The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 31, 1918, Page 8

PAGE 8 BIS: MARCK EVENING TRIBUNE 31, 1918 THURSDAY, ae BAST BLOCKADED GERMAN AIRPLANES ATTACK PARIS AND FUEL SHORT AND BOMBS ARE DROPPED ON CITY AT MANY PLACES AND SUBURBS WITH HEAVY DAMAGE Large Section Faces Coal Famine| as Result of Further Rail | Troubles | SNOW AN DICE THE FACTORS | Rejorts of eWstbound Freight, Ten Percent Under That of | Yesterday. Washington, Jan. 31.—Large sec: | tions of the east face a coal famine; within the next few days as a result; of further hampering of railroad trans- poration by yesterday's snow and ice storms. Reports reaching the ooreaal and fuel administrations tonight show- ed New England, parts of Pennsyl- vania and districts along the Atlantic} seaboard in worse condition and there! were indications that many industries| would be forced to stop operations for} a few days for lack of fuel. The railroad administration has done all possible to meet the emer-| gency, it was said, and developments | must depend almost entirely on the weather conditions. Snow was prom-! ised for “most of the country east of) the Mississippi tomerrow. | No New Orders No new orders for a general indus-; trial shutdown are planned by the fuel administration ,dut the prefer-| ential treatment of coal shipments for domestic consumption, for ships and essential industries will continue. An extension of the freight embargo might be considered by the railroad| administration to assist railroads to move coal, it was explained, except for) the fact that very little general freight is now being accepted for eastward | movement by any lines. McAdoo’s Report. Reports to Director General McAdoo indicated that the west bound move- ment of freight today was nearly ten} per cent under that o fyesterday. Most | of this was coal. The return move- ment of empty coal cars to mining dis- tricts were slightly better except in| West Virginia, Kentucky and Virgin-| ia, where floods still restricted trans-| Portation seriously. Weather conditions and railroad | congestion have interfered seriously with shipbuilding activities, according to reports today to the shipping board. Deep snow has made it impossible for men to keep at work. In addition the freight congestion has curtailed the supply of materials to great extent, and some shipyards are entirely with- out materials. New Zone System | The new zone system of distributing coal will be put into effect next week, but officials do not believe that it will cfteet much saving of handling at rst. BETTER IN MONTANA mel | Winds Moderate But Cold Snap Still! Severe ‘Lewiston, (font., Jan. 31.—Condi- tions on the local railroad lines out of | Yewiston yesterday are slowly improy-| ing. The weather is colder, the ther- mometer recording 30 degrees below zero this evening at 7 o'clock and still falling, but the wind and snow have ceased and the rails are being uncov- ered on the branch lines. The Mi waukee, whose branch line traii were abandoned Monday, hope to get) freight through to Harlowton tomor-} row, and will try to run passenger | trains on the branch lines. Eastbound main line trains are practically on| time on both the Milwaukee and the| Great Northern while the west bound trains are some hours late. The Mil-| waukee line t oGreat Falls probably | will be open for freight tomorrow. ODD FELLOWS AND REBEKAHS UNITE IN CELEBRATION Seventeenth Anniversary of Capi. | tal City Lodge to Be Ob- | served Tonight Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Di El marck and fraternity brothers and s ters who are visiting in the city, will | Paris, Jan. 31.—2:40 a. m-— | German airplanes raided Paris }last night. The alarm was given at 11:30 o'clock. Bombs were hrown at various points in Paris and suburbs. Several persons VATERLAND WITH ‘AUGMENTED PACE NOW TRANSPORT Monster Steamer iar echAjeoeal Leviathan Treads Seas with 8,00 Men Aboard 709,000 TONS OF ENEMY SHIPS | Damaged Engines Repairsd and | Bottoms Now Converted to the Use of Allies ington, JaJn. ot ecretary ussing the dispatch from} the American headquarters in France} regarding commandeered German ships being used to transport Ameri- can troops adrad, disclosed yesterday that between 650,000 and 709,900 tons of former enemy shipping now is ac- tively engaged augmenting the expe- | ditionary forces and maintaining their supply. The Leviathan, formerly the Vater- land, is capable of carrying up to 10,- 000 troops in a voyage. Mr. Dan-j iels said, but 8,000 was considered the| largest number which could be com- fortably accommodated. In connection with the repair of the Leviathan it was learned that alterations made by American engineers resulted in the in- creasing of several knots in her speed. One instance of improvement over the | work of German shipbuilders was in the distribution of steam system which was found to be so inefficient that a large part of the boiler power did not reach the engines. The greatest single factor which} operated for the quick return to ser- vice of the German ships was the use of new methods of welding by the en-| gineers assigned to repair damage done the ship’s engines by their Ger- man crews. These permitted the re- pair of damaged engines without the necessity of removing the heavy parts and actual tests were said to have proven that these weldings are strong: er than those made under old meth- | ods. LEVIATHAN | ARRIVES Converted German Steamer Makcs In-| ital Voyage. With the American Armies in France, Tuesday, January 29th—An- nouncement was made here today that the total tonnage of former German steamships ready for the high seas service, most of which are now bring- ing men and materials to France, is “| approximately 500,000. Among the con- siderable number already arrived safe- | ly in entente allied ports is the Levi: than, formerly the Vaterland, and were killed and material damage s reported according to an official announcement. Full details are acking at present but a further tatement will be issued as soon as | accurate information is received. |other of the German's largest ships. | These figures demonstrate the falsity of recent German claims and the pub- lication of this information is permit- | ted for that reason. | SHERIFF CANCELS | MEETING CALLED | BY NONPARTISANS Glencoe, Minn., Jan. 31.—The order of Sheriff Frank Klaus of McLeod county that the Nonpar- tisan league meeting called for this place at 2. p. m. would not be held, was carried out with- out any disturbance, although 150 | farmers, mostly from the section south of here were in town and | two Non-partisan ieague speakers | Leon Burocher and C. J. Townley a brother of C. A. Townley presi- dent of the league were here tO, address the the meeting. | | INGREASE OF FIFTEEN’ PER CENT GRANTED IN| THE MOUNTAIN RATE: Case Pending fcr Years Finally | Settled by Decision of Rate Commission REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL AFTER WAR Washington, D. .» Jan, 31,—In- crease of avout 15 per cent in rail- road commodity rates from the east and interior points, were authorized by the interstate commerce commis- sion Wednesday in deciding the fam- ous inter-mountain rate case pending in various forms for years. This ac- tion will make the through rates to the coast equal to higher rates main tained to Spokane, Denver, Salt Lake cy, Reno and other intermediate cit ies and remove the rate combinatio2 against which the commercial inter ests of these cities have long protest ed. The order becomes effective 01 March 15. The decision disposes of one of th most generally discussed rate case~ before the commission in recent years. Formerly lower rates were maintain- ed to the Pacific coast than to inter: mediate points because of the com petition of low freight charges by water carriers from Atlantic ports ‘hrougu the Panama canal to the Pac- ific seaboard. This scheme was dis- arranged several years ago by the temporary blocking of the canal and by the withdrawal of vessels from the coastwise trade soon after the war opened in 1914. Since then the ques- | tion has been under consideration by |the commission. The new rates are expected to remain in effect at least until the resumption of peace, or un- ‘il water competition is renewed. MINNESOTA PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION NOT YET READY 10 DECIDE St. Paul Minn., Jan. 31.—Leaving Minnesota saloonkeepers and brewers and their patrons and friends and op- ; ponents on the anxious seat for an- | other indefinite period, the State Pub- lic Safety commission Wednesday a‘l- journed again without acting on the | petition of 100,000 signatures, and the ; many resolutions and letters, asking jan order to make Minnesota “dry” during the remainder of the war. Fifty eight out of the 86 counties in} THE POINT INVOLVING CLOSING STATE'S BREWERIES AND SALOONS under order . 24, adopted today by the commission. This mandate pro- hibits the taking of intoxicating li- quors into any county which is “dry” under county or local option or Indian treaties and direcis the sheriffs of! these counties to confiscate all liquor | found in violation of the provision. It is, in effect, an extension of the rec: ent orders affecting Clay, Clearwater, Beltrami and Polk counties, to apply to 54 additional counties. The meas | unite in a joint session at the Odd, the state become “bone dry” however, | ure is effective immediately. Fellows hall tunis evening in celebra- tion of the 17th anniversary of the | ganization of Capital City Lodge No.| 2, one of the oldest three-link organiz- | ations in the state. | The joint lodge session will be fol-| lowed by a banquet, at which a num-| ber of addresses will be made by Prominent Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of ‘Bismarck and other cities in the state. Every Odd Fellow and Rebekah | in the city, whether a member of Cap- ital City lodges or not, are extended a most cordial invitation to attend this evening's social session. A Kidney Remedy That Proves Its Value Ahout five vears ago I commenced selling Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root and| my customers are well enough satis- fied with the remedy to continue buy- ing it. This is a sufficient guarantee of its standing in this locality, and as far as we are aware it is a splendid prenaration and gives universal satis- faction. Very truly yours, T.. J. CARRINGTON, Druggist, July 14,1916. | Woodland Park, Colo. pe Letter to 1 |. Or, Kilmer & Co. | 1 Binghamton, N. Y. | Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For ‘ou, Send ten cents to vr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for « sample size bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also: receive a booklet of valu- shle information. telling about the kidneys and bladder. he sufe and mention the Bismarck Naty Tribnne, Regular fifty-cent and boobetned size botttes ‘for sale at al! When writing. | ° Careful high living expenses, 1 Remember that we Dollar or more, afford he Bank with the Cloc. Spending is real economy. Everyone is courronted with but careful spending will meet the situation—more ‘than that, it will leave you a margin for your Savings Account. welcome deposits of One complete safety, and pay 4 per cent interest compounded twice a year. Depository for Government, State, Coun- ty and City Funds. TheFirst National Bank| VON HINDENBURG WARNS STRIKERS TO END DISORDER sist in Their Effort to Hamper Andustries | WEAKENING THE DEFENSES| An Act of Crime J Against the Army and an Act of Coward- ice Against Nation Amsterdam, Jan. 31.—The Rhein- ische Westfalische Zeitung, of Essen, here report that Field Marshal von Hindenburg has warned the strikers! in Berlin to cease their movement im- mediately. He told them, according to this newspaper, that they were being mislead, adding: “Every hour you lose means the weakening of Germany's defense. You are committing a crime against our army and an act of cowardice against your brethren in the front trenches.” | BERLIN STRIKERS DEMANDS | Constitutional Rights Sought by i German Workmen Zurich, Janfi 31—The paper Vorwserts announces that | socialist | a copy of which has ‘been received | ||} refusal to permit the examination of || his nay ;ers could not continue their search, HANEY SUSPENDS INQUIRY PENDING TRIP TO CHICAGO for Damaging Evidence Against Packers SECRETS LOCKED IN VAULT ARE SOUGHT Washington, Jan. 31.—Reading of letters and documents from the confi- |dential files of the Chicago packers into the record of the federal trade commission's meat packing hearing, came to a sudden halt Wednesday to permit Francis J. Haney, special coun jsel, to return to Chicago and direct the search for further material. Henry Veeder’s vault, containing | the correspondence of the lawyér wo | Was characterized by Mr. Haney as {the “clearing house” for the joint op- erations of the packers, has ‘been seal- ed by Hugh 'MclIsaac, the commission's examiner, who obtained most of the | documentary evidence already intro- ; duced. Unless Veeder recedes in his s to continue court action will bo taken by the commission. uefore Veeder decided the examin- the Berlin strikes have now be- come more numerous and threat- ening.. They: have addressed to the governmeat an ultimatum to | | | which the following are the prin- | | cipal demands: First—Accelerated conclusions of general peace without indem- nities or annexations; | Second—Participation of work- | | | men's delegates of all the coun- | tries in the peace parleys; ty] Third—Ameroriation of the food situation by better distribution. | Fourth—Immediate abolition of tae state of siege and restoration | | of the right of public mecting, sus- | | pended by the military authorities | | Fifth—Abolition of militariza- | | ation of war factories. | Sixth——Immediate release of | all political prisoners; Seventh—Fundamental demo- | eratization of state institutions. | Eighth—The institution of equal electoral surage by tdirect secret | | Dallot. | | pas | ATTACK ON ZEEBRUGE i | | German Subarine Bass: in Belgium is Bombed. | Amsterdam, Jan. 31.—An aerial at-| ack of unusual severity, was made on| Tuesday afternoon on Zeebruge, the) German submarine’base in Northern| Belgium, according to the Telegraaf’s trontiet correspondent. STRIKERS LOSE’ LIVES Troops in Some Instances Refuse to Fire London, Jan. $1—A dispatch to the! Daily Express from Geneva reports} that there have been clashes between soldiers and strikers in the suburbs of ?erlin in which lives were lost. The| dispatch adds that the troops in some instances refused to fire on strikers NOTHING "ELSE LIKE AT IN BISMARCK. There has never been anything in Bismarck with the INSTANT action buckthorn bark, glycerine, din Adlerika. ONE SPOONFUL flushes the ENTIRE Nawal tract so completely it relieves ANY CASE sour stomach, gas or con- stipation and prevents appendicitis. The INST. pleasant action of Ad- 'er-i-ka surprises both doctors and pa- Jos. Breslow, druggist. TO-DAY Hardware or Grocery Dealer CASTLETON HIGH VS: BISMARCK HIGH | | Federal Board Attorney Looks! Berlin Workmen Ordered to De-| they sptained documents ‘which Mr,|in competition ‘itt ae firms, Henry said were so important as to on Wir, Henrydeclared virtually had justify. the termination of the hear-| driven many of the latter out of ‘bus: ings here and his leaving for Chicago | "ors. and the activities of, Colin H. tomorrow to direct the investigators Livingstone, Washington representa- who are digging into the files of tae tive of Armour & Company, were des: packers’ counsel as well. |cribed in documents put into the rec ‘s ‘Methods pursued by the ‘big packers ords today. GEN CO-LIGH? The Ideal Electric Light and Power Plant brings to the Coun- § try Home the comfort of city lite. A wonderful labor-saver on the farm. Investigate and see it. GEN. GAS ELECTRIC PLANT CO., Inc. 53 No. Fifth St. Fargo, N. D. The Northwest Hotel . 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