursday. _ Generally fair weather is predicted for fhe week, except for the probability of scattered thunder showers. 106 IN FARGO. Fargo, N. D., ‘July 28.—The hot weather spell which Fargo has been experiencing for the last week reach- ed its height today when the official thermpmeter Tegistered 106 degrees ‘at 1, o'clock. This. is the highest temperature since the establishment of the bureau in 1881, officials said. The temperature given Dy an official at the fair grounds said the temper- ature there was 123. No prostratjons were reported. ¢ CHICAGO TIED UP WHEN RAIL MEN WALK OUT More Than Six Thousand Switch- Men Are Affected by Strike Order FIGHT on RECOGNITION OF VARIOUS OFFICERS pa Chicago, July 28—The strike of switchmen belonging ‘to the Brother- hood of Railway Trainmen, which was called yesterday became effective to- day on 19 railroads entering the Chi- cago switching district. At an early hour today it was im- possible to say, representatives of the switchmen and railroads both declare when all the 2,500 men belonging to the order would go out as the men report for work in shifts. “f the 6.500 switchmen employed in th. Chicago switching district, accord- ing to the general managers’ commit- tee, 2,500 to the switchmen’s union of America, and 2,500 are either non- union or belong to some other labor organization. James Murdock, vice president of the B. O. R. T. in stating the griev- ances of the men said they decided to strike after certain rules long con- tended for had been denied. Embargo on Shipments The railroad managers assert that to agree to the demands of the B. O. R. T., would establish a closed shop which would cause a strike of the men of the switchmen’s union of America. » All the city police have been held in reserve by Chief of Police Schuttler, who has placed his men at stragetic points throughout the city prepared to ruch the men to points where there are signs of threat- ened violence. The managers’ com- mittee, as soon as the strike was de- clared, declared an embargo on all shipments of perishable goods and livestock and notified shippers it would be enforced until the strike is settled. Although the strike technically is local, it will have national scope to the extent that they delay traffic on all transcontinental roads which en- ter Chicago. After receiving the strike notice, the general managers’ committee, representing all the railroads, affected, appealed to George W. Hanger, mem- ber of the federal bureau of media- tion and conciliation, who is here at- tempting to settle differences be- tween the Rock Tsland- railroad and its telegraphers in an effort to avert a strike. NORTH DAKOTA [GERMAN VICTORY (THIRD PERIOD OF CONFLICT CLOSES WITH NOT BONE ORY, | OVER RUSSIA {5 SAYS JUSTICE] MOST COMPLETE Sufferings of Boozless Thousands! Force of Central Powers Threat- . Unnecessary, Says Judge , ; Robinson DISPOSES OF §. B. 85 BUT NOT BOWMAN BILL Jurist May Have Overlooked Pas- sage of Second Prohibition Measure by Assembly ‘North Dakota has no bone dry law. Justice James 1. Kobinson, the most venerable member ‘of the supreme court and who last fall proved the nonpartisan league pacemaker for Lynn J. Frazier, is authority for this satement. In his famous Saturday evening letter released today, Justice Robin- son says: “I see nothing in the hone dry law to prevent any person from honestly importing liquor for his own use. He has a perfect right to carry it into the state and to hire any person to carry it for him. When fairly understood, the act does not forbid the importation of liquor by any person for his own use. It for- bids only importation for illegal pur- poses, and the act of congress for- bids only importation for illegal pur- poses, and the act of congress forbids importation. only when it is contrary to the laws*of the state. While con- gress ‘has’ power’ \to regulate com- merce, ‘it has' no constitutional right to destroy or put an embargo on com- merce between the different states. Ey our state constitution every per- son is guaranteed the right for his own use to import, acquire aud pro- tect. property. He has also the right to. pursue and obtain safety and hap- Diness. Hence, this cannot be made a crime by the most. cunning use of words or by any legislative device.” May Have Overlooked Bet Justice Robinson reads North Da- kota out of the prohibition ranks on the grounds that the bone dry act does not forbid’ infurtation of jiquor for personal use, put’ ‘merely places the ban on lHquor‘iniported to he used ‘}in violation of law. The concensus of opinion locally is that the justice is barking up tne wrong tree. North Dakota passed two bone dry acts at the last session of legislature. Justice Robinson dis- posses of one of them, introduced as senate bill 85, and referring more par- ticularly to the transportation of in- toxicarfts, but he has not settled house bill 39, introduced by Represen- tative Bowman, and more generally referred to when the bone dry law ts under consideration. The Constitution Other parts of Judge Robinson's let- ter follows: “You know we have a written con- stitution which is the fundamental law of'the state andiall the judges aré sworn to sustain it.: It gives the most strenuous assurances to life, lib- erty and property and to the right of every person to acquire and possess property and to pursue and obtain safety and happiness; ‘and it is the primary purpose of the state and the courts to aid in protecting, and not in destroying constitutional rights. Still it is true that in crusades against vice and liquor the legislature and the courts have not shown regard to the constitution. Last December one ex-judge wrote up a decision sustaing an order made by a justice of the peace to destroy wine property amounting to $2500. By good for- tune he was snowed under and re- tired and his decision was reversed. “By section 217 of the constitution, intoxicating liquors are to some ex- tent put under the ban of the law. Under this section no person may im- port such liquors for sale or gift, bar- ter or trade asa beverage and the leg- islature may enforce the same by. suit- able penalties, but under the plain words of the constitution, every per- son is left entirely free to import, li- quor for his own use and to forbid such importation the law-makers have no more right than to forbid the importation of grain, livestock or any kind of property, with the single exception made by the constitution it- self. Every person has a right to buy and import property of any kind and to pursue and obtain safety and hap- Piness, but under the bone dry law as proclaimed in the newspapers, ‘it it unlawful to import liquor for any purpose whatever. The Act Diagnosed “The first secion of the act declares it a misdemeanor to import any li- quers to or for any person within the state or into the state to be used in violation of law. “The second section declares it a misdemeanor for any person to carry liquor into the state to be used in violation of law and that it shall be a common nuisance which may be re- strained by injunction. The fifth and last section is that a violation of the injunction shall be punished in a summary manner thd same as a contempt. For the first of- fense the punishment is a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1000, and imprisonment in the county jail (Continued on page two.) ened to Cut Off Entire Eighth Army International .Conditions .Show Signs of Improvement: Says Report. Splendid Positions Once Held By Brusiloff Throyn Away GERMAN WOMEN. FIGHTING, Petrograd, July 28.—When the women's battalion, known official- sly as “Command of Death,” went into action against the Germans near Smorgen on July 25 they captured a number of women, from whom’ it.was learned for the first time that. German women also were fighting on the battie- front in western Russia. The wounded heroines of the women’s battalions arrived in Pet- rograd today, leaving their com- mander, Vera Butchkareff, and Marya Skrudloff, a daughter of Admiral Skrudloff of the Baltic fleet and minister of marine, in a hospital at Vitebsk. The women said it was report- ed that of the few~ hundred of the command who reached the front, qnly 50 remained. Twenty were killed. Eight were taken prisoners, and all the rest were wounded. “Several times,” said | one wounded ‘girl, “we attacked the Germans. Especially memorable was one of the attacks, for the enemy, hearing the voices of the girls, lost. their ner): ‘The re- sult was that: many were killed, wounded or taken prisoners, “We did not feel the slightest fear for our personal safety. Our passion was to serve the father- land. We advanced gaily against the foe with laughter and song. Once, when replying to the en- emy’s severe rifle fire, we discov- ered ‘to our\;amazement, that all our men comrades in the neigh: boring trenches had retreated, leaving us—a handful of women— to face the enemy alone.” London, July 2 ne Tagesblatt's correspondent of the Austrian army in Southern Galicia reports that vital railroad communication from Kolo- mae to Czernowitz is now seriously manaced and threatens to cut off the Russian eighth army and remnants of the seventh which escaped across the Dniester. German advance troops are said to be only a few days’ march from the river loops. The evacuation of the forest of the Carpathians is al- ready taking on the character of a panicky flight. The capture of the dmportant bridgehead of Halicez forc- ed‘the’ Russian army corps to retreat ‘beforé the seventh army was given as an opportunity to seck safety across the Dniester. {nternal Situation Better The whole internal situation is said to show signs of improvements, and it is generally recognized that the various domestic problems must now await the end of the war for solution. Dispatch from Petrograd to the Daily News attributes the catastrophe on the southwestern front entirely to ex- tremists’ influences an¢ says those troops behaved the ‘st who had re- ceived the most reinforcements. The main argument whereby the extremists exerted their influence is the absence of an agreement making it clear to the soldiers that Germany is responsi for the continuance of (Continued on Paze Three) FATHER XL SON AND WIFE WHILE DRUNK Al Plazer, Boxer, Runs More than Mile With Wound in Abdomen , Perham, Minn., July 28.—Al Palzer, the boxer, succumbed today to the gunshot wound inflicted by his father late Thursday night. Palzer, shot through the abdomen, ran one and a half miles to the hospital here. FATHER DRUNK Fergus. Falls., July 28——Henry) Palzer, father of Al Pazler, charged with first degree assault, is Leing held here without bail Palzer was arrested by deputy sherif(s after he had shot and killed his wife and son. Showing remorse over his. actions, the elder Palzer said he was drunk at the time of the shooting and did not know what he was doing. TRTUNES FAVORING ENTEATE ARMS. WHILE ~ENTRAL POWERS SUFFER SEROUS RESERVES GERMAN DEFEAT Spread of War SFVEN MILLIONKILLED J. W. T. Mason Sees Kaiserism in} * Retreat and Assertion of Democracy SPIRIT OF ALLIES NOT ARMS IS RESPONSIBLE Bavaria Looms Large as Rival of Prussia for National Leader- * ship BY J. W. T. MASON (Famout American War Expert.) (Copyright, 1917, Newspaper Enter- prise Association.) Collapse of Prussian military states- manship and the first triumphs of democracy over the militarists are the dominant factors in the war situ ation at the close of the third year of the confli Kaiserism is in retreat, almost pre- pared to surrender ‘to democracy in- side and outside Germany. It may be even unnecessary for the new American citizen army to fire a single shot before the war ends wit! the collapse of Prussian absolutism. Regrets of People The third year of the war has seon the colossus of democracy tower high- er and higher above the puny influ- ence of shot and shell upon the out- come of the war. Not generalship upon the field of battle, but the, rights of the-common people, are now certain to determine the peace terms. Never before in its history has. the}. world seen non-military influences rise to dominate the outcome of a great war, as has occurred during the past third year of the Europeran struggle. Neither naval operations on the high seas, nor offensives in east and west, nor war councils in, any, of the trans-Atlantic ‘capitals, have, exerted a. preponderant influence during the | past year upon the war. The two events of the year that are operating decisively to crush militar- tism are the democratic revolution in Russia and the acceptance of Ger- many’s submarine challenge by Amer- ica, as an attack upon the security of democracy throughout the world. The Russian army may make little substantial progress from now until the war ends; and the new American army may not be ready for the firing line before peace comes—neverthe- less, ,the youngest and the oldest of the world’s modern democracies have already conclusively influenced the struggle by the spiritual force of their union with the democracies of Great Britian and France for the freeing of mankind. Central Powers Beaten The. third year of the war has prov- en there is something stronger in the world than material power. The Central Empires retain the ma- terial power of their armies in Europe practically intact. Nevertheless the Central Empires are beaten. The kaiser knows it; von Hinden- hurg knows it; Ludendorff knows it; and all the people of Germany are be- ginning to know it. The only question is whether the Hohenzollerns can prevent yet a while longer a full descent to the bottom of the hill where complete democratic government awaits the German peo- ple. At the top of the hill absolutism | rests, toward which have tried to climb with so appalling an expenditure of blood and treasure during the past three years. The first steps downward have now been taken, and there can be no turning back for the kaiser. For, each new promise and every plausible assurance will quickly prove untrue as the war continues, and will engender deeper and deeper discon- tent within the German empire. Moderate Control This is the reason: The third year of the war has seen not only the in-; vitations of the Russian and Ameri- can democracies extended to the Ger- man people to free themselves; it has seen ,as Well, a free hand given to the German militarists to do whatever lay in their power to win the war— with results calamitous for the central empires. During the first two years of the conflict, the civilian statesmen in Ger- many exercised a, moderate control over the chiefs of the army and navy, in international affairs ,affecting neu- trals. the militarists | j oe eoo8 POSES : ie followi ing dates of the dec- % areata of hostilities show the ¢ spread of the world war: ° % 1914, * “% July 28. Austria declares war ¢ “on Serbia. * “= Aug. 1. Germany on Russia. % “ Aug. 3. Germany on France @ * and Belgium. ° “ Aug. 4. Great Britain on Ger- “ many. ' ° “Aug. 5. Montenegro on Aus- ¢ tria. * @ Aug. 6. Austria on Russia. * “ Aug. 9. Serbia on Germany. “ Aug. 11. Montenegro on Ger- ¢& ~ many; France on Austria. % @ Aug. 12. Great Britain on Aus- & % tria, CJ % Aug. 23. Japan on’ Germany. & Aug. Austria on Japan. ° % . Aug. Austria on Belgium. /\, “ Oct. 30. Russia on Turkey. ° “* ‘Nov. 5. Great Britain on Tur- & key. ” og 1915. ” May 22. Italy on Austria. od “June 2. San Marino on Ger- & % many. oy Oct. 14. Bulgaria on Serbia. = Oct. 15. Great Britain on Bul- garia. & *% Oct. 16. France on Bulgaria., *~ Oct. 19. Russia and Italy on @ + Bulgaria. oy oo 1916, v “March 8. Germany on Pprtu- v ® gal. & Aug. 27. Rumania on ‘Austria: ? “ Germany on Runtania. o ° 1917. ° . April 6. United States declares + % war on Germany. o 29292 O82 22.0.2 @82,e BURLEIGH NOT TO GIVE MORE THAN 132 MEN ee 's Net = Guaee Greatly Re- duced by New Credits Award- ed the State LATE ENLISTMENTS IN GUARD NOT CREDITED Burleigh county’s net quota for the draft by 334 additional federal enlist- ment credits alloted to the state yes- terday, is reduced from 209 to 132 men, with the probability that the final maximum will not greatly ex- ceed 100, as there are yet to be cred- ited to Burleigh county enlistments in the First and Second regiment ac- cepted since July 8. The |New Credits North Dakota’s new credits are in the ranks of national guardsmen in ;the federal service July 8, this num- ber being increased from 279 to 613. These are members of the second bat- talion, sation at Fort Lincoln. The total national guard strength not in federal service July 8 remains at 1486, representing both first and sec- ond regiment enlistments up to that time, and the number of federal en- istments is unchanged, at 353. The ate’s aggregate credits to date, not including enlistments since July 8, are 2452. The state’s gross quota for the draft was 7724. This was reduced by former credits to 5606, and through yesterday's added credits now stands Asks For Advice Charles Leissman, in charge of draft work in the office of Adjutant General Fraser, wired Washington jlast night for advice as to the proper handling of enlistments in the various| branches of service since July 8. It is his opinion that men enlisting who hold numbers which come within a j county's first quota will be credited to! that county, but men whose numbers were drawn so far down the list as not to be liable for summons in the first draft will not be credited. Mr. Leissman, however, is ‘not certain that the war department will take thtis view, and he hopes to receive definite instructions today. How Counties Line Up. Counties’ gross quotas andthe cred- | The militarists claimed during the third year of the conflict that the “timidity” of the civilian statesmen was preventing Germany front win- ning the war. So, the direction of German states- manship, little more than six months ago ,was placed in full control of the general staffs of the army and navy. For the first time since the out- break of the war, militarism reigned in Germany, absoldtely unhampered by even the slightest civilian control. And the result has been the en- trance of America into the war, and (Continued on page *wo.) its which already have been assigned | as announced today by Mr. Leissman, 33 follow: Adams, 114; Benson, 14 Bottineau, Cavalier, 17 12; Divide, 128-0; Dunn, 84-5; Emmons, 111-24; Golden Valléy, 77 113; Grant, 100-15; Griggs, 95-11; Het: tinger, 87-46; LaMoure, 142 Logan, 67: McHenry, 166-9; McIntosh, 87-2; McKenzie, 160-15; McLean, 203-43; Foster, 86-20; | ; Grand Forks, 333- | »1-' with Germany. Uruguay 5 |her sympathy for the United States. jing the year. Mercer, 84-13; Morton, 200-38. ©] Associated Press Estimate of Loss Since War Opened in July, —Other Features AMERICA’S ENTRY IS OUT STANDING FEATURE Military and Political Setbacks for Central Powers Noted in Survey BY ASSOCIATED PRESS The third year of the world war closes with the fortunes of conflict fa- voring the Entente except for uncer- tainty as to the outcome of the Rus- sian situation. The military situation of the En- tente Allies on the western front at the end of the third year of the war is regarded by competent authorities here actually better than it was a year ago and better by reason of the intervention of the United States. The great change of the relative posit tion of the Allies was brought about by the evacuation of a part of France by thé Germans. This retirement which was announced in Germany has turned out to have been simply a re- treat, so that the German lines might be. shortened and held by fewer diyi- sions. Wherever the lines have mov- ed in the west they have moved to- ward Germany. The «ilies measure their success not by the ground gain- ed but ‘by the fdct the Germans have had to endure shock after shock and in doing s0 have lost. Reserves Diminished The German reserves in the belief of French authorities have diminished during the’ war by about 1,200,000 or at an average rate of 100,000 per month. The German wastage during April, May and June, is placed at up- wards of a hundred and ‘fifty thou- sand a month, the casualties rising luring May, according to German ad- selon to 170,000 not counting those slightly wounded, who may be able to return to service. The situation on the Russian front is the cause of deep concern, but it is not regarded here as possible for Germany to spare many more troops from the eastern front for action in the west than already had veen brought up, hence it is believed that under the worst possible circum- stances the fighting power of Ger- many cannot be. greatly increased at this front. France and Great Britain count on the American army to be in operation under more favorable circumstances than in any spring since the war be- gan. The British army in France is delivering powerful blows which can ‘be maintained indefinitely. The Central Powers sustained mo- mentous setbacks, both military and political, during the twelve months. On both the Western fronts in Europe, the Teutons find themselves on the defensive at ‘the advent of the fourth year. They fight on lines new- ly established after forced detirement « from terrain which they had won in earlier days at a tremendous sacrifice. Entry of United States Meanwhile new enemy powers, no- tably the United States, have been drawn in by the Central Empires and progress toward the achievement of the ultimate aim of the Entente and its Allies has been furthered by politi- cal disturbance which will remain memorable in the history of all times. Chief among these are the fall of two crowned heads—Nicholas of Rus- sia and Constantine of Greece. In Russia autocracy has given way to a Republic. In Greece a kingdom re- mains, but not a pro-Teutonic one, Entente pressure having won suprem- acy in this part of the Balkans. Political events within the German and Austrian Empires, featured by the fall of Chancellor von Bethmana- Hollweg, have led to open discussions of peace in the German Reichstag as the fourth year dawns. In Great Britain, the third year closed with Winston Spencer Church- ill, former First Lord of the Admir- alty, returned to the cabinet with the portfolio of Minister of Munitions. Portugal and Rumania Portugal and ‘Rumania threw in their fortunes with the Entente short- ly after the third year began. The United States entered in April, fol- lowed by Cuba and Liberia. Panama ; pledged the United States her aid in defenfing the Panama Canal. Costa Rica put her naval bases at our dis- posal. , China, Bolivia, Guatemala and Brazil severed diplomatic relations expressed Late in July, Siam entered the war against the Central Powers. Three new nations were born dur- Poland was created a kingdom under German and Austrian direction. In Mecca, the Arabians overthrew Turkish rule and declared _ independence. In the Balkans, lib- jerty was restored to Albania, which was established _as_a_republic_under ——~(Continued on Page Two) « “4