The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 7, 1917, Page 1

; ¢ Weather Generally Falr, THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. THE BIS 185 : EXAMINATIONS FOR DRAFT 10 OPEN TOMORROW First Class of 67 Candidates at structed to Report Wednes- day Forenoon GOVERNMENT NAMES MEN TO CARRY UP APPEALS Exemptions Which Are Question- ed Will Be Taken to Dis- trict Boards The first of a series of examinations which are to furnish Burleigh county’s quota of 89 men for the national army will ‘begin at 8. o'clock tomorrow morning, at which hour the initial class of 67 registrants whose names were first in the order drawn have been directed to. report. Thursday a second class of 66 will report, and Friday a third class of the same number; the names embodied: in the first call being 200. It is not antici- pated that the first call will fill Bur- leigh county’s quota, and on the ex- perience gained through these three days’ examinations, the ‘board will equal a second call for sufficient men to fill Eurleigh’s quota to 110 per cent. A ten per cent excess in the number of candidates approved by the local ‘board is allowed to provide for ex- emptions granted on cases appealed to the district board and for rejections made at the mobilization camp. Thus, although Burleigh county’s net quota has been reduced from 209 men to 89, the local exemption board will draw 98 men before it ceases its labor in connection with the first draft. The County Board. The Burleigh county exemption board consists of Sheriff John P. French, Auditor T. E. Flaherty* and County Physician C. C. Statkhouse. Dr. Stackhouse will make all physical examinations. Dependency and physi- cal disability are the only claims for exemption or discharge whica can be considered by the local board.’ Claims for exemptions on industrial or agri- cultura] grounds must be filed with the district board, after the registrant bas been..passed by the local board and found physically fit for service ‘ by Dr. Stackhouse. If a man is found clearly physically unfit, that ends the. question: of. ser-. vice in the: national army. ~” Exemp- tions or discharge of any other grounds, however, may be appealed from the local board ‘to the district board in much the’same manner asa registrant may appeal from a decision of the local board declining to grant him exemption or discharge. Appeals from exemptions granted by the focal board which may be questioned for any reason will be carried to the dis- trict board from this county by State’s Attorney F. E. McCurdy. In every county in the state Gover- nor Frazier last evening through au- thority from Provost Marshal Crow- der designated either the county judge or state’s attorney to take ap- peals on behalf of the government to the district board from exemptions or discharges which may seem in the judgment of these officials advisable. In announcing his appointments, Governor Frazier says: “The gov- ernment wants every registered man to get a square deal, and claims for exemption are honestly made and fairly considered, and if, in your opin- ion ,there should be an appeal taken for any reason fo the district board from the decision of the local board, you are to make that appeal.” Special Pleaders. The government’s special pleaders in connection with the draft are: John Martin, Fargo; Allen Hoople, jrafton; . Paul W. Lebon, Medora} Victor Wardrope, Minnewaukan; J. J. Weeks, Bottineau; Jacob Sonderall, Hettinger; Edward P. Totten, Bow- man; Fred B. Carter, Eowbells; W. S. Wickersham, Ellendale; H. J. Vick, Cavalier; George Van Arnam, Wahpe- ton; F. McCurdy, Bismarck; G. Grimson, Langdon; Thomas G. John- don, Manning; R. F. Rinker, New Rockford; C. W. Eurnham, Carring- ton; Theo. Elton, Grand Forks; I. N. Steen, Carson; Benjamin Tufte, Coop- erstown; J. K. Murray Mott; F. C. Fastwold, Steele; W. H. Hutchinson, LaMoure; George W. McKinna,, Na- poleon; J. ‘H. Elsrud, Towner; Hugo P. Remington, Ashley; George F. ‘Shafer, Schafer; John E. Williams, Henry Loy, Stanton; L. "4. Connolly, Mandan; R. J. Roberts, Lakota; Robert Dunn, Center; Rollo F. ‘Hunt, Devils Lake; J. Victor Back- lund, Lisbon; J. E. Bryans, Monall; Charles A. Verret, Rolla; S. A. Sweet- man, Sargent; Frank I. Temple, Mc- Clusky; C. P. Brownlee, Amidon; P. A. Sathre, Sherbrook; J. W. varr, Jamestown; W. T. Moseley, Cando; Carl L, Hjort, Hillsboro; C. B. Herid- stad, Minot; J. A. Layne, Fessenden; William Owens, Williston; Scott Cameron, Linton; ‘B. M. Pierce, Cros- by; O. H. deS Irgens, Valley City; J. E. Severtson, Stanley; J. T. Ber- dahl, Rugby; A. J. Osborn, Dickin- son; Tom Smith, Beach. Claims for exemptions must be filed with the Burleigh county board not later than midnight Thursday. In other counties the date will vary, the time limit being seven days following the date upon which the call was is- sued. After giving notice of claim for ‘exemption, 10 days more is allowed in which to file proof. It will be well for registrants to know that their claims will be care- fully inspected by every other regis- trant and a majority of the citizens of their community, all of whom are more or less directly interested in see- ing that no one through misrepresen- tation ‘Or, ‘partiality escapes a just duty. Copies of ‘of all claims for exemption Washburn; tion and is the author of a standard Gas Masks Issued to U. S. Soldiers Birt American Forces a Little r to Realization of | Warfare CARELESS ARE THE FIRST TO SUCCUMB The American Training Camp in France, Aug. 6—The issuance of French gas masks to the American soldiers has brought them a little nearer to the realization of their prox- imity to rea} warfare. The men are looking forward to the gas experi- ments with the greatest possibile in- terast as giving a touch of experi- ence to their training. When the so- called “gas-house” is completed, the men will be put through a mixture of a deadly vapor several times strong- er than will ever be encountered on the field of battle. Go Through Ordeal. Some German prisoners have claim- ed that in their training they have endured périods of from five to ten minutes in a gas mixture fifty times as strong as could possibly be main- tained in an open air attack. The men are put through these intense mixtures to demonstrate to them that with proper care of their equipment they cannot be hurt by any gas likely to be encountered in front line trenches. Slovenly First To Die. It is a most important branch of the modern training of a soldier that he should be convinced that there are many methods of effectively dealing with the deadliest terrors of the lat- ter day warfare, that careless, slov- enly soldiers are the ones first to succumb. It is even demonstrated to them that the terrifying liquid fire cannot be avoided except in the most extraordinary circumstances, such as being caught in a tunnel. VALIDITY 0 DRAFT ACT IS ASSAILED Selected Army atid Militia Won't Go Abroad Until Supreme . , Court Rules | ONLY REGULARS AND MEN WHO VOLUNTEER « Gy GILSON GARDNER. Washington, D. C., Aug. 7.—Before the selective service army or any of the state militia are sent abroad, the United States supreme court is to be asked to pass on the constitutionality of sending them over-seas. If the court holds such action would ‘be unconstitutional, the draft army would be held at home and foreign operations would have to be carried on by the regulars and by men who volunteered for such service. The constitutional test will be made by cases to be brought in various fed- eral districts. Writs will be sued out in the nature of habeas corpus writs to prevent moving the militia toward foreign destinations. Appeals from these cases will be taken by which ever party loses, and all will be ‘brought together in a hearing before the United States supreme court, which will be expedited in every way possible. ‘Hannis Taylor has been engaged to handle the question of constitutional- ity for those who believe the consti- tution is in danger of being violated. The government has set its best law- yers to work to prepare the govern- ment’s defense. Was Ambassador to Spain. Taylor was American ambassador to Spain under the Cleveland administra- work on the English constitution. His practice is entirely before the su- preme court, and he has a reputation as an authority on constitutional law. “Understand me,” said Taylor, “Iam not opposed to this war, nor am I in the service of any pacifist or similar organization. | believe there is a ter- ribly important question as to the preservation of the constitution at stake, and there are others who be- lieve as I do; and they are deter- mined this case shall be argued prop- erly and decided properly before these ‘boys are sent abroad.” His Arguments. Taylor has set for his opinion in a pamphlet entitled, “Loyalty to the con- stitution the only true standard of patriotism.” The introductory para- graph of this pamphlet sums up the matter as follows: “Neither the national militia (the draft army) nor the state militia can be sent abroad. The constitution does not permit it. War does not suspend the constitution. The federal courts, with the supreme court of the United States at their head, will certainly check any unlawful attempt to force any branch of the militia, protected by the constitutional exemption, to leave American soil. “The executive order of July 10, made in defiance of section 8, article 1, is palpably unconstitutional and void. ‘No loyal American has the right to assume that courageous ‘and incorrup- tible federal judiciary will fail to do ‘its duty when its aid is invoked.” In support of his contention, Taylor BISMARCK, NO: RTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1917. SHAKE-UP. IN AVY MAY BE FOR OFFENSIVE Public Clamoring tor British More Action Against Enemy on Sea SECOND IN COMMAND KAS BEEN REPLACED Removal of Sir William Green Significant of Pending Pol- ‘icies 7.—Official announce- ment was made at the admiralty to- night that Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, second sea lord, had been replaced by Vice Admiral Sir Roselyn Wemyss. Alan Garrett Anderson, hitherto vice chairman of the wheat commission, succeeds Sir Eric Campbell Geddes, the new first lord of the admiralty, as comptroller of naval construction. Step in Reorganization. ‘The changes in the admiralty are in- terpreted as the first step in a reor- ganization which it is supposed Sir Eric Campbell Geddes, first lord of the admiralty, was appointed to carry out. In quarters where existing admiral- ty methods are regarded as unsatis factory, the present step is Genounced as “half measure,” and it is declared the change ought to have been so com- plete as to “give the country as reso- lute and energetic an admiralty per- meated by an offensive spirit.” There is no implication of incapa- city against Admiral ‘Sir Cecil Burney, whose services as second in command of the grand fleet are recognized. An official announcement says he will be employed on special duty. Green Removed. Another change in the admiralty is the removal of Sir “William Graham Green from the permanent secretary- ship at the admiralty to the secretary- ship of munitions under Winston Spen- cer Churchill. Sir William’s departure is considered important as the post of permanent secretary, which he has held since 1911 always has been large- ly responsible for the continuity of admiralty traditions and policies. It is his continuity whicn is regarded by many as a dangerous factor, in that it hinders initiative and adaptability to current needs. SKY THE LIMIT FOR SPEEDERS, SAYS JUSTICE Judge Bleckreid Threatens Fines and Penalties That Will Re- ceive Attention ‘London, Aug. “Ordinary considerations- do not seem to command any respect with our speeders; I have tried reasonable fines and good counsel, and now I intend to make the sky the limit,” declared Police Magistrate Bleckried today, in discussing the increase of speeding in Bismarck. “I have boosted my fines to $10 and costs, but that seems to have no effect. There's no limit to the extent we can go for second and third of- fenses, and I intend to give these speeders something to think about,” said the judge. WILSON TAKES HAND 10 STOP RISING: PRICES Washington, D. C., Aug. 7.—Presi- dent Wilson took a hand today in the government plans for regulation of prices and conferred with officials who have the work in charge. First, he went to the federal trade commis- sion, and then to the department of justice. Both departments are work- ing on keeping prices and material down and to keep the government's war needs down to a reasonable basis. W'S WHO I NEW CNET NOT APPARENT Whether Kuehlmann or ine ich Will Run Affairs Iz Next Problem Beauty's Eyes v FRICTION MAY RESULT AS AMBITIONS CLASH Feature in Shakeup Is Recogni- tion Shown Catholic Center Party Copenhagen, Aug. 7.—Whether Dr. Von Kuehimann or Dr. Karl Hellfer- ich, vice chancellor, is to be the real director of the foreign policy under the administration of Dr. Michaelis, the Imperial German Chancellor, is the problem ‘in co: ‘lion with the cabinet shakeup in Germany. It is known that Dr. Helfferich de- sires to have a hand in steering Ger- many's new course in world politics after the war and it is rumored that the new chancellor unacquainted as he is with international affairs de- sires to retain Dr. Helffrich as his special advisor. Helfferich’s retention despite his pres- ent unpopularity in the Reichstag was that his services ure indispensable to peace negotiations, Certain Berlin newspapers refer to the possibility of a‘contlict as Dr. Yon Kuehlmann it is“ understood is dis- inclined to permit pimself to be regu- lated to a subordifiate place. A second feature ‘of the shakeup is the consideration shown the Catholic center party, whose-denand for repre- sentation in the imperial and Prus- sian cabinet for the toman-Catholic population was recognized by the ap- pointment of three Roian-Catholics. BONE ORY LAW HAVING EFFECT; DRUNKS: SCARCE Baggage During July---Dif- ferent Year Ago The bone dry law ‘is working out in Bismarck. The ‘month of July saw fewer ar- rests for drunkeness than any similar ‘yeriod in the recent history of Bis: marck. August is starting out with an absolutely clean record. During July there was but one arrest in Bis- marck for bootlegging, and charge proved groundless. Of 1! ar- rests for drunekness during the month seven were in one group, who pro- cured their drinkables in Mandan and brought them acr the river. ‘As a result of these seven jags a Man- dan man faces a prosecution which may tand him in federal prison, after the state has finished with him. There was not a single case of blindpigging reported during the month. Crime generally, in spite of the fact that a large transient popula- tion was in the city and that Bis- marck entertained a big circus crowd, was unusually rare. In June, 1917, before the bone dry law took effect, 18 arrests for drunk- ‘eness were made in Bismarck. In May there were 3: Some time ago the city commission adopted a resolution directing the street commissioner to employ in street work city prisoners in the coun-} ty bastile. The ball and chain gang} has not had a single recruit since that date. The office of police magistrate has become self-supporting, largely through fines for speeding and viola- tions of traffic ordinances. The city’s board bill for the accomodation of wayward ones in the county jail has fallen from more than a hundred the month to nothing. Police Magistrate Bleckreid and Chief of Police Martineson are of the opinion that the bone eat law works. BENEFIT GONGERT FOR CAPITAL CITY COMPANIES AT AUDITORIUM It will not be long before the boys are summoned to for mobilization. Then after a few months of training they place in United States’’ France. “some- will embark for Now is the time for Bismarck to furnish a fund that will give them some comforts and make service as easy as possible. They are going to fight our battle. Here is a chance for every citizen in Bismarck to help. A benefit concert ‘h Saturday evening. be packed to the roof. been arranged for the The tickets are one dollar and the place should Auditorium next The concert is being given for the company funds of Company quotes the opinion of Attorney Gen- eral Wickersham, who ion Feb. 17, 1912, advised President Taft that the . ou ou ued vp ge Three) (Continued on Page Three) A, I and the Headquarters’ comp Don’t miss the concert. anyway. If you cannot go send pany. your dollar that | €". FIVE CENTS s, Human Life FRENCH PLUNGE snev rune Faricre) THROUGH LINES DOES LOVE FOR CHILD UST MRS. “JACK” DE SAULLES. One of the vowed reasons for Dr.|Famoug Chilean Heiress to Face] = Trial for Killing Ex-Yale Football Star ° New York, Aug. 7.—The old, tense duel between a beautiful woman’: eyes and “twelve good men and tru will be fought out again when Mrs. “Jack” De Saulles faces the jury in her trial for the murder of her hus- band at Westbury, L. 1, Aug. 3 But this silent comtest of glances between the handsome Chilean wom- an who as Bianca Errazu Vergara won international fame as the richest and most beautiful heiress of South America, and an American murder trial jury, will be more dramatic than any in American court annals, except in which Evelyn Nesbit battled under the cross-questioning of the merciless Jerome. For Evelyn Nesbit’s life is not at stake. Mrs, De Saulles’ life 1s. In the presence of witnesses she shot the famous Yale quarterback- captain, former United States minis- ter to Uruguay and socially promin¢ ent, at his summer home in a frenzy of desperation when he refused to let her take their son with her. Expert criminologists have always attributed Harry Thaw’s escape trom the electric chair more to Evelyn Nesbit’s dramatic revelation of her life story than to the technical de- fense of emotional insanity. The beautiful woman faced the jury and the beautiful woman won. This is the almost unfailing record of murder trial history. Three juries failed to convict Nan (Patterson, whose feminine charms had won her a place in the original Floradora sextet, of the murder of Caesar Young, a New York bookmak- When Mrs. Gertrude Gibson Pat- terson killed her consumptive hus- band at Denver the odds were all against her. The rich man upon whose assistance she relied was slow in coming forward. Fut within two months she was freed by the first jury upon which she turned the bat- tery of her glanc and a Chicago lawyer, brother of the murdered man, said: “In my opinion the verdict means that a pretty woman can com- mit murder and get away with it. I know from my practice that convic- tion of a woman criminal is almost impossible.” Madame Caillaux, wife of the French mintster of finance, frankly admitted her guilt in the slaying of Gaston Calmette, editor of the Paris Figaro, and gave her reasons. The French court, not less gallant than ‘American juries, freed her. How far may a woman go to keep her child? That is the question Mrs. De Saulles’ eyes will ask of the jury. Ruined honor was Evelyn N weapon. ‘ Protecting her h was Madame Caillaux’s trump card. 601000 SPIES EMPLOYED BY FORMER CZAR Aug. 7. — Thirty-three , informers, agents in ex-Emperor Nich- Petrograd, long lists of spi and provocateu olas’ pay have been published by the commission for securing the new sys-| tem of government appointed by the ately provisional government imme after the revolution. Fifty more may be expected. The total number of these secret legionaries of autoc- racy is expected to reach 80,100. Those whose guilt is beyond doubt! have been put in jail, but it is not yet settled whether they will be tried and punished or merely kept in Jail) until all peril of a reactionary revo-! lution has passed. Some seem to have served both sides honestly, and some do not seem to know which side they sympathized with. A notable case is “Trukhanoff,” real name Mikitin, nicknamed “Per- ky,” who aroused the submission of) his terrorists’ comrades, was threat- ened by them with execution and to} rehabiliate himself was obliged to kill an officer with whim he collaborated. The murder of Grand Duke Sergius in SECOND SEENS SAFE; OFFICERS NORTH DAKOTANS Senator McCumber and Repre- sentative Norton Procure Assurances From Mann MUSTER OF COMPANIES BEGUN THIS MORNING FRAZIER’S WIRE. Governor Frazier this afternioén wired the secretary of war at Washington requesting that the Second regiment be recognized and that regimental officers be mustered in with the regiment as they have already been commis- sioned by the governor and have been active at work during the organization of the regiment. “It would be unfair to the state to accept men without the offi- cers commissioned by me. Re- quest that mustering officers be instructed to muster the follow- ing officers: “Col. White, Lieut. Col. Tharal- son, Major Mudgett, Major Gearey, ‘Capt. Murphy, Capt. Rock, Lieuts. Dwyre, Orchard, Nuemeier and McDonald, and sanitary officers as follows: Major Wheelon, Lieuts. Graham and Duncan. “People of state very anxious that the boys be sent to front un- der their own officers, “LYNN J. FRAZIER, “Governor.” Close co-operation and determined action on the part of Adjutant Gen- eral G. A. Fraser at the state capital and Senator Porter J. McCumber at the naitonal capital has resulted ac- cording to advice from the latter late yesterday afternoon in saving North Dakota Second regiment, which for a time seemed doomed to disorgan- ization trough a conflict in instrue- tions which Brigadier General Mann, chief of militia bureau, admits was duo to an inadvertency upon his part Senator McCumber wired the good news to Adjutant General Fraser last avening in the following me ge: “Saw General Mann, who admitted that h fir telegram requiring 65 men was inadvertently sent. Should heve read 100 men per company; but since the telegram was sent that way, the regiment will be recognized. One company short will be filled with drafted men. The regiment not hav- ing required strength before August 5, officers will be named by the presi- dent, who assures me that recommen- dations, by the governor will have weight with him in selecting officers.” This will be good news to the en- tire state. The whirlwind campaign which resulted in recruiting the Sec- ond regiment to required strength in ten days, won favorable attention for this unit everywhere. The promin- ence of former Governor Frank White of Valley iCty and other offi- cers of the id and staff, and the fact that practically all of these men were veterans of the war with Spain and men of mature military experl- ence had led everyone to hpoe for much from the new regiment, and Saturday night's announcement from Mann that the Second must be “can- ned” because it did not mustee a mint- mum of 100 men to the company came as a thunderbolt. From Norton. McCumber’s wire is supplemented by the following received last night from Rep. Norton: “Have again talked the matter over fully with General Mann in regard to Second North Dakota. General Mann as has been telegraphed you says all companies excepting Co. L have been aceepted into federal service together Moscow in February, 1905, was due to the same motive. with all_ company officers who are not “(Continued on Page Three) AT CHAMPA Pierce Front at Three Places In+ flicting Heavy Losses on ! Germans FAIRLY VIOLENT DUELS ALONG BELGIAN ZONE Central Powers Renew Offensive in Rumania With Some ' Successes (By Associated Press.) French troops last night broke into the lines of the German crown prince on the Champagne front at three places, inflicting losses on the Ger- mans, and bringing back prisoners it was announced today by the French war department. A German attack between Avocourt wood and Hill No. 304 in the Verdun sector was driven off with heavy losses to the Germans. There were fairly violent artillery duels in the Bixschoote sector of the Belgian front, and between Turtebise and Craonne, north of the river Aisne. Resume Offensive. ‘Austro-German forces yesterday be gan an offensive against the Russo- Rumanian armies in Moldavia, on the Rumanian front. Russian positions north of Fokshani were stormed, ac- cording to the German official state- ment issued today, and 1,300 prison- | ers were taken. Thirteen guns and” numerous trench mortars also were captured. Austro-German troops between the Dniester and the Pruth have deen thrown back on the front, 10 miles from Chotin, according to news reach- ing Kishinev. Chotin is at the junc- tion of the Zbrocz on the Dniester river on the Galician-Russian frontfer. BATSH CREM SLAUCHTERED BY GERMAN CHFTORS Amsterdam, Aug. .7.—Three Dutch newspapers print in a parallel column with an account of the murder of the crew of the British steamship, Belgian Prince, a Berlin telegram giving the following extracts from a pastoral let- ter read in all protestant churches in ‘Berlin last Sunday: “We will comport ourselves as Christians toward our enemies and conduct the war in the future, as in the past, with humanity and chivalry.” The pastoral ,letter was read at @ service at which Emperor William and the German empress attended. It exhorts the people to humanity, and recognizes the hands of God in the protection from invasion which the fatherland has enjoyed. SHELLS VESSEL, The British steamship, Belgian Prince, was sunk July 31 by a German submarine. According to survivors the U-boat, shelled the vessel and the German commander then ordered the crew to take to the boats and go alongside the submarine. The Ger- mans, the survivors assert, removed the life-belts and outer clothing of all the members of the crew, except eight, smashed the life-boats with axes and then re-entered the submarine and closed the hatches, leaving the men on deck. The submarine traveled on the surface for about two miles and then submerged. Thirty-eight of the crew were drowned. The others were rescued by a patrol boat. BODY UNEARTHED IN QUICK LIME CLEARS MYSTERY LaCrosse, Wis. Aug. 7.—The dis- covery of the body of Mrs. Cora Mill- er buried in quick lime in an unused cellar of the home of Edwin Hauge, farmer, today cleared up the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the woman from the home of her employ- er, Hirayy Lovejoy, near the village of Westfalen, LaCrosse county, last winter. A warrant for Hauge’s arrest has been issued. He has not been seen or heard of since July 6. MAN HUNT FOR DRAFT RIOTERS NEARING CLOSE Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 7—THe man hunt for draft resisters in three counties of southeastern Oklahoma is nearing a close. Officers today be- lieve they have placed more than half of the working class unions, estimated at between 500 and 600, in the county jails. Preliminaries of prisoners taken to McAlester will begin there today on conspiracy and treason charges and the death penalty will be asked by the government. =