The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 18, 1918, Page 1

THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NO. 106. _ BISMARCK, _ NORTH DaKora, THURSDAY, Lace Mer wuqer et te | 5 TRI APRIL 18, 1918 BU? PRICE FIVE CENTS. ee Fails to Dent Allied Line: _ French Fox’s | CANADAREADY TO STAND HER SHARE OF ROW Premier Borden Tells What Must ° GOOD WEATHER Be Done to Win War for Democracy MORE MEN AND MORE.FOOD Resources of Dominion May Be Strained to Uttermost Be- fore Yictory Ottawa, Can., April 18.—Regardless of sacrifices, Canada must keep her fighting divisions on the western front up to full strength, Sir Robert Bor-/ den, premier, stated during a secret sesaion of the house of commons yes- terday. An official: account of the meeting was made public here today. Canada also must so organize her re- majning man-power as to maintain, and, if possible, increase agricultural | production, Sir Robert said. The premier made a complete sur- vey of the war situation, treating of the military position, supply and pro- duction of foodstuffs and shipping. He presented also a communication ; from Lloyd George, sent especially for this session, The text of this Message was not made public. Fresh Forces Raised Sir Robert presented detailed con- ‘keep their patriotism at home Lex- * LENROOT SEATED AS MEMBER OF SENATE Washington, April 18.— Representative Irvine L. , Lenroot, republican, of Wis- j; consin, today was sworn in ; as a member of the senate, | | as successor of the late Sen- | ; ator Husting, democrat. FOR LEXINGTON DAY PROMISED “Fair and Warmer,” Says 0. W. Roberts, and Committees Go Ahead JUDGE BRUCE TO PRESIDE Chief Justice of North Dakota Supreme Court Will Open Exercises “fair and warmer" tion for tomorrow, is the predic- so no one need ington day for fear of its being nip- ped. The committees in charge of fidential information as to the strength | of fresh forces which | have been; raised each by Great Britain, France and, Canada, - in order. to combat’ the | present offensive: | :, A German attack in full force’ upon the: Canadian’ army corps ‘must’ ‘be | expected, the-premier said... . | “When ‘this. will come no. one can; say,” he declared, , but. in, view of the, strategic yalue of the position of the Canadians,.there can, be no -doubt but | , that they must “be prepared. to meet | any attacks launched: by the enemy. | " “The ‘government has. “been in com-, niunication with the, overseas mili-| tary: authorities, and asthe result of | the most*-careful “consideration... the cléar. conclusion “had *héen: 'y-redched:! that if the Canadian army. corps. is to be maititained’ag,an effective’ fight- | ing force. additional measures. must be taken.” i NORTH DAKOTA | TREBLES STATE LUTHERAN FUND More Than $62,000 Subscribed in| Campaign That. Set $17,200 as Goal | With a state quota of $17,200, North Dakota subscribed $62,167.12 to the Lutheran war funds, reports R. A. Nestos, state chairman’ for this drive. Practically every county in the state did something, ‘subscriptions ranging from $22.50 in Kidder county to $4, 857.15 in Grand Forks, which headed the list: Some of the more generous | givers were: Grand Forks, $4,837.15; | , $4,801.57; Trail, $4,388.53; Walsh, $2,978.2' Earnes, $2,630.21; | Steele, $2,62: Nelson, $2,524.18; Benson, Ward, $2,414.26 Richland, 40; Wells, $1,872.2 Stutsman, $1,726.25; Griggs, $1,708.15; Bottineau, $1,661.54; Sargent, $1,-! £98.78; Divide, $1,534.43; Ransom, $1,480. McHenry, $1,265.90; Ram-| sey, $1,246.35; Burke, $1,090:83; Wil- Hams, $1,079. Burleigh county's sub- scription was $837.76; Morton, $726.80; McLean. $908.55; Mercer. $615.50; Stark, $554.90; Dunn, $521.50; Bowman, $405; Golden Valley $331.50; Grant, $300; Sheridan, $120.75; Slope and Hettinger, $249.80; Logan, MclIn- tosh and Emmons, $508.60. The result, Mr. ‘Nestos states, is more than gratifying. The Lutheran war fund drive came close on top of. other important money-raising cam-) pangns, and the fact that North Da- kota more than trebled its quota speaks wel for the resources of the state, saan Chairman Ne Nestos. NINE WOMEN DIE | IN BOMBARDMENT OF MYSTERY GUN) 58; -Paris, April 18—Nine women and two men\among yesterday's causual- ties due, to the long range bombard- ment of ‘Paris were killed by a shell falling in‘a court yard outside a work- shop. When the shell exploded a frag- ment passed through a’ glass wall be- tween the court and the shop where the women were working. The panic which ensued was quickly calmed. The factory was equipped with first aid appliances and within half,an hour all the injured hed’ been taken to the); hospital. Work was resumed this. mdrning at the factory with all the women em- ployes present except those .who were wounded. Anotfier shell “fell "th “the in ‘the! aah one i ber of attractive: floats, and the ‘Bis: | NO CHANGE IN i by the change in the foreign ministry, | ple are liberally subscribing who have Bismarck’s Lexington day parade pio- | gram are going ahead with their plans, resolved to make this the most suc- cesstul patriotic demonstration the Capital City has yet enjoyed. In addition to odsérving the anni- versary of the battle of Lex‘ngton, the | first blow struck for American tree- dom in the war of the gay ition, Bis }marck and Burjeigh co y tOMOTTOAY will, celebrate the suc sat conclu- sion. of. the Third Liberty ‘loan drive, which once more has ‘carried the city and county. far, over the top.: Parade at 2 O'clock The day’ $ program ‘will open with a parade starting from the state arm- ory at.2.o’clock. Every. business house, every: fraternal order, patriotic-organ- | ization,. military..or': semi-military ‘so- ciety andwar committee'in Bismarck lis invited. to be represented in this parade. There ‘will be a large num- marck ‘Elks’ band and the Salvation army -band will furnish music for the |marchers. -Those .who are to. take part in the parade are requested by Capt. Wanner to report at the armory at 1:30. Beginning at 3 o'clock a patriotic program. will be held on the commons north of the Auditorium, if the day is warm enough, or if the chill persists, in the Auditorium. Chief Justice A A. Bruce will, preside, and will make a brief patriotic address in introduc- ing Lieut. J. R. Morton, Canadian vet- eran of Ypres, where he served with the famous “Little Black Devils,” a Dominion contingent which was al- most entirely wiped out in this cam- paign. Lieut. Morton will tell of con- ditions as they are at the battle front. There will be music by the On-to- Victory orchestra, community singing and other features, and every man and woman and child in Bismarck is expected to turn out. | AUSTRIA, SAYS VON SEYDLER --—-— Those Looking to Entente for Salvation Are Regarded as Enemies by Premier Amsterdam, April 18.—Dr. Van Syd- ler, the Austrian premier in receiv- ing a delegation of deputies who call- ed attention to the pronounced agita- tion recent .polital events had caused in German circles, was emphatic that neither the foreign nor the home pol- icy of the government was affected says the Vienna dispatch reporting the | incident. He added that according to the unalterable. views of the crown, those who looked to the entente for salvation would always be regarded and treated as enemies. MOTT GOES OVER Mott, N, D., April 18—The village {of Mott has exceeded its Third Lib- erty, loan quota by $9,000, and the drive is still on. There seems to be no end to the enthusiasm, and peo- " PRIEST PROVES taken no part in any of the previous ramnaigns. CLEMENCEAU ASKS mation: : , Wear middle of .a ‘bar} ting it in two. board and escapelf"Ai Hes eae We at re Yo (as ArTa9 replied; MORE EXISTENCE AND GETS New York, April 18. 8.—"Tell me frankly if I can continue for | | the next six months in that devil of a way existence I carry on| | now ; six months isiall I want,” Premier Clemenceau of France, who is 77 years old, told an army surgeon major when he asked for a thorough physical examination recently, _ That remark was attributed to the premier in a dispatch from | Paris; given out. here today by tie official French bureau of infor- veliviore > thaw: 1SiX month ahead of: sony i the surgeon | HIMSELF HERO WITH SAMMIES| |Clergyman Representing K. C.! Goes to the Front Lines MANY CASES OF BRAVERY Commanders of Units in Last Week’s Fight Are Proud of Their Men \ With the American Army in France, | Wednesday, April 17.—Commanders of units who participated in the several! days of fighting last week in com- pany with the French in the Appre-| | moat wood sector are finding it us cult to pick out men who espe-ial distinguished themselves in the oper- ation. One commander said that every man acted like a hero, and it was hard to choose the most deser: ig} cases, One of the most popular men with the soldiers on this sector 1s} j Des Valles, a Roman Catholic); who is!|! Rev. priest of New Bedford, Mass., living with the men in an unofficial capacity, he having come to France! as a representative of the Knights of Columbus, | Administers to Wounded When the attacks began Father Des Valles braving the dangers of shell; and machine gun fire, went to the cas ualty clearing station near the front line to administer to the wounded. . || Another popular’ man is a young | | banker of Springfield, Mass., who. was | ' '| still is short of what LIBERTY LOAN QUOTA IS YET UNDER MARK - Washington, D. C., April 18.—New sub- scriptions’ of $107,- 000,000. reported to the treasury today sent the total Liberty loan pledges over the billion mark to $1, 059,558,000.00. “This figure,” said a treasury statement ‘is unsatisfactory. The daily » average it should be if the | three billion «dollar quota mark set for the country as'a min- imum js’ reached or exceeded.” From the “Minne- apolis .reserye dis- trict which started its campaign Mon- day came word that ' 99 out of 314 coun- ties have ..oversub- pHa pressed into service ds’ a_ stretcher | ¢ bearer. ‘He was the’ smallest man in| the outfits and after several trips be-| came so exhausted ,he was unable to; hold the stretcher....He refused to give up and had his companions, tie! the stretcher to-his wrists with rope | so as;to hold the stretcher from tue! frontline to the dressing station. * SAMMIES TAKE: “UP PATROL OF © NO MAN'S LAND. American Soldiers Make Nightly | $102,450,000 IN DISTRICT! - RUBBER B ALL Visiting Up to German Wire Entanglements \ MAKE MAPS OF TRENCHES! ‘With the American Army in France, | Wednesday, April 17. — American troops operating on the Lorraine sec- tor have taken over control of No} Man's Land. Patrol parties are mak- | ing almost nightly visits up to Ger-; man wire entanglements without en- countering any resistance. H A lieutenant and party of 12 have! made a five-hour exploring trip, pene-| j trating to the German third line and; making maps-of machine guns and} snipers’ posts, and strong points, with. | out being seen by the enemy. { An artillery lieutenant, in an ob-; servation post, sighted a German ficld) kitchen coming up to the enemy line. He gave his battery its posi- tion and the kitchen was destroyed with three > shots, . THE ° WEATHER | st For 24 hours ending at noon on April 18: Temperature at 7 a. m. Temperature at noon Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday . Lowest last night. Precipitation ..... Highest wind velocity. | , Forecast For North Dakoti Gentrally fair tonight and Friday; colder tonight} with freezing temperature; fresh north | to northwest winds. Lowest | Temperatures | Fargo .... begin 86 i Williston . Grand Fork: Pierre ... St. Paul . Winnipeg Helena .. Chicago . Swift Current Kansas City San Francisco Coane ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. IT SY URBSAL , boards i headquarters. MONTANA FIRST. STATE IN NINTH 10 G0 OVER T0P:: Calmaaweatih: to West Offi- cially Reports It Has Ex- ceeded Its Quota Minneapolis, April 18.— Announcement was made here today that a total of $102,450,000 had been sub- scribed to the Third Liberty loan in the Ninth federal district. For the first time the figures included reports from St. Paul and Minne- apolis, where the campaign started several days later than in other parts of the district. Montana is the first state in the district, which also includes North Dakota, South Dakota, . Minnesota, and parts of Michigan and Wisconsin, -to, send in offi- cial notice ‘that its quota had been oversubscribed. SLACKER CHASE TO BE MADE TO LAND SHIRKERS It is contemplated that a nation- wide effort utilizing every available federal, state and voluntary agency. j will be instituted, shortly to apprehend and dispose of all slackers, delin- 2. |/quents and deserters, Provost Marsh-; ial General Crowder advises Adjutant General Fraser. The provost marshal ctates that instructious from his of- fice in respect to delinquents and de- serters are being. vigorously carried out in most parts of the United-States, and calls attention to the desirability of pressing this work promptly to com- pletion in order that. tardy ~ local may be speeded us and the mailing of of delinquent orders: may not be unduly delayed at the: state * RAILROADS TO PAY. | FULL:PRICE FOR COAL Washington, ‘April 18.— | Railroads hereafter will pur- | chase their:coal.at ‘the full | | market:price, and ‘cars will be evenly distributed at all | | mines, under an arrange- /-ment reached by the ‘rail- | road and’ fuel administra- tions. The plan was ac- | | cepted after President Wil- | | Son intervened to settle dif- | ferences: between Fuel Ad- | | ministrator Garfield and |, | John Skelton Williams, di- | {rector of purchases-for the | railroad administration. \ ee ;|don to Reuter's agency here today. ‘}ion advanced in some quarters that {the advance, critical in the northern {It is agreed that the Germans have ‘Harry Eustis of Grinnell Cap ANXIETY ASO. WHEN FOCH IS TO STRIKE FOE | j | | Has Not Called in Reserves } | | Causes Wonder | | ADVANCE NOT HALTED! Experts Do Not Believe German Drive Has Been Definitely Checked by Allies Ottawa, April 18.—Anxiety as to when General Foch will make use of the allied resarves, which it says exist, but has not been called upon, is fexpressed in a dispatch from Lon- “There is still anxiety as to when ; General Foch will make the decisive stroke, now that the British have stood four weeks of hammering by the | immense German reserves, estimated | st 429,000 men, in a fashion which led | the French armies as the ‘wing of sacrifice,” says the dispatch. “Experts do not endorse the opin- theatre, has been definitely checked. not obtained the decisive results aim- ed at, thanks to the extreme stubborn- ness of the British resistance.” CATTLE-KILLER CAUGHT tured in. Montana Tioga, N. D., April 18—Harry Eustis of Grinnell, who. is charged. with kill- ing and disposing of beef cattle belong- | ing to George H. Smith of that local-; ity, apprehended in Montana a few) ‘days, ago, was arraigned -here and| | bound over in the sum of $1250 to j await trial at the next term of court. Eustis, in want of bail, was remand- ed to jail, -An alleged accomplice, named: Hurlburt, ‘yet at large. BRITISH LINE _ REBOUNDS LIKE | Germans Make ke Slight Impres- sion, But Counter Attack Restores Front | HUNS BOMBARD HEAVILY) ' London, Eng., April 18.—Southeast of Kemmel Hill, on the northern bat- tle front, the Germans pressed back | the British line slightly, but the situ- ation was restored by a counter at- tack, the war office announces. Dur- ing the night there was no change in the British front. In the Bailluel sector the Germans made three attacks before noon yes- terday and in each case suffered a complete repulse. The Germans opened a heavy bom- bardment of the British positions on ; the southwestern part of the Lys bat- tle front between Locon and Robecq during the night. The: bombardment was still in pares: at dawn today. ALIENS MUST HAVE PERMITS | TO CROSS LINE Only Americans and Citizens of Entente Powers May Travel in Canada Freely New York, N. Y., April 18 —Advices received here from Ottawa say the Canadian immigration authorities have officially revised regulations govern- ing travel from the United States to Canada during the war. American citizens, or required to have passport ed, but persons of enemy countries j may not enter ai all, a:tnough those vorn in enemy countries but who have been naturalized in countries friendly to Canada may enter if they produce naturalization pagers endorsed by the consul in the (rited States. SUFFRAGE according to a Budapest report. form.a:new cabinet, excluding th promise on the measure.” Fact That Commander-in-Chief | | | Empire Cannot Give Its Smaller {cient answer to the Germans who say | craft, suspecting that such interven-| | Santiago harbor. dies have kissed him, "GERMAN ATTEMPTS ~ TO ADVANCE BALKED Paris, April 18.—After a ; | preliminary bombardment, _ strong German detach- | ; ments attempted to advance last night near Corbeny on | the Aisne front. Today’s ; | official statement says the | attack was broken up by the ; lg French fire. BRITANNIA IS YETRULER OF THE HIGHSEA Successful Raid on German Mine Layers Considered Suffi- cient Answer TEUTONIC FLEET IN HIDING Vessels Protection of Naval Power London, Eng., April 18.—The Brit- ish naval successes against German mine sweepers in the Cattegat recent- ly, says the Daily Telegraaf, is suffi- that the British grand fleet is in iding: Contrasting the British fleet in the; Cattegat with ‘the German raids in! the Straits of Dover, the Daily Tele- graaf points out» that while the Ger- mans in their bases on the Belgian ; coast are only 20 miles from «the! Straits, the exploit in the Cattegat was a carefully planned operation ‘con- | dticted more ‘than 400’ miles from the nearest point on. the ‘British coast. “Such a sweep,”.it adds, “can be made only by a power in real control | of the: sea confronted byan enemy who will not risk protecting his small) tion might be the prelude to a gen- eral action which he desires to avoid. The Germans had large naval forces: ‘the ‘British,on the ; the line south to Ajbert, ‘hag ‘hel trategy Proves Puzzle "HAIG REPORTS: LINE STANDING AFTER ASSAULT ' i i position Last Night the Same as | It Was Yesterday Morning,:: Says Marshal [ATTENTION TRANSFERRED | j (Indications Are That Next. Big | Attack Will Come on South. | westerly Sector (ASSOCIATED PRESS. ) Field ‘Marshal Haig today reports his line on the Lys battle front stand- ing intact last night.as it existed yes- terday morning following the .British retirement east of Ypres, no ground having been lost in the battling :of yesterday, despite the heavy German attacks through the entire period. Checked for the time, at least,.in front of the strong British position, dominated by Kemmel Hill, on, the southern portion of this front, the.Ger- mans are turning their attention" to the southwesterly sector of the bat- le fied. A heavy bombardment on the Brit. ish positions here between Locon and Robecq was reported in progress this morning. May Be Larger Strategy. - Whether, indeed, this be the larger German strategy has not .yet ‘been shown. The development of the ‘en- !emy demonstration on the Locon-Ro- becq line, however, willbe, ‘followed with close attention, ‘in view. oft possibility. and its bearing ‘ppon t 4 great struggle on.,thé Somme; to the. south, where the firm:.hold, iz ‘Arras, region, a near the scene. They did not send them out, but on the contrary per-| mitted 12 trawlers to be destroyed, | virtually under the! very , eyes" HERO OF THE ' MERRIMAC T0- VISIT CAPITAL Richmond Pearson Hobson Will! Speak on Prohibition and War at McCabe \ Richmond Pearson Hobson, hero of | the Merrimac, Alabama congressman, ; scientist, reformer, orator and os-| | culatory authority, is coming to Bis-; j; marck on ‘May 27 for a lecture at Mc-! Cabe church on “America in War.” in which he will particularly discuss war time prohibition, Hobson has been a popular hero | from the day of his famous exploit in) A great many la- or offered so {to do, for what he did there, and his | constituents, down in Alabam’, sent him to congress for it. Hobson has long been’ one of the nation's fore- most exponents of prohibition. He; began his fight for national prohibi- tion on the day he took his seat in| congress, and he is now touring the country speaking in favor of the pro-; hibition amendment to the United) States constitution which passed the United States senate August 1, 1917,| and which has since been ratified byj practically every state which has had a special or regular legislative ses-| sion this year. i Hobson is no less a popular idol than he was 20 years ago, and his coming to Bismarck is expected to bring here hundreds of admirers anx-) ions to hear Hobson for his own sake, as well as advocates of prohibi-| tion from all parts: of the state. ¢| YPSI EQUITY WANTS || entente and neutral countries, are not MORE ELBOW SPACE The state railway commission has an application from the Ypsilanti, Equity Elevator Co., for additional track room for coal sheds and store| house at its plant. | \ \ HUNGARIAN MINISTRY OUT ON REFORM BILL ROW Amsterdam, April 18.—The Hungarian ministry has resigned, | “A Copenhagen report last night says Premier Werkele had decided to resign owing to dissention in the ministry over the suf- frage bill, and that King Charles was expected to request him to e.ministers who proposed a.com; the enemy’ push on Amfens., French ‘troops. have’ “ come, fa Marshal Haig’s . assistance al fighting side by side with, hon in stemming the, tide. of’ the ent ae advance, .east of, Hazebrouek. Heavy Fightin re |: During the past 24 Soiats in var fest fighting has be&n along | Ayer {on:a ‘front of lo miles from, Merville to Wytschaete,.. The -Btit! M4 took the offensive ahd'regained jchaete and Meteren, six miles rast of Hazébrouck Wednesday, Sat the Germans in. strong. counter ‘st- tacks forced them to refire’.again. Along the remainder of thé. front. Franco-British defense did not faltet, ‘and the Germats gained nothing in | payment for sanguinary losses. my How large the French forces are that have come to help thé Britigh hag not been disclosed. Field Mar- shal Haig said last week that heayy French reinforcements were moving | toward the battlefield. No Infantry Activity. he remainder of the British front en on the Picardy battle front and French sectors, there has been po |infantry. activity. Belgian troops ‘north of Ypres have repulsed German attacks and captured 600 prisoners in ejecting the enemy from trenches, he had occupied. (MILHOLLAN MZ MADE. HARMONY CHOICE The withdrawal of W. G. O’Brien, who had been endorsed by the Fargo trades and labor council, leaves Frank Mlihollan, financial secretary of the Bismarck typographical union and dis- trict organizer for the American Fed- eration of Labor, a clear field. for the nomination for railway. commis- sioner which was left open on the Non- partisan ticket at the recent .state, convention in Fargo, with the under- standing that the union men would endorse a nominee. Milhollan now has. the endorsement of Fargo, Grand Forks and Bismarck trades and labor councils and of the Wilton local of the United Mine Workers. which boasts 300 members. |STATE BOARD OF REGENTS CAN DO SOME TRAVELING The state board of regents, whose traveling fund was vetoed by Govern- or Frazier a year ago when he had the general appropriation bill under scrutiny, is. again traveling at state expense, the emergency board having transferred $2,000 from the state con- tingency fund to the regents’ travel- ing fund. When Frazier pruned ‘this $2,000 item from the appropriation bill. the board of regents was domiti- ated by Hanna men. The board {3 tow controlled by Frazier appointees and everything is harmonious within the administration. /TRANSFER CHARGE FOR a CREAM‘CANS CUT DOWN The North Dakota railway commis sion has ordered into effect’ a new doint ‘cream rate for Soo: line points via Atdoch and Forest River, to Granda Forks, based on a smaller trénster charge at these.two points. When thé new crgam rate was established eome months ago, an allowance of 15 cents ver-chn for transfer at. Ardoch -sna Forest River was made, . The -Bridge- manRussell’ Co. of Grand Forks .pro- tested this charge as excessiye, and as/a result of a. recent. hearing. néw rate has been Seplat ca gente for _ten-galjon,, sien al gents for, Rive. and. Bas ows | ft uve ik ty at