The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 8, 1917, Page 1

bi L Pan R rn boy ‘ \ . : . t ‘ t 3 * f > De | { t le i es PA. re The Weather Generally fair. RTY.SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 255 OF FIRST DEAD BURIED IN FRANCE French Soldier Pronounces Elo- quent Tribute- Over Their Bodies a3 Gun Roar RESTING PLACES STAND AS TOKEN OF ALLIANCE. Words of Commanding Officers Touch Deeply .Contingent From United States With the American Army in France, Nov. 8.—The first three American sol- _@iers killed in battle in France are tonight sleeping in French soil. Their final interment took place yester- day. With a guard of French infantry- men in their picturesque uniforms of red and horizon blue, standing on one side, and a detachment of American soldiers on the other, the flag wrap- ped caskets were lowered into tho grave, as the bugler blew taps, and the batteries at the front fired min- ute guns.. As the minute guns went off, the French officer commanding the division in this section, paid trib- ute to the fallen Americans, His words, which were Purnziuated, by the roar of the. guns, and the, whistle of DRTAL REMAINS (#8 MOUSTAGHES THREATEN ITALY HOETZENDORE” Marshal Conrad von Hoetzendorf, long commander-in-chief of the Aus- trian armies on the Italian front, is probably the master strategist in whose: brain the whole campaiga against Italy was mapped out. He is almost the only Austrian general who has not lost his reputation Aur- ing the war. Perhaps that is because his moustaches are little brothers to those of Kaiser Wilhelm. CANADIANS ARE shells, touched both the, French and the Americans. in conclusion, the F French officer said: anit Touching Tribute, | “In the name of the.—th division, to Private Enright, Private Gresham, and Private Hay of.” the American army. i S “Of their owm free..will+they have left. a. prosperous and happy country, to come over here. give up their generous hearts and they have not forgottea,.old historic | memories while pt forget more recent ones. oe ae “They crossed tie cean, at great peril, they took their places on, the: front by our side, an. fhey, have fall- en facing the foe ina hard and des; perate hand to hand fight. “Honor to them. Their familieg,, friends, and fellow citizens will, be proud when they learn of their death. | First to Sacrifice Lives. “Stand these graves, the first to be dug in our national soil, and only a short distance from the enemy, as a mark of the mighty land, we and our allies firmly cling, to in common task, confirming the will of the peo- rle and the army of the United States to fight with us to a finish, ready to sacrifice as long as is necessary until final victory for the most noble of causes, that of Hberty of the nations, the weak as well as the mighty. Thus the death of these humble soldiers appear to us grandeur. “We will, therefore, ask that the mortal remains of these young men be left here, left with us forever. We inscribe’ on the tomb: ‘Here lie the first soldiers of the Republic of the igs 0 .IInited States to fall on the soil of France ‘for liderty and justice.’ The in the name of the French army, and in the name of Fratice, I bid farewell j They wished to| with extraordinary , THE UNS Struggle Goes on in Mud and the Enemy Slowly Yields. * Ground. CONCRETE DUGOUTS ON LINE ARE TAKEN Canadian Headquarters in France, Nov. 8—Over Passchendaele ridge, into the mud of the far-reaching Roul- ers plains, Canada has driven the Huns. This afternoon the men of the Dominion are well established on the crest, with Passchendaele village in their hands, and with a good sized semi-circle of captured ground. The wounded are coming down the line exhausted and covered with mud, but jubilant, and with them are coming German prisoners, dazed from the ter- rific artillery bombardment, worn out from their experiences of the last few hours and despondent at the loss of Passchendaele, but glad to be removed from a winter campaign in the mud. Eighteen officers and nearly 309 of other rank have been taken prisonérs by our men, making a total since the beginning of the operations on Oct. £5, of more than 30 officers and nearly 900 non-commissioned officers and men. All the. prisoners agree that Passchendaele ridge was to have been held, or. if lost, recaptured -at all passerby will stop snd uncover his costs. They all bear testimony to the head. Travelers and men of heart deadly character of our artillery bar- will go out of their wey to come here rage, testimony which is borne out'by. to pay their respective tributes. great praise of our own infantry. Our’ “Private, Enright, Private Gresham. machine gun fire also was very de- Private Hay, in the name of France, structive. 1 thank vou. God receive your souls. Farewell.” ‘ MEAT PRICES CUT AT CHICAGO Chicago, “Nov. 7.—Prices of ham and bacon to the consumer were cut Ee to 10c by the Illinois food adminis- trator today. The government's. com- plete control of the packing industry Iends importance to the announce- ment. While for the moment the cut applies to Chicago and suburbs only, prices set here will eventually serve as the standard fur the whole coun- try. STATION FOR BELFIELD.: Structure Destroyed by Fire to Be Replaced Soon. Belfield, N. D., Nov. 8. — Belfield soon is to have a new station, to be of brick and attractively designed, to replace the Northern Pacific depot re- cently destroyed by fire. Supt. G. H. Jacobus and W. T. Kraft, general freight agent, have had a conference here with secretary Shoeman of the Commercial club, and the plans have been found satisfactory. TAKING TESTIMONY Secretary and Clark of Rail Board Falkirk Serretary J. R. Calderhead and Chief Clerk Harry Clough of the state railway commission are in-Falkirk to- day e over ‘a grain ticket which later wil ing evidence in a controversy,| this country, is to meet in Chicago on It was 6:02 a. m. when our barrage lifted and the infantry went forward. From then until 7:30 the Canadian battalions moved. steadily forward. Our advance was so rapid and so ex- cellently planned and our men fol- lowed the barrage so closely that the concrete dugouts were stormed in many instances before the enemy could come into action. One prisoner reports his whol company casualties, those who endeav- ored to run back before our advanc- ing troops being caught in our bar- rage, while others were either killed or taken prisoners. Another prisoner declared when ordered to counter at- tack, his regiment advanced in extend- ed order until within striking dis- tance, but the losses were so enorm., ous that they were ordered to retire. On the retreat they were mowed down by our machine guns. Passchendaele was a mass or ruins from the destructive fire of our “heavies,” which for days before the attack, had poured shells into the village. HAVOG OF SUBS MUCH LESSEACD Paris, Nov. ‘he losses to French shipping by submarines or mines in the week ending Nov. 4 was one ves- sel over 1,600 tons and one under that. tonnage. THE SEASO ACCOUNTING. Johnstown, Pa., Nov. 8.—The execu- tive committee of the National Base- pall federation, which supervises ama. teur and. semi-professional baseball in Nov. 17 to close up business for the HE BIS OK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 1917. Ready for Conference with’ the Entente Powers. SECRETARY LANSING ISSUES STATEMENT President’s Personal Representa- tive to Confer with Allies’ Statesmen on War. Washington, D. C., Nov. 8.—The safe arrivat at a British port of the American commissioners to the allied war conference, headed by Col. E. M. House, was an-} nounced late yesterday by the state department. ‘ ‘Washington, D. C., Nov. 7.—An American mission landed in England today on the eve of the opening of the first great war conference . in which the United States will partici- pate. Col. Edward M. House, President | Wilson’s personal friend and adviser, is the o¥%cially designated represen- tative of the United States., He is ac- companied by a staff representing ev- ery war agency, jn the, United States, including Admiral Benson, chief of naval operations, and. Gen. Bliss, chiet of staff of the army. tiv Announcement by Secretary Lans- ing tonight of the arrival of the party “at a British port” released American newspapers. from a pledge of silence as to the personnel of the mission and ,its movements. The departure of this group of the,most distinguished men in the goveffiment’s war councils’ was’ a carefully guarded’ secret until they were safely: through the submarine zone. - Even many army and navy otgcfals were not aware that their chiefs had sailed. ‘The date and place of the confer- ence has not been made’ public, though the understanding here is that ‘the ses- sions are about to begin.'’ In a statement accompanying his announcement, Secretary Lansing em- phasized the fact that this gathering is to be a war conference and nothing else, charged with mapping out a plan of campaign against Germany to “bring the conflict to a speedy and satisfactory end. “There have been many indications that the conference was called at the request of the United States. In selecting its representatives the United States has provided in advance against becoming involved in any dis- cussion of peace terms or political questions. There is no diplomatic representative with the mission. The business at this time of every ment ber of Col. House’s staff is war mak: ing, and there can be no discussion of any matters not having to do di- rectly with the prosecution of the war. Members of the mission are Admir- al Wm. §. Benson, chief of naval oper: ations; Gen. Tasked H. Bliss, chief of the army staff; Arthur T. Crosby, as sistant secretary of the treasury; Vance. McCormack, chairman of the war trade board; Bainbridge Colby ol the shipping board; Dr. Alonzo E Taylor of thé food administration, and Gordon Auchincloss, secretary. In making the announcement Sec retary Lansing said the conference would be essentially a war conference with the object of perfecting a more complete co-ordination of the activi- ties of the allied nations in order to attain the highest efficiency. This is the American government's first defi- nite announcement of the purpose of the meeting. Even the fact that the Americanr were to participate in the conference had been named had been a carefully guarded secret until they _ were through the submarine zone and safe on British soil. The part that the United States is to play in framing the great allied program is empha sized by the fact that the mission headed by- President Wilson's per sonal friend and adviser, includes the highest officers of the army and navy. Lansing Makes Statement. Secretary Lansing made this state ment: “The government of the United States will participate in the approach ing conference of the powers waging war against the German empire and has sent as its representative, Mr. Ed ward M. House, who is accompanied py Admiral W. S. Benson, chief of naval operations; Gen. Tasked H Bliss, chief of staff, U. S. A.; Oscar HY Crosby, assistant secretary of the treasury; Vance C. McCormack, chair ma nof the war trade board; Bain pridge Colby, United States shipping board; Dr. Alonzo E. Taylor, repre senting the food controller; Thomas Nelson Perkins, representing the pri ority board, and Gordon Auchincloss. as secretary. “The conference is essentially a ‘war confetence’ with the object of per fecting a more complete co-ordination of the activities of the various na- tions engaged in the conflict and the more comprehensive understanding of . their respective needs, in order that USSIAN WORKM KERENSKY GOVERNMENT IS SWEPT AWAY COMPLETELY COLONEL HOUSE (TALI ARMY | AND COLLEAGUES | CONTINUES TO SAFELY AHISS)YELO-CROND American Mission on Other Side No Indication as Yet Where Ef- ! General von Buelow’s forces still are Evening Edition FIVE CENTS D PEACE SAMMY ISN'T FAR FROM VERDUN OMETZ GERMAN: ‘LORRAINE BY me wee, fort to Reform Wil] Be Made. ' 1 CANADIANS KEEP UP VIGOROUS ATTACKS es Eeavy Artillery, Fire Directed on American Trenches But No Attack Comes. railroad lines and less mileage from} important ports and manufacturing; centers. The Austro-Germans, on. the other hand, are getting farther away from their bases, and their lines of supply and communication. must be ybuilt™up on the ruins left behind by the Italians. In the capture of the important position of Passchendaele, northeast of Ypres, on Tuesday, the British took 400 prisoners. Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria did not atempt counter attacks. British guns now threaten the whole German line from the coast to Lille. German submarnies last week hadj | the poorest harvest in British ship- ping of any week since the intensified campaign began last February. Only twelve vessels, eight of more than 1,600 tons, and four of the lesser cat- egory, were sunk. In the last four weeks 73 British merchantmen have been sunk by German submarines or mines, while in the last two weeks | of Avril and first two weeks of May, 175 were lost. WORKMAN CHIEF PLACES BAN CI RUSS QUTLAWRY Lecn Trotzky Declares It Is Not His Intention to Usurp Upon Power. negotiating a passage of the Taglia-| mento or working its way westward over .the flat country, harrassed by the Italian cavalry. There has been no indication as to where the line of. treating from the hills southward has reached. Nor is there any information concern- ing where General Cadorna reinforced by the British and French, will make (Continued on Page Four) qHIO DRY BY SlICKT VOTE “atest Return Give Prohibition- | The Italian armies are continuing er and southward from the Dolomites Shows in what general part of France | great nch fortress thi " anc 2 3 that stopped and Carnic Alps region toward the they must be. The canal along which; the Germans from straightening thelr plains. The retreat is declared by the ® scouting part of 12 Americans were | lines in France after their defeat at fighting fronts holding» back the en- emy, and’ with airplanes also playing an important, part. in harrassing the and bombing ‘troops trying to cross’ the stream. ney | } All the Berlin official communica- tions assert that th® ‘Germans have reached; the Livenza yiver on the a " ° Venctian plains.’ General Cadorna TOWARD FENSIVE POSITION center, and that the greater portion of By Associated Press, railroad Ul fensive line, where plans will prob- ably be made to make a stand against German-Austro advance. tween the Tagliamento and the Piave. his stand, but the belief prevails that General Cadorna has indicated that the Piave river will be chosen for this the Italians’ might stand on the and in no unstinted measure has been main part of the position. Berlin asserted in semi-oflicial quarters in makes no claim-that the Livenza has Rome. ; been crossed. to crush Italy and the allies must as in their reiroat from the Isonzo rush up assistance with the utmost and lost few prisoners and guns. speed if Cadorna is to check the en- While the Tagliamento line became Tagliamento and the north began {it Cadorna are larger and less suscept- is evident that the invaders have not ible to sudden changes. The Italians some in close contact with the main also have the advantage of more been fought anywhere and does not lilate on large numbers of prisoners having been taken, merely saying Of great significance to the Italian Under Quiz Witnezses Tell the Story of the Tragedy Following Mutiny their retreat westward over the Vene-' The revelation that U. ighti l over ithe - 2 . S. troops are | fighting line near the Franco-German tian plains from’ thée-Tagliamento riv. fighting near the Marne-Rhine canal | border, east and south of Verdun, the: Italian war offices to be an orderly captured by the Germans crosses the} the battle of the Marne. one, with the rear guards on both ——— es = invaders, destroying bridges that have CADORNA STILL WITHDRAWING been thrown over the Tagliamento would fight a retarding ‘action, but it is believed that this is only in the Across the Venetian plains the Ital- ians continue to retire to a new de- The invaders, Berlin announces, have reached the Livenza river, be- purpose. Livenza line, but’ it is not improb- That aid by the allies is required able that the Piave will form, the The Teutons are declared to have In retiring from the Tagliamento staked everything on their attempt line, the Italians were not as hurried emy. untenable through the drying up of Thus far since the retreat from the the’ river, the streams behind General Italian forces, for the Berlin war ‘of- fice tells of no great battle having N R Z that several thousand troops have fal- len into Teuton hands. at ouston of Blacks. , POLICEMEN TELL OF INCIDENTS OF FRAY ists a Majority of San Antonia, Tes Nov. 8—-The fat-! apyen DETACHMENT al shooting of three Houston police: . . 1,800 men in the attack by negroes of the SEIZES TELEGRAPH Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 8.—Unless 24th infantry on that city on Aug. ea here are discrepancies that are not was related by witnesses at the court known at this time, or unless the of- martial trial of the 63 negroes charged of the Maximilmist revolutionary aeial puso vanes fo aa a aide with mutiny, murder and rioting here, committee, has occupied the of- sent froin Sane as ‘carried by a today. Two witnesses told of seeing | ey Se aie Petrograd Tel- najority of approximately 1,800. the police and negro soldiers exchange Ne " Late returns from isolated districts shots. Only one negro was killed dur-| are Mexia a0 occupies ! wt into the early lead established by ing this fusillade, according to the Ay ea Cee ue ihe ie he wets and by midnight had not testimony. er then ii a MAtS cflamment only wiped out the majority that was W. H. Long, one of the six police- wi hae je eats paul n nade when-the error in Hamilton men sent to the San Felipe district on| ha ar the: a tie procedings in ‘ounty vote had revealed the fact the night of the riot, said he was/ LA Aaa Aaa eect hat the wets were'ten thousand votes armed with, a “six shooter,” but did| With the exception of some out- ‘etter off than was thought on elec- not fire on the soldiers. Neither did] rages by apaches, no disorders ‘ion night, but the prohibition votes he see any of his fellow officers fire have been reported. vere rolled up so fast that it was not on them, he testified. Several police-| ong before a rather substantial lead men, he said, were armed with rifles | was made. :and riot guns. ittee ss ‘1 Heturs’ om_ 738 precincts tn'""twe’polletnen sot, e sail. were Tier and workmen deleraes i Dhio on prohibition give: For prohi- p, R. Patton, Horace Moody and R./ ie neq b f the town duma nition 516,524; against, 514,685. Daniels. Soret aeaven atrict orders againal 329, Twenty precinets in Mahoming negro soldiers were in the street one coat any persons attempting to carry sounty are thte only missing pre- of them issued a command to ‘Halt,’ (oe) ograms. g 9 sine! the fficial count. d fire on us,” cts on ee ne and then they opened fir Trotzky added that it was not the Petrograd, “Nov. 8—An armed naval detachment, under orders trograd, Nov. 7.—Leon Trotzky, ident of the central executive com On the unofficial but complete re- Long said. A urns from every one of the 5,756 pre-;_ He estimated that he saw 50 or 60; intention of the workmen and sol- tincts in Ohio, prohibition has car- negroes. diers’ delegates to seize power, but to : represent to a congress of workmen v ice sergeant, said} tay Soret ee Toaded with buck-{and soldiers’ delegates, to be called shot, and that after the negroes had, Shortly, that that body take over con- opened fire he fired twice, but did trol! of the capital, for which all ne not know that he hit anyone. |cessary arrangements had been per ied by a majority of 2,952. The vote: ‘or prohibition, 519,171; against pro- iibition, 516,219. NEW MEXICO FOR PROHIBITION. Santa Fe, N. M., Nov. 8—Incom- sieht fected. plete returns of 16 of the 27 counties in New Mexico indicated that in yes-|} ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. MARMARTH GETS SUBWAY. terday’s election a majority of 10,000} was given for a prohibition constitu- tional amendment. Prohibition lead- = ‘. 4 ers estimate that the amendment will While Hunting Chickens. have a majority of 15,000 or more. Culbertson, Mont., Nov. 8—John tana steader Shoots Self | — Montana Homesteader Sho Nine Years’ Fight Results in Vic- tory for Village. WAXINALISTS. BLOODLESS UP ETAT Immediate Armi:tice with Ger- many One of the First Planks In Platform LAND MUST BE HANDED OVER TO PEASANTS President of Executive Council Announces End of Provisional Government London, Novy. 8-—The Maximalists have obtained control of Petrograd and have issued a proclamation say- ing the new government will propose immediate peace, the semi-ofticial Kus- sian news agency announces. 4 The Maximalis: were assisted by ograd garrison, which made, possisle a coup d'etat without blood- shed, A proclamation sent out through the wireless station of the Russian gov- ernment today and picked up here slates that the garrison and proletar- jat of Petrograd have deposed. the Kerensky government. Leon ‘Troizky, president of the cen- tral execative committee of the Pe- trograd council. of seldiers}, and.avork- meus delegates issyedia/Heglaration’ to the eltecc that the tivities gov: erumeyt was no longer in- existence. ‘ne preliminary parliament has been disoived. { rv An ixchange Telegraph. dispatch from ietvogiat says a strong detach- ment of troops of. the soldiers’ and workmicu’s deiegates occumed tue Lal- tic rauway Siduon, aad tuat Lhe guv- yenment © commendeered, all:motor cars, coafining the troops to the Dar: racks. ‘ Call for Delegates. A wireless dispatch irom Petrograd says that the council of soldiers’ and workmen's delegates have announced that the split in the council has been healed, and that a call ‘has been sent out for a delegate from each (25,00) of the population to express the will of the Russian army. ! : ‘The Russian news agency which'as reported last night was seized by the Maximalists sends the following dis- patch trom Petrograd, dated 9:50 o'clock last evening: “The day brougat certain changes in the general situation in the capital. ‘yne unaximalisis movement made fresh and very appreciable progress, but no disorders have takea place. “Toward five o'clock in the after- noon, the military committee of sol- diers’ and workmen’s delegates issued au proclamation stating that Petrograd was in 1s hands, thanks to the assist- ance of the garrison which enabled the coup d'etat to be brought about without bloodshed.” Immediate Peace. The proclamation declares that the new government will propose an im- mediaie and just peace, will hand the land to the peasants, and will sum- mons the constituent assembly. Delegates from the three Cossack regiments quartered here declared they would not obey the provisional government and would net march against the soldiers’ and workmen's delegates, and would not maintain puodhe order. The Petrograd council of soldiers’ and workmen's delegates had a meet- ing this afternoon at which 'M. Trot- aky made his declaration that the gov- ernment no longer existed, that some of the ministers had been arrested, and that the preliminary parliament had been dissolved. ‘Nikolai Lemine, who received pro- longed cheers, outlined three prob- lems now before the 4 ian democ- , immediate conclusion of the ior which purpose the new gov- repment must propose an armstice to the belligerents. . second, tne handing over of the land to the peasants. Third, seittiement of the economic crisis. At the close of the sitting, a dec- laration was read from the represen- tatives of the democratic Maximalists party of the soldiers’ and workmen’s delegates, stating that the purty das proved of the coup d’etat, and with- drew from the council oi scldiers’ aad workmen's delegates. SITUATION SERIOUS. London, Nov. 8.—Major Gen. Fred- erick B. Maurice, chief director of -mil- itary operations at.the war oftice, said io the Associated Press: ‘The Italian situation is serious, but a considerable part of the alarmist talk which has been circulating is un- true. The report that Von Macken- sen made the atiack with a force of 330,000 men is fabrication. The en- emy forces were commanded by Von Below not by Von Mackensen. “Moreover, the attack was no sur- prise to General Cadorna, who knew it was coming so far in advance that he issued a communique warning the troops about it. “The withdrawal of the Italians from the Tagliamento line need cause ‘Another proposed amendment limit-'\:¢Cormick, a homesteader residing} Marmarth, N. D., Nov. 8.—After a ing taxes of any. year to not more south of the river, is dead as @ re-|nine years’ campaign, Marmarth final- than five per cent more than those suit of the accidental discharge of ly has a subway under the Milwaukee of the preceeding year apparently has js shotgim while he was hunting) line tracks, connecting the south and no discouragement, because this was part of Cadorna’s scheme from the moment of the first falling back. De- pas at sees ‘ontinued on Pace Th eeaantoscmn