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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-16
FOREST FIRE
!. VICTIMS TO
REACH 900
Searching Parties Constantly
adding to Toll of Burned
. = Bodies.
ASSOCIATED GIVES HELP
Again Proves Superiority as
/! News Gathering
:. Agency.
$4,000 FOR RELIEF.

Moose Lake, Mimi, Oct. 1.-THE
Minnesota Public Safety commission
today in formal session here turned
over its entire fund Of about $S4 900
for the relief of the Minnesota fire suf-
>ferers! Thousands Of dollars raised
by newspaper subscriptions will swell
the amount for the sufferers.
Moose Lake, Mimi, Oct. lG.-Fire
fighters and relief workers mObiliZed
here today, and were ordered to pro-
ceed through a vast stretch of fire
swept territory while state officials
met in conference. Fire fighters who
went last night to Lawler, Pine City
and Red River report today that the
forest fires, while still burning, are
not of a menacing nature 1t was Of
ficially estimated this afternoon that
at least 100 more bodies will be
brought in today, and that the known
death list will reach 900.
TO EXCEED 1000 DEATHS.
Moose Lake, Oct. l6.-The total
number of victims in the most fearful
forest fire in the history of the north
west will be more than 900. Already
A.CllCl "olhClS udNC lOuIN AIOl ChIA
500 bodies. Because Of the relief con-
ference here today, state officials sus-
pended temporarily their work Of
checking the death lists. The work Of
burial continued, however.
The only hopeful feature of this
tragedy is that the fires OF the last
IS hours have claimed few, If any vic
tins. The fires are now resweeping
the ruined district. Efforts are now
being devoted here to the compilation
Of new death list.
NEW FIRE BREAKS OUT.
d Two Harbors, Mimi, Oct. ,16.-The
fire which threatened this city up to
the time it was boxed Tuesday night
mas been famed into renewed activ-
ity by the high wind and is sweeping
away to the northwest through heav-
lily timbered but sparsely settled dis
tricts.' No towns are in it's direct
path
/ ON PAR WITH FRISCO QUAKE.
The terrible forest fires which ragged
throughout Minnesota from Saturday
afternoon. October 12, until Sunday
evening. October 13, and which caused
property loss on par with the San
I Francisco disaster Of 1906, furnished
an UNUSUAL opportunity for comparing
the service and statewide organization
of the Associated Press, with the serv-
ice of opposite agencies.
Before darkness shrouded this dis
trict on Saturday night, A. P. men
were on the job. chain of cores
pandents were gathering the facts
throughout the stricken belt, from Du-
luth to Bemidji Wire service to meet
all emergencies were arranged. Tele-
phone and telegraph communication
was obtained throughout this terri
tory.
Thirty Towns Afire.
More than 80 cities, towns and viii
lagos were afire. A conflagration was
raging in Duluth. Another threatened
the Superior shipyards. Refugees
were fleeing from Cloquet. Moose
Lake, Carlton and many other cities.
most of them on the Northern Pacific
railroad. Some came to st. Paul and
Minneapolis. State officials were ar
Continued on Page Three
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-16
MINOT NORMAL =. .
HEAD CALLED TO J.:
WASHINGTON

Minot, y. D., Oct. 16.-President A,
G. Crane of the Minot normal schoo:
has received his commission as ma.
jor in the U. S. army reconstruction
corps and has been called to Washing;
ton to report for, active service. The
North Dakota educator will be assign
ed the task of organizing vocational
schools at which disabled soldiers will
be trained in useful occupations 2 =
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-16
DICKINSON ONLY Z.
SCHOOL in STATE f
NOT HIT BY FLU

Dickinson, N. d., Oct. 1.-THE Dick
inson normal school appears to be the
only state educational institution
which has not been affected by the in
fluenza. TO date not single case of
the epidemic has developed among the
students here, and 1T has not been
deemed advisable to close the school,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11
WHERE BUSINESS FORESIGHT PAYS

If the law put through the 1917 legislature by Senator
Walter NJ Pierce proves to be the means of avoiding the
necessity of calling special session of the legislature the
taxpayers will feel like congratuating themselves that
with business foresight on hand to prepare for
just such emergency may confront the state
Under the siXper cent tax limitation amendment to
the state constitution the state cannot levy tax greater
than six per cent increase the levy of the preceding
year. Fear is being expressed that because of this mta
ton the next legislature will not have enough funds avail
able to adequately provide for maintenance of the state
government and for war emergencies
In some quarters this fear has become more acute
since the failure of the state council of defense to COM
plee the initiation of bill providing for one mill tax
levy for war purposes
Governor Withycombe was considering the question of
calling special session of the legislature to pass bill
submitting special tax levy for purposes to the peo
pie for their approval at the regular election in November
when his attention called to the law put through the
last legislature by Senator Pierce.
The Pierce law was enacted to meet just such situa
ton the governor says now confronts the state This
law provides that when the state tax commission cannot
under the tax limitation make levy high enough to meet
the needs of the state it may ascertain the additional
amount required and certify the amount to the secretary
Of state who will have it placed the ballot for the peo
pies approval or rejection.
By this simple MEANS Senator Pierce provided al
method which will save the state the expense of special
session of the legislature was contemplated by the
governor.
Whether it will be necessary for the tax commits
sion to submit to the people additional tax levy is al
question yet to be determined by that body.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11
MCDONALD WRITES
CONTINUED from page one)

better we become acquainted with the
English soldier, the better they seem
to like us.
"Our costumes and manners are a
little strange to these people and as
a London paper says, Amy bad man
ners on the part of the Americans is
fully made up by their sincerity of
/ heart
"The greatest thing of personal in
terest to me is my trips to London for
the week end. On our first trip we were
met at the station by machine from
the 'Y' and whisked across Waterloo
bridge and up the Strand to the Eagle
Hut which is the American ". 1t is
splendid place with a good bed for
Is cents and splendtdly cooked meals
for 30 cents. We embarked ON the 'Y'
rubber neck wagon to see London. We
visited London tower, built in the year
l1066 by William the Conqueror. From
there we went to ST. Paul Is cathedral
l have never seen anything to compare
with the workmanship of the interior
of the dome. The designs are worked
out with small pieces of glass none
of which are larger than ones finger
nail Lord Nelson and the Duke of
Wellington are buried here. Lord Rob-
erts is buried here and on the grave
only the simple marks of a soldier. 1t
was Lord Roberts who warned England
of this approaching war.
We then visited Westminster Alb
hey. 1t is just as interesting as all the
things we have read about it. 1t was
started in the year 604 and is the bur
ial place of kings You probably haye
read of the poet johnson who was al
loted two feet space in the Abbey bs
the king of his time. His body stands
upright in the wall occupying only the
space allowed him. noted with a lit
tie pride bust of Longfellow.
just across the street from the Alb
bey are the houses of parliament and
wonderfully beautiful places they are.
We visited the Royal Rooms, the House
of Lords, the House of Commons and
many galleries about the buildings.
Then we went to st. james Park and
Buckingham Palace, the London resi-
dence of the king, concluding our trip
with drive through Pail Mall and
the Strand back to Eagle Hut. No two
streets are parallel in London and
very few that are on a straight line
for any distance. The city eenters
around Picadilly, Trafalgar Square, the
Strand and it is not difficult to get
around.
''The thing noticeable to an Ameri-
can is the preponderance of women on
the streets and in the parks. They
seem to have no hesitation in showing
their admiration for the Americans, so
it behOoves us to be on our guard or
we will be carried away by the beguil-
ing smiles and glances of the fair maid
ems.
Last evening we had a splendid
time. Three truck loads of US were in
vited for an evening entertainment to
the home of wealthy man few miles
from here. / say wealthy as / am sure
he must be Ito maintain the beautiful
home he has. We had sumptuous feed
10 these war times and it really seem
ed good to pull chair UP to a white
tableelolth. We fully enjoyed it and af
ter dinner we had games of some kind
and fine singing and instrumental mu-
sic. It was "a unique affair for SOL
dier and we were royalty entertained
every minute. I say royalty as there
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11
Sees His Kiddies
Beyond Hun Lines
BY Frank ]. Taylor,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the American Army in France,
June l6.-(By Mail.)-At a certain
point in sector taken over by the
Americans, observation posts overlook
miles of territory behind the German
lines.
When the Americans took over the
sector the French loaned a number of
their observers to train the newly ar
rived Americans. One man the French
said was especially good, because he
knew every inch of the German terri
tory under observation.
He had lived over the line before the
war, and his family was still there. This
man had escaped to France to join the
army when war broke out. From the
observation position he could see on
real clear days his home over the line,
and with the aid of glasses he watched
his wife and two little "kiddiesr when
they were outside their home.
In good weather he saw them three
or four days out of the week, but in
bad weather he was fortunate if he
saw them once week. 1t was tam
talizing to see his children grow up
when he could not reach them, yet he
was grateful for the chance to look at
them.
One day shortly after the Americans
came, this man was broken hearted.
He had seen his wife and the children
board a train. For two days he was al
most without hope.
Then enc of the Americans he had
been training suddenly shouted one
day, "rhere they are, They re back. T"
The Yankee was almost as excited as
the Freuchman.
This man doesn't measure time by
:" the end of the war" as most people
do. With him it is "until the Amer
leans drive the Germans beyond my
home over there" For him that will
be heaven.
He says there will be no end Of the
war on Germany for him. For the
hours Of agony the Germans have given
him will never allow him to be at peace
with a German. Furthermore, q ran.
som is on him for an uprising he start
ed before he escaped to France. The
Americans will try to keep him at his
observation post until his home and
family is won in an advance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11
YOUR HEALTH
Locomotor Ataxia, No. 2.
By ANDREW F. CURRIER, MD.

This disease, then, is called loco
motor ataxia because the waat of
coordination between the will and
motion is chiefly in the muscles by
which walking, or locomction, is
produced.
There is, also, some absence of
feeling in some areas of the skin
and terrible pain in others, great
pain in some Of the organs like the
stomach, and gradual wasting of
certain muscles and nerves.
The disease begins insidiously
and progresses very slowly. Per
haps the first sign will be numb
ness or tingling in the feet or sharp
pains in the legs and fatigue from
ordinary exercise.
The pupils of the eyes are con-
tracted and unequal, there is 'dou-
bic vision or squirting, and the
optic nerve shrivels until blindness
occurs.
There often is absence Of control
of the bladder and rectum and Sc
we're pain in the rectum.
Also, there is more or less loss
of the sense of touch, the sense of
heat and cold, and the ability to
estimate weight.
There may be vomiting with in
tense pain in the stomach, difficulty
in breathing, palpitation, destruc-
tive changes in the skin, hair, nails,
and teeth, the joints enlarge, the
bones break easily and there is a
feeling of construction around the
waist, chest or throat.
The gait is peculiar, the feet be-
ing held widely apart and lifted
high in walking and there is loss
Of power in the legs.
If you ask patient to stand
erect and put his two fore-fngers
on his nose, he will sway from side
TO side, perhaps fall and be unable
to reach his nose with both fingers
at the same instant.
II, while seated, with crossed
legs, the tendons under the knee
cap are sharply tapped. the leg will
remain still instead Of flying up, as
In health.
This is a very important sign
and is called the Toss of tendon
reflex"
After i've or ten years, the pain
Is less severe, the other symptoms
less prominent the patient may be
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11
POSSE AFTER MANIAC.

San Jose, CAL, July 11.-Refore night
sheriff's posse expected to have in
custody a maniac yho yesterday shot
and killed C. F. Sterratt and fired at
five automobile parties on the San Cruz
road near Glenwood.
Sterrett, who was travelling sales
man for Kansas Gty firm, was found
dead in his automobile, two bullet
wounds revealing the manner of his
death. He lived in Berkeley.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11
OF DOUBTFUL AUTHORITY

There considerable discussion of the action of the
emergency board in creating deficiency of $250OOO for
the organization and maintenance of the state police
While at first glance it looks though the emergency
board and exceeded its jurisdiction and had usuped the
power of the legislature examination of the militia act
under which the "unorganized militia" was created into
police force shows especially broad bill comforting all
out this force It is probable the courts would sustain
the action Of the governor but there many who look
upon the act unauthorized and usurpation of egsa
tive authority 1t is quite probable though the matter
will less discussion when the legislature
meets One of the most pertinent questions asked about
the state police is why its members paid more than
the boys who go to the front?"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11

Frank j. Miller chairman of the Oregon public service
commission to be the goat of the petty politics
being played by members of that commission And when
it to playing petty politics that commission will
run the governor close for first place. The COVER
nors petty politics is largely Of bitter narrow partisan
commissioner striving to gain personal credit advan
tage another This cropped out in the Portland g.
cent street fare case in the eastern Oregon grain rate
cases. and in various other cases of less Importance and
all of it contributed to the defeat of Chairman Miller for
reelection.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11

was some of the royalty present and
they acquitted themselves very well.An
fomality was dropped and rank and I'll
the was forgotten.
"The king has been down here for
a few days and yesterday decorated
some 250 Officers and men for heroic
work at the 'front.'
The writer's address is as follows:
o. L. Mcdonald, 1886 Aero Squadron,
clare U. s. Air Forces, 95 Eaton Place,
London, s. W. No. 1.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11
OREGON BISHOPS AT FRONT.

Hood River, Or, July 1.-THE Right
Rev. Robert L. Paddock, Episcopal
bishop of eastern Oregon, is the first
American chaplain on the italian front.
His sister, Mrs. F. G. Hutchinson, TO-
day received word he had been station
ed with force of two thousand Amer
leans doing ambulance work in Italy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11
Ripping Rhymes
by Wall Mason
HOT WEATHER

1t is super-heated Gay on which | write
these verses; and people, as they go their
way, are breathing heartwrung curses. Ex-
cessive heat like this destroys the temper
OF the mildest; he loses all his sanity poise,
and uses words the widest. Tired Father
is at other times Of disposition sunny; his
laughter rings like Easter chimes, he's
prodigal with money. But he is sore and
surly now, since heat began to swat him;
the sweat is dripping from his brow, and
prickly heat has got him. When mother
says, Il need broom" in accents mild and
quiet he turns upon her eyes of gloom, and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11

fairly comfortable for a long time
and think he is getting we'll. But
soon come wasting and paralysis
and then exhaustion and death, if
death does not result from pneu-
monia, or from some other acute
disease.
Or the symptoms may develop
quickly and the patient recover, or
the chronic form may be the re-
suit, with symptoms which have
been mentioned.
The disease is supposed to be in
herited, but In the majority OF
cases-perhaps in all of them it
is due to constitutional infection, to
exercise of various kinds, to worry.
and to cold and wet.
1t will probably develop in great
numbers Of the soldiers who sur
vive the present war.
1t is rare disease in children
and is not common in women; IL
occurs most frequently in men be-
tween 25 and As and may last 20
or 80 years.
Medicines are of little value In
treating locomotor ataxia, except
to relieve pain.
Rest in bed is important, alse
freedom from worry, frequent
baths Especially hot baths), simple
diet, massage, and suitable eathar.
tics.
Most people would be better
pleased to see their enemies with Il,
than their friends, or to have It
themselves.
Questions and Answers.
Pdtron.-Please 0ive me as sim
pie a definition as possible Of am
bIyopia.
AnsDer-Amblyopia simply
means dimness of vision without
diseoverable injury in the struc.
ture OF the eye or the optic nerve.
1t may come from many causes
from using the eyes too much;
from tobacco; from the use Of
lulnine and various other drugs;
and from other causes.
II. B. B.-AnsWer-A warm bath
at the time you mention is desir-
able. A cold bath, in my expert
enee, is usually inadvisable.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11

SIdTIS q IUI-SlZtu IlOL The ChlIdT6n Up
toe everywhere, hint of racket making for Fathers
like grizzly bear whose head is sore and aching He sits
beneath the sunset tree and fans himself like bazes and
it is pitfu to his line of smoking phrases He rubs
his back against the she'd its itching chafes and boher
and says ne wshes he dead and planted with his
fathers He wishes winter would arise and come with all
its rgors; he reaches wildly for the flies and burrows
for the chiggers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11

Just to let the Turks know they had not been forgotten
a small fleet of allied arshps flew over Constantinope
Wednesday and dropped few bombs. The Turkish ac-
count of the affair says: "No damage was DONE"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11

Germany has notified Trotzsky and Lenine that the
kaiser has graousy consented not to seek revenge
Russia for the murder of her ambassador he feeling that
Russia is doing all she to bring the murderers to
Justice This is quite different view from that taken
by him when he compelled Austria to demand that the
the murderers of Austrian royalty be turned over
to Austria for trial and punishment There was no hint
then that Germany satisfied because Serbia was do
ing all she could to bring the assassns to punishment
Then the kaiser needed excuse for war; Now he is
hunting for grounds for peace and alliance with Russia
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11
MAY TRY OUT THE AMERICANS

The Italians still press the Austrians back and appar
emily in full control of the situation The Austrian
offensive has ceased entirely and the defense they
putting up lacks vgor and punch All that is needed
is for Hndenburg to try his hand the west 'front.'
and find that he is done far breaking through to
Paris or to the coast concerned The recent dispatches
from Pershng to the effect that Hndenburg con-
paratory to drive at that point He doubt believes
the Americans being many of them at the game
will offer the best chance for his tried troops He will
find however that his tred troops" will have had another
try that met with stubborn fighting as any they have
encountered Our boys not machines but full of
initiative, and know just what they in France for
They know they have the job Of assisting in beating the
kaiser to frazze and the quicker is done the
the will be over Their work is cut out for them and
they will do it. They not obsessed with an idea that
something may happen that will give them the victory
They know they have to it, and they know that
stance to the last and unyedng front are the things
necessary to the early settlement of the war; With Hin
Genburg beaten the west there will be but little fight
left in the Ausrans and then there will be back tracking
on both fronts with the Hun seeking safety home
The International Typographical Union has issued
statement which puts that organization class by itself
among the uOnzed trades 1t shows that there has been
but one strike OF printers since the began and that
every effort has been made to adjust wages hamonousy
between printers and publishers on basis that will sim
ply take of the increased cost of living due to
prices In all but this matter has been adjusted
to the mutual satisfaction of employees and employer
reasonable bonus being agreed upon in many instances
to continue during the only, without making any
permanent raise in the scale of wages The pressmens
union also has adopted a similar policy realizing the
predlcament in which the has placed newspaper
publishers and the necessity for pulling together in
time of national peril
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11

The Prussian House of Lords is booked for special
secret session for the purpose of trying and dismissng
Prince Lchnowsky from that body because he told the
truth 1t is seldom gang of the select of the earth
honors member who critcses it by expeling him. The
highest honor that be conferred Prince Lchnowsy
is to be separated from that BUNCH and the most bene
icial to him to have the fact advertised
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11
Questions and Answers.

II. B. B.-Answer-A warm bath
at the time you mention is desir-
able. A cold bath, in my expert
ence, is usually inadvisable.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-11

The dispatches yesterday mentioned lightning striking
house at Olympia Washington, belonging to Mrs.
Parker They also stated that "a man was climbing down
out of cherry tree at the time but he managed to duck
the flash" We do not doubt the story, but at the
time call attention to the fact that the man climbing out
of the tree was "some ducker"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-11
Misses Shoes S2.35 Pair

Misses School Shoes of gun
metal calf. with strong cloth
tops and medium-weight soles.
Button style. comfortable, broad
toe shape. Sizes to 2, at
S2.35.
Children's Gunmetal Calf Shoes
they wear well-they fit
well-sizes s to 8. Button
style with cloth tops: n pair,
S1.05.
CHILDRESs SHOE SHOP
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-11
SAYS
TRACTION LINE
COST TOO MUCH

The traction system for which the
city proposes to pay siS.ooo.ooo Ia
only worth ss.sTi-2oo TO the com
pany on a five per cent earning
basis, according to n statement is
sued by Councilman Oliver T. Erick.
son Friday. in answer TO figures
prepared by chartered accountants
at the request Of the mayor.
Erickson charges that the trac-
ton company is capitalizing It's sys-
tenn at millions above It's actual
worth. because the city in taking
over the lines may have 70 pay
$3.50 goo IN taxes rather than In
fares. This Is the figure set by
Erickson as the amount the city
win lose thru no longer receiving
taxes from the company
Erickson closes with: II Yield TO
no one in devotion to public owner.
ship but do not wish to make the
coffee so strong as TO give us all
indigestion"