The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 5, 1918, Page 1

{ | | THE WEATHER GENERALLY FAIR | THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NO. 243 y YANKS ‘LANGER CLAMORS | WHEN SULLIVAN "WHICH GAMPAI EXPLOSION IN NEW JERSEY MUNITION PLANT MENACES LIFE OF MANY WORKERS, Fire Rages in Factory and Death List Placed at, 15—Number of Injured, Not Known—Red | ‘Cross Extends Aid. Perth Amboy, N. J., Oct. 5.—A semi-official estimate places. HOFFMAN ARREST | the death list at 15 with a declaration that virtually the entire; PROVES A FIZZLE working forces except a few in the building where the explosion oe- | curred fled from the works ahead of the succeeding blast. The American Red Cross has begun relief work among refu-, gees and injured., i The unofficial figures were based on statements of persons who declared 94 men perished in the first explosion last night and; marck Man Apprehended for Political Effect. ‘Oct. Mandan, Ne 5.—William | that 25 firemen, including Chief Donahoe, and 18 guards at the | anger squirmed uncomfortably in plant, were blown to pieces when one of tne buildings exploded ‘justice court here Friday after- at 3 a. m. 'noon when ‘Attorney John F. Sul-; At lilo Yelock today flames and sparks from the Gillespie plant | jlivan of Mandan threatened to expose | “Ger-! were threatening two other big munition places known as the | Bis alleged. conned flow: wath, the i a Oliver and California plants. Numbers of soldiers, sailors, Gil-|snow how this organization was al- lespie employes and civilian employes were engaged to avert even leged to have been asked to assis a greater disaster. | Hoaaelatly and in other ways with| As a measure of precaution the authorities ordered the evacu-| dela camipaign for attorney | ation of all towns within a radius of ten miles from Morgan. i Langer had arraigned John Hoffman j Flames Raging. lot Lismarck on a, charge of violating With flames raging among the buildings where explosions! the corrupt practices wet By solieleing | occurred all night long, at the great shell loading plant of T. Gil-! funds from officers o | State bank of Hebron for political pur- lespie & Co., at Morgan, N. J.. indications at 10 a. m. were that jposes, Hoffman was promptly dis-, perhaps a hundred persons had perished. \inissed when Attorney Sullivan show-| Of the company’s 2,000 night shift employes only 101 hadjed the court that there were. ne been definitely accounted for 12 hours after the detonation. eee eee oton allege ac vislation we Whether the 1,900 unaccounted for had fled or were dead could |” The hearing came up before Justice not be determined. Firemen had attacked the flames and scattered! 14, L. Henke, who issued the warrant; shells were exploded, and all energies were devoted to averting fur-!on the complaint.of the attorney -gen-; ther disaster. eral, and it proved about ithe liveliest |; ju: e court Thousands of people had hurried away from Morgan and sur- jease that bee come un in J Berane | rounding communities during the night, and it is regarded a8|of citizens of Hebron. who had been probable that with, these went many of the Gillespie employes un-| subpoenaed Were present and quite-an icati i audience of onlookers. accounted for. Telephone communications with Morgan were Bill ‘There With Press. Agent. Attorney General Langer was pres- With big explosions still occurting- at 10 a. m. shaking sur-| ent in person,-with a representative rounding towns, Vice President Gates gave out the following | ot the Fargo Socialist daily‘as a body} statement: (guard, detailed to see that Bill Bot the} “We cannot conceive how it can last much longer. The giant) recaines. Plane aie Or Ine eae tanks of TNT are, buried in the banks of Cheese. Cake_creek,. and! inolly’’ appeared* ‘for -the ~ prosecution, we feel it is safe.” Under Military Control. and yank Kuehn, cashier, and Theo. ; P. Ewald, president of the Farmers’ | Perth “AWboy saloons were closed, and the town was under | State bp ute a (on the wine miitary control... Explosions were occurring ‘this afternoon five | tard as, ‘though there. was some| miles from the plant. The tanks buried along the banks of the question as 6 whether. Hoffman so- creek contain seven days’ supply of TNT. 'Heited finds from the bank or from ‘While unoffcial‘estimates place the number of deaths at 147 | the bankers as individuals. However, at 10 a. m., Gillespie officials believe the death, rate will be much jin view of the later developments it was not necessary: to have this point! smaller. | elucidated. ; Felt in New York. Attorney Jobn F. Sullivan, who ap-/ New York. Oct. 5.—The explosion ‘was, like many of the previ-| peared for Hoffman, moved to dismiss ‘ound that Langer, ous explosions, distinctly felt in New York, 20 miles distant. Te te eae eee eomplalnt, did not was even reported being felt on Long Island, 50 miles from the have personal knowledge of the facts scene. This city was again shaken at 10:30 a. m. by a series of jas recited, though the complaint did |; not show that he made the complaint Fifty windows were crashed in on the Broadway side: sae ee ane guati¢e Henke. over| | ruled the motion. | No Contribution Made. explosions. of the Exchange building at Bowling Green. The city was again shaken at noon by another series of ter-' rific explosions. | Mr, Sullivan then read section 92 1 | known as the corr ap Pst para aah », and declared that the firs! paragra| BE TRAINED AT Sided that there must have been eith-| er a contribution or ¢he payment or| STATE AGGIE receint of money in order to consti- {tute a crime. Furthermore the con: In addition to the students’ army, | eluding paragraph of the law explicitly | | training corps contingent which the (Continued on Page Eight.) 1 ne agricultural college will ace‘ ommodate | nee during the ensuing school year, it has | arranged to train during the term 1,- ‘ Es bara a 280 inducted men assigned for yoca- Nonpartisan Majority on Su- | onal education. These men will be; 2 ; handled in four seperate lots of 320 preme Bench Reverses For- | men each, covering a space of eight Pa }months beginning October 15. In ad-! mer Opinion of Body. dition to the vocational training stu-| dents assigned by the’ army, the agri-{ cultural college expects to organize a; students’ army training corps of sev- | | eral hundred members. i All of the college buildings on the camput will be turned over to the sol-; diers. The girls will be removed from! campus dormitories and given quar-/ ‘ters in fraternity buildings. It is pos! sible that the old EKeals domitory al-| so will be used for the co-eds. The new, buildings are well advanced, and the! roof soon will go on the science hall. | BUY W. 8. INITIATIVE IS WORKABLE; Decision in New Rockford Capi-' tal Removal Case Thrown Out in Ruling. i Outvoting the independents three to! two, the Nonpartisan members of the} supreme court at noon today handed! down a majority opinion siving the | league’s ten proposed constitutional | amendments a place on the November | 1 000 CASES | ballot; -reversing the supreme court's | ] | decision of October, 1916, in the New) i | | | i | Rockford capital temoval case, and holding that the initiative amendment | Jamestown, ND, C D., Oct. 5.—It is re-} to the state constitution is self opera- ported that a thousand cases of Span-| tive and effective. The majority opinion is written by ish influenga, la grippe and pneumonia | are now prevalent in’ Jamestown. Justices Birdzell, Grace and Robinson, all of whom were elected by the Non-| partisan league two years ago. The! minority opinion, which upholds the decision unanimously rendered by five; justices of the supreme court two; years ago. is written by Chief Justice SW 2,8 ‘Bruce and aserclaty a, Christian} TAMESE ATRMEN TO, ee The league! initiated’ by pets‘ion, oes at aay 7 cam Nee about six months ago the vital fea- ‘ewspaper Enterprise Assn.) tures of house bill 44 through which é semper foe bintor an attempt was made in the general Ss SEVER: Sau COS 3o) assembly of 1917 to legislate a new constitution for North Dakota. The} most ‘commented’! upon amendment provosed by the league provides for a single tax placing the entire burden on the land and exempting personal, property; would remove from the con- stitution the clause restricting taxa- tion to levies for public purposes. and would extend the bonded debt limit from $200,000 to not more than ten million in the instance of any specific enterprise for which bonds are issued. Another amendment enables the state to embark in. any business or enter- prise not prohibited a: private individ- ual or corporation. perfectly "caithed Siamese airmen’ will soon be in France to take active part in aiding the French flying force. This | contingent has been voluntarily con- tributed by the Siamese government. BUY W.& s NATTIONAL KITCHE SUCCEsS IN ENGLAND London, Oct. 5.—National kitchens have proven such a success in London, that the Food Ministry is now looking for more sites in London and __ other manufacturing cities to setablish more | of these food centers. Restaurants now being operated by the Food Min- istry dire catering to large crowds ev- ery day. ' FOR MERCY. PROBES WAY IN GN WAS FINANCED ‘Attorney General Throws Self on Protection of Court When Exposure of Alleged Connection | With “German Kultur” Club is Threatened. ANNUAL BANK League Had Nothing on Bis-' _ CONVENTION AN INSPIRATION President J. L. Bell of Dakota; Association Reports on Chicago Meeting. Fell of the North President J Dakota Bankers just returned from’ Chicago, found much inspiration in the annual conven- tion of the American Eank ciation held in the Windy C: had some really notable from Otto H. Kahn, of the great i addre: vestinent house of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.; Judge Ben Lindsay of Denver and S) retary of the Navy Josephus Dani said Mr. convention. “I wish everyone in Amer- ica could have heard or could read what these gentlemen had to say. ‘Since’ America’s. entrance in the | war, Mr. Kahn has done some. splen- did patriotic work. He was born in wermany and he served in the G man. army :befare coming to Amer He,has recently returned from a trip | He gold us| along the western front that two months ago ffom the s| ‘he saw manifested -by the American} army and our allies on the west front] he knew the war was won, wished to bring to ev message that _ Prus stands so thoroughly, must: be crush- ed. Judge Judge Lindsay spoke thrill~ ingly on the work of the various relief organizations along « the west ‘front, and Secretary Daniels told of the part Ameriea has been playing in the war. He complimented the bankers of the nation for the support they have given and said that in every community the (\oanks had beconie ‘clearing houses of | patriotism.” In addition to President Bell. there attended from North Dakota Mr. and | Mrs. J. J. Behles of Garrison, Bei barth of Brinsmade, J. BE. : P c Irish, FE. R. Peckwith and Secretary MacFadden of Fargo. avy W. S Wal hee U.S. SCOUT PATROL REPORTED LOST; An Atlantig Port, Oct. 5—News has n received that U. S. Scout patrol has been lost near this port. The vessel sank bow first from some cause unknown, A YANK TANK HE BISMARCK TRIB BISMARCK, | NORTH DAKOTA: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1918. S SMASH HUN POSITI FIRES RAGING IN EASTERN WAR LAST EDITION N Tele PRICE FIVE CENTS. SITIONS FACTORIES COUNT BORIS TAT (count ports HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED —— orpuLcaria NAL, WESTERN FRONTS; | GERMANSIN HURRIED RETREAT ' American Forces Have Advanced Within Fifteen Miles of Main Artery of Teuton Defenses— Enemy Forced to Withdraw Northward. AMERICANS ADVANCE THREE MILES. London, Oct. 5—In their offensive between the Meuse and Aireman, the Americans have scored from 1 to 3 | i | | | | | | | | | i association, who has | Bell today in reviewing the |More and more American the i Spud, militaridm, | ‘\which lé knows go Welland under- ““ BITZING GETS An American tank with its “treat’em rough” crew, showing all the door.s of the machine seal 18 Temonstrate means of entrance and egress. This tank is operating on the eVrdun front. miles, moving over the most difficult country encountered in the Argonne fighting. Among the towns reported captured is Cunel, 14% miles northeast of Romangne. (By Associated Press.) French and American troops are smashing into the German positions in Champagne and foreing the enemy to withdraw north CROWN PRINCE BOR]? of the Suippe river. Copeniiages 04 ‘The officlal An East and westof the Argonne and northwest of Rheims there trian correspondence bureau has given | as been heavy fighting. On the northern sectors hostilities have out a telegram fi fin dated 'Lhurs- | apparently quieted down for the moment. ty fivoe ot Grown! By advancing northward over the heigshts of Blanc Mont, ~The new ruler has al-|@nd the Medeah farm, the French and Americans placed the Ger- ready axsumed the reins ef — govern-| mans in the eastern part of the country around Moronvillers in a ment. | danger ‘ous position. To prevent being outflanked the enemy re- 2 i : ‘The abdication of King Herdinana | Fred hurriedly toward the river Arnes. [ee spurte ip, on ‘Thurs. | Make Good Progress. Hienticlte of tala ee rhe Washington. Oct. 5—The American advance northwest of nd with his} Verdun threatens the greatest single communication between x it hecame | Germany and the west front, General March said today, and Gen- eds eos iz Wat a ‘eral Pershing’s forces have now reached a point 18 miles from this polley. B ‘great Belgian artery. The progress of the ‘American forces caused the enemy gen- eral staff to throw into this sector many divisions of reinforce- ‘ments, brt without avail. Summarizing the news for the last week as excellent, General i March said offensives conducted on three major sectors ‘have re- ‘sulted in a forward movement of the battle front for practically | the entire stretch from the North sea to Verdun. popularity of K people had been ¥ FIRST WEEK'S SALE GOES iit General Gouraud’s army -has fought its way forward to a TOB BILLION in where it also threatens German communication lines. but he! The British drive on Cambrai and St. Quentin (which was aided by the 27th New York troops, and 30th North Carolina and ‘Wastingten? 0ot5=0 ‘Ovt.5—One billion dol-! South Carolina, and District ‘of Columbia) American divisions, lars has been subsertbed to the F “ourth | caused the engagements to develop into a general battle along the Liberty loan. ‘This fs one-sixth of the! line. total subscribed i the first- week of | POSITION ENDANGERED. the three weeks’ campaign. Sales up! Just west of the Suippe the French are moving toward. the to last night said unreported sales| important height of Moronvilliers, between the Suippe and Reims owud rajse today’s total above the bil- Ito the west, the Germans are still in a deep salient, and the indica- lion mark. i tions are they will retire altogether now they have given away on The Chicago district reported fifty | jthe east front.. The German position is being further endangered ee kin wee filditlonal over, nigtt by attacks of the French at Rein)s. General Berthelot is attacking the great increase over yesterday, |the German positions alnog the Reims canal with great vigor. BUY W'S. $——— : Already he has crossed the canal at several points and has reached jthe outskirts of Berricourt. Along the canal is fairly open coun- \try along which the French could move to take in the rear the ‘enemy salient east of Reims. FIGHTING DESPERATELY. West of the Argonne the Germans are fighting with despera- , tion to stay the advance of Gcneral Gouraud toward their import- lant communication centers. Heavy counter attacks were flung = Bite jpgainst Montjois, mute no effect. East of the forest, after taking 4 : |important positions, the Americans are pressing forward into the eet ieancan Loge of ks a Kremhild defense system. On the center and left the Americans tion in Elkdom in North Dakota, that /are successfully following up their earlier gains. of district deputy, grand exalted ruler: Follow Up Pressure. fas Sine enealne eda The appoints North of St. Quentin the British and French followed up their t 3 \important pressure. North of Beaurevoir and Le Catelet the Brit- ish have moved forward for substantial gains, while near Chear- _don-Vert, the French have taken an important height. Prisoners ‘taken Friday in this region by the British and French aggregate 11,200. West of Lille the Germans continue their withdrawal move- meni but apparently not so speedily as during the first, two days. , While the British advanced toward Lille from the west, the British ‘and Belgians in Flanders continue to widen the break east of Ypres. TAKE 10,500 PRISONERS. Havre, (Friday) Oct. In the operations in Flanders since September 28, the British, French and Belgians have taken 10,500 i prisoners, 350 guns and 600 machine guns, says the official state- ment from the Belgian war office tonight. ADVANCE ONE MILE. Pari is, (7:10 P. M.) Oct. 5.—American troops attacked again ; this morning between the ‘Meuse and Argonne on an extended front. The advance at some points has reached a mile. The forward sweep of the Americans is progressing brilliant- ly, according to advices received by La Liberte. The American forces are in contact with the last defenses of the Brunhild line, rpresented by the wood of Breeles and the Meuse. { DEFEAT AUSTRIANS. i London, Oct. 5.—Austro-German troops have been defeated in ‘fighting with the Serbians, who pursued them toward the old | Serbo-Turkish frontier, says an official Serbian statement of Fri- i day. | SUPREMACY IN AIR. 5 With the American Army in Verdun Front, Oct. 5—American ‘aviators having established supremacy in ihe air despite concen- | tration of strong German airplanes, recently originated a plan for ‘twilight flying. Pursuit planes now leave for fighting before sun- irise and return to resume their attacks before it is too dark to see. Aviators receive signals by colored rockets. Landing is a difficult feat for pursuit planes, but only five of « group of more than 100 have turned over. Night flying has accounted for 30 or 40 German balloons. The enemy aviators have been kept further behind their line than be- fore. i GIVE CONCESSIONS. | Paris, Oct. 5.—Recognition of the right of the Slavic-Latin | states of Austria-Hungary to dispose of their own fate and a de- niand for the same self-determination for the German people in | Austria are contained in a resolution adopted Thursday by the | Socialist deputies of the Reichrath. - fe FIRE ENEMY PLANES. | (By Associated Press.) With, the American Army Northwest of Nitin: (Friday) Oct. 5—Just before nightfall eight American pursuit planes en- (Continued on Page Eight.) | HIGH HONOR Mandan, N. D., Oct. 5: ing, nev aper man of th