The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-23
'HANDTMANN OUT
lob AS RESULT
/ OF EXPRESSIONS
Man Who Wrote Un-American
Letters to North Dakota
+ Herold Ousted by Board
CLAIMS ARTICLES WERE ~"
INCORRECTLY INTERPRETED

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INCORRECTLY INTERPRETED
Mandan, N. d., July 23.-Johann
Handtmann, for the last four terms
office deputy to Morton county sheriffs
and for Is years employed as court
reporter and in other official capaci
ties, was ordered removed from office
by the Morton county board of COM
missioners this morning as a result
of articles written by Handtmann and
published In the North Dakota Herold,
pro-German paper printed at Dick
inson. The articles, in their various
translations, the board contends, to
say the least, have an un-American
ring. The board, in ordering Deputy
Sheriff Handtmann's removal, acted
on the theory that none but Ameri-
cans should serve America in public
Office. ...
Claims Misrepresentation.
Mr.. Handtmann, interviewed at his
home by Tribune representative
this morning, claimed that he had
been misrepresented and his articles
mfsinterpreted. One of the transla.
tons upon which charges were pre-
ferred was made in Bismarck and an.
other was made here. They seem to
agree in essential features. The let.
ter to which exceptions are taken ,ap7
reared in the f"Nord Dakota tHeFold''
on July l3, and important extracts
follow:
1T must do our young soldiers who
are already in Paris a whole lot of
good, when, as they walk through the
streets the French girls fall on their
necks and kiss them. But that is all
France has to offer our young men
who are to be used as cannon fod-
der-a world of depraved women.
Paris was heretofore known as the
city of the lowest morals, and it will
now again prove itself as such.
$50 far our soldiers have not &C.
complished anything in France, that Is
If American soldiers have indeed ar
believe much in our newspapers
rived there, for nowadays we can not
(Which ga e printed IN tne) English
language. nEheyp raise "a great cloud
before the peopley 80 that the peoples
blind zeal may not be extinguished.
"The newspapers in London are in
the highest state of excitement over
the assault upon London by German
airships last Saturday. They assert
that no greater shame and disgrace
and humiliation has been brought up
on them in the last $50 years, since
the Netherlands destroyed Chatham.
The government will be attacked, the
people, already in great distress, will
be put to still greater anxiety because
the newspapers say the Germans will
appear over London with 1000 air.
ships.2 The American airshipss are the
ONLY ehQPe i0blsalxation.t ruYes. 50 yes,
America mYStG 1help out everywhere.
Americashas the money, America has
the airships, America has ships and
munitions, America has millions of
young men who can go to war and
serve. as cannon fodder, and pull the
chestnuts out of the fire for England
and France. America is praised as
the land Of redemption. America at
this time appears to me like deer
pursued by wolves. If the poor ami
NAL should fall, every wolf will have
his piece, the poor animal will be torn
In pieces till nothing is left of it. So
1t is with our poor country. The allies
set their whole hope upon America
GAS II America were not indeed one
OF the allies, as ii the cause were not
all one cause. Translator.) America
must pull the cart, out sof the mud,
and when It. is done the friendship is
fat an end and America has more dam
age than gain. r,, ~. H. 4
i. Now all the preparations for the
CONSUMPTION are accomplished the
drawing will follow in this manner:
No names, but numbers will be taken
Suppose the number 16 Is drawn in
Washington, this number goes
throughout the whole United States,
In every county, city and country. The
drawing Of one number signifies for
the whole United States drawing of
about 10000 men. AS reckoned by
the government at present there will
be about 40 numbers drawn. After
one is drawn he must report to the
local jurisdiction, where the axamin-
ation will take place. Then, whoever
is found fit must 60 at once. To what
extent it will proceed we cannot now
say. but we hope that it will not go
far
F. -. JOHANN HANDTMANN,
..r. "Mandan, N. D."
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