The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 17, 1918, Page 1

‘ THE WEATHER Continued Cold THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NO. 16. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JAN. 17, 1918. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE == EVENING EDITION ; PRICE FIVE CENTS PROTESTS POURING IN AGAINST FUEL CENTRAL POWERS REJECT RUSSIAN PEACE AUSTRO-GERMAN FIND NO BASIS FOR AGREEMENT IN TERMS SUGGESTED MONDAY: OF FUEL PLAN Official Statement Issued from Berlin Today States That Kaiser and His Allies Are Willing to Make Still Another Offer to Bolsheviki: Neighbors. PRESENT JOCKEYING HAS NO ,_ BEARING ON GENERAL PEACE| Conclusion witheMuscovites Would Have No Effect on the General Situation—“‘Self-Determination of Peo- ples” Proves Biggest Stumbling Block. Berlin, via London, Jan. 17.—An official statement issucd here today giving the reply by the central powers to the Rus- sian proposals: at Brest:Litovsk on Monday says the Russian proposals concerning the regions occupied by the central powers diverge to such a segree from the views of the central powers ‘orm they are unacceptable. The official statement says the Russian pronosals do not that:in their present show a compromising attitude, site parties on a just basis. Nevertheless, it adds, the ceuwral powers again are prepared to give a clearly formulated expres- sion of their opinions and try to find a basis for a compromise. “For the central powers, as di tinet. from the ease with Russia, Sig a conclusion of peace with Ru has no connection with a general; peace, and the centrak powers are compelled to continue the war agajnst their. other enemies. Self-Determination. “The assertion that the right of self-determination is an attri- bute of nations and not of parts of nations is not-our conception of self-determination,’’ the official statement declares. ‘‘It, must not be assumed that the ‘limits of oceupation are a-standard for fix-; ing the boundaries of such por- statement declares... ‘‘It') must tions. ‘The (Austro-Germans,”’ the statement declares, ‘*do. not intend incorporating the territory now occupied by them into the irrespective eountries.”” Will Not Withdraw Troops. Withdrawal of the Austrian and Ger- man troops from the occupied terri- tories while the war lasts is impossi- ble, the statement says. The Austrians - and Germans, the statement continues, do not intend to compel the territories in dispute to accept this or that form of state, but they reserve for them- selves and the peoples of the occu- pled territories a free hand for the conclusion of treaties of every kind. ILLINOIS FACTORY MEN REGRET NEED, BUT BACK GARFIELD, Manufacturers in Session with the State Administrator Pledge Their Cooperation. Chicago, Ill.;; Jan. 17,>When news of the fuel. administrator's order was received today, more than 100 manu- facturers and prominent ‘business men were in attendance at‘ méeting at which State Fuel Administrator Wil-' liams presided. The following resolu- tion was unanimously adopted, and ( ° PROPOSALS ORDE ¢ ¢ @ ALLIANCE CAN and do not consider the oppo- MOORHEAD DRY, ALTHO FORMAL | BAN 1S TARDY ‘North Dakota’s Last Wet Fron- tier Blotted Out by Safety Commission. Moorhead, Minn, Jan. 17.—Al- || though they have not yet been of- »| ficially notified of the Minnesota safety board’s order. prohibiting shipment of liquor into Clay coun-. | night issued an order to express | “companies not to make any fur- | ther deliveries of liquor. | Evening trains last night carried _particularly heavy shipments of | liquor to Lone Lake, the only wet spot in Clay county now. | nie Sees | FAMINE WOULD BE WILHELMS | _ GREATEST ALLY Food to Play Important Part in Winning This War, Says Dr. E. F. Ladd. 1 STATE TO CROP EVERY ACRE Administrator Expresses Confid- ence That North Dakota Will Do Its Share. serve,” should be our national and in- tor and president of the North Dakota Agricultural college told a large aud- ience of farmers attending the second day's stession of the Tri-State Grain and Stock Growers’ asso: ‘al convention here last night, for he “said famine would be one of the mast end of the war. “Wars are no longer fought between armies as in the days of Napoleon,” ‘cents a pound, equal to $10 a vale. WALL STREET NOT IN FAVOR Stocks Drop from Fractions to Three Points at Opening of the Market. SERIOUS BREAK IN CCTTON Textile Recovers During Day— Some Gains Recorded Over Night’s Close New York, N. Ys Jan. 17.—Stocks dropped from fractions to over three points at the opening of the stock ex- change today, reflecting the attitude of Wall street toward the fuel afmin- istration’s dkastie fuel order. Within half an hour after the opening, how- ever, virtually all the losses had been recovered, A sharp rally set in, and in some cases, gains were recorded ov- er last night's close: The action caused a serious break in the cotton market at the opening. The decline ranged from 1 1-2 to two ‘The early break in cotton was quick- ly followed by a vigorous rally, which rried March contracts from 2%¢ to us, recovering the initial loss. MARKED DECLINE | IN THE SINKINGS OF MERCHANT SHIPS London, Jan. 17. — Another marked decrease in the sinkings of British merchantmen by mine or submarine in the past week is noted in the report of the admir- alty issued last night. In this per- iod only six merchantmen of 1,600 | tons or over were sunk, andin ad- dition two merchantmen under 1,600 tons and two fishing vessels. j In the previous week the ad- j miralty reported the loss by mine or submarine of eighteen merch- antmen .of 1,600 tons or over, three merchantmen under that tonnage, and ‘four fishing vessels. The report of January 2, gave the sinkings as twenty. one, eighteen being 1,600 tons or over. SAY THEY CANNOT PAY IDLE WORKERS Nature of Employment Such That Allowance Can’t Be Made, Declare Operators. MUTINY AMONG SUB CREWS AT KIEL RUMORED Exchange Telegraph Today Car-| ries Story of an-Outbreak Occurring Jan. 7. 38 OFFICERS WERE KILLED Slaughter of Commander Follows Rebellion—Naval Men Dissatisfied, London, Eng., Jan. 17—A mu- tiny among submarine crews at the German naval base at Kiel, on January 7, is reported in an Ex- change Telegraph dispatch from Geneva. Thirty-eight officers are sai dto have been killed. The dis- patch quotes” advices received there from Basel, giving details concerning the mutiny. It is said to have been begun by submarine crews, and subsequently to have spread to portions of the crews stationed at Kiel. Some of the men who joined in the attack on the officers took part in the earlier mutiny at Kiel, the dispatch reports. It adds: “Although the mutiny was local, it shows the German naval men are dis- satisfied, especially in the submarine’ service, as the number of boats re- turning to German ports is decreasing every month.” M'CUMBER DRAWS GLOOMY PICTURE OF THE OUTLOOK North BDakotan Wants to Know ‘‘How Long England is Able To.Stand This;Strain’’ SHIPS TOO SLOW COMING Wants United States to Stop Sending Soldiers to France "and Send Food Only. Washington, .Jan. 17.—Senator Mc- Cumber, of North Dakota, gave the ‘senate a gloomy picture of the Position of the United States and her allies in cmphasizing his plea for rad- ical speeding-up of the shipbuilding program. He declared. England was -- Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 17.—Steel com-' now bearing the brunt of the war, and pany axecutivas here today sald asked, “how long can she stand this it would be impossible to follow any strain?” The United Stattes must send suggestion looking to the payment of 599,000 troops to baiance the man their employees during the five day power of the Central powers, he said, industrial suspension, ordered by the ang 7,000,000 would be needed to make Fargo, Jan. 17.—Produce and Con- dividual slogan until the war ceases, Dr. E. F. Ladd, state food administra- imvortant factors to determine tho |. AND RED TROOPS sent to Washington: “We express our regret of the ne- Dr. Ladd asserted, “but war is fought cessity of this action, and respectfully tetween great bodies of people; na- extend our cheerful cooperation and tion against nation, and the nation whole-hearted compliance as a patri- aving the greatest supply of food, inu- otic duty.” nition, money, machinery and brains EX-CZAR, AGAIN Our Present Duty. “What is your duty and my duty at this time, then?” he asked. “First to stimulate production to the greatest possible extent,” he answered. “To see that North Dakotans plant every available acre of land in pro- national fuel administration. Fully; sixty per cent of their employees, ; they pointed out, were paid by the ton and .of the remaining forty per cent, the day laborers, many changed their jobs from week to week. One large independent concern said they lost and employed 100 laborers every day, and the mills of the United States’ Steel Corporation lost and employed no less than 600 daily. The same situation was reported from the glass factories. PITCHED BATTLE BETWEEN UKRAINE Reports Do Not Indicate Which Side Has Advantage in Odessa, Warfare. London, Eng. Jan. 17—A pitched battle has occurred in Odessa between Ukraine and Bolsheviki troops. The Ukrainians held the theatre building and -posted. machine guns in the; streets. The chief of the Bolsheviki; troops was wounded’ mortally. A battleship and other warships in the roadstead opened fire on the town. Accounts of the battle differ, as to whether the Bolsheviki have taken the arsenal. At Little Rock Camp the Germans retreat. ‘When the United States entered the war the allies cried, ‘give us ships, "declared Senator McCumber. ‘We allayed their fears,-we assured them we would supply that shipping. We took that duty upon ourselves, the most important, the most vital duty incumbent upen us in this war. And we hav> neglected that duty beyond any othe:, shamefully neglected it.” “They tell us it was because of wranglings and disagreements in the shipping board,” he declared, and’ add- ed that he believed there was a lack of appreciation of the submarine men- ace in the board and that he did not believe ary member so unpatriotic as to delay shipbuildipg while his per- sonal differences were being settled. Senator .McCumber recommended that the U. S. stop sending soldiers to Franc? now and use all available ton- nage for, food for the allies, stimulate efforts to attempt to produce a ship immune from torpedo -attack and to} make full’ and adequate’ test of rein-| forced concrete vessgls. He said he believed the allies would emerge from the war after securing the peace laid down by President Wilson but was equally certain that unless we came to the support of our allies with ship- ping facilities many times greater than we propose, some of our allies will fall before we can take their place | on the battlefiel Big Crop is Possible Fixed Price Accepted Santa Anna, Calif, Jan. 17.—-Sugar beet growers through associations rep- MAKES ESCAPE tend. Unconfirmed Report from Petro- grad Says Former Emperor Has Beat It. London, Jan. 17.—Nicholas Romanoff, the former czar, and his family have escaped from their prison near To- bolsk, it is reported in Petro- grad, according to a Reuter dispatch from the Russian capital, The report, the dis- patch adds, lacks confirma- tion. j tent the four staple lines needed to | be exported for-the army at the front ; bound to be great Dr. Ladd declared tuctive crops for man and animals. To increase as fully as possible our stock of hogs and chickens and to save for our own use the bulky vegetable products and fruit such as we can produce in great abundance. “Second—to save to the fullest ex- Allies in Europe. These are wheat, meats, sugar and fats.” The world’s shortage of meats was for the herds of Europe have been diminished by 20,000,000 cattle, 54,- 000,000 sheep and 32,000;,00u hogs since the outbreak of the war and are rapidly being lessened. “Every effort should be made to encourage animal production on ‘the farm and not to be mislead by tem- porary conditions that must. sdon. oc- cur with the close of the war,” Dr. Ladd said. rade resenting more than balt soathern Cal- Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 17.—Deatths ifornia’s acreage agreed yesterday to of six privates reported at Camp Pike plant as big a .crop as possible and ‘today include the names of Martin Ur- accept a price to be fixed by a com- dahl, Dahlen, N. D., and Ira Solen- mittee of five tobe named by. the nat- berger, Underwood, S. D. ional food administration. GERMANY WOULD POISON OUR WHEAT POLLEN IS DISTRIBUTED BY HER AGENTS San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 17—Germany’s latest.:attempt to destroy the wheat crop of California and other states has taken the form of a shipment of poisonous pollen, to be dis- tributed by German agents here in such a manner. as to. kill the entire wheat output of this issued today by the state council CHIEF TOWNLEY PREPARING FOR Headquarters Indicates Month at Least. NONPARTISANS WANT CASH With Half Million Debts and $100,000 Boost in Costs, Till Runs Low. The fact that President A. C. Town- ley of the Nonpartisan league has leas- ed the Northwest hotel for the special session with a view to herding league legislators there, as was done during to a general impression about the cap- itol that no brief session is contem- plated. Donuts as to the since t Governor Frazier and the press in urging brevity are commonly entertained The league closes the first year of its administration with $500,000 in un paid bills and with expenditures $140,- 324.36 in excess of those for the last year of the I ia administration. The league administration paid out in one form or another during 1917, 5 645.76, as compared with $612,321.40 expended under the Hanna administra- ing 1916. Kliminating an item 97, charged to the state high- way commission, which did not exist in 1916, the league’s boost in state ex- penditures simmers down to a net $106,618. of which h03.18 is rep- resented money paid out by the automobile registration department from increased receipts in the regis tration of motor-vehicles, and whi cannot be charged to increased ex- penses. More Money Needed. In spite of these largely enhanced expenditures, which carry the state into the new year with a deficit of a half million dollars, many departments find themselves in need of more funds to ‘finance them through the second year of the biennum, and at least a the first to go into the hopperyin the special session. Some of these, such as an emergency appropriation of $50,- 0¢0 which will be asked by the board of control for the state hospital for the insane, are due to causes over which no human agency had any con- trol. The state board of control began asking more money for the care of the insane in 1913. It asked at each succeeding session of the legislature, but obtained no relief until 1917. when (Continued on page four) UNDERWOOD FIRST TOWN IN WLAN Ira Sollenberg, Son of Prominent Family, Dies at Fort Pike, Okla. Underwood, wood, first among all McLean county in the service of the United States, is the first town in McLean county to mourn the death of a soldier in the present war. A wire was received yes- terday from Fort Pike, Okla., advising of the death there of Ira Sollenberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Sollenberg, one of Underwood's oldest and most prominent farmer families. Mr. Sol- lenberg succumbed Wednesday to an attack of spinal meningitis. The deceased was among the first registrants to go from McLean county. In November he was home on a fur- lough, in the dest of health and spirits, and thoroughly enjoying his military experience. His unexpected death is a shock to his many friends in all sec- ‘tions of the county. The remains will be brought to Un- nouncements will be made later. MANDAN HEREIN BIG BASKETBALL GAME OF SEASON Ancient Rivals Will Clash in Great Exhibition at Gym Fri- day Night. The basketball event of the present) season will be the contest at the high school gym Friday evening between: Mandan and Bismarck, ancient rivals | for supremacy in the Missouri valley. |, with a team of veterans who have; played nine games and won six. Eoth! Tismarck and Dickinson have already | gone down in defeat before the strong | Morton county aggregation. Bis- marck has a team composed entirely; of last year’s men. They have won, two of the three games played, their only loss being to Mandan, on the lat- ter’s floor. ‘Bismarck’s schedule has ‘been greatly shortened by the cancel- ling of thé eastern tour, and Friday's game will be the big exhivition of the state, accbrding to 8 bulletin Ofdefense, year for the Capital City. The game is called for 8:30. the regular assembly a year ago, leads | SIX KILLED AND half-dozen .appropriation bills will be} 10 MOURN SOLDIER N. D., Jan. 17.—Under-| towns in the number of men ‘enlisted! derwood for burial, and funeral *an- | Mandan comes to Bismarck on Friday@® mittee today to explain his or against it. “THREE HURT ON ~ US.S.MICHIGAN | Falling of Cage Mast, First Acci-: | dent of Kind in Navy, \ Causes Destruction. i Washington, Jan. 17.—Six men were killed and three injured on | the U. S. S. Michigan, when the ship was caught in a heavy gale at sea, it was officially announced today. All the injured were sea- men. | The men were killed and injured by the falling of a cage mast, the | first accideht of its kind in the navy. LABOR CONDEMNS BIG PACKERS AS DISLOYAL BUNCH | Chicago Federation Sends Work- | man Delegation to Consult the President | ASK GOVERNMENT CONTROL | Refusal of Packers to Live Up to Agreements Brings Violent Arraignment Chicago, Ill, Jan. 17.—The immed- iate taking over of all the packing plants in the United States will be urged upon President Wilson by a del- egation representing every craft in ; the industry and headed by John Fitz- patrick, president of the Chicago Fed- eration of Labor, which departed for Washington last night. | A statement isued by representa- tives of the employes said: “The organized packers of the coun- try have refused to meet us or to co- operate with us in any manner, in this great world crisis. They have | brazenly repudiated the solemn agree- | ment entered into between the presi- |dent and ourselves through his med- iation commission upon last Christ- mas morning. | “The packing industry is the most ; Vital and important one in the na- ition. To permit this industry, during | the progress of a world war, to remain jin the private hands of a very few men, would not only be ridiculous from the standpoint of governmental | policy, but highly dangerous to, the | cause of civilization and world de- | mocracy for which we are struggling.” The workers. will propose to Presi- dent Wilson that in case the plants ‘are taken over they will enlist as the first members of America’s industrial army and will guarantee the govern- ment full-handed equipment for every packing plant in the United States. They also propose to leave all con- ditions of employment and wages to the government. Under a recent agreement the pack- erg and, employes agreed to submit all questions at issue between them to J. E. Williams as federal mediator, and to abide by his decisions. Under the agreement Frank P. Walsh, representing the employes in every branch of the industry, has been | meeting Carl Meyer, of Chicago, rep- | resenting the packers, for the past | week. Any isues which they were not able to agree upon were to be sub- mitted to Mr. Williams for final ac- tion. Tonight Mr.:Williams said that no call had been made upon his services: 3 : 4 GONGRESS AND WHITE HOUSE DELUGED WITH OBJECTIONS TO LONG SESSION ‘NEW COAL SAVING PROPOSALS Leasing of Northwest for League! Senator Gallinger Will Insist That Mandate Not Be En- forced Until Investigation Proves That Closing of Non-Essential Industries Is Necessary. GOVERNMENT PLANS TO BUY OVER STOCKS ORDERED BY FACTORIES Administration Hurrying with Formal Statement from Gar- field Which He Believes Will Clear Away Opposi- tion—Asks That Men's Pay Be Continued. ___ Washington, D. C., Jan. 17.—A movement for the suspen- | sion of Fuel Administrator Garfield's order until after its neces- sity is established by investigation was set afoot today in the senate. A resolution to that purpose was prepared by Sena- tor Gallinger, republican leader. Chairman Reed of the senate committee investigating coal attempted to have Fuel Administrator Garfield before the com- der, but the committee decided RESOLUTION GOES IN. A joint resolution to pre- vent enforcement of the fuel order was introduced in the house by Rep. Smith of New York. The resolution declares “‘it is the sense of congress that an efficient movement of cars and ships and full opera- - tion of coal mines will obvi- ate the need of shutting down - of the industrial machinery of the country to meet the end ‘; of the present situation.” DEMOCRAT WOULD SUSPEND Senator Hitchcock, democrat, today introduced a resolution, in the senate to suspend the fuel‘or- der for five days. Senator Hiteh- cock introduced his resolution af- ter conferring with other’ ‘demo- ic leaders in, the senate who nave apprehension’ of: the wisdom of the order. His resolution reads: “Resolved, that the fuel admin- istrator of the United States be, and is hereby requested to delay for five days the order suspending the operation of industrial plants in portions of the United States in order that protests may be heard, investigation made and in- formation presented.” Senator ilitchcoek declared that the coal order was an example of lack of coordination and that ‘‘re- form in our government is now running wild.’’ Cite Garfield to Appear. Fuel Administrator - Garfield was asked today by the’ senate coal investigating committee to appear at 2:30 o'clock for exam- ination regarding his order. Dr. Garfield agreed to go before the committee at onee. Whole Country Protests. Protests against the fuel adminis- tration order closing down: industrial plants began pouring into the white house and congress today from all oy- er the country. Businessmen évery- where aroused at its prospect object- ed to its enforcement and suggested many other remedies. It developed today that under the (Continued on pago four) CAMP DODGE BOYS HAVE $124, 999,500 INWAR INSURANCE Wives and Dependents of West- ern Select Service Soldiers Well Protected. Camp Dodge, Ia., Jan. 17.—Soldiers at Camp Dodge have protected their wives and dependents with $124,999,- 500 worth of government war risk in- surance. Under the measures of the war risk insurance act 80 per cent of the sol- diers have subscribed to from to $10,000 of insurance of this type. This percentage is nearly twice as large as that of any of the other six- teen national army divisions. Of this enormous amount the two Iowa regiments have taken out §17,- 218,000. worth... The 360th istantry, ¢o which men from.northern Iowa ' geuened, has subscribed 2