The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 31, 1918, Page 1

.provisions into operation. ‘Temperature at noon . THE WEATHER GENERALLY FAIR THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. No. 216. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA,SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1918 | ALLIES GAINED T THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ie | LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS. WO MILES YESTERDAY REGISTRATION SET FOR SEP. 12; AGES 18 TO 45 MANPOWER BILL BFFECTIVE NOW: CALL T0 DUTY President Wilson in Issuing Proclamation Proposes a “De- cisive Victory of Arms” REGISTER 7 A. M. TO 9 P. M. State and Local Officials Noti-| fied to Get Busy at Once Washington, D. C., Aug. 31.—Thurs- day September 12th was set by Presi- dent Wilson today as the date for reg- istration for the army draft, of all men in the United States between the! ages of 18 and 45 inclusive who have not already registered or who are not now in the military or naval service. In the proclamation issued immedi-| ately after he signed the new @an- power bill authorizing the extension of the 21-31 draft ages, the president called on the older and younger men| to register on that day. “We solemnly propose. a decisive victory of arms,” said the proclama-| tion, “and deliberaitly to devote the larger part of the manpower of the nation to the accomplishment of that purpose. It is the call of duty to which every true: man in the country will respond with pride and with the consciousness in doing so he plays his part in vindication of a grc..: cause at whose summons every true heart offers its supreme service.” The hours of registration will be from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m,, and all state and\ local officials are called on to make immediate arrangements for registration places on that day. Speaker Clark and Senator Salis- bury, president protempore of the sen- ate signed the manpower bill this af-/ ternoon and a waiting messenger took the bill to the president for his sig- nature. Cae \ President Wilson today signed the manpower act bringing all men in the United States-from 18 to 45 years of age within the army draft and immed- jately afterward issued a- proclama- tion: setting Thursday, September 12 as registration dgy. In case of illness on registration day, arrangements for tardy enrollment! may be mdde with the local board, and! men who expect to be absent from home may register by mail. If a man} has no permanent residence he is to; register where he is September 12,| and those out of the country upon five} days after their return. | Those Without Dependents First. | At least 13,000,000 men will place) themselves subject to war service un- der the new registration, it is estimat- ed, although only those without de-; pendents, in good health and well fit-; ted for the arduous duties of a sol-| diers’ life will pe taken first. Youths of 18 will not ‘be called until the sup-; ply of other avajlable men in the new classes are exhausted. This does not mean their calling will be long defer- red, however, inasmuch as it is an- nounced that all men in the new class- ifications subject to service will be un- der arms by June 30, 1919. The bill makes no specific provision for separate classification for boys of 18, and war department plans for them have been made eby the war depart- ment on separate initiative. Although| the work or fight clause was taken out; ofthe bill before passage yesterday, | Provost Marshal Crowder has resolved | to apply rigidly regulations relating to; idle men and those engaged in non-es- | sential occupations. | The president immediately after) signing the bill signed and issued the | proclamation carrying the new draft} 100,000 in North Dakota. North Dakota is expected to regis: ter more than 100,000 men next Thurs- ' day, the estimated total being one and} a half times the number registered | June 5, 1917, when men between the ages of 21 and 31 inclusive signed up. ; BUY W. &. 5. ae f Today’s Weather | ¢. 2 For twenty-four hours ending at noon, August 31. | Temperature at 7 a. m. . a Highest yesterday Lewest yesterday Lowest last night . - 44) Precipitation. ...... 03 Highest wind velocity -SW | Forecast. ! For North Dakota: Jair tonight | and Sunday; warmer tonight; cooler northwest portion Sunday. Lowest | Temperatures. Fargo ... a. 44 Williston . . 50 Grand Forks . ~ 45 ‘St. Paul . . 50 Winnipeg « 48 i Helena 52 Chicago 60 H Swift Current . 42 Kansas (itv . 56 i ORRIS W. Ss, Meteorologist. BUY W. 5, 5. | REICHSTAG PROLONGS ' i ITSELF TILL 1920 -(By Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n.) . The Hague, Aug. 31.—The present reichstag may still follow out the wishes of the ‘kaiser for another year and o half, if a‘ bill prolonging ‘the life of the reichstag till Jan. 1, 1920, is passed. Trio All Members of Co. D, Minot | ‘tion of war. {est \»idder, the proceeds ‘to go to the! DRAKE LOSES THIRD MAN IN FRENCH FIELD Unit in First North Dakota eee | Drake, N. D., Aug. 30.—This patri- otic little village has lost its third soldier killed in action in France, | making its percapita loss greater than! that of any other community in North Lakota. Mrs. Harry Madsen this week received notice from the war! department that her husband was killed in action July 20, The two oth-! er Drake men to go were wavid Nehr- enberg and Forest D. Hume. All were volunteers whg, enlisted in Co. D of} the Fighting First North Dakota at Minot soon after America’s declara-| BUY W.S, 8. BVERYONE HAS OPPORTUNITY TO AID GAUSE Entire Procceds from Labor Day | Celebration to the Red Cross Treasury — | BOYS FINANCING AFFAIR ——ooos i “An exceptional opportunity will be} offered Monday afternoon tor every- one in Bismarck to evidence their ap- preciation of the loyaity of organized labor to help a good cause. The trades and labor assembly of Bismarck has| announced that every penny taken in at the Labor Day celedration to be held Monday afternoon at the Capitol athletic park will be contributed to the Red Cross. The ‘boys have set $500 as their goal, and ‘the realization of their hopes rests with the good peo- ple of the capital city, who never yet have been found lacking,” said Mayor ‘A. W. Lucas today. The’ complete program for Bis- marck’s biggest Labor Way celebra-! tion, punished yesterday, gives prom- ise of a most interesting afternoon’s entertainment. John ‘N. Hagan, com- missioner of agriculture and labor, and Rev. H. C. Postlethwaite of the First Presbyterian church will be the|O- W. Roberts Declares U.S. Ad- principal speakers and ‘both are more| than worth hearing. The athletic ev- ents have been well arranged, and there is a certainty of a goodly num-; ber of entries. The baseball game; has always proved a popular feature; of Bismarck’s Lador day celebrations. The labor unionists are going down} into their own pockets to pay the ne- cessary expenses of this enterprise. Everything in the yay of prizes has been donated by patriotic Eismarck business and professional men, and there will be no expenses to be paid vy the Red Cross, to which all of the receipts will be donated. There will be no charge for admission, and the heartiest welcome will be accorded all comers. In addition to the prizes announced Friday, the Washburn Lignite Coal Co. hag donated a load of coal whicn will be sold at auction to the high- Red Cross, and the Northern Produce! Co. has contributed $8 worth of ice; cream under the same conditions. | There will be an abundance of other refreshments. The day will be gener-! ally observed in Bismarck as a holi-; day, giving everyone an opportunity | to celebrate with the knights of labor. | BUY W. S$ ——— NEW CANNING RECORD WILL i { | i | | BE ACHIEVED Indications are Amount of Home Stuff Put Up Will Beat Former Limits Washington, D. C., Aug. 31— The home canning army is going over the top! Every indication points to mak- ling the 1,500,000,000 quart goal set for |this summer's objective. Reports from the manufacturers of ‘icanning supplies who are conforming! to recommendations of the United States Department of Agriculture, show a considerable increase in the output of equipment that saves time and labor in home canning. A 50 per cent increase is indicated this year jin the number of firms that manufac- ture canning Supplies and an average; increase of 25 per cent in the quan-} tity of equipment sold. Makers of standard quality rubber rings report a 300 per cent greater demand for their products since last year, which indicates the housekeepers’ growing appreciation of the importance of good rings, and meang an ultimate reduc- tion in spoilage. Over 125 business concetns of var- ious kinds have published the Depart- ment of Agriculture’s instructions on home canning for free distribution to their customers and, employes. The di- rections have also been translated in- to ten different languages by agencies outside the department, and are reach- ing the foreign-speaking families in nearly everg state in the union. Com-. munity canning kitchens are spring- ing “up rapidly to handle the large quantities of products from the war igardens, poece The solid line at the left shows the Germans’ farthest advance this year; the broken one at the line to which they are now retreating. The-white line is today’s battle line. FOOD SLACKERS CAN'T SHELTER BEHIND LEAGUE ministration will Enforce : Laws COMMENTS ON LOCAL CASE; O. W. Roberts, federal food adminis trator for Burleigh county at large,! and who also as charge of the U. S. weather bureau service for North Dakota, takes issue -with two league farmers from north of Bismarck who called gn Governor Frazier this week for advice which would extricate; themselves from their difficulties with | the food administration. In an inter- view given the. press today. Mr. Rob- erts says: “I Notice that Fred Prokup and Alex Owasianski of Wilton have ap-| plied to Governo Fazierr relative to holding wheat for next year’s seeding. No decision has been made relative to this matter by the federal food ad- ministration. 1 have recommended | that farmiers be allowed to retain suf-! tiicent seed wheat to plant an acre-| age in 1919 equal to that which they| planted in 1918, et the rate of one} bushel and one peck per acre, and ini addition to retain’ sufficient grain to provide ten pounds of wheat flour per person per month.for the entire year. | The writer confiscated the wheat} of each of the above named gentlemen! because they were olding the same cont to the federal food | id! | regulations, and the proceeds from), - PRESIDENT WILSON ON EDUCATION IN the sale of the wheat has been turn-| | ed over to the Red Cross. This office] ; jis in a position to prove that Fyed! |Prokup sold wheat to his neighvors | after he was given the option of de-| |livering all of the wheat in his pos-; session or to stand trial for wheat hoarding. He chose the former, ana; ‘the farjners to whom he sold his wheat’ | Cross for the wheat so bought. This | sell their wheat when the government; called for it, but she objected, with! ‘option of i standing trial, and, like Prokup, they | prefered the former. | “That these wheat-hoarders and flour and sugar slackers should seek political aid in their toudles shows the! extent of their patriotism.. ‘They are claiming damage from hail. Perhaps} that is true to a limited extent, but, both of these gentlemen had their har-! vest under, way more than three} weeks ago. banker or laborer, farmer or profes- sional man, o2ey the federal food regu- lations.” Upon several occasions league mem- bers affected by the enforcement of th United States food administration's regulations have appealed 'to the Non- vartisan administration at the state house for relief, and the practice seem to be becoming general. In the recent instance of confiscation of wheat in the northern part of the county it was, alleged that all of the violators were league members. Whether any league authority is responsible for an appar- ent belief that means impugnity for food hoarders and food slackers cannot be fe- = tained. | THE HUNS ON THE MOVE | ja farm two miles south of Drake. {also were compelled to pay the Red || office also stands ready to prove that! | | Alex Owasianski urged his mother to| | jthe result that they were given the|/ delivering the wheat or|) This office asks only a}! square deal, and that everyone, be he || league membership | | right is the: famous Hindenburg DRAKE WOMAN GIVES SON NO.. 4 TO COUNTRY Real Patriotism Displayed by American ‘Mother of German Descent’ . D, Ag. 30.—When. Anton aum left today with the Mc- county contingent for Camp Lewis, Mrs. Amanda Nussbaum gave her fourth son to the service of her country. Two of her ‘boys, Joe and Henry Nussbaum ,are in France; a third, Wenond, is at Camp Custer, Mich., and the fourth is now en route to Camp Lewis. Mrs. Xussvaum, with her husband vohn Nussbaum, lives on BUY W, S. 8. YOUNG WRITES FROM FRANCE Congressman George M. Young writes from London that he has visit-| ed the American, French and Italian} fronts and that he expects to visit the Belgian and British fronts on his way back from London. The representative from the second North Dakota district in company with several other con- gressmen is touring the war zone to obtain some first-hand information of | conditions there. | | any wes. 5 — CARGO STEAMER TORPEDOED. Washington, Aug. 31.—The Ameri- {| Washington, D. C., Aug 31.—Ameri-) ‘can troops brigaded with the British| hill and it seems probable that the Germans retired from it and that the British moved in. There are evidences that the enemy’s retreat from the Lys salient is being hurried, the British having taken the station of Bailleul as well as Mont Lille to the east, and 7 being in possession of the back of the Lawe river, from Vielle he chief of staff threw no new!Chapelle to Lestremon, the southern side of the salient. j bail. 1 AMERICAN UNITS WITHDRAW FOR NEW FIELD ARMY General March Said There Were} 1,220,000 in France Aug. 7— Mark Passes 1,500,000 MANY PLANES DELIVERED Chief of Staff Threw No New| Light on Part Americans are Playing in Offensive and French forces are being with-! drawn as rapidly as possible to join the first American field army under Gon Pershing, Gen. March said to- day. light on the part the Americans are playing in the present offensive. on men actually landed abroad show- ed 1,220,000 in France on August 7. -evera! hundred thousand have been, landed since them, however, and last week General ‘starch announced the mark has passed 1,500,000. were resumtd this week, he said. Reports received up to today by the war department showed 1,003 planes had been completed and made ready ment this week. The general reiterated the fighting on the western front is going satisfac: | torily to the allies. BUY W.S $——— 20 YEARS AND $2,000 FINES FOR 46 1.W.W. | Haywood and 14: Aides - Draw Heavy Penalies from Federal Court at Chicago | Chicago, -Aug. | 31.—William D. Haywood, uncrowned king” of the Industrial Workers of the, World, and 14 of his chief aides in the conspiracy to overturn the - American war program were sentenced to 20 years in the fed- eral pel tiary at Fort Leaven-' worth, Kan. by federal Judge K. M. Landis here late today, Ten year sentences were impos- e@ upon 33 of the organization leaders, five year sentences on 33, | one year and one day on 12 de- fendants and ten day sentences on two others. Cases against Ben- jamin S. S and Pietro Nigra, Spring Valley, I, wer continued. Also Got Fines of $20,000 Each All sentences on the four counts in the indictment will run concurrently. Fines ranging from $20,000 on Hay- wood and his chief aids down to $5,- 000 were imposed. Ninety days is granted in which to file a bill of execution, and a stay of; seven days in which to petition for ica’s biggest criminal case,” said | can rgo steamer Thomas B. Cud-} ahy was torpedoed August 27, 700) miles off the English coast. * My Dear Mr. Secretary: I am pleased to know that despite the unusual burdens imposed upon our people by the war they have maintained their schools and other agenc mentary schools, high schools ' on the part of all the people. I people continue to give genero! possible to the new conditions through the right education of cation a comprehensive camp; schools and for the maintenance of attendance upon them, and trust that you may have |veer, chief counsel for the defense. WAR TIME. their normal efficiency. That this should be continued throughout the war and that, in so far as the draft law will | permit, there should be no falling off in attendance in ele- | very greatest importance, affecting both our strength in war and our national welfare and efficiency when the war is over So long as the war continues there will be constant need of very large numbers of men and women of the highest and most thorough training for war service in many lines. After || the war there will be urgent need not only for trained leader- | ship in all lines of industrial, commercial, social and civic life, but for a very high average of intelligence and preparation shall have less opportunity for education because of the war and that the Nation may be strengthened as it can only be heartily your plans for making. through the Bureau of Edu- Frank K. Nebeker, chief prosecutor. : “We are confident a new trial will be granted,” said George V. Vander- | | \ | THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, July 31, 1918. ies of education so nearly at or colleges is a matter of the would therefore urge that the us support to their schools of to the end that no boy or girl || all its people. I approve most | 1} 10: ign for the support of the :| of the cooperation in this work of the American Council on Education. lit = Cordially and sincerely yours, . Hon. FRANKLIN K. LANE, Secretary of the Interior. WOODROW WILSON. ‘liately }| not sub, MONT KEMEL DOMINATING HEIGHT CAPTURED BY BRITISH ALLIED PRESSURE CONTINUES In Certain Vital Sectors Allies Have Gained From One to Two Miles During Last Day—Activity from Soissons to Arras Still Prevails. (By Associated Press) Mont Kemel, the height dominating virtually all the northern side of the Lys salient in Flanders again is in the hands of the British. Dispatches to London state that this hill for which the Ger- mans paid a terrible price in April has been captured. There have been no reports of an attack being made on this In certain vital sectors of the battle area, the British have General March said the last figures| gained from one to two miles dying the last day. PRESSURE CONTINUES. While there is every evidence that allied pressure against the Shipment of De Havilin airplanes| about a virtual pause for the moment. the allied forces moved ahead. Germans line from Soissons to Arras continues, the desperate effort of the enemy to cover his retreat seems to have brought At only two points. have In the former sector, north of the Arras-Cambrai road the British have occupied the St. Servins farm close to the highway to be turned over to the war depart-|and have moved into the village of Eterpigny, to the northeast. This village ison the east bank of the Sensee river, and its capture marks the passage of that small but important waterway at a vital point. The British officil statement says that the town of Clery, which is located on the Somme to the northwest of Peronne has been taken by the Germans. { however, state that Mont St. Quentin has been captured ‘by the i British. This would indicate that Peronne is being surrounded by the British. Advices reaching London, today, There is hard fighting going on north of Soissons, American and French troops striving to capture the high plateau that dom- inates the Aisne and Ailette valleys and also endeavoring to force | their way further toward ,Coucy-le-Chateau, an important con- nection point between the Oise and the Ailette. The Germans are fighting hard ‘in this sector, however,. and appeat to have checked the allies for the time being. CAPTURE ST. QUENTIN. London, Aug. 31—The British troops which captured Mont St. Quentin now are moving in the direction of Bussu, about 2 miles north-northeast of Peronne. START WITHDRAWAL. With the British Forces in France, Aug. 31.—British suc- Court {fails to ‘|camp pursuant to orders, or who ab- [sents himself from his party en route | cesses on the Lys sector of the battle front have caused the Ger- mans to start a retreat from the neighborhood of Keniel to op- |posite Bethune. The withdrawal is progressing rapidly. TO ELIMINATE SALIENT. \ : Washington, Aug. 31—Elimination of the Lys salient, th COURT MARTIAL (TOW FOR DESERTERS. vice are Tightening Up martial entrain awaits a registrant | who after the time set for his induc-; tion into military servicé and with in-| ‘| tent to evade such service fails to re- port for military duty under induction orders, whether issued by the adjutant! making a showing as to the financial +! general or by a local board; or who | affairs of the Nonpartisan league, and ‘only German wedge in the allied line will be the next phase of ‘General Foch’s strategy in the opinion of military observers here. , That active steps are already under way to accomplish this was rager; Chicago writer \indicated today in dispatches telling of capture of Mt. Kemel and Lacoutrue on the south. TOWNLEY NOT WILLING 10 | President of Nonpartisan League Squirms as Date for Show- Down Nears The proceedings by which A. C. | Townl president of the National |Nonpa an league, hopes to evade for a mobilization |@llied enterprises, controlled by Mr. |Tefuses or neglects to proceed to the \!camp as ordered, announces Adjutant Townley, will be heard by Judge C. |F. Amidon in Fargo on September 10. | In those proceedings Mr. Townley, to a mobilization camp, or otherwise| who has filed a petition in bankrupt- by which he seeks to escape re- |sponsibility for paying approximately $86,000 in debts incurred while at- General Fraser in a letter mailed local|tempting to raise flax on the bonanza , draft boards today. 'basis in western North Dakota, asks “Such a man is a deserter and sub-|that the trustee be restrained from 7 ; desertion. decision of the los Once ‘ject to punishment by a court ma || tial,” says the general. “The fact of | relate to: Mr. Townley’s financial con- || such desertion shall be reported by the | nection, therewith. | jlocal board to the local police author- | | ities, with a copy of the deserter’s TEB | 5g jistration card. If the police are Un-|Xonpartisan league, the Consumers’ . jable to produce the deserter within | : 48 hours, or if he doe || 48 hours, or if he does not voluntari ‘that time, the local board shall immed-! Mr. Townley. report the deserter’s name fo A ry he adjutant general of the army di-/ all. grades and that the schools adjust themselves as wisely as | vie ad sureulag ao ond “Local boards should bear in mind.” tinued the adjutant general, ‘that ‘it has been held by the judge advocate general and by the comptroller of the treasury that in the . which is is | wilful desertion, this no voluntarily | ance of form | ed only in case of | ased upon findings ‘act pursuant to investigation, the | 1 board is final and ject to review by camp author- Therefore, boards must exer-/having the books of the league dis- ise the utmost care in arriving at a) determination of wilful or non-wilful decision has veen reached and the registrant phys- || ically examined, no mistake should be || made. if the proceedure indicated be | ever been made by the Socialisl league @ | followed.” . further prosecuting the probe that is + |being made of league affairs as they Admits Responsibility. Mr. Townley and others have testi- d that the financial direction of the ‘nited Stores company, the League | Exchange, as well as the several other |league enterprises, is in the hands of ter agreeing to produce the rec- | o fthe league to bear out Mr. | Townley’s declaration that he was not | personally profiting, except as a sal- aried officer, Mr. Townley’s attorneys went into the courts in an effort to prevent any further inquiry. The attempt to evade the book in- spection was made just prior to the primary elec and the matter has been pending since that time. Many members of the league, it is understood, have been interested in closed, that they might have an op- portunity of inspecting the same and match the actual showing with the declarations that have been made from time to time. No accountjng has leaders to the league membg Jia