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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07
OVERSUPPLY OF CLERKS
FOR SERVICE ABROAD

Washington. Sept. 7.--Anxiety Of
zen to go to France as army clerks
IS ird;cated Nv receipt at the war de-
itment of many more applications
litnn positions open. In the engineer
Corps $50 PAGES as clerks are sought
by 1900 men, and for 30 positions as
craftsmen there are 800 applicants,
with scores of others coming daily.
Personal examinations win be given
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07
EXAMINE WAR CREDITS.

Paris, Sept. THE budget commit
tees of the chamber of deputies have
commenced an examination of the war
credit demanded for the final three
months of 1917. The Total amounts
to 1920, 100000 francs, the. highest
since the war began. 3 r.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07
GOVERNMENT TO EXPAND
THE WATERVLIET ARSENAL

Troy, N. z, Sept. 7-co1. Gibson.
commandant at the Watervliet arsen-
al, announced today that the war de-
partment had apportioned o$6.000,000
for extension of the plant and in
stalIation of new machinery to meet
war demands. Four thousand men
will be put on the job at once and it
is expected to complete the work some
time next spring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07

CORTEZ c. ROCKWELL. plumb
ting and Heating. jobbing a speciality,
3061 Main and Hillside, avenue.
Phone 1862. B 20 stf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07

as many as possible in Washington
and other places where army engineers
are located, and a reserve list will be
formed for future openings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07

President Poincare, Secretary Paul
Painleve and General Petain visited
the headquarters Of the American
army in France.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07

The Red Cross War, Council has an
nounced that it had made a second
appropriation of 100000 for relief
work in the near East.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07
THE FALL RAINS
Will SOON
BE WITH US

Why not be prepared
and have one of our
Guaranteed Coats. We
can give you the choice
of many styles.
MEMS RUBBER
COATS
$500 to $500
BOYS RUBBER
COATS
Just the thing for the
school.
$3.50 to $500
GIRLS BLACK
RUBBER COATS
They will not leak, and
will give the service.
$3.50 to- $500
Get in line and secure
yours.
ALLINC RUBBER co.
1l26 MAIN ST.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07
Plaid Ginghams
Silk and Cotton Poplin

This old time favorite-one of the most popula
Of all cottons-has again taken its place among dress
fabrics.
Bates Plaids and Small Checks ideal for
house dresses and children's school frocks.
Twenty-seven inches wide, 19 cts yard
Parkhill Bingham, very attractive combinations,
80 inches, 20 cts
Better and finer grades, 80 cts
French Plaids, fine quality As cts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07
Che Dm!Redd CO
Esk16kIxhn6 1857
Stylish School Frocks

Stylish School Frocks
High wasted models in Plaid bingham
It helps wonderfully in trying times of recitation
if is conscious of looking quite correct as to
clothes. It really gives confidence.
These Bingham and Chambray Frocks in the
high wasted, shocked and belted models very
attractive in simple and grlish fashion, sure to
please the young wearer and all beholders.
From to IA years, $3.50, $500, $500 to $3.50
Croduroy and Serge Dresses, brown and navy
blue, for 6, and 10 years only,
$500 special
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07

who go to kindergarten
Bloomer Dresses of colored chambray, blue, pink
or tan, sizes 2 to years. Is cts
Straight leg' Rompers, of pink and blue striped
seersucker or plain blue and tan gngham Sizes for
2, 3 and 4,years,
IS Cts $1OO and $1.25
Some Hats, dark straws for school wear. These
have been reduced in price and are
SO Cts 81 SO and $500 %s3
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-24
BUDGET REPORT.

North Dakota's budget created by
the 1915 legislature has presented an
exhaustive report for the guidance Of
the legislature. 1t presents in an Or
derby, clear and concise manner data
for the in formation and direction Of
the various legislative committees.
Every member of the legislature
should study it carefully if he desires
to reach an intelligent decision when
the appropriation measures come up
for final passage next week.
1t is North Dakota's first expert.
ment in scientific budget making and
the impression made upon the legis-
lature will be watched with interest.
The budget board visited the various
institutions, heard those in charge up
on their needs for the biennial period.
This information never could have
been gathered properly by the legis-
lature. The old method of giving the
institutions hearings before the Sen.
ate and House appropriation commit
tees consumed vast amount Of prec'
ious time. All of this has been practi
cally eliminated and in the bound re
port OF the budget board just off the
press, is a thorough analysis Of the
states finances.
A word of commentator is due the
following men who constitute North
Dakotas first budget board for the
manner in which the data has been
presented: Treadwell Twitchell, P
r. Kretschmar, l.. B. Hanna, Henry
J. Linde and Carl o. Jorgenson.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-24
DICKINSON NORMAL.

There should be no uncertainty rel
alive to an appropriation to erect a
normal school at Dickinson. The Re-
publican party incorporated in its
platform clause endorsing the estab-
lishment OF a school in Stark county.
The people by vote of 6o,9S2 to
43,334 stamped approval upon the 10.
cation of a normal at Dickinson.
In addition to the pressing need for
better educational facilities on the
Slope to train teachers for district
that IS growing rapidly, the legisla'
ture therefore is fortified by an en-
dorsement Of the project both in the
Republican platform and through pop
ular referendum.
Never before in the history of the
state has her people been more EN-
phatically on record as favoring a
project. The members of the legis
lator should do their plain duty and
provide for state normal school at
Dickinson.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-24
NATIONAL PROHIBITION.

National prohibition seems to be
nearer than was expected a few years
ago. No great economic issue during
the present generation has received
as close attention as this. We say
economic advisedly for prohibition
has long ceased to be a political issue
here or in foreign lands.
No party can claim credit for the
rapid spread of prohibition. The
economic advantages of restricting
the sale of liquor has impressed all
parties and members of every polti-
cal conviction have contributed to-
ward increasing the dry zone" of the
United States.
The recent passage Of the amend
ment to the federal postal appropria.
ton bill making it a crime to ship
liquor into a dry state, would seem to
forecast the early adoption of the
Webb national constitutional amend
ment. a
II the amendment passes, its sue
cess seems almost certain in view Of
the fact that IS per cent of the ter
ritory of the United States has out
lawed the saloon and more than SO
per cent of the population live in ter
ritory where the sale of liquor is
illegal.
Approximately 10.000.000 people re.
siding in all sections of the United
States have petitioned Congress to
propose national prohibition amend
ment to the constitution.
Thirteen states of the Union can
prevent the adoption of national pro-
hibition. If thirty-six states desire
federal prohibition. the amendment
will pass.
Congress has before it now the
Webb bill providing for national pro-
hibition through an amendment to
the constitution. There has been fav-
orable action in the house committee
and it's friends believe that the. meas
ure will finally pass at the next ses-
sion.
In its present form the Webb
amendment prohibits the manufac-
ture, transportation, Importation and
sale of alcoholic liquors for beverage
purpdges.
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such price The United States has
done that twice.
1t is the only country that ever car,
ried on huge altruistic enterprise
like the government Of the Philip
pines. 1t is the only country that
has ever returned as excessive part
of national indemnity. 1t is the
only country that has ever acted upon
principles of abstract justice when
dealing with conquered foe.
1t has things to its credit and things
to its debit. like other nations; but
through all it has kept in sight an
ideal.
That ideal is democracy, liberty,
good will, decency and peace.
We are now coming to time when
we shall be put to test about this
faith that is in us.
For almost three years we have
looked with horror and pity upon Eu-
rope. bleeding under war brought
upon it by its surviving autocracy
In the twentieth century, autocracy
has no more place in government
than a stone Ratchet has in industry.
If the war ends without abolishing
this ancient fountain Of poisons it will
end in nothing but truce in which
the world will get ready for another
war, still greater.
It is we'll 20 seek peace and pur-
sue it. But not into the horse pool.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-24
"BoNE Dry"

The question of interest now is
when the federal bone dry law be-
comes operative. July is the effec-
tive date for the appropriation bill to
which the drastic rider is attached.
Those considered as authorities,
however, maintain that legislative
riders become effective as soon as the
president affixes his signature to the
general bill of which they are part.
This rider to the postal appropria-
ton bill makes one-third Of continen-
tai United States dry. In addition to
this arid territory, are the semi-dry
states which have local and county
option laws regulating the sale Of
liquor.
The "bone dry" feature of the postal
bill reads:
whoever shall order, purchase, or
cause intoxicating liquors to be trans
ported in interstate commerce, except
for scientific, medicinal, or mechani
cal purposes, into any state or terri
tory prohibiting the manufacture or
sale therein of intoxicating liquors for
beverage purposes, shall be punished
by fine of not more than $1,000 or
Imprisonment for not more than six
months. or both. and for any subse-
quent offense shall be imprisoned not
more than one year."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-24
By CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL.
written Especially For This News
naHer1

PdPSI')
After all, brethren. America-that
doesn't mean just chance to pile up
money and gamble in stocks and get
automobiles and go to tea parties and
gable and idle and grow fat and so
on, does it?
At least. that isn't what it has
meant heretofore in the worlds af-
fairs. .... 81
Some of us seem to have forgotten
our American history and to need a
slant or two at the records to get
our bearings and remember what it
is to be an American.
With all our. supposed devotion to
the dollar hunt and so on, this coun,
try has. always had more idealism
than any other on earth, and that is
not boasting, but merely fact.
1t began with an utterance on the
inherent rights Of man that was far
and away the finest word ever said
on that subject.
1t made its faith into deeds at the
price of sorrow and blood.
1t was the inspiration and parent of
the French revolution, the greatest
boon to mankind in all medorn times.
1t inspired and helped along the
uprisings that drove Spain out Of the
western continent and launched the
South American republics.
It helped Greece to win her indie
pendence of Turkey.
1t has always been on the side of
every people struggling to be free.
1t made war to destroy slavery.
1t is the only country in all his
tory that ever held possession of a
land of such vast riches as Cuba and
returned to its own people pearl of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-24

be as loyal TO us as any other emil
grant. provided they were not called
to fight against their native land.
Much has been written lately about
the part the Germans took in the war
of the revolution. but these were Ger
mans who were born here. Of parents
who mad long been settled in the
country, and whose ancestors fare
had been paid to the country by
Queen Ann of England. Fed, we are
sorry to say. know anything of the
history of these Germans, from what
part Of Germany they came, or the
cause of their coming. But what a
grand lot of descendants they have
left.
We have seen little of war, and
some of our ancestors have served in
all the wars from the revolution, but
We have had all we care for. My son.
James. says he is ready and willing
to 60. but we will remain in the Bad
Lands until Wilhelm gets to Fryburg
Hill.
Yours truly,
JAMES w. FOLEY.
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It's getting fashionable to be arrest.
ed for giving birth control informa-
ton.
THE SHORT STORY.

The modern short story is not
modern at all. It isn't new, for it
has existed since the time of the cave
man And it isn't essentially differ
ent from the infinite variety of stories
that have come down through the cen.
turtles.
This theory, which revolutionizes
the dictum Of Edgar Allen Poe and
practically all short story critics
since Poe's time, is Interestingly set
forth in the February North American
Review by James Cooper Lawrence.
In refusing to believe that there is
such a thing as Nineteenth Century
or q Twentieth Century short story.
Mr.. Lawrence crosses swords with
Brander Matthews and q host of the
latter's supporters. Matthews has
maintained vigorously that the mod.
ern story was invented" BY. Poe and
ehae tnjs type Of story, the particular
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-24

Though incubate case for year. does
in Without proper
have
quick and 5Ssem ne ue has the
times keep his mind about two months n1srv This
decided finally disposed Of within few days after it
This Week submit to the sssi a ;1iss p C. rules
@ When by the chief Justice assigned to any Judge to
ws the to e . us, 80 with" two or three days
' IAN Judge ian and o2s2 whit
that in each week ten more cases
must s sss:
the is only to be made in rare and exceptional cases and
Here are two Of n" s% WIS., %S;oa which the judges
;5 paid the
the appeal this
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way hands Of two shes in
@ ns to the @ e r es fSs thu pss
yea the her gag had n her e
e a the IN s snd co1e he es IN shae tbs
Statute gives only conditional right become purchaser
@ % He ea 9 soe
the He entitled to only his
days before after the Of He has right
On S ss ns
the of the and b grant xs1 inst
function the This Court
the
S
SLETTEN v. BANK
ROBINSON, j. This is redemption from foreclosure
the making sherifs
the plaintiff
section of land and bid the principal interest
and amounting S30O4 The trial Hon. Cofey,
gave Judgment for the plaintiff and the bank appeals this Court
trial
equity the land
receiving the plaintiff
with interest That
that laid the golden Under the
fairly in good faith become
sold Good faith consists in honest intention to abstain taking
demonstrations advantage of another
ecEicales of The law the
of their The is much
pledge watch worth $780,
month and after the lapse the month
deem his watch the to him.
sold the watch to myself for so OF that faith
is to take unconscionabe
technicaies the strange
decisions that
flesh, of
broader and better equity We
foreclosure that
for the purpose of obtaining title to the plaintiffs
debt might well have been collected
correspondence without ng The Judgment
Of the District affirmed.
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Also. there is no use in trying to
fool ourselves, about the terms on
which peace can be, had and kept.
Democracy. liberty, enlightenment
and peace are the; products of sac
rifice. ~ IN, nat y-..,r 4. sd
Every right that we enjoy is ours
because in some other day there, were
men that were willing to fight, and if
necessary, to die for it. .. .,
If this world had been inhabited ex-
clusively by peace.at-any-price men,
we should be today nothing but intel
lectual and physical slaves, the whole
gang of us. g.
War is a terrible thing and not
lightly to be thought of. But there
are worse things than var e.
One is to know that you are willing
to inherit what has been gained by
sacrifice, but unwilling to make any
sacrifice to preserve IT, y Ia. ~
To know that you drag about all
your days an existence weighed down
with the reflection that all the saints
and heroes of democracy and liberty
have Wrought and suffered in vain
because we have surrendered what
they had won.
To be always oppressed with the
thought that we were too cowardly,
too greasy of soul and too fond of
our fat ease to keep for our children
what was built for us out of the blood
of our fathers.
To have always before us the fact
that. while we we're too cowardly to
fight for ourselves we were also base
enough to allow others to fight for
us.
Is all this likely to be said ever Of
Americans? ..
Take down the story of Valley Forge
and read it to yourself slowly and
thoughtfully. U.s..
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child of the Nineteenth Century, Is
distinguished from its predecessors b,
its effort to produce upon the reader
single effect"
There is no basis says Mr. Law
renee, "for the contention that the
single effect story has not been used
by writer's and story tellers in all
periods in the history OF the world"
A short story is simply story that
Is short-short enough to be perused
at one sitting. In substance. this is
the Lawrence theory. Any other lin.
itations in the way of definition are
simply confusing, this writer AYERS.
In setting his face against the al.
most unanimous verdict OF other
critics. and in declaring that short
story essentially as it exists today is
older than the pyramids, Mr. Law
renee proceeds to present a formid
dDle array OF eVlQeuCe.
After going way back to the ancient
ballad and carrying the short story
through a maze OF historical data this
revolutionary critic concludes that the
only difference between the highly
embellished tale /of today and the
simple folk lore which has come down
through the ages, is verbal-the
simple matter OF the use OF words.
Written language. he says, having
more words and hence more shades of
meaning, is able to better clothe its
subject with greater precision and
eXactness.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-24
READERS COLUMN
NOT ALARMED
Medora. Feb. %

MedOra, teD. ", II.
Editor Tribune:
My dear old friend Jimmie Camp
bell is rather severe on Ferdinand.
rather like the Germans,-and | sup
pose that it is because the mother OF
my children was a descendant of one
of the bad Prussians.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin.
or the leopard his spots?' There is
such time as the formative period
in all our lives: and there is. too,
race love and race prejudice. Is there
a man or woman who does not love
lis native land I cannot conceive
of the man who does not love his ma.
tive land: neither can l conceive how
a man can change his nature formed
by thousands of years of inheritance
from remote ancestors
Mr. Leutz was. am informed. born
in Germany. where his formative per
iod was passed: in country Of al
most pure Teutonic stock, and had
been taught all the glorious history
of his country: of the time in the
year Nine when Arminius destroyed
the Roman legions under arus. when
Rome was trying to make his country
men slaves. Perhaps he has visited
Bone lane, in the swamps where the
battle was fought which forever made
free his country from foreign yoke.
He had been taught too. perhaps, the
divine right of kings to rule: he may
believe this: Wilhelm the Second
does believe, or at least he says so.
We may laugh at this, but then we
we're not born in Germany. Besides
it may be true: who can say? It's
true our foreign friends take an oath
to support our government, and to
forsake all other governments; but to
many this is only matter of form
of which they know little, excepting
that it gives them the right to vote
The thought never enters their minds
that they might be called upon to
fight against their native land. This
oath does not change the mans love
for his birthplace; this would be an
impossibility. Personally. We believe
the Germans who come to rs would
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= = = = = . = q = g. y q q Z
, BILLS PASSED BY SENATE Z

Senate Bill 80, providing for the
promotion of vocational education and
appropriation.
House Bill 226, relating to disolu-
ton of corporations.
House bill LOG, relating to construc
ton of transfer facilities.
House bill SO. regulating bail in
cases of larceny of horses or cattle.
House bill 121. relating to state
board of immigration.
House bill 81, relating to duties
of adjutant general. @
House bill 1873 with emergency,
authorizing state aid for establish
ment, construction, maintenance and
repair of public roads and apprOpria-
lions therefor.
House bill 1877 with emergency,
providing for dealers motor vehicle
license fees and relating to motor
vehicle license fees, registration tags,
disposition of license money by Sec
rotary of state. claims and expendi-
lures.
. = = = = . = . = = . = = =
T. BILL a RE.REFERRED y
. = = = = . = . . . . = = = y
House bill II, requiring railroad
companies to construct cattle-ways in
certain cases was re-referred to the
committee on railroads.
Action was referred until this af-
ternoon on house bill IT'S, providing
for the creation, organization, COVE
eminent and extension of irrigation
districts.
. = . . . . . . . . . = . = y
= BILLS PASSED BY THE HOUSE =
. y . = . . . . y . = . y
Senate bill III, relating to compul-
sorry education.
Senate bill 81, providing method Of
naming school districts.
Senate bill 4S, relating to assess
ments of bank stock.
Senate bill 60, relating to capital
stock of cooperative associations.
Senate Bill 145. relating to con-
struction of bridges and culverts.
Senate Bill so. relating to who may
bring action for death. !
Senate bill 10, relating to taxation
for promotion diversified farming.
Senate bill IS, relating to taxation
of personal property.
I
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Senate Bill 1O2, relating to causes

Senate Bill 1902, relating to causes
for divorce.
Senate bill IS, relating to settle
ment of causes of action for damages
Senate Bill 229. providing penalties
for violation of provisions of account
ancy law.
Senate bill /. concerning registra-
ton of land and titles.
Senate bill 22S, relating to cost OF
maintenance of patients in state tu-
berculosis sanatorium.
/ Senate bill 1873, relating to relief
of poor persons.
Senate bill 202, relating to support
of feeble-minded persons in institu-
tions of feeble minded. .
Senate bill 200, relating to public
nuisance.
Senate bill 212, relating to duties
board of university and school lands.
Senate bill "a, relating to beaver
and otter.
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= BILLS DEFEATED .
- = . = = = = = = - : . . .
Senate bill 50, relating to corpora
tions having banking powers.
Senate bill II, relating to exchange
of any note bond or mortgage or 9th
er debt.
Senate bill Sc. relating to revenue
and taxation.
= = . = = . = = - q = . .
= BILLS RE.REFERRED .
. = = y = = = . . . . = = . .
Senate bill 104, relating to purchase
of road machinery.
Senate bill q, relating to reinstat-
ing and validating charters of corpor.
atoms. Judiciary
Senate bill Is, relating to calling in
of district judges and payment (Ju,
diciary.)
Senate bill Is. requiring all public
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WANTS OTHER SIDE.

Bismarck. n. D., Feb. "a, II.
Editor of The Tribune,
Bismarck, n. D.
Dear Sir: Il
The writer has for the last few days
noticed your little editorials. Would
it not be more interesting to the read
ers of your paper in the making up OF
the editorials to print statements OF
not the so-called war propagandists,
but statements also of the peace pro-
pagandists?
Variety is the spice of life and we
really believe, in a crisis like this,
these latter fellows are doing their
country more good or serving their
country better than your ranting war
propagandists. Their reasoning and
good common sense is preferable, il
seems, to the other extreme views OF
your war propagandists.
Yours truly,
F. ]. CAM.