The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 14, 1918, Page 1

THE WEATHER Fair and colder, TH THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NO. 44. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, “: THURSDAY, FEB. 14, 1918 PRICE FIVE CENTS REACTION IN RUSSIA AGAIN PEACE TREATY ONLY BASIS OF TEUTON TERMS Germany Unwilling to Continue Relation With Slavs Except Pact Is Signed HOLD UP DEMOBILIZATIONS Order Called ‘‘Sham Maneuver’ by Press of Berlin—Red Guard Forming London, Feb. 14.—An important peace debate will begin in the German reichstag on Feb. 21, ac- cording to a wireless dispatch from Amsterdam. Chancellor von Hertling will discuss the treaty with the Ukraine and will reply to the addresses of President Wil- son, Premier Lloyd George and Premier Orlano. Amsterdam, Feb. 14.—Judging from latest indications in the German press much dissatisfaction and suspicion has been aroused by the latest move of Foreign Minister Trotzky. Important political and military leaders are said to be conferring busily to find the best solution to the puzzle. The Kruse Zeitunz of Berlin on Tuesday declared “on reliable infor- mation” that Trotzky's proposal is in no circumstances to be regarded as a peace offer, while it is pointed out by other Russian papers that the war the- ater was mentioned especially in the Official army report of Tuesday. A Berlin telegram to the Kolnische Volks Zeitung of Wednesday says: i “The government is not willing to continue relations with Russia on any basis whatsoever unless the present Russian government signs a regular peace treaty. As, however, it must be reckoned for the present, at any rate, that Trotzky does not think of signing any formal peace declaration, |° a situation is created which makes necessary a thorough ‘discussion be- tween the government and the su- preme army: command.” e Recall of Commission. The correspondent.adds: “The chancellor is resolved. under no. circumstances to condiict any fur. ther negotiations {n. any neutral cen- ter and it will be theaffair of the cen- tral powers*to determine where such negotiations may be held. The recall of the economic commission from|’ Petrograd is ‘under: consideration. ~ “On the other. hand, it is evidently realized. that the question of the big army of Austro-German prisoners of war in Russian territory still con- trolled by Petrograd cannot be over- looked.” Sham Maneuver. All German newspapers note the fact that three hours after a message was sent out announcing the issuance of a demobilization order to the Rus- sian army, another Russian message was issued ordering that circulation of this communication be stopped. It is suggested that this indicates that the Bolsheviki government no longer thinks of adhering to the declaration of Foreign Minister Trotzky. The Zeitung Am Mittag goes so far as to say that there are proofs that Trotzky’s promise of a Russian de- mobilization is a sham maneuver. It declares that reliable reports repre- sent the Bolsheviki as energetically forming a Red Guard army out of the remnants of the Russian armies, in the hope of raising a million men to establish Bolsheviki power in the bor- der states. 19- YEAR - OLD FLIER EARNS PRIZE, MONEY Bie : Corporal Thomas Hitchcock and Another American Receive Reward of Merit * Paris, Feb. 14—Corporal Thomas Hitchcock of* Long. Island, N. Y., and W. A. Wellman of Cambridge, Mass., American aviators in French esca- drilles, have been awarded $100 prize money each by the LaFayette flying corps committee in recognition of their brilliant exploits in bringing down three German machines in the past six weeks. Hitchcock accounted for two and Wellman for one, These aviators have ‘been awarded the French war. cross with palms and granted a special ten days leave in Paris. Corporal Hitchcock, who celebrated his nineteenth birthday this week, has just’ made application for a commis- sion in the aviation corps in the Amer: ican army, for which he had been privately ineligible because of being under age. Wellman, who is 26 years of age, had been rejected by the American forces on physical grounds, although he is now considered one of the dest and most fearless American fliers at the front. NOMINATED REGISTER OF LAND OFFICE AT MINOT Weshington, Feb, 14.—Clarence -R. . Bierly) Minot, -N. D., was nominated by President Wilson toi be register STIRRING UP STRIFE — ‘The Nonpartisans are doing the Same noble work in the United States as the Bolsheviki in Russia.”’ Such is the statement Judson King, a league paid orator, is reported to have made in his Washburn address. ‘*Noble work”’ indeed! The Bolsheviki are like many of the league organizers. They care not a fig for democracy—for the honor of the nation—for the blessings of a free government if only their pet economic schemes triumph. In the shadow of the Tuseania disaster, Mr. King is going through the rural districts of North Dakota pointing to the Bolsheviki as types of manhood for the North Dakota farmers to emulate. Surely Mr. King does not place the American farmer upon the same plane as the Bolsheviki? / In what aet or acts have the Bolsheviki reflected ‘nobility? Does Mr. King believe that a separate peace with Germany so that the Huns can launch 2,000,000 fresh troops against our boys and our allies on the west front noble? Judson King carefully avoids anything that would make him liable under the espionage act, but veiled references to the Bolsheviki of a complimentary nature hardly refleet a sterling Americanism. Few men have perfected the art of appealing to class prejudice more than Mr. King. He can laud Wilson, Daniels and the Bolsheviki, all in the same breath. His specious earnestness holds the crowd. No one ean deny that his meetings are a success from a Townley view- point. They stir up strife and seek to divide America as Russia today is made helpless by the ravings of the Bolsheviki. ‘ Kate kichards O’Ilare, another league admirer, compared the mothers of American soldiers with brood sows. Mr. King may feel ke is pleasing North Dakota league members by putting them in a class with the Bolsheviki. But is he loyal, level-headed farmers of North Dakota? Now is no time to arraign one class against another. Those who advocate a Bolsheviki movement in the United States are aiding Ger- many and its vicious propaganda as potently as Trotzky and his followers do in urging a separate peace. : League members are loyal, despite the questionable utterances of Townley’s henchmen, Mr, King’s eulogy of the Bolsheviki does not square with the Tribune’s conception of Americanism, FORMER BRITISH HOG ISLAND MINISTER DIES) SHIPCONTRACT sr oat sping ice vit) IS UNDER FIRE President Wilson Directs Attorney General to Probe Forty- two Million Deal Passes Away at Government | House, Ottawa. Ottawa, Feb. 14—Sir Cecil Spring Rice, former British ambassador. to the. United States, died this morting at *j 1 o'clock of heart failure at the government house. Lady Spring Rice and his son and dauchter, Betty and Anthony, aged 11 and 9, respectively, were. with him. Sir Cecil died peacefully in his sleep. Death came peacefully at 1 o’clock this morning to Sir | Cecil Spring Rice, until re | cently ambassador to the United States. ‘The diplomat passed away virtually in his sleep at the government house in the presence of Lady F. A. VANDERLIP MENTIONED Washington, Feb. 14.—President Wilson today directed Attorney Gen- eral Gregory to investigate the much discussed Hog Island shipyard con- tracts, which have been adversely cri- ticized before the senate commerce committee, and determine if there has been any criminal misuse of govern- ment funds.’ The president also di- rected the attorney general to work in | conjunction with Chairman Hurley of the shipping board in his investiga- tion. About $42,000,000 of government money has been involved in the Hog . r * F Island project in which the American- Spring Rice and their chil- International corporation, headed by dren, Betty, aged 11, and | Frank A. Vanderlip, president of the Anthony, aged 9. | National City bank, has figured, Sir Cecil had complained of ° OLD rd STRIKES HOLD UP YARDS. not feeling well and Dr. Thos. Faltimore, Md., Feb. 14.—Govern- Gibson was summoned shortly | ment shipbuilding at: this port was after midnight, but the pa |strowily tampered today, 0, tikes " . nd joiners in tient expired from heart fail- | building plant of ‘the Bethlehem Steel ure not long after he arrived. (Co, at Sparrows Point and the Baltt- The diplomat had been ailing |‘more Drydocka and Shipbuilding Co for some time and his lust eee monared monet geen place failed ‘ F .. |to report for work today. ee ee an An official said he did not know the asador was made when he reason for the strike. No demanda delivered. an address before [were made, he said. Leaders refused the Canadian club here, om the , to discuss the men's action, saying diplomatic side of the war. {they know all about it in Washing: Lady Spring Rice is a _| ton.” : daughter of the Rt. Hon Sir Local federations of labor officers 'at once began efforts to induce the Frank Lascelles, and a cousin strikers to return to work. of the Duke of Devonshire. | phils SE SHOCKED BY DEATH. | THE WEATHER Washington, Feb. 14.—Diplomatic j Washington was shocked today by the news of the sudden death in Ottawa of Sir Cecil Arthur Spring Rice, who re- tired after nearly five years’ service as British ambassador to ‘the United States early last month in favor of) Lowest yesterday . Lord Reading. Lowest last night Although: it had been known Sir) precipitation Cecil had desired for a long time be- fore his retirement was announced to be relieved of his heavy duties in the embassy, no intimation was given for 24 hours ending at noon Fb. 14: | Temperature at 7 a. m, . —l1 Temperature at 9 a. m. Temperature at noon. Highest yesterday .. 16 ++ N26) Highest wind velocity Forecast ey For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Friday; colder tonight. when he left Washington that he was Lowest in ill health. Temperatures It was known that Sir Cecil ten- Fargo Wee a8. dered his resignation during the visit Williston = reg: here of Arthur Balfour, to take effect St. Paul 28 at the convenience of the foreign of- Helena .. 12 fice. . Chicago . + 88 Sir Cecil, who became British am- ‘Swift Curren’ ~—2 bassador here May 6, 1913, succeed- Kansas City ob8. ing Ambassador James Bryce, was ORRIS ‘WwW. ROBERTS, born in 1859 and spent many years in Meteorologist. the British diplomatic service. | ny ‘ Sr ENE REY W. F. GROTHE LEAVES M'LEAN COUNTY POLITICS EMPLOY OF KUPITZ CO. Washburn, N. D., Feb. 14.—New candidates in the McLean county race years has been in the employ of Ku- has been deputy to “County ‘Auditor | t© accept a similar position with the Stocker for three years and for some, Zimmerman Co, ‘at, Jamestown, N. D. time ‘past has ben in full charge, Mr. ROOSEVELT IMPROVING. W. F. Grothe, who for the past few BY AUSTRIA FREE Stocker, who will not be a candidate for re-election, having been. called to) Towa by illness, Olson is proprietor of the Dakota hotel at Wilton, where, he has resided 11 years. He has New York, Feb. 14—The condition of Theodore Roosevelt, convalescing from operations performed last week, showed improvements today accord- GOVERNMENT'S. - POLICIES HELD SOUND BY LAW Chancellor of Exchequer Defends Great Britain Against Se- vere Criticism NO DIMINUTION OF FOOD One. Country. Where Everyone Still Has ‘Plenty to Eat— Other. Achievements London, Feb. 14.—Andrew PRonar Law, chancellor of the excheyuer and government leader in the house of commons, replying to criticisms of the government with respect to its | home policy, said: that in 1917 the na- tional service department had put iv- to the army 820,645 additional men and placed in employmen: at home 731,000 men and 84,000 women. Referring to the food production, he said that the cereals produced in /ing- land in 1917 amounted to $59,306 tuns, and in addition the country had pro- duced an extra 3,000,000 tons cf pota- toes.- Plenty of Food. England, said the chanc2llor, was the only country in the war where there had not been a diminution in food production. . A million additional acres were being put under the plow. This year 800,000 acres more had been cultivated in England and 400,- 000 more in Scotland and Ireland. ‘1'he | total stocks of wheat in Great Britain | at the end of December, 1917, exceed- ed those at the end of Decem2er, 1914, by one million quarters. _ In 1917 there was built in Great Britain, 1,163,474 tons of shipping and 170,000 tons were obtained from abroad. The chancellor explained that the premier’s estimate of ship con- struction was not realized because the government had arranged to have a America, but when America came into the war she preferred, as the British would have preferred, to take tne wa- nage herself. Lut the tonnage was there. _Shipping Control. Emphasizing the value of the ship-/ ping controller's work, Mr, Bonar Law said that, in spite of the dimin- ution in ships and in spite of the fact that Great Britain had lent 1,500,000} gross tons for the use of her allies, in September, October and November,} the nation had actually imported the same amount as had been imported from February to April. 1 It had been suggested, said the} chancellor, that because America ha‘l} entered the war Great Britain to have) to spend less, America had given great help not only to Great Britain’s allies, | but to Britain herself, for which Brit- tain could not be too grateful. But the~ pressure on the allies owing to| the long continuance of the war had, made the burden very great, and he was glad to say that this country had geen able to give not less assistance | to somé of her allies because of the} assistance of America. Mr. Bonar Law defended the pres- ent system of the government, point- ing out that the war cabinet idea had been adopted by all the belligerents. He repeated\ Premier Lloyd George's chalienge that if the house of com- mons did not have confidence in the government it ought to get a govern- mont which would carry on the work better than the present government. ; But until the house did this it was) the duty of the members to avoid any | criticism. which would only be dam-/ aging. | “I have no more interest in this prime minister than J had in the last,” declared Mr. Bonar Law, “and I wish| to see fair play for both. But I would} rather see at the head of the govern- ment a man who makes the mistake of being over sanguine and over buoy- | ant, than a man who suffers from; pessimism.” AMERICANS HELD Two Volunteers Included in First Exchange of Prisoners With Allies Geneva, Fe. 14—The first ox-! change of prisoners of war between Austria and the allies has taken place near the Austrian frontier at Buchs. Three hundred and _ twenty-four of these, exchanged prisoners have ar- rived at Geneva. They include two American volunteers, one English of-} ficer and 70 E'ritish colonels. all of whom were. captured on the Turkish | and Bulgarian fronts. The others were largely English and Scotch, Sev-| enteen of the exchanged men were} carried from the train on stretchers. LANDMARK DESTROYED Fire Takes Pioneer Petersburg ’ ‘Mercantile Establishment | i | Petersburg, 'N. D., Feb. 14.—The A. A. Swendseid store, completely de- stroyed. by fire, was valued at $20,000, | with its contents, and the owner car-| ried $8,000 worth of insurance. A. R. ing to an announcement made by his served as deputy sheriff in another of a land-office. 0: ovr 4 ay Pea county, physigian: It Was:stated he passed another comfortable night. Swenseid was a pioneer merchant of Petersburg, and the store was a tand- large quantity of tonnage built in|: VT DEFICIENCY CALLS ri RANKS FOR _ BILLION NONPARTISANS bill, the largest of its kind in the his- [tory of congress, although cut a halt ion from original estimates, was ! favorably reported to the house to- Membership in North Dakota has | dy b hairman Sherley, of the ap- : |propriations committee. Considera- Dwindled from 17,000 to a [tion of the bill, which provides for Bare Thousand the immediate needs of the war, navy pueaaoats jand other departments is expected to | begin in the house tomorrow. PRESIDENT MAKES APPEAL) In presenting the measure, Chair- a ee ; man Sherley made public testimony aaa ‘ ;to the committee by department Believes Socicty Should Hold Own! chicts during the last months of the | committee's investigation. | Various Activities. Huge amounts were asked for var- ious military vities. Among these ‘was a total of almost $1,000,000 for eat : | mountain, field and siege artillery, in D. 0. Mahoney, of Viroqua, Wis., presi-' addition to more than $1,000,009,000 dent of the American Society of/|already spent and contract authoriza- Equity, in an address before members: tions of $779,000,000 additional. The 0! North Dakota Soci mony of Col, Ames, of the ord- 4 b the North Dakols soclety of Bauity | nance department, said that the total in annual convention Wednesday, de-| ts nount available for this purpose clared that North Dakota as far back ce the beginning of the war, under as he could remember had an enviable direc ppropriations and contract au- position of leadership in the equity! thorizations, was $1,816,00,000, of movement and that today agricultur-| which amount orders haye been ists everywhere were looking to North) placed requiring ultimate expenditure Dakota and its aggressive, progressive | of $1 060,000, leaving still available and vigorous body of farmers. Both| for contra 64,000,000. in politics and in business he said, the; At his examination before the com- state was in the public eye, |mittee, Chairman Sherley's report Appealing for increased member-| said, General Wheeler of the ordnance ship in North Dakota, he declared that| bureau hrought out that the govern- the membership in the state had dwin-| ment had an arrangement with the dled from 17,000 to 1,000. | French to supply ammunition and Today's session was taken up with) suns to a certain numer of American the reading of the minutes of last| troops arriving in France, but after year’s convention and the appoint-| these units are supplied, the United ment of a credentials committee con-| States would fully equip additional sisting of Anthony Walton, Minot; A.| troons. S. Olsness, Bismarck; H. H. MeNair,; Ameri “ Portland: and C. Creighton, Spir +|er replied, was sufficient to meet all it: wood. The convention will: probably; War needs. He asserted the war de |; partment ‘had a billion dollar's worth close Thursday; ; (28 na . of ammunition contrac\s. in Political and Economic Valley City, mm a’s resources, General Wheel-| CAPETOWN NOT. IN LINE WITH WOMEN VOTING Capetown, Feb. 14.-—The house of assembly by a, vote. of 54 to 39 | TO SUE FOR DAMAGES | | Cogswell Man Fell Through Stair- | | way, Breaking Arm | ns \ Cogswell, N. D., Feb, 14—Raymond Anderson, badly injured when he fell today rejected a:motion in favor through the “Old Hall” stairway, of incorporating .a paragraph .in’ | threatens to sue the management for the. electrical: bill: giving franchise }.damages~sustained,.. Which-include a to women. ee | broken. arm. SeeFranceThrough | ST TROTZKY GERMANS LAY PLANS FOR | SPRING PUSH Here 2,345,000 Men on Front Be- tween North Sea and Swiss Border TEUTONS FAIL AT YPRES Submarine Toll in 1917 Three Times as Great as Produc- tion for Same Year (BY Associated Press) ‘On the French Front, Feb, 14.— Like two boxers seated in oppo- site corners, taking deep breaths and being sponged down, while waiting the next round, the Ger- man and Franco-British armies on the frontiers of France and Bel- gium, at the present moment, in their opposing position are prepar ing for the reopening of the gi- gantic struggle, which went on throughout 1917, and ceased only temporarily while “time” was call- ed by winter. Each army has probably a fairly accurate idea of the other's strength. The French and British know they have facing them 155 German divisions, 85 of which are in front of the French and 70 In , front of the British lines. (Since this dispatch was written there has been a considerable increase in the German strength on the western front. A cable last night from this same correspondent sald the Germans now have.on the western front 175 or about two’ million three hundred thousand - To give the total forces on the » allied sides might possibly afford some information to the enemy." + Whence the_ initiative -.may., come, when weather conditions permit a resumption of fighting on a large scale, cannot for the time _ be predicted, but it appears prob- able that these millions of sol- diers must again come to. close grips early in the year. fla Uneasiness over the Russian: situa- tion in German and Austro-Hungarian official circles is indicated in. reports in the German press. ‘The central powers are said to be uncertain: con- cerning the future attitude of Foreign Minister Trotzky. the German leaders are said to have held conferences as to the best course to pursue. One report is to’ the\ef- Their Eyes GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER AND HIS WIFE AND COLLABORATOR, LILLIAN CHESTER The most fascinating part of the story of the world war is not the story of the military maneuvering: but, on the ¢on- , the crowded story of the human populations behind the s 5 r, endure, submit to, demand, and what they feel, think and say. Especially is the situation of the Freneh people fraught with an intense: interest, because they, of all the peoples en- gaged in combat, are in crucial position. The war is being fought out within their hearing—the enemy is almost at the gates of their fairest city. To see how they are conducting themselves under this strain is to see one of the great spectacles of history. We can- not all have this privilege but we ean sec France through the eyes of THE BEST REPORTER IN AMERICA, George Ran- dolph Chester, author of the ‘‘Get-Rich-Qu Wallingford” storics, This newspaper has sent him, and his wife and collab- orator, Lillian Chester, to Franee to write the story of— France As She Is Today—February, 1918. Their series will begin almost immediately in this news- paper. | sequence. }fect that military operations against | the Bolsheviki might be resumed, but | both Berlin and Vienna appear to be | anxious over the probable fate of the {many thousands of Austro-German prisoners in Russian hands, Slight Increase. In France there has been a slight increase in the: fighting activity. On the British front Canadian troops have | carried out two successful raids, and jin the Ypres sector the Germans failed in an attempt to hold two Brit- ish posts they had taken. On the American front in France there has been no activity of con- The Germans are reported to be working assiduously building new defenses and bringing fresh troops to the western front. The Asso- ciated Press’ correspondent at Frency army headquarters says the Germans now have 195 divisions, probably two million, three hundred and forty thou- sand men, on the front between the North sea and the Swiss border. Nineteen British, four Italian and two French merchantmen are report- ed sunk by submarines or mines in the current statement . of . shipping losses. Disclosure of British production in 1917 shows that the tonnage sunk last year by submarines was three times as great as that built in the United States and Great Britain. Greatly in- creased production, however, is . ex- ; pected in 1918. AMERICANS TAKE PART. Paris, Feb. 14.—American batteries took part in the artillery bombard- ment in connection with the large French raid in the Champagne yester- day, it was announced officially today. Effective assistance was given by the American gunners. (This is thé first mention of Amer- ican batteries on the Champagne. front.) TUSCANIA DEAD MAY BE PLACED AT 170 Washington, Feb. 14—Cablegrams are going forward to the American embassy in London from the war de partment today in an effort to com- plete the list of survivors of the Tus- cania and untangle the names which have been garbled in the transmis- sion of the messages. Latest advices continue to indicate a few more Amer- ican soldiers were lost than the 164 already reported buried in Scotland. Reports place the American dead at not more than 170, although the list is far from complete. About 260 of those on the passenger list still are unaccounted for, but the department has more than 270 names of survivors it has been unable to deciphet Some of these are supposed to be duplications, and some names of men of. whom there is:no record. The. Do not miss it!.. mark. : It is history.in,the making}: 20 sociated Press” | made ‘by checking-both official as Official advices Ist, stands §