The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 19, 1918, Page 1

walk i by ? “ Ls ye IE fi \ ‘ *, ' i Rae BIS: THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. No. 206. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MON: DAY, AUGUST 19, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. WAY DEFER CALLING OUT YOUN MEN Secretary Baker Explains New Man-power Bill to the Senate Committee SUGGESTS QUICK ACTION Not Opposed to Placing Youths Between 18 and 19 in a Sep- arate Classification Washington, Aug. 19.—The war sec- yetary with General March“and Gen- eral Crowder appeared before the house committee at the opening’ hear- ing to reiterate their explanations that immediate attention of the manpower bill is imperative in order to carry out the enlarged war program. “Thee are two ways of prosecuting. this war,” Mr. Baker sald. “One way is to make every possible effort to do it now, and tne other is to pro ceed somewhat more leisurely and do it late. The obvious assumption from every standpoint, social, military, in- dustria land economic, is to put forth every effort in this country and win the war as goon as possible. - Defer Calling Youths. Leaving an explanation of the man; power situation to General Crowder, the secretary announced that objec- tions to calling boys of 18 he had planned to defer ‘their call as long as possible, and would not object to placing a provision in the bill mak- ing ‘a separate class of men between 18 and 19 years, and for deferring calling of them “as far as practicable” until after.others in Class 1 had been exhausted. As to how long before men called under the new law would go across, Mr. Baker said not more than six months’ training would, be given at home. Unsolved Problem. is In extending the draft ages, Secre- fary Baker ‘said, suspension of aca’ demic education is an “unsolved pros-) tem,” of the. attuation, and that..it would be most unfortunate to have all collegiate education’ stopped: He’ be- lieved -there would -be many youths ‘-ftat schol but was against exemp- tion of college students as a class as “thoroughly ‘undemocratic.’ | Scientit- ically trained experts are needed how- ever, and education of such must be continued, the secretary said. Men in- jured in the war would be sent to co1- leges after’ the war, ‘the secretary said. ' The department plans, Mr. Bake> said, are to call the younger men my the middle of next year, but substan- tially by. the tine the school is fin- ished. Mr, Baker expects to raise 2. 300,000 men by June 30th, 1919. and that it is propgsed to call 2,000,000 men by tHat time’; ¥ “We need every single man in class one between 18 and 45. We must not delude ourselves that those of 18 and 19 are going to be deferred any length of time. They must be called next spring in time to get to France.” The 80 division plan General March said depended on shipping facilities. “] might as\ well state here freely,” he sald, “that it is the plan of Mr. Swab to take care of tue army plan and get ahead of it it possible.” General March statement showing that @ August 1 there were 3,012,012 mew under arms; 1,301,742 either in France of en route; 1; 432,706 in training~ or insular pos- sessions, Called in the August draft are 277,664. In addition to, these there are about 15,000 marines serving with thé ex- peditionary forces. It , planned to send 250,000 men monthly to France, General March said. \ “But we hope,” he added,” to cerase that in the spring. Consideration of the new man power bill extending the draft.ages will be- gin next Thursday. With a quorum present today the senaté set aside provisions for recess until August 24. Bighty American divisions of 45,000 men each, General March told the House military committee today. should be able to bring the war to a successful, conclusion in 1919. That ig the number the départment plans to have in France by next June 30. All of these’ men will be sent to schools or training centers for in- struction in special service. The calls on the different:states and points to which the men are ordered, North Da- kota 206, Grand Forks, School of Mines. It is the plan of the war department to put 80 divisions into France before June 1919 said General March emphat- ically. “ in- BUY W. S. 8. SWEDEN ASKED TO SEND SHIP FOR REFUGEES Washington, Aug. 19.—Sweden, has been askéd by the Swedish consular - office at Moscow, acting for the Amer- ican and allied consuls there to send a ship to take away 200 refugees, and if this is impossible to aske permiis sion for these persons to pass through Finland. It is assumed here the refu- gees are American citizens and other allied: citizens; Beeking to escape front Russia, | read an official, BITING IT OFF 1 Gowen: AVILLERS- BOCASE How Marshal Foch is applying the allied pincers to what is} left of the German salient on the icans are applying pressure to the upper jaw, while the French) Somme, The British and Amer- lower jaw is nicking pieces off the salient at Lassigny. WOBBLIES FOUND Chicago, Aug. 19.—One hundred leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World were found “guilty as charged in the indictment” by a jury after one hour's detibers:ion at their trial for conspiracy to disrupt the na- tion’s war program late Saturday. Ar- guments for a new trial will be heard text week. The defendants, including William D. (“Big Bill”) Haywood, general secretary-treasurey of the I. W. W., the highest position in the organiza- tion, face a maximum penalty of 27 years in prison and a $10,000 fine each. . Federal Judge K. M. Landis, in his charge to the jury, withdrew the fifth and last count of the indictment which charged conspiracy to violate the postal laws and particularly that sec- tion excluding from the mails enter- ‘prises in the nature of schemes to de- fraud. 4 ; The remaining ‘four ‘counts of the indictment specifically charge viola: tibn of the’ espionage act, the section of the criminal code prohibiting inter ference with the civil rights of citi- zens, the selective service act and the conspiracy statute. Close is Sudden. ' The close of the case, which has been before the court for 138 days, was suddén. Two minor witnesses testified at the morning session and following them, Frank K. Nebeker. chief counsel for the go-ernment. he- gan his closing argument for which he was allowed two hours, but con- sumed scarcely half of that time Then George F. Vanderveer, head of the defense legal staff to the surprise of all in the court room, declared that he would submit the case to the jury without making a clsing statement. In his closing argument, Attorney Nebeker said: “You have been engaged in one of W’ADOO URGES BMPLOYEES 10 BE COURTEOUS W. C. McAdoo, director general of railroads, has issued the following or- der to all employees in railroad ser- vice: : Complaints have reached me from time to time that employees are not treating the pudlic with as much con- sideration and-courtesy under govern- ment control of the railroads as un- der private control.’ | do not know how much courtesy was accorded the public under private control, and [| have no basis, therefore, for accurate comparison. 1 hope, however, that the reports of discourtesy under gov- ernment administration of the rail- roads are incorrect, or that they are at least confined to a relatively few ycases. Whatever may be the merits of these complaints, thev draw atten- tion to a question which is of the ut- most importance in the management of the railroads. ! For many years it was popularly he- lieved that “the public be damned policy was the policy of the railroads under private control. Such a policy is indefensible either under private control or government control. It | would be particularly indefensiblé un- der public control when railrgad em- ployees are the direct servants of the public. “The public be damned” pol- icy will in no circumstances be tol- erated on the railroads under govern- ment control. Every employee of the railroad should take pride in serving the public courteously and efficiently. Courtesy costs nothing and when jit ig dispensed, it makes friends of the! public and adds to the self-respect of the employee. My attention has also’been called to the fact that employees have some- times offered as an excuse for their own shortcomings, as a justifica- tion for delayed trains or other diftt- culties the statement that “Uncle Sam is running the railroads now” or “These are McAdoo’s orders.” etc. Nothing could be more reprehensibie than statements of this character, and nothing could be more hurtful to the GUILTY; FACE HEAVY ‘SENTENCES the most epoch-making trials in the history of the country. “The wisdom of the laws of this country is not an issue. We obey the decisions of the highest court ana that is the only way that a republic can. live. Anything that strikes at that is a dangerous thing. * 1. W. W. Against Government. “The wisdom of the decisions of the courts of this country-is not an issue. The industrial system is not on trial This case is not against any interests of honest workingmen, nor against any patriotic labor organization. Ana no effort is being made by the govern. ment to justify mob vioience, the Bis- bee deportation, or other lawless acts. “At its very’start the 1. W. W. struck at the foundation of our government Is it not peculiar that in every state of the union these fellows get into trouble?» In 4 little town an_ordi- nance is passed. They come and vio- late it and say they are going to vio- late it. “Thedocuments by ‘the deefndauts themselves are enough to convict them. ‘When you consider the defini tions.made'by the witnesses on tho stand and compare them with what they have written and the books they’ .J authorized, the case of the govern- ment {8 complete.” After. the instructions of Judge Landis, the jury retired at 4:10 p. m., and just one hour later announced that its verdict was ready. The court was hastily assemled and the verdict was read at 5:25 p.m, There was no demonstration and the defendants were returned to their cells after Judge Landis’ has announced that he would hear arguments for a new trial next week, the exact date to be set later. The I. W. W. trial began April 1. and was one of the longest criminal cases on record in this country. The record contains 30,000 typewritten pages of 7,500,000 words. success of the railroad administra- tion or to the welfare of railroad em- ployees themselves, No doubt, those who have made them have done so thoughtlessly in most instances, ‘but the harm is just as great if a thing of this sort is done thoughtlessly as if it is\done. deliberately. A | There are many people who for par- j tisan or selfish purposes wish govern- | ment operation of the railroads to be a failure. Every employee who is dis- cuses ‘or statements of the kind I have described, is helping these parti- san or selfish interests to discredit | government control of railroads. Recently the wages of railroad em-.| ployees were largely increased, in- volving an addition to ‘railroad oper- ating expenses of more than_$475,000,- 000 per annum. In order to meet this increase, the public has been callez on to pay largely increased passenger and freight rates. The people have accepted this new burden cheerfully and. patriotically. The least that every j employee can do in return is to serve the public courteously, faithfully and efficiently. A great responsibility and duty rest upon the railroad employees of the United States. Upon their loyal- ty, efficiency and patriotism depends in large part America’s success and the overthrow of the kaiser and all that he represents. Let us not fail to |just demand of the public that rail- road service shall not only be effi- cient. but that it shall always be cour- teously administered. 1 W. G. McADO, Director General of Railroads. ———awy w. §, §——— iSPOON STANDS UPRIGHT IN GERMAN SOUP (By Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n.) London._ Aug. 19.—Lance Corporat Skinner of the Cameron Highlanders, a wounded repatriated soldier from Germany, has arrived home. Spoons, he said, could be stood upright in one variety of “soup” sefved the prison- fers of war in Germany while another variety was nicknamed “whitewass.” Wounds were supposed to be dressed daily, he said,but,ong,was lucky it they, were dressed, weekly, and, then only with paper bandages. Ss) courteous to the public or makes ex-! measure, up to our duty, and to the; START NEW ALLIED O BASE HOSPITAL LETTLE AMERICA FOR YANKEES Cooking is of Kind They Enjoy and Home Surroundings are ‘Attractive ‘TAXED TO ITS UTMOST Big Institution at Neuilly Has Capacity of 1,200-to 1,500 Patients Paris, July 19.—The fierce fighting of American troops around Cantigny, Chateau-Thierry and other centers of the big enemy offensive has brought in its train a sudden transformation and development in the great Ameri- can military. hospital at Neuilly in the Paris suburbs and others like it in the suburbs of Auteuil, Joinvile and other points, which are now in truth American institutions not only in name, foundation, staff and equip- ment, but in ‘that grimmest element of a hospital’s work, wounded men— American wounded, borne back from the frghting front. The Americanism of these hospitals has proved a timely blessing to the young American:heroes who got out alive from the furnace of fire, giving them American surroundings, Ameri- can surgeons and nurses, their own \Inguage in which to hear and express their cares, American food, and some- thing of that spirit of home which people of the-same blood carry across jthe sea. ‘ The big Neuilly establishment has been taxed to its utmost to meet this | sudden influx frém the great offensive. |Its capacity ws suddenly swollen from 1500 to 1,200 or 1,500, with a consider- able’ part of the arrivals Americas. | Five hundred cases arrived in a single day of the June fighting. Most of them were original cases, direct from the field and not yet operated on. They had come in ambulances, two days on the road, fo rthere are no railroads linking the remote storm centers, where the enemy strikes his surprise blows. But great as the jemergency was, it was successfully met, and in the first call made upon it to care for American wounded’ the ‘vig Americ&n | jnstitution. added an- jother page to its record of devoted | Service. At. 10 o'clock this mornig the di- recting surgeon started dn his daily inspection of the cases under his care, and going with him, one had the op- portunity of seeing the magnitude of this work, the smoothness with which it was proceeding, with here and there a glimpre of the American wounded —marines; artillerymen, infantry and machine gun men. The war surgeons with their staff of nurses had cared for the cases through the night and ‘day, and now the chief surgeon of the section was making is tour to see how each case had progressed and to direct the further course of treatment. Ahead stretched the long corridor, with cots filled with wounded lining one side, while the wards opened from jthe other side. The corridor was bathed with sunshine from’ the long row of windows, and many of the men had’ their windows open taking a sun- bath. One of them had the idea that the sunshine would be a healing balm for his wound, and the ugly opening in the left arm was laid out so as to get the full slant of the sun. There was little or no odor of anaesthetics or drugs, such as one is apt to associ- ate with hospitals. Everything was scrupulously clean, floors, windows, and bed linen. Women were at work making every nook and corner im- maculate; cases of bright flowers were on all the nurses’ tables to give an (Continued on Page Five.) OO ——— DON’T WAIT FO COLLECTOR All city subscribers of The Tribune are asked to call at office and settle for their pa- per so that the management can continue delivery each day after October 1. The \war industries board has ordered papers stopped after October 1, where sub- scribers are in arrears. 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SECRECY Admiral Says Newspapers Greatly Aid Troop Trans- ; portation BY HAROLD E. BECHTOL. European Manager of the Newspaper Enterprise Association. London, Eng., Aug. 19.—High praise of the American news: rs for their loyal observance of secrecy in connec- tion with ship movements was voicec a few days ago by a high officer in the admiralty. « eae This admiral added that the news- papers had greatly contributed to the success which has marked the trans-; port of more than a-million American | troops to Europe, and that they were to be particularly commended because in American their censorship was self- imposed. . No one in the .admiralty would have thought it possible, he said, it it had been suggested 15 months ago that before ‘long ships—groups of ships—would be slipping out of Amer. ican ports regularly and frequentiy, without mention in any of the Amer!- con papers. This, he added, was just one ex- ample .of the spirit of the American {newspapers which had made possible in large part the whole-souled Ameri-| can participation in the war for free- dom. BUY W N, P. TO PU ‘MAN IN FIBLD- IN MINNESOTA ‘Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 19.—A. C. Townley and his Nonpartisan league, will put up a new candidate for gov- ernor, and will not indorse Fred E. Wehaton, the democratic nominee, ac- cording to an article in today's issue! of the Minnesota Lea , organ of} the league. This article rts there was an “informal conference”, of league men last Saturday in St. Paul, at which it was décided to assembic “the regular Nonpartisan league state convention at once” to indorse candi- dates for the fall campaign. No date is announced for this meeting, but it is reported that it will be held Tues- day, so as to get up a ticket in ad- vance of labor's political convention Aug. 24, BUY W. 8. 8 U.S. 18 STORING ITS WAR FILMS Fireproof Vaults to Keep Them Safely Washington, D. C., Aug. 19.—The! United States is seeing to it that pos- terity won't be denied its chance of viewing moving pictures of the great} war. To safeguard the valuable collection of. photographic negatives as well as thousands! of feet of moving, picture | films, the war defaptrent has author- ized the building here of fireproof storage vaults. Under the direction of the general staff, thousands of “still” and moving pictures’ have been taken both here and abroad for the purpose of histori-| cal record. They have been stored} in various places in Washington be- cause no single place had been pro- vided ‘for thelt safekeeping. The vaults will be located in one building, but between each vault will be fireproof walls. The doors of the; vaults also will be fireproof. For the | proper preservation of the negatives the vaults will be so cnstracted that) ventilation and‘ an even’ temperature will be maintained. BUY W. 8. S——— Germany’s Railway Rabbit Plague In Stock is Suffering (By Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n.) Amsterdam, Aug. 19.—Writing in the Berlin Tageblatt, ‘Herr Gothein, a Reichstag deputy, says that of his many railway journeys during the FRESH GAINS MA London, Aug. 19.—French Lehamel on the hills west of the ing today the French were on Lassigny and the, Oise. huge scale. A ridge was captured by th here and there all along the line. would rather go back in conflict outposts of the British. “In the Vosges our troops ; “Yesterday in Lorraine one tile machine.” cans early this morning captured raid was preceded by a straight, escape. When the Americans went trenches, in the Soissons sector. Launching what may be the and a quarter. miles west of Soissons. tured. treme point is two miles. CAPTURE Reports state further that have been captured and that the the ridge near Andingnicourt. Since the situation along the A total this portion of the line. the whole German scheme of defe has been going on for weeks. 400 prisoners have been taken. Roye is reported, thus increasing near Arras. German attacks in Congressman Young On Italian Front; Congressman George M Young ina card to the Tribune mailed at Rome states that he was within 600 feet o7 the Austrian trenches on ‘the Italian front. He has visited the French ‘ront and studied war conditions so as to be able to act more intelligently upor the war issues as they come up in congress. UY W. S. S.n= Eastern _ Australia (By Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n. Sydney, N. S. W., Aug. 19.—Rain: are above normal in eastern Australia and the abundance of water and green last two years“one in évery, five was ‘interrupted, by! détdys'' tie to “dngine break downs. feed increasing the number of rab- bits to the point where they are be- coming a plague. today, according to a dispatch from the front. ter attacked last night and this morning. overlooks considerable ground held by the enemy in the direc- tion of Bailluel now is firmly in British hands. On the new Somme front, local fighting continues, the allied forces fighting off pieces cated a considerable German salient in the Allied lines. were taken by the Americans and the Germans evidently suffered jheavy casualties in killed and wounded. : . This sector has been regarded as a quiet one, and today’s action began merely: as a raid into the enemy’s positions. NEW OFFENSIVE STARTS. FFENSIVE. DE OVER NINE MILE FRONT ALONG THE PICARDY-MARNE FRONTS London Reports Death of Penetration to be Two Miles and Prisoners Captured More Than 1,000. French Nearing Roye. Everywhere Growing Untenable. German Positions (By Associated Press) PENETRATE LEHAMEL. troops penerated the village of Oise and northwest of Ribecourt During the fight- the aggressive, but made some slight headway against the determined German resistance between PLACATING PEOPLE. The German press is attempting to assure its people that a general retreat is necessary on the western front to enable General Von Ludendorff to make maneuvers and make an offensive on a e British and the Germans coun- The position, which Patrol fighting has continued, and there is some indication the enemy has made up his mind to withdraw from the front but with the British to inflict all the casualties possible by the free use of machine guns and without himself risking many of his own men. Intense shelling and bombing of enemy rear area continues. At no point has the enemy orgynized attacks even against the ! CAPTURE FRAPELLE. Washington, Aug. 19.—Capture of the yillage of Frapelle in the Vosges, is announced in General Pershing’s communique for Saturday, made public tonight by the war department. The text of the statement reads: in the courfe in successful local attacks captured the village of Frapelle. of our aviators shot down a hos- ; _ PRISONERS TAKEN. ; With the American Army in Lorraine, Aug. 19.—The Ameri- the village of Frapelle and eradi- Prisoners The bombardment for a few minutes followed by a box’ barrage that penned the Germans off, from ARTILLERY REPLY IS FEEBLE. over the top to attack at 4:30 o'clock, they succeeded in sweeping’ all enemy resistance before them and the raid became an organized attack. The Germans replied heavily to the American artillery fire and they also shelled the entire neighborhood*throughout the day. The enemy fire, which included a barrage, was ineffective. The Americans have occupied the former German trenches and consolidated against counter-attacks. 4 TAKE TWO TOWNS. Paris, Aug. 19.—The French made further progress today north and south of the Avre, having taken 1,000 prisoners and numerous machine guns since yesterday, according to the war of- fice statement tonight. .They captured the village of Canny-sur- Matz, and in addition took enemy positions on a front of nearly two miles to a depth of more than a mile in the region of Au- beginning of an extensive drive, the British and French have made gains on a vital sector con- necting the Marne and the Picardy fronts. made along a nine mile front to an extreme penetration of a mile The advance has reached Fontency on Aisne six Advance has been of 1,500 prisoners has been cap- It is reported from London that the penetration at ex- NAMPAL, Nampal—and Nouvron—Vingre French have reached the edge of Aisne and Vesle and the Picardy front approached a deadlock indicating a return to trench warfare ‘of the earier months of the war, an attack has been expected on VEAL IMPORTANCE. While the thrust is over a comparatively small sector, it is one of vital importance to the German position. If it should be broken, nse would be thrown out of joint. The success of Field Marshal Foch points strongly to the breaking of the enemy resistance in a flank attack upon strong positions now held by the Germans at Soissons and Rheims, The region in which the attack has been made in rough and an extension of the hilly district along the Oise where savage fighting Along the Picardy front there have been local action in which The capture of St. Mard near the peril of the Germans. Further north the British have penetrated German positions Flanders have been repulsed. Wisconsin Dairy Expert Aids N. D. Creameries The agricultural extension depart- ment of the University of North Da- kota has appointed A. C. Dalberg, for- mer head of the University of Wiscon- sin, as dairy extension specialist to work among the creameries of the state in assisting them to improve and standardize the quality of butter that is being manufactured through- out the state. Mr. Dalberg will devote his entire time to working with the creameries that have recently formed the North Dakota Creamery association.. This association will take in all of the Mi creameries of Washburn and Garri- son, N. D. 2th trey The purpose is taimarketthe:iprodt is: uct co-operatively, shipping car lots wherever possible.