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TH£ •V CBNERALLY F^lR. I WALTON WILL BEYERYMUCH INCIDENCE League Leader Resents Implica tion That He Has Deserted the Ship WAY AID IN CAUCUS RULE Probable That Veteran War horse From Ward Will Be Used by Townley Although he was defaatcd for re election to the house, Rep Anthony Walton of Ward, the master leaguer who is here serving on the state budg et 'board as chairman of the house ap propriation committee, assures the press that he will be very much pres ent during the next eglsative session. "I Intend to be here throughout t**e assembly. I believe that I can do fully as much 'iof the league in my private o&pacity as I could on the floor of tho house, and everything that I can do 1 intend to do," said the old warhorse from Wrj,rd today. Rep. Walton rather resented a re cent newspaper illusion to his defeat, in which it was stated that "Reps. Walton of Ward and Peterson of Towner are not coming back at all." Ho says he doean't want his friends to feel that "because the league failed To elect him to the legislature he is going to remain at home, sulking in his castle While the battle rages afar. Is Old-Timer. As lobbyist, member of the steering committee, assistant conductor of the secret league caucus, or in any other capacity iu which Mr. Townley may use him, Anthony Walton is expected to prove a very, valuable servant. He is au old-time leader in North Dakota farmers' economic and political move ments. His personal following throughout the state probably is larg' er than that of any other prominent loader. He is generally Mgarded as a type of the Nonpartisans who will form tho ibasis of a reorganization which is believed certain to come •sooner ,or lAter after the fallacies of the extreme socialist program upon which the league now 1b embarked have been exposed. Just at present, however, Townley has in the. whalp .nQtthSf.est no •ajjpre faithfal lieutenant than Anthony Wal ton. It was Townley who made Wal ton president of the state Equity 'so fclfety when ^ho big chief decided to remove the offending M. P. Johnson. It is to Townley that Walton, whose sincerity none is inclined to doubt, looks upon as the Moses who is to lead the wandering farmer children of Israel into the promised lanihw# state i^wnership, single tax and/fltji cr Utopian gauds. And Anthony wants it strictly un derstood that he will be very much among those present when tho 16th legislative assembly convenes. CONGRESS OFF FOR SHORT VACATION Washington, D..C.. Nov. 22.—Con gress today started en a ten^day va cation, the first respite which this congress has enjoyed since it con vened December 3, 1917. Leaders and many members are preparing for the great reconstruction and appropria tion program wh|$i must be squeezed into the session ending March 3 next. FINDBODYlN CASK OF WINE 'San Francisco, Nov. 22—Attempts to learn the identity of an Italian whose fbody was reported to have been found in a 50 gallon cask of wine shiped from this city to New York were being made here today by the police. The 'discovery of the man's O'ody was made when the cask was opened for a test of the wine. RUGBY BOYET AWARDED CROSS So far aB c&n be learned, Lieut. George S. Shuman of' Rngoy is the fir^t North Dakota soldier to receive the distinguished service cross for ex traordinary heroism in action. The of ficial citation notes that "near Few on-Says, France. September 15, 1918, this officer saved thie lives of wound ed men ip his command by going into NoiMan's-Land under severe shell fire, in plain view of the enemy, giving them first aid treatment, and assisting them back to shelter." The next of kin is given as B. L. Shuman, Rugby, N. D. MOTHER OF DICKINSON WOMAN DIES AT FARGO •Mrs. Margaret Schafer, 73, wife of JH red Schafer, veteran employte of the -Northern Pacific, Mind tafgo resident (since 1882, died at her home in F£r go Thursday afternoon from old age. Her hudband onfe son, Frank Schafer, Fargo, and one daughter, 'Mrs. May Harrington, Dickinsod, Nl D., survive. Mrs. Harrington arrived in Fargo GAPT. BAKER Capt. Baker last week filed a very vigorous protest with the federal fuel administration against an apparent discrimination in the distribution of anthracite from the head of the lakes. Up to NovemSber 9, North Dakota had received tut 49.55 per cent of its win ter's allotment of anthracite And South Dakota but 50.70 per cent, as com pared with 5S.64 per cent and 59.57 per cent respectively for Minnesota and Wisconsin. North Dakota has been alloted only 8.40 per cent of the anthracite which is to come into these four northwestern states South Da kota gets but 6.57 per cent, while 41.59 per cent goes to Minnesota and 43.0fi per cent to Wisconsin. N.-E. A Special to The Tribune. Madison, Wis., Nov. 22.—The im mediate problems of reconstruction are the demobilization of industries and the demobilization of armieB, ac cording to Professor John It. Com mons, labor expert of the University of Wisconsin, who is to make a study of the questions of economic recon^ struction by the league of notions. "Industry is already demobilizing. Hundreds aiid thousands and millions of workers throughout the world will rapidly be laid off from work. De mobilization comes at the worst pos sible time of the year. This -Winter will see a crisis of unemployment. Employers will nbt statt up again un til they know what markets and wa ges will be. ,i Hundreds of Thousands Will Weed Jobs. "The demobilization of our armies in. Europe is not as serious as it may seem. There is much work ahead for them to do in policing the conquered nations.- Demobilization of our armies At home is Serious. Hundreds of thousands of men who have given up tneir jobs will be hunt ing them again. "We must look to the state govern ments, the city and county govern ments, the national government and the league of nations to bridge over the period of reconstruction. "The league of nations already ex ists. Foch will continue to command its armies. Hoover and the fopd con trollers of the league will feed Eu rope and the conquered peoples and til armies. Food .control xhust con THIRTY-EIGHTH YEJAR. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY, NOV. 22, 1918. fERSHING PINS DECORATION General Pershing pinned the Distinguished Service Cross on Private Nick Connors of the 42nd division, infantry, for bravery at Chateau-Thierry. Bestowal of the reward is here shown. PRES.WILSONEXPECTEDTO ARRIVE IN PARIS DEC. 12 Paris, Nov. 22.—President Wilson is expected to arrive in Paris about December 12. Plans are being made for the entertain ment of the president as well as the allied rulers who will visit France during November and December. Protest Brings Quick Response From Washington and As surance of Supply .rm _• !»l (Federal Fuel administrator Baker* has befen advised by the national of fices of the fuol administration ot Washington that specific orders were placed last week with the docks at the head of the lakes that during the next two weeks the allotment to North and South Dakota be brought up to the percentage of Wisconsin and Min nesota, and Washington has assurance that this will be done. ZAP HAS ITS EIGHTH DEATH FROM INFLUENZA Zap, N. D., Nov. 22.—Fred Ginther, aged 50, died from 'Spanish influenza Wednesday.- -This makes the eighth death from this diseaso in this local ity. A 20-years-old son of the deceas ed is seriously ill with the same mal ady. Washington, D. C., Nov. 21.—The action of President Wilson in taking marine cable lines under government control was criticised today by Sen. 'Kellogg of Minnesota, republican, who. [declared it part of a plan to establish government control. Sen. Lewis of Illinois^ immediately thereafter intro duced tf resolution calling for govern ment ownership of telegraph, tele phone, railway lines, steamship lines and all other public utilities. --"In my opinion it, is part of a plan to fasten on this country.government ownership," said Senator Kellogg. Senator Wtatson of Iidiana, republi can, in a speech attacking the presi dent for taking over cable and express lines, suggested that the cables were taken over to suppress news of what is discussed at the peace conference. "NATIONS LEAGUE MUST BRIDGE, THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD" tinue for another year at least. The league's merchant marine will ibring the wheat and meat that have accum ldated in Australia. These things the league is already doing. 'But it will need at once, t'o re build northern France and Italy, Bel gium, Serbia, Armenia. Three hun dred thousand homes have been de stroyed in France. There is a year's work for several millions of men. On ly tho league of nations can do it. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey must pay tho bills, but the lefegue must furnish the credit to begin at once and set millions of un employed at work. 5 League of Nations To Give Out Work. "The league has already its war in dustries boards. They have a- cen tral organization Iback of the armies to control the manufacture of equip ment and munitions of war. They can now shift the world's industries set once and give out millions of con. tracts to rebuild the devastated coun tries, "Franc^ has lost two millions of workers. There is work for the un employed if the league of nations goes on as it has beet doing /the last year and sets the world at work for France* Italy. Belgium. Serbia and Armenia. If the league does not do this, starva tion in Europe and unemployment in America will be the toll of the first winter after the war. "The ilktions have also their intern al problems. France and1 England have been preparing for peace during the last,.two yeats, America is only beginning to study thep roblem." SENATOR BATS Chairman of Appropriations Committee Against Govern ment Ownership MUST GtfT feACK TO EARTH Woulld Eliminate Further War Work and Begin Paying Off Our Bills BY E. C. RQDQERS, N. E. A. Washington Bureau. Washington, D. C. "There won't be another war in 50 years. "There is no need for compulsory military service. "We should not make military train lng compulsory in public schools. "We musj dd away with every war industry, bureau, administration and aft things whlch bave to do with the war, which is over and past now. "Close munition factories, stop mak ing guns, Stop making shells. "Peace is here and peace will stay a long time." Those are the words of Senator Thomas Staples Martin, chairman of the senate appropriations committee and democratic leader in the senate. Senator Martin explained Ho me his opposition to compulsory military training in schools, to universal mili tary service aud to a continuation of war bureaus. "We Don't Need Guns "We Do need Plow*." "Every one of the war bureaus, mu nition plants and such administrations as the railroad, war industries, ship ping, emergency fleet and the rest should be allowed to terminate as soon as ppssiftle. "Some of them rtiay well be closed up rlfeht away, the others as soon as they finish tlib work they have begun, such as the wreat price guarantee of the food administration. "They cosjt heavily, and are not ne cessary in peace. Hoover himself has asked that his administration be not continued after tho peace proc lamation. ','The railroads should .be, handed back to their ownejes. There is no "excuse for keepin'g them. They can be managed more efficiently under private ownership. "Immediate steps should be taken to SHUT .DOWN. ALL WAR, WORK. Munition factories must be put to oth er work. We don't need guns, and we do need plows. No More Big.Wars For Fifty Year#. "CpngresjiapptopriatedoS?! Jjillion ot dpftp-s. in thedast- two sessions The Mtldri must retrench in governmental expenses. We cannot spend money uselessly on departments, bureaus, administrations or experiments. The war costs must come down, and sharply." It may be explained that this con gress appropriated more money thqn all other American congresses put to gether. Senator Martin's committee was the .congressional "court of last resort" in making up these appro priation bills. "But we are at peacc now," said Senator Martin. "There won't be an other war in fifty years. Maybe not that soon. We have no business go ing on spending more money on war preparations. The country does not need universal military service nor compulsory military training "in pub lic schools. I am oposed to both. This country doesn't need them." Senator Martin himself is a veteran of the Civil war, and was a cadet in a military academy before he enlisted. He comes from Virginia. He is prob ably the foremost democrat in the senate who will oppose any attempt toy McAdoo's railroad administration to keep control of the railways. Also, he told me, he is opposed to govern ment ownership of the telegraphs and ^telephones and wants Postmaster 'General Burleson to turn them back. WHEN BOARDS* END WORK. (By Senator Thomas S. Martin, Dem ocratic leader in the senate and chairman of the senate appropria tion committee.) These cease functioning immediate ly after the president proclaims peace: Espionage act War trade board Alien property custodian (with ex tension of time for certain duties) Agricultural stimulation .Housing construction (except for shipbuilders) Control of telegraphs atid tele phones lExport control. Control of railroads must end within 21 months after the proclama tion of peace. The War finance Corporation ceases to function six months after the war, with further time for liquida tion. The Capital Issues Committee ter minates in six months after the peace proclamation. The Aircraft Board ends in six months.after peace is proclaimed aShd the government operation of ships, within five years after the war is officially, ended. CANCEL CONTRACTS. Washington, D. C., Nov. 22.—Saving thr6ogh war department readjust ment orders including cancellation of contracts is estimated at $1,336,000. 000 by Secretary Baker in a letter read the senate today "by Senator Martin of Virginia, chairman of the apropria tions committee. KATE O'HARE HAS WEEK OF LIBERTY LEFT Mrs. Kate Rlcliard&\ O'Hare, grad uate of tho Socialist school of Wal ter Thomas Mills, has just seven days, counting today, in which to surrender herself to the United iStates marshal in Fargo. The five-year sentence to tho fed eral prison for women at Jefferson City. Mo., imposed by Judge C. F. Amidon when Mrs. O'Hare was found guilty of sedition in federal court, Bis marck, last December was confirmed oy the United States court of appeals at Denver, Oct. 2§. The 30-day period allowed for her to surrender expires Thursday, Nov. 28. "I have no information of the where abouts of Mrs. O'Hare," Col M. A. Hil droth, Fargo, United States district attorney who prosecuted her, said this afternoon, "but I am inclined to think that she will come. If she does not, she will 'be arrested on sight, and her bondsmen in North Dakota will be out Just ?7,500." SLACKER RECORD DRIVE IS GOING IN GREAT SHAPE Hundreds of Idle Discs _Will Be Set at Work Grinding for Our Boys TALE OF WIDOW'S MITE The slacker record drive in Bis marck is going big. Mrs. A. G. Jaoabson, president of the Thursday Musical club, which has charge of the campaign in this city, reports that members of the club be gan an active canvass this morning and that they are meeting with the finest possiblo encouragement every where. One member within an hour after beginning her canvass has collected two score records in coo,-J condition and ranging all the way from -'Alex ander's Hag Time Band' 'to a Chopin nocturne played by Paderewski. Ev eryone has been found ready to give, and records which long have lain idle in music-machine cabinets have been brought to the light and soon will 'be speeding on their way to grind out good cheer and entertainment for the Yanks in Hunland. One affecting instance was related this morning. A canvasser called at the home of a. widow who is all alone in the world since she gave her son to his country several months ago. "Oh, I think this drive is such a splendid thing," she said. "Only a couple of weeks ago, I had a letter from my boy, and he said, 'Mother, everything is going fine, but we've ,9tyiylgot two good records left for our blamed old phonograph, and the world doesn't seem to be jogging along just right.' I put on my wraps the min ute I read his letter and walked down town and picked out two dozen good records, everything I could think of that a lot of boys in camp would en joy, and I sent them off that same day. I haven't much money now, but 11 vant fo |o fomenting io? tMsf cause, because I know from actual ex perience what it means for the boys." 1 This patriotic little lady contributed the price of one good record. Others who haven't records or needles or un used falking machines whjch they can give, may do their bit by contrib uting any amount from one dollar up to tho purchase of new records. Anv member of the Thursday Musical club is authorized to receive such subscrip tions. And those who have too many records that have been played until the novelty has worn off, dance rec ords that have lost their charm, or, 'better still, perfectly good, new peppy jazz stuff and grand opera and popu lar songs, are aske3 to set them aside and Notify the Thursday Music club. PLAN TO RESTORE MEN TO OLD JOBS New York, Nov. 22.—A majority of America's railways plan to restore to Employes in the military and naval service the seniority rights which they sacrificed when they entered the serv ice, according to an announcement made here. As far as possible, preference in reemployment and reinstatement would be given to soldiers and sailors as quickly as they are mustered out of the service, officials said. The order said the following prin ciples will govern: A.—In the, case of an employee hav ing established seniority rights so far as practicable and where the employee is physically qualified he will be re stored to such seniority right. B.—In the case of employees who have no seniority rights under existing praceices, a consistent effort will ae made to provide employment for them when mustered out of military serv ice. JOHN D. RYAN RESIGNS JOB Washington, Nov. 22.—The resigna tion of John D. Ryan, as director of service and second assistant sec retary of war was announced today by Secretary Baker. AT DRAMATIC SCENES MARK SURRENDER OF MIGHTY HUN FLEET TO ALLIED NATIONS Fallen Giant of Sea Who Had Refused to Fight Goes Down to Ignominious Defeat—Twenty Miles of Hun Craft, Heart of New Navy, Now in the Hands of the Allies (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) Edinburg, Nov. 21.—(Thursday)—Germany as a naval power ceased to exist today. .The heart of her mighty fleet, 14 ships of line, seven light cruisers and 50 destroyers, surrendered to an armada of British, American and French vessels, the greatest Ifighting force that ever stood out to sea. The minutely detailed program of submission was carried out according to plan. The German warships strung out in a line almost 20 miles long, appeared at the rendezvous at the appointed. time and were escorted into the Firth of Forth between a double line of allied vessels. WONDERFUL SIGHT Although the wonderful naval spectacle was the same as a peace time review, and evoked little enthusiasm, the haze blotting out the horizon, American and British officers could hardly credit ehe evidence of their eyes. Men animated by the spirit of Lawrence's "Don't give up the ship" and Nelson's "England expects every man to do his duty," could not conceive of such an inglorious ending as that to which the enetny fleet was committed. An Associated Press representative heard an officer standing on the deck of an American superdreadnaught say: "Even the poor old Spaniards, knowing they had no chance, came out of Santiago." For the most part officers and men were silent in the midst of the climacteric event in history, which Americans realized, left America the second greatest sea-power. They seemed to feel a sort of contemptuous pity for the fallen giant of the sea who had refused to fight. SIGHTED AT 9:20 A.M. The German ships were sighted by the allied column at 9:20 o'clock, following their British pilot, the light cruiser Cardiff, which, with destroyers and other small craft had ranged ahead of., the allied fleet. The enemy studiously complied with Admiral Beatty's orders, and it was well for their own sakes that they did. Every vessel that steamed out to meet them floated a battle en sign and was ready for immediate battle, with all men and officers at their stations. READ TO FIRE Five American battleships, the New York, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Florida, were ready to fire every battery upon word from Admiral Rodman. "There iB not the slightest possibility of any trouble, but- we are overlooking no chances," said Admiral Rodman. WEIGH ANCHOR The fleet began to weigh anchor at 1 o'clock this morning. The American vessels fell into line behind Admiral Beatty's craft.' The rendezvous was fifty miles distant, and the ships gauged their speed to arrive at the appointed place at 8 o'clock. On the bridges the ships' companies were hidden behind bulwarks of steel. \Vhen dawn broke the sea was again Covered with a blanket'Of'^1' fnist. Eyes straining through the murky haze were at last warded. Off the starboard bow the Cardiff, sailing an observation kite baloon, came steaming in. Behind her came the German ves sel Seydlitz. After her came four others of the same type, the Dersslinger, Von der Tan, Hindenburg and Moltke. Immediately following them were nine dreadnailghts, the Frederick der Grosse, flagship of Rear Admiral Von Reuter, the Koenig Albert, Kaiser, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Kaiserin, Dayern, Markgras, Prinz Regent Luitpold and the Grosser Kerfurst. Three miles to the stern of the battleships came seven light cruisers, the Karlsruhe, bearing the ensign of Commodore Harder, the Frankfurt, Emsden, Dernberg, Brummer, Koln and Bremen. Then came another gap of three miles, and German destroyers appeared, steaming in five columns abreast, with ten destroyers to the column. SIX MILES DISTANT Six miles separated the allied columns and squarely between them the Cardiff brought her charges, all steaming at the stipu lated speed of 10 knots. As ordered, their guns were in regular fore and aft position and as far as powerful glasses could de termine there was no signs to provoke suspicion. Until all the major Ships had been followed up in the enveloping allied columns the latter never for a moment relaxed their alert watch. Over the Germans circled a British- dirigible which acted as eyes for the English ships. 4 !. 5l -r FOG LIFTS' Whn the German ships had reached the western end of the flanking columns the allied ships put about in squadrons. Quickly reforming their line they proceeded to escort their enemy into the Firth of Forth. By noon the fog had disappeared and a grand view of the vast array of war craft could be seen. The captive Germans were piloted to anchorages assigned to them and British ships from southern columns closed in as guards. The northern columns steamed up to the other anchorages. TO BE INTERNED The enemy vessels will be interned in Scapa Flow. Part of the crew will remain for maintenance work and the remainder will be returned to Germany soon. Whether American ships have a further part to play in connection with this internment and guard ing the high seas is a question being discussed by officers and men of the United States squadron. Admiral Beatty's historic signal after the fleet had been moored at the appointed place, was: "The German flag is to be hauled down at 3:57 and is not to be hoisted again without permission. ON WAR BASIS Washington, Nov. 22.—Until every German warships intended to be delivered to the allies is so delivered, the navy will continue to be under war regulations. With two floatillas of submarines now interned in British ports, navy officials estimate that nearly all of the German under seas fleet has been turned over. SCHEIDEMAN RESIGNS ..... Basel, Nov. 22.—Philip Scheideman has resigned as minister of finance in the new German government, and his place has been, taken by Herr Lansberg, secretary of publicity, art and literature. PRICE FIVE CENTS TO LEAVE GERMANY \A'J: Amsterdam, Nov. 22.—All the members of the HoBenzollerii| dynasty will leave Germany in the near future, according to patch to the Amsterdam Courant. Their destination is not known.^ 27 MINE-SWEEPING VESSELS London, Nov. 22.—Twenty-seven mine-sweeping VesleUi piss-' ed out of German possession on Monday, according to (Coatinaed on Page fisbt.) a dls-|U ®ii