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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-17
7EU7ONS MAY
FINALLY DECLARE
WAR ON ITALY
French and British Continue
Smashing Drive in Somme
Region. #
LITTLE ACTION REPORTED
ALONG RUSSIAN FRONT
Allied Forces on Saloniki Front
Capture Station at
Doiras.

London, Aug. l6.-The French and
British striking with terrific force in
three directions on the Somme front
have stormed nearly three miles of
German trenches, driving forward at
a point to a depth Of 800 to 500 yards.
The most important gains were made
by the British and French troops
striking north and west of where the
allied lines meet. Merepas and Cler-
gy, two of the most important points
held by the Germans in this sector,
have been flanked on both sides, &C,
cording to the official statement Is
sued by Paris.
Nearing combIes.
The road has also been reached be.
tween Marepass and Guillem0nt, the
latter town being the Immediate oh.
jective of the British. This advance,
II maintained, brings the Allies di.
rectly in. front Of the large railroad
town Of .Combles.
South of the Somme. the French
stormed German trenches over a
length Of about three-quarters of a
mile, driving forward in southerly
direction, from Belleoy-en1Santerre.
Paris : reports that a. considerable
number Of prisoners were taken in
these operations.
Quiet on Russian Front.
For the first time in many days.
no important action is reported from
the Russian front and the same
dearth of news prevails in regard to
the Italian operations The most iii
teresting items of news in regard to
the Italian advance against Trieste
is contained in news dispatch from
Milan, which says that German troops
are to be employed in defense of the
big Austrian ports. If they cooper
ate, this. means that Italy and Ger
many will at last enter an active state
Of war. .,,@'
Again, Berlin reports fighting at
Doiran, on the Saloniki front, but
Paris and London maintain their ST.
lence IN, regard to the situation in
this theatre.
Action About Saloniki.
The allied forces on the Salonikii
front have captured the railroad sta
tion at Doiras and four villages at
other points on the front, according
to an official statement issued by the
French war Office tonight The state
ment covers continuous fighting ex-
tending from August to the present
thine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-17
May DISAGREE ON
PRICE Of DANISH
WEST INDIES
Some Members of u. s. Committee
Believe Price of $25, 100000
Exorbitant.
BUSINESS CONCESSIONS
WILL BE QUESTIONED

Washington, Aug. 16.-Secretary
Lansing was asked today to appear
Friday before the senate foreign re-
lations committee to answer ques.
tions relating to the treaty for the
purchase of the Danish West Indies
The committee, at its first meeting to
consider the treaty, decided per
sonal explanation from the secretary
would be necessary to satisfy some OF
the members regarding details relat
ing to business concessions in the
islands, and to the purchase price.
Some of the leaders on the com
mittee, although they favor purchas
ing the islands, believe the $25, 100000
asked by Denmark exhorbitant, espe.
cially in view of the fact that she of.
fered to sell them for $5,00G000 in
1902. .
The committee will question Mr..
Lansing particularly, however, about
business concessions, which the Unit
ed States, by terms of the convention,
proposes to maintain. Among these
are license to company called "det
Yes Indiske Kompagnie, giving it
rights to drain, deepen and utilize GER
tain areas in st. Thomas Harbor, and
preferential rights as to commercial,
industrial, or shipping establishments
in the harbor. Another concession
gives the same company the right to
supply electric lights for the city Of
Charlotte Amalie.
Senator Stone, chairman of the
committee, said tonight the treaty
probably would not be reported to the
senate for ratification until next week.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-17
Spring WHEAT
TO ]! SELL I |. |. At
1.;l:6i0! .! BUSHEL
Terminal Price of No. 3 Grade
Is Agreed on by The
sEs Farmers. .-.
WILL HOLD GRAIN
FOR FIXED PRICE

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 16.-Farmers of
the Dakotaas, Montana and Minneso-
ia will not sell No. 8 spring wheat
for less than $1.6O a bushel, terminal
price, if they follow the recommends
tion of their delegates, who closed a
session today. No. I and No. Q grades
will not be sold at any prices, all of
this being retained for seed.
This was the word that went out
today from the Society Of Equity
headquarters "at Fargo and st. Paul
to farmers in northwestern states,
following the conference here yes
terday, attended by so farmers of
innesota, South Dakota, and North
Dakota, at which fully thousand re-
ports covering the cost of wheat pro-
duction were considered.
The grain growers division Of the
Society Of Equity, of which J. M. An
derson Of st. Paul is president, will
make an active campaign among
farmers to hold their grain for the
price they have fixed in the cose of
No. 3 Northern and the following
other prices, all at terminal prices:
Oats, No. white, soc; durum wheat,
No. 2, $3.50; barley, No. 2 feed 9Oc;
fax, 1925; rye, $1.20.
Charging grain manipulators with
forcing the price of wheat down dur.
ing the marketing season in other
years, the grain growers say they
have set these prices as a means of
combating grain exchanges.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-17
OUTCOME DEPENDS LARGELY 8.
ON ATTITUDE TAKEN TOWARD
PRESIDENT WILSON'S PROPOSN,
Broken When
MercurySoars

All heat records for 1916, were
beaten, when the weather man yes.
terday recorded a maximum Of 81 de-
grees in the shade s. of a degree
higher than any previous day this
year.
The morning was cool, after the
early shower, in which only enough
water fell to sprinkle the streets.
The temperature dropped from mid.
night to 700 a. m, when the ther'
mometer registered 66.
1t then began sensational up
ward movement, after the style set
by wheat, and reached the 97-degree
bar at o'clock.
Evening only brought little re.
lief. The thermometer recorded 81
at 700 p. m.
The heat, however, was not felt
nearly as much as was the warm
weather earlier in the summer, and
few thought that the seasons record
would he distanced. .Ea.
No heat prostrations were reported
in Bismarck. .tf
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-17
ITALIANS NENACNC DRIVE /
TOWARD PORT Of TRIESTE
ALARMS GERMAN empire
Corporal ] and
Mexiicq, Girl u;
in qFracas

Brownsville, Texas, Aug. 1G.-Cor.
poral James Clement, Co. C, Second
Virginia regimeE, was shot and Kill,
ed tonight, and Sofia. Valdez, q Mexi,
can girl, was probably fatally wound
ed by another corporal assigned to a
quartermaster's corps Of the regular
army.
Corporal, cives Himaelf Up.
A corporal, VIZ, gave his name al
Dunches, later was Chased by posse
two miles and his trail lost. Later
he appeared at the county jail and
surrendered.
Corporal Clements, who was %
years old, came from Warrentown,
Va, and is survived by his widow.
The Valdez girl had repulsed Dun.
ches' advances, according to members
of her family, and when threatened
with violence, it is said, called for as.
sistance. Just as Corporal Clements
appeared to aid the girl, it is charg-
ed, Dunches shot the Mexican girl
twice and turned his weapon on
Clements, killing him instantly, with
two wounds in his breast. Dunches
was being held in the county Jail to-
night.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-17
No DEFINITE ACTION
TAKEN IN INVESTIGATION
OF WHEAT AND BREAD

Chicago, Aug. 16.-No definite &C.
tion looking to the proposed investi-
cation of the wheat and bread situa-
ton resulted at the conference held
here yesterday between Edward N.
Hurley, chairmn of. the federal trade
commission, and United States Dis
trict Attorney Charles F. Clyne.
Mr.. Hurley announced he probably
will visit st. Paul and Minneapolis,
but that the dates of his hearings
there had not been settled.
Before leaving Chicago tonight, Mr..
Hurley said he probably will reach
Washington on Thursday, and it is
possible the subject of the investiga-
ton would be brought before the at
torney general Of the United States,
as well as the members Of the com
mission Of which he is chairman.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-17
PHYSICIANS WILL
Meet / IN ATTEMPT |: |
T0ICA[Ck | EPIDEMIC ]
Leading Scientist. i Will Discuss
ethods u stSp isiprsad Of
Infantile Paralysis.
MATTER TO BE TAKEN
g.. UP IN DETAIL

Washington, Aug. 16.-What Off
cials regard as one of the most i'm
portant medical conferences in the
country's history will meet here to
morrow to discuss means of combat
ting infantile paralysis.
Health authorities from 80 states
officials of the federal public health
service, and many leading scientists
will exchange views on methods OF
treatments and prevention, and will
work out a more definite scheme OF
co-ordinating their campaign against
the disease. Representatives of vari
Gus railroads will also be present fol-
consultation on the question of check
ing further territorial spread
Officials here have insisted there is
no occasion for fearing a panic OF
that the health service has become
thoroughly aroused by the persist
ence of the disease in spite of the
best efforts Of local and federal off
cials. The outbreaks have presented
many methods battling to scientists
and there are questions relative to
the origin, transmission and control
of the disease on which authorities
differ widely.
Issues Statement.
All of the subjects will be gone
over in detail at the conferences
which probably will last two days
This statement regarding its purpose
was issued tonight at the treasury de-
partment, which has the health ser
vice under it's jurisdiction.
"The conference is made necessary
by the seriousness of the infantile
paralysis situation, and is considered
one of the most important confer.
ences Of this sort ever held. Consid.
GRAFTON will be given to the prevention
of the interstate spread of the dis.
ease, research problems, symptomat.
ology epidemiology, general princi.
pies of control and the relation of the
after care of infantile paralysis pa.
tients. One of the most important
points that will come up for discus
sion undoubtedly will be the preven-
tion of the interstate spread Of the
disease"
In his call for the conference, is
sued August 9, General Surgeon Blue
asked each state to send one repre-
sentative. Fourteen secretaries of
state health boards are among those
who have been resignated to attend,
while twenty-four other states have
designated chief health officers,
health commissioners or other off,
cials to represent them.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-17
BELIEVED ATTEMPTS ARE
BEING MADE TO C0NS0L|-
DATE THE TURKISH REGIME

Washington, Aug. ia reiterated
refusal Of the Turkish government to
permit American relief supplies to
enter Syria, cabled today to the state
department, coupled with yesterdays
dispatch announcing abolition of the
Armenia patriarchate. in Turkey, and
the recent execution of many lead
ing Arabs in connection with the
Mecca revolt, is interpreted in OIL
cial circles here as indicating that
vigorous steps are being taken in the
attempt to consolidate the Turkish re-
gime through the weakening Of the
several other racial elements Of the
country.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-17
TOLLS FOUR YEARS IN
NEW LAND FOR FAMILY;
ALL DYING OR DEAD

Memo. s. D., Aug. 16.-After toll
ing in America for three years, saw
Ing his money that he might bring
his family here from Russia, William
Lang has received word that his four
children are dead and his wife is not
expected to live. The letter came in
response to Langs written announce
ment to his family that he had saved
enough to bring them to America.
Lang avoided going to Russia after
his wife and children for fear that
he might he impressed into the army.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-17
EXAMS TO be HELD
HERE AUGUST 31ST

Notice has been received announc.
ing an examination for professional
certificates, both first and second
class, will be held here August 81
and September 1. A large number OF
applicants are expected to appear
here to write on the examinations as
they are only given in seven places
Throughout the state.
Superintendent E. ]. Taylor has an
nounced the examination places al
follows:; Bismarck, Grand Forks
Rugby, Minot, Valley City. Glendale
and Bowman.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-17
FORMER FIRE CHIEF is DEAD.
e. N. Mix, Inmate Of State Hospital
Passed Away SUNDAY,

Jamestown, N. D., Aug. 16.-E. H.
Mix, former chief Of the Grand Forks
fire department and a pioneer resi-
dent of Grand Forks county, passed
away at the state hospital for the
insane, yesterday. Deceased had been
in poor health for some time. The
body was shipped to Grand Forks
yesterday for burial. The Masons
will be in charge.
A widow, one daughter, Mrs. w.
E. Fuller of Grand Forks, and three
sons survive. Mix came to the state
Of North Dakota in 1882.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-26
GERMANS FACE ENCULFINC BY
 ALLIES FORGE

Paris, Sept. 26-Fighting continued all night north of the Somme, the Germans making desperate efforts tc stem the tide which is engulfine Conbles. According to latest advtces reaching Paris, the allies have so fai succeered in clinging to their gains and have even improved their pod. tions slightly.
 Early yesterday afternoon the Ger. mans are reported to have begun moving out of Conhbles number oi guns. This occurred before the Brit. ish had taken Morval or the French had reached the outskirts of Fregi. court. The village of Fregdcourt is on the road from Combles to Saillisel the only road which, before yester. days battle, the Germans could use to evacuate.
 From the south of Morval, held by the British, to the French positions south of Fregicourt, distance of only about 1900 yards, was the only part of the loop around Combles which il remained to close. That is now practically accomplished since the fire of the English and French crosses and the situation of the Germans ir Combles is worse than precarious ir the view of the allied officers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-26
.JASSY

The Roumanian city of Jassy. which has attained considerable military inn portance since Roumania entered tie war. ranks among the large munich palities of the Balkans, although its population is only about 100000. Jas. sy, also known as Jasil and Jaschi, is situated in the valley of the Bachlui, tributary of the Pruth, about 200 miles to the north of Bucharest and not far from the Russian and Austrian borders. It is built partly on a hill and partly in valley, and. since many of the houses have spacious grounds and gardens, it covers a large area for city of it's population. Jas sy is the Jassiorum Municipium of the Romans, and Trajan built here a resi- dence, which was destroyed by fire in the eighteenth century. Jassy was the capital of the principality of Molda- via until 1859, when the province was united to Wallachia and became Rou, mania. In the eighteenth century Jassy was twice taken by the Russians and it again fell into, Russian hands in 1928, but on each occasion it was re.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-26
WOUNDED OFFICERS OF BRITISH ARMY
 DETAINED IN NY,

New York, Sept. 26.-Major Arthur s. Humphreys and Lieutenant Hugh Levick, Jr., officers of the British army who were wounded in ,ithe re- cent fighting near the Somme river in Flanders. were examined by a special board of inquiry at the Ellis Island immigrant station today. They were detained yesterday on their arrival from England on the Saxonia in com pliance, it was explained, with an or- der from the state department to hold all officers or soldiers of belligerent countries who land at this port on their way to Canada or to stay in the United States.
 Lieut.. Levick's father is said to be a member of the banking firm of Leo, Higginson & Company. of this city and Boston. He was born in this country but registered as a British subject at the British embassy at Washington. The detained officers notified the British consulate here of their detention but it was then too late to obtain immediate action by the state department and they spent the night on the Saxonia.
 The findings of the board of inquiry in their cases will be sent to Wash fngton. r.,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-26
NOTICE.

Hearing de construction of proposec spur track in Crescent Avenue, from Hallett street to Pembroke street.
 At the meeting of the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport, held September IS, 1916, the follow ing resolution was adopted, to wit:
 Resolved, That the Clerk be and hereby is directed to notify the per- sons in interest to appear before this Common Council. at the Common Council Room, City Hall, on Monday, October 2 1916, C. eight o'clock in the evening, and be heard in relation to the petition of The Bridgeport Brass Co.,, for permission to extend the in- dustrial sidetrack now in Crescent av- enue. from present terminus to Hal lett street, across Hallett street and along Crescent avenue to a point at or near Pembroke street,
 Attest:
 J. ALEX H. ROBINSON.
 City Clerk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-26
OUR FOREIGN DEBT

10 METHODS which need not be rehearsed the New York
 World concludes that foreign debt is about to be extnguished and that shortly the United States will creditor nation Europe will owe more than we owe Edrope.
 In this some changes will take place which will not be pleasing to oldfashioned politicians like let say Mr. H who always insisted that country to be prosperous should send out more it's goods than ttakes other tons. sf
 great many years United States Egypt India and Mexico have sent out goods than they
 The United States has been brought into this society of the debt to Europe because of funds sent from this country by European Immigrants and because of the vast amount of American travel abroad American exparates William Waldorf Astor swell the total.
 Egypt India and Mexico export goods than they port for different They sweaed states Dom mating foreign interests work the cheap labor these states and take undue proportion of the product precisely men take the honey away from hive of bees creditor nation the position will be reversed Instead imports will exceed exports
 Then indeed will the ancient economists be busy explain ing the American people that nation be and te time creditor naon and companion Egypt India and Mexcd.
 exchange commodities nation which owes to another by itself its citizens considerable sus pay the debt in commodities sE .@
 creditor nation must always import than exports or it cannot get its pay.
 the tariff agitation will to know something substantial about world trade its nature and it's Consequences
 America will know that the old talk about Americans doing all the work piece of arran Foreign trade exchange of commodities much American labor European labor But creditor natfon products of foreign debtor nation egners more of it's M l84e aFs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-26
FIRST GERMAN-AMERICAN

The first German-American was trancis Daniel Pastorius, who was born in Windsheim, Germany, 265 years ago today. Pastorius was the son of a judge, and was educated at Strasburg, Basle. Jena, Ratisbon and Nuremberg, receiving thte degree of Doctor of Laws from the latter uni- versity in 1656. He travelled much in England, Italy, France and other countries, and became member of an intelligent and cultivated circle of Pietists. These religionists, in order to escape the persecution to which they were subjected in Germany, boupht from William Penn tract of land near the new city of Philadelphia. Pastorius.. the brilliant young lawyer, was made the company's agent in the New World. and in 1883, accom- panied by a small number of German Friends. he emigrated to America. JIpon his arrival in Pennsylvania he laid out a Teuton settlement, of which he became the recognized head and lawgiver. Under his wise and benefi- cent direction the Germantown com- munitv flourished. Most of the Teu- tons including Pastorius, united with the Ouakers, but all sects were toler- ated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-26
KING CHRISTIAN|S
 F0RTY-SIx TODAY

The Danes will celebrate to-day the forty-sixth birthday of their monarch, King Christian X. The Danish ruler has become, like his brother monarchs of Norway and Sweden, little more than figurehead. While he nominal ly wields much power under the old constitution, that document is already practically a dead letter, and there are many things which Christian could do for fear of public disapprova1. Per- sonally King Christian is popular with do constitutionally which he dare not the Danes, and the republican radicals who would overthrow him are not a numerous party. The Danish people have become increasingly jealous of popular rights in late years, and they have, effected great revolution with out shedding a drop of blood. The new constitution, which has been de- layed by the war but which will gb into effect immediately after the con-
 fusion of hostilitfes, deprives the mon arch of practically all of his remaining prerogatives. Much more important than that, it establishes real democ- racy. Under the old system a mans voting power is governed by the amount of taxes he pays, with the re- suit that the capitalists and wealthy nobles have as many as twenty-five or thirty votes to the workingman' s one. That system is to be abolished, and millionaire and peasant will stand on an equality in voting power.
 Under the new constitution the King will lose his right to appoint ten mem- bers of the Senate, and the mayors of towns. Mayors and municipal officials of all kinds will, under the new consti- tuition, be elected by the people.
 King Christian has seven palaces and enjoys a civil list of $27O,552 a year. This is tremendous burden for so small country, and it is more than likely that the monarch will find his Iincome reduced before long. King Christian rules over a nation with an area of 15,3S8 square miles, and a population of 2.775.076, in continental Europe Iceland and Greenland, while large in area, have population of less than foo, ,OOO. The Danish West Indies, which are likely to pass to Uncle Sam, have an area of 13S square miles and a population of 32,786.
 Although King Christian is of Teu- ton blood, ana mas GerHidh Wi1e' his sympathies are supposed to be with the Allies. Even if inclined to support the Kaiser's cause, he would not dare give public expression to his views, since the great masses of the Danish people are strongly inclined toward Great Britain and the Allies. In addition to abolishing royal priv ilege and the special electoral privi- leges accorded to the wealthy, the new Danish constitution signed by King Christian last year gives to the fair sex the right to vote in all elections.