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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-23

Memphis, Vicksburg and the opening
Of the Mississippi river.
/ Germany today has not enlisted as
many lei in proportion as the south.
She probably still has over a million
reserves. Her territory is almost un'
touched by the invader. She has
three allies.
With Austria, her mid European ter.
ritory is probably the best organized
and equipped industrial unit in the
world and she is rich in coal and
iron.
Her armies are not outnumbered in
a ratio greater than two to n Her
communications are almost 4perfect
and she has the inside lines and
short haul between all the fighting
points.
There is every reason to believe
that the vast majority of Germans be-
lieve that their cause is just, although
the world has condemned it. The
world had rendered its verdict against
the confederacy, but its people be.
lieved they were right.
There may be discomfort among the
German poor but for three years be-
fore Appomatox the sentiment that
this is a rich mans war and a poor
mans fight" was widespread in the
c~onfederacy.
Probably the wiser Germans know
that their fight is hopeless. But that
does not mean that they are ready to
quit. All the intelligent people OF the
south knew after Gettysburg that
their cake was all dough-" to use the
phrase that they themselves employ
ed. but they set their teeth and went
to the bloody finish.
Germany is not going to surrender.
Rather she is probably ready to
fight d new and greater Wilderness
campaign over the successive lines of
trenches back of the Rhine itself.
We are not in for any nice war"
nor a bankers war. nor a training
camp war. Old Glory will wave vic
torious in the end but like all vic.
tOriOus battle flags, every stitch OF
silk may be soiled with the blood,
CRIME, sweat and grease which are
the essence of that most elemental of
all things-WAR.
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His tory Of United States

cut the Memphis'C Charleston railway,
defeated the Confederates at Shiloh,
Tenn. At the close of April Union
navy and army forces under Farra-
gut and Beauregard captured New Or
leans.
Successive Confederate victories in
Virginia, over successive Union com
mander, brought the southern armies
across Maryland and into Pennsylva-
MIA, where, on July 1-3, 1853, Gen.
Meade defeated Gen. Lee, rebel COM
mander, in the battle of Gettysburg.
This was the turning point of the war.
A few days after Gettysburg, the
Confederates, forced by famine. sur
rendered Vicksburg, Miss, and the
Union got control Of mississippi riv-
er, r
Grants western victories gave him
supreme command OF the army. he
turned the West over to Sherman,
in March 1864, and led the Union
armies before Richmond, Va, Con-
federate capital. Sherman marched
from Atlanta to the sea, starting Nov.
Is, 1854, and turning north. Rich
mond was abandoned on April 2, 1865.
and on April 9 Lee surrendered his
main Confederate army to Grant at
Appomattox, which virtually ended
the Rebellion. On May 4 the Confed-
crate forces in Alabama surrendered.
and on May 26 the last ~confederates
gave up in Texas.
On April IA, 1866, President Lin
coin was shot by the assassin Booth.
The war saw several naval engage
ments, including that in which the
new type Monitor defeated the iron
clad Confederate Manassas In Hamp-
ton Roads.
The total number of men engaged
was: Union, 1866, 800; Confederate.
about 500. 900. Losses: Union, $780,
52S: Confederate, $4,000.
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READERS COLUMN
ALL CHANGE WITH TIMES,

Medora, n. D., April 81, 1917.
Editor of Tribune:
Some changes have taken place in
Medora this spring. William Higlih
has given up the lease of the Rough
Riders hotel. and moved to Sentinel
Butte, where he has purchased a pool
hall.
T. r. Johnson, the owner. has
moved in from his farm and will man
age the hotel.
}. M. Watson has sold his livery
stable to S. NJ. Lebo, and his residence
to William Rozel, and with his fam
lily has moved to New Salem. his old
home.
Earl Fimple has purchased the Hes
ser, eighty acres south of town. and
1t is reported. will sink an artesion
we'll and start a strawberry farm.
Fred Childs. formerly of Under
wood. but who was deputy sheriff
here for two years, last past, has tax
en- a homestead near Malta, Montana.
and will move his family there.
Earl Harmon has purchased the
Phillips rooming house and will take
possession shortly.
The Tribune gives an account of
"Terry's Thief" which brings things
to mind of 81 years ago this month.
Mr.. Roosevelt wrote an account of
this for the Century Magazine, where
1t al be found on page 80. May num-
Der 1888. l think this is the story
which Mr.. Roosevelt once told the
writer, that it was written to be
read" &
In April, 1856. three men named Fin
nigan. Peqenbach and Burnstad we're
loafing around the saloons of Medo.
ra. The latter two. simple minded.
and Peqenbach was an old German
over so years of age, and what we
would call an imbecile.
One Sunday evening when walking
near the Cow Boy print shop we saw
Finnigan, who was under the influ-
,ence of red eye" with a rifle, in
hand, shooting into the print shop.
William Coleman. the fatherin-law of
Johnny Goodhall. who liver heal by,
came out of his house and called to
Finnigan to stop firing. Finnigan re-
piled:
IF you dare to come near | will
shoot you" but Coleman did not stop.
and as Finnigan was very drunk we
really expected that he might take a
shot at Coleman. But the latter went
up to Ffnnigan and forcibly took the
rifle-and gave several kicks under
Finnigan's coat tail.
After this the sheriff appeared, ar
rested Finnigan. and there being no
jail, locked him in a freight car.
During the night Ffnnigan removed
an end door. and left town in com
pany with the two men mentioned.
Going down the river until they came
to the Roosevelt ranch, they took the
boat for q trip farther down. ROose-
velt, accompanied by SeweIl and Dow.
ranch hands, followed and made the
arrest and took the parties to Dickin-
son. PeQenbach We don't thinKawts'
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DON'T BE FOOLED.

Aslot Of congressman and probably
millions 5Of American citizens are de-
luding themselves with the idea that
Germany is about "all in" and that
all the fighting America will have to
do will be carried on in bank parlors
where huge patches of bonds will be
sold.
What basis is there for this talk of
German collapse?
Germany is feeling the pinch Of
hunger and will continue to draw her
belt until the next harvest. Germany
is also having financial difficulties.
But the idea that hunger and bank.
ruptcy mean the end of war is based
on nothing except hope and the desire
to shirk.
The plight of Germany today is no.
thing to compare with the condition
of the southern confederacy in July,
1868. The confederacy put up its most
terrific fight after that date, and for
18 months. after all hope of victory
was gone, held its enemies at bay.
There is no reason to believe that the
Germans have any less grit or determ-
ination.
At the time the south, with only
100000 white population, had en-
listed 100000 men, nearly n out Of
every eight. At the front she was
outnumbered three or four to n She
was enmeshed in a blockade COM
pared to which the present blockade
of Germany is a sieve.
She had scarcely any industrial or
ganization-hardly any iron and no
coal. Her railroads were few and
wore out rapidly with no facilities for
repair or replacement. There was a
slave population Of 10000 0 to be
kept quiet. Food riots appeared early
II 1863. Food was scarce and poor.
Admittedly bankrupt, her paper
money was worthless and supplies
were taken for the army without pre-
tense Of payment in any kind Of cur
cy Over . third Of her best ter
Icy Nes II tho hands q the enemy.
whak remained wls cat half in
antv ~ gurroader Of New Orleans.
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BY A GARD ENER


The soil in the average backyard
is not only lacking in plant food but
has been packed until 1t is hard and
unyielding. To make the soil suitable
for. garden produce requires careful
attention.
After spading' deeply, being
careful to push the spade down as
far as It will 90, the upper three
inches should be made fine with
hoe and rake. Stones and rub.
bishs should be removed and all
Jumps should be broken UP the
depth of the spade. IT'S the tiny
roots Of the plant that gives the
yield and these rootlets cannot
force themselves through Jumps.
,Barnyard or stable n Is the
best fertilizer. 1t furnishes both
plant food and humus. The manure is
best when we'll rotted, and is better
when mixed with straw than with
sawdust. The straw will rot quicker
underground. To obtain quick action
! spread a thin layer of we'll rotted
manure after I have spaded, and work
it in with hoe anad rake.
' - you have or can get wood
ashes sprinkle them over the
{ garden before you rake II.
If your soil is sandy the wood ashes
will supply the potash needed. 1t Is
better to get your fertilizer Nf you
can't get stable manure) already
mixed. Tell the scotsman what kind
of soil you have. clay, loan. sandy,
and ask his advice regarding fertile.
'er.
Probably the best way to use com.
mercial fertilizer is to scatter most
if broadcast and to rake It In lightly,
reserving a little to use In the hills
and rows as you SOW or transplant.
Then the young plants will have
plenty of nourishment close at hand
to give them a good start. and the
roots will find more waiting for them
as they fburrow in all directions
through the earth.
Nitrate Of soda Is q fertilizer that
acts almost Immediately and Ia used
chiefly for foliage plants and whore
quick growth is wanted. II IL a tine
stimulant for rhubarb, asparagus,
spinach and kale.
Liquid manure water In which sta.
BILE manure has been soaked) may be
used in much the same fashion a.
nitrate Of soda. but for all products.
It is easily made by filling 4 choose.
cloth bag with fresh manure and sus.
pending 1t in 4 tub or barrel OF va
tor.
The chances are your garden. lflt
has long remained idle, > sour. n,
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Lowest
Temperatures
THEY'LL HAVE TO HURRY.

Unless those German autocratS gel
very busy, right off, their last des-
perate means, "unr2stricted' subma-
rine warfare, will surely fail. Every
day that passes clinches the impossl-
bility OF starving England
Under present rate Of interference
with her importations, England is un-
dOubtedly short of food in considera-
BILE degree, but her people are not
yet down to hard pan. In so days,
the greater part Of the seasons home
crops will be available, which means
that submarines will do little starv.
ing out for several months at least.
The estimate Of steel merchant
ship construction this year is 100000
tons, chiefly in Great Britain, Japan
and the United States. The U. S.
federal shipping board announces
that, by October, the U. S. will be
turning out standardized wooden ships
at the rate of zoe, 900 tons per month,
to add to her present tonnage and
the 600, 900 tons Of interned German
shipping. Ely 1918, there ought to be
over $1,000 900 tons to replace what
the submarines may have destroyed.
II we remember rightly, the German
autocrats figured that England would
be brought to her knees by the de-
struction Of 500, 900 tonnage monthly.
Not only is that rate not being main
tanned but the time is close at hand
when even such destruction cannot
have any important effect upon the
war. This, without saying much
about Uncle Sans ability to feed
England in open, armed defiance of
submarines.
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physical health and vigor Of the ma
ton.
president Howard H. Gross of the
Universal Military Training league
put the case tersely and we'll when
testifying recently before the senate
subcommittee on military affairs. We
know. he said, that if the payment OF
taxes were voluntary there would be
no hope of public revenue, that, il
jury service were voluntary the sys-
tenn would be a failure. In the early
days of the republic a voluntary school
system was tried and it was a fail.
ure.
Mr.. Gross reminded the committee
that, while universal training would
insure the country against militar'
ism, protect it from foreign aggres'
sion and make for honorable peace,
it would bring ven greater moral and
physical benefits to the individual
and, through the individual, to the ma
ton.
ut teaches respect for authori-
ty. 1t promotes physical and
moral courage. 1t develops alert
ness and selfsreliance. 1t Gre
ates higher self.respect. 1t
teaches observation and prompt
decision. 1t increases patriotism
and a regard for the rights of
others. It breaks down caste, re-
moves misconceptions and makes
for true democracy. 1t is the very
antithesis of militarism. 1t will
add stamina and virility to the
manhood of the country and ar
rest decadence.."
We see what universal training has
done for democracies like France and
Switzerland. We see what a democ-
racy like Great Britain has suffered
for lack of it and is now curing by
tardy adoption of it. Unless we close
our eyes against the evidence before
us we must realize the growing need
Of it in the United States. Not alone
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-23

Stockings that crumple and roll into
ridges are also to blame at times.
The person that wears comfortable
shoes of soft, elastic and w~eli.season-
ed leather is not likely to be both
cred with corn. The toe of the shoe
should be broad and the shoe should
give the toes free play. The shoe
need not be squaretoed.
To cure a corn the heavy tissues
Of the outer skin should be softened
by soaking in hot water for a half
hour or so. This sOftens the surface
Of the corn. which can then be scrap
ed away oethe level of the surround
ing skim ,au.j% o..
Never cut "a corn with a rusty ra-
zor. The corn: is likely to become
infected. Use an instrument care
fully sterilized. If the corn is inflam-
ed the feet should be treated with
a cold water application for a few
hours before removal of the corn.
This will relieve pain and congestion.
After top of the corn has been
scraped away the part should be
painted with a saturated solution of
sayicylic acid in collodion. This is
the base Of most corn salves. The
acid softens and destroys the horny
tissue.
After the acid has been applied the
corn should be covered with narrow
strips of adhesive plaster. Shields Of
leather. wool Or felt should then be
placed owe the plaster to prevent
undue pressure. 80 e.. ....
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eddy he has never concealed the fact
from his coworkers that he is a So
cialist. Whether he ever told the
North Dakota farmers that he was a
pronounced Socialist records do not
reveal.
Under Norta Dakota laws a man
must declare his politics when he is
registered by the assessor.
The Tribune merely prints a T
production of this registration blank
SO that the farmers may not be mis-
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tried. Perhaps his condition of i'm
becility was in his favor. The others
were tried and sent to the p%eniten-
tiary, where after a year or so, Finni-
gan was released. the other becoming
insane.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not know western
life then as he does today. for we
feel satisfied were such a thing to
happen now he would give each a
few strokes with his pony whip and
let them go. We all change with the
times.
james W. Foley.
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Didn't Give Him the Chance,

Schopenhauer, when staying in Ge-
neva used to go every day to a table
i'hote at which now and then appeared
other distinguished visitors. Once Lady
Byron sat next to him.
Doctor" said the host after she
had left, with a twinkle in his eye,
doctor, do you know who sat nett
to you at the table today? It was Lady
Byron"
why the deuce did you not tell
me this before" replied Schopenhauer.
II should have liked to be rude to her"
"That was what I feared" said the
host.-Exchange. a !
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pon't Delay Helping Others.

To do the right thing a little late,
has much the same result as If one did
the wrong thing. A letter of sympa-
thy delayed several months, means
very little to the recipient. An offer
Of h%elpfulness coming when your
friend has struggled through the worst
Of her difficulties calls out very little
gratitude. Sometimes a delay Of five
minutes will spoil q piece Of helpful.
ness as completely as If 1t had been
postponed for years. Learn to do the
right thing at the right time.
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lead as to Mr.. Townley's politics. In
many quarters it is believed that he
is a Republican.
Probably Mr.. Townley has changed
since this declaration was made.
Anyway if The Tribune is in error
its columns are open to Mr.. Townley
or any league member who desires
to enlighten its readers as to the
present political status of this gen.
tleman. since he entered the realms
of political autocracy.
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There has been several inquiries re-
Gently as to the politics of A. c.
Townley, president Of the North Da-
kota Nonpartisan league. and also ap-
parent head Of the national league,
now in process of incubation.
TO fix Mr.. Townley's political sta
tus, The Tribune. through the cour.
tesy of the Minneapolis Journal. pub
fishes a facsimile Of his registration
blank.
Probably this conveys no news to
Mr.. Townley's associates. Undoubt-
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for the country's defense and to in
sure the perpetuity Of the republic.
but to discipline our u%ndisciplined
yout tn, instil into their minds and
breasts a. higher sense Of duty and
give them physical culture, to check
the growing physical decline of the
nation. ,>.,
With congress now rests the oppor-
tunity and the duty to give the coun
try these incalculable benefits.
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YOUR OWN GARDEN.HOW TOPREPARE SOIL.
Pointers Given on spading and Fertilization

needs lime to 'sweeten it and thus
make the plant food in the soil avail.
able. 7'lt&''+ i"'a FHf mss.
Five bushels Of lime will be all that
the "%sourest" Of gardens-5Ox1OO feet
needs. You can tell if your soil is
soul by purchasing a nickel's worth
of blue litmus paper and experiment
in several parts of the garden. Take
some moist soil and cover a piece of
the paper. If it retains its blue hue
the soil is sweet; If it turns red get
some lime.
Drainage o. the land Is import.
ant. II should have sufficient fall
to drain off surplus water during
a rain and yet not 20 steep that
the soil be washed away.
The surface should be nearly level
so the water will not stand in hollows.
Where the natural slope of the land
does not provide sufficient drainage.
bitches may be dug or a tile drain
put in.
In my garden there was a low spot
In which the water would accumulate
after a rain and drown out the plants
It | hadn't dug a deep hole right in
the middle of It and filled it to within
Is inches Of the surface with big clink.
ers. bricks. etc, which provides an
escape for all surplus water.
Don't begin to spade until the
frost 10 out Of the ground, and
tho ground we'll dried.
Heavy soils. especially, should
never be spaded while wet.
To determine when heavy clay soil
Is ready for the spade, a handful of
earth should be collected from the
surface and the fingers tightly closed
on It. II the ball of compact earth
Is dry enough for cultivation, Il will
TALL apart when the hand Is opened.
Don't burn or throw away any OF
tho weeds, leaves. straw, grass upon
he plot. Spade it under, thus sup
plying the soil with humus. Sod is
fine turned under.
Remember that II you use CONNER.
ctal fertilizer alone you must add
hutnus, leaves, grass, sod. ETC.. to
supply the humls, which Is already
present In stable manure
HAVE A GARDEN
SCRAP BOOK
Thsss articles are valuable
for ues In The future II YOU
don't start 4 garden now sNd
sor reseteNee aftse U ~
ssart Z satdSN. Why net
1874. NseVS
ssssi hevs / .estdsm 49,
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What to do with regard to fellows
who marry in order to avoid the
draft? That's easy. Keep a list Of
them. Their wives will be glad to
get rid of them before drafting begins.
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There's a buzzing about peace. It
will be all buzz, unless the Allies
abandon their determination to not
even confer until their enemies pub.
lish their terms.
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A scientist proclaims that the ball
is the oldest toy and was suggested
to the first children by cocoanuts.
Thus do these science sharps rub our
apehood into us!
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The old war-cry Kill! kill!' is civ.
ing way to a new one Grow. grow"
And it is well, for, while only a few
may kill, all may grow things.
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The pen. the plow and maybe the
carpenters hammer are mightier than
the sword.
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WEATHER REPORT
Forecast,

Forecast.
For North Dakota: Unsettled
weather tonight and Tuesday; prob
ably rain in south portion; rain or
snow in north portion; colder Tues
day in south and west portions.
,.--is: " r - Lowest
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Corns!
Proper Shoes That Fit Feet Are
Preventive

Corns result from abuseI Of the
feet. They are horny layers of skin
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CdUStU DN CVHIJTHtI
pressure and fric-
ton. Loose, lift
ting shoes that
chafe the feet are
just as likely to
cause cornS as
tight shoes that
press and bind.
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Congress HasGGreat Opportunity.
Spokesman-Review.

Congress has the opportunity and
the high privilege of rendering the
greatest service to America and the
American people that has been given
by any congress since the civil war.
If it will enact a universal training
law that will have the approval of
the general staff, of such generals as
Goethals and Wood and such public
men as Senator Chamberlain. Sena-
tor Brady, Representative Kahn and
Theodore Roosevelt, it will give the
nation a new baptism of patriotism,
inspire renewed reverence for democ-
racy and free government. break
down growing class distinctions, dis
cipline the rising generation in NOR.
ais and mentality and build up the