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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26
War Taxes
Are Revised
In Senate

Washington, May DISCRIMINATION
of the five per cent manufacturers
tax on automobiles in the war tax
as passed by the house, and substitu-
tion of license tax at rate yet to
be fixed for motor vehicles, payable
by those having possession, was de-
cided upon today by the senate fin
ance committee The income tax
section as first drawn, including the
two per cent normal tax and the
house committee surtaxes also were
adopted by the senate committee. It
struck out, however, the increased
surtaxes on incomes above 100000,
added in the house on amendment by
Representative Lenroot Of Wisconsin.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26
PARDON B0kRQ. '::::.:: "a: ::::::. !: ::::..
MEET DEFERRED.
FRAZIER AWAY
Governor Announces Session to
Consider 100 Applications
Goes Over to June 25

The statutary meeting of the state
pardon board, scheduled for June 2,
upon which date 100 applications for
pardons will be considered, and when
scores of friends Of prisoners and
other persons interested had planned
to visit Bismarck. will not be held
June 2, Governor Frazier announced
this morning. The meeting will be
postponed because the governor will
not be in the city on that date.
Twin City papers have Frazier
scheduled to join with President
Townlev and former Congressman
James Mananan in addressing Mime.
sofas first big Nonpartisan league
meeting at Chatlleld, Mimi, on June 2
The governor, however, has not al.
nounced his acceptance of this honor
as the reason for adjourning the par
don board sessions, which will go
over to June 25.
The attorney general also will be
out of the city June 2 He plans to
go from Minot to Washington, D. c.,
to join the North Dakota railway
commission in it's protest against tho
IS per cent freight rate increase be-
fore the interstate commerce COM
mission. It is possible that the gov
ernor may accompany the attorney
general, altho he is not decided on
this point.
New Members.
The governor this morning named
two new members of the pardon
board-Peter Roth of New Salem and
Gust Wog of Relield---to succeed G..
II. Garnett of st. Thomas and NJ. J.
Connolly of Amidon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26
Take in Your
Garden-Frost
Due Tonight
Bowbells Had Killing Freeze Last
Night-Little Damage Ex-
.t. pected

Take in your garden tonight and
find a nice warm spot for it back of
the kitchen range, for a killing frost
is predicted by C. w. Roberts, mete-
orologist, in charge of United States
weather bureau service for North Da-
kOta
Not so much damage is feared to-.
night in southern and central North
Dakota, but the northern tier OF coun-
ties may be badly nipped. BoWbells
reported bad freeze last night, with
the mercury down to 26. If the wind
maintains it's present velocity, to-
nights frost will have but little op-
portunity to harm.
North Dakota enjoyed none Of the
heavy rainfall which fell over Kan
sas and Nebraska and extended into
South Dakota last night. The high
wind prevailing in this state did no
damage, so far as reports to the state
Offices of the weather bureau are con-
cerned. go
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26
Newspaper
Censorship
To Be Mild

Washington, May ga compro.
mise provision for newspaper censor.
ship was agreed upon today by the
conferees on the espionage bill. They
regarded it as greatly modifying the
one agreed upon yesterday. The new
draft proposes that congress shall pro-
hibit the publication Of military infor
nation, but not that regarding equip
ment" of the armed forces and instead
of authorizing the president to make
censorship rules and regulations, con-
fers upon him merely the power of
publication of matter prohibited by
the section. w.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26
TO USE STEEL
NOT WOOD, FOR
M[RCHAN1ME

New York, May 26.-The ships that
the American government will build
to beat the German submarines and
carry supplies to our European allies
will be constructed of steel instead Of
wood.
General Goethars appeal for the co.
operation of the iron and steel manu-
facturers found an enthusiastic and
patriotic response at dinner last
night after he told them the proposal
to build 1000 3,0O0-ton wooden ships
in IS months is simply hopeless.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26
KA|SER'S SUBJECT
CANNOT ENTER
FORT SMELLING

Ft. Smelling, Mimi, May 26.--On the
ground that he is a subject of the
German emperor, the application Of
Peter Pauley, member Of the Sec.
ond Minnesota infantry, for a place
in the student officers camp here was
rejected today Pauley has taken out
his first citizenship papers, but Cap
tain Mason, camp adjutant, rules
against him. His home is in Austin.
A number of national guardsmen rec
commended for training at the camp
will be rejected because they are un-
der the age limit Of 20 years and 8
months.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26
St. Paul Church
Architect Dies on
Way to Studio

st. Paul, Mimi, May 26.-Emman-
uel Louis Masqueray, chief of design
of the st. Louis exposition and archi-
tect' of a number of American cath
edrals, including those in Minneapolis
and st. Paul, died here today. He
was stricken while on his way to his
studio and never regained conscious.
ness. He was a native of France,
and there studied architecture. He
was GO years old and unmarried.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26
STEELE GIVES SEQ,
TEACHERS s1KE;::uNt1,,,: y p:
YBR|'lYE::ENDiSS;:1I0 TO-DAY

The village of Steele yesterday sub
scribed $50 to Bismarck's war Y. NJ.
c. A. fund for the benefit of soldiers
enlisting from central North Dakota.
Teachers of the north ward school
subscribed to q unit, and numerous
subscriptionSuo12 2amssdj from ai other
sources. Ji~,s-. r- .va%-- f.. 2
The big drive closes tonight, with
a meeting of the executive committee
to be held at the Commercial club
rooms at 8 o'clock.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26
GERMAN AIR RAID
| OVER ENGLAND IS
FATAL |. TO MANY
Sixteen Craft Deal Death and
Destruction Over Southeast
ern Portion Of Island
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
n CAUGHT IN STREETS
fhree Of Invading Aeroplanes
Brought Down After Fierce
Battle in the Clouds

London, May 26.-German airship
n to the number of about 16 raide
H the southwest coast of England Frida,
Il Xevening, according to an official state
Kment issued today. Seventy-six pei
%sons were killed and ia were injur
#ed. Three of the airships were sho
down.
D The following report was made b.
Marshal Viscount French: =.
1 Sixteen in Fleet.
Large number of enemy airships
about Is in number. raided south
east coast of England last night be
tween $3.50 and 6 o'clock. Bomb.
were dropped in a number of places
but nearly all the damage was done
in one town, where the bombs fel
into the streets, causing considerable
casualties among the civilian popula
ton. Some shops and houses were
also seriously damaged. . ,'-'E .,..,s,
rs Are Killed. y" ,s
"The total casualties reported by
police from all districts are: Killed
76; injured, la. OF the killed, 21
were women and % children, while
43 women and 10 children were in
jured. .a.. @%.'..
"Aeroplanes from the Royal Flying
corps went In pursuit and the raidine
airplanes were engaged by the fight
ing squadron of the Royal Naval All
service from Dunkirk on their return
journey. The admiralty reports thai
three enemy aerOplanes were shot
down by the latter"
An admiralty statement issued TO-
day says: -.
"Naval aeroplanes attacked the
aerOdrome at st. Denis Westre, near
Breus yesterday morning. dropping
many bombs. In the evening several
enemy air craft returning from the
raid on England were engaged over.
seas. An encounter took place be
tween one British and three hostile
airplanes in mid channel and one Of
the latter was destroyed. Several
encounters also took place off the
Belgian coast in which two large
twin-engine hostile machines were
shot down. All our machines return.
ed safely -
This is the second German air raid
on England within three days. On
"Wednesday night four or five German
air craft flew over the English coun-
ties and dropped a number of bombs,
killing one man. For six previous
months no attack on England had
been made in the air, following two
disastrous raids, in which three Yep.
pelins were destroyed
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26
Born Tossed by Wind
BreoksAgedM0n'sB Back
= : = q: : : = =: + + = =

Kingsley, Ia, May 26.-While {
D. D. Kindig, an aged resident. t
= was examining a barn that had ::
Z been blown over in wind .:
!. storm, sudden, furious air {
, current picked the building up I:
: again, twirled it around and =:
dropped it on the same spot :
: again, after striking Mr.. Kin !:
dig with the corner of it and !:
: breaking, his back He is in ::
Sioux City hospitahsGeal5a g,H !
> : I: q *sr* !: *$f$ e *.*
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26
GERMAN STATEMENT.

Berlin. May 26.-German aerop1anes
yesterday dropped bombs on Dover
and Folkestone, says the official an.
nouncement issued today by the Ger
man war department.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26
MURDERER ENTERS PRISON.

Saltwater, Mimi, May 26.-Joseph
Redenbaugh, confessed slayer of Pa
trolman George Connery Of Minneap-
oils and Mrs. Alice NJ. Dunn Of St.
Paul, entered the state penitentiary
here late yesterday, to begin serving
a sentence of life Imprisonment.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26
CONYEN ton MAY
Be EH[l|D,;.ASSERT
FISK AND L|NDE
Take Issue With Attorney Gen.
erals Opinion That Peti-
tions Only Are Legal
CAss WILL IGNORE
.,-..g ATTORNEY GENERAL

Fargo, N. D., May 26.-cass
county republicans ts;is morning
determined to proceed with the
convention plan OF nominating
congressional candidates, IRE.
spective Of the opinion Of the at.
torney general, and caucuses for
June 8 and the COW ntion June
10. Judge spaIdino addressed the
central comsmittss, decIarin5t that
the convention system was posi-
lively established by the laws of
the state.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26
|REOENBAUGA STARTS
HIS LIFE SENTENCE

st. Paul, Mimi, May 26.-The Ram
sey county grand jury late yesterday
returned indictments against Frank
J. Dunn, Mike Moore, Joe Reden-
baugh and F. McCool, charging them
with, first degree murder in connec.
ton with the death of Mrs. Alice Nc
Quillan Dunn, whose husband is
among those indicted.
IN Mrs. Dunn was shot and killed in
the home of her parents last month.
ince that time the police have held
Frank J. Dunn, without charge. the
indictment returned today being the
first placed against him.
Redenbaugh and McCool, with an
other man, for whom the police are
searching, are said to have been in
the McQuillan home at the time Of
the shooting. Moore is alleged to
have been the "pay-off'' man in plot
which the police say was made by
Dunn to dispose of his wife, from
whom he had been separated
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26
REDENBAUcH GIVEN LIFE.

Minneapolis, May 26.-Joseph Red
enbaugh, confessed slayer of Mrs.
Alice M. Dunn of St. Paul and Pa
trolman George Connery of Minneap-
oils, was sentenced to life imprison-
ment by Judge w. E. Hale in district
court late yesterday, for the Connery
murder. He pleaded guilty when ar
raigned yesterday on a charge of kill
ing Connery. a
Redenbaugh is expected to be the
chief witness for the state in the
Dunn case. Redenbaugh declares he
was hired by Dunn to kill Mrs. Dunn.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26
IMPROVE POSITIONS

Berlin. May 26.-The Germans yes
terday improved their position In the
Chemins Des Zames on the Aisne front.
taking 544 French prisoners, says the
official statement issued today BY the
German army headquarters stah.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26

That there is nothing in North Da-
kOta's primary election statutes re-
pealing even by implication the caucus
and convention system as relates to
special elections, and that candidates
for congress in the First district may
be nominated either by the convention
system or by individual petitions is
the opinion expressed today by form
er Chief Justice C. j Fisk and form
er Attorney General Henry j. Linde,
both Of whom disagree with the find
ings of the attorney generals office
as expressed in his opinion announced
yesterday.
,i4Y o. Primary Provisions s..
Chapter 100, Section 2, of the laws
of 1905, specifically provides that the
primary election law shall not apply
in special elections, but that officers
enumerated in this section shall be
nominated for special elections las
otherwise provided by law" At the
time this statute was passed, the other
provisions of law were Section SOL of
the compiled laws of 1899, providing
for nomination by petition or by mass
conventions in which the number Of
delegates is equal to the number of
names required on an individual petit
ton, and the old law providing for
caucuses and party conventions, un-
der which all nominations were made
Continued on Page Three)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-20
LABOR PACIFISTS
ARE IN MINORITY

Buffalo. N. Y. Nov. 2O.-The over.
whelming defeat of the pacifists by the
supporters Of President Samuel Com
pers at the annual convention of the
American Federation Of Labor, was fol-
lowed today by the rapid disposal of
many important resolutions upon
which the antiwar party had been ex.
pected to show fight.
Resolutions relating to labor supply
to meet war conditions were adopted
after brief debate. The creation of an
emergency supply commission connect
ed with the federal. department of la
Dor and the report Of the executive
council on the proper distribution of
labor were covered jointly in a report
from the resolutions committee.
The committee recommended that the
incoming executive council take up
with the presidents Of all affiliated or
ganizations and the proper government
officials any question that may arise
in connection with labor supply during
the war. 1t was adopted unanimously.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-20
$4,000 GREEKS
IN ENEMY \. ARMY
COMPOSE FOURTH HELLENESE
CORPS WHICH. WENT OVER TO
BULGARS IN NSEPTEMBER, 1916.

CBy Associated Press.

Italian Headquarters in Northen Italy
Sunday. Nov. 1S.-Inforrhation is trick
ling across the Piave river from the
Italians in eastern Venetia now over
run by the enemy. According to these
reports, Emperor Charles of Austria
Hungary has visited Gorizia and Udine.
and King Ferdinand of Bulgaria has
passed through Gradisca and Palmano.
The garrison at Udine, the former
Italian headquarters is said to be made
up of Turkish soldiers. who are using
the church of Santa Maria as one of
their barracks. On the citadel of
Udine, the invaders have raised five
flags-Austrian. German, Bulgarian.
Turkish and Greek. The last five flags
represents the Greek division which
went over to the Bulgarians at Kavala
and Fort Rupel. and which some re-
ports put among the enemy divisions
operating on the Italian front.
Early in September. 1916. the fourth
Greek army corps with headquarters at
kavala surrendered to the Bulgarians.
Its strength was reported to be 5000
men and these were later transported
to Germany. III
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-20
CONsULS STRIPPED OF POWER
REvOLTERS ARE SUPPORTED
BY SIAAV TROOPS
WANT RECOGNITION
Trouble Comes Mt T0rnea-Swede Con-
sui Is Ordered by the AgitatOrs to
Give Them His Automobile and Act
as Their Chauffeur.
CBy the Associated Press.)

Stockholm, Nov. 20.-The American,
French and British representatives at
the border station of Tornea. opposite
Haparanda, have been stripped of ac-
tual power by Finnish revolutionists.
assisted by Russian soldiers. At the
outset, the revolutionists refused to
recognize any diplomatic privileges and
detained property accredited couriers.
They were induced finally to desist
from this attitude, but they are bring
ing all conceivable obstructionist tao
tics to bear to compel the entente rep
resentatives to recognize them. Rec
ognition has been refused flatly.
The revolutionists visited the Swed-
ish consulate at Tornea and demanded
that the consul place his automobile at
their disposal and he himself act as
their chaffeur. This he refused to do.
The revolutionists then tore the Swed-
ish flag from the consulate and de-
parted declaring that they needed no
foreign consuls in Tornea.
Ira Nelson Morris, the American
minister learns from competent
source that Petrograd was quiet up to
Friday night and that the police were
guarding the various legations and en-
bassies.
Fighting in Moscow has ceased. 1t
is reported to have been very sanguin-
airy. Estimates of the number of dead
reach as high as four thousand.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-20
lRy the Assoclated Pressl


Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Monday. Nov. l9.--The associated
Press correspondent today made a tour
Of thirty miles along the Piave battle
front visiting Zeenson, Fagare and
Sega mill, where desperate fighting has
occurred and saw the Duke of Aosta.
commander of the third army, guard.
ing the Piave line whose men hurled
the Austrians back into the river and
re.established the solidity of the Piave.
At the moment the duke was issuing
an address to his army congratulating
them on their glorious achievement.
Was Striking Picture.
II was striking picture as the duke
stood there studying map. He Is
tall. of athletic build, with gray hair
and moustache, and face bronzed by
exposure. He wore the service uniform
Of high command, with boots, spurs
and a great coat edged with black fur.
Every one of the officers said the
enemy had been thrown back, except
at the brink OF the river. as far as
Zeenson. where few men were hud-
died in the bushes unable to so for
ward or backward and were being slow
ly cut to pieces. AT Fagare. Folina
and in the Sega mill. the route Of the
enemy was being accomplished in fear
full hand-to-hand lighting on Saturday
and Sunday.
Pass Noted Brigade.
Troops along the front took part to
the very center of the hardest fighting
and along the edge of the inundated
region where the countryside was trans
formed suddenly into a vast inland sea-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-20
GOVERNOR WILLIAMS
ARDMORE VISITOR

Governor X. L. Williams spent most
of today in Ardmore. The governor
was on his way to TT. Worth, where
9th Governor W. r. Hobby. of Texas.
he will review the troops at Camp
Bowie tomorrow afternoon. Al noon
tomorrow the two governors and Miss
Margaret Woodrow Wilson. daughter Of
President Wilson. will be honor guests
of the Fit Worth Rotary Club at lunch
con.
The governor spent the forenoon rid
ing about the city and renewing ac'
quaintances. In company with Erret
Dunlap, whose guest he was. Governor
Williams visited points of interest and
commented upon the surprisingly rapid
advancement of Ardmore. At noon he.
with Jake l.. Hamon. John Carlock. $.
A. Apple. Congressman c. ID. Carter
and p c. Dings. was a guest at lunch
con at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Dun
lap. 905 McLish avenue.
Governor Williams left at 4:2J p. m,
for F't- Worth
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-20
WAR SUMMARY

l'ish have made slight advance north
west of Passchendaele and have repuls
ed German attacks at other points in
the Ypres salient.
In the region of Chaume wood, on the
right bank of the Meuse, northeast of
Verdun. the French have made an ap-
preciable advance inflicting losses on
the Germans
In the American sector the artillery
firing continues active and there have
been further clashes between American
and German patrols. An American sol.
der has been killed in "a fight in No
Mans Land.
Reports to Copenhagen from several
sources in Germany bear out the re-
ports that taking advantage of the sit
uation in Russia, the German govern
ment is making heavy transfers of
troops from the Russian front. Only
part of them appear to be going to
Italy where the front is too narrow to
permit the use of great masses, and
Won Hindenburg's legions at some other
point, in the way of a diversion. may
perhaps be expected
Some troops are reported to have
been moved to the western front, but
this is not necessarily significant, as
Field Marshal Haig,s poundings necessi-
tate frequent relief for exhausted Ger
man divisions.
German newspapers discuss with
suspicious frankness any prospect of an
offensive on the Saloniki front. but
have never a word to say about the OBJ
vious chance Of a smashing blow at
Rumania in an effort to end the resist
ance of that nation.
AS for Italy. il the Austrians and Ger
mans find the reinforced Italian army
too hard nut TO attempt to crack. the
central powers can easily and quickly
change to the defensive on a strong
line for the purpose of seeking to force
a decision on some other selected front
with the bulk of their strategic re
serve.
Premier kerensky is reported to be at
Luga. ninety miles south of Petrograd.
where two army corps loyal to the
committee for the salvation of the revo-
luton. which is opposed TO the bolshev-
Xxi. are stationed. The bolsheviki now
hold the upper hand in Petrograd. Mos
COW and other large cities. but IL is in
dicated that the question of food sup
plies now overshadows the political sit
uation. Telegrams received In London
show that the food problem is most
pressing and that the menace of fam
Inc has brought about a cessation OF
hostilities between the opposing fac
tions at least for the moment.
The government OF Premier Lloyd
George apparently has been successful
In facing the first serious attack upon
is administration. The premier in the
house OF commons has baked his crit
cs and declared that the new allied war
council would coordinate the work of
the various staffs and was not an at
tempt to place military power in the
hands OF politicians.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-20
DOUBLE KILLING
NEAR TATUMS
TWO NEGROES SHOT TO DEATH IN
WILD HORSE COUNTRY
SUNDAY.
OVER POKER GAME
Ed Price, Negro, Killed BY william
Spencer. Also Negro. and Spencer Is
Killed by Frank Gassoway = Claims
Self-Defense.
Ed Price, negro, aged ss. killed acci

Ed Price. a negro. aged 63. killed acci-
dentaly.
VIM. Spencer bad negro. shot and
killed by Frank Gassoway. a white man.
in self-defense, II IL claimed.
Fifty or sixty white and negro men
were playing poker near Tatums sun
day afternoon when trouble arose be.
tween Frank Gassoway. white. and VIII
liam Spencer. negro. The latter shot
three times at Gassoway. missing him
each time. but one of the shots killed
Ed Price, a negro, aged So. Gassoway
hen shot and killed Spencer, who was
& 'wn as desperate character. Spen-
It is said, had shot and wounded
" negro last Friday.
az was brought to Ardmore
Moi. yht and placed in Jail. but it
IS cot he will be prosecuted. as
most OF e witnesses told officers
that the i. Spencer by Gassoway
was in self,
The place y the killing occurred
Is in what is kh Sn as the Wild Horse
country. about the widest section of
Carter county, more than forty miles
from Artlmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-20
FARMERS UNION
IN ANNUAL MEET
FROM TWENTY
STATES RALLY AT JONES
BORO, ARKANSAS.

Jonesboro. Ark, Nov. 20.-Delegates
from more than twenty states. attended
the opening session here this morning
of the thirteenth annual convention OF
the Farmers Educational and Co-Opera-
tive Union of America. which will be de-
voted largely TO discussion of methods
TO increase soil efficiency and increase
the yield of American farms as means
of aiding the United States in winning
the war.
The convention will continue in ses-
sion through Thursday.
Addresses of welcome and the appoint
ment OF committees made up the first
days program. Charles s. Barrett of
Georgia, president Of the farmers union.
and Governor Charles II. Brough of Ar
kansas will be the speakers at to-
nights session.