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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
AMERICA IS A POOR PR0VIDER|
FAR BEHIND IN PROVISION PROGRAM
WITH OUR ALLIES, DECLARES HOOVER

an response to many inquiries beg say
since the first December have fallen far behind
agreed food program allies BY the end Of February
we will be short bush els in cereal products which
share Of their supplies We will also be short
Of the amount pork products that to de-
liver This deficiency due solely to the railway congestion
since that railway directorate since coming into
January made efforts to find remedy but during
the month January weather nsuperabe and atho
The 5th Of February the situation
is the accumulation Of three months relays
will be the most critical period IN
food history The simple that the problems far
supplies allies During the last three months
we fallen behind in movement Of foodstus from the
consuming and storage centers W to the first
Of the normal ratio Of has
has 80 cent Of the oats and less than
60 DER cent Of the potatoes From November to January
we were short grains and grain prod
ucts into alone 10000 carloads over
12ooooO0o bushels this further aggregated by similar short
outside the terminals
Fuhermore year have the largest percentage Of
though have record crop OF
corn considerable portion Of the soft will be lost by
ina terminals Of grain that must be loaded
for the days 100000 bushels dayand we have
not vet Less tina this will solve neither the al
lied democratic situation. .....
1--WE had 10000 carloads Of potatoes November
which should have the principal producing
$4,000 carloads should moved $4,000 in this
period that potatoes spelling in the produc
hands consuming ceners have only been sup
piled by the gardens and other stores car
red There is great deal OF livestock
which has been are for time but Is still
These eating their heads off without in
creasna and only adding to the costs OF
the farmer and consuming the srain'-hEReERT HOOVER
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
CENTS MADE
MAXIMUM PRICE
ON SPRING OATS
Trading From February to May
Cannot Exceed Figure Es
tablished by Board
PROVISIONS REGULATED

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb 22-Maximum
prices on oats and provisions were
set by the Chicago Board of Trade
yesterday in an effort to stop specula'
ton in those products.
A resolution adopted by the board
of directors in special session pro-
vides "that on and after February %
members of this association in max
ing contracts for the purchase OF for
the sale, by grade alone, Of oats to
be delivered in store during the
months of February, March, April and
May, 1918, shall not, in entering into
such contracts, exceed the price Of
SO cents per bushel."
Regarding provisions, the resolution
reads, that on and after February %
contracts for the purchase or sale OF
mess pork to be delivered in store
during the months of May and July
shall not exceed the price Of $5O55 a
barrel. Contracts for the sale of lard
to be delivered in store during May
and July shall not exceed the price OF
$26.971a for May and $27.25 for July.
That contracts for short ribs to be
delivered in store in May and July
shall not exceed the price of $500
per 100 pounds for May and $26.55 per
100 pounds for July Prices for mess
pork, lard and short ribs beyond July
shall not exceed $50.55 per barrel for
pork, s27.27 per 100 pounds for lard,
and $26.55 per 100 pounds for short
ribs. Contracts for mess pork, lard
and short ribs for delivery prior to
July shall not exceed $50.65 per bar
rel, for mess pork, $26.97R per 100
pounds for lard, and 5000 per 100
pounds for short ribs"
The action regarding oats rescinds
the rule adopted Wednesday limiting
the advances in any one day to two
cents. The maximum prices were i'm
posed as a result of speculation which
has carried the present prices to the
highest levels ever known. The high
est price quoted, on oats before the
present rise was 80 cents in 1857.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
South Dakotan's Amendment to
Administration Bill Loses in
!: Upper House, 81 to 10
cuMM1Ns PLAN REJECTED
Radical Element Overwhelmed in
Two Efforts to Curb the
Carriers

Washington, c., Feb. %
Champions of government owner
ship lost by an overwhelming vote
in senate yesterday their fight for
indefinite federal control of the
railroads after the war. An amend
ment to the administration rail
road bill, offered by Senator John
son of South Dakota, and provid-
ing that government control would
continue until congress otherwise
ordered, was defeated, 81 to 10.
Determined contests over disputed
sections upset plans for passing, the
bill today in both houses of congress-
but the senate disposed of ali impor-
tantS amendments and will: reach a
final vote tomorrow. Discussion con.
tinued in the. house, where under an
agreement to close general debate. at
s o'clock tomorrow night the leaders
expect to pass the measure early next
week. ..s "
Senate debate was limited after 2
O'clock today to ten minutes, and. to:
morrow it proceeds under a five min
ute rule, The first test of strength
upon the Efforts of the so-called radi-
Gals to amend the compromise draft
brought out by the senate interstate
commerce commission, came on an
amendment by, Senator Cummins of
Iowa, designed to reduce by about
$173,000,000" compensation to be paid
the railroads. 1t was beaten 50 to
%. In effect Senator Cummins pro-
posed that government compensation
to the railroads should cover only nor
NAL dividends paid during the last
tire years, and that earnings above
dividends should be retained. ,sy
The vote: was accepted as decisive.
Senator Johnson of California, who
led advocates of government owner.
ship, said tonight that he did not ex-
pect to7renew his effort.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
FROM LEAL TO
R0VN0 T.EUT0NS
ARE ADVANCING
Forward Movement Has Taken
Form Of Crescent, Threaten
ing Musoovite Heart
BERLIN AWAITS SURRENDER
Formal Notice Demanded by I'm
perial Government Has Not
7 Yet Reached Capital
BERLIN AWAITS SURRENDER
ASSOCIATED Pressl

Like a great tidal wave the Ger
man invasion Of Russia rolls for
ward. From Leal, in Esthonia
the Russian province on the south
shore of the Gulf. Of Finland, on
the north. to, Rovno; part of the
famous triangle 81 fortresses
which stood as a, Muscovite bull
wark in the early days Of the war,
on the south, the Germans are still
advancing. ,sf
The Teutons, forward move;
ment has taken the form Of a
crescent. with its convex face TO-
ward the heart Of Russia. Minsk,
which was occupied'<We Wednesday
by German troops, according to an
official report from Berlin, is at
the extreme eastern curve Of the
wave. 5.5f
ry.F5 Berlin Hasn't Surrender,
The formal message; of surrender
sent to the German high command in
Russia, after Berlin had refused to
accept capitulation by wireless, has
not as yet been received, and it is
probable that there will be no hating
OF the German invasion until Russia s
AFFECT acceptance of peace terms is
in the hands Of the German general
staff-possibly not then.
: From the official reports emanating
from Berlin,it would appear that the
Russians were not destitute of sup.
plies with which to continue the war
Dispatches received Thursday were to
the effect that the booty captured at
Rovno is enormous. Among the items
enumerated were 1853 guns, 100 ma.
chine guns, 1900 or 5000 motor cars,
and trains with about 1000 carriages,
many of which were laden with grain
airplanes and war material of an
amount said to be "incalculable."
But One for Surrender
The decision of Russian w0rkmen
and soldiers deputies to accept tn.
German peace terms was not reached
without a struggle, and the final vote
on the question showed q ma jOrity OF
only one vote in favor Of surrender.
Should the German armies continue
to advance after the formal message
of surrender is delivered, IT is prob
able that the !Bolshevik leaders will
order guerilla warfare against the in
vaders. It was announced Wednesday
at Petrograd that the. advance OF the
Teutonic armies began a new war. and
that there will be stern resistance OF.
fered before the Russian capital is
given up.
oppos ton in Germany
In the meantime the situation In
Russia has stirred up considerable
opposition in Germany, especially
q. X r. . II. - 81
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
Poles Dissatisfied
TWO INJURED IN
! ACTION;;. FIVE DIE
OF PNEUMONIA

Washington, D. c., Feb. 22.-Two
American engineers. were slightly
wounded in action in France Febru-
airy Is and IS. They are Privates
George w. Sterling, Melrose, Mass,
and John J. Fay, Medford, Mass. 1,
General Pershing also reported the
following deaths from diseases:
! Privates Clifford H. Wilson, Walt.
ham,: Mass. pneumonia. Jack Yuill,
Highland Park, Mich, pneumonia;
William Howard, Mount Horeb, Wis,
meningitis, and John G. Warren, Chi.
cago, ILL.,, cause not given.
The death Of George =. Parrish OF
Twickenhan, Ore, from pneumonia,
also was announced. His rank was
not given.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP CHAMPIONS
SUFFER DECISIVE DEFEAT. ON RAIL
MEASURE IN UNITED STATES SENATE

among the Independent socialists,
whose leader, George Ledebour, speak.
ling in the reichstag Thursday. said
that the treaty of peace with Ukraine
was not acceptable to his party. Dr..
Eduard David. another socialist lead.
er, is reported to have expressed the
hope that military operations in the
east would cease ,>%
In the meantime the entente allies
are not idle on the French front. The
attack made by the French in LQr.
raine on Wednesday is reported to
have swept the Germans out of their
first line trenches over a wide front,
but, except for the statement that 525
prisoners were captured, there is moth
ing definite as to the magnitude of the
blow delivered by the French.
The New Zealand troops have been
active in trench raiding operations
near Polygon wood, on the Flanders
front +.
Heavy artillery duels are going on
along the British and French fronts,
but, except for the French advance,
there has been no infantry engage
ments of note. a....., ..'.
American Front Quiet.
The American front is apparently
quiet, as no news Of operations of i'm
portance has come through in the past
24-hours:' ,-"',"
Northwest of Jerusalem the British
have continued their advance over. a
four mile front, while east of the city
they have approached to point with
in four miles Of the city Of Jericho.
These operations are reported to be
continuing.
Premier Won Seydler of Austria has
been urged bv the socialists TO accept
President Wilson's statement regard.
ing the principles upon which a gen
eral peace can be discussed. The open
ing of negotiations Immediately with
the Tinted States is demanded 4
The discovery by the French Of
German spies at st. Etienne is report
ed to have foiled a plan of the Ger.
mans to initiate internal disorders in
France in consonance with the great
German drive, which. is expected to
begin soon. Several arrests have
been made and valuable papers seized
by the French authorities.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
Hard Work, Long Hours, Small
Earnings, Mean Appetite for
Booze, She Claims
FORD WIPED OUT ALCOHOL
Eight. Hour Day and Good Stipend
Put Kibosh on Liquor in :
Detroit Shops

. Chicago, Ill.,, Feb. 22.-Attention Of
Judge Alschuler, arbitrator in the
stockyards wage dispute, was direct.
ed yesterday to the saloon as an i'm.
portant element in the controversy.
In question Bertha NJ. Weinberg. as
sociate economist of the bureau of ap.
piled economies of Washington, D. c.,
Attorney James G. Congdon, represent.
ing the packers, stated that residents
of the district back of the yards
contributed more than $1,000,0OO a
year to the support of 800 saloons in
$50 square blocks.
Miss Weinberg had submitted in evi.
dence a budget showing that in 1917
it cost $l,177 81 to support a family Of
five in the stockyards district.
do you think it would take as much
for a saloonkeeper to support a family
of five as it would take for stock.
yards employer" asked Attorney Cong.
don
The witness said she believed it
would.
What Saloons Cost
"Cll, dlC OUU SdlOOuS Ill Lou
square blocks back of the yards and
each saloon pays $1,000 year license,
has his rent TO pay and hire bar.
tender as we'll as support his family"
said the attorney. This means that
it takes more than $1,O0O,000 a year
to keep these saloons going and that
the money comes from the residents
of the district who are largely stock
yards employees. Don't you think II
the men spent less in these saloons
they might have more to contribute
to the support and comfort Of their
families?"
"My answer to that question is that
there will never be less drinking back
Of the stockyards until the men work
shorter hours and are not so worn out
at the end of the day that they are
forced to seek relief by using alcoholic
stimulants and until ther receive high
er wages" replied the witness.
More Pay, Less Drink
''YOu think. then, that the more
money men earn the less they drink ?"
inquired the lawyer.
investigations made by s0ci0log.
ical workers bear out this theory"
said Miss Weinberg.
I'm the Henry Ford plant at Detroit
drunkenness disappeared with the
granting of the eight-hour day and
higher pay" said Attorney Frank P.
Walsh.
eyes, that is true, believe, and 1t
is true of other plants said the wit:
ness.
Attorney Congdon attempted t.
show that in coal and iron mining
centers and in mill districts where
men received the highest wages
drunkenness was more prevalent than
in sections where workmen received
lower pay, but the witness declined to
admit the truth of the statement.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
OW WAGES MEAN HIGH DRINK BILLS
SAYS SOCIAL WORKER WHEN TOLD MEN
OF JUNGLE PAY SALOONS A MILLION

$21, 900 for expenses Of members and
attaches.
Substitute house joint resolution No.
asking for $75O,O0O for Flathead
project.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
STEWART SIGNS
DRY RESOLUTION

nor Sam Stewart yesterday signed
the resolution ratifying the fed
eral prohibition amendment, clos.
ina Montana's action on the
matter.
Final action in the legislature had
been taken earlier in the session
Only three votes in all were cast
against the measure, one in the house
and two in the senate. The combined
vote of the houses is 1873. The house
today, after lengthy debate, passed
and sent to the senate the Mason bill
to appropriate 100000 for the use OF
the state council of defense, the un
derstanding being that the sum would
largely be used to assist needy farm
ers in growing maximum crop.
The senate stayed in session only
long enough to kill the Bernard home
guard bill, sent over by the house. The
forecast now is that they will adjourn
without legalizing the guards.
The house passed bill providing
nay for assemblymen so long as the
houses shall be in session. There had
been movement to serve without pay
but it waS explained that many Of the
members could not afford to do so.
Adjournment still hangs on the
,Crum impeachment case.
Only Two Bills Remain
All bills and memorials introduced
n either house have now been acted
upon by both bodies except the Mason
bill and house bill No. IL, by OCon'
nor, providing for bonding counties to
furnish feed grain for farmers. The
former il in the house while the latter
repOses in the bosom of the senate
committee on finance and claims,
where according to reports, 1t will re.
main.
Governor Stewart has approved of
III bills that have reached him thus
far, 90 followg:
rs House bill No Permitting white
fish to be sold and fish and game
commission to fix prices.
House bill No. 5-Validating core:
fnnding bonds.
(. House bill No. 15-Explosives law
ana prohibiting use Of Maxim silencer.
House joint memorial No. 1-Askins
congress to enact sedition and sabot-
7ase law. &.
Hoyase Joint resolution No. 7-Rati.
fyine federal prohibition amendment
aena{e bill No. Il Creating Montana
aeouncil ~ Aefanse: SO
senate bill No. Providing for reg
.12PYY5Un &c ~ fire1fHas: 'zs4... y
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
EMPEROR MAY
|. BE FORCED TO
TAKE ACTION.
Threatens to Prologue Reichsrath
and Govern Country BY
Absolute Methods !.
czE &c IS LOUD IN PROTEST 8 B J:
Opposed to German Attitude To-
ward Russia Poles Ex- &; (.
tremely Dissatisfied

Amsterdam, Feb. %. The. Aus:
trian socialists have convoked
mass meetings to support their d.
mand that direct pedcc. negotia- !.
tions shall be opened with 4Ile I.
United STATES. u. n, s.a ,
The Austrian emperor has warn /,
ed the leaders Of the different par
iiamentary parties that he will
prorogue the reichsrath and gov;
e,n the country by absolute meth.
a's if majority is not secured
ior the provisional budget.
4 Wild Scenes Described
Wild scenes in the ,reichsratl.
Tuesday on the OCCASION Of Pre-
mier Won Seydler's speech are de-
scribed in a Vienna dispatch to
the Berlin Vossische Zciiung. The
Czechs and Slavs at or.. point os.
tentatiously quilted tho house and
during the greater part Of the
prenlier's speech maintained a
continuous direction. There were
shouts Of .lies, treachery, tel
them that in Berlin" and similar
expressions.
The premier was audible only to
those nearest to- him. il <. 4 :.
Czech protests are loud against
the t. advance g.! Of the German troops
in Russia. (,
Poles Dissatisfied
The Poles are. extremely dissat-
isfied with the Austrian cove. Il. /:
ment and demand that the t:kral.-
IAN frontier shall be fixed at tie
Riyer. Bug: and sthatrGount Ger
min, !. .A,lstro.H Hungarian foreign
minister, shall be dismissed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
BAND ATTENTION

/: Meeting Sunday at 4 p. m. at Elks
Hall. All members of the band and
all band musicians invited. Reorgan-
izing a Patriotic band. A good chance
for musicians. to do their bit. Bring
your instruments.
Committee
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
LICENSED
TO WEDIN GOTHAM
Attorney General Procures Per
NIT in New York

New York, FEB. 22-William Ian
ger of Bismarck, N. D., who is attor-
ney general for the state of North
Dakota, and Miss Lydia Cady of this
city were granted license here today
to marry. The date Of the wedding
was not announced.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22

Don't wait until your blood is i'm
poverished and you are sick and all
ing; take HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea now; 1t will drive. out the germs
Winter. nurify the stomach, regu"
to the bowels-nature's spring tonic.
'eanser RRESLOW'S.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
LIKE GREAT TIDAL WAVE INVASION
OF RUSSIA Is ROLLING FORWARD
l. w. w. PLOTS no POISON CATTLE
AND BURN GRAIN Barred ON COAST

Francisco, Feb 22-AIeged plots Of the Industrial
Workers the World poison cattle and burn grain farm
and lumber mills the Pacific coast revealed
confession yesterday Fritz Haoeran alias Charles Assem-
said particip Of the actions pro-
according statement officials Of the Fire Proven
ton bureau Of the Pacific.
SUSPECT C oNFEssEs
Haperman Susanvie CAL He confessed
officials said fire last September lumber
county, the time Of his his
way back plant which he was contemplating snitng
again. E@l.
Hagerman sad according the fire prevention bureau Of.
ficials understanding that the alleged
plots destroy cattle build supported by German
money Haaerma officials professed sympathy
He he United states from Germany
in 1910, they said.
Il s Understood that Hao eran by
authorities Susanvile will be to the federal
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-12
IMMATURE ALMANAC.
KAISER CALLS GERMAN
STATES RULERS TO BERLIN
Conference VIII Probably Deal with
Ger1nhnEn Anrwcr to Presi-
dent Wttsop.

NEW YORK, October Il.--Cable dis
patches report the Kaiser has sum-
Inoncd the heads OF all tho German fed
cral states to Berlin for an important
conference, a; which presumably Ger
mays answer TO President wilson's
message Of inquiry is to be discuss ed.
Tho federation making up the Ger
man empire consists Of four kingdoms,
SIX grand Guch!es, seven princ.palitics
nVe duchie3, three free towns and one
reichs'and (hisacc-Lorraine).
Representatives appointed By the
Spverei.na OF these federald states from
the mem bership OF the bundcs.at. Fol.
lowing Is :. list or tho various entities
whose heads arc now delibcrat!nE with
the Kaiser. who IL King OF Prussia
the most tatcfvI hour OF history:
Eingdoma---P|ussia, Bavaria. Saxony
and WuertternberG.
Duch!cs--Brunswick Saxe-AIeinenEen.
SaXe-A!tenourE, Saxe-Coi,courg-G o,ha
and Saxe-Anhalt.
Principaiities = SchwarzburE- Sodcrs-
hansen. Schwarzbu-g- Rudoistadt, Wal
deck, Heuss Eidcrlien, Eeuss- Yunge-
!ein. Schaumburg-L ippe and Lippe
Grand bnch!es-Badcn, iIcsSe, Neck
icnburs -Schwerin, Sa1ony. Mecklen-
burG-Strcl!t2 and Oldcnburg
Free toEns-Lucbeck. hamburg and
Bremen.
neutrality-suspicious..
The four Kingdoms are the main nil
lars o! the empire. Prussia has seven
ioen votes. Bavaria, six: Saxoay. four,
and Wue.ttcmherS. four votes in tho
hundesrat. while the deputies these
Kingdoms have in tho Reichstac are
respectively. 236, forty-eisht, twenty.
three and Scvenfecn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-12
PHYSICIANS STRICKEN
Many New Cases OF Influenza nnJ
Deaths From Pneumonia Are
Reported in Iynchburr

LYNCHBURG, VA. October lI.-The
deaths here from Influenza and pneu-
monia up to this afternoon had totaled
The physicians believe tho malady is
not increasing, but there are an in :
creased number Of pneumonia patients
The physicians are hard pressed more
so now than heretofore, because six
physicians arc now i'll, throwing their
work upon others.
ST. Andrews Hospital. with com.
pletnent OF nurses. is open and rcceiv-
ing patients.
These deaths are reported: John NJ
Herley, aged twenty-eight; James o.
Jennings aged fortyninc: Miss Mary
Elizabeth Royalty, aged twenty-thrcc;
Mrs. Mae g. Burnett, aged thirty-siX;
Percy G. Clement. aged twenty-sx;
John T. Scott, aged twenty VIII
liam &. Williamson. aged thirty-six;
W. D. Cheffey, Mrs. T.. 4. Henry.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-12
JUDGE JAMES THORNTON
Is DEAD At MANASSAS
Funeral Services Over RrmnIu, of Dc,,1
Iurist VIII Take Place
Toby.

tS2ecial 70 The Times Dispatch.l
MANASSAS, VA. October li.-Judsc
lanes BAnkhcad Taylor Thornton died
Wednesday evening at his home in
4ianassas. He had been in ill health
ior some time. Funeral services VIII
be held Saturday morning at Trinity
Episcopal Church, OF which ne hal bee
:. vestr%man for many years. Inter
incni VIII be made in the family vaul;
IT. the Manassas Cemetery
Judge Thornton was born at Brents-
vile, FRINGE William County, October
70. 1885. on October -, 1885, he mar
ried Miss Fannie Carr Baudor, no sur
wives him. He also Is survived BY two
sisters. Mrs. Mildred II. Davies. Of Ma
itassaS. and Miss Mary :. Thornton. OF
Washington. and three brothers.: VIII
liam WILLIS Thornton. of Spokane,
Wash; F.. b. Thornton. OF Manassas,
and state Senator Il. ljwell Thornton,
OF Fairfax.
Judge Thornton on September ! re-
tired from the Sixteenth Judicial Cir
cut. over which he had presided since
1877