The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 6, 1918, Page 8

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ROSEN'S CLOTHING STORE ONE STORE ONLY—We have no connection with any, other store in the state of North Dakota - FIRST MILLION MEN NOW SAFE ON OTHER SIDE Provost Marshal General Crowd- er Announces New Move- ment Will Be Pressed Washington, July 6.—Preparations are now being made by the allies on the western front to meet another heavy German assault, General March chief of staff, told newspaper corres- pondents today at his weekly confer- ence. = * ‘ Moving Second Million. As to the participation of the Unit- ed States in the war, General March had nothing to announce except that the first million men, having been em- barked for France, movement of the second million is being pressed. Continual Nibbling. The situation along the western front, he said, has developed into “‘con- tinual nibbling” by allied forces with complete success being obtained. The most important of these minor raids, | | from the American standpoint, was the attack on Vaux on July 1. Attack on Vaux. by the ninth-and twenty-third infan- try, supported by: the: 12th, 15th, and 1t7h field artillery, ‘all -of- the second division, under command _ of. (Major | General Omar ‘Bundy. ‘The success ‘at- ained there has been comrletely jon- ; solidated, subsequent counter-attacks oy the Germans failing to cause the slightest withdrawal, from the terri- tory occupied. . ie On the Italian front, the general said, the situation has come down to the complete occupation by the Ital- ians of the southern bank of the Piave river, except for one very small sec-; tor. ~The point still held ‘by the Aus- trians is three and one-half by one and one-half miles, while the general Italian advance was over a nine mile front. ie BUY W. S. 5.——— * CANADIAN TROOP | SHIP GOES ASHORE | | Ottawa, Ont., July .6.—A | Canadian troop ship, the City | of Vienna, has gone ashore on the Atlantic coast. All the troops and the crew were safely removed. Official an- nouncement regarding the vessel was made here today through the office of the | chief press censor. : | It is though the ship will be a total loss. | KS The attack on Vaux was carried out The Oldest and Largest Bank in this section of the State IS YOUR LIBERTY BOND SAFE? No one but yourself or some person duly author- ized by you can obtain possession of your Liber- ty Bond_if it is placed in our Safe Deposit Vault Furth- ermore, it is absolutely for safekeeping: protected against fire. The rental charge of a private box in our vault large enough to hold your Liberty Bond and many other important papers is only $2.50 a year. Come in today and see for yourself the interest- ing features of our vault equipment. ‘ | | sentative NO ACTION OW WIRE CONTROL. NOW PROBABLE Believed Congress Will Recess Until August Without Tele- graph Resolution Washington, July 6.—In letters to- day to the chairmen of the congres- sional commerce’: committee, Presi- * | dent Wilson, said it was critically im- portant that congress pass the resolu: tion authorizing him to take-over tele- graph and telephone lines before the midsummer recess, planned: to begin || tonight. Writing to chairman Sims, of the house committee the president ex- pressed gratitude that the house act- ed so promptly in sing the resolu- PROVIDENT MEN END INSPIRING ANNUAL CONPAB Unusually Successful Conven- tion Comes to a Close This Afternoon TOOK IN THE CARNIVAL Friday Afternoon and Evening Devoted to Entertaining Social Stunts Ae decidedly successful statewide .comterence of district and general agents of the Proviuent Insurance Co. ot Bismarck ‘came to a close this at ternoon, 10llowing two days of help. ful sessions during which every phase of the hie insurance ousiness was thoroughly ‘disgyssed... While business wa sal tne fore, the social side was not neglectéd:) friday atternoon tne wives.of the visiting agents were en- tertained with’ automobile rides to points of-interest about the city, and im the evening a chicken. dinner was tendered agents and their famities at tne Country club, with the company as host. O'Connor's orchestra played dur- ing the feast, and following the din- ner Henry Halvorson led the. con- course inthe singing of patriotic hymns. Rev. George Buzzelle gave one of his eloquent patriotic addresses, which everyone thoroughly enjoyed. “pollow your leader” was tne order of the evening's: entertainment, with State Agens F. W.. Beck in the role of¢ leader. Mr. Beck Jed his associations a devious and wild and wierd course through the carnival grounds, over the top, into the:kangaroo court and onto the liks’. dancing /floor, and: it was weil past..midnignt before taps was sounded. The “bunch” perforce dur- ing the evening, maching in lock-step, twice visited the Elks’ kangaroo court, where they pdid their respects and al- so some money, to Chief Justice An- drew 4 Bruce, who i nturn gave two of his fatherly: talks, filled with good counsel and ‘fine advice. Everybody found digging: a good policy, even tho it did ‘not insure the digger against further risk, This morning at 10, the Hon. C. L. Young ot Bismarck, vice president and | general counsel, addressed the agents on “Legat- Phases of Life Insurance.” and Director “J.: 1: Bell, vice president of the \Firgt, National. bank of Bis- marck; spoke, on.“‘Life, Fnsurance Poli- cies‘a ga Basis tbr'Credit.”’ The final sesison” opened at’ 2 thi- ‘afternoon, when the ‘convention. resolved itself into a forum for the discussion of any of any’: question .of/ interest’:to-:the agency force.’ ;W..H. Bodenstab, medi- cal direttor, addressed the agents on the subject of medical examinations. The second annual convention of the Provident field force came’ toa close with “this session, It has. been a source of réal ingpiration:to everyone of the’ fifty live:insurance specialists who atterded. and Bismarck has found pieasure.in entertaining such a repre sentative, gathering of progressive orth’ Dakotans who during the first six months ‘of’ the ‘present. year have put $2,500,000 in: new: business on the books of their company. ——BITY. W. VAN LEAR WILL |, BEREMOVED IF ‘RIOTS PROGEED Governor J.,A. Burnquist Makes Flat Threat: Against Mill City Mayor St. Paul, Minn,, July .6.—Governor J. A: A. Burnquist announced today that an investigation of conditions in- cident to the newsboys strike in Minn- tion yesterday -and expressed the hope that members of the house might influence members of the senate ‘in pressing for action there before the recess. Democratic Leader Martin, Senator Simmons of North Carolina and Repre- ctiKmehnaj,o sentative Kitchen, majority’ jeader of the house, after a conference, arrang- ed immediately to go to the white house to present the situation to the president and urge him not to hold congress. ae Wasihngton, July 6.—oenator ‘Mar- tin of Virginfa, majority leader, an- nounced today in the senate that the soncensus of opinion in both houses was to have congress recess tonight until August without action by the senate on the house resolution author; izing the president to take over tele- graph, telephone, cable. and radio lines. At the white house it was said Pres- ident Wilson intended his recent let- ter to Senator Martin as a request Ithat congress pass the resolution be- {fore the recess but there was no indi- \cationt as to whether the president {would make any further move to em- vhasize his desire. | When word came of Senator ‘Mar- |tin's announcement, white house’ of- jfictals declared the president. had said he was “keenly anxious” to have the resolution passed bé@fore the re- cess and had so informed leaders: of | both houses BUY W, S. S.———— Why Called “Bloodhounds.” Bleadhomnds were first known ag }southhounds, owing to their ability fo track the deer, wild boar or the wolf When the wounded. gaine broke away and was lost these good-nosed dogs Were used fn. tracking the quarry ‘by the blood tratl, and hence they were | finally called b’*odhonnds. | ey Ww. 8. a + TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY {immo ROOMS — partly furnished. 2 “411 8th Street. “Phone “783 , 76 2t eapolis is being made today, and he reiterated his declaration of last night that he will remove: Mayor Thomas Van Lear and Louis Harthill, chief of police, unless Jaw and order are enforced. “i Governor Burnquist’s ‘announcement of an investigation was a reply to a statement issued,’ by Chief. Harthill last night, in which he declared that conditions were ‘not as bad as they had ‘been: represented to the governor. “I¢-I find today that the laws are not properly enforced in Minneapolis, a special meeting, of the state safety commission will be called immediately to recommend definite. action in .the matter,” Governor Burnquist said. Harthill told the:goyernor ‘over the telephone that police are doing, and will do, everything in their power to prevent strike disturbances. ——— ay Ww. 8. ~ IMPAIRED CROP PROSPECTS GIVE - MARKETS BOOST Drouth in Canada Makes Higher Prices on This Side for Corn and Oats —— e Chicago, July © 6.—Impaired crop prospects in* Canada, the result of drought, "have dowe a good deal this week to bring about’ sharply higher prices here for,corn and oats. Com- pared’ with a week ago, corn this morning was up 3 5 3-4 cents and oats 5-8 cents to 2 cents. Provis- ions showed net gains of 45. cents to); $1.15: Announcement ‘that -by government orders the consumption of wheat in Canada -would be much curtailed be- ginning July 15..gave the first jolt which traders ‘here’ received as to conditions north “ef, the, international border. Corn prices ‘immediately be- gan a notable upward swing. Simultaneously huge export sales of oats. caused’ independent strength in the oats market here.. Advances, . in. ,jprovisionc chiefly came from disclosures that western BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE HUNS INACTIV UNDER ALLIED LOCAL THRUSTS va No Resumption of Strong Offen- sive Movements, But An- other Blow Is Making AMERICANS HOLD GAINS With Australiarts Are Standing Pat on Ground Recently Taken on the Aisne (BY THE ASOCIATED PRESS.) Successful allied thrusts in local ac- tions have not yet drawn from the enemy a resumption of his strong of- fensive movements, but there is lit- tle doubt that another German blow is in the making. but for the moment, at least, a lull has come in infantry activit}/on the western ironi. ——— bi Cattle Tick oe, that her soil was nt last! free had been lifted from the last M going forward with a rush. stock raising belt of the United States. Heaven grant that day comes quick Twelve years ago, 362 square wi by the fever carrying cattle one-half times as great as France, cattl made real/success impossible, ‘This reg! cattle country in the land, for the pest Germany’s offensive begun on siarch 21, is not condpleted, and the Germans have yet to win a strategically vital point. Another strong effort prob- ably greater than any this year, has been awaited by the allies for several weeks. General Foch has employed {the past week or more successfully by improving his positions at various points along the main front, Ameri- can, British and French troops help- img in taking valuable ground and more than 5,000 prisoners from the en- emy. Except north of Albert, where the Germans regained some ground, the enemy has not been successful {n attempted counter attacks. In sever- al instances no effort was made to dislodge the allies from their gains along the Somme, north of the Aisne anc between the Aisne and the Marne. Australian and American forces hold strongly to the recent gains south of the Somme and the French are jm- proving the ground recently taken north of the Aisne. The stronges: en- emy artillery fire is bems directed against other sectors than theee, namely, southwest of Ypres anid south of the Aisne. Continue Minor Operatiens. General Foch probably will continue to harrass the enemy in minor «:pera- tions, but the belief is held vy some military observers that he might sur- prise the German command by strik- ing in force at a vital point His man power is increasing and his artillery and ‘aerial forces predominate over the same services on the enemy side. In the past week ‘British airmen 1ave accounted for 195 German machines while’ 52 of their own failed to return. Fighting activity on the Italian front is becoming more general but it is not very severe at any one point. Near the mouth. of the Piave ‘the Italians have gained further ground and taken 400 .prisoners.* Between. the. Brents and. the Piave, on the mountain. front, vance and repulsed enemy: efforts. Austrian attacks on the Asiago pla- teau. west of the Brenta, were ‘broken up by the Italians. ? Transpart Sunk. * Another. American transport has beén sunk by’ a German. submarine while returning from Europe. The ves~ sel, the Covington, remained afloat for several hours and only 6 men are missing. The Covington was:a former German steamship and measured 16.- 000 tons. BUY W. S, §.——— BISMARCK MADE Fig. 1. Fig. How MISSISSIPPI FREE Fig. 1 shows Mississi under quarantine. Fig. 2 shows the state in 1916. Over half the counties In several other counties (indicate , but many counties were 8! e cleaned up and released {r« From that time to this, the United waged a stegdy fight against this scourge. Pest Driven From Mississipi: After 12 Years’ Fight. « ; By P. G. HOLDEN ISSISSIPPT recently held a-jolliticatio: to celebrate the glad tidings and spread north and east ult it covered most of the old South, climate and good pasturrge seem to invite the m' Banished of cattle tick and that the quarantine county in the state. In the. 12 years’ war, 379,312 square miles of territory in the, southern’ states have been reclaimed for healthy stack, and the vampaign to reclaim the rest is now Opposition to the federal, progrant has almost ceased, and the South is looking forward to the day when she will be the chief iy! There is need of It. a ites of the United States were infested tick, This meant that over an area, three and e raising was under a handicap which ion included some’ of the finest natural entered ‘Texas across the Rio Grande ‘where mild wtiplication of herds. 2. Fig. ‘3. D HERSELF OF TICKS. i as it was in 1910—entire state filled with, cattle ticks and cleaned of d by shaded portions) eradication work til “black.” Fig. 8 ahows Mississippi in om quarantine. States Department of Agriculture has Its weapens were poison and starvation; it poisoned the ticks by dipping the infected herds, ‘and starved them by keeping stock out of infected pastures. and intelligent co-operation of the farm tion was hard to secure. Indeed, there ers, and for a long time that co-oper was active opposition in many cases; f only a few years ago some dipping vats were blown up by dynamite in one of | the rural counties of Mississippi. This great achievement, which : ext: ended free-tick territory clear to the | But this required the cordial ‘ Gulf of Mexico, is of immense importance to the South as {t inaugurates a new era in live stock raising in,the Cotton Beit. It is equally. important to the northern cattle grower as it will open a great field for blooded stock from the the Italians have made a slight ad would not let me-and ‘I was’ dizzy. North which has been kept out of the South because of the tick. American Fighting Spirit and Courage Is Bring Commendation (Continued From Page One.) with them, but an officer came along! and sent them to'the rear. j Had to Fight ‘Like a Man.?> “Then we went on and had. about reached: our ‘ objective ‘when — some- thing hit: me -in the leg and’ I weitt down. I tried to get up but ‘my leg: While I was on my:knees 1 saw, two boches charging at me with fixed bay- onets. .I had'the butt of my rifle rest- ing on the ground, my finger;on the trigger, and ‘I fired when they were about ten yards away. One of ther fell “over. dead,..but the other kept} }coming.and was on me before I could ' throw in a fresh cartridge. Then I Ruew I had to fight him with the hay- onet like a man.’. So'I got to my feet. SENATE FAVORS $150,000 LIGNITE duced by Senator, Gronna of.North ‘Da- kota appropriating $150,000 to be ius- ed bythe secretary of the interior to Anvestigate the practicability: of “utll- the production of fue) ofl, gasolinéand other by-products: was ‘passed by the | senate. Lignife, is found’ praincipally “in North and South Dakota, Texas,” ‘Ala- bama, Arkansas. Lou(sidna. ‘Mississip- pi and ‘Montana, but because of physi- cal difficulty in’ connection ‘with: its storage and use now it is not extens- Washington, July 6A’ bill, intro- izing: lignite not only as fuel, but in’ somehow and as he jabbed at me:with his bayonet I parried it with my rifle and then swung the rifle to his head as hard as I could. The blow broke his. skull and he went down. That's | all I remember until I woke up andj found a chum beside me. He had gone out and brought me back.” That finished the personal story of this boy, who had fought and killed ively utilized. SLACKER DEPOT FOR 'U. §. ARMY St. Paul, Minn.. July 6.—Dismarck. N. D., will be made an additional de- livery point for alleged draft evaders, according to official information re- reived here from Washington. The in- formation received at Fort Snelling and at the state adjutant general's of- fice, urged that a powerful, drive to round un’ slackers, be started as soon as possible. ‘ rey BUY W. Sib THE WEEK’S WEATHER. Washington, July 6—Weather pre- dictions for the week. beginning Mon- day, issued by the weather bureau to- day. are: Great Lakes region: Showers early in. week in upper lake region and by middle of week in lower lake region; ‘otherwise fair weather indicated. Somewhs+ warmer Monday in upper lake region and Tuesday in lower lake region, nearly normal temperature thereafter. : Upper Mississippi: Some prospect of showers early in tha week, with generally fair thereafter. ‘Tempera- tures somewhat above normal. Ancient “Cathay.” Cathay was ab old name of China by which that country was known to En- ropeans during the middle ages. ‘The British Encyclopedia says: “Cathay Is divided from Khital, the name which was properly that of the kingdom es- tablished by the Khitan ‘conquer- ors. In. the northern provinces of China about A. D. 907 and was sub- sequently applied to the whole of China." Khitm is still the Russian name for “hina. “ * MOVIE MEN ENGAGED IN PRODUCTIVE WORK Washington, D. C., July 6. Moving, picture players are | classed as “legitimate. the- | atrical: performers” in an-or- der announced today by Pro- | vost Marshal General Growd- er. and draft boards’ are di- | rected to consider such play- | ers, musicians and all skilled persons employed in creation and presentation of moving | picture productions as en- | | | | Why ‘Pay the High Price for a. New Automobile Top? —when you ean have your old top recovered for a very’: ~small cost. | and been wounded, but he had some-, thing else which was very much on his mind. ~ After much hesitation it finally came out. The Little Girl at Home. “I wonder if my little girl at home |; is happy?” he said, anxiously, refer- ring to his sweetheart in Chicago. The correspondent told him she cer- | tainly would be very happy and proud to know how well he had done. , “I hope she will be,” he responded thoughtfully, and then added: “Would it be too much trouble for you to drop her just a line to let her know that I am all right? I don't know when I shall have a chance to write.” We Recover Automobile Tops from $12 Up BISMARCK FURNITURE COMPANY: sy wae 220 Main St. Phone 660 Tribune Want Ads Bring Results. ee eC eee BISMARCK sYou,.Can Enroll at; This MODEL OFFICE PRACTICE school under guarantee:of.a sat- isfactory position as soon as competent or your tuition re-- funded. Send. for particulars. 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