The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 17, 1917, Page 4

FOUR BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE " MONDAY, SEPT. 17, 1917. THE TRIBUNE Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, _____D,, as Second Class Matter. ISSUED EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY GUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Dally, by carrier, yer month. Daily, by nail, per year wally. by su three mot Dakota, three months ...... sontie hy mail ner vear fo a. LWUAN PAYNE COMPANY Bpectal Foreign Representative @pw YORK, Fifth Ate. Bite ; CHICAGO, EO ETROIT Kresge Bldg.; MINNE- YLIS, 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 rein are also reserved vdlt Burcau of Circulation — ATES OLDEST. NEWSPAPER (eatablished 1873) rd WEATHER REPORT. for 24 hours ending at noon Sept af Temperature at 7 a. m.. . : Temperature at noon . Highest yes al 62 psterday last. night Precipitation ..-.---+ Highest wind velocity ees Forecast for North Dakota: Probably showers tonight with cooler northwest portion; Tuesday partly cloudy and cooler. 6 60 Lowest Lowest Temperatures] * 60 Fargo .... Williston Grand Forks . Pierre . St. Paul . Winnipeg . Hele Chicago 62 Swift Current . 4 Kansas City - 62 56 San Fran . ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorogolist. ee eee or OOD Se Oy Nothing is more unj capricious than public opinion. % Hazlitt. COSSOSEAPEEOOO OOS RUNNING TO COVER. The best sign that the American people are becoming aroused to the seriousness of the nation’s struggle is the hasty effort being made by some} of the disloyal elements to get to cover. Individuals who were most blatant a few weeks ago are now keeping s or trying to prove that they are not pro-German. The American union against militar- ism, an organization, for the most part, of futile Tolstoyan non-resisters, after active participation in every ef- fort to make American yield to the demands of Prussia on the sea and, failing that, to make the country help- less and to deprive the war of all vigor, has ing to sue anyone who calls it “pro-| number of producers. German.” The peevishness displayed by the foolish threat is significant at least of the fact that the directors of the organization have discovered that pro-Germanism is not only unpopular but unpleasant. The revelations of Russell as to the work of pacifists and traitors fro America in Russia have produced «: chorus of denunciations and denials responsibility in the ranks of the Be ger-Hillquitt. gang of kaiser-boostin socialists. The galled jade is wincing in th case so vigorously that she looks lil a cabaret performer doing a contor- tionist’ dance. The doggoned contrary baker keeps right on neglecting to deliver our 14- ounce loaf of bread for five cents, Mr. Hoover! GERMANY'’S EMPTYING LARDER. Germany is not starving. But Ger- mnay hungry. Procuring a satisfy- ing meal becomes daily more of a task and less of a possibility. The ma never know what it is to have their hunger absolutely ap- peased, Every hope raised by conquering new territory has been dashed. The conquest of Rumania brought little food to Germany. Grain and other foodstuffs found in Wallachia were largely used in feeding the German! armies. T! same will be true of the Russian territory overrun by the kai- ser’s men. The question of transportation is! The railroads | serious in Germany. are breaking down for want of repairs and lack of new rolling stock. If it is impossible for the Germans to keep their present lines in good order, it is even more impos carry food to the people at home. The railroads are taxed to their full capacity in carrying men and muni- tions to the fronts and wounded and sick men. So Germany is confronted by the fact that the larder is slowly but surely dwindling. A recent “josh” printed in a German paper makes this clear. Cards entitling the people to supplies are issued regularly, but oft- en there are no supplies to furnish what the cards call for. To emphasize this some wag is: these “instructions to puzzled cooks “Take the butter card, stew it down ed wed a statement threaten-| conservation, in production returning | with the m card. Ina separate saucepan cook the potato and vegetable cards together, and when done add these to the stew. | For dessert warm up the potato card,! add the milk card, sweeten with the! sugar card, and bake with it the bread ; and biscuit cards. ‘Then wash your) t card, and add the ces hands with the soap card and w them dry with the table linen Now a people who can print this kind of humor and laugh over it not yet in dire stra ‘The sta i 15 | man does not enjoy “tarvation is just as well, therefore, for {eel themselves to the jbeweut that rmany cannot be | ad into submission. She must be Jovan so badly, so thoroughly that ey. German wits will be unable to ans to exivact humor out of the situation. The German military machine must be destroyed. The rman military leaders and their ruling caste must be toppled from the places of power which make them a standing menace to the peace and order of the world. Only when Germany is no longer a war machine, only when the people} ly rule and demo is estab- lished there, will it be possible for] this country and the allies to lay down their arms and take up once more the ordinary and satisfying tasks of civilization. The job outline a huge one. It ‘all upon America for all her re- of men, money and materials. But it's a job that has to be done. We have got to br ermany will break u rei k Germany or | Save now! Si now! The world going to see ‘he most awful winter | since first 1! vd of human events was kept A FUNKY PEACE TERM. One of the |itest German peace terms being talked about in Washing- ton is amusing anyhow. It is the res- toration of Belgium northern France, to be paid for out of the sale *s colonies to Great Bri- and of Germany’ tain. ‘ Germany's colonies are very largely Great Britain's now and they are about the poorest investment that any nation could hold, at any time. When Great Britain consents to pay what Germany owes Belgium and F There must be a streak y that ‘ance, wake us up! of humor in German autocra we haven't noticed. The suffragets in Occoquan jail lost from six to nine pounds each. The trouble with all these anti-fat reme- dics is that the cure is worse than the condition. WAKED ITALY UP. There are those who stoutly main- tain that, in the total, war is not los but benefit because of increase in and in Certain it is that, in respect of at least one of the} warring nations, this seems likely to be the case. Before the war, Italy was no account, industrially. 1! with Turkey, six years ago, had left her trade practically a mass of frag- ments and, so far as war material was concerned, she was producing practic: wits nothing, having for y depend- jor her munitions mainly on the pest Of ro war rupps. On entering the war she nad to start from the beginning, but she j had a small but able body of busines inen and master manufacturers an ; enormous, fairly well develcped water power. War put the pep into Italy. Muni- tions and other factories sprang up it every direction. Over 470.009 men and women are now working, night and day, in her uunition factories alone, and her armies are fight: with home made guns, anunuritioa and other war material. It is a dous industrial revotution and, when | Peace comes, Italy will he one of the producing nations ratacr than a de- pendent one. | War scems to make nations produce for themselves, and 912 cenno help but wonder what would be the indu trial eifect of war upon such county as Norway, Sweden. Holland, Sp: | Denmark and even Switzerland. tremen- Two 14-year-old Berkel ‘have killed a woman becaus | “old, very dirty and no good a and professors of California university | are stud) in the psychology of it. We} figure out ‘hat when boys go to kill-| ing folks becaure they're dirty, there’s| a reversal in }oys. | i ' Austrian fleet bottled up at Pola| ible to find men} and the German “somewhere in Ger-| Seemed about and materials to build new lines to! many,” and nobody able to pull the! #1 nervous possibly | cork! The real quiet thing in war ; Seems to be a fleet that isn't big | enough to get out of a bottle. The kaiser will be pained to learn! j that John D. Works has withdrawn ; from the People’s Council for Peac The blow comes, too, right when Wil- helm was trying to feel cheerful over his capture of Rigi | With Indiana going bone dry, the snakes are fleeing across the state | line. Just what the prohibiticnists | j have contended would happen all | along. | I | s about his] Be as “CONTR ABAND” A Romance of the North Atlantic by RANDALL PARRISH Author of “My Lady of the North,” aid of the Forest,” etc. (Copyright A. C. McClurg & Co., SYNOPSIS. The inate thrust his head over the CHAPTER 1.—Robert Hollis, one} gopvard rail. time sea capta who tells the story, is a guest on Gerald Carrington’s yacht, Esmeralda. It is supposed to ye’ party and Hollis is sur- ed on discovering a woman, who evidently wishes to remain unknown, aboard CHAPTER Il—llollis, the night, suc in having an interview with the won. CHAPTER Ei—Carring ue is engincering a copper pov: CHAPTER IV—The yacht is sunk in a collision and Holiis saves Mc- Cann, millionaire, and one of the par- ty. 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 ot her identity. CHAPTER ViI—McCann refuses to submit to Hollis’ authority, and the ur enforces it. CHAPTER VHI—The castaways are «cd by a ship, the Indian Chief, ..fich takes them aboard. CHAPTER 1X--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, consigned to the German government. OHAPTL! X—Hollis consents to take charge of ship and continue voy- age. Vera recognizes an old friend in Robert Bascom, owner of the Indian Chief CHAPTER XI—Some discatisfaction among the crew uqickly develops, and Hollis selects his officers. CHAPTER XU—McCann wants to return to New York, and tries to cor- rupt the crew. CHAPTER XIM—Hollis finds him- self forced to confine McCann to a cabin. CHAPTER XIV—Vera and_ Hollis agree that for Nascom’'s sake the ship must be taken to its destination. Hol- lis learns that Vera is Gerald Carring- ton’s daughter. 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 XVII—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 vit Loard, he is in position to make terms with Me Cann. He is made a_prisoner. CHAPTER XVIII era pretends to agree to McCann's plans, to Hollis’ wonder. CHAPTER NIX—Hollis escapes from confinement and reaches the deck to find the Ind Chief has been stopped by a French warship. CHAPTER XX-McCann succeeds in deceiving, commander of warship «hich passes on its way. Hollis is re captured. CHAPTER XXI—Vera and Hollis reach understanding by which they will outwit McCann. CHAPTER—XXII—Vera — acknowl- edges her love for Hollis. McCann, Hollis, “Liverpool Red” and the lead- ers of the mutiny have a conference. CHAPTER XXIII—Hollis realizes that McCann and his followers are preparing to abandon the ship. CHAPTER <I1V—Vera releases Hollis and he frees the men loyal to him, who had been confined by Mc- Cann. CHAPTER XXV—McCann seeks to compel Vera to go with him in the small boat, but the girl is rescued by Hollis. McCann and his followers es- cape. CHAPT: few men d loyal succes: fully navigate t ship through a storm. They overtake the vessel's boats, in extreme peril. CHAPT NXVIH—MeCann and his followers, after agreeing to recognize Hollis’ authority, are allowed the free- dom of the ship. Dubois, a sailor, is found murdered, stabbed from behind. XXV rain Hollis CHAPTER XXVIII. A Maniac on Board, The horror with which she looked Into my face held me speechless. Could It he possible that she suspected, knew, the perpetrator of this crime—that she sought to shield him? “You searched the cabin? You found no one?” “Only Dade sound asleep in the steward’s stateroom, I awoke him, and left htm on wateh below.” “There :i5 no one hiding in any of "| the staterooms? You tried the doors?” “They were all empty. Mr. Base com's door was the only one locked.” pu made him open?” y disturb nim?” She drew a quick breath, her eyes on sy face. “You—you have not seen Philip Bas- com lately?” “No, not since we had supper to- gether.” “You saw nothing strange then in his actions, or words?” “Why nothing that I remarked. He usual; more haggard, but he spoke What can you cheerfully mean?” “Oh, Ido not really know; perhaps I Oaght not to say such a thing. I meant enough, to have spoken to you about It before, but so much happened, I forgot. I-1 Philip Miscom is insane.” “Insane! Good heavens! why do you say that “He talked to me so strangely. Te—he frightened me, and I was hard ly able to quiet him.” “And you suspect he killed Dubois? “Who else could it have been?” There was no answer possible. Every other man on board wa Iready ac: counted for. The truth was borne in upon me irresistibly. . Icalled Leayord. next 3 his guests of the coming war, «ad that) and the i “Do you know if Masters is in the engineroom?” “I think he ts, sir.” “Then call down, and have hir send White-on deck immediately; and pass the word forward to have Mr. Ol son come here.” “Aye, aye, sir; is there anything wrong?” “I will explain presently; just now 1 want you to remain in charge of the deck.” Olson arrived first, and I barely had time to tell him briefly what had oc curred, when White emerged through the deck opening and reported, his eyes blinking in the bright light, and his face grimy with coal, | “You wanted me, sir?” he asked, with no bluster in the gruff voice. “Aye, White; you possess the ‘strength and nerve for this sort of job. | Miss Carrington here suspects that ithe owner of this ship has lost his mind, I just found Dubois lying on | the cabin deck murdered—” “Dubois, sir?” “Yes; he had been stabbed in the | back.” “And you believe the owner did it?” “There is no one else on board who could. He is locked in his stateroom, ‘end we've got to get him out. Come on now, both of you.” I led the way down the stairs In no pleasant frame of mind, An insane *mnan running free aboard, animated by a desire to kill, added to my ether re- i sponsibilities, imcreased our dangers {manifold. The cabin seemed so dark after the brightness of the deck above, that I grasped the stair rail and ad- vanced almost biiadly, I haa reached the center of the cabin before my eyes discerned that there were two bodies outstretched on the deck instead of one, I involuntarily shrank back, grip- ping the sleeve of White’s shirt, and pointing. “Look here! there are two bodies; ae—he has gotten Dade also.” The sailor sprang past me, dropped to his knees, “Aye, it's Dade, and the poor cuss is done for, sir—it’s another knife thrust in the back.” “And no longer gny doubt who did it,” echoed Olson, “for ‘there’s not an- other man aboard been aft.” “Right you are,” I said, gripping my- self reudy to act. “Andwe must get aim at once, Come oth of you; £ there's a fight it 1 ake the three of us. He has a knife, and there was 2 gun in his drawer.” The door of Bascom's stateroom was alosed, and I grasped the knob with no chought it would yield to my, fingers. But it did, and I almost fell’ forward into the room, catching myself, and staring about. The last gleam of the sun streamed in through the stern ports, and every object within was | clearly revevled at a glance. The man was not there. I drew!back the cur- and Vice 1 Almost Fell Forward Into the Room. tains concealing the bath, but the space was empty; only one of the round ports was partially open, the aperture far too small to admit the passage of a bojy. The bed had rot beea slept in, and was neatly made; one drawer of | the d stood open, and papers were scattered oa the rug beneath; a chair was overturned on the deck; a chest in one corner had been rummaged, its contents flung aside. My eyes fell on White, his mouth open, his face gro- tesque in its coating of coal dust. “Hanged if he ain't got away, sir,” he blurted out, “but he never went overboard through that port—a cat) couldn't ha’ done it.” “No, he's aboard afl right,” I) coin- cided. “But where? and for what pur- pose? There is no knowing what a man fn his state of tind may @o. Good heavenS! he could wreck the ship. Get) a light, White—take the cabin lantern, | Olson and I will have to look behind] these doors first, und then we'll ex-| plore between de | We found nothing, not the slightest trace of the fugitive, Beyond doubt he had gone forward, either seeking to! escape, or with the thought that he} could attain the deck through some pening amidships, I was cool enousd had best remain near the wheel until we get our hands on this fellow. Hurry back now.” ‘ Olson and I remained motionless, es on the black opening leading 1, the dim rays of the lantern falling on the ghastly faces of the two dead men outstretched on the deck, It was a grewsome spot, and my heart was beating like a triphammer. I made sure my revolver was loaded, dropping the weapon into‘a jacket pocket. White rejoined us, g) ng the spikes, one of which he passed over to Olson, who tested the weight in his hand. “Quict as a June mornin’ up there, sir,” he announced, squinting about. “There ain't nobody seen nuthin’ of no maniae, I reckon yer better let Olson arry, the lantern, so you and I can be sorter free to grip the chap; we're big- ger than the mate.” “From what I’ve geen of Olson he'll do his share of the fighting,” I an- swered, knowing the Swede to be hot- tempered, and touchy about his size. “However, one will have to curry [t.” “It’s all right, sir,” sald Olson quiet- ly, “I'll hold the glim, but if that big duffer doesn’t stand up to the job, I'll bust glass an’ all over his head.” We certainly made a thorough search of it. I doubt if a stray rat got by us without being seen, but from the after- cabin to the engineroom ladder we found no trace of Bascom; no indica- tion even that he had ever passed that way, The effort to locate Bascom’s hiding place was absolutely vain—the cunning of the madman overcame our diligence and wit; he had disappeared as though swallowed by the sea, leav- Ing no¢ so much as a clue behind. Beyond the hole leading to the en- gineroom below, our advances were blocked by a steel bulkhead, water- tight, pierced by a single door, to be sure, but this was closed and locked securely, “Is there any communica- tion between the forecastle and the hold, White?” I asked, staring helpless- ly at the steel barrier. “No, sir; the fo’castle is all above deck.” “How was this door manipulated? Do either of you know?” “Well, I had charge o’ loadin’ the after-hold, sir,” and Olson scratched his head trying to remember. “That door never was opened but once, when Captain Hadley tested it before we left Baltimore, or maybe after we got out in the Chesapeake. I think it wus opened af’ shut frum the bridge, Mr. Hollis.” “That is the usual arrangement, but there is 2 slot here for a key; still the door is steel, and it looks too heavy for any one man to operate.” I leaned over, and looked down into the lighted enginerocm at the bottom of the shaft. great wheel steadily turning. “Masters.” The engineer stepped into view, and peered up into the darkness; he ap- peared burly and shapeless, ‘hat you, captain?” “Yes, Bascom, the owner, has gone crazy, and has hidden himself sonie- where on board.” “Well, ’'l_be swamped! Can’t you find him?” “Not yet ; we've searched every place aft. He hasn't visited you?” “Not to my knowledge. Tony is back In the firervom; I'll ask him.” The three of us clung to the ladder gazing down, tke light from the lantern revealing our faces. Masters was not gone a moment, but his voice had changed. “Tony's killed, sir,” he called up ex- by now to realize the peril we faced beiween decks, searching for the mad- | man, whom we might encounter at any; moment. | “Kun on deck, White,” I ordered, | “and pick up a couple of marling| spikes. I have a revolver. Tell Mr.) Leayord the situation, and have him} keep his e: open, Better have him warn McCann, and Miss Carrington | citedly. “e's lying on the coal in number one bunker, cut in the back with a knife.” The words were not out of his mouth before we were scrambling down. But our haste gained us noth- Ing. The only trail Bascom had left was the dead Italian, stretched out in the half emptied coal bunker, his lips closed forever, It was a_knife_thrust All I could see was a which fiad killed him—just such al thrust as had done for his two mates in the cabin above; but the madman had disappeared. However, here was, proof positive that the fellow was still! on board; still hiding between decks, He had not reached the open, or. flung | nimself into the sca. Masters could; tell us nothing; he had heard no sound, seen no shadow. He had been} oiling the machinery, and a man could; have slipped down the ladder unob- served, and escaped again in the samei way, There was no other entrance to} , the engineroom; the forward bulkhead was solid; there were two ventilator} shafts, but. neither was large enough} for the passage of man’s body, andj the coal chute was kept closed and locked at sea, Nevertheless I had these examined, + determined to take no | chanees, and our lantern penetrated every inch of the engineroom and coal | bunkers. At the end, utterly baflled, White gave vent to an oath, “It beats me, sir,” he confessed | hoarsely, “unless it’s a spook we're} a-huntin’ for.” “I wish itpwas; the trouble fs it fs a man, and a mighty dangerous one. | Well, he’s not down here, and he must | have gone back by way of the Indder. | The fellov has cither found some! means of getting into the hold, or els he’s managed to slip en deck and per-| s is hidden in the forecastie—no one messes there now?” “No, sir.” ‘Then let’s come on, men. “Yer ain't goin’ ter Ienve me down here all alone, are yer, captain?” ques- tioned Masters anxiously, “with Tony lying’ dead in there, an’ a murderer; prowlin’ about?” | “He'll not be down here again, but 1] suppose you must have a fireman—' White, you better stay.” “'Tain’t no job I like, sir; I shov: eled coal here already for eight hour: ‘TI tackle it, sir,” interrupted Ol- son quietly. “That big- boob would throw a fit down here every tim? he saw a shadow. After you get thuse] hatches off send hin in on top o’ the! cargo, There’d be no danger o’ his gettin’ hurt if Bascom was a hidin' there.” “Yer a dirty Har! have a look up ebove; I ain’t no more afraid than you are!” “Then wily Gout you stay here?” “P’m plumb tired out shovelin’.” “That will @o, men,” I broke fu sternly. “There will be work enough, and maybe fighting enough for both of you. As long as you have volunteered, Olson, you may take a turn down here, and White will go with me, Kecp a sharp eye out, you men below.” ‘The two of us clambered up the fron ladder, the sailor with the lantern In his hand, the marling spike thrust into his belt. I tested the bulkhead door again as we came to it, but it seemed as solid as the steel wall itself, and thoroughly satisfied that it had not been opened since the ship sailed, we mounted to the open deck, (To be continued.) SALE OF LAND. Notice is hereby given, that under guthority of an order of sale granved by the Honora dle i. C. Bradley, judge of the county court of the county of Burleigh, in the state of North Dako- ta, dated the 17th day of September, 1917, the undersigned, the executo™ ot the last will of Myron Powell Skeels, late of the city of Disma in tha county of Lurleigh and state of North Dakota, deceased, will sell at private sale to the highest bidder, for cash, subject to confirmation by the judge of said county the follow ing described id, : Lot Nine (9), Block Fi 5), Northern Pacific Addition to the city of Bismarck, Bur- Jeigh county, North Dakota, according to the recorded plat thereof. The sale will be made on or after the 7th day of September, 1917. All bids must be in writing and may be left at the office of the executor at No. 408 Broadway, Bismarck, North Dakota, or filed with the Judge of said county court, or delivered to the undersigned personally. Dated September 17, 1917. FARLOW K. 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