The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 11, 1918, Page 4

THE. BISMARCK TRIBUNE GEORGE D, MANN - - = 4 Béditor G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY, Special Foreign Representative ap A ore Ie ee ee et ROLTN a ewoge to the same degree that it is abhorred and re- : Bldg; MINNEAPOLIS, 810 Lumber Exchange. | pressed by the autocracies of the central powers. EMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use fer republication of all news credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news pub- Hahed herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein AY All rights of publication of special dispatches herein | i are also reserved. CATION - MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU ‘OF CIRCU: ete ‘RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Ly 6.00 Daily by mail per year 4 Daily by mail outside of North Dakota + 6.00 id “BUBSCRIPTION RATES (In Nort! 1 94.00 .00 | E} as 'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER. Established 1878) d EB OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY. Bismarck may now pride itself upon one of the, most attractive and modern public libraries in North Dakota. After years of trial and disap-| ‘4 pointment the dreams of pioneer women who long ago recognized a library as one of the city’s! most important needs have been realized. It is now for us to say how valuable we shall make this | institution to ourselves and to our city and the surrounding country. A library grows and becomes stronger through} use. The Bismarck public library will develop through patronage. It if not enough that we have; a nice building to look at, nor that we know that! its shelves are well filled wtih good reading ma- terial. We must make the fullest nussibic use of its advantages in order that they may profit us to the greatest possible extent. The modern library is more than a book depot; it is more than a place where books may be bor- rowed or periodicals read. Present day libyar; science has made the public library a center of cul- ‘ture and enlightenment, everywhere. Next to the daily newspaper, the library is perhaps our great- 4 est educational factor today. Visit your public library; become acquainted with your librarian; learn what your library and your librarian have to offer you. You will be agreeably surprised to learn how nicely this plant is prepared to fill in little gaps in ‘your intellectual | development; you will be delighted to discover how easily you may, through a systematic course THR Bray of reading, piece together odds and ends of infor-| mation which you now possess into a thorough : knowledge of the subject in which you are most interested. The public library of today is a live, vital thing, | pulsating with energy. Establish contact with this power house of though. THEY CRACK. | Let facts be submitted to a candid world. The Hun crack troops are cracking. Instead of.crack- ing like a whip lash that would sting the allies to retreat, they’re cracking like an egg shell from | which defeat has sucked the “meat!” Brave blusterers, arrogant snobs, the kaiser’s shock troops are getting the “shock” of their mili- 1 tary life. | The Hindenburg line is so busy it will soon be! out of order. It’s a toll line and the Teuton toll it} is taking is HEAVY. O double o oh oh is the constant call. That’s for Old Man Malice at Pots- dam Palace. Every time Wilhelm lifts the receiver he ex- pects to appoint a receiver for Germany on the t strength—or weakness—of the news. His con- nection is never clear for the mumbling and rumbling of the German people vibrates the wire and makes the imperial voice SHAKY. His conversation with Ludy, Hindy, and The Bunch is always about one thing—RESERVES— with a few blandishments of “Gott strafe” and “Schweinhund” on both ends of the line. After each talk, the Ky busies the Bureau of Lies in passing the populace a few “specially pre- pared” victories while he hunts the hospitals for a RESERVES. a But the Annanias dope is getting too diluted ‘and the convalescents rush the allies so kamerad- ishly William’s piece of mind enjoys no peace of, mind. | He tried painting the Vulture of Kultur white! but it didn’t camouflage like a dove a-tall well. William would like to pull some grandstand) coup to show the show-down some more months! away. but Gott refuses to perform miracles for! him. ‘+ So, ’tlooks as'if the Hohenzollern family could improve the pecious passing moments by studying time tables to parts distant and remote, and in- vestigating the art of disguise to be employed in travel for the Hohenzollern health which will be Y in precarious state when they do start! Make America’s fourteen peace terms a part of your daily thought by memorizing them. . Then jruin at the behest of any boss. PUBLICITY THE FULCRUM. In the final analysis, publicity will win the war. by the House of Hohenzollern. Free and full pub- licity is advocated and exercised in allied countries The allies have nothing to be afraid of. They can best gain the support of their people by taking them into their confidence. Nothing is withheld from the people, because there is nothing to with- hold. Never has printer’s ink played so important; a part in the history of the world as in this death struggle of monarchial might against republican! right. - } Publicity, more than anything else, is feared! No wrong can long stand the pitiless light of publicity. The kaiser and his fellow autocrats of; the kingdoms of darkness know this truth. There- | fore, we have in all the central powers a rigorously ; curbed press. No news can come except from) official channels, and such news is censored and, colored to fit the desperate needs of a lost cause. } No editorial comment may be made which has not | the approval of the kaiser and his colleagues. Free| and independent discussion such as we have here! in America, in Great Britain and in France, is en-! tirely unknown in the central powers. Here, we feel free even to criticise, harshly occasionally, the our deepest devotion as against all foreign foes. empires, no matter how unfair such policy may} be to the subjects of these autocracies, would find the editor a quick prison berth. | All of which is preliminary to an acknowledge-| ment of a handsomely painted, interestingly writ- ten and well edited anniversary number of States shipping board. Having nothing to cover; up, the shipping board appreciates ‘the value of | publicity which will familiarize the people with | what it is doing, thus winning their.commenda-; tion and co-operation. The anniversary number | of “SPEED-UP” is about as readable a periodical | as we have ever come across. It tells not-only about Hurley and Schwab, but about Bob Dooley, who runs the police department. and the boys in the band, and the lads who hold the riveting; record and the man who superintends the feeding, and the scores of other fellows in the ranks who in one way and another have contributed to the shipping board’s glorious achievements. There isn’t a word of eulogy for the men higher up that isn’t said three times over for the rank and file.| ’Tis pure democracy and typical democratic pub- licity, and it’s mighty good stuff any way you! look at it. : ; | OUR LEGISLATIVE TICKET. There is no reason why Burleigh county should} not elect to the lower house a solid legislative delegation opposed to the'eague’s program of immediate, and universal ‘state ownership of farms, business enterprises and public utilities, unlimited indebtedness and a carpetbag reign. Senator Carol D. King of Menoken holds over, but twe of the league’s house members are up for re-| election, and the Nonpartisans have nominated a third to succeed Representative Varnum, who! has been gracefully shelved by his party. Not one of this trio should be elected. A vote for any one of them is a vote for Townley; a vote for a foreign system of bossism, under which every move made in North Dakota will be planned and dictated from socialist-I. W. W. headquarters in St. Paul and St. Louis; a vote for confiscation. of private property and a vote for the suspension of the. constitutional rights of every North Dakota citizen. have three able and time-tried men as candidates of the democratic-independent party. They are: F. O. Helstrom of Bismarck, J. M. Thompson of | Wilton and Victor Moynier of Bismarck. Mr. Helstrom has served in the state legislature, has been warden of the state penitentiary, and a nominee of his party for governor, and as secre- tary of the state council of defense as originally constituted a patriotic body, did a great deal to; swing North Dakota into line with the states! which have accorded unswerving loyalty to the nation in its time of need. Mr. Helstrom is able, level-headed and progressive. He has been a suc- cessful business man and a farmer and a construc- tive statesman. The services of such a man will be of inestimable value in the house of represen- tatives. leqpuagi’ Messrs. Thompson and Moynier are first class citizens in every sense of the word. They have! lived in this county a major portion of their lives, | and have aided materially in its development. | They are not the type of men who will wreck and| Burleigh county should rebuke and discredit the professional politicians who have seized control of the republican organization in the name of the Nonpartisan league. It can best do this by re- pudiating at the polls November 5 every candidate who has consented to accept their brand.. And this applies particularly to the legislative ticket in this county. Governor Doyle, without a friendly legislature, will be handicapped in his efforts to undo the harm which Townley bossism has done in this state. We must vote for Doyle, and we must not forget to back him up with legislators | administration which at the same time is accorded | i Criticism of any government policy in the central “SPEED-UP,” the official organ of the United! i Hi HUM aK Y} ft yf i) y Wan Kg Hy Souvenirs of a |= 1 Berlin ——— | &. \ I happened to receive a registra- tions card today and it told me the: local board had honored me by putting); me in class A. 1. and, of course, | im- mediately started out to-offer my} ladyfriends to:carry back with me a) souvenir trom Berlin. ‘ | » The tirst'I got Hold of-was Julias.:. Hello; JuliafI.-gafd, in ‘a short ‘tine, lam to-go-abroad—to Brelin, and, jo course, I want to take back with me a souvenir for You.. Do you suggest anything? To Berlin? An@'a souvenir, forme? Oh, yes, get me {he kaiser," |< Well, Julia is not exactly. my first favorite and bestips she has already one before, so Mid not feel very Fy ore, z *. Allright, Julia,.J said, dér Kaiser it | be—and started for the next and met Polly, just as I rounded. the corner at Main street. ‘Lo, Polly,,I said, in.a short time L am going abroad—to Berlin, and, of course, I shall take with me a souvenir for You. Oh, you are going to Berlin, then hope you'll get me the Kaiser. Polly is a smart girl—everybody ad- mits .that, and she has long been ny second favorite and I have thought of her as a good substitute if any- thing should happen with my first, and I feel awful sore and I hated to see I had to play second violin for an- other guy, but I managed to look cheerful when I said: Really, Polly, f have already promised him to Julia, but if you can keep quiet—and seeing it is You— : Well, I think it is better to pass over the next fourteen in silence. Ij feel sick and my enthusiasm for go- ing to war, was not far from dropping below zero. But jhere were still the wal OUT MW VAL, HM Pi yy Wil Ay Hy Hh i He *| better taste. ‘a red arrow pointing. the direction. girls in the office and I feel certain Opposed to the Nonpartisan league slate we (they would be more sensible and show | lowed a hundred years ago. EVERETT TRUE (AN wl i we So I braced up and went to the office, The first I saw was Happy. Hello, Happy, I said, in “a short time I am going abroad—to Berlin, and You know I shall be pleased to| bring back a nice souvenir for You.! What shall it be? Well, Happy -hag always been my favorite in the office and we have have been oir-good. terms for several years and I feel sure of her, but be- lieve me, without’ a moment's hesita:| ; }| tion she said; ‘You are going to. Ber- Oh.-fine, then be sure to get me the Kaiser, Fortunately I was standing with my back to the wall so I didnot become|' ‘very much*hurt when I fainted, but my head has been in a whirl all even- ing. And now Iam.coming- to You Mr. Editor, hit my grievance.and my}; question: What.is the use for a fel- Tow to go to war and fight the Kaiser —for democracy, liberty and the la- dies, when old Bill himself turns out! to-be the best beloved guy among the ladies. of Bismartk?—and they even demand I shall get him for them. Oh. what is the use—or did they mean something else? : : FRED. BUY W.8.S——— i R. C. SIGNS GUIDE WOUNDED TO. REAR.; (By Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n.) London, Oct. 11.—Thousands of small cloth signs. provided by the American Red Cross are distributed to follow thé advance of every Ameri- can attack and are tacked to trees, posts or other objects to point the way for “walking. wounded” to first aid dressing stations. By the side of the large Red Cross on the white cloth is BUY W. S. 8 ——— Usc Old Printing Methods, Some of the monks of Tibet are still printing books in the munner fol- By Conde WETTERS § IKE A SKUNK FARM JU FORE A RAIN 3 who will work with him. e The American dollar will shoot farther than not for a minute will you be tempted by false peace talk coming out of Germany or her allies. the Huns’ famed long distance cannon, if convert- ed into Liberty Bonds. a WHITE, BLACK 2 Gov GENTLEMEN 3— OF THE (STH, WILL SAY JUST A MINUTE — 1 HAVE SOMETHING CUT OUT THIS HABIT OF DRAPING YouRSELCE OVER THE STENSGRAPHER WHEN YOU DICTATS AND THROW AWAY THAT UNLIGHTED BURNED OVT CHAR STUMP —— ew York, IN REPLY To YouRS _. To SAY IT SMECCS 3T pea ee The Auswer is Buy More Liberty Bonds. AE SA LOPE NOISES DN IG COIS SLS RED CROSS DOING TTS BIT AT HOME Aids in Contentment of Families of Our Soldiers, PROVIDES RELIEF FOR NEEDY ee i ‘Human Touch Ie Found Necessary In : Addition to the Allotments of Pay and Various Allowances From the Government, ‘ (From the Committee on Public Informa- tion, . Washington, D, C.) Last Christmas a woman walked into the office of one of the Red Cross home- service'stations and Jaid down $21.50. It represented the profits of a luncheon served at -her home for the benefit of the. children of the soldiers of; the First Separate battalion. “It is my bij,” she said. “You-were @ll so good to me when I was eick that I wanted to do something for oth- ers now that I am able to.” | This woman has been one of the first applicants for relief. from the home eervice of the Red Cross, Ser husband had. volunteered in the army, and, after his enlistment, she had done such heavy work that her health had broken down. She had been ill in bed and had been attended by a doctor who had signed false certificates for her insurance. Finally, in despair, she sent word to the local Red Cross. |. The Red Cross home worker came to geé.her and learned the facts in the case. A better physician. was secured, and {t' was found that-she had incip- fent tuberculosis. She was immediate- ly sent for treatment to a tuberculosis dispensary, where she remained dur- ing the summer. Within a few months she had improved so wonderfully that she could hardly, be recognized ag the sume woman, 5 This was only one of 4 very large number of cases in which the: Red Cross has proved a blessing: to the families of our fighting men. War disturbs the even current of our lives. Few indeed are the families who are hot intimately touched by the call.which has gone forth to the young mén of the nation. .Sons, brothers, fathers, and close friends have gone to the training camps, or will soon go. They will leave more gladly if they can be assured that the ones they love are being watched and cared for in every possible way during their ab- sence, . The Human Touch Needed. Most soldiers have a friend to whom they can entrust the welfare of the not, The government does the best it can by providing allotments of pay and allowances for the families of sol- diers and sailors. But something more is necéssary. The human ‘touch is needed. There are bound to be emer- gencies which cull for ministrations of a special and extraordinary ‘sort; situations calling for wits and re- sourcefulness. Obviously the best way to deal with such cases it to turn them over to trained social workers, whose skill and experience fit them to deal with these troubles. Hence, the gov- ernment has done a wise thing in turn- ing over to the home-service workers of the American Red Cross official re- sponsibility for such soldiers’ and sail- ors’ families as e into difficulties. “The home-service' work of the Red | Cross is a logical extension of its mis- sion of mercy. No other organization hes s0.splendide_xecord. in adm’ - -|jtle sister, eight years old, had abso-| “) important work, mothers and wives. But many have, | ing relfef,and fone-fs better emipped to do. what Js npjv pequil jis serv- ice stations are established in every district of ‘the ‘United States, and it 1s well prepared to look after the de- pendents of army and navy men ‘wherever they may be found. The eoldier is apt. to worry most over his wife and babies. ‘And this is not to be wondered at, because the \predicaments they may fall into are, Hegion. The story whfch has already ‘been told illustrates one type of dan- iger which may Me in wait for the sol- ‘dier'’s wite. ‘The records of the Red ‘Cross are filled with stories of service; rendered to the wives and children. One of the home-service offices re-! ceived froma young corporal a letter which contained these sentences: “I am so thankful for all you have done; for me. .I will never “know how to thank you. But for.the help that you extended to us we vould have been in a destitute condition.” ; Lost Their Baggage. | The story behind this simple testt-| ony was n pathetic one, The hus- ‘band had beets ordered to Washington| Sfrom.a Western post. On the way alll ithe family baggage had been lost.| {They recovered only $25 from the rail-| jroad company, and when they finally] {decided to appeal to the Red Cross th lwite was nursing a baby a few days| ‘old. : \ H The Red Cross worker found them| living jn.a very poor little house. Thi joldest child, a boy of nine, was doing all the work for the family. His Ht-| {lutely no clothing and was wrapped in| i strip of flannel. A caretaker wat qprcured for the mother, and the boy} iwas sept.back to school. Then cloth- ing was secured for the little girl, ‘When the mother was able to get up| \it appeared that. she had no clothes which were really fit to wear. Wheh ithe Red Cross visitor first saw her uy land about the house she was wearin: one old white woman's shoe and on jman’s shoe and bad on a threadbar wrapper. A remarkably good outfit was purchased for $25; a pair of shoes, a coat, a skirt,‘a hat, two waists, and two corset covers. oe After the start, things began to be better. ‘The husband made an allot: ment of his pay and took out war risk insurance, As soon as the pay: ments from these sources begin tc come’in the/family will no longer be im need of financial assistance, In the meantime the Red Cross worker is keeping in touch with them. The legal. committees of the home service have been especially valuable aids. Not infrequently a soldier's rela- tives are. badly informed on the law and allow themselves te be duped. Occasionally. they are not aware of the :| rights which accrue to them when the man of the famif¥ goes into the army. Every sort. of snarl, and tangle arises, and it*usually:eeems as though the services of a lawyer may be too costly. ‘The’ legal committees meet this need. All over'the gountty lawyers have gen- erously» given, their services to thit Children’s Welfare First. ~ _| Nothing 1s more vital.than the wel- fare of the children. One of the home- service directors issued this statement to the workers of the district: “The home service is especially interested jn children, ‘and we feel that its most impértant service is in the conserva- tion of the child and the home for the future. For this reason we stand'ready to see that any child does not Have to leave school to go to work because its father has elther volunteered or has been drafted into the army. We also stand ready to see that no woman with small children has to go to work because her husband or son is serving the country as a soldier or sailor.” A short time ago it was repérted to the Red Cross home service station in one of the cities that a little girl of fifteen was about to be taken out of gchool because her famlJy needed the money she could earn. Irene’s father was dead. Her oldest ‘brother, Alex, was contributing $10.a week to the family treasury, but he was saving to get married, and that was all that he could spare. The second boy, Joseph, had enlisted. ‘The oldest girl, Helen, made $19 a week, while Harry, sixteen years old and just returned from a runaway jaunt, only earned $7. Thera was another little girl, eleven years old. sho. 28st in school. PEOPLE’S FORUM MILLS’ SOCIALISM, Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 9. I listened to Walter Thomas Mills last night and realized that 1 was in the presence of’ a great speaker, a great scoialist’ of national fame. I was pleased to note. that he omit- ted the usual profanity used by ALL other, socialists I ever heard making political speeches. He ased the usual weapon of a ti- tade of abtise against all who disagree with him, especially his active oppo- nents, , He convinced’, FARMERS that gov- ernment ownership of railroads and ALL other institutions in which they had no. stock, ought to be owned by the state and nation—Why couldn’t he convince’ all-other--corporations who are NOT farmers that the farms should be owned by the state and na- tion—How can ONE means of produc- tion be state owned and NOT ALL? He asked for a show of hands of those who. disagreed with him. I was -tlot in a position to attempt a public speech against a man who had made his speech on a thousand plat- forms, and yet I honestly and con- | scientiously disagree with him and his ‘theory and believe that North Dakota and the U. S. A. are NOT yet ready for socialism. § I don't believe that the Chamber of Commerce and other Big Business has donated ‘a half million dollars to fi- nance. Doyle's, campaign. I for ONE have NOT PAID SIXTEEN: DOLLARS FOR THE PRIVILEGE Ur VOTING FOR HIM OR BEING TULD BY ANY NON-RESIDENT OF NORTH. DAKO- TA-HOW TO VOTE. 5 —A REPUBLICAN. [ ] Ue ap ‘ ‘ Sow »