The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 17, 1917, Page 8

RAGE IS GROWING SMALLER RECRUITING SHOWS; UNCLE SAM TIKES By L. HARPER LEECH. Washington, D. C., Aug. 17—The army of 1917 will be an army of ban- tams compared to the‘boys of ‘61. The minimum height for the army used to be 64 inches. Now it's 61. The army will be thinner, too. Provost Marshal General Crowder, has given exemption boards a ruling from Surgeon General Gorgas reduc- ing the required wetghts for men of 64 to 75 inches in height from 5 to 10 pounds, according to height. ‘Chest measurements for men over 68 inches are reduced one-half an inch. The height reduction made before the selective service law was put into! operation on recommendation of the national council of research. The council found the old standard of 64 inches had been adopted when the country was populated by the tall- est races, ‘North Europeans, .negroes and Indians. ‘ If retained, at least one-fourth of the southern Slavs, south Italians, Russians and Austrian Jews, French and ‘Swiss would have escaped mili- tary service. The 61-inch minimum contrasts poorly with the average heights of civil war soldiers. The average of 250,000 recruits for the federal armies was over 67 inches, the native Amer- {cans of Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and Indiana leading with an averag of over 68 inches. 'New Englander: Canadians and men from west of the Mississippi followed closely. Swedes and Scots led the foreign- ers of '61; the Irish led both the ng- lish and the German: railed last with an average of 66 All were big boned men of the tall- est races ever bred. It was an age of farmers, outdoor work and cheap food. : Since that time have come the hordes of smaller men from the Medi- terranean countries, descended from generations of town dwellers. The civil war itself helped cut down the height of the-native stocks, as the biggest men perished and left the smaller ones to be fathers. BANTAMS INTO ARKY As the ‘bulk of the federal armies were under 21 years of age—few of the men killed had any representative in the next generation. The physical results of the sweat shop and factories can be read today in the small men of the British armies recruited from factory towns, who are topped by the Frenchmen, in spite of the fact that France today tells the story of the Napoleonic carnage in the shrunken stature of her men. Reports from various sections of the country show that there are whole sections of the population which have deteriorated in other ways. The southern negro, once the huski- est of humans, still furnishes Jack Johnsons from the country and small- er towns, but in the cities a terrifying per cent are hopel ly diseased. In some of the city districts populated by sweat shop workers a large per cent of the men are useless for soldiers. Senator Pomerene’s bill to take the rejects into training camps and “re- pair’ them by good food, exercise, fresh air and minor surgery, points the way which should have been taken in time of peace if the country’s man- hood had received half the attention which has been given the hogs. The new ruling of Surgeon General Gorgas sending men with defective teeth to a dentist at government ex- pense, if necessary, is another revolu- e| tionary thing war has brought. Both ideas probably will outlast the war, and some day the government will have inspectors and surgeons to keep up the human live stock, which makes up the United States. Most of the physical defectives in America can be made into real men if given enough to eat and plenty of fresh air. Simple medical attention often pro- duces a miracle. About five doses of hook worm pur- gative has changed many a southern farm, boy from a scrawny little runt into a six foot giant in less than 12 months. ‘A gain of five inches in height in a year and a pound a week has often followed this simple treatment. 43 ACCEPTED WEN CERTIFIED TO DISTRICT EXEMPTION BODY FROM BURLEIGH COUNTY BOARD Approximately 50 Per Cent of Quota Accepted, Subject to Claims For Agricultural Discharge on Registrants Issued Today—200 Part of Third—Second Call for More Men to Be Examined— Taking up Questions of Dependency to Be Determined Locally. The local exemption board yester- day certified to the district board the first Hst of Burleigh county regis- trants accepted for service in the na- tional army. These were 43 in num- ber, or approximately half of Bur- leigh’s net quota. Of this number Probably a third have filed claims with the district board for exemption on agricultural grounds. Felix Orlando of McKenzie is Bis- marck’s member of the No, “258” club. He passed his physical exami- nation with flying colors, and made no claim for exemptions. The official list already published in the Tribune, follows: 258—Felix Orlando, McKenzie, N. D. No. 1. 458—Carl Lewis Hagen, Wing, N. D. 2. 854—Charles Anderson, 595 Rose St., St. Paul, Minn.—4. 337—Arthur James Morris, Bismarck, N. D.—-13. 548—-Carl Verne Erickson, Wilton, 1546—Roy Kroll, Maza, joe Sorth, Baldwin, 373—John Fred Garnier, Bismare D.—36. 309—John t Gable, Jr, Bismarck, N. D. 437—Irvin Koterba, Driscoll, N. 0.— 604—Carl Harry Soderquist, Wilton, N. D..—50. 42—Arthur Fred Spoerl, Marion, N. D. -5 1066—Joe Burtts, 2 Broadway, Bis- marck, N. D.—55. 514—Edmond Rupp, Baldwin, N. D. —60. 433—Marvin O. Berg, Driscoll, N. D. 61. 797--Walter J. C. Honey, Wilton, N D.—72. 140—Hugh E. Loomis, Sterling, N. D. —73. 1536—Joe Kritzer, Fergus Falls, Minn. 74, 1779—George Wahler, Bismarck, N. D.—i6. 606—John Andrew Vollan, Wilton, N. D.—90. 46—Charles W. Allensworth, Brittin, N. D.—94. 1441—Eugene Wachter, Bismarck, N » D—100. 117—Jonas Ray Morton, Ryan, Ohio,) N. 500 Albot Ryberg, Bismarck, N. D. 1292—Burt G. Spohn, Bismarc'! v. D. 332—Jobn Hanson, Bismarck, N. D. 1148 Mastel, Bismarck, N. D. | and tools. | reaching the surface. 1354—Homer Hinton, Bismarck, N. D. [BISMARCK BRANCH MAN BISMARGK cAILY TRiBUNE FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, ‘1917 Look ,Tom ("4 SwimminG: John George, Who Had Forsaken Glimbed on’ Cage After Latter Held Today. for. what would have been his last trip up from underground, John George was crushed to death between the cage’ and the walls of the shaft in the bottom level of the Washburn Lignite-mine at 7 o'clock this morn- ing. George had been transferred the yards, and had made a last trip underground to pick up his clothes He gave the signal for the hoisting engineer to lift the cage, but for some reason did not attempt to board the cage until it was in motion. George was caught througi the mid- dle of his boy between the floor of the cage and the wall of the shaft, and was so severely injured internally that he lived only a few minutes after 134. 343—Albert Bourgois, Bismarck, N. D. 185. 1613—Henry V. Scharosch, Bismarck, D—136. 905—David E. Mattis, Regan, N. D. —140. ; 452—Harold A. 5. Christianson, Are- na, N. D—144. 5 809—Otto W. Knutson, Regan, 'N. D. 147. THE ~ The Northwest Hotel A Hih-Cle Hotel Rahat Ras 50c day and Single room with bath, $1,00 aes Running hot and cok! water in every room Opprnite McKenzie Hotel EUROPEAN The NORTHWEST, 100 Rooms The McKenzie ‘The Seventh Story of North Dakota. ic $600""s Pw yporad 100 rooms. ora bath. The McKENZIE, 210 Rooms. 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Langum, Pres. 550—Edgar Hanson, Tillarod Taberal, Sweden——154. 677—Nels Hanson, Wing, N. D.—164. 749—Julius Leske, Arena, N. D.—165. 1211—Otto H. Beers, Bismarck, N. D. —167. 1417—John B. Rhud, Bismarck, N. D. 9, —169. 1580—C. C. Ottoson, E'ismarck, N. D. —179. 870—Samuel- Marion Love; ville, Ky.—181. 440—Fred A. Krueger, Driscoll, N. D. —185. 841—Otto Chris Uhde, Regan, 'N. D. Taylors- —193. 1314—Otto R. Ayers, Bismarck, N. D. —200. To Call Second. The local board today is issuing its call for a second class of 200 regis- trants, to report for examination next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Sixty-six will present themselves on the first day, and 66 on each suc- ceeding day. The board believes, af- DOINGS OF THE DUFFS.. OLIVIA MUST HAVE SOMETHING ON THE BOTTOM. No, TRY IT: aan Are Nov kippine|/ NOW AND TAKE ROTH FEET OFP: MINE CLAIMS VICTIM TRIP FROM LOWER LEVELS OF WASHBURN LIGNITE. PROPERTY Ina tardy effort to board the cage from undegground to surface work in]. {Ment, How's |stir Have Osho THs? By Allman ON LAST Underground Wirk for Employ- ment on Service Killed in Wha t. Would Have Been: Final Jour- ney from Bottom of Shaft—Gave Signal for Engineer to Hoist Was in” Motion Inquest Being : if Georg’ was” abot 30 years old, a son of Hengy George: of Coon Rapids, Ta., and is. B rvivedd ‘bya widow and a 10-year-old daughter, Ruth. County Coroner "AR: Shipp’ and Sheriff French * were ‘summoned from Bis- marck. this ‘morning and an inquest now is in Progress. Formerly DY Barber. John Georga: had: lived in Wilton about two years. Until last fall he had been employed as a barber. At that time he took employment as a miner with the Washburn Lfgnite Co. || His transfer to the yards was made this week, and had he safely complet- ed his journey to-the surface this morning he probably.,would not again have been called wwpon: to go under- ground. WEDS DICKINSON GIRL Dickinson, N. B5~Aug. 17.—John George Herbst, only son of Mrs. Mary. Herbst of Chicago,: Ill, ‘and’ manager | f of the Bertsch Motor Car company. here, and Miss Ruth Clouse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M, Clouse of Hard- in county,.la, are dinong Dickinson's popular’ newlyweds... The bride was. attended’ by her sister, Miss May Clouse «. of: Waterloo, ‘Ia., and the groom) by George ‘Rossbach of Min- neapolis. “OUR GROCER | TOLD ME” ‘After ‘folks taste fe Post Toasties they, dont like common corn flakes ter a summarization of its experience in the first draft call, that 200 more registrants will furnish enough cligi- bles: to fill Burleigh’s quota. The investigation of dependency claims, of which the local board has. 45, now is in progress. It is slow work; many witnesses are to be heard in some instances, and it is probable that the task will ‘be com- pleted before the middle of next'week. Dunn Center Equity Elevator Company to Furnish City Lights Dunn Center, N. D., Aug. 17.—The Dunn Center Equity Elevator Co. has taken over the Dunn Center municipal electric light works and will operate this public utility with surplus power from.the elevator plant. A satisfac- yagreement was reached in con- ference With the village council. LOGAN’S “We Thank’ You' PEACHES ; PEARS ; CANTALOUPE WATERMELONS ORANGES -LEMONS Green Vegetables In Season Both Phones PHONE ell Baxter-Adams May Be Flying Dutchman of Nocturnal Raids Bowman, N. D., Aug. 17.—The mys- terious flying Dutchman of the air has been. reported between Buffalo Springs and Bowman. A ‘bright light has been seen in the heavens on a humber of occasions recently, travel- ing rapidly in a westerly direction. Friends of Baxter Adains, ‘the ‘Ken- mare airman, are of the opinion that he is putting one over on the Slope country, and that all of the disturb- ance has been caused because he chooses to do his aerial joyriding at night. In Dunn county and other sec- tions the pirate plane has been’ re- ported as a German raider, bent on the destruction of western North Da- kota crops. NEW Rl RUSSELL | HOTEL With new fire- proof annex —150 rooms—all outside | All Modern Conveniences The only hotel in the down town district featuring room with private bath’ at $1.00 per day and up 4TH STREET SOUTH Between Hennepin and ‘Nicollet KCDEER Pan COMMISSION TO ASK $100,000 Comparatively Small Amount Be- lieved. Sufficient to Purchase Land for Preserve Kildeer, N. D., Aug. 17.—The Kil- deer’ Mountain Park commission, com- posed of Col.,C. A. Lounsberry of Fargo, W. L. Richards of Dickinson and Rep. A. A. Leiderbach of Kildeer, father of the park commission Dill in the last assembly, is accumulating data favorable to the creation of a national park and reserve of the Kil- dcer mountain region and will pre- sent this material to congress next December. The tract which the state asks reserved includes all.of the beau- tiful Kildeer mountain range except the section occupied by the M. S. Cuskelly ranch. All of the land but 80 acres has passed into private hands. The tract entire comprises 8,960 acres, which is valued at $8 to 410 the acre, being rough land, suitable only for grazing. The amount which the commission will ask as an initial appropriation from congress will not exceed $100,000. The com- mission already has been promised a | MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. — herd of, nine elk, free of charge, and with herds of antelope now ranging the mountains, an excellent nucleus would be afforded for a national pre- serve of native game, including the Missouri river deer, which ‘are breed- ing freely under the protection of a several years’ closed season. The Black Trail, now blazed from Dick- inson to Williston, passed through the proposed park. SMITH SMOOTH CONFIDENCE MAN “OFFICERS THINK Letter From -Burns Detective Agency Indicates Swindle on Large Scale Bowman, N.D., Aug. 17.—According to letters from the Burns detective agency, the late Philip Smith, who committed suicide here following a misunderstanding with his wife, was a smoother confidence man than he was given credit for locally. Accord- ing to advices Smith is wanted in New Orleans for the use of bogus checks to the amount of $1,750. Coroner J. H, Kvalness had just notified the Burns agency that their man was dead and buried when he received a le‘ter from Rev. E. J. Fisk, Methodist pas- tor at Edgemont, S. D., advising that he had eudorsed a $60 check for Smith and had had to make it good. Smith left no estate, it is said. PIONEER STAGE DRIVER RENEWS OLD FRIENDSHIPS OF EARLY STATEHOOD DAYS Napoleon, N. D., Aug. 17.—Harry Hughes, pioneer stage driver between Steele and Napoleon, and who for the last 14 years has been in the railway mail service out of Lincoln, Neb., has left for his new post at Sheridan, Wyo. after visiting old friends here. Hughes finds the rail- way mail service of today quite dif- ferent from that of early statehood days in North Dakota, when a, man who drove the mail sometimes had to hold a frisky quartette of bronchos with one hand and shoot straight with the other. — MOTHER'S FRIEND FOR Expectant Mothers oP BY THREE GENERATIONS a Peach Special We have just. received a large consignment of California Yellow Crawford (free stone) Peaches, which are in fine condition at per crate $1.25, per basket 23c. COFFEE Monarch Coffee, 1 Ib. tin, 40c value, at 35c lb, ORANGES Fancy Small Valencas at, per dozen 1ic, The best orange value of the season. % BAKED BEANS 2 Ib. tin, 20c value, at 2 for 35c. SAUER KRAUT Frank’s Extra bapa 25c value at 20c tin. . 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