The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 19, 1917, Page 2

2onod jnad orl tk re T teas on RAIL PROBLEM Senate Proceeds to Examine the NEWLANDS OFFERS Lenroot of Wisconsin Proposes ! ‘enator Cummins prov ig Government Controlled Corporation to Wo We have ; We have exclusive 5 exclusive eof sale of i i 2 2 the well Ladies’ Pure ae rer ee a i > . known Silk Phoenix Popular Priced Store Amsiiean Hosiery in “Bismarck’s Fastest Growing Store”. Lady Bismarck. — Corsets. This store never before has shown as complete a stock of Christmas merch- andise as this season. The prices are low. We believe in lots of sales at small profits. We bring the low prices to Bismarck. The prices in Bismarck will not go up if we can help it. Read the items to'bé ‘had. ‘They, aré* all SUITS SUITS COATS—Values ‘yp #0, $39.50, sale SPITS—AIl at. _..- See WAISTS—Regular $5:75; sale JAISTS—Reauiar $2.98, sale......... Se : AISTS—A little soiled; reglar $6.75, sale....... 3.98 IMDIES’ MILLINERY—Regular up to $9.50, sale. . . .$2.98 Ghe big lot of CORSETS, sate’. .$¢/>. ONE-HALF PRICE OUTING FLANNEL GOWNS, sate. Be 69¢ se SETS—Regular $1.25 to $1.50, sale... 88c UADIES’ HEAVY FLEECED: UNDERWEAR—Reguar $1.75, u sale pricé* e. 2! ; 39 $1.00 ITEMS Phoenix Pure Silk Hosiery Phoenix Men’s Scarfs » ,» «10 Ladies’, Handkerchiefs. for, $1.00 Suit Cases ,,. Pillows Corsets Kimonas Night Gowns, etc. PHOENIX Pure Silk Hosiery are. guaranteed. We are showing twen- ty-five shades Ask for those. won- derful Phoenix Pure Silk Hosiery. © Orice Phoenix always Purses Bargain Basement — Store © TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, AND THEN SOME MORE TOYS .. We have ware one big group of toys on sale, regular up to 89c values be- Phoenix: if ford Christmas Sale, each. .... 25c rete abe ) THE BELOW ITEMS WILL BE FOUND IN OUR BASEMENT “ DEPARTMENT + hes Blankets Bed Spreads Toweling Coinforts Table Damask Pillows Sheetings Towels Silks " Percales Ginghams Wooi Goods “Noltes © White Goods Notions . You can always do belter at the fast Btawving store JOHNSON’S OPEN EVENINGS OPEN EVENINGS \ ee ' get undér way before congress re-as-|"” ‘consequent retirement of the Ra sembles.on January 3. “ {> sianurmy’as a belligerent against At the same time Senator Sterling; the Teutonic allies are. expected of South Dakota introduced a resolu. to begin next Tuésday. tion for apointment by the president Battle of Wits. of a general freight traffic director to The German and Austrian for- co-ordinate transportation facilities. It} eign mtisters, bot Astute politic- was referred to committeé without'ac-| ians, are Speeding toward Brest- tion. Litovsk to take part in the parley, and in the’ battle of wits, which will take plage’ it‘ probably is’ not outside the realm of reason fo in- fer that the Teutonic allied Nepre- sentatives will not be at a disad- vantage in dealing with men of the calibre the Bolsheviki wif have to, present to plead their cause. ae . On notie of the battte’ fronts, except in northern Italy, are mili- tary operations of great magni- tude ensuing. Héavy snow and pad weather has, brought the fighting almost to a standstill on the western front excépt for small encounters by outposts and reci- procal bombardments. Italian Theater. On the Italian front around Monte Solarolo, the Austro-Ger- mans again have teken up a vig- orous offensive, throwing their troops against the Italians with the usnal fferceness of attack, dis- regarding the loss inflicted upon them. The Rome war office reports that the enemy in his lar- est attaek was completely repuls- DISCUSSED IN House Hears Lenroot. In the house the agitation for ac- tion oa the transportation situation showed itsclf in, a’ proposal ‘by Rep-| resentative Lenroot of Wisconsin, for the formation of a great government | controlled "corporation, to’ provide equipment for the roads. It would be {modelled after the Panama Railway jand Shipping corporations, with the + government owning all the stock; NO OPPOSITION ; building and leasing cars and locomo- tives to the ri ation’s direc! of the Interstate Commerce commis- | sion except the secretary of the treas- jery, and its general manager would be a practical railroad man. Government Takes Excess Wherever the net income of a rail- xceeds seven per cent on its in- al, the corporation would enty per cent of the excessés Solution Proposed by, Com- merce. Commission. Plan for Government Con- trolled Corporation. ‘oal shortages of the country “can: | vated altogether to ate. | ta ’ said a. ied here, tonight by Fa chai n of the railroads ne problem is primarily poration, j lution, would be capitalized at $100, statement de-} (00,000 first with later extension to $5 », 000, In proposing the s & that the railroads ate investiga- hauied approxi-| tion, Senator Cummins emphasized| ed. ¥ 61,000,600 tons more coal from | that he expected it to be constructive eS “to November, inclusi than | instead of critical, and that while ’ did in the same period last year, | there was no doubt railroad facilit “THEATERS DON T contained in the statement. were inadequate he did not blame | WANT LIGHTLESS either the railrdad officials or the government. The railroads, he though, ; Were not planned for a war, and he believed congressional action necess- ary to unify them. LENROOT OFFERS PLAN Equip the Roads. hing.on, Dec. 19.—Congr + “ON WAR FRONTS || ny | that administra- et men gave indications that] ary and counter revolutionary forces in their struggle for su- premacy, but out of the maze it is impossible to gain an accurate jhad permitted use of theit stages by |four minute men and by solicitors for |Liberty bonds, Red Cross and other an inves- tion of the Interstate Commerce} mission’s recent recommendations |theattes had cited the fact that they NIGHTS T0 APPLY’ Washington, Dec, 19.—Requests by | t Wil will present his g | Vaudeville theatres for exemption) r the holiday reces RUSSIA OBSCURE. from the recent lightless order on the! it voied down Various reports continue to ;grounds that their patriotic services | proposal . to. for come from Russia with regard to | deserve recognition was denied today ) on the pr the operations of the revolution. |by the fuel administration. T yvernment operation unless con-| idea as to which side to the con- {Patriotic funds. wishes to assist the roads by| -.traversy is in the ascendanéy. | TO GO HOME VIA AUTO. permitting their practical unification Meanwhile, preliminary peace | Camp Dodge, Dec, 19—Many na-| and giving. financial assistance. jtiomal army men from Minneapolis have ‘completed arrangements for |spenaing the Christmas hotidays at their homes, making the trip by auto- mobile it was said today. They will ‘leave Fridzy noon. i representatives and delegates of the Teutonic allies are in prog- ress at Brest-Litovsk. The real ne- gotiations, having in view the bringing about of peace and the Cummins Offers Plan. — Senator Newlands, the administra- nokesman on rafiroad affairs, did i object, and the investigation will ‘ BISMARCK EVENING. TRIBUNE GUNS SHORTIN ALLARMIS OF ENTENTE UNION Giidredihet- Contd Ape pears Before Senate Mili- | tary Investigation. — POINTS OUT ERRORS | IN CROZIER’S STORY 2ritish, French and Italians fill | ait Dire Need of Ordnance , sSupplies. Washington, De ——The congress- ional inquiry ‘Into my war prepara- tions broadened. today with the sen- | ate military, committee's decision to hear private. manufacturers of ord- | nance and amminition tomorrow and to delve into the. clothing,.cantonment building, food and transportation sit- | Nation Friday by examining. Major- | General Sharpe, quartermaster-gener- jal. % , From Representative McCormick, of IIHnois, who recently visited the Euro- pean battlefront, the committee heard statements in executive session today tending to contradict testimony of Major-General Crozier, chief of ord- nance, regarding adequacy of Gener- |al Pershing’s equipment, especially | heavy artillery. Mr. McCormick said neither the British nor the French had enough artillery and that they were supplying Pershing only because the Americans were still worse off. Ordinance Shortage. As a result of the charges of de- lays and shortages in the ordnance | outfitting the senate just before ad- ; journment for the holidays, indefinite- ly postponed action on the nomination tier's statement regarding prospects of | increased production of ordnance was given to the committee by Samuel Vauclain, vice president of the Bald- win Locomotive company, and a mem- ber of the civilian advisory commit- tee of the war industries board in charge of munitions work, He stated that the supply would be adequate in the future to equip the American | forces. ‘ Representatives of the Colt, Rem- ington and other munitons manufac- turers;are to be examined. tomorrow and Thursday, General Shar; day and Isaac Lewis,..inventor of ; the Lewis machine gun, on Saturday. | In a statement issued tonight par. , tially summarizing his testimony be- | 1 1 a Address In payment of.... | beginning.......... , Name..... seeeeee Street Address Tow. and fore the committee, Representative McCormick ‘sald nefther “France nor Italy has any artillery to spare. French Need Arms. “The British,” said Mr. McCormick, “who in proportion to their front have more guns by far than either of their western allies, according to their chief military authorities, will not have guns enough until next spring. The guns Which the French give us, they ities of our little army in France are even greater than their own. “General Petain said to me,” ‘make guns. Send us guns and ammunitions, rather than steej billets. We are grate- ful for the little force you have sent us, The echo of its footfalls carried hope to every hearth in France, but as it grows there must be a period when we shall be taxed to supply it. While its numbers slowly increase, you An:ericans, who are a great indus- trial people, must see that this war is an industry of destruction. You will understand how urgent it is to send us guns, middle heavies, and shells, in order that we may be armed to win fon Fii-| BISMARCK TRIBUNE Bismarek, North Dakota Cash, check or money order inclosed for $... from M..........05 Town or State.. ote ceseeeseeyedes! edition, The Bismarck Tribune, victories and to defend ourselves so that some of us may be alive to fight by your side when at last America is ready’” Italians Badly Off. “The Italian army,” Mr. McCormick continued, “had something less than one quarter as many guns as the Brit- ish and French armies combined, al- though there was no great difference in the length of the fronts. In Italy they suffered from a shortage of am- munition. , “Tie middle-heavy is to this war what the steam shovel was to Pan- ama, if we make guns enough and transport them to Europe before the spring 6f 1918 we ought to win this war without terrible losses. Without the 775 we shall lose the men and maybe lose the war. 25,000 Cannon. “We must build for ourselves and the allies 25,000 cannon. That is the estimate of the best military opinion in Europe. But apparently we shall have produced practicaly no guns within a year after our declaration of war. “It seems evident enough that we must create a department of munt- -| tions making it so big that even the ablest industrial executive in America will find he is taxed to the ultimate in directing their production. Time is the essence of victory and cannon are the weapons by which it must be won. We must make guns enough in time to win.” Lignite coal wanted that will aggre- gate about 2,000 tons a year. Bids to furnish same for one year stating price and analysis of fuel value will be received up to Dec Bismarck Hospital. ; 12 15 bt WANTED—SACKS AT GUSSNER’S. Secondhand gunnysacks of every de- scription wanted. Special care given out of town shipments. Gussner’s. 12143 | Renewed Every give us because the immediate necess-| WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19, 1917 SAFETY BOARD "STANDS PATIN — CARDILEMMA Governdr, Burnquist and His | Commission Have Nothing ie Further to Offer. BUTTON ORDER WILL _ REMAIN UNRESCINDED' Federal . Mediation Party . Will! Confer Today With the Traction Officials. | process bf doing justice to both and to the public at large.” Mr. Wilson, who is heading the special mediation commission investi- gating the Twin City street car con- troversy, while making no reference to the local situation, declared that the attitude of mind of:employer and employe had been the capse of con- siderable industrial unrest. ANNA HELD NOT CUTTING DATES WIRES MANAGER Reported Illness of Musical Star Will Not Interfere With Engagements. Mile. Anna Held is not the sort of person who would cut a date for so simple a thing as an attack of pleur- quist declared tonight after menrvers Wilson and members of the mediation board. quiring the disuse of union buttons and that union traction employes ap- ply for reinstatement within a fixed time was the subject of much dis- cussion, according to the governor, who refused to make any detailed statement. No further meetings be- tween the safety commission and the , board are planned. | H. W. Libby, secretary and member ‘of the commission, said the commis- sion considers the matter is closed so far as it is concerned. “The fdderal mediation commissioners came to ob- tain information and it was given,” he said. The mediation hoard will resume its hearings in Minneapolis tomorrow when street railway officials are to be heard. GREATER HARMONY Secretary of Labor Talks on Industrial Problems. St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 18—A strong appeal for perfect organization of America’s industrial forces and great- er co,operation between employer and employe was sounded by Wm. B. Wil- son, secretary of labor, in an address at a public mass meeting here last night. “A tremendous amount of material is necessary to properly equip our armies at the front, and to secure this equipment will require the most per- fect organization of our forces at home and the highest possible stand- ard of efficiency,” Secretary: Wilson declared. “It will require that our in- dustrial disputes be abandoned at least until after the war, not by the process of crushing the worker or the employer into submission, but by the St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 19.—The state’ isy unum. Public’ Safety commission will “stand | had looked forward to seeing her, be- pat” on its orders.in the street car-! ginning January 1 in men’s controversy, Governor Burn-} “Follow Me,” will have an opportunity of the commission had been in confer-! and not to the title of ence for several hours with Secretary! comedy. *North Dakota folk who Bismarck, in This refers to secing her to do so. i her musical E. H. L. Vesperman, manager of the The commission's order re-, Bismarck Auditorium, was much per- turbed yesterday at reading at early breakfast the morning Trioune’s wes- ‘tern dispatches advising that the fair ' anna has a crick in her side and had ‘canceled all engagements, at once wired the Messrs. Schubert in New York for confirmation or denial. \""Mr, Juls Murry, secretary to the Shuberts, as promptly came back with this comforting telegram: “We know nothing of any report Held closing, but have every reason to welieve she will fill all bookings, in- cluding Bismarck January 1.” ~ So the chances are that Bismarck has a fair opportunity of seeing the wonderful Anna held to her contracts, ‘and that she and her famous “Follow Me,” eyes will be here on the job the first of the new year. Por which all theatre addicts and first rew fans do give thanks. SAYS HE GAVE HEALY $13,900 BLOOD MONEY Chicago, Dee. 19—Thomas .S. Cos- tello, talked at the rate of 4,500 words an hour for six hours in Judge Sab- bath’s court yesterday, but it wasn’t enough to tell what he claims to know of the police graft system of which he was the active manager, he says, during fitteen months of the period in which Charles ©. Healy, was chief of police of Chicago. 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