The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 6, 1918, Page 6

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS By Blosser Ed THEY SIMPLY COULDN'T + RESIST SQUIRREL FOOD ; By Ahern AT LAST! IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING DOING CHESTNUT CHARLIE By. Blosser. .«t’ --- ‘BISMARCK EVENING TRIBUNE Soot! « AFTER WE Go AN' WAIT AT ALL DAY SATURDAY For. FRECKLES T' THE SUN \S SINKING IN THE WEST- WIL yi THIS DAY IS MONDAY 2 THE DAY FRECKLES \S Suppose To ARRIVE. say.) You Ww FodLin’ aro: eC TRAIN COMES IN. ATALL = LDON'T CARE IF HE NEVER, COMES: HOME - WONDER -/ WHO HE THINKS HE If ARY How + ? OF FINE BOOBS ~ You AN’ Tose} FOOTPRINTS AND THAT PHONEY NSTERY CAVE GiVE ME A 56 PAINS HERE Youve BEEN TH DEPOT COME NO YEAH, IE WE MEET HA WELL GET ALL STUCK UP O ARE A PAIR to F pionT THAT OWNS “H’ FOOTPRINTS- WHY ‘CAUSE YOURE. 'FRAID, THATS’ way | Ge WAIT HERE- cL — AN’ BESIDES 1 AIN'T GONNA WASTE AN TAME WAITINY FER. NO TRAIN — WHATS THAT: ND OUT WHATS INIT THAT YoU GO IN AN’ FIND ouT? GO IN AN’ FIND . ; ours vy DROFESSOR. " 0 STNAINS ABSOLUTELY STEP yr TRAIN-+ HEAR IT Toortin 2? ale HURRY UP! Aan RAR! CAVE OF MYSTERY MY EAR: \LL TURN TH’ BLOOMIN’ PLACE INSIDE ouT’! EpiToRS Note - GUARANTEED RESULTS “TOMORROW ~~ “foBASCO ! EVERYBODY {, \ CLEAR our ! TOSTEY TELLS. ‘HOWBOYS WENT INTOTRENCHES Mandan Boy Writes Interesting- ly of Flickertails’ Bap- . tism of Fire CHUNK HACKED FROM HELL Front Really Not So Bad as Ma- sonic Temple Fire at Gratid Forks in 1911 Somewhere in France, April 10. Last evening 1 was standing in the “Gare du Est” when one of the gmooth running little Franch loco: Motives snaked’a song string of dinky “Hommey” cars into the depot. The train debauched hundreds of American soldiers, it seemed. Fi They were ‘bound for the Eritish front to stand shoulder with the Can- adians, the French, the Britishers, Australians, New Zealanders, Kilties. They were the first men to be moveu directly into action, not gver 3 after General Pershing made fi ous offer of the American avaifable forces to be used at the direction of the allies. wees oh ORE Whese boys were largely regulars who had been in France for some time, but. there was a, goodly, percent- age of them from other regiments, in: cluding North Dakota. I stood there with a friend observing them. “Noth- ing sullen or laggard about that out- fit, but the very embodiment of aler: physical perfection. 1 \ “Hello Tosty,” shouted somedne and I half turned to seé who was cali- ing: “Hello, Jim!” I shouted back anda he:hurtled out of a box car door and pushéa fils way through the crowd to} where I was. standing. It was a Grand Forks boy, who,had been transferred from the old 164th. Can't tell you his last name. “How’s things coming?” he queried, and then plied be with a rapid string of: questions concerning the old Firs: North Dakota and the changes whici: have been miade. : f ahswered as best I Gould, wondering what ‘made - his voice so husky. And then came my turn. 3 His story was something like this: “Well, you sée, we got into the new outfit and saw considerable duty up front. The damnéd Dutch let drive a lot:of gas at us; killéd some of them and puta devil of a lot of us in the hospifa& That’s what's the matter; with my voice. w. We had to have our lesson. 1 Chunk Hacked out of Hell. doLet me ‘give it-to you straight,’ hevsaid. “You know a lot of, us| that that, the ‘front’ and tHe’ firing line was a little chunk hacked out of hell and set-down in France. That's the way. it always lookéd to use wher | de pictured it after reading war de-| striptions.. “Remembers the Masonic | temple fire*in Grand Forks back inj 1911? Well, that’s an example. We! thought the country would be torn to pieces just like, that. building was | by fire. Course, any fire would serve | as'an example—but, you get tlie idea.) “We got up to the front and found a‘lot of trenches sure enough. There were a lot’of. buildings, wrecked. But the grass was just as green and the mud. just the same, and the sky overhead was just as blue or just as cloudy as ‘any place else in France. It: was not. such a-great change after all and we got over the shakes and Nerves and didn’t take it half serr- ously enough. That's how we got caught by gas... But, believe me, we're But we know better! * going to get them. Wish that the united Staves had a million more mex over here... Why say, 1t seems that the uoys trom the states have not goc auy fear at all. rrobaniy because umey’re fresh at the game and doni Know the nasty work.” The Foghern Voice. “Hey, Foghorn, c'mere, at a pussiig soldier, “Now lisven vo im,’ he cautioues mo. ihe, chap came ove rto Where we were Sidauuig. “Witauaya want?” he croaked, “Want .o near you (atk, said Jim. “Aw, ue a gas mask Over your jaw. VN woomy tang war tiny Bau,” wad ne walked away. a Luc Jim-nas succeeded in waat he called Koghoin tor, to demoascrace wnat gas uad done to ‘nm. boguorn, was wu name well applied, for tne soldier had a voice way uown into the lowest octave. “Wait till we gec up.there. The talk about’ German military super- iority don't scare us any, The Ger: man soldier is simply torced into the fights by the officers. I know. Take the way they’ve been marching ‘em into the scrap before Amiens. In column of squads and just the kind oz easy meat for the machine gunners. Some of ‘em: can shoot, but I'll. bet the Americans can out-shodt them ten to one. “Well, s'long, there's old Oui’ Oul whistling. G'luck and say hello to the gang!” And he leaped up into the box car door. ae : ‘That's the way,the Américan forces went at the job ‘of, joining ‘the alliea force.and fighting ‘back ‘the desperate Hie yelleg fi-| drive of the Téutonic hordes. There was otie item in his brief talk tliat, recalled another. interview, J. hac with:a major who had been inspecting the front. “German gunners are no: ina. class with those..of the Unitec States” sald this major, who-{fs at the tiead .of a, machine gun, battalion. “While | was up on the front the ea: emy ‘essayed a small attack and launched upwards of 600 high explos- ive shells at one machine gun battery of four machines. They had the range, but ‘they couldn’t hit and we did not lose a,'single hap Killed, and but, ont man. wounded. He received a slight cut on the chin from a flying dit ot shell. It was. source of great satis- faction to. me. to see thte way the men of the allied army gave praise. to American machine gunners ‘and -arti]- lery. men.” What do the men thing of the foe? 1 think I can sum it up-when T Say that they hold his, as a men, in con: aempt, but a contempt tempered with a wholesome regard for the tricks he lias léatried inthe past ‘three years. That is ‘the way things are. going. There isn’t anything more in the per- sonal line. “Tonight I have been invit- ed out to a chicken dinner, and must saw off to get ready. THe host 1s wen SDEF= LOSE OVER * WAAT HE DOES. Wir HOSE OLD “SILVER | | At top, Mrs. Laura McKee, .Mrs. Cea Meee Gertrude :Bureaa; be- low, Mrs. innie Shaw, Mrs. Minni Wheigiey: , Mrs. Minnie . By PAUL PURMAN There have been women’s bowling téams galore, but Cleveland, 0., is the first bowling center to put over a; {ea mcomposed of women, well past the prime of life. The team is called the Silver. Threads, a name which is not hard to analyze, as every member af the outtit has gray hair. Whe captain of the tcain, Mrs. Min- nie Whelpley, is not’ only the ‘best’ bowler on the team, but she bowis lefthanded. The team has been bowl- ing well above 800 in competition dur- ing the winter and spring... i The team is one of the favorites’ in the Cleveland city tournament for women, which includes 14 women’s teams, among which are thé’ famous Star Bakers, known as one ‘of the best women’s teams in the country. Charles Spiro, ‘formerly of C!'mpat now, with this company. : He: is: regi; inental tailor; the fellow who with to Jamestown and back in three aa on a bet of $100. He at one time worked at Mandan. Charley has a tailor shop down town and being parz French can parley well; incidentally being down town he.can get on the inside or how to get ‘those unusuai things suc\has “poulet.” The other | guest is Cal Andrist of Noonan, editor {of The Noonan Miner. NATIONAL FORESTS TO i CARRY MORE LIVESTOCK. ; , Washington, D. C., (May_4.—-To meet jthe war needs of: the -cotntry, sheep fand cattle will be grazed on the na- | ticnal forests in increased - numbers | this year. Half a million-more sheep {and nearly a quarter of a million more | year, according to the officials of the | forest service. This will bring’the to- | tal number of stock grazed under per- mit to about nine million sheep, 2, 860,000 “head of cattle, and 51000 swine, This increase. is. on. top’ of ‘an in- crease of 200,000 speep and; 140,000 cattle made last. year, whén “it was recognized that the country’s need-for beef, mutton, wool, and. hfties “ealled for the fulest, possible use of the na- tionalforest ranges. Through conserv- ative handling of these ranges for more than ten years their productive- neis has heen’ stadily rising. With the country at war, the secretary of] THREADS” FIND PI! “Mas. Whelpley’s unqualified endorse- full pack marched from Fort Lincotn |@uction>»The-results ot admitting a ‘larger number of livestoekiere, how- Miftcreass. mad .this/. year .are- mainly cattle will be taken care of than. lasi |’ Every .zmember of the team echoed meént.of bowling as fine exercise for women, “know of nothing bettér for, the middle-aged woman ‘than bowling,” Whelpley said. “It takes one’s rcuture_felt it was*necessary to ike some chances ‘of ovéergraving in interest. of larger immediate pro- ever, carefully watched. »The further made possible. by. finding out how a‘- idtional stock can be grazed: without injury to the; ranges, through more in- tensive methods of use. ~ These include readjustments in-the alotments of range, closer utilization of the forage, and. theopening up ot country not before used for grazing stock. to make the new) areas ac “kit has been in’ may ne edsary to con strict trails or driveways. “Watering. GAME IS BEST FOR etn mind off worries and household duties besides providing the ideal amount of DI ical effort, The competition is stimulating and beneficial. 1 believe every woman would feel better if she would take a few hours off every week and bowl.” Thes various increased allowance have been authorized only after care- ful consideration. The largest increase has been made in the Colorado and Wyoming forects where 31,000 additional cattle atta 151,000 more sheep will be grazed. ‘In the state of California there~ will ‘be 137,000 more. sheep. _The™ provision for more Cattle is widely distrivuted through relatively small increases at practically all of the forests. °, In colorado virtually all of the addi- tional sheep to be grazed are owned in small numbers by settlers of the immediate vicinity. . Under present wartime conditions it is no longer ne- cessary to handle sheep in large bands in order to make the handling profit- facilities shave also been improved STATE: ENGAGES able. AGES.IN SEED CORN GAME; 7,000.. BUSHELS TO BE DISTRIBUTED is now in the seed bub selling seed at retail farmers er! state, This corn; 7,000 bushe for the|state by the Uni partment’ of agriculture ton. Three. cars have’ aln@adgygarrivea and about 800"hushels, have eh, sola the past twe-days at $6. per-bushel. Dean J..H: Shepperd at the North Dakota Agricultural college, member of the state,.seed’ committee, is ir charge of this seed corn sale. fle re. been bought by the federal’ depart- ment in New England, quantities hay- ing been secured for North Dakota Acontana, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. This corn comes to the local Agr» cultural college on the ear and is shet- led ‘and tested here before sold as seed. The state seed committee met in Fargo yesterday to go over the seet corn ‘situation. Arrangements, were made for turning any surplus corn. at- ported yesterdi that. the~ corn’ had ter the needs of North Dakota have- WORK THROUG Dickinson, N. 'D., May 3, 1918 The Tribune? | : Lismarek, \N. D. : Im the ‘evening jssue of your paper ct May 3,.an article on the adoptior ‘| of French. children was ‘given, consid: evable space with the conclusion tha! ‘lary one.interested might be referre indirectly, to Minneapolis. .. As few ‘weeke-ago.you published 5, notice of-formation of a commission in Dickingon ‘that’ would look after the work gf the ‘“Fatherless Children o: France" organization in ‘North Da kota. ! avow: it'fs our desire as such: commis- sion to, do: that:work in the name.of North Dakota and not have our state only*represehted through the state of Minnesota. .We_in ,North Dakota are a most@haritable people and feel tha: it is only our just due that we be giv en credit for all the good we do. , Those in charge of the work at.New Yor ‘Kheadquarters are. very anxious that we in North Dakota place our own adoptions and it was througn their urgent. request this commission has been formed. SdRy Would. you therefore kindly inforn: your patrons that those interested .1n the adoption ‘of French children be re- ferred to’ the Dickinson commission of the Fatherless Children jof, France, 1 :will enclose our pamphlet that you may know further of the organization. ‘che Mr, Eyer referred to as treasurer is cashier of the Merchants’ Nationa: hank of -this city. All business i- done in a very: efficient manner. 1 have written ‘Miss Orr and am sure she, too will, be. glad. to place credit to. our own state rather than an- other. Thanking you in, advance for any courtesy you may show, this com: mission and this particular. line. of work, 1 beg to remain, Very. sincerely, ag MRS. -N..J. BLANCHARD. Hditors Note—The article to which Mrs. Blanchard refers was prepargd by .two Bismarck-women and brougn: ‘to The Tribune with a request that-it be published. The Tribune was aware of the organization of a committee for the Fatherless Children of France at Dickinson, but took it for granted that the authors.of this ‘article had: more recent information when they urged that Bismarck forward its contrib. tions throtgh Minnesota. Very natur- prefer. to. work throdgh the North Da kota committee, which has headquar- ters. at. Dickinson. A circular describing the work’ of the organization offers the following information: > deféat militarism. On. the battlefiel is buried the splendid promise oF her young sons. If the old France, forced into this conflict and spending every ounce of energy and manhood in‘ the stftiggle, is to give birth to a | been filled over to Montana ‘ahd north- | west canada... * | ‘Northwest grown seed..corn. isa. scarce article this year, and this sec- | tion had to look elsewhere for its sup- ply this year,”.. said Dean. Shepperd. “The federal government came to our aid and procured the corn for. us. in New England. While this seed is not as. good as the home grown. varieties it is the bes tthat could be had. j ‘This corn, is now being sold to the farmers ‘direct. The past two days a large number have called at the col-, lege for the seed. supply, taking it home in,-their automobiles. .We are now ‘supplying the county agents with all the seed they require and ithe éy- tension ‘depart is urging a large acre- age-of-corn this. year. We -will*need The manhood of Fraticé is dying ‘tc! IN RELIEr FOR FRENCH BABIES Mrs. H. J. Blanchard, Chairman of “The Father- Jess Children of France” Committee, Calls | ‘Attention to Home Organization i ally ,everyone- in North Dakota. wilt| NO NEED FOR NORTH DAKOTA TO: ANOTHER STATE | new. France|“worthy inheritor: of ‘her splendid ‘achievements,.,her ‘children must, be: reared into .a young genera. tion of strength and promises: ...: No greater* work: ¢an‘be -ddne: for France’ thati’ ta. give; ‘these, children the’ charicé. ‘of’ Wwhich’,.thelr’ fathers’ death-has fleprived. th ir. plight is an. emergency which must be met immediately,. for neglect. during one or two. Yearsof the physical,: mental and, moral wellare ‘cf thie. child cannot be repafred latéfe oo at Over one.hundred-years ago France came to.the ausistancé of the: yout Anmeri¢an’ republic: ‘todays.the Kepub- lic‘of France’calls to. América throug the. voice of each of ‘her sons, dyin’ in the cause of f{réédom:.,"I gave ‘my lige. . Will.you help.my little ones?” Ten. cents keeps a child 1 day, in its mother’s ‘home. Josette Three dollars Keeps a child’1 month in its_mother’s home. ... ; + + Thirty-six. dolars...and. -fifty cents keeps. @. child.1 year in its mother’s home. Suoscriptions may be paid by the year, quarteror: month, anda child will. be assigned. tipon «pledge of a year’s care. f Eyery.cent of, the;money subseribea goes to the chiki. Expenses are. me: from voluntary donations for that. pus pose, 2s ye Ge PRY Ah aay The -work’ is, carried .on.. through local -committees,:. each: of j which is Provided .with,.a. list of French .¢h-. dren., ‘Upon’ receipt of .your. pledge: and first: payment,, the. name and: afi- dress of a child will be given you. As these» children. are. “adopted:’. their Names with those of their ‘adoptdrs: are returned to our }rench..cammit- tee... Payments are made quarterly to the mother or guardian: of the.chila, by. postal money order wearing . the name -and address of: the American ‘donor. s z Every. war orphan of France who is certified to bein need and who is being brought up. in‘ his own home. is eligible to this help. ‘With- every quarterly allowance. is sent a letter’ from. the Paris bureau explaining. the friendship. of, America and instructing ‘the child or its mother to write aletter of acknowledgment to the American benefactor. Throu; is personal touch we arc building up, betweea-:the two peoples a lasting and. unbreakable: friendship. You. wilt often: be;.asked. how you may be-stire that the money: wil reach’ the children. Tlie. safeguaras are: first, the character of the Amert- can ahd French. committees ;second, the fact thatevery payment ‘is made ‘on government postal orders that re- main on file andare open. for’ inspéc- tion-and ‘third, and above alt, that the children-and the donor are put. into personal correspondence so that if the child should, fail to re¢eive its remit- tantethe donor would bé notified by the child ‘or its family. it to raise hoks and to feéd the next. fall.” ane . Members of the.state.seed commit: tees who met atthe fe school..yes. terday were. John N. gan. commis: sioner of agriculture and. labor, Dean Shepperd’and W.W,.:Reed of Amenia. Professor Randlett, head of the exten: sion. department, was also. pregent, BHO to the arrival of this seed corn farmers were paying all. the way from -$8. to; $12. per dustel for. ta Tocal seed houses, it was reported yes. terday. © Se es “I believe they haye been losin; money on their seed corn business that becalise so much of it had’to te taken .back by. the dealers ‘becatist found unfit for seed,” said Dean Shep- perd. 1