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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-02

The race for position as fifth city
in the country seems to be an an
nexing contest That city has the ad-
vantage that is situated in the largest
state
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-02
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER

Charles w. Bleick of Elgin and M.
P. Johnson of Tolley are in the city
for sessions of the state railroad com
mission, of which they are members
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-02

III Lloyd George cant win for
England. no man can says T. P.
O'Connor. But wasn't that what they
said of Kitchener? .,...-.-.. ..1.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-02
MANY LICENSE TAGS

The automobile registration depart
ment OF the secretary of states office
has sold $500 1917 tags to date.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-02
STUTSMAN BAR ELECTS
Russell b. Chase, Former States A.
torney Chosen President; Ritz
gers, Secretary.

jamestown, N. D., Feb. 2.-Former
States Attorney Russell d. Chase was
unanimously elected president of the
meeting held here Tuesday.
R. G.. Mcfarland was made vice
president and Harry Rutgers, secre-
tary. The association comprises %
members.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-02

READY TO COME BACK
Mrs. Carl r. 'Kositzky is in recent
of card from Mrs. George Lewis, who
left the uid family home @Ster-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-02

Forecast: Partly cloudy tonight
and Saturday; not so cold.
ORRIS W.. ROBERTS,
Meteorologist.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-02
ExPEc1Ep 10 PASS.

Senate bill No. 1, proposing mod
flied Torrens system of land transfers,
was up FOR third reading and anal
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-02
ANAMOOSE FINANCIER HERE

E. M. Houser, vice president of the
Anamoose National bank, was CAPT
tai city visitor this week.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-02

FARGO CITY ATTORNEY HERE.
City Attorney Shure of Fargo has
been spending several days in Bis
marck, attending the session of the
state legislature; also looking after
legal matters for the city.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-02

reducing Southern representation in
proportion to the number of voters
DISTINGUISHED.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-02
LOCAL WEATHER BULLETIN.

For the "a hours ending at II noon,
February 2, 1917:
Temperature at 7 a. m. ......... 80
Temperature at II noon ....... ~
Highest yesterday ............. "a
Lowest last night ............... '59
proc;n;tation None
Highest wind velocity ........ 26-NW
Forecast:
For North Dakota: Partly cloudy
tonight and Saturday; not so cold.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18
MONEY WELL SPENT

Ii America will only learn we'll the
Lessons that this wer is teaching and
in the future, when peace has come,
apply them to preparations against
the recurrence of the ridiculous stu,
alton in which wehoW find ourselves,
the money cost of our participation
will not be judged too high. If the
nation will accept the truth that pre-
paration for war is the snrest guar
antee Of peace and Will provide it's
men with the training and equip
ment necessary for an adequate army
to defend it's wealth and dignity, then
the billions voted by congress will
be well spent.
When the outbreak of war in Eur
ican people to military affairs, among
the first things they were told by
army men was our lameutable short
age of military equipment. The
lack of enough rifles was particularly
reiterated, and the impossibility OF
manufacturing them in quantities
needed within short time was prov
en-, yet the people were skepticaI, vi
sioning for themselves the pioneer
taking down the old nusket from
above the fireplace and refusing to
admit that times have changed.
Having engaged in the war and be
ing now in the midst of preparation
we are suddenly confronted with the
implacable fact that the shortage of
rifles, which the military men declar-
ed year ago would surely be felt, is
today an actuality. and is being felt
SO vigorously that the training of
some troops is being interrupted by
it.
This is true in spite of the fact
that, to take advantage of the abili-
! ties Of private arms factories to turn
| out immense quantities OF rifles from
patterns and moulds already provid-
| ed, we abandoned the Springfield
model rifle, the finest shooting arm
in the world, for the English Enfi cid
a considerably interior weapon.
The shortage of rifles also applies
to other military supplies, from til
cups to heavy field guns. 1t is all q
part of our unpreparedness. Having
| actually experienced the awful sen
| Ion fnr, 70 nVn -
| the conditions which permitted it2
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18
PAY FOR DELIVERY SERVICE

Chicago retail grOceFs, in co opera
tion with the food. administration,
have. worked out what they hope will
prove feasible plan TO effect econ
omies for their customers aud at the
same time tighten their own financial
burdens considerably, The princi
pal points of the agreement made by
the Chicago grocsrs follows:
/. Establishment cf two sets of
prices for products one based Oh
goods which cash 10 paid and which
are carried home by the purchaser;
the other for goods bought on credit
and delivered
g The doing away with ali prem
lums, which would automatically do
away with trading stamps and other
trade boosters.
8 The discontinuance of the sell
ing of any food commodity at low
price, with the proyiso that certain
amount of other goods must be OBJ
tanned to obtain the bargain as
in the case of sugar.
4. The placing of reasonable linn
its by the dealers on quantities which
may be purchased by a consumer,
this being designed to prevent indi-
vidual boarding.
There is much to be commended in
this agreement. The establishment
OF two sets of prices is especially
commendable and should be adopted
| by every retailer in Am erica, if on y
as matter Of simple justice. a large
part of the expense Of any retail busi-
ness lies in the maintenance of de-
livery system and an even larger
expense in the granting of credit. 1t
| is only just that those who demand
their purchases be delivered and those
| who demand credit should be made
to pay for those accommodations.
But it is equally imperative that those
who are willing to pay cash and car
ry home 5heir purchases should be
relieved from the burden OF paying
for the accommodations of others
1t is not right to ask the man OF
woman who does not ask credit OF
delivery to pay part of the cost OF
4 maintaining either of those systems
The two sets of prices should become
a permanent feature of the retail
business everywhere in America.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18
ABOUT PREPAREDNESS

The Des Moines Register takes issue
with Vice President Marshails state
ment that we should have come off much
more cheaply if we had set about mill
tary preparedness long ago and done a
little at time. Mr., Marshall said;
"We did not prepare. We thought
there was no danger. And in one year
there came upon us an outlay of extra
ordinary expense, which might have
been prevented had we exercised fore
sight and courage, little by little, to
get ready. 1t is futile, however, to
hold post mortems. The past Is the
dead and eternal past. This war must
be fought, and it must be financed in
order to be fought.
In repli the Register says: Ger
many was the best example of prepar-
edness of any nation on earth, and yet
how much is Germany using today of
what was gotten ready in advance? The
Zeppelin. on which Germany had spent
so much money, is not today heard of.
The great navy that had cost so much
has been bottled up from the beginning
OF the war. Even the training of SOL
diers is obsolete Where now are those
maased formations and open charges of
the march on Calaisg'
Germany was the best exampll of
preparedness on earth, and next to
Germany was France, and if France
had not been prepared as it was little
by little, the history of the world would
'ow be written in German.
Germany is of course not using today
any of what was got ready in advance,
because it was all used up in the first
few months of war. No nation can
make and store war munitions sufficient
to last three years at the rate of mod
ern expenditure
The German navy, bottled up fro IN
the beginning of the war, is useless be,
cause another nation was better pre-
pared.
True the training of soldiers is obso-
lete now, but without that training
those soldiers would have been useless.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18
FARMERS RESPONSIBILITY

President Wilson has said: "Urou
the farmers OF this country, in g large
measure, rests the fate of the war
and the fate of the nation" And in
another sense than that in which the
president spoke this is again true.
The president, when he placed the
burden OF the fate of the nation upon
the shoulders of the farmers, looked
to the farmers TO uphold that burden
by producing such grain crops as they
had never done before. How we'll the
farmers have answered the call is at
tested by the record crops which have
been produced throughout the nation,
despite adverse conditions.
Now having produced those crops
the farmers of America are about to
enjoy a well-earned prosperity as the
fruits of their labor. From all parts
of the country come reports of farm
prosperity. Farm finances were never
in such excellent condition. Loans
are being repaid before maturity,
many Of them with a bonus for the
privilege, and there is money to
spare.
This is the farmers opportunity to
assume still more of the burden of
winning the war and prove his
patriotism further. Instead of hoard
ing his new money let him buy Liber-
ty Bonds with it, and, while helping
the government, do himself the favor
of shrewd financial Investment
Especially should the middle west
farmer. do this, for war profits have
not yet reached the middle west
manufacturer or the middle west
merchant In the east it is right to
expect the city man to bear the great
est share of Liberty Loan bonds, but
in the agricultural states, such as
South Dakota, the farmer must step
forward Having made excellent
profits. and being assured of still
further money harvests, it is his duty
as a patriot and as a citizen to buy
Liberty Bonds with his money.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18
HUNTING TIN IN SOUTH DAKOTA

To Investigate the tin deposits of
Sonth Dakota is the purpose of the
federal government according to
Freeman Ward, state geologist. The
bureau of mines of the Department t
Of Interior notified Professor Ward
that Thomas Varley and r.. r.. Hor-
ner of the bureau Of mines have been
ordered to the Black Hills district
of South Dakota to carry on the in-
vestigation into South Dakota's re-
sources in tin.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18
FILL GUARD TO STRENGTH

Washington, Oct. ID The war de-
partment made public today details
of the orders providing for the trans
fer of 400 men from national army
cantonments to the various national
guard divisions to fill them to way
strength. State quotas in this proc
ess will be determined upon the basis
Of congressional representation and,
SO Tar as practicable, the drafted men
from a state will be assigned to ma
tional guard units from the same
state.
The divisions of the national guard
forces showing the greatest deficiency
IN men are the 30th, 10000; 3tst, 49,
900; 3oth, 5000; 33rd, 6.400, ssth,
s 5000; 40th, 5000.
The orders authorize the command
er of the 32nd division to call upon
Camp Custer, Of the national army
cahtonments, for 5000 men from
Michigan and Wisconsin; the 33rd
division to call upon Camp Grant for
400 men from Illinois, and on Camp
Dodge for 200 men from Illinois;
the 38th division to call upon Camp
Taylor for 5000 men from Indiana
and Kentucky; the 34th division to
call upon Camp Dodge for 5000 men
from Iowa, Minnesota and North
Dakoto, and upon Camp Funston for
1000 men from Nebraska and South
Dakota
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18
MORE SHIPS FOR ALLIES

London, Oct, IA The entente al.
lies have increased their shipping, ae-
cording to the Times, through the ac-
QUESTION of the Royal Mail Steam
Packet company and the Lamport and
Holt line and the controlling interest
in the Argentine Navigation com.
panY, which has copital of $4,000,
900 and owns more than 800 vessels.
Three of the leading French lines and
one Italian shipping company partiei-
,pated in the trensaction. .
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18
sAMMY's CHRISTMAS MAIL

Washington, Oct Is Christmas
packages for the fighting men in
Europe must be mailed not later
than Nov. Is.
Arrangements have been made for
delivery Christmas morning of mail
marked christmas. -
Every package must be wrapped SO
1t easily may be inspected by the CEN
sors.
Rate of postage is 12 cents.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

The Episcopal church in America
asked tor $1,000, 900 for a fund for re-
tiring pastors, and it got IS, ,,2o, 600.
Draw your own conclusions.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

Why not December issue of Baby
Liberty Loan bonds in one dollar and
two dollar sizes for the Christmss s
trade?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

Winfred Dispatch: The task of
husking the millions of bushels of
South Dakota corn spells neither
trouble nor worry for the farmer.
He is so thauAful to have the corn
that the huskipg will be a picnic.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

1t is the consensus of opinion
among thinkers that the English
language is to he the world language,
and this can probably be made a
reality all the sooner through the
agency of the cinematograp phi.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

Yes, this is the GLORIOUS Indian
summer" of which you hear so much
in til middle west. Beautiful wealth
er. isn't il?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

Food Administration Hoover, in
calling for economy, has asked that
people save Gs much as possible in
the use OF wheat. beef, pork, dairy
products and sugar by substituting
fish, poultry, fruit, vegetables and
cereals. excepting wheat.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

Miss Helen Iodahy, daughter of the
Chicago pscket, will drive a wal
truck in France for the American
soldiers Let the Germans remem
her that THE female OF the species is
deadlier that the male
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

With Amerie@ and New Zealand al
ready in ana Uruguay and Chile
threatening to come into the war
against Germany it will not be long
before the whole alphabet is array yed
against the Teuuons.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

There is some advantage in being
poor-~yt do not have TO figure up
the amount of your income tax.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

We continue to hold our promi
nent place in the government crop
reports. which is more valuable in
these times than prominent place
in manufacture or mining,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

Judge Sherwood of the Watertown
circuit has resigned. 1t is rumored
be will enter the congressional race
against Congressman Royal G. John
con
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

Secretary McAdoo displayed com.
mendable foresight in beginning the
sale of the second Liberty Loan
bonds we'll ahead Of the Christmas
shopping season.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

Dean Curtis Of Iowa State college
says that Europe VIII have to come to
Iowa after the war to restock its
herds. The man who has a herd of
fine bred cattle at that time will pos
sesa an elaoraNo.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

The exemption of the farmer from
the processes by which the govern
ment endeavo1s to insure fair dis
tFlbntion of sapplies to the people
does not justify itself in theory or IN
result,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

Adherents "f the Non-Partisan
league claim 'hey have 100000 voters
enrolled, under its banner in South
Dakota. If mis- is true there is GER
tain to be a lively time in the state
next year.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

At Marietta, O., hunter shot a
man up tree, pleading later he
thought his victim was squirrel
Accepting his explanation it is logi-
cal 10 suppose lie shot in self defense
fearing the Squirrel might carry him
away to his winter storehouseI
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18
THE FOOD ARTICLES

The five staple articles of human
food are bread, butter, meat, potatoes
and milk. A shortage in the supply of
any one OF these is seriously felt. The
shortage of two of these articles brings
hardship If three of them run short
the nation approaches famine.
Congress has fixed a maximum price
for wheat and has provided an elabor-
ate system for conserving the supply.
For potatoes the first substitute for
wheat, by the judicious use of which
the wheat shortage could be relieved.
neither maximum price nor adequate
conservation has been provided. 1t
was inevitable that there should be
boarding of potatoes in consequence.
Potatoes that normally sell at less
than Sl.00 bushe are now selling at
s 20 a buShel and there are few being
offered at this price, in spite of the
fact that the crop this year is one Of
the largest the nation has ever known.
Last years high prices. that urged the
farmers to plant unusual acreage. are
also prompting the farmers to hold
their potatoes for unusual prices and
the consumer is made to pay.
The same thing is true of butter and
eggs, also farm products.
Ii it was fair to fix maximum price
Tor wheat in order that both producer
A
and consumer might be protected, then
IL Is also far that prices for potatoes,
butter and eggs should be fixed. Pro.
tlteering whether by the farmer or by
the retailer, is equally condemnable.
The American farmer is making
more money today than ever before in
history, but because necessity has
forced high prices should be no excuse
for extortion. At 81 90 a bushel for
potatoes, so cents pound for butter
and as cents dozen for eggs the far
mer would reap an elegant profit, while
the prices would not be over, whelming :
ly high for the consumer. The food ad.
mlnlstration through the. president is
vested with the power to fix food pric-
es on necessities. That power should
Immediately be used to protect the
public from the boarding that is un-
/ doubtealy being practiced.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

Arrangements have been made
whereby the Christmas mail to the
American xpeditionary Forces in
Europe is to be delivered by Xmas
morning. Mail your packages early,
address intelligentiy. aud pack se-a
cnrely. Mail5to reach the soldiers in
france should be posted not later
November Is. Every package must
bear the Worcs Christmas Mall
the complete address of the person
for whom it is intended, and, in the
upper left hand corner, the name and
address of the sender. Every parcel
must be SO packed and wrapped as to
admitof easy inspection by the post
master. No parcel will be semitic
France which has not the postmas-
ter's certificate that II contains nd.
prohibited articles.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

Baron Rhondda, British food con-
troller, has threatened food cards if
the people do nct stop wanton eating.
The announcement will not help in
convincing american housewives
they must ba economical if they
know the English are able to con-
tinuethe unnecessary meals at So
ciaI functions just the same. a
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

An agreement for higher wages for
bituminous coei miners in the central
field was made by representative es of
miners and operators at Washing ton
October 5. An advance of 10 cents a
ton is conceded on condition that the
federal govern alent allows an increa se
of price.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

reports. W WhIcN IL more 'hluhDle III
these times than prominent place
in manufactu,ers or mining.
The exemption of the farmer from
the processes by which the govern
ment endeav3Es to insure fair dis
tnbnjion of snpplies to the people
does not justify itself in theory or IN
result,
Adherents of the Non-Partisan
league claim ,hey have 10000 voters
enrolled under its banner in South
Dakota. If ihis is true there is GER
tain to be lively time in the state
next year.
Dean Curtis of Iowa State college
says that Europe VIII have to come to
Iowa after the war to restock its
herds The man who has herd of
fine bred cattle at that time will pos
sess an eldorado.
With Amari,4, and New Zealand al
ready in ana Uruguay and Chile
TO come into the war
against Germany it will not be long
before the Whole alphabet is ARA yed
against the TeuGons.
Miss Helen Nodahy, daughter of the
Chicago peceec, will drive a war
truck in France for the American
soldiers Let the Germans remem
her that "Ihe female Of the species is
deadlier that the male"
1t is the consensus of opinion
among thinkers that the English
language is to he the world language,
and this can probably be made a
reality all the sooner through the
agency of the cinematograph
Winfred Disoatch; The task of
husking the millions of bushels of
South Dakota corn spells neither
trouble nor worry for the farmer.
He is so thauAful to have the corn
that the husking will be a picnic.
Food Administrator Hoover, in
calling for economy, has asked that
people save as much as possible in
the use of wheat, beef, pork, dairy
products and sugar by substituting
fish, poultry, fruit, vegetables and
cereals. excepting wheat.
at Marietta, O., a hunter shot a
man up q tree, pleading later he
thought his victim was a squirrel
Accepting his explanation it is logi-
cal TO suppose lie shot in self defense,
fearing the Squirrel might carry him
away to his winter storehousel
An agreement for higher wages for
bituminous coGi miners in the central
field was made by representative of
IlBtES ana oESEaLOTS dt w hSuluS lOu
October 5. An advance of 10 cents a
ton is conceded on condition that the
federal government allows an increa sc
of price.
The Cedar Rapids Republican pre-.
diets that wheat will again sell at sc
cents. If it does it's safe bet that
1t will be because the governm ent
fixes the price The farmer Is like
everyone e!se-naving got taste o1
high prices he IS not going to com
down unless hs is forced.
Baron Rhondda, British food con
troller, has threatened food cards i
the people do uct stop wanton eating
The announeeman will not help il
convincing american housewiye
they must ba economical if the,
know the English are able to con
tinue their Unnecessary meals at so
cial functions just the same.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-18

The Cedar Rapids Republican pre-
diets that wheat will again sell at 80
cents. If it deas it's q safe bet that
1T will be because the governm ent
fixes the price. The farmer Is like
everyone else -naving got taste of
high prices he IS not going to com e
down unless be is forced.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-10-01
NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLD.

University of Idaho, Washington state College, University of Montana, University of Washington, University of oregon and oregon Agricultural College will be called to attend te Spokane meeting when general plans for athletics during the varsity year opening in October will be decided.
 Dropping the Freshman rule during the war is one of the questions to be discussed. At the l; st meeting in Seattle the freshman rule was adopted for the first time but now, because many of the older students of the educational institutions have en- listed. it is believed that the confer ence will waive the rule.