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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-09
) CITY NEWS

W. Simpson of Mandan will spend
the week. with his .sonin-law, Ray
mond bergeson: ,'~ =. q J.. ~ ~. Z. e..
Miss Lucia Bassett of Fargo has
returned to her home after visiting
friends here. -, -, s. :.
A. Cover Of Bismarck has been cali
ed: TO Camp Dodge. ~. LII -
The Ladies Aid, society of the Pres
byterian church will meet for an all
day session In the church >,parlors
Thursday, April II. from 10 to 1880 to
do Red Cross sewing. A full attend
ance is hoped for. as there is plenty
! Of work for all: lunch will be served
to all. workers at noon, at Is cents a
plate. ~ IrM 1, j z,.s ,t.t,. III !.
s. F. LAMBERT has started to win the
war by putting in 100 acres OF wheat
and flax five miles north OF the city.
. Mrs E.. Sundquist Of Portland, Ore,
arrived in Bismarck last Saturday to
spend several weeks as guest OF
Mrs. j. j. Kenyon. .
Mrs L.. w. Heston entertained Mon
day night in honor Of MIS-. William
Davis, who will leave Tuesday night
to visit her father and mother whose
home is in Oklahoma. The guests
were Mrs L.,W. Brown, Mrs. H. |.
Ingledue, Miss Marie Domick and Miss
Margaret Snyder Light refreshments
wero served. ...a.,. :,
The Royal 'Neighbors will meet at
8 O'Clock tonight at the Knights OF
pythias hall There will be initiation,
and all members are urged to be pres
ent. p &l,&. T. 49, a
A son was born Monday to Mr.. and
Mrs. o. Eng of SerocO. !,
A. M. Anderson Of Mandan attended
the dance at the Mckenzie. i
Miss Hazel Snow OF Mandan has &C.
cepted a position in this city q!
Mrs. Lee, Stewart and two daugh.
tiers from Bismarck will spend a week
In Fargo. ILL &.1 ~ .....,... =.
Mrs. Il. L. Waldron, Mrs. Frank
Carr, and Miss Martha Allen left for
Fargo Tuesday to remain a week.
Rev. r. II. Craig, pastor of the Meth.
-odist church Of Dickinson, is in the
city on business. }g
A. F.. Mcdonald left Tuesday for Mi
not on business. II. y, !,
Mrs. G. Bauer of Eureka, 8. D., Wis.
tied S. F. Lambert and Arthur Bauer
over Monday.
Mrs J. A. Robertson Of Steele shop.
ped in Bismarck, on Monday.
Miss Annie Zimmerman has accept
ed position in Fargo.
Lar. and Mrs, sid Taylor of Garrison
were in town Monday.
Mrs. George Dewey and Mrs. Har-
riet Dewey Of Glendiye, Mont, are Wis
iting friends in Bismarck.
+ Miss Louise Gould, Felix Parker and
Miss Virginia Miner of St. Paul are
visiting friends in this city. n
Mrs. Geo. Zirbes from Hazelton ar
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-09
PROPERTY OWNER
OBJECTS TO NEW
FIRE ORDINANCE
Ed s. Allen Presents Argument
Against "NOn-COmbuStible
Walr' Clause

The city commission meeting Mon.
day, evening became the stage for. an
interesting discussion between City
Attorney E. r. Burke and Attorney
Ed. S. Allen, representing E. G. Pat
terson, as to when a wall is mon.
,cCmoustible,' and when it is not. Mr..
Allen appeared to protest proposed
clause of the new fire ordinance pro.
hibiting the construction of wooden
buildings with a veneer of stuccO in
the fire limits. Mr.. Allen stated that
his client desired to erect a one-story
building of this type on Fifth street,
and that the city commission would be
in error if 1t prohibited the construc.
ton of this building on the alleged
grounds that it was not fully as fire
proof as majority of the other build.
ings now standing in the business sec.
ton. A great deal of time was con.
sumed in argument, and the matter
was finally left for State Fire Mar.
shall II. l.. Reade to rule upon.
Asked to Employ Chemist.
/ After the reading OF a report from
State Bacteriologist Mccoy, in which
he stated that the chemical and coag.
ulant plant at the Bismarck Water
Supply Co.'S reservoirs showed the
need Of more skilled supervision, on
motion Of Commissioner Best the
board unanimously adopted resolu-
ton calling upon the water company
to place its plant under the supervis-
ion Of the: state, bacteriolQgist and to
pay him $500, for his services. Mr..
McCoy's report showed that bacter-
iolOgically the water was within the
required government standards, but
that the turbidity was in excess of
what it should be with coagulant
plant in successful operation.
49,. Howell Justice of Peace. -.
On the recommendation of Police
Magistrate Bleckreid, who advised
that neither candidate for justice of
the peace at the last city election had
qualified, E. Fl. Howell was elected
for this post by the city commission.
Police Magistrate Eleckreid in calling
attention to the vacancy expressed the
opinion that Mr. Howell would work
diligently for a cleaner and better Bis.
marck.
An ordinance defining vagrancy,
drawn up at the suggestion of Police
Magistrate Bleckreid and recommend
ed as a means of coping with an un-
desirable class of idlers in the city,
was presented for first reading, as
was an ordinance prepared under the
direction of City Engineer Atkinson,
regulating excavating under the city
payements.
/ BRYAN IN THE ToILs.
Leon Bryan, of Bryan & Sons, east
side liverymen, was arrested here the
fore part of the week on a federal
warrant charging violation of the ma.
tional statutes covering the shipment
Of intoxicants into prohibition terri.
tory. Bryan, -, with his father, was
sought some time ago on charge Of
having violated a suspended sentence
The young man only recently returned
to this CITY after sojourn in Mime
apolis, and he was taken up on Mon
day by Deputy U. S. Marshal John
Trotter. 1t is probable that he will
be tried at the mex tern of federal
court here. ...., /
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-09
TOBACCO FAC. HABIT
EASILY OVERCOME

A4New Yorker Of wide experience,
has, written book telling how the to-
bacco or snuff habit may be easily
and quickly 'oanished with delightful
benefit. The author, Edward j., Woods,
WA 229, Station F, New York City,
will mail his book free on request.
The health improves wonderfully at.
ter tobacco craving is conquered.
Calmne9s, tranquil. sleep clear eyes,
normal appetite, good digestion, man.
I. ly vigor, strong Z; emory and gener.
al gain in efficiency are among the
many benefits repoFteds 81 Cat rid, of
that nervous, irritable feeling; no
more need of pipe, cigar, cigarette,
snuff Of chewing tobacco to pactfy
morbid desire. ss.i ~ ' ta{y
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-09
Swedish Aid Society.

The Ladies' Aid society of the Swed.
ish Lutheran church parlors, Thurs
day afternoon, April II, at 2:30
o'clock Mrs. Fred Swenson will be
hostess. All are invited.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-09
Degree of Honor Party,

A card party and dance will he CIV
en- by the Degree of Honor at the
Elks' hall tonight. A good time is
promised all who attend. A short
business meeting will take place at
7:45 o'clock.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-09
SOCIETY NEWS.
License Issued,

Marriage license was issued today
to Orvalle Hudson of Mandan and
Eleanor Empting of Bismarck.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-09
Meetina Old Friends.

Little Elizabeth swanson, q ten
year-old star appearing at the Audi
forum with the Winnipeg Riddles, is
the only American with this aggrega-
ton. She also; is a native-born North
Dakotan. Darlington, where her father,
A. r. Swanson; now in the bond and
investment business at Winnipeg,
made his home until four years ago,
was little .Elizabeth's birthplace. Wher.
ever the Winnipeg Riddles have ap'
peared in North Dakota, little Eliza
beth has met scores of old friends OF
her parents. Mrs. A. E. Swanson, who
travels with her daughter, is sister
in.law of Thomas F. McCue Of Car
rington, former attorney general and
she and her husband were frequent
visitors to the capital city during Nc
Cues administration. The SWansons
were old-time friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall H. Jewell, and Mrs. Swan"
son and Mrs, Jewell enjoyed pleas
ant reunion today. A. E. Swanson
during his North Dakota residence,
owned bank at Barlow and had ex-
tensive interests throughout the Red
River valley He is now numbered
among Winnipeg's substantial finan'
ciers. -" ''. &:,3t" f*1.' f."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-09
Baptist Aid Society.

The Ladies' Aid society OF the First
Baptist church will meet with Mrs.
MObley at her home on Thayer street
Thursday afternoon at three O'clock
Everyone is asked to como prepared
to assist with the Red Cross knitting.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-09
Dance Social 4Success,

The Daughters OF isabella dance
Monday evening at the mckenzie no.
tel was a distinct success. Mrs. II b.
Strauss, Mrs. Edward Damon, Mrs.
S. E. Dugan and Mrs. T. Z. Flaherty
were the committee in charge. About
seventy five couples attended, and
light refreshments were served. A
delightful time was reported. Former
Chief Justice c. ] Fisk and family
anl Mrs. } rancis Murphy OF Minot
were among those present from out OF
town. .@ $3.50
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-09

Your, last ShaeaVp TO- see. WINS ISIS
Hart n "714ta a6gain;, toPlissht-it tIbea5i
Orpheum. --Advertisem ents las $40 .siv
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-12
Reduce Shoe Prices.

There has already been a drop in
the prices charged by retailers for
footwear in England in view of the
Governments action in placing on
the market standardized shoes made
at controlled rates of profit, accord
ing to report to the United States
Department of Commerce.
At recent exhibition of "war-
time" boots 80 samples were shown,
ranging from heavy boots for cart
ers and laborers to shoes for ordi-
nary street use, and children's shoes.
Prices range from $2.O6 to $6.3S a
pair. The shoes are made entirely
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-12

of leather and the retailers price is.
stamped on the sole.
Italian shoe factories are manu-
featuring standardized shoes, using
leather furnished by the Govern
ment, which controls the system of
sales to the public.
In England the manufacture of
standard cloth for mems suits has.
made rapid progress, "a patterns be-
ing included in the first goods
shown. AS now planned, provision
is made for 10000 to 100000
suits ready for delivery from June to
August. The project may later in
clude production of certain classes
of cloth for women's wear, with a,
gradually widening range of pro-
duction under Government stand
ardization.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-12

one, the mystery is solved, and that
which seemed scarcely credible be-
comes more Ineligible, though not
less pernicious. This is not the on
ly case that history records in which
a false theory, Disgusting itself as
loyalty to State or to a Church,
has perverted the conception OF duty
and become source Of danger to the
world.
CONTINUED next week.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-12
ALLEGED GERMAN ATROCITIES
Continued from first page.)


gan at a certain fixed date, and
stopped, with some few exceptions
at another fixed date. Some of the
officers who carried out the work did
it reluctantly, and said they were
Obeying directions from their chiefs.
The same remarks apply to the de-
struction of property. House burn
ing was part of the program; and
villages, even large parts of city,
were given to the flames as part of
the terrorizing policy.
Citizens of neutral States who Wis
tied Belgium in December and jan
nary report that the German au-
thorities do not deny that noncom-
batants were Systematically killed in
large numbers during the first weeks
of the invasion, and this, sol far as
we know, has never been officially
denied If it were denied, the fight
and continued voluntary exile of
thousands of Belgian refugees would
go far to contradict a denial, for
there is no historical parallel in
modern times for the flight of a
large part of nation before an in
Vader.
The German Government have,
however, sought to justify their
seventies on the grounds of military
necessity, and have excused them as
retaliation for cases in which civil
ians fired on German troops. There
may have been cases in which such
firing occurred, but no proof has
ever been given, or, to our knowl-
edge, attempted to be given, of such
cases, nor of the stories of shocking
Outrages perpetrated by Belgian men
and women on German soldiers.
The inherent improbability of the
German contention is shown by the
fact that after the first few days of
the invasion every possible precau-
tion had been taken by the Belgian
authorities, by way of plaeards and
handbills, to warn the civilian popu-
1ation not to intervene in hostilities.
Turnout Belgium steps had been
taken to secure the handing over of
all firearms in the possession of
civilians before the German Army
arrived. These steps were some
times taken by the police and some
times by the military authorities.
The invaders appear to have pro-
ceeded upon the theory that any
chance shot coming from an unex-
pected place was fired by civilians.
One favorite form of this allegation
was that priests had fired from the
church tower. In many instances the
soldiers of the allied armies used
church towers and private houses as
cover for their operations. At Aer-
schot, where the Belgian soldiers
were stationed in the church tower
and fired upon the Germans as they
advanced, it was at once alleged by
the Germans when they entered the
town, and with difficulty disproved,
that the firing had come from civil
ians. Thus one elementary error
-creeps at once into the German
argument, for they were likely to
cotnfound, and did in some in
stances certainly confound, legiti-
mate military operations with the
hostile Intervention of civilians.
Troops belonging to the same
army often fire by mistake upon each
other. That the German Army was
no exception to this rule Is proved
not only by many Belgian witnesses,
but by the most irrefragable kind of
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-12

evidence-the admission of German
soldiers themselves, recorded in their
war diaries. Thus Otto Clepp, Sec
ond Company Of the Reserve, says
under date of Aug. %: Three a.
m. Two infantry regiments shot at
each Others dead and SO wounded
fault not yet ascertained." In
this connection the diaries of Kurt
Hoffman and a soldier of the Hath
Regiment, DIARY No. 14,) Will re-
pay study. In such cases the obvious
interest of the soldier is to conceal
his mistake, and convenient meth
cd of doing so is to raise the cry Of
"francs-tireurs!"
Doubtless the German soldiers
often believed that the civilian popu-
lation, naturally hostile, had, in
fact, attacked them. This attitude
of mind may have been fostered by
the German authorities themselves
before the troops passed the frontier,
and thereafter stories of alleged
atrocities committed by Belgians up
on Germans, such as the myth re-
ferred to in one of the diaries re-
lating to Liege, were circulated
among the troops and reused their
anger.
The diary of Barthel, when still In
Germany on Aug. 10, shows that he
believed that the Oberburgomaste
of Liege had murdered a Surgeon
General. The fact is that no vio-
lence was inflicted on the inhabi-
tants at Liege until the 10th, and no
one who studies these pages can have
any doubt that Liege would immedi-
ately have been given over to MUIR
der and destruction if any such in
cident had occurred,
Letters written to their homes
which have been found on the bodies
of dead Germana bear witness, in
way now sounds pathetic, to the
kindness with which they were re-
ceived by the civil population. Their
evident surprise at this reception
was due to the stories which had
been dinned into their ears of SOL
diers with their eyes gouged out,
treacherous murders, and poisoned
bookstores which may have been
encouraged by the higher military
authorities in order to impress the
mind of the troops, as well as for the
sake of justifying the measures
which they took to terrify the civil
population. If there is any truth in
such stories, no attempt has been
made to establish it. For instance,
the Chancellor of the German EN-
pire, in communication made to
the press on Sept. Q and printed in
the Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeit
ung of Sept. 81, said as follows:
Belgian girls gouged out the
eyes of the German wounded. OFF,
Gals of Belgian cities have invited
our officers to dinner and shot and
killed them across the table. Con-
trary to all international law, the
whole civilian population of Belgium
was called out and, after having at
first shown friendliness, carried on
in the rear of our troops terrible
warfare with concealed weapons.
Belgian women cut the Threats of
soldiers whom they had Quartered in
their homes while they were sleep
ing"
No evidence whatever seems to
have been adduced to prove these
tales, and though there may be cases
in which individual Belgians fired on
the Germans, the statement that
"the whole civilian population Of
Belgium was called out" is utterly
to the fact.
An invading army may be entitled
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-12

A winter wheat crop of $50, 000,-
600 bushels is forecast by the De-
partment of Agriculture, which
would mean an increase of 142,000,--
600 bushels over last year. There
also is hope of an increase in Cana
da, France and Great Britain.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-22
\Ea.ltO WOMAN WAS
FINED ron FIGHTING
anne irnm bkmul.cr Ia Platter Ia
Whip Woman Who Both red
tI,'t Husband,

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ul.r lisi1S up a. OkmI!:,., -'"u SO
hnN grown ',ra! ui -" att'iii"u
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baiG's affections. and l"rn!'' wn
saw ihn .Icas say mat tin Dr"."!
70, iidtk Scurru :, i'ri ~" ,i"'II
uNo' III, Platter "rnI dni ui
ii,.l Cl.~. ibJ - c,'i\ r~iriirrl"r.
IA lads hrchihrid court h'i" III
az ,--I" p. " liz" l"i + III %:
f. iust'rying her act "a" F'r"I
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hai i,a.,i h"'h"r'lF Ac' h,t-i,nd SEA
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tree ~ j. aud ''.Hl"d t" conn" '"N
ana ,,ttlr it once and i"I al! AI'"i
paving her fine, IN. Woman I'D th1'
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-22
|"'N ATE.S \
LAKES Y'OI' G
''"'ih'ir On Il Sluggish
r'r AMI You Lose
'paN'- Work,

To- - why person
\ ~ ming. Salivating
W cents buys a
. '' 'n's Liver Ton.
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- t"'ahlc liquid
|.''' ~ liver just as
'' bat it doesn't
az c'nnot salivate
lN' VH folks onn
C,,N '"E'r Tone. becaus~
F''E s:.lc>s.
bNa d ng.rous drug. |,
r'aa ATTACKS your hon.s
n ha'r calomel today
C~'s"i ~.,, lex and nan
E."'~ n.u'- lose a day.
'n'Nl. Of Dodson.
H., md YOU viii
stllrp
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-22

President Wilson will attend tn" op-
.nirg sessions Of the Peace Confer
ence to he held somcw here in Eurnp,
within tho next month NJ two Tn
lrtsid, nj attendance, VIII plhh2h!f
tak, him away Icon .ANn"rIr" I"' :
month
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-22
,hs ouInlos 1hs, Does Not Aztec, u. Isse,

Because 81 its tonic snd lsHati's rf'ct. l. Nfb7
TIVE BROhO QIISINE i'''i'b. "i'..7N--
OrIinine and does not Csr'r htItou-Hv-~ ~
ringing ia head. KruenI' ~ tWl mar . en-
look for the signature Il - A" tEOVk a.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-22

THE GREAT GERMAN Fl""i r..
harbor early Moriay and Mas >H'
rendered 20 the British Navy II ~
cordanc,. with armiS,ic" terms.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-22

TOTAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 10 tn
Fourth Liberty Loan Were S6."H"''
U41,000, Il l6.4S per cent oN"rSub-
scription. I Fifth Liberty Bonds.
which will be for a short Term. vii
be issued some time next spring.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-22
killed. wounded and captured.

TWO HUNDRED THOl SAND tons
of food are en- route for European
ports for distribution ~ Aus'rlahS'
French. and Belgians. Herbert hooV-
or will personally direct the distribn-
ton. after completing hi food sur
vry of Europe.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-22


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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-22

4 GERMAN PAPER now d"riir"
that the Kaiser didn't abdict," at a.
a. a|bdicaiiun papers were never pan
Iishpd II is also reported maj ~"
one. .mn.rnr Will l"av" iinii'r
and return to Germany.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-22

ACCORDING TO ESTIMATES ny
the Federal ttcScrv" BanF. tn" "al
has cost all b~rl!ig"r"n'> -l''."n"'
900 .oo0 up to May |. OF inns S''"''
0UU. 900 900 ha, been raiset by war
OlanS, and G.rllan costs iloh" arr
Sac. 0OU .00n 200. G"rmanyS "a
tional wealth is set al eighty Mlllon
dollars. America, with = national
wealth of $50 billions. has spent on
~ IS billions for war.
IT HAS BEEk ANNUl Need that
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-22

How about your w. ;. 5. pledge
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-22

THE SENATE oi the United Stai"
finally p,~Scd I'll" war pr"lihl,i''
measure, and il goes to he fr"Sinth'
for approval. Prohibition ~ a n
iionaI ISSUE. is cif-ctiv. July !. an
lasts through the period OF d"nL"h'i
izatiOn
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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-22

"F TROOPS overseas
eA' General March says
tV"rN n" tide of men re-
T. VIA n" in full swing.
I VIZ -'hS forces may be
f" la h-r"inb.r.
LOST in killed.
h "H'Ins tn" war. Total
EsI' 1891. including
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-22

IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-12
No Mystery About II.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
A PACIFIC PORT, Jan. 12.-Juan
Burns, former Mexican consul general
in New York is going to Japan as con-
sui general for the Carranza govern
ment and not on any secret mission"
General Ramon II. DeNegri, consul
general for Mexico for the Pacific coast
announced today He branded stories
printed by certain newspapers that
Burns is enroute to negotiate secret
treaty with Japan as "laughable."
Burns is going to Japan is con-
sular representative" he said. He is
accompanied only by a secretary.
There is no mysterious Japanese
treaty or ammunition purchase mys-
terry. Burns is remaining on board a
Japanese liner in the harbor here be-
cause of an indictment returned
against him while he was in New
York. He is free on bonds but fears
he may be rearrested if he .ands."
Two naval officers yesterday board
ed the Japanese ship and sought to
icross-examine Burns, but he refused
to give any information.