The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 12, 1918, Page 1

THE WEATHER © GENERALLY FAIR K TRIBUNE LAST EDITION HE BIS THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. No. 150. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1918, PRICE FIVE CENTS. RUSS COUNTE KEEP WAGES UP LABOR TELLS WOMEN Warning Against Child Labor Urged at Federation of Labor MUST KEEP THE JOBS SAFE While' Men Are Away at War Positions Should Be Kept at Par St. Paul, June 12.—Women delegates addressing the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor, to- day sounded a warning against the employment of child labor and urged the thousands of women who are now coming into the industrial field to join labor organizations “‘so that liv- ing wages may be maintained.” Miss Melinda Scott of New York, represent: ing the women’s trade ‘union league. emphasized the necessity of teaching incoming women their labor power and the “need to stand on their own feet.” ‘We must not take jobs at lower wages than men and we must keep these jobs safe for the boys when they return from’ Européan battlé- fields,” she said. -- Miss Anna Fitzgerald of New York representing the woman's internation- al union labur league, also pointed out that taking positions with lower wages greatly tend to undermine men employes. With the entrance of the -United States into the war.the imaginary boundary line separating Canada and this country immediately vanished. Thomas Moore, of Niagara Falls, Ont., representing the Canadian trade and labor congress, declared in an ad- dress: get “Previous to this time there was a growing feeling -that’ Canada. was separating’ from: the United... States: because it was thought that the Am- erican government was not giving t principles. of democracy” proper tre; ment.” Hé sald;'“with: America’s en- try into the war feeling disappeared and the United. Statés Is now looked upon as one of the leaders in the great struggle.” ’ Canadjan labor's‘tesponse to the call for volunteers;;itsearnest sup- port of the,.government.and the com- paratively ‘small number of. strikes in that country ‘were cited by the speak- er as evidence of the wide-spread de- mand that autocracy be crashed. He also gave assurance that there never would be any conflict of duty by Canadian workers as far as war work {fs concerned. - , Although delegates from the Brit- ish trade union congress have not put (Continued on Page Five.) LYNCHING BRINGS TIRADE FROM THE HUNS Protest Through Swiss Ambas- sador Against Prager Affair CITES LAWS OF ILLINOIS Amsterdam, June 12.—Germany ‘has lodged a complaint in Washington and asked for safeguards against such ex- cesses as'led to the lynching of Robert Prager at Collinsville, Ills., on April 4, according ta Wolff Bureau telegram from Germany quoting privy chancel- lor Simons in replying to a question asked by Herr Mueller of Meiningen in the Reichstag. Privy Councillor Simons is quoted as follows: “The lynching of Prager is a fact and was committed for no other reason than that Prager was a German ana sympathized with the German cause. The Swiss minister at Washington has lodged a complaint and asked for safe- guards against such excesses. “The United States admits the facts, but says that, under the laws of Ill- inois, it cannot interfere. The inves- tigation is proceeding and legal steps are being taken for the future. “The United States, which is alleg-4 edly warring against the ‘Huns’ in the intérests of humanity, bears the main responsibility for the crime. The American government permitted Ger- man hatred to be fanned amongst the American people. We cannot rest sat- isfied with the statement that the laws of Illinois are’adequate to handle such a situation. The American government must find ways to protect the rights and liberties of Germans in America. “The German government has re- peatedly made known, through the Swiss minister, that progress in this matter should be accelerated, what- ever the conditions in the United States may be. The United States government must, under all circum- Stances, see that such things do not occur again.” Herr Mueller said that a British paper had published a list of similar cases and the Privy Chancellor re- plied: 3 “We are going into those cases, but we can deal only with these of Ger- man-subjects.” TO FORMULATE | WAR PLANS OF MEDICAL MEN Chicago, June 12.—War plans of the medical profession will be formulated at the sixty-ninth annual session of the. American *Medical association when opened here today to continue throughout the week. Chiefs of the United States army and navy medical forces, members of medical missions from France, England, Italy and Bel- gium and organizers of the new medi- cal reserves being formed in this coun- try are to take an important part in the deliberations of the body. Regis- tration of delegates and visitors which began today indicated an attendance of 3,500 of the leading physicians and surgeons of the world. Among the early arrivals was Major General William C. Gorgas, surgeon general of the United States army. “We are putting into the field the best army physically and mentally, in the world,” said Major General Gor- gas. “The parents of the boys who comprise this great army should know that they will receive the best pos- sible treatment. “We estimate that 75 to 80 per cent of all wounded men wil be restored and returned to active service again, and that the number permanently dis- abled will not exceed ten per cent.” PUBLIC ASKED TO ATTEND BIG RALLY-TONIGHT Cordial Invitation Extended All Bismarck People by Tele- phone Association TRACY R. BANGS TO TALK Popular -Grand Forks Orator Will Speak on Mobilization -of Our Resources ‘An especial invitation is extended all the people of Bismarck to join with the North Dakota telephone men, wno opened their annual session here this morning, in a great patriotic rally at the Auditorium this evening, when At- torney. Tracy KH. Bangs. of Grand| Forks, one of the most eloquent ora- tors in the state will deliver an ad- dress.on “The Mobilization of Our Country's Resources.” This evening's program wili open at 8:15 with the singing of America by the audience. A four-minute address |on War Savings Stamps by G. F. Dul- lam will follow, and Henry tialverson will sing the Marseillaise. Mr. Bangs’ speech is next on the program.’ ‘A ; selection by the Bismarck male quar- tette and the singing of The Star Spangled Banner by the audience wiil complete the evening. Successful Convention. The twelfth annual convention of jthe North Dakota Telephone associa- tion, which opened at the Commerciat club rooms this morning with approx> mately 300 telephone men in attena- ance, is proving a big success from every standpoint. The program is one of unusual interest; the attendance is good, and the exhibits are of eception- al excellence. Secretary George N. KKeniston ot the Bismarck Commercial club we: comed the visitors to the city this {morning, and Judge John Carmody re- sponded on behalf of the city’s guests. The annual address of the president, H. W. Wilson of New Rockford, fol- lowed. The afternoon session is being de voted to shop talks, and this evening everyone will take in the patriotic meeting at the Auditorium. Tomoi row morning will be devoted to the inspection of exhibitsan d a confer- ence between the ‘phone managers and the railway: commission. Tomor- row afternoon Frank E. Packard of the North Dakota tax commission will talk on gross profits taxation, and M. E. Young of Chicago will discuss sav- ing on maintenance. In the evening the ‘phone men and their families will take in. the new war picture, “Whispering Wires of War.” which will be exhibited at both the Orpheum and Bismarck theatres. The annual election of officers takes place Thursday afternoon. WASHOUT WEST OF MILES CITY HOLDS UP:N. P. \Northern Pacific train No. 4, due here at 10:04 a. m., will not arrive un- til 10:45 this evening, because of a washout a few miles west of Miles City. No details are available here, but indications are that the situation is not serious, except for travelers who had engagements to make on No. 4 this morning. | Advances’ Date for Taking Over of All Shortline Railroads Washington, June 12.—Director Gen- eral McAdoo today requested congress to extend the time within which short- line railroads may be. taken over by the government, to January 1, 1919. The law now fixes the time as July 1 next. A resolution embodying the request was prapared by Senator Smith of South Carolina, chairman of the interstate commerce commission. REVOLUTION GERMAN EFFORTS TO BATTER DOWN FRENCH DEFENSES ABOUT MONTDIDIER AMERICAN ARTILLERY READY 10 ASSIST ALLIES IN DRIVE AGAINST HUNS IN PICARDY (Bx ASSOCIATED PRESS) With the American Army in Picardy, Tuesday, June 11— American artillery, aided the French in their counter attack’ against the Germans southwest and south of Montdidier today by directing a harassing fire against the enemy:, Otherwise the American troops have not been engaged inthe present battle. f READY TO ASSIST : ' The Americans in the sector west of Montdidier, however, are ready, to assist in the fighting at the first opportunity. The Germans made two minor raids against the American lines at Carttigny Monday night and were repulsed each time. One raiding party, which numbered 40, was routed by the revol- ver fire of the Americans. ‘ AVIATORS ARE BUSY On the right of the American sector German aviators. have been busy. One enemy flying machine bearing a French insignia as a disguise, flew over the American line at a height of 500 meters and attacked with bombs and machine gun fire American soldiers on the march. The Americans took to cover and there:were no casualties. Reports that the Germans have been using French signs on their airplanes have been numerous during the last fort- night. ee FRENCH ADVANCE... ae Smashing the German line on the left wing the: French haye advanced a mile on a front of seven and one-half, miles and threaten the German gains in the center and along.the right bank of the Oise. At the apex of their advance the Germans are within seven miles of Compiegne on the northwest. On.the French right center Germans have gained four miles along the Oise to Bethan- court,'but apparently have not budged the allied lines on the left bank. an _. -Furjous fighting. continues:.unabated,, from..south. of ; Mont- 'didier’'té'the: Oise. Regardless’of heavy losses the Germans are throwing in divisions of fresh troops. CAUGHT IN POCKET the Germans on their left the French.menace In driving back all the enemy gains in the center and right center of the battle line. The enemy is in a fair way to be caught in a pocket in the hills between the Matz and Oise. Belloy, Genlis wood, to the south, and the heights between Corceless and Mortemer, were retaken by the French. The Ger- mans battled stubbornly and suffered heavy: losses. The French took 1,000 prisoners and several guns. Heavy fighting is taking place around Chevrin court and Antheuil. This is‘the center of the German advance and the French hold heights to the east, south and northwest. Berlin, in its statement of Tuesday night reports the repulse of French attacks southwest of Noyon and claims no progress. The earlier German communique told of the capture of more than 10,000 prisoners, bringing the captures since Sunday to 18,000 and since May 27 to 75,000. AMERICAN MARINES ACTIVE North west of Chateau Thierry American marines have driven the Germans entirely from Belleau wood and have added 300 prisoners to the. bag. _Tuesday’s victory came after the advance of Monday, when the Germans were forced back to the northern fringe of the wood. Berlin’s report on Monday’s fighting in Bel- leau wood says that renewed attacks broke down with heavy losses. There has been no important activity on the other sectors where American troops are stationed. ; ‘The Germans have not reacted against the British advance north of,the Somme around Morlancourt. Three hundred prison- ers, including five officers, were taken by the British in their advance there Monday night. On the Macedonian front, French troops have driven the Bulgarians from several villages and cap- tured 140 prisoners and war material. Serbian troops repulsed an enemy attack near Dobropolje, while there has been violent artillery activity west of the Vardar river. A Two Austrian battleships of the largest type were torpedoed Monday off the Dalmatian coast by two Italian torpedo boats, which attacked the big warships after penetrating a cordon of 10 enemy destroyers. After discharging their torpedoes the Ital- ian warships escaped unharmed and reached their base, but only after damaging seriously one of the enemy destroyers which pur- sued them. ; The artillery fire on the front northwest of Toul today. was below the average of last week. Few airplanes were up, although the visibility was good. Paris, June 12:—The battle continued during last night on the front between Montdidier and the river Oise, without great change in the situation, the war office announced today. On the French left additional progress was made by French troops in the region east of Mery and Genlis wood. ‘ Near the center, along the Aronde front, in the region of St. Maur the Loge farm and Antheuil, the French repulsed violent attacks by the enemy. Despite repeated efforts the Germans on the French right were not able to debouch on the south bank of the Matz river. The French are holding in that part of the battle area south of Chevrincourt and /Marest-sur-Matz. There was sporadic activity by the enemy artillery during the night in the region west of Lens. South of the Aisne, on the front between Soissons and the Marne, the Germans attacked this morning. Fighting is going on between the river and the- Villers-Cotterets forest. Violent combats are being fought on the front of Dommiers, Cutry and south of Ambleny. The statement reads: : “The battle between Montdidier and the Oise continued with- out great change during the night. On our left all attacks by the enemy against positions we had reconquered were. broken. “The French troops have realized new progress east of Mery and the Gehlis wood. Violent German attacks have likewise been repulsed by the French on the Aronde front, at St. Maur, the (Vontioued on ‘Page Two.) { French Critic Says Today’s ¢ | |, Fighting May Decide. Battle o__ + Paris, June 12.—Today’s fighting Probably will decide on which side victory will rest in the present bat- tle, says Henri Bidou, the military critic, in reviewing the situation. He says the fighting is taking the classi- cal form in which each side has won on. one wing. The scales are now even, ‘By their counterattack the French stopped the enemy from carrying out his plan at the same time assured themselves of a better line of de- fense. The Germans now are obliged, M. Bidou believes, to keep abjectives to the fighting front, to dip into their stock of reserves for fresh divisions. The German plan for jthe present battle, says Marcel Hutin of Echo de Paris, in reportizg the statements of prisoners, included the attacking and storming of Compeigne by the cav- alry of the guard under General Von Schoeler on Sunday evening. Now the Germans not only are not at Compi- egne, but they show a great deal less pier In their efforts, exceut on their eft. THRUST MAY BE AT END. London, June “42.—Tuesday’s Ger- man official statement would seem to bear the interpretation that the Ger- man high command considers that the objects of its latest offensive already have been attained. and that now the French are making successful counter attacks, the: thrust will not be pur- sued. further. The great question to military critics here is whether Gen: eral Ludendorff’s plans yet. are fully revealed and if the foregoing interpre- tation is correct it would Jear out the view held by. many. military experts that the great stroke of the central powers on the western front is still to come, The theory advanced by these critics. ia*that the offenses. of March 27 and May 27° doth’ deevioped: suc- cesses. far surpassing’ the anticipa- tion of the German command and were deevloped much further than origin- ally intended and that the smaller of- | fensives on April 9.on the Ypres front and the present thrust on the Noyon Montdidier front .were engaged;as ‘a diversion to keep the Franco-British forces engaged and to prevent them from making counter offensives, while the Germans were restoring and con- soiidating their lines, repairing the confusion and disorder produced by the unexpected’ depth of their ad- vances and completing preparations for thel- main blow. The exponents of this theory point to the fact that the Germans still have a large num- ber of fresh divisions ready to throw into the igantic struggle and that Aus- tria’s power is still unused. The opinion is advanced that it will not be long before the heaviest at- tack yet seen will be launched by the Germans and probably against the British front, with the object of again attempting to divide the allied forces and feach the channel ports. Germans’ Claim Victory. Amsterdam, June 12.—“A great part of the French army has been beaten,” General Von Stein ,the Prussian war minister declared, in a.speech to the Reichstag, according to Berlin advices, “The so-called Foch reserve army no longer exists,” the minister as- serted. “Besides his losses in men,” con- tinued General Von Stein, “the enemy suffered an enormous loss in war ma- terials and equipment. Immense stores of ammunition which were heaped up along the lines of communication be: hind the front of the defeated French army, likewise fell into our hands just as previously we captured enor- mous stores from the British army.” “The succes of the. crown prince's carefully prepared attacks against the French and British on the Chemin des Dames front on May 27, inflicted one of the gravest defeats the entente has suffered during the entire war.” General Von Stein made these state- ments in a review of the military sit- uation at the second reading of the army boudget in the Reichstag yester- day. - General Von Stein said that the number and strength of the American troops up to the present was far be- low what reports spread by the enten- te had led Germans to expect. General Von Stein said that Amer- ican troops had made their first ap- pearance on the battle front butjonly at the moment when the German ad- vance had come to a halt on the Marne. “They, too, like the French re- serves,” he declared, “were thrown in- to the battle in vain counter attacks and suffered the same fate.” Other American troops, the minis- ter said, are on quiet sections of the front. Announcement by the Prussian war minister to the Reichstag that “he so- called Foch reserve army no longet exists,” is regarded by officials here as designed to encourage the German Population. If Von Stein intended to convey the impression. that the alliea reserve power had been exhaustea from the German assault, the actual situation at the front stands as a flat contradiction. His words, however, might mean a wholly different thing, although designed to be construed as the announcement of a great victory. ‘Before the German attack was made the supreme war council.at Versailles (on HAVE, FAILED HUNS ATTEMPT TO CUT SOUTH OF COMPEIGNE IN ORDER TO OUTFLANK ALLIES ATTEMPT TO JOIN ALLIES Amsterdam, June 12.—If the Czecho-Slovak troops which fought in the Russian army are permitted to leave Russia with arms and join the entente forces, Rus- sia will “endanger her dearly bought peace,” says the Nordneutsche Algemeine Zeitung. Moscow, Thursday, May 30.—(By the Associated Press.)—As the result of an order by Leon Trotzky to disarm Crecho-Slovak troops which are endeavoring to travel to Vladivostok and of directions taken to prevent their movement to that port, a serious outbreak occurred, culminating in violent clashes between Czecho-Slovak and Soviet troops in several places. After defeating Soviet ‘troops the Czecho-Slovaks seized the railway station at Penza, in the Volga region, and boarded trains going in the direction of Chelyabinsk, which 12,000 Czecho-Slovaks are holding. A battle also took place near Zlatoust, where the Czecho-Slovaks were obliged to abandon their train and force their way for- ward on foot. Government reinforcements are flowing in from all sides and great efforts are being made to subdue the Czecho-Slovaks, as they are regarded as.:a .: basir menace, being. well armed and possessing arm- ored cars. ye (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) Wom veal 4 German efforts to batter down the: French defenses’ between Montdidier-and the Oise, begun on Sunday, seem to have: been checked on the third day of the struggle. ; Oe On the western end of' the battle line the French have ‘coun- tter. attacked and regained. important ground, while on the. center and right repeated'efforts by theenemy to exploit. his earlier suc- cesses have been met with stern resistance from the Frénch, who claim ‘the Germans are being held. res Larner At. the moment when the plunge of the foe west of the Oise appears to have met with a reverse the front. to the southeast between the Aisne and Marne has again flamed up... Striking the allied line southwest of Soissons, in the neighborhood of .Dom- miers, Cutry and south of Ambleny, the Germans have -begun . what may be a very serious threat to the security of the allies north to the Oise. ‘ TRY TO OUTFLANK FRENCH The new attack would seem, for the moment, to be almost equal in importance to that east of Montdidier. It appears:to be an effort on the part of the enemy to cut.in south of Compeigne forest, outflanking the French to the north and compelling their retirement and a re-location of the whole allied line from Mont- didier to Chateau Thierry. Except for the fact that heavy fight- ing is in progress, nothing is known of events on this new battle area, but the struggle there will be watched with some concern until the magnitude of the German thrust is developed. The French still hold the left bank of the Oise, although they may have readjusted their lines in the northern sections of the Ours- camp and Carlepont forests. Their positions there, however, will become very awkward should the Germans drive west of Soissons and make considerable ground. SUCCESS OF COUNTER The success of French counter attacks along the western wing of the battle line has forced the Germans into a sort of pocket ‘bounded on the east by the Oise river and on the west by the high ground lying west of the Matz. Squarely in front of this wedge, the French appear to be holding the foe, for the present:at least. Although there has been a belief that the German drive east of Montdidier was planned at least in part, for the purpose of drawing allied reserves from the battlefields of Picardy and Fland- ers, nothing has yet occurred to indicate that the Germans con- template an immediate attack at Amiens or toward the channel ore Only raiding operations are reported by the British war office. : FARMERS’ UNION HUN SPIES IN TRI-COUNTY| TRY DRIVE ON ANNUAL PICNIC) SOLDIER MORALE Big Event Planned for Near Belfield by Stark, Billings and Dunn Agriculturists Insidious Propaganda Uncovered by Agents of Department of Justice ASSAIL WIVES’ CHARACTER ‘Chicago, June 12.—Insidious German Propaganda designed to undermine the morale of soldiers by casting sus- picion on the conduct of wives left behind, has been uncovered here. Last Monday a well written letter purporting ‘to come from a soldier whose wife, the letter sald, had been insidfously lured to martial disloyalty, was received by the clerk of the mor- als court and as the letter itself sug- Rested that publicity was desired, it was given to reporters. Jt was a dramatic story, well told. It was so well told, in fact, that sus- nicions were aroused and investiga- tion ------d no trace of the “soldier” supposed to have written it in tne hospital where worrk over his wife's conduct had put him. The writer de- clared that public sentiment must be aroused to deal with men wha, taking advantage of the loneliness and of- ten the nancial necessities of saldiers —~ (Continued on Page + Dickinson, N. D., June 12.—An at- tendance of at least 2,000 is predicted for the fourth annual tri-county Farm- ers’ union picnic to be held at the Schlewitz frove, east of Belfield, Sat- urday, June 15. The picnic embraces Stark, Dunn and Billings counties, and is advertised as purely a farmers’ meeting entirely devoid of politizal significance. Georg@&V. Sorber, prest- dent of the Tri-County Farmers’ union; D. E. Shipley of ‘Bismarck, state or- ganizer for the union; Mrs. D. E. Ship- ley, state secretary; hev. J. G. Duling of Dickinson, A. H. Neuman. Stark county agent; ‘H. O. Pippin, districz club leader for boys and girls, ana Miss Elsie Stark of the agriculturat college demonstration department will be among the prominent people on the program, which will include music by the Belfield band and the Queen City male quartet and a business session. The picnic opens at 10:30 a. m. and will. continue all day.