The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 21, 1918, Page 1

THE WEATHER GENERS LY FAIR, TWIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. BISMARCK, NORTH DA\ ‘K TRIBUN KOTA MONDAY, OCTOBER. 21, 1918 PRICE FIVE CENTS , nih Ne fa tt eK: GERMAN RE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENTWANTS | cg FRESH PARLEYS WITH WILSON; _ PRESIDENT REFUSES T0 COMMENT State Department Receives Wireless Version of | the Kaiser’s Reply to Last Note—Until Of- | fiicial Text is Available the Administration | Declines to Issue Any Statement. ‘ Lee High LR eT a UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER Washington, Oct. 21—Sen. Poindexter of Washington, republican, introduced a joint resolution today proposing that congress forbid further negotiations by, the United States with Germany looking to the granting of an armistice or peace until the German armies have surrendered uncon- ditionally. ; } The resolution was referred to thé committee on foreign relations. ' i | Washington, Oct. 21.—A wireless version of the German reply ' to President Wilson reached the state department today. There Will be no official comment until the official text is received. | Germany's reply to President Wilson as received today by wire- | Jess is regarded here as an awkward attempt to accept the terms for an armistice laid down by President Wilson. It is believed to ‘be ce tain that the wireless version is garbled to an extent and officials will | await the arrival of the official text before reaching conclusions. The note, as received by wireless, will not, be made public here, nor will‘officials discuss London dispatches deseribing its contents. FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES. j Loudon, Oct. 21—Announcement is made of fundamental changes | in the German constitution, granting the people full representation, | and it is said the present government has been formed in accord therewith, im Germany claims the justification of international law for carry- ing out™de ruction of property in retreat/ and says its troops are} under strict instruction to spare private property and to protect the | aes civil population. Where transgressions oceur, the note says. the|/ EARL D, HESS. SUCCUMBS transgressors are being punished. | | Pvp se The German government further denies that the German govern- |p. : ment in sinking ships ever has purposely destroyed life boats with | Prominent Flasher their passengers, The German government proposes that all of these j cases be cleared up by neutral commissions when an‘armistice is de- | clared. ; | NEW GOVERNMENT FORMED. : i A new government has been formed in complete accordance with | the wishes ‘‘ principal 2’ of the people, based.on-equal_representation |. and secret, direct franchise. ‘The German government suggests to the | president that an‘opportunity be brought about for the fixing of the} 61. Moorhead, “Minn. also re- details of peace. It trusts the president of the United States will con- | pore ten deaths in the last 48 sider tio-recoiimendation which would be irreconclable with the honor } outs and dignity of the German people and with the fixing of .a way to! peace and justice. had been a mother only a few hours, z UNDER ‘‘INSTRUCTIONS. the only son ofa prominent Sterling The German government protests against a charge of unnecessary | family, .a hoy, on the threshold of life, uction made against the sea and land forees of the German em- Pee ae Penne aos reat bis nate ‘acnt: ae e The Gen " 3 ‘a pire and therefore against the German people. The German troops | in¢iuenza iw the capital city Ova BEN are under the most strict instructions to spare property. Where trans- | day. gressions~occur, in spite of these instructions, the guilty are being! Earl D. Hess, aged 33, operating a punished. : {suceessful mercantile establishment “Tn order to avoid anything that might hamper the way to peac eee ee eaerianaere oe the German government has caused orders to be dispatched to all ju j were suffering trom ‘complications marines forbidding the torpedoing of passenger ships, without. fow-! growing out of pneumonia. Mrs, Hess ever, for technical reasons being able to give assurance that these! _instructions will reach all of the submarines before their return to their bases. | “The leaders of the great parties of the reichstag are membe: of this government. In the future no government can take or con- tinue in office with possessing the, confidence of a majority of the reichstag. ‘ : LEFT.TO MILITARY AUTHORITIES. . land at the end of that time he en- “No future German government will be able to take or hold office jeaped: in business: fof Haars unless it. possesses the: confidence of a majority of the reichstag the | son, who is only mie week old, : note announces, |. The mother of the deceased arrived “Germany has agreed that conditions of an armistice shonld be | last syening. see iowa Mis. Hees! of’ > military vigory’ + eae a # rion parents are expected today, an hey left to the military advisors and that the acti standard of bower |Win accompany the remains to Arm- on both:sides of the field should form a basis for arrangements. | | strong, day where interment will be .___ TEXT OF NOTE. {men of the Slope were #0 well known | “The text of the note as received by Wireless is as ‘follows: jand universally liked and respected | “In accepting the proposal‘ for an evacuation of occupied tervi- | 28 Earl D. Hess, and his untimely j tory the German government has acted from an assumption that the] toate 8 a Shook to-his“hundreds .of procedure of this evacuation and the terins of an armisti¢e should be | " Mother Dies: left to the military advisors and that the actual standard of power on} Mrs. Hilda Grathe, wife of Thomas, SPANISH FLU CLAIMS MORE Local Hospitals Reported . Over Sunday. Business Man Among the Dead— Sterling Boy Called. TEN DEATHS. Fargo, Oct. 21—Ten deaths due to.influenza occurred’ here’ in the. last 48 hours, making a total of One of the Slope’s\ most promising young businessmen; u matron, who showed a rapid improvement, but her thusband grew worse uatil 6 o'clock | Suriday evening, when he died. , The deceased was born in Arm strong, Ia. He married there in his early twenties, and in 1912 he ‘and jhis wife came to Flasher to make their home. For two years he clerk- }ed for the Bingenheimer Mercantie Co ALLIES CONTIN PLY “MOVING DAY SLOPE VICTIMS Large. Number of Deaths in! O WIL IN DOUAIFOR THEHUN . ROUT HUNS SON VAGUE ' ALLIES WITHIN TEN MILES OF GHENTIN DRIVE THROUGH HUN’S FLEMISH DEFENSES Germans Have Flooded Some of Country in An Effort to Retard Movement of Entente Ar- mies—Bad Weather Prevails. | | | i | | | | (By Associated Press.) In spite of the German efforts to check their advance, the | British, Belgians and French continue their march from Tourny ‘to the Dutch frontier. Official reports show they are within ten ‘miles of Ghent. The Belgians are along the Deyse-Eecloo canal, {which runs northward from the Lys river. Farther south they {have crossed the river at various points. Along the Lys the British jhave moved swiftly along the river. ! In this sector the allies are moving toward the southeast and ‘it seems they will be able to. reach Ghent with their main forces within a short time. The Germans have flooded some of the ‘country but this has failed to interfere with the progress of the {army commanded by King Albert. | During the past day the British have advanced a mile at La ;Cateau and appear to have reached a point where they threaten the lrailway running through Avesnes and Berlaimont. This road is |the principal avenue of communication between the German armies |north and south of the wedge being driven into their line by the allies. If it is cut or taken under artillery fire the enemy will be ;seriously embarrassed in keeping the two wings of his army in ‘touch with each other. Bad Weather Prevails. The bad weather that has prevailed during the past two days has not checked the advance of the French along the Oise and La Fere rivers, where successes are reportd. On th southern side of the Lys salient the French have cut a deep notch into the Ger- ‘man line by reaching the heights of Grenault. Through the Champagne sector there has been no change in the line, but at the Argonne forest the French have moved ahead ‘once more. They have reached the village of Terron-sur-Aisne, {north of Vouzieres. American forces are apparently meeting with desperate re- |sistance west of the Meuse. This front is so important to the enemy that he is making great efforts to hold it firmly. i Approaching Ghent. | British troops in smashing through the formidable German *| positions along the Selle river, north of La Cateau, captured more ‘than 3,000 prisoners. The Germans were forced from positions lof great natural strength and the British advances were main- tained notwithstanding many counter attacks. The British are . \in a position to outflank the Mormal forest and cut the railroad be- itween Valenciennes and Avesnes. Further north, the allied forces continue their movement through Belgium and French Flanders from Denin to the Dutch |frontier. On the north, the Belgians are approaching Ghent while jin the center the British are marching on the Scheldt river. i | TAKE 3,000: PRISONERS. {found ‘guilty of man-slaughter inthe ; London, Oct, 21.—More than 3,000 prisoner: first degree and sentenced to ten) the British Sunday near Le Catel, where the allies have cr «in the peniutentiary by Judge | the Scheldt river. . C. Crawford, the presiding judge. | Th Starkweather case is one of the | most notorious that has occupied the | attention of the courts of the, west | slope for many years.’ A change of ! venue en to Morton county, 7 7 p "The Germans‘have held back the allies as long as possible at Douai that they might remove their stores and munitions. This shows a German munition .wagon passing through the market square at Douai. The map shows the coast section north of Lille, where Belgians, British and French are driving back the Germans and rendering HUN submarine bases un- tenable. The battle line of Oct. 17 is marked. SUBSCRIBERS 's were taken by osged SUNK COAL BARGE. London, Oct. 21.—Before leaving Ostend the Germans sunk an old coal barge beside the British destroyer Vindictive which was sunk in the channel last spring, making certain that the en- rance to the harbor would be blocked for some time. , The only money to be found in Ostend and other liberated Washington, Oct. —Aistimates | cember 1916, before Judge Hanley, the Belgium cities is German. Many small children in the captured and figures showing the success of | Se ending in a disagreement. Veud- | cities, especially in Ostend, use German as their native tongue, the Fourth loan poured into the treas-| iM the fime for a new tril it wis) and the Germans appear to have taken especial pains to Germanize | R Beara discovered that Starkweather had es- | 20¢ ury today, indicating there were about] caped from the penintentiiry and he | the populace. 25,000,000 subscribers and that the six| was taken back to finish hix term.) Dillion dollar’ goal was passed by | While serving out the balance of his American forces fighting beside'the British army have made several hundred million. jterm Starkweather in escapel an advance of 14 miles in the last six days in this sector. Field | fr he Bismarck putiary and | si : ‘ . Although the exact a ee a eit at /Milbuik. SD. | Marshal Haig has sent the following letter to the commanding gen- Advance Fourteen Miles. \ of number ‘bonds will not be known for many | Upon the completion of his term ue eral of the American forces engaged: ; veoupooe ¥ exceee" was brought up for trial on the! ,I wish to express to you personally and to all officers and sol- re ciauapagieaaet jcharge of murdering Osterman. and’ diers serving under you my warm appreciation of the assistance ay W. §. 8. a STARKWEATHER YEARS IN PEN ett fy he i ; the case ocenpied most of the time o| | the at. Mott jand gallant services rendered the British fourth army. The | Called i/upon to attack positions of greatest strength held by a determined et{enemy, the men under your command have displayed an energy. degree ; courage and determination, which have proved irresistible. It does inot take me to tell you that in the fighting of the last three weeks vou have earned the lasting esteem and affection of your comrades in arms.” CAPTIVES RETURNING. With the Allied Army in Macedonia, Oct. 21.—Greeks who ‘were taken captive by the Bulgarians and taken to Serbia during | was returned by the jury. The prosecution was conducted by -. state's attorney of Mercer Jesse Star ather who has been | H. lL. Be on trial in the Hettinge muity dis-} county Assis 8S. L. Nuchols of trict court for the murder of William | Mandan, and the defens Attorney | Osterman on the Crawley ranch, in| J. A. Helder, representing’ Sullivan &! Mercer county. north of Hebron, was; Sullivan of Mandan. : both sides of the field is to form the basis for actual arrangement ae Tear ccatiraee ofan tice safe; rding ¢ a Pej is armi mi a loci lay a few hours, safeguarding and guaranteeing this armis i ; after ihe birth of a daughter. The As a. fundamental for peace, the president -preseribes the des-|deceased entered a local hospital | truetion of every arbitrary power that can separately, secretly and \ |some time ago. Shortlf before the ar-, of its own single choice disturb the peace of the world. ‘To this} Tival of her baby she contracted Span- the German government replies. ish influenza, and her condition yes-! terday was such that she could not! jsurvive the shock. Mrs. Grathe was 39 years old and was a well known |resident of Washburn, whither the remain will be taken for burial, { Sterling Boy Dies. | Robert Roy Beattie, son of Mr. and {Mrs. George Beattie of Sterling, died |at a local hospital Sunday evening af- ter suffering only a week from Span- ‘REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLE. “Hitherto the representation of the péople in the-German em- pire has not been endowed with an influence in the formation of the government. , “‘The responsibility of the chancellor of the empire to the ‘rey resentation of the people is being legally developed ahd safeguardéc The first act of the new government has been to lay before the rei¢h- stag a bill to alter the constitution of the empire so that the consent dah ne oe young “man “wee ; : ; . ‘s roe igust 29, 1898. He of ing representation of the people is_requifed for decisions on war | came to Sterling xin hla parents six and peace. years ago. There he graduated froni “The permanence of the, new system, is, however; guaranteed |the public sckools and, a ttle more not only by. constitutional safeguards but also by fhe unshakeable Saori EROS ee He ee 6 ee determination of the German people whose vast majority stand be-!man of unusually fine character, a hind these reforms and demand their. energetic continuance. , [leader among his associates, and a boy ‘<The demand of ee president is therefore answered in a clear, ee ee had predicted for him a unequivocal manner by the statement that the offer of peace and an| There eeevive tke parents, Mr. and armistict has come from a government which is free from any arbi-| Mrs. George Beattie, substanital farm- trary and irresponsible influence ; and is supported by the approval | er folk SUS sre, ead one lige Ne y i rae ay x , of an overw He ee OST TEE been Wade: The nateatasares near Is e y yor an, , London, Oct. 21.—The German reply to President Wilson’s had bees Sn usar onplete te note says Germany hopes the United States will approve of no de-|covery when a sudden change for the mand which would be irreconcilable with the honor of the German | "7s? cme shite ae his Be people and with the opening of a way to peace and justice ae ONCE Maat | Germany protests against the references of President. Wilson’s William Nelson Drops Dead. ‘note.toillegal and inhuman acts. Denial is made that the German * navy purposely destroyed lifeboats with survivors. She proposes that:these facts be cleared up by neutral committees. (Continued on Page Two.) Wiillam Nelson, One of Menoken’s. oldest and best kiown citizens, drop- ped dead at 5 o’clock Sunday after- noon. He has apparently been in his (Continued on Page Two.) A Change in Prices Owing to high cost of the war are arriving here following their liberation by theallies. ‘They say they were fored to construct trenches along the battle ‘front. Not only the men, but many of the women and children were kept under shell fire. TERRIBLE WASTE. Paris, Oct. 21—Douai in its waste and desolation is a sad |sight. Moving pictures of the city should be taken so the world ican see for itself that which cannot be described. The streets are | filled with furniture and articles of all kind. It might be said that’ iin Douai all the insane asylums have been opened and that mad ‘men. in their fury. had taken delight in destroying everything. \The stained windows in St. Peter’s church have been smashed and the great organ destroyed. Most of the paintings in the museum jwere taken away. i | NEARING GHENT. Paris, Oct. 21.—Allied forces while pushing further into cen- labor and print paper. the Tribune has been foreed to subscription effective November 1, 1918. increase - its price | The New Rates Are: ‘ BY. CARRIER ED he ene Sea Bee \tral Belgium on the north, on the south are penetrating toward the AM at \ Six Mont! Belgian border south of Valenciennes. Sunday rain fell continu- eR aie Nese ously, and soldiers were soaked and partly blinded. With spirits undaunted, however, the allies continued their efforts, and in Flanders they are approaching near the important city of Ghent. The British fifth army has to all intents and purposes taken Tournai. Further south, the British have crossed the Selle and is headed towards Mons, by way of Quesnoi and north of the Mormal forest, while General Rawlinson’s fourth army has reached the Sembre-Oise canal and is advancing around the southern end of the Mormal forest. toward Maubuge. : i The net results ofthe efforts of the four units of the British army was that the pivot on which the retreat across Belgium swings was badly shaken. On the British right, General Debegny is outflanking the foe and hopes to strike the Hindenburg line from the rear. . ‘At the same time Generals Mangin and Guillamaut, between the Serre and the Aisne, and north of Sixone, are attacking the (Continued on Page Two.) City subscribers who are in arrears are asked to call at the office and settle before November 1, as all arrearages will be figured at the new rate unless settled by November 1. 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