The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 30, 1917, Page 1

} ({==|THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 286 —o— —O— - |. GERMANS CLAMORING FOR PEACE AGAIN - BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTAFRIDAY, NOVEMBER. 30, 1917. Evening Edition : FIVE FRANC VICTORY WITH GERMAN ARMS SAYS RERTLING First Speech of Teutonic Chan- cellor Accepts Offer of Rus- sian Regime HOPES MOVE WILL BRING PEACE TO GERMAN PEOPLE Declares Despite Some Losses in Flanders, Hindenburg Line Still Holds (By Associated Press) Berlin, Nov. 30.—The war situation was reviewed before the reichstag to- day by Count George F. von Hertling, the new imperial German chancellor. He declared that Germany was ready to enter into peace negotiations as soon as the Russian government sent representatives, having full powers, to Eerlin. The chancellor said he hoped and wished that the present efforts would take definite shape, and “bring us peace.” German arms, he said, have been uniformly, successful and the, subma. rine warfare will reach the aim in: tended fofiit.|\He said, that the ships sunk will exceed.that of those newly, constructed, He Beale the army and}, ie navy ‘and: evlogized Woine ‘popula: tion for its patlenee yond, endurance under great privations. ‘Political re- forms would be carried out but the fundamental principles of the imperi al constitution cannot and shall not Le changed. 3 Reichst&g Packed. i The reichstag was*packed when the chancellor began his speech, the new state sectetaries, the new Prussian minister, the new Bavarian premier, the menibers. of the reigning German houses, the Austrian, Turkish and Bul- garian ambassadors, and.all the, ncu tral i fers; were presented. The {mpérial’ chancellor said: “We “ate” ing the end o the yed?'that ‘has been full of, far reaching “dnd decisive events, in the theaters of the war. I am proud anc thankful to say that the arms of Get many and her allies have been suc cessful on almost every occasion anc almost everywhere.” He recalled that the Flanders bat tle had continued almost without in terruption since July and that the British army was superior in number and that several French divisions hac taken part in the fight. Notwith standing the loss of some villages anc farms, the German front had remainet unshaken and the enemy there wa as far as ever from his object o reaching the Flemish coast to destro; German U-boat bases.” Calls It a Failure, Recognizing the failure of their at tack in Flanders, the British are nov seeking a decisive result near Cam brai. The hope which Great Britai: placed upon the wholesalé use 0 tanks has not been fulfilled. They lir destroyed on the battlefield, ty sur cessful German counter measures. The French also have had local suc cesses northeast of Soissons and be fore Verdun, but every strategical ex ploitation of these has been prevent ed by the German army command. Holds World in Suspense. “The glorious advance of the armie: of the central powers in Italy hold: the world in suspense even today Overwhelmingly difficult tasks have been accomplished there by the fight ing strength of the Austro-German Hungarian troops by the rapid ad vance and occupation of their moun tainous territory. Italy has lost mos of its forces, and plenty of material It also lost tand which provided i with rich supplies. It has not ye peen possible to collect all the booty calculated in money at thousands o millions of marks,.which has falle: into our hands. “Further, the success of our victo ries from the Isonzo to the Piave i: an effective relief to our own west ern front. In the same way, this vic tory also makes itself felt in Mace donia, as the enemy now appears tc be giving voluntarily the slight suc cess which he obtained west of Lake Ochrida. The British are operatint against the Turkish troops in Pales tine, and have been able to achieve certain initial success there. These however, have no influence on the gen eral war situation from a military point of view. He declared that the German war fleet had thoroughly ful filled the hopes and expectation: placed in it, adding: : Praises’ Submarine. “The high seas fleet, whose con stant activities often has been veilec from the public view, of the country.” The chancellor then reviewed the submarine campaign, which he said i: the only effective way of battling the power of Germany’s enemy, and the economic war forced on her. He wa: hopeful of its success, and said tha the allies were unable to make prog deserves thanks RUSSIAN PROPOSALS 10 ENTER INTO PEACE NEGOTIATIONS ARE ACCEPTED BY AUSTRIAHUNGAR Amsterdam, Nov. 30.—The Ausiro- Hungarian government, according to a dispatch from Vienna, has.sent an official reply accepting the Russian governnient’s wireless proposal to en- ter into negotiations for an armis- tice and general peace treaty. The reply, sent yesterday, follows: “The guiding principles an- nounced by the Russian govern: ment for negotiations for an armis- tice and peace treaty, counter pro- posals to which are awaited by the Russian government, are in the opinion of the Austro-Hungar- ian government, a suitable basis for entering upon these negotia- tions. The Austro-Hungarian gov- ernment, therefore, decla that it is ready to enter upon negotia- tions as proposed by the Russian government regarding an imme- diate armistice and general peace. “(Signed) CZERNIN, “Foreign Minister.” QVERNOR NOT NAMED TD RUN LOCAL AFFAIRS Justice James E. Robinson Sug- gests Frazier ‘‘Butted in” in Minot Case FACT THAT SHAW IS ELK NOT HELD TO BE CRIMINAL W LIBERTY LOAN TO COME IN FEBRUARY Conference Called for December 10 In Washington to Talk Matter Over | EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO BE MAPPED OUT Justice james E. Robinson, Govern- or Frazier’s nonpartisan pasemaker i. cue tase Campaign, does not agree with the chief executive in the shaw re- moval matter: The province .of.the governor, says thé venerablé jurist, is to look after the affairs of state at large rather than to dabble with tha affairs of local communities which have exhidited a capacity for sclf gov- ernment. He is attempting, says Rob-} inson, to usurp the prerogatives of a court in making himself the sole jadge of a minor officer's short-comings. Justice Robinson interestingly dis- usses. the issue in his weekly let vnich follows: (By JUSTICE J. E. ROBINSON.) This week our purt has handed town several decisions, and, nest veek, we purpose to have a ge “al leanup and then to commence h 1g new cases. I now submit my ow dvance decision against the consti-| uiional right of the governor to r nove city and county officers. TH sovernor is not elected to supe! he affairs of counties or cities emove and replace county offic: te is elected by the people of the tate as a whole for tue purpose of upervising state affairs and state in- stitutions. His duty is to keep tab m every state officer and to see thai 1e does his duty and to see that al:| ffairs of the state, including the state astitutions, are administered well and aithfully and as economically as if e were paying the expense out of his wwn bank account. To do all that nd to do it well is quite enough for ae man. State ex rel Shaw vs. Frazier. Robinson, J.: Tuis is an appeal from n order of District Court by Judge! ‘ole dismissing a writ restraining pro- eedings by the Governor to remove V. S. Shaw from the office of presi- lent of the city commissioners of Mi- ot. The defense is: 1. That the complaint does not tate a cause for removal. 2. That the statute does not auth- ize a removal. 3. That the Statute is not cogstitu- ional. The statute reads thus: The gov- rnor may remove. from office any ounty commissioner, clerk of the dis- rict court, county judge, sheriff, cor- oner, county auditor, county treas- iver superintendent of schools, sur- eyor. public administrator, mayor, thief of police, deputy sheriff.or oth- r police officer, or any custodian of ublic moneys, except the state treas- rer, whenever it appears to him by omplaint and evidence aad after hear- ag that such officer has been guilty of misconduct, malfeasance, crime in office, habitual drunkenness or gross ncompetency. Laws of 1913, 132. The complaint is in effect, that as wresident of the city commissioners, W. S. Shaw knowingly permitted to e kept numerous places in Minot, vhere intoxicating liquors were sold ind given away, and that he is a nemer of the Elks’ lodge and visited he place known as the “Elks’ Home” vhere people assembled for the pur- ose of drinking intoxicating liquors, nd that on many occasions he did here drink intoxicating liquors and articipate with the clud in the iile cal sale of intoxicating liquors. The same might be said of the may- or of St. Paul, Minneapolis and nearly ‘very other city. They all permit wmerous things to be done which hey cannot well prevent. They be- yng to clubs and may innocently par- icipate in the doings of the clu! “he Lord knowingly permits the doing Washington, Nov. 39.—Educational work to clear the way for the forth- coming ‘third Liverty loan, will be mapped. out at a conference here on December 10, the _delails,of which were bejig worked out by the tress- ury department today. The date af floating the loan fs still indefinite, but it will be sometime after the legin- ning of February. Huns Compel Women to Go Before Guns All Frightfulness Which Made Belgium's Conquest Horrible Practiced on Italians. *| SEMI-OFFICIAL ROMAN DISPATCHES AUTHORITY Washington, Nov. 30.—All the op- pressive measures, which character- ized the German invasion.of Belgium, and many of the acts of barbarism which revolted the civilized world, semi-official dispatches from Rome today, are now being practiced »y the Austro-Cerman invaders of Italy. Near Zenson, the dispaiches say, the invaders placed Italian women and children before their troops as they advanced, and the Italian soldiers were compelled to sacrifice their in- nocent countrymen. LENINE FALLS BUT BOLSHEVIK! STILL ARE REPRESENTED 30.—The London, Eng. Nov. government of Nikolai Lenine has fallen, according to a ePtrograd dispatch to the Da‘ly Chronicle, It has been dated Wednesday. succeeded by a coali of advanced socialist: however, the Bolshev.! sented. DAKOTANS DIE’ IN ACTION, CANADIAN REPORTS ASSERT Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 30.—The fol- lowing names appear in today’s Canadian casualty list: Killed in action— AUGUST HERMANSEN, Pe- tersburg, N. D.; JACKSON HOW- ARD, Wakonda, S. Dak. To ORGANIZE GUARD. G. Wanner, F. A. Copelin and G. f sach things and still he has an a)- olute power to prevent them. The (Continued ob page five) lergy and some of tue best men on] aig in N. Keniston of the Bismarck Home Guard will go io Wilton Monday to guard at that place, ‘ofticer. He will hold that this conclu sion clearly disposes of the attorney general's contention that the $560 wa: KOITENY VE OF FIC 1S ONFIEAT State Auditor Believes He Has Many Constitutional and Legal Points in Favor COMMENTS ON CAMPAIGN LITERATURE OF LEAGUE Was Responsible for Circulating Dodgers Pledging Candidates Not to Accept That the members of the supreme court as private litigants seeking to collect a claim from the state of North Dakota have no right to be represent- ed by the attorney general, who should instead be defending the state in this! attack upon its treasury; that there is no unbiased member of the supreme court who has a Tight to sit in the, hearing of this case tomorrow, or who has the right to call in district judges to sit as a provisional court, and that the supreme court has no right to as- sume original jurisdiction, but that the suit, in the same manner as any other civil action:in an effort to col- lect a claim for services rendered, should originate in the district: court of Burleigh county are among the con- tentions which ‘will be raised by State Auditor Karl Kositzky at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning when he appears before the supreme court to defend the action brought by Attorney Gen- eral Langer 6n behalf of three justices of that body to collect for them the $500 annual expense moneys guaran- teed by an act of 1907. State Auditor Kositzky will contend that the statute under which this ex- pense item of $500 per annum is pro- vided was unconstitutional to begin wh and that all of the justices of the supreme court who have accept- ed. this compensation have acted il- legally, inasmuch as it is expressly provided that, the legislature shall no‘ increase or,,decrease the compensa tion to be paid any officer of the State during the term of office of such intended by the legislature as a flat increase in salary for the justices, and not as an appropriation to cover ex pense actually incurred. If the item is intended to cover actual traveling expenses of the supreme court jus. tices, as the act reads, it is equally clear. under the constitution, claims Mr. Kositzky, that it can be paid only on a certified, itemized statement, ac companied by a proper affidavit. None of the past justices has filed such item ized statement, and the members ot the present court have declined to do 80. Kositzky Confident. “The people of the state are with me in this fight,” said Mr. Kositzky this morning. “I personally saw last fall to the distribution in this county of 500 printed circulars, which I be Meved to come from league headquar ers, positively pledging Birdzell, Grace and Robinson not to accept this money. This circular stated in bold type: ‘Robinson, Birdzell and Grace will not draw $500 a year as expense money regardless of actual expenses. They will not pad their expense account in this way. Special privilege and those that it controls are not for these men, but this is the very reason why they should and will be elected.’ Mr. Prater, county chairman, and I put out hundreds of these circulars. I do not feel I would be true to my trust if, after being re sponsible for the circulation of this pledge, I now sat by with folded hands and saw done the thing J practically promised on behalf of these league candidates would not be done. “T am getting letters from substan- tial farmers and league men all over the state endorsing the stand. have taken. I may have io fight this,battle alone with the attorney general op- posing me, but the people, I am sure, are with me. This is, as near as 1 can find, the first time in the history of the state where the attorney gen- eral has brought an action against a state officer in behalf of private liti- gants. The supreme judges in this case are private persons and are not acting as state officers. I always sup- posed that it was the duty of the at- torney general io defend officials of the state, especially where there is money involved, and the constitution is in question. However, I am going to stand my ground and probably will appear in court in person, as I cannot afford to pay out of my own pocket the price some attorneys afe Usking. and argue my own case if they will permit me to do so.” Justice James Robinson is the only one of the litigants who feels qualified to sit in judgment on this case. The other members of the pro- visional court -will be District Judges the organiza‘ion of a home! uessle and Cole, of Burleigh and Cass, respectively, and probably Dis- trict Judge Crawford of Dickinson and ooley of Grand Forks. AMERICANS HAD PARTI VICTORY OF BYNG ORWE American Engineers Laid Rails Which Enabled British to Follow up Offensive MUCH OF WORK WAS DONE UNDER GUN FIRE Allies Have Never Had so Many Miles of Road Laid so Quick- ly Since War Started British Army Headquarters in France, Monday, Nov. 26.—American engineers, the first American troops to be engaged in military operations on the British front, took a prominent part in the breaking of the Hinden- _ burg line by General Byng last week. , Military necessity made it possible to speak of their presence before, but it is now permissible to inform the peo- ple of the United States that engi- neers of the American army had a large part in pushing up the vital rail- ways behind the advancing British soldiers. Asa matter of fact, the.American engineers have been laboring on the roads through the devastated battle. fields of the Somme district'for nearly four months: and two of ‘their men who were wounded, were the first American casualties announced from Washington. Lines Laid Quickly. The speed with which the lines have! been laid up through the broken Hin- TO TRENCHES Soldiers from Every State in the in War Zone Say Tribune's As Headquarters of GUARDSMEN HAVE BEEN Hand Grenades and Automatic R: ence—Everyone in Excellent With the American Army in be arrived of the guns on the battle front. They are showing a spirit in the other. denburg defenses during: the last week, has called for the highest praise from ‘the British authorities. The Ameri- cans have been working in shifts 24 hours a day, and no such amount of track has been laid in ‘this region in so short a time before. ‘The manner’ in which they stood up under: the strain has led°to their being dubbed “the force of American athletes.” For ‘hese untiring soldiers are today as it and willing as they were: before he ‘battle began. Under Range of Guns. Naturally the Americans have for long time been working under the range of enemy artillery and more than once they have come under heavy shell fire. One of the most striking sights along the front has been that of the engineers laboring coolly at their task while great shells were bursting 100 yards away. At one time the Germans cut loose ‘vith their guns on a section of the ‘racks and.tore un three miles of rails which had been lafd with much labor, ‘ut they scarcely had finished this bombardment when the twin lines of steel began to creep forward once more. After the engineers had reach- ed a point where they were exnosed {t was necessary to work at night or on ‘ones days to avoid enemy obser. vation. BEACH MAN WOULD HAVE AUTO-OWNERS PRODUCE CARD AT GAS STATIONS Believe Registration and Identifi- cation of Motorists would Prevent Theft Beach, N. D., Nov. 30.—I. H. Clag- gett, automobile enthusiast and Red Trail booster, relays to Secretary G. N. Keniston of the Bismarck Commer- cial club, father and step-father, re- spectively, of the Yellowstone and National Parks highways, the follow- ing solution for the automobile theft problem, suggested by Judge Thomas of Beach. “Through proper legislation have the secretary of state when issuing tags send with each tag an identifica- tion card of appropriate size, giving the car owner's name and address, the make and number of the car, etc. In- struct all oil filling stations to de- mand of strangers the car owner's card and if same is not produced, re- port the driver to the proper authori- ties immediately. A car in the hands of a thief will not get far without oil or gas, and the first filling station would get him.” While North Dakota has lost far fewer cars by theft than its sister states, the habit is growing, and car owners are casting about for a rem- edy. Local motor-bugs are inclined to believe they have a solution in | Judge Thomas’ suggestion. i | FOUR KILLE! Trenton, Ont., Nov. 30.—Four work- Hosts to Boys Of Old Dakota, Members of First and Second Regiment at Camp Mills have Big Thanksgiving Day CAPT. A. B. WELCH IS MASTER OF NEW YORK er of Co. A of the First regiment, and who raised Co. I, Bismarck’s unit in the new Second North Dakota, writes from Camp Mills, L. 1, telling how his boys enjoyed Thanksgiving day with John Hayes Hammond, the mill- ion-dollar-a-year mining engineer; The- odore Roosevelt and other notables at the Rocky Mountain club and cafes of equal exclusiveness in New York city. “One man took care of 5,000 boys,” writes Captain Welch. “Another splen- did cating house looked after 1,000. The Rocky Mountain club took 250, the Long Beach, 400; Nassau hotel, 250; North Shore Country club, 100, and other piaces away up into the hun- dreds. Private homes by the hun- dreds took from one to 20 men. Ev- ery man in this division of more than 28,000 men was taken care of. Incidentally, I was made a life mem- ber of the Rocky Mountain club, one of the best in the city, known all over the world—a club made up of explor- ers, hunters and the adventurous gen- erally. Roosevelt was there. John Hayes Hammond is the president. “The dinner was such a big undér- taking that I was afraid at first I could not make good. When I get through with everything 1 am to make a de- tailed, written report to the general, which in itself is some task. I ob- tained passes for the boys up to mid- night, and in special cases for a later hour. Theaters, auto rides, dinners— it was the greatest’ Thanksgiving a majority of our boys had ever had. The richest men in the city tumbled over one another for the privilege of entertaining the lads in khaki, and there was not a man in the division who was not dined and feted. “At the Winter Garden I got Klaw & Erlanger to furnish a continuous performance of “Doing Our Bit,” a pectacular affair, from 2 in oon until 12 midnight, for oldiers’ special Thanksgiving The last scene showed thou- benefit. sands of people marching through the streets. It was a big thing to put on, and Klaw & Erlanger, the natién’s biggest producers, were glad of an opportunity to ‘do their bit’ for the boys.” Both the First and Second Dakotans now are at Camp Mills, pre- paring for early embarkation to) France. Many an anxious parent will te glad to know that their boy ea- joyed a real Thanksgiving, an hon- ored guest in one of Gotham’s most} luxurious cafes or aristocratic homes. TO FARGO ON VISIT. men were killed and two injured in an explosion in one of the buildings of the Eritish Chemical Co. ‘here to- The bi uilding was destroyed by ollowed. day. Miss Elizabeth Berger, Lucas block, has gone to Fargo to spend the week- G ’s B Th ttered sx otham’s est ore ae FLICKERTAIL TROOPS ENIOY THANKSGIVING DINNER CN WAY OF WEST FRONT Union now with American Army sociated Press Dispatches from General Pershing ARRIVING FOR MANY WEEKS~-UNITS KEPT TOGETHIR ifles Furnish Sammies new Experi- Health and Splendid Spirits— Tricolor Presented Contingents on Landing By Associated Press France, Thursday, Nov. 29th.--- National guardsmen from every state in the Union have arrived in France, it is permitted to be announccd today. They are among the troops now training, or lately arrived. ; While it is not permitted to disclose the identity of units, it may uid that all those which sailed from the United States have safely and that some already are in training within sound SHOWING FINE SPIRIT keeping with the purpose of: all concerned to make the American expeditionary for¢e a homogendous American army, in which each division, whether regular, natignal guard, or national army cannot be distinguished. in, efficiency: from, The former state troops are billetted over * and are pronounced excellent soldiers. 4 a wide area Preparations Excellent. .: / The guardsmen have been arrividg in the American zone for many-weeks. same states have-been kept: closd-tee gether, except in one case, + found the regular army “had good preparations for them and Awhile many are in houses, in French fowns, others have been quartered .fn ‘low wooden barracks, specially erécted, The troops from the varioys states have been recognized by thé French — population, and have been welcomed enthusiastically. Many of the units on arriving wore the Ffench red, white and blue cockade /pinned .on their campaign hats. Thege were giv- en to the soldiers when/they landed ut base ports. After a sufficient time to rest from the journey, Which in some cases has been ¢xtremely tire- some, the troops havé been set: to work training for agtual service at the front. In all quarters they are declared to be enthusiastic. Working with Grenades. During the last few days one unit has been working with grenades and automatic rifles, while another has been working out military problems in maneuvers, Another unit has been in the instruction trenches, which bring them as near as possible to fighting conditions. Many of the for- mer guardsmen in training have heard guns roaring in the distance. They are all being given the same course of instruction as the first contingents of regulars have undergone. The guardsmeh are all in good health. The reason why it is not permitted to men- tion units by name is that if one is mentioned, the way is open to men- tion all others, which means the re- vealing of identification numbers and other information, which is of import ance to the enemy. But for the information of the rela- tives and families of the men, every one who sailed from the United States has arrived safely in France. FIRST OF BIG MOVEMENT. Washington, Nov. 30.—Announce- ment of the arrival in France of the first national guard units gives the first official announcement of an ex- ‘tensive troop movement, despite hos tile submarines, shortage of ‘supply and troop ships, but mado possible without-the loss of a man. Thousands of men have been moved to the seaboard from all parts of the country, loaded on transports and safely landed in ‘France without any general knowledge of the facts bav- ing been disclosed to the country at large. War department officials were grat: ified ai General Pershing’s announce- ment of the arrival, but permission to publish the designation of the units still is withheld. It can be stated, however, that the brief dispatch of today, covers @ largo movement that has been in pro- gress for several weeks. The next stage will be actual occupation of front line trenches. Guard units to be sent later will be more sectional _in character, the grouping of old divisional organiza- tion having been adhered to as close- ly as possijle. The entire country, North | Mowever, shares in the honor of hav: ing its represeni:tive units now at the front in the world war. TO PROBE LABOR SUPPLY. ° Washington, Nov. 30.—L. C..Mar shall, dean of the school of commerce and administration of the University of Chicago today was appointed chief of the section on industrial service of the Council of National Defense. Mr. | Marshall will direct an tnquiry as to end. She will return the first of the the labor supply for industries holding