The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 25, 1918, Page 3

MOMDA JABY 25, 1028, “= Russell and ‘Petigord Sound Keynote. in Stirring Talks at Pwo Noon-Day Lunches (Continied From Page One.) © iawes 1ox ois principle, ss many more will, drag: their, lives out, hope- less crippies. It-is our turn now. Just as this war shall result, so shall the human race be henceforth to the end of thne. Tt always is possible to pay too high a price for life. It is. never possible to pay too much for liverty.” Pays Busiviess Tribute. ‘Mi Russell began his remarks with a tribute to: American business men, * “whose zealous, loyal ahd efficient service have overcome many of the ofd-tinie criticisms: of American busi- néss} who Havé proven that American businéss, while thé ablest, most suc- cessful aid thost constructive, is also capable, when its’ deals’ are imperiled; of itiaking any sacrifice. “Where We have oné business man who is straining <o himself. unholy profits wrested from war, we have & hundred who regard their properties and. theif very lives as 4 sacred trust, held for thé nation, for the world and for thosé who are to cone after us,” ti Perigord Not Here. Lieut. Paul Perigord of France, who _ was to have been here today, has bee -compelled to leave the party, and Dan- fel Reed, who was to have joined oth- members of the war council delega- tion in Bismarck, missed connections at Minneapolis, and is speaking in Fargo instead today. His place’is ta- ken: by Dr: Culbertson of the United States food administration, who de- livered a splendid address at the Grarid Pacific luricheon this afternoon. The vody of the Auditorium was filled, when the first general ‘session of the conference was called to order at 3 o'clock ‘this afternoon.’ All the North Dakota speakers who had been assigned places on thé program were at hand, To Make Kaiser Datice. In introducing Dr. Thomas Moran at the Grand’ Pacific, Chief Justice Bruce commentéé upoh our proneness } to under-rate profesors, generally, re- ie fering to thé tale of th’ small boy who :: described proféssors as of three kinds ore who ‘taught dancing, oné who taught swimming and one who went up in a’balloon, “{ shall atfempt to qualify under one of the definitions given by Judge Bruce—ander the first class—a profes: -D sor Of dancing. It will bé my special- ty to make thé kaiser dance to the music of the Stars and Stripes, to the fiitie of the Star Spangled Banner, and the Red, White and Blue,” said Dr. Moran. “The main question before us at the present time is ‘war’ Everything elge is meré chores in comparison. 1 bring you greetings from the commit- teé on public information at Washing: ton, which committee is attempting to Mobilize all of us to back: up the gov- ernment and.back up the boys in the i «trenches: “We realize that the boys cannot Q do much, the government cannot do much; unless backed by the public and seeing: what I seé today I-am very sure that the vigor and patriotism of thfs great part of the country can be “depended upon, A Holy Crusade. jw we are éngaged in a great task- we are pushing the crusade of the &-lioly crusade... I: tell. you ‘we aré not losing heart—the govern- mént is not losing heéart, it, is doing a& trémieriddus aijount of work. Not II that is:being done is being shouted from the housetops, but there is,a tre- mendous lot of work being done in Washington: at the present time. I have-very little sympathy with any ben who belitiles the forces and strength of the United States. It .is true we have not devoted ourselves to war, we shave given our best arts to the art of peace. We are a gréat 'country—a. country of tremendous ‘resources and when once Francé, Great Britain and the United States join hands, the gov- ernmont of the people, by the people: “and for the péople .shall not perish “There are many things to give us “hope and strength in these days, and Prussia. ig mitch mistaken if he thinks yhe can take the nerve from our men in this country—who, evén whert the “ship was sinking, stool on board and Sung, ‘My Coutitry "Tis of Thee.’ , You cannot “break. the spitit of men like these: “The crowd prince, when he started Gut’ to conquer. Verdun promised his fathérit would-be, German, property| iby..a certain, date, but Verdun - still stands; and. as. long as we have the spirit. of America, the spirit ‘of the men .of,,France—American: démocracy and, right and justice will prevail, : dom cannot live in America it df. diés in Europe, it is our task to fe. remove thé dark shadows of the hand which ig casting itself over this fair ‘ani of ours: _ Dri Culbertson. Introdiced by Judge Bruce, Dr. Cul- Berteon' of the Unite’. States food. ad- iinistration, said: ) %E +" was bver. in -Hurope.at the time \thie; war commenced, I..was. in Ger- ‘Many before the war was declared, ~ vard saw. the German_people. lattich themselves in a united effort, in the pIFHE “of cofiquest. : e “4 saw the people of Holland in ter- ‘for Test Germahy tindértake to seize }. their seaports. I heard them déélare that, they. would break their dikes and overflow. thefr country rather than let F Gérihany rule. vs _“I Weht-over to Etigland, and noth: ing except the invasion of Belgium could have driven Englatd into this war. The English people did not want war, but they did fist as you or] would have done if you had seen aif _ Tanocént chijd suffer at the hauds of gh ihhumdn monster, interferréd. ; “How utterly different the German. method of watfare is from’ ovr Amer- ican method of waffaré!~ After send- ing a. ship and hundreds of -helplesd ‘women ‘and_children to the bottom, as was-done:in the case of the Lusitania the. Germans: destroyed the lifeboats, took:.away -the life belts -and ; ev clothing. pf those that survived, then’ closed their hatches and submergefi. Can you imagine Dewey, on his: returt from: Manila; doing. anything of-this 2: It He had, would we ‘have erect- tefuriphel arches arid in his Honor " would érigress havé tefidéred him & * vote-of thanks? | Ni ut kiidw that {the American * peop! itedly -.would as des a | tacks ek Ma SE cal free from the siiackles cf thelr ow: 1 1. from . this -.earth. r s¥anpouuAnate nanrtavnrtvegresatnisviaggsos ta v04QoCej040 03 094AK0 T0C4UT0FTUONUNUTULERIOAUIGNS = as have demanded that he be courtmar- tialed and dismissed as a disgrace to the flag and to this country. That iron medal struck off to cele- brate the sinking of the Lusitania— the big iron medal—never before has | any civilized government celebrated | such déeds as the sinking of the Lust: | tania as the Germans did! A.German | showed me a 2-mark note issuéd ‘about | two months before the United States | entered the war, bearing the inscrip-| tion, ‘Gott Straf England and Amer-| ica” And at that:time Germany .was | professing the greatest,.friéndship. for | this country, | “We are fighting that wars of. con- quest may forever eease—that never | again shal any country be’ permitted. to start out upon ‘a:career; of con- | quest,’ We are fightifig that all mew and all nations may have)a chance in| the world. We are fighting that’ the! German people thentsetves shallbe set false leaders,“ 1+ es) “Our boys atithe front musti be: fed. The people dvér’'there, are -hudgry. They ‘must’ be fed. and we; as a na-/ ticn, Must get tehind this work, ito raise More fd6d on: the « Amefican foods, to savé.todd on all of cur tables in ordet that we ntay put béef and) brawif into our boys there that they may go: over the top and that ‘the| American flag ‘will wave ‘over Berlin, as it ought to wave.” PERI | With seorés of war workers from all patis of the state in attendance the North Dakpta war conference ‘un der the #uspices. of thé national and state Councils of Defense opened a piciously with two enthusiastic lunch: eons at the Grand’ Pacific and M zie hotels, shortly after 1 clock | this afternoon. Delegates to the con-| ferencé began arriving late Saturday; night.” Many more came in Sunday, and the trains from the east and west today were crowded with late arriv- 1s, ’ The National council of defense war party, including Charles Edward Rus- sell, » Dr: \ Thomas Moran _ of Purdue university and other not- ables, ‘arrived*about 1:30 o’clock this afternoon on No. 3, which was more than ai-hourf late. ‘ The visitors were met at Steelé by a reception commit- tee consisting of Chairman Dorr .H. Carroll of Minot, and Secretary F. 0. Héllstrom of Bismarck, representing fhe. North Dakota défense council, and Capt. I. P. Baker, federal fuel admin- istrator-for North Dakota, and. Lieut. V.H, Stickley of Dickinson, chief med- ical advisor to Governor Frazier. At. the Bismarck: station the party found assembléd a large concourse of capital city, people and delegates from over the state; headed by the local re- ception’ committee, the Bismarck home ‘guard ‘and the Bismarck band. The speakers were: at once escorted to their hotels, where luncheons were served to several hundred guests, Charles Edward Russell spoke at the McKenzie luncheon, and Lieut. Paut Perigord was the speaker at the Grand Pacific. General Conference. The first session of the general con- ference was held at the Auditorium at 3:00, with Chairman .Dorr Carroll presiding. Rev. George Buzzelle, Bis- marck Four Minute Man, invoked the diyine bléssing; Secretary George N. Keniston of the Bismarck Commercial ehib délivered the address of welcome, and Lieut.tiov, A. T. Kraabel of Clif- ford, responded on behalf of the state. A meeting of the division on medt- cal, activities inimediately followed, with “Dr. Victor J. Laftose presiding. The following program was taken up: Lieut. V. H., Stickney, Medical Aide to the Coverior, State’ Committee, Medical Section, Council of National Defen: Dr. H. J. Rowe, » Secretary State Medical Association, War Activities of the State ard County Societies. Dr. H. HE. French, Dean of the School of Medicine; Uniersity of ‘North Dakota. (Medical. Education of. the Public and the War. Dr, C. J. MeGurren, Secretary ot State board of Health. Public Health and the War. Discussion: Dr. F. R. Smyth, ‘Member: iMedical Advisory Board, Bismarck. Dr. John G. Lamont, Superintendent State Sanitarium for Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis and the Rejected Res-| istrant. _ Discussion: Bismare! Dr. G, A. Rawlings, Member Medical Advisory Board, Bistnarck Defective) Tecth and the Rejected Registrant. Other section meetings for this af- ternoon were held as follo' Section of Agriculture, p. m.— Hox John M. Hagen, chairman. Address—Sen. J. b- Cahill. rrok D. King. hy Representatives of Jo;operatie Association, Farm: ’ Union-and the Grange, ection of. Red 4:30 p. in—Hon. N. | Dr. W. B. Bodenstab,| Activities, Young, chair- nan; Saas Address by chairman. Wall Paper will be sold , 215 Broadway er CLEARANCE SALE _..... Now Going On For only ‘one week more. Alll left over stock of Odds arid’ Remnants for less than cost. It will be well to investigate and buy your Wall Paper now while it is cheap at— vit rtcninitit ‘ REPARING FOR FHE. SPRING OFFENSIVE: : ~ a ois 4 ee oe This photograph, takentin the Verdun, neighborhoddy shows the French putting a giant gun into plac On aceount of the great caliber of this gun, it must be mounted on a concrete base before it can be brought into action, At the top of the picture ean be seen the edges of branches hung above by the French eatiodfe urs to “hide the monster from boche aviators. ene Discussion, B. C, Marks, Mrs. Paul | by oO Remington. Section of Publicity, 5:15 p. m—G. D. Mann, chairman. Address by .G. N. Keniston. Section on Finance, 5:30 p. m.—4J, L. Bell, chairman. Address by the chairman, Orchestra. Opening address by Chairman Dorr Caroll. Section on Food Administration, Dr. E. J. Ladd, chairman. Mass Meeting Tonight. A A packed Auditorium will gree! Daniel Reed and Charles Edward Rus- sell tonight. The meeting wil open at 8:15. Daniel Reed, representating the United States food administration, brings us a message direct from France, while Charles Edward Rus- sell will illustrate his address on the war with moving picture films recent- ly photographed at the front, There will be community singing and music |, —_—_— —SSoooaeaesaeaeeee—eeeeee Tonight With Your Dinner From 6 to 8 - Oclock at © bo bhes et] McKENZIE | Reserve your : Tables early. | at greatly reduced prices. 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