The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 19, 1918, Page 1

Bae ‘THE WEATHER’ F GENERALLY FAIA. THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NO. 106. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKO, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1918. Gilenaive Stands Checked and Eminent Danger of Utter. NOTHING DISQUIETING IN THE PRESENT BATTLE SITUATION, SAYS GREAT FRENCH GENERAL Every Ground for Confidence Found in Picardy and Flanders by One of the Foremost Com- manders i in Fighting of April 7 BRITISH LINE MORE SECURE! Strength Justifies Belief That Enemy May Be Held in . Present Positions Ottawa, Oont.. April 19.—One of the foremost French generals who com- manded three French divisions in the heavy fighting previous to ‘April 7 de-; clared unreservedly .to Reuter’s cor- respondent with the French arthies that there was nothing disquieting in the present battle situation. “but on; the contrary we have every ground for confidence in Picardy and Fland-; ;Premier Orla i | ceived by Reuter’s agency here quotes |- es indo States Wish to ers.” The correspondent's dispatch re- the French general as follows: “The course of this, battle, like all others, was Each side would ply a blow and coun- ter blow, endeavoring by weight of numbers or superior skill to find the weak points iri the enemy’s armor and each endeavoring to retain sufficient reserves to turn the scale when the decisive moment was, reached.” British Line "Secure. |. ’ The British line is more secure than it has been for,days, justifying the be- lief that the enemy may ‘be held ir their present positions, says a Reuter's dispatch received: from London _to- day., The change of front of the Ger- man attack: to the region between Giv- enchy and east of Robecq found no weak spots in the, British resistance, the. dispatch says. There was: only one point.in' the new battle area where the enemy gained anything this being opposite the ‘Hill of Hingés, where. he succeeded in bridging :1.qBassee can- al, but..the only. Gexmans sho: “nroRs- ed came as prisonc! WHEAT INCREASE FOR 1948 MEETS WITH A REVERSE House Rejects Senate Amend- ment to Agricultural Ap- propriation Washington) D. C., April 19:—Pro- posed increase of the government guaranteed price of wheat to $2.50 was defeated last night in the house, which rejected vy a vote of 167 to 98 the sen- ate amendment to the agricultural ap- propriation bill making the change. This action sends the question pack to conference and the senate now is expected to recede so as not to hold up the appropriation bill. Under the food control act, the price of 1-918 wheat wad fixed at $2 per; bushel, but by proclamation last Feb- ruary President Wilson fixed the min- imum guarantee of $2.29 per bushel at the principal interior ‘primary. mark-! ets: Under the senate rider to the ap- propriations bill, the price would be increased to $2.50 a bushel and the farmers local elevators may be basic market. A proposal to concur in the sdnite amendment and reestablish the in- terlor markets as the basis wag reject: ed 189 to 138, and another to include the ‘same guarantee ‘for the 1919. crop also was rejected. PINGREE-WILTON LIN: ENJOYS SOAKING RAIN Robinson, N. D., ‘April 19.—A_ cork-. ing good rain is reported for the en- tire length of the Pingree-WWilton ‘branch of the Northern Pacific, a ter- ritory hard hit by last year's drouth, essentially the same. |, ITALY TO JOIN TTS ALLIES ON FRENCH FRONT Announcement That Troops Will Be Sent to France Hailed With Applause AS PROOF OF SOLIDARITY | Give Tangible Evidence of Alliance Rome, April 19.—Premier Orlando announced in the chamber of deputies -o.day that Italian troops would be dispatched to the battlefront in France. The announcement, which ; was received with a storm of, applause, was as follows: “Italy, which follows! with admira- tion the heroic efforts of the ‘Anglo French troops on the ewestern front, ;could not remain absent from the bat- tle fields of France. She wishes to bring. to her. allies: tangible proof of solidarity and very soon the colors of Italian regiments’ will. fly over. the fields of sicardy beside those of French, . British, -American, belgian, and. Portugese, thus sealing ‘the union which exists between the allied ‘peo- ples and governments. ue “TROOPS. | ALRE Y - THER “Washington, D‘-C.; Aupril19-—Ital- -}égn regiments ‘already are in France and form the right wing of the allied atmies, the Italian embassy announced today. ; RYDER GOES 50 PERCENT OVER ITS LOAN QUOTA Work of the Women Features Drive in Patriotic North- ern Community Ryder, ‘N. D., April 19.—Ryder and vicinity’ went “over the top” in the Third Liberty Loan drive. Chairman Miller had his committees well organ- ized and they started .out early in the morning to cover the territory as- signed to them. The rain didn’t make any difference with the work of the committees in the least—in fact, it | aided them, because they found nearly everybody at home and waiting for them. All the committees repore fins receptions—practically everybody ap proached subscribed for one or more bonds and, best of all, they state that the spirit of liberality manifested was most gratifying. Everybody under- stood the meaning of the drive and hought as°many as they could afford. The amount asigned to the Reyder dis- trict was $8,000 and this sum was se- cured before 4 o'clock in the afternoon jand only'a few of the committees had covered their territory by that time. When the smoke cleared by Tuesday afternoon it was found that a total of $13.950 worth of bonds had been disposed of . A feature of this drive was the work of the ladies, who put in some hard work to make the campaign a success. |WE BELIEVE IN _ GOING OVER THE TOP—BELFIELD Belfield, N. D., April 19. —Belfield, a town in western Stark county, sub- i i | ROOSEVELT. SAYS: STATES” Special Staff Dispatch. New York, April 19.—Colonel Roos- evelt is himself again. Anyway he looks it, I found him at his old offices in the Metropolitan Magazine Building. ' Re- ports of his sufferings from the recent operation had led me to expect more! of a change. The colonel was rampaging around the place in his customary fashion, seeing admiring ‘callers, dictating let- ters for whooping up the Liberty Loan, giving directions about his mail,.doing ; a few editorials and preparing. to move to new quarters farther up, town. | I failed to discover any. of that ru- mored lameness. “Which side, colonel, is the good | hearing side?” 1 asked. | “I do prety well with either side,” he replied. There was no difficulty carrying on ordinary conversation. As usual there was a full. outer of- fice and finally the colonel proposed that we dash for the aytomobile. Knowing I would believe him, the colonel! sad to me, as we rode, what he might not have said to another. | “You know that I am telling you! the truth when I say to you that Ij jam not interested in being president | of the United States. “The time was when I wanted the office. Today I want only to accom- plish certain things and the office as such has not the slightest attraction | for me. “I want to put over some things which I-think the country needs. Un- iversal military training, a more advanced and enlightened land policy, and other things tending to- ward greater economic democracy. We must-bring up. to date the old. progress- ive party issues. “1am convinced’ that, we must work through the, ald. parties. There is nothing in-the minor. party proposi- tion to work through the Republican party organization if‘they are: willing to work with me. I’ have. said this frankly to. every Republican manager who has‘come:to me. * “If they will not,. hdwever, stand for the things-I) stand’ for, then: 1 am through with’ them * and they are through with,me. It makes not a particle of. differerice to me‘ except as. 1 say, that.,1 wish to accomplish certain things”. “ar am* not” in -eherantbrase degree interested: in’ candidates ‘or elections except as. they contribute to really imvortant achievements.” |The colonel did not allude to the | present administration, or to the war. Something -was “sald about the Dill to punish certain utterances or publi- cations, supposedly obstructive to the} conduct of the war. “Tam determined not to be deprived tinue to do what I consider my duty, of my constitutional right of free speech, , Whether it be critical or oth- erwise,” he said, “and I shall con- even if it should land me in jail.” SCHWAB TIES INTO NEW JOB Great Steel Baron Sends Out Word to Hurry Up Deliv- . ery of Materials Washington, April 19.—Charles M. Schwab today began active work as director of shipbuilding for the ship- ping board by conferring with Bern- ard Baruch, chairman of the war in- dustries board, and J. Leonard Rep- logle, director of field supplies of the board, regarding transportation and supply problems. He asked the board to speed up delivery of plates and oth er steel to shipyards. ELGIN HAS HOME GUARD UNIT NOW |G. F. Neal Heads Unit With Membership of 47 Elgin, N. D. April 19.—A Home Guard meeting held for the urpose of) organizing a Home Guard unit for this | territory was well attended. F. G. Boettcher acted as chairman and much} “] AM NOT INTERESTED IN BEING PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED “THE OFFICE HAS NOT THE SLIGHEST AE RACTION FOR ME” col THEQDORE ROOSEVELT LIBERTY LOAN _ $1,161,510,050 NOW “Washington, D.C., April 19.—Subscrip- tions to the Liberty loan were raiséa: to $1,161,510,050, by ad- ditional reports to- * | | | day at day at the i the treasury. LOWER LIGNITE RATE ASKED OF “1.6. COMMISSION Minnesota Railway and Ware- house Commission Now in Washington on Mission Minneapolis, Minn., April 19.—The intersate commerce commission will | be asked to give a lower freight rate | for lignite coal transportation than; is given for other rates of coal, 9 P. B. Jacobson, Minnesota railroad and! warehouse commissioner, said today | in Washington. Mr. Jacobson said a lower rate would |RHEINS GUTTED 1 || Historic City Prey to Flames \ CATHEDRAL jve seen by aviators sixty or seventy BY FIRE MASS OF RUINS NOW Kindled by 100,000 Ger- man Shells IS FALLING |Beautiful Building Crumbling Stone by Stone—Only Pillars Standing | Paris, April 19.—Rheims, which has} been on fire for a week, is now noth- jing but a great pile of smoking ruins. During the past week, the Germans have fired more than 100,00v shells in- to the heart of the city, according to; the correspondent of Le Matin, and flames from the burning buildings can miles away. Streets and thoroughfares have dis- appeared from view ‘under the accum- mulation of debris. Ancient buildings in the slace Royal, and the market} place and the musicians’ house, which | dates from the 16th century, have! been reduced to dust and ashes. j The vaulting of the famous Rheims) cathedral. the correspondent says, is ling stone by stone and soon there! will be nothing left of the edifice but | ‘back in the region of Caspel. ailure Although Great German Thrust Against British Line From Givenchy to Ypress Has Bent ' Back Front; Line Holds TEUTON TROOPS FAIL TO BREAK THROUGH (ASSOCIATED PRESS) ? Although the great German thrust against the Brit- ish line from Givenchy to Ypres has bent back the British - . front badly in this entire area, the offensive here stands - checked today and in eminent danger of utter failure. : Field Marshal Haig’s troops yesterday had to meet |: one of the severest tests yet put upon them, withstanding a German effort to broaden out the salient created before. the early impetus of the German drive in the Lys battle- field was spent. They completely stopped the German onrush. From Givenchy to St. Venant, an eleven-mile sector . on the southerly side of the salient. German troops were hurled in masses on the British positions in an effort to break thru to the southwest behind Bethune and compel the British to fall back from Givenchy and along the front southward to Vimy Ridge and Arras. The defensive line held firm despite repeated desper- ate assaults, which cost the Germans enormous losses, | -. and last night the battle had died down to an artillery — duel. Correspondents at the front declare the British’ front is now more secure ethan it has been for days. : GERMANS EXHAUSTED. LAST 24 HOURS hmade no further moves..during, the night, and on the greater part of, the |For First Time Since Beginning Drive Situation Is Re- Flanders battlefront quiet prevailed this morning. The British reestablished their “tind west of Robecq on the south iS part of the Lys: battlefront’ fi¢l capturing ‘ground: at, Riexdu-Vi farm yesterday afternoan: , Kemmel hill, on: the. norther! of the battle area, was : still: ported “Unchanged” heavily | bombarded: this. morning sin praparation for fresh assaults by: the, i Germans. | - feed WADOO TAKES -_ LAKE ‘STBAMERS. British troops are standing firm Seven ‘Ships Will Be ‘Operated against strong enemy attacks north Between Milwaukee and | of Arras, while southeast of Amiens 4 oy the French “have driven the Germans} Chicago 5 FRENCH GAIN IN PICARDY Success Along Three-Mile’ Battle Front Noted—The Po- litical Situation (By Associated Press)‘ Washington. D. C.; April 19:—To re lieve railroads of much through’ trat- fic between the east: and‘ west,- Di- rector ene-Gal McAdoo today ordered the establishment of ‘a great: Takes steamship line under the’ railroad ad- ministration to operate seven’ ships between Buffaro and Chicago and Mil- waukee. Other vessels may be added later. BIGGER MARINE CORPS APPROVED Rev. Britten of Illinois ‘Wins Fight for Greater Recogni: tion in Service. The heaviest fighting on the north- ern front is on the northern side of the salient from St. Venant west of Merville to Givenchy.. On ,this 11- mile front the Germans are using 10 divisions or about 137,000 men. Not Seriously Weakened Capture of most of the Messines-| ‘Wytschaete ridge by the Germans did not seriously weaken the British posi- tions, as Field Marshal Haig out-| witted the enemy by withdrawing his lines northeast and east of Ypres. In this region the Germans are ounder-| ing in mud, while efforts to turn the British line south of Ypres by taking} Kemmel hill have failed with severe} losses. Twice Thursday the Gerinans threw large forces against this hill, but each time were thrown back in| sharp encounters. Intense fighting and! artillery duels continue here ond | westward toward Meteren. "No Enemy Advance Washington, D. C., April 19. —in- Heavy attacks have been 32 roq | Crease of the marine corps to 75,500 east of St. Venant and near Givenchy, ™en and direction that a major gen- but the enemy bas gained no advance, | Pal of marines accompany the, mar. ines to the front in Europe were | being checked everywhere with large; casualties. Givenchy is azain che cen-|88reed to by the house naval affairs aid the fuel situation in Minnesota and|the west front and pillars. Shells | ter of fierce struggles as it was 19} | committee today as an amendment to the northwest. With railroad commi other states, Mr. Jacob: will oppose | the $2 reconsigniuent charge on grain. hay and straw. If the charge is i posed, a Minneapolis grain dealer. w! buys a carload of wheat and on its | rival consigns it to a local mill, will have to pay the $2 fee. The fee "ap: | plies to reconsignment to other cities | also. | New federal grain grades annouced in Washington dispatches were. de-} nounced today. by Chairman fra B.j Mills of the state railway and ware-; { house commission as unjust to Minne-| sota farmers and litle or no better than | “he last schedules, which brought | storms of protest from northwestern | states. Judge Mills. expressed the hope | oners ‘from i will establish’ fair |have been bursting ai around the; building. NDIANS TOOK $30,000 WORTH OF THIRD LOAN) | Chippewas of Turtle Mountain; Reservation Prove Genuine Americanism ‘ The Turtle mountain reservation at! Bellcourt, consisting of two townships, | and with a population of 1,600, has ov- ersubscribed its Liberty loan quota} ten times. according to advice receiv- ed today by Chairman James A jas firm as formerly. days ago, but the British there are| It is an impert- ant position in its bearing on the de- | 'fenses of Bethune and Lens \ Berlin, for the first time since the | ‘northern operations began announces | in its latest communication that “the | situation is unchanged.” French Success French success on the Picardy bat- \tlefield was gained on a threc mile! front running southwest from Mori- ‘uel. The apex of a sharp pointed sali-| i miles of the railway running south | from Amiens and was the nearest the | Germans got to Amiens in the offen- | sive which began more than four! | weeks ago. | The various political parties of Ire-| the naval appropriations. bill... This . action was largely a result of a fight made by Rep. Britten, of Iinois. . ‘ New Office Created. ‘ The committee amendment: pro- ides for a major general of marines, esides the present major -.general ' commanding, who would be. available for service overseas. The present major general would remain as admin- istrative head here. The committee also agreed’ to * an appropriation of $877,000 for purchase of additional land at the Great. ee tent west of Caspel was within three, Naval training station, at “Chicago; make it the largest station of its kind in the world. The house began consideration of ; the naval appropirations bill, the $25,- | 000,000 or more involved in the mér- ine increase, raising the total, of the atid where this moisture will be worth! _ scribed over 200 per cent of | there were 47imen.enljsted and im good | that congress | Brown of the state board of control, | a fortune to the farmers. o FRENCH REDUCE ‘HUN MACHINE GUN NESTS NEAR AMIENS, | Paris, April 19.—The. French last | night gun nests on the front of yeeter- | | day’s attack southeast of Amiens, | the war office announces. : ‘There | was heavy artillery fighting in this | | region. { reduced German machite ||‘ its Liberty loan allotment. This town has exceeded its apportionment from 75 per cent to 300 per cent of every war relief fund allotted to it whether Y. M. C. A., Red Cross, K. C., Salvation Army or Liberty loan. “We believe in going over the top,” says N. J. Steffen, chairman for the Third Lib- erty loan. BIG PLANT OF BOSCH MAGNETO CO. ALIEN CORPORATION, TAKEN OVER Washington, D. C.,.April 19.—The government has taken over the big plants of the Bosch Magneto company at Springfield, Mass., and Plainfield, N. J., and directors will be named by Alien Property Custodian Palmer to conduct their operations. showed, it was announced today, owned. The investigation ‘at the company is entirely enemy The move has been under contemplaton for some time and a thorough investigat; the company is cal itallsea, 3 sald, is about $7,000,000.00. hag been made of the concern’s affairs. only $75,900, | White ts, real valuati it'is® standing. The following officers were elected:, Captain, G. F. Neal; first lieutenant; F. C. Lorenzen; second lieutenant, William Beck; chaplain, Rev. George Landgrebe; first sergeant Arthur Cronk, quartermaster sergeant, H. S. Koff; musician, Chester Lipelt; artificer, M. W. Day. Other officers will be appointed as per qualifications It was agreed that the guard will hold their drills on Tuesday and Fri day nights’ of each we: of each week at at 8 o’clock BALDWIN WILL LAUNCH HOME GUARD SUNDAY Baldwin, N. D., April 19.—There will be a public meeting at Luyben’s hall on Sunday afternoon. April 21, at 3 o'clock, for the purpose of organizing 7 home guard for Baldwin and vicin- ity. There wil be election of officers and the signing of applications for mem- bership, and such other arrangements “}made'ag.are necessary to complete “tHe feces organization. grades. “The new grain grades are wholiy | unfsatisfactory,” said Mr. Mills. “They are as bad as before we ever had grain inspection and will mean continued, losses to the farmers. Old conditions caused the.people to rise up and ob- tain the change. ‘A telegram received at the commis-| sion office today said that the agri- cultural commission will conduct a hearing Friddy on Representative Syd- ney Anderson’s bill introduced into congress to remedy faults in federal | grain gradescomplained of by farm-; ers in the northwest. + LAW ATTACKING |. WW. DOCTRINE CONSTITUTIONAL | | di | | St. ‘Paul, Minn. April 19—The | | Minnesota supreme court*today: up- | | held the constitutionality of the | state law against criminal. ° syn- | | dicalism. ‘The- law prohibits the ' | advocacy or teaching of sabotage, | or. methods of terrorism as a | means of atcomplishing © political er industrial .schemes. 4 | whose home is in Rolette county. The) reservation took $37,000 worth of | bonds, of which $30,000 was taken by Indians and half-breeds. BRADDOCK OVER BEFORE NOON IN | \ LIBERTY DRIVE! Braddock, ND. Al ‘April 19. —'The} Third i bere. ‘loan drive started in Braddock last Friday and at noon on Monday the patriotic citizens had ov-} ersubscrided their quota which was $3,500. by $1, tH making a total of $4,600. | The Liberty ioe drive will continue until May 4th and it is expected that | the above amount will go still higher, although Braddock is pretty well clean- | ed up on them right now, there being | only a few here phat did not take out bonds. ‘Cherry which | Grove _ township, does not include the village of Brad-| dock, whose quota was $2,750, (these land have patched up their differenc es | bill to more than a billion azd a quar- and will resist conscription “by the/ ter dollars. most effective means at their dis-| posal.” The government man power | bill, including the Irish conscription clause, has received the assent of! King George, but no home rule meas- ure has yet been submitted to parlia- 1, ment. | SCHOONER SAILS INTO PORT AFTER BEING _ | MOURNED AS Lost | A Canadian Port, April 19.—The Peace Demonstration \ i schooner Jean Campbell, soeaye Stoppage of all work in Austria on} | from a Nova Scotian port, with a May 1 to hold demonstrations for! | cargo of our, has arrived here after peace has been ordered by the Ger-| | having been given up for | lost. man socialist party in Austria, ac-|| Relatives of the crew. have been cording to Amsterdam reports. | | wearing mourning. rs | $< $$ —— GERMANS COMPLETELY REPULSED™. ~ IN ATTACKS LAUNCHED THURSDAY London, April 19.—The Germans were completely repulsed-in the -. attacks they launched yesterday around Givenchy, on the southern side of the Lys battlefront, the war office announced today. 3 When the assaults ceased, after heavy losses, the enemy had only been able to secure a limited footing at one or two points of the more advanced British defenses. There was no change in the situation along the entire Bri quotas are on the basis of $100,000 for Emmons county) has gone over -the top by $700. aot front ducing the night, which passed.in comparative quiet with the uic@ncertion of, activity of artillery on both sides,