The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 17, 1917, Page 1

A \ : ‘ The Weather Fair tonight. THTRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 220 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY. SEPT. 17, 1917. | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE =| FIVE CENTS THIRD CHANGE TOE MADE MERCER BARD Resignation of Sheriff Haevischer Probably Will Necessitate New Appointment AUTOMATIC APPEALS TO BE GIVEN CONSIDERATION Registrants Not Through Until District Commission Has In- vestigated. Cases The resignation of Sheriff William Haevischer, to take effect October 1, probaDly will result in another change two changes, one on recommendation Auditor Carl Semmler for alleged pro- German tendencies. Judge Luther LE. Birdzell, chairman of the district ex- emption board, was not prepared to state this morning whether an immed- ijate change would be made in the per- sonnel of ‘the board through the sher- iff's resignation, and Governor Fra- zier, with whom a decision, or recom- mendation, will largely rest, was in Fargo. Appeals Considered. Registrants who are congratulating themselves upon having got by the local board with dependency claims, should defer their celebration until the district board has had time to consider their case. Every exemption granted by the local board on depend- ency claims is automatically appealed by the government to the distrie board. Interested parties furnish the board with special information on cases where they feel the local hoard has been unduly lenient or partial, and until the district board has ap- proved the action of the local board, the registrant still stands a chance of being called. Board on Job Again. The full membership of the district board was on the job again this after- noon after two days’ respite. Hxcel- lent progress is being made with the work, and the board soon will have decided all industrial and occupa- tional claims coming to its original COLUMBIA EDICAL GOLLEGE CONSENTS TO ADMIT WOMEN New York, Sept. 17—After 106 years as an institution for men only, the College of Physicians and Sur- geons, the medical department of Col- umbia university, has decided to ad- mit women on an equal standing with men. Dean Lambert said today that the change had been hastened by the altered position of women in Europe since the outbreak of the war. KERENSKY HEADS SLAY REPUBLIC, ORDER RESTOR Title of Russia's Dictat- or SOLDIERS AND WORKMEN APPROVE LATEST ACTION | Petrograd, Sept. 7.—Russia has {been proclaimed a republic. The pro- visional government tonight issued the proclamation, dated Sept. 14, as fol- low: eneral Korniloffs rebellion has nm quelled, but great is the confu- ion caused thereby, and again great is the danger threatening the fate of the fatherland and its freedom. “Tlolding it nec ary to put an end to the external indefiniteness of the state’s organization, remembering the unanimous and rapturous approval of the republican idea expressed at the Moscow state conference the provi- sional government declares that the constitutional organization, according to which the Russian state is ruled, is a republican organization and it hei by proclaims the Russian republic. (Signed) b “KERENSKY, “Minister and President. “YAROUDNI, “Minister of Justice.” The title “minister and president” 'aflixed to Premier Kerensky's signa- GERMANY THANKS SWEDEN FOR Hl DIPLOMATIC AD Regrets Blunt Language Used by Imperial Representative in Argentine TEUTON’S FOREIGN OFFICE | WARNS ALL ea ca Cronholm, Swedish Charge in Mexico, Cannot Be Located by Government London, Sept. 17.—Germany has sent a note to Sweden, according to the correspondent at Stockholm of the the me but regrets that her rep- resentat in Argentine should have nt the telegrams in the phraseology they did. A paper in Stockholm, which print- ed the announcement that (¢ had sent the note to Sweden, sa German government has instruc its repres ti in foreign tries to refu tempt which may be made to f them to reveal to the Swedish govern- meat the contents of code. messages, which they may submit to it. CANNOT FI CRONHOLM. Stockholm, Sept. 17.—The present whereabouts of mholin, the former Swedish charge d’affaiges at Mexico Cily, mentioned in the correspondence recently given out in Washington, as having been employed by the German minister to Mexico, to convey infor mation to the Berlin foreign offic unknown to the Sw h foreign ofti Ite was placed on the unattached list upon his recall from Mexico last De- cember, and was given no other post. ‘he reason for the recall is not spe- cified. coun- p to accede to any at- DEMANDS STI! NEUTRALITY, Stockholm, Sept. 17.--At a great lib- eral meeting, held here today, a reso- lution by Prof. Eden, leader of the liberal party in the second chamber, was unanimously passed to the effect ee me Stern Pershing and Fatherly Sibert Train Sammies Quickly For Service Against the Huns down-hanging voard. If the hole, both horse and deluged with water. they miss rider are SWEDISH PEOPLE RESENT TEUTON'S ABUSE OF POWER in Fifteen Thousand Socialists Session Declare Honor Has Been Stained DEMAND THAT PARTIES TO BLAME BE OUSTED Germany's Interference in Hus- sia’s Affairs Also Denounced at Conference Stockholm, Sept. 17—The socialist parade today was not particularly im- posing because of rain. A banner at in the Mercer county local mption Central News agency, highly regret- the head of the parfde bore the motto board, which already has undergone ting the disagreeable issues raised on “down with secret diplomacy.” Oth- account of Sweden's transinitting tele- This picture by Staff Cor er banners indicated the parade of the board ilself, and a second when!Minister and President Is New, *™aus [or Se ene ie abil Lyon shows French soldier might be considered as a peace pro- Governar Deacier: yemovel County eH Saye Bie je ebliged to (Ne) the bucket.” They have to cession well as an election pro- : ik i Swedish government for transmitting | lances through a smail hole in the cession. The organizing committee of the Stockholin socialist conference, in its report on the question of holding the Lyon, Daily Tribune's Staff Cor- With American Troops, Reports on Three Out- respondent standing Features Noticeable as Troops Complete Their Third Month’s Training. By C. C. LYON. With the American France (Controle Ame ain), Sept. 17. The American troops have now had three months’ ining in France. What are the big outstanding fea- Troops in 1. Ger oping h machine. 2 Young officers from the Ameri- can training camp schools are mak- ing good with a whoop 3. ‘The enlisted men are showing ul aptitude in learning trench methods from their French in- ral Pershing is fast devel- forces into a real fighting ni Ideal Combination. In developing the American troops into 2 high speech, enthusiastic war machine, Gen. Pershing and Gen. conference the date for which is said would be fixed as soon as passport difficulties had been settled, after de- claring that Stockholm was closely connected with the revolution in nus- sia ,expressed the hope that Russian comrades would close their ranks and depend upon Russian democracy to solve the crisis. Denounce Counter Revolution. “Working classes in all countries,” he prt added, “hail with enthus- jasm the Ru n emperor's fall and condemn the counter revolutionary ef- fo The committee's report hoped that and Austrian socialists would energetically against projects and tactic nding to weaken the Rus- sian revolution and making Germany an accomplice in the counter-revolu- tion. ring that circumstances pre- vented the giving of a definite reply for the date of the conference, to var- ious requests, that Austria, Germany, Bohemia, Russia, etc., the committee resolved to continue its activities to collect a lot of documents from ad- herents and to issue a general report. It decided also to send, if the organ- izations concerned were willing, dele- gates to the new inter-Allied confer- ence. Chief Speaker. jurisdiction on the second call of emicr Kerensky s signa’! that the meeting express the deepest reglitrants. Nextswtittre” considered {re to the proclamation promavly Tel regrets that the Swedish foreign of- — ——— ideal combination. Hialmar Branting, the — socialist fors to his position as, presivent: 0 1d commander of the leader, was chief speaker at a° meet- claims of registrants» from, adverse. rulings of the district. board, and fin- ally all of the exemption allowances which the government has automatic- ally appealed from the local boards. ANTI-WAR TALK CAUSES ARREST OF SEVEN MEN Chicago, Sept. 17.—John Unser, a contractor of Waukegan, Ill, and six others are under investigation by the federal authorities today following their arrest last night in Waukegan after an I. W. W. meeting which is said to have developed anti-war senti- * ment. Unser has a son who is now in training for army service. BLAZING. AUTOMOBILE SETS PRAIRIE FIRE Six Turns Turtles. Bursts Into Flames, Explodes Gas Tank. Ignites Landscape Dickinson, N. D., Sept. 17.—Pinned ~ beneath a blazing automobile, Ralph the ministry rather than of the re- provisionai government today ced that all the affairs of state had been entrusted to flve members of the cabinet. The following official communication was issued: “Pending the definite constitution of a cabinet and in view of the present extraordinary circumstances, all af- fairs of state have been entrusted to M. Kerensky, M. Terestchenko, min- ter of foreign affairs, General Ver- ‘hovsky, minister of war; Verdervski, minister of marine, and M. Nikitin, minister of posts and telegraphs.” ' At a plenary session of the [etro- grad council of soldiers’ and work- men’s deputies today, which was at- tended by soldiers who were absent from the previous meeting, the Maxi- malist resolutions adopted yesterday putting forward an extremely radical progragn, were repassed. The delegates also adopted a reso- lution setting forth that the tragic uation of the country made necessary the constitution of a strong revolution- ary burgeois element, and announcing | they had decided to convoke immedi- ble of leading the country until the time the constituent assembly assem- “bles. The resolution adds that until this conference is summoned the present the people are called upon to abstain from arbitrary or-illegal acts in the meantime. At the close of the sitting, i. was announced the conference would be held in Petrograd not later than Sept. 25. Peasant Also Approve. government will remain in power and, fice was not in a position to deny the{ assertion that it had forwarded cipher telegrams in ignorance of their con- tents, which contents, when revealed, awoke thé just abhorrence of all. Swedes, and that such careless acts; could happen. The resolution vigorously demanded! that the government immediately un-' dertake all measures to demonstrate to the Swedish people its desermina tion to maintain absolute neutrality otward all belligerents. PRAISE. FOR SACRIFICES OF DISORDER SPREADING, Puenos Aires, Sept. 17.—Railroad | strike disorders are spreading. A bridge 50 yards long has been wreck- ed, tieing up two lines and preventing the movement of troop trains. Heavy reinforcements of national troops have been sent to Rosario. WOMEN REGISTER FOR WAR SERVICE ter for war service today, leading oth- er Illinois cities in the program for war service. "The polls opened at 7 and closed at! 9, between which hours all women; over 16 years of age are urged to pre- sent themselves at their various pre- cincts and to say which of the 177 different tasks they could perform well, if called upon to help win the} war. SOLDIER American Training Camp in France, Sept. 17.--American infantrymen of the expeditionary griny held their first field day today s their landging in France, with George (omeaux, former French premier, as the guest of the army. A battalion of infantrymen gave a demonstration of rifle and bay- | onet asault, concluding with a gen- uine athletic program, including tugs of war and boxing bouts. The entire battalion that participat- ed in the program Iunched in the open r, M. Comeaux being the guest of M. Comeaux said: “You have come to France with dis- interested motives. You came not be- cause you were but because you wished to come. Your country always professed love and friendship for France. Now you are at home here, and every French house is open to you. You are not like the people of other nations because your motives are devoid of personal inter- est and because you are filled with compelled to come,’ xpedition. hing has furnished the iron pline that was needed by the new cc This shows the Tribune correspond- ent with Pershing’s army in the newly adopted official uniform for corres- pondents at the front. “ANE VICTORY” CRY now affectionately called “Papa” Sibert by his men, has fur-' nished the pats on the bac! Pershing rec Since he went back has heen a general clicking of heel of lice » their commands with more pep and the men go through their work with more energy and earn- estness; there has been a noticeable perking up in personal appearances; and the whole military works have moved more swiflly and smoothly. Pershing is a commander with a big punch, Nothing is eagle eye. He knows e is need- troops. to there yed to put the American army on a par with the French and English. His methods of illustrating his points are direct and forceful In one inspection he espied a_pri- jvate slouching in line, looking at the far-off scenery totally uninterested in the business at hand. Pershing brought him Jerk. “Five paces to the front,” he com- OF ITALUAS Rome, Sept. 17.—The Popola Rom- ano, explains that Italy is the last of all war countries that should be ef- fected by food shortage and adds: “Although poorer than England and France, and because the protracted ar has brought suffering to the peo- up with a The principal excuse for the pres- ent unrest, being the bread shortage, tention and a soldierly appearance. the newspaper asserts the govern- “Face your company. Stand erect ment intends to issue bread cards on a real soldier for five minutes;.| Octover 11, limiting the consumption findividually to one-half pound daily, since the wheat harvest was short ten million quintals. Evidence of a new attitude of the ministry toward internal disturbances is shown in General Cadorna’s mess- age to Milan, this being the first ref- enough for all to hear, “The first re- quisite of a good soldier ‘¢ strict at- lik eyes to the front.” In other pares of the camp, Per- shing repeated the lesson. You can now bet your last centime that the next time the general comes around there won't he anvbody Iook- ing at the far-off scenery! ' Ofticers who needed th eos in for erence by the general on civil affairs ing which was attended by 15,000 so- cialists. At the conclusion of the ad- , the following resolution was Passed. “vents of the lost few days show how the leading c ruthlessly have mi confidence of the two Swedish con- servative governments, which directed the policy of Sweden during the war period. “This meeting therefore emphasizes the determination to maintain a cor- rect attitude, which is felt by all the Swedish people. We realize with in- dignation and humiliation that our good name has been jeopardized by the conduct of a few men. Obviously the nation’s fortunes cannot continue in the hands of these few men, who favor such systems and methods.” 4500 LOAN ASSOCIATIONS See een wns oreauitel de: Zen General Sibert and French officers,‘ manded. ple, Italy should not let her troubles ; rentathves of LHe wae liemeat of the| Springfield, MH, Sept. 17.—Women of dining with the Anerican brigadier) | Hundreds of pars of eyes were rly) annesr too much on the surface nor i question of constituting a power capa- Springfield went to the polls to regis-; generals. ited on the private. attempt a political demonstration or ike a In an address to the entire battalion! “Now,” continued Pershing Youd | Violence. Washington, D. C., Sept. 17.—More than 4,500 farm loan associations are being organized in the United States to borrow money under the federal farm loan act, it was announced to- day. It is possible the farmers will borrow $150,000,000 from the 12 fed- eral land banks within the year. Ap- plications from associations already chartered totaled nearly $24,000,000 ideals. You have heard of the hard-| Of ships before you, biu the record of similar attention from Pershing, ‘TWO WHEAT RECORDS ESTABLISHED DURING since the war began. D. Heaton passed through some terri: — ye central committee of the execu- during August alon “ble moments before he succeeded in 5 j > council and the ‘ on ne * pe ; : j extricating himself from the wreck- ute Soan anitieg Ot the peasants’ MINTO FARM HARVEST bur countrymen proves ttt you MI ene the Blac ae a Pate ht, wenmners fpeniina the ned at ei ee ey eof his big six. He then fell un- a ek ake a —__-— quit yourselves nolily, €a 4 i vi was 8 i ame s : poe cious at the gide of the burning oreo last night voted epnreta bY] stinto, N. D., Septs 17 —Two records! gratitude of France and the world.” |enough pep in leading his men son. We aro all armed now with the T THOR i cries wwhere he was found by Sena, 2 overwhelming majority, ve ehas. Were established at Valentine Koslm- through bayonet exercises ; will to conquer and victory is at hand ) tor M, le McBride, # y Sethe Kerensky's latest move, which has iaes farm, when Will O'’Keefe's ma- VISIT ACADEMY. “Here, give me a gun and let me’ All parties must remember that Taly h knows only one way.” show you how an officer should leaa this drill,” Pershing exclaimed. And for the next ten minutes on- lookers saw something they'll never forget; the chief commander of the American expeditionary. forces stand-| ,ing out in a-field, lunging and thrust- ling and countering with gun and bay- onet, leading the company through the $s with all the energy and en- sm of an officer 30 years his junior. The men responded in a manner’ tor M. L. McBride, attracted to the qistinctly improved the prospects for scene by the explosion of the gasoline ihe survival of the new cabinet of five. tank, which scattered blazing gas for ‘These two organizations represent the a distance of 50 feet and started @ poorest thing to a parliament which prairie fire which was extinguished piugcia possesses. with difficulty. The car overturned “y; “avskentieff, former minister of while Heaton was driving between (16 interior, appealed to the meeting Dickinson and Belfield. i1) help keep the government afloat. Md., sept. £7.—-Member ssian commission now Vv ing this country were today gue: honor at the naval academy, which they inspected. KERS STRIKE TO RUN FOR BI CON AT SIOUX OUNTY Fa Real Indian Rough Riding to Be Feature—Outlaw Horses to Furnish Fun chine threshed 2,100 bushels of wheat and 40 bushels of oats in a half-day, | and the yield of 5,000 bushels from a _half-section averaged 2744 bushels of prime wheat to the acre. CAPT. GHARLES ROUSE TO TAKE BRIDE BEFORE LEAVING NATIVE SOIL 25,000 METAL WOR S a ing, of which one was that co: ks were marching on Tasritsyn, on the Volga, with the aim of dividing on PAL SPEAKER ern Russia from the north and depriv- es ing the north of bread. He added: that pleased the general. 0 ‘cune Commander of} Fort Yate D., Sept. 17.—Eight BE PRING| “The provisional government has it.” he complimented. “Put Popular Young thoroughbreds, trained and ridden. by —apelant everything you have into it. Pep andj Crosby Company Will Wed Sioux in the old, native, bareback precise information that the Germans are organizing an expedition in Fin- land.” is in the hands of the federal govern- ment, employers announced. He turned to the captain. SEE EARLY SETTLEMENT. “You can't epect your men te sicw. Washington, Sept. 17.—Shipping Class unless you show it yourself. { fashion, will feature the race program of the annual Standing Rock Indian fair to be held here Sept. 27 to 29. ‘The relay horse races, characteristic | San Francisco, Sept. 17.—2 [metal and other trade mechanics | gaged in emergency war construction more pep.” Minneapolis Girl Cro N. D, Sept. 17.—Capt. ON FEDERATION UST Miss Lutie E. Stearns Obtained by Club Women of North Da- kota for Convention Dickinson, N. D., Sept. 17.—Miss Lu- SEVEN KILLED. W COLSION here and in bay cities went out on ‘strike at 9:00 o'clock today following ! rejection of their demands for a fifty per cent increase in wages. The walk- out in more than 100 plants was car- ried out without a hitch. board ‘officials are confident that ¢ basis for settlement of all labor dis putes on the Pacilie coast shipyards will be reached The board today made efforts to hasten the settlement of the strike in the Seattle shipyards, © p erve prais Charles Rouse of Co, C, Second North Dakota infantry, has made a important capture, according to for-| mal announcement received here, in Myrtle Kreiser, 2! and Mrs. Alexander | pont avenue, Minne- “Papa Sibert is of a different tem- crament from Pershing but he also s getting fine results. When Sibert goes on an inspection e’s always on the lookout ir a the hand of Mi hance to praise those men who de- daughter of Mr. |W. Kreiser of bu j of the old days of the pony express, will be the best ever offered by the fair, Secretary Ben White predicts. Keen competition is promised in all of the broncho busting contests. The best riders of the northwest have en- tered for the dusty purses hung up by tie #. Stearns of Milwaukee, Wis., will Eleventh hour efforts to avert the 1D heer ction ie Horta Teonk “Your men make a fine apnearance,! apolis, whom he is to wed in Novem-' the management, and some extra bad be one of the principal speakers on! aurora, Ill. Sept. 17-—Seven stock- strike by employers and representa-| Francisco, Los. Angeles, and other ¢aPtain, he said one day to a company fer. Captain Rouse is one of the joccc. have enlisted the program of the North Dakota Fed- men were killed last night in a rear- tives of the United States shipping | places. ° =m : ommander whose men were lined up youngest and most popular company Tia nea ks ton ie ection, “These are the kind, commanders of the Smashing Second VIGILANTES ORGANIZE hoard failed. Proposals to arbitrate were rejected by a committee of the iron trades. council on whose author- ity the strike was declared. The walkout affects more than 150, 0 in government ship building and engine construction contracts and automatically ties up other construc- ,tion work, Settlement of the strike end collision on the Rurlington rail- oad, near Earlville, 45 miles west of here, in which ten or more were in- jured. The men killed, and most of the injured, were in two sleeping cars on a way car attached to the rear of the stock train. The merchandise train plowed through these three [cars. eration of Women’s clubs, convening here for the first five days of Octo- ber. The announcement is made by Mrs. Grant S. Hager, chairman of the | program colififfittee. Mrs. N. C. Young of Fargo, wife of Judge Young, chair- man of the: North Dakota state chap- ter, will speak on “The Spirit of the Red Cross.” Appointment of a beard to investi- gate the copper mine troubles in Ariz: ona was proposed to l’resident Wils' today. President Gompers has laid before the President charges of feder. ation investigators that LW. W. agi tators were encouriged by copper producing interests, for the sake of discrediting the labor movement. ‘ 2. | ite expects his bride to accompany Since that time the company has’ him to Charlotte, N. C., where the} entered title to being the crack com-| North Dakota troops will train at pany of the regiment and every oth- ' @amp Greene. His marriage will leave r company has perked up and is yery few bachelors among the com- working its head off to get a similar | missioned officers above the rank of compliment from “Papa” Sibert lieutenant in either North Dakota regi- (Continued on Pave Three.) ment. ors I like to s punt Tot tine t Dickinson, N. D., Sept. 17.—A band of vigilantes, under the name of the Civic League, whose membership is kept a secret, has undertaken the cleaning up of Dickinson's blind pigs, and interesting developments are | promised this week.