The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 6, 1918, Page 1

{ ! 1 « * ‘THE WEATHER GENERALLY FAIR THIRD LOAN STARTS WITH RUS LIBERTY DAY RAIN WORTH MILLIONS TO NORTH SNOW WHICH TURNS INTO WAT ER AS IT FALLS WILL WORK WONDERS FOR DAKOTA, DECLARE EXPERTS Moisture Invaluable at This Time to Winter Rye and Early Seeded Wheat Acreage, of Which There Is a Large BOLLEY BELIEVES POUR IS GODSEND Steady Drip General Throughout f Flickertaildom Spells Harm to Hun Fargo, N. D., April 6,—Rain which started last night turned into snow inthe early hours this morning, and according to agricultural experts the| snow, although light, will work won- ders for, North Dakota’s thousands of acres of grain already seeded. Mois- ture at this time, the experts ave: was needed to prod jit, The snowfall is: general over the; eastern section of the state. H, L. Bolley, pure seed.gommission- er of the N. D. A. C., declared today that the snowfall would be valuable to winter rye sand winter wheat, of in North Dakota and which badly. need: ed, moisture. Mr. Bolley said a four or five-inch blanket ‘of snow over th’ state ,ndt only would be welcomed) and be beneficial to the seed in. the ground, but would preserve the seed which there 1 a large acreage from any freeze. which might set i later. MAIL ORDER /HOUSES LOSE. ‘Defeats Leeds in: Final: Contest of Series |” Courtenay, oN. D.<. April, 6—The Courtenay high school debating ‘team won its third unanimous: victory: of the: year when it defeated, the ‘Leeds high school before a large audience in the local assembly room. Crowds had come in’ ‘$y auto from Wimbledon, Jamestown, Kensal, Carrington, Han- naford, New Rockford ‘and Sutton, and the interest was intense. Leeds was represented by Daniel Feeder, Adelia ‘Kuhpemia “Carnahan, | Gourtenay’s team consisted of Mar-| vin Laing. Mamie Lilley and. Alice Tucker. ‘Supt. E, T. Smith ot teods companied his team. “Leeds, hav- it iF side, elected to up- order house, while Courtenay defended the home mer- chants, easily setting aside every ar-| gument which Leeds offered in favor of sending North Dakota money out: side the state to fatten‘ the. purses of mail order magnates in Chicago and elsewhere. The judges were Hon, Al- fred Steele, Attorney Russell. Chase and Pres. B. II. Kroeze of Jamestown! -o'ors ‘this H. Padden of, Hagen and ing the choice of a hold the mail college. Attorney W. Courtenay presided. ce DEBATES) WAR Courtenay High” SeNber Bas ty" Wiahina Pa) Amount Already In * FIXED PRICE ON LEAD- | FOR FEDERAL NEEDS Washington, April 6.— The war industries board to- day reached an agreement with the lead industry whereby the industry will furnish ‘all goverriment re- quiremnets for lead prod- ucts—six million tons mini- mum, and twelve million tons maximum a month—at | prices averaging 7 cents a | | pound. ° | f, “ CRITICAL PHASE OF OFFENSIVES ~ BBLIBVED NEAR in Germans Trying to Force Foot. hold on Amiens, Reports Indicate’ ee WAR DEPARTMENT. SIL te , C., Apr pment ofthe second phase of the German drive in’ Picardy was watched * yelosely -here: today, army offices ap- | parently feeling that the critical point lof the great struggle is rapidly ap- nroaching... Official reports gave little information on which to base definite opinions though it seemed evident that the Germans were trying to force @ foothold before Amiens, and to in: crease pressure against the junction point, between the French and British armies. Under the new policy, the war de partment again had nothing to add to official reports from London and Paris. Strict silence on/ the prog- vess of the ‘Jattle or the participation of American troops in the fighting was maintafhed, The department is forging ahead forces. to back up the beleagural lines, One element of the plans was learned authoritatively. The first in- crement of the sécond draft, to be | summoted this month, will be'150,000 siderable force mobilized of the 800,- “00 drafted men to be called to the year. The remaining 700 men will de called out in monthly increments, the size of which | will depend upon availability of ship- 7; AFFECTS CLASS 1 ALONE if : i mA | with its effort to speéd additional; men instead of 50,000 as previously, planned. They will be the first con-| 4050 MOREMEN FROM DAKOTA. - TOCAMP DODGE Adjutant General Fraser Issues -First . Call, Under . New Draft Regulations ~ i} { { i | | i Registrants in First Division| Seven Times Enough to Meet This Demand Adjutant General Fraser. announced ‘oday receipt of a telegram from Pro- vost: Marshal General Crowder at: Washington calling 1,050 North Da-} | kota men to entrain for Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Ia., under the second! draft beginning April 29. The move- neat will last ‘five days, General Fraser is now compiling the uotas for each of the 53. counties uffected by this call. The 1,050 men ‘ummoned will come out of class one. t is presumed that credit will be siven counties whose ‘enlistments since the first draft was made were| tot credited on the deferred calls for) hat draft, and the working out ofj ‘ounty ‘quotas, is a rather complicated ‘ask. General Faser, however, hopes 0 have the schedule ready. far: njrb- lication in’ Sunday morning papers. The men affected. by this call’ will! be the first drafted under: the new} ‘egulations,. by which. all .registrants we classified according. to the ‘im-| vortance of their occupation and ‘num. | er'of dependents. ‘Between 7,000 ind 8,000 North ‘Dakota registrants ire placed in class one, and. the. pres- ent call will not take more than one- jeventh of thé: whole number of class jne' men. ‘In, the. first. call. North: Da- Kote;was -asked~ for -5;800-men;~ of . them the last 40. per cent, or slightly nore than 2,6C0*men, left for Camp Dodge only a week :ago. | 3,513 FROM MINNESOTA St. Paul, Minn., Ajril 6A new call for '3,5i3 drafted men from Minne-: ‘oth to entrain: for Camp Dodge be- ginning April 26, was received by Ad- jutant General Rhinow today from -| Provost Marshal General Crowder Calls for men in the second draft were also received by adjutant ‘gener- als in Illinois, Kentucky, Iowa, Kan: sas, Colorado and Michigau. DICKINSON HAS | GREAT LOYALTY | DEMONSTRATION | Queen City of Slope Scene of Un- usually Impressive Exer- cises Today \ i | | Dickinson, N. D,, April 6—Dickin- son today is the scene of the greatest; j loyalty demonstration. in the history) of the Slope. Liberty day is ‘being; celebrated under the auspices of the; Joyal defense council, security league * WILSON SIGNS FINANCE * HOLDING COMPANY BILL | Washington, . April -6.— President Wilson today | signed the bill creating a | government corporation | with a capital of $500,000,- | | 000 and authority to issue | i. i $3,000,000,000 in ‘bonds for: | | assistance of essential war’ | ' industries. 4 * TRUE AMERICAN: SPIRIT IS SHOWN ) IN BIG. PARADE Drizzling Rain and Chill Not Suf- ficient to Prevent. Big Demonstration Twelve Hundred People Hear Addresses Ringing. With Sterling Patriotism | The American: spirit that) will not! quit; that makes light of adversity and hardship; that plays. the game in spite of ‘cvstacles—the spirit which will win, the "war—was ‘exemplified in the splgndid ‘atriotic parade’ with which the capital city’s ceiebration ot Liberty, day opened at 2 o'clock this afternoon.’ The drizzling rain, sloppy pavements and chill atmosphere did not kee. panyone out of the payade nor prevent the:people from lining th side- walks in solid ranks as the :proces- sign. wound through the, downtown streets, .\Nor did the lachrymhge clim- atic’ conditions: dampen ‘the -s¥dor of a single American'-who cheered Old ulory and tne colors of vur allies as | they passed’ in review. . Headed by the Bismarck Elks’ band, the big parade, led by General Angus Fraser, stretched out to a length of many blocks.’ Fraternal, militaty and civic organizations, the Red Cross, Y. M, C. A., the ‘Boy Scouts, the Liverty, Loan, the Knights of Colum- ous, thé Women’s Apxiliary, every- one of the organizations which is play- ing an important special part in this great was, was represented. The Bismarck home Guard never has made a better showing. The guardsmen’ marched like veterans, second in’ numbers only to the Bis- men, who marched immediately be- hind their hosts. The Wilton lignite miners, members of the Lignite city local of the United Mine Workers of | America to the number of 100 or more, , marched with appropr.aie bannecs and placards. “Wilton Miners hold $15,- 300 of the Second Liberty Loan,” read one banner. “Wall up the kaiser | with a Spade,” said another. “Keep the Home Fires Burning with Lignite” was one of the most striking legends. A Real Destroyer, The North Dakota Council of De- fense float, an exact replica of one of Uncie ‘Sam’s destroyers, tie ilttle greyhounds of the sea which are play- SO. iC \} and home guard organizations. and MASONIC GRAND [ee ee anne mee oreaey 1° the ‘Hon “r. Cashman of the National] ing so-important a part in our naval LODGES REPORT Sees Security league, 1s the principal orat-| warfare, was, one of the big its of i of tl y. tl hich | the parade. Pai! » MANY SOLDIERS Enemy Alien Shop prateded. the patriotie pe erciiee at with a machine gun mounted on the Roster: Shows Many“Prominent} Men of Fraternity Holding — | High. Commissions . ING ‘The North Dakota grand lodge, A. F.& A. M; Grand chapter’,-R. ‘A, M., and Grand: commandery, K..T.,. point. with pride to a war record which finds’ in military service the following grand officers: - b} te Grand lodge, A..F, & A, M—Theo- dore S. Henry, grand. tyler, captain, 164the.U, S. infantry; John E. Camer- on, .standing:-committee, ‘lieutenant 164th U. 'S. infantry, both in France. ¢ Grand Chapter, -R, A. M.—John H. Fraine, past grand high priest, colonel | 164th U. S. infantry, in, France; Henry | R. Bitzing, grand master third ‘veil,| | major judge advocate, 34th division, | Deming, N. M.; Theodore S. Henry, | standing committee, captain 164th U. $. infantry; John W. Warren, stand- ing committee, Canadian medical corp. Grand Commandery, Knights Temp- lar—Frank White, past grand com- mander, colonel, special transport duty, 41st division; John H, Fraine, grand senior warden, colonel 164th .U, S. infantry; George H.' Russ, Jr., grand captain of the guard, captain, 352nd U. S. infantry, Camp Dodge; Clarence N. Barker, standing commit- tee, captain 164th U. S. infantry, in France; Louis L. Eckman, standing committee, captain 164th U. S. infan- try, in France; (Edward S\ Person, standing committee, captain National atmy, Camp Grant; Gilbert C. Grafton past commander, lieutenant. ; colonel, | > 164th U. S. infantry, in France; Frank $. Henry, past commander, major 164th U. S. infantry, in France; Th dore 3. Henry, past commander, cap- tain 164th U. S. infantry, in France David R. Ritchie, past comman captain 164th U.. S. infantry, Bane. 2.5: are state! plain! plain were tive Sells Bread Full which particles’ of glass were fouhd ‘was ‘traced today to a neast side bak-' ‘ety, in which 47 of the 100 employes: tin of Eronx county ‘where the com- ginger snaps and .other baked stuffs -would have. taken. the sam of Ground Glass w York. \N. Y., April 6—Bread in enemy ‘aliens, ‘according toa ment ‘oy. District. Attorney Mar-| male choirs. t originated, Additional com- ts of glass‘ being ‘found: in bread, made today to the police of all boroughs in the city. units marched. AMERICA SOON TO GIVE PRUSSIAN MILITARY JUNTA SURPRISE OF ITS SWEET LIFE, SAYS LLOYD GEORGE « London, Eng., April 6.—Premier Lloyd George telegraphing today to the lord mayor of London on the occasion of lunch- eon:.to celebrate America’s entry into the war, said: ““During the next few weeks America will give the Prussian military junta the surprise of their lives.” Foreign Secretary Balfour said the meaning of America’s action had not thus -far been appreciated in this country. To realize what it meant, Englishmen must ask themselves. whether Great Britain least 1000 people were represented; in- cluding Dickinson’s two home guard units and the ladies’ home guard aux- iliary .or bloomer brigade, all under the command of Major Os2orne, In addition to patriotic speeches, this aft- sswocn's nrorram included the sing- ing of national anthems by the congre- gation and selections by male and fe- The women’s auxiliary, which has. beet. driling for some time under the direction of Major Osborne, made an exceptionally good showing this afternoon. More than 200 male) home guardsmen of the two Dickinson ~~ | “Brittania,” e-course. in the | | hufricane deck aad manned vy Pub- | Heity Director George V. Halliday and (nis family,:,the two juvenile Halli- days being,,periect vest pocket edi- tions of Uncle Sam’s jack tars, the et- fect was most striking. Our First Tank. To the enterprise and genius of John Borel! Bismarck is indebted for | i | tell's trench monster was very deadly looking, with its revolving turret from | which thrust their menacing noses two ‘big guns, Stowed somewhere in its-in- | ards was @ music, machine which reel- \ ed forth “The Star Spangled Banner,” “America,” and. the $ (Marseillaise as the tank plowed its | ponderous way. down the street, . It ; | was a genuine ‘sensation, as it herald- jed through the strets, ' Bust.” \ ‘Agricultural Commission. . | Our newest ally, Japan, was typi- ified by the commissioner of agricul- i cupied by. members of the official | staff and the ladies of the department, {daintily garned as Satsuma ladies. A | wireless, float attracted much atten- | tion, and the Red Cross, St. Alexius tand Bismarck hospital floats were |wery attractive, |A Y. M. C. A. float was well done land effective. Hoskins’ flora) iiberty | bell attracted. much attention, and ‘the fire department including city and | state officials, made.a guvd snowing. | Miss Columbia holding aloft her | scales of justice, and standing stead- fast against the storm, was a telling feature of the-parade, and-the Boy Scouts whose ranks filled the remaind- er of the float were a promise of. the defenders of tomorrow. ‘Another Boy of us for the Liberty Loan,” “To Hell Mitt der Kaiser,” was the slogan: on C. E. Enget’s car. ,. ‘he kzttes, were represented -by - typ sSturdy.highland- ‘(Coutinued::am Bage Two its first glimpse of a real tank. Bor-! “Berlin or | ture’s float, very nicely done, and oc-; ‘ Scout float bore the legend, “260,000 | \ | | | | 1 | AUDITORIUM IS CROWDED , | | i and THREE | marck unit’ were the Wilton guards-| | i BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1918 BILL TO PUT SLACKERS AT WORK IS PLAN President Has Under Considera- tion Measure That Would Help Labor Situation EXEMPTION I3 PRIVILEGE 5 Those in Deferred Class to Be Given to Understand They Must Help Washington, D. C. dent Wilson had before him today a plan submitted by officials of the war} and labor departments designed to use the machinery of the draft to put industrial slackers to work. The purpose of the program as agreed upon by the provost marshal general's office and labor department officials is to “purify” the first, sec- ond and third and fourth classes of! registrants who are not engaged in productive industry, but the lower section of class one also is given at-| tention, | Exemption a Privilege i Every registered man who has been | given a deferred classification would be given to understand that his ex- emption is not a legal right but a privilege and that if unfair advan- tage is taken of that privilege it will be revoked. The proposal provides | for a survey of the lower sections of class one and other classes to} identify idlers or those getting their | living from undesirable or “harmful” | pursuits, ‘Notification would be served on these men-that-unless they found em- ployment in useful industry their sta- tus would be changed and they would | be: inducted into the military service} immediately. Labor Supply from Class 1 The principal increase to the labor supply is expected to be derived from | thé men in lower sections of class one, whose provision in that class| gives them deferred classification. | With the addition of those who have | reached ‘the age of 21 sii tfe pass- age of the selective service act, class one will include not less than 2,200,000 men, | REMEMBER, THIRD ‘AMERICAN LIBERTY: LOAN _O THE THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NO. 96. | | | | | | a . April 6.—Presi-| COUNTIES INSOUTH DAKOTA | CLIMB OVER TOP Ipswich, S. D., April 6--On the cve «ue campaign for the Third Liverty loan three thonships and four vil-| lages of Edmunds county have report-; ed over-subscriptions of their allot- ments, while. several of the larger towns cf the county have reported voluateer subscriptions equailing their quoias. ‘Adrian township reports an cyver-! subscription of $400 $2400, Liberty township $250 oversubscription and 1. of for commutation of all the sentence allotment of inson postoffic reports al departments, including the United, yalton! States land office, hope to be housed | PENS. TOD: r Impossible to Tabulate Returns as: They Reach National Capital From Towns.’ Claiming to Be First Ove OO ' MILLING AND JOBBING REPORT TO WILSON Washington, April 6.—In- ; | vestigation of flour milling | , and jobbing costs was com- | | pleted today by the federal trade commission and a re- port was sent to President Wilson. The commission’s | | figures will be used by the | | | food administration as a ba- sis for determining fair prices for flour. WILSON CUTS DOWN TERM OF ga DYNAMITE NAN Reduces by More Than Year Structural Iron Worker Con- victed in McNamara Case FIFTH ACT OF THIS KIND Washington, D. C., April. 6.—Presi- dent Wilson-has decided to commute the sentence to expire at once the | prison term of Frank M. Ryan, ‘for- merly president of the International Union of Structural Iron Workers. new in Leavenworth penitentiary. Ryan was convicted in the “dynamite conspiracy” and his term ordinaril. would expire July Ryan was one of 24 union leaders convicted n outgrowth of the sen- sational McNamara case and the dy namiting of the Los Angeles Time building. The pr commuted the term men sentenced with Ryan and terms of all but three others hav expired. Repeated efforts have been mad INTO NEW HOME Federal Building at Dickinson’ Almost Finished Dickinson, ‘N. D., April 6.—The Dick- id other government- states it has gone over its quota el in the new federal building within a $1,099. Great wee. 1 In France As Allies Observ e Liberty Day New Significance May Be Attached to Anniver-| sary by Results of Terrific Struggle Now Raging on the West Front, Say Reports (By Associated Press) Another determined German blow in the great batle for Amiens is being struck against the Brit- ish in the Somme valley, 10 miles east of the city. The attack follows the check of the German left wing Thursday in | its powerful thrust at the French line between Montdidier and the Avre and the failure of the Ger- man right yesterday and last night to make more than a feeble impression upon the British posi- tions north of the Somme. VIOLENT ARTILLERY BATTLE The fighting in the southerly area has resolved itself into a vio- lent artillery battle, after which the Germans may make another effort to advance. No infantry action occurred in this sector last night, except on the British front just ‘north of Luce, where French initiative and positions near British took the improved their Hangard. In the north the efforts of the Germans yesterday to improve their positions in the salient suc- ceeded only near Dernancourt, and they struck a rock-ribbed Brit- ish defense at Albert. It was vainly continued late into the eve- ning. WILL BE IMPORTANT Advices on today’s fighting in- dicated that it would be import- ant. Advancing from Vaire wood, close to the Somme, the Germans: pushed in dense waves toward Corbie, lying in the narrow strip between the Ancre and the Som- me, near the junction of these rivers. The advance appears to have had as its objective the gain- ing of the Albert-Amiens road,. which runs in this sector jist fo Send BAtish Vines Connect,,The...|...the northwest-of Gorbien «--—-——~ WENTY TOWNS HADSOLD QUOTA OF LIBERTY BONDS BY 10 THIS. MORNING, WASHINGTON REPORTS | CAMPAIGN PLANS 1] Closes 18th Anne | Battle Rages DAKOTA Rapidly ‘as r the Top: >)’ NINTH DISTRICT Big Drive Will Not Begin in This Territory Until April 15; | *$a7,747.600 IN THREE HOURS’. . WORK IN NEW YORn DISTRICT. | New York, \N. Y., April 6.—Thrée H hours’ soliciting by the New. York:| |! federal district’s army: of -:Jiberty | loan band salesmen had. reguited | in, subscriptions aggregating .«47,--| 747,600—an opening. which ‘cam. ; | paign managers declared was:| \ | | | “more auspicious” than they“ had: expected and which bettered the. ! record of the first t drives. wo Liberty: loan; | eee ‘eels Washington, D. C,, 'Aprit '6,—Betore 0 this morning or within’ Half ‘ao jour after the third Liberty ean : var paign officiatly opened ti ported by telegraph that the: scribed their full quotas, T the communities were wi the precise time.the messa: d.had .een determined. '! |: By 10 o'clock more than 20'towhs, | had. wired headquarters claiming the. distinction “of “being ‘the’ first: te ‘sub | scribe. their quotas, and it. began to: | dppear: an impossible, task ‘to detern> ine which community actually en: | titled to the! Korior: one ee oid Since the camapign opened -at--» | o'clock local time, communities in-the west still had fram one to three hours ‘in which to-file their reports.) | .:!): | THE NINTH DISTRICT PLANS {{ (Minneapolis, Minn., April 6.—Many ‘rallies and loyalty meetings to boost the third Liberty loan. were’ ‘héld | throughout the Ninth ‘federal: reserve district today. The Ninth federal, re- | serve committee will conduct a differ- | ent campaign from those in other ‘die ricts. While scores of. speakers: will’ our the 9th district, which comprises Jinnesota, North and South Dakota, ontana and parts of Wisconsin and Michigan, next week, the actual sell- ing campaign will not start until Ap- | ril 15. It is expected the disttict’s quo- | ta of $125,000,000 will have been rais- d by midnight April 18. ‘BOX CALLS UPON : COMMITTEES TO | BOOST THE LOAN ‘Declares Prompt Subscription of | Each County’s Quota Should’ Be Sought | of iby Secretary Thomas Allan Box,of the North Dakota Council of Defenge:.to- ay issued instructions to every, war | worker under the counctil’s. direction to give the Liberty. Loan) organiza- | tions all the help possible, in :svery | way possible. Throughout the ‘stafe, , county auxiliary committees, ;county | finance committees, county. exec! i committees and neighborhood, cy } tees have answered: | “We are ready—BRING | BONDS.” : | “The thing to do—the thing the | council is trying to help, the Liberty | Loan organization to accompilah—{s to get the quota subscribed in. recetd time,” said Secretary Box today. ‘The money must be raised—then ‘let's raise it, and have the. job over.”");:; Many counties‘in the. state‘purpose to have their respective share of.the loan subscribed in a single day. In official call to war service, Sectetaty Box says: Be cece | “The flotation of this loan. willbe \ for the time being the most’ import- ant business of the civilian populsiioa of the United States. - A large oVer-- subscription is much desired’ and would be the best evidence to our boys at the front that their country is ready to back them to the. finish, Every member of every committee of the North Dakota council of défense |} in each county is, therefore, hereby called upon to give the Liberty Loan organization in his county his _whole- hearted support and cooperation. No effort should be spared to. assure the success of this loan, which fs so:n& | cessary to secure victory for democ- | racy in its lief and death struggle | against Prussian miiltary autocracy.” | LAYING OUT GROUNDS : | eal ‘ | Dickinson, N. D., April 6—Lewis f, | Crawford of Sentinel Butte, president | of the state board of regents, was in ‘town this week superintending a pre- \diminary.suyvey jef;¢he new normal grounds, which.are being planted with -treesamd Otherwise beautified. : | 1 i