The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 16, 1918, Page 1

o v ESD LAST EDITION. —_— THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. No. 128. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS, ONLY BIG GU S BUSY IN FLANDERS STATMENT SHOWS SUCCESS OF U. S. AIR CAMPAIGN GENERAL PERSHING WILL SOON } : . BE COMMANDING ALLIED UNITS: BRITISH AND F New Plan Will Rapidly Increase Size of American Fighting’ » Commands—Mix Raw Troops with Seasoned’ Veterans Many Yanks Received Cross For Exceptional GaHantry Washington, May 16.—General Per- shing probably will soon be com- manding French and British troops as : “the process of brigading American units with their allies on the western WRAVY BLOW front goes forward. It became known here today that whenever American troops predomin- ate in the brigaded divisions as the Process goes on, these divisions, un.| der present plans, will be turned over to General Pershing’s command. This plan would accomplish severa) things the military authorities con- sulting upon it regard as very desir: able. It would rapidly increase the sisze of the American fighting com: mand on the battle line; it would contribute tremendously to the spir- it of unity and concerted effort, and at the same time, instead of holding , . large numbers of American troops be- f hind the lines while training, woula surround them wit hseasoned veter- ans and under actual battle conditions school them to be rebrigaded later with fresh American troops coming to France. It was stated-officially here today that Foch commands the Italian troops in Italy as fully as he does the Ameri- can, British and French troops in France and Belgium. There has been no question that Foch commanded the Italian troops in France. ni It. was stated also that Italy, be. sides now sending troops to France in numbers equal to those being sent from the United States, now has on her fighting line a larger army more perfectly equipped than she had_be- fore the great Austriam.drive.. Thi may be explanatory of the apparent equanimity with which ‘the allied leaders face recurrent reports of a new drive on the Itallan front: The information that. the’ brigadea allied divisions in the. west; probably wilk-besplaced under the command of General Pershing, when’ the numbers x of American troops céntained in them * predominate, was taken” to*mean ‘that the same principle would _ operate ‘when the predominating numbers were “Prench or British. “°°! . ECOMMENDED FOR WAR CROSS. With the American Army in France, May 16—Major Robert B. Paddock of the signal corps has been recommena- » ed for the war cross. Recently under terrific fire he made an inspection of wire communications which was not expected of him because of his rank. He-discovered the wire cut by the en- emy and repaired it, being wounded in the leg while doing so. He is a native of Wyoming. Sergeant W. B. Connell of Pitts burgh, Pa., and Sergeant H. R. Webb. of Monroe, Utah, signa}, corps,;.have been awarded the war.cross for con- spicuous bravery in repairing wires under heavy shell and gas attack. Both are now in the, hospital. There was a German movement be- hind the German lines today, perhaps owing to heavy casualties inflicted by the American artillery. The air activities were above nor- mal, the weather being ideal. . The French brought down a German plane in flames early this morning, back of the American lines. Captain Kenneth Marr, of California. met a single enemy biplane north of Pont-A-Mousson. He maneuvered so +! as to get between the sun and the enemy and then attacked. The Ger- man took a dive and the American fol- lowed suit. Soon the enemy machine wobbled and fell to the earth, leaving | | a trail of smoke. Late in the day two lieutenants flying in the same field attacked four enemy planes. Their guns jammed, however, and they had to abandon the -fight. The Americans decorated with the war cross were Captain David Peterson of Honesdale, Pennsylvania; Captain Norman Hall, Lieutenant Charles Chapman, who is missing; iLeutenant Edward V. Rickenbacher, the former,automobile racer and Liew: tenant James Meissner. ig | all, $9: teat’ beat ahatzs’ RENCH UNDER HIM BIG AUSTRIAN BATTLESHIPIS ITALIAN PREY Vessel Torpedoed as It Lay in Pola Harbor Early Tues- day Morning 7 ENEMY Dreadnaught Was One of Larg- est Emperor Charles’ Navy Boasted, of Rome, May 16.—An Austrian battle ship was torpedoed by Italian naval vessels in Polé harbor -early Tuesday morning, it was officially announced today. The battleship was of the Vir- ibus Unitis type (20,000 ton vessel.) The Italian force worked its way in- to the Austrian naval base by dodg- ing the partol boats and searchlights of the defenders. While the naval operation was pro- gressing an Italian seaplane force en- gaged Austrian , battle planes above Pola. Two of the Austrians were brought down and several others were compelled to descend out of control. The. Italian machines all returned safely. One of: Austria's Largest. There are four Austrian battleships of this class, which comprise the lar- gest and most modern fighting vesse:s completed for the Austrian navy up to the time the European. war broke out. ‘ Sach battleship of the class dix place 29,000 tong, is.525 feet long over ‘ataignhe.” Their armament comprises 12-12 inch and-12x3x9 10 inche guns in the:main battery, with. 18 eleven pounders and various smaller guns,.and from 3 to 6 torpedo tubes. The complement or the battleship ranges from 962 to 988 men. All are heavy,armored and class- ed as dreadnaughts. They attain a speed of 28 knots 0 ntrial trips. TO IMMEDIATELY BUILD CONCRETE SHIPS FOR OIL New Vessels Will Be in Addition to Those for Which Con- tracts Are Let Washington, D. C., May 16.—Immed- iate construction of 14 concrete tank steamers for the fuel oil trade with a total capacity of 105,000 tons and of four concrete cargo vessels, with a total capacity of 12.500 tons, was de cided on today by the shipping board. The new vessels will be in addition to 18 concrete ships totalling 117,500 tons for which the contracts already have been let. Eight of the new ships will be built on the Pacific coast, ana theothers in Atlantic coast yards. OTIS. HEADS INDUSTRY BOARD. Washington, D. C., May 16.—Charles A. Otis, president of the Cleveland chamber of commerce, was appointed by the war industries board today to make’a survey of the industrial re- sources of the country. te * HARMONY TALK AMONG | | BAPTISTS AGAIN DENIED 1 Hot Springs, Ark., May 16. | | —President J. V. Gambrell of ! | the southern Baptist conver- ! | tion, today emphatically de- | | nied press reports that a qua- | lified representative of the | Southern Baptist association ! would confer with the North- {ern Baptist convention on ! unity of the two Baptist | bodies. FRAZIER ASKS FARGO WAR BOARD : TO PROVE HORST IS SPREADING ; SEDITIOUS PROPAGANDA IN STATE Fargo, N. D., May 16.—Governor Lynn J. Frazie! of North Dakota today call led on officers of the Fargo war organization to produce before him at Bismarck on May 20 evidence, if they have any, to prove charges that Leo Horst, a Nonpartisan speaker touring the state, and who faces a federal charge of violating the espion- age act, is spreading seditio us propaganda in North Da- kota. The war organization has asked the governor to stop the accused man from continuing his platform work until the charges are dispos ed of. Responding to the order ‘the organization submitted a new statement to the governor. The governor has not yet responded to the organi- zation’s request for action in connection with the tour being made by N. S. Randall, convicted at Red Wing, Minn., of obstructing the war plans of the government. tT ‘lit necessary last summer to break up LOCAL FIGHTING HAS DIED DOWN ONSOUTHFRONT Artillery Fire Continued Strong North of Kemmel. and About the Somme BARRAGE. FOR SAMMIES Expected Infantry Attack Does Not Follow Laying of Screen for the Enemy Soldiers (ASSOCIATED PRESS.) Local fighting has died down again in Flanders and Picardy, and only big guns are busy. The artillery fire con- tinues strong all along the front as well as on the Arras front, and is jmost violent north of Kemmel and north and south of the Somme from Albert to the Avre, These sectors have been the scenes of all the fighting and they probably will see the strongest enenty efforts whenever the Germans believe the time opportune to strike anew. The Germans have been disappointed in ‘trying to gain Hill 44, but thte French also drove them off and penetrated the enemy positions. In Picardy they have not renewed their counter attacks. The wermans put down a heavy barrage on the ‘American line north- west of Toul, but no infantry result: ed. In aerial fighting in this sector, two American aviators ‘have: account: ed for three German. machines. Increased . art{jllery.: activity . {s not- ed on: the Lorraine sector. As on the western front, the lull in Italy remains unbroken, but with the expectation that heavy ‘fighting will break out soon. . An..attempt by ‘en- emy aircraft to visit Paris was frus- trated by aerial defenses of the city. LW. W. TALKED “SEDITION IN” PENNSYLVANIA Officers of Keystone State Tell Why Meetings Were Brok- en: Up Last Year OPENLY OPPOSED NATION Chicago, May 16. — fennsylvania’s fight to suppress the anti-war activi- ties of Industrial Workers of the World was described today by witnesses call- ed to substantiate the government's charges of seditious conspiracy against 112 leaders of the organization. __ | Three witnesses, all officdrs of the jlaw, told of lawlessness by members of the organization and named spe- cifically three defendants, Albert 'Prashner, John Baldaza and Joseph |Graber, as teachers of sedition in the anthracite regions of central Penn sylvania. " Counsel for the defense made fu- tile éfforts to bring into the records admissions that ‘the big mining com-; panies owned the barracks occupied jby the Pennsylvania state police, fur- nished the uniforms of its members, and also issued instructions to coun- ty authorities relative to dispersing labor meetings. Had to Break Up Meetings. . George F. Buss, Wilkesbarre, Pa., sheriff of Luzerne county, in a thirty minute word battle with George F. Vanderveer, chief counsel for the de- fense, asserted that “The Pennsyl- vania activities of the I. W. W. made their seditious meetings before they got well under way. We had seen \their blowing up of houses and other acts of violence.” iB Buss told of breaking up an I. W. W. meeting at Hilldale on June 17 and arresting Prashner, Baldaza and Gra- ber, al of whom he declared were preaching opposition to the war. Under cross examination he admitt- ed he hed no specific orders for break-| ing up the meeting, which was operat: | ing under general orders of the court. Urged Opposition to vu, Ss. Both Buss and Herbert Smith, Ser- geant F. Pennsylvania state police at Wyoming, Pennsylvania, last summer testifed that Prashner in a ringing anti-war address at Rocky Glenn, last Labor day, urged opposition to the government’s war plans and conclud- ed: | “War is hell. Let those who want to, go to hell.” | Smith said Prashner criticised the present form of government and told his audience that if all would become I. W. W’s. they would not have to do military service as the organization had taken court action to prove the unconstitutionality of the selective act. Smith said that stickers were past- ed up in the district which read. “Why be a soldier? ‘Be a man. Join the I. W. W. and fight on the job for yourself and your class.” “We broke up the meting at Old Forge on June 10 last, before it was under way, because we knew previous meetings of ths nature had been {ARTILLERY ACTIONS ON FRENCH FRONT Paris, May’ 16.—Artillery actions occurred last night on the French front southeast of Amiens, says today’s: war office announcement, West of Montdidier a German raid- ing detachment was driven | off. The French took prison- ers in operations north of |, Alvette. WILSON RENEWS OPPOSITION TO AIRCRAFT QUIZ Reiterates Contention That Reso- lution, Even as: Modified, Shows Lack:of Faith 4 MAY OFFER A SUBSTITUTE ‘Washington, “May 16.—President Wilson renewed his fight against adop- tion by, the senate of Senator Cham- berlain’s resolution fo ran inquiry of the war situation. Considering all the circumstances, President Wilson told Senator Thomp- son, chairman of the expenditures committee, the Chamberlain resolu- tion even as modified would in effect authorize a ‘“drag-net” investigation by the committee. The president informed Senator Martin of Virginit, Democratic lead- er, that the Chamberlain resolution calling for an investigation of air craft production and other war activ- ities constituted a vote of lack of con- fidence in the administration, and the expéndi‘ures committee amended it to eliminate all refeernce to an investi- gation of “the conduct of the war.” Senator Thompson said he might of- fer a substitute: proposing to limit the military. committee's ‘inquiry to the aircraft situation alone, Senator Thompson also said it waa telleyee »mijitary.committee now. has suffl- Saat aituonit "yto ‘Wroceed within its proper boundaries. ONE DAKOTAN -DBAD; SECOND. I$ WOUNDED Edgar R. Chandler, Agricultural Student, First Fargo Man Killed at Front Washington, D. C., May 16.—The casualty list today contained 91 names divided as follows: Killed in action, 8; died of wounds, ; died of accident, 1; died of disease, died of other causes, 1; wounded severely, 4; wounded slightly, 65; missing in action, 14. Among those in the list are: Killed in action, EDGAR R, CHAN- DLTR, FARGO; ‘wounded slightly, ARLO CLARK, McKENZIE, N. D. Chandler Aggie Man. Fargo, N. D., May 16.—Private Ed- gar Roy Chandler, son of Mrs. A. P. Chandler, the first Fargo boy to lose his life in action, was kiled in France on May. 9, according to a telegram re- ceived here tonight from the war de- partment. Chandler, who was 23 years old, was a student of the state Agri- cultural college and a member of the cadets when he enlisted last | July. His father is a Red River valley pion- eer. DEATH RATEIN CANTONMENTS IS LOWEST OF YEAR But 162 Soldiers Died in All Na- tional and Guard Camps * Last - Week EIGHT COME FROM FRANCE Washington, May 16.—The death rate at national army and national guard camps last week was the low- est since last November, the surgeon general reported today. The total deaths were 162 against 168 the week before. There was an increase in pneumonia and scarlet fever cases. In the week ending May 8 eight sick and wounded soldiers from the expedi- tionary forces in France were land- ed at American ports, with one _re- ceiving station not reporting. The week before 148 were landed. TWELVE FLYERS DIE. Washington, D. C,, May 16.—Avia- tion accidents at American fields took a toll of 12 lives, in the two weeks followed by dynamiting,” Smith test fied in response to a question. ending May 8, the war, department re- ported today. "|AMERICA JOINS WITH ALLIES IN REPORTING WAR First Official Communique Is- sued by Expeditionary Forces in France PARIS PRESS VERY JOYFUL Sees in Action New Demonstra- tion of Unity—In Keeping with the New Policy With the American Army in France, May: 16.—The first American official communique issued since the troops entered the fighting lines was issued tonight. The statement reads: “Gp. m. Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, Northwest of Toul and in| Lorratne there was a marked increase in artillery on both sides. Today, our aviators brought down three German machines. There ig. nothing else of importance to re- port. An earlier dispatch Wednesday from the American front in France said that Captain Kenneth Marr of Cali- fornia had brough down an enemy bi- plane and that Captain David Peter- son of Homesdale, Pa., had brought down two German monoplanes in the Toul sector. New Showing of Unity. May ‘16.—The first -Atherican com- munique was hailed with delight this morning by Paris newspapers, “For the first time,”"Bays the Matin, “the Americans, who hitherto ‘have contented themselves with issuing a weekly statement of the operstion of their troops, furnishéd a commun- igue at the same time ‘as the other allies. The leadership on our front.” Follows Out New Policy. Washington, D. C., May 16.—Issu; ance of the official. communique. by. General Pershing puts into practice the recently annouriced policy of the war department that all news of the American forces mug{ come from American headquarters in France..The daily communique will supercede the eekly review of military operations y Secretary Baker which was dis- ‘continued a fortnight ago. atte Reference in the official commun, ique to the success of American fiers was the first oficial intimation recefv ed here that American squadrons are patrolling sectors held by General Pershing or jointly with the British and French. It is ttken as evidence of the completion of at least a part of the aviation program. PRESIDENT WILSON SUMMONS PRESIDENTIAL OPPONENT TO HEAD PROBE OF WAR PROBLEMS 12 BENEDICTS TO TRY SCHOOL MA’AM SLAYER Jury for Trial of Grace Lusk Is Completed at Waukesha Early Today PARAMOUR IS IN COURT No Recognition Evident Between Husband of Victim and the Accused Waukesha, Wis, May 16—The 12 men composing the jury which will decide the fate of Miss Grace Lusk on the charge of slaying Mrs. Mary New- man Roberts was finally selected at 9:20 this morning. Every man on the jury is married and several of them are farmers of advanced years. Immediately after its selection, the jury, Miss Lusk, Judge Martin Lueck and the attorneys in the case visited the scene of the tra: gedy, the little home of Miss Bianca’ ‘Mills. It was the first time Miss Lusk had recrossed the threshold of tho house since the shooting June 21 last. ‘The last man accepted also was the lone survivor of the second special venire called in the case. His rejec- tion would have necessitated the sum. moning of another venire and thé in- definite delaying of the trial. / Shows Little Interest. 7 In court today ‘Miss Lusk showed little interest in the selection /of the jury. For a while, she read with evs dent interest the sporting: pages of several Chicago ‘papers, and’then be- an to draw pencil sketches of rural scenes. Her only comment on the fact that about six out cf every seven veniremen examined were ¢xcused be- cause of admitted convictfons regard- ing her guilt or innocence was that: “All the good looking ones seem to ve prejudiced.” When Miss Tusk entered the court room in the morning she was look- ing straight at Dr. Roderts, who has een called a wiiness for the de- fense to tell of his relations with the school teacher which. she has charged were responsible for the tragedy end- ing in the shooting of his wife. There was not the slightest sign of recog- nition between the two. MINOT ATTORNEY NONPARTISANS FAIL T0 PROVE MOLESTATIONS Burnquist Calls Hands of League Leaders Who Make Pro- tests to Him LINDBERG SAYS HEARSAY St. Paul, Minn., May 16.—Demand of about sixty leaders and candidates of the Nonpartisan league who met here Wednesday that alleged interfer- ence with their meetings by the state administration cease was met by Gov-|| ernor Burnquist in a conference late last night with a request that they cite specific instances. Turning from one to the other of 15 leaders of the delegation that he had led into his private office the governor asked each one of them for substantiation of the general charges contained in a ‘memorial which had been presented to him. On their failure they filed si- lently out. The memorial charged that political meetings of the league bad been brok- en up by state officers for political purposes; that the public safety com: mission and other state officers un- der the governor's jurisdiction had in-| | augurated a “reign of terror” and “this intimidation and oppression has the countenance, if not the protection of your great office.” Lindberg Backs Down. Declaring that the charges were un- true, the governor first pressed C. A. Lindberg, league candidate for governor, for specific foundation for them. “My only information substan- tiating the charges is derived from herasay and the newspapers,” Lind- berg finally admitted. The governor read a copy of an or- der sent to all the sheriffs of the state a week ago in which he as- serted that it is their duty to pro- tect the right of citizens to hold meet- ings to discuss any lawful subject, such as farmers meetings to discuss economic and political conditions and that before meetings are forbidden proof of their probable disloyal na- ture must be obtained by investiga: tion. “Any sheriff who stops @ meeting for political purposes can be and willy be removed,” said the governor. TO OPPOSE SHAW Erickson Withdraws in Favor of Johnson Rev. Minot, 'N. D., May 16.—W. S. Shaw, who resigned the presidency of the city commission to head off Governor Frazier’s ouster proceedings and then immediately announced his candidacy for reelection at the approaching special election, will have but one op- ponent, Rev. P. W. Erickson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, hav- ing withdrawn in favor of Attorney James Johnson, a pioneer Magic City resident. The special election will be held June 7. ¢ RUSSIANS TO MOBILIZE TO REPEL AGGRESSION Washington, D. C., May 16. A copy of a protest made by the soviet to the German ministry of foreign affairs on April 26 against German ag- gression made public today by the state department shows that the Russians have | given notice of their inten- | tion to mobilize all necessary | forces in order to secure the i ° | | | | i freedom and independence of | the Russian republic, which is now menaced beyond the | limits of the Brest-Litovsk treaty. e Charles E. Hughes Will Act with ‘Attorney General Gregory .in ‘Aircraft Production Investiga- ‘tion hats Action Taken in Connection ‘with Gutzon Borglum’s Charges Washington, D. C., May 16.—Prest- dent Wilson had summoned Charlea E, Hughes to act with Attorney G eral Gregory in the investigation: of criminal charges made in connectto1 with aircraft production. Mr. Hughes acceptance of the task was announes today at the White House, nears vl come to Washington in a few days go over plans wit! a eae oa h the attorney In a letter to Senator Martin, the Democrat leader, the president carlier in the day had emphatically reiterated his opposition to phrasing of a pend- ing resolution authorizing further {n- quiry by the senate military commit: tee, into aviation and other phases of war preparations. He declared he would regard the passage of such a resolution as a vote of want of con cence in the administration and vir- ually as an attempt to take the conduct of the war: eal In designating former Justice Hugh- yes, whose record in the New York insurance investigation is well. ret " bered, the president said he ‘felt the department of justice's investigation was of the very greatest importance, and that if any persons were found to be guilty they might be prosecuted vigorously and promptly. and that the reputations of those attacked might be protected if the charges were found ‘ons eroanltes, Whee @ letter to Senator Martin’ was the subject of heated discussion: ‘Son, ator.,Chamberlain of Oregon, ‘who {n- troduced the resolution of inquiry cal}- ed before the senate expenditures, com- mittee considering it,- declared was no: inténtion of investigating ‘conduct of the war” and ‘th resollition was worded as it ‘was,ohly to give ‘the military -committgé, ,of which he is chairman, “authority to resume its previous ; investigations. The senator also isued a statement in which he explained that no harge had been made against Major General Squier or Rear Admiral Taylor,’ the army .and navy members of the air- doard. f 2 expenditures committee, bys vote of 3 to 2, amended the regolu- tion, by striking out reference to the conduct of the war, and adding a proviso specifically limiting the scope of the committee’s activities. If the senate refuses to adopt the resqlution as amended, Senator Chamberlain in- dicated he would drop the investiga- tions planned. Preparations for the department investigation ordered recently by the president as a result of the sensation- al charges based largely upon. the statements -by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor, already are proceeding/under the direction of assistant Attarney General Wiliam L. Frierson. Frierson now is examining. d ments furnished by the war depai ment showing how contracts for af{r- planes, engines and parts were .}et, and giving: other information on the airplane manufacturing program. He also has the report to the president of the investigating committee headed by H. Snowden ‘Marchall and that of Mr, Borglum. OREGON FRIENDS. ARE INTERESTEI IN LITTLE CAS Influential Oregon friends of ‘Mrs. Lora (. Little, field agent for the Medical Freedom league, and who will come before the federal grand jury at Fargo to answer a charge of vidlat- ing sec. 3 of the espionage. act, by discouraging enlistment in the army and navy. and promoting a mutinous spirit among these branches of the service, are interesting themselves. in her behelf.. Former District Judge Henry E. McGinn of Portland, Ote., writes that “She is as loyel* to.:the United States and its cause as Theo- dore Roosevelt. - - - - 1 can get bonds for her in any amount. You. do not know me, but Theodore Roosevelt does and he will tell you all about me, if you wire hm.” Mrs. Little is circulat: ing Judge McGinn’s and similar let- ters among her friends here. GREAT BRITAIN READY TO RECEIVE PROPOSALS FOR FAIR AND HONEST PEACE FROM ACCREDITED AGENTS London, May 16.—Great Britain is prepared to con- sider proposals from the enemy provided they are put forward by accredited persons in a straight forward manner, Foreign Secretary Balfour declared today in the house of commons. “If any representative of any belligerent country desires seriously to lay before us any proposals,” he said, “we are ready to listen to them.” The British government is desirous of an honorable termination of the war, but tral powers heretofore had not been in the interest of fair and honorable peace. the peace moves of the cen-