The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 24, 1918, Page 1

” on = ad I THE WEATHER > Partly Cloudy. THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NO. 110. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1918, PRICE FIVE CENTS. DRIVE ON AMIENS RESUM Mouth of Zeebrugge Canal Blocked and Every Dam Destroyed British Sailors and Marines Inflict Irresparable Damage on Enemy’s mans Believed Raiders were Yankees—Thrill- ing Tales of Heroism Are Related of Great Coup London, Eng.,- April 24.—Not only was the mouth of the canal at Zee- brugge blocked, but British sajlors and marines who participated in the raid-on the German submarine base believe that they destroyed every dam on the mole, demolished the sheds throughout its entire length and blew up large stores of munitions cortaiued in the sheds, according to stories yiv- en by the survivors. Until they were within half a mile of Zreebrugge no ships in the attacking force had pick- ed up the light on the mole. The attacking ship which started for the mole had scarcely got within sight of the light when it was dis- covered by the Germans. Star shells instantly pierced the thick haze, show- ing up the cruiser as though it were daylight. One second it seemed that every battery in the neighborhood had concentrated its fire on the cruiser. How she was able to get ahead none of those watching her understood. Shells flew around her like hail. She was apparently hit, but she plunged ahead and was seen to turn the cor- ner of the mole and gain the inside of the harbor. Disregarding all that had. happened the cruiser went up to the mole and landed a large. party of blue jackets and marines.. The contend- ers conceived the idea that -the as- sailants were. Americans, and accord- ing to some of the-survivors this cry was heard: It's the Yankees “It's. the Americans; it's the’ Yan- Some of the /Germans bolted en Submarine Base—Ger- masse from the nearest batteries, leaving their guns to the British. The guns were destroyed one by one, while others in the landing party dealt with the sheds and munitions stores with flame-throwers. Apparently under cover of this op- eration, the concrete laden cruiser with which it was intended to block the channels, made their way through! the harbor, accompanied as far as it can be ascertained by only one sub-| marine. As they approached the en- trance they anchored. swung around; on the cables, and according to the| testimony of one of the observers, were sunk within 23 minutes. One, of the destroyers or submarines ex- ploded a charge at the gates of the: lock to the Brugges canal, and they are believed to have been destroyed. Meanwhile, four cruisers entered the, harbor, and cruised around. making observations, but were unable to take part in the battle. When the attacking ship and_ its landing party had completed . their work, the sailors and’ marines . were taken aboard again, and the cruisey vegan to make its way out of the’ harbor. | One of the 17-inch ‘shells. fired at the cruiser got well home in. her up- per works. Her stearing gear was injured, and she signaled an escort ship to show her the way out, but be- fore help arrived she had found her way out under her own steam and taken--her place -in the line of . pro- tepting cruisers. LORD BERESFORD| WARNS AGAINST OV BR - OPTIMISH Admiral Calls Attention to Pos- sibility of Zeebrugge Being | Disappointment London, Eng., April 24—Admiral | Lord Beresford, in an interview on the raid on German submarine bases, while eulogizing the Zeebrugge achievement as a splendid thing and! quite worth attempting, warns against disappointment if the results do not reach the most sanguine expectations. He says that the blocking of a harbor is a most difficult undertaking, and it never can be certain that the obsta- cles have been placed just right. Moreoyer, Lord Beresford said, there is always the possibility of dredging a channel around the obstacles, or of finding a passage betwee between them. SWISS DECIDE TO GIVE MUCK UPTOGERMANY Investigation Convinces Minister | That Orchestra Leader Was a Teuton Washington. Di CA ‘April 24. —The! Swiss government has decided not to pres sits claim of Swiss. citizenship ‘for Dr. Karl Muck, formerly leader of the Loston Symphony orchestra now interned at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., as a dangerous German. This eliminates all danger of complications with Syite erland over the case. The Swiss minister, Hans Sulzer, after examining records of the depart- ment of justice, feels satisfied, it was said today, that Muck had repeatedly claimed German citizenship and’ conse- quently the United States was justi-| fied in interning him. AMERICA MAY WITHDRAW ITS HOLLAND OFFER Washington, A April 24—» The United States is pre- pared to withdraw its recent offer of three ships to expe- dite grain to Holland, if the’ harsh and unfair comment of Dutch newspapers accus- ing the United States of du- plicity in the condition that equal tonnage should: leave Dutch harbors for America, is to be taken as indicative, nf the feeling of the Nether- bere government and peo- | ple. et Sarath RE eee Oa ee oA, owe + j indication that - the new MISSISSIPPI ee TRAFFIC HITS. LOWEST EBB No Packets Will Operate Be- tween St. Paul and St. : Louis This Year Minona, Minn., April 24—Confirma- tion of reports that there will be no! {packets in operation this season be- jtween St.-Paul and St. Louis, marks the lowest ebb in traffic on the upper (Mississippi in sixty years, according; to river men. They are finding coi- solation however, in the activities of the government and the promise of; renewed activities in 1919. In spite of the suspension of river shipping, the improvement work on the river is being pressed vigorously in this district. The fact that there seems to be no tendency to curtail government appropriations for Miss- issippi work has caused those interest-| ed in river traffic-to hope that many difficulties encountered between St. Paul and St. Louis in the past will be eliminate:1 when the season opens a year hence. Great’ sums*of government money have been spent in improvement pro- jects and 100 miles of improved six- foot. channel has. been completed south of Winona. The lull in the pack | et traffic during this season may of-' fer favorable conditions under which le complete this work. Difficulties which marked the sec- {ond trip of the government steamer Nokomis last fall are pointed to as an channel ‘is necessary. . The round trip with -load- ded barges required three months to complete, due ‘to’ the fact that the marges in-many instances drew more water than was in the channel of the river. Rivermen® declare when the gov- ernment projects are completed the | chatinel of the river will be such that treighting on the river will again come into’ its own. To eee STATE EDITORS’ WAR GATHERING TO BE BIG EVENT Acceptances Already Received Insure Big Representation of Fourth Estate GOOD TALKERS ASSURED Dr. Willard G. Bleyer, Dr. Thomas F. Moran, Notables Who Are Coming Because Friday, April 26, is Liberty day, George V. Halliday, director of publicity for the North Dakota coun- citl of defense, has decided to make the Friday afternoon meeting of the North Dakota newspaper men a gen- eral war rally at the Auditorium, where the public will be invited to meet with the editors and to hear Dr. Wilard. G. Eleyer, chairman of the school of journalism of the University of Wisconsin talk on “Newspapers in; the Fight for Democracy.” and to listen to a patriotic address from Dr. | | Thomas I. Moran of Purdue univers: | itv. The meeting will begin at 3;30, | with a patriotic concert by the On to! Victory Orchestra. Eismarck’s splen-| did volunteer. patriotic musical or-} ganization. The president and the/ governor have officially proclaimed April 36 to be Liberty day, and every- one in Bismarck is urged to join with the state editors in celebrating the occasion. Indications are that the North Da- kota newspapermens' war conference to be held in Bismarck on April 26 and+27,, Friday and, Saturday of this week, will be the largest and-most in- teresting gathering of the Fourth Es- tate in the history of this state. With such men as Dr. Willard G. Bleyer, pres- ident of the college of journalism of the University of Wisconsin, and Dr. Thomas F, Moran of .Purdue, univers- ity on the. program, the conference promises to be the most important patriotic gathering ‘held: in North Da- kota since America entered the war. Dy. Bleyer wired the. executive com- mittee yesterday that he will be here Friday without fail, and: that he has. prepared an address especially for this Sccasion on “Newspapers: in the Fight Dr... Thomas ‘F. Mor- ; } as 4 personal. messen- ger “from President Wilson’ ‘to the newspaper men of North Dakota, will also be here Friday, and both will ad- | dress the newspaper men at the after- noon meeting on Friday and will re- spond to thoasts at the banquet .to be | held at the McKenzie hotel on Friday evening. Because so many of the visiting newspaper men have ‘expressed their intention of bringing their better halves with them, it is strongly urged that the banquet Friday evening be opened to the ladies. At least two (Continued on Pai ‘on Page fa Three.) WILSON NOT FOR WAR ON HUN ALLIES President Expresses Definite Opposition to Declaration on Turks and Bulgars Washington, D. C., April 24.—Defin- | ite opposition to a declaration of war on Eurgaria and Turkey at this time was indicated by President Wilson to- day at a@ conference with Senator King of Utah, who recently introduced a. resolution calling for war on both countries. Senator King sought the president's views as a result of a debate in the senate yesterday on a resolution by Senator Brandeges of Connecticut, ‘asking the senate foreign relations committee for immediate action on the King resolution. | 3enator King announced after the con- ference that he would not press his | resalution at this time. The Brandeges resolution was taid | aside yesterday after the debate, al- though several senators announced they were willing to vote for.a war declaration. SHERMAN'S CHARGE MALICIOUS FALSEHOOD, ASSERTS TOWNLEY President National Nonpartisan League Says He Will Sue for Libel If Senator Will Repeat Charge Off Floor of Senate St. Paul, Minn., April 2 of the National Nonpartisan today denied the charges w 4.—A. C, Townley, president — league, in a formal statement hich were made against him . by Senator Sherman, of Illinois. “I resent, and every patriotic citizen should resent, Senator Sherman’s assault on the president at a critical time when all loyal Americans should be supporting the government,” said Mr. Townley. “Senator Sherman’s accusation that T am pro-Ger- man and that the National Nonpartisan league is financed in part by German money, is a malicious falsehood. If he- will repeat this libel off the senate floor, where he is not protected by his senatorial privilege, I will refute his. lying statements in a court of law.” ! Two Americans Take Gun. MOTORS TRANSPORT SERVICE CREATED Washington, April 24.— A motors transport, service was created by the war de- partment today to take the place of the motors division of the Q. M. C. It, will be | headed by an officer, yet | unnamed, who will serve as é assistant to the Q. M. G. GREAT HEROISM SHOWN BY:OUR BOYS IN DRIVE Individual Instances of Remark- able Bravery Told of Recent Bald CONNECTICUT: BOY MODEST Bravest Man in Regiment In-| sisted Upon Telling of Deeds of Companions | ok With the American Army in France, | Tuesday, April The shell-torn vil- lage of Seicheprey, around ‘which cen- tered the hardest fighting in connec- tion with the recent heavy. German at- tack .on the American positions, ap- pears to be destined to hold a proud place in the story of American parti- cipation in the\world war. As further details of the engagement become known, there are disclosed deeds; which’ are fully ‘in a¢¢ord: with the fin est American traditions. ~' |. Hero..1g, Modest. respondent is. now permit: ses of. individ- ual heroism, which will conven an idea as tothe ‘mettle of thé“men. Qne of them, David Griggs, of ‘East; Hampton, Conn., passed through thé ‘enemy bar- rage at least seven ‘times to’ carry. ammunition to his hard-pressed’ com- rades. ;-Twice, he was partly, buried by earth; upturned by, shells. falling all around him,-but he kept. at .his task... Griggs, who is. 19. years ‘old, was 30° modest that, he“ would not tell his story, but insisted on speaking of the bravery" of others. . ‘Fynally',one of ‘his ‘comrades pointed him out, and ‘hat is the bravest’ man in the reg-| iment.” “Raymond ‘A. Ferris, of Medford, | Mass., a courrier, was -blown off ‘the road twice by the concussion of shells. Although stunned and nearly crazed by the intensity of the gunfire, when he reached the point in the rear of the line to which he was sent for ammu- nition, he carried out his orders. Then, he asked for a revolver, saying he wanted to go out and fight the Ger- mans, but he fainted from exhaustion. When he regained consciousness his first words weer an: inquiry whether his message had been delivered. Re tic Charles Sinclair, a Philadelphia lawyer, who is now with the Red Cross, and was in the thick of the fighting told the correspondent today of two Americans, who armed only with: automatic pistols charged an enemy machine gun, killed eight Ger- mans and captured the gun. It was also related that one American sharp- shooter killed 15 Germans. PR STRONG GERMAN!’ BLOW REPULSED BY THE FRENCH Enemy Fails to Gain Any Ad- vantage in Thrusts Aimed at Dranoutre BOMBARDING THE BRITISH Heavy Artillery Fire Believed Precursor to Another In- fantry Attack London, Eng., April 24.—Strong German attacks developed last evening in the neighborhood. of Dranoutre on the Flanders front, but were repulsed by French troops, the war office announces. Heavy infantry attacks are re- ported to be in progress in the Albert sector this morning, north of the Somme, and also between the Somme and the Avre rivers. The French and British infan- try inflicted severe losses on the Germans in the Flanders attack. On the front northwest of Al- bert a heavy German attack early yesterday evening was repulsed. GERMANS BOMBARDING (By Associated Press) With the British Army in France, April 24—The Germans began a heavy bombardment of the British in the Somme sector early this morning. A German bombardment of the British posi- tions on both sides of the river Lys on the northern battle front was begun at 4 o'clock this morn- ing. A large section of this bat- tle front is seething, although the definite dimensions of the-infan- try actions are not yet known. © JAP MINISTRY CHANGE DUE TO RUSS QUESTION Vices Motono, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Leaves ‘the Cabinet NO CHANGE IN ATTITUDE London, Eng. > April - 24.—Viscow Motono, Japanese minister for foreign affairs, has resigned, according to a euter's dispatch from Tokio. Siberian Situation Involved The question of Japanese interven: led to the withdrawal of Viscount Ichiro Motono; from the foreign ministry. Viscount Motono, who was given his present title in July, 1916, was Japanese ambassador to Russia pre- vious to his election to the foreign; ministry. Since his graduation from the University of Lyons, France, he has been connected with the Japanese , foreign office, and has served as min- ister to Belgium and minister ion in Siberia probably 'rance. KNOWS SIBERIAN QUESTION i | | Gen. Menoher Visits the Front Trenches; | Shimpei Goto was minister for home | appointment to succeed Viscount Mo- tono is not. regarded as likely to in- {volve any considerable change in the | foreign policy, with the exception of the Siberian question, with which Motono was -peculiarly identified. ‘Notice of the cabinet changes has yeached the state department, where it caused little surprise in view of the persistent circulation of rumors of the / | impending retirement of Viscount Mo- tono following the arrival in Tokio o! | Baron Uchida, the Japanese amba: sador to Russia, Uchida took issue with the foreign minister as to the advisability of a Japanese campaign 'in Siberia, and his views were ac- cepted by the premier. | HUNTER FUNERAI RIDAY. | Minneapolis, Minn., April 24.—Fun- eral services for Wm. H. Hunter, late managing editor of the Minneapolis Tribune, who died suddenly Monday. will be held Friday. Rev. Murdock McLeod, pastor of Grace Presbyterian church, Minneapolis, will officiate. * BOARD OF GRAIN | STANDARDS URGED | FOR PRODUCERS | | Washington, vn, April 24.— | Creation of a board of grain standards to be made up of members from each of the grain growing states to per- | form the grain grading du- | ties now exercised by the department of agriculture, | was urged today before the | house agriculture commit- | tee, by H. W. Owen of Min- neapolis, publisher of a farm journal. Mr. Owen told the committee the interests | of the producers are ig- , ‘Washington, D, C., April 24.—Baron | affairs in the Terachi cabinet, and his} ARCHBISHOP JOHN ie IRELAND SUFFERS 4 SERIOUS RELAPSE | St. Paul, April 24.—Arch- | ; bishop John Ireland, who re- | | turned recently to St. Paul | from Florida, where he re- cuperated from a_break- down, has suffered a re- lapse, it was announced at his residence today. Slight improvement was noted this afternoon, physicians said. WASHINGTON HAS NOT RECOGNIZED DISTRICT LEAD After Forty-eight Hours Tele- gram.Is Sent to Make Loan | Officials Wake Up ‘Minneapolis, Minn., April ‘or forty-eight hours after advising Wash- ington that the federal reserve dis- trict was first over the top in its lib- erty loan campaign, the district com- mittee waited for some indication that the national capital has absorbed this information. When none came, anoth- er telegram was sent today in an ef- fort to jolt official Washington into acknowledging the honors won by the northwest]. When A. R, Rogers, district director, called Washington by telephone Satur- day, to report the ninth district over the top with $137,141,500, he was in- formed that. no other district had reached its quota. He also sent tele- ; grams to Secretary McAdoo and other Washington officials announcing that | the ninth district had oversubscribed. Patient Waiting. | Since that time Mr. Rogers, had re- ceived telegrams: of congratulation from other-reserve districtsbut Wash- ington ,had failed to officially recog- nize that the ninth district was the first to finish. Yesterday. Theodore ‘Wold, Govern- or of the Ninth District Reserve bank telegraphed the treasury department | that he ‘had on record, $108,000,000 of bonds sold, The district's quota as tixed by -Washington. was $105,000,000. Every county in Minnesota has -re- ported oversubscriptions. The last county to report was Douglas which jsent in word yesterday. In the last | campaign 59 of 86 Minnesota counties failed to reach their allotment. ‘Montana and North Dakota have re- ported every county over. Last night five counties remained to be heard from in South Dakota; two in ‘Wiscon- sin and seven in Northern mn Michigan. AUTOMOBILE | LICENSE LAW | UP NEXT WEEK | Monday, April 29, Set as Date| for Argument of Constitu- tionality of Act nt Monday, April 29, has been defin- itely fixed as the date for the argu-' ment in supreme court of the action; brought by the city of Fargo, and in! which Grand Forks and Bismarck | |have joined, to test the constitutional- to; ED EFFORT! RENEWED. TO MAKE JUNCTION Germans Seek | Seek Again’ ‘to Plunge Toward Im- portant Base Which Maens Success of Of- fensive at This Point ALLIES WARNED Anticipation That Blow Would Be Struck Here Has Enabled Entente to Mass Forces . for (ASSOCIATED PRESS). Dispatches today indicate fighting-is continuing,on all of the northern front, altho it is not know how sériots*: the enemy move was.’ . - . A heavy bombardment of British positions ‘on both’ sides of the Lawe.: opened this morning, and an- infantry attack. following’ would mean ‘a: drive in the direction of Bethune. The Germans were badly. defeat- ; ed there last week: in: an alle": day attack... - K In ‘view of ..the reports from. both the Somme and Flanders front, it is* possi-*' ble that the Germans may — be resuming major attacks, in each area, with Amiens in one sector, and Bethune or Hazebrouck in the other:as ' a | | objectives. | The drive on Amiens, for which the Germans plunged desperately, but failed to reach in their great offen- sive last month, was re- sumed today. In the effort to push to this important junction and allied base, renewed after a two weeks’ interval, in which the main German ef- fort was transferred to Flanders, the enemy this morning launched a heavy attack ona front of approxi- ity of the automobile registration sta-| j tutes, The municipalities have brought | {action in the form of a mandamus pro-| ceeding to compel the city assessor of | ‘argo to assess and levy taxes agaisnt | ia certain Gate City automobile. The} automobile registration statute pro-/ vides that the registration fee shall| be in lieu of all other taxes. The fea-| 'ture of the act principally attacked is! a clause providing that no portion of; ithe funds derived from the registra- | tion of motor vehicles shall be expend! ‘ed within the boundaries of any incor-! | porated city or village. This provis-| ion, Fargo, Grand Forks and Bismarck; jeontend, is unjustly discriminatory, ; Idepriving them annually, they claim, | of. thousands of dollars in tax reve-' nues. Chairman F. ©. Packard and George R. Wallace of the state tax commis- sion, which is the principal defend- ant, will appear for the defense, and a distinguished array of legal talent will represent the petitioners. ‘ Bernard Coffman of Hazen has ap- | pealed to the supreme court from a de-) leision of Judge W, L. Nuessle denying | a writ of certiorari directed against | Dairy Commissioner who recently revoked jcream license, ures and off-weights. | ‘FORTNIGHTLY Coffman's Mandan, N. D., April 24.—More than 100 couples attended the Red Cross party given Tuesday evening, | and a substantial sum was netted for | the treasury of the local chapter. UNION DIFFICULTIES CAUSE NINE DISCHARGES. | Fargo, N. D., April 24.—Difficulties lin connection with the organization |of-a telegraphers union are said to be responsible for the discharge today of nine men from the Western Union J. J. Osterhaus, | charging short meas- | CLUB RAISES | rf R. C. FUND _lcupying the front lines. Maj. Gen. Menoher is shown in this news picture leaving a communica- tion trench after an inspection o the front tresiches. ‘He is®.accompanied by eld officers of a division now oc. | chair” ¢ nored, and that the farmers | object to having “swivel scientists fix the grades. Telegraph company here. The men have been in the employ. of the com: pany for from one to ten years, said J. S. Johnson. local organizer for the telegraphers’ union. : \ mately 20 miles. The line at which. the- German infantry is again being thrown extends from the district north of Albert, northeast of Amiens, to the _ Avre river, southwest of the.’ city. Nearly all this front is held by the British, whose line links up with. the French at the river Luce, about three miles north of the Avre. BLOW WAS INEVITABLE: It has been regarded as almost ‘inevitable that the Germans would again strike here, as the advance of their right flank, ‘in the Amiens region was stopped ‘short by the strong resistanve.at | Albert, lagging far behind: their left, which was pushed at Castel to within a short distance.of the Paris-Amiens railway. A fur- ther driving in of the wedge south of Amiens was thus vir- | tually impossible, unless the line to the north could also be ad- | vanced. | The attack here, furthermore, represents a continuation of the ‘persistent German effort to push in between the French and the British by striking heavy blows at their point of junction. | ALLIES HAVE WARNING \ The comparatively - narrow |field in which the enemy could jattack with a reasonable per- centage of profit to himself ‘has give nthe allies warning, which was so strong a factor. in the early German success and doubt- less has led to the massing. of strong Anglo-French forces. at the point where the Germans are now striking. (Continued on Page Three.)