The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 1, 1918, Page 1

Partly cloudy tonight. a OR GN OT THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. No. 192. , CAPTURE OFSERINGESBY AMERICANS ACHIEVEMENT ~ OF NOTE ON. WEST FRONT Wednesday Was Day of Hard Fighting Along ~ Sector Occupied by United States Troops— Clever Encircling Movement Takes Germans Unawares (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) London, Wednesday, July 31.—Yesterday was a day of sheer hard in and out fighting on the American front, telegraphs Reut- er's correspondent on the front north of Marne. He says the final capture of Seringes by the Americans was.an especially cred- itable achievement. After the: Americans took the village on Monday the Ger- mans made no infantry attack on the place, but kept up a con- stant artillery and machine gun fire to drive them out. This con- tinued all day on Tuesday and toward evening the enemy seemed! to think the spirit of the defenders might possibly be broken, and then they began to emerge from the Nesle forest in.a way that seemed to forecast a fresh attempt to take the village. Of the fighting which ensued the correspondent writes: “The Americans after three days of to and fro fighting through villages had learned subtility and were determined to have a real fight to a finish. They consequently withdrew, as if retiring from the town and the Germans pressed down from the high ground convinced they had their opponents beaten. Additional German troops came pouring in until the town had been occupied as it never had been before. But as. the new occupants began to organize their defense they found bullets began to pour in from three sides of the village, and it was not long before they discovered that the Americans, | while. withdrawing from the front of the town had commenced an encircling movement on both sides, thus forming a ring almost completely around it. TRAGIC FIGHTING “Then came the tragic fighting. The Prussian guard pad} voted not to surrender and their opponents. were just.an anxious | to see the thing through. It was an affair of small arms, but | the Americans proved to be the better shots. : _. “Then the Americans began to advance and slowly their encir- cling ring closed about the village. As the ring drew closer and the defenders saw their doom approaching they redoubled their fire, but still the Americans came on unfaltering like a storm or the unavoidable stroke of fate. “When the Americans reached the precincts of: the city their fire ceased, and with one wild yell they. closed with the foe. The fiercest uproar suddenly gave place'to a strange silence, as man grappled: with: man. - Onty’ the: of: ‘steel on :stegt ‘and’ the ; “the stricken’ coulttbe heard.. The issue was never in ‘doubt for an instant, as this kind of fighting is more. than equal to any Prussian guardsman. Except for a few prisoners in the village, every Prussian had breathed his last. Such was the finish! of this village.” i REAM ORDER OF COUNCIL ~ISDRLAYED More Time Asked by County Councils to Investigate Ef- fect of Arrangement KILLDEER HOME GUARD COMPANY IS MUSTERED IN Crack Organization to Rank as No. 2 in State Militia Unit | Killdeer, N. D., Aug. 1.—Killdeer’ crack home guard company, No. 2, N. D. H. G. mustered in last night 57 strong by Captain C. R. Baird, repre- senting the adjutant general. The Kill- jto interfere with the military and nav- | whom — Rev. deer boys, wearing the official khaki: uniforms and bearing guns, made a great showing before a large turnout as they marched down Central ave- nue and filed past the mustering offi- cer by whom they were highly com- plimented on their snappy drill and ap- pearance. Killdeer’s guard was one of the ifrst to organize in the ‘state last| August and it has reisained intact at) thi stime. It is composed of business men, laboring men and farmers who! are the live wires of the town. H. H. Alisworth is their captain, C. E. Chris- erson first lientenant, and Fred Neil- son second lieutenant. The Mannifig guard company, No. 22, was mustered in Tuesday night, and Dunn Center guard company No. 10 Wednesdayy af-; ternoon.’ Both had good turnouts ‘In full uniform. Capt Baird proceeds to; stanton today. WW, 8. 8 ‘ SPECTACULAR ‘SLACKER RAID IS EXPECTED North Woods of Minnesota to; Be Invaded for Draft Fargo, Aug. 1—Explaining that more time was needed for investiga- tion, Federal Food Administrator Ladd delayed today the operation of the order of the state council of de- fense and food administrator relative to the closing of all cream stations. in the state with the exception of one in each county. J. J. Osterhouse, dairy commission- | er, charged with enforcement of the: order, stated that mJjre time was neea- ed by the county councils. io investi: | gate the effect of tae order and de-/ vise a plan for its operation. BUY W. $. 8. PEOPLE SPEND _ VACATIONS AT ¥ OR NEAR HOME) -|Railways Cite One Reason for | Big Sales of Thrift Stamps | St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 1.—Prominent railroad men who have been in close touch with traffic throughout the) northwest, are able to give one reason | why the sale of thrift and war saving | stamps has reached such tremendous | tana’es parishioners, was the last wit- \this afternoon. and that the court will {Proportions in many parts of the na- ‘tion. The people are spending their gab ec ace | vacations at. or near, their. homes. St. Paul. Minn., Aug. 1—Reports! With the month of the regular moun- from Duluth that slacker raids have} tain season gone, it is estimated that extended beyond the city have attract-; the receipts have been about 25 per ed considerable attention at the state|cent of normal and some officials are capitol and it was understood today) inclined to believe that resort trade that a spectacular raid may take place| will be non-existent before Sept. 1./ in the North woods before many days.! A large percentage of the ‘regulars’ | Evaders For several weeks ‘rumors have been persistent that a number of young men officially listed as desert- ers are living in the wilds. State of- ficials are inclined to’ minimize re- ports that the district from Deer river, | Bena, Cass Lake and Vermillion to the Mesaba range ‘is filled” with draft) evaders but they do. believe there is some basis for the numerous “tips” they have received from patriotic resi- dents in that region. Several weeks ago, two young men who had been living in the woods, were taken in custody.’ It is under- stood that government agents and state officials have been investigating , the actions of certain farmers in that district. Charges have been made that slackers have received food and aid’ from alien settlers when the fugi- tives were hard pressed: at various hotels. operated by rail- roads in the northwest, have cancelled | their reservations for this season, it is understood. Various phases of the war situation are held responsible. Hundreds of would-be travelers invested their mon- ey in war securities, according to re-| Ports obtained from bankers; the in-} creased railroad rates and cancella- tion of stop-ove privileges; the strict enforcement of the order prohibiting photographing on railroad property and from trains; the fact that many wealthy pesons who usually seek rec- reation during the summer are busy with war relief work and the absence of more than a million and a quarter of ‘CK TRIBUN LAST EDITION aaa PRICE FIVE CENTS. CAN'T PARSE CASE OUT OF ~ COURT-JUDGE Amidon- Insists That Intent and Purport of Evidence be Considered FONTANA HIT RED CROSS Feared American Society Would Not Help Wounded Ger- man Prisoners ‘You can't parse this. case out of court gentlemen,” Judge Amidon this morning advised counsel for the de- fenso after considerable argument had been made ona motion to dismiss the indictment against Rey. A. -L. Fon- tana of ‘New Salem on the grounds that none of the witnesses for the government had testified to the exact words in the indictment. “We are in-| terested in discovering whether these words in effect were used,” . contin- ued the court. “It is the thought con- veyed, not the exact wording in which the thought was garded, in which we are interested.” The government rested at 11 o'clock this morning. The defense also rest- ed, and the jury was excused while Judge Knautf and Attorney Shaw, of the defense, argued their motions that the jury be directed to return a ver- lict for the defendant. The defense siated that its motion was addressed to count No. 1 for the same reasons as stated in the de- murrer previously filed, and for the; further reason that the testimony had failed. to substantiate the charges as to count No. 1. .The evidence did not show that the deefndant had wilfully made or ‘conveyed or caused to be con- veyed false reports with wilful intent ‘al operations of the United States nor that’he had conveyed or attempted to convey information of such movements to the enemy, argued counsel for the defense. Under « the second count the de: fense‘argued for a directed verdict on the grounds advanced: in the demurrer originally filed and for the additional reasons that “no evidence, has, been} 4 in ett, that the- defendant causes TEC EE . ran a rdination ‘ltul refusal -of duty on the part of the-military and naval forces of United States.” 3 On the third count the same argu: ments were advanced as in the origin. al demurrer and there were cited as additional -reasong for a direct ver- dict the contention that “the testi- mony doesn’t ‘show: that the ‘defend- ant wilfully. obstructed, the recruiting r enlistment service of the United wtates.” i ‘ The defense then proceeded to. an- alyze and dissect the government's evidence with the avowed .purpose ot impeaching thd testimony of J. L. Kling, cashier of the First National bank of New Salem, and principal wit- ness for the government. i ‘Lanterman’s Testimony. The testimony of E, R. Lanterman, U. S$ commissoner at Mandan before Fontana’s preliminary was held, substantiated to some ex- tent the evidepce wiven by Mr. Kling. The U.~ commissioner stated that on the stand at his-preliminary hearing Rev. Fontana stated that ‘he would not buy Liberty bonds for the reason that it would be feeding the war.” He testified that Rev. Fontana also stated at this hearing tha‘ “he was proud of the fight the Germans were putting { { Mrs. Fred Deitz, one of Rev. Fon-| ness on the stand ‘for the government. She told of a Jadies’ aid society meet- ing held at Rev. Fontana’s home. where in the preesnce of 15 or 18 other ladies, Rey. Fontana told her, Yhe testified, that ‘he would not join the Red Cross, ashe had not satis. tied himself as to certain “writings” of Chairman Davidson, who, Rev. rontana sald, testified the witness, had written an article stating that the American Red Cross would not extend aid to wounded German soldiers witn- in the allied lines. Assistant Cashier ‘Podall of Rev,, Fontana’s own state bank was recalleg to the stand to testify as to certain pictures which he had seen on the walis jf Rev. Fontana’s home since the declaration. of war, but the court ruled that this evidence was not ad- missable., it is probable that the closing argu- ments on both sides will be completed churge the jury this evening or the; first thing tomorrow. morning. ary WL ST. PAUL HOT OVER ICE SITUATION; MAY ORGANIZE OWN FIRM St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 1—A move- ment to orgatiize a municipal ice de- partment in St. Paul has received official attention, and it is probable that the proposal will be submitted to the voters at-the fall election. Several reasons have been given for the project. One plan is that the ice and water departments could be com- bined and that municipal ice could be |J sold at a cost sufficiently low to en- able the poorer classes to have a sut- ficient supply. during the hat weather. BUY WW, 3-——— MEAT AND BUTTER z SCARCE IN SWEDEN London, Aug. 1.—The food situation in Sweden is worse than most people realize. Milk is rationed, to four- fifths of a pint a week; there are no the nation’s youth, are some of the reasons. : ae Several big mountain hotels, in Can- ada, recently decided to close. egssoand little butter;, meat is scarce dr the’ weupply. of potatoes, which | UTF BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, AUG. 1, 1918. PREETY GIRLS TH. AT NK Y. M. C. A. HUT SERVES 2800 EACH D FEED OUR FIGHTERS AY A pretty English Volunteer ‘waitress serving two American soldiers at dinner in the Y..M. GC. A. hut in London, (By Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n.) London, Eng., Aug. 1.—The dining room tn the Bagle“Hut, the famous Y. M. C. A.-center fn London, is filled 'to capacity every day. by American sol- diers and sailors, hecause of the small prices charged real (American food. Uncle Sam's. fighters pay. from 14 to 25 cents for ‘breakfast. lunch and supper and keep coming in at a rapidly increasing rate. The hut feeds. between 2,000 and, 2,800 American fighters daily, anc the noon hour is a continuous rush which. taxes the efforts of the wait- resses, all volunteers who minister with smiling patience and friendliness to the apreciative lade from the Unit- ed States. The- pretty waitresses work all night but .conceal any signs of weariness. That is the. most important part ot the job. The-smile of a pretty girl is PUBL STATUS NOTWARRANT: “FOR HYSTERIA Federal Administrator I. P. Bak- er Explains: the Sit- uation | POINTS PATRIOTIC DUTY Declares:‘We Can Best Help Our Country by Burning Lignite Some of the alarm created in the minds of North Dakotans through a well-intentioned | effort to. convince them of the wisdom g? buying their coal early,is unwarranted in the opin- jon of Capt. 1. P. Baker, federal fuel administrator for this state, who, in a statement given the press today, says: ‘In order to dissipate to some ex: tent the alarm which appears to be current in some. parts of ‘North Da- kota, ‘the federal fuel administrator makes the following’ statement: s “On ‘the “basis of “disttibution” in prior years it.is estimated that North Dakota will require a total of some- thing over 700,900° tons of bituminous coaf? to come ‘fromthe docks at the head of the lakes; 200,000 tons of bit- uminous ‘coal to come from ‘Montana and Wyoming; 900,000 tons of lignite, and 200,000 ton$ of anthracite or the equivalent thereof. . “Stocks of bituminous coal through- out the state are good. Indeed, some retail coal dealers have reported tn- ability to receive shipments of anthra- cite because of their sheds being fill-; ed with soft coal. Lignite can be ob- tained promptly from almost any lig: nite mine in the state. There have (Continued on Page Eight.) Your Subscription —when does it expire? Look at the yellow address label which is pasted on your paper. It shows 3 the date your subscription expires, New regulations require that all mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. In addition, all subscriptions must be stopped on expira- tion date. Tribune readers should watch their date labels” and renew promptly before’ ex- piration date. ‘ Bismarck Tribune comes from Germany, is inadequate. a tonic to the American boy, and her very presence in the hut means the touch of America, the home touch, patch keeps him from becoming home- sick. Waiting on the boys is only part of their work, By their sympathetic, kindly ‘manner they induce the boys to talk about themselves, and from these acqaintances friendships invalu- able to the men at the front develop. The dinner costs a shilling. It in- cludes Scotch broth. stewewd steak | or cold beef, potatoes, buttered beets, currant pudding, bread, tea or coffee. An Eagle Hut. shilling supper pro- vides the. American fighter with meat pie containing more meat than crust, or sausage, potatoes, jelly, bread and butter, cake and tea or coffee. Com- in Londor three times this mercial eating | places charge two ' or amount Slovak Movement .— - Grows in Power; ‘Bolsheviki Alarmed ‘Amsterdam, Aug. 1—With the tak- ing of a leading town in’ the province of Perm, Siberia the anti-Bolsheviki movement is growing like wild-fire. This information came here today from dispatches published in the Bol- sheviki press. BUY W. 8, §——— KAISER TELLS MEN VICTORY I$. ASSURED Issues Proclamation to His Men Minimizing American Intervention EULOGY ON SUBMARINES Amsterdam, Aug. 1.—The coming of an American army to France and their increase in numerical number on for- eign soil does not frighten the Ger- mans, the kaiser told his armies it: | a-proclamation issued today and dated Avgust 1. He said that the submarines were attacking the’ vital forces of the Unit- ed States which were streaming across the seas. He alluded to the successes of the German troops 1 the early part of the year and statee that they had brought peace to the eastern front. Although his armies faced the hard- est struggle of the war. now, he said. that they would be victorious in the end. BUY Wes Ss EVERYONE HELPING IN HARVESTING BIG CROP Actvie Cooperation of the Men, Women and Children Noted Pierre. S. D., Apg. 1.—Reports from various farming districts received at state departments, indicate the power- ful cooperation of men, women and children to insure complete harvest of the state's big crops. ‘Many business men have devoted part of their time to assisting the! farmers. Some have put in from 12 to 24 hours a week ip the field. Boy{ scouts and high school students, have, been doing their big bit. In the Ipswich district. where la- bor has been particularly scarce, a number of patriotic women and girls, volunteered their sevices. They have been on the roads from early until Jate, using their automobiles to trans-; port workers to the farms and busi- ness men from their homes to the country. nn ae WAR PRISONERS COST HOLAND $10,000.00! (By Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n.) Amsterday, Aug. 1.—The Dutch chamber has -appropriated $10.000,000 for the accommodation and food of prisoners of wat interned in Holland pending reimbursement of these costy by the briti#h’ id Gertitdn ‘govern: ments. : GERMAN PRESS | dispatch, “captured on July 2 jthat the first battalion of the Tenth | regiment had only 30 men left an ‘Cotton Estimates GERMANS FRANCO-AMERICAN TROOPS ENGAGED IN MANEUVER TO FORCE HUN RETIREMENT ‘If Successful Teutons Must Retire Over Wide Sec- tor—Heavy Artillery Fire on the Line from Soissons to Rheims * ‘> | ALLIES KNOCK CROOK OUT OF KAISER’S ELBOW IN HARD JOLT London, Aug. 1.—The allies today delivered ‘a new stroke over a 10-mile front between Buz- ‘ancy, about four miles south of Soissons, to | Seringes, north of Fere-en-Tardenois. The re- i sult was a considerable advance and the wip- ‘ing out of the elbow in the line at Oulchy le ' Chateau; according to advices to the Evening’ | Standard this afternoon. | | @. * (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) American and French troops have begun a turning move- ment that, if successful, will compel a German retirement over. a wide sector east of Fere-en-Tardenois at the center of the Sois- sons-Rheims salient. They have attacked over a front of more than three miles at the village of Nesles, the apex of the allied | wedge north of the Ourcq. Their greatest advance was toward the east,'where the Americans pushed ‘on some distance from the town of Sergy and approached Chamery. PREPARE OUTFLANKING MOVEMENT | Although the announced purpose of the attack was the i straightening out of the line between Seringes.and Cierges, this is really secondary to the outflanking om the Germans to the south- ward. The enemy is holding strong positions at Ronbheres and St. Gemme, where his line is still less than five miles from the Marne, and a contiriued advance between Nesles and Cierges would force him to fall back to escape being cut off from the rear. This seems to be.the only sector where the allies are attack- ing with their infantry. Reports from the front tell of heavy artillery fire along most of the line from: Soissons to Rheims. BEAR THE BRUNT The Gexmans attacked .the.allied line on the heights of Bligny west of Rheims, Tuesday night, but were repulsed. co The methods adopted by the Germans since their retirement began on the Marne are being followed by the enemy along the jlin of fighting. This may indicate'a further retirement of the Germans. Machine gunners have borne the brunt of the rear guard fighting during the last two weeks. SCOTCH: FIGHT GALLANTLY With the French Army in France, Aug: 1—Gallant work was i | i i i ,| done by the Scotish troops which participated with the Americans ' and French in the attack on the western pivot of the German line below Soissons. This division, composed of the famous Highland and Low- land regiments, entered the line to relieve an American division. It took its place on the front after three days and nights of con- tinuous traveling in Lowry and a march of 10 miles with a full jpack. The Scotch immediately launched an attack and drove \back the Germans on their front. USE HEAVY ARTILLERY With the American Army on the Aisne-Marne Front, Wednes- day, July 31.—The allies brought into action their heavy artillery, |their aviators and patrols having. reported mile after mile of barbed wire along the German line. The heavy guns soon found the range of the entanglements. Some enemy infantry had dug lin behind the wires, but the lines were for the most part armed by machine gunners. The German artillery reply consisted chiefly of shells from the 77’s and 105’s. The machine guns with the heavier pieces were active in an effort to prevent an allied advance. The purpose of the Ameri- can and French attack, which was in a northeasterly direction is, probably, to outflank the Meuniere wood, and to cut off the blunt- edged salient in the line between Romingny and Cierges. i | | | GERMANY MAY BXAGGERATES SEVER TREATY YANK, LOSSES | _ WITH UKRAINE Amsterdam, Aug. 1.—The semi-ofti- | Recent Disturbances and Assas- cial Wolf bureau in Berlin are send- | af A . jing out reports of heavy American | sination of Field Marshal | Creates Crisis | | | | | | losses. A | “An American prisoner,” says one | said | | pee Niner 4 London, Aupg. 1.—The assassination of Field Marshall von Eichhorn and g sirupancer generally in Ukraine may ig f ived.’ | force Germany to break with the new that ‘no reinloroements hag arrived: |nation. Conferences were held today oat {at Berlin with the Ukraine ambassa- dor. It is believed that the foretgn secretary contemplates the recall of e German ambassador to the kraine. Show Shrinkage if Washington, Aug. 1.—Loss of 1,700.) ee [000 bales in cotton crop due to draugh , London, Aug. 1.—Serious riots are ity conditions especially in Texas was|reported in the country districts of ;shown in the department of Agricul-|the Ukraine according to a dispatch !ture’s estimates today. The predic-|to the Fremdenblatt of Hamburg, the tion for 13.619,000 ba as against | Exchange Telegraph correspondent at 000 forecast in July. The area | Copenhagen reports. planted to cotto! | ‘d right to the word “Mitropa.” an ab-' PAE) UY WS “MITROPA” CAUSES GERMAN SQUABBLE. (By Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n.) - Berne, Aug. 1.—A typical Germau | squabble is before the courts over the | breviation of “Mittel Europa.” The; Washington, Aug. 1—Lieut. Huston. German sleeping car company, which} Deering, N. D., is among the dead in aperates the Balkan express. adopted | today’s casualty lists. He died _ the wordaas a trademark, and seeks|from wounds received in action. on injunction against a cutlery concern | ‘Among the severely wounded is Ray- which is losing it for trade purposes. | mond Hamlin of Beach, N. D.