The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1918, Page 4

a fj i THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BM aah Tee orde Soll eure gambling by Cnteredat the Postoffice, Bismarck, as Second Class Matter. ” ISSUED. EVERY DAY GRORGE D. NANN SESS RREENS @. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY, Special Foreign Representative. NEW YORK, Fifth Ave. Blig.; CHICAGO, Marquette Bldg.; BOSTON, 8 Winter St; DETROIT, Kresege Bldg.; MINNEAPOLIS, $10 Lumber Exchange. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use cor republication of all news credited to it or not other- wise credited In this paper and also the local news pub- Nghed herein. t All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION. “MUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. ily, Morning and Sunday by Carrier, per month ...$ .70 vily, Morning, Evening and Sunday by Carrier, ey month . - senses esernes Evening only, by Carrier, per month .. ally, Evening and Sunday, per manth .... forning or Evening by Mail in North Dakota, one ‘ci ear... ave 4 Morning ‘or evening by mail outside of North Dakota, iw one year -.... Sunday in Combination with Evening mail, one year. ....... THD STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER. (Established 1873) . — = GERMANY HAS SCORED There is not now, if there ever was, the slightest chance of ‘‘starving out Germany.’’ It is evident that peace with Ukraine means access, by Germany and her allies, to the greatest wheat, region of the East. It is probable that Trotzky’s ‘‘demobiliza- tion’’ means acquisition, by the Teutons, of great resources in Russia. Tt is senseless in the entente powers to try to minimize these two highly important events, on the ground that neither the Ukraine nor Russia has any surplus supplies. When Germany gets its heel on a country, it is never particular as to whether what it takes is surplus, or the necessaries for normal subsis- tence of that country. Oh yes! Ukraine has a treaty. So had Belgium. ¢ : The Ukraine and Trotzky affairs are great tri- umphs and advantages for Germany. To minimize them would be superlative folly on the part of the entente powers and confession that all they’ve said of German intentions and methods was lyi Germany will eat. What’s more, famished Tur- key will eat. The starvation policy is now pretty largely directed at England, France and Italy. The job cut out for the United States is larger, more elearly defined than ever. And what’s our problem? Bditor or Morning by é 00 Ships, ships, ships! BOLSTERING OUR OWN CREDIT Something, in the raw, about national finances. Secretary MeAdoo desires to postpone issue of the next Liberty bonds, ‘‘until conditions will insure wide distribution throughout the country.’’ Mr. McAdoo probably realizes that some folks may have to pinch a bit in order to pay their war taxes, or that many of them will not be eager for bonds until they know just exactly what their said taxes are and how payment of them is to affect their business. So;Seeretary McAdoo announces that, every two weeks;‘he will offer $500,000,000 of treasury certifi. cates, and:asks banks and trust companies to set aside 1 per cent of their resources, every week, for purchase of these certitigates, which represent ready money for carrying on the war. From these banks and trust companies he gets responses like these, which are worth preserving as mementoes of genuine patriotism : ut “‘¥You can have everything in our bank save the fixtures.”’ “We this day set aside 10 per’ cent of our re- sources.” ‘Our resources are yours. No use to us, if Ger- many wins.’’ I So far, fine!) But the New York Stock Exchange promptly knocks the second Liberty bonds down to 95.28. These bonds are worth 100. or this country is worth 100, but the difference between 100 and 95.28 makes a chance to gamble, and that’s what the N. Y. Stock Exchange is doing—gambling with the erédit of all of us. . Comes now, Congressman Hull of Tennessee with a bill to create a fund of $60,000,000 (our money) to stabilize the market for our Liberty bonds and to empower Secretary McAdoo to buy such bonds when- N. D. LUTHERANS TO JOIN IN NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDS FOR SOLDIERS| North Dakota next Monday Lutherans start a the Lutheran faith now in war ser- vice. with the national one in which nine|in the hands of te denominations will partici-| eran Commission Heading the North Dakota drive is|has after careful “Wihereas the v: R. A Nestos of Minot and for Eur-| mated that $750,000 will d | 50, 1 be needed to/ will be mad leigh county H.. G.,Grove of Bis-|carry on the work for the first year Se anekea SE EE decopnged he marck; E. F, Alfson and Rev. Koch. A thor-| “Whereitre, & ough canvass of each city and county} the church council of the Norwegi 4 an of the state will be made next week.| Lutheran church of America, heartily Other Lutheran denominations of the| endorse the plan state will follow the lead of the Nor-|and calls wu ipon and urges all pastors wegian branch. From: the heads of|and church members to join hands in the church the following proclamation an Gedahatiod: PI @ special <effort “Whereas approximately 200,000| we, whom God men have already gone forth from ‘the ‘Qlessed both spiri Lutheran homes and ct-irches of our| ly, do our full share and respond most land and have consecrated their lives| liberally to this t othe cause of Christianity, human- half’ of the ‘boys ity and democracy by entering the service of our country on land and! interest in their. sea and more are daily joining the| welfare and our devotion and loyalt; ranks to/uphold the principle which|to our country, our church ‘and aie we all hold sacred and dear, and, God. “Whereas, the Lutheran church of eR 5 “H. C. STUB, beimg built by the Red Cross unde: qa pie pera pi aaoratars “President, the direction of the minister of the it i ial welfare ae the Lutheran men in “J. M. SUNDHEEM, te coat Ot ‘Suilding cag. tarnishing @ and provide for them at ” “Secretary.” this institution which will shelter two Pres3--A cam-| mittee of prominent persons who have of Belgian ba-} been appointed’ Part of Belgium which is| interior. | that North Dakota has on its books certain primary will; the front the help, comfort, consola- campaign} tion and ministration of the church for raising a fund for the soldiers of|to which they belong, and ee This movement is in keeping/ nods have united in placing this work Sailors’ Welfare and this commission| will be establisaed fos tne vhildren of ‘He will have the assistance|and has designated the w Feb- of the three ministers of the Lutheran | ruary 18-26 as canipalgn bare for the ERA a ae Mn a churches here, Rev, O. R .Svore, Rev.|raising of this fund, i a big success, and to see to it that practical demonstration of. our deep CAMPAIGN ON BACK.OF THE LINES __ TOSAVELIVES OF BELGIAN BABES Aa RAHN SHANA ERNORO SNOT w their pur- encouraging gamblers. Naturally, with our limited experience in run- ning the finances of the nation, we’re tempted. to ask, Why not close up the gamblers? : TOWNLEY A LA WASHINGTON Czar Townley, by imperial edict, delegates to his followers in North Dakota and Minnesota the “privilege’’—’tis Townley’s’ own term—‘‘of using the peaceful power of their advice and their vote to keep democracy safe in America.”’ This privilege is to be exercised on Washington’s birthday, which Mr. Townley appears to regard as espgcially fitting. It is just’ such a privilege as that whith the Father of his Country fought to free the colonies from, The colonies under the Georges had the privilege of vot- ing as they were directed to do, for the man for whom they were directed to vote. Onc is inclined to. wonder when Townley will eome out of his Rip Van Winklean sleep and discover election statutes which have the privilege he accords leaguers beaten some forty ways. Of course, Town- ley believes in demoer government, because he has said so, time and again. In his imperial ukase calling league caucuses he uses ‘‘democracy’’ or one of its derivatives no less than ten times. That should be evidence enough as to Townley’s intent. So, when he seeks to tur back the hands of political progress for a large body of the state’s free and independent voters, he does so no doubt in ig- norance of the provision which over wise men have made to preserve to the people of North Dakota the privilege not of delegating their vote to a man, who with several others similarly delegated, will in turn delegate that power to another man, who with some 48 others will decide for the people whom they are to | vote for. No, not that old boss-ridden plan conceived in iniquity by Big Business and so long used to con- centrate in the hands of a few all political power. | Why, Brother Townley, there’s hardly a state in this [blessed Union of ours which hasn’t discarded that | old scheme, years and years ago. The privilege which |North Dakotans have enjoyed for several years is that of casting their very own ballot for the very man who in their opinion is best qualified for the | job, without any delegation of power to anyone un- | der the sun or above it. That’s the primary system— a system of government of the people, by and for the people. It’s a system in, which all the eards are on the table, where no one is compelled to trust to someone else to carry out his wishes—that plan, you |may recall, Mr. Townley, did not always work out; | there were, in those dark, dissolute old days of gov- jernment by Big Business, frequent instances in which | delegates pledged to vote one way, for some reason | |not always clearly defined voted another when the | time came. M; We're actually rather ashamed of you, Comrade | Townley, big, progressive, 20th century model refor- mer that you are, to learn that you have never heard of this primary system, so far superior, so much more | honest and open and above board, as a guardian of the people’s liberties, than that last report of the feudalists which you propose to your people as a | “privilege’’—the long-ago discarded and discredited “Seaucus-convention’’ system. _ 18 UP TO. THEM There’s a streak of shrewdness in the president on which his enemies in congress hadn’t: counted. He | replies to the yell for co-ordination by presenting a | bill authorizing him to co-ordinate any bureaus, ; commissions and department, with himself-as boss. and suspending any law interfering with the desired autocracy. His critics must feel that they’ve been hit below the belt, or thereabouts. But it’s now their move. We read that the hotels are not disturbed by the orders to reduce the size of portions served. We feared they were going to be angered. Professor E. A. Ross of the University of Wis- consin, just back from Russia, says the Bolsheviki | know where they are going. We'll bite, professor. Where? F Sir Frederick Smith, Engiand’s attorney-general, has been ordered to return home from the United States because he talked too much. We can only con- | elude that Sir Frederick was one of the well known | Jaw Smiths. | dame Hymans, wife of the minister of foreten affairs; ‘Madame Roland, who is working among the Belgian chil- dren: Mrs. -John Van Schaick, Jr., wife of the acting director of the de- partment for Eelgium, and Dr. Roulet, chief health officer of Belgium. This committee will approach its relent from several angles. In re g ‘ugee centers it will establish cli the National Luth-| where mothers can bring fanisic ta for Soldiers’ and| frequent examination. Day nurseries arious Lutheran sy- consideration, esti-| mothers who work. Arrangements The Oy uD saternlty cases and children | left in day nurseries, and attempt to it Resolved, that/ improve conditions under which ba | bies live in their homes. General im- provement of housing and living conditions will also be undertaken. The American Red Cross is erecting an additional building for the Home of the Queen, where several hundred young children are sheltered. Chil dren from four to fourteen years of age have been.taken in the home but no provision has heretofore been made for the babies. The new struc ture will shelter one hundred infants who are now living where they are exposed to gas-and shell attacks from the Germans. The construction is being done by the Belgian army. *| Another home for older children is of the commission to make the drive has. so abundantly tually and material- urgent call on be- at the front, as a moral and spiritual hundr-d and fifty additional little folk. It will also pay the cést of adminis tration. The work'of tHe Red Cross in Bel- gium ‘has for some ‘time been under Son near aaareTeeaNN ee BRADSTREET’S IS OPTIMISTIC Mild ‘Weather Over:Wide Area Has Rleased Much Damned up Traffic, Say Report New York, i, 15.—Brad- street’s tomorrow will say: “Mild weather, over a wide area, has released much damned up traffic, reduced consumption of coal, and like- wise made for some cheerful feelings. Consequently the week’s, reports re- flect perceptible quickening of trade in the larger lines, enla: ged buying for future delivery, somes improvements | in distribution. by retail dealers, con-| siderably better operation in industry | and incidentally prices fdr’ some essen- tial foodstuffs sem easier but the situ- ation as to supplies of manufactured good especially textiles fails to show particular improvement, and while buyers are willing enough to get down orders even at advancing prices, pro- ducers seem averse to taking oft book- ings that may later prove too burden- some. “It is to be recognized, however, that the government in competing with the ordinary merchant {is more and more pre-empting machinery for its war needs and evidences of divers lines heretofore engaged on _ peace. time products being diverted to war work continue to crop out. Naturally the priority demanded: by the gov- ernment still further restricts _sup- plies for civilian needs and also it heightens fears of widespread short- ages of goods. The very cold weather, from which the country is now enjoy- ing a respite except in a restricted area, enabled merchants to clean out stocks of winter go(d$,'and though some reports tell of greatly reduced prices to clear retailers’ shelves, those are the exception that run coun- ter to the general tendency which is to husband stocks rather than to make wide cuts in prices. Weekly bank clearings $4,942,767,- 000. ; NEW YORK MONEY New York, N..Y., Feb. 15.—Mercan- tile paper 5% @ 5% percent. Bar sil- ver 855. Mexican dollars 68. Govern- ment bonds strong. Railroad bonds strong, Time loans strong;; sixty days: 5% bid; ninety days and six months 6 bid. Es Cal money firmer; high'6; low 5%; ruling 6; closing bid 5%4; “offered at 6; last loan §. * < METAL MARKET New York, \N. Y., Feb 15.—Metal exchange quotes lead firm; spot 705 @ 720. Spelter dull; East St. Louis spot offered at 787. 5 NEW YORK STOCK LIST American Bet Sugar 19 American Can American Smelti American Tel. & American Zinc .. Anaconda Copper . Atchison .....°.. ms Baltimore & Ohio . Butte & Superior - ae ee of Ceraie Van Schaick, = yeas lajor’Ernest P. nell, the director 1 oped ents ne | of the department for Belgium, hay- ing been: called to Italy at the begin- ning of the-German advance. Major Ficknell has been detailed for service Italian commission tp the minister of the NEWS ITEM: A bomb was thrown pgainst imperial palace in Berlin recently’ [TRIBUNE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT| Inspiration Copper Int. Mer Marine pfd ctfs Kennecott Copper ..... Louisville & Nashville . Mexican Petroleum . Miami Copper «. Misouri Pacific . Montana Pawer . New York Central Northern Pacific . Pennsylvania ...... Ray Consolidated Copper Reading’ *..... 22... Ha Republic Iron & Steel Southern Pacific’ Southern Railway . Texas Co.. ..... «22. U. 8. Industrial Alcohol United States Steel . (Utah Copper NEW GAR SUPPLY RULESDISTURB Offset Favorable Feature of In- creased Demand for Corn on Chicago Board Chicago, Ill., Feb, 15.—New car’sup- ply rules intended ‘to build ‘up stocks| here proved a nearly complete offset today for signs that demand for corn was more than keeping pace with re- ceipts. The result was a. steady close: at the same as yesterday's finish to. ¥qc higher, with March 127%4-and May 126. In oats, the outcome ranged from %c decline to ¥%c advance. Provisions gained 32 to 70c. K At first the corn market had an up- ward bent influenced by the fact that sellers were scarce and that arrivals here showed a falling off as compared. with the two previous. days. Besides, scarcity of choice grades continued’ and cold weather seemed likely ni some degree to hinder the crop move- meut. -The market, however, :prompt- ly eased off after the isuance of in- structions that grain cars ‘emptied here must not be reloaded for ship- ment east, but must be returned to western lines in order to bring in corn: from@ural sources.’ Commissiqn house buying carried oats to the highest prices yet this sea- son, but a sharp reaction followed, profit taking appeared to be chiefly re- sponsible for the setback, but strength in liberty Londs and in the New York stock market was also a bearish fac- lor. Advirces in.the value of hogs hojst- ed provisions, x Open High Low Closing |@ 1000. ; | tlement and called his attention to the Corn— * March ... 1275 127% 127% 127% May .... 125% 126% 125% 126 Oatse— March .... 85% 85% 84 84: May ..... 83 83% 81% 82% MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN Minneapolis, Min., Feb. 15—Flour unchanged. Shipments 51,942 barrels. Barley 154 @ 190. é Rye 218 @ 219, Bran 32.50. Wheat receipts-95 cars, compared with 350 a year ago. : Corn, No. 3 Yellow, 172 @ 177. Oats, No. 3 White 8644 @ 87%. California Petroleum Canadian Pacific Central Chespeake & Ohi Chicago, Mil. & St. Chino. Copper. . hae Crucible Steel -.- Cuba Cane ss Flax 369% @ 912%. CHICAGO LI ) ‘Chicago, Ill; Feb. 15.- “Hogs recpelts 32,000; strong; bulk 1616 @ 1610; light 1580 @ 1650: mixed 1585 ©1625; 4520-@. 16507, rough. 1570 @ “| Meyer Bloomfield, and the board de- Sheep receipts 8,000;. weak; sheep 950 @ 1325; lambs 1375.@ 1675. OMAHA LIVE STOCK Omaha, Nebr., Feb. : 15—Hog - re- ceipts. 5,8(00; steady; higher; heavy 1575 @ 1605; mixed 1580 @ 1660; light 1570 @: 1600; pigs 100 @; 1500;. bulk 1580°@ 1600. x F Cattle receipts 2,100; steady; na- tive steers 850 @ 1300; cows and heif- ers 700 @ 1025; western steers 800 @ 1165; cows and heifers; 700 @ 925; canners 650 @ 750; stockers.and feed- ers 700 @ 1140; calves 900 @ 1300; bulls, stags, etc 700 @ 1000. Sheep receipts 3,200; steady; year- lings 1200 @ 1400; wethers 1150 @ 1800; ewes 1075 @ 1225; lambs. 1545 @ 1665. eos ahh SO. ST, PAUL LIVESTOCK South St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 15—Hog recepits 2,800; 10 to 15c higher; range 1600 @- 1625; bulk 1605 @ 1615. , Cattle receipts 850; killers steady; steers 650 @° 1300; cows: and. heifers 700 @ 950; veal calves steady, 600 @ 1225; stockers and feeders strong, 600 Sheep’ receipts 3005, steady; Igmbs 800 @. 1625;. wethers 2005 °@.5 1300; ewes 500° @ 1150. hE OY Union Men Not in Accord With Acts:of Chief (Continued From Page One) signed by other union general heads puting disputes in the hands of the shipbuilding adjustment board for set- fact that in spite of his attitude: local union officials were coming to the board with their grievances, | “Your efforts” said Mr.. Hurley, “have been confined to demanding special privileges for your organization that’ would discriminate in its. favor as against the other class.” ; Mr. Hurley said he did not question the patriotism of the,carpenters and added; yi “Will you ask the men now paralyz- ing the shipyards and the nation’s yar program to go back to their work and trust to their governnient to deal fair- ly with them?” 3 Renews Demands. A renewed, demand that William L. Hutcheson, president of the .United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join- ers, send striking shipyard employes in easterp plants back to work pend- ing an adjustment of their grievances, was made tonight by Chairman Hur- ley of the shipping board. Earlier in the day Hutcheson had answered a previous appeal with a communication declaring it would be impossible for him to act until he had some definite proposition from the shipping boards as to working condi- tions. _ “ Hutcheson’s Defiance Hutcheson’s virtual defiance «f the’ shipping board presents a situation on which officials ‘decline to comment. Mr. Hurley's request ,that the men ‘be put back to work immedfately car- ried no threat and shipping board of- ficials would ‘not. say what steps they have in mind: 4 Reports today that local exemption boards are preparing to call into the military service workers within-the draft age prompt: ed the shipping board to send tele- grams‘ urging that no such action be taken: Deferred ‘clasification for ship: yard workers has been. put by the Provost. Marshal General's: office in ‘charge of the industrial service sec- ‘tion: of the shipping board headed by ‘wires: that ‘all draft questions: be de- ided in Washington. es President ‘Wilson is known’ to be striking shipyard! | difficuities, to adjustment _ bo: Even the carpen- tera’ locals, despite this attitude, Mr. Hurley declared, have asked to be in- eluded in the peraemep ‘ { Hutcheson} tn detifning atrikera: to return to-‘work,. called Chaivman... Hurley's. atention to. pro- posed agreement he. submited Febru- ary 7 for an adjustment of the situ- ation, and declared he -had done hia utmost to prevent the men from quit- ting work, Le BS ah oe tae Shiping, board offlelais salt: tonight that the agreement was not dcepted because it did not provide. for .setle- ment of differences by, the adjustment board ang because it contemplated a closed shop agreement. , ; sn Huteheson “Powerless” (New York, N. Y., Feb. 16.—Wil- liam L, Hutcheson, ‘president of ited Brotherhood “of Car- penters and Joiners, declared late | Friday that he was powerless to order the shipyard strikers back to work and: enforce such an ° order, . + ¥ He asserted,’ however, that {t was his desire that all men return to work, and trust to the government to ad- just “their long standing grievances.” WANT ‘SAME TERMS. Paltimore; Feb.’ 16.—The’ situation at the shipyards ‘in Baitiinore ‘and’ vi- cinity where” 1,000 °‘ carpeiiters and joiners and‘caulkers are 0 natrike was declared to bé ‘unchanged’ today. Join Morgan, general ‘manager of the. Unit- ed Brotherhood + of. Carpenters and Joiners of America, denied action was taken because of a demand for a “closed shop.” “Our demands are that: the men now receive the same working condi- he said. ~ 4 NO ACTIVITY BY GERMANS ON DATE SET (Continued From Pagé (One) wise near -Verdue and in: the ‘Woevre |. reciprocal bombardments of a violent character are in, progress. i Quiet on American: Front. Along that sector of the. front-eaat of: St, Mihiel where an American taree is holding the line, quiet is. prevail- ing for the time being owing to the inclement. weather. and the morass which has formed as a result of a heavy rain, The Germans in front of the Americans are busily engaged in repairing trenches and constructing new dugouts to replace those which have been shattered recently. by the accurate aim, of the American gunners handling their 75's. Over the entire: front.the aerial ac- tivities by both sides - continue‘ in- tense;'’ French .aviators .again have carried out a brilliant foray into Ger- many, atacking with bombs numerous towns of military importarice, notably Metz, the famous: fortress which’ Hes some twenty miles north of the Ameri: (can sector in Lorraine. Large quan- tities of;explosives were dropped, and conflagrations were. observed. aS . Turk Sick Again The British again have hit the Turk line in Palistine a hard blow. North- east of Jerusalem’ they have pene- trated Turkish positions to a depth of. two miles on a front of-six miles. Sneaking into: the strait of Dover, German:torpedo boat destroyers early. Friday made another of. their sudden attacks on small British, craft, sink- ing eigth of them—seven drifters and dne trawler. The Germans then beat a.hagty: retreat to''the ‘north hefore British naval’ forces . could engage them. ; HES dae % Late German newspapers assert, that there are indications that peace nego- tiations between the central powers and Rumania: are in prospect. It,.is assumed by some of thege.newspapers that Rumanien delegates already have reached a given point where they will discuss with: representatives of the ‘central powers details forthe confer- ence. Further.Russ Fighting. | Although ‘reports. of the conference between Emperor. William and the. military and political-leaders have in- dicated the probability of further fight- ing between the Teutonic allies and the Russians, the Bolsheviki: govern- ment’s withdrawal’ from the war has been reiterated by Leon Trotzky, the foreign minister. A wireless communi- cation from Petrograd sdys Trotsky informed the All-Russian workmen's and Soldier’s councils that,.Russia’s withdrawal was.a real one and that all agrements with her former allies had been vilated. The councils’ approved Trotzky’s ‘policy. THE HAND WHICH HOLDS THE ; HAMMER. (By Edmund Vance Cook.) Yes, the Big Chief 4s a hero, And the trench-lad is no zero, As he bangs and bayonets his way to smash the ‘Modern Nero, But right here‘! grab’ some’grammar And @ word or two'I stammér. For the loyal boy in denim, with the hand which holds the ‘hammer! No. I do’not mean the knocker, > Or: the mucker or the mocker, Whose hammer and. whose self, should be; in Davy Jones’ locker, ' But 1 mean the man who hustles And who rustles and who tussels And whose gong of life ts written to the music of his, muscles, So to you, O, Lada of Labor, *. bor, tt Loyal to your land and neigh b Yours, the hand which, hold se, ani. mer’ isa vital as the a ‘4 Some of us.can chat and c! Some can jab and javelin ‘It, But a modern war {g ., to.you to win it! (Copyright, 1918, ~ Enterprise’ Ai eo ere All-Conquering Energy. Burton says: “The longer T live, the: more I gm certain that! the great difs ference hetween, ‘men—between he ing personal atention to thé labor eaten and is following every move inthe shipyard strikes, >. Carpenter Heads Alone hia. Communica er onthe to b Chal urley.. Poin he heade of the catbentors feeble and the powerful, the great the insigiificant—Is energy, Invincible determination—a purpose, once fixed, wiotory | That'qual- y hing that can: be done the world; ‘and’ no thients; ‘no cir tions as those on the Pacific coast,”