The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 22, 1918, Page 8

| RDO SET only solution he sees is a greatly in- ‘Only three votes in all were cast BAST FACING FOOD FAMINE, SAYS HOOVER Administrator Declares Serious Situation May Continue for Sixty Days : | LAYS BLAME ON RAILWAYS Asserts Inability to Move Crops Is! Responsible for Shortage ; and High Cost | Washington, D. C., Feb. 22.—The eastern part of the United States faces a food’ shortage likely to continue for) ——e CA IS A POOR PROVIDER WITH OUR ALLIES, eeccee: “In response to many inqui since the first of December we agreed food program with the a we will be short 45,000,000 bush: undertook as our share of their of the amount of meat and por liver, since that date. the month of January the weat progress has been made since t food history. The simple fact is 60 per cent of the potatoes. ucts into the terminals alone by the next sixty days. In making this disclosure yesterd Wood ‘Administrator Hoover declared | that the’ situation is the most critical in the country’s history, and that in| many of the large consuming areas re- serve food stores are at the point of| exhaustion. The whole blame is put by the food | administrator on railroad congestion, which he says also has thrown the food administration far behind in its program for feeding the allies. The creased rail movement of foodstuffs | even to the exclusion of much other! commerce. Railways Resent Blame It was very evident tonight that the railroad administration is inclined to resent Mr. Hoover's blame of the rail- roads and Director General McAdoo declared he was ready to provide every transportation facility for ex- pediting food movement. The railroad administration, he said, had suggested that farmers be urged to release their grain holdings that large numbers of available cars might be utilized in moving them. | Cereal exports to the allies, Mr. Hoover’s ‘statement says, will be 45,- 000,000 bushels short on March 1 and meat shipments also are far short of the amounts promised. Congestion Boosts Prices Inability to move the crops, Mr. Hoover sets forth, has suspended the law of supply and demand and has cre- ated a price margin between producer and consumer wider than it ever was before. A large part ef the corn crop js about to spoil because it is not mov- ing to terminals for drying. The per- centage of soft corn in last year's crop, all of which must be dried if it is to be saved, is the largest ever known. Estimates place the amount as high as a billion bushels. Cost of Feed The cost of grains for feeding live- stock has increased to such an extent by reason of transportation dificulties, Mr. Hoover says, that feeders are con- fronted with the prospect of serious losses, Dairying interests, too, he de- clares, are hard hit. Potatoes, the food administrator de- clares, are spoiling in the producers’ hands while consumers have been sup- plied only from summer garden crops atid stores carried over. STEWART SIGNS DRYRESOLUTION .Helena, Mont., Feb, 22.—Gover- noe Sam Stewart yesterday signed the resolution ratifying the fed- eral prohibition amendment, clos. ing Montana’s action on the matter. Final action in the legislature haa| been taken earlier in the session. against the measure, one in the house and two in the senate. The combined vote of the houses is 138. The house today, after lengthy debate, passed and sent to the senate the Mason bill to appropriate $500,000 for the use of the state council of defense, the un- derstanding being that the sum would Jargely be used to assist needy farm- ers in growing a maximum crop. The senate stayed in session only jong enowgh to kill the Bernard home rd bill; ‘sent over by the house. The forecast now is that they will adjourn without legalizing the guards. + Thehouse passed a bill providing ‘pay for assemblymen so long as the houses shall be in session. There had “been a movement to serve without pay but it was-explained that many of the members could not afford to do so. | ‘Adjournment still /hangs jon the Crum impeachment case. 3 Only Two Bills Remain All bills and memorials introduced fn either house have now been acted upon by both bodies except the Mason pH! and house bill No. 12, by O’Con- nor, providing for bonding counties to furnish feed grain for farmers. The former is in the house while the latter reposes in the bosom of the senate committee on finance and claims, where according to reports, it will re- main. Governor Stewart has approved of sil bills that have reached him thus far, as follows: Howse-bill ‘No 4—Permitting white and fish and game ‘ator| RECOMMENDATIONS OF WHEAT STATES | months of February, March, April and .| city were granted a license here today age outside the terminals. FAR BEHIND IN PROVISION PROGRAM This deficiency is due solely to the railway congestion The railway directorate since coming into con- trol on January 1, has made efforts to find remedy but during is the accumulation of three months’ relays. “The next sixty days will be the most critical period in our deeper than supplies to the allies, During the last three months we have far fallen behind in movement of foodstuffs from the farms to the consuming and storage centers. of February less than 50 per cent of the normal ratio of corn has has been moved, less than 80 per cent of the oats and less than From November 1, to January 1, | we were short in the usual movement of grains and grain prod- | DECLARES HOOVER ries | beg to, say it is true that have fallen fan behind our llies. By the end of February els in cereal products which we supplies. We will also be short k products that we were to de- her was insuperable and altho he 5th of February the situation that the problems go far Un to the first over 120,000. carloads — over 120,000,000 bushels, and this further aggregated by similar short- | ooh “Furthermore, this year we have the largest percentage of | corn, a considerable portion of the soft corn will be lost by soft corn in many years and though we have a record crop of | spoiling unless it can be moved ing terminals. for the next 60 days is 8,900,000 not yet attained that. in the next 60 days to the dry- The least amount of grain that must be loaded bushels per day—and we have Less than this will solve neither the al- lied nor our democrat’c situation, “We had about 130,0C0 carl 28,000 carloads wiiile we should ore’ hands and the consuming plied by virtue of the summer ried over from last year. the farmer and consuming the FOOD ADMINISTRATOR. $21,000 for expenses of members and attaches. ‘Substitute house joint resolution No. 3—Asking for $750,000 for Flathead Project. | Q3 CENTS MADE MAXIMUM PRICE ON SPRING OATS Trading From aihenare to May’ Cannot Exceed Figure Es: | tablished by Board | Chicago, Ill., ‘Feb. 22—Maximum prices on oats and provisions were set by the Chicago Board of Trade; yesterday in an effort to stop specula-| tion in those products, A resolution adopted by the board | of directors in special session pro-| vides “that on and after February 23, members of this association in mak- ing contracts for the purchase of for) the sale, by grade alone, of oats to be delivered in store during the May, 1918, shall not, in entering into such contracts, exceed the price of 93 cents per bushel.” ‘Regarding provisions, the resolution reads, “that on and after February 23 contracts for the purchase of sale of mess pork to be delivered in store during the months of May and July shall not exceed the price of $50.55 a barrel. Contracts for the sale of lard to be delivered in store during May and July shall not exceed the price of $26.97%4 for May and $27.25 for July. That contracts for short ribs to be shall not exceed the price of $26.20 per 100 pounds for May and $26.55 per 100 pounds for July. Prices for mess pork, lard and short ribs beyond July shall not exceed $50.55 ‘per barrel for pork, $27.27 per 100 pounds for lard, and $26.55 per 100 pounds for short ribs. Contracts for mess pork, lard and short ribs for delivery prior to July shall not exceed $50.65 per bar- rel, for mess pork, $26.97%4 per 100 pounds for lard, and $26.20 per 100 pounds for short ribs.” The action regarding oats reseinds the rule adopted Wednesday limiting the advances in any one day to two cents, The maximum prices were im- posed as a result of speculation which has carried the present prices to the highest levels ever known. The high- est price quoted. on oats before the present rise was 90 cents in 1867. LANGER LICENSED TO WED IN GOTHAM Attorney General Procures Per- mit in New York New York, Fed. 22.—William Lan ger of Bismarck, N. D., who is attor- ney general for the state of North Dakota, and Miss Lydia Cady of this to marry. The date of the wedding was not announced. . LOW WAGES MEAN HIGH DRINK BILLS SAYS SOCIAL WORKER WHEN TOLD MEN ‘OF JUNGLE PAY SALOONS A MILLION jing the packers, stated that residents PROVISIONS REGULATED |¢¢ the district “back of the yards” delivered in store in May and July! loads of potatoes on November 14, which should have been moved from the principal producing centers and up to the first of February we had moved about have moved over 50,000 in this period. The result is that potatoes are snoiling in the produc- gardens and other stores car There is a great deal of livestock which has-been ready for the market for some time, but is stil! held in the farmers’ hands through inability to secure trans- portation. These cattle are eating their heads off without in- } creasing their meat value and are only adding to the costs of i | i centers have only been sup- | i grain."—HERBERT HOOVER, \ t Hard Work, Long Hours, Small/ Earnings, Mean Appetite for Booze, She Claims FORD WIPED OUT ALCOHOL: Eight-Hour Day and Good Stipend | Put Kibosh on Liquor in Detroit Shops Chicago, Ill, Feb. 22.—Attention of Judge Alschuler, arbitrator in the stockyards wage dispute, was direct- ed yesterday to the saloon as an im- portant element in the controversy. In question Bertha M. Nienberg, a‘- sociate economist of the bureau of ap-| plied economies of Washington, D; C., Attorney James G. Congdon, represent- contributed more than $1,000,000 a year to the support of 300 saloons in| 150 square blocks, Miss Nienberg had submitted in evi- dence a budget showing that in 1917 it cost $1,177 97 to support a family of five in the stockyards district. “Do you think it would take as much for a saloonkeeper to support a family of five as it would take for a stock- yards employe?” asked Attorney Cong- don. The witness said she believed it would. What Saloons Cost “Well, there are 300 saloons in 150 square blocks back of the yards and each saloon pays $1,000 a year license, has his rent to pay and hire a bar- tender as well as support his family,” said the attorney. “This means that it takes more than $1,000,000 a year to keep these saloons going and that the money comes from the residents of the district who are largely stock- yards employes. Don’t you think if the men spent less in these saloons they might have more to contribute to the support and comfort of their families?” “My answer to that question is that there will never be less drinking back of the stockyards until the men work shorter hours and are not so worn out at the end of the day that they are forced to seek relief by using alcoholic stimulants and until ther receive high- er wages,” replied the witness. More Pay, Less Drink “You think, then, that the more money men earn the less they drink?” inquired the lawyer. “Investigations made by socfolog- ical workers bear out this theory,” said Miss Nienberg. “In the Henry Ford plant at Detroit |drunkenness disappeared with the granting of the eight-hour day and higher pay,” said Attorney Frank P. Walsh. | “Yes, that is true, I believe, and it | 1s true of other plants,” said the wit; ness. Attorney Congdon attempted t@ show that in coal and iron mining jcenters and in mill districts where {men received the highest wages drunkenness was more prevalent than in sections where workmen received lower pay, but the witness declined to admit the truth of the statement.” Don’t wait until your blood is im- voverishéd and you are sick and ail- ‘ng; take Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea now; it will drive.out the germs * Winter, purify the stomach, regu ‘te the bowels—nature's spring tonic: Jeanser RRESLOW'S. wt|CARRIED QUT IN wih ine aes near ‘of setewing wars GRAIN BOARD BILL A bill to create a tederal grain hairmhan | ward. | jthe Russian province ;on the south | HAROLD LOCKWOOD Everybody's favorite, who appears | | with Anna Little matinee. and tonight | at the Orpheum theater in his latest play, “Under; Handicap” in seven reels. FROM LEAL 10 -ROVNOTEUTONS | ARE ADVANCING Forward Movement Has Taken} Form of Crescent, Threaten- ing Muscovite Heart BERLIN AWAITS SURRENDER Formal Notice Demanded by Im- verial Government Has Not Yet Reached Capital (Associated. Press) Like a great tidal wave the Ger- man invasion of Russia rolls. for From Leal, in Esthonia Workers of the World to poison in confession yesterday by Fritz posed, according to a statement tion bureau of the Pacific. way back to the plant which he again. money. for the Germans. in 1910, they said. authoriti SUFFER DECISIVE among . the independent — socialists, arcs leader, George Ledebour, speak- fing in the reichstag Thursday, said that the treaty of peace with Ukraine was not acceptable to his party. Dr. Eduard David, another socialist. lead- er, is reported to have expressed the hope that military operations in the east would cease. In the meantime the entente allies are not {dle on the French front. The attack made by the French in Lor- raine on Wednesday is reported to have swept the-Germans out of their first line trenches over a wide front, but, except for the statement that 525 prisoners were captured, there is noth- | ing definite as to the magnitude of the blow delivered by the French, The New Zealand troops have been active in trench raiding operations near Polygon wood, on the Flanders front. ¥ Heavy artillery duels are going on along the British and ‘French fronts, but, except for the French advance, '; there has been no infantry engage- ments of note. American Front Quiet The American’ front .is apparently shore of the Gulf of’ Finland, ‘on | the north, ‘to-Rovnd; part -of the! famous triangle’ of fortresses | which stood as a, Muscovite. bul- | wark in the early days of the wat, ! ! on the south, the Germans ate still | ! advancing. © ~ Se? The ‘Teutons? » “forward move: | ment has taken the form of aj crescent, with its convex face to-| ward the heart of Russia. _ Minsk, which was occupied'/Wednesday y German troops, ac¢ording to an} j official report from Berlin, is at! the extreme eastern eurve of the | wave. Berlin Hasn’t-Surrender. i The formal.-message;.of surrender sent to the Gérman high-command in Russia, ‘after Berlin had refused to acept @ capitulation by wireless, has/| not as yet been received, and. it ‘is probable that there will be no halting: of the German invasion until Russia’s | abject acceptance of peace terms is| jin the hands of the German general) staff—possibly not then, ‘From the official reports emanating from Berlin, it would appear that the Russians were not destitute of sup- plies with which to continue the war. Dispatches received Thursday were to} the effect that the booty captured at Rovno is enormous. Among the items enumerated were 1,353 guns, 120 ma- chine guns, -4,000 or 5,000 motor cars, and trains with about 1,000 carriages, many of which were laden with grain; airplanes. and war. material of an; amount said to be “incalculable.” But One. for Surrender The decision.of Russian workmen and soldiers’ deputies to accept the German peace terms was not reached without a struggle, and the. final,.vote on the question showed a ‘majority of only oné vote in favor of surrender, Should the. German armies, continue to advance after the formal message of surrender is -delivéred,. it: ii prob- able that the Bolshevik :leaders will order guerilla warfare aghinst the in- vaders. It was anhourtced Wednesday at Petrograd that the advance of the Teutonic armies began a new war, and that there will be stern resistance of- fered before the Russian capital is given up. Oppos'tion in Germany In the meantime: the situation in Russia has stirred up considerable opposition in Germany, especially Basket Ballf “FARGO HGH BISMARCK HIGH FRIDAY EVENING. 7 quiet, as no news of operations’ of im-; portance has come through sae od past | 24-hours: ~~~ nore Northwest of Jerusalem ihe British have continued their advance-over. a four mile front, while east of ‘the city they have approached to a point with- in four. miles of the city of, Jericho, | These operations are reported to. be continuing. ¥ Premier Von Seydler of Austria has been urged bv the socialisits to accept President Wilson’s statement .regard- ing the principles upon which a-gen- ; eral peace.can be discussed. The open- ing of negotiations immediately with the'Tnited States is demanded The discovery by. the French of; German spies at St. Etienne is report- | ed to ‘have foiled’ a plan .of the Ger- | mans to initiate internal disorders. in France in consonance with the ‘great | German drive, whichis expected to} begin soon. Several arrests have| by the French authorities. FORMER ENEMY. NOW OUR ALLY'| Spain Aids United States With Mules and Blankets Washington, D. C., Feb. 22.—An economic agreement with Spain, under which General Pershing will get mules, army blankets and. other materials in that country in return for cotton, oil and: other. commodities from the United States, was signed yesterday. in ‘Madrid.'The state department was so advised tonight by Ambassador ‘Willard. The negotiations had been in prog- ress for upward of a month, and they followed refusal of Spain to supply a large number of mules, 200,000 blan- kets, and other materials ordered: by General \Pershing last month. The official reason given for the failure to fill the order was said to have heen |: that the Spanish railroad system had broken down and it was impossible to handle goods destined for France. ‘Negotiations at Madrid appsrently were going on when it became known that Spanish steamers were being held up in American ports for lack’ of fuel. Through their control of bunker coal the United States and the allies}, were in a position to stop not only the shipment of goods to Spain ‘from the allied cenntries, but from neptrals as well. Spain is dependent upon this country for large supplies of food: stuffs as well as other materi : LIKE GREAT TIDAL WAVE INVASION It is understood that Hagerman, arrested by the munition { authorities at Susanville, will be turned over to the federal ; GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP CHAMPIONS .__. MEASURE IN UNITED STATES SENATE ing that government control would been made and valuable papers seized. |. _OF RUSSIA IS ROLLING FOR FORWARD. I. W. W. PLOTS TO POISON CATTLE AND BURN GRAIN BARED ON COAST San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 22—Alleged plots of the Industrial cattle and burn grain, farm houses and Jumber mills along the Pacific coast were revealed Hagerman, alias Charles Aisen- bach, who said he had participated in some of the actions pro- by officials of the Fire Preven- SUSPECT.C ONFESSES Hagerman was arrested at Susanvile, Cal. officials said, that he had set fire last September to a lumber mill in Lassen county, and at the time of his arrest was on his He confessed, the was contemplating ignitng SUPPORTED BY GERMAN FUNDS Hagerman said, according to the fire prevention bureau of-, ficials; that it was a common understanding that the alleged~ plots to destroy cattle and build ings were supported by German Hagerman, the officials asserted, professed sympathy He came to the United States from Germany DEFEAT .ON RAIL South Dakotan’s Amendment fo Administration Bill Loses in Upper House, 61 to 10 « CUMMINS PLAN REJECTED Radical Element Overwhelmed in Two Efforts to Curb the Carriers © ‘Washington, 1. C., Feb, 22.— Champions of government. owner- ip lost by an overwhelming vote in senate yesterday their fight for! indefinite federal control of the railroads after the war. An amend- ment to the administration rail-| road bill, offered by Senator John- son of South Dakota, and provid- continue until congress otherwise ordered, was defeated, 61 to 10, | Determined. contests over disputed : section’ “upset” plans for passing. the’ bill: today ‘in “both. shouses of Congress, | but: the “senate ‘disposed. of all’ impor- | tant: amendments and ‘will reach a- final. vote: tomorrow. Discussion con: tinued’ in. the. house, where under ai | agreement to close general debate. at | 6 a’clock tomorrow night the leaders | expect to pass the measure early next week. : Senate debate .was limited after 2 o’clack, today to ten minutes, and-to; morrow it proceeds under a five imin- | lite -rule.. The fitst test of’ strength, | upon the eforts of the so-called radi- ¢als to amend the compromise draft | | ; brought out by the senate ‘interstate | | commerce commission, came on an | amendment~ by, Senator Cummins ot |: Towa, designed ‘to reduce by -about: $173,000,000 compensation to .be paid | the railroads. It was beaten 52 to ; 23. In effect Senator Cummins pro-| posed that government compensation, to the railroads should cover only nor- mal dividends paid during the last thre years, and that earnings above , dividends should be retained. The yote was accepted as decisive. | Senator Johnson of California, who led advocates of government owner- ship, said tonight that he did not: ex- pect to:renew his effort. BAND ATTENTION Meeting Sunday at 4 p. m. at Elks Hall. All members of the band and: all band musicians invited. Reorgan- | izing a Patriotic band. A good chance | for musicians to do their bit. Bring your jnstruments. Committee. * Opposed to German Attitude To. | ward Russia — Poles Ex-: jin Rus EMPEROR MAY — ~BE FORCED 10 TAKE ACTION, Threatens to Prorogue Reichsrath | and Govern Country by ‘Absolute Methods’’ | | | | \ | | | [CZECHS LOUD IN PROTEST, - tremely Dissatisfied © ' Amsterdam, Feh, 22. 2—The. Al trian socialists have convoked niass meetings to support-thej de. mand: that direct peieo negotia- tions. shall be opened “with “Alie + Uniied States, cs : 4 The Austrian emperor hie y warn- " ed the leaders of the different par- 1 tiamentary parties: that’ he’ will‘ prorogue the reichsrath and. gov-: ern thecountiy hy absolute meth- ods if a majority is not seenred ‘ov the provisional budget. :. Wild Scenes Described Wild..seenes. in: the -reichsrath. ‘Buesday on the occasion of Pre. micr Von Seydler’s speech ur2 de- scribed. in a Vienna dispateh to the Berlin Vossische Zcitung. The. Czeehs and Slavs. at ORs, point os- tentatiously quitted the ‘honse and during the greater part of the premier’s speech. maintained -a continuous direction... There were Ishouts of ‘‘lies, treachery, tel ithem that in Berlin, and similar expressions. The premicr was,audible only to those nearest to. him. Czech protests: ave lbud against the advance of the German HOOPS Poles Dissatisfied — ie Tho Poles. are. extremely dissat- ied with the Austrian ove. ii- mentiand demand that the vkraw- j1an frontier shall be fixed at tle | Riyer Bug, -and.that-Gount :Czer- nin. Austro- Hungarian « foreign mii iister, shall be dismissed.” TWO INJURED IN ACTION; FIVE DIE OF PNEUMONIA Washington, D, C., Feb. 22.—Two American’ engineers. were — slightly wounded:in: action in. France Febru- \ary 16 and 18. They are Privates George ‘W. Sterling, Melrose, Mass., and John J. Fay,: Medford, Mass. General Pershing also reported the following deaths from diseases: Privates Clifford H. Wilson, Walt- ham,: Mass.,/ pneumonta;. Jack Yuill, Highland Park, Mich, pneumonia; William Howard, Mount Horeb, Wis,, meningitis, and Joha G, ‘Warren, Chi- cago, Ill., cause not given. The death of George E. Parrish of . Twickenham, Ore., from. pnéumonia, also was announced, His rank: was not given. s CHILDREN NEED FOOD—NOT ALCOHOL : How careless it is to accept alcoholic medicine for children when eve: knows that their whole health upon correct petarerecagent She ‘underweight peclately need the special, pds food d that ‘only rig SCOTS EMULSION gives, to improve their nutrition and repair activity, Deine oheal tee al ee given Scott’s Emulsion sharpens their appetite and rebuilds ‘their strength by sheer force of its great nourishing power. Be fi Good New Everybody's Favorite Harold Lockwoo With ANNA LITTLE and WM. CLIFFORD will be seen in “Under Handicap “A Seven-Act Metro Woiderlsy with the Real LOCKWOOD Punch © because it benefits their 99 ‘TONIGHT 7:15 and 9:00 10 and 20¢