The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 14, 1918, Page 1

Ps THE WEATHER GENERALLY FAIR, TWIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY, NOV. 14, . PRICE FIVE CENTS ED PATTERSON RULES VOTE OF SOLDIERS OUT “Boss”. of League Commission Holds Ballot Scrap of Paper SAVE ALLEN SOUP FUND Action Taken to Insure Job for Agent of New King’ of “Farmer”. Movement, - , Ed Patterson, dictator of the Bur- leigh county commission, yesterday decreed that absent soldiers’ votes should not be counted in the Burleigh county election returns. The question was raised by. Judge's. L. Nuchols. of ‘Mandan, law partner of Attorney General William §. Langer. Judge Nuchols appeared for Ed S. Allen, whom the league put’ over as Patter- son's eleventh hour candidate for state's attorney. Judge Nichols asked the board to rule that absent. voter dallots not received in time to be counted on election day be ruled out. The county board, directed. by Ed Pat- terson, promptly did as Judge Nuchole requested. Ordinarily county com- missions, even when sitting as can- vassing ‘boards, do not make. Jaws un- to themselves nor pass upon ques- tions of law. But the Burleigh coun- ty.commission, Ed Patterson, et al, is different. C ?' As @ result of the Burleigh county commission's action more than 75 percent of the soldiers who have gone to the front from this county will be disfranchised. Only seven absent vot- er ballots had been ‘received during the interval between election day and |_ sitting of the canvassing board Wed- nesday. More than 15 absent voter allots, voted by the Yanks whose vic- tory Bismarck celebrated Monday, are now.en route aver seas..-The coun- ty.commission' decrees that these ‘bal- lots. shall be treated of ‘paper.’ ° f Rh In.the special, séssion of 1918, in the fate, of bitter opposition from, league members of-the house, there was pass- ed, anh act extending the provisions of North “Dakota's absent’ voter law .to include ‘men. serving in the American army. and navy. abroad. This ‘votir under ‘the amended act, is to bp ‘lone by mail, and the law provides that “it any such envelope (containing the av- scent vater ballot) is received by the county auditor-l90+4ate-—-tenibedor warded. to the proper: voting precinct _ in time to be canvassed the same shall ‘be-retained ‘by himiand canvassed ‘by the canvassing board of the county of such auditor at anytime prior to the meeting of the state canvassing bozrd or: any adjourned. meeting of said board. where the ‘same has ‘been re: celved ‘by such. auditor in time to cgnvass and transmit the results to the state canvassing: board.”, 5, pyrys¢: ‘This provision of tho amended! dct, the Patterson. canvassing ‘board has ruled out. Seven soldier ballots re- ceived since election day already have ‘been thrown out, and Mr. Patterson announces that all — soldier ballots which’ may ‘be ‘received henceforth will be treated as a scrap of paper. Primarily thig action on Mr. Patter- son’s part is taken to insure the elec- tion of’Ed S. Allen as state's attorney. As the vote now stands Allen has a lead of: 21 votes over F. BE. McCurdy, the present state’s attorney: It is generally acknowledged that from the 150 absent soldier votes yet to be counted, McCurdy would garner at least 100, agsuring him re-election. In a general sense, Patterson’s action may also be taken in behalf of the ‘Nonpartisan league, as 5,000 soldier ballots undoubtedly would insure: the defeat of all the league amendments which now are hanging by a thread. ‘The league ‘from the moment the thought was first suggested: has ‘been opposed to giving North Dakota's 25,- 000 soldiers a voice in the state gov- ernment. In the special session every effort was made to emasculate the ‘soldiers’ voting ‘bill introduced ‘by Rep- resentative G. A. Reishus of Minot, a leaguer who had left the reservation. Then, after the bill was forced down the.throats of the Townleyites, a quiet campaign was conducted to convince relatives. and friends of soldiers in France that the act was not. consttu- tional and that it was unworkable. Attorney General Langer was asked for an opinion on this point, and he “gave his opinion quietly and confi- dentially, withholding it from the pub- lic, which was allowed to remain in doudt; as: to the effectiveness of the soldiers’ voting act. ‘As. & result, it is doubtful whether amore than 5,000 of North Dakota's 25,- ‘000 absent fighting men ever received a ballot. Now the aim of the Non- partisan league, through such men as Patterson and Allen of the Burleigh county combination, is to exclude even this small percentage of ‘the spider | yote. TEACHERS TAKE EXAMS Prospective Pedagogues Must Take Own Medicine More than score of Burleigh coun- ty young women and a few young men are today taking examinations at the court house for elementary teachers’ certificates. The examinations ate be ing conducted by County Supt. W. E. Parsons and his assistant, Mrs. Nellie Evarts. <—————— BACK ON JOB Humphreys Recovers From At- tack of Flu : one se W, Humphreys, jocal chief ral free employment serv- of the flu. at his desk after a touch Burleigh County : as a mere scrap} [NO NEW DRAFT ORDERS EXPECTED further curtailing operations of the national ‘machinery of draft boards are to be issued soon. Stoppage of all. physical examinations:‘in connec- \tion with the classification of all 18} year old registrants is likely. Italians and smaller numbers of al- now held in Class 5 as aliens, whom draft treaties recently negotiated make liable to reclassification unless existing regulations are. -annulled. ‘Boards probably will «be, relieved promptly of the necessity for carrying out.the law in this respect. District boards which consider appeals have only started their work on the 19 to BODY HAS ITS OWN PORTIO Activities So Diyided* in ‘Wa * Zone That. There- 1s: oe / Interlapping Ate Res N.E. A, Special to The Tribune. (New York.—Work of the Young| Men’s Christian association and the Knights of Columbus for the welfare of American soldier boys . ia well known. Of the other organizations | which participate in the funds to be raised by, the United War Work cam ' paign, less has been’ printed. They play a part no less important. Their service will ‘be as valuable dur- ing the period of policing Europe as the two first menttoned, Relaxation aiid idleness for the greater portion of our armies follow the end of the fighting. The recrea- tional, educational and inspirational | wordk of these organizations is as es- sential to this perigd as to the per- iod of warfare. aut |. Five organizations supplement the work, 6f the Y.M. C. A. and Kniss ot Columbus. ‘They: | Jewish Welfare Board, the War Camp Community Service. the American-Li- brary Association, the Salvation Army and the Y, W. C, A. Washington, Nov, 14.—New orders} There are also 400,000 Greeks and/ lied nationalities in the United, States | {o¢ class, though ihe local ‘boards are} nearly through with dependency’ class- ‘J itications. Orders are being framed to the; ER ONO pp ACOA AR AAA AA RRR ARO RAGE AO AAD be Hunfand's “Man of the Hour,” ‘HAIL DEPARTMENT PAYS HALF LOSS THE JEWISH WELFARE BOARI:,| —This organization has erected wel-; fare buildings in camps with auditor-; Premiums Under. Voluntary Sys- jum,’ rest room and writing room, -| ‘ c TRA tem Continue Insufficient braries with English, Yiddish and /He-; bye: 1 y.,,ilters jictrolas. and. piano: llbera nnd liaseolas ane freee: ducts religious evening and on holidays and special days. It distributes supplies and pro- vides.entertainment and recreation. It has more than 200 workers and more than 50 buildings an.dothers planned. Its work has the -hearty personal in- dorsement of the secretary: of war. WARIGAMP COMMUNITY SERV- ICE—As ,an information bureau for soldiéfs did sailors and their friends, it fills a great need. It operates ho- tels,and lodging houses » and~ lunch rooms for men in uniform, maintains social centers and plans social af- fairs for the men in the service. 1 originated the “take-a-soldier-or-a-s or-home-to-dinner” movement. Ath- letics, the smileage campaigns, social hygiene, vice repression are some of its activities. Its budget provides, from each dollar, 87 cents for general administration and operation in 312 camp communities in the United States, nine cents for special activities among colored soldiers and sailors, three and- a half cents for special housitg for enlisted men on leave and their guests, half a cent for securing and training workers. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIA- TION—This organization that thousands of volupmes of good literature are placed Where the men in the service can get them. Fiction, technical, historical and every other type of book that an American might find in a public library at home is provided. SALVATION ARMY—High praise has been given this religious body, strictly non-sectarian, for the manner in which it has gone into the trench- es with the boys and ministered to them, regardless of danger. The cof- fee and doughnuts of the Salvation lasses will be a pleasant memory to American veterans so long as they live. . The army is operating 501 hut- ments, dugouts, hotels or rest rooms. It has 831 officers in this service, It has 40 chaplains serving under gov- ernment appointment. It has 90,000 members.and adherents in various branches of active service. It has supplied 44 ambulances for service with the allies, Y. W. C. A—These self-sacrificing young womeh tare aiding in canteens, conducting soup kitchens, ministering to the nurses of the allied armies and in many ways doing their bit back of the fighting ‘front. VISITING MOTHER Burleigh’s Youngest Sheriff on Vacation Jaunt Rolling Welch. deputy sheriff and sheriff-elect, is in Rochester, Minn., visiting his mother. Sheriff Welch probably will enjoy the distinction of being the youngest man who ever has held this job in Burleigh county, and he is a bachelor. STRIKE ENDED. Havana, Nov. 14.—While the gen- rike of harbor workers was vir- ended when General Menecal i | erak st { tual} day, serious outbreaks occurred last night, when several were killed or ‘badly. wounded. Police went to’ the assistance of two soldiers on guard in @ street car attacked by the strikers. They fired into the air to intimidate the crowd. Then shooting became general’ and several of the people were hit. ‘ servicess cach Fri-| sees: to, it! | which these figures: gave convicted men their liberty to-} North Dakota's ‘state Mail depart- {ment paid -53 per cent: this year on the total hail loss as adjusted by the ;department’s representatives. The \total losses as “adjusted -were 1141.98; twas $17,565.24. ' The department re- jcelved $19,909.70 in premiums, ‘and the balance on hand Decemder 1, 1917, was’ .$20/682.55.. In the payment ‘of lossestvand’ adjusters’ fees of $1008.87 there "was paid out $19,693.75, and the balance now on hand is $988.80. The department had hoped that the |proposed hail amendment, enabling {the legislature to provide for the “jlevying of a general land tax with which to create a universal hail, in- surance fund would carry, but the fate of this amendment as well as others proposed at the-recent election is still in doubt. SEMI-OFFICIAL VOTE AGAINST: AMENDMENTS Indications from: Returns to Sec- retary of State That the League Has Lost If the vote from fifteen scattering counties is any criterion, some of the most important, if not all, of the league's proposed amendments have lost Out of a total of 25,504 votes cast for governor alone in these coun- ties, the*amendment making the sky the limit for bonded indedtedness has received but 12,200 votes, while ‘the amendment amending the method of amending the constitution has but 12,- 245. Both have failed of a majority two of the counties tabulated—-Walsh and Cass—have reported the actual to- tal number of votes cast. The esti- mate for the other counties is based ‘on the number of votes ,cast on the | governorship, which in the state is ex- |pected to run several thousand short {of the full electoral strength repre- sented in last week’s election. | Not until the state convassing-board will actual figures be obtainable. It is considerable number of the at least 5,000. absent ‘soldiers’ Dallot which have been sent ‘to France be return- ed before the first of the new year, they may turn the tide one way or the other. The secretaryp (of. state's office, which has made the tabwation from e taken, has re- ceived unofficial. réturns. on the amendments from only fifteen out of j the 53 counties. LOST THREE SONS | iS. H. Anderson of Wilton Made Highest Sacrifice S..M. Anderson of Wilton, who lost three sons.in: khaki:duning their train- ing camp: period, transacted: business. in probate court yesterday. the whole amount available, including | of tke votes cast for governor. Only; |meéts ‘the first Tuesday in Pecemer) doubtful whether even then the ques-| tion will be determined, as, should any} “BOSS OF GERMANY Here’s a new Snapshot of Ebert, the German Kerensky, who .seems i i i ' i ‘North Dakota Cattlemen Weed- $33,-! the amount paid ‘the insured! {of North Dakota herds, but ultimately | prisoners |MENOKEN YOUNG iNew County Judge Adds Extra| |SUPPLY OF VICTORY FLOUR IS SMALL Minneapolis, Minn., Noy. :4.-~Prom- inent milling men’ in Minneapolis to- ‘day declared the present supply of Victory flour in the United States is so small that the change to wheat flour will be accomplisned in a short time without loss or waste to the re- tailers. “[ imagine that the U. S, food ad- ministration will find a way for dis- } posing of the m{ixed flour or any swb- {stitute flours now that restrictions on {wheat have been removed,” sald Mr. | Bovey, representative of a large mill- jing company. PERSHING PINS. “U.S. WAR CROSS ~ UPONGEN, FOCH !French Marshal to Make Solemn { Entry Into City of Metz Paris, Noy. 14.—General John A. Pershing today conferred on Marshal Foch the American distinguished order medal. In making the award} Gen. Pershing said: “The congress of the [nited States | has created. this medal 10 ‘be. cont ferred on those who have renfered) {distinguished service to our country.) “ {President Wilson has directed me to; confer upon you the first of these; | medals.” } TO ENTSR METZ, | Paris, Nov. 14—-Marshal Foch, com- {mander in chief of the allied armic | \ | t i { { { ifronticr toward Metz and Strassburg. AMERICAN TROOPS CROSS © GERMAN FRONTIER AT METZ- HUN ARMY IS ON RAMPAGE Von Hindenburg Remains Head of Supreme Ger- man Command—tTroops Instructed to Proceed Home Without Committing Acts of Violence : (By ‘Associated Press) ‘ Paris, Nov. 14.—American troops have crossed ‘the German ee TO MEET BRITISH serlin, (By wireless to London) Nov. 14.—The Ger: i cruiser Koenigsberg on November 13th at 1 p.m. put to a ea plenipotentiaries of the Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Council of -the German fleet, in order to meet the representatives of the British Admiralty. _Th chief of the High Seas Forces is taking part in the negotiations as expert adviser for the deliberations concerning the execution of the naval conditions of the armistice. F CONFLICTING RUMORS. shent, Nov. 13.—(Tuesday)—There are conflicting rumor: to the situation in Brussels. Reports.are current that German soldiers there have mutinied and shot their officers and are burn- ing and pillaging. Allied advance scouts now aré half-way from Ghent to Brussels. Should*the reports of disorder be confirmed, a flying column.will be sent to restore order, eS WITH HIS TROOPS i Basel, Nov. 14.—Reports that the German crown prince ig with his father in Holland is denied. A dispatch today states he is with his troops at the front. HEAD OF SUPREME COMMAND London, Nov. 14.—Field Marshal Von Hindenburg remains the head of the supreme German command, according to a message here giving the text of instructions to army commanders instruct- will make a solemn entry Into Me | one Strassburg on Sunday in the pre ! CONCILIATION mier Clemenceau. | these d He ing them to lead their troops home without disorder or violence. COMMIT ACTS OF VIOLENCE London, Nov. 14.—German troops are committing acts of vio- nce and are destroying and pillaging contrary to the terms of the armistice, says a message here today. The allied command has informed the German high command that it expects it to suppress lisorders. If the acts continue, the allied command advises T0 BE URGED jib will take steps to stop them. to i ~* ON ASSEMBLY HAY 700 HIGH tai FOR ANY BUT BEST.OF HERD Bill Putting Lawyers Out of Small Cases ! State Insurance Commissioner S. A. \.Glsnsssintends.to go somewhat.afield jat thé Opening of the next legislative (assembly to urge legislation which} 'will make effective a statute now on) {North Dakofa’s books providing for! !courts of conciliation to which trivial! {township differences may ‘be referred. Senator Strom of Hillsboro was the , author of a dill providing for concil- \iation tribunals which was passed sev-| eral years ago. At each township elec-; tion since that time the people have! solemnly elected conciliation tribunes | and they have as solemnly proceeded | ito forget them and to ccntinue to carry through justice, district and} {sometimes even to supreme court liti- {gation which Commissioner Olsness believes could have been settled with some friendly intervention. Mr. Olsness has received from Thor ; J. Benson, a prominent Scandinavian! attorney of Chicago who has made a specialty of investigating courts of) conciliation’ for the municipal courts of the western metropolis, a letter| !eommending arti which the North | Dakota commissioner has written for) |Normanden, one of the state’s leading | Norwegian weeklies. The question was also prominently consideréd at the annual meeting of the North Da- |kota Bar association in Bismarck last} jsummer, when a prominent Minot bar-; rister presented a paper on the sub- ject which attracted much attention and elicited approving comment from Chief Justice Andrew A. Bruce of the | North Dakota supreme courts an ew 4 ‘ of the general interest which has been (By the Associated Press.) ereatede some action which will re- Italian Headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. |iieve the higher courts from the con- 12.—Aviators G. A. McLeod of Mon-| gestion of insignificant litigation | treal and Clarence O. Young of Des! cxnected from the next legislative as- Moines, Ia., who were taken prisoner sembly. Campaigt and have reached the Ital GENERAL WADE | PRISONER BY ing Out Culls to Save Big . Expense of Feeding With hay at $44 per ton and scarce, North, Dakota stockmen are culling out their herds and disposing of every- thing which is not prime stock, worthy of such a luxurious diet. The immediate result will be a depletion it is expected to greatly improve the standard. The average price for hay the last ten years has been $15. This year’s high cost is due to a small crop and to a shortage in labor for the har- vesting of the small amount of hay that was available. Hay seems unob- tainable at .any price and the onty| remedy is the reduction in the size of herds. . CONDITIONS IN AUSTRIA ~~ DEPLORABLE i i 1 ian line bring direct news of condi- tions in the interior of Austria. “Horrible food conditions prevail in the interior of Austria,” said McLeod. “and it is quite possible that @ mil-| lion people may die there during the! winter from disease, exposure and lack of food. HI OWN MEN “Scenes along the railway are like} i those on the battlefield. We saw| bodies scattered here ‘and there as a Ie result of men crowding onthe top; with the American Army in France.| of trains and being swept off by tun-|—To be taken prisoner by American nels. *There were also bodies of|troops was the experience last Fri- wounded, taken from Red Cross cars| day of Brigadier General ouglas Mac- and left to die. Terrible sanitary con-| Arthur, The First and 42nd division! ditions prevail in little towns. jwere advancing rapidly .that day to-| “What Austria needs is food. Other! ward Sedan, and in the region of Are-| and I are alive only be-!tacour the lines became criss-crossed. cause of food received from outside of}General MacArthur who was at the Austria, For three days two other! head of the advance of ‘his men «vas! prisoners and myself Rad between uS|taken prisoner by men of the First di-| only a little piece of bad bread.” jvisfon, who could not believe any} {Americans were ahead of them. The {situation soon was explained, and General MacArthur set about straight- tening out the lines, and the two di- visions joined in the assault on the foe. PEOPLE UNITED E¥ber S. Baty and. Miss .Carrie L. Moore, members of* prominent farm-| er families at Menoken, Were married in Bismarck this week. DAVINS ON DECK... REGENTS TO MEET Deferred Session Scheduled for Last of Month The meeting of the state board of + A ee * regents which was to have been held County Judge 1. C.’Davies' hasbeen |in Minot the first of the month in con- appointed county judge ad interim to| junction with the annual convention ¥ Two,Months to Ternt fill the vacancy created by the resig-|of the North Dakota Educational asso- nation of his. predecessor, Judge H.|Giation, which was postponed because G. Bradley, who-has enrolled in the|of the flu epidemic,. probably will be officers’ training camp at Zachary|held November 26, either at the cap- Taylor, Louisville, Ky. itol, or at the state university. les i The Germans are violating the armistice at different points, and pecially in Belgium and in the region of Brussels. : ENTER PRUSSIA Copenhagen, Nov. 14:—Polish troops, according to a dispatch Olsness Working In Interests of trom Berlin, have entered upper Silesian Prussia. CONFISCATE KAISER’S PROPERTY ' London, Noy. 14.—The property of the Prussian crown will be confiscated according to a German wireless message received here \today. According to a proclamation issued by the new Prussian government the entailed property of the Prussian crown will be placed-under-the administration’of the minister vf*fimance. Prop-" erty, which is not entailed wil! not be affected. PUBLISH APPEAL : Copenhagen, Noy. 14.—North Schleswig newspapers are pub- lishing an appear signed by three hundred and two Danish associa- tions “demanding that Germany at the peace negotiations settle the North Schleswig question on the basis of the right of seélf- determination by all peoples. ‘ # MOVING NORTHWARD (By Associated Press) |. With the American Army in France, Nov. 14.—(1:80 p. m.)— The Germans opposite the first American army north and north- east of Verdun are reported moving northward rapidly. Prepara- tions begun several days ago now are becoming effective. ° Great railroad activity is reported at Metz and other railroad junctions. RIOTING RESULTS (By Associated Press) Copenhagen, Nov. 18.—(Wednesday)—A demonstration by the Syndicalists here against the imprisonment of some of their part- isans today resulted in rioting. Some street cars were wrecked and at some places tracks were torn up. A strike of firemen stopped the shipping. Many business houses were compelled to close down. The strikes are spreading through the smaller towns, but Copenhagen is not so generally affected. WANT TERMS CHANGED : Washington, Nov..14.—Austria has asked President Wilson to use his good offices with the allies to secure a modification of the Turkish armistice terms so as to permit several thousand former Austro-Hungarian subjects in Ottoman territory to remain there instead of returning homé to add to already serious food problems. NO MORE CENSORSHIP Washington; Nov. 14.—Withdrawal of all velunteer censorship requests under which American publishers have been working since the U. S. went to war were announced today by Chairman Creel. CROWN PRINCE IN HOLLAND London, Nov. 10.—The forwmer German crown prince has not been shot but is staying at the residence of the governor of Lim- bourg, at Masstricht, the Daily Express says it learns. He crossed the Dutch frontier accompanied by a dozen intimate mili- tary associates. TO WITHDRAW MEMBER London, Nov. 14.—The British labor party at a meeting today decided by a large majority to withdraw its members from the cabinet at the close of the present parliament which is expected soon. NINETY KILLED (By Associated Press) Amsterdam, Nov. 14.—Ninety persons have been killed in street fighting at Brussels. DOWNED 470 MACHINES (By Associated Press) Paris, Nov. 14.—In the period from September 12 until the ces- {sation of hostilities Monday morning, American aviatofs claim |they carried down 470 German machines. Of this number 820 al- iready have been confirmed. - Re RELEASE PRISONERS (By Associated Press) | Paris, Noy. 13.—(Wednesday)—More than 2,582 American /prisoners in German camps were released immediately by the sign- ifn of the German armistice, according to the latest figures pre- |pared by the American Red Cross’ in Switzerland. This includes jall captured to Nov. 1. It is estimated only a few hundred were jtaken after that date. i IN HANDS OF REVOLUTION Basel, Nov. 14.—A semi-official Berlin. di Koningsburg, Inksterberg, Gumbinnen, and hands of the revolutionists. Governor Von Batocky former German food minister, has put himself ‘at the 'd the revolutionists. ISTS ©