The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 6, 1918, Page 1

‘peececacronccocoore, THE WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight. sewer eed ‘ THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA ALLIED ARMY NO LOVE FOR HUN IN HEART OF SKY PILOT Chaplain Markley Tells Bis- marck Audience of Treach- ery of the Boche THE YANK HAS MADE GOOD American Soldier Proves Him- self Finest Fighter in the World, Says Parson “Germany can explain and excuse and apologize until] doomsday and she can never square herself with the world for her use of mustard gas, the most barbarous ‘and hellish contriv- ance ever known to warfare,” said Chaplain.H. G. Markley of the Second North Dakota, addressing a large aud- jence at the Bismarck auditorium, If there were any solf-hearted Hun sympathizers in the audience who hoped the sky pilot of the 116th engi- neers would say something about ap- plying the gospel of brotherly love and loving one’s enemy to the Boches they were mistaken. With the cries of the Hun’s mutilated and tortured victims still ringing in his ears, Chap- lain Markley’s reply to these prayers for leniency was the “Amen to that brother,” with which he capped a dy- ing Yank’s last words: “I got ten of the devils before they got me—I wish I could have made it tn even dozen." Chaplain Markley told story, after story of the treachery and duplicity of the Hun. “There was a time when our boys recognized the cry ‘Kam- erad,’” said the chaplain. “That time is long past. The Huns used to stand to their guns, pumping lead into our poys as long as they had a bullet left, and then. when capture or death were inevitable, they would throw up their hands and shout ‘Kamerad,’ and our boys would kindly gather them in. Then.there came a time when our boys had outflanked a ma- chine-gun battery and after some des- perate fighting, the Huns. came ou! with their hands held over their heads. crying ‘Kamerad.’, Our hoys ceased firing. Then, as our hoys cleared: in. on- them, those upreared hands moved forward. At the back of every Hun’s hand a grenade had been tied. They wiped out our whole con- tingent. Since that day no ‘American soldier has attached any meaning to ‘kamerad.’ ” Chaplain Markley spoke.in glowing terms of the great work which is be- ing done over there by the Red Cross and the Salvation Army. He urged his hearers to get back of the Red Cross membership drive which opens December 16, and to make member- ship in this great mothering organiza- tion really universal. The army sky- pilot spoke in terms of the trench and camp, the current Yank slang of the pattling front. When it seemed neces- sary to use a “damn’ ‘or “hell” to em- phasize a point or illustrate a story the parson did it so naturally that the innocent little cuss-word seemed to Jit in without sacrilege. (Markley’s talk was punctuated with interesting little anecdotes of the fighting Yanks. Markley told how our boys went in at a time when Paris seemed doomed and how within three days they had the Hun turned, “and they've kept him on the run ever since.” He urged those in his audi- ence who have lost sons over there to not be sad, but to understand that these brave boys have written their names in letters of fire and blood in the History of the world, where they will be honored by generations yet un- porn. He told of his closing hours in a big base hospital with boys who were “going west,” and said that never in all of the scores of death- tbed scenes which he witnessed did he encounter one Yank who was afraid to go. He told of the row upon row of little white crosses blossoming in French fields marking the graves of Yanks who have made the supreme sacrifice, and of the tender care which these graves receive from the women of France, whose tears keep the grass green above the heads of our sleeping boys. HOSPITAL SHIP 1S DELAYED New York, Dec. 6—Army authori- ties here today announced they had teen unable to get in touch by wire less with the United States hospital ship Comfort since yesterday after- noon. The last wireless message re- reived from the vessel returning from Europe with wounded soldiers report- ed she was delayed by a heavy storm ‘put was not in distress. It is believed the Comfort’s wireless apparatus may have been put out of commission by the storm. « BRITAIN MAY CONTINUE ' SAVING CERTIFICATES N. E, A. Special to The Tribune LONDON—Peace saving or recon- struction certificates are likely to suc- ceed the war saving certificates of Great Britain. Sir Robert Kindersley, chairman of the National War Sav- ings Committee says there is a uni- versal demand of workers for making national saving permanent. Through 13,000 chool associations formed dur- ng the war it is planned to develope a wider knowledge of economic pro- blems. : ; _PEACE ENVOY COL. HENRY WHITE White is a former ambassador to France and Italy and is said to be the chaice of President Wilson as the republican member of the Ameri- can peace commission. The report has recalled the fact that his daugh- ter is Countess Muriel Seherr-Thoss and her husband was an army officer under the kaiser. HUNS SHOW INDIFFERENCE 10 AMERICANS Blinds Drawn as Yank Army of Occupation Enters Rhine Territory ADMINISTRATION (By Associated Press.) ‘With the American Army of Occupa- tion, Monday, Dec 2.—Steady indiffer- ence again characterized the Ameri- can reception of American troops on| their way to the Rhine today. Gen- eral Dickman’s army renewed its ad- vance by daylight and by night had reached. a line approximately 12 miles to the eastward. Scores of! small towns were brought under the domination of the American army. At American . headquarters, at. ,Treyes General Brown, military governor, and General Smith, who is in charge of| civil affairs, have begun the work j o fadministration. Local authorities lin virtually every communl+ have | agreed ‘to retain their post and to C0 | operate in maintaining order.: Issues Manifesto. Genermal Pershing has issued a manifesto calling on the people to re-| sume their ordinary pursuits. | It explains in detail which towns; will be garrisoned and which will be| merely included in occupied territory. | This proclamation posted on walls in ' different places had been carefully read by the citizens. The town through which the troops | passed today presented an appear- jance to those entered on Sunday. Blinds were drawn in most instances. At Treves, 130 airplanes were found jready for delivery to the allies. A small quantity of supplies was also |left there by the Germans. Reports ‘made to General Smith indicate that while foodstuffs are limited as to variety there is aparently enough to meet the needs of the people. Prices, however, are high. eGneral Pershing’s reassurance has gone far to alleviate anxiety, that even the phlegmatic inhabitants under- stood. WILSON ARRIVES IN PARIS ON DECEMBER 13 Paris, Dec. 6.—Attention is called to the coincidence that President Wil- son will arrive in Paris on Friday, De- cember 13, by Marshal Houtin in Echo a’Paris. START WIRELESS BUSY. Washington, Dec. 6.—Messages di- recting the disposition of official busi- ness have begun to reach the White House from President Wilson, at sea. Secretary Tumulty returned to his desk today, in time to handle the first of the instructions. FLU DEATHS IN MONTANA MAY "REACH 2.000 elena, Mont., Dec. 6.—It has been unotticiaily estimated by state offi- cials that ten gimes as many persons have died of flu in Montana as were killed in war during the same period. The death total may reach 2,000. rorkeat SEES FIRST MOVIE AT 79 Mandan, N. D., Dec. 6—At the age of 79, Mrs. S. Christenson, re- siding 16 miles southwest of Man- dan, celebrated her birthday anni- versary by attending her first movie performanee. She was de- lighted with the screen show. j tions of the world.” | the second place, the peace conference MUST NOT TIE ANY ARIN’S FUTURE IS DISCUSSED BY SECRETARY’ Baker Declares Military Needs| of Nation Cannot Be Assessed Now EDUCATION IS NECESSARY Officers Must Be Well Trained and Science of War Thor- — oughly Studied Washington, Dec. 6.—The question of permanent organization of the arm has been deferred for consid ation after the close of the peace con- ference. Secretary Laker, in his an- nual report made public tonight says this course is determined upon since “the military needs of the United States cannot be prudently assessed until that conference shall have de- termined the future international rela- For temporary purposes, however, Mr. Baker announces that he will lay before congress a plan of reor: ganization for the reguiar army, “Which shall continue as the nucleus of any future military establishment. The secretary also indicates his in- tention to press for perpetuation by law of the strong general Statf orgin- ization built up during the war. “I have refrained in this report, Mr, Baker says, “from making speci fie recommendations for ruture legis- lation for two reasons, In the first place, the signing of the armistice has not formally clossed the y We have at present a great military establish- ment:which can not be immediately dissolved, and the activities sr ihe ae- partment for some time at least must be concerned with what we have. In ois about to assemble and the military needs of the United States can not be prudently assessed until that con- ference shall have determined the future international relations of the world. The department will present to the congress a plan for the main- tenance of a regular army which shall] continue as the nucleus of any of any future milit@ry esta>lishment, pending the time when the experience through .which..we-have. gone .can be digested ud the future needs of the| Will have positions whi | by the returning Yanks notify him im nation, maturely considered. “In any case it is clear that the ed- ucation of officers and a constant study of the science of warfare will; be necessary, and it is my hope that the great military academy at West Point can be supplemented b an -en- ‘ hroxdening of the spe- cial schools which are at present or- ganized but should be made to take} on more the character of postgradu-! ate courses and to develop and train research specilists in the several | arms. This sudject, however, is one upon which caswal comment is not; helpful and I refer to it only because | it seems the one clear indication from our experience as to our future pol- fey.” The story of the American army's) part in the war overseas Secretary Baker leave very largely to General Pershing, whose report covering oper- ations up to November 20, following the cessation of hostilities, is attach ed to that of the secretary as is the report of Chairman Fosdick of the} (Continued on Page Two.) $2,231, WHEAT ASSURED FOR NEXT SEASON Expiration of Food Commission | Regime Does Not Affect Grain Price Farmers in the northwest will re- ceive the guaranteed price of $2.23 1-2 at the Minneapolis market for the 1919 wheat’ crop, in spite of the fact that peace may be concluded by that time. Although the food control act becomes inoperative with thesigning of peace, the fixed price will remain, the food administration explained yes- terday. There is no present assurance that the 1919 crop will be purchased or handled by the grain corporation, ac- cording to Frank L. Carey, a govrn- ment grain buyer at Minneapolis. There is much speculation among grain men at the chamber of com- merce as to how the crop will be marketed. Unless at compensation is paid the men connected with the grain corpora tion it is feared they may resign. If they do/there is the chance that in- capable men may be selected for these positions, grain men say. — EARTHQUAKE. AT VANCOUVER ¢ Vancouver, Dec. 6.—Vancouver was shaken violently by an earth, tremor at 3.35 this morning. The tremor was felt for three minutes, and a distinct rumbling was notable. Occupants’ of tall buildings were’ especially affected, by the disturbance. PRISONERS TO BARS The practice Washington, Dec. of tieing military prisnners to the bars of the cells has been ordered aband- TO OC \'the war, and was bound by contract ‘as such to June 23, 1918. oned today by the war department. HIS AUTHORITY IS QUESTIONED | HOLCHAK > | Kolchak, a former admiral in the Russian navy, was proclaimed dictator. of Russia at Omsk recently, but the All-Russia government refused to rec- ognize his as such and Kolchak order- ered imprisonment of the leading members of its directory, ‘The Czechs recognize the ability of Kolchak, but do not approve of the manner in which the All-Russia government was deposed. HUMPHREYSIS SEEKING JOBS FOR SOLDIERS : Asks That Employers Having | Positions List Them With — | U.S. Bureau Here eae in | George W. Humphreys, federal em- ployment agent in-charge of the Bis- marck office, asks-that yloyers who h can be filled mediately in order that places may be awaiting the s they come marching hon ‘he soldier boys are coming back from the camps and the battlefields in France,” Mr. Humphreys to day. “In ever in- creasing namoers they will come to take their places in civil life. It is; up to those at home to find for them + suitable employment.” j The U.S. employment service, in co-; operation with various other agencies is expected (o do its full part in the scheme of demobilization. To do this! successfully requires the co-operation | of every individual or firm that can use any of these men. It is urged} that any who may hav positions open,| either on the farms or in the business Louses of the towns, file orders with the employment service at Bismarck. 15.000 PAPER EMPLOYESGO ON STRIKE Glen Falls, N. Y., Dec. 6.—Shortly after the strike of 15,000 employees of newspaper print mills went into ef- fect this morning, the men were in- structed to keep the mills working and that the war lobar board would} soon render a decision on the cause! of the strike. J. Harry Covington, former chief justice of the District of Columbia Court, was named today by the war labor board as umpire in thte case of; the strike at Glen Falls, New York. NEWSPAPER ALLIANCES UNDER PROBE Washington, Dec, 6.—In telling his story of German propaganda in Ameri- ca, A. Bruce Bielaski, chief of the vureau of investigation of the depart- ment of justice today laid before the senate committee cablegrams ex-) changed in 1916 by Count Von Bern- storff, then ambassador here, and the| Berlin foreign office. | One telegram requested special ta-| vors be shown William Baird, about | to said for Berlin, and in favor of Germany and working for the Hearst newspapers. Suggesting on June 2, 1916, that the time was “favorable to get eHarst to send a first rate journalist to Berlin,” Bernstorif told the foreign office that the man selected was Hale, who he said had been a confidential agent of the embassy since the beginning of “Hearst,” the ambassador's message | said, “is not aware that Hale is our agent.” Hale, according to Bielaski was paid by the German government to visit Roumania, and if possible to prevent the entrance of that nation into the jcomparative failure of enemy FRIDAY, DEC. 6, 1918 ; . PRICE FIVE CENTS. TRAILING HUNS DESORIBED BY GBN.GREGORY Work of Department of Justice During War Time Detailed in Revort COUNTRY WELL POLICED Never Has Safety of Citizens Been Better Guarded Than at Present i Washington, Dec. 6—The story of how enemy agents have been caught, disloyalty suppressed, draft slackers apprehended, dangerous Germans in- terned, explosions and other sabotage prevented, and enemy secrets ferret- ted out for the use against their arm- ies abroad, was given to the public today in Attorney General T. W./ Gregory's annual report. Through a{ great corps of Department of Justice} civil officers, secret agents, and citi-| zen volunteers, this big job of polic- ing has been accomplished, said the Attorney General, with a minumum disturbance to the normal life of com- munities, and with constant effort to avoid encroaching on freedom of speech, action and political criticism. Referring to the enforcement of the espionage act, Mr. Gregory said: “This department throughout the war has proceeded upon the general | statement of his policy issu today calling for the trial and punishment of those re- sponsible for the war, he pl the British Government at crime. It It was a crime in the way it nation. Remember the tre scrap of paper. “The war was hideous sponsible for outrage to the trated the }deed. culpability of the emperor a officers some time ago, and t sion that the k by an international court. T' principle that the constitutional right of speech, free assembly, and} petition exist in war time as in peace time, and that theh right of discussion of governmental policy and | the right of political agitation are; tho most fundamental rights in a de-| mocracy.” | At the same time the Attorney) General explained, the Department | ad tried to real severly with propa-{ ganda having for a deliberate purpose | the disintegration of the country’s} war strength. “One of the distinct achievements; of the American people,” he said, “has! been tho maintenance of order, the! clivi-| ties and speaking broadly, the general self-control and self-restraint exhib-| ted throughout the country in critical | situations.” The Attorney General disclosed that only~6,000-enemy aliens Have been aly rested on presidential warrants and examined with a view to interment and that “a considerable numver"” of these have been placed in interment camps administered by the army. ‘The balance were parolled. — Most enemies interned were German men, and there were comparatively few German women or Ausiria-Hungar. ians, About 480.000 Germans have; been registeredin the nation-wide} census—260,000 men and 220,000) women. Up to July 1, Departmen: of Tus ice investigators had rounded up 439 young men who sought to ese the draft, and had caused their in-| duction into the service. More than| 220,000.cases of men who for some reason or other had failed to file questionnaires or to appear for physi-| cal examination were investigated. Looking forward to peace condi- tions, the Attorney General makes a number of recommendations for re-| form of judicial processes, Although he referred to the difficulty of push- ing anti-trust prosecutions during the war since the government itself has been in the business of suppressing competition, he made no suggestions | for new anti-trust legislation wh Congress is expected to undertake soon. | War activities claimed the principle | portions of the report, and after re- ferring to the growth of the Depart-| ment’s secret service to six times its size in 1916, and the efficient organi- zation of the American Protective League of 250,000 citizen volunteers, Mr. Gregory said: “It is safe to say that never in its history has this country been so thoroughly policed as at the present time. “When it becomes possile, through the lapse of time, to disclose fully the activities of these various secret ser- vice, their work will stand out as one} of the substantial achievements of the) war.” Hints of an American espionage system were given in the statement that the secret services “have given protection not only to the civilian] populatios but to the armed forces, and some of their activities have also) resulted in direct damage to the en- emy forces abroad.” Great stress was laid on the suffi- ciency of normal civil processes “and the needlessness of attempting to in- voke the use of military tribunals in this country.” “Tt has’ been the view of this De- partment,” the Attorney General said. | “that every act of arbitrary and un-! t- | al e| necessary interference with the life, | habits, and occupation of the citizen,; would lessen efficiency, disturb order. and weaken public confidence in the, ‘American standards of justice.” i He added that he had emphasized; this view on other government depart- ments, resulting “on a number of oc-} casions in preventing encroachments upon the jurisdiction of the civil tribunals of the country.” | NOTED AT WASHINGTON. { Washington, Dec. 6.—An earthquake of great intensity approximately 2,500 miles south of Washington was re-| corded early today on the seismogravh | at Georgetown University. The shocks beginning at 2:30 and continu- ing for two hours were so severe that at 4:05 the needles were dislodged from the machine. It was thought at the observatory the disburbances were war. . in South America. ‘Services in Honor of Memory of favor of those guilty of mur abominable treatment of pri: “The Kaiser must be prosecuted. c was a frightful, terrible crime. in the deliberate, wanton way in which it was provoked. CUPY BERLIN GERMANS CLAIM 10 HAVE. SECURED WIRELESS RELATIVE TO POLICE PLANS OF ENTENTE Conditions in Petrograd Deplorable—Thousands Die of Hunger—Huns Plan New Zeppelin to Make Trans-Atlantic Trip MUST PROSECUTE KAISER London, Dec. 5.—(Thursday)—In the detailed re- ed by Premier Lloyd George edged the entire infiuence of the peace table. He said: The war was a It was a crime invaded a little and helpless aty of neutrality, the little : abominable crime, which has plunged myriads of homes into desolation. The men re- human race must not be left off because their heads were crowned when they perpe- The British government referred the nd his accomplices to its law hey have come to the conclu- er and his accomplices ought to be tried hey also reported strongly in der on the high seas and the soners. “All the European allies have accepted the principle that the central powers must the limit of their capacity. pay the cost of the war up to The allies propose to appoint a board of experts to determine what these costs shall be,” said Premier Lloyd George, speaking in parliament today. London, Dec. 6.—Serious considerable firing has occurred Exchange Telegraph dispatch (1 said to have been caused by the TO OCCU Copenhagen, Dec. 5.—(Th forces will temporarily occupy Be jsion, according to the Deutsche A says an American wireless to this effect has been intercepted by the The newspaper. says Mannheim willbe, similarly occu- Germans, pied. The reason for this act on the grettable incident during which a three Frenchmen.” sorders have arisen in Berlin and in the principal streets, says an om Amsterdam. The trouble is Bolsheviki. PYCITY , ursday)—Allied and» American erlin as exercising police supervi- lemeine Zeitung of Berlin, which part of the allies is to be “a te- supervisor of a prison camp shot BUILDING AIRPLANE London, Dec. 6.—The Germans are building an airplane with which they intend to attempt a respondent of the London Press. The machines employed in Paris were built at the Staatsen trip across the Atlantic’ and are building a Zeppelin with the same journey in view, says a cor- the latter raid on London and works, where the machines are being built for the trans-Atlantic flight, with a wing spread of 193 feet and motors of 4,000 h orsepower. The intention is to connect all European capitals with Berlin, and dozens of machines built entirely of aluminum are service. being developed for aerial post At the Zeppelin works a machine is being built for a trans- Atlantic flight capable of carryi ng 100 pasengers. The trip is expected to be made in forty hours. TELLS OF TRIP The correspondent was told pelin in November, 1917. of a remarkable flight of a Zep- The airship started from Bulgaria for East Africa with a crew of 22 and twenty tons of ammunition and medicines. It had arrived at a point over Khartoum when it was instructed to return, becatise it was learned that the bulk of the forces of Marshal von Borbeck, thi surrendered. The Zeppelin returr after beginning the journey. e commander in East Africa, had ned to Germany within four days CONDITIONS DEPLORABLE Amsterdam, Dec. 6.—Fugiti the famine in Petrograd defies imagination. 50 ruples per kilogram (2.2 pounds.) obtainable and sell for five rubles each. ives who have arrived here say Flour is selling for Herring are the only food Hundreds are buried each day between 6 and 9 a. m., no funerals being permitted later in the day. Of a normal populat: lion people are left in Petrograd. ion of 2,000,000 only a half mil- Half of all the flats are occupied by red guards and their families. Hotels, restaurants, cafes and offices are deserted. Houses of the middle class are deserted. Their furniture has been stolen and the windows crashed. Rumors of approaching entente intervention have increased Bolsheviki hat- red and have resulted in wholesal e prosecution of the upper class. The Polish legation has been looted and the Swiss legation forcibly entered. REQUIEM HIGH | WASS FOR YANK WHO GAVE ALL Private Ralph McGarvey at St. Mary’s A memorial requiem high mass will be held at St. Mary’s pro-cathedral j Satuhrday morning in honor of Priv- ate Ralph McGarvey, son, of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McGarvey, who died in| France on October 19 from wounds sustained in action. The Very Rev. H. J. Hiltner, vicar general of the Bi: marck district of the Roman Catholic church, will officiate. Private Ralph McGarvey was born} in St. Mary's parish ard all of his brief life was spent here up to the time of his enlistment in February, 1918. The young man was not yet 21 966 VICTIMS, Stockholm, Dec. 6.—Nine hundred ty-six victims of the anti-Jewish outbreaks in. Lemburg, Galacia, have been buried according to the Nieuw Dzienik of Cracow. Many bodies are yet lying in the ru- ins of burned dwellings, it is said. WANT EARLY PEACE. Berlin, Wednesday, Dec, 4—Eight hundred and forty-six members of fac- ulties of German universities had sign- ed a statement demanding the earliest possible convocation of a national as- sembly. Among the reasons given in the demand is that the new American congress which comes into session March 4, “likely will be dominated by republican imbperialists who will oppose President Wilson’s 14 points.” “We must at least conclude a tem- porary peace before that time,” says the statement. | YANKS ESTABLISHED MINE LAYING RECORD N.E. A. Special to The Tribune London — These additions figures o nthe American mine barrage in the North Sea are now given by Admiral Sims’ staff: In five months the Amer- ican navy laid more than three times as’many mines as the Germans have laid during the war; and more than when he laid down his life in France in the closing month of the war. half as many mines as the British have laid during the war.