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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-11
CHARGE GERMAN
LUTHERANS WITH
AIDING ENEMY

Lincoln, Neb., July 1.-THE Ne
braska council of defense today Is
sued a statement charging certain
professors of the University of Ne.
braska" and conspicuous representa-
tives of the Lutheran church in the
state" with "disloyal activity and pas
sivity that has tended to give aid and
comfort to Germany as an enemy"
The statement declared the busi-
ness men in German communities ex-
hibited alarming antagonism toward
the Red Cross and Liberty loan and
some openly threatened business re-
prisals against men who supported
them.
One banker was quoted as saying:
81 would commit suicide before TAX
ing up arms against Germany"
The statement says:
Conspicuous representatives of
the Lutheran church generally refus-
ed to cooperate with patriotic citi-
zens for the support Of the govern
ment."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-11
1000 VOTES !: TO GOOD
400 Out Of SAT Precincts Give
Cartoonist Safe Lead Over b;
Republican Nominee
SMALL VOTE GENERAL ...
THROUGHOUT DISTRICT
Circus, Bad Weather and Other
Factors Interfere Talk of
Contesting Result

John M. Baer, the Nonpartisan can
special election called by Governor
Lynn J. Frazier to elect a successor
to the late H T. Helgeson, according
to nearly complete unofficial returns
compiled here today, by a majority of
1,493 over his republican opponent,
O. B. Burtness, of Grand Forks. :
Four hundred precincts reported out
of the total of SAT in the 13 counties
gave the following at noon today:
Baer, Nonpartisan 80. 9,023 r,
Burtness, republican. 1880
Bangs, democrat ..... 1888
The district Is normally republican.
Baer carried II counties, according
to the unofficial reports, losing only
two, Grand Forks by majority Of
FIVE votes, and Ramsey county. "
The voting was very light in all 13
counties, due 1t was said ,on account
Of the heavy rain and in one instance
to circus, which visited Devils Lake,
in Ramsey county.
) A feature of the voting was the VIC
tory by the Nonpartisan candidate in
Cass and Hichland COUNTESS, which
were lost 4 last year in the primary
election BY heavy pluralties. The in
complete returns from these two coun-
ties show Baer in the lead by a small
majority, with the rural districts still
to be heard from. Baer has polled
the heaviest votes in the rural dis.
tricts. Conservative estimates place
Baers election over Burtness by a
majority of 1000. I.. ,.. l2
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-11
SietI Sweetheart WHO
.Scorned Him: FolloUed
Girl to Washington

Douglas, n D., July 11.-Frank Mus
Gilman, 20, who followed Miss Opal
Harmescon, aged 10, to Oroville,
Wash, when the family left Douglas
two years ago, shot and killed his
sweetheart at the home Of her broth
er-in-law, N. A. Doyle, and made his
escape. .Muselman had been courting
Miss Harmescon from the time she
wore short skirts, and she had repeat
edly scorned proposals of marriage
He left here vowing he would marry
her.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-11
leauue Vote Falls Off.

A falling off in the league vote as
compared with that polled by Lynn
J. Frazier, last November, is indicat-
ed in practically every county from
which reports have been received. In
Cass, 30 out of 70 precincts, includ-
ing the city of Fargo and represent
ing more than half of the county,
gave Baer 1905 votes, while the en-
tire county last fall gave Frazier
4,495. Grand Forks county complete
gave Baer 1882, as against 1924 for
Frazier last fall, and the vote of Baer,
Burtness and Bangs combined in that
county exceeds by only 400 Frazier's
total. Yesterday Grand Forks cast
1884 ballotssllff6jrp1 1congf9ss,' while last
Novemberaft eastf4,T51 Tor governor:
Trail county ie0mplete gave Baer
9S7, as compared With 1882 for Fra!
zier. Thes:combinedI vote for the
three candidates was smaller than
Frazier's vote last fall. In Pembina
50 out of 80 precincts gave Baer
S54, while Frazier last November pull
ed 2,251 votes out of this county.
Not Much Consolation.
There is little consolation for the
league in Baer's victory. Should the
league congressman total 10000 votes,
which does not seem probable, it will
mean a loss of $4,000, or more than
40 per cent. Baer will not approx
mate the vote of Henry T. Helgesen.
Allowing Baer 1000 votes in Cass
county, he will still be far behind
Helgesen's 1924. Baer's total in
Grand Forks, 1882, does not compare
at all favorably with the 1859 cast
for Helgesen last November. In Trail
county Helgesen's vote was 1000, as
against 9S7 given Baer yesterday.
Bangs Weakness Surprise.
The weakness of George A. Bangs
was the one great surprise of the
election. In no county which has re-
ported complete returns is Bangs
vote so per cent as large as year
ago, when he opposed Helgesen
There is an indication that conserva-
tives of both parties endeavored to
concentrate on Burtness, and certain
proof that had Burtness alone oppos-
ed Eaer, the republican would have
been an easy winner. Trail county,
WnlCn ldSL NOVeWDer gave DduSS 900,
yesterday granted him a scant rs.
Bangs own home cut him down 4fom
1925 last November, to 735 yester-
day. Pembina reduced Bangs allow
ance from 1,121 last November, to
4O7 yesterday on face of incomplete
returns.
The stay-at-Home Vote.
Unuuestionably it was the great
stay-at-home vote which yesterday de-
feated Olger B. Burtness. It is safe
to conclude that the leagues whirl-
wind campaign was successful in get
ting out large percentage of league
voters. There follows the natural as
sumption that the stay-at-homes were
republicans or democrats who. either
did not approve of their candidates
or we're not sufficiently interested to
go to the polls. When the republi-
cans in a losing year with candi-
CONTINUED OF Page Three.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-11
SOME ESCAPE.

Needles, Cal, July 11.-Citizens
armed with shotguns received their
60 men, mostly Industrial Workers Of
the World, on their arrival here today
from Jerome, Ariz, whence they had
been deported. A woman in the party
escaped, and search was instituted
for her. Two men also got away.
They were told they would have to
return to Arizona.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-11
CRISIS IN GERMANY FORCES CHANGES
BAER WINS BY SMALL MARGIN OVER BURTNESS
Bulletin

Washington, D. c., July Ill.,
Subject to approval of Maj
or General Bliss acting chief
of staff, North Dakota Nation.
al Guard will tbe assigned
Ito concentration camp at
Deming, New Mexico.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-11
Earthquake in
Samoan Islands

Washington, July 11.-A dispatch
from Suva, Fiji Islands, says damage
has been caused in the Samoan IS
lands by severe earthquakes and tidal
waves.
The Friendly Islands also have ex-
perienced an earthquake.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-11
VERDON GIRL SUICIDES
No Motive Can Be Ascribed fol
Self Murder

Verdon, S. D., July 11.-No motive
is known for the suicide of Miss Stella
Phipps. who killed herself with .3S
revolver bullet through the heart. She
had been living with sister between
here and Conde.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-11
TAKE 1000 PRISONERS.

Petrograd, July lin addition to
capturing Halicez the Russians took
1000 prisoners and 30 guns. They also
advanced to the left bank of the Lon
MICA river, and pressed forward on
the Bogorodohan-Zolot front. This
announcement was made by the war
department today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-11
CAPTURE L1.25o.

Berlin, July 11.-More than 1850
prisoners have been taken by the Ger
man marine corps in the User district
in Belgium, the army headquarters
announced today.
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10

The coroner's inquest over the
body of Lars P. Nelson, Sr., resulted
in the following verdict: Liars P
Nelson, go years of age, on the sixth
day of September, was struck by the
engine of the o. S. l.. passenger
train, number 80, east bound, which
inflicted injuries causing his death.
We further find that said accident
occurred between the hours of and
p. m. at the railroad crossing
about 200 feet north of the city
limits of Blackfoot, Idaho" Howard
Henderson, Joseph e. King, Thomas
Forbes, George R. Ezell, L. J. Port
er, P. P. York, Henry Montgomery,
Robert N. West and Charles F.
Smith were the jurors.
Mr.. Nelson was on his way to
Blackfoot from his ranch about a
mile east on the Rich lane, riding in
a two-wheel cart and driving team
of horses. At the crossing just above
the city limits the south bound after
noon passenger train, about ten min
utes late struck the cart, killing Mr..
Nelson and the bay horse, which
was driven on the right side, and
injuring the gray horse, which later
had to be shot. The train then go
ing at speed of between Is and 20
miles an hour, stopped at the north
end of the stock yards. The train
crew Immediately investigated and
found the body on the pilot of the
engine; apparently all signs of life
had vanished. The body was put in
the baggage car, taken to the depot
and a physician was summoned. The
coroner and sheriff were then called.
The witnesses at the inquest were
Charles Clarence Cox, deliveryman
for the Blackfoot Mercantile COM
pany, who was at the scene of the
accident; W. L. Young, agent for the
o. S. L. at Blackfoot; ]. j. Burns,
of Pocatello, conductor on train 80;
F. A. Myers, of Pocatello, engineer;
Phillip Tout, of Pocatello, fireman;
Peter J. Williams, who accompanied
Coroner Peck to the scene Of the ac-
cident and took some measurements;
Lars P. Nelson, Jr., son of deceased;
Roy DeKay, city clerk; and Frank
Wilson, O. S. L. section foreman.
Burns, Myers and Tout testified that
they were going at their usual rate
of speed at that crossing, that they
were able to decrease to the eight
mile rate at the city limits and that
the whistle was blown and the bells
rung from the time they reached the
whistle board near the sugar factory
to the crossing. They further stated
that the wind was blowing, and 1t
may have been that Mr.. Nelson did
not hear either warning. Tout saw
Mr.. Nelson before he drove on the
track and stouted to Myers, who
was unable to stop the train in suf-
ficient time to save the man. AS
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10
CAREYlOPENING
NEAR SPRINGFIELD

On the tenth of October lands will
be open to entry in the Springfield
country in townships south and 4
south, ranges 80, 33 and "a east,
comprising 1920 acres.
This land is too high to water
from the American Falls canal, and
Is to be released for entry under
conditions that will be published in
the next issue Of this paper.
Applications can be made at the
Blackfoot land office on and after
September 20, and in cases where
more than one application is made
for the same piece of land, it will
be decided by drawing on the tenth
of October.
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10
DEATH OF o. b. SPEAKER

o. B. Spraker, of Riverside, died
in hospital at Salt Lake City,
Thursday, September 6, the result of
lingering case of pneumonia, con-
tracted on December Is, of last
year. The funeral was held from
his home one mile east of Riverside,
Sunday, and interment made in the
Blackfoot cemetery. Rev. s. ].
CLANCY had charge of the services
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Beakley
and Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.. Williams
rendered appropriate musical selec-
tions. He was one of the pioneer
entrymen of the district west of
Moreland and has done much to de-
velop the country. His own quarter
section of land improved under his
direction and labor until it was sold
at price of $4,000 some months
ago. He leaves a wife, four sons,
two daughters and scores Of friends
to mourn his death.
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10
TO UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

Miss Blanche Dunn expects to
leave some time next week for Salt
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10
FACTS GOVERNING EXEMP-
TION OF MARRIED MEN

The following are facts taken
from the Compiled Rulings of Pro-
vost Marshall General and will throw
a great deal of light on the subject
of the exemption Of married men:
Dependency: Dependency and not
Relationship the .Determ-
NATIVE Fact
A feeling has been expressed that,
in passing on claims for discharge
on the ground of dependents, local
boards ought, in no case, to refuse
a discharge to a married man or to
the head of family. The law under
which local boards act requires that,
before such a discharge can be
granted. dependency as well as rela-
tionship must be established. The
matter having been presented to the
president the following are his
orders thereon:
I'VE ought as far as practicable
to raise this new national army
without creating the hardships
necessarily entailed when the head
of family is taken and hope that
for the most part those accepted in
the first call would be found to be
men who had not yet assumed such
relations.
1.-The selective service law makes
the fact of dependents, rather than
the fact Of marriage, the basis for
exemption, and there are undoubted-
ly, many cases within the age limits
fixed by law, Of men who are mar
ried and yet whose accumulations
or other economic surroundings are
such that no dependency of the wife
exists in fact. Plainly the law does
not contemplate exemption for this
class of men.
''The regulations promulgated on
June 80, 1917, should be regarded
as controlling In these cases, and the
orders issued under that regulation
directing exemption boards to estab-
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10

lish the fact of dependents in addi-
tlon to the fact of marriage ought
not to be abrogated."
Ability of Wife to Work not to Pre-.
vent Discharge
The attention of this office has
been invited to the fact that, in a
few instances, local boards have cer-
titled to the district boards as held
for military service men, whose fam
lilies are actually dependent upon
them for support, on the theory that
the wife is able to work and should
be put to the necessity Of going to
work to support herself and child
ren. This situation is addressed in
the following opinion of the district
board of New York City, in which
opinion this office concurs, with the
understanding that the phrase, Sup
port available from relative" is sup
partial or total previously extended
to the applicant himself:
1--WE do not concur in the view
suggest in some quarters that in case
OF wife and children actually de-
pendent on the applicants labor for
support and where there are no
other emans of support, the wife
should be put to the necessity of go
ing to work to support herself and
Bona fide dependency of
wife or children on labor of appli-
cant where in his absence they will
be left without reasonably adequate
support, after duly taking into con-
sideration soldiers wage and sup
port available from relatives, as
stated in the rulings of the provost
marshal, is ground for discharge.
This opinion clearly and adequate
ly expresses the intent of the law in
this regard.
The following telegram was re-
ceived by F. M. Fisher from the dis
trict board, division number two of
State Of Idaho, on September 2: "In
the opinion of this board married
men where wife or wife and child
rem are dependent upon his labors
Tor support should be exempted"
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10
RAILROAD BRIDGE is
BURNED NEAR RIGBY

About 100 feet of the center of
the railroad bridge across the great
feeder canal, two miles north of Rig
by, was burned Thursday afternoon
about o'clock. The origin of the
fire is unknown. The fire was dis
covered by the local freight, south
bound. The brakeman swan the
stream and notified the agent here,
arriving few minutes before the
Salt Lake-Ashton passenger train
from the south. Men set diligently
to work and made the necessary re-
pairs by Friday. The passenger
trains were sent over the left loop
of the branch via Elva, Menan and
ST. Anthony.
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10
SEPTEMBER 10 SET
RED CROSS MEETING

The regular monthly busines
meeting of the Blackfoot Red Cros,
society will be held at the v. I. s.
rooms, Tuesday afternoon, Septem3
Der IL, at $50 o'clock. Early In
the organization of the society they
set their goal at 1900 members by
the month Of September and at the
last meeting every member was re-
quested to bring in one new men,
bership. With these facts in view
it is thought that fully that total
has been reached. There is much
business in all departments to be
discussed and large, enthusiastic
turn out" is expected.
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10
FOR BENEFIT OF RED CROSS

Heroic France" made under the
auspices of the American Relief
Clearing House of Paris, by Merl La
Voy, to be shown at the Orpheum
theatre, September 10 and II, for
the benefit of the Bingham county
chapter of the American Red Cross,
is recognized as one Of the greatest
pictures ever filmed. 1t is not an
exaggerated fake" portrayed to
play on hysterical, sensational dis
positions, but is realistic picture
depicting the existing conditions n
the trenches and country of our ally,
France, attractively and interesting
ly arranged in story form. The prop
rietors of the Orpheum have donat-
ed the theatre and the Red Cross
society are very anxious to make
good profit, as there are supplies
and material that are greatly need
ed.
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS
ON HEGSTED PROJECT

Great was the excitement, mingled
with joy or disappointment at theil
1 relative success or failure, at the
land office, Thursday when the Heg.
stead project, west of briggs and TIE.
tonia, was opened to entry. There
were 637 applications and of that
number the following drew 100
acres: Joseph Ard, Joseph Leo Nc
Kerrigan, Sarah A. Robb, Samuel N
Alderman, James A. Martin, Joseph
W. Jensen, Ona H. Dygert, Daniel
Stoddard and James H. Spalding;
80-acre. tracts were drawn by Will
liam ]. Tonks, Charles U. Griggs,
John Beesley, Margaret B. Muir,
Jonas e. Larsen, Laf Harris, David
G. Beckstead, Frank D. Turner,
Simpson M. Turner, George H.
Hobbs, Melvin Daniels and Paulinus
H. Alfred; and 4O-acre tracts were
secured by Walter O. Hastings, Alb
raham N. Tharf, Esekiel l.. Holman,
William F. Harper, Charles Douglas,
j. Glen Toolson, Vern w. Mathie and
John R. Clawson, Sr. The highest
number of filings on any one piece
of land was II and that was the
case on two sections. OF the 637
applicants, approximately 80 were
from Blackfoot and vicinity and of
that number James A. Martin and
Paulinus H. Alfred were the only
successful ones. There was one fill
ing from a resident of Utah, other
wise the entries were made by people
neighboring the Hegstead project.
The opening of this project has in
volved a great deal of work at the
Blackfoot land office, but the effici-
ent office force employed there has
handled the entire transaction with
out confusion.
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10
DRYDEN REAY TO ENLIST

Blackfoot gave another one of her
finest young men for the fighting of
a worldwide peace, when Dryden
Reay, eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
E. Reay of this city, enlisted in Salt
Lake City, Monday, September 10.
Just what branch of the service he
entered was not known at the time
of going to press, but the life in the
navy seemed to have some presid-
ence with him. He is a graduate of
the Blackfoot high school and for
sometime has held a position of re-
sponsibility with the telephone COM
pany at Ashton and Idaho Falls, but
recently has been on a farm.
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10
ACCIDENT DUE TO BAD
CONDITION OF ROADS

James Pendlebury was painfully
injured Sunday, when the horse he
was riding stepped into Justified
rut in the road and fell, breaking it's
neck. Mr.. Pendlebury was throw
from the horse and severely cut and
bruised about the face. His real
condition is doubtful as yet due to
the fact that at times he is in a
dazed condition. Mr.. Pendlebury is
employed on the farm of George
Parrish, east of town.
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10
LARS P. mel SON
MEETS TRAGIC DEATH
Struck by Passenger Train at Crossing Above
Stockyards---Corone Makes Care
full Inquiry.

near as Fireman Tout could Judge
Mr.. Nelson was unaware of his i'm
pending danger. The board of in
quiry left an open verdict.
The funeral was held from the
First ward meeting house, Sunday
afternoon at o'clock and interment
was made in the Blackfoot cemetery.
He was one of the conscientious,
hard working men, never too busy
to add a helping hand or say a kind
word to the weary or unhappy. He
leaves wife and a 17-year-old son
to mourn his untimely death.
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10
AVERY KENNEDY HOLDS A
GOOD POSITION in POCATELLO

Avery Kennedy, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. M. Kennedy, recently went
to Pocatello and accepted a position
in the drafting department of the
o. S. L. Mr.. Kennedy attended the
Kansas university last year, special
izing in the line of work he is now
doing. While in high school he
took a four-year course in mechani-
cal drawing and drafting and un-
doubtedly showed considerable
talent.
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10
LITTLE MISS BERNHIsEL

The arrival of ten-pound daugh-
ter, Wednesday, September S, made
the home of DR.. and Mrs. E. G.
Bernhisel very happy. Mother and
babe are doing nicely, and as for the
dad, well just look him up and see
his radiant smile for yourself.
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10
TO DES MONIES TO SCHOOL

Miss Mary Capps left Saturday for
Des Moines, Iowa, where she will
attend the Des Moines college. This
is, Miss Capps's senior year and dur
ing her course there she has been
Very successful.
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10
ADMITTED TO BAR

Charles Simons, of the United
States land office of this city, made
trip to Pocatello, Saturday, and
was admitted to practice law in the
supreme court of Idaho.
The Idaho Republican., 1917-09-10

Lake City, where she will attend the
University Of Utah for the coming
year. Miss Dunn graduated from
the Blackfoot high school in May.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-05
To Gather
IDEAS FOR
STYLE SHOW
SEVERAL MERCHANTS WILL GO
TO DALLAS TODAY AND WILL
TAKE NOTES OF THE BIG DIS
PLAY THERE.

4 number Of local merchants have
gone to Dallas to take in the Spring
Style Show at that place. Their OBJ,
!ect is to secure ideas for the Ard
more carnival Of fashions which is to
be held two weeks hence
Nsue Suggs has accepted the
chairmanship Of the Automobile com
mittee and has began work on lining
up cars for the parades. Auto dealers
viii meet at the Chamber OF Com
merce Tuesday to perfect their ar.
rangements for the Auto show. a
g-ea. array OF new models will be on
display.
one prominent dry goods store is
arranging a gorgeous display OF fash
ions for the merchants opening night.
Plans for the grand concert on the
first night have been practically ar.
ranged and from seven till ten there
will be continuous show, opening
with a special photo play which man
ager Cox is arranging to precede the
band concert which will begin at Sis
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-05

Western Union Officials in CITY.
S Nj English. General Manager Of
Gulf Division Western Union Tcie.
graph company. accompanied by F.
Il Austin. assistant TO General Man.
ager. and r. W Brett. Division Com.
mercial Manager, arrived in the city
sunday from Chickasha aboard The
Western Union private car "Tele.
graph" The party is making a gen.
c-ll inspection OF all Western Union
offices in Arkansas and Oklahoma,
which viii result in improvements.
English and party are highly pleased
with conditions found so far in the
places visited. In reply TO the ques-
ti1n as to business conditions Mr..
English said
Il think the best evidence Of pros.
pcriiy is indicated by the general
increase in the use Of the telegraph
Our business in Oklahoma has been
running 30 TO 100 per cent. ahead Of
previous years and this is confirmed
in my judgment, by the extensive
building and civic Improvements al
ready made and in progress through
out the territory. As a matter Of pre-
paroiness' the company has equipped
IT'S cables with newly designed ap
paraus which doubles their capacity