The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 5, 1917, Page 4

to work out its own peaceful and THE TRIBUNE Entered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N.D., as Second Class Matter. ISSUED EVERY DAY GEORGE D. MANN, 5 '- - G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY, Special Foreign Representative. | NEW YORK, Fifth Ave. Bldg.; CHI- CAGO, Marquette Bldg.; BOSTON, | 3 Winter St.; DETROIT, Kresge Bldg.; MINNEAPOLIS, 810 Lumber Exchange. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively) entitled to the. use for republication of | ell news credited to it or not other-| wise credited in this paper and also (ue local news published herein. i ‘All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF Clk CULATION. 1 —_— BupsuMr ON KATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE \ Daily, Morning and Sunday by Carrier, per month ....- Daily, Morning, Evening and Sun- day, by Carrier, per month.... 90 Baily, Evening only, by Carrier, Editor per month ieee een AO. Naily, Even nday, per North Dakot 4.00 jorning or Evening by mail out- side of North Dakota, one year, 6.00 Sunday, in Combination with Evening or Morning by mail, one year 5.00 THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER| (Established 1873) 1 eee | | WEATHER REPO” | ‘for 24 hours ending at noon Dec. 5: | Temperature at 7 a. m. i Temperature at noon. Highest yesterday . Lowest yesterday . Lowest last night . Precipitation, melted snow Highest wind veloci SnoWfall . Forecast. for North Dakota: Generally fair to-| night and Thursday; somewhat colder | in west portion tonight. Lowest | Temperatures | Fargo .... —10 | Williston .. 2 Tierre .. 4 St. Paul 0 | Winnipeg it Helena . 22 | Chicago 20 Swift Current ... 0 Kansas City ... 24 San Francisco 50 | ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. | PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. In matchless diction and with an} unanswerable logic, President Wilson voices the hopes and aspirations of the United States in the prosecution of this war. There is no rancor evi- dent. The time for wrath has passed. But the hour is here for calm, vigor- ous participation in the war to that end ‘that every nation may be allowed righteous destiny. A declaration of war against Aus- tria is inevitable. To war only upon Jermany would be an intolerable anomaly. The time will soon come, doubtless, when all nations aligned) against the Entente will be at war offi- cially with the United States as they are now in reality. President Wilson reads the signs aright when he declares that the paci- fists do not speak for the nation. M They merely voice their own copper- head opinions and menace the early peace which they so continuously |": clamor for. I “They may safely be left to strut their uncasy hour and be forgotten,” is the Lincolnesque manner in which | Wilson disposes of that wilful few] who assist German arms in our halls) of congress. : There can be no lasting peace with Prussian leadership, and President Wilson so states emphatically in his war message. It is a reiteration of a point strongly put in his recent an- swer to Pope Benedict's offer of peace mediation. The masters of Germany must be crushed and the menace ot “combined intrigue- and force’ re- moved before civilized nations can | talk peace with the people of the central powers. The American people do not desire that Germany as a nation be obliter- ated. Wilson well says, “They insist that the war shall not end in vindic- tive action of any kind.” No peoples are to be robbed or pun- ished because they happen to be the victims of irresponsible leaders. But President Wilson does not dilate | unduely upon the basis of peace. He prefers rather to emphasize the fact that “our present and immediate task is to win the war.” | After stating clearly that there can be no peace until complete restitution has been made by Germany for out- rages practiced upon Belgium and oth- er nations, President Wilson devotes some consideration to economic issues incident to the war. This is especial- ly of interest to the farmers of North | Dakota and shows that their provlems | are not being overlooked: | “The farmers, for example, com- plain with a great deal of justice that while the regulation of food prices restricts their income, no restraints are placed upon the prices of most of | the things they must themselves pur- chase; and similar inequalities obtain | on all sides.” | War profiteering should become | | his seducers are | ground. | Sam! Watch ’em and keep your money a your reserve pocket! 'for the election of his successor. The does its duty. That it still “runs impudently rampant,” President Wil- son ‘admits in his address to congress. The power to curtail it rests with the administration provided more power is given to fix prices. “The law of supply and demand,” says the president, “has been replaced by the law of unrestrained selfish- ness.” A long suffering public realizes the force of this observation. President Wilson throws into proper comparison the responsibilities which face us at home ag well as abroad. Congress and the nation have heard a war message that ranks with the best of state papers. It indicates the same spirit, the same lofty patriotism and the same ideals that characterize the war messages of our great war presidents. The representatives of this nation could have received no more inspir- ing words as they face a supreme moment of American history. ral Kaledine’s slogan—“Bolshe- st eatt" . Ger viki my Bully for Clemenceau! He gives t Paris conference the real slogan, Work!” th Looks as if we'd have to subscribe for $8,500,000,000 liberty ‘bonds be- tween Feb. 1 and July 1. Save! While the allies are monkeying with" Lansdowne peace is a good time for the kaiser to seduce Switzerland. And already on the Washington decides to maintain an attitude of “watchfulness and reserve” toward Petrograd. Fine policy, Uncle Ambassador Francis, at Petrograd, is having an awful time. He's bound to report revolutions as they rise but it has got so that he can't tell a revo- lution from a bar-room fight. COMMISSION November 26, 1917. The city commission met in reg ular session Novemder 26th, 191) There were present Commissioner: Bertsch, Best, Kirk and President Lucas. The resignation of Commis | sioner Battey was accepted. The 27th day of December was set as the day city auditor -was instructed to notify Doctor Cox of the state health lab oratories that the city commission would protect him in an additional amount of $500.00 for a chemist and bacteriologist to be located here. The following bills were allowed and or- dered paid, funds permittin: W. Thompson . Fred Olson . Farl Albertson . Harry Clooten . Robert Jager . Dick Wildes WW. McCormic! Clarence Thompson B. Sundquist Mike Cetz W. Fisher Jake Empting .. J. Smith ... J. Alsoury H. Hartley M. J. Wildes Joe Fitcher . John Burden G. C. Wachter . Robert Jager ... dim Jensen . 7.09 7.00 11.00 2.00 15.00! 21.00 R. Bryan 2.75 Carley » 8.25 . 6.00 vee 8.25 a » 2.75 . D. Logan .. 6.00 Forsythe ... 18.00 Kelly ..... 2 + 108 . 51.00 0 marck Motor Co. Robert Jager bh. H. Davis, Librarian . » 9.95 On motion the board adjourned to meet again Monday evening, Decem- ber srd, 1917. * C. L. ‘BURTON, City Auditor. REGISTRANTS CAN WAIVE CLAIMS. AND ENLIST. New Rule Announced by Provost; Marshal Crowder Affects Waskiagten, D ‘Draft regis- trants whose classification and order | numbers are so low that they do not| fall within the curren: quotas of their | local ‘boards may, at their own re quest, be immediately introduce’ into the military service, Provost Marshal | Crowder announced today. i Upon filing with his local board, aj waiver of all claims of different classi- fication, a man in a deferred class, may be examined and sent to camp | immediately, although not as part of his board’s quota, as this would vio- late the provisions of the selective service law, which prohibits substitu- tion. Any registrant may enlist in the navy or marine corps, General Crow- -der_ said, upon presentation to a re- cruiting officer of a certificate by his Teal board that nis class and order number are so low that he does not fall within the current quota. Sub- sequently, upon presentation to the doard of his enlistment certificate, he will be placed is Class 5, the discard class, on the ground that he is in the naval service. Wm. S: Hart at the Bismarck the-| practically impossible if. congress ater tonight in his new play, “’ Cold Deck.” ' ea BISMARCK EVENING TRIBUNE Winona Wilcox Writes About Woman’s Hardest Wartime Task ‘By WINONA WILCOX, “This is the very hardest job a woman can undertake.” is the average comment on this most interesting picture of a female se But the average observer would be wrong. jon gang working on the roadbed of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Of woman’s hardest wartime employment, no photo has ever been snapped. It consists of counting the hours as the clock strikes through the dark of ‘the night because her son is going off to the trenches—and then behaving like a real sport in the mort ing. 23 Everytody who is moved to adm ve woman at her various wartime eny nuyments, for instance the female railroad employe with a crowbar, pick or shovel, will do credit to their own understanding by always reserving a wee bit of sympathy for the thousands of unspectacular mothers whose pluck and patriotism can never be fixed on a film. a State Grange Favors Agricultur For Slop vering the establish- ural college-on the advantage of Resolution ment of an 2 Slope, prefe the excellent government h experimental lutions fayori marck as a pe and the changing date from June to Jar ary, and the cor dent Wilson's made a favorable impr’ gates here from all pa will be the important matters which will occupy the attention of the North Dakota state grange today. Sessions were continued Tuesday until nearly 11 o'clock, and general consideration was given many mat- ters.. The grange has no set program, and will deal with problems as they come up. Resolutions: were adopted} yesterday heartily endorsing the pre: dency of Dr. E. F. Ladd at the agri. cultural college and approving of his work in general. The Grange has no criticism to offer of the state agricul-; tural college, but it feels tliat climatic | and soil conditions in the Slope differ so radically from those in the Red | River valley that the oue institution cannot satisfactorily serve, both 8 tions. nent convention cit x of the convention ary or Febru: ation of Pre which has Nearly Hundred Here. ? Nearly 100 delegates represenifgs | 6,000 North Dakota grangers will have arrived by noon today. A number of new granges have been organized dur- ing the year by F. P. Waters, who spent much time in the state for the national grange. Roy L. McKaig of} Fort Rice, state maste~ of the Grange, } has just come from th edlst annual convention of this pioneer among sorrow over his approaching depart: _muftins were given. American agricultural associations, at sof cons: e College e, O.K.S’ Ladd St. Louis, where delegates attended from 33 states, representing 1,200,000 members. The Grange there went on recoord, reports Mr. ‘McKaig, in favor ripting excess profits up to 80 per cent and strongly condemned war profiteering. irange delegates he re; f who ha his land agd stock at expects to leay con for Idaho, where his time will occupied for several months. Othe here J. B. Hagleberger of) Beulah, te over- seer; C. C. Morrell.of Surrey, state secretary, and J. W. Hussey of Des Lacs, state treasurer.’ Whe delegates include a considerable number of women, the. Grange being an organiza- tion which always has stoi for equal franchise, « 10 i The annual election of of‘icers will be held this afternoon, and it is prob- able that at the same time a vote will be taken upon. making Bismarck the permanent meeting place. Third Time, Here. he third, consecutive year in Bismar said State ig last night. “The peo- have received ignation of State “This is we have me Master McKa Wall, who will be arraigned today to answer to the complaint of em- bezzlement. Here From Flasher—George ‘Misha and Fred Weber of the Mandan ‘Mer- cantile company at Flasher, were in Mandan yesterday looking after busi- ness matters. They returned home this afternoon. Here From Center--George E. Al bers, well known rancher from the Center community, was in Mandan yesterday attending to business mat- ters. ‘Mr. Albers returned home this morning. School Board met—Monday evening the meeting of the city scool board disposed of; held their regular monthly meeting at rt Rice and} «he office of the superintendent. There being only three of the mem- bers present little business was dis- ‘ussed ‘the more important matters being postponed. Sioux County Sheriff Here—Charles McLaughlin, sheriff of Sioux county was in Mandan yesterday attending to business, matters. Editor A. A. Chris- tiangeni‘of' the Sioux County Pioneer was alsé in Mandan yesterday. Sheriff ‘McDonald and Editor Christiansen re- turned /home today. Mr. Christiansen is county auditor of Sioux county. \ County Dads in Session—The De- cember meeting of the Morton county commissioners convene! yesterday afternoon with a full membership of the board present. Up to the pres- ent\time no important business has ple of the Capital City, its commer-; come before the board. A number of ial organizations and hotels have al- ways treated us so finely; the town is go centrally. located-.and.so easily ac- cessible to all of our members that we feel we could not do better than make it our permanent convention home.” Ray McKaig was the first state sec- retary and one of the organizers of the North Dakota Grange. He has always labored loyally in its develop- ment, and members generally express ure from the state. Sullivan in Bismarck—Aitorncy J. F, Sullivan spent yesterday in Bis- marck attending district court. \ Aid Meets Tomorrow—The Luth- Turien of Glendive, was in Mandan Renden, inner gua eran Ladies’ Aid society will meg¢t to- morrow afternoon at the basement of tue church, i Mandan News Bureau tending district court in the interest of a client. i Jurten Here From Glendive—R. L. attending to yesterday afternoon dusiness matters. Stutsman in Bismarck—Attorney Halpern in Bismarck—S. P. Hal: W. H. Stutsman ‘went to Bismarck pern, Hebron attorney, was in ‘Man-/this morning to appear in district dan yesterday en route home -from,court in the case of Secretary of Bismarck, where he had been at- State Thomas Hall and deputy E. W. WILLIAM S. HART, APPEARING T ONIGHT AT THE BISMARCK THE- ATER IN HIS NEW, BIG FEA TURE, “THE COLD DECK.” bills are to be considered and many road \petitions are to ‘be considered. Foog Demonstration — Yesterday afternoon a food demonstration under the supervision of Miss Julia Newton, , Was held, at the Custer school in the east end of ‘the city. Monday after- noon Miss Newton conducted a dem onstration at tue central school. Both demonstrations were attended by a large number of interested ladies. Demonstrations in war bread and Knights of Pythias Elect—Monday vening the Knights of Pyihias, St. Elmo lodge, held their annual election of officers. The election resulted as follows: Roy F. Dow, chancellor com- mander; J. W. Smith, vice chancellor; E. W. Peterson, prelate; S. P. Rav- nas, master of the work; George F. Wilson, keeper of records and seals; A. 'M. Renden, master of exchequer; ©, Arthur, mast Ss. of arms; W. G. J. C. Brinsmade, outer guard. Followng the initiation a spread’ was served. Maccabees Elect Officers—At one of the largest attended meetings ever held by the Knights of the Maccabees tue officers for the ensuing year were electel Monday evening. The elec- tion resulted as follows: Commander, Arthur Witherow; Lieutenant Com- marder, Charles Lohstreter; Chap- lain, Harry Earrett; Record Keeper, Thos. Wilkinson; Sergeant, C. F. |'Prufert; First Master of the Guard, | Oscar Reynolds; Second Master of the Guard, Warren Wiliams; Sentinel, | Ernest Rober; Past Commander, D. J. ‘Rober. Follawing the election of of- ;ficers and the initiation at which ‘there were sixteen members admiited DULL, RECOVERS AND REAGTS “FEVERISHLY Decided Slump in Market, Steel Leading with Drop of 312 | Points. | RAILS FOLLOW THE \ GENERAL TENDENCY; 1 New York, Dec. 4.—Stocks were dull and heavy in the first half of to- day’s session and rallied moderately during the publication of the presi- dent’s message and reacted almost vi- olently in the feverish final hour, ex- treme reversals ranging from two to four points. United States Steel was foremost in the unexpected setback, declining from 92, its maximum oof the previous hour, to 87%, a net, loss of 3% poins on extremely large offerings. Other equipments and the entire war division, together with kindred specialties, forfeited gains of one to three points, while rails, irregular at best, yielded two to three points. New minimums were established by Penn- sylvania at 44 half, St. Paul preferred at 71, and Baltimore and Ohio prefer- red at 55%. Coppers, oils and many other cemi- war shares closed at net recessions of two to three points, the metal group showing previous uncertainty on the reduced Kennecott Copper divi- dend. Shippings also ranked among the extending its early losses of three points to a full five. Selling of that issue evidently was prompted by dis- appointment at the small deferred di idend declared after the close of yes- ‘terday’s trading. The market closed with a week tone. Sales amounted to 550,000 shares, fully 40 per cent repre- senting the turnover of the last sixty minutes. All other considerations and hap- penings of the day were subordinated to the president's historic address. The absence of any immediate relief in that communication for the rail- roads occasioned some regret. Bonds were heavy on broader deal- ings. Liberty 4’s sold at 97.56 to 97.76 and the 31%4’s at 98.60 to 98.88. Total sales (par value) aggregated $4, 160,000. United States bonds gd issues) were unchanged on call,¥except the NEW YORK STOCK. American Beet Sugar . 5 American Can American Smelting and Refining American Tel. and Tel. ...... 105 American Zinc .... Anaconda Copper . | Atchison .........65 82 ; Baltimore and Ohio . 40% Butte and Superior ... 16% California Petroleum Canadian Pacific .. Central Leather .. . Chesapeake and Ohio . Chicago, Mil. and St. Paul Chino Copper Colorado Fuel and Iron . Crucible Steel Cuba Cane Sugar Erle ...... Great Not Great, Northern pfd Inspiration Copper ... Int. Mer. Marine pfd ctfs. Kennecott Copper .. Louisville and Nashville . Mexican Petroleum .... Miami Copper ...... Missouri Pacific Montana Power . New York Central ' Northern Pacific Ray Consolidated Copper Reading ......... weer Republic Iron and Steel Southern Pacific . Southern Railway Texas Co. ... Union Pacific ...... U. S. Industrial Alcohol United States Steel .. Utah Copper ........ 110% 107& : 81% seveee TAY gent and efficient men in his own line of endeavor. Literally hundreds, yes thousands, of the brainiest men in the country are making personal sacrifice and giv- ing the very best they’ve got in the way of brains to the service of not only the United States, but of human- ity. Never before was the genius of a nation so thoroughly organized for the common good. And this is what I mean by the new government, the new state, the new democracy. It was possible be- an oyster stew was partaken and a| cause for years men in the same call- | smaked enjoyed. WAR EVOLVES KEW KIND OF GOVERNMENT | i | (Continued from Page Ore) entirely outside, but all around, the , law. | To all intents and purpose, Daniel | Willard is secretary of munitions; ‘ Lovett, secretary of railroad trans- portation; Hurley, secretary of ship- ping; Hoover, secretary of fooc; Gar- i field, secretary of fuel; Gompers, sec- retary of organized labor; Baruch, sec- i retary of raw materials; Coffin, sec- ‘retary of aviation. Now none of these new members of the cabinet represents a political | party. Neither does he represent a | political state—or blue or yellow patch on the geographical map. None of them was selected because he hap- pened to live in some particular pre- cinct, township, ward, county, city or ‘state. He was selected because of | his special knowledge in his particular | business, profession, trade or calling. ‘His creed, politics or any other in- dividual opinion had nothing whatever to do with it. ! And the beauty of it all is, that each of these leaders has the hearty co-operation of all of the most intelli- | ing have. been learning to co-operate, to work together. Now the various callings, the various social states, are learning to work together as co-re- lated interests. War is bringing to the top the very reactionary issues, Marine preferred. Panama 3's which rose four percent. | PRESEN ADDRESS CAUSES HOT A RPE Corn Closes Unsettled, Owing to Slow Delivery, But Marks Small Gain. OATS ADVANCES TO STILL HIGHER POINT Chicago, Ill., Dec. 4.—President Wil- son's recommendation that immediate war be declared on Austria-Hungary did not cause even a ripple today in the markets here. His references, however, to proposed new price fixing led to some selling of corn in the last half hour of the day. Corn closed un- settled at the same as yesterday's fin- ish to quarter cent higher, with Jan. 1205 and May 118%. Oats gained & cent to 1c net. Provisions underwent a setback of 27s to 6ic. At first the corn market showed a , decided upward bent, the result large- ly of non-fulfillment of predictions of larger receipts. An advance of oatg to the highest prices yet this season counted also as a notable stimulus. Midday bulletins telling of the presi- dent's attitude wete eagerly read, but that his views would be of a vigorous militant character’ seemed to have been taken as a foregone conclusion. Accordingly, the only change in the market came late after news was re- ceived that he favored a broadening out of federal regulation of prices. Oats bulged sharply owing to pro- | nounced scarcity of offerings and be- ' cause of exporters having taken 1,000,- 000 bushels in the last two days. Announcement of trade restrictions to meet the views of the federal gov- ernment weakened provisions. ST. PAUL HOGS—Receipts, 12,500; 10 to ces meaner; range, $16.75@17.15; bulk, $17.00@17.05. | CATTLE—Receiuts 00; killers, (Strong; steers, $5.00@15.00; cows- heifers, $5.75@8.00; veal __calves, istrong, $5.00@12.00; stockers-feeders, strong, $5.00@10 . SHEEP—Keceipts, 2,500; steady; lambs, $8.00@16.C0; wethers, 9/.uuw 18.00; ewes, $5.00@ 10.50. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK. | Chicago, Dec. 4.—Hogs—Receipts 29,000; unsettled, 10¢ above yester- day's average. Bulk $16.85@17.0; , light $16.50@17.20; mixed 16.70@1 heavy $16.70@17.40; rough 16.70@ 6.80; pigs $12.75@16.00. tle—Receipts, 9.000; strong; na- , tive steers $7.00@15.50; western steers $6.10@13.40; stockers and feeders $6.00@10.80; cows and heifers $5.00@ + 11.80; calves $7.25@13,75, . Sheep—Receipts 10,000, firm, weth- ers $8.80@12.90; ewes $7.75@11.50; lambs $12.50@16.90. CHICAGO GRAIN. Open. High. Low. Option. Corn— Jan. Close. 120%, 121% 120% ° 120% - 119 119% 116% 118% vey it RYH B% 70% 71% 7 i MINNEAPOLIS. ‘ No. 8 yellow corn ~ 195 @200 No. 3 mixed corn 199 @195 Corn, ‘other grade: + 60 @185 No. 2 white Mont. oats. 77%@ 7 Wes cere ee - 4%@ TH% S. W. to arr. 74% @B% No. 3 white oat . No. 3 white oats to arr. No. 4 white oats... WY@ 5% UU@ 13% 2% @ 74% No. 4 ss choice, 136 @142 Barley . z @136 No, . @i81 No. 2 rye to arr @180%, Flax ...... . %@3301% Flax to arr.. + 826% @329% Oats, Dec. old Oats, Dec. new Oats, May new. Close 1:43 p. m. DULUTH. Pa? se BU@ 144 rit Oats on trk NRO 3% Oats to arr... . RY Rye on trk and to arr... 177 December rye . ~ 17% (May rye ..... - 186 Barley on trk - 108 @133 Flax on trk + 323%.@332 Flax to arr. » 826% December fis we 823% May flax + 823% July flax .... + 820% Close 1:36 p. m. best in each class interest. By that I mean not the spiritual interests so much as the material interests, ‘al- though the spiritual interests, too, are co-operating as never before. But I am dealing now with business, com- merce, finance, industry, trade, labor. I am dealing with the new United States, as different from the blue and yellow states on the map in your old Seography. I don't know exactly where we are going, but we're on our way; and we'll never go back to the old thing. Benedict, N. D., Dec. 5.—A peace- able old mooley cow by sacrificing her life at an opportune time undoubt- edly saved little Elmo Lillehaugen, ‘two-year-old son of ‘Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Lillehaugen, from death under the wheels of a Soo line freight engine. Little Elmo had set out,on an ex- ploring expedition which carried him onto the tracks of the Soo line, down which he was toddling oblivious to the rumble of a freight train thunder- ing down upon him through a cut only 100 yards distant. The train crew did not see the youngster. They did, however, discover the cow, which ambled out onto the track just as the train left the cut. The engineer Cow Takes Bump: Stops Train and Saves Lite Of Toddling Youngster immediately threw on t the train came to a stop aha hed bunted the bossy into eternity, and with the pilot of the engine within 2 jew tte i the paralyzed youngster, vi ad sce Lies ‘covered his danger too Both the engineer and declare that but for the ote aan fice, the youngster would have been killed, as it would have been impos- sible for them to have stopped in time to save him, had they not seen the cow first. The frantic mother had witnessed the whole scene from the doorway of her home, dnd it was a very grateful woman who bundled in her arms a bad! boy. ly frightened small