The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 12, 1917, Page 1

The Weather Generally fair. THIRTY.SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 269 q a cararnaes ecient CK TRIB N E | Evening Edition, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1917. FIVE CENTS nar IS NECESSARY TO BEAT ENEMY President Addressing Federation of Labor Outlines Purposes of this Nation HOUSE SENT TO EUROPE NOT ON A PEACE MISSION Horses that Kick Over Traces Must be put in a Corral, Says Executive Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 12.—President Wilson made a personal and eloquent appeal here today for the full support of organized lavor for the government in the conduct of the war. Speaking oefore the annual convention of the American federation of labor, he de- clared the war could not be won un less all factions unite in a commox cause, sinking their differences. The president paid warm tribute to Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of ‘Lador, and virtually called on the federation io; give him united support. He de- nounced pacifists and critics. He ap- pealed for cooperation. \ Discussing Germany, the president declared that Germany had started the war, and that he was willing to await the verdict of history on that statement. New instrumentalities for better cooperation between labor and capi tal was one statement by the presi- dent which was of prime interest to the delegates to the convention. The president alluded to the pres- ent war as “the last decisive issue Letween the old principles of power and the new principle of freedom.” “I believe,” he said, “that the spir- it of freedom can get into the hearts of Germans and find as fine a wel come there as it can find -in any oth- er. heart. But the spirit of freedom does not suit the plans of pan-Ger- manigm. Power cannot be used with concentrated force against free ped- ples if it is used by free peoples. “You know,” he continued, “how many intimations comme to us from one of the central’ powers that is more anxious for peace than the chief central power, and you know that it means that the people in that central power know that if the war ends as it stands they will, in effec: themselves be vassals of German, not- withstanding that their populations are compounded of all the people of that part of the world, and notwith- standing the fact that they do not wish in their pride and proper spirit of nationality to be dominated.” Referring in another part of h‘s speech to Russia, the president said: Surprised at Russian Groups. “May I not say it is amazing to me that any group of people should be so ill-informed as to suppose as som? group in Russia apparently suppose, that any reforms planned in the in- terest of the people can live in the, presence of a Germany, powerfui enough to undermine or overthrow them by intrigue or force, anybody of free men that compound with the’ German government, compounds for feeling of pacifists, but their stupidity.| The pacifists do not know how to; get peace, but | do.” The president referred to the send-' ing of Col. House to Europe as “hav- ing sent a greater lover of peace than any man in the world, but I did no: send him to negotiate peace. I sent him to determine how the war is to be won.” {Cot Taking up the labor question in the United States, the president said: “If we are true friends of freedom,’ we will see that power and producti ity of the country shall be kept at maximum. Lut nobody shall be ai-| lowed to stand in the way. The gov- ernment won't keep them from do- ing this, but the spirit of the Ameri- can people will. “Wie must stand together night and! day until the war is over,” said the president, adding that “while we are fighting for freedom, we must insure the treedom of labor. 1 “The horses that kick over the tra- ces must be put ia a corral.” President Wilson’s war address to Congress is included in the report, with the declaration adopted by .a meeting of union officials last March ° when it was seen to be inevitable that the European conflagration would spread to America.. .Under the head-; ing “LABOR AND THE WAR”, the: rgpert says: Protest its People “Under all circumstances it is the duty of any government to protect its people against wilfull and wholesale murder. A people unwilling to make the supreme sacrifice in support to the government which undertakes to; make that principle good ure unde-| serving to live and enjoy the privilege of free, democratic government.” The duty of wage-earners in the war is emphasized particularly in the section of the report devoted to “Peace Terms”, which advocates an international agreement to secure peace and the settlement of the pre- sent war without “vindictive” indem- ee U8. SPOKESMEN I BIG WAR MEETING Here are the chief members of the American Commission which has reached England for the first great allied war conference. voice will speak through these men (reading downw Col. EB. M House, , Bainvridge Benson and General Tasker | s. There are three other Americans on the commis- jon MILK GOES UP America’s’ STATE Fs I PROVE THAT HALL WAS BORROWER Chief Clerk in Secretary of "State's Office Denies That She Ever Made Loan HIBBS HEARD HALL WAS IN TROUBLE; CASHED IN Important Developments Promised | for this Afternoon—Lyngstad Again on Stand Little headway was made in the {preliminary examination of Thomas | Hall, secretary of state, charged with the embezzlement of automobile | registratton funds, this morning. Miss Masel Amiot, who-has served’ as sten- ographer and chief clerk to Mr. Hall for the last eight years, while he was secretary to the railway commission }and later as secretary of state, de- ;niedl that she had ever loaned Mr.! i Hall any money or that she had been !asked to loan him money. Dr. C. C. Hibbs testified he haa learned through newspaper reports . that Mr. Hall was in trouble; quoted ,C. H. Olson as saying in a conversa-! | tion that “things looked tough and new things were turning up right along,” and that he, Hibbs, suggested that it “was up to the fellows to take ; care of Hall” and that he offered O1- son $5) for the secretary of state. Hibs declared he offered financial lassistance not because he believed ! Hall guilty but because he was cer- ‘tain that he was noi guilty and that | “there are plenty of other people in Bismarck willing to bet their life on Tom Hall.” Lyngstad Recalled. Lyngstad, deputy state treas- | J..0. .Lurer, .was\-recalled to the stand just | betore adjournment was taken at noon. The lateness of the train on j whith W. H. Stutsman, attorney fo Mr. Hall, came over from Mandan resulted in little being accomplishec | this morning. | Mason Makes Predict/on. ; It is reported that; N. A. Mason, sec retary to the governor, and who har charge of a Sunday school class in the Methodist Episcopal church, used the Hall case ag a ‘horrible example _far-the little boys who make up hir class, yesterday, and advised them to watch developments at the capitol during the next few days, as some thing equally as big and bad would break very soon. Capitol folk are wondering where lightning next will strike. | Declaring the effort of the state to place Eugene M. Walla, clerk in the autemobile registration depart ment, on the stand Saturday after noon in the hearing of Secretary of State Thomas Hall, an invasion of the constitutional rights of his client Judge E. T. Burke advised the court that he would resort to habeas cor pus if nécessary to prevent the state to carry out its intention of “obtain- ing indirectly what the attorney gen eral admitted could not be ovtained directly.” Police Magistrate Pleckreid, after overruling Judge Burke's objection gave him until Monday morning to | present further arguments in support of his claims, or to prepare to rescue his client from the witness stand through a writ of habeas corpus. Charges Unfairness. “It would be manifestly unfair to put ‘Mr. Walla on the stand now, @ week ahead of the date on which he is to be heard ow the same charge. is under arrest charged with an se similar to Mr. Hall's. The moment he goes on the stand he is | placed 6n trial. He would be forced | to disclbse his defense a week ahead |of the time set.” ' Assistant Attorney General Bren- “The state is trying to said: finan Marmarth Consumers now Paying’ * fair and to play no favorites. Had 121, cents for Fluid Marmarth, D., Nov. 12.—Mar- marth milk consumers today confronted with a new war pri 6 cents for the lacteal fluid. scarce at any price; dair clare costs have been adv rapidly that there is no profit in the! old rate, and that they must have money or go out of busine: CERTIFICATE IMPORTANT Bowman Man Held Week Because he Couldn’t Prove Age N. D. Nov. 12. Bowman, he wi arrival prove him not a slacker. him hereafter. DOUBLE | FRACTURE ‘Chimney Tumbles Over on North. wood Man while Moving Northwood, N. Da? Nov. 12 opnled oxyer on him ? Mr. were | ce of May be made only by Mr. Walla him Milk | Self in response to a question which men de-| he can show would tend to incrimin ncing so more ‘Walter Olson is home after an unpleasant ex-/ perience in Washington, D. C., where s held for a week pending the of his birth certificate to; Olson de- clares his birth certificate travels with) —Charles Mollberg sustained a double compound fracture of his right leg below the knee when a chimney from a building , Walla’s hearing been set first called Mr. Hall to the e intend to call Mr. Hall Objection twe would ha stand, and w ; when Mr. Walla is heard. jate him. The state insists that Mr. ,| Walla be called. We intend to get tat the exact truth in this case, no matter whom it may hurt in the end.” Balances Carried Over. The state devoted its examination during the afternoon to lines by which it sought to offer further proof that currency was not deposited as were ' checks and drafts received by the registration department but was al- lowed to accumulate until there was a daily balance on hand and carried over from month to month of $4,005 jto $8,009. October 23, W. C. Ed deputy state examiner, testi- e found there should have been a balance on hand of $4,217.35 at the close of business October 22. On the 23rd he casually mentioned this fact to Mr. Walla. who stated that there should be a balance of about $4,000 and advised Edwards, according to the latter’s tertimony, to “just figure it’s there for the present.” Edwards did not then count the cash. October 24 NATION MUST STAND UNITE EVERY BAKER IN NATION T0 BE_LIGENSED ee Government to Force Prices of Bread Down to Per- haps Seven: Cents WEIGHTS OF LOAVES TO BE STANDARDIZED) Three Pounds of Sugar Only to a ‘Barrel of Flour Are to be Allowed ! 3 Washington, Nov. “Nov. 12-4-All bakeries in every city of the land to de put under government lic s begin- ning Dec. 10, and made subject to food administration rules, governing ingredients and weights. of loaves, a cording to President Wiléon's proclam- ation planned for issuan today. | Forecasts by the food: admin will be to standardize bread, e! ate waste in distrioution to consum. ers, and eventually to force prices for retail loaves downward, perhaps to 7¢ or 8c a loat. While prices are not to bo fixed, fancy breads are to be elimi and all bread baked in the regular size of 1, 1%, 2% and 4 Ibs. with a midway crease to permit the sale of half a loaf. Fixed standard weights are to let consume! know. which loaf rs cheaper. ‘Three pounds’ of sugar i stead of six are to be allowed for a barrel of flour, and two pounds of vegetable oil instead of six pounds of Austro-German Forces Reported to be Slowing up in Drive on Venice IN DESPERATE CHARGE SOM POSITIONS TAKEN If Invaders Can be Held in North Defenders Can Check Ad- vance Southward GERMANS CONTINUE DRIVE, Berlin, Nov. 12.—The Austro- German troops in Northern Italy have cut off 10,000 retreating Ital- ians in the Upper Piave salient, the war office announces. The Italians are said, to have .sur- rendered. The German statement says the Teutonic forces have advanced from the Bulluno down the river Piave and are standing before Feitre. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Italian resistance is stiffening along the Piave line, and in the Sugaya val- ley, the Austro-German progress is slowing up. The invaders haye not been adle to cross the Piave from around leltre to the Adraitic. lard or oil. WARY DRIVE 1S ON THROUGHOUT SIXTH DISTRICT Committees Pile Into Task with Vim—Success of Campaign Thought Assured ‘PROTECT YOUR BOY’’ MESSAGE TO PARENTS DRIVE. STARTS. In Bismarck, in the Sixth judi- cial district, everywhere in ‘North UVaxota toaay enthusiastic com- mittees earty this morning launch- ed their big drive wh.ch 1s to put over the top Letore the end of the week North Dakota’s $125,000 quo- ta of the national war Y funa of 939,000,Wu0,. In practically every church. in. North Vakota yester- gay emphasis was placed on the movement and the importance of its succes: Every county, city and village in the state is thor- oughly organized, every district is at work under tne direction of a district chairman, and over the whoie organization is a state chairman and executive commit- tee. sohn A. Graham, cashier of the City National bank, is chairman for the Sixth Judicial district. At the head of the county committees in tms territory are O. W. Rob- erts, for Burleigh; C. C. Coventry, for Emmons; b. G. Loughren, tor Kidaer; J. &. Williams, for Mc- Lean, and F. M. Davis, for Sheri- dan. The Bismarck exccutive com- mittee cons.sts of G. B. Allen, shairman; H. H. Steele and H. J. Duemeland, who also form team Nc. 1 for tne city campaign. Other teams are: No. 2, W. S. Cassel- man, captain; &. G. E. Jonnson and 0. E. Anderson; No. 3, C. W. McGray, captain; H. F. O’Hare and Joseph Breslow; No. 4, A. P. Lenhart, captain; John A. Larson, A. B. Olson; No. 5, J. W. Bliss, H. .L. Reade, J. O. Lynstad. + Read this and then subscribe: By PORTER EMERSON BROWNE of the “Vigilantes.” This is written to every father, to every mother, to every brother, to ev- ery sister, to every, uncle, to every aunt, to everybody who has a boy that he or she loves. Your hoy is either at the front, or iu the camps, or waiting to be sent to the camps—which means that some day he will be sent to the front; for Germany is a nation as strong as it is cruel, as powerful as it is merciless; and this was, which we must fight or become as Belgium has become, a na- tion of corpses and slaves, will take all our men, all our money, all our fortitude, to win. You loved your boy when he was at home, didn’t you. You did for him ali that love, and care, and kindness, and he again put the matter up to Walla, and told him he would like to know which he was assisting in moving, ‘the money was actually on hand. "py. You loved him that he was yours. tenderness, and devotion could do to keep him straight, and clean, and hap-| (;, pued on Page Fivi Violent fighting is in progress around Asiago. Mast of this place, ti Italians in a desperate charge récap- | tured positions, and_in the Sugana va ley, near the Austro-Italian border, they captured an enemy advance guard. The permanence of the Piava line depends mostly on the success. or failure of the AustroGerman blow in the Asiago region, military observ- ers think. Venice Threatened. If the invaders can be held in the north, the Treviso hills along the middle Piave will help the Italians in shecking an advance across ‘the river.’ Further = Austro-German ‘advances from the north might make the Pi line untenable, and Venice and T ‘so proka»ly would have to ‘be given up. In France, there has been little ac tivity of moment. In Palestine, the British advance continues. More vil- lages. and ,prisoners have been lost by the Durks. NEW FARMERS’ 'PHONE CO. Line will be Built from Forbes— Catholic Church for Alpha The Forbes Valley has been chartered by the sec state to build a line 15 miles north- west from Forbes, with eight miles of branch lines, to cost $1,800. W. TT » Michael Halloch and A. S. Mar- “are incorporators. The Most Holy Redeemer of Alpha is a new Catholic church for Golden Valley county. Telephone Co. ary of! LOSES ONE FINGER Attempt to Support House Proves Mistake for Marmarthite DOES HE LOOK LIKE GEIN.VON MACKENSEN A close scrutiny of this photograph of General von ‘Mackensen, just re- ¢ ceived in this country, may give the clue to German frighttulness, and ai- so explain why the allies do not taxe much stock in the “peace offensive” he is now leading for the kaiser. SNELLING PLAY - COMPARED WITH CAMP DODGE Real Work Confronts Student Officers at Great National Army Cantonment EVERY MAN JACK STANDS i Marmarth, N. D., Nov. Che: Ashley lost a finger when one of his| hands was caught between the frame of a shack and the roller while he was! assisting Dick Hoeft in moving the structure. GOLD IN RESERVE BANK. Washington, D. C., Nov. 12.---Gold reserves of the 12 Federal Reserve banks increased $27,000,000 during the past week to $1,5 7,000, more than twice as much 000,000 re- serve the same date a year ago, while total resources decreased $24,000,000 to $2,697,170,000. é— y. Itj will be grateful to any reader who is kind enongh to call attention to ils news columns or; rors made in otherwise.) “~ wish I did have three sons to! give, but I haven't, credit should go where it is d aid A. W. Snow ot 16th street in calling attention to a mistake made in the Sunday Trib- une in stating that “Jewell Snow, the | third son of ‘Mr. and Mrs. A. Re Snow of 16th street to offer hi vices to Uncle Sam, has rece’ orders to report at the Great La! naval training camp and expe leave Sunday for Great Lakes, The story referred to Jewell Flo 3 to son of Lieut. J. A. Flom of the Bi marck Home Guard and Mrs. Flow, 524 Avenue F. Lieut. Flow a grad Norwegian non-commis: sioned officers’ school, a veteran oi several years’ service in the Norwe- gian national army and in the Unite States regular army. His son Nor. uate of th man is with the 164th U. S. infantry, formerly the First North Dakota, at Camp Greene, and a third son, Ben: ton, is in the officers’ training cam| i Camp Dodge, Ia, -% S Nov. 12. were only playing at Fort nl working we're wor j hard, he HHieutenant at this cantonment when A PEACEFUL MAN? )-WILSON TEAMS CUT OFF 10,000 ITALIANS, PROGRESS DOWN PIAVE AND ARE AT FELTRE: STREET FIGHTING REPORTED IN RUSSIA STIFF RESISTANCE NEW REGIME TOTTERS Downfall of Lenine and Maximal. ists Only a Question of Few Days Is Report | SUPPLIES IN CAPITAL ARE RUNNING VERY LOW Korniloff and Hi; Followers Set- ting Up Separate Government at Moscow Petrograd, Nov. 12.—Street fighting is proceeding constantly. Junkers loyal to the Kerensky government re- gained ion of the telephone station morning. The exact outs of the Kerensky army 4 reported to be aproaching the city is unknown. Fighting is in progress in the grand Norskaia between Bolshieviki — in- fantrymen and Junker forces in ar- mored ca Premier Kerensky at the head of j 200,000 loyal troops is marching on P lograd, where the Maxamilists rapidly are losing pov In ‘Moscow loyal troops have driven the Bolshi- eviki revolutionists into the Kremlin. General Korniloff, leader of the fu- tile revole of some weeks ago; Gen- eral Kaldeniesfi former Hetman of the Don Cossacks; Michael Rodzianko, president of the Duma, and Prof. Mil ukoff, constitutional democrat leader, are reported to be forming a govern- ment in Moscow. Whether it is sup- porting Kerensky is not yet indicated. The Bolshieviki and Kerengky for; ces haye not yet engaged in extensive fighting. Loyal troops have occupied Tsarskoe Selo, fifteen iniles south of Petrograd and Premier Kerensky and his troops are reported at Gatchina about 30 miles southwest of the capi- tal. Food supplies of Petrograd are reported low, and the Cossacks there backing the Miuimalists,,in re- sisting the Maximalists. Lenine Regime Writers, Apparently there, has nm no fur- ther defection to the Bolshieviki from the army and garrison, and Petrograd and Moscow apear to have been the only large citites affected by the up- rising of the followers of Lenine. Loy- t troops controi tie chief wire- station. One report says that the hrow of the revolt is ‘only a mat- ter of days or hours.” The radical element in Finland has seized the opportunity to attempt to set up a separate government. Gov- ernor General Nekrasoff has been dis- missed, and his place taken by a sail- or and a state of war has been pro- claimed. The Finnish Liet has voted to give supreme power in the Prov- ince to a state directorate. CHICAGO MAN 2 UP.-BAD FOR THE BOCHES | “Wo! nelling— | mighty That was the comment of a young , ToT: NEW HEAD OF SHIPPING BOARD Washington, Nov. 12.--\ complete anization of the shipping board's y fleet corporation was be- when Charles A. Piez, a emerge gun toda made vice asked to compare the training here, Chicago engineer, recen “with that received at the first offi-| president of the corporation, was put in yrem” charge of the govern: cers’ training camp at Minn. morning and we ket Fort Snelling, i “We are up and at ‘em early every | appointed hy Pres D plugging right eral manager of the corporation su through until late the lieutenan: said, “and result, we're rapidiy , developing real soldiers.” This lieute t, a member of an Iowa regiment, declared the pace y | now set could not be continued in definitel, but the strictly out ‘ork was being pushed in order to} , tice advantage of the favorable conditions. sr to work in bright sun- y weather.” he said, her that is soon to “than in the come: sold. ! nec itace such buntding | retard freedom of the hod “And in this driving }man-, Ja k of them is standing up, and to foresee trained up as to} any Boche, ‘over there.” That the enli stay in camp; due to some extent,| desire to “get a change of s and mingle in the ‘big show. at explained, { the offices each “work day.” snowy days that would Charles Day, fit to cope with’ Ge ser for the fray tracts let. building, they felt, was a seems to be the attitude of he done by business men. 1 men, a desire that has have complained repeatedly that they developed and strengthened with their | could not do bu: however as one private put it, to a} Capes has su enery, | pr, at sttention, each day—and exercise porting it across shipbuilding program. ‘Admiral Washington L. Capps, lent Wilson-as ge ceeding Major General George Goeth- als, will continue in that position, but much of the work he has done here- tofore will be taken over by Mr. Pier. Admiral Capps denied vigor- ous reports that he would resign because of the changes. Wooden ship construction will be put in charge of James Heyworth, a Chicago yntractor, who displaces Rear Admiral Lowles, retired. The building of fabr ated steel ships will be under the supervision of a Philadelphia enginecr. The reorganization was explained at ‘the offices of the shipping board was purl, every’ ynrompted by the feeling that the fleet corporation was not speeding up con- struction as much as it might. With ning avout completed and con- best could Builders ‘matter of business that ness with some of sudordinates with whom Admiral rounded himself. One of the first things the reorgan- | ized corporation will do will be to as- “Officers are with their companies | sure a sufficient supply of lumber for 30 in the morning,” the lieutenant {he 310 wooden ships now under con- in sketching the program) struction. < from Fort Snelling face, pave failed to deliver timbers in the Southern pine producers uantities needed and the corner q “There are two hours of marching) tion will turn to Oregon fir. trans- the contineat in special trains.