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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-27
.$380,0O0,0OO.0O
. ASSESSED VALUE
/. Of NORTH DAKOTA
Worth of State Increases Approx
imately $32,0oo,ooo Over
q Total for 1916
4 RAILWAYS BOOSTED TO
TUNE OF $19,ooo,ooO
Northern Pacific Advanced Fifty
u Percent-0theq. Big Gains
u Reported

The assessed valuation upon which
North Dakota will levy 1917 taxes
will be $3S0,O0O,00O, approximately
$32,00O,0OO greater than in 1916, F.
e Packard, chairman of the state tax
commission, tentatively announced to.
!, day upon the practical completion OF
! the work of the state board of equal
! lzation. The principal gain is nine
teen million in the assessed valuation
OF North Dakota railways, which to-
/ tai seventy million as against 81 mil
lion In 1916. The assessed valuation
OF the Northern Pacific is boosted 81
percent; the Great Northern forty per,
cent; the Milwaukee, % percent and
the 500 line l6. A decrease OF SO
percent is made in the assessed valu
alton of the Midland Continental and
the North Dakota railroad. All of
the other minor lines are raised IS
percent
Telegraph properties are raised 1Ot
percent and left H at 100000 as
against $415,4S3 in 1916. Telephones
are boosted forty per cent to $780,
900; express companies are raised SO
percent, to $700,000; Pullman COM
panies are increased 300 per cent, to
100000; farm lands are left at PIG
millions, only the natural increase of
three million, resulting from the addi-
tiOn of half-milliOn acres of taxable
property, being added Personal prop
erty is left at $67,O00,O00 and town
and city property little short OF
IA millions, practically the same az
in 1916.
The increase in assessed valuation.
OF telephone companies largely is ac-
counted for by the fact that there are
now on the tax rolls 6S3 lines, about
25O more than reported last year.
Some of the big boosts made in
equalizing property values among the
various counties were: Bank stock,
five. to 800 per cent; electric light
plant. 20 to 100: all, goods and mer,
chandise, 30; all flour mills, 50: ele
vators and grain warehouses ten to
125; all property not itemized, 80 per.
cent; automobiles five to 25, ard trac
tors and engines five to SO percent
The assessed valuation as returned
by Is county boards were raised, the
highest being As per cent in Grand
Forks county. No reductions were
made in any farm land assessments.
State Auditor KositZkv has celd
that 3G5 millions of assessable pop.
erty will furnish the state sufficient
revenue. Others are inclined to be-
lieve that $50 millions left by the
state board can be utilized.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-27
JAP MISSION
PAYS TRIBUTE
TO WASHINGTON

Washington, August z7.-The Jap
anese mission visited the national
cemetery and especially the tomb of
Durham White Stevens, the Ameri-
can diplomat who played such a part
in Chinese and Korean affairs. He
was murdered by native Korean in
San Francisco in 1908.
Yesterday the mission accompan
led by Secretary and Mrs. Daniels
OF the navy sailed down the Potomac
in President Wilson's yacht, the
Mayflower, to Mount Vernon to pay
tribute to the memory of Washington.
While there the mission affirmed its
devotion to the cause of the Allies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-27
SECOND CAMP
OPENS TO-DAY

Fort Smelling, Aug. 27.-The second
officers training camp opened today
and at noon 900 men had reported
and were assigned to their barracks
/ and their companies designated. The
men are from Minnesota, Oregon,
North and South Dakota, Iowa and
Nebraska.
4t Col. Leach announced this morning
that actual work of the camp will be-
gin tomorrow. The camp will have
no cavalry troops but will be c.'m-
posed of infantry companies. three
field artilleries and one battery of
coast artillery.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-27
CONSIDER ISSUE
Of L BILLION IN
WAR CERTIFICATE

Washington, D. c., Aug. 27.-Consid.
Grafton of the largest single financial
bill in the history of the United States
of $11,53O, ,945,00O in war bonds and
certificate proposals was begun today
by the house, which plans to pass it
this week if possible.
/ Difference in the committee centers
around the proposals tax the issue
and with this cleared up it appears
that passage was to be expedited.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-27

One of the good, strong reasons
why we can expect the oest from Rus
sia is the Russian character. s~-<
After all, character tells the story
for men of for nations.
Strong charactered people, like the
French for instance, once they get
upon democracy can never afterward
be pried loose from 1t.
1t is the same way about the Rus
slams.
We all have habit of thinking thai
the Russians have been plunged sud
denly and with no preparation into
democracy, and don't know what to
do with it.
We also have a notion that Russia
has never known anything but auto
cracy and the very worst of that.
Wrong About Both.
We are wrong about both. The
background of Russia is democratic;
! before the rise of old Michael the
tough old founder of the kOmanoff
house. there was as much democracy
in Russia as there was at that time
in any other country of northern Eu.
rOpe
In modern times, the mir, or vii
lage organization of Russia, kept the
spirit of democracy alive and gave 1t
plenty of exercise under the very
heel of the most vicious autocracy in
the world.
1t is a queer thing to think of, that
while the tyrannical government and
the marvellous police and spy sys'
TENS were hunting out democracy
high and low, the daily life of every
village was fostering it and prepar-
ing the ability and skill that in the
end pushed the old throne over and
now conduct the national govern
ment.
should think that this ought to be
enough to convince even the Cave
Men that democracy is ordained and
inevitable.
The big things in a national char
acter for democracy are a capacity
for self-restraint and capacity to
work together
will now point out two achieve
ments of the Russians in self-restralnt
that | think are in their way unequal
led in human affairs
/. The old government OF Russia
was horrible and beastly thing. 1t
has never been painted as it really
war, because there ar some things
you can't paint. 1t was cruel, blood
thirsty and savage. Every intelligent
Russian outside of it's circle hated 1t
with fierce and reasonable hatred.
The time came when it fell ana the
people it had so terribly wronged
stood over it lying there helpless.
Things They Could Do.
They could have done then to the
former oDpressors anything they
pleased. They could have exacted a
memorable revenge and history would
have called it no more than justice.
They could have adorned every lamp
post on the Nevsky with the body OF
some agent or member of the old ma
chine red with innocent blood.
They could have confiscated prop.
erty; with perfect reason they could
have tried 20 men, high in the cars
confidence and let the law take its
course upon them.
The very least you could expect was
exile for the men that had looted Rus
sia and sent so many thousands to
the living death of Siberia.
The Russian people did none Of
these things. They limited their re.
venge to the burning of police stations
as a sign of protest against the hated
police When the hated police ceased
to fight against the citizens and SOL
diers. their lives we're spared.
A few of the worst traitors were
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j. S. NAVY TO
LEAD WORLD IN
TYPE Of SHIPS

Washington. Aug. 27.-Secretary
Daniels expects to submit to congress
this week estimates of $3.50, 100000 to
he expended for great number of
destroyers. When the program is com
pleted this will make the American
navy leader in ships of that type.
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RESULTS OF FIGHTING.

Ottawa, Ont, Can, Aug. 27.-Re-
suits of the fighting on the Canadian
front are reflected in the casualties for
the Weekend The list issued today
numbers 327, of whom 10 were killed
and SO died of wounds
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DEBATE ON WAR
TAX BUDGET IN
FINAL STAGES

Washington, Aug. 27.-Leaders are
preparing for a contest over the tax
ing of war profits. The senate today
began consideration of the postage in
crease section of the war tax bill with
debate on profits set for Wednesday.
Increasing contention gave little prom
ise of sending the bill to conference
before next week.
War taxation of newspapers and
magazines was the principal subject
of today's debate. Leaders hope to
dispose tomorrow or Wednesday OF
these taxation sections together with
the provision of increasing letter post
age one cent.
Senator Hardwick of Georgia was
among those prominent in the debate
on the posta5e increase.
Senator LaFollette is preparing an
other exhaustive address on war prot
its and is expected to offer an amend
ment to take eighty percent OF such
profits. If rejected there are other
members of his group who will offer
substitutes.
From Senator LaFollette's clique
their object an increase in the tax on
individual incomes.
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BACKGROUND OF
RUSSIAN. REGIME
IS DEMOCRATIC
Local Self Government Existed
for Long Time Behind
Czar's Autocracy
FOOLISH TO THINK SLAVS
WILL MISUSE FREEDOM

This is another Of the series
of articles by Charles Edward
Russell, staff writer Of The Tri-
bune, who has just returned from
Russia, where he spent three
months as a member of the Off
cal United States commission to
the new Russian government.
BY CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL
Copyright, 1917, by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association.)
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MAY REPLY THIS WEEK.

Washington, Aug. ga report to
the Pope Benedict's peace proposal
may be made by the government this
week. Secretary Lansing today stat
ed it would be made soon but declined
to discuss the nature of the dispatcn.
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FARMERS N |: / | ARE
!. DISCOURAGED, (: { 0
|. HACAN WIRES
Commissioner of Agriculture In
sists Government Must Give
Square Deal
WHEAT PRICE or So TO
So EXPECTED DURING DAY
Believed Minimum Will Be Estab-
lished Before Adjournment
Of Committee

So OR MORE FOR WHEAT IS SURE
Fargo, N. o., Aug. 27.-Accord-
ing to o'the concensus of opinion of
the North Dakota committee
e which obtained q F,earing before
the price fixing committee in
Washington, the price Of wheat
when fixed by that committee will
be "$2 or morc.'
The delegation returned today
g and was favorabiy Impressed with
the delegation given by Chairman
Garfield. They were the only com.
mittee given a hearing.
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The Washington times., 1917-06-05

! around whom the evening shadows
are closing
! Commissioner BrownIow. a son Of
Confederate veteran said thai
| Washington is proud to be captured
| by the hosts in gray. Mr.. BrownloW
told Of his father who was a Con
| federate veteran and said that he wa:
proud that the frst time the Con
/ federste veterans held a reunion out
side Of their geographical limit tina,
II was his privilege 40 welcome them
officially.
To-day is a solemn day in the
| history OF our country To-day 10.
100000 men between the ages oi
twenty-one and thirty are registering
FOR duty under the stars and stripes
100000 of these will go abroad
They will go to fight not in Eu
ropean war as it is called but they
will go to fight in an American war,
and they will go.
Program of Meeting.
The program at the Arcade meet
ing was as follows:
Music by Marine Band while veter.
ans are assembling
Meeting called TO order by Col. Hill.
airy a. Herbert, grand marshal.
The Flags Welcome. written by
Mrs Cuhbert Harrison. rendered by
AIRS. Maud howell Saith.
Address OF welcome. Col. Robert y.
Harper, chairman Citizens Commit
tee.
Address OF welcome. Hon. Louis
BrownlOw. Of the Board of Commits
siOners, District of Columbia.
Music, Marine Band.
Welcome on behalf OF trade bodies
OF the District of Columbia. T.. {.
Srandenburg, President Board OF
Trade.
Address of welcome. Capt. Fred
Columbia L. {. V.
Songs, Confederate Choir. Wash
ington, ID. c: taI "Tenting Tonight
on the Old Camp Ground seNtet. (bl
THE call TO Arms" dedicated to
President WILSON,. Words by Miss
Emma Hamilton Bulloch: music by
Miss wilmuth Gary, full choir.
Address on behalf OF District OF
Columbia L. ID. -, Mrs. r. ID. Shep-
herd
Music. Marine Band.
Poem, Mrs. Virginia Frazier Boyle.
poet laureate, L. c. V.
Song. Confederate Choir OF Ports
mouth, Va.
Introduction by Col Hilary A Her
bert of James Tanner.
Address, James Tanner.
Address, President of the United
States.
The star-spangled Banner" Marine
Band.
Address. Gen. George P. Harrison.
commander-in-ch chief. United Confeder-
ate Veterans. who. at the conclusion
Of his address. will take charge Of all
future proceedings.
Dixie" Institute Band, OF BiImins-
ham. Ala.
Announcement OF committee on Gre
deutials.
Announcement of committee on res
olutiOns.
America" Marine Band.
The Washington times., 1917-06-05
MISS RANKIN TO RECEIVE
Member Of Congress From Montana
To Meet Veterans.

Miss Jeanette Rankin, member Of
Congress from Montana, will receive
veterans at the National American
Woman Suffrage headquarters, 1926
Rhode Island avenue, from I" Z
o'clock this afternoon.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw. honorary
president Of the association: Mrs
Carrie Chapman Gait. president Of the
association, and Mrs. Cordelia Powell
Odenheimer. president general Of the
United Daughters OF the Confederacy.
and Mrs. George Powell Harrison, wife
Of the commander in chief Of the Con
fedorate Veterans. will be the host
esses. and will be assisted by repre-
sentatiyes from different sections Of
the country, who hold Offices in the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association and the United Daughters
Of the Confederacy.
Miss Rankin. DR.. Shaw, Mrs. Gait.
and Mrs. Odenheimer will make brief
talks during the afternoon.
The Washington times., 1917-06-05
ALASKA RAISES TONS
OF FINEST POTATOES
Variety Evolved Which Is Unequal
ed in Size and Flavor.

With potatoes rapidly becoming a
luxury in the United States, the fact
that 300 tons OF the tubers were
raised in Alaska during the summer
of 1918 in the immediate vicinity Of
Fairbanks is OF special interest.
In a statement from the Interior
Department on potatoes and agri-
culture in Alaska. il is said that a
variety has been evolved whose equal
cannot be found from Idaho to County
Cork in size, shape. or flavor.
Much OF the agricultural soil in
Alaska Is favored with volcanic ash,
and this condition is a proven advan-
tage in the growing OF potatoes Soil
this ash warns up readily,
drains easily, and can be worked with
little difficulty. Farmers are kept
posted by Government advisers and
furnished with as much seed and in
formation as they can use. Letters
sent in by homestead operators
throughout Alaska prove beyond a
doubt that the watchful. prudent far
mer is given every opportunity to
make a comfortable living.
George Roll. Of Cook Inlet. has re-
ported 575 to $50 bushels OF potatoes
to the acre. and adds that all the
other vegetables do exceedingly well.
He grows beets, cabbage. carrots, tur-
nips, rutabagas. caulifiOwer. parsnips,
peas, celery. radishes, and lettuce.
To the Government station at
Haines, James Mcclure reported q
splendid crop.
Il had about four acres under culti-
vstion." he said. land I raised about
800 sacks OF turnips. ABOUT 100 sacks
or rutabagas. $50 sacks OF potatoes,
and about 100 pounds OF cabbage. I
also raised eight Hubbard squash
that weighed twenty pounds each all
ripe. and I had ten pumpkins that
weighed sixteen pounds each that
were also ripe. ! would like to have
some OF your currants, goOseberries,
and some grapes to try next year"
The Washington times., 1917-06-05
WANTS TO FIGHT GERMANS
Veteran Major of Louisiana Keen for
Active Service.

Major Franklin Aucoin. OF Louis
lana. fought four years in the Confed,
crate army and now wants to get a
good lick at the Germans. He is only
seventy four years old and can't see
why his age should disqualify him.
IF / could stand the hardships or
the civil war when I was seventeen
years old, can stand them now as
well as some Of these youngsters who
will have to go over" argued Major
AucOin.
lie was told that 1t was probably
from respect for his age and past ser
vices that he was rejected, and he said
that that ought to be reason to
let me into it
81 fought against the United states
in the sos, and now ! want to show
them that I can fEht for Il as well as
against it," continued the old pa
triot.
Major Aucoin says that he Is going
to form a home guard down South.
somewhere near the border. and pray
for the MeNicans to try to come across
so he can fight once more. Ana II we
could get a few OF the boys down
there, the Mexicans would not try to
come across but once" he declared.
The Washington times., 1917-06-05
TTLLMAN SPEAKS
OF PENSION BILL
Believes His Measure Would
PrOIOng Veteran.LiVes.
TO REIMBURSE COTTON TAX
Men in Gray Saluted in Capitals
Welcome Meeting.
10 REIMBURSE COTTON TAX

Congressman John n. Tillman. OF
Arkansas. one OF the principal speak
ers at the first formal gathering Of
the Confederate veterans and their
sons and daughters at the welcome"
meeting. held under the auspices Of
the Confederate Southern Memorial
Association in the willard yesterday
afternoon, related In detail to his en-
thusiastie listeners the progress Of
his efforts TO have a bill passed in
Congress to pay to Confederate sol
diers and to the widows Of Confsd-
crate soldiers $500 and $50 a month
during the remainder OF their lives.
Il receive letters every day from
fearful men and women in the sunny
Southland who need this money"
Congressman Tillman continued. "and
I believe that by the passage OF this
measure the lives OF the dear Con-
federate veterans will be. prolonged:
their happiness made complete"
New Bill Up TO COmmIttee.
Congressman Tiliman introduced q
bill similar to the one now pending In
the House OF Representatives in 1915.
but was unable to get any action be
hind it. The new bill. reintroduced
on May 3. has been referred to the
Committee on War Claims, which. Il
Is thought, is giving It favorable con-
sideration
Mr.. Tillman's bill asks that the sum
OF S1OO.OOO,OO0. said to have been lille
gally collected after the close OF the
civil war through what is known as
the cotton tax" be reimbursed in
the form OF pensions to the veterans
and their widows.
The fairest land OF all the world
lies south OF the Potomac and tlls
Ohio rivers" Mr.. TilIman said in COR
elusion. and I sincerely believe that
when God made Dixie He was in a
particularly happy frame of mind"
President sends Letter.
President Wilson, who had been in
vited to deliver the principal address,
sent the women a letter OF regret in
which he said: Il wish with all nv
heart that It were possible for me
to accede to the request to attend
your meeting. as my inclination
prompts. but / am bound in duty to
decline"
FohONlhg musical selection the
Right Rev. Thomas J.. Shahan, rector
of Catholic University. made the invo-
cation.
I am here to greet you. To give
you our hand and heart: to tell you
that all Washington salutes you. and
bids you welcome" was the manner
in which Mrs. ]. E. Mulcare, opened
her address Of welcome
When Gen George P. Harrison. COM
mander-in-chief OF the Confederate
veterans. made his response to Mrs
Muleare's remarks. he made his first
public appearance since his arrival In
Washington.
Following General Harrfson's ad-
dress, the band struck up Dixie" and
the entire gathering stood and ehsered
until the hall rung with applause
Ernest G. Baldwin. commander-in-
chief Of the Sons Of Confederate Vet
Grams extolled the women OF the South
in the closing address.
The Washington times., 1917-06-05
STATION THRONGED
BY LATE ARRIVALS
Southern Visitors Are Still Pouring
Into the City.

Eleventh-hour crowds Of Confederate
visitors swarmed through the Union
Station early this morning from Ten
nessee. Georgia. Arkansas, and South
Carolina on trains which arrived st
short intervals.
4 slight lull was experienced by the
corps Of workers on duty at the regis
tration bureau at the station after mid
night. but, beginning about O'Clock.
the trains began to come in rapidly.
causing a rush equal to that Of yester-
day.
Trains from LynchburG. Va: Georgia.
and North Carolina are due this after
noon between $50 and 1870 p. m.
only five special trains are scheduled
to arrive tomorrow. They will bring
veterans from Columbia and Atlanta.
and are expected to arrive between
and 10 o'clock. in time for the parade.
Congratulations are being heard at the
station for efficiency in handling the in
fiuX Of veterans.
The Washington times., 1917-06-05
BIG VOICE MYSTIFIES
Veterans at Station Wonder at Meg.
aphone Messages.

Two veterans were sitting in the
waiting room of the Union Station
resting up"
shortly a big voice announcing the
departure OF a train to "Bawltermore,
Philadelfuh, Moo York" waited to
them.
Wide-eyed the old men sIowIy..rsn-
ed their heads in every direction to
see where the voice came from.
The voice continued To resound.
time and again. The gray boys
never once suspected that the mes
sages were coming from n huge meg
aphone over their heads.
At last one OF the veterans rose. his
brow wrinkled in perpleNity and asked
Of his companion:
Wow where in tsrnation do you
s'pose that Niger is?"
The Washington times., 1917-06-05
MARTIAL GRADUATION NOTE
Holy Cross Academy Exercises Ring
With Patriotism.

4 martial note is distinguishing the
graduation week exercises OF Holy
Cross Academy, which will conclude
the graduation exercises -~Nt Friday
morning. Glass night exercises were
held last night and almost every num-
Der had a patriotic feature. not eN-
cepting the address Of the Rt. Rev
G. W. Currier. Bishop or Cuba Tn"
program included Glass 1917 Doing
our Bit" an essay by Mary Cusack:
and readings and poems with such
titles as "Winifred Hollis Work in
the War" "Nive la France" Call to
the CoIOrs." and Enlisted"
The graduates will have a concert
and lawn fete tomorrow afternoon.
The procession and benediction will
take place Thursday night at o'clock
and the graduation exercises will be
held Friday morning at IL o'clock.