The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 3, 1917, Page 1

The Weather Generally Fair, THIRTY.SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 238 FAIR WEATHER FAVORS. CITY'S BG LABOR FETE Monster Crowd Fills Capitol Base- i ball Park to Join in Great Celebration ADMISSION FEE CALLED OFF; EVERYBODY HELPS Attractive Program of Sports and Athletic Events—Two Good Addresses FARGO CELEBRATES. Fargo, N. D., Sept. 3.—Fargo military and civic organizations today turned out to honor the drafted men from Cass county, a big parade and big demonstration at Island park being on the pro- gram. . Patriotic speeches and music as well. as a drill by Co. B will be made. There will be no regular Labor day parade as the organiza- tions this year are combining with the other organizations to honor the drafted men who will leave for Camp Dodge, Dcs Moines, ta., soon. Fair weather, in spite of the lower ing skits of the early forenoon, fav ored Bismarck’s first big Labor Da) célebration at the Capitol athietic grounds this afternoon, and. the city almost to a man, turned out to assis the trades and crafts in making thei. initial event one- long to be remem bered in the Capital City. Pecause of the fact that many members cf the various organization: could not leave their work until noon the forenoon parade was dispense with and all energies were centerec on the attractive program offered a the athletic grounds; beginning at ‘ o'clock in th .eafternoon. In order thatitherd(mtght:beé-no: ba: to ‘general attendance ‘the admisstor fee was suspended. ‘After a concert ‘by the Second regi ment band of Harvey, two excellen addresses were delivered by John N q en, commissioner of agriculture bor, and Rev. George Buzzelle of St. George's church, ii ‘tri~futes were paid to the grea: of labor which forms the back bom; of the nation in war as well at pedce, and particular emphasis wa: placed on the sterling patriotisn which is being displayed by sucl great labor leaders and sociologica workers as Gompers, Darrow and Rus sell. There followed a decidedly interest ing and snappy program of sports ané athletic contests, races for boys an¢ for girls, watermelon eating contest> and other standard stunts whict everyone hugely enjoyed. The baseball game was one of th big features of the athletic program Both teams were in fine fettle, anc the battle was one of the liveliest tha. has been staged on the capito! grounds this season. Prizes for these various events were donated by rep resentative capital city business hous es, and all were worth striving for. if The day's events close this even ing with an address by Attorncy Gen eral William S. Langer at Baker hall to be followed by a dance to whici the public is invited. i Jhe Committec. The committeos which has so abl) hanjled arrangements for the big day consists of S. E. McDonald, presiden‘ of the state federation of labo, a: chairman; M. T. O'Connell, presiden’ of the Bismarck Trades and Labo, assemdly; EB. E. Miller, secretary oj the carpenters union; A. B. Williams president of the federal union; Oscar Grant, president of the painters’ un ion; Matt Pillen of the stationary en gineers; E. Boehnke of the printers; Frank Milhollan of the printers, sec retary of the committee, and L. S Horner of the barbers. The trades and labor organization: of Bismarck now number more than 590 members and they are growin steadily. The movement for the gen eral organization of all crafts in the capital city is less than a year old and the leaders are well satisfied with progress made. Offices Closedd. Very little business was transacted anywhere in the city during the day City, county and state offices closed for the entire day or suspended ‘op erations at noon. The state house was practically deserted throughout the day. s Bismarck’s ovservance of the day is more general than ever before in the history of the city, A i 4 f i i i Russians Ha: Gov. Lowden Handles Peace self at His Lake Residence Forest Chicago, Sept. 3.—Governor Frank Lowden arrived here today to take personal charge of the situation aris- ing out’ of the conflict of authority between hiniself and+Mayor Thomp- son with whose aid the People’s vouncil of America for Democracy and Peace was able to hold a meet ing here yesterday after it had been varred by the governor. Mayor Thompson is believed to be at Lake jeneva, Wisconsin. The city hall was closed except for Chief Scheuttler's office. “So far as I can learn, there is no prospect of another: meeting of tho yacifists,” said the chief. “Appareat- ‘y they’ concluded their work \éster- lay.” Most of the delegates, however, were reported to be in the city. The Seventh Illinois Infantry which was called out last night by General ‘arter, commanding the central de- vartment, U. S. A., was back on rout- ne duty today. General Carter per- nitted them to return to their homes ast night when it appeared their ser- ices would not. be needed. Intense interest was aroused on he arrival of Governor Lowden. ABOR. HEART AND SOUL IN WAR--COMPERS Aims Are the Aims of Our Country fe “Declares ; “Notional Head of Labor IDEALS ARE TO SAVE COUNTRY FOR DEMOCRACY By SAMUEL GOMPERS. President of the American Federation of Labor. Today organized labor is a power little dreamed of a decade ago by some of its most earnest devotees. It ‘s.a power with which all must reckon, whether in plans of war or plans for peace. The labor movement does not hold itself to be a power ABOVE all other power—our government, for example. But it holds itself to be a power WITHIN our government; one of the organic parts that go to make up our yovernment, and as such ENTITLED to a voice at the table where matters ire decided for the American people, Unlike Other Wars. That is one of the great things that make this war unlike any Previous war. Labor has never had a voice in any other war. So consideration of labor's aims in this war is consideration of the aims of a new power. | Primarily labor's aims are the aims ‘ft America, for there is a’ singular anity of purpose and thought among ‘he American people concerning this war, The organized labor movement IS DEMOCRATIC AND INTERNATION- ALIST TO THE CORE; its aspira- tions reach the highest peaks of hu- man. freedom and the greatest breadths of human thought. There ire no bounds to the ideals of the (Continued on Page Seven.) Conference Mayor Thompson Secludes Him- BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, BALTIC PORTS | ABANDONED BY RUSSIAN ARMY Depends Upon Strength of Ger-: mans Whether They Will Follow Up Advantages SOLDIERS LEAVE TRENCHES WITH SHOW OF FIGHTING. | Riga Is Seaport City of 50,000 of Great Commercial Import- ance (By Associated Press.) Riga has been abandoned to the’ Germans under the threat of an of- fensive by land and sea, in which the deciding stroke of the land side was delivered by the Germans,lagt Sat- urday. The possible ultimate military con- sequences of these developments are difficult to estimate. The ri flank of the entire Russian front’ Was an- chored on the Gulf of Riga and. with’): this anchorage apparently lost, the possible strategical developmento | seem infinite. ! i Purpose of Germans. Much depends on the purpose of the Germans and the size of the force at their disposal for operations in this war theater. It is too early yet for it to be made apparent whether they! will be content at present with occu- pation of the Baltic seaport the Rus-! sians have left to them or if the’ advantage is to be pushed and an at-" tempt made to swing back the entire Russian line. on this front, creating an opening for an operation by land and water, with Petrograd as its objective. Riga, the capital of the government of Livonia, and a population of more than 500,000. persons before the war, and dsidefrom Petrograd ‘was the most important commercial and indus: trial town having access to the Baltic. Ever since the Russian revolution, The 1917 school term opens aus pictously—with a holiday Because today is labo: ual opening of ‘Eismarck schoo's deferred until tomorrow. Otherwise, tho kiddies would. be reporting for | registration and assigyment to class- es today. Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, the summer vacation ends, and school be- | gins in earnest. The youngsters wil: lay, the act- |: report at the various grade schools and the’ high school at 9 o'clock for jon. In the afternoon the he assigned to classes, and stud- will be given out. Then it's school y day until November, when the annual state convention of the. North Dakota Education jociation, whith mests in Bismarck for a full week, and Thanksgiving day, will offer a brief respite. ever } | THREATENED BY GERMAN FORCES Provisional Government in Case of Necessity Will Move to Moscow \FALL OF CHIEF PORT FORECASTED FOR DAYS Ceccupation May Be Blessing Dis- guise Argue Some of the Leaders Petrograd, Sept. 3—The Rus- sians have abandoned Riga, the war office announces today. Russian detachments voluntarily left their positions, the war office rb- ports, and are retiring to the north. May Be Blessing Washington, Sept. 3.—The abandonment of Riya in the face of the new German drive into Russia and even the evacuation of Petrograd ‘lf may have been forceast in confidential advices to the American goverument in — the last two weeks. Sneha develop- ment is not regarded with so much alarm as might be suposed. With Riga abandoned and the German occupation of P,trograd in prospect, the seat of the Rus- sian provisional government will he moved to Moscow. Mueh as {they may regret secing the Rus- sian eapilal ocenpied by a. German army, the forceful thinking men of Russia working to set up a gov- rnment may regard it as a bless- ve jn disguise. There are many advantages in mov- ing the Russian capital to Moscow. It is the center of the-conservative group ‘atid comthands a sentiment al- most religions, regarding the Russian: pomp of the ancient capital of the old empire surrounded with traditions of r New teachers, new classes, new class mates make the opening day of chool a real event for Pismarcl hirteen hundred school children. There promisos to be an unusually large number of new pupils from out of town, particularly in high school., The change in the teaching staff is} more general than has been made-in any other recent year. Many familiar faces will bo missing. with its disorganizing effect upon the armies made the military situation more favorable to the Germans, there have been hints that a descent was to be made upon the Russian north- ern front, and several alarms‘ have been sounded in Petrograd that such an eventuality was pending. WILSON SOUNDS Instability of Troops. The instability of the.: Russian, troops it is indicated by the officia:| statement, has an important infuence upon the decision to order the évacn-' ation of the Piga district after the In Letter to Gompers Scores Those winning by the Russians of their first wh * re success. As had been tne case in; 10 Sow Poison of Dissen- Galicia or Rumania, some of the Rus-| tion at Home sian units left their trenches without —o making a fight. {THESE FORCES HAVE NOT The Russian-Rumanian army is now LEARNED TO SERVE NATION showing a much firmer resistance on the Rumanian front, repelling all the’ Teutonic attacks. Several were de-! livered yesterday, the attacking forces sustaining large losses and gaining posers di id thi k it will d ‘ Tuesday, and the task it will under- ce} HT a n the Italian front General Cador. take ‘of suppressing disloyalty has na, while confining his activities along been given by President Wilson in a the greater part of the line, mainly fetter to Samuel Gompers, president to pounding the Austrians with his big of the. American Federation of Labor guns, has effected an advance south and chairman of the alliance. ot ete. The letter, made pudlic here today, ee denounces those who s to ignore SCHOONER SUNK. America’s grievance against Germany Washington, Sept. 3—The state de- and insists “that a nation whose citi- partment was advised today of the zens have been fowlly murdered under sinking, August of the American their own flag, whose neighbors aave schooner Carl Cressy of Bath, Maine, been invited to join in making con- by a submarine. The schooner was quest ‘of it’s territory and whose pa attacked in stormy weather and tience in pressing the claims or jus shelled all night. The crew of veven tice and humanity has been met with was saved. ,the most shameful policy of truccu- Jence and treachery, docs noi Know Washington, Sept. 3.—Hearty ap- proval of the conference of the Am- erican Alliance for Labor and Democ- racy to be held at Minneaupolis, next Industrial Troubles Labor Day Celebrations; Many St San Francisco, Sept. 3.—Celebra- ion of Lavor Day in the far west was awaited with widespread unrcst wmong organized workmen in almost oery state, strikes aré in progress ind others threatened. . Strikes of copper miners in the iorthwest and in tie southwest aro menacing the production of material zreatly needed by the government in he prosecution of the war. Another industry of importance to the govern- nent just now and in which the la- yor ‘situation is acute is the ship building. Minor strikes of organize@ labor in Mark i it’s own mind and has no comprehen ,Sible reason for defending itself.” Dangerous Elements. “While our soldicrs and sailors are idoing their manful work to hold back e . ag reaction in its most brutal and aggres. rikes Unsettled sive form,” the president wrote, “we ° must oppose at home the organized a number of other industries are in 20d individual “efforts of those dan progress on the Pacific coast. ;Serous elements, who hide disloyally| = ; behind a screeh of specious and evas: as ive phrases. SERIOUS CONDITIONS: The letter follows: Denver, Sept. 2.—Labor Day in the “Mv Dear Mr. Gompers: Rocky Mountain states found serious! “I am sure that ‘you under..and labor conditions only in Arizona where that my ability to accept the invita- several thousand copper miners have tion to address the Minneanolis con- been on strike for two months and ference of the American Ailiance for | ‘where a strike of lumber workers Labor and Democracy is due only to { developed at Williams, the largest official necessity and not.in any de- lumber camp in the southwest las. gree to lack of appreciation or the Friday. The situation in the big cop- importance of the occasion. The cause ber camps at Globe, and Miami, and you and your fellow patriots uphold (Continued on Page Seven.) (Continued on page two.) MLK TO 12 CENTS = IN SAN FRANCISCO; | 8. IVESTIENIES San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 3. Milk | in thi ty will sell at 12c a quart! and 7e a pint beginning Wednesilay, | it was announced today by the Milk’ Dealers’ association. The raise will be subject to a federal inquiry under the new food survey act, it was said.! POPE FATIUED | BY EFFORTS 10 ARRANGE PLAGE Rome, Sept. 8— Owing to the sus- pension of audiences yesterday hy Pope Benedict, a report wa: reulated The report was the pope was that he was not we' without foundation, fering merely from fatigue, due to his arduous labor, particularly in con- nection with the peace proposal and the renewed interest in them occa-} sioned ‘by the president's reply. GREATEST ETRY UMTS WYCAB AT HAMLIN REET ! Zeitung, Russia's greatness, the triumph of Alexander, Catherine and Peter the Great. On the northern bank of the Dvina in the course of Saturday and Sunday, the Germans conducted stubborn at- tacks, chiefly on the front at Shetal- Melumger-Skripto-Lausin and near the river Oger. Towards Sunday eve- ning they succeeded in penetrating our positions on the river Jaegel, in the region of Melumger and Skripto. CHSTAC TO WORK FOR EARLY PEACE Entire Session Will Be Devoted to Promoting End of Hostil- ities aris, Sept. 3.—German attacks on the Aisne front last night were beaten off by the French, it was announced officially. Heavy artillery fighting oc- curred between Beaumont and Sam- eaux on the Verdun front. TOBACCO AND WHISKEY BREAK PAST RECORDS Washington, D. C., Sept. 3.—All pre- vious records for consumption of whiskey, cigars, cigarettes and tobac- co apparently went by the: board dur- ing the last fiscal year. The prelim- inary reports of the commissioner of | revenue, Osborne, covering 12 months ending June 39, made public today, show record tax collections on these and other articles. MAN SHOT WN SETTLEMENT BY XMAS HOPED FOR BY LEADERS Amsterdam, Sept. 3.—According to the most reliable authority the next} session of the German Reichstag will be devoted exclusively to the question of peace. The majority has decided to challenge the statement of the gov- ernment regarding the minimum peace program, and, it is said, the govern- ment will yield with a view to peace negotiations before Christmas. The German government, according th authority, favors the pleni- potentiarics meeting either at The Hague, Berne, or Copenhagen, but pre- ferably The Hague. BERLIN PRESS ON NOTE. Berlin, Scpt. —The Vossische commenting on President Wilson’s reply to the pope's peace proposals, said: “In its style the note recalls the tone which Lloyd George heretofore has used toward the German people Since breaking off the relations, Mr. Wilson has appropriated this manner of speech, and, in a measure, has Ainericanized it. in, Minn., Sept. 3.—With one of the lari entry of years, the Great Western Circuit s at the Minnesota state fair will open today and continu through Frida Interest in the meet centered in the freefor-all pace that will be raced Thursday. In this event were enter- ed Harold Pi Karl, and Wil- liam A. Guv, and others. Three events were on today’s pro- gram, the 06 pace, with seven en tries, the 2:15 trot, with seven start- s ,and a pacing race for three year Ham ra Ben See ee ees Generally fair tonight and % Somewhat warmer @ > > Tuesday. % Tuesday. SHH SS SES SSS HS SES, “This language 1s probably the out- ward expre of solidarity with same weap- England. He employed the s s hold, the alleged Ger- responsible for the want to liberate! Per- STREET CAR STRIKE San Francisco, Sept. 3—One man shot in a quarrel and two arrested for attempting to burn a car barn here today were opening developments in a strike for higher wages, shorter hours, and recognition of a car men’s union by the United Railway Two hundred and seventy-five miles of street lines, the total trackage of laid bare of cars for om on as his alli man autocrac war and that they the world from this menace. haps President Wilson is not yet In-} formed of the disclosures made by General Sourhomlinof (the former Russian war minister now on trial for treason), and General Januchlevitch regarding the real jncident that lead, {o the outbreak of the war, other he should have altered his tactics. One can no longer charge the auto- em of Germany responsibie the company, the first time in the town's troubled ‘traction history. Carl Gunder, a guard, was the man shot. He will recover. Another guard was arrested and according to the police admitting the shodting, claim- ing self-defense. The municipal car | tine operated as usual. cratii for the war, when the whole world) knows that the irresponsible despots were used as tools for the purpose of letting loose the dogs of war.”