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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-01
T[UT0NS SHIFT I
OFFENSIVE To
THE EASTWARD
Germans Occupy Village of
Mallencourt Enter First
Line Trenches
NO ATTEMPT IS
MADE TO DEB0UCH
Violent Artillery Duels Near Dix
nude Between Belgians
and Invaders

London, March 31.--Having captur-
ed village of Mellencourt, the Ger
mans have now shifted their otfens-
i've eastward to the sector around the
famous lie Mort Homme. With
heavy forces, the Teutons have at
tackled the French line between Hill
295 and LIE Mort Homme and sue
ceeded in entering French first line
trenches. A vigorous counter at
tack by the French, however, al
most expelled the invaders and an
other attack delivered by the Teu-
tons later, is declared by Paris to
have been put down.
No Attempt to Debouch.
The Germans have made no at
tempt to debouch from Mallencourt
since their occupation Of the village.
The heavy bombardments of pre-
ceding days in the region northwest
of Verdun have greatly slackened.
and there has been only moderate
activity by the guns north and west
of the fortress.
Paris reports the failure of a Ger
man infantry attack against the
French to the south of the Somme
river, near Dornpierre, the Smelling
by the French Of German troops on
the march in the Argonne forest and
the battering Of German positions in
the forest Of Apremont. Violent ar
tillery duels have been in progress
between the Belgians and the Ger
mans in the region OF DiXmude.
Sink Hospital Boat.
A German torpedo boat or subma-
rine has sunk in the Black Sea the
Russian hospital ship, Portugal, ac-
cording to the official French press
bureau. The vessel is said to have
had large number of wounded men
aboard.
The American ambassador in Ber-
ment whether a German submarine
torpedoed the steamers Sussex, Eng
lishman, and Manchester Engineer.
President Wilson and his cabinet
have again discussed the situation
arising from the sinking of the Eng
lishman and Manchester Engineer
and the injury to the steamer Sus-
sex, all Of which had Americans
aboard when the explosions occur
red, but the American government
will take no determined action in The
premises pending the receipt of con-
elusive proof that submarine or
submarines were responsible
Five Zeppelin airships raided the
eastern counties of England last
night, according to an official an
nouncements just issued. Thus far.
it has been learned that about
80 bombs were dropped by the in
vaders.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-01
YOUNANS ADMITS
He MADE LOANS
ON NO SECURITY !
Under Cross Examination Shows
Extreme Nervousness and Is
Rebnked by Judge
ADMITS HIS DEALS
WERE RATHER TRICKY

Minot, March 31.--Grant Youmans
who is suing state officials and Minot
bankers for $355,O00 damages for al
legged conspiracy in closing bank
owned by him. admitted on the stand
today that when his institution was
closed there was $25,OO0 in worthless
paper
Under the gruelling cross examina-
tion of Francis j. Murphy, assistant
attorney general, he was vsably shak-
en-, shifting in his seat and evading
questions until soundly rebuked from
the bench to answer properly.
Most of the poor paper executed in
three days was signed by men practi-
cally unknown in that section Of the
state and admitted by Youmans as
being strangers to him.
He admitted further that he decided
lands to various men, mostly trans
tents and took heavy mortgages back
as consideration for the transaction
and then took deed back to himself
without dollar of real money chang
ing hands. He also took affidavits
from these men saying that the tran
saction was in good faith.
Witness even characterized these
transactions as trickey and that he
had made them in order to trick some
one.
1t was admitted on all sides here
this evening that Youmans has weak
ened his case and has failed to make
even as good showing as before the
legislative investigating committee.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-01
BROTHERS IN
SUICIDE PACT;
DESPONDENICY
One Takes Poison in Michigan
Another Shoots Himself
at Chicago
VICTIM HEADED SCHOOL
AT LANSING, MICHIGAN
Other Was Dentist at Grand Hav-
en-; No Explanation
Given

Chicago, March 3l.--Arthur b. Cum.
Minis, superintendent of schools of
Lansing, Mich, committed suicide
here today. While the police were
establishing his identity, telegram
from Grand Haven, Mich., stated that
DR.. Herbert Cummins, his brother, a
dentist, was dying Of seli-administer.
cd poison.
Edward p. Cummns registered at
a hotel here under an assumed name
and shot himself. lie was Respondent
because Of disabilities on account of
a gunshot wound. lie left the follow
ing note to his wife:
His Note.
"My dear wife:
"Try to bear up under these Condl-
tions. You know why | am going.
Would to God there were some other
way out Of this. My heart aches for
you and our children. Thank God
you will not be entirely impoverished
for you have been the best and dear
est wife man could ever have. Had
! known what was coming to me i
would never have afflicted you with
such IA eurljen i. ,tstp ~struyglet~ and
hoped ever since the accident last
December.
'lf my will power has been weak,
| am sorry. | have done everything
that I could. ! appreciate all the
board has done for me, and cannot
impose upon the community by pre-
tending to be able to assume again
the position there.
Goodbye dear.
MAY God protect and care for all
of you"
Mrs. Edward Cummins, who had
been in New York with her husband,
returned home this evening. She left
Chicago before Cummins shot himself
and did not know the cause of his act.
"When ! left Chicago, it was
thought my husband had suffered a
mental relapse and had left the city
without me- she said: 81 .idn't know
where he was until they told me here
at Lansing. | had expected to find
him here before me-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-01

men were expressed. Secretary Bak.
er's congratulations were sent in this
dispatch from Major General Scott,
chief Of staff, to Major General Funs-
ton on the border:
President Sends Congratulations.
''Secretary Of war desires you to
convey to General Pershing and Col.
Dodd and command his hearty con-
gratulatiOns on exploit"
On behalf of the president, the
president, the White House authoriz-
ed similar expression.
Belief as expressed tonight in all
quarters that the successful end of
the American expedition was in sight.
Officials believe that Dodds victory,
if followed promptly by the capture or
death of Villa himself, would go far
toward restoration Of peace in Mexico.
In his telegram to General Funston,
forwarded here by the latter from
Fort Sam Houston, General Pershing
indicated probable results of the
American victory.
with Villa permanently disabled,
Lopez wounded. and Hernandos dead,
the blow administered is serious
one to Villas band" he said.
Praise Col. Dodd.
unstinted praise was given in all
quarters to Col Dodd. He is 64 years
of age, and has been in the saddle
practically ever since the troops were
ordered to the border. He will retire
on account of age next July. Ap-
pointed to the military academy from
Pennsylvania, in 1876, he distinguish
ed himself during the Spanish-Ameri-
can war, participating in the battle Of
San Juan, and in many fights in the
Philippines.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-01
ER|CAMS WOUND VILLA IN FIRST CLASH
Money
Was Buried
Under Tree

New York, March 31.-Buried under
tree at the extreme tip of Long Is
land, detective today found a roll Of
bills which Eugene Oliver Kane, the
embalmer, asserted was forced upon
him by DR.. Arthur Warren Waite, in
an effort to induce him to swear there
was arsenic in the embalming fluid
used on the body Of DR.. Waite's faith
er-in-law John T.. Pack, for whose
murder the young man was indicted
today.
The roll the detective told District
Attorney Swami totaled only $500
when found by the detective. Kane
said he did not count the money and
did not know whether Waite's count
was accurate.
District Attorney Swami said to-
night that Waite, who is a prisoner
at Bellevue hospital, where he is re-
covering from the effects Of drugs
taken just before his arrest, probably
will be arraigned tomorrow on the
Indictment which charges him with
murder in the first degree.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-01
Wettest March in the
History of the Local
Government Observatory
Won Partly Under Water Floods Menace Red River Valley
Towns Great Volume Of Water Rushing Down the Missouri
Valley.

March, which came in like a lion,
went out meekly as a lamb. The air
was fine and balmy and the sky clear,
vat ON every side the echoes of the
roar could be traced by the deep
drifts of snow and the mud puddles
in the middle Of the streets.
Wettest March in History.
That March, 1916, was the wettest
ever recorded for this section of the
state is borne out by the following fig
ures contained in statement issued
from the weather observatory by
Orris w. Roberts, observer:
The weather at Bismarck during
March was characterized by sudden
changes in temperature and by excess
sive precipitation. The temperature
for the month. however, averaged
slightly above the normal The high
est temperature was SO degrees on
the 11th; the lowest was -23 on the
I'd. The sunshine was nearly normal
The total precipitation, 335 inches,
was the highest of record for March
since the station was established in
1874 The nearest approach to this
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-01
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
CHEER ASNEWS OFDODD
EXPLOIT is RECEIVED

Washington, March 31.-With Viii
las main command shattered by Col.
Dodd's cavalry, the war department
expects that the death or the capture
of the bandit leader himself, and the
successful conclusion OF the American
punitive expedition to rid northern
Mexico of the raiders will follow
more rapidly than had first been init
mated
Congress Cheers Dash.
Congress stopped business and
cheered the dash of the American
troopers. President Wilson sent word
of cOngratulation TO Secretary Baker,
and the secretary sent messages OF
congratulations to Major General
Funston to be conveyed to Brigadier
General Pershing and Col. Dodd. The
first smashing blow at the bandits
was what officials had expected of
Pershing's seasoned troopers, but
few of them had hoped it would come
SO soon.
General Pershing's dispatch with
the news of the fight reached the war
department late this afternoon. 1t re-
ported the results in terse sentences,
giving few details.
Desperately Wounded.
Desperately wounded, and perma'
nently crippled with a broken leg and
lame hip, Villa was reported to have
left his men before the fight to hide in
the nearby mountains. His force,
broken into small bands, was report.
ed attempting reformation in the
Santa Maria valley, pressed on ali
sides by American and Carranza col.
umns.
Everywhere tonight. satisfaction
over the exploit of Col. Dodd and his
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-01
RUSH WORK ON ROAD.

Seward, Alaska, March 31.-Track
and bridge work on the main line
of the governments railroad out of
Anchorage is being rushed with a
force of more than 1000 men. Trains
are running from Anchorage as far
as Eklutna, and will be operated as
soon as the bridge over the knick
river is completed, which will be
within the next three weeks.
Reports from the inlet indicated
that navigation to Anchorage may be
resumed by the middle of April.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-01
PORK BARREL FIGHT is ON.

Washington, March 21.-The an
nual fight over Rivers and Harbors
improvements WIS opened in the
house tolay, with Chairman Spark
man, urging passage Of the 100000
600 bill, framed by the River and
Harbors committee, and Rep. Frear
and other republicans attacking it as
an extravagant pork barrel meas
ure. General debate will continue
until tomorrow night, at least, and
after tina here probably will be a
week of discussion on amendments.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-01
Roosevelt and
Root Dine at
Ambassadors S
First Time the Two Statesmen
Had Met Since Chicago Con.
vention in 1912

New York, March 31.-Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Elihu Root met at
a luncheon today at the home in this
city of Robert Bacon, former ambas-
sador to France. The other guests
were Henry Lodge of Massachusetts,
and Major General Leonard Wood
Col. Roosevelt said after the lun-
cheon that the conference has only to
do with national preparedness. 1t
was the first time he and Mr.. Root
had met since the republican nation
al convention in 1912, which renomi-
mated William ri. Taft for president
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-01
Officials
Reticent Ouer
ArrestofCapt.
Husband of Madame Gadski Is in
Durance; Alleged To Have
Plotted Against England

New York, March 31.-Officials of
the department of justice were reti'
cent today regarding news following
the arrest Of Captain Aauscher, hus-
band of Madamme Gadski, for alleg-
ed participation in the plot to blow
up the Welland canal in Canada. 1t
was said. however, that two of the
five men believed to have been involv-
ed in the plots against the waterways,
are now in custody and that third
is being trailed with the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04
SP. Work Progresses
For Electri6caion Of
West Side Railway Lines

Electrification- of the Southern Pa
cific west side line, from Whiteson TO
Corvallis, will be completed within the
next 60 days according to trainmen.
However, the actual operation of cleo
tric trains into Corvallis will be delayed
until April or May because the machin-
cry for the transformer plants will not
be forthcoming from the General. Elec-
tric company at Sehnectady, N Y. un-
til early spring. That company was the
only one toebid for the machinery and it
is delayed in filling the order
At present there is between $50 and
200 men on the post and line crews that
are stringing the wires. Recently the
gap between Whiteson and Mccoy was
completed. Crews have also been work.
ing north from Corvallis to Wellsdale,
and this part of the line is also com
pleted, so that there now remains about
20 miles of the uncompleted line work.
Headquarters for the construction work
have been moved to Gerlinger and south
of there. Heavy rail was laid as part
of the Improvement a year ago. Rail
road men also state it is the intention
of the company to electrify the Salem &
Falls City branch between Dallas and
Salem. This work, however, will not
start before the completion Of the Cor
wallis line. Officials of the company
have been reticent about giving infor-
nation concerning the proposed electri-
fication between here and Salem, aside
from saying the. work would be done in
the near future There are those out
side of railroad circles who state, how
ever, that they expect to see work start
ed within q year
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04
Yale and Princeton
Not the Whole Thing
BY Hamilton

United Press staff correspondent
New York, Nov. 4.-Yale, Harvard
and Princeton are not the only colleges
in the east which have football teams,
even if the majority of experts the
country over do apparently have that
opinion. Cornell, Brown, Colgate, and
several other colleges are forever butt
ing into the triumvirate and messing
things up.
But Yale, Harvard and Princeton
consistently have good, strong football
teams and they constitute the par ex-
cellence of the sport around these
parts, The annual clashes of the, teams
are red letter days on the sports cal
endar and from the time the final
games ring the curtain down football
fans are on the trail of these three
elevens.
Harvard has held the upper hand for
several years, largely through the ex-
pert advice of one Percy Haughton,
who has put more life and fire and pep
into the Crimson eleven than it ever
believed it could possess.
But this year seems to be the start
of an ascendant of the stars at Prince
ton and Yale Yale is getting offsto a
mighty good start under the tutelage
of Tad Jones, and Princeton, in spite
of Speedy Rush s loud walls of an
guish, is giving a good account of it
self
Yale has fine backfield in Legore,
Bingham and Jacques, and fine fild
general to help this trio along in TRAY
er Smith.
NJ. a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04
A Silk Petticoat
For Only Ten Cents

The silk petticoat endless chain
scheme is stated TO have caught some
parties in jamestown and Stutsman
counties. The Associated Press dispat-
ehes from Minneapolis stated that thous-
ands of letters, each containing ten
cents, are pouring into the postoffice
daily from various parts of the country
who have Joined in an "endless chain "
scheme promoted by the socalled Nat.
ional Brokerage Exchange.
Federal Agents Busy.
Federal agents are searching for off
GERS of the Exchange" who are want
ed for using the mails to defraud. A
room in business block to which all
the letters are addressed, was suddenly
vacated three weeks ago, the authori-
ties say.
To every woman who would send 10
cents in silver and write five friends
urging them to join in the chain, the
" Exchange" promised new 1917 mod
el silk petticoat.
Volume of Mail Grows.
"The volume of mail for the "Ex-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04
COMPARES CHANCES
Of T0DAY'S BATTLES
What the Big Fellows In the
East Ore Up Against
On Gridirons
By H. G. Hamilton.

SDhi'eu fress starr correspondent
New 10TH, NOV tine spirit OF ven,
eeance wi'i mover over eastern tootDaii
SiIuirohs 'nis ai'erhooh IN tne only TWO
Dis encounters scneduled' Yale, smart
ing uhuer Two aeieats IN 1our years at
.no haHus VI Voisate' 10 III shape W
naHd OUT oestihg TO that eieven ana
P,vo"piy Will uo ~ VAN an unnistah'
aDie Sus,o. me army humDied IN reg
uiafity oy Notre Dame, VIII get an
0Iner CRACK at tne lhdlan eieVen az
west point ana WIN one OF the greatest
pach Iieios tnat ever performed 1or inc
iu,ure generals, VIII Try To-Day 10 get
pelateu revenge.
iWo OF the games most consistent ana
OriihanS performers, Ioital and ohph'
ant, VIII ne pittea against each othef
IN tne pattie al West foint. b0th or
tnem westerners, they nave proved tnelr
Slaes osei oPponseaits anu each Vi .heiii
mas oy MS own efiorts kept ms team out
III lron.. m o
In onphan', ueihar9' vluai ana foru
the arny nus whipped 'ogether y most
Mohaerlui offensive anu ueienslVe com
bnatioh' II No're lame 3 MASSIVE
s,a'S 5 a afe a., aoie TO rear . their way .nrougn
anu AZ tne same ,ime noiu OH assaults
NY theso men .ney WIZ, lnueeu, nave
IeaSnea = poiht from Wnefe tney VIII
ue naiieu as iaVorites over tnelr age'oie
Hemy, tne Nasy. Ang M 10 Keep pace WIN
'nG naiuuies @ .hey VIII nave 10 wiz
lS Lsse year .ne tMo eievens iDugnt d
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04

visit TO Danbury and talks with thn
men and women who are about to be elected
from their homes. awaiting only decision
on question of whether Loewe should
take the interest on their savings as well
as the principal. reveals some Of the tragedy
behind this remarkable law suit
II reveals another interesting thing. Tho
Danbnry hatters are organizing u Wilson,
Marshall club, and will cast their votes al
most solidly against the Republican candi-
party affiliations. Though the Clayton law
was too late to save them, II will save
others. And the Danbury hatters are still
loyal TO the ideals Of the workers.
81 don't know much about law" said Mrs.
Michael Hurd. who has lived all her long
from her: but IL doesn't seem right TO take
our home away because OF something they
did In New York or San Francisco MIR.
Hurd knew nothing about H. MIR. Reane.
my husband, and they didn't attach him.
They wanted Just the ones who had saved
enough TO buy home or who had inherited
u little property from their fathers.
Entered Home As Bride
My husband was born in this house and
we have lived here together ever since /
came from Bridgeport rs bride. Our
daughter was born and brought up right IN
this house. You can't wonder that we hate
to have II taken from US, My husband loves
il more than anything in the world except
his family We have sat here Of summer
evenings for nearly thirty years and watched
the sun set over those elms. Wen rent u
house somewhere ] suppose. They say moth
ing can be done 10 stop them since that
Supreme Court decision"
Thomas Waters, with home on Harrison
Street. where he has lived for twenty.sis
years, is also looking for new quarters, His
house needs painting badly. and the blnds
are sagging. His savings were seized by
Loewe and he has not known all these years
when the home place would 80. TOO, Now
he knows that the end is about TO come.
Brother unlonists all over the United
States have undertaken to help the Danbury
hatters by contributing 10 fund to reiiD. ,
hurse them for the loss Of their savings aud
homes. After months Of effort, the fund
thus raised still lacks more than Sl0O.0O
Of the amount Of the judgment. But even
If the full amount is obtained, Il will not
save the hatters homes. And after II has
been distributed there will still be the prob
en- OF safeguarding IT,
For. until the full amount OF the judg-
nent has been pnid. no piece OF property
standing In the name OF any OF the luck
less defendants will be too small 10 ese8ps
attachment and seizure. What is more, this
aking Of money given as charity, even
by their brother unionsts, offers little recon-
1ense to men who have stood on their own
Get all their lives and have cherished their
Independence above all things.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04
INsPEoTs sTAYToN ROUTE.

Postmaster Alexander made his first
tour of inspection of the rural routes
with carriers, NJ j. Crabtree and l.. J..
Rock, the past week. He reports the
roads generally in good condition, and
the farmers along the routes interested
in improving them. The farmers ap-
preciate the advantages Of the rural
mail service, aud are putting the roads
in good repair as fast as possible in
many places. Some roads should be put
in better shape than they are and doubt
less win be soon.
The boxes along the routes are gener-
ally good, although some might be made
more accessible, and few might be i'm
proved upon as to kind. Most Of the
patrons have named and numbered their