The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 8, 1918, Page 1

AP . the ‘majority: of og cit ’ long as the powers are ‘exercised in a = condition ‘of sociéty, SUS 8, 1918, AT ILES IN FIRST DAY CUTHBERT DENOUNCESPRACTICE = cree "President of. the State ‘Bars Fe iuen Reviews Charge i in ‘Brinton Case in Annual Address a to North ‘Dakota ‘Lawyers DENIES DEFENSE BOARD'S RIGHT TO: STIFLE, ERBG| SPEECH AND FREE PRESS the: mutterit 2 the ‘War clouds| that have suddenly: cast.a black sha- dow over-our peaceful ‘republic, the cataclysm which has engulfed. and haa now encircled us is not, the only cause for worry. on the ba of: the thinkin man ‘who had loved to. believe that ihis country poly ‘be perpetually maintained:as a/ great de- y founded upbn the principle: individual berty. in ite highest ana noblest sense, as Uberty in, th lberty: in. religion, i in poift Mberty, in conscienc: Mberty: tepublic and to see, ie eaualy of n a! fly: startled, 1 have: te dence in the justice -andsintegrity of enahip.to be. can he’ easily. - destroyed by. @ alcontents, nor), to believe that a’ au envy hayé so tal ession sof the; human: heart that .all.of our sacred. . traditions may be ruthlessly destroy: ed ina hope to arrive at some social d as the beautiful effect "of a: ‘ Turning to’ the concrete “questions | presenting themselves: for consider. ation, President Cuthmbert said‘ “The legislature. has met in special, session since our: last “meeting and -, passed several act! he only one se important as to, if firat magnituce in my opinion: is that “act~ creating what is designated as a council of de- fense., ‘Az to the constitutionality: of many of the powers. given to thre counct}, I have ‘gtaye doubts; yet 90 wholesome:magner: for the purpose of assisting us with the problems that have arisen by reason of an unusual caused by the war and the stern necessity of proau- cing. sufficient to maintain our popu- lation, our armies, and those of ou al- Mes, it seema that itis the duty ot every patriotic: citizen to discourage any attempt to block: ‘py legal proceea- tre the actions of, the’ couricil of de- fense’ It seems equally. patent to. mc that it would. be the duty of:an’ at- tornéy to caution.and advise, against ft to attempt to: block or interfere wit hthe actions of'such ‘council of any elfish motives, or for ‘pequn- fary reasons, even though th er exercised may have exceeded constitu- tional | Umitation ¥ demn i eon the other ‘hand, I deem a man & most contemptible, coward, ai ahd more especially soa memiber. of pI fession, who, w hesitate ‘on account of public sentiment or. criticism which may be heaped him ‘for hia ‘en- deavors, who wo tacked| any of t and privileges: constitution, fe Z engaged in-a strug T appreciate | that the exigencies of a case may re- quire acts to be done which to say the least extend to-the utmost consti- tutional power an ‘limitatins. “Chief among these rights is that-of oly “and, of free ble with it fs the Peeled of the) pr I can con- ceive of no condition ‘so bad: that would warrant the suspending of the right of petitian ‘or” ‘of peacefyl. ar- sembly, of freedoni of speech or. the suppression ofthe freedom’of the press. These hts ‘and privileges under our constitution have. dong’ more to develop the grand democracy. + of which we go constantly boast than fe respondent on that front. therty: in speach | x a on erst * doll house which had:been stamp- AMERICANS NOT HITTING SOFT fA Roosevelt's Advice Hardly Need- ed, Writes Correspgndent - “of Reuters UTE ESE MADDENS|, London, Aug. 8.—Col. ‘Roose- velt’s advice. not to “hit soft” is hardly needed by ' American forces between, Soissons and Rheims writes a Reuter’s cor- “The Germans asked a ‘rush re here to see that thes 4 san American ig re- pol id “Tf, however,” correspondent, : ficers had refrained from telling it D atiiaca the “The awful ruin of Fieneh|, homes which they. have seen and the miles and miles of devastat- ed territory, through which’they have marched has been more dis- tressing to many of them than their own losses. “An American showed me a ed under a, German foot. The e of each doll had been‘ground to ‘dust under a nailed boot. There were more horrible things about the house, but the’Amer- ican picked this out as. most characteristic and most dastard- ly... With’ a look in his face that did not augur well for any op- ponent, he said: “The next damn German that. tries to murder me had better make sure that he res no mistake about it.” UY W, s,§——— DRAFT HEADS MUST ENTER ~ FIRTH. CLASS Provost Marshal General Crowd- \y ¢ er Wants These Officials _ C Where They Are As @ part of: ‘the: 1e military. establisa- ment. of the United: States, all mem- bers of local and district draft boards and all government appeal agents must place. themselves in Class 5. A wire to this effect was received from Provost Marshal General Crowd- er by Adjutant: General Frase? yester day, Local ‘and’ district boards and government appeal agents are being advised’ today that they are ‘already inthe army and ‘that - Uncle Sam thinks they ¢an best serve thele coun-| try where they are. This step is taken, military officials say, to overcome any delicacy: which members of these boards might. feel as to their own classification under the’ new registration, which will take a majority of these public servants ‘ag well as 90 per’cent of the atate and county officials of ‘North Dakota. “au Wo, 5. —— ‘|tory and: DAKOTANS IN : all of the other guaranties designated | in the constitution, “I do not wish to be understood as! condoning those who under pretense of exercising these sacred rights turt pened into license and freedom of h into an opportunity to incite Hot and treason. A’ ‘man does noz need be a lawyer to know that free- dom of speech like ba other rule of “human conduct, tations. ‘The' time in ‘any ¢ivil- et fe! on Page, Four,) Washington, Aug. 8—The casualty list includes: Killed in action: Private Clarence N- Annis, Rugby, N. D3; Demer, H. ‘Faltz, of “Arthur, .N. D, Died of wounds: Private Ralph H. ‘Ball, Grand Forks, ; CASUALTY LIST NEW-JOAN oF ARC WITH. PR ‘VISION SAYS W. PAG eis “THE. NEW JOAN OF Claite. Ferchaud, France's moder fnaid: of Orleans, in Oe. ‘poses. low she is shown Drainyg before a chutch;' Paris, ~ (By ‘Newspaper’ eilarhiles! Ase’) Paris, Aug. 8—‘Joan of se they: are calling « “youl” As jf in dnswer'to the words: of the} popular song, a néw Joan of Are )has| ; appeared, in, France. ~ She ig ‘@ ‘young’ peasant girl, hum- ble, obscure, like. her great spiritual prototype, Her name’ is Claire Fer- shaud.’ She is already something: of a powet. in. provincial Catholic’ cir- cles, anf. her’ fame has reached into the war ‘department and has even been recognized by. Premier Clemen- ceau. Her préphecies | concerning’ the war; many » of, which have proved true, \to her religious: exaltation, which ‘she has materialized into: literary works, and to*her fervent patriotism, which) has given’her the confidence of: states: mén_ and /'¢ Is; whom she, has shown How they can save France. In devout cirfles it is firmly (be ‘\Meved that? Chtist, under the image of the Sadked ‘Heart, has appeared and spoken to her’ frequently’ in ‘the little church’of Loublande, near which’ she lives-onj her fathers farm. Her. “gifts. “at prophecy are. remark: able. ‘It‘is beyond doubt that in 1916 She annonnced that members of’ the government - -~‘were . plotting -against France, aiid: that sedition would have to bé.published’soon.. The Bolo Pasha, and Bonnet, Rouge trials proved she was_ right. Karly. this, year she warned ‘several generals that the western front would soon bé@*plerced, adding that the al- lies would Pass from dispair to vic- » that the cry “Tout est perdu!” (All is lost) would. immedi- atly ‘transform itself -into‘Tout est sauve! (All ‘is’ saved)—a forecast, amply fulfilled by ‘the recent offensive and the. France:American _vnetory, which followed them. t ‘The prophetess believes she will lie: when -her; mission ig: completed and the war won for France, and that, her NO NEED 10. EXTEND DRAFT} - Washington, mer 8.—Extension. of the draft to include the navy. is wot) regarded as necessary, Rear Admiral | Palmer, chief-of the bureau of naviga: tion, told: the: senate military commit- tee today..°°Thé navy has ‘practiexiiy all the ‘men’ it needs., Enlistment in the navy it*is believed will not be ut- fected: by, an’ extension. of ‘the draft ages.‘ TO ‘prive. / George N. Keniston, secretary of. the Bismarck. Commercial club,~ and district chairman of the Y-Y. M.'C. A. left today. for Fargo to attend a state t which will be rioyay district “and pir the next -Yi« committee ihe at apportioned | ere! sateen ¢ PICARDY THRUST NETS. BIG GAINS ‘Fall: Into Hands of Franco-British AR WI Continuous Downpour of Rain on Monday Along "Amiens Front (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) London, Aug. 8.—According ,|to advices received in London the French and British forces which attacked this: morning in the Picardy sector have advanced at some points to a depth of more than three miles. A.-very considerable number of villages have been captured, and substantial progress has been made, according to this aft-, ernoon’s news. The attack must have taken the Germans by surprise, as the .|weather has not been such as ould generally be chosen for ‘the commencement of new v Ober: ations. . On, Monday there was a con- tinuous downpour of rain along the ‘Amiens front,-but advices stated’ that the British troops were congratulating. themselves that th seround: was not, ou i raters |+strazetic retreat” to the Hindenburg line i Febru: was ne: means, 0: of ataining them: - SUCCESS IMMEDIATELY On ‘the ‘French Front’ in France, Aug.’8, 11 a. m.—A com- bined attaek:by the-French and British was begun at dawn to- day along the front between Al- bert and’ Montdidier. Satisfac- tory progress was made despite strong enemy ‘resistance. The assault began’ exactly at dawn: along’a front between 40 and.50 kilometers and a success was scored irnmediately.! The British advanced toward Cerisy- |; Gailly on the ‘south side of the Somme, east. of Sailly Laurette and Marcelcave. The French ad- vanced at the same time in the direction of Demuin and Auber- court. Around Morisel and Mo- reuil the German resistance was terrific. Be, he inthe: garden ots jOuontmarte Wee death’ will come: when she is 24.) As she is: now .22,,.that will, bring her 20. and vietory for the allies in “Pone Starts laguiry: The young peasants. religious ex- altation, and Aspiratiois have aroused ‘the: interest of the clergy, starting with’ the ‘Bishop. of Poitiers, who was so impregsed jby. his queationing of her..that he called,’ “her mysterions powers to the attention of Pope Ben- edict.’ The Pope instructed ; Father Hugoh, one‘ 6f the learned: theologians of France, to open ‘an induiry: into. her‘case. Father Hugon’s report has jnot yet been published, but it is said to.’confirm ‘the’ sublimity we her in- cea bi introd at Presi- e ‘has’ been’ introduced to. Pre: on Premfer Clemenceau;!‘The “‘Tiger"| ‘Along the French front the | who: is not, a religious’ ‘man, granted artillery. preparation lasted for her five ‘minutes, but yielded: to her/40 minutes, after, which the mystical charm and talked with: her left. their .t i ith for am-hour, “Tt is said she’ urged him troops left, their trenches wi a wonderful dash. Before 8 to recall’ into active service a /gen- eral brought, into disgrate last year |o’clock considerable progress-had beén attained. ical by a. politicat Ae ee him ——acy ws PRODUCTION 309 MILLION in, front of Compiegne} : Sacred Heart Will Win. Loss of: 171 Million Bushels of Corn and 13 Million in ‘Claire ¥Ferchdud repeatedly de- clares. victory will reward.) France| Wheat Reported Washington, Aug. 8.—Loss of 171,- it she. again becomes religious and when’ the Sacréd, Heart) is. carried on the French -fiag: ‘Impressed by this 000,000 bushels of corn and 13,000,000 bushels of wheat on the prospective production of this year's important \declaration,- several infantry’: regi- use, Thousands of poilus, “however, food crop as. indicated a month ago have pinned on their breasts a button lorned with the image... In Paris the emblem {sworn by countless ci- vilians, ° ‘In her ‘home ‘village ot Loublande, Claire, has founded’ a redigious order ‘with ‘girls of her age, and is poular- ly aclaimed as?a saint. The humble hamlet is becoming. a, nace, ‘of pil: grimage: COAL CRAFT | B SUNK BY ments adopted the smblem but’ mili-}/ tary rule intevened and forbade, its Was shown today In the department of agriculture crop report’ of August 1. ue year despite adverze weather condi- tions which have curtailed somewhat the heavier ‘production indicated earl- ier in the growing season. Winter wheat was announced in its preliminary ‘estimate at 556,000,000 bushels, Spring wheat production = all wheat was estimated at 878,000,000 bushels. Corn production was forecast at 2, 989,000,000 bushels from August 1 con. New york, ‘Aug. orm: hat the American steamship Merak, SUCCESS SCORED AT ONCE| 4 Corn and wheat are burfiper crops this |, 8,224 tons. gross, was sunk by a Ger- Man submariné oft Cape! Hatteras; on Tuesday night, was reteived today in Marine ‘Insurance circles here... One small: boat, containing 18 members of the crew, is still unaccoumted for. ‘The captain and: 2% “members of the crew have-héen landed ‘at Norfolk. “Phe Merak, one of the former Dutch cargo yessels which. were, taken over a few. months ago by the United Mi, toc es ean sid from America carrying coal: ditions. Other forecasts based on August 1 conditions were announced as follows: Oats 1,428,000,000; barley, 232,000.000; rye, 76,700,000; buckwheat, 20,600,000; white potatoes 391,000,000; sweet po- tatods 81,400,000;*tobacco 1,228,000.000 pounds; flax, 14,800,000; rice. 41,600,- 000; hay, 91,300,000 tons; sugar beets, | 6,350,000. tons; peaches, 40,900,000 bu.; apples, 191,000,000: bushels.” Condition of spring wheat August! in°North Da. Mota was 73. /ALLIES GIVE GERMANS NO ~ TIME 10 CATCH BREATH BUT / START DRIVE IN. PICARDY Rasy Reports Show That Progress Is Favorable Over Wide Front from Somme South to Mont- didier—Scene of Former Teuton Triumph and Devastation—Some Americans Mey Be En- gaged. - (By. ASSOCIATED PRESS) British and French troops attacked this morning from Albert |northeast to Montdidier, on the Avre, southeast ‘of Amiens, the front of attack being approximately 28 miles. Meager reports received from the field indicate that the allies advanced to a depth of about two miles south of the Somme and probably have taken the villages of Marcelcave and LaMotte-en- Senterre: f MASTERLY OFFENSIVE This new attack, launched just three weeks after Field Mar- shal Foch’s masterly counter offensive against the western side of the Soissons-Rheims salient, has been expected since the Ger- mans were driven back’to the Aisne and the Vesle. ‘It, was not believed that the allied commanders would permit the initiative tojpase: to: the' enemy after the stunning defeat administered to him along the Marne. Foch is known to be an offensive fighter, and it has been predicted that a new blow would fall on .the. Ger- man line before they had time to reorganize their shattered: divi- sions behind the Vesle and the Aisne. THREE. LOCAL RETIREMENTS The Germans seem to have had knowledge of the plans of the allie dcommander-in-chief, ie during the last 10 days they: have carried-out three local retifements in this:sector of the line, two of the withdrawals being @n the: Picardy front, oné on each side of Albert along the Ancre river, and the other along the Avre river at-Montdidier. In both cases ‘the enemy retired to positions for which the rivers offer partial protection. ; : RECALLS, GREAT OFFENSIVE / The, fighting in Picardy. recalls the great offensive: carried out there by. the: British and. French ‘in.1916,. wes the German 1917.° The British had forced their-way. during’the’ eal to:Albert in the neighborhood of Grandcourt, west of Bapaunte and-the French were before Noyon,:almost directly to the south, when .in the early months of 1917, the Germans discovered that the allies had massed guns and material for a major offensive. They ‘then retreated to tle Cambrai-LaFere line, which they occu- pied until March 21, 1918,’and from which they launched their great offensive of the prevent summer. Giving the Germans ‘no time to atch thier breath, General Foch has:launched a fresh attack on a new sector. ‘The attack started at dawn this morning on a wide front in Picardy, east and southeast of Amiens. ! The French first army ‘and the British fourth. army are en- gaged and the thrust is under the immediate direction of General Haig, commander-jn-chief of the British forces. Both the Paris and London official statements announce that the new offensive is progressing satisfactorily. SCENE OF ENEMY’S SUCCESS The field of the fighting i is the scene of the most Beanginced ‘ successes of the enemy’s various offensives. It is in that territory where the Germans delivered a blow between Cambrai and La Fere on March 21 and where the enemy. broke into the allied line and was not stopped until he had pushed down to Montdidier. | He\swept over a wide'sector and devastated in past successes and reverses. The front under attack is not definitely defined, but its length is 20 miles from the Somme south to the Montdidier region. Foch’s object may well-have been based on the idea‘ of break- ing up the enemy line between Montdidier and Soissons before the Germans can stabilize their lines following the recent Aisne-Marne offensive. ‘ ’ MORE AMERICANS CROSS VESLE\ ./ With the American Army at Vesle, Aug. 8.—The river Vesle was crossed east of Fismes today by additional American :infan- trymen. West of Fismes the Americans are breaking up counter attacks and are holding their ground. In ‘support of the Americans who had crossed, another de- tachment followed. ‘Both reached the north bank. The enemy is endeavoring to. prevent an American advance at ‘all costs, but the Americans have pushed on steadily under a heavy fire and in bitter fighting in ence the men, are using their bayonets effectively. : NO U. s. DIVISIONS. ENGAGED - Washington, D. C., Aug. 8.—So far as is known here early today no American divisions were involved in the thrust south of Amiens. Cantigny detachments which operated in the region of Cambraj were withdrawn to participate in the Aisne-Marne drive. It is just possible that some units, however, have been brigad- ed with the first French army and the fourth British army: TANKS CROSS AVRE-LUCE With the British Army in France, (Reuter’s) Aug. 8.—French and British tanks have crossed the Avre-Luce valley in the new drive:this morning. The German positions just south of the Ancre river were was forecast at 322/000,000 bushels!heavily attacked by the British. Their assdult. extended to the from July 1 conditions. Production of | south, where their right wing joins the French line. _ Three-quar- ters of an hour after the British attacked the Germans, the French -|took up the battle. GAIN OBJECTIVE With the British Army in France, 11:30:a. m., Aug. '8.—The British attacked over a 18-milé front on both sides ‘of the Somme. They. gained all their objectives within four hours, and have cap- tured a considerable number of prisoners and guns. MOVEMENTS KEPT SECRET With the British Army in France, Aug. 8—The ‘greatest secrééy surrounded plans for the attack. During the night. the (Continued on Page Three.) nd Maree Reeetcs in ant ait