The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 20, 1917, Page 4

i eats eee Lael aca) TUESDAY, FEB. 20, 1917. FOUR BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE tel slated THE TRIBUNE metered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. as Becond Class Matter. GUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily, by carrier, per month. 50 | year. 00 we per year. Member Audit Bureau WHE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER | (Established 1878) LocAL WEATHER BULLETIN. For the 24 hours ending at 12:00, noon, Feb. 20, 1917: Temperature at 7: Temperature at Highest yesterda Lowest last night Precipitation . Highest wind velocity . %/ austries. jtry that can plunge it into war. | word. |to prepare for war, the martial spirit | STANTON MAN ENDS LIFE freight rates is a serious matter, un- out adequate | hardy. The Tribune believes that Governor Frazier can be depended upon to as- certain just how the bill affects the lignite and other North Dakota in-| investigation is | If all the promises of Europe's rul- ers are worth face value when the/ war is over, there'll be more freedom | der any condition, but to do so with-| fool | fo George Keniston, | ness. — Why I Am a Member Bismarck, N. D., Fel , 1917, Mr. Geo. N. Keniston, Secretary, Bismarck, N. D. Dear Mr. Keniston: I am a member of the Bismarck Commercial club because I believe that it is the agency which can focus and direct to the best advantage ef- forts for the material development of our city. Very truly yours, In response to Secretary Keniston’s | query, “Why Are You a Member of jthe Commercial Club? Comm: Kirk, manager of the Marshall Oil company, writes: | | D., Feb. 17. 1947. Bismarck, N. Dear Sir—To make Bismarck, Big- ger, a better place to live and do busi- in the world than ever before. THAT ANCIENT BOGEY. There is no propaganéa in this coun-| Congress alone has the deciding! Measured by their reluctance | is not very intense. The resolutions adopted in the Forecast. For Bismarck and Snow! tonight and Wednesday; colder Wed- nesday. For North Dakota: and Wednesday; not so cold in east! nity: Snow tonig ght | portion tonight; colder in west por-| van Wednesday Temperature Calgary oe 10 Chicago 18 Kansas 16 j 4 | (Moorhead Pierre .. Prince Al St. Paul Winnipeg St. Louis . San Francis Helena ... El Paso i Williston . No report ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. Pe:e'e o4 He eH ONE Ae +) o Power is so far from being % desirable in itself that it some | @ times ought to be refused, and 2| % sometimes to be resigned— %} % Cicero. 2), OP OFSEEOHEEESE OD! ON PACIFISTS. We have a letter from Charles Ea: | ward Ri Il about these pacifist per-| sons who are roaring up and down the country, seeking to tie the hands of the President and attempting inj every way to divide our American people at this critical moment. ‘Russell has some very striking facts about pacifism in general, but particularly about pacifism in France ‘befbrejthe big war started. He si “WObody. need think that the vart- ows “dréamings of the various peace, old women would amount to anything to keep this country out of war, They |! make one laugh. 1 was in France in 1918, and 1 can assure all these dod- dering old parties In Ameri that they don't know what a real peace @ign is jjke. 8 it was perfectly evident, to us that knew how to read the ‘aign: phat war was close at hand and Ake vFench pacifists were going up anddown beating the peace drum in; a way, to make all our 1917 mollycod- dles'look poor, indeed. They not only opposed any preparations for war, but they served notice on the government that they would not fight, would not allow any appropriations to be made} for war, would not allow any troop; trains to be run, and if the country were to be invaded by the Germans! they would welcome them at the fron- tier and lead them into Paris. “The war came and all of these pac- | ifying ladies of both sexes went out to the firing line and welcomed the Germans with shot and shell, You bet. It would be just so heré.” | Charlie Chaplin has given the Brit- ish war office $150,000. “Now he'll have to wreck fewer*custard pies. A BOOMERANG, North Dakota in the passage of the distance tariff law has lost many bene- fits, seated Miter years of struggle The railroads did not oppose the measure. Why should they? It is im material to them, Not a cent will be trimmed from their revenues. This ‘bill will merely apply the hard and fast rule of distance in applying the rates. The carriers will get as much revenue per ton per mile haul as ever, Probably more in many instances. But the farmers will pay the piper. The lignite rates are obliterated. Advantages over neighboring states/| are eliminated, and in many instances it will be more favorable for indu: tries to locate at ‘Moorhead, East Grand Forks and other border towns, so as to operate under the lower in- terstate rate, Governor Frazier should secure an opinion from his attorney general and the board of railroad commissioners before signing this measure. Why the House rushed the bill through without debate or apparent concern over the welfare of the state is one of the mysteries of the ses- sion. The people alone are concerned in the operation of this measure. It is their fight, not the railroads’. If Governor Frazier desires to learn how the operation of the law mili- tates against some of the farming in- jot jover these plants, jinv jerties converted to public use. jontburats: ' adjournment. rol the closing night! jreaches here House yesterday were not timely. It] lis popular to execrate against the mu-; | Oscar Ritchey “Takes € Carbolic Acid— nition makers and charge them with being responsible for any war spirit! ;tbat may be abroad in the land. | They are the last people in the world who want United States to en- ter the war. It would mean the end} the vast profits enjoyed now through business with the Allies. nativn would take paying, of course, a reasonable and just return upon the ment to the owners of the prop- Doubtless the Seizing them without compensation {would be unjust and un-American. It! is against the spirit of the resolu- |tions, which refer so loftily to “jus | tice, equality and fraternity.” Why not seize without compensa |tionthe farms that raise wheat, pota-| toes and other foodstuffs to feed the} armies? But let us draw the mantle of cha ity over the whole affair. The clos-| ing days of the session are at hand} and we must expect these oratorical; * 0 sion would be quite complete with a them. | always precedes The “silly season” These resolutions will make excel- lent paper wads for the cabaret stunts | Her a sweet, a beautiful war} item, Paris is so hard up for food | that restaurant chefs have had to in-| troduce bread pudding and it’s al-| ady very popular. War is certain-| It appears that we have but about! 230 regular’ warships that could put! to sea in 48 hours. But in guarding against submarines, we have hundreds} of privately owned boats that could be got ready for business in 48 hours. Wholesale grocers threaten a 30 per cent raise in price of canned foods. They say great swarms of locusts have destroyed Argentine crops, for one thing. And we suppose that great | flocks of polar bears have eaten a!l| the grass up in Alaska, too. | mil | them all in running. They are biennial and no! § J. L. BELL, Vice President First National Bank. C. N. KIRK, Marshall Oil Co. | U Mgr. News of the Northwest (LUNBERMEN OPEN SESSION State Convention Began Sessions in Farge This Morning—Banquet te Close Event Body Was Found in Granary— Despondency the Cause Stanton, N. D., Feb. 20—Oscar Rit- (United Press) chey ended his life Sund drink- Fargo, N. D., Feb. 2 n elaborate ing carbolic acid. He chose a gran- |program has.been arranged for the ary as the setting for the act. He |annual meeting of tb North Dakota had been in a despondent mood ever | Lumbermen’s ass on, which op- since he came to this nity which |ened a two day s n here this | was of recent date. } morning. ———-— | The morning s was given up | {to registration at quarters, This afternoon President Samuels gave the annual ad Another ad- the Modern so given this L. Krebs, of members of dress, “Two Snakes i Business Brain,” afternoon by Dr. § Philadelphia, Pa. John Sorenson, of Plaza, Shoots Two Wolves Whose Sides Had Grown Together the association will atiend a theatre Plaza, N. D., Feb. 20—Two perfect | party at the Grand atre this even- wolves, their sides grown together, | ing, to be followed by a smoker. seemingly after they were born, were Tomorrow morni sion will hot by John Sorenson, living nine |be opened with ar ida s by Dr. Krebs on “Four Steps in Commercial Efficiency,” at 10:5 An address will be given in the af- ternoon by Hugh J. Hu, of the Agricultural Pub! ciation, Chicago, and will be follow ed by an executive session at which time ‘mat- 3 southwest of here last week. ich animal had four legs and used They were shot while running at good. speed. rtance will be ; — | row night one Minot, . 20--Albert John- | of the largest atte conventiol son, cha ith forgery in the sec- | in its history will clos th a ban- d degree, as § enced to serve | quet to be the bermen by d the e penitentiary | the commercial salesmen at the Wal- Judge Kk. Leighton, yesterday; | dorf hotel: | John Hines, who entered a plea off 4 242£2£2.. ———~———- | guilty to robbery in the first degree, to two and one-half INJURED 1 EXPLOSION who | pleaded ault {and batter ‘and was fin- j ea | ed $100. In default of fi nt }Nouh Millet of Haynes, Painfully he will serve an additional Burned—Spark Ignition Re: SSA: , Gasoline Can Hettiuger, N. D.. Feb ly burnedlast w the The ig- contents of the the door of the unable to leave tely because the Parshall Man Learns It Is Poor Pol- icy to Place Finger ina Barrel eb. 20- nition Millet made to ine house but the building ingmed| door knob mase SHOT THROUGH STOMACH —— Crosby. Farmer; Wounded Mounts His Horse and. Rides to Home oi aN ighbor Jacob Eltz, that it is finger in poor poli the barrel of a gun. Jake did it on Tuesday of last week. The gun was discharged. The finger left for parts unknown. STANTON TURNE ) ; FOR FIRST TIME YESTERDAY Stanton, N. 1 20—Thirty-five houses. and places of business, were lighted. for the first time with elec- SrosbyN. D. Feb. 20—Shot through tricity yesterday. The generator a¥-/ the stemach when tlie-revolver he was rived last v +) | carrying accidentally discharged, Dan ‘Hallquist,; living west of here, mounted his horse and rode a mile and a half to a neighbor, who sum- FARMERS? ELE PLAZA OP ED TODAY | BEMIDJI VOTIN Ds MUNICIPAL PROPOSITION | Bemidji, Minn., Feb. 20—The citi- zens of Bemidji are today voting on | the question of issuing $8,000 bonds for a new armory. If the proposed bond issue carries, the state will fur- | nish $15,000 toward the erection of the building. |EORAIEN SANBORN KILLED IN MINN SOTA | N. D., Feb. 20—Word that George N. Jacobs, | son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jacobs, formerly of this y, was accidentally killed in a cave-in at Bear River,| Minn., recently. He lived less than | an hour after the accident. { PROFIT ON BUTTER FAT N | HOLSTEIN HERD TEN PERCENT | Hebron, N. D., Feb. 20—Figures | have been compiled showing that the} profit on butter fat per cow of the Frank Gaebe Holstein herd, near New , Salem, is 10 per cent on a valuation of $900. The Gaebe herd consists of 12 pure-bred Holsteins and two! grad Aside from his milking herd | he has about 30 growing cows. Sanborn, ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD FROM SHOTG WOUNDS Plaza, N. D., Feb. 20--A discharged | shotgun, the charge striking the fa tearing away a portion of the lower j jaw, caused injuries to. such an ex- tent that proved fatal to Tony Shin- | agle, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. i Alex Shinagle, living near here. Death | joceurred 10 days after the accident. ; STIRUM MAN BADLY CRUSHED; JUMPED FREIGH' Oakes, N. D., Feb. 20—In attempt- | ing to jump a freight train, Andrew | Labor, a section man at Stirum, was | badly crushed when he missed his footing and was dragged some dis- | tance by the cars. He will recover. SOUNDS LIKE THE Goon OLD SUMMER TIME, BUT NOT SO Napoleon, N. D., Feb. 20—Sounds like the good old summer time, but it isn’t. The first open-air band~con- cert of 1917 is reported from the vil- lage of Napoleon. So anxious was the director of the new organization to show off what his members have accomplished during the months of training, that he held a concert last week. Farmers and merchants, wrap- ped in Buffalo coats, applauded the “boys” with so much fervor that the| terests in Minnesota, he has only to ask. the officials of the Equity ex- . change of St. Paul. _ £3 Should the law upon investigation members of the organization actually forget the cold and just whooped it up. The manager of the band an- nounces his organization will play no French’ or German airs. His band is strictly SS ieee Doodle,” “The Stars pes Forever,” and “Don’t Bite the Hand You,” will _ | sumed his,duties today, Sa, Haislett, Plaza, N. D., Feb. 20.—The Farmers’ | moned a physician. Hallquist was Co-operative elevator at Wabek, cap-/ hunting rabbits when the accident acity 30,000 bushels, fitted with the| happened, latest machinery and appliances, was ee. completed last week and was opened! NONPARTISANS TO ME for business today. AT BOWMAN URDAY Bowman, N. D., Feb. 2¢ meeting YOUNG BEC OMES E DITOR of members of the Nonpartisan league OF FORDYILLE CHRONICLE | js scheduled to’be held here Saturday Fordville, N. D., Feb. 19—W. A.]| afternoon, February 24. Young, of Park River, has taken over G LADY FO ) FROLEN ;the management of the Fordville iN Chronicle and will also have charge TO DEATH NEAR BOWMAN fof the editorial department. He as-| Bowman, N. D., Feb. 20—Miss Flos- sie Heimbaugh of Camp Crock, S. D., was frozen to death near her home in a blizzard of last Saturday. ‘ Ac- companied by Walter Wilson on their return home from: Bell Fourche, she YOU | former owner.and.editor, has taken a | position , as travelitig: representative jfor the? Westerh-"Newspaper union with Headquartersjat Fargo. Iwas lost all night on the prairie with ‘a raging wind and temperature at for- ty degrees below. FORMER TAYLOR BUSINESS MAN COMMITS SUICIDE | Taylor, N. D., Feb. 20—P. F. Kell former harness maker here, commit- ted suicide at Forsythe, Mont., yes- terday, according to word which} reached here today. Particulars are unavailable. HALLIDAY PLANS TO OR IZE BASEBALL TEAM \. D., Feb. 20—The famous Halliday baseball team .is to be or- faulzed for the season. New officers and a schedule will be acted upon this week. WHITE TO ERECT $80,000 STRUCTURE IN TARESTOWS Jamestown, N. D., Feb. 2 White, druggist and clothing ies owner, announces he will construct a new store and office building on Fifth avenue where his drug store now stands. The building will cost ap- proximately $80,000. Hallida: STATE OPEN CONY Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 20—Com- mencing today and continuing for | three days, Grand Forks will be any- {thing but “dead.” The annual con- ivention of North Dakota funeral di- rectors is in session and three days of gaiety are to be had. ist BSCRIBE $20,000 FOR | ‘EW HOTEL AT LAKOTA | Lakota, N. D., Feb. {thousand dollars has already been jerected here this coming year. The | structure, it is planned, will cost ap- | proximately $50,000. i aii SNe LUDLOW MAN INJURED N LIGNITE EXPLOSION ; Bowman, N. D., Feb. 20—Oscar Pe- terson, of Ludlow, was seriously in- jured in a premature ;dynamite ex- plosion in a_lignite coal mine near this home. apolis for treatment, his condition be- ERAL DIRECTORS — -/ ENTION AT FORKS | 19—Twenty | subscribed toward a new hotel to be| He was taken to Minne- | NATION ASLEEP THAT DEPENDS ON VOLUNTEERS “To Serve Public—All of Us or None of Us’’ Is Only Safe Idea, Says Russell UNITED STATES POLICY IS UTTERLY FOOLISH Declares Any Nation Dependent on Volunteers Is on Verge of Destruction By CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL. Washington, Feb. 19—To serve the ; Tepublic—all of us or none of us. That is the only idea that is safe, reasonable or democratic. The mag- | Rificent motto of democratic Switzer- | land, “All for one and one for all”— | that should be ours no less. The present military policy of the United States—if we can be said to | have one—is to hire some few of us to go out and fight for the rest of us, who sit in fat ease at home, Is Undemocratic. | It is rotten, it is undemocratic, it lis selfish, it is cowardly, and for mod- ern warfare it is utterly foolish. |. We ought to have learned that last ifrom our experiences on the frontier last summer—if they taught us any- thing. In this age, any nation that depends ling graye.» fae AUS MOORHE! D- VOTING ON PAVING ISSUE TODAY Moorhead, Minn., Feb. The pro- | posed pavement resolution is the | chief ue at the’ polls here today. er Moorhead Retail Merchants’ as-{ ion endorsed the project, which Tis for a much needed improvement fin the city and expressed the belief jtoday that the provision would have (little if any trouble in receiving rati- fication at the pol | BASKETBALL STOCK AT | VALLEY CITY JUMPS Valley City, D., Feb. 20—Bert Weston and Hurley Coding who have been with Company.Gan the border, | to jump. at the } school last. week when it “leak- out that they would enroll atid the baskethall, squad. Weston id Codding are two Veterans of the m. About twenty normal’students |were members of the company and will re-enroll at the beginning) of the ee term. { | te; ISuED FOR | DN SLANDER CHARGE? VERDICT $25 | Golden Valley, N. D., Feb. 20- Mathilda Almindinger ‘sued Mrs. Eva Witt for $200 for alleged slander last week. A verdict of $25 was returned, for the plaintiff. tor oeee, if DOU oO + &. ©. % Oy ooo owe After,,being without train. service }for fourteen days,,jhe rotary was a welcome sight to Douglas residetits. Some mail was brought by stage from Max to Van Hook during the time we were without trains. Motion pictures of the “Passion Play” will be shown at the Lutheran church next Thursday evening. ‘ A social dance was given Saturday evening after the show. The “Home Circle” was entertained Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. O. L. Kragness. Postmaster Eng and wife were kept lvery busy Friday and Saturday dis- | tributing the delayed mail. Russel Franklin left Tuesday for Dodd's Center, Minn., for a two weeks visit with friends and relatives. Clar- ence Grow will carry the mail dur- ing his absence: Miss’ Edna Keefe is visiting friends in Bismarck. AS Cluster of Pretty Young Girls with Musical Comedy Success Coming to Auditorium a Nn ~ Seven Buds in the Famous “Rachety memory. Other notable musical num- bers are “Your’~ Photo,” “Katinka,’ and “I Want to Marry a Male Quar- tet.” The seat sale for “Katinka” was practically sold out On the main floor Jast night. The ‘play comes to the Auditorium for one night only, Wed- nesday, February 21. It is in its west- ern: tour from emgagements in the principal ‘cities: of ‘the east. A gowned chorus. that can me ied The “Katinka” company boasts of pretty chorus girls. Their songs are made breezy by the ten-piece sym- phony orchestra which the company carries and which will be brought di- rect to Bismarck, In the musical score, one hit follows another in rap- Jd succession with the frequently re- curring “Rachety Coo” as the number which lives in the memory as the aud- fences files out of the theater. It has ® catchy Milt. that hangs forever in the Coo’ Chorus. and dance !s a notable feature of the show and has brought commendable press comments from the leading pa- pers in the cities where the produc- tion held sway. ‘Phe name Katinka is both Russian and Bohemian and. means the same as Katherine, or rather the pet name. of Be or “Katy.” ena you | judfciary ean omar Gt know what. e si away , woman's suf: Gown’ in the Why | frage rig t fy passed in the sen- of language? say that pure—and who that the’ it z for its defense upon a volunteer ser- | vice and a band of hired mercenar- Hes, is sleeping on the verge of :de- | 8truction. | This is no new discovery to any- {body that was privileged to be in Europe when the present war began. I was in England a month after the overture to that drama tuned up, and what I saw sent glimmering the last illusion on this subject. | What Happened in G. B. | Great Britain had a miltary system like ours. She depended upon volun- |teers and an army that fought for | hire, and in all human experience no | system ever went more completely | to smash. | There was the plain situation, as clear ag the day to anybody that cared to look at it. Great Britain would never haye an army until she made service the duty of all and’ not the paid job, of a few. All the men in the government knew it, perfectly well.. Whatever ~ | they might say for ‘public consump- tion, they knew the truth, and in pri- vate they acknowledged it. Day after day the country rang with appeals, meetings were held {1 every corner of thé realm, the govern- ment spent $100,000,000 in advertising {i the newspapers and on bill boards. Not Band of Janissaries, Men would not enlist on the mer- ‘lenary basis: they’ Would not be a band of janissaries’ while others sat (in fat ease at home.’ So Great Britain wasted’ 18 months in which she took practically ’no part in the land war because she had no men to put into the ‘field, But if the leaders in the govern- ment knew the truth why didn’t they say it? » Because of a fetich, a superstition, {a dead formula, a word! he Word “Conscription.” “Conscription’—that was the dread bogey that lay in the path. Great Britain never had resorted to con- scription, therefore it never must re- soft to it. Our forefathers fought on the volunteer plan and therefore we must fight on it. It was equally true that our forefathers used candles and canoes, but nobody: thought of that. there is a handy fetich to obsess us. So the situation drifted along, the fetich'. worshippers terrorizing the government, no ‘British troops to speak of on the continent and none in: sight.* New Plan Devised. Then Lord Derby hit upon the hap- py scheme of putting conscription ‘to work. but calling it by another name, and after wasting 18 months of pre- cious time Great Britain began to get an army. It is a terrible responsibility that these unfortunate slaves of the-fetich assume. Twelve years ago the British gov- ‘ernment, then in the hands of the con- | servatives, prepared a bill for univer- sal military training and service, and these fetich persons frightened the | government out of the idea. If they had kept still there would ;be no war now. | A few years later discerning men like Lord Roberts and Robert Blatch- ford saw that Great Britain in its un- protected state was certain soon or late to be attacked by Germany. | The fetich persons howled down all these warnings. There is in all Great Britain today not one thinking creature that does not bitterly regret that a deaf. ear was turned and eyes were resolutely closed to the certain facts. | Fire eating jingoes are rightly de- tested. Yet it must always be a ques- tion if they do as much harm as the fetich crowd. Fire Eating Jingoes. We have here in America more than our share of them. A bill to make service for the@epublic and de- fense of its life the common duty of all has;been introduced in the senate and they are going out to beat it. If, five years hence or ten, we find ourselves in the terrible position Great Britain was in at the outbreak of this war, I hope there will be no error about the responsibility. [HOOSIERS FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE Indianapolis, Feb. 20.—With ut ‘one dissenting vote, the report of the ate, was approved in the lower houwe of the state legislature. today... Nobody ‘thinks of anything when gxd FIGHTING FRED FUNSTON DIES OF HEART TROUBLE (Continued _ fre 1 from | _page_one) commanded General Gomez's artillery with remarkable results. After en- gaging in twenty-two battles and be- ing wounded three times, he resigned his command because fifty guerrillas who had aided the Spaniards were executed against his wishes. Captur- ed by Spaniards on his way to Ha- vana, he escaped death by swallow- ing a letter to the President of Cuba which would have proved his identity. Won His Spurs. While a colonel of the famous Twentieth Kansas Volunteer infantry in the Philippine war, Funston per- formed feats of bravery that brought him the title of brigadier general. His capture of Aguinaldo and his fording of the Rio Grande river at Columpit under fire featured his work. Funston has been described by his superiors as absolutely fearless. Ever ready to plunge into danger, he cared little whether his force equalled that of his opponent. One day, the story goes, when it appeared certain the Filipinos would destroy three com- panies under Funston’s command, General Harrison Gray Otis, inquired of the colonel how long he could hold his position. “Until I am mustered out!” Funs- ton replied; and he made good by re- pulsing the Filipinos. When the volunteers were discharg- ed, Funston retained his rank as a member of the ‘regular army. As a regular he made ‘mark by maintain- ing order in San Francisco during the disaster of’ 1906. Temporarily in charge of the troops at the Presidio, when the disturbance came, he quick- ly declared martial law and set about obtaining accomodations for the homeless, keeping’ down the cost of food and @rresting trouble-makers. It was while’he was in command of the troops at Vera Cruz in 1914 that he was: “Falgéd to the rank of major-gen- eral.’ He then wag 49 years old. The ambition of Funston’s youth was to go to West Point, but he fail- ed in an entrance examination. In lat- er years he repeatedly outranked West Pointers who were in school when he failed of admission. Physically, Funston was one of the smallest men in the United States army. He was barely five feet and five inches tall and usually weighed less than 120 pounds. was modest and retiring. Collapsed in Hotel. General Funston collapsed while seated in, the lobby of a hotel talking with friends, and was playing with little Inez Silverberg, of Des Moines, Towa, a guest with her parents at the hotel,, when he fell uuficonscious. Death was, almost instantaneous. General Funston wag 91, years of age. Only yesterday Genérd?”Hunston completed orders for the return of the last of the guardsmen from the bor- der. Because of the amount of work which ..has.,.fallen to him, General Funston’s only recreation or ‘relaxa- tion for nearly a year has been an oc- casional dinner party with, friends. » Fought it Ale i Two weeks ago Genera! re Funston suffered an attack of inj yn, To use his own capremion! os Pee it out alone.” Later, he ‘pla: ced, Himself under. the, care. of ieupetane (Col. M. W, Ireland, of the medical, , corps, southern department, ant regained normal health. and spirits. .. “For three days,” Col. Ireland said last night, “General Funston had been entirely well.” Nevertheless, at dinner last night, General Funston was particularly ab- steminous and ate. only sparingly of the simplest dishes. General Funston’s last words be- fore he became unconscious were: “How, beautiful it is.” He referred to the beautiful “Blue Danube waltz,” which the hotel or- chestra was playing. (Associated Press.) Feb. 20.—Major Gen- embtinied the war départ- ment today he had assumed command of the southerndepartment, embrac- ing the American forces on the Mex- ican border, which post was held by Major General Funston. Secretary ‘Bakef said General Per- shing’s ‘succession was automatic, he being the “next in grade to General Funston. , Genera] Pershing will re- tain command; until a _permanent suc- cessor is*namet*by the war depart- ment. >of B 3 MOTHER ie ie. (Associated Press) Emporia, Kan., Feb. 20.—The moth- er of the late General Frederick Fun- ston may be unable to attend the fun- eral of her noted son. She is ill at the home of a daughter, Mrs. F. A. Eckdall. The news of her son’s death was conveyed to her last night, and the shock added greatly to the grav- ity of her condition. Mrs. Funston’s home is at Iola, Kan, ‘She was unable to receive visitors to- day, but expressions of grief reached her from many quarters. The gener- al was devoted to her. CARD OF THANKS. We desire in this way to express our sincere appreciation of the help and thoughtfulness of our friends dur- ing our recent ‘bereavement. * MRS. CORNELIA RUDD. MRS. A. A. PICKLER. MRS. AMOS COLMAN. (MISS IDA ‘RUDD. TO REDUCE Cost. (United Press.) New York, Feb. 20.—Drastic action to reduce tho cost of food in New York will be demanded by a commit- tee headed by Dr. Friedman, which will call upon Mayor Mitchel and peed ‘Commissioner Jobn Dillon to- lay. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY WANTED—Competent ¢: girl for gener- al housework; small family; no children, Miss Jackson, 601 6th St. TERS - eer 2-20-6t, ANTEC county atlas, 1912 edition, of ‘Burleigh county. Pearl Bissum, Grand Paci'c hotel. 220-3 FOR WENT-“MaLT SE two rooms in modern oer 618 tebls St. Phone ISR. - ~ 2 2-20-6t In civil life he’ rhe y