The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 6, 1918, Page 1

THE WEATHER GENERALLY FAIR THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NO. 119. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1918. _ PRICE FIVE, CENTS. HUNS PLAN TO ATTACK ALL FRON N. D; BOARDS APPEAL 10 SISTER STATES TO STOCK UP NOW WITH QUR COAL AND AVOID SHORTAGE Governor Lynn J. Frazier on Behalf State Council and Railway Commissioners Address Letter to Commercial Clubs: LUCK DESERTS GERMAN CAUSE |* ON THE NORTH Commanders Working. Desper- perately to Whip Forces Into Shape Thwarted COUNTER ATTACK HARRASS \ Situation Made Doubly Difficult for Disorgariizéd; Discour- aged - Eegfons With the British Army..in. France, Sunday, May 5.—Lueksseemsé:-to- be going against-the.Germans. along the crucial northern-dattlefront. Sunday still found the Prussian commanders. working desperately to whip their or- ganizations into shape for a renewal] of the delayed offensive, while the aF. lied forces, aided by. the weather, con- tinued counter ‘operations, which are mest disconcerting to-an enemy play- ing against-time:, 2»... It was quite; apparent the Germans intended another assault; in: Flanders yesterday morning, ‘but»the operation was upset by.a combination of events. They were the allied operations and a heavy rain, which converted the ground into mud flats over which it was difficult to move either infantry or artillery. There was also confu- sion arising from wholesale reljefs and the arrival of strange troops in the German area. The allied artillery has been maintaining an incessant pom. bardment of enemy territorv. and Fri- day night the British and French gun: ners played havoc with the German preparations. The allied troops also have been carrying out local opera- tions, which improved their lines and upset enemy schemes. Yesterday the allies occupied a large number of important position at yarious points:.along a ‘front of 4,000 yards west of Kemmel. NOTHING DOING — FOR PRAGE Is BRITONS’ REPLY Emissary; of Kaiser, Reported in London; Has Received No Satisfaction — STATEMENT IN COMMONS London, May 6.—Ger- many’s peace emissary,’ ac- cording to the Daily Mail, has been busily working here but has made no prog- ress on any direction. There is reason to believe, it says, that the German agent, who has been: reported to be a Dutch financier, returns to Germany to report that there is nothing doing. | retary Balfour told’ the house of com- mons today that nd peace, offers had 6—Foreign Sec- London, -Eng:, M been made recently, by the enemy. ‘He afided: “There, ts 1d represen- tative of a neutray ration fn‘ this coun- try who hasmadetentative: or’ in- formal ‘suggestions of -peseb negotia- tions.”' * mi a. A Central News dispatch from the Hague says the ~utch intermediary is reported to be Jonkherr Colyn, for- mer mjnister of war. Jonkherf Colyn went: to’. England last week at the head of a mission, whose! purpose was said to be to ex- plain to the British the difficulties caused, by the German demands on Holland, concerning the~transfer of German, materials across Dutch ter- ritory, to Belgium: * ~ °° MINIMUM. OF | $25. A. MONTH | - FOR VETERANS | ? 2 Washington, D. C., May Sherwood bill, granting a minimum pension of. $25 per month to Civil war veterans,was passed by the house to- day and now goes to the senate. BRITISH WITHDRAW FORCES FROM TOWN TO WEST OF JORDAN London, Eng., May 6.—The British have withdrawn their forces from Es Salt, west of Jordan, in Palestine, the war office’ announces. Nearly 1,000 Germans and Turks, and 29 machine guns have -been captured in the last few days. ( : MERGER OF CUMBERLAND AND OLD PRESBYTERIAN ‘CHURCH HELD AS VALID Washington, D. C., May 6.—Merger in 1906 of the Cumberland Presbyter- jann_ church with the Presbyteria church and the consolfdation of their | HAS ADVANCED. |Sec advanced their line in a minof | Almost without exception references 6.—The; Y SIXKILLEDIN | ACTION REPORT | Washington, D. C., May 6.—The cas- ualty list contains 85 names, divided as follows: Killed in action, 6; died of wounds, 3;.dled of accident, 2; died of disease, »; died of other causes, 1; wounded severely, 4; wound- ed slightly, 48; missing in action, 15. Among the officers wounded severe- ly is Lieut. Clifford Robert Livingston, Merrill, Wis. The list also included: Died of disease: Private Lester Dewey Erskine, Jacksonport, Wis. Wounded slightly: Private Frank J. Kesseler, Mahnomen, Minn. The remainder of;today’s list is com. posed mainly of New England names., BRITISH LINE ON LONG FRONT Good Gains Reported Between the Somme and Ancre Rivers by Marshal Haig. MANY GERMAN.PRISONERS Captives Taken, in. Some In- stances Without Loss of Single Briton London, Eng., May 6.—The British line has been advanced on a consider- able front between the Somme and Ancre rivers, west-southwest of Mor- lancourt, says fhe. official statement from Field Marshal Haig’s headquar- ters today. 2 <4 The British positions in the -neigh- borhood of Locon and the Lawe rivers on the southern Teg of the Lys sali- ent in Flanders have been improved as the redult of local fighting. . Gain West of Locon The British also made an advance of 600 yards along the front of 1,000 yards northwest of Locon, thereby gaining. a number of position® which had ‘been contested many days. This morning the Germans tried to. regain some ofthe positions, but were re- pulsed. An. enemy attack yesterday morning in'the Locre area, under ‘cov- ar, of heavy. Darrage ‘Mien lte. was North ¥, aN On: the southern: part of the. front the British last: night near Sailly-te- opération without casualties. ° The German prisoners in all these local operations make a considerablé total. The spirit of the allied troops’ re- mained at the highest pitch. They know that every day's delay is in itself a victory for them. Each 24 hours that slips by makes America loom larger on the horizon end brings the much needed oversea troops near the. battle line. The Tommies and Poilus are fight- ing gallantly and dying willingly be- cause they know their sacrifice will not ‘be ‘in vain, since the United States will insure victory a little later. Interesting comments by German civilians have been furnished from an enemy mail bag captured by the Brit- ish on a section of the Flanders front. are ‘made in letters to the stoppage of leave and parcel. post from the front. The tone’is resigned rather than recalcitrant. One letter from Berlin dated April 25, said. “Peace does not seem to be com- ing along as we fondly hoped. All this in the west is too wicked for anything, Four. years of it now and no sign of the end. We hope every day it will come to a decision, and the British will: be driven into the North sea, but they stand firm.” HOUSETOMAKE INVESTIGATION. OF WAR PLANTS Careful Inquiry to Be Directed Into Ordnance and Avia- tion Work Washington, May 6.—In taking ‘up a redraft of the army appropriations bill carrying $15,000,000,000 to pro- vide for 3,000,000 men during the com- ing year, the house committee indi cated an intention of making a care- ful investigation of ordnance and avia- tion work. John Ryan, newly appointed head of the aircraft production, and oth- ers connected with the airplane works were called to testify, and Sec retary Baker assured the committee that wat department witnesses would be ready to furnish all the inforina: tion the committee desired. f16 VESSELS LAUNCHED IN PAST WEEK o ‘Washington, D. C., May 6.—Ten steel ships of 57,695 tons and six wooden ships of 21,500 tons were launched by American yards in the week end- ing May. 5, the shipping board an- nounced today. Twelve steel ships of ? church property was declared valid today by the supreme court. 80,180 tons were delivered to the board complete in the period. Calling attention to the fact that a coal shortage next winter is inevitable and that unless the lignite mines of North Dakota are enavied to maintain their production at full capacity throughout the summer months, not only Minnesota and South Dakota may repeat their unpleasant experience of Jast winter, but that the fuel famine may extend to North Dakota, the state railway commission and the state council of defense, with the collabora- tion of the Bismarck Commercial clun, have addressed to every commercial organization in Minnesota and South Dakota letters calling attention to the importance of stocking up with coal now. “Immediate action must be tak- en if this North Dakota product is made, available in time to: pfovide against the winter demand,” says the letter, in referring tothe almost un- limited ‘supply of lignite which this state can furnish. “Eleven large mines in thig,state have-a daily ca- pacity of 5,700 tons or 1,784,100. tons per annum. ‘Last year the production was approximately half that capacity. Expert operators gssure us that if they could ‘enlarge their market to include parts of Minnesota and South Dakota, they can produce the normat maximum by running to capacity all summer, and thus be in a position to double their output before winter. Tae result would be an increase of 2,568,- 290 tons available for winter use. “FILL YOUR COAL BIN‘ WITH) ‘NORTH DAKOTA COAL AT ONCE.” The letter is signed by Gov. Frazier on behalf of the defense council. Other parts of the letter follow: Coal Shortage Inevitable. “Consumers in (Minnesota will. suf- fer serious shortage of coal next win- ter unless they begin to fill their bins gt onceand continue to- accumulate their winter buighly during the sum- mer,” ' Fuél rei Pub, No. 21. North Dakota’ Coal -Will: Prevent oa Crisis. sn A’ coal shortage: {s inevitable next winter.*: North Dakota native coal is available to meet this contingency and this letter ig to advise your commer- cial orgenization of the readiness of to dd {ts utmost by placing the six hindted jon tons of our native coa: at the ready disposal of surrounding states.’ Production experts advise that a conservative estimate will leave a national net shortage of fifty mil-| lion tons, or HALF A TON FOR EV- ERY MAN, ‘WOMAN AND CHILD IN AMERICA, Now, North Dakota can provide a: c@nsidetable:portion of this net’ shortage. “If her mines can be kept running throughout: the present summer and.a corresponding increase of her winter output realized, parts of South Dakota and Minnesota, as! well as North Dakota itself can be easily provided with adequate winter fuel. This North Dakota coal is smoke- less, sootless, ashes like anthracite with no waste, everything burns. The iMunicipal’ Light plant’ at Moorhead uses 85 per cent of North Dakota coal with 15 per cent of dock screen- ings with entire satisfaction. The Hughes Electric Co, at Bismarck oper ates its central heat and light plant with ‘North Dakota coal exclusively and has-done so for many years. It is true that stokers, unaccustomed. to firing this coal, will probably need to use some portion of bituminous until ; with your co-oparation: they learn the firing methods neces- sary for the North.Dakota product. We feel that in offering this coal witn- in readily available territory, we are anticipating a contingency of which all of us are fully advised. The ‘state railroad. commission of North Dakota, the council of defense, the coal opera. tors and coal miners join in this prof- fer and will do. their utmost to pre- vent the threatened heatless (ey. To do this we need your coopera tion. The railroads are being asked to make rates which will, allow it to move into ‘Minnesota and south Da- kota. The director.: general: of rail- ‘roads and the fuel administration are also being asked to,cooperate, in ef- fecting this purpose. The state raii road commissions of ‘Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota are request. ing the carriers “to”establish reason. able rates on our coal. We hope that you will at once write the traffic of- ficer of the’ railroad serying your community asking him to establish low rates on coal from. North Dakota mines. May we sigeest that you write your state raflzoad commission that you are;«with them in their ‘ef- fort to’ adjust these rates. We sug- gest also that you urge your state fuel administrator and the ‘director general of railroads at Washington to assist. If our mines are tobe per- mitted to serve you, these ‘freight rates must be established in the near future. The necessity for your sup- port NOW is apparent “if the relief is to be afforded this winter. Will you not advise: me by return mail as to what you are willing to do? I am, sure you will realize the importance of taking every step at once. Yours for comfortablé homes, busy factories and a discomfitted kaiser. LYNN J. FRAZIER, Governor. Chairman, N. D. Counoil of , Defense, J. H. Calderhead, © Secretary, N) D. Railway Com. ° GEO. N. KENISTON, Secretary Bigmarck ~Commer- cial Club... Bismarck, N. D., May 1, 19182 Secretaries Asked, to Act. * faa ‘May ‘1, “191. To the Secretary: This letter 1s.to request your per-! sonal attention’ to the contents: of the enclosed letter. ; I -have taken ‘some liberty in: pre: senting so important a matter ina (Continued on Page Four:) oOo oe oo Oo Oe LONG CAREER IN winter home here. Mrs. Palmer had been ill for so died last night. here tomorrow. The body will be tak Mrs. Potter Palmer was one of position in Chicago in. 1893. she was particularly successful. SUCCEEDS STONE AS U. 8S. SENATOR X.P.VILPLEY X. P. Wilfley is the new United States senator from Missouri, named by Governor Gardner to succeed the late Senator William Joe! Stone, r) = | Japanese Deny That They Are Fortifying Vladivostok Moscow, Sunday, April 28. — Official denial has been made by Japanese con- sul Uyeda to the Russian foreign office of rumors that the Japanese are plac- ing machine guns at Vladi- vostok and are arranging to increase their forces there. HUN AVIATORS TOMAKEDRIVE ON ALLIES AND ITALY AT ONCE Coming of Strong Push on Ital- ian Section Heralded Offi- - cially at Vienna AMERICANS KEPT BUSY USE TRICKS TO BEAT SAMMIES Sail Up Planes Disguised to Look Like Allies’ Machines to Get Shot * SOCIALISTS FINANCEI. W. W. DEFENSE Editor of Publications Ad- mits National Red Party Is Putting Up Funds *. Chicago, Ill, May 6.—Benjamin Schrager, editor of publications is- sued by the I. W. W., and a defend- ant at the trial of 112 leaders of the */YANKEES DO QUICK WORK Boys in the Air and Going Hard Within Five Minutes After Alarm Comes ‘With the American Army in France, Friday, May 3—German aviators are now resorting ‘to unsportamaniike tricks in an endeavor to outwit the American fliers. The trickiness of the German soldiers afoot is emulated by American aviators, who aré mark- MRS POTTER PALMER IS D PUBLIC society to become actively interestea in public affairs. fn agitation in favor of woman's suffrage. Perhaps the most notable achievement of her public career was as chairman of thé board of women managers of the World's: Columbian Ex: . She went to Europe and remained for near ly a year, working to interest foreign countries in ‘the enterprise. In this organization, for violation of the es- pionage act, announced today that an agreement had been entered into with the National Socialist party whereby that body is raising defense funds for} or fear of attackin the I. W. W, “The socialists now are providing funds to aid in ‘our defense,” said | maneuy ‘Schrager, who is one of the chief ad- visers-of William D. Haywood, general | 4, secretary-treasurer, i “It is realized,” he contained. defeat by the I. W. W. in’ this ci ist party and then:. similar against some of, the labor, unions.” NATIONAL ARMY MAN LOSES IN EFFCRT TO BALK. WAR. -PROGRAM Washington, ‘D. 'C.,- May 6.—Federat | ceedings brought by “Robert Cox of Missouri, a member of the: nationat ‘army,’ to prevent his béing sent to , Were sustained “today .by the HD France, 1 supreme court. oy oo oo oe ee me time. en to Chicago for burial, the first prominent women interested in She was a pioneer BAKER AND PERSHING ON FLAT CAR STUDYING MAP This photograph shows General Pershing (left) and, next to him, Secretary Baker, seated on top of a flat car with other American officers, studying the map on an engineering project at an American transportation center in France. The picture was snapped during Baker’s recent inspec- tion of the American forces abroad. “that ase would mean. almost, immediate action by’ the government against. the. sqcial- action LIFE ENDS Sarasota, Fla. May 6.—Mrs. Potter Palmer of Chicago is dead at her 3 Several days ago her fam: iny. was summoned. and medical specialists came here from the north. She leaving ing their machines ‘as much like allied machines as possible. The game of. the German airman is to play around, get in a shot if he can, and then run. American filers, ge a probable friend, must get up close to an’ enemy machine, usually after considerable ering before opening a fight. ° Here is what happens at an aero- rome ‘to which the Americans are at- tached, when an alarm comes in: The telephone bel) rings, at the hangar, and the location of the enemy is re- peated in a. loud voice by the: sar- geants. A number of young Ameri- cans, overalled, helmeted and. booted, swing into their machines, the pro- pellers are turned,,and-one after an- other the machines dash across the field, They take the air, quickly and |in less than ‘five minutes’ ‘from, the tinie the bell-rings:the Americans look like mosquitoes in’ the “sky. Ambassadors Are =’. “Silent on Demand For Withdrawal No .Formal Statement From, Kither Francis or Noulans on ‘Reds’ Ultimatum (| ‘Moscow, sunday, April 28.—Bolshey-| iki demands that the American and} French consuls at Vladivostok be re-} called have brought no official state-} ment from Ambassador Francis and French Ambassador Noulens. The definite demands made by Foreign ‘Minister: Tchitcherin were coincident| with the arrival of Count Von Mir- bach, the German ambassador in Mos cow. NORTH DAKOTA DENTISTS WILL MEET ATFORKS Dr. S. B. Toney of Bismarck Among Prominent Clinicians at State Converition The thirteenth annual meeting and clinic of the North Dakota State Dental association will be heid in the auditorium at Grand Forks Tuesday and Wednesday, May 21 and 22, The announcement was made to- day by Dr. Albert Halenberg, Fargo, president of the association. Dr. Hallenberg also announced the official program. The clinic will be a big feature of the meeting. Officers of the associa- tion have secured Dr. George B. Wiu- ter, of the college of dentistry of the University of St. Louis, Mo., an ex- pert in extraction, whose average for extracting impacted third molars is one minute. The association is at- tempting to provide 100 difiuclt cases for Dr. Winter for the clinic. Dr. Boya Gardner, St. Lcuis, will assist Dr. Win. ter in taking X-ray pictures and diag- Nostic records. ‘Other clinicians will be Dr. Hei- man A. Maves, Minneapolis on im- pression taking; Dr. Philip R. Thom- as, Minneapolis, on the care of chil-/ dren’s teeth; Dr. A. M. Hardaway, Minot, root canal work; Dr. Ira Nichols, Mandan, nerve blocking; Dr. 8. B. Toney, Bismarck, crown bridge work; Dr. F. A. Bricker, Fargo, py- orrhea; Dr. G. J. Pattison, Fargo, | gold foil, and Dr. A. C. Putney, Far go, amalgam. The president's annual address is scheduled for 9 o'clock Tuesday morning and wil cover the part be ing played by the dental profession in| {the world war) | FRAZIER MAKES SPEECHES Governor Frazier left Sunday for Fargo and Valley City, where he wilt begin a series of speaking engage- ments which will probably occupy the | Germans. Germans attempted to occup, Germans Keep Our Boys Ra- gaged Northwest of Toul and at Luneville. (ASSOCIATED PRES.) Germany has ‘not yet taken up the ofensive in the west, and probably an- other effort against the allied army ta held in abeyance to be made’ ‘simul taneously with the heraided Austr Hungarfan drive against Italy. In preparation for further enemy attacks on the Flander ‘battle field, the British and French kevedeen improv: ing thelr positions {m “local: tions. The allied troops : -| between Locre and Drancourt have vanced their line 500 yards on @ front of 1,000 yards, gaining positions which strengthen the important’ section: o& the front between Schrepenberg’ and Montrouge. German counter attacks were repulsed with loss. Berlin re porting the same fighting, attempts to make out the attacks were made, ia large force. It says they were re pulsed, and that the French loat 300 prisoners. “ On the southern leg of the Lys sal- jert, which is one the Germans must attack if they wish to. connect this battlefield with the one in: Picardy by wiping out the Arras salient, the = mans have made no further attemp| to push back. the British. from gains at Hinges, early efforts ha’ failed. The artillery fire continu most intense on both legs of:.the salient and south of’ the Somme Picardy. ay See, The coming of.a strong push. Italian front: is heralded offic! trom Vienna, . which ‘panpuncy® fi Trentino front, where: the’néw attedk will probably come. .to..force, the Ital. ians from the Piave ling... x On: the American ‘fronts, Tol and Luneville: sector, ‘they een more busy than ,usdat:’ North ‘west of tormerly held. by the Americans; The | artillery fire broké upon’ the Gérmans, © but: further activity’ is- not: expected: - INVESTIGATION OF AIR “GRART” President Directs Quiz Demand: ed by Retiring Chair-. man Coffin TO PROTECT REPUTATIONS a Washington, D. C., May’6. —A department of justice investigation of, the charges of graft in aircraft produc-. tion made by: Gutzon Borg- lum, the sculptor, was: ‘or- dered tdday by President Wilson. Borglum’s charges of Pro- : German influence also, will’ be investigated. Demands for a criminal investigation was made recently in the senate. ; A billion dollar appropriation for aircraft production was askéd today of congress by the war department. This would add ta the $640,000,000 ap- Propriation already made and. ex- pended. €¢ 48 f Investigation by ‘the department of justice was askedof the president by Howard Coffin, formerly chairman of the aircraft board, who declared he requested it that the reputation of in- nocent men might not be ruined by charges that have been made. : At the same time the order for in- vestigation was announced, President Wilson’s correspondence with Gutzoa Borglum, the sculptor, who made ah investigation of the aircraft : produc- tion situation, was given out at the white house. It disclosed that the president last month advised Borglu he never considered him an offic! .| investigator, and practically disposed of his services. | SENATE PASSES ‘| BILL AIMED AT ' J. W. W. CROW DS: _ a Washington, D. C., May 6—The, bill declared frankly to be aimed: against he 1. W. W., outlawine organizations ich use or advocate. violénce to pring about “any governmental, social, industrial or economic change,” dur- ing the War, was passed today: by # senate after brief debate, and went t remainder of the week. the house.