The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 29, 1918, Page 3

BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE \ UPON WOMEN.AS \ HUSBANDS: FIGHT ‘Americaa, anil, Canadian orice Visiting Loridon Algo Fleeced | \ by Sharpers. GIRLS ARE USED. AS. DECOYS International: Coterie- Using Private; | Houses for’ Games: Operates Un- * disturbed—Tragedy of an Avia- tors. Wife—Women Worse ~~" “Than Men, : London.—There ig @ man. living ir Tetirement: in: one of those fine, ‘up standing old Jacobean’ manor houses not fifty miles from London; a mode country: squire,, popular with: his ten. ants, a thoroughgoing: sportaman; wh: Tides to hounds, most. religieusly ap. entertains: on. the--most: lavish scale, He can: afford. it, His annual trcome ¥ is somewhere.in, the $100,000 line., Yei |. before the. war this particular. mar hadn’t a penny to his name. The secretiof-his extraordinary suc cess Iny tn’ quiet, sumptuously.. fur: nished hack rooms in, quiet,: common: place houses. in: those somber streets that nestle in and. around Mayfair. Chemin de fer, poker, faro, sometimes a roulette wheel, and the gilded idlers of old British. aristocracy would be swarming round like, maths about a candle... They seem to have an intuitive sefise. for such, ‘places, these folk. Where the average Man would pass by without com- ment, they nifige one’s. elbow. and whisper, “That's old so-and;so’s place. if ever you feel inclined for a quiet flutter"—that notorious “quiet. flutter” signifying. anything, from, a five-pound note to $500 or so. Among this select coterie are men, and women of doubtful nationality, who make best: use of, their business for extracting information of their more highly, connected clientele, . ‘This was proved in the case of «recent raid, where the woman proprietor. was discovered. to be. an. agent in German. pay. Thus ther attain. a double ob-:|, Ject. “Women. Worse Than the Men..- But there ig also-another class. who | frequent these pices, Manufacturers from ‘provincial. munition districts, flushed, with. their new and easily won fortunes, and. wishing to, be in the so- cial swim, run blindly into these well- baited tuaps.. Perhaps their unpleas- ant experience. gives them wisdom. They never repeat the performance. They belong to.that eternal type which thinks it can beat the thief at his own game. They, are:gambters for the same reason that,drugtakers and dipsomant- acs are. what they are.. They cant help it..« The women are. worse even than the men. At least 60,per,cent more of tGe other sex.favor.the green table. They take their gambling sertously—dead seriously. To.them, is nothing of the sporting element-of the affair;.it s cutthroat. business. of. pay. and recelve. Once a woman ts seized with ‘the gambling.“bug” nothing on earth cap hold her. It is the first step of the many great, tragedies.of life. Tragedy of an Aviator’s: Wife, Perhaps: one: of the: most tragic in- stances: ofthis nature was. that of the wife of:a commander in the British fly- ing corps. .-Prior,to,the, war he was a. member of. the. stock exchange, and they lived in a. quiet village 30- miles from London. When he joined the col- ors they.sold their, home.and the wife went to live in town—in a tiny flat in Knightsbridge. _ She. was. little. more. than a: child;. and ‘a; charmingly, unso- phisticated one at. that, so. fell easy victim to -the gambler’s .wiles, They, got: hold, of, her through. the maitre q’hotel of .the restaiirant she frequented—even the smartest maitres @hotel_ ‘and head, waiters are: some- times, though unwittingly, the-instru- ments of the confederates, who go. to the restaurants as. part oftheir daily business to get at the lonely men and, ‘women with money: who aresto be dis- covered: in every London hotel. One day a charming woman of distinguished appearance strolled over to her table with a polite request to share it with her. Consent was, readily, glven, aad they got into conversation. The welcome stranger sympathized. with her loneliness, and finished by in- viting her to a dainty{ maisonette off Park lane. After dinner cards were. produced, And) the fleecing had begun. By the time her husband was able to get home on leave and. rescue her the unhappy: woman had been robbed of the best: part of: $20,000. Organized Like a Company. That. is only one of the: brilliant methods employed, This international gang—its, agents cover every city and large town: in’ the world—even in the enemy ‘countries—is organized. like a company; on a. profit-sharing. basis. There are trusted agents at every, port, fashion center and high-class health resort. It is the business of these agents:to live in princely. style, grad- ually worming their way into the con- fidence of the-notables of the locality, giving full detailed reports of their movements and business transactions to a general headquarters, When a moneyed. man o> woman sets out from one.country-to- another the agent at the port. of embarkation wires full particulars of his—or her— Birdseye ‘view: be built in each ofthe: 16. more wounded soldiers. ae business, available capital and intena- ed period of visit to his confederate at the other end. The victim is shad- owed and approached on the train, aboard the ship, even in hotels, Their organization is the acme of thorough: ness. If necessary they will follow a man or woman round the world. Quite the smartest of their indepen dent missions was that established in a sleepy old world village that huge the banks of. a quiet reach of the River ,Thames, The delightful scencry and the ‘picturesque surroundings attvact the niost. exclusive clientele. A family of the most delightful people are al- ways there to, welcome a stranger at all hours—a family of three,- father, mother and beautiful daughter. And the plan of campaign is the simplest and oldest in the world. Girl Is Used as Lure. This particular stretch of ‘water is extremely popular. Punts, canoes and motorboats. go flashing up and down from early morning, until well after ,dark. Half a mile up stream {fs sit- uated. the riverside. annex of one of the most exclusive London clubs. Thitherward every afternoon and eve- ning the beautiful daughter, attired in the most fetching costumes and in the daintiest of dainty canoes, goes pad- dling. The younger members. of the club are also fond of the river. There is a fleeting smile as they pass in mid- stream, and they very soon become ac- quainted. At first the:maiden appears. inclined. to be reserved... There are the proprie- ties to.be observed. She is no fool. It is no use frightening, your fish-at the first bite. But.toward, the end of. the flirtation she relents: somewhat. Her mother-is giving a small dance—“Noth- ing. formal, you,.know; just amongst ourselves’’—that evening, “If Mr.—eh —If, Mr. Jones. will drop in, they. will be: delighted, to see him,” Mr. Jones goes, More often than not he takes a friend. They dance.and are accorded: the most hospitable recep- tion. Mother is there, a ‘charming, statuesque woman in flowing draperies, Father—thecy apologize. profusely—is in a.somewhat merry condition. That ig obvious from the thickness of his accent and his. halting gait.. The vis- ‘itors—in. such delightful, company— there are.numerous.pretty, girls, uncon- scious of snares of the band—pass the: , matter off with a smile and a Jest. But father is not quite so “mellow” as he would have them, belleve, At least there is nothing the least bit un- steady in that. searching glance to which he treats. them from. beneath beetling. brows. And the hand that pours out: the drinks is hardly that of @ drunkard. Soon They Are Fleeced. At last they grow tired of dancing. A friendly hand of bridge is-Suggested as an alternative. Only small stakes are allowed at the start. But as hand follows hand and‘ drink follows drink they increase in value. Between 11 p. m. and 3 a. m. the host and hostess. may make anything from $1,000. to $2,000 out of the gamble—a gamble for them, but no. gamble for the unlucky army subaltern or theimpecunious col- lége. youth. Once they have rid themselves of all their available loose cash they are courteously sent home, with a pressing. invitation to return some other night for their revenge: They don’t fail to accept the.challenge. By the end of a week the whole of their capital may be in the box of their hosts. Young: and fashionably dressed wom- en are. invariably, the decoys of the gambling fraternity. The game is played in the most re- spectable house and among most fre- spectable people. That is the chief dif- ficulty of bringing these criminals to book. Quite recently an American woman wrote to the editor of a London: news- paper giving him particulars of one-of these respectable entertainments, ‘The address of the house was mentioned-in the letter; also the time at which the game, was commenced and the name of the proprietress of the:place, This woman, said the American, had made $100,000 during the war. Many American officers had been decoyed to the place. One lost $2,100, another $1,500 and a Canadian $500 just before leaving for the battle front. Women decoys: were allowed to put their los- ings “on the slate” up to $1,000 and teke winnings in cash. Tribune Waut ‘Ads ] Bring Results. f:one of the grea diers, to be erected in each ‘of the started. te pursue careers of usefulness. capacity to 3,000 beds or more. men as much as possible. the hospital nearest his home. given a renewed grip on life. tackle. The Canadian experience has been that very often these disabled men can make more money now than they were earning _before the war. ST. PAUL IVESTOCK. Hogs receipts 3,600; steady, range $18.00 to 18.20; ‘bulk $18.05 to 18.20. veal calves 0; stockers 50; 50e lower; wethers $7.00 to Sheep receipts lambs $10.00 to 17.00; 18.50. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK. Hogs receipts, | butchers $18.60 to 1 to $194) packing $17.40 sto _ 18. rough $17. 7. bulk $17.90 to pigs, good and choice, $17.25 to | Cattle receipts 15,000; generally steady to higher on beef and butcher stock. Sheep receipts 21,000; mostly 50¢ , lower on killing classes. Choice Wash- ington wethers $14.40. MINNEAPOLIS. CLOSE. No. 1 dark northern 228 1-2 to 238; arrive 223 1-2 to 226. _ : No. 1 northern 221 1-2 to\236; arrive 2 2 to 225. . 1 red spring 216 1-2; 2. TODAYS GARICONET arrive FOR REBUILDING SOLDIERS. WHERE OUR TROOPS WILL BE “RECONSTRUCTED” x LTE, SNR cat ' Wounded to-Be Sent to One of 16 Vast Reconstruction Hospitals Nearest Their Homes By. J,. HERBERT DUCKWORTH ' N.E. A. Staff Correspondent Washington, D. C., July 29.—Plans for the construction of 16 great convalescent and reconstruction hospitals for American sol- T=-VHEINEE-“ SAYS COR— SOLDIERS ARE INDIANS RIGHTO, HEINER WATCH YouR. SCALP! Q . ‘ “convalescent recon truction hospitals”. ‘which will ilitary, districts ofthe country. "Each ivill accomwlodate 1,000 or vENE military districts of the country, have been practically completed. Work on them will soon be Details are now available of the methods in which America will put her disabled soldiers and sailors back on their feet, ready The plan as drawn by Major H. Brooks. Price, sanitary. corps, national army, the architect of the division of physical reconstrue- tion, shows a proposed group of buildings designed for complete reconstruction work. This particular group would accommodate 1,000 beds, but extensions could easily be made to increase the The advantages of this particular plan over other types of | general hospitals for reconstruction are based on its compactness, which will give it increased efficiency and facility of administra- tion. Moreover, it will cost less to build, require less acreage and involve fewer steps in communication. The erection of these' hospitals, it is felt, would do more than any other single factor to. facilitate the effective carrying out of the government’s plans for “reconstruction ;” to hasten the sol- dier’s physical and vocational restoration and his return to society. The purpose of building the hospitals in each of the 16 mili- tary districts is to bring home influences to bear on the wounded The disabled heroes are not to be iso- lated in.strange corners of the country; each is to be sent to This decentralization will mean, first, that the wounded man’s family and friends can come to visit him. 1 It will mean, too, that he will feceive not only the best possi- ble treatment for his injuries, but will be restored in spirit and Each ‘hospital will be fitted'to the ‘last detail for the extended treatment of-every known case of disability caused: by wounds, ‘gas, liquid fire and disease. After he has been fixed up physically in the wards the disabled soldier will go straight into the “cura- tive shops” and there will'be taught the trade he is best able to ‘No. 2 dark northern 220 1-2 to 236} arrive 220 1-2. jo. 3 northern 214 1-2; arrive 213 3. dark northern 316 1-2; arrive 216 d-2. oe 3 northern 214 1-2; arrjve 212 No...3. red.-spring 209 1-2; arrive 209 1-2. No. 1 dark hard’ Mont 223 1-2; ar- rive 223 1-2 to 226. No. 1 hard Mont, 221 1-2;) arrive 221 1-2 to, 225. , No. 2 dark hard’ Mont. 220 1-2; ar- rive 220 1-2. No, 2 hard Mont. 218 1-2; arrive 218 1-2. ‘No. 1 amber durum 223 1-2 to 2: arrive 223 1-2. No. 1 dyrum 221.1-2 to 233; arrive 221 1-2. ! gk No. 2 amber durum 220 1-2 to 220; arrive 220 1-2. No. 2 durum 218 1-2 to 230; arrive 218 1-2. No. 3 amber durum 216 1-2 to 230 arrive 216 1-2. ‘No. 8 durum 214 1-2 to 226; arrive 214 1-2. 0. 3 yellow corn 160 to 1 No. 4 yellow corn 150 to No. 5 yellow corn 150'to 15 No. 3 mixed corn 150 to 15 Corn other grades 80 to 140. No. 2 white oats Mont 75 1-2 to 76 1-2. Standard white oats 71 1-2 to 72; ar- rive 67 to 69. No., 34 white oats 71 to 72; arrive 66 1-2 to 67 1-2. No. 4 white oats 67 to 69. No. 3 white oats 71 to 72: arrive 66 1-2 to 67 1-2. ' No. 4 white oats 67 1-2 to 71. Barley, chaice 130 to 185. Barley ordinary 90 to 100. ‘No. 2 rye 182 to 184; arrive 170. No. 1 flax 462. to 465; arrive same. Oats 71 3-4; oats U 66 3-8. BUY WS. S.——— eo TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY ° FOR RENT—Two furnished rooms for light housekeeping. Phone 478L. 729 2t s.——— ——avy WANTED—Competent girl for general housework. Phone 415W, 208 3rd street. 7 29:1 wk. Bty Ww. 3.8 MARRIED MAN exempt from draft wants position as bookkeeper, cash- ier Thoroughly experienced. Best reference. Write 552 Tribune. 3 * eee 7 29 3t No. 2 northern 213 1-2; arrive 216 IMPROVEMENT IN CROPS 18 NEAR MIRACLE Wheat Shows Growth of Several, Inches in Last Ten Days ( FLAX TO MAKE BIG YIELD Fields Thrifty. and Even, with Moisture. Enough: to Spare 2 Recent rains have wrought a near miracle in central North Dakota. As ha result of the thorough-soaking which the fields received last week, followed ‘by cool, sunless weather for the last ‘Your days, fields that appeared dead. have taken on renewed vigor; stuntea wheat has: shown a growth of severa, inches; flax has picked up wonderful- ly, and. where an almost comp!ete crop. failure was indicated’ in some scc- tions ten, days ago, prospects now are good for a fifty per ceat crop or bet: ter, Max has hall almost sutficient. mois: ture to carry: it hrough the remainder of the season without additional vains. Wheat which was so short that 1a would have been impossible to cut it except with a header is showing such growth that it can be harvested with a binder and a much larger percent- age of the crop saved. Potatoes have shown a decided improvement, snd pastures are green once more O. B. Lund, deputy state auditor, re-} turning from Steele, reports that the eastern part of Kildeer county will} have as good ja crop as in 1915, which will mean nearly 20 bushels of whea to the acre. The western section of the county has had less rain, and crop conditions there are not so good. bur the average for the entire countv will be fair, and Kidder will have the hig- gest crop in its history, says Mr. Lund. : “The recent rains In the vicinity of Wing were a godsend,” said Capt. E. G. Wanner, secretary of the state board of control, today. Mr. Wanner drove ‘through the. northwestern part of Eurleigh county Sunday afternoon. A week ago conditions there were al- most hopeless. Today prospects for a good crops are reported. Similar tales come from other Sections of the Slope, Although in New England and Het- tinger sections the rains came too late, in many instances, to result in much good, while the grasshoppers have damaged the crops which the drouth did not get. The farmers have embarked on a diligent campaign of Poisoning; but it is too early as yet to tell whether it will préve effec: tive with the hoppers. ———wy W. 8. 8 RED CROSS WILL MAKE GOPHER STATE FAIR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DRIVE St. Paul, Minn., July 29—Although the State Fair will not be opened un- til the first week of September, prep- arations are now being made to pros- ecute a vigorous campaign for war re- lief funds. The Red Cross will have a powerful representation and the postoffice department is arranging to open several booths for the sale of be paid in government securities, the same as has been done at several county fairs in Minnesota and the Dakotas. BUY W. 8. S———— ITALIAN SHIP BLOWN UP; 60 “MEN KILLED Bombs Believed to Have. Been Placed by the Germans Wreak Havoc Rio Janiero, July 2).—The Iiatian steamer Giuseppe Garibaldi, 4,060 tons, has been destroyed by. an explosion 200 miles off the Brazilian coast. Sixty members of the crew were killed’ The remainder were rescued by an English ship. The explosion was caused by a dynamite bomb believed to have been placed on board by Germans. BUY W. 8, 8. YOUTH ENJOYS GOOD LUCK IN - BADRUNAWAY Lawrence Mahoney Dashed from Wagon’ When Horse Is Killed in. Crash * Lawrence Mahoney, aged 19, deliv- eryman for the McConkey grocery, had a fortunate. escape from death or serious injury Saturday evening when a young. horse which had been pro- cured from the Katz livery barn for the evening, ran away for the third time within a few hours and crashed jfull tilt into the Hughes Hlectrie Co otfice building. The horse was in, stantly killed by the collision. ! Ma- honey, who was driving. and a young boy who was riding with him, were dashed violently to the sidewalk, and ‘Mahoney was badly stunned. Upon his removal to a local hospital, however, it was found that he had escaped with: out serious injuries of any kind, and within a few minutes the young man was able to resume his duties at the McConkey store. The streets were filled with people at the time of the accident, which created a genuine sensation. ENEMY ALIENS BLAMED FOR NEW . . HORSE DISEASE Great: Falls, Mont. July 29.—State and government officials are carefully investigating reports that enemy ali- ens may he responsible for the dis- which has killed a great many ‘horses in Montana during the past month. The Goodale country. which is trib- utary to Great Falls, has been the plague center. It is understood that investigations are being made by the laboratory in the Montana College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Some experts are believed to take the posi- tion that the horses have been, poison- ed by natural causes, Dr. W. J. But- ler, state veterinarian, is giving the investigation his personal attention. It is belieevd that the spread of the disease, if it is. contagious, has been prevented, as a qnarantine has\ been raised against Goodale county. Ranch- ers who have sustained considerable loss are preparing to seek redress, if War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps. Some.of the premiums will UT munaaennNiuontaanant Ss Name of Purchaser Firm Name of Dealer .. Clerk Making Sale .... Name of Food | Date Last | Am’t*Last | Purchase | Purchase | Purchase. | Purchase | Family ' possible, after the source of the mal- ady-has been determined. Warning to. Grocers ‘ FEDERAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMER’S CARD No. 1 seed eee deeeeene WADOO CITED RATE POWERS North Dakota Inter Come of Oklahoma Protest’ ” to Director — The North Dakota ratlway comials- sion will follow with interest the. re; sult of a hearing slated ‘for Oklahoma City tomorrow. at which Director Guu: eral McAdoo of the United States. way administration ia: cited: to, anh to show cause, why. quicker: 9 should not be had on an appeat of Oklahoma, corporation . commission’ from certain rates’ which, it; has? clared unjust. The: appeal original was made to R.H, Ashton, regional: director at Chicago.,.He in turn re- terred it to the district committee St. Louis which, after a. delay of mo! than thirty days, has reportéd ‘0, a6 tion, * ss “The entire question of the federal railway administration’s right: to amend or suspend state rates. will be involved i°nthis hearing,” said J. He Calderhead, secretary of the North. Dakota rail’ board, today. “We ex+ pect as one possible result the.elimins ation of much of the red tape: which. now causes so many. needless delays in: the adjustment of. grievances.” 5 In addition to,,.Dixector General Mc- Adoo, the Oklanioma commission has cited all the railways represented in the St.’ Louis district committee. mem- bership to appear tomorrow. BUY W. f. 8. ONE COLORED MAN TO LEAVE AUGUST FIRST Bismarck will entrain. but one/col- ored man for Camp Dodge on August , 1, The call is for three. One of thie. Class 1 men who would have been, iny cluded in this call.is on the high seas, serving on one of Uncle Sam's boats; another is in the Twin Cities. and will be entrained for Burleigh coun- ty there, and William Millet is the only colored man. left in this drafe to be entrained at Eismarck. The North Dakota negroes, 31 in number, will be assigned to one of the several colored regiments in training at Camp Dodge. . BUY W. S, 8. GOPHER GOLFERS IN ANNUAL TOURNAMENT Minneapolis, Minn., July 29.—The annual tournament of the Minnesota State Golf association opened at the. Interlachen club links here today. Nearly 200 golfers from all parts: at the state are attending the megt.-. which will last all week. There, will be no prizes this year, but proceeds of,the tournament will. go to the Red . Cross. BUY, W, $. S.——— MINNESOTA SEEKING TO. : KEEP DOWN DRAFT COST St. Paul, Miun., July, 29.—State, of- ficials in charge of the draft machin- ery are: making an effort to keep the expense below three dollars per cep- HADSDEGUCAUGUAGUNUCONOGUEDNIGONLGGuONEOOUEAUONOAEOGUaNEOCOENUGnOGUSUONs¢GouGoOUoOuGdUa | Date Last |} Am’t This | No. in ita, Lates reports show: that the to: tal draft expense in, Minnesota, thus, far is slightly more than $206,000.: The stale has furnished 70,000 meq. Wheat Flour ' | d. Substitutes | | | | | Sugar | ea PER THOUSAND in card are purchased, Roo This a een naceanlarrialerale tana meomincmaen nme I certify that the above information is true and that I have not bought nor hold in my possession wheat flour, sugar or other foods contrary to the rules of the Federal Administrator. : ; | | S| Be GS RY ad ee | | | : I | — Signed. . : % Consumer Cards to be mailed to Federal Food Administrator at Agricultural College, N. D. : The Federal Food Administration requires that each and every Grocer or Dealer of Flour and substitutes as well as Sugar, must have on hand and see that each customer signs the food card facsimilie of which ap- pears in this advertisement. In order to cooperate with the Food Administration. The Tribune is supplying the Grocers with these cards at the rate of TWO DOLLARS ($2) lots of one thousand or more. : It is especially requested that all Grocers or Dealers in the foods mentioned place their orders for these cards at once. Every customer must sign one of these cards and there should be no excuse for the Grocer being without thm. Under penalty of the federal food laws every Grocer must have the personal signature of the customer when foods mentioned on the MAIL IN YOUR ORDER TODAY. GIVE NUMBER OF CARDS NEEDED. ONE OR TWO THOUSAND OR MORE—BUT ORDER ENOUGH FOR FUTURE USE. The Bismarck Tribune sBISMARCK, N. D. LUGUAGAGLAGUOAUGNOUEOUGUSUGGAOGOGSUOGEAGAGENEGEGEQGGGAAELEACAOOUUDCUUGAUUCUGOUEQCOUREGGEQUGGOOUGLASEGEOEAUEUQSUQSOUOSUOUAOLOOOLD io end of each month,