The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 3, 1918, Page 1

aad “ - ; ; . « eS ‘ f . oa ) Fa t ’ wa Ny aes ‘German fleets, THE WEATHER Partly Cloudy. THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR NO. 3. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1918. TROTZKY SAYS GERMAN PEACE IM DOES WEMYSS APPOINTMENT PRESAGE ; AN ALLIED OFFENSIVE ON THE SEAS? WAY TO VICTORY IS BY AIR ROAD TO NAVAL BASE Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske Points Out Ease of Accoz3 to Enemy WOULD BE DAMAGING BLOW No Other Defeat Would Equal Destruction of German Fleet, Says Exoert. By FREDERICK M. KERBY. New York. Jan. 3.—Does the ap- posuument o1 vice Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss as first sea lord of the Brit- ish admiralty foreshadow a change in allied naval strategy? Will the long contemnlated direct attack on German naval bases be the result? Can the; hidden behind the luuue nelas and batteries of Heligo- land, be successfuily attacked? if so, how? 1 put these questions to Rear Ad- miral Bradley A. Fiske, former aid for operations of the U. S. navy, pres- ident of the Naval Institute, and in- ventor of the torpedoplane, the tele-! scope sight that has revolutionized naval gunnery, and many other naval appliances. “The history of warfare shows that where decisive battles have been fought in practically every case the result of a strong attack against a point that was vital to the enemy and ye comparatively weak,” answered : Admiral Fiske “That is the essence of successful: strategy. “Noting this, we can realize that Germany’s weakest point is her navy, that it is vital to her, and that there-| fore, a strong attack should be made upon it. “The whole German nayy is now concentrated. in the region of Kiei and Wilhelmshaven! she has, so to speak, all her naval eggs in one bas- ket. “Her naval power lies behind grea‘ mine ‘fields, just as the garrison of a fort in times past was protected be- hind thick walls of ‘a fort. “But when an attacking force found that it could not break through the walls of the fort, it utilized scal- ing ladders to climp over; and these German mine fields, if they cannot be oo ooo oo oo % ° THREE-EYED ROSIE. ° is the nickname by which Eng: & * Vsh sailors affectionately refer te Vice Admiral Sir Rosslyn We- # ¢ myss, the new first sea ford. The ¢ name was, or conrse. suggested + by the admiral’s monocle, * ¢@ A Pritish seilor now in a rorth & ‘Atlantic port, who was with the + new first sea lord off Gallipoli, told a Tridune correspondent: ¢ “Tue old man sees everything ¢ the other ofcers see and what @ they miss he spots with that @ pane of glass of his. You can’t bamboozle three eyed Rosie. He's ¢@ a holy terror. You can’t artful ¢@ dodger him. But he’s a grand fighter.” oo ooo ooo oe broken through, can be flown over with airplanes. “I believe that air attacks on a scale sufficiently great would smash those German eggs. “No military defeat now possible could injure Germany as much as would the destruction of her fleet. “That fleet could not possidly be replaced. “Without it, Germany could not even put up a pretense of hope for achieving the ambition for world dom- ination with which she commenced this war, or.a chance of maintaining even a mediocre place in the family of nations. “Apparently the submarine cam- paign is losing some of its effective: ness. “But whether or not the U-boats have been beaten, we have got to re- member that the submarine is only one of many naval weapons, and naval strategy recognizes the fact that so long as an cnemy’s fleet exists as a fighting force, it constitutes a continu- ing menace, from which an attack of some kind may be expected at any moment. “For this reason, no mere drop in the curve of submarine sinkings should blind us to the desirability of sinking or disabling the German fleet. “THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING THIS LIES IN A DIRECT AIR AT- TACK. © “The distance from England to Kiel is only 375 miles, and from north- eastern France to the same place is only 400 miles; while the distances from these points to Wilhelmshaven are only 270 and 300 miles respect- ively. “A squadron of Caproni airplanes recently made a trip of 875 miles with- out stopping. “Airplanes capable of carrying full- sized torpedoes from England to Kiel, of discharging them and returning suc- cessfully, can be constructed, if they do not already exist. “In my opinion all the elements ot @ successful direct attack upon the Serna navy and its bases are avail- able. for the work already have been in- vented. one Seoderee * oy ¢ \ NORTH SEA HELGOLANQR Shortest air routes from ally territory to German naval bases. FRENCH IN ATTACK ON MONTE TOMBA TOOK MORE PRISONERS THAN THEY HAD MEN ENGAGED Record-Making Fight in Many Respects, Declares Veteran Warrior -OSSES WERE LESS THAN 50 Success Shows Necessity for Trained Troops in Great Conflict. (By Associated Press.) Italian feadquarters in Northern italy, Wednesday, Jan. 2.—The French tn their recent successful operation on Monte Tomba captured more prison- ws than they bad men engaged, ac- cording ‘c a veteran oilicer, who wit- nessed the fight. From the top of a nesrhy hill he saw the French attack and afterwards saw the prisoners, guns and kcoty brought in. “It was a record making fight in many respects, he declareu. “ths French took mure prisoners than they had wien engaged, which is a record in military annals Trey also captured their first Austrian prisoners, which is another milestone for them, as here- vofore they had capiured only Ger- mans. Disparity in Lesses. “In addition to the 1,400 prisoners we counted £60 dead on the ground, and no cne knows how many more were in the caverns and under bushes. The perfect French military system enabled them to accomplish this with insigniticant loss, less than 50 men. “When the prisoners were brought in, ! neva. saw amore miserable, piti- ‘v1. starved lot of soldiars. Even the officers appeared underfed and under- clothed. “The success shows the necessity for trained troops, as untrained troops couid nct possibly have secured such results. The spirit and enthusiasm of the French troops as they leaped into the enemy trenches, is beyond all praise.” LIKE NEW STATION Lark N. D., Jan. 3.—Citizens of Lark are much pleased with the new pass- The appropriate mechanisms enger and freight station which has of Neche; $25,000, conversion of Bathgate State| will appear in his place, it was an- been opened here by the Northern Facifiv. 0 — eer | THE WEATHER | ——————— WEATHER REPORT. For twenty-four hours ending at noon, Jan. 3. . 2 34 Temperature at 7 a. m. . 20 4 Temperature at noon Highest yesterday . Lowest yesterday .. Lowest last night . os 18 Precipitation . . None Higrest wind veloc: 15 Foresast. For North Dakota: Partly cloudy to night and Friday; colder Friday an: i» ‘he extreme northwest portion to night. Lowest Temperatures | Fargo ... oo da ' Williston 24 Pierre . 16 St. Paul 12 i ‘Chicago . 16 Kant City 18 Kansas City .. a ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meterologist. ROGERS CONFERS . WITH HANNA ON NEW LOAN DRIVE , Jan. 3.—A. R. Rogers of Minneapolis, fourteenth disiric chairman, will confer with forme: Governor L. B. Hanna of Fargo to- marrow. and plans for the organiza- tion of the next liberty loan campaign in the state will be made. The date of the next campaign is still indefi nite. NEW NATIONAL BANKS Comptroller Issues Charters tc Converted Institutions Farvo, N. D. The comptroller of. currency an charters to the following converted state banks in North Dakota: North American bank; First National bank of Neche, $25,000, conversion of bank Bathgate National bank Thee RUSSIAN CRISIS HOLDS CENTER Certainty of New Break Between Bo'sheviki and Wilhelm Looms Up RED GUARD ON WAY TO FRONT Three Million Workmen Under Arms Will Oppose German Aggression (By Associated Press.) A crisis is nearing in the Russo- German peace negotiations, and indications are that a definite break is not far off.. The Russian government has demanded that the conference which was to have re- convened on Jan. 4, be transferred to Stockholm, and has protested against the German attitude re- garding occupied territory. A re- sumption of hostilities is not im- probable should the Germans de- cline to meet the Russian de- mands, Emperor William and the rulers of Germany apparently are aroused over | the sudden change in the situation, and the Austrian and German secre- taries are hurrying back to Brest-Li- tovsk with new instructions. German military and political leaders con- ferred yesterday with the emperor, and there is a widesprcad demand throughout Germany that the reich- stag be convened immediately. German Socialists Displeased. Reichstag leaders at a conference with Foreign Secretary von Kuehl- mann, discussed the situation, and the leaders of the regular and independ- ent socialists are reported to have ex- pressed dissatisfaction with the Ger- man attitude concerning occupied ter- ritory. A breaking off in peace negotiations probably will upset all German plans to press a formidable attack on the western front. Confidence is expressed in Petrograd that the Russian govern- ment might put an ermy.of three million men in the field. The Bolshe- viki red evord, made wn of armed Russian workmen, already has started ; vowara the ngnting tront. Snow Proving Check. Snow and inclement weather are holding ‘in check any large scale oper- ations on the western and Italian fronis. The British and Italians con- tinue to repulse enemy raids at vari- ous points, while the German artil- lery bombardment in the Ypres and Verdun sectors still is very strong. Increased loss of merchantmen is shown in the current British and French reports. Through mines and submarines the British lost 2i vessels, including 18 of more than 1,600 tons, as compared with two in the previous week. Submarine sinkings also are said to have been more common in December than in any previous month, being greater than the number the Germans probably were able to build. URGES CARE THAT SOLDIERS NOTBE HELD DESERTERS 2rovost Marshal General Calls Attenticn to Questionnaire Rules Inasmuch as the new questionaires are being mailed to every registrant whose name was enrolled June 5, 1916, and in order that no man now in the military or naval service of his country may be returned as a de- ovtar tacause of his failure to fill out and ‘file one of these questionaires. ‘Adjutant General Fraser, on advice of Provost Marshal ‘General Crowder, has issued local boards explicit in structions to immediately forward to the last known address of any regis- trant now in the service a copy of the uesuonaire. Local boards, advises General Jrowder, are forwarding direct to the ydjutant general of the army ques- jonaires without any indication there- on that registrants are in the mili- tary or naval service, and without any. notation of any kind. Question- aires should be only so forwarded! when it is known that the registrant ts in the military or naval service, and the postoffice department is unable to; effect delivery. Grow nesra QUAMME UNABLE TO ADDRESS TRI- STATE MEETING Fargo, N. D., Jan. 3.—E. G. Quamme, president of the federal land bank of St. Paul, who was to have delivered growers’ convention to be held here Jan. 15-18, announced that he will be western National bank, Grand Forke,| unable to attend on account of an im- $200,000; conversion of Scandinavian- portant. conference he has to. attend in Washington in January. B. F. Faast of Eau Claire, Wis., vice president of the federal land bank of St. Paul, OF WAR STAGE, “ROYAL DOG” CHIEF CONCERN OF PRINCE . PRINCE ALFONSO ‘Neutral Spain’s worries are greater than the troubles of some of the coun- tries at war. Near-revolutions and strikes have been popular pastimes. But these concern the crown princs, shown in this picture, very little. He is more interested in the “Royal Dog.” THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE == PRICE FIVE CENTS —_———$—_ POSSIBLE RESUMPTION OF HOSTILITIES ON PART OF RUSSIAN ARMIES THREATENED BY BOLSHEVIK] Believed Small Force Can be Organized and Made Immediately Effective Against Teutons on Eastern Front—Nation Cemented by Antagonism to Imperialism KAISER’S GREED WITH REGARD TO POLAND AND LITHUANIA CAUSE OF FORMAL BREAKING OFF OF NEGOTIATIONS TODAY Articles Opposed Provide Evacuation by Wilhelm’s Troops Shall Not Apply to Provinces Now Occupied by Invaders—. Even Most Radical are Aroused Petrograd, January 3.—The Bolsheviki foreign min- ister, Leon Trostzky, declared today that the govern- ment of the Russian workers would not consent to the German peace proposals. GERMAN HYPROCRICY ANNOUNCED M. Trotzky’s declaration was made before the cen- tral committee of the council of soldiers’ and workmen’s delacates during an addrsss in which he denounced in 1id tae needs at the ig terms “Germany’s hypocritical peace propos- Assarting that the government cf Russian work- d not consent to such conditions, he said, that antral powers did net agro to free sposal of ns, it would lution. front would be satisfied what- ver effort might be necessary. Representatives from all the fronts who attended the meeting declared the troops would defend the revo- lution, but said bread and boots were necessary. SUGCEST NEUTRAL TRYST PETROGRAD, Wednesday, Jan. 2.— (By the A. P.) The Russian peace delegation officially has suggested to the central powers that the meeting place of the peace delegates be transferred to nutral soil and has protested against certain articles in the Austro-German terms al- ready submitted. The halt in the Russo-German negotiations and indi- cations of a German refusal to remove the conference g to Stockholm, have rvived universal discussion in Pet- ' rograd of a resumption of fighting with a greatly re- duced army, probably three million men. of Annapolis, Md., and New York, Wilhelmina Zollner, wife of ing a Teuton spy. Wealthy, beautiful, personal charm, ter of a millionaire, possessed of circles in America and abroad. Federal authorities ‘assert that a code card, incriminating letters and her own contradictory show conclusively the guilt of the bar- Tnounces the issuance of national ban} | an address before the Tri-State Grain | oness as @ spy. She denies the accus- ation. | ‘When arrested.at her apartment in Ne Lieutenant John W. as U.S. A. was with her. He internationally much of her time. |The baroness was oace introduced | bonds to: a local . hotel, Spaulding, Oglethorpe. The young officer is said to have/to the kaiser. In a letie= to her. son with| the. officials say she ,said rletho admitted that he was infatuated e know as her friends now her, is now being held for trial at Fort a Ger-| INTRODUCING THE BARONESS “NONIE”—CAN YOU BLAME’EM FOR FALLING FOR THOSE EYES? ' BARONESS IONAZOLLNER { Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 3.—Society that she had paid his hotel bills, be- is sides gctting him his commission af- H divided in opinion following the sensa- ter he resigned from Annapolis be to $25,000 { tional jailing here of Baroness Iona cause of debts. The baroness’ son is now a midship- man army captain, on a charge of be-)man at the United States Naval Acad- emy at Annapolis. lp The baroness admits having com- the baroness, daugh- municated with her husband, Captain the titled suspect William Zollner, now fighting in the had gained access to many of the best kaiser’s army. Zollner is her third | husband. Proceedings statements a divorce from her husband. father of the, be loaned to any one borrower be William Pickhart, have been filed by|farm loan associations he tried for faroness Zollner’s counsel asking for) another year before making borrow- Most Radical Aroused. Even the most radical Bolsheviki and the most-ardent peace advocates have been aroused by the German po- sition. They declare that a resump- tion of hostilities is imminent and ‘ex- press the belief that it is possible. to ; organize and make effective a small army. { Indications are that the German j ttude is harmonizing domestic difter- ‘ences and is convincing Russians that they must fight to save their revolu- tionaly principles. Chairman Sends Ultimatum. Chairman Joffe of the Russian peace delegation today sent an official telegram to the chairman of the Ger- man, Austrian, Bulgarian and Turkish ‘legations saying the Russian republic ‘deems it necessary to conduct further peace negotiations on neutral soil anc suggesting a transfer of the confer- ence to Stockholm. The telegram de- clared that replies to the message are expected by Russia in Petrograd. Articles 1 and 2 of the AustroGer- |man terms submitted December 12, | (December 23 new style) the message says, are in direct conflict with the principle of self-definition of nations insisted upon by the Russian peace delegation and sunported bv the Rus- sian Republic and the central execu- tive committee of the council of work- men’s and soldiers’ delegates. HUNS WOULD RETAIN PLUMS Insist that Poland and Lithuania Not Be Evacuated. Articles 1 and 2 of the Austro-<Ger- man terms as cabled under a Brest- Litovsk date, by way of Berlin last Sunday, covered the ending of a state of war and evacuation of occupied ter- ritory. In Article 2, however, it was declared that the people of Poland, Lithuania, Courland, and portions of Esthonia, and Livonia, demand inde- pendence, and senaration from Russia and that the German occupation of itussian territory did not apply to these districts which include most of the Russian territory cayiured by the Germans. IMPORTANT CHANGE IN FARM LOAN ACT INCREASES MAXIMA Farmers Under Proposed Am- endment Could Borrow up WOULD TAKE UP $100,000,000 Washington, D. C., Jan. ‘Imyort- ant changes in the farm loau bavk sys- tem are the features of tho first an- nual feport of the federa* farm loan board made public today. The board recommends that borrowing through ing direct; that the maximum that con \ oman before his death, built the pa-| raised from $10,000 to $25,000, and that | desomin- latial mansion at 929 Fifth avenue, York, which later became known! ations of $20.00 and $40.00. and where the own barané’s. spent| congress authorize the treasury 10 “Pickhart’s foll; she. farm loan bonds be issued in The board also r take up $100,000,000, + of