The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 4, 1917, Page 1

ber se tse ° ie ; 4 ‘ a | \ ' f > . ide THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 286 i WAR MESSAGE SENT TO ALL BELLIGERENTS Foreign News Agencies Secure Copies Before American Press Get Inkling OF WORLD INTEREST IS PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS China, Japan, Russia and Even Berlin to Have Access to Pronouncement Washington, Dec. 4.—President Wil- son delivered to congress. today an address considered so important in its relations to international affairs that it has been transmitted in ad- vance to the governments of practic- ally every other capital in the world. Although the address was not in- trusted in advance to American news- Papers for news distributing associa- tions, it already has been placed with the London office of Reuter’s, the principal European distributing agen- cy, which in turn is to supply others in Europe. Indirectly, the address will get to Berlin, and the other cen- tral power capitals. Its world-wide distribution is also evidenced by the fact that it will be available for pub- lication today in China and Japan. ~ In Petrograd. The fact that the government also has taken steps to have the document placed in the hands of Ambassador Francis, in Peirograd, is taken as an indication that the president’s address will deal also with the situation in Russia. The secrecy which has been thrown around the address here in Washing- ton, while it was being transmitted by cable and wireless all over the world prevailed up to the last moment. All that: was said at the executive office at the white house in response to inquiries was that the address was “reasonably. long.” All officials dis- claimed, kpowledge of its contents The president, it is understood, prac- ticelly,fipished the document st Sat- urday. "| Pes "While it .was, generally, ‘supposed that the president intended to: touch upon. the war and the iternational situation as a matter of course, no one suspected it would be made the occasion for a pronouncement deemed worthy of being distributed through- out the world-through the agencies of the government itself, i MASONIC LODGE. TOF HAVE CHARCE OF LAST RITES No Definite Announcement can be Made Today as to Date of Treacy Funeral SON WILL REACH CHICAGO ‘SOME TIME THIS EVENING Bismarck Masons will have charge of the last rites for their late brother, Dr. R. H. Treacy, whose remains now lie at the Marine hospital in Chi- cago, awaiting the arrival of Lieut. Richard H. Treacy, a son, who should reach his destination early this even- ing. The return journey probably cannot be commenced tonight, and it is doubtful whether the remains can reach Bismarck earlier than Thurs- day noon. Miss Dorothy Treacy, a daughter of the deceased, arrived at noon today from ‘Minneapolis, whether she had | gone Sunday to resume uer studies at the University of Minnesoia after; spending the Thanksgiving holidays | at home, and Mrs. William Treacy ot* Montana and Mrs. Carl Tomlinson of ‘Boston, Mass., sister-in-law and niece of the deceased, who were en route east, stopped off this morning on learning of their bereavement. Within thirty minutes aiwer che re- ceipt of a telegram announcing the serious illiness of Dr. R. H. Treacy at the Marine hospital in Chicago a message came Monday evening advis- | ing of his death. Both wires were ‘brief, and no details were given. i Dr. Treacy had gone to Chicago last week with Dr. W. H. Crewe, secretary of the North Dakota livestock board,! and other prominent livestock men of the northwest to attend the Inierna- tional stock show. He had been in poor health for some time, and his family was planning to join him in| Chicago at the close of the exposition for a winter in the south. His condi- tion was not such, howevef. ax lessen the shock of last night's news to his family and to his legions of friends throughout the northwest. Lieut. R. H. Treacy, home from Fort Snelling for a 15 days’ furlough ve- fore reporting for duty with his com- mand at Camp Custer, ‘Mich., left on| the North Coast limited last night for | Chicago, whence he will accompany, the remains of his father to this city. Dr. Crewe is expected to return at the same time, and it is expected that the party will reach Bismarck on Thurs- day noon or night, and that the funer- al services probably will be held the following day. Dean of His Profesgon. Dr. Treacy was dean of animal hus- bandry men of the northwest. He was:one of Bismarck’s older citizens, coming here a generation ago from Bread Prices To Go Down Immediately Bakers Forced to go Under Federal License December 10 Washington, Dec. 4.—Immediate re- duction in bread prices wherever pos- t:ble has been recommended to bak- ers throughout the country by the war cmergency council of the baking industry. Bakers will go under gov- er:ment license Dec. 10, using a set icrmula and producing a standardized loaf required by the food administra- | tion. ; . In announcing recently that the bak- ing industry was to be put under li- cense, the food administration de- clared there is no reason why bread prices should not be sharply reduced. The information that a reduction has been recommended came to the food administration today in a telegram from Henry Stude of Houston, Tex., president of the National Association ‘of Bakers. WILL ARRAICA 'HALL AND WALLA HERE WEDNESDAY Pleas of Secretary of State and Chief Clerk to be Received Tomorrow Morning JUDGE WADE COMING TO TRY JIM JAM JEMS CASE Secretary of State Thomas Hall and Eugene M. Walla, former chief clerk in the automobile registration depart- ment of the secretary. of state’s office, charged with the embezzlement of ap- proximately $3,400, will be arraigned in district court at 10 o'clock Wed- nesday morning, and their trial will immediately follow the conclusion of the Pankow murder case, brought here from Sheridan county, and which is first on the criminal calendar for the December term. Attorney General ‘Langer, now oc- cupied with a session of the board of pardons at the state penitentiary, an- nounced ‘at the opening of the Decem- ber term this morning that: the prose- cution of Hall and Walla has been left entirely with Assistant Attorney General Daniel V. Brennan. Mr. Bren- nan also will assist State’s Attorney F. I. Temple of Sheridan county in the prosecution of Henry Pankow, J charged with murder. This morning Mr. Brennan was on his way by auto mobile’ home from McClusky, and white “Secretary of State Hall was present: in court: with his attorney. 'W. H. Stutsman of Mandan, the tak- “ing of his plea was deferred until Wednesday morning. The same course was followed in the case. of Eugene Walla, whose attorney, Judge E. T. Burke, anneared for him. White Slave Case. A white slave case which will rival in revolting interest the action against four Grand Forks young men, receptly completed in the United States dis- trict court at Grand Forks, is that of the state versus Louis Stone. Stone, who has been in the Burleigh county jail since his arrest following the brith of a child to the Grand Forks high school graduate whom he is charged with seducing, was arraigned at 2 o'clock this afternoon, The prin cipal witness for the state are the Grand Forks young woman and a Bis marck girl, both of whom are al leged to have claimed at the prelim inary examination that Stone intro- duced them to a life of shame and lived merrily on the proceeds. The specific charge against Stone is tha' of receiving proceeds from prosti- tutes. Federal Court. Judge Wade of the Jowa federal dis- trict court convenes a special term of the United States district court for North Dakota in the federal build ing here tomorrow morning for the trial of Clark and Crockard, publish- ers of Jim Jam Jems, charged with misuse of the mails, and of Kate Rich- ards O'Hare, socialist lecturer, ac- cused of sedition. Judge Wade, Clerk of Court Montgomery and other offi- cials are expected to reach the city late this evening. The calendar will not be given until after their ar- rival, and there is no way of deter- mining the number of causes which will be called for trial at this special term. Former Chief Justice C. J. Fisk of Minot is here to represent Clark and Crockard. He will be assisted by for mer Assistant Attorney General Fran- cis J. Murphy, also of Minot. CAVALICR ND. WAN IM CASUALTY US London, Dec. 4—In Canadian casu alty list today, appears the following B. JONASON, Cavalier, N. D. GRAHAM TO SNELLING Bismarck Lieutenant Assigned to 34th U. 8. Infantry ‘Lieut. Fred 'D. Graham, who won his commission at Fort Snelling. standing 16th in a class of 917 and third of Class A, is home after a vi with bis parents at Dalton. Wis. After a few days’ visit with the par- ents of Mrs. Graham, Mr. and Mrs. ‘William Laist, the lieutenant and his wife will go to Snelling where he is assigned to the 34th U. S. Infantry. President Wilson. Urges Declaration of War Against Austria- CK TRIBUNE 2 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1917 FIVE CENTS Hungary, but not Turkey and Bulgaria in Message; Ws oN ew AWAY, w aw" \ Nig \ \" curt et] (Ay UCL Indictments Found Against Men in Plot to Reap Profit), OFFICIALS Go NT ; ; i 5 ee oat ae ANVOLVED Ne} M Wéc. '4.—Consplracy "tl del ? 6d States go nen’ para A) 44) of thousands OF dol- lars on contracts for more than one million service hats is charged in an indictment returned today against William B. Thom, John J. Slattery, Joseph Ives and Edward Slattery, con-! nected with the corporation of Thomas Bailey; the Peekskill Hat Manufactur- ing company and the firm of H. E. Parmelee. Arthur C. Wilson and Peter J. Duffy, inspectors of the quartermaster corps, are named as co-conspirators in the indictment. HEAVY FIRING. ON NORTHERN LINE OF ITALIAN DEFENSE Condition Generally Much Better than Week Ago—Germans Held in Check. (By Associated Press) Italian Headquarters in Northern Italy, Sunday, Dec. 2.—Heavy firing has occurred on the northern line in the last 24 hours in the different sec- tors around Monte Pertica, between the Brenta and Piave rivers, and on Meletta range running West of the Brenta. Each of the opposing forces holds part of these positions. The general conditions along the entire Italian front have improved aistinctly in the last week. North: eastern Italy is now enclosed within a powerful barrier on the north and east, which is considered sufficient to hold the enemy. | PROSECUTION IN MEANS CASE RESTS Concord, N. C., Dec. 4.—The prose cution in the trial of Gaston B. Weans. charged with the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King, sud:lenly rested: its case today after presenting fur- her evidence to show that Means had misused Mrs. King’s estate for his own benefit, which is relied upon to show a motive for murder. FREE POSTAGE TO ALL FIGHTING IN CAUSE OF UNCLE SAM PROPOSED Washington, D. C., Dec. ° 4- ‘ree postage to sailors, soldiers and ma- rines assigned to active duty in the United States and its dependencies as well as for those on duty in for- eign countries, during the war, was proposed by Representative Lund in a troduced today. \ ‘ Suc yuyu TNO MMe sqrnntv tyne ted Ute Von Ludendorff in conversations with | al NV 0s 000 oF Ng \\ ‘wu a UU aunt ‘as America’s Heart in War, Chief Magistrate Tells Congress NOTHING SHALL TURN UNITED ' sees HINDENBURG SURE FORTY. | OF FUTURE SUCCESS Ve oe OP ACU TONG CAUSE Fears Some Danger Should Some Despot Seize Russia and Re- sume Hostilities. Amsterdam, Dec. 4.—General Von Ludendorff, right hand man of Field Marshal von Hindenburg, is quoted! by a correspondent of the Viena Neue Freie Presse as making the predic- tion at German headqaurters that the war will not end in a draw bu will be decided in favor of the Cen- tral_ powers. ; The correspondent, says the dis- patch, obtained this expression from him during a visit to headquarters} where he also talked with Von Hin- denburg. With reference to the Russian army, Field Marshal Von Hindenburg gave to the correspondent his opinion taat no more military activity on a large scale could be expected from it. He thought it possible, however, adds the corespondent, that “some despot or other like Grand Duke Nicholas might seize power and incite the war wong Russian army to a final ef- fort. POSGES CAPTURE. SEVEN COMETS NA BOX CAR ac. 4.—Seven of the 13 raped from the state penitentiary het tured early toda box car by three f lodged in jail there. No resistance was offered by the convicts. The othcr six are surround- ed now by the posse and they are ex- pected to be captured soon. The three posses were organized late last night after the convicts hadj topped an interurvan car, robbed the pasgengers of everything they had, including most of their clothes and had driven the car to ‘Morris, IIL, where they abandoned it. Reports from Morris stated that passengers from the interurban car reached there about midnight badly bruised,, but none was seriously injured. GRAFTON BOY TO AVIATE A. W. Nelson of Grafton, for some time past engaged as stenographer in the offices of the state superintendent of public instruction, has resigned nd left last evening for St. Louis to join the aviation of the United States army signal corps, with which he has enlisted. oN LEED TE Tae POLE LRA IE EE REI BEE I ~~ WITH CERMANY Revolutionists Come to an Armis- tice at Headquarters of Prince Leopold GEN. DUKKONIN THROWN FROM TRAIN AND KILLED London, Dec. 4—An armistice ‘be- tween Russia and Germany has ‘been signed at the headquarters of Prince eopold, of Bavaria, says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam today. The armistice is valid for a period of forty-eight hours. General Dukhonin who: took over the post of commander in chief of the Russian armies after the over- throw of the Kerensky was thrown from a train and killed, as tue result of lynch law, after Ensign Krylenko, the Bolsheviki_ commander in_ chief had captured Mahliov, it was officially announced by the war office today. Ensign Krylenko, the Bolsheviki commander in chief, telegraphed to- day that the general staff which has refused to recognize the authority of the Bolsheviki has surrendered. ROAD TURKED DOWN ON STOCK RATE. NEREASE Washington, Dec. 4—Applications for increased rates on livestock in less than carloads, west of the Mis- sippi river were denied today by the interstate commerce commission, but permission was given to make new minimum rulings which would result in small increases. The increases allowed would amount to an average of 15 per cent and apply mainly to shipments of breed- ing animals. The commission also ordered eastern railroads to cancel proposed rates, providing charges on| ordinary live stock, dependent upon! value. Increases in freight rates on iron and steel articles ranging as high as! 40 per cent were allowed to western railroads today by the interstate com-| merce commission. The increases, however, were not so great as the railroads asked. NEW COMMERCIAL CLUB. A charter has been issued the Port- land Commercial club, incorporated by C. N. Brunsdale, A. F. Felland and B. B. Grinley, all of Portland. ee eee STATES ASIDE UNTIL STRUGGLE I WON AND GERMANY BEATEN Peace must come only by overcoming evil- --People will not countenance any compromise with the sinister forceswho seek to subdue world by arms. _ WASHING IN, DEC. 4.—Immediate declaration of war against Austria-Hungary was recommended to Congress today by President ‘Wilson, He did not recommend declaration of war against Turkey and Bulgaria this time. _WAR AGAINST AUSTRIA NECESSARY: lnmediate war against Austria, the President told Congress, Was necessary to meet the anomalous situation the United States faces in its war with Germany, even though Austria was not her own mistre and merely a vassal of Germany. The same logic, he said, would lead to war against Turkey and Bulgaria, but they do not yet, he said,, stand in the path of the United States in its war against Prussian autoeracy. : STATES TERMS OF PEACE In ringing, definite terms, the President declared that nothing shall turn the United States aside until the war is won and Germany is beaten, All talk of peace, he pronounced, out of the question. Peace, the President declared, could come only when the Ger- man people make it through rulers the world can trust; when they make reparation for the destruction their present rulers have wrought and when Germany recedes from all the territory acquired by armed conquest. . Crowded with Events. vat be President spoke as follows: ..| “Gentlemen of the Congress: : ~ | “Bight mdiths have elaysed: since «) {last ‘had the honor of gddressing {You They have been months crowd- ’ ed with events of immense and grave ANSTRI A 10 | significance for us. I shall not un- | dertake the detail or even summarise | those events. The practical particu- | lars of the part we have played: in them will be laid before you in the Resolution Including all Central .; Powers Introduced in Senate “I shall not| go back to debate : A |causes of the war. The intolerabl by Pitman =) «. | proms ie and ‘planned ag ings ya Washington, Dec. 4—A joint’ rede, Daye tote tne een alt ed lution on declaring that a state of brat ty th ‘odious to ev reports of the executive departments, war exists between the United States American to need to be rehearsed. I shall discuss only. our- present: dut- look upon these vast affairs, our.pree- | ent duties, and the immediate means | of accomplishing the objects, we shall hold always in view. : Won't Debate Causes. and Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and, Bat I re ask you to padsred again ‘ . _/ and with a very grave scrutiny our Turkey, was introduced in the sen: ; objectives and the measures by which ate today by Senator Pitman, for Sen-; we mean to attain them; for the pur- ator King, of Utah. It was refered to the foreign relations committee without action.’ The senate will be ready to pass a resolution next Friday declaring war against Austria, Senator Martin, ma- jority leared, announced today. The resolution probably will be drafted at the state department. Some debate- but no considerable opposition, is ex- pected. Chairman Flood plans to call the house foreign affairs committee together tomorrow. ORY AMENDMENT INTRODUCED TODAY BANS ALL BOOZE Rep. Randall Announces Bill Pro- hibiting Manufacture of Alcoholic Liquors. Washington, D. C., Dec. 4.—Repre-' sentative Randall of California today | introduced a constitutional amend- ment to prohibit the manufacture of any alcoholic beverage except for re- stricted purposes, during the war, and to empower the president to purchase the liquor now in stock. The prohibi- tion legislation is part of the program planned for this session, Mr. Randall said. The house session was taken up with swearing in new members, com- ing to fill vacancies and the calling of the roll by states. In both houses, however, there was a pronounced air of confidence and determination to do everything to bring the war to a successful conclusion. od BONMAK COUNTY FARNERSUNTE. AND SUE NSURARE C0 One hundred farmers holding un- isfied claims against the “National ion Fire Insurance Co. of Pitts- burgh, Pa., on crop insurance poli- cies began suit in the Bowman coun- ty district court at Bowman, on Mon- day according to advice received from Obert A. Olson by Insurance Commis- sioner Olsness. ‘pose of discussion here in this place of action, and our action must move straight toward definite ends. Our ‘object is, of course, to win the war, and we shall not slacken or suffer ourselves to be diverted until it is won. But it is worth while asking and answering the question: When shall be consider the war won? United in Spirit. “From one point of view it is not necessary to broach this fundamental matter. I do not doubt that the Amer- ican people know what the war is about, and what sort of an outcome ‘they will regard as a realization of their purpose in it. As a nation, we are united in spirit and intention. I pay little heed to those who tell me otherwise. I hear the voices of dis- sent—who does not? I hear the cri- ticism and clammor of the noisy, thoughtless and troublesome. Respects to Pacifists. “I also see men here and there fling themselves in impotent disloyal- ty against the calm, indomitable pow- er of the nation. I hear men debate peace, who understand neither its na- ture nor the war in which we may attain it with uplifted eyes and un- it. But I know that none of the: peaks for the nation. They do not touch the heart of anything. They may safely be left to strut their uneasy hour and be forgotten. “But from another point of view [ believe that it is necessary to say , plainly what we, here at the seat of laction, consider the war to be for, and what part we mean to play in the | settlement of its searching issues. We are the spokesmen of the Amer- ican people, and they have a right to know whether their purpose is ours. They desire peace by the overcoming of evil, by the defeat once for all of “the sinister forces that interrupt "peace, and render it impossivle, and they wish to know how closely our thought runs with theirs and what action we propose. They are impa- tient with those who desire peace by tany sort of compromise—deeply and indignantly impatient, but they will be equally impatient with us if we do not make it plain to them what our objectives are and what we are planning for in seeking to make con- quest of peace by arms. Must Be Crushes Pe “] pelieve that I speak for them when I say two things: First, that this intolerable thing of which the masters of Germany have shown us the ugly face, this menace of com- bined intrigue and force which we now see so clearly as the Cerman power, a thing without conscience or honor or capacity for covenanted peace, must be crushed, anftvif it be not utterly brought to aq end, at least shut out from the friendly inter- course of the nation; and, second, that Qiu i ee (Continued on pago four)