The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 30, 1918, Page 1

- on the second day of the session as , gs ¥ ; GENERALLY FAIR, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE)! rs ae I ‘THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY, NOV. 30, 1918. , PRICE FIVE CENTS ELKS TO HONOR | ABSENT ONES AT Bismarck Lodge Will Hold An- nual Memorial Services Tomorrow Afternoon REV, BUZZELLE TO SPEAK Rector of St. George’s Will Make Address—Mozart Quar- tette to Sing ““The faults of our brothers we write upon the sands—their virtues upon the tablets of love and memory.” “+ # With this thought as their guiding spirit, Bismarck Elks tomorrow after- noon will honor the memory of their departed brethren wit) annual mem- orial exercises at the Elks’ temple on Main street. Bismarck lodge has lost from its ranks sixteen esteemed ..members. They are men who in life were prom- oinent in the affairs of the lodge and in every activity of their city. Tomor- To wthey will be redalled in an annual service which is probably the most beautiful of all the rituals of Elkdom. Rev. George Buzzelle, rector of St. George's, will deliver the memorial address. Music by the Mozart quar- tette, a Lyceum organization of na- tional standing, will ibe an unusual feature of the program, which ‘‘fol- lows: Officers of the ‘Lodge. Exalted Ruler—L. K.Tmohpson. E, L. K.—J. J. White. ! E, L. K.—J. P. Hall. E. L. K—C, R. Norton. Treasurer—I. C, Davies, ‘Secretary—Carl Pederson. Trustees—J. L. George, Glitschka, C. E. Stackhouse. ; Order: of Exercises. “Music—Mozart Quartette. Ritualistic—Ofticers, Invocation—Chaplain. Music—Mozart Quartétte. Ritualistic—Officers. i falc Mozart, Quartette. Ritaalistic—Officers. Music—Mozart Quartette. - Address—Rev. George Buzzelle. America—Audience, Benediction—Chaplain. The Honored Dead. Deceased members of Bismarck lodge are as follows: M, .H. JEWEL ‘W. F. COCHRANE A. W.-EPPINGER * 'd. R. BERNDT. W. F. PRENTICE A, A: VON HAGEN HA. BAR WaND F. W. KEMPF F. M. WENDELL S. L. HILL ED, F. HIGBEE ‘R. H. TREACY WILLIAM NELSON BE. H, NAPSTAD FE. E, LACK F. L. SHUMAN The Public Invited. As usual the public is’ invited to share with the Elks in this memorial service, and an especial invitation has been extended the families and rela- tives of the deceased. The Elks’ hall is large and will comfortably accom- modate a large number. ADMINISTRATION PROMISES THORO QUIZOF RATES Federal Rail Board Takes Cog- nizance of Protests Against New Schedule Charles Charles E. Elmquist, solicitor; to! the national railway administration, in a letter to the North Dakota rail- way commission advises that before any definite action is taken toward the adoption of the proposed distance rates to which the national associa- tion of railway commissioners stren- uously objected in their annual con- vention at Washington, a thorough investigation will be made, and if the rates appear detrimental or imprac- tical the plan. will be abandoned. Minot, Williston and Grand Forks wholesale houses have written the state railway commission advising that the proposed rates constitute the heaviest blow of its kind ever struck at the business of the small jobbing centers, which seldom exceed 40,000 in population, and whose haul is seldom if ever in excess of 200 miles, with an average of 50 and 75 miles.” SETSSPERCH DAY AHEAD Washington, Nov. 30.—President Wil- son will address the new session of TEMPLESUNDAY AB ee entific organization—of our rall- 28 WALLACE WILL GO TO NATIONAL MEET Governor Frazier has officially com- missioned the three members of the state tax commission—Chairman G. It. Wallace, H. H. Steele and F. E. Pa ard—deiegates from North Dakota \to the annual meeting of the national association of state tax commissioners to be held in St. Louis, beginning De- cemer 16. Inasmuch as Chairman Wallace has the short term, expiring his associates the honor of attending the convention as an official repre- sentative of the state, with expenses paid. FEDERAL PLAN NECESSARY FOR Co-operative Reconstruc- tion for Nation ONE GREAT CORPORATION Idea Is to.Procure Unity of Ef- fort Says Emergency Fleet Expert BY A. E. GELDHOF. N. B. A. Staff Correspondent. Washington, Nov. 30.—A_ definite physical plan for the expansion of the United States is the necessary basis of a liberal program of reconstruction. ‘This is the declaration of Frederick L. Ackerman of Philadelphia, housi expert for the Emergency Fleet co! poration. “The organization of the entire phy sical plan of the United States m appear visionary,” he said in an inter- view, “but intelligent individuals | not embark on any undertaking with- out first preparing a plan. [ ‘lo not imply that the central govewnmest should project in all its detail thé future growth and development of ¢v- ery part of the United States, but I state emphatically that a central au- thority must take on itself the task of directing the major outlines of such a plan. In no other way is it possible for us adequately to develop economi- cally the undeveloped sections of our country. PLANNING. “Take the government control of the railroads. . Out of this, whatever its future may. be, has come unity of com- mand in their operation. The railroads had not been organized to derive the maximum benefit from unit control, nor to carry out any comprehensive plan pt lonal economy. i is really the central planning— rdédds’‘and the intelligent direction of their future growth, and not thelr own- ership and operation, which should be the subject of our concern, The errors of private ownership must be corrected before we can hope for real economy or efficiency in their operation. That is one problem which a comprehensive national plan will solve. “The artificial boundaries of states must be completely ignored in the or- ganization of this plan. The effect. of individual and group action has so changed and expanded that old for- mulas relating to the value of local de- velopment must be restated. “There must be created a central authority to deal broadly ‘with the tre- mendously important problem of phy- sically linking up municipalities in states and in adjace ntstates, and the future use of the areas between them must be planned prior to its occupancy, The purposeless way in which our cities have been expanding has been made too evident to men engaged in developing housing schemes for the government. FUTURE. JOOKING THINKING t NEEDED. Our citij ave wany \expensive schemes for their re-planning. These are a bit of salve where un major oper- ation is necessary. We must increase the seale of our operations and deal with large areas. “We can begin now to project the re- mote needs of the entire Atlantic coast. Harbors, ports. agricultural areas, may today be planned for the future. Why not organize the outline of a grand plan for the development of this entire area? Why not deal with the entire national problem? Why not. proceed from now on with a plan which looks toward permanence? “If we are to have a plan for the future development of our citiés, we must have one for the future develop- ment of our states; if we ure to have a plan for the development of our states, we must likewise have one for the de- velopment of the United States.” GERMAN TROPHIES ARE FRENCH LOAN PRIZES N. E. A. Special to The Tribune. Paris, Nov. 30.—France gave prizes in captured German cannon, airplanes and trench mortars to departments subscribing the largest sums to the fourth liberation loan. The depart- congress Monday afternoon instead of usual. Senate and house leaders were asked to arrange for a joint session at 1 o’clock ‘Monday so as to hasten the = president's departure for Europe. ( ». The president’s apearance before F bongress is awaited with interest. Be- sides. discussing the great problems ahead of the country, he is expected to tell congress and his country some- .thing of the plans of the peace con- Mference, to which he goes as head of y United ment subscribing the most in propor- tion to population gets 100 cannon and 50 mortars. The departments having the largest individual subscriptions will each receive a German airplane. ‘DEMONSTRATIONS SERIOUS. Buenos Ayres, Nov.\30.—The dem- onstrations at Antofagesta, have as- sumed such a@ serious character that the Chilean government has sent the cruiser Capitaine Pratt to that port next spring, he has been conceded ‘by ; TASK TO COME Frederick L. Ackerman Urges | SEES ADVANTAGES IN CENTRAL ‘|, This is Marshal Foch’s favorite photograph, a copy of which he pre- | sented to Secretary of War Baker when Baker was in France. corner the marshal has autographed the picture. y ;remembrance,” and the date. is the following. STATE MAY RUN TWINE PLANT AS PUBLIC UTILITY Dakota Penitentiary is Suggested The state of North Dakota can bet- ter atford to pay $3 per day for the board and lodging of its prisoners at the best hotel in the state than. to keep them ay the stave penitentiary at the present dcost of upkeep, states Carl, Koaitzky, state auditor. r3 Kositzky is authority ,for, the rather startling fact that evpgy :pris{ ondr jn the state penitentiary during theé@nsuing two years will ‘dost tho’ state $95 per month over and ‘tvove his earnings in the: prison industries. The cost during the last biennium has exceeded ‘by $50 per month any profit which may have accruetl to the state from the convict's labor. May Run Twine Plant. It has been pointed out that could the present administration succeed in farming out North Dakota's less than 100 prisoners, which will ibe the num- ber following the expiration of a num- ber of sentences early in December, to other state penitentiaries, the state might take over the twine plant and operate it with paid .lavor.. One leaguer, at least, believes this. an ex- cellent opportunity to place,in prac- tice the theory..of state-ownership of} industrial enterprises. He points out} that a noun-profit- sharing corporation might ‘be organized within the state administration io operate the twine plant, returning to the state any profit which might accrue over the rental and overhead cost charg up to the company. He bbeliev that the out- put could be increased, and the farm- er given more twine and ‘better twine at less cost. On a per capita basis the mainten- ance of the state prison during the en- suing biennium would cost every man,} woman and child in the state 25 cents. The avpropriation asked of the budget committee for the maintenance of the penitentiary is $292,081. 7 sum, in- cludes a deficit of $50,000 incurred in operating the prison for the ten months ending July 1, 1918. The prison Sudget includ $72,000 for guard hire and _ salarie: against $67,660 for the last biennium; $72.) 000 for general maintenance, as com- pared with $60,000 for the biennium now closing, and various other in- creased items of cost. in addition to the deficit above mentioned. The in- creased cost per capita is due chiefly to the reduction in vrison population, now at its lowest ebb. ONE MONTH MORE TO BUY STAMPS All Stickers Must Be Exchanged for Certificates Before December 31 { New Plan of Operations of North! Across the “To Mr. Baker. Cordial greeting translated, the autograph CRAIG TALKS BETTER ROADS . ‘HETTINGER County Meeting of Township Of- ficials Hears Highway Com- mission Agent R. H. Crai B,, advance, engineer for the’ state’ “Bighv.my. ~‘ommission, ia home from Mott, whore he addressed the annual. township officers’ conven- tion of Hettinger: county on the gen- eral purposes of federal aid in road- building and the aim of the state high- way commission. The session was at- tended by a Jarge number of influen- rmers'of Hettinger county, iana as addressetl:byiauthoriiiessin: other \lines, from the! state agricultural coi- lege and from the department of agri- culture at Washington. Hettinger county has two federal vid protects One extends from New England to the Stark county line on the stage route to Dickinson, while the other extends from regent to a point four miles east of Mott. The two projects total 28.5 miles. These projects have been surveyed and fav- orably acted upon by the state high- way commission and soon will go to the federal highway ‘board at Wasbing- ton for final aproval. W. W. Moyer, construction engi- neer, has returned from the inspec- tion of an 18.9-miles federal aid pro- ject at Dickinson, of which 12 miles is complete, and a 17.7-miles project at Bowman, of which 6.5 miles are fin- ished. CANVASSERSTO ADJOURN FROM 3RD ONE WEEK No Business Will Be Transacted Upon Convening Stated Session Tuesday The state board of canvassers will transact no business when it convenes in stated legal session next Tuesday, but will adjourn until December 19, in order to allow more time for the arrival of the soldier and sailor vote from overseas, Se wry of State Thomas Hall made this announcement today. It has been intimated that the can- vassing board may, if thought advisa- ble, take several such adjournments, and Attorney General Langer has ruled that county canvassing boards: shall canvass and include in their returns any soldier ballots received prior to any adjourned meeting. BRISBANE BUYS Only one month now remains in which to buy War Savings Stamps: All stamps must ibe exchanged not later than December 31 for savings certi- ficates in order to obtain interest, and those who have put off filling their pledges are requested by the local committee to make up their mind dur- ing this month to toe the mark. Mon- itors will start out next week to make with troops, according to press dis- Patches received here. The first and second army divisions have ‘been ordered mobilized. asa Se a final check of. pledges, and it is urged that stamp buyers have a rec- ord oftheir purchast# Bandy, . : THREE PAPERS FOCH’S FAVORITE PORTRAIT [KAISER SIGNS ABDICATION Formally Renounces All Rights to German Throne—Issues Statement RELEASES ALL OFFICERS Former Emperor Awaited Wife’s Arrival Before Making Final Plans London, Noy. 30.—Emperor Wilhelm signed his abdication at Emerongeon, ; Holland, yesterday, according to a dis- patch to the Wolff bureau. The abdi- cation decree, according to the message, expressed the hope that the new regent would be able to protect the people against “anarchy, starvation and for- eign supremac The use of the term “new regent” is regarded here as sig- nificant. RENOUNCES. RIGHT Amsterdam, Noy, 80.—-William Hoh- enzollern has definitely renounced all future rights to the crown of Prussia and of Germany and has released all former officers from their oath of feal- ty, according to a telegram quoting the official document. ADMIRAL SECURED SIGNATURE. Washington, D. C., Nov. 30.=State adyices from ‘The Hague today stated that Count.von Hintze, former admiral of the German navy, was {n Holland to obtain from William Hohenzollern a formal abdication. AWAITED WIFE. Emerongeon, Holland, Friday, Nov. 29.—It is understood here that William: Hohenzollern has been awaiting the ar- rival of his wife before going else- where. Germans in his suite believe he will return to Germany and are o} timistic enough to think he will re- sume the throne, A member of Count von Bemtemck’s household said today the former emperor was greatly moved when his wife arrived and seemed par- ticularly delighted. One of Herr Hoh- enzollern’s servants said to have stated that his master was looking ‘much brighter. WIRES SEIZED. (By Associated Press.) Berlin, Friday, Noy. 29.—A group of independent socialist democrats, closely allied with the Spartacus group, has seized control of all the wires in Ger- many and now is transmitting socialist propaganda. Premier Ebbert on behalf of: the government-.warng ‘the press at home and abroad of this condition and asserts the government will not assume responsibility for wireless information now going out. CAPT. FALCONER: -NATIVESON OF Soldier (Whose Death in France Was Announced Yesterday Born In Bismarck Capt. Addison Bentley — Falconer, whose death in France on October 29, from pneumonia following an attack of influenza was announced in yester- day’s Tribune, was a native son of Bis- marck, having been born here August 4, 189, His parents, Mr. and M William A. Falconer of 202 Avenue FE, were among the first of the pionee> families of the capital city. Capt. Faleoner, whose death was an- nounced Thursday night in a mes- sage recetved by the family from his widow, Mrs, Maude Irving Falconer of Galveston, graduated from the Bismarck high school June 6, 1907 and afterward attended the University of ‘Wisconsin at Madison for two yt and the University of North Dake at Grand Forks for an equal length of time. He then engaged in his profes- sion of civil engineer, which he fol- lowed with success up to the time he enterdil the second series of officers’ training school: He received hi: lieutenant in the artillery at Fortress Monroe, Va.. ye 27, 1017. and immediately left for home to spend Thanksgiving day with his parents. He enjoyed a ten-days furlough here and then reported for duty in the coast ‘artillery at. Fort Crocketts, Galveston, Tex. Here he was promoted to a captain Sept. 5, 1918, and here on Septemb 14 of this year he was united in mar- riage with Miss Maude Irving. daugh- ter of a prominent Santa Fe railway of- ficial. On October 4 he sailed for over- seas, arriving on the other side October 1%. Twelve days later his death oc- curred. Capt. Falconer is survived by his widow, Mrs. Maude Irving Falconer of Galveston, Tex., by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Falconer of 202 Avenue E, and by two sisters, Mrs. Robin A. Day of San Antonio, Tex, and Miss Helen Falconer, at home. News of the death of a young mau whose future appeared so promising has caused general sorrow in the capi- tal city, where his entire life was spent with the exception of the years which he devoted to university work and to Z ion as first IN MILWAUKEE Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 30.—The Mil- waukee Free Press, a morning news- paper, has been purchased by Arthur Brisbane, who recently_purchased The News and The Daily Wisconsin, eve- ning papers. The Free:Press will be discontinued, and the two Brisbane eve- ning papers will be published as one. the army, and where he had so many friends. Plans are now being made for a memorial service which will give the city an opportunity to honor the memory of its hero son. NAGEL BACK IN HOLLAND) CAPITAL CITY GENERAL PERSHING DESIGNATES 79,000 MEN FOR EARLY RETURN; will be made public later. in the cablegram. prisoners (unintelligible). to maintain the average. Revised army estimates for billions. Plans for bringing the arrival, the men will be met by vided. General Pershing has been Andrews, and Harboard. eral Pershing’s command. defeat.” of duty had come to all. is causing great misery. a window. their release. Paris, Nov. 3 last night. borough Brigadier General Wilson, REDUCED RATES ON DINING CARS FOR SOLDIERS Washington, Nov 30.—Dollar meals in railroad diners will be served for 7c to soldiers returning home _af- Simon J. Nagel of the state board of control is on duty again after a week's absence because of the flac; 1 ter being mustered out, Director Gen- eral McAdoo announced today. Previously Mr. McAdoo had reduced coach fare from 3c to 2c for these sol- .diers. 5 Rumanian minister to Washington declared today. occupation of Rumania brought poverty everywhere. em ions of Von Mackensen were as cruel as those of Von Bissing. Bucharest, like Brussels, has been stripped clean.” CHEER PRISONERS American Army of Occupation, Nov. 30.—American patrols along the Mosele river had a great thrill Wednesday when they reache dthe German side of the river near Treves. trains had ben operated as usual since the Americans established their patrol, and when an apparently ordinary train appeared Wed- nesday, the Americans paid. no. attention to it. came from a forward coach, and a little French flag fluttered from Then a British flag appeared, and there were more cheers. Finally from the rear coach there appeared an American flag waving vigorously. The train consisted of eleven coaches and every one of them was filled with French, British and American prisoners being taken by the Germans to Metz. The Americans were the first allied soldiers to be seen by the prisoners following Washington, Nov. 30.—General Pershing has designated for early convoy to the United States a total of 3,451 officers and 79,- 663 men, General March announced today. The units comprised In the list appear as entire divisions the 39th, the 76th and the 87th. The other troops comprise artillery uits and army corps troops. General March gave out amended casualty reports from General Pershing giving the official total to Nov. 26th as 262,723, exclusive of prisoners. The figures on prisoners were unintelligible General March said the total under this head probably would be the same as announced last Saturday. General Pershing reported as follows to Nov. 26th: Killed in action, 28,353; died of wounds, 12,101; died of dis- ease, 16,104; died of other causes, 1,980; missing in action, 14,290; Wounded 189,955, divided as follows: Severely wounded 54,751; undetermined 43,168; slightly, 92,036. 175,000 IN DECEMBER The War department expects to bring back home in Decem- ber between 150,000 and 175,000 men, General March said. To ac- complish this it will use in ‘addition to army transports and con- jverted cargo boats, enough old battleships and cruisers ‘to carry 25,000 men. Shipping experts expect to transport 300,000 monthly when the demobilization is under full speed. The total number of troops designated for early discharge in the United States was given as 649,000. These include depot, and development battalions 26,000; divisional troops, 10,000; railway troops, 28,0005 United States Guards 26,000; tank corps 7,000; chemical warfare troops 7,000; central officers’ training schools 20,000; student army training corps 160,000. 46,378 MUSTERED OUT To date, 46,378 men have been mustered out of the camps in this country. The schedule under whoch the department is work- ing calls for the release of an average of one thousand men per camp per day and General March said every effort would be made the coming year, resulted in cut- ting the $19,000,000,000 army appropriation to less than three soldiers home, it was announced, include the use of hospital ships for the slightly wounded. On the hospital trains, and the Pullman company has been directed to convert a number of sleepers into hospital cars te carry them to the hospitals, and other places pro- DISTINGUISHED SERVICE directed by President Wilson to confer the distinguished service medal on General Bliss, Lieutenant Generals Liggett and Bullard, and Major Generals Dickman, Mc- General March corrected an erroneous impression that the 27th and 30th divisions reported as withdrawn from the British lines’ had been-designated-for. early return to the United-States. These two divisions, he explained, have been returned to Gen- PERSHING ADDRESSES MEN American Headquarters in France, Nov. 28.—(Thursday)— The victory won by the American soludiers in hard fighting and at the cost of great sacrifices was the Thanksgiving day gift of the American army to the American nation, General Pershing declared in Hig Thanksgiving day address today,, “The debt to General , , Lafayette has been paid, and the enemy, has been driven back in The commander paid a tribute to those who had died in their country’s service and to the living, and declared that a new vision Where possible, Thanksgiving day was observed throughout the war zone by American forces. marching or entrained for ports, but in cantonments and fixed camps services were held, and an effort was made to provide some substitution for the traditional American dinner. SUFFERING INTENSE ’ Paris, Nov. 30.—The clothing and food situation in Rumania George Danielopole, the newly appointed The day found many troops The German “The min- Passenger Suddenly a yell TURN OVER CARS ‘i —The first of the 100,000 railway cars which Germany must deliver to the allies were turned over at the border MUST TREAT PRISONERS WELL ‘ Amsterdam, Nov. 30.—In response to a threat from the allies that hostilities would be resumed unless the condition in which the allied prisoners are arriving at the frontier is remedied, the Berlin office states that everything possible is being done to insure an orderly dispatch of the prisoners. TO ACCOMPANY BLISS Composition of the military personnel to accompany General iBliss with the peace delegation was announced as follows: Major General Francis J. Kernan, Brigadier General Marl- Churchill, chief of the military intelligence, bureau, and Col. Ralph Van Deman, Col. Jorden Col, Ayaan Helms, Col. ‘ 1. Fling, Captains Auchincloff an Ss. Furloe clier General William D. Harts, former aide to President will be in command of the military aids and messengers at the conference. There will also be attached a number of army offi- cers, who are specialists in law, finance, and ethnology. PRE OO ROOT CC PROCLAIM REPUBLIC. Amst rdam, Nov. 30.—The Republic of Lithuania has been proclaimed in Riga in the presence of national coun- cil and great numbers of the popula- tion, the Rhennish Westphalian Ga- zette states. Carl Ullman is the pres- ident of the new republic, ALSATIANS SUFFER. Strassbourg, Nov. 30.—Several hun- dred thousand Germans in Alsace and Lorraine have ‘begun to experience suffering which equals if not exceeds Rhat which the of zg SERVICE MEDALS ANNOUNCED |Pullmans To Be Converted Into Hospital Trains to Care for American Wounded—Cuts Down Appropriation for the Army : Al. “oH