The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1918, Page 1

THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. No. 210. MAJOR BATTL a "BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1918. NORTH DAKOTA HAS 25,000_IN U.§, SERVICE Estimate Made by Adjutant General's Office of Fighting Men INTERESTING STATISTICS Report Made to Provost General ‘ Crowder of Two Registra- tions In round numbers North Dakota now has in the national guard, the na- tional army, the regular army, the marine corps and the United States navy 25,000 men, the adjutant gener- I's office*announced this mrning. The adjutant general has prepared and forwarded to Provost Marshal General Crowder interesting statistics cover- ing the draft operations in this state for 1917 and 1918. This report shows that the 1917 draft covered 1,343 fight- ers, 1096 limited service men, 335 men with physical disqualifications which surgery could remove, 87 men in the emergency fleet corporation; 1,63) de- linquents, 176 not examined, 13,981 in- ducted and called ,or a grand total of 18,694 of the 1917 registrants, who have passed through the draft mill. Of those’ who registered June 5, 1918, 2,458 are fighters, 148 are limit- ed service men, 71 men with physical disqualifications which surgery will remove, two are in the emergency fleet corporation, 61 are delinquent, 91 have not been examined, and 516 have been inducted and called, making a total of 3,349, or for the two registra- tion classes a grand total of 22,043. In Burleigh county under the 1917 registration 53 were fighters, 19 limit- ed service men, 17' with temporary physical disqualifications, two in the emergency fleet. 64 delinquent, 314 inducted and called, or a total of 473. In Cass 42 were fighters, 90 limited service men, 23 gith temporary phys- ical defects, six 1y the emergency fleet, 97 delinquent, two fot >xamined. l1,viv inducted and clled, a total of 1,- 281. Grand Forks had 29 fighters, 71 limited ‘service men, 21 with tempor- ary physical defects, three in the em- ergency leet, 41 delinquents, one not examined, 587 inducted and called, a total of. 756. In Ward 81 were fight- ers; 99 limited ‘service men, two with temporary physical defects, 14 in the emergency fleet, 173 delinquents, 34 not examined, 583 inducted and called, a total of 994. In the 1918 registration class Bur- leigh county has 50 fighters, three lim- ited service men, one with temporary physical defects, 12 inducted and call- ed, a total of 67. Cass has 173 fight- ers, 21 limited service men, seven with temporary defects, seven not ex- amined, 49 inducted and called, a to- tal of 258. Grand Forks has 119 fight- evs, six limited service men, three with tmporary physical defects, one delinquent, one not examined, 17 in- ducted and called, a total of 147. Ward has 75 fighters, eight limited service men, 29 delinquents, seven not ex- amined, 21 inducted-and called, a total of 140.. Ward enjoys the unwelcome distinction of having within two of a majority of all the delinquents report- ed for the state under the 1918 regis- tration. No explanation has been giv- en of this situation. The totals in all classes have al- ready been wired Provost Marshal Crowder, and other ‘figures will go by BUY W, 8. $——— HOLIST GALLS TRAVELERS 70 HARVEST FIELD Captain of Grip Knights Shock Troops Issues Commands for Saturday TRAVELING MEN ATTENTION. Col.’J. L, Whitney has ordered the traveling men of Bismarck to shock at least 200 acres of wheat at Baker’s farm near the Indian school. Traveling men are re- puested to show their true pa- triotism by reporting Saturday night the 24th of August at the Grand Pacsific hotel. at 6 o’clock sharp to Captain C. M. Henry Hollst. You are ordered to report in harvest uniform consisting of’ overalls, cotton gloves and old shoes. ; It is looked for that all travel- ing men will respond to this good cause as they have done in the past as this is our duty and it will be a pleasure to aid Uncle Sam. All eling men “who drive automobiles kindly furnish your cars for transportation. Slackers are ‘asked to stay away. (Signed): J. L. WHITNEY, Commander. Cc. M. HENRY HOLLST, Captain. Capt, Hollst expects every able-bod- ied, red-blooded traveling man in the capital city Saturday evening to re- spond to ‘this call. There will be big doings. says Capt. Henry, and any of ‘the ‘boys ‘who fail to show up will be migsihg an event’ of theft’ lives. KNOX BANK CASE |THRILLS CAPITAL CROWDS WITH SPECTACULAR FLYING HEARD BY BUTTZ State Examiner J. R. Waters and First Assistant Attorney General H. A. Bronson are home from Devils: Lake, where they appeared in connection with the Knox bank failure. A hear- ing was held before Judge Buttz in district court looking to the appoint- ment of a receiver. Judge Palda of Minot appeared for the Ugland inter- ests which contrlled the bank. W. H. Shure of Frgo appeared as trusteg for the creditors, who principally are Min- nesota banks which purchased the Ug- land paper. The appaintment of a re- ceiver was taken under advisement by the court. : . BUY'W. 8. 8 RRD TAPE MAY DISFRANGHISE 25,000 YANKS Someone Interested in Prevent- ing Dakota Soldiers from Voting N ASK LANGER’S OPINION Attorney General Looking Into Technical Features of Voting Laws The question as to whether 15,000 North Dakota electors, fighting for their country o foreign soil, are not disenfranchised is now before Attor- ney General Langer for an opinion. Rep. G. A. Reishus of Minot present-; ed a bill at the special session of leg- islature last January designed to give our soldiers a voice in the govern- ment of their state while they are away fighting our battles. The league majority in the house floored the Kel- shus bill'and presented a substitute appropriating a large sum of money to defray the expenses of a voting commission to be named by the goy- ernor to journey to France, Italy and other foreign lands. in which our troops are billetted to hold elections. There was so. much criticism of this measure that it finally was withdrawn and another substitute, adhering close- ly to the*features of the original Rei- shus bill! was introduced by” Patter: son; After much amendments this bill finally passed. It makes it the duty of the county auditor at least 45 days tefore apy general election other than primary, “ot his own accord and without appli- cation from any elector, to send such absent voter ballot to such elector in the manner provided ,in Sec. 997 c* the compiled laws for 1913,” and pro- vides that a stamped envelope shall be enclosed for ‘the return of the bal- lot. The affidavit endorsed on the ab- sent voter ballot may be made by the elector before his immediate com- misisoned commanding officer. Election this’ year falls on Novem- ver 5, and the absent voter ballots would be mailed not later than Sep- tember 16. At ieast 40 days under the most favorable conditions will v¢ required to vote and return these bai- lots. In a majority of cases it is ‘be- lieved 60 days will be required. The act of the special session of 1918 provides that if the return ,en- velope containing the soldier's ballot is received too late to be forwarded to the proper voting precinct in time to be canvassed, it shall be retained by the county auditor’ and canvassed | by the county canvassing board at any time prior to the meeting of the state canvassing, board or at any adjourned meeting of the state convassing board. “where the same has been received by ‘such auditor.in time to canvass and transmit the results ‘to the state can- vassing board.” > The question, so far as can be learn- ed, concerns the right of the state can- vassing board to adjourn from day to day until such time as all or a reason- able percentage of the absent voter ballots are in. It is believed that the legislature in passing the act regard- ed such day-to-day adjournment pos- sible. Some one who seems to be in- terested in either assuring the soldiers their voting privilege or in making certain that they can he denied it on a technicality has asked for an opin- ion. The attorney general's office has not to date announced its ruling on the matter. \ . There are approximately 25,000 North Dakota boys now in service, and a majority of theny are fighting on for- eign soil. They represent in the neigh- borhood of 17 per cent of the electoral strength of the state ,and their vote, in the present contest in North Da- kota, would ‘be sufficient to decide ‘"> issue, were it to go preponderantly one way or the other. BUY W. 8. 8.——— FARMERS SUPPLY OF SUGAR IS CUT Fargo, N. D., Aug. 23.—Owing to the extreme shortage of sugar it has been found necessary to put all sugar users in North Dakota on the same basis. On instructions from Wash- ington a new regulation has just been placed in effect reducing ‘the amount which may be sold to farmers during the threshing season from 3 pounds to 2 pounds per person per month. “Our! sugar supply is very much under our requirements. There is not enough for canning purposes, and it is feared a large amount of fruit may go'to waste in this state unless sugar is available immediately. This would! involve the loss of a large amount of! food products, and it has been neces- sary to curtail domestic production.” said Dr. E. Fy Ladd, state food admin- istrator. tedT WL jmarck to Cantigny. | the last week we would now be in the PRICE FIVE CENTS. General Charles F. Lee, head of the; British aeronautical mission, and now flying with American and English av- jators ina tour cf six of the prin- cipal cities of the country. to show COMMEMORATE FIR: A Flickertail fighting man urges that North Dakota commemorate one of the first signal - victories of the present war in which our own boys played a prominent part by changing the name of the capital city from Bis-| The author of this suggestion is Sergeant G. L. Ol- son of the A. I. F. in France. He is from Flasher and he went over as a member of Co.. F, the Mandan unit of the Fighting First, with which he en- listed in May, 1917. 2 “I notice,” writes Sergeant Olson, “that the people of Bismarck want a new name for their city. I. wish to suggest a new one, and I'll tell you why. Cantigny—pronounced ‘CON- TEEN-Ye'—was a signal victory. for our boys; and most of the North Dako- ta boys were there, I think that the capital city of North Dakota should be named in honor of them. “I hope the censor will not think this matter prohibitive, as ‘1 can’t see 39 DEAD IN TYLER STORM WILLION Lost Wind Cuts Up Queer Capers— May Use Military to Re- build Town : Tyler, Minn., Aug. 23.—A barrier of state troops have been thrown around the cyclone stricken town of Tyler to- day. Only relatives and those permit- ter by military authorities can enter the town. The casualty list was an nounced. officially as 29 dead; 30 seri- ously injured and scores less seriously | injured. The property loss is placed at one million. Plans are being made now to rebuild the city. It is just possible} that students at the South Dakota agricultural college, Brookings, S. D., now in training under directin of the military officials will be sent here to; assist in rebuilding the town. Some queer capers of the wind are) reported. A sick woman in a room over the posigffice gvas blown through an aperture and landed on a physic-; ian’s operatin gtable in the adjoining! room uninjured. The body of a wom- an was taken from a treetop. A sign) reading “six miles to Dixie” was found in Tyler. ler. a ———1vy w. 8. 8. ——— WARM AND DRY | WEATHER NEED OF NORTHWEST Rains of Last Week Have De- layed Harvest and May Re- sult in Damage Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 23.—This| week finds harvesting practically com- pleted throughout the northwest with the exception of the territory west of he Red River valley. Threshing, how- ever, has been very much delayed on accoun of excessive rains, which have been general. Had the weather been fair during midst of our big early movement of! shocked-threshed grain. As it is, threshing has only been in isolated spots and a good deal of the grain that has been threshed should not have been. The early threshed grain that has found its way to the market has on the whole been of very good quality. There is more or less smut in the wheat, and barley and oats will Jundoubtedly be stained from the rains, | Dixie ig 26 miles from Ty-|], GENERAL CHARLES F. LEE. what is being done in aviation, has thrilled Washington with his flying, and is the first to exhibit in this) country the maple leaf drop, the “Im- melman” turn, the spiral fail and oth- er stunts used at the front. : FLICKERTAIL FIGHTING MAN WOULD ST GREAT VICTORY OF OUR BOYS BY NEW NAME FOR CITY where or why it-should be. When 1 come back, I’d like to step off at Bis- marck and see ‘CANTIGNY’ staring at-me. I'd like to stand sponsor to a city for-once. They are giving Ameri- can names to many French streets, etc., so why not give French names to a lot of our towns that have Hun names?” “Cantiguy, capital city of North Da- kota,” offers an alliterative euphony, which might inspire Edmund Vance Cooke or some other facile poet to sing “away Bismarck's difficulties. The Tribune offers the suggestion that its redders propose other new names for the capital city or express. their preference for those already suggest- ed, which include. Wilson, Pershing, Baker-ang countless others of a pa- triotic or military significance. : Incidentally, one of the most violent protests recently received against the name of Bismarck comes from a citi- zen of Potadam, N. Y. but all of these grains have pretty good weight and are yielding per acre better than had been anticipated. The country is in need of, warm clear dry weather, not only for the grain that has already been cut and which inust dry if we are not going to have real damage done to it, but on ac- count of the corn which needs to be brought to maturity. Continued rains would cause considerable damage to the quality of small grains and would permit corn to grow to a point where there would be danger from frost. Plowing has bee ntemporarily de- layed by the wet weather. This would be resumed with great vigor should we have fair weather—The Van Du- SIX BILLION LOANED 10 OUR ALLIES Great Britain Heaviest Borrow- ers With Credit of More Than Three Billion RUSSIA HAS BALANCE Bolsheviki Organization Has Never Presented Any De- mands for Payment 1 Washington, Aug. 23.—Payments to the allies since the United States en- tered the war today passed another billion mark, and stood at $6,089,064,- 750.00. This represents the aggre- gate of checks actually drawn on the treasury and paid, as distinguished from credit established or agree ments by the United States govern- ment to make loans, which now amount to $6,692,040,000.00. All credit accounts are open and re‘being drawn on periodically by the government to which they are extend» ed, except that to Russia, which has an unexpected balance of $137,000,000. Technically this is still available, but ‘the Bolsheviki has, neyer,. presented any demands for payments. Credits now established for allies, follows: Great Britain $3,347,000,000 France. $2,$65,000.000; Italv $760,000,- 000; Russia, $225,000,000; Belgium. $154,250,000; Greece, $15,790,000; Cu- ~& $15,000,000; Serbia $12,000,000. ———BUY Ww, 8. 8. STORIE KILLS ONE: ANOTHER MAY NOT LIVE ‘Mandan, Aug. 23.—KFrank Klingen- stein, aged 18, was struck by lightning at his home at Youngstown during this week’s big electrical storm and in- stantly killed. The young man, with two brothers, was in the barn doing the evening's chores when the bolt struck. His brothers were both badly, burned, ‘but not seriously injured. The family és well known and the death of the young man is a severe shock to his. many friends. WOMAN BADLY HURT. Mandan, N. D., Aug. 23.—Mrs. Wil- liam MacDonald of Fort Clark is in the Mandan hospital suffering from ‘a fractured skull as a result of a blow which she received on the head when the wind blew down a cellar door Just as she started up the stairs from the basement of her home. The cel- larway has an outside entrance. Dur- ing the storm Wednesday night Mrs. MacDonald. went to the basement, leaving the door raised. Her head had just appeared adove the level of the doorway when a gust of wind flung the door shut with great force, inflicting blow which fractured her skul] and sen Harrington Co. rendered her unconscious. 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British and German armies are locked in a mighty battle today over a 25 mile front from Lihons, six miles south of the Somme river, to the Cojeul river, southwest of Arras. This combat, which began with the British attack against the German positons east of the Ancre Wednesday, now has spread into one of the most important allied battles. The British are mak- ing progress at some points, and east of Beaucourt, at about the middle of the battle front, counter attacks were repulsed. French troops have occupied the southern bank of the Oise and the Ailette between Sempigny, south of Noyon, to the railroad bridge, west of Courcy-le-Chateau. South of Courcy-le-Chateau have reached the outskirts of Guny, and Pont St. Mard. This progress brings them still farther toward the rear of the German froces holding the hills north of Soissons and within 3 miles of the German positions at Chemin Des Dames as they stood before the offensive on May 27th. The latest reports from the battle line say the British are reaching out in the direction of Tara Hill, which is a thousand yards beyond Albert. FORCED TO RETIRE LONDON, Aug. 23.—Allied troops on Ussury river front north of Vladivostok have been forced to retire before superior numbers. There has been heavy fighting between Bolsheviki commended by German officers and the British, French, Japan- ese and Slovak units. The Bolsheviki on the lakes nearby harrassed ,the Allies. by shell fire from monitors. TAKE 5,000 PRISONERS. . London, Aug. 23.—Between the Aisne and Oise, Gen. Man- gin’s army has taken 5,000 prisoners. NEW BATTLE STARTED. London, Aug. 23.—A battle is being fought on the line south- west of Arras according to the official statement. The British troops are making progres at a number of, places. Two enemy attacks east of Beaufort were repulsed. On the Lys salient the British report progress, - THROW GERMANS ACROSS AILETTE. (By Associated Press.) With French Army in France, Aug. 23.—General Mangin has driven the Germans across the valley of the Ailette. The forces are now on the plateaus about the Ailette and Soissons. It is impossible to estimate the number of captives and the extent of the booty. Only a partial account of the booty has been made, but it comprises 200 guns some of heavy calibre. The Germans are stoutly resisting the First French army along the Roye line. Debeny’s men have forged a head north and south of the town. In their retreat across the Oise, the Germans did not have time to destroy the bridges. Some of them were found intact while other were slightly damaged. CAVALRY ASSISTS IN CHARGE, The cavalry rendered marked assistance. Aviators preceded ithe cavalry. They dispersed enemy rear guard attacks. They \broke up and scattered convoys. Batteries of guns and ammunition wagons with. the horses at full gallop were sweeping over the fields today in a cloud of dust where yesterday the Germans fought desperately to save their artillery. Many guns had to left behind. “The devil himself could not hold out against that,” said a German prisoner. “We did not know which way to turn.” COORDINATION OF UNITS. The coordination of the various units is proving most ef- fective. It has been the manner in which the artillery, infantry, ‘cavalry and aerial corps have fought that has made it so diffi- ‘cult for the Germans to extricate themselves from their un- \favorable positions. 4 s : The Allies are now reaping the fruits of the victories of July 8 and August 9 by forcing the Germans into the present dif: cult positions in which the command finds itself. PRESSING GERMANS. The French and British are pressing the Germans so hard ‘that they find it difficult to withdraw easily and are forced to throw in their very best troops. Everywhere the allies are bearing down upon the Germans and snapping up booty and capturing prisoners and sometimes jeven geting into the main army positions. / ROYE LOSES IMPORTANCE. _ Gen. Mangin’s pressure has netted 10,000 prisoners and on August 22 forced the enemy beyond the Ailette. His opponent jof the German command has found himself in such a predicament that he has been forced to attempt a counter attack. If he does ‘not counter successful, he will have to make a big retirement. Loss to him of Bapaume will be disaster according to opinion here. a The French from Lasigny to the Somme remain stationary. The fal of Roye has not taken place but that is of little importance (Continued on Page Three.) BRITISH STEAMER DIOMED SUNK OFF ATLANTIC COAST; 100 OF CREW RESCUED An Atlantic Port, Aug. -The | British steamer Diomed, has been tor- pedoed and sunk off the Atlantic coast. More than 100 of her crew, many of them Chinese, some severely iW fi last about 125 miles east of New York. She was a steel vessel of 4,700 gross tons. A Swedish steamer, which also arrived her today reported that yes- injured, were rescued and brought |terday morning she was held up by a here tody by another British |submaring,, but, that after a parley steamer. ue with the,,Ushoat Fe veer she was The Diomed was sunk Wednesday | allowed to proce erases he