The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 11, 1917, Page 1

The Weather Fair and Cooler,“ THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 215 » BISMARCK, KORNILOFF ORDERS AT WAR TAKAGT. NOW COES T0 NORTH DAKOTA, ‘TUESDAY, SEPT. 11, 1917. FIVE CENTS ACK ON PETROGRAD American Destroyers Believed to 'Have Sunk Six Submarines Off Coast of France on September.5 LOWER HOUSE ry SHPS IRE LOST Heavy Frosts With Senator’ Gronna Opposing It Passed Senate Last Niglit PROVIDES FOE LEVY OF MORE THAN TWO BILLIONS NAVY DEPARTMENT GIVES Liquor, Tobacco and Public Utili- ties Are Hardest Hit in Mea- sure Washington, D. C., Sept. 11.—The war tax bill was back again in the hands of the house following its pass- age last night by the senate. The measure passed the house May 23, and now goes to conference. The senate added more,than $500,000,000 to the bill. It is hoped that the differ- ences between the two houses may be settled within two weeks, after which the bill will be laid before the presi- dent for his signature. The senate approved the Dill, 69 to 4, the negative votes being cast by Senatoys Borah, Gronna, LaFollette and’"Norris. The action came after the high tax group had again sought in vain to secure the adoption of Senator LaFollette’s substitute’ to raise $3,50v,000,000 more taxes. The war bill provides for a levy somewhat under $2,400;000,000 as com- pared with $1,867,870,000 proposed ia the bill as it passed ‘the house May 23. The: vote was 69 to 4, Senators Borah, Gronna, LaFollette and Norris being recorded in opposition. The. great. bill, nearly four months, in the making, will be returned ’to the house tomorrow and it then goes to conference with enactment .within 10 days or two weeks probable. Senators Simmons, Stoné\.and Williams, demo- crats, and Penrose and Lodge, -republi- cans;,o§-the-finance. committee, were appointed the senate’s conferées. . _ } Awaiting. the senate in the final struggle over war fiscal policies, is the $11,500,000,000 credits bill, which passed the house unanimously and up- on which work will be begun’ tomor- row by the senate finance committee. Of the $2,400,000,000 new taxes pro- vided in the tax bill for ‘the duration of the war, $842,200,000 is to be taken from incomes, corporate and individ- ual, and $1,060,000,000 from war prof- its. Most of the remainder is levied on liquor, tobacco and public utilities. Insurance Bill. Work on the soldiers’ and sailors’ insurance bill continued in the house today with the democratic leaders de- termined to resort to a special rule to end debate before the close of the day’s session. ~ LEAGUERS EXPECT FARGO MEETING 10 BE BIGGEST EVER Great Plans Being Made-for Pro- test Conference Called by President Townley WELCOME AGENTS. St. Paul, Sept. 11.—President Townley, of the Non-partisan league would welcome govern- ment officials to the convention of consumers and producers to be held here Sept. 18. In stating the position of the Non-partisan League in Calling the conference. Mr. Townley said: “It is a patriotic and sincere ef- fort to cooperate with the presi- uent in winning the war, and in preventing exploiters of the peo- ple from making undue profits. No special privileges sought for any class, merely an equal oppor- tunity for all and more light on the situation.” Fargo, N. D., Sept. 11.—What is ex- pected to be one of the largest gath- erings of farmers and consumers ever held in Fargo, will meet in the audi- torium in Fargo next Monday to dis- cuss the relation of the price of farm products on the farm and the cost of it to the ultimate consumer. The city of Fargo has donated the use of th> auditorium for this event. Hundreds of farmers and business men from all parts of the state of North Dakota and western Minnesota have already written the North Dako- ta headquarters of the Nonpartisan league that they will be here to take part in the discussions. Noted food experts, state and national, have been secured to speak on the various sub- jects touching on the cost of produc- tion on the farms and price now re- ceived, with its relation to the pres- ent high cost of living. Object of Meetings. President A. C. Townley of the Na- tional Nonpartisan league will be pres- (Continued on Page Three.) In Northwest; _N. D. Escapes Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 11.—There were light to heavy frosts last night ! throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, and light frost in lowa, ac‘ cordng to an announcement made by} the local government bureau. There was no frost in North Dakota last night. The frosts. were not. nearly so se- vere as on the preceding night, and ; only small damage was done, it was | Stated. RUSSELL TEL INSIDE STORY OF MAD HONK Sinking of U. 8. Craft Not Ac- companied by Loss of Life Is Report ONLY MEAGRE DETAILS DANIEL’S STATEMENT. Washington, ‘Sept. 11.—Secre- tary Daniels announced late to- ‘day that a typographical error in the cablegram describing the en- counter between the steamer Westwego and hostile submarines chad made it appear that six sub- marines had been sunk and that in fact the report said one of the submarines probably had been de- stroyed. Secretary Daniels late today issued the following state- ment: “My attention has just been called to a serious error made in transcribing the report of the at- tack made on the Westwego and other vessels. | gave the repurc to the press this morning exactly as it was presented to me, stating that two of the steamers attacked were sunk and probably all the submarines were lost. The cable- Rasputin Boasted About Relations gram, | now find, stated t'- . of the submarines was probably With the Reigning Family lost.” ° of Ruscia Washington, Sept. 11.—American destroyers are believed to have sunk 3ix hostile submarines off the coast of France, Sept. 5, while convoying a tleet of merchantmen from the United; States. Two ships were lost, but it 4s reported without the loss of life. | Meagre reports to the navy depart: ment today giving -a briet accouat of- the fight were transmitted from .the United States: tank steamer Westego, | one of the ships which survived tne’ attack. No Details of Fighting. S The merchant fleet of which the | Westego.. was. one,..was en route tO (Copyright, 191%, by the Newspaper Surope, from the United States, when , Enterprise Apsociation) attached.” ‘The ‘vegscls were under}. 40 07 fae zonvoy,’ but no detuils of the fgat-! “y"aoHt” know anything that better ig ‘were includéd in*the report re- jItustrates thé utter furiacy’ Of the old ceived. No loss of lives were reporte system in Russia, the system the rev- ed nor were the names of the two olution scrapped forever, than the ADMIRER OF GRAND DUCHESS SHOT. COURTIER This is ariother of the series of articles by Charles Edward Rus- sell, staft writer of The Tribune, whe has just returned from Rus- sia, where he spent.three months: as a member of the official United States commission -to the new Russian governraent.: By CHARLES EDWARD’ RUSSELL. ‘| coast and south ‘as far as Virginia is} PEACE DOVES ASK PROBE BY US. OFFICIALS Peoples’ Council of America De-| sire Investigation by Depart- ment of Justice x OFFER TO SUBMIT ALL RECORDS AND BOOKS * H New. - York, * Sept. 11—James | Maurer, chairnman of the’ executive committee. of the People’s Council of America for Democracy and Peace, made public last night a letter sent to Attorney Genéri! Gregory, inviting the department’ pf justice to investi- gate the affairs of the council. Au official investigation is desired, the letter stated, to sel at rest ‘mahvtous atacks made upon us from outside sources,” and. added: “vy are ready to sudmit for your inspection all our books showing the sources of our income and the nature of our expenditures; also, our corres- pondence, minutes of our general and executive meetings, material bearing. out, our methods and such additional data as-may.aid you in).making a thorough investigation.” COLO SNAP QUE ~ TO BREAK SOO , Washington, D. (., Sept..11.—The} Present cold snap, extending’ from the Mississippi castward to the’ Atlantic expected to moderate by Wednesday, when the weather bureau predicts a general rise in “temperature will be felt. s There were frosts this morning frdm the upper M ippi valley east- ward to'the New England states and as far, south as the District of Colum- biay, Considerably warnier ‘weather was, being felt today than on Monday, everywhere east, of the . Mississippi, except‘in-the: Grudt takes. region, “+ ships sunk included in the dispatch. Qmaging story of, Raspiitin. it is not even..known whether they. «Here was a moral idiot, a creature were American ships or not. The of the. most depraved: instincts, ignor- aavy department has cabled for fur- ant, pebtial, an arrant knave aid her information. traitor, and yet under the'old system Foliowing is the navy department's he came to be the actual ruler of gl! statement: Russia: » “The navy department has receiv-, jie put men up and pulled them ed reports from Paris which state down, determined policies, held in that the steamer Westego reports on his and the nation’s destinies. Sept. 8 that ,while cruising with sev-| His power was without limit except eral other ships, they were attacked his own fear of the assassin. py six submarines, off the coast of He proved the truth of the old de- France, Sept. 5, the result of this at- scription of the Russian government. tack belng that two of the steamers under czarism\ It wi attacked were sunk and godably all tempered only by assassination.” the submarines were lost. All of the governmeat tvas coutrol- While this does not actually state lod by, the czar, tho czar was control- that American destroyers were con- Jed hy the rina, the czarina was voying the ships, it is believed to be controlled by Rasputin. the fact. ' Rasputin—this world: will be much It was announced recently that a older than it is now before it forgets policy of convoying fleets of merchant that sinister and historic figure. He ships across the Atlantic had been has put inthe shade all the king’s adopted, and since the Westego and favorites that ever were written the other merchant craft, which were about. He played a game that makes the objects of the submarines’ attack, theirs look like matching pennies, were bound for Europe, it is regard- Men in all the ages to come will ed more than probable that American wonder as much about this figure as s “a desnotism * Continuance of “{air weather, will prevail‘today. TROOPS ARE SENT. Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 11.—Two troops.of cavalry and a machine gun gompany: from It. Ogelthorpe, Ga,| wére rushed here early today in re- sponse to-an eppeal from city and county officials who were unable to cope «with the street ca The strike. presence of. soldiers quicted the sit- uation. DASHING YOUNG LADIES ON THE DOT AT TICKER Jamestown, D., Sept. 11.—-Ten young ladies yesterday started work learning the dots and dashes at the Nortern~Pacific school of telegraphy, for girls only. Misses Bessie Dallier, Agnes Ydtie, Fannie Cadieux, Erma Ingalls, Iona Bolton, Edna Anderson, Ida Brown, all | of Jamestown, Irene Nelson, Anme | Pefaur and Hilda Thorpe, all of Stell are enrolled in the first class of this kind ever attempted by the Northern Pacific here. D. J. Vincent, train dispatcher at the local division, is acting as instruc: tor, Chief Di: her Gillette super- Reports That Buenos Aires Will Hand Swedish Minister Passport Unfounded Republic Officials Say WOULD TRY OFFENDER Announced That One Steamer Ar- rived in Port After Message Was Sent Farmers and Liberty Loan Are Discussed, Minneapolis, Sept. 11.——Delegates from all parts of the country attend- ed the opening session of the annuxs ion of the Farm Mortgage benk- NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN FUSES 10 OBEY ORDERS OF KERENSK Counter Revolution Threatens Further to Disturb New Reg- ime in Russia GOVERNMENT’S INFANTRY MOVING AGAINST REVOLT ers’ association here today. Legisla- tion exempting soldicrs and sailors in UNTIL OFFICIALS REPORT federal service from judgment based; upon foreclosure and the inadvisabit- ity of farmers purchasing liberty Joan bonds at a sacrifice to their farming interests will be the principal topic of discussion. The specch of President PW. Thompson, was followed by reports of officers and committees. FLKS PLAN MOST BRILLIANT AFFAIR INN. D. RISTORY Grand Military Ball to Be Given in House Chamber Friday Ev- ening for Soldiers GOVERNOR AND OFFICERS WILL LEAD GRAND MARCH The. house chamber of the state capitol Friday evening will be the Scene of the most brilliant military ball in the history of North Dakota. Bismarck Lodge, No. 1198 Flks, will be hosts, The entire state is invited to furnish the guests. The grana march will be led by Governor and Mrs. Lynn J. Frazier, and will be par- ticipated in by the governor's. mili- tary staff and by the commanders of North Dakota’s two regiments anu their staffs. Music will be furnished bythe Second regiment. band.ofHar- vey. The state house will be dressed as it never. has in the past, and the event is expected to exceed in bril- liancy even the old-time inaugural balls, which were events to which the entire commonwealth looked torwara. The house chamber floor will be cleared. The speakers rostrum will be banked with fiags as a bower for the band. The galleries will be re- served for spectators. Dainty refresh- ments will be served during the even- ing. Every detail is being carefully supervised. Plans are in the hands of capable committees embracing the entire membership of the Bismarck lodge of Elks. Every Elk in Nortn Dakota is named a committee of one to spread the good news and tw an sist in stimulating attendance. ets will be $5 per couple. Spe tors will be admitted to the gallerics for fifty cents. All proceeds will be applied to the mess funds of North Dakota soldiers. The Elks have set $2,000 as the goal. They believe iw will be easily realized. The house chamber will comfortably accommoe- date 500 couples for dancing. ‘¥ GARDENS CLEANED OUT. Duluth, Minn., Sept. 11—A killing frost occurred here last night. The Buenos Aires, Sept. 11.—News dis- patches that passports may be hand- ed the German and Swedish repre- sentatives in Argentine are declared jby the foreign minister to be prema- ture as the government is unable to consider such a procedure until it re- ceives official details respecting the Washington revelation. The foreign minister announcen! that the steamer Oran Guazo referred | to in one of the messages sent by Count Luxburg through the Swedish legation to the German foreign office, arrived at French ports in June after Luxburg had sent his dispatch. An Argentine patriotic society has issued a statement urging that Count Luxburg be tried for a criminal otf- fense for inciting the assassination of Argentine’s citizens. is action is impossible, as diplomatic representa- tives are immune from court sum- monses. Statements to the same effect were made to the representatives of both belligerent groups without there be- ing any question of Sweden taking over the interest of any powers. As Regards United States. “As regards the United States in particular, the United States minister here has this year in certain special cases demanded and obtained permis- sion to transmit letters to and from Turkey, and at a time when Turkey was not in a state of war with Amer- ica and when Sweden had not yet | taken over the protection of American interests. In the summer of 1915 the wish was expressed from the British side. that the transmission of telegrams from Germany to North America should cease. ‘No formal demand was’ made, but notwithstanding this the foreign. cv rg aecooded to the wish. The Swe: @ish minister, who was cognizant of au the negouations, was of the opin- ion that this was no bar to the con- tinued transmission of telegrams to Provisional Government Arrests V. N. Lvoff Wito Brought Ultimatum INTO CIVIL WAR Russia seems to be plunging in- to a civil war. News scems to show Russia going from bad to worse. In Petrograd, the provis- ional government, with the Soeial- ists, now constituting the domin- ant, if not the sole clement, still controls the situation. On the other hand, General Korniloff, has a formidable array on his side, i Through a Swedish souree to- day it was said a report that Pre- mier Kerensky had been assassin- ated by a member of Bolsheviki, the extreme radical element, but there is no confirmation of the re- port, and Petrograd advices con- tinue to mention the Premier’s activities, Moanwhile the Russian south of Bukowina have begun an offensive agamst the Austro-German lines. Berlin, which reports this move- ment, the Russians obtained only local advantages. A Russian message received here this afternoon and signed by the Rus- sian prime minister states that the entire Baltic fleet, together with the staff officers, have unanimously placed itself on the side of the provisional government. se “ HOLD CONFERENCE. Petrograd, Sept. 11—A council of all consuls and ambassadors, including those representing neu- tral countries, was held yesterday neutral states, other than the United States and Argentine. Since then, Sweden has continued, to be the inter- mediary for communications between Germany and Argentine. Written in Code. “The telegram mentioned in the American statement was written in code. Whether its contents were as reported is a point which the first duty of the Swedish government must be to confirm, and ils next action must be to get an explanation from Ger- many if it be found any misuse has taken place. Sweden will also, with- out regard to any reference made to her, take measures to prevent any j recognition of the incident.” | “No application as to the cessation of the transmission of telegrams from Germany to the Argentine public has yet been made, either by the British or American governments, either now or at an earlier period.” ISSUES STATEMENT. » London, Sept. 11—The Swedish for- warships guarded them. about his almost incredible career, American warships have all been equipped with depth bombs for fight- ing submarines. been highly perfected by American ™ (Continued on Page Three.) OR. STRAYER OF COLUMBIA TO bE NOE. A. SPEAKER One of Country’s Foremost and Most Popular Educators Pro- cured for Convention Dr. G. D. Strayer of Columbia uni- versity, one of America’s foremost educator and most popular lecturers l'on educational subjects, will be a headliner at the annual convention of| the North Dakota Education associa- tion, to be held in Bismarck a fulk week in November, W. E. Parsons, ; secretary of the association, an- nounced today. : The program for this big mecting, which will bring to the Capital City) between 1,700 and 2,000 instructors, is gradually taking form and will be announced probably next week. Dr. Strayer, who took South Dakota by storm when he addressed its state ed- ucation association last year, will be} but one of a number of speakers of national celebrity. A number of en- tertainment features are being plan- ned, among them some music events of a steller nature, under the aus- pices of the Thursday Musical club! of Bismarck. : | Two or three nights of grand opera ‘have been suggested, and it may be possible to offer this especial attrac- tion for the benefit of the city’s hun- -dreds of guests. Glittering Eyes. He was very tall, lank and some- This weapon has what swarthy, with long black hair (he place of men dispatchers called to that he kent offensively oiled and wore smoothed down on the (op of his (Continued on Page Six.) intending the work. The young ladics will he given thor- ough training to onadle them to take service. It is expected three months’ training will make them proficient, _ When a second school will be started. frost last Sunday about cleaned out gign office, according to a dispatch gardens and caused potato growers to ¢rgm Copenhagen to the [xchange look underneath, and the discovery Telegraph company, has issued the was made that this is a potato year: taiowing statement regarding the with larger tops than ever before. Swedish-Argentine legation. Rutabagas, beets and turnips were un-|" wphe Swedish foreign office has re- harmed. ceived no acount regarding the trans- ‘ mission of the telegrams mentioned in The picture shows the heavy Bi in Flanders. The armies have swept back and forth Over this section BATTLE, OF BRITISH BATTERY HAMMERING HINDENBURG' LINE ritish howitzers in the heat of their work of pounding back the German front gunners running to reload after the last discharge. so Me time may be lost of lead upon the German positions. until it is a desolate waste. jthe statement of the government of the United States, and Sweden there- fore is unable at present to determine what its position should be on the {questions opened up by these state- ments.” It is, however, accurate to say that just after the world war broke out the Sg Swedish foreign minister expressed the opinion that he ought to trai it a German telegram concerning the civil population of Kiao Chow (the former German fortress in the Chinese peninsula of Chang Chung). TROOPERS SENT 10 DISPERSE BANDITS Laredo, Tex.. Sept. 1|.—In response tae ell for heln against bandits at Dorlaes ‘Creck, 28 miles south of here, gust oefore last nimdight. several truck loads of soldiers and many on motor cycles left for that place. No reports of a clash had been received here early this morning. NORTH DAKOTA DOING HER BIT AND WILL CONTINUE TO RESPOND LOYALLY “In the war © through which our nation is passing North Dakota is ‘doing her bit. and will continue to respond loyally and unselfishly as the s of our country may require, sd Governor Lynn J. Frazier in a proclamation issued late yesterday aft- ernoon calling upon the state to assist in the founding and maintenance war libraries. Note the | in spouting this concentrated storm of, ister of labor, afternoon, at which a situation was discussed about which all in- formation was later refused. Fol- lowing the meeting ambassadors from the entente nations held a separate conference. Petrograd, Sept. 11—Premier eKr- ensky is having difficulties within the capital from the extremists of both sides. Following the ultimatum of General Korniloff, the whole Russian cabinet resigned, in’ order to give Premier Kerensky full action. General Korniloff, in addition to re- fusing to abandon his command, or- dered the arrest oi M. Philominko, the government commissioner. The provisional government besides a: resting V. N. Lvoff, who brought Korniloff’s ultimatum to the provis- ional government, took into custody 80 other persons. Lieutenant General Stcherbatcheff, commander of the Russian forces ou the Roumania‘ ‘front, has ordered his army and also the Odessa military district to take no part in the con- flict, at the same time remaining true to the provisional government. General Denikine, commander of the Russian armies on the southwest- ern front, has telegraphed to Premier Kerensky that he intends to support General Korniloff. General Korniloff has ordered his troops to detrain at railroad stations at Deno and to march on and be- slege the city of Petrograd. Govern- ment infantry still is moving out of the capital to oppose Korniloff's forces. Deserts to Korniloff. Alexander J. Gouhkoff, the October- ist leader, who formerly held the pvu- sition of president of the duma, chief ,of the munitions bureau, and minis- ter o fwar and navy and interim, has gone over to General Korniloff. M. Gouhkoff left Petrograd Satur- day for Russian field headquarters. A Petrograd newspaper announces that the constittuional democratic ministers relinquished their portfolios on the ground that the Korniloff af- fair one for decision by the en- tire cabinet, and not by directorate. Trouble for the Kerensky government is threatened also by the Maximilists. ‘s sitting of the council of it was resolved that Premier Keren- sky should be supported uncondition- ally. Monday night the capital was quiet and traffic was normal. Savonkoff has taken over the office of the military governor of Petrograd, in place of General Valsilkovsky, resigned. Premier Klembovsky, the command- e Riga front, has not yet been ioned chief of all the armies , which post was refused by Lokomsky, on account of the impossibility of Klembovsky reaching grand headquarters. Explaining to the council of sol- and workmen’s delegates Ker- 's reason for the appointment of a directorate, M. Skoheleff, the min- said _the provisional (Continued on Page Three.)