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CHAPTER XIV.
The Eirina Squad.

A few days later had orders to re-
port back to divisional headquarters,
about thirty kilos behind the line. /
reported to the A. p. NJ. assistant pro-
vost marshaD. He told me to report
to billet No. rs for quarters and ra-
tlons.
1t was about eight o'clock Mt night
and I was tired and soon fell asleep In
the straw of the billet. 1t was mis-
cradle night outside, cold, and drIzzly
rain was falling.
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stumble. he would turn the air blue.
A certain section of our trenches
was held by the Royal Irish rifles. For
several days very strong rumOr went
the rounds that German spy was In
our midst. This spy was supposed to
be dressed In the uniform of British
stnff officer. Several stories had been
told about an officer wearing red
band around his cap, who patrolled the
front-llne and communication trenches
asking suspicious questions rs to locn-
ton of batteries, machine-gun emplace-
ments, and trench mortnrs. If a shell
dropped In battery. on machine gun
or even near dugout, this spy was
blamed
The rumor gained such strength that
an order was issued for all troops to
Immediately place under arrest anyone
answering to the description of the
spy.
Atwell and / were on the qui vive.
We constantly patrolled the trenches
Mt night. and even in the day, but the
spy always eluded us.
One day while In communication
trench. we were Mortified to see our
brlgadier general. Old Pepper. being
brought down 1t by big private of the
Royal Irish rifles. The general was
walking in front. and the private with
fixed bayonet was following In the
rear.
We saluted as the general passed us.
The Irishman hnd broad grin on his
face and we could scarcely believe our
eyes-the general was under arrest.
After passing few feet beyond us. the
voice to Atwell:
"Tell this d-n fool who am. He's
arrested me as spy"
Atwell was speechless. The sentry
butted In with:
"None o. thnt gassin out o. you.
Back to headquarters you goes, Mr..
Fritz. Open that face o. yours again,
an I'll dent In your napper with the
butt o. me rifle"
The generals face was a sight to be-
hold. He was fairly boiling over with
rage. but he shut up.
Atwell tried to get In front of the
| sentry to explain to him that 1t really
was the general he had under arrest,
but the sentry threatened to run his
bayonet through him. and would have
done 1t. too. SO Atwell stepped aside.
and remained silent. was nearly
bursting with suppressed laughter. One
word, and would have exploded. 1t
Is not exactly diplomatic to laugh at
your general In such predicament.
The sentry and his prisoner arrived
Mt brigade headquarters with disas-
trous results to the sentry.
The joke was that the general had
personally issued the order for the
spy's arrest. 1t was habit OF the gen.
eral to walk through the trenches on
rounds of inspection. unattended by
any of his stafr. The Irishman. being
new in the regiment, had never seen
the general before, so when he came
across him alone In n communication
trench, he promptly put him under ar
rest. Brisadler generals wear red
band around their caps.
| Next day we passed the Irishman
tied to the wheel of timber. the be-
ginning Of his sentence of twenty-one
days. field punishment No. 1. Never
before have seen such woebegone
expression on mans face.
For several days. Atwell and made
ourselves scarce around brigade head
quarters. We did not want to meet
the general.
The spy was never caught.
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taffeta with a plain. moderately fun
skirt. Coats pointed at the bottom
have proved so graceful that this fea-
ture of spring styles Is retained In this
model. The collar. cut in points that
are embroidered, Is new. The girdle
at the high waistline Is extended into
points at each side of the back, and
these are embroidered also. The
sleeves are gathered into fiaring cufrs,
ornamented with row of rather large
silk-covered buttons.
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country. has been regularly and duly
tried and sentenced to be shot at 8 :2a
II. IN. this date. This sentence has been
approved by the reviewing authority
and ordered carried out. 1t is our duty
to carry on with the sentence of the
court.
"There are twelve rifles. one of
which contains blank cartridge. the
other eleven containing ball cartridges.
Every man is expected to do his duty
and FIRE to kill. Take your orders from
me. SQuad-'Shun! !"
We came to attention. Then he left.
My heart was of lead and my knees
shook.
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This is somewhat larger watch
pocket, mounted on cushions In ma
hogany chronometer box to Withstand
the vibrations, shocks, and swaying
aboard even a torpedo boat, which
gives probably the hardest service con-
ditiOns for ship timepieces. The speci-
fications for these ships watches were
drawn up by the bureau of standards.
They are now being made in quantities,
and under the rigid tests of the bu-
reau of standards have shown high
accuracy, so that with three aboard
each ship, giving check upon each
other, they should be as satisfactory
as chronometers. Incidentally. they
are much cheaper. costing less than
500 as against several hundred dol
lars for a reliable chronometer, and
times when Uncle Sam must provide
thousands of them.
The bureau also tests thousands Of
ships clocks of which two types have
been developed, one timepiece Of con-
siderable accuracy and cost for loca-
tlons where differences Of one minute
daily are a consideration, and the 9th.
er cheaper clock for the forecastle
and other places. not much more ex-
pensive than an alarm clock.
These are just few of the war
problems and tests now being handled
by the bureau of standards, but they
show what a peace-time government
institution can contribute In the way
of teamwork when war becomes Uncle
Sans chief Industry.
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For earaain elousea

Lawn and voiles In checks and
stripes and fiowery designs have been
thrown on the remnant counters and
are selling for almost nothing. For
from 20 cents to 81 enough material
for blouse may be picked up.
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Still on the Job.

"The old-fashioned door-knocker
seems to have gone out of STYLE" re-
marked the Observer of Events and
Things. but. don't make any mistake
opportunity Is still on the job"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
UNITED STATES THE
DOMINANT BANKING
POWER OF UNIVERSE
Annual Report Of John Shelton
Williams, Comptroller, Given
- to Congress
FOURTEEN BILLION OF
INCREASE SINCE WILSON

Washington, Jan. 31.-How the I'm
tied States has become the dominant
banking power Of the world was
shown in the annual report of the
comptroller of the currency, John
Shelton Williams presented Welnes
day to congress. -- .i-.
Comptroller Williams estimated the
whole banking power Of the nation at
$37,529, 100000, an increase of more
than $4,000 100000 since the begin,
ming Of President Wilson's administra.
ton. Taking the latest estimate OF
the banking power Of the world plac,
ed at 1890 at $15,55S, 100000, he said
Americas increase was alone nearly
equal to the world combined bank
ing power tWenty-seven years ago. 3.
The National banks Of the United
States, Comptroller Williams, declared
to be stronger safer, more oEseryant
of laws and more efficiently managed
tina never before. Their resources
$1S,553, 1877 ,OCO-are greater by more
than two billion dollars than ever be.
fore, and exceed by about the same
amount the combined resources Of Ill
state banks, private BANKS and trust
companies. Under three years of the
federal reserve system national bank
resources have increased more than
$7,6OO,0OO. aa
Comptroller Williams however, cou-
pied his report of this enormous
growth with warning that duties
and responsibilities have increased no
less than the resources.
1T is of supreme Importance he
said, "that the allurments of profit
from commerce or industry in this
country, or in neutral countries, not
essential to our success in the war,
should not induce us to divert or dis.
3ipate the capital or financial, rcsour-
ces Of our people," 4
The danger from decline of earn.
ing capacity of public utility cor
poratiOns and consequent shrinking of
values in their securities, the com
ptrOller warned, is real First relief,
he thought might come from state
commissions and niunicipal author
tiles, and he expressed the hope that
congress would provide for advancing
money to corporations where nec1s-
sary to insure proper service to the
government The proposal is unusual,
the comptroller admitted, blu. he point
ed out that the times are unusual.
Government gdaranteers of bank de-
posits in sums under $4,000, the com
1troller believed, would bring into use
much boarded money and he renewed
ifs Recommendation OF such a law.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
PR0YlDBNT OF BISMARCK WROTE
FOUR MILLIONS IN new BUSINESS
DURING TWELVE MONTHS OF 1917

the state. Extracts from tile reports
Of the state examiners of both North
and South Dakota show favorable
comments upon the company's man.
agement and financial standing. esa
OF the fourteen members Of the
board Of directors, nine are prominent
North Dakota bankers living IN differ
ent parts Of the state, whose names
connected with the company are
guarantee Of strict conservative bus
mess administration. $t65#
Bismarck is proud OF the success or
home life insurance company IN TINS
state whose headquarters are at Bis
marck. aE@ FaA
event being planned as a farewell
party for tie guest Of honor who left
the next morning for Camp Cody to
take up his duties as army chaplain.
The. reception was very largely at
tended and the evening was one such
as will live long in the memory OF the
departing chaplain who received many
congratulations on his opportunity to
do war service and many kind eX-
Dressi0ns Of the high regard in which
he is held in the COMMUNICATIONS
County Record. &'e-~
Liquid colors.
Alcohol, when pure, is grcensh in
color, while water is distinctly blue
in shade.
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BRAZILIAN FLEET
JOINS ALLIES IN
EUROPEAN ZONES
Two Dreadnaughts and Numer-
GUS Smaller Craft in the
Submarine Waters
FIRST SOUTH AMERICAN
COUNTRY IN THE MIXUP

Flo Janeiro, Jan. 3l-Admiral Ped
70 Pronti has been appointed the com
mander Of the brazilian fleet which
will cooperate with the allies in Eur
Opean waters.
For long time it had been known
that the Brazilian fleet would assume
the responsibility of patrolling the en-
tire coast line from the Guiana border
to the southern boundary of Brazil,
but this is the first indication that the
Brazilian feet would cooperate in
European waters with Warships of the
allies
Brazil in her navy has been consid-
cred equal in strength to the conlbin
ed power of Chill and Argentenia The
pride of the Brazilian navy is her two
modern dreadnaughts Of 1921 tons,
the Minas Geraes and Sac Poulo, both
Of which were built in the United
States.
These vessels carry - twelve inch
guns and subsidiary batteries. In ad-
dition Brazil has two coast defense
ships; aynumber of cruisers and gun
boats, torpedo boat destroyers, tor
pedo boats, submarines, mine layers,
river monitors and miscellaneous YES
sells belonging to the navy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
TOUCHING SCENES DURING
CLOSING HOURS OF SENATE

4 spirit Of sadness tinged the clos
ing hours Of the senate Tuesday after
noon. Tor half of that Body, hold-oyer
members, it may mean the last session
Of long years CT service. Some Of
those who answered roll-call Tuesday
undoubtedly will not return. Some
viii not seek reelection: others will
come back only against the most in
tense opposition from the league Or
ganization in their districts.
A short social session was held at
the suggestion of Senator Frank Hy-
land Of Devils Lake in honor of the
l,oid-ovGrs whose terms expire this
year. Hyland spoke fo;,' the members
who hold over another session, and he
highly complimented the men who are
going out on the loyal service which
they have rendered the state in the
last two regular sessions and in the
special session just closed.
Senator H. w Allen of BraddoclI
spoke as one of the senators who is
going out. Senators lowe, Kirkeide,
Hamilton, Gibbens and other veterans
whose terms expire, told of their ex-
rcriences as legislators. Senator
Rowe, commented on the fact that he
came to Bismarck thirty years ago as
a member of North Dakota's first state
legislature, and that he had the privi-
lege of introducing there North Dako-
ta's first prohibition laws. Now, after
ali these years, he came back to the
senate two years ago to enjoy an OD-
portunity of voting for national pro-
hiDition. Senator Rowe did not know
whether he would come back. His con
stituents insist that he shall The
senator is one Of the few Civil war
veterans III the legislature, and for all
his years, he is one Of the most ac-
tive members of the senate
Senator Kirkeide, whose failing
health has been source of grief to
his many old friends, spoke OF his 60
ing out at the close Of Is years of
service in the state legislature. When
he came back for his last term, there
was but one member of the senate
with whom he first was elected still
serving. . a'HWNM
Senator Gibbons spoke Of the radi-
calism Of new reform movements;
told how he had passed through that
stage, as had all members OF the sen
ate. and predicted that the longer the
league members of the senate remain
in the harness, the more conservative
hey will become.
Senator Ployhar Of Valley City
spoke as a holdover insurgent whom
the trend of state politics had trans
,o:med into a deadly conservative and
re told of movements that he had
seen come and 60!
AS a mark of respect for the sena-
oTs who are going out, the hold-overs,
IN motion Of Senator Hyland, stood.
Members of the senate whose terms
nave expired are: J. A. Englund, Ken
mare; FL. Murphy, Grafton, Nick N.
Nelson, Emerado; John E. Paulson,
4illsboro: Il. ]. Rowe, Casselton; I'D |
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
RATE FIXING LEFT
IN THE POWERS0F
RAIL COMMISSION
Senate Committee Refuses to
Transfer Authority From
Board to President
COMMITTEE BY CLOSE
VOTE MAKES REPORT

Washington, d C., Jan. 31.-Elimina-
ton from the administration railroad
bill Of the provision giving the presi
dent power to Tx rates was approved
by the Senate Interstate Commerce
commission Wednesday by vote Of Z
to G. No amendment was drafted, but
on motion Of Senator Underwood the
committee went on record as favoring
leaving rate fixing in the hands OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
the state commissions.
Senator Pomerene, Gore and Under
wood, democrats, and Cummins, Nc
Lean, kellogg and Townsend, republi-
cans, voted for the motion. Against 1t
were Senators Smith, of South Caro-
lima; Myers, Robinson, Thompson, and
James, democrats, and PoindeXter, re-
publican. ...
d. Secretary McAdoo testified before
the committee recently, insisted that
it was necessary to give the president
rate-fXing powers. N
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
Food for T iim Human Diet
in Victorious Germany
But the Fare Is Improving
CONTINUED From Page One.l

CONTINUED From Page One.|
The Germans have the same quaint
custom, only they go over the line i'll
to Swiss cities.
There are thousands of Germans in
aBsel, Berre and Zurich. Of course,
most of them have duties, frrtive
enough, no doubt, of one sort or an
other, to perform. Eat to see them
about the eating and drinking places,
one might readily believe they were
there solely to regain their waist lines
and TO fill out their collars.
Of course there is not now, nor has
there ever been, an actual starvation
in Germany or Austria.
What happens is that tle indiyid-
ual is weakened by long lack of nu-
tritive food and becomes prey to dis
ease.
The commoncst of all disease in the
central empires now is a new malady
which the newspapers call famine
dropsy. It is not unlike dropsy, which
had it's origin in famine, as we see the
disease in America. -.....
The chief victims of this disease
are persons between the ages of 40
and 80. The only cure for it is plen-
ty Of nourishing food. Only the poor
die OF it. | saw medical reports tor
one section OF Austria concerning the
ravages, of this disease that were
startling. These reports stated that
in the villages of Asch, GraslitZ, Haida
ana ltumberg there were 4,546 cases
OF famine-dropsy. One out OF every
10 persons was i'll with the. disease.
Germany has a disease which the
people call hunger-typhoid. ! 1t, too,
has its thousands Of victims
The Vienna Arbeiter-Zeitung, So
cialist newspaper, calls both famine
dropsy and hunger-typhoid "proletariat
Sickness and poor folk sickness"
tuberculosis, too, ravages the under
fed everywhere, particularly in Aus
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
BANDITS LOOT OMAHA
JEWELRY STORE WITH
GUNPLAY FOLLOWING

Omaha, Ne5r, 31-Three ban.
dts and detective were wounded in
a pistol battle between a squad Of
police and five robbers who had taken
refuge in house after having held
up two clerks and two customers, one
of whom was 4 federal department Of
justice agent, and looted a jewelry
store of $4,000 worth Of jewelry and
watches Wednesday,
All five bandits were captured and
most of the loot recovered.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31

ward NJ Nelson, Paramount; Charles
Q. Heckle. Lisbon; Charles Ellingson,
Sharon: Henry Mclean, Hannah; A.
x. KirkeiHe Churchs Ferry; A. S.
Gi1bens, Towner;EC.s II. Porter La
Moure; II. ". Allen, Braddocl; l.. p.
SANDSTONE, Bottineau; w. E. ,Iartin,
NaI,}an; r. e. Putnam, Darlington;
d. T.. Hamilton, Eckman; p. E..
kretschmac, Ventura; Oscar Lind
stroln, Noonan: II. T. Gronvold, Rug
by; Z. II. Skies, Stanley; c. w. Nc
Crey ~ unadcrwoodit and John John Young
Al! except two Of those named stool
through the Gruelling regular session
last year with the conservative ma
jority in the senate which rejected
the new state constitution proposed
by he league.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
Catarrh is a Real Enemy
and Requires Vigorous Treatment

Throw these makeshift remedies to
the winds, and get on the right treat
ment. Go to your drug store to-day,
get a bottle Of S. S. S., and commence
a treatment that has been praised by
sufferers for nesrly half a century.
S. S. S. gets right at the source Of
Catarrh, and forces from the blood
the germs which cause the disease.
You can obtain special medical advice
regarding your own case without
charge by writing to Medical Direc-
tor, % Swift Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
Do Not Neglect It.

When you use indicated sprays,
atomizers and douches for your Ca
tarrh, you may succeed in unstopping
the ctoked-up air passages for the
time being, but this annoying condi-
ton returns, and you have to do the
same thing over and over again.
Catarrh has never yet been cured
by these local applications. Have
you ever experienced any real benefit
from such treatment?
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
ORDERLY SYSTEM
FOR PREVENTION
OF LABOR STRIFE
Alexander and Gompers to Aid
Labor Department in Com
posing Industrial Wars
SCHEME BASED ON ZONES
John Lind's Labor Advisory
Council to Cooperate in Chief
With Sec. Wilson.

Washington, Jan. 3l.-The National
Industrial Conference board, through
Magnus Alexander, executive secre.
tary, and the American Federation Of
Labor, through Sabuel Gompers, presi-
dent, have been asked by the depart
mont of labor to name the conference
members representing capital and la
Dor who will endeavor to outline poll
vies which shall govern their relations
during the war.
Prevention, rather than arbitration
of disputes, will be the aim of the de-
partment Of labor in reorganizing its
administrative machinery and obtain
ing the definite formulation Of policies
to meet the problems raised by tho
war. -9ta ..-H b ..-
H Labor Departments.
A formal announcement today OF the
proposed changes in the department
was in accord with the outline al
ready made public. The adn1inistra-
tive system to be set up for 'averting
industrial disturbances will be based
on zones, with mediators in charge OF
each, who will keep in close touch
with conditions and bring both sides
together before grievance has time
to develope serious proportions.
Industrial service sections Of other
departments will continue their work
separately, but with control central
lied in the labor department. A "pol-
icies board" made up Of the labor adj
visory council, headed by John Lind,
the heads Of several industrial sec.
tons and the heads Of subsidiary ser
vices to be set up within the depart
ment of labor, will counsel Secretary
Wilson as chief labor administrator.
Existing machinery for the mobiliz'
ing and supplying Of workers by the
United States Employment service
will not be affected by the reorganiz-
alton. s.s ...-. .-s.
The First Step.
First steps in the-department plan
Of supervising all questions affecting
labor were taken up today at confer
ence on housing attended by Secretary
Baker, Daniels and Wilson, Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy Roosevelt
Chairman Hurley and Vice Chairman
Piez of the shipping board, Senator
Fletcher, Representative Alexander
and Major Stanley King. Endorsement
was given to bill pending in con-
gress to provide $50,000,000 to aid in
housing shipyard workers. Other ap-
preparations will be asked as neces.
sary. s-.
Housing operations of the emerg
ency feet corporation will not be in
terfered with until the labor depart
menthas obtained funds for its work
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31

The Tribune is in receipt of copy
of the second annual report of the
Provident Insurance Co. Of Bismarck
for the year ending December 81
1917, which has. been prepared by F.
l.. Conklin, secretary of the company
The company has written four mil
lion dollars of insurance during the
year and has good chance OF being
the first in the state in point OF bus
mess written. The report shows 81 j.
500 in death losses during the year,
all of which were promptly. paid. The
company has some $50 active agents
engaged in it's field force throughout
ooocoo-~-~-~>~~~~--
the report of the proceedings in the
Munich Post. a I'LL #.s,E &
It is not recorded that the kaiser
partook largely OF cow beets and
straw bread. Nor anyone else with
money in his pocket. Intimate &C
uuaintance with the COW beet and
straw bread is the exclusive privilege
of the very poor.
An Austrian tod me he had never
oee1 long without anything he really
wanted, though sometimes lie had to
pay $40 a pound for coffee
FOR FATHER HALLORAN
A public reception for FIR. John
Haloran was held in the high school
auditorium on Thursday, evening, the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31

BY all odds "The 18th Chair, which
is to aprear ct the auditorium, Bis
inarck, Friday, February 1, is the
most fascinating mysterious play Of
the season, and promises to keep the
audience sitting in tense, hushed ex-
pectancy unmindful Of everything in
al the world but the drama on the
stage.
1t isn't exactly drama, it's a melo-
drama, and is one Of the best plays
ever written by Bayard WELLER, who,
some time ago wrote and presented
that wonderful production Within the
Law ''The 18th Chair is considered
by dramatic critics everywhere bet
ter than within the Law 1t is a
melodrama that is bound to excite
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curiosity and arouse thrills and keep
even the proverbial knowit-alls (the
person who knows how everything is
dCne at the slight Of hand shows-that
inevitable explorer the homegrown
Colum JUS of the theatre) from guess
ing the solution of the mystery until
the very last act.
There will be a chance for the en-
tire audience to play sleuth for one
night, every mothers son and daugh-
ter can Nick Carter all over the stage
ana fasten suspicion on every one
who bats an eye, or, just to prove the
theory, every one that don't bat an
eye.
All in all, The 18th Chair" is writ
ten, designed and produced to appeal
to ones healthy liking for thrilling