The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 4, 1917, Page 1

; ” : H 3 f { ’ . at f | 1 1g | i } \ od « ry i q . ¢ ~ ~ 4 . ' poe, { . . 5 ‘ i ‘ » . ' i ‘e ny i 1 \ ’ ra ‘ { THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 209 t SMAI BISMARCK, NCAT AR RAIS OVER CHATEA FATAL TO 10 Six Aeroplanes Take Part in Flight Over East Bank of Medway SEAT OF IMMENSE MILITARY WORKS * Bombs Dropped on Isle of Thanct With Disastrous Re- sults . London, Sept. 4.—In last night's air raid 107 persons were Killed, and 86 wounded, at. Catham, it is announced officially. . , | Six aeroplanes took part in the raid.; The victims were naval ratings. In addition to the naval casualties,’ ‘one civilian was killed, and, six were | injured. The announcement follows: Drop Bombs on Thames. “Lord French, commander of the, British home forces, reports that last night air raids were carried out by about six enemy aeroplanes which pro- ceeded up to the south bank of the Thames, estuary to Chatham. Bombs were, dropped on the Isle of Thanet and in the Sherness—Chatham area between 10:40 p. m. and 11:80 p. m. There were no army casualties. Ci- vilian casualties reported at present are: Killed 1; injured 6. The ma- terial damage was slight. Our ma- chines went up and anti-aircraft guns came into action, but without result. “The secretary of the admiralty re- ports that in the course of the air raids last night the following casualties were caused to naval ratings: “Killed 107; wounded 86.” Catham, fs on the east bank of the Medway, 30 miles south of London. It is the seat of immense military and naval establishments, including a dock yard and arsenal.and extensive bar- racks. The term naval ratings applies to the grade of men on board ships usual- ly those before the mast. THREE AY GONFERENGE AT ST. PAUL TO PROTEST FEDERAL WHEAT PRIGE St. Paul, Sept. 4.—A national three day conference of progucers and con- sumers in this city on September 18, 19 and 20 is to be the outcome of the plans of the Nonpartisam league for a meeting of farmers of the north- west to consider the cost of raising wheat and the government's fixed price. Representatives ,of labor unions from all over the country, govern- ment officials and men prominent in many walks of lite will attend ana will be on the program of the mect- ings. A partial list of the men to be invited to attend includes Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor; Herbert Hoover, national food administrator; Carl Vro- man, assistant secretary of ag:.cut- ture, and a number of senators and congressment ‘whose names have not yet been givon out. The purpose of the meetings will be to discuss not only the reduction in the price of wheat by government or- der, but the entire problem of gov- ernment regulation of prites with the object of reducing the cost of living. The convention here will be preceded by a one-day mass meeting of North Daketa and Montana farmers in Fa: go, Monday, Sept. 7. National Nonpartisan league head- thus explaining the plans of the gatn ering: Purpose of Meeting. “The purpose of these meetings is distinctly not to resist any action that may be taken by the government or any action that has been takeu. “The farmers of the northwest are patriotic. They will agree to the ac- tion of the government which has re- duced the price at which their wheat could be sold by nearly ninety cents a bushel, but they want thcir situation and ,their sacrifice to be understood so that public sentiment may get be hind the government in other steps that it will be necessary to take to prevent starvation and disaster in thts country. “We are calling this meeting so that the farmers can come from all over the west and confer together and 80 that they can meet representatives of the other classes of working peo- ple and discuss the common provlem of the producer and the consumer.” Northern Pacific Train No. 8 Will NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, SEPT. 4, 1917. FIVE CENTS Wilson Welcomes Men’ Of National Army Into” | Service of the Nation Washington, Sept. 4.—Soldiers ot the national army are welcomed into |, the nation’s service today by Presi affectionate confidence and a praye: yg a “WOODROW WILSON be watched with the deepest interest not only by those who are near and sides. and brothers, as all true Americans } made good our national independence you, because you are in some special be your pride, therefore, to show al! men everywhere not only ;what-good men you are, keeping yourselves fitand straight in everything and pure and clean through and through. Let high that it will be a glory to live up add a new laurel to the crown of Am woes with you in every battle and ev For this great war draws us all together, makes us aii comrades dent Wilson and with a message of to God to keep and guide them. Everything these men must do, ume president told them will be watched with the deepest solicitude by the whole country, and the eyes of the world because they are “in some spv- cial sense the soldiers of freedom,” | The first soldier for the arrsy Tats ed under the draft law start..from their homes for the training conton- ments Wednesday. The president asks them as ‘brothers and comrades , in the great war to keep straight and fit by a standard so high their living | up to it will add a new laurel to the crown of Amcrica. : The message follows: “The White Housc, Washington. “To the Soldiers of the’ National Army: ¢ = “You are undertaking a great duty. | The heart of the whole country is | with you. Lverything that you do, will and with the deepest solicitude anu dear to you, but tha whole, nation..be- elt themselves to “be: When we tirst The eyes of the world..will be, upon sense the soldiers of freedom. Let it us set for ourselves a standard so to it and then let us live up to it and erica. My affectionate confidence ery test. God Keep and guide you. “WOODROW WILSON.” FIRST MEMBERS, F DRAFT ARMY CO WEDNESDAY Carry Boys Away for Des Moiries Tomorrow COOKS AND MEN WITH MILITARY TRAINING Northern’ Pacific train .No..3 tomor:|, row. afternoon -will by, the time ii leaves: Jamestown have picked up 45 amembers of North Dakota’s draft army from the tnain line of the Northern Pacific, the Pingree-Wilton,, Turtle Laké and Leeds branches, for trans- portation to Des Moines. The first contingent will consist entireiy of cooks and men with previous military experience. As a result of this selec- tion, the men will not go in the order in which they were drawn for service but may be selected at random from the entire list, so long as the number of the registrant chosen is not so high as to make it probable that }e would not be included in the first» quota of the county from which he is selected. ‘No. 8 when it reaches Bismarck to- morrow will carry one man from Gold- en Valley, two from Stark, four from Grant, three from Mercer, eight from Morton, two from Billings, two from Hettinger, four from Dunn and two from Oliver. Here four Burleigh men will join the contingent; at Steele) three Kidder men will board the train, and at Jamestown two men from Eddy, five from Benson and three from Sher- idan will join, completing the North- ern Pacific party, which will then run through to destination by a routing mapped out by L. P. Gellerman, spe-| cial representative of the American, Railway association in connection with the troop movement. An equal number will entrain to- morrow over the Soo Line, as follows: Ward, 19; Wells, 4; McIntosh, 4; Barnes, 5; McLean, 8; Foster, 1;. Lo- gan, 3; Sargent, 6; Burke, 5. The two parties will not come together until they reach Des Moines, a separate routing having been selected to avoid) congestion and to enable the handling’ of the men without too much addition- | al equipment. The Northern Pacific will add a tourist sleeper for the ac- commodation of the drafted men at Jamestown and a Soo line sleeper will be picked up at Oakes, affording the men comfortable accomodations in their night ride. The end of the sec- ond day will see them in Des Moines, preparing camp for the delegations which are to follow. An equal number of men will leave Thursday over the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and St. Paul lines and Friday over the St. Paul an? Great Northern, and the three days’ movement will resuit in the transier to Camp Dodge of approximately 270 trail-blazers, who. will get things in shape for the 2,300 men from Nortn Dakota who move Sept. 19. Burleigh’s First Four. ' Burleigh county's first four men of the great national army called to en- (Continued on Page Three.) 1 ‘ rate expert with the state commission, LA FOLLETTE’S CONFISCATORY | TAX(S HAILED Senate Refuses to Adopt Wiscon- sin Senator’s Plan of War Levies CLIQUE URGING PENALIZATION DEFEATED | Washington, Sept. 4.>The sroup fighting “the ~ finance, committee's Fourteen Training Camps Ready to Receive Fixe Per Cont of MEN ARE REPORTING TO LOCAL EXEMPTION BOARDS STREET CAR RIOTERS 00 BG DANCE! Six Cars Demolisked at Spring- 1 field and Windows of Store; | Are Smashed SEVENTEEN PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DISTURBANCE Equipncnt Released on Hills and President Wilson; Sends Letter of Encouragement to Those Drawn \— ie OFFICERS EROM FRONT. American Training Camp in France, Sept. 4.-}t is announced that a number of British army of- ficers will soon be extended to the American expeditionary force to assist in training’ the Americans who will thus gst the advantage of the best points of both the { British and French tactics. It is considered probable most of the ofiicers selected for this ass‘gn- ment will he Americans, serving in the British or French divisions. On Wednesday or Thursday, they will sce the men advance un- «den a practice artillery barrage fire for the first time. Washington, Sept.: 4.—Drafted. mex of the five percent quota going to the army cantonments were reporting to- day to the local hoards to receive in structions and railroad and meal tick ets. Most.of them will le ordered to report to thes beard train time tomorrow. men most pf whom have been « vortly before 4 ted About [because of previous, training are ia-j cluded. _By tomorrow night they will be in the sixteen cantonments, except those at Yaphank, L. 1, and Admiral, Md., where construction is not com pleted. Each dist s quota will be placed in charge of: one recruit, to whom will be given war department warrants for transportation and for car strike sympathiz meals with authority to command the men until they reach camp. A letter from President Wilson made public by the white house, ad dressed to Thomas L. Chaeborne, Jr., ‘of the Mayor’s ommittec on National | Defense, No Y.,. re 8 follows: schemé. of, war profit ‘taxation was de- feated today dgain when the. senate defeated Senator Hollis’ proposal to strike out the senate, finance commit tee's two-compromise pro’ tending the war profit taXes-to“peace profits over ten per cent, cstiated to raise $428,000,000. Immediately after disposing of Sew ator Hollis’ proposition, the senate rejected, 55 to 18, an amendment by. Senator Lafollette to levy a flat in crease of 60 per cent on war profits, designed to raise not less that $1,800,- 000,060. SAMPLE SLES FORBIDUCN? STATE LOSES Railway Commission Asks Definite Advice From Congres:man as to Federa] Intent “Does the administration intend to confine trading strictly to grades and prices for each grade below No. 1 Northern?” the state railway commis- sion asks ina wire filed with Rep. | corge M. Young at Washington this morning. “A large part of our crop,” the commission advises Congressman Heart is With Them. “Please say to the men on Septem- ber 4th how entirely my heart is with them and my thoughts will follow them across the sca with confidence and also with a genuine envy for I should: like to be with them on the ficld, and in the trenches where the real and final battle for the independ- ence of the Uniied States is to be fought alongside the other people of the-world struggling like ourselves to make an end of those things which have threatened the integrity of their territory, the lives of their people, and the character and independence of their governments. Bid them God speed for me from a very full heart.” BRITISH TOBAGO BANE OF AMERICAS IN FRANCE Park River Doctor Writes Father for Some Good American Cigarettes Fark River, N. D., Sept. 4.—“British cigarettes and tovacco are both ex- tremely rotten,” Dr. Clarence Robert- son, with the American base hospital in France, writes his father, J. D. Robertson here. fe remarks, inci- dentally, that he has ordered 1,909 American cigarettes, for which his Young, “may grade two, three or four, because of weed seed. Such grain would be taken on sample at a price a cent or two lower than No. 1. Can such grain be sold_op sample at prices ! higher than those eetarifthed (Or the grade fixed by inspection%, Question involves millions to producers. Are prives fixed maximum or*minimuni?* “A spread of ten cents the bushel. on half of our wheat crop, which is | eatirely possible if the grades are en-| forced and the farmer deprived of the privilege of selling by grade, would mean a loss of $3,900,000 to the grain- growers this year,” said J. A. Little, i this morning. “If the government in- sists that the farmer sell by grade, fully half of our wheat will sell for less than No. 1. It now appears that the intention of the “government is to enforce the grades established by its federal standards. If this is true, it means the North Dakota farmer will losc an average of ten cents the bushel on probably half of his Crop, whereas if he could sell by sample the wheat probadly would bring within a cent or two of the price paid for No. 1.” father, will receive a bill. ‘The base hospita are busy, hav- ing received more than 909 cas 26 hours after a recent engagen He urged that Red Cross soc ious to do something which really appreciated send their cortin gents at the front rubber boots. It has been raining almost constantly since the arrival of the American un- its Jand rubber boots, with which the London Red Cro supplying its nurses, are a necessity Is, he advise: PLOT TO ASSASSINATE PREMIER BORDEN CHECKED Montreal, Sept. 4.-Frustration of the plot to assassinate Sir Robert Ror- den, Premier of Canada, and Arthur Meighan, Solicitor General, and to dy- namite the Parliament buildings at Ot- Sent Speedins Down the Strects men are under arrest here today and Springfield, Ml, Sept. Seventeen more warrants are to b ed grow- ing out of rioting last night by street in which six cars were demovlishei aid windows. downtown smashed, extating a dam- age of $15,000. Violence had Its infection when sev- eral hundred men, returning from a Labor Day celebration at Blooming: ton reached the cily at 9:50 last night. The few soldiers of the 9th and 10th infantry regiments were helpless un til reinforced. About 11 p.m, enough troops had been summoned from Camp Lincoln to be effective and a thousana men engaged in demolition of the com pany’s buildings, seatlered when charged on by the soldi: Before this time, street 's in the downtown district had been attacked, crews taken off and the cars sent speeding down the streets to crash in fo others cars or to leave the tracks al curves. ‘No serious injuries were reported A. Mackie of the company, said he would ask that soldiers be placed on the cars tonight. WUSIN HAILED AS PCACEMAKE? Copenhagen, Sept. 4.— Stauning Socialist member of the Danish cab inet and leader.of that part: nopowhis ment, finds much to approve in Pres ident Wilson’s reply to the pope'r In a statement tu the Associated Press, he said: peace proposals. “Tam glad to have opportunity to say a few words about President Wii son's answer to the pope particularly with regard to my feelings toward the United States, as a misunderstanding recently has spread. “Tam of the opinion that Presiden+ Wilson's answer to the pope's mes sage is a highly promising sign and I see from what | had expected tia’ Mr. Wilson does not wish the wa to be continued to the end where they will be victors and defeat” I have at earlier times said to the Americar pre that in spite of the change tnay has taken place in international con ditions, I firmly believe that the pres ident of the free United States again would be seen, busy at bringing about e that I have not beer disappointed.” URGES EDITORS 10 PROMOTE LOYALT Milwaukee, Sept. 4.—A strong plea for patriotism was made by Chief Jus tice Winslow of the Wisconsin su preme court, in an addre: ere today at a luncheon of Wisconsin publish ers and editors, the object of the meeting being to organize for the en couragement of loyalty. Justice Win slow said there was being conducted in the state and in the nation a cam paign of thinly veiled opposition tc the war, amounting to disloyalty. “That propaganda,” he said, “musy be met and met at once if Wisconsin is to retain her fair name. It's only hope of success lies in the fact that many well meaning people do not realize the danger which threatens the demorcacy of the world.” GREEN ALFALFA KILLS Eleven Head of Cattle Dic Soor Larimore, N. falfa caused the death of eleven head of cattle by Herbert Smith owned tawa, was announced by the police to-] The cattle were turned into a second day as having been effected by the ar- rest of anti-conscriptionists agitators, alleged to have been responsible for the blowing up. about a month ago of srowth alfalfa pasture in the morn ing, and ninety minutes later eleven of them were dead. Prompt action by a veterinarian saved the remainder jthe summer home of Lord Athelston.|of the herd. cinder arres' Labor Starts Big Loyalty Demonstration and Blue Special Brings Delegates to Minne- apolis GOMPERS SCHEDULED TO ADDRESS MEETING Minneapolis, ‘Sept. 4.—Organized la- enti today for the double purpose of ac- ber mobilized its repr ives here cording hearty support to the govern- ment in the war and sounding a warn- ing to pacifists and pro-German pro- pagandists by means of a big loyalty conference under the auspices of the American Alliance for Labor and De- mocracy. “The Red White and Blue” special, lead- and party was given a ro “ wel- come today as it rolled into Minne- apolis for the three day conference which opens tomorrow. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, and chairman of the Alliance will arrive tonight and probably will be a speaker at tomerrow night's meeting. BISMARCK WHITE GLAVER. ARRESTED AT NEW ROCKFORD bearing delegates from the e e of various labor organ of former a number soc member! Louis Stone, Formerly in Trouble Here, Arrested for Seducing Young School Girls VICTIM BECOMES MOTHER IN CAPITAL CITY HOVEL' Charged with seducing from their and Barleigh. counties two young hool girls, m her of whom is yet 19, and of drag ging them about the state as white slav and living grandly on the pro- “eels of their shame, Louis Stone is and held .in jail at New on complaint of Chief Mar- K. Me- homes in Grand Fork Rockfor inson and State's Attorney F. ‘urdy. One of Stone's victims, said to be a CHIEF INTEREST IN WAR ZONES IS AIR RAID Not Known Whether Naval Bases ‘ Suffered in Last Night’s Attack KAISER WILLIAM THANKS GOD FOR RIGA VICTORY My and Fatherland’s Congratula- tions Are Wired to Eighth Army ARREST CZAR’S BROTHER. Petrograd, Sept. 4.—Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch, brother of the former emperor, and his -- Wile, have been placed under ar- rest in connection with the coun- ter revolut/onary plot recently un- earthed. (By AssociatedPress.) While major operations of the Ger mans in the Riga district and the breat Italian campaign for Triest con- tinue to furnish the chief develop- ments of military interest, the Ger- mans have caused a monetary diver- sion by a spectacular air raid at one of the naval bases. Whether the naval base suffered to any extent is not made public. It is Known that aeroplanes reached Chat- ham, the site of extensive military and naval establishments, thirty imflse southeast of London, and that 107 men of the naval establishment were All the six German machines pa pating in the to seaped, al- ed by British air forces killed, and 86 wounded. raid appeared have though engi and anti-aireratt guns. KAISER SENDS THANKS, Berlin, Sept. 4.—mperor William has the following telegram te the empress’ “Field Marshal Leopold of Bavaria reports the capture of Riga by our troops, which is a new milestone o€ German strength-and anerring will to victory. May God help us further.” The emperor telegraphed ‘Prince Leopold as follows: nember of a respectable Grand Forks! ‘amily and a graduate of the Grand, Forks high school in a hovel near the edge of the business district on Fourth street Monday gave birth to a child. The baby did not live, and Chief of Police Martineson arrived on the scene just in time to prevent the wom- an who runs this house from interring, the remains in the lot at the rear of her residence. rogated the mother of the baby, and from her he learned the whole sordid story. The girl claims to have originally ‘eft home with a quarter-blood Indiap, from whom, she claims, Stone* “stole” her. She had accompanied Stone about the state for some time, she al- feges that she turned over tt Stone as much as $150 in a single week and that in return he has allow- ed her barely enough to buy a few cheap clothes. The poor victim is a rather attrac- ‘ive girl, and manner would indicate that she may have come from a home of good breeding. According to her affidavits she was un- der complete subjection to Stone, who managed their ‘business” affairs, and, apparently, pocketed the proceeds. Affiidavits have been obtained from both the Grand Forks girl and the young woman whose eity which State’s Attorney McCurdy and Chief Martineson feel makes out 2 complete case against Stone. Stone, it will be remembered, was one of the local men involved with two girls in the hold up of a farmer boy in a marck hotel several months ago. The young farm hand came to town, imbibed too freely, be- came acquainted with one of the wom- has whose voice en, visited her room, and there was, badly beaten and, he claimed, robbed, by Stone, he alleged, and an accom-| plice. The robbery charge against] Stone w waived at that time, and he} fined for dis conduct Stone is itor man, employed a the time of hi dock. was rderly former trouble at Brad TO DIVIDE TRANSPORTATION. St. Paul, Sept. 4 Four railr will divide transportation of the draft- ad mon from North Dakota and Min- nesota to the Des Moines cantonment, Martinson then inter-, home is in this, “On the occasion of the capture of Liga, | expre: to you the Kighth army, and my fatherland’s congratu- lations and thanks. [ar seeing lead- ership and steel hard will to victory guaranteed this fine success. On- ward, with God.” IRISH ATTACK SAILORS. London, Sept. 4.—Attacks on Am- erican sailors Sunday night are re- ported from Cork. It is said that gangs of young men paraded the streets and set upon the Americans, who were accompanied by their sweet- hearts. One instance cited is two Americans who were attacked on the chief street of Cork, a young woman with them being insulted, having her hat torn off. The correspondent reports that the sailors did nothing improper or contrary to good taste to invite the attack and as far as could be learned did not retaliate. Several parties paraded the ‘streets singing Sinn Finn songs and perform- ing military evolutions. Some win- dows were broken. One party raided the premises of an officers’ training camp corps and stole 56 rifles, 30 re- volvers, and a number of swords, none of which had been recovered. No ar- rests have been made at the time of ! writing his dispatch, the correspond- ent says. | LITTLE DAMAGE DONE. The report of Lord French, com- manding the British home forces, cov- i ering all the ground except that under Admiralty controt, states that only slight damage was done. The casuat- ties, he reports, were one civilian kill- ef, aid six injured) The naval cat ualties were reported by the Secretary of the Admiralty and no mention is made of the extent of the damage, if any, was made. Meanwhile the Italian air service has seemed to have inflicted great damage on the naval base of Austria at Pola. It is reported 30 tons of bombs were dropped at Pola Press dispatches from the Austro- Italian front report the Italians con- tinuing their steady advance for the occupation pushing their lines forward toward Gorizia and of Triest, veginning here tomorrow. 7.SU1 men from Minnesota, and 5,608 5 from North Dakota, to be moved through the Twin Cities. The men will be brought to St. Paul in the daytime as far as possible to avoid There are. the necessity for sleeping cars. working forward east over the plateau of Biansizze. The fall of San Gabrielle, the chief | remaining vantage point of the Aus- trians, aside from the Carso- strong- ‘hold, is considered only a matter of time. (Continued on Page Three.)