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6elQium's Independence,

More than Is years ago Belgium de-
clared her independence of Holland,
to which she had been united by the
settlement Of 1915. Long-standing dis
satisfaction first broke into open re-
oelnon on the night Of August 25, when
the performance Of the opera LA
Muette de Portici," with it's passionate
appeal for emancipation, inf1amed the
audience to such degree that the peo-
pie left the opera house and flew to
arms. Europe regarded the outbreak
as merely a local riot until a month
later, when the Dutch army sent to re-.
establish order In Brussels was led In
TO a trap from which it extrfcated It.
SELF only after four days. heavy fight
ing and the loss of 1,5OO men. Int
mediately on the withdrawal of the de-
1eated troops a provisional govern
nent was assembled and on October
oele1um was proclaimed an indepen-
dent state.
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First Flyer

Aviation was born in ancient Greece,
observes Camp Kelly Field Eagle. Dig
ging down into the depths Of bookery
they have found that Icarus was the
original boy aviator. and though he
fell to his des{n in his first solo flight,
there was nf flying field named after
him simply because in the golden days
Of Greek mythology the nations had
not gone In seriously for aviation.
Howsver, since there were no fields to
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be named. they christened the sea into
which he fell the Icarian sea. A
board Of investigation appointed to
investigate the cause Of the accident
made findings that ne's wings had
come off probably 'due to the intense
heat Of the sun melting the wax which
held them firmly to his body"
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MARCH AGAIN DECORATED.

George ! Upon Him.
Washing Roussos, OF
Greece, informed the State Depart.
ment that the King of Greece had
conferred decorations upon General
March, Chief of Staff; COL Constant
Cordier, liaison officer of the General
Staff, and Lieut.-Col. Edward Davis,
military attache of the American Lega.
ton at Athens. Upon General March
the King conferred the Grand Cross
Of George 1; Colonel Cordier was made
q great officer of the Order of George
l, and Colonel Davis an officer of the
same order.
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AGAIN APPEAL TO PRESIDENT.

Note.
Stockho!m.-The Swedish Foreign
Office has handed to American Min.
lister Morris a communication from
the German Minister Of Stockholm on
behalf of the German Government, ap-
pealing to President Wilson for leni-
ency to the German people.
Notice of the dissolution of the
board on January l was given several
weeks ago with the resignation of Ber.
nard M. Baruch.
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MUST PAY AMERICAS PRICE.

ReventIow Says Germany's Aim Is To
Regain Position In World.
Berlin. President Will
sons trip to Europe, Count Ernest Won
Reventlow, chief editorial writer Of the
Tages Zeituhg, says:
"The German people must pay any
price, no matter how high, the United
States names as a condition for tho re-
sumption of their position and relation
with the world"
Count Won Reventlow believes that
Mr.. Wilson's consent to the armistice
conditions imposed on Germany is
bound to "prove inimical to the influ-
ence Of tho United States III Europe
and among its associates"
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are o-.en as TO bore the ruling sex they
are sa.. merciiessly killed and eaten. The
spl1ers skin is a. unyieldins as the
s shes OF Holsters and crabs, and II
snsu from time to time in the same
' 70 accommodate the animals
:; s.o"[n. 4 yop poke over the rubbish
- - |: female spiders hack yard, among
-. CASTOR corsets you will ind the
q the mailed, who have paid
-. tnelf eQoiality with their lives
ones e her barbarian a. truly a.
pe sAsw III savage nature Of the
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needed, but the old rule Of plenty Of
sleep holds good. Sufficient sleep IL
more conducive to good looks than any
artificial means yet discovered by the
beauty doctors. IF you wish to keep
your eyes bright and your face unlined.
obey the eisht-hour rule for sleep.
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lug oy the female spider of her BRIDE
groom. Whether they have wings OK
sungs or both or none, theirs is the
ns q the preyer or the preyed upon
ouu tney can defend themselves feebly
only oy protective coloring, or perhaps
au unpleasant taste which makes them
lneoiole to birds that would otherwise
eat tnem. Whether they creep on the
s s.ound Or appear to hutter ]oyously
euons the flowers, their struggle for
sAlstence Is fierce and incessant. Thus
we stark science brush away the fuz-
- Aanc1es OF a sentimental older era.
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00A IuAOuSA VIC NASys WIN
.nsiderable forces viii remain here
temporarily.
The people Of Coblerz got their first
glimpse of American anplanes Sunday
several of the machines flying over
the Rhine toward the bridgehead
boundary and then returning.
The officers and clerks of the Third
Army arrived here Sunday, followed by
trucks loaded with Equipment and office
supplies. The largest hotel in Coblenz
overlooking the Rhine and the two
bridges where mos of the troops cross
the river: has been taken over as quar-
tors for Third Army officers. The
headquarters of the Third Army are
established in a Government building
adjoining the hotel.
BY noon Sunday the Third Army was
in communication with the back areas
by telephone, telegraph and wireless.
During Sunday various attachments
Of infantry and artillery passed
through Coblenz on their way to join
the divisions east of the Rhine.
Church-goers viewed the marching
troops with much interest. Late in
the afternoon the Third Division which
had been along the Rhine south OF
Coblenz, marched through the city
headed by band, each musician
mounted on gray horse. The Third
Division crossed the Moselle north OF
Coblenz, where it has taken up posi-
ton along the Rhine in support OF
the troops within the bridgehead.
All the larger hotels here have been
taken over by the Americans for billet
ing purposes, as well as many of the
public buildings, which are being used
as Offices.
German officers who had remained
in the city to turn over war material
to the Americans soon completed their
task. and proceeded across the Rhine
in automobiles flying white flags to
Join the German armies beyond the
bridgehead lines.
BY decree Of the American military
authorities the clocks of Coblenz,
Treves and elsewhere in the occupied
areas were set back an hour on Sun.
day. The change from the German
time was made so that the clocks with
in the bridgehead and the district
west of the River Rhine would CORE.
spond with the French time or the
time used by the American Expedi.
tionary Force.
In accordance with the terms of the
armistice the Germans on Sunday
turned over to the Americans 1880
motor trucks. About 500 of these have
been assembled at Coblenz and the
others in two villages nearby. AS rap.
idly as possible the former German
Army trucks are being manned by
and used to bring up sup.
plies.
German built trucks, driven by
rumbled through the
streets OF Coblenz, but they did not
attract much attention, the civilians
having become accustomed to the
sound made by iron tires rolling along
the cobbled streets.
The Royal Castle in Coblenz, known
as one Of the former Emperor's sum-
mer palaces, is now under guard by
American troops. The palace stands
on the banks of the Rhine, a stones
throw from the business center of Cob
LEM.
Since the arrival of the Americans
there have been several attempts to
remove some Of the valuables in the
palace. Therefore, it was decided that
the guard should be placed around the
house as a precaution against the fur.
niture and other things inside being
disturbed.
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DOESN'T FORGET Y. s. AFFAIRS.
President Transacts State Business
Between Official Calls.

President Transacts State Business
Between official Calls.
Paris.-During the intervals between
official calls and visits the President Is
engaged in affairs of state much after
the manner Of his procedure In the
White House Offices. He does consid-
cradle business over the telephone, just
as at home.
President Wilson has been insisting
that the American Peace Mission or
ganize it's machinery 80 that the people
in the United States can begin to know
what is happening. Meanwhile the mis-
sion is trying to get itself settled so as
to begin preliminary work.
Joseph c. Crew. formerly counselor
of the American Embassy in Vienna,
will take charge of the official an
nouncements which will be ordinarily
transmitted to the United States. He
will have as assistants Ray Stannard
Baker and Macmillan Foster.
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1uIeTudIlOudl Corporation
for construction of $50 ships, costing
! S256,C00,GOO, Mr.. Piez testified, will
amount to about $8,910,000. In view
Of increased expenses, he said, the fees
will amount to only slightly more
than two per cent. on the cost of
production.
Does the Emergency Fleet Corpora,
ton propose to go on building ships
at the present cost?" asked Senator
Harding.
Would you go on if it was your
private enterprise?" Senator Harding
asked.
II believe l would"
When the witness said the approx.
innate cost of these ships would be
about 1925 per ton, Senator Harding
declared this was two or three times
what other countries are paying.
Mr.. Piez said England now pays
about $40 per ton and that the Emer.
gency Fleet Corporation had been con.
tracing for cargo ships at about $3.50
a ton, cost depending on the type of
ship.
Replying to statement made by
Senator Harding that the contracts for
ships had been awarded to meet the
war emergency, Mr.. Piez said the
emergency for ships had not passed
and he recommended going ahead to
meet the world tonnage shortage,
which he estimated at 100000 dead
weight tons.
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clean wound is envied, but
the man who is struck by flying steel
and leaves the lines to emerge from
the hospital legless, armless or sight
less by-product Of war is pitied from
the depths of his comrades hearts.
Artillerymen pray that when they
are hit they will not be mutilated for
life; so do infantrymen. For they
sicken at the thought Of passing the
remainder Of their days burden to
themselves and others, objects of pity
and charity. Death is the least toll
Of war.
But now comes the miracle, just an
other which has been born Of the most
colossal war: The reclamation of the
mutilated man, the refitting Of him
to return to civil life the worker Of
his own destiny, without aid of charity
or pity or pension. The armless will
return to their trades and professions,
the blind will work alongside the
sighted by grace of a superdeveloped
seventh sense, the legless may take
up their work where they left it to
Join the colors, or else equip them
selves for new object in life and ask
no special concessions from their
whole-limbed competitors nor from
any man.
More Than MaI<eshift.
Mechanical ingenuity has devised
the artificial arm and leg which is
something more than a makeshift for
partially concealing the loss Of a limb.
With sufficient training in it's use a
man equipped with such an arm can
shave himself with an open razor, a
feat which many man with both
arms intact will not attempt.
He can grasp a milestone and
sharpen a scythe or hold a delicate
tool at lathe for work demanding
the finest precision. From his new
training the blinded man energies
capable of efficient work at the same
lathe or making furniture in open
competition with employees with un-
impaired sight. It all rests with the
Observation-Disclosures he applies him
self with new hope and enthusiasm to
the task of refitting himself for pro-
ductive, useful career.
France furnishes well nigh in
Vulnerable examples Of the new sur
gerry and the new training Of men who
to all intents and purposes have been
for life. Throughout the
republic re-educational schools for
mut1les have been established and are
graduating men and returning them
70 the channels Of peace time occupa-
tons at a marvellous rate.
A mutile who has lost his right arm
Is set to work performing simple ex-
ercises with his left, such as cutting
out squares and ovals from sheets Of |
thin copper. After five or six weeks
OF this elementary training in any
American Red Cross or French reed
ucational school, his left hand begins
to develop some of the skill looked
for from a mans right arm. Soon he
Is able to write with his left, and
eventually he forgets the loss of the
other member.
Time and Patience Needed,
Then comes the attachment Of the
Ingenious mechanical arm to the stub
Of his right. It takes time and pa
tience to learn to operate its springs
and levers and clamps. for every opera
ton must be managed from the shoul-
der and remaining section of the arm.
TO the wrist" Of this artificial men,
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Insects Have Short Life.
AS Hearn truly said, the incidents
Of tho insect world are mostly 81 a
nightmare character-witness the nup.
tial fight Of the bee and the devour.
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y. S. FLYER SHOT BY GERMANS.

Lieut.. Coheeny Reported Killed In
In Prison Camp.
Copenhagen.-The killing of Lieu
tenant Coheeny, an American airman
in the German prison camp at Stral
sund December is reported by three
British officers who have arrived here
The American lieutenant, the officers
say, went outside the barbed wire fo1
moment and the German guards
fred three times at him.
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DIgOhS CaDiSG Dy tHe war 4epo1 11o +
In asking regarding the casualties IN
the Thirtieth Division, the Department
said there had been much apprehen-
sion" here about the losses Of this unit
which helped the British army break
the famous Hindenburg line.
A message from General Pershing
added about 5000 additional men to
those designated by him for early re
turn to the United States. The units
are: The 4OOth. 4e5th, 467th, 4SSth,
499th, 835th, and S40th Aero Squad
rons; the First Gas Regiment at full
strength, the anti-aircraft artillery
school detachment, and replacement
battery.
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ALL INDUSTRIAL BANS OFF.

Cancellation Of Restrictions Effective
January I.
Washington.-Form announcement
was made Of the cancellation Of all
restrictions and orders of the War In
dustries Board, effective January 1,
and the withdrawal of all pledges
made by industries at the instance Of
the board
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Female Of the anaoiea.

Only the female SOLDIERS spin webs.
Tney own al the real estate. and the
males have to live q vasabond nfp m
dr. Sto6es and In other obscure ldins
IpA r thaG come about the euDo
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CONFERENCE DATE UNCERTAIN.

Paris Papers Place Opening Between
January 10 And IS.
Paris.-The Paris newspapers vari.
0usly place the probable date of the
opening Of the Peace Conference at
from January 10 to January Is. The
meetings preliminary to the confer
euce will take place at the Ministry
u Foreign Affairs with Premier Glenn
onceau presiding. Prior to this ex-
<remeiy important conferences will be
held, including one which President
Wilson will have with David Lloyd
George, the British Premier.
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BELGIAN PRELATE COMING.
cardinal Mereier VIII Pay visJt To
Thls countrylln sprIsp.

chicago. -Cardil lies de Bel
- DFelate who d6aIed the 0sgmaa,s
solitary adicta throughout their occu-
1a&ion Of his country will visit the
United States next spEius, according
- IN announcement pade here by
10 Rev. John D. Villq Afcago. He
viii visit New York, ka14
Chicago and may r.
91d st. LQpisn
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TRANSPORT AFIRE At SEA.

Dlaxe On siberia-bound Vessel 10 SUBJ
dued.
San Francisco, Cal. - The army
transport Logan. which left hero on
December with contingent of
troops for Siberia, caught fire at sea,
bat the flames were subdded. The
Logan left Honolulu Decembsr H.
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Reclamation of
Muti1ated Soldier
One Of Miracles
Born of War

HE fighting man who gets
it, and then "goes west" IS
missed by his trenchmates,
the one who gets a nice,
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|[|QIQ|,0l|)0i.
I'd Should Be
|k1'MoNY
AAs--f-
IL Would

e cost of the great
at Hog Island was
100000 by Charles
ger of the Shipping
FLEET Corporation.
which had de-
so keels laid,
80 days.
cost for Q
$21,00O.'
10 be made
nine whether
bnal CORPORA.
Ing expenses,
fmine whether
take over the
ing before the
lmittee at the
igation of the
Would you have
over the yards
ation as now?"
lalifornia, had
ling considered
IL. There are
antages in taking
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the central records
dictionary forces on
b 4O,440. They were
VS.: Killed In action
Ids, 275; died OF dis
billy killed, 81; Sc
zion, 39,371. These
cases under in
sral said.
November 49, in
Cat) Division
Carolina and
slightly
y the Ame1 can COM
renlx to sn life Ques-
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Fling considered
IL. There are
Pantages in taking
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-27
DOYLE |. } 10 Be J
NOMINEE! OF n.
\ D, DEMOCRATS N
United States Marshal and 10y.
alist Choice of His Party
for Governor
LIGHT VOTE REGISTERED

While very light vote and scat
tering returns have been recorded by
the, democrats, the nomination of S.
J. Doyle Of Fargo, U. S. marshal for
North Dakota, and man with rec
ord for loyalty, seems assured. Doyle
carried every ward in Bismarck. Four
precincts in Cass gave him as to '1e
for George w. Wilkinson, former
Fargo postmaster. One Dickey coun-
ty precinct gave Doyle Sc ana Will
kinson 6. One precinct in Foster
county gave Doyle 70 and Wilkinson
7, and one jim Richland gave Doyle
1872 and Wilkinson II.
Should the finish between Frazier
and Steen be closer than now ap-
pears probable, coalition of league
opposition forces on Doyle might be
attempted, with possibilities of giving
the league real fight in the fall
elections.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-27
new / Y SCHOOLS
OYER TOP BIG:
7: BUT ANTS III
Bismarck People to Number of
283 Vote For Increased v,
Educational Facilities /

The capital city's need FOR increas-
ed educational facilities was not over
looked in the heat Of the primary
campaign, and the question of bond
ing the city for $4,000 to apply yoi
the erection of q new grade school,
south of the tracks, to cost about
$4,000, carried by vote 'of 2eS
to IL. ii % ~
A very large percentage Of Tie
voters were women. Many who took
no part in the selection of state, 1T
county officers did vote on the school
question. AS a result Of this elSs-
ton, the board Of education can ptb-
coed Immediately with the constr4t
ton of the four room Wachter schsl
building, on which bids were askM
some time ago. The building TH
serve large and growing :territ1}
south Of the tracksyand rooms -
be equipped and opened %as !, rapJ =
as they are needed. It vas oriS
ally planned to have the buildll&
ready for occupancy at the SbeSt8-
ming of the new school ystr, but KIT
is probable that the delay 'incidentSH
the necessity Of calling an electiofi:1b
piece out the boards funds willtmhks
the opening date about month
late. s; - fe;.t
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LEAGUE LEGtsLAroRs LEAD.

Thirty-two out of "a Burleigh coun-
ty precincts at noon today showed
Prater and Bailey in the lead, with
Sperry, Independent, running second
in a field of six. The vote. reported
was: ,Prater GAL; Sperry, 1874; Bailey,
$50; Eurch, S44; Kell, 1855; Noon I'll.
There is thought to be a possibility of
Sperry's finding place on the ticket.
Davies in Lead.
With all but IS rural precincts re-
porting at noon today, l. c. Davies
had lead of 25O over G.. N. aVrnum
for county Judge. It is not believed
that the few small precincts yet to re-
port will Civ Varnum a big enough
majority to overcome Davies lead.
For Miss Nelson.
Indications at noon today were that
Minnie II NELSON would carry Bur-
leigh county The women vote in the
county is going strong for the Valley
City woman, although the percentage
Of female voters in the country is
much smaller than in town.
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BURLEIGH LEcLIsLA1uRE

Outside of Bismarck, the Burleigh
county legislative vote was rather pro
league, although the independent can
didates made good race. Gienview
township gave Bailey, Kell and Prater
Il, 10 and % respectively, to l3, 10
and 10 for Noon, Burch and Sperry
Lincoln township went Is to II for
Gr'razier and Is to II for George
Crofte township gave Frazier 81 to
Stems IL. George NJ. Young ran at
the head of the ticket with 80, and
Odsness and Olson got 81 apiece.
Bailey, kell and Prater ran 81, 81 and
80, to IA, 13 and 8 for Noon, Eurch
and Sperry. Sterling gave WEIGH 81
to for Maclachlan; McCurdy rs to
II for McCarter; Keenan, Fl and Tay-
10y IA. Bailey, Kell and Prater ran
20, % and Is to II, 10 and 9 for Noon,
'Burch and Sperry. Mckenzie gave
Steen his biggest vote outside of Bis
marck, Sc to 8 for Frazier. Bailey
was the only -Nonpartisan legislator
favored Burch and Sperry having a
fine margin over the other leaguers.
Eurch. Noon ga Sperry easily carried
Logan township, which also went to
Steen, ....
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-27
A (. GETS l:|
ss"sgs ~ ~ =, - Z. .. -
GRANT COUNTY
SEAT BY.320
Present Capital Polls Almost as
Many Votes as Five Com.
+ petitors Combined

Carson, N. D., June 27-Carson
in all probability will remain
the county seat Of Grant, North
Dakota's newest shi.o. The vote in
yesterdays county seat election was
Carson, $50; Leith, 210; Brisbane:
1859; NElgin, 142; New Leipzig. 81;
He'll; S. Carson was saved partly by
the Fact that there were six contend
ers in the field, although the county
seat received 10 mote votes than its
three nearest rivals, and only 90 votes
less than all its competitors COM
Carson was named the county seat
,hy the first commission Of Grant coun-
ty, appointed by Governor Hanna just
before the close of his administra-
ton in 1916. 1t was known at the
time Of their appointment, when the
same towns which entered the contest
this year were competing for the
county seat, that the commissioners
named favored Carson. Soon after
the selection of Carson as the county
seat, the Grant county board began
the erection Of q new court house,
which recently was completed after
q spirited legal battle:
Under S. B. 81, introduced by
Stenmo of Grand Forks at the last
regular session when an election has
been held and at least two-thirds OF
the votes cast are not for some other
place than that fixed by law as the
former county seat, no second cleo
ton for the removal thereof must be
held for four years thereafter"
Leith will 60 on the general cleo
ton ballot with Carson next fall,
when the issue will be finally fought
out. 49, ~ q:
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MCLEAN COUNTY RESULT.

Washburn, N. D., June 27-Returns
from 16 Mclean county precincts
would indicate that Rep. Fraser may
not have the coveted seat of Senator
c. w. McGray in the upper house:
McGray is no longer a resident OF
Mclean county, and Hanson, the in
dependent candidate for the republl-
can nomination, is leading Fraser 652
to 44s. Rep. Rice, one OF OF the herd men IN
the last session; Robinson and Buff
fineton, independents. with GAG, 67l
and $40, respectively,have a good
lead over the league entries, Maxwell,
40: Schilling, 1854, and Malone, Ss7.
Maxwell and Schilling were members
of the last house.
Sheriff Stefferud and States Attor-
new Williams, incumbents, seem GER
tain of reelection.