The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1918, Page 1

THE WEATHER GENERALLY FAIR THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1918 EVENING EDITION THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE! MAY LEGALIZE NON-PARTISAN PART HOUSE RATIFIES FEDERAL PROHIBITION “AMENDMENT RUSSIA MUST SUR SECTION OF TER RENDER LARGE RITORY OR HUNS RESUME ATTACK WITHIN A WEEK Ultimatum Pelivered to Bolsheviki to Bolsheviki Delegates at Breas! Litovsk Conference Today and Further Extension of Time Is Granted for Consideration. TEUTONS ASK COURLAND AND ALL BALTIC PROVINCES AS PEACE BRIBE New Frontier Would Extend from Gulf of Finland to East of the Moon Sound Islands, to Valk, Thence to the West of Minsk and to » Parley Center. Petrograd, Jan. 23.—Russia must g give up Courland and all the Baltic provinces or the Germans will resume military operations and occupy Reval, within a week, the German delegation at the Brest- Litovsk negotiations in- formed the Russian representatives at the last session of the conference. An adjournment was taken until January 29 to permit the Russians to Frank and Determined. The reports of the session indicate the Germans took a definite stand and almost frankly outlined demands. The secretary of the Ukranian delegation gave out an account of the meeting. It says the Russians put a question to the delegates of the central powers as to what were their final peace terms. One of the delegates, General ‘Hoffmann, replied by opening a map and pointing out the following line, which they insisted should constitute the future frontier of Russia: What the Huns Want. From the shores of the Gulf of Fin-| land to the east of the Moon Sound islands to Valk, to the west of Minsk, to Brest-Litovsk. This completely eliminates Courland and all the Baltic provinces. The ‘Russians asked the terms of the .central powers.in regard..to the territory south of ‘Brest-Litovsk. Gen- eral Hoffmann replied that was a ques- tion, which they would discuss only with Ukraine. M. Kameneff, a mem- ber of the Russian delegation asked: “Supposing we do not agree to suc? conditions, what are you going to do?” General Hoffmann’s answer is re- ported to have been: “Within a week, then, we would oc- cupy Reval.” ‘Recess Reluctantly Granted. The Russians then asked for a re- consider the German terms. | OLDEST INJUN IN AMERICA IS AVERSE TO BED Chicago, Ill., Jan. 24.—Kaben- awwoywence, a Chippewa Indian, said to be 130 years old, who it here from his home at Cass Lake, Minn., to attend the automohile show which. opens next week, doets not like the white man’s bed. Although he had a room with bath in a leading downtown hotel, he slept on the floor. According to the agency where Kabenawwoywence lives, he is the oldest Indian in America. GOVERNMENT'S OWNERSHIP OF RAILS LIMITED «Administration Railroad Bill De- ‘fines Status of Transpor- tation Lines. cess which was granted reluctantly. NEW COMPENSATION CLAUSE The Germans declared it was the last postponement to which they would consent. The request was made by Leon Trotzky, head of the dslegation,| who said he desired an opportunity to lay the German peace terms before the Council of Workmen’s and Sol- diers’ delegates. The negotiations between the Uk ranians and the central powers are proceeding amicably. The Austrians: offered to cede Chilmtchina, to the, Ukrainian Republic, but only on con- dition that Ukrainians send grain and her foodstuffs to the central powers immediately on. the. conclusion of peace. SEVEN HOUR DAY ASKED BY LABOR’ Gompers Favors Universal Cutting Down'of Hours Rather Than _-the Present Plan. Indianapolis, Ind.,.Jan. 24.—A uni- versal seven-hour day during the per- iod of the :war,: instead of. present , spasmodic “suspension of industries by the fuel administration to con- serve coal and relieve railroad conges: :. tion, was suggested yesterday by Sam- uel Gompers, president of -the: Ameri- can Federation of Labor in a speech to the convention | of United Mine Workers. EMBARGO ON ALL FREIGHT EXCEPT FOOD. ENFORCED: Action Taken by McAdoo in East on Advise of. A, H. Smith, His Assistant. Washington, D. C., Jan. 24.—An em- bargo on all frieight except food, fuel and war munitions on the Pennsyl- vania lines east of Pittsburgh, the: Baltimore & Ohio, east of the Ohio river, and the Philadelphia & Reading was authorized today by Director- General McAdoo. The action was taken on recom- mendation of A. H. Smith, assistant director general in charge of trans- portation“in the east. ' No reference was made to the recommendation for In Addition to Standard Return’ Guaranteed President May Make an Allowance. Washington, Cc, Jan. 24.— The administration: railroad bill has been modified to stipulate ex- pressly that federal operation is undertaken as a war emergency measure and shall not prejudice the future policy of the govern- ment toward ownership of the roads. ‘No specific time, however, is fixed for turning the roads back to private owners. Emergency Legislation. The modification, says the act, “is expressly declared to be emergency legislation enacted to meet, conditions growing out of the war, and nothing ij herein is to be construed as express- ‘ing or prejudicing the future policy ‘concerning the ownership, control or regulation of carriers or method of ‘|basis of the capitalization thereof.” The provision for compensation to the railroads during federal control has been rewritten, a new feature in- cluding in the standard return, the income-from leased roads or lines, ac-|- ‘quired by the carrier where the ac- quisition occurred between July 1, 1914, and December 31, 1917. In addition to the standard return provided in the original bill, the pres- ident would be autuorized, under the modification to make an additional allowance to be fixed -on a per cent ‘basis’ on -the ‘cost of ‘additions or im- plovement made by the: roads during A the alx months -¢niding December “31, 19f7. An amendment authorizing’ the prés: ident’ to fix a method for compensat- iing injured workmen is incorporated in the measure. FORMER- ER- GOPHER SOLON IMPROVES AT. CAMP. DODGE Deg Moines, Ia, Jan. 24.—Further improvement was reported today in the condition of former Congressman F. A. Eddy, of Sauk Center, Minn., ‘who is ill at a local hospital with pneumonia. MOONSHINING INCREASING IN BONE DRY STA FEDERAL Washington, D. C., Jan. 24—Discovery that manufac- ture of moonshine whiskey is seceeenng j ment which drew the president’s fire DECORATION CEREMON IES UNDER OLD GLORY This picture shows French decoration ceremonies taking place under the American flag. “@commrres OW PvBeIe IN-ORMA A French gener- al is shown on the left saluting, in the fashion of his country, a hero who has just been decorated with the Cross of War. Sammies are in familiar khaki. NOTE: lic information, Washington. The decoration ceremonies took place during a review of the American Hroos in France. The If you want a copy of this photograph send 10cents to the Division of Pictures, Committee on Ppb- Enclose this clipping. WILSON NOT ADVISED OF INEFFICIENCY INWHIGH AMERICA’S MILITARY MACHINE 1S ENMESHED DECLARES CHAMBERLAIN ,Washington, D. C., Jan. 24.—Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the mil- itary committee, rose to a question of personal privilege in the Senate today and replied to President Wilson's. re- cent statement charging that the sen- ator in a speech at New York, advo- cating government war reorganiza- tion and declaring inefficiency ex- isted in all branches of the govern- ment had made an “astonishing and | absolutely unjustifiable distortion of ; the. truth.” | Stands By Guns Standing firmly by his charge that: America’s military establishment is' enmeshed in _ inefficiency, Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon, chairman of the Senate today to President Wil- son's denunciation of his recent New York speech, by repeating the state- and declaring that the president him- self does not know the truth. In beginning his address, Senator Chamberlain said the president had attacked both his veracity and integ- ' rity heretofore unchallenged, but that in replying he did so, without any personal feeling agains&tvhe. president. His Speech ‘ Senator Chamberlain said he had been invited to speak before the Security National League and ac- cepted without notice and with but a short time to prepare an address. He then reiterated that he assumed responsibility for the speech as re- ported by newspapers and had read to the senate a verbatim report pub- lished in the New York Times. Upon his return to Washington the senator said he received a letter from President Wilson containing a quotation taken from New York World and asking if the quotation was correct. Senator Chamberlain said that in a letter sent to the White House |. Monday he replied he had been quot- ed substantially correct in the World, but asked the President to read the entire speech as printed in the Times instead of only a part of it. Believes He Knows Senator Chamberlain’s letter added that he was discussing only the pol- icy or lack of policy” of the mili establishment and continued: “I believe I know something about the deficiencies in the military estab- lishment, deficiencies which are clear- ly recognized and proven in a sys- tem that ought to be remodeled for; the proper prosecution of the war and have’ these disjointed and unco- ordinated defects weeded out.” In his letter the senator offered to go over the whole situation with the pregident but said he received no reply, and on the following day the president's reply and senator's reply to him were read to the senate and_ the Oregon senator observed: “I do not know if any reply to my (Continued on Page Three) DEFENSE COUNCIL TO ASK ASSEMBLY FOR POLICE POWER Organization Seeks Right to Make Arrests and Conduct Investigations. Full police and judicial powers will be conferred on the North Dakota de- | fense countil if the legislature ac- cepts an amendment to the defense | council act which was written, into the bill by the executive committee in its meeting here, Wednesday. The section amended provides: “Section 4. ‘It shall have all-neces- sary power not herein specifically en- umerated to cary out the above pur- poses and-in auldition tuereto the fol- lowing specific. power: “It may‘require any person, firm ‘or officer or employe of a corporation to appear before it or before any officer of such council for examination and may examine any such person under oath as to any information within the knowledge of such person and to re- quire such person, firm of corpora- tion to produce for inspection any writings or documents under his con- trol, and shall have power concurrent with the district court of any county in the state to issue sudpoenas and all said officers shall have the power to administer oaths, serve process, and take testimony and procure the pun- ishment for contempt by any such dis- trict court of any person, firm or cor- poration refusing to answer or cppear pursuant to - subpoenas or produce writings or documents required by such council. TES, DECLARES REVENUE OFFICIAL bo: a Meitly to wldier HOSTILITIES ON WESTERN FRONT RESUMED TODAY Operations of Little Consequence from Military Viewpoint But Prophetic. INTENSE ARTILLERY FIRE Raiding Parties and Air Fights Add to Excitement—More Unrest in Austria, BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. On the western front in France | and Belgium and on the Italian tront, wnere the contending arm- ies ot the chief belligerents in the world war have displayed little activity for some time, official re- ports announce a resumption of hostilities of unusual activity for winter months. While the operations mentioned in the statement from the vari- ous army headquarters are of lit- tle consequence fem a military view, yet the general extent of the activity indicates that develop. ments of considerable magnitude are in immediate prospect. Intense Artillery Fire. Intensity of artillery fire has in- cretased all along. the western front; and raiding parties and air.fights have veel sesuuied uader More tavorable conditions. The success-of a German’ raid on British trenches west of La Bassee is announced by the official British communication, which claims, however, that another hostile party was dispersed west of Villeger Guis- lain. In ‘the Nieuport sector tho French war office announces the re- capture of ground gained by the en- emy in a. raid Wednesday morning. The French statement also says that the artillery is active in the Chaume wood front and in the sector of Hill No. 344, and claims the fallure of an BERGESON HEADS NORTH DAKOTA'S RETAIL CLOTHIERS Bismarck Merchant Honored at Fargo-—Bismarck Gets the Next Convention. North Dakota, for the first time, now has a Retail Clothiers’ associa- tion which was formed at a meeting held in Fargo, January 22. The new association will be known as the North Dakota Retail Clothier’s asso- ciation, and is the culmination of the untiring efforts of S. E. years, worked to make this possible. A large number of prominent retail clothing dealers throughout the state attended the meeting and by unani-; mous vote elected S. E. Bergeson; president. Mr. Stern, of the Globe, Clothing company, Fargo, wes elected secretary and treasurer. There are over 300 retail clothiers in the state of ‘North Dakota eligible to membership in this association and efforts are now ¥eing made to have the list complete in time for the big Retail Clothiers’ convention, which was voted to be held in Bismarck sometime during the month of July— the date of which, at the present time has not been definitely decided. One of the big factors in obtaining the convention for Bismarck was Bergeson of! Bismarck, who has, for the past twoj (SEN ATORS SAID TO BEBUSY = DIGGING UP DOPE ON OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL House — Moratorium or prohibition. amendment. Turner and Weber. The Burke. were: reading this afternoon. bills, covering two subjects. Inves ing. Forks and Petterson of Sargent. ing that he did so because he considered the original act unconsti- tutional and believed the. amendment to be in the same class: Representative ‘Reishus’ soldier voting bill and a bill appro- priating $12,000 for legislative expenses were introduced. for :tirst Resolution May Go in This Afternoon Calling for Quiz as to Expenditures and Other Activities of the State’s Legal Department. SOLDIERS’ VOTING BILL NOT IN FAVOR WITH SOME LEAGUE SOLONS Attempt to Block Its Passage May Precipitate Row in the Measure Amended — Would Seine the Mouse River. MAY LEGALIZE NONPARTISAN LEAGUE. It is understood that there is a movement on foot to legalize the Nonpartisan league so that it may enter the next primaries as a legal entity. This would make it a poli- tical party the same as the republican, democratic, socialist { Whether a bill has been drawn up could not be deter- mined and probably the cloture rule, which is being rushed through, will preclude any such action. There has been considerable discussion among legislators that such action would be advisable, although no one as yet has sponsored the idea. It is all under discussion. Vote for Prohibition. By a vote of 96 to 10 the house of representatives today went on record in favor of national prohibition by ratifying the federal Those who voted ‘‘No”’ Blanchard, Ebel, Geiszler, Isaak, Koller, Mackoff, Mees, Meyer, absentees were: now in France, Carignan, Ferguson, Lang, Myhre and Olson. of were: Major Dana Wright, The amended grain grading bill, transferring the administra- tion of the statute from the railway commission to Dr. E. F. Ladd was passed by a vote of 95 to 7, 11 not voting. Ebel, Everson, Kelly, Knox, Lathrop, O’Connor of Grand Those voting,‘‘No”” O’Connor voted ‘‘No,’’ explain- A bill making an emergency ‘appropriation for the state. hos- pital for the insane was withdrawn to be divided into two separate Representative Petterson’s bill pledging the support of. North Dakota to the principles laid down by President Wilson in'his mes- sage of Jan. 8, was adopted without a dissenting vote. igation rumors were epidemic in the senate this morn- It is reported from several sources that expenditures and activities of the attorney general’s office during the last year are under surveillance, and that a resolution ealling | for a formal inves- tigation of his department may be introduced in the senate this afternoon. A number of se State Auditor Kositzky. ation cannot be determined. W. H. Stutsman of Mandan, Way commiss MORE FOODLESS DAYS IN SIGHT Chicago, Jan. 24.—In addition to present meatless, wheatless and pork- less days, the people soon will be com- pelled to observe sugarless, eggless and other provisionless days, accord- {ng to the food administrator of the state of Illinois. “As soon as plans are completed,” he said, “to what extent the food con- servation rules will be made more stringent, has not as yet been determ- ined by the food administrator.” Mr. Wheeler, the food administra- tor, said the order would not be ap- plied to households but its observ- ance by hotels and restaurants would be likely to be made compulsory. GOAL SHORTAGE NO LONGER HOLDS SHIPS IN HARBOR New York, N. Y., Jan. 24.—The shortage of bunker coal which a few days ago was seriously hampering the fueling of vessels in New York harbor, “has been entirely relieved,” according to a statement today ov George 'N. Keniston, secretary of the E. Parsons, detailed by the United Bismarck Commercial club, companied Mr. Lergeson to Fargo. | who ac-' States shipping board to supervise the bunkering of ships at this port, STATE SECRETARY OF LEAGUE IN MINNESOTA ARRESTED AFTER HOLDING UNLAWFUL MEETING Fairmont, Minn., Jan. 24—Joseph Gilbert, state secre- tary for the national Nonpartisan league, was yesterday at Lakefield, Jackson county, on a charge of hold- ing an unlawful assemblage. County officials forebade the holding of a meeting to be addressed by organizers of the league, but after he had been denied the use of a hall, Mr. Gilbert called a meeting in the yard of a livery stable. A ators were closeted this morning with Whether this has any bearing on the situ- former chairman of the state rail- on, and who defended Secretary of State Hall in the prosecution recently brought by Langer, has been here the last two days, making no bones of his interest in the unearthing of some- thing that will bring Langer before the bar of the senate. If a resolution goes in for an inves- tigation of Langer, there is no dowbt that it will be followed by others call- ing for an investigation of the admin- istration in general. Hades will be popping with the lid off, and hopes of a brief session wit go a-glimmering. Soldiers’ Voting. In the house a merry little row. is predicted this afternoon over a bill to guarantee soldiers serving on for- eign soil a right to vote in the June primaries and the general ‘election next fall. While league members of the upper house this morning openly expressed their approval of this meas- ure and declared it should be put down on the slate as one of the mat- ters to be considered in this section, it was as openly opposed on the floor of the house Wednesday afternoon by Rep. A. M. Hagan of Westhope, the father of House Bill 44.. Hagan, in de- bate over the advisability of holding up Senator Heckle’s cloture resolution yesterday in order that’ an amend- ment letting in the soldiers’ voting bill might be inserted, ‘stated “that this matter had been threshed out in the league's secret caucus ahd that the league was against giving the sol- diers a vote. Rep. Miller, in discussing the Issue Privately, said he could see no reason why the soldiers, serving at a distance from the state and unfamiliar with conditions here at home, should be given a right to vote. The soldier vote is expected to be a big, patriotic influence for the good in North Dakota in the June primaries and the: November state election. There are many members of both houses who believe North’ Dakota needs that influence, and who feel that because these young men have been loyal enough to sacrifice Lome and position in the service of Uncle Sam they should not de disfranchised. If further league opposition to this measure develops in the house today, it will be the signal for the merriest roasting the league has been subject- ed to since it staged its memorable peace conference in St. Paul and gave Senator LaFollette an opportunity to spout his sedition, declare independent legislators. Staale Hendrickson sav-. ed the soldiers’ voting dill from anni- hilation yesterday, and he is prepared to resume the battle for it to@ay. states and that quantities have been in southern camps, caused Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper to announce today a nation-wide campaign against illegal Gans in aceite with state governments. enemy attack at the former place. ‘More intense artillery: firing between the Adige and Erenta Valleys is re- (Continued on Page Three) the embargo submitted last night by Fuel Administrator Garfield. The em- bargo is temporary, and is expected to last only a few days. | crowd of citizens gathered to 0) rami it is said, ‘and after s short fracas Sherif’ Lee Gilbert, . wie sare base ee wee