The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 3, 1917, Page 4

MONDAY, 8EPT..3,/1917 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. 50 Dall by nail, per ycar..... 00 pay? Wy Tmailin ‘Norn’ Dakota, three months, ssutsia > 1.26 Daily, mail ‘outs! Delos, one year . 6.00 Daily, by mail outsid Dakota, + 1.80 three months . Weekly, by mail, per year... 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 reser Member Audit Bureau of Circulation HE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAP! ‘ (Established 1873) LABOR DAY. Picture a big ocean-going steamer’s life-boat bobbing about in stormy seas, manned by a miscellaneous a: ment of men. The waves fill the bottom of the boat and threaten to swamp it, if not bailed out. And there is vital need also of the help of every man at the oars. It is inconceivable that a man who worked with his hands would say to a man of means: “I won't bail. And I won't row. This is not my affair. This is your boat. You rich fellows get together and save it.” The wage earner wouldn't give voice to any such nonsense unless he want- ed to commit suicide. He would real- ize that all in that boat were in the same dire danger, and that salvation could come only through common ef- fort—the maximum labor at pumps and oars by all on board. What is true of the life-boat on the stormy seas is true of America in this world war. It has sometimes been said by vi cious marplots, more friendly to Ger- many than to our country, that this is a rich man’s war and, therefore, of no concern to the wage earners. There never was a more despicable and dan- gerous and lying statement. This is not a war of any class of Americans, but of all Americans to preserve American independence and make democracy safe for the world. And democracy means more to the wage earner than to the capitalist. Democracy throws open to the work- man the door of opportunity closed to him by autocracy. : Much is said at times of labor con- ditions in Germany before the war. It is true provision was made by law whereby there were few unemployed men in the empire. It is true there were old age pensions. But the idea in all'these laws. was to preserve the workers so they would be available for cannon fodder. The laws were framed primarily for the benefit of the state and of the employing class. There was no great depressing poverty and few slums. But the general level of wages, hours and working conditions was not high. It was low. ae ® The Germans had a system that bound the wage earner very much to his class. The son of the blacksmith was also very likely to be a black- smith. It was rare that the textile worker became proprietor of a great knitting mill. : The worker, through adhering to socialism, might possibly win a seat as a member of the reichstag, but, so trickily was Germany gerrymandered, he had to receive an extra-ordinarily heavy poll to win over some member of the more favored castes. But the worker could not hope to be an officer in the army or the navy or the kaiser’s cabinet. These posts were reserved for the ruling caste, the young nobles, the members of the junker class, the pets of Prussian so- ciety. Under the German scheme of things it was for the. workers to obey their master—MASTERS BORN TO THE POSITION OF MASTERS. Now,.’however hard some may. try for it, there is no caste system in America. In the great republic the prizes generally speaking are for those who have the talents to gather them. The wage earner is a wage earner only until he advances into wider spheres of opportunity. There is no bar across his path. Many millionaires of today are the sons of the wage earners of day before yesterday. And in many instances they are the grandfathers of the wage earners 01 day after tomorrow. eae In our democracy the son of the wage earner may be the officer of our army or our navy. He may go to con gress. He may sit in the cabinet, as does that ex-miner, William B. Wil- son. He may be president of the United States. But even leaving politics aside, see what American democracy means to the wage earner. It means the great established principle of the eight hour day. It means a scale of wages high- er than is known on the continent.| It means a standard of living astouna- ing to the German or the Frenchman or the Englishman. It means that the American wage! earner dwells in better houses, with| more modern conveniences ana equipped with better furniture than -] guarding the wage the German workman ever dreamed We who are mothers of men, We who have borne our sons, To take up the sword again And fight in the roar of guns, And we who will sor day bear Sons of those sons, in pain, —We make to the land our prayer, May it not be vain. For we give our sons to war Andwe In a cause worth fighting f To fate that we may not know, And then, dim eyed, we turn To the myriad tasks that Tho our hearts may ache a That is woman’s fate. hid our lovers go, In office and farm wait, nd yearn, We take up the tools of trade, or For the labor must not stop Nor the work be Jong delayed, If: the’ burdens of toil we bear While the man goes forth and fights, Surely our plea is fair That we share his rights! and shop That By a And so, If we are worthy of trust 'To take up the work men do Surely it is bus just we draw men’s wages, too; We. give of our strength and nerve passionate fervor stirred, in the land we serve, Let our voice be heard! Mothers and maids and wives Give to the land we love, The light and joy of our lives For the flag that flies above, We bend to our double task With a thrill of faith intense, And justice is all we ask As a recompense! of. It means his amusements are It means he wider and more yari ean afford to do things for his chil: | dren that the German workman con- siders beyond the possible. And the advance is not ended. Slow- ly but surely as the public becomes educated, the laws protecting and safe- earner become more sympa- liberal, br thet But all these blessings are now in danger. They can be preserved only by an American victory in this world war. A peace, with Germany victori- ous and dictating terms, would ‘mean an end to many things we in America have taken for granted. Even if the United States did not ler, more sink to the level of a dependent na-| : its suzerain, would neverthe- tion, with Germany victory for the kai less be fatal. Prussian war lords would imp upon this country a stagger- ing war indemnity. This would mean that every wage earner would have to give up a large proportion of his wages i in war taxes and kaiser taxes. The crushing weight of this impost would fall upon all industry. Employ. er and employed alike would’ totter under the burden. The morale and spirit of enterprise and buoyant Amer- ican hustle would be gone. With a steady drain of gold to Ger- many, the scale of wages in this coun- try would fall, the standard of living would drop. Not only would we cease to be a great competing nation for world trade, but we would have dif- ficulty in selling right in our own mar- kets, as against goods conspicuously marked “Made in Germany.” Our us- ual tariff wall would be of no avail, because with Germany holding a mort- gage on our financial resources, she would be able to lodge a protest we would be forced to heed. The story is plain, the moral obvi- We Americans are all in the same boat. jn this world war we stand or fall together. Whatever af- fects the pro: rity, the independence, the well-being of the United States as ‘a whole) alfects us as individuals. Neither success nor adversity can be confined to one segment of the people. Any blow Germany admini: ters to capital is by the same token d ered to labor. They cannot be separated. They are dependent upon each other for their well-being. It is up to all of us, therefore, to make this Labor day a solemn day of dedication. It is up to all of us to resolve to devote the best and the of our labors to the common ous, ea LOYALTY PARADE. Bismarck's heart beat to the tread of many feet Saturday as with a ca- dence ominously significant of tne ahead of them, a large service portion of North Dakota's quota in the! national army paraded through the streets in the last formal review be- fore they leave for “somewhere in America.” It was an inspiring sight. A reali- zation of what the departure of these boys means griped the hea of all. The spectators were serious and the demeanor of the men reflected the sig- nificance of their sacrifice in this hour of the nation’s greatest need. There was little vocal demonstra- tion, because the hearts were full as mothers and fathers saw their sons march by, soon to depart and take their places in that far-flung battle line.. War, remote and terrible, was brought closer home to Bismarck Sat- urday than at any other time. The tramp, tramp, tramp of feet caused tu well up in each heart a feeling of patriotism and consecration. Everyone must have noticed the swb- tle transformation that came over the crowd as the boys swung down. the Street, as fine a body of men as ever paraded anywhere. It was a specta- cle not to be forgotten, because every- where was the evidence of the deep ice, of the full measure of devo. tion to the nation and of the grim de- termination to protect the good name and honor of North Dakota in tha days of strife to come. More than one person remarked up- on the solemnity of the crowd. Chil- dren waved flags here and there, but they too redlized the significance of the pageant, The actual parting will come this week agd for weeks to follow. One the various units will leave much public notice, and be- ny weeks these hoys will be d to take their places in the by one ck felt honored Saturday to je troops. None of this gen- er witn@ssed a scene that such devotion and that as it were to bare the very the nation. ' eration reflecte ‘ CHAPTER XVIII—Vera, pretends to Author of “My Lady of the North,” aid of the Forest,” etc. SYNOPSIS, CHAPTER 1--Robert Hollis, one time sea captain, who tells the story, is a guest on Gerald Carrington’s smeralda. It is supposed to stag” party and ‘Hollis is sur- 1 on discovering a woman, who | evidently wishes to remain unknown, aboard. \ CHAPTER [—Hollis, the next night, succeeds in having an interview ‘with the woman. CHAPTER 11—Carring > his gnests of the coming war, ..d that ue is engineering a copper pot CHAPTER IV--The yacht is sunk in a collision and Hoiiis saves Mc- Cann, millionaire, and one of the par- 1APTER V——Hollis and McCann ne Vera and leave the ship In a jsmoll hoat | CHAPTER VI--follis and Vera be- come friendly, though he is unaware of her identity. ' CHAPTER Vi submit to Hollis * enforces it VIN—The castaways are “ds by ship, the Indian Chief, nich takes them aboard. CHAPTER IX-—-The Indian Chief has recently been struck by lightning and is almost a wreck. All the offi- are dead Hollis meets the own- er, who tells him the vessel has a rgo of ammunition, consigned to the erman government. OHAITER 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 dissatisfacticn among the crew uqickly develops, and Hollis selects his officers. {| CHAPTER XI—MeCann wants to return to New York, and tries to cor- rupt the ve CHAPTER XII—Hollis finds him- self forced to conline ‘McCann to a cabin. || CHAPTER X1V—Vera and_ Hollis agree that for Bascom’s sake the ship must. be taken to its destination. Hoi- lis learns that Vera is Gerald Carring- ton's daughte! CHAPTER XV—The crew, realizing danger of capture by allied warships, evince disinclination to continue the voyage. | CHAPTER XVI—Leaders of the crew disarm Hollis and make him a prisoner | CHAPTER XVIT—In a fight with the mutineers Hollis is badly hurt. On recovering consciousness he real- izes that he must submit, though, be- ing the only navigator on board, he is in position to make terms with Mc-| Cann. He is made a_ prisoner. MeCann refuses to uthority, and the pe agree to McCann's plans, to Hollis’ wonder. CHAPTER XIX—lHollis escapes from confinement and reaches the deck to | find the Indian Chief has been stopped “by a Freach warship. i CHAPTER XX. The Cruiser Leaves Us. | Twas still clinging to the rail, and staring down at the light; I heard noth- ing, felt no premonition of alarm, when suddenly a hand gripped my throat, the grent fingers stifling every effort to cry out. Before I couid resist, or even brace myself, another hand was clapped over my mouth and T was fairly hurled back below the shelter of the rail, dragged across the black deck, amd thrown through the opened door of the companion. This was accom- plished so quickly, and with so little evidence of struggle, as to attract no notice from the Frenchman, from whose deck no doubt every eye was fastened upon the approaching boat. Half hurled, half dragged, I plunged into the dimly lit cabin, and It was not until I struck the lower deck that I even realized clearly what had oc- curred, or who were my assailants, I fell sprawling on one shoulder, but was fis instantly on my feet, bruised, but otherwise uninjured, maddened by a2 rage beyond all control. White, emerg- ing from the stateroom, through the port of which he had been viewing the scene alongside, startled by the sudden uproar, a revolver gripped in his hand, was the first face I saw, ! “What the—” he exclaimed In be- wilderment, but before he could say more my fist jammed into his Jaw, and the fellow went over full length on the deck, the gun flying from his opening fingers. I had possession of it before {he could stop me, and was backed against the door of a stateroom oppo- site, murder In my heart as T con- fronted ‘he two who had flung me from the top of the steps. T recognized them | now for the first time—Liverpool Red and Tom Dugan. But one thought seethed in my brain—to kill. j “Curse you both.” I cried, covering , them as they shrank back, “we'll end , this thing right here.” | Red gripped Rugan, holding the Trishman in front of him as a shield. | My revolver covered them both, my {fingers nervous on the trigger. Snd- denly the door behind me yielded and T staggered back, unable to regain my balance until fairly within the state- room. With a crash the door closed, insiantly shuttin’ out the surprised jfaces.of- the tivo men In the cabin: a “CONTRABAND” | A Romance of the North Atlantic by RANDALL PARRISH (Copyright A. C. McClurg & Co., key creaked in the lock, and ‘Vera‘Car- rington fronted me, her back against the wood. “Were—were they trying to kill you?” she panted, “They certainly did their best,” I answered, “but it was my turn when you dropped me in here.” “You—you mean,that I made a mis- take—that you were in no danger?” “I had the upper hand. I took this revolver away from, White, and do nat bellave either of the others were armed. | In another second I should have fired. Our only hope of rescue Sies in creating an alarm; there {sa French crulser lying just off our port quarter,” “A French cruger! We have been captured?” “No; merely halted and questioned. The Frenchman does not even suspect anything wrong. I was endeavoring to sound an alarm when these fellows seized me, nnd threw me down the stairs into the cabin.” “But liqw did you get on deck? And where did you procure the revolver?” { “I cut my way out; the gun was taken from White. Don’t block the way, | Miss Vera! I must get to the deck: again, or it will be too late.” “Is McCann out there?” “No; only Red, and a sailor named Dugan. White is knocked out, and McCann has gone aboard the cruiser. He has forged papers with him. Let me go; I can fight my way througi with this gun. Those d€vils will either make way or get hurt.” She stepped aside, and with no other thought but the necessity for action, I turned thé/key in. the lock and flung the door open. The main deck was deserted;~to my: surprise, all three of the men had disappeared. With revolver gripped in one hand, I stepped forward, searching with suspi- cious eyes every dark corner, dimly conscious that the gtfl followed. I had attained the foot of’the stairs, even advanced a step upward, before my progress was arrested... Suddenly the companion door was flung open and a mob of men confronted me, surging in through the narrow space from the deck. I drew instantly back, stunned by sight of McCann in their lead, real- izing instantly that our effort to at- tain the open was already too late. “There he is!" he erled eagerly. “Get faim, you men, Lively now; there’s no danger; if he lifts that gun, he's a dead man.” I was staring straight into the black muzzle leveled at my head, but before I could move, or even determine what was best to be done, Vera stood be- tween me and the mob on the stairs, “Go back! back to my stateroom; he'll never shoot me, Please, please go back.” I was hot-headed enough to have pt resist- Sim, You SURE Dip Loow - wo 7 SWELL aie toe oi RO AIEEE ine. 5 Ser 8 ove Oe Oo een, N coer tice Midi WoT fave eidNZered tier life. I retained sense suflicient .to know this, and that only force would east her aside. I heard McCann mut- ter an oath, and [ted roar out some order, punctured with profanity, yet did not truly comprehend what efforts were being made to block our retreat. Before a hand could grasp either of us, we were within the shelter of the stateroom, and the girl had closed and locked the door, Fists pounded on the ; “There'll Be Six of You Dead If You Break In This Door.” wood in impotent rage, and 1 hear¢ voices urging others to bring imple ments with which to batter theh way in. “McCann,” I shouted, “call off your men! I have six bullets here; ané there'll be six.of you dead if you break in this door.” ‘There was silence; then a mutter of voices—one angry with threat others seemingly urging compromise Whatever the argument, the advocates | of peace seemed in the majority, for out of the hubbub McCann spoke lou enough to be plainly heard. “Yhere is no use of your threats | i , her, jleave them; and those are not all. ‘worthy condition. Hollis,” he said, rapping on, the. door “we have weapons as well as you, ind ; you cannot fight alone against the; whole ship’s crew: The best-thing for! ’ “Not without me,” I answered calm- ly, after a pause in which my mind gripped the situation. “The telltale compass shows you are three points off your course now. I'll talk with you, McCann, but if I continue to nav- igate this ship it will be at my own terms, and you'll either give me what I ask, or we'll fight it out here and now.” “What are your terms?” I took time to think, determined to -demand every concession I dared ask, assured that I held the winning hand. “Weill,” I. said finally, “this coast to the west of us is no joke at any season of the year, and there are sen currents along here to fool any sca- man. You can take the chances if you want to, but It is my belief you fools will have this ship on the rocks within twenty-four hours, If you trust In blind reckoning.” “D— it,” sung out Liverpool hoursely, “we don’t need no sermon on the dangers ef the deep. Stow the gulf, an’ teil us what yer want.” “J will,” I snapped back. “The free- dom of the ship for both myself and Miss Carrington. Our meals are to i be served privately, and the lady is not to be addressed by any one of you.” “My Gawd,” exclaimed a muffled voice, “you don’t want much! Who are you, the ezar of Russia?” “I am the rightful captain of this ship,” I returned stiffly, “and the only man on board capable of nuvigating You can aceept my terms, or McCann, I am talking to you, not that sea scum.” “All right; go ahead. What else?" “I am to retain this revolver for protection, and the key to my state ‘room; Miss Carrington Is also to re- tain her key. When you men desert ship, which I know you plan to do, the Indian Chief ts to be left in sea- That's all.” “Mnough, I should think. You must. consider your services indispensable, However, I accept the terms, providing you agree to do what we ask in re- turn.” “That I navigate the ship to within fifty miles of St. Johns; notify you when we reach that point, and give. you correct sailing directions.” “That is what we want,",... “Guod; I accept.. Take your men out of the cabin.” I stood motionless, still gripping the you to do now ts to listen to reason. revolver in one hand, listening to “What has become of the French Catch every sound the other side of erulser?” * j-the closed door. There was a muttered He laughed, and I could hear Liver ' discussion, the words mostly Inaudible, pool. join in rather noisily. | “Fiye miles to leeward, and going strong. She'll be out of sight in twc hours. There’s no hope for’ you there, my man.” “You showed forged papers?” “Aye; that was easy enough; you never supposed I was such a fool as to overlook that, did you? We are from St. Johns to Liverpool, with a iniscellaneous cargo. The fellow swal- lowed my yarn as though it was sugar candy. And the best of it is, that is the only war vessel patrolling these waters; we have a cinch.” although I heard enough to convince me that McCann was urging accept- ance of my conditions on the ground that it would be impossible for me, alone, and under surveillance, to add to their danger. Some words were added in so low a tone as to fall to reach my ear} but whatever they were, they evoked a laugh, and seemed to restore the dissatisfied to, better hu- mor. Liverpool took sides with Me- Cann In the dispute, and the two unit- ed must have prevatled, for the men finally. dispersed, and we could hear thelr heavy sea boots tramping up the stairs. The End of a Perfect Day AW SAY, CORA, QuR LocAL CoPPED Fiesy PRIZE! Kireved of the strain, I turned to meet the questioning eyes of the gtr, “Yhat—that was better than fight- Ing—wasn’t it?” she asked almost anx- lously, “Yes; I lost my head for the mo ment, and could only think of reaching: deck, and shouting an alarm to the cruiser.” “It was too late for that.” “Yes; we know it was now, and probably I would never have reached there alive. I am very thankful to you.” “To me!” Her lps smiled, although her eyes remained grave. “Why, I i merely opened a door—besides, even that act was supremely selfish.” “I cannot conceive how.” - “You do not? Yet surely you can realize what it would mean to me to | pe left alone on board with--with Fer- | gus McCann. I do so déspise the creature that I shrink from even look- ing into his eyes, It—it was to avoid meeting him again that I locked the door.” “He talked with you, then?” “Yes, at the table. We were alone for a moment, and it was his manner which frightened me rather than any words said. I left the table without speaking. He—he followed me, how- ever, and tried my stateroom door.” “Saying nothing?” “No; it was locked, and—and he laughed and went away.” “I suspect the man ts almost a8 much afraid of you as you are of him,” I said quietly, “and ts puzzled what to do with you.” “Afraid of me—why?” “Well, 1f you were not aboard, his problem would be a much easier one | to solve, The lives of none of the j rest of us would weigh much in the calculation.” | “And you, think my life does?” | “Undoubtedly. McCann is a villain by nature; he was born with criminal | Instinets, which have no wise been | changed by the possession of wealth. ; But he is fully awake to the peril of his position. The fellow-is a coward back of all his bluff, and I do not think his criminal instincts are bloodthirsty. But he has drifted into a- desperate situation, from which he must extri- cate himself at any cost.” “You mean—oh, not that?” “I mean there is but one sure solu: tlon—dead men: tell’ no tales.” (To be continued. WILLERS. MUST RAVE LIGENSE. REFORE THEY CAN BUY ND, WAEAT Chief Deputy McGovernor As- sures Them They're on Same Basis a3 Elevators The provisions of the grain grad- ing act prohibiting the purchase of grain which has not been graded, in- spected and weighed by a licensed deputy apply to the millers of North Dakota as well as its 2200 elevators, J. A. McGovern, chief deputy inspec- tor, today advised J. D. Kerr, manager of the Hurdsfeld Milling Co., in re- sponse to a communication from the latter to the state.railway commis- sion. No exception is made in-favor of the miller, ‘Mr. McGovern-advises. Un- der the law his status as a purchaser of grain is the same as that of an elevator man or track-buyer. He can- not legally purchase a grain of wheat unless he is himself a licensed deputy or unless the grain has: been graded and inspected by someone who is li- censed to do this. Tell your clothes ‘troubles to Bry- ant. $22.50. — = | CATTLE MARKET KET | ST. PAUL. HOGS—Reeceipts, 3,200, 15¢ higher, steady; range, $17.0017@.85; bulk, at $17.40@17.60. CATTLE—Receipts, 300; killers 10c to 15¢ lower; steers, $5.00@13.00: cows adn heifers, $6.00@9.50; calves, $5.50@14.50; stockers and feeders, $5.00@8.50. * SHEEP—Receipts, 800, steady; with lambs at $3.00@16.25; ethers, $7.00 @10.00; ewes, $5.00@9.50, CHICAGO. HOGS—Receipts, 19,000, slow; with bulk, $17.60@18.60;° lent, §$16.90¢9 18.65; mixed, $16.75@18.65; heavy $16.65@18.60; rough, $16.85@16.9 pigs, $12.00@16.75, CATTLE—Receipts, 2,400, weak; na- tive beef steers, $8.00@16.50; western steers, $6.90@13.80; stockers and feed- ers, $6.00@920; cows and hi : 1: $4.80@16.00, nies SHEEP — Receipts, 18,000, with wethers at $7.8 weak; I at $7.85@11.25; $11.25@17.40. Planks, a hed Ww « > a , PA . ri 4 oe . & ES m P ‘ f ‘ x ¢ . . * Ae < + “ i “ . =