The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 2, 1918, Page 1

, f t nia F . charged interference with the military GENERALLY FAIR "BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, AUG. 2, 1918. ei LAST EDITION : jets PRICE FIVE CENTS. CRUSHING G RRR RR EEEEEEEEeEEEeEeaEEEEEEaEaEaR9R29BE9REBaEEe AMERICAN DRIVE IN: ALONG THE RHINE IS FONTANA FOUND GUILTY ON ALL THREE COUNTS New Salem Divine Faces Possi- ble 20 Years’ Prison Sentence JURY WAS OUT FIVE HOURS After five hours’ deliberation, a fed- eral court jury at 11 o'clock last night returned a verdict finding Rev John Fontana, pastor of the German Evan- gelical Lutheran church of New Sa: lem, guilty of the violation »f the &s- pionage act of June 15, 1917, on three counts as alleged in an indictment re- turned by the last federal grand jury in Fargo. Rev. Fontana will be sen- tenced Monday. Tle thaxiwnun ‘pen: alty for the offense of whieh “he stands convicted is a 20 years” im- prisonment and a:fine of $10,000. The Fontana case went: to the jury at 6 o’clock Thursday evening, ‘foidow- ing a closing argument.in which U. 8 District Attorney Hildreth bitterly er raigned the foes of our country who would aid America’s enemies while enjoying her bounty. At 10:30 the jury returned for further instructions, and a half-hour later it agreed on its verdict. This is the second important conviction obtained by District. Attor- | ney M. A. Hildreth onder the ‘espion- age.act of 1917. The first was that of Kate Richards O'Hare. found guilty at the December term of the Bismarck district ‘federal court, over which Judge Martin J. Wade of Des Moines, Ta., presided, and who- was sentencea to five years’ imprisonment at Jeffer- son, Mo. The three counts against Fontana and naval establishtents of the Unit- | ed States; the disemination of false reports tending to give aid and com- fort to the enemy, and interference with or. obstruction of thé recruiting and enlisting service of the United States army and navy. ———BUY Wf. 8. le States Is Ac-| “ceptable ag to Interven- | tion, in Siberia: WILSON AND POLK CONFER Washington, D. C., Aug. 2.—Joint| action between Japan, the entente powers and America in Siberia is as-| sured. i Japan has found acceptable the American proposal which primarily | looks to, the aid of the Czech-Slovaks ; now operating in Siberia, and after ex- changes between Washington and To- kfo, which have cleared up all doubt- ful points a complete agreement has been reached. The plan of operation will be put in- to execution at once. Soon after it) had been learned that Japan had ac-| cepted the proposal, President Wilson | walked to the state, war and navy building where he conferred for halt | an hour with Assistant Secretary Polk and Secretary Baker in the latter's of- fice. | Mr. Polk and the president left the | office together, and along the cor- ridor they had an important conver-; sation. BUY W, §, § —— MANYDEEDS MAY BE EXPECTED OF | WHITE LIGHTNING i Fort Yates, N. D., Aug. 2.—Edmund i Manydeeds, George Molash, Paul White Lightning, Henry One Feather | and Ben Bald Head are among the genuine Americans whom Sioux coun: | ty contributed to Camp Custer, Mich., | in the last draft. | ACY W. 8, %.——— YEGGS DIDNT GET ENOUGH TO PAY FOR GAS Englevale, N. OQ, Aug. 2—The local postoffice safe was blown by yeggmen early Wednesday morn- ing. The bandits, who came and went in an automobile, got $8 in cash and a few stamps for their trouble. | | i | | BUY W. . 5. LIGHTNING CLAIM SECOND VICTIM IN | YOUNG MILNOR BOY Milnor N. D., Aug. 2.—The second lightning fatality of the year in North Dakota was recorded here when Cyril, the 13-year-old gon of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Ryan, five miles south of town, was struck by lightning and instantly killed during a heavy electrical storm. | BUY W. 8. 8. NAPOLEON’S BRANDY. BRINGS $50 AT SALE (By Newspaper Enterprise Ass’n) London, Aug. 2—A Bottle of brandy made for Napoleon Bonaparte in 1862 was sold at auction for $50 ai a sale of wines and spirits for the British Red Cross.-A dozen pint bottles of ale brewed. King Edward -VII at Cn Hs on th FERE-Es-TARDENOIS® *, Re VILLE-EN-TARDENO Q nuzancy.- ra HAT EAU THIERRY Cc CONDE trapped in the salient. 'They came right out through the barrage and that was not right.” *‘}come on the job until December, State | Auditor Kositzky, , before September 15, th ‘ smount of money ‘which ‘vill be ne RYE HARVEST ON . for the “maint d im- Provement of your department or in:; RESERVATION IS ; stitut! for the biennial ‘iod b " ning Taly 1, 1919, and cnding Sune | AHEAD OF HOPES GERMANS’ BOASTED “TITLE” “TO NO MAN'S LAND ABLY a i's With American Army in France (Correspondence of Associ-; ated Press.) July 14.—The unconcern’of Americans in a close fight not only has surprised.the enemy, but’ has brought a feeling of dismay to the enemy’s detachments charged with carrying out special raids. ‘ ‘ : It appears to be a sort of gospel-among the Germans that when they attack for the purpose of spréading terror that the enemy should lie low or promptly succumb.. They are slow to admit that their chosen victims may be’arlything’ but tefrorized. | Yet they do find the American boys coming out‘ into’ the.open often rashly and unnecessarily. This fighting-spirit often amounts to foolhardiness. ; : Some of the men across the Rhine are suipxised to find men | who face them in the open when it is their attack, i “We could not take the village,” said ‘one: German prisoner, “because the Americans were where they had no business to-be. Asked why “that was not right,” the German replied naively :| “They might have been killed.” Although there is no evidence, it is probably very likely that some unnecessary losses are due to this temerity. However, the Germans have learned that their title to No Man’s Land is ably contested by the Americans. 7 ‘ ae WARD COUNTY "GRATING LEASE LAKES TO BE through the construction of a com- en, will be extended next year to in-| REAL Resort’ EXTENDED TWO munity bath house for which local | clude a dancing pavilion and auditor- | Douglas, N. D., Aupg. 2.—The Nel- son-Carlson lakes have taken on the tone of a modern summer resor{ i | busines men furnished the lumber and | i labor. The bathhouse, which has sep- Supt. Kitch Wins Victory for In- arate compartments for men and wom: | dians and Sioux Cattle. | s 2 H ium, The NelsonCarlson lakes are { men | among North Dakota’s beauty spots! | and are becoming increasingly popular | Fort Yates, N. D. Aug. 2.—Auth- ’ with summer TeROr STE acai | ority to extend grazing leases ak, | from three to five years has been KOSITZKY ASKS | ‘extended to James B. Kitch, su- | perintentent of the Standing Rock DEPARTMENTS TO j recervation. by C. F. Hauke, act- ing assistant commissioner of In- dian affairs. ‘@upt. Kitch believed jive-year, lease would prove more advantageous to the: Indian and that it would result in the harvesting of hay or thé-use:for grazing purposes of tens of thou- sands of acres which now lie idle. ; BUY W. 8, $.———--— BE ECONOMICAL! Although the budget board will not} secretary of he board, has already mailed to heads of} departments blank forms on which they are asked to report in duplicate, | 30, 1921.” i CONTESTED BY YANKS, American and French guns, rapidly brought up behind the advancing infantry, are heavily bombarding the Yetreating Germans in the Aisne+Marne salient to prevent the escape of the I This map shows how the bombardment has narrowed the “neck of which lies the Germans’ only chance of escape to a distant of eight miles. 500,000, HUN trodps who. are the bottle” in «The American front: in Alsace—the: stars indicating ‘where American troops are‘holdirg the line—where an allled attack to’ reach the Rhine 1s believer imminent. ANGUS FRASER - THOUGHT EVENT OUT OF ORDER Tells Court Why He Did Not Cancel Registration »Certificate CONSPIRACY CASE NOW ON “Wihy ‘did: you refuse to cancel this certificate?” the court asked Adjutant General G. A. Fraser this morning af- ter the latter,.a witness for the gov- ernment in.the prosecution of a charge of conspiracy to evade ‘he draft against Louis A. Steiber, as prin- cipal and ‘A. F. Marquette as alleged accomplice, had testified that he de- clined to cancel Mr. Steiber’s regis: tion certificate when the latter asked him to do so. “Because,” replied the adjutant ger- eral, “the certificate showed ‘that he was baptised before he was burn.” The government alleges conspiracy to evade the draft by making false ar fidavit as to the date of the birih of the deQondant, who, iriginally regis- tered under the selective service act, and later asked that his registration be withdrawn. on the ground that he was over 31 and that the provisions of the act did not. apply in his case. Both of the defendants are well | known Bismarck business men who jhave resided in this*.city “for many years.” A. F. Marquette formerly serv- ed as a member of the city ‘commis- sion. He now: is at the head of the Bismarck ‘Steam laundry, with which the Steiber brothers are associated : avy Ww. BISMARCK PIONEER » TRIES TO LOCATE’ MAN LINES 0 GERMANY IMMINENT “Owing to war conditions and a shortage of crops,” says the auditor, “it is the desire of the budget board that the head of each department or institution request only such sums of money which are actually required and necesary for the proper mainten- ance ahd improvement of the depart- ment or institution during the bfen- nial period ending June 30, 1921.” BUY W. 6. S.——— Total Casualties Reported at, 238 Washington. Aug. 2.—The army cas- ualty lists show. killed 22; died of wounds 28; died of disease 7; died 01 accidents 7; wounded severely, 126;, wounded, degree undetermined, 23 Bass and Co'sin 1902 brought $30. missing 2; total 238. Fort Yates, N. D.,. Aug. 2.—The rye harvest on the reservation is practi- cally completed and indications are that the yield will greatly exceed May and June.estimate. Crops: in general promise to yield far better than the average for this county, which always is hight. BUY Ws, WEEKS IN GERMANY PREDICTED (By Newspaper Enterprise Ass’n) Amsterdam, Aug. 2—Meatless weeks will be introduced in, Germany as soon as the harvest pertnits the re- storation of the normal’ rations ‘of bredd, potatoes and vegetables.. If many more cattle, are,slaughtered for miéat the’ HUNS’ milk and: fats, supply. will suffer, MEATLESS ' SITE OF OLD SHOP $ : —_—— Sheriff J. H. Ross of Stutsman’ coun- ty, who lived in Bismarck back in the seventies, when he had a frontier blacksmith ‘shop’on the corner of Fourth street and Eroadwayy, where Lucas’ department store now is situ- ated. was {n the city this week look- ing up old friends and attempting to call_ old-time locations, Mr. Ross be- came a subscribed to The Tribune in 1882 and he still reads it every day. He went to Jamestown in the early eighties and is now numbered among the leading citizens of Stutsman coun- ty.. He is.a big. man_physically and in other respects, and. reports from Jamestown-indicate that he is making a.mighty good sheriff. _ Washington Is Looking for a Great Offensive Before Autumn (By Newsoaper Enterprise Ass'n.) Washington, D. C., Aug 2.—What will toliow thé roch offensive in the second Battle of the Marne? Present indications potuc to the be- ginning by American troops of ‘thé wattle of the iinine ! $ ‘The allies are now definitely pur- suing the initiative on the western front, and there is no indication that |they intend to give it over. In the wake o1 ine Franco-American drive which is pinching the HUNS out of the Aisne-Marne salient, the British have started a series of local attacks‘ between’ the Ancre and the} Somme.which is keeping the Germans ; annoyed. and resulting in the capture) ‘of villages and prisoners} ‘a | ‘The next tning in the Foch plan. inj the belief of American military ob- servers, will ze an offensive by :the | American divisions which are holding fur sectors of the front between Ver-| ;}dun and the Swiss border. Hun Line Weakened. Here? lies. ‘a’ great opportunity. to! make a considerable advance upon Gorman territory and to give German morale,. already weakened by. the ‘al- led advance from the Marne, a crusl: ing blow. ‘The German line in Alsace was weakened for .the drive along the Marne and east of Rheims, which died a-borning on July 15 and 16. Ger- | man reserves had been massed before Toul and St. Mihiel, but these are be- lieved now to'have been shifted’ far: ther west. The allied line, on the contrary, has been strengthened by. large, fresh American contingents.- The — five, American army corps now organized j in France and ready tor action are made up of a total of thirty divisions. Of these only seven have been official- ly identified by the American general staff as having taken part in the Franco-American counter-offensive on the: Marne. This. leaves 23 divisions which are occiipying other sectors of.the> front. A few divisions are at: Montdidier and turther north’on’ the’ British front, but the majority of them—say. 18 divisions —are on the principal American front, which. is that between Verdun and Belfort. H : Alties: Have 700,000. “As each American division at its full. strength numbers 27,000 men, this makes a total of 484,000 American sol- diers who can ‘safely be said to be available for a drive through Alsace to the Rhine. To these must be ad- ded a slightly smaller proportion of! French troops, giving an army of per- haps 700,000 men. ' Striking the Germans all along the; line from Verdun to the Swiss border, ! this army could cross the Meuse and | wipe ou tthe St. Mihiel salient, cross! into German territory south of Metz, | (roll up the Germans along the Rhine} south of Colmar.and Muehlhausen, and | reach the rivers ‘Rhine and Saar along a front of 150 miles before the HUNS could throw enough reserves; into the battle to stop the advance. This is part of the big allied offens-; ive planned for later in the year. If the allies succeed in driving the Ger-; mans to their old trenches on the Aisne in their present drive, it is ex- tremely likely that the “Battle of the | |Rhine” will come before the summer} is over. i BUY W, 8, §.——— | STANTON HOME | GUARD BECOMES | MILITIA UNIT: First Organization in Dunn} County to Be Mustered | Into Service i Stanton, N. D., Aug. 2.—The sina ton home guard was mustered into the ; state military service Thursday with | 42 members and with Capt. Henry; Sagehorn in command. Captain Baird | of Dickinson, the mustering officer, | was well pleased. and complimented | the captain upon the efficient organ-| ization, the guard being one of the best drilled guard in the state. | Stanton is well pleased with the; showing and to have the only guard | in Mercer county to be mustered in. | The boys appeared in full uniform and | arms and made a lasting impression | on the crowds who witnessed their) lrill in marlhing and manual of arms. Stanton citizens are justly proud of | their home guard organization. BUY W. 8. 8. Spiritwood. Lake Gets Postoffice | Jamestown, N. D. Aug. 2.—Spiriz- | wood lake, Jamestown’s popular chau- | tauqua grounds, has been created a{ federal postoffice, and Mrs. Alex Karr, | wife of the founder of North Dakota's | first chautauqua, at Spiritwood, has; been named postmistres. i i BUY W. 5.8. FINGER TATTOOING NEWEST ENGLISH FAD (By Newgager Enterprise Ass'n) London, Aug. 2—The craze for tat- tooing has taken on a new turn among fashionable engaged couples. Instead of a girl applying her soldier lover's initial to her skin, she now has them tattooed on her fingernails. Thus they can be scraped off ‘when their owners changes heart and take on'a new lover. must now: behurried, if the enemy.is to..eacane:. zible-pound anno aN The advance of’ the “allies” to , portant place. 3 ; |montoire and also crossed the Soissons-Thierry road. The Ger- | mans are burning the bridges as they retire and destroying every- ALLIED ARMIES PENETRATE TEUTON LINES THREE MILES; ENCIRCLE FERE-EN-TARDENOIS Success of Entente Most Important Accomplish- ment Since Hun Retreat from Marne Began —Retirement of the Enemy Must Be Hurried Now Crushing in the German lines north of the Oureq river the |allies.on Thursday carried their front to the northeast from their former positions between Hartennes and Fere-en-Tardenois. The exact location of the new line is not given in the early dispatches from the battlefield, but it is said the allies have estab- lished themselves on the high ridges between the Oureg andthe Aisne and dominate the whole western section of the battle area. The attack was made over a front of about five miles and penetrated to an extreme depth of three miles from the former line. : : NEAR BAZOCHES It was reported Thursday night that the allies were within five miles of Bazoches an important German railway center on the Vesle river, which agrees quite closely with this morning’s report of the advance to the northeast of Beugneux, the approximate center of the line of attack on Thursday. Farther east and south the allies have captured the village .;of Cierges, after a sanguinary struggle. * In the center of the line important progress is shown in the reports from the front. Goussencourt has been captured and the northern edges of Muniere ‘wood has been cleared of Ger- mans. RETREAT IS SURMISED This marks an advance of a mile and three-quarters. Noth- ling is said of the fate of the Germans at St. Gemes, at the tip of \the salient, but it is to be assumed they have retreated from their perilous position. F i Farther toward Rheims, the important town of Fere-en-Tar- 'denois has been encircled. by the allies, it is reported. The. dis- patch would seem to indicate the German defenders of the place have been surroundd by the allies’ advance. - MOST IMPORTANT ‘ Reports reaching London say the success of the allies on the western side of the line is the most important accomplishment since the German retreat from the Marne began. While the detailed reports so far received in this country have not:shown the ground for this view it seems clear at any ‘rate that the German retreat, which has been proceeding slowly, ater ing from. the allies’ heavy guns. within-easy cannon range of Bazoches and ‘likewise of Fismes, the German base on the Vesle, will tend to disarrange all plans the enemy may have formed to hold his opponents at bay until the defenses along the Vesle could be thoroughly organized. Only the artillery has been active elsewhere on the western front, the Germans seemingly paying, all their attention to the Marne battlefront. The artillery fighting on the British front has been héavy for the last few. days, generally a sign for approach- ing infantry movement. Wednesday the British airmen accounted for 35 enemy ma- \chines. 26 of which were destroyed. The British lost four. (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) PENETRATE DISTANCE OF THREE MILES London, August 2.—Yesterday Franco-British forces attacked ‘on a front of five miles and penetrated to a distance of three miles, according to today’s news. It resulted in the capture of the entire ridge between the Aisne and Marne salient. The advance by the allies along the westerly side of the sali- ent is described as the most daring thing which they have done since the retirement of the Germans started from the Marne. The importance of the victory lies in the fact that the allies’ positions command the whole area to the north and command the gateways through which the Germans are retiring. Capture of the heights also means that the Germans will not be able to retire in their ordinary leisurely way and will have to go beyond the river Vesle. The situation is considered as extra good and is described as a turning.point in the summer’s campaign and possibly of the whole war. : GERMANS HARD PRESSED With the American Expeditionary Forces on the Aisne-Marne Front, Noon, Aug. 2.—The whole American line moved forward* today while the armies along the line from Soissons to Rheims pressed hard against the sides of the German salient. Hammered as they have been for days, the Germans withdrew during the night, so when the Americans, supported on the right and left by the French, started this morning, they did not encounter the usual machine gun opposition. Indications are that the Germans will not make a stand until they reach the watershed west of Nesles forest. : GENERAL RETIREMENT On the French Front in France, Aug. 2.—The battle on the front north of the Marne resolved itself during the night and this morning into an almost general retirement of the enemy north of the Ourcq, with the allies pursuing the enemy with the greatest zeal and success. f The town of Hartennes ex Taux was occupied by the allies, who have also seized a wood lying to the south of this most im- The French and British at this point took Ville- thing they come across. FRENCH SURROUND VILLE-EN-TARDENOIS On the French Front, Aug. 2.—Ville-en-Tardenois on the east- erly side has been encircled by the French and they are continu- ing their advance, taking additional villages as they go between Soissons and Rheims. The enemy is resisting vigorously, war dispatches state. PUSH GERMANS BACK Paris, Aug. 2.—On the battlefield north of the Marne the French troops continue to press back the Germans. ae 7 RAIDS IN PICARDY 4 ( London, Aug. 2.—The British have carried out raids north of Lens,and at Albert in the Picardy sector and have captured sev- eral prisoners. The German artillery has shown increased’ activ-"* ity south of the Somme and south of Ypres. ° ; ¢