The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 29, 1918, Page 1

» MORE. BOYS OFF FOR THE WARS Left for’ Camp Dodge This Afternoon . EXT MOVEMENT MAY 11 ; arleigh to Entrain 16 Men for Fort Logan, Denver, Colo. —Schedules Bismarck was called upon today to eed on their way 29 more select ser- dyice soldiers bound tor Camp Dodge, enter'training in Uncle ‘Sam's na- Honal army. Of this number but 17 clually departed from Bismarck. The maining dozen went from Iowa, Wis- sin, Arizona, Washington, Ken- icky, Utah, ‘Minnesotaand Illinois. ‘hey: are, however, men who are cred- ted to Burleigh county's quota in the present draft. The local young men reported 'to| the Burleigh county draft board this morning. Arthur H. Campbell of Bis- marck' was appointed’ to take charge of the party, and Joseph Boehm of Bismarck .was made squad leader. | The Burleigh county chapter of the Red Cross -presented each select ser-; vice soldier with a comfort kit, and after a. good dinner they lined up at the federal building; where they were photographed by Holmboe, and then, escorted by the’ Bismarck “Home “guard, .they ‘marched. to _ the Northern’ Pacific -station, where (the greater part iof the ‘city had assembled to see them: off. Train No. 8 bad:picked’ up:27 Mor- ton county men at Mandan,‘and in ad- dition: ‘to ‘the ‘Burleigh county con- tingent will carry 18 men each from riggs and, Kidder. . Other: Slope :se- ‘ects, 10 tro:a Golden : Valley, seven yitrom Billings, 22 from Stark, 17 from unh; 10.from Mercer, five from. Oli- ‘wer, 12 from: Hettinger: and 13. from Grant, will go through. vening on No. 2; : Burleigh. county’s next troop move- ‘ment will come May 11, when 16,men will be ‘entrained here for-Fort Logan, nver Colo. .Thesé mén: will. ‘be tried on No. 2, which will pick ud Golden Valley men, four from Bill- 68, 12 from Stark; seven from Hey t‘nger, 8 from Grant; 9 from Dunn, 6 from (Mercer and: 15°from Morton, the , Burleigh county contingent complet- ing the.train’s quota of: 83.. Oliver, Kidder, Benson, Sheridan,’ Stutsman, » Griggs, LaMoure, Ransom ‘and Cass “counties wil send 117 men over the Northern Pacific on May 11, and.on e same date Burke, McLean, Ward, ells, Foster, Barnes, Logan, Mc-In- sh and Sargent will sénd 104 men er the Soo. The biggest consign- ment will be 252 men moved May 10 ‘and 11 over the Great Northern from ‘McKenzie, Williams, Mountrail, Ren- "ville, McHenry, Eddy, Steele, Botti-| ‘oneau, Pierce, Rolette, Towner, Ram- sey, Nelson, Richland, Cavalier, Pem- bina, Walsh, Grand Yorks and Trail) coundes. May 10 Bowman, Slope, | dams, Sioux, Emmons’ and Dickey | ounties will send 35- men over the} it. Paul, and Divide county will move s 10 men as a single unit over abe jo on May 10. Today’s Select Soldier Quota. Archie Baker, Dolliver, Ia. Adolph Buege, Tendoy, Idaho. aya Carl H. Carlson, Bismarck. 4)) Linus Heidt, Bismarck... | | George F. Eird,. Bismarck. | |, Roy E. Martin, Sterling. i Arthur H. Campbell, Bismarck, in| tharge. - | | Hjalmer Nelson, Bismarck: | Jaines B. Galvin, Dickinson. James H. Rhud, Bismarck. Joseph Boehm,’ ‘Bismarck, squad | der. : John Day, Mapleton, Ia. Walter J. Thompson, Bismarck. Lee R. ‘Turner, McKenzie. . pereta, Ss. Atkinson, Grass Creek, mheodore J. Jonas, Bismarck, ul .Sweeney, . entrained for Mc: ean county.. rained by Boards of Transfer, Ac- count: this ‘Couni! ic G. Ostbon, Sioux City, Ta. ‘arl V,. Blumquist, Superior, Wis. Fred J. Wright, Tombstone, ‘Ariz. James A. Bennett, Seattle, “Wash. Isaac D. Wiggins, Beech Grove, Ky. py onmeened Azarian, Bingham’ Can- ‘Lewellyn C. ‘Shurson, Morris, Ill. - ‘arl ©. Alm, Minneapolis, Minn. John Scramstad, Minneapolis, Minn. latthew Marcotte, St. Paul, Minn. nnie C. Wiggins,; Beech Grove, evi B Owens, Minneapolis, Minn. rge Garikas, Milwaukee, Wis. | “THREE MORE GUNS READY TO BOMBARD FRENCH CAPTURE Amsterdam, April 29.— - Three new long range Ger- man guns made at Duffel- dorf tor the bombardment Ms of Paris, according to the | correspondent at Maastricht of:Lef Vouveles, passed thru Belgium last Friday in the E bam venteen Select Service Men pI IRELAND SEEMS A BIT IMPROVED St. Paul, April 29.—The | condition of Archbishop 1 i John Ireland of St. Paul, was still critical today, but it was’ stated at his home that he had passed a restful | night, and was “a bit im- proved.” ! | | FRENCH ARIY PAYS TRIBUTE TO AMERICANS United States Soldiers to Num- ber of 122 Decorated for Their Bravery AUDACITY AND FINE SPIRIT French General in Making Awards Comments on Fine . Showing Boys Made (By Associated Press) * With the American Army in France, Sunday, ‘April 28.—The French army today paid a historic tribute to the United States when 122 soldier sons or Massachusetts were decorated with the war cross for bravery. The cere- mony was held a short distance from the front line trenches. One ‘hundred seventeen men from the 104th Mass. regimeht who bore the brunt of the.German attack in the..Apremont front on April +12 -re- diers who ‘participated in Aghting | around -Soissons, Here.and there in the line of heroes were spaces representing Americans who were killed or wounded ‘seriously. French ‘General's The French general in ‘conferring the-decoration, said of the regimen! “It showed the greatest gudacity and a fine spirit of sacrifice... Sub: ‘fected. to-ivery. violent ‘bombardment. ttackby ‘large’ German “forces; it succeeded In checking the danger. ous advance, atid ‘took at: the ‘point of the bayonet in a most vigorous way somé . prisoners: and demdlished trenches from’ which it had - fallen back at the first assault.” The general commanding the Amer- ican forces: shook hands. with and spoke words of encouragement to each of the men decorated, saying it was the proudest moment of his life to be the.commander of men who had done such service to his country GERMANS OPEN NEW PHASE IN FLANDERS DRIVE Apparently Crucial Test of Allied Holding Power in This Area Is at Hand BOMBARDING HAS BEGUN Enemy Striking With Great Fury at Voormeceele for Last Few Days (By Associated Press) The Germans today began what seems tobe another assault on the British positions on the Kemmel front southwest of Ypres, opening a new phase of the great drive in Flan- ders. Apparently the crucial test of the alli¢d holding power in this area is at hand. The — preliminary | bombardment, started in the early morning, took in a 10 mile front from Meteren, west of ‘Bailleul, to Vormeceele, two miles south of Ypres... Infantry at- tacks in this area developed shortly afterwards, and the battle appears to have been on in earnest when Field Marshal Haig’s report was issued in London at noon. Striking with Great Fury The enemy has been strikivg with great fury at Voormeceele for the last two or three days, evidently hoping to drive in behind Ypres and break up the order of the British from the further portions of the Ypres salient, which they have been evacuatiny. General Arnin has successfully been held off from this southern bulwark of this salient. Further attacks in the Voormeceele sector may accompany the delivery of today's blow, but the greatest force of this thrust sems likely to manifest itself in the vicinity of Locre. The French, who are holding the line at Locre, fortified themselves late last week by clinging to this village, al- though more than once driven out by savage thrusts. Another attack which was launched yesterday afternoon was promptly repulsed. To Mask Real Purpose Probably to mask. their real pur- pose the. Germans bombarded the direction of France. © southern’ portion of the Lys battle- (Continued ‘on Pag Three.) ceived five medals, as did other. sol-) GERMANY WOULD TRADE SICK MEN FOR ABLE ONES Declares Invasion of Petrograd Will Follow Refusal to Re- lease Prisoners BIG COMMISSION TO RUSSIA Delegation of 115 Members to Present New Hunnish De- mands to Bolsheviks Washington, D, ©., April .29.—Ger- {many has demanded of Russia an ex- |change of prisoners and has threat- Jened to take Petrograd unless the Pussian government agrees to the terms advanced, the state department here has learned. The German demand as_ outlined calls for the immediate release of all German prisoners, who are in good: health, that those who are ill shall remain in Russia under the care of neutral physicians, and that the Ger- mans on their side will release only those Russian prisoners who are ‘ill or are incapacitated. The German government, the state department's dispatches said, is send- ing a commission of 115 members to present the German demands. WAR PRISONERS © PLAN SOCIAL REVOLUTION All Nationalities of Cential En- pires Represented at: Mos- cow: Conference. T0 REPLY TO HUN DEMANDS Moscow, Saturday, : April: 27\—(By the Associated Press).+-A congress of war prisoners representing all nation- alities of the central: empires has been in session here for the last few days. There are several hundred members, all internationalists, whose aim is for a social revolution in wesv- ern Europe and for the establish ment of a Soviet republic. No reply has: been made to the | German government's demand sent by ‘wireless concerning the status of war prisoners. The German note said in- formation had been received that war prisoners in Serbia were forming rev- clutionary committees and stripping their officers or ranks that prisoners’ committees at Omsk had decided to seize the Trans-Serbian railway sta- tion to prevent the return of prisoners to Germany and that similar measures would be undertaken by the confer- ence of war prisoners at Moscow. Q 22 KILLED IN ACTION LISTED Washington, D.C., April 29.—Two cas- ualty lists given out today by the war de- . partment contained 156 names. The kill- ed in action number- ed 22. Ten officers || were named. %. HUNS VIOLATE TREATY: FIRE | ONRUSS SHIPS Further Complications Result From Bombardment by .Ger- man-Finn Battery NO WORD OF REVOLUTION Story That Bolshevik Govern- ment Has Been Rejected by People: Unconfirmed _-Washington, D. C.,, April 29.—A. Fin- nish” shore sbattery : in command: of German commanders opened fire-on fors, for Kronstadt, the state ‘depart- ment was, informed today--in “diplo- matic dispatches. , This was held to be which ‘stated’ the vessels should move | unmolested. Still Uninformed. The state departmen ttoday .was stil. without’ information concerning events in Russia, where it has. been. reported there was, a -counterrevonr tion and>that Grand Duke Alexis Nik- olaievitch ‘had been proclaimed, em- | peror, A ‘dispatch from’ Ambassador | Francis at’ Volgda received Saturday made no! mention of the reports. TREATY, DENOUNCED. London, Eng., April 29.—The new- est Russian government in Petrograd, according to the Aftonblad of Copen- hagen, says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch, has denounced the Brest- Litovsk treaty with Germany. It calls for a new treaty with Esthonia under Russian rule. ARMISTICE DENIED London, .Eng., April 29.—The Fin- nish Red Guard leaders headed by the premier Sunday noon asked the White. Guard or government troops for an armistice, according to an offi- cial announcement made at Vasa and transmitted by the Copenhagen cor- respondent of the Exchange Telegraph company. The White Guards refused the offer. The Germans and White Guards are closing in on Viborg on three sides. 145-Russian ships which’ left Helsing-| | a Violation of ‘the Brest-Litov’ treaty |. From Ship 1250 Americans Saved Torpedoed Sunday by Hun U-Boat Fifty-seven Y. M. C. A. War-Workers Among Party Rescued by Life-boats and Landed at British Ports, All Safe and Well—Periscope of Submarine Sighted Vessel. Following Sinking of London, April 29.—A party of 57 American army Young Men's Christian associ in London last ight. on workers, under Arthur E. Hungerford, arrived ‘The ship on which they sailed was torpedoed yesterday morning and sank within ten minutes. All the passengers and all but three of the crew were saved. The passengers were picked up in Mieonls and landed at British ports. LIBERTY DAY DISAPPOINTED LOAN WORKERS Subscriptions Estimated at Less Than .$200,000,000 in Holiday Drive WELL OVER TWO: BILLION Washington, D. C., April 29.—Liber- ty, loan subscriptions received . last Friday, Liberty day, were estimated ‘|today at less than $200,000,000, ‘and the treasury in a statement describes this ‘figure as disappointing. ‘A’ .few new reports today raised the total of-the loan atthe opening of the last: week in the campaign to $2,225,943,450. The present’ number of individual subscribers is 9,500,000. TWO DAKOTANS AT WORK IN SAME “Y” Rev. Bruce Jackson and Former Supt. Bond United M. J. Connolly, publisher of the New; England Herald and the Amidon Times, while in Bismarck attending the editorial conference last week re- ceived from his old friend, H. H. Bond, former county superintendent of schools in Slope county, a letter ad- vising that he is now engaged in Y. M. C. A. work in England, in charge of the athletic division in a large new Y. project in which Rev. Bruce Jack- son, former. pastor of the First Bap- tist church of Bismarck, is engaged as religious work secretary. The two North Dakotans knew one another here at home, and they are pleased over their good fortune in being as- signed to the same building on the other side of the water. BIG AMERICAN LINER ST. PAUL AFTER SHE IS MYSTERIOUSLY SUNK IN NEW YORK HARBOR Tne Americans are all safe and well. The number of Americans on board was about Destroyers were sent immediately to the rescue and all the lifeboats were picked up within half an hour. The vessel was struck amidship while proceeding at about 10 knots, under the protection of a number of destroyers. There was an immediate heavy list, and three min- utes later the boilers blew up, extin- glishing the lights all over the shin. The submarine was not seen at the time the vessel was torpedoed, but several survivors told a story of 4 periscope appearing for a moment in the midst of the lifeboats. “It was said the periscope was:seen from nearby torpedo boat destroyers, which did not fire for fear of hitting the lifeboats,” said Rev. Charles Vick- ery of Salina, Kan. “While the life- boats were being picked up one Amer- ican and one British destroyer pa- trolled the ‘spot, dropping several ‘depth charges.” WAS THE S. S. ORISSA New York, April 29—The vessel which was sunk in English waters while carrying 57 Y. M. C..A. work- ers, was the British steel steamship Orissa of 5,400 tons gross it was learned here today. She left an Amer- ican. Atlantic port April 12. BUCK ADMITS SHOOTING OF MINOT POLICE | Magic City Man Con Confesses Mur- der of Two Officials— Implicates Pal Minot, N. D., April 29.—Arthur ‘Buck, one of four held in connection with the shooting of officers DeVaney and Gowin on Friday, confessed to- day to State’s Attorney Herigstad and Chief Dougherty that he did the shoot- ing. Bullets found in the bodies of the two officers were of the same caliber as Buck’s gun. Buck’s con- fession implicates C, M. Ticknor, held on a burglary charge. Buck is a local man. The funeral of DeVaney was held this morning and that of Gowin | this afternoon. This photograph shows the big American liner St. Paul after she toppled over from a mysterious cause, just as she was nosing into Pier 61 at New York. Federal agents are investigating. One charge is that German agents opened the seacocks. The water here is 40 feet deep and the side of the big liner can be seen above the water line in the center of the picture. “The gangplank was just being rigged when the ship suddenly gave a lurch and went-over to an angle of 45 degrees,” said a member of the naval gun crew. “Everything loose began sliding into the water and the men began pouring outside, junmping into the lighter and tugs along- side, onto'the dock, and into the water. Just then both masts snapped off short with a crash. Then she settled down into the mud: River craft sapidly aa ape the men in the water.” SAMMIES TAKE: - UPPOSITIONS FACING ENEMY Our Boys Will will Stand Shock of Next. Great Drive by: Teutonic Hosts KEEPING THEM OCCUPIED Germans Shelling Sector at Tau! —British Retake Town— Kaiserites Lose With the American Forces in North- ern France, Sunday April 28.—(By the, Associated _Press.)—American troops have taken up positions on.the Fren¢hi’ battlefield. Under French’ command, in which all ranks has supreme cdff® fidence, the Americans fare the enemy on the line barring the Germans frog, Paris and Amiens, where they: havé been a certain number of days. The American Lines. . \ The American lines generally. are. about 200 to 400 yards apart, and the high ground is about evenly divided. It should be understood that this sec-' tor is not especially active in compar son with. others to the north although it is more active than those the Amer- icans previously occupied. The artil- lery fire is heavy and intermittent, the German shells whizzing over the line: into town in certain rear areas.’ The march from the bilet bases. to the trenches was especially , impres- sive. At one place the tune must, “haye reached.the German line, so ¢lose was. the band, the gun flashes. being .ré- flected on the instruments. The, cons stant roar of, the artillery: was definite as the Americans. as if;,marching, on: parade disappeared. down the: road. Announcement that American troops had entered the line in Picardy, east af Amiens was made by, the Paris ‘war office last - Wednesday night. ei Germans that day attacked the -Brit- ish and Americans along. a;lengthy front from’ north of the Somme,to be- Parle’ dlepatch Thursday; aris’ dispatc! ursday. nounced that more than 100 sranaited Americans had reached Paris pitals from the battle.front.. |: MORE ARTILLERY. ACTIVITY . With the American Army in France, Sunday, April 28.—(By the Associated Press.) —There was increased artillery activity on the Toul sector today, At dawn the Germans began a heavy bar- rage against part of our lines. This was accompanied by intermittent ma- chine-gun and rifle fire. The enemy's activity is taken to mean that:he is striving to keep the Americans busy so that cannot be sent north. BRITISH RETAKE TOWN. | London, Eng., ‘April 29.—The post Sestubert, north of Givenchy, taken.by the Germans last week, was rectptur- ed by the British last night, the war office announced today. More than ‘50 prisoners were taken here, and other prisoners and four machine- guns were brought in as a result of the raiding operations in sectors far- ther south. : e we GERMANS FAIL TO ADVANCE Paris, April 29.—The Germans, made iseveral attempts. last night to ad- | vance on French positions in. Hangard | wood on the front before Amiens, but were checked by the French fire, the’ | war office announces. FOURTH GERMAN “ARINY IN HEAVY “DRIVE ON YPRES | Prisoners Captor by British Admit Famous Salient Is Objective Point | With the British Army in France, | By the Associated Press)—April, 29. —The fourth German army ‘his morn- jing heavily attacked the Britisa. m Flanders.. Prisoners captured - have admitted that the German intention.{s to capture Ypres. Severe fighting. is reported in both the British and French area. The attack extends over ja front of about 15 miles. . The Bey |gians on the Ypres front also are re+ ported to have been attacked. BRITISH SEND UP S..0. S, ~ London, . April. 29.—The Britisn troops around Ypres several times ft. er dawn this morning sent up S. 0..8. signals for artillery. support, . tele- graphs the Reuter’s correspondent at headquarters in France. - Although 20 definite report of an infantry attack in this region has yet been received, the correspondent adds that the: tre- mendous German bombardment-peints to the certainty of @ German atone to advance. INTENSE BOMBARDMENT. q London, Eng.,: to: Reuter’s: Ottawa Agency, April .29—An intense ,bom- bardment from artillery . concentra- tion from La Bassee to -south. ,. of Houtholst forest and from “Vimy: to Lens is under. way..