The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 6, 1918, Page 1

4 + ed “y T ~t THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. No. 222. EXTRA on —— ; R CHICAGO ... baat) BOSTON nec | Batteries: Bush and, Schang and Agnew; Tyler and Killifer. ! BUY W. $. 8,——— RED SOX HOPE — T0 DUPLICATE. - VICTORY TODAY Manager Mitchell of Cubs Con- fident That American League Club Cannot Repeat ATTENDANCE WAS SMALL Weather for Second Game Prom- ised to be Fair and Warm- er—The Batteries Chicago, Sept. 6.-—With the Red Sox | one game in the lead as the result of their victory yesterday, the winners of the pennants faced each other in the second game of the series today. Manager Mitchell of the Cubs was confident the winners of the ‘Amert- can league pennant would not be able to repeat today their victory of yes- terday. Tyler for the Cubs and Bush for the Sox were picked by the fans to start in today’s contest. Neither manager would make known his choice defin- itely. Tyler is known, however, to be; * Mitchell’s favor, and “Bullet” Bush went to the bullpen several times yes- terday when the Cub ‘batsmen threat- ened to solve Ruth's delivery. | It ts figured the postponement of Wednesday took the edge off the at- tendance yesterday, and a big lineup showed an increase in attendance to- day. : The weather for the second game of the series here this afternoon prom- ised fair and. warmer. BOSTON: WINS FIRST. The score: Pao . 000 100 000-1 5 @ Boston 000 000 000-0 6 0 chicago . Comiskey Park, Sept. 6.—Only 2 corporal’s guard of former world’s series crowds was on hand to sec the Chicago Nationals and Boston Americans open the 1918 baseball classic here today. Half an hour before scheduled time for the call of “play ball,” the bleachers held scarcely 75 per cent - of their capacity and‘the left hand pavilion was only half filled. The righ field pavilion had attracted les» than 200 fans and the grand stand pa- trons always slow to assemble, were in evidence only in scattered sections. Weather conditions were far from perfect, a chilly northeast wind blowing directly into the stands. the clouds, however, had scattered and there was considerable sunshine. oBth teams/ practiced snappily and the crowd yelled when “Babe” Ruth} drove the ball into the right fiela) stands in batting practice. y , While the managers and umpires | were conferring an immense horse- shoe of roses was brought to the home plate and presented to Fred Mitchell, manager of the Chicago team. Charles Deal, third- baseman of the locals, was given a big bouquet of roses. The umpires assigned were as follows: Balls and strikes, O'Day; first base, Hildebrand; second base, Klem; third base, Owens. The batteries were: — Ruth and Ag- new for Boston; Vanughn and Killifer for Chicago. . BUY W. 8, $.——— REV. FONTANA GETS “VOTE OF * CONFIDENCE” New Salem, N. D. Sept. 6.—Rev. J. Fontana, recently sentenced to serve three years in the penitentiary for pre&ching disloyalty in the church pulpit, has been given a “vote of con- fidence” by his congregation. An attempt to oust Rev. Fontana on a motion made ata meeting of the congregation several days ago, was voted down 57 te 2. The majority of the members of the congregation are said to be Ger- ALLIES ADVANC DOUBLE-TURNING. THEM RUSSIAN ROAD EXPERT COMES TO LEARN WAYS John Zoubko, a Russian highway ex- Pert representing the Kerensky gov-! ernment that was ,and now acting un- der the direction of the Russian em- bassy in Washington, will reach Bis- marck on September 10 with the in tention of spending several days in the state inspecting all the work which is being done by the state highway commission. Mr. Zoubko has spent the last month in Iowa study- ing construction of dirt roads. When a stable government is restored, Rus- sia intends to undertake a compre- hensive highday program, according | to' the embassy at Washington. ———ay w. 8. 5 ——- BLEVATORS 10 CLOSE IF CARS DO NOT COME Bins Filled to Overflowing and No, Opportunity Given to Ship Grain IMPROPER DISTRIBUTION Leaky Southern Rolling Stock Substituted for our Own Good Equipment 7 Two complaints have been filed with the state railway commission by elevators which state they are threat- | ened with the necessity of closing through inability to get cars. these is located on the Milwaukee | ; rs | General Foch is executing a great double turning movement | line at Wild Rice, Cass county, ant the other at Kelso. on the Fargo-Grand Forks branch of the Great Northern. The commission has telegraphed the regional traffic offices at Minneapolis | asking that cars be supplied, but it has not yet learned the result of its action. L “Our’elevators are about filled, and unless we get cars at once we must close,” writes the Equity Elevator & Trading Co., of Kelso. “There is not granary capecity sufficient in this vicinity for this season’s bumper crop, and. unless we can handle ft, much of this grain will be left. out-of-doors to rot. We fear a serious loss will re- sult.’ “> Wey ps improper Distribution. The rail board ascribes the car shortage to improper distribution ana to the fact that many of the north- west's tight grain cars have been ship- ned east. while leaky southern cars, suitable for cotton, ear corn and mer- chandise shipments, but entirely un-; suited for the handling of wheat, flax} aR other analy soins: have been sent q his territ ih exchange. }¥or weeks ast, it is reported. emp- ty grain cars have been moved out of.the Red River valley to points west on the Great Northern, Northern Pact- fic and ‘So line. In central and west- ern ‘North Dakota little threshing has/ been done to date because of recent rains. and the cars are standing idle on sidings, while in the valley, where threshing is well advanced. elevators are being filled with grain and are clamoring in vain for relief. A great many of the cars which are available cannot be, used without lin- ing, and there is a shortage of lin- ing material. The rail board trusts that the situation can be relieved with little delay, otherwise, says the com- mission, a serious condition will con- front the grain growers of the east- ern third of the state. BUY 'V. #3. SHOCKERS TACKLE FIRST CORNFIELD Bismarck businessmen shockers tackled their first field of corn last evening, when they shocked 40 acres of rine fodder for Gus Hogue, south of the city. The corn, in common with the general run of this crop in the vi- cinity of Bismarck this season, show- ed af unusually good stand, the stalks averaging more than six feet in length, and it will furnish excellent winter forage for Mr. Hogue’s large herd of registered stock. Following las tevéning’s job the shockers were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Hogue with a real feed that has everyone talking. BUY W. 5, §——— GETTING CENSUS DOPE Representative of Department of Agriculture is Here Enumerator Clark of the United States department of agriculture is visiting the capitol for the purpose of securing information for the 1920 cen- sus on the area of all North Dakota counties. This data is being obtained | from the records in the state engi- neer’s office. STEAMER ATTACKED ON HOMEWARD JOURNEY GETS TO PORT SAFELY (Washington. Sev. fe Neve weecned navy depart- ment today merican transport Mountvernon, hi ‘ ward had been ° 200 by enemy submarine 200 torpedoed miles off French coast, but had turned back and arrived safely at French Port. Mountvernon a: formerly was north Cecile. She had no and is supposed to have suffered only Lloyd. military unjt Ly sia seer of tasualtice In addivlon to het chew: One ot! i BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA,FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1918 —_==—==_— Se \ ao teen pitirsént ze’ crate nh eayee Scale of Miles ene against the Hindenburg line from Ypres to Rheims—the greatest! flanking strategy of the war. Biting in south of Ypres and op-! posite Arras he is pitching off the La Beassee salient, while south | of La Fere he is throwing in the French and Americans to roll ‘up; ithe major portion of the Hindenburg line from the south. The |map shows the Hindenburg line and the direction of these two movements, really sections of one great strategic plan. GERMANY WILL TRY SERIES OF | Allies Will Refuse All Terms Offered Until Huns | Give Up Everything | - BY J. W. T. MASON | Famous Ametican Military Authority. , NEW ‘YORK. . Germany’s coming peace offensive, her last hope of preventing | ‘a knockout blow on the field of battle, will be a bid to share the ‘world between Germany and the allies for mutual material gain. i Germany will try to persuade the allies to abandon their souls | and join the German hunt for plunder wherever it can be found.) i'To accomplish this purpose fully, however, the Germans must re- itire with the allies into. those secret recesses where cynical dip: lomats in all the past epochs of the world have played with peo-! iples as pawns. . | Germany’s peace offensive, therefore, will begin by suggesting 'a conference among the belligerent powers. ,Specious arguments; will be advanced about the necessity for confidential exchanges. It will be emphasized, with engaging frankness, that big questions can be settled much more easily by a few men round a table than} by a mass meeting attended by the world at large. | This is what diplomats call a negotiated peace. It will be de- | clined by the allies, because a negotiated peace means at best a drawn battle. There can be-no draw with Germany. The only | lway to save the world from a continuation of the Prussian menace | will be to refuse Germany the right to negotiate as an equal, and ‘to compel the kaiser to plead for mercy. It will then be for the | democratic nations t6 determine how much mercy Germany shall ‘have, and in what ferm it shall be granted. | | When the kaiser is convinced he canot entice the allies into a} ‘secret peace conference, he will announce the terms he is willing to; accept, bargaining with them, and waiting for responsive ofters like an ancient money-lender of Lombardy. His progressive of-j ‘fers may be expected to take some such progressive for as the _.. BARGAINS BEFORE SURRENDER 22 ENTRAINED FOR ILEINOIS First Large Contingent of Bur- leigh County Men Goes ; to Grant WELE KNOWN RESIDE Men Who Had Remained to Help Harvest Crops Included in Call Eurleigh county this afternoon en- {trained 22 men on Northern Pacific train No. 8 for Camp Grant at Rock- ‘ford, I. The county's quota for this jeall is 28. Three men were regularly entrained by outside boards and three others who had been arrested by the department of justice were en- trained as deserters. None of this ‘latter trio is a permanent resident of | Burleigh county. The men are tran- sient laborers who were employed j here at the time of the 1917 registra. tion. The usual large crowd was at the station this afternoon to evidence! their appreciation of the sacrifice | which their fellow citizens are prepar- jing to make. vooRe Each select wore the new regulation khaki arm -badge, distinguishing him }as a man whom Uncle Sam has picked {to serve in this greatest of all wars. |The young men were a particularly | good looking lot of young fellows, |worthy objects of the pride which Burleigh county feels in them. i Grant Great Camp. Camp Grant, situated at Rockford. only a couple of hours’ ride out of | Chicago, is one of the greatest of na- tional army camps. is named in honor of the greatest military hero | ‘America has produced. General Ulyse- fes S. Geant, commander in chief of the ‘Union forces in the field during the ; Civil war. The career of Grant may well furnish every incentive to the boys who today left for the camp hon. ored with his name. Reare’ in hum: ble circumstances at Galena, Ill, with little opportunity for education during ‘his early youth. Grant, although a ‘West Pointer, was a common-place |mule-buyer in St. Louis when the war ; broke out. He recruited his first reg- iment, the old 2ist Iilinois in a sec: tion of the state which teemed ‘with ‘copperheads and_ secessionist sym- pathizers, and with this command he | speedily won the recognition which jat the heighth of this great struggle jfor the preservation of the union ele- |vated hi mto supreme command. At j;the age of 46, four years after the close of the war. the nation honored jits hero by electing him president, and at the expiration of his first term ‘he was reelected. Galena, where his) boyhood yas spent, is but a few hours: ride from Rockford, Ill. The select service men entrained today at Bismarck were: Fenjamin Greenberg, Regan. Levi Carlson, Baldwin. Owen W. Tice, Wing. John Moilainen, Wing. Joseph L. Gabel, Bismarck. John A. Strand, Wing. Edward Ebeling, Menoken. Arthur O. Kruger. Driscoll. Clarence E. Johnson, Sterling. Allen R. Johnson, Tipton, Ind., (cap- tain). Robert Janz, Manfred. William Lauf, Driscoll. Melvin J. Lein, Arena. Leroy Whitney, Engelvale. Anthony Erickson, Wilton. Hjalmer F. Johnson, Wilton. JJay J. Couch, Baldwin. J. ‘Albert’ Gray, Wing, leader). Emil Hogue. Baldwin. Carl A. Nordstrom, Baldwin. Fred E, Walden, Bismarck. i Al E, Fix, Bismarck. Entrained by outside boards: Edgar J. Speer, LeRoy, Minn. ‘Edward J. Starr. West Union, Ia. Mike Collella, Cleveland, Ohio. Arrested by department of justice: *Nicolas K. Vulgas Milwaukee. (assistant TRAINING CAMP, following: THE TERMS (1) Germany to evacuate Belgium and France if the allies will recognize the Russian and Rumanian peace treaties. The allies to erect no eco- nomic barriers against German trad- ers, and to give to Germany her old |colonies or few ofies in exchange. No lindemnities to be collected by any- one. \ (2) Germany to indemnify Belgium beside restoring Belgium’s independ- ence, and evacuating France. Ger- many’s colonies to be a subject for future negotiation with the allies. The allies to recognize the Russian and Rumanian peace treaties. (3) In addition to terms No. 2, Ger- many will consent to a referendum iu Alsace-Lorraine for the self-determin- ation of those provinces, or will agree to restore them outright to France. (4) In addition to terns No. 3 Ger- many | will offer to compel Russia to repay her repudiated war loans to the allies-and the repudiated debt of a billion dollars Russia owes French in- vestdrs in Russian industrial enter- prises. | (5) In addition to the western terms Serbia to be restored, by the evacua- tion of the territory held by the Bul- garians, who’ have hoped for perma- nent occupation of Serbian Mace- donia. (6) The Dardanelles to be interna- tionalized and the provinces in Tur- key conquered by the allies to be treet from the control of the Sul- tarf. (7) The Rumanian peace treaty to be cancelled. +°(8) The Russian.peace treaty to be cancelled. 1 THE REPLY Acceptance of these terms would be recognition of Germany‘s victory. Germany would emerge from the war as the conquerer of Russia and the Near East ,with her economic future assured. The allies will therefore de- cline terms No. 1. These terms will be refused because they would give Germany a victorious, peace by bribing the allies with Bel- gium and some of the German colon- ies to recognize Germany as the suz- erain power in Russia and the Near East. § ‘Still the allies will have to refuse, for the German menace in the east will remain. This offer will be a desperate play to detach France from the allied cause’ and so attemupt to froce the other na- tions to recognize Germany's posi- tion as dictator ofthe eastern horizon. France, of course, will refuse. The kaiser will then be compelled to add to his offers in-the west reluctant cur- tailments of his eastern program. After having resisted the’ blandish- ments in the west, the allies will not consider this proposal .a®sufficient ad- dition to. justify. granting, Germany control of Russia and the Near East. Germany would: thus:.abandon her dream of creating a great colonial em- ‘pite In Mesopotamia, but would still cling.to her control ‘of Russia. Hence the allies will decline to stop the war. To the abandonment of Mesopo- tamia,; Germany would add the disso- lution ‘of? her Balkan ambitions. RKus- sia, however, would continue in the (Continued on Page Two.) ~ | *Tofil Sustkiwic, Cleveland, Ohio. | “Auglas Housides, St. Paul. *Above deserters count on Burleigh county quota. BUY W.S. 8 |LIEUT. DUNLAP | WRITES OF BIG KENTUCKY CAMP Bismarck Specialist Finds Old Friends at Louisville—Many | Troops There ing from Camp Taylor, Louis- ville, Ky., Lieut Lawrence G. Dunlap, former Bismarck eye. ear and throat specialist recently commissioned a first lieutenant in the army medical corps, says: “It is more difficult to ‘enter a camp than it is to matriculate in college. ‘I was assigned to eye service, base hospital, and am one of} three men who take care of the eye eases of this camp of 60,000. Ten thousand. came in this week from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois; 5,000 more next week. Met six doctors here who were old friends at Rush. A Ser- geant in’ the office asked me if I knew anyone from Mott or Stanton. Lt. Myron Atkinson is here, but haven’t seen him yet. I walked over to quartermaster’s to buy a shirt and on the way met Capt. Paul Tharalson, whom‘! had examined less than four weeks ago. Twenty-five hundr@l shave-tails (new second lieutenants) were graduated yesterday from artil- lery officers’ training camp, so that to walk down the streets one salutes constantly. Crowds are enormous, and rooms in Louisville ata a | FRONT FRENCH NOW BEFORE OLD HINDENBURG LINE AND ARE CLOSING IN ON HUN DEFENSES Ham Almost Within Grasp of Allies and Chauny Seriously Threatened—Haig’s Troops Pressing on Armentieres (By Associated Press) Continuing their pressure along the front from Rheims to Ypres, the allies are pushing back the Germans on virtually this entire 150 mile line. ; Telling progress has been in particular by French and Amer- icans along the southern end of the front. The French are before the old Hindenburg positions along a considerable stretch in this sector, where they are closing in on Sebastian St. Gobain, the keystone of the German system in the west. i STILL IN RETREAT Further north the enemy armies are still in retreat before the French and British who are capturing town after town in mak- ing strides across the the line. Ham is almost within the allied grasp and Chauny is seriously threatened. The Americans have moved up along the Aisne line reaching ground immediately south. of the river. The Germans north of the stream appear inclined to halt momentarily, but they are ap- parently in danger of being forced to resume their retreat. Through the continued French progress on the German right flank of the Aisne, even the Chemins Des Dames line seems out- flanked, and the retirement may not stop short of the Ailette. CAMPAIGN HALTED. The campaign for Cambrai has halted as far as the push on the direct line for the city is concerned, but the advances which the Anglo-French forces are mi.ing southward on the line are cal- culated to work notably toward the success of the main drive. The Somme and the canal Du Nord water barriers have been pass- ed in this sector, and the German stand back of the canal ‘in the north may be rendered futile as the enemy left flank is menaced by the drive further south at Havrincourt. On the Flanders front, the British pressure seems likely to drive the Germans fur- ther than they apparently intended going in their retirement. Field Marshal Haig’s troop= .re pressing in on Armentieres, both from the north and south, and their thrust seems likely soon to be considered as threatening Lille, the great manufacturing center of northern France. 4 } k AMERICANS TAKE POSITIONS i _ (By Associated Press) With the American Army in France, Sept. 6.—Franco-Ameri- can troops reached the south bank of the Aisne tonight between Conde and Vieil-Arcy, an eight mile front. American forces this afternoon occupied the towns of Druizel and Barbonval, virtually without opposition. a ; z SUFFER} HEAVY LOSSES. 3 With the French Army in the'Field, Sept. 6—The Germans tonight are destroying bridges and flooding the country between Chaunt and LaFere which is a good indication that they do not expect to remain much longer in advance of their old line, which ran from Barisis. Today their retreat continued in daylight east of the Ailette river and their columns suffered heavy losses from shell fire. CROSS CANAL DU NORD London, Sept. 6.—The important feature of this morning’s news is that the canal Du Nord has been crossed by the British on the whole front except from Havrincourt to the river Scarpe and that the French and British have secured a footing on the eastern side of the whole water line down to Ham. The allied forces are now about four miles from Ham and still making progress. Attention has been called to the Somme-Tortille water line as ‘being a check to the progress of tanks. This check now has been overcome, and except in the north there is now no water line be- tween the allies and the Hindenburg line. Parente: CONTINUE ADVANCE: aris, Sept. 6.—French troops last night continued t forward between the Somme and Vesle, says today’s war tite statement. CAPTURE VILLAGES London, Sept. 6.—Advancing east of the river Somme toward Peronne the British have captured the villages of St. Christ, Briest and LeMetzel, Field Marshal Haig reported in his official state- ment today. A number of prisoners were taken. NEUVE-CHAPELLE FALLS London, Sept. 6.—British troops today captured Neuve-Chap- elle, and Bussu. Field Marshal Haig’s forces crossed the canal Du Nord on the whole front except from Havrincourt north to the Scarpe. Between the Somme and the Oise French troops have cap- tured the block of hills known as the Outrecourt Massifs, which is within three miles of Chauny. The French have secured a good hold on the north bank of the Ailette and the terrain between that river and the Oise. They are approaching if they are not actually on the Hindenburg line at St. Gobain Massif. STILL MAKING PROGRESS. Paris, Sept. 6.—General Humbert’s army is still making prog- ress today in the vicinity of Guiscard and Ham. Advices from the battle front say that the town of Ham has virtually been taken by the French forces. CROSS SOMME ON WIDE FRONT. With the British Armies in France, Sept. 6.—Australian troops have crossed the river Somme on a wide front to the south of Peronne. British troops have captured the towns of St. Christ, Brie, LeMay and Atheies, and are now advancing to the east of those places. Along the whole front, from its southern extremity to the Bapaume-Cambrai main road the fire from the enemy’s guns is dwindling. This indicates that Germans are making strenuous efforts to get their artillery behind the, Hindenburg defenses. The British have captured more posts around Havricourt wood. In many places north of the Sensee River, the Germans are firing thousands of gas shells indiscriminately. The Germans launched three counter attacks against the hills in the Lys salient. Further north the British have reached the crest of the important ridge of Wuelverghen. (Continued ‘om Page’ Three.) PRICE FIVE CENTS. ~ eu atid > West of LaBassee, the-British have reached Can aehiliake Z are pushing toward Violaines. Many fires are raging Heese V i :