The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 25, 1917, Page 1

f ‘ , « ¢ ’ an o ‘ Jie ‘ i 7 a ‘Y Generally fair. The Beles | The Weather | THIRTY SEVENTH YEAR, NO. T 253 HE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | Last Edition BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1917 FIVE CENTS LIBERTY LOAN SLACKERS WILL BE PUNISHED Federal Authorities to Round up Opponents to Nations Second War Loan -MINN. BANKER ARRESTED FOR HIS INDIFFERENCE North Dakota Still Short One Mil- lion of its $7,000,000 Quota ON WAY TO $5,000,000,000. Washington, Oct. 25.—Treasury officials announced today that the subscription to the liberty loan had passed the $3,000,000,000 mark and was on its way to the $5,000,000,000 goal. Indications were that Liberty Day Sales had carried the loan to the $3,500,000,- 000 mark. Reports last night ap- proximated $3,2£0,000,000. eanks reportec officially sub- scriptions totaling more than $400,000,C00, but this sum, of- ficials say, represents only a frac- tion of what was realiv secured during the day. The full extent of the liberty day drive will not be known, probably, before the cam- paign closes Frigay. Opponents of the Liberty » loan in the Northwest will be prosecuted by the federal government. It is inti- mated that the arrest yesterday of F. J. Schwalen of Triumph, Minn., was the first of a series. ‘Consideradle apathy to the loan has been shown by foreign born citizens and every step will be taken to force co-operation in raising this loan. There is necessity fot more sub: scriptions if the loan is to be over subscrized. Those who have not tak- en a bond and are able, are urged to zo at once to the nearest bank and subscribe. It means insurance against the Hun who is intent now upon the exploitation of America as surely as he is engaged in dispoiling the nations of Europe. Going After Slackers. The Tribune is in receipt today of the following telegram from Minne- apolis: “The report of the arrest of F. J. Schwalen, president and cashier of the Triumph state bank of Triumph, Martin county, Minnesota, was receiv- ed by the executive committee of the Liberty Loan, through a Fairmont dis- patch. Chairman A. K. Rogers .of the executive committee made no comment on the Schwalen case, but said that it is true a number of indi- viduals in the ninth district whose attitude toward the loan was ranged from apathy and indifference to open opposition have been reported to the federal authorities. More Arrests Hinted. “While declining to make any pre dictions, Mr. Rogers said that it need cause no surprise if more arrests fol low in Minnesota and that there are some slackers in other states. “The Martin county arrest was tak- en here as sounding a new note in loy- ally and as indicating the sharper lines that are being drawn aad the increasing necessity for every man declaring himself for the United States and making good. Through the campaign there have been in stances reported of men ignoring their duty but in many cases after being made to see the striking inconsist- ency and glaring unpatriotic attitude of their position they have changed Nevertheless there are still a num ber of persons who have failed to do what they should and some of whom ate in opposition to the loan. Mr. Rogers said: ‘\We report these cases without prejudice or recommendation but with all the facts it is not unlike- ly that the case reported may be only the first of a number unless there is a speedy change of attitude.’ ” Northern Pacific Subscribes. While Fargo, Minot, and Grand Forks will benefit directly in their quota by the subscription of the Great Northern to the liberty loan, cities along the Northern Pacific will not be credited with any portion of the loan taken by that railroad. The North- ern Pacific decided to credit $435,000 to North Dakota as a state. The Tribune is in receipt of a wire from J. M. Hannaford, president of the Northern Pacific, which explains just how thaf carrier is handling the liberty loan, which is a very just and equitable one. The telegram fol- lo the Northern Pacific railway sub-/ scribed $2,500,000 to the second lib- erty loan to be allotted to the differ- ent states throughout which we oper- ate on basis of earnings, during the last fiscal year. Under this allotment North Dakota received $435,000 which has been placed through the federal reserve bank of which Mr. L. B. Han- na ,the chairman of the liber committee of North Dakota, has been fully advised. We have made no sug- gestions as to further allotment of the amount assigned to North Dakot: $300,000 to Cities. Fargo, Minot and Grand Forks re- ceived a credit of $100,000 each on their quota from the Great Northern. { Special Dispatch from { HARRY B. HUNT, Of Our Washington Bureau. Washington, Oct. 25.—Now that all the national guard has been taken ov- er into the federal service, what are the states to do for an armed force to quell disorders within state bound- aries? This question has been put up to the war department by several states within the past month. The answer has been simple: “Organize a new national guard!” Each state may organize its new guard exactly as though it never had previously raised one. The law provides a national guard of 800 men for each senator and rep resentative may be recruited. When the old national guard units were tak- TK. ° en into the federal service they ceased, to be national guardsmen. The whole! national guard force was wiped out clean, but there remained the author- iaztion of 800 men for each member of congress. Any man who enlists, however, of | draft age and su sequently , called, | will have to respond. In fact, the new national guard would be subject fe State Can Organize New National Guard GIRAGOSSIAN ecurse would if fol the policy of maintaining our army by the selective draft expected to be adhered to. The government’s attitude toward ng state guards has been sought by several stat among them Texas, Colorado and Ohio. BANKER ARRESTED THEN BUYS BONDS CHARCES STAND Towa German When Apprehended for Opposition Starts to Can- vass for loan HIS TOWNSHIP MUST COME ACROSS WITH $25,000 WORTH Triumph, Minn., Oct. Schwalen, president of a local arrested on a charge of interfering iwth the sale of liberty bonds, sub- ribed for $3,000 worth for himself, and $500 worth for his bank, it was announced today. His subscriptions followed his attendance | night at Charges agi and he is out a liverty loan rally. him were not removed, on $1,900 bail. GERMAN GETS BUSY. Aspinwall, lowa, Oct. ».—John} Brus, local business man, whose re fusal to allow liberty loan boosters to use his hall resulted in his arrest and the disclosure of a plot to ob-; struct the liberty loan drive, was to-| day pleading with his German breth- ren to buy more bond Following his incarceration at Council Bluffs, yesterday, [rus was released pend ing good behavior, and w told that if lowa township, in which he resides buys $25,000 worth of bonds, loyal cit- izens would use their influence to have the charges against him with- drawn. Brus then bought $500 worth of bonds, and immediately began a selling campaign State agents were scheduled to ar- rive here today and a drive against pro-Germanism has been launched Today the Stars and Stripes are fly- ing over the homes and business pla ces for the first time in memory. Mayor Schroeder will be asked to resign because of his alleged pro-Ger- man activities and the town marshal’s resignation is expected as the resuli of an investigation now under way BOY SCOUTS ACTIVE. New York, Oct. —One hundred million dollars, one-thirtieth of the country’s minimum allotment. is now the amount which the Boy Scouts of America expect to raise in second liberty loan bonds. The Scout goal was originally set at $50,000,000, as compared with approxi- mately $23,000,000 collected for the first loan. At the request of the trea- sury department their present efforts will not be concluded tonight, as planned, but will continue until Satur- day noon. About 270,000 Boy Scouts and their leaders are at work. BUYS $5,000 WORTH. Chicago, Oct. 25.—Mayor William H Thompson announced today he had subscribed for $5,000 in liberty loan bonds. RADER RESIGNS Lloyd Rader, formerly of Dickinson, who was employed as deputy state No word as yet has been received locally from the Soo as to how its lib- commissioner of agriculture and labor, has resigned that post. No successor WEST IRELAN ON VERGE OF REBELLION London, Oct. 25. of the situation in Jreland i: ted upon by the correspondent of the Daily Mail who has been following the Sinn-Fein doings for several weeks. He says the whole of West {Ireland is on the verge of armed re- bellion, and that the question of con- n is causing the trouble. MAN WHO KEPT OLD LOTTERY SCHEME OUT OF STATE 1S DEAD Nahum B. Pinkham Distinguished Himself in Legislative Fight ' soriy Against Game Fargo, N. D.. . Oct. | Nahum bs. Pinkham, the man who was most in- strumental in keeping the Louisiana lottery out of north ‘I ota after it had been denied a home in its origin al domicile, is dead at his home here tie was born in Maine, served through the Civil war with a Maine regiment, and was a pioneer school-teacher in Wisconsin and lowa. In the spring of 25. I8i1 he set out for North Dakota, veling by stage from Benson to} Alexandria, Minn., and thence by foot to Georgetown, a Hudson bay out- post. Thence he forged on to the Red River, which he crossed at a time when there were pra ly no set tlers at Moorhead or Fargo. He se- lected a homestead on the banks of the Sheyenne river in Cass county and tor almost made that farm his hom began the practi of law in 1875, served as deputy U. S. attorney in territorial days, and was Cass coun- ty's first attorney under the old ter- ritorial organization. He was a mem- ber of the first three state legislature, and was a leader in fights to prevent the repeal of the prohibition amend- ment and to prevent the issuance of a charter to the Louisiana Lottery Co., which sought to enter North Da kota when ousted from Louisiana. Mr. Pinkham was a charter mem- ber of Reynolds Post, G. A. R.. and of Shiloh lodge, A. G. & A. M. The fun- eral will be held at the Masonic tem- ple at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon under Masocic auspices. The widow, two daughters and a son survive. HYLAND GETS BERTH Made Assistant Attorney General Under Langer J. A. Hyland, a well known Bi: marck attorney, has succeeded, in the office of Attorney General Langer, ae sistant Attorne eral Re stad 4) ing a running fire in an attempt to half a century ha; 1 1G CRUSHING MORALE OF GERMANS AFTER BATTLE OF TWO HOURS SUB FORCED 10 FLEE American Torpedo Destroyer Ar- rives in Time to Save Ameri- can Boat’ MORE THAN 200 SHOTS EXCHANGED BY BOATS Seven Members of U. S. Steamer Were Wounded in Action with Germans A French Seaport, Oc ing from a German submarine after a bitter fight, sting for nearly four hours and with seven of her crew wounded, two of them seriously, an American steamer arrived here this morning from an American port. The timely intervention of an Ame 1 torpedo boat alone saved the ship from destruction. Saw Submarine. A few hours after the ve entered the danger zone the saw a submarine on the port bow. The captain immediately sent wireless \ calls for as ance, that the po: of the submarine was such that es- cape W impossible. The gun crew of the steamer and the submarine ex- changed shots. They opened fire at a range of 9,000 yards, but all the shots fell short. The submarine kept maneuvering to keep out of range of the guns, at the same time maintain- el had lookout disable the steamer. The submarine started in full speed to escape. stubbornness of the battle is indicated by the fact that the submarine fired 234 shots at the steamer, which re- sponded with more than 260 shots. Damage Engines. After the fight had continued for about two hours and several shots had struck the ship, wounding four men, one shell exploded in the engine room, putting the engine ow, of commission, and rendering the ship helpless. The German commander then came near- er, and the submarine crew rained shells on the crew of the disabled craft. There emed little hope of saving the ship, when a streak of smoke was sighted on the horizon It later proved to be an American tor- pedo boat destroyer, coming at full speed. The destroyer had heard the calls for aid sent out by the steamer, and traveled at a speed as high as 36 ' knots an hour to come to her a +ance. She immediately made for the submarine, but the latter disappeared. WILSON URGES SUFFRAGE AS WAR MEASUR Tells Delegation as Party Leader He Favors Equal Franchise for Fair Sex HE URGES ‘COMPLETE pea an indi- ing as a par vidual, Presid urged woman suffrage upon the voters of all stat He told a delegation of 100 members of the New York state wom- t he honed their cam: paign would be successful and urged men of all parties, in New York par ticularly, to vote for suffrage. The war, ‘he president quickened community — expres and made the present a good time for states to express their sentiments at the pulls on the suifrage question. He said he would welcome these expre: sions especially at this time, since in the prosecution of the war, social functions must be sound. One basic princip!e contiuting to this condi- tion, he declared, is complete democ- racy for women. MORE CATTLE THIEVES Brothers Arrested Implicated by Indian Accomplices Fort Yates, N. D. Oct. 25.—Walter and Joe Burdick. residing on the Can donball, arrested for rustling cattle and selling the butchered beef at Tim mer, Flasher and Shields, have been implicated in a confession made to Sheriff McLaughlin by their alleged accomplice. Hides bearing the Stiles and Burge brands are said to have the | SY DEMOCRACY'' FOR WOMEN ; CERMANS SEEK TD SAVE POLA trian Armies in Two and Take Bases CADORNA'S STRATEGY fensive Have Netted Only Slight Gains NO CONFIRMATION. London, Oct. 25.—Nothing has come from any source up to to- day regarding the resignation of Chancellor Michaelis. The Lon- don newspapers either ignore the report or print it inconspicuously. ‘The dispatch from Amsterdam says everything on the position of Chancellor Michaelis is based on supposition. (By Associated Press.) General Cadorna's skill and - tegy, which made possible the cap- ture of the heights on the eastern banks of the Isonzo, is being put to a strong test by the Austro-German forces on the front of Felistch to the Bainnai: plateau, northeast of The first blow has heen but apparently with no great zl to the attackers. Austria’s army could. do little against the Italians, who were pre: ing forward steadily and breaking the morale of the Austrian army. ‘Trieste was threatened seriously, and Pola, the great Austrian port, was in dan- ger, when the Chiapovaoni valley had been entered, and the Austrian forces would have been cut in two. The Ital- ian efforts were having their effect. Germany to Rescue. Germany, which up to this time had sent little of men or munitions to this front, has come to the help of the losing Austrians, and it is Ger- and guns that are thundering against Cadorna's offensive along the Isonzo. The Italians, the general reports “are steady and prepared.” After a heavy bombardment, the Austro-German infantry s thrown forward against the Italian positions near Flitsch and Talmono, and on the northern part of the B ainsizza pla- teau, a front 02 miles. The first blow brought no great gains, the Aus- tro-Germans, by their own report, gaining only the foremost Italian de- fenses at these points. Have an Advantage. Generally, the Italians have some advantage in Torraine, but the Aus- trians and Germans hold many high mountain positions near the Italian lines. The Italians also are fighting with their backs to the Isonzo_riv The German political situation still clouded, definite new: may be the calm before the storm. Dr. Michaelis to have placed his ignation in the hands of the emperor, but. there ha: been no confirmation of this. Faking advantage Santa Ma Oct bridgehead cf Lucia, Rome, of their and Santa began an of- ve on the Izonso front, brought battle on to the slope of the right bank of the Izonso, says today’s of- ficial statement Teer NORTH DAKOTA TO MOVE. SEVEN NEGROES TO CAMP Burke, Cass, Foster, lGena Forks. Mountrail. Ward and Wiliiams Affected Arrangements have been made by! Adjutant General er in co-oper- ation with [. P. Gellerman .Northern | Pac: hief, for the movement of seven colored men as the first con- tingent of North Dakota's negro quota. ee week beginning October 27. Foster, Grand Forks, M w ard and Williams coun send one negro to Des Moines during this movement, which is to conclude | October 31. untrail, AND TRIESTE Italians mirestenel, to Cut Aus- PUT ON STRONG TEST First Blows of New Teutonic Of- man soldiers and German munitions] i but the absence of any) reported | Austro-German | Burke, | ‘ each will; Congressman In London to Will Visit Battlefields of France and Italian Front—Mect Leaders ‘Ten American! London, Get. congressmen and “three former con- sressmen have rrived in’ London. They are beginning an unotiicial tour lof the war area to acquaint themselves with existing condition They plan} to visit the —battlefiel in France -and some of them will go to Ital The party will v the house of mons tomorrow and the ambassa- will give a dinner in their honor! which er Premier Asquith and| other persons will attend. The voy- age across the Atlantic was unevent- ful. The party consists of Cougressinen | Parke Taylor, ‘Timber Colo.; Johuson, Miller, Mi Wash.; Goodwin, Ark.t Hicks, N.Y. and) Di The former — congresymen are: Messrs Stout of Montana, H.W. Pat! ton of Wa L. Ham} hington and 1 mond of Nebr é AMANS ORAU SOLDIERS FROM Battle Lines Still Con- tinues ATTEMPTS TO LAND TROOPS FRUSTRATED Petrograd, Oct. 25.-The German) retreat on the northern end of the front continues. The war office re- ports that the Ru: nguard lost touch with the ret rmans, who rman attempts to make another landing in Werder P la, in the sion of Tomba, w strated yes- terday by the Russ artillery fire, | the war office announced taoday. ‘The Germans, who left their advance po- so far have retired about fit teen miles in the Riga region, near the Pskoff road, and in the the Little Jaegel river, FIVE INCHES OF SNOW AT ARENA; MOTOR CARS ARE STUCK IN ORIFTS Rep. Frank Prater Reports Un- usually Winterish Conditions in North of County There arc five inches of snow on level around Arena, and many ere stuck this morning in d which were not turnpiked cand graded,” said Rep Frank Prater {who drove in Yrom = Arer sterday, “The snow is the heaviest we have jever had in that section of the county in October. Fortunately threshing is pretty well done, and the snow is not int x with farm work “Wh said Mr. Prater, “made [better than balf a crop this year, with the price at $2. There will not be so much wheat raised next spring, however. Many of our farmers have lput in winter rye, and this will cut) | down the wheat dereage. | *t don't believe there is a dis loyal | jor unpatriotic farmer in our town |xhip.” said the solon. “We have a | strongly German commun but ev- jery farmer who can spare a dollar i | buying Liverty bonds freely they are endeavoring in other way |{o support the government in so fa as their means will permit. There ‘are farmers in the Arena neighbor j hood, men who cam n there only la few years ago and who have had} one or two bad crops, who couldn't [be asked to put their money into will cripple who can to be for if they do it But those do not have bonds, them next spring. altont to invest been recovered Ly the sheriff. NEW 7 COUNTY AGENT 5.—F. R. Bab- Crosby D.. Oct cock, graduate of the North Dakota Agricultural college. and formerly county agent for Williams Williston, has assumed a similar posi- tion in Divide county, with offices at this point. He is an expert in grain breeding and testing, and Elves Prom: ering Capt. I. P. Baker, fuel admi rator, announces an arrang' t Federal Trade commission whereby ; Mr. G. O. Russell, a field agent of the Federal Trade commission with experience in retail coal problems and | with full investigatory powers, has heen assigned to this state to co-op- erate with the federal fuel adminis- trater for North Dakota in working the proper distribution of Federal Investigator to Probe Retail Prices of Coal in North Dakota with the | coal| Valley City, rator,| Mr. Russel will be in Pismarck in the near future to consult with the | fuel admini or for the state pre | liminary to making a rigid investiga tion of complaints which have been| made against the exorbitant prices) charged retail coal dealers in some parts of North Dakota. B. Cox of Study War, (in prisoners and booty have b RUSSIANS FRONT Retreat on Northern Zone of Slav, . sector of | {en | prisoner DESERTION IN RANKS FREQUENT PRISONERS STATE Men Growing Weary of War De- mand That They be Sent Back to Homes and Families ONE OFFICER EXECUTED BY MADDENED SOLDIERS Allies in France and Flanders Con- solidating Positions Won From Teutons Berlin, Oct ‘Aleavy captures ren nade by Austro-German forces at- tacking the Halians on Jsonzo front, army headquarters announ- ces, The prisoners total exceeds ten thousand, ineluding divisional jane brigades Fighting on Jihis front continuing, (By Associated Press.) With the British Armies in France and Belgium, Oct. 25.—The consolida- tion of the positions won by the allies in Monday's attack was being rapidly completed today under a bright sui which mitigated somewhat the diffi- culties of the work in the morass-like ground. Active artillery fire marked the night east and north of Ypr The ‘British big guns have never ceased to pour a fierce fire into the German lines. Last night the Ge mans directed a heavy fire against the or between the Ypres-Menin high- and the Ypres-Roulers railway, also concentrated on Abraham and heights. Counter Attack. Shortly before dark it evening the enemy launched a counter attack against the British south of Houthlost forest near the junction with the French, but this was repulsed with mi Ine gun and rifle fire. Both the French and British were holding their new positions in this diffieult territory on the edge of the forest strongly. The assertion in the German official ement that the British on Monday also attacked on both sides of Gheul- velt and were repulsed is entirely er- as no such attack was made. 3} contined to E narrow front along several miles north of Gheulvelt. Officer Killed by His Men. The report that British troops had found a German officer who had been cuted by his own soldiers has been The incident occurred at nut south of Poelcappelle. There were 14 German soldiers and a young officer holding this place. 'When the British troops stormed this redoubt the German soldiers surrendered, and the British found the dead officer with five bullet wounds in his body. The on for his execution was that the men desired to surrender and he re- fused to give up his stronghold with- out a struggle. This affair is another link tending to substantiate — state- ments made by prisoners that com- manders of certain bodies of troops along the Flanders front are losing control over their men. There is no doubt there has been a considerable deterioration in the morale of the German troops in this region, but the German fighting machine is still rec- ogni ne a powerful one. One non-commissioned officer belonging to the tenth Ba ion, who was captured, asserted, as other p oners before, that the offic Ww losing their grip on the men. Desertions Frequent. Ile said that desertions in the rear were frequent, and cited the cases of 13 of his own men, who had deserted a fortnight before, declaring they were going home. Some were arrest- ed on the way, but some reached their homes. Four were brought back as but the officer did not know whether any of them had been pun- shed. lie added that this was not an exceptional case. Morale Very Bad. An equally interesting statement was made a captured officer of the cuard erve sion, who had joined his regiment in the middle of October. He declared the morale in rmany was very bad and that the civilians were raising an outcry as to why the war was being prolonged. Throughout the country, he said, there was talk of overthrowing the Hohen- zollerns and the establishment of a republic. The morale in his own divi- sion he characterized as bad, although formerly it had been good. This officer further said that the authorities have already ¢alled out the 1920 class in Brunswick. Germany was suffering from a serious shortage of horses and there was a shortage of as the result of which the manufacture of tents had virtually ceased, huts being erected instead. Another officer prisoner had charge of the guard in prison camps. There were British, French and Russian pris- oners there. The food was not good. he said, and a number of deaths had occurred from hunger and typhus. TEMPORARILY STUNNED. British Front in France, Oct. The succe: of the British on the ' rrench front seems to be temporarily stunned, D' they are moving their artillery, it is thought. There was a lack of supplies during the French The appointment of A as fuel for artillery preparations.