The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 18, 1918, Page 1

THE WEATHER Continued Cold THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NO. 16. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE |! BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1918 AMERICA FOR FIRST TIME FEELS PINC EVENING EDITION PRICE FIVE LEAGUE WOULD ASSASSINATE HOME GUARD Bill Already Drawn Up Would Place Units at Mercy of Governor Frazier. ELEVATORS AND OTHER PLANTS OF NORTH DAKOTA NOT AFFECTED BY FUEL ADMINISTRATION ORDER! Capt. I. P. Baker, Administrator for State, Receives Assur- ance from Dr. H. A. Garfield That This Territory Is Exempt from the Fuel Regulations. NATIONAL DICTATOR’S GOOD WORK DEFENDED BY FLICKERTAIL AIDE. Statement to Press Declares We Would Be Suffering as' Intensely as Certain Sections of East But for Enforcement of Priority Rule. MIGHT BOTHER THE I. W. W. tion Would Block Plan to Unionize Farms. The destruction of the North Da- kota home guard is plotted in a Non- partisan league bill now drawn up and which, according to a Nonpartisan league member of the administration, will be introduced early in the special session. This bill gives the governor abso- lute power ‘o create and disband home guard units and provides that such companies shall be at all times at the disposal of the governor, to be used by him in manning trains when neces- sary, in mining coal, in seeding or har- vesting, and that the compensation for such services shall be $1 per day, to be paid by the railway or mining com pany or the farmer who profits from the labor of the home guardsmen. They Taink it Great Joke. The bill is regarded Ly Nonpartisan league chieftains as a great joke at the jonse of the home guard com: , of ich 317 have been organ- n this state. The plan of the eaders is said to be to make so distasteful ‘to the: units that they will voluntarily d Fuel Administrator Garfield’s coal-saving order which is creating such a furore in the east, does not extend west of ‘he Mississippi nor in any wise affect North Dakota. Assurance to this effect was given out today by Capt. I:aac P. Baker, fed- boas fuel administrator for North Dakota, following a wire tc . H. A. Garfield, national fuel administrator, at Washing- Comrade Townley Fears Protec-; ton, D. C., asking to what extent the order closing industries affected North Dakota. The reply of the national fuel admin- istration was: ‘‘North Dakota is not affected by Garfield’s order, as it does not affect territory west of the Mississippi river.’” Some fears on tiis subject had been —————— ————— q@xpressed by Frank L. Carey of Min- neapolis, agent for the United States AN SAYS food administration in Zone 4. Mr. Carey wired Fuel Administrator Baker , BISMARCK MEET 1§ yesterday that his office was advised from the east the elevators and corn | T0 BE A WHOPPRR dryers come within the provision of | ant the first part of the fuel administra- Se ‘tion order of January 16, and under B A. O. Sundlie, Director of Farm- and C of the second part of the order, 4 3. band. Then, with the farmers left ab- ‘i id aes ers’ Grain Dealers’ Assccia- solutely at the mercy of the I. W. W., relating to operating plants. “It is im- ti Is imisti: and with Governor Fraziers’ proclama- vate wine ‘Garey tha cena bh ion Is Optimistic. pe oovern bilaat as perat ive, eg pa oe a ie hie Ss tion forbidding peace officers to ar. ept moving to the seaboard for ship- | Forman, N. D., Jan. 18.—A .| rest and search suspicious characters ment to the allies, and that wet corn lie:o? Patland Petts ne ee Oe Suu: or to break up their congregations, be dried to prevent loss from deter. lie of Putland township has returned, the situation will be such. that the joration. The food administration from Fargo, where he ‘attended a) league believes it can coerce the farm- prcornetioiet this ea to male meeting of the directors of the Farm: er into accepting the contract with application to you as fuel administra- ors Grain Dealers’ association which the Agricultural Workers’ union which tor of North Dakota to issue neces- made plans for it: ie Me was so unanimously rejected last sary orders permitting uninterrupted, plang for its annual convention oa, operation of grdin elevators and corn to be held in Bismarck on March 5, 6," ‘Townley is now making a great play driers.” xs and 7, Mr. Sundlie says it is expected for the organized labor vote. If he Inasmuch as’ Dr. Garfield’s general that this convention will be one of the Could compel the farmers of North orders do not affect North Dakota in best in the history of the ‘association, Dakota to: contact with the Agricul- this instance, 16 ‘special order from syne | tural Workers’ auxiliary to the I. W Capt. Baker will be necessary. The farmers’ grain dealers are now in w. to use nothing but union farm la- Baker Approves. & position where they recognize more por, binding themselves to accept Ot Dr. Garfield's ‘action, Capt. Baker | Clearly than ever before the need for union rates of pay and rules govern- said in an official statement today: | their organization. ing such labor, Townley could go be- “In view of the sévere criticism of Dr. Garfield for. the priority shipment ot eastern coal to the northwest before the close of navigation on the great lakes, I feel that it is proper for me to state in Dr. Garfield’s behalf that | suffering in |North Dakota alone would have been very much greater than it is in the central and eastern | states had not the priority order been made. The supply of bituminous coal at the head of the lakes is not more than sufficient for the need of the ‘northwestern states, and that of an- 2bout 100 telegraph operators quit on thracite is inadequate. Notwithstand- @ccount of cold and practically all out- ing shipments to the northwest under ak the priority order, there would be great suffering in North Dakota at the present time, except for the produc- tion of domestic lignite in unusual quantity during the past three months. In addition to relieving railroad cor- j gestion, priority shipment of coal via; 00 OPERATORS IN WINDY CIty OUSTED BY COL Chicago, Ill, Jan. 18.—When the With well-organized and armed home Chicago board of trade opened today suard units existing as they now do in ide trading was stopped. was below 435. Building officers announced that the home guard companies, especially in heat would be increased soon. Italian Losses From Subboat Destruction fore organized labor elsewhere, he is said to believe, and point to this as a great victory for organized labor, brought about by the National Non. partisan league. Might Block Terrorism. Terrorism sufficient to compel the farmer to accept the obnoxious Indus- ‘trial Workers of the World as busi- ness partners would be impossible 217 North Dakota towns. The plan, therefore, is to break up and discredit | these organizations. It has been a part of the policy of ; the smaller towns, to aid the farmer in harvest emergencies without asking anything for ‘their labor, and the guardsmen had anticipated a much greater demand than ever before for such assistance next fall. The league HOOVER ASKS. ‘the Great Lakes has saved consum-| ers of the northwest millions of dol- lars in freight charges.” bill, however, would require profes- sional men and business men and bankers and farmers and laboring Rome, Jan. 18.—An offifictal commu- , nication Thrsday says that the Ital- ian shipping losses last week were two steamers of more than 1,300 tons men who form the personnel of these sunk. One steamer and one sailing home guard companies to give up vessel were unsuccessfully attacked. “(Continued on Page Three) GRAND FORKS BOY DIES ON FRENCH FRONT Washington, D. C., Jan. 18.—Gener- al Pershing today reported the death of Private William W. Whalen, 610 Demers: Avenue, Grand lorks, North ‘Dakota, of pneumonia, BADLY MIXED SITUATION 1S FACING REDS Peace Deadlock, War with Rou- mania ‘and Ukraine Inci- dentals of Trouble. GERMANS FLATLY REFUSING Can’t See Russians’ Attitude To- ward Self-Definition of Peoples. (By Associated Press.) An apparent dead-lock in the peace negotiations with the cen- tral powers,’ threatens war with Roumania and the hostility of ihe Ukraine are the difficulties faced by the Bolsheviki government to which has been added tie assem- bling in Petrograd of delegates to the constituent assembly, There is also a report from a Swedish newspaper that the relations from Fremier Lenine and Foreign Min- ister Trotzky daily become more strained, Germany Sits Tight. Germany has refused to accept 's attitude concerning the right of the occupied territories of Poland, Courland, Lithuania and Ethonia to self- tion along lines advocated by the Bolshe: Until a general peace is reached, the Germans say they cannot ate the territories. The Bolshevi Germans to be one-sided, a sian delegate: e usked io agree to the Germans view. Bloody Odessa Battles. © The Ukrainian and Bolsheviki troops have fought bloody batiles in Odessa, and the Bolsheviki are said to be de- stroying railroads iid bridges to hamper the advance of the Ukrainian soldiers northward. The Bolsheviki announce the capture by their troops of Irkutsk, Siberia, and Orenburg. The constituent assembly controlled by parties opposed to the Bolsheviki is to meet today unless the Lenin government intervenes again. Italians Check Austrians. On the lower Piave the Italians have checked an Austrian attempt to dislodge them from their recently won positions, and threaten defenses of the Venetian lagoons. In a hand to hand conflict, which lasted four hours, the Italians inflicted heavy loss- es on the enemy, and captured 150 prisoners, and some guns and war ma- terial. There has been no activity on the western front except the usual ar- tillery fire. Two Destroyers Lost By Running Aground London, Jan. 18—The British ad- miralty announced the loss of two tor- pedo boat destroyers in a violent gale and a heavy snowstorm last Saturday night. The vessels ran aground on the Scottish coast and were totally wreck- ed and all hands of board were lost, ‘except one man. “| Wachter 11 POSTMASTER AT FARGO IS WITHOUT JOB George W. Wilkinson, Publisher of North Dakota Democrat, Is Dismissed. ASKS ANOTHER CANVASS Deposed Official Declares He Will Make Fight to Retain | His Position. Fargo, 'N. D., Jan. 18.—George W. Wilkinson, postmaster at Fargo since March, 1915, was today removed from office on charges of incompetent ad ministration of of*ce and as temporar- ily unfit to deal With employees and the public, according to an announce- ment nade here today. Assistant in Charge. The removal, it is said, was the re- sult of ‘an inves tion made two months ago. J. Alfred, assistant post; master for 31 years was put in charge temporarily by the bonding company, and the postmaster today was notified by the postoffice department to turn over the office to Alfred. Democratic Publisher. ‘Wilkinson is the publisher of the North Dakota Democrat, and is well known throughout ‘the state. He an- nounced today that he would write the postoffice department to make a new canvass of the situation. FIRE DEPARTMENT ON HAND EARLY REDUCES DAMAGE 10 NOMINAL At 10 0° of fire calle ht an alarm ment to the] ; lock last n the dey ansporta plant, the office of wh with a volcano of fire w was turned on hardly a moment after] ; the first warning had been given. By} rapid and intelligent work the fire was brought under control without a great deal of damage outside ihe h was filled} , The coroner’ posed to have originated from an over- heated stove. The damage is esti- mated at about $1,000. KERENSKY IN SWEDEN. SAYS RUSS REPORT Alleged Former Premier Took Foreign Refuge After Rejec- : tion by Kaledines. Vechernia Vremya says Alexander P. Kerensky, now is in Sweden. The newspaper asserts that Kerensky fled to Novo Tcherkask, General Kal- edines’ capital, in the Don Cossack region, after the defeat of the Keren- sky forces at Gatchina, arriving there early in December. Kerensky, according to the news- paper, sought an interview with Kal- edines, but the hettman of the Don row afternoon, ; Washburn on income tax work. ks declined to meet him. a | oO! Piel his wife dead, her body riddled with shot, and her six-months old baby dy- company! the child was ciden killing, and the offi ri rates rae - date succeeded in throwing any light room in which it originated. It is sup-} oy jt, ‘The remains of the young moth- FIVE VIOLATORS MUNITION PLANTS AND POWDER WORKS EXCEPT ED FROM ORDER RESTRICTING FUEL CONSUMERS Announced That Official Mistake ‘Was Made in Admin- istrator H. A. Garfield’s Order as Announced to the Press Last Night. WILSON ADVISES HE WILL NOT ~ INTERFERE WITH REGULATIONS Believes Step Taken by Aide Is Necesar ace Exceptions May Be Listed Today—On ly One Ice Plant to a Town, “Horrors!” Washington, D. C., Jan. 18.—All the principal munitions plants will be permitted to work at full capacity under the fuel restriction order. As announced last night by the fuel adminis- tration, only porions of the would have been permitted to take. plants making condenser tubes operate. It was an official mis- All the Dupont powder plants and the plants of 18 other great companies mentioned in last night's official announce- ment as being restricted by the manufacture of condenser tubes are by the modified order today permitted to run at full blast. RETURNS HOME 10 FIND WIFE SLAIN AND BABE DYING Plentywood, Mont., Murder Mys- tery Proving Puzzle for Police Officers. Plentywood, Mont. Jan. 18—Dan n returned to his home to find Indications were that ped in its mother’s ig in her arm: arms when the fatal shot was fired.) *s jury which conducted | he inquest found that the mother and babe came to their death through “ac- Some mystery surrounds the s have not to and her child have been taken to wistown, the former home of the rsons, for interment. OF FUEL ORDER CITED IN CHICAGO Chicago, Ill, Jan. 18.—Five alleged morning. The offenders were sent for and if their explanations are not satis- factory it was said they would be Petrograd, Tuesday, Jan. 15—The prosecuted. INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX BLANKS NOW AVAILABLE H. F. Westervelt, income tax agent representing Tax Collector Coffey of Aberdeen, S. D., advises that individ- ual income tax blanks for the making of official returns now may be had at his office, 228 Federal building. Mr.! Westervelt will be here until tomor-' when he leaves for FOOD PLANTS | LEFT ALONE Icsues Order Excepting from Gar- field’s Order Plants and Distributors. ADMINISTRATION IN STATES Washington, D. C. Jan. 18.—The food administration issued an or- der today exempting “every sort of food handling, manufacturing, or distributing agency,” from the fuel restriction order. “Beyond the direct food indus- tries, the fuel administration has agreed to the exemption of bind- er twine factories, ammonia man- ufacturers, insecticide and fertiliz- er manufacturers, as being neces sary to maintain the constant flow of foodstuffs.” State Administration. Beyond. this, again, the state food administrators have been authorized to determine for the state fuel admin- | istrators any other industries the con- tinuous conduct of which are. essen- tial to obtaining the uninterrupted flow of food. Hoover's Statement. Food administrator Hoover issued the following statement: | “The food administration wishes it clearly understood that. Dr. Garfield's order does not include grain elevators, ' potato or vegetable houses, cold stor- age, all forms of grain storage, grain and feed mills, milk dealers, cream- eries, condensers and all other milk product manufacturers, packing and slaughter houres, ice plants, and re- frigerators, sugar. manufacturers, com- | mission, wholesale, and retail trade—| In fact, every sort of food handl- ing manufacturing ~or — distributing agency.” * ata Three views of the interior of a French submarine. and one of the officers is studying it. LEFT—The forecastle or quarters of the crew; the compass is here also BENEATH THE WAVES WITH A FRENCH DIVER GREW CENTER—Amidships. The wheelsman is shown at his post and an offi- cer is looking through the periscope. RIGHT—Stern of the vessel, where the boilers, dynamo and radio are located; one man is shown at work on the radio. g ; May Be more Exceptions. It is understood that some additions to be excepted will be listed today. Meanwhile the fuel administration is concentrating its efforts on clearing up shipping congestion. From the flood of applications for exemption piling in, it ppeared that steel plant mills and woolen plant mills making cloth for soldiers’ uni- forms, would receive favorable ac- tion. Only One Ice Plant. It was ordered today that only one ice making plant may operate in any one place. The exempted plant how: ever will be required to furnish {ts products to the closed ice plants at production costs. Wilson Won't Interfere. It was stated officially early today | that President Wilson is not even con- sidering interfering with the fuel re- striction order, and feels that the country will be satisfied with’its ne- cessity. PLANTS IDLE; MANY WITHOUT ~ BMPLOYMENT Dr. H. A. Garfield’s Order Takes Effect Everywhere East of Mississippi. violations of the fuel order were re- PAPERS. LITTLE AFFECTED poried to the United States district attorney's office up to 10 o'clock this Washington, D. C., Jan. 18.— America felt the pinch of war, perhaps, for the first time today, with its industries idle under the fuel administration's order is sued to relieve the coal shortage and release fuel for ships loaded with supplies for the American army and the Allies. In the face of protests predict- ing disastrous consequences, and the formal request from the sen- ate passed to stay its execution temporarily, the order was signed last night by Fuel Administrator Garfield with the approval of President Wilson. In the house action on a resolution requesting postponement was prevented by Rep. Cox, democrat, refusing to give unanimous consent for its consideration. ‘Few Changes in Order. As sent out to state fuel adminis- trators, the order contained but few changes ftom the form of the abstract made public Wednesday, nor did it clear up to any great extent, the con- fusion resulting from its lack of de- tailed interpretation. « By its provisions manufacturing plants east of the Mississippi agd in Louisiana and Minnesota, with ‘rare exceptions will be closed for five days beginning today and will discontinue all business activities on every Mon- day beginning on January 21, for ten weeks. Coal for Essential Consumers. Through its application the fuel ad- ministration expects to move to essen- tial consumers, including railroads, householders, public utilities, and ship- ping interests and producers of food, in whose behalf the order is issued. A supplementary list of exemptions issued last night embraces various in- dustries engaged in imperative war work. Some Exemptions. Shipyards working on navy ‘con- struction, plants filling contracts. for army and navy uniforms, tent manu- facturers of other products deemed ne- cessary for immediate use of the mili- tary forces were named. In the original order, newspapers were unaffected. by the five day clos- ing, but limited to holiday editions on heatless Mondays. Indication was ialso given that plants requiring heat to maintain themselves would be per- mitted to burn coal for this purpose, but would not be permitted to: oper- jate. This was interpreted by many {as applying to blast furnaces. Justifies Action. The fuel administrator justified bis action in a I . statemeat - la night, in which he said be wi ed by: the necessity for. and eles.