The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 9, 1918, Page 1

a a —— THE WEATHER GENERALLY FAIR THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NO. 8 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1918 EVENING EDITION THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [== PRICE FIVE CENTS GERMANS WRECK TOWNS BY WHOLESALE ooo 9 OO OOO OO “RED” SUGGESTS WRESTING INDIA AND EGYPT FROM BRITIS H TROTZKY BELIEVES ALLIES SEEK SEPARATE PEACE FOR RUSSIA T0 BOOST CHANCES Bolsheviki Foreign Minister Claims Scheme Is to Appease Germany with Muscovite Sacrifice That Kaiser May Listen to the Entente’s Terms. EXTRA SESSION HAS EVERYBODY HERE GUESSING Predicted at Capitol Term Will Run from Week to Two Months. MANY THINGS COMING UP Members of Administration Fear Assembly May Prove Mistake. The special session was the topic of the hour at the capitol this morn- ing... Predictions as to its probable length were general, and the guesses ranged all the way from one week to four months. “I was against a special session to the very last moment,” said one mem ber of Frazier’s administration this morning. “Now that the governor has called it, I am, of course, with! the governor, but I fear he has made a political blunder. A special ses- sion under our constitution is a dan gerous experiment. No one can pre- dict what may happen. “The expense of the special session will not be as great as a majority of the uninformed have estimated. The mileage expenditure will be $7,800; the perdiem for members of the two/| houses will run $830 per day, and cler ical help, even if the staffs are much reduced, will not cost less than $1) per day. Printing, depending on the number of bills introduced, will run from $100 to $500 the day. Then we will have copies of the session faws to be published. The very shortest time in which the legislature can meet and run a Dill through both houses is three days. If the term is confined to three or four days, the’ cost may not exceed $15.000. $400,000 Unpaid. \ “We now. have about $400,000 in un- naid pills. To assure the legislators their mileage and. perdiem and other eres of the extraordinary assem- bly, it is possible.that state official. wit be required to do without thei: salaries for one month. “Tax collections are now coming {~ in a fairly satisfactory way, and we are meeting current expenses, but we have almost half a million in accum ulated expenses to pay, and this spe cial session is a new item of expense which was not. anticipated nor includ ed in our budget. In budgeting ex penses for this biennium, we assessed taxes which ‘would bring us about $169,000 in excess of what seemed to be our actual requirements. That mar TROOPS DRIVEN FROM MEBTING Inability of Crippled Soldiers to; ‘Agree to Chauvinism Brings Blows. | WERE BRANDED DESERTERS ‘Home Warriors’’ Resort to Clu2s When Wotds Fail to Con. | vert Heroes. Amsterdam, Jan. 9—A number of| disabled German soldiers were invit- ed on Monday to attend a meeting of the Fatherland party, founded recent- ly, in the interest of the Pan-Ger- mans and other non-comprising ele- ments. They. grew restless under the flow of chauvinist talk from the annexa- tionists, says the Socialist organ Vor- ‘waerts of Berlin. They were not per- | mitted to speak and a stormy session | followed. One of ‘the speakers referred to the disabled soldiers as deserters who had left Hindenburg’s banner to be- tray their comrades. Sgme of the cripples, the paper says, “were be- labored with sticks and abused by the heroic ‘home warriors’ of the Father- land party.” The police finally ordered the dis- abled soldiers to leave the hall. ANOTHER BREAK IN PORTUGAL IS QUICKLY HALTED Madrid, Jan. 9.—Another out-break has occurred in Portugal, according to news reaching here from beyond the frontier. Crews of Portugese mu- tineed and-began bombarding the Lis- bon forts, it is stated. The army, it appears, remained faithful to the gov- ernment, and tranquility has been re-| stored. BROWN GETS FORMAL APPOINTMENT TO HEAD STATE CONTROL BOARD James A. Brown, appointed member of the board of control from Rolla in April, 1916, and whose term will ex- nire July 1, 1919, today received from Governor Frasier his formal appoint- | the entire crew of Uncle Sam’s nowest submarine. The Anmeri¢an two-man submarine invention may revolutionize this type of vessel, naval experts say. But be- cause it isn’t large don’t get the idea it’s a plaything. It dan stay under water 72 hours and can travel close to three miles an hour The men in the picture a UNCLE SAM'S NEW TWO-MAN SUBMARINE CAN PRAVEL 200 MILES WITHOUT COMING UP FOR SNIFF OF AIR submerged. as far as from W: can see for yours exercises minutes. In other words, it ean dive and travel approximately hington to Pittshurgh before ¢ ‘fomen have little room for their It is submerged by means of pumps~ You ining up. “setting up in a very few 130 VILLAGES BEHIND FRONT LEVELED BY HUNS TO IMPROVE THEIR FACILITIES OF DEFENSE Rome, Jan. 9.—A correspondent of Matin say3 by order of Field Marshal von Hindenburg, according to reli- |; ° able information which has reached him, 130 villages be- hind the front, mostly in the vicinity of St. Quentin, have been leveled to the ground to afford better defense of the German lines to the rear. Notwithstanding denials, the correspondent adds, only one-third of the 300.000 Belgians deported to Germany have been. permitted to return to their homes. NORTH DAKOTAN /READIUSTMENT DIES IN FRANCE, | OF RAIL RATES SAYS PERSHING| BY GOVERNMENT Washington, Jan. 9.—General Washi ington, . Jan. 9.—General rea:l- Pershing today reported that | justment of the country’s complicated Private Arthur J. Snedeker, engi- rate system to fit the new non-com- neer, of Columbus, Mo. was | petitive situation will be one of the seriously wounded in action on early outgrowths of the government December 31. Do details of any | railroad operation, it was officially in-j engagements were given. dicated today. Many readjustmenis The . following deaths from | considered inevitable involve material natural causes also were re- | increases in rates. port: Abnormal Schdules. rrivate J. L. Lumsden, pneu- The interstate vommerce commis- monia; sister, Mrs. J. F. Loucke, | sion’s attention has. been called to a Kermit, N. D. number of abnormally low rate sched- Private Guy Lovell, Ronans, ules caused by competition between Mont. railroads whose rivalries have. now CAPTAIN OHLSON NOW. O. F. Ohlson, assistant general freight agent for the Northern Pacific, who was stationed here for several months in connection with the move- ment of North Dakota troops, and who has many friends in the capital city, has been commissioned captain in the 36th U. S. engineers, and is sta- tioned at Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill. NINE MEN OFF AMERICAN BOAT | STILL MISSING Washington, Jan. 9.—Nine men of the American steamer Henry Luckenbach, torpedoed and sunk } January 6, are still missing, the navy department announced to- day, based on a report from Vice Admiral Sims. The report states that 22 members of the crew have been rescued. ceased. Consequently the basic cause for the low rates has been removed, and the expected result is the develop-; ment of agitation for a general modifi- cation. The method of accomplishing this has not been worked out, but many of- ficials believe the interstate commerce commission eventually will have to take the initiative in revising rates. Any\increases or decreases in rates would have to be at a time, and the entire profit would extend over a year or more. Powers of McAdoo Uncertain. The power of. Director-General Mc- adoo to determine the rates has not yet been ascertained clearly, but it is helieved he would not attempt to order rate modifications without the apnroval of the commission. Tempor- arily railroads have been left free to conduct their own rate questions, and since the government assumed control, a number of applications for incredses have been received by the interstate commerce commission. WILSON’S SPEECH HAILED IN LONDON AS “MAGNA CHARTA OF FUTURE PEACE” FOR WORLD London, Eng., Jan. 9.—President Wilson’s speech, like all his utterances | since America entered the war, takes the lead in all the columns of the Lon- don press. One newspaper describes it as ‘he “Magna Charta of future peace.” Coming so closely on the heels of Premier Lloyd George’s address ot the labor conference, the words of the heads of the American and British governments are compared closely. While some differences are found in Bud no disagreement in essential pol- ley. It is noted the president deals more sympathetically: with the Bolsneviki than did the premier, but it is pointed ou that America has not suffered from the Russian collapse as the western allies have. However, the Westmin- ster Gazette welcomes Mr. Wilson's “careful, sympathetic language” an: says it hopes tuat “all misunderstand- ings which may have arisen from oth- | er statements will be removed by the language in which the president ment as chairman, to succeed R. S./ Lewis of Fargo, effectice Dec. 3. | U.S. OFFIGIALS ESPIONAGE ACT VIOLATOR ENJOYS BRIEF. LIBERTY Los Angeles, Calif. dan. 9—A. Myles, who alleged he had been held as a military prisoner at Ft. (McArthur since January 3, wit out warrant, was granted his lib- erty today. He had applied for his release on habeas corpus pro- ceedings. He was rearrested by the military authorities on a charge of violation of the espion- age act. OFFERED ARMS FOR MEX MIXUP; iPlot to Seli Guns, Ammunition and Military Supplies Unearthed. ENTHRPRISING CLERKS PLAN; Army Declares Employes at Los Angeles Concocted Get- Rich Scheme. Los Angeles, , Jan, 9—Arms, ammunition and mil itary stores valued ‘at $285,900, stored in the federal Suild- ing here, were offered for sale by fed- eral officials for the purpose of sta! ing a revolution in Mexico, it was a’ nounced here today by -army intelli-} gence ‘officers. Intelligence officers COLUMBIANS IN. SIGHT OF GOAL. ON THIRD DAY Dr. F. B. Strauss Announces Suc- cess of Campaign at Noon Luncheon. ALLOTMENT NOT EXCEEDED Suggested That Future Drives Will Take Up Bismarck’s Surplus Cash. Ater a three-days’ vigorous drive, the Knights of Columbus have prac- tically reached their goal of $3,000, according to an announcement made at luncheon today by Dr. F. B. Strauss, who is the efficient team captain. The Knights of Columbus started their drive Monday evening and by noon today had secured §$2,400° for the various activities of the order. Dr. Strauss presided at the luncheon and told the team members that only $600 was necessary to complete the coun- ty’s quota of $3,000. Not to Exceed Quota. It was suggested by Secretary Ken- iston of the Bismarck Commercial club that when the quota was reached that the team members should not try to exceed their tallotment as there would be future drives and it was , deemed advisable to restrict all drives to the allotment specified. Dr. Strauss, -|in his address, endorsed this plan and -, stated it would have to be taken up with the main committee before any decision was announced. answering an advertisement for “ten husky men” unearthed the plot. One; man posing as a buyer was ied to the basement of the federal ‘building, a cording to army officials, and shown all the outfit including ten machine guns. Three men are under arrest now. Intelligence officers named without reservation two federal officials, who they said arranged the plot. * The Army Account. The army account oi the affair, in- sofar as it was available, is that the munitions were confiscated by the government some two years ago, when} an alleged plot to start a Mexican’ revolution in the interest of American land owners was frustrated. The sup- plies were tucked away in the federal building, and remained their until cer- tain federal appointees saw a chance for profit and were unable to resist. An advertisement in a newspaper with a code signature was the means they hit upon for concealing their tracks beyond hope of discovery. Army agents, interested in knowing why any proper work requiring “ten hus- ky men” could not be advertised open- ly, trailed the story down. CUBAN SUGAR COMING TO RELIEVE SHORTAGE OF SWEETS IN EAST ! work. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 9.—Two steamers carrying large cargoes of Cuban sugar; arrived here to- day. The. sugar will be refined the mannero of discussing the various questions, this evening’s newspapers adopts the Russian demands as his own,” as ‘soon as possible to relieve the sugar shortage. Grateful to Press. Dr. Strauss thanked the press for its cooperation and especially com- mended the team members for their loyalty and devotion in absenting themselves from their business anc devating three days to this patriotic Secretary Keniston acted as toastmaster and introduced 0. W. Rob- erts, who in a two-minute address ated that all the team members were better men for tue associations of the last three days. He stated that there was room for all of these war activities and the demands on the American people must necessarily grow greater as the war proceded. He paid a high tribute to the Knights of Columbus and complimented them up- on their working agreement with the Y. M. C. A. so that there chon'd not (Continued on Page Three), GRAND FORKS BOY AMONG FIFTY WHO GO UP AT DODGE Camp Dodge, la., Jan. 9.—Pro- motions of fifty officers in the field artillery brigade of the 88th division of the national army here today were announced. r Four captains are made majors, three first lieutenants are pro-.. moted to captains, and the re- mainder are rewards to second lieutenants. Among the second lieutenants advanced to first lieutenants was Cecil Hunter of Grand Forks, N. Dak. . \ HUNS UNABLE TO REMOVE EASTERN FRONT POSTS IN LARGE UNITS TROOPS FROM Soldiers, Taken One by One, Leap from Trains When They Learn Their Destination—Would Be Logical to Make War On England, Says Russian. London, Jan. 9.—Leon Trotzky, ths Bolsheviki foreign minister, is con- vinced that the entente governments wish Germany to make an advantage- ous separate peace with Russia so ‘NORTHWESTERN LIGNITE MINES PROTEST PRICE Assure Fuel Administrator Baker That $3 the Ton Is Not Enough. OFFER PROPERTIES TO U. 8. Minot, N. D., Jan. 9.—The northwest- ern district of the North Oakota Lig- nite Operators, association after a long session in which they looked up the reduction of price of fifty cents per ton for lignite decided to ask for a hearing at which they will submit evidence of: the impossibility of run- ning their mines at less than $3 per jton on the car at the mine at the |" Tney cost of mining. They claim that during the lasi year the cost of timbers has increased 30 per, cent, steel tracks and tools over 100 per ceht» and-labor 50 per cent. All operators claim they are not getting profits of former years at the present high price and that the new price of $2.50 will cause them to shut their mines down. They will have a hearing at Bis- marck by petition Jan. 14 before Ad- ministrator I. P. Eaker, and will ask for a reinstatement of the $3 price for this part of the state. They claim that the coal is more ex- pensive to dig in the northwestern part of the state than in the southern veins and other reasons of a similar nature. ! . E. Devol presided at the meeting which closed by authorizing Chairman Dorr H. Carroll of the Council of De- fense to offer the use of the mines to tne government for the period of the war and for at least one year for any equitable compensation to be determ- ined by H. A. Garfield the federal ad- ministrator. The operators represent- ed a potential output of 5,000 tons, worth $15,000 per day. The Truax Mining Co. at Noonan and the Kenmare Mining & Briquet- ting Co., of Kenmare are principal ob- jectors to the price of $2.50 the ton at the mouth of the mine for lignite lump, advised Capt. I. P. Baker, fuel administrator for North Dakota, this morning. Both of these companies claim they cannot mine coal at a profit for less than $3 the ton. Chair- man Carroll of the defense council set these contentions before the federal fuel administrator several days ago, and it was suggested to him that the mine operators meet and formulate their objections. January 14 is a date apparently agreed upon by them for the submission of their petitions, but the fuel administrator has not been consulted as to the possibility of a hearing on this date. The price of $2.50 per ton at the mine for North Dakota lignite was fix- ed after a careful survey of reports and suggestions filed by members of the advisory board in every district and county in the state. The con- census of opinion was that $2.50 would be a fair price for everyone concern- ed. The price was fifty cents higher than had been charged by some mines, and fifty cents lower than had been asked by others. The Washburn lig- nite Coal Co. of Wilton, the state’s largest producer of lignite, had ‘been charging $2.50 per ton at the mouth of the mine for the last year, and the price of its produce to the consumer is not changed. Federal Fuel Administrator Baker doubts if the government for the pres- sjent at least will find itself in a posi-| ‘tion to accept the mine operators’ pro-! posal to take over their properties and; operate them, somewhat in the same, manner as Uncle Sam is now running the railways. It is conceded that this may come ultimately. EARLY RIDE IN SIGHT. From 15 to 20 witnesses, principally capitol employes, subpoenaed by the state in its prosecution of Eugene ‘M. | Walla, will either leave tonight on ‘No. 1 for Mandan, or will be com- pelled to rise early tomorrow morn- “switch.” It is probable the witness- es will make Mandan their Nome dur- ing the course of the Walla trial. At- torney General rot this was not ation of the ttlal. ” | part because of soft roof, water, thin: ing for a trip across the river on the points.” that Germany will agree the more will- ing to surrender what the allies want in the west, according to the Petro- grad correspondent of the Daily News. ' Hard to Convince. Premier Lloyd George, the corres: pondent assured Trotzky, had never made such a statement, but the Bol- sheviki leader was hard to convince, and said: “That is the allies‘ policy.” He added that the attitude of the Bolsheviki would not be influenced ‘by th eattitude of the allied governments, but by that of the allied peoples. Trotzky was asked what the hope he himself had of a general accept- able peace. He replied that it was dif- ficult to say because the Germans had not yet been offered a chance to make such a peace, but he was sure the Germans must need it. Quotes Germans Deserters. The Russian foreign minister quot- ed German deserters as saying that the Germans were unable to remove troops from the easiern front in large units. They were removing them one at a time and the men, knowing where they were being sent, jumped from trains in attempts to escape. Would Declare War on England. Asked what terms he actually hoped to get, Trotzky refused to reply, and said laughingly: “If we were really logical, we would declare war on England now for the sake of India, Egypt, and Ireland.” The Daily News. correspondent’ pro- tested that Great Britain made noth- ing out of India, to which Trotzky re- plied: “Then give up being so altruistic. ou English are the most chauvinist na- tion on the earth without knowing it.” FRENCH SORTIE PIERCES LINES AT ST. MICHIEL Attack Results in Capture of 150 Prisoners and Machine Guns. GERMAN FORCE DISCOUNTED (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.) French troops in the Woever have enlivened the virtual inactiv- ity on the western front, bu suc- cessfully completing a sortie into the German lines east of St. Mi- cheil. The German positions on a one mile front were pen ite and 150 prisoners and some ma- chine guns captured. After de- stroying the defenses and shelters the French returned to their own lines. The French also made an tempt against the enemy near Ammerzweiller in Alsace, cordidng to Berlin, which claii the thrust was repulsed. Paris announces the checking of Ger- man attempts in the region of Mont Teton in the Champagne. Meanwhile the artillery duel northeast of Verdun and in Upper Alsace continues active, Germans Ejected. German troops in a local attack east of Bullecourt west of Cambrai enter- ed Brittish trenches but a counter at- tack ejected the enemy, who left 18 prisoners in the hands of the British Berlin reports the failure of a British thrust on the Boesingat-Staden rail- way, northeast of Ypres. The German artillery is still active inthe Ypres sector. Bad weather on the Italian front has reduced operations to a minimum, but the artillery is busy on the northern front between Aisne and the Piave. Strength Discounted. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in his reviewing of the 1917 campaign, up t omid-November, says that the ad- ditional strength the GGermans have gained from the Russian and Italian failures has largely been discounted. He declares that the ultimate destruc- tion of the German armies: has been brought appreciably nearer. Germany has extended her submar- ine barred zone to include the Cape erdes islands and Madiera, off the northwestern coast of Africa, and part of the coast of French Senegal. The islands and the region about are alleged to be “enemy The new order, which is ef fective January 11, follows the om« ‘November, which | zone. ‘The new: Spain, the