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THURSDAY, DEC. 28, 1916. BISMARCK DAILY TRIBtIND THREATS TO POISON FOOD CO AMISS (United P Press.) salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 28—An anonymous letter warning Governor Spry.that..the food to be served at! a banquet in‘his honor last night was to have been poisoned resulted in un- | ugual precautions being taken, it be- came known today. The kitchen re- sembled a laboratory. ‘Every Course Examined, Every course ‘of the meal was ex- amined. through several chemical tests. <A reward for the arrest of the person ~RHEUMATISH. AFTER HIS DAY'S OUTING Hunting Trip on « ona Wet Day Brings Painful Results Once upon a time Charles Mullen, of Philadelphia, went gunning. It was a dismal rainy day, and long exposure to cold and wet brought on a severe attack of rheumat’sm. fined to his home. A friend recommended Sloan's Lini- ment, citing his own case as evidence of its effectiveness. Mullen bought a bottle and applied it to his aching limbs. Soon improvement was_not- iced and he was able to return to busi- ness. Mr. Mullen writes: “Since that ex- perience I have never been without Sloan’s Liniment. in the medicine chest.” You will find it soothes bruis- es, sprains, toothace and relieves lame back, neuralgia, in fact all external pains. $1.00 a bottle. Sloan's Liniment A/LLS PAIIY He was con- Various samples were put) At all druggists, 25¢e, 50¢ and} or persons placing an. infernal ma- chine‘at the’corner of the Governor's mansion was raised to-$5,000, Another warning received just before the ban- quet that~a bomb" ‘would ‘be’ sent through the window at the banquet hall during the feast caused an unus- ually heavy police guard around the | banquet hall, 1. W. W's Are Suspected. Governor Spry admitted today that he is worried about the activities of I W. W. members, since their threats folowing his ‘statement —geveral months ago that the I W. W. members ure undesirables and should he driven across the state’s Btate’s borders. ‘WHEELS PASS OVER GHEST WILNOR FARMER RESULTING IN” DEATH | Attempted to Climb on Grain |. Wagon and Missed Footing —Ribs Broken Milnor,.N. D., Dec. 28.—Falling un- der a load of wheat, the wagon wheels _ passing over his chest, William Leary, a farmer living near here, bleeding from the hose and the mouth, managed LUMBER HANDS | STRIKE URGED. BY LAW HEADS (Associated Press.) Seattle, Wash., Dec, 28.—Five. hun: dred members of the 1. W. W. of Pu- get Sound in semi-annual convention here have under consideration today the matter of calling a general strike of indusrtial workers engaged in the | dumber, industry,.as a protest against the trial of 74 members of the organ- \ ization who are in jail, at Everett, Wash., charged with murder. The | men in jail are alleged to -have par- | ticipated in a riot several weeks ago, | which resulted in the death of sever | persons, STRIKE IN Mil MINNESOTA. (Associ: ) Virginia ¥ J ‘Mill No. 3 of the Virginia and Rainy Lake Lum- ber company is running today, but Mill No, 2 is not rmunning, due, it is said, to a shortage of men. It was reported last night that 700 mill workers allied with the I, W. W. had voted to strike today. { There is reported today .a rumor that men, led by the I. W. W., will march to the mills and make de- to drive his team to an elevator here 1 ,and call for help, dying a short time afterwards.- An examination disclosed “| all the ribs on his left side broken, one having pierced the lungs. Leary, walking behind the load of grain with the lines tied to the front ot the wagon, attempted to climb on the wagon to reach the lines when he missed his footing. The accident marked the seventh tragedy in this vicinity since last summer. COMMISSION T0 PROBE CAR SHORTAGE Washington, Dec. 28.—Representa- tives of railroafis, throughout the country. today appeared before the interstate commerce commission to show cause why the commission should not take into its own hands the car shortage situation: heretofore dealt with by the roads themselves, | and issue drastic orders to relieve the congestion, Buick models. aised! On Jan. (5th there will be a sharp increase in the price of all mands. No. 2 mill employes “several hun- dred men,” according to officials. It was stated by mill operators that “there is not a strike: several hun- dred men failed to. appear for ‘work this morning, and we have closed ‘No. ri SUBMARINE. TAKES LINER (By United Press.) New York, Dec. 28.—The Lamport and Hought liner Voltaire, long over- due from Liverpool, has been captured by a German submarine, armed and turned into a German commerce raider, shipping circles heard today. FIFTY SAVED FROM STEAMER | (United Press) Tokio, Japan, Dec. 28.—Fifty sur- vivors of the passengers and crew of the steamer Santa Maru wrecked off the Chinese port of Chefoo have been Janded safely there, according to a dispatch from that city today. Sur- | vors include two American passen- | gers. Some Chinese escaped by taking {| life boats, before the passengers left the ship. | The fate of all of the four hundred Passengers yesterday reported aboard the Maru today remained a mystery. It is feared that some of these had frozen to death, Only 50 had been accounted for and in addition to these the escape of a few Chinese was men- tioned. This leaves , approximately | 350 of whomho "ac no account atils made. PARDONED 10 TO NAME BABY ,Leo Hatcher Will Leave Montana | | Penitentiary First of Year—Board Commutes Sentence. We have a limited supply of cars on hand and will accept retail orders -for spring delivery until the -above date:at the old price. 35 h. p. four, $665 45 h..p six, $1020 Corwin Motor Co. Bismarck, N. D. Every Mother Should See Gladys Brockwell “Sins of Her 5 Acts of Exquisite Photoplay Produced by Wm. Fox Mutual Weekly Included The Peerless Little Star Paren OF PHEU THEATRE i Great Falls, Mont., Dec. 28.—Leo | Hatcher will be freed from the state penitentiary the first of the year that he might go back to Plentywood, | Mont., and give his baby a name with- | jin the law. His sentence will be com- | ‘muted by the state board of pardons | ‘upon the recommendation of Gover- | nor Sam V. Stewart, who was much | impressed with the young man’s atti- ; tude toward the girl he was wronging and their child. Hatcher's sentence | ‘was recently commuted from two to , three yenres to six m Six months: | Ol IS 0 \ MFREL Tulsa, 28.—Oil today shot to $1.90 with the announcement | of this price by the Pierre Oil & Gas | company. | 700 LATE TO CLASSIFY _ | | WANTED—Position by young lady as stenographer. Write 52 care Trib- une, 12-28-3t | WANTED—Two women clerks at Western Union. CRE 12-28-6t | WANTED—Girl for general hous work. 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INARA IY isi aud TATA Songs you are only and Vie- ‘al un- Unapnaynaynipmunnyna hy eay nay ) i aU Tau Ee NT LAY TATRA aa RAURAURATRMAUNA INAS, il cn MONIT GAL | NATION SPENDS 49 MILLION TRYING TO CATCH VILLA ___{Continued from Page One) ‘state militia were practically horse- |less when they ‘went to the border. The 6,315 cavalrymen had 1,824 hors- | es, the 9,524 field artillerymen 912 horses. It cost $1,943,890 to buy horses and mules. From the time Pershing went into Mexico to June 30, 1916, there were bought for the exclusive use of the expedition 588 motor trucks, 57 motor tank trucks, 19 motor machine shop trucks, six motor wrecking tricks, 75 | automobiles, 61 motorcycles and eight tractors for repairing roads. cost is placed at $2,175,670, The $49,000,000 estimate does not cover wearing out of tentage and sup- plies of all kinds, nor cost of main- tenance of roads and supply trains. . With Villa at large and the cost to Uncle Sam going on the total figure, when the Villa matter is finally end- This ed, will be all the more astounding. SPOS EISOOSSESTSS SIO SOSH OS SESE SEE OSD 12-28-24 FIGURES ON COST TRYING TO CATCH VILLA. Ps | Subsistence of national guardsmen federal service ..$ 8,120,996.10 + “ Pay of officers and enlisted men of the national guard ° o In federal: service ...........sscccescosssoceseeers 22,489,089.54 @ Transportation of regulars and national guard to border 5,7: 70.00 & . Transportation of food to border. on 290,770.00 © Transportation of freight, baggage > CJ LO DOTAORN (3 sie ven cess sinea niin suis niceeaineniayy 2025,000.00 @ Special motor transportation equipment purchased spe- oo 2 cially for use on the border and in Mexico ,...... 2,175,670.09 Payments by:.federal government to dependent fami- = ° lies of enlisted men ......... 2,000,000.00 > |% Payments by Red Cross and chari > \% families 100,000.00 '% Clothing eyuipment issued to the national guard ane > i> worn out o ‘= Purchase of horses for national guard . ° | —_—_—_—_—— ‘% ie Total aa + $49,022,984.91 & SESS Seog oe SHOES EO OOD Tonight Only Dec. 28-10 & I5c FOR NORTH DAKOTA BOYS (Continued from Page One) are ordered home before its comple tion. corps. Subscriptions for this ambulance were received by The Tribune and E. H. Dummer. A full report and ac- counting has been made by the Tri- bune to Major Steedman and a draft for $662.50 turned over to him. This NEW AMBULANCE ORDERED| {is the total of subscriptions to the fund received at this office. Mr. Dummer has still pledged but not collected some $75.00. He also holds other contirbutions which will be turned over to Major Steedman It will be the property of the | upon completion of the vehicle The total cost of the ambulance is $895.80. It is mounted on a 1917 Ford chassis and is the type used by Ohio regiments for its field hospital It will be equipped with Firestone de- mountable rims, Camelford springs and attachments. ! VILLA’S DRIVE ON OIL {ranza has not It will be painted olive green with North Dakota inscribed in gold letters. The ambulance body is complete with stretcher fixtures and other equipment necessary to care for sick on the field. North Dakota is the first Northwest- ern state to have a motor ambulance. ‘Through the generosity of private cit- izens, the militia boys will not have to depend upon the old army con- traption which has about as much re- silience as an ice wagon. The Tribune feels gratified at the generosity of the people of North Da- kota who ahve made possible this gift to the hospital corps. It is glad that the columns of the paper could he of some assistance to the hospital corps of the North Dakota regiment, FIELD STIRS CARRANZA (Continued_ from_page_one) _ Guard, whose officers declared “the fusilade was a reply to shots fired from the Mexican side. So spirited was the fire that American residents of the district thought a machine gun ; was being used, but this was denied by the Kentucky officers. There were no known casualties. TO ASK CONFERENCE, (United Press) Washington, Dec. 28.—General Car- signed the United States’ troop withdrawal protocol, but instead has made an alternate propo- sition in the opinion of well informed circles here today. This belief came from circles that were previously Op-/ timistic about Carranza signing the; agreement. | It was expected that another con- ference would be asked by Mexican ; Commissioner Cabrera when he met! Secretary Lansing this afternoon. CARRANZA TROOPS DESERT. | diplomatic | A. E. Watson miles southeast ‘of Parral, revolted on December 21, looted the stores of the mining camp, and then started’ south to join the Villa forces at Torreon, a message received today from two Americans still remaining in the camp stated. ARRIVES WITH ANSWER. (Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 28.—Luis . Cabre- ra, chairman of the Mexican commis- sion, arrived here from New-York to- day, bearing the answer of General Carranza to the demand of the Amer- ican representatives that he ratify or repudiate the protocol signed at: Aa: lantic City. The character of Carranza’s reply has. not been revealed, but it is:gen- jerally believed it was another sugges- “tion for modification and contained {the insistence that the American troops in Mexico be withdrawn’ un- conditionally. It has been understood here for sev- eral days that if General Carranza. did not return such an answer that would warrant reassembling the joint com- mission, the negotiations. would be de- clared ended and General Carranza’s ambassador-designate, lisio Arredon- do, would return to Mexico. This would not amount to a severance of relations, because in a strict sense, there never have been jany. ‘ACCIDENT AT THE FORKS Discharged Double Charge Into Right Foot— Amputation Necessary. (Special to the Tribune.) Grand Forks, ‘N. D., Dec. 28.—A. Bs Watson, an abstractor here, discharg: ed a double charge of puckshot intq his right foot this morning, necessi: El Paso, Texas, Dec, 28.—The Car- ranza garrison at El Oro, about 100 tating amputation. He-was cleaning the gun at the time, Einene? |