The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 3, 1917, Page 3

ey es WEDNESDAY, JAN. 3, 1917.- general Cae as course of the Sereth. : Adva Pare i. ae hat ene Jp. present ie: e/Russians count on rent: Marshal ‘von Mackensen’s ad- vance to halt. Failing in this pur pose, it is pointed out, they. wonld ex- pose their fronts from Galic th: | westward to a possible crumbling-up WAKA General Mackensen Has Forced Rumanians and Allies to (Associated Press) Berlin, Jan. 3.—On the Moldavian| . Sereth Line front yesterday, strong attacks were HERE SLAVES WILL made by Russo-Rumanian forces. To-! TAKE E THEIR STAND day’s official announcement says these assaults failed with heavy losses to! these, attackers, The towns of Barses- They Believe That German Gen-|cl, and Topesci, as well as several hil positions, were captured by the Teu- ! eral Can go no Further With- | tonic forces. out Exposing. Fronts ‘PATROLS ADVANCE. (United Press) Berlin, Jan. 3.—Advance of German patrols in the Priest forest on’ the} western front was reported officially today. The patrols destroyed defen- siye works and returned with 12 pris- oners. (Associated Press.) Reports from both sides of the struggle in Rumania indicate that the . Russians virtually have reached the line of the Sereth, to which they have beet falling back while fighting strong rear ;guard actions. Berlin today announces that troops of the ‘Ninth army, under Field Mar- shal von Mackensen, now are before Fokshani, which’ is on the fortified line, which the Russians have heen preparing, and which follows: in a ARTILLERY OUELS. (United Press) Paris, Jan. 3.—Artillery duels in the vicinity of Rouvoy, north of Verdun, and around Dead Man’s Hill were re- ported in the French official - state- ment today. French patrols were act- No, 9484 REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF The First National Bank. ee at Bismarek, ‘in ‘the “State of North Dakota, at the close “of business on | December 27, 1916, RESOURCES Loans and discounts ......... Notes and bills rediscounted . Overdrafts, unsecured ... U. 8S. BONDS: U. §. bonds. deposited to + $1,798,730.60 $1,798,730.60 575.06 secure circulation $ 76,000.00 (DAE VAING) (csc occe cccaeiisnoien ss vsleinoen ca U. S. bonds pledged to. secure U. S. Deposits (Dar VAN) esas seco t wae cate cece 15,000.00 Y. 8. wants pledged to secure postal savings “deposits (par value) ............eeeeee ees 1,000.00 Total U.S. bonds ....,.... ce eee eee eens 91,000. BONDS, SECURITIES, ETC.: erie | Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to se- cure postal savings deposits 2,000.00 Securities other than U. S. bonds (not includ- ing stocks) owned unpledged .....:........ s 76,998.54 Total bonds, securities, etc. 78,998.54 Stocks, other than Federal Reserve 5,450.00 Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent. ot BUDSCTIPLION) .0.5ccsscece sasscvesns 6,000.00 Value of hanking house (if unencumbered 25,000.00 Equity in, Banking house ................ 75,000.00 Real estaté owned other than banking house: ::} 6,076.00 Net amount. due from approved roverve agents: in, New York, Chicago and St. Loui 23,364.52 Net amount‘duée from approved Toler agents in other reserve cities ................ oe 40,177, 32 63,541.84 Net ahount due from banks and bankers ... 129,233.42 Other checks on banks in the same city or town as reporting bank .........syseseee 1,906.43 Outside cones ‘and other cash items 25,098.61 : : ‘ractional currency, nickels and -cents 358, 5: 5 Notes for other. national banks . . te Nees Fee Federal Reserve Bank Notes ... 2,970.00 Lawful reserve in vault and with Federal Re- serve Bank ........esseees cece ee eeee sevens 193,164.67 Redemption fund with U. 8. Treasurer al from U, S. Treasurer _ 3,750.00 ——— TORE ss aanis'sscueinveesivet pees Cot eees'es 62,495,567. 74 “LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in ...... $ 100,000.00 Surplus fund 100,000.00 Undivided profits $ 106,950.16 Less current expenses, intere: 43,697.18 63,252.98 Circulating notes: outstanding ................- 75,000.00 Net amount due to approved reserve agents in reserve cities other than New York, Chicago and St. Louis sei 10,345.93 10,345.93 Net athount due to banks and bankers an 791,062.48 - Dividends unpaid 80.00 DEMAND DEPOSITS: Individual deposits subject to check .......... 1,103,276. 28 Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days 69,610.22 Certified checks 923.35 United States deposits . 15,471.49 Postal Savings deposits .. . 2,916.75 Total demand. depos . +e» $1,983,340.57 TIME DEPOSITS: ij Certificates of deposits ...............cee eens 163,528.26 Customers’:letters of credit drawn against see 100.00 100.00 Total ..nccceveressceseee seenerecesces $2,495,567. 74 State of North ‘Dakota, County of Burleigh. as. 3 I, Frank E. Shepard, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. ‘FRANK E. SHEPARD, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to: before me a 3rd day of January, 1917, : L. CONKLIN, Notary Public. | My commission expires August 18, ait : Correct—Attest: | JOSEPH HARE, C..B. LITTLE, J:.L. BELL, Directors. The car of frozen fish just arrived is of the same qual- ity as those we had Jast, year. LG This is the finest and lowest priced food on the market. Get your. orders in now. . Wholesale and Retail. | Jan; ‘bts Hie. process through a turning movement and imperil’ thejr Bessarabian terri- tory to invasion north of the Danube. | across the line of the Pruth, | elevators with .|wheat so that the farmer, not the {but Governor Hanna ive jn the Shannen’ sector during night. oi SEAN anms 2,788 PRISONERS, Ww on rand fn Fy ‘armies in F vance, 14, the ‘Eatehte al: ured 582,723 Teutonic prison- ee sel eat today show. Rus- ca lead with ‘the capture of 400,000 during the 12 months.. ‘The: French brought, in- 78,500, the, Britiah 40,800 and the Italians 53,2 STOCK IN PONEER af (Associated Press) Fargo, N. largest financial land business deals jrecorded in North Dakota in recent years occurred today when Arthur F. Hall, of Ft. Wayne, Ind., purchased the ‘stock of J, J. Flecker, in the Pio- neés Life Insurance company here. ‘Mr. Flecker has been vice president and secretary since 1908. In that time the total insurance has been increas- ed from about $1,000,000 to $19,000,- 000: “Mr. Flecker has been largely responsible for this growth. He will spend the winter in Florida, and ex- pects to return to Fargo next spring, and may re-engage jn the banking business. He was in the banking business in Wimbledon before taking hold of the Pioneer Life company. | JOINT SESSION OF TWO HOUSES SEES INAUGURAL “(Continued from _page_ one), mart, | férson of Rénville, Noltimier and Blanchard. The oath of office was administer- ed to Governor Lynn J. Frazier at 3:25 this afternoon by Chief Justice A, A. Bruce. Governor Hanna spoke 45: minutes to an audience fairly ‘appreciative, and at the close of his address there was applause lasting several = min- utes. The two governors and the incom- ing state officers were escorted to their places in the house by a joint! committee of the senate and house at | 2:45 this afternoon. fovernor Hanna's message followed immediately and the oath of office! was then administered, following which Governor Frazier began his in- augural address, The house chamber was filled, with an unusual number of women. Other state officers who took the pledge with Governor Frazier are: Secretary of State—Thomas Hall. State Auditor—Carl R. Kositzky. ‘State Treasurer—John Steen. Insurance ‘Commissioner—S. A.Ols- negs. Attorney General—William Langer. Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion—N, C. Macdonald. Commissioner of Agriculture and | Labor—John IN, Hagan. Commissioners of ‘Railroads—S. J. Aandahl, Charles W. Bleick and M. P...Jghnsop..Each ropeated after Chief Justice Bruce this pledge: ‘ (Reviews Administration. Governor Hanna’s exaugural was devoted to a review of his adminis- tration, which has extended over four years marked by unusual develop- ment for iNorth Dakota. The address will be found in full on the editorial page of today’s Tribune. Terminal Elevators. Members of the session pricked up their ears when Governor ‘Hanna touched on the establishment of ter- minal elevators and called attention to the report made by the board of control on this subject two years ago. This threw a wet blanket on the en- tire proposition and precipitated one of the bitterest contests on the floor of both house and senate. He advocated the equipment of all machinery to clean speculators at terminal points would get the benefit, No mention was made of the legis- lative action necessary to bring about -| reforms ,in the marketing of grain, strongly inti- mated that in his view state- owned |) elevators would not solve the prob- lem. | CONGRESS URGED TO FORK OVER $25,000,000 “FOR DANISH ISLES Washington, Jan. 3.—Secretary Lan- sing today conferred with Senator Stone, chairman of the Foreign Rela- tions committee, and urged that Con- gress soon provide the $25,000,000 i|to pay for the Danish West Indies and also determine upon a form of govern- ment for the newly acquired islands. ,|Senator Stone favors a quasi-military form of government until provides some other. GRAND FORKS FEDERATION DISCUSSES LEGISLATION Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 8.—Mem- bers of the executive board of the Grand Forks division, North Dakota Federation of Labor, at a meeting here yesterday discussed legislation for the henefit of the organization, which will be urged at the legislative session. One’ of the most important Dills to be urged by the labor body will be a minimum wage for women. The dill requires the appointment of a ‘commission of three, two men and one woman, to investigate existing conditions in the state and make re- commendations, A. W. Bowman of Fargo, vice president of the organiza- tion, attended the session and will journey to Bismarck to assume charge of preliminary work before present- ing the proposed legislation. Poche eh Bassey TOC LATE TQ CLASSIFY — WANTEO—Two_ first-class butchers. Steady men.. Gussner’s, __._1-3-3t FOR RENT—Furnished room In mod: | ‘ern house. Apply at 861 Fifth St. or ‘phone 242R. 1-3-6t For ‘RENT—Furnished rooms; fur- 113 Third St. 1-3-3t congress from -Ed White's porch on Sixth street, may return same and save ‘themselves some trouble. ‘No ques-|"2Y tiots asked. 1-32t POR RENT—Modern room, at 516 Seventh St. Suitable for two gentle- 487X, mee Od D., Jan. 3—One of the} ‘The delivery of | es "TOMORROW Pauline Frederic in k EXPORTS SHOW WORE THAN A BLN GA Washington, Jan. 3.—Exports from the United States for 11 months end- jing in November, jumped $1,750,000 over the same period in 1915, the United States department of com- merce announced, today. The total | was stated to be $4,961 $3,195,384,485 for the 1915. ORY PLANK INTRODUCED IN MINNESOTA (United Press) St. Paul, Jan, 3.—A bill permitting a constiutional amendment to the state constitution, providing for state- wide prohibition being submitted to the’ voters of Minnesota, in 1918, was introduced into the lower house of the Minnesota legislature today. The amendment, if ratified by referendum, would be effective in 1920, Senator 2,630, against ame period in bill forbidding shipments of more than five gallons of intoxicants in one shipment into territory now dry, THAT OTHER $10,000. ‘A live clothing and tailoring store here in Bismarck is advertising that they are after $20,000 worth of tailor- ing that is going out of the city each year, I claim there is $30,000 worth leaving Bismarck, so I am after that extra $10,000 which should stay at home. There is no need for any man to go outside the city to satisfy his clothes wants. Would you believe that a tailoring representative came into ‘Bismarck and took $4,000 worth of orders in only 3 days? ‘Let us show you that we can please and satisfy your clothes wants, the same as we have done to hundreds of \others, and save you $10 to $15 on each suit. KLEIN Tailor and Cleaner. “New York,” special feature at the Bismarck tonight, with Florence Reed.—"Picture immense. Star can- not be excelled. The people like the picture as well as the star."—L. J. Norman, Strand Theatre, ‘New York. | SAYS HOT WATER WASHESPOISONS FROM THE, LIVER _ Everyone’ should drink hot water ‘with phosphate In it, before breakfast.? $To" feel as’ fine as the” proverbial fiddle, we must keep the liver washed clean, almost every morning, to pre- vent its sponge-like pores from clog- ging|with indigestible “material, sour bile and poisonous toxins, says a noted physician. If you get headaches, it's your liver? If you catch cold easily, it's your liver! Tf yon wake up with a bad taste, furred tongue, nasty breath or stomach be; comes rancid, it's your liver. _Sallow, skin, muddy complexion, watery" “eyes, all denote liver uncleanliness¥ Your, liver is the most important; aléo' the must abused,and neglected: organ of the body. Few; knowslitstfunction or, how to releasedthe?dammed-up body, waste, bile’ and _ toxins. Most { folks, resort to” violent! calomel, which is a! dangerous’. salivating chemical: which’ canfonly” be used occasionally because, it accumulates in the ‘tissues, also, attacks the bones.” “Every man and woman; sick’ or. well, shouldydrink'teach morning he fore breakfast a glass of hot water, with a teaspoonful,of limestone phos-| phate in it, to wash from the liver and’ bowels the previous day’s indigestible material, the® poisons, sour bile and! \toxins; thus. cleansing, sweetening. nd freshening the entire alimentary; canal before putting more foodginto; the ‘stomach.: Limestone | phosphate™ does” ‘ot! “Tey strict the diet like calomel, becauss?it, can not salivate, for it is harmless, and you can eat anything afterwards! ‘ft is inexpensive amd almost,tasteless, ‘and pharmacist will sell you a quarter, eound ‘vhich is{ for a dem- sastration of how:het and lime- stone phosphate” ‘stimulates and treshens the ‘liver, Teosiog you feaing dey to and dar say” Sie Weer A S < ee |value of goods for these 11 months’ Putnam introduced into the Senate a! WORK ‘ON LAST LA OF YEAR AT UNIVERSITY Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 3.—Regu- lar seasions were resumed at the Unt- versity of North Dakota this morning. Students who have been spending their holiday period at home in other cities returned to Grand Forks today preparatory to resuming work on the |iast lap of the year’s work, Very few of the students remained at the uni- {versity during the Yuletide season, Wesley college, conservatory of mu- teeGiNn sume sessions Wednesday morning. DVSPEPSH SPOILS BEAUTY — = Makes the Dark Rings Around Eyes, Caves in the Cheeks and Ruins the Complexion; How to Get Rid of Dyspepsia. Try Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets Free Digestive troubles ruin the com- plexion. The sour, fermented, gassy contents poison the blood, draw the corners of the mouth, rob you of sleep, give the fac that hungry, haggard, mournful expression in the morning and you are tired all day. It is not what you eat but the fault of digestion that hurts. Eat anything you like and let Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets digest your food, tone your stomach, supply | your blood with nourishment, then| good looks, a healthy appearance and bright eyes will sqon return. Get a 50 cent box of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab- lets at any drug store. They are real health makers. Try them free by sending coupon. i FREE TRIAL COUPON F. A. Stuart Co., 245 Stuart Building, Marshall, Mich., send me at once a free trial package of Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets. Name Street . City ... BOSTON CAFE Opens Saturday MEALS AT ALL HOURS OPEN DAY AND NIGHT S. W. Corner 6th and Broadway: sic and school of religion, will also re- | Hl GROUND GRIPPERS SWITCHAN § KILLED AT MANDAN (United Pret Mandan, N. D, Jan. 3.—Frank Muhr, switchman, aged 25, was in- stantly killed, about 1:30 this morn- ing. While at work in the local yards his foot was caught in an open frog. Several cars passed over him, severing the body at the waist. His mother lives in Chicago. STOCK SHOW FOR ESMOND. Esmond, N. D,, Jan. 3.—Already there is some agitation among busi- ness men in preparation of the annual stock show to be held here next sum- mer. UNDERWOOD MAN HERE Art Heinbe of Underwood, spent yesterday in Bismarck attending tp business transactions, making the Grand Pacific Hotel his headquarters. WASHBURN PEOPLE IN CITY Among those in the city today from Washburn, N. D., are Mr. and Mrs, Horace Hatton, who are spending the day visiting friends and attending to business matters. That’s what you'll receive at Bismarck’s Only Exclusive Shce Shop—where you'll re- ceive all the time and attention necessary to insure a proper fit, from an expert shoe fitter. Most any style you want too. STACY ADAMS, CHICAGOAN Richmond ON MAIN “The Cossack Whip” CO eeeee ee eeeeasOreeoeeeesseeooLeeeer: Men--Does Foot Comfort Mean Anythi TRIDAY ‘Viola Dana” IN STATE AUDITOR'S QFFICE. H. E. Ganz of Granville has-taken a position as bookkeeper and‘clerk in the office of State Auditor Carl R. Kositeky. O. B. Lund, who will be Mr. Kositzky’s, firat deputy; will’ as- sume his. new duties as soon as he can straighten up affairs in connec- tion with.the treasurship ‘of Kidder county, which he. is. resigning. Mr. Lund's second term as county treas- urer expires in May. The new deputy was born in Norway and came to America with his parents when he was two years old, The Lunds ‘settled on a homestead in Kidder county, and when O. B. Lund came of age he took up'a homestead near the paternal do- main. He has been a successful far mer and an excellent county official. Grand Theater Opening Tonight. ing to|\You? & Whitney STREET | FREE | The management of the Armory Roller Rink announces that there will be no charge for admission or skates at the rink on Thursday evening, January 5th. Everyone over 14 years of age is invited to come and enjoy themselves