The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 4, 1919, Page 1

THE WEATHER’ Unsettied. THE BIS: K' TRIBUNE ae} 4 fi LAST EDITION ep THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 176. AUGUST 4, 1919, PRICE FIVE CENTS PEACE ARMY 0 510,000 PLAN OF NEWTON BAKER Secretary of War Would Include Three Months’ Compul- sory Training NATIONAL GUARD SAME Field Army of 1,250,000 to Be Provided Through Reserve ‘Washington, D. C., Aug. 4.—Plans for a permanent peace time army of 510,000 officers and men and a sys- tem of universal military training were trarismitted to congress today by Secretary Baker. The plans were embodied in a Dill which represents the policy of the war department with respect to the peace time military establishment. Under the measure all special services built up during the war would be main- tained as separate organizations, ex- cept the chemical warfare service which would be merged with the en- gineers orps. Compulsory Training. Three months’ military training for all youths of 19 years would be made compulsory and promotion of officers by seniority would be abolished. Sec- retary Baker said the wah had shown this system: of promotion to ibe defec- tive. ‘No change in the existing law with regards to the organization of the na- tional guard and its relation to the regular army were suggested. Mr. Baker said it was assumed that the national defense act federalizing the guard would be retained in force. Would Mean Army of 7,250,000. Maintenance of cr- *'21d army with a war strength of $1,250,000 men is proposed in a bill establishing a per- manent. military policy, which was sent to congress today iby Secretary Baker. : The active force of this army. would ibe 510,000 regulars, While the remain- der would be draft men who had ta- ken a three months’ military training course, which would be compulsory for all nineteen-year-old men. This reserve strength would be used to fill out the 20 infantry division and one cavalry division into which it is proposed ‘to divide-the regular army. Two Years’ Liabilities. Under the army plan; youths would be. subject to military service for two years after cOiipleting the course of military training, and in the event of war the selective service act in force during the great war would become operative. ‘Secretary Baker sald in a letter ac- companying the bill that the plan had not been referred to General Per- shing, but that pending his return from France it could be used as a ‘basis for hearings which the senate military committee is to have before drafting legislation establishing a per- manent military. policy. FRAZIER CONFIRMS SPECIAL SESSION Governor Informs Farmer Audi- ence of Necessity Williston, N. D., Aug. 4—The North Dakota legislature soon will ‘be called in extraordinary session by Governor Lynn J. Frazier. In an address Sat- urday night at the Adolph Olson grove four miles west and two miles north of Ray, the governor announced that the would call a special session for the purpose of taking measures necessi- tated by the drouth in the western part of the state, and also to consider the woman suffrage constitu‘ional amendment, which, he said, was sure to be quickly ratified. The governor added that a number of minor matters would come before the special ses- sion. In his address, the governor also an- nounced the appointment of Dr. John ‘H. Worst, formerly president of the North Dakota agricultural college, as commissioner. Dr. Worst has accept- ed the appintment, he announced. Dr. Worst is expected back from the Pacific coast soon and it is thought he will assume his new of- fice almost immediately thereafter. RUMANIAN TROOPS OCCUPY BUDAPEST Budapest, Aug. 4.—Eudapest was oc- oupied today ‘by Rumanian troops who advanced from the River Theiss in spite of representations made by Lt. Col Romanelli, the Italian represent- ative of the allies at Vienna. EDDIE DAHN OF STEELE DIES IN HOSPITAL HERE Eddie Dahn, 12 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Dahn of Steele, died Saturday at a local hospital following a three weeks illness of peritenitis. The remains were shipped to Steele on Sunday afternoon, and the funeral will be held at Dawson today. RRR RRR eee TERRIBLE SPASM OF RAGE GRAND JURY WILL BEGIN QUIZ INTO CHICAGO RIOTING Impaneling of Body Follows Night of Comparative Calm in Black Belt ‘Chicago, Ill, Aug. 4—After the calmest’ night in the black belt for more than a week, work was begun to- day of selecting a grand jury before which will come the cases of the white men and negroes who are accused of participating in the race riots which caused the deaths of 20 negroes and 13 white men and injury of hundreds. The coroner has fixed the number of dead as 33 and the city health com- missioner stated that 306 persons in- jured in the riot were treated in hos- pitals. He expressed the opinion, however, that perhaps 400 more who were injured never reported at hospit- als and consequently the ‘total num- ber of injured will never be officially known. FOURTH MILLION MEN INVOLVED IN SHOPMEN STRIKE Believed Movement Soon. Will Spread to Every Section of United States ROUNDHOUSES TO JOIN Workers in All Divisions Are Requested to Enter Walkout Chicago, Ill, Aug. 4—The strike of federated railway shopmen which en- tered its fourth day today has already involved 250,000 men and will soon spread to every section of the coun- try, local officials of the union said today, unless the demands were im- mediately met. The ranks of strikers were augment- ed by several thousand yesterday. ‘Many others will vote today whether to join, while locals at a number of important railroad centers including Kansas City, Mo., were to ballot to- day on the question of going out. Blast Furnaces Banked. The most gerious tieup of-industry caused by the strike was reported from ‘Gary, Ind., where eight out of ten blast furnaces of the United States Steel corporation were banked. It was said 10,000 men were thrown out of employment as a result. Railroad officials said that traffic would begin to ‘be seriously effected in five days to a week unless some settlement of the strike was ar- ranged. ‘Ask Roundhouse Workers to Quit. Every roundhouse worker in the United States may be asked to join the general strike of the Federated Railway Shopmen’s union, according to information given out today at the Chicago headquarters of the organiz- ation, Plans for asking the assist- ance of round house employees was said to be under consideration at a meeting of union leaders, 'L. W. Hawver, president of the Chicago council of the Federated Rail- way Shopmen’s union said between 250,000 and 300,000 are out in the country, and that the number is in- creasing hourly. - He says forty-five per cent of the membership of the union has obeyed the strike order, and predicts before Wednesday night eighty per cent will be out. To Tie Up Traffic. President Hawver declares that within a week the tstrike will tie up both freight and passenger traffic in many sections, for the reason that ev- ery locomoiive has to be overhauled and repaired after every trip to be kept in good condition. R. H. Aishton, regional director of railways for the northwest region, said today that the strike thus far had not Seriously interferred with either freight or passenger traffic. TROOPS WITH FIXED BAYONETS DRIVE OFF LIVERPOOL RIOTERS Streets Filled During Night— Soldiers Ordered to Charge at Daybreak Liverpool, Aug. 4.—Riotous crowds were driven from the streets of this city this morning by troops charging with fixed bayonets. The rioters fill- ed the streets during the night and it was not until day break that soldiers were ordered to charge. The cruiser Valiant and two destroyers have mov- ed into the Mersey river to protect the docks. The employes of the bus and tram- way lines failed to report for work this morning. No notice of a strike had been given, but it is believed that the movement was undertaken in sympathy with the policemen’s strike. Quiet ‘Reigns Today. Quiet reigned today throughout the danger zone of the recent race riot The district, however, still is being guarded by 6,000 state troops, 3,000 policemen and 1,000 deputy sheriffs. AND DESPAIR TO WIPE OUT REMAINS OF CIVILIZATION, CHEERING PREDICTION OF LABOR LEADER Lucerne, Switzerland, Aug. 4.— Before the winter sets in, there will be “a terrible spasm of rage and despair among the peoples of Europe in which the final re- mains of civilization may be to- tally annihilated,” it was predict- ed by Arthur Henderson, the British labor leader, at the open- ing session of the International Socialist conference here yester- day. 7 In alluding to the peace treaty, Mr. Henderson declared the prin- cipal points in it ought to be sub- AMERICAN HEROES ’ AT SCENE OF THEIR DEFIANCE OF JAP ARMY An American UNCENSORED NEW How an American-Japanese bat- tle, was-narrowly averted in Si- berla— How 250 Americans defied 20 times as many Japs— How a Yankee major said “If you want war you can have it’— How a drunken Japanese offi- cer was cowed by.American grit— ts told in this news. story by PEGGY HULL, American girl war correspondent, who: “has just re- turned from Siberia and the far east with UNCENSORED NEWS that tears the veil off many mys- terious happenings in the. orient —happenings that previous cables have only. vaguely. hinted at. Other news articles by Miss Hull will. appear in The Daily Tribune. If you'd sze behind the curtain..in the far east, DON’T MISS THEM! BY PEGGY HULL The Girl. War Correspondent of the Newspaper Enterprise Association, Who ‘has Just Returned From Si- beria. “For God’s sake, major, come quick, they’re goin’ to shoot little Smith,” shouted an American soldier as he rushed in the headquarters of the 27ta Infantry, Evgenevka, Siberia, “Who is going to shoot him?” asked Major Fitzhugh Lee Allderdice, as he reached for his revolver and belt. “The Japs,” replied the nervous doughboy. The officer of the day stepped into the room and’ overheard the last two words. Without an explanation the “Sound the call to arms!” As tho officer of the day disap- peared through the yawning doors which the soldier had forgotten to close, the major wiggled into his sheepskin coat. “Why are they going to shoot Smith?” he asked. THREATEN TO AVENGE PUNISH- MENT OF JAP WHO ATTACKED AMERICAN SENTRY. “He didn’t do anything, sir,” said the private anxiously, “he just hap- pens to be one of the guard at the station. A Jap troop train came through about two hours ago and on of the Japs tried to go where our sentry told him not to go and the Jap ‘hit the sentry across the face with his canteen strap. The sentry started to shoot, but his gun jammed, so he stuck him in the neck with his ‘bayonet. Then the Japs said they'd shoot an American to get even, and they've got little Smith.” Several officers having heard the call to arms joined the major just as he was leaving headquarters. The of- ficer of the day and a lieutenant had gone to the station, just two ‘blocks from the American garrison. Fifteen hundred Japanese soldiers were drawn up with fixed bayonets in the square adjacent to the depot. In- side there was a babble of strange tongues, and the guard room of the Americans was closed. Japanese sol- diers had crossed their bayonets on the door. As the officer of the day and the dieutenant started to enter the sta- tion, the captain in charge of the troop lunged at them with his sword. The officer of the day caught the full blow on his left shoulder, ‘but his sheepskin coat prevented serious in- jury. In the meantime Major Allderdice |had turned out his entire command of 250 men. The cachine fun company faced the station and the soldiers from the troop train. Directly behind the Americans were 3,000 Japanese belonging to the local garrison. The officer of the day had just de- manded that the Japanese soldiers be removed fram the guard room,door, when Major Allderdice and Major T. jected to immediate and thorough revision. Airl, commandant of the Japanese [gasrison, arrived, major turned to him and commanded: , Soldier’s Life S BY PEGGY HULL JAPANESE MAJOR STOPS SABER BLOW INTENDED FOR MA- JOR ALLDERDICE. Again the Japanese captain lost his head and started for Major Allderdice with his saber. The Japanese major jumped in front of the American ma- jor and received a deep saver cut in his arm. ‘Major Allderdice and his officers drew their revolvers, while Major Airi attempted to calm his hysterical subordinate. “What is.the tropble?” asked Major Allderdice addressing himself to Ma- jor Airi and talking through an in- terpreter. The major pointed to a Japanese soldier who was sitting in a. chair holding his head in his hands. Two Japanese hospital men were dressing a long gash in his throat. “Hy sentry acted according to the tules laid down in the articles of war of the United States. If an Ameri- can soldier had struck the sentry he would have received the same treat- ment as that man. This trouble should eblaid before our generals in‘ Vlad- ivostok,” said ‘Major Allderdice. Eut the captain refused to consider such a ccurse. He was determined to carry out his original plans. “Very well,” the American major said, “if you shoot an American sol- ‘dier tonight you'll have to annihilite my command. You know what that means——-we— are outnumbered 20 to |1, but we'll sell our lives dearly——” A long pause followed. The Ameri- can major and his officers watching the Japanese captain. He shook his head after the interpreter had stop- ped. He started to raise his sword, when Major Allderdice stepped for- ward, his revolver cocked and ready to fire—— “IF YOU WANT WAR YOU'LL GET IT!" AMERICAN OFFICER'S FINAL DEFIANCE. | “If you want war with the United States you'll get it if you raise your hand against this command.” The -‘meri¢an major was through with di- plomacy. But the Japanese captain. was flush- ed with liquor and aching for a scrap “Unless the American officer apolo- gizes for the conduct of his sentry I will still demand satisfaction,” said tho captain, :, “There is nothing to apologize for,” answered Major Allerdice. “It is not customary for American officers to apologize for carrying out their ord- 2 g ‘Ss. | A long discussion ‘between the two Japanese officers followed. The em- “peror and President Wilson were mentioned several times. “If the captain entrains at once, will your command return our salute. We do not want to 'be responsible for war between’ the United States and Japan, but we must do something to make our men believe the trouvle has ‘been settled satisfactorily.” “I will be glad to return your sa- lute,” answered the major, hiding with dlfticulty a desire to laugh as he thought of the ridiculous military spectacle about to take place—1,500 Japanese saluting a guard of 12 men! | The Javanese presented arms first, and the little Yankee guard, still pale from the strain of the past two hours, returned the salute with American snap. The officers exchanged greet- ings, the troops entrained and the affair was ended except for one man. The Japanese may be our allies, but if you think so don’t integylew Private Smith. 1 Se ee es HAZELTON LAUNCHES ITS AMERICAN LEGION POST Hazelton, 'N. D., Aug. 4.—Dr. George A. Monteith heads the Hazelton posi of the American: legion, recently or- ganized, with Ward Preston as vice commander; B. W. Thompson, adju- tant;. George Chase, historian, T. P. McCarthy, finance officer; Dallas Greer, chaplain, and Stanley Kurtz, ! sergeant at arms. Major Fitzhugh Lee Allderdice and the officers of his command who, with 250 American soldiers, faced a Japanese army of 4500 in Siberia and prevented the execution of a Yankee sentinel. “If you shoot him, you will have to shoot us and we will sell our lives dearly,” was Major Allderdice’s warning. He is the last officer to the right. This picture was taken in front of the station at Evgenevka, Siberia, where the battle nearly took place. YANKS, OUTNUMBERED 20 TO 4, DEFY JAPS TO BATTLE IN SIBERIA “If You Want War You Can Have It,” U.S. Major Tells Mikado’s Commander Who Demanded PEGGY HULLo—~ This is Peggy Hull, plucky Ameri- can girl war-correspondent, who has just reaghed home form Siberia and the orient, bringing uncensored news of conditions in the far east—news the cables have not been allowed to carry. Her articles will appear in Bismarck exclusively in The Daily Tribune. RRA FORKS PRINTERS WITHDRAW FROM si: N.D, FEDERATION Labor Party Too Strong for Typos—Local Action to Be Taken Thursday Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 4.— The Grand Forks local of the Typographical union meeting Sunday passed a resolution with- drawing from the North Dakota Federation of Labor and refus- ing to send delegates to a meet- ing to be held at Fargo on Labor day to organize a state labor party. The withdrawal of the local was the result of action taken by the state Federation of Labor at the recent convention at Minot at which time a resolution was passed providing for the forma- tion of a state labor party. LOCAL ACTION THURSDAY The Bismarck Typographical union will act on the question of sending a delegate to the Fargo meeting Thursday evening. The membership here is said to be divided on the subject. f "HIGH COST OF LIVING | CAMPAIGN SENDS DOWN |; | CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET | Peary | | Chicago, Il, Aug. 4.—Grain and | provisions crashed heavily down- | ward today in value. Selling on a | large scale was influenced) chiefly | | by wide-spread agitation against | the high cost of living.. Within an | hour corn prices dropped five and | one-half cents to eight cents a | peu and pork $1.25 a barrel. Hl In most all cases the lowest prices prices of today were current at the finish of trading. Nervousness among holders of corn was especially prev- alent. December delivery showed a further loss this morning of a full cent many of the last minute sales be- ing at $1.48 1-4, about 25 cents under price obtained Jess than a week ago. pe nee BOMB OUTRAGE MAY COST LIFE OF Flames—Explosion S| United States attorney general, also. The explosion was said by desire for revenge by a group of some years ago, cians said. Mrs, Lawler’s burns story of their burning home. RAIL OFFICIALS CONFER ON WAGE DEMANDS OF MEN Two Million Railway Workers Represented at Meeting in Washington MUST HAVE MORE MONEY Employes Declare They Cannot Live on Present Scale of Remuneration Washington, D. C., Aug. 4—All rail- road officials now in Washington were asked by Director General Hines to meet with him at noon ‘today for a conference on the high cost of living. Besides chiefs of the engineers and railway trainmen who already have made demands for increased wages to meet high living costs, it was expect- ed. that the heads of the other broth- erhoods and the organization of the shopmen and clerks would attend the meeting. Thus a majority of the 2,- 000,009 railway workers would be rep- resented. ee ey Mr. Hines expected to explain ‘his plan to have congress create a com- mission to go into all phases of rail- way wages. This plan was proposed to congress last week by the presi- Four hundred and sixty thousand members of the Brotherhood of rail- way . and steamship clerks, freight express and station em- ployees, today joined with other rail- way workers in “demanding that un- less something be done materially to reduce the cost of living, or wages must tbe raised to give us immediate relief.” The demands have tbeen iat to the railroad administra- tion. ‘Confer With Wilson. The executive council of the rail- way employees department of the American federation of labor went in- to conference with President Wilson late today. It was said the union of- ficials expect to receive some assur- ance that the government would hast- en its step toward relieving the high cost of living, or give adequate in- creases in wages to offset high prices. The brotherhood demands are re- troactive to January, 1919, and include a 44 hour week, overtime and 20 cents an hour increase in wages. The rail- road administration was asked to grant workers a hearing and make a definite reply immediately. PIES JOIN AVIATORS; LAST STRAW PILED ON BY CHICAGO FOUNDRIES, ‘Chicago, Il], Aug. 4.—Chicago | manufacturers of piec increased | the price of their product to retail- | ers today 3c to 5c. Bakers de- | | clare that the high cost of labor, | | fruits and other materials, made | | the increase necessary. | the latter. FORMER ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY LAWLER AT LOS ANGELES Injured Man Today Said to Have a Chance for Re- covery, Altho Terribly Burned—Leaps From Wrecked House After Rescuing Wife From hook Neighborhood. Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 4.—Oscar Lawler, formerly assistant who was seriously burned early yesterday in a fire following a bomb explosion which wrecked his hom has “a chance for recovery,” according to attending physi- cians today. They seemed certain of the recovery of Mrs. Lawler the police to be the result of a dynamiters whom he prosecuted Mrs. Lawler Slightly Hurt Deep burns covered nearly half of Mr. Lawler’s body, physi- were of a secondary nature, but her sufferings were increased by a fracture of the clavicle sus- tained when her husband dropped her fainting from the second Awakened shortly before 3 o’clock by a terrific explosion immediately below the second story porch where they were asle epand seeing their home in flames, Mr. and Mrs. Lawler at- tempted to reach another sleep- ing porch to rescue their five- year-old son and his nurse. Rescued by Husband When they were cut off by the flames, Mrs. Lawler fainted. Her husband carried her through the flames to a window and lowered her body to an awning. From the awning she fell to the ground. Mr. Lawler then jump- ed. The boy and his nurse were rescued uninjured. Parts of the bomb were found a great distance away. People in houses across the street were thrown to the floor by the force of the explosion which broke windows in nearby residences, CARSON COMMITS SUICIDE IN CELL OF COUNTY JAIL Washburn Man Who Pleaded Guilty to Assault on Mrs. Graham Dies HAD GRIEVED OVER DEED Feared for Recovery of Victim, Whom He Is Said to Have Loved for Years Bob Carson of Washburn, awaiting sentence in the Bur- leigh county jail on his plea of assault upon Mrs. Ethel Graham with a deadly weapon, hung him- self with a towel to the door of his cell between breakfast and dinner-time this morning. Carson was: his usual self at breakfast-time. His body, stone cold, was found hanging to the door of his cell when Sheriff Welch went in to call him for dinner, Two other men, occupy- ing the same cell block, knew nothing of the tragedy until the sheriff’s discovery was made. Welch at once cut the man down and called Dr. C. E. Stackhouse, county physician, but life was extinct. Was Old Love Affair According to Carson’s confession made the night of June 30, following his assault upon Mrs. Graham, the at- tack grew out of an old love affair. Cerson, who had known Mrs. Graham since girlhood, had only a week before testified for her husband in a divorce action which resulted in a verdict for When Carson came to Bis- (Continued on Page Five.) HIGHER WAGES AN Washington, D. C., Aug. 4— Discussion of the high cost of living was resumed in the senate today. Chairman Gronna of the agricultural committee announced ‘that he had called a meeting to- morrow to discuss matters to re- duce the cost of living. He said he had no remedy to offer but de- clared that increase of wages and declease of working hours was not a panacea now would government ownership or control of utilities solve the problem. Relation of Price of Wheat. Relation of the price of wheat to the cost of living was debated by several senators. Mr. Gronna denied that the govern- ment’s wheat price guarantee caused the cost of living to ad- vance. lican of Minnesota, who_ said He was supported by Sen- | ators Kellogg and Nelson, repub- | D SHORTER HOURS WILL NOT SOLVE HIGH COST OF LIVING PROBLEMS, DECLARES SENATOR GRONNA ment’s guarantee at the principle terminals. The three senators predicted that this year’s crop would be lower than the government's esti- Mate. Gronna predicted 650,000,000 bushels as against 1,250,000,000 forecast by the department of agriculture, \Packers Make High Profits. Senator Gronna declared that the packers. and all dealers in food products “never made high- er profits” than they did under the food administration licensing plan during the war. Senator McCumber, republi- can, of North Dakota, said that “flour at $14 a barrel was the cheapest thing on earth today.” “Compare your flour bill of 3 1-2 cents a day with your cigar bill,” Senator McCumber said in asking why there was so much clamor about flour price and so little about clothing, shoes, medicines wheat was sold above the govern- and other articles.