The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 27, 1917, Page 1

CK TRIBUNE [rtctsie _CBISMARCK, NORTH DAK NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1917 ATTACKS REPULSED |South Dakota Pacifists Demand Recognition of Pro-German Russians, tion, Mr. Rempfer declined to | or did he indicate who composed its Knembership. The resolution as Sivan out for publication today urged President Wilson have congress otter | Parkston, S. D., Nov. 27.—Support of the Russian Bolsheviki and their proposed armistice are among de- mands embodied in a resolution adopt- ed by the executive committee of the South Dakota branch of the Peoples if GOVERNMENT © Geld Reserve in sin Bate Hands and nities,” protested against “depriving / Against - Revolu- ast Union of Southeastern Pro- ieee’ “‘eag Formed to Pro- : st. Empire feces 27.—The Russian revo- oll \ ynade a “ghastly fail- uke” of thelr Attempt at administra- | tlon, According to the Petrograd cor- respondent Of the Morning Post, writ- ing undbr date of Satarday. He adds: “Phe! dlec to the constituent assembl})\will Yike place, but the con- stitueat, bly will not meet with success. ‘Tip Bolsheviki movement, Wuatever thit movement may mean, already has/damned the. constituent assembly. || lowing facts: “The vast gold reserve of the Bus- - Bid empire, which was removed trop Petrograd, aid later carried still fur- | ther into -the interior, is ip safe Dands. “General Kaladines is 0 (secure pos- \ Session, with trustworthy and disci- Plined traone..of 9 arms, of all those A wilpetons Burjpean Russia that pro- MX teed a harvest this year, and is rap- capturing those remaining terri- “h Russia relies for its bread, Yast iinjon midge the name of rheastern Union has’ been iis unjon is extending and Tie the Siberian corn t #ldines, holding the gold the bread supplies, is mas- Ce ation, and those he) ‘\aécept™ dictation neither RerehiskV; Ledine, nor anybody all from Germany.” BY AIME BOARD Rejections iawoed Registrants in First Examination Exceed Acceptances by 1,102 1118 HAVE FAILED TO REPORT IN THEIR TURN In the first draft 327 men were held py local boards as registrants who filed no claims of any kind or whose applications for exemption on q dependency grouads were denied. The 4 local boards discaarged 9,499 regis- trants, either on dependency claims or as physically unfli for service. In the whole state 1,118 men failed to appear for examination when called. Some of these were men in the army and navy at the time whe could not return and who will be locaied by the adjutant general and credited to their proper board. Others are persdys who wilfully stayed away and who, will be arrested when found and placéj in Camp Dodge without the privileg\of filing claims. There were 783 miu who were examined by local board: in other states and upon whom no report has yet been received. These four classes, making a total of 19,657 men examined, are reported to the president in a detailed classi- fication completed Saturday by the district board. CONTENT OF BEER REDUCED IN KICK Washington, Nov. 27—Orders re- ducing the alcoholic content of beer to three per cent will be issued soon by the food administration, with the aproval of President Wilson. At the same time the amount of grain used by brewers will be cut down approxi- mately 30 per cent, although the vol- ume of beer will not be decreased. CONGRESSMEN HOME FROM WAR THEATER An Atlantic Port, Nov. 27.—The par- ty of American congressmen mem- bers of which had narrow escapes from death or injury when they came “I would all attention to the fol- Vas ‘tory. under German machine gun fire re- cently while visiting the trenches on the Eritish front in france return-; ed home on an American steamsuip - Which arrived here today. Council, according to a statement by William E. Rempfer, a local attorney, the people of the right of free speech,” | demanded a conscription of wealth to said to be prominent in the affairs of ; yay war expenses, and insisted that’ the council. committee met to adopt the resoly. When and where the | the South Dakota coal situation be’ relieved immediately. SPECIAL CITY ELECTION SET “FOR DECEMBER: FRENCH WAR CROSS GIVER TO AMERICANS Commission, fects Resignation ‘cs Given to Soldiers Who of Baty and Plan; to Name Successor ApDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR CHEMIST ‘APPROPRIATED ismarck will have a special city election December 27 to name a suc- cessor to R. C. Battey, whose resigna- tion as finance commissioner was ac- cepted by the city commission in reg: | diers, "man raid early this month. or was directed io advertise a special j olficers and men cited with their com- ular session last evening. The audit- election for ‘the date named. No can- ididate to succeed Mr. Battey has yet mane the sector were decorated to- \ day. made public announcement. More for Chemi: On recommendation of Sewer and the regiment, to which the company |. Water Commissioner Best, tue city, Which suffered the casualties, is at- commission last evening pledged an! tached, marched to the top of a big annual appropriation of $5Uu, mak- ing $900 in all, for the maintenance of the Bismarck public health labora- This. additional sum, is believed willbe paid by ‘he Bis- marck Water Supply Co., in coopera- tion with. the city. commiseion,-witt en- able the state board of health to sup- ply the Lismarck laboratory with a di- rector who is an expert chemist as well as a bacteriologist. Dr, J. W. Vox, secretary of the state board of health, was here yesterday morning in conference with Supt. Caultield of ‘|she water company and Commissioner best. It was pointed out that under the treatment now being given tie Bismarck water, which Secretary Cox announces will give Bismarck the clearest and purest water the city has ever had, it is imperative that the wa- ter supply company have the ser- vices of a chemist always availavle. rle suggested that with the water company, the state board of health and the city combining to support one man, each department could be saved a large proportion of the ex- pense, and a better man than other- wise could be procured would be made available. Supt Caulfield has given this pro- posal his tentative approval pending action on the suggestion ‘by the com- pany which he represents. The bis- marck Waiter Supply Co. in addition to chlorinating the water to eradicate any possible danger of bacteriological contamination, now plans to use lime and iron in certain proportions as a coagulant to clarify ihe water. These chemicals must be introduced into tha tanks each day under the direction of an expert cuemist and should the plan which Secretary Cox has propos- ed be adopted, this work would be handled by the city chemist and bac- teriologist, the, state appropriating $1,- 500; the city $400 and the water com- pany $500 to pay his salary and main- tain the local health la2oratory. Bills Held Up. On recommendation of Commission- er Best all bills submitted by the special assessment commission were, held up until itemized siatements cov- ering the amounts claimed ca1 be pro* cured. City Attorney O’Hare was directed ty draw up an ordinance prohibiting the hauling of sand and gravel except in ‘ight boxes over the city pave- ments, it being pointed out that this grit ground into the asphalt surface has an ‘njurious effect as well as be- ing unsightly. The street commissioner was in- structed to direct that a sand and gravel contrector who is using the street at the corner of Avenue B and Ninth for storage proceed immediately to remove thence a mountain of sand which he has accumulated in prepara- tion for next year. There was a learned debate as to whether a Ford is more liable than othe? cars to exceed the eight-mile-per- hour speed limit enforced by Nort: Dakota statutes for cities and vil- lages, Commissioner Lest rising to the defense of the lowly Henry. It was agreed that the city’s present speed ordinance is not water-tight since it is in conflict with the state law, but no remedy seemed available. ‘Twas President Lucas’s suggestion that it is mighty hard to choke a Ford down to eight miles an hour that ‘rought a hot rejoinder from Best, who insisted that a Ford is one of the tamest gas gigs made. THANKSGIVING DANCE Taylor, N. D., Nov. 27.—Taylor ex- pects to entertain the whole country- side with a Red Cross dance Wed- which it) Withstood First German Raid On Trenches : CONGRESS MUST’ GIVE | nesday evening. The Hebron orches- | tra will furnish music, and the ladies ‘for the whole company, which was PERMISSION FIRST BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. ‘With the American Army in France, ‘Monday, Nov. 26.—An impressive cere- mony marked the presentation of the French war cross to the American sol- who withstood the first Ger- Fifteen the pany by French general com- It was late in the afternoon when grassy hill. There, under skies tureatening rain, and with tue cold, wintry wind blowing, they formed three sides of a hollow square. At the base of the square the regiment- al coiors and the stars and stripes cracked” inthe wind. “The regiment was called ‘fo attention as the gen- eral commanding came ‘up-and took his position, in the open side of the square, The general first read the citation sianding near the colors, breaches in the ranks showing where the men, now prisoners in Germany, or in hos- iptals; had. formerly stood. He congratulated the men and: con- cluded by saying: “You must understand that you: must not wear them, but musi keep them in your possession until con- gress authorizes the wearing of them.” He then presenied the medals to the men. As the regimental band played “The Star Spangled Banner,” the regiment came briskly to the salute, remaining in that position until the last poe BRVTISH-FRENCH ARE SOMEWHERE “OVER THE ALPS After Long Period of Wait- ing for Relief VENICE, CITY OF ART, and Make Slow but Steady Progress BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. British Headquarters in France, Nov. 27—The British made an- other advance in the Cambrai arew and, accoruing to latest re- ports, worke dtheir way forward , through the northwestern part of | Fontaine Notre, Dame, which they captured at the beginning of the attack last week, but lost. They, are now said to have advanced al- most to the main street, which runs east and west through the center of the village. Apparently the peril o7: the Italian troops guarding the Piave itne and the hill country in northern Italy against the Teutonic allies fg at an end. Large numbers of British and French rein- forcements—infantry and artiliery— 7; at last have arrived upon the scene, after days of anxious waiting in which the Italians haye \borne the brunt! ot terrific fighting on both front solely ‘on their own shoulders and Kept back the enemy froma further invasion of the Venetian plain. Although faced everywhere by. su- pericr numbers of men and guns, the Italians have valiantly defended every ! foot of ground ‘in the: ils and along’ the Piave, and in the former region recent days actually have taken the offensive against the invaders and pushed them back from stragetic points of vantage they had gained un- der terrific sacrifices in lives. Reinforcements at Hand. \ Ror, eight. days the allied reinforce- ments anarcghed to the rescue, bringing alongwith, them. large~ numbers of guns’ ‘and huge|supply trains. All the troops are declared to be in fine fettle and eager to test their strength ‘against the enemy. Just where the British and French forces will be thrown into the fray has not been made known, but doubt- (Continued on Page Four) DANZIG. MORE THAN had been borne away across the ley by the wind. The regiment nee marched back to the nearby town, where it is billetted, seemingly with just a little more snap in every step. ROLLA HTN DIES UMOGR WHEELS OF 800 TRAN AT_ENMARE Henry Olson Killed when About to Leave for Home After Visit With Daughter Rolla, N. D., Nov. 27.—Henry Olson, a well known Rolla citizen, was in- stantly killed when he fell under the wheels of a Soo train he was about to board at Kenmare, returning from a visit witp his daughter residing there. The remains were brought here for interment. L. H. ulson of Willow City, a brother of the de- ceased, was called here by the tra- gedy. ALICE SULLIVAN FOUND GUILTY FIRST DEGREE MURDER; GETS 5 YEARS Minot, N. D., Nov. 27.—Mrs. Alice Sullivan was found guilty of murder in the first degree and a penalty of, five years in the penitentiary was fixed by the jury in local district court ‘Monday. Mrs. Sullivan is ac- cused of having shot her husband, J. H. Sulliyan, in a rooming house here two months ago. The defense elaimed the shooting was in self-defense. ‘FORT SNELLING CAMP OFFICINLLY CLOSED Fort Snelling, Minn., Nov. 27.—The swearing in tomorrow of 971 gradu- ates of the second reserve officers’ training camp will officially mark the of the local Red Cross chapter will end of the camp which opened three serve aupper. months ago: DOUBLES {1S QUOTA FOR ARMY Y. WG. A Little Town Assigned $200 Raises Over $400 with Assistance of Farmers Danzig, N. D., Nov. 27.—Danzig, with a population of about 60, has com- pleted its war Y. M. C. A. drive with subscriptions totaling $410.35, more than double the quota of $200 which was assigned to Danzig. The hearty co-operation of farmers residing in this vicinity made possible a showing of which Danzig is proud, believing that it cannot be equaled by any town of 60 population in North Dakota. - “We are on the map to assist our government,” Said William M. Maerck- lein, cashier of the Farmers’ State bank, at the-close of the drive. “The success of this campaign speaks high- ly for the patriotism of Danzig and the farmers who do their trading here. The assistance of the farmers in this territory was a big factor in the drive.” BROTHERS BROTHERS IN LAW: SISTERS SISTERS Grandin Double Wedding Gives Brides and Grooms Muddle Relationship Grandin, N. D., Nov. 27.—Two brides and two grooms, each of whom is doubly related to the oth- er, are now endeavoring to figure out their degree of relationship as a result of a double wedding at St. Thomas’ church, in which Am- brose McCoy married Miss Mary McNamee, and his brother, Alfred McCoy, married her sister, Miss Harriett McNamee. The grooms are’sons of Mrs. Catherine McCoy, a pioneer of this section, and the brides are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. McNamee of Kelso. Rev. Fr. Myles of Reynolds offi- ciated. I NOW OUT OF Pent INU; SOME WX UP BRITONS STILL BORING THROUGH NDENBURC LINE | | peace “without annexations or indem- Succor Comes to Sto: ptardy Italians County his te by Teutons on Bourlon Wood Repulsed by General Haig RUSSIAN TROOPS HAVE HAD NO BREAD FOR DAYS British Press Advantages Gained Determined Effort Evident on| documents, probably will not be for- Part of Germans to Elimin- ate Muscovites British troops have repulsed an- other German counter attack at {the northeast corner of Bourlon wood, west of Cambrai, according to an official report issued today by Field Marshal Haig. The announcement says: “During the night the Germans undertook another counter attack | against our positions in the north- east corner of Bourlon wood. The attack was repulsed. “There is nothing of especial in- terest to report on the remainder of the front. The weather is stormy and wet.” CONTINUE TO BORE THROUGH. ‘British Army Headquarters in France, Monday, Nov. 26.—The Brit- ish troops, including some from Lon- don, continued last night to bore their way through the Hindenburg support line west of Mouevres. There was vigorous fighting at close quarters in this région, and as a result the Brit- ish ‘today ‘were in possession of a ‘further’ section of support ‘trenches 2,000 yards long, running east and ‘west just south of Pronvile and Inchy- en-Artois. Fighting was renewed today be- tween Bourlon wood and Cambrai about Fontaine Notre Dame, where the Germans were still installed and ; continued to work machine guns from roofs and. windows. West of here, at Bourlon wood,.and Bourlon village;}~ the situation remained much as it was last night, after the Germans forced the British out of most of the village in a fierce counter attack, which in- volved still more furious hand-to-hand fighting through the streets. The bat- tle continued today. The fight for Bourlon wood and vill- age will long ve remembered as one of the most bitterly contested and sangulhary yet fought along the Brit- ish front in France. American forces visiting the Cam- brai sector have been thrilled at this renewal of the old type of open war- fare. RUSSIANS WITHOUT BREAD. London, Nov. 27.—The Russian army on the northern front has had no bread for several days, according to reports received in Petrograd and transmitted by the correspondent of the Daily Express, and only two or three days’ supply of army biscuit is on hand. The army delegates are re- ported to have recommended the with- drawal of the troops, in order to pre- vent a general revolt with its conse- quent excesses. Instead of a hundred! cars of food -arriving daily at the Dvinsk front, only 20 have been re- ceived. Large numbers of troops being moved. to different places have been stopped by the removal of sections of railroad track to prevent thelr reach- ing Petrograd. They were stopped at towns where food could not be ob- tained. | STEEN CLAIMS RECORD Believes His Township Most Pa- Strict Censorship Is | triotic in the State. State Treasurer John Steen claims’ | a state record for his home township in Pierce county. in connection with Red Cross and other patriotic work. | “Rush township,” said Mr. Steen to- day, “without a single town or village in it, raised $1,000 for the F Cross, and it has done equally well ith the liberty bonds and the war Y. M. C. A.” (PRINCESS ROMANOFF ESGAPES GUARD AKD ARRIVES IN STATES Second Daughter of Devosed Czar, Now Simple Miss, Reaches Rigid Rules Will Govern Foreign Mail Planned Under Supervision of the Treasury Officials Washington, Nov. 27.—Regulations to govern the transmission to or from ‘the United States of communications not in the regular course of the mails will be issued within a few days under the trading with the enemy act. Ship and consignees’ mai} consisting of bills of lading, and similar business bidden when destined to neutral coun- tries and considerable latitude will be HEICHTS, ABOUT CAMBRA HELD BY CEN. BYAC Enemy’s Artiller Active’ in the Ypres and Verdun Sectors of Front BRITISH AND FRENCH TO AID OF ITALIANS Ministers of Allied Nations to De- mand Passports if Regime In- allowed commercial travelers and rep- resentatives of other business con- cerns who carry in their luggage cor- respondence relating strictly to their business. Most other communications will be forced into mail channels to be sub- jected to censorship. Communication to enemies or ally of such countries is prohibited except by license of the war board. The treasury officials will have charge of the enforcement of the regu-! sists on Peace BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. ‘New German attempts to drive the British from their positions in Bourlon wood, and high ground dom- inating the Cambrai region, have failed. General Byng’s men have re- pulsed another enemy. counter attack at the northeast corner of the wood. There was much severe figating Monday around iMouveres, west of the Bourlon wood, and in the outskirts of Fontaine Notre Dame immediately edst of the wood and toward Cam- lations, SIX SUSPECTS HELD AT MILWAUKEE FOR BOMB: MURDER PLOT Pastor of Italian Evangelical Church, Intended Victim, Returns to the City. PART CONFESSION MAY UNTANGLE: CONSPIRACY. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 27.—With the arrest of a large number of suspects early today in connec. tion with Saturday night’s bomb ~ horror, which resulted in killing of nine police officers, and one civilian, tne police department is hopeful today before many hours elapse of having something defi- nite on which to fasten responsi- bility for the terrible catastrophe. “It is looking better every hour,” id John T. Sullivan, chief of detectives. While he would go no further, there are grounds tor belief that the police are hopeful of having the man who made the bomb in custody within 24 hours. The men arrested early today were taken either from their homes or places of employment. Fhe arrests were made in the Bayview district, where a number of anarchists are said to hold forth. Wilwaukee, Wis., Nov. 27.—Six sus- pects are today being held in con- nection with the explosion of the bomb which killed nine policemen and one civilian Saturday night at police head- quarters when an examination was being made of the instrument left at the Italian Evangelical church, and, it was believed, with the purpose to kill Rev. August Giuliana and his band of followers. “We have a part confession, which, if it developes, may lead to the arrest of the persons who were instrumental in the bomb plot,” said Captain John F. Sullivan. Rev. Guiliana arrived | from Markesan this afternoon and im- mediately went to police headquarters where he had a conference with Chief Jensen. “] just read about it in the papers,” said Mr. Guiliana. “They say I've disappeared, but that is not so. I’m on the job.” Later he conferred with the federal authorities. “It is time that a certain gang of assassins dwelling in this city be brought to justice,” said Mayor Hoan in a statement today. “No expense or energy should be spared in dealing with those who attempt to terrorize the people and violate the law.” DRAG NET GETS 50 Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 27.—In the neighborhood of fifty Italians were ar- rested in a drag net thrown out in the third ward shortly after midnight to- night. They were taken to a south side police sub station for investiga- tion in connection with the bomb out- rage here Sunday. Captain of de- tectives Sullivan who ordered the ar- the Coast A Pacific Port, “Nov. 27.—No official welcome will greet Miss Tatiana Nic- olaevpa Romanoff, second daughter of the deposed emperor of Russia, when she steps from the boat which is now bearing her on the last stage of her journey from Siberia, to this country, its was announced by the Russian con- sul general here yesterday. “Miss Romanoff escaped from Siber- ia,” said the consul general, presence in this country will be ig- nored. She has no status in the pres- sent government, of course, and while we will do nothing to molest her or stand in her path in her determination to work for the Russian civilian re- lief, we will not recognize her.” Miss Pomandoff is expected at this . port the last of thie: week. 5 “and her+ rests would make no statement, but it is understood that the action fol- lowed a partial confession of one of the men arrested earlier. NEW FIELDS TO TO CONQUER League’s Crack ck Organizers go to Bill Bryan’ 's State H. P. and J. L. ”. Richardson, two of the Nonpartisan league’s star organ- izers, who had made Bismarck their headquarters since the beginning of the movement three years ago, have departed in a league flivver for Lin- coln, Neb., where they intend to spend the winter supervising organization work for Townley’s national organiz- ation in William Jennings Bryan's state. ‘on the right of the, shori ‘front: bral. Artillery Active. German artillery has been active in the Ypres and Verdun region. In blanders, the British positions at Passchendaele, the northern part of the Passchendaele-Ghuelvelt ridge, are being bombarded heavily by the ene- my, but Crown Prince Rupprecht of Lavaria has not attempted infantry attacks. ‘On the right bank of the Meuse where the French gained the first and second ‘German defenses .on’'s, two mile front: Sunday, German: efforte ‘to attack have iveen checked by,\French artillery, while the enemy guns: have been bombarding the new. French..po- sitions. The activity ofthe big guoe also has been violent in Belgium and north of the Chemin Des’ Zames. ** Reach Fighting Zone. French and Lritish soldiers have reached the fighting, zone north of the Venetian plains to afd the dtalians, Between the Brenta and’ the 'Piave the Italians are withstanding. success- fully massed enemy attacks. ...The in- vaders attempted to. rush. the det ing lines on the left -intue. center id tween the rivers,’ but were fused everywhere by, the Italians, 4 British cavalry, is now thred ane i one-half miles, wemt ‘of, Jerusalem ant is closing in on the Turkish defpnsed. from the southwest. The Turks are offering some resistanée and are hold-: ing the Jerusalem-Shecham ‘road to the north in strength: North of Jaffa, Kritish patrols have been driven back. The situation in Russia shows li- tle improvement and the country is described as being on the verge of civil war. Efforts of tie Bolsheviki government to arrange an armistics continue and Berlin and Petrograd are reporied in communication by wire less, presumably in connection with the peace offer of the Maximalists. The second army on the Russian northern front has removed its offi. ces, agreed to the Bolsheviki armi- stice proposal, and pledged {ts support to the Extremists. To Demand Passports. The American government has re ceived the armistice note from the Petrograd government, and it is under consideration. Tue ministers of the allied powers in the Russian capital, it ia reported unofficially, will demand their passports, if Kussia enters into separate peace negotiations. General C. Kalendines, the Cossack leader, a dispatch received in london says, is master of the situation in Russia. He is in control of most of the grain growing territory in the south and is said to hold the Russian gold reserve, reported removed from Petrograd a year before the war ‘broke out. The Russian soldiers at the front are reported desperate from hunger, due to the exhaustion of food supplies and munitinies are said to have broken out. MILITARY GUARD WALKS NEW YORK HATER FRONT ON LOOKOUT FOR PLOTS Washington., Nov. 27.—Orders for placing military guards at the Chel- sea and Southern Pacific piers in New York harbor went to the commander of the seatern department today from Secretary Baker. This is in line with the plan for using troops to enforce the alien enemy proclamation along important water fronts. The military patrol will be extend- ed to other points on the New York water front as rapidly as the places to be guarded in this way are deter- mined. Regulars probably will be used for the present until the proposed new federal police force of a sem#-military character can be substituted. HALSTAD FARMER STEPS INTO PATH OF AUTO AND DIES WITHIN FEW HOURS Halstad, N. D., Nov. 27.—Ole Shel- vick, aged 60, died a few hours after being struck by an automobile driven by M. J. Goldstone, a Fargo salesman. Selvick stepped from behind a wagon directly in front of Goldstone’s ma- chine on the highway about a mile. trom Halstad. .