The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 13, 1918, Page 6

‘4 i By Blosser _FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS ; MAKE OF ALEK SQUIRREL FOOD By Ahern LOOKS LIKE A FLEET OF MOSQUITOES FOUND THE RANGE ON. RENNY’S QL’ BATTLESHIP WE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO WHAT ARE YA RIANKETY~. SAVIN’ ALL BLINK -BLONK THEM BAD MAH EZ WORDS For? DINGATYDANG oa Ce 7 SAY. CHRISHUS: he est BLANK wie agy ai tt BOY, IF SHE CouLD WEAR. You SWEAR, Le Tar? i IT AINT GETTIN’ LAST HALF HOUR DAG OL’ FLAT TIRE! ANY FULLER - FOR TH’ ONLY BEEN PUMPIN' UP, We NORTHWEST WILL FREEZE UNLESS IT COALS NOW «Rate Expert James A. Little Is Convinced That Situation Is Serious CANNOT DEPEND ON EAST Very Little Fuel Coming Up the Lakes Now, and Railways Can’t Handle It Later “After a conference with fuel admin- istrative officials who-are in close touch ‘with the production and distrib- ution, I have reutrned from Washing- ton convinced that if North Dakota, - Seuth Dakota and Minnesota do no: lay ih ample stores of lignite when they ‘can get it, we will have people freezing to death next winter,” said Rate Expert James A. Little of the port Dakota railway commission tv- lay. “The national fuel, ‘administration advises me that only 30 per cent of the normal supply of anthracite -has come to the head of the lakes this summer. Considerable bituminous coal has come up. but there is none mov- ing now. Washington expects us to Tely upon lignite, and unless our pev- ple can be aroused to the: situation; we will see terrible suffering next ~ winter. The demands of the north- west can be met only by maintaining a maximum production of our ligniio mines throughout the summer. The demand will be probably ten times as great as it ever has been before, ana the mines cannot meet it if they are forced to close down this summer. “Indications are that because of a labor shortage, our grain will be har- vested and threshed late. Less of the crop move down the great lakes than, and this will be an increased burden on.the railways at the very time when we, will be in greatest need of trans- “c--portation for coal. I ifitend urging the railway administration to divert to North Dakota all available old bunker cars, box-cars too dilapidatea to be used for grain and similar. roll- ing stock to be used exclusively in transporting lignite, and I believe ev- ery effort should be made to convince the people of the northwest that their safety next winter lies in storing up an abundant supply of .lignite now: |/ when the mines can produce it anc the railways can handle it.” Little’s Statement. “After spending two weeks in Wash- ington and meeting people prominent- ly connected with the railroad and fuel administration, the most im- portant thing I can say to thg ‘people of this state is that North Dakota will face a very grave fuel shortage during the coming winter. We are going to have to depend very largely, and ‘at times practically exclusively, on lignite coal. “A man in the bureau of mines, who amare ” SCALE OF MLLES 0212.3 4 (By Newspaper Enterprise. ‘Ass’n.) The Germans are nearer, to Paris than they have been since 1914, when the valiant defense of the «‘rench army under Generals Joffre and Foch sav- ed the city. The present drive has not brough: (the Teutons as near the French cap- ital as they were~at the beginning ot the war. At that time Paris was con- sidered one of the strongest fortress- es in the world; it was absolutely im- pregnable, the French, military lead- ers said. But the Germans showed at Liege, ‘Namur and Antwerp what their long range siege guns could do to_“impreg- nadle” fortifi ions, and Paris was not ready for a siege. Accordingly the French command devoted its efforts to an attempt to stem the German advance northeast of the capital, rather than to prepare the sity for a siege. That their choice was wise, the battle of the Marne proved. The French government decided to take no chances, so on September 3, 1914, it moved the capital from. Paris to Bordeaux. Whgn the Germans had been driven back from the ‘Marne, the capital was restored to Paris, 4 Since then the French have devoted their best efforts to strengthening the fortifications of the city, until now there is no city in the world so well employe of the fuel administration told me very frankly that the, north- west would get very little; and I sup- pose that he meant by that, much less than normal; quantities of lake coal. The prospect of a bountiful crop’seems good. With similar pros- pects in Minnesota and South Dakota we will unquestionably have a grave shortage of cars and congestion! of has made a special study of lignite coal and is conversant with the fuel situation in the United States makes the unqualified statement that many "people in Minnesota, North and South Dakota, who are now depending upon anthracite and bituminous coal will have to use lignite or freeze to death next ‘wint Little Eastern Coal. “Up to a recent date the lake docks at Superior.and Duluth jhad received only 30 per cent of the normal quan- tity of hard coal: The receipts of bi- tuminous coal have been about normal as compared with a similar period last year, but there is little or no ac- “cumulation of coal on the docks at those ports. Recently boats have been turned away from the Lake Erie ports without coal- because there was. no coal ‘on the lower lake docks to load. On account of car shortage and other conditions production of bituminous and anthracite coal has not been as high as the estimates on which au- thorities had based a net shortage of 60,000,00 tons for the coming coal year. | This would seem to indicate an increasing shortage above 50,000,000 tons for the country as a whole. Transportation Problems. “Just before I left Washington, an transportation in this territory. As- suming that there may be some short- age of labor this crop. will move to Lake Superior very slowly and a very large part of the crop will ‘not be moved to the Atlantic Sea-board over the Great bakes. It will therefore be necessary to send a large volume of grain all rail to tq the Atlantic Sea- board for export to our allies and for consumption requirements as well. as. making similar shipments for con- sumption all over the United States ‘because of the low stock of wheat flour, which will be much lower next fall when the grain is threshed. This all rail movement of grain will take very large numbers of cars out of this territory. The imperative demand for box cars for handling this wheat will probably result. in a shortage of cara for coal shipments from Wyoming and (Montana mines and from the head of the lakes’ docks, Condition in 1906. “Following the large crop of 1906 there was a severe car shortage and a congestion in transportation which produced a fuel famine in North Da- kota during which some people were frozen to death and others narrowly escaped a similar fate. nection it should be remembered that THE DEFENSES OF PARIS MAKE FRENCH: CAPITAL - PRACTICALLY IMPREGNABLE FT. ROT TE BINCON FTE EPINCON STANDIS oye uae CQURONNE Fr — LERS FTS. oF \ “VERRERISQ eu protected from the possibility of cap- ture by an invading army. It is as nearly impregnable as an entrenched camp can be made in this day of de- structive 75-mile guns and 16-inch shells, S The defenses of 'Paris comprise a triple line of fortifications, each one of which the Gremans must force be- fore they can enter the city proper. The first, or inner circle, is that within the shaded area on the accom- panying map, consisting of a wall 21 miles long encircling the city. This was built in 1841-44, and consists of a nold-fashioned rampart, with a moat, a.glacis, and a wide military road ‘be- tween the slope and the surround: ing houses. This wall is of practical- ly no military value today. The second circle consists :of 17 de- tached forts within a distance of three miles of the original wall. These, with the rampart, were the only defenses of the capital in the war of 1870. Since then an outer ring of forts has been constructed, with a front of nearly 80 miles around the city. These are. strictly modern _ fortifications, which form the main defenses of the clty. They enclose- an area of 400 square miles, and the principal ones are from six to ten miles from the In this con-! heart of the city. during the winter of 1306-7 there was plenty of coal at tue head of the lakes, which could rot be transported ‘to consuming poin:s in this state. At that time there was no such strain upon our transfortation facilities as \exists at present because of war con- ditions. It is therefore safe to assume that a similar combination of ciroum- stances will Produce like results next winter.~ Ne Mast Depend on Lignite. ; “The lignite mines of this state will probably be the principal source of fuel supply gext winter. They cannot increase their outupt to take care of this emergency, unless they are kept busy at full ‘capacity this summer. Many, of our lignite mines “are closed down and others are operating at a small proportion (of their full capacity at present. If this conditions should continue during: the summer the miners would not have an efficient labor organization \and they could not increase their capacity to meet the fuel emergency which faces this state next winter. It is therefore a matter of'self-preservation \for onr people to substitute lignite fox bituminous coal wherever possible this summer. Un- less this is done our people run a great chancé of freezing to death next winter even though ke ‘hav#6000,0@0,-' 000,000 tons of coal under the ground in North Dakota. ( Board Tries to Help. “The board of railroad commission- ers has been trying to help he lignite mine: operators to keep their mines The defenses form three great én- trenched. camps on the north, east and southwest, the northwest side of the city ibeing. left, practically un- guarded except for the national pro- téction afforded by the River Seine. It is o; nthe north and east’ that the. greatest danger of a German at- tack: li s, and it is the forts on this side of the city that have received the mostattention: in-strengthening the de- fenses, A railway more than 60 miles long connects, all the. works, and, under shelter of the guns of the forts, it can. keep.them supplied with the necessary ammunition and stores until thevery last. The outer, ring .of forts is. built on the hign ground upon which the Ger- mans in 170 placed’ their siege guns and bombarded the city... Nowadays it isn’t necessary for the Huns to bring their big guns up close, but while the Krupp factory ‘has been’ turning out siege guns, the big Creusot factory in France has kept pace with it, and the guns whose crescendoes will an- swer the Germans, if they open a-real bombardment of ,Paris,,are as big, or bigger than any the Germans have in- vented. Therefore the Germans. will not find Paris as, easy a nut to crack.as were iLege-and Antwerp. Dakota which would enable them to sell lignite coal in those states. They cannot sell any coal in these states on the basis of rates now in effect. This matter has been placed -before the director. general of railrogds by representatives of the states of Minn- esota, North Dakota.and South Da- kota. and it has also. been: presented to the fuel administration: » Support at’ Washington. | “In presenting this question at Washington we have had the active support of senators and: representa- tives of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. We are very fortunate in having in the officif family at Washington a man whois as: loyal to his home state as Governor Burke, and who is -at the same time influen- tial and a fofce in. the councils,of the administration. We found Governor Burke very willing to ‘lend all pos- siblé assistance in any matter of vital importance. to his home state and the ‘surrounding _territory.. Governor Burke knows the.condition in North Dakota and the northwest. He has taken a great deal of interest in this matter -and has done everything pos- sible to sécure early and favorable. constderation for our problems. Freight: Increases. “In presenting our requests for freight rates: on lignite to’ points im Minnesota and South Dakota, traffic officers of the ‘fuel administration ld me that the rates on lignite coal this state would be increased to the baSis of rates on bituminous coal be- busy by securing the establishment of freight rates into Minnesota and South tiveen the same points, This would Gave meant an increase for 9 haul of N per ton between points on the /N thern “Pacific ‘and. for 200. miles increase would have been from $1.00 to:$3.50.per ton. ‘Such an increase ‘on’ lignite rates with an increase. of only 30c to 50c per ton on bituminous coal from-Mentana, Wyoming and the héad’ of the:lakes would have made it pra tically impossible to sell lignite coal in competition with bitdmiabis coat at points in this*state. Concessions Granted. “T immediately: presented this’ mat: ter to Director’ Prouty:and: Mr. Chambers of the railroad administra- tion through Luther -Walter of. the division of public service and account ing. As a result of our representa: tions I was finally assured that our lignite rates: would be increased as originally ‘planned according to the fuel administration, but. that thein+ creases would be made ‘on the same basis-.as all other coal rates which: the ignite rates now in existence, Fortunate for State. ~ “It-is very fortunate for us that’ we were represented in Washington at. the time the. advanced rate order was ae aa : 100 miles from 80c per ton to $2.40}4 would be from 30c to 45c per ton above’. Chicago Cincinnati“. Pittsburgh , Boston’... St. Louis Brooklyn‘: Boston |... issued. 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Don’t read warmed over dispatches. ’ The Tribune Has the News Right Off the Bat | Washi neton: & i! 490, ‘st Fete ee S istrafion ‘the change would have’ be- Fea pate La come effective on. the 25th. day. of. June| ~ and our lignite operatiors would have suffered considerable losses Before the $ Pet. matter: could’ be‘ adjusted. Kansas City 600° | Columbus. 621 e 583 aaa 579 Indianapolis. 585 =}) St: Paul 459 343: Philadelphia | SWR'D-BE TICKLED | 7 DEATH IF SHE COULD WEAR IT SUES. STONE DEAR. ‘AmoricahLeagi ‘Boston 7; Chicago 0. etl ‘tne Toledo 7; Rinses ny An open BE test Se e $2.00 - ag $4.00 6.00 o 3 | f UALALAUGLOOAGGENGEUNUEANUGUAODONALINOAE HOLE cn ee ey «