The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 28, 1918, Page 1

THE WEATHER GENERALLY FAIR THIRTY.EIGHTH YEAR. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1918. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNEE: EVENING EDITION 500,000 U. S. TROO PS IN" PRICE: FIVE CENTS FRANCE IMPATIENCE HE SAYS PROMPTS OPPOSITION Chamberlain's Speech He Says Gives A Disproportionate ‘Aspect to Situation WON'T DENY FALSEHOOD Department Has Not Fallen Down On Job HIS ANSWER Five hundred thousand Americ- an troops in France early this year and a million and a half in all available, fully equipped and with artillery support them, was the answer Secretary Baker to- day gave the Senate Military committee to the charge of inef- ficiency and breakdown in the military establishment, when he disclosed what hitherto had been guarded as a military secret, and what German people little sus- pected. Washington, Jan. 28.—Secretary Ba- ker today ‘eplied to Senator Chamber- lain’s charges of inefficiency in the war department at a public hearing before the senate military committee ‘The secretary began »y making a ver- bal statement without manuscript. Mr. Baker said his statement was not exactly supplementary to his re- cent one to the committee, but a com prehensive statement of activities of all the armies in the war, and a reply to the charge that the war depart- ment “had fallen down.” Major General Wood, Mr, Baker said, recommended calling out a large army, ‘although the men could not be provided at once with rifles and cloth- ing. Every soldier, however, who needs a rifle, has one, the secretary said, and:of a better type than if the English’. Enfield. rifle had been adopted. ‘ Defending the lack of Lewis machine guns, Secretary Laker reiterated that General Pershing ‘does not want Lewis guns for the ground forces but only for the aviation. At the outset, the secretary said he thought mich criticism came from impatience of: the -aoperican people “to do this gréat ‘thing greatly.” He conceded freely that in so great enterprises, it, was: impossible that there should not'bé ‘delays and short comings.” The confidence of the coun- try, however, he said, was necessary to the tremendous effort. Cites Speech. The mistakes cited in Senator Chamberlain’s speech, Secretary Ba- ker declared, gave a disproportionate aspect. Without intent, he said, the effect of the senator's speech, was to give the country the impression that the deficiencies “were characteristic” rather than “occasional.” He said he was not there to defend individuals and deny delays and false starts. “But I think I can say in confidence sone in them we have sought the rem- edy.” That there are more than a million men under. arms in this country was stated by Secretary Baker in referring to the cases of alleged neglect of the dead in camps cited ‘by Senator Cham- berlain. “For one reason or another, the im- pressions gone out into the country to some extent that the war depart- ment has fallen down in the conduct of the war. I want to address my- self to that question.” Spirit of Officers. Describing the spirit of army offi- cers, secretary Baker said, he had seen strong, grizzled men turn away from his desk in tears when they had found that they could not go to France, but must remain in Washing- ton to press forward war prepara- tions. There was no case of an: ofricer who has not accepted his duty with his whole heart. ‘Men of high places in civil life throughout the country he said, had come to Washington to accept sal- aries of office boys, many no salaries at all, to place their experience at the disposal of the nation. “Gentlemen,” said the secretary, speaking with ‘great “emphasis, “it would ibe. a tragic thing if this mo- mentous effort were to deserve the comment that it had fallen down. “The impatience of the whole coun- try to “do this thing greatly,” probably inspired much of the criticism.” “We look, back over the past and see that there have been short com- ings; that there have been delays. There are things that could have been ‘better done. But our effort is to learn.” “ft have no purpose to defend individ- uals or myself. dividuals by name, if I refer to Gener- al Crozier, or’General Sharpe, or my-| self, it will only be to make it clear. I.am not 'here to deny shortcomings, but. I think I can say this: That where we have found such short-com- ings or mistakes, we have made every effort to correct them. I most earn- estly ask that when you have pointed out to you any short comings, wheth- er it seems well founded of not, that you instantly refer it to me in order that the process of the department may assist the truth.” From Senator Ghamberlain’s speech, Mr. Baker said it ad seemed to him that although it was not the senator's Purpose to make. itso appear, the country got an impression from the on” The Lear araptd said there might. be “Instances.” i If I discuss here in-| | cutting in half of British casualties as parted. T’ Only | weeks. the high totsl of 24,972 wi AMERICAN BIRDMEN IN AIR RAID With the American Army in France, | Jan. 27.—Four American aviators at- |tached to a French squadron partici pated in a daylight bombing raid over | Germany. All returned safely. Because the weather was foggy the aviators . were unable to determine what damage was done, but as they flew fairly low over the targets it is | believed the results were good. Af- ter recrossing the lines, the bombers were fired upon vigorously by enemy anti-aircraft guns. They then ran in- to still heavier fog and some of the airmen were forced to land before reaching their hangers. ‘SBORETARY OF N. D.. PENITENTIARY IS GIVEN BIG HONOR W. 8. Ferry Elected Vice Pres- ident of International Association W. S. Ferry, secretary of the North Dakota state penitentiary, has been honored with the election to a vice presidency in the International Asso- ciation for Criminal Identification, | whose national headquarters are at | Leavenworth, Kans. Announcement of his selection “in approciation of his loyalty, enthusiasm and qualifications,’ | came in a letter from President Harry | H. Caldwell, and the news was a com-| | plete surprise to Mr. Ferry. | Ferry has been connected with the| j State prison for the last 2 1-2 years{ | succeeding Capt. Jack Murphy as sec- retary when the latter took command |of Co. A of the Fighting First. Mr.! Ferry has won wide recognition by | | his knowledge of the Bertillion method | of identification, and: those familiar | with his work regard the honor which | has come to him as well merited. | ‘EMMA GOLDMAN AND BERKMAN GET NO ‘RELIEF FROM COURT Washington, Jan. 28.—The supreme | court By declining: to grant a rehear- ing of their case and ordering the mandate issued at once, today refused to delay further the carrying out of the sentences of Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, convicted in New York of conspiring to violate the draft law. The court sustained their conv‘/- tions on January 14. Federal court decrees denying the right of the supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias to increase assessments on in- surance of the “Endowment Class” under its by-Laws as amended in 1888, were today set aside by the supreme court. SUNDAY BLAZE MARKS PASSING REAL LANDMARK One of the first business structures built on Fourth street passed early Sunday morning when a frame build- ing between the Bismarck hotel and the Hinckley block was almost com- pletely destroyed by fire. The prop- erty was owned by Mrs. Catherine Boyle and was erected by her late hus- band in the spring of 1877, when the capital city to be was but five years old, Mr. Boyle erected the structure for his own use and for 28 years he occupied it with his pioneer mercan- tile establishment. Since his retire- ment, there had been various tenants, the most recent having been the Block | Tailoring Co. An alarm was turned in at 4:30. The entire front was ablaze when the de- | partment arrived five minutes later, and in spite of the great headway | which the flames had gained, the fire- | men, by work which has won them | the heartiest commendation, confined | the fire to the Boyle, building. The | paint on the Bismarck hotel, immed- jiately adjoining, was not even; scorched. | The fire is believed to have resulted | | from an overheated stove. This heat- | er was blazing merrily when the fire- ‘men entered the building after the | flames had. heen extinguished. A i member of the tailoring firm, who was ; Sleeping in the building, made his. es- | cape shortly after the discovery of the fire. The blaze was a spectacular jone which brought Grand Pacific guests from their beds in a panic. The | building is so badly damaged that it | will not be repaired, and it is probable that it will be replaced with a modern structure in the spring. Week's Causaulities of British Are 1,714 Men London, Jan. 28.—British casualties during the week ending today were 8,588, divided as follows: Killed in action or died of wounds: officers 25, men 1.714. Wounded or. missing: men 6,721. These figures represent the virtual | i i officers 128, compared with the previous week when “17,043 were re) ‘wo GERMAN PRESS TURNS ON HER CLOSEST ALLY Some Suggest That Imperial En-| pire Break With Aus- | tria-Hungary ONE JOURNAL SUPPRESSED Activity On Western and Ital- ian Fronts Confined to Small Raids Count Czerni:.'’s speech on Austri- an war aims and the statement that it was sent in advance to President Wilson has aroused the German news- Papers and the papers are bitter in their denunciation of the Austrian foreign minister. It is declared the Count’s action means a break in the German-Austrian alliance and one Pan-German newspaper has been sup- pressed tor suggesting that Germany abandon her foremost ally. While the workmen in Austria ap- parently have returned to work, re-| ports have been received in Holland of disturbances in the industrial dis- trict along the Rhine in Germany. Few details have been obtained, but it is stated that troops with machine guns have been sent to Mulheim, a manufacturing town on the Rhine op- posite Cologne. | Meanwhile, Pan-German attacks on the leading politicians and even includ- ing the Emperor continue, and have spread to criticisms of Count Von OUARTEROF A ~ MILLION TAGS ROR SHOVELS Fuel Conservation Movement Is a Big Thing in North Dakota. MUST BUILD FOR FUTURE Time Not Far Distant When State Will Supply Minnesota with Its Coal. North Dakota has a quarter of a mil- lion shovels to be tagged Wednésday, January 30, and it has at least one willing schoo) child for every pair of shovels. ‘Tags in bales and bundles went out from the office of State Su- perintendent N.C. Mardonald to each of North Dakota’s 53 county superin- tendents. of schools ten days or more ago, and each county superintendent has seen that the numerous town and village and country and consolidated | schools under his or her jurisdiction have received their supply. | To all of this great corps of work-} ers and to the district. administrators, | the press and other loyal agencies in- | terested in this movement, Capt. I. iP. Baker, federal fuel administrator for North Dakota, on the eve of the big campaign issues ‘this last appeal Must Redouble Effort. “We have made_a very strenuous ef-| fort in our tag day campaign because | we have realized more thoroughly! than those not directly in touch with; the detaiis of the fuel situation Roedern, the Imperial Treasurer, who is said to have told the Emperor that} Germany is not in financial condition | for offensive operations. Dr. Von! Kuehlmann, the foreign minister, ha: defended his course in the Russian} parleys by assailing the Bolsheviki) efforts, hewever, failed to check So-|- cialist attacks on the governement’s| Peace attitude toward Pussia: | Activity on the western and Italian fronts js confined to small raids andj intermittent artillery bombardment. | Boe! | REVOLUTION SPREADING. Stockholm, Jan. 28.-—The. long, threat-- ened revolution in Finland is proceed ing in the eastern provinces accord- ing to sparse reports reaching Hapar- anda ‘and forwarded her Blizzard Annuls Penn. Train Service Philadelphia, Jan. 28-—Due to the, biggest snowstorm of the winter, the! tienp of the Pennsylvania Railroad is said by, officials of the company to be the worst from any cause in years. | Train are stalled all along the line, | and outbound service from Philadel- | ly been annulled. - | PRAGUE. Zurich, Switzerland, Jan. 28.—Three thousand persons took part in a riot in a suburb of Prague on Friday against a reduction of the flour ra- tions, a Vienna dispatch says. Shop windows were smashed and the mob had begun to plunder the stocks. when the police interfered. The rioters were dispersed with difficulty. NO COPY RECEIVED Washington, Jan. 28.—A surprise was expressed at the State Depart- ment today at news dispaches saying that Count Czernin had forwarded to President Wilson a copy of his speech before it was delivered in Austria. Secretary Lansing declared no copy had been received in advance of pub- lication, nor since, : : TWELVE LOST. London, Jan. 28.—The steamship Cork has been torpedoed. Seven pass- engers and five members of the crew were lost. r 1 ling food and supplies to’ our soldiers | | a success, dowdle it. thoroughly than. those not directly in touch with the details of the fuel sit- uation throughout the country possi- bly could not know how imperative it to awaken the whole United tates to economy in fuel consump tion, “We realize that the greatest saving| will not be made in the private home, but it is our hope that by getting this spirit thoroughly into the hearts of ev-| eryone, it will have a tremendous ef-| fect on manufacturing economies, as { last. week, which has been made ne- cessary to keep our country from reezing, and our country's ships mov-} abroad, must help to impress. the sol-| emnity of the situation. “If you are putting forward every ei- fort in your power .v mike tag day It has reached the point where fuel is only second; in importance and gravity to keeping our country supplied with food, and, in fact, the shortage is even more in ‘ense than that in various lines of edi- bles.” Must Build for Future. North Dakota is suffering no pres- ent shortage. Its own lignite mines | day when the bakers begin the manu- | VICTORY LOAF USHER [eres } Washington, Jan. 28.—The new) home card of the food administration | | has been issued and shortly will be distributed throughout the United States to aid housekeepers in observ- ing the 1918 food conservation pro- gram of two wheatless, one meatless, and two pork! days a week as an- nounced in President Wilson’s proc- lamation. The card, carrying an explanation of the weekly plan, will go into effect to-}| facture of the victory loaf, a war bread containing a five per cent sub-| stitule for wheat flour. Bakers aré to} increase the substitutes for wheat flour, until a twenty per cent substi- tution is reached February 24. At the same time grocers will sell house- holders wheat flour only when the purchaser buys an equal amount of some other cereal. ‘The food adminis- | TOWNLEY HEARING IN. BANKRUPTCY AGAIN POSTPONED Probable Nonpartisan League Chieftan Will Not Be Heard Till Wednesday President A. C. Townley of the Na- tional Nonpartisan league, returned to Bismarck last night to be present at the continuation of the hearing on his petition in bankruptcy, which was be- gun last November, Wm. Lemke, one of the state managers for the league, and who represents Townley, this morning petitioned Referee H. F. o’.! Hare for another postponement to to-| marrow afternoon. Inasmuch as a case already*has been ing Tuesday afternoon, it is expected the Townley hearing will be deferred until Wednesday. This proceedings grows out of the failure of Townley and .a younger brother in a magnifiicent,flax gamble in Golden Valley and McKenzie coun- ties.in 1912. Asa result of their fail- ure, creditors were left holding the bag for some. $70,000, .:The. Towhleys schedule combined assets of about $500. GOVERNMENT 10 CONTROL, O1L Washington, Jan. 28.—Early meas- ures looking to government control of production and distribtuion of oil were forecast today after a visit to the white house of fuel administrator Gar- field. Complete plans f a licensing system, it w id, were (Continued on pag: four) ! presented by the fuel administrator. WAR PICTURES MAKE A BIG HIT AT CAPITAL| Hundreds of Bismarckers gathered at the Auditorium Sunday afternoon to view the second of the series of U. S. War movies, shown, here under the auspices of the Bismarck Home Guards. Both the afternoon matinees and the evening shows were well at- tended and much enthusiasm were shown. The pictures: were among the best ever shown here. They included a re- view of officers of Annapolis and showed to splendid effect the grounds and buildings. of America’s famous naval institution. From the great training ‘school it showed the cadets A wonderful view of the United States submarines were shown plying, oif the Atlan coast. A number were shown in review as was the U-boat at breakneck speed and its submersion. The great feature of the pictures was the navy giving a splen- did insight into the power of our militia. Rear Admiral Sims was shown in a characteristic pose as was President Wilson. were thrown on the screen the and- ience burst forth in song which re- sounded from wall to wall. Other of the war series will be shown from in action both on‘ land and sea. time to time by the Home Guards. SALV AGING TORPEDOES TH AT FAILED TO EXPLODE et for hear-) instituting | | various phases of the action of the} As the national anthem and Amcrica | § IN MORE ROOD - CONSERVATION WHEN WILSON’S PROCLAMATION IS EFFECTIVE tration card asks “every loyal Ameri- can to help win the war by maintain- ing rigidly as a minimum the saving on the following program: “Have two wheatless days (Monday and Wednesday) in every week, and one wheatless meal in every day. “Have one meatless day (Tuesday) in every week and one meatless meal in every day. “Have two porkless days (Tuesday and Saturday) in every weel. “Make every day a fat-saving day (butter, lard, lard substitutes, etc.) “Make every day sugar-saving day.” The card also cautions against the hoarding of food and gives reassur- ances that the government by its con- trol of exports will retain for our peo- ple a sufficient supply of every essen- tial foodstuffs. Warning againstilim- iting the food to growing children is also given. | eee NEW POWER FOR ADMINISTRATOR OF STATE FUEL May Divert Supplies of Coal and| Coke to Meet Emergency Demands. | Formal authority to divert coal or coke to meet emergency demands of domestic consumers was conferred on Capt. I. P. Baker federal fuel admin- istrator for North Dakota, and upon similar officers in other states in a reg- ulation recently promulgated by Unit- ed States Fuel administrator Harry A.!}¢ Garfield. Whenever the state administrator may determine that any locality or community is liable to suffer through lack of fuel, either because of an act- ual shortage:or because of an unequal distribution of coal in such commun- ity, or when he finds such a shortage ot fuel-on the’ part of a public utility conducting a service essential to the health, convenience or industrial ac- tivity of any of the people of the state, he may divert for the use of such do- mestic consumers or public utility any coal or coke in transit by railroad or other conveyance within the state and consigned for delivery to. any consum- er, dealer or other party for consump- tion or sale within the state. As soon as possible after such diver- sion the state fuel administrator will notify both shipper and consignee of the coal or coke su diverted, and the shipper ther20f will be expected, so far and as soon as practical, to replace for such consignee an equal amount of coal or coke of the same grade and quality as that Giverted. No need for such action has yet arisen in North Dakota, thanks to the isfactory manner in which coal vas distributed during the late fall and early winter. Must Move Cars. The movement of fuel and food has been seriously hamper2d by the con- gestion of loaded freight cars at im- portant cities and terminals through- out the country. Director General of Railroads McAdoo advises Fuel Ad- ministrator Baker. He insists that railroad cars be kept moving and not used for warehouses, and attention is called to a new demurrage order just issued, under which heavy charges are made for th2 detention of freight! cars. This order became effective January 21, and it is now in opera- tion. Shippers and consignees are urg- ed to load and unload cars with all possible dispatch, not only as a means of saving the nation serious inconven- ience, but to free themselves from | a heavy and entirely niedless expense. Who Will Tag Mayor’s Shovel? Who will be the lucky school boy or girl to “tag” the mayor’s shovel in your town on “Tag Your Shovel” iday, January 30? That is the absorb- ing question in all of the city schools. of North Dakota, and a wholesome riv- alry has set in. “Tag Your Snovel” day, January 30, becomes children’s Draft Day, the day of their enlistment lin the world war in defense of child- hood—the day of their partnership in |national ideals and in national duties. Soldiers in France are shown here huuting out torpedoes which failed to explode and which can, be used again. The good ones are sent to the front. Note.—If you want a copy o! f this picture send 10 ¢ { tures, Committee on Public Information, Washington, ents and this clipping to the Division of Pie- The government is placing a trust in jthe nands of the school boys and the ischool girls of the nation, and Federal |Fuel Administrator Baker will uphold \the honor of their state among the |20,350,000 American school-children | who will join in this crusade against {coal waste and fuel famine. | In Bismarck there will be the gov- ‘ernor's shovel to be tagged. Some lucky | school boy or girl is to have this hon- lor. In every city and village there is ;a mayor or president of the village jcouncil to be looked after. In the \schools themselves the day will be observed through special exercises and the reading of carefully prepared es- says. “Tag Your Shovel’ day is one | national institution which calls for no contributions, no money from. chil- dren or parents. On the contrary, it is, perhaps, unique in urging the chil- dren to Save, Save! CONSERVING FUEL, Federal Administration Saving Hun- dreds of Thousands of Tons. While North Dakota is not directly affected ‘by. the ‘fuel tamin east, it has been indirectly hit pension of certain lines 4 the congestion in traffic and the sus- CONFERENCE COMMITTEES ARE. AGREED Hoped Further Progress Toward Completion: of Session May Come Today — —_——— SOLDIERS BILL A PUZZLER Senate Cuts Out Governor Fraz- ier’s Commission—Some Problems Left PASS SEED BILL. The house of representatives after passing the Senate's grain grading bill with only one or two minor amendments before announcing the vote on motion of Representative Hendrickson re-referred the bill to the grain grading committee for the cor- rection of a defect in the section pro- vided for employment of clerical help which Representative Divet,had point- ed out as being unconstitutional. This was one of the sections amended by the house committee to take the em- ployment from the railway commis- sioners and place it in the hands of a chief inspector, The only unique thing in this practice was the fact that Representative Stair of Botten- eau concurred with and co-operated with Staale Hendrickson and Repre- sentative Divet. ‘ The house bill creating the North | Dakota council of defense was passed {by the senate this afternoon after that body had taken away from Governor Frazier the privilege of appointing members of the defense board and had decreed that the council should. con- sist of 12 members to be named by the 12 district judges of the state with ~ the governor and attorney general as members ex-oftici aS The senate: also cut out ‘thesec-, tion of the defense jurisdiction: over. he Red Cross and Y. M. ©. A. work. of this state and reduced the annual appropriation from $25,000 to if 000. The house’ probably: will’ con: sider this bill this ‘afternoon and ‘it. is; likely that’ a conference ' committee* will be named. by vs The senate committee on ‘the seed bonding bill this afternoon recom- mended ‘that the senate recede: from its amendment striking from ‘the: bill as passed by the house an. appropria- tion of $4,000 for the administration: expenses of the commiseioner of agri-- culture, and it reduced thé number of. signatures required, on petitions from- 100 to 50. Mat The house conference committee on: this bill in its report recommended that the house concur in the senate amendment which will retain for the various counties their present privil- ege of issuing seed warrants in liew of bonds. ' ae The Louse committee on grain-grad- ing, by agreeing to the senate’s prin- cipal amendments to the grain grad- ing act of 1917, which leave the ad- ministration of this department to the highway commission, and the confer- ence committee of the two houses ‘by agreeing to a compromise on the seed bonding act, as amended by the senate, this morning gave legislators at the capitol new reason to hope that ihe special session may be ended Tues- lay. The principal stumbling block now is the soldiers’ voting bill. This has ‘been amended in senate committee to eliminate the league’s provision for an extravagant voting committee to joy- ride around the world picking up: sol- diers’ ballots, and has restored the Reishus provision enabling the sol- diers to cast their ballots by mail. There are many puzzling features which make the drafting of a satisfac- tory bill difficult, and it is doubtul whether the draft reported out: this afternoon will prove generally satis- factory. If, however, the league ma- jority in the house really wants to give the boys in France a voice in their state government, an agreement can be reached, declares conservative leaders in the senate. Moratorium Out. The senate committee on judiciary has drafted a moratorium bill which it believes eliminates any objectionable features which were present in the house bill as passed by that body, but which they regard as extending to the soldier every necessary protection. The bill is not so radically different in any respect that the house should find much difficulty in. concurring, if the senate accepts the new measure this afternoon in the guise of amend- ments to the house bill. : Militia Bills. The house militia dill, giving Gov- ernor Frazier power to constitute a state guard, under war department regulations, to commission its officers and otherwise guide its destiny, as the lawful commander ‘in chief of North Dakota’s military forces, still rests in committee in the senate, and it:is not believed it will get far. Senator Eng- lund’s home guard ill, regarded: by friends of the home guard’ move ment as:more practical, will come up for attention in the house, and it. is believed home guard sentiment. ds strong enough to* procure the’ pass- age of this measure. “ Adjournment Hopes. Those sincerely in»favor-of:n: brief session and an economical one, q are expressing the hope that th t islature may have completed: its: g in time to permit of adjournmedt ‘|Tuesday evening. Uniess the legisia~ ture works all of tonight, there’ te. thought to be no p ty a ing up earlier than r eve other :