The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 2, 1918, Page 1

\ THE WEATHER GENERALLY FAIR THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NO. 2 PEACE NEGOTIATION PHOTOGRAPH OF SURRENDER OF FIRST GERMAN : | BOLSHVIKI OPPOSE GERMAN IMPERIALISTIC PROGRAM IN _ POLISH-LITHUANIAN PLANS Object to Desire to Retain Territory and to Continue Garrisons at Libau, Riga and Elsewhere—Annexation Policy Declared Evident SINCERITY OF HUN GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS DOUBTED—FORCED BY PRESSURE FROM BELOW’ Russian Signatories to Truce May be Opposition Members—Min- ister Declares Dominant Faction Will Deal Direct With Teuton Socialists London, Jan. 2.—Peace negotiations at Brest-Lit ovsk have been broken off by the Bolsheviki govern- ment, owing to the German attitude in regard to Poland and Lithuania and the enemy’s proposal that garrisons be retained at Libau, Riga, and elsewhere, according to a telegram from the Petrograd correspondent of the Daily News, appearing in a late edition of that paper today. The dispatch quotes an article from the Bolsheviki newspaper Izvestia discussing “‘the new phase in the pace negotiations.” The article says that owing to pressure from below, the Germans have been obliged to soil their lips with the formula put forward by the soc- ialists at the beginning of the war, but the German im- perialists would not be imperialists if they did not try to take back, in fact, what with gritted teeth they yielded in words. Cannot Sacrifice Poland. 4 =; 2 “The Russi: volution cannot ac- cept their conditions to retain Poland | RU. 'SSIA M. A KES id Lith . Just. try, it, gen- tiemen,” says’ the lzovistia. This ts) PEACE WITH THE GERMAN PEOPLE the line, the correspondent adds, that will probably be taken at the meeting tonight (Tuesday) to consider the re- port of the Kussian peace delegaies. The Lolsyeviki-aim,.he. adds, is a world revision of peace on their owa terms, which they think will discredit the imperialists generally. The correspondent continued, “And if in the long run Russia is driven to conclude a peace on any other terms, I prophesy that the Russian signator- des to such a peace will not be Bol- .ctiki, but members.of opposition po- tical parties.” NEW PEACE PROPOSALS. Central Powers in Next Ten Days Will Modify Terms. London, Jan. 2.—The central powers in the next 10 days will make new declarations, ,. regarding Germany's tions, a ‘dispatch from Ge- ly Express quotes the Munich Nachrichten as saying. It is alded that modifications may be in- troduced owing to the attitude of the en‘ente powers. THREE KILLED IN PLANT EXPLOSION Fairmont, W. Va., Jan. 1.—One man was killed outright, two others died later from injuries an] another is near death in a hospital, the result of a ter- rific explosion which destroyed the cornice mill of the Monongehella plant near here. The cause of the ex- plosion has not been determined. FRERZING CROWD SUSPECTS FRAUD AND STARTS RIOT New Commissioner of Police * Nephew of Admiral Dewey's Wife. New York, Jan. 1—With another day of bitter cold and intensive suf- fering from the general fuel shortage, New York had on New Years its first coal riot. Several hundred men, wom- en and children, who had lined up outaide a large coal yard discovered loaded trucks leaving the yard after announcement had» been maédé that there was no coal for sale. Some of those who had been waiting patiently with pails, bags, small wag- ons and baby Carriages, at ‘once be- gan, to stone the office windows, oth- ers followed the trucks, unhooked the rear chutes and seized the. coal that streamed into the ‘street. Police re- serves were called and succeeded in restoring order. when a representative of the coal company. announced -that coal would be sold in small lots after certain hospitals had been served. Reeve Schley, New York county fuel administrator, stated that during the last 48 hours 64,000 tons of coal had been brought to the city and that °4,- 500 carloads noW were’ at tidewater. Navigation is. greatly impeded, by ice floes and there is a shortage. of labor owing to the rigorous weather. The temperature ranged from zero to six above at 10 o'clock last night and a slowly rising temperature was Predicted by the weather bureau. SUGAR SUPPLY SOON RETURNS TO NORMAL Washington, Jan. 1—A: return to a normal sugar supply for the nation is not likely to be long leferred, the food administration announced today in outlining plans under which re in- creased allotment of sugar will be made to confectioners and manufac- furers of non-esential fool products Petrograd, Jan. 2.—The Russian peace delegation returned to Pe- trograd today and reported to a joint session of the central exec- utive committee of soldiers’ and workmen's delegates and the Pe- trograd council of the workmen's deputies the progress of the nego- tiations with the Austro-Germans at Brest-Litovsk. M. Kameneff, a member of the Russian delegation, read the Ger- man terms, which he character- ized as showing the positive an- nexation plans of the central pow- ers, and he declared they were unacceptable in their present form. x He added that the terms had ot been discussed. “If-after the resumption of ne- gotiations,” the delegate said, “the Germans insist upon the terms, Russia ‘will conclude peace not with the eGrman imperialists, but with the representatives of the people, the socialists of Germany.” “SPEED UP” IS MESSAGE FROM ALLY WAR MEET Constant and Prompt Transpor- tation of Men in France Essential MUST EXTEND SHIP PROGRAM ‘More Vessels Required for Sol- diers and Munitions; Food Control Washington, D. C., Jan. 2.—Con- stant and speedy dispatch of Ameri- can troops to the Huropean battle- front is the principal recommendation made to the government by the Ameri- can delegates who recently returned from tue inter-allied war council at Paris. ! Speeding up of the merchant ship program, and closer cooperation with the co-belligerents are the other prin- cipal recommendations. This was disclosed today by the state department which made a sum- mary of the result of the conference. Transportation of Troops. Through a new inter-allied organiz- ation ‘for coordination of shipping re- sources, arrangements have been made to devote “the greatest amount of tonnage possible to the transporta- tion of American troops.” A definite plan was formed for more active utilization of American naval forces, and an agreement was made with the ‘British admiralty to effect certain plans’ for anti-sumbar- ine warfare. Pooling War Resources. The . contribution of the United States to a pooling of war resources was agreed upon. The arrangement guarantees full equipment of every kind will be available to all American forces sent to Europe during 1918. Arrangements were made to have the United States participate in mili- tary. deliberations of the supreme war council “as a step toward efficient and centralized unity of control of military operation.”” Control of Food-Stuffs. Plans also were worked ‘out where. by in order to permit the United States to visualize the problem of food control at home, Great Britain, France, and Italy agreed to put in legalized (Continued on Page Two) THE BISMAR | | { | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2, 1918 K TRIBUNE . PRICE FIVE OENTS ARE DECLARED OF SUBMARINE PRISONERS TO U. §. DESTROYERS This picture shows the crew of a German U-boat, lined up on the U-boat’s deck, surrendering to the United States torpedo boat destroye; Fanning. The destroyer Nicholson aided in the capture. The men shown in this picture in the act of surrender are the first German submarine prisoners taken by American forces. Receipt of the picture in this country was coincident with the arrival of the first. details of the capture, which were printed in The submarine’s sailors are shown walking down the deck of the submarine to the dory which went over from the Fanning, into which the prisoners were transferred. The photo was taken by a member of the American destroy- er’s crew, and is copyrighted by the Committee on Public Infor- mation... Readers of The Daily Tribune who wish a photographic copy of this picture may obtain it by sending TEN CENTS to the Divis- ion of Pictures, Committee on Public Information, Washington, The Tribune, Saturday afternoon, Dec. 29. D.C. Inclose this clipping, or mention photograph No. 1565. NEW YORK TUBES THROWN OPEN 10 RELIEVE FAMINE Tunne's Never Before Used Ex- cept for Passenger Trains Now Admit'Freight. /PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS SOON Representatives of Roads Delay Meeting Until After That Occasion. ‘Washington, Jan. 1.—Coal trains are going forward under ne wgovernment orders based on the belief of Director- General McAdoo that railway conges- tion rather than actual shortage is re- sponsible for the fuel famine in many districts. Upon receipt of reports that hun- dreds of loaded coal cars were stalled on sidings behind long strings of cars containing shipments of higher prefer- ential rating than coal, all existing pri- ority orders for the entire country were suspenled by Robert S. Lovett, rector-general. President’s Address Friday. President Wilson, it was learned will go before congress Friday to present his recommendations for legislation to make government operation fully effective and to provide for compensa- tion of the carriers, and legislation which has already been drawn will be introduced immediately after his ad- dress. Some officials think there will be a vigorous fight over the question whether the legislation _ should be effective only for the period of the war and a limited time thereafter, or should remain in force until specific- ally repealed or modified by con- gress. Meeting Suspended. Representatives of the railroads were to have appeared tomorrow be- fore the senate Interstate Commerce commission, but when word came that the preisdent desired to address con- gress Friday it was announced that they would ask permission to with- hold their statements for the present. The committee instead will hear Com- missioner Aitchison of the Interstate Commerce commission, and then prob- ably postpone further hearing until the president’s message has been re- ceived. DirectorGeneral McAdoo spent a busy new year’s day. He broke rail- Pennsylvania company’s tunnels un- der the Hudson river, heretofore re- stricted to passenger trains, to .be used to hasten coal supplies into the heart of New York city. The orders are to be followed, even if they in- terfere with passenger schedules. ‘Determined to Give Relief. This action was considered signifi- cant by raliroad men not only because of the direct resulis, but because it indicated how determined the govern- ment is to use all facilities to their utmost regardless of previous prac- tices, to relieve congestion and pro- mote efficiency. At the first conference of Mr. Mc- Adoo in the New Year with his ad- visers and executives, it was decided (Continued on page two.) priority director of the war industries , board, on recommendation of the di- way precedents by ordering five. |THE WEATHER 1 ———— For Twenty-four hours ending at noon, Jan. 2. Temperature at 7 a. m. Temperature: at noon -':: Highest yesterday .. Lowest yesterday .. Lowest last night . Precipitation Highest wind velocity Forecast. North Dakota: Cloudy ana ~ warmer; tonight with snow east and For eentral portions; Thursday partly; cldhay and warmer east and central portions. ‘ Lowest "| LATEST THREAD = INRUSSIAN WEB NEW REPUBLIC Novorosysk Capital of Black Sea Territory Commonwealth UKRAINIANS TO: PETROGRAD Petrograd, Jan. 2—A new republic has been set up in the Elack Sea ter- ritory with Novorossysk as the cap- Delegates from Ukraine to the con- ital. A coalition cabinet, including | - constitutional democrats has been formed. AMBASSADORS RETIRE FROM THREE POSTS Positions at Washington, Paris and Petrograd Vacated by Britons NEED OF NEW BLOOD URGED London Newspaper Suggests Radical Step on Part of Government stituent assembly will arrive in Petro-' grad tomorrow. No, effort was made Temperatures. Fargo .. 4 Williston 24 Pierre ... » 22 St. Paul . 12 ‘Winnipeg —6 Chicago . 18 ‘Swift Current - 26 Kansas City . 32 San Francisco . «2 44 ORRIS W. ROBERTS, i Meteorologist. | to open the assembly today. IN TRANS-CAUCASIA Tchernomorsk, or the lack Sea ter- ritory is a district of trans-Caucasia consisting of a long narrow strip on the coast of the Black Sea and on the west slope of the Caucasus. MARK START BY MILTON BRONNER. Special Staff Dispatch. Washington, Jan. 2—Military Wash- ington is inclined to believe that the; BOMBING OF MANNHEIM MAY OF REPRISALS FOR HUN’S ZEPPLIN RAIDS) only a distance of from 90 to 150 miles. ' The change in temper that has come over the English government British airmen’s feat in bombarding’ was made clear when Lord Cowdray the big German city of Mannheim is only the first step in the program of retaliation which LloydGeorge prom- ised after some of the- recent Ger- man raids upon London. Heretofore the British have con- fined themselves to the strictly mil- itary objects to the strictly military) —o sen CAMBRAL Quentin = \ PARIS o itary objects of bombing factories sup- ply dumps, rail junctions, etc. This did not,suit the temper of the British peo- ple who were in no mood to see Eng- lish cities attacked while German towns remained immune. Mannheim is a city of 200,000 peo ple, one of the biggest in Baden. Oth- ers within easy flying distance of the allied lines are important cities like Frankfort, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Darmstadt, Colbenz, Cologne and even Essen, where the great Krupp gun works are. It is probable that attacks will be es- INTRODE) 7 BRUSSELS Jol Tye resigned as chief of the Aircraft Board and was succeeded by Lord Rothermere, a brother of Lord North- cliffe. Rothermere at once announced that all the members of the Air Board were in favor of reprisals. Then he added: “It is our duty to avenge the mur- COLOGNE Gear cunetue ARRAS EE a0" N Map showing accessibility of German towns from Nancy air base. der of innocent women and children. As the enemy elect, therefore, so be a tooth—and in this respect we shall strive for a complete and satisfactory retaliation. “Von Ludendorff proclaims this is a war of nations, suggesting that the civil population equally is a mark for the bombs along with the fighting men. : “We detested _ this holding it to be grossly immoral; but, fighting for our lives and the lives of our women and children we will not ‘ sayed against all these points. To do so the British flyers will not use their own base at Arras, which is too far away, but will come down to Nancy. towns it Brom hhere to the main ts] try. do mot pay.” consent to its onesided application. The enemy has to learn in this, as in the larger things, that outrages on the civilian population of this coun- iy {port from London ' are on the eve of retiring from the em- , Sir George Buchanan's it—an eye for an eye and a tooth for; doctrine, \ Washington, D. C., Jan. 2.—The re- that Sir Cecil Spring Rice, British ambassador to the United States, Will retire from his post here, was confirmed today in of- ficial, circles. The ambassador ar- ranged to see Secretary Lansing this morning, and it was understood he would inform the secretary of the change. The retirement of Ambassador Spring-Rice will not be followed by any change in Washington by the Brit- ish government it was said. After the ambassador had conferred vith Secretary Lansing he made this statement: “The British ambassador is going home on leave, but he can make no further statement at present, in regard to the matter.” It is understood a formal announce- ment will be made in London. NEW BLOOD NEEDED. London Daily Chronicle Suggésts Rad- ical Departure. London, Jan. 2.—In snnouncing that Sir Cecil Spring-Rice and Lord Bertie bassies at Washingtop and Paris and in reporting the rumor that Sir George Buchanan is about to resign from the Petrograd post, the Daily Chronicle pleads the “urgent need of bringing fresh blood into a service which has long been divorced from the actuali- ties. of modern life.” The paper asks whether the government had the cour- ege in making a new departure in fill- ing these posts. It does not criticise any of the am- bassadors and especially commends work, but speaking broadly it says the prestige of the British ambassadorial service stands none too high today. WELL KNOWN DOCTOR MURDERS HIS WIFE Louisville, Ky., Jan. 1—Dr. Harry H. Lewis, a well known Louisville physician, is in jail here tonight charged with the murder of his wife, Mrs. Susan Lewis, following the find- ing today of her body on the floor of her bedroom. Dr. Edwin T. Bruce, who went to the Lewis residence in answer to a telephone call from a neighbor who said she had been informed by Dr. Lewis that his. wife was dead, - Dr. Lewis appeared to be either under the inluence of liquor or drugs. An autopsy disclosed of Mrs. Lewis was the result gulation.- ITALY HAS WON FIRST VICTORY FOR NEW YEAR Austro-Germans Driven From Zenson Bridgehead, Strength- ing Line WEATHER IS AIDING ALLIES Heavy Snow on Swiss-Austrian Frontier—British Repulse. Attack (By Associated Press.) Italian troops have won. the first victory recorded in the new year. The defensive line from Lake Garda to the Adriatic has been strengthened by the Italian success in driving the Austro- Germans from the Zenson bridge- head, on the western bank. of the Piave which they had held since mid-November. : While holding strong positions in the mountain region from As- ago across the Brenta to the Pi- ave, the Italian flank along the Piave is now intact. The enemy has replied only with artillery to the French stroke which gained valuable positions in the Monte Tomba region. Weather to Rescue. The weather apparently also is com- ing to the aid of the hard-pressed Ital- ian army, which has had little: rest since the Austro-Hungarian drive be- gan late in October. Heavy snow {s falling on the Swiss-Austrian frontier, Troop and otuer trains are being held in the Alps by the snow, and the food supply of the enemy troops” on the Italian northern front has ‘been’ cut off temporarily. User In Verdun Sector. In. the Verdun sector,.'the Germatis have extended their: fire:to the: left bank of the river, but have made no attacks. The Germans attempted a raid near Loos, north of Lens, Tués-, day morning, but were repulsed by the. Eritish. ead 2 With the entire Cossack territory reported aroused against the Bolshev- iki, General Kaledines’ troops ‘are ad- vancing toward Moscow and: fighting with the Bolsheviki has been’ resunied: at Kurst about .200 miles. south of- Moscow. sos Cossacks to Arms: All men of military age on.the Cos- sack reservation have been called ‘to arms, and it is reported General’ Kal- edines has 20,000 officers including many of the Russian regular army,‘al- so under his command. ° The situation in the Roumania front is reported ‘to ’ be very serious. HYLAN INAUGURATED MAYOR OF NEW YORK AND NAMES CABINET New York, Jan. 1.—John F. Hylan was inaugurated as mayor of New York city on New Year’s day, succeed- ing John Puroy Mitchell. In his inau; ural address he announced the deter- mination of placing New York city on a “war basis”. This would be brought about, he declared, by a policy of strict economy, conservation of public funds and elimination of useless of- fices. Mayor Hylan kept the secret of his most important appointment literal- ly until the eleventh hour, and the persons he named were ignorant of his intentions until called into confer- ence just before the mayor began his address. Captain Frederick A. Bugher, who succeeds Arthur Woods as commission of police, is a nephew of Admiral Dewey’s widow. The new commis sioner served as a captain of New York volunteers in the Spanish Amer- ican war and was wounded at El Can- ey. Later he served in the Philip- pines. In recent years he has lived much of the time in Washington. In a statement issued after he was appointed, commissioner Bugher di clared emphatically there would: te no relaxation in the police vigilance which has kept New York a “closed” city for the last’ four years. Ne Rost Bird S. Coler, once democratic can- didate for governor of New York, was named commissioner’ of public charities. Representative Murray Hul- bert was made commissioner of docks and ferries and will resign from ‘con- gress to accept the position. Other appointments were: Fire commissioner, Thomas J. Bren- nan, and city chamberlain, Alfred J._ Johnson, a banker. With the organization of the new administration today the affairs of the city passed into the hands of the democrats. Charles B.. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall not. attend- ing the inauguration. The passing of the office. of cor- oner in New York city was signalized when Mayor Hylan appointed Patrick D. Riordan, who held the office of, coroner, to succeed himself. with the new title of “Chief Medical Inspector” with five borough officials under him who will be known. as medical in- spectors instead of coroners. .- . f ZIONISTS PLANFOR TEWISH PALESTINE sisi was slodged towards mars said| ment to te-people Palestine: with: Je 7 and to au a EVENING EDITION :