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ipa fearon SENATORS TRY OUT BROWNING SPEED RIFLE New Killer Intended for Destruc- tion of Hyenas Gets Praise “BEST GUN IN THE WORLD”’ Army Official Unstinted in His - Endorsement of American Automatic Washington, D, C., Feb, 28-— Tho latest American contribution to war- fare, the Browning Automatic rifle, was officially introduced to congress Wednesday at a demonstration staged in a remote valley in the hills that sur- round this city. For more than two hours the air was filled with the snarl and crash of the firing, senators and representatives operating -the new weapons for themselves under the! direction of a squad of soldiers from the machine gun school at Springfield, Mass. Allied Representatives Lok On. High army officials, including As- sistant Secretary Crowell, Major Gen- eral Biddle, acting chief of staff, and a score of officers from the British, French, Italian and Belgian missions watched the demonstration with keen interest. There was no target practice, al- though a line on figures shaped like men was battered to pieces by the squad of ten gunners. Members of con- gress also scored repeated hits al- though it was the first time any of them had handled a weapon of this character. Perfect Instruments. As to the performance of the ten guns used, there was not a stoppage or malfunction, despite the fact that hundreds of rounds were fired and the squad from the school had never seen the guns before last Saturday. When firing with the automatic rifles was completed, two Browning heavy machine guns were put in ac- tion. Thousands of bullets were sent streaming across the valley to set the dust leaping on the far hilside. Again there was no malfunction, and the de- monstration was completed with an exhibition of the simplicity oz con- struction, One of the guns being dis- mounted, taken apart and reassembled repeatedly in a few minutes time. Army to be Supplied. These two guns have been selected by the ordnance bureau of the war department. as the weapons with which the army is soon to be‘equipped The automatic rifles used came from factories where the actual production ona quantity scale has already start- ed, Within a matter of weeks, hund reds will be delivered every day, and thousands every week. They are to be the ‘over the top” guns of tomorow as. the French Chauchat is used by French and American troops today. A non-commissioned officer of the de monstrating detachment, who with his associates, has been drilled with every | tyne of weapon used by the allied | troops, including the Chauchat, the only prototype of the new rifle, spoke tor the whole squad when he said: “That’s the finest gun in the world.” | Light, But Terrible. When the invited guests arrived at| the range today they found twenty | men from the school, commanded by Major J. S. Hatcher busy filling mag- azine belts. The ten rifles were un- packed and the visitors were aston- ished at the lightness of terrible wea- pons. They weigh fifteen pounds, loaded with twenty rounds, all of which can be fired in a breath. “Fall in” came the order, and ter of the men stepped into the front rank, each carrying his rifle, and about his waist a heavy web belt, the pock- ets of which bulged with magazines carrying twenty rounds each. Behind him stood his ammunition carrier, also belted, and with two cross belts swing- ing from his shoulders. As the little column swung away to- ward the range the riflemen swung their’guns up to shoulder as easily as they: would an ordinary single shot weapon. At first glance there was nothing to show the extraordinaryily deadly character of their equipment, Twenty Charges Ready. ‘The first firing was semi- automatic, a.feature first developed by the French in-the Chauchat, and which has gone far, it is said, toward revolutionizing trench warfare. Set for this action, the gunner pulls the’ trigger for each shot; but he has twenty charges ready to send at an individual enemy with- out dropping the gun from his shoul- der. The targets flew into splinters as the squad got to work. A second magazine was fired also from the shoulder, with the automatic action set. The ten guns delivered twenty shots each in a flare of sound, almost & single report the firing was #0 fast. The targets and the earth around them were torn by 200 bullets, not one of which was far off its mark. Quickly Loaded. ‘Advancing fire folowed, both auto- matic snd semi-automatic. The line ‘moved across the field, firing from the hip this time, with gun butts rest- ing in metal cups on their belts. The ‘first twenty rounds were ‘delivered as the men were taking three paces. A magazine, pane forward by the | practicable. GMS USPARANT IY DR. CHAS.A.EATON The Rev. Dr. Charles A. Eaton of! | the Madison-av Baptist Church, New York city, is touring the country as a National Service speaker, appealing to the patriotism of shipyard workers in an effort to accelerate work on ships. He was formerly John D. Rogk- efeller’s pastor in Cleveland. BIG YOTEIN HOUSE PASSES SLACKER BILL Only Twenty-One Dissenting Votes to Embryo Law For Draft of Aliens WILL COMPEL WAR SERVICE| Measure Opposed by Administra. | tion as Liable to Cause En- tanglements ‘Washington, D. C., Feb. 28.—The so- called alien slacker bill, to bar from citizenship and authorizing deporta- tion of aliens of draft age who claim exemption from military service, and authorizing the drafting of aliens for agricultural or manufacturing work, was passed by the house ‘Wednesday by a vote of 344 to 21. It now goes to the senate, The administration opposes the bill on the ground that it would embarass with the co-belligerents providing for | the drafting of their nationals resi- dent in this country. Such treaties with Great Britain and Canada have heen signed and those with France | and Italy are about completed. The bill is applicable only to citi- zens of countries at war with Ger- many who are eligible to American citizenship and provides not only that they shall be forever barred from cit- izenship in the United States, but that they shall be deported as soon as The immigration com- mittee in reporting the bill and speak- ers in the house today said it would) not be possible to deport any appreci- able number of affected aliens any time soon, as ships to carry them would not be available. E. C. PHINNEY, ARMY Y.M.C. A. OFFICER DEAD Minneapolis Man Second Y. M.'C A. Secretary to Die in France. New York, N. Y., Feb. 28—The death from penumonia in a hospital in France of Edwin C. Phinney, of Minne- apolis, was reported in a cable mes- sage received Wednesday by national war work council of the Y. M. C. A. Mr. Phinney was a banker in Minne- apolis for twenty years, but went to France in January as a business secre- tary of the Y. M. C. A. He was 37 years old and is survived by a widow. Mr. Phinney is the second Y. M. C. A. secretary to die While engaged in war. work in France, HORSE THEFT CHARGE MADE AGAINST TWO. Minot, N. D., Feb. 28—John and Joe Klingher; brothers, residing in Ward county were arrested: Wednesday on a charge-of horse stealing. Iver Gorthe, was the complainant. Authorities say John Klingher has confessed and will plead guilty. REVOLUTIONISTS CAPTURE CAPITAL, OF DON COSSACKS ePtrograd, Feb, 28—Nowo Teher- kask, capital of the territory. of ‘the Don Cossacks, has. been cantured ‘by. the revolutionary: troops, This ‘an- Bolsheviki Stop Rumanians. 28.—Continuous fig! the government in negotiating treaties |- nouncement was made officially Wed |’ I- | nesday. FAILING T0 FIL The following registrants of Bur- leigh county have failed to file ques- tionaires and are being reported to the adjutant general of North Dakota jas delinquent. The local ‘board, Bis marck, would be glad to, have any information concerning them. It is especially important, if any of them are known to be already in the service of the United States. Lewis Thompson, Bismarck. Johrf Ravich, River Landing, Stephen Swetich, Joliet; 11. ‘Tim J. Murphy, Bismarck, Edward H. Rasche, Baldwin. John Sinkevic, Bismarck. Clarence A. Johnson, Moffit. Edward H. Lindsey, Bismarck, George Mataxa, Menoken. Austin E, Privitt, Bismarck. Ivar Kvan, Bismarck. Steve Millewich, Chicago, Harold Campbell, Lismarck. Walter J. Leith, Park Rapids, Minn. Melvin O. Olson, Bismarck. Ignuts Recillas, Bismarck. Mardisos Vartian, Bismarck . Noshan Nollakan, Bismarck. Fred J, Wright, Nottin ‘Hill, Mo. Harry Redler, Patterson, 'N. J. Nels Johnson, Blackwater, N. Dak. Antranig ‘Meizigian, Bismarck: Gilbert A. Johnson, Driscoll. George Evans, Bismarck. Roy E. Martin, Hibbing, Minn. William Kuichr, Bismarck, Peter Hadzel, Bismarck. Eiber A. Miller, Bismarck. George Davis, Moftit. Carl Madsen, Wing. Edwin Semling, Wilton. Mitke Sttians, Lismarck, Julius Morton, Bismarck. Voehn Keiler, Bismarck. Conrad Bourgen, Bismarck. Byron J. Meade, Redfield, 8. Dak. Chris H. ‘Miller, Bismarck. George Mandrick, Bismarck. Nick Zazuli, Wilton. Tom Erickson, Wilton. Peter Dimitroff, Bismarck, Leonard Coswell, Bismarck. Tofil Sustkiwic, Wilton. Hipolet Strobinski, Wilton. John A. Collins, Bismarck. ‘Percy Everts, Bismarck. Tony Dimitrof, Bismarck Frank ‘M. Hall, Bismarck. Nick Bahas, Menoken. Dan Washen, Bismarck. John A. King, Bismarck. Paul Norich, Bismarck, Frank Morse, Driscoll.~ JAPAN WANTS0. ACT INRUSSIA Would Save War Supplies in Val. : divostok; America Rejects Proposal. { i | Wachintgon. D, C., Feb. 28.—Japan has directed inquiries to the entente powers and the United States gov- | ernment to test their feeling towards | @ proposal ‘to institute joint military operations in Siberia to save the vast quantities of war supplies stored at Valdivostok and along the Siberian railroad. Criticism atshome of the fail-' ure of Japan to play a larger part in the war is said to have been influen- tial in bringing about the negotiations. Officials here refuse to discuss this subject for publication buf itis under- stood that so far as America is con- cerned the proposition when first broached, was not wholly acceptable, ; though the exchanges on the subject, which are still in progress, may result in modifying the government’s atti- tude. PA. LAD IS KILLED ON HONOR FIELD Pershing Reports One Dead, Two Wounded in Action on the French Front Washington, D. C., Feb. 28.—Gen- eral Pershing reported Wednesday that Private Frank Beltinokoff, Erie, Pa., was killed, and Lieut. Robt, R. Cooper, Smithville, Okla., and Private Ziggie Rutkowski, Chicago, were lightly wounded in action on Febru- ary, 24. Private Cyril P. Morrissete, Quincy, Mass., died February 24 of wounds re- ceived in action. POLICEMEN ARE. INDICTED FOR . TAKING BRIBES Mineapolis, Minn. Feb, 28.—Can- celled checks endorsed with the names of two members of the Minneapolis Police force and one former member. BACK ACHE. A harmless and effective prepara- tion to relieve the pains of Rheuma- tism, Sciatica, Lame Back and Lum- bago is Hamlin’s Wizard Oil. It pen- etrates quickly, drives out soreness, and limbers up stiff aching joints nd muscles. You have no idea how useful it will be found in cases of every da: ailment ‘or mishap, when there immediate healing, anti- ition, as in cases of BURIRIGH COUNTY REGISTRANTS LANGE Long List of Men Held as De! Canada, 8. Dak. on a charge of accepting bribes for the. dolph Schneider, sentenced. to ‘state |: MILLIONAIRE late Wednesday. ‘be heard by- the. court, tomorrow. In E ARE REPORTED. linquents and Information Re- | garding Them Requested by Local Draft Board and Attorney General“ Albert E. Ellefson, Bisniarek: ‘Louis Pubalskl,., Bismarck: Otto E. Buege, Bismarck.’ Harry Mosanko, Bismarck; John Ohde, Bismarck. John Herman,. Bismarck. John Mijgvak, Wilton. Joseph Presa,; Bismarck. Arthyr Desmond,.:-Bismarck. Fred _f. Southan,,,.McKenzie. Peter Borich, Gismarck. Howard B. Blyatone, McKenzie. John’ Rahoga,Kaneas City, Mo. James Sharp,.'South Fork, Pa. Herthan Isaacson, Bismarck. Qosmer’ Olenshuk, Wing, W.. .R. Bowers, ‘Bismarck. Nick Regs,’ Blematck, * Franz 0; Ketfer; Wing. George ,'Mauridian,. Bismarck. Jacob. Lech, “Bismarck. Shawoot: Holopigias, Bismarck. L. D. Etzel, Butte, ‘Mont. Arthur. P. Bowers, Bismarck; Tony Pavich, Gismarck. Vogoshag Azarian,: Bingham, Utah. Jake Gakcak, Wilton. Henry Armstrong, ‘Dorking, Ont: ‘Melvin Faile, Bismarck, : Carl. Nelson, ‘Bismarck. Gotleib: J. Kauck, Bismarck. Sander Severson, Elbow Lake, Minn | Kivon’ Ngo, Bismarck: John ‘Millet, Jemmel, Minn. Margareto Gallardo, Bismarck. Nick: F, Etientie;’ Wadena, Minn. Triklby L. Demey, Menoken. John Zill, Chicago, 1. ° ‘ Albin: Lundqujst; Evanston, Ill. John Trutte, Superior, Wis, Stanley, Vanatowich, Wilton. . G. J. Bates, Bismarck. George W. Langet, McKenzie. Dan :Drach, Chicago, Ill. ‘Hubert E. Hetghiington, Bitter Lake Ure igae tl t Frank E. Mathason, Wilton. Thomas F. MeGovern, Elk Point, ‘Mike Wakech, Binmarek. Peter Paschke, Bismarck. Herman Miller, George, Il: George Kohler, Bismarck. Joseph :Von Ehr, Bismarck. Adolph ‘Alacosta,' Bismarck, Frank Molet, Bij John Banirez, Bismarck. Oscar “M.-Andeérépn,’: Bismarck. A. Williams, Bismarck. Harry Nordian, Bismarck, Vere Hilton, Wing.” * ; Andrew Latva, Baldwin: Mike, Lessen, Wing, .* 1 Christian C.: Herttz, Bismarck. t st i t today’ brought ‘abot “their indictment protection of .a disorderly. house. Ru- prison two weeks* ago as ‘keeper. of the house, produced the .checks, and bank statements tocorroperate them, . Carl Miller, now serving ,at- Camp Dodge with the national army,. is one of the men indicted-and it,is declared doubtful if he canbe brought back. Officers Patrick’ O'Rourke-.and Carl E. Moline are the other, two: ; out Y Sand IS «CONVICTED OF BLACKMAIL Ailanta, Ga., Feb; BI: W. Cook, charged with atte gto vlackmail Asa. G. Chandler, milionaire mayor of Atlanta was ‘found guilty by a jury He was-sentei:ced to’one’year in the penitentiary and pay a tine of $1,000 the taxtgur, penalty for the misde- meanor. . Motion for a new trial: for Cook will the meantime Cook. was placed under | Attorney General ‘Warns Presi- cles is a plot against the life of Presl- dent A. C. Townley of the Nonpartisan league, unearthed by Attorney General William S. Langer. chief, the attorney general says: copy of a letter I received today from one of my investigators employed by. this office. if you for some time to come would exercise extreme precaution for your Personal safety. The man mentioned as making threats .against you is a peace officer.” A “The letter referred ‘to. follows; general:—Just got here and on the '|.way up from ———] heard some trav- eling men talking, and they wefe very bitter against the league, especially on account of the league mei some communities organizing cooper- aive stores in’ North Dakota. do with those Nonpartisans: they do in Minnesota’ One man sald that Mr. Of the state) was at Bismarck, tryin to get a chance to get Townley in @ crowd, where he could knock bim down. paid and it in the United States, but he did not get the chance at Bismarck, and it was too bad, as it would have made! him famous and: he could have got anything he wanted, afterwards. ing men making these statements, . but on foot'to pull off a stunt of this kind. 1 do not know Townley personally, &. look-out handy when Mr. Townley: Edwards’ pointmént that he was unable ‘to’ do; the job at Bismarck, my infor: "| said. ed to’ Attorney: General's office.” While the Attorney General's office | claims to have the names of the men| concerned in this’ plot, it’ declines to ‘make them public. |ing men diclaim any knowledge of such a plot or of any desire on their) Bart to. “get Mr. Townley.” They al sp protest that they are not concern- ed in the Townley chain stores, that dnly one or two ofthese institutions are operating in the Bismarck: terri- tory, and-that the amount of business | by gan’ league has been severely censured | for’alleged lack of patriotism, in re Kick Oa REA N CAE ARS AED 1 SN RNR my elo ech LANGER FINDS | PLOT AGAINST CHIEF TOWNLEY dent of Nonpartisan League Gun Men Seek His Life TRAVELING MEN AFFECTED Alleged Scheme, Says Official Sleuth, Was Revealed by Grip Knights’ Telk The latest Sensation in capitol cir- Ina letter to his|:he “Dear Mr. Townley: “Enclosed find I believe it would be well “Hon. William Langer, attorney ers bere he traveling men said: ‘We’ ry and. get the defense committe: to] 5 ei N peace offiger He paid his fine was to be), ould ‘be the biggest thing “I did not’ know any of the travel- rom the talk I heard there is a plan A 0 you had better write him to have is in public, as the man picked-to ate) jack Townley. It was quite a disap- | ——_—— Investigator, att fa ‘Bismarck travel- hey are doing is not sufficient to give! fhe commercial travelers selling. legi inate houses any. cause for alarm. ‘President Townley of the Nonparti-, See, STANDARD RIGS: a bond of $2,000. A_ Stubborn Cough Loosens o Right. Up is komereide Soa fo a wenden fer quick ita. 3 ead fowres’ tha then ther bh remedy. rs ee ite Suciser} oe me seen‘ infiveno mee, a ight’e | ae it foe row To make this splendid siiah syrup, pour 2% ounces of Pine: Forthj.“imtora pint bottle; and All tho bottle with plain granulated sucar and shake thoroughly. You then # fall pint—a family. Vang ines ‘ Paes ina trated compound id” di ttn task your sie Span cept any: an boa. car Abeolute or winter NOW home with the troops. “caterer” was found by some -Tom- mies in the Holy Land-and he:iq now, @ full-fledged cook for the British. Br to bea 19 et fi you es afew ‘Cleanse the bicod the bowslaand theliver | tents -affli iets vlake one ¢r two night We and 25¢ WE MOST HAVE MORE OL | TOMMY DOESN'T DRAW COLOR LINE “IN COOK k KITCHEN “;| aration, ‘A good cook, in ‘Jommy's opinion, is hard to find. So when one appears is naturally invited. to make’ hi This aged olutions adopted by commercial trav: elers in-segsion in Minot, Grand Forks and. Bismarck. He _ hi with resolutions condeming the travel: ers, who have been referred to in one, Townley publication as “excess bag: gage,” plimentary terms. retaliated parasites” and in other unco! Bismarck travel- to whose attention Langer's alleg- ations have come brand-it as another chapter, in this warfare, It {s prob:| able that on the return of Grand’ t Councillor. John L, George, supreme officer of the United: Commercial Trav- elers for the Dakota-Minnesota do-, | in, to Bismarck a formal demand. be-made upon Mr, Langer to re- veal what he knows about this plot and. to either convict the traveling | maf. whom he impugns, or to free the fraternity from the odium of the libel which he has fastened upon it. A, Townley organ treats the Langer PIMPLY? WELL, DON'T BE! ‘People Notice It, Boil aad with Dr, Ed _ Olive nae uu get B B package t. sive Tables ae te taken the their action is geatle and of atid irritati to one “who SS cae Tablets is » cursed’ with “a cfective result i f ‘ for a week. how much-bettes you. feel and look. engely, ‘March | | guard, an letters in all seriousness as, “evidi that this gang (referring to ‘represent: {tives of the interests that the league’: ‘fg fighting) has gone so far as to hire . strong-arm men to mob representa: ° | tives ofthe, league.” |. Bismarck travelers point to the fact | that Mr. Townley recently spent sev-\ ' ral days In Bismarck, that ‘he came} jand went, between his hotel and the | capitol, and from his hotel to the of- fices of Referee in Bankruptcy O’Hare | as he pleased, without, an armed: a. without baee ory son of molestation. Mr. ‘ownley.. haeks assert, is very well known in Bismarck and could easily have peen pointed out to the ‘gang's hired thug.” had such a creature existed. -GURED HIS RUPIURE 1 was bad ‘ruptured while lit* ing runk: several. years ago. Doctor a my only hope of cur? was an O ‘Trus! did) me. no good: Mpally | got hol hing’ thet: tulekly \d- A u f was fo onseason, 1 erable: “Lbave not will give tyll information about ho’ you ay find ‘a complete cure witl put optration, “1f you: white ‘to mi Bugene M, ie |» Catpent 308 Marcellua Avene, Manasquan, N. J: Better cut/out this notice and phow); It fo auy*otbera ‘who are ruptured. on may dave @ lite or at least stoi the misery of rupture the wo! and danger of an operation. BASKET: BALL MANDAN HIGH: * . NS. . "BISMARCK ‘HIGH ato é FRIDAY EVENING : 'H. S. oe 8:30 pm Mm. . ' SPECIAL MEN'S MAD. "RAS AND PERCALE SHIRTS _ SOFT CUFFS, DETACHED | | COLLARS 2100 1 VALU! “$1 00 wags 'BOLOTHING. sor | 870! ber box. 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