The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 26, 1917, Page 1

The Weather Generally Fair. ; i { . q , ‘\ i Tf 4 | an if i q q f . . y v4 % : ' Lay THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 150 r | GREEKS M BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JUNE 26. 1917. PETAIN RESUMES: OPERATIONS ON AISNE FRONT Entire First Line of German Posi- tions Are Carried by the French VON HINDENBURG KEEPS - UP SERIES OF ATTACKS King Alexander Summons Ven- izelos to Form Cabinet Fav- orable to the Entente CLOSING IN ON LENS. British Headquarters in France (by Associated Press), June 26.—The Bri- tish are closing in about Lens. After the capture on Sunday ,of enemy trenches west of the city and on a line immediately south of the Souchez river, several new positions have been | ye occupied in this region near Lens. Patrols are advancing east across the plains. Thus, the great mining center is being slowly encircled. For weeks Lens has qot been exploited econom- ically by the Germans and now it is directly menaced by the military. General ‘Petain has resumed _ his dashing operations on the Aisne front, and today reports a brilliant success for his troops in a surprise attack northwest of Hurtebise. The entire first line of the strong German posi- tions there was carried and _ held against counter attacks. The Ger- mans were badly cut up, besides los- ing more than 300 men in prisoners. Feasible Route. It is in this sector, between Craonne and Cerny, that the most feasible route lies to the German fortress of Laon, the -vital spot of the whole German line in the French front. Last night’s efforts by the French seem to indicate that the chief command has no idea of letting control of the situ- ation here slip from its grip under the nagging tactics recently adopted by Von Hindenburg, who has been trying his best, by thrusts here and there, to wrest control of dominating points from the French. To Form Cabinet, The entente is proceeding rapidly with the ‘execution of-its program in Greece. Former” Premier Venizelos, steadfast ‘supporter of the allies, has arrived in Athens to proceed with the work of forming a cabinet, to which King Alexander has ‘summoned him, and it is expected he ‘will have his new government shaped by Wednes- day, Athens advices state. The proposition that Greece join the allies in the war is expected to be presented to the parliament soon after its convocation, acording to spe- cial dispatches. These adopted, three months’ time might find Greece in the field with her entire forces, after the people have been educated with the facts of the situation, a duty Venizelos is expected to perform. London, June 26.—A Times dis- patch from Athens says that French troops haye entered Athens and oc- cupied several. points in the city. A Reuter dispatch says there was a demonstration in the city on Sun- day night, and that the allied troops entered to assist in maintaining order. The demonstration was organized by a number of reservists and sailors under the leadership of followers of Demetrios Gounaris, former Greek premier, who was deported after the abdication of King Constantine. This is the second time since the war started that trcops have been sent to Athens. The previous instance was in December, 1916. Soon after landing they were fired on by Greek troops. They were withdrawn after the Greek government had acceded to the allies’ demands for reparation. Root Tells Russia How America Is Mobilizing for War Moscow, Russia, June 26.—In the first 24 hours of his stay in Moscow, Elihu Root, head of the American mis- sion, addressed six important organ}- zations, representing every kind of in- dustrial activity and political belief. In each instance he was received with the liveliest, interest and enthusiasm and his audiences listened to his ac- counts of the way in which America is mobilizing all its resources. LITTLE TOWN. WITH BIG BALL TEAM WOULD TAKE ON CAPITAL CITY CLUB Coleharbor, N. D., June 26.—Cole- harbor’s fast baseball team took two more victories home the past week. Wednesday the club defeated the Max boys in a fast game on the Max dia- mond, ending 7 to 0. Thursday the locals went to the big town of Velva,! where the farmers were celebrating} and took the Velva boys at a picni by surprise when they defeated them, } 4 to 3. Coleharbor is anxious to meet the Bismarck team for a battle. It does not claim to be undefeatable, but does claim to have plenty of pep. for games. Jobber Asks | Twice Price ables Indicates Extortion Somewhere WHOLESALERS CHARGE nearly twice the prices paid canners by wholesalers for this season’s out- put, the federal trade commission re- ported today in connection with its investigation into food prices. The inquiry into canned goods, the com- ulative prices. Wholesalers are paying about 7% cents a can for corn, and 91% cents tory. The same cans are sold at re- tail at an average of 17 cents for corn, 18 cents for peas and 20 cents for tomatoes. “W large part of the canned goods now being sold at these prices is last ar’s pack,” says the commission, “and was sold by the canners at con- siderably lower prices than now pre- vail.” The statement does not attempt to analyze the difference in prices, but says: : ‘Next autumn and winter, if com- plaints are made in localities that un- reasonable prices are being charged for canned peas, corn, tomatoes, sal- mon, or similar products, which are now being canned, the commission ‘will be in a position promptly to ex- pose any. extortion.” CONGRESSIONAL FICHT ON TODAY IN HICH COURT Three: Factions Appear in Litiga- tion to Determine Rightful Republican Candidate LEMKE CLAIMS HIS WAS ONLY REAL CONVENTION LEMKE’S LETTER. During his argument, Burleigh F. Spalding produced a letter from William Lemke, chairman of the republican state central committee, to Treadwell Twich- ell, stating that the chairman of this committee nor the executive committee had no authority to call a convention to nominate a republican candidate for con- gress. ; It was Mr. Lemke who calted the executive committee together to endorse John Baer, former democratic postmaster at Beach. That in the first place the conven- tion of system of nomination has lost its existence under the primary Jaws of North Dakota and is not recog: nized by the “rejuvenated” republi- can party, and, in the second place, jthat a convention, if legal, can be called only by the state central com- mittee, its chairman or executive com- mittee, is the stand taken this after- noon by Assistant Attorney General H. A. Bronson in arguing for Secre- tary of State Hall in the mandamus proceedings brought by Olger B. Burt: ness to compel the secretary of state to place Burtness’ name on the First district ballot as the regularly nom: inated republican candidate and to withdraw from the ballot the names of Vick, Plain and Cuthbert, who have made formal request on the sec- retary of state that this be done. Lemke “Friend of Court.” Not as anvactive participant in the litigation, but as a “friend of the court,” using a literal interpretation of the Latin phrase, William Lemke, chairman of the republican state central committee, filed a memorand- um brief, in which he cited.numerous cases, including that of D. H. MacAr- thur vs. Fred McLean, et al., in sup- port of his contention that the re- publican state central committee is the one and only body authorized to call a convention, and that being the nominee of such convention, John M. Baer is the legal republican can- didate for congress, if the court tinds the convention system still prevails under the primary election statutes. Lemke’s Position. Lemke takes the position that the governor has power to decide the manner in which candidates may be nominated for a special election. “There is no provision in law for congressional district conventions,” says the state secretary. ‘“Nomina- tions made by the state central com- mittee only are legal. The state cen- tral committee, through its executive committee and officers, is the highest party authority in the state, and its decision as to who it nominates for congress cannot be questioned.” Lem- ke quotes the supreme court in its Paid Canners Investigation of Canned Veget- DOUBLE WHAT THEY PAY Washington, June 26.—Current re- tail prices on canned vegetables are; WAR MAY BE WON BY mission explained, is to forestall spec- for tomatoes and peas, f. 0. b. fac- USCONTENT Of STOMACH WORE TOBE FEARED Prothero, British Minister of Ag- riculture, Sends Message to American Farmers MEN BEHIND THE PLOWS ‘Need of Food for Man Great Either in Peace or Prolong- ed War London, June 26--“Discontent of the stomach is more to be feared than discontent of the brain—that is why we value the co-operation of Am- erican farmers.” This statement was made by R. I ‘Prothero, minister of agriculture, to the Associated Press today. “The outcome of the war,” said ‘Mr. Prothero, “may ultimately hang on the question of food supplies and to the American farmer is alloted the essential part to play in the great struggle of freedom.” This declaration, with a note of welcome to agriculturists across the seas, “who are determined to use every ‘ounce of their strength to win the war on the plow lands of the United States,” was the keynote of the minister's message to the Ameri- can farmer. Discussing the moral and material effect on agriculture by the entrance of the United States into the war, ‘Mr. ‘Prothero continued: Man Behind the Plow. “The president in his address, April 15, put to the forefront an appeal to the farmers. He bid them to carry onto their plow lands the saine spirit that animates their brother allies in the trenches, on the seas, and in mu- nition factories. From the grim spec- tacle of human carnage and from the feverish rage of piling up munitions, the farmer stands aloof. His task is to make hills, plains: ond. valleys so thick with corn, they shall sing. Yet, the nian who drives the plow fs help- ing as much as the man who suoul- ders a rifle. Need of Food. “The need of food for man and beast is great, whether peace is won or war prolonged.” Replying to a question as to what the United Kingdom is doing in the way of food production, he said fully one-third of the labor usually em- ployed on land is taken for war work. “Short-handed, harassed by a hun- dred new difficulties, the farmers are doggedly struggling to increase grain production by half,” continued the minister. “Upwards of 120,000 wom- en in England and Wales, old and young, drawn from every section of the country, are toiling on land, toil- ing bard and continuously. We have quadrupled our garden plots.” “There has been no complaint con- cerning bread substitute for the wheat in loaf. The situation has been accepted. We are further contem- plating a drastic reduction of our livestock, so more grain may be avail- able for human food.” ENLISTED MEN GET RECEPTION AT MINOT Minot, N. D., June 23.—Twenty-five autos, carrying over 100 residents of Des Lacs, escorted William —. i. Straley, Leo H. Kittelson and Peter J. Peterson of Des Lacs to Minot this afternoon. The three enlisted in the regular army through the ‘Minot recruiting station and left this afternoon for Jefferson barracks. The Minot band and -several hundred citizens turned out and escorted the party to the depot. North Dakota Exemption Board Has Been Named prea June 26.—Announce- Washington, local exemption boards in 24 states, who will select candidates for the na- tional army under the draft law. The rules governing exemption will be is- sued soon, and the work of selecting the army may be begun next week. In most cases the personnel of the board shows that President Wilson followed the suggestions oz army offi- cers that city and county officers be utilized. The 24 states include South Dakota, tana. North and Minnesota and Mon- Board Not Named. Secretary Mason today. advised that Governor Frazier has not yet named his state exemption board for North, Dakota. Asked whether action prob- ably would be taken today, Mr. Mason recent decision in the MacArthur- could not make a definite statement, McLean case, recognizing the power|asserting that the governor has been of the state central committee in set:}sq much occupied with pardon board Albin J. Carlson may be written to|tling its own disputes and accepting) matters that he has not had time to (Continued on Page Three.) consider the matter. ment was made here today of the! 6 CROVING FAVOR DALY Senate Caught in Prohibition .Wave Which Captured the Lower House LIQUOR FORCES MAKING A DESPERATE STAND President Wilson Had Hoped Is- sue Would. Not Endanger Food Legislation Washington, June’ 26.--The brew- ery and wine interests have begun a desperate fight to induce the senate to modify the: war prohibition meas- lures put in the food control bill by the house. Extension of governmental. control of iron and steel and by-products, pe- troleum and its products, farm imple- ments and sisal, jute and hemp, such as binding twine, was decided upon today as an amendment io the admin- istration food control bill by the sen- ate agricultural sub-committce. Addi- tion of other articles is under con- sideration. } The advance guards of these inter- ests are already on the ground with reinforcements pouring in hourly— lobbyists, advertising cxperts, and scientists among them—to charge up- on the senate. The army of “small alcoholic con- tents” will endeavor to impress upon congress the wisdom of eliminating beer and light Wines from the pro- visions of the food bill, prohibiting the use of foodstuffs for the manu- facture of all alcoholic beverages. Senate For Bone Dry Law. Until today, there was a general < = = impression arguments might prevail, but n¢ growing that the senate, after a hard contest will accept the house pro- hibition features to make the country practically “bone dry” for the period of the war. Even the administration forces, in- cluding the president, who hoped that the prohibition rider would not be forced| into the food control legisla- tion at this time, have yielded to the prohibition wave that seems to prevail in both houses. The president, it is known, wished the food control controversy to be fought out on its own merits without injection of the liquor issue. Now the president is keeping hands off the injected issue, hopeful that the food control bill will reach him for approval by July |. The house pill was taken up today by the senate agriculture sub-com- mittee, which hopes to present its draft to the senate tomorrow. Pros- pects are that important modifica- tions will be made. It is expected that the principal fight will revolve around the house prohibition provisions. Debate on the bill continued on the senate floor to- day. Other amendments agreed to by the sub-committee, which will remove much opposition to the legislation, provides that the bill shall not apply to farmers, gardners and stock rais- ers’ products raised upon their own land and shall not give the food ad- ministrator power to impose rations on individuals or regulate their meals. The committee deferred action on the | Prohibition section. TEMPERANCE. WORKERS URGED 10 WORK FOR Hatton, N.-D., June 26.—The North Dakota Total Abstinence society, in convention here today, adopted reso- lutions urging temperance workers of North Dakota to work for the defeat of house bill No. 41, contending that it opens the way to the establishment of the liquor business in the state. The organization has. about 3,000 Scandinavian members. Hoover Discusses Food Questions ‘ With Dairy Men Washington, June 26.—Representa- tives of the dairy, ess and poultry interests of the east and middle west, in conference here today with Herbert C. Hoover, asked the food adminis- trator not to lower prices to the point where it would make production un- profitable for the farmer. Support of the food control program and co-oper- ation with Mr. Hoover were promised. The meeting was called by the Chi- cago butter and egg board and the national dairy council. he feeling. is) DEFEAT OF H. B. 44 (At the close of June 26, 1917:) City of Bismarck and Vicinity— C. B. Little....... seeee Henricka Beach . Hugh Fortune McConkey Commercial’ Co. T. W. Sanders. Ww. 'P. Ramey . Joe Katz Henry Schonert . iH. F. O'Hare W. E. Bryan . P. McCue .. F. W. Keith Publicity Film company. W. L. Smith .... ‘ ‘Cc. C. Wattam. W. L. Nuessle. Capital City Bottling Geo. Gussner . C. W. ‘Nichols. H. W. Richholt .... W. B. Pickard . Howard R. Flint International Harvester ‘Co. . Works. will ‘be published tomorrow.) T. E. Harleman .. H. O. Thomas, Jr. G. E. Hoesli .. Arthur Lindblad F. D. Woodworth .... Chas. Meyers .. Henry Nelson J. D. Stewart .. M. B. Finseth O. N. Nelson . Christ Schoon .. A. M. Bruschwein . Nels Qvale ... K. M. Nupen . L. J. Anderson ...... a Farmers’ & Merchants’ State bank .. 50.00 iL. H. Lobben . 5.00 H. C. Pederson . 10.00 Geo. V. Cunningham 25.00 B. F. Posley ... 5.00 A. B. Krogan 5.00 Driscoll State ‘ban! 50.00 J. E. Tierney .... 25.00 Dr. J. H. Barrette . 15.00 H. P. Hanson .. 10.00 “We are further contemplating a drastic reduction of our live stock so more grain may be available for hu- man food.” Anton Schmitz . 10.00 Total .......eeceeeeees $779.00 -$ 1,000.00 (‘The Moffit, Wing and Arena lists Roll of Honor McKenzie and Vicinity— F.H. Carpenter Lbr. Co. B. F. Scovil ..... Mrs. E. J. Taylor...... 10.00]B. A. Pettz ... x Leila Diesem ... 5.00 Mrs. 0. P. Barton E. B. Woodward... 10,00 | 7: WY: Hesgy Wm, Claridge ........ 25.00; Walter Dietzman .. Garnett Riesland .. 4.00| W. L. Anderson ... E. Falkenstein 10.00 an Andersen ‘ B.D. Homan Be 3.00 | Frederick Long . Philip Gabel .. 5.00] ina Dietzman W. E. Lahr ....... 150.00! John A. Olsen . : Conrad B. Taylor.. 5.00| Mikkel Thime . 7 BE. A. Williams 10.00] 4p. Beltz cen p zB ut cat ae | George Dietzmann . é Geo D. Brow 5.00 William Kershaw . . J hn Mi we =, | Mrs. H. Jessel .. lohn Maasen .... - 5.00 George Manly ... T. C. Salvesen .. - 10.00 Halvor Teghbeck Aaron Christopher 2.0015 1B. Swanick Northern Produce company. 10.00) 7 A. Kroske .. {C. \W. Thompson Thomas Miners , John Tyler ‘Cecil Washburn . O.'P. Barton .... J. W. Rodgers S. H. Coons . Geo. Olson . Walter Barner .. Ralph T. Manning Rev. F. L. Rice R. C. Boren L. R. Bliss . Prank McCall G. A. Hughes Dorothy Boren Harry E. O'Neill H. M. Landers... George R. Watson . ‘Mrs. W. A. Rodgers Glen Eldredge . R. F. Hanna.........00. 500; e: poses A. A. Loehrke ...........005 2.00] Pp & Roth ........ Mrs. A. Wi Cook. 1.00! Ohrist Lovdakken ... Nana Cook ... + 1.001 Sam. Conley A. J. \Nathan . 25.00! phos. Coons F. L. Watkins. 10.00] &, D. Rodgers J. Mathews .. ane 10.00 | Mrs, C. D. Rodgers H. §. Lobach .. 10.00 Fred Putnam liza M. Suttle ...... . 10.00} tC. Bliss ... Total. .$ 1,992.50] Hany Witton State Capitol—~ CG: Foren Win. Langer . 25.00] ¢ "R. Day H. L. Reade . 20.00) > ip. Bliss . J. 'N. Hagen.. 10.00 wm. Hughes ee BR Con is “ 5.00] Eimer Bloomquist .... W. D. Austin .. 10.00} WA. Rodgers high pesos dhe A: ers... Previously repor' 1,368.50)" 1, Berquist . RB Totals. seeseeveeesees eB 1488.50] TONY Suponey een C. Cederstrom .. ‘RECAPITULATION. F. H. Pillsburg . Previously reported ........$24,175.11|Ed Conley ... Bismarck and vicinity...... 1,992.50] Selmer Oanes . August Lofgren . -Total.... $26,167.61] Felix Orlando .. State capitol .. 1,438.50/ Chas. Lunner .. ————| Mars Oanes . Total.. $27,606.11] C. A. Mattson .. Travelers 902.00] H. D. Hamblin . Wing 1,200.35] Peter Davidson . Moffiit 800.00] B. O. Ytrebo .... Arena 900.00] Anton Johnson . J. H. Smith 3 Grand Total..,......$30,908.46] Lewis Gagnier Lawrence Collins .. Willie Hughes . F. J. Durant ... B. W. Schmidkunz.... Driscoll and Vicinity— Mrs. Cora Paul .... Chas. Swanson .. . 10.00] A. Envik ase G. W. Schlabach . 10.00] A. L. Bertholf Edward Flynn ... 5.00| J. F. ‘Wildfang . Roy Colton 10.00 |‘C. M. Whitney .. Mort Colton 10.00] Wm. L. Wilton ...... A. P. Rosvold . 10.00 | McKenzie State ‘bank F.C. Pope . 15.00] McKenzie Merc. Co. J. O. Wright 5.00] W. E. Putnam .. Driscoll Lumber Co. 25.00 | Julius Owre .. P. M. Lathrop . 5.00|H. Eldredge ...... Victor Meyer . 2.00|.Ernest Donaldson ... kk. A. Van Vleet. 8.00| C. W. Malmquist W. L. Hanson 10.00] Frank Wilton.... Ww. F. Keeler . 5.00] Tom Hughes . James Annunson 500] J. D. Yager ... Elias Elleflood .. a 10.00 S. W. Morton . . 15.00 Total....... +. $2; ‘W. F. Wolford .. aes 5.00 —— L. A. Slaatenhus. 10.00] Sterling and Vicinity— Wm. Van Vleet ...... 10.00|S. T. Parke .....-. oh E. L. Carr . 5.00| Sterling State bank Sam Miller 5.00) W. C. Belk .....- W. E. Titus .. 10:00 | Geo. W. Lewis ... A. S. E. Metcalf... 10.00| Charles Anderson . BE. A. Hull ......- : 20.00] Ole J. Toxen ...... J. F. Peterson ...... 10,00}K. Johnson .. Ole Swee ..... 5.00| P. Youngreen . Clarence W. Swanson 10.00] H. E. Wildfang . Elmer J. Anderson .. 25.00 | Geo. Harding ... K. A. Ersland 12.00; John W. Beyer ... O. B. Olson & Son...... 25.00| Henry ‘Nieman . E. C. Ruble ... 25.00! Geo. B. Olson . L. H. iLangley 40.00|Gehert Magnus . C. J. Peterson . 25.00|M. P. Tollefson .. H. A. Thomas 10.00] P. Magnus ... H. E. Johns .. 15.00) Pearl Smith . Mrs. F. J. Potzien . Els Elness ... B. G. Morse . Chas. Morton . C. H. Lundquist Edward Adams B. H. O’Hara . P. Random. M. H. Nelson . M. A. Kershaw . . J. Johnson I. E. Gibson . T. N. Johnson Frank Kershaw Theron Ellison . Rena Fryatt . E. S. Gilchrist A.B. Hunt. W. E. Runey . {R. W. Miller . |Z. B. Lash ... Madge Runey A. C. Laird . M. Hanson .. James G. Spitzer Victor S. Mercer . Matt Benzmiller Alfred J: Olson . Fred R. Schaper 25.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 50.00 25.00 25.00 AY JOIN ALLIES SOON BONE ORY LAW 7 RED CROSS FUND PASSES $30,000 DRIVE AT AN END Enthusiastic Dinner Held Last 25.00 5.00 Evening to Celebrate Suc- 20.00 10.00 10.00 cess of Campaign 5.00 1.00 BISMARCK GIVES $26,167.61 10.00 25.00 10.00 25.00 5.00 50.00 20.00 15.00 20.00 re = S s 3,00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.90 5.00 5.00 2.00 5.00 3.00 2.00 25.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 100.00 100.00 10.00 25.00 100.00 100.00 2.50 2.00 5.00 1.00 25.00 5.00 20.00 5.00 243.50 100.00 9.00 25.00! 25.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 19.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 00 OF ENTIRE AMOUNT County Points Also Respond Gen- erously—Double the Allot- ment Is Subscribed NATION EXCEEDS GOAL . «Washington, June 26.—The Red Cross “humanity campaign” passed its mark today with a to- tal of $104,000,000 tabulated at noon and returns were still com- ing it. The Red Cross council predicted a total of $110,000,000. Collection of Red Cross war fund subscriptions in the weex’s campaign, which closed in most cities last night, began through- out the United States today with indications that the amount would exceed the $100,000,000 goal by at least several million dollars. The extent of the over- subscription depends largely on the success of the campaign in New York and in other places where the subscriptions were con- tinued today. Tabulations made today shuw a total of $100,500,000, with some cities yet unreported. This in- cluded $35,993,000 from New York. Burleigh county's donations to the $100,000,000 war relief, fund have pass- ed the $30,000 mark. The grand total is $30,908.46. (When all reports are finally in, which wilx be within a day or, two, it is ‘believed that the total will amount to approximately $32,000. H. P. Goddard, chairman of the Red Cross war relief committee, an- nounced the following as a’ committee to audit the accounts and. present the final report: J. L. Belt, Judge W.'L. Nuessle, F. EB. Shepard and John Graham. ‘Of the funds subscribed ‘Bismarck gave $26,167.61, and if the state capi- tol building donations are considered as city contributions the grand total is $27,606.11. The balance of the $30,908.46 was raised by teams outside of Bismarck. Perfect Enthusiasm. ‘ Bismarck and Burleigh county have done their part to succor the sick and wounded in contributing more than twice the allotment of the $100,- 000,000 Red Cross fund. The figures are given in another column and re- flect the sweeping enthusiasm of the women and men who worked so hard in this worthy cause. It was not for the purpose of self- praise that those directly concerned in the campaign which netted in ex- cess of $30,000 gathered at the Mc- Kenzie hotel last evening. The suc- cess of the campaign can be credited to no one man. Everyone, man, woman and child, who signed for $1,000 or $1, contributed to the suc- cess and must.today share in that satisfaction which accompanies a task well done. & Spirit of Red Cross. The spirit of the Red Cfoss society was evident last evening as the men and women heard the final report of the great drive for funds, unequaled in the history of Burleigh county or the capital city. Never before was the appeal more direct, more pene- trating, and never were the results more gratifying. H. P. Goddard and 20 or. 30 men and women comprised the motive force behind this campaign. They worked steadily and hard, without friction. There was no lost motion; , just a steady, efficient drive toward ithe goal. it was a happy gathering that met jlast evening to hear the final report, which may put Bismarck among the first cities of its size in the United States for response to this call for war relief funds. Mr. Goddard Presides. ‘Mr. Goddard presided and Rev. Buzzelle, vice president of the Bur- leigh county Red Cross chapter, was | the first speaker. He commended Mr. "Goddard for his enthusiasm and the ‘manner in which he directed the forces in this campaign. Describing the two days’ preliminary campaign outside of Bismarck, Rev. Buzzelle told of the ready response met every- where and the eagerness to do some- thing toward the relief of those who before long will be on their way to replenish the depleted lines on the French front. It was the psychology of the cam- paign that arrested the interest of George N. Keniston, the next speak- er. “I was particularly interested,” he said in the psychology of the cam- 00 | paign, especially as it concerned the { (Continued on Page Four) teams and the individuai. In all these movements there must be a dic- tator, a common purpose to hitch to. The success of this campaign is @ tribute to the energy and efficiency of the man who headed this movement and brought it to such a wonderful culmination. First Appeal. “This is the first time in the his- tory of the American nation when its chief magistrate madé an appeal for_funds.and_the-results-show: bow: (Continued on Page Three),