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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-15
MO P5D5EE0N EMPLEO AL....
.Os TcaeraIeS Fcderaies y Ia Secrets
.aTia de Guerra

L0s TcaeraleS Fcderaies y Ia Secrcta-
;aTia de Guerra
A principles del mes de JUNO,
-os diio 81 scnor General. 70 reel
hi carta dc al1in amigo MIC. radi-
cado en- Mexico. y General del Ei@rci-
20 Federal. en- Ia que me c~omunica-
1u cue q. = otrcs companeros. ha-
ban pensado a~cercarse al jcfc de! eje-
rutivo para poner en- 81 conocimient-
10 s;@uiente:
Hacc mucho tempo que. por 6rde-
mes cx2resas de IA Secretaria de la
Guerra los jetcs Y oficiales del eier-
rito federal. radicados en- n ciudad
lie Mexico. tenian que p~resentarse
"cri6dicamente 4 las oficinas del di-
cho ministerio. sin mas o-Je-o que ei
de faci!itar IA vigilancia que sobre
clos c]iercia. de manera que les las
timaba Y les moleStaba, el go
bicrro.
A&cmas, estaban obligadCs = tcner
cl corriente al miniStro de a Guerra,
de sus camhios De domicilio. y, lc
que es mas grave aun, "tenian pro-
hibici6n expresa dc a~usentarse nj por
IN dia de Ia ciudad de Mexico" 10
gve les causaba las molestiaS Y con-
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Ante ell Prcsidcnte

"A principles de este mes dc Ju-
10, continua dic;endo cl General, re-
cibi noticia de cue la comisi6n q que
aIuGo Sc habia tornado, y habia he
cho 81 referida demanda al Jefe del
Executive de Mexico.
Segun Sc ne dice, Ell enconEr6 JUS
tificada por demas su solicitud, y or
respuesta a ella. les dijo cue queda-
ban libres absoiutamente para hacer
10 one mejor les pareciera, J Dor il
tantc. cxentos de T. presentation pc
ri0dica ante el ministerio &c la guerra
' t@cuitados para saIir de Mexico
cuando 10 tuvieraH a bien, Q Objeto
de ateader a sus negocios.
No tuvo otro objeto esa comisi6n,
senior General? le 7reguntamcs.
-Ninguno 81 no ese que lie he ex-
presado a listed, 10 cuaI puedo afr
mar por las pruebas cue sobre eilo
tenco. De solicitar empleo en- las Il
las del nuevo ejGrcito carraucista, nc
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PERMISOS PARA FINCAR

Nathan Karin. Puesto. Gale ".
Houston. Block 105.-S100.
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VIAJERO.

Anoche salieron de esta ciudad,
ruabo a Ia de Monterrey, del Estado
de Nuevo Leon, el senior don Fran
cisco ZuazIa : Il hijo politico, ell Sc
nor 4. Vega Sl'.2ffino.
e. senior Z-&2ua hiZo un viaje es-
Decial q San Antonio con oAjeto de
curarse de una ,afermeiad de la Wis
ia. cue lie venia aQGej"ado desde ha-
ce tempo. Y, va restablecido, vuelve
4 Monterrey, que es donde tiene fila
do el lugar de su Residential.
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Rumbo a Ia villa del Carmen, del
Estado de Nuevo Leon. sa!dra hoy
en- viaje de recreo, ell senior don NATL
lie Elizondc, conocido comerciante de
egta localidad, cue vive en- Ia esquina
d. las GALES de Sur San Saba Y Sar
Luis. Acompanan al joven Elizondo
"a sc9o~a su madrc Y n hermana.
Rccrcsaran ci jUeves o ~viernes de la
}resente seniana.
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OBE.,S RELIGjOSlS
0BRAS POPULARES EIIPASTA
ENS

DAS
& p c~entaycS caGa una)
Hygiene &c, fumauor
La Eiactriciiad en- casa.
La Hygiene ' IA Economic.
Para bri.lar Ell el munto.
Quiromancia.
Guia de. Buen S;rviente.
Manual de Equitac!0n.
Juecos Y dep0rtes.
loo plates de Casa.
100 p!atos de Ternera.
100 formulas para aprovechar los
sOCranceS.
Bales De ScciedaL,
Oraculo de las DaMas.
LaboreS del Bello seXo.
Aumento del bieaescar , tones.
Manua. de postres ' l~iccrcs.
Manual de renosteria y pasteIeria.
CLia dcl matriraon!o.
100 aiodos de aliIar carHc dc vaca.
100 F.@mbres var;"Gos.
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BIDLIOTECA LUSTRADA PAE-'
NINOS

Ca so centayos cada TomoO
A~venturas del Fe!s!mc LenceILlI2
e. Canastillo de Flores.
E. Mundo dc 10 PCqueno.
Fl CaAallo Artificial.
Ell Foco ElGctrico.
En- EncanJo de los NmoS.
Fisica a. Alcance de los NjROs.
Historic de las ScciedGGes
Humans
La Comadre Muecte.
InventOs.
Las MaraviIias del Cielo.
La CabrIta de Gro.
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uBR0S NUEVOS ESCOGIDU
T)e Ver,ta en- IA Casa Editorial Lozaro
c1ENCIA Y

CIENCIA \ EDlCAliON
iIerbart, per Compare. ) 0.oV
Spencer. por el IaiSmo: 'V.oy
Pestalozzi ' Ia ecUcacioa eie-
mental 80
Ensenanza de Ia Geografia c"+
Los jucios Siuc1ticoS O.oJ
Como ensena Gerrrudis = suS
hijoS. 9 PeStaiczZI. V.3U
Resumen de Pedagogla Dor ".
Rem. wv
La educacion natural, por Cur
lit. . wv
Historic de Ia P~edagogla, por
Weimcr. V.oO
ENSENANZA.
Arte de educar q los niaos 80. 10
Cu:tura = Lenguaje ....-.-.. Vs@v
De Artesaro . Emperador 1900 90
Elementos de AritmStIca ..... o."
Geografia para nInoS ....... V.2@
Historic de Mexico, Por Sierra 94J
Manual del nlecan0Grafo --.... V.Et
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EiBLOTECA ESCOtAR RECREA-
TIYA

Ca 30 centavos t0mo)
FL Leneuaje de las Bestias.
La Caperucita ROja.
II Principe GgncrCSo-
FL Joven Ermlt21O.
Cuentos dc FerEandI.!o-
La Noche Buena.
Fl Iosal.
La Re.na de las Iio-m!GaS.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27
LEARN TO SW I'M.

Heroism is most commendable
quality. The Carnegie Hero Fund
commission encourages it by grant
ing medals and gifts of cash to live
heroes or to the near surviving rc'a
tives of heroes who sacrifice their
lives for Others.
Just the same, if heroism consists
in the picturesque struggle to save
another's life from fire or flood OF
accident, there is too much Of it or
rather, there is too much opportunity
for the exercise of it.
In the last annual report Of tho
Hero Fund commission there are 121
cases of rewarded heroism recorded
OF these rs, or nearly GO per cent
had to do with drownings. That is tc
say, out of 1877 cases where persons
in such peril of their lives that they
needed the services of hero, Is o.
them probably would have taken care
of themselves and never gotten into
the record If they had been able tt
swim.
The moral is obvious: Teach you
boy and your girl to swim, and learl
to swim yourself.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27
LET WOMEN DECIDE.

North Dakota will have to NEE,
the suffrage issue again. Like Ban
quO's ghost, it will not vanish. The
most equitable way would be . spe
cial referendum of the women. II
they desire it, no one will withhold
the ballot from them.
But it is a serious question in the
opinion OF the Tribune whether the
women Of North Dakota want equal
suffrage. 1t has been the experience
in other states that women are IL
different and prefer to exert their in
fluence upon public affairs throlgh
the home rather than at the polls.
In 1895, Massachusetts provided for
a referendum on the issue restricted
to women. Out of $4,000 female
voters only 22,2O4 were interested
enough to cast an Affirmative answer.
In other words less than four per
cent desired the vote.
It would be interesting to know
whether the women of this state dc.
sire TO acquire the privileges of suf
frage any more than their sisters in
Massachusetts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27
Act l.
The Congresswoman.
A Drama in Thirteen Words

| time in the nations history partici-
pated in legislative referendum on
WARM. Y. Times, April 7th.
The inference is plain-tMiss Ran.
kin placed above country the imme-
mortal instinct, the eternal grievance,
of woman against war. Hers was
the decision of emotion, of sex. The
pathos of her action recalls the pitt
full complaints Of Hecuba, Of andre
mache, of Cassandra against wars
cruelty to women, in "The Trojan
Women of Euripides. When Euri-
pides wrote. four centuries before
Christ, the opposition Of women to
war, the deep and bitter conscious
ness of its terror and it's outrage as
it affected them, was already a theme
of literature. Miss Rankin's vote and
her emotion prove that the motive is
still strong. 1t is as old as the world
nor do the men of the world honor
women the less for their emotional
attitude in the matter.
However, the honor which Ameri-
can judgment will accord to Miss
Rankin as a woman is an impeach-
ment of her value as representa-
tive in congress. Naturally the bus
mess of the representative is to act
upon deliberate judgment, upon pa
triotism, upon firm consideration
of what is best and most honorable
for the nation. 1t is a representa-
tive's business to stand with the
country. If it is question of war,
the representative, if he believes it
to be for the interest of the nation,
votes for course which may mean
the sacrifice of ais own life, or what
may be much dearer to him than his
life. that of his only son. He votes
to bring upon his personal head woes
as profound as those of Cassandra.
That is patriotism and public spirit.
In our age of the world, many noble
women invite these sorrows without
a murmur, without a tear. They
place the need of country above their
own need, above their own happi-
ness. For this. they are honored
above all other women But this Miss
Rankin does not do. Putting aside
not only her duty as a representative
but what should be her predominant
devotion to her country, she harks
back to Cassandra and "The Trojan
Women and votes no." because
her feminine emotions will not per.
nit her to say Eyes" to war;
The incident, which all must re-
spect, is new proof that the parti-
cipation of women in public affairs
may if it is to be deemed an advan.
tage, be one which is purchased at
the price Of less deliberatlon, less
Judgment, less patriotism in the set
Element of our public affairs, and
more emotion, more signs, more
tears. -- Boston Transcript editor
iaD. ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27

method Of doing. business, and he so
advises the railway commission,
which has the matter under consider
alton.
Buford Wants service-Buford
strenuously objects to the "Skiddo"
service which the Great Northern is
giving between that town and Willis
ton, the county seat. Some years
ago, it is said, protest was received
because No. 3 no longer stopped at
Buford to receive or discharge pas
sengers. At that time, it is reported,
the commission instructed the Great
Northern to stop No. at 'Buford to
discharge passengers. Recently, ac-
cording to this complaint, No. has
ceased stopping, altogether, and as a
result visitors to Williston who leave
Buford on the "Skiddoo" in the even
ing must remain all of next day in
Williston, then travel through Buford
to Mondak and drive back or spend
second night in Williston. "And
Mondak," writes the complaint, with
the cleanup of the saloon business,
is not fit place for women and chill
dren to be compelled to wait in"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27

launch separate peace propaganda
through union of the Socialists of
Russia and Germany. Since the rev
olution in Russia, the German Social.
lists have been courted openly by the
Hohenzollerns.
Down with the war; was the cry
heard in Petrograd as the revolution
lists surged about the public build
ings. Russian soldiers were advised
to fraterniZe with their German
brothers" Some of it was sincere
but most of it the work of German
spies doing the bidding of the reac
tionaries.
1t is comforting to note that the
saner forces seem to be gaining the
upper hand over the utopians. The
Zemstevos, the county organizations
which kept agitation for reforms
alive during the dark days, are exert
ing controlling influence in this
critical hour. 1t is beginning to dawl
upon the less radical revolutionists
that a separate peace with Germany
would mean a restoration of the Ro
manoffs.
President Wilson has acted wisely
in sending commission to Russia a
this time, headed by statesman o
Elihu Roots calibre.
United States and Russia have beer
close friends and doubtless wal
mission can do much to stabilize con
ditions there and bring the two ma
tons into even closer and more cordi
al relations.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27

1t is possible that no more drama
tic scene has ever been staged in the
house of representatives than when
Miss Rankin, casting her initial vote
in the lower body, interrupted the
roll call to say, in thirteen words,
that she could not vote for war.
The clerk of the house called Miss
Rankin's name four times before she
responded. The roll is always called
twice in the house, the second call
being for absentees on the .lrst call.
| But Miss Rankin was present when
her name was first read.
Miss Rankin" droned Patrick J.
Haltigan, tle reading clerk. There
was no response.
Miss Rankin he repeated in a
| louder tone.
| Practically every member in the
| house turned toward the seat where
the lady from Montana" sat. Those
in the galleries leaned forward. Miss
Rankin was evidently under great
mental distress. Her appearance was
| that OF woman on the verge Of a
| breakdown. She clutched at her
| throat repeatedly. low and then she
brushed back her hair, looked-upward
at the stained-glass ceiling, and
rubbed her eyes and cheeks nervous
ly. She clasped and unclasped her
hands as one does under the stress
OF unusual emotion.
Miss Rankin's name was passed
and the first roll call proceeded.
Uncle Joe" Cannon, entering the
chamber, learned that Miss Rankin.
though present, had failed to vote.
He spoke to her and is understood
| to have said:
Little woman, you cannot afford
not to vote. You represent the WON.
anhood of the country in the Ameri
can congress. l shall not advise you
how to vote, but you should vote one
way or the other-as your conscience
Dictates
Miss Rankin called the clerk
Miss Rankin started forward in her
seat, then dropped backward with a
lock Of helplessness upon her face.
Miss Rankin" repeated the clerk.
The woman member from Mon
tana rose slowly to her feet. Every
eye was turned upon her She swayed
slightly as her hands CROPPED for the
back of the seat in front. Her hands
found it, and her fingers closed spas
medically as she steadied herself.
81 want to stand by my country
but T cannot vote for war; Miss Ran
kin said.
She looked straight ahead, staring
at nothing in particular Her voice
trailed of: into sort OF sob as Miss
Rankin flung herself back into the
seat, pressed her forehead and began
to cry. There was a little applause,
a hum OF excited conversation and
then silence over the chamber once
more. A woman had for the first
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27
REACTION NATURAL.

Revolution has reduced Russia to a
military enigma.
Doubtless her power for the time
being has been reduced in the transit
ton from an autocracy to de facto
government which in its present
form cannot be definitely classified
except that it is of strong democratic
tendencies and promises more Wig
Orous prosecution of the war against
Prussianism.
Good features and bad ones are in
evitably attendant on any govern
ment upheaval, but the balance when
it has been definitely struck, will be
for good. The supreme stupidity of
the old regime could hardly be worse
than the uncertainty of the new
1t was only natural that the pent-
up enthusiasm should give vent in
forms of radicalism and impossible
utopianism. Half serf, half free, Rus
STA must work out its revolution diff
ferently from England and France.
There is no historical yardstick to ap-
ply to the Russian crisis. There may
be reign of terror and then on the
other hand the Slav, as is easily con-
ceivable, may give history a new
sensation in the handling of revolu.
tions.
The revolution is the result of
years of strife. Siberia's SHOWS were
stained with the blood of patriots
who died that Russia might emerge
free in 1917 in the midst of world
catastrophe.
Should Russia repeat the mistakes
of France in her struggle for eman-
cipation, then the heavier our load.
The United States has vital interest
in what Russia does. It may become
a seething cauldron, as France was,
unable to conquer the extremists and
impotent against the Teutons now
mobilizing in greater numbers in the
vicinity of the Dvina
The discipline of the Russian army
doubtless has suffered. Soldiers rest
i've under more than two years of in
competent leadership and treachery,
have committed acts of indiscretion
inimical to the cause of the Allies.
Conditions have been adverse to the
conduct Of the war and, of course,
the Germans are making the most of
the opportunity.
ProGerman influences have trans
ferred their Vaccinations from the
dep0sed iRomanoffs to the Socialists
with considerable success. Ttey are
making good use of the turmoil to
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27
The Day at the State House

of it except in horsenesh. which is
worth $l36 north Of the line and
1882 the head south Of it.
Couldn't Run over Ice.--According
to Supt. r. Heating Of the Great
Northern that road is between the
devil and the deep sea in connection
with the operation of trains on its
Forbes branch. Some of the people
wished to retain the water and hamp
er us and others insist that we run
trains when our tracks are washed
out and covered with ice," writes the
superintendent, in explaining that
during the time when Forbes was
without train service, as per it's re
cent protest to the railway commits
sion, the Great Northern tracks were
under two feet of water and ice, due
to the backing up for a mile Of flood
waters. Judging from Superinten1
ent Keating's letter this water would
have not accumulated but for local
opposition to proper drainage sys'
tenn.
Y y
Wants His Oats Back--A Caring
ton banker who delivered his oats to
a local elevator and got a storage
ticket for the grain, later sold some
of the same crop to another elevator
at 81 cents. He then offered the first
elevator the oats stored therein at
the same price, and asked that the
grain, if not wanted at that figure
be delivered to his order at Wood
worth. A saucy letter in reply said
among other things: 81 will say that
Mr.. Flank will not stand for you die
tating to him as to how to run his
business, as he is not doing it to you
AS to delivering this oats we have the
privilege of delivering this oats eth
er at Minneapolis, Duluth or at Wood
worth which ever we choose. So
can pay YOU for this. oats today 80
cents and deduct whatever storage
there is on same Having since
asked for a storage ticket at Mime
apolis or Duluth and having received
in reply a letter advising him that he
can have his oats at Woodwork, the
banker has taken exceptions to this
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27
FIFTH AMONG TRACTOR STATES

FIFTH AMONG TRACTOR STATES
North Dakota, according to the
monthly crop report Of the L nited
States department of agriculture,
ranks fifth. in ownership of farm
tractors, in commission and Of clear
ly established ownership. OF these
iron horses 2,137 are in active serv'
ice in North Dakota Illinois leads
with 1902; Iowa has 2,223; Kansas
2,2S7, and Texas, 2,23J.
LAND VALUES INCREASE
The average value of an acre OF
North Dakota isoil without improve
ments is estimated by the United
States department of agriculture tc
be WORTH $31 today, whereas. five
years ago the same land could have
been bought for $24. Improved land
is worth 500 the acre, as compared
with $50 in 1912, and the average
price for all land is $33 the acre in
1917. as against $50 in 1916 The
average price of Montana's unim
proved lands are worth S335.
MEAT ON HOOP HIGH
April hogs in North Dakota are
worth $1210 per hundred pounds
while one year ago they brought but
$40, states the current monthly
crop report of the United States de
partment of agriculture. In South
Dakota the same hogs are worth
1920, in Nebraska $3.50, and ir
Iowa $3.50 A hundred pounds Of
North Dakota beef this year are
worth $40 cents, while last year the
price was $3.50. South Dakota beef
is bringing $3.50 the hundred this
year as against 500 last year, anC
in Nebraska the same critter is worth
$940 April mutton in North Dakota
is bringing $500 the hundred, com
pared with $40 last year, and in
South Dakota the respective prices
are 1910 and $3.50. Hay and all 9th
er forms of forage are bringing bet
ter prices in North Dakota than in
South Dakota, but after it is turned
into meat the South Dakota product
has a considera BILE shade the better
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27

With the return to the city COM
mission of President A. w. Lucas
and Commissioners r. c. Battey and
Chris Bertsch, Jr., general satisfac-
ton is expressed in the assurance
that the. large Improvement projects
in which the city has embarked are
to be carried to completion by the
same able board under which they
originated H.
Messrs. Lucas, gattey and Bertsch
have served the city in its most
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27
CHRIS BERTscH, JR.
Fire and Police Commissioner

municipal housekeeping has been
kept within the fixed income.
The city evidenced its appreciation
of this good stewardship when by
large majOrities it decreed that the
three retiring commissioners retain
their stewardship. In his inaugural
message Mayor A. w. Lucas concise
ly sums up that which has been done,
and that which there lis, to be done.
He looks +fsifo the future. perceives
its needs and anticipates them.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-27
CALL MEETING NEXT WEEK

With the return of C. G. Wattanl,
chairman. of the committee on fin
ances for the Bismarck baseball
team, to Bismarck yesterday from
Linton, announcement was made this
morning by Commissioner Kirk that
baseball meeting will be called
some time next week. The first game
of the season will be scheduled for
Decoration day, it is planned.