The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 13, 1918, Page 1

HUN HELD A THE GREAT OFFENS f THE WEATHER GENERALLY FAIR ‘RI % THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. THE BIS BISMARC! PRIVATE PIQUE CAUSED MURDER, SAYS DAUGHTER ’ Mrs. W. W. Dougherty Says Her Mother Was Slain Because of Elevator Feud DEMANDS _ INVESTIGATION |’ Asks State Council of Defense to Look Into Instance of Mob Violence That her mother, Mrs. E. L. Perras, wealthy Emmons county land-owner, shot down by A. Pennigton, a mem- ber of a mob which came to her home seeking’ her son-in-law, W. W. Dough- erty, a week ago tonight, was the victim of ag, elevator feud is the dir- ect assertion of the dead woman's daughter, Mrs. Dougherty, who is ‘here with her Husband today, demanding from the state council of defense a thorough investigation of this first example of mob violence growing out of the war in North Dakote. Dougherty claims that he was hold- ing 1,000 bushels of 1915 wheat in a ‘Hazelton elevator. He wanted $3 for. it, but he was away from houie when the market touched $3 last suimnier and Mrs; Dougerty was in a hospital here with a new born. baby, and the next day wheat started to, go down. Then came the government price-fix- ing,-and Dougherty continued to hold his whéat, hoping-t0 get a better price than. Uncle Sam. offered. if’ he sold the in; for. deed this spring. Mrs. Dou claims that her husband received instructions form .Commiss- ioner of-Agrisulture and Labor Hagan early. thisiépring-to ship his. wheat to Leith tobe sold for seed. en Dougherty ‘called. upon. the local. ele-| jate vator for his wheat, says Mrs. Dough- erty, the elevator man advised ‘htm ib had heen. ¢ Mpped;.into..Minpe-| gh aia ‘and"800d, ‘because ie are “Another resolution calling upon (x6 |"”: ment did not. permit elevators to hold wheat: in storage. mote than 30, days. Sugherty. {risisted. that he have his owh, wheat, atid ‘finally the ‘elevator man sent’ {nto; Minneapolis, © bought beck thesgrain, and turned it over to Dougherty; who:,stored some of it in bins about Hazelton and took the re- mainder out to: his’farm. “qi zad Permission to Hold, 414 For Bome reagon the wheat then, was not’ sold for séed, but Dougherty con- tinued to hold it.’ Being occupied. with planting, Dougherty claims he pro- cured permission from Food Adminis- trator Ladd to hold ‘his wheat until June 25, when the spring work would be finished. In the meantime, he learned that he could get a_better price for his ‘wheat at the Temvik mill, and he went there and made a bargain with Manager Temple for the aale of all hig wheat to the Temvik mill. ‘Threats Made. Mrs. Dougherty alleges that open threats grew out of the removal ot her husband’s wheat from the Hazon mill, and that animosity toward Dough- erty reached a climax when it was learned that he had contracted to sell his grain to the Temvik mill, which had been accused of violating - the federal food regulations by sell- ing wheat flour without substitutes. Dougherty was called a pro-German. Mrs. Perras refused to ‘subscribe to the Red ‘Cross because she did not ‘like the man who Jieaded the commit- ted in Hazelton; she was not interest- ed in War Savings Stamps, because she- regarded them only. an incentive to children to save-their pennies, and she would not buy a Liberty bond, because she was already in debt, and di dnot care to borrow the money at 10 percent to invest in the government loan, says her daughter. Dougherty however, supported all of these caus- (Continued on Page Three.) Western Growers Protest:Rate Increase ‘Washington, June 13.—Northwesz- ern fruit growers protested through Senator Poindexter of Washington tv- day against the railroad administra- tion proposed increase of 25 per cent in freight rates. The advance, they claimed, will prove discriminatory and will work a hardship upon tthe growers. Senator Poindexter present- ed a telegram thte. Northwestern Frutt Exchange saying that if the advance goes into effect it will cost the west- ern growers forty cents a barrel to transport apples to the point in east- ern markets Which eastern growers will pay only from seven to ten cents. EXCEL'IN GAS WARGARE. Washington, June 13.—The allies now excel the Cermans in gas war: fare, Carl L. Alsborg, chief of the bureau of chemistry, told the senate agriculture committee today. They not only have more gas at their dtv- posal sand are supplying it more ef- fectively than the Germans, but in de- fensive warfare they have more it: proved gas masks. COMMANDEERS LAND. Washington, June 13—To enlarge the naval proving greunds at Indian Head, Maryland, and the auxiliary proving grounds just across the Po: tomac river in Virginia, President Wi- son today commandeered some 2,200 acres of land:and plated it under the control of the secretary of the navy. POTSDAM HAS EYE ON LEAGUE SAYS ORGANIZER Duluth, Minn., June 13.—“Every time you tar and feather, beat or abuse mber of the Nonpar- or stop the league from holding a meeting, an Amer- ican soldier in the hands of the Germans is made to pay by.bodily sufering,” is the alleged deciara- tion of a Nonpartisan league or ganizer, according to the state- ment made today by P. W. Swed- burg, captain of fhome guards at Moose Lake, Minnesota, now here on business. “One of the members of our home guard named Walter Larson, was personally acquai the organizer, and the foregoing statement was made in a conversa- tion between the two,” berg. “I tried to have izer arrested but the county attor. ney of Pine county thought it best not to grant a warrant until a de- of the remark was passed on by state military heads.” URGE UNCLE SAN TO SEIZE TELEGRAPH American Federation of Labor Adopts Resolutions Asking for Federal Control WILL SUPPORT PRESIDENT \ St. Paul, Minn., June 13.—Resolu tions deploring the alleged necessity ‘of having to call a strike of union tel- egraphers. to enforce the. resolutions of the war labor board and asking | ‘President Wilson to take over immed. control of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph company were adopt ed: 4oday at the annual convention: of e,.american,.Federation-.of Labor. federation to pledge, its entire’ ‘sup- port to 250-telegraphers' of ‘Seattle, Wash.,.:who, according t the retolu- tion were afscharged for joining = union was voted down. . It was point- ed out tha twhile the substance -of this resolution was included.-ia. otter |. resolutions, a strict interpreation would result in a general ‘strike ail over the country. ‘Nearly & score of other resolutions including measures to organize work- ers in the steel and sugar industries were hurried though the session. Samuel Gompers, president of the federation sent a telegram to’ Presi- dent Wilson in reply to the chief ex- ecutives recent message expressing appreciation of labor's war efforts. ‘Mr. Gomper’s telegram said in part: “We wish to express to you our de- termination to give whole hearted sup- Port to the government of our free country in this war to establish prin: ciples of freedom that will insure pedce between nations. We pledge loyal support and service until human free: dom and equity shall be the comman ight of all peoples.” A telegram from Chairman B. M? Baruch of the war industries bvuurd, expressing hope that th3 conventtua woulm result in promoting ‘he cause uf sabor with patriotism, “which you have so splendidly manifesten during the trying times,” was read from tne platform Officers of the telegraph companies and Postmaster General Burleson came in for shap attacks prior to cc option of the, resolutions affecting telegraph companies. H. B. Perham of St. Louis, president of the order of railway telegraphers, charged that labor code messages were held up in telegraph offices until they were ae- coded. The attack on Postmaster General Burleson was made by deis- gate Thomas F. Flaherty of Washing- ton. The advisability of organizing thou- sands of new women workers wio are taking places of men was clearly set forth by three resolutions offerea by the committee on resolutions and adopted. Under terms of the resolu- tions, equal pay for men and women emnloyed is demanded. The annual convention of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor continued to mark time today pending submission of reports from the various comm:t- tees late yesterday after the conven- tion had adjourned were. resolution» ealling upon President Wilson to take steps, to insure the independence of Bohemia and granting of a new trial to Thomas J. Mooney, sentencec to death in San Francisco for alleged participation in a bomb plot. A reso- lution requesting that two women be added to the list of federation officers also is under consideration. It was announced today that ses- sions will be cut short in order to give committees additional: time in which to complete their reports. Murnane Already in Active Service William ‘M. Murnane, a popular Bis- marck commercial trayeler who went to Camp Dodge with a recent draft. writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Sheehan, that he is already safe in France, having arrived there May 15. Mr. Murnane has been assigned to the 135th U.S. infantry, and he states that he is billeted in a very beautiful section of France and is in splendid health, _ : 3 : viny “ape pag Fatvent™ b Bucquoy, ESUTERNEO, \ BCAUWONT wanes Manto. PaveLuy sey” carer <o 0} SENUS ae hd . P. " - MERU) ARISZ-. Arraé and Amiens, tl which the Ger s are trying to smasi in the first two days of the b: front, where American m POINCARE FELICITATES WILSON UPON Courcelles Defense Wonderful Story aN “of Army Heroism With thé; French Atmy in France, Wednesday, June 12.—The defense of Courcelles, on the left: wing of the battle front, by the French against attacks repeated day and night from June’ to June 11 makes a wonderful story of heroism. The village, which is most import- ant Owing to its commanding posi- tion, was for 48 hours almost sur- rounded by the enemy, but the French held on and when a favorable oppor- tunity came, counter attacked, repuls- said ing the Germans from the vicinity. The Germans tried every possible ruse @8 well as force to take the vil- lage. The growing crops on the fer- tile lands in the. vicinity were a source of considerable trouble to the defenders as the Germans could creep through them until they reached the edge of the village. The enemy also covered their helmets with clumps of grass and weeds and crawled slowly forward ,they could not, however, shake the determination of the French to retéin possession of the village. The spirit of the offensives was so sigh among the allied troops that tiey continued their advance on the left today despite the fatigues they had undergone since the beginning of the weeks. Another batch of several bun- dred Se nan prisoners was brought in’‘together with numerous miachine guné. °° K, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JUNE-13, 1918. ALL WHERE HUN HITS WERE STRONGEST French Meet, New Offensive with Reinforced Army; Hold Foe Along Oise Hindenburg Aims to Flatten Out Line and Take Compiegne; New Blow Expected _ (By Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n.) of the great German offensive on the west front is now well under way on the 22-mile front between Montdidier and ‘Noyon. The rapidity with which the French have impeded its progrccs is ample verification of military observers’ pre- / dictions that the Germans would not oe able to repeat their smashing suc- f ——— London, June 13.—The fourth phase |~ OCOURCELETTE . Bierce eduos missy Commies if yiteens By oe Yh This: map shows the whole 260-mile front over which the greatest. battle in history is being waged. The figure! is the Ypres front, where tne German drive was checked in May. Fig..2 is the Picardy front, between here the fifth phase of the great battle may.be fought. Fig in the liné:out toward the west. d—the fourth phase of the offensive. attic now ‘bein ans at Chateau Thierry. ‘ fighting gloriously, COEw “gress, but nothing, in comparison with | _ their headlong ‘advance of May 27 to,| . -GO\to Chateau Thi Gen thi: time ‘was: bsieiNs TE! NGeonT CTS ‘ ONE Hy @NEUn iv’, bie hin to fi stopped the Ge psi ees for Bravery of Amer- ican Soldiers from the President of Republic Paris, June 13.—On the anniversary of the arrival in France of the first American troops, President Poincare has telegraphed to President Wilson an expression of the admiration of France for the magnificent effort put ‘forth by America and_ felicitations over the conduct in which troops who are commencing to givé on the field of battle examples of their gallantry and bravery. In his message President ‘Poincare “The allies, owing to the Russian capitulation are living, through the most difficult hours of the war, but the rapid formation of new American units and the uninterrupted increase in oversea transportation are legding us with certainty towards the day when the equilibrium is restored.” President Poincare Also sent a mes- sage to General Pershing heartily praising “The gallant troops..of your command who behaved so' magnifi- cently in the recent battles.” The President expresses the firmest hope in the continuation of the Amer- ican successes. i KETONEN VICTOR. * Dubuque, Iowa, June 13.—Waino Ke- tonen of Duluth, Minnesota,“ middie- weight champion, defeated Heinle En- gel, Iowa middleweight champion m two straight falls -here last night. * Where the new drive'was launch The: shaded ground gained by the Germans Sun. day and Monday. y * cessés in Picardy, and on the Marne. Free-tn ANNIVERSARY OF U. 8. T | Admiration of French| Wednesday Day ; of territory ° The Gertans.have made: some pro- 3 is the Montdidier front Fig. 4 shows the gain made Fig 5 is' the Marne ROOPS IN FRANCE Victory for - Allies Says Correspondent Landon. June 13.—The military cot- respondent of.the British wireless ser- vices writes from’ the front that yes- terday was a-day of successes for the allies.. Inthe actual: battle area the French . / a counter attack between Mery and Antheull, drove the. enemy ‘back nearly two miles on a front ot tive miles, casuing him further se vere losses and capturing 1,000 pris- oners. Immediately south of ‘Noyon, tne ‘Tench evacuated the salient around Carlpoht in order tha tthey might move on their own accord to rectify tehir line. They administered a rebuff} - to the enemy, who attempted to ad- vance, and drove him back to the high ground north of the Oise river. Surther north, in the Amiens -sec- tor between the Somme and the An- cre rivers, the Australians once more advanced their lines at Morlancourt. To the sout hof the Ourcq river ana northwest of Chateau Thierry, the American troops have carried out suc- cessful operation, taking Belleau wood iwth over’ 300 prisoners. All these operations are evidence tha tthe enemy, even though he is willing to accept enormous losses, can- not hope to inflict his will on the al- lies unless he throws in his reserves in such large numbers-as to give him a decisive numerical in superiority. The fact that he.has not yet thrown {nto this operation south of Noyon the ‘bulk of the large reserves he has available would suggest that he still and it | °-~ Purther-éast the:Germans have not:continued thieir B U N E PRICE FIVE CENTS. ALLIED OFFENSIVE DRIVES HUNS ACROSS MATZ "RIVER; TEUTON ATTACK WEAKENING Advance Towatd Compiegne Has Been Checked —French Now Strongly Posted on the South Bank of Important River—German Progress Southwest of Soissons Losing Its Strategic Value ee MAKE SLIGHT GAINS With the, French Army in France, Juné 13.—The allies have obtained such a firm hold on the Ground they recaptured in the vicinity of Belloy that they have been able to make a slight additional advance in that region. Small detachments of Germans who had hidden in cellars are still coming out and surrendering. All the troops who participated inthe fight declare that the allied tanks did remarkable work. - (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) German forces which succeeded in crossing the Matz river to the west of the Oise, on the battlefront south of Noyon, ‘held their positions there for but a brief period. French ‘troops counter attacking the enemy, have hurled him back to thé north. bank of the river and checked his advance toward Compiegne. ; The news from the scene of the tremendous struggle, as told in official statements, shows that on the field west of the Oise ‘the Germans have come to a halt for the present,at ledst...-.”-’. The ‘enemy has not; renewed his ‘attacks’ on- the ‘line from Courcélles’ to’ Antheuil, where: on Tuesday a: brilliant::countel attack. of the French swept the, invaders back. and ‘re-establial the French’ lines on the plateau overlooking. the center of. the German position. This position is most embarrassing-to the Ger- mans, for it places’ many of their most important lines of comrtu- nication under the direct fire of the French artillery. DRIVE ENEMY BACK Advance toward the Aronde river. . ; ; ‘The: crossing. of the Matz river by the G night ‘constituted avery ‘serious threat. to Compiégn tended to ‘weaken the French positions on the -east /Sid Oise river. ‘The, French success in driving the ney ee Ken The Frese! the Matz, therefore, is cheering news for -the reieg are now strongly posted on the south bank of the Matz. : East of the-Oise the French have withdrawn wet ines 8 ‘of the Ourscamp and Carlepont forests, but ‘are protecting: the Laigue forest along a line which is very strong. This change‘in the line was expected since the Germans occupied Ribecourt: on ithe west bank of the Oise. ; ; AMERICANS HOLD GROUND i The attack on the front southwest of Soissons is. making ground, but the progress is apparently too slow for the Germans to realize: their plan to cut in behind Compiegne fotest and out- flank the French positions further north. In the fighting so far the Germans have made less than a mile along a front about three miles in extent from south of Ambleny to St. Pierre-Aigle. °° . The Germans evidently realize the danger to them in ‘the Chateau Thierry sector, near the Marne, and have made a violent attack on the line held by the American troops northwest of that city. The Americans have held their ground and have repulsed the enemy with heavy losses. In the Flanders salient the British and French have been active. The former have improved their positions near. Merris, on the western angle of the battle line there, while the French have ‘extended their lines near Ypres. : German progress along the Oise river is being counter. bal- anced by French gains on the western wing of the battlefront, which now has been extended to northeast of Villers-Cotterets. The heaviest fighting is taking place along the line'from Rubes- court to the juncture of the Matz and the Oise, with the French having the advantage on most of the sector. From Rubescourt to Dommiers is almost 50 miles, but in the center: between the Oise and the Aisne rivers, where the French have retired to 4 new line through Bailly, Tracy-le-Val and Nampcel, there has been no fighting, the French withdrawal having been carried out unob- served. The struggle northeast of Villers-Cotterets, where the Ger- mans apparently are attempting to force a passage way, between the natural defenses of the Retz forest and the forest: of Comi- piegne, has not yet developed the great bitterness of the battle west of the Oise. ; eer CROSSES SOUTHERN BANK Although the enemy keeps up his desperate struggles .west of the Oise, he has been unable to gain, except at, the juncture of the Oise and the Matz, where he has crossed to the southern bank of the Matz and occupied Melicoca, five miles north of Compiegne. In the center, around Antheuil, all German attempts have been broken up. On the left the French have gained additional ground ‘de- spite strong German counter attacks, between Belloy and St. Maur and have taken 400 additional prisoners. The fighting along this front continues to be of the most sanguinary character. No engagements have yet developed along the new. French line east of the Oise. The French retirement was made necessary because the German guns dominated the forests south and east of the Oise. The French line now lies in front of the forest of Laigue, which is immediately north of the forest of Compiegne. PROGRESS SOUTH OF AISNE South of the Aisne the Germans have made some progress on the plateau west of Dommiers and Cutry. The French troops, in hand to hand fighting, repulsed the enemy efforts north of Cutry and immediately. south of Dommiers. ; Southeast of Villers-Cotterets the French, along the Clignon river, have captured Montcourt and ‘the ‘southern part of Bus- saires, This sector is the western end of the front on which the (continued "on Page Seven.) (Continued on Page Three.)