The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 24, 1918, Page 1

’ pressing confidence. Steen managers yO LY EF THIRTY-EJGHTH YEAR. No. 160. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BOTH FACTIONS CONFIDENT AS CONTEST ENDS Steen Managers Claim State by 12,000—League Says Mem-, bers Will Stick GERMAN VOTE BIG FACTOR Question as to How Large Teu- tonic Support in North Dakota Will Go The North Dakota campajgn is clos- ing with both factions in the princi- pal contest—Steen versus Frazier—ex- are claiming the state by 12,000; Non- Partisan league chiefs are relying up- on their membership to stick and give Frazier the namination by 5,000 to 10,- ‘000 votes. Disinterested observers are of the opinion that the margin one way or another will not exceed 5,000 votes, except as to such univers- ally popular candidate as Tom Hall, who is expected to poll a larger vote than any other man on either ticket. The German vote will be a big fac- tor. If this vote, as a whole, is strict- ly American and loyal, it probably will be distributed as it was -two years ago, when it was divided fairly evenly between Frazier and his opponents. If the Independent Voters’ association and other league opponents have suc- ceeded in convincing the people that the leadership. of the league is disloy- al, and if a generally antagonistic spir- it to the war prevails in the strictly German communities, Frazier may be expected to receive a large vote there. The league has been accused of seeking this German vote, and one speaker is alleged to have stated in his German addresses that if the league is retained in power the teach- ing of German in the schools and oth- er concessions which have been made, German people inthis, state would be continued, while if Steen was elected, a ban would be put on everything Ger-: man. Such’ an appeal, of course, is unjust to. both factions, and it would seem very, bad politics to inject this element into a campaign where plain Americanism should. bé the only issue Vote Two Years Ago. In the primaries tw yoears ago, Mc- Intosh county, one of the strongest German counties in the state, gave Victorious Governor of Minneso- ta Arrives to Open Drive on the League BIG CROWD TO HEAR HIM ‘Annual Gathering at Northern Great Plains Field Station Gives Fine Audience Gov. J. A. Burnquist, who defeated Charles A. Lindbergh, league candi- date for the republican gubernatorial nomination by more than 50,000 votes in the Minnesota primaries last week, arrived at Mandan at noon today to fire the opening gun in his drive on the league -in this state, under the auspices of the Independent Voters‘ association. Governor _ Lurnquist came through from St. Paul on 'No. 3 and spoke immediately after his ar- rival in Mandan to an audience ot sev-, eral thousand, including hundreds of farmers who had gathered for the an- nual ‘Morton county picnic at the Northern Great Plains field station. A. large delegation was at the Bis- marck station to greet the Gopher governor, who made a brief appear- ance( and many capital city people ac- companied him to Mandan on No. 3 to hear his address. Burnquist is by all odds the biggest vote on the Inde- pendent Voters’ association card, an: his coming to North Dakota is expect- ed to win the independents many votes. The governor was met.at McKenzie by a party headed by Sen. E. A Hughes and including Jack Oberg and John Steen. At Bismarck Burnquist met a few leading citizens. Part of the Bismarck band boarded the train here to assist the Mandan. band with music for the event. A luncheon .at the Lewis & Clark hotel preceded Burnquist's address. He was a guest of the Mandan Steen for Governor club, which has a membership of 300, and the prominent guests included Senator Hughes and Jacg Overg of Lismarck, M. F. Lang, C. R. Robert- son, C. E. Edquist, J. H. Newton, H. L. Henke, G. A. Renden, oJhn F. Sullivan and E, A. Tostevin, Mandan, G. N. Keniston of Bismarck, and J. G. Nel- son of Glen Ullin, independent candi- date for state senator. The Minnesota executive received. a rousing reception at the Mandan sta- tion. The Mandan band was out ‘to Frazier-only:113-votes, while-his.thrae; greet ‘him, with seyeral, hyndred, mem-, opponents polled $08. “Logan, another county with a. large proportion of Germans, gave Frazier but 276 votes, while . the. opposition received 469. Mercer, one. Of: thé" biggest German! countiesWebt o€(thie! iver, gave Fra- aier 333 to his opponents’ 559. Frazier got a «big, rity, in Oliver county, 312 against 147, but’Oliver was one ‘of the eartiest’ Strongholdi) of the league, in the Slope,‘and this/Note did not rep;, resent any decided;German bent for Frazier at that time. Sheridan, whose population is largely German, cast 601 votes against Frazier and only 337 for him. £ Frazier carried ‘Morton, 1,936 to 1,- 781, and Burleigh; 1,105 to 1,061, but it was because the league was well or- ganized in these counties, and not be- cause the German vote went to the league. The league has been active in these German counties during the last two years, and the war has injected new issues into North Dakota politics. A strong majority for Frazier in these counties might indicate one of several things: That league economic poli- cies have woh» new adherents there; that the league stand on the war has appealed to the Germans; that the German vote in these counties regis- ers disapproval of the attitude of the national administration; that the Ger- man vote is not loyal. It would not be fair, however, to say, merely be- cause the league might show increased strength in these counties, that it was an evidence of disloyalty or pro-Ger- manism on the part of either the league or of the counties converned. It is a situation which embraces many interesting possibilities. Strong Partisanship. Partisanship is clear cut on both sides. No primary ,election in the history of North Dakota has been marked by more intense feeling. It is to the credit of both factions that we have had no instances of mob vio- lance. In sptte of the fever heat, both campaigns have been orderly, and they have been comparatively free from mud-slinging. Unjust attacks have been made on Steen, but they have) fallen largely of their own weight. Sweeping charges against Frazier ap- parently have made little impression on his supporters. The league has damaged its cause} by bringing ‘into the state soap-box | agitators of the ‘Mills, Bowen and Coulter type. Its gravest mistake of all was the importation of Lindbergh. who finally was called off after receiv- ing a cool reception at several Slope points. League papers gave no pub- licity to his tour in this state, follow- ing his overwhelming defeat in Minne- sota, and a desire was shown to have him forgotten, until today when the Courier-News calls upon the council of defense to protect Lindbergh at Devils Lake. Burnquist’s coming to- day is expected to greatly strengthen the Independent Voters’ association. Among the loyalist element Burnquist is a hero just now, and he unquestion- ably will win votes for Steen and his team-mates. George Running Strong. John L. George is expected to give Carl Kositzky a hot race. The Bis- bers of the Steen for Governor cluly and other admirers. His progress. to the hotel was a triumphal procession. Eyes of Nation On Us. In part Burnquist said: “The eyes of the nation are row on North Dakota at a time when we are 6ngaged in war. deliberately pro- voked by the: military masters of Ger- many for their own advancement. “An organization whose leaders have ‘said it is a war of the rich,and implied that we are fighting England’s battles is trying to control your state government. Their defeat here will place your state in the right column and cause rejoicing among the Joyal (Continued on™ Page Six.) BUY W. S. S- FROSTS FORCE CORN PRICES UP Ohio, Michigan and Indiana Tell of Damage to Crop from Severe Nip Chicago, June 24.—Ffosts in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana gave a decided upturn today to the value of, corn. Bullish sentiment developed strongly notwithstanding that government re- ports said there had been no damage to crops except in a few localities. At first the market showed a tendency to ease down owing to beneficial rains in Kansas. Opening prices which car- ied from unchanged figures to 5-8 cents lower. with July 143 1-2 to 3-4 ana August 146 3-8 to 1-2 were followed by an advance all around to well above ‘ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1918. ITALIANS BURNQUIST MAKES FIRST TALK IN NORTH DAKOTA CAMPAIGN AT MORTON COUNTY FARMER PICNIC FARMERS’ WIFE URGES ARREST OF MR. SCHMAHL Mrs. William Small of Bismarck Declares Namesake Libeled the Community MANY HEAR ADDRESSES Auditorium Well Filled for Inde- pendent Voters’ Rally on Sunday Afternoon Declaring: that Secretary of State Julius Schmahl of Minnesota had branded the entire community as Bol- shevik and unpatriotic, and that he had thereby libeled the good people of Bismarck and Burleigh county, Mrs. William Small, wife of a well known farmer residing north ofthe city, ti lowing Schmahl's address at. thte Audi- iorfim on Biinday called ‘on the ‘state council. of defense’ demanding’ his’ ar- rest. Inasmuch as no specific charge was made against the Gopher secretary of state which made it appear a case in which the‘.council of defense should take a hand, the council declined té act; and referred Mrs, Small, who was sgeatly excited. and highly,-indignant, to the ‘ciVit! authorities:”°Nothing fur- ther came of the matter, and Secre- tary Schmahl was permitted to take the North Coast Limited unmolested and oblivious to the sensation he had'| created. Handles Kaiser Bill. Julius Schmahl, secretary of state of Minnesota, made a very effective speech. Adopting Billy Sunday tactics, he stripped off his coat early during his address and went after Kaiser Bill without gloves. ‘Both of Mr. Schmahl’s parents were born in Germany and left there in 1848 to escape Prussian militarism. Their only grandson. Mr. Schmahl's son, is now fighting the Hun on the west front. ‘Mr, Schmahi's address was largely historical and his chief appeal was for every American of Teutonic blood to back the Stars and Stripes to the limit. He referred to the Nonpartisan league propagandists as ‘those Bolshe- Continued o1 e Six, BUY \ ¢ —? FOURTH OF ULV MEETING TONIGHT All, Fourth of July and ‘Loyalty | Week committees are requested: to | meet at the Commercial club | | rooms at 8 o'clock tonight. ?. Saturday’s finish. ——~(Continued on Page Six) { YANKEE GUNS WORD PIAVE [frome sees Washington, D. C. June 24.— Confidence at Rome that the war may be brought to a victorious close this year, if the allies give the Italians a full mea- sure of support in the offensive which has been launched against the Austrians, is re- flected in official wire- less dispatches receiv- ed today from the Ital- ian capital. IN BLOOD Sanguinary Battles End in Tri- umph of Italians, Who Press the Enemy Everywhere AMERICAN AIRPLANES AID Flying Over Retréating Army of the Central Powers, They ‘ + Harass Retirement BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, Italian Army Headquarters, Sunday, June 23.—The great retreat by the Austrians along the Piave front began under cover of darkness on Saturday night. The retreating troops left ¢ their cannon behind them. When it was observed that the Aus- trians had begun a ‘retrograde move- ment, the Italians began to attack virtually all along the Piave line from Montello on the’ onrth, well towards the mount of the toward. The at- tack was quickly pregsed and became more insistent; accompanied by vio-y cd BUY W, S, S——— 45,000 TAKEN BY ITALIANS, the Austrians as, retreated has been computed, but {t is said to be ivery great. a The work of. the American aviators who appeared. on the’front last week for the first time contributed notably to the disorganization of the Austrian forces which had crossed the Plave, according to Raffaele Garinei, ¢orres- pondent of tte Milan. Secolo; Pursaing. Enemy. Italian’ detachments are pursuing the enemy east of the Piave. .. ‘ Austrian troops left to cover the retreat used their machine guns to set up a bgrrage fire. - - Began at. Dawn. The Italian attack ‘began at dawn on Sunday. With'the Montello on the left ‘flank the attack~was carried out all along the: line through Candelu to San Dona di Piave, i _Cruelly, harassed by’ steady and_ac- (Continued on page eight)” ‘BUY W. S. §.——— 30 TRACTORS. CERTAIN FOR . GREAT SHOW 56 ready Receiyed for Demon- stration Next Week lent artillery. fire. rn Many Guns It Behind. The number of gurp left behind by Official Note to Washington Tells of Great Victory on Piave River Saturday DIVISIONS ARE DECIMATED Austrians Forced Back After Desperate Assistance— Airmen Praised “ Washington,. June 24—Cs plife of 45,000 prisoners and-.enemies Stores of war material by the Italians in their counter offensive which ‘has driven the Austrians across the Piave, is announced in an official cablegram received today by the Italian embassy from .Rome. “Offensive operations by our troops began Sunday,” says. the dispatch. “After violent artitlery~preperations that destroyed all bridges. except one, the ‘infantry. drove -forward with. ir- resistible impetus, The flooded Piave contains thousands of enemy corpses. Divisions which had passed the Piave were decimatel by our artillery and infantry.” “Montello was attacked in three columns. Enemy lines were broken at Cella Della Madonna and Nervesa and reoccupied. From Mazerada to M —_— Sardona, the Austrians first: resisted 7 BE GENERAL EXHIBIT our attacks desperately. but finally were forced to retreat to the lett Thirty big tractor manufacturer's bank. Battle continues fiercely in the Sardona sector. Forty-five thousand already have entered machines for tho| prisoners and eneromous booty cap- North Dakota Council of Defense Tractor show and plowing demonstra- tured by the Italians.” “American airmen displayed great tion to be held in Bismarck on July 5, 4, and 6 in connection with the bravery in the first_encounters. Lieu- (Continued on Page Bight.) council of defense's State Loyalty Week festival. Forty other manu- ——BsuY W, 8, facturers today advised George V. Hal- liday, assistant secretary of the coun- cil, that they are communicating with their -northwestern representatives with a view to having their machines take part in the contest. In addition to the tractor demonstra- tion, for which a full section of raw prairie land at the outskirts of the city will pe blocked off, there will be exhibited here all manner of farm ma- chinery, threshers, shredders, silo-fill- ers, elevators, binders, mowers, reap- ers, plows of all descriptions, milking | | machines, cream separators and other devices which go to make up the me- |! chanical equipment of the modern farm. O’LEARY JURY IS , DISMISSED—MEMBER ‘ UNDER INDICTMENT | New York, June 24.—Be- | cause it was learned one of | the jurors who had been | hearing testimony in the trial of John J. O’Leary has been under indictment for some time in a federal pro- ceeding, Judge Augustus N. Hand today dismissed the A meeting of the tractor committee, jury and ordered a new trial headed by William F. Breen, was held | of the charges against Mr. at the Grand -Pacific on Sunday af- | O'Leary, accused of having aided his brother, Jeremiah ternoon, when 20 tractor representa- tives were present. Communications || jn an attempt to evade jus- tice. were read from others who could not attend, requesting reservations for the week. ° ¢ ARE POUNDING THE HUNS ON THE WESTERN FRON TRIAN DISASTER WRITTEN LARGE IN NEWS OF AUSTRIAN DEFEAT ON BANKS OF THE RIVER PIAVE Unable to Force Way Further Than West Shore, Bridges Swept Away in Swirling Waters, Enemy Began a Precip itate Flight Saturday Night NO FURTHER REPORTS FORESHADOWING NEW ATTACK IN THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS Thrilled by Signal Victory in Lower Reaches, Italians and Allies Are Ready for Any New Move on Part of Foe —Repulse Hun at Marne (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.) Disaster seems to be written large in the news of the Aus- trian defeat along the Piave. Unable to force his way further than the immediate vicin- ity of the west bank of the river, and with bridges thrown across the stream swept away by the swirling waters of the flood pour- ing down from the mountains, the enemy began a precipitate retreat Saturday night. So hasty was his withdrawal that he ieft a great many can- non on the west bank of the Piave, while his retreating infantry columns, according to news dispatches, are already being pressed by Italian detachments thrown over to the easterly side of the stream. F From the Montello plateau southward to the Adriatic comes the same story of the Austrian retreat. .The Piave river formerly emptied into the sea quite near Venice, but in recent years it’s course was changed to it’s present location. In the first rush of the Austrian offensive, the enemy succeeded in crossing the old river bed, which now is a canal. From their positions there the foe has been driven and the Italians are relentlessly pressing the pursuit. : : Italy’s victory over the Austrians on the Piave front appears likely to assume the proportions of a veritable triumph for the Italians and disaster of great magnitude/for the defeated enemy. Already it is announced in official dispatches from Rome, the Austrians have lost 45,000 men in prisoners and great quantities of material, while the extent of their other casualties may be‘indi- cated by the thousands of bodies floating in the’ waters’ of the swollen river. i bi Turned to. Retreat bis : Shattered on the rock of Italian resistance, the Austrian of- fensive has turned into a retreat /and from Montello:to the sea the enemy is hurrying back across,the Piave before the closely pur- suing Italians. - y : i ~~ Austria’s defeat is being” hailed’ throughout ‘Italy and “allted countries,:not so. much because of the Italian victory, but because of the awakening of the Italian‘morale, which was shaken severely last fall by the Austro-German offensive. Holding the final bar- riers to the Venetian plains and Lombardy, the Italians, by their, steadfast: resistance during eight days of heavy fighting, turned.- the great enemy onslaught into a disorderly repulsé. “1 + Whether the several enemy divisions on the western bank’ of the Piave will be able to escape capture or destruction in attmpt- ing:to get across the Piaye to the oppdsite bank ‘will be the most interesting ‘development, of the: next few hours.’ The river’ is swollen and Vienna in its latest communication, seems to be pre- paring the way for unwelcome news. ‘It dilates at length on the burdens placed on the troops by the heavy rains and the torren- tial Piave. Most of the Austrian bridges are gone and the Ital- ian heavy artillery is still withfn range at points where the Aus- trians crossed and near the river bank where the Italian lines have held fast. . : Pressed with Ardor Undoubtedly General Diaz’s men realize the predicament of the enemy and their pursuit of the fleeing Austrians will be pressed with ardor. es In withdrawing from Montello the enemy probably will meet with as much difficulty as in¢getting out of the rain-soaked low- lands along the lower reaches,of the Piave. To add to the troubles of the Austrian command, their advances across the Piave have been on unconnected sectors with the Italians holding the sectors in between. : es Previous to the beginning of the enemy retreat there had been little infantry fighting along the Piave for 48 hours. The Ital- ians had occupied the time in shelling the enemy lines and com- munications heavily. In the mountains the situation is unchanged although the allied artillery has been very active in some sectors. Capture 40,000 Prisoners Austrian official claims of the capture of 40,000 prisoners and on allied air losses are declared to be falsifications in a semi-offi- cial note issued in Rome. It is asserted that the Italian losses in (Continued on Page Six.) American artillerymen have won praise from’ American, French and British officers for their splendid work in-raining shells on the Germans in Picardy and the Champagne, as well as on the Lorraine front. Most of the heavy guns they are using are of French made, but the Yankees use them as effectively as they use their own artillery. ican soldiers unloading field pieces at a French railway station preparatory to rushing them to the front to help stop the Hun hordes. This photograph shows Amer-