The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 27, 1917, Page 4

FOUR BISMARCK DAILY?.TRIBUNE| MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 19174001 THE TRIBUNE Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class Matter. ISSUED EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily, by carrier, rer month.... by mail, per year.....sssseeee by mail in North Dakota, “outside ‘oft’ “North y_mail, per_yeal G. LOGAN PAYNE Special Foreign Representative weEw YORK, Fifth Ave. Bldg; CHICAGO, Tierauctie’ Blog; BOSTON, § Winter &t.; DETROIT, Kresge Bldg.; MINNE- LIS, 810 ‘Lumber Exchange. & MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. | ‘The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. ‘Member Audit Bureau of Circulation ——_— | HE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER 2 (isstablished 1873 = WEATHER REPORT. S for 24 hours ending at noon, Aug. 27.) ‘Temperature at 7 a. m. 46 Temperature at noon 66 Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night . Precipitation Highest wind vi y FORECAST for North Dakota: Fair tonight and Tuesday; warmer Tuesday and west portion tonight Lowest Temperatures. NelenaFa Fargo . Williston. ( id Forks 18 42 16 60 Pierre 60 St. Paul 58 Winnipe| 46 Helena 44 Chicago 68 Swift Cw 36 Kansas City , . 72 ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorogolist. oe Pa It is far better to give work + which is above the men than 4 to educat. the men iv beabove ¢ “their work.—Ruskin. a i a 2 LATENT TALENT. Whoever you are, you have talent. Perhaps you are a musician, or a poet. Perhaps you can’t sing the scale or scan a line of verse, bui “have luck” with your garden. Per- haps you are a bridge builder or a digger. The difference between the Panama canal and a city sewer is not in kind but merely in size. But you are not good for nothing, though exactly what you are good for the world may not yet have discov- ered. Rest assured, when you were born Nature let you into one of her many secrets. It may have been the secret of the stars. It may have been the secret of the deep. It may have been the secret of the city, or of the field, of bird or of man. You have SOME talent, and what kind of a talent it is does not in the least matter. i Some men have big talents, and some little. There are Paderewskis and moving picture pianists—and 1t is hard to tell which gives the most pleasure to the most people. There are Shakespeares and limerick writ- ers, and both serve. There are Goe- thals and farm ditch diggers. Some men build city skyscrapers housing the equivalent of a city of 10,000, and | some build farm barns—but the grain sheltered under the roof of the farm barn is necessary to keep life in the architect of the skyscraper. Men's talents are of different sizes, but the size does not in the least mat- ter. Only one thing about a talent mat- ters—THAT IT SHALL BE USBD. Whatever the nature of your talent, and whatever its size, express it. If you do, you will be happy and grow, and will make the world grow and be happy. For the only perilous thing about aj talent is this—that talent is so much like latent. And a latent talent is the most useless thing in the world— next to a pacifist in congress. The agriculture department says ev- ery family should keep a pig. In the} parlor, probably. WHEN IT RAINS BLOOMERS. A tornado swept ‘Ellis county, Kan- sas the other day. When it had movea on one farmer found his barn, wind- mill and chickens had been captured by the enemy. And in part payment the storm had left—one pair of bloomers, with a rent, in Annumber one co)ition. ‘The owner of the term wears King George whiskers, has served two terms in the state legislature and has no pressing need of bloomers. It is typical of Nature's methods. She scatters gifts enough, but she seems to need a traffic manager to route her freight. All of us often re- ceive bloomers when we want wind- mills. Some have too much money and not enough children.. And vice versa. Some have health and no wealth—and, once more, vice versa. Some are pres- idents of insurance companies when they would prefer being farmers, and some wield the hoe when they would rather be wielding the golf stick. (We all want what is on our neigh- own, And no man can figure out way Dame Nature parches the wheat fields and floods the city streets; why she leaves all the children on the east side instead of on Riverside drive, where they wouldn’t die for want of pure milk; why she leaves bloomers where folk want mindmills. But it is nothing to be peevish about. It is an ill tornado that blows nobody good. Maybe the owner of the farm the bloomers came from had lost his wife and needed a wind- mill. Or maybe the Ellis county leg- islator, who seems to have all the good things of the world except a wile, is going to get married though he himself does not yet know it, and will find the bloomers useful. Just because, with your puny human intelligence, you cannot understand Dame Nature's traffic schedule, do not on that account conclude she needs a new shipping clerk. She knows best. Instead of quarreling with her, try to find out what she means by her gifts. They will invariably lead you to a richer and more fruitful life, just as they may lead the Ellis county farmer to the altar. . German aviators are bombing hos- pilals behind Verdun. Go ahead. It's The nurses can’t fight back. safe. PAYS RESPECTS TO HEROLD. The Dickinson Herold, anti-Amer! can, refused to exchange with the Bis- marck Tribune because of its intense loyalty to liberty, the’ flag, and to the country. Does the Herold object to a newspaper supporting the vital inter- 8 of the country of its nativity? Would the editor divorce his wife and cast her and their children upon the wave of the world because she was truce blue.and steadfast in her loyalty to home and’ family? Shame on you for a slinking:scab. Use United States language or go back from whence you came-New Rockford Transcript. Ohio firemen are going to knit socks for soldiers. Is there no way of pro- tecting the Sammies against this new peril? (ee eee | WITH THE EDITORS | es a (Chicago Tribune.) The jailing of Dr. Fritz Eergmotse: editor of. the Daily Volks-Zeitung of | St. Paul is an indication of the limits of American patience and not a reve- lation of American tyranny. It is seldom that a nation goes to war in so tolerant a mood as that of the United States. It necessarily regards Germany now as a disturber of the world’s peace: Germany has made it necessary, in American opinion, for Americans to make sacrifices from which they have flinched for three years. In spite of all their tolerance and in spite of all the patience with which they have suvmitted to com- promising conditions ,they find that they cannot avoid the red test and they are hardening themselves tu stand it. At this time they are not making the lives of Germans in the United States unhappy. Germans have been under watch, when cases indicated the necessity. Some have forced the authorities to deal with them. Many have been warned and given reason- able advice,- but the United States is not herding its enemy aliens into internment camps and is not making their lives miserable. It merely asks them to behave with consideration and with regard for their own position in a country now at war with their nation. In other coun- tries at war with the central powers of Europe no such tolerance is ex: tended to the subjects of the enemy governments. We know that America has treated its enemy aliens not only with patience, but in kindness. It is an imposition upon this good nature for German language papers to abuse the privileges they still retain There was a time in Germany when it was unwise for an American to speak English in public. Some hot- head would be upon him in an instant, insulting if not attacking him. Con- sider the plight and the fate of a newspaper published in Berlin in English. It would not have been tol- erated and if there had becn colonies of English speaking people in Ger- many, politically important, the fate of their newspapers would have been sharper and speedier. This illustrates how amiable has been the course of the American gov- ernment ,and if now it begins to pun- ish men who have imposed upon it, good nature must have reached its limits. The continuance of German laa guage efforts to hinder the develop- ment of a true American spirit can- not be tolerated. We are engaged in a difficult task which will require all the resolution and determination of the nation. Journalistic sappers can- not he permitted to work on the foun- dations of this. It is not a privilege which free speech gives or protects. One of Nature's By-Products. Among the industries that have de- veloped at Niagara is the manufacture of artificial graphit>, now largely used for purposes of tubrication. Graphite is also employed in many electro-chem- ical processes, Perseverance. The tendency to persevere, to per- sist in spite of hindrances, discourage- ments and impossibilities—it is this that in all things distinguishes the strong man from the weak. \a | Recruiting. “You say the auto struck you and | |sent you flying?” “Yes, sent me fiy- jing.” “Did it have on it any distin- guishing mark?” “Yes, a placard read- bor’s farm, instead of what is on our SOME PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE IN ef 5 Poweoee------ eee. Author of “My Lady of the North,” aid of the Forest,” etc. SYNOPSIS. CHAP R 1—Robert Hollis, one time sea captain, who tells the story, is a guest on Gerald Carrington’s yacht, Esmeralda. It is supposed to be a “stag” party and Hollis fs sur- prised on discovering a woman, who evidently wishes to remain unknown, aboard. vHAPTER I[—Hollis, the next night, succeeds'in having an interview with the woman. She nes tells um her name is. Vera. CHAPTER UI—Carring > his Guests of the coming war, ..d that ae is engineering a copper poz. CHAPTER IV—The yacht is sunk in a collision and Hoiiis saves Mc- Cann, millionaire, and one of the par- y. CHAPTER V——Hollis and McCann rescue Vera and leave the ship in a small boat. CHAPTER VI—Hollis and Vera be- come friendly, though he is unaware! of her identity. CHAPTER VII—McCann refuses to submit to Hollis’ authority, and the ¥ enforces it. L.-APTER VIII—The castaways are ‘+ cd by a ship, the Indian Chief, .aich takes them aboard. ‘ ‘CHAPTER IX—The Indian Chief has recently been struck by lightning and is almost a wreck. All the offi- cers are dead. ‘Hollis meets the own- er, who tells him the vessel has a cargo of ammunition, constgned to the German government. CHAPTER X—Hollis consents to take charge of ship and continue voy-! age. Vera recognizes an old friend in Robert Bascom, owner of the Indian Chiet CHAPTER XI—Some dissatisfaction among the crew uqickly develops, and Hollis selects his officers. » CHAPTER XII—McCann wants to return to New York, and tries to cor- rupt the crew. CHAPTER XIIf—Hollis finds him- self forced to confine McCann to a cabin. CHAPTER XIV. Vera Strengthens My Resolve. I believed I had effectually spiked the guns of the conspiracy—nat loast for the present. I did not underesti- mate the feeling of dissatisfaction for-+ ward, or the influence of Liverpool Red and his more intimate associates ; but McCann and his money were, after all, the main incentive to open mutiny, and as long as I could keep that indi- vidual securely locked up aft, there remained a good chance of controlling the others, Once we succeeded in discovering; the hidden store of liquor and getting {t overboard, and with McCann safely secured, the danger element would certainly be greatly reduced. But was McCann really secured? I could never hope to conceal the fellow, to keep him hidden, The narrow confines of: the ship rendered this impossible. Dade and the boy Moon would be cer- tain to carry the news of his imprison- ment forward in spite of any threat. I began to suspect*that McCann under lock and.key might indeed prove a greater danger in the end than he! would if left free to roam the deck. The knowledge he now possessed that this ship actually belonged to the very man crippled by his pistol shot would oaly serve to render the fetaw more venomous. Nor could I determine his teclings toward Vera; yet if he once gain scendaacy on board, with such ruffiars as Liverpool and White in control, the position of the helpless girl, alone and unprotected, would be desperate indeed. No! I would hold on to the man and then rough it out with the others, ing, ‘Join the Aviation Corps.’” ae The cabin lamp was turned so low’ “CONTRABAND” A Romance of the North Atlantic by RANDALL PARRISH (Copyright A..C. McClurg & Co., that scarcely the faintest reflection streamed .through the glass-of the com- panion, and I was so deeply-engrossed in these reflections as to not even no- tice the opening of the door. Her voice at my side aroused ‘me with a sudden thrill, : “Is this Mr. Hollis?” -. “It certainly: is,”. I.answered, aware now of the dark, ontline beside me, and even. dimly distinguishing the con- tour of her uplifted face. “It is some time since I have enjoyed the pleasure of your. presence on deck in the night.” “Why refer. to that now?” reproach- fully. “It is not so delightful a mem- ory.” “The: shipwreck—hos. but the first evening we met I cannot forget. But you promised to make the mystery of » your presence on board the Esmeralda clear?” “Has it not revealed itself?” “Not to me.” a ale | “But has not Philip Bascom told you who Iam?” I shook my head, not altogether | happy at this introduction of his rewe, but unable to resent it. “But you knew he recognized me; that we had been friends.” “All the more reason why I should remain silent. As lohg as you evident- ly preferred that I sfould not know—” “Oh, but I didn’t¢ Mr. Hollis,” she interrupted. “It neyer once occurred to me that you weré-sttll in doubt as to my identity. Ofj.course at first I thought it safer to guard my secret;! I—I did not know you at all then, only; by name; you were merely a guest on board my father’s yacht.” um “Your father's Sacht! Why, of course—how stupid af me. Vera, Vera, why the name had alBtrangely familiar sound from the very, first, but I could; not recall the assdéclation; you are Gerald Carrington’s (daughter ?” “I am Vera Carrington.” “But I supposed you to be In Eu- rope?” Bo “Did papa say sot You must have misunderstood. Mother ‘would have taken me with her, but-I had so much I wanted to do in New York. It is strange you should not have suspect- ed; that no one. should have told you. Why, both Mr. Bascom ‘and Mr. Me- Cann knew me.” i “Not McCann, surely?” “Why not?) We have met soctally in New York... It seems ‘hardly pos- sible, now that I realize the true char-, acter of the man. But probably you never asked; never discussed me. be- tween you?” wd “That is the truth. Of course it was quite impossible for me to question McCann, and I have seen very little of Bascora. Besides, you rather threw ' yourself on my honor.” “On the Esmeraldh—yes. It was nee- essary then, for I simply had to keep my presence a secret until we were a safe distance at sen. There were ' several on board who would have rec- ognized me at once, and would have told papa. Mr. Hollis, I realize far more than you can, all that has oc- curred through the mad whim of a girl. But for me you would not be here on this unlucky ship. You would be with those others rescued from ‘the Esme- ralda safely in New York. Mr. Hollis, tell me, is there real trouble on board? Is there doubt of your being able to take the Indian Chief into port?” “Why do you ask??, “Because—well, I.have heard things; not much, but enough to arouse suspi- cion. Then you had some trouble just now,_and Jocked a manwup in one of the staterooms. it” was to ask’“you about this that I came on deck.’ Who was the man, and what had he’done?” “Our old friend, Fergus McCann,” I ; answered, deciding to be frank with her, “It was not so much what he had : done, as what he proposed doing. He ;Was attempting to corrupt. the crew ; forward by the use of money, and un- fortunately, there are some scamps aboard: only too willing to make trouble, I felt it safer to nip the ‘scheme early.” “But what—what does Mr. McCann seek? Why should he endeavor to buy up the men? What is his purpose?” “To have the Indian Chief returned to an American port. I'll do him the eredit. of. saying that, , until. I told him. a, while ago, . he. possessed no knowledge ‘whatever. that Bascom owned the vessel, or was on board. He hates Baseom yet, and will be only too glad to ruinchim, And he hates me, because of what occurred ‘in the boat. This 1s what undérlies his: action, no doubt; then he believes monéy will ac- complish anything, and he’ has found sailormen forward ready enough to do the dirty work, if he will only pay well for. it.” “You know them?” “The two most prominent are Jim White and a fellow known aboard as Liverpool Red, both typical forecastle bullies, ‘I know how to deal with their sort,” “You—you have decided what to do, then?” “I have decided to fight it out. at least. I gave you my promise, Miss Vera, to take this ship to Hamburg it it-was possible to get there.” “And there is no other way of saving the investment in this vessel and cargo?” “I know of none.” “Then we must go on, must we not? I—I hope’you will, Captain Hollis.” Before I could stop her, or add an- other word, she was gone, and I was | apnarently alone on deck. I remained on deck the greater part of the night, but nothtng of an alarm- ing nature took place. The crew re- mained quiet, and the watch on duty obeyed orders promptly ehough to give those of us aft a new feeling of confidence. The sky cleared, although the wind retained fresh and the sea heavy enough to keep two men at the wheeh The Indian Chief mada good weather of it, however, and I possessed faith in Leayord’s seamanship, For an hour, perhaps, I loitered about on deck, but all remained so quiet that finally, with a word to the mate to have.me called at the slightest sign of need, I went be- low, and turned in. ; I did not remove my clothes, and the new day was barely reddening the east when I was aroused by a trampling of feet on the deck overhead. There was no call, and I was sailor enough to comprehend what was going on above — the watch was about to be ‘changed, and Leayord was using all hands in cleaning ship. The activity, the quietly spoken orders, the low chant of a song as the men toiled at a Tope, were evidence that my presence was not required, and I felt it would please both officers to be left alone in charge. I opencd the port and looked out at the glorious morning. It was a lonely ocean scene, yet wildly beau- tiful. Everywhere was the wild deso- lation of the sea, nothing on which the eye could rest except the restless waves, the constant shifting of colors, Satisfied that no other vessel was with- in range of vision, I lay down again. I do not recall a pleasanter meal at, sea than our breakfast that morning. All were in excellent humor, and no premonition of trouble entered our minds. The night had passed quietly, both officers reporting the crew docile and che rful. Olson was on watch, but Masters -Joined us at table, and reported all well in the engine room, and together we drank: a toast, to a pleasant voyage, al- THOS. “-COMVINCCG “TiiaE Deore as were only the ordinary vicissitudes of the sea, It was not until the men left the table that I was reminded of our pris- oner in the’ nearby stateroom. “Mr. Bascom seldom takes .any breakfast?” I said to Dade, who was Polishing the stair rail. . “No, sir; I have orders to take him a cup of ccffee at nine o'clock.” “And how about McCann?” “The gentleman in number six, sir? He's locked in, and I haven't the key.” “That's true; I'd forgotten. I'll look in on the man; and you get his break- fast ready to serve.” > I unlocked and opened the door. McCann was seated on the edge of his bunk facing me, and, it was plainly evident at first View that he was in no pleasant humor, “McCann,” I said, as he failed to speak, “let’s have an understanding. It is no desire of mine to hold you a prisoner here for the next month. I'll accept your pledge not to interfere with the working of this vessel.” “On what other terms?” “That you stop holding communica- tions with the crew, and consider your- self a passenger until the end of the voyage. Give me your word to that, and-you may have the freedom of this cabin, and the after deck.” “What is the voyage?” “To Hamburg.” He laughed, and there was an ugly sound to it. “Pshaw, do you think you ever will get there?” he asked, glaring at me, but making no effort to rise. “Are you fool enough, Hollis, to imagine that the English fleet will ever permit this ship to pass through the Channel? Why, your whole darn cargo, they tell me, is contraband.” “Who tells you?” “Never mind who. isn’t 1t?” “Yes, you might as well know— mostly munitions of war, but contract- ed for months before war was de- clared, However, that’s nothing to do with your status on board. It is noth- ing to you, is it, who gets’ the cargo, or where it is finally landed?” “It ts something to me whether I'm safe in New York, or rotting in an Eng- lish, or French prison,” he said sullen- ly. “Besides, that’s not all. I’ve got a deal on there that means more than a million dollars! I can’t afford to drift about here on this rotten tramp.” “The saving of this bont and cargo means more to Bascom than your mil- lion dollar trade does to you.” It’s the truth, “What's Bascom’s affairs to me?” he ; sneered, “He took his chances, didn't he? You seem to think I owe the man something. I suppose he told you, or else the girl did, that I crippled him for life. Well, he deserved all he got. I pay my. debts, let me tell you, and T’ve got some against you to be settled yet. Don’t preach Philip Bascom to me. It's not for his sake you are hang- ing on here, and trying to get this ship to Hamburg. ‘ I’m not so blind as all that” fi. “What do you mena?” “Mean! Why that is Carrington’s girl, isn't if, you and I pulled out of the yacht? Lord, I knew her when’ the first streak of daylight came, and I saw your little game, too. There's money enough coming to her to make this a mighty profitable voyage if you can land her in your net before she gets ashore again. By God! I might have done it myself if I hadn't gone crazy in the boat. Now all the part. there is left me to play is the vil- lain.” I did not move, or take my eyes from him, and slowly the grin on his face seemed to smooth out, as his sense of humor departed. “Well,” he snaricd, “isn’t that about the way of {t?” “If the picture satisfies you, Mr. McCann,” I said, “you are perfectly welcome to it, You've said enough to cause me to withdraw my offer of parole. I will accept no pledge you way make.” “You intend holding me a prisoner as long as I am aboard?” “You have left me no other choice.” Ale got to his feet angrily. “Well now see here, Hollis, ’m blamed if I have aay use for you, or any of your outfit! I wouldn’t give you my word even if you agreed to accept it. You are going to discover before you are through with me that Fergus McCann fs not quite as big a fool as you take him to be. Pl give you odds that you never take this ship to Hamburg; I'll give you odds Dor itaxe: vae-sime proposition. Mat you'll never hold me prisoner: twenty- four hours. Are you sport enough to take me?” I glanced across my shoulder, only to see reflected in a mirror, Vera Carring- ton, standing in the half-opened ‘door of her stateroom, as though’ suddenly arrested by the’ sound of our voices. No one else was visible in the cabin... “Dade?” “Aye, aye, sir,” his voice coming from out the forward passage. “Bring Mr. McCann’s breakfast, if it is ready.” “Yes, sir; all ready, sir.” He came forward with it on a tray, and I stepped aside to permit him to pass through the door, carefully keep- “Is That All, Sir?” ing my back turned toward the mo- ! tionless girl, and my eyes fastened on McCann. “Leave the tray there on the. stool, Dade—yes, that's all; you may go back to your work.” He backed out, but stood hesitating, while I closed and locked the door, dropping the key into my pocket. “Is—is that all, sir?” he asked. ner- | Vously. “I told you it was. When I want those dishes removed, I’ll come: down, , and unlock the door for you. No one —not even you—are to speak with the prisoner.” “Yes, sir.” “Now go forward, about your work.” I watched ‘until he vanished in the passage, not altogether satisfied. The fellow had been outwardly respectful enough, but there was something in- definite about. his manner which aroused my doubt. I turned, and con- fronted the young’ woman, wondering vaguely how lgng.she had been there, and how much of our conversation she ' had overheard. ° (To be continued.) - .. ’ = 7 American Wisdom. Never give advice to a ‘woman who is setting forth on a matrimonial voy- age... . . A woman ‘very rarely asks an opinion or-requires advice on such an°occasion until her resolution is formed. The plain English of the application’ may be summed up in these words: “I wish you to think as 1 do; but if unhappily you differ from me in opinion, my heart, I must con- fess, is fixed.”—George Washington. Derivation of “Spruce.” It 1s interesting to observe .the derivation of the word “spruce.” From a number of early quotations it is clear that “spruce,” a variant of “pruce,” simply stood for Prussian, the form “spruce” rather than “pruce” being es- tablished partly by the German “spros- sen,” meaning sprouts, or young shoots, and sprossen-bier, or spruce beer, is made of the sprouts of this fir. Perils of Fatigue. Medical . science has long been preaching the perils of fatigue, and new investigation shows that it actu- ally poisons the blood, leaving the sys- tem open to all manner of infections. That fatigue is the direct-cause of many accidents has been proved since railroads reduced the working hours rqu neyer get the girl; yes, d——- you! of train crews and dispatchers, UD e A National Bank, stich from other banks in that it Government. the details of this bank’s have been laid down by th followed. 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