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TENSION ONLY SLIGHTLY INCREASED

Official reports of the sinking of the American schooner Lyman M Law Mediterranean by Austrian submarine
 ed only slightly to the tension for while the act IS believed been illegal lives were lost and the vessel apparently warned The incident not looked Ill itself sufficient to hurry the development of the situation
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
GLEN ULL|N MAN IN
BAD FOR DRAWING BIG
CHECK WITHOUT FUNDS
E. Urdea, Garage Man, Alleged
to Have Bought Automobile
With "Scrap of Paper

E. Urdea, arrested at Glen Ullin,
last night on a charge of issuing
check for $S526O on the Farmers
State bank at Glen Ullin in which It
is claimed he had no funds, was lodg-
ed in Jail here at noon today, and this
afternoon he will be arraigned before
Justice Blackreid.
The check was made payable to L.
F. Mohowald, Bismarck agent for the
Allen automobile, and was given in
payment for car, which Urdea Is al
legged to have driven TO Glen Ullin.
where he is engaged in the garage
business and there disposed Of it, it
is claimed.
So far as can be cleaned from the
defendants statements, he had buy
er for the car before he came to Bis
marck, and he hoped to beat the check
back to Glen Ullin and get the neces-
sary money into the hank there be-
fore the check showed up for pay
ment. :
Deputy Sheriff Rollin Welch and
Chief of Police Martinson made the
arrest, driving to Glen Ullin yester-I
day afternoon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
IRISH SHOULDER
BATTLE s BRUNT
BEFORE YPRES
Their Names Will Be Immortal
In Annals of Islands Hist
ory
"-' ''- "@'' a .
FACE TERRIFIC MACHINE
FIRE FROM BAVARIANS

British Front in France and Bel
GUM, Aug. 22.-The story of the val
liant fight waged by Irish battalions,
both Ulster men and South of Ireland
men, in the latest British offensive
northeast of Ypres, will make their
names immortal in Irish annals.
The ground over which the Irish
troops fought Tuesday may roughly
be placed as lying between Fortuin
on the north and Frecenburg on the
south. Immediately in front of the
Irish was undulating ground. Every
knoll was strong Bavarian position,
with myriads of machine guns so
placed on the crests that deluge of
bullets could be poured into an at
lacking army.
Shoulder to shoulder they moved
cut among the obstacles at the break
of day begging at every step. The
Irishmen found themselves facing fire
from every machine gun before them,
a vicious, steady stream Of lead
breast high across the whole battle
field. The Ulstermen plunged into
the gun pits at Pona farm, near For
tuin and fierce struggle followed.
They fought until the last German
crumbled beside his gun. There was
intense fighting at every step as they
advanced. Numerous redOubts were
encountered, and in most cases it
was a hand to hand fight to finish
with stubborn enemy.
North of Frecenburg was a redOubt
called Borry farm, holding 60 to 80
,Bavarians with machine guns. The
position was too strong for the infan-
try to take. The Irishmen battled on
until the troops which assayed an at
tack on the Notifications lay dead or
wounded before it. But others pushed
forward to Hill 35. and for time
that point was actually in British
hands.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
DAK0TANS TO
=. PROTEST PRICE
At WASHINGTON
Delegation Headed by Quamme of
Loan Bank Off to Argue
With Hoover
COSTS FARMER $1,7o TO T.
RAISE BUsHEL OF WHEAT

st. Paul Aug. 22.-E. G.. Quamme
president Of the Federal Loan bank of
st. Paul. will leave tonight for Wash
ington, heading delegation of farm.
ers and business men from North Da-
kOta and Minnesota, who represent
the farmers of their district in the
protest fixing $lG5 Ibushel as. the
price for wheat
Thomas Cooper, director of the eX-
tension department of the North Da-
kota agricultural college. one of the
delegation, declared today that $1.7O
per bushel is the cost to the farmer
of raising his crops under the pres
ent conditions, and points out that the
price suggested by H. G.. Hoover, food
administrator. will entail an average
loss of soc to 40c a bushel to the
farmers of the northwest.
J. Finch of Fargo, another of the
delegation, declared that the farmers
will not sell their grain at the price
proposed.
"Some farmers have said they will
hold their grain rather than sell at a
loss, and some have declared that
they will burn it,"
"The situation is extremely critical, y
said Mr.. Quamme today. "lf the price
is not definitely set, it means that
farmers of the northwest will plant
very small crops next year"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22

400 Women Wanted Now
For Red Cross Knitting

-Four hundred workers needed carry the
work of the Bureigh county chapter of the Red Cross
join local auxiliary register the second floor Of
the Posoce building where the central workroom of the chap
ter is located. The special need knitting. Winter ap
preaching and articles be knit for the boys who
will 60 across the
Only start has been made The Of Bismarck
not thoroughly aroused to the necessity Of devong their
ergies to sewing and knitting for the Red Cross
If you do not know how, you learn Competent in
srctors attendance at the central workoom and will be
pleased to give free lessons in sewing and knitting.
1t only costs dollar to belong the Red Cross It
nothing however, to be volunteer worker Membership
essential The Buegh county chapter workers will
give many hours week to this work.
Those who desire to enroll members Of the chapter
forward their memberships to Mr.. f. l.. Conkin
But the pressing necessity just now for WORKE
BE A RED CROSS WORKER. GET INTO TIE RELIEF
TRENCHES HERE IN BISMARCK.
ADMITTING NEEDLE HAS BECOME A WEAPON OF
WAR. IT'S USE HERE IN BISMARCK MAY BE THE MEANS
OF SAVING A LIFE MAYBE YOUR BOYS
GET INTO TIE HOME TRENCHES NOW
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
SECOND DRAFT
EARLY IN 1878
IS PROSPECT
Expected First Increment of 678,.
GOO Will Be Completed Some
time in October
TRAINING FACILITIES ARE
TAXED TO THE LIMIT

Washington, Aug. "a full statis-
tical report on the operations of the
draft law will be prepared by the pro-
vost marshal generals office as soon
as the organization Of the first incrc,
ment of GS7, 900 men of the national
army has been completed sometime in
October.
In the meantime, no definite course
calling the second increment to the
cOlOrs will be taken.
Traininf facilities already are tax
ed to make ready for the men now
available, and it Is regarded as very
unlikely that organizations of addi-
tiOnal 100000 men for the national
army can be begun until the early
spring Of 1918.
Neither quarters nor personnel to
train the force will be available be-
fore that time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
FUEL FAMINE IN
SIGHT,; COUNCIL
!. WIRES CONGRESS
DR.. v. H. Stickney Advises Repre-
sentatives State Is Million
Tons Short Of Needs
lCONGRESSMEN INFORMED
THAT ACTION IS NEEDED
Situation Should Be Remedied at
Once, Says Officer Recently
at Coal Conference
ABANDONS. PLAN.

Washington, aug. 22.-Having
determined the prices to be charg-
ed for bituminous coal at the
mines throughout the country,
President Wilson today turned his
attention to the task of eIecting
man to head the coal admins.
tration.
The president is believed to
have abandoned the Federal
Trade Commissions proposal to
commander the output Of the
mines and sell the product to the
public.
DR.. V. Fl. Stickney, chairman of the
North Dakota state council of defense
today wired North Dakota represen
tatives in congress that the eastern
part of the state of North Dakota is
now a million tons short of it's nor
NAL supply of coal. DR.. Stickney has
just returned from attending the con
ference of the councils Of defense OF
the northwestern states.
"The coal situation in the eastern
part of North Dakota is becoming
more serious every day." DR.. ,Stickney
Wireds "We are~nOWl a million tons
short of the normal silpply"and find
the dealers are unable to. get eastern
coal. This situation should be rem.
edied. We need your help. Advise
what is being done"
Situation Critical
"The threatened fuel shortage in
this section of the country is very
critical stated Secretary f. o. Hell
strom at the Offices of the North Da
kota defense council here today.
Ignite COAL IS UP.
Although Ignite coal has advanced
25 cents per ton since last spring, il
still can be laid down in Fargo for
$3.50 the ton, and after reasonable
profit has been added by the retailer
should 90 to the cOnsuper as by far
the cheapest coal he can buy. Owing
to an enormous advance in the price
of steel and increased labor costs; the
price of Ignite has been advanced q
cents per ton over the quotation last
spring. 1t now sells for $3.50 at the
mouth of the mine, and is retailing
in Bismarck at $3.50, as against 1926
last spring. No further advance is i'm,
mediately anticipated so far as r. J
Mccormick. Bismarck manager for the
Washburn Ignite Coal Co., is able t.
state.
Governor Frazier this morning ad
vised that he has taken cOgniZance of
the increase in price of Ignite, but
while he made no definite statement
he left the impression that he inclnes
to agree with DR.. V. II. Stickney, pres
ident of the North Dakota defense
council, that increases made to date
have not been unreasonable or unWar.
ranted. DR.. Stickney has returned
from the coal conference of the de-
fense council, which has adjourned
temporarily awaiting reports.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
|MPOSTER GETS
COMMISSION As
SECOND LIEUT.

Chicago, Aug. 22.-Secret service
officials here are said to have been
advised today that an imposter Sc
cured a first lieutenants commission
at Fort Sheridan training camp by
using the name of l.. G. Robinson OF
Hoopeston, ILL.,. sophomore at Yves
leyan university. Bloomington, III.
An investigation has been started
The story, as related to the officials
here, is that Robinson applied for en-
trance to the training camp, but hear
ing nothing from his application, sup
posed he was rejected and went on a
vacation in Wisconsin. The officials
are declared to have discovered that
lne government summons were stolen
and presented by another man.
He made an excellent showing at
the camp and was awarded a first
lieutenant's commission. He left on
leave and gave orders that his mall
be forwarded to Hampton, Iowa.
Robinson started the investigation
when he read in the newspapers while
in the Wisconsin woods that he had
been awarded commission.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
German Socialists
CIamor for Peace

Copenhagen. Aug. 22.-After Chan
cellor Michaeis informed the main
committee of the Reichstag Tuesday
that Germany would not reply to the
peace note. until she had consulted
her allies, Socialist speakers who fol.
lowed him said they favored the
Pope's action as they would welcome
any step capable of bringing peace,
and all the more because it was ex-
peeled to hear results.
The centrists associated themselves
with the chancellor's remarks and said
the pope's proposal marked extraor-
dinary valuable progress toward peace,
which was so ardently desired by all
nations. They hoped that the pro-
posals would meet with full success.
The national liberal speakers said
they were unable as yet to examine
closely the context of the papal note,
hut endorsed the chancellOr's state
ment. The conservatives also assOci-
ated themselves with Dr. Michaelis'
remarks, but reserved their attitude
with regard to details.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
Old Books and
Magazines for
The Soldiers

There is a pressing need for
reading materials to be sent to
the cantonments and later to
France. Bismarck has been made
state headquarters for the coiIec-
ton Of books and magazines for
the soldiers in training and those
already in France.
Mrs. Minnie BudIong, secretary
Of the state library commission,
has charge of this work for me
state. Little work has been done
locally and today Mrs. 6udlong
issues an appeal for old books and
periodicals.. They can be brought
to the Public Library at the Com
mercial club where they will he
listed and prepared for shipment.
Any town in BurIeigh county
can gather books and magazines
and then notify Mrs. BudIong.
Don't ship any reading material
tc Bismarck until instructed to
do so. It is planned to ship them
directly from the point of collec-
tion to avoid double handling.
It is believed there are many
books and magazines in the Cap
ital City that can be spared to
give the soldiers plenty of reading
material. Any kind of book can
be given. II it is worn out or Of
little general interest, it will be
sold as old paper and new books
purchased with the funds.
Just bring an armful Of books
and magazines to the Commercial
club on your way 10 work tomor-
row. n,t
1t is 4 little thing to do for the
boys in, the trenches.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
FIRES
IN MONTANA
AND IDAHO

Missoula, Mont, Aug 222.-Cnited
States forest officials said today that
they were facing the worst fire sit
uation that has arisen in western
Montana and Idaho since the district
was swept by a general conflagration
in 1910. A rapidly growing fire west
Of LolO Springs was famed beyond
control by a gale.
large fire near Beeley Lake is
spreading. Fires just across the state
line in Idaho have been surrounded
by fire lines and will be restricted un-
til another call should arise.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
Big Food Survey
For Entire Nation

Washington, Aug. 22-The depart
ment of agriculture set in motion to.
day the machinery for taking a ma
tion-wide census of the food supply.
The survey including 100 different
warehouses, stores, and even in .am'
lily larders.
A preliminary census of eighteen OF
the principal commodities will be TAX
en- within the next month and a com
plete survey will follow after the sea.
sons crops are gathered.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
INVESTIGATE AFFIDAVIT
Slope People Question Schoo,
Teacher Dependency Claim

Amidon, N. D.. Aug. 22.-Leonal J.
Wells, Peaceful Valley township school
teacher, is being investigated on the
strength of an affidavit made to the
Slope county exemption board stating
that his parents were dependent on
him for support. Queries are said to
have developed the fact that his par
ents own farm and that other broth
ers living nearby contribute to their
support. ,>,aiA!ht.ki3Hk1
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
RAPID BLOWS
DRIVE GERMANS
BEFORE YPRES
Important Positions Captured By
British Are Holly Contested
by Teutons
FRENCH OFFENSIVE NEAR
VERDUN IS PROGRESSING
Vienna Comedies That Italians
Have Made Important Gains
Against Austrians
FRENCH OFFENSIVE NEAR
VERDUN IS PROGRESSING
(By Associate Press, }

oO.y
Another OF the rapid succession of
blows which the British and French
are striking at various points along
the Franco-Belgian front fell this
morning on the Germans in the Ypres.
where the British were held last week
in their drive in conjunction with the
French forces to the north. At dawn
the British advanced over the fiercely
contested field between Langemarck
and Frezenberg. No details of the
new battle have been received thus
far. The Importance of those posi-
tiOns is shown by the desperate cOun-
ter attacks last week by the Germans
after Irish troops had made consider
able headway.
Sharp Fighting Continues. -.
Sharp fighting continues around
Lens, in the outskirts of which the
British are making progress in spite
of the determined resistance of tho
Germans. Counter attacks during
the night. failed to shake the British
from their new positions and further
gains at some points are reported Of
ficially from London. ~t,
Continue Their Efforts. =
The Germans last night continued
their efforts to recapture the ground
gained in, the new French offensive
On the Verdun front. Heavy counter
attacks were made on both sides OF
the Meuse. and although the Germans
were enabled to gain footing tenn.
pOrarily in the new French, positions
at points, they were soon driven Ollt,
The number of prisoners taken by the
French has reached 6,116. Several
strong attacks by the Germans on tho
Aisne front during the night were re.
pulsed.
Loss Of SeIo.
Vienna comedies that the Italians
have forced back the Austrians at
the loss of the village OF Selo, on the
some points in the new battle of IL.
onZo. The Austrian war office reports
Carso front, and. the territory below
Anzza, on the IzOnZo south of Pal
minO. 1t is said more than $500 Ital-
ians have been captured. Early today
ten German aerOplanes approached
the Trentish cOact of England, and al
though they were unable to penetrate
far inland, dropped bombs on the port
of Dover. Two of the planes were
brought down. Three persons were
killed and two injured by bombs.
Several airships visited the York
shire coast in England during the
night. Only slight damages were in
flicted. Bombs were dropped on Hum
ber.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
$4,000 PRISONERS.

Rome, Aug. 22.-'More than $4,000
Austro-Hungarian prisoners have been
captured by the Italians in their Of
fensive on the Izonzo front, the Italian
war department announced today. The
Italians have also taken 13 guns.
General Cadorna reports that the
Italians have gained new successes
along the whole battle line. North Of
Gorizia the operations are proceeding
regularly To the north the struggle
is localizing, especially on the CarsO
front.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
SLASH COAL PRICES.

Chicago, Aug 22.-The Consumers
Company, Chica go, said to be the larg,
est retail coal dealers in the world to-
day, announced a slash of. from 81 90
to $3.50 on soft coal, effective immed-
lately. This is in line with the price
fixed by President Wilson. Other deal
ers will make similar cuts at once, 1t
is said It is estimated the reductions
will cut Chicago's coal bill by $3O,OO0,-
900.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
Prisoners at
Wa||a Wa|Ia Pen
Start Rebellion

Walla Walla, Wash. Aug. 22.-Ev-
cry window on one side of the state
penitentiary here has been broken and
cell doors are said to be weakening
as a result of continued hammering
by prisoners, who began a mutiny yes
terday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
BLACKLEG APPEARS
John Whittmeyer Of Upham Loses
Four Cattle to Plague

Upham, N. D., Aug. 22.-John Whit
meyer has lost four cattle through
blacklef. diesase not common in this
section since pioneer days, and there
is big demand for government vac
cine.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
No SMOK|N' IN
BERLIN STREETS

Amsterdam, Aug. Zl.-According to
a Berlin newspaper, police in Germany
intend to prohibit smoking in the
streets, in view of the decline in to-
bacO stocks
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
RUSSIA S BIC
PROBLEM IS TO
OVERCOME PAST
Wreckage Left by Old Regime
Must Be Cleared Away First
Says Russell
WORST GOVERNMENT ON.
EARTH BUNGLED MATTERS
Trans Siberian Railroad Could Do
Only One Third Of Its Normal
Work
CONCERN OVER RUSSIA.

~ NV SSNSNs
Washington, D. c., Aug. 22.-
Official dispatches have been re-
ceived from Russia within the last
"a hours of such character as to
cause some concern over the situ-
alton they picture. They will not
be made public, much less be dis
cussed at this time by American
officials, who regard them as indi-
eating a condition with which the
provisional government, has to
deal. ".S,,..
The extent Of German intrigue
in Russia is we'll known and sub
ject matter of the dispatches prob
ably is connected. with that.
This is the fourth article by
Charles Edward Russell, Tribune
staff writer, since his return from
Russia, where he spent three
months as member Of President
Wilson's official Root commission
to the Russian provisional gov
ernment.
BY CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL
Copyright, 1917, by the Newspaper
Enterprise AssOciatiOn)
The Russians are lightin and strug
CLING, on toward an advanced an(
stable form of democratic govern
merit, but they still have the legs o
the Old Man of the Sea around theii
necks. .".@
The remains of the seven times &C
cursed old system still hamper them
They canned the car, but they
couldn't can all Of the vast swarm o.
wills that the car style of govern
menf had nailed down upon them.
Everything in the old autocratit
government of Russia that WASH
done corruptly was done stupidity ant
everything that wasn't stolen was
haShed.
The government, good or bad, of ;
nation of lS0,0OO,OOO people stretched
over a continent 6GOO miles wide
means a colossal machine-that is t(
say, Offices and men at work in them
The revolution ousted the chief ell
gineers of the Russian machine, but Il
couldn't possibly GUST all the millions
of cogs, wheels and pistOns.
Also, it could not possibly change
at once the methods and plans by
which these did, or were supposed tt
do, their work.
Worst Government.
B'ut it began to strip the cover from
these methods and plans and revealed
in detail what had been beyond doub
the very worst government ever
known on this earth
Everything about it was done badly
except the police ejob. When it came
to watching, Overaweing and terror
Continued on Page Three.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-22
HOOVER RULING
WOULD SEIZE ALL.
WHEAT ]. IN STATE
Provision Allowing Elevators to
Sell Stored Grain at End of
80 Days Protested
WOULD PLACE FARMER
AT MERCY OF MARKET
Clause Compels Owner to Accept
Price Offered at Time of
Forced Sale
DISCONTINUE TRADING.

ISCONTlNUE TRADING.
Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 22-Dl-
rectors Of the Minneapolis cham
ber of commerce announced today
that trading in wheat and rye fu-
lures would be discontinued after
Sept. I, in accordance with the
federal food administration. The
announcement followed a meeting
of the board.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04

stationed at all the gates and no one is
permitted to walk through the grounds.
Clerks in the State, War and Navy
Building, across the street, were sur
prised to find on going home this after
noon that their customary shortcut
through the grounds had been barred.
The suffrage sentineis stood guard
side by side with the bluecoats at the
Pennsylvania Avenue gates.
The other government buildings were
closed at 2 o'clock. Persons having
business to transact must obtain cards
Of admission.
A Secret Service agent went to the
Germany Embassy Immediately after
the ambassador was handed his pass
ports and arranged to afford the pro-
lection Of the service not only to the
ambassadors person during the re-
mainder Of his stay here, but to the
other officials Of the embassy and the
building itself.
Since the outbreak of the war q po-
liceman has been constantly on guard
at every belligerent embassy and lega-
ton. The German Embassy will now
be watched by secret agents as well,
both to prevent attacks by fanatics and
to keep the activities of the embassy
under surveillance for the information
Of the United States government.