The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 20, 1918, Page 4

‘ BISMARCK EVENING TRIBUNE THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Batered at the Postoffite, Bismarck, N. D, as Second Class Matter. ISSUED BVER¥ DAY @BORGE D. MANN s) ten te om Bator G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY, Special Foreign Representative. NEW YORK, Filth Ave. Bldg.; CHICAGO, , 3 Winter 8t.; DETROIT, Ki MINNEAPOLIS, 810 Lumber Exchange. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. ‘The Associated Press is éxclusively entitled to the use tor republication of all news credited to it or not other- wise credited fo this paper and aleo the local news pub- lished herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. ER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION. t:) RIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Daily, Morning and Sunday by Carrier, per month ~..8 Daily, Morning, Rvening and Sunday by Carri » Evening only, e . ‘ Daily Evening and Sunday, per month - 10 Morning or Evening by.Mail in North Dakota, one ar Morning or evening by mail outside of North Dakota, . Sunday in Combination with Evening or M mail, one year .. = THH STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER. (Established 1873) o> IPS PLAIN ENOUGH The German autocracy has formally and defi- nitely thrown off its camouflage, “no annexations or indemnities,” and declared that its program in- cludes incorporation by Germany of French ter- ritory and of the Belgian coast of Flanders, and big war indemnities from the western powers. It is well that these designs are clearly set be- fore the world. There has been a lot of German lying about them. It is not impossible that Germany’s autocrats will yet announce that they started the war for the purpose of conquering the world. When lying won’t work, honesty becomes the easiest peclicy, anyway, and your autocrat thinks nothing of dis- covering himself as a liar before the world. MAKE IT SAFE FOR MANKIND German newspapers are warning that another war winter is in prospect, says a cablegram. That’s German. It ought to be American. Now is the very time for the American people to consider such a prospect. War may cease be- fore next winter, but so long as there is the slight- est chance that it will not, it is America’s positive duty to prepare, with all her might, for another winter of war. It is not only duty to humanity and.as a matter of “safety first,” but it is a mat- ter'of good business. For any surplus that peace might’find-on’dur hands’ there'll be ‘markets and high:prices..For-at. least a -year-after, war: ceases, wehaev ‘to feed the greater part of Europe. They're killing or otherwise incapacitating the best producers, by the thousands daily, in Europe, andwe’ye got to supply what they might have produced. But, dash the business reasons! We ought to-fully prepare’ for another winter of war for those other reasons—humaneness and “safety first.” , : ; XAind these are ways in which to do it: , Put-in all the war gardens possible. * ) Preserve eggs.’ * \ - Preserve butter. Can, dry or “preserve” every sort of food that will keep. : In warm weather particularly, substitute for meat,-and wheat, ,wholly, fruits, fish and vege- tables while they’re cheap. Put in your order for fuel now. Consume little of those things that come to you by long haul, rail or water. Fail to’ do these things and another winter of war willbe the most horrible period in- human history. America cannot afford to take the risk. It is upon America that the progress of civiliza- tion finally depends. lorning by . STORY ABOUT A FISH Mrs. Pear! Granger, affinity, aged 24, explains it thus, relative to Sociological Professor Thomas, aged 55: “He would be so solicitous about my throat be- ing exposed to the draft.” “He was so nice to the waiter and would watch to see that he didn’t pour too much cream in my coffee.” “He would remember to pass the salt or the butter at just the right time.” “] just thought how much fun is taken to the graveyard, and I didn’t care.” lt reminds us of a Story About A Fish. It’s a true story, as can be seen by our giving names. Anyhow, the purple and yellow violets are smiling in the damp pastures, Jack-in-pulpit is preaching in the wet leaves in the woods, old Robin. Red- breast is chirruping, the dogwood is a cloud of white blossoms, and there’s an aroma of angle- worms in the soft breeze that makes any fish story bully. . One spring day, many years ago as a fellow’s life-thread spins out, there were two boats con- taining: fishermen on Aurora Lake, Ohio. One One boat held Bent. Higby, lawyer, and John Sweeney, Detroit and Cleveland publisher; the other, Schn Farley, mayor of Cleveland, and Bob Paine, ‘newspaper man, or beginnings thereof. Sweeney bet Paine a quart bottle of “Old Hen- nessy” hair-oil:that he’d catch the most bass going around’ the east side of the lake, while the other boat was going around the west side. Well, ‘finally the boats got within 40 feet of each other, at the upper end of the lake, and Sweeney. sang out, “Got six! How many?” “Six here, too!” answered Paine, but he had barely got ‘it out. of his mouth when his rival yelled, “Another! That hair-oil’s for this boat!” and sure enough, his rod was bending and dipping and, midway between the boats, the water was boiling with the struggles of a fish. But, in about ten seconds, Paine also:let outa yell: His rod had gone to bobbing and jerking to beat the band. Finally; the fishermen reeled in. Well sir, what do you: think? Both had hooked the same fish! That old’bass was so starved that he’d grabbed Sweeney’s bait and then gone right over and nailed Paine’s. Of course, both men claimed the fish; so, they had to declare the contest a tie and neither boat got the hair-oil, at least not the quart that had been ene : A Wisconsin baker advertises: “EAT LIBERTY BREAD, EVERY LOAF A BULLET.” But, in Bill Hohenzollern’s place, we’d always suspect that Charlie of Austria wrote that peace letter, A Clevelander’s pocketbook turned aside a rob- ber’s bullet and saved his life. Fill your pocket- book with Liberty bonds! It’s time for the American people to shut up, says Elihu Root. As usual, Elihu is wrong. It’s time for them to open up. For sale, says the Birmingham, Ala., Age- Herald, three thoroughbred registered sows; can be seen in rear of office. O! the rich Alabama editor! eww e cece ee ewe cee we coe: | WITH THE EDITORS FUTURE HOLDS A SAHARA Old Massachusetts drove another nail into John Barleycorn’s coffin recently when its state legis- lature ratified the dry amendment to the Federal Constitution. The Massachusetts house voted 145 to 91 for ratification, but the wets figured a doubt- ful senate, and yet when it came down to the final test the doubtful senate, by a vote of 27 to 12, sustained the dry amendment. A dry nation is in sight. So mote it be.—Valley City Times-Record. THE TWO “UNSPEAKABLES” The Turks have resumed their ravishment and slaughter of Armenian Christians. . They are de- filing women before they murder them and their children. They are looting and burning property, wholesale. Apparently it is their purpose to com- plete the infamy of wiping out this heroic people which has kept the light of the Christian faith a gleam in the heathen darkness that invests that region of the world. They are able to renew their villainous adven- ture because, and only because, the German war lords opened the way for them. The new butchery has for its setting the former Russian provinces of Ardahan, Kars and Batum. These are the regions wrested from their old control by the lust of the war lords and left exposed to the savagery and bestiality of the Turks. ' The intelligent part of the civilized world is not surprised that the crucifixion of Armenians goes diabolically on. It knows how the Turk has vented his terrible wrath upon Armenians before and since the present war. It knows that Germany would have prevented by a word the atrocities ‘of 1915 and those that have followed. Germany did not do so then, and the Germany of today is evén more disposed to stand by and let the Turk glut his lusts without let or hindrance. : The: latest protest against Armenian massa- cres comes from adherents of the fatuous Bol- sheviki government in Russia. The people’s com- missariat. reasonably expect? Germany’s idea of self-determination is to use frightfulness_ of mur- der to suppress those who do not hearken to Ger- many’s will. A pseudo expression- of. sentiment is as good to her as any other kind ‘so long as the expression is pro-German, pro-kaiser, pro-super- man. ‘ S44 The Bolsheviki are the very last, perhaps, to discover that what Germany pretends and what Germany intends. are things utterly dissociated. We have still “the unspeakable Turk,” but we have also—and what is more to the point—“the unspeakable Prussian war lord.”—Minneapolis Tribune. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE WAR WORK A total of 29,444 articles were prepared and sent to enlisted men and war refugees by the com- forts forwarding committee, conducted by the Christian Scientists of the Boston distriet and lo- cated at 328 Boylston street, during the first three months of the committee’s work. Among the goods forwarded were 15,825 knitted articles and com- fort kits, 5312 articles of new clothing for French, Italian, Belgian, and Serbian refugee children, and 8307 selected second-hand or remade articles of clothing. One American ship has been supplied with enough kitted goods, totaling 3500 pieces, to equip all the sailors on board. A large number of the knitted garments and other comforts have been turned over to the different war relief associations in Boston, which are in direct communication with the people of their respective countries, notably the British, French, Italian and Belgian associa- tions. Some of the recruits from Boston for the British and Canadian froces were supplied with knitted articles before they left home. BELGIAN PATROL Nine Men, One Machine Gun Hold Off Germans, and Twelve Guns New York, N. Y., April 20.—Gallant- ry displayed by a Belgian patrol of ten men in holding off for an hour, until reinforcements arrived, an at- tacking force of 3 jermans near Riegersviiet, was de bed in a,mess- age from the Flanders front received here today by Senator Henry La Fon- taine, head of the American fund tor gifts for Belgian soldiers. “With remarkable courage Major Brenez, with only nine men and one machine gun, held out against the at- tack of 300 of the enemy with twelve machine gune,” said the message, “It was only at the end of an hour and by the purest luck that another Bel- gian patrol, which had heard the fire from another point, came to the res- cue of these Belgian heroes. Thus re- inforced, the garrison took the offens- ive, taking back the lost trenches and many prisoners and guns. “King Albert telegraphed his con- gratulations to the troops, who had once more given proof of their brav- ery and the high morale of the Bel- gian arm; GOLDEN VALLEY TO GO FAR OVER ITS BOND QUOTA Beach in Two Days Goes 250 Per Cent Over Its Allot- ment of $6,000 Beach, N. D., April 20.—Golden Val- ley county will be far and away over the top in subscriptions to the Third Liberty loan. With an allotment of $25,000 subscription stotalling $31,000 had been received by 2:00 o'clock Tuesday, and many communities yet to be heard from. Beach at noon yesterday was 25 per cent over it sallotment of .,.,000, hav- rl GALLANT UNDER’ SATURDAY, APRIL 20,/1918. . ; RoscoeFaTTY ARBUCKLE AARAMOUNT-ARBUCKLE-commoses: : in “The Bell Boy,” at the Bismarck Theatre tonight. work in rural districts during the first days of the drive, but, with clearing weather, a goodly number of workers will bring in nice totals from each township. *580FSEEADLER | | CREW INTERNED | °° Honolulu, T. H., April 20.—Fifty eight members of the crew of the Ger- man raider Seeadler, which operated in the south Pacific’ ocean until it was wrecked, have been interned in Chile, according to announcement to- day by naval authorities here. The Seeadler sank a number of American vessels and was wrecked on an island in the Pacific. The crew transferred to a captured vessel and continued the’ aids on commerce until they were captured, |GERMAN TORPEDO BOATS BOMBARD _ FLANDERS COAST Amsterdam, April 20.—-German tor- pedo craft bombarded the coast be- tween Dunkirk and Nieuport, behind the allied lines in Flanders, yester- day morning, says and official state- ment from Berlin today. The text reads: ing received subscriptions of nearly $15,000 at the end of the first day of the drive. Heavy rain and snow has hindered | “Our torpedo morning fired 600 shells on enemy camps and storage places between Dunkirk and Nieuport.” struggle in France and the acute need of America’s he} from every quarter. ‘%, complete division. boats on Thursday |1 MARINECORPS VOTRD 75,000 BY U. §. HOUSE Nearly Doubled Strength of Sea Soldier Membership for Pershing Washington, D. C., April 20.—In- crease of the marine corps strength to 75,000 men was voted by the house today to enable the navy to put an entire division of the sea soldiers at the front with Pershing’s expedition- ary forces. Provision for the increase, which would add about fifty percent {to the enlisted personnel was approv- ed by the naval committee and promptly was made a part of the nav- al appropriation bill under considera- tion in the house. The action was based on a recom- mendation from General Pershing |that the brigade of marines now at- tached to his forces be raised to a ‘With 75,500 men the navy department not only coult | maintain a division of 27,000 men in France, but would he at’ ‘9 organize | certain advance base torces that have been planned for some time. ae | CONSTRUCTION EXCEEDS LOSS Claims of Von Capelle That U-} Boats Are Gaining Declared | False 1 Washington, D, C., April 20.—Ship construction in this country has ex- ceeded many fold American losses by submarines since the United States; entered the war, shipping board of-| ficials said today in discussing the statement of the German minister of the navy, Vice Admiral Von Capelle, before the main committee of the hat U-boat sinkings were xfold the tonnage of new i It was pointed out that he made no such claim with respect to American shipping, which jthe Minnesota debating championship | has suffered the loss of only three or Hurry, America! Hurry! All Depends Upon You! The cnemy has definitely decided to win the war this year and “the fate of the Empire, the fate of Europe, and the fate of liberty throughout the world” may depend upon the ability.of the Allies, and espe- cially of America, to feed fresh man-power to the firing-line during the next seven or eight months. Already our troop-movement to France has been increased three-fold in a few weeks, according to an Associated Press dispatch from Washington, and at the same time the records show a falling off in the effectiveness of Ger- many’s U-boat campaign. 4 qn Because of the immediate emergency in France, American battalions will be brigaded with British and French divisions, “one of the most important decisions of the war,” declares Lloyd George, “in fact, the issué of the battle might very well be determined by jt,” Read in THE LITERARY DIGEST this week— April 20th—the searching analysis of the supreme Ip, as revealed by the mpst dependable press reports Other features in this exceptionally good numper of THE DIGEST are: AMERICA’S FIRST WAR-LYNCHING The Voice of Public Opinion,as Heard in the Dajly Press on the Hanging of Robert P. Prager by a Mob at Collinsyijle, Ill, on April 4th Boycotting Germany After the War Who Caused the Quebec Riots? Autocracy Flirts With Anarchy Alcohol and Insanity Reflex Action of the British Airmen Bombard Rhine Towns Wireless in New York Police. Work To Give Doctors National Standing four ‘vessels sinees' warwasndeciared: It was said today that not more Hy y than forty merchant ships flying the American flag had been lost from all causes since the war began nearly four years ago, on, ARE MOVED TO PHILADELPHIA Half of Work Goes on Near There; 1,500 Men Involved in Change Washington, D, C., April 20.—The office of the emergency Fleet corpor- ation will be transferred immediately to Philadelphia by Director, General Schwab. Nearly fifty percent of the shipbuilding now in progress is with- in a short radius of Philadelphia. The move will transfer approxi- mately 1,500 men to Philadelphia, in- cluding all department heads who are identified with construction work. Ad- ministrative details still will be handled in Washington by Vice Presi- dent Piez, who retains control of con- tracts, legal questions and executive matters. Purchasing, construction and housing will center in Philadelphia. There are 211 ship ways in the New York and Philadelphia districts, chief- ly on the ‘Delaware river, which is coming to be known as the “Clyde” of America. Contracts far 4,364,202 tons of ships have been let if those districts or 44 percent of the total amount building in the United States. DEBATE WINNER East Grand Forks, Minn., April 20. loquet, high school tonight won by defeating Ortonville. decision was 4 to 1. Teh question debated was: 3 “Resolved, that the various states should adopt a schedule of minimum wages for unskilled slabor.” held the negative. - The judges change during the day along the Brit- ish front in France, Field Marshal Haig reported this evening to the Brit- ish war office. German Drive ' A feature of the comforts forwarding. commit- tee’s work which has brought splendid results is the “unit system” of preparing new garments for refugee children. Ten of the committee were first instructed in the making of a model garment, each of the ten instructed ten others, and the latter became captains of teams of ten others whom they in turn instructed. Two groups of team captains meet at the committee’s rooms every day to re- ceive instruction. and material for use by them- selves and the members of their respectiye teams, whe work at leisure moments at home. Thus 1110 sewers are banded together for this particular part of the committee’s program and they are turning out an average of over 1000 garments a week. In this work they have been greatly as- sisted by one of the patriotic manufacturing com- panies of Boston, which offered and has under- taken to do all the cutting required for these gar- ments. Before beginning to gew for the refugees of any country, the committee ascertained not only what articles were needed, but also the form and material desierd, so far as was possible.’ It was learned, for instance, that so common an article of general use as a pillow case was, in one country for which the teams were sewing, very unlike the pillow case of the American home. For knitters, wool is sold over the counter, instructions are given, and the finished garmnet is returned to the committee’s headquarters when ready. In addi- tion, there are four knitting machines in operation, on each of which it is possible to knit a pair of socks in twenty minutes. ? Much praise has been given to the comforts forwarding committee of the Christian Scientists “Gee! but there’s a'dandy moral:to this story:|by persons associated with other war relief or- . Fishing for things is best when they’re real| ganizations, for the high quality of the. articles produced and the systematic maner of their pro- ductions. Nearly 500. such committees are con- ; Scientists throughout th How Metals Migrate Why We Must Send Wheat ~ (Prepared by the U. S. Food Administration) Opening Our Eyes to France Is It Wrong to Hate the German? War-Sermons Best of the Current Poetry. Making Cloth Out of Nettles in Ger- many i Literary Gems for British Red Cross Banished German Books Corrupting Our Uniformed Men in Philadelphia i When Leonardo’s Message Failed News-of Finance and Commerce Many Striking Ilustrations, Including Humorous Cartoons —————— GET THE FULL-PAGE COLORED WAR MAP In this week’s DIGEST there is a splendid Map showing Villages, Towns, Railways, Roads, Woods, Canals, Department Boundaries, and the Battle Line of the German and Allied forces. It is ac- companied by a comprehensive Index which brings | | points sought for immediately under your eye. This map is well worth keeping near at hand for with it you can check up day by day the news- paper reports of the titanic battle now being waged in France. ' j A Apr'l 20th Number on Sale To-day—All News Dealers—-10 Cents FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY (Publishers of the Famous NEW Standard Dictionary), NEW YO Digest