The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 20, 1918, Page 1

eect eee a peccwennoosecooocers - r Ey wes Sea. . a3 site LAST EDITION . : Partly cloudy tonight. ft T 0 i iF - I ; Bere GORE ae 1 Oe enn econd THIRTY-EIGHTH: YEAR. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY, DEC. 20, 1918. » PRICE FIVE CENTS ] ; : g PA I RG BE III ep NO Rg RN ANA Rr es | : \ rr aa | RELIEF FOR STRICKEN PEOPLE (__. FIRST PICTURES OF RED FLAG RIOTING IN BERLIN | KAISER’S RIGHT BOWER ANNOUNCES ¥ N { ‘| a fi I) 2. . s rave Cee a by Most of Time Spent in Conferences Relative to; ae ; j P : Former Field Marshal Refuses to Give Any Ex- eace Problems—How to Check the Bol- P F : Dy ae planation of His Intentions—Form \ sheviki Now a Grave Issue. “ . ” , \ i a “People’s League. Paris, Dec. 20.—President Wilson spent most of the day in con-| — ferring with Italian representatives, in consideration of the claims ; Paris, Dec. 20.—Field Marshal Von Hindeburg has telegraphed : which Italy will lay before the peace conference. After the con- the German government advising of his intentions of forming a ference, Pres. Wilson spent some time in going over material pre- new front six miles being the neutral zone fixed by the armistice, sented and comparing it with data prepared by Col E. M. House, according to a dispatch from Zurish. The government has asked who devoted some time to an effort to discover what would be the field marshal for an explanation, says the dispatch, but has Italy’s legitimate claims, Pres. Wilson frankly told Premier Or- received no reply. j lando that he did not know what Italy would receive, but that | The correspondence affirms that Major General Scheuch, the i he was confident the action of the conference would be just. | Prussian war minister, Field Marshal Von Hindenburg, and Lieut. PLANS FOR VISIT Gov. Lequist, former governor of Metz, who is in charge of the b The plans for Mr. Wilson’s visit to England are being arranged active troops at Berlin, is behind a counter movement. He con- , by the American embassy. tends the existing government is powerless to prevent a: realiza- \ Vy Paris took another holiday today-because of the arrival of King! ition of their scheme. ‘ - Yi Victor Emmanual and his son, the Prince of Piedmont. -The re- | A PEOPLE’S LEAGUE ze ception given the Italian sovereign was not as large as that which | London, Dec. 20.—“A People’s league” has been organized in marked the arrival of Pres. Wilson, but it was fully as enthusiastic. Berlin says a Central News dispatch from Copenhagen, . The 4 The cordiality shown in the meeting of Pres. Wilson’ and King! league’s committee includes Prince Max of Baden, former imperial Victor Emmanuel yesterday was a subject of much comment chancellor; Hugo Hasse, independent socialist; Count von Bern- among witnesses.. The president had ;~~ ~ storff, former ambassador to the United States; County Schillings- , been somewhat concerned over this H hurst, the Austrian ambassador, and Cardinal Von Hartmann, ha? meeting, not knowing that King Vic- | ; archbishop of Cologne. tor spoke English. It is prooable that | ? ; ; ; | i GENERAL ELECTION members of the American peace dele- Here’s an auto-load of soldiers racing rioutously through the famous Brandenburg gate, in Berlin, Dec. 20.—The soldiers and workmen’s congress has de- gation will hola informal conferences \Berlin. You see one on top and one on the right fender with their rifles ready to fire; another on |Cided that a general election shall be held January 19. with Premier cron, laying ee the left fender,.is waving the red flag at the crowds on the sidewalk. Said crows seem very will- | —_—_—_____[_ ground work for determination o IN A ing to be far away from there. Italy's claim in actual conferences i - Red Cross Workers later. == i t The opening meeting of the inter- s ns Stote’s Office C I Attention 2 Hes: allied conference will be confined to|/Secretary of State’s ice Com- 7" ey Tea S representatives of the allies and the 7. A | 2 _,,Captains of Red Cross Junior aux-j { United States, to arrange for the sub- plimented on Manner Busi- ! iliary teams are requested to meet at) sequent meetings i the First National bank at 9 o'clock | it is expected that the German dele-| ness Is Handled. Saturday morning, with their com-| ] . ittes. gates will then be present for the! —_—- me . : Ww 4 All members of the Junior Red = Hirst ume, Ie fe pote out the main) CHANGES IN LAW LIKELY WORKS REVERSE) cos: sta ata si ctoteade rae the peane eONbrens: are requested to micet at the Court! umors Against Currents That eee aa - —_——- ouse, opposite the city library ‘at . . ieee tae Paris. een Believed that Basis of Taxation Twenty-Six. Per Céad I 11:30 Saturday forenoon. Mothers| Packing Concern Will Go res tng ‘wenty-Six ‘1 4 sted t sir childre! on . Bs Paris is drawing toa, ologe, with the Will Be: ‘Changed—Sec- ys er Cent Increase are requested te oe that thele children | to the State. ] conferees, believing that much has 3 | In North Dakota Would cone Way Cae roe eal i ie heen accomplished ina, mateftal, way tions to Be Reenacted. S iy en that the line of march will be short | : An's eri Follow “Reduction.” and that every precaution will be tak-| _PLAN CAPIT . through. the — informal: « conferences ae en to prevent injury to the health of : ‘AL INCREASE which he has held with délegateswho,; Nearly a half-million dollars worth ede ee Ain ju A ine th o wi.l sit at the peace table of business. was done this year by the 2K RK + dem nstratio MOF the Chri tn a Red | . President Wilson in addition to con-|1motor vehicle’ registration depart- MAY ASK FOR HEARING = [Crox5 roll call camsemas Directors Expected soon to f ference today also , conferred with| ment of the: secretary of state's of- penne = ‘ “4 ‘ i ‘i 4 Captain Andre ‘Tardiel;French high|fite, which the state examiner's, de : \ IDITH WAKEMAN HUGHES, Soost Capitalization. commisisoner to the United States. | partment ue just checked up and giv- Probable State Railway Commis-| Chairman Junior Red Cross I to $3,000,000. Visit London Next. Week. en a clean Dill of health, An unusual, 1 <3 m 7 i es es Stas ” gi § President Wilson's plans for. visit-|!Y thorough examination resulted in sion Will Want Something ; : an ing London’ while not yet positive; # comp ete approval of ‘the manner | to Say About It. n spite of the fact that William plan that he will leave for,,Jungand|1" which the ‘business has sbeen con: | H ns Lemke, chairman of the republican . next Thursday. ducted and the accuracy ‘with which |: ark. slate central ¢énimittees of Ni ; acy The president will start for London the manifold records have’ been kept. Postmaster General, Burleson's “re- EN ikota and a ber SWS bas ne immediately after his Christmas din-| During the year the department is- duction” in long distance telephone | Necnanicn weer OF ene) National 4 ner with the American troops in the} S¥ed 71,690 licenses’ to owners of au-| | tolls would increase the day rates {n Nonpart league executive commit- : field. He will not return directly to|tomobiles. The jotal receipts for the | ae ee 8 { | tee, stated during a recent visit to Bis- P. F 7 it year were ‘$472,799.27, divided as fol-: | North Dakota 26 per cent, if the post- fitiarele : Z Paris but it is expected he will visit d jt marck that he did not believe the . the devastated regfons of Belgium jows: Automobile enses, $452 | master gel 's plans have been cor-| ¢ Wiedwue cleeiaatareces " q and northern France. He is expecled motoreycle Iicenses, | §4.956.10; | ‘rectly stated in press dispatches, says] ’ ee piifotiags Or She heat esc wy t nuary 4 at the first|movile dealers’ licenses, $12,70: Jame: title: ra ee . + - is veel Chase e Equity Coopetative ae Patie January sat ine pileate automobile tags, $934.50; tran | ps : i‘ ae mule. et rt of tho/ Former Governor for More Than} packing plant at Fargo, there are ru- way AIR CONVENTION. |e ote teat Ge olan bre fo ree These are German soldiers, dejected and defeated, worn and} 4 ptock system as a basis for long Two Hours Speaks on Ne here to the effect that if the London, Dec. 20.—The British air|cle dealers’ licenses, $45. | beaten, trailing back into the suburbs from which they marched j distance tolls was establihed in 1916) Great Struggle. Aas a uphold ine Gur eee board has drafted articles for an in-} The cost of operating the depart- Sic ‘5 = ] Want avnrtoderawaere i a the two [ell telephone corpora- Sab eee | board's verdict on its public owner- : board thas drafted fantion which will| ment, Including tho purchase of tags | © the music of bands and the hochs of excited crowds, four years serving North Dakota. Under |ship and unlimited bonding indebted- q ‘ne submitted to the allies, it was an at war prices, all other supplies and|ago, to spread kultur ove rthe benighted earth. Some of them, n. day tolls from the center of NEW BOARD IS ELECTED! ness amendments the purchase of tho . nounced today by the secretary ofjclerk hire, was less than 12 per cent pa Py]: axtra rifles, which they ae. lkeansaikas 444 which is a territory seven Soni ae ‘ \ nounced the dir forces. It is accom-|of the amount received. The 88 per now are carrying extra rifles, which they sell as keepsakes to the! quaré. tothe center otanalker —— Equity plant will be one of the first panied with the suggestion that an|cent remaining will be apportioned civilian crowds. There’s no arrogance in thic crowd now. block ‘at a rate of five mills per ail!’ Young Blood and New Blood I steps in the league's program. international air conference be con-|between the state highway depart- SUSE ae wwwx. | line mile, plus an exchange charge of . ood In-| ‘This is said to be one of the rea- vened. * ment and the counties from which the) 5 . 7 | five cents. Thus the charge for any} jected Into Commercial j Sons why the Equity company is anx- Focal business originated, at a ratio of two-| | jcall between two blocks 100 miles! 5 ome , ious to increase its capital stock from i APPEAL FOR PROTECTION. |thirds and one-third, respectivey, all | japart by airline measurement, center Club Administration. one million to three million. If the ; i Wrshington, Dec. 20.—An appeal forlig be expected in builling roads. i i to center, would be 55 cents, The| aS state tok the plant over, no further protection from the Bolsheviki was re) Nineteen-ninetcen registrations are | |proposed Burleson toll for day mes-! yr, i F | stock-selling campaigns would be ne- ceived at.the state department today | not be ing encouraged at this season. . 1 |sages is 6.3 mills per airline mile,| op, hen our boys turned the tide at|cessary, as the state would float from the Letish government through | several sections of the present motor | which would make the cost of this| Chateau Thierry, they saved France} bonds to provide the necessary capi- its representatives at Stockholm. They | vehicle vehicle act have been held, , i samo message 63 cents, without any /@" they saved the world. I never)tal, which experienced packers con- said the German troops were not re-; unconstitutional by the supreme court. | exchange charge, or terminal fee. This | P2V been so proud of being an Amer | tend is an amount considerably great- maining to preserve order as the arm-/ There is talso much complaint against | is an.actual increase on airline mile. | !¢22 88 1am today,” said forme Gov-| er than the Equity company now has istice terms provided. the A. M. L. A. horsepower rating : #i| : age tolls of 26 per cent. eaar L. B. Hanna, at the close of 43 / left over from its original stock sales. = aa ge basis of taxing motor vehicles. Own- pee | Sire The North Dakota toll charge is Hoe han aah stele pe interest “ot President Casey advised recently ers of Ford cars are,assessed more Patterns i New York 20.—The ¥ based on a two-minute conversati : _busy business men for} that all the stock offered for sale had owners of luxruious town cars in.some| Commission to Release here today that $0 million cigarettes +posal contemplates three-moinute mea-| Fridey afterncca Cent Pacific On jority of the subscriptions ‘had’ been wee instances costing five times as much. Fae fe i were to be given away to the men of| Sages. but even so it would prevent sei oath te : | paid in. He did no at this time verity H The farmer legislature which con- Him From Action \ “tes i Fee toes - shavcandiapode .|, Governor Hanna was addressing the | the report that the company planned ‘| = the ‘American expeditionary forces|the man who can dispose of his busi-| annual meet {the Bismarck ( 7 , venes here January 5, and which is mas tree celebrations inj ness in two minutes from enjoying Selah ei Bismarck Con-| to add two millions to its original composed principaily of that class off = ——_— = ; ‘vive taillion ‘Christ-|the present low rate. yowimS mercial club. He stood out against .) capitalization, although he did not A TAND ttnetsre most discriminated | Ro ARD WILL STAND PAT!® jlready have been| When the present toll rates were es- packerouns formed by old Glory and) flatly deny this possidility. against under the present act, prob-| acta AT distributed for mailing to Prance.| tablished. the night rate from 9 p.m jgignt monthe tothe dae from the dare ;, The, Eauity plant would be a util- ee : ably will revamp the motor vehicle) ie ties | There will be 1,500 Santa Clauses,|{to 6 a. m, was made half the day! upon which he left Fargo on his vay|ity ready to hand with which the 7 pave . BOE te eee bse med Director General McAdoo in a let-| costumed by the Red Triangle’s en-|rate. Burleson proposes to charg@!tg France to serve the Red Cro: it| este could experiment. The plant A . in’ State Wil ie ter to the North Dakota railway com-! tertainment department. French chil-| half the day rate from 8:30 to 12 and; was just fi ate pasar is completed and practically all the Highest Tribunal in jout; and rearranging the method of| ee pala tats ‘Gren have been invited to the huts as/one-quarter the day rate from 12 toltye dis five weeks to the day from) machinery instaled. Twenty cottages taxation. It has been suggested that | Mission disclaims responsibility for an{ lee ; {the time he had stood with Lieut i = Be Placed on Record on ation. Be \ one es : soldiers’ guests on Christmas eve and|6. To really enjoy any advantage!co), p, Pp in of Bismarc for workmen are now enclosed. The i the only proper basis of taxation is|alleged discrimination in freight! gay, under tho day rate it would be neces-{COk = P- Quain of Bismarck on the) company has been handicapped by la- ye League Action. . one which is based upon the actual] rates west of the Missouri river cited| “"' Bee heat sary to withhold talking until after| Relltorn fields of Dead Man's hill. | oor shortage and transportation con- value of the car. On such a basis a| by the state railvoard in a petition for) midnight, while a majority of the|, Governor Hanna Spoke from person-| pestion. but if everything goes well State headquarters for the Inde-) Ford owner, supposing the rate to bé|/a hearing before the interstate com-| A AY small, exchanges in North Dakota |“! Observation of the work of the Red: the plant should be in a position to pendent Voters’ association are being! one per cent of the list price, would|merce commission. In this action the! | close at 9 p. m. | Cross, in first aid dressing stations at|hegin dressing beef. pork and mutton Spened today in the Lucas block in| pay $5.65 the first year, while a Cad-j U.S. railway administration was made No otfidial advice: hag come from |10", om 1m evacnatin hospitals and! cnortiy after the first of the year. Kis city by Theo. G. Nelson, tempo-|illac owner would pay $27.50. a co-defendant with the Northern Pa-: the postmaster general to the state |{> ‘base hospitals. Much that he told) 2 this city by Sse seiati cific railway. 7 jen of was not pleasant, but there was) rary secretary of fhe aseociy a|{SOCIAL FUNCTIONS Mr. McAdoo, through his legal coun:} ralleyay commission relative c the | nothing to bring shame along with the MURNANE SPENT Preparations are being made BEE 5 . | i: . | proposed change. Mr. Little is in- is if fa state-wide meeting to be held January IN HONOR OF YOUNG sel, advises the North Dakota rail; lclined to believe that the new sched- sorrow: a told te brave: phival | JOYFUL OUTING 29. Considerable quantities of mail toed at id a not responsible ior | Cleveland, Dec. 20.—Pilot Simpson! ule will not be established without | folding the te ae oa dignity eal pti dy coming in indicate a some- © al iscrimination, and he T@/carying one pouch of mail for Chicago. | giving ‘both sid rtunity to 4 74 ef aires! y eaoral e aterest Sa! the: tove> WOMEN WHO LEAVE quests that the complaint as affect-| took ine Beek 6.16 Se we ede ae Libs thats eicwe at qenvings: te ho |Fepudlic on foreign fields which were| Will Murnane, popular Bismarck ment. M EEE by ing him be dismissed. The alleged vi-| jerstood he will fly through to Chi-|held in various states. In the mean- plowed with steel and whose harvest | commercial salesman serving with the “Asked about what would be done] A number of social functions are/olation, he states, is to be determined | cago, : time all northwestern states have to|W25 death. He told of boys who/ Yanks over there, and who now wears { about the canvassing board’s findings | being held in honor of the young wom-|alone by the provisions of the feder- ae deal with an application from the Bell | £veht like men, and who died like;a sergeant’s stripes, writes his father, ’ iy ‘y with reference to the constitutional | en of the state‘ house who are t0!al control act of March 21, 1918, and THIRD ATTEMPTS FAIL. company for an increase, which one| men, and who never murmured nor} Thomas J, Sheehan, state hail insur- q amendments in: dispute, Mr. Nelson leave Bismarck the first of the year-|the director general denies that such! New York, Dec, 20.—Failure mark-! state official has said will run ag, high | ComPlained, no matter what their lot | ter in which he most interestingly de- a said: “The supreme court. will be| Mrs. Victor J. LaRose entertained this; rates or any of them as now in force! eq the third attempt made today to ‘a8 109 per cent ‘over the present rates might be. — - scribes the wonders of Aix les Baines, given an opportunity to go on record week with a theatre party in honor|are in violation of the provisions of; establish through airplane mail serv-|in North Dakota. In view of this av- “What did you do up there, boys?” | where Sergt Bill was enjoying a fur- in that matter, the people of North! of Assistant State Superintendent ofj said act. The rail-‘board claims the | ince from Chicago to New York. Two plication the postmaster reneral's the governor asked members of an|lough at the time of writing. One of Dakota are like the people of the rest | Public Instruction Helen Sullivan and} federal control act does carry a PTO-| hours after aviators had. left Belmonti plan seems to further complicate the American division which he met com-|the chief glories of the place for the of the nation in this respect, at least,|Miss Agnes McLean of the same of-/vision prohfbiting such discrimina-| park, the mail was returned to the| situation in North Dakota. ing out, water-soaked. dirty and be-| Bismarck boy was an opportunity to that they will not countenance mob| fice, who return January 1 to their} tion as is alleged in the complaint. | New York postoffice by trucks and it| pciannam arsine aaa draggled, at Verennes. dance with “honest to goodness Amer- _ rule, even if effort is made to giye it] homes at Langdon. Last evening Mrs. eae was planned to send it forward. by TAKING CENSUS DATA. “WE GAVE THFM HELL,” was ican girls.” He occupied a hotel just legality. Majority rule is a funda-|Patrick McHugh entertained at din- RI if train service to € Y| 1. Mabee, Jr. of the burean of; the unanimous reply from scores of/ across the way from the late J. Pier- mental principle of popular govern-| ner in honor of those young women. censua ig at the state auditor's office| throais. {pont Morgan’s favorite hostelry, and f ment and whenever any state officers| Tonight a “Christmas carnival,” for compiling statistics showing North| And that was the spirit of young ‘only a few doors from the “American ‘ in power ignore that fact, they are|ladies only, will be given at the ‘Newport News, Va. Deo. 20—The| Dakota's receints and exnenditures| America that Governor Hanna found | bar.” where Harry Thaw and Stanford k trifling with serious _ matters, The| Knights of Pythias hall for Misses A E transport ‘Martha Washington came| and methods of government bookkeen-| over there. Some of the scenes at the) White had their first encounter. One f YS majority of the people in our state can| Sullivan and McLean, Helen Lethert ‘into. port today bringing home from} ing and housekeeping for the annual| evacuation hospital might have caused | of the chief amusement centers was . be depended upon: to stand together| of the attorney general’s office, who x i France 3,720 officers and men includ-| report issued by his department. |a brave man to turn pale and shrink. | being operated by the Y.M.C. A. in | 4 against such tactics, regardless of} goes to St. Paul the first of the year; a a ing 600 wounded. Be ae Re “The boys, lying there on their|a huge casino formerly notorious as any differences.on other matters. That| Margaret Brown of the agricultural) Washington, Dec. 20.—A report to- ———— CHRISTMAS PAY DAY. stretchers, awaiting their turn. with|one of ‘the old world’s most magnifi- is the reason why the supreme court | commissioner's office, who will leave|day by the surgeon general showed| MRS. CLOUGH AT AMIDON. The state auditor will qualify as|comrades in the same room under the cent gambling palaces. Seret. Mur of our state should have an opportun-| for thé Pacific coast about the first/qecline in the number of influenza| Mrs. Harry R. Clough is in Amidon’ first aid to Santa Claus as usual this| knife, others gasping as they went/nane spoke of meeting at Atx les & ity to go on record on the canvass-|of the year. and Mrs. Carrie Barr, of] cases fot the week ending December |.whence she is directing the care of|year by paying all state officers and| under the ether, never once lost their | Baines Roger Reynolds, another Bis~ j ing board’s findings on the constitu-|the sanitary live stock Doard’s office] 13. Total cases were 3,630, a de-| Slope county flu cases as Red Cross] employes for the last half of Decem-| nerve,” said the governor. “Our ‘boys | marck commercial traveler who is in tional amendments. force, crease of 406, county nurse. * ber on the 24th. | (Continued on Page Seven.) the service. es. ]