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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-03
SOME FAMOUS RETREATS OF HISTORY

we're winter to which they were not
used. Napoleon feared mutiny; ne
saw his troops lose confidence. The
retreat from Moscow ended his mar
velous career.
Lees retreat from Gettysburg, in
1853, made the success OF the Union
troops more certin. He had tried to
invade the north twice, and after the
second time he put himself on the
defensive until the end of the war.
The retreat of the ten thousand
is a famous event of Greek history.
It was at the battle of Cunaxa, 401
B. c., when the Greeks, who had
Joined the younger Cyrus in revolt
against Artaxerxes Mnemon, retreat
ed from that city and kept on the
march for 215 days in which they
Travelled 3,465 miles before stopping.
In the end, however, they came out
victOrs.
A great national retreat is now
taking place in European Turkey.
The Turks began to enter Europe
in the thirteenth century. TheNa
moved up the Balkan peninsula, cap
tured Constantinople in 1853 and had
moved inland almost as far as Wen
ma, when the Hungarians began driv-
ing them back. In the early nine
teenth sentury parts Of European
Turkey began to revolt and form in
dependent Kingdoms, leaving less and
less to the sultan. The Balkan wars
of 1912 ended in leaving little tri-
angle of land, including CONSTANT
nople to the sultan. The present
war may end altogether the sultan's
rule in Europe, and again Turkey
will find herself in Asia, where she
was 700 years ago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-03

tension to those governments Of the
most liberal financial credits, in order
that our resources may, so far as pos
sible, be added to theirs. 1t will in
volve the organization and mobiliza-
ton of all the material resources OF
the country to supply the materials OF
war, and serve the incidental needs of
the nation in the most abundant, and
yet the most economical and efficient
way possible IT will involve the i'm
mediate and full equipment of the navy
in all respects, but particularly in sup
plying it with the best means of deal
ing with the cnemy's submarines. 1t
will involve the immediate addition
to the armed forces Of the United
States. already provided for by law in
case of war, ut least, five hundred
thousand men who should. at least in
my opinion, be chosen on
the principle of universal liability to
service, and also the authorization of
subsequent incidental increments OF
equal force as soon as they may be
needed, and can be handled in train
ing.
AAILNy - ~ SlAAADl ~.
ut will involve also, Of course, the
granting of adequate credits to the
governments. sustained, hope, so far
as they can cquitably be sustained, by
the present generation, by well con-
ceived taxation. say sustained so
far as may be equitable by taxation,
because it seems to me that it would
be most unwise to base the credits
which will now be necessary entirely
on money borrowed. 1t is our duty.
l most respectfully urge, to protect
our people so far as we may, against
the very serious hardships and evils
which would be likely to arise out Of
the imitation which would he produced
by vast loans.
HELP THEM IN EVERY WAY.
"In carrying out the measures by
which these things are to be accom-
plished. we should keep constantly in
mind the wisdom Of interfering as
little as possible in our own prepara-
tons and in the equipment of our own
military forces with the duty-for it
will he a very practical duty-of sup
plying the nations already at war with
Germany, with the materials which
they can obtain only from us or by
our assistance They are in the field
and we should help them in every way
to be effective there. .-=.
Il shall take the liberty of suggest
ing. through the several executive de-
partments of the government for the
consideration of your committees,
measures for the accomplishment of
the several objects L have mentioned.
l hope that it will be your pleasure
to deal with them as having been
framed after. very careful thought by
the branch of the government upon
which the responsibility OF conducting
the war and safeguarding the nation
will most directly fall.
while we do these things, these
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-03

The retreat of the Germans out OF
France is one of the greatest acts OF
war in the history of the world.
At the beginning of the war the
German forces swept down into
France at so rapid pace the Allies
could not stop them until the 1nvad-
ers reached point about ~ miles
| from Paris The Germans were stop
ped at the Marine and stayed practl-
| cally at that position until the recent
great retreat back toward Germany.
The retreat may mean the beginning
of the end of the war.
This war is marked by two other
famous retreats, one naval the other
by land. The naval retreat was at
the Dardanelles, when British ana
French ships twice stOrmed the TURK
ish forts and had to give up each
time. The final retreat was in 1916,
with the loss of about 100000 men
and several powerful warships.
The great land retreat of this war
is that of the Russians from Galicia.
The Austrians had been pushed back
as far as the Carpathian mountains
and in some places even into Hun
gary, when reinforcements Of Ger
mans forced the Russians back. Now
Russian troops occupy small cor
ner of Austrian Galicia.
What historians consider to be the
most famous and most disastrous re-
treat in history is that of Napoleon
from Moscow in 112. Napoleon had
swept through Europe as fast as his
troops could move, winning battle
after battle and recruiting more
troops as he went. When Napoleon
came to Russia, his army met a Sc
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-03
ONION ! Of 'DIEMOCRAC|ES
TO WAR ON AUTOGRAPHS
QUESTION now.
Continued from page /.

Continued from page l.
sertion of the physical might Of the
nation, but only the vindication OF
right of human right, of which we
are only a single champion. =
ARMED NEUTRALITY.
"When l addressed the Congress on
the Goth of February last, l thought
that it would suffice to assert our
neutral rights with arms, our rights to
use the seas against unlawful inter-
ference. our right to keep our people
safe against unlawful violence. But
armed neutrality. it now appears, is
impracticable. Because submarines
are in effect outlaws when used as
the German submarines have been used
against merchant shipping, it is inn
possible to defend ships against their
attacks, as, the law of nations has as
sumed that merchantmen would defend
themselves against prvateers or cruis-
ers, visible craft giving chase upon the
open sea.
COMMON PRUDENCE ..
sit is common prudence in such cir
! cllmstanceS, grim necessity indeed. to
endeavor to destroy them before they
have shown their own intention. They
must be dealt with upon sight, if dealt
with at ALL The German Government
denies the right of neutrals to use arms
at all within the areas of the sea,
which it has prescribed. even in the
defense of right, which no modern
publicist has ever before questioned
their right to defend. The intimatiOn
is conveyed that the armed guards,
which we have placed on our mer-
chant ships will be treated as beyond
the pale of law, and subject to be dealt
with as pirates would be. Armed neu-
trality is Intellectual enough at best !;
in such circumstances and in the face
of such pretensions it is worse than
Intellectual: it is likely once to pro-
duce what it was meant to prevent :;
it is practically certain to draw us into
the war without either the rights or
the effectiveness Of belligerent. ~
SACRED RIGHTS.
'There is one choice we cannot make,
we are incapable of making We will
not choose the path of submission and
suffer the most sacred rights of our
nation and our people to be ignored
OF violated. The wrongs against
which we now array ourselves are not
common wrongs. They cut to the
very roots of human life.
with profound sense of the sol
emn and even tragical character of
the step l am taking, and Of the grave
responsibilities. which it involves. but
in unhesitating obedience to what 1
deem my constitutional duty l advise
that the Congress declare the recent
course of the Imperial German Gov
eminent to be in fact nothing less
than war against the Government and
people of the United States; that it
formally accept the status of belliger-
ent. which has thus been thrust upon
it and that it take immediate steps
not only to put the country in a more
thorough state of defense, but also to
exert all its power and employ all its
resources to bring the government Of
the German Empire to terms and end
the war.
practical COOPERATION
What this will involve is clear. 1t
will Involve the utmost practicable Co
operation in counsel and action with
the. government now at war with Ger,
FAA& 4fA, Va 61o HIT tOtthat, the ex-
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VrOoman, assistant secretary of ag.
riculture, urges cultivation of wa
cant city lots and yards" as 4 pre-
measure. No, he didn't
az SaEtksxts- ,!SAsss SszSrr -
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Wires President Wilson

Mayor Lucas reading President Wilson's message
to Congress sent the following telegram in behalf Of the
City of Bismarck
To President Wilson, Washington d. c.:
On behalf of the loyal citizens Of Bismarck extend
to you our heaest and united support in this great
tional crisis. ae.ts. -
"A. W. LUCAS, e
oe % eeehbh dlao q the City .
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Forecas St.

For North Dakota: Generally fair
tonight and Wednesday; colder to-
night in the northeast portion.
OKRIS w. ROBERTS,
Meteorological
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Frazier Pledges Support

d President Wilson in this crisis may depend upon the
loyal support Of every North Daotan said Governor
Frazier last night There has been any question
as to the stand of North Dakota in any matter where
loyalty and true patriotism concernedhere can be no
! question now''fsz a,@ ".,. "48s
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CONunUe0 1TUln page I.
sertion of the physical might Of the
nation, but only the vindication or
right, of human right. of which we
,ro nnl, :. Sinr1p hamniOl
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men's m'ier WIN the i%PsFiSi spyt trn.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-12-27
TadpoIes and FroQs.

In general terms the tadpole is a
vegetarian, while the frog lives on ami
NAL food. The tadpole in the pool or
pond feeds chiefly upon the algae. But
the tadpole will also eat decaying in
sects, earthworms, fruit and almost
any kind of meat.
1t is,a curious fact, says Boys Life,
that when the tadpole transforms into
the frog the intestine shortens, the
mouth becomes wider and the tongue
increases greatly in size. These
changes take place to adapt it to a
change Of food. At the same time, the
legs grow rapidly, the rounded body
alters in form and the tail is absorbed.
The lungs develop rapidly and the
tadpole frequently comes to the surf
aceS for air. The frog breathes
through it's nostrils by pumping or
swallowing process due to the action
Of the mouth and not by the action of
:ts ribs as in higher forms Of animals.
The frog also imbibes oxygen directly
through it's skin.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-12-27
History of Term "Caucus."


The origin of the term 'caucus' is
traced back to the Caucus club, Bos.
ton, Of Revolutionary days, notes an
exchange. This club was COMPOSED
usually Of persons engaged in ship
building, and was one of the most
radical opponents of British rule. 1t
and the Merchants club of the same
period used to meet before elections
and agree on candidates for town and
provincial offices. "Caucus'' is be-
ieved to be q corruption of aCaulk-
ers,'' the Massachusetts pronuncia-
ton Of which would sound like. eau
Gus. If this derivation of the word
seems improbable there is another
even more so which derives it's name
from an aboriginal Indian word "caw-
cawassaugh," meaning person who
urges or pushes on some scheme. John
Adams, Boston man, used the word
in 1853, writing in his diary, "this day
learned that the Caucus club meets
at certain times in the garnet of Tom
Dawes, the adjutant of the Boston
regiment This argues secret meet
ings and may refer to the ''Caulkers' "
club. The British CyclOpedia says
the word came first into use in Great
Britain in 1878, and was introduced
then by Lord Beaconsfeld to discredit
his political opponents.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-12-27
RUSSIAN IKONS NOT IMAGES
Pieces Are Pictures Of the Savior, The
Virgin Mary and the Saints, Used
for Devotional Purposes.

Many references have been made by
writer's on Russia to the ikons which
are found in such profusion in all
parts Of the country, and which are a
distinguishing feature of Russian ma
tional life, notes a correspondent.
These ilons are used for devotional
purposes, and are not images as some
suppose, but pictures of the Savior,
the Virgin Mary and the Saints. In
these pictures all but the faces and
hands are covered with metal-gold or
silver or gilt-and the gorgeous Or
namentation Of the setting fixes the
price of the ikon.
1ko1ls are generally painted by pos
tUlants for the religious life, who use
rs their guide a twelfth century manu-
script written by Dionysius, the IA
nous prior Of Mount Athos. Black
Virgin ikOns are not uncommon, while
a Tavorite Madonna was brought from
Mount Athos in 164S This is known
as the Iberian Mother Of God, and
Car Alexis built splendid chapel to
house this sacred treasure in Golden
Moscow. It is known as the Iberian
chapel, and 10 silver chandeliers with
tapers continually burning stand be-
fore the ikon which is decorated with
q crown OF diamonds and veil of
pearls with other costly gems on the
forehead and shoulders. The vestments
are both gorgeous and elaborate, and
the whole is surrounded with angels
heads on enamel plaques.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-12-27
Why Is a Guinea Hen?

Whoever designed the guinea hen
and composed the music for her vo-
col organs must have used a rasp for
the tuning fork. Guinea hens and their
husbands are alike in appearance
when you've seen one you've seen the
other. Their plumage is of one and
the same piece Of goods like the
Cuakers'. If ever you have INDUCED
in filing the teeth of cross-cut saw
you've heard the synonym of her mel
ody. Nature produced this variety
or fowl and the farmer who gives her
board and lodging is no good Chris
tlan. I say this because any man
WHO sells you guinea hen as youth
tU1 and tender, has designed to skin
you. l have a dim recollection of
tasting one many years ago, and I will
say this-the gravy was quite ten
der.
A group Of guineas running to keep
ont of harms way, resembles a streak
Of ten-cent calico Of somber hue, with
pnlkadots. The guinea hen laws a
very small egg with spots on it sim
liar to those we see at cheap gro.
Gerry stores in fly time.
The eggs have no rating in the COM
mercial world. They are used exclu-
sively for Matching more trouble
Zlm, in Cartoons Magazine.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-12-27
SHE WAS A PROUD WAITRESS
G'r' Drafted to Meet an Emergency
Declined to Pick Up. Fork
Dropped by Guest.

The pride Of the average American
girl is quite as noticeable among
farmers daughters as any other class.
This is illustrated by the experience
or resident of a neighboring state
who, according to Osteopathic Maya
Zlne, with weekend company Of
guests on his hands, was left on Sat-
urday without waitress to serve the
elaborate meals that had been planned.
After good deal of persuasion he sue
ceeded in getting the consent of a
neighbOring farmers daughter to help
out in the emergency although she had
never done anything of the kind. He
assured her she would be we'll paid
and that all she would have to do
would be to answer the call of the bell,
perform the required service and leave
the room.
AS the company was seating itself
nt the table one Of the men hit a fork
with his elbow, knocking it to the floor.
The host touched the bell and as the
door into the kitchen opened and the
girl stuck her head inquiringly into the
room, he said: "The gentleman
dropped fork" Indicating the loca-
ton with motion of his hand.
The girl stepped fully into the room
and with mingled establishment and
indignation said: "You don't mean ter
say you rung. that bell just ter have
me come in an pick up that fork, do
yer? Of all things If he's too lazy
to pick it up himself, you can let it
lay there. I won't touch it, Then
she made a hurried exit, banging the
door,
Hilarious is mild term to apply TO
the uproar that followed, and the dis
comfted host joined in the merriment
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-12-27
SOME OLD HEALTH LACIEs
Surgeon Rlanes Women, Especially
Mothers, for Keeping Infectious
Diseases Going the Rounds.

'1f I were asked who keep infec.
tious disease going my reply would
be most emphatically women in gen
eral, but chiefly the mothers.' This
hard saying came from a noted Eng
L, fish surgeon who was addressing a
gathering of women. The new idea of
public health was his topic. Continu.
ing, he said:
"One is Mortified to observe the pro.
found ignorance that prevails even
among clever and cultivated people as
regards the true nature and treatment
of disease. For instance, you will find
numerous persons Of your acquaint.
ance who still believe that rubbing the
'eyelids with a gold wedding ring will
cure stye, and that piercing the ears
strengthens the vision; that lunatics
are affected by the phases Of the
moon; that consumption is hereditary
that the application Of red flannel Gil
must be red) cures sore throat, and
that a raw beefsteak is good for q
black eye; that pricks from rusty nails
cause lockjaW, and that the swallow.
ing Of grape stones sets up Appendix
citis, finally, that measles and other
children's diseases are inevitable and
that the sooner one is Through with
them the better, and that, on that ac-
count, it is both useless and unneces-
sary to endeavor to segregate the 9th
er children when once a case occurs
in O house."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-12-27
At the Tombs Of the Xmas,

A Syrian maid dipped her water jar
into the muddy we'll in the corner OF
the great square where sleep the no
bles and kings Of Jerusalem.
''The we'll is swimming with danger.
GUS microbes" said a doctor who was
touring the Holy Land.
eve have drunk the water fol
years." replied the maid pertly.
"Have any Of your family died from
typhoid" went on the doctor, givins
the girl a kindly smile.
eyes, two brothers and one sister
but many die of typhoid in the city,
GAS suspected. Why not go to the
river for water?'
'"The journey is long and I have
much service to perform at home"
"Then, you must boil the water be-
fore you use it for drinking.''
The maid laughed. Whoever heard
of boiling water before drinking it?
She looked at the doctor and asked il
he had had sunstroke.
Then the doctor laughed, and replied
that he was a doctor.
At the mention Of that word the girl
bowed to the stranger and said that
she would do rs the doctor had told
her. A doctor had once saved her fa.
theirs life.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-12-27
BLUE LAKE

Miss Bertha Walker closed her
school in district IS for the holidays
with nice program Friday afternoon.
Henry Lemke and Charlie OFT mo-
tored to Cambridge on business Friday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. S. Walker and son,
Everett, were Princeton visitors the
latter part of the week.
Two new baby boys arrived in this
neighborhood recently, one at the Hen
ry Whitlef home and the other at
Henry Lemke's.
Miss Annie Hannay is visiting
friends in this vicinity during her va
cation
Will Hass, Ed Griep and Alden John
son were transacting business in
Princeton on Friday.
Mrs. Westphal Of Crown is still quite
sick, but her many friends hope for 9
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-12-27
WHERE WRITERS FOUND MUS.
Cottages, Gardens, Woods, Universities
AND Raystacks Afforded lnspira-
tions ror Famous Authors.

There is not much "local COLOR for
Il book like "Robinson .Crusoe' round
about the Surrey town of Dorling, OBJ
serves y bookworm, butDefoe wrote at
least q part of that immortal story Of
desert island, the parent of hun
dre;ls of iG2itators, at Burford Bridge.
just under BOX Hill. The first house
on the left in Westhumble Lane is
called the Cottage, and theye Defoe
lived and worked.
In the garden of the hotel on the Op-
pcsitc side of the road, Burforf Bridge
hotel, haunt Of birds, one Of the
places where one may almost certainly
hear the nightingale. sing, the poet
Keats wrote part Of his immortal
poem, "Endymion - and in a lovely
cottage surrounded by a wonderful
hedge Of box, hundred yards nearer
London, George Meredith wrote "Diana
Of the CrossWays."'
Tennyson wrote "Enoch Arden''
overlooking the sea in his garden in
rthe Isle Of Wight. Shelley wrote "The
Revolt of Islam whilst lying in a
punt under the woods at NARROW, and
"The Cenci" on the roof Of the Villa
Valsovano, at Leghorn. Being wealth
er-bound at Ouchy for two days, By
ron wrote every word Of "The Prison
err Of Chillon."
"The Ancient Mariner" and eve Are
Seven" were written by Coleridge and
Wordsworth respectively in little
cottage on the Quantock Hills Brown
ing wrote 80 to Be in England!'' after
a bout of sea-sickness in the Mediter-
ranean; and Burns wrote "Tam O.
Shanter' by the riverside on his own
farm, and his immortal poem, 'To
Mary IN Heaven" lying full length I'M
der haystack in the middle Of the
night.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-12-27
Sorrow and Sympathy.


Adam Bede had not outlived his sor-
row-had not felt it slip from him as
a temporary burden, and leave him the
same man again. Do any of US? COG
forbid! It would be a poor result of
all our anguish and our wrestling if
we won nothing but our old selves at
the end of tiff we could return to the
same blind loves, the same half-confi-
dent blame, the sans light thoughts Of
human suffering, the same frivolous
gossip over blighted human lives, the
same feeble sense of that unknown to-
ward which we have sent forth ire
pressih!e cries in our loneliness. Let
us rather be thankful that our sorrow
lives in us as an indestructible force,
only changing it's form, as forces do
and passing from pain into sympathy
the one poor mood which includes ali
our best in sight and our best love-
George Eliot.