The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 6, 1917, Page 1

t i at rome Ne ty 14 Generally Falr, THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 184 CHINA DECLARES: BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, ue WAR FIVE CENTS GERMANY DECISION TO ENTER CONFLICT ID UNANIMOUS Prominent Germans in Pekin Pre- pare to Go to Java for Protection FENG KWO CHANG I8 PROCLAIMED PRESIDENT Parliamentarians Assemble Canton.to Organize Military i Regime Pekin, Aug. 2. (Delayed)—Acting President Fepg ‘Kwo Chang today ap- Proved the unanimous decision reach- ed at a special meeting of the Chinese cabinet to declare war o1 Germany and Austria‘Hungary. Prominent Ger- mans in Pekin are conferring with the Dutch minister in China to make ar- rangements to go to Java. The Span- ish minister probably will take over the interests of Austria-Hungary. Premier Yuan Chi Jui and his political followers insist that Feng Kwo Chang as the vice president antomatically became president when Li Yuan Hung declined to resume office Parliamentarians ‘are assembling at Canton and are preparing to organize a military government with the sanc- tion of parliament, ard to elect a president. Acting President Fens Kwo Chang: has asked for liberal -ap- Ppropriations. to suppress the seuthern military element: LIMMERMAN LEAVES POST Berlin, Aug. .6.—Official announce- ment was made today that five minis- ters of state, inchiding Foreign Secre- tary Zimmerman, and-four secretaries of state, including Finance Minister Lentze and Imperial Minister Von Loe- bell-have resigned their:portfolios.. Dr. Richard “voh Kuehlmann, the German ambassador to Turkey, has been appointed secretary for foreign affairs as successor to Dr. Zimmer- mann. In’ a character sketch of Dr. Rich- ard von Kuehlmann, who was just appointed secretary of foreign affairs, @ newspaper says he has always been a vigorous opponent of ruthless sub- marine warfare. The newspaper fur- ther says he is a disciple of the policy of doing everything possible to pre- vent the further alienation of Great Britain, believing that after the war friendship between Great Britain and Germany is necessary to the latter. Dr. von KuehImann, the paper says, is anti-annexationist and the news- paper expresses the opinion that he will do his utmost to bring about an early understanding with England. The ministers and secretaries ‘of state who resigned were: Minister of justice, Dr. Besler, ap- pointed November, 1905. Minister of ecclesiastical affairs, Dr. von Trot zu Solz, appointed in July, 1909. Minister of agriculture, domains and forests, Dr. von Schorlemer, appointed in 1910. Minister of finance, Dr. Lentz, ap- pointed in August, 1910. Minister for interior, Herr von Loe- bell, appointed in May, 1914. KERENSKY HAS ~NEW CABINET Petrograd, Aug. 6—M. Kerensky’s cabinet is practically complete. The constitutional democrats have agreed to participate and the list of members who will form the new ministry has been agreed on. Among the assign- ments are: Prime minister of war and marine, Alexander F. Kerensky. Vice premier and minister of fi- nance, M. V. ‘Nekrasoff. Minister of foreign affairs, M. 1. Teestehenko. Minister of the Interior, M. Ak- sentieff (social revolutionary, lately released from the penitentiary). Minnesota Slacker Indicted by Grand Jury at Gate City at Dickinson, N. D., Aug. 6—John Boarth of Winona, Minn., an I. W. W. held in the Dunn county jail at Man- ning for seditious utterances and for failure to register at Rochester, Minn., his last legal residence, was indicted as a slacker by the federal grand jury on testimony of State’s Attorney Johnson and Deputy Sheriff Dawes of Dunn county. Boarth joined the In- dustrial Workers of -the World as “Frank Dulec” July 22, 1916. He de- clared to Dunn county officials that he belonged toa section of the I. W. W. pledged to resist registration and draft. 4 his Poverty Forces Mother to Give Away Six Children MRS. MARY PALAMY AND CHILDREN Chicago, Aug. 6.—Poverty has driv- en Mrs. Mary Palamy to give away her six children for adoption, so they may escape the suffering through which sho has gone. Mrs. Palamy advertised for foster parents and the next morning a crowd of willing mothers gathered at her home. dren had found new parents, while more men and women called: to sea them during the day. The children range from the age of 1 to 9, Each has gone to a different home. John, the oldest, ran away from his new home and wanted to remain poor, ‘but he was induced to By noon, each of the six chil-} return. DRAFT RIOTS BANDS ROUTED) Oklahoma Authorities Report That Situation Now Is Well in Hand INDIANS GIVE POSSE VALUABLE ASSISTANCE More Than 200 Members of Var- ious Bands Placed Under Arrest Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 6—With the uprising of armed organized bands of objectors to the selective draft that for nearly a week has spread a reign of terror throughout four southern Oklahoma counties thought to have been brought under control and the seat of the trouble isolated, in Semi- nole county, with sufficient heavily armed posses to hurriedly stamp it out, the war map unexpectedly shifted late last night to Hughes county. Two men were killed, two others wounded, and conditions have not been cleared u» early today. Placed Under Arrest. More than 200 members of the vari- ous hands, mostly of the poor tenant farmer class, have been placed under arrest, and it was announced that with the exception of two bands, one comparatively strong, it was believed the section had been cleared. Early last night it was reported that trouble was brewing in Hughes. county, and shortly before midnight, Edward Blat- lock, an objector, was shot to death near Holdenville and two members of the posse his band encountered were wounded. It was reported that one of the wounded possemen had been carried off by the rioters and heavily reinforcements of possemen started to rescue. Later it developed that he had not been captured, and it was hoped early today that the posse, which went to his aid, might effective- ly dispose of that band. Leaders at Large. Later J. F. Roose of Okeman was shot and killed as he drove a motor car toward Holdenville. He was ap- parently unaware of conditions that had resulted in a cordon of armed citizens being thrown completely around the town. He was killed when he did not heed an order to stop. Three of the men held responsible for| spreading the propaganda with the promises that resulted in the uprising are believed still to be at large, but officers expressed the belief that with the capture of these men the out- break would be put down completely. Disguised as Women. With the death last night of two men, three men had been killed. in the four days of guerrila warfare. Full blooded Indians, many of whom. —~ (Continiiedon page two.) EXTRA SESSION FATAL TOTHREE: | NOT PLANNED, SNS FRAZIER No Foundation to Statement of Equity Exchange Manager Made in St. Paul STATE WITHOUT MEANS. TO REACH SITUATION NO PESSIMISM HERE. L. J. Garske, whose farm is lo- cated a quarter of a mile north- west of the capitol, almost within the city limits of Bismarck, in a region not Particularly noted for fertility, and which is decidedly rolling, is not a crop pessimist. Interviewed on the capitol car coming into town this morning for repairs to his binder, Mr. Garske, as tickled as a boy with his first breeches, said: “I've got 30 acres of wheat that will go 25 bushels to the acre if it goes a peck. It’s waist high and | never saw such heads, al- most breaking off of their own weight. § have some wheat on top of the knolls that won’t run over 10 bushels, but | figure my little old wheat crop stands to net me $3,500, which isn’t bad. Then lve got a lot of oats that’s going to run 35 bushels to the acre, and my average will be 30. | don’t know where the crop has come from; | haven't had enough rain up there to wet a postage stamp, but | know the crop’s there—! never saw anythink like it.” One reason Mr. Garske assigns for his good luck is the fact that much of his ground was summer fallowed fast year, when it grew up rank with weeds. This heavy growth held last winter’s abund- ant snows until spring, when ail of this moisture was plowed un- der. Mr, Garske’s case is not excep- tional, Everycne coming in from the valley is enthusiastic over crop prospects. Wheat yields of 25 bushels are reported common. Crops are good as far west as Jamestown, and only bad in spots west of there. Beginning almost at the threshold of Bismarck and extending south to the state line crops are exceptionally good. Mr. Crites of the Equity ex- change is wasting his sympathy on the North Dakota farmer, and, incidentally, is giving North Da- kota agricultural resources an un- warranted black eye. ‘St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 6.—Governor Frazier of North Dakota is expected to call a special sesston of the state legislature to sider legislation Which would assist the farmers who have had a crop failure, according to J. G. Crites, general manager of the Equity Co-operative exchange, who re- turned today from North Dakota. (Continued on Page Two) FATE OF SECOND UNCERTAIN: ONE COMPANY SHORT Major Settle. Proceeding With Muster of Eleven Companies Recognized: by Mann TRANSFER MADE BY GEN. FRASER TO FILL QUOTA Switching of Men at Last Moment Brings Companies Up to Re- quirements The fate of North Dakota’s ‘Second regiment of infantry still hung in the balance at noon today. Major Doug- las Settle, chief mustering officer for North Dakota, advised that the mus- tering of 11 companies which have complied with the ;war department’s new requirement:,of a minimum strength of 100 men, announced Satur- day night only three hours before the troops passed from state control, is proceeding today. The twelfth com pany, upon which the existence of the regiment hinges, is “o. 1, at Hankin- son, not recognized, Major Settle states, because it reports but 33 men. In spite of everything that could be done to arouse enthusiasm, apathy has kept Hankinson-in its grip, and North Dakota may lose:the honor of muster- ing a Second regiment of National guard because of the failure of one community to maintain the state rec- ord for patriotism. “The recognition of the Second as a whole is still uncertain,” said Major ‘Settle today. “Only 11 companies have complied with the federal require- ments; the regiment is one company short of the standard set Whether it will be recognized in Univ condition I cannot state. My orders for imuster- ing include only the 11 compznies which have met federal requirements. We are. proceeding with the. muster. ing of these companies now.” Question of Transfer. The, Jest (offtcidiapt . of /Adintant Genera! Fraser in connection with the Second regiment, taken only’ a few minutes’ before this’ regiment, under the draft, passed from, control of the state for the period of the war, was the transfer.of men from companies whose strength far exceeded the re- guired minimum, to other companies, that’ had not been so successful in recruiting. This transfer, if recog: nized ‘by the federal' government, will save the Second, as it gives each of the latter companies more than 100 men, and makes the total strength of the regiment 1,377, as against a mini- mum requirement of 1,200. The phy- sical transfer of men to their new company assignments was an impos- sibility in the time allotted. Had the ‘Second been mobilized at Fort Lin- coln, the actual transfer could have been made; the regiment, until mid- night Saturday was in control of the state of North Dakota, and any trans- fer which Adjutant General Fraser may have chosen to make would have been entitled to recognition. Such transfer was made on paper, and there is a record of it in the adjutant gen- eral’s office. If the war department chooses to recognize this transfer, the Second is safe. If the war department does not recognize this act as official, recognition for the Second as a unit may be forfeited. If the regiment is not accepted as a whole, it may mean the discharge of Colonel Frank White and the en- tire field and staff; the reorganization of the 11 companies accepted into a new regiment, and the officering of this regiment by the war department with men of its own choosing, either from the regular army or from some other source. Fate of the Second. For three hours Saturday night the fate of the Second regiment hung in the balance. Adjutant General Fraser and other military authorities were thunderstruck when at 9 o'clock Sat- urday evening they received a mes- sage from Brigadier General Mann of the militia bureau recognizing as separate units the machine gun com- pany at Diciknson. Co. A, Minot; Co. C, Crosby; Co. D, Devils Lake; Co. E, Langdon; Co. H. Harvey, and Co. 1, Bismarck, with the officers in com- mand of the same. except as to the second lieutenant of Co. C, rejected because he is under 21, but stating that “unless the remaining lettered companies of the regiment are com- pleted at minimum strength of 100 enlisted men before midnight, the companies B, F, K and L and head- quarters and supply company cannot be accepted as organizations, but the enlisted strength will respond to the draft as individuals. Should these companies and regiment comply with requirements as of date midnight to- night, they will be drafted August 5. The same rule will be followed as to the sanitary detachment, whose recog- nition will depend upon that of the regiment The enlisted personnel will depend upon that of the regiment The enlisted personnel being accept: ed in any event.” = Deal Was Switched. When the organization of the Sec ond regiment was authorized June 30, local military authorities were assur: ed the regiment would be accepted with a minimum strength of 65 men to each company. The regiment was recruited up to that strength within ten days, and’ while none of the com- (Continued on Page Three) ‘work LARGEST WAR TX BUDGE | IS REPORTED Government Proposes to Raise $2,- 600,970,000 in the First In- stallment PARCEL POST ASSESSED UNDER NEW MEASURE Estimated That Increases Means Levy of About Seventy-Five Cents Per Capita TO TAKE RECESS Washington, Aug. 6.—A_ con- gressional recess in September is the goai toward which the leaders now are working. Before taking a vacation, however, congress must clean up important pending legislation. The house already has cleared its slate of war legis- lation, and is waiting for the sen- ate to act. The most important of these measures are the con- ‘ference report onthe food and the war-tax bills. ‘Meantime the house will take a series of three-days recesses, the first of which will begin tomor- row. Congress will take a recess of at least six weeks, according to present plans. Washington, Aug. 6.—The war tax bill finally revised to meet latest esti- mates was favorably reported today by the senate finance committee. It proposes to raise $2,600,970,000 by taxation. The house bill proposed $1,867,000,- 000 in new taxes. No provision for additional bonds to be considered lat- er by the house are made in the sen- ate bill. Chairman Simmons plans to call up the revised bill for debate the latter part of the week, and hopes for its final enactment by congress early next month. Most of the new. taxes proposed: un- der the revised’ bill for ‘war expenses of the present fiscal year would come from incomes, war excess profits, liq- uor and tobacco taxes. Strikes Out Retroactive Tax. The revised senate bill strikes out the retroactive upon last year’s in- comes, by principally increasing sur- taxes on wealthy persons, and by doubling the normal taxes on corpor- ations, proposed to raise $777,000,000 in addition, to $330,000,000 now secured from incomes. It proposed a levy of $562,000,000 on war profits, and ex- tends the tax on individuals in trade or ‘business as well as corporations. The total estimated increase in fed- eral revenue by $2,600,970,000 pro- posed under the amended bill, was said to ‘be conservative iby experts. Many of those in charge of the re- vision believe the bill will, in actual operation, yield many millions more. The war tax bill was reported to the senate today as revised by the finance committee to meet the latest estimates for war expenditures. The majority report was submitted by Chairman Simmons, who explained that the committee's revision of the house bill was on the principle of raising revenues with the least bur- den upon the public. A substitute re- port with a substitute bill is expected from Senator aFollette, Senators Gore and Thomas also plan a separate re- port. Senator Simmons’ report stated that a flexible scientffic war tax su- perstructure had been constructed by the senate committee for the imposi- tion of war taxes—the largest tax. budget in American history—as well as for future tax increases declared probable. Income, war profits, liquor and to- bacco tax increases, the majority re- port pointed out, from the nucleus of the revised bill. Regarding the elimination ‘ot the house retroactive income taxes on 1916, incomes, which would have pro- duced $108,000,000, the report stated: Unsound in Principle. “This tax seemed in principle both morally and economically unsound. In- comes of the last year have paid their taxes and the balance has either een spent or saved and added to capital. in which form it will yield returns in the ensuing years. To tax this tax- paid income again is not only double taxation of a peculiarly obnoxious kind but would possibly compel a tax payer to impair his disturbing taxes which would alarm business and check industrial productivity. is very poor economy and would hold out a threat of uncertainty ” In recommending the graduated war profits tax upon individuals as well as corporations in lieu of the present eight per cent excess profits law, the committee said its plan is similar to that of European countries, where it was had marked success. Higher Taxes. “We must face the possibility, even the probability.” the report stated. “of even higher taxes than are now proposed in this country and we must adjust our system so that it will satisfactorily, even under in creased rates. Your committee has not been able to find any satisfactory reason why individuals engaged in trade and business should not be sub- ject to this tax (war profits) as well as corporations and partnerships.” Under the present_law,_the_report { Continued on Puge Three) 1300 Killed When Plant Blows Up' Explosion at Henningsdorf One of the Worst Catastrophes of Present War CITY ISOLATED BY POLICE AND TROOPS London, Aug. 6.—According to re- ports received from the German fron- tier by the correspondent at Amster- dam of the Exchange Telegraph com- pany, the explosion at Henningsdorf was one of the worst catastrophies of its kind in Germany since the war be- gan. A munitions factory was wiped out; three hundred persons killed or wounded, and enormous damage done. Henningsdorf has been isolated by police and troops. SLACKER SLEUTH IN EAGT COUNTY TO WATCH BOARD Government Will Name Man to Take Exceptions to Local Exemptions Granted PERSON NOT REPORTING ORDERED INTO SERVICE TEMPORARY RELEASE. Washington, D. C., Aug. 6.—Pro- vision to protect harvesting from shortage of hands has been made by the government in regulations now going out to district exemp- tion boards. ‘Drafted men, needed in the fields to complete the ha vesting, will be permitted to re- , main at work until. the need: for. them ,passesy when they will joia the colorg.’. Local boards will de termine:what men are needed in’ the fields. Applications for delay on this ground ‘may be submitted’to the district boards. The papers of harvest hands will be returned by the district board to the local boards, where selection will be made. The local boards are auth- orized to arrange their quotas in five divisions, or increments, which will be ordered out for serv- ice in order. Registrants who procure from local boards by misrepresentation or other means exemptions to which they are not entitled are to be looked after by a slacker sleuth who will be named for each county in North Dakota by Governor Frazier this afternoon. In many cases this official will be the county judge, but for any reason which may appear good to the author- ities, exceptions may be made to this rule, and some other person be named Instructions governing this point were reccived this morning by wire from Provost Marshal Crowder, who says: “The names of all registered men are on a list arranged in the or- der in which they will be called for military seryice. ‘Wherever -any reg- istered person imposes upon a local board and improperly secures a cer- tificate of exemption or discharge, he advances the time of call of all other uncalled persons onthe list. For this reason, every registered person, and to some extent, every person in the community is more or less directly interested in seeing that the true facts are brought to the attention of the government “For every local board a person has been designated who will receive in- formation of such cases and take ap- peals to the district board and inform the local board. For this reason, the public is entitled to know the grounds upon which claims for exemption or discharge are being asked by regis- tered men. Local boards should there- fore be instructed immediately to make available to the press from day to day the names of persons claiming exemption or discharges, tne ground on which such claims are ‘based, and in general the number of cases that are being disposed o! by the board from day to day. This instruction does not apply, of course, to dis- charges on the grounds of physical disqualification.” Proceedings Open. This is taken to mean that all pro- ceedings of the local boards will be open to the public, and that any citi- zen who takes exceptions to any ex- emptions granted for causes other than physical disability will have a right to be heard and his protest must be considered Persons Not Reporting. Names of persons not exempted or discharged and who fail to report for examination, or reporting, decline to submit to a ph 1 examination, are, according to instructions received to- dzy. to be reported on special forms provided for this purpose and not in- cluded in the regular I of men called for service. These reports will be forwarded by the district board to the adjutant general, who will then mail to each person so listed a formal notice that he has been selected for (Continued on page two.) GERMANS FAIL + TD SHAKE HOLD OF ALLIED ARMY Tremendous Cannonade on Fland- ers Front Followed by At- tack : CENTRAL POWERS ACTIVE NEAR AVOCOURT WOOD None of the Counter Attacks Meet With Any S8uc- cess ORDERED SHOT ' London, Aug. 6. — General Maeovisay, commander of the guards corps who headed the Rus- sian retreat on the Galician front has been ordered shot, according to a Petrograd paper. This court martial sentence came from Gen- eral Korniloff, commander in chief, for non-compliance with his orders to shoot deserters, BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Yesterday’s tremendous cannonade on the Flanders battle front was fol- lowed last night by two German at- tempts to shake the British from their hold on important sections, of newly won ground. Neither of, these met with success, however, London re ports. The first attack was launched in the Hollebeke region. The’Gérmans‘ did not eyen succeed: here in reaching the British lines. Later, the German front laid down a barrage.at West Hoek and the infantry tried’ to push in un- der its cover. They met with-.no more success than they had at Holle-' beke. On the Frerch front, aside fromthe Flanders’ area, there’ was. consider- able activity on the*part of the Ger: mans. ‘They attacked’ in the, region of ‘Boville at Avocourt wood, ‘and in Alsace. The French guns were to’ copa; with’ .the~ situation: ae ach ‘case, Paris. announcew: net SENATOR REED HEADS ATTAGK ‘Washington, Aug. 6.—Consideration of the conference report on the ad-° ministration food control bill was re- sumed in the senate today with a ‘bitter fight ahead, lead by Senator Reed of Missouri, against its accept- ance. Administration leaders how- ever, hoped to put the legislation through by Wednesday and have it ready for the president's signiture be- fore the end of the week. Senator Reed continued the attack on the measure which began Saturday. Sev- eral other senators, including Gore, and ‘Hollis, were prepared to come to his aid. As soon as the control bill is dis- posed of, the senate will take up the ” conference report on the first admin- istration bill providing for a food survey act, and stimulation of pro- duction. Senator Reed opened the debate on the food bill. Senator Chamberlain, in charge of the bill, sees no prospect of a vote within the next few days. Should protracted opposition develop a filibuster administration leaders are considering night sessions to force the opponents to speak s£on- tinuously. The principal division was said to be among the democrats, the republicans being declared by thelr Jeaders to bq almost solid for affirma- tive action. Senator Reed called attention to an interview purporting to have | given by Mr. Hoover, in which he threatens to “expose” members of congress who were opposing the bill. BACKBONE OF DRAFT UPRISING JS BROKEN BY CITIZEN POSSE Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 6.—With one of their leaders dead, another cap- tured and at least 25 members of their bands in custody, posse leaders today wero of the opinion the backbone of the rising of objectors to the selec tive draft in Central Oklahoma has been broken The outlaws have deen scattered into such small bands further suc- cess of resistance is belfeved impos- sible. 10,000 DRAFTED MEN PARADE CHICAGO STREETS * Chicago, Aug. 6—Chicago’s answer to the call to the colors, and Chicago's rebuke to slackers and draft rioters, marched through the streets Saturday to the music of military bands and the accompaniment of cheers from thousands along the way. Eyes front, determination on their faces ana the flag of the country steady at each shoulder, more than 10,000 of peek young men whose names. have bee called by the draft boards hed through the streets. Sailors and ci- vilians swelled the parade to 22,700 men.