The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 25, 1918, Page 4

: 1 1 \ { { | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE * This is not possible in the army. 21 CARER RBRT EAA T UKHO ue Gntered at the Postoffice, Bismarck, N. D., as Second Class Matter. ISSUED EVERY DAY GORGE D. MANN Gr Mek a ais Cae Editor G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY, if Special Foreign Representative. NEW YORK, Fifth Ave. Bldg.; CHICAGO, Marquette Bldg.; “BOSTON, 3 Winter St.; DETROIT, Kresege Bldg.; MINNEAPOLIS, 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 pub- Ushed herein. ‘All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION. SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLH IN ADVANCE, Oaily, Morning and Sunday by Carrier, per month weeG 70 Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday by Carrier, per month .. . waily, Evening only, by Carrier, per month Dafly, Evening and Sunday, per month .... Morning. or Evening by Mail in North Dakota, one i year .. - 4 Morning or evening by mail outside of North Dakota, 400 bination with Evening or Morning by one year ... Sunday in Cem! mail, one year ..... . 6.00 THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER. i (Established 1873) <> JUST WHERE UNCLE SAM IS AT. ,In another part of this paper appears the first of a series of articles by our Washington correspond- ent, Harry B. Hunt, on the exaci status of Uncle Sam’s war business. These articles are purely infor- inative, solely the product of many hours’ digging by our reliable representat ive at the capital. It is important and exact information as to what. Unele Sam had to do, what he did and how. It, is information to which the people who must sacrifice and give for ‘Freedom for All Forever’’ are en- titled. You want to know, what your money, your wheat, your sugar, your meat, your war work of all sorts have done. Read this information. It is not opinion, official or otherwise. It is facts and figures of record which will not be impeached. INFORMATION THAT INFORMS. Mr, Harry B. Hunt, our Washington representa- tive, whose uncolored, unbiased articles on the sta- tus of our war business are being given our readers, is really rendering the country and its war business great service. The people must act wnitedly. It is too much to expect them to save and give, without reliable infor- mation as to what their sacrifice has meant and will mean. Mr. Hunt’s information is just what the people want and need. But, there’s another advantage in these articles whieh, if skillfully used, may result in tremendous effects. The common people of Austria and Cer- many know little about America’s great resources. Their war lords have taught them that America doesu’t amount to much and isn’t seriously deter- mined to take her full part in this war; that, even if America were the biggest and most determined belligerent to be considered, she couldn't get into the, fight on European soil. What an awakening for these peoples in Hunt’s indisputable, facts_and figures! How hopeless further war would appear to the people who starve and die, could they know what America’ has actually done, in 10 months! Hew long, with that handwriting on the wall, would they stay at the feast of blood and ruin at the mere beck of their fat-autocrats! ‘ Forsooth, Mr. Hunt not only cheers up America, but he puts in the hand of anti-autocracy a weapon of tremendous power! Ca IT’S REALLY COMBATTED IN THE ARMY. The facts and figures given by Surgeon General Gorgas: as to prevalence of ¢ene disease among soldiers should shock nobody. To the contrary, there’s in them ground for comfort for those most directly interested in the boys. General Gorgas reports that, in the regular army, the per cent of cases was 8.8 as compared with 1.34 per cent of other communicable diseases, while in the federalized national guard the figures were 11.52 as against 3.98 and in the national army 16.24 as against 2.38. The logical conclusion is that the nearer you get to civil life the higher the percentage of venereal maladies. In short, military life is an actual pro- tection to the young men. _ But. military life is something more'than protec- tion. It is also detection, a blessing which civil life lacks, to a very great extent. _ The most terrible thing about venereal disease is the general ignorance concerning it and the fact that it is concealed. Very often those offlicted spread it among innocents without intention, bringing hor- ror, in many instances, upon those whom they love. Very often the afflicted, through shame or false modesty, hide their trouble from the reputable phy- sician until their lives are wrecked beyond hope. $ Therein, scientific detection, as well as treatment, is certain. Many an unfortunate will, finally, thank God that he got into the army and could no longer hide the -fact that his life was being eaten away. Among the informed, it is ‘no secret that, in both army and navy, there is a continual, persistent, scientific combat, waged by surgeons and officers, against the inroads of venereal disease. Nothing ap- proaching this effort to discover and prevent this calamity is to be found in civie life. In the latter, to the contrary, the effort is to conceal and ignore. A disease that leaves pits on one’s face is quaran- tined by all the powers of public safety, law, order and morality. A disease that means living death to the present generation and idiocy to the next is handled with kid gloves, if at all, and with: the sentiment of mock modesty, twin sister of brazen vulgarity. We say these things on a long-forbidden topic because we want to help the soldier boys who have mothers, wives or sweethearts. The army life is help- ing them. We, too, want to do our part in behalf of clean American manhood. : An onion, a pig and a poet, rampant, as Chi- eago’s coat-of-arms? S’all right, only they might _ “equeere in the Armour-Swift-Morris crowd; they’re - Yempant enough. ; ‘Railroad fares’ may be raised ‘gay government offic: And gosh, how the Falleoad companies dread it. Higher fare will make government own- ership popular, won’t i Mee ee Se yertw lg This will be a great inconyen- Soreness WILHELM’S OPPORTUNITY. : Now the kaiser goes: to his people with this, or something equally as good: “With a little kind assistance from Gott, my armies have gloriously put Russia out and driven her to a peace under which I get millions of acres of real estate and $4,000,000,000,”” ‘And the German people will swallow it and be heartened to giving thousands of their sons’ lives to collect the real estate and the billions, for their masters. . You can't fool all the-people all the time, but how it does count while you can do itd HIS CHANCE, AT LAST. We will now consider the psychology of the dog. The war demand for dogs is growing stronger, Logs are invaluable in trench warfare; they scent the enemy’s approach, carry messages and locate the wounded. But the demand is for dogs of a certain 0] trend,, psychologically. The thoroughbred dog is usually good at one or two things. The pedigreed prize-winning dog is 00] good to sit and be looked at, and not much more. But there is other dog, plenty of him. The stray dog of the streets, cur by general repute and mis- cellancous by breeding, must have wits or starye, courage to face a man with a brick or a woman with a skillet, alertness to dodge whizzing club, rock or tin can. He gets these qualities by heredity, educa- tion and experience. All his lively life he expects things like guns, shells and boches, and he becomes psychologically. fit to meet them. See? We sce a future for the stray cur. We’ve chased many a one to make a future for him but have always failed to discover what the same would be. Psychologically, it appears that he’s especially fit to fight Huns, and no such material shoulé be over- looked or wasted. No more freaks are coming into this country, says a cireus man, Great! If we could only slip a few out! An Ohio man lost $1,000 matching pennies in St. Louis. He can have one consolation: It was a slow way to lose it. When we hear anybody in the food business say food prices will be higher we don’t eall that a pre- diction. We call it a notice. “We have come into a new world,”’ said: Frank Vanderlip, reeently. We was talking about demo- cratic control of utilities but it sounded like Hog Island. Garden primers will soon be in everybody’s hands. It is well that the book is a primer, for nothing is simpler than a garden. First you plant your seeds and then you pull your vegetables. “TI ordered a blackberry pie in a restaurant the other day,”’ writes C. S., ‘and when I tried to eat it I found it was full of apple cores. This was the first inkling I had of the government asking that blackberries be ¢ edt Farm animals scarce on account of the war, say packers, as they toot prices. On Jan. 1, 1914, there were in the United States 190,655,000 farm animals and: on dan. 1, 1918, 213,491,000. But a Chicago lie isn’t hurt much by a little discrepancy like 22,836,000. i Ne tee | WITH THE EDITORS. | CHANCE TO GET RICH. To all our friends who would get rich quick, we would recommend a job selling ‘‘rights to buy’’ in the league store plan. Many of them are making as high as $1,000 a week, and the very poorest generally make $25 a day. Jack Randall went out, and while he was learning how, made as high as $65 in one day. Try it on your neighbor and see if you can argue him down. If you can, you will no doubt make a good salesman. The time is ripe for organ- izers. It is the easiest way to make some real big money. As long as farmers want to be organized as out of what they got it certainly is legitimate to accommodate them. As one of the big leaguers told me, ‘‘they’ll like you better if you get their money than they’ will if you do something for nothing,” and there is a good deal to that argument—Plaza Pioneer. THE DUNN SENATORSHIP. Dunn county is entitled to the state senator this year, and we trust that when the convention is called that some good man will be nominated on whom the voters can agree. It will be strictly the farmers who will do the nominating for the league, and they will evidently pick a man from their own ranks, We could pick a half a dozen good men right around Halliday for this job; men who are in sym- pathy with the league; men who would not make the assertion that they would vote for a ‘‘yellow hunt- ing dog if he was put up by the league,”’ as did Rep- resentative Stair of Bottineau county, in a speech at Dunn Center last week, to which remark he re- ecived no applause from the audience of Dunn coun- ty farmers. We trust that the farmers selected yes terday at the precinct meetings will attend the dis- trict convention and see that men of the Stair’ type are left at home. He does the cause more harm than good. We believe that the farmers of Dunn. Mercer and Oliver counties will take hold of this district convention and run it without the dictates of Townley and a few of his henchmen.—Halliday Promoter. A DIFFERENCE IN OXEN. We trust that no jaundiced friend of ex-Mayor Mitchel will point an accusing finger at- Mayor Hylan, now in gentle dalliance at Palm Beach with the millionaires, Hearst and Untermyer, and with the Dolly Sisters. A reform mayor who has a speak- ing acquaintance with a Vanderbilt cannot, of course, avoid the damning charge that he is a pampered darling of the idle rich. But a robust Tammany son of the people, like Hylan, may hobnob with wealthy butterflies at the resort of luxury and be never a hair the less thought of for it. Even Hannibal had to relax and recuperate at Capua, and what were his: labors compared with the six weeks during which Mayor Hylan had to exert himself to carry out the orders of Murphy and McCooey? No woa- der his doctors prescribed rest, with a judicious admixture of frivolity. He will return from what & Tammany orator would have ealled, in. the case of sehen a abies: gee le ‘in the:.gilded cha rs of the privileged classes,’’ only. to gi pre Ry aie ; a eectes ‘of. ‘or thé ple ‘against the enemies’ le—at least until he next hears Palm |, BISMARCK IS HONORED : Bismarck takes pride in extending its hospitality to the hundreds of loyal, earnest American workers in the various divisions of our war activities who are assembling here from all parts of North Dakota for the two days’ state-wide war conference which formally opens at the auditorium tomorrow afternoon, A hearty welcome, unstinted coopera- tion, everything that our guests ask of us will be theirs. Bismarck is honored in being selected as:the seat for a gathering of such wide importance. It is a compliment to the Capital City’s ability to successfully entertain large assemblages of this nature. It is, fur- thermore, an apjrectation of that-sterling patriotism which Bismarck has displayed in-¢yerything which has made for the advancement. of America’s-aims in this titanic struggle for world’s peace and liberty and morality. That Bismarck may not forget the duty which it owes itself and its guests, Mayor. A. W. Lucas by: proclamation and F. O, Hellstrom, by official notice are.calling the attention of our citizens to the necessity for a display of their colors during these two, vital days. should be in evidence everywhere. Old Glory All of. us must show by outward . semblance as well’as by thought and deed our appreciation for the sig- nificance of this Pccasion. Our loyal support is due Mr. Hellstrom who has labored so dfiigently and so intelligently: that this conference may reflect credit on, North Dakota. Much good must certainly come of this solemn dedication of the best efforts of so many of our stalwart citizens to the cause of democ- racy. As the gratid commander of our naval and military forces so aptly says, “From the personal contact among war workers in such meetings comes an understanding and inspiration that will soon be reflected in like enthusiasm and unity of purpose among their fellow citizens, and it is only by the-united and determined efforts of all loyal Americans that this people will win its great fight for fair and honest dealings among the nations of the world.” vias LETTERS FROM “SOMEWHERE” IN PRANCE| The following series of interesting letters have been received by Mrs. Peter Reid of the penitentiary, from her boys, somewhere in France: Dear ‘Mama and the Rest: Well how is everyone at,home? We are all well here. I have not seen Neil yet; I don’t-know where he is, but am quite sure I will see him soon. We had a very nice trip over here. The weather was fine all the time ex- cept a few days from port. We had a little storm. All.of us were sick the first couple of days’but we got over it alright and eat, I could never get enough. ‘We were all on deck ‘when land was first sighted. Take it from me every man was up on the bow of the boat looking for all they were worth. We came into shore at night. I tell you it was a pretty sight. All.the docks -were lit up, and it looks fine. There were all kinds of people down to our boat all the time. I cannot tell you very much. We notice a great difference between this country and our own. We have bar- racks to sleep in and bunks, It is just about the same as it was at Camp Merritt. It is not very cold here now. It rains most every day. Our feed is good. We get lots of it. It.is a lot better than the first fellows got that came over here. It is hard to tell when you will get this, but when you do be sure and send me some of those date cookies and candy dates; you get them at White's. But be sure and do them up real well and send a lot of them. ‘Now don’t worry: about. me at all or Neil for we are alright. ‘We don’t get any war news at all; not near as much as when in the U. S. Write to the folks and tell them to write. ‘With love and regards to all. Write often. Sergeant Austin Reid, 116 T. M. B. Somewhere in France, January 27,1918. Dear Folks at Home: I, haven't any news of which I can write, so I will just. have to jell you that I am well, in fact I never felt better. I met quite a few North Da- kota boys, but I haven’t been able to see Austin yet, but I think I will soon. I don’t know where-A Co. or I of the Second is at, the fellows’ I saw were from Fargo and Minot... We sre having fine weather, just like: summer. I have fend quite a was pretty quiet for me, as far as a celebration goes, but I celebrated nevertheless. I will tell you all about it when I get back. I will have a lot of interesting news. when I get home. Be sure and write often. Neil. This parody was written by a man in this company. Think it is pretty good. sats “Last night as I was dreaming A pitiful-dream came to me; I dreamt I was watching Wilhelm In his castle in Germany. His sailors were all sunk in the ocean. His soldiers were all under the sod. He got ‘down on his knees to his Maker, This prayer he delivered to God— ‘Now God I don’t like this Uncle Sam- mie, Take him ‘back to his home o’er the sea; - 'Twas easy till he came But now it is a shame; He,don’t show no mercy to me, ‘Ais sailors sink all of my U-boats; My Zeppelins meet horrible fates. Take him back to his home across the ocean, To. his own United States.’” Somewhere in France, : Jan.' 1, 1918. Dear Folks at Home: : I will not be able to Write very often for we are only. allowed to send two letters a week. I would have written before but could not send them until now, so I waited. .. ‘We had a dandy Christmas. I will tell you all about it. Christmas eve there was a program in the Y. They had a Christmas tree for the: orphan French and Belgain children and gave each one a substantial present of clothing, etc., besides some toys. They sure were a happy looking bunch of kids. They gave them apples and nuts after everything else was given out. The mayor of the little village where they live made a little speech of thanks. He said that it was the best Christmas they had ever had and better than they ever. expected to have again. : ¢ The officers were next given a lit- tle present. It was a small paper horn, shaped like a champagne bottle, ‘We even were all given a little nov- elty. or some such toy, ¥ ‘Christmas day was nice. We did not get up until about 7:30 aad thoa had .@ light breakfast. Dinner was about 1:30 and it was some dinner. ‘We lined up outside the: mess hall and all marched in. e was yced on ‘the table... There ‘were big platters of turkey and dressing, mash- ep LET'S : MAKE SHIPS corn, gravy, bread and butter; all of everything that a person could pos- sibly eat. For dessert we had apple, mince and pumpkin pie and three kinds of cake, also walnuts. I ate until I could not eat another mouth- ful and I sure enjoyed it. We also had a good dinner today; | fried steak, potatoes and gravy, fried onions, -bread and coffee and pumpkin pie. Our grub is-so good all the time that a good meal doesn’t’ mean as much te us as it used to. . We have fixed up our quarters to- day and we have a dandy place now. It is as warm and comfortable and al- most as good as Ft. Lincoln. I wrote Austin the other day and I am expecting an answer soon. I have- n't had a word from anyone since leaving, but I hope that I do soon. ‘Austin may be very close to me, but it is impossible to find out. The only, way.I can find out is by, hearing from him,“ Bobbie Work ‘hasn't: had any, mail either and he is anxious to hear from home. f I suppose that you are writing often and I will get.a lot of mail some day, but I wish that it. would come soon. I would like to know how Russell is, tell him to write also Stirling. I will write every week and that is about as often as I will have anything to tell about. You and papa don’t need to worry about me, as far.as taking care of myself is concerned. I go to bed early. and get up early and am taking good care of myself in every way. am taking better care of myself than I did in Bismarck and feel better. I hope that I get: some mail soon. Love to all, Neil. Letter received from Neil Reid, Sig- | nal Corps, originally member of Co. A. M’CUE WINS WINS FIRST IN LAW SUIT Supreme Court Upholds Pollock In Overruling Lemke’s De- murrer to Complaint In a three-to-two opinion, the su- preme court late this evening upheld the action of Judge Pollock “in the Cass couuty district: court in overrul- ing William Lemke's demurrer to the complaint of former Attorney General T. F. McCue of Carrington in his libel suit against the Cooperators’ Herald, state Equity organ, published at Far- g0. The action, which is remanded ‘for trial to the Cass county court by the decision of the supreme bench, ‘grows out of charges made in the Co- operators’ Herald during the last cam- paign, when it alleged that McCue was raising a slush fund to aid in ‘the de- feat of the league candidates for the supreme bench. The’ statement to which McCue particularly took excep- tion was to the efféct that “McCue was formerly attorney general of North Dakota, but he was £0 blind to the operation of the blindpigs that the people discarded him on tbe first opportunity.”.. McCue also -objected to being. classed with one McHugh, secretary.of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, in the following refer- ence from the Cooperators’ Herald: “McHugh or McCue, take your choice —they are a nice pair and stand for the same proposition.” In a dissent- ing opinion, Justice Robinson says the judges who agreed in. the majority opinion of the court held that McCue was not libeled so much by the blind- pig allusion as in the coupling of his of the Minneapolis Chamber of Com- merce, who ‘had: frequently been at- tacked by the Equity publication as an enemy to the farmer. FARGO HUMBLED BY MANDAN BOYS Fast Morton County Seat Team Defeats Gate City Bunch Mandan, N, Dav;Feb. 25:—Fargo, which humbled the capital city bas- Ketball quint on the latter's home floor neraurpeseaes Loptseeannt MONDAY, FEB eeeeaes = OP TTS are Friday night, met its Waterloo Satur: day. ight when, the Mandan ‘biath teated the Gate City by a score O! to 5. Although the Fargoites out: . weighed the Mandan boys _several pounds to a man, ‘the latter had -the better of it from the ‘start. The first half closed with the score standing. 13 . to 4. In the second half, Mandan piled up eighteen more points and held its opponents down to one. The game was ,charatterizéd by rough work thruout. The heavier visiting agere- gation had the better ‘of it in ‘this particular. . The attendance was the largest which ever has witnessed an inter- scholastic basketball game in Mandan, and when victory for the locals be- came assured, the: big crowd went mad, Fritz Tavis, fast left, guard for the Mandanites, was. put out of commis- sion-in the second half, and his place was taken by Leslie McDonald, who did effective .work:,. Walter Toepke and Conrad Kalberer played the for- ward positions for Mandan; Archie Ol- son was at center, and. Vernon Peters right guard. Eddie Tobin. and County Superintendent of Schools H. J. Jen- sen refereed,., ita “I LOVE YOU" AT ORPHEUM TONIGHT ‘ era “Js an investment ‘which the ‘exhib- itor should ‘seriously consider. Alma Rubens, “a: distinct type ‘of beauty,’ adds considerable. charm to the role ‘of the peasant girl. 6 There are a number of exterior set- tings of an Italian vilage and a Venice waterway that are staged witha fine sense. of artistry."—Peter Milné, Mo- tion Picture News. , “The scenes have ‘much artistic merit, and the cast, has been chosen with : ‘discretion. dase bens looks very. beautiful as the Ital- jan girl and reflects the soul of.the character all..through the story.”— Edward Weitzel, Moving Picture ‘World. : “A modern romantic drama which is by far. the most picturesque and imaginative of its recent output. . . Alma Rubens had the advantage of being perfectly cast as the lovely but revengeful peasant girl and by, her efforts made the character seem alive.’—Alison Smith, Morning Tele- graph. 2 “I Love You” is a super-feature in seven acts and will be presented .at the Orpheum tonight at regular prices: Alma Rubens will be remem- bered having appeared in “The Gown of Destiny” a short time ago. JONES HAD A POOR MEMORY Husband. Blamed Wife for Not Turn- , «'Ing Off Gas in Stove—Forgot He Shut Off Meter. © Speaking at a dinner, Senator George W. Norris of ‘Nebraska referred, to the beauty of having a good. memory, and fittingly’ related, this story. > At eight o’clock in the morning one day last summer’ the Jones’, took trunks, grips \.and: :sultcases, -and hustled for the railroad station: :Tweh- ty minutes later a taxicab dashed: up” to the Jones house and, out jumped Jones. Sieger “What's the matter, old map?” asked a ‘kindly. disposed nelghbor.. “Forget your railroad ticket?”. a i “No,” ‘answered Jones, . showing symptoms ‘of ‘ peevishness. “My wite left ‘a kettle ‘of water boiling on the gas stove. Didn't think of it until we reached the station. You-can. always depend on a woman to have a mem: ory like that.” ° t So saying, Jones unlocked the door and hastened into the house. In about 1wo minutes. he. came out again with his features puckered into a peculiar twist... 5 “How did -you find 1t?” cheerfully; asked the neighbor. “Sizzling to beat a locomotive, 1 suppose.” “No,” -gulltily answered Jones, fe had forgotten that I had turned th gas off at the meter.’ ee Seattle Becomes Island. They have been making Seattle look something like New York, only in the provess Seattle gets a water front of more than 130 miles as against New York's 43 (that ts, Manhattan's), says Boys’ Life. This winter you will “bound” Senttle like this:” “Seattle is bounded on the. east by Lake Wash- {ngton, deep fresh water about 28 tniles long and three to five wide; on the south’ and west by Puget’ Sound (salt); and on the north by the new deep water lock canal, completed at's total cost of nearly $5,000,000, to say nothing of the cost of regrading the streets, building new: bridges, and do ing other things to adjust the city.te the change.” The change Includes the dredging of the new waterway to Lake Union in the:very heart of Seattle.'The two lakes named are-nine feet above the waters of the sound at high tide. The new canal will take the larzest merchant ships afloat, which is doing enough, for it’s only, the ehips afloat ‘that count. rere From Stanton—State's.Attorney and Mrs, H.L. Berry of Stanton have een Bismarck visitors for the last week. Cablegram from France.—'All well —Love,” reads a terse cablogram re- ceived by M, J, O'Connor this morn- ing from his nephew, Arthur Brown. The message was sent Sunday ever ing from “Somewhere | in. France.’ Sergeant Brown loft North Dakota with a Bismarck. company, with which . he also served on tho Mexican border. Mr. O'Connor is inclined to believe name with that of Secretary McHugh} that the boys are taking this means of advising relatives at home of their safe return from the trenchos. | Box Social. A LAlliputian wedding and. box social will ‘be given Tuesday evening, Feb. 36, at 8p. m. under the auspices of the B, 1. C. club at the Second Bap- tist church, 8th and Sweet atrecte, South, ‘All membi ind their friend ‘are‘cordially invited to-attend.) sy cit memme NE Fon *AL A On r typewe O44! ion and 1 commode, Phone erat Sain ‘ 1a tae ie bayhy nity, ‘ Alma fu- , | |