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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23
TERRIBLE CARNAGE
IN 0NE.ROUND FUSS
IN T0NSORIAL RING

Louie Tobias, self-appointed car of
Dickinson, and Alfred White. elective
mayor of this same city, mingled in
one-round, no-decision gladiatorial
bout in local barber shop Wednes-
day evening at the witching hour Of
seven, before small and edited audi
ence. Weapons employed in this his
toric combat were harsh words, of
vividly lurid hue, the fists of Mr..
White, and an old shoe, with which
the esteemed Mr.. Tobias was armed.
The carnage was frightful, strong
men quivered as they gazed upon the
combat, and weaker members of the
stern sex swooned where they stood.
We reepat, it was frightful.
The sanguinary fray, besides which
all wars Of history blush and duck
their beans in shame, started in this
wise, it is related by our special war
correspondent: The conversation had
dwelt upon many topics, on many of
which the voice Of Mr.. Tobias was up
raised. Comes lull, then the roar
of the storm, as the talk turned on
the administration of the city. Mr..
Tobias, displeased at certain matters,
expresses his opinion, with which the
mayor differs. More shocking words,
then blooie-Toby stopped a slap and
a swing with his features. The old
shoe to the rescue, descending with
force on the periscope Of Mr.. White.
Claret poured forth from the wound,
then the hush after the storm.
Some few preliminaries and a police
officer appears upon the scene. Mr..
Tobias is propelled in the direction Of
the county jail, where he languishes
in state for a few short moments,
pondering over the vicissitudes Of
life, than a glad shout as messenger
gallops into the film with a reprieve.
Saved-for two gentlemen of the city
had furnished bonds, in the sum Of
two centuries Of real money. Mr..
White, in the meantime, had visited
an M. D., who did a job Of plain sew
ing on his head.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23
UNNATURAL FATHER
MISUSES DAUGHTER;
DEED IS REVOLVING

Nickolaus Wensel, prosperous farm
er residing near Gladstone, was taken
in custody Monday, charged with COM
mitting one of the most revolving
crimes ever recorded in the county.
Complaint against the man was en-
tered after his 12-year-old daughter
had told shocking tale to her
mother, covering actions Of the Of
fender extending over several years.
Wensel had mistreated his daughter
for a long time, and the child had
suffered in silence, until last week,
after being summoned by her father
to go with him, she broke into tears
and informed her mother Of past oc-
currences. A trap was set for the
man and he was caught in commits
sion Of the act.
Wensel was brought to this city
Monday by Deputy Nolan, and when
arraigned pleaded guilty to the
charge. He will appear before Judge
W. 6. Crawford in district court Sat
urday for sentence.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23
GIRL DASHED
TO DEATH IN
AUT0C CRASH
SPEEDING CAR TURNS TURTLE,
KILLING HELEN DAHLKE IN
STANTLY.
Driver Loses Control When Attempt
ing to Pass. Another Machine Il
Near Dickinson Cemetery.

Helen Dahlke, 6-eyar-old daughter
of Richard Dahlke, Dunn county far
mer residing northeast of Dickinson,
was hurled to death almost instantly
Sunday morning about 10 o'clock,
when the Dodge car driven by her
father turned turtle near the Dickin-
son cemetery. Other occupants of the
machine were also thrown violently
from the auto, falling clear of the
wreck and escaping serious injury.
.Dahlke had left his home Sunday
morning for Dickinson, with his little
daughter riding in the front seat with
him, and Mrs. Young, a sister-in-law,
and two children in the rear seat.
North of the cemetery, their car was
passed by Hudson Super-six, driven
by Attorney Jones of Beach, other
occupants of the car being Mayor
Alfred White, J. V. Jessen and the
latter's son. A few moments after
passing the Dahlke car, Jones turned
out along the side of the road to
avoid passing over small washout
in the road. Dahlke, seeing the other
car turn out, put on speed, not know
ing Of the bad spot in the road, and
shot down the hill at rapid rate.
His car struck the bump, and swerv-
ed toward the fence, as he lost
control. Then it shot back in the
road, after striking post, and
turned turtle, scraping along the
ground for several feet. Occupants of
the car were flung in all directions,
and members of the other auto party
rushed at once to their assistance.
The little girl was dying when
picked up and lived only a few NOM
ents. DR.. H. A. Davis was sum-
moned, and the child was rushed to
the hospital, but she was beyond
medical assistance. Skull was frac-
tured at the base and she suffered
numerous other hurts. Suddenness of
the accident makes it uncertain as to
whether she. was, flung through the
windshield, but as she was cut only
in one place on the cheek, it is thought
that she was thrown out at one side.
One of the Young children was in
.jured slightly, and it was at first
thought that hurts might be serious.
One leg was badly bruised; but no
bones broken.
Father of the dead child was al
most insane with grief, and stated
that he had been warned by his wife
of the danger of rapid driving, on
previous occasions.
Helen Dahlke was born in Dunn
county March %, 1911. She is sur
vived by the father, mother and one
younger sister.
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock in the
Lutheran church, the Rev. Mr.. Kordo-
wick officiating. Interment was in
Dickinson cemetery.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23
Fryburg Plans Rousing We'll
come for Visitors OF Press
Clan.
BIG FRONTIER FEATURE.
George Gardner, Once Stellar Attrac-
tion with Buffalo Bill Shows, to
Entertain Guests,

Fryburg will be one of the red
spots on the map Of North Dakota
Saturday, when the hustling little
Billings county town will lay itself
wide open fer rousi1g welcome to
the press gang Of the state. in sum-
mer session in Dickinson. Plans for
a wild west entertainment and lun-
chcon at Medora having fallen
through, at the eleventh hour the
committee turned to Tlyburg, and
that to"n responded molly, with little
tune to perfect arr.il% m cnts.
The press clan will Leave Dickinson
SATURDAY morning ard ar i've in Fry
burg between 8 and 10 o'clock. The
trip Will be made by auto, local
boosters having pledged enough ma
chimes to transport the entire party.
Arriving at Fryburg, they will be
taken to Cellar canyon and will view
several Of the many other real scenic
delights Of the Bad Lands. They
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23
A, P. ELLIAN WILL SELL
OVERLAND AND WILLYS-
KNIGHT MACHINES HERE

A. P. Ellian, formerly connected
with the Dakota National bank in this
city, and for several months past in
charge of the agency in this section
for the Saxon line of motor cars, has
extended his sales operations to in
'clude the Overland and Willys-Knight
cars. His territory will include por-
tions of Dunn, Stark and Billings
counties. Deal was closed this week
with Sales Manager Mead of Bis
marck, representing the Overland and
Willys-Knight people.
Mr.. Ellian will have his headquart-
ers at the Dickinson Motor Car Co..
where he will offer uninterrupted serv-
ice, having complete service station
and a dependable line Of parts. The
name under which he will conduct his
business will be the Overland-Ellian
Company.
Mr.. Ellian will also continue the
Saxon agency here.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23
MEMBERS OF FOURTH ESTATE
CONVENE FOR SUMMER MEET
OF STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION
WHERE TO GO.

/" WHERE TO GO.
: Business sessions Auditorium.
2 third floor, B. P. O. EIks'
. building.
:: Ladies' reception-Parlors, Sec
{. ond floor, B. p. O. Elks' build
:. Ball game-Dickinson ball park,
:: west of city, near N. P. tracks. <
: Banq4et-Armory, Company X,
: N. d. N. G..
:. Dance-Auditorium, B. P. O. (
: Elks' building. (
!: Smoker-Club rooms, second (
" floor, B. p. O. Elks' building. (
: WHAT DICKINSON HAS.
. About 5000 wide-awake inhabi- (
" tants. (
: Two brick and tile plants, man. (
2 ufacturing the finest grade of
: brick and tile in the world. 4
!: Some of the states largest coal (
: mines. (
:. Northern Pacific Railway ma {
. chine shops, car shops and di- {
: vision point. (
: Largest flour mills in the state. (
" Progressive Town and Country (
: club, owning finest golf links {
" in North Dakota. (
? Finest Elks' building in North {
" Dakota. {
. Finest Masonic Temple, with two &
. exceptions.
Three national and one state {
, bank with deposits of nearly {
four millions. &
, North Dakota's first artificial ice G
manufacturing plant.
, North Dakota's first meat pack
, ing and cold storage plant. &
Proposed State Normal school. &
Three proposed new railroads. (
Greatest tiax-growing center in "
world. tt "
> AND THE HALF HAS NOT
" BEEN TOLD. "
> o @ @ o @ o @ @ @ @ o 9 @ @ {
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23
auto CARAVAN TO-
BOOST new ROUTE

An auto caravan will leave Lefor
Saturday morning to boom the new
Dickinson, Lefor & New Leipzig rail-
way. Twenty cars, loaded to the
roofs with boosters, will embark from
Lefor at o'clock in the morning
for the jaunt. Stops will be made
at Jordan and the John Sem, Sr.,
farm, Villa being reached in time for
luncheon. From Villa detour will
be made east to the new townsite of
Vienna, and from there the party will
go to New Leipzig, where boosters
will remain over night.
A number Of motorists are ex-
pected to join the procession at
points along the route, and it is be-
ieved that there will be at least 33
machines in the caravan when it
reaches the destination. Return will
be made Sunday.
Survey for the new line has been
completed and the motorists will in
spect the work as they traverse the
route. Lefor and Jordan bands will
accompany the booster party.
Engineers Black and Griffin, who
had the contract for making the pre-
liminary survey, have returned to Bis
marck.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23
YOUNG COUPLE MARRIED
HERE TO ENGAGE IN RED
CROSS WORK IN FRANCE

The marriage ceremony Of T. H.
CoWden, Jr., Of Enderlin, this state,
and Miss Marjory Crowell, sister of
Mrs. B: 0. Thorkelson of South Heart,
took place in St. Patrick's Catholic
church on Wednesday, June 20, at IL
O'clock, the Rev. FIR. John Dignam Of
fciating. J & ,0'
Mrs. Cowden is graduate nurse
from St. Paul hospital and for the
past several months has been making
her home at the Thorkelson homo.
She is an accomplished I young lady
and has great many friends here.
The young couple left on No. 3 for
a short honeymoon in the cities. Lat
er, both expecttto gS to France In the
service of the Red Cross.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23

With recruits rallying to the stand
ard every day, Company X is rapidly
being recruited to full war strength,
$50 men, efforts of the past two weeks
having borne splendid fruit, and a
few more days will see the goal
reached. Big drive of last week moro
than doubled the roll and this week
others who enlisted during the cam
paign have reported and a number
have been signed by Lieutenant C. J.
Kunz, in charge of recruiting here
Captain Barker and his recruiting
aids left for Fort Lincoln Saturday on
No. 2, accompanied by q new mem
bers of the. comp aore joining
at Taylor. On Monday eight depart
ed for camp, and on Thursday a
third bunch left during the afternoon
for Lincoln. Dickinson is we'll repre-
sented, local boys having focked to
the colors in large numbers during
the recent campaign. Other towns in
the vicinity have also furnished their
quotas.
Following is the list of names of
recruits since the recent sweeping
move for volunteers was begun:
Dickinson-Peter Molodecky, John
G. White, William W. Kunkel, Leo F.
Davis, Jacob Miller, Peter Kuske,
Paul A. Lefcyzk, Orley N. Dixon,
Archie G. Gibson, Frederick Miller,
John Reisenauer, Ambrogis DeTede,
Handy Tomanek, John F. Chase,
William P. Olson, Quinton Roberts,
Hughie Roberts, Peter L. Lish Sidney
L. Morrison, Basil R. D. johnson.
Taylor-Robert G. Hintz, Carl 0.
Strom, Frank J. Gollenberg, John J.
Mas, Charles J. Soini, Harry N.
Bouillon, James c. Gabe, Wallace S.
Dow, Richard Cedenski, William
Draeger, Richard Burkhardt, Henry
w. Schmidt, John H. Wecker, Harry
F. Lawhead, August J. Dahlke,
Charles E. Good, Valdemar Anderson.
New England William w. Nc
Cardle, R. L. McCardle, Anton X.
Ellijohn, Henry Zabal, Carroll E.
Harry D. Kellogg, Sophrs
Tromberg, William D. Leahy, Leo
Riff, Frank 'Bandfeld. :
Belfield-L. Bixby Clair, David M.
son, Thomas Sharman.
Rees, Roy J. DIETRICH, Maurice Keller,
Pamcraz B. Bleth.
Schefeld- George Muelrath, Mike
Luffey.
Sentinel Butte-Edward Houck,
Virgil Smith.
Beach-Roy T. Rundlett, H. f.
Wallace.
Golva-August G. Edmond.
Alpha Vernon R. Knapp.
Gladstone J. Vanderpool,
Mike Connors.
Manning-Herbert C. Harris.
Dunn Center-Wareham L. Paul,
Thorvald Brenden, Anct Antonio, Eu-
gene Holt, Olof N. Lorras.
Havelock- Willard A. Hort.
Grassy Butte Bert Waddell.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23
WAR RELIEF
FUND GROWS

Red Cross teams of the city, work.
ing enthusiastically to raise the local
quota for the $1OO,OOO,000 mercy fund
to be expended for war relief work,
had raised slightly more than $500
up to last night, in their three-day
canvass Of the city. Campaign for
funds will be continued unabated un-
til next Monday, in an effort to bring
the local contribution up to the notch
apportioned for Stark county, $4,000.
The city has been laid out in dis
tricts, with teams assigned to each
section, and the work of raising the
fund has been so systematized that
no one will be missed, every person
in the city being given chance to con-
tribute. Response has been ready,
with but few refusals to donate to
the cause, but individual offerings
have not been as large as could be
desired. An increased effort will be
made during the final days of the
drive, and workers believe that the
apportionment will have been raised
when the campaign is closed Monday.
J. Adam Bede, orator of national
fame, who will deliver an address as
the feature of the evening program
of the Chautauqua Monday evening,
will follow his talk with special Red
Cross address, which will mark end
of the campaign.
The Red Cross society is asking the
American people to give $1OO,OO0,OO
to enable it to finance its work OF
war relief. This sum seems large,
but even then may not be sufficient.
The Red Cross must meet not only
the demands for relief abroad, but
first of all there is the mammoth un-
dertaking in our own country, next
for our army afeld and our navy.
The money for which Red Cross asks
must cover a considerable period OF
relief and reconstruction, while pow
ers at war are spending that much
every day in an orgy Of destruction:
The demands are great and the need
urgent.
Sunday night at a big mass
meeting will be held at Belfeld,
which many local workers will attend,
in an effort to rally to the standard
citizens of that city. On Saturday
Dickinson Red Cross toilers will
journey to Manning, where another
large meeting will be held.
In Taylor, Richardton and Glad
stone, where auxiliaries were recently
organized by the Dickinson flying
squadron of the Red Cross, workers
for the cause are entering heartily
into the campaign, and are meeting
with gratifying success, irr the move
for funds.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23

will be shown where the Sully
Springs train robbers buried their
loot after their daring holdup Of
several years ago.
After the auto trip, the members
OF the fourth estate will line up for
feed of magnificent proportions And
after the luncheon comes the big
feature of the day, the splendid
frontier exhibition, under direction of
George Gardner.
Gardner is now manager of big
ranch on the Little Missouri river.
He toured this country and Europe for
three years with Buffalo Bills famous
shows, and his daring riding and
roping exhibition was one Of the
stellar attractions of the perform
ances. He will bring with him to
Fryburg several cowboys from the
Continued on Page s.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23
BAR ASSN MEETS
HERE AUGUST 1917

Dickinson will entertain the North
i Dakota Bar association August 16 and
IL, decision to this effect having been
reached at joint meeting Of the ex-
the association in Fargo Saturday
afternoon.
4 Preliminary work Of arranging a
program Of high degree of excellence
is under way. Some Of the most
prominent of the legal lights Of the
nation will be on the program, if
plans being considered now are car
5ried out.
r.. M. Pollock, Fargo, is president
of the organization; F. q. Cuthbert Of
Devils Lake is vice president, and
Oscar j.. Seller of jamestown secre-
;tary.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23
CabOOse Smashed
in Renr-end Crash
Nth Train No. 8

A serious wreck was narrowly
averted at Fryburg Tuesday morning,
when No. s crashed into the caboose
Of an eastbound freight at that town.
The freight was heading in and No.
8 was close behind, with running ord
ers to follow the freight. The pas
senger train. pulled in, just before
the freight pulled in the clear, and
struck the. caboose while going at a
speed of about 20 miles an hour.
The engine of No. 8 was put out of
commission and the caboose was a
total wreck. Engine was cut off the
freight and pulled 'Nox 8 into Dick
inson, reaching here, about an hour
and ten minutes behind schedule time.
No one was injured. 4
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23

Then comes the final flash on the
screen. "You know me, Al. Excuse
me-" says Toby. "'Tis all right,
Louie" Their mitts met, there was
gentle handclasp, and the curtain
lowered on the touching scene. Then
the curtain fell, and with not a dry
eye in the audience, the vast throng
passed through the exits, and wended
their respective ways to their homes,
conscious that they had gazed upon
with happy ending.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23

Among the out-of-town members
who were present at the big Elks
meeting on Tuesday evening were Ted
Barrows, DR.. Anderson and Alex
Monty Of in and about Belfeld. Mr..
Monty was taken in as a new mem
Der. The Elks voted 500 to the Red
Cross at this meeting.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23
Whole TrainLOad
of Coolers Goes
Through Dickinson

A solid train of peanuts, with ex-
ception of four cars, is some large
quantity of COOLERS, and would feed
several monkeys, not to SAY some
few persons, for a considerable length
of time. Such a shipment passed
through Dickinson last week, prob
ably the largest of it's kind ever sent
over the N. P. The goobers were
shipped from Seattle and were billed
to Philadelphia and New York.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23

At d recent meeting Of the Masonic
lodge, a donation Of 800 was voted
to be equally divided between the
army Y. M. G. A. and the Red Cross.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23
CO. X NEARS
GOAL OF $50
NEAR GOAL.

; Company K ranks third in the
state in point of numbers, ac-
cording to announcement from
Bismarck Thursday night, with
140 men. Company I of Wahpe-
ton and Co. H of Jamestown
have their full strength, $50 men;
A of Bismarck, F Of Mandan, M
, of Grand Forks and C of Graf
ton are we'll over 100, but Dick
,. inson's unit has passed them in
number enrolled as result Of the
big drive Of the last two weeks.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-06-23

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-28
Spurns Reform Program.

London, April 2S.-Reuter's Am
sterdam correspondent says that Cen
eral Groener in justifying his imper-
ative demand for a cessation OF the
munitions strike, made IN a speech
before the Reichstag committee, de-
clared that the so-called Leipzig pro-
gram and the telegram to the lmper-
ial Chancellor demanding that he
should receive deputation and listen
to political demands, including one
for the franchise and the creation Of
a labor council on the Russian style,
were factors which had completely
changed the situation. These de-
mands. said General Grocner, were
madness and imposed upon the mex
perience, good nature and honestly
of the workers.
"There shall be no more strikes
and we will ruthlessly prosecute wire
pullcrs and hit these political trail
tors of the Fatherland with the full
force of the law" General Groener
is reported as having said.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-28
WHEAT SELLS AT S3.OI 1-2.

No. Red Western Makes New Rec
ord in Local Trade.
Baltimore, April 2S.-No. 2 rcd
Western wheat sold at the Baltimore
Chamber of Commerce yesterday at
S3.01 - a bushel, the record in the
local trade in this grain in the mem
DRY of the oldest dealers. At the
same time No. spot wheat sold at
S2.9T a bushel, this grade being re-
earded as somewhat inferior to the
Western grade.
The wheat market was somewhat
excited during most OF the day, par
ticularly during the time prices were
soaring ins the primary markets of
the West The excited prices brought
out some limited offerings here. but
the total dealings were small as COM
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-28
MONTHS OF FIGHTING YET

While definite ascendancy over the
German war machine has been estab-
lished by the allied forces in France,
and eventual victory is in sight, many
months of bitter fighting are still
ahead.
This is the view of military experts
attached to Frances war commits
sion, as gathered by officers OF the
American general staff during inform
al conversations at the War Depart
ment.
Statements of the Frenchmen fol-
lowed conclusions reached by the gen
eral staff after its long study of loss
es in all armies actually engaged in
Europe, in an effort to learn the pro-
vision they must make for maintain
ing the fighting strength OF an army
at the front.
The terrible toll in dead, manned
and prisoners, computed IN figures,
including Prussia's enormous losses
in captured, amounts to 10 per cent
a month of troops at the front. Half
of these are permanently out Of &C
ton, and were it not for the con-
slant stream of recruits going for
ward every day, an army Of 1,oOo,-
600 men soon would fade away.
The extent of German losses in the
recent desperate fighting along the
Aisne is partially disclosed in Off
cial statement on the capture of $50
guns. of which a considerable number
were of heavy caliber.
The German losses in men are es-
timated at more than 100000 with the
probability that the total reached
235,OOO. These figures include killed,
wounded and prisoners.
The number of German prisoners
aggregates approximately 10000.