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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-21
MEET TONIGHT !.
TO Q PLAN | ]! ] HOTEL 4 |, | I
MEMS ! MEETING
Business Men of Bismarck Are
Asked to Help Enterlam
Big Convention \.
BROUGHT BY. PATTERSON
ta,, = a.&.F -----I - Grt bio; ..
n S"'a:s # ~. .st7 ,'uos f,g. )
Host Of the Mckenzie Scored
Beat on Bigger, Cities ~ s,,q
I + at Minneapolis - o'"'' '1
BROUGHT BY: PATTERSON

|. AS is generally known, Bismarck
has been selected by the Northwestern
Hotel Mems association as the place
for holding the 1918 convention OF
that organization. and the time has
now arrived when it Is necessary to
set the date and perfect the arrange.
ments for the forthcoming convention.
The Northwestern Hotel Mems asso.
citation is composed of proprietors and
representatives of the leading hotels
in six northwestern states, and the
holding OF this convention in Bis.
marck will be a very important event
for North Dakota and the capital city
1t is very necessary that we complete
the arrangements for entertaining this
convention without further delay, and
therefore request representatives
of the Commercial club and represen.
tatives Of all Bismarck hotels to meet
with me in the parl0r Of the Hotel
Mckenzie at O'Clock on Tuesday
evening, May 2l, to set the date for the
convention and complete the necessary
arrangements. r'-
E. G. PATTERSON,
Chairman Convention Committee for
North Dakota.
1t is not improbable that, the an.
nual convention OF the Northwestern
Hotel Mems association, which Mine
Host Edward G.. Patterson Of the Nc.
Kenzie has procured for Bismarck,
will assume the nature of food con-
servation conference for the boni.
faces Of the northwest. The dates
for the convention have not been
set, but they prabably will be fixed
for time when Food Administrator
Hoover can send one Of his best known
assistants here to address the hotel
men. and it has been suggested that
DR.. E. F. Iadd, food administrator for
North Dakota, may call meeting at
this time of the state hotel men who
recently enrolled in q voluntary food
conservation association. Dates for
the convention will be set at meet.
ing of Bismarck business men called
by Mr.. Paterson at the Mckenzie no.
tel this evening.
The Northwest Hotel Mems asso.
citation covers Iowa, Nebraska, North
and South Dakota, Minnesota and Wis.
cons:n. At :kc fift'Ar'.. annual con-
vention, held at tic Radisso1 In Min.
neapol:s last July, Bismarck was un.
animously voted TIE sixteenth annual
meeting On invitation Of Mr.. Patter'
son, who described the capital city as
.ot. quite 50 large as Minneapolis,
\ wool ard yard wide, ana
one of the prettiest little towns in
he United States" - Mr.. Patterson's
invitation received the s"nncr'
North Dakota Hotel Mems association
represented by President Klaus, and
Bismarck was unanimously designated
as the 1918 convention city. This Will
be the first time in the history OF
the association that it has met in
city so small as Bismarck. but the
hotel facilities and other metropolitan |
here are considered more
than sufficient to provide ample en-
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PERSHING'S SOLDIERS IN THICK OF GREAT
BATTLE; NAVAL OFFENSIVE MAY
COME AT THE SAME TIME .4

2-eetween Amiens and Mont.
didier, on the southern extrem-
ity OF the line-the Picardy Of.
fensive. Here the army Of Gen.
eral Pershlng IL entrenched.
Montdidier 10 likely to become as
famous in American history as
Valley Forge or Gettysburg. Sec
retary Baker has stated that
America has half a million soI-
diers in France, and Of these
large number are concentrated on
this front to save the allied army
from the new blow. a
The German strategy in preparing
for this double advance has In mind
two things; II successful, It will force
the allies to retreat along the whole
line from Montdidier to the sea; 1t
will also prevent General Foch from
shifting his men from one zone to
stem a German onrush in the other.
Second Defense System
Prepared by Reserves .....-
The first contingency Foch has pre-
pared for by building a tremendous
second defense system behind the
present line. II the allies are forced
to fall back, therefore, they will be
able to make a stand in strongly for.
titled positions, on soil which has
not been drenched with the blood Of
countless battles. '.... &.
1t has been confirmed that Foch's
famous "army of maneuver," or re-
serve army, made up Of troops Of all
the allies, under the direction of tho
Versailles war council, has been work.
ing for months in perfecting q lines
Of arenches behind the present battle
zone. .s
The advance on Amiens would have
to be in q triangular wedge formed
by the rivers Somme and AYR, which
meet at Amiens. Both sides Of this
triangle are under the fire of tho
French and American guns, which will
inflict tremendous losses on Ger
man army attempting to take Amiens.
heaviest Fighting viii ~
Come Before Amiens. .... ....., ....s
For this reason the Germans will
be in a precarious position, open to
flanking attacks from the south as
well as the west, unless they first
weaken the allied line to the north OF
Amiens. f
From Amiens and Montdidier the
line now turns at a sharp angle TO
the east, following the line Of the Disc
.epA thss Aisnez ia AQyQn ana S9tssaps, Ets,
Tt ri likely the Gernlans VIII deHver
q secondary attack along this Ane TO
attractsthc allied reserves away from
the center and to-, make the battle
appear like an advance on Paris
This attack, however, is not likely
to develop into threatening Of
fensive. ID !,
All things considered, the heaviest
fighting 'willttake place before Amiens.
Hers they will in al probability de-
liver the supreme blow which en-
braces all Gcrmany's final hopes for
victory. a&. j. ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-21
HANLON & OKES
MUST PATCH UP
POOR PAVEMENT
City Commission Serves Notice
on Contractors in Down.
Town District

The city commission by resolution
has served notice on Hanlon & Okes
thecontractors who laid the bitulithic
pavement in the downtown district
that defective work must be repaired
Immediately. In many sections of the
first district the pavement is rutted
and gouged out, and 1t has caused q
great deal of unfavorable comment
Under the contractors bond they have
guaranteed the pavement for q certain
number of years, and the city will
hold them to their guaranty or declare
tehir bonds forfeit.
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ALLIES TAKE. !. Z
ADVANT AGE0Fl:.
TBUT0N DELAYS
Improve Positions Here and
There by Strong Local
~. Attacks on Huns ~

Delay in launching of the great ex.
pected German offensive apparently
is giving the allied troops little con-
cern as they improve their positions
here and there by strong local IT.
tacks. Whether the Germans arc
preparing to renew the heavy ftghs.
ing is not yet clear, but strangely
they do not react against the Anglo
French nibbling tactics. T..
On the .Lys front. between Mont
KENNEL and the heights Of Mont
Rouge, and Scherpenberg, the French
have greatly improved their positions
in q forward movement along Q front
of two miles. Not only were import.
ant gains made. but more than AGO
German prisoners captured. The en-
emy as yet have made no counter at.
tack !theret a.
Between the Somme. and the Arras,
the British and the French are bar
assing the Germans by rushing their
outposts. The German artillery IRE
Is especially violent south Of :he
Somme and north Of Bethune, NORTH
west of Arras. To Bethune has come
the fate of 50 many other towns
and. cities of Northern France. and It
ia now a mass of ruins as the result
of the German bobardment. Tber Is
no let up in the intense aerial acttv:
itv. British aviators have destroyed
27 German machines, and driven down
others out of control, as well as
burning three balloons. Bomotns
souadrons also are busy behind fthe
German lines, and Monday q ton of
bombs was dropped on Landau, noftn-
wast Of Karlsruhe on the Rhine, Sew
eral fires were started.
On the Italian and MaceoQnisn
fronts, there have been strong pat:o'
octiOnS q E..-......-. : 2 =. sr'. II
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GERMANY FACES.
GREATEST FOOD
CIR ISIS OF WAR
Situation More Critical Than at
Any Time Since Big
Struggle Began
PEOPLE FACE STARVATION
Even with Reduced, Ration Ef-
fective June l, Supplies
Will Not Suffice
PEOPLE FACE STARVATION

Washington, D. C., May 21.-The
food situation in Germany, officials
here believe, is the most critical it
has been at anytime. Information
reaching Washington from many sour.
ces indicate that even with the re-
duced rations planned for June the
country will not have enough food to
carry the population through to the
next harvest and further reductions
will have to be made.
The reduced ration was to have
been put into operation March |, but
the measure was postponed In the
hope that grain would be forthcoming
id large quantities from the Ukraine.
When this hope vanished, the Ger
man government saw the reduction
was inevitable. Germany began con-
suming her 1917 wheat crop two
months before it was intended TO
start on 1t. and the potato crop has
not turned out nearly so we'll as Ger.
man agricultural interests had hoped.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-21
WITH NEARLY 2,OOO,OOO MEN
RENEW TERRIFIC DRIVE ON WHICH
HANGS THE WORLDS FATE

, than ever before assembled But the
British and American fleets are ready
eager, in fact. for such q move
ment. Il,
This would be merely diversion
and secondary to the great business
which lies before the German general
staff namely, the effort to, destroy
the allied armies and force q German
made peace on the world.
Hindenburg has been quoted as say
ding that he will sacrifice q million
|! men to bring victory in the new drive
Its first stage cost him 100000. SO II
is safe to assume that he will not
stop this time until 100000 more have
Deen hurled into the inferno.
This forms the best possible cri'
terion of what the battle will be like.
Huge masses OF German soldiers will
be- thrown, wave after wave, against
the allied lines, to be left mangled
and dead On the field. The fighting
will surpass In horror anything that
the world has yet Witnessed
Employing such tactics in an Of
fensive, we must be prepared to hear
that the enemy has gained some
ground at first.
Foch Must Save
His Armies Intact.
But the German objective Is not
the capture Of more French or Bel.
gian territory, despite all the talk
about the drive for the channel ports
and for Paris.
It's real aim Is to drive q wedge
into the French and British lines
which will enable Won Hindenburg to
cut one or the other armies OFT, sur.
round it and destroy It.
II the aliles can be p0cketed in the
southwestern corner OF Belgium and
the northwestern corner Of France,
this danger will be come q real men
ase.3
General Foch command erin chief OF
the allied forces, therefore. faces the
task of saving his armies intact, ;at
whatever. cost in. territory. Even
though thHsal}ie( ,be sdriventst0 the Bea,
there is every r4ab03 for confidence In
his abilitysto'doM. J b
Drive 70 pc entered :;
at two Points on Front
The German drive, infthe. opinion Of
the majority OF the military critics,
will be centered !. at2.twO points:
1-estWesn XpFes and esthuns.
|. On the, northern end ot the tlns-- ~
the aFlAnders offensive. This n "a
III IW,ihsrs ,tsiG 9prilS fighting dfovS ~ ss%
wedge into tho allied line and cost
Il the British the towns Of Afmen-
there's and sal'leul. This portion
Of the front 10 nearest the chan
8 mel ports Of. Dunkirk .and alats.
j The line here is held mainly BY
the British. although some French,
Belgian and eartsSsse Aunits are
helping. The main purpose OF az
ofsensivs al Ypres ~ not the. esp
ture IS that ruined city, but to cut
OF the British from their main
hases, at Amiens and Arras.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-21
3 DAK0TANS
IN CASUALTIES
Donnybrook, Talemo and Minot
Boys Numbered Among
Wounded Today

Washington, D. c., May 21.-The
casualty list today contained Al names,
divided as follows:
Killed in action 3; died of wounds
I; died of accident Z; died of disease
2, wounded severely 1S; wounded
slightly 8; missing in action 2.
Among those contained in the list
are:
Wounded severely: IRVINE e. Nc
CORMACK, " DONNYBROOK, N. D;
Wounded slightly: PRIVATES Ell
MER L. DOKKEN, Palermo, N. D.;
LYMON ]. JOHNSON, Minot, N. D.
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! How the German 59 s
Divisions Are Massed
The French general staff has dis
covered that the German divisions
are placed in this manner along ths
front:
Arnlm. - .'s 80 ~. q, - u
Ten divisions (120,ooo men) 30.
tween 'Nieuport and Ypres, untsF.s
command Of General Sixt vAn
Arnim. ....s. , Nj, oylss
Forty divisions :(4so,ooo .msn) /,
between Ypres and the la1ssss
Canal, just north Of Arras, under
General sieoer, zf,
Ono hundred division .(1,1Q,.
600 mem on the 5omtIe front be-
tween Lasassee and Mentdidier,
under General Won Below. %;s[..
1t was no doubt because Of the
great concentration of Germans b.
fore Amiens that General Foch pick
ed this part OF the line to be strength.
ened by the American men and artil.
lery. /, ~,
Germany Calls Every j
Man and Boy to Front.
To counteract the reinforcement Of
the allied armies, Germany has called
into the fray. every man. boy and ma
chine she could rake together tor hsr
last great adventure.
Traffic on all the German railways
for a week has been stopped to per.
NIT the passage Of troops. They have
been taken from Rumania, from Rus.
sia, from the factories and fields
even from the hospitals Of sGermany.
Hindenburg has been refitting III.
visions which are half composeds'of
wounded men only partially recovered
and Of boys OF 1S and 49,. For the
beginning OF the spring drive, he do
pended largely on the class 'ot 1915,
boys Of 81, but now he has dipped IN
to the nations man.power to the ex,
tent Of calling the classes Of 1918 and
1920 far ahead Of their time. .t
Ludendorf Gives Word I !; B. ,1i;'>f: q :
for Renewal OF Battle. ssfil 3ga:as :Sass.s gs..s
For two weeks allied airman have
brought reports OF great activity b.
hind the German lines while the in.
fantry was idle. resting for the pew!
attacks. In the meantime the Gers
man artillery has been boMhaYdinS
with ever increasing intensity tho
whole allied front from Ypres to
Tfii6dgE ttIg " ;lsasi ssiftdads -
ple have shown their irnpgtjShca 70
hsve the drive started and over Win.
The military authorities hs'a, been
feeding them with excuses. such -
had weather, the necessity for reform
ing shattered armies, etc. 'sFs:f s.!f
But now everything is IN readtness.
and Ludendorf, chief Of tho general
staff, has given the word and named
the date for resumption Of the strug-
gle. .a'l 81. sss
The fate. Of the world may be decid-
ed in the next few weeks ,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-21
Mfhot. Girl Dies
N After Eating 81
Poison PO'i u Candy

& I; Minot, IN. D., May 2l.-
Grace Berkelo, three-year-
old daughter Of . local hotel
proprietor, died in convul-
sions today less than an
ftcr she bud tseaten
candy purchased at q local
confectionery. An investi-
cation to determine wheth-
,er the candy contained poi
son is being made. ,r
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-21
EVIDENCE OF
GERMA.N-lRISH
PLOT. |. IN U. s.
Governnent Agents Reported to
Have Unearthed Evidence
in This Country
ALL QUIET IN DU UBLINs ! NOW 'l''' y
Total Absence OF Excitement IS
Noted People Appear Uli-s \.
perturbed BY Events 'S..s .

Washington, D. c., May 2l.-Edi.
dence Of plOttingIjbetYeen German and
irish agents in this country for an up'
rising IN ireland has been uncovered
by United States government agents,
and is partly responsible for recent
arrest OF Irish leaders, by the British
government.
This evidence, which may be made
public soon, ID understood to show def
lnitely that Irish leaders, mainly Sinn-
teinn sympathizers in the United
States, have been in touch with Ger
man, representatives who agreed to
furnish money to finance a rebellion
in Ireland. There was even some dis
cusslOn OF the chances Of sending Ger
man soldiers to take part in the war.
fare on Irish soil. la,,. Yy41s
The uprising was set set 'fof about this
time when the Germans had splanned
to feach the channel port after their
great drive in France, and It was Pc
lieved England would be- thrown into
confusion by the German victories.
NO EXCITEMENT in DUBLIN.
London, Eng. May, 21:-A total ap-
sence of excitement in Dublin is re.
ported in all dispatches to the morn
ing newspapers from. the Irish capital,
and as far as is known there has been
no untoward incidents, in, connection
with the Sinn-Feinn unrest IN the
country. There is no outward indica'
,lon that anything is happening o.
about to happen outside Ireland's daily
routine. .,si
A correspondent Of the Daily Mail
saws the calm Is International, and
the people appear unpeturbed by the.
recent happenings. ),
Conscription in ireland continues to
hold attention.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-21
BRITISH MAKE
HUN PRISONERS
Northwest of Merville, in Flan.
ders Salient, Allies I'm
prove Position

London, May 21.-Northwest of
Merville, in the Flanders. salient, the
British improved their position last
night, the war: office announced
Thirty prisoners and six machine
guns were taken. A counter attack
on the new positions launched this
morning after a period OF heavy she'll
ing was crushed by British artillery
and machine guns.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-21
CR0WDER HOPES
FOR 100000 IN
REGISTRATION
Fully Million Will Register and
IS Per Cent Will Be Avail.
a. able for Draft

Washington, D.. c., May 21.-Esttr
mates today by Major General Crowd
er that probably three-quarters of q
million men will be obtained for the
army by the registration on June OF
all youths who have attained 81 years
OF age since June 5 last. a,..
Fully million youths, according to
General Crowders estimate, will be
registered. At least onefourth Of
them, he thinks, will be exempted on
various grounds. e..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-21
RED RIVER HAS
ENOUGH RAIN TO
R UN TO ] ULY /
Nearly Two Inches Of Precipita.
toin Reported in Fargo in
Last Sixty Hours

Fargo, N. d., May 21.-Heavy rain
is falling in the Red River valley to-
day covering virtually the whole of
North Dakota. The rain will do won
ders for the grain, some of which
needs moisture badly, and some OF
which was injured by frost. Observ-
ers declare this moisture will carry
the crop to July at least. Nearly
two inches Of rain has fallen in Far
go in 60 hours.
The temperature is below normal
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a. New,paper Enterprise A..'n.)

(ey Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n.)
London, May 2l-The great battle
in Picardy and Flanders is about to
be renewed.
1t will be the greatest battle In the
worlds history. The fate of civiliza,
tion depends upon It.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg has
been feverishly reforming his divis.
ions and preparing: TO renew the of.
fensive. 1t is now indicated that the
first blow will be launched this week
two months after the beginning OF
the first stage OF the battle.
Moon Now Favorable
to Hindenburo's Plans.
The moon is now In about the same
stage as at the beginning Of the
March drive. AZ the Germans do
most of their fighting at night, Hin.
denburg isn't overlooking any little
details like that. "a M st
According 10 the estimates of the
French general staff, the Germans
have massed l,S00;090 men along the
front for the neY drive.
lu0 dIlcS oICJ uOS III CAC AoOAl "a
announcing the number OF men in
their armies, but 1t is an open secret
that they too. have been reinforcing
their lines in preparation for the
terrific battle.
The greater part of their reinforce
ments are made up OF American sol
diers, who have been pouring to the
front in a steady stream for two
months. Among them are many ma,
tional army men, The battle will ne
the first test for the. American troops.
They will take as important a part In
it as the French and British.
Germans eeiisved to es
Preparing Triple Drive.
There have been some indications
that the German general staff is pre-.
pairing. for q triple drive along these
lines: Il.
"a arsat offensive against
the French and British on the
= WEST front, calculated 70 capture
Ypres, Amiens and Arras and
drive the British to the sea.
& "A naval offensive aealnst the
British fleet in the North Sea.
3-A terrific drive BY the Aus
trians against the italians g cap
ture venice.
Since the war began It has been
typical 81 German strategy to spring
q surprise on the foe at the opening
OF eYerS offensive movement. The
42.ceiitimeter siege gun, the use OF IL
quid fire and poison gas, the Zeppelin
bombardments, and. the most recent;
the 75.mile gun that shelled Paris
when the spring drive began, are in
stances.
What will the surprise be this
time? ..la
cermans Willing TO
Give 100000 More Lives. 4
Some critics believe it will come In
the form Of a descent upon the Eng.
lish coast by a German fleet greater
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FIVE OF MACHINES
3 THAT MADE RAID ON
LONDON ARE DOWN

London, May 2l.-Of the
20 to 80 Gotha machines
which took part in the raid
on London on Sunday night,
five are reported officially to
have been brought down: Or
fetal confirmation is lacking
to the report that two others
fell into the North sea.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-21
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT C. w.
FAIRBANKS IS CRITICALLY I'LL

indianapolis, Ind, May
2O.-Charles w. Fairbanks,
former vice president of the
United States, is critically
i'll at his home here with
Bright's disease. His con-
dition was better today than
for a few days past, it was
reported, but physicians
stated tonight that he may
not recover.
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SWEDEN SAVES HUN PLANES.

London, Eng. May 21.-Two German
aeroplanes Of q new and large type
which were forced to land In the North
Sea were rescued by Swedish steam
ers telegraphs the correspondent of
the Exchange Telegraph Co. These
are the machines mentioned In the Of
ficial British air report as having
been driven down In the sea after the
raid Sunday.
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KANSAS TORNADO IS, .I...;
KILLS FIVE PEOPLE

Hays, Kan, May 21.-A
tornado sweeping over the,
northern part of Ellis county;%} 3
this morning killed five per-
sons and caused considerabl
destruction Of property. ME-
and Mrs. Alexander Geist
and their three grandc chill
dren were killed. ast
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MARCH AND BLISS
TO BECOME GENERALS

Washington, D. c., May
21.-Nomination of Major
General March, acting chief
of staff to be a full general,
and of General Bliss, chief Of
staff, to be a general by
brevetA was sent by President
Wilson to the senate today.
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NO DUTCH eAILINcs.

The Hague, May 21.-The Dutch
government has prohibited the sailing
of all Dutch steamships from Dutch
ports. Sailing vessels and costal fish.
ing craft are excepted from the rul-
Ing. p
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Probably showers tonight.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-19
Woman DieSOn
Visit In Fargo

Mrs. oiine Thompson, So years old,
jamestown, Stutsman county died at
the home OF her niece. Mrs. H. NJ.
Myli, 1871 Fifth avenue south. at
o'clock yesterday afternoon from old
age. The end came peacefully. She
visit Mrs. Myli.
Mrs. Thompson, formerly a resi-
dent of Iowa, had been living with
her daughters at Jamestown. She is
survived by seven children. They
are Mrs. s. o. Allen, Jamestown;
Mrs. Henry Harmon, Jamestown;
Ole Thompson, Dawson: Mrs. r. Ell
lison, Lisbon; Charles Thompson,
PiIlsbury: Miss Bessie Thompson,
Fargo, and Mrs. P. A. Eddington,
Sioux Falls, s. d.
e. r. Moore will ship the body to-
night to Kensett, la. Funeral ar
rangements have not been COM
pIeted