The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 17, 1918, Page 1

ey) BD Partly cloudy tonight. ipa me = THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR, ‘No. 205. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURD SEN, GALLINGER OLEST MEMBER - PASSES AWAY New Hampshire Stateman Prom- inent in Deliberations of Upper Body FALL O SERVED FOR 27 YEARS Franklin, N. H., Aug. 17.—United States Senator Gallinger of New wooee: F RO YANKEES BRINGING HOME “WESTPHALIAN HAMS” Hampshire died. in a hospital. here early today. When Senator Gallinger returned from Washington to his sum- mer home on Salisbury Heights in July he was in poor health. Senator Jacob H. Gallinger, oldest member. in point of service in the United States senate, has been a con- spicuous figure ever since 1891 and ranked as onet of the dominating fig- ures in its leadership. As a minority leader, the senator has been active de- spite his advancing years, He was born on a farm.in Cornwall, | Canada, crossed early in life to the United States border. He was at first a print- IN AIR FIGHTING OVER Hampshire legislature and Geconded| | the nomination of Benjamin Harrison in 1888. For 27 continuous years, he. served in the United States senate and was especialy active on committees deal- ing with finance, rules. and tne affairs of the District of Columfia. * i BUY W.5 >». LENINE SAYS RUSSIA CANNOT SAVE HERSELF Habin, Manchuria, Aug. 17.—Corres- ‘pondence of- the, Associated Press.— Russia is powerless to take any par: in the impending conflict of allied and German affairs ‘in the Muran district, according to the version of a recent, speech by Premier Leaine which has; been received -here., “The Englis hand French bourgeoise haye spent enormots-sums .on Mur- man ‘and of. course) with mercenary | Purpose,” asserted: Lenine. | “They have*lahded troops to pro- tect the Murman coast. We had no! proper’ forces to prevent this. The: German government demands that they be disarmed, telling us that if We cannot defend ourselves they will carry on the war in our territory.” Referring to the Ukraine, Lenine; claimed that the Germans were met everywhere with desperate resistance. “To the Caucasus,” Lenine points out, “the Soviet sent inquiries regard-! ing the new frontiers which the Cau: casion government laid claim to, but; received no answer.” | “We are not a. great power. Of Russia nothing is left but Great Rus- sia. For us the interests of universal socialism are nigher than national in-|, terests. For us, little down-trodden Great Britain stands far higher than that stupendous. great. power which! sold itself to the imperialists with se- cret treaties. “We cannot now conceal the fact] that we are in fayor of defense. We, wish to defend our socialistic father- land. For this we must have a pro- letarian dictatorship.” | BUY Ww. S. 8. QL TANKER IS SUBMARINED TEN ARE LOST Beaufort, N. C., Aug. 17.—The Brit- ish tank Mirlow was torpedoed off; Cape Hatteras last evening accotding to reports brought here by survivors of the crew. Nine.members of ithe; crew were drowned. All the rest were saved by coast guards. They said that the torpedo struck the tanker amid- ships and that the cargo of gasoline exploded. The crew were forced. to jump for their lives. 4 As the Mirlow was torpedoed only a few miles off shore, the ¢rew from a coast guard station reached the scene in a short time and picked up the survivors, \All except nine men| were accounted for. The surface of ‘the sea for five miles around was cov- ered with'burhing gasoline. It is presumed the iMrlow sank, al- though reports here did not say so definitely. i =, i “| Millionaire’s ‘Property Taken Over as Enemy New York, Aug. 17.—The estate of Gottsfried Krueger, an American citi- zen classed an enemy, because he re- sides in Germany, was taken over to- day by the federal administrator of alien property,; according to reports from that office today. The value of the estate runs up into the millions. Mr. Krueger is an American citizen by naturalization, but is now residing in Germany and therefore is classed as an enemy. ayy "v.32 LIMITED SERVICE. Washington, Aug. 17—Gen. Crowder today issued a call for 25g men for lim- ited serwige in the aeronautic division. They: owiHis mobilize:;August 29 and: come from 18 states including: 10 from Minnesota. nets GERMANS IN ROYE SECTOR London, Aug. 17.—Measured by the number of machines en-/ gaged, the intensity of the fighting and the magnitude of the losses inflicted on the enemy fighting in. the. air, during, the past) week was the most formidable of the war. Some of the most severe conflicts occurred August 8 between Albert and the Amiens- Roye road, where the German air forces were increased consider- ably, shortly after the opening of the allied offensive. The allied} air efforts resulted in the destruction of 48 enemy machines. Fifty! British machines did not return. 2 ae During the ‘six succeeding days,. 185. enemy airplanes were destroyed, and 69 driven down out of control,.making a total of! 339 German: machines for the week, compared: with 123 British airplanes: missing... In the same: period, British bombing squad-| rons continued attacking enemy aerodromes, ‘railways and other, military objectives, dropping many tons,of bombs. Low scouting machines raked the enemy’s congested-roads of retreat with ma- chine gunfire... : : } A notable feature of the aerial operation was the virtual con-! tinuance night and day of bombing of the enemy bridges-over the Somme. This greatly hampered the supply and reinforcements of | the enemy troops. 3 The week’s work also included a number of destructive raids into Germany. j en" jeing Replenished RATLROADS = = ASK DEFERRED DRAFT FOR MEN Minneapolis, Aug. 17.—Railroads of | REE the northwest, facing a critical labor a shortage which threatens to hold up} the movement of the vast grain crop, | d appealed to Minneapolis draft boards jtoday to place operating employes of! the carriers in deferred classification. The acute labor situation in trans-{ . ATTACK ON | portation was explained to draft board members today at a meeting at the Builders’ Exchange, called by Hugo V.} Koch, head of the United States em-| ployment ‘service in’ Minnesota. Not; only were draft board members and| railroad men in attendance, but there Washington, Aug. 17.—Increased|were representatives of the mechan- freight rates on corn, oats, rye andiical unions and of the Minneapolis barley granted by Secretary McAdoo|advisory board to the state employ- were attacked today by the national |ment service. é council of farmers in a complaint filed | The railroads have given freely of with the interstate commerce commis-|their, men to the draft, said Clifford sion. !L. Nichols, general superintendent of time has come, he said, when it is markets. Engineers and firemen are scarce and brakemen and various kinds of trainmen are needed in great (By Newspaper Enterprise Ass’n.) Havre, Aug. 17.—Louvain library! executive committee reports that fol- lowing the appeal in 1918 for books to restore the library at the University of Louvain devastated by the Germans large numbers of volumes are. being received. ' AUSTRIAN DUKE ‘the appeal for the railroads. But the erate trains and to move grain to the BUY W. 5. 5. 'the Northern Pacific; who presented necessary to retain every man, to op- numbers, he’ s YW, 8. 3. The Hague, Aug. 17—Germany has approved a suggestion ‘that an Aus- | trian duke be made ruler of Poland,| according to, press reports received - here. It is probable that Archduke FIRES PETERSON | AND PFAENDER Karl Stephens wi}! be named. BUY W. 5. 8. | GOES T0 JURY Faribault, Aug. 17.—James A. Peter- ' son of Minneapolis and Albert Pfaen- ider of New Ulm have been expelled | i 7 If the Minnesota i-| Chicago, Aug. 17.—The 1. W. W.jsin the dielenalas nate Bar associ £Ase, whieh has lasted more’ than} By unanimous vote, without discus- ! three ad rs has jee more than sion or qualification, the association i ree: rie e hd given to the jury to-j today approved the action of its board day. .ttorney ‘rank B. Nebeker, for!? gyernrs i expelling Mr. Pfaender. the government, concluded his argu-|-yen it preeeded at once to the Peter- pen in an hour, and Attorney George |son case—the case of the Minneapo- | - Vandeveer, for the defense, sur !qis politician who was convicted last prised spectators by making none at/ spring in federal court on a charge all. RRA Vie las, of writing and publishing rtcles di- Sg aa rected against enlistment in the arm- Beggars Disappear ed forces of the United tSates. Peter- I son {s under séntence of four years’ n London Streets imprisonment at ‘Leavenworth, but is aoe carrying his case to the United States | supreme céurt. - ~——avy wes. s. | (By Newspaper Enterprise Ass’n.) London, Aug. 17.—Before the war the income of London’s beggars was 446 VICTORIA CROSS! estimated at $500,000 a year. Beggars| (By Newspaper. Enterprise Ass'n.) {army or gone to work. earnel more than working ‘men: Now'}'’*London:/Aug!:174-During the war they’ have disappeared~joined thé|the total divard of Victoria Crosses: in army and navy has been 446. : This string of German prisoners, a mile long, is part of the “bacon”, brought: home by American troops in the Great Marne elghty-one years ago and\ sffensive. The Huns have only an occasional arnted Yank to guard them as:they march over the hills. » CARRANZ RECALLS OIL |Compulsory. Saving Adopted: in Germany (By Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n.) Amsterdam, Aug..17.—Germany has introduced’*'a system of compulsory saving, by which employes ‘under 18 do not receive” more than $4.50. a week, plus"a third of the balance’ of their wages, the remainder being banked by the employers. . Berlin authorities claim, it has resulted in a decrease in juvenile delinquency. BUY Ww. 8s AMERICAN CONSUL 10. STAY ON JOB Washington, ‘Aug. 17—U. 8. Consul Poole, at Moscow, who recently. burn- ed hic sdodq book afd turned the con- |” sulate over to the ‘Swedish legation, notified the . state departrhent today that he intended to remain in Mos- cow. % . The consul .general reported. that with the aid of the Swedish:represen- tatives he has succeeded in obtaining the release of several allied persons, hid by the Germans as, hostages. me. (2 wwoganoe > Purteam YE IMMINENT a ai (CK TRIBUNE “oF te ms) LAST EDITION oo AY, AUG. 17, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. | wececooooed ALONG NINE ' Roye and Lassigny. ALLIES PUSH BACK HUNS MILE FRONT NORTH AND SOUTH OF AYRE French Force Way Through Loges Wood and Further Advance May Outflank Germans at (By Associated Press.) Roye, on the center of the German defense line, from Peronne to Noyon; which has withstood allied thrusts for nearly a week, is menaced seriously by advancing French, British and Canadian troops, and its fall would appear to be a probability of the next few hours. With the town in allied hands the southern end of the Ger- man line, at least, undoubtedly will have to retire, although the northern end through Chaulnes and Peronne also would be af- fected. The allies are now but a scant one and one-quarter miles west of the town, while they are pressing eastward to the north and to the south. ! Along a front of nearly nine miles north and south of the Avre, which flows through Roye, the allies have pushed back the enemy in stubborn fighting. The most notable advance was made on a front of three miles in the center by French and Canadian troops. IN LOGES WOOD. ‘ French troops on the south have forced their way almost through the Loges Wood, which borders the Roye-Lassigny road on the west. The wood is, five miles directly southwest of Roye, and it would appear a further advance might enable the French | with: the allies and the United Stat:s VICTORY LEADERS to outflanked both Roye and Lassigny adn force the Germans to U TIM AT UM scosiust their lines eastward toward Noyon and probably beyond. Washington; Aug. 17—The threaten- Artillery activity continues ed crisis in the relations of Mexico apparently has been averted by a mod- ification of the new Mexican oil tax decreé by President Carranza, It was'the Ancre. learnel today. that on August 12 Car- ranzza, in effect, cancelled provisio ARTILLERY ACTIVITY. on the remaining sectors of the main battlefront between the Ancre and the Oise. Berlin reports officially that allied attacks on both sides of the Avre on Friday failed. The German war office has nothing further to say of the withdrawals in the Lys salient and along American and French troops along the Vesle have undergone an attack in which the Germans use gas, artillery and bombing of the decree of July 31 under which | aviators, This attack followedan incursion by American aviators, oil lands might. be seized by the Mexi can government on failure to their) Who heavily bombed German bridges over the Aisne and artillery owners to make declarations and sub-|and machine gun nests, Three German airplanes were brought mit to:what, they regarded. as exces-/down by the Americans. ‘British and French airmen on the same sive taxation. Brazil Gives: Bonus To Wheat Raisers (By; Newspaper. Enterprise Ase’n.) day put 32 enemy machines out of action, while Berlin reports the destruction of 24 allied airplanes. ; ; CAPTURE ‘STATION. Washington, Aug. 17.—Capture of Irkutsk, the important lake Rio De Janeiro, Aug. 17—The Bra-| Baikal port, of the Trans-Siberian railroad, by the Czecho-Slovak ziliam government ‘has guaranteed a/aided by the Siberian peoples army, on July 7, is announced in a FET Te reer toe Wheat | belated dispatch from American Consul Harris, at Urkutsk, dated ti » July 22nd, and received today at State Department. ealculated. on the. crop: to be paid in agricultural -machinery, to raisers of wheat. , ° | today. escued the remainder. . FRENCH CRUISER SUNK. Paris, Aug. 17.—The old French cruiser Dupitit Thouars has been’ sunk by a German submarine, it is officially announced Thirteen of the crew are missing. American destroyers The cruiser was keeping with the U. S. naval forces in pro- 'tecting Atlantic transportation. ADDITIONAL PROGRESS. :{ ‘London, Aug. 17.—In Picardy British troops have made ad- iditional progress. The British line has been pushed east and north of the Amiens-Roye road and north of the Anore the British have also gained ground at the apex of the Lys salient. j GERMAN POSITIONS THREATENED. Paris, Aug. 17.—In the regions of Roye, French troops have j made considerable progress in the Lodes wood. There was hard fighting west of Roye and northwest of Ribecourt. The enemy made two strong attacks which were repulsed by the French. The Paris Havas agency says that thé Germans are planning to evacuate the Roys-Lassigny, Noyon salient. It is evident that the German laborers are at work on a new Hindenburg line. The |German position in Roye is most serious as the allies are only |a mile west of the town and the principal roads leading out of j the city are under fire of the allied guns. With French Army in France, Aug. 17.—French troops carried | out a local action'near village of Autresches about ten miles north- west of Soissons. REGARDED AS A RETREAT. } Washington, Aug. 17.—The battle now going on in Picardy was formally characterized as the general retreat by General March in his conference with newspaper men, at which he dis- tclosed that American troops embarked overseas now number | 1,450,000. ; General March pointed out that the Germans have voluntarily | surrendered ground in local salients, four separate times since the Picardy attack was launched by General Foch. It was evidenced that these withdrawals, coupled with other information contained in official advices from General Pershing, have created here the impression that a general enemy retirement on a wide front is to General Ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France, and General J. J.) |Pershing, commander-in-chief of the American. expeditionary forces: photographed together‘at American headquarters, shortly. b expected. .|Commercial Travelers Plan Big Picnic The U. C. T. committee has com- pleted arrangements for their annual picnic which will be held tomorrow, | August 18, at Fort Lincoln. All trav- lelers and visiting U. C. T. members are invited. Arrangements have been | made with the U. C. T. boys owning autoes for transportation to and from the fort free of charge. The little ones are invited as C. M. Henry Hollst and Felix Ulmer guaran- | tee them all a good time and good eats. + Autoes will be ready to take every- body “down from 10 a. m. to 11:15 a. m. and all you have to do to get there is to call up one of the committee who will be at the Grand Pacific from 9:30 {to 11.00. BUY W. §. 5.——— TO DEVELOP MINEs. Irish coal mines, particularly those jstuated in, the .west,,are about to be, ‘largely developed to meet the coal after the presentation of the Grand’ Cross.of the Legion of Honor| hortage during the coming winter to General Pershing by President Poincare, and spring. Talking over American war plans, Gen. March reiterated the plan of get- ting 40 divisions to France in June, 1919. General March sald that the American army now ‘under arms amounted to three million men. He gave members of the senate mil- itary committee to understand that the Russian situation was critical and that there was not much of a chance to start an offensive there because of the large amount of men needed for such a movement. He expressed complete confidence in the ability of the war department to execute its plans ahead of schedule. ——-auy w. 8.8 American Aviator Killed in Action Paris, Aug.’17.—Sergt. William Ker> ness of Wallingford, Conn., member of the Lafayette esquadrille was killed Thursday. The sergeant was flying with a French pilot and their. ma- chine was accompanied by two French machines when eight: enemy planes appéared. They képt-upithe ufiequal! fight until the machine in which Sergt. Kerness was flying fell to the ground lin flames, COR oN