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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-29
BOY DROWNED
IN SQUARE BUTTE
CREEK, MONDAY
Swollen Stream Claims Life of
Boy; Mother Escapes Rag
ing Torrent.
BRADDOCK MEN
LOSE THEIR LIVES

Center, March 2S.-PhiliD Wlil, age
il, and his mother, Ethel Will, while
driving home with load OF hay near
this place, drove on to what they be-
lieved the ford Of Square Butte creek
and when the load was overturned,
fell into the creek, the boy drowning
and Mrs. Will escaping only after con-
siderable difficulty.
According to late reports from Cen
ter, the body has not been recover
ed and on account OF the swollen
stream and turbulence of the water it
is doubted that the remains will be
found before the stream has gone
down late in the spring. s..
Drown Near Braddock.
Fred Lout and Mr. Qunizer, while
driving in a buggy southwest of this
seitss Monday evening, and attssnf f,tsssfs
to cross slough, were overturned in
to the stream and were drowned. The
body of LOut has not been recovered
at late hour Tuesday. No report as
to the recovery of Qunizers body was
given out.
Both Married Men.
Fred Laut is married and leaves a
wife and five children to mourn his
loss. Qunizer also is survived by a
wife, but no children.
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1t was not believed at headquarters
that General Pershing's use of the
railroad prior to receipt of permis'
sion from the Carranza government
would endanger the negotiations now
being conducted by the state depart
ment, because it was assumed he had
gained permission of those in charge
of operations in that section of the
line.
Advices from Washington that the
state department had prepared 9
memorandum urging Carranza to de-
eide the question OF using the rail.
road without waiting the ratification
Of the protocol revived the hope that
perhaps by Thursday the stores held
at lei Paso may be forwarded to some
field depot more accessible to the
troops now operating 800 miles from
the boundary line, Exactly where
Col. Dodd's cavalry is now or into
how many detachments 1t has been
divided, was unknown at General
Funston's headquarters today.
Whereabouts Unknown. -,
The exact whereabouts of General
Pershing remained unknown, but this
created no uneasiness for General
Pershing still has orders to work out
his own problem. Full realization OF
the danger into which some of the
detadhments must be moving is &C.
knowledged. General Villas ability
as director of ambuscade has ar0us.
ed frank expression of fear among
army officers that he may attack
some of the American troops in q
mountain trap.
Want More Trucks.
More auto trucks have been asked
by General Funston, and when placed
in service there will be something
like 300 in service on the expedition.
The shifting lines of the chase
Villa is leading the pursuing Ameri-
cans has made more apparent the de.
STABILITY of getting permission to use
the Juarez-C Chihuahua line Of the Ma
railway, but General Funston has re-
Trained from making any representa-
tions on the subject, preferring not
to interject a possible embarrassing
feature in the negotiations already
under way for the other line.
1t was pointd out that supplies
routed through Chihuahua would be
delivered to the advance troops now
with less loss of time and that a
line of communication established
that could be guarded with fewer
troops than one along the more cir.
cuitous mountain route of the North
western. If this railroad is used. it
is possible the troops from Casa
Grandes to the advance positions of
the cavalry will be moved along the
new route, and it will then be neces-
sary to guard the new line Of com.
CONTINUED on Pare TWO)
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identify Of
SUBMARINES IS
STILL LACKING
State Department l. Confronted
With DifficuA Situation Over
Sussex Attack.
CIRCUMSTANYIAL EVIDENCE
Is ONLY PROOF AT HAND
President Wilson Probably Will
Place Naval Issues Before
Congress.

Washington, March 2S.-Secretary
Lansing, with the approval of Presi-
dent Wilson, has instructed Ambassa-
dor Gerard to- inquire of Germany
whether any of its submarines tor
pedoed the British steamer, Sussex,
on which % Americans We're travel
ing, or the British horse ship, English
man, which went down with the loss
of one American life. AS the situa-
ton now stands, the United States
has no conclusive proof that sub
marine attacked the ships, but the evi-
dence indicates that they were tor
pedoed without warning. On the re-
sponse OF the Berlin foreign Office TO
Mr.. Gerard's inquiry may depend the
next step of the American govern.
ment. At this time, it is made clear
no action has been taken which in any
sense might be construed as a demand
or a protest.
Make inquiry.
President Wilson laid all the state
department reports on the subject be.
fore his cabinet today. 1t was after
the meeting that Secretary Lansing
allowed it TO become known that it
had been determined to make an in.
quiry Of the German government. Lat
er il was learned that instructions had
already been forwarded to Ambassa'
dor Gerard They probably were in
his possession this afternoon.
Situation Complicated.
The general situation was further
complicated tonight with the receipt
of dispatch from Consul Frost at
Queenstown, annoupfing that the Brit.
ish steamer, ,Msa ester Engineer,
had been torped0ed without warning.
Two negroes, American citizens, who
were aboard, were rescued. Further
information which the consul said he
was forwarding, will be awaited be-
fore the department undertakes to
consider this case.
While official expression of opinion
was withheld, it was intimated that
should such a development occur, the
position of the United States would
not be defined until it was known that
the men violated the principles of the
international law. and the solemn as
surances given by Germany.
No Line of Action.
Until now the administration has
not decided just what action will be
taken if Germany fatty denies that
Continued on Page Three)
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FORMER LOVERS
COME TO RESCUE
Of RUF US EDWARDS
Testify That Ada Cox Was Their
Mistress Before She Met
Defendant.
PROCEEDING AGAINST HIM
UNDER THE MANN ACT

Chicago, March 2S-Ada N. Cox
complaining witness in the Mann Act
case against William Rufus Edwards,
wealthy lumberman Of st. Paul, was
character up to and including the
time she met Edwards in June, 1910.
Miss Cox in her testimony yester
day declared Edwards was her first
lover. Today men who said they had
known her at Rockford, Ill.,, Boston
New York, Rochester, Madison, Mil
waukee and indianapolis, were called
upon to refute this testimony.
Show Up Record.
Chief among them were Willard S
Mears and Willard G. Carmichael, o
Milwaukee. Mears told of living witt
her in New York. and Carmichael tes
tilted that she had accompanied hin
as his wife to hotels in various cities
The defendant himself took the
stand and denied many important
statements made by Miss Cox. In ef
feet, he denied that he practiced any
seduction.
Edwards stated that he deliberately
sought the acquaintance Of Miss Coz
to get business secrets of her employ
er. Her employer was w. e. Mogg OF
Chicago. Mogg, Edwards said, took
Miss Cox, and he took Miss Galway
to the theatre and to supper wher
they first became acquainted.
After Business Secret.
NH "
office with Miss Cox, Edwards said
thai Miss Cox mentioned that a Miss
Continued from page g.
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GERMANS FAIL
To BREAK LINE
BEFORE YERDUN
Launch Heavy Artillery Attack,
But French Fire Forces
Teutons Back.
NO REST IN
TRENCHES OF ARGONNE
Russians Make Vigorous 0ffens-
i've on East Front With
out Gain.
TRENCHES OF ARGONNE

London, March 2S.-Another deter
mined effort by the Germans to break
through the French lines northwest
of Verdun has resulted in failure and
losses to the Germans. After days
Of intense artillery preparation for
another effort to lessen the miles in
tervening between them and Paris,
the Germans launched a great artil.
lery attack on the Bethancourt sec
tor. In successive waves the Ger
mans were thrown into the fray, but
all attempts of the Germans were put
down by the certain fire Of the French
infantry. There is still an intermit-
tent bombardment going on northeast
of Verdun and in the WOevre dis.
trict the French have been shelling
German positions. In the Argonne
they are giving the German lines no
rest, while in the Vosges the artil-
lery action has been marked on both
sides.
On British Front.
On the British front, in the St.
EIoi sector, the Germans opened Il
heavy artillery fire on the British
forces, holding the ground gained by
them Monday. The British artillery
replied effectively and. according, to
the British official statement, the posi-,
tions are still in the hands of the
British. .
In the Postavy region OF the Rus
sian front, Berlin reports that the
onslaught of the Russians against
the German lines have been with,
stood and that the attacking forces
have suffered heavy losses.
~ A semi,0tlieials dispatch from Beg
lin says that the Russians have at
tackled in their new offensive with &C
divisions over a front Of 12O kilome.
,ters and that their losses have been
not less than $4,000 men.
A German aero squadron has drop
ped bombs on the harbor at Saloniki.
A German torpedo boat destroyer was
rammed by the Cleopatra in the re-
cent engagements off the German
coast. There were no German sur
vivors.
The American government through
it's ambassador at Berlin has asked
the German government if its subma-
rines were responsible for the damage
OF the cross channel steamer, Sussex,
and British steamer, Englishman.
(COntinued IN PAGE TW07
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NAVAL BOARD Of
INQUIRY ORDERED
Will Investigate the Cracking of
12.Inch Guns on Battle
ships.

Washington, March ga naval
board of inquiry was appointed today
to investigate the cracking Of jack
cts and tube trouble on two 12-inch
guns on the battleships, Louisiana
and Michigan, during target practice
at Guantanamo. When the vessels
return to their home yards next
month, the defective guns will be re-
placed They had been refined re-
Gently and it is said they can be east
ly repaired.
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TRYING TO GET
USE Of ROADS To
MOVE TROOPS
Diplomatic and Domestic Aspects
of the Mexican Affair Upper.
most.
a r1rYvNy~-@~y rN-~~HN Yy@~
WASHINGTON PRESSES FOR
e.
IMMEDIATE AGREEMENT

| Washington, March 2S.-Diplomatit
and domestic aspects of the Mexican
| problem OvershadoWed the military
situation here tonight. General Funs.
ton reported no changes in the situa.
ton on the border or in Mexico. Con-
gress rushed through an emergency
appropriation Of $8,61l, ,5O2 to pay for
the pursuit of the bandits, and the
state department prepared to press
General Carranza for permission to
use Mexican railways to solve the
troop supply problem.
Border Rumors.
Border rumOrs contained in press
reports that failure to obtain use of
the railroads might seriously hamper
the pursuit of Villa were not reflected
at either the state or war depart
mentS.
Senator Gallinger, republican lead
er in the senate, presented to Secre'
tary Baker telegram from Senator
Fall of Ell Paso, dealing with the rail
way and border questions. He de-
clared shipments Of gasoline intended
for the American forces in Mexico
were being held up by Carranza Off
cials.
Dispatches Meagre.
"The departments dispatches OF
last night and tonight while meagre,
and dealing with technical matters,
indicate continued and growing good
will toward our expedition in Mexico
the secretary said later in a state
ment. Its object appears to be thor
oughly understood by the people OF
Mexico. We have no dispatches indi-
eating any cause for apprehension"
The communication to General Car
rama will be made through Special
Representative Rogers, at Aqueratero,
to whom instructions went forward
tonight. late department officials
said that it seemed necessary to I'M
press upon the de factO government
the need for special consideration of
the request to use the lines south
from the border without awaiting the
perfecting of the protocol under me-
gOtiatiOn.
Need Railroads.
"uiiC tllCIC " do uo QuCo"ioI W"
that the expedition after Villa would
press on, it was stated that while a
sufficient amount of supplies could be
supplied to the troops by motor truck
trains, general use of the lines would
greatly simplify matters.
News dispatches from the border
tonight indicating that the American
troops already were using the ral1-
road lines in some sections were read
with surprise at the war department.
officials declaring there had been no
official advices to that effect. 1t was
thought that if the American COM
manders had used the lines in some
cases on their own initiative, it was
done with the permission of local Car
rama officials
Press for Understanding.
There are indications that the
check in the protocol negotiations re-
sulting from General Carranza's coun-
ter proposal, may extend that discus
sion week or more.
It was indicated that General Car
ranza's proposals showed no desire to
exclude the expedition from the use of
Mexican railroads. On the contrary,
the protocol would establish a def
mite agreement for just that purpose.
As this may take some time to reach
its final form, Washington officials
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Street Car
Strike Called
in 7oledo,O.
Recently Organized Union Wants
More Pay for Conductors and
Motormen.

Toledo, O., March 2S.-A street car
strike, which is expected, will affect
800 motormen and conductors Of the
Toledo Railway and Light company,
was declared this afternoon. At three
O'Clock cars were being taken to the
barns. The street car men recently
organized a union
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Great Britain
Snowbound
Worst Hurricane and Blizzard in
Recollection Of the Present Gen.
Grafton,

London, March 2S.-Great Britain,
during the past 10 hours, has experi-
enced the worst hurricane and blis-
zard in the recollection of the present
generation. Details of devastation and
disaster are coming into London from
various regions. but communication Is
too disorganized for q complete sum.
mary of the damage done BY the ele-
ments. Rivers are at Hood stage and
railroad trains have been held up tor
hours in the drifted snow; houses
have been unroofed and trees and tel
egraph poles blown down.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-29
GENERAL PERSH|NC USING
MEXICAN RAILROAD To MOVE
HIS TROOPS; HAS ACCIDENT
Two Cars Overturn and Ten Troopers Of
Tenth Cavalry Are Seriously Injured;
No Official Permission Given by
the De Facto Government.
WHEREABOUTS OF PUNITIVE
EXPEDITION is UNKNOWN

San Antonio March 2SConmaton that General Pershing
already has been portion of the Northwestern Railroad
for transportation of secured by General Funston to-
day from what said to be unofficial This infor
nation included of the overtunng Of two and the
nurg of ten troopers Of the 10th cavalry and several horses
Three Of the reported seriously injured
The accident occurred while the being taken over
temporary track that had been built around the Cumbre tn
south of Casas Gndes One of the rails gave and the
rolled down a embankment.
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Col. House
C0nfers With
Pres. Wilson
The Silent Man Of the Admins.
tration Returns From Personal
Investigation Tour.

Washington, March 2S.-Col. Z
M. House, who recently returned from
Europe, where he investigated the
submarine and other questions fol-
President Wilson, arrived at the
white House late today. 1t is under
stood he came to give the president
in the present emergency, the benefit
OF his personal knowledge of ocndi
tionS abroad.
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UNION MACH|N|STS CALL
STRIKE IN MINNEAPOLIS

Minneapolis, March 2S.-More than
$50 union machinists employed by the
Minneapolis Steel and Machinery
company went on strike today. The
men declared that 50 machinists we're
laid off yesterday because they belong
ed to the union, while company Off
cials say the men were laid off on ac-
count of shortage of raw materials.
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-29
MICHIGAN HAS SERIOUS FLOOD

W'N7I1AN 1NS SERIOUS FlOOO.
Detroit, Mich, March 28-Reassur-
ing reports that cities and towns in
the flood region of Lower Michigan
were no longer seriously threatened
by high waters, continued to reach
Detroit late today. These reports,
however, increased the toll of damage.
Telegraph, telephone and railroad
companies sustained heavy losses.
Bridges in the Saginaw-Bay and City
Flint districts were swept away.
Saginaw and Flint Yere the only
important cities which reported ris-
ing rivers. The former cities low
lying quarters were SImdated.
Flint's principal bridge over the
river in the heart of the city was said
to be in danger, as the result of an
ice jam.
Alpena was almost isolated
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BRIDGES CONE;
TRAINS STALLED;
TRAFFIC TIED Up
Reports Coming in From All Sec.
tions of Slope Indicate Worst
Tie-Up in Years.
ALL CREEKS OUT
OF THEIR BANKS
Northern Pacific Trains Detoured
Over Great Northern; Mandan
Is Endangered.

In every part of the, Slope country
the floods have wrecked bridges and
in many localities entirely put stop
to railroad travel. West of this point
on the main line Of the Northern Pa
cific, the Knife river has cut through
the banks and tied up traffic. The
Heart river is out of it's banks and
the Curlew, Sims and Sweet Briar
creeks are higher than they have
been in many years except at the
time of the cl0udbursts OF two years
ago.
Bridges Washed Away.
Hundreds of men are at work re,
pairing the damage to the tracks.
Many places the embankments have
become so weakened that train serv.
ice has been discontinued. At He.
bron 1870 yards of the track were
washed away by the Knife river. AT
Alm0nt and Curlew sections of track
eave been washed away. Near Sweet
Briar the track has become so soft
that service has been cut out entire
ly. -..... .....-...... ........- ... ..a
Mott Branch.
Trains have been caught beyond
the washed out area near Flasher
and are still there, unable to get to
the yards at Mandan No. and No.
of the main line trains have been
detoured by The Great Northern.
No. 8 passed through here to Mandan
and was held there until orders were
received to turn and run back to
Jamestown, Fargo and east.
The Stanton Branch.
The melting SHOWS have worked
great havoc on the Stanton branch
and there probably will be no more
trains on that line for the next five
or six days, or until the foods have
so receded that the repair work can
be done to the tracks. Spring creek
and Knife creek have both claimed
toll Of bridges.
Mandan Endangered.
The lower part Of Mandan is in
danger Of floods and reports from
the Syndicate state that water is
rising and covering certain of the riv-
erside streets.
0OF9eS Stl|I f1OIQ.
The gorges Of the Missouri still
hold and it is likely when the addi-
tional waters of last Tuesday and
last nights storms are added to the
river, the low lands will be inundat-
ed. The river during the last "a
hours had fallen slightly at Wash
burn, but huge gorges of ice above
that place, 'Sanish and Williston are
backing the waters up to an unpre.
cedented extent and when they go out
this section of the Missouri will un-
dOubtedly be given such food as
only the oldest Old-timers in this
section remember
Stanton Reports.
Tuesday evening, messages from
Stanton stated that the Knife had
risen ten feet and was still rising.
The recent SHOWS having melted, have
so sWelled the creeks and other
streams draining into the Knife that
nearly every bridge is expected to go
out.
Streets Filled With SIush.
The past few days have been the
worst known in Bismarck for many
years. The SHOWS which fell last
Tuesday and Friday nave turned to
pulpy mud and slush and make the
work OF getting about town extremely
difficult
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SLIDING TO Death.
A Perilous Mountain Incident and q
Lucky Escape. 49,. -,

A PsriIous Mountain Incident and q
Lucky Escape. - :,
An American who lives in China
made the ascent of the sacred noun
tain, Siaooutaishan, year or two
since, and made, or at least began to
make, the descent in a much more IN
premeditated manner
He had reached an altitude of over
1900 feet and, having lost the trail,
branched off and climbed a lower peak
to see whether he could discover the
right track. He managed to crawl to
the top, and since the view was very
fine he opened his paint box to make a
sketch.
As he was sorting his brushes the
stone on which he was sitting gave
way, and he started sliding down the
almost perpendicular slope. He tried
to clutch the ground with his hands.
He seized every projecting stone in
the hope Of stopping his precipitous de-
scent, but at the speed at which he
was going that was no easy matter. =
Death stared him in the face, for
another 100 yards would bring him to
the edge of a precipice several hum
dred feet high, over which he must in
evitably 60. His hair stood on end as
he approached the spot, and he can
well remember the sound of his heavy
paint box changing from rock to rock
as it accompanied him in his descent.
A violent shock, which nearly tore
his body in two made him think he
had gone over; but, no-he had sudden
ly stopped.
He opened his eyes, but he did not
dare move, for his position, although
much improved, was far from. safe.
His coat and strong leather strap that
was slung under his arm had caught
on projecting stone, but single false
movement on bis part would start him
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sliding down the slope again.

sliding down the slope again.
Slowly, carefully, as he lay on the
almost perpendicular slope, he tried
to get a footing. When he had sue
ceeded in doing that, the great diff
Guilty was to turn round. After several
anxious moments, each Of which seem
ed ages long. he succeeded. and there
he was, half kneeling, half lying. with
his body on the ground. clutching the
rock that saved him.
Then, when his agitation passed
away, he managed to crawl up, cat
fashion. to a position Of safety.
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Pin tickets, labels, string tags and
red and gold seals are things sold by
the Pioneer store. They have them
there in all sizes and colors. A tele-
phone call, number 922, will bring
what you want while you wait.
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WANTED Woman or girl to be
companion to my wife during the
winter, on farm; Scandinavian
preferred. Address H, clio Pioneer.
" 4-128
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Some Time

You will be in need OF
printing of some kind.
Whether it be letter.
heads, statements wed
ding invitations or
public sale bills, re-
member we can turn
out the work at the
lowest cost consistent
with good work.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE-Hotel fully
equipped in nearby town. Will
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Bulk creamery butter '39c at
Troppman' s.-Adv. 2-l29
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FOR SALE-Good big work horses
cheap as I have my seasons work
about done. Tom Smart, Bemidji,
MINI. 1O6tf
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WANTED-Man to cut cOrdwOOd.
Apply Stafford's Barber Shop.
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