The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 15, 1918, Page 1

onl xt THE WEATHER Partly Cloudy. THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NO. 104. BRITIS DRIVE ‘TOMMIES AGAIN BACK’ AT GERMANS, THEM HARD POUNDING All Around the Sweepi sines Ridge Positions, Teuton. Advance Is Balked by Allies’ Brilliant Work KAISERITES MAKE DESPERATE TRIALS Seven Assaults on Hazebrouck, ’ in Merville Sector, Are Repulsed (ASSOCIATED PRESS. The British lines of the Lys front are holding well against terrifis Ger- man: drives. All around the Layieeping semt-cirlces around the Messines ridge positions, | %. the énemy was fought to a standstill yesterday. and last night, and in lo- calities British ‘ positions were, im- provéd . by counter strokes. At only one point did the defense give way. This:was at Neuve Eglise, where the British withdrew after beating off at- tack after attack. ‘British Pounding Huns. ‘The village has changed hands’ re- peatedly and the British were once more definitely out of it only. to re capture. This’ morning,” the British |: ~ : ae Official Duties Suspended for the; were‘again back .at.the-Germans -here and were giving them 'w hard: “pound- ing. : «fn the Merville ‘sector, the Germans are pushing. for -Hazebrouck; oécupa- |" tion of’ which .would cut-off railway connections of the British and make tue holding. of the line to the north- east extremely difficult. Huns Attack Seven Times. The Germans displayed their ap-! preciation ‘of this by attacking no less than seven times. One assault was carried out by troops in five! waves. This was the only attack that bent the British line to the slightest and| the position was speedily replaced. The Germans have ‘been foiled in their efforts to push in further in the Eailluel region and this important town is still in British hands. Far to the southwest on the Lys front, they have failed to drive in back of Pethune. The British here have ad- vanced their lines and pushed the enemy back from the Clarence river. They took 150 prisoners, and some machine guns in one of these opera- tions. BLOODY BATTLE RAGING ABOUT NEUVE EGLISE British Potnsdiny Ges Germans Hard| in Effort to Recapture Border Village EXPBCT ANOTHER ASSAULT With the British Army in France, | April 15.—(By the Associated Press). The battle about Neuve Eglise, near the Belgian border, which has been retaken by the Germans, continued to rage today with the same intensity that has marked it for days and the British are unding the Germans hard. ‘Another assault on Bailleul, four ; miles west of Neuve Eglise is expected momentarily. The latest reports this forenoon showed the British line was being held strongly as a whole, and in some instances had been improved by counter strokes. British Follow Up Success. The British last evening followed u ptheir success of last Saturday whenu they pushed the Germans back from on the Clarence river. Local Eritish attacks 3,000 yards east .of this town were completely successful, and the enemy was forced to fall) back. The British also pushed out sev- eral posts, north of the canal and be tween the Lawe and Clarence rivers. These operations indicate that. the deefnse of the entente allied ‘troops has stiffened. STRICKEN BLIND Ray, N: D., April 15.—Anton Hick- el, aged 87, was stricken blind during the night at the home of: his daugh-. ter, Mrs. Joseph Ditman.\"2 specialist whom he. consu! no hopes for a returi og a a GIVING ng Semi-Circles of Mes- {GERMAN AND ASTRIAN | ; WOMEN ARE WATCHED | | Washington, D. C., April 15.—Many' German and Austrian women are under surveillance by government agents and will be arrested and interned as soon as President Wilson signs the bill which includes women in the class of aliens. It was ! said ‘today the number is more.than 100. | PAYS HONOR - TO 11S DEAD Day in Tribute to'Sena- | tor Stone’. °° | |REMAINS TO OLD HOME | aes } Washington, D. C., April 15.— #icial Washinaton turned from t ° NAPOLEON GOES OVER Just as the whistles began tooting in Bis- marck ‘at’9 o’clock this morning announcing the formal opening of the Third Liberty loan drive, the Tribune telephone buzzed. “This: is G. V. Holset, chairman of the village committee at Napoleon,” said a voice at-the other end. “Just called up to tell you that Napoleon is over the ‘top with more than double her quota. We didn’t start until 8 o’clock this «morning, and we. now have nearly three times our allotment... Reports from country dis- . tricts: ‘show: that they went over Saturday aft- ernoon.;. They tried. to ‘slip:us ‘something’ I - guess, and took a half-day off Saturday and went to it:. Looks. like Logan county will be over with a double oversubscription before noon. Good:luck to you, good-bye.” EMMONS IS_ THERE The receiver had hardly reached the hook when there was another busy buzz: “This is Scott Cameron of Linton, county its war duties today to attend the. | of Senator William J. funeral t ! | | Stone of Missouri, chairman of the ‘foreign relations committee, who died at his home here yes- terday as the result of a paralytic stroke suffered last Thursday. The services will be conducted at | 4 p, m. with the Rev. J. F. Pretty- | man, chaplain of the senate, in charge, The family and’a con- gressional committee will accom- ! pariy the body to Jefferson: City, | -Mo., where it will lie in state until ; Wednesday. ' Burial will take i place at Nevada, Mo., Senator Stone’s old home. i AMERICAN LEAGUE | LAUNCHES SEASON New York Today Washington, D. C., April 15.—The American league baseball season was opened here today with Washington playing New York. Walter Johnson was announced in the morning as Washington’s probable pitcher. New York was expected to use either Mo- gridge or Caldwell. Ideal baseball weather prevailed. GO TO DEERING Popular. Norwich | Instructors Will Take New Posts D., April 15.—Supt. and, Mrs.-A. J. Spacht, who have been in charge of the Norwich schools for | the past. several years, will move at the ¢ldse of the present term to Deer: Granville, N. Germans Fail in Ser in Series of Des- |NEUVE EGLISE, ! temporarily penetrated the British Po- | | sitions, but were driven out by a coun: ; ;sented to preside. and the chief ex- lecutive will deliver a brief patriotic address dealing with the necessity for coal conservation and the importance | of everyone in North Dakota utilizing W. H. Webb, Jr., district federal fuel administrator, will speak for the United States fuel ad- -|ministratfon. and the On to Victory orchestra will, furnish music. | Experts Will Talk. \Lenhardt Bleth Was Old Citizen j hardt Bleth, aged: 60, a’ pioneer of the Opens With Washington Playing | * chairman for Emmons. Four of our villages "BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, J APRIL 15, 1918. BELL-RINGERS went over the top at 8:15 this morning. Linton is three time sover. Braddock, Kin- tyre and Hazelton are way beyond their quota. Thought -you’d like to know that old Emmons is doing its bit.” Emmons county did not open its cam- paign until 8 this morning. Going over in 15 minutes is going some. SHE KNOWS WHAT LIBERTY MEANS “Ah wants one ob dem Liberty bonds, but I cain’t pay foh it all down—how's dem par- tial, payments work?” ‘asked a thrifty Bis- marck.negress, laundress and gardener; who called upon L. K. Thompson and Henry Rich- holt-at Richholt’s store this morning while the campaigners were preparing to leave for the general round-up of committees at the com- mercial club rooms. The plan was explained to the patriotic colored wéman. “Here’s: mah money,” she promptly re- plied, handing over $2.50, and’ signing an.ap- plication, ““Now. ah’s got ter go—this am * mah’ busy day.” SEVEN ATTACKS (COUNCIL REPULSED; HUN LOSSES HEAVY; perate Assaults on Mer- ' ville Sector IS LOST) Fea eae London, Eng., April 15.—Seven at- tacks by the Germans in the Merville sectur of the northern battle front have been repulsed by the British, who ‘inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, it is announced officially. The British have lost Neuve Eglise. Southwest of Bailleul the Germans commodated. Governor Lynn J. ter attack. PIONEER DEAD our native fuel. of Richardton Richardton, N. D., April 15.—Len- | slope and head of a large famil;,; The conservation is dead at his home here. Bismarck Tribune, Bismarck; Né D. cannot I am <setiding the following night letter: spare on.democracy. It is the only honest bet. resisting power to offset the diseased part. ing, ‘where. they. will be ‘ similarly: en- bse hab -heen: 2 te hee ar Norwich D eae sian k: eoaig 0 Because of the immense amount of interest created and the importance ‘of the results sought, the North Da- kota Council,of Defense has assumed charge of the coal conservation meet- | ing to be held in Bismarck tomorrow est and the scene of the gather- ing has been transferrel from the Com- mercfal club rooms to the Auditorium, in order that everyone may bey.ac- proper methods of firing domestic and t BAER APPEALS TO NORTH DAKOTA _. TO STAND BACK OF GOVERNMENT Washington, D. C., April 13. The treasury department requested me to go to North Dakota for,the,Liberty Loan. McDowell informs me that I | get\ the#é in time for the campaign. At this request |.| ' conditidhs compel’ us to place every dollar. we can possibly lose. Our. odds are eight to one. A world that is seven- | eighths democratic and one-eighth autocratic cannot move . on in hatmotty unless the healthy portion has sufficient ea will’ become infected; the only cure is injecting the Liberty bond serum. I appeal to.farmers, laborers and, all citizens. to buy. bonds, and we will formulate a new charter of liberty’ for the world in the same spirit as our ad Uinta wrote the Declaration’ of Independence for the cH 4 * Ade BAER, wy Sart oe OF DEFENSE 10: . STAGE BIG FUEL SAVING MEETING AT AUDITORIUM Governor Lynn J. Frazier Will Preside and On to || Victory Orchestra Will Play To- morrow Evening industrial furnaces, stoves and ranges, will be discussed by experts of many years’ experience in the service of the Northern Pacific operating depart- ment. The company is sending here, under the direction of W. H. Wilson, assistant to the vice president in charge of the operating department, W. A. Daly, W. F. Brown and Super- |visor Sinclair. Their addresses will be illustrated with interesting mov- ing pictures showing Uncle Sam's soldier boys in training at home and in action abroad, and instructive chem- ical experiments, illustrating the com- bustion of coal, will be made on the stage. The meeting is called for 8 o’clock, jand the public is urged to put in an early appearance. Themeeting is one of vital importance to every con- sumer ‘of coal, ‘both from a selfish Frazier has con- standpoint and from the broader view- point of national patriotism. Coal. District Fuel Administrator Webb points out, next to wheat, is one of the most. important..essentials in the | winning of this war. Without coal ; | Uncte Sam cannot manufacture muni- | ; tions and other supplies; he cannot of coal through ee operate his railways to transport these commodities to the seaboard. nor, last of all, can he make steam for the transports and cargo ships which | are necessary to convey his men and | |his munitions across the ocean. HAS NEW HOME GUARD “Critical | |: ° et . | | New England Proud of Organiza- We will not || tion With 80 Members ees Sy a }| New England, N. D:, April 15.—New | (England. is:\propd of a home guard | | 1 The whole ‘unit and loyalty; league with 80 mem- bers. Organization’ followed a rous- ing loyalty megting addressed by Ma- jor A. J. Osborne, M. E. Hall, E. J. Hughes, A. C. Pagenkoff and other members of Dickinson’s two big home guard companies. 0 | tary. and W..L.-Gardner, trea! president of the league, W. L. Adair|ifrst week in July in wide. resident, H. E. Schroeder secre-| the North Dakota Home guard -encamp- crete Wie en une from 15,000.to THE BISMAR( ‘K TRIBUNE EVENING EDITION: PRICE FIVE CENTS. County Are La aR ia ay PCa, | REPEAL OF HUN- ; ALLIANCE CHARTER | | RECOMMENDED | | Washington, D. C., April { 15.—Repeal of the federal | charter of the National Ger- | man-American alliance was | approved unanimously to- | day by the senate judiciary committee. The bill of Sen- ator King of Utah for annul- || ment of the organization’s | | charter was ordered favor- | | recent vote of the organiza- i y Hon voluntarily to dissolve. 4 CZERNIN ( QUITS POST BECAUSE OF PEACE TALK | ae i |Premier’s Admissions as to Al- leged Conversations With | France Cost Job 'NO WORD IN WASHINGTON | COUNT CZERNIN ” | | 15.—Count Czernin, the Austro-Hungar- | ian foreign minister, | | according to a dis- patch from Vienna, has resigned. Em- || :| peror Charles accept- |! | ed the resignation |! and intrusted the |! count with the con- |) duct of foreign af- |' | fairs until his succes- | sor is appointed. | 2 | | Count Czernin did not know of Em- eror Charles’ letter to rPince Sixtus when he made the statement that France had initiated the conversa- tions with Austria, according to the Viena dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin. On receipt of the letter he resigned, but on request he re- mained in office until conclusion of the peace agreement with Rumania. WASHINGTON CONCERNED Washington. D. C., April 15.—No of- ficial word has: been received by the government today, but all officials were deeply interested in the report and it was resognized that the devel- opment undoubtedly was the out- growth of Czernin’s declaration that France had been r to talk peac LOSES AN -EYE Sanish, N. D., April 15.—Frank Bar- nett lost the sight of one eve when a piece of steel flying from a disc | which he was sharpening on an emery wheel lodged in the optic. GREAT LAKES NA The Great. Lakes naval band, one ot the ‘most famous musical organiza- tions in the world, directed by John Philip Sousa, the greatest band lead- er in America, at Duluth today was tendered’ an invitai | ably reported, despite the | | QUITS HIS JOB | Amsterdam April i| “What we principally desire is ; ! ‘|number of comparatively small | |investors. |Hohenzollern to know.” \| CAPITOL GOES OVER | INVITED FOR ENCAMPMENT tion by. the North Charles Simon 1s | Dakota; Councilyof Defense‘to play the W id Bismarck’ for ON IN NINTH DISTRICT H FIGHT HUNS TO STANDSTIL Bismarck and Burleigh Going Far Beyond Their Quotas “Simply Can’t Stop Em,” Reports Chairman H. P. Goddard at Noon-Day Luncheon— Splendid Spirit Shown 40,000 WORKERS SELLING BONDS Ten Thousand Women Among Liberty Legion—North Da- kota Going Over Top “Bismarck and Burleigh coun- ty are going away over the top— you simply can’t stop them,” re- ported Chairman H. P. Goddard at an enthusiastic . noonday ‘luncheon of Liberty loan commit- | | tees. The committees started on the dot at 9 o’clock this morning, when they assembled at the ¢com- mercial club rooms midst a chor- us of whistles and bells. From that moment until press time ft has simply been a matter of passe, ing out application cards to.anx- ious takers. | “Everyone has shown’ a splendid spirit— we have * | far exceeded our expecta- tions, and there’s practically. : no limit to the amount ‘of bonds we could sell in this | county if we really went out and pushed things,” said | Chairman Goddard this aft-- * | ernoon. “The Third Liberty loan is going over without | pushing. The people are ready and waiting for us. a wide distribution—a large This will show that the people generally are back: of the government in this war, and that’s just what we want old Bill Within ninety minutes after the capitol liberty loan squad organized this morning, with Secretary N. A. Mason, Secretary of State Tom Hall and State Exam- iner J..R. Waters on the fir- ing line, 96 subscriptions, averaging $100 apiece, had been received, and the drive had only begun. The list was headed by a subscrip- tion of $500 from Governor Frazier, and_ practically every single application was entirely voluntary. OUT IN THE COUNTRY Out in the country the drive | went like wildfire. The farmers are feeling especially good today. The patriotic weather man came to bat early this morning with another Liberty day rain. The farmer may be a trifle short on ready cash, but he’s long on pa- triotism and confidence, and he’s backing the government to win with his money as well as his wheat. | By the close of tomorrow’s business day, Burleigh county will have hit the $200,000 mark, it is confidently predicted, and (Continued on Page Five.) VAL BAND 20,000 home guardsmen here for @ | week of drills and maneuvers. Géorge !V. Halliday, director of publicity for \the state council, advises that the National Council of Defense is much interested in the plang for the Loy: alty sn he cbopera here, and A expects on, the Great ‘Lakes | on bands ‘aa 50. pieces. -