The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 1, 1919, Page 1

THE BISMARCK T THE WEATHER Generally Fair. ~ RIBUNE [== THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. NO. 77. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY. APRIL 1 1919 FRAZIER NAMES COMMISSIONERS FOR NEW BUREAU Lake Lawyer and Grand Forks Labor Chief on Com- | pensation Board HAVE IMPORTANT DUTIES Assure Protection for Workers and Also Guard Hours of Fe- males. and Minors Governor Frazier yesterday appoint- ed Attorney L. J. Wehe of Devils Lake and S. S. McDonald of Grand Forks, president of the North Dakota Federation of Labor, members of the workmen's ‘compensation commjssion created by House Fill 56, the /work- men's compensation act introdyted az} the last session by Rep. George A. Ma lone. The act establishes a workmen's compensation bureau in th¢ depart- ment of agriculture and lgbor, con- sisting of the Commissjones of Labor and the two workmen's compensation ; commissioners to be appointed by the governor and who shall devote their! entire time to the duties of the bu-| reau. These commissioners shall re ceive a salary of $2,500 per annum. The commissioner of agriculture and labor shall serve aa ex-officio head of the bureau and shall receive no ad- ditional compensation. The act provides that originally one commissioner shall be named for three and the other for five years, and that apointments thereafter shall be for uniform terms of five years. Under this provision Wehe is given the short term and McDonald the long term. The bureau will engage a sec-! “atary sum such other clerical assist-| ance as it maysrequire and will fix their compnsation. It is understood that John. 8B. Brown, formerly of; the Courier- »NeXe and more recently; federal labor agent. for North Dakota | and at present seretary of the coun-} cil of defense, woud be secretary of; the compensation pireau. The buréan will fix the premium which employers will be required to pay into a state ‘ompensation fund for the protection of tueir employes, and {t is vested: wth full power and jurisdiction over,’ and shall have Such supervision of, every employ- ment and place of employment ‘sub- ject to this act 1s may be necessary adequately to .exforce and administer all. laws and“ regulations requiring such employrient and, place of em- ployment to he. safe, and. shall issue safety regulations whenevdr seces- sary.” Among other things’ the bureau is empowered, in: House BH] 184, to fix] maximum hours ‘and minimum wages | for the employment of females and minors. 13 MINERS . LOSE LIVES IN EXPLOSION Trinidad, Colo., April 1—The work of recovering the hodies of the 13; miners who lost theiy lives in an ex- plosion of the coal mine at Aguilar| yesterday was comple\ed today when! two bodies were brouaht to. the sur- face by rescuers. The\bodies of the other 11 men were recovered yester-} day. An ana will be\ started, this evening. BOLSHEVIKS STORM ALDIRS Archangel, April 1.—Bolsheviki ar- tillery subjected the allies south \of Odyveski the heaviest bombard- ment in many weeks yesterday. In th meantime the enemy was moving con- siderable forces through the woods, indicating. that an agtack: may follow i i { t \ \ aR allied force guarding a block house yesterday repeatedly repulsed attacks by Bolshevik infantrymen who had slipped through the woods and inflicted a surprise. The weath- er was mild and sunshiny, and ‘an enemy’ observation balloon was up nearly all day, spotting the éffect of shells. The allied positions spore ‘the front lines are perong ?with ‘bloc! houses guarding the flanks, and lo trenches built with log barricades, while there are anipler: dug-outs to house all the alleid forces. The troops holding this front in- cludes Americans, French, British and new Russian troops. West of Odyzeski, the allied. artil- lery is still shelling Bolshia Ozara, and a number of axplosions occurted in that village on Sunday. SUSPECTS HELD IN CONNECTION | Bion leaguers. have requested The ; Dear Sir: | AUDITORS DESIRE TOKNOW WHETHER THE LADIES VOTE; Requests for Opinion Referred by Secretary of State Hall to Attorney General Secretary of State \Hall has received | & request from ‘several county audi tors for an opinion as. to whether or not women. may vote: in the initia- tive and referendum election to be held this summer for the approval or rejec- tion of several acts of the 15th legis- lative assembly. Mr. Hall is personally of the opin- jon that; the limited franchises extend- ed to women does not give them a right to vote on measures referred or initiated. He has, however, referred the matter to Attorney General Lan- ger, who has not yet handed down his opinion. LEAGUE SOLON INVITES BOSS TO HIS PARTY Rep. Edward W. Herbert Says Dunn County Longs for Voice of the ‘Master’ TALKS TURKEY TO ARTHUR | Declares Townley’s Old Line of | Bunk Is So Stale It Smells | to the Heavens | Rep. Edward W. Herbert of Dunn Center was one of the most loyal league members of the housé in the last as- sembly until the closing hours, when; Townley commanded the legislators to! vote $300,000 worth of public patron-| age into a string of newspapers which} Job-Brinton had picked up cheap. This proved too much for Herbert, just as/ lit did for, the Nathan brothers, of Lo-; gan and Sheridan, and for Uncle Jim; Harris of Mercer county, and Kunkel of Wells and other house members. ; Edward went home disgusted with the} entire Townley regime, and he has for the last three weeks been ee all over Dunn county. Inasmuch as Mr. Herbert is one of | those whom Townley has listed. as “traitors, fools and cowards,’ the Dunn _ county solon has. invited Mr.) Townley to Killdeer to tell the home- is<open letter’. to: Mr. ‘Townley, Tribune.to publish, follow: ‘Dunn Center, N. Dak, ‘ March: 24, 1919. Mr. A. C. Townley, In reading your message to, the, six: ; teen. dollar suckers in the 'N._D. Leader date of the 22 inst. 1 see that {you have not broken away from’ the habit of referring to those that do not harken to’ the “master’s: voice” as traitors, fools and cowards. This line of stuff is one reason that I have made it a point to leave ite hall when you got up to talk. 1 do not feel. that you are at fault in this, as; I am syre you are doing your best, and thdt is all we can expect of any one. Your blow-off in this issue is along folks what he’ (Mr. Townley) thinks | of their representative (Mr..Herbert.) ; [WALSH FARMERS ENDORSE STAND OF INSURGENTS Unsolicited Testimonial Coming From Grafton Surprise to League Leaders WORTH OF HIGHEST PRAISE Resolutions Declare Backbone Shown by Officers Should Be Generally Approved Coming from a league strong-hold, ed and unexpected, tie folowing tes- timonial, filed today with league lead- ers at the capitol who have revolted against Townley tyranny, proved grateful surprise: We, the undersigned, Walsh county, Attorney )Genera!l ‘William Langer, Secretary of State Thomas Hall, Sta.e Karl Kositzky, in their fearléss stand for the right in opposing the American and undemocratic’ passed by the Sixteenth Legislativ Assembly at the dictation of non- residents of North Dakota. We hold the, action of these inde-| pendent state officials is worthy of | ithe highest praise and c e to fo low their splendid example and unite in the coming referendum campaign to strike these obnoxious laws trom; our statute books. We invite any and all of these gen | tlemen to vigit Grafion and explain to the public their reasons for audience and respectful hearing at to fix a date for a here. S. Tellack, Grafton John Donnelly, Grafton, faimer, James McDonald, Gratton, farmer. L, Jacobson, Grafton, farmer. H. G. Sprague, Graf.on, farmer. Frank Herdert, Gratton, farmer. Wm. MacKenzie, Grafton, N. farmer. R. O. Hove, Grafton, farmer. F,.A. Gagnen, Grafton, grocer J. B. Stewart, Grafton, farmer. Cc. E. Letbnick, Grafton, farmer. A. C, Jorandby, Oakwood, farmer. L. C. Hoisneen, Graf.on, farmer. A, Ockers, Grafton, farmer. W.A.fl Tutt, Grafton, farmer Horace Ingle, Gratton, insurance public meeting a farmer. a Gratton ND) farms! if: Albert “Miller, Grafton N George Swenson; farmer. J...M.. Johnson, Gratton, farmer. Arthur, Hegranes, Grafton, tasmer. Wm, Ebert, Gratton farni4r. Oscar Ebert, Grafton, farmer. H. Donnelly, farmer. Ole Johnson, engineer. ; I. D, McClelland; Gratton! Tallack Tallacknman,' Gfarioa, farin, | er. Henry Samson, Grafton, tarmer. Henry Thomas, Grafton, farmer; Harvey Giles, Grafton, trimer. F. A. Welch, Grafton, farmer. Joseph Desandel, Grafton farmer. James Archer, Grafton, farmer, David Desantel, farmer. August Nelson, farmer. Louis Ness. D. farmer. entirely unsolicit-/ a i view with | feelings of pride the spirit of Ameri-; canism and independence displayed by; Treasurer Obert Olsen, State Auditor |” mmendation, ; tand urge all good citizens and art jof the fair name of the heht- | ing these laws, and promise a large! HELLO, WIFEY! | Picea aa RS BS LY i Se Oca f TOWNLEY CHAIN STORE SCHEME | ! IS SMOKED OUT Consumers’ “United Forced Call Meeting of Its Certifi- cate-Holders | ‘PRINTING BOARD ASKS FOR BIDS ON BLUE BOOK; any time they may tind it convenient ; XPLAIN FIGHT ON LA 1ER ‘Big Boss Touched in Raw Spot | by Efforts. of: Blue Sky Board to Investigate Smoked from cover by the impor- {tunities of the state banking ‘board, tor blue sky ‘commission, tae Cansum- ers’ United Stores. Co:"has dalled itp j !certificate-holders to. eet at their; | “stores” Thursday to. select delegates ;to a state convestion to be ‘heid in | Fargo on ‘Saturday, “which meeting, the notice’ says. “will be held to in vestigate,and examine the boo! records. of the Consumers’ ; Stores Co.” ',. Upon the same date the office he Consume Co. have been vited by the blue sky comm: appear before it at its offices he to open its books, reveal its manner j ;of doing business, and show» cause [why it should not be compelled to re ‘organize on a cooperative ba! dissolve and distribute its assets ‘among the 15,0 ate-holders ; who have subscribed $1,500,000 in! resources to which President John J. : Hastings recently testified before the United ~~ to; MAYORALTY FRICE FIVE CENTS LANGER MILD. IN REPLY 10 BOSS TOWNLEY {None of Anticipated Fireworks Develops in Attorney Gen- eral’s, Talk at Minot SAYS HE’S FOR Rehind Industrial Program Until Hell Freezes Over, Says State Official LEAGUE Minot, N. D., Mareh 31.- | i i industrial program of the Nonpartisan Teague und Twill be behind it until hell freezes oy declared Attorney | General William Langer to, a crowded auditorium this afternoon when mak ing his first public speech since ae- dd hy A.C. Townley, president. of Nonpartisan League of being | t Tin dinner bucket, thre length stov: pipe, telephone lineman’s testing kit and a few yards of wire, and there you are! Your portable wireless. Pre- sumably there are batteries concealed if Whean dinner pall: raitor, and coward.” H “Pam here; to tell you farmers and other citizens! ot North Dakota that Lam behind the] REDS SET UP REIGNOF TERROR. AT BUDAPEST . |Stocks of Food in Hungarian , Capital Sufficient for Ten Days Ser. ; SUPPLY Is LOW MEAT i Germans Under Hindenburg Are Massing Troops in East Prussia jfency ROOF 'S LANDED. Ondon, April 1.—Iit is report- ed from Bucharest. that ententé troops are being landed at Con- stanza’ on the black sea coast on the way to Hungary, according to a. Copen! Sane patch to the Central News today. y ‘The communion. ‘ists have!get reign of terror in The out here pictured is the in- anger was here on the same plat- vention of W, W. McFarlane, Phila- {form with Walter W. Liggett, Anthony | delphia, who is wearing it. It worked Hoopman of | oyer a distance of 50 yards. the Equity Packing Plant at Fargo and { Soon friend w will be able to keep | Other speakers, addressing crowd as- close tab on hubby over a wide radius | Sembled in honor of the opening of the and send him a kiss in the ear by |new Farmers’ Bank of Minot. Lig: | wireless when he's good. gett preceded Langer and spoke for au: Sp Pt vt tn I hour on the league's program, dwelling | * at length on taxation measures and | {paying his respects to the [kept press." 1 de casual re: fence toa from the rear now “aimed at the league's! | program,” but did not mention the re [Volt of several state officers. PRAISES STATE OFFICERS Langer told of record of. state of-! ors, mentioning the loyalty of the! Hate Dan, Vv. recently ‘tant attorney and — other peng g§ out how the men elected } the farmers represent all classes, ri jand poor, both individuals and corpo! ations, He explained the banking Jhoard’s position with regard to the| bine book, whose publication was sus. | COnsumers United Stores G0, polntlg ut how the supreme cc ‘s pis! i pended by the assemblies of 1915 and | With vemurd toa mining commen et . but resumed by the assembly of | Havelock which followed the plan of | and for the publicity pamphlet the Townley stores, left no other course | be. used in connection with eae “open to the state officials than to com- | prowelitng referendwm and » initlative jer the Consumers United Stores Cou, election! which probably will be held’ to qine up under the blue sky laws ,duly 8. lor quit: busine ‘ GUARDIANS O F RIGHT S0- ‘Twelve Thousand Copies of Val-' ! uable Reference Work to Be Printed by State » printing m yes: | structed its y to ine | sements in five state pr- -| bids to be opened Apr for 12,000 copies of the North Dakota ‘fl chy The bluebook is to be a more pre- cntions document, than the state has) ‘hitherta published, and the legislature “We men holding state offices, he- made. an appropriation. of $15,000 for! cause you men elected us, are the guar | this purpe It is: probable ‘that the! dians of your rights and, lbertie: | publicity pamphlet. which will contain | we will fight to the lust: to hav copies of the. acts tobe referred or| program curried out, andany. office w. juitiated. by the Independent ‘Voters’ [take’ fhe necessary steps to see that association and arguments for ia one interferes with that program pst the initiative and. referendum Megat Langer said. i will be larger t i ing how sometimes there my | disagreement. Langer man must, follow the dictate his conscience even though in doing the will face criticism intended to sh} i that he has been bribed by intere Lopposed to the people.” WELCOME CRITICISM “T want to tell you.” he deela |“that you have men jn Bismarek na , are not afraid criticism, If! j the honest disc our duties; j brings forth criti as from any man,j then we w Langer Plause and v by it. y att) i FIGHT I$ ON IN CHICAGO, ; Chieago, IIL, |, April 1.—Men and | women balloted for mayor and other jtity officers after a campaign said to have been the most bitter in the istory of the municipality. With six trenmedous ap-! us contimnally interrupted | the line of dope that you handed out at that big ‘banquet. You surely im- press us all’ with your sincerity. Be-; tween the big feed:and your talk we! all got ‘our belly-full. I not only see John Gillespie, R. P. Luchan, Grafton, A. B. Cobb, John Stewart, Grafton. Grafton. j Dine aky. beard. | candidates in the field for mayor, par- Ignored State Authority. 'tisan, religious and racial differences The Consume Co. has ignored | flamed high during the campaign, cul-| \two previous invitations’ of the Lieut. MeConnell, a dischary ‘ged Unit-| ed State soldier who signed an al] leged affidavit just after entering the army, that Townley secured him state job so that he might evade the! up | Budapest, According to Krn, a mem- ber of the cera mission:-to Budapest, who, returned here. today. The stocks. of food in ‘the Hungarian capital arg si lent for ten days, and only three hindrea head of cat- Ue are coming fnto the city daily in- d‘of the ustial 3,500. The poptlation of Budapest, Krn aadag hopes for tervention We the allies e aad CONCENTRATINF FORCES: =) Paris, April \1.—The Germans con: centrating largé forces in Graudenz and Thorn, eastern Prussia under {command of Fieid\Marshal Von Hind- enburg to defend command of Field 3 js-| Danzig to Fosen.; "9 SITUATIO NIN NIMPROVES, Madrid, April 1—Th industrial sit- uation in Spain appears\to. be improv- ing except in Alicante, here & state of siege has been proclhimed, The strike of mail carriers in \Madrid has ended and several factoriey reapened sterday in Barcelona. \Worsmen io are returning in in other Provinces COUNT KOLYUR Macey al se Paris, April 1.—Documenta in session of French and Rumanian fe. ;ernments prove that the advent | the new regime in Hungary. w oa to ¢ maneuver of Count Kolyan March 3h—A_ CHAFE AT DELAY (Monday), eling of appreaension over. eee ot rogress in the peace Cee ht American circles here ithoneh stated in. authoritative aitooet differences have not reached the ers tus of a deadlock. ‘The priticipal dif. ficulty has,been on the settlement a jon reparation. It is said that. (Paris ‘ary safety along the Rhine. Somebody started a story. this !morning that Col. Hous@-‘had fey b ‘nounced that the peace treaty had {been signed. The report .| Spread over all Paris, and tale wires to American headquarters be: came hot with inquiries. It did not take long, however, for inquirers to realize the character of the report, i when they were reminded that today was April 1 BISMARCK MAN ‘WHO COMMANDED in the “Kept Press” but also in "Our" Leader that the Big Blow Off has hap-! pened. Give Him Rope Enough. There is an old saying about giving a fellow enough hope and etc etc. think you ‘have received your allot- ment. It has always been a mystery how. you were able to fool so many people as Jong as you did. What hurt me most is to think you also fooled me until I heard you speak,just once. Now let me get to the point or rath- er my reason for writing this letter. } T. H. .McCaske, Grafton, farmer. T. P. Hagen, Grafton. ° | AMIDON DIRECTS: NOT GUILTY IN DR. MILLS CASE In your “hot air” dope you refer to al Fargo, April 1.—The jury in the number of legislators as having been| case be Walter T. Mills ae with approached. I supposed that you mean | violating the espionage act this morn- that some one tried to bribe them.}ing returned a verd{ct of not guilt, (You also’ say that an attempt WaS/on the instructions of Judge Am ade to reach you along the same! don. lines, Why qo you not name these men that.attempted these things? the man? (Continued on Page Three.) 2,500 MEN GOON STRIKE IN MADISON) Madison, Wis., April il 1—Upwards of 2,500 men employed in Madison’s in dustrial plants went on strike today for higher wages, an eight hour day, and for the enforcement of the award of the federal war labor board, whic would give the men a certain amount of back pay. The company officials have refused to pay the war board’s 10 so. (Kenosha, Wis, April 1—The threeiSTAGE HANDS GET men arrested at McHenry, Ill., yester- day on suspicion of being connected with the robbery of the American Brass Company’s offices here, when AS| MUCH NOW AS STARS USED TO DRAW securities valued at $50,000 were stol- en, followed by the killing of a patrol, man, are still being held by thé Ken- osha police. Officials are divided in London, April 1—In view of the movement among theatre employees for $15 per week and pay: for re- Why did not my friend Caddel name} award, claiming they are not able to} WITH ROBBERY |< Judge Amidon’ in instructing the} jury held that the ‘evidence was one-} sided. Mills was indicted on five counts ene speech made in Fargo in June, 1918. He was charged with having de- clared in his speech that the ‘‘men iwho are fighting in France are not the sons of members of commercial clubs, chambers ef commerce, bank-} ers, and _ commercial salesmen, gue song, Ls ‘iia that “for every thou- illed in France a new mil- Houairg: 18 made in America.” The government contended that; Mills’ remarks were designed to pre- vent enlistment and. to interfere with the recruiting service of the United States. The defense asserted that ‘Mills qualified his statements by saying that ‘a’ majority of our men” are not sons of members of commercial clubs, etc., and that the second state- ment was a criticism of profiteers an] {not of the government. KENOSHA ROBBERY SUSPECTS RELEASED Kenosha, Wis., April 1.The three; men held on suspicion of being con- nected with the robbery of the Ameri | but} jtenor. It is understood to be t timent of at least two of the three] members of the that, should this third request meet the same fate us its predecessors, ac tion be started against the Consum ers’ Co., with a view to holding it officers criminally liable for the lation of the they are charged, The local meetings called for Thurs- day at the “store points” and the istate meeting called for Saturday, ;both for the alleged purpose of giving | the farmers an opportunity to go o the books, are the first recognition ac- corded the certificate-holders in the { Consumers’ Co. since they paid in their $100. A few meagerly stocked stores, in which the average invest- iment is id to not exceed $3,000, |have been installed By the company, | but in a number of instances, such las Strasburg, where $30,000 s iseribed last August, mont [elapsed without bringing the sudscrib- lerg even a semblance of a store. In the meanwhile, the Consumers’ Co jhas ‘accumulated, according to its, ; president, $1,560,000, which has ' been! entirely at the disposal of the board} lof directors of the parent company, jconsisting of Hastings, Job Brinton {and two or three other Townley <atel- lites. These funds ‘have been d.| | Hastings testified, to buy stock ia | league banks and in other enterprises. ; me} minating in demonstrations last night. blue sky commission ; iv io- blue sky laws with which} The candidates for mayor are Wil-| liam Hale Thompson, republican, in- umbent; Robert M. Sweitzer, demo- crat, county clerk; MeClay Hoyne, jin- {dependent democrat, state’s attorney; John Fitzpatrick, Labor; John M. Col- socialist; Adolph gs. Carm, so- jalist, labor. Each of the four leading candidates laims his election today, altho polit- jical forecasters say they are at a loss |to make anything like a credible pre- | dietion. The vote of the independents is conceded to be the controlling fac- jtor. The vote is expected to be heavy, estimates being that 700,000 of the. 792,000 eligible to vote will ap-| | pear at the 2,215 election precincts, | Extra precautions were taken by | Chief of Police Garrity, who said that | every policeman in the city would be in readiness to prevent possible out: | breaks of the bitterness engendered | during the closing hours of the cam- | paign. | 1 i “HOG PRICES { GO SKYWARD Chicago, April 1—Hog prices pass- ed the $2000 mark upward bound to day when they were quoted at $20.10 | draft, also spoke. Today Langer addresses the Barnes county school officers ut Ney City. WERS. TOWNLEY i Fargo, D., April 1.—-Through his} local publicity medium Attorney Gen-| Lj, > eral Langer, yesterday made the fol-! ent, H. Baker “Baker Had Exciting lowing statement : | Experiences in Argonne Forest During Last Days: TANKS IS HOME “A.C. Townley 2 “The league | can only be destroyed from within’) then he proceeds, through the league! press to call a number of league state ards and tr : Lieut. P, H. Baker, who .command- ed a tank corps in ‘the ‘Argonne, is Directors of the parent company ap-|at the stockyards. During the printer pear to have done well, as Brinto: 4» | prices dropped slightly under $18. said to have acqired in his own name! but have been advancing since the! more than $25,000 worth of stock in} government guarantee price was ta-! threats and general accusations: hopes that 1 will repu-| diate the league and the league pro-| | gram and thus justify his conduct in the eyes of the membership. It woul) y's vanity if under fire | ‘ould go k on the league and furnish him an opportunity to discredit | me. In this he will fail. I will not even under fire betray the people of North Dakota. I will do all in’ my | power to protect them, Townley might us Well realize that state officers rep- sent the people of North Dakot ure not the petty hirelings of a ¢ “Townley cun use his papers to be- | tray the confidence that the member- jship have in him, but I will continue | jto do my duty. If Townrley is right} | that ‘the league can only Be destroyed | {from within’ it is time the member- ip watched him. ‘MOTHER O OF WALTER 'MADDOCK. IS DEAD! ‘two Stark county ‘banks. Cause of Langer Feud. i The attempt of the blie sky com- mission, directed by Attorney General} to investigate the affairs of the Con-| sumers’ United Stores Co.. a close! corporation whose operations have} ly admitted about the statehouse, to jhave been the cause of the personal and direct campaign which President A. C. Townley is waging against At- {torney General Langer. . . The attorney general has never in- | home from ov s. Lieut. Baker left Bismarck a non-com in’ Co.’ A jof the Fighting First. He was made a lieutenant at Camp Mils, and from jthe 12th of last September tintil No- vember 11, the date upon which the armistice was signed, he commando a platoon of five tanks in the Ar- gonne. Lieut. Baker is rather reticent as to his adventures with the land~battle- ship fleet. He admits that it wasn't all beer and skittles, especially ‘ot ‘the second day in, when the Huns be gan registering direct hits upon ‘the |tanks. The division with which Lieut. Baker and his platoon were operat- ing lost a large number of men, | the tanks kept steadily forging ahead,, | brughing aside trees that cwere in | their way, wallowing into and over |trenches, and pushing through darri- | cades. The Huns yetreated so rapidly in the’ face ofthe tanks that ar Baker’s- platoon was far beyond the main line when the armistice’ came Langer and Secretary of State. Hall,| ‘Deen very closely guarded, is general-| can Brass Co. plant were this after-! timated that he is 0 ed 5 noon released without court action. | feature ‘of the kas ee te RAAT ES ae § ‘ BRITISH DECORATIONS has never questioned the validity of their opinion’ but seem to think the/hearsals, some one has unearthed the listed statement he has taken pains decorated. 4 the British: goveram . the state bond issues. In évery pub- FOR YANKS IN RUSSIA to make it clear that he stands firm- dy back. of the league’s industrial Archangel,, April Four officers | program. .The. Townley drive upon and atin men of ae American} Langer did not begin until the blue force {n Northern Russia, have been {sky: conimission had, commenced nos- for gallantry:in action. by | ing into the business of: the Consum- government. cat on. Page Three.) ken off nearly a month au ee 'NAVY OFFERING. AN OPPORTUNITY | TO YOUNG MEN, Fred M. Hayes of the U. S. navy is here representing the Fargo recruit-; ing office and prepared to receive en-; listments from young men of 17 to | 35, both inclusive. The navy needs | 200,000 men, apprenticed seamen, mej chanics and radiagraphers. ,and the/ pay for enlisted men is $32.60 to $90 per month, clear of all essential ex- penses, with excellent opportunities} i for promotion. Mr. Hayes will be at the federal) | building until noon tomorrow, and he will return here Friday for a longer stay, North Dakota, the recruiting of- ficer states, has always furnished good men for the navy, and he is looking | November 11. At that time they had | League Floor Leader Learns of} been in constant operation ton two and they had seen “some Death in ‘Grand Forks : Lieut. Baker's tank occu- (pied the middle of the platoon, with Grand Forks. N. D.,_ April_1.—) two tanks, each in command of @ ser- While visiting in Grand Forks, State} geant and manned by two men, on Representative Walter J. Maddock of} either side. The tanks were of the Plaza, N. D., received word of the; French Renault type, equipped with a death of his mother, Sirs. P. J. Mad- | $7-milometer gun and with machine dock at Havre, Mont. 4 suns. The latter proved of little ser- In company’ with her husband,!vice after ‘they had been in action Mrs. Maddock was visiting her son,/a few days, and the, tank. squads re- John Maddock, at Joplin, Mont; Shejlied principally upon their one- was taken su denly ill and rushed ta pound guns, operated from the tur the hospital Havre. An operation | ret. The tanks weighed between six was performed, but death followed. - The body was brought to Grand Forks Sunday. Funeral arrangements ; have not been announced. jand seven tons and made an average speed of six to seven miles tae hour, over,any kind of ground. Lieut. Baker brought home with _ The sons and daughters who surjas @ souvenir a Germat SS vive are Mrs. Ernest Collettee,/ chine. gun taken from a Grand Forks; Jerome and Helen of| which was. brought down | Northwood; Walter J. Maddock of netics, Maer This: ¢ fora number of enlistments from this point. | Milwaukee, Wis. Canada, and Miss Ethel Maddock of > Plaza; Mrs. M. J. Bonas, Sia ms North Duke's oer