The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 17, 1917, Page 1

The Weather . Generally fair. THIRTYSEVENTH YEAR, NO. 274. CONGRESSMEN FA FIVE THOUSAND SLAIN KERENSKY NOW IS DESERTED bY China Faces New Crisis - Cabinet Out cy : SUPPORT Premier Tuan Chi. Jui. Veteran Premier of Empirc Hands in . Reported Russian People want Leader who can Restore order in Empire BOLSHEVIKI EXTEND CONTROL TO MOSCOW Intense Artiller Duel Continues Along River Piave—Other Fronts Active (By Associated Press) Defeated in battle by the Bolsheviki and deserted by most of his officers and men Premier Kerensky is in flight und his whereabout is unknown in Petrograd. The head of the provi- sional government was about to sur- render to the Maximalists-under coer- sion when he disappeared. In Moscow the tide has apparently turned and the Bolsheviki is in con- trol of the ancient capital with the Russian forces beseiged in tue. Krem- lin. One report says heavy artillery is being used against the historic walls. Another declares a truce be- tween government and _Bolsheviki troops has been arranged. Between two thousand and five thousand per- sons have been killed in Moscow, since the outbreak of the revolt. Gen- eral Kaledines leader of the Cossocks is reported; approgching. the city with relief forthe Kerensky forces. A third armel Boléheviki both and; government troops. | Prior to his sudden flight, Premiar , Fe,-ensky had seen most of his for- ces, principally Cossacks, defeated by tne colsneviki near Tsarkoe-Selo. _. Want a, Leader, A traveler~returned.from the Ca- casus front reports that conditions in most provinces are not abnormal, and there is’ no. sympathy with Premier Kerensky. He belfeves that the Rus- sian people \warit a’ leader, who will maintain “authBrity and ‘order. The Cossacks ffi Kuban Aftrakhan and the Don region have united and formed their own government. 4 From ‘ike Garda'‘to the Adriatic Sea, ov he Asfago plateau, and down the'Piave valley, the Italians are holding the Austro-Germans in check. Nowhere has the Italian line been penetrated for important gains, although the enemy pressure is very strong. Teutonic attacks have been repulsed while heavy losses every- where in the mountainous region, ex- cept around Cismon in the Sugana ‘force supposed: to be | composed of released ‘convicts: faced | | Portfolio SOUTHERN PART OF REALM IN BAD SHAPE Pekin, Friday, Nov. 16—The entire cabinet resigned with Premier Tuan Chi Jui today, and it is considered probable thai President Feng Kwo Chang will accept the resignations. Hsu Shi Chang, former prime mini ter, is expected to be named premier ‘to -form a coalition casinet, given south central China representations. ~Hru Shi Chang, one of China's old- est statesmen, was visceroy of Man- churia under the old monarchy, and prime minster during the administra- tion of President Yuaa Shi Kai. Hy resigned at ihe death of Tuan and when Shun Tung, the young emperor was put back on the.throne last sum mer under protection of Gener Chang Hsun, Hsu’Shi Cuang was ap- pointed one of the giardians of ihe emperor, South China has beon seri ously disaffected since the restoration of the republic. ‘ NINE MILLION WEN AFFECTED Regulations Dividing Eligible Registrants:into Five Olasses: Repeal all Others MEN CANNOT BE CALLED ! BACK FROM CANTONMENT Washington, Nov. 17.—New regula- tions under whic the remaining avail- ables of the 9,000,900 men registered for military duty will be drafted for service with the colors were an- nounced today by Provost Marshal General Crowder. The new regulations with the di- vision of eligibles into five classes repeal all preceding regulations, can- cel all exemptions and discharges granted under the old system and re- store every regisiered man to his original siatus. BISMARCE, ‘CK TRIBUNE NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, NOV. 17, 1917. KELLER GUILTY | FIRST DEGREE. . UUFE SENTENCE Murder Followed Row at Wilton | Dance when George Dixon Was Killed CONSTABLE VICTIM OF - e ESCAPED INSANE ?ATIENT by: Attorney General Langer Try Case Washburn, N. 'D., Nov. 17.—Joseph Keiler who was put on trial yesierday tor the alleged murder of George Dix- on, deputy constable, at Wilton, on June oJ Jas, following an alterca- tua beiween thé two at a dance, was tuund guilly last evening. He will pe sentenced to life im- prisonment ay Judge Nuessle. One of the dramatic features of the trial was the cestimony of the defend- aat himself, who admitted that he had a row with Dixon but denied any re- membrance ot getting into a tignt with him and inflicting a fatal blow. In fuel, from the time he was thrown out of the dance hall, Keller testified his whole mind was a blank untii he fouad himself facing the light in the county Jasi at Washburn, iveller, whea placed on the witness stuad, declared tnat he was forty-three years of age! andhad been: in’ this country fourteen. years. He» had vrought his wife with: him across ‘the seas but she had left him in six months after he had setiled on his claim near Wilton. He had been on the farm, he said, seven years, whe. the authorities had takea him to the state asylum at Jamestown, “How did you come to leave there?” he wag-asked. “1 didn’t get any pay,” he replied. “I work.in the kitchen and everywhere but get nothing.” He ran away from the asylum straight home, he said. The second time he ran away from the state insti- t ad been assisted by some Russian woman, who» lived: ona: tarin | near Washburn. He ‘had ‘béen work: ing at different jobs around. Wilton ever since, was tae Memory Good in Spots. He was questioned quite closeiy by Attorney Geneial Langer who assistei State’s Attorney Williams, as to the facts and wages in connection with} the different jobs he had held during these years of town life, aad he re-; vealed a remarkable memory for de-' tails. His mind was a blank, however, State’s Attorney Williams Assisted Cossacks With Old Regime Give FIVE CENTS an. IN STREETS OF MOSCOW E FIRE IN BELGIUM AUTOGRATS. AT HEAD OF NOB TO DOWN KERERSKY Battle Began Last Saturday and Continued Until Monday | Evening VACILLATING TACTICS OF PREMIER DISLIKED Up When. They Encounter Resistance Petrograd, Nov. 17—The battle in which Premier Kerensky was defeated began last Saturday and continued un-' til Monday night, according to the commander-in-chief of the Lolsheviki staff. The premier had 5,000 cos-! sacks and several hundred military! cadets with considerable artillery. The Maximalists force :nciuded four guard regiments, severai pattalions of sailors and numerous G2tachmen‘s of the Red guard. The Maximaiists now hold Trasskoe-Selo. The correspondent of the Associat- ed ress visited the scene of the fight today and was surprised to find aristocratic ofiicers commanding the Kolsheviki. A colonel of one of the} ‘famous Petrograd deschments in charge of the troops explained they were disappointed with Kerensky who first destroyed discipline in the anny, and were against him above & Many were killed on both sides, but after tue cossacks made wie charge and found organized resistance they retreaicd, Attention, Will Hohenzolern! whe ' ¥ 7" “ang Admiral Beatty get together it’s t | 4 am holes... The commanders of the Amer i shown here ina recent conference. BERLIN PAPERS PLEASE COPY n these heads, Admiral Mayo (left) ime for submarine .rats to hunt, their jean and Tritish high seas eet’ are AS BIBLE ASKED; JUDGED INSANE Burleigh County Farmer Commit- ted to State Hospital at Re- quest of Family Fecause the bivl says that a man Accounting Sector of NORTH DAKOTA MAN. Toronto, Ont., Nov. 17.—The fol- lowing American casualties with the Canadian forces in France were reported today: American Army Gives Fine of Itself on Western Front can officers and soldiers, including three who were killed, for excellent | military qualities and for bravery dis- | played in the recent trench raids. A note accompanying the citation says that between 8,000 and 10,000 shells WOUNDED. G. Miller, Rocklake, N. D. | were used in the attack, which had should. be master in his own home, H { | been in preparation for three months Hereafter, he will , , , northeast of Asiago. w ‘i 4. #8 to the details of the sta»bing and Valley, no’ be required to undergo ull examina- po quite dramatic in reciting the Artillery Duel tions anew and present his claims for ‘ The intense artillery duel contin-’ exemption cabal even: eae eat attray: ehatged ues along the river Paive. The in-'" Ie is practically certain that every yi.p vot Mme ee en owas vaders have been unable to make man wio had a legitimate exemption duced. ; further crossings of the river. At the on the ground of dependency under ai i i fa ine he adeertaa river's mouth, the enemy's advance the old regulations will g-t the same e : ‘of discolored ¢: has been held up, if not stopped com- pletely, througu the Italian action in opening the flood gates of the Piave and Slive rivers, resulting in the in- undation of 70 square miles of terrain. Attempts to cross the river farther north have been defeated by the Ital- jans. The Teutonic forces, which crossed the Zenson is held on the river’s bank by the Itatians. A French attempt to cross the *4- ette river southwest of Loan, Berlin reports, was repulsed. The Frencn reached the. northern bank of the stream. bu’ a German counter attack | threw them back to their original posi- tions. In Flanders region last evening near the Passchendaele area, the British | corried aut a enecessfnl operation, tak- ing more of the valuable ground on the inain riage. ‘‘uey affected a sligh® advance as well in the difficult 1ow- lying terrain. NORTH DAKOTA AUTOES under the new one. Can’t Bring Men Back. Under the new draft regulations, General Fraser is advised in a tele- gram received this morning from Pro- vost ‘Marshal General Crowder, the (Continued on Page Three) HOME GUARD TO ATTEND UNION THANKSCWVING (Capt. E. G. Wanner’s First Gen- eral Order Requires Presence | WILL NOT BE ASSESSED Through efforts of Secretary of State Hall, continued since early last July, North Dakota automobilists have just been given the privileze of motoring in Ontario and Manitoba without paying an extra fee, so long as their cars wear a North Dakota registration tag. Advice to this effect was received by Mr. Hall today in the form of an official order from the minister of public works of the ex- ecutive council of Ontario. The neces- sity of an agreement came up through an experience of Dr. Callendar of Far- go, who while touring in the east last summer dipped into Ontario, where he was promptly nicked up and compel- led to pay a $15 registration fee, in snite of the fact that he had his North Dakota license tag and certificate of registration. Dr. Callendar on his re- turn to North Dakota made a com- plaint to the secretary of state, who at once took up the matter with the executive council of Ontario, with the result that beginning November 15 the suspension of provincial registra- tion regulations applying to cars from other states of America are made ap- plicable to North Dekots. of Men in Uniform } home guard in uniform at’ Bismarck’s community Thanksgiviag day services the morning of November 29 at the municipal auditorium is requested in the first general order issued by Capt. E. G. Wanner. The membership of the guard is now 100. By Thanksgiving day ev- ery member should be supplied with a spick and span uni‘m, Remington rifles, bayonet and cariridge belt, and the guard will be asked to make its public debut by marching from the armory to the auditorium. It is prodable thai the guard at its Tuesday evening drill will vote to at- tend in a body the address to be giv- en the same evening by Charles Ed- ward Russell at the auditorium. Flow Res’gns. Because of physical disabilities, Second Lieut. J. A. Flow tendered the resignation of his commission to the company last nigut, but insisted that he be permitted to remain in the ranks as a private. An eleciion to fill this place will be held next Tues- day. Private Gilman last night was nam- ed sergeant to fill a vacancy. A very interesting drill was held, and AGAIN IN PROVING « The attendance of the Bismarck __the men showed excellent progress. , munity in North | Home for Pastor | Keller said that on the day of the dance he had been working at a lum- ber yard and quit at 6 o'clock. He went to his shack, made supper ‘here and then went down town. He wen‘ to the drug store, bought some tobac- co and had a smoke. He met a friend, who gave him a couple of drinks. Then he was invited to go to the Sat- urday night dance. He was asked for a dollar to participate in the festivi- ties but it happened he had only sev- enty-five cents. This proved sufficient to allow him floor space. Then he got into an argument with Dixon, but Kel- ler dented he saw Dixon come outside with him, All he rememered was that some people got on top of him. \ Acted Like Any Drunkard. Mrs. Barbara Edenger, twin sister of Keller, declared that her brother in recent years had been drinking con- stantly. In fact, she testified he al- ways had a bottle with him. “How did he act when he was drunk?” she was asked by Attorney McCulloch. “Cross or ugly?” “Just.as any other drunkard would,” she answered. ! It is alleged that Kel.er got the knife with which he did ihe stabbing from « man who had been working with the butcher at Wilton, for which, it is claimed, he gave a bottle of beer. Mrs. Edenger said she tiad never seen the fatal knife, offered as exhibit A by the state. Instead, she had her husband produce another butcher knife which she had given her brother and which he had kept around his place. Adam and John Herdebue, two nephews of Keller, called to the stan, also testified they had never seen the fatal knife before. | Charles Owens and Charles Ede2-| ger, Keller’s brother-in-law, also testi- fied that Keller had been drmking quite a bit in late years. “He was all right when he was not drinking,” said Fdenger, “but during June he did not draw a soer breath.” State’s Attorney Williams is being congratulated upon the conduct of th- case. FINE PARISH HOUSE Willa Congregation Supplies Willa, N. D., Nov. 17.—The German Congregational parish of Willa has just dedicated one of the finest parish houses to be found in any rural com- Dakota. Curis Rosenau, a farmer residing ten miles northwest of Bismarck, was in- clined to enforce /.is dominion with an iron hand, and after Mrs. Rosenau _ With the American Army in France, had frequently felt che weight of his ‘Nov. 17.—The artillery fighting in the mailed fist, garnering a fine collection Sector held by the American troops as a souvenir of has Lecome even more lively and her husband’s strict adherence to there Biblical teachings, she complained to shrapnel wounding some men in the Sheriff ‘Fyenc impunging the sanity trenches. of her leige lord and master. Yes- An American shell hit an Ameri- A. P. Larsen, Duluth, Minn. has been further casualties, terday afternoon Rosenau was arrest- can gun today and caused some cas-; Some of the men wounded | ed while driving a wagon on the road ualties. grading work north of town; brought in the last two days have died. to Lismarck, arraigned before an in- = The American batier! ave been sanity board, found demented and ¢iying in rapid return. The visibility committed to the state hospital at js pecoming certain, an] more dam- Jamestown. az and casualties have been Rosenau is the father of six chil- in the German lines, than the dren. iecently he came into the have inflicted on the Americans. house, solemnly counted out eight Patroling Continues. Patroling continued actively last Nigne. “Vue merican troops encount- shells—Mrs. Rosenau took it for grant- ed that one was intended for her, one Chis ‘himselt. Shernant the uid ered their irst aerial experience to- daughter outside to hide in the weeds, day. Pei oo me machi = a with instructions to notify the neigh: Peared overhead today. One ‘rene bors if she heard shots. She did hear eight in quick succession. Horrified neighbors who rushed to the scene expecting to tind a murdered family found Chris standing in the barnyard, where he had fired eight perfectly , good shells into the air, “to show my ~ and “got on his tail.” The German av- iator then bolted. The rattle of the machine guns died away as the two aeroplanes disappeared. The French general he sector has mentioned 15 commanding Ameri- we ‘sults obtained ‘down to the finest details. The re- by ‘the enemy were very small, they having been un- able to penetrate more than the first line trenches vecause of the resist-; ance of the American soldiers with pistols, rifles and hand grenades. | Died Bravely, | The general in the order mentions “the company commanded by Lieu- tenant. (name taken out by censor.) “On the night of Nov. 2-3, ttus com- ; Pany which was in line for the first | time met an extremely fierce bombard ment despite which it seized arms and offered such stubborn resistance that the enemy, though numerically super- ior, was obliged to retire.” The general especially cited in tha order of :he day, Corporal James Gres- ham, and Private Merle B. Hay, and Thomas F. Enright, who died brave- ly in hand to hand fighting with the jenemy, wo had penteratea the first. ; The others cited “who showed excel- ;lent military qualities” are second machine out-maneuvered this German | Lieutenants M. C. Laughlin, I. O. Pat- terson, and E. A. Erickson, Sargent John Arrwood, Corporals David M. Knowles, and Homer Givens, and privates Charles Massa, William B. Thomas, George Hurd, Boyce Wade, Robert Winkler, and John J. Jarvis. neighbors they can’t run me,” he said. ne Bow none ere“ FORGED TO. REFUSE AD REP. NORTON IN | TO RUGLAMATION BOARD CONFERCACE ON For lack of fund commission this morning was com- | pelled to refuse Herbert A. Hard, sec- retary of the North Dakota reclama- . H ( ‘tion commission, an increase of $3,009 t in the fund which is being used in u preliminary surv in the southeast ern part of the state. Engineer Hard reported that the federal government has agreed to appropriate $25,000 for preliminary work, providing the state keeps up its end. The original appropriation for this work was which is practically exhausted. emergency commi. this morning to the extent of $300. Rep. P. D. Norton of Hettinger, a member of the house committees on Indian affairs, is here in conference with the Commercial club and the staff of the Bismarck Indian school relative to the adjustment of adminis- trative questions. The congressman, Secretary Keniston and other repre- sentatives of the Bismarck Commer- cial club spent the forenoon at the popular institution, which serves 2500 Indian families on the several North Dakota reservations, and whose en- roliment is limited only by its ca- pacity. Pep. Norton has made a very thor- ough analysis of the situation, and will report ‘his jincings at the next! term of congress. The sion did help out Ray, N. D., Nov. 17.—The J. M. Schlief barn, eight miles south of Ray, was destroyed by fire with all its con- tents, including horses, harness, feed and poultry, entailing a heavy loss. This is the fourth barn to be destroy- ed in this neighborhood under pre- cisely the same circumstances, and it is feared that a firebug is abroad in the emergency) RUSSELL REID SHOT IN | GHEST WHEN RIFLE GOLS OFF WITHOUT WARNING While John Lobach, Warren Taylor and Russell Reid were in the attic at the Reid home this morning endeav- to repair an old 22 rifle for a ors hunting on Apple Creek, the gun was accidentally discharged in tue hands of John Lobach, and the charge entered Russell Reid’s ches:, inflicting a wound which is not re- garded dangerous. The youngs‘er is in St. Alexius hospital, where his ° condition is regarded as favorable. MOTT MINUS MARSHAL Sole Policeman Quits Jod to Take RAY BARNS BURNING | up Farming Mott, N. D., Nov. 17.—Mott was left without police protection by the resig- nation of Marshal Ben Buehler, who quit in order that he might devote his attention to farming. It is probable that the village board will not name a new marshal until next spring, as the demand for peace officers is slight during the winter months, when the I. W. W. is not plentiful. IN OBSERVING FLEWISH LINE 1 SHELLED Germans Drop Machine Gun Mis- sles in Midst of American Party MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE ENTER BRITISH TRENCHES Bullets Whizzed Across No Man’s Land Before Danger Was Realized British Front in Belgium, Friday, Nov. 17.—Five members of the party of American congressmeh and private cilizens, who spent yesterday and part of today visiting the Belgian war zone had a narrow escape from death or injury today when they were caught in a sudden burst of German ma- chine gun fire while inspecting the front near Dixmude, The Americans in danger were Con- gressman C. C. Dill of Spokane, Wash.; Congressman Charles C. Tim- berlake, of Colorado; Congressman John F. Miller, of Seattle, Wash.; Congressman Albert Johnson, . of ‘Wash., and Former Representative | Stout, of Montanae fi2.00.5 0-8 No. One ‘Hurt i Nobody was hit, but it wasone of the peculiar. freaks, of fortune -thint’s soldiers call hick ‘because shots came in a shower ‘so close to them that, {t seemed almost certain somegpe. must be wounded, although they ‘were ex- posed only for a brief time. The other seven members of the party were in another section of the. trench and were not disturbed by tne fire.” When, however, the Americans got toegether later, the Germans drop- ned a big shell ten yards away ‘se! | jously endangering everyoné. When first describing the incident to the correspondent later, they said. the: heard the shell coming, “It sound like a road of an, geroplane,” they said. ton Fortune Favors ‘ Again fortune favored them and none was injured. . The visitors spent the night near the front and arose early this morning for a trip to the trenches near Dixmude. The Belgian and German lines run within thirty yards of each other at one point, and it was there that the five men came into danger. At that distance it was quite easy to see anyone in the op- (Continued on Page Three.) 908 COMMISSIONS FOR STUUENTS AT SHILLING 1S HOPE Military Board Passing on Work and Grades of Candidates— Announcement Due Soon SECOND SCHOOL TO CLOSE NOVEMBER 27, OFFICIAL Fort Snelling, Minn, Nov. 17.— Student officers at Fort Snelling be- heve that 98 of them will be sure to get commissions, which means that very few of those remaining at the second training will be left out. Recent discharges have brought the number in camp at present down to the 997 mark, making the chances of all man who remain in the camp until the close bright for commis- sions. The military board has been for the past few days passing on grades and the work of candidates, expidit- ing matters in order to have thé names of the 908 commissioned men in the hands of the war department by Nov. 27, the closing day of the camp at Fort Snelling. All of the commissions will be given out by the war department after that date, according to an official telegram received by Captain Ira Longanecker, camp adjutant. The announcement that about all of the men who remain in camp until the close will be commissioned will be greeted with cheef by the men. In the last camp many of the candi- dates for commission remained until the end and then were denied commis- sions were given out then. Major Ferguson said today that the elimina- tion of men not suitable for officers has gone on continually since the opening of the second training camp consequently eradicating any, false hopes resulting from remaining until the close. There is a demand for student of- ficers who are able to handle cameras to enroll in the signal corps. These who are able to stand the examina- tions may be assigned the job of photographing enemy positions from airplanes. Ts