The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1918, Page 1

os troubles UNONMENNOT IN ACCORD WITH ACTS OF CHIEF Harley. Declares Officers of: Car- penters are Going Over _ Hutcheson’s Head ASKS SPECIAL PRIVILEGE To Accedé to Leader's Demand Would Discriminate Against ; Other Labor Wash ington, ‘D.C, Feb. 16.— Chairman ‘Hurley of the shipping board: again tonight sent W. L. Hutokeson, general president’ of othe Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jojher, aft‘insistent demand that he -yend striking ship carpenters back’ td: work i in eastern shipyards, after ‘Hutcheson had_ notified him Friday, that he was unable to in- duce‘ the’ niet to go back unless he was, assited/ first of a definite ar- rangement (as to working condit- “Want Wilson to Act. An appeg! to President Wilson to in- tervene in the strike “of- shipyard. workers engaged onthe government contracts will be made today by the Untted Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, ‘it is announced by the offic- fals Of the organization today. Ap- proximately ‘50..per cent of the ship- yard’ workers in the New York dis- trict’ gre on strike today according to claims made by the Brotherhood oftic-: als, Y the! Executive committe ¢ strike. would spread. trom New| Conte other‘ cites along'the Aflantic , they said unless wage demands | - werp: gtanted.:The number of mien! out here were declared to be between 7,- and 8,000. . The appeal to the President, Mr. Guerin ‘said,, would’ suggest a com- promise similar to’ that which was effected last October between the government and navy yard carpenters ua were, then threatening to strike, s Gat ‘Conference. } At thi t! ; salitaat ae <ealled’ tho‘ beads’ of into conference afi agreement’ was reached fixing’ an eight hour day, a 88,.a five per/ cent: 4 in conél- tlops, and two weeks" vacation and all hofidays with pay—equivalent to. $5.90. p day.’ Such: a’ compromise: now. in. or of the ship yard workers: would wa acceptable; Dr. Guerin declared. {Chairman Hurley..of the ‘ebipping board, General Manager Piez of the Emergency Fleet corporation and V. &. Macy,:chairman of the labor adjust- ment board, conferred with acting sec- retary, Mr. Roosevelt, of the navy to- day on the shipyard: strikes. Prepares to Take Action. President Wilson is preparing ‘ to take some action to end the strikes in Atlantic coast shipyards, which threaten to tie up a large-part of the shipbuilding industry of ‘the east. A direct’ appeal ‘to the president to intervene was made today by officers of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, approximately 50 per cent of whose mebers in the New. York dis- trict out today,.demanding imme: diate assurances of high wages and closed shop conditions. Chairman Hurley ‘of the shipping board, who last night renewed his de- mand president of the:Carpenters’ Brother- hood. send the-strikers back to work pending a: settlement of their. gri ances by the shipbuilding wage justment board, took up the situation again today with. conference: with Manager Piez of the Emergency Fleet corporation V.°E. Macy, chairman of the wage ‘adjustment board; and’ act- Maneeers’ York district the carpefiters ssked the ship) Haltimore, where on ‘strike, have board to let them fight, the strikes, ‘declaring ‘the time has.‘come for the sue to be ‘settled. ‘Thus: far, Chairman Hurley has re- including: .T.: M.’' Guerin, member |’ that William -L. Hutcheson, |. fused to:permit this, holding that the bes settled by other means. 7 ~ Shipping. board officals today said that heads of other unions engaged in shipbuilding had. givén assurances that the related ‘trades ‘would not be called, out in a sympathetic strike. Vi “Agree on Wages. ‘The shiping board’ adjustment com- mittee today agreed on an increase of wages, definite working conditions and overtime pay for all shipyard workers i the so-called Delaware yards, com- srising. about 60° per'cént of the ship workers on the Atlantic coast. It does not .include the ‘striking ters, but is expected to affect their strike. Many of the striking carpenters, ever, despite the advice of their union officials, have signified their intention _ of accepting the award. The strikers in the New York district have not done 80, but it is hoped they wil The new scale is not so high _ the Pacific coast rate and not so high as New York demands, but it will the model for other districts on» South Atlantic and’ Gulf cousts.” ‘~The M Hutch APPROVAL OF ~~ “PROHIBITION IN \_ MONTANA One of the First Bills Bills Introduced Ratifies Dry Amendment— Hitting Sabotage. , Helena, Mont., Fe. .16.—In the sen- ate Friday ‘Mr. Annin introduced the resolution to ratify the national pro- hibition amendment and Senator. Muf- fler put in a, sabotage act. The latter ‘was referred to the committee on jud- iclary.: With the’ Annan . resolution. was put in a petition signed by sev- eral hundred citizens, asking that the state prohibition act; which goes into ‘effect December 31,:next, be made ef- fective imediately. filed. The ‘Winifred Comercial club filed @ resolution declaring that funds made available for seed grain the contem- plated legislation will reach thé farm- er too late for the next crop and ask- ing that the state extend immediate aid, The resolution was filed. When the committee‘on finance met on William's bill to legalize the state council of defense, Hogan of Yellow- stone moved that the membership be increased from nine to eleven and that at least three members be “practical and resident farmers actively engaged in the product of agricultural food pro- ducts.” The motion carried, after de- pate, in which some objection to ty- ing the hands of the executive on ap- pointments. The committee fixed $25,- 000 as a, fund for maintenance of the seouncil and one year in prison as a ‘The petition was penalty for-any who solicit funds for! charitable war. purposes, without first consulting the council. EVERYONE IN 9TH DISTRICT TO GET ok OF BONDS Deed in Appropriating Next — , Loan 16. vs liek ‘ail be used in float. ing the third libprty:loan according to Arthur ‘Rogers, in; charge of the en- tire ninth federal. reserve district, in an address: to-¢he: women’s liberty loan eal of the ninth dis- of real and neregnal property in ly nint! district, he. said it! ha onnontioned, «definite: ‘of the: joan for. which: he: will ‘ subscribe: \ This dmoui 7. | Fence ae by. the: valuation com: mifttee: of ‘real-estate men. and: fi élers-in the district,.working through county, township and city: subeommit- tees! In .making these assessments credit will be given the ‘prospective subscriber for subscription to the first and: second liberty loans, ‘Red ‘Cross; Y. M..C. A; and Knights: of Columbus tunds.. Mortgages‘ upon. the property willbe, taken into consideration in deciding the amount of bonds to be, apportioned, to each property owner. Freight Congestion Prevents Movement of Parade Troops ‘Washington, D. Feb. 16.—Rail- way congestion on eastern lines and the necessity of moving the last con- tingent of the national army will pre- vent any extensive movement of sol- diers to cities for parades on. Wash- ington’s birthday, Director-General Mc- Adoo explained today. In a letter to Major General John Bidwell, acting chief of. staff, the director-general de- clared that it would be impossible to transport Penisylyania national érmy troops from Camp Meade to‘ Philadel- phig for a Waghington’s .bitthday. pa- rade. ; of . the ‘Boleheviki, COMMISSION IN. REPORT FAVORS STREETCAR MEN Holds Twin City Rapid Transit Go. , Should Reinstate Old Em- «-ployes UNIONIETS STANDING PAT Will Not Go-Back to Work Until, . Jobs are Restored to. Those Discharged £ ; Washington, D. C., Feb. 16,—Neces- sity for the fyll use of. the nation’s man power demands ‘that industries give preference in ‘employment to vompeieut men of work over those already employed concludés the pres- ident's mediatiof commission in. sve- cial report made public today on. the labor disputes affectng the St. Paul and Minneapolis street car lines. “While the competent former: em- ployes are available,” says the report which is submitted to Secretary Ba- ker as head of the national council of defense, “the Twjn City Rapid Tran- sit Co, should not engage men who are at. the time employed: or can be used in farming pursuits or war in: dustries.” History of Strike. The report, which gives a history of the strike shows that several hun dred former employes of the twin city company remain unemployed.. In January, however, the commission as- serts, the company. advertised in Min- nesota country newspapers and em ployed 28 from the country districts co fill vacancies on street cars. The strike, the report continues ,virtually had been settled by an order issued by the Minnesota State Public Safety commission, concurred in by.'the com-| nany and the men, providing for no, discrimination’ agaitist the’. men “be- cause of union afiliations. A *misun-! derstanding later arose about,’ the wearing of union buttons ‘by the men and several hundred considered. them- selves locked out, where as the com- pahy believed’ it’ was following’ the safety commission's order. * The report urges the men to’ ‘otter themselves: for reinstatement and ‘rec- ommenge that the company retnarats ral ‘Minn., Feb! 16- Members “Bt Paiil local unfon: carmen meeting this afternoon: in special ses- sion ‘to consider. the report and rec- ommendations of: President Wilson's Inhor’ medtation’ board on the twin city, street car trouble, . unanimously vote. not to return to work unless’the street.‘ car company reinstated . the union men-in a body, It. was the contention of the union men that they were “locked” out in a body on November 25 “by the com- pany. and should be reinstated in a bunch. This, action of the union ‘carmen promises to be a stumbling block in the final settlement of the trouble as it is believed that it will be a physi- cal impossibility for the company to take back all of the union carmen at the same time. In the absence of Horace Lowry, president of the Twin City Rapid Transit company, the car company of, ficials refused to issue any statement as to their Bland. Bt KALEDINES MISSING. Washington, Feb, 16—The Ameri- can consul at Tiflis today transmitted an unconfirmed report that General Kaledines, the Cossack leader of the Ukraine, who resisted the ambitions had suddenly dropped: out: of sight and is now said to he. dead. The Creator of Get-Rich- Quick Wallingford \ This is George Randolph Chester, most famous of Ameri- can reporters and author of the _universally, known ‘‘Get-Rich? Quick. Wallingford’ stories. Chester has just gone to France for this newspaper: to write ‘THE GREATEST STORY THERE IS IN THE WORLD . TODAY—the . story of. how France is bearing the burden of the’ battlefield for the whole world, Chester “will, not report the life of the battle-line itself, but’ will devote himself to the hu- man story of the people behind that battle-line as they go on, year in and year out, feeding that battle‘line with their blood, ure, ~ This ‘daily ~ dife’ of theirs con- stitutes the greatest national “wpectacle the rave has ever seen, - and only a master-hand can do it justice. Chester: was picked from a whole nation of news- papermen to do it. And the cre- ator of Wallingford will- more than live up to his, past reputa- tion—he will’ increase it by... their courage and their treas- George Randolph Chester these dispatches of his trom France. Thése’ stories from his pen will begin almost at once in this: Puen i -Do not miss them! hays met y in the sia 1 reporting: to the These pictures show William J. Donnelly of New York, inventor of the “unsinkable ship,” and a scene on the 9,000-tonship. ich is about to sail for the war zone unconvoyed to defy the U-voats. So confident are of- tictals that the ship cannot be sunk that it was decided to abandon a plan to flood her in dock to see if she would stay afloat, ‘he. picture above shows some of the thousands of the watertight. ‘ ‘buoyancy boxes’ which are located under ea¢h deck. The ship, it is stated, could have a great hule torn in her and still remain ato because there would be enough of the “buoyancy boxes” left to keep her from sinking. \ RUSSIA OUT OF WAR FOR GOOD, “People’s Councils" pipes. DETAILED STATEMENT London, Feb; 16.—Russia’s with- drawal from, the war was. a real withdrawal, and the throwing away of all agreements with her former: allies, said Leon Trotzky. | 5 the-Bolsheviki foreign minister, in F@ussian work: men’s “and soldier’s councils ‘on the result of the Brest-Litovsk conference, according to a‘ wire- less. Russian dispatch received here... , The dispatch says the council ipproved Trotzky’s: policy. OCCUPIED Ansterdam, Feb. 16.—By. vir- tue of the treaty with the Ukraine, by which the status ‘quo-ante of frontiers between Austria-Hun- gary aid Russia were established, Austro-Hungarian troops Wednes- day entered Brody and took peace- ful possession of the town, says ‘a dispatch from Vienna. Thus the last big town in East Galicia was returned to Austria- Hungary. ° NEW STATEMENT ON SUB POLICIES German Vice Chancellor to Make _ Announcement Soon. Ameterdam, Feb. 16—Friedrich von Payer, imperial vice chancel- tor, is expected to make announce- ment. before. the next session of the reichstag of the gavernment’s future submarine policy, accord- ing te the. Frankfurter, Zeitung. uch: significance.ig found in the fact that the kaiser has summoned Admiral Eduard von ister of the: navy, ai von Holtzendorff, al general ence being held.at quarters. REPORT. NAVAL ENGNCENEAT London, Feb. 16.—Belief that ’ al engagement has occurred: is ex- vressed.. in a dispatch. received, in Stockholm from: Gothenburg and for- warded. by the correspondent of ‘the. Morning-Post;.. The dispatch reports the recovery. “of a largenumber: of bodies of German sailors, who appar- ently belonged to a warship. Gothenburg ‘is on the: western: coast of Sweden ‘and is inthe vicinity of Previous naval engagements: TROUBLE "IN WARSAW. Taniton. Feb, 16—Therea in much feeling against the central powers in Warsaw, the capital of Russian Po- land, and great excitement prevails, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. The work- men are said-to be planning demon- strations. The streets are being pa- trolled: by soldiers and policemen: Much feeling has been aroused in in Russian Poland over the Ukrain- jan: peace terms; ‘by: which the’ prov- ince of" formerly, contained in Poland was cétied to the Ukraine. BISMARCK .BOY8..LOS! : ow DICKINSON: PLAYERS The: Bismarck asbetball team went | down to defeat Friday night before the fast: Dickinson: players by.a:score of 23-to. 11. "Th gainé ‘Was:one of the mack pager lar ih ‘he. Bis: UNSINKABLE BOAT UP FOR ATTENTION Naval Board Meets to Consider Invention Washington, D. C., Feb. 15.—The naval consulting board will meet here today ‘to discuss among other ‘sub- jects experiments made with the for- ner ‘Austrian steamer Lucia, design- ed make her unsinkable, Vice Chair- man Saunders of the board announced last Saturday at New York that the effort had been:successful, by “honey- combing” th ships interior with bouy- ant separate compartments. The plan was proposed by. Wm. T. Donnelly and work has been in pro- gress several months on the ship, a 5,000 ton craft, Naval opinion gener- ally,.as far as can be learned, does not agre with Mr. Saunders as to. the practicability of the plan. Reduction of. cargo ‘space, time necessary ‘for construction of this character and sbveral other factors are regarded 18 working against general adoption, for the transport service. Rear Admirats Taylor and Griffin, respectively, chief ‘of construction and chief engineer of ; the navy arc members of the consult- ing board and will be present tomor- row. i: ‘There appears to be no doubt that a-virtually nonsinkable ship could be built inv any of several ways. Neither the allied powers nor the United ‘States has as yet found, however, any scheme, so far as known, that would justify its general use. Time and cargo space are vital elements in the war that must govern whatever is done. MISSOULA BOY ON TUSCANIA IS SAFE Father of James Asher King Learns He’s in Hospital Missoula, Mont., Feb. 16.—Jafnes Asher King of Missoula, one of the soldiers on board the Tuscania, whose names have not yet been given in lists of survivors, is safe in England, according to word received here today from George Creel of the committee on public information. The war de- partment had previously informed J. W..King of Missoula, the boy's father, that the lad probably had been lost. King was a student in the state uni- versity when he enlisted in the 20th engineers. | THE WEATHER For 24 hours ending at noon on Feb. 16: Temperature at 7 a. m. Temperature at noon. Highest yesterday . Lowest yesterday .. Lowest last night ‘Precipitation .... Highest wind velocity . Forecast. - ‘For North Dakota:- Fair tonight; not so cold in west portion; Sunday unsetled, with ‘rising temperature; probably: light snow in the west por- tion. + Lowest ‘Temperatures ‘Williston Grand Forks . Pierre ... St. Paul . Winnipeg Helena .. Chicago ... Swift Current Kansas City . San Francisco . ORRIS: W. Meteorologist. LEAVE RETROGRAD. y Berlin, Feb, 16—-The Commission. ers representing the central powers left. ePtrograd yesterday and crossed he. German ‘lines this morning, it {s GIVE BACON IF YOUCAN'T BUY LIBERTY BONDS Movement to Have Farmers Con- tribute Pork to United States Government Washington, Feb. 16—A. movement to induce farmers to contribute bacon to the government if: Liberty bonds are not within their, reach, \has been started in Missouri ,according to’ Speaker Clatke., f ‘SOUTH DAKOTA TO GET. NQ MORE HARD . COAL; BEGS OURS Shut Out From Further Supply, Sister State. Would Share Our 59,000 Tons Aberdeen, S. D.. Feb. 16—No more hard coal for South Dakota. Orders now on file with the govern- ment fuel distributor at Minneapolis for shipment of anthracite coal to towns in South Dakota have been can- celled. There is plenty of that to be had, yut there will be no more shipments of anthracite coal into the state for the present. This is the announcement made by State Fuel Administrator W. G. Bick- elhaupt, upon receipt of. notice from Fuel Administrator Groverman at the Twin Cities. Wants Some of Ours. North Dakota has an unused allot- ment of 59,000 tons at the docks, and Mr. Rickelhaupt is making an appeal to share that with South Dakota. His success is problematical and undoubt- adly would not be considered except tn case of clear emergency. OKLAHOMA FARMERS FEED HOGS WHEAT Wsahington, D. C., Feb. 16.—Stock raisers in Oklahoma are feeding wheat to hogs on account of a shortage of corn, the senate agriculture commit- tee was told today by John A. Simp- son of Weatherford, -Okla., who said} that wheat at $3 per bushel should be provided to give the Oklahoma farmer full protection. The corn crop, in most sections of Oklahoma, was a failure, he said. The reason given by farmers for feding wheat to hogs was that they could not haul a load of wheat. to the market and for the ’! money obtained it brings back a load of corn, TO ATTEND FUNERAL. Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 16.—Representa- tives of the French and United States government and members of the staff of the British embassy at Washington are in Ottawa to attend the funeral services at 3 o'clock this afterndon for Sir Cecil Spring Rice. The cere- monies will be conducted by the Rev. 0. H. Rohr, bishop of Ottawa. The government of France will be represented .by Commander de Blan- tere, naval attache of the French em- bassy at Washington. J. Pierpont Morgan, the banker, who was a personal friend of the dead dip- lomat, was among the other distin- guished men to attend the: services. Frank Polk, counsellor of the state department, represents President Wil- son. WILTON DOCTOR I8 IMPROVING RAPIDLY Wilton, N. D., Feb. 16—Dr. R. C. Thompson, who has been under treat- ‘ment for some time in the Bismarck ‘hospital; is much improved, asa’ ouncedoffclally,..:..... wn LPOcts to Fotura Home next week. ON DATE SET Smashing Blows Predicted: by er. man Press Deliveredby °° Allies Instead QUIET ON AMERICAN FRONT Day Finds Huns Busily Engagéd sd in Repairing Damage to: i Their Trenches, : FIRE ON E ON DOVEE London, Feb. 16.—An‘en- emy submarine asia tgyr k Dover early this morning, it: is officially announced... The submarine was fired on from the shore and ceased the bom- © bardment after some tl ‘ rounds had been fired. There’. were less than a dozen castial- ties and only slight damage. ' The official statement” reads: Sey “Fire was opened upon. Dover by an enemy, subms- mine abou 310. ok. to- lay, the ing wing tase or four minutes. ‘The (shore batteries replied’ and the. enemy ceased fire after discharging about thirty rounds. “The casualties were: Kul. ed, one cuild; injured, three. men. one woman, and ; : children. Slight damage was _caused to house property.’’ Friday, the date set by influen- tial German newspapers for. the starting of the much. advertised German offensive, has passed, and no aggression’ on the part of the enemy materialized.’ On the. egn- trary both the British ‘and. the French armies delivered a ely separated points on the westera front smashes a the: Gemma; Hie: These attacks, a though they. were merely in the nature of raida, were , successfully. carried owt, and)xe- sulted in the capture:of prisoners: and the infliction of casualtie on the enemy, The Canadians. on the, fainbiik Lens section. kept up. their .raid- ing operations, again enterin the German trenches . and bringing bringing. back prisoners. Near Courey the French: undertook’'a similar maneuver which. bore. fruit in the bagging of.a number of Germans. yi Except on the American sector east of St, Mihiel there has not béen much fighting activity on the western front. American positions have been ‘sub- jected to a bombardment of gas shells which lasted two hours, and the Amer- can and enemy artillery and airmen have been more active. ‘Tne poisonous fumes from the Ger man shells remained over the Ameri- can trenches three hours, ‘but there were no casualties, Large numbers of enemy airmen sought to cross the American. lines, ‘but could make no progress. against the aerial and artillery defenses. Bombard Rear Line: Renan American gunners have bombarded the German rear lines, and: communt- cations with good effect. With .the British and French armies, Friday, the day the Germans advertised they would attack in force passed. more quietly than previous days. On. the northern end, the patrolling activity was light, but the German artillery was more active than usual in the Ar- ras-Cambrai sector. French artillery checked two enemy raids against the Chaume* wood, northeast of Verdun, and in the Woevre and the Vosges mountains the opposing _ batteries were busy. Fighting activity on. the Italian front remains light, Withdraw from War. That part of Russia dominated by the Bolsheviki has withdrawn from the war and from all. war alliances and has little fear of Get in- vasion.. The all-Russion central exec- utive committee of workmen's. and soldiers’ council has approved the ac- tion of the Russian representatives at ‘Brest-Litovek. Members of the com- mittee said the masses of Germany and Austria would not permit a furth- er offensive against Russia by their government. No newspaper dispatch- es front Petrograd have been re- ceived in London for a week, and it is ‘believed’ there that the Bolsheviki censorship has decided to suppress the activities of the correspondents. Emperor William, has summoned the heads of the German navy to. {m- perial headquarters for a conference an dit is announced that Herr Von Payer, the vice chancellor, will make announcements shortly in the reich- stag on the government's future sub- marine policy, The probable nature of the anhouncemant is not disclosed ‘by the German newspapers. In the Butte Du Mesnil region of by American batteries, executed @ bril- Mant stroke earlier in the week, a Itve-