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

! / 13 if THE TRIBUNE ‘Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class Matt ISSUED EVERY DAY EXCEPT SI per Baily, by mail or carrier, Month .......esseeereeeee a Daily, by mail, one year in North Dakot . $ .50 eeete 4.00 1.25 ail ota, one year . wees. 6.00 Daily, by mail outside of North Dakota, three months . + 1.60 Weekly, by mail, per year. 1150 G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY Special Foreign Representative NEW YORK, Fifth Ave. Bldg.; CHICAGO, Marquette Bldg; BOSTON, 8 Winter &t.; DETROIT, Kresge Bldg.; MINNE- APOLIS, 810 ‘Lumber Exchange. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation HE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ee Established 1872) é WEATHER REPORT for 24 hours ending at noon June 20: Temperature at 7 a. m...... 57 Temperature at noon. 61 Highest yesterday 79 Lowest yesterday Sabha AT. Lowest last night .. w. 52 Precipitation . .. Trace Highest wind velocity. .284NW Forecast. For North Dakota: Generally fair; tonight and Thursday; cooler tonight; warmer Thursday; fresh northwest winds becoming veriable. Lowest ‘Temperatures FArgO ...ceeee eevee » 52 Williston ... ee - 50 Grand Forks ...... . 51 Pierre ... . 60 St. Paul . » 48 Winnipeg oa Helena .. 46 Chicago 60 Swift C 40 | Kansas ‘City 66 San Francisco 60 ORRIS W. ROBERTS, ‘Meteorogolist. FINE RESPONSE. It reveals the heart of the Ameri- can people. ‘That is the best tribute one can pay to the fine response of Monday even- ing and yesterday. The story is told elsewhere in these columns. Bismarck is better for the sacri fices of Monday and Tuesday. 4y reason of them the Capital City is stronger for the sacrifices of today and every day this week, until Bur- leigh comes: under the ‘wire with its $15,000 contribution to the Red’ Cross war relief fund. Less than 100 men-rub- elbows Jn- formally at a.dinner and before they rise from their places, $5,000 is plac- ed in the mercy box to succor our , boys .who-soon will join the hosts of iurope on, thie, bloodstained’ ‘battle fields. Then for hours afterwards, on the next day; these same men toil with’ their, fellow ‘citizens /and add thous- ands more to the nation’s mercy box. They do this not lagging, but with enthusiasm, with \joy and with a self- effacement typical of all true patri- ota...) a EN AGT Why mention names? : Bismarck knows the honor roll of men and women today. After their names are written ther first! contribution to, this great battle in defense of liberty and home. If there is any laggard, let these responses challenge his latent patri- otism Let it spur him to a realiza- tion of the dire need of the hour. He who giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord. But he who gives to the Red Cross not only lends to the Lord, but comes to the succor and very susten- ance of the children of God. A condition exists in Europe today beyond the grasp of the finite mind. Nations ‘have been swept from’ their moorings. The bulwarks of civilized existence are at stake. Your home and my home are threatened as. sure- ly as though we were within reach of shrapnel and shell, as surely as though we ourselves were in the midst of the strife or stood in the ‘bloody breaches. Just because some are apathetic does ‘not lessen the danger or shift the responsibility. Famine and disease stalk over the} ‘” vast areas of Europe today, breaking down the social fibre of Europe. Was there ever a more urgent call for aid? j Into this environment our boys must go before the snows of another winter have passed away. How are we going to send American soldiers into these plague festered regions? Do you want your boy to go with- out the Red Cross relief corps? He certainly will unless the Amer- ican people; unless the residents of Burleigh county do their part. The smallest part they can do is to give money. A good start has been made, but there is much still to be done. Let every slacker get out of the tall grass and pledge something. France must be prepared for the re- ception of American troops. Are we to send soldiers to Europe before every safeguard is taken to protect them against the ravages of disease and pestilence, as well as to succor the wounded and dying? It is your DUTY to give. It is your PRIVILEGE to give. “ National Geographic Magazine has a picture of “Russian soldiers await- ing a German attack.” We believe it to be a good and correct picture. There has been nearly a year in which to photograph Russian soldiers ‘many has not observed awaiting a German attack. ALT. 25 LET ALA. aS ce erent nme te RELEASING BRITISH NAVY In the giving of control of exports to the president there is opportunity of the highest importance. To a great extent the necessity of the Brit- ish blockade can be removed, since it has been United Stats exports that have slipped through ‘neutral coun- tries, to the advantage of Germany. President Wilson can see to it that neutrals get no’ more than enough for their own immediate needs. Relief of a large part of the Brit- ish navy from confinement on block- ade duty may mean some special en- terprises by the British navy. Most of the time we've hardly realized that the mighty British navy was afloat. We may soon see it doing things highly dramatic. OF THE CROSS. There isn’t any Cross of the Legion of Honor for Manus Duggan. He led no troops that slaughtered. He bomb- ed no helpless towns. He was no daring aviator who fought his 20 an- tagonists from the skies. He killed no one. He was but a miner, one of the rough, ‘sooty fellows you sometimes meet. He was young, had a little home, a wife and infant child. Just one of the plain, every day fellows you pass without notice, whom you let go through life without feeling that they are your brothers. ‘Manus Duggan! How common it sounds when uttered with names that the world calls great! Manus Duggan saved 25-men in that Montana mine catastrophe, and died. As his breath grew short, down there in the black depths of the earth, he scribbled on a piece of paper, which they have now found on his corpse, “air's getting foul. But I'm not afraid to die.” * No roar of battle, no cheers of vic- tory, no flag for the dying eyés, no glorious thought of sacrifice for coun- try. Loneliness, stillness, darkness, as the air to breathe lowers and low- ers! In the Valley of the Shadow of Death, Manus feared not, neither for himself, nor his -wife and babe. He had no need to. He was giving his life for his friends. The Good Shepherd puts the Cross of Honor on such, though ‘the -world: may forget. TREATMENT:-OF BELGIANS, Even in war there are supposed to be certain “rules of the game,” based on humanity and fundamental de- cency among nations which have in the course of. centuries: led to the abandonment of primitive practices, such as the enslavement of, conquered nations, the slaughter of women and ‘childreh, the ‘bombardment ci unpro- tected cities and coasts, and the sink- ing of unarmed vessels withont warn- ing.” One reason that the United States is at war with Germany is that Ger- these un; written “rules of the gaqe.” Ger many has violated practically all of them. The last to b3 viciated is that in regard to enslaving 1 conquered nation. It is many centuries since this species of slavery has been prac- ticed; yet Germany hes rracliced it against the unoffending ielgiana. A calm, complete and nnemctional re- port has just been maae to our state department by the Pelgiva smintster, Mr. de Cartier, who gives t12 ni: of each step of the German activi- ties which led finally te the deporta- tion of' thousands of Relgiaas The conclusion of this docur:ent sums the matter up as follows: “Before their denasurs they ore formally called upon to choose be- tween a so-called ‘veluntary’ engage- ment for work in Germany, with seemingly, high wages, and, on the ober hand, deportation, with a wage which is a mockery (30 pfennige a dey) Whether chey sign the con-| tiect or not, it ‘neans torced separa- ‘ion from their fa.nilies, The mense majority refuse to sigu, ard ver refuse to work. i ‘ey are then suljected to horrid e treatment, reg- ulated cleverly and applied with the refinement of calculated crucity, which, it had bee. thought, was the attribute only of savage peoples 0: those who hai returned ty ery. Torture by hunger, by thirst, hy cold, by standing rigidly, by whip- Pings; threats of imprisonment and of death; blows with the rifle butt, etc.; every means were employed to overcome the resistance of these ob- scure heroes of patriotic duty. “Reports that would make any civ ilized man tremble with indignation have come into the possession sf the Belgian government, showing the un- speakable suffering intiicted on thous- ands of innocent pe>pie in the camps. where the German government has caused them to be huddle! together, in order that this herd of pitiable heyaan cattle may be sorted out and enslaved for the ends of despotism. “The suffering is perhaps still worse among those unfortunates who are sent to points behind the German lines in Flanders and in France. “Compelled, in spite of themselves, to undertake heavy toil and to work outdoors during the severest scason of the year, without having becn trained or hardened, exposed to artil- lery fire, deprived of proper clothing, and scarcely nourished, a multitude of these unfortunates soon fal |from or tory |” WHAT'S THE ATERSIGN) WORLD FROM STARVATION O KEEP THE) | *288-per-cent retained on the 1-2 inch screen. 18.5 per cent retained on the 14 inch screen. $4.5 per’ cent retained on the 18 inch’ screen. : 35 per cent passing the 18 inch screen, . Of the 35 per cent passing the 1-8 inch screen, 8.4 per dent was describ- ed as dirt, which in this case 1 the equivalent. of clay. ‘Minneapolis, Minn., June 9, 1917. Mr. .R. C.. Battey, Commissioner of Finance,» > _ Bismarck, ‘N. D. Dear Sir: | ' In reply to your inquiry as to the quantity of cement being used in the concrete. foundation for the pavement in. Districts ‘Nos. 1 and 2, with the assumption that the gavel is of a low- er grade, than would be the ideal, I would say’ that I consider that a first- class foundation is possible provided that all of the necessary conditions of mixing and laying and protecting of the foundation in place before the surface is laid, are complied with. Yours, truly, FREDERIC BASS. This analysis shows that 59.5 per cent passed the 1-4 inch screen, which is within the limits prescribed by che specifications, and that more than 25. per cent of the material retained on the 1-4 inch screen Would pass the 1 inch screen. There are a few stones over 2 inches in diameter. I have’ asked the city engineer to have further tests made, with the re- sults expressed in weights, and will report again when this has been done. Yours truly, FREDERIC BASS, Minneapolis, Minn., June 9, 1917. Mr. R.C. Battey,, Commissioner of Finance, Bismarck, No. Dak. Dear Sir: In reply. to your inquiry.as to the quality of the curbing in Paving Dis- trict No. 2, 1 would say that I con- sider the work .being done of first- grade. I have noticed only-two places that I would criticize, and. these are of minor importance. ‘ Yours truly, FREDBRIC ‘BASS. ‘Minneapolis, Minn.,. June 9, 1917. Mr. R. C. Battey, Commissioner of Finance, Bismarck, No. Dak. Dear Sir: . In reply to your question as to the quantity of cement used in the con- crete base in Paving District No. 1, I would say that I have examined the records in the city engineer's of- fice and find that they show*that the required quantity*of cement, 1.5 bar- rels per cubic’ yard, have been. used. The records were made~by an in- spector placed at the mixer for the purpose of seeing that the. proper amount was-used. I know of no other way to determine this quantity. It has been suggested that it would be possible to take a number of sam- ples of the pavement foundation and analyze them for the purpose of de- termining the amount of cement. used. If this is possible I must say that I am not acquainted with the. method to be followed in doing it. I hava never seen it done, nor heard or read of anyone who has done it ana I would be glad to know of’a successful method. I am inclined to think that it is impossible, or, at least, imprac- ticable, to do it. The total number of square, yards of pavement laid in. District No. 1 is 36,309, excluding thdt laid during the first day or two, when the mix was being gauged. This is equal to 5,043 cubic yards, which would call for at least 7,168 barrels of cement. The rectords show that the number of barrels actually used was 74.3, or more than was réquired. The figure, 7,168, is obtained by multiplying 5,043, the number of cubic ‘yards of concrete and subtracting the 5 per cent allowed by the specifications. These figures are averages and, of course, it will be reasonable to as- sume that some of the foundation contains less and some more than tha correct amount. class quality; it,is of uniform mix, of good appearance and true.to line and Yours truly, : FREDERIC BASS. mortality on the spot seems to be con- siderable. The sick and dying who can still be transported are sent home with less regard than slaves received in antiquity from their masters, who were interested in the care of haman chattels who formed a part of their riches, Through the pitiabie convoys of these repatriated Belgians there bas been revealed the life -vbish their compatriots lead. who remain behind at work, -There is only one word which can describe ‘It is a hell” Another \biff tor. John ‘Barleycorn. Clevelanders are dying from drinking bar polish," ° ; Chiang Choo , Chung, premier of China! \'That);name would make a dandy song to go, liome singing, early dni, the.-mornin ere Germany. is melting «her dead sol- diers into ‘lubricating oil and her church ‘bells’ ‘into cannon. Don't shtdder!. We'll’be doing things like that, if we don’t soon get a. move on to. put dowa Germany. RETAINS ENGINEER. Editor's Note; To allay unfair criticism; Commissioner Battey forwarded thé following commun- ication tothe Tribune: Jismarck, N. D., June 18, 1917. Editor of. the Tribune: The City, Conimission has retained Frederic. W.. Bass as Consulting: En- gineer onthe paving work: for 1917. Mr. Bass is professor of -highway en- gineering.,at. the University. of Minne- sola, and” comes highly recommended. Mr. J.. A. Farrell of Duluth, Minn., who acted as‘Consulting Engineer for us last» season, could not act. this year, becausé 6f duties he Has ‘been called upon td'perform on account of the ‘war? * . $98n1 Yor .the’ information: ofthe: public, copies of four communications ‘bear- ing on different»phases of the paving work are ‘given helow. Further.’ communications and re- ports received .from) Mr: ass will be printed! from: -#ime-.to time, as they inay appear..of general interest. i YU Ra Cc BATTERY, aving Committee. mart of. -. Readers’ Column Minneapolis, ‘Minn., June 9, 1917. ° Mr. R. C. Battey, Commissioner of Finance, Bismarck, No. Dak. Dear Sir: In reply to your inquiry as to the quality of the gravel being used in Paving ‘District No. 2, 1 would say that, while it is not all that could be} desired,.it is said-to:be the best avail- able within teach of Bismarck. « The specifications. call for not more than 3 per,-cent of clay,, not more than 70.per cent, nor less than 50 per cent of material that shall pass @ 1-4-inch soreen, no material that ‘wilt not pass through a 2-inch screen, and at least 25 per cent of the material that. remains .on a °1-4° ifich ’ screen shall‘pass a 1 inch screen. “They fur- ther. provide that if’ the natural or pit-run’ gravel does not conform’to the above, coarse or’ fine: material (shall be added,'so’ that it shall conform. The City Engineer ‘has caused .a test of the Washburn gravel that is being used, to be ‘made; this test gives the. following: results: by: vol- ume, which is approximate to the-re- | The Day at th TO MEET JUNE 29— The state board of regents will sneet at the capitol June 29, to close up business for the fiscal year. eee BOARD MEETS— The state board of university, and school lands held a brief meeting yes- terday, when some important matters ‘vere. discussed; but, Secretary of State Hall advises, no.'aétion' ‘taken. e oWKe AN OBJECT LESSON— '«"'"" An object ‘lesson “in’ the “rapia ad- vance in’ textile costs isgiven in a letter’ from’ Dr.‘ Lamont ofthe state ‘tuberculosis. sanitarium, ’.in which he advises that’someé wool felt'and can- vas’ duck ‘Gesired” for covering cer- tain laundry machinery will cost $4 ‘and-97 cents the yard, respectively,.as compared “with: 80cents and 58 cents when the. last™.purcliagés wére made by this institution: “ ina ee CRAIGHEAD HERE— Dr, E. -B... Craighead, commissioner of education, ig-home from. New York, where he .attended a. meeting of the sults that would: be obtained | -by. weight: sf e State House conferred with United where he ‘States Commissioner P. P. Claxton on the working out of changes in North Dakota’s educaional system proposed as a result of the survey in which Dr. Claxton participated. En route, Dr. Craighead visited his old home in Missouri and found the houn’ dog still hale and hearty. se @ EDITOR THOMPSON HERE— E. C. Thompson, editor of the Park River ‘Herald,* called on capitol friends ‘today. e ee es AT FULL STRENGTH ° July 15, ‘in the opinion of Adjutant General ‘Tharalson,' will ‘find the First regiment, North Dakota ‘National Guard, recruited to ‘full strength. As preciously' noted, ‘Co. I of Wahpeton already. musters‘-its: full’ war comple- ment. of,.150..men,.and ‘Co. H, James- town, has attained the same distinc- tion. Co. K.of Dickinson ranks sec- ond, with 140; Cos. A, Bismarck; F, ‘Mandan; .M, \Grand,..Forks,. and C, Grafton, are. well over 100 men, and the , companies below. that quota are Carnegip,‘foundation, of xwhich, he, is a; member,,and.. from; Washington, exhaustion and from illness. The Sah poten BR Oe RNB This photo, taken durin: ground just torn ‘by big-éhells. , aie O° Se ke * : Hot-Off The Battlefield Ors ig the battle, shows German prisoners being ‘brought in under ‘escort’ of British troops. Here are British troops in a moment of rest on the way back from the front line’trenches on west front. A few of the soldiers have ‘been wounded, but not seriously. They are on the ‘stretchers.’ Some of the men are ‘busily cleaning away, the accumulated dirt of several days under fire. This is an official British photo and one of the ‘best yet received from the front. "They are marching over mecting with good success in recruit- ing. 14 . ad RIDING TO HOUNDS... “Riding to the hounds has become a popular pastime with F. G. Neumier, Press representative; Ernie Orchard, deputy state bank examiner, and oth- er capital city folk who have the early rising habit. ’Tis a rather thrill- ling sport, for instead of a coy fox or a wily rabbit, the prey hunted is of the human variety, and the dogs- are the prison bloodhounds, as fero- cious and deadly-looking and as mild and gentle a pack of animals as ever chased Eliza across a river filled with soap-box cakes of ice. ‘Master of the Hounds Abernathy, who recently came here from convict camps in Texas to take charge of the prison pack, is teaching the hounds some new tricks. His training is done early in. the- morning;:penitentiary guards who set out a.half-hour, or so in ad- vance of the hounds, assuming the role of fugitives: Then the dogs are unleashed, Abernathy ‘and hig com- panions -leap into the saddle, and there is a wild, hilarious dash off over thé prairies. The dogs have not to date failed to bring. down their quar- ry. This morning the two. “escaped convicts” were treed on the water tank at the rear of the capitol; it was cool and breezy about — their lofty perch, and they were mighty glad ‘when the dogs loped up and invited them to come down and be figura- tively torn to pieces. eee TO DISCUSS QUESTION— Upon Governor Frazier’s return from his present league stumping tour, which probably will be Satur- day, a conference between the chief executive, Adjutant General Tharal- son, Major G. A. Fraser of Fargo, who is scheduled to succeed Tharalson; Major Dana ‘Wright, U. S. A., one of the governor’s most trusted military, advisors; Major R. R. Steedman, U. S. A. and the state’s legal counsel, relative to the proposed change in the adjutant general's office. It is not known whether the governor or Ma- jor ‘Fraser have obtained expert legal advice as to the possibility of the latter serving as registrar of deeds of Cass county and adjutant general at the same time. A Cass county com- missioner is quoted as stating that it can be done. Others hold that it cannot. Should Fraser find it impos- sible for him to. retain both offices, it will be a question as to which one he will relingdish. So far as finan- cial gains are concerned, the Cass county berth is much more attractive, as the office of adjutant general pays but $1,800 per annum. If Major Fra- ser becomes adjutant general, it will result ina shift in officers of the First regiment and may also affect commissions for the second. Men eligible for commissions in the’ sec- ond guard regiment have been recom- mended to the governor, and their ap- Pintment probably will be threshed out at the conference Saturday. That Adjutant General Tharalson is sched- uled for a good command is the gen- 4 eral-<opinton about the capitol, but Mr. Tharalson denies any present knowl- edge of future plans. if Se meta er EF