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WARREN

HANFORD. WARREN p-In pu-sran,.
surrogate OF the County NJ New YORK
NOTICE II hereby given TO all person.
having claims against warren u Ha7s.-h
to present the same with vouchers the-ro.
to the subscribers at their place OF r-lns
acting business, AZ the oTlps Of SheIp 4
Broomell at No, III Broadway. Manhtt,
tan, ia the City NJ New York. on ~ betnr.
the ?3ri day OF October newt Dated New
York. the goth day Of April, 1915 y
LEON SHELF. ARTHUR : HASFORp
Executors SHELF y BROOMcTT. H.
torne,s for Executors, III BROADWAY, NAV.
hsttsr. New York CITY
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PATERSON VALUES GROW.
Taxable Property SIOS,OOs,745-
an Increase of SI,4O6,8.S.

PATERSON. y, j., Aug, 24.-Reports
submitted to-day by the Paterson Board
of Assessors to the Passaic County
Board OF Taxation showed that taxable
property IN the city amounted 10 sos
Oos. If5. or an Increase OF Sl,49s,6a5
This was 100000 more than was ex.
pected.
II Will mean a tax rate Of about 2.O3
instead or 2OS, as had been the fore
cast, as against l9l last year.
The fassaic assessors reported total
taSasbles of stI,175,l00, an increase over
last year OF ssls,b3b. II II expected that
the Passaic tax rate, like Paterson's will
leap a few points.
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school for Municipal Employees.

Courses for city employees are to be
given in the Municipal Building the COM
ing year by Instructors of New York
University and the College OF the City
OF New York. The subjects will be
engineering, accounting. clerical work.
applied sciences, municipal government
and others, The committee in charge,
OF which Chamberlain Bruere is chair
man, says that just enough tuition fees
will be charged to cover the cost.
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Amount May Re Increased.

The credit is for a period cf one year.
IL is believed the amount may be in
creased as necessary The Ggsmal an
rouncement was as follows:
Brown Brothers II Co. announce mat
the arrangements for a $4,000, 600
French commercial export credit. which
nave been under negotiation for over
. month. have been competed ana the
credit issued.
The purpose OF the credit is to enable
American exporters To be paid in do
lars In the tinted states. eliminating
any risk OF exchange and thus facilitat-
ing our exports. II will also enable
French buyers OF American merchandise
and other commodities. who have found
II difficult owing to Extraordinary con-
d tiuns now prevailing t. obtain eN-
change vita which 10 settle their ac-
counts with American merchants.
The credit is for = period OF one
year and is to be availed OF by drafts
1T ninety days sight. Care has been
taken to comply with the requirements
OF our banking laws relating to CONNER
C.a! aCCeptanCes. In addition TO the re-
sponsibility OF the French drawers OF
the bills. the credit is secured by the
guarantee Of the Banque OF France OF
payment at maturity in gold, IL ncces-
sary. Collateral Is also deposited In
New York as additional protection Of the
srpIit
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Americana Stronger In London.

LONDON. Aug. et.-Amsricans were
stronger to-day. despite fears OF com
plications resulting from the Arabic
sinking, The tone OF the general mar
ket was steady, though there was a
spotty appearance. The Anglo French
agreement for helping the American
J exchange situation aided sentiment.
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1--we stock Market,

TUESDAY, August -
Receipts 81 heevrs were Ter head
mainly consigned direct to sI,ughterrrs
No trading on live weight. feeling an
changed, Dressed beef stea ", common
per IN.
Receipts OF calves were go heal. 81 on
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HELP WN>TED-NNIE.

WANTEp-Me,htni,Hl prtftsnrn with
experience IN Controllers. switches. circuit
Breakers, etc. Address enter CLERK. Eng.
%neering Department. WESTINGHOUSE
ELECTRIC 4 MFG. co, East Pittsbur sh,
Pa.
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NOTICES.

JAMES T HEWEY Clerk
SiaLss ~ ...I = MIMI = -.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
Santa Claus \
Will Visit
theTrenches

Paris. Dec. I,-Santa Claus' trip to
the trenches was made easier by par
lament today. Anyone III France
may send Christmas parcel weigh.
ing up to two pounds to soldier at
the front without paying postage on
the package. A bill comforting this
privilege which holds good from date
until Jan. 6, was unanimously passed
today by parliament. Letters ere al
ways carried free. The families of
soldiers have not waited for the pas.
sage of this law, but have been over.
loading for some time past the means
for transporting Christmas packages.
Probably 100000 men from the front
will spend Christmas with their fam.
lilies. While Christmas in Paris will
be less gay than usual, the mothers
are buying things for the children.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22

hang back may now siezc the Oppor
tunity sent them by the mass of their
countrymen."
Kitchener Advised Withdrawal.
Turning to the military situation,
the premier said the retirement from
the Dardanelles position, with the
notable exception of the tip of the
peninsula, had been taken on the ad
vice of General Monro and Earl Kitcll.
ener.
Summoning up the governments
war policy, Mr.. Asquitll said:
in order to win the war we want
an adequate supply of trained men to
reinforce and augment the army in
the field. We want next an ever
growing supply Of munitions. We
want further such stewardship OF
The economic resources of the coun
try IS will enable us to lift and carry
the financial burden. which we are
called upon to bear in behalf of our
selves and our allies.
FINALLY what perhaps is as import
ant as anything. we want to counter
act the advantage that the enemy has
over us in q single direction, by q
concerted control among the Allies
The point conferences will mean a
greater concentration of purpose. CO
ordination OF plan. economy Of ell
rrgy and effectiveness Of action"
Premier ASquitll announced in inc
house Of co:nnlonH today that Licuten.
ant General Sir William x. Robinson
chief Of lac general staff. has been
recalled from France TO become t-lc
chief Of imperial staff at army head
quarters in London. in place of Sir
receive on important command.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
NORTH DAKOTA COWBOYS
ORGANIZING A ShQW

Watford City. N. D., Dec. 2l.-Be.
lieving that the show business is
more lucrative t;an being a cowboy
on the dwindling ranges of western
North Dakota. Jack ]. Breyer and
Charlie Daniels. who have been
ranching in the Little Missouri coun.
try, are now in Watford organizing a
wild west show company. They have
assumed the names, Powder River
Jack and Fad Lands jim, for theatri-
cal purposes. They plan 20 give their
initial performance in Watford mex,
week, and announce that after that
they will take company of stars and
Indians on a theatrical tour of NORTH
Dakota. Later on they are to go
east.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
SNOWSL|DES STOP -. =.
WESTERN TRAFFIC

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 21.-Trans.
continental traffic on the Great North.
ern railroad was tied up today by
snow slides III the Cascade mountains.
Three hundred feet of snowslides be.
tween Scenic and Tye. on the west
slop of the Cascades. collapsed today
under the enormous weight of snow
which had slid down the mountains.
Railroad officials reported that the
snow was ten feet deep on. parts OF
the line unprotected by the sheds.
Great Northern officials said they
hoped to have their line cleared be.
fore tomorrow night.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
ALlEGE WAR PLOT
IN CHICAGO PLANT
Federal Investigation Of Strike
In Munition Factory
Is Started.

Chicago, Dec. 21:-Federal investi-
CATION of an alleged war plot was be-
gun today as the result of strike of
some of the employees of the Sturgis
& Burn Manufacturing company at
Bellwood and the posting of notices
to other employees calling for the
taking of a. strike. Xnte.-v-An~ officer. 81
the company filed a complaint with
the federal officials saying that OF
nearly 200 employees of the company
only about rs had quit, but the post
ing of the notices and other incidents
led to the belief that there was 4 CON-
certed plan to foment trouble at the
plant The company has been max
ing shrapnel and cartridges for use
of the European belligerents.
Hinton G. Clabaugh, division sup
erintendent of the bureau of investi-
CATION of the department of justice
late today said the investigation had
not gone far enough to Indicate that
there had been any violation of the
neutrality laws.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
SCAND|NAv|ANS
CALL GOV, HANNA
T. FORD LEADER
Ford Party Given Unenthusias-
tic Welcome by People of
w.. Christiania.
ADMISSION FEE TO
MEETING SEVEN CENTS
Clergymen's Union Comprising
Four Preachers Calls a
Mass Meeting.

Christiania, Norway, Dec. 2l.-ThG
newspapers here seem to look to Gov
crnor Hanna as the real American
representative OF the Ford peace
party.
The Tiedens Tegn (Signs of the
Timcs) the foremost Christiania
journal, conservative in its views,
said: The journalists Gov. Hanna,
Senator Robinson and Lieut.. Gov.
Betha are the only ones properly re-
presenting America. Mr.. Ford and
Nine. Schwimmer lack the knowledge
to embark on such an enterprise. Mr..
Ford's greatest asset is likeable
personality. He doesn't lack culture,
but a world wide education. Nine.
Schwmmer has no claim to diStinc.
tion."
Last night there was mass meet
ing at the Mission House under the
auspices of the Norwegian clergy
mems peace union, comprising four
ministers. There was "a big fall in
the admission price, to seven cents,
contrastcd with $l.5O charged on Sun
day. The hall, which seats 1900, was
about one,third filled. ,. ,.
The crowd was disappointed at not
seeing Ford, and many of them be-
came excited when they knew he was
not coming The speakers were
Judge Lindsey, Senator Robinson,
Governor Hanna and DR.. Lochner.
Their reception swaes Hetsustasssss'
Call Ford a Tolstoy.
u The Norwegian peace party declin.
ed 10 lave anything to do with the
Ford peace expedition, according to
newspaper reports, as long as Nine.
Rosika Schwilnmer is connected with
The movement Some of the dispatch
es state that demand has been
made for her expulsion, declaring
it is impossible 70 give the movement
a neutral appearance while a Hun
,galian woman is an active member
directing operations
The ChrstiaDia correspondent Of
the Times says that the main i'm
preston made on the Norwegian pub
lie is that Ford is an idealst. q
dreamer, a sort Of TOlstoy, whose
honesty and unselfishness afe beyond
q question, while some Of his follow
crs fail to give that impression.
A dispatch to the Mail from Chris
tiania states that tile manager of the
mission announced today that the
party would start for Stockholm on
Monday.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
FEDERAL GRAND JURY
COMPLETES IT'S WORK

New York, Dec. 2l.-Tbc federal
grand jury investigation into the actl'
vities Of the Labor National reace
Council, which. it is charged by Unit.
ed States District Attorney Marshall,
was financed by Franz Won Rintlon
to foment strikes in munition factor.
les, was virtually ended today. SAM
uel Gompers, president of the Ameri'
can Federation of Labor, today turn
ed over to the jurors two large port.
folios filled with correspondence, pro-
carnations and other data connected
with alleged attempts to corrupt lead
erS.
Federal officials expect the jury to
complete the investigations at anoth.
er session, and believe indictments
will be returned.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22

WIN wv s'e' ~ 0's'
An Athens dispatch to Reuters Tel
graph company says that British
submarine has sunk the German
steamer, Lerose, of 2,G79 tons, and
other craft in the sea of Marmora.
German Losses Heavy. -.
Harold J. Tenant, parliamentary
undersecretary of war, stated in the
house of commons today that the
number of casualties published in the
official list for Prussia, Saxony, Ba-
varia and Wurtemburg up to Novern-
ber 30, we're 2,524,46o. OF this mum
ber. Mr.. Tenant added, 1925 men
were killed or died of their wounds,
1854, 1893 were severely wounded, 27,674
died of disease, and 3S1,149 ,wete
missing. Naval casualties, he said,
were not included in these figures, j
Seize Dutch Mail. ,,,s,. :
A dispatch to Reuters Telegraph
company from the Hague says: 4. u
"The foreign ministry. announces
that the Netherland's s. government has
sent a protest to the British govern
ment against the seizure Of Dutch
mail bags on the steamers, Nordam.
Frisia and Rotterdam, and demandtl
an immediate return of the MALL
Turks Make Big Haul. J
Berlin, via wireless to Tuckerton:
Enormous quantities of ammunition,
cannons and tents were taken by the
Turks on the withdrawal of the Brit
ish from the position evacuated on
the Gallipoli peninsula, It was ON
cially announced in the Turkish head.
quarters report dated Dec. 20. re.
ceived here today from Constants
nople. ~. .''S
In the British attack on the Saddul
Bahr front, which preceded the with.
draWal from the other sections, the
British suffered failure with enor-
nous losses, it is declared. 81, ".
The statement says the British, In
retreating were unable to impede
the pursuits of the Turkish troops"
Russians Capture varna. 80
The Daily Chronicle reports the
capture of Varna, Bulgaria's chief
IIdCh Oed pOlt, 'Uy Jig 1euSSAouo. ~
says the bombardment of the Rus.
slams silenced the Bulgarian guns ana
laid the towns in ruins, the garrison
suffering heavily.
The Russians t.len. according to the
report landed infantry ana artillery
without loss and in sufficient force to
hold the town against Bulgarian at
tacks.
Previous reports announced tlat
Russian warships were bOnbardiDg
Varna and that they were transport
ing troops by transports.
Should the capture of Varna prove
true, it would mean tina, the oft-re-
peated intention of the Russians 20
land on Bulgarian soil, either b. the
way of the Danube river or on the
Black sea coast. to take the Bulgar"
and and Turks and their Teutonic al
lies on the flank has been accomplish
ed.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
COL. HOUSE LEAVES
ON OFFICIAL TRIP
Will Convey Message From Presi-
dent to Ambassadors In
European Capitals.

New York, Dec. 2l.---Col l.. NJ.
House, confidential adviser of Presi.
dent Wilson, stated late today that he
will shortly sail for Europe at the re.
quest Of the President to deliver to
certain American ambassadors infor.
nation regarding this government S
attitude on various international mat
ters now pending. He denied emphati.
cally that his trip will in any way be
a peace mission.
Col. House said he expected to sail
from here within the next two weeks
and probably would be in Europe
about six or eight weeks.
81 AM going to Europe at the re-
quest of the President and the sec
retary Of state for the purpose of
taking information to some of our am
bassadors,' he said, "in order that
they may have a more intimate
knowledge of this governments atti-
tude regarding certain phases of in
ternational questions and to obtain
from them their point Of views on
this matter.
at is not advisable to bring home
at this time any Of our ambassadors
from any of the belligerent countries.
It has not been found possible to con.
vey by cable or correspondence quite
the corr ect atmosphere"
Secretary Lansing tonight declined
to add to anything that Col. House
said that he was going 20 Europe a.
the request of the president and sec
retary of state. From other official
sources came the intimation that the
questions which the
Colonel is to take up with the amDas-
sadors of the belligerent powers were
of such an extremely delicate nature
they could not he discussed
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
Divine Sarah
On Deathbed

London, Dec. 2l.-Sarah 1ernharr.
is reported to be dying, according tG
a dispatch from Paris to the Tc;e,
graph.
Sarah IBernhardt has never fully re
covered fro.n the shock following the
amputation of a. leg, las: February
Reports of an Improvement in ne.
condition were invariably followed by
others that her health was failing
On December $ she became seriously
i'll, her physicians announcing she
was suffering from congestion of the
lungs. Nine. Bernhard IS now II
years old.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
Bitter Criticism Hurled
Against War Leadership
In House of Commons
LORD ASQUITH DECLARES MORE MEN ARE NECESSARY
IRISH LEADERS MILLION MORE WANTED AT ONCE,

London, Dec. 2l--Prelnier .ASquith
made his long expected, statement on
the Allies military position in the
house of commons today in the intro
duction of supplementary estimates
providing for raising the numerical
strength Of the British army from
3,0OO,OGD men to 4,OOO, 900 men.
House Crowded.
The house was crowded and the
premier's speech was listened to Gag.
erly and silently. The prime minister
declared that although the British
fighting forces amount to l,2JO,0oO
men. the wars demands were such as
necessitated calling out the entire
"recruitab.c maximum
Although the premier liz got put
himself on record as either for or
against cOnScription, John Rednlan.
leader Of the Irish nationalists at
the close of Mr. Asquitb's speech
brought on bombshell by declaring
that the natiolalist3 would oppose
colscription by every means in theiY
power. John Deillon1 followed with
a severe arraignment OF the British
war leadership. inquiring
Arraigns Leadership
"Wha: is the use Of sending out
more troops to be led by men like
these responsible for the Subbla Bay
and Anzac failureS?" f..
The premicrs statement Of the
need of the army for 'c7cry fit man
included . war tribute to the Over
Seas soldiers. referring TO the Der
by scheme, Mr.. Asquth indicated
that another chance would be given
those who had not responded, say
ing:
"Those who have been disposed to
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
WOMEN BATHEO TO
ERASE SPY MESSAGES

London, Dec. 21.-A neutral, who
has been visiting Germany, tells, in
the London Times, of the extraordi-
narily close examination to which he
and others we're subjected on leav.
ing Germany for Switzerland.
The ladies of the party, he says,
were bathed la Eve, with a thor
oughly Prussian finish" One of the
officials, asked why the ladies were
subjected to this treatment, replied
that number Of women spies leav-
ing Germany had been found to have
important messages written with in
visible ink on their skin.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
FREIGHT BLOCKADE
IN NEW YORK CITY

New York, Dec. 2l.-1'he commit
tee representing all trunk line rail.
ways entering New York announced
today tiat the freight embargoes de-
Clared by the many roads have failed
to ameliorate the freight condition,
there being approximately 10000 cars
destined for New York lines or ter.
minals. Acting on this, the Penn
sylvania. New York Central, and Le-
:ligh Valley today declared additiona.
stringent cnbargoes on freight con.
signed to New York or coastwise
shipments.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
TO INVESTIGATE
HOUSTON MAN

st. Paul, Dec. 2I-Attorney Gencr-
al Lyndon A. Smith said today that d
thorough investigation will be made
of the reported confession Of a man
at Houston, Mimi, that he is guilty
of the murder of DR.. Z. S. Egge, at
Moorhead, September 6, 1909, for
which Frank A. Kathman is now serv-
ing life sentence at Saltwater. The
information came in a letter from W..
M. Miller of Dresbach, Minn., to
Judge C. A. Nye of Moorhead, who
defended kathman.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
VETERAN DIES,

Wlahpeton, N. D., Dec. 21.-Charles
Arthur Mexican, who served in the
Civil war as a member of the First
Minnesota heavy artillery, enlisting
w:lile he was a resident of Lake City,
is dead here. He had been a resident
of Wahpeton since 1881, at which
time he filed on homestead near
this city. For 10 years he was clerk
of court of Richland couu:y.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
RELEASED ON PAROLE,

Leavenworth. Kan, Dec. 31.-Four
of the men convicted in the Terre
Haute election conspiracy cases were
released from the penitentiary here
on patrol. Those released were: Jo-
seph Strauss. Arthur Gillis, George
Masselink and Morris Walsh. All
were serving sentences of one year
and one day.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
MAJOR MOTION IS TO
SUCCEED WASHINGTON

New York Dec. 2l.--Major Robert
r. Motion of Hampton institute,
Hampton, Va. was selected to sue.
ceed Booker r. Washington as prcsi.
''"-t Of Tnsteeee Institute. Ala, Al a
special meeting of the trustees of the
,.slltution hele touay. The chOice
was unanimous.
Major Motion will not be inStalie,-
as head of the famous negro institute
until the commencement exercises in
May, 1916.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
CONTRADICTORY REPORTS .---.'.
ON BRITISH LOSSES At 4.
CAUPOL| PENINSULA
Premier Asquith Says Losses Were Few
While Turks Claim Capture Of j..
Immense Booty. III
SITUATION ON GREEK .~:.:>.
FRONT REMAINS QUIET

31hc only addi tiona details the withdrawal
British officials
which British
abandoned
an VIII iCl left behind
contradictory details
a
The situation the Greek front remains tranquil although the
Saloniki
the o Athens
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
PROSECUTION RESTS.

Los Angeles, Dec. 21.-The prose
cuton rested today in the trial OF
Andrew A. Schmidt, charged with the
murder of Charles Haggerty, one Of
the 20 persons killed in the explosion
which destroyed the Los Angeles
Times building. October /, 1910. At
torneys for tle defense waived their
right to make an opening statement.
to save time, and will begin tonor-
row the introduction of their testl-
mOny.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
CHASE FOR SUSPECT GIVEN UP

Linton. N. D., Dec. 20.-Emmons
county officials. from whom Chris
Krieger escaped just west of Mime
apolis, while he was being returned
to North Dakota from Detroit, Mich.
where he had been arrested for horse
stealing in this state, have abandon
ed the chase for the man. Krieger
leaped from a moving train 30 or 40
miles west of Minneapolis.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
BAN OFF SALE
Of HORSE MEAT

New York. Dec. 2l.-Sale of horse
meat for food will be permitted in
New York after January 1, the board
of health announced today. Com
menting upon the revocation of tle
section Of the sanitary code, which
prohibited the use Of horse f1esl,
Commissioner Emerson said that
while the health department does no:
actually recommend it, no harm can
be seen in it's use.
"The horse never has tuberculosis
and almost never communicates a
malignant disease to human beings,
he said. thereafter old horses which
are sold for bones. which are worth
little or nothing, will be 1a:iened ana
disposed of for meat"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
MAY CAPTURE VILLA.

Laredo, Texas. Dec. 2l.--Advices
from the interior of Mexico tonight
said y Gordon of Carranza soldiers
has stretched over the territory north
of chihuahua city. where Gen. Villa
was reported, in an effort to prevent
his escape to the United States. ..
Should General Villa be captured.
it was said, he would be held for
courtmartial and Gen Venie5tianan
Carranza would take part in the pro-
ceedngs against the leader.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
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