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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
JAMES CALDWELL,
WEALTHY RANCHER
AND WIFE KILLED.
Hired Man, Discovered in Act OF
Assaulting Domestic, Fires
Three Shots
TRAGEDY OCCURRED ON
HOMESTEAD NEAR TAYLOR
Murderer Immediately Turns Gun
on Himself in Attempt to
End His Life
Especial to TrIbune.)

Dickinson, N. D.. May flames
Caldwell, wealthy land owner Of
Stark county, living IN the vicin
ity of Taylor, N. d., made famous
BY his defense in the suit started by
D. ~. c. r." known as the man OF
mystery" together with his wife, was
murdered in cold blood by their hired
man, Mike Shumek. yesterday noon
on the Caldwell farm, 20 miles south
east of here.
Tries to Take Own Life.
Details Of the crime reaching here
this afternoon state that the murder
er Immediately turned the gun or
He is not expected to live. The shot
pierced one of his lungs. Y
The tragedy occurred, it is said
when Caldwell and his wife upon re
turning to the homestead made fam.
Gus in the trial proceedings held in
this city last winter, discovered the
hired man assaulting 14-year-old
girl working on the Caldwell farm.
When Caldwell talked with Shumek
about it, the latter fired in rapid sue
cession on both the farmer and his
wife. ar. +. p
The Girl fed to a near BY home.
States Attorney H"rgasor Of Stark
county, who left for the scene imme
diately, telephoned this afternoon
from Taylor that the shooting oc
CURED yesterday noon and not last
night as had been supposed. and that
the tragedy occurred in the Caldwell
barn. .uau d,ln:
The girl. Ellanh hrosj agave her age
at IA years, andeWas employed as a
domestic on thenOalfweil farm. She
admitted that Mike Shumek, the hired
man, q years old, had assaulted her
Both Killed Instantly.
The shots were fired from an auto
matte rifle, the bullet striking Mrs
Caldwell under the chin and resulting
in instant death. The shot fired at
her hcsband struck him in the right
ear
The alleged murderer was taken to
a hospital at Dickinson this afternoon
Figured in Trial.
James II. Caldwell was claimed by
the famous 81. G. r." as his father
and defended himself in trial proceed
ings held at Dickinson last winter
when the son, financed by farmers OF
the Taylor district. made a spectacu
lar fight for Caldwell's fortline. The
case lasted nearly a week and was
presided over by Judge Nuessle of Bis
marck, who ruled that 81. c. r." was
not the missing heir.
The case attracted nation-W wide in
terest because of the attention given
-. G., r." when an inmate in hos
pital at Rochester. Mimi, and later at
Chicago. He WAS brought to Dickin
son as the heir to the Caldwell for
tunes by woman. who, it is said
left and never appeared at the trial
proceedings.
The Caldwell ranch is one OF the
largest in North Dakota 1t is locat
ed about 20 miles southeast of Dick
inson.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
CONSTRUCTION CANNOT
KEEP PACE WITH
SHIP DESTRUCTION

Washington, May Lord Percy
declared that the present rate OF Brit.
ish construction of ships and the
present estimates Of the American
rate Of destruction by submarines
The balancing figures in the
world shipping said Lord Percy, 'is
the supply the United States can
make"
Percy's Announcement.
Lord Percy announcement was
the first intimation that the shipping
conferences have actually resulted in
any agreement in which the present
tonnage and the future building power
OF this country will be pooled with
the Allies to defeat the German sub
marine menace
Lord Percy said the British com
mission has supplied the American
government with information on ev.
cry phase of the shipping problem.
The American shipping board, he
said, has shown the heartiest cooper
alton.
THE shipping ISSUE said Lord
Percy, dominates everything else and
is very grave indeed Eoth the pres
cnt shipping construction, and the
American shipping construction can
not keep pace with the tonnage de-
stroyed. Both must be speeded up if
the seas are to be kept open"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
Dunn WAS To
PAY $4,000
FOR SHOOTING
Two Montana Men Confess They
Were Hired on Previous Oc-
Casion to Murder Wife
THAT PLOT FAILED BUT
$4,000 WAS PAID DOWN

st. Paul, May 1.-Two men were
brought in from and unnamed town
In Montana told st. Paul police today
that Frank J. Dunn had tried to get
them to kill his wife, Alice McQuillan
Dunn, who was murdered in her bed
here last Thursday morning. The men
fny the propo%ri WAS made to them
several months ago, but the original
plot they said miscarried and theil
statement that they were 1000 miles
from the city when the crime was
committed was SubStantiated by the
police. Hence, the men who actually
killed the woman have not been found,
but clue, the police say, leads them
to Chicago.
PAID $4,000 DOWN
According to the officers who heard
the confession today, the men say they
were promised $4,000 if Mrs. Dunn
were killed. and Of that amount,
$4,000 was paid after the agreement
was reached. In the plot, it was said,
it was originally planned to kill }.
McQuilan, father Of Mrs. Dunn.
Dunn is held in the county Jail here.
His wife from whom he was separated
and to whom he was paying $40 ali
molIy. was shot to death as she lay
beside her sister in their bed in her
fathers home.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
SINKING Of
OIL. TANKER
IS CONF|R RMED
No Details of Loss of Life Made
Public by Navy nep"1t-
.-s :. an., a,n,.,,.,4 ,4r e,-.rr-E .~. 49,"
SEVERAL GUNNERS KNOWN
TO HAVE PERISHED

Washington, May 1.-F'irSt Official
news of the destruction Of the Ameri.
can tanker Vacuum with the loss of
some of the American gun crew was
received today by the government.
Consul General Skinner reporting
the destruction Of the ship confirmed
that the lieutenant in command of the
naval gun crew with some of his men
and Captain Harris. together with
some Of his crew. are still missing and
probably lost Seventeen of the ships
crew and three Of the naval gunncrs
all III one boat were rescued.
Pending receipt of more detailed in
formation the Naval department will
not make public the names of the gen
eral crew.
CAPTAIN HARRIS DROWNED
New York, May 1.-Officials Of the
Vacuum Oil Company here today re-
ceiyed the following cablegram from
LMldon: Harris, captain, unofficial
ly reported drowned. Further details
later"
GATHER DETAILS
London, May 1.-Survivors of the
American oil tank steamer Vacuum
will arrive in Liverpool at midnight
The details of the sinking Of the Vac
nun. which cannot be made public
are being gathered by Rear Admiral
Sims and the American attaches The
American officials will obtain the Gus
t0mary affidavits from the Officers
and members of the crew who have
already landed
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
Finds Plenty
OF Butter
And Eggs

Chicago. May l.-Buttcr and eggs
will be plentiful and comparatively
cheap this summer if the United
States government will stop specula-
ton, according to Frank NJ. Coughlan,
member of large New York butter
and cheese company. Mr.. Coughlan
has inst returned from the Pacific
coast states. where he says there is a
large supply of butter and eggs. II
the government would adopt the plan
followed in England Of requiring that
the first wholesaler sell direct to a
retailer who sells to the consumer,
doing away with several middle men.
butter an deggs would drop 10 price
commensurate with their cost of pro-
duction. he said. Mr.. Coughlan as
oerted that butter should be selling
for not more than 70 or 30 cents a
pound now.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
HIGH OFFICERS
Of RUSSIAN NAVY
ARE MURDERED

San Francisco, May 1.-The higher
officers of the Russian Baltic fleet at
Helsingfors, the capital of Finland,
were slain during the Russian revo-
luton. and the admiral himself,
though he had gone over to the revo-
lutiorary forces, was also killed. it
was said here today by G. S. Wal
than. ship builder of Helsingfors.
who has come here to purchase sup
plies for his plant.
Fighting continued for two days,
the sailors of the Baltic fleet attack
ing their officers in their homes" he
said. 81 have heard estimates as high
as 400 as the number of officers
killed.
admiral Nepenin, one of Russias
ablest commanders. was among the
killed. although he had gone over to
the new government, and was the
man who arrested GovernorGeneral
Seyn. later turning him over to the
revolutionary chief"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
GERMAN PLOT
TO TAP WIRES
IS REVEALED
Planned to Send Out Reports Of
U-Boat Attack to Cause Par
alysis Of Market
WERE TO CARRY RUMORS
OF WILSON ASSASSINATION
Teutons Make Open Confession OF
Entire Intrigue Before New
York Judge

New York, May Intention to des.
troy a ''big Wall Street institution"
to tap telegraph trunk lines between
Chicago, Washington and New York,
sending out false reports of President
Wilson'S assassination and U-boat
raids on the Atlantic coast, and then
disrupting the wires to prevent de-
Mal' all to affect the stock market
Tor speculative benefits. was the plor
confessed today, tho police declare, by
Wolf Hirsch and George Meyringer,
two Germans arrested last night,
charged with having an acid bomb in
their possession. The men were ar
rested at Roosevelt hospital.
Confessions in Court.
Confession was made in court to.
day by Hirsch that he and Meyringer
were on their way to blow up the Of.
fees Of J. p. Morgan G. Co. with a
bomb when intercepted by the po
lice.
The Germans expected, the police
say, to make fortune in Wall Stree
on "sllarp Investments by instruct
ing their brokers to Duy just as the
expected tumble in the market devel
oped from the bomb explosions ant
tho false news.
Were Shadowed.
Persons familiar with the market
conditions have informed the police
that the Germans either were misleC
about the probable outcome OF such
an occurrence in Wall Street or that
they are putting this story forward
To- hide their real intention.
Tlirsch and Meyringer have been
skadowcd since the war began. Even
in the hospital where they. were cap
tured they we're watched, orders hay
ing been given TO officers to shoe!
either one on the first attempt to
make use of bombs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
) 8 O. 9, 9 8 o O 8 O o o o

Chris Martincson for three years
guard at the state penitcntiary and
two years guard at the state asy.
lum was last night appointed chief OF
police of Bismarck to succeed Chief
Downing. Martineson, who has been
night captain and connected with the
police department for several years,
entered upon his new x.tiLs this
morning He is SO years old The Of.
flee pays $125 a month.
The appointment was made by
Chris Bertsch, jr., police commission
er, and was confirmed by Commits.
sioners Lucas, Battey and Kirk. Com
missioner Best asked for the reap,
pointment of Chief Downing.
Currier is Fire Chief.
a. b. Currier, upon the recommcn'
dation OF Commissioner Bertsc.l, was
appointed fire chief to succeed Harry
A. Thompson, who resigned week
ago and last night asked that this
resignation be withdrawn. Thomp.
sons name for re-appointment was
handed in by Commissioner Best. He
submitted a petition bearing about
200 names asking that the chief be
re-appointed. Kirk and Best opposed
the appointment of gurrier, Kirk in
explaining his vote Stating that he
had made the appointment two years
ago and would not vote against one
of his recommendations. The office
pays S73 mcnth.
Commissioner Battey recommend
ed r. II. Thistlethwaitt as city audi
tor Thistlethwaite declared he "was
through with the office" G. l.. Bur
ton was then named by the commits
sioner Of finance, the appointment be.
ing confirmed by Lucas and Bertscn.
Commissioner Best proposed the
name of Wallace C. Edwards. Kirk
voted with Best. On recommendation
of Commissioner Battey the Office
now pays a salary of 800 month
and the services Of the new auditor
will be required for seven hours a
day.
Strauss Health Officer.
DR.. r. 3. Strauss was re.appointcd
city health officer upon the recon-
mendation of Commissioner Battey,
and also to the office of overseer OF
the poor. The health officer appoint
ment carried unanimously and that
for the Office of overseer of the poor
by q vote of 4 to !, Best opposing.
II. F.. O'Hare was nominated as
city attorney by Commissioner Bat
tey. His appointment carried unani'
mously, as did the nominations of A.
J. Arnot for the office of city treasur.
er, William Cleveland for custodian
of the fire hall; T. r. Atkinson for
city engineer, A: E. Preston as costo-
dian OF Custer park, the two latter
nominations being made by Commits
sioncr Kirk; J. D. Wakeman for city
weighmaster, and William Foyer
strom as city street commissioner.
J. l.. Hubert was appointed patrol
man. The matter of the appointment
of night captain was left over until
the meeting next Monday evening.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
DROP BOMBS ON
DUTCH PROVINCE

London, May 1.-Bombs were drop
ped by an aeroplane Sunday night
on Zicrik Zee in the Dutch province
of iceland, says dispatch from the
Hague under Mondays date. Three
persons were killed and much mate
rial damage was done.
The Telegram of Amsterdam says
that bombs dropped from aeroplanes
on Zirikzee did such extensive dam
age that the village is in ruins. more
than 100 houses being demolished OF
damaged. A terrible panic was caus
ed by the play Of the searchlights by
the airplanes on the village. The
bombs were pulposely dropped, said
the newspaper, the nationality OF the
airplane has not been established.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
''My Country''.-- what
Does Mean to You?

In most impressive passages in book Emile
of lenrappes define what our ('n
should a Flenchn,an these noble words:
your country that surrounds all that has reared
everything that have loved That land you
those trees those smiling girls that that is
The laws which protect YOU the bread which re-
wards you exchange the Joy the sadness
from and the things amid which you live
that is your country chamber where
the recoeconS she has left the earth where
reposes country You it, breathe 1t every
Imagine rights and duties afec
needs recolections and gratitude united
under only-and that will be My Country.
Does "My Country" much to Americans?
will whatever sacrifice these days of ma
smile faces and with cour-
age in hearts and all will be well with
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
WHEAT PRICES
SUFFER SLUMP

Chicago, May 1.--Prospects of in
creased imports fro::l Canada, ten1ed
today to depress The wheat market
here. Bulls were also inclined to eau
ton in view of Washington advices
that legislation has been planned
looking to emuI gency authorization
of maximum and minimum prices of
grain. Opening prices found May at
$2.71 and July a: $2.2G to $I27 and
were followed by sharp declines tina.
in some cases amounted to more than
) cents.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
MATS0N Of FARGO DEAD
Former Candidate for State legisla.
ture Succumbs to Attack of
Peneumonia.
(SpecjaJ to Tribune, }

Fargo. N. D., May 1.-Aleck Mat
son, 50, prominent clothing man Of
this city. is dead at his home here
following a weeks illness Of pneu-
monia. MatsOn came to Fargo Is
years ago. For ~ years he had been
employed by G. A. Swanson. tlothier,
on Front street. Matson was twice
the workinemen's candidate for the
state legislature A widow survives.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
AMERICAN GIVEN
LEGION OF HONOR

New York. May 1.-Information has
come from Paris that Richard Norton
has been given the legion of honor by
the French government. the first
American to receive this distinction
during the war
With H H. Harjes he was co-orig-
inator OF the American volunteer am
bulance corps.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
TROOP SHIP SUNK
PASSENGER SHIP

London. May 1.-The steamship
BalIarat, which was used as troop
ship. was sunk by German submar.
inc. The Ballarat was carrying troops
from Australia to England. All sail
ors were rescued by torpedo boat de-
stroyers and trawlers. The deport.
ment of the troops was suspended,
according to the report.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
Gotham Bone
Dry in "Wee
Sn1a''
Lid Clapped Down on Great White
Way Between / A. M. and
6 A. M.

New York, May 1.--Mayor Nit
chelrs order revoking liquor licenses
became effective today, and from
a. M. to a. m New York was bone
dry for the first time in many years.
Many restaurants and hotels that
have been open heretofore until 2 a.
III. or all night, arranged yesterday
to obey the order by closing at 1
o'clock this morning. The order prob
ably means the curtaillnent of cabaret
performances.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
CENTRAL POWERS
As ISOLATED As
ANCIENT JAPAN
No One Allowed to Gross Into
Neutral Nations and News
papers Are Barred
ARMED HOSTS ON WEST
FRONT IN DEATH GRAPPLE
Conditions Within Last Twenty
-Four Hours Before St. Quent-
in Unchanged
ESSEN ISOLATED,

London. May lin the
Rheims provinces more than half
the munition workers struck to.
day." wrote the correspondent at
the Hague, Of the Exchange 'Tele-'
graph Go. Essen, home Of the
great krupp works, is shut OF
from the rest Of Germany, and
completely isolated from the
world in order to prevent the
slightest information Of strikes
at the krupp works from leaking
out. Strikes are general in small
towns near the French frontier"
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treachery was possible. Almost alone
this man. Joffre. the cooper's son from
the south country, saH the imminent
danger and worked out MS own idea of
the way to meet it.
Knew France.
JOffre knew France was terribly un.
prepared He knew that except in
field artillery she wa in no shape
to risk any decisive action and could
not be until the whole nation should
become thoroughly ar,vged and all it's
resources modified.
Eight rear actions N'1s his wold
"nelav tho o" -e,, ,.'. Us possible,
INT withdraw" ~ ,.
1t was hard for sr]!o " hc. subor.
dinates to follow tha. idea. They
wanted to stand and iighJ Any rlan
that couldn't get through his head
what was required Of him. Joffre
swept out of the way All of the fine
old boys that were in the army for
show or on a political Lasis he put
out of business with one wave of his
hand.
Joffre had an infallible sense about
the right man for the right job. He
discovered Nivclle. the great soldier
now directing the Frencn advance: !:
be picked Petain, who proved one of
the ablesl commanders Of the war; he
picked Fo"h, Serial and Maunoury.
He threw the dead wood right and
left. He upset many pc. plans and
wrecked m; ny personal ambitions, but
he saved France and he saved us-no
less.
Five Weeks Long.
He and the BeIgians made the Ger
man road TO Paris five weeks long in
stead of two. and when they arrived
they came in the shape he wanted
them to come in and on the spot he
had picked out for them. and then he
up with his good. trusty right and
gave them the wallop that did the
business and constituted the greatest
battle in all history. the greatest vic
tory and the most decisive.
France and all the rest of us hung
on that battle.
When he let 90 the German rear
guard never stopped running until 1t
got to the river Saar in Alsace and
only stopped there because officers
put steel chains across the bridges so
there might be chance to reform the
routed brigades.
If Won Kluck's troops had continued
to fight in the open, they would have
been knocked over and the war might
have ended that week.
Kindly and Modest.
He is 4 great man, this marshal Of
France, but he is also kindly and
modest. He has the iron jaw Of the
unshakable victor, an expression OF
the grimmest resolution always and
yet the most quiet, unassuming man.
ner and temper nothing can ruffle
or disturb.
There never was commander so
easy to approach or so patiently care
{ Continued on Page Three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
H0LWEGG PLANS
PEACE PROPOSAL

The Hague, May DIR. Won Beth
mann Hollwegg, the German imperial
chancellor, will make another peace
offer in the reichstag on Thursday of
this week, according to an announce
ment made today by the Berliner
Tagesblatt.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-01
ADMINISTRATION ARMY
BILL PASSES SENATE
FOR S[C(N] TINE

Washington. D. G., May l.-Admin.
istration army bill with couscription
the senate today without roll call, vir.
tually the same as passed Saturday.
The bill now goes to eonte
with the house
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May SEND TROOPS
TO FRANCE SOON

Washington, y. c., May lit be-
came known after q cabinet meeting
today that the prevailing view among
officials is that a force of American
troops should be sent to France as
soon as possible.
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(By Associated press,)

May Day has dawned with tho
armed hosts Of France and Germany
still locked fast in the most tremen.
dous struggle of the world war. The
eyes of the world are fixed, however,
for the time being inside tho lines
where within closely guarded from
tiers of the Centra al Powers, the burst
ing Of the long brewing storm OF dis.
content is awaited with mingling
of fear and hope.
Strict Censorship.
Extraordinary measures have been
taken by the rulers of the central ON:
pire to prevent the outside world
from knowing what is transpiring
within their borders. No German
newspaper is allowed to pass into q
neutral country, and for the last ten
days all persons have been forbidden
to leave Germany. News which usu-
ally comes from casual travellers has
been completely cut off and the Teu-
tonic empire is almost as isolated
from the world as was ancient Japan.
Typhus Reported,
Reports from Switzerland from
vague sources say widespread out
break of typhus is said to be preva'
lent in the industrial regions Of Aus
tria. The epidemic is attributed to
the growing food scarcity. but the re-
port. like many others, lacks confir-
nation.
The same veil which has been
drawn over events in Germany and
Austria obscures the situation in Swe-
den, where widespread demonstra-
ton in that country is reported. The
only newsV Veceived has been the bare
announcement that general strike
has been ordered by the labor lead
ers for May Day. coupled with a
warning to the government against
undue interference
Little Change.
On the fighting front in France lit
tie change has taken place. The
French are fighting hard in Cham
payne and have made some gains
without, as far as the official state
ment shows, making any considerable
headway. The situation in Macedonia
remains indefinite and in Mesopo-
tamia the British are pushing for.
ward.
Details are too meager to throw
any light on the extent of the cam.
paign.
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Jofre, Guest of America,
Kind of Man World f7ud fud
Believed Was Now Extinct
By CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL.

Washington, country
all the Of France guesof United
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Attack Failed.

Berlin Nav IA French storming
attack with fresh divisions failed yes
terday between Prosnes and Aberive,
says the official statement issued to-
day by the German army headquar.
ters staff. The Germans in this area,
it is added. hold complete possession
Of their positions. On the western
front yesterday twenty-five British
and French aeroplanes and five bal
looms were forced down