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

C RI LAST EDITION BUN BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. APOPLEXY FOLLOWED ILLOWED QUARREL: ‘DEATH OF HIGH COMMANDER “HAD BEEN-KEPT DARK SECRET Passing of Chief of Kaiser’s War Hounds May Have Important Effect on Future Conduct of Campaign on Western Front—Aged Warrior, 70; Years Old; Had Spent Half Century in the! Service of His aul msterdam, July 13. (By Associated Press.)—Field Mar- shal-von Hindenburg is dead, according to the newspaper Les Nouvelles. His death is said to have occurred after a stormy interview with the German emperor at great headquarters at Spa. The emperor and the field marshal are declared to have had serious differences of opinion concerning the German offensive joward Paris: The field marshal died from congestion of the brain. SEVERAL ‘DEATH REPORTS In the last six months there have been several rumors of the| death of Field Marshal von Hindenburg and there have been many reports that he has been in poor health. A dispatch received in| London Friday from The Hague’ quoted a Dutch :traveler from Germany as declaring that a report that the field marshal was' ill and unable to. participate in the work at army headquarters, | had spread all over Germany. German newspapers were not per- | mitted to mention the rumor. . The traveler added that General Ludendorff, the first quartermaster, had taken the field marshal’s duties as chief of the general staff. Keeping step with reports of the field marshal’s health have been dispatches from Germany indicating that the field marshal nad the. emperor had had disagreements gonicer ning the German offensive movement in the west. Had Nervous. Trouble. Late in May. Field Marshal von Hindenburg was soieted ill .with typhoid:fever at-Strassburg: The field: marshal: on June- 12)” was reported by The Tribune at Geneva to be suffering-from an atute nervous disease: The newspaper declared it had’ learned from.a.reliable'source that his mental capacity was much affected and that he: was‘confined in a private sanitarium. It added that the field marshal had taken no responsible part in the offensive on the western front.. At the outbreak of the war Field Marshal von Hindenburg was in general fetirement. He was credited with evolving and carrying out the campaign against the Russians in east Prussia, which resulted in the serious Russian defeat at Tannenburg, for 4 which he was promoted to field marshal. He continued to com- mand the German forces on the Russian front until August, 30, 1916, when he was appointed chief of the general staff in succes- sion to General von Falkenhayn. When he became chief of the general staff General Ludendorff, who had acted as his chief of staff on the Russian front, came with him as ‘his right hand man wit hthe title of chief quartermaster general. ‘ Field Marshal Paul Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg was’ \ 70 years old last September 28. Apoplexy. Followed Interview. The newspaper Les Nouvelles which reports the death of the German lead- er, is a newspaper. in the French lang- uage published at.The Hague. The violent interview between Von Hindenburg and Emperor William’ oc- curred on May 16, Les Nouvelles says. It was followed by an apoplectic stroke which resulted in the field marshal's death. The newspaper ‘states its in- IITALIANS NOW OCCUPY BERAT of war material and many prisoners by the advancing Italian army in Al- formation was obtained from “good /bania were announced today in an of- sources ‘in the occupied district of | Belgium.” | ficial dispatch from Rome. eee NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS FOR YANKS SOLDIER BOYS WILL HAVE HOME. WORD New York, July 13—Arrangements to distribute neighborhood news to all of the American fighting forces abroad have been per- fected by the foreign press cable service bureau of the committee on public information which is directed by Walter &. Rogers. This new feature, designed to give to American ‘soldiers such news as they might expect to receive in letters from their relatives and friends if the mails could’be dcpended upon, will be edited by dderman Suter, a newspaper publisher. The service will be sent to France and wherever American soldiers are stationed every day by one of the big German wireless plants which has been operated by the government since the Eu- in war started and used extensively for American propagan- da, including the world broad casting of President Wilaon’s speeches during the 15 months this country has been at war with Germany and its allies. The wireless reports will be delivered free to military. pu-lications in France and where no newspapers can be distributed, bulletins will be supplied to theadquarters of the different units for posting on bulletin boards. The reports will be copied also by the wireless plants of American warships wherever stationed. \ Press associations and newspapers generally have agreed to co- operate with the committee in making the service a success. + ae _TO. HAVE A, P. BL.EALS, The part played by the Associated Press for instance. will be largely in the hands of the bureaus scattered, strategically through- out the United States. Some one in each bureau called upon by the committee will send a brief dispatch to the committee in New York either daily or-two or three times a week, according to need, giving merely the high spots of the news local to the territary covered by such bureau. Each item will be just about what would __ appear in the headlines of local papers to describe important local events, suc has nominations by- political parti deaths of promin- ent citizens of the different states, fires, weddings of statewide in- terest and other news of less than international or national inter- est and therefore certain not to be cabled for publication in Eng- lish, French or Italian newspapers. In this way it is hoped to give to the soldiers from every state at least two -- three items of news frdm their home state or city each week. The budget necessarily will be limited but the committee believes that the efforts of all those who practically ‘contribute to this news service «ill he rewarded by the knowledge that they have reduced homesickness among the men who are of- fering their lives in the defense of the country. nN VON HINDENBERG DIES AFTER BITTER DISPUTE - WITH GERMAN RULER SIBERIA WILL GIVE ENTENTE FULLSUPPORT Provisional Ruler Declares His Government Is. with the Allies NEW HEAD ANTI-GERMAN ‘| Former Railway Chief Hates the oy Hung ,aid: Their: Bolshe: fviki. Dupes i London, July 13.—The allied powers will have the full support of the Si- berian ‘government ,according ‘to as- surances sent by Lieutenant General Horvath, who has been proclaimed provisional ruler of Siberia to the|, correspondent of the Daily Mail’ at) Harbin. From his headquarters: at Pogranitsd. in eastern “Manchuria, General Horvath has telegraphed: the Mail correspondent as follows: “Paragraph 5 of the program of my \government, which establishes the: re-| newal of all treaties with the allied powers is at once confirmation of :the tirm intention on our part to act in complete accord with our brave allies and to’ return to the Russian ranks those who are fighting with the en- emy, \ Announcement’ that General Hor- vath at Grodekovo, northeast. of Vlad- ivostok, had proclaimed himself pre- inier of a temporary. Siberian govern- ment is contained in a dispatch from Washington July 13.—Ossupation of | the Mail correspondent at Harbin dat- Gerat and the capture of quantities|ed July 10, two days earlier than the message that the general had, been proclaimed temporary ruler. General Horvath, who: has. been vice-presi- dent and general. manager of. the Chi- nese Eastern railway, is anti-German as well as anti-Bolsheviki. At Grod- ekovo he: announced he would repe: all Bolshevik decrees, restore fully ‘all allied treaties, both political and com- mercial; re-establish a disciplined and non-political army and restore property. He also favors Siberian au- tomatony and religious tre@lom. BUY W. 8. S:——— AUSTRIAN DOVE FINDS NO COTE WITH ENTENTE Alleged raiadary Repulsed by Allied Legations at ’ Berne Washington, July 13.—Reports of the repulse by allied legation., in; Berne of a nalleged Austrian peace emissary has been confirmed by :the Journal of Geneva, says an official afs- patch today from Switzerland. Acs} cording to the reports an Austrian from the pacifist party of Professor Lammasch presented himself at sev- eral legations bpt in no case was he reecived. Professor Lammasch ‘on several occasions is said to have made j Peace overtures to Americans as well as representatives ‘of other allied countries. Professor George D. Herron, for- merly of Iowa, now living in Switzer- land has made public his experiences with these would be peace makers. Jt is understood that in all the European countries but notably in Switzerland persons from the central powers have more than once professed to be bearers of peace proposals “but they) Nave been discredited by diplomats as Ghumsy , amateurs who are meddling with ‘mattéfs”6f which they!Wwere in the main ignorant, ‘|here and, there and the results now j offensive begun on March 21. *) ernment agent,*testified Dr. Felix Rap- “(SUCCESS AGAIN CROWNS ALLIES’ HARD SMASHES, man Lines Between Ypres and-Rheims , OG eae meanore ik (NOW. STRIKE WITH FORCE —— Make First Determined Effort to Rout ‘Eneniy i in Picardy Battlefield (By ASSOGIATED PRESS) Success .has crowned furthér allied ‘smashes into thé German lines be- tween Ypres and. Rheims. For more than two weeks the allies have been jamming into’ they German defenses are as favorable as.at the beginning, For the first, time’since the attrition campaign was, undertaken the French have struck with force in the Picardy ; battlefield, Along; the Ayre-river, northwest of. Montfidier, the French advanced their, Jines more than.a mile o na front of three miles and captured over 500 prisoners. This blow, like the recent one by the. British astride the Somme, hag driven the enemy back on a sector vital to the defense of Amiens, the :objective of the. first In capturing Castel and strong forti- fied positions .the:-French have ad- vanced almost to: tthé western bank of the Avre. Further-gains southward to- ward Mailly-Raineval will endanger | seriously ‘the German positions west of the A’vre'to thelow Montdidier, west of which the Americans hold Can- tigny. In an’advance toward Amilene, the Germans would either, follow the | Somme or go. up the valley ‘of ‘the; Amiens. Several. Towns Taken. i Between..the: Aisne and the - Marne, the Germans apparently still do’ not! take seriously the: French gains. east; jof the. forest of Villers-Cotteréts. Sev- eral villages.and ‘fortified farms, in- jcluding, Corcy and Longpont, have, \been taken ‘by the Fren h this week but the Germans-have made: no seri- jous -fforts to retake the positions and ground. Bad weather, continues jugs on the, Brit- ish--front, cia’ hindering the’ vom bing»: ‘activities’ of, British airmen, The German artillery fire is strong on the Lyewalient. “At Bucquoy, be- tween Albert and Arras, the British) drove. off’ German raiders. . Continu- | ation of the raid.on the British front may hamper German plans as the bat- itle grounds of Flanders and Picardy are likely, to-turn into. seas of mud. Rain, has. beent:falling off and on on ‘she British front for.5 days. { Berlin Claims , Six: Planes. + Berlin now reports that the sixth ‘American airplane of the squadron which was flying toward Coblenz was | brought down: Thursday. it announced | ‘that five out of six. machines with; their crews had fallen into German hands. Franco-Italian success in Al-| bania has enabled - - allies to estab-/ lish a connected battle line over a! stretch of 200: miles from Saloniki to | the Adriatic. The Italians are rapidly clearing up the territory taken from the Austrians | (Continued on Page: Two.) ay W. 8. $$ ——— WISHEK’S BANK LOST DEPOSITS ~ SAYS WITNESS Dr. Felix Rapport Says Govern- ment Agent Advised With- drawing Money | WISHEK TO GO ON MONDAY, Own Behalf—Prosecution - Rests Its Case ‘That they, were after John Wishek, that they would get him and that the j witness -had better draw. his money | clear was.an argument put up to him) by. R. P, Esswein, alleged to be a gov: port, a witness for the defense, in the case of the government versus John | Wishek, today. Dr. -Rapport stated jthat his fears were aroused by the government agent's alleged state- ments and that he did draw $3,000 out of Wishek’s bank on the strength of these alleged statements. \The. testimony of vther witnesses ‘for the deferise on the stand today tended to show fatense rivalry be-) tween various McIntosh banking inter- ests. Land Commissioner W. J. Prater tes- sale in Mcintosh county February 3, 1918, during the second .Liberty loan ; campaign, and that John Wiskek was! active.among the loan workers. in McIntosh county, and that he, Wishek, came to the witness and asked him. to adjourn the land sale in order-that Wishek mikht speak to the farmers on ‘the subject of the Liberty loan. Prater explaining its purpose and need, and} urging the farmers to invest, and that} the witnes salso spoke along the same| lines. S| Several witnesses were placed on Avre which ‘joins’ the Somme near | ‘are slowly being forced off the ale 3 Shae PEDRO Defendant Will Take Stand in," lout of Wishek’s bank and get in the!.. tified that he was conducting a, land years been a leader7in the ci ‘cultural development of his home city sai dthat Wishek did talk on the loan, | KS IN FRANCE 1,100,000 MEN AT FRONT. OR NOW EN ROUTE, GAIN ‘OF 90,000 WITHIN WEEK before to the people at HUN DIPLOMAT retired, «suc: ceedy Foreign Minister Von Kuehl- mann, Admiral Von Hintze. BELL HBADS “NORTH DAKOTA BANK LEAGUE Bismarck Man Succeeds C. R. Green of Cavalier as Bankers’ Chief jHAS WIDE ACQUAINTANCE Bismarck Man One of the Best Known and Most Liked Financiers in State Mandan, N. D., July 13.—J. L. Bell jof Bismarck was elected president of| Bankers’ associa-! tion at its closing session Friday af-| the North Dakota R. ternoon. ‘Mr. ‘Bell succeeds C. Green of, Cavalier. Other officers named ar City. e tPredsiiret=—A. H. Peterson, Man- an. Secretary—W. MacFadden, Far- 0, Executive committee—Gordon H. Nesbit, Fargo; C. H. Doyon, Doyon; C. D. Lord, Park River; William Rob- erts~-Colfax; E. F. Volkmann, Fesse den; G. L. Gould, Glenburn; T. E. Hayward, Beach. J. Leonard Bell, who succeeds C. R. Green of Cavalier gs president of the ‘North Dakota Ban! a association, is the first Bismarck man to hold this! office. President Bell is vice presi- dent. of the First National bank of, Bismarck. with which he has been as-; sociated for a generation, and is treas- urer and a member of the board of di- rectors of the Provident Life Insur- ance Co. of Bismarck, with which he; has been connected from the date of! its organization. President Bell is the best known {and most popular banker on the Slope. | He has been active in Liverty loan’ and Red Cross work in Bismarck and | Burleigh county, and has for many vic and) c. He has displayed unusual executive Bankers’ association chief. BUY W. S$. S——— CUTS BABIES’ THROATS. Little Falls, Minn., July today by cutting their throats. Mrs. Wos-| niag fled with her baby, tot the home of a_neighbor. Wosniak admitted the! (Continued on Page. Siz.) crime when arrested. 4enterprises were carried out by the Vice president—J. J. Harley, Valley | ability in everything’ he has underta-| ken, and those who know him best! are congratulating the North Dakota; upon its new; 13.—John | Wosniak, a farmer living near here. | killed three of his four children; Washington, fay 13, ae announcing today that Atheribaa troops already abroad or in transit have passed the 1,100,000 mark, Gen. March, chief of staff, also disclosed that three army corps of American troops now have been organized in France. Each contanis from 225,000 to 250,- 000 men of the regulars, national army and national guard. Major Gen- eral Hunter Liggett, temporarily commands the first corps; the two other commanders have not been selected, but when the corps commanders fin- ally are selected they will have the rank of lieutenant generals. this, the chief of staff disclosed important information of the exact troops which go to make up the corps. This information never has been given Besides home. The rate of transportation of troops for July, General March said, was keeping up with previous months. More than. 90,000 troops were transported last week alone. The most import- ant developments of the week,.the chief of staff pointed out, had been in the: Albanian theater of war. ment of when the next German thrust will come on the western front, but all the allied commanders are confident of their ability to withstand it. There is no indication at the war depart- ‘ Washington, July 13.—American troops over- seas and on shipboard enroute has passed the 1,100,000 mark, General March, chief of staff, told senate military committee members today at their weekly conference. This represents an increase |of more than 90,000 since last week. Three army’ ‘corps of from 225,000 to 250,000 men each, have i\been. definitely organized from American divi- sions in France, General March,.chief of staff, an- nounced today at the weekly conference with newspaper men. No Let Up | London, July 13.—-Successful minor British last night on the Flanders front near Vieux Berquin and Merris, as a result of whcih 96 prisoners were taken and a few machine guns cap- tured, the war office announced to- \day. A German raiding party which ad- |vanced upon the British lines in | Flanders, if the western sector, was repulsed. The German artillery de- | veloped actively during the night on the Flanders front and opposite Beau- | eral George H. Cameron. mont-Hamel. Third corps: Porte farm, Third division regulars, Major Gen- ; nounced today. eral Joseph E. Dickman; fifth regu- { (The Porte farm is in the vici inity | lars, Major General John E. McMa- of Antheuil, northwest of Compeigne).| hon; seventy- -eighth National army fartn, together with the Loges | (Dewaware and New ork troops) Ma- 1 nearby, was captured by the| jor General J. M. McRae; eightieth di- French in a local operation on the| vision, Major General Adelbert Cronk- evening of July 8. ite; thirty-third National guard qcitl- The statement reads: inois troops) Major General George “Between Mondidier and the Oise|Bell Jr.; twenty-seventh National {the French in the course of the night | guard (New York troops), ‘Major Gen- advanced their forward posts 500/eral John F. O’Ryan. (Continued on Page Two. it (Continued on Page Two.) pocccccccccccccce eee ceecseccco cco oocoocencoooosoooes BELGIAN PAWN FOR FUTURE SALE General March had little to gay agardiog the military situ- jation in France, but stated that the shipment_of troops was pro- \ceeding without any Jet up whatever,,the.same.xate being main- ‘he army corps, General March show- ed. that five regular, nine national guard and four national army divis- ions have been used to. make up the | folowing: First division regulars, commanded by Major General Robart L. Bullard; manera second division regulars, Major Gen- as ; . jeral Omar Bundy; twenty-sixth Na- Successful Minor Enterprise | titonai guard, Major General Clarence R. Edwards; forty-second ‘National | - {al guard (Sunset) Major General Hun- ———— | ter Liggett; thirty:second National . y | guard (Michigan and Wisconsin FRENCH ADVANCE POSTS troops) ‘Major General W. G. Haan. Second corp3: e George B. Duncan; thirty-fifth Nation- al guard (Kansas and Missouri troops) Major General William M. Wright; eighty-second National army (Ala- bama, Georgia and Tennessee) Major North Carolina. South Carolina and District of Columbia tfoops), ‘Major General George W. Read; twenty: eighth National guard (Pennsylvania troops), Major General C. H. Muir; \tained-for July.as for previous months. BRITISH TAKE In announcing the organization it The Three Corps. The first army corps comprises the Nets Prisoners and Few ‘guard (Rainbow) Major General Machine Guns | Charles T. Menhen forty-first Nation- Seventy-seventh National —army (New York troops), Major General General William 1. Burnham; thir- tieth National guard (Tennessee, fourth division regulars, Major Gen- t the war office an- “HUN VICTIM 0 BE USED ‘AS HOSTAGE. July 13.—Denial that’ Germany intendad to retain by Count Von Hertling. German imperial ot his speech before the Reichstag main Copenhagen, Belgium was made chancellor in the cours committee on Thursda: “The present possession of Belgium only means that we have a pawn for future negot jations,” the chancellor said. ‘“‘We have no in- tention to keep Be:gium in any form whatever. “What we precis:ly want as expressed by us on Febcuary 24.” the chancellor continued. “18 that after the war restored belgium i shall be a self-depend: tate not to be subject to anyvody as a vassal and shall li with us in good friendly relations. “I have held t point of view from the beginning in regard to Belgium and | still hola it today. This side of my policy is Tully in conformity with zhe general lines,+the direction of which, I yesterday clearly laid before you. “We are waging the w: 3 a war of defense as we have done from the very beginning, every imperialistic tendency and ev ery tendency to world domination has been remote from our minds.” “What we want is the invivlability of our territory, open air for the expansion of our people in the economic domain and natural- ly, also security in regard to the future, This is completely in con- , formity with my point of view in regard to Belgium but how this \ point of view can be established in detail depends on future nego- tations, and on this point I am unable to give, binding declara~ tions.”