The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 16, 1917, Page 1

Generally Fair, THIRTY-; SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 19 3 _, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1917. FIVE CENTS. Germans Struggle to B to Hold Leas’ | GEN. SCOTT MADE VISIT TO RUSSIAN TRENCHES COMPOSITION OF NEW ARMY MADE PUBLIC Through Recognition of Existing Units Upon General War Plan ; ‘NATIONAL GUARD NUMBERS FROM TWINTY-SIX UP Militia to Proceed to Its Training Camps Under Present Or. ganization Washington, D. C., Aug. 16:—The complete plan of reorganization of the American army is disclosed in gen- eral orders made ‘public today pre- scribing the formation of all practical units from divisions to armies. The composition of each division on the European standard is described, and provisions are made for organization of all divisional troops of battalions of 612 men to be used in any way found necessary. Designation of divisions by number begins with the regular army division now in France, which has already been reorganized on the basis of 19,000 and additional battalions of at- tached troops. That is the first divi- sion, United States army. Other regu lar divisions are numbered up to and including the 25th. This means that numbers from 1 to 25 inclusive, have been reserved for the regulars. National Guard. Nat onal guard divisions will be numbered from the 26th to the 75th inclusive: ‘National army divisions will number from today’s order and pro- vides for the. organization of 1'6 na- tional army divisons, designated from the 76th to the 91st inclusive, and succeeding divisions will be numbered in order after them. All divisions provided for will be infantry‘ divisions, composed of divi- sional headquarters detachments. One machine guns ‘battalion of four com- panies; two infantry brigades, of two regiments; and a machine gun battal- jon of three companies each; one field: artillery brigade of three regi- menits, one engineer regiment, one field sig- nal ‘ibattalion; one . headquarters trained military ‘police; one ammuni- tion train; one engineer train without pontoon and searchlitht sedtion; one supply train, and one sanitary train of four field hospitals and four ambu- lance companies. Army Corps. f Each army corps will consist of an army corps headquarters force, and three infantry divisions supplemented by necessary ‘attached troops to be designated as army corps troops. Each army will consist of an army head- quarters, three or more army corps and such additional army troops as may be advisable. The order directs that the national guard proceed to its training camp under its present organization. It will be reorganized at the camps, however, on the new basis and the excess troops formed into training battalions with a ‘brigadier general in command of the group of the training battalions of éach camp. THREE INDICTED IN RAGE RIOTS East St. Louis, Ill, Aug. 16.—Three members of the East St. Louis police force and two other white men were arrested today on indictments re- turned by the special grand jury which investigated the recent race riots here. CROPS PROVE SURPRISE No Rain but Northwest Corner Has Good Grain at That J. H. Calderhead, secretary of the North Dakota railway commission, is home from a vacation spent on his ranch at Cartwright. There he found his crops fair, though there has not been a vestige of rain since June. He cut all of his grain, skimming the ground in order to harvest the oats, and while the returns were not great, they were so far superior to what he expected that he is very cheerful over the result. HOGS SELL AT BiG ADVANGE Chicago, Aug. 15—Choice heavy hogs sold at $18 per cwt., an advance of $1 since last Friday. CARNIVAL ANNOUNCED. A street carnival to be given by the ladies of the Presbyterian Aid society will be held Aug. 23 and 24. The car- nival is to be similar to the one held a year ago, only the coming event is to be on a much larger scaie. The event will be held on the Presbyterian church block from Second to Third streets on Third avenue, and will in- clude all the popular features obtain- able for a local street carnival. , and one trench mortar‘eadch; | IS Gen, Scott and Col. Navielskoy 2 of the Russian army are here seen in the trenches on the, Galician front; NORTH CAKOTA TAKES PART. IN COAL MEETING Situation Is Muddled Because of Labor Troubles in Mlinois PRICE FIXING CONTINUES REGARDLESS OF STRIKES Chicago, Aug. 16.—With the Illinois coal situation still critical and mud- dled, representatives of the council of defense from numerous middle west- ern states met here today with Jus- tice Carter, director of coal for IIli- nois, who discussed plans for co-oper- ation in dealing with fuel conditions. Kentucky, Jowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Indiana, Kan Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin and Minne- sota are among the states participat- ing in the conference. Besides the representatives, the coal operators, retailers, railroads and unions, each was given an opportun- ity to state their cases. According to Justice Carter there was no such price fixing today, this to come only after all sides have been allowed to present their arguments, public hear- ines for this purpose being schetluled for tomorrow. Justice Carter. has de- clared he will proceed with his at- tempt at price fixing until ordered to the country by the federal authorities, it being rumored that the government may intervene to settle the differ- ences that caused 20,000 state miners to strike. It is this strike that has temporarily halted all progress, and; immediate adjustment of all prices at the mouth of the mines. INVESTIGATE RUMOR OF MEXICANS BEING FORCED INTO ARMY Mexico City. Mex. Aug. 16—Sub secretary of State night sent instruc! to Am! Bonillas to investigate reports Mexicans were being forced into the United States army. Members of the, chamber of deputies called on Presi-) dent Carranza to ask that action be} taken. ador LISTING DELINQUENTS" Serial Numbers Being Assigned To Late Registrants Today Charles Leissman of the adjutant general’s office is engaged in assign- ing serial numbers for the draft ‘to registrants whose cards were received after the last date assigned for filing. fuel j esto Perz last; that! aL CONTROL BOARDS 10 HELP FOOD DICTATOR Elaborate Organization Taking In All Localities is Planned By Hoover APPOINTMENTS TO BE MADE WTHIn NEXT FEW WEEKS SUSPENDS SUGAR FUTURES. New York, Aug. 16—Acting on the sugestion of food administra- tor, Hoover, the New York coffee and sugar exchange announced to- day it had suspended all trading in sugar futures until further no- tice. By HARRY B. HUNT. Washington, D. C.,.Aug. 16.—Every state, county, township and municipal- ity in the United States is to have an official food administration organiza- tion working hand in hand with the national food administration under Herbert C. Hoover. Hoover recognizes the fight for food control as the people’s fight and be- lieves that to get maximum results ‘the organization must reach directly to thé people, producers and consum- ers alike, in every nook and corner of the country. To this end the work is ; to be decentralized. State boards of ; food administration will be estab- | lished in each state. These will fur- ther decentralize by organizing county | boards and these county. boards will direct local organizations in cities, townships and villages. Through these ‘organizations the food administration will be in direct touch at all times with food condi- tions in every part of the country. It will be in position to know of shortages: the moment they occur and to know of excess supplies to fill these shortages. It will be able to check prices in e In other sec- and to tell at once just how much prices have been forced up at jevery step in the marketing chain. supplies ort or where are unv ly high, the food administration, through its power to regulate distribution and force pref- erential shipments, may move in quan- ‘tities of supplies from. points where | there is a surplus, relieving the short- !age and bringing down price. To a large extent, esp Ny in the handling of fruits, vegetables and oth- er perishables, the whole work can be handled by state food organization. The Cincinnati markets, for in- stance, might be glutted with pota- toes at a time when Cleveland was short. The county reports to the state body would show this condition at once. The state organization could order the transfer, Wy fast freight, of a dozen cars of potatoes from Cincin- (Continued og Page Three.) ALES HOU CADW ALONG. BCI LINE In Three Sections the French and British Win New Suc- , pe: a PARIS REPORTS ALL OBJECTIVES AS WON Situation in Vicinity of Aisne Re- ported to Be Much Im- proved Berlin, Aug..16—The German staff reports that the cathedral of St. Quentin. was-sct on fire with German shells and it has been on fire since yesterday evening. .A second great battle has burst forth, it is said).#he British infan- try attacking the German posi tions on an 11-mile front. Russian and Rumanian forces, which have held the western bank of the river Serreth on the Ruma- nian front, yesterday were driven across the river by troops of Field Marshal Mackensen. More than 3,500 prisoners were iaken, and 16 guns captured. ee oe (By Associated Press.) In three sectors of the Franco-Bol- gian front the French and British have won new successes. Attacks were made by the British near Ypres, by the French near Aigne and Dixmude in Belgium. The ground won by the Bri- tish in yesterday’s brilliant attack near Lens, including the important Hill 70, was held in the face of Ger- nian counter attacks, General Haig re- ports. While the British were consolidat- ing and defending. the new territory near Lens they struck another blow about 40 miles further north on a wide front, and north of Ypres. The offi- cial report from London gives few de- tails of the attack, bul says progress is being made. The French, with; {he assistance of British troops on ter fent, Uttacked German’ positions on both sides of the road between the towns of Steen- straete and © Dixmude, eight miles apart. Paris reports all objectives were gained and crossing of the Steenbeke river forced. The Irench and British are making further progress on the right bank of the river. Marked suc- cess was won by the French on the Aisne front. A strongly held system of trenches: on a front of one kilo- meter south of Ailles was stormed and four German counter attacks were beaten off. The French also made progress in the vicinity of Hurtebise monument. The weekly French report of ship- ping losses records the sinking of one steamship of more than 1,600 tons, and three of smaller sizes. The Ital- ians lost six steamships and five sail- ing vessels. A London newspaper says that the wounded American soldiers from the western front have arrived at a hos- pital in England. Washington is with- out official information regarding this report. Dispatches from the Ameri- can training camp in France say all the American forces were reviewed yesterday, Indicating that the entire body was still in training.” The report of the London newspaper may refer to American soldiers serving with the British armies, of whom there are several thousand Plan.to Advertise Liberty Loan Bond Washington, 16.—A detailed plan for advertising the next issue of ‘Liberty Loan bonds in newspapers and other mediums of publicity, to cost from one to two million, and to be paid for by the government, was presented today to Secretary McAdoo by the National Advertising Advisory board, with recommendation that it be adopted. On the basis of an expenditure of $1,000,000 the following distribution of the fund was surgested: Daily, monthly and w including those printed in for guages, $700,000; farm paper: 000; small town dailies and v 3 lies, $100,; printing posters circulars B, ete., $10,000. Other mediums which the board proposes to use include painted bulletin billboards, street cars, circularizations, house organs, and factory bulletins. The plan is identical with that hith- erto unpublished presented to the sec- retary on the eve of the issuance of the first Liberty loan and represents the views of the organization A delegation headed by H. Sj‘Hous- ton of New York, chairman, presented the program to Secretary McAdoo and strongly urged that the government nay the bill of advertising space in disposing of the w issue. The space devoted to advertising the first issue cost the government nothing. ly papers, lan. SENATE RESUMES DEBATE. Washington, Aug. 14.—Senate de. bate was resumed today with the leaders again hopeful of making much headway in disposing of the finance committee revision of the house me ure. Rapid progress had been made un- til yesterday, when set speeches on subjects unrelated to the pending bill caused a temporary halt. REVIEW BEFORE: GEN. SEIBERT [5 INOPIRING Steady Tramp, Tramp. Tramp of Men Synibol of Nations Adventure “MAKES ME FEEL PROUD” SAID THEIR COMMANDER First Time Army of United States Had Assembled in Its Entirety American Field Headauarters in France, Aug. 16.-The review yester- day by Major General Siebert of all the troops of his command in- tra’ ing for the trenches afforded a mili- tary spectacle of military significance and historic {mport: Jt was the first time the troops ofthis particular unit of the Amertcan army in France had been assembled ip fts entjrefy, and the display they made was deeply im- pressive. Other Reviews. Thero hail been other reviews of American troops in foreign lands, but there seemed to ‘be an entirely new meaning to the sturdy, tramp, tramp of the men of America. Onc saw in them the symbol! of their country’s new adventure. “They made me feel very proud,” declared M; Siebert, of an_enthusia: ans, who were mitted to see the display. ‘The ling for the review was one of r: beauty. Here and there picturesque little rench villages, while walls and red roofs smuggled amid the trees of matchless valleys. Occasionally these valleys were bathed in sunshine, and again they were hidden in the gray mist of rain. At one time during the review a rainstorm broke over the marching troops, but it was only of brief duration, and there was not a falter in any part of tho ling, = FOOD STOCKS IN ENGLAND ARE GROWING London, Aug. 16.—Premier Lloyd George, speaking in the house of com- mons, said this time last year the wheat in this country amounted to 6,480,000 quarters and that now it is 8,500,000 quarters. (A quarter is euivalent to 48 Opounds.) The stock of oats and barley, he declared, also was higher. Vir. Lloyd George said the acreage under cultivation showed an increase of one billion acres. If the harvest weather was good, the condition of food supplies would be very satisfac- tory. The premier added there had been an increase in the sugar re- serve “The government has come to the conclusion,” he said, “that with rea- sonable economy there is no chance of starving England out.” “The admiralty plans for dealing with submarines have been increas- ingly successful,” the premier sald. Premier Lloyd George said that in the first six months of this year the total losses were 454,000, whilé in the last six months, including pur- chases, the new tonnage would be 1,424,000. The premier also said that a consid- erable addition had been made in the program of navai construction. ro} MAY REMAIN AWAY FROM Prepare To Deal With Agitators Federal Department of Jnstice to Curb I. W. W. Activities Swiftly and Surely Washington, D. C., Aug. 16.—The de- partment of justice, it was stated to- a prepared to deal swiftly and ely with activities in the north- and elsewhere the 1. W. W., they relate to the stoppage or curtailment of industries, whose continuance is deemed essential to the prosecution of the war. Any action, it was stated, which would tend to retard either the har- vesting of crops, the production of spruce, ‘lumber, ential for the con- struction of aeroplanes or to curtail the production of minerals needed to yon-the war, will be ni ae pros: ecution » on © charg! of nspiracy against perso! regarded‘ as respon- sible for the institution-of the move- ment INCKSON GIVEN AVE TO TAKE UP WAR WORK Popular Bismarck Pastor Selected As One of the 52 Association Workers at.Camp Dodge LOCAL CHURCH FOR YEAR Pulpit to Be Supplied by Minister Of Same Denomination Dur- ing His Absence Rey. Bruce Jo. Jackson, last evening was granted a leave of absence by the First Baptist church, which he serves ‘as pastor, in order that he‘may wer the call of the National Y. M. ‘. A. for work in connection with the great cantonment to be established at Camp Dodge, la. The Y: M. ©. A. in its war work is recruiting a work- ing force iby asking various churches throughon! the country to grant their pastors leave of absence for a period of not more than a year, in order that they may assist in the activities which the an ha umed for the welfare ers in the national arm: son was one of those so lected, his appointment — coming through A. B. Dale of Fargo, state secretary of the Y. M. C. A. His as nted him a furlough t ure a stated ly for the pastorate Sine the period of Fev, Jack : Rey. Jackson will become one of a force of 52 Y. M. C. A. men who will have charge of work among the 45,000 soldiers of Camp Dodge, 10 miles from ‘Des Moines, Ia. The Y. M. C. A. has constructed eight large buildings at this camp, and each of the structures is designed to care for the interests of 5,000 to 6,000 men. Each building will be manned by six Y. M. ©. A men—a building secretary, a religious work director, an educational director, a physical director and two assistants ' general service. There will be r the whole work of the camp four Y.M. C. A. men who will have charge of promoting the general work—the camp secretary, a religious, a physical and an educational director. Mr. Jack- son will serve as a religious work di- rector. Mrs, Jackson and the family will remain in Bismarck. The work of! the church will continue usual. There will be a minister of ‘the Bap- tist denomination here to take up the work as soon as Mr. Jackson leaves, which probably will be about Sept. 1 WPVEY RESIGNS PRESIDENCY = OF STATE UNIVERSITY FOR SIMILAR BERTH IN KENTUCKY Announcement was made from the office of the fe board of regents today of the resignation of Dr. F. L. McVey, for eight years president of the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks, to accept the pres: of the University of Kentucky Lexington, Ky. Dr. McVey ha: the new position under consideration for some time. President MeVey came to the uni- versity eight years ago from Minne: | sota, where he had just completed a term as state tax commissioner, prior | to which he had been professor of economics at the University of Min-)a nesota. The state hoard of regent is not prepared to announce his suc: cessor at the state U. Born a Bucxeye. Frank LeRond McVey, whose rec- ognition from the state of Kentucky , at places him at the head of one of the oldest and best known state educa- tional institutions of the west, at a salary much greater than that which! he has received as president of the} University of North Dakota, was born Wilmington, O., Nov. 10, 1369, a son of Alfred Henry and Anna Molmes MeVey, and is a brother of William Pitt MeVey, who*became president of Hiedding college in 1907, Dr. MeVey, after graduating from nilege, took his bachelor je in 1895. | He was united in marri: with Mabel Moore Sawyer of Minneapolis, Sept. | 28, 1898. ‘He has served succe: ely an editorial writer in New York, instructor in history in the teachers’ college at Columbia; instructor, as- tant professor and professor of eco- lnomics at the University of Minne-| sota, and chairman of the Minnesota! tax commission, from which position | he came to the University of North Dakota as president in 1909. t | BRING UP FRESH TROOPS TO STEM BRITISH DRIVE Fighting With Tenacity to Main- tain Their Precarious : Positions ENEMY’S POSITIONS SEEM IMPOSSIBLE Hill 70 Held by Entente Is Key To Entire Situation Aboua Coveted Town AMERICAN WOUNDED. London, Aug. 17.—According to the Daily News, wounded Amerl- can soldiers .from the western front have just arrived at the hospital at Bath. Canadian Headquarters in France, Aug. 16.—(By Canadian Press.) The Germans are now fighting with tenac- ity to maintain their precarious hold on the central portions of Lens. Throughout the day they had been bringing up fresh troops with which to carry on counter attacks. The original German forces, which met our a ults," were pretty well accounted for. It consisted of two battalions of the 165th regiment, two of the 26th, two of the 156th and one: of the 293rd regiment. German regiments, consisting of three battalions each, and after the battalions of the three first mentioned regiments holding the trenches, had been put out of action,,,the. reserve battalions were moved: up hurriedly. “ At 9 o'clock, while headed for Hill 70 two of these battalions were caught under our artillery fire and dispersed. Fourth Guard. The enemy leaders -néxt called on the fourth guard divisions, which had been held for h emergency .as that which confronted the. defenders’. of Lens. The guards proceeded towards Bois Hugo with the eyident intention of retaking -Hill 70,., They, too,-were caught under. our artillery \‘and, ma- chine gun barrage, and so roughly " handled that two attempts: had to, be abandoned. Hill 70 was not even se- riously menaced during the remain- der of the day. A short way to the north, ‘between a Laurent and Lens, the enemy re- covered a portion of the line of re- serve trenches, a position which les- sened for a moment the pressure from the north. Artillery and machine, gun experts have just explained that the enemy's position is an impossible one, and if he cannot ‘drive us off ‘Hill 70 he will have to get out of Lens. Forces of the entente allies at day- . break today began another drive against the troops of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, along a wide front, from a point opposite Polygon wood, east of Ypres, to the left of the French positions on the north- ward. ‘In the first onslaught’ the right flank of the French surged across the Stebenbeke river, and at the same time the Jeft wing pushed forward cor- respondingly. WORK ON JAMESTOWN LIBRARY WAY BEGIN LATE THIS. YEAR Executive Committee Goes Over Plans Again and May Have . Found Way Out Jamestown, N. D., Aug. 16.—Con- struction of the new public library | may be started late this year should present plans of the library board, which met in @ short executive ses- sion, materialize. At the meeting -it was decided to heed the plea of con- tractors that they be given an addi- tional 10 days in which to check over details of the plans and specifications for the proposed building and attempt to have prices on some materials need- ed reduced to the minimum. It is also possible that some reductions may be made in the present plans and the library built on a less extensive and less elaborate scale. At the present time the board ah- j nounces that there is a- deficit of ap- | proximately $6,000 in available funds to contract for the work. It, is thought that by waiting-for one year to start work on the library this defi- | cit could be made up, thus giving them a clean slate on which-to start active work of construction. MRS, -PANKHURST ARRESTED AGAIN A dispatch to Telegraph company from Melbourne that’ Mrs' Eme- line Pankhurst, suffragist, while at- tempting to make a speécltat Ade- laide, fought the police and was ar- rested. Assemblages in parliament Exchange . vu'inued on fe Three) precinct are prohibited.