The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 20, 1918, Page 2

i ; : SARA SOREN L OT ELE IT ESS HG ae = PAGE 2 CONGRESS PUTS IN BUSY DAY ON RAILROAD BILL Every Effort Bent:to Expedition of Action on Administra- tion-Measure RATE INCREASE EXPECTED Townsend Says Support Is Being Gained Under False Mis representations Rt. ane Washington, Feb. 20.—-Congress yes- terday Dent itself almost exciu-! sively toward expediting the adminis- | tration bill to:govern federal opera- tion, of railroads, i Debate on the measure was ‘begun in the house and continued in the sen- ate, with leaders of both bodies plan- ning its disposition before the end of | the week, ,'The senate agreed to begin | voting on,amendments Thursday, ex- pecting passago of the Dill, late that night, of\ Friday. In the, house it is | planned to close general debate Thurs- day' 4nd pass the measure at least ‘before adjournment Saturday. | ; Considerable amendment of both ‘the .senate and house committee drafts before final action was fore- cast by today’s discussion. The principal addresses in the sen- ate today were by Senators Johnson of California and Townsend of Michi- gan, republicans, both of whom op- posed the measure as now drawn. In the house Representative Sims of Ten- nesseo and Representative Stephens ,ot Nebraska, democrats, championed ‘the draft of the house committee, Government ownership of railroads was advocated ‘by the California sena- BISMARCK EVENING TRIBUNE nesters ype if haps while Pritz-hunting and is the tender eare of the mer RUSSIA FORCED tor and by Representative Stephens. TOWNSEND SEES ERRORS | Senator Townsend pointed out | many alleged defects in the Dill, as-| serting that it was not understood by | many committee members, and that! the railroads are supporting the meas- | ure in expectation of rate increase. | He said he doubted whether the gov-| eriument could enforce the provision | prohibiting . railroads from paying @ividends higher than their regular rates. « Representative Sims, urged particu- larly. the adoption of provisions giving the president power to establish rates and to retain control of the carriers two years after peace is declared. He asserted that. government control should disrupt private management as little as possible. Senator Norris criticised what he termed excessive compensation pro- vided for the railroads, and said the provisions for rate making by the president was “unnecessary and un- wise.” In neither body today was there a large attendance for the discussion. Under the terms of the senate’s agree- ment. to begin work on amendments Thursday, debate will ‘be limited to 10. minutes for each senator from 2 to 6 p. m., and after that to five min- utes. Chairman Smith of the senate committee sought, but failed to secure an agreement definitely fixing a final vote Thursday. BILL NEEDS AMENOMENT “T think it is apparent that the bill is amendments,” Senator Under- wood of Alabama declared. “There is no bill. I-know of that has been pend- ‘ing since the war began, that so vit- | The official communication TO SIGN PEACE HUNS DICTATE Humiliation of Great Empire Made Complete Under Bolshe- viki Misrule ASK SOLDIERS FOR MERCY Pour Parlers Ordered With Armed Forces Wherever They May Be Encountered ADVANCING ON RUSSIA Berlin, via London, Heb. 20.— issued by the German war office last evening says that from Riga to as far south as Lutsk, German armies are advancing eastward to Russia. London, Feb. 20.—Russia is now forced to sign peace upon the con- ditions proposed by Germany, sa an official Russian statement ed he erday. The off atement was sign- ed by Premier Lenine and Leon Trotzky, the foreign minister. It protests against the German. re- sumption of the war and says the councils of people’s commissioners ally, affects the interests of the Amer-| is now forced to declare its readi- dcan people,” Tomorow ,Senator Sherman of IIli- nois, republican, will speak in sup-! port of the dill; Senator Underwood ot Alabama, democrat, will discuss proposed changes, and Senator Poin- @exter of Washington, republican, will advocate permanent government own- ership. THREE HORSE | ASSOCIATIONS | JOIN MERGER; National and.American Trotters and Registration Organiza- at tion Amalgamate Chicago, Til, Feb. 20.—Amalgama-| tion of the National Trotting associa-| tion, the American Trotting associa- tion, and the American Registration | association is sought in a resolution adopted at the annual meeting of the American troting association here yes-| terday, | A committee was appointed to meet | ness to signa peace as dictated by the delegations of the quadruple alliance at Brest-Litovsk. It prom- ises to give a detailed reply with- out delay to the German peace conditions. PLEA FOR MERCY The Russian government, accord- ing‘ to another official statement re- ceived, has addressed the following message to headquarters and all the fronts: “The council of peeples commis- siaries has offered to the Germans to sign peace immediately. I order that in all cases where Germans are en- countered massed that pour parlers with the German soldiers should be organized and the proposal to refrain from fighting made to them. If the vermans refuse, then you must offer to them every possible resistance. (Signed) -“Krylenko,” Causes No Surprise Washington, D. C,, Feb. 20—An- nouncement of the purpose of the Bol- sheviki government of Russia to sign a peace treaty upon the. humiliating condiitons imposed by the Germans, caused no surprise in official circles | Three things serve to cheer up the Sammies who he this picture seem to be happy enough-and all three Pee similar committees from the other or-| here in view of the failure of the at- ganization to consider the proposed’ tempt of the Russians to influence amalgamation. The object is to com-| the German Socialists to prevent an ‘bine ‘the three organizations into one! atiack on unresisting people. body..for the better cooperation of} WHAT. “PEACE” HAS DONE horse racing and breeding and to! An irresistible demand by the great bring into closer contact the members; masses. of. the: Russian people for of the three organizations, ** | peace had brought about the downfall W. P. Ijams of Terre Haute, Ind.,!in turn of three suc ive govern: Thomas: Gill of Milwaukee, and C, E.! ments; that of Czar Nich : that of Cameron of Alta, Ia., were: elected) Prince Lvoff, and that of Kerensky. directors. They will name officers of| Lenine and Trotzky, according to th the-association for the 1918-19 season. | oficial understanding here, were fully Liar oR Tis TERRES aware that their regime would share STEWART ‘ATTACKS 6,329 ts they tae to respond MONTANA JURIST mate li Fa There was danger of overthrow {from the more patriotic Russian: Governor Says Forsythe Man Isn’t through accepting degrading terms of Cay peace, but having calculated Up'to Job i Trotzky decided in the face of the renewed German advance into Rus- sian territory that their only hope of cial message to Governor Sam V.| maintaining control of the government Stewart this afternoon transnticted | lay in complete submission to the Ger- charges reflecting upon the persona!| man demands. fithess and judicial integrity of Judge ile Oram: of ‘Forsyth, in the tit-|, ‘Helena, ‘Mont., Feb. 20.—In a spe-! Such a peace treaty as now may be teenth judicial district as contained| signed, according to the official view, in-affidavits filed with ‘the governor | here, must depend for its vitality and} legality entirely wpon the outcome of! residents of Judge Crum’s district Bie Scans were not read, Speaker|the war. Peing made under ‘absolute - appointed @ special commit-| compulsion ‘and by what ‘is regarded tee consisting of ‘the lawyers in. ihe! as nothing more than a faction of the house to fully investigate the matter | Kussian people, the allies in 2 ‘peace and 7 a1 | conference, would demand that it be eedings | credited:to Trotzky is his report upon jthe Brest-Litovak -négotiations, (hat « REPRESENTS BUT ONE FACTION: @ mis are sent wounded to the base hos: pitals. One is plenty of cigarets, another is music and the third The convalescents in rey work “cheerers”” 1 the reten- Riga and thé German terms inclide: tion of Poland, Lithuania Moon Island and an indemnity of 800,- 000,000 pounds, it pointed out that the proposed treaty will be in direct violation, not only of all peace principles Jaid down by the en- tente spokesmen and President Wil. son, but of the often quoted Teutonic (declaration of “no annexations and no indemnities.” ‘However, it is take for granted that there will be an a tempt to disguise these demands and deny that they constitute either in- demnity or annexation, WHAT REICHSTAG MEANT It is fully expected that the eff will be made ‘to show that what the German reichstag meant in declaring against indemnities were punitive ex- actions and not repayment for the ac: |tual damages sustained through th: tremendous Russian dr into Po- land and Galicia in the early days of the war. the claim will be made by the Ger- mans that their continu of the western Russian provinces is not really annexation in the objec: tionable meaning of that term; the occupied provinces are to be held. only jas a pledge for the payment of the indemnity. It is realized, however, in diplomat- ic circles that the signing of such a treaty will serve to strengthen tre mendously the military parties in Ger- many ‘and Austria, where they have been seriously threatened by the so- falistic elements because of the in- jadequate peace arrangements they | have made with the Ukraine. TO RELEASE HUN TROOPS of the Bolsheviki attacks upon the Ukraine, the German troops which were to have heen sent to the defense of Ukrainia will be released for west ern service. Otherwise it is not per- ceived by the officials here how the the transfer of the German eastern} fully anticipated by the entente mili- tary commanders, who are confident of their ability to cope with the rein- forced German armies, It developed today that the officials here are awaiting ‘with the ‘keenest interest confirmation of reports ‘that Turkish and Bulgarian troops in large {numbers are being sent into Belgium It may be stated on authority that such a movement would hdve the Sravest consequences so far as Amer- ica is concerned, and that it would be regarded as justifying an immediate declaration of the existence if a state of war between America and Turkey and Bulgaria. SOUTH DAKOTAN DENIES THAT HE i, A. Harmon, Superintendent of Schools at Yaknton, on Special Session Yankton, S. D., Feb. 20—Denial of} ; Statements made in ni dispatches | that he had announced a specch at} Mitchell on February 15 ‘before ‘the convention of the South Dakota Press association, as a representative of Governor Norbeck, that a special “war ssion” of the South Dakota legisla- ture would be called by the governor jearly in March was made in a state- iment given out today by L. A, Har- ; mon, superintendent of schools here. {In denying the accuracy of the report lof his speech, Mr. Harmon said: | “1 didnot tive of. the governor. | the legislature early. in March or at any other time.” Mr, Harmon also dented the state-| ment that he had asked the conven- tion as a body to pass a resolution en-| dorsing the calling of the session. A similar statement, supporting ‘Mr. Harmon’s assertions, signed by E. B.| Yvie, president of the South Dakota! Press association, and W. C. Lusk of Yankton, chaitman of’ the executive | | coinmittee, was issued today. Harmon ‘attended the mecting at the request of the ‘association to deliver a patri: Otic ‘address. eit “Governor ‘Norbeck lias announced that thdladvisability of conventig the Adgintature Mm srécinl session sider war incasures is sul) and « Also it is anticipated ‘that | d occupation | As the treaty must mean cessation | compulsory signature of a Russo-Ger-| ; > 1 man treaty can have any further ef-|1ortheastward to Petrograd and | fect upon the conduct of the war, as} army to the western front has been! mons fortresses of the Volhynis ne t Brest-Litovsk,” SPOKE FOR CHIEF} "the only indication that tho enemy ay that I was a repre-|sia, with civil war in progress at vari- ¢ I did. say | ous points ‘and the food situation daily {that I did not represent the governor. | growing worse. So grave has become t the|I did not say that Governor Norbeck|the latter factor that ‘Trotsky has chances it is believed that Lenine and} was going to call a special session of| been appointed food {2M along the front. the 4 are in evidence, France, Note-If yon want a copy of this photograph send 10 ents and this clipping to the Division of Information, Washington, D. C. GROVELING OF RUSSIA DORSN'T ~ CHECK ADVANCE) \German Invasion Proceeds With- | out Respect to Humilia- tion of Lenine iPRANCE AWAITS OFFENSIVE | ea Allies Have Forces Massed in |" Preparation for Long Pre- dicted Attack (By. Associated Press) | The Russian Bolsheviki govern- |ment has capitulated and an-! |Inounced its readiness, although |protestingly, to sign a.peace com- | pact under the hard terms imposed | iby Germ | | Notwithstanding this fact, Ten-| ltonie froops are advancing ea ward into Russia over a front of| j400 iniles, from Riga in the north | jto Latsk, a scant 50 miles from the} st Galician border, on the south. | Apparently, ‘thus far the op ! tion has met with no oppos The northern. reaches Dvina river have been ero: the enemy; the important r j town of Dyinsk, whenee roac rit} astward to Smolensk, has been’ aptured, and Tutsk, one of the fa- 1 triangle and:farming the gateway leading eastward to Kiev, has been entered without the Russians at- tempting to stay the foe, LENINE MAKES: ANNOUNCEMENT The official announcement of the capitulation was signed by Nikolai Lenine and Léon Trotzky on behalf vies of Rus- sit Germany at- tacking a country which has declared the war at an end, and which is de- mobilizing its armies on all fronts, but under the circumstances, it says, | the government — reg: itself as! forcod formally to declare its willing- ness “to sign a peace upon the con- ditions which had been dictated by the delegates of the quadruple .alli- will meet hindrance comes in an an- nouncement by Ensign Krylenko, the Bolsheviki commander in chief, In his order he instructs the Russians when they encounter German troops to en- deavor {o persuade them to refrain from hostilities. “It ‘the Germans re | fuse,” he adds, st offe. \ INTENTIONS. OF INVADERS As yet there is mo indication trom German sources. concerning the full intentions ‘of ‘the. invaders, hut it has been assumed that in the north the| capture of ‘the vrovinces of Livonia and Esthonia is emplated and that in the south, in’ sittle Russia, aid is to’be lent the Ukrainians in stemming the tide of the BolSheviki movement against then. Apparently all is still chads in Rus- e ntroller and given unlimited powers. Already he has ordered the arrest of specualtors ia foodstuffs. ; WAIT OFFENSIVE IN FRANCE Te“ind the entente allies’: lines ir Franco and Velgium the military lead: ‘8, with thelr armies ready, are ox pecting the Germans to launch their} much talked of oifensive, but there ‘sHM 4s’ no outward sign of its near appreac Artillery duals anid raid- ing operations and intensive xerial ac- ‘iviiv continue to feature the Three successful raids agaiti mens have been carried ‘by’ British Wlanders dnd near Vens and Arris and Yn north- ers tie pia, ‘south of the CIGARETS, MUSIC AND BEST OF CARE KEEP. WOUNDED SAMMIES HAPPY — lus casualties ‘and the taking pris: oners. | 9 Sixteen German-airpianes nvere acy ‘counted for’ Sunday in aerial fighting {by British army airmen, “and in oddi- jtion German towns and military “posi- ‘tions behind the battle front were ‘heavily bombed. British naval airmen |also paid a visit to the German naval land air bases at Zcedrugge, which fectively boint , and drove va three German machines that at: tempted to give battle SITUATION IN GREAT BRITAIN The tense politico! situation “tn Great Britain arisi ‘on: ‘the secrecy nding the res t supreme War und the retire ’ Jeneral Rorertson as chiet of the British imperial staff, has bees bridged. Premier Lloyd George an- nounced to'the house ¢f commons that it had heen decided to set up a cen- tral authority to coordinate the strat- y of the allies, and that the plan nitted by the Ame: “which the case for the ’ was one of the a u submitted to military ‘The vlan ves adopted RAD SNOWSTORM IN SOUTH DAKOTA eh, 20.--One of the is of the winter ‘held n its grip today, and causing con- able sufefring. No ‘trains have operated west of here since yes- Country schools > been closed and some cattle loss ever WEDNESDAY, FEB, 20, 1918, FAKE SPANISH DON -MAY BE DEPORTED Roueselot di Castillo Held Unde- sirable Citizen” New York, N. °Y., Feb, 20—Rous- selot di Castillo, ‘under indictment here for violating the espionage act and obtaining fhoney under false pre- tenses, may be deported to:France as an undesirable, federal authorities in- dicated yesterday after saying that they had found a card among his ef- fects which showed he had been certi- fied for service in the French army in 1914. By ignoring his country's call to arms, it was declared Castillo automatically became a descrter, Castillo, formerly © $15 a week clerk, represented himself along Broadway as “Marquis” de Castillo, a representative ofthe I'rench govern- ment, and confidant of King Alfonso of Spain. He borrowed $500 from W. i. D. Stokes, proprietor of the hotel where he had established himself in a palatial suite, saying he needed it to entertain Ambassador ‘and, Through J. P. Morgan & tillo was opening negotiations for a loan ‘of $50,000,0000 “to the King of Spain’” when he was ai ited. The expense incidental to prosecut- ing tillo would be avoided by de- porting the prisoner, federal agents said today. been reported. eleedetoedeleetetedobdebsedeeteetedlido ebb obit a GRAFONOLAS # ), COLUMBIA: <° as 3 COWAN’S DRUG STORE ish penetrating German pos: . y a wide front, the infliction of numer-| abled Meet heehee ob y Pietures, Committee on Public bdo pey , Miura, Bae Japanese Za gE “Butterfly”in Love Duet a Setting his scene to the magic of night-and the flash- ing of fire-flies, Puccini has woven into this duet all the wonder and mystery of love! 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