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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-07
VALIDITY Of
DRAFT ACT
IS ASSA|LED
Selected Army and Militia Wont
Go Abroad, Until Supreme
Court Rules
ONLY REGULARS AND
MEN WHO VOLUNTEER
Gy gibson GARDNER.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 7.-Before
the selective service army or any OF
the state militia are sent abroad, the
United States supreme court is to be
asked to pass on the cOnstitutiOnality
of sending them overseas.
If the court holds such action would
be unconstitutional, the draft army
would be held at home and foreign
operations would have to be carried
on by the regulars and by men who
volunteered for such service.
The constitutional test will be made
by cases to be brought in various fed
eral districts. Writs will be sued out
in the nature Of habeas corpus writs
to prevent moving the militia toward
foreign destinations. Appeals from
these cases will be taken by which
ever party loses, and all will be
brought together in hearing before
the United States supreme court,
which will be expedited in every way
possible.
Hannis Taylor has been engaged to
handle the question OF constitutional
ity for those who believe the consti-
tuition is in danger of being violated.
The government has set it's best law
yers to work to prepare the govern
ment's defense.
Was Ambassador to Spain.
Taylor was American ambassador to
Snain under the Cleveland administra-
tion and is the author of standard
work on the English constitution. His
practice is entirely before the su-
preme court, and he has reputation
as an authority on constitutional law
understand me" said Taylor, 81 am
not opposed to this war, nor am l in
the service of any pacifist or similar
organization. believe there is a ter
ribly important question as to the
preservation of the constitution at
stake, and there are others who be-
lieve as | do; and they are deter
mined this case shall be argued prop
erly and decided properly before these
boys are sent abroad"
His Arguments.
Taylor has set for his opinion in a
pamphlet entitled, Loyalty to the con-
stitution the only true standard of
patriotism" The introductory para
graph of this pamphlet sums up the
matter as follows:
Neither the national militia (the
draft army nor the state militia can
be sent abroad The constitution does
! not permit it. War does not suspend
the constitution. The federal courts,
| with the supreme court Of the United
States at their head, will certainly
check any unlawful attempt to force
any branch of the militia protected by
the constitutional exemption, to leave
American SOIL
"The executive order of July 10,
| made in defiance of section s, article l.,
is palpably unconstitutional and void.
No loyal American has the right to
assume that courageous and incorrup-
ti'ble federal Judiciary will fail to do
its duty when its aid is invoked
| In support of his contention, Taylor
quotes the opinion Of Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham, who ,on Feb. II,
| 1912, advised President Taft that the
CONTINUED on Page Threo)
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Close cooperation and determined
action on the part of Adjutant Gen.
cral G. A. Fraser at the state capital
and Senator Porter J. 'McCumber at
the national capital has resulted ac-
cording to advice from the latter late
yesterday afternoon in saving North
Dakota's Second regiment, which for
q time seemed doomed to disOrgan-
ization through conflict in instruc.
tions which Brigadier General Mann,
chief of militia bureau, admits was
due to an inadvertency upon his part
Senator McCumber wired the good
news to Adjutant General Fraser last
evening in the following message:
Saw General Mann, who admitted
that his first telegram requiring IS
men was inadvertently sent. Should
have read 100 men per company; but
since the telegram was sent that way,
tho regiment will be recognized. One
company short will be filled with
drafted men. The regiment not hay
ing required strength before August
5, officers will be named by the presi-
dent, who assures me that recommen-
dations. by the governor will have
weight with him in selecting officers"
This will be good news to the en-
tire state The whirlwind campaign
which resulted in recruiting the Sec
ond regiment to required strength in
ten days, won favorable attention for
this unit everywhere The promin-
ence of former Governor Frank
White of Valley iCty and other Off
GERS of the field and staff, and the
fact that practically all of these men
were veterans of the war with Spain
and men of mature military expert
ence had led everyone to hpoe Soc
much from the new regiment, and
Saturday nights announcement from
Mann that the Second mast be "can-
ned" because it did not muster a mini
mum of 100 men to the company
came as thunderbolt
From Norton.
McCumber's wire is supplemented
by the following received last night
from Rep. Norton:
Have again talked the matter over
fully with General Mann in regard to
Second North Dakota. General Mann
as has been telegraphed you says all
companies excepting Co. l. have been
accepted into federal service together
with all company officers who are not
Continued on Page Three)
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SHAKE.UP IN
NAVY MAY Be
FOR OFFENSIVE
British Public Clamoring for
More Action Against Enemy
on Sea
SECOND IN COMMAND HAS
BEEN REPLACED
Removal of Sir William Green
Significant of Pending Pol
icies

London, Aug. 7.-Official announce
ment was made at the admiralty to-
night that Admiral Sir Cecil Burney,
second sea lord, had been replaced by
Vice Admiral Sir Roselyn Wemyss.
Alan Garrett Anderson, hitherto vice
chairman of the wheat commission,
succeeds Sir Eric Campbell Geddes,
the new first lord Of the admiralty, as
comptroller Of naval construction.
Step in Reorganization.
The changes in the admiralty are in.
terpreted as the first step in a reor-
ganization which it is supposed Sir
Eric Campbell Geddes, first lord of the
admiralty, was appointed to carry out
In quarters where existing admiral.
ty methods are regarded as unsatis.
factory, the present step is denounced
as half measure and it is declared
the change ought to have been so com.
plete as to give the country as reso,
lutte and energetic an admiralty per.
meated by an offensive spirit"
There is no implication of incapa-
city against Admiral Sir Cecil Burney
whose services as second in command
of the grand fleet are recognized. An
official announcement says he will be
employed on special duty.
Green Removed.
Another change in the admiralty is
the removal of Sir William Graham
Green from the permanent secretary.
ship at the admiralty to the secretary.
chin of ,,1nnitiOnS ,,p6or MyinctCp Cno,
Ger Churchill Sir Williams departure
is considered important as the post
of permanent secretary, which he has
held since 1911 always has been large
ly responsible for the continuity OF
admiralty traditions and policies II
is his continuity which is regarded by
many as dangerous factor, in that i,
hinders initiative and adaptability to
current needs. ~ - - - .'tr' ~
4sf.. - =,
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PLUNGE
THROUGH LINES
At CHAMPAGNE
Pierce Front at Three Places In
flicting Heavy Losses on :
Germans
FAIRLY VIOLENT DUELs
ALONG BELGIAN ZONE
Central Powers Renew Offensive
in Rumania With Some :
Successes
(By Associated Prese.)

French troops last night broke into
the lines OF the German crown prince
on the Champagne front at three
places, intlicting losses on the Ger.
mans, and bringing back prisoners 1t
was announced today by the French
war department. A German attack
between Avocourt wood and Hill No.
3O4 in the Verdun sector was driven
off with heavy losses to the Germans.
There were fairly violent artillery
duels In the BiXschoote sector of the
Belgian front, and between Turtebise
and Craonne, north of the river Aisne.
Resume Offensive.
Austro. German forces yesterday be-
gan an offensive against the Russo
Rumanian armies in MOldavia, on the
Rumanian front Russian positions
north Of Fokshani were stormed, &C.
cording to the German official state
ment issued today, and 1900 prison
ers were taken. Thirteen guns and
numerous trench mortars also were
captured
Austro-German troops between the
Dniester and the Pruth have been
thrown back on the front, 10 miles
from Chotin, according to news reach
ing Kishinev Chotin is at the juno
ton of the Zbrocz on the Dniester
river on the Galician4Russian frontier.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-07
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR CAPITAL
CITY COMPANIES At AUDITORIUM

1t will be long before the boys summoned to some
place in United States for mobilization
Then after few months of training they will embark for
France.
Now is time for Bismarck furnish a fund that will give
them comforts and make service easy possible
They going to fight our battle
Here is chance for every citizen in Bismarck to help
benefit has been arranged for the Auditorium next
Saturday evening The tickets dollar and the place should
be packed to the roof
The being for the company funds OF Company
A, | and the Headquarters company.
Don miss the If send your dollar
anyway.
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SECOND SEEMS
SAFE;; OFFICERS
NORTH OAK0TANS
Senator McCumber and Repre-.
sentative Norton Procure
Assurances From Mann
MUSTER OF COMPANIES
BEGUN THIS MORNING
lFRAzlER'S WIRE.

n Governor Frazier this afternoon
wired the secretary Of war at
Washington requesting that the
Second regiment be recognized
and that regimental officers be
mustered in with the regiment as
they have already been commits.
stoned by the governor and have
been active at work during the
organization Of the regiment.
ut would be unfair to the state
to accept men without the off,
GERS commissioned by me. Re.
quest that mastering officers be
instructed to muster the follow.
ing officers:
"Co|. White, Lieut.. Col. TharaI.
son, Major Mudgett, Major Gearey,
Capt. Murphy, Capt. Rock, Lieuts.
Dwyre, Orchard, ,Nuemeier and
Mcdonald, and sanitary officers as
follows: Major WheeIon, Lieuts.
Graham and Duncan.
"PeopIe of state very anxious
that the boys be sent to front un.
der their own officers.
~YNN J. FRAZIER,
"Governor."
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WILSON TAKES
HAND TO STOP
RISING PRICES

Washington, D. c., Aug. 7.-Presi-
dent Wilson took hand today in the
government plans for regulation OF
prices and conferred with officials
who have the work in charge. First
he went to the federal trade commits.
sion, and then to the department OF
justice. Both departments are work
ing on keeping prices and material
down and to keep the government S
war needs down to a reasonable basis
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-07
NAN HUNT FOR
DRAFT RIOTERS
NEARING CLOSE

Oklahoma City, Okla. Aug. Tile
man hunt for draft resisters In three
counties of southeastern Oklahoma II
nearing a close. Officers today be-
lieve they have placed more than half
of the working class unions, estimated
at between 500 and 800. in the county
jails.
Preliminaries of prisoners taken to
McAlester will begin there today on
conspiracy and treason charges and
the death penalty will be asked BY
the government. s.t.
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BODY UNEARTHE0
IN QUICK LIME
CLEARS MYSTERY

Lacrosse, Wis, Aug THE dis
covery of the body of Mrs. Cora Mill
or buried in quick lime in an unused
cellar of the home of Edwin Hauge.
farmer. today cleared up the mystery
surrounding the disappearance Of the
woman from the home Of her employ
er, Hiram Lovejoy, near the village
of Westfalen, Lacrosse county. last
winter A warrant for Hauge's arrest
has been issued. He has not BEEN
seen or heard of since July S.
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BRITISH CREW:
SLAUGHTERED. BY.
. GERMAN CAP:T:QRS

Amsterdam. Aug. 7.-Three Dutch
newspapers print in parallel column
with an account of the murder of the
crew of the British steamship. Belgian
Prince, Berlin telegram giving the
following extracts from pastoral let-
ter read in all protestant churches in
Berlin last Sunday:
1--WE will comport ourselves as
Christians toward our enemies and
conduct the war in the future, as In
the past, with humanity and chivalry."
The pastoral letter was read at q
service at which Emperor william
and the German empress attended. It
exhorts the people to humanity. and
recognizes the hands of God in the
protection from invasion which the
fatherland has enjoyed.
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SHELLS VESSEL,

The British steamship, Belgian
Prince, was sunk July 81 by German
submarine. According to survivors
the U-boat shelled the vessel and the
German commander then ordered the
crew to take to the boats and 60
alongside the submarine. The Ger
mans, the survivors assert, removed
the life-belts and outer clothing Of all
the members of the crew, except eight,
smashed the life.boats with axes and
then re-entered the submarine and
closed the matches, leaving the men
on deck. The submarine Travelled on
the surface for about two miles and
then submerged Thirty-eight of the
crew were drowned. The others were
rescued by patrol boat
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.Ou .nued III trxe Three)
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-06
Observation-Disclosures
!: HANDICRAFT
!: FOR GIRLS
By DOROTHY PERKINS
Copyright. BY A. Neeiy Hali.)
HOMEMADE RUBBER STAMPS.

First Of all, you will need some nat
pieces Of rubber. There are many
sources from which to get these.
Mothers discarded clothesringer has
Q pair Of rollers that can be stripped
Of their rubber coverings. or you can
use pieces OF a worn-out hotwater
bag. q piece OF a bicycle or motor
cycle tire, or the inner tube Of an au-
tomobile tire. II you cant find any
such pieces Of rubber at home. prob
ably some friend can supply you. In
addition to the rubber. you will need
thread spools on which to mount the
rubber.
Figs to show the steps in pre-
pairing q letter "A" stamp. The hole
in each spool must be plugged with
a wooden peg Zig. u. and the peg
cut on even with both ends of the
spool so q letter may be mounted up
on each. Cut q square Of rubber Of
the size OF the letter you wish to
make, and glue It upon the spool end;
then with ruler and pencil draw the
letter upon the rubber Zig. ~, or, II
you have prints Of large type. cut out
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-06
GREAT GAINS TO LABOR.

Conditions In Shreveport, La, a dry
city. are thus described by Mr.. Thomas
J. Greer, president Of the Louisiana
Federation Of Labor:
"Since the influence Of the liquor
traffic has been removed from union
politics we have made tremendous
gains In Shreveport since the town
went dry In 1908. Membership In Ia
Dor unions has increased from 1900
to 3.7eO, and home-owners among
union men have increased 40 per cent.
The carpenters union has Increased Its
membership from IS to 375.
When Shreveport was wet the paint
ers' union had 30 members, working ten
hours a day for S2.75. Today the paint
ers' union has 145 members, eight
hours n day and 50 cents an hour, or
a scale Of $40 per day. BARRIERS have
shortened their hours Of labor, raised
wages continuously and have 100 per
cent organization. A brewery under
the wet regime employed six non-union
brewery workers; today an Ice fac
tory mt the same location employs 40
union Ice workers"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-06
CATHOLICS AND PROHIBITION.

The liquor publicity bureaus are
making much Of the fact that Cardinal
Gibbons IN opposed to prohibition.
They would have the public forget the
many stnlwart champions Of the anti
liquor cause In the Roman Catholic
church. They would like to blot from
Its memory the words Of Archbishop
Ireland: Were God to place In my
hand a wand with which to dIspel the
evil Of intemperance, I would strike
the door Of every saloon, every dlstil-
lery. every brewery, until the accursed
traffic should be wiped from the face
Of the earth" They would erase from
the remembrance Of the communi.
cants Of that church the scathing in.
dictment Of Archbishop John J. Keane |:
IF could cause the earth to open and
swallow up every saloon In the world,
| would feel that was comforting up
on humanity blessing. The saloon Is
bad for the home, the church and the
country. II has no redeeming feature"
They would have good Catholics for.
get the advice Of Cardinal Manning:
"The drink traffic Is a public. perma-
nent and ubiquitous agency Of degra-
dalton. The drink trade Is our shame,
scandal and sin. and unless brought
under by the will Of the people. II will
be our downfall. Do you know how
you can help to break up this unholy
alliance between government and the
greatest fraud of the age? Vote
against 1.-THE Union Signal.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-06
FEW SITTING IDLY BY.

or all the reasons that may be urged
against the use Of alcoholic drinks
Especially during the war) the two
that must appeal to physicians with
irresistible force. are (D the action Of
alcohol In lessening all forms Of effi-
cheney, physical. intellectual and moral.
and (2) the intimate connection al
ways found between drinking, prostitu-
tion and the spread Of venereal dis
eases. The evidence against alcohol
on these accounts Is so overwhelming.
so well-established and so generally
known that II does not seem necessary
TO go into details. Only the other day
nm experiment was mentioned In the
Journal which showed that so grams
Of brandy caused depreciation In the
craftsmanship Of expert shots Of 80
per cent in rapid firing and so per
cent In slow firing. What sense Is
there In training men to become eff
Client and then sit idly by and let the
hard-won efficiency be taken away by
alcohol?-Journal OF the American
Medical Society.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-06
Bad Outlook For Jones.

There had been fresh arrival at
the Jones' house, and 1t was necessary
that Mr.. j. should register the happy
event.
But what with one thing and another
he put 1t off until good Mrs. ]. decided
to perform the act herself.
There" she said, duly registering
the birth. 'and there's your half
crown"
Half CROWN" queried the registrar.
For what is this. MADAME"
"YOur fee
But. madam, there is no fee"
Il ought to know" she exclaimed
This is my sixth. and every time my
husband has registered one have had
to give him half crown. There has
been an alteration, them
mo. madam"-and the registrar
smiled-"there has been no alteration"
Then she began to realize On her
way home she was working out the in
terest on lbs. Cd. at 3 per cent for
eleven years-for Jones beneft.-LOn-
don Tit-Bits.
His Nerve.
Il want to marry your daughter"
announced the intrepid youth.
"Impossibler shouted the astonished
father.
mot at ALL" purred the youth. 1--WE
done harder stunts than that What
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-06
Gems In Verse
DOWN IN A COAL MINE.

DOWN IN A COAL NINE.
r AN a joviaI collier lad
As blithe as bJithe can be.
And let the tunes he good or had
u It's all the same to me-
les little OF the world know.
And care less OF its ways.
For where the dog star never giows
. while away my days.
Down in coal mine. underneath the
Where a ray Of sunshine never can be
found.
Digging dusky diamonds all the year
around.
Down in a coal mine. Underneath the
ground
At every shift. he II soon or late,
I haste my bread TO earn,
And anxiously my kindred watch
And wait for my return,
For death that levels all alike,
Whate'er their rank may be.
Amidst the fire and damp may strike
And fling its darts at me.
How little do the great ones care,
Who sit at home secure.
What hidden dangers golfers dare.
What hardships they endure.
The very fires their mansions boast
To cheer themselves and wives.
Mayhap we're kinded at the cost
OF tovial GOLFERS lives
So cheer up. lads. and make ye much
or every Joy We can.
But let your mirth be always such
As best becomes a man.
However fortune turns about
Well still be jovial souls.
For what would the nation be without
The lads that look for Goals?
-JJnidentihed
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-06

a lad of about siSteen years after
wandering up and down broadway for
block either side of Wall street stop
ped before n policeman standing ut
the junction Of those two thorough
fares and inquired where he could find
the firm Of II G. Graves" What's
the numberT" the patrolnnn asked
"One hundred aud one Broadway" the
boy replied. and I dol't see any such
building around here" No and You
wouldn't II you looked month" re-.
turned the officer That H. the mum
Der Of Trinity chur h AMI the grave.
yard. and. furthermore ! guess YOU are
new on the job. for that is The pet Joke
all Wall street houses plav oa their
new runners - The no disap-
peared man who had overheard the
conversation said to the officer. when
first began work IN this district I
was sent down TO a round building ut
the Battery tn see II | could find a
Mr.. Fish II seems that the customs
here haven't changed much In the last
twenty years."-New York Tribune.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-06

for hose or skirts! I'm just a cook ex-
oept when am sewing buttons on
your shirts
He = When you In wild abandon
pledged your word to honor and obey
! little thought that should wipe the
dinner dishes every day. saw myself
In evening robe, with carpet slippers
on my feet. ensconced beside a cheer
full fire. while wiley did the work COM
plete. heard. or thought | heard. you
say: Now. dear, you've worked the
whole day through. Sit down and rest
and smoke and read while ] the dinner
dishes do" Alas. how little did know
the things fate had for me. old pard!
I'm just a cooks assistant and with
out the usual union card ii b In
San Francisco Chronicle
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-06
II u. S. AMBULANCE
CORPS READY TO GO

Twenty-seven ambulance companies
have been organized by the American
Red Cross In this country for service
In Europe. Some Of them have already
gone abroad. The list Is:
No. Pasadena, CAL. DR.. Charles
d. Lockwood; No. university Of
California, Berkeley, DR.. Alvin Powell;
No. 3-University of Chicago. DR.. FL
bert Clark; No. @Cleveland, DR..
Ralph X. Updegraff; No. 5-Washing-
ton, d. O., DR.. Ryan Devereux; No. 8
-Fordham university DR.. Joseph Don
nelly No. New York university, DR..
Chester F. s. Whitney; No. 8-Detroit,
DR.. Charles Barton No. 9-Northwest-
ern university, Chicago. DR.. Stephen
Balderston; No. 10-Columbia univer-
sity. DR.. William II. Rockwell; No. II
Battle Creek, Mich, DR.. James T.
Case; No. 12-University of Washing
ton, Seattle, DR.. David G. Hall; No. Is
-Pittsfeld Mass, DR.. Robert J. Car
penter; No. 14-University Of Oregon,
Eugene, Ore, DR.. J. E. Kuykendall;
No. 15-Grand Rapids, Mich, DIR.
Thomas d. Gordon; No. 16-Fredonia,
Kan. DR.. Edgar c. Duncan; No. IL
Boston, DR.. Edward A. Cunningham;
No. indianapolis, DR.. Mason B.
Light; No. 19-Portland, Ore, DR.. Err
nest H. STREET.; No. 2O-Atlanta, DR..
Leo p. DAILY: No. 21-Flint, Mich, DR..
Walter H. Winchester; No. 22-Char.
lesion, w. Va, DR.. Timothy L. Barber;
No. 23-Portland, Me-. DR.. Ernest B.
Folsom; No. 24-Kansas City, Mo-,
commander not yet named; No. rs
Rutland, VT, DR.. William Stickney;
No. 26-Columbia, s. c.. DIR. Marion II.
Wyman; No. 27-Salt Lake City, DR..
Hugh B. Sprague. :,
Several Of these units are already
on the way to the front in France, and
the prospect is that all will see early
service. Not only Is the Red Gross
preparing to care for American sol.
diers and sailors when they move into
the firing line, but France needs help
badly with her hospitals. and America
is giving 1t as rapidly as possible.
The German policy Of sinking hos
pital ships with their thousands Of
helpless wounded Is making II neces-
sary to care for the British wounded
in France and 1t puts q terrific strain
on the French hospital service.