The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 21, 1917, Page 1

a Hise if a ah ’ i Grae ies " | | | I 3 The Weather Fair tonight. THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 224 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, SEPT, 21, 1917. K TRIBUNE Last Edition ’ GERMAN MACHINE IN Heavy Fighting Continues at Close Range With Successes on Side of English TROOPS REPRESENTED JOHNNY BULL’s BEST Entered Conflict in High Spirits Following Barrage Fire to Protect Advance Today’ found the British in Flanders holding all the valuable ground they gained in the attack of yesterday when they surged forward on an eight mile front on both side of the Ypres-Menin road, penetrating the German lines for more than a mile in places, and capturing prisoners in excess of All the reports emphasize the completeness of the success the ‘British troops achieved. They hold Veldhoek, Zevenkote and nu- merous strategically important - farms and wooded tracts, which had been heavily fortified by the Germans, but which were captured , In the British sweep. Yesterday the Germans began to counter attack, but every thrust was effectively dealt with by the British guns. The heavy casualties sustained in these fruit- (oe attacks evidently impelled the erman. cot bs torder, thelr. cessation, is i ata no repe- titions during the night. By Associated Press. British Headquarters in France, Sept. 20. (Delayed.)—The Britsh of- fensive, which began at dawn over a wide front east of the Ypres salient, found the attacking forces late today holding many positions of vital import- ance and continuing the fight in Ger- man territory along @ line in’ which imany places represented an average gain of a mile in depth. Strongholds Held: Such redoubtable strongholds as Nuns Wood, Glencorse/‘Wood,. Inver- ness Copse and Shreyfabury forests, which have withstoog/numerous fierce | assaults‘recently, were entirely over- Tun by the British,‘who reached points well beyond them. Heavy fighting was continuing at“close range at various points and the Germans were massing troops with the evident intention of delivering counter attacks.” It has been a day of great success for British arms, as the wooded heights they captured east of Ypres unquestionably are of crucial import- ance since these dominating positions form the keystone of the German structure of defense in this sector. The greatest gains have been made between St. Julien and Hollebeke, which was as had been planned, for within this stretch of country lies the important defenses just mentioned. Some Fine Men. The troops went out to the attack represented some of the finest men in the British army. They entered the conflict in high spirits and were eager for the fray. The advance was pre- ceded by one of the most perfect and heaviest barrage fires yet attempted. The men went over the top stripped light, and as a result of this, coupled with the fine artillery support, they were enabled to negotiate the first stages of the difficult round rapidly. They swept through Glencorse wood, Inverness, Copse and the eastern part of Shrewsbury forest by 8 o'clock, two hours and twenty minutes after the at- tack began, and other advance posi- tions were reached with equal rapid- ity, which is a remarkable achieve- ment, in view of the marshy nature of the ground, due to heavy rains. Sugcesses Confirmed. London, ‘Sept. 21—Field Marshal Haig in later reports regarding the British offensive on the Belgian front to the east of Ypres yesterday, when the British troops pusned through the German lines for a distance of more than a mile, says that the complete- ness of the British success is con- firmed by detailed accounts of the bat- tle. The British war office, after the re- ceipt of Field Marshal Haig’s report today, issued this bulletin: “More detailed accounts of yester- day's battle confirmed the complete- ness of our success. During the eve- ning, local attacks delivered by us in the neiehborhond of the tower Ham- let and northeast of Langemarck cleared up a number of strong points, ana compieted the capture of our ob- jectives in these localities. “It is now established that in the many counter attacks delivered by considerable forces of the enemy dur- ing the afternoon and evening, its cas- ualties were unusually great. Light Helped -Troops. “The clear light of the latter part feet below. He was a young man who ®' of the day enabled our troops to_ob- 7 (Continued on Page Three.) 5- Year-Old Tot Crushed Under Auto Little Girl, Preparing for Ride, Skips in Front of Heavy Car at Fargo FATHER OF VICTIM IS GLASGOW HOTEL CHIEF Fargo, Sept. 21.—Struck by a heavy Jackson automobile, driven by John Engen, Pearl Goodwin, 5 years old,/ was instantly crushed to death at 5 o'élock Thursday afternoon, The ac cident occurred directly in front of the little victim's home, 914 Fourth avenue south, about half way be- tween Ninth and Tenth streets. The little girl ran from in front o another automobile, directly in the path of the car Engen was driving. She was struck by the radiator, knock- ed down and both front and hind wheel on the right hand side of In. gen’s car pasyed over her body. The body -was pitifully mangled, the head being crushed, both legs broken and the trunk crushed. Her father is Melvin Goodwin, a chef employed in a hotel at Glasgow, Mont. Her mother ig employed at the Manchester Biscuit Co. and was working there at the time of the ac- cident.’ The children were in charge of their grandmother, Mrs. Dayton Uri Gaedvin wags L.) is expected home some time late to- morrow. ‘ Was Going for Ride. Pearl, her sister, Helen, and anoth- er little playmate, Wanda Hansen, were about to go for an. auto ride with Wanda’s father, Ebie Hansen, who is a cornet player in the Grand | theatre orchestra. SHERIFF AND POSSES AFTER LW. W. BAND Clay County Officer With Aid of Home Guard Determined to Clean Out Gang WOBBLIES TERRORIZING MINNESOTA COMMUNITY Moorheadd, Minn., Sept. 21—Sher- iff McDonald of Clay county, Chief of Police Melvey and Captain Hopeman of the Home Guard, with several au- tomobile loads of home guards, left Moorhead this morning for Sabne, Minn., to clean out the I. W. W. ele- ments there, following reports re- ceived here: that members of the or- ganization were so thick in Sabina that they were menacing the market- ing of the potato crop. The reports, received .indi¢ated ; that there were about 70 I. W. W.) who were causing trouble, and that! ‘they were attempting to hinder the {movement of the potato crop at Sa- bine, which is a large potato-center. The reports all indicated that their attitude was menacing. The party which left Moorhead for the scene of the trouble announced they would go to Sabine, and “clean the I. W. W.s out and disarm them at once.” Sabine is about 9 miles | from Moorhead. | Transients Searched. When the automobile party, which! ‘was composed of fourteen persons, in-| ‘cluding the sheriff, the chief of po- lice, a preacher, and the postmaster, {arrived in Sabine, they searched all the transients. Maurice Lewis, was the only one found with a gun on his person and he was arrested and tak- en to Moorhead, charged with carry- ing concealed weapons. ‘The rest of| the gang, 46 in numDer, were. marched |two miles down the road in the direc- ‘tion of Baker and Barnesville, and | police officials of those two towns i were notified to -“keep them moyv-| jing” until they were out of Clay coun- ty. The men offered no resistance. ‘KILLED BY FALL FROM SCAFFOLD | Herreid, S. D., Sept. 21.—Edward | Werner was instantly killed when a scaffold upon which he was working precipitated him to the ground, 20 had resided here for some time, work- ing in the building trades. | 960, BADGER, North Dakota National BRITISH ATTACK -PLACES ALIES. IN POSSESSION OF IMPORTANT STRONCHOLDS VICTORIES GONFIRKED Girl Claims She Slew to Save Father Tulia Covlin of Dogden Assumes Responsibility for Killing of Neighbor PARENT AND DAUGHTER JAILED BY AUTHORITIES Washburn, N. D., Sept. 22.—Anton Covlin and young daughter Julia are in jail here charged with the murder of Aleck Panasuk, a farmer neighbor in the Dogden community. Julia Cov- lin claims she fired the fatal shot when Panasuk had overcome ber father and was threatening the life of her father after a quarret over live stock. Other eye-witnesses, it is al- leged, claiin Covlin keiged a shotgun from his daughter and fired the fatal shot. A jur inquest returned a verdict that Panasuk came to his death through gunshot wounds from a gun in the hands of Anton Coviin or his daughter Julia. All of the par- ties are well known at Dogden. "YELLOW" STIRS LAFOLLETTE AT LEAGUE POWWOW Replies to Heckler That Term Applies to Man Wro Shouts From a Crowd TO DEFEND ‘WAR COURSE St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 21.—"Yellow!” shouted from a crowd of several thou- sand people, which last night heard Senator Robert M. Lafollette in an effort to justify his war course before the consumers’ and producers’ conven- tion called by. President Townley of the Nonpartisan league, stirred the ire of the badger senator, and he shouted back: “A man who yells from a‘crowd where he conceals his own identity is himself yellow.” Mingled cheers and hisses greeted Lafollette’s reply. Lafollette, billed to speak on “Rep- resentative Government,” early de- serted his subject for a tirade against the government’s conduct of the war. League cheer - leaders, scattered through the auditorium, led spasmodic applause. Demonstration. Lafollette was accorded a stirring demonstration as he entered the hall. It continued after he mounted the plat- form and for five minutes after he had appeared at the railing ready to deliver his speech. The entire audi- ence rose, waving flags and shouting. The audience was similarly enthusias- tic in its reception to President Town- ley and to Mayor Van Lear of Minne- apolis, who appeared by selection of the Minneapolis labor unions as their representative. Senator Lafollette started to deliver a lecture upon “Representative Gov- ernment.” Before he had become fair- ly launched in his subject, however, he was interrupted by a heckler in A uard To Go Next TROOPS OER CAL OR EARLY ~ TAP TD SOUTR Will Entrain as Soon After Sep- tember 24 as Equipment Can Be Provided SEVEN TRAINS TO CARRY SOLDIERS TO“CHARLOTTE First Regiment: Needs Four; Sec- ond Three—To -Pick Up Men at Home Stations Orders for the entrainment © for Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C., of the First and Second: North Dakota as soon after Monday, September 24, as the railway companies can furnish equipment were received today by Col. Frank White of the Second and Col. John H. Fraine of the First. Col- onel White announced from his head- quarters here that’ he had. received these instructions, and similar ad- vieo was received, from Colonel Kraine at Grand Forks Seven trains will be required to carry the 8,581 men and 40 oflicers who-make up the two regiments. The First, with 2,000 men and 56 of 's, will fill four trains, and the Second, with 1,581 men and 3! officers will need three trains. The companies will be picked up at their home sta- tions by special trains running over the .Great Northern, Northern Paci- fic and Soo lines to St. Paul. The exact date of departure, schedule of trains and railway lines to be used will not be announced in advance. In- formation now in the hands of the press is withheld at the request of SENATOR BERKS J the war department. ‘Tourist. sleepers and-diners~wilt-be pisvidéd ‘for «the ‘guardsmen’’and they will go via Chi- jeago and: Cincinnati. Units to Go. Units affected by today’s orders are located, for the First regiment, at Bismarck, Mandan, Dickinson. James- town, Valley City, argo, Hillsboro, Grand Forks, Grafton, Minot, Willis- ton, and Wahpeton. ‘The Second: bat- talion of the First will leave from Fort Lincoln, where it has been quartered for several months. It in- cludes Cos. A. F. K. and H of Bis- marck, Mandan, Dickinson and James- town respectively. Units of the Second are located at Beach, Dickinson, lismarck, New Reckford, Langdon, Crosby, Carring, ton, Minot, Devils Lake, Rolla, Hank- tinson, Harvey and [llendale, with ‘headquarters and supply Co. at Bis- marek, and sanitary detachment at Minot, in addition to the latter com- jPanies at these points. ‘Both regiments are almost com- pletely equipped and are ready to move as soon as eqiipment can be provided. ‘How soon this will be can- not be stated. ROLLA WON'T GO. Rolla, N. D., Sept. 21.—One company, “G” of Kolla, will not accompany the troops to Camp Greene, because they are under quarantine, it was an- nounced. NORTH DAKOTA the gallery, who challenged his course in the senate prior to the declaration of war. ‘Lafollette replied in his own defense. As other questions came from the gallery he threw down his type- written manuscript and abandoned his set speech entirely to discuss war problems. Apparently. many of the crowd present approved his course. After he had ended with a plea for raising at least half of the cost of the war by taxes, an ovation was given him, and it was necessary to form a flying wedge to get him out of the building to catch his train, so close was/the throng that pressed around him to grasp his hand. Senator Lafollette opened his speech by declaring that the growth of the Nonpartisan league proved that gov- ernment by political parties was no longer representative. He likened the growth of the league to the Granger movement, and denounced attempts to intimidate speakers by constant refer- ence by unfriendly papers to the pres- ence of secret service men. Lafollette spake of the beginning of his own political caréer 20 years ago at Fern- dale, Wis., and said he was making the same plea then as now, that cor- porations be forced to pay their just share of taxes. League Is Necessary. “1 do not need to speak for this or- ganization of farmers,” said Senator Lafollette in the beginning of his speech. “It speaks for itself. It is a Nonpartisan league.. Why? Why has such an organization been found nec- essary in this and other states? Be- cattsé political parties have failed to give the people of this country real, representative government. What does it mean that men died in 1776 to give this government life? In order that it ernment. _V (Continued on Page Three.) FARMERS NT HOLONG CRAM Lookirig Farther Ahead Than Their Critics and Too Busy With 1918 Crop to Sell PLOWING MUST BE DONE AND WHEAT HARVESTED Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 21—North Dakota farmers are in the field pre- paring for the crop of 1918, and pre- venting a loss on the crop of 1917, according to North Dakota bankers who were in Minneapolis today and who said that reports of grain hoard- ing on farms were untrue. F. A. Irish, vice president of the First National bank of Fargo, and C. R. Greene, president of the Farmers’ & Merchants’ bank of Cava- iler, said the farmers of that state are looking farther ahead than their critics and that they cannot plow and move grain at the s Plowing Must Be Done. “The fall plowing must be done, if the country is to e wheat next year,” Mr. Irish sa. “The farmers also have a big root crop that must ba cared for and saved from the frost. There is no hoarding of grain. The grain will move as soon as the farm- ers can move it without injuring the next year’s crop.” Mr. Greene said the crop in North Dakota has not been normal, and that should be a real representative th the wheat shortage this year was in What is a_ representative] the district that usually does the first shipping. sd MER —0o— Kaiser Bill Peace Dove To Balgaria Emperor En Route to Sofia to Pour Oi] on Troubled Dip- lomatic Waters DEMANDS FOR MILITARY AID ARE NOT RESPECTED London, Sept. 21.—A dispatch from Berne, Switzerland ,received today by the British admiralty, through the Wireless Press, says: through Budapest, Hungary, on his way to Sofia, the lulgarian capital. It is believed to be the emperor's in- tention to try to smooth over diffi- culties which have arisen between i Bulgaria and Germany.” | Germany and Austria have demand- ed military aid, which Bulgaria has refused. On the other hand, Bulgaria has asked similar aid which the cen- tral powers have refused. RAUS MIT WAR WORLD SERIES BECINS OCT. 6 France to Receive Armies in Thousand Word Daily on Great Baseball Battles CHICAGO GETS OPENER; NEW YORK’S FIRS? 7TH: Admission Fees to Range From Fifty Cents to $5—Minors Are Going Up Cincinnati, Sept. 21—The National baseball commission today announced that the world’s series would open on the grotnds of the Chicago Ameri- ¢ans, October 6, with the second game played there Sunday, October 7. On October 8 the New York Nationals and Chicago team will travel to New York where the third and fourth games will be played October 9 and 10. The fifth game, if five games are necessary, will be played at Chicago October 12. In case another game is: required, a two-day wait will take place, Saturday and Sunday being open, the sixth game to be played at New York October 15. in the toss of the coin to decide the first game, Chicago was thrice lucky. The first toss fell on the floor, after President Harry Hempstead of New York had called “heads” and was de- clared “no toss.” The same thing hap- pened to the second toss, but in each instance the coin fell “tails.” It was not until the third toss had stayed on the table that Charles Comiskey, own- er of the White Sox, was declared the winner. ‘The commission selected Umpire O'Loughlin and Evans of the Ameri-| can league, and Umpires Klem and Rigler of the National league to of- ficiate. Soldiers Remembered. Soldiers now in France and also those who are preparing to fight for! liberty, were remembered by the com- mission. Announcement was made that a 1,000 word story would be }cabled to France after each game for the benefit of soldiers there, while, an exhibition game before the sol- diers at either Rockford, Ill., or Mine- ola would be played after the series is over. At the opening game in Chi- cago 1,500 seats will be reserved for prospective officers in training at Fort Sheridan. The committee also decided to give one per cent of the total of the commission's revenue of the games to the bat and ball ‘fund of the soldiers in France. President Wilson and Generals Bar- ry, Carter, Bell and McCain will be invited to attend the series. The admissions are as follows: At Chicago—Individual box _ seats, $5; grand stand reserved, $1.50; pa- villion $1; bleachers, 50 cents. At New York—Boxes (four seats to the box), $15; upper grand stand, $3; lower grand stand (open), $2; pavil- lion, $1. Previous to deciding the world’s series matter, the annual draft was held, at which the National league called 22 players from minor leagues; and the American league 12. Cin- cinnati led all other clubs in gettng players. COURT HOUSE BIDS Twin City Houses Get Majority of Divide Contracts Crosby, N. D., Sept. 21—Bids for the decorating and furnishing of the new Divide county court house have been accepted. Three contracts, for furniture, vacuum cleaning and cloak system and electric light fixtures went} | to twin city firms, and the contract for decorating was awarded a La- Crosse, ‘Wis., contractor, ICA —oO— UNVE FIVE CENTS —Oo— onday ASTOUNDING VELATIONS OF -TEUTONIG SPY SYSTEM MADE “BY SECRETARY LANSING TOO American Engineers On The Job ' Day and Night Uncle Sam’s Reg- “Emperor William has passed , iment of Eagle Eyes Is Haul- ing Ammunition STICK TO BUSINESS UNDER BOMB ATTACK By Associated Press, American Training Camp in France, Sept. 21—By day and by night the men of the American regiment of American engineers which taken an iniportant line of French stra- ‘ailways, are hauling tons upon tons of ammunition and other sup- plies to the lrench army units oper- ating against the Germans. 2 a The American regiment has been| ¢ turned over as a unit to the French, and is getting all its supplies, except clothing, from the Prench government. The officers and men entered upon the work with the greatest enthusiasm, and thev have already been under German bombs and machine gun fire from aeroplanes. Withm the last few nights a heavy train of supplies hurrying toward the front .was attacked by several enemy planes None of the bombs came dan- xerously close, but every time the fire- box of the engine was opened for stoking, the planes swooped down up- on ‘the train ‘and. spattered it with steel facketed’ bullets. “The tire got 86 hot that eventually the train was stopped, the crew taking refuge be- neath the engine. THURSDAY BIG DAY IN HISTORY OF SLOPE FAIR More Than 5000 People Take in Best Exposition Ever Held in Mandan GREAT SHOW WILL END WITH PROGRAM TODAY Mandan, Sept. 21.—With 3,246 paid admissions, and an actual attendance, including school children, admitted free, of more than 5,000, Thursday proved the biggest and most success- ful day in the history of the Missouri Slope Agricultural association. The weather was ideal, the fine program went off without a hitch, and the thousands of merry-makers enjoyed every minute of the big show. The attendance from Bismarck was re- markably good. No. 3, which came over at noon, was crowded; on No. 7, early in the afternoon, there was barely standing room. A special train leaving last night at 8 o'clock carried the Capital City visitors homeward. Clears Old Debt. ~ Financially, associatior i nounced after a business session this morning, the big fair has been de- cidedly satisfactory, clearing enough money over all current expe to pay off an old debt of approximately 2,000 and then leaving a fine little nest-egg for the 1918 fair. A thousand Sioux Indians, many of them in native dress, camping on the grounds in aboriginal fashion, and the pup tents of 700 North Dakota guards- men from Fort Lincoln have given the fair grounds the appearance of a military outpost of the old days, and the soldiers and Indians have proven one of the big attractions of the fair. Dare Devil Mills, the aviator who flew at Bismarck’s Fourth of July celebration in 1916, made two fair flights yesterday, and the crowds were well pleased with his exhibition. He will make two more “hops” this af- ternoon with his military-tractor type byplane. Sports Program. Gypsy Kex copped the money in the trot or pace ye: ay, finishing on a heavy track in S$ 1-2. Indian Poy took the 3-4 mile running race, and Big Head finished second, time, 1:25, basil Two Bears led the two- mile relay in 4:55, and Ben Red Stone finished second in 3. Bear Shield, who tied Two Bears Wedne: fin- ished last, and Ben Two Ho took third place. . In the tug of war between soldiers and Indians, the guardsmen dragged the edskins all over the lot, easily winning the decision. Junior High Schoo! iDsmissed The Junior High School of Bismarck was dismissed at noon today to en- ‘able them to attend the fair. | GONGRESS INVADED Ambassador Knew of Threatening Break With Fatherland as Soon as President PACIFISTS USED ONT.Y AS CATPAW FOR ENEMY Raked Chestnuts Out of Fire When Principals Dared Not Appear in Transactions Washington, D. (., Sept. 21.—Secre- tary Lansing today made public an astonishing additon to the disclosures of Germna intrigue America and elsewhere—a sent by Count von Bernstortf la uary, to the Berlin fore, re- ng authonity to pay out $50,000 to influence congress, through an un- named organization, apparently known to the Berlin authorities. Count von Bernstorit indicated in his message that money had been paid this organization on forfner occasions to perform the same work. The text of the message madep ublic, without comment, follows: “To pay out up to $50,000 in order as on former occasions, to: influence congress through the organiz know of, which can, perhaps, pr war. is “Tam beginning in the meantime to act accordingly. “fn th ove clyomistances, a pwh- lic, official German declaration: im vor of Ireland is highly desirable in order to gain the support of Irish in- “uence here.” The text of the me: out without comment in ,the same manner as were the m ges of Count. Luxbrug, German minister to Argen- tine, which had disrupted r tween Argentine and Germ the letter of German mir ickhardt, Mexico City, recently mado public. “ ge was given May Be More Evidence. Whether the state department is in possession of oth ing the ambassador's acti not been revealed, but the ex dinary disclosures already made have fixed the belief that agents of the United States government have col- lected and compiled the entire story of German duplicity and intrigue and that additional chapters will be added. The reference to avoiding w taken as an indication that a dor yon Bernstorff had prior knowl edge of his government's intention to proclaim a merciless. widespread sub- marine warfare, and that he was equally confident that the United States government could not be easily placarded by mere. promi: The German announcement of it to expand its submarine act 18 not made public until Jan » when the world was startled not only by the determination to remove all restric: tions but by the statement that it woudl become effective on the follow- ing day. Three days later the States government expressed approval by severing relations with Germany. Knew Government Intent. That the German ambassador knew of his government's intention was ex ressed by some officials, although at the same time he denied or know) edge and those ‘in close touch with the embassy were given to understand that he did not approve the course, and worked to secure modification It has not be: sumed that the ambassador actually attempted bribe or personally to influence member of congress, and doubts t such was his purpose is suppo some extent by the comparatively small amount of money he asked Fifty thousand dolla it was pointed out, would go but a short way toward buying the influence of any cone men, Judiciously expended, howeve it might do much in compensating | id agents such @ re now knewn to have belo: to the ela chine Bernstorff had so ca for propaganda, and for espiomage. German Machine Here. Information in the possession of the government, but not yet rm ealed, is said to show conclusively rect connection of the Germ: éhine in America on the Irish ques- tion than that indicated in 1 Co von Bernstorif! message are said to contain the well known in Americ? Today's announcement hy department is the first 07 ance of the government with reference to the German ¢ personal participation plot and intrigue conducted fe many’s benefit in this count the beginning of the Europ The evidence of Count ¥ personal activities in cc German propaganda here b ——~ (Continiied on Page Eight.) is urpt