The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 16, 1917, Page 4

FOUR BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE THE TRIBUNE Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, .v. w., us Second Class Matter. ISSUED EVERY DAY GEORGE D. MANN, Editor G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY, Special Foreign Representative. NEW YORK, Fifth Ave. Bldg.; CHI- CAGO, Marquette Bldg.; BOSTON, 3 Winter St.; DETROIT, Kresge Bldg.; NNEAPOLIS, 810 Lumber Tyahan= | Mombni Ure ASSOCIATED PRE The Associated Press is exclu: entitled 1 the use for republication of all news credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news pu ned herein, All rights of republication of spectai dispatches herein a also reserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIR- OVLATION,. ALLE VALABLM Ly | ADVANCE Daily, Morning and Sunday by Carrier, per month .$ .70 Daily, Morning, Evening and Sun- day, by Carrier, per month Daily, Evening only, by Carri per month Daily, Evening and Sunday, month re 90 ‘per | -70} Morning or Evening by Mail in North Dakota, one year Morning or Evening by mail out- side of Novth Dakota, one year, Combination Aue 4.00 6.00 Sunda in with Evening or one year . THE STAT WEATHER REPORT. For y" hours ending at noon, > Toupa at 7 a. m . 26 48| ia 22 26 ‘None . 4NE Temrerata Highest lowest y lowe: Forecast. | Dakota: Fair tonight) For North ard Saturday; somewhat colder Sat- urday. Lowest Temperatures. Fargo ... 30 viliston 28 Pierre 30 St. Paul . Winnipeg Helena 32 Chicago ~ 42 Swif) Current . . 30 ' ee City, » 40 San Franeii 28,1 breilg® operrs j = Oe eteuroliti {uy Gah AD ATIGIE”» Capt. 1. P. Baker has assuifed' ‘his | duties as fuel administrator. in char- acteristic style. ~ Results are already apparent. “More eastern coal is being shipped into Dakota from the head of the lakes thifh’In“pdst ‘Seasons. The prompt movement is due largely to} the enerzetic manner in which Capt.| Laker is atministering the rather per- plexing problems of the office. There is no need to complain now about twel conditi confronts evey must he-the m between* admiMstrator and dealers. | Capt. Baker has found nothing but a patriotic willingness on the part of} mine opefators to give him every as- sistance in providing sufficient fuel | supplies for the winter. It is hoped that the people of North Dakota will relieve the carriers as much possible by utilizing native coal. There is sufficient lignite to supn'v every household. All that is needed is for North Dakota users of eastern coal to secure lignite burners. This action will assist greatly in solv- ing the roblem for North Dakota. Capt. Baker is always glad to hear from any section of the state where shortages or injustices exist. He is giving much of his time to this work and now ranks high among the fuel administrators. of the nation for ex- ecutive ability shown in handling North Dakota’s fuel problems which are unique in character, Czar Nicholas as king of the Siber- fans merely proves that nothing is too extreme for Russia, RETIRE THE PRO-GERMANS Ma! Mr. Aleck Kerensky comes back! Having seized the wireless communications, Mr. Kerensky is pleased to report to the world that he has 200,000 loyal soldiers behind him and, hence, the ability to suppress the Lolsheviki goverment. According to the Russian custom, Mr. Kerensky supports his 200,000 soldiers with a vanguard of 200,000 proclamations, more or less, as he approaches Petro- grad, but he seems to put a new note in his present issues. He appeals to all itimates that he is going to give M. Trotzky, M. Lenine and other lead- ing disturbers: a close shave hy the simple and thorough process of de- capitation. ‘That part of the world most directly | interested in. Mr. Kerensky will greet with cheers his -apparent abandon ment of the policy of compromise| with the internal enemies of Russian democracy. If he now arrives with an ax with which to chop off the kai- serism that has given the revolution! the morale of a mere mob, he is likely to give Russia and the war a much finer aspect. There is almost world-wide satisfac- tion in the announcement that Mr. Kerensky is to “suppress the radicals quickly and thoroughly,” and we mod-| estly intrude with the suggestion that eis the cure for radicals, in this instance, is radicalism. What Russia needs, above all else, is the permanent re- tirement from business of her pro- Germans. As an earnest of his change of policy, Mr. Kerensy might hang Lenine and Trotzky upon the high- est tower of St. Peter's and St. Paul’s. C in it is that, if it appears that ssia-is to continue as the scene of just one rebellion after another, it is going to be very difficult, if not wholly inadvisable, for outsiders to aid her . Maybe Ohio only intended to go moist. IN THE NICE GERMAN WAY | Please observe that one of the kai- ser’s evil chickens has come home to/ roost. Wilhelm gave the world some strong, demonstrations of art of seizing things. Uncle Sam has always been content to rely upon Yankee bargaining, when wanting things, but being in war with a party who won't even talk bargain decently and who depends upon grab- hing, Uncle becomes quite a seizer himself. He has got hold of $73,000,- 000 worth of stored German war stuff, in New York alone, and he proposes to seize millions of dollars of German} owned gold in the banks and convert it into United States bonds to finance; the war against the kaiser. This looks | cruel but it’s right kaiserish. Wonderful woman, for her age, that | Sarah Bernhardt! She's still able to} travel with 30 handbags and 22 trunks. | 'T 1S TO HOLD. “Much depends upon whether the| Italians can hold,” says a war expert. Come to think about it, the final re sult in this war depends much upon; “hold.” If the Russians will hold, if Italy will hold, if Haig will hold, the; United States will be in it with all its | strength, and that will settle it, be-| yond doubt. | The people of the United States will produce the necesary food, soldiers and money. The problem of this war| is transportation. Ships are the first essential but even the efficiency of our ships is very largely dependent | upon American railway transportation, and this proposition is the whole peo- ple's own, 4jugt as are the food, the fighters and the finances. It is-up to the individuas to help the railway ad-! ministration in conservation of trans-' portation facilities. Buy in the near- est market, cut out pleasure travel, consume things that do not require) _ CANNED EDERATION OF ABOR WORKS ON 65 RESOLUTIONS ,BuTalo Convention ‘at: Standstill long distance shipment, and you will help: And maybe you'll acquire a mighty fine habit; war or peace. “Camouflage never deceives Gol,” declares Johnny Rockefeller. The young man wasted enough paint in Colorado to know. UNITY NEED A grave: Grisis faces the Allies— and whent the Allies are spoken of that includes the United States. Iso- lated as we are geographically speak- ing we are no less intimately involved in the crisis than Italy, France or England. The people of the Entente to which the people of America are now allied must praise rather than censure Lloyd-George for his frank utterances in Paris. There is a pressing need for more unity and more cohesion. Out of the present disaster in Italy and Russia should be evolved some plan to win the war without additional lunders, . It surely will not need a despoti: to arouse a free people to the weak: | nesses that beset the present prosecu: | tion of the war. America’s heart is in the fight, but before her armies arrive in large number, there must be more of what Lloyd George calls “unity of action.” He frankly states that there has and Listens to Many | Speakers. |GOMPERS' ADDRESS IS TOMORROW'S FEATURE Labor Attempts to Put in Form What It Will Ask ip Ship. _ 1 | puilding Trades! 3 Buttes y HAP AL write com mittees we: workipg long hours on the 163 resolution. for consideration at the 37th annual con vention of the American Federation o1 Labor, the de s had another da: of oratory in which speakers fron two nations all with the Unitec States counselled international co-op eration of labor in the nation’s war plans. John Hill and Arthur Hay British Trades Union congr | Wm. Lodde of the Canadian | and Labor congress told how the rank ;and file of their organizations hac battled for democracy in the trenche and in the workshops. | “When the history of British pa tirotism is written,” Mr. Hayday de clared, show greater patriotism than thi | British working men.” | French Representatives. Major Edouard Requin and Lieut Monod, offi of the French staff, now attached to the war in Washington, spoke of omitted y of the “With you and inspired by you,’ been too much “particularism.” Na-| Lieut. Monod told the delegates, tional ambitions have clashed too tee i the, foctories and in ‘the often. The world will agree with the| ‘7enches Is fehting to win this war British premier that a supreme com-; mand is needed that will sweep into the discard national ambitions and prejudices. There must be but one aim: Conquer Germany. Queen Liliuokalani will have added something to literature, if she left a diary telling how it feels to be a crowned head living in retirement. German money doubtless is behind Villa, The Imperial threat to ar- raign Mexico against the United States is probably being carried out, however, futile the results may be. —_—_—__ The Pekin Tiger and The Pekin Morning Bell are roaring and ringing against that Japo-American agree- ment. What perfectly lovely titles they put on Chinese newspapers! The last of the Bolsheviki decrees was that no citizen could own more land than he could cultivate without | | hired help. Whereupon, another revo- | lution arose and began doing business. Don't forget the Y. M. C. A. fund. The committee needs your assistance. Step into any bank and leave what you can. Your few dollars may mean a brighter Christmas time for the boys now training to fight your bat- tles. j and we will gueceed.” It is considered likely that the | speech-making will end tomorrow with | the annual address of Samuel Gomp. ers, which he has postponed, pending a report from the committee on the annual report of the federation’s ex ecutive council. The resolutions committee, it is un- | derstood, devoted a greater part of to |day to the consideration of resolu- | tions on !ndustrial preparedn for the protection of skilled tradesmen in the United States in the post war period; the placing of all contracts on government work on the basis of an eight hour day; conscription of aliens and for the naming of an emer- gency labor supply commission. Shipyards Labor. The resolution on a labor supply. commission, introduced by Vice Pres- ident as.J A. Duncan, is regarded as important as it deals particularly with the shipbuilding and metal trades, and in a measure outlines what union labor will ask as a guarantee to the safe- guard of its members during a period of close co operation with the federal government. The resolution provides that the unions furnish the men required, on request of companies, “as far as pos- sible,” and that the union shall also furnish instructors to train men for emergency service as they may be required. SEEK PENALTY CLAUSE. Kansas City., Mo. Nov. 16.—After deteating a resolution to strike, the convention representing 35,000 coal miners of the southwest district, to- night passed a motion instructing the district presidents to confer immedi- ately with officials of southwest coal operators’ associations with a viqw of | her at home and bring them up with ;@ mother's WIDOWED WOTHER OF FRANGE = TELLS OF SPLENDID AMERICAN BOYS WHO HAVE COME 10..AID The writer of the accompanying let- ter is a poor country-woman of France ; made a widow by the death of her hus-; band in defense of France and of hu- man liberty against the invader an despoiler. She was left with two lit- tle children, a girl born-July 3, 1929, and # voy born March 23, 1913. The Bismarck man who sent,money to aid; the mother to keep the children with care instead of being sliged to send them away to an: or- nas received ailetter detaii- uething of the situation of the) It is interesting altogether, ! item of very timely interes reference to the American sol- in France as they &ppear to the e there. The names. 9 the places oned are dmiited Wom publica-| jon for the obvious reason that it giving information to the in our midst, of whose: pres- vould of the places men- r. of this terrible war efits which will be de- » the close bonds of in-; and sympathy which will be between all the civilized, hu- a berty-loving peoples of he world. When our soldiers return) they will have broader and stronger sympathies with the people of the; aations of our own kind and kin than hey have ever had before, and this yood feeling will be persistent to- gether with a strong hatred of wrong t will be found that no clas: ind injustice,” says the recipient of «| he letter, which follows; (Translation.) seeeee seeseueds France, | Oct. 6, 1917. Monsieur: I take upon myself to say that I ave received your gracious letter of September 13. I thank you cordially | ‘or your sympatiuy and generosity. | You Americans are good-hearted. You dave pity for those who suffer, even vhen they are far from you. May God less you and reward you. You ask me to write at length. It puts me to embarrassment, a poor! sountrywoman like myself to say any- thing of interest to an educated man like yourself. Still, L should re- proach myself if I did not try to com- ply with your request. So here are some details in regard to my resi- dence and my situation. I live in. the hamlet of . .. in the little parish of... not far from .. , which is a sub-prefecture of the de- rar‘ment of Our department made itself noted by its heroic. devo- nse ‘during ‘the tion to the royal | e. : It borders'‘oh ‘thé’ French Reyplution.. vorde sea and is also, contjgudus 't6" the de-| partment of. voy ih which is! the port of ........ and ‘he large city of » the places, .neapectively, of the disembarkation and of the concen- tration of the valiant American army. I have never gone into either of those cities; my humble situation does not allow me io travel. But I have seef some American soldiers on the 22nd! of September at the fair at J where I have gone many times. ey are noticeable because of their large hats and ‘heir uniforms of such pe- culiar color. They,are ffne merry fel- lows, as we say, among ourgelyes, ard appear very, active, , We, owe ‘thein the decisiva,.victory, aver, cfler many. May that victory be near. “Th! France we, are all, filled with adiilfa- tion and gratitude toward thd United | States for joining us in ‘thé ‘eféhse of liberty; ours and that of all the peoples whom the Germans presume to dominate. It-is altogether fine and grand on the part of you Ameri: cans, 1 am a farmer woman. My father is a mason, and my husband used to work with him. Then we took up farming. We were so happy when the terrible war came and took away my, husband forever. How many wom- en, alas, are in the same case as my- self. My >rother-in-law, Emile Male- cot, was also killed. Our family has been sorely tried. I continue to cul- livaie the field because it is necessary that the ground should produce foo:l The women of this }place work hard; they have replaced the men in mich of the agricultural work. I think of my two little chil- dren. They are my consolation. I labor to bring them up. That which you have sent me for them of your benevolence has rendered me great service. I thank you again. They both go to school. They are too small to, be helpful to me yet, except that Anne Marie, who is eight years old, begins now to take hold of some household matters. 1 am glad that.my son was born in the same month as yourself. The month of March will recall to me your | birth together with that of my little | Georges, and I shall not fail to join your name with his in my prayers. From this time on I ask that God may give you happiness in the world. I close, begging you to accept, Mon: sieur, the profound and respectful gratitude of my children and of my- self. for the army. Veuve Malecot, nee Jean Laurence. obtaining a penalty clause acceptable to both Dr. H. A. Garfield, federal fuel administrator, and the miners. | The action rescinded that of last night when the convention adopted a resolution rejecting the so-called auto- | matic penalty clause which. the fuel! administrator has insisted be written: into the working agreement of the op-! erators and miners. By their action tonight, it was stat-, ed, the miners have tacitly accepted! the penalty clause. It was made clear,! however, that the miners would in-| sist upon wage increases being embod- | ied in the new clause. BRADEN GOES TO ROME. American Appointed Athletic Director of Italian Armies. Baltimore, Md., Nov. 16.—George W.| Praden, athletic director at Camp) Meade, the national army camp in} Maryland, was notified today of his ap-! pointment as physical director in chief o fthe Italian army. His headquarters. will be in Rome and he will leave this month. eye 5H Women, Speed Up Knitting Washington, Nov. 16.—An urgent appeal to the women of the country for more knitted sweaters, socks and wristlets for the soldiers and sailors was issued tonight by the Red Cross war council in a statement disclosing that the Red Cross has been obliged to buy half a million machine-made sweaters to meet immediate demand. JENKINS IN THE RANKS. White Sox Catcher in World's Series Joins the Colors, Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 16.—Joe Jenkins, a catcher of the world's champion Chicago White Sox team has arrived at Camp Gordon as a select man. He came with about 70 Tenneseeans. | SIGHT DECLINE DAYS SALE Stringent Measures Against Spec- ulative Trading Limit Operations. |STOCKS OPEN HEAVY AND CLOSE AT MEDIUM POINT International Bonds Improve in Tone But Domestic Issues Are Irregular. New York, Nov. ‘A pronounced diminution of operations, probably due to the more stringent measures taken against speculative trading, was the outstanding feature of today’s busi- ness on the stock exchange. Dealings dwindled to the small total of 350,000 shares, or less than the average week end session. Short Selling Blockade. But for these precautions the day possibly might have witnessed further heavy liquidation and short selling. Over night events, notably the more acute railroad labor situation and the government's financial program as out- lined by the secretary of the treasury were not accepted as bullish market factors. Additional ground for pessimism was furnished by the absence of defi- nite advices from Russia and Italy and renewed. weakness of liberty bonds. Adverse quarterly reports of leading copper producers bore sigm- ficantly upon changed conditions in that industry. Money Rules Steady. The money market was in no wise disturbed by shifting of loans result- ing from payment of an 18 per cent installment on the second liberty loan. The local money pool offered round amounts on call at 4 per cent, but time funds hardened on a slight in- crease of demand. Stocks opened with a heavy tone, rallied irregularly and fell back at the intermediate stage, when inactive spe- cialties broke three to five points. Prices rallied materially in the last hour on a sudden inquiry for shippings at gross advances of 3 to 6 points. ‘Widustrials and rails recovered more ' méderately, but the entire list, except for ‘isolated. shares, closed at rallies of’ one to: three points from lowest levels, Bond Operations. International bonds improved slight- ly, but domestic issues were irregular. Liberty 4's ranged between 99.80 and 99.24, closing at 99.50, the 3%4’s falling from. 98.90 to the new minimum of 98.46, but. rallying to 99, and’ closing at 9894. Total sales (par' value) ag- gregated $4,120,000. _ United States bonds (old issues) unchanged on call. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Nov. 15, 8:17 p. m. | Anierican Beet Sugar. Aiu#rican Can .. : 69% 32% GerMKitierlcan melting and’ Refining | 71% ‘Aniétican ‘Tel. and ‘Tel... . 10%. ‘Anierica: Zine... 11% ‘Atiaconda Copper 54% Atchison .....-.- 84% Baltimore and ‘Ohio. 51% Butte and Superior. . WX California Petroleum + 10% Canadian Pacific ..... « 132 Central Leather ... seeees 60% Chesapeake and Ohio. is 46% Chicago, Mil. and St. Paul ~ 386% Chino Copper ...... = 38% Colorado Fuel and Iron . 314! Crucible Steel ... Cire veses, OOM Cuba Cane Sugar... - 26% Great Northern Ore ctfs....... 24% Great Northern pfd.. Inspiration Copper . Int. Mer. Marine pfd. ctfs Kennecott Copper. Louisville and Nas! Mexican Petroleum Miami Copper .: Missouri Pacific . Montana Power . New York Central Northern Pacific.,, Pennsylvania . Ray Consolidated Cop| Reading . Republic Iron and Steel. . Southern Pacific ... Southern Railway Texas Co. .... Union Pacific . U. S. Industrial Alcohol. . United States Steel. Utah Copper .... OMAHA LIVE STOCK. Omaha, Neb., Nov. 15.—Hogs—Re- ceipts, 4,600, lower with the heavy at $17.00@ 17.30; mixed, $17.15@17.30; light, $17.25@17.40; pigs, $14.00@ 21.00; bulk, 17.15@17.30. Cattle—Receipts, 4,500, steady, with native steers at $9.00@16.00; cows and heifers, $ @9.75; western steers, $8.00@13.50; Texas steers, $7.00 @10.75; cows and heifers, 96.00@9.25; canners, $5.00@6.00;| stockers and j feeders, $6.50@12.50; calves, $9.50@ 12.50; hulls, stags, etc. $5.75@8.00. Sheep—Receipts, 8,000, higher with yearlings at $11.00@13.50; wethers at $10.50@12.50; ewes at $10.00@11.25, and lambs at $16.50@17.5@. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Chicago, Nov. 15.—Hogs—Receipts, 30,000, unsettled; bulk, $17.30@17.60; light, $17.10@17.60; mixed, $17.10@| 17.75; heavy, $17.05@17. rough at $17.05@17.25; pigs, $14.00@17.50. f Cattle—Receipts, 10,000, steady; na: tive beef steers, $6.85@16.25; western steers, $5.80@13.25; stockers and feed- ers, $5.65@11 cows and heifers, $4.05@11.65; calves, $6.75@13.25. Sheep—Receipts, 12,000, strong with wethers at $8.15@12.90; ewes, $7.50@ 11.40; lambs, $12.50@17.15. SOUTH ST. PAUL LIVE STOCK. St. Paul, Nov. 15.—Hogs—Receipts, A ee 17,000, steady; range, $16.50@17.00; hulk, $16.90@16.95. | Cattle—Receipts, 6,600; _ killers; strong, 15c to 25c higher for the week with steers at $5.00@15.00; cows and ‘ TRIBUNE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT | heifers, $5.25@8.00; veal calves, steady to strong at $5.00@11.75; stockers and feeders, steady, mostly 50c higher for the week at $5.00@11.00. Sheep—Receipts, 6,000, steady, with lambs at $8.00@16.00; wethers, $7.00@ 13.00; ewes, $5.00@10.50. PRICES OF CORN IN LOWER TREND New Grain Reported on Way Leads to Indifferent Tone on the Board. CORN CONSIGNMENTS FROM IOWA IMPROVE Rumors That’ F.deral Authorities Are After Bulls Quieting Influence. Chicago, Nov. 15.—Liklihood of in- creased arrivals of new grain did much today to make corn prices aver- age lower. There was a nervous close at the same as yesterday's finish to half a cent down, with December at $1.19% and May at $1.15 to $1.15%. Oats scored a net advance of %c to %e. Latest figures on provisions -va- ried from 7c decline to a rise of 55c. Despite some rallies the corn mar- ket during most of the session dis- played a tendency to sag, especially at the outset and near the end. No- tices of enlarged consignments from Iowa attracted particular attention, and were accompanied by bearish ad- vices of a notable lowering of mois- ture content, a circumstance which would imply shipments of better qual- ity than has cf late been the rule. Reports that several leading specula- tors on the bull side of the market had been called before the federal dis- trict attorney: counted further against advances, and’ so likewise did eastern rye embargoes and fresh efforts which the food administration put forth to ‘bring about a more plentiful meat supply. Evidence of an active demand from the seaboard lifted the oats market. Provisions had, good support from stockyard. interests. The chief, basi: for’ purchasing Was, ,talk of, maki the minimu mprice of hogs $16..." Range, of Prices. Option. Open, High. Low.” ‘Close, Corn— Dec. ... 119% 119% 118% 119% May... 115 115% 114% 115 Oats— Dee. ... 63% 64% 63% ‘64% “May ... 63% 645% 6356 64% MINNEAPOLIS. Oats, Dec. old .... » 625%N as vec. new ......... 63% Oats, May new .. « 63% No. 3 yellow corn + 220 @225 No. 3 mixed ..... 215 @220 Other grades ‘corn 100. @210 No. BOE 675 @'68% ‘645@! 65% Boerne 6#%O' 6556 No. 3 white oats . CAE B47 Arrive ........) 2 BAO 64% No. 4 white oats 62%@ 64%) Barley ......... 105 @123 Choice barley ... - 123° @180 Rye ,...555.. 179 @180 kye to arrive . 178 Flax ...... @336 Flax to arr! Close 1:40 p. DULUTH. Oats on trk . Arrive Nov. 25 ... ‘Rye on trk and arr. + 644%@ 66% OK@ +. 178 Nov. rye 176N. Dec. rye . IN May rye 103 Barley on trk 102 @1RZ Flax on trk.. -. 333° @341 Flax. to arrive, 319@320 Nov. 25 flax . 331 @332 Nov. flax ... 331 @319 May flax . -- 313 Close 1:50 p.m. CONFERENCE FOR PEACE ATTENDED BY TEUTONS ONLY No Representatives of the Entente Powers Appear for the Swiss Confab. Washington, Nov. 16.—Throu; - rich, Switzerland, there camel bee @ cable réport from Berne of the col- lapse of the Projected pacifist confer- ence which was to have been held in the latter place. At the first and only sitting Monday the conference ad- Journed to the last of December be- cause there were no entente repre- sentatives, though of the central pow- ers Derenbag, Erzberger, Karolyi and others were in attendance ready to set out their views. LAKOTA WOMAN DIES . Daniel Campbell has Resided in County 35 Years ‘Lakota, N. D., Nov. 16.—Mrs. Dan- iel Campbell, a resident of Clara town- ship for 35 years, is dead at the age of 67. The deceased was born in Nova Scotia. 3 SALE OF HEREFORDS, Pierre, 8. D., Nov. 16.—At a sale of Herefords from the L. T. Riggs herd at Oahewihich, held: here today, the average price paid for cattle of all ages was more than $400 per head the ‘highest price being $850 for s six months’ old calf. The proceeds of the sale were more than $20,000. Bip ty Tigges,” William S. Hart’s greatest picture will be shown at Orpheum tonight. : ’ a ”