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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-16

The corn was Judged by county
agents or other representatives Of the
North Dakota Experiment station.
Moisture determinations were made
LOT the corn and yields based on dry
matter. Tie big lessons learned in
this contest, as well as in the preyl-
GUS one, has been the Importance of
we'll selected home grown seed corn
in producing q large Yield Of mature.
corn. 1t has also been brought out
that well prepared seed bed. fertility,
early planting and good cultivation.
are important in the producing Of big
corn crops.
The boys, through the yields that
they have secured in. these contests,
have demonstrated the possibilities
in corn growing that perhaps but few,
if any, had realized as possible in.
North Dakota. These results have
very forcibly called: attention to the
factors that enter into producing a
good yield of mature corn, whicn
means that they will be much sooner
Incorporated into the farm practice of
the state than otherwise would have
been the case.
North Dakota owes a great deal to
these boys who nave made these dem
O%nstrations and set these new records
for the corn crop, which; is so import.
ant to the state both in preparing
land for other crops, as well as in
producing a valuable food FOR stock.
1918 PFixe. Winners.
Prizes are awarded only Upon the
basis of mature corn produced on a
measured acre. The state! is divided
into two sections, the southern being
south of the northern boundary OF
township AS:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-16
VAUDEVILLE At ORPHEUM TO.
TONIGHT.

Manager Bauer of the Orpheum
theater mas secured one of the best
musical novelty acts in vaudeville IN
WARREN 4 Raemonde, who will appear
at the matinee and tonight perform.
ances only as they are breaking a
jump to the coast and leave on No.
tonight. WARREN & Raemonde are
billed as those musical imitators,
They are presenting the largest col.
lectiin of musical novelty instruments
carried by any m act in vaudeville,
Including Swiss bells, organ chimes,
%handsaws, bicycle pumps, musical
brooms and many other novelties,
They also present a %burlesque on
East Lynne Upside Down If you
want to laugh. be sure to see this, a
guaranteed act. Also five new reels
OF the best pictures that can be Sc.
cured. If you want a seat at the first
performance you will have to go early.
Remember the matinee at $3.50.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-16
MANY DELINQUENT TAX
SALE LANDS REDEEMED

Fully two.thirds of the advertiser
delinquent tax sale lands were settled
before the sale Tuesday n one-haii
of the lots advertised were also re
deemed.
The sale Tuesday was one of the
best attended in years. many local
people being among the bidders.
Quite a number Of bidders from all
parts of the county also attended the
sale and conspicuous among the bid
ders were several women.
The average bid was Z per cent. A
few reached s per CEN and some
went as low as 6 per cent. The farm
land. tax certificates were IN great de
mand and were soon disposed of.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-16
LOCALS

C0ming--Car shorts and bran.
Farmers Union Mere. Co.-Adv.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-16
BOARD Of REGENTS
POSTPONE MEETING

The regular December meeting OF
the state board Of regents, which was
10 have commenced yesterday, was
postponed by President Louis Il. Craw.
ford OF Sentinel Butte.
President Crawford's little daughter
was taken to Dickinson Monday to un.
dergo an operation for appendicitis.
and yesterday was reported in a very
%precarious condition,
The December meeting of the
board may be held later in the month,
but It ds hardly likely. Little of i'm.
portance was to come before the re.
gents this month. and the December
meeting may be held at the time Of
the January one.
The January session will be a most
important one, as DR.. Edwin b. Craig
head. who is making the educational
survey of the state, will likely make
a report to the board at that time.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-16
1.-THE WOLF"

TIVE WOLF"
Is just a few steps removed from
the door Of all of us and we are here
to make the Dollar do its full duty.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-16
NORTHERN SECTION.
FOR BRONCHITIS, SEVERE COUGHS,
COLDS AND WHOOPtNG COUGH
Make the Best Medicine at Home-28 Teaspoonsful for 50 Cents.

cold, bronchial asthma. bronchitis,
Group, hoarseness and whooping
cough, One bottle will maze enough.
homemade medicine to PROBABLY last
the whole family the entire winter.
Children like it, it is so pleasant to
take. 1t is unlike any other medi-
cine, and positively contains nc chlor-
oform, opium. morphine. or other mar
cotics. as do most cough mixtures.
Keep it on hand in case OF emergency
and stop each cough before 1t gets a
firm lold. The above druggist, in
fact, any druggist in this city. will re-
turn the money Gust. the same as Is
done with Schiffmann's famous Asth-
mador) in every single case where It
does not give perfect satisfaction. or
is not found the best remedy ever
used. Absolutely no risk is run in
buying this remedy-under tails posi-
tive guarantee.-Adv.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-16
CONTINUE INQUIRY
ON SIS. MINNESOTA

San Francisco. Dec. 15.-lnforma-
ton secured by United States inspec-
tors who, disguised as officers of Great
Northern steamer, Minnesota, stayed
for five hours today aboard the vessel
indicated. the investigators said to-
night that the failure OF the ships
boilers of the Mexican coast was
caused not by fire or mutiny among
sailors, but by natural mechanical de-
fects.
The inquiry will be resumed tomor.
row.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-16
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
BEGIN DECEMBER e
Bismarck Public Schools Close
for Ten.Da vaca-
ton.

The Bismarck public schools viii
close Thursday. December %, for the
annual Christmas holidays and will
resume Monday. January 8. An
noumcement Of the holiday schedule
was made yesterday by Supt. c. c.
Root.
A number Of the teachers will
spend the holidays at their respective
homes in the various parts of the
state, and adjoining states. Pupils
attending from a distance will also
leave the last Of next week for their
homes.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-16
DENIES THE
REPORT Of MERGER

Toledo, o.. Dec. 10y. n. WHY'S,
president of the Willys.Overland com
pany. denies absolutely the Story con-
corning a merger between the Willys.
Overland company, the General Elec'
trio company and the Peerless Truck
and Motor corporation. He OF the
Willys1Overland company is not in
any way, directly or indirectly. con.
nected with the story of the merger,
which is absolutely false.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-16
Severe DEFEAT
FOR VILLA FORCE

Laredo, Texas, Dec. 15.-Stubborn
street fighting in Juan del Rio, state
of Durango, on December IL in which
several hundred Villa soldiers were
killed. many prisoners taken and a
considerable amount of war material
captured by Carranza troops. was re-
pcted in official advices today to the
Caranxa consul at Nuevo Laredo.
The fighting was %priclpally hand to
hand combats in the narrow streets OF
the town, which; were Uttered with
sthe dead in all directions.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-16

We believe that we can convince
you that your dollar" shall do its
duty with us.
THE j.. |. ROOP CO.,
Wholesale Groceries to Consumer
ADV.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-16

Now is the time to lay in your
winter supply of flour, before prices
advance. The famous "Apple Bios
som" -four can be purchased at Farm
ers Union Nero. Co.-Adv.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-16

NEW MONEY FOR CHRISTMAS.
New Gold pieces and crisp new
bills.-lAdv.
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-20
Dutch Theological
 Students To Fight
 For the Fatherland

Leyden, Netherlands. July 20- Theological students at Leyden Uni- versity, the most ancient seat of learning in Holland, object to their omission from the suggested scheme of exercising all the manhood of the Dutch nation as a precautionary, measure in case the lowlands should be called upon to defend their terri tory. An address from these students recently called the attention of the Second Chamber of the Dutch ParIia- ment to this feeling among then- Since then the newspapers have print ed dozens of letters from clergymen of various denominations expressing similar views and declaring that it would be casting slur on them if ed by law from fulfilling their duties as patriot1c citizens at a time when their country needed then-
 The Dutch theological students were probably moved to make their appeal for incorporation in the army by the reports of the activities of priests and pastors now serving with the various armies engaged the world war. In France, for instance, there are over 20,OOo Catholic clergy men including several bishops, as we'll as many Protestant ministers and Jewish rabbis, serving in thes ranks as active soldiers. besides large mum bers engaged aS chaplains and Red Cross workers Tn Italy 15,OO0 priests are in the ranks; in Germany num- bers of cIergynen have taken service; while in the British Isles hundreds of clergymen have voluntarily enlisted in the new armies of Lord Kitchener and recently a decision was reached by the Church of England authorities not to ordain during the war any clerical students of military age who were physically fit and of the pre- scribed age for military service.
 Students of Leyden have ample precedenfs for their military ardor in the history of their old university town. The university itself was founded in 1875 as reward for the courage and military skill of the citi- gems in defending the town against the ISpaniards The students also Esve always before their eyes the Latin Inscription over the 1858 gate leading to the twelfth century castle and which says, q fight for the Fath- erland.'s The adventurous spirit of the old Puritans who lived in the town is inamorta1ized by the mem oria1 stone on the front of the house oe- cupied by sthe Rev. John Robinson, the pastor of the English Pilgrim Fathers, which records the fact"that; "On this spot lived. taught and died Robinson, 1611-1625-"
 The question of calling upon min fsters to perform military duties brought into public discuszion by the petition of the Leydeza students has gent views. Some c1ergymen argue they would be of more service in their parishes in case of a general call to arms, as there they could give advice and comfort to the people while the mobiEzed ; soldiers were separated from their families. whereas in the. ranks each clergyman would be sim ply another man with a, rifle
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-20

five million four hundred thousand. How much of this was reduced to cider brandy statistics do not tell since private distillation is subjected to no control
 Statistics show, however, that while Ca1vados has only one per cent of of the population of France, it has four per cent of the number of con troIled distiI1eries, and that in 1912 they produced 17o,OoO gallons of pure alcohol equivalent to 485, 1000 gallons >of brandy-nore than a. gallon a head for each of the inhabitants, including children. Add to this the unknown quantities of private distilled and it is possible to credit the statement that in some communes the annual consumption of brandy approaches ten gallons per capita per annun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-20

cessf1lly repuIsed.
 On the -Niernen front the same night we distodged the enemy from the last trenches captured by him on the 18th
 'On bhe Narew front the night of the 18th the enemy took the offens- i've, capturing the village of Poredy, on the right bank of the Pissa river. On the left bank of the sSkwa enemy attacks against the villages of Vyk and Pchetchnia,k were repulsed with success. West of the Onulew our troops, retiring progressly toward a bridgehead on the Narew delivered guard action of stubborn character near bF1e town of Ma:hof. Near che Village of Karenvoe we made a. bril- liant counter -attack. Tn the direc- tbon of L1Tblin enemy attacks during the 18th on the front at Weilkolaz- Vychawa (east and north of Krasnik) ) were successfully repulsed.
 At dawn of the 18th, the enemy captured Krasnostavo on the vdepres and crossed the stream. During the course of the 18th the enemy attacks between the stream flowing from Ryb- chevit0e towards the village of Piaski and the Vioprez remained without re- suit. On the right bank of the Vie prez we repulsed near Krasnostavo 5I1ot td0 G1VoT NOl1C1a many e1DuTe1l6iy stubborn attacks. Nevertheless, near the mouth of the voIit1a and the village of Gaevniki. the enemy sue ceeded in establishing himself on the right bank of this river after which we judged it advisable to retire to our second line positions.
 In the region of the village of GT'a1bovetz on the 18th we repulsed four furious enemy attacks on a wide front supported by d curtain of fire from his artillery Between the Genei- chva and the Bug on the evening of the 17th after desperate fight we drove the enemy from all the trenches previously occupied by him.
 sOn tine Bug energetic fighting continued against the enemy who crossed on the Sth on the front at Szono Osko1a-''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-20
POPE BENEDICT BRANDS LATAPiE'S
 STORY AS FALSE

Paris July 2e--An autograph let ter from Pope Benediet to Cardinal Amettas Archbistaop Of Paris con ta7ns the following
 We absolutely disavow Latapie s article which represents neither our ideas nor words and was published without our revision or permission .
 The Pope repeaAs his previous dec 1aration that his views are to be found in public official statements and not in accounts of private conversati ons. TO make his attitude still clearer, the Pope enclosed copy of an interview given by Cardinal Gasparri. papsl sec retary Of state to the Corr1ere D'Ttalia Of Rome and letters of the Cardinal to the Belgian and British ministers to the Vatican, the former condemn ing the invasion of Belgium and the treaty of the clergy and the latter af- firnafng that the Pope never pro- inounced against the legality of tl1f blockade of Germany.
 Pope Benedtct's letter was in re- ply to a letter from Cardinal Annette, who said that the Lsatapie interview had produced a, painful irnpr ession In France
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-20
Official
 VIEWS OF w World's w ar
AUSTRIAN

/ -r
 Vienna, July 20.-victories of the 'Teutonfc allies along the eastern bat tlefrontZ on the 18th, shook the strength of the enemy.s resistance, '' according to an official Austrian war sertion is made that while the Rus sians brought up all the reinforce ments available they were unable to hold their positions
 / The text Of the communication fo1- lows:
 s1n the Russian was theatre the of fensive of the allies in Poland and Volpynia was continued Sunday. West of the Vistula fighting proceeded on the Illsanka- Northwest of IIza,8 the Austro-Gernan troops captured enemy positions. On the height west of Kras- nostov we were victorious after heavy firing
 -In the elevatedN positions. 5000 pr1s- oners were taken.
 taNorth Maroyian and e5iIesian land whr, after severe fighting, gained a firm footing on the east bank of the Bug. Troops under General Kirchbach captured 12 officers and 700 men.
 stThe successes of the allies on the 18th along the entire front shook the enemys resistance, Although the en- erny during the last few days has brought up all the achievements within reach, he has been unable to maintain his positions and has begun 8, retreat On the night of the 18-a9th, he evacuated the battlefield
 Tn East Galicia the situation gen era1ly is unchanged.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-20
Summary
 OF THE w ar News

The great German offensive in the east is shown in the latest official reports to be seriously threatening Russian possession of Warsaw. Evacuation of the Po- fish capital cannot be far distant in the opinion Of many military observers. Ga1lwitz has driven the Russians back on the near defenses of the city, the German report claiming an advance to points within 20 miles of the strong hold.
 To the southeast, the Austro- Germans are pressing on the Lublin-Cholm railroad line, cap turing Krasnostav and crowning by a further advance to enconn- pass an encirc1ing movement trians are advancing to comple- ment the German effort.
 Windau, in Courland. has been ; captured by the Germans who are advancing toward Riga, this movement in the Baltic provinces rendering the Russian lines to the south still more insecure.
 Petrosrad admits a general re- trograde movement Even on the only Bzura- Rawka line, which x so long w1fhstood German. at tacks, the Russians are falling back, according to the Berlin re- port
 On the Austro- Italian front, substantial gains. are claimed by Rome in Carnia, while it is de- clared the assault along the Izonso is being pursued with re- doubled energy and producing gains
 Paris reports that French aero planes have bonn barded the sta ton at Co1mar in Alsace and re- turned undamaged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-20
Says Drink Habit Is Depopulating
 LaBe1le, France

s Paris, July 20.-In an investigation of the causes of the depopuiation of France, Monsieur Charles Benoist took the canton of Creui1y. in the arron- dissement of Caen, both of which are gradually losing their population, and made a house to house inquiry in search of data as to whether the de- creaStd birthrate should be attributed to physd sdo1ogical, psychological, moral. economic, fiscal, judicial, polite or so- cia1 causes Tn several cases he said the deply to his questions was "a1co- hol" In everal cases ''tFe exhaustion of the race was given without preci- sion as to the causes of the exhaus- ton.
 Dr. Levassort. head of the Bon4Sau- veurs Insane Asylum at Caen, is more categoric than the inhabitants inter viewed by Monsieur Benoist. What alcohol has. done to this population, formerly so healthy and robust.'' he says 'one cannot realize without 1iv- ing in the region. Peasants in the val ley of the Auge who produce a great deal of cider and distin 1t at will, drink at least pint of brandy per day; some women as well as men, drink double that.
 Tt is with the coffee that the women acquire the habit Whenever a neigh Dor pays visit, the hostess offers a drop of coffee; the cider brandy goes with it and after it until the quantity surpaEses by far the quantity of coffee. No one thinks of stinting the cider brandy since it costs them nothing. Drinking at home leads to drinking in public. and this perhaps accounts for the fact that the communes of less than 4,ooO population is 54 per cent. of the total.
 -s Whether drink may be considered the cause of the decrease in the birth rate or not, the progression of de- population seems Ito have kept pace with the progression of alcoholism. Where the consuInpt1on of spirits was formerly a gallon and half a year per capita, it is now more than three gallons, while the decreased birth rate traced back through many gen. erahong in the same families by Mon sieur Benoist shows a decrease from an average of 2 children a family in the 18th century to in the 2Oth.
 The Department of Calvados. which has given it's name to one of the 1i- quers that inevitably accompany the after lunch or after dinner coffee in France, is one of the departments where fruit growers profit most from the privilege the law accords them of making brandy of their crop without paying a government taZ Of the fif- ty-one gallons of cideR SEoduced in France in 1912, CavSdEb8 produced
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-20
Clean Wounds Do Not Exist Says
 Surgeon souttar

London, July 20AsC1ean wounds apparently do not exist said Dr. H. s. Souttar, late surgeon in chief of the Belgian field hospital in a lecture before the Royal Society of Medicine. Much has been written about the clean wound left by the modern bull let, but the doctor never met one in his experience in Flanders, and a colleague who had A&reated 10000 wounds in the present campaign con- f1rmed this opinion. Every wound is infected, although not all the or ganisn1s produce disease.
 Dr. Souttar found it was a, mistaik- en idea a wounded man could apply his first dressing properly. It re- quired clean hands and non-interfer- ence with the actual wound. His in structions were that the skin around the-wound should be disinfected with iodine, carbolic or even soap and water, but the wound should not be touched. External appearances of wounds are often deceptive. Back of a small puncture in the skin may be cavity as large as 6 fist. perhaps with piece of shell or a bullet at the bottom.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-20
Modern Fighters
 Unearth Graves of
 Ancient Warriors

Berlin. July 20-The passion of the anthropologists for prehistoric re- search survives even in the face of death on a. modern battlefield, as is shown in reports from the front. Some of the German ant1ropoIog1sts in the army which met the French near Soissons discovered S1 graves CT Gel tic origin, dating from the Fourth or Fifth century B. C., while diEging entrenchments The ancient graves were uncovered thoroughly and some unusually fine pottery, bracelets spear-points and other things were found with the skeletons,
 On the Island of sylt, off the coast of Schleswig- -Holstein. some other sol dier-anthropolog3st made tho dlscov- cry Of a mound which, when opsned up, contained objects believed to date as far back as 5000 B c.
 Prof Morritz. of Posen, whe has since been killed in the war also turned over to the Koeniesberg Arch geological society & number Of relics that were dug up in the eastern thea tre of the war. some of them dating back to the time Of the Vikings. Tn Russia a. skeleton on the tor. of which lay a stone hatchet, was uncovered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-20
Liquor Agent Will Destroy Potential
 Source of Sprees

Fifteen gallons of whiskey, 21 half barrels of beer, eight cases of lager and two quarter kegs of beer. will be destroyed by Liquor Agent John Browne at 2 o'clock tomorrow after noon.
 raids made on clubs last week. A hearing will be held Thursday morn ing in the city court on the proposal to destroy the gambling machines that were taken, and the owners will ap- pear if they wish to show reason why the property should not be destroyed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-20
RUSSIAN

Pstrograd. July 20-An official statement was Issued tonight from the head quar1te of the Russian gen sera1 staff, admi6ting the loss of Tu- kum and Dob1en to the Germans. The communication follows:
 ''In the region of Riga, and Shavli, enemy columns reached the front near Tukum-Doblen and advanced on the 18th southward against Hofzurnberge and Benen-
 North of the village of Ok1niyia. our cavalry, made successful in- icursion on the enemy on the evening of the 1Tth and seized an important convoy.
 ''In the region of Popelfany we con tinue to press the enemy. German attacks against a position near Shaw Ii on the night of the 18th were suc-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-20
WEATHER FORECAST


 New Haven, July 20-Foase- cast: Fair tonight and NEednes- Csounectacut. Fair wea1zler and mOderafe temperature tonight and Wednesday; light northwest winds.
 Sca1feasea showers were report ed in the tntef0T from Kansas nortkeastMazd to the lake region, Maine. There is no weIA storm area east of the Becky Noun tadns The western area of high pressure is moving slowly east ward and now exbeEds from North Dakota southvvawd to Okla hon1a. Moderate temperatures prevail in all the northern dis 1rdc4s-