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New-York tribune., 1918-12-25
Jew and Slav

Throughout the last half century anti
Semltlsm did not stir waters deep in the
public life of Western European coun-
tries. Apart from caste tradition. like
that banning Jews from the officers
corps in the late German army or from
certain exclusive social clubs, and
a few isolated outbreaks of prejudice,
as in the Dreyfus affair, anti
Semitism appeared mostly in the shape
OF intellectual freaks, with a pub
lefty limited to cranks and high
brows. Anti-Semitism as a living and
powerful creed was, in the period re-
terred to, native to the less developed
societies of Eastern Europe, and more
particularly to the Slavonic countries.
Russia and Poland AS in the case of
the American South, inherited racial
prejudice was kept ahame by actual
economic conditions AS popular phi
losOphy 1T is par excellence a Slavonic
heritage. A demonstration of pro-
Jewish sentiment coming from repre-
sentatlves of Slav race, therefore. de-
serves particular attention. Such dem
onstration took place at the Ukrainian
Congress of America, which closed a
three-day session last week at Washing
ton d. c.
One of the resolutions unanimously
adopted by the gathering, said to
represent about $4,000 Americans of
Ukrainian birth, contains protest against
the reported massacres Of Jews in East
ern Galicia and expresses sympathy
with its victims. 1t demands action bv
America and the Allies to prevent fur
ther prosecutions and goes on record in
favor of "the settlement of the Jewish
question on the basis of democratic
principles and the self determination of
nations"
Political expediency is to a large ex-
tent the motive behind this manifesta-
ton. Ever since 1907, when the Ukrain-
ian peasants of Eastern Galicia helped
to elect the first Zionist representatives
to the Austrian Reichsrat, a sort of
defensive alliance existed between the
Jews and Ukrainians of that province
against the common enemy, the Polish
nobility In the territorial controversy
now raging the Ukrainians count on tho
support of Galician Jews. But the sim
cerity Of an act is not diminished by en-
hghtened self-interest prompting it. The
first independent Ukrainian government.
established at Kiev after the Russian
revolytion, declared for Jewish religious
and educational autonomy, had paper
money printed with Jewish inscription
alongside the Ukrainian and included
among its members for the first time in
any Slav country Jew.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-25
lie tie rs FIRST

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir neghbor family consists of
father, mother, three grownup daughters
and soldier boy in France. To this lad
within term of months, these parents and
sisters, all intelligent persons, say they
wrote over one hundred letters, and kept
account of them. According to the last
letter from the son-brother, received not
long ago, not one of the hundred and more
letters ever reached him. There appear to
have been many cases more or less similar
After all the impassioned oratorv urcinp
parents and others to write letters To tbe
boys would not the Postmaster General host
devote himself to getting those letters de-
livered before bothering with the ocean
cables, which seem to have been much better
managed as they were than the soldier
mail? IA G
Arlington. N. j.. Dec. 90. 191S.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-25
To England, Christmas, 1918

a IND-NWEFI waters OF Engld"''
Nv Guarding her steadfast shore
Toss your waves in gadness,
Beat on her cliffs with a roar;
Hurl yourselves up the shinge
In a boisterous, free caress;
The brigands Wrong and Evil
Are captives to Righteousness.
Once more the lanes of England
Are hid by starlit snow;
The chimes are clear, then muffied.
As gusty night-winds blow.
Safe and snug lies England.
Her freedom dearly bought
BY men-at-arms in Flanders,
Knights of new Agncourt.
And by their sides are standing
The men her laws have made,
Who speak the speech that Shakespeare
sang,
Their starlt flag displayed
One are their aims with England.
The same their radiant goal:
The liberty of freeborn man
To have and keep his soul;
And one their jublation
This happy Christmastide
Forever live the brotherhood
For which such freemen died!
Wnd-swept waters of England
Guarding her steadfast shore,
Toss your waves for a newborn age
And the rightful end of war
NORRFYS LEPHSON OCONORs
New-York tribune., 1918-12-25
BACK HOME STUFF
Christmas Day

1t always seemed like Sunday on Christ
mas Day back home. All the stores along
Second Street closed except Alexander's
grocery and the express office
Jim Cambell, Old Sol, Fleet Jones' jim
ME Lucas, Kip Nichols and the rest of
the loafers were up bright and early in
front of the Merchants Hotel shouting
"Christmas Gift' to every one who passed
They could each count getting a brand
new mint dime from General George
House. Then the gang would disappear
up the alley door of the Blue Goose.
Folks always knew whether or not they
were going to have "whte Christmaso
by the prophecy OF Goose Feather Riley.
across the creek. He could tell snow
three days off by the curl of gooses
feathers
The young people who had sleds would
go to coast on Academy Hill, and down
at the bottom by Rathburn Point they
would build a great bonfire. The older
boys and girls would skate out at Nc
Cormicks Pond.
The mirror over the bar of the Blue
Goose was always decorated with snow
scene done with bar of soap by Hub
Short, the sign artist In the morning
most of the men would 90 to Peenv
Browns barber shop for shave. Peeny
served Egg Nogg that he made from a
recipe that Andre LeClerq brought from
France. Sometimes Dad Miller would
come over the river from Mason County
and bring his fiddle. He could make it
say "Merry Christmas"
Tn ON Railroad eStroot +Lo Lo F.
across the creek would fire off Grecrackers
most all day They never seemed to get
any Christmas gifts except something TO
wear and package of hrecrackers.
About noon Banker Henshaw would
drive his sorre team attached to the bio
carriage down Third Street He always went
to the Maxons for Christmas dinner.
Other families would also come out on the
street, but in the afternoon it would grow
quiet again. Most of the men would nan.
and DR.. Cromlish always kept his horse
hltched out in front of his office. for he
generally had hurry up calls Christmas
afternoon.
Along about dusk the church bells
would begin ringing. There was something
sad about this metallic toling of the end
of the day. Some homes would light up
their Nmas candles, and there would be
blazing lights from windows of the better
homes The younger set always gave
dance at the Elks Hall and brought the
saXophone band down from Columbus
Along bout midnight there would be wild
yells up by the Blazing Stump. Folks
back home knew it was Chick johnson
and his gang in from Yellow Bud cele-
brating OOM
New-York tribune., 1918-12-25
Sweets for the Brave

Thirty carloads of candy and choco-
late, backed by four carloads of pies and
pastry, to say nothing of a million or so
OF doughnuts, the good old-fashioned
kind, will carry the reality of Christmas
to our boys in the army of occupation
IN the Rhineland to-day. The Salvation
Army supplies the doughnuts, cooked on
the spot, the candy and the rest coming
from overseas, with millions Of messages
from sweethearts, relatives and friends.
Christmas trees will be decorated by the
Y, M. c. A. and branches of the knights
OF Columbus will supply the smokes.
The "boys" should have the time of their
lives.
We wish them a Merry Christmas.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-25

earnings on silk dresses. silk stockings,
shapely shoes, fine underwear, fur coats
pretty hats and all the rest of it are far
better social reformers than all the mems
Socialist or labor organizations rolled
into one.
For what are these women doing? They
are raising their standard Of living, and
they are doing their best to break down
class distinctions. which are so largely a
question Of dress speech and deportmen
The working womans instinct is to raise
herself to the level of the more fortunate
and not to drag the more fortunate down
to her own level
New-York tribune., 1918-12-25

Are these whom Hearst now solicits
to accept free chevrons those of whom
Brisbane wrote in The Ne7o York. AMER
acom six months ago: "Soon millions of
men will come back from France i'm
pressed with the value Of force and know
ing how to use it,?
Hearst exploiting the returning sol
dier-Hearst capitalizing his member
ship on the welcoming committee with
coupon circulation scheme in his news
paper-that is Hears-s-s-t himself.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-25
CHRISTMAS CAMOUFLAGE

CHRISTMAS CAMOUFLAGE
My mas punkin pies
Theys bully b'gosh
But they amt really punkln
Theys jes' made O. squash
An her big round plum puddin'
1t fooled us, b'gum
It's chuck full o. raisns
But nary a plum
GEORGlNA CHESSMAN
New-York tribune., 1918-12-25
GUARAN TEE


lN Associated Press is exclusively entitled 10 the use
Ter republication oS AL news dispatches credited or
nr otherwise crcdcd in this pancr and also the local
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All rights q republication of all other matter herein
also reserved.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-25
SHOES G. SHIPS e. 6
SEALING WAX
LEST WE FORGET

Bright tinsel balls of golden hue
And brilliant fruits of green and blue,
Made long ago in Germany,
Are shining on the Christmas tree.
The candles flames strike points of fire
From where, upon the fir trees spire,
There shines screncly over them
The silver star of Bethlehem.
Let not their glitter move our wrath
From out it's straight and righteous
path
That leads to those who hailed our Lord
With Christmas toys, and mocked his
word;
Who glorihed His natal day
And FASTENED forth to rape and slay;
Who cried His name triumphantly-
And led Him forth to Calvary.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-25

AS for the Germans: On this Day
of Days no one can be really harsh with
the founder of the Christmas tree So
all we hope this Yuletide is that their
peace on earth be as great as their good
will toward men for the last four years
New-York tribune., 1918-12-25

All a0c aoish for you today, folks, is
that youa' psychological test qoould shoa0
gou to be temporarily just eight gears
old, achich is, IN orr opinion, the most
perfect age for the enjoyment of the mostt
perfect Of days.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-25

Bring Christmas wassail out
AS we sit about the fire;
And here's to you, old scout.
And all that you desire.
+ X
Merry XXXXmas.
F. r. V.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
AMERICANS
j. SUCCEED IN'
PATROL ACTION

With the American army in France:
Feb. 22-In patrol fight, Americans
from units under destruction in far.
GUS Chemin de Danes sector killed
one German and captured another
One American was slightly wounded
This is the first time it has been
permitted to reveal the fact that new
American units have entered the line
The troops have been there for some
time, suffering slight casualties, but
their presence was kept secret until
the enemy knew for certain they were
there. .,.......... sts.t
Details OF the fight are unavailable
beyond the official report that the pris-
0ner taken was captured single hand
ed by one American from one of the
New England states, who during the
engagement dropped into a she'll hole
on top of a German hiding there and
later brought him In
The American forces entered the
line on one of the darkest nights,
through shell.pitted region, dotted
with shell wrecked towns. The French
general commanding the sector,
hero of the Marne, greeted them as
comrades in arms and kissed the AM
erican flag.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
AID TO STREET
RAILWAYS NEAR
Administration Will Interest Itself
: in Public Utilities Hit
ting Rocks

Washington, d. c., Fe5. 22-With
the approval of President Wilson, the
federal railroad administration is
about to interest itself in street rail
way, light, heat and power companies
throughout the country whose finan-
cial stability may be threatened by
mounting costs Of operation Where
it appears necessary, increases in
fares or rates may be suggested.
Correspondence between Secretary
McAdoo, as director general OF rail-
roads, and the president, made public
last night, discloses that committee
representing public utility interests
recently presented memoranda to the
secretary setting forth a most serious
situation and asking that it be
brought to the attention of the presi-
dent Mr.. McAdoo and the president
agreed that public utilities are ne.
cessary part of the nations equip.
ment for war, and the secretary was
authorized to communicate with local
authorities in behalf of utilities found
to need assistance.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
GRAIN SHIPPERS
ARE ORGANIZED
Tristate Association Formed
With Fifty Members At Min
neapolis Thursday e

Minneapolis, Minn.,s Feb. 22:-The
Tri.State Grain shippers association
was organized 1T i meeting in Mime.
apolis last night bys Afty grain ship.
pers from Minnesota and North and
South Dakota. The object Of the new
organization will be To further the In
terests Of grain shippers in spring
wheat states, to create q more friend.
ly feeling among its members, to. en-.
courage better grain production and
handling facilities and to protect its
members against the trade abuses Of
unworthy practices: Any one actively
engaged in running Z country elevator
is eligible for membership.
The association sent q telegram to
President Wilson pledging It's support
IN all matters. pertaining to the gov.
ernment. ,t e...s
A. E. Anderson OF Cottonwood,
Minn., was chosen president; B.. P. St.
John, Worthington, Mimi, vice presi.
dent; H. r. Violin, Marshall. Mimi,
treasurer and ]. H. Adams, Minneap.
oils, Mimi, secretary. Directors chos.
en- were J. ]. Conners. 'Nortonville, N.
D., August Evert, Pillsbury, N. d. Nj,
Nils Tacklind, Drayton, N. D.. F. N,
Thtesen. Woonsocket, s. D., B. D. Bas.
comb, Clarke, 8. D., "A. E. Anderson,
Cottonwood, Mimi, O. T. Johnson,
Ihlan. Mimi, H. Thiede; Eyota, Mimi,
and T. F. Dahl, Minneota, MINI.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
STRIKE ADVOCATES
STONE STREET CARS!
BREAK TROLLEY POLE

st. Paul, Feb. 22-Destruction of a
dozen trolley poles, and stoning Of
cars, the property of the Twin City
Rapid Transit Company, early today
were reported by the local police. A
passenger on one Of the cars was cut
by glass when missile passed through
a window, shattering it. The report
to the police also indicated that rifle
or pistol bullet passed through win
dow of a car in suburban district.
Investigation of rear end collision
between two cars, neither of which
contained passengers early today, is
being made. The police believe the
activities reported this morning to be
the work of a sympathizer OF union
car men, who declare street car Of
ficials here are failing to meet request
of the Federal mediation board which
Investigated conditions here several
weeks
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
CAPITAL City p:
PAYS TRIBUTE
T0WASHINGT0N
Memory Of Father of Our Country
Honored by General Suspen-
sion of Business
MILITARY BALL TONIGHT
First Annual Event of Bismarck
Home Guard-Basketball
at High School !.

A complete suspension Of business
in state, county and city offices and in
a majority of the business and pro-
fessional establishments of the city
marked Bismarck's tribute to the
memory of the father of our country
today. All Of the banks, the public
and parochial schools and practically
all of the city's stores were closed
for the day, or ceased operations at
noon.
The days observance at the high
school took the form Of a booster
meeting for the Red Cross. There
was appropriate exercises in all of the
grades, and the afternoon was observ-
ed as holiday. No general public
demonstration has been planned in
honor of the anniversary. The origin
al intention of the library board had
been to dedicate Bismarck's handsome
new library building this evening, on
the second anniversary of the opening
of Bismarck's first public library in
the Commercial club rooms, February
%, 1916. The war, however, has in
terferred with the manufacture and
shipment of books, and Mrs Davis,
that the dedication must be indefinite
ly postponed
Military Ball Tonight
The society event of the day will
be the first annual ball of the Bis.
marck Home Guard at Patterson's hall
this evening, with music from O'Con-
nor's "All-American" orchestra. The
Home Guard, organized only few
months ago, has become a permanent
institution in Bismarck. The unit
numbers 100 members, prominent pro-
fessional and businessmen, salemen,
and other loyal citizen who
are not available for the draft or who
have been given deferred classified
tions. Capt, E. G. Wanner and Joseph
Kelley, North Dakota veterans Of the
insular campaign against Spain, are
captain and first lieutenant, respect
lively, Harry Clough, for many years
active In the North Dakota national
guard, IL second lieutenant. n
The members have purcAased their
s. ~ i(sOnfinmeflS S1aA. Pn9o TV0l II rs 4
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
HOOVER AGENT
HERE FOR WAR
TALK MONDAY
Daniel Reed in Addition to Other
Speakers Named Coming
for Conference
FOUR LUNCHEoNs PLANNED
Speakers Will Alternate During
Two Days at Grand Paciac !,
and McKensie ~.
FOUR LuNCHEoNs PLANNED

in addition TO the distinguished Wis.
ltors already named, North Dakota
will have in Bismarck Ior its two days
war conference, February 25se and 326.
Daniel Reed, former vice president; Of
the American City Bureau, Snnr.a al.
rect representative Of, ,,the United
States food administration. M, Who
comes fresh from q visit: rs Ffsnitsiet
TO tell what the allies are expecting
America to do toward the provision.
ing OF the soldiers on the west front,
Mr.. Reed will share the Monday even.
ing program at the Auditorium With
Premier Crawford Vaughan Of South
australia, Lieut., Paul 'Perigord OF the
French army, DR.. Thomas Moran 81
Purdue university and other members
OF the national defense council party.
which will arrive from the east. 1t
noon. r. .s.
Each day of the CONFERENCE.-THE
MONDAY luncheons will be- served
TOR delegates of the. score or more
OF patriotic organizations and admin.
lstrat1ve branches who will assemble
here. Monday Premier Vaughan will
speak at luncheon to be held at the
Mckenzie at 1890, and Lieut.. Paul
erigord will speak at the same hour.
at the Grand Pacific. Tuesday the
luncheon hours will be the same, but
'ughan will appear at the Grand
Pacific and Perigord at the McKen. !
Ae. The usual luncheon charge Of
ihese hotels will be the only fee.
The principal public gatherings OF
he two days conference will be the
mass meeting at the Auds orium on
evening. Speeches by Pre-
ceded by a patriotic concert by the
nier Crawford, Daniel Reed, Lieut..
Perigord and DR.. Moran will be pre-
,eded by a patriotic concert by the
Bismarck band 1t is probable that
lieut. Gov A. T. Kraabel of Clifford
will preside
Capt l. p. Baker heads the local
reception committee, whose members
Ire F. o. Helstrom, secretary OF the
North Dakota defense council; Mayor
\. w. Lucas, Col c. B. Little, Gener-
u G. Angus Fraser, B. C. Marks, Com. &
missioner John N. Hagan, Chief JUS
Continued on Page Three.) ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
APOL LOGY DUE
BRADDOCk MAN
Story About Peter Daniels Seems
Pure Fabrication

The state press a few. days ago car.
ried a story emanating from Braddock
telling Of the alleged arrest there of a
farm hand employed by Christ Hy-
dahl. and who, it was stated, had been
taken to Fargo under. suspicion that
he was German spy. The man In
question, Peter Daniels, has never
been arrested nor under suspicion. In
some manner, he was confused with q
German Dane arrested in Bismarck,
held here forssome time In the county
jail, and later taken to Fargo. So
far as can be learned there never was
any connection between Daniels and
this prisoner: and the Braddock man
q entitled t0s N apology.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
MEATLESS DAYS
SAVED NATION
HUGESUPPLIES
One Hundred and Forty Million
Pounds of Meat Made Avail
able for Allies. r..
- 3sH-
MAY LIFT BAN SLIGHTLY
MAY LIFT BAN SLIGHTLY

Washington, Feb. 22-Meatless
days in the United States have saved
a hundred and forty million pounds
of beef in four months, the food ad.
ministration announced today. Dur,
ing this period, a hundred and sixty.
five million pounds of beef were ex.
ported to the Allies together with four
hundred million pounds of pork pro.
ducts, .F ,.'
The figures were made public in a
statement, explaining why the food
administration refused requests Of
cattle, sheep growers, to remove beef,
mutton and lamb, from the conserva-
ton rules with regard to meatless
days. The administration again de-
clared that a meatless day was estab-
lished for the purpose of enabling the
United States to feed the Allies by
saving on meat consumption.
To Lift Restrictions
Food administrators in states west
of the Mississippi were given permis-
sion today to lift during the spring
season, restrictions on the
use of mutton and lamb on meatless
days. This was done because this
class of meat is not exported to the.
Allies, and railroad congestion has
its free movement east
The free use of mutton and lamb
is permitted now in several OF the
western states. The meatless days in
sofar as they apply to beef and pork
will be continued in force as at pre-
sent.
The restrictions may be lifted. the
administrators were notified, until Ap-
ril Is, when the marketing season is
over, ".'
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
ARMY. Y GREAT ...... u. u.
WRITES DUTCH
Former Bismarck Boy Tells Of
Doings at Front 4.

''lt is 1880 o'clock, and church Il
just over. The services were held at
the y. NJ. C. A. This Y. M. e. A.
work is certainly wonderful. They
have entertainments nearly every
evening, and besides they serve hot
chocolate almost every afternoon
from 3 to O'clock" writes Edgar
Dutch" Houser, star basketball cen.
ter of the North Dakota Agricultural
college two years ago and last year.
coropral, in service with the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces in France,
to his mother at Napoleon, N. D.
The letter was written Jan. s, and
the date brought back memories to
Corporal Houser. He writes:
Jan s, 1917 was the night We (the
N. D. A. C. basketball team) played
the Minnesota ''U'' at Minneapolis.
What will turn up on Jan. s, lSlS!"
Corporal Houser had been elected
captain Of the Aggies for 1918. @
Can't Make French understANd,
The boys" are finding It Md q
make some Of the French undeystand
them, according to the letter.
1T Is certainly hard to make soaAe
OF these French people underSaa1a
what you want and what y0a -
talking about Corporal sHoaiG1F
writes, "but |, think q IT, ~ Oh
he sasy % they - leasniqe k
ssswe Aro FfopcA XII, XII, ,stis II i1SsYz,
\ CofpoFal Hq - -
Tt ot ~ O ~ y & Y
nn1ux 81 80. 5s7E "A e.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-22
IS TO BE
ORGANIZED FOR
LIBERTY LOAN
Drive Will be Most Thorough and
Efficient Yet Conducted in
North Dakota
GREAT SPEAKERS TO COME

Wesley c. Mcdowell, chairman of
the North Dakota Liberty Loan COM
mittee, on his return from Mime
apolis where he conferred with A. r.
Rogers, director of the loan cam
paign in the Ninth district, and with
the state chairmen of the other
states included in the district, de-
clared that the coming loan campaign
the dates for which have not been
fixed as yet. will be the most thorough
of any yet conducted.
when the time comes," said Mr..
Mcdowell, to a representative of the
press while he was at Fargo en- route
to his home at Marion, I'VE will have
our organization complete right down
to the townships, and when the drive
is begun, every man who Is q part of
the organization will know Just what
Is expected Of him.