The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 24, 1917, Page 1

The Weather Generally Fair, (HIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 200 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [ La Last Edition - | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, pugs? SRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1917. Negro Regime PRO-CERMANS IN |American Super-Farm in } UATE STATES AFFECT RUSSIA Teuton Spielers in Petrograd Make Valuable Use of Paci- fist Movement AGENTS OF MISCHIEF PREACH LIES TO SLAVS Oratory Is National Game in New Regime Says Charles Ed- ward Russell This is another of the series of articles by Charles Edward Rus- sell, staff writer of The Tribune, who has just returned from Rus- sia, where he spent three months as a member of the official United States commission to the new Russian government. By CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL. (Copyright, ‘1917, by the Newspaper Enterprise Association. “The people of the United States are not in favor of this war.” “The government of the United States is controlled absolutely by the munition makers. For the sake of profits the munition makers wanted the United States to go into the war. That is the only reason why the Un- ited States is in it.” “The people of the United States are utterly opposed to the war and wish to make peace at once. They are about to overthrow their govern- ment. Then they will make peace with Germany and the war every- where will come to an end. ‘The other day in the United States senate a resolution was introduced for Peace. You see—I told you. I know what the people of America think. I am an American myself and I know they are dead against this war.” These are a few samples of the stuff dinned incessantly into the ears of Russians by a thousand profession- al trouble makers ,anarchists and the like, returned from America with Am- erican passports in. their pockets. to try to win the situation for Germany. This sort of stuff and worse. Sometimes they tell the Russians that conditions in the United States are far more intolerable than they were in fussia under the czars, that the people are more oppressed and miserable ,that whatever else the Rus- stans do with their freedom they must be on their guard against establishing any government in the least like that of the United States. “The United States has ruined Cu- ba and Mexico,” they say. “It has enslaved its own people. It has now sent commissions over here to pre- pare the way to enslave you. Above everything else, be on your guard against America. I know what it is. I am an American myself. Look at my American passport.” What They Say. ‘The United States will never do any fighting in this war. Do not be deceived. The United States is only ‘bluffing. It doesn’t intend to fight. ‘The munition makers only want some fat orders for guns and things and then the United States will make peace with Germany. That is what you ought to do if you don’t want to get left. Now is the time to make peace. What do you want to fight for? England and France are all in and the United States is only fooling you. Everybody knows that in the United States. I just came from there. {am an American. I knov The great Field of Mars, the an- cient parade ground of Petrograd, is the forum and huge debating school of the new democracy. Every Sun- day you can see there 200,000 or 300,- 000 people in groups around the speakers, listening to oratory. Ora- tory is the Russian national game. These agents of mischief, recently returned from America, run from meeting to meeting, reiterating the lies I have quoted above. There is no chance to deny that they do an infinity of harm. The Ger- man propaganda in the United States and Germany, which directs their ef- forts, judged with perfect accuracy of the harm they could do. Nothing bet- ter for the kaiser has been done since the war began. They undermine faith. They de- stroy courage. They make many Russians believe that the United States is about to seek peace and Russia therefore will be left fighting hope- lessly alone. It was this treacherous activity, combined with the pre-arranged mu- tiny of German agents in the ranks, that caused the recent slump in the Russian line in Galicia. Wirect cause and direct effect. But take god heed of the next point in this black record. Every- thing tbat happens in the United States that can be used by these back-firers gets promptly over there. Every time a plausible ,cleverly named pro-German organization calls a peace convention the fact gets to the Field of Mars, and is used to show that the people of the United States are opposed to the war. Every time a senator or repre- sentative introduces a disloyal resolution .news of it flies without delay to the huge German ma- chine that is working ceaselessly { Mutiny; 15 Dead | France to Feed Sammies; May Send By MILTON BRONNER. Washington, D. C., Aug. 24.—If the war department puts its o. k. on a proposal recently made to it by some, of the best agricultural authorities in this country, Uncle Sam will soon have over 2,000 expert farmers “some- where in France” arranging a big war farm to feed the American armies. There are great landed estates in France not being farmed becausy of lack of men, fertilizer and farming im- plements and because of the dificulty of clearing off the soil, especially in regions recently ‘occupied by Ger- mans. These estates could be utilized -by Uncle Sam, by agreement with the French government and the owners of the land. At present every pound of food consumed ‘by American soldiers in France has to be shipped from here, when every inch of space in ships is more valuable than diamonds. It is claimed by the proponents of the farm plan that 2,000 expert farm- ers, who would volunteer for the work could cultivate enough soil to produce practically all of the vegetable food the American army would need. They Many Farmers would not only raise wheat for bread, but oats for horses and mules. Corn could: be raised both for animal and human food. Fresh vegetables also could be grown, including potatoes, onions and cabbages, all parts of the regular American army ration. Such a farm would make the army very largely independent of any Ger- man submarine attempt to interfere with its food. Supply ships from this’ country to France, if the food farm were in op- eration need carry only staples like sugar, coffee, tea, salt, pepper and meat. This would give the govern- ment far more space for carrying clothing, ammunition, rifles, ete. If the plan is put through, in addi- tion to 2,000 volunteer farmers the first ship would carry quantities of fertilizers, agricultural implements, stump pullers, etc. It is also med for this scheme that as the armies in [rance grew bigger it would be possible to send more volunteer farmers and take over more land. [t is figured that 2,000 men can cultivate enough fand to supply vegetables for 200,000. BATTLE OVER TAK LOAD CONTINUES: END IN SiGhT Washington, D. C., Aug. 24—The battle over conscription of wealth to pay for the war continued in the sen- ete with the leaders hopeful of dis- posing of the war tax bill income sec- tion before tonight. Today's chief contest was expected to come over Senator LaFollette’s substitute for the income tax schedule proposing to levy about $600,000,000 and $505,000,000 respectively, and Sen- ator Hollis’ substitute, designed to raise about $550,000,000. The government’s shipbuilding pro- gram calls for a total of 1,270 ships of 7,968,000 tonnage, it was revealed to- day in estimates the shipping board has sent to Secretary McAdoo on ) which to--base a request for a new billion dollar appropriation. MONTANA GUARD WILL TRAIN AT PALO ALTO CAMP Washington, D. C., Aug. 24.—The 41st national guard division, compris- ing troops from Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, which had been ordered trained at Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C., and Camp Freemont at Palo Alto, Cal., has been abandoned hecause California state health authorities have decided that a sewerage system such as the war de- partment proposed would be injurious to the health of the community. Sec- retary Baker, in announcing the change, said the war department couid not b2 expected to spend half a million dollars for such a system as the state authorities thought neces- sary for the task. FARMERS SHOULD NOT SELL HERDS Mr. W. H. Peters, animal husband man for the North Dakota Agricultur- al college has spent a few days in the central corn belt sta for the purpose of determining conditions and the livestock outlook from the stand- point of the North Dakota farmer. He indicates that the crop prospects are excellent in a large section of the corn belt, and that the feed crop will be large. Evidences exist throughout the en- tire country that in the past several years there has been considerable selling of breeding stock, especially of cattle and hogs. The farmers, gen- erally, realize at the present time that they have made a mistake in selling their breeding stock so close and are anxious now to secure cows and brood sows. This has resulted in a strong demand for al! good stock and high prices are paid. The corn belt farmer is not yet in ; the market for feeder cattle and hogs, but as soon as the maturity of the corn crop is assured it is expected that the demands will increase. In the event that early frost occurs with & correspondingly greater increase in soft corn Mr. Peters considers that there will be a great demand for feed- er cattle. In conclusion he states that North Dakota farmers owning livestock have everything to gain and apparently nothing to lose by holding their feeder cattle and hogs until the corn belt crop is ready for feed. It also ap: pears that good business would leaa one to hold over cattle of good breed- ing stock. There is every evidence to indicate that when this stock is once sold it is going to be a difficult in Russia to break down the spir- (Sontinued on Page Bight.) problem to replace it with stock of equal quaity or at equal price. GOVERMENT TO. REGULATE SHLE OF WESTERN FUEL Chicago, Aug. —The price of bi- tuminous having been fixed by fed- eral order and general trade condi- tions ‘beginning to return to normal, attention was given today by produc- ing states of the middle west and northwest to the stimulation of pro- duction and distribution of other fuels. Representatives of the council of national defense of nine states are conferring here. That the farming di: northwest, now threatened with a fuel famine, may receive sufficient sup- plies, a telegram was dispatched to Presideut. Wilson requesting that the recent priority shiptment order be so amended as to insure 100 per cent efficiency in delivery from the car- riers, both lake and rail. Completion of the administration's program for federal control of the coal industry was in sight tofay when the officials turned their attention to the fixing of retail prices and the regula- tion of distribution. Dr. Ilenfty A. Garfield, appointed to head the coal administration, will take active charge of the work as soon as he finishes the duties with the commission fixing the price of wheat. BISMARCK MEN HURT IN CRASH THAT KILLS GIRL Superior, Wi Aug. 24.—Miss bba Mowick of Superior was killed and J. A. Porter and C. R. Dalrymple of Bis- marck, N. D., badly cut and bruised, when a car containing these three and Mrs. J.C. Tayden and Mrs. Otto Schi- bert, both of Superior, ran off the Ne- madji river bridge here. last night, and dropped 40 feet, pinning the occu pants under it. Mr. Dalrymple, agent for a Superior auto company, was demonstrating the car for Mrs. Schibert, who was driving when the accident occurred. FLAK RUNNING TEN 10 (2 BUSHELS PER ACRE ON SIOUX RESERVATION Men Who = Are Lands Have Fine Crops in Sight, Says C. A. Rust ng 109 to 12 bushels stricts of the Leasing Indian With flax aver to the acre and native hay running a ton to the acre, real money is being made in the Standing ‘Rock reserva- tion country, says C. A. Rust of Un derwood, who was in Bismarck toda en route home from McLaughlin, where he had been looking over his 600 acres of flax. Flax, states. Mr. Rust, is doing unusually well. The dry weather is favoring the crop, rushing it to an early ripening, which will obviate danger of frost. Flax men have changed their prayers for rain to petitions for dry weather and con- tinued dry weather. McGrey and Kjal- strup of Underwood have about 2,000 acres of leased land on the reserva- tion, and their crop is coming through in good shape. The cutting of flax began this week. Mr. Rust also has a crew of men making hay. He s' that any may who had _foresi enough to lease some large tracts of | this government land could easily have cleaned up several thou: j Jars clear profit on hay at $17. * ton. TALCOTT WILL PRESENT CLAIM OF HS. STATE Warden of State Penitentiary to Accompany Burnquist of Minnesota to Washington $3.06 FAIR PRICE: FOR WHEAT SAYS GOVERNOR Frazier Wires Ladd ‘Urging Him to Hold Out for Justice to North Dakota Farmers HOOVER GOES WEST. Washington, Aug. 24.—H. C. Hoover, the food administrator, will leave for Chicago today for a twelve hour visit during which he will confer with agents of the » Federal Trade Commission, who have been investigating the meat packing industries with the pack- ers themselves, and editors of farm papers. Frank. S. Talcott, warden of the North Dakota penitentiary, will pres- ent North Dakota's arguments for wheat at the hearing whi been grantéd northwestern grain growers in Washington. Warden ‘Talcott now is in St. Paul, where he will join Governor Burnquist of Minnesota and proceed with him and other re entatives of northwestern stal the national capital. duty was delegated to the Governor Frazier late last night, when the latter found it. would be impos- sible for him to go in person. Late last evening. the governor wired Herbert ©. Hoover along lines similar to those followed in messages from Commi: Labor Hagan and the railway commi: sion, wing that the farmer be en a fair price for his wheat this year as a means of encouraging him to plant a larger acreage next year, when the demand for a big crop wil be even more urgent thir it is today. To Dr. Ladd, who is i: ashington, the governor wired uypitig thai he stand out for a price of $3 bushel .which the goverypr regerds fair price for No. 1 wheat this fall, taking into consideration all the vlr- cumstances. Warden Talcott is thoroughly famil- jar with conditions throughout tho state. He is himself a grain-grower, and as warden of the state peniten-! tiary he has kept in close touch with all parts of North Dakota through reports coming into the iene plant. 20 BUSHELS T0 AGRE PRIZE WHEAT YIELD AROUND PARK RIVER Rev. Currie’s Grain Making Good Average; Barley Threshing . 25 Buskels Park River, N. D., Aug. 24.—Thresh- ing is well advanced in the Park River region. One of the best wheat yields yet reported is 20 hushels to the acre on Rev. Currie’s farm. Barley is run- ning 25 bushels to the acre on the| ‘Soll brothers ranch, but wheat is not making more than eight bushels. BEHRBAUM SENTENCED TO SERVE 5 YEARS Fargo, N. a thrilling, story, with a involved in the ¢ baum, sentenced y five years at hard labor in L worth prison by Judge Chas. don. Behrbaum pleaded guilty to 16] counts of an indictment returned re- cently by the federal grand jury, charging him with the embezzlement | of $6,500 from the Mirst National bank | of New Salem, N. D. Behrbaum is but 25 years 21.—Material for | he tic magazine} is Gate, but “sob” in every line, se of ‘Wm. of age. | He is the son of a yrosperous and, highly respected farmer of the v | Salem vicinity. He srew t. manhood | in that neighborhoed and hao won a} high place in the esiecm of the com- munity. Through the influence of the wife of | the president of the Iirst National bank of New Salem, who had been young Behrbaum’s teacher in the Ic cal school there, he was given a po! tion in the bank and through his own merits rapidly won a position of trust and responsibitity. He was advanced to the position of | cashier. He became engaged to m: a pretty (New Salem girl. There w: every reason to believe that he would make a quick and sure success in the banking business. But he tried to 50 too fast. ! He was bitten by the speculation! j-| itol |a majority of instances are not .yet ‘the candidate before bug. (Stories of swift riches, won| through the grain and stock marke stirred his imagination and he began) speculating in wheat He took the) wrong side of the market, lost » ore | money than he could « taking money from thi attempt to win ba He became more and more inv F and one day a national bank exam-| iner appeared on the scene, with the inevitable result. i HILL 304 TAKEN WITH HEAVY LOSS French Capture Coveted Position Aiter a Brilliant Assault This Morning NOW MASTERS 0F IMPORTANT PLACES Heavy Artillery Fighting Contin- ues Along Franco-Belgian Lines Near Ypres MUST BEAT ENGLAND. Copenhagen, Aug. 24.—England, the archenemy of Germany must be beaten down at whatever cost, Emperor William told his troops while on a visit to the Flanders front Wednesday. An official statement issued from Berlin says the Emperor ad- dressed deputations from all de- tachments which have had a share in meeting the British attacks. -) (By Associated Pre: In a brilliant attack this morning near Verdun, the French ¢: dd Hill No. 304, one of the most bitterly dis- puted positions of the war in the struggle for which thousands of men have lost their lives. The French ad- vanced to an average depth of one and a quarter miles over the sector between Avocourt wood and Dead Man's Hill, Paris announ officially and addition to Hill 304, stormed the fortified works between Haucourt and Bethincourt. French Assault. The new French assault was deliv- ered west of the Meuse. At the first shot, the Irench although highly sful did not obtain their obj id today’s attacks doubtless was in- tended to complete their attainmonts of the ends immediately in view. The are now- masters. of-a important points on the Verdun front, which they had before the beginning of the big German attack last year. Bitter Fighting Progresses. On the British front bitter fighting for the positions of Lens has contin- ued during the night. The British official statement announce that they hold rman trenches immed- ia tely northwest of Greene and Gras- ier to the south of Lens, and that especially heavy losses have been in- ted on the troops which holding a sector in Northern Franc pulsed German raids in the vicinity of Heavy artillery fighting ¢ around Ypres, where the Britis! improved their positions, and suces fully withstood counter attacks, CAPTURE 60 GUNS. Rome,, Aug. 4.—The war depart- ment announces that the battle on the Isonzo continues and that about 60 guns have. been captured, FREE FOTO FOR EVERY NORTH DAKOTA SOLDIER Official State Historical Photographer Ready to Society Shoot Sammies Every North ‘Dakotan who is going to war an opportunity through the | North Dakota State Historical society and the Holmboe studios of this city to leave his photograph on record it, the offices of the society at the cap without a penny of The Holmboe studi making these portraits tree ef charge, as the offi photographers of the State Historical society, and Mr. Holmboe and the socie uxious ational himself. Guard and of the state national army filmed appointed place in th The undertaking is a huge one, caning the photographing of 10,000 te archives: n faces, 4,000 national guardsmen, aud almost 6,000 candidates for the na- ticnal army. Mr. Holmioe finds that his chiefest difficulty touch with drafted men is The +} section. 2 | being | available, and he wovld appreciate | personal correspondence — with all drafted men who have noc yet ar-) ranged for a sitting, in order that. pre- | parations may be mad« fer “shooting” he is calle out of the state. Underwood Man Back From First Funeral In Family Since ’66 Underwood, N. D., Aug. 24.—Jo- seph Evander and family have re- turned from Battle Lake, Minn. whither they were called by the ath of Mrs. Martin Evander, he first member of the Evander tamily summoned since the death of Mr. Evander’s grandfather, 51 years ago. LOVETT CRACKS THE WHIP ON COAL ROADS} ROBERT ScorT LOVETT. Coal is moving to the lake ports now The northwest will not freeze this winter. Robert S. Lovett is on the job. Within 48 hours after Lovett, chairman of the Union Pacific, was made government tr di- rector, with authority the it ipments act, sportation compani carying railroads had orders from him to put coal shipments ahead of everything else CONVICT WALKS OUT OF DENTAL CHAIR AND DIGS Jesse Starkweather, asportation apply to Inveterate Jail-Breaker, Makes Second Getaway Jesse Starkweather, who figured in the Mer county killing tried in Mandan several months hack, and in which the jury disagreed, but who was discovercd to pe a convict who ped from the state peniten- jary and was returned to prison to complete his sentence, at 5 o’clock last evening walked from a dentist's chair in a loval establishment and made his second get-away. His departure immediately re- ported to prison authorities and a guard was at once wblished in the different. railway yards to prevent his leaving the town by train. Up to noon today, however, no trace of him had been found. Starkweather since his return ty the prison several months ago had} been a model prisoner. All summ under a light guard, he had been em- ployed on the relaying of the street. railway through the bus His original escape c made about three ye ago, when he was serving a ntence for robbery Me did not agi was discovered as the defendant. the Me county manslaughter ¢: When the jury disagreed in the trial of that prosecution, Starkweather was turned over to the prison to complete his term, and he had about four months more to serve when he “beat it” yesterday. BISMARCK WILL HAVE ITS FIRST LABOR DAY FETE Trades and Labor Assembly Ar- nownces Big Celebration for in show up until he in Monday, September 3 Bismarck will enjoy its first general observance of Labor Day a week from next Monday, when a big celebration is to be staged at the patk by the Bis bor a mbly, speechr aking. contest ed] MeDo: in of ¢ t ‘the negro HOUSTON SCENE OF RACE RIOTS; MANY WOUNDED Trouble Starts Over Arrest of ' Negroes by the City Police Force & CITY NOW UNDED MARTIAL LAW AND MILITIA CONTROLS Texas Congressmen Urges That No More Colored Soldiers Be Sent South Houston, Texas, August 23.— As a result of the mutiny of negro soldiers of the 4th U.S, Infantry last night, the entire city of Houston and its environs was un- der martial law today. Orders have been given to soldiers to watch all incoming trains and not to permit armed men to enter the eity. More than one hundred negroes of the two companies of the 24th Infantry, which engaged in the riot, are being sought today by patrol of regulars and Hlinois National Guardsmen under the command of General Jolin A. Hul- en, governor of the city now und- svoamartial law, Situation in Hand. When the three hundred — or Inore regulars arrived from Gal Vvesfon, some of them were detail- ed to go to Camp Logan and oth- ers fo duty in the city. we soldiers were detailed io each street car, and two more to each street corner of the downtown parts of the city. Orders werd given to prevent. the pmbling of citizens on the street. City and county officers are cooperat ing with and followir © the ine structions of the ‘milit: yo fficer: and it is officially stated the s uation was well in hand, Fifteen Men Dead. The revised list of dead total 15 men. Included is a negro 5 rgeant, Vida Henry, believed to h : have been the ringlea in the uprising. Henr hody was found riddled with butt wbout a quarter of 4 mile distant from the camp limits. Horace Moody, one of the wounded police officers, who suffered an amputation of the leg, died this morning. 15. J. Meineke, another police officer, is one of the 15 victim reported found dead at 9 o'cloc morning. The following order: warnings were issued today: Warnings Issued. “All citizens must’ remain in their or usual plac of business, will appear on the “Pa mble on the street. “Saloons will not be permitted to ss where arms and ammunition ‘old, kept or stored, will remain closed.” (Signed) “HITLION.” Mayor’s Proclamation. “Teall upon every ci n of Hous- to preserve ton, while and colored, the peace, to go quietly about their business and to rest ured there is going to be a full inquiry and proper punishment for the crimes which have heen conmitted. “It is time for cooine: avoidance of further trou “It is not tine for further ment. The city is under mart a condition most regrettable; i ry: will be no further trouble if y citizen carefully tends to his own conduct “Incendi ry speech is of no avail. ion is well in hand—un- be studied effort to cause puble.”” (Signed) and careful excite- I law, but it “DAN M MOODY, The trouble is said to have been begua late yesterday after some of oldiers had complained of president of ila federation ‘oly acne era 4 (hen Ey " hor and now engaged in the office UC"tnent accorded them by members fice of Commissioner of Agriculture, 2 the Houston police force. About eae Mal Tabor {2 Oclock last night some of the ne- The merchants will | Kked | & ter joined by others, formed AG close tele i oe lusihi for} * camps and began to mare! t halt a day : Houston. ‘Lights in the r The executive committee headed by dences along the way were shot out, President McDonald) includes KA. | and a number of persons wounded as Miller, president of the carpenters’ Sak inside (helt ome ee union; Frank Milholland, president of SIOOURE. ii Sao Bale. the typos; M. T. O'Connell, president | of the trades embly; A. B. Wil! Jiams, of the painters; L. A. Horner of Oscar Grant, painter sochnke, printer. J. H. Sol-} sted of Grand Forks, in the city as a member of the state cxemption board, will a t BALL PLAYERS INJURED. Champagne, IIL, Aug. 24.—-Kleven members of the Dayton, Chio, Cen: tral league baseball team were hurt, | two seriously at 1 o'clock this morn-| ing when a fast freight on the Bir Four crashed into the rear end of | passenger train No. 44 at Mansfield. | (our other persons were hurt, includ ing the fireman on the freight and por- | ter of the passenger train. Jack Rowan was the only member of the last night. Major K VOY mand of the negro troops, noticed that the troops were up over treatment from the ball team unhurt. | been done within the camp Started for Camp. Crowds of Houston men with un- armed guardsmen were started for the camp, but stopped by an army oflicer, who addressed them According to police reports trouble arose when a negress ¥ rested. From every source Thursday night reports came that this treat- me t of the soldiers lead to the riot riot be- «o'clock idences of the bre me apparent as ing That the riot started af the camp and included all the negro troops, is due to the fact that the ammunition supply was taken in charge. (Continued on Page Eight.) Long