The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 29, 1917, Page 1

LL THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 256 RIBUN E[taten| . BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY. OCTOBER 29, 1917 —— ITALIANS FAIL TO CHECK DRIVE - LIBERTY LOA PASSES QUOTA UNCLE SAMS Five-Billion Mark Had Been Reached in National Campaign Late Saturday Night NORTH DAKOTA BEATS LIMIT 74 PER CENT Canvass in this State Results in Success Far Surpassing all Expectations \ COMPLETE FIGURES NOV 1. Washington, Oct. 29.—Returns from the second Liberty Loan campaign reaching the treasury department today gave no defin- : ite information as to amount sub- scribed. Treasury. department officials on the basis of returns at hand, were unable to say whether subscriptions to the lan had pass- ed the $5,030,000,000 mark al- though they /were agreed the chances are that the figures ap- proximate this amount. Reserve bank officials and local commit- tees have until Thursday to make final reports. No further figures will be announced until Nov. 1, the treasury department announc- ed today. Washington, Oct. 29—The Liberty loan apparently has passed the $5,000,- 060,000 mark. A last-day drive of titanic propor- tions throughout the nation rounded up more than $1,000,000,000 and was Lelieved to have carried the total sev- eral hundred million dollars b the maximuin sum treasury of had hoped for. Federal reserve banks were strug- gling under an avalanche of last mo- ment reports trying to form an esti- mate. Indications are that they will not complete their tabulation for sev eral days. At least 8,000,000 people through- out the country wrote their names on application blanks. The number may go as high as 10,000,000. Kach of the 12 districts appeared to have passed ite minimum and indica- tions werg,that most of them had ex- ceeded the, maximum as well. he treagury’s compilation by dis- 8, folleyyaiy ‘oston, Pon) 0.000: New. York, &1. 500,000,009), Philadelphia: $425,000,000; Cleveland,, .$42u,Qvugu0u; Kicnmond, $180,,000,090;, -,Atlanta, $100,000,009; Chicago, $9)%,000,0002-St. Louis, $110,- 600,000; {Wineapolis, $130,000,000 Kansas City, $160,000,000; Dallas, $: 000,000; San Francisco, $275,009,000. NINTH DISTRICT GOES FIFTEEN MILLION ABOVE QUOTA, IS ESTIMATED. Minneapolis, Oct. 29.—The Ninth federal district exceeded its $105,000, 40 minimum quota of the second Lib- erty loan, according to figures avail- able at the close of the campaign Sat- urday night. Although official returns will not be available for some time, reports so far received indicated that the total will pass the minimum allot- ment by a substantial amount. The following paragraph is taken from the statement issued by officers of the federal reserve bank of the Ninth district at Minneapolis Satuc- day night.~ “In an almost exclusive Norwegian township of North Dakota, practicaliy every farmer was a bond buyer. In an adjoining township where the pop- ulation was almost exclusively Ger- man, the same result was obtained and the totals for the two townships reaches almost exactly the same fig- ures.” “The people of this distriet cre to be congratulated upon th? achieve ment,” said a statement issued by the federal reserve bank. “fhe resait was accomplished by loyal, united ind unstinted support of the peopl2 of every city, community, county anl township and reflects splendidly upon their patriotism.” tri OVER TEN MILLION; j 74 PCT. OVER QUOTA = North Dakota oversubscribed its apportionment to the second Liberty loan by 74 per cent, pil- NORTH DAKOTA GOES | | ing up a total of $10.450,000. The state quota was $6,000.00. “It’s a smashing big thing,” said State Chairman L. B. Hanna. “It has gone ciea* beyond our most optimistic expectations and is an answer from the people pf North Dakota to the charge tnat they, the people, are not vatrictic which will ring throughout the nation.” ‘Mr. Hanna paid a ¢lo to all classes of citizens, farmers, bankers, business men and to the women and the boy scovts, not only for the cooperation in selling 2o2ds but in purchasing so liberally. In the first Liberty bond campaign North Dakota subscribed $3,700,009. Mr. Hanna received complete re- ports from every district and evcry county in the state Saturday evening by telephone, and wired the total to Minne? rniis. Where Did You Get It? The following telegram from Mr. Hanna was sent in the afternoon but before the final tabulatior “Fargo, N. D., Qet,,2 ing tribute Hon. AB: |Quota Of Burleigh | Is Passed Apportionment of Liberty Bonds Practically Doubled by Sub- scriptions ' $283,500 WORTH _ liberty bond apportionment. The quota assigned was $146,000. When Mr. Goddard closed the list today the grand total had reached $283,500. Of in Bismarck. Members of the U. C. T. itol force subscribed for $10,050. The Following are apportionments and subscriptions for the county, Still be- any bonds through the county com- mitee: District. Bismarck Menoken . McKenzie Sterling . Driscol Baldwin Wilt Still .. Fegan Wing . Arena Moffit Brittin : Stewartsdale .. Quota. $100,009 » 8,000 2,500 3,150 500 250 $282,500 Total $146,000 H. P. Goddard, chairman 6f the Bu leigh county committee, desir through The Tribune to thank all members of the committee and the press for their loyal support of the loan and the time devoted so freely to making it a success. “The city and county boys did a fine job,” he said today. “In the coun- ty many obstacles were encountered because of the inclement weather. is reflected in the returns. The farm- ers of the county responded loyally and assisted the committee greatly in making this loan a great‘ success.” News from the entire Slope district shows that the response has been ex- cellent. Many firms atlowed their salesmen time to assist the local com- mittees. R. Dahmen did good work for the district committee in charge of La Moure, Sargent, Dickey and Mc- Intosh counties. Belated reports from throughout the state today indicate that North Da- kota will add approximately $250,000 450,000 of last week, according to State Chairman L. B. Hanna today. “When the figures are finally tabu lated,” Mr. Hanna said, “I am sure the state will have raised more than ten and three-quarter million dolars to the second issue bonds. The state’s minimum quota was $5,000,000." NATIONAL UNION MUST SETTLE ALL ITS JUST CLAINS Insurance Commissioner Olsness Warns Farmers not be Misled by Adjusters Insurance Commissioner S. A. Ols- ness again warns North Dakota farm- ers who have drouth insurance poli- cies that they should not -be misled by adjusters who, it is alleged, are representing that the National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsbrugh, Pa., is financially unable to pay its losses; or that the only chance of settlement is the return of premium without the payment of loss, and that this propo- sition is approved ly the insurance de- partment: or that the company is denying liability for all losses through- out the western part of the state, or that criminal prosecution will be in- | stituted by the company if settlement is not made by the insured on the terms it offers. The company, Commissioner Ols- according to its merits. The National Union, he assures the holders of drouth policies, is a strong company, well able to meet all claims, and is in no danger of going bankrupt. He asks that farmers who have been mis- led in an effort to adjust their policies on a wrongful basis advise him of the fact, giving the names of adjusters and place and date where such mis- revresentstion was made. ‘ There is, states Mr. Olsnex ee question about the standing the Bankers’ Insurance Co. of Helena, Mont., which wrote a large amount of drouth business in this state, but none at all about the National Union. The two companies wrote about $5,000,000 worth of policies, insuring the farmer against loss of crop up to $7 per acre. The result has been disastrous to both companies, and it is claimed that various subterfuges have been re- sorted (o to avoid payment. Nathan H. Chase of Minneapolis, western at- torney for the National Union, was here in conference with Insurance Commissioner Disness last week, and following the conference Mr. Olsness issued another letter to the farmers, urging them to stand pat when they know their claims are just, and to ac- Burleigh county’s sterling patriotism ' more to her total subscription of $10,+; ness states, must settle each claim) SOLD IN COUNTY, Burleigh county nearly doubled its IS TAKEN TO KENTUCKY took $12,100 worth and the state cap-! Boy Scouts assiste in selling $4,100. | PACIFIST IS STRIPPED AND HORSEWRIPPED H. S. Bifelow, head of Cincinnati Peoples Church Arouses Mob Fury WOODS BY MASKED POSSE this amount $236,300 was subscribed Naked, he Staggers to a Nearby Church and Secures Medical Attention Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 29.—Herbert ing the only place which did not buy S. Bigelow, head of the Peoples church here, one of the leaders of the Peo- ples Council for Democracy and Terms of Peace, socialist and pacifist, was taken into a dense wood near Flor- ence, Ky., shortly ‘before midnight last night, tied to a tree, and horse- whipped by men “who wore long robes and hoods similar to those described as worn by the widely known Ku Klux Klan,” according to a report received .today from Florence. The report stated the posse, with Bigelow as prisoner, gagged and hand- cuffed, worked its way to the center of the woods. There they removed the handcuffs long enough to disrobe him and tie him to a tree. One of the leaders of the party then read from a piece of paper by the light of ja lantern held by an associate. The reader said: Give Him 12 Lashes. “In the name of the poor men and children of Belgium, this man should be whipped.” At a given signal another man, clad ;from ‘head to foot in white, stepped out of a circle that had been formed, and with a “blacksnake” whip deliv- ered 12 lashes upon the back of Bige- low. The ropes were then cut, Bige- low was warned to stay away from Cincinnati and he was released, while the party made their way back to waiting automobiles and disappeared Finds Church. Rigelow »wandered an*’hour’ in the woods and seeing a church spire in FRAZIER BOARD : MEETS TUESDAY: FIXING SLATE Question of Selecting Successor to Colonel Brewer May Come up Tomorrow JOB SAID TO HAVE BEEN OFFERED TO TWO PARTIES Nonpartisans Now Have Complete Control of Educational System —First Meeting ‘When the state board of regents meets here at 2 o'clock Tuesday after- noon in the first session of that body to be held since a recent supreme court decision gave Governor Frazier control, it will find that Governor Fra- zier already has selected two men for the secretaryship of the board. Some time ago, Frank Wilder, dep- uty secretary of state, was called into the office of the chief execetive and advised that he might be secretary Within the last two weeks, Win S. Mitchell, office deputy in the state examiner's department, was sum- moned into the presence and given the same “dope.” Later, each found the other had been presented with the job, and now each is anxiously awaiting tomorrow’s developments, it being barely possible that the hoard of regents may have picked still a third candidate for the favor, or that it may decide to let matters drift along as they are for awhi There have been two aries of the state board of regents since early in Frazier's administration, when be organized his own board in an effort to oust all the Hanna appointees. That board duly elected its chairman and secretary, Herbert A. Hard, formerly vrofessor of geology at the North Da- kota agricultural college, being select- ed for the latter berth. He acted as secretary at the first and only meet ing of the original Bretier diedird, and opened wa new, set of books, inas- much as the Hanna board retained the the distance, he made his way toward it and found himself in Florence, Ky., about 20 miles from this city. He was taken to the home of Dr. H. K. trant, where he received medical at- tention, and then, according to his own statement,\he stayed up the re- mainder of the night writing in de- tail his experience of the evening. I! was not until late, in the morning that he notified his friends in this city where he was. Bigelow was taken in- to custody by five men as he w entering a hall in Newport, Ky., short: ly before 8 o'clock last night. He was scheduled to address a meeting of so- cialists. At the time of his apprehen- sion handcuffs were put~on him and he was hurriedly thrust into an auto- mobile and spirited away. . Recently federal authorities con- ducted a raid on Bigelow's office in Cincinnati, where documents concern- ing the local Peoples Council of Amer- ica were seized. Sunday afternoon at his Peoples church services Bige- low prayer for “the repose of the soul of Emperor Wilhelm and proud men surrounding hign.” Poured Oil on Head. Bigelow’s own statement, written last night in Florence, Ky., bears out the early story of abduction and whip. ping. He added, however, that oil was poured over his head after the lashes were administered. In a statement this morning, Bige- low stated that owing to the men wearing “long white robes” he was un- able to recognize any of his abduc- tors and that because of the darkness he could not give an accurate guess as to how many were in the party. Residents along the Lexington pike state that they noticed a line of 22 automobiles pass on the way to Flor- ence, Ky., last night, some of which were carrying men upon the running boards. Bigelow was democratic candidate for secretary of state in 1902, and was a delegate from Hamilton county to the constitutional convention in 1912. He was elected by this convention as its president. For the last eral years, however, he has been actively ciated with the socialist party. igelow was removed to a hospital in this city shortly after his arrival. His friends said they did not belicve he was in a serious condition. CUSTER SURVIVOR DIES AT FARGC Fargo, ‘Oct. 29—Philipp Will, 68 years old, a supply train driver, for the American troops which met dis- aster on the prairie battlefield when indians slew Custer’s command, and claimed to be the last living survivor of the Custer massacre, died here this morning of heart failure. He is sur- vived by a daughter, Miss Anna Hill, a teacher in Superior, Wis. Hill, who has lived here for the last quarter century s wounded in the battle with the Indians and carried a long knife wound in his right side, caused by an Indian, who stripped his body of clothing., Hill is said to have fallen only a few feet from General Custer and saw the Indians rip the clothes from- the general’s body as MANDAN PAROCHIAL olficial records of the regents. Hard has since been taken care of by being made secretary of the state reclama- tian. commission, a berth for which he seems particularly well fitted, and there has been considerable conjec- ture as to who the new secretary would be, it being taken more or less for granted that the victors would claim the spoils. Col. Charles Brewer, who has been secretary: of the board of regents since ils organtzetion, formerly was editor of the Fargo Forum, in which capacity he appeared as one of the state's first chanpions of consolidated schools. He was recently re-elected for two years by a unanimous vote of, the Loard. Fyark Wilder, advanced to the office of deputy secretary of state when John Andrews resigned, has been on Sccretary of State Hall’s staff for a number of years. Win Mitchell for some time has been in the state examiner's office. Both are for- mer newspaper men with a wide ac- quaintanceship. ~ SOO DAMAGED I EARLY ORNNG FIRE St. Joseph’s parochial school of Man- dan was badly damaged by fire which broke out at 8:20 this morning while the children and sisters were attend- ing mass. The fire was started by an over-heated stove, and the build- ing was all in flames when discovered. The building, which was originally the Catholic church, damaged beyond reparation. The loss is estimated at over $3,000, and is well covered by in- surance. WORK IS DELAYED ; Dickinson, N. D. Oct. 29—E. R. Seibert, the contractor, predicts that Dickinson's new postoffice, the finest federal building on the Slope, will not be ready to turn to the govern- ment until Feb. 15. Dickinson had honed to dedicate the new building the first of the year. G ———_——_— LISsEN TO tim TOLLER of the board of regents, if he chose. |, KIVA ERPENIZZAS VENIC oe Ey From Flitch on the north to tae progress toward Vienna and Trieste. Italy Must Have Fuel to Continue Gains Against Austria and Help Bainsizza plateau on the south the Austro-Hungarian-German forces have been hurled . u . a at the Italians under General Cadorna in attempts to turn back the Italian troops in their steady DEVELOPMENTS IMPENDING OW FRENCH FRONT rae Secretary Baker Says Signicant Operations in Progress East and West ADMITS ITALY PASSING Short of Food and Fuel for Her People as Well as Armies By HARRY 8. HUNT. Washington, Oct. 29.—Itaiy, short of food and fuel for her armies as well appealed to the as her people, has United States for emergency relief. Coal and important miljtary gains against Aus: tria are not to be hampered or stop: The importance of maintaining the Italian offensive is such that the ped. foodstuffs—particularly 5 ‘coul—are absolutely necessary if her 0,000 WEN CAPTURED BY CERMAN ARMY German-Austro Forces Sweeping Down the Mountains to Plains of Italy l GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE T0 RESCUE Entente Plan Some Kind of a Counter Movement to Stop Invasion OFFERED TO BAVARIAN. Amsterdam, Oct. 29.—The Zei- tung am Mittag of Berlin says the German chancellorship has been offered to the Bavarian premier, Count von Hertling, who ha ed for time to consider the matter. (By Associated Press.) Italy's soldiers have failed to check the onrush of the Austro-Germans, and the entire line of the Isonzo 1s threatened with annihilation. Sweep- ing down from the mountains into the plains of Friuli, the invaders have captured Cividale, and Corizia, 100,000 prisoners and 700 guns. Great Britain, and France, are re- ported to be taking steps to give the shattered. Italian army prompt and full support. What form this aid will take has not been disclosed. The French cabinet met last night to de- cide upon the manner of cooperation on the Italian front. Germans Reach Lowlands. Where General Cadorna will make‘a stand is not yet clear, ‘tut two posl- tions, capable of defense, ate ‘avail- able.. The Germans have reached the lowlands, and are but nine miles ‘trom Udine, Cadorna’s general headquar- ters. The railroad running north ‘and south through Udine might make a defensive line, but the Tagliamehtp ‘river, eighteen miles west of Udine, probadly would. offer a stronger one. Serious Menace: yes The fall of Gorizia is a serious ineli- ace to the Italian troops holding the Carso line southward to the head -6f , the Adraitic, but General Cadorna stil United States food and fuel adminis-| would be able to offer stout resist: trations and the shipping board are co-operating to rush supplies. italy’s coal situation is worse than A DIFFICULT MOMENT Washington, Oct. 29.—Important de- velopments are impending in tlic great war, Secretary Baker indicates in his official review of last week’s opera- tions on all fronts, which concludes with the brief statement that certain units of the American forces in France have taken their places on the battle front to complete their train- ing. This is the war department's first mention of the fact that General ‘Pershing’s men are on the firing line. It is the wave cf activity during the week on nearly every front, however, that caught the secretary's attention. Significant operations are in progress, he says, both east and west, on the Italian front, in Macedonia, Roumania, Mesopotamia and even in Kast Africa. On the western front, he says, a new strategic retreat of the German forces appears to be the next move expected and they must move back under criti , cal circumstances from between tha two wedges, those of Flanders and the Aisne, which have been driven down relentlessly into their lines by the British and the French. Italy is passing through a difficult moment, ‘Mr. Baker says. The Aus-, tro-German drive is being pressed forward by imposing forces. Eut once before, Italy stemmed the tide of an Austrian rush, under less favorable conditions for the defenders, he points out, and hurled the enemy back iwth only a taste of victory during the first days of his terrific onslaught. Winter is coming to the aid of the Italians, LO-TIME TRAPPER LOADS FOR BEAVER Open Season on Destructive Ani- 1 { ' mal will Bring Thousand of * Dollars for Pelts The fact that beaver, which have been protected by a several years’, closed season, may be trapped from’ Jan. 10 to March 10, already is re- sulting in a renewal of activity among old time trappers and an increased demand for steel traps. Beavers, in the Missouri valley and west of the river, have become so plentiful as to, become a pest. Young forests planted | by thrifiy homesteaders have been hewn down, almost over night; beav- er dams have obstructed and over-| flowed creeks and rivers, and the treacherous barriers have proven a dangerous trap for unwary cattle. | Beaver pelts have never possessed a higher market value; the skins, with’ the cou weather preceding the open’ and it is anticipated that (rappers will make thousands of dollars during the two months when beaver will be legis: ance on a line running through Tol- | mezzo, Gemona, Udine, Buttrio, ‘and Gradisca. The capture of Gradisca by the Teutons, however, would make & that of olther France or England, 48 retreat trom the Carso inevitable, and no coal is produced within her terri-!also somewhat cf a difficulty. °' tory. The demands on England for coal for her own war industries, for Whole Line in Danger. While the whole Isonzo line is itt grave danger, there is also a serious the joint navies of England, France threat in the Teutonic drive to the and the United States operating in Italian line in the Carnic Alps, and the war zone, for shipping to English even in the Dolomites, north of Bel- season should be in prime conditionslwhik: rélieving:the-grain and French ports, and for French war industries, exhaust her production. Al- so there are no English vessels to transport coal to Italy. ‘The result 1s Italy today is virtually wi-hout coal. She has been forced to close several large gun shops and is now getting guns from England in- stead of making them. No coal will be used in Italy this winter for private consumption. There will be no furnaces lighted in hotels or homes. Last winter one Florence hotel was heated entirely by ping cones from neighboring forests. This winter wood, . pine cones and other make-shift fuels must furnish the heat for Italian homes. Italy’s pre-war coal imports aver- aged $50,000 tons. New war industries demand an additional 250,000 tons monthly, making the present import requirements—if domestic use and peace-time industries were maintained —1,100,000 tons monthly. Ly limitations of peace industries and curtailment of domestic use, the requirements were brought down to 690,000 tons. This much is essential to keep her armies equipped. sut of this minimum, Italy has been getting only about 450,000 tons a month. Reserve stocks have been wiped out to meet the shortage and today Italy’s whole war pregram is jeopardized. As to food, Italy more than a year ago reorganized her import and dis- tribution departments and the whole country has been on a strict war-time regimen. Bread has been standardized and none is sold until 24 hours old. Con-, sumption is strictly limited, and the ration even for soldiers has been re-' duced from 750 to 600 grams, except for soldiers operating at altitudes above 6,700 feet. The wheat is milled to 90 per cent and this flour is mixed with inferior cereals. There is a shortage of all cereals. The government is attempting to limit the sugar consumption to 15,000 tons a month for the entire popula- tion, including the army. This would give 500 grams, or about 1 pound, per person. The manufacture and sale of confectionery and all sweets is pro hibited and in all the larger cities su- gar cards are in force. Very often holders of cards are unable to get |their sugar rations because there is none. The sale of fresh meats is prohibit- ed on two days each week, and the number of cattle slaughtered monthly has been regulated. Lecause of the shortage of home crops and imports, the consumption of corn by hogs was limited. This forced the slaughtering of hogs and i situation de- veloped a crisis in meéats-and fats. ese ate only-the high marks in it presentation of her case in re- luno. Apparently Field Marshal vot Mackensen is endeavoring to drivé a , Wedge between the armies on the Car- so front and those in the mountains northwest of Udine. Some of the ad- ‘vance Italian positions in the Carnie Alps, probably, have been abandoned already. If this should prove true, the Tagliamento river seems to offer General Cadorna his first defensive line, unless his armies stiffen greatly and hold the invaders within a few miles of their present position. Progressing Favorably. Operations carried out by the Bel- gians and French looking toward the elimination of Houthlost forest, north of Ypres, are progressing favorably. A German retirement between War- neton and Dixmude to straighten out the lines and eliminate the Ypres sal- ient is not unlooked for in German. military circles. One leading German critic, Major Morant, says the front is untenable, and that the Germans | will have to retire to a new line. Such a line probably would run through (Menin to Roulers, to Thourout and thence to the sea. TO GIVE ASSISTANCE, Rome, Oct. 29.—The Italians are checking the advance of the Austro- German troops into the plains of northern Italy, the war office an- nounces. The Italian troops are fulfilling their duty and all movements ordered by the general staff are being carried out. Steps already have been taken for rendering the fullest possible assist- ance to the Italians, London states, CAPTURED BY SUBMARINE, London, Oct. 29—The American sailing ship Fannie Prescott, 404 tons gross, has been attacked by a sub- marine. She was taken in tow by the submarine after being abandoned by the crew. WOULD SEPARATE ALLIES. London, Oct. 29.—La Metropole, a Belgian newspaper published here, says a German attempt to separate the allies has been defeated by Baron de Broqueville, Belgian foreign minis: ter. | According to the newspaper, Ger- many recently made a peace offer ‘to Belgium. The paper says the bearer of the ; Peace proposal was a Belgian indus- trial and financial magnate, who knew Foreign Minister D. E. Broqueville personally. He went to Paris through Switzerland, and asked for a meeting with the minister, who met him In @ Paris hotel. The emissary there said he was commanded by Baron von der Lancken, legal adviser, of the German government in Belgium, to propose [that semi-official Belgium and French delegates should meet German dele- gates in Berne to lay down a basis for