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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06
DEATH CALLS HIGHLY
RESPECTED CITIZEN
Mrs. Otto Holta of This City
Goes to Great Beyond; Came
Here in 1895.

Mrs. Otto Hoita of this city, aged
43, died at the Bismarck hospital yes
terday afternoon. The deceased had
been ailing for some time and was re-
Gently operated on at that institution
and since that time failed rapidly.
The late Mrs. Holta was born April
%. 1873, in Christiania, Norway. She
came to the United States in 1881, To-
eating at Minneapolis. Here she was
I united in marriaga to Mr. Hol.s "a
well known. and highly respected cfti-
zen of this community. Mr.. and Mrs.
Holta moved to Bismarck June 26,
1895, and since that time have been
residents Of this city.
" Deceased is survived by her hus-
band and four sons, Harley, Angelo,
George and Bjorn. Two sisters also
survive, Mrs. L. H. Nord of 1nterna.
tional Falls, Mimi, and Mrs. Haaken.
son of Christiania, Norway.
The funeral services will take place
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Holta was we'll known in this
city and vicinity and during her
lengthy residence here acquired a
host of friends.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06
TRAFFIC IN
GREATER CITY
IS HELD UP
New York in Grip of Most Seri'
Gus Transit Blockade in
Its History.
GENERAL STRIKE
Is THREATENED

New York, Aug. l5.-Surface car traf-
ticx ceased in; the borQugha Of ,Maphat.
;fAD. the, Bxonx and RichMOnd, At 4
O'Clock tonight. At that hour the city
was in the grip of the most serious
transit blockade in it's history. Lines
affected by the strike are estimated
to carry an average of 2,500, 900 pas
sengers daily.
Brooklyn was the only borough in
the greater city not affected by the
strike.
The menace of a general strike that
would include the subway lines is
growing hourly more threatening.
Union organizers declared employees
of the company were reporting con
stantly at headquarters to be enrolled.
William B. Fitzgerald, the general or
ganizer, declared that by the middle
of next week every employe of the
Inter-Burough would be a member OF
the union.
A new element was injected into
the situation tonight when William B
Mahon, president of the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric
Railway employees, declared that a
delegation of the Brotherhaad of Lo
comotive Engineers, representing the
men working on the railroads running
into the city, had called upon him and
asked for conference.
1t was announced at union head
quarters that this conference tomor
row afternoon meant the members Of
the brotherhood would walk out in
sympathy with the car men, if it were
found necessary, and thus tie up the
rail and electric roads running into
New York.
within an hour of the halting OF
the traffic streams of "jitney' vehicles
were flowing through Broadway, Fifth
avenue and other streets. Hundreds
of automobiles, taxi-cabs and auto
truck owners did thriving business
In both cases the fares were not ex
orbitant.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06
CLAIM POLITICAL
ISSUE IN CAMPAIGN
Senator Lewis of Illinois Assails
Republican Party and
Hughes.

Washington, Aug. 5.-That Mexico
has political issue in the national
campaign was discussed in the senate
today, Senator Lewis Of Illinois ~.
sailing the Republican party and MI.
Hughes, the presidential candidate.
for attacking the administration
without regard to facts, equity or
JUSTICE" and Senator Ball OF New
Mexico replying.
Senator Lewis bitterly denounced
the Republican leaders for their %.
sault of President Wilson's Mexican
policy, characterizing them ~ ''un.
reasonable" responsibility for the
deaths of American soldiers at Car.
razal being placed at the door Of the
Republican party, charging that mot
until the captain of the Republican
party shot at the president Of the
United States would the Mexican out.
laws shoot at the soldiers Of the
American government" He referred
to opponents of the governments
cause in Mexico as blunt, tarnished
votaries, headed now by the newly ap.
pointed chief of this political mon
archy, the nominee for president OF
the United States, Charles Evans
Hughes" =t-a'l
An assertion by Senator Lewis that
the United States at one time was
about to recognize General villa 90
head of the de facto government was
seized upon promptly by Senator
Shaw, who declared that this admis-
sion would give the Republican party
its best weapon Of the campaign.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06
ASKS FOR LAWS
To STOP SPIES
IN CANAL zone
Administration Wants Gathering
of knowledge Made More
Difficult.
DEPT. REPRESENTATIVES,
TO AGREE ON ACTION
Foreign Powers Believed to Seek
Information Regarding
Fortidcations.

Washington, Aug. 5.-Activities Of
persons suspected of being spies en.
ployed by foreign governments to &C.
quire information regarding the nature
and expense Of the defenses Of tho
Panama canal, have made the admin.
istration decide to request congress
to supplement the existing laws
against the improper acquisition of
knowledge and naval plans and forti.
flcations.
Representatives of the war and
navy departments are. expected TO
agree upon drastic legislation to be
submitted to congress. It is impos.
sible that the scope of the conference
may be extended to cover generally
such attempts as have been common
since the beginning of thep resent war
to destroy munition plants upon
which the United States government
must rely in time of trouble.
Several powers are believed to hsvo
undertaken to obtain information ~
to the defenses of the Panama canal.
The latest incident to excite suspicion
is the operation Of little Japaneso
Aessr boat which sosSlst - permit
for pearl fishing in theexakSr1 of Pans
ANA bay and vicinity. The canal ~.
thorities have been warned that this
vessel apparently made surveys Of the
water and the isthmus proper. The
permit has been withheld until some
general line of policy can be formu.
lated to cover all such cases,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06
NO TRACE FOUND AS
YET OF MISSING MAN

Alex Barta, the prominent farmer
residing about Is miles northeast of
Dickinson, who disappeared from
Gladstone recently while in that town
hiring harvest help, has not as yet
been located.
Mr.. Barta had large sum of mon
ey in his pocket when he disappeared,
and it was thought at the time that
he might have met with foul play.
Others advanced the opinion that he
had become temporarily deranged and
left for some outside point by train.
Every effort is being made by the
family and friends to find trace OF
the missing man, but up until now no
definite news has been received
There was rumor for time that
Mr.. Barta had been seen in Mandan
but this has not been confirmed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06
||Poison
Bandits in
Flour City

Minneapolis, Aug. 5.-Operations of
a gang of poison" bandits In Mime
apolis using a deadly toxin in series
of activities that have netted them
possibly more than $1,000 within the
past two weeks from visitors to that
city, are believed to have been dis
closed by the mysterious death OF
Herman Grimm, Donnybrook, N. D.,
farmer, which resulted in the arrest
today of two men and three women.
Grimm was found late last Wed.
nesday afternoon stretched out dead
and half clothed in bed room at the
Opera hotter. Grimm registered at
about 10 a. m. Wednesday with a wo'
man writing his name w. German
and wife" on the register Of the hotel.
The "Mrs. German" left the hotel
about IL a. m, according to Miss
Marks.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06
MANY BOOST FOR
PACKING PLANT

Mandan, Aug. 5.-"Farmers along
the north line are all plugging for
Mandan," said Andrew Landgraf, OF
Beulah, who was in the city today,
"Officers of the oranges, the farmers
elevators, the branches of the Society
of Equity, the Patrons Buying and
Selling league of Mercer, Dunn and
Oliver county, all are for Mandan fol-
the Equity packing plant and will
lend their every influence towards
having it located here"
Jim Harris, one of the strongest
Equity men in the slope, president Of
the Patrons Buying and Selling
Grange Of Mercer, Dunn and Oliver
counties, has called a meeting Of the
members Of that farmers organiza'
tion for August Z, when steps will be
taken to give every impetus to the
movement to land the packing plant
in Mandan.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06

Dickinson Will Raise Two
Hundred and Fifty Dollars
for First Ambulance Fund

ly equipped, will cost $1,000. The
amount is not large and should easily
be raised. ...'
"The Dickinson Press has been ap-
pointed to receive donations in Dick
inson and vicinity, and friends Of our
soldier boys are requested to help out
in the matter. The committee asks
$3.50 from this city. The campaign
has already started, and the dona-
tions are beginning to come in. One
Dickinson man started the ball roll.
ing with a check for $25. Who is
next? .
'The Dickinson and North Dakota
boys down in Texas will appreciate
the cooperation of our citizens in this
matter, and successful campaign is
anticipated, Make, checks payable to
Dickinson Press, Ambulance Fund"
Continued on Page Two)
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06

With Bismarck afund already ex-
ceeding expectations. interest has
turned to what the other cities are
doing.
Dickinson is planting to raise $3.50,
according to the following from The
Dickinson Press:
upon solicitation of Captain Mac
Lachlan of the hospital corps of the
North Dakota regiment e. H. Dunn
mer of Bismarck &hd others have in
augurated campaign to raise funds
for the purchase of a motor ambu-
lance. Every regiment at the Mexi-
can border, with the exception of
North Dakota, has motor ambulance.
The work of the North Dakota corps
is considerably handicapped, owing'to
this deficiency, hnd the "boys" call
upon their friends to help them out
in their dilemma. The machine, full
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06
7 !
PLANNED | ! ! / FOR
CHASE. HUGHES
Arrangements Completed to Hold
No. 3 Thirty Minutes
II Friday. ..r..
~
STORES w1LLsclosE Il ]: |.
DURING SPEECH
Speaking Platform To Be Erected
Near the Exposition
Building.

Bismarck is preparing to give
Charles Evan Hughes, Republican
presidential nomiKe, royal wei.
come when he arriyes at the Capital
City next Friday foE a brief visit. Ar
rangements hare been made to hold
NO. g., which willsHyrive that day at
about 1880 a. M, fcr at least 30 min
'utes.
Gunder Olson, Grafton, national Re-
publican committeeman, and A. N.
Roadway, Cleveland, %, representative
of the national fReDublican commit
tee, arrived iii Bismarck yesterday to
make arrangements for the Hughes
reception. After All conference with
w. j. PraterJ chairLlan of the Bur
leigh county Republican committee,
it was announced That plans were
we'll in hand to give Mr.. Hughes a
rousing welcome.
Business to Suspend.
1t has been proposed to have all
the stores and Sbusiress places gen
orally close, for an hoiir, so that every
one can have an opnortunity to hear
Mr.. Huges.
The Hughes part will arrive in
North Dakota next ,ysday morning
and the first af'stt. will be given
n I'll the s 4 morning, at 6r%ni Forks. Far
go will be reached early in the after
noon and it is planned to have a pa
rade preceding the evening meeting
at the Auditorium. A public reception
will be held at the Gardiner hotel
Mr.. Hughes will deliver his address
at 500 p. m.
&C.. Fargo Overnight.
The presidential candidate will rest
at Fargo overnight and the two trains
that make up the special equipment
of the party will be attached to the
second section of No. 3. Stops en-
route to Bismarck will be made al
Valley City and Jamestown. Mandar
and Dickinson are the only stops
west of Bismarck until the candidate
enters Montana.
1t is planned in Bismarck to erect
a speakers stand on the west side
of the Exposition building, so that
| large crowd can be accommodated II
the square and park about the North
ern Pacific building. Plans for thu
reception were discussed tentativel!
at the Commercial club rooms las
evening.
Prater to Introduce Hughes.
Mr.. Prater will introduce Mr.
Hughes. On the reception committed
will be all state officials. It is hopet
that Governor Hanna will return il
time to head the states official fam
Eontinued on Page Eighty
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06
BRITISH TAKE
GERMAN SECOND
LINE DEFENSE
English Forces Take Front of
1000 Yards North Of
...,.,. Pozieres.
GERMAN COUNTER
,... , ATTACKS REPULsED
Intense Fighting Reported Near
Brody; Claimed Russians
Were Forced Back.

London, Aug. 5.-In a successful ef-
fort to straighten out their lines be-
tween Pozieres and Thiepval, north
of the Somme, British forces have cap
tured the main German second line
system of defenses on a front of 1000
yards, north of Poziers. Several hun
dred prisoners were captured.
German counter attacks were re-
pulsed with heavy losses, London as
serts.
Further than stating that new
battle was developing near Pozieres,
Berlin made no mention Of the latest
British advance. British, however,
from North of Ovillers to Foureaux
wood, were repulsed. In the Somme
region Paris says there has been
only artillery activities while Berlin
claims the repulse of the French ad.
vance south of the Maurepax.
On the right bank of the Meuse, in
the Verdun region, the fighting con
tinues to be bitter. Paris says the
forces of the German crown prince
made unsuccessful efforts to drive
the French from the Thiaumont works
The German main forces ats8 Dom
barded the Thiaumont. Berlin men
tions bitter fighting near Thiaumont
works and reports the capture of 46s
prisoners. .'.'.'''
Intense Fighting Near 6rody.
Intense fighting is reported as TAX
ing place south of Brody. The Rus
SLAMS crossed the Strueh river, cap
turing positions near Tchiscopady and
repulsed counter attacks. Berlin says
Russian detachments, which crossed
the Strueh here, were forced to re
treat. Northwest of Zalosze, in the
same district, Russian attacks were
repulsed. Petrograd admits the re
tirement of several detachments from
mountain passes in the Caucasior
southwest Of Kuty, in the face o.
heavier Austrian forces.
Turkish Forces Attacking.
I The British positions at Komani, q
miles east of the Suez canal, are being
attacked by a Turkish force estimated
at $4,000 men on front of seven tC
eight miles. The attack, London as
serts, has made no impression, while
on the southern flank the British have
taken between 400 and 500 prisoners
Rome reports slight progress on the
Trenino. An Italian attack east O.
Monfalcone, on the Carso plateau, re
suited in the capture of some prison
ers.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06
BOY KILLED N
STORM NORTH
Of ANAM00SE
Sister of Victim Injured by Fly
ing Timbers in Drake
Hospital.
INDIVIDUAL LOSSES RANGE
FROM 500 TO $40, 1000
Some of Crops Destroyed Were
Finest in State-Much Stock
... Lost. .

Anamoose, Aug. Son Thursday
evening, August 3, the country north
of here was swept by a terrific wind
storm accompanied by hail which did
hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of damage to crops, besides
practically every farmer suffered
more or less loss caused by the storm.
The storm took in it's path the ter
ritory to the north of Karlsruhe and
going due east striking the heavist
in this vicinity about twelve miles due
north of here, to which point the
storm seemed to divide itself in two
sections, one going in an easterly d.
rection and the other in southeastern
ly direction. The small town of Or
rim was practically missed, one wing
passing to the north and the other to
the south.
Boy is Killed. ...s
George Schmaltz, residing twelve
miles north OF here, is one of the
heaviest losers by hail. He had in
the neighborhood of 1000 acres in
crop and every acre of it is total
loss. The wind was not so fierce at
this place, but three or four miles
north Of him, Kasper Lacher lost. ,all
of his buildings except his house. His
loss amounts to several thousand dol
lars on buildings, besides losing half
of his crop by hail. Matt Wright, a
rancher living northeast of Orrin,
lost boy about ten years old and a
girl is now lying unconscious in the
hospital at Drake. Flying timbers of
wrecked buildings is the cause of
their death and injury. Mike Goetz
lost his barn and one of his best
horses. About five miles southeast of
Orrin number of large barns we're
totally destroyed. The entire path of
the storm took all small buildings,
haystacks, broke up machinery, wag-
ons and buggies and shattered thous.
ands of tons of hay, and other evi.
dences of damage too numerous to
mention.
Loses Horses.
Otto Zahnow, living five miles north
west of Anamoose, lost three of his
best horses, worth at least $780,, in
the electrical storm which visited this
section. while the hail and the hurri.
can wrought havoc further north. S.
Martin, living about ten miles north.
east of here, suffered a loss of about
$1,000 in the destruction of his fine
farm buildings.
The wheat crop was the best in the
territory covered by hail and storm.
Many farmers from near and south OF
Anamoose whose crops are seriously
injured by rust and blight, had hoped
to get their seed wheat from the far.
mers who have lost their crops by
hail. a4 '..........,
The exact amount Of the damages
done by this storm cannot be accur
ately estimated, but it is sufficient to
say that every farmer in the path of
the storm suffered a more or less
loss ranging all the way from 500 to
as high as $4,000.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06
HEAT VICTIM ASKS
OFFICER. f TO SHOOT
Bohemian Requests Deputy Sher
if Welch to Rid Him of All
Worldly Cares.

Deputy Sheriff Welch was some
what astounded and for a moment just
the least bit suspicious that he had
an insane patient to deal with last
Thursday afternoon, when a Bohemi-
an rushed into the sheriff's office at
the court house and requested that
he be shot Immediately, if not sooner.
The request was made in all earnest
ness and the Bohemian fell on his
knees before the astonished officer
and begged and pleaded that his re-
quest be carried out to the fullest de-
tail. With tears in his eyes he an
nounced that he was tired of life and
wanted to be taken from this world
of cares and burdens.
It will be remembered that Thurs
day was one of the record hot days
for the year and the man was un-
doubtedly overcome with the heat.
Mr.. Welch secured medical aid and
proceeded to administer shot in the
arm with a hypodermic needle to the
heat victim, instead of shot in the
head with bullet from deadly wea-
pom. The man was placed in cell
and, after resting comfortably for
some hours, was released and pro-
nounced completely cured, at least for
the time being. Nothing more has
been heard of him and it is presumed
that he is again perfectly happy and
contented to spend a few more days
in this world, even though they be fill
ed with burdens and cares.
The deputy sheriff stated yesterday
that this was the first time that he
has been requested to voluntarily take
the life of human being, although he
has been forced on many occasions
to shoot dogs and other animals espe-
cially at this time of the year.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06
n LEAN FUNERAL
At ST. PAUL
First. Mayor Of Bismarck Laid to
Rest at Oakland
4. S-.4 81 5.. .
Cemetery. s...

st. Paul, Aug. 5.-Funeral services
were held here today for John A. Nc
Lean, Bismarck's first mayor and pio-
neer of Minnesota and Dakota terri
tory. He was friend and co-worker
of the late James J. Hill and other
prominent builders of the northwest.
Mr.. Mclean was buried in the Oak
land cemetery beside the remains of
his first wife and two sons.
s. q Is a I'll ,p4f.
Rev. Harry Noble Wilson, pastor OF
the Central Presbyterian church, off.
ciated, paying glowing tribute to
Mr.. Mclean and the other hardy pio.
neers who paved the way for the pres.
ent development of the Northwest
Many friends of the family in the
Twin Cities and from various parts of
North Dakota were present. Floral
tributes from friends in cities all the
way from Halifax to Bismarck decor.
ated the bier.
Survived by Widow and Sons.
Mr.. Mclean died in Boston where
he had gone to receive treatment for
cancer. He is survived by his widow
and three sons, William J. Halifax;
Harry, general manager Of the Cook
Construction Co., who resides in Mon
treal, and Clarence, general manager
of the Russell-Miller Milling Co., at
Mandan, N. D.
Mrs. Mary Mclean of Bismarck and
the sons of the deceased attended the
funeral. Arrangements for the burial
were made by Alexander Mckenzie, a
lifelong friend and business associate
of Mr.. Mclean.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06
DR.. QUiGLEY 70 PREACH.

DR.. G. H. Quigley, presiding elder of
the Grand Forks district, will preach
morning and evening at the McCabe
Methodist church.
Presiding Elder Moore of this dis
trict will preach at Center, Ft. Clark
and Stanton today.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ON EVE OF LONG TOUR!

Charles E. Hughes and Mrs.
Hughes, who will pass through Bis
marck next Friday, are here shown on
the lawn of their summer home on
the eve of the departure of the Re-
publican presidential candidate on a
speaking tour that probably will equal,
if not pass, in the amount of terri
tory covered, by any stumping trip
ever made by a presidential candi-
date.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06
NEW PHYSICIAN WITH
Roam, FISHER &STRAUSS

Dr. George Lipp, Chicago, one of
the best known physicians of the
Northwest, is now associated with
Roam, Fisher & Strauss. He has just
begun his duties here.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06
|NHER|IS LARGE sun [
WHEN BROTHER DIES

Beloit, Wis, Aug. 5.SThomas Stock.
well, proprietor Of job printing 60.
tablishment here, inherited 3S5, 900 BY
the death of his brother, William q.
Stockwell, at Yankton, s. D., It wao
learned today. William stockwe1,
who was unmarried, left IN sstato
valued at 100000, which goes 10 Z
sister and two brothers.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06

KILLED BY TANK WAGON
Deering.-James Anderson, seven
years old, was run down and killed
by a water tank wagon used in sup
plying a tractor.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-06

WAShoUr DELAYS NO. 2.
No. 2, the North Coast Limited Of
the Northern Pacific railroad, was de-
layed seven hours last night by q
washout west.