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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-01
No PEACE TALK
At RE|CHSTAG
Members Hear Message Regard
ing Taxation Of War Profits;
Bill to Be Introduced.

Berlin, Nov. 30.-The opening OF
the Reichstag today was marked by
an address of welcome by the presi-
dent, DR.. Kaempme, in which he con-
plimented Germany on the satisfact-
ory military situation in the west and
east and the successful conclusion OF
the Serbian sampaign, and a speech
by the secretary of the imperial treas.
ury, DR.. Karl Helfferich, in introduc-
ing bill arranging the preliminaries
for the taxation of war profits.
Tax War Profits.
DR.. Helflerich urged the speedy dis
cussion of the bills so that no war
profits could escape taxation and
promised an actual measure on taxa.
ton of war profits for the next sitting
of the Reichstag in March.
No Peace Talk.
The bill was referred to commit
tee. There was no public reference
to the subject of peace terms during
the days session.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-01
NINE EXPLOSION
ENTOMBS 50 MEN
Rescue Work Being Hurried at
Boomer Company Mine.
West Virginia.

Boomer, w. Va, Nov. 30.-Rescue
parties worked desperately tonight to
penetrate the workings of mine No. 2
of the Boomer Coal and Coke com.
pany, where an explosion caused by
a blowout shot occurred today. Thif>
ty miners were at work at the time
but mine officials declare all but 80
had been accounted for.
Thirty Recovered From Mine.
Thirty had been recovered tonight
by rescuers E. A. Bell, chief clerk Of
the company, said that thirty were
still missing All suffered from the
effects of the explosion but none was
in a serious condition, except one man
whose leg was broken.
Saw Many Apparently Dead.
Ten miners were rescued from a
sub entrance at 6 o'clock in semi
conscious condition. When revived
they said they had seen many meh
apparently dead short distance from
where the explosion occurred.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-01
Canadian
Tax Higher
Thar, Here
Man Who Has Quarter Section in
Each Place Reports on the
Years Assessments.

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The hue and Cry that taxes are low.
er in Canada, than in this country was
succinctly answered within the week
when a man who mas Quarter Sec
ton Of land in .Burleigh county, was
taxed $1S.42. He also owns 100 acres
in Canada which was taxed first with.
out the addition of. special tax,
$21.30 and on top Of this the special
tax levied under the Wald Land Tax
Act of $1,000, making his total tax
5000, or twice as much as it is right
here at home .a
Comments on Fact.
In commenting on this matter the
property owner said, Some of those
who have speculative tendencies and
wish to invest in Canada where taxes
are low (?) should first ascertain
what the taxes amount to at home
and In the distant country. | have
found out and am paying twice as
much tax in Canada for the same
property values that | do in Burleigh
county.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-01
CLOTURE RULE
WILL Be ADOPTED
Democrats in Caucus Are Conf.
dent That Sen~te Will Fall
in Line.

Washington, Nov 3O.-Democrats
of the senate will resume their caucus.
tomorrow and are prepared for a live.
ly discussion over report from the
special rule committee recommending
a modified form of limitation on de-
bate. Senator Owen, chairman of the
special committee, said tonight he ex-
pected the cloturc rules would be ap-
proved by the caucus and later met
with the approval of the senate.
The president pro tempero of the
senate and vice-chairman of the eau
Gus will be elected tomorrow. The
reelection of Senator Clarke of Ark
ansas is expected.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-01
LINCOLN Writ
COMING HERE
FRIDAY | D ] NIGHT
Celebrated Traveller and Lecturer
- to Appear in Lyceum
Course.

Lincoln Writ, who lectures here Fri
day evening on the European war, is
celebrated traveller. His explora-
tions in the artic and in other un-
known parts of the world have earn
ed him the title of Fellow in the Royal
Geographical Society He has a great
story and tells it wildly. He was en-
gagged to speak on his artic explora.
etions. but n.his .lBJ,rn to- F|usrf3Be ne
brought brought back a story Of such
breathless interest, a message or sucfi
vital Importance that every thing else
is forgotten. His journeys in the war
zone took him to the scene of great
battles, to hospitals where the sick
and wounded lay, to trenches where
terrific fighting was going on. He was
in London during one of the most fat
al of the Zeppelin raids; in Italy when
that country declared war against
Austria His lecture is an appeal to
which America may we'll give heed.
Eminent Testimony.
Doctor Gunsaulus: "Dr. Wirt's lee
lures bring back the fine old days OF
the lecture platform: Again one seems
to be hearing Bayard Taylor, with the
added grace and light which we used
to know in John B. Coughs descrip'
tions of men and things.
"The companionship | have enjoyed
with one whom the Armour Institute
of Technology has hastened to add to
her list of distinguished and honored
Fellows will not be forgotten in the
certainty of DR.. Wirt's larger influ-
ence as a. public educator"
dorado TAFT: Last night at Full.
lerton Hall, Art Institute, the one
thousand members of the Polytechnic
Society of Chicago gave their enthus'
iastic approval to Lincoln Writ. Spon-
taneous applause called him before
the curtain many times. .
Speakers of international fame
have given us of their best, but this
graphic recital of adventure and
achievement held US spellbound, anu
thrilled every listener as never be-
fore in the nine CARS of our lecture
course" or
Governor Hadley Of Missouri: II
want to tell you of the pleasure had
in this most enjoyable lecture. 1t
brings not only Il realization of the
hardships incident to life beyond the
Arctic Circle, but graphically pre-
sents great national problem-a
great national duty. 1t is more than
a story of adventure: It is an import
ant instruction to the American peo-
ple."
Bishop QuayIe: "Of travel lectures
this. in my Judgment, has no superior.
1t is simple, straightforward, manly,
modest, thrilling. 1t gave me great
pleasure and profit.
"Any community can do itself real
service by securing this modest hero
and discoverer for the enlarging of its
community life" .
Y. S. Senator 8urke:t: Thrice
have l heard Lincoln Writ. His is al
ways 2 splendid message. No lectur.
er leaves finer impression
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-01
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
ASKS NAME WITHDRAWAL

Oyster Fay. L. l., Nov. 3O.-Former
President Theodore Roosevelt an
nounced today that he had requested
the secretary of state of Nebraska 10
withdraw his name from the ballot to
Ibe used in the coming primaries in
that state.
lMr. Roosevelt had just recently
been notified that ballot petition
in his behalf as a candidate for the
republican nomination for president
had been filed with the Nebraska sec
retary of state.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-01
ORDERS GIVEN
. MONTHS BEFORE
DECLARING WAR
DR.. Buenz Takes Stand and In
forms Court That He Alone
Is Blamable.
SECURED NEUTRAL SHIPS
TO SEND WAR SUPPLIES
Simply Followed Orders Of His
Government; Plans Made in
Fall Of 1918.

New York, NOV. 3U.-The German
government was revealed as the main.
spring of the movement to suc'cor
German cruisers at sea with coal ami
supplies shipped on neutral vessels
from American ports early in the war,
by testimony of DR.. Won Buenz, man.
ager of the Hamburg-American line.
DR.. Euenz took the witness stand
late today in the trial Of himself and
other line officials and employees for
conspiracy to defraud the United
States. ~ .ai
Helped to stand.
DR.. Buenz, elderly and someWla
infirm, was assisted to the witness
stand, after William Rand, Jr, had
concluded the opening address TO the
jury in behalf of the deense. I Er'2
Previously Federal Judge Howe had
heard protracted arguments upon q
motion of Mr.. Rand to dismiss the in
dictment. This motion 7 was denied
and DR.. Buenz was the chief witness
for his own cause. The first being a
local customs house e:nploye, who
identified certain clearance papers in
theSrasp '-!-9+, S' 81. =. fes.e =
Agreement Antedated War. Y
In the fall of 1913, DR.. Buenz testi
fed, he received from tae head officer
the line in Hamburg a letter which
notified him that his superior officers
and the German government had
signed an agreement which would be
come operative in time of War-Of
which there was not then a whisper.
The letter outlined the salient points
of the agreement, which were, as re-
called iby DR.. Buenz, about as fol-
lows: -...
Must Send Supplies.
'That the Hamburg American line
would undertake to send coal and
supplies to any German war ships
needing them in the Atlantic ocean
should Germany engage in war and
should there be any war ships in the
Atlantic at that time
Signals Provided.
"Thot certain methods of communi-
cation would be used by the whole
office of the line in Hamburg to ad-
wise the line officials in New York
where to send the supply ships"
Received Messasc.
There the matter rested until the
%lst of July, 1914. On the morning
of that day, when the shadow of wat
rested over Europe, DR.. Buenz re.
ceived ca)legram rom Hamburg, as
follows:
"Are you prepared to carry out our
agreement with the German govern.
ment?' To this he sent one word
book over the wires: YES" And
then feeling that German ships we're
soon to be swept by Allied war ships
from the sea, he set IN motion tie
machinery to provide peutral vessels
to carry cargoes of coal and supplies
to his compatriots in the South At
lantic. Thus, the defense contends,
was fashioned what the American
government has tried to term the con.
spiracy to deceive and defraud the
United States. Dr. Buenz said the &C.
tivities of the three other defendants,
all his subordinatcs in H,e line, that
he alone was to blame, II there was
any blame. Attorney Rand told the
jury in his opening address that in
any event DR.. BuenZ was simply fol-
lowing orders.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-01

The cause of the blast is not known.
According to statement issued by
the company the "origin will probably
always remain mystery" Neverthe'
less, most severe investigation has
been started by officials of the COM
pany and every employee who was
near the building that was blown to
pieces will be put through thorough
examination in the hope that some
clue as to the cause might be learned.
No Theory Of Cause.
There was the usual rumor afioat
that some outside agency may have
caused the explosion. But Du Pont
officials said tonight there was not
shred of evidence upon which to hang
any theory. .. ..1, .E.,.
Nearly All Young Men. y
Nearly all the victims were young
men between 16 and Il years old.
Quite number of them lived in and
about Wilmington. ! u
The explosion occurred in the pack.
ing house where black pellets are pre-.
pared for shipment. These pellets are
used for rifles and other purposes and
are being shipped to the warning ma
tiOnss ss ~. "a Z. Z. Il :,
Occurred AT on O'Clock. x b
It was 1880 o'clock when: q slight
explosion was heard in the neighhor.
l:ood followed by another one heayler
which was succeeded by terrific
flash that not only rocked the whole
valley but shook and startled the
whole of Wilmington. ,ss
Only a Hole Left.
Workmen ran from every building
and shop in the wide area which the
company's plant covers. A great col.
umn of smoke rose on the spot where
the building stood and when the
cloud disappeared there was only q
big hole in the ground.
'Sickening, Horrible Sight.
Workmen who survived the tremen.
dous flash said the scene was one Of
horror. From every tree left stand
ing in the neighborhood there was
hanging either pieces of flesh or part
of clothing worn by the unfortunate
men.
Blown to Atoms.
Forty-six men we're in the packing
house when the powder exploded and
not enough of any of them was left
for Identification, with the exception
OF Allen A. Thaxter, the foreman. A
part of his body was found hanging
on a tree across the bridge. 1t was
identified by shreds of clothing that
still clung to it.
Were Working Outside.
Four of the thirty men killed were
blown to pieces while at work beside
the packing house. The pellet house
was a one.story frame building, 18x2O,
and was divided into six rooms. Not
a single part of it was to be found.
Nearby buildings were badly damag-
ed. The men injured were outside
the plant. They were struck by de-
bris and all were badly mutilated.
One or two had eyes blown out and
several lost an arm or leg.
May Have Been Caused by Spark.
One theory advanced by workmen
of the yards is that the explosion may
have originated in spark from q
horse shoe or from spark caused by
small car running over some powder.
causing a flash to reach the powder in
the car exploding it and the powder
in the house.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-01
,ANE AppAMs IN HOSPITAL

Chicago, Nov. 30.-Jane. AddamS,
settlement worker and peace advo--
cate, was taken to the Presbyterian
hospital today, suffering from a fever.
which, it was said, was severe but not
critical. The exact nature of her ILL
ness has not been determined.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-01
RESIGNED OFFICE FOR
HIS RELIGIOUS WORK

Rev. S. A. Danford, who has for a
short time enjoyed the temporary ap.
pointment as deputy examiner in the
bank examiners Office, has resigned
and will devote his time to the min
isterial and evangelist work. Rev..
MIR. Danford left for Montana, to take
up some churc:l work the first of the
week. ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-01
SERBIAN ARMY
REJUvENAT|NC
N MOUNTAINS
Nearly All Soldiers and Young
Men Have Saved Artillery and
Will Soon Reform.
MACKENSEN LEADS ARMY
TO MEET RUSS MENACE
Little Activity on West Front in
the Region Around DYinsk;
Turks Inactive.A;S;:

London, Nov. 30.-With the retreat
of,tle great part of the Serbian army
across the Albanian frontier, the slow
ness of the operations against Monte.
negro and southern Serbia, owing to
the wintry weather and the absence
of any major operation on the west.
ern and eastern fronts, interest in the
military side Of tle war is now trans.
erred to the AustroIItalian frontier,
where King Victor. Emmanuers troops
are carrying on an energetic offensive
against. the Austrians.
Fighting Fiercely.
The fighting on this front has been
the mosttsustained and fiercest battle
of the whole war. Tor weeks the Ital-
ians have IDeen attacking the Austrian
bridges sand mountain positions along
the Isonzo river and are throwing.
slowly hut surely, their net around
Tolmino Gorizia and iDdberdo. Their
attacks are being repeated time after
time against positions whicl have
been most carefully prepared and
while the Austrians report that most
of these assaults have been repulsed.
their reports are considered here to
be so .w0Eded as to prepare the pub.
lie for taeifvretirement from GOrizia.
Serbia Rejuvenated.
Serbia. unless followed into Alba
MIA, will in time probably reappear as
rejuvehated army, for it is said that
25O,Co0 ot' them, including soldiers
and civilians, are taking refuge there
and that they have all their mountain
batteries and portion of their field
guns Also included in this number
are all the youths who can fill the
gaps when equipment reaches them
from the Adriatic. 49,.
To Meet Russian Menace.
German papers state that Field
Marshal Won Mackensen's army, with
Bulgarians and Turks, is to be direct
ed against the Anglo.French forces
in the south, but doubtless many of
them are going down the Danube to
meet the Russian menace. The pub
lie is expecting every day to hear of
the movement of the Russian army
which the emperor recently reviewed
at Bssarabia, but apparently the nego-
tiations with Roumania for tle use of
the Danube, has not been concluded.
"A Budapest report goes so far as to
say that Roumania has refused per-
mission to the Russians to use the
river through Roumanian territory,
which would be the most convenient
route for an attack on western Bull
garia.
West Coast Apparently Quiet.
Artillery, grenade throwers, miners,
sappers and airmen continued their
activities on the westen front and
British monitors are making things
lively for the Germans along the Eel
gian coast.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-01
v. ]. BRYAN DECLINED
FORD PEACE INVITATION

Miami, Fla, Nov. 30.-Wiliam J.
Bryan today said he had been forced
to decline to sail on the peace ship
on December 4. He said, however,
that he approved the plans and ex.
pected to join the party later in Eur
ope.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-01
EXPLOSION KILLS. 81
MORTALLY WOUNDS 4
DEMOLISHED PLANT
DUPONT POWDER WORKS AT WILMINGTON, DELAWARE,
BLOWN TO ATOMS YESTERDAY AND BUILDINGS
FOR MILES AROUND WERE SHAKEN
BY DET ONATION ..,

Wilmington Delv Nov 3o-Thry-onc workmen were killed
and fatally injured today terrific explosion of about
of black powder the packing house of the HagyDu-
Pon Powder company It the accident that has
red in any Of the company factories quarter c century.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-11
Trenches Continent Lone,

If all the trenches dug in Europe
during the last eight months were put
end to end they would reach from
Washington to San Francisco and then
back again.
If all the men who have lost their
lives in those same trenches during
the same space of time were the army
and navy and the national guard of
these entire United States, America
would be without all of these more
than necessities.
And not half the men who have Civ.
en- up their lives for Fatherland, Moth.
er country, the Little Father, LIE Roi
Albert or the memory of Napoleon
died in the trenches.
From Switzerland to the North sea
are hundreds of miles of trenches, for
each of the opposing forces built their
trenches opposite each other in lines
OF from three to fifteen, according to
the way one or the other forced theil
way forward during the late fall, be.
fore winter set in and real fighting
ended for months.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-11
Laying Submarine Cables.

England makes most of the subma-
rine telegraph cables nowadays but
some are manufactured in Germany.
Cables are made in two-mile lengths,
and as each such section is completed,
it's electrical resistance is tested by a
special machine, and carefully noted.
When cable is made 1t is put on
board the cable ship which is to sub
merge it. There are now over forty
such steamers employed, not wholly
for laying cables, of course, but for re-
pairing them when injury occurs. BY
determining the resistance Of the ef-
fective portion of a damaged cable, it
is possible to put repairing steamer
within mile or so of where the
break occurs, and repairs are some
times very speedily made, though on
other occasions, because of bad wealth
er or other causes, weeks are often oc-
cupied in this work. An Atlantic ca.
BILE is usually laid in little over a week.
The last Atlantic cable was laid from
Penzance, Cornwall, England, to Bay
Roberts, Newfoundland, in 10 days, by
the Colonia, the biggest cable.laying
ship in the world.-American Review
of Reviews. - lsA.F-.%.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-11

4 village, or at least the remnants Ut
village which already has had not q
rain but a deluge Of fire.
There is little chance that any gun
will be elevated. for the cannoneers
are too much occupied with the multi
tude of human targets and with the
sod and beam-covered trenches imme-
diately at their front to be willing to
waste shots at the well-nigh invisible.
l am here with French army officer,
Capt. Gerard de Ganay, who stands six
feet three in his military boots and
who looks and is a soldier. II the
enemy in the trenches, battering away
over the hill and the valley at our
front wanted to put this officer out of
the service with a shell, l doubt II it
could see him, even If their range find
ing experts were possessed of triple
powered field glasses. The captain is ar
rayed in what they call horizon blue"
a color which so melts into the skyline
that it becomes part Of it.
Ruins Where Army Passed.
To this place I have come after a
trip. of two days duration in a high
powered military motor through about
twenty of the desolated and devastated
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-11
Demonstrated,

The very young minister, on trial
for his first charge, was we'll satisfied
with his sample sermon, Fully ex-
pecting compliment, he asked one
of the elders for a criticism. The old
gentleman replied that they wis gey
fine words, but bit heady for com.
mon foulk." The young man disagreed
volubly, whereupon the elder proceed.
ed to- justify his opinion, Eye told US
at the laist to draw an inference We
ken. See at this MO-. Aw, Sandy"
reckoning to an old fellow member
over the way. Sandy, div ye think
We could draw an inference the day?"
Sandy gnawed his finger full minute
IN silence. Then, "Aweel,' he sub.
United cautiously; Il anna sac strang
as I wis syne, but If It Swaisna. the. Saw.
bath, l hae a pair O. steers out van
that can fair draw the weight O. the
meetin' housed" -.,-.. ~. r..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-11
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Father Of Thirty.one.

Quite recently Anastasio Chelotti, a
newsvender Of savona, in Italy, cele-
brated the birth Of his thirty-first
child, on whom he bestowed the name
Of Candida. Chelotti, who. is lust
turned sixty, remarked at the christen-
ing, AT twenty-one years Of age |
married a girl of nineteen, who made
me an annual parent of male child
for nineteen years running. Then she
died. Before I was out Of my fortieth
year I married again, and my second
wife; added another dozen to the fam.
lily. have nineteen sons ,living, all
healthy and strong. The twentieth
fell fighting in the Libyan desert with
the words Viva savoia! on his lips.
Eight Of my boys are married and
have married children of their own \