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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01

improved Tanninn Process.

A new teuning process which per
nlits sole lenther TO be tanned in seven
days, calf skins in six hours and 9th
or skins proportionately quickly, is q
discovery claimed by an Australian.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4
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4 The Vermont
State School of Agriculture
AT RANDOLPH CENTER

The State Board of Education The
School of A. Randolph will
October ?, 1917.
Any character
school education
The school eNo~entrance is required
The school field
Blacksmthng Carpentry, Publ Speaking and English
High School Graduates may and
pee the theoretical apd practical work of the school
For all others two years required for graduation.
To the Young Men of Vermont the School Offers
A corps of instructors, all specialists n of
modern school building with spenddly equipped
tation and library.
a school farm typical OF Vermont in and
Good boarding
of Randolph Center
Excellent opportunities for self help
school life calculated iccucae high ideals
strong, clean manhood.
location
heathu hardly
practical training farming
have given satisfaction
for
TUITION TO VERMONT FRsg The total necessary
year eight
arranged to Interfere little possible with planting
harvesting.
The primary object of the school young
citizens OF the and scientific farmers with appreciation
opportunities which Vermont
Send for Catalog and Application Blank.
Address all correspondence
G L. GREEN. Principal
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Resoureefui Editor.

We harnessed Il motorcycle to the
linotype when the storm Knocked out
the electric power lines. and got out
the Dapor.-El Centre (Cal9 Press.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
BURLEIGH COUNTY
TO issue $4,000
WORTH OF BONDS
Board Plans to Take Up War.
rants and Save Two Per
Cent Interest.

The Eurleigh county board in spe.
cial session at the court house today
will decide upon the form in which an
issue of refunding bonds to the
amount of $4,000, recently voted up.
on by the board, will be issued. The
bonds are proposed for the purpose Of
taking up outstanding warrants to the
amount of about $4,000 which are
drawing IL per cent interest. The
refunding bonds, to be issued for five
and ten-year periods, will draw but
S IL per cent, effecting an interest
saving of two per cent per annum. No
other matters of importance will come
before the board today so far as
now known.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
DOUBT THEIR SINCERITY.
Regards Count czernin az
Monumental Buffer.

The conditions surrounding Count
Czernin's proposals for a basis of
peace caused officials here to feel
some apprehension for their sincerity.
There is great disposition to feel
that the object of the German pleni-
potentiaries is simply to protract the
negotiations as long as possible with
out any expectation of an immediate
peace agreement, with the double pur-
pose of leading the German people to
believe that their government really
is desirous of making peace, and of
gaining time for the further strength
ening of the German lines in the west.
One condition, regarded as impos-
sible, for the present, at least, is that
the adherence of all belligerents must
be secured to the peace the Germans
are trying to make Russia before it
can become effective. This is ac-
COMMANDED by demand for the return
OF German colonies now In the pos
session Of Russia's allies.
Position Not Changed.
It can be stated authOritively that
the position Of the American govern
CONTINUED on Page Stx)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27

UNCLE SAM TO
CUT RED TAPE
FOR .SAMMIES

Washington, D. c., Dec. 26.-
Aroused BY reports Of shortages
Of winter clothing IN the national
army camps, the senate military
affairs committee today, in resun,-
ing lts investigation into army
conditions, adopted resolution
requesting the ssere'ary Of war
70 Immediately ascertain eondi-
tions BY wire, supply deficient
troops, and suspend departmental
routine II necessary by, direct
purchases near the camps. =.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
RAIE''B0ARDs'WILL,,""s = /: !, ! .
TAKE up CHARGES
AGAINST DEPUTY
Commission to Decide Here What
Action Will Result from
Attack.

A stated meeting at the railway
commission will be held at its office
in the capitol the first week in Janu-
ary. when 1t is expected the commits
sion will decide as to the action to be
taken with regard to the petition Ill.
ed by three elevator buyers in the
northern part of the state asking that
chief deputy inspector of weights.
grades and measures, J. A. McCovern.
be required to show cause why he
should not be removed from office be.
cause of alleged discrimination and
unfairness. The elevator men also
question legal authority for the posi-
tion which McGovern holds. On this
point DR.. f. f. Ladd has replied,
holding that he, as chief inspector,
has right to name chief deputy to
assist him, and declaring the attack
part of an organized effort to break
down North Dakota's new grain.grad-
ing act
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
TAKEN YOUR
N0SET0NIGHT
FROST COMING
Mercury Still Sliding CeI|arward,
and Colder Weather
Predicted.
TRAINS RUN a TRiFLE LATE
Delay Of No. 4 Yesterday Due to
Wreck and Not to
Chill.

Delicate noses should be kept under
cover this evening. Else they are quite
liable to be frosted. The mercury
ST started sliding cellarward about mil
night this morning, and by 9 a. III.
it had reached 20 below and was still
dropping. The weather Office pre-.
diets fair and colder weather for to-
night, with continued cold for Friday.
The frigidity is blamed on a high
pressure area" scOoting around some.
where up in Canada. A high pressure
area to the weather man seems to
have much the same effect as blood
pressure on a millionaire-it produces
a chill.
Folks who aw0ke to a cold house
this morning and blamed it on the
furnace may transfer that blame to
the weather. 1t was positively down
right chilly. We're 1t summer time,
'twOuld be said the great amount of
humidity in the air produced the chill.
Whether humidity applies in the win
ter time is beyond the humble inditer
of these lines But tits true there
was an unusual lot of moisture in the
air this morning, and the chill was of
that searching variety more common
to Iowa, Kansas, Illinois and Indiana
than to the high and dry Dakotas.
Trains Not So Late.
Today's trains are not running so
late as might have been expected. At
8 a. M. No. 8, from the east. was
reported one hour late, and No. 4,
from the west. was running two hours
behind it's schedule. Nos. Z and 8,
afternoon locals. were on time.
Wednesdays No. 4 got in last eve
ming at 6:35. 1t was held up, how.
ever, by a wreck west of Glendive
and not by the weather. No 2 came
in last night at 10, very fair per-
formance for the North Coast Limited.
On the Ranges.
Because the SHOWS have not been
deep nor heavy to date, range cattle
have not suffered to the degree they
did around the last of December in
1916 They have had little difficulty
in getting to such grass as remains
on the prairies. In the bottoms south
of Bismarck crews still are engaged
in baling hay. The weather is not un-
seasonable
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
MEN
HELP KlDDIES
JOIN RED CROSS

Hunter, N. D., Dec. 27.-In order
that school children and others who
are not able to pay their dollar for
memberships to the Red Cross i'm
mediately, business men here have
advanced the money to the children,
and are being paid back at 10c week.
This, it was said, was great stimu-
liant for the Red Cross campaign, and
the business men state the children
are anxious to work at odd jobs to
nay up their little debt more quickly.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
DUNN CENTER CLAIMS
LOYALTY RECORD FOR
ITS GRADE STUDENTS

Dunn Center, n D., Dec. 26.-The
Dunn Center school claims loyalty
record. OF 81 youngsters enrolled in
the sixth, seventh and eighth grades,
seven own liberty bonds: q helped
huy a hond for the school: II have
joined the Red Cross: II have agreed
to contribute not less than penny
a each week to buy reading material
for the soldiers, and five Of the little
girls ere diligent workers with the
Red Cross sewers and knitters.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
LEAGUE is NOT
CLAIMING ANY
GAIN IN STATE
Admitted That Membership May
I'D Not Be So Large as y,. ~.
! ,lDi' 2,,h Year Ago. s,.,, ~, % o.
Rl!ql1l 3! 1lGuhs USED .-! ELSEWHERE Il Re
Bowen and the Woods in Mime.
sofa and Wisconsin
Work Now.
blG GUNS USED ELSEWHERE

The Nonpartisan league is making
no rash claims as to its membership
in North Dakota, Edwin c. Wood, son
of F. B. Wood, one of the Big Five
of the National Nonpartisan league,
and himself one of the best organizers
on Mr.. Townley's staff, said this morn
ing: Il can't say how many members
we have in North Dakota just now.
don't know whether we have as many
as we had year ago or more. The
National league membership, l believe,
is now around 100000"
All Of the Woods now are engaged
outside of the state. F.. B. Wood, one
of the founders of the organization. is
devOting all OF his time to the work
of the national Offices in Saint Paul
Howard Wood, speaker of the last
house, and who had been acting as
state manager for the North Dakota
league, since T0wnley's removal from
the state, now is engaged in organic.
alton work in Wisconsin. E. c. Wood,
who spent the fall and winter on his
farm at Deering, has been here over
the holidays with Mrs. Wood, stem
ographer to Governor Frazier, and he
goes on to Minnesota to resume or.
ganizatfOn work there. g.
A. e. Bowen, clerk of the last house,
is organizing in Minnesota, and o. M.
Thomson, another of the leagues
leading organizers, is working in
South Dakota. Joe and Hank Richard
son, the most effective organizers the
league ever had in North Dakota, pull
ed out some weeks ago for the south
and are presumed to be in Nebraska,
although local league managers pro-
fess ignorance as to their present
whereabouts.
President Townley has returned
from the east and is now at national
headquarters in Saint Paul. The po-
litical situation in North Dakota
seems to have attracted little atten-
tion from the league to date. A prom
inent Lacquer stated this morning that
Frazier undoubtedly will be candi-
date for reelection as governor. He
also limited that State Auditor Karl
Kositzky may seek the nomination in
dependently. Mr.. kositzky, himself,
has denied that he has any such asplr-
ations. Friends of Secretary of State
Tom Hall have been insisting since
his recent vindication that he must
be governor, but Mr.. Hall so far has
declined to give serious consideration
to the suggestion. The most promi-
nent possibility remains DR.. E. F.
Ladd.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
FEW WOMEN HAD
BRAVED FROST
AT NOON TODAY
Chilly Reception for the First
Limited Franchise
Election. :.
LIGHT VOTE TO BE GENERAL
Interest in Contest Fades Before
Prospect of Bitten
. Ears.

A chilly reception greeted North Da.
kota's first limited franchise munich
pal election, ushered in this morning
with 20 degree below zero tempera-
ture. At 9 o'clock not single woman
had availed herself of the privilege
for which her sister suffs fought so
long and SO vigilantly. At noon less
than a dozen female votes had been
cast in the whole city.
With the mornings aousework out
Of the way, and with slightly warm.
er weather, it Is expected that more
women will turn out to vote this af-
ternoon, but it is predicted that the
number of pink ballots cast will be
much smaller than anyone anticipated.
Charged Discrimination.
d Early this morning prominent suf-
fragette workers were confident of a
big female vote. Visiting the Ward
Two polling place, and finding that
the ballot box provided for women
was much smaller than the ballot bon
for men, one mOwan objected strenu-
Ously. You'll find before the day is
over that you would have done better
to switch those boxes right around and
give US the larger one, 1, said l,l.,tthe the pro.
testant.
Girl. cierks.a4 scoa>
In Ward One G. ]. Keenen, Judge Of
election, proved himself wiley poll
tician by appointing young women as
clerks. His assistants of the fair sex
are Misses Dansford and Hinckley,
who seemed rather proud of their new
won honor. At Ward Six polling place.
In the fire hall, three women had vot-
ed at noon. At Ward two lone fe.
male votes had been cast.
"They didn't seem particular about
who swore them in Any property
holder that knew them seened accept.
able," said q member ~ the board!
And, they voted Just like majors 44r1ot
one Of them took more than fifteen
minutes to make w sAerf mind and to-
date not a sinGei Qneiof sthks three has
come back and asked for hef ballot
back" -,-,. .-.
How They're identified.
Lets see, Harry Thompson is the
tall thin one, and John Larson is the
tall thick one, isn't he?" asked one Of
the ladies' who sought advice as to
how to cast her ballot.
Being q plumber, Mr.. Thompson
may be expected to have generally
wider acquaintance among the wom-
en.folk than Mr.. Larson, who runs q
lumber yard. Ladies do not usually
buy lumber, but they do have lot to
do. with leaky pipes and fixtures and
so forth. Whether their plumbing ex.
perience will influence the vote one
way or another the count of the BAL
lots this evening will tell.
Polls Close at S. ......
The polls close at 5 this evening.
Through typographical error in
Wednesdays Tribune, the hour was
made 6.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
.URAINIANS IN
POSSESSION OF
LARGE REGION
Occupy Former Headquarters Of
Three Armies in
Rumania.
SEIZE. ARMS AND MUNITIONS
Disarm Resisting Bolsheviki SOL
diery -Cossacks in
Fight. ....

London, Dec. 27.-Ukranian forces,
according to report received at Pet
rograd from the Ukranian Rada and
forwarded by Reuters, have occupied
the headquarters OF the fourth, eighth
and eleventh armies on the Rouman.
ian and southwestern front. Those
who resisted were disarmed, and a
quantity of guns and rifles was seized.
The Ukranians have occupied the
station at Brailoff and disarmed the
guard.
A telegram received in Petrograd
from Tomsk reports fighting in lr.
kutsk, Siberia. Cossacks and military
cadets have engaged the garrison
there for two days with alternating
success ,"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
WOODEN SHIP PROGRAM
NEARLY TOTAL FAILURE

Washington. Dec. 27.-The wooden
ship building program was pictured as
an almost complete failure today by
Rear Admiral F. A. Bowles, assistant
general manager of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, testifying at the
senate commerce committee investi'
eating ship building.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
WOMEN And KIDDIES
DRIVEN TO BEGGERY

Geneva, Dec. 27.-Features of the
German Christmas according to news
from across the frontier, were women
and children openly begging in the
snow covered streets for food to ap-
pease their hunger, and riots in some
of the towns. Only the rich enjoyed a
good, but ordinary dinner and for this
they paid high prices, as much as fifty
dollars. Most of the churches in Ger
many were closed owing to lack of
coal
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
BROWN TO HEAD
CONTROL BOARD
GENERAL BELIEF
Elevation Of Senior Member Said
2'ssto Be Favored BY .,.. !,
ss,, sr'..' !, Associates. 4. Y

James A. E'rown, sRolla banker and
business man and senior member on
the state board of control, is to sue
ceed r.. S. Lewis of Fargo as chair.
man of that body, 1t was announced
at the capitol today. Both Simon j.
Nagel and Patrick NJ. Casey, recent
app0intees of Governor Frazier, are
said to favor the choice If Mr.. Brown,
who Is hold.over from, the Hanna
administration. Mr.. Brown has not
been active In politics.; has shown
much ability in, performing the duties
Of his Office, e and nd his t. elevation to the
chairmsppFHhip SIau! would ,h ,be generally pop,
ular, it Is believed, arn,n .,-,GI ,g,.a.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
To Buy Rolling Stock.

2
Congress will be asked also to appro.
pirate large sum- probably $500, ,000,.
000--for the immediate supply Of rol.
ling stock to handle the flood Of traf'
fic, which has swamped the roads,.
Secretary McAdoo, still retaining
his cabinet post, will be- In charge as
directOr-general and will have author.
ity to decide whether the government
shall also assume operation and con.
troll of express companies.
Decision Announced
The decision to take over the rail.
roads, the government solution Of
the difficulties of the transportation
problems, was announced last night
by President Wilson, taking oyer, .ev-
cry railroad engaged in general trans.
portati0n in continental United States,
including steamship lines. All lines
will be operated as single system.
Legislation Asked.
In statement issued with the form.
al proclamation, President Wilson de.
clared he would ask congress for leg
islation guaranteeing:
list: That the railroad properties
will be maintained during the period
Of federal control in as good repair
and as complete equipment as when
taken over by the government, and
End: That the roads shall receive
net operating income equal in each
case to the average net income Of
the three years preceding June 30,
1917. ,,e.
Officials Retain Management.
Railroad officials will retain direct
management Of the roads, and the
railroad war board composed of five
railroad heads will continue actual op.
Grafton under Director McAdo0's su.
pervision. u......
The presidents statement made
clear that his decision was not due to
any failure of the railroads to per.
form their duty as we'll as they could
under the present restrictions, and the
real reason for the plan was to per.
NIT complete unification of all rail
systems impossible through private
operation by such use prohibiting
pooling Of traffic and earnings.
Although electrical lines engaged in
general transportation are included in
the proclamation, street railway and
interurbah lines are specifically ex'
cluded ......
Not Forced to Accept.
President Wilson will recommend to
congress that the railroads be guar
anteed the average net income OF the
three years ending June 30, 1917, but
any railroad may abide by its constitu'
tional right and refuse to accept this
basis of compensation. In that case,
the question will pass to az arbitrat-
ing body, the precise nature Of which
is to be determined by congress.
Can Save Billions?
The equipment fund will also be
used to pay any deficit. Of earnings
this year, under the pre-war average
or the amount agreed upon, but off.
cials who have given the situation
close study believe it may be unneces-
sary to spend any great sum In this
way. Tney believe that the govern
ment by eliminating wasteful competi-
tion, and unnecessary expenses under
a common control can save hundreds
of millions of dollars. Some officials
even estimate that the saving will be
a billion dollars year. and that the
government will be able to garner rev.
enue from the government operation
plon in addition to insuring railroad
securities holders against loss.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
FIVE HUNDRED BLIND
FROM HALIFAX HORROR

Halifax, N. S., Dec 26.-The esti-
mate that five hundred men, women
and children had become totally or
partially blind, as result of the re-
cent explosion and fire, is proving cor
rect. At least two hundred will be
totally blind, the majority of them be-
ing young women and children.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
NEWLANDS HELD TODAY

Washington, Dec. 27.-Funeral SER
vices for Senator Francis Griffith
Newlands. who died Monday night.
were held here today at St. AL
bans Episcopal church, conducted by
the rector, the Rev. C. T. Warner. In
terment will be made in Oak Hill GEM
etery, Washington.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
TREASURY PAYS DOLLAR
PER OUNCE FOR SILVER

Washington, Dec. IA price to be
paid by the government for silver in
agreement with western producers
has been agreed upon and will be an
nounced soon. It is said to be salts
factory to the producers and will be
about one dollar an ounce.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
KAISER WILHELM'S PLANS
TO KEEP WHAT HE HAS AND
CALL WAR A DRAW APPROVED
Central Powers Would Fall in Line with Proposal Of Hun War
Lord and Accent Terms Offered by RIssa-Share
Condemnation of Proongation Of Struggle.
UNITED STATES AND Entente ALLIES NOT
READY TO RECOGNIZE B0LSHEvIKl ENJOYS
Proer Made at Beginning Of Conference Declared Impossible
with the Prussian Military Autocracy Still in Power
Operations Resumed Without Success on West.
(Bv Associated Press }

A1S0cated PfeSS)
Virtual acceptance Of the peace offered by Russia
made by the central issued the
ference Tuesday by Count Crn the Hungarian minister
provided Russia allies also recognize them and them out
honestly toward the central powers.
Peace Without 1ndemnties
Peace without forcble annexaons and inemties
able the central powers and they will conclude general
Immediately conditions equally just to all the beigerents The
central share Russian condemnation of proongaon Of
the the The return of Germany lost
colonies made essential Of the German conditions for
peace. ....s....
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
800 SOCIALISTS
APPREHENDED BY
GERMAN OFFICERS

London, Dec. 27.-More than 300
members of the German minority So
cialist party were arrested on Christ
mas eve by the German military au-
thorities to a Zurich dispatch given
out today by the Wireless Press.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
CENTRAL POWERS STAND.
Count cxerhth Says They, Must Have
su ipfoti1iae Of Allies.

SO0Us SxCIWp SSyO SU0yl lWUSS, 0dV0
sn snPfetnise Of Allies, 1 ,,,,, Il =,
Petrosfad, Wednesday, Dec, 90
The central powers, Count Czernin,
the AustrO- Hungarian foreign minister
told the peace conference at Brest.
Lit0vsk yesterday, solemnly declare
their resolve to Immediately sign
terms which will terminate the war
on terms equally favorable to all bel.
ligerents. The central powers are
favorable to q peace without annexa-
tions and indemnities. They could
not bind themselves to such terms
without guarantee that Russia's s
allies will recognize them and carry
them out honestly toward the central
powers.
The count declared the central
powers believed that the basic prin.
ciples uttered by the Russian dele.
gates could be the basis of such a
peace. He said they shared Russian
condemnation of a continuation of the
war for the sake of conquest.
Al Must be Obligated.
It is necessary to indicate most
clearly, however, the count added that
the Russian proposal could be realiz-
ed only in the event that all belliger.
ents obligated themselves to adhere to
the terms of such peace.
The Austro- Hungarian foreign min.
lister declared that the central powers
did not intend to forcibly annex ter.
ritories seized during the war, nor
to derive nations of political indie.
pendence lost in the war.
Subject Of Nationaiities.
The question of the subsection OF
nationalities who have not political in.
dependence to smother country can
not be solved internationally and must
be met by each government and its
people by the constitution established
by that government. The protection
Of the right of minorities is an es
sential part of the right of people to
self.definitiOn.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-27
on FRAZIER'S STAFF.
Charles H. Mcvey Colonel and
Aide de Camp to Governor.

Governor Frazier has named Charles
H. McVey of Grand Forks q member
of his military staff, with the title of
colonel and aide de camp.