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

THIRTY. RIGHTH YEAR. No. 231. as _BULGARIANS ROUT! d D I BY. ALLIED DI DR BRITISH TROOPS OPS. PLUNGE. INTO - To Probe Purchase’ Of Newspaper | Washitdgton, Sept. 19.—Investigation of the reported charge of alien Prop erty, Custodian’ Palmer, that a group of brewers bought a Washington news: | paper to further the interests of the brewers was today authorized by the | senate. 4 Investigation of ‘the political propa- ganda carried on by the national brewers’ ig to be probed. It is alleged | that money was paid government of: ficials and that a newspaper was pur chased to mold public opinion in favor of the brewing interests. Pledges are said {o have been enacted and on file from‘ ressmen and United States senators.” It is charged that newspapers have ben subsidized through afVertising contracts. gintin-| gent upon a liberal amountof editorial mention, the literary material for the space to be supplied from the New York headquarters of the brewers. BUYW. bem TEN THOUSAND ~ QUESTIONNAIRES “BRGIN GOING 0 1 SREGISTRANTS = First Ten Percent Mailed Out to 19 to 36 Class:Men.by Lacal ; Boards: -Teday a Need CLASSIFICATIONAWITHHELD Entries Will Not’Be made Until Lottery Drawing and Assign- ment of Numbers The first ten percent’ of guestion- naires -were mailed. from. 53" Idtal se- lective service boards» in. North. Da- kota, today to men of 19. and 21. and of 32 to 86 inclusive who registered las! Thursday. Each day for the-ensuing nine-@ays anogher ten per,cent will go forward ‘to the addresses. given by’ the registrantg when they: signed up} to work or fight for, Uncle Sam. i Adjutant ‘General Fraser has re layed to local weards| be following tel-/ EXPECTED 10” ~ beginning today and continuing Bey Indication ation That Great nine days thereafter, questionnaires of | the third edition shall be sent’ each; Crowd Will Greet War Relics day to ten per cent of the registrants; who were on Sept. 12,:1918, between | Train Here 5 aie ‘the ages of 19 and .36, both inclusive. _—_- Questionnaires shall be sent. to -all ” ‘registrants within such ages who reg- HERMAN “77” IN istered on Sept. 12, 1918, or who haVe! ——— registered thereafter, except British; At least, 10,000 are expected to visit subjects including Canadians. the Liberty Loan Relic Train which In mailing questionnaires be goverh-‘-will be in Bismarck from 7:45 a. m. to ed bythe provisions of section 92 and|12:30 p. m. Saturday. As soon as | the last paragraph -of section 99 asthe train arrives, the band from the | amended, Selective ‘Service Regula-, Great Lakes training, station, which is| tions, except'as otherwise ‘herein, pro- aking the tour, will parade up! vided and except that in mailing ques-/ Fourth street. The train will be,sta- -tionnaires local boards shall proceed! tioned “ at the tracks agross Third} according to serial nyumbers’of such street. registrants and shall defer making‘any| ‘i'nree soldiers,. none of .them ora- entries on the: classification‘list until! tors, but alj men who -have been in after the order numbers have been as:|the thick of the fight, will tell what Signed in ordance with regulations! the Liberty Loan does for the boys. aaonequently to be promulgated. \ Frank’ Nutter, Jr. in charge of the EXHIBIT] _ ' ed States. Space for the prder numbers: on the ques order numders to, be® fil questionnaires are returned: After ‘the order, numbers -have been) determined shen ‘na shall-be entred-upon the classification list pate for service as will \be pre i under, later. by “the date on which t the Eoralations one mailed to each registrant shall “aben be entered in column $-of the classifi- \ 3 cation’ Ust. For stich purpose # ten: ‘i tative Hist of the:dates-dn which the| Ye kept by each local board. ,/ Mf in the opinion of the-local board, iwth due regard to-the convenience of the registrants and the work of the gal-advisory boards, questionnai the rate of 10 per cent per day, the 1o- ¥ + ‘cal board may mail more stpenitione | r ly, but not, however, at\a rate of less | 4 .than.10 per cent per day. BUY we te | ” ORCHESTRA PIPE ORGAN MAKES . BIGHT im 5 ‘An audience 6 which packed the Dis- marck theatre to the limit Jast night 4 gave their unstinted. apreciation of } the new orchestral pipe organ which enhanced the realism of the picture x fully one hundred. per cent. _ it was aptly termed by ‘one of the patrons: “The sonl of the. film:” There is no descriptive demand which a film Dd story can make but that it is able to My meet it, no- episode that, it cannot render more touching, more thrilling, , Sen more énjeyable to:thé audience.. On ‘ it can de interpreted, ¢ every shade of, emotion registered by the silent play- ers; the sorrow of the life.stories re- my) ‘ flected in the heart: -seayching melodies of the great organ’s voice, or the zest and life to a comedy film which puts ; a new hustle and spirit tuto the fun- making. In quality of tone shading and persbnal exprésston it ig unrivaled ahd it will insure at all times the best and most fitting music for every pic: sure. ve \ Expansion of ‘War Aes _ Taxis Approved Washington, Sept: 19.—lxpansion of the proposed war' tax of$10.0) pet y on businesg:or occupaticn so a3 to Include all persons in professions or trades’ f more was today approved by the house a ‘ways and means committee. ser w. s,3——— i ae Today's Weather | —— |.» For twenty-four hours ending at noon, Sept. 19. 7. Temperature at 7 a. m. i Temperature at noon Highest yesterday ~ nawest yesterday 4 Lowest last night Precipitation ..... Highest wind Monette For North Dakota: Fair tonight and r Not ir te it Friday; warmer Friday and mi a portion tonight. : Thowest - a Fargo ...- ‘Williston. . Grand Forks , St. Pauk- ‘Helena ‘Culdaaga rile: 210 ; = ae oie eG. iansuN, mnaire Shall .be left blank, the; * in after; . they have beepvdetermined and the | im order of their! h 4 ‘questionnaires were mailed must bel If can “be. mailed more rapidly than¢l&t! earning $2,000 per annum or | - -+26-N] train, will introduce the men. Wes- ley C. McDowell, ‘state director of the loan, will, also speak, as he ac- companiés the .train from Fargo through the‘ state. Loan chairmen ot the surrounding counties will be here ifor the stay. One of the. biggest: attractions of | the exhibit. is a-eGrman “77” which was, captured by, the. United States | marines at "the battle of Chateau ‘Thierry. A big mouthed-French mor- tar, French . and German. machine guns perforated, with many bullets. aret also in the display.’ suY Ww. S.'3. AMERIGAN ACE MEETS DEATH; ODDS § UNEQUAL: BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. With the American Army in France, | Sept. 19.—First ~ Lieutenant Putnam, ; of Newton, Mass., an ace of \the aces, was killed late Wednesday afternoon while On patrol duty along the Ameri-' {can line. He was flying with Lieut. | Robertson when attacked by seven German planes_- Four made for him ‘and three for Robertson. The. attack was sudden and unexpected. Lieuten- v one day. His record was: unequalled until recently when Lieut, Fonck, a French aviator, . destroyed six ma- chines i none day. Lieut. Putnam's last victory was on Sept. 2. b q x ant Putnam was shot twice through h! ih , * 4 Bis- the heart. ,His machine landed with; ‘ ‘Metz. marck. in the American lines. Lieut. Robert-| January .. 36 7 son returned safely. . N Y¥ebruary . 42-5 9 | March 47 22 | Lieutenant Putnam was a 5 descend: April - 48 2 | ant of Israel Putnam of Reyolution- May 58 55 Btte, Mont.,, Sept: 19. Sey general | jary fame. He was credited ‘with 12/June 62 54 meeting of. the craft employed at the) | victories. ‘He brought down his first|July .. 66 70|mines herd ‘has been called for Sun- enemy plang early in the war when a| August .. 538 68 day afternoon. member of the Lafayette division of |September él 57 The metal trades couneil:at/a meet- flyers and was ‘transferred to thejuctoder ... 47 44) ing last night decided to:make such a} American Aerial corps. -June 10 hé| November 39 26 | resolution, and after the.men have re- brought’ down five German planes in| December °.. 15|/turned to work will ‘ask that they ‘ According to latest cable dispatches; American | August, von ‘Wuerttemberg; tothe: hit von't tas last’ long ‘under Yankee shells, WEATHER FAVORABLE - TO DRIVE AT NEY BY YANK ARMY THIS FALL Lorraine Warmer TI Than Dakotas, Which: ane in ‘Same Latitude; Alsatian Mountain Snows - Present Chief Military Obstacle The imminence of an American offensive Into Germany by “way of Alsacé-Lorraine makes timely an_ investigation into the kind of country the ‘Americans will have to advance:./in and the kindsof * weather they will encounter. / The followingvis the: first. Sxtensive : exposition of available data that has been offered in this commntry since the Yanks turned the eyes of the. world upon Metz. © u BY MILTON BRONNER N. E. A. Staff Correspondent Me What kind of country and what kind of weather will be Yanks have to encounter if Pershing and Foch decide to take the Ameri- ean flag to ‘the Rhine this fall? ,- »By wiping out. the St. Mihiel salient, Pershing has. brought his. line up to Pagny, from whieh town it ig bat a-step across the ‘Map showing the latitud: Metz is on a latitudinal line with Bismarck. boundary, \into German Lorraine, and only- 14 miles northeast to Metz. TheLorraine country. where our troops now are is mainly made up.of woodetl hills:from 600 to 1200 feet above sea-level. To the southeast in Alsace the topography. i is entirely ‘different. Here | is the 150-mile range of the Vosges\mountains, with some peaks reaching 4500 feet above sea-level. The slopes‘are marked by a gradual. descent on fhe’ side facing France and by a steep fall to- ward the Rhine. For attack, therefore, the easiest, side is -pre- sented to our troops. - Once past thése mountains, there is com-; paratively low country. broken only y. by, hills. In) Ofder: to get.the —matier® weather, clearly. in mind it is neces- sary to place the position of france, ‘}exactly. France, with regard to area and: latitude. corresponds with the location of ‘North and South Dakota, A part of France-is even farthe’ north and would overlap in Canada. ‘thé position of paris, Verdun and the St. Mihiel salignt would be right 5n the boundary line between North Dakota and Canadh. The fall ‘Weather -in this section of France is usually pleasant, especially duritig September and October. How- ever, the rainfall becomes heavier. In tact, this isthe season of maximum; rainfall. The winter /weather is un- pleasant and cold, with>much cloudi- ness, frequent rains and séme snow, but the temperature never reaches the extremes of heat and cold that we hav in this country. ‘A fair ‘comparison would be be-| tween the city of Metz ana Bismarck, N..D., which is in about the same|: latitude. ‘The figures are for the aver-| age mean temperature each month: KR | March, 5 in: April,.2 in November and 3 in December. The rains are more frequent and heavy. Enow — in “the Vosges mountains would ‘present 2 more serious military obstacle. It is prevalent in these ranges for about ‘six. months, and sometimes from the beginning of Oc: tober until June. Storms have been known in which 6 12 feet of snow fell in 48 hours. Winter temperatures of below zero are not uncommon. On the lower slopes rains are frequent. It is evident that if the Americans this fall and winter should- attempt a big’ offensive into.Lorraine and Al- sace, they will have to whip npt only teneral ‘Ludendorff\but General Rain and General Snow. BUY W. $8. GOTERNETS: 10. unite in a plan that the govergment assume control of the- mines. ‘Mine operators reported that the) number of’ men applying for work show an increase. In\19J2, the last--year for which, German’ weather reports are avail able. there were 16 days of snow- in February, 2 in -range gups are now bombarding. iwest of” SNS . =, : Sah? nS. _|' TRYING aes =F ESS | of France compared with that of the Unit: | ~~ TBOY'S HEAD IS ' GRUSHED IN WAGON RACKS) - George Berenson, Son of H.'H. Berenson Killed at ‘Chresh- ing Rig, Near Steele ' TO 8 TOP. TEAM Georgo Derenson, fifteen years of age, son of H. H. Berenson, a farmer near Steele, was killed: instantly yes- terday when he tried to stop his team which was moving away from: him. Berenson was on tho ground be- tween two of the racks when his team ; Started off. He ran up. to catch the reins, ‘the wagon swerved and his head was caught as in a vise between the two wagon racks. ‘Hig father who was on the other side of the threshing rig did not see {the accident, but was at the side of his boy's body in an instant. | The boy! was killed instantly. head was.crushed in. Geofge son was extremely pop-| ular in that tion and had been with} the rig since the season opened. The funeral will be held from the! His ‘FOURTH LOAN Ba EQUALS | FIRST. THREE |North Dakota a will Be ‘Asked to! Subscribe for $19,000,000 | in Bonds | North Dakota's quota in the ‘Fourth | Liberty: loan drive; which. commences September 28, will be larger than the farm home Sunday. H auy W. 8 §——— HINDENBURG LINE NORTH OF - ST. QUENTIN DEFENSE LINE On Short Front West of This City, the French Are Working Steadily Toward the Town and are ) on Outskirts of Dellon =" (By Associated Press) British troops in desperate fighting are plunging further into the Hindenburg line north of St. Quentin while west of Cambrai they have withstood vicious counter attacks. The enemy is mak- ing every effort to retain his positions on the 30-mile front, and to check the alliéd move which threatens Cambrai. In Macedonia the Bulgarians are in flight northward in front of the attack of the Serbians and French. On the front attack Wednesday, the British are pushing ahead jin spite of bitter resistance, toward. the St. Quentin-Cambrai high- road, railway and canal three important enemy defense lines. From Lempire to Pontruet, which the British now-hold the Germans have been hurled from the forward line-of. the Hinden- \burg positon. The British at Lempire are four miles from'Le Cat- felet, an important town, while on a front of nearly six miles they jare within one mile of the high road and the canal. On the short front west of St. Quentin the French are working steadily toward the town and are on the outskirts of Dellon. HURLED BACK. | German counter attacks at. Trescault and Moeuvres, southwest bardment. At both points the Germans were hurled back with terrible losses. On this front best maps fail to show the great difficulties at- tending even a.minor advance. For 18 months the Germans have been ‘strengthening their positons, which they considered almost invulerable. BULGARIAN FLIGHT. ¥ The Bulgarian retreat from the Serbo-Greek border is report- ed to be in the nature of a flight and the enemy is burning stores apd villages i in his path. The allies have captured additional pris- oners and war material, which have not been counted, so fast is their advance. A score or more of Serbian villages have been re- conquered and*the Bulgarians driven beyond Rasembay, on the cen river, fifteen miles southwest, of Prilep. the immediate’ ob- jective. jand west of Cambrai, were preceded by an intense artillery bom- - total quotas of the first, third drives, received today by T. secdnd and) according to a telegram D. Hughes, Fargo, | It is not unlikely the Bulgarians will continue their retire- ment,, at least to the improved road running east and west through :Prilep. Already their loss oi the Sokol road endangers the road chairman, of the Cass County Liberty | loan committee, from Wesley C. Mc-| Dowell,’ Marion, state chairman. { The. quota has. not been definitely fixed, ‘but will be approximately $19, west to Monastir and east to the Vardar. Should the allies suc- ceed in pressing the Bulgarians back to east of Prilep, a readjust- ment of, the allied line virtually would be inevitable. MINERS WANT j cent. 000,000. Cass county's quota, according to a tentative -list of apportionments, ‘will any other. two; be larger. than. .for counties in the state. “Our share of the Fourth Lib- erty loan will be larger than the sum total of what we were asked to raise in/the first, second and third loans,” the telegram from State, Chairman McDowell -reads, “It is the biggest task the people of our state have ever been, called upon to perform, and it js im- portant: and: necessary that -your | county must do its full share, and every, citizen is urged to help make a record for North Dakota that will be. highly. creditable to our state.” The state quota CONSOLIDATING LINES. American. troops: are.e! fin, consolidating. their; dines... lacross the bases of St. Mihiel'salient, which was wiped out last.’ | week. The Germans are reported to be feverishly working to istrengthen their lines in this sector. A new Ameri¢an assault |to be made in this region seems inevitable. | .A successful drive by the Americans. it seems, was for the | purpose of, wiping out te Et. Mihiel sector, a long standing } menace. i This fact, when it jattack made by Briti ench;along the St. Quentin shows ‘that. Marshal Foch has plaridd: downi large bodies of the enemy forces in widely separated parts of the line. The Germans are | forced to man their lines heavily from before Metz clear down | through the Lorraine and Vosges sectors, while there is always a very real threat at his vital pisitions north of Laon. In the mean- eet consideration with the successful and apportion-|time the line from Rheims to Verdun always presents itself as an ments for the various counties are inviting field for an allied ofiensive. soon to be announced, this afternoon. It is expected th: 0,000. BUY W. S. 8. DISCUSS SIZE ~ AND RATE OF FOURTH LOAN ‘The size, in- terms of the Fourth-.Liberty loan were considered Secretary McAdoo in con- Washington, Sept. 1).- terest rate, and other today by ference with his treasury advisers. The amount is still expected to jin the neighborhood of six’ billion dol- lars and the interest rate 4 1-2 pi The decision apparently on awaits final action by «on: pending bill to extend tax e the forts surrounding Metz shown on this city, i isthe biggest and strongest of the Méts fortifications, but county will be asked to take. son the emptions it was stated | | BULGARIANS IN FULL FLIGHT. i London, Sept. 19.—The Bulgarians are in full flight” in Mace- \donia according to Serbian official advices received here. The Al- ied troops have advanced more than 12 miles and are moving 80 ifast that it has been impossible to count the prisoners and list the captured guns and supplies. New regiments thrown in to stem the onrush have been ineffective. , tee A MAKE FURTHER PROGRESS. London, Sept. 19.—The British last night made further prog- ress into the Hindenburg line about St. Quentin, according to Field Marshal Haig’s official statement. The allies have reached the outposts of the Hindenburg line. Australian troops have renewed their attack and carried Hindenburg outposts, URGES MESSAGE TO GERMANS With the American Army on the Vesle, Sept. 19.—A German prisoners captured recently suggested that the Americans drop notes behind-the German lines stating that they do not kill Ger- mans captured prisoners. This report has been spread among the men. He stated that many Germany soldiers would surrender were they not under the impression that they would be killed. The Germans have sent appeals within American lines by j Means of*baloons and other devices offerifig the Americans great jopportunities in Germany. | SAYS PEOPLE ARE DISCOURAGED. i (By Associated’ Press) i With the American Army on the Lorraine Front, Sept. 19.— | Five prisoners were captured by the Americans south of the Vil- lage of Wol: They belonged to the famous Fourteenth storm ba- | tallion. These troops are discouraged by the Franco-American | successes around St. Mihiel. They were rushed into the front line \in an attempt to stop the American advance early in the drive. They said that Germany was hard pressed for men. The low morale of the German army, they said, was the rea- son for the advance of the Americans. One of the prisoners, a \ | socialist, said that the people of Germany look upon thé war as @ _lcapitalist struggle. .There is great depression throughout Ger- | many, he said, especially as the news of the American and British advances become known. “Germans are at last realizing,” he said “that Americans are | great fighters. They appreciate the fact-that American successes | are encouraging to*the Allies and discouraging to the Germans.” These troops estimate that thé American troops are their | equal. at | be er ly CONTENUE PROGRESS. i Paris, Sept. 19.—French troops, last night | continied their | progress in the region of St. Quentin and penetrated the positions at Conte SCOUEL three files southwets of St. Quentin: _ | FRENCH ARE SUCCESFUL. : < With the French Army in Picardy, Sept. 19.—The ti of General Debeny who pushed the Germans from the : région of didier have after a few days lull, successfully résumed Sheetal tack in the region of St. Quentin. In spite of their long drive from: the Avre to the: Somme, General Debeny are the enemy and -are/clése to Dellon, less than two miles from i dale Gama in} jispul ee : x ai Continued oa Page Three.) i . a