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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16

bondon. Jan. 16.-The presence in
Greece Of General Won Falkenhayn.
former Gersnan sehiAf- az -ataff, and ot
late engaged in the campaign against
Roumania, is reported in French Off
cial quarters at saloniki according to
a Reuters dispatch from that place.
General Won Falkenhayn is said to
have embarked on submarine at the
port OF Kavala and to have landed at
a point on the Greek coast, whence he
made his way to Larissa. The abb
sence Of his name from the official
Berlin war reports has been noted for
some days.
Previous messages from Saloniki
said it was General Baron Won Falken-
hausen, a member of the German mill
tary commission which went to Greece
in 1915, who made the trip in the sub
marine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
Attacks Made at German
Lines On Moldavian Front
and Sereth Line.
GERMANS THROW BACK
MASKED RUSS ATTACK
Ambitious Attempt to Break Teuton
Line at Fundeni FaiIs--G German Lines
Reached But Attackers Fail to OBJ
tain Footins-Great Waves Of Russ
Sent Into Battle But Cars Mon Lose
HeaviIy-Aotivity in Macedonia.

The Observation-Disclosures defense
OF the Sereth line has turned to
form OF heavy counter attacks,
which are being delivered both
along the Moldavian frontier and
between Fokshani and the Danube.
The most ambitious attempt to
push back the Teutonic front was
made along the main Sereth line
between the mountains and the
Danube near Fundeni. Russian
troops in mass formation were
thrown into the attack yesterday.
The Teutonic lines were reached
but could not be held by the at
tacking forces.
Elsewhere there has been little
fighting so far as the current Off
cial statements reveal. There are
signs of possible impending activi-
ties Of an important nature. how
ever along the front in Macedonia.
In this connection interest at
staches to news agency report of
the presence in Greece Of General
Won Falkenhayn, former chief Of
the German general staff and lat
terly in command of important
forces in the Roumanian cam
paign.
Another report from corre-
spondent with General Sarrairs
army declares the entente forces
in Macedonia are to be augmented
preliminary to an offensive which
will have for its object the cutting
of the Berlin -Constantinople rail-
road running thru Serbia, Bulgaria
and Turkey.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
NEWS OF THE DAY
T.-R. BULLETIN
The Weather.

The Weather.
Sun rises Jan. II at 7:27, sets at 4:6f.
Iowa--G Generally fair and continued
cold tonight: Wednesday fair with
slowly rising temperature.
Range Of temperature at Marshall
town: Jan. 10. 1916. Is above and 3
below. At I this morning. below;
yesterday. zero.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16

.sIIe wanted Cosgrave and Ridgeway
20 hear hts story, he said, because they
were men Of long experience In hand
ling Investigations" 81
Given Eree Rein.
Representatives Garrett protested
when Lawson repeated conversations.
Reoress1fative Campbell then changed
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-23
INCHES 0F .
RAIN FALLS IN 5.
MILWAUKEE
Greatest and Most Intense in
History Of City Causes Near
Flood

Milwaukee, Wis, June 23.-The
greatest and most intense rainfall in
Milwaukee in the history of the local
weather bureau was experienced early
today was $50 inches fell, according
to the weather bureau, resulting in
the flooding of many low-lying parts
OF the city.
All of the steam road traffic in the
Menominee valley has been suspend
ed, and all the manufacturing plants
in that section of the city have been
compelled to shut down.
Eight square blocks Of residences in
Bay View, a suburb Of Milwaukee,
were flooded with water, the occu-
pants in that section being compelled
to seek shelter elsewhere.
Today's storm was quite general
throughout the state, but outside Of
Milwaukee was not unusually heavy.
The Menominee river, running
through western suburb Of Milwau-
kee, rose IA feet.
Street cars doing cross-town service
over viaducts in the flooded district,
were re-routed on account of possible
danger from the weakening OF the
structures by the flood.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-23
American Freighter
Fights OFF Submarine

An Atlantic Port, June 23.-A fight
between ap American freighter and q
German submarine, which took place
June 6, one day out from Genoa, It.
aly and resulted in the navy gunners
on the merican vessel scoring at least
one hit, was reported today by the
captain of the steamer
The captain said the U-boat sud-
denly appeared at 500 yards, and
launched a torpedo. Its wake was
clearly discernible, and it was possi-
BILE to maneuver the vessel so that it
missed the ship by 20 feet Fire was
opened on the U-boat from stern
gun and four shots were discharged
as the Submarine submerged. The
second shot, the captain said struck
the periscope, throwing it high into
the air, and the last shot fired hit the
water on the exact spot where the
U-boat disappeared. The American
vessel was not damaged.
This is the second encounter re-
ported within two days In which IN
American ship successfully defended
itself againt submarine attack.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-23
:h'HENRY COUNTY NAN
CHARGED WITH MAKING.
FALSE REGISTRATION

Minot, N. D., June 23.-Herbert Levi
Sorenson of McHenry county was ar
rested today by U. 8. Marshal P. S.
Bowler, charged with wilfully making
incorrect statements on his registra-
ton card June 5.
According to the complaint sworn
out by U. S. District Attorney Hildreth
of Fargo, Sorenson stated he was the
sole supporter of widowed sister and
her two children. It is alleged they
are not dependent upon him.
Sorenson appeared before United
States Commissioner r. A. Hopkins
and was bound over to United States
district court until July 25 on bonds
of $500.
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TAKE STEPS TO I.
.r..-- ,s# r5AsEEfe ~ ,t@r. Y . Z. - '.4 A--s
CUT POLITICS
OUT Of DRAf I
Believed Conscription Will Be
Handled by War Department
H. at Washington
LOCAL BOARDS TO PASS
ON EXEMPTIONS
Plenty of Time Will Be Given
Drafted Men to Care FOR
Their Affairs ..-

Washington, June 23.-Regulations
for drafting the new national army
now awaiting President Wilson's ap-
proval contain provisions FOR every
step in the great undertaking, except
the actual method of the draft itself.
Drafting in Washington.
No official announcement has been
made and official confirmation is being
withheld, but it has been stated and
generally is, accepted here as true
that the federal government itself will
do the drafting, probably here in
Washington, so there will be no op-
portunity for local favorites, political
or otherwise.
As the regulation stands now, every
registered man bears number. The
numbers will be forwarded to Wash
ington, and drawing will be entirely
by number. The identity OF the mum.
bered men will be unknown to those
in charge of the draft machinery, and
can be ascertained only by compar-
ing number with printed list of
the mans home district.
AS the numbers are drawn, they will
be telegraphed to the home district
where the registered men will learn
If they have been drafted.
The question of exemption will
come up and this will GO before the
local board. If a man is exempted the
man bearing the number which was
drawn next in order will take his
place, and SO on. ~ : 80 r.
In this way, all those availabl, for
service out of the ten million who
registered will be made ready for the
country's call and from them the first
increment of 625,00O will be assem-.
bledr.. The others will be called as
the needs develop as the war goes
on. Plenty OF time will be given for
drafted men to arrange their personal
affairs and report to their canton
ments. 1t is hoped to have all in
training by Sept /, or soon there
AFTER" .';%>trrE II .'t,.' 4.
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GRACE LUSK
WANTS DEATH
g.. As PENALTY
'' tn wv

Waukesha, Wis, June 23.-Under
the influence of sedatives, made nee
essary by her overwrought nerves,
Miss Grace Lusk, slayer of Mrs. Da-
vid Roberts, obtained some sleep last
night, and fears of recovery, which
were felt for a time yesterday, were
today practically removed
The great handicap to the work of
the physicians is the patients appar-
ent preference for death.
II want to die. There can be no
mental or spiritual life, so why the
physical?" she murmured.
Mrs. Roberts funeral will be held
this afternoon. 1t rained all night
and preparations for the obsequies
were concluded today in the drizzle
Curious crowds continued to haunt
the vicinity of the house, despite the
weather.
DR.. Roberts, the 55-year-old veterl.
marian, for love of whom Miss Lusk
quarreled with Mrs. Roberts, c,.ntin
ued to maintain silence today as to
the cause for the tragedy and for
the infatuation which led to it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-23
HEAVY ATTACKS
ALONG A|SNE By
CROWN PRINCE
No Substantial Results Attend
Terrific Drive of Teutonic
Forces
GERMAN MOVE IS TO
FORESTALL OFFENSIVE
General Petain So Far AS
Appears Has Lost No
Ground
GERMAN MOVE IS TO
FORESTALL OFFENSIVE,
% Associated Press.)

Heavy attacks by the Germans are
continuing along the Aisne front
while the fighting at times assumes
almost the proportions Of general
engagement.
No substantial results have attend
ed the crown princes efforts The
latest bulletins from the, front, in
deed, indicating. the fighting to be
turning more favorably for the
French, whose artillery is proving
that it has lost none Of it's effective
ness In breaking up attacks.
Crown Princes Purpose.
pose, apparently, is to forestall the
renewal of the French offensive
movement, which was expected in
this important sector, southwest and
south Of the fortress of Laon, the
German key position, which would be
seriously menaced by any further
French advance.
So far as appears, General Petain
has lost none of his commanding po-
sitions, while the Germans have sac
rificed heavily for such small gains
as they have been able to effect,
The plan of the Germans seems %
be to launch heavy forces on COM
paratively narrow front sin the area
under attack. -. :
The Berlin reports say the Ger
man gains southeast of Filain includ-
ed territory on point of one and
one-half kilometers, 500 meters In
depth. Three hundred prisoners
were taken.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-23
S|av Anarchists Trv
To Seize Country
Home of Nobility

Petrograd, June GA group of an
archists having recently seized the
country house of General Durnovo, in
a suburb of Viborg, the minister of
justice today ordered its evacuation.
In opposition to this order, thousands
of workmen from half dozen adja-
cent factories surrounded the house,
many of them armed with rifles, and
declared they would defend the anar-
chists against the government if force
were employed to GUST the occupants
of the buildings.
Provisional government officials
warned the anarchists that arms
would be invoked unless the anar-
chists obeyed the order.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-23
Nation Wide
Drive for
10000 Men
President Wilson Wants Regular
Army and Militia Recruited
to War Strength
ISSUES APPEAL FOR MEN
BETWEEN ACES 18 AND 40

Washington, June pa nation.
wide drive Of one week, to recruit
10000 men, to bring the regular army
up to authorized war strength of
100000 men, began today, in accord.
ance with President Wilson's procla
nation calling for volunteers. This
is the first step in the war organiza-
ton of Americas war army. Next
is the task of completing the full
strength Of the national guard. Then
comes the selection of men for the
new national army, from the millions
who registered June 5.
Men Between 10 and 40.
The president calls for unmarried
men between the ages of Is and 40
years, who have no dependents and
who are not engaged in pursuits VI
tally necessary to the prosecution Of
the war"
The urgency of filling the ranks Of
the regular army is emphasized by
army officers, who declare it will be
necessary within the next six months
to take many of the regulars as in
structors for the new selective army.
1t is planned to incorporate them in
the new regiments of the regular ar
my portions already established as
trained units as a framework to in.
sure rapid development.
The recruiting officers throughout
the country will have the assistance
of the press, the state defense coun-
ellis, and patriotic societies in the ef-
fort to bring 10000 men to the colors
within a week.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-23
cocchi Admits
Numbering Girl
Who Spurned Him
(By Associated @Press.)

Bologna, Italy, June &.-AlfredO
Cocchi, the fugitive New York motor
cycle dealer, abandoned today his
pretense of innocence Of the murder
Of Ruth Cruger and confessed his
guilt. Jealousy was his motive. He
was unable, he declared, to win her
love and became furious when she
refused his persistent attentions.
The admissions Of the young ltal-
ian, whose escape the New York po.
lice failed to prevent were made in
tears, after searching Interrogation
by Judge Zucconi broke down Goo
chi's reserve Prior to this examina-
ton, Cocchi had coolly and insistent-
ly maintained he had known Miss
Cruger only two days before her dis
appearance in February, when she
went to his shop to have her skates
sharpened, and declared his conduct
was entirely correct.
Under Judge Zucconi's searching
questioning today Cocchi finally burst
into tears. He became so agitated
as his confession fell from his lips
that the persons surrounding him be-
lieved he was about to have an epi-
leptic fit.
He was granted time to recover
and then resumed the story Of how
the 1S-year-old girl met her death at
his hands in the building where her
body was recently unearthed from
the cellar.
After making up his mind to tell
the truth, Cocchi talked freely and
without reserve, and gave full de-
tails of his crime. When his con-
fession had been completed, the Judge
directed the clerk to read to ,COcchi
the written report of his confession.
He said it was correct and later sign
ed it..
On the return to his cell, Cocchi
said to attendants:
"At last I feel relieved. l have
freed myself from a nightmare waich
has tortured my conscience. Now
have told everything, am ready to
suffer anything" .. ~.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-23
Subscriptions Pass $4,000 Mark
How 1 Solved the Ruth Cruger Mystery
Story of Woman Detective

the conventional woman lawyer type
OF medium build, with dark hair, ting
ed with gray, and brown eyes, quietly
dressed in dark purple gown, Mrs
Humiston is just the kind of womanly
woman on whom a. distracted mother
might call for help to find her los
girl.
'In the first place" she said
there were Just four persons work
ing on the case, my secretary, two
private detectives and myself. We
had utmost confidence in one an
other. My first inquiries convinced
me Ruth had not run away; l felt
sure she was a good girl and
Cocchi could solve the mystery
Eve eliminated every clue that lee
outside New York city. l searched
morgues, cemeteries and hospitals.
became convinced the girl had beer
murdered and Cocchi could solve the
mystery We investigated the cellar
and found the police search of the
place had been superficial.
when Cocchi was discovered in
Italy, l. felt my murder theory was
right. It became necessary to make
thorough search OF the cellar under
his workshop We began that work
but were stopped. by Mrs Cocchi !
went to the police and obtained au
thority to continue the excavation that
resulted in finding the body"
Back of this simple story is Mrs
Humiston's genius for detective work
She has, through her law practice, an
intimate acquaintance with the psy
chology of the criminal mind She has
woman's intuition and insight into
the working OF the feminine mind
Above all, she feels she knows ninety
nine girls in every hundred are in
herently good and pure.
Mrs. Humiston declares in her three
months investigation she discovered
~ cellars where girls were made vic
tins of men. .&,
New York does not know how
systematized the danger is for the
girls of our4city," sht says. Girls
disappear in this city anu a too
ready public Instantly says at
least the girl was half as much
to blame as the man. But l can
tell you otherwise
In one year, 4829 persons disappeared
from the streets of the big city and
were never heard from again. In
three of it's five bOrOughs, 244 mur
ders occurred and many remain un
solved. er.@, f,S',. .e IT, % - y
These conditions indicate either that
New York is the most criminal city
in the world, or the police force Ii
inefficient. Mrs. Humistons revela
tions of the inactivity of the police in
the Ruth Cruger case have again
aroused the suspicion that they are
still, protecting criminals instead OF
the public.
II found myself blocked by some
mysterious person at every STEP" said
Mrs. humiston, in discussing her diff
ficulties in tracing Ruth Cruger
against the apparent will OF the police
Mrs. Humiston has done remarkable
work as lawyer. She saved Charles
F. Stielow from the electric chair
three times. She helped prosecute
the peonage cases in the southern tur-
pentine swamps in 1906 and 1907. Her
maiden name was Mary Grace Win
terton, and she is a member of an old
New York family In 1905 she found
ed the Peoples Law Firm, where poor
people could secure expert legal aid
for a small sum.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-23
BY FREDERICK M. KERRY.

New York, June 23.-Why did Mrs
Grace Humiston, American woman
Sherlock Holmes, solve the great Ruth
Cruger murder mystery when New
York's most famous sleuths failed 7? y.
Because she believed in the innate
goodness of girl nature, as opposed to
the police theory that most girls who
leave home are bad. - "as&a3S
When little eighteen-year-old Ruth
Cruger disappeared early in, February,
after going to the, motorcycle repair
shop Of Alfredo Cocchi on West 127th
street to get her skates sharpened,
the New York detective bureau made
a perfunctory investigation, winked its
cynical eye and said, Another girl
gone wrong!"
But when the distracted parents of
Ruth Cruger called Mrs. Grace Humis-
ton into the case, she decided almost
at once the police were wrong.
Ruth was good girl, soon found
out from her school girl friends" said
Mrs. Humiston today.
Mrs. Humiston looks anything but
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-23
BISMARCK. GETS g.
NEXT CONVENTION
Of PHONE MEN
Capital City Selected at Closing
Session in Minot-Ohicers
II. -H .-*i
Elected -

Minot, Nd, June 23:-Bismarck
was selected for the next convention
in June, 1918, of the North Dakota
Telephone association at the closing
session of the eleventh annual con.
ventiOn. .s..
Officers elected follow: President,
H. W.. Wilson, New Rockford, vice
president. J.. P. Smith, Beach; secre.
tary-treasurer, H. A. Awermore, Far
go; executives, J. O'Keefe, Cavalier;
NJ. M. BormAn, Abercrombie; A. 7.
Nicklawsky, Hillsboro; A. J. McInnis,
Dazey, and c. H. Coar, Minot.
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|NASOkS INVITE /.
FRIENDS TO AID I'D :. :.
T. lOll TIL Mu
~ I" =" y ..-,,. D.S-9'
+. IN CELEBRATION /
2ooth Anniversary of Modern
Masonry Will Be Observed
at Temple Tomorrow
INTERESTING PROGRAM
PLANNED FOR OCCASION

Bismarck Masons invite their
friends as we'll as all resident and
visiting members of the craft, with
their families to join them tomorrow
in an impressive observance of 200
years of modern Masonry. An inter-
esting program has been arranged for
the celebration, which will open at
the Masonic temple on Third street
at $3.50 Sunday afternoon.
The event is to be held in honor of
the 200th anniversary of the founding
of the first Masonic grand lodge. The
origin of Masonry is so mixed with
fancy and fable that it is difficult to
place ones finger on a given date in
history and say that Masonry came
into being at that time. Bands Of
skilled laborers, conscious of the pro-
lection of those desiring their serv-
ices, formed themselves into societies
in the early dawn OF civilization and
gradually developed their rites and
ceremonies, their signs and passwords
in order that only qualified workers
might become members and share in
the protection afforded and have a
right to the social seasons which ex-
elusive fellowship demanded. These
bodies were found in Great Britain
and on the continent of Europe. From
these the present system of Freema-
sonry has evolved. The bands of op-
erative Masons have given way to
bands of speculative Masons. The
palaces, towers, abbeys and cathe-
drals were erected by operative Ma
sons. Today, the speculative Mason
is engaged in building another tenn
pie, temple not to be destroyed by
shot or shell or the ravages of time.
1900 in North Dakota.
There are about 1900 Masons in
North Dakota. At the recent grand
lodge meeting in Grand Forks, in ad-
dition to appropriating $1,000 to the
army and navy Y. M. C. A., and ST. 600
to the Red Cross, that governing body
voted to assess every member in
North Dakota 81 in preparation for
the demands of the future. The 120
lodges in the state have year in and
year out quietly contributed their
share to the present pressing needs
of humanity.
Tomorrow's program will reveal to
the layman much that the Masonic
CONTINUED ON Page Three.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-23
Women Arrested
When They Try to
> unfurI Banners

Washington, June 23.-The police
quickly blocked another attempt to-
day by suffragists to display banner
in front of the White House gates.
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis of Philadel-
phia and Miss Gladys Greiner of Balti-
more, who carried the banner, were ar
rested before they had it entirely un-
furled. 1t carried a quotation from
one of President Wilson's books.
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Amsterdam, June 23.-More than
1000 persons were killed or injured
or are missing in consequence of an
explosion in munitions factories at
Bloeweg, according to an announce
ment made in the lower house of the
Austrian parliament by the minister
of defense as forwarded in dispatch
from Vienna.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-23
SPECIAL, FEDERAL
GRAND JURY WILL
JUDGE SEDITION

Fargo, N. D., June 2S.-A special
session of the federal grand jury will
probably be called the middle of next
month. to investigate reported vio-
lations of the registration law and Sc
dition. according to information Civ
en- out at the federal building yes
terday. Already a number of arrests
for non-registration have been made
and the defendants have been bound
over to the grand jury.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-23
SOUTH DAKOTA UNION
Plans Made bv Old Boys to Erec

Plans Made BY Old Boys to Erect
Fine Home at the 'U"
Vermillion, S. D., June "a Dako
ia Union building to cost $4,000 fin
anced by alumni of the University OF
South Dakota will grace the campus
here if a committee named by State
Senator Carl Gunderson of Clay coun'
ty. class of 80. succeeds in workino
out plans suggested at the annual
alumni meeting. The Dakota Union is
suggested as headquarters for the "old
boys" when they come back for com
mencement or football or baseball or
any other stunt. -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-23
Red Cross to Send
Units to Russia

Washington, June 23.-The Red
Cross will send an American commits
sion to Russia to work along and be-
hind the battle front in the same way
a similar commission is to operate
in France and Belgium. In that way,
ambulances and other relief for the
Russian army will be supplied.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-23
MKENZIE ELECTRIC
LIGHTPLANT BURNS

Mckenzie, N. D., June 23.-The
Mckenzie electric light plant was
completely destroyed by a night fire
this week. Prompt and efficient help
saved the more expensive equipment
and tools, and the loss will not ex-
ceed $3.50, on which there was no pro-
lection.