The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 28, 1917, Page 8

a ‘ ooreenireaen r Night.’ PAGE 8 BISMARCK ‘EVENING, TRIBUNE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1917. BISMARCK BOY TELLS HOW IT FEELS TO BE TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUB IN MID-OCEAN Fred Varney, one of the 32 Men Saved from American Steamer, Relates Experience—Everyone Escapes but Black Tom- Cat—Patrol Boat Scared Germans Away “How does it feel to be torpedoed? Well, it’s a sensation not easily de- scribed,” said Fred Varney, one of 42 men saved from the American steam- er Schulkyll when it was sunk by a German sudmarine eight miles off the Algeirian coast, Nov. 21st. Mr. Varney reached home Christ- mas morning to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and ‘Mrs. J. O. Varney. He came fresh from a ser- fes of experiences only possible in this great conflict, with its new ter- rors of sea and air and land. “Our steward,” said Mr. Varney, to an interviewer, “had been torpedoed on a former trip, and he told us about it, but we never had any idea of what it was really like until our turn came. “We had been attacked about 9 o'clock the night before, the torpedo passing us about five feet astern. It was 7 o'clock in the‘ morning when the submarine again attacked, lodg- ing a torpedo square amidships, There was a deafening explosion; the force of the shock listed the boat to star- board, and then she rig:uted herself and began slowly to sink. Everyone on the hoat was aw: * apt the watch which came off duty, at o'clock. We diaat tance Ura. to galt er up any valuables, but just made a rush for the life-boi One of the boats had been crus: by the ex- plosion, and another was swamped in attempting to lower it. This left us two life-boats for 42 men and our black tom cat. The cat at the last moment refused to leave the sinking oat and clambered back on board, going down with the ship like the brave sailor he was. “We pulled rapidly away from the boat, and were probably 300 yards dis- tant when she finally stood on her head and dived. Then we saw the periscope of the submarine emerge from the water and turn toward us. Only two feet of the periscope showed, and we had rather a creepy feeling as it bore down on us, looking much like the head of a big snake. The sub- marine commander evidently intended to hail us and take off our captain, that being a favorite plan with the Germans, who hold the commanders as prizes and as positive evidence that they gbt the!bdatUthey claim. ‘About this time, though, the sub must, have sighted a parole boat which had been standing off about 20 miles from’ us and which headed in our direction immediately after we were struck. In VETS OF BASKET GAME TO TAKE ON : WARRIORS OF {1 ; eh Ut Alumni an High School Team Clash at Gym Friday 2; cdowded condition of the tr any event, the German lost interest in us, submerged, and we saw no more of him. transferred us to a French submarine: chaser. the coast, and were immediately land ed at Cape Tenes. There we were ta they could for Americans. country in a bus to Orleansville, a rail clothing. w the Americ: us with more felt, when we s on home soil again. “At Algeirs we French transport for Marsc had about 700 were required to sleep on dec breakwater at Marseilles all day No- vember 26, the sea being too heavy to permit us to enter. day \especially because birthday. At ‘Mai les we again vis- ited the American consulate, where we were promptly ‘fixed up,’ and the ing ji in time for Thanksgiving day. We sailed from there on the La Tour- aine, a French liner, Dec. and reached New York, without incident, Dec. 14.” After the first of the year Mr. Var- position with the Lake Superior Elec: tric Co. in whose employ ie sailed with the Schulkyll, formerly a great lakes steamer, which was equipped with the company’s patented electrical steering device. Whether he will again go to,sea he does not know. He is unmarried, and anticipates an early | call for service. in (he national army. He has seen enough of the results of war to thoroughly agree with Sher- man, but he is ready to do his bit, and his nerve is not shaken in the least. the Burleigh county board of com- missioners and by Director Cooper. Burleigh is fortunate in having quick action on its request, as frequently a year or more is required, so general has become the demand in North Da- kota for better farming agents and so limited the supply. Mr. Brander prob- .fably will have an office in the county building. .He.,intends to spend the next few, weeks, getting acquainted with the county, and its people and its soil. , His. first. official acts will con- sist of aiding tie Missouri Valley Poultry association with its big annu- al-“corn, alfalfa and poultry exposi- Veterans of past years of glorious basketball conquest for the Bismarck high school will seek tonight at the high school gym to prove to the youngsters of the 1917 team that there are some things they do not know about the game. The annual alumni- high school game always is looked forward to with interest. Tonight's contest promises to be exceptionally exciting, because of the high standard established by the 1917 team and for ‘the reason that the alumni includes tion,” to be held in the basement of the Northwest hotel, January 9 ,10 and, 11. Indications point to this as the | best exhibit ever held in the state. Conditions this year have been fav- orable to poultry, and more farmers every year are engaging in the in-; Mandan and Morton county, dustry. have promised unusually large exhib- its, and the Morton county commis- sion has appropriated liberally for prizes Mr. Erander also expects to immed- ; iately interest himself in Burleigh “The patrol boat, a French craft, came up and took us off, and later! We were only eight miles off ken in charge by the French com- mander and his wife, who looked af- ter the immediate needs of members! of the crew who had left the boat presses unqualified endorsement of with insufficient clothing and saw that President Wilson's plan for the gov- we were fed and comfortably housed. They showed us fine hospitality, and sweping advance Thursday in the se- plainly were glad to do everything curities market. The upturn was one of I remember that ¢ttaffic pooling plan it was my hy Secretary McAdoo next day we left for Cordeaux, arriv-| STRONG IMPULSE IS MANIFEST ON STOCK EXCHANGE Pessimism of Last Few Months Over Railroads Gives Way to Enthusiasm. EARNINGS AND FACILITIES ONE "Primary Plan for Movement of -| Freights Worked Out by i Secretary McAdoo. New York, Dec. 28.—Wall street ex- ernment to run the railroads by a the most sensational seen in years. “The following day we went across The assurances of net earnings and of -, the maintenance of railroad properties road point, and thence by rail to Al-' were the factors of the government geirs, where we reported to tue Amer-| program which pleased investors and ican consul, A. L. ‘Frost. ‘He supplied | dealers in stocks and bonds. We almost The pessimism of the last few ; can flag) months over the railroad outlook gave flying over his office, that we were] way to enthusiasm when the rather A ; | unexpected news from Washington embarked in a} was read in this morning's papers. Or- les. We] ders to buy poured into broker: ‘son board, and a majority of them, because of the| the market was primed for a big ad- S| 4 vance long before it opened. of- fices from all over the country and hurricane came up during the nights} SHORT ROUTES. the decks were almost constantly —, awash. We had to stand off the No Roundabout Carriage in Plan of Director General. Washington, D nder the xe worked out s director-gen- eral of the raliroads, freight will move over the shortest and most convenient routes, regardless of the individual in- teresis of the roads. Since earnings as ‘0 well as facilities will be pooled this system can be pursued to an extreme limit, officials pointed out. today, with- out endangering the revenue of any line. Earnings will be pooled and paid out on the basis of pre-war returns. regardless of how much freight a railroad actually moves. Loss of Efficiency. Railroad experts admit that there is a great loss of efficiency in competi tion. Freight often is billed over a particular line when it might be han dled much more expeditiously over an other. A shipper has had a right tc ship his freight as he pleases. but un der government operation and traffic pooling it matters not which road get: his freight it will move over the line or lines best able to handle it. Two railroads running between New York and Chicago. for instance _ might cross at some point between. Under the ordinary system frenght given to one road in New York would proceed all the way over that line Under the new plan it might be divert ‘ed to the other road at the crossing point, if the other road from the cross: ing on to Chicago offered, at the time beter facilities for moving. As to Competition. While admitting that competition slows up traffic. in a situation such as exists at present. railroad mer point to the fact that competition ha: brought all the improvements in rail road facilities, such as the airbrake and other devices. But during the wa: even they admit. the invention of nev appliances is far less important than ‘the moving of freight. Under the government pooling plan a railroad with its lines congested will not be¥given more freight than it can handle that it appears may add to the congestion. The Interstate Commerce . commis- sion officials will work closely with Secretary. McAdoo. on comprehensive operating plan. They believe a sys- tem will not be hard to devise. and that with a skeleton plan outlined rail- road officials themselves can carry out the details without a great deal of trouble. Let us place you ‘on our regular Sun- duy service Circulation Depart: ment 32 hort Le: Age Cooks In8 i | | [| ToBé Sure ot mys 100z. Package Ask Your Grecer For (RE-ME- AUts Pi Delicious. Creamy, th Macazoni which Minutes SVs the’new “cold SY) Sbatele’ts enjoy wit’ a the i a »\immemorial “‘hot bird’” | a. soft: drinkin: the atrictest sense, but the liveliest, nippiest appe- tizer imaginable — rich in the flavor of nutritive cereals and imported Saazer hops. BEVO makes good things to eat taste even better— Zea ANHEUSER-BUSCH Bt. Louis, U.S. A. many veterans who havé not been out county's “seed and feed” problems,’ of the game long enough to lose their which, while not so pressing as inh cunning, and who, in their high school other parts of the state, neverthe- rd were among North Dakota’s star jess require some prompt attention. players. saat The alumni will line up as follows: Amost healtnfuy, up-building med- Yeck, a member of Shattuck’s first jcine gently soothes tno liver and team in 1916, right forward; Reuter, @ powels, helps digestion, sharpens the star on St. John’s team this year, left appetite, brings refreshing _ sleep. guard; Webb, also one of the strong Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea, men in St. John’s current basketball nature's gift. Thoro but no injuri- line-up, center, playing the same posi- ous. tion which he holds on the college’ quint; Walsh, who plays with Creton! high at Minneapolis, sub; Berwman, now on The Tribune force, and an old! Co. A star, left forward; Clifford, a mighty man in his high school days, and evening Tribunes. Boys goizg to right guard. school or otherwise employed neeo A big crowd is looked for. not apply. BURLEIGH COUNTY HAS BETTER FARM AGENT ON THE JOB J. M. Brander, Son of Bottineau County Pioneer, Begins Work. Burleigh county's better farming agent is on the job. He is a tall, slim, capable-looking young gentleman named J. M. Brander, born and reared. on a North Dakota farm, a son of Robert Brander of Souris, one of Bot- tineau_county’s first farmers. The elder, Brander moved down from Can- ada into Bottineau in 1382, and he has lived there ever since, making a ‘North ‘Dakota farm pay good divi- dends. The son helped around the farm, went to school, and absorved enough practical agriculture to give him a desire for some of the theoret- ical side of the game. That he obtain- ed in a four years’ course at the North Dakota agricultural college, supple- mented with special work in animal husbandry at the University of Minne- sota, and he comes to Burleigh coun- ty, as its first better farming agent, with high recommendations from his college and from Thomas Cooper, di- rector of the United States department of agriculture’s extension work in ‘North Dakota. Mr. Brander is selected jointly by BRESLOW’S. WANTED, AT ONCE “Exclusive Phone Circutation Dept. LTT “The Fuel that Makes a Blue Flame” Terms Strictly Cash It the Most Perfect Fuel PHONE 17 Three live newsboys to sell nari Lahr Motor Sales Company Service 490 annngunaueniansiegt 25 OUT OF EVERY 30 PEOPLE WHO CALL 17 ORDER THERE’S A RE A. 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I take this means of thanking my nany friends for the sympathy shown, and for the many beautiful floral of- *erings given during my wife's recent lness and death at St. Alexius Hos- ital of this city. 2 28 It | | C. H. BOYLE. Tribune want ads bring results. WHY? hit Its the Economical and Conservative Features Combined with Two Thousand Pounds of Satis- Tt FI EI factory Service That Go with Every Ton to Make C. A. FINCH LUMBER Co. After January 1st. the following Dealers will sell = Shgp 1 ‘Labor r, Merchan¢ Corwin Motor Co. Dakota Motor Sales Co. Missouri Valley Motor Co. Motor Car Supply Co. ‘FRIDAY, AOR ar a __ ONLY The Most Stupendous Musical Organization Ever in This Section 75 PEOPLE|, Irving Berlin's |§p eal 40 GIRLS Sein ed Success Och estra San Francisco Papers Said: First Continental Tour “One of the Best Kyer Brought to the Coast.”—Examiner. “A Galaxy of Girls, Gowns, Comedy.”—Bulletin. 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