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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-15
AMERICAN SHIP
SUNK BY SUBMARINE
Austrian Undersea Craft Probably Re-
sponsible for the Lyman Nj. Law
Little Warning.

CAGLIARI. Sardinia, Feb. II, via
Paris. Feb. I5.-Captain MeDOnough,
master Of the American schooner Lyman
NJ. Law, which was sunk by an Aus
trian submarine, will leave here tomor-
row for Rome to testify before the
American consular authorities with re-
gard to the sinking of his ship
The British consul here has taken
afidayits from Capt. McDonough and
the crew of the Lyman NJ. Law in
which they say that the vessel was sud
denly approached By submarine which
gave no indication of her nationality.
They say they scarcely were given
time to save themselves before the
schooner was torpedoed and set on fire.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The sink
ing of the American schooner Lyman
VI. Law in the Mediterranean by an
Austrian submarine, probably without
warning, is regarded by officials as il
legal, inasmuch as the cargo was not
contraband and the submarine dis
PLAYED no flag, but since no lives were
lost it il believed the incident will not
in itself develop into a cause for dras
tie action by this government.
| NEW YORK, Feb. 15.--George w. +
| Green, president of the Maritime
Transportation company announced to
/ day that he intended to file q protest
with the state department over th'
destruction of the schooner Lyman NJ
Law as soon as he received full infor
nation
Capt. MeDonough is down east
er. an American Of three generations
sailor out of New England ports 70
more than % years, said Mr.. Green
I" His men with one exception are tn
staunch New England stock. Their an
cestors fought in the Revolution. Nov
if they are not entitled to protection
who is9 Moreover, the schooner car
ried no contraband. Further, she wa
not equipped with wireless, and sale
before the severance of diplomatic rt
lations between the United States an
Germany. She was no doubt Ill tn
Mediterranean when the German not
was made public. =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-15
P0STOFF|CE TO
MOVE SHORTLY
Postmaster M. J. Moran
Thinks Change Will Be
Made About March l
CONSIGNMENTS OF
EQUIPMENT DELAYED

Question Arises Over Wire Used in
Wiring-Incident Showing Tightness
of Freight Embargo on Pennsylvania
Lines.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-14

Director l.. B. Jackson, Of the State
Beureau of Markets, has been assured
that the railroads will take this mat
ter up at an early meeting in Cincin-
natl, and the result which is expect
ed to be a favorable one, will be
known within the next few days.
Alabama has been granted this privi-
lege. and there is no reason why Geo.
gia should not have it.
Strangely enough there are some
persons, even within the state, says
Director Jackson, who are seeking to
depress the market price of velvet
beans on the ground that they are low
in protein or food value content, when
as a matter of fact it can be conclu-
sively demonstrated that they contain
double the amount of protein there
is in corn. Taking the other we'll
known protein bearing products as a
basis, it is the opinion of the Bureau
Of Markets that velvet beans in the
pod are well worth today $25 per ton
and more.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-14

tie price of their own products, rather
than to permit inroads to be made up
on that of the farmers products.
THE bureau presents the foregoing
simply as statement of facts con-
corning certain phases of the situation,
and trusts that the farmers of Georgia
will be able to profit by it"
There is no need for any serious
alarm on the part of Georgia farmers
over the apparent attempted bear raid
on cotton declares Commissioner j.
J. Brown of the Department of Agri-
culture. There isn't a pound more
cotton in sight today than there was
a month ago, and the department re-
CARDS the attempt to create a scare
over the recent published announce
uent that there are practically no
vessels available for carrying cotton
to England, as an absurd bear effort to
Gepress the price below the actual
worth of the staple.
1T is my advice to the farmers Of
Georgia TO hold their cotton and to
continue to hold it against any declin-
ing market, said Commissioner Brown.
Cur Georgia farmers are better able
than ever before in their history to
hold the cotton they have made. We
know the world has got to have it, ami
that sooner or later it will take it,
England included.
My opinion has not not changed
one iota with regard to the value of
this crop. believe it worth 80 cents
pound, and that before very long
you will see it at that figure. Every
statement we have made about this
situation, has been borne out be de-
velopments, and those who hold their
cotton now, | am confident Will GER
tainly congratulate themselves that
they did so"
AS the result of a recent conference
with railroad. officials in Savannah,
the Georgia State Bureau of Markets
now feels confident that milling in
transit rates will soon be granted by
the railroads of the state on velvet
beans.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-14

cotton seed, IS an order directed by
the food administration bureau to
mills and buyers, prohibiting them
from having on hand at one time more
than 60 days supplies, or just enough
to keep them going for 80 working
days.
THE natural result of this order is
that those mills which have on hand
all the supplies they are allowed to
carry, are temporarily out of the mar
ket, and the price has been affected
accordingly.
at should be clearly and distinctly
understood however, that the govern
ment has in no sense sought to regu-
late either supply or price of seed in
the hands of the producer; and the
farmer whos has seed of his own pro-
duction, regardless of where he has
it stored, may hold it just as long as
he wishes, without fear of government
interference. 1t is only necessary that
he shall have produced the seed him
self, and that title to it shall rest in
him.
IF there is seed enough in the hands
CT the farmers, and it should be held
until the amount allowed the crushecs
is consumed when they would have
to go back into the market, it is reason
able to assume that with competition
i'll the market thus restored, the price
will return to what it should be.
1T is impossible, of course, for any
one to tell what manipulators, taking
advantage of the last opportunity
that may be offered them, will be able
to do with the market; but it is and
always has been the opinion of this
bureau that the price of cotton seed
should be maintained on practically
the same parity with hog lard. Be
fore the war began and since cotton
seed oil has sold at 2 cents a pound
tanned that position; now it is selling
az cents a pound less than hog lard,
and the difference is too great. 1t is
clear, as We see it, that seed products
are not bringing enough, and in our
opinion the crushers should uphold
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-14
UNUSUAL CONDITIONS
II LOTION SEED MARKET
STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURE ISSUES STATEMENT RELA-
TIVE TO GOVERNMENT REGULA-
TIONS AFFECTING SEED MARKET

ATLANTA, Ca, Nov 1.-THE State
BuAeau of Markets of the Georgia
Department of Agriculture has just
issued the following statement rela-
tive to the cotton seed situation which
will be of interest to Georgia farmers
generally.
THE State Bureau of Markets of
the Department of Agriculture desires
to call the attention of the farmers
of Georgia to the unusual conditions
which have developed in the cotton
seed market, following the action Of
the government food administration,
in regulating supplies held by buyers
and mill men.
THE principal government regula-
ton which, it is said, has been used
by those interested to bring about the
downward tendency in the price Of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-14
WILL INSPECT
FOR SHIPPERS
L. :. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULT-
IRE ESTABLISHES INSPECTION
SERVICE ON FRUITS AND yEGE-
TABLES.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Nov H.
The food products inspection service
established by the U. S. department
of agriculture under the authority of
the food production act was made
available November l to shippers Of
fruits and vegetables in two large mar
kets-New York and Chicago
1t will be extended in the next few
weeks to Kansas city, Boston, Phila-
delphia, Minneapolis, Fort Worth,
Houston and other markets. The SD
pervising inspectors in the first two
districts now are training inspectors
applications for inspections.
1t is thought likely that for some
time inspections will be made mostly
Of cars of produce concerning the COP
dition of which there is some dispute.
Applications must be made by the
shipper of his authorized agent, and
may be made by telegraph, telephone,
letter or in person. Applications
must contain a complete description
OF the shipment, including the name
and address of the shipper and re-
ceiver, car number, initials and rout-
ing, contents and the particular con-
dition concerning which inspection is
requested.
Inspectors will certify as to the
condition of fruits and vegetables on
ly. No charge will be made for the
service. An inspection certificate will
be issued regarding each car or lot
Inspected and the original delivered
or mailed to the shipper or his repre-
81 natives. Upon request of the ship
per or his representative all or part
Of the contents of the inspection GER
tificate will be telegraphed to him at
his expense.
The food production act of August
10, 1917, authorizes the secretary Of
agriculture to investigate and certify
to shippers the condition as to soun1-
ness of fruits and vegetables and 9TH
e" food products, when received at
important central markets designate
ly the secretary, under rules and reg
ulations prescribed by him. These
certificates are to be prima facie evil
dence in all courts of the truth of the
statements they contain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-14

1t is no harm for man to take him
self seriously unless he loses patience
with his friends Tor not doing the
same.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-04
Sailors mutin};
Begin Attack

Petrograd, June At is reported
that sailors from Kronstadt, whose
garrison recently declared it's indie
pendence of the central government.
have landed at Gutuyef island, port
of Petrograd, and begun an attack.
Sailors from the Kronstadt garri
son, which recently declared it's in
dependence Of the central govern
ment, arrived in Petrograd early to-
day with the announcement that war
ships at Kronstadt would come to
Petrograd Immediately and land men
to make a demonstration. Later it
was stated that sailors had landed at
Cutuveff, port of Pctrograd, and be-
gan an attack.
A visit to this port, however, show
ed that the story of landing and at
tack was untrue. However, it was
sufficiently alarming to provoke in.
tense excitement in the city and
caused the dispatch to the spot of
military force.
Fetrograd awaited today the second
demonstration by the Kronstadt war
ships, and as the time passed with
no such ships coming, the announce
nent of the sailors was regarded by
many as merely boastful talk.
The Kronstadt sailors said the dem
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-04
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS
BEING ABSORBED WITH
EASE IN CAPITAL CITY
Bismarck Will Take More Than
Its Quota Of Big Loan-Want
Early Reports

'Bismarck is absorbing it's quota Of
the Liberty Loan issue with ease"
said F.. e. Shepard, cashier of the
First National bank, this morning.
THE bonds arc being taken readily
and in large blocks as well as in the
smaller quantities ranging from one
$50 bond up to ten. We have given
out a great many application blanks
to patrons who have made requests
for them. Not all of these have been
returned, and we would like to urge
that all applications, if convenient, be
turned in not later than June IS.
We will. however, continue to receive
applications up to the date the bonds
are issued"
Reports from all parts of North Da-
kota indicate that every county is
doing it's full share, and that the
Flickcrtail states response will lie a
credit to it's patriotism and loyalty
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-04
BISMARCK NAN MAY
SOON Be IN FRANCE
WITH THE ENGINEERS
Paul Jewel Advised That Regi.
ment Is Recruited to Full
Strength

Paul Jewell, son of Mrs. NJ. II. Jew.
ell, now home on furlough from the
Third Cavalry, Fort Sheridan, Ill.,,
with which he served as second lieu
tenant on the border, may be bis.
marck's first soldier to reach the Eu-
ropean war zone. Mr.. Jewell has ar
ranged for his transfer to Tie Sixth
reserve regiment OF railway construc.
ton engineers. He is advised that
this regiment now has been recruited
to full war strength, and probably
will go into camp at Detroit, Mich,
in short time.
The regiment of engineers which
will pave the way for the Transports
ton of American troops and supplies
to the French battle front is expect
ed to be the first section OF the Amer
lean army sent across the Atlantic
Mr.. Jewell has been given a commits.
sion as lieutenant-quarterm with
the engineers, and he expects orders
to report within few days.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-04
ARE RELEASED.

ST. Paul, Mimi. June 4.-D. Fl. Holm
and Frank Holm, arrested here yes
terday for the alleged distribution Of
anticonscriptiOn literature. tOdaV
were released from Jail on the rec
Ommendation OF K. +. Schroeder. as
sistant county attorney, who declined
to issue a complaint for the federal
authorities.
Special federal agents asked that
the complaint be issued. holding that
the DrOpaga nda was a violati Of the
pHblic safety act passed by the last
legislature The county attorneys
Office held that the evidence given
did not show a violation Of the act
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-04
THREE ARRESTED ON
SPY CHARGES

New York, June 4.-Federal author
tiles today arrested three men and
intimated further arrests might fol-
low in an effort to disclose the ex-
istence of German spy system. APP.
parently they hoped to uncover an
explanation of bow the Germans knew
in advance of the approach Of the
American destroyers to the British
coast.
The charge against the three men,
at present, according to United States
District Attorney Knox, is that OF
competing with the government by
carrying mail in opposition to the
government. Mr.. Knox said the charge
might later be made treason.
Two of the men are native Amerl-
cans and the third is Swiss. Exam
nation of quantity of mail seized
by federal agents indicated the trans
mission of information by steamer to
Mexico, from whence it was forward
cd to Germany.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-04

worth of iron from your blacksmith
he is prohibited from giving you a
discount for cash by issuing you cou-
pons or cash register slips redeem
| able in merchandise. He may, how
ever, make this same iron up into
horseshoes, sell them to you and at
tach trading stamps or other devices
to them and which he may redeem
as a discount on your purchase for
cash without paying license. Your
clothing merchant or tailor is pro-
hibited from issuing or giving you
trading stamps, coupons or other de-
vices as a cash discount if you pur-
chase from him $40 worth OF WOODEN
goods; but he may give you a dis
count redeemable in merchandise if
he makes the cloth into a suit and at
taches coupons Or trading stamps to
the suit of clothes. In other words,
the act does not apply to a manufac-
turer, jobber, packer or distributor
of merchandise, but does apply to all
other dealers The classification
made in the bill is fine one and
makes it class legislation of the rank
est kind and therefore unconstitu-
tional
with reference to the baseball bill,
which also included the prohibiting
of shooting on Sunday will say, that
the law was misunderstood The leg
islature legalized the playing of base
ball on Sunday. hence there was moth
ing moral or religious involved, the
legislature having taken that aspect
away from it. The only questions in
volved being, the kind of baseball to
be played and whether an entrance
fee could be charged, and these Ques.
lions do not involve a matter of prin
cipal in any manner. If it is legal
to play baseball on Sunday there is
no reason why an entrance fee cannot |
be charged or why any kind Of base
ball should not be played The word |
shooting as found in that bill will |
make it violation Of the statute for
a farmer or anyone else to shoot goph. |
ers on Sunday; it will be illegal for
the national guard, home guard or
civilian rifle clubs to target practice
on Sunday. The law plainly says that |
all shooting is prohibited, and there
fore it is a violation of the statute |
to fire off a gun of any nature on
Sunday. And in view of the war situ
alton it will be seen how absurd this |
statute is
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-04
HUGHES FOUND
GUILTY BY JURY
Of B0OTLEGG|NC

Jack Hughes, who was on trial
charged with the crime of bootleg
ging, was found guilty Monday morn
ing in district court, after the jury
had been out but a few minutes.
Judge NuesSlc set next Monday as
the date for sentence. Hughes Sc
cured a suitcase Of beer for two per
sons registered at local hotel
montgomery, the states chief wit
ness, who spent Sunday in Jail, gave
his testimony this morning. His de-
mcanor on the stand Saturday was
deemed sufficient cause for the courts
action in committing him.
States Attorney McCurdy conduct
ed the case for the state and +. IL.
O'1larc appeared for Hughes.
After the evidence was all in in
the case of the State versus H. H.
McDonough, Judge Nuesslc held that
the proof was insufficient to convict
of maintaining a common nuisance
and dismissed the case
The State versus GOldic Gill now is
on trial.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-04
CATTLE MARKETS

ST. PAUL.
HOGS Receipts, 9,40O. Market
steady to Zoe lower. Range, $500 tC
$15.o0; bulk, Sl'."o to $l3.4O.
CATTLE-R Receipts, 4,1OO Market
strong. Killers, steady, at 10 to l5e
lower. Steers, $500 to $1,000; COWS
and heifers, $500 to $1,000; calves
$500 to $12.l;,, with market steady;
stockers and feeders, 2Jc lower, at
$500 to $lOo".
.SIIEEP-Rcccipts, 49, Market
SOC lower. Lambs, $500 to $l4:9O;
wethers, So" to SLID; ewes, 500
to $li.JO.
CHICAGO.
HOCS-ltGccipts, 41,0O0. Market,
weak, at Saturdays average Bulk,
$3.50 to $1595; light, $l4.S5 to $15S5;
mixed, $15.2J to $l5.40; heavy, S15.2a
to $1G.d5; rough, $l5.2J to $l5.4O;
pigs, $l0.:1O to $l1.71.
CATTLE kcrcipts, 10000. Market,
weak. Native beef steers. $9.1j to
$3.50; stockers and feeders, $7.335 to
$lo.3p; COWS and heifers, $500 to
$1l.7O; calves, 500 to $l4.00.
SHEEP Receipts, 1900. Market,
weak Wcthcrs. 1918 to $l2.7o;
lambs, Slo.." TO $l4.SO; springs.
$3.50 to $l7.2-.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-04
No Chance for
Any Person to
Ohirk Tuesday

= : = : : = = : = :. = :. :. :. :. ::
= No chance will be left to- :
: morrow for anyone eligible to :
= registration to shirk his duty. :
:: Adjutant General 7. n. Thar. .
= alison today wired each county :
: auditor in North Dakota that .
: Sec. 40 Of the registration reg :
: ulations, requiring registra- :
: ton boards to register citizens :
= whom they know to be subject :
= to registration, whether those :
:: citizens appear in person or :
= not, must be literally con. (:
= strued and that the local reg :
: stration boards will be held ::
= responsible for making the ::
: registration complete. ::
:: Sec. 40 reads: at shall be ::
{: the duty of registration boards ::
= to register persons liable to ::
:: registration within their juris- ::
: diction who for any reason ::
= shall not have been registered ::
:: on registration day, and there ::
:; upon to make the necessary I:
{: additional entries on all filed. i:
: posted and other copies Of =
= lists of persons registered" :
= = :. = = :. :. :. :. = :. :. :. :.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-04

Starting in New York, "Robinson
Crusoe, Jr.,' played as far west as
Pittsburgh, then swung north into
Canada, thence east until Boston and
the New England territory had been
covered. With the approach of the
holiday season, it swept west as far
as Chicago, from which point Detroit
and Cincinnati were made. with a.
tour as far west as Lincoln, from
which point it worked cast to Mil
Waukee.
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.SLACKERS WILL
Be PROSECUTED
fContinued from Pag. One

fCOntinued from Page One
he said, the department had not plan
ned on sending forces abroad so sOOli.
Casualties in foreign service, he said.
and sickness make necessary re-
serve of 125,Voo men, in addition t.
those on duty at training camps.
General CroWdrr told the commit
tee he favored the immediate draft
ing of men registering. instead Of
postponing it. He regarded it desir-
able for men to know at once, so
they may have Il few weeks to make
personal ARRANGEMENTS before being
called to the rOlOrS.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-04
FREIGHTER SUNK,

New York, June d.--Thc British
frCiEhter, karuma, was torpcdoed and
sunk by German submarine April
u, near the Spanish coast, according
to Chris Thornton, an American sea-
man and survivor of the ship, who
arrived here today. Thornton said
the ship was attacked without warn
ing and that two men lost their lives
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-04

onstrations would be for the purpose
Of bringing about new elections Of
soldiers and workmen's delegates.
The soldiers also demanded that for
mer Emperor Nicholas be handed over
to them. In street meetings they eN-
pressed dissatisfaction with War Min
lister kerensky, and the whole pro-
visional government, particularly for
the abolition Of the death penalty,
which they characterized as prema-
tllrp
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-04

CAPTURE ADVANCE POST.

London, June 4.-The British have
recaptured the advance post near
Cherisy, taken by the Germans in Sat
urday's attack. The account of mill
tary operations as given out officially
today also says that hostile raids
were repulsed duying the night south
west of La Bassee and near Neuve
Chapelle and that the enemy trenches
were entered east of Vermelles
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-04

The coming of Al Jolson and his
fellow merry makers OF the "RObin-
son Crusoe, Jr., company, from the
New York Winter Garden, serves to
call attention to the remarkable
whirlwind tour that organization has
made since it left that tanous tenn
pie of frothy fun and f.: :. carly in
the season. When the jovial tkrong
comes to the Auditorium for one
night only, June H. it will have de-
scribed sweeping circle across the
northern section Of America.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-04
GERMANS FORCE WAY.

Paris, June 1.-THE Germans have
forced their way into French advance
positions on the salient near Fold
mont, according to an official state
ment issued by the war office this
morning. The Germans attacked the
salient last night.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-04
Two Per Cent Tax
On Advertising

Washington. Jun" 4.-Aftcr several
hours discussion Of how newspapers.
magazines, and other publications
shall be taxed for war purposes, the
senate finance committee today adopt
ed a resolution against second class
postal rates and levying direct two
per cent tax on advertising receipts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-04

omy measure was approved today by
the supreme court. 1t annulled or
ders of the Mississippi railway CON-
mission, which would have required
the Mobile & Ohio railroad to restore
six passenger trains. The railroad
contended that some of the trains
were in interstate commerce and that
the state commission was powerless
to enforce their continuance.