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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
ADDRESSES WILL
BE RESUMED IN:
CASUALTY / LISTS T
Military Information Obtainable
Does Not Offset Relatives
r.. Anxiety

Washington, d. c., May 2.-The war
department will resume tomorrow pub.
lication of home addresses of men re-
ported on the casualty lists from
France.
This action means that it has been
determined that any military informa.
tion the enemy might gain from the
lists would not be OF sufficient value
to Justify the anxiety among relatives
Of soldiers Occassioned by suppress.
sion Of this aid to positive identifica-
tiOn. 1t ends a controversy Waged in
congress which caused an open rup-
ture of friendly relations between the
war department and the committee on
public information, and which Presi-
dent Wilson himself was called upon
TO take hand in settling.
When the department began issuing
casualty lists without addresses the
committee on public information re,
fused to handle them on the ground
that they were of no news value in
that form. Since then the lists have
been made public by the Adjutant Gen
erals Office Army officials are in
clned, it is understood to continue
the present arrangement, holding that
the committee went out of its field in
refusing to handle the limited lists.
Time. Place, Regiment, Withheld.
The department is now said to be
convinced that the addresses can furn-
ish no information to the enemy even
if means to communicate them to Ger.
many exist, and that even the total
number of casualties in any list tells
nothing. The names are forwarded
by General Pershig in such form as
to disguise completely the time and
place where the losses occurred.
The department will continue to omit
names of regiments or other units to
which the men were attached.
The question Of publishing address,
es with casualties is known to have
been fully discussed with General
Pershig, but there was no information
available tonight to show whether he
had been over-ruled in theorder to re-
sumo the old practice. If he has been
over.ruled it is the first time since he
was sent over to command American
forces in France, that he has not been
sustained by the war department and
many officers think he probably ap-
proved the change when he was fully
informed as to the situation at home.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
LIBERTY KNIGHTS
HANG, K1DNAP, TAR
AND FEATHER TWO

San Jose, Calf, May 2.-Nothing
had been learned tonight of the where
abouts or condition of H. Steinmoltz,
said to be an Oakland tailor, who was
hanged about five miles from here
until unconscious, then tied to a tree
and later taken away early today in
an automobile by band of masked
men calling themselves 1.-THE knights
of Liberty"
Steinmoltz was tried" according
to the statements of an avowed mem
ber of the band, and found guilty, with
George Koetzer of San Jose, of making
dislcyal statements. Koetzer was
tarred and feathered and chained to
a cannon in a park in San Jose, was
in the county Jail tonight for his pro-
lection, in the same jail was Herman
Schmitt, who sought refuge there two
weeks ago after he had been threat
enc by the Knights.
Investigation into the occurance was
begun late today by the San Jose
police
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$4,000 BRITISH
SEAMEN KILLED
BY HUN PIRATES
Charges Germany Is More De-
termined than Ever to ''Sink
Without Leaving Trace

London, via Ottawa, May 2.-Have-
lock, Wilson, president of the sea-
mems and firemen's union in state
ment regarding the sacrifices of the
merchant marine said $4,000 British
seamen have been murdered by Ger
man pirates during the war.
Sea murders are growing because
the enemy is more determined than ev-
er that sailors in sunken ships should
not live to tell the tale,' he declared.
British sailors are in deadly earn
est in their determination to apply a
punitive boycott to Germany after the
war;" he said.
"All are in hearty unanimity in their
determination not to handle materials
in any way connected with Germany
after the war A year ago the limit OF
boycott was for two years. Now, ow.
ing to the increase of such crimes, it
has been extended to five and one
ahlf years"
He added that the seamen's league
was growing daily. Already it has a
hundred thousand members.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
E-B0ATS ON
CITY OF ATHENS
WEREIN ORDER
Death List Now Includes 81
Passengers and 33 of Crew;
66 Saved
(BY ASSOCIATED PREss.)

An Atlantic Port, May 2.-The
steamship City Of Athens had aboard
and in working order almost twice her
required complement Of lifeboats when
she was rammed and sunk by a
French cruiser off the Delaware coast
early yesterday morning, according to
L. Collins, superintendent of the Ocean
Steamship company, in a statement is
sued today The vessel carried nine
boats, accommodating 242 persons, and
there were 1875 on board, sixty nine Of
whom were lost
Mr.. Collins gave out a revised list
of dead showing that 81 passengers
and 80 Of the crew went down with the
liner. Thirty three passengers and
the same number of the crew were
picked up by boats lowered from the
French warship.
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WAR CHIEFS ASK
BLANKET POWER
FOR PRESIDENT
Baker, March and CrOWder Want
Authority to Increase Army
Vested in Wilson

Washington, D. c., May 2.-Blanket
authority for the president to increase
the army to whatever size may be nee
essary to win the war was proposed
to the House military committee in
executive session today by Secretary
Baker, Major General March, acting
chief of staff, and Provost Marshal
General Crowder. An administration
measure amending the selective draft
act to provide for this grant of power
will be prepared Immediately and
prompt action on it asked.
Secretary Baker told the committee
it would be unwise to set any limit on
any number of men who could be call
ed to the colors and that the granting
of complete discretion authority to
the president to increase the size OF
the army as rapidly as transportation
and equipment facilities would war
rant would have great psychological
effect on the enemy by showing how
thoroughly the nation is throwing az
it's resources into the conflict. ,..~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
SEES HUGE PLOT
AGAINST IN NATION I
IN |. W. W. PLANS
Attorney Declares Trial Will Re-
veal Attempts to Frustrate
American War Aims

Chicago, ILL.,, May 2.-The govern
ment began presentation of testimony
in the trial Of 112 leaders Of the In.
dustrial Workers of the World late to-
day, after Frank Knebeker, special
prosecutor, had concluded his opening
statement, in which he said it would
be shown the organization entered a
widespread conspiracy to upset Am.
erica's war plans. /,
Mr.. Nebecker said the government
would show sabotage, or direct action,
had been practiced by the organization
in nearly every industry, that this
practice ranged from the .disa bling of
industrial plants to the spreading of
bedbugs in hotels where employees had
not been granted certain demands.
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OF MEN "a ..
FOUND UNLOYAL
GO ON BALLOTS

St. Paul Mimi, May 2.-Julius A.
Schmahl, Secretary of State, announc'
ed today that the name of James y.
Peterson Of Minneapolis, as Repuoh.
can candidate for United States Senat.
or will be placed on the primary ballot.
Peterson and ]. o. Bentall, prospective
socialist candidate for governor re.
Gently were convicted OF violation OF
the espionage act. -
Secretary Schmahl ruled that as Pet
erson's filing was made before his
conviction and already has been &C.
cpted his name will have to be placed
on the ballot. Bentalls filing Will. oe
rejected in view of his conviction II
offered Schmahl said. a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
SBAMEN SUBMIT
CASE TO BOARD
FOR ADHESION
Atlantic Trade Sailors Want Pac-
ific Scale and War Zone Z,
Bonus
ASKS INDUSTRIAL DRAFT
for Owners Is Told
That 1t Would Be Alright if
Universal

Washington, D. c., May 2.-The
question Of wages for seamen on Am
erican vessels In the Atlantic trade,
overseas and coastwise, which with
that Of living conditions aboard ships,
has occupied the attention: of the
attention Of the shipping labor confer
ence here for several days, was tlispos-
ed of today by both sides agreeing to
submit their case /, to the shipping
board for decision. Application of the
Pacific scale to Atlantic boats asked,
with the fifty per cent bonus for war
zone work retained. H. .s
Industrial conscription as a means
OF preventing stoppage Of essential
war work by men quitting their jobs
was advocated before the conference
by ]. G. Rolls, speaking for Pacific
coast ship owners. The suggestion
was made after union officials had said
they would be unable to enter q wage
agreement for the period of the war,
because the men would not bind them.
selves for any such indefinite time,
and would quit work because condi.
tions would. be changing frequently
= Apply it to AIl-Retort. ~
"The remarks of the union officers
indicate a defect in organization and
a lack of power in the officials" Mr..
Rolls asserted; "the ship owners he.
lieve that industrial conscription
should be applied to obtain men need.
ed to win the war" '-.
II agree with you," retorted Andrew
president Of the lnterna-
tional seamen's union, but industrial
must be- applied to all
alike-$3O a month and soldiers ra'
tions for every body, and soldiers ra-
tions for the families Of all who are
fools enough to marry ~
The term of the Atlantic agreement
probably will be for one year, the
same, as the Pacific agreement, which
became effective April i. '.s,+ =,
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RANDALL, LEAGUE WORKER
BEING TRIED As DlSlOYAl.

Redwing, Mimi, May 2.-The de-
tense in the case against N. S. Rand
all, Non.Partisan league organizer,
rested tonight after twelve witnesses
we're examined. Judge Willard L.
Converse limited the defense to doz-
en- witnesses and all of the persons
who took the stand denied that Rand
all had made seditious or. unpatriottc
remarks. Randall is charged with
having made disloyal speech.
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NAME BISMARCK:
UNPALATABLE TO
CHICAGO PEOPLE
Name of Hotel to Be Changed {;
"Berlin" Room Now Called
"COlOnial'

Chicago, ILL.,, May 2.-Max and
Karl Eitel, proprietors of the
Bismarck Hotel, announced to-
day the name of the hotel will
be changed in Difference to the
guests and patrons. The "Ber-
lin" room of the hotel was chang
ed to the ''Colonial' some time
ago and an, electric sign recently
has advertised the Third Liberty
Loan.
A name for the hotel has not
been chosen.
Some months ago soldiers in
uniform were said to have been
ordered from the hotel.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03

Partisan league manager was convict
ed here on February II of "the crime
Of unlawful assemblage."
Nicholas in his telegram, declared
that the specific act complained of was
that Gilbert's meeting was for the pur.
pose of discouraging enlistments. The
county attoney said that the testimony
in the case as presented by the prose-
cution, alleged that Gilbert AT q pub
lict meeting at Lake Field, Mimi, on
January % said that young men in
Minnesota and North Dakota ought
not to be taken into the army; that
they were good deal better off here
than in the trenches"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
SERVICE
DEFENDS PIRACY
OF A.P. MATTER
Counsel Claims Publication Gives
A. P. Competitor Right to Use
News Dispatches

Washington, D. c., May 2.-Argu-
ments in proceedings brought in an
effort to have set aside injunctions re-
straining the International service, or
Hearst's service, from pirating news
dispatches of the Associated Press
began today in the supreme court. The
opening argument was made by Sam.
uel Untermyer, representing the
Hearst service, who will conclude to-
morrow, after which Frederick w.
Lehman will present the; Associated
Press side OF the suit. Senator John
son of California will close for the
Hearst service. .,. x -.
Mr.. Untermyer attacked especially
the contention OF the Associated Press
that news has property value and
charged that il the lower courts in
functions are sustained, the Ass0ciat.
ed Press will be, allowed to become a
"despotic monopoly" He argued
that publication OF the news destroys
the claim to It as property, and that
the International service or any other
organization is at liberty to make use
of news matter once 1t has been pub
lished, or placed on a bulletin board.
Under the lower courts injunctions he
asserted, Associated Press news re-
ceives greater sanctity than copy
righted matter, because use OF 1t by
others than members would not be per-
mitted until after publication by the
,O3O members of that organization.
Admitting that the international
news service had been guilty Of sell
ing news sent out by the other or
ganization, the attorney insisted the
Associated Press had been guilty of
the same practice despite aftidavits of
employees Of the Associated Press de-
nying it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
UNCLE SAM ROLLS UP HIS SLEEVES
GERMANY THREATENS SHIPS CARRYING AMERICAN WOUNDED
"MOTHER DAY." WHEN LETTERS WILL
BE WRITTEN HOME, SET FOR MAY IL

Paris. May 2.-"Mother Day." day
on which every soldier of the Ameri'
can expeditionary forces, young and
old, high and low, is expected to write
home to mother-has been fixed for
May H. The idea originated with
The Stars and Stripes, the official
newspaper of the American forces in
Europe, and was approved by head
quarters, which is doing everything
possible to help it along.
The Y. NJ. c. A. has promised that
on that date its huts will be stocked
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
AYERS GILBERT WAS CONVICTED OF
"CR1ME OF UNLAWFUL LASSEMBLAGE,"

Jackson, Mimi, May 2.-County At
torney E. Fl. Nicholas announced to-.
night that he had sent cablegram to
United States Senator John w. Weeks
Of Massachusetts,, chairman of the
military affairs committee, in which he
took exception to one OF the asser-
tions which A. C. Townley, president
of the Non-Partisan league made in
Washington yesterday.
Townley declared that no member of
the Non'Partisan league has ever been
convicted of a reasonable or unpatri-
otic offense. Nicholas declared in his
telegram that Joseph Gilbert, a Non
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(BY ASSOCIATED pREsS.)

W. V00OSS~U 6O VVe0Ssy ''f
America is stripping for the decis.
i've battle of the battle front Of Eur.
ope. In an executive session OF the
military committee Of the. lower house
of congress Secretary Of war Bak5r,
Major GeneEar1March, Chief. ofss&if.;
and Provost Marshal General ,groyder
have asked congress to give, th9; ;presI
dent blanket authority to increase tie.
United States army to whatever size
may be necessary to win the war. This
country now has nearly 100000 uiSn,
under arms and the army-approprtic
tion bill for this year would, proxtde
for an increase of this number tos3,.
OO0,OOO.%, =" A,1 49,. 4 .cA. .1c =, -
While msny plans for throwing her
every resource into the battle against
Prussianism are maturing, the lull
which has brooded over the western
battle lines continues. The expected
German attacks on the Ypres and Am.
ican fronts have not been launched
Here and there the opposing artiller-
les have broken forth into wild bomb.
ardments, such as usually are preludes'
to massed attacks on the allied lines.
but they have died out after few
hours. Here and there local opera.
tions have been carried out for the
purpose Of Strengthening lines and
raiding the enemy's positions, but they
have not developed into anything un.
usual. &C..
Defeat Would Be Apparent.
The Germans must attack soon or
acknowledge their defeat in their am
bilious attempt utterly to crush the al
lied armies. .r'.
The present phase of the battle Is
not unlike that before Verdun, two
years ago, after the first German rush
had been stopped and even attempts
to carry local objectives had met with
defeat. 1924.
Germany has lost heavily, but the
Emperor still has reserves to throw in
10 the fight The defeat Monday on
the Meterin Voormeizeele line south
west OF Ypres has taught the Germans
that the allies are prepared to stand
their ground, and there seems little
at the present moment to
renew conflict which threatens TO be
disa strous.
Rumanians Oppose Austria.
The report that Czech soldiers, de-
serting from the Austrian army, now
are fighting with the Italians, has
been followed by a dispatch saying
that Rumanians who had been captur-
cd by the Italians have asked perm's-
sion to fight against the Austrians and
that they now are on the firing line,
The British forces in Palestine have
Es-Salt, village from
which they retired three weeks ago
under pressure from superior force
Of Turks and Germans. ~ J..
A Berlin report says that the fort.
ress of Sebastopol has been occupied
by the Germans. This was expected
after the capture OF Simferopol last
week. -
Ukrainian peasant deputies are r.
ported to have overthrown the govern
ment of that republic. This report fol.
lows closely a dispatch saying. that
many Ukrainian officials had been i'm.
prisoned by the Germans for ,consptr-
ing against the military authorities OF
the central powers. The new regime
has announced that it will carry out
the provisions of the Brest-Litovsk
treaty.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03

with an inexhaustible supply of writing
paper. The censors have decided to
work overtime, until midnight, If nee.
essary, so the letters will be speeded
to the United States without delay.
Mothers may expect their letters to
begin arriving early in June. Soldiers
in tho front line trenches will be CIV
en- every opportunity to write few
lines to their mothers. The letters
will be marked Mothers letter" on
the envelopes and will be givto pre-.
ference over all other mail matter.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
BONE DRY LAW
UPHELD BY S. D.
SUPREME COURT

Pierre, S. D., May 2.-State officials
said today that increased activity
against violators of the bone dry law
probably would be the result of the
decision of the South Dakota Supreme
court yesterday which held that the
state law was constitutional
The decision was rendered in the
case of state versus Harry Brown on
appeal from lower court.
Brown was arrested in railway
station at Sioux Falls, and was found
to have eleven quarts of whiskey and
one quart of alcohol in his possession.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
AMERICA STRIPS
FOR HEAVY BLOW
TO PRUSSlANISMIl
Leaders of War Activity Favor
Blanket Authority Over .
Army for President
100000 DRAFT MEN ARMED
Appropriation Bill Woul Increase
Total to Three Million;
Fronts Quiet
GERMANS CLAIM
SEBASTOPOI. HAS .
BEEN OCCUPIED.

Berlin, via London, May 2.
--German forces have occu-
pied Sebastopol, the great
Russian fortress in the .Cri-,
mea. According to the Of
ficial communication from
headquarters, the town was
taken without fighting. .:'.: =
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
TICKNER CHARGED
WITH MURDER OF
MINOT OFFICERS

Minot, N. D., May 2.-Clark N. Tick
ner, arraigned today on charge OF
first degree murder, waived prelimin-
ary hearing and was bound over for
trial. He was not able to procure
BAIL
Tickner is charged with having kill
ed Kerhey GOWN and Pat Devaney,
who tried to arrest him recently on
charge of violating the prohibition. law
A. l.. Buck, another defendant, ad-
mitted his guilt and was bound over.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
B0CHE PLANNING
TO DESTROY j. s.
HOSPITAL SHIPS
Charge That American Aviators
Are Crossing in Them Is
Reiterated
NEW PHASE OF OLD EXCUSE
Prelude to Blowing Up British
Hospital Ships Was Similar
Hun Lie
NEW PHASE OF OLD EXCUSE

LOndcn, May 2.-The German wire
less, which a few days ago sent out a
dispatch alleging American ayiators
were crossing to Europe on hospital
ships, reiterates these charges In a
longer message today. The reason for
emphasis placed on this false charge,
it is pointed out here probably is that
they are laying the foundation for
justification at a later date of the tor
pedoing of American hospital ships,
in case any such ships are put in the
transatlantic service to carry home
invalided soldiers. 1t may be recalled
that similar charges were spread
broadcast about British hospital ships,
as a prelude to torpedOing them. The
German wireless message today says:
Documents Of Captured, Claim.
american aviatOrs are crossing to
Europe as members of the Red Cross
on hospital ships. This misuse of the
Red Cross appears from documentary
evidence found on American aviators
who have been shot down. An Ameri-
can brought down in the region of the
army of General Won Hutier carried
pass which referred to him as men,
ber of the American ambulance SER
vice for France. E........ =
"Prisoners openly admit it is the
general practice for aviators to enter
the American ambulance service for
their passage to Europe and to cross
on hospital ships. After they are
landed in France they Immediately
transfer .tosthe automobile corps, and
thence into the air service. = -, ~ g-e, y
THE captured aviator referred to
had, however; transferred directly
from the ambulance service into the
air service. Another carried a certi
ficate in which the dates of several
transfers were officially Indicated
The British admiralty has already
denied the charge that American avi-
ators were crossing on hospital ships,
saying: ~.
mo hospital ship, British or AmIeri-
can has ever carried anybody but in
valids, and the necessary medical staff.
The American naval authorities state
that they have some few aviators who
were in the allied ambulance service
in France before the United States
came into the war, but even in such
cases these men crossed the Atlantic
in ordinary ships, taking their full
chance of being torpedoed."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
COAL CARRIER
WOODEN BARGES
ORDERED BUILT

Washington, D. c., May 2.-Con-
struction of fifty wooden barges of
$500 tons each for use in the coast
wise coal carrying trade was authoriz-
ed today by the shipping board. The
vessels will be built at New England
and south Atlantic shipyards. They
will aid materially in solving the prob
lem of keeping New England supplied
with coal.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
CLAIMS OVERTHROW
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT

Amsterdam, May 2.-The
old Ukraine government and
Rada, according to advices
from Berlin, have been over
thrown by peasant deputies,
who arrived at Kiev, the
Ukrainian capitol. The new
government Immediately de-
clared that it adhered to the
Brest-Litovsk peace treaty.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
10000 ADDITIONAL
FREIGHT CARS TO
BE CONSTRUCTED

Washington, D. G., May 2.-Orders
for 10000 additional freight cars to
supplement the 10000 contracted for
several days ago were placed today
by the railroad administration with fif-
teen car building concerns. The ag-
gregate cost is between $17S,O0,000 and
$210,O00,OO0 and the average profit to
builders is about 5 percent
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
RANSOM COUNTY OVER
TOP IN RED CROSS DRIVE BEFORE
ALLOTMEN1S WERE MADE.

Fargo, N. d., May 2.-Ransom coun-
ty, on the day the apportionments 70"
the Red Cross drive were given out
had oversubscribed it's allotment of
$4,000 by s1,145, according to word
received at state headquarters here
tonight. The drive is scheduled to
start May 20. It is believed Ransom
county is the first in the country to
20 over the top in this drive.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
POPE APPOINTS BISHOP
OF AMERICAN ARMY.

Rome, May 2.-The Pope
has nominated the Right Rev.
Patrick Hayes, auxiliary
Bishop of New York, as Bish-
op of the American army at
the front.