The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 5, 1918, Page 2

PAGE 2 CRITIC TONGUES WAG IN SENATE | were also busi j enemy line, identi sures of the value of the new s which are acriving alo n line from other theat™ artillery kept up 1. hes | ing me; ds north of the | operations to minor r | Aisne and upper / | “Profiting hy the | pheric conditions wh | raiding on a large fen, The Lrqitish success! uly bomb: lrailway centers in Flanders and a | squadrons undertook atta upon mu. | nition plants and other military ob | jectiv the Rhine area, London Secretary of War Concludes Day’s | and Paris, as well as Dunkirk, Calais }and Boulogne were visited by hostile Work With Account of the | aricraft. Situation Abroad | “In Italy a further improvement in ——— \the combat situation is noted. The Washington, D. C., Fed. 5.—Contro-| Italians. were very successful in fol- versy over the government's war effic-| lowing up their plans to regain points iency and the bills for a war cabinet) of particular strategic importance on and munitions director was renewed | their battle front. today in the senate with a debate; “The Italians succeeded tn captur- which occupied virtually the entire/ing the hostile strongholds of the im- day. | portant peaks of the Col Del Resso Senator Hitchcock, democratic mem-| and the Monte Di Val Lela, with the ber of the military committee, deliver-| cauture of one hundred officers, 2 00 ed a two hour prepared speech in sup-| men and a large quantity of muni- port of the two bills which tue presi-| tions : a dent opposes, sharply criticising the ‘Austrian reaction was prompt. The war department and charging Secre-| attacking forces were stopped and the tary Baker with unintentionally mis-| Italians immediately dre leading the country by making “abso-| counter attack and inflicted further lutely preposterous and exaggerated | serious casualties on the enemy. Advocates of New Scheme of Ad- ministration Review Mistakes of Baker JOHN §. WILLIAMS TALKS Situation in Italy fire throu S| . jand Cambrai ¢ | j QO) rhe Frene so busy rald-| ALL) | ing the enemy and ta careful cut} “ {look along their entire Oppo- | site Un xch, the Germans confined | a fierce} mr ba nee G i advanced positions. ‘A short brush en: that the greater part of the Rumani: i} sued and/ the raiders, were compelled) army now is engaged in fighting Rus. {f to withdraw in haste, after inflicting | sian troops, who are overrunning Mol-| H slight: casualties, | ia and Bessarabia, while Bolshe- “Two days later the enemy appar: troops are concentrating in Buk- _ raids took place, The Bri:ish furces statements’ regarding the country’s ab| ility to get soldiers abroad. Senators William of M ippi, and Reed, of Misso1 democrats, re- plied, opposing the war. reorganization measures as proposals to usurp Presi-| dent Wiilson’s authority. The former declared that “the German game is muckraking. this administration,” a) asserting taat efforts to force the bil are futile bec: of certain ¢ tive veto, urged cessation of agitation, While. prasing Senators Hitchco: and Chamberlain as | unimpeach: patriots, ‘Senator Reed, another mi tary committee member, argued that the war cabinet is unconstitutional and praised the government's accom- plishments in the war, asserting the admitted inefficienciey are minor com- pared to the magnitude of achieve- ment. “It has been said on the floor of this senate that the military machine has broken down,” said the ator. “You can’t say that a machine that put 1,500,000 men under i short a time is a total fa can’t say that a machine that ha: thousands of men abroad without a single life lost is a can't say that an that is con- structing. cuough planes to cloudl+ enemy cities from the sun, is a total failure.” The discussion i morrow with a dle to be renewed ‘to: eech by Seng Wadsworth, of ‘New York, a republi- ‘ can committee member, in support of the war reorganization legislation. Afmong other senators planning ad- dresses are Thomas, of Colorado, and Kirby, of Xrkansas, democratic mem- bers of the committee, and Chairman Chamberlain, who said he would speak again in explanation of the commit- tee’s measures. BAKER’S EXAMINATION Quiz Ends on Wednesday. Boker Ré- views Situation, Upon conclusion of Secretary Bak- er’s examination by the military com- mittee Wednesday, administration! leaders. hope to end the controvers: and to prevent the proposed legis] tion from being reported by the com- mittee or receiving. senate consider-| ation. Secretary Baker's examination | had been planned for tomorrow, but Chairman Chamberlain asked him to! postpone it until Wednesday because) of tomorrow's debate. | Reviewing operations for the week | ending, February 2, Secretary Baker says: | “American troops which have now | completed. their training are occupy-; ing a portion of the actual battle front. | The operations in which our troops) have go. far. been engaged were of a| minor character. | German Raid of January 30. “On January 30 the Germans at- tempted a strongly pushed raid against our line for purposes of iden- tification. Under cover of a heavy mist the enemy was able to heach our ently: attempted another reconnoiter-| ing thrust but was dispersed before any headway could be made. | ie “Our patrols have been active inj No Man’s Land and our scouts have made ‘theiselves familiar with the) details of the hostile, positions op-) posite them. Another Important Event “Another event of importance took place in France. me inter-allied su- preme war council met at Versailles attended ‘by General Bliss, chief of staff of the army, and General Per-; shing as well as the representatives of | France, Great Britain and Italy. Com- plete-and close co-operation between the supreme commands of «Il the for- ces engaged, promises to show posi- tive results. Unity of pur fronts will thus be attainea “Durning the past seven siay period the world has been iloode with the news’ of.a very serious internal unrest in Germany. Widespread _ stril among munition workers are reported Teutonic Unrest While dissatisfaction no doubt i rife in Germany and strikes of increas: ing seriousness have occured, we inust | not allow any reported disturbance) within’ the German empir2 to aff2ct) the effectiveness or speed of our own preparations, “During the week hostile concertra- tions in ‘the west. continued. In cer- tain“ quarters the reports spread by|j the énemy, that he holds a preponder- ant numerical superiority: in the west have gained some credence. While ‘pos: itive proof has been rec rived that the enemy has; removed troops from tho eastern theatre and is stripping olher fronts: for the coming struggle in the west; nevertheless ‘he allies are ‘be- lieved still to’ hold a vcry appreciable| numerical superiority both in men and a airs tstsdis > a Anges aaoests Te In British Theatre. “In -the British theatr2 numercus The Balkan Front. “Along the Balkan front a renewed activity is recorded. | “In Pales ing slowly but steadily forward, en larging their sphere of operations and consolidating the ground won,” REVOLVING FUND, { gros | House Interstate Commerce Commis-| sion Considers Rail Bills Washington, D. C., Feb. 5— The house interstate commerce commis- on today approved sections of the administration railroad bill providing for a standard return to the roads by the government and creating at $500,- 400,000 revolving fund for operating} The committee c¢: ets to finish consideration of the) measures by Wednesday at the latest and to immediately report to the ine the British are push-| i | The Red Guards are being paid with] | BISMARCK EVENING TRIBUNE ‘ With the American Army in France, ] Feb. Sth—The sector oceupied by the | } Am n troops is northeast of | It is inadvisible to mention the num- | ber of men in line, the length of the sector and other de The loca- ion of the sector w kept secret un- til it became certain that the enemy | had discovered it, Toul, the capital of the —depart- ment of Meuthe-et-Moselle, is 14 miles west of Nancy and is a fortress of the | first cla ‘| 7 cupied Kishinev, the Ungheni-Jassy railway and depots from which Ru- mania dra upplies. Wighting n progress between the Lumanians and the Eolshev arr | over Bessaradia as far as the Dniester j river. AMERICANS IN FINLAND Fear Danger From Presence of the Red Guards “Stockholm, Feb. 5.—The American consul at Helsingfors, Mr. Haynes, re- plying to a message from Ira Nelson | Moris, the American minister here, reports that the fifteen American re: dents of the city are well. He ap:! vrehends no violence against them, but says they naturally are uneasy in| view of the looting and murders ich |are being caried out by the Red Guard. Mr. Morris is endeavoring to} get money and provisions to Consul} Haynes, but this may prove to be im- ble. | i Finlanders, who escaped from} Abo to Sweden, declare that the ma-| jority of the workingmen in southern | Finland have no sympathy with the Reds, who have been able to terror-| ize the law adiding populace only be-| cause the people were unarmed, | the proceeds of the bank looting and, enforced contributions from the bour-| reoise. A courier to Torneo reports| that Reds have been defeated at Ter- volo and left behind eleven dead and seven wounded. ied | i n amendment inserted today 1 tee provides that the pr se to be made a repor sh year, giving! under the e president may | e comm ns, betterment of for war! pa interest re-| quir ts i Another amendment approved that) road compani shall handle} and disbursement scounting to the gov: ment administration. on NORTH DAKOTAN iS PRESUMED. TO HAVE MET DEATH | Ottawa, Ont,, Feb. 5— | Wildro« rae RUMANIA SCENE OF BNGAGEMENTS ITH RUSSIANS Constant Fighting Between Reds | and Resisting Troops of Black Sea Region | RUSSIAN DIVISION DISARM Red Guards Looting and Pillaging in Finland. and Reign of Ter- ror Abounds London, Feb. d 5.—Official telegrams | dispatched from sy Saturday sa: owina, After 24 hours fighting the Ruman- 's disarmed the Ninth Russian divis- hich attacked Galatz, taking than fifty gu 1 surounded rmed the I ian div- which atta enter | and di icion, the ‘Moldavian front. | was sent under convo: This division In response to an arabian republi clared Rumania sent troops there to} preyent the devastation of the cofin- -try by bands of Russians, and also oc- ppeal from the Bismarck Lodge No. 120 A. 0. U. W. REGULAR MEETING Tonight F ; : At the f Elks’ Hall | All workmen are urged | to-attend as there is an- to build terminals | - orl ey yto Russia. | fi it is officially de- | many wounded. alt mong the White guard, Tn an ‘action a few miles north of Helsingfors the White guards are re- norted to have been defeated owing to n were betier armed, ATTACKED BY AIRMEN German Machines Cross Venitian Plain With Little Effect Rome, Venice and a num- : ¢ on the Venetian plain ave heen homed by enem cording to the Italian offic ation issued today. |damage and no casual l'rom the k on Veni able des 1 | owns of Padua, Treviso and Mestre, | re also a number fo civilians were ted or wounded. ue ught in the! TO EXPEDITE WAR TRAFFIC. Vashingion, Feb ‘A fifty per cent reduction of the volume of imports is one of the measures un- der consideration by the adminis- tration to make available ships for transporting troops to France. Overseas transportation is rec- ognized as the real problem facing the government in its effort to put on the. firing line a big fighting force and keep it in supplies, other class to be initiated AMBRICAN ARMY OCCUPIES SECTOR OF WESTERN TRENCHES NEAR TOUL, {4 MILES WEST OF CITY OF NANCY away); e fact that the Keds and the Rus-)‘” | defeated the North Dakota Aggies at Beetle btn ehhh eiiiebebiteieitet | ~COWAN’S DRUG STORE e MOST HEAT Ts the Fuel For Economy 5, 1918, ee TUESDAY, FEBRUARY ¢ C New February Numbers of olumb The present battle line is about 16/ miles north of Toul, where it cx!ends | rd from St. Mihiel to the Ce n border. Kecently there have | Be cay ; Yi by b raids by French tro the - : region of Flirey and Se . | m a Wh the American tre was 2. r raided last November, it was said by | by the German officials that the Am-} ericans were stationed along the \ ne-Rhine canal northeast of Lune- ville. Toul is about 28 miles west ang northwest of Luneville. | GOVERNOR SEEKS AN EARLY TRIAL FOR LITTLE BOB Wisconsin Executive Declares La- Vernon Stiles sings the Song that won the Soldiers When you hear this recording of “Then You'll Remember Me,” you will understand. why Vernon Stiles won such a great patriotic triumph as official instructor in singing at Camp Devens. A2435—$1.00 A Record Worthy of Rigolettos Famous Quartette\ Asa rainbow soars and dis- appears amid storm clouds, so contrasting emotions of love and hate mingle in this wonderful recording of the Boston Opera artists. > | 49259—$1.50 Follette Case Demands Im- mediate Action - VINDICATION BY PEOPLE He Should Resign and Seek Ap.) proval at the Hands of the inevery Y.M.C.A. and Knig! of Col ‘Army Hut. Send some records to your soldier. Voters Oscar Seagle sings There's a ong, Long Trail” The song the soldiers are singing everywhere, Writes one from France: ‘‘We sing it under shell fire as a kind of prayer--you ought to get, it; then you will be singifg it when I’am.”* A2452—$1.00 Watertown, Wis. Feb. 5,—Gov. 1.) L, Phillipps, addressing a ifass meet: | ing last night, said that if Senator La¥ollette in the performance of his duty in the United States senate, or 1ere, has committeed an offense against the government, the United Stat senate is*the only court in which he can be tried and that august body should give him a prompt and fair trial, and if it’ finds him guilty should expel him from that body.) on the other hand, he has commit-| d no offense against the govern- id in an unbiased investigation found that he has done nothing isaqualifes him as a ator or! patriotic citizen, the United States! te should say so and the public, of Senator LaFollette should e: Barrientos in Mozarts Marriage of Figaro” When Barrientos sings ‘Deh vieni non tardar’’: you will not wonder at poor Figaro’s jealousy as he hears this éxquisite love song, much too tender and truc for any imaginary lover, A won- derful recording, of Mozart's \\y most beautiful aria. 48651—$3.00 mm “ : ihe only Butterfly’record of y Japanese Prima donna nate, and if , he should re: Madame Miura, the only Q in grand opera, now clusively for Columbia. She has chosen for her first “Butterfly” record that most ling melody, “One Hine 49200—$1.50 re-electio: to deter e will of r rot. Na ilo hink other, e whetker he e people of pute.” Replying to those who criticised him ugh the press and otherwise for ‘e to call a special election to y caused ‘by the death tates Senator Paul O. H declared that he con- strued the |; iving him the right | to exerci: etion in the mat: | whea he should call an elec-; The Paulist Choristers Father Finn and his Paulist Choristers, who were decorated by the French Academy and concluded a triumphant European tour by appearing before Pope Pius X, now record exclusively for Columbia. Their pure voices make music truly sacred in “‘Veni Jesu’? and ‘‘4dedluia Haec Dies.’” A2449—75c Remember that these are only a few numbers from the splendid Columbia February list that totals over 39 records. New Coiumbia Records on Sale the 10th and 20th of Every Month COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONE COMPANY, New York. Food will win the wer. 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