The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 21, 1917, Page 3

SUPPORT 10 U. . IN GREAT WAR Investment in Liberty Loan, Red Cross and War Y..M. C. A. * Authorized OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR NAMED YESTERDAY x trand Forks, N. D., June 21—North Dakota Grand Lodge. A. F. and A. M. Wednesday afternoon elected officers and took steps to afd the government in prosecuting the war and the Rea Cross society in its relief work. Of- ficers elected are: (William J. Rey- nolds, Westhope, grand master; Henry G. Vick, Cavalier, deputy grand mas- ter; A. P. Lenhart, Bismarck, senior grand warden; Charles, 5. Best, Lis- bon, junior grand warden; Clinton D. ‘Lord, Park River, grand treasurer; Walter L. Stockwell, Fargo, grand sec- retary. Appointive officers a Allen V. Haig, Devils Lake, senior grand, dea- con; Henry E. Byorum, Minot, junior grand deacon; Edwin A. Ripley, Man- dan, senior grand steward; Frank W. Whred, Hope, junior grand steward; Oscar C. Chenery, Jamestown, grand marshal; Albert Weber, Towner, grand sword bearer; Ralph L. Miller, Melville, grand pw vant; Theodore S. Henry, Valley City, grand tyler; Donald M. McIntosh, Grand, Forks, grand chaplain; Lawrence G. Moul- trie, Valley City, grand orator. The grand lodge pledged Its support to the administration in the prosecu- tion of the war and authorized the purchase of $5,000 Liberty Loan bonds, a donation of $1,000 to the American Red Cross and $1,009 to the army Y. M.C. A. It was decided to make special as- sessment’ of $1 per capita upon the combined membership af constituent lodges in jurisdiction for the duration of the war, the money to be turned into the grand lodge relief fund. AMERICAN SOCIALISTS NEUTRAL SAYS EMBER OF PARTY AT STOCKHOLM Stockholm, June 21.—-Dr. Max Gold- farb, one of the American socialists who has arrived here, declares in a report sudmitted to the Dutch-Scan- dinavian committee, that the Ameri- can socialist party is neutral. His report says: “Although the United States is al- ready in the war, I can say that the position of the American socialist par- ty as a whole is strictly neutral and thoroughly international.” The report calls for the creation of a permanent . socialist committee, whose sole purpose would be to work for a permanent peace. A second recommendation deals with the com- position of the congress, which will be called upon to settle the issues of the present struggle, and demand “a congress of representatives of the na- tion and not of the government.” Although Dr. Goldfarb,: who is con- nected with the Forward, of New York, describes himself in Stockholm as a representative of the American socialist party, socialist leaders in this country state he has not been authorized to act on behalf of his perty. Abraham Cahan, editor of the Forward, said yesterday that Dr. Joldfarb was not an American, but a Russian citizen. (Continued from Page One) pagne region have gained a foothold in French’ first, line trenches. The British gainr was made east of ™Monchy Le Preux, where Monday the Germans. drove back the ‘British and occupied their trenches. Between the Ailette river and Moulin de: Laf- faux, the Germans captured a section of a trench held by the French. ‘Canucks. Take Trenches. ‘Near Lens the Canadians, in an as- sault on a position held by the Ger- mans. which: was: barring the way to the: coal city, captured the trenches and incorporated them into the Brit- ish lines. The Germans made vicious counter attacks, but were beaten off.|:, the}: In the Austro-Italian theatre Italians are again developing the of- fensives which last week gave them considerable territory. The Rome war office reports the taking, of formid- able positions on the Asiago plateau and the capture of more than 1,000 officers sand men. = Quiet in Macedonia. along: the Macedonian front has not yet developed, but on various sectors, the artillery activity has again in- creased. In Greece steps are being taken to rid the country of German propa- gandists. Thirty-one of them, includ- ‘ing former premiers and other min- isters and ‘army officers, have been expelled from the country. HORE THAN 1,00 ATTEND FIRST OY OF S$. REETING Annual North Dakota Convention Opens With Much Enthus- iasm at Fargo pain ae More than 1,000 people attended the evening session of the North Da- kota Sunday School association yes- terday, the feature of which was an address by John L. Alexander of Chi- cago, on “The Story of the Sevond- ary Division.” Mr. Alexander’s ad- dress was preceded by a song service, jed by Dr. D. J. Williams and a cho- rus of Sunday school workers, accom: panied by an orchestra. The song service closed with the singing of “America.” The address by Mr. Alexander was illustrated with stereopticon views of Sunday school conventions and. gath- erings all over the United States and Canada. The speaker outlined the work of the Sunday school in the secondary department, preceding the talk on this feature with figures showing the growth of Sunday school work in the United States, having more than trebled during the last two years. 2,000 in Parade. The parade at 6:30 was the big event of the evening, fully 2,000 peo- ple taking part. The line of march was led by the band and Co. B, Na- tional Guard, followed by the various departments of the Sunday school convention. Several fine floats occu- pied prominent places in the parade. SIL,000 MARK PASSED ~TN-RED GROSS CANVASS (Continued from Page une) Ramsey 18,999 Ransom ............. 12,981 Renville . Richland .. Rolette Sargent Sheridan Stark Steele . Stutsman . Towner Traill . Walsh . Ward Wells Williams 17,793 RAISE $17,622, © Minot, June 21.—$17,622,.was raised for the Red Cross outside of Minot in a-three days’ campaign which closed last night. Ward county will be asked for $15,000. To Cleanse Bottles. To cleanse bottles that have held oil place ashes in each-Dbottle, cover with cold-water and heat gradually. Let the water boil for about one hour, then al- low it to stand until cold.. Wash the bottles in soapy water, then rinse. 7 Yb Z yy Wd SSO It helps one to keep in good condition to have a daily ration of . Grape-Nuts The entire nutriment of wheat and barley, and the mineral salts of the ‘grain, all combine to make a ' delicious food, easy to digest, and a wonderful upbuilder brain and nerves. “There’s a Reason” \ Ls eZ, YY yy yy Yj ty Vl Wy Y We of body, Yy The expected general engagement}! ;Morning’s hard work on the regulation TAMERICANS TRAIN. FOR CONVOY WORK Leave Ambulance Corps to Take! _ Up Army. Transportation: Service. ‘@ Course of Training Is Really an “Ine tensive Course” to Fit Men tn Short- est Possible Time to Take Com. mand of Transports. Paris—Fifteen Americans haye ex- changed the strenuous life of the am- bulance field service (which had in: tervals in its strenuosity) to study to become officers in the French army transportation service at a school where the course seems to leave no opening for the proverbial finder’ of employment for idle hands, “This. sheool was established in Meaux toward the end of last March, and had 150 French pupils, officers and noncommissioned officers in training when the American contingent joined || a week ago. ‘The course is exactly the same for French and Americans, but the Americans are kept in a spe- cial class for the sake of those that need English-speaking instructors, At 5:30 in the morning everyone {3s up and must be dressed, have made his bed and had breakfast in time to answer his name at roll call at 6:25. As regards breakfast, the American stomach found that it could not do a French breakfast of coffee and brend, so eggs and’ bacon’ have been added. From 6:30 to 7:30 tHeory is studied, and trom 7:30 to 9:30 lectures on au- tomobile technique are given, followed by’ practical work in the workshop, such as soldering metals, tempering steel and all sorts of forge work. Busy Session in Afternoon. Luncheon at cleven is taken in the mess shed, and is, like dinner later, an excellent example of that proficiency In cuisine for which France {s unrl- valed, At first the 15 Americans sat together, but on the second day their | iFrench comrades gave a dinner in} their honor, and after that the Amerl- cans (who still wear their fleld section | uniforms) divided up among the other | tables. a From 12:45 to 5:30 p. m. on three, afternoons a week, work is done on the bodies of camions (military. trucks) ;. they are dissected and put together again, ete,. On the other three after- noons the convoi (train) of camions, generally eight, are taken out as if they were on actual service. Each man in turn is named head of the section (and is in general ¢harge for the day). Orders are given him to take a hypo- thetieal load of munitions to some point some miles away, and he has to conduct his train by the map, set the pace, keep them together, and show them how to overcome difficulties that arise. These difficulties are at present | chiefly imaginary, but hypothetical cases of broken axles, of towing cars, ete. are treated. The lieutenant attached to the Amer- fean group, Lieutenant de Kersauson, whose long residence in California haz yiven him a perfect mastery of the American language, accompanies the train, but gives no advice, only ob- serves, If the officer of the day mis- takes. his,route, he has to find out his error and rectify it himself. After the return at 5:45, the leutenant gives a half-hour criticism of the convoi’s work and points out mistakes made and how to avoid them. Evening Spent in Study. Dinner is at 6:30, and more study follows till 10 p,m, when all lights are put out. Such a program, with plenty of manual work In the open air, provides enough exercise, but regular army drill is put in three times a week under two veteran quartermas- ters, who see that the hour allotted is well employed. Sunday is a day of rest, or would be, only that many—in fact, all—find it necessary to catch up the week's work, read up notes, make or finish diagrams and such things, which they have had only the time to do hur- riedly during the week. The course is really an “intensive course,” somewhat forced, as it is hoped that after three weeks’ study the Americans will he prepared for ex- aminations which will allow them te be made sublicutenants in the trans port service and be put in charge of 1 section of 50 men. Five weeks Is the time allowed their French comrades for the same work. Everyone knows what automobile transportation means in modern war- fare. and its importance has been plain to the least military mind ever since it saved Verdun. A section of 50 Amer: icans is already work at the front conducting camions moving ammunl- tion from railhead to the ammunition stations, and the new school at Meaux will provide Americans to officer these sections and the new ones that will} follow if Pratt Andrew, inspector gen-+ eral of the “American field service in France,” is justified in his hope of see- jing a hundred men arrive each week from the States for this service. American Flag on the Gate. ‘The officers in charge of the auto} mobile instruction center at Meaux (there are other schools for drivers |mechanies, ete.), from Colonel Borsch nek down, are all keenly interested ir the coming of the Americans, and tht colonel spoke highly of the serious WH they had settled down to work, The gate into the camp of 16 barrack sheds has an American flag on one post and a French one on the other. When the New York Sun's corre spondent visited the school recently, the convoy was sent to the village of Crecy, where all the trucks were to 25% SEAT PRICES: JAMES W. FOLEY, the Poet, Humorist, Philosopher, Teacher and—-more CIOrUM, Its too good to miss—it will prove the Best Evenings Entertainment of the year; besides ( of the Proceeds will ) ( go to help swell the ) than all else--Friend of Humanity FRIDAY EVENING JUNE 22, 1917. RED CROSS FUND Any Where in the House 50c i ee ae Oe parked in thé piarket place (drawn up side by, side, close together, at an angle to the main road so that they could be started off again without de lay). The little village seemed sad and deserted as the convoy arrived, as do most French villages these days, with nothing but aged men, women and children at home, - But it woke up as the trucks Iumbered In and took up their appointed places. “Are they English?” asked a woman who appeared at her shop door, “No!” “Then they are Russians.” “Neither!” When she heard. that they were Americans, then she ‘beamed with con- ent, It seemed an earnest of the aid {that was coming, and evidently con- vinced the good woman that the Unit- ed States had declared war far more vividly than. anything she had read or heard said, The military spirit is strong In this new band of fighters for France, A sute and pekmission is asked from the lieutenant to go and buy ciga- rettes at the shop, 20 yards away, al- though the camions were all now parked in-an irreproachable line and a halt was being taken. At a previous halt, when the officer of the day was deciding, which road he should take, and every driver had got down for a few minutes, great was the discussion whether a cigarette could be smoked, the “antis” holding that they were on duty,, when smoking is barred, while the “pros” agreed that a half was a7 break in the service. Military Etiquette Observed. The captain of the center, who was conducting the New York Sun's corre- spondent to see the convoy at practical work, passed by the drivers several times, and this brought up the question whether he should be saluted every time or treated as being on duty with them, when the first salute at meeting would suflice. But there was a deeper question that ench was eager to discuss, Were they doing the best they could for their own country and for France? Should they be where they were, or ought they to he in their own country offer- ing It their services directly? They all had served with the American ambu- lance sections at the front, and have all succeeded in becoming heads of sec- tions. This experience has taught them a useful knowledge of the Erénch language. Several have lived years in France and know the language thor- oughly. It has taught them much about the French army and trench warfare, and given them already a valuable training. They wonder whether they are using this training to the best ad- vantage, or whether they ought to be at home, where armics are forming and men with their qualities are being needed. Meanwhile they are working hard and acquiring further training, which will assuredly make them valu- able officers for the first: American troops to take the field in France. This first class of 15, training at Meaux to become transport officers, 1s composed of Charles Freeborn, Call- fornia; Allan Muhr, Philadelphia; Henry Iselin, Paris; George Struby, Denver; A. Douglas Dodge, New York; B. Rend, New Jersey; William Bige- low, Boston; W. H. Wallace, Rye, N. Y.; A. Henderson, New York; H. Barton, H. Houston, Philadelphia; Dows Dunham, Boston; S. Colford, ‘New York; Thomas Dougherty, Phila- delphia; Ralph Richmond, Walton, Mass, iSTANLEY GIRL WAR BRIDE Musician of First Regiment Weds Before Call Comes — Satnley, N. D.. June 21.—Anticipat- ing an early call to arms, Allen R. Martin, member of the First North Dakota Infantry band, advanced sev- eral weeks the proposed date of his marriage to Miss Bertha Jensen, who is now a happ r bride. a Durability of Wood. In a very dry atmosphere the dura- bility of wood is almost incredible. Pieces of wood, wooden caskets and other articles have been taken from Egyptian tombs of an antiquity to antedate the Christian era by two or three thousand years. =e." oO | STATE HOUSE NOTES oOo ——_———____——_———. RESUMES DUTIES— Mrs. M. H. Jewell, who was quite | edith for two years, can apply the same;ton and W. H. Butler; capital, $25,000, practice that held good in connection | ‘The Max Cemetery association, Max, with appointments for two months re- dohry Kelling, ¥. J. Huntbert and Paul imaiisto- bodearned: Freitag. Dakota Mercantile & Realty Co., Ryder, George L. Wetzler, W. G. ‘Connors, Howard Maher; capital, $25,- 00, Rugby Farmers, Publishing Co., Rugby, J. H. Reals, Hans Blessum, William Tuff, 1,050 shares of preferred stock at $10 per share; $450 shares of common at $2. Edgerton Co-operative Daily Products Co., Edgerton, C. C. aWashburn, 1. . Wallrich, W. L. Ormsby; capital, 000. Elk Valley CORPORATION NEWS—. + .. Amended articles of incorporation showing increases in capital stock were filed with the secretary of state today as follows: State bank of $25,000. First State bank of Tuttle, $10,000 ill for several weeks, has resumed her duties in the North Dakota His- torical library. se 8 TO ST. ANTHONY— Secretary of State Hall and iugene M. Walla, .in chargo of the automobile registration department, left ‘by auto Elliot, $10,000 to today for St. Anthony on an official} {9 $25,000. ; aac ee B bank, La , FS. Gra . - business mission: Williston State bank, $10,000 to Soot tee Tactics MimmcA aa : s, G. M. y , Minn; A. $25,000. Larimore; _ capital, WANT HIGHER RATES— Stonehouse, The railway commission this morn- ing received a communication from the Ward Fruit company of Minot, asking that the board grant the rail- way's request for a 15 per cent in- crease in intrastate freight rates, pr viding the commissioners on investi- gation find the companies entitled to this boost. The First State bank of Binford de- creases its capital stock from $25,000 to $15,000. Tho Litchville Cemetery association of LaMoure county was incorporated today by K. K. Wangrud, Hans M. C. Bjone, L. K. Wangrud and others of | Litchville, The First Guaranty bank of — Bis- marck filed: amended articles showing that the number of directors has been reduced from five to three: A. Lahr, L. W. Sperry and M. J. Hiltner. 2 sa NEW ROCKFORD HOTEL Aspirant for Capital Honors to Have Bigger’ Hostelry ew Rockford, N. D., June 21— New Rockford, which has not given up hopes of some day becoming the capital of North Dakota, plans to overcome one handicap in its race with Bismarck through the erection of a modern 75-room hotel. A. W. Johnson. proprietor of the Mattson House, already has received plans for the proposed new hostelry. eee | INTERESTING POINT— An interesting point involved in the of Beauchamp vs. the ‘North Da- kota Retail Merchants’ Insurance com- pany, on trial today in supreme court, is a question as to the validity of the “iron safe” clause in the plaintiff's insurance policy. About $8,000 is in- volved. Supreme courts of other states} = recently have ruled on-the iron safe clause, and insurance men attach much importance to the North Dakota; NEW CORPORATIONS— New corporations of the day are the Hammer-Condy Ranching Co., Coop- jerstown, H.R. Hanner, E. 8S. Hamil- court’s opinion on the subject. see * The board of control yesterday awarded contracts for lignite coal for, the institutions under its direction. The Dakota Lignite company of Dick- inson will furnish fuel for the ‘Man- dan training school and the state capitol; the Washburn Lignite com- pany of Wilton, for the pe ntiary, hospital for the insane at Jamestown and school for the deaf at Devils Lake, and the {ruax Mining com- pany at Noonan, for the Dunseith san- itarium and the institutions at Graf- ton and Bathgate. Prices for lignite are 50 cents higher than Jast year, and to this increased cost probably will be added 8 cents, as the higher) freight costs made possible through the beneficent working: of the league's new distance tariff measure. 5 * a # STOCK AND FIXTURES OF Wholesale and Retail Grocery Store And Meat Market Doing a business of $150,000.00 per year. Can be conducted most economically; store well known throughout the state. Reasonable rent. Terms can be arrdnged. Am retiring from business to take a long needed rest. INQUIRE GUSSNER’ BISMARCK, N. D. Phone 60 CAN’T HOLD TWO JOBS— That Major Angus Fraser must re. sign his office as register of deeds for Cass county if he accepted the adjut- ant generalship is held at the state house in compliance with a ruling’ made by the attorney general last} winter when the question of the right of county officers to hold state posi- tions and draw pay for county jobs at the same time was brought up. County Treasurer Pré of Burleigh served ry. Both, howev in the county offices absenc hether Major epting an appointment AUCTION SALE _ AT MY RANCH---5 MILES EAST OF BISMARCK Wednesday, June 27th. Consisting of the Following: 13 Registered Shorthorn Cows; 11 with calf 1 three year old Scotch Herd Bull. at side; two with calf soon. 3 grade heifers—2 yearling steers. 3 yearling heifers, one yearling bull. All Cattle Have Been TESTED and Found FREE of TUBERCULOSIS 16 Horses and Mares from One to Ten Years Old HOUSEHOLD GOODS and FARM MACHINERY No. 3 going west (N. P. trains) at Bismarck to get people who wish to attend the sale. FRANK HAMMOND FIVE MILES EAST OF BISMARCK, SECTION 32, GIBBS TOWNSHIP 13979 2 Shorthorn Yearling Bulls, Owned by A. V. Fisher, will be placed under the hammer during this sale. Sale conditions same as above. SS A PT EE [OY Will meet No, 4 going east and