The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 13, 1918, Page 1

aie Wisk *y Partly Cloudy. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY APRIL 13, 1918 ite Ta aighnne VE LOSING ITS PUNCH HANDS HAS BEEN REQUISITIONED = ‘TRUTONS SHOW 3070.37 BOYS BURN. ™#Tssiow - TODEATH WHENFIRE aus car | a _ DESTROYS HOSPITAL “=. "<2.".=°" Strongly Against Huns, :- Worn by Offensive © Efforts to Save a Wards of Oklahoma In- ‘stitution Unavailing—Death List May Go Even Higher Than First Reported THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NO. 102. | GERMAN I DRI “ WHEAT IN GROWERS’ I LADD SAYS ALL [EVERYTHING SET FOR LIBERTY GRAIN MUSTBE LOAN DRIVE TO BEGIN BRIGHT INBYMAY 15TH © AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING bare tani of North County Chairman H. P. Goddard Names Corps of oe ere on Assistants Who Will Put Big Campaign Over in Record Time ALLIES THROW ENEMY BACK IN FRENCH SECTOR Germany Unablé to Hold Brief Gains Made by ‘Troops in Brule Wood BOCHES SEEKING | | TO WIDEN DRIVE [AMERICANS DO SPLENDID |Praised in Official Dispatches | for Excellent’ Work — _ | British Holding GUARANTY SOON EXPIRES No Price Assured ‘After June 1 on. Cereals Grown During Year of 1917 TWO DAYS TO BE LIMIT TO BATTLE All-Clear Signal to Be Sounded | Tuesday Evening—Com- mittees to Report Norman, Okla., April 13.—Between 30 and 37 boys, aged 10 to 15 years, all patients at the state hospital here, were burned to death in a fire of unknown origin which completely destroyed three wards and the dining room of the institution. The blaze started at 3 o’clock this morning. The superintendent at the hospital said thaf the death list may be even greater than 37. The flames were discovered in a few moments after they broke out. Although every effort was made immediately after the fire to get the boys out of ward 15, a panic started with them and it was with the greatest difficulty that any of the lives were saved. ~The property loss will be high. (By Associated Press) |. Indications that the. German drive in the Armentieres region is losing | Some of its force are contained in to- 1 days official news from. the: battle-, | line. Simultaneously American help: ts {counting strongly in the holding of ‘the long Franco-Belgian front. at oth er points, notably in the region eaat | of St. Mihiel, where American troops jhave given a splendid account. of themselves in hard fighting at. Apre- ; mont forest. The Germans returned to the attacit on the French positions in Brule wood in the Apremont region, where French Fargo, April 13.— All wheat in the hands of North Da- kota farmers must be marketed before May 15, because of ' shortage of food- stuffs, according to anofficia|state- —— OVER THE TOP IN THREE HOURS | The Bismarck U. i|C. T. Liberty ed team opened its | paign at 9 o’clock his | ’ | Held before Amiens, ther Germans | are apparently seeking to widen the, fighting front in the hope of prevent- ing the concentration of vast allied; reserves for a counter. dtive. They {have opened a new. attack north of! Arras. Arrow shows northern end of ‘new drive front. | MILLIONAIRES — RAIDERS’ WORK DIFFICULT \ i|New Aerial Defense Adopted for Protection of Paris Hin- . ment issued by Dr. E. F. Ladd, state food administrator. Failure to market _ the -wheat. before. this date ‘will result... | ‘in ‘its: ‘being taken ; and sold.’ .: ‘The official. order -veeeived, by: Dr." ‘Ladd: from:: Wash- ington, reads: ~ “Order, all wheat sold before*May 15. 'If not-sold ther; call: officers, take it to ‘town: and’. deduct... cost of taking it"to town.” Fargo, N. D., April 13.—' All wheat in the hands of the farmers has been requi- sitioned ‘by the United States government, accord- ing to. an announcement made here today by Dr. E. F, Ladd, state food adminis- trator, upon receipt of a telegram from Washington to that effect today. Dr. Ladd issued the following | statement: “The United States food ad-| ministration because of thej shortage of foodstuffs available for the allies has issued in- structions that the wheat must be marketed prior to May 15th. Sure Farmers Are Patriotic “T am sure that every farmer in North Dakota is sufficiently patriotic that this: warning will’ be all that is necessary to bring|* 3 the supply of wheat into the proper channels of commerce so that it shall be available for. use not only in sections of our coun- try where it is needed, but for supplying the soldiers of our al-; lies. Guarantee Expires Junel | “Bear in mind that. the price of $2.20 is only avail- able until June 1, after which date the price on wheat grown in 1917, be- comes subject to any regu- lations made by the United States food administration. “We trust that every farmer| will take immediate steps to com- ply with this éxecutive order from Washington, and if. there are those who do not comply, we} call upon’every citizen.in, North Dakota to see that’ such cases are reported. MUST HAVE PERMIT “Any wheat held’ beyond this date must be by special permit and for some specific purpose and the price of $2.20 at the ter- minal market is not guaranteed | after that date for the 1917 crop. | “Signed: BE. F. “Federal Food Administrator.” ‘ORDER NOT OT GENERAL ‘Washington, D. C., April 13.—Food || administration officials said today that no order for requisitioning all wheat held by farmers had been issued. State | administrators, they ‘said, however, had_ been instructed to, 's r whate..it-appeared farmer ing {t because of pra ences, |’ just three hours lat- '! er, they were “over | !| Berlin,” COhairman J.-C. ‘|'pect to land before hightfall.”. |; grip knights still. to | FI paign will be contin- when the Bismarck” ‘| the boys ‘said, after | LADD, || morning, and at 12, the top.” The com- | mercial travelers did not stop at simply. go- ing. over. . “We're headed. straight for” reported ‘Oberg, “and: we ‘ex: : There were dozens. of loyal he'seen, and the cam- | ued until’ 6. p.°m., ; commercial travelers demonstrated that | | that their loyalty to the’ United States and their ability to demonstrate it | know no limits. The Commercial Travel- ers ‘committee con- | sists of J. C. Oberg, | C. W. Paulson, Carl Pederson. and John George. As one of investing his bit, “it’s |'a four-of-a- ‘kind chard to beat.” a Everything is set for the Burleigh county Liberty Loan drive. It is to be the biggest, the briefest and the best battle with thé Hun Turleigh has yet staged. The boys, in Bismarck city and ev- ery village and country district in| the county, will go over the top at 9 sharp Monday morning, and the “All Clear’ signal will be sounded Tues- day evening at 6. That's the program mapped out by ,| County Chairman H. P. Goddard, and Chairman Goddard has established a reputation for making good. His corps of assistants leaves no doubt as\to thé result. They are men ‘lwho have been tried and who have | been proven efficient. And the county is ready and anxious to begin doing its bit. Fountain pens have been trained. to leap automaticaly from pa- triotic pockets and to trace the prop- er signature. on the little dotted line. ‘Twill simply be a matter of getting to the people and getting the goods. Bis- marek should be “ovear” by Monday! evening, and probably will. The'country districts are ready. Bur-| leigh county. is thoroughly aroused. It} realizes now: that we.are:in the fight. (Continued ‘on Page Two.) Sona: WP ELDEST WEE ATES aria. GEN. WILLIAMS TO * ‘BE CHIEF OF ORDNANCE | _ Washington, .D, C., April, 13— | At their weekly conference with || war department officials today, * senate military committee mem- | bers said they were advised that | | further ‘and important reorganiza- | i | \ { tion was. planned, and Brigadier | | General Williams: will be appoint- | chief of ordnance, . probably. , ent in. | +: through :theretirem: ijremont. American troops in this |sector, in conjunction: with the !)statement, have combatted. wit! |footing,-he was thrown out’ bya ||counter attack. jbeen regained from the Germans. | \{their work more difficult under i ‘ithe new system of aerial de-; ; will have once. more | '|sort most favorable to a raid at-) tack and a raid was generally ex- ’ ders the Hun Paris, April 18.—The Germans’ last night renewed their attacks | upon the French positions in the} Brule wood in-the forest of Ap-| French, says today’s official) vigor and broken the'majority of | the enemy attacks. At-.one point where the enemy obtained a;foot-| On the Somme battle front, | the entire vilage of Hangard and the adjoining ; cemetery have| Raiders Find Work Difficult It! was evident the raiders found; fenses and dropped their bombs: hastily. Tt was a still, dark night, of the, pected. The theaters were in the midst of their performances) the noise of anti-aircraft guns gave warning that the raiders were approaching. The crowds in the theaters made their way to cellars or other shelters. As on the occasion of the previous raid, ambulances of the Red Cross were the first on the scene. Most of the. bombs dropped). ‘during last” night’s air raid, fell! _a|in one spot striking a house. when the sounding-of sirens and} | CANNOT LOAF IN NEW. YORK Club Men Placed in Same C: whl gory ‘With Lounge Lizards | 7 ‘in’ New’ Bill HITS THE. TANGO ) PALACES siauieeene aol i New York, N. Y., “April peas {| Word’ from ‘Albany that Governor | Whitman’ had signed 'the néw anti- loafing bill, willbe the signal for invasion of deputy sheriffs:on all,. || establishments: in| .Manhattan. | where jazz bands. and dancing men form ‘the chief attraction for young ‘women ». Special attention, the sheriff announced, would be | given to club idlers and men who spend their time in pleasurable | but non-productive sports. The | sheriff's proclamation to idler’s concludes: 1 “The possession by any man Of | money, property or income suffi- | cient to support himself will be no defense for idleness.” ~ ‘ ———— Th | SABOTAGE CLAUSE if IS TAKEN FROM | SEDITION BILL | ‘| Washington, "April B.— | | | Provisions of the sabotage | || | bill penalizing acts ob- | | structing productions of war | | materials were eliminated | from the measure today by | | senate and. house conferees. [ ll | form. * THE COLORS PASS President and Mrs. Wilson in Baltimore, Liberty Day ‘federal "LIBERTY LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS HALF BILLION Washington, D. C., * April ‘13.—Subscrip- tions to the third Lib- erty loan reported to | “yeserve banks today as the first quarter of the drive was passed, to- ' taled $539,426,100, or |‘slightly more than one-sixth of the mini- ‘| mum amount sought by Secretary Me- Adoo. These figures are based on reports to federal reserve _ banks in all of the re- | serve districts of the country except Min- neapolis. Only a | part of the reported ' subscriptions have been received by the | || ebaten off. ‘reserve ' in binding | ,{ attacks drove out the Germ { d, which they penetrated yes-! Hengard,..which tey'D | sage reaching the state department federal | banks |HUNSREPULSED | | Enemy Reaches Allied Lines But | i Is Not Able to Retain || nounces, ‘| attack early last night east of Locon, ‘| and succeeded in entering the British | || ed by a counter attack. —_—? “IN ATTACK ON BRITISH LINE | Ger ‘mans Make Unsuccessful As-: sault West of Merville on Northern Front | ! |TOMMIES EJECT TEUTONS| | Its payaalace \ London,” April, 13.—The Germans | | made an’ attack last night west of! | Merville on the northern battle front and were repulsed, the war office an- | The British advanced their lines slightly inthe neighborhood of Festu-! bert, and took a few prisoners. There was heavy fighting last eve-| ning near Neuve Eglise and Wulverg-| hem and the battle here was still in progress at a late hour last night. British Eject Enemy Strong enemy forces launched an: { i | | lines at certain points, but were eject: | A second attack attempted later in} the night at the same jlace was Huns Driven from Hangard In the sector south of the Somme| British and French troops by canter rom terday. | In last night's air raid on England | one German airship reached the mid- lands and another penetrated almost to the northwest coast, it was official. ly announced today. FIVE DIE; 15 Hi HURT IN RAIDS London, April \3.—Five persons were killed and 15 oth injured in the German air raid last night, ac cording to an official announcement ; made today. |GRIGGS COUNTY LOSES PIONEER |Mrs. M. H. Skramstad Mother of | | Hettinger Woman | ee Cooperstown, N. D., April 15.— | Griggs county lost one of its oldest jresidents when death claimed Mrs. M. H, Skramstad, at ner home in Rom-; ness, where she had resided since) 1884. The deceased was born in Oster-) | jdalen, Norway, in 1844, and was mar-| jried there in 1872, coming to America |12 years later, and locating with her! !family on a Romnegs township claim. | t There survive two daughters and four} | sons—Helen, Hans, Martin and Anton} | Skramstad of Cooperstown; G. R./ kramstad of Alta, Can. and Mrs. | Clara Johnson of Hettinger. HOUSE APPROVES DRAFT ON_ BASIS OF CLASS 1 MEN and American troops yesterday re- pulsed a German thrust. The Amer- icans once more displayed a. vigorous. resistance, and in conjunction . with the French beat off the Germans,. throwing them out by a counter at- tack at one point where @ footing: was gained. + Heavy Fighting at. Neuve Eglieg te The heaviest fighting, in the Figo ‘ers region has been in’ the Neuve | Egliss-Wulverghen — sector, ‘detwéen * Bailleul and Messines. . This engage ment was still in progress at a late, hour last night. The British stopped the’ German ait: vance west of Merville, ~wheére ° the | railway base at Hazebrouck* ig the objective. Likewise they held up, the enertiy in his push for Bethune, checking, Bim at Lacon, three miles west of*Beéth: une, where two heavy attacks ‘were ; beaten off. Southern Anchorage Molde * Meanwhile the southern anchorage | of the British line was being strongly held north of (ivenchy, where the British advanced their line ' slightly near ‘Festubert, capturing an import- ant enemy post. Allied successes were also scorda jon the Somme battlefront, the French ;and British in a united attack near |the river Luce southeast of Amietis, i where their lines join, driving the Ger- | mans completely out of the village of Hangard which had been penetrated ‘in a German attack during the day. FINNISH NEWS BUREAU GIVES HUNS WELCOME !Says German Troops Are in Fin- land at Request of the Government Washington, D. C., April 13.—A mes- today from Stockholm says the Fin- nish official news bureau has given out a statement declaring that all Ger- man troops landed in Finland have been sent at the request of the Fin- nish government. 3 ‘When the Germans landed on the Aland islands Sweden protested. SEES IMMUNITY - FOR U.S. GRAIN : SHIPS TO SWISS Washington, D. C., April 12.~Earlv Guarantees ‘of safe conduct by Ger- many for American ships carrying grain to Cette, the Swiss port in | France was predicted today by Hans Sulzer, the Swiss minister in a state- {ment explaining difficulties Switzer- land has had in obtainind food re- leased by the United States. ft Switzerland's difficulties in getting grain, the minister said,-are due -en- rely to the scarcity of neutral Ship- nM. Sulzer denied emphatically that Germany has threatened to sink grain ships tinless the Swiss divide the var- goes with her. FORMER CARSON: - MAN. _IS_ VICTIM Carson, ‘N. D., “D., Aupril 13.—Carson | friends of Charles Chatterton, one of the original homesteaders in this sec- | tion, have been advised of his decth from typhoid fever in’ France, where he was serving with the American ex- peditionary force. He had enlinted | |from Montana, where he located ' aev- Washington, April 13.— The senate resolutions em- bodying the war department plan to put the draft quota | | basis on the number of men in Class 1 instead of on state population was adopted by the house today by a vote of 32 to 3. Representative Gor- | don,of Ohio,\and Huddleston | jpestabhiady DI eral years ago. iCAVALIER COUNTY WOOL GROWERS..10 *. HAVE ASSOCIATION Cavalier, \N. D., April 13, athe: Car. | alier Wool Growers’ association, .oF ganized with a view to marketing ‘woo! unchasing “stations | al -paolkent Ne Alabatia, | alien, Hamilton, ‘Drayton and’ | |The county's annual ‘clip runs 15,000 pounds . tae for. members in carload lots, plass to”)!