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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
STAMP BILL IS
CONSTITUTIONAL

Attorney General LANCER today i'll
formed the senate that Fl. b. 427 which
prohibits giving of trading stamps and
premiums is constitutional The bill
probably will pass the senate late to-
day.
y real fight centers Oh II. L. 29S pre-
Scribing freight rates. It is the conf
panion bill Of s. 3. II framed i'll behalf
Of the Fargo and Twin City jobbers.
This measure discriminates against tho
slope, jamestown and Valley City. It
is opposed by Commissioner johnson Il
the railroad board and also Rate En-
pert Little
The bill comes up late today for final
passage and it is not known whether
it will pass or not. The alignment is
very close. Members Of the senate were
in session until after midnight consid-
ering the measure in CAUCUS
Governor Frazier has signed 7 tile
measure, permitting one open month
on beaver and otter This islof inter-
est to the Slope because Of the damage
these animals have done III choking
streams and flooding lands, !
There was dramatic moment in
the senate early this afternoon when
just after Senator Allen had read sen.
ate bill 1875, introduced this afternoon
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SS||9 SCI | ! j: HELP t |
FROM JAPANESE:
A Story Is Recalled Of Secret Visit
Of Carranza representatives
zs to the Orient I'D
THREE MYSTERIOUS ENJOYS
@E3tffsef,s iht& rae >ta>t
WATCHED BY THIS NATION
Omitted Il Press. J s


New York, March 1.--Insview Of the
disclosure of German attempts to ally
Mexico and Japan With the German
government in an alliance against the
United States, Il United Press story OF
February. "a today took on a new
sense, The story was, written by the
Toxic correspondent, the United
Press January ~ and sent by mail.
1t told Of the mysterious movements
in JAPAN OF three Carranzistas. In
view of today's disclosures it appeared
that these three mysterious men were
agents Of the Carranza government
seeking to sound Japdn on the alliance
proposition. Although the story dates
as being written January II, seven days
before the foreign secretary: dispatched
the note to the German minister in
Mexico committing the scheme In wri-
ting to document form, it is presumed
there was much talk Of it. before the
story was dispatched. The Toxic story
printed February 24ais as" follows:
49, ;,rfSs.. The Story.
"An international affair centering
around three MeXicans in their mystcr-
ious movements in their attempting to
buy arms dlid munitions in Japan has
just fliklied its first act In Japan /.
Today, the attention III diM6Nntic
circles IS directed toward the c0hjec-
ture as to what the Mexicans were ut
I'M their mission for the Carranza gov
ernmelt. They met with success, but
their activities are such as to war.
rant the watchfulness by American in
terests: sllefe: Tnex ARE later said to
have been aiding the Germans.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01

~ aye to "a nay. and the majority
report for indefinite postponenrent
was adopted, Is to 20.
Completes Calendar
The senate waded through IT'S en-
tire calendar, the more important
bills passed being Representative
Staale ,Hendrickson's concurrent res
OlutiOn for a constitution amendment
calling for f0ur-fifths decisions Of the
supreme court to hold laws llncon-
stitutional; three bills relating to the
payment OF dividends by domestic in
surance companies; the purposes for
which insurance companies may be
formed, and the membership. notices
OF meetings and bylaws of domestic
mutual insurance companies.
Loan Limit Raised r.
OF especial interest TO the farmers
was the passage OF House Bill 1865,
empowering the board Of university
and school lands to- double the pres
ent maximum which may be invest
ed in first mortgage loans. Under
this act the board may loan up to
$4,000, while the former limit was
$4,000.
Representative O'Connor's bill es-
tablishing laws uniform with those OF
other states relative to the sale of
goods, H. B. 1SS, passed the senate
with little opposition, as did II. b.
1888, defining as booze anything that
looks like booze, tastes like booze or
acts like booze. House Bill go, en-
abling municipalities to sell surplus
electricity, water or power to manu-
featuring plants outside the corporate
limits, designed to care for the Equity
packing plant at Fargo, went through
the senate, which also adopted H. 3.
1884, requiring motor vehicles to equip
with non-glare lamps, and H. B. 248,
tightening up restrictions surrounding
peddlers and transient merchants.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01

In 1896 the Zoliverein, or customs
union, had accomplished the econom-
ic unity OF all the German states, but
had left Austria outside the pale.
From 1910 to 1850 the German ma
ton, however, was torn with dissen.
sions, radical uprisings, popular clam
or for direct representation, and open
revolution.
Il radical national assembly met at
Frankfort to form national govern.
ment for all Germany. but after end.
less, chickering's. a period of reaction
set in, which swamped the national
assembly and sstifled reform. AZ.
But III 1851 William the First came
to the throne. and Otto Won Bismarck,
Observation-Disclosures Prussian land
owner, Or junker,' became his chief
minister. ~ ""' , "a -. u, ~.
bismarck declared that the. great
questions of the age could not be
solved BY wordy discussions In par
lament. but only by a policy OF
blood and iron" I'LL
'The first Step he took to realize this
policy was the unjustifed assault
OF Prussia and Austria upon Den.
mark, is d result Of which the duchies
OF Sch1eswig and ,Holstein were. torn
from Denmark. y !" -
Austria and Prussia at once began
to quarrel over the spoils, and In
1866 went to- war; III igetr
Id The southern tGd}han states aided
Austria. .y1
Prussia had prepared for all :. this
Her victory was quick and complete.
Peace. was signed at Prague.
Bismarck purposely treated Austria
with leniency. ~'. =
Prussia was made supreme in a
north German confederacy, and in
corporated with herself Schleswig.
Holstein, Hanover, Nassau and other
north German states. @f'+ %3i* r.
Austria was elected from member.
ship in the Germanic body, and Ba.
varia and the other south German
states agreed to put their military
forces under the supreme command
ct Prussia in case of war with for.
eign nation. ~ ..,..~ /.
!. Berlin now was practically the Ger.
man capital, and Prussia had: obtain
ed aEp0pulation, Of 24,000,000 and SUI.
preme command over all the German
forces. "
~ It was time for Bismarck to com.
piete his work Of national unity by
the contemplated war on France,
which he knew would enlarge his
kings territory and rally all Germans
finally to one supreme nag. s,'s
The French emperor also was sock
ing q quarrel, and Bismarck, in July,
1870, helped him find 9 pretext by
30 altering newspaper dispatch con-
corning a meeting Of the French am
bassador and the Prussian king that
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
Marrying Miller

to bring. the state. militia up to the
federal standard, Senator Hyland an.
nounced that wire had reached The
Tribune to the effect Of Ger1iany's
trying negotiating with Japan and
Mexico with a view to Inducing them
to join in war with her against the
United States. E''S "a,
Death-Iike Silence. i,
Several seconds Of death-like sill.
ence followed the announcement.
Senate bill 1926 provides for six
years enlistment, as prescribed by
the Hay bill passed by congress last
June. !.
Two more initiative and referen-
dunn measures were indefinitely post
poned this afternoon. They were
house bills 373 and 37G, removing
many of the safeguards now thrown
around the initiative and referendum
acts.
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CONTINUED from page one).

~ Continued from page one)
final Arrangements for its execution
two weeks before it was announced,
aal had even gone SO far in consid-
Grafton 81 the consequences that she
proposed to meet them by the attack
with Mexico snd Japan upon the
United States. ,@s:4.,'.....'. .. E, T.
~ LII New Light. =
To American. officials the startling
disclosure throws. new light on Ger.
many's real attitude toward the Unit.
ed States. It shows that while the
administration had been going Stosa,t.
most lengths to- avoid an arie14I I'D
with Germany, ;ieven to the extent of,
repeatedly enduring fagrahtS Sla.
tions Of American rights on tsea,
and breaches of neutrality on meri.
can soil, Germany, with the diu30iilaey
so suddenly revealed by the outbreak
Of the European war. has been mum.
bering the United States among her
enemies and making provision to
meet sucllra Situation.
Documentary Proof. e Mr.. - +: +
The documentary proof o. Ger
many's plot to unite Japan and Mex.
leo against the! United 3 States & has
been in the hands Of the United States
government while German sa4ates-
men have been pleading that Presi.
dent Wilson's. action In breaking, On.
diplomatic relations was "brusQue',,
and harsh, and that they wwefe a.
formed Of no authentic reason" for
his action. While Chancellor Won
Bethmann Hollwegg' was making his
celebrated speech In the ,Reichstagg,
in which he deplored the break and
protested that Germany had promoted
and cherished the friendship Of the
United States, the documentary .evi.
dence in the hands Of officials here
showed that Germany was. plotting an
attack on the United States by a
triple alliance. f
American, omcials wonder how, in
the light of these disclosures, German
officials will reconcile their plea that
the United States put an 'interpreta.
tom on the new submarine orders
mot intended, by Germany with the
organized disabling Of German mer-
chant ships in American ports, at a
prearranged signal from the German
embassy here some Of them even be-
fore the break was an accomplished
fact.
- Sc Erect on Germany.
American officials are equally inter-
ested in knowing what reception the
startling disclosures will meet in Ger.
many, and what will be the effect on
the German Reopes1 Il they are per-
mitted to know about them.
The evidences. at. hand are that If
Mexico, as Germany suggested, com.
municated to Japan the proposal for
an attack on the United. States, it met
with a reception in Toxic, which was
quite contrary to what Berlin had ,ex-
pected. It. 10 thought here that Ger
many's announcement that she in.
tended to- withdraw from the Pacific.
as part ot.tbe making OF peace, was
carefully planned. lo1g 7ago, to attract.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
Tabloid History of Germany
;snarcks Famous Blood and Iron Policy Lays the founo
: - = = alton of the Modern German State


it appeared the Prussian king had
insulted France. 49,,
War was declared; the German
conquest Of France was phenomenal
" swift, and before it was over the
now united people Of Germany con-
ferred on King William the title or
German emperor, to be hereditary In
his family. s' "
All the states Of Germany were alb
sorbed in the empire, the king OF ba'
iyaria %alone holding out for the main
'tenance of his title and for some show
OF authority, which was largely nc
titious, however.
Alsace-L Lorraine was taken from
from France, was put under the gov
eminent OF an appointee Of the Ger
man emperor, and an unprecedented
billion dollar indemnity from France
paid the Prussian war bill.
William and Bismarck had Gre
ated the German empire of today. ..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
SEVEN \ !. HEAD / ] :. Or
STOCK Perish IN j.
:: FIRE At At: HEBRON / t!
(Sipcial to The Tribune

Hebron, n. D.. March 1.--Fire break
ing out at ! o'clock Yesterday mornin.
in the livery barn recently purchased
10y Herman Weber totally DESTROYED the
Structure, :eapsiny a, loss elt.the stable
81 $500 Rive fead"of horses. belong.
ing to Fred Frey, who managed the
.bptla, ,aA' nm WeaAp All. mules, owned bX
\, Z. Belize xuerislletl ;ill>the flames.
When first discovered the fire was
raging with such power that no attempt
could be made to rescue any Of the
property: III the barn.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
Full Confirmation.

ing friction with the United States.
Full Confirmation.
Full official confirmation OF Ger.
many's intrigue to ally Mexico and ia
pan with her to make war on the
United States, as revealed last night
by the Associated Press, was given
today at the White House, the state
department and in the senate.
On the floor Of the senate, it was
announced that Democratic senator's
had been authorized to state that the,
revelation. including the text of the
instructions from German Foreign
Miniser Zimmerman to German Min
lister Won Eckhardt, at Mexico City
were correct
On motion of Senator Lodge, the
senate at once took UP proposal to
ask the president to communicate the
facts to congress officially. if' 5'{
After considerable discussion, Sen
ator Hardwick insisted upon an OBJ
lection to immediate consideration OF
the Lodge resolution in order that
there might he time for deliberation
by the foreign relations committee.
- AcIyc 1NDnDSrArJnE yr-=
AA'7 !'' -. =. $500, $50 : ..g
senator stones request 10 nave .fls
Iodee resolutlOll Ielefieu y ulc Eot4
cign Relations Committee without any
Instructions as to when it should Re.
port was adopted with unanimous cons
sent. u IT
Senator Stone called the Foreign Re-
latiOns Committee to meet today to con-
sider IT,. .;;...s.;..4~ ~, ~
lha nat, !he ircsldent De rcquestea 70
INFORM me oeiate Wn peI VIC 10y.
slgled Alllmllhernlahn puDHsneu u. tne
newspapers o. Marc't l. HVitlls 4MeA-
!co 20 unlte WIN germany alla Jalan
III war against the Ohiteu ota'es, -
" .,.'amt g. ai'u ~. I, e St.ta. NJ e
,..n.n,., =. a.saSta ~ ..''.,.to 20 ~
;,,"a,.n"tu,In ,,,;t,, ~ ,,,,I;,. ;ntaro.t
n" vo f,"tnon ,,,tiaa.in,, a. ,ns.o.sioo.nf
~ 1fn,tnI s."tn. no,arn,nont ralativ..
- Wv +hn o,t;,,t;ns - tha I,,nar;al \ :ar.
49, w. W. o. ".... - 49, !, y "A -
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: fLEDUES fhlENDsh l1l ,.a.,.-
Inc japanese AmDassador lnaoe Tic
1ol'oWns comment: ,,a.,.,r ~ .,y.g
win regard 10 tne ai!egeu yGrna'l
atten1 70 lhauce JSl" f, anu lsleAMo
70 make war upon me .onlteo STATES
mace pun'ic III inc press thiS mornins'
~. ny 0"punese Elloasss. "hois acA.us
lolorma!tlon as TO wnethcr such INVITA- VIA
Won ever reAchen iohiu' oesiIes "a. ~
sta,e most enip!atlcally 'ilut "hs NY
tatiol VI tnlS sort "outu utueI ~ "
cu GUNS! pe entertained Wy tne yap:
",''se government Wtich - III ei'. ..i..
avcoru an" close rela.io'a W. s.1
o.neI poMers on 'cco.l.. - lo'lna ,
"slcc'nc" unu o"a s s,',', ""u .:.,, a .,''
I1v,t ee. c. oa oo ',, ;.,es ",." 1. '.
o".. ' -. -; :.;.. . v ),
7o"7 .," '' .' 90" ~
erect ~ o0nsress. ia.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01

0OunCeu Ill Iluo-
STA at the time
OF our own Civil
war. And from
that hour forth
dates the growth
of, the marvellous
German military
power WHICH we
see in Operation
today ga ] X
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
JAMESTOWN HIGH
WINS FROM COLLEGE

jamestown, n. D., March 1.-The
high school defeatsdAthe, college here
last night in the closest and most ex-
citing game that has been played on
the, home floorf so, Gfar this season.
The score was $50 TO- 15.-hansen
Alert. .'..GItN -Ngltnu. A. -t.-..a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
NOTICE.

We have changed our location to
ga Second street and are ready, to
take care Of your Hemstitching and
Picoting.
'..'". MRS. NJ. c. HUNT.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01

ia You will find more Of the leading
people Of North Dakota registered at
the Radlsson than at any other hotel
in the Twin Cities. ~ ~ -. ..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01

=" The famous "Blood and Iron
policy ,of Prince Eismarck was an.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01

ST.. PAUL.

HOGS-RGcelptS, DOW. Ndnsc,
s12.75 to s13.15; bulk, 1920 to 1890.
CATTLE-Receipts, 1000. Range
strong. Steers, $3.50 to $11 so; COWS
and heifers,. $3.50 to $500; calves,
steady, at $500 to $1,000; stockers
and feeders. strong. at $500 to $3.50.
SHEEP-Receipts, 200. Market,
steady. Lambs, 25c lower, at $3.50 to
S1a.75: wethers. $500 tc SLIGO; ewes,
S5.59 to S1025.
CHICAGO.
HOCS-Receipts. $4,000. Market,
slow, at SC under yesterdays average.
Bulk, 1925 to $13.45; light, $12.65 to
$685.: mixed. 1896 to $1S.45; heavy.
1896 to $685.; rough. $780, to
1876: pigs, 31O:25 to, $l2.10.
CATTLE-Receipts. 5000. Market,
steady. Native beef steers, $500 70
$12.15; western steers, $500 to
5000: stockers and feeders, $40 to
$e25; cows and heifers, $3.50 to
5000; calves, $500 to $11.755.
SHE Accepts, 10000. Market,
steady. WSthefs, S1O.75 to $1,000:
lambs, $l1.s5 to $14.50.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
INVITATION TO j.
PARTICIPATE N /. !.
. CAUCUS REFUSED !:

], Non.pa rtisan league senators invit:
ed hold.oyers to join them in the eau.
Gus held at the auditorium OF the
Northwest hotel last night. The in.
vitation was openly declined, on the
ground that the league caucus com.
pletely ignored them for 58 days OF
the session and that they did not in
tend to enter the sacred sanctunn on
the morning previous to ;the closing
day" .,,ss.'iss
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01

The Hotel Of ). Character and Com.
fort. Hotel 'Radisson, Minneapolis.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01

Japan to Gerniany's scheme with the |
prospect not. only Of occupying the
German possessions, In the Pacific,
adding to her domination of that great
ocean, but of settling the long stand.
ing friction with the United States,
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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-19
FURNISH HOGS TO BOYS.
Corpus Christi Banker Starts Boys In
Hoo Raising.


Corpus Christi, Texas, Jan. 10
That boys on the farms Of Nueces
county may familiarize themselves
with hog raising. growing OF grazing
crops. processes OF feeding balanced
ration and a profit at the end Of the
year. Joe Hirsch, vice president OF the
Corpus Christi National Bank. an
nounces that he will furnish a Duroc
SOW pig to any boy that can show the
bank that he is capable and can get
the recommendation OF his teacher or
parents and has the means to raise
the pig in a manner that good pig
should be brought up.
( The following requirements are
necessary:
The boy must have some grain or be
able to provide skinned milk. htch-
en- slop or other food for the pig. and
the permission OF his parents to use
at least an acre to grow a variety OF
grazing crops and grain to feed the
pig and offspring.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-19
JUDGE oARy's RECEIPT FOR
SUCCESS.

In the January American Magazine
Judge Gary gives his receipt for sue.
cess. lie says about a young man:
Il. He should be honest. truthful
sincere. and serious.
80 lie should believe In and
preach and practice. the Golden Rule
- lie should he stong and heal.
thy physically and morally.
a. His habits and mode OF living
should he temperate and clean and
his companions selc ted with regard
to their character and reputation.
70. Ne should POSSESS good natu
raj ability and determination con
stan,ly to improve his mind and mem
DRY.
&c. lie should possess good edu
cation. including particularly the fun
damcnials. such as mathematical
grammar. spelling. writing. geography
and history, and also a technical edu
cation concerning the lines he pro
poses to follow.
- He should lIe studlous an,
thoughtful. keeping his mind upon :
subiec, until II Is mastered.
IS lie should be conscientious
modes, but courageous. energetic
persistent. evente,hpcred. economical
faithful aud loyal ito his friends AM
the interests he represents"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-19

Corpus Christi is a Dry town. M.
eces Is a dry county. Bootleggers
were raided the other day and among
those arrested was a justice Of the
peace. On one OF the prisoners TAX
en-, said to be a prominent citizen. the
officers found bill OF lading for Is
quarts OF whiskey and 10 quarts we're
found In the mans room. He had n
defense. The liquor was purchased
Tor personal use. His capacity must
be two quarts day. II is the inten.
ton OF the officers to make Corpus
Christi as dry as bone. II they are
successful Il will be demonstrated
that hell Is not paved with good Inten.
tons. In the good old days n three.
bottle man was the idol Of his fellow
topers. A 75.bottle man is something
new under the sun, He should he
placed on exhibitlon,-Fort Worth
Record.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-19
Doubtful Compliment.

Not long ago was dining out with
a number Of the city companies. On
my right was another guest-a men,
Der Of the Worshipful Company Of
Butchers. We had q genial CONVEX.
sation Of the state Of trade, when
was suddenly called on to return
thanks for the visitors. The chair
man was good enough to speak Of my
self In far too flattering terms. to
which hope that ! suitably respond
ed. When resumed my seat my
butcher friend exclaimed, with the
most obvious sincerity:
II declare. sir. am quite ashamed
OF myself. To think that ! have been
sitting alongside Of gentleman all
the evening and never found II Quit"
-Russell's "HecollectIons."
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-19
Freshly Killed.

In certain literary club years ago
one Of the members, in proposing the
name Of candidate for membership.
mentioned among his qualifications
that he could speak several dead Ian.
guases. To this an opponent replied
that he never heard the gentleman In
question speak but one dead language
and he murdered that as he went
along-Christian Register.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-19

One reported compromise on the
submission question at Austin Is that
the question shall be voted on in 1915
and u Il carries prohibition shall be-.
come effective in 1920. Wonder how
either pros or aniIs figure (, out tha,
they have authority for any such com.
promise as that from the pcoplc