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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-18
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-18

Mexico Is still far from The attain
ment OF a stable government and or
derry society, but it's on the way
Organization peace and energy
would transform Mexico in year,
SAYS Mr. Bruere The necessary or
ganization and energy are not in
sight The better class Of MeXicans
have not yet tackled in earnest the
problem OF working out their coun-
try's salvation But they may, in
time.
Best Of all. Mexico is now our
friend or at least, not our open
enemy. She could almost love MS
now, il we'd lend couple Of hundred
million dollars Of real money
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-18

August 10. lSi9. Springfield, ILL.,,
As an evidence Of the beneficial in
fiuence OF the railroad We will mention
that. before the opening OF the road,
nine lumber sold here al from four 10
six dollars per 100 feet. II can now
be bought at from two To three ana a
half dollars.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-18
CALENDAR or ILLINOIS HISTORY

August Is, lS35.-The last Of the III
dians, 500 withdrew from Chicago
and its immediate vicinity celebrating
TIER departure by hideous war dance
through the streets of the town.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-18
An Unfortunate Moment.

"DobtIns IL too Iastldl"us for any
reasonable use. heard he was to he
married
lie VS., but it's oil of Lovely cir
too. Eohbins would ccrtlnly have
married her il he hadnt seen ler when
she looked her very worst
what was she doing
"Eatln: corn of the cob. !'hilalel
phia I.ct ger
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-18
CHAUTAUQUA CROWDS
PLEASED WITH FINE
OPENING LECTURE

VI AN''ao -GS o'i-
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CONFINED from Page ID
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Martin Yo-m .ri
Eunuina Bread Jmuu
Ine i.,rauder Is,
Martin lorna. eud
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H.ru Yoeuu Ind
Grand Prizes.
Gald Ncdg. phIp tauD,h.
SAor Medal Everett. ColWtlI.
Silver Medals Edwin CLAUS Thus
Ya.er
Spelling Contest
9TH and Nth Grade
GeAr{ietc O'Coun0r Dist lSG
l~t
Mary Harmon. Dist 1885, 2ud
Jeanne lIisIcr Serena. @rl.
stI and 9Th Grades
NeNu Afenisen, Dist. ~. lst.
Rutto Thompson. Dist DIS, 2ud
Noel Baker Shauhona school
Ottawa, 'rd.
nj and ith Grades
Jeaunettt Bruck. s. COLUMBIA
school Ottawa, Isl.
Cullie Allen St Columbia school
Ottawa, 2ud
Maurice McGroean Dayton. Bird.
Williams Good Entertainer.
Earl Williams the electric wizard.
gave an instructive and rntcrta.n.ns
lecture on electricity al the thautau
qua last evening and # is too bad
for some people that they missed this
lecture for during the course Of his
lecture and experiments MIR Williams
impaired to the audience lot OF val
liable information which he did IN a
TAR nom teChnlcai way tie express
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-13
ILLINOIS COAL
DICTATOR FACES
GENERAL STRIKE

Chicago, Aug. ia troublesome
setting was provided today for Chief
Justice Carter, when he assumed his
duties as director of coal for Hi
nois, an appointment received last
Friday from Governor Lowden, after
an agreement had been reached by
him with coal operators relative to
fuel price fixing at the mines mouth
Reports from over the state indi
Gated that miners are now on strike
at 20 different places, causing sit
uation so acute that immediate ad
justment of prices hoped to result
from the effort of Chief Justice Carter
seem to be barred. 1t is estimated
that $4,000 out of 10000 miners in
Illinois are now striking. In order to
settle the differences, meeting is
being held between representatives
of three mine operators associations,
and the executive board Of the min.
ers' union.
Coal operators and miners repre-.
sentatives have stated they will be
unable to give undivided attention to
Justice Carter's conference until next
Wednesday and decisive action is not
expected before that time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-13
CROP EXPERTS URGE !.
IMPORTANCE NOW OF !.
PLANTING WINTER RYE

Winter rye is a promising crop in
North Dakota farming. Director Coop
er of the North Dakota experiment
station, when questioned in regard to
rye, stated that the acreage this year
is about three times as much as usual
and that it could profitably be In
creased from a million and a quarter
acres Aside from producing crop
of grain it also, when sown early, pro-
duces fall pasture, which will be quite
an item this fall, If rains come, which
can be expected. Pasturing the rye IN
the fall will not hurt it for next years
crop. The earlier rye is sown the bet
ter chance it will have of making q
good crop next year, provided 1t does
not get big enough to form joints,
even though it is not pastured.
In the western part Of the state the
rainfall has not been heavy enough to
pack the plowing, so that the soil Is
in good condition for sowing the rye
in the stubble The cost of putting
in an acre of rye in this way will be
about 40 cents per acre for man and
horse labor, plus about SO for seed.
No more work will be required until
next July, when it needs harvesting.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-13

Kaiser Says He Did Not
Send Wire to President
Relative to Belgium Drive
Did Not Tell Wilson That Neutrality of Belgium Must Be Violated
According to Official Newspa per of the Pssian Auocracy

Berlin, Aug. 13-The semi-otiicial
:Noredeutsche AllgenIeine Zeitung de.
MES the existence of the telegram al
legged by James w. Gerard, former
American ambassador at Berlin, to
have been sent by Emperor William
to President Wilson in 1914 when the
German emperor is quoted as having
asserted that Belgian neutrality had
to be violated by Germany on stra-
tegical grounds"
The alleged telegram, which has
reached Berlin by way of Switzerland,
has the emperor saying that King
George sent him word through the
kings brother, Prince Henry, that
England would remain neutral il war
broke out on the continent
No Such Wire Exists, Says Press.
The paper says:
I'VE are in position to declare
that no such telegram from the EN-.
peror exists. 1t is true that Mr..
Gerard was given an audience on Aug.
10, 1914, in order to give him all op'
portunity of placing President Will
sons offer Of mediation before the
emperor.
"The presidents personal message
to the emperor read as from the off,
cial head of one of the powers which
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-13
GEORGE RUSS
MADE CAPTAIN
RESERVE CORPS
/ Good Commission Comes to Bis
marck Candidate at Smelling
Training Camp
MANY NORTH DAKoTANs
REWARDED WITH POSTS
Ezra P. Wing of Capital City
Named for Place in National
Army

George Russ, Jr., cashier of the
Bismarck bank, is among the few
North Dakotans to win captaincy
In the officers reserve corps at the
first officers training camp at Fort
Smelling, whose commencement exer.
cises were held last week. Ezra p.
Wing, q brother-in-law of former At.
torney General Andrew Miller, for.
mer law reference librarian at the
capital and for years engaged in an
important capacity at the state peni.
tentiary, Is among the small number
selected for commissions in the ma.
ti0nal army, which will mean almost
immediate entrance upon active duty.
A similar honor comes to Manley A.
Falconer of Wilton, who was detailed
from Co, A, First infantry.
North Dakotans commissioned in
the regular army are: George E. Fin
carson, Hillsboro; Joseph B. Conmy,
Pembina; Ward H. Porter, Fargo;
George NJ. Robertson, Willow City
and Waldemar w. Kositzky, brother
of State Auditor Karl Kositzky, rear
ed on a farm near Sterling, but now
residing at Lincoln, Neb.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-13

signed the Hague convention, and
said: 4 feel it to be my right and
my duty, in accordance with article II
of the convention, to declare to you
in a spirit of truest friendship that l
would welcome any opportunity to
act in the interests of European peace,
whether now or any other time that
would he better suited to render you
and all concerned, services which
would give me satisfaction and joy
Conversed with Gerard.
"This proposal was made at the
time when the armies of both sides
had already crossed the frontier, and
when it seemed out Of the question to
halt events. The emperor could,
therefore, only have his thanks con-
veyed to President Wilson for his Of
fer, and thereby remarked that the
present moment was too early for me-
diation
"The emperor then conversed with
Mr.. Gerard and explained to him the
events that lead up to the outbreak
of the war. The emperor particularly
pointed out the ambiguous and dis
loyal attitude of Great Britain, which
had destroyed all hope of peaceful
agreement"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-13
ST. PAUL MAY
USE L|CN|7E
Association of Commerce May In.
vestgate Possibilities of Get-
ting Fuel Supply

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. i3.-North Da
kota may be called upon by st. Pau
to help solve her coal problem as q
war emergency measure.
North Dakota Ignite coal is selling
for from $1.75 to $3.50 ton in that
state and some transcOntinental rail
roads are using it, said G. w. Muir
name, secretary, st. Paul and Mime
apolis railway war board committee.
He refused to divulge whether seri'
Gus consideration is being given to its
general use as far east as st. Paul.
Mr.. Murnane said the coal situation
at the head of the lakes. is improving,
but If prices mount high this winter,
the North Dakota Ignite may be
pressed into service outside the bor-
ders of that state
S. P. A. May Investigate.
The st. Paul association may inves-
tigate the feasibility Of the project
and the merit of North Dakota lig-
mite as a steam coal.
The price at the mine plus the
carrying charge, it is said, should fur
nish cheap fuel, and if the city and
outlying territory are threatened with
coal famine, the Ignite might be
available.
The one serious obstacle to the use
of the Ignite at present is that the
mines around Bismarck, N. D., where
the bulk of the coal comes from, are
not operated on a large enough scale
to supply the enormous demand that
would be placed upon them.
Used by State Institutions.
One feature of the Ignite PROPOSE
ton which appealed to st. Paul users
of coal is that the fuel can be trans
ported in very light box cars, and
there are plentyoftheseavailable.
The coal is soft, some of it about
the consistency of hard dirt, but much
of it is quite similar to Illinois coal
and can ibe adapted to domestic as
well as steam use.
North Dakota state institutions use
nothing btu the Ignite.
1t is argued st. Paul commission
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-13
PLAN TAX ON
LIBERTY BONDS
HIT TAX D0DCER
Next Issue May Draw Four-and-
0ne-half Percent, Say Re.
ports
MANY INVESTED TO
- ..,. .s,,,.,-.,+,. Wi ESCAPE TAXATION

Washington, D. c., Aug. 13.-While
the senate continues debate on the
$4,000, 100000 war tax bill this week,
initial steps will be taken by the
house toward raising part of the addi-
tional $6,000,0OOO00 needed to carry
on the war until July l, 1918.
More ready money, possibly $2,00O,-
100000, will he necessary to meet cur
rent expenditures before congr ,ss can
appropriate it at the next session, SO
Secretary McAdoo and Democratic
Leader kitchin will discuss the situa-
ton early in the week. Members of
the ways and means committee, both
democrats and republicans, have eX-
pressed willingness tc pass without
delay legislation for any reasonable
amount required. Senate leaders also
are ready to cooperate.
Sentiment for raising additional
funds at this time by a bond issue and
certificates of Indebtedness and not by
taxation is strong in both houses
Such action, it is argued, will prevent
disturbances throughout the country
which are engendered by every tax
bill increase and greatly expedite OBJ.
tanning money.
May Tax Bond Issue.
A movement to make the next issue
of bonds or certificates taxable and
with four and a half Per cent interest
instead of relying or no taxation, and
bearing three and half per cent in
interest, is gaining followers in the
house.
Reports that a certain United States
citizen acquired $GO,OO0,O0O worth Of
the first issue of Liberty bonds in or
der to escape taxation has helped In
the plan to tax the national issue.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-13
ENGLAND VAST
TRAINING CAMP
FOR OR ITS YOUTH
British Military Authorities Con,
vinced That Day of Super:
L. man is Near
SILENT FORCES OF NATION
PREPAREsF0R CONTINGENCY
Stretched Over Miles of Rolling
Hills Are Hundreds of
Schools

A Place in England, Aug. 13.-Bri
tish military authorities are convinced
that the day of the huperman mas ar
rived, and that the part he is to play
in ending the war and in regenerat
ing the world cannot be over esti
mated.
A representative of the Associated
Press has. been permitted to visit
great training schools and obtained
an insight to the remarkable change
brought about in the British viewpoint
in the last three Years.
The British not only are putting
forth all their energy in perfecting
their fighting forces, bu; are earnest
ly devoting themselves to the develop
ment of their youth in a manner cal
culated 10 fit them for any and all
eventualities which may arise IN the
years to Gomez.
If the Germans cherished the idea
of eliminating Britain as a world pow.
er, Britain, it is sQid, far from being
beaten, now sees with a clearer Wis
ion than ever be6re and Is prepar
ing to turn the. scales against her ad
vcrsary in such al way 80 they may
never again swing back
-. Nation a Training School.
While statesmensare being made or
unmade, with the changing fortunes OF
war, the great, silent forces OF a ma
ton, proud of its traditions, and thor
oughly aroused tO8its own shortcom
ings, are constantly marching in an
almost endless cIain from training
schools to battle front and back again
Stretched over miles or rolling hills
are oolsewhersksg hundreds of thou
sands Of British troops are being
taught to master themselves, as one OF
the instructors expressed it, $50 that
they may be better prepared to mas
ter their enemy and live their lives as
they would live them"
Use Eye and Brain.
"Use your eye and your BRAIN" is
the new British watchword which is
being instilled into the British youths
with al the force at the command of
their superiors.
eve are training our men to believe
in themselves" said the general COM
manding the school. Each must not
only feel that he is better equipped
physically and mentally than his an
tagonist, but he must be able to dem.
Onstrate it. That is the lesson we
have learned from the world war"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-13
HOW SAMM|ES
ARE PREPARING
FOR BATTLE LINE
German More Afraid of Bayonet
Than of Bullet Says
.A@ t
P0ilus
BOYS FULL OF VIM
]. .,.,.. AND WORKING HARD.
BY c. C. LYON.
(Tribune's Special Correspondent with

| (Tribune's Special Correspondent with
the American Troops In France.)s
! PASSED by the United States Army
Censor, J. v. Marshall)
American Army Training Camp
Somewhere in France" Aug. 49,
Every day now brings the American
Sammy nearer the German trenches.
Everything he does over here is
designated to fit him for the first at,
tack.
The whole American outfit feels a
smashing American victory in the first
big encounter will do more than any
thing else to shatter German morale
On the other hand, there can be lit
tie doubt the Germans will try their
old tactics against the new American
army. They massed hundreds of thou
sands Of veteran troops against raw
British armies when the latter came
over to France. Similarly, terrific at
tacks were launched against Serbia
and Rumania at the very outset of
their entrance into the war. More re-
Gently, the new Portuguese troops on
the western front had to withstand
German attacks that would have been
a match for the best drilled British or
French troops.
Therefore, every American soldier
in France realizes his hardest fight
ing will likely come very soon after he
takes his place in the trenches.
For that reason, every days train
ing is planned to the end that Sammy
shall be full-fledged soldier, fully ca
pable of taking care of himself, the
very first day he is sent in to face
German guns.
He not only has the benefit Of in
struction at the hands of some of
Americas best officers, but the French
government has detailed noted officers
to help.
Working and drilling daily, in close
proximity to the Americans, are thou
sands of veteran French troops. These
men have seen months of actual
trench warfare.
1.-THE German is more afraid Of
bayonet than he is Of bullet"
the French poiIus told our boys.
So now it is common sight to
see punches of American troops
surrounding a orindstone, each
waiting his turn to put a razor
edge on his bayonet!
Grim business, folk back home will
say, but over here it's part of every
day business with the American
troops.
There's no eight hour day for our
boys, either
They drill, practice and maneuver
from early till late.
Sammy is routed out of his bunk
about $50 every morning and he
doesn't get any breakfast until he has
gone through the regulation setting
up exercises, cleaned up his camp, and
bathed.
After breakfast his company is
marched to the open places and until
noon he has only a few breathing
spells between maneuvers, marches.
bayonet drill, throwing of hand gren-
AIDES and trench digging.
Sammy is getting so expert with
the trench tools he can bury himself
quicker than a prairie dog!
There's a comfortable resting spell
at noon, and before Sammy goes out
for afternoon work, his officers usual
ly manage to sandwich in little lec-
ture, telling him lot of things about
HvSN-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-13
Government Control of
Wheat and Flour Trade
Affects Market Slightly
No Important Changes Noted Plan Control
Made Pubc-Hoovr Expected Program Of Depart
ment Soon

Creation Of grain control
board within the food administra.
ton to supervise distribution of
wheat and manufacture and sale
of flour will be announced within
few days. The board will have
authority to carry out regulations
Of wheat and flour announced last
night by the food administrator.
President Wilson will issue ex-
ecutive orders giving the food ad.
ministrator power. conferred on
the executive under the food con.
troll bill. The first will deal with
flour and will direct the food ad-
ministrator to proceed Sept.
with enforcement Of regulations
issued Last night.
Wheat and Hour are taken up
first, it was said today, because
the wheat crop is beginning to
move, making it the most difficult
problem to handle now. Prepara-
tions Of a form Of license under
which grain elevators and flour
mills will cooperate after Sept.
was begun today. e.,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-13
let P|'''Q||SIT||.[||:.R|:|.TY !
j: HELP. ! ! J. PAY WAR
@4e HEI Mh 5.~
B|[L:.M|| 'CUhBER
Senior Senator Flags Taxation
Proposals of Democratic Ad-
ministration

Washington, D. c., Aug. 11.-Speak.
ing in the senate today on the war tax
bill, Senator McCumber of North Da
kota declared that the whole taa
schedule scheme contemplated pc
riod that will cover four years, and
that unless the war should end sud
d .ntly the United States would have
to spend $4,000, 900, 900 in that time
He said that America might have tC
put five million men in the field and
he believed their support and sacri
fee should be enough for this gener
alton, adding that 'the war debt
should be borne by our emancipated
children"
Asserting that $1,000, 100000 would
have been enough to raise by taxa
tion at this time, the senator said the
balance should be paid out of the sale
of bonds.
Don't Hamper Business.
He declared that business must not
bt, urduly hampered or crippled, point
ing out that the business Office must
not only furnish all taxes, but the
money to absorb the bonds He said
he wanted TO see the poorer classe1
and business OF moderate means
make sufficient profit to permit them
to purchase most of the government
tonds and leave the large capital to
continue its business and respond in
taxes for the support of the govern
ment. r
Taking so per cent of income taxes
he said, is likely to result in the with.
drawal of capital from business, and
its investment solely in government
bonds, as the average business pays
only seven per cent net, and by SO
doing bondholders would escape all
further taxes anG the responsibility CT
business.
He asserted that any business which
might escape the watchful eye of the
administration and earn excessive
profits would be caught in the revenue
dragnet thrown out by the pending
bill. The bill should be speedily en-
acted, he said, so that business could
adjust itself accordingly.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-13
PALESTINE Jews
TO SHARE FATE
OF ARMEN|ANs
II
Holy Land Is Marked for Rob-
berry, Extortion and Massacre I!
Say Reports 4
OTTOMAN'S INTENT TO KILL
OFF ENTIRE POPULATION
Inhabitants of GAIA Forced ia
Leave Town and Lost All f
Their Property -

Cairo, Egypt, Aug. l3-The situa-
ton In Palestine this summer Is the
most serious since the war began. A
scheme for the looting OF Jerusalem
Is already being executed and through
out the countryside the Turk has EN-.
barked on calculated policy of plum.
dering and killing the native inha Bit
ants, so that If they are forced to
vacate the country they will leave be-
hind them desert.
The following statement of the pres.
ent situation is given to the Associ-
ated Press by an officia; in touch with
conditions:
Campaign Of Robbery.
1.-The attitude of the young Turks
for the unfortunate non-Turkish races
within their empire has been an open
campaign of robbery, exploitation and
massacre. 2,
'"rhe stupendous wickedness of the
determination OF the Armenian nation
cannot he dismissed as particular
measure aimed at one particular race.
for 1t is the Turkish policy toward not
only Armenians, but Arabs, Greeks
and Jews, in fact, all peoples who are
subjects of the Turks but are not
themselves of Turkish blood.
at is the Turks calculated policy
to kill off the bulk of inha abitantsl OF
Palestine and extort the last ounce OF
money and goods from them so that
il they are forced to vacate the coun.
try they will leave behind them pow.
erty stricken and depepulateds land.
"Their. policy is not consistent with
military or economic means, and 1t is
not supported by even the slendersst
pretext of it's necessity It is dictated
solely by savage brutality.
Families Massacred. e
"The disaster that befell the Arme.
nian nation is now being meted out
to the mixed nOn-Turkish population
of Syria and Palestine. Families are
being massacred, towns and territory
evacuated and communities plum.
dered. a..
1.-The town of Gazo was recently
evacuated. Inhabitants were forced
to set out upon their journey with
nothing but the clothes they wore.
All their belongings were delivered
over to the Turkish troops for loot.
There were the usual scenes of wan
ton and wilful defilement, no women
we're spared the customary accom-
paniment of Turkish visitation. s
at was then proposed to carry out
the same program at Jerusalem. The
head notables, however, protested
that having seen the exhibition at
GAIA they preferred to chance the risk
Of war to enduring the certain agony
of a forced evacuation. ...
Stupid and Wastsful. i
"This answer displeased the pasha
80 much that he had the deputation
to Anatolia and Is taking
special measures that his scheme for
oOtng Jerusalem is not hindered BY
organized, passive resistance among
The inhabitants.
1.-The, system Of oppression in Paleo'
inc is thorough, but it is also stupid
md wasteful. Horses are allowed to
craze on such scanty young crops %
he inhabitants have been able TO
,rOw, 50 that there will be no grain
his year in a country well nigh bar.
'en of corn" =,