The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 8, 1918, Page 1

THE WEATHER GENERALLY FAIR THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NO. 7. : BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1918. PRICE FIVE. CENTS || WILSON LAYS DOWN PLAN FOR WORLDS PEACE GUBERNATORIAL VERIFICATION FOR TRIBUNE’S ADVANCE STORY | MAKING IT CLEAR THAT AMERICA 0 CONTINUE -“rauuvay coves, PLANS 10 CALL LEGISLATURE PRESIDENT ADDRESSES CONGRESS, RUSSIA PLANS "8S" 9FFci41 "GOVERNOR FRAZIER ADMITS HE Conferences with Centrai Powers | the Northern Pacific and Soo line. The : | order is that reports be continued as} Will Be Resumed at Brest- | heretofore, but that the solicitation | Assembled or Reasons Which Demand Their Being DECLARATION OF LLOYD-GEORGE, BRITISH PREMIER, ENDORSED BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF U.S. TODAY Complete Evacuation and Restoration of Belgium with Assurances NO FEARS OF. NEW ATTACKS ; Believes Trench and British Will | of new business be left to the govern-| BAKER SHOWS Litovsk. | ment H SEC, HOUSTON Criticism of Annexation Policy! Brings About Critical GERMAN CRISIS IS SERIOUS Situation. POR SEED NEEDS Brought Together at This Time. INCREASING LIMIT IN SEED BONDING ACT | I | COMMISSIONER HAGAN SAYS IT’S NEED FOR | i} | ASKS $6,000,000 Chief of State Department of Agriculture Declares Present Statute, Built to Fit 160-Acre Homestead, Will Not Suffice | | for Present Day 300-Acre Farm. of Sovereignty; Full Justice to Russia and vstand the German (By Associated Press.) : nee Russia apparently will continue! Teg aor ence aan eee ' to Turkey are Insisted Upon, Assaults Peace negotiations with the central| Asks Congress to Appropriat COVERNOR AQMITS NTENTION: i ESSA ab Sie . bowers at Brest-Litovsk. A Borlin . Ppropriate | “| have under consideration the calling of a special session,” admitted ; ‘piers: . received in Copenhagen says, Sum Which Ca | Governor Lynn J. Frazi i i “ , Sate pel + n Be Loane: y |. Frazier this morning. 1 don't care to say an CHALLENGE OF CENTRAL POWERS TO AGAIN NO MENTION OF AMERICANS tnererManaa eA ie sperived i a | one way or the other,” he added, when asked as to the Secale re. j H * gotia- | crepes ‘ ; COMPLETELY STATE ATTITUDE IS ACCEPTED tions were to’ be reopened yesterday | the Farmers. | ate of the catl, anc the reasons for assembling the legislature in extra- ‘ ‘ Cogs ame i Burden of Defense Placed by Sec- | senna tieg, orelgas puintater Trotzky | ————_ . | ary session. * A 2 A us & : Di gation. f Hi i %, Allies Froud to Make Known to Christendom Their Aims in Uni- retary of War on Euro Ornetal confirmation of this ree had LARGE AREAS ARE HIT) “I was noe present EIRERS cabinet . E is lacking, but probability is ley | ti versal Struggle—Reparation Demanded for Alsace-Lor- ean Allies x by the fact that neither rel Northwest and Southwest Almost as ‘auch pa ee en i thers A z i ss ‘the central powers: has declared offi-| si j ‘ raine—Autonomy for People of Austria- Hungary. Washington, D. C, Jan. 8—The ex. ally that peace negotiations nave Equally Affected b: this “nomiae.. “0 neta tate : FRE LEM TEETER | pected German offensive in the west,| broken off definitely. i y | N AFTER special session is under consideration. . a ___ Woshington, D. C.. Jan, 8.—President Wilson, address- Secretary's Baker's weekly war re-| phe aadeanente i Drouth. sete d food situation in some ‘ ing’ congress today delivered a restatement of war aims in Aid cl Bea hee atrerried carte | brought about Corall thet hineuating Washingt D serious than many realize. The coun- ry . rer sa i rl an es i shingto: — ¢. 2m y agreement with the recent declaration by the British Pre- | French armies can be relied upon to| Policy of the government is most ser- | Houston, y ofa Hdulunerns ty Gonding plan was: framedjsto;care, mier, David Lloyd George. withstand the shock.” fous, according to reports from neu-| asked congress for an appropriation for the Jsi-acre homestead, send) the . * . ral caj Ss. H % 5 ——_—. The president presented a definite program for world Shee dene it is reported that General von‘Lu-| Of $2200:000 ta enable the department furnlstod any one iarmer eaten peace, containing fourteen specific considerations. qytinmarizing the situation on the] dendortt as leader of the DDILlCaERE tae TOT eee ee to! Frank G. Tudor, Labor Leader,! ea to 150 bushels. That will not sut- ‘ < on , “| group thr 3i | " COS sonable price. ane ut, ELEMENTS OF WORLD PEACE retary Baker confidently points out Pru staves ened pile resignation. zo] ae necessity for the appropriation is Summoned to Form a New entday WManth paket tare andsetee A : ‘the rough sixteen b ‘ 5 i den-| explained in the following : whic! - 7 9 2 « m The president presented the following as necessary ele- great’ magniture ‘he British ea burg, should she government continue| the secretary has sent to the secretary Australian Minist orages mre. nan. 300 Sets AR BE , } ments of world peace: French have steadily pushed ahead | Palais one ae meummannls bases of the treasury: cmt ex May Mean Many Things. “1, Open covenants of peace with Cee « with methodical and cumulative gains. i crats| “I have the honor to submit here- a e governor, since first expressing Ls Spat corse ; p ithout private inter. The expected offensive, he pointe out,| Lave, adopted, @ resolution again de-| with, for transmission to congress for| CONSCRIPTION LOSES TWICE his determination to call a special ua gs. : probably is being delayed for massing! the democratic in Tecoenion of} inclusion in the urgent deficiency bill, ey n, is said to have taken cogniz- 2. Absolute freedom of the seas, in peace or war ex- great supplies of munitions, guns and! of seltdotormiantion am cocurted Gar au estimate of an appropriation of $6) 5 A eee eee eee Eee aE cept as they may be closed by international action. teaps and the Germang may ve ex-|ritories only can. bring a Sedna | Geo. 000) tor one be the Mendrtont to| Rejected in 1917 by Greater Ma- step, Once assernblod, the)lsslaiatuen ‘3. Removal of all economic barriers, and establish- remaining strength” TR or ce Benes ea ‘ | areas where cindsnal conditions: pre jority Than It Wa: It need not adjourn until it sees fit, 4 ment of equality of trade conditions among nations con- The Italian Front. ia oaenctt ta tae Goat vail, and particularly in those which 8 and it may go into'a hostsof: innest: " senting to peace and associating themselves for its main- On the. Italian. front, the secretary | tral powers will be colujlled to make | neh een a t te he ested Hn 16. tiseor an any "member af the af tenance. points’ Out, French successives have| full answer to Premier Lloyd-George’s t ee is puceested acl iniatration 4a pana 3 , < t 1 séale HE aiae i ier Lloyd $/ that the following language will ac- 2 er | ministration who might desire anoth 0 r ments to the lowest point consistent with domestic safety. of the Plave. is being held. firmly.| ing in Great Britain, President wit] Porement has in mind: Ea se = res ae enough strength in one boise oe air “ * * z z nl 4 = is 5 a shes ,has resigned, according 2 » ys 5, Impartial adjustment cf all colonial claims based Hampered by heavy snowfalls in the} son and Premier Clemenceau have) ‘To enable the secretary of agri. / Reuter dispatch. trom. MelLeurne,; other (0 bring about such investiga- upon the principle that the peoples concerned have equal CWeted Pai @ tremendous, abaaleanl ab ieuenttvemica: netivapee, Ja)| uawued by the mist ob food ani’ (Cee. Talor, labor leader, nas been | °R, ‘ . 5 s, A i ¥ 'S i u y a reg 2 a f weight with the interest of the governments. of mainteining his transports, which | their comment express disbeliet ih the] feed hope Ty punsctng ae aw summoned 10 Loria anew ministry, pill 4 uabieariuminceteet ss gtz 7" : 6. Evacuation of all Russian territory and oppor- neue alsee the, advantage of holding’ sincerity of the British premier’s! tracting with persons . to grow, Since the defeat of the govern-| What is really back of the demand tunity for Russia’s political development. mgher Grounds. 7 io oe ava | wore | seeds suitable for the production | ment’s conscription Dill in Australia on the part of the league for a spe- i nae pews ie iene EacHeer tary | —_ | of food or feed crops and to store, | it has been reported that Premier Cial session, with its attendant ex- EVACUATION OF BELGIUM now be expected that "the “French. | Underwood Family Praneporls and furnish such seeds Hughes would resign. On the defeat Pense of $100,000 or more, may appear i “7, Evacuation of Belgium, without any attempt to Briish and. Italiana: Aighél ide’ by’ | to farmers for cash at a reason- | of the conscription bill in Nov., 1916, in the governor's official proclamation, y i 8 rs ' ’ British and: lallans iene eee Had Relatives in | able price, $6,000,000; and this | the premier tendered the resignation expected some time this-evening. ~ eo limit her sovereignty, side wl be able to master the situa- | fund may be used as a revolving | of his cabinet. A new cabinet, how-! No Good Advertising. 8. All French territory to be freed and restored and DES cregiew thiaweekoomaltes. no | Halifax Disaster | fund until the secretary of agri- | ever, was formed with Hughes as pre- “The requests made for an appro- reparation for the taking of Alsace-Lorraine, awentinatot Rineeloan troops seek y | culture determines. that no such | mier. Last fall he again brought up piration of fifty million dollars out of “9, Readjustments of Italy’s fronti iT earl ehapeee i ‘ Underwood, N. D. Jan; &—The ter-| @mergency exists; and the secre. | a conscription bill, and in the election the federal treasury for the purchase 4 ny A taly's frontier along clearly rible Halifax disaster brought deep| , tary of agriculture is authorized | shortly before Christmas conscription of seed and feed have naturally not ' ponies lines he diaceidaga hn a GERMAN MAYOR OF sorrow to the home of Mr. and Mrs. | to pay all euch expenges includ H va pear by a majority greater given North Dakota very favorable ad- . Free opportunity for atonomous development of Alex McDonald, the latter's sister and | rent, n per. | than in 1916. vertising in’ eastern newspapers,” ais husband, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Cam-; $008 and means, in ‘the. district.of 1. \2) 688 — writes Rep. P. D. Norton of the Third peoples Austria. Hungary. 5 es MICHIGAN CITY [§ eron, with a married daughter and| Columbia and elsewhere, and to 7 North Dakota district, in reply to a 1 11, Evacuation of Roumania, Serbia and Monte. three girls, losing their lives in the) Cooperate with such state authori- FIFTEEN PER CENT letter from Secretary Keniston of the ; negro, with access to the sea for Serbia, and international OL, ATMING LOY ALTY dreadful calamity, also a nephew, the| tes, re orenlestions, or ind M7 Biamarcl ;Commerelal one urging ‘ ; opr 4 son of another sister, Mrs. Totten, | viduals, as he may deem neces- % that something be done for the relie: ; guarantees of economic and political independence and who with her husband, still survives,| Sry to accomplish such purpose. | INCRE ASE ASKED of North Dakota farmers. Secretary territory integrity of the Balkan states. —_—_ though: injured—the walls and roof of| —gituation Presents Difficulties Keniston, in his letter, stated: “I am 12. Secure sovereignty for Turkey’s portion of the Frederick C. Miller, Unnaturalized | theif house falling in. The home of the} _ Hebel oe pe se pSbeaking from my own Opser non Ottoman Empi b i ‘ x Nas: rederic! . Miller, Unnatural! ized. Camerons burned to the ground in The seed istuation has presented, when I say that almost the entire wes- oman Empire, but with other nationalities under Turk- Le \ F iffi- i 3 ; A fi fj ; twenty minutes, the son-in-law, who| 224 continues to present, many diffi tern portion of the state has suffered ish rule assured security of life and opportunity for aton- Alien, Declares He’s happened to be away from the house| culties. Under the provision of the ————- seriously from crop shortage or tail- when the explosion occurred, being| food production act, which made avail- ure, occasioned by drouth when fields omous development with the Dardanelles permanently open- ed to all nations. : “13, The establishment of an independent Polish state, including territory inhabited by indisputed Polish populations, with free access to the sea, and political and economic independence and territorial integrity guaranteed by international covenants. : “14, General association of nations under specific covenants for mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to large and small states alike We Continue to Fight. “For such arrangements and coven- CHASELEY MAN HAS American. Michigan, City, Ind., Jan. 8.—Fred-| erick C. Miller, attacked as a German subject, and who became mayor of this city yesterday, asserted today that he is an American citizen, moral- ly and legally. Quo warranto proceedings begun by S. J. Taylor, defeated republican can- didate, will be heard, just as scon as Governor Goodrich names a judge who will accept the appointment. The in- junction proceedings begun by form- er Mayor Krueger, at Valparaiso, against Miller lasted all day yesterday the only. survivor ‘of the household. The other ‘young man was in military service —fhis body was recovered— but there was no trace of the others. NEW" TRAINING CAMPS. Former Officers of the National Guard Admitted to Series. Adjutant General Fraser on Monday received advice of a serie sof officers’! training camps to be instituted at var-| ious points in the south January. 15, | which will be open to former officers | | able $2,500,000 for the purchase and} | sale of seed to farmers in restricted | areas for cash, at cost, it has been; | possible for the department to furnish | ‘some relief. Large quantities of seed | ‘of cotton, grain sorghum, and corn/| | have been purchased for the drought stricken sections of Texas in order to assist in making available adequate | suppiles of seed for the next planting | season. The department is taking sim- ilar action in North Dakota and Mon- tana and has arranged ‘to purchase considerable quantities of old corn | suitable for seed for sale to farmers} in Indiana where an emergenry eX-| Boost in Commodity Rates De-' yielding two or three bushels of wheat would not have been cut had it not been for the price of approximate- ly $2.” “Having canvassed the situation a | quite thoroughly here in congress and Washington, D. C., Jan. 8.—A fifteen in the treasury and agricultural de- per cent increase in commodity rates partments,” writes Congressman Nor- as sought in an application filed with ton, “I am of the opinion there is very the interstate commerce commission little hope of securing through con- today by eastern trunk line railroads gress an appropriation of a single operating in connection with steam- dollar to buy seed or feed to sell to manded in Petitions to Commerce Board. phia and Baltimore to Washington,’ Richmond, Norfolk, Newport News and other Virginia points. ship companies from Boston, Philddel- farmers in any part of the country. “The department of agriculture has already available an appropriation of three million dollars to cooperate with local authorities in restricted districts i Var ants, the president said, “We are will- ie ing to fight and continue to fight until and then were put over until Thurs-|of the North Dakota national guard.’ ists with reference to the supplies of | ———_—_—_—- ae they are achieved, but oniv because day. Because ‘the time is so very short, not | available seed corn. | in the purchase of seed and feed to be we wish the right to prevail and de- ‘MULTIPLE BOMB T0 ieee ae a large number of candidates is ex-| It is clear, however, that the funds FORTUNA RANCHER sold to farmers at cost for cash. The now at the command of the depart- only substantial relief that I see that can be obtained for farmers in our sire a just and stabl2 peace.” Such a program, re said, removes the chiet provocations for war. “The moral climax of this, the cul- minating and final war for human liberty, 22s come.” the president said, in ending hig ,addr2ss, and they (the CLEAN ’EM ALL OUT Believes He Could Sweep Ten STATE GUARANTY ACT STILL IDLE MUCH YET 10 DO pected from this state. ' THE WEATHER | For twenty-four hours ending at noon, Jan. 8. | «| it to meet the situation properly. ment are wholly insufficient to enable If} production is to be maintained or in- creased next, year, it is essential that prompt and adequate action be taken to safeguard the seed supplies of the nation. There is urgent and immedi- 10 FACE TRIAL ON CRUELTY CHARGES state this year is through county and local aid and through the federal re- serve bank at Minneapolis and the fed- eral land bank at St. Paul. I am al- ready advised that a number of the counties in western North Dakota will people «2 the United States) are ' ‘i ready to put their own strength, their Miles of Five-Mile Deep Temperature at 7 a. m. .. /—iate need for at least $6,000,000, and : Co ee ee ores toriake Temperature at 9 a. m. . —10) it ig probable that an additional sum Alleged That A. |. Darling Per-| care of a large part of the needs of farmers in these counties for feed own highest purpose, their own in- tegrity and devotion to the test.” ‘The Message. Trenches in Hour. Chaseley, N. D., Jan. 8.—D..T. Shep- Great Amount of Necessary Pre- liminary Work Delays Oper- Temperature at noon . Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday .. Lowest last night 0] 7 _—-3 will be required in the near future. Two Areas Suffer. “Two general areas have suffered severely from drought during the past mitted Horses to Starve and Freeze. and seed. Officials of the feceral re- serve bank of Minneapolis have prom- ised me that every possible accommo- dation will be extended by the feder- The president spoke as ‘ollows: ped ot chaseley, has invented a mul- rate j a Manual “Once more, as repeatedly be- ple bomb by which he estimates that * recipitation ...... . .22|season—the southwest, including a fore, the ‘spokesmen of the cen: | twenty automobile trucks reveling: at ation of Statute. Highest wind velocity . . 18E | Jarge part of Texas and a part of Oe Crosby, N. D., Jan. al reserve bank of Minneapolis to tral em) have indicatei their | @ rate of ten miles an hour and carry- COPE (epramererge , and a considerable portion of heartless! iti 2 bankers in North Dakota pires have indicate! ay TY-| North Dakota’s state bank deposits FORECAST. eee est: including large sec- whieh bad Se etetea to his care! Para tereanece aoa to help desire to discuss the objects of the war and the possible basis of a gencral peace. Parleys have heen in progress at Brest-Litovsk between representatives of the. \ ing mortars for the discharge of his bomb could sweep a line of German miles deep every 60 minutes. The in- vention has been tendered the United States government, and the war de- guaranty act is not yet on the job. .The state bank examiner's office is ‘not in much better position to state , when the statute will become opera- tive than it was a month or six weeks For North Dakota: Generally fair east portion, probably light snow west portion tonight; Wednesday generally fair colder extreme west portion. tions of North Dakota and eastern Montana. These regions represent-a large part of the grain-producing areas of the United States, with particular reference to grain sorghum, oats, bar- for the winter to die from starvation and exposure, A. J. Darling, a prom- inent Fortuna rancher, was arraigned here on a charge of cruelty to animals, and released on bond to appear for out the financial condition in our state and enable farmers to put in a maxi- mum crop acreage next spring. “Myself and a half-dozen other members of congress who were most central Powers, {7 apiek ihe. SG partment now has it under considera- ago. There is such a vast amount of ean tention of al e belligerents has tion. a x, . The seed corn sit-} tri i i d been invited for the purpose of pL SMES preliminary work to be done, that the Temperatures ley, flax, and eehere halt o0-tlis corn trial at the next term of district court.| interested and active in bringing about y uation in the noi Sheriff Gilbertson and Deputy Sheriff, the passage of the federal rural credit q ascertaining whether it may he SLANDER CHARGED. department may do well to have the Fargo —10 | belt is more serious than it has been| Henderson were accompanied to For-| law have been busy at work the past Ve ssible to extend these parleys Ty act working prior to July 1, 1918, Williston —8 |} h- E ligeee see ey ‘a general conference vith he ;. | which is the extreme limit on time al- Pierre 2 for many years. Early frosts through-| tuna by fifteen Kenmare farmers,! few weeks in advocating and getting iz wad “33 - general peace and set. Crosby Man Must Appear in Dis- lowance. . St. Paul Lg jolt the ae tate of me core who had agreed to pay Darling, it is support for a bill appropriating $200,- aad 3 ¢ it x y ; a ‘i belt caught much of the corn er in} alleged, $4 the head for wintering 000,000 to be used to take up and | x ¢ tlement. : trict Court to Plead. In the meantime, state banking is Winnipeg rz! the milk or in the dough stages and,| their horses, of which Darling had ac- pay for farm loans that have already — pursuing the even tenor of its ways. Helena + 38 h th was large, it con- = A ” ) The Russian representatives pre-| Crosby, N. D., Jan. 8.—Joseph Mil, c although the crop wai ‘Be, cepted 75 to 80 head. It is alleged. been applied for.’ if * pl , State banks are not permitted to ad. Chicago . 6 Hy high tas f 1G sented not only a perfectly definite | ler, charged with slandering a Crosby vertise nor to claim in any way that Swift C t 8 tains an unusually high percentage of| that the animals were penned up in Poverty-Stricken State, a ' statement of the principles upon| woman, on his preliminary hearing their deposits are ae a, d < rCKy: | 20 soft corn. The high prices prevailing| a-corral, without shelter and with in-| “Frankly,” says Senator ‘Porter. } which they would be willing to con-,| was required to give bonds for his ap-; the ‘situation ts veeaatly aa ab Pieehe Bag ‘Pranclaco 48 also have caused farmers to sell their| sufficient feed and water, and that aj McCumber in reply to Secretary Kem- { clude Het but also an equally def-| pearance in district court to-plead fore the deposits guaranty act was ORRIS W. ROBERTS oe ran ait eng on vant di min oats tl Me See a a aa cone Free epetter hh \ (Continued on Page Three) to the charge. yan) much smaller supply a while the remainder are in bad con-| at this time try to. i : 3 passed by the last legislature, Meteorologist. — A \ : ] former years. dition, (Continued ag