The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 12, 1918, Page 1

, i i i 2 THE WEATHER G°NERALLY FAIR. TMIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. THE BIS BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY, N GERMAN PEOPLE PEACE LIKE MANTLESETTLES — OVER WAR STRICKEN BELGIUM: RACE TO FIRE THE LAST SHOT Tommy Atkins Can Hardly Realize End of War as Aviators Drop Down Messages to Fighting Men Army Lines Marked , _ (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) + With the British Army in Belgium, (Monday) Nov. 11—Peace like a mantle descended over Belgium at 11 o’clock this morning. Almost coincident with the signing of the armistice the city of Mons capitulated. Thé population of Mons today paraded through the streets, cheering madly their a crisp graphic order to cease firing at 11 o’clock was distributed to all units with a further order to maintain defénsive precautions and to have no intercourse with the enemy. Contest to Fire Last Shot The advance continued, the gunners raeing forward, seeking the honor or firing the parting shot. Sharply at 11 o'clock the firing stopped. Fleets of British aviators dropped signal lights which descended with the mo- mentous message to the troops be- low. Tommy Atkins Dazed. i Tommy Atkins was ‘unable to re- alize that the announcement was true. This afternoon the celebrations and rejoicing were making the old town of Mons vibrate. q Stenai Last Town ; With American: Army on‘: French Front, Monday, Nov. 11.—The last French tpwn to fall into the hands of the allie&S before peace was declared was Stenai. American troops rushed through the town at 10:45, findin, empty, and in a few moments allied flags made their appearance. As the church bells solemnly tolled the hour of 11, the 90th division filed into the town: The army lines are marked to-} night ‘only by campfires. Except for | the rumble of heavy trucks there is nothing to indicate that two great! armies face one another. The armis- tice ‘has not’ been violated in any re- spect. Not even an accidental dis-/ charge. of arms has occurred. i | Still I } The people of their cellars, awaiting the bombard- ment. The town is not badly damaged by shellfire, but according to the re- maining inhabitants has been phund- ered of everything of value. POISON PELLET FOR HEADACHE Cellars 2 f if by Bismarck Banker Saves Lifé Driving Self to Hospital for Treatment The fact that Sen. C. W. McGray did not take water as a chaser prob- aby saved his life: Monday evening when by mistake'he took two five- grain. dichloride of mercury tablets| for a head-ache. The Bismarck bank- er promptly discovered his mistake, climbed into his car, drove to’the Bis- marck hospital and presented himself for treatment. Heroic treatment and the fact that the tablets had ‘been ta- ken dry, which delayed their solu‘ion, saved the life of the spatient,. who to- day is out of danger. . Senator McGray, who is Burleigh county chairman for the United War Drive, put in a busy day Monday. That evening he went home with a head- ache. Without turning on a light, he reached into a medicine cabinet where he had somo headacze tablets, helped himself to two pellets and swallowed them. A moment later he got a violent reaction. which con- vinced him there had been a mistake. Investigating, he found tiat his “‘head- ache” tablets had come from a bottle Jabeled ‘bichloride. of mercury, and which Mrs. McGray had used.as a dis- infectant while serving as a voluntary nurse during the flu edipemic. The senator lost no more time, put jumped into his car and broke all speed limits getting to the hospital. ADVERTISES FOR WIFE ‘ TO. BE AMBASSADRESS N. E. &. Special to The Tribune. AMSTERDAM. This advertisement, in the Frank- furter Zeitung, doesn’t sound as prom- ising now as a few weeks ago: “Dip- lomatic attache, in the highest posi- tion, with great future prospects, tall, good looking, 30 years old, free think- er, healthy, belonging to the very first families, son of an excellency, is looking for a life companion, uses a newspaper advertisement there are no dances or dinners during the war. Lady must be froin the best family, with a fortune permitting her to become the wife of a future German ambassador.” » DISEASE TAKES BUT (sisi 50 YANKS ON OCEAN! XN. E.-A. Special te The Tribunc. Londen, England. About 50 deaths have occurred at sea from natural causes out of all the men Uncle Sam has sent \ across— close to two millions. This is the statement of Brig. Gen. Francis cee Winter, chief surgeon of the Ameri- can forces in England. General Win- ‘ter added that recently one convoy of American .troops was. attacked by Spanis hinfluenza on the way to Eng- land. « There have been a number of deaths from influenza and pneumonia in English camps but. this outbreak was’ confined to situation is not \ tenai were still in| \ |. The American people are belng asked ja, Library association and other or- ; ganizations doing welfare work among rrapidly changing in this respect. The because -have been putting into the service now Only by Camp Fires liberators. Early this morning CONDITIONS IX GERMANY NEAR UPON ANARCHY Deserted by Emperor, Who Has Fled to Hollénd, People Turn to United States MAY INTERN THE KAISER Reds Control Most Important In- dustrial Centers of Teu- ton Empire ARRIVED SUNDAY ~ London, Nov. 12.—William Ho- henzollern arrived Sunday at Mid- datchen near Arnheim, according YANKS’ NEED GREATER NOW THANIN WAR Correspondent With Pershing’s _ Army Tells Why Fund Is Necessary ~ {ASSOCIATIONS MAKE GOOD! —— | Soldier Boys Find Spiritual andi Social Comfort at Hands of “Big Seven” BY C, C. LYON, N. E. A. Staff Correspoy With Pershing’s Army. u gardiess of peace, there, is work for the organizations | ich have been contributing to | the welfare ‘of American soldiers in France, Two years will be re- quired to bring all of the boys back to America. It may be long- | er than that, for there is much yet | tto doin Europe. x Therefore the United War Work campaign, for $170,500,000 for. the awork-of theea organizations, vpeu-: ing’ today, will be pushed as vigor- ously as though the war were still on, 4 C. C. Lyon, staff correspondent of the Newspaper Enterprise associa- tion with the army of General Pershing here tells of the activities ¥of the relief organizations. to contribute $170,500,000 to carry on the: work of the Y. M. C. A., Knights of Columbus, Salvation Army, Y. W.:C: our soldiers. That’s a lot of money. Is the work of these organizations worth the cost? For some time I’ve been studying very acrefully their activities, in order to be able to give the folks back home some real enlightenment, free from ex- cessive praise or uncalled for “knocks.” I was prompted to do this by a num- ber of letters I’ve received from men and women in America. ‘They’re all doing a good work, and it; is seldom that a knock is heard against any of them. The Knights of Columbus, for ex- ample, specializes in good fellowship and the free distribution of cigarets, Cigars, chocolate, ete, umong the troops. The K. of C. secretary general is | big, jovial Irishman who’s had a lot of training in ward or. city potitics back home, and he has brought to} France with him a handshake and a manner, of talk that’makes a hit with the doughbors. Ps CHANGE IN PERSONNEL. The personnel of the Y. M. C, A. i$ fellows they’re sending over now, for the most part, are real HE men, andj the ranks have been pretty well clear- ed of an element of cold, clammy, fish- es who hurried over in the first days of the war, intent. solely on saving the souls of the doughbors. This type of worker wouldn’t trust a doughboy: for. a nickel’s worth of chewing gum the day before pay day, and he was always, being shocked speechless by the aver- age doughboy’s. fluency in profanity. . M. C, A. leaders discerned early in the game that the army doesn’t want its soul saved, but, instead, it wants plenty of smokes and chocolate, and movie shows, and vaudeville acts and writing paper. So, instead of scouring America for men who are full of inward piéty, they fellows with enough piety to get by, but who aren’t agraid to give away a truck load of candy or smokes once in_a while. -; In a word, from being, at first, a rather cold, unresponsive organization, the ¥. M.-C. A. present personnel is making it cordial, real flesh and blood. DOUGHNUTS FROM LASSIES. The Salvation Army’s specialty is doughnuts. My, what doughnuts those good women do make! That is, when } they can get supplies. But in all France there are only about two score Salva- tion huts, as against the 1,500 huts of the ¥. M. C. A. with the American ar- my, so the sum total of joy that the Salvation Army doughnut makers can give an army of two million men is a drop in the bocket. With the various diyisions constantly on the move, a sol- dier has been lueky if he came across & Salvation hut once in two weeks, to a dispatch to the daily Ex- press. An Amsterdam express says the former German empress is ill at Potsdam, and that. the former German crown princess is at her bedside. ENTRY IS LORIOUS. Amsterdam, Nov. 12.—A great mystery still is being made of the destination in Holland of Wilhelm Hohenzollern, former emperor of Germany. Three separate coun- try seats now are named as his abode. The former emperor made an inglorious entry into Holland.. At 10.0’clock Sunday morning ten automobiles driven by former. Prussian officers. were seen enter- ing Holland through the fog. The erstwhile martial figure of the former emperor was huddled and bent over a walking stick, while. the former war lord stared straight ahead. Dutch cyclists and military police formed a cord- on about the party. Crowds of Relgian refugees assembled about the party crying “Assassin.” When ‘the train arrived: at the station, William | Hohenzollern entered and changed to civilian . clothes. Plans for the reception of the former emperor were made by the aid de camp. of Queen Wilhel- mina, who went to German head- quarters Jast week. (By Associated Press) Defeated on the battleficld, deserted by their..Emperor, and subjected to terms tantamount to unconditional surrender, the German people have minke: aps eppealto;-Presifont,. Wilvons Conditions described as “fearful” pre- vail and #Dr...W.-S. Solz-the foreign’ d \secretary says in his appeal that mil-/{ng,-hooting crowd had lined-up, and lions; face. starvation. if allies do not take step to overcome the: danger. - } Sailors in Control” + Mutinous satlovs who are in con- trol of m@st of the units of the Ger- many navy may risk battle against the allied fleét rather than’ surrender un- ‘der the terms of the armistice. Some messages directed that the few! minutesiwas the gun-metal, hel- units assembled in Sassnitz Harbor ow: the east coast of the Island of Ruegen off the Pruasian coast. Holland is said to be preparing to intern William Hohenzollern and his son the former Crown Prince as well as other mili- tary officers who sought refuge with them by crosing the Dutch frontier. Enter Pardanelles This action may prevent the former Emperor. from returning to Germany should events take a sudden change. Allied warships have entered the Dar- danelles and British naval forces have occupied Alexandretta. Everywhere in Germany tum of the reyolution which swept the old regime out of =ower seems to be (Continued on Page Two.) MINNESOTA IN DRY LIST St. Paul, Nov, 12.—Official and un- official returns from every county in: Minnesota, indicate that state wide prohibition was adopted in Minnesota by a majority of about 2,000 votes. It was necessary to call a majority of the votes cast. our FIGHTING BREAI Amsterdam, Monday, Nov. 11.— Fighting broke out once more in Ber- lin on Sunday afternoon according to a. message received here. It centers around Schloss Square and was going ‘on at the time the dispatch was sent. RRR eee Ne THY CAME TO SUE FOR PEACE GENHKAWINDERFELD — The Y. W. C. A. confines its work ‘oni stag |? Ce catinee of American was:the German most ber; to to.ask for an armistice. the momen-° AUSTRIAN KING ... HAS ABDICATED; SOCIALISTS RULE London, Nov. 12.—Emperor Charles of Austria has abdicated according to. .a@ Copenhagen dispatch quoting. pri- vate advises from Vienna. Victor Ad- ler, leader of. the Austrian socialist, and foreign secretary in the German- Austrian cabinet formed at Vienna on Octover 31 is dead; It. is reported a general strike will be.declared in Vi- enaa tomorrow. KAISER BILL PROMINENT IN VICTORY FETE Effigy. of Former Emperor Is Marched About City and Then Burned at the Stake CAPITAL HAS BIG DAY Everyone Rejoices in Triumph of Yanks—No Accidents Reported Here Ex-Kaiser Bill: was present in per- son to fittingly cap off Bismarcs’s Victory day celebration. His Imporfal jnibs, crowned by a real German hel- met, with characteristic moustaches, and all of tho ‘unbending dignity twhich has been associated with the former great military lord, with Wal- ter W. McMahon, Frank Snyder Wil- liam K. Markham ag an escort, head- ed a wildly enthusiastic parade which iearly Monday evening filed through s1the streets, the hotels and other pub- lic places: and finally wound up at the corner of Fourth and Broadway, | where, while the Bigmarck Elks’ band {played and appropriate dirge, the ma- jesty. that was’ Billhelm,'’ slowly went up in smoke, | The effigy :was a-remarkably clever | caricature of William Hohenzollern, as he appeared in the role of commiand- er in chief of the jmperial German armies, before he became plain Bill Hohenzoliern, private citizen. The kaiser. made hig debut with Frank Snyder walking in tke load, holding a rope ‘which ended ini; novse embrac- ng Diny royal duminy yp peckys At olth: er side. of the kaiser’ mayched Messrs. McMahon and Markham. Soon a shout @ parade was formed. '.After the kaisé er had been duly exhibited, he was ' strung up toa pole at Broadway and Fourth, and a torch applied: The devil should be given his dues, and it must be admitted that , burned well: :All_that‘remained of ‘hig 1 imperial “highness ;iafier a very “Het, which today will be presented to the North Dakota State historical mu- seum. The helmet actually did belong to the kaiser, once upon a time. Then \ Victor Blomgren, a former Bismarck letter carrier now serving over there as a stretcher bearer, rescued the hel- met from a dead German who har i stopped some of the Yanks’ machine gun fire. Tho helmet was about all that was left of the hun that was transportable and Glomgren carried it ack to his own lines and then dis- patched it to Frank Snyder, who saved it for last night’s glorious occa- sion, with the intention of ultimately placing it in the state hisorical mu- jseum, where it will henceforth pos- jgess a double interest for patriotic North Dakotans. 49-11-11" 'Twixt head-ache spasmsm superin- duced by too early rising and over ex- ‘citement, a Bismarck young woman found inspiration yesterday in the fact that the close of the most tragic thap- ter in the world’s history had come on the eleventh hour of the elevent day of the eleventh month. This sequenco of ‘'11’s” is a nodd coincidnce-in which sotthsayers doubtless will tind much satisfaction. The fact was mentioned last night in a group of celebrants, one of whom chanced .to recall the fact that 2 month or two ago one Indian woman crossing from Mandan to Bismarck in a Northern Pacific train after telling the lady whose seat she shared the contents of her purse and then per- | (Continued ou Page Wight.+ the kaiser: i ADMIRAL PAUL VON HINTZE MATTHIAS ERZGERGER “ Winterfeld was former military Attache in Paris, Hintze received Dewey's famous ultimatum at Manila that if firing on German ships ignoring the American blockade meant war he was ready to take active in the conspiracy. which involved Bolo Pash, the French LAST EDITION oat sere ncreeranectec ieee ‘3 » 12, 1918. K TRIBUNE) -: PRICE FIVE CENTS GOVERNMENT OF GERMANY DID NOT HESITATE New Regime Signed Articles and Dispatched Messenger in Haste to Gen. Foch | | REDS NOW IN CONTROL Hindenburg at Grand Head- quarters Has Adhered to Socialistic Regime Paris, Novy. 12—-The new German! government, it appears, considered the armistice terms at a sitting in Berlin late Sunday. Having decided to ac- cept them, Berlin telegraphed to Spa, authorizing the delegates to fix their signatures. The courier reached the chateau at Frankfort at 2 a, m. and found the German plenipotenatiaries ; awalting them. They asked after they had read their instructions to see Marshal Foch, who was in his private car. Marshal Foch with Admiral Sir Roslyn Wysmess received them. A discussion which is described by the Temps correspondence took place, sev- eral points being debated, especially that point. concerning the mainten- ance of a German blockade. , ALL RED. Copenhagen, Nov. 12.—Germany’s new provisional government will be all red. The socialists definitely re- fiised to permit the bourgois to enter the new government. It is significant; that the multitude of proclamations is- sued are directed to “comrades” rath- er than “citizens” and that reference no longer is made to the people's re- public, but to the socialist republic. { NOT IN HOLLAND. Amsterdam, Noy. 12.—Field_ Marsh-} al Von Hindenburg is not in Holland, says a dispatch frrom the Wollf ‘bu-| reau. He remains at grand headquar- ters and adheres to the new govern ment. It is, also’ officially declared that Crown Prince Rupprecht has not fled. ’ The entire German northern fleet and. the Island base at Helgoland are in the hands of the German soldiers’ ORDER EXPIRES: NO NEW DRAFT Men From 18 to 46 Do Not Need to Fill Out Questionnaires { Already Received Washington, Nov. 12—Draft boards | were ordered today to stop classify- ing men under 19 or over 36 and to} withhold questionnaires for such registrants not already sent out. ~ Tt was said officially at the Provost | Marshal General’s. office. that regis- trants of from 18 to 46 years of age who have received questionnaires need not fill them out. Formal orders will be issued soon. Cancellation of all draft calls and inductions yesterday probably has nul- lified the work or fight order of last summer, , The work or fight order falls by reason of the fact that the only pen- alty attached was that of being placed in class 1. With the call stopped the government has no power to penalize non-essential employment. Orders went out today to the heads of all military. departments to discon- tinue at once the acceptance for ad-} mission to. central officers’ training camps. No decision has been reached regarding the persons in the camps now. EX-KING FERDINAND TO STUDY SCIENCE N. E. A. Special to The Tribune. PARIS.—According to a report from the Munich Neusete Nachricthen, ex- King Ferdinand of Bulgaria has de- cided to spend the rest of his days in the study of science, {of reconstruction. OF PEACE AND ILSO NATION TURNS T0 WAYS N \ CONJECTURE WHEN TROOPS WILL RETURN Not Known Where Parley Will Be Held—Some Soldiers to Go Overseas for Police and Medical Duty—No Mustering out From Cantonments Washington, Nov. 12.—America today turned to the ways of peace. With the military power of the central governments shat- tered, the United States with allied governments took up the task Immediately ahead, however, diplomatic Washington saw the peace conference. When or where the final ;peace negotiations would be held officials would not conjecture, Thirty days is the time allowed under the armistice terms for the assembling of the peace conference. TWO NEW DEATHS FROM INFLUENZA Two new deaths were reported last night from Spanish influenza. Mrs. Cecil Grogan, aged 28, and whose hus- band is serving in France, passed away, leaving a Yaby born only a week ago and three other children.; The deceased had made her home with her father, Capt. Kass, a river pi- lot, near the Missouri landing. Wendelin Schwartz, a well known young farmer of Odense,’ died in a hospital here. He was 35 years old an dis survived by a widow and fam- ily of young children at Udense, STRICT RULES | WILL GOVERN ARMISTICE Relaxation of Vigilance While Peace Terms Are Discussed No (By Associated rPess.) With the American Army in France, Monday, Nov. 12.Orders bereest the ‘armistice “has ‘been’ Signed Tu giving directions as to future conduct of allied soldiers along the line were sent to every corps this forning. It follows: 1. You are informed that hostili- ties will cease on the whole front at iL o'clock a!, m. November 11th, 1918, Paris time. "2. No allied troops wiil pass the line reached by them at that hour and date until further order. 3. Division, commanders will im- mediately sketch the location of their front line. This sketch will be re-/ turned to headquarters by the cour- rier bearing these orders. Severe Measures. 4. All communication with the en- emy both before and after termination os hostilities is absolutely forbidden. In case of disobedience severest meas- ures will be taken. Any officer of- fending will be sent to headquarters under guard. | 6. Every emphasis will be laid on the fact that the arrangement is an armistico only and not a peace. 6. There must not be the slightest relaxation of vigilance. Troops must be prepared at any moment for fur- ther operations. x 7. Special steps will be taken by all commanders to insure strictest discipline and that all troops be held in readiness, fully prepared for any eventuality. z 8. Division and brigade command- ers will personally communicate these} orders to all divisions. AGED RESIDENT OF HAZELTON IS INTERRED HERE Remains of Mrs. Peter Farrell Brought to Bismarck Last Evening ' The remains of Mrs. P. Farrell of} Hazelton were brought to Bismarck; on Monday following brief funeral rites at the home town of the deceas- ed, ‘and funeral services were held at 9 o’clock this morning at St. Mary's pro-cathedral and internment was made in St. Mary’s cemetery. ! Mrs. P. Farrell was one of the old- est and best known residents of Haz- elton, where she had resided for many years. She was 72 years old and was a widow, her husband’s death having occurred two years ago. There sur- vive the deceased four daughters— Mrs. W. B. Andurs, Misses Anna A. and Lizzie A. Farrell, at home, and! Mrs. Frank Lawler of Hazelton, and| two sons—Charles and James Farrell. Mrs, Farrell contracted Spanish in- fluenza about ten days ago, and last Friday her long and ysetul life came to a close. There is general mourn-' ing among her many friends in Yazel- ton. MAY PRODUCE PASSENGER AUTOS Washington, Nov. 12.—Manufacture the consequences. Erz- traitor, They came 2 S35 102 Has pit Peace Conterence. The great interests involved, tho many' governments and nationalities involved, may cause an extension of the 30-day limit. It was regarded as likely the peace conference would bo similar to the meeting at Versailles, where the armistice terms were de- termined. The victors, meeting separ- ately, probably will decide the terms, and the defeated then will be allowed to plead modifications, . The. military today looked to the breaking up and return to civil life of tue great mili- tary force mobilized in the last 19 months, No Immediate Mustering. The return home of nearly 2 1-4 million men overseas and the muster- ing out of the 2 1-2 million men in camps in this country will not come immediately. The United States, en- tering the war last, probably will be called upon to do much of the po- ice and guard duty. Conditions in Russia are uncertain, and the small force there may need to be increased. The movement of troops abroad will not be stopped immediately, Secretary Baker announced, although the units probably will be medical and of sim: ilar divisions. Until peace is finally concluded there will be patrol work for tho navy; the seas must be policed and swept of mines, and new bases estab- lished. At home industrial reconstruction presents its great problems, War con- tract plants must be converted to make the commodities of peace. Workers engaged on such plants may be assimilated in peace plans. Wage | Standards “of thé sar must bo readjust- ed to peace. ‘The war industries board, the war labor board and dth- er industrial agencies must be con- tinued or substitutes provided. The returned soldier must have work and a home, Other legislation making possidle a return to a peace time basis will come before congress. MEN HALTED Entrainment Planned for Mon- day Called Off at Last Moment The entrainm of all draftees was halted in North Dakola at 5:30 Mon- day evening. Inasmuch as Adjutant eGneral Fraser had ordered held until that hour the two special trains which were to tiave left Monday with select: ’ * ice service men for Fort Winfield *, Scott, Calif, no men were moved from the state, and the dratcees who had been assembled at their county seats and other mobilization points were ordered to return to their homes. The adjutant general's office also has advice to the effect that no moro questionaires will ‘be mailed to regis- trants over 36 years old. he first classes, including men of 19 and 21 and .of 32 to 36 inclusive, who al- ready have received their question- naires, will be physically examined as classified. Burleigh county today is proceeding with the physical examination of 42 men. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES MEET HEAVY BURDENS Prompt Pament of Death Claims Reported by Provident of Bismarck In the past four or five weeks in which the epidemic of Spanish influ- enza has swept over the country, life insurance companies have paid more in death claims as a result of this disease than has been paid since the outbreak of the war for war casual- ties. The cases reported show’that men in the prime of life and of the most robust health are those quickly strick- en, down. The Provident life Insurance Co., of this city reports an added number of losses over normal, all of which are being. properly adjusted and paid as. soon as the proofs are received. This company recently paid to Mrs. John A. Wingate of Bismarck the sum of $3,000.00. representing the face of a policy taken out only a few and who {months ago by her hus! ‘died last week from i ing from the epidemic. COTTON DROPS New York, Nov. 12.—Cotton of passenger automobiles after Jan- uary, 1 is likely to continue, and the consequent expected les: steel demands. e today. ft the|terpret the z |ste 10 bale in the market ped $10 per bale in PSeals jos at