The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1917, Page 1

THE WEATHER Generally fair. THIRTY.SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 300 KAISER WANT FARMERS WILL SUFFER CHRISTMAS IS CHRISTMAS IN PRISON OR OUT Spirit of Good Cheer Invades the Sombre Walls of Gaols. HOSPITALS WILL CELEBRATE Patients Will Have Trees an¢ the Nurses Yuletide Parties. Christmas wilt be Christmas in Bis marck tomorrow behind the sombre walls of the state penitentiary anc the Burleigh county jails, in the twc large hospitals, in every church i the city as well as in the hundreds of happy homes of capitaldom. Christmas at the state penitentiar; will be ushered in this evening wit! a moving picture entertainment fo, the 170 inmates—the smallest numbe: who have observed the Yuletide ir this institution for many a year; ir itself a fact for rejoicing. Tomor Tow at noon will be served a big chicken dinner, supplied with the fin est of fowl from the penitentiary’ own poultry yards. The inmates ha ducks for Thanksgiving, and they vo! ed unanimously in favor of chicken: for the big feed tomorrow. Followint the dinner the penitentiary’s officia family will remember each prisone with gifts of cigars, candy and tobac cos, and presents from home will b¢ distributed. None except the neces sary duties of the day will be per formed. Later in the week the Thurs day Music club of Bismarck will give the prisoners a Christmas musica’ program. In the county jail, eighteen prison ers will enjoy turkey, cranbery sauce Sweet potatoes, mince and pumpkir ple and. other fixings as guests o Sheriff French. There will be ci gars and candies, and little sprigs 0 Christmas greens to enliven ‘the gloomy cell blocks. At the Hospitals. ‘Twill be a real Christmas for Die marck’s two big hospitals, with thei hundreds of patients and nurses. A both St. Alexjus and Bismarck ho: pitals tonight Christmas trees will ‘b provided on every floor for the pa- tients. At midnight, the beautifu Christmas mass of the Roman Cathe lic church’ will be celebrated at St Alexius, and every patient who i able will join with the sisters an’ nurses in the service. ae Tonight the nurses of St. Alexiu, will have’ a Christmas party, ‘an tc morrow night the nurses of 'Bismiarc’ hospital Wfl'teleprate. In both hos pitals the!nures’ choirs will sing’ thi |’ beautiful carols of Christmas for th: patients. At St. Mary’s. The Very Rev. M. J. Hiltner, vica general of the Bismarck diocese, wit! the assistance of two visiting clergy men, will celebrate midnight mass a St. Mary's pro-cathedral tonight. Children’s, programs will be giv en in all of the churches of the cit tonight and tomorrow night, as note’ elsewhere’ in today’s Tribune. St George's Episcopal church will hav two services tomorrow, holy commun ion at § and at 11, and St. Mary's wi! celebrate three masses. Trinity Luth eran church will have its Christma: service at 11 tomorrow forenoon. Templars to Celebrate. The annual Christmas observance o the Bismarck Tancred Commander: No. 1, ‘will be conducted Christma’ morning at 11 o'clock in the Masonic temple. This is in accordance with thc custom of the Knights Templa” throughout the world to present them selves at the asylum on Christmas day to participate in the sentiment and responses proposed to the mos eminent grand master and the righ eminent grand commander. Dr. W. H Bodenstay is commander and M. C }- Gullikson is recorder of the Bismarc’ commandery. Baskets for Poor. Ensign Marshall and his staff c the Bismarck Salvation army this af ternoon are happily engaged in pac’ ing 59 well-stocked baskets which wi! be distributed this evening. bringinr Christmas cheer to a half-hundred Bis marck homes which else might not ev joy their share of tomorrow’s gooe things. Light Your Candles. This even‘ng in the window of ev | ery Rismarck home wiil be ligh‘ed th: candles which are to make this fo | the canital citv a Red Cross Chris* mas. From behind Red Cross servic’ flags these hundreds of little taper’ will shed forth on the night rays o good cheer, with their message o | peace on earth, good will to men. cuuL6.. toc,.e'soissu Kthe “NOT GUILTY,” SAYS JIM MANAHAN; TO BE ARRAIGNED JANUARY 7; Nonpartisan League Attorney Denies Inciting Riot. St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 24.—Pleas 0°, not guilty were made in district cour: heer today by James Manahan, form er congressman and attorney for th Nonpartisan league, City Commissior er Kellar and James D. McGrath former state representative charger in indictments with “rioting.” by = grand jury which heard evidence con cerning speeches made at a labo meeting. Their hearings were set fo January 7. | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1917. / TF UNCLE SA EXTEN St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 24.—Unless con- 3ress extends the credit of the gov- wnment to the amount oi $200,000,- 100 to the federal land banks, the ‘armers of the country face absolute teed, according to a statement issued oday by FE. G. Quamme. president af the federal land bank of St. Paul. Difficulty in disposing of bonds vased on the farm mortgages has re- | sulted in a lack of money in the banks, Mr. Quamme said, stating that $100,- 00,000 is needed at once to pay ap- M DOESN'T D BANKS’ CREDIT proved loans and the other $100,000,- 000 to provide a revolving fund to handle loans during the war. The St. Paul bank, which Mr. Quamme said does more active busi- ness than any of the others, has ap- proved loans totalling $19,408,400 and ts ready to approve others amounting to $2,542,100.00, but has no funds. The northwest, which is supplied through the local institution, is espe- cially likely to suffer until remedial legislation is forthcoming, the presi- dent predicts. A RED CROSS CHRISTMAS IN CAPITAL CITY 2700 Bismarck Homes Will Show ITALY DRIVES BACK HUN ON RIVER PIAVE Success of the Defending Forces S I0 | arries with~it the Red Cross maga-! Es ine for one year. Service Flaq This Reported from Rome Evening. Today. SOUNTY TOTAL AROUND 5000 FRITZ THANKS HIS ARMY 3elieved Burleigh Stands Well in Says Stand at Verdun Made Pos- Line for the State sible’ Victory at Leadership. Isonzo. AERCER COUNTY FIRST Rome, Dec. 24- Enemy forces, UNDER WIRE REPORTS 532 NEW MEMBERSHIPS. Fargo, N. D., Dec. 24.—Mercer county, the first in the state to report in the Red Cross flag cam- paign, reported 532 members in the new drive, making a member- ship in that county of 1,033. The campaign closes tonight. which had crossed the Piave river at Piave Vecchia have been driven back over the river, the war office announc- ed today. On ‘fhe ‘mountain front, the state- ment says, the Austro-Germans pass- ed the*Italfan positions in the Asiago sector. in the region of Buso Monte !Valdella, but stopped at the Italian rear positions from where the Ital- fans are counter attacking wita satis- factory results. EMPEROR THANKS TROOPS A Red Cross Christmas was assured ‘or Bismarck at noon today, when the 3ismarck Home Guard turned in:$452 nore, and the two Red Cross booths 14, making with amounts previously fatality incite pane ape Says Verdun Made Possible Italian Irive, which the Bismarck Home| Drive. © fi e suc | Amsterdam, Dec. 24.—Emperor Wil: award has made suchia,wondoridl auc liam visited the front north, of Ver- The amount collected represents ¢un on Friday, according to a Ferlin robably 2,700 memberships, as prac- “spatch, and. in an nddress to the ically every household subscrived to ‘TOPs thanKepl (yey Warmly for thelr 2 i vhic efforts. it, least one $2 membership, «which “But Kor the, calm amt*herole. war- ‘riors on‘the..western front;' he said, Every dollar, hows “the’ ehonmous deployment of; Ger-, ef.,counts as a point in the state vontest for’ the silk banner to be ‘warded by Judge N. C. Young of ‘argo, chairman of the North Dakota hapter. Reports from points outside of Bis- iarck are coming in slowly, but Shairman H. P. Goddard of the Lur- eigh county finance committee hopes o have them all tabulated by some ime this evening, and a report will so to every Bismarck home tomorrow norning with the Christmas edition or The Tribune. McKer one of the rst to report, lists 377, while Still omes in with 62 memberships, both ex-| cellent showings considering the pop- ulation from which they are drawn. t is anticipated that the county, out- side of Bismarck, wil run from 1,200 o 1,500, giving the county a total of ‘rom 4,700 to 5,000 points. Fine Work in Country. In spite of the handicap of intense ‘old weather prior to the beginning of riever ‘would’ have been possible. The fighter in the west has exposed hero: jically his body so that his brothers on the Dvina and the Isonzo might storm from victory to victory. The fear- ful battles on the bloody hills around Verdun were not in vain; they creat- ed new foundations for the conduct of the war.” 1,500 DRAD; 4,000 BADLY HURT 20,000 HOMELESS 1S TOLL Conservative Estimate Made of Havoc in Halifax maf! forces inthe east.and in Italy, he campaign, and while organization work was in showing has been made in the country listricts. At Baldwin, an enthusiastic vorker took a half-township as his dis- rict. He visited every house in that ialf-township, and in every home left at least one Red Cross membership. | Che farmers of Burleigh county have veen back of the drive to a man. If ‘ny have failed to subscribe it has; rot been for lack of opportunity. The Home Guard. “Too much cannot be said of the vonderful work of the Bismarck dome Guard in this drive,” said Chair- nan Goddard this afternoon. “It was v remarkably efficient, well-planned ‘ampaign, and the boys went into It with a spirit and vim that was a fine thing to see. They sacrificed wusiness and pleasure and leisure 1ours at home. and devoted every en- orgy to the campaign, and they work- 2d just as hard in the wind-up as they lid at the start. I’m proud of our "ismarck Home Guard It has earn- 2d a permanent place in the sun.” isr-¥2ddrivetinb Final Results. Team results for the final day's can- vass, ending at noon today. : ‘“omas, 34; Marks, 63; Lahr. on, 37; Conelin, 18; Larson, 65 ney, 61; McGray, 23; Quanrud, 2 Marsh, 22; Wanner, 23. Verified to- tals for the entire drive. showing where each team finished, will be pre- sented Christmas morning. ARCHITECTS ELECT Yarl Loven of Bismarck Is the; progress, a splendid’ Disaster. PROPERTY LOSS $50,000,000 Area of 2% Miles Is Wrecked and Burned Through Explosion. Halifax, N. S., Dec. 24.—Fifteen hun- jdred killed, four thousand seriously in- jured, twenty thousand homeless, and a total property loss amounting to $50,000,000, was the estimate today of destruction and damage caused by the explosion of the munition ship Mont Blanc on December 6, which wrecked and burned an area of 2% square miles in the.north end of Halifax. mitted to the general relief commit- tee by J. H. Winfield, an expert, who made detailed examination. The fig- ures, while not accepted as final, were regarded by the committee as conserv- ative. WAR AND SEAMEN BILL KILL GREAT :| LAKES COMMERCE Chicago, Il, Dec. 24.—War and the LaFollette seaman’s law have reduced shipping on the Great Lakes to such demand for docking privileges at the ; Chicago municipal pier, according to Frank I. Bennett, commissioner of The estimate was prepared and sub-/ an extent that there is practically noj Secretary-Treasurer. public works. “Chicago's shipping has been re- Fargo, N. D.. Dec. 24——The North duced almost entirely to across the Dakota Architects’ association has jake traffic,” he said today. “Practic elected George B. Hancock of Fargo ally all boats which formerly made vresident; Bert D. Keck. of Grand the longer trips have been taken ov- Forks, vice president; Karl A. Lov- er by the government, and owners of en, of Bismarck, secretary-treasurer, smaller boats say that to carry the EVENING EDITION. PRICE FIVE CENTS HALL ADMITS SEEKING AID FROM NUMBER State Brings Out the Fact That! Defendant Had Many | Feelers Qut. : WALLA’S STORY IS DENIED Declares Clerk Did Not Tell Him $2,000 of Shortage Was His. DEFENSE RESTS. ‘Defense finished its case to- night. The jury will be charged Christmas morning. Judge Burke caused a sensa. tion whén ‘he testified a dicta graph was placed in Walla’s home to trap Hall. Thomas Hall, secretary of state, was still on the stand in his own de- fense at noon today; the cross-ex- amination’ had not. been completed, and it is entirely improbable that the defense can complete its argument in time for the case to go to the jury today, although another night session, extending from midnight or later, is probable jf there seems any possibil- ity of this expedient sufficing to finish the trial. Secretary of State Hall was rigidly cross examined by. Assistant Attorney General Brennan this morning in an effort to prove that the defendant had been more concerned in money-rais- j ing than Walla had, following the lat- ter’s disclosure of a’ shortage Octo- ber 16. Hall admitted that he had! applied to Stutsman, Youmans and the} Huff bank at Sanger for loans, and | that he posstbly had already received a $500 draft from W. H. Stutsman |when he wrote to the Minot banker. The secretary of state rathor. re- fire of the assistant attorney general. “You're. taking a lot of things for granted, Dan” he said to the prose- cutor. “You're trying to tangle up this jury.” Waters to defer the examination of .his department, and stated this was after Walla had revealed a shortage, and while Hall was waiting for Walla to return from a-hunt%ig.trip that he might get the keys to the cash drawer. When Walla did return, the witness said, he admitted to Hall that the shortage was larger than originally istated, and Hall waited until more money could be raised before insist- ing that the cash drawer be opened. | }* Hall admitted that his letter to You- mans, dated October 20, may not have! been written suntil October 26, but knew of no reason for pre-dating his letter’ He! originally said he asked Youmans: for: the money because he didn’t know whether he could get it; from Stutsman, and later admitted that he may have received the money irom Stutsman several days prior to his writing to Youmans. He insist- ed that he had a cattle deal in mind west of the river when he wrote You- mans, but deniéd having stated over the ’phone to. Youmans that he wanted a loan for the purchase of cattle. The secretary of state denied that October 16 Walla told him that he, the witness, was short $300 or $400 and that Walla offered to go hunting to give Hall a chance to make up the shortage. He denied that Walla told him at that time the shortage would reach $3400, larger than he had thought, and that Hall would have to make up $2000 of it. J Hall denied saying: “Have you been dipping into that drawer, too, Gene?” Hall said his reference to dipping into the drawer, “too” had in mind an} experience with Walla’s predecessor | in the automobile registration depart- ment. + Hall said he did not tell Walla to go hunting and he would see what! he could do, but admitted calling upon Stutsman, an Omaha life ifsurance company, Youmans and the bank at Sanger for money about this time. It it not a fact,” asked Langer, “that Gene did not sce to have much on his mind at this time, but that you did have a great deal on yours?” Hall admitted having a great deal jon his mind, and said that Walla seemed nervous, too. The secretary of state admitted that! after Walla had confessed.a_ short- age he accepted Walla’s statement as to the condition of the automobile registration fund as of September, and that he, Hall, made affidavit that; this statement was correct. Didn't Use it on Farm. i Hall denied that he had taken mon- ey from the automobile registration! | funds with which to pay men for pull-| ;He denied having used any of the state’s or of his own funds on this farm, or having financed the tenant-} farmer who is operating it, or of hav-| ing guaranteed his bills. | The secretary of state admitted} having been hard up most of the time) since he has resided in Bismarck.| He did not admit that this condit was brought about through injudici. jous investments or unfortunate busi-} ness enterprises. Did Cireulate Old Glory. | He admitted having printed at his| personal expense a_quantity_of. leat- | | (Continued on Page Two.) | sented the shrapnel and machine gun |' Hail admitted that he had asked]. ing rock on his Oliver county farm. | ™ FOR HOME GUARDS. | Xew Washington, Dec. 24.—Germany’s newest propaganda viewed as a fore runner to an offensive in the west un- less a German-made peace is accepted by the Allies and the United States “should not for a moment induce us to slacken us in our preparations for war,’ says Secretary Baker in his weekly review of the military situa- tion. “The Germans realize,” continues the statement, “that within a short time our army will form the principal body of fresh strategic reserves re- maining available on the battlefields of Europe.” “Our armies constitute the reserves of victory.” The review points out that the fight- ing morale of Italy may be relied up- on no matter how intensive the Ger- man peace campaign becomes,” and continues: “The Italian theatre once again is: the scene of important military activ-) ity. , “The enemy impatient at the delays which have occurred in bringing about the successful penetration of the Italian plain, has dispatched fur-| ther forces to the Italian front, with a view to achieving a decisive result.) Become Impatient. « “It would appear that they are anx-! ious to conclude their Italian advent- ures in a manner similar td the cam- paign in Russia, Serbia and Roumania, EAD PEACE CONFAB UNITED STATES WILL NOT HALT WAR PLANS BECAUSE OF GERMAN QVERTURES FOR GENERAL PEACE WILL ATTEMPT T0 ASSEMBLE ALL POWERS Germans Win Point in Having Kuehimann Chairman of Conference. NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS End of Struggle Without Indem- nities or Annexations Basis of the Discussion. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, Peace without annexations and without indemnities, the formulae adopted by the German Reichstag in its peace resolution last July is the keynote of the Russian peace terms now being discussed at Brest-Litovsk. The Russian terms have been submit- ted to the representatives of the Cen- tral powers, who have taken them un- der consideration. No compulsory ar nexation of territory seized during where as the result of the strategic envelopments gained at relatively small costs, vast tracts of territory were conquered. “Enemy pressure continues intense all along the entire front. Before pro- ceeding wit any operations in the west, the Germans hope to drive the Italians back to the Adige anticipating that such a reverse would have a very disintegsating influence throughout Italy. “It is apparent that the Germans have not given up all hope of bring- ing about a social upheaval in Italy as they did in Russia, after their vic- torious campaigns in 1915. “Along the western front, the ene- my has continued his harrassing ratds with a view to keeping the Allied forces on the alert. “It would appear that as a fore- runner to the German offensive her- alded to be launched in the west, an intensive peace propaganda is to be initiated. “Information from varzous sources confirms the reports that the Germans would have the world believe that the military situation is such that they are able to dictate terms of peace. They, therefore, threaten that unless this dictated peace is accepted by the Allied powers and ourselves the Ger- man forces now being concentrated on the western front will break through the Allied line into the west.” WiLSON WILL TELL RAIL BROTHERHOODS PLAN OF OPERATION Washington, D. C., Dec, 24.— President ‘Wilson has summoned the, chiefs and legislative’ agents of the four railroad brotherhoods to a conference at the white House on Thursday. ‘ It is expected that the Presi- dent will outline to the represent: atives of the railroad workers whatever action he has decided is necessary to obtain more efficient transportation in the war crisis. YOUNGSTER DIES RIDING HOMEWARD THROUGH BLIZZARD! Btckinson, Ne Dj. Dees. 24.-—Lloyd Lillibridge, nine-year-old ison of ‘Mr: and, Mra!’ W. H. ‘Lillibridge ‘of ‘Groff; was frozen to death while endeavor- ing to ride home from a neighboring farm during a recent blizzard. The youngster left the Peterson farm about 5 in the evening, just as the blizzard began to blow. The mercury stood at 30 below. The horse with which he started from the Peterson home was found Sunday morning by the boy’s father. A searching party was immediately organized, and the little body, frozen stiff, was found on the prairie. The position of the body indicated that the boy had frozen be- fore he fell from the back of his mount. WASHBURN HIGH HERE JANUARY 41 FOR BASKETBALL The Washburn high school will come here to play the Bismarck high school at basketball on Friday eve- ning, January 11.—There are only two left of the Washburn quintet, who played last year, but with some con- stant practice during the holidays, the visitors hope to give a fair account of themselves on the Bismarck floor. The Washburn school has accepted an invitation from Cole Harbor to play two double-headers between the boys’ and girls’ teams, at Washburn, January 25, and Cole Harbor, Febru- ary 15. SITTING BULL’S GRAND NIECE COLLEGE GIRL AT SIOUX FALLS SEMINARY 24.—Rev. Her- sh of Cannonball, ° ° | | | | | > ° as Episcopal missionary on Standing Rock, accompanied by John Big Head, son of Chief Big Heal, were here to meet Rev. Welsh’s daughter, a grand- neice of Sitting Bull, en route home for the Christmas holidays from Sioux Falls, where she is attending an Epis- copal college. Mrs. Welsh is a neice of the late Sitting Bull. » NEW ROCKFORD TO ‘LOSE CLERYMAN TO WILLISTON CHURCH has received with regret the resigna- BOLSHEVIK] SEEK PEACE INUKRAINIA Reported That Ukrainian Gov- ernment Is in Recep- tive Mood. COSSACKS ARE STILL ACTIVE More Troops Sent Southward to Oppose Rebellious Loyalists. London, Dec. 24.—Petrograd . dis- patches’ report that attempts are -be- ing made by the Bolsheviki commis- sarieg, to negotiate with the Ukrain- which have arisen, and it is also re- ported that the authorities of the new; Ukrainian government are ready to; accept proposals, looking toward a peaceful arrangement. The movement for harmony is attributed by the cor- respondent of The Times to the fact that the growing dangers of the situ- ation are being recognized to an in- creasing extent by the Bolsheviki. For the same reason, he says, they are be- lieved to be inclined to modify their attitude of hostility toward the con- stituent assembly, which is likely to meet within a week. Military Activities. Concurrently with these statements appear numerous further reports of military activities on the part of the Ukrainians and Cossacks and of the ians for a settlement of differences} the war and immediate evacuation of it and no contrioutions to be required from belligerent countries are op- posed by Russia. Russia also sug- gests that countries deprived of their independence during the war be rein- stated, and that national groups not independent before the war shall de- cide their status by referendum. Scores Point. Germany scored a point in the selec- tion of Dr. Von Kuehlmann, her for- eign secretary, as permanent chair- man of the conference. Emperor Wil- Nam, it is reported unofficially, in- tends to go to Brest-Litovsk, if the diplomats now there arrive at an agreement to attempt to assemble all European rulers in a peace confer: ence. ‘Fhe German ruler is said to have declared that everybody wants peace. The heavy fighting which has mark: ed the situation on the Italian north- ern front for the last few weeks has almost subsided, and only local. en- counters have taken place along the line from Asiago to the Piave. Indi- cations are, however, that the Austro- Germans will again initiate “a strong offensive in an effort to reach the plains or the northern edge at least, before winter weather halts large scale operations. Raids and local attacks have been carried out in the Ypres and Verdun sectors on, the western front. The artillery has, been extremely active in the Ypres and Verdun sectors. 4 Gerleral, Allenby has begun succeps- fully an‘advance along the Mediterran- ean coast north of Jaffa, Palestine. After crossing the Nahr El Auja, his troops reached the plain of Sharon and captured ten towns near the Nahr El Auja. NORTH DAKOTA BOY GIVES LIFE THAT LIBERTY MAY LIVE Willow City, N. D., Dec. 24.—Lyle B. Rich of this. place, a graduate of the University of North Dakota, and of the medical department of John Hopkins university, died in a French base hospital Dec. 8 from typhoid fev- er, and news of his death has just reached his parents here, who had not even known of their son's sickness. Mr. Rich, with a number of other members of his class, enlisted for service in France immediately after war was declared, and sailed for France June 9. He had made good there, having recently been trans- ferred to the laboratory department of the base hospital. His dying message to his American brothers was: “I am not afraid to die—and no death could be more glo- rious than to give one’s life for man- kind.” BRADDOCK NEWS FOURTEEN YEARS OLD THIS WEEK sending of more Solsheviki troops southward to oppose the Ukrainians. There are disconnected rumors of fur- ther fighting, but apparently there had been no hostilities on a large scale. Germans in Petrograd. Many news dispatches from Petro- grad speak of the proposed arrival of the Germans there. Many stories cen- ter around the capitol of a large force of released German war prisoners, to whom arms are being handed over, ft is said. Germans Push Trade. The Petrograd correspondent of the Morning Post says a more important phase is the thorough and active man- ner in which the Germans have been pushing trade with Russia, since the; frontier was opened. He reports they are making the most of a commercial opportunity, such as the world has Braddock, N. D., Dec. 24.—The never seen before. Ra Braddock News, with its current ed- The Bolsheviki are negotiating with! ition, closes its fourteenth year. Brad- the social revolutionists of the left! for the formation of a coalition gov-/ ernment, wherein the latter will hoid the ministries of the interior, justice, | posts, and national affairs. dock’s first newspaper was printed by W. P. Thurston, now of tue Center Republican. The original venture prov- ed a failure, and after some time, the | plant was moved to Hazelton, where |Colonel Thurston edited the Repub- lican up to a few years ago. When 5 2 itsel i wS- formal protest against the pillaging, Praddock found Teele without el by armed men of the apertment $e) son and purchased an outfit, and he the: emtees nour etary Pen ae employed W. D. Daggett to ran the she- reported ches : : E it the News. Later Mr. ing troops from the Russian northern! bang an ae to 1. G. McEL and western fronts to the southwest: | roy, now of Daws ern and Rumanian front. | present editor. Italians Protest. The Italian embassy has made a eee ke . {control until 1997, when he sot ae | to the late Will Shepard. On his death, TO BUY SEED. | the News went to McCormick & Mc- | Cormick. and later to F. B. Streeter, publisher of the Emmons county Rec- tion of Rev. Samuel Hitchcock, who ; asks that he be relieved by March | 1, 1918, or earlier. Dr. Hitchcock has —_ had the local charge 2 1-2 years and Minot, N. D., Dec. 24.—The newly) has been popular with all classes. It organized Ward county. farm bureau! is understood that Williston has ex- has under consideration a motion in| tended him a call, but the divine has Legalization Is Favored by Ward Farm Bureau. and J. A. Shannon, of Jamestown, crew demanded by the LaFollette law trustee for the ensuing year. would leave little room for cargo.” Ward County Board Appropriates $250,000. ord, at Linton. The News was leased to its present editor, D. H. McElroy, Minot, N. D., Dec. 24—The Ward! a son who is following in the literary county commissioners have adopted aj stens ot his father, last July. Editor resolution authorizing the bonding of] McElroy has made many improve- the county for $250,000 for the pur-) ments in plant and newspaper, and chase of seed next spring for farmers] the Christmas edition which just re- favor of memorializing Goverror Fra-| not announced whether he will ac- zier to legalize home guard raits. | cept. who are unable to supply their own| cently came from the press is a cred- needs. it to Braddock and Emmons county.